Ayushi Thakur Architecture Portfolio 2022

AYUSHI THAKUR ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

Curriculum vitae

AYUSHI THAKUR

LOCATION: Churchgate, Mumbai

CONTACT : +91 8208475284

EMAIL : LINKEDINayushi1010.thakur01@gmail.com:http://www.linkedin.com/in/atayushithakur

An Architecture student of Sir J.J. College of Architecture, having a keen interest in people-centric design and sustainability. Curious and investigative about the scope of architecture and its impact on various aspects of our lives. All projects are a derivative research and study as their key driving forces.

Sir J.J. College of Architecture | Mumbai 2019-2024 Fourth Year, B.Arch (Present)

First Year : 8.08 C.G.P.I.

Second Year : 9.06 C.G.P.I.

Third Year : 8.41 C.G.P.I.

St. Mary’s School and Junior College | Pune, India 2017-2019 Indian School Certificate 2018-2019 Score: 98%

St. Helena’s School| Pune, India 2005-2017 Indian Certificate for Secondary Education 2016-2017 Score: 95.4%

WORKEDUCATIONPROFILEEXPERIENCE

• Research Intern,Architecture Off-Centre Podcast

July, 2021ResearchedPresentmaterial

for the podcast that highlights radical perspectives and unconventional projects that reflect emerging discourses within the design discipline and beyond. Also assisted in creating graphics and social media content.

• Summer Intern, Vaissnavi Shukl

May, Worked2022on

conceptual designing of architecture, interior and landscape projects under Ar. Vaissnavi Shukl (M.Des, Harvard Graduate School of Design)

• Public Relations Head, Student Council, Sir J.J. College of Architecture (2021-2022)

• Organised and hosted the talk series ‘Manan’.

• Surge Editor, Student Council, Sir J.J. College of Architecture (2021-2022)

• Renewed and edited the college newsletter ‘Surge.’ Also formed and headed the student club ‘The Inquiry’ under the same.

• Charles Correa Foundation Student Ambassador for Sir J.J. College of Architecture (2021-22)

• Participated in the ‘Pedagogy’ series and assisted in procuring participation from the college in the events of the Charles Correa Foundation.

• Winner of Community Award in the ‘Social Distancing Housing Competition’ 2020 by the organization NonArchitecture.

• 3rd Place Winner for the Everest ‘Reimagine Competition’ 2020 in the Residential Category for designing a mobile housing unit for migrant workers.

• Shortlisted for the ‘Faculty Medal Competition’ 2020 at Sir J.J. College of Architecture

INTERESTSSKILLSACHIEVEMENTS

Location:Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad, photographed by Ayushi Thakur

Location:Shore Temple, Mahabalipuram, photographed by Ayushi Thakur

SELECTED WORKS

- PUBLIC BUILDING

- INDUSTRIAL BUILDING

- CO-WORKING OFFICE

+WORKING DRAWING

- BUILDING

-PODCAST RESEARCH, GRAHICS, MANAGEMENT -ARCHITECTURE, INTERIOR - CAMPUS DESIGN

COMMUNITY JUSTICE CENTRE FOR WOMEN, ENTRY FOR ‘BREAKING THE CYCLE’, STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION BY CANADIAN ACADEMY FOR ARCHITECTURE JUSTICE

BREAKOUT SPACE DESIGN ENTRY FOR COMPETITION BY KARWAAN INDIA

DEPLOYABLE HOUSING UNIT 3RD PLACE WINNER, EVEREST REIMAGINE DESIGN CONTEST

DEPLOYABLE HOUSING UNIT

3RD PLACE WINNER, EVEREST REIMAGINE DESIGN CONTEST

PLAYHOUSE

CITIZEN FACILITATION CENTRE

MUMBAI, INIDA

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Design for a Citizen Facilitation in a non-specific neighbourhood in Mumbai which deals with providing civic services to citizens ranging from applications for birth certificates, death certifi cates, lisences, etc.

The project aimed at creating a Centre which not only facilitates smooth functioning of the various services but also serves as an Architectural landmark in the nieghbourhood providing a safe space for all and adds value to the surroundings.

NARRATIVES OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

THE IMPACT OF ARCHITECTURE IS BEST SEEN IN HOW IT IS USED BY THE PEOPLE. THIS DESIGN AIMS TO BRING OUT THE NARRATIVES AND COMMUNITY GROWTH THAT A NEIGHBOURHOOD WILL FORM BY THE MEANS OF A CITIZEN FACILITATION CENTRE.

•To create a public realm for the Citizen Facilitation Centre by integrating more public functions to make it a centre where information is disseminated and debates and discussion can take place.

•The design reads this institution of government as an extension of the heterogeneous public realm that is a place for everyday acitivities and everyday influx in an inclusive biophillic environment.

THE CONCEPTUALNARRATIVES:SKETCHES-

CREATING AN INVITING EXPERIENCE ACROSS THE BUILT FORM TO THE RECREATION AT THE BACK OF THE SITE

PASSIVE COOLING ACHEIVED BY LETTING COOL AIR ENTER THROUGH BOTTOM AND ESCPAE THROUGH TOP

INTIMACY CREATED BETWEEN STAFF AND CUSTOMERS BY PROVIDING VISIBILTY INSIDE STAFF AREAS

FORM DEVELOPMENT:

Higher volume spaces used for public activities whereas private spaces in lower volumes.

To drain off the rainwater from the higher to lower level which is collected and reused.

To create clerestorey to let in natural light andto help with ventilation.

To draw the public inside the side and further the use of the centre as a public park.

GRAIN MARKET

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

In a largely agrarian community, the equitable and just conveyance of the food produced to the retail user is as important as the production of the food itself. Understanding that agricultural processes are fragile and subject to all manner of external impacts on a year by year basis, the presence of a stable institution that will allow the farmer to get a just price for their produce is of vital importance. Such an institution should be close to the place of production, should be run on terms determined by the farmers and should provide a necessary buffer to the farmers in hard times.

In this design project, students were expected to study the processes of agricultural growth, harvesting and conveyance of the grain to existing APMCs, the exchange and transfer of commodities. They should also understand the socio-cultural milieu that allows such transactions to take place. Further, students designed a grain market on sites of their choice, in rural India.

INSTRUCTOR: PROF.MUSTANSIR DALVI, AR.YAMAN BANERJEE, AR.SAI JOSHI SEMESTER

BHANDGAON VILLAGE, PUNE, INDIA

REINTERPRETING THE TRADITIONAL

•The site is located in a village in Pune, and so the inspiration was derived from the Wadas of Pune to take the rural architecture back to its roots.

•Wadas are historically associated with figures of authority and the upper classes. By building a structure for the farmers alluding to the architecture of wada, an attempt is made to signify the authority this place would give to the •farmers.Wadashad

courtyards as key feature in planning and design and so this design is essentially a ‘series of courtyards’.

SERIES OF COURTYARDS

RESIDENTIALRETAIL

SITE ANALYSIS PAST, THE PRESENT AND THE PROPOSED

ZONING AND CIRCULATION:

PPFE tensile membrane juxtaposing over the traditional forms alluding to the primitive “shamiana” form yet contemporary in construction techniques to allude to the aspirations of the rural crowd.

Mangalore tile roofing over built structures in accordance with the vernacular architecture typologies.

Vehicles are kept off the public spaces as they would detract from the quality of the space.

Entrances to public zone fronted onto the plaza to maximize pedestrian use.

SPECIAL FEATURE

COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES

ACTIVITY SPACE

ACTIVE RECREATION LINE

TheOTAHentrance plaza acting like a threshold

TheCHOWKcourtyard actingas a climatic moderator providing ventilation and an indirect light to the surrounding spaces..

TheKOTHARSgodowns and gallas for grain storage

SWAIPAK GHAR The kitchen and the toilets

KACHERI- THE ADMIN BLOCK

VIEW OF AUCTION AREA

AYUSHI THAKUR SIR J.J. COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE

AYUSHI THAKUR SIR J.J. COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE

CO-WORKING OFFICE DESCRIPTION: Coworking Spaces – defined as membership-based workspaces where diverse groups of freelancers, remote workers, and other independent professionals work together in a shared, communal setting. Unlike a traditional office, coworking spaces consist of members who work for a range of different companies, ventures, and projects.

To shape a narrative. To create an experience. To alter perception. To change the conversation.

KEYS OF THE OFFICE CULTURE“The CreativeDisrupters”Technologists

Different Wiring Innovative, Dynamic, Energetic Customer Experience, Behaviour and Intention

CLIENTS-

• Large team of expert freelancers offer a wide range of services-

• Animators

• Content creators

• UX/UI designers develop web-based, mobile and tablet applications

CONCEPT DERIVED-

• Eccentric design

• Use of graphic design principles- lines, scale, shape,

• Harmony, colour, texture, negative space, contrast

• Use of curvilinear furniture design

• Graphics used from Artist Mario Miranda’s work on Mumbai since the site is located there.

• Style- Memphis design- Post modern + Contemporary

MATERIAL

RECEPTIONBOARDVIEW

COMMON WORK AREA VIEW

TRANSIT AND CONNECTIVITY

• Palm Beach road provides an intercity connection.

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Upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport makes it a desirable site for the proposal of such a mixed-use commercial project.

DEMOGRAPHICS

• The demographic studies suggest this site to also be a very active neighborhood in terms of the age, income and occupations of the residents.

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There is a lot of activity in the restaurant and clubs sector as well.

NATURAL FACTORS

• The Panvel Creek, Belapur Bridge and highway would provide for pleasing view points.

• The water body would provide a cooling effect along with the green areas around the site.

• Proper sound barriers needed to block vehicular noise.

APPROACH

BAUHAUS PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN USED:

• Design should be simple yet efficient

• Knack for future development should prevail

• Materials should be experimented with

USE OF KINETIC FAÇADE –

• Perforated steel fins which can be mechanically movable as per required shading.

TOWEROFFICERETAIL

BRISE SOLEIL

SITE

GROUND FLOOR 250 SQ.M. 900 SQ.M.FOODFLOORCOURT SQ.M. WORKING 640 SQ.M. 2410 SQ.M. 450 SQ.M. 1600 SQ.M. 1730 SQ.M. SQ.M. 1730 SQ.M. 2020 SQ.M. 2020 SQ.M.

SHOPS 1200 SQ.M.

EXPLODED VIEW SHOWING VERTICAL CONNECTORS

ELEVATION

EAST ELEVATION MADE ON REVIT) MADE ON REVIT)

SECTION AA

SECTION BB

C14,C15,C16SW6,SW7SW8,SW10SW1,SW2,SW3,SW4BC9,BC10,BC11,BC12,BC13BC1,BC2,BC3,BC4,BC5,BC6,BC7,BC15,BC16,BC17,BC18,BC19,BC20,BC21,BC22,BC23,BC24,BC25,BC26,BC27,BC28BC29,BC30,BC31,BC32,BC33,BC34,C1,C2,C3,C4,C5,C6,C7,C8,C9,C10.BC35,BC36,BC37,BC38,BC39,BC40,C11,C12,C13,C14,C15,C16,C17,C18,C19,C20,C21,C22,C23,C24230MMTHKRETAININGWALL5C25,C26BC41,BC42,BC43,BC44,BC45,BC46,BC47,BC48,BC49,BC50,BC51,C27,C28,C29,C30,C31,C32230MMTHKRETAININGWALL3C33,C34SW11,SW12SW14,SW15SW17,SW18230MMTHKRETAININGWALL6C68,C69,C70,C75,C77,C78SW32,SW33,SW34BC58,BC59,BC60,BC61,BC62,BC63,C66,C67,C68,C69,C70.C71.C72.C73,C74,C80C63,C64,C65C62C60,C61C57,SW28,SW29C50,C51,C52,C53,C54,C55,C56SW26SW25,SW27SW24SW22SW19,SW20C36,C36,C37,C38,C39,C40,C47

THKMM230 WALLRETAINING

Y02'Y03'Y04 9SW5,SW 23SW 24SW17,SW SW3,SW10,C15 SW30 BC16,SW4,C55 C14,SW13 C30,BC69 SW12,SW19 SW14 C54,C61,C77 C53,C60,C78 BC15,BC68,C8,C13,C29 BC15,BC68,C8,C13,C29 SW11,SW20 SW16,C52,C65,C79 WALLRETAININGTHK300MM C51,C64,C80 C9,C12,C28,C36,C50,C63 WALLRETAININGTHK300MMC81,BC67 C10,C11,C27,C35,C82 BC33,BC36,BC50, BC53,BC62,BC65BC4,BC25,BC32,BC37, BC44,BC54,BC61,BC78BC3,BC26,BC31,BC38, BC43,BC55,BC60,BC79BC2,BC27,BC30,BC39, BC42,BC56,BC59,BC80

• While medicine is making leaps of advances, world events like the COVID-19 pandemic have taught us the importance of a healthy lifestyle and the importance of maintaining personal health. Realising a need to go back to our roots, the need to develop an institute for Ayurveda was recognised.

• •The main aim of this institute is neither to produce graduates who can be Ayurvedic Physician nor experts for manufacturing allopathic drugs but to produce high quality technologists who have capacity of producing high quality, Ayurvedic drugs by employing traditional, modern or upgraded or modified tradition techniques and also to control and maintain their quality.

• Ayurveda is an ancient science which was first taught in the gurukuls, and hence while making an institute for this science, an allusion to the past while a clear intent to strive for the future is achieved. This is done by playing with the traditional form of the hut and then juxtaposing structures of tensile and steel to show aspiration.

ANCIENTENVIRONMENTOPENEMULATINGLEARNINGOFGURUKULS

RETAINING THE RICH FLORA OF THE SITE, THE PLANNING STARTED WITH PLACING TREES AS PLACE MARKERS ANDORIENTING BUILT STRUCTURES AROUND THEM .

CLASSROOM SPACES AS PERMEABLE MEMBRAMES ENGAGING WITH THE NATURE AROUND SITTING OVER SITE CONTOURS.

TENSILE STRUCTURES ADDING DYNAMISM

SITEZONINGPLAN

In the state of Uttar Pradesh, in India, in just four years, crimes against women increased by over 66%.While,a trial had been completed in only 7.6% cases of crimes against women. An analysis of the data indicates that the Indian judiciary would need at least 12 years to clear the backlog.

There is a need for greater intervention in women’s issues such as in the physical abuse that women face; husbands getting married a second time; the lack of value for women in village-level, conflict resolution bodies; and their dependency on men for justice (due to the patriarchal system, the villagelevel conflict resolution body does not provide justice to women).

To tacke this, Nari Adalat (Women’s Court) are set up in rural areas. Nari Adalat is a system of alternative dispute resolution systems run by women which emerged as a grassroots response to the rise in violence against women. They learn the law in their own way, understand violence to the extent that it is unjust and illegal and know quickly to be objective and committed to justice.

Nari Adalats function with the tacit and, in some cases open, support of the government and the judiciary.Unfortuantely, their organization lacks proper infrastructure.

In the villages of Uttar Pradesh, cases related to women no more go to the police and family courts. They are instead solved by the women of the village in Nari Adalat. The proposed site is located in one such district of Sitapur and this proposal of Community Justice Centre for women aims to provide a place for these women, run by them.

RECREATIONAL

Various

Rest

WAITING

THE NOMADS OF TODAY

FOOD, CLOTHING AND HOME ARE THE BASIC NECESSITIES THAT EVERY HUMAN BEING DESERVES. ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO WORK THE HARDEST AND TOUGHEST JOBS TO PROVIDE A DAY’S FOOD FOR THEIR FAMILIES.THE SAD REALITY IS THAT, THE LABOURERS WHO TOIL THEMSLVES EVERDAY TO BUILD OUR ROADS AND BUILDINGS, HELP GENERATE OUR FOOD AND HELP IN THE ACTUAL FUNCTIONING OF THE NATION, HAVE THE POOREST LIVING CONDITIONS. THIS TRUTH WAS SPIT IN ALL OUR FACES IN 2020, WHERE WE SAW THE MARCH OF THESE WORKERS WHO HAD TO WALK MILES AND MILES TO REACH THEIR VILLAGES.

THE PANDEMIC WOULD HAVE BEEN THE HARDEST FOR THOSE WHO DID NOT EVEN HAVE A HOME TO GO TO. THESE ARE THE WORKER WHO DEPEND ON THEIR JOB SITES FOR FINDING OR MAKING TEMPORARY SHELTERS. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION FOR THESE WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

DESIGN AIM•TO CREATE A DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURE WHICH CAN SERVE AS A HOME FOR DAY LABOURERS, CONSTRUCTION WORKERS, FARM WORKERS, WHO RESIDE IN TEMPORARY SHELTERS ON THE JOB SITES. •MODULES CAN BE MULTI-PURPOSE AS THEY CAN BE USED AS LIVING UNITS, COMMUNAL KITCHEN UNITS AND PORTABLE COMMUNAL WASHROOMS. •THE STRUCTURE CAN ALSO BE USED AS A QUARANTINE POD DURING TIMES OF PANDEMIC OR EPIDEMICS

ROTI, KAPADA, MAKAAN PRIZE WINNER IN RESIDENTIALDEPLOYABLECATEGORY

UNIT

ABOUT 20%OR 100

80% OF THESE MIGRANT WORKERS ARE MEN. government,

MORE THAN 35% OF SEASONAL MIGRANTS WORK IN CONSTRUCTION, 20% IN AGRICULTURE AND 16% IN MANUFACTURING.

PLAN OF LIVING UNIT

SECTION OF LIVING UNIT

THE HEALTH PAVILION

CENTRE FOR THE COMMUNITY THE PAVILION IS BUILT AROUND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY NEEDS AS A PLACE TO GATHER,MEET AND PARTAKE IN HEALTHEDUCATION. THE DESIGN HAS BEEN DIVIDED IN TWO SEGMENTS, THE TREATMENT ZONE AND THE COMMUNITY ZONE AND THEN USED A DECK/STAGE SYSTEM WITH A COMMON ROOF SUPPORT SYSTEM TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN THE TWO.

THE DESIGN IS DIVIDED IN TWO PARTS, THE TREATMENT ZONE AND THE COMMUNITY ZONE. THE TREATMENT ZONE CONTAINS THE CLINIC AND CONSULTANCY AREA AND THE BUILT STURUCTURE, WHEREAS COMMUNITYTHE ZONE IS AN OPEN, FLEXIBLE AND TRANSFORMABLE SPACE WHERE THE COMMUNITY CAN GATHER HEALTHFOR AND AWARENESS FUNCTIONS.

“THE BRIDGE” IS ACTUALLY A METAPHOR FOR THE ROOFING SYSTEM WHICH IS COMMON FOR THE TREATMENT ZONE COMMUNITYAND ZONE. THIS ALSO EMPHASIZES THE IDEA OF THE PAVILLION.

POLYCARBONATE GLASS ROOF

CONCRETE ROOF WITH SKYLIGHTS

PERFORATED STEEL ROOF

CREATED SHADED SEATING AREAS THROUGHOUT THE CAMPUS THAT ENCOURAGE PATIENTS TO REMAIN OUTSIDE WHERE THE CHANCE OF AIRBORNE DISEASE TRANSMISSION IS GREATLY REDUCED.

MINIMIZED HARDSCAPED AREAS, FAVORING SEMIPERMEABLE LANDSCAPING TO PREVENT THE FORMATION OF POOLS OF WATER, WHICH CAN SERVE AS BREEDING SITES FOR VECTOR-BORNE DISEASES. MEDICINAL AND MOSQUITO-RE PELLING PLANTS HAVE BEEN PLANTED AROUND THE CAMPUS WHICH ALSO PROVE AS BIOPHILLIC DESIGN ELEMENTS.

TREATMENT ZONE

WITH WELL-DESIGNED PATHWAYS, IMPROVED WAYFINDING AND A DELIBER ATE CIRCULATION STRATEGY IS INSTRU MENTAL IN IMPROVING HEALTH OUTCOMES. THE SKYLIGHTS GIVEN ON THE ROOF NOT ONLY PROVIDE NATURAL LIGHT, BUT ARE ALSO PLACED IN SUCH A WAY TO ACT AS PATH GUIDERS.

WITH SOCIAL DISTANCING IN MIND, A NEW SEATING SYSTEM FOR THE WAITING AREA HAS ALSO BEEN DESIGNED.

THE LOW STATURE OF THE BUILDING NARROWS THE VISITOR’S LINE OF VISION FORCING ONE TO ADJUST TO THE VIEWS.

THIS CYCLICAL PROCESS OF MOVING THROUGHOUT THE PAVILION SETS IN MOTION A PROCESS OF DISCOVERY AND REDISCOVERY DURING ONES EXPERI ENCE; ALWAYS OFFERING UP NEW PERSPECTIVES AND DETAILS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY UNSEEN.

DETAIL AT A

DETAIL AT B

VIEW THROUGH WAITING

VIEW OF ENTRANCE

ISOMETRIC VIEW OF TREATMENT ZONE

ISOMETRIC VIEW OF TREATMENT ZONE

Location:Sir J.J. College of Architecture, Mumbai, photographed by Ayushi Thakur