Climate Responsive Architectural Form Finding IT Office Tower at Gurgaon, India
Academic
Porosity + Connection + Interaction City Center at Howrah, India
Lyrical Fluidity Memorial of Dr. Bhupen Hazarika
Professional
Seamless Waves 5 Star Hotel in Ahmedabad, India Trans Ganga Masterplan An Upcoming City near Unnao, India
Floating Activity Center A Research Facility and Pollution Curbing Rig
Competition
Housing of the Future A Housing near Perungudi, Chennai,India Pixel Trails A Street Scape Evoking Memory of Experiences
Paneling of a Toroidal Surface Using Planar Hex and Quad Panels
Design + Research
Built Form Optimization Architectural Form Finding for a Residence in Kolkata
Selected Works
Saral Seva: A Smart Way to Travel A Smart Card Catering all the Transport System of Kolkata
Policy Planning
Project 01 Climate Responsive Architectural Form Finding IT Office Tower at Gurgaon, India Architectural Thesis: Bachelor of Architecture Project 02 City Center at Howrah, India Renovation of a Precinct Design Studio: 8th Semester
Type | Acamdemic:_Architectural Thesis, B. Arch Year | 2013-2014 Program | An IT office tower of 3 lac sqft office space on a 6.76 acre site based on Climate responsive form finding. Tutor | Prof. Dr. Jayita Guha Niyogi Jadavpur University,Kolkata
Climate Responsive Form Finding IT Office Tower at Gurgaon, India
This thesis was about to find a comparatively better option for an IT office tower in Gurgaon. India, rather than just any extruded geometric mass, Most of the built forms we see today are generally platonic solids. This thesis investigates a possibility of obtaining a better performing built form based on heat, light and structural soundness (compactness). The basic form is obtained by geometric form finding based on available climatic data of Gurgaon. Multi-objective form finding using genetic algorithm has been employed to search for the form from the given set of parameters. The results from the procedure were found to be performing considerably better than the generic built forms and then architectural expertise were used to translate the form into a high performing office building. The natural concept was taken from the process of “crystallization� as in that process the forms achieve structural soundness and compactness using least energy from nature. Scripting was massively used in this form finding process using: Rhino, Grasshopper, GECO and Ecotect.
MIXED USE
HIG OFFICES
Hotels Residential
Primary Access Secondary Access
Site | Surrounding Zones Vacant land Offices
MIG
The Context
Site | Access
SITE
Built form and Context
Site
Flyover
Form | Environmental Performance Varying configurations
Option | 4
Option | 3
Base | Triangle Structural Stability
Growth | Multiplication
Option | 5
The concept of the form was derived from the crystalline structure found in nature based structural integrity and least energy requirements.
Form | Development
Option | 6
Concept | Formation of Crystal
Development | Rotation | Scaling | Surface
Multi-Objective Form Optimization | Insolation | Daylight | Compactness
Study | Overshadowing
Option | 17
Option | 11
Option | 9
Form | Environmental Performance Varying configurations
These 7 forms were initially selected based on their environmental performances among total 53 options. Based on least direct radiation, maximum shading and maximum daylighting they were selected through Rhino-Grasshopper and Ecotect via GECO. Further Option 17 was chosen as the final form to comply with National Building Code.
Significantly higher sky view factor for other buildings as well as very low over shadowing of other buildings.
Study | Built form in the Context
Program | Distribution
Site| Plan
Recreational Deck
Prestige Office 11000 sqm
Recreational Deck Service Floor
Office | Type B 17000 sqm Service Floor Office | Type A 15000 sqm Communication Area | Auditorium _ Seminar 5520 sqm
N m 5 0
20 10
25
Floor | Plans Floor Plate Morphology
Floor | 1
LVL +5200
Floor | 2
LVL +9600
Floor | 8
LVL +34500
Floor | 18
LVL +75500
Floor | 23
LVL +96000
Floor | 39
LVL +156200
N m 0
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20 10
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Sections & Service Cores
TOP LEVEL
LVL +156200
37TH FLOOR LEVEL
LVL +152200
36TH FLOOR LEVEL
LVL +148200
35TH FLOOR LEVEL
LVL +144200
34TH FLOOR LEVEL
LVL +14000
33RD FLOOR LEVEL
LVL +136200
32ND FLOOR LEVEL
LVL +132200
31ST FLOOR LEVEL
LVL +128200
30TH FLOOR LEVEL
LVL +124200
29TH FLOOR LEVEL
LVL +120200
28TH FLOOR LEVEL
LVL +116200
27TH FLOOR LEVEL
LVL +112200
26TH FLOOR LEVEL
LVL +108200
25TH FLOOR LEVEL
LVL +104200
24TH FLOOR LEVEL
LVL +96000
23RD FLOOR LEVEL
LVL +91900
22ND FLOOR LEVEL
FLOOR: 24 TO 38
FLOOR: 23
FLOOR: 11
FLOOR: 12 TO 22
3100
20000
LVL +87800
21ST FLOOR LEVEL
LVL +83700
20TH FLOOR LEVEL
LVL +79600
19TH FLOOR LEVEL
LVL +75500
18TH FLOOR LEVEL
LVL +71400
17TH FLOOR LEVEL
LVL +67300
16TH FLOOR LEVEL
LVL +63200
15TH FLOOR LEVEL
LVL +59100
14TH FLOOR LEVEL
LVL +55000
13TH FLOOR LEVEL
LVL +50900
12TH FLOOR LEVEL
LVL +46800
11TH FLOOR LEVEL
LVL +42700
10TH FLOOR LEVEL
LVL +38600
9TH FLOOR LEVEL
LVL +34500
8TH FLOOR LEVEL
LVL +30400
7TH FLOOR LEVEL
LVL +26300
6TH FLOOR LEVEL
LVL +22200
5TH FLOOR LEVEL
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FLOOR: B3 to 10
FLOOR: G to 10
DIFFERENT CORES AT DIFF. LEVELS SCALE- 1: 250
CLIMATE RESPONSIVE ARCHITECTURAL FORM FINDING IT OFFICE TOWER IN GURGAON
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SECTION-AA SCALE - 1:250
LVL +18100
4TH FLOOR LEVEL
LVL +14000
3RD FLOOR LEVEL
LVL +9600
2ND FLOOR LEVEL
LVL +5200
UPPER GROUND LEVEL
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN THESIS AVISHEK DAS 000910201023
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GROUND LEVEL
BASEMENT 1 BASEMENT 2 BASEMENT 3
CLIMATE RESPONSIVE Section | AA ARCHITECTURAL FORM FINDING IT OFFICE TOWER IN GURGAON ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN THESIS AVISHEK DAS 000910201023
Section | BB
SECTIONS DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE: JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY
Structural | System
Shading | System
Shading | Panels based on Insolation Core
Slabs W/m2
HOURLY SOLAR EXPOSURE - 528 Objects
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Facade | Detail 1
Steel Braces
Monday 8th January (8) - NEW DELHI, IND
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Composite Columns
Insolation | Significant Decrease
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After installing the facade panels there has been increment in shading. Resulting into 70.5% shading on a peak summer day
Physical | Model
The | Vision
Materials | Paper Acrylic Laser Cut & Assembled
Type | Acamdemic: Design Studio, 8th Semester Year | 2012-2013 Program | A Cultural hub in the Howrah in an abandoned factory precinct. Tutor | Prof. Shubhrajit Das Jadavpur University,Kolkata
Porosity + Connection + Interaction
City Center at Howrah, Renovation of a precinct
Kolkata has been always well known for its interaction and inter-city connections. Its alleys, tea shops , festivals are always filled up with lots of interactions and connections in terms of physical, visual,emotional and psychological aspect. Now the same thing happens when one starts to design some kind of interaction space in this city or the twin city of Kolkata, Howrah. The design brief was to design a city center, a cultural center, a place for interaction with the people. The design has been evolved from a single concept: POROSITY. To enhance connections in terms of visual, physical, emotional and psychological content. This will allow the users to connect the city center with the existing fabric through multiple access points within it.
Site | Surroundings and Context The site is in the other side of the River Ganga from Kolkata, connected by Howrah bridge and a series of ferry services along river Ganga. And the site is within a kilometer from Howrah Railways station which makes the project more viable. Its a old railways factory precinct in which only 2 buildings will be retained for their heritage value: a water tank and one factory shed. Other dilapidated ones will be demolished while the new city center will rise in that same location. A site of 6.88 Acre surrounded by mostly commercial and residential blocks is supposed to contain this city center having Auditoriums, Crafts Bazaar,Shopping Arcade, small offices ,a museum and few guest rooms.
Concept | Porosity & Interaction
Abstract | Sketching out the areas in 6m x 6m Grid based system laid over the site.
Access | Manipulation due to area and building code constrains and defining access.
Formation | The final formation of the figure with respect to the surroundings and access.
The concept is utilized to form the building massing: making pockets of spaces and congregation spaces for better interaction with the people.
Massing | Development from sketch
Massing | Comfort Zone In a warm and humid climate like Kolkata-Howrah, in a public space comfort is expected the most. Thats why with few iterations, the mass developed for encouraging interaction within the people responds to the sun path of the region and provides optimum shading for the interaction pockets and congregation spaces. 1. Slab like mass
21st | March
2. Scooping out Main Congregation space 21st | June
3. Initiation of Pores
21st | September
4. Generating more interaction pockets 21st | December 5. Mass of upper floor: Keeping the courtyard same.
6. More cuts and subtraction to achieve porosity.
Area | Distribution DINING HALL AREA: 208 sqm STAFF DORM AREA:80 sqm GUEST ROOMS AREA:971 sqm
SECOND FLOOR LVL +9050
AUDITORIUM AREA:518 sqm CONFERENCE ROOM AREA: 227 sqm SEMINAR HALLS (x2) AREA:188 sqm FOOD COURT AREA: 897 sqm
FIRST FLOOR LVL +5250
RESTAURANT AREA:265 sqm WORKSHOP HALLS (x2) AREA: 412 sqm
BENGAL HANDICRAFTS AREA:362 sqm
GROUND FLOOR LVL +1050
CAFE AREA:215 sqm RETAIL OUTLETS AREA:1305 sqm
CONGREGATION SPACE
WAREHOUSE
RAISED PODIUM LVL +1050
RED BUILDING
Site | Plan
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Site | Section 1-1 MAIN COMPLEX
RETAINED WATER TANK EXISTING TEMPLE
JETTY
Floor | Plans First | Floor
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Site | Section 2-2 RETAINED WATER TANK WAREHOUSES
RED BUILDING
MAIN COMPLEX
COURTYARD WAREHOUSES
EXISTING TEMPLE
Floor | Plans Second | Floor
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LIBRARY
Site | Section 3-3
AUDITORIUM
FOYER PLAZA
RETAIL
LOBBY
CORRIDOR
RETAIL
GALLERY GALLERY
Inside | Retaining Structure
Ground Floor | Plan
First Floor | Plan
Second Floor | Plan
Section | AA ARCHIVE
SEMINAR ROOM
RESTORATION ROOM
Third Floor | Plan
ART STORAGE
GALLER
Inside the retaining structure
LIBRARY
GALLERY
ATRIUM
GALLERY
GALLERY
RY
EXHIBITION SPACE
EXHIBITION SPACE
CC OFFICE
The Visions
Seamless Waves
Five Star hotel at Ahmedabad, India http://www.archdaily.com/267403/ahmedabad-hotel-studio-symbiosis/
Type | Professional Internship Studio Symbiosis Architects, NOIDA Year | 2012 Program | A five star hotel in Ahmedabad under brand of Double Tree by Hilton. Location | Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India Design Role | I was a integral part of the design team while designing the facade and rationalization of the same under the instruction and guidance by principal architect. Also I have worked on technical drawings, Landscape and Structure of the same project. Rendering Courtesy : Studio Symbiosis Architects http://www.archdaily.com/267403/ahmedabad-hotel-studio-symbiosis/02-348/
Facade | Rationalization
Low-Poly model made in Maya
Coarse Mesh
Tweaked | To match profiles
Manipulation | For uniform curvature
Converted to Sub-D and tweaked in Maya
Basic Analysis | In Rhino
NURBS model brought to Rhino for rationalization
Process | Workflow Quad Panels | Glass
Facade Panels | Glass & Aluform bands
Landscape | Water feature details
Detail | Modelling
Columns
Landscapes
Various Building Components
Trans Ganga Masterplan
An upcoming city near Unnao, Uttarpradesh,India http://www.archdaily.com/306181/trans-ganga-masterplan-proposal-studio-symbiosis/
Type | Professional Internship Studio Symbiosis Architects, NOIDA Year | 2012 Program | A master plan for an upcoming city of 1164 acre near Unnao, Uttarpradesh by UPSIDC Location | Unnao, Uttarpradesh, India Design Role | I was part of the competition team for this project doing background research on sustainable issues, designing the roads & making presentation drawing under the guidance from the principal architects.
Rendering Courtesy : Studio Symbiosis Architects http://www.archdaily.com/306181/trans-ganga-masterplan-proposal-studio-symbiosis/002_overview/
Also in this project a script was developed by me under supervision of a senior architect to mark all the roads only accessing the centerline of the road.
Roads | Sections and Development
Road | Legends
Type A | Corridor
Type A | Promenade
Type B | Residential Road
Type B | Industrial Road
Type C | Residential Road
Type C | Industrial Road
Code | Road Marking After designing the road the next thing was on the list was to mark the roads with appropriate marking viz. dashed centerlines, solid edge line and dividers and zebra marking on the crossing. For this purpose a set of Grasshopper script was developed to serve the purpose. The scripts takes the road centerlines as inputs and processes it according to the distance specified and developes a set of Dashed lines, solid lines and zebra crossings.
Dashed Mark
Output | Generated by the GH code
CODE 1 | Dashed Road lines
CODE 2 | Solid Road lines
CODE 3 | Zebra Crossing
Solid Mark
Zebra Crossing
Project 01 Floating Activity Center A Research and Pollution Control Rig TechFest 2012, IIT Bombay Project 02 Housing of the Future Housing at Perungudi, Chennai, India Transparence 2011 by Saint Gobain Project 03 Pixel Trails A streetscape evoking memories of experience LA Journal Annual Competition, 2012
Credits | National Winner
Type | Competition: IIT Bombay, Techfest 2012 Year | 2012 Program | A floating humane space in a marine setting with proper justification of activities for the same. Team | Avishek Das & Arunima Sen
Floating Activity Center
A research facility & pollution curbing rig
Oil spillage is a serious environmental concern for all over the world and in Indian scenario the most affected regions are on the west coastal line of the country. Mostly the marine oil rigs and ship yard from the Gujarat region contribute to it. Also the old ships that travels in this region contribute to the pollution scenario. Animals get more affected than humans in this case. Mostly the birds and fishes of upper level of water suffer the most. This competition brief was open to any suggestion and type of floating activity center in marine scenario. So a pollution control rig and a research facility seemed most appropriate in that setting. The site is 160 km of nearest shoreline but within 25 km of Bombay high oil rig, near shiva crater at Arabian sea.
Concept | Form and Function
Design | Axonometric View
Plan | Deck Level
Structural Bracings
Main envelope Function | Inspired by water hyacinth plant, absorbing pollution from water
Boat way
Floor Plates Base Plate / Deck Plan | Modular Unit Viewing Gallery Labs
Appearance | Endless appearance like ocean Realized by Klein Surface
Services Dead Load Section | Showing Major Functions
Function | Works as a refuge, research base and pollution control rig. Detail | Typical Floor Section
Reduction | Circle Packed baseplate for less material consumption
Detail | Teflon Coated Bracing
Credits | National 2nd Runner Up East Zone Winner Type | Competition: Transparence 2011 Year | 2011- 2012 Program | A unique housing complex in Perungudi, Chennai housing 158 dwelling units of varying size. Team | Avishek Das, Joy Mondal & Priyadarshika Das
Housing of the Future
A housing complex complementing is surroundings
As we keep exploring designs for the future, the role of the building will take a radical shift. The built form will not only enclose space in the ‘inside’ but also on the ‘outside’. the built form will be more sensitive to the communal string of the people & get away from the tired modernist expression. The theme of this design stems from a shifted morphology of open spaces- how built form can be perceived as a function of open spaces and respond to climate In this competition brief the aim was to design such a housing complex that will suit both its residents and complements the surrounding neighbourhood. The aspirations were to design on the vision of “Surprise, Inspire and Enthuse” while utilizing high quality design and architecture and truly sustainable in design and in practice.
Concept | Learning from organic city
Network | Built form : Open Space
Dense
Unresolved
Resolved
Dense
Isolated
Selected Pattern Satisfies FAR
Historical neighbourhood districts with intuitive & surprising element: On inversion buildings become open space and streets become built spaces.
Concept | Rootlike Behaviour Extrusion from site
Pattern
Built Volume
Proposed Plan
Open Spaces
Development | Stages
Mid Density Mid Rise Volume
Scooping out for passage and interaction
Scooping out for greens
Stages | Plan Development
Concept Mass from Voronoi Diagram
Truncated to meet building code
Common Area turned into services
Grid for successive reduction in floor area
Plans | Reducing Towards upper floors
Plan | Second Floor
Plan | Third Floor
Plan | Fourth Floor
Plan | Fifth Floor
Plan | Sixth Floor
Plan | Eighth Floor
1 BHK
3 BHK 2T
2 BHK
3 BHK 3T
Plans | Individual Level and Detail Bed
Bed Hall Kit
Hall
Bed
Kit
1 BHK
2 BHK
2 BHK
2 BHK
3 BHK 2T
3 BHK 3T
Hall Kit
Bed
Bed Bed
Plans | Individual
1 BHK
20 Nos. 39.4 sqm
3 BHK 2T
2 BHK Type A
52 Nos. 98.1 sqm
28 Nos. 76.3 sqm
3 BHK 3T
2 BHK Type B
20 Nos. 72.6 sqm
34 Nos. 109.8 sqm
Sections | Inside the built form
Elevation | West
Elevation | Side
Elevation | East
Vision | Toward a better housing
Credits | National Finallist
Type | Competition: LA Journal : Memory Year | 2012 Program | A rejuvenated busy street scape of Kolkata Team | Avishek Das & Arunima Sen
Pixel Trails
A streetscape evoking memory of experience
Memory is a trail, a following of ideas, activities that somewhere leave a mark in our lives. It is an order of impressions, which unknowingly become covert parts of our lives, which we always like to live through again. And hence comes the idea of commemorating those ideas, impressions and activities. This design aims to highlight this order, of events, places, activities and thus define the movement encompassing the points of attraction, with which memory in any form has been associated. Thus choosing an entire walkway, that forms an integral part of any Bengali’s cultural well-being and growing up. The trail of Rashbehari crossing to Gariahaat Crossing in KOLKATA,West Bengal is an inconspicuous part, embedded in a Bengali’s heart. The walk arouses nostalgia, memories of meetings, bargaining for accessories, lip smacking brilliance in food, dealing with shop owners for the best buy and prices, picnics in winter, movie festivals, silhouette of famous pujas during Durga puja and much more.
SCREEN
Concept | Pattern Generation DIVIDERS SEATING PLANTER BEDS
400mm - 550mm
650mm - 850mm
Palette | Choice of Materials
450mm
750mm
750mm
450mm 1250mm
1050mm 450mm
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950mm - 1250mm
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Project 01 Panelling a Toroidal Surface Using Planar Hex & Quad Panels
Project 02 Built form optimization for a single residence in Kolkata, India
Type | Design Research Year | 2013 Description | Panelling a Doubly curved surface with planar panels with minimal deviation Tools | Rhinoceros, Grasshopper, Lunchbox, Kangaroo Process | https://vimeo.com/84452167
Panelling of a Toroidal surface
Using relaxation method using Hex and Quad Panels
This work is the continuation of the work i learned while doing my internship with Studio Symbiosis Architects. This project i took up to investigate the possibilities of paneling/ rationalizing a doubly curved surface using hexagonal and quad planar panels. After the panelization process another work was set on course. Fabrication of the all the parts: unrolled and duly numbered.
Process | From surface to panels Stage 1 | Analysis
Base surface to be panelled 18m x 14m x 5m
Curvature directions
Curvature analysis
Stage 2A | Subdivision_ Relaxation_ HEX
U Subdiv: 8 V Subdiv: 28 No. of Panels : 131 Maximum Deviation : 472 mm
Curvature Analyses
Range: -1.45mm to 1.45mm
U Subdiv: 10 V Subdiv: 30 No. of Panels : 183 Maximum Deviation : 212 mm
U Subdiv: 17 V Subdiv: 38 No. of Panels : 351 Maximum Deviation : 157 mm
Stage 2B | Subdivision_ Relaxation_ QUAD
U Subdiv: 10 V Subdiv: 28 No. of Panels : 280 Maximum Deviation : 4.86 mm
Curvature Analyses
Range: -2.35mm to 2.35mm
GH Code | GH + LunchBox + Kamgaroo
U Subdiv: 10 V Subdiv: 30 No. of Panels : 300 Maximum Deviation : 4.2 mm
U Subdiv: 17 V Subdiv: 38 No. of Panels : 646 Maximum Deviation : 2.1 mm
Stage 3A | Preparation of Fabrication
Scaled Down to : .75m X .60m X .175m
Assigning Material Thickness : 2mm
Stage 3B| Joinery Details
Introducing Joinery: 2mm
Scaled Model including Joinery
Stage 3C| Fabrication Layout: Panels & Joinery
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Type | Design Research Year | 2012- 2014 Description | Architectural form optimization based on climate of Kolkata for a single residence. Tools | Rhinoceros, Grasshopper, GECO & Ecotect Analysis Location | Kolkata, India Surrounding | Mid-Rise High Density Horizontally random vertically uniform Climate | Tropical Warm Humid
Built Form Optimization
Multi Objective form optimization for single residence
This work was started as an experiment of optimizing the form of the single residence in Kolkata. The climatic parameters taken in consideration was heat, exposure and shading. This process lead to the execution of undergraduate thesis which was another multiobjective optimization that lead to a tower typology. Genetic Algorithm has been employed to find the optimal form from the given set of parameters to achieve the goal.
Goals | To Increase: • Shading during Summer • Insolation during winter
To Decrease: • Shading during winter • Insolation during summer • Overall Exposure
Logic | Form finding procedure 2m
Form Vertices • (-8.99,- 5.53, 0.0) • (-6.51, 4.0, 0.0) • (4.06, 6.42, 0.0) • (-5.36, 6.50, 0.0) • (-9.7, -10, 15.98) • (6.0, -10.0,16.12) • (6.0, 6.0, 15.63) • (-10.0, 6.0, 15.24)
2m 2m 2m
2m 2m
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16m
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4m 16m
4m 16m
4m
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Optimized form
Basic cube of 16m sides
Code | GH + GECO
Performance | Insolation |
Hr 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 08 06 04 02
INCIDENT SOLAR RADIATION - Average Daily 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25.6591 58.521 68.739 74.0806 80.8745 121.575 141.398 129.791 146.944 178.6 183.489 181.644 183.567 197.213 225.592 218.04 164.439 183.307 214.838 218.112 181.242 210.566 217.152 229.83 200.99 208.421 216.3 216.619 177.983 191.888 191.398 184.831 119.394 141.248 149.648 140.456 24.6489 59.6321 72.3411 102.413 0 0 4.48899 25.2763 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr
0 0 0 0 0 0 25.0716 76.3869 123.172 174.529 205.741 230.442 248.152 231.447 219.432 177.173 120.406 46.4868 0 0 0 0 0 0 May
0 0 0 0 0 0 42.2238 83.1252 137.684 180.921 207.536 220.491 231.211 226.617 192.027 160.785 108.051 40.3137 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun
11% Less Insolation 0 0 0 0 0 0 37.2288 86.0273 137.618 168.448 198.354 209.541 212.031 209.097 190.695 146.561 101.237 35.7505 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jul
0 0 0 0 0 0 23.9784 78.3057 123.406 160.454 202.499 213.423 232.705 214.779 190.811 150.936 89.6815 22.7022 0 0 0 0 0 0 Aug
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55.5672 99.0881 136.852 180.046 195.335 214.946 200.364 165.512 122.566 70.3433 8.91055 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22.9576 84.4018 135.184 183.389 201.944 203.96 203.369 182.011 141.884 97.5386 6.1744 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55.5288 105.818 160.989 170.744 186.248 194.832 167.048 134.83 58.142 0.0827129 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov
Kolkata, IND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 71.115 127.267 171.909 163.509 180.53 194.155 173.262 130.369 37.9724 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec
W/m² 300 270 240 210 180 150 120 90 60 30 0
OPTIMIZED
Maximum Insolation: 250 kWh/m2
HOURLY SOLAR EXPOSURE - 160 Objects
Monday 23rd July (204) - Kolkata, IND
%
W/m2
960
80
960
80
720
60
720
60
480
40
480
40
240
20
240
20
00 Incident
02
04 Absorbed
06 Transmitted
08 Direct
10
12 Diffuse
14 Reflected
16 18 % Shading
20
0
22
WINTER
00 Incident
02
04 Absorbed
06 Transmitted
08 Direct
10
12 Diffuse
14 Reflected
16 18 % Shading
20
22
0
8% Decreased Shading
HOURLY SOLAR EXPOSURE - 84 Objects
Thursday 20th December (354) - Kolkata, IND
HOURLY SOLAR EXPOSURE - 160 Objects
Thursday 15th November (319) - Kolkata, IND
%
W/m2
960
80
960
80
720
60
720
60
480
40
480
40
240
20
240
20
0
00 Incident
02
04 Absorbed
06 Transmitted
08 Direct
10
12 Diffuse
14 Reflected
16 18 % Shading
20
22
0
GENERIC
W/m2
0
Exposure |
20 18 16 14 12 10 08 06 04 02
00 Incident
02
04 Absorbed
06 Transmitted
08 Direct
10
12 Diffuse
14 Reflected
16 18 % Shading
20
22
0
26% Less Exposure Through out the year 0 0 0 0 0 0 60.8 60.8 74.4 74.4 74.4 75.2 60 60 60 60 60 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun
0 0 0 0 0 0 60.8 74.4 74.4 74.4 74.4 86.4 71.2 60 60 60 60 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jul
0 0 0 0 0 0 60 60.8 74.4 85.6 85.6 86.4 71.2 71.2 71.2 60 60 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 Aug
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 61.6 85.6 85.6 85.6 85.6 71.2 71.2 71.2 71.2 60.8 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 61.6 61.6 85.6 85.6 85.6 71.2 71.2 71.2 71.2 60.8 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 61.6 85.6 85.6 85.6 71.2 71.2 71.2 60.8 60.8 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov
Kolkata, IND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 61.6 85.6 85.6 85.6 71.2 71.2 71.2 60.8 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec
%
Hr
86
22
78
20
69
18
60
16
52
14
43
12
35
10
26 17 9 0
GENERIC
Hr 22
PERCENTAGE UNOBSTRUCTED SKY - Average Daily 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 60.8 61.6 61.6 61.6 60.8 61.6 85.6 85.6 85.6 74.4 85.6 85.6 85.6 85.6 85.6 85.6 85.6 85.6 85.6 85.6 85.6 85.6 85.6 85.6 86.4 71.2 71.2 71.2 71.2 71.2 71.2 71.2 71.2 71.2 71.2 71.2 71.2 71.2 71.2 60 60.8 60.8 60.8 71.2 60 60 60.8 60.8 60 60 0 0 60 60 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May
0
%
08 06 04 02
PERCENTAGE UNOBSTRUCTED SKY - Average Daily 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58.3089 64.5669 64.5669 41.3194 41.3194 58.3089 64.5669 64.5669 64.5669 41.3194 58.3089 64.5669 64.5669 64.5669 41.3194 58.3089 62.9265 58.2412 64.0299 40.7823 41.3194 45.8533 45.8533 45.8533 22.621 26.1566 56.9537 63.6092 60.4873 40.3617 40.3617 63.6092 63.6092 63.6092 40.3617 40.3617 63.6092 63.6092 63.6092 40.3617 57.3512 63.6092 63.6092 63.6092 40.3617 57.3512 60.8882 60.8882 41.1046 57.3512 57.3512 0 0 63.6092 57.3512 57.3512 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May
0 0 0 0 0 0 58.3089 58.3089 58.3089 58.3089 58.3089 49.3148 57.3512 57.3512 57.3512 57.3512 57.3512 57.3512 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun
0 0 0 0 0 0 58.3089 58.3089 58.3089 58.3089 58.3089 43.7883 51.6173 57.3512 57.3512 57.3512 57.3512 57.3512 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jul
0 0 0 0 0 0 58.3089 58.3089 41.3194 41.3194 41.3194 26.7988 31.2412 40.3617 40.3617 57.3512 57.3512 57.3512 0 0 0 0 0 0 Aug
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41.3194 41.3194 41.3194 40.7823 34.3335 60.4873 46.0585 40.3617 40.3617 41.1046 57.3512 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64.5669 64.5669 64.5669 64.0299 58.2412 57.8522 63.6092 63.6092 63.6092 63.6092 63.6092 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64.5669 64.5669 64.5669 45.8533 57.8522 63.6092 63.6092 63.6092 60.8882 60.8882 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov
Kolkata, IND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64.5669 64.5669 62.9265 47.1839 56.9537 63.6092 63.6092 63.6092 63.6092 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec
% 65 58 52 45 39 32 26 19 13 6 0
OPTIMIZED
0
%
OPTIMIZED
Monday 9th July (190) - Kolkata, IND
GENERIC
W/m2
32% Increased Shading
HOURLY SOLAR EXPOSURE - 84 Objects
OPTIMIZED
Shading | SUMMER
Project 01 Saral Seva: An one stop smart card for any transport in Kolkata Competition: National Student Challenge, 2013 by IIHS
Credits | National Finallist
Type | Competition: National Student Challenge, 2013 by IIHS Year | 2013 Program | A proposal and business plan of a smart card service for all the transport of Kolkata. Team | Avishek Das, Arunima Sen, Nistha Mehra, Sunrita De https://vimeo.com/80124000
Saral Seva: A smart way to travel
A smart card catering all the transport system of Kolkata
Kolkata has the most diverse transportation opportunity in the country yet it lacks an serious touch of integration within it. Here one can find 13 different type of transportation method yet no integrated ticketing or traveling system. Payment becomes a serious problems sometimes due to long queue and change money or “khuchra�. Sometimes a person traveling in Kolkata takes2-3 transportation modes and face a problem of ticketing and khuchras. In this proposal we have come up with an idea that integrates all the transportation system with a single smart card: Saral Card. This card be used on the public and private transportation means while the system will monitor the transactions and give feedback to government while government will get the actual revenue generated by the system and which is higher than the present income. We came up with an time frame and business plan to start the work and all the financial data that can make the project viable.
Present | Scenario & Proposals
Available only in Metro Railways
Projection | Timeline & Profitability
Proposal of expansion: Sub urban Rails, Bus and Ferry
Methods | Operational & Funding
Advantages |
Business | Investment and Payback Present earning from Transport
Present earning from Transport
While giving 95% to Government
Revenue Genarated by Saral Seva
Investment, Payoff and Initial Cost
Profit incurred in the 1st Financial Year
From these statistics it might seem that the project is incurring loss in its first final year. But while the process gets adapted into many more transportation option in 20182021 there will be an increase in profit. The project is expected to break even on 2.3 years from the commencement of the project. After that it is projected that this project will profit 8.86 crore in the financial year of 2018.
A brief Comparison
Campaign Proposal
Contact: Avishek Das colors1990@gmail.com +91-8017486567 +91-8585910882 1/1, Ramkrishna Ghosh Road Kolkata- 700 050 West Bengal, India
“I am inspired by the computational approach and interdisciplinary collaboration towards architectural design that results in rich design aspect and environmental consciousness.�