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REFERENCES Pankaj vir Gupta Director Vir Mueller architects new delhi, india 011 26565633 Meghal arya Partner Arya architects ahmedabad, india 079 26641858

AVNEET KAUR EDUCATION 2008-10 : M.arch (Theory and Design) Centre for Environment and technology (CEPT), ahmedabad, india Shortlisted amongst five students for a Workshop on international social housing (WISH2010) at Accademia di architettura, mendrisio, Switzerland.

2003-08 : B.Arch Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India Awarded gold medal for excellent performance PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION Registered architect: council of architecture (CA/2011/51797) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2011- 2015:Vir Mueller architects, new delhi, india worked as Senior Project Architect with Pankaj Vir Gupta and Christine Mueller on residential and institutional project through all stages of design and construction administration.

2010-2011: Arya architects, ahmedabad, india worked as Project Architect with Meghal and Vijay Arya on institutional and public projects through all stages of design and cordination with involved agencies.

Summer 2009: Centre for Environment and technology (CEPT), ahmedabad, india Research associate under Prof Kulbhushan Jain (HOD M.arch programme, CEPT) Jan 2008-July 2008: Raj Rewal architects, new delhi, india Working drawings and presentation drawings for various residences.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE 2014 - 2015: MBS School of Planning and architecture, new delhi, india Visiting lecturer, third year undergraduate, building construction and management

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PROFESSIONAL WORKS virmueller architects NCAER

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SAXENA APARTMENTS

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SCHOOL OF IET-AHMEDABAD UNIVERSITY

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UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

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HTIC

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MARTYR MEMORIAL - ITANAGAR

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arya architects BUS TERMINAL STATION

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ACADEMIC WORKS RESEARCH THESIS

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WISH STUDIO (MENDRISIO)

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Founded in 2003 by partners Christine Mueller and Pankaj Vir Gupta, the office of vir.mueller architects combines architectural research, education, and practice. Prior to establishing the firm, both partners worked for renowned architectural offices in the United States, Europe, and India. We strive to create timeless aesthetic relationships, evoking the spirit of contemporary culture, ecology, and technology. Pankaj Vir Gupta is a licensed architect in the United States, and a registered member of the Council of Indian Architects.

PROFESSIONAL WORK VIR MUELLER ARCHITECTS 2011-2015

type: institutional area: 12,265 sq m year: 2009-present

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF APPLIED ECONOMIC RESEARCH

location: new delhi cost: 60.0 cr Worked as the Project architect with the team of six architects and was involved in all design stages, construction documents and bidding of the project.

Responsibilities included: - leading the team with the production of drawing set at every stage.

- cordinating with structural and MEP consultants and scrutinizing the drawings to become coherent with architectural intentions.

left: rendition of north facade right: physical model

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10 exposed R.C.C. parapet wall; see structural drawings for details

35 mm sandstone, dry clad with S.S. clamps (typ.)

exposed R.C.C. staircase; see structural drawings for details

insulated KAWNEER glazing assembly (typ.)

insulated KAWNEER glazing assembly (typ.)

exposed RCC beam (typ.); see structural drawings for details

35 mm sandstone, dry clad with S.S. clamps (typ.)

R.C.C. canopy; see structural drawings for details

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30 mm flamed granite paving over mortar bed over 100 mm P.C.C. laid to slope over 100 mm layer of brickbats precast concrete drain cover as per landscape detail

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30 mm flamed granite cladding over mortar over A.A.C. block masonry 375

125 mm vacuum dewatered concrete laid to slope of 1:125 over 250 mm water bound macadam layer over rammed earth

30 mm flamed granite paving over mortar over 100 mm P.C.C. laid to slope over 100 mm layer of brickbats over rammed earth

150 300 mm wide stormwater drain; see landscape drawings for details

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18 mm granite flooring over mortar over 75 mm P.C.C. layer over 375 mm A.A.C. block filling over R.C.C. slab as per structural drawings

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30 mm flamed granite over mortar over A.A.C. block masonry

30 mm flamed granite paving over mortar over P.C.C. laid to slope of 1:125

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GRACE 'Prepufe 300R' waterproofing membrane installed on uniform sacrificial shuttering

-6.00 m t. o. filling

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left top: building section left bottom-left: sectional details left bottom-right: casting of double basement ramp right top: coffered slab right bottom: exposed concrete

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6 mm powder coated M.S sheet

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18 mm granite over mortar R.C.C slab; refer structural drawings for details

The design proposes the creation of an exemplary civic landmark, appropriate for a significant urban presence and one that strives to reflect the growing stature of the Indian economic model on the world arena. The design also responds to the organizational structure of NCAER at the same time promoting the idea of transparency.

The landscape design integrates the campus with a plaza of paved and green spaces creating opportunities for interaction among the users.

left top: staircase railing drawing left bottom: construction details with corridor rendition right: rendition from the main road

type: residential area: 1100 sq m year: 2011-2013

SAXENA APARTMENTS involved in all design stages, construction documents and administration.

location: new delhi cost: 6.0 cr Worked as the Project architect with the team of three architects and was involved in all design stages,construction documents and overseeing the completion of the project.

Responsibilities included: - leading the team and cordinating with structural and MEP consultants at every stage.

- communicating with the client to understand his concerns/ requirements.

- supervising the site by documenting weekly progress and checking the material and methods at site.

left: rendition from street right: physical model

left: material palette of a typical bathroom right: construction details of the stone screen photo courtesy: andrew fanthom

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A 18mm stone coping sloped to drain

15.8 m

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t.o. wall

a6.1 a6.2

18mm stone sloped to 20 mm 'KOTA' stone pavers laid over 25mm mortar bed (typ.)

approved by architect

14.9 m t.o. slab

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t.o. slab

55 painted R.C.C.

35 mm "GWALIOR WHITE" sandstone

35 x 150 mm 'GWALIOR WHITE' sandstone screen

double insulated 'DOMAL' glazing; see a10.1 for details

230mm brick wall

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stone ledge

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35 mm 'GWALIOR WHITE' sandstone cladding with

painted R.C.C. slab

75 18 mm bathroom flooring

150 mm stone skirting

15 x 20 mm drip edge in slab 5.90 m

t.o. slab

t.o. slab

details wall section 1:10

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15 x 20mm drip edge

a6.1 a6.2 12 mm ceiling plaster w/ paint (typ.)

18mm stone cladding around all faces of rough opening.

115 mm brick parapet wet clad in stone 18 mm stone laid on mortar with "DOMAL' glazing; see waterproofing sheet a10.1 for details compound

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150 x 18 mm stone coping, laid in slope

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15 x 20 mm drip edge painted R.C.C. slab

painted R.C.C. slab

details wall section 1:10

stone cladding on r.c.c. column (typ.)

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Stone screen is the crucial component of this project. The screen was made by local craftsmen with 35 mm thick local available stone named Dholpur white. It was derived by various mockups at site under the supervision of Project architect.

flooring; sample to be approved by architect

a6.1 a6.2

75mm P.C.C. laid over

18mm 'KOTA' stone flooring over R.C.C slab; sloped to drain

0.30 m t.o. slab

t.o. slab

345 mm R.C.C. wall

115 mm brick wall; plastered and painted

The screen is designed on the north and west facade of the house to perform playfulness with light and shadow in the interior spaces.

The 3m x 3m stone screen is balanced by horizontal and vertical pieces tugged and grooved into each other and pinned to the floor and slab above.

18mm 'KOTA' stone flooring; sample to be approved by architect

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t.o. slab

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The design chose to work within the fabric and scale of the context, anchoring this building firmly between a neighborhood park on the north and a busy street on the west. Each apartment is envisioned as a container of sunlight, mapping the changing intensity of the sun on a highly reflective limestone floor.

Rooms are organized around an interior “plaza�, eliminating circulation corridors and facilitating visual links between the rooms to the park and street outside. The choice of monolithic, sandblasted Gwalior sandstone panels for the facades enabled us to collaborate with the stone craftsmen, creating shade screens as thermal buffers on the street

left: staircase detail and the duplex interior view right: exterior view of the house

type: institutional area: 23,000 sq m year: 2011- 2015

SCHOOL OF IET, AHMEDABAD UNIVERSITY

location: ahmedabad cost: .....

Worked as part of the team of eight architects and was involved in all design stages, construction documents and construction administration.

Responsibilities included: - working as part of team with the production of drawing set.

- cordinating with plumbing consultant and helping Project Architect with the coordination of the drawings.

- supervising site progress with the Project Architect.

- addressing site queries and resolving them with the Project Architect.

left: stone screen infront of the glazing right: physical model

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25 mm sandstone coping with 5 x 8 mm drip-edge

50

300

T

5 R2

R

25 mm sandstone ledge with 5 x 8 mm drip-edge 10 mm thick ceramic handglazed tiles by approved vendor as per specifications; pattern to be coordinated with architect

+20.7 m

+20.7 m

t. o. slab 1135

35 mm sandstone dry clad with 'SS' clamps

685

+18.45 m

+18.45 m

10 mm thick ceramic hand-glazed tiles by approved vendor as per specifications; pattern to be coordinated with architect

R.C.C. wall; see structural drawings for details

150

t. o. slab

10 mm thick ceramic handglazed tiles by approved vendor as per specifications; pattern to be coordinated with architect

25 mm thick Kota brown stone flooring/ skirting

t. o. landing

t. o. landing

+16.2 m

+16.2 m

9

+13.95 m

+13.95 m R.C.C. slab; see structural drawings for details

40

32mm dia brushed S.S. handrail fastened to wall t. o. landing

t. o. landing

25

t. o. slab

a7.1 a7.1

R.C.C. slab; see structural drawings for details

240

t. o. slab

250

+11.7 m

+11.7 m

t. o. slab

t. o. slab

+9.45 m t. o. landing

t. o. landing

R.C.C. shear wall; see structural drawings for details

25 mm sandstone coping with 5 x 8 mm drip-edge

8

39

R 25

25

+7.2 m t. o. slab

t. o. slab

50

300

a7.1 a7.2

25 mm sandstone ledge with 5 x 8 mm drip-edge 10 mm thick ceramic handglazed tiles by approved vendor as per specifications; pattern to be coordinated with architect

t. o. landing

t. o. landing

510 25 mm sandstone coping with 5 x 8 mm drip-edge

+1.2 m

+1.2 m

t. o. slab

t. o. slab

365

40

40

40

40

t. o. landing

-3.3 m t. o. slab

left: staircase snaking the facade details and view right: construction details of the staircase along the shear wall details and view

25 mm thick Kota brown stone cladding/ flooring

25

25

-1.05 m t. o. landing

40

25

25

100

-1.05 m

300

35

25 50

R.C.C. parapet wall; see structural drawings for details

+4.2 m

+4.2 m

-3.3 m t. o. slab

R.C.C. slab; see structural drawings for details

240

+7.2 m

835

+9.45 m

25

R.C.C. shear wall; see structural drawings for details

The unique flooring pattern for the public spaces such as corridors and open terraces was derived from the waste pieces of the left over stone at site, thus is economically viable.

It is comprised of three types of stones: kota, cuddapah and white marble. The sizes were worked to form a pattern which is easily understood by the workers and aesthetically gives a sense of randomness in the public expanse.

The Institute exemplifies the typology of an academic quadrangle - a central courtyard garden, flanked by student and faculty rooms.Timeless yet contemporary, this cloister anchors a community of students and scholars. The structure compliments the sequence of spaces with an array of columns, creating flexible large-span spaces, suitable for an evolving academic program. The building circulation weaves alongside the courtyard, creating a dynamic relationship between landscape and architecture.

The galleries and corridors are designed to offer repose with a line of sandstone benches oriented towards views of the garden

left: staircase snaking along facade right: corridor flooring pattern

type: institutional (interior fit out) area: 1085 sq m year: 2013-2014

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO INDIA CENTRE

location: new delhi cost: 60.0 cr

Worked as part of the team of six architects and was involved in all design stages, construction documents and administration.

Responsibilities included: - working as part of team with the production of drawing set.

- part of cordinating the drawings with vendors and consultants.

- supervising site progress with the Project Architect.

left: reception view right: multipurpose lobby view courtesy: andrew fanthom

1

2

3

grid ceiling as per specifications

4

light fixture as per fixture schedule

5

6

7

8

trap door; contractor to seek architects approval before installion

boc: 3000

1875

a1.4

boc: 2800

boc: 2600

1250

750

1350

a1.2

boc: 3050

boc: 3050

4 boc: 2800

1500

A

boc: 3000

boc: 2800

1630

100 1200

1900

boc: 2600

boc: 2600

boc: 2800

acoustic tile ceiling as per specifications HVAC grill; see HVAC dwgs. for details

boc: 3000

boc: 3000

5 a1.4

gypsum board ceiling boc: 2800

1740

boc: 2600

380 1160 550

boc: 2600

B

a1.4

boc: 2600

boc: 2600

6 a1.4

2 a1.4

a1.4 boc: 3100

boc: 3000

a1.4 boc: 2600

C

2400 boc: 3100

boc: 3100

960

1550

boc: 3200

1800

boc: 2900

boc: 3000

boc: 3000

boc: 3000

boc: 3000

boc: 2600

boc: 2600

1540

300

1700

1000

1700

boc: 3000

245

boc: 2600

1000

1500

1000 30

500

425

0

boc: 3000

D 3 a1.4

light fixture as per fixture schedule

air curtain; see HVAC dwgs. for details

roller blind as per specifications

FFTG sprinkler

a1.4

1

reflected ceiling plan 1:100

a1.4 a1.4

roller blind as per specifications 150

existing R.C.C. lintel as per site conditions

100 175

external glazing as per specifications; see a5.1 for details

line of gypsum wall beyond

150

50 mm insulation; see acoustic dwgs. for details

50

75

100

200

150

15 mm painted gypsum board ceiling

detail 1:5

15 mm painted gypsum board ceiling

3 a1.4 a1.4

detail 1:5

light fixture as per specifications

perforated acoustic ceiling as per specifications

4 a1.4 a1.4

detail 1:5

light fixture as per specifications

5 a1.4 a1.4

existing R.C.C slab

2 strips of 18 x 75 mm prepolished granite laminated

75 x 40 mm MS box section anchored to wall

HVAC ducts across

perforated acoustic ceiling as per specifications

perforated acoustic ceiling

75 x 40 mm MS box section anchored to wall

2 strips of 18 x 75 mm prepolished granite laminated

7

2 strips of 18 x 75 mm pre-polished granite laminated together; anchored to box section with dowels

2600

2150

a5.3 a5.3

8 a5.3 a5.3

2 strips of 18 x 75 mm prepolished granite laminated together over granite floor

2 strips of 18 x 75 mm pre polished granite laminated together 18 mm granite anchored with S.S pins 200 x 70 mm R.C.C grade beam indian granite floor

9 a5.3 a5.3

stone panel - section 1:20

6 a1.1 a5.3

left: reflected ceiling plan with the construction details at junctions and fixtures. right: details of the stone screen erected for the toilet entry.

vir.mueller architects, in collaboration with Robarts Interiors and Architecture, Beijing, is responsible for full architectural and engineering design services for the interior design of the new academic center for the University of Chicago in Connaught Place, New Delhi. The execution of this project has required us to integrate complex programmatic and engineering requirements while ensuring maximum flexibility and a pleasing academic and work environment.

left: corridor view right: reception view courtesy: andrew fanthom

type: institutional area: 35,050 sq m year: 2013-present

HUMAYUN’S TOMB INTERPRETATION CENTRE

location: new delhi

Worked as part of the team of eight architects and was involved in conceptual and schematic stages.

Responsibilities included: - working with the principals in evolving of the conceptual ideas and developing the same.

- interacting with the client team and evolving the design at different stages.

- preparing presentations at all stages.

- interacting with the consultants at the primary stage to work out MEP concepts.

left: physical model right: schematic site sections

lvl -5400

auditorium

slope 1:12

entrance foyer toilets

UP

lvl -3900

temporary gallery

gallery court

reflecting pool

temporary gallery UP

lvl -6000

information desk

temporary gallery toilets electrical room

UP

exit to humayun’s tomb

permanent gallery

permanent gallery

information desk

slope 1:12

slope 1:12

+1200 +450

- 6000

exit ramp to sunder nursery

exit ramp to humayun’s tomb

gallery court

40mm thick marble coping (slope to drain) over mortar

A'

carving on 40mm marble over mortar

Z

V

insulated skylight as per details

space for planter beds as per landscape drawings

skyligts as per detail

U

Q

40mm thick marble flooring (slope to drain)

+1.2 m

+1.2 m

+1.2 m 40mm thick sandstone flooring over 125 mm PCC(slope to drain) over 50mm insulation over waterproofing layers

t. o.wall

t. o. wall

1000

1050

t. o. wall

40mm marble dry clad with SS clamps over 250mm AAC block wall

+0.15 m

+0.15 m

+0.15 m

t. o. slab

t. o. slab

t. o. slab 450

00

O

40mm thick marble cladding with 8mm x 10mm drop edge

plaster and paint

300

1200

150mm thick finished plaster

150mm lime plaster over RCC ceiling as per detail

4500

5485

40mm marble jali as per detail

40mm thick marble dry clad with SS clamps on the RCC wall 50mm stone dry clad on 400mm masonry wall

triple insulated glazing as per details

100 mm structural frame as per detail

marble flooring over mortar (typ) 875

230

raft slab over PCC bed as per structural drawings

raft over P.C.C. layer as per structural drawings 800

450

25 mm x 25 mm chamfer; as per GRACE specifications

40mm marble flooring over mortar (slope to drain)

40mm marble over mortar

450mm thick RCC wall as per structural drawings

450

GRACE 'Preprufe' 300R waterproofing membrane over sacrificial shuttering as per GRACE specifications

-6.3m

-6.3 m

-6.6m

-6.6 m

t. o. slab

wall section 1 1:25

3 a2.2 a2.2

t. o. fill

300

t. o. fill

raft slab over PCC bed as per structure drawings

-6.6 m

t. o. slab

typical skylight detail 2 1:25

4 a2.2 a2.2

t. o. slab

wall section 3 1:25

5 a2.2 a2.2

wall section 4 1:25

6 a2.2 a2.2

The Interpretation Centre aims to enhance the visitor’s experience, provide an opportunity to host collections of Mughal art, architecture and culture and become a model for other such facilities across the country. The proposed building is constructed below ground level to comply with a 1.2m height restriction, ensuring no disruption of visual linkages. The footprint of the Centre preserves the large number of existing trees and vegetation on the site.

The Interpretation Centre will host both permanent and temporary exhibition galleries.

left: gallery rendition right top: plaza rendition right bottom: threshold details

type: public area: 4000 sq m year: 2014

MARTYR’S MEMORIAL ITANAGAR

location: itanagar

Our design proposal derives its spatial order from the existing contours of the site; it establishes a symbolic ascent from the Entry Plaza to the Chamber of Memory - a gallery space carved into the earth that will orient visitors to the tales of valour, and evoke the history of the war and the critical roles of the soldiers from Arunachal Pradesh.

left: physical model right: section rendition

Three stone columns rise dramatically into the sky, reframing the view of the Himalayas and saluting the bravery of our fallen soldiers. Bells of Remembrance, engraved with the name of each soldier from Arunachal Pradesh who lost his life defending our country, are suspended between these columns.

These are designed to ring in the breeze, carrying a message of gratitude from a bereaved nation to the souls of the departed soldiers. These bells also honor the living members of each family who have suffered the loss of a brave soldier - a much loved son, husband, brother, or father. The Bells of Remembrance proclaim our eternal debt to these citizens of India.

Arya Architects was founded in 1999 and is headed by Vijay Arya and Meghal Arya, projects at Arya Architects develop as a dialogue with their setting, intended to fuse the inside – outside relationship into an ambiguous middle ground.The larger body of our work constitutes projects that are in the public realm in an attempt to bring back this domain through the architecture.

PROFESSIONAL WORK ARYA ARCHITECTS 2010 - 2011

type: public area: 216 sq m year: 2010-2013

BRTS - TERMINAL STATION INDORE

location: indore

Bus rapid transport system has increased the efficiency of public transport. Above is the proposal for bus shelters in Indore along marked BRT lanes in the city. The expression of design is towards open public shelter which enhance the ease and comfort for its users yet retaining its aesthetical quality for the city.

left: station in use right top: plan with elevation right bottom: schematic rendition

CEPT University was founded in 1962 and is loacted in the city of Ahmedabad, Gujrat (India). the school focuses on understanding, designing, planning, constructing and managing human habitats. Its teaching programs build thoughtful professionals and its research programs deepen understanding of human settlements.

ACADEMIC WORK CEPT, AHMEDABAD 2008 - 2010

RESEARCH THESIS guide: Prof Nitin Raje juror: Prof B.V.Doshi Prof P.S.Rajan

STREET EDGES FRACTAL GEOMETRY AS A CRITICAL TOOL TO ANALYSE URBAN COMMERCIAL STREET EDGES

m.arch (CEPT) 2010

Present study was completed in the course of 8 months and is an attempt towards understanding the role played by the ‘physical environment’ in stimulating social life over different scales of street edge in the context of Ahmadabad.

Fractals and its quantification characteristic was employed to understand different overlapping layers of street edges.

ABSTRACT: ‘Interaction’ within a social environment is one of the most essential need for inclusive growth of human beings, for which cities offer numerous opportunities at variety of scales, ranging from urban level to an individual. ‘Street Edges’, particularly, has evolve as a cultural institution over a period of time and offers multiple usage which evokes enhanced exchange within a social strata . Its intersecting position with public and private domain maximises the ‘degree of participation’ by every group of people and develops it as significant public place.

Study presented is an attempt to understand the role played by the ‘physical environment’ in stimulating social life over different scales of street edge in the context of Ahmadabad. Study draws an analogy from fractal structures and employs its ‘quantification’ characteristic to the overlapping layers of physical environment. It presents fractal analysis of the physical environment, which in turn forms an arena for activities and interpretations by its users, forming an ‘effective environment’ for the society.

The adopted methodology includes identification of ‘variation in physicality’ across three scales, each scale recognizing certain ‘level of detail’ along the street edge. A method is presented to calculate fractal dimension* for each scale and investigate the link between calculated fractal dimension and the physical attributes altering that dimension of the edge. Obtained results and observations are shaped into set of design ‘patterns’ which may form language for developments and insertions and add to the better understanding of urban morphology of street edges.

METHODOLOGY The adopted methodology of the study includes understanding of ‘fractal geometry’ with respect to spatial aspects of human settlement as well as its social implications. It also examine similar behavior in street edges where variations in physical environment and its social interaction influence each other. With the analogous behavior identified, principles of fractal geometry are applied to the street edges and fractal dimensions are calculated which present ‘quantifiable’ validation to the understanding of the physicality of street edge. With the acquired understanding, the method also explores its implication in the street edges which develops into ‘set of patterns’ forming a language for the character of street edge.

METHODOLOGY FIRST PART of thesis is the formation of theoretical background which helps in strengthening arguments / offering justifications to the method of analysis. It includes first two chapters and attempts to: - Study the significance of fractal dimension (number) in architecture - Understand ‘street edge’ as urban binder and draw analogous behaviour with fractal geometry SECOND PART of thesis is the application of theoretical base to the commercial street edges. It examines the physical environment through fractal analysis and tries to establish link between fractal dimension and physical character. It includes: - Identify street edges on basis of its configuration - Calculating fractal dimension of ‘three level of detail’ for street edges basic drawings obtained from secondary sources) - Observations from the case studies THIRD PART of thesis would discuss the implications of the proposed methodology for design considerations. It includes : - Understanding the significance of ‘patterns’ in urban morphology - Formation of set of patterns for each level of the physical environment of the street edge.

BIBLIOGRAPHY - Mandelbrot, Benoit B. The fractal geometry of nature: updated and augmented W.H.Freeman and Company: New York, 2000 - Bovill, Carl. Fractal Geometry in Architecture and Design. Birkhauser: Boston, 1996 - Stevens, Garry. The Reasoning Architect: mathematics and science in design. McGraw Hill Publishing Company: New York, 1990 - Flake, Gary William. Computational beauty of nature : computer explorations of fractals, chaos, complex system, and adaptation. MIT Press, Massachusetts: Cambridge, 1999 - Heinz-Otto Peitgen, Hartmut Jürgens and Saupe Dietmar. Chaos and Fractals: New Frontiers of Science. Second Edition. Springer Science + Business Media, Inc.: New York,2004 - Gleick, James. Chaos: Making a new Science.Viking Penguin Inc.: New York , 1987 - Batty, Michael and Longley, Paul A. Fractal Cities: A Geometry of Form and Function.1 edition. Academic Press, 1994 - Aderson, Stanford Ed. On Streets. MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts: England, 1986 - Alexander Christopher, Ishikawa sara, Silverstein Murray. A Pattern Language. Oxford University Press: New York, 1977

type: social housing site area:38000 sqm density:650 inh/ha

WISH2010 (workshop on international social housing)

location: ahmedabad

MENDRISIO, SWITZERLAND

Workshop on International Social Housing is conducted

by Academy of Architecture in Mendrisio, Switzerland. The five week workshop results in independent studio projects on social housing.

Thesis of studio is to propose housing on vacant land positioned at T-junction where three different neighbourhoods come together. The project emulates the building scale of closed neighbourhood, with two to three storey separated by semi private narrow streets.

Recognizing the central position, project opens in the centre to offer market/public space to the neighbourhoods,

left: physical model right top: site image right bottom: detailed drawings of the two typologies proposed