“Architecture gives us the opportunity to create, and creation itself is an eternal aspect ”
,Summarization of work done in the 8 years of my journey from an aspirant to being developed as a practicing Architect, in form of a learning process; the way it developed me as an Architect, keen to learn and grow !
Ayush Kohli
Ayush Kohli / Kohli
INDIA
+91-8502050001/ connectoayushkohli@gmail.com
Graduation, 2016-21
Aayojan School of Architecture, Jaipur / Cultural Secretary’ 18-19
Schooling, 2003-16
Sacred Heart Convent School, Sri ganganagar / Head-boy’ 13-14
Junior Architect
Unitary Design Studio, Auroville, India
June’23 -May’24
Team Lead, Concept
Project Architect
Da India Puducherry, India
April-June
Site Supervision, Concept & Design
Freelance Work
Sri Ganganagar Rajasthan, India
Design, Site Supervision, Project management
Mud Plaster Mural /off-line Volunteer
Via Soham Collaborative Studio, Kerala
Rammed Earth Workshop /off-line Volunteer
Auroville Expedition
Learning through Wandering
Experiencing the City of Dawn and exploring it’s Architecture
Architecture Intern
WWF Architects, Dubai (U.A.E.)
Jan-July
Summer School 2022 /off-line
Laurie Baker’s approach to sustainable habitat development
Via Laurie Baker Center for Habitat Studies, Kerala
Fall 2021 Session /on-line
Learning from the Aga Khan Award for Architecture
Via Bengal Institute, Bangladesh
Ignite / Installation
A challenging Budget base installation
Z-axis 2020 /on-line
You and Your Neighborhood
Cultural Secretary
Aayojan School of Architecture, Jaipur
Founder/Concepts
Ta Sow - Aayojan-X-Talks
Inter-College Design Exhibition - Reveal 2019
Thinking Portfolio /off-line nstitute of Computing And Digital Designing
Haveli Documentation Study + Analyze
Brick work
Twisted brick column Fabrication Metal + Wood
Expo 2020
Dubai
Baker projects + Kerala
Louvre, Abu Dhabi
Chandigarh + Capitol Complex
Virasat-e-Khalsa
Dubai
Internship + Explore
Archasm Home - Design your Dream
Top 50
Ahmedabad
Educational Trip
Pushkar
Educational Trip
Via
‘Ethos NASA
India - Student of the Year Award’
NASA Fashion Trophy
Team Lead
Shortlisted, performed at Zonals (Z113) NASA
Adobe / Autodesk / 3D Massing/ Visualization/ Data /
SOFTWARES SKILLS
Communication
Personal / Research Work / Team work
Conceptual Work Social
Design Process
Site Execution Receptive Fun Project Management
HOBBIES
Sneakers / FIFA / Explore / Photography / Sports /
Via Charlers Correa Foundation, Goa
Via Studio Courtyard, Auroville
Aayojan school of architecture, Jaipur
During office days, I developed myself as a communicative and a responsible individual, towards professional work. I took each and every opportunity, from drawings and site visits to, concept development and client meetings.
Prof. Anubhav Mittal
(Training Co-ordinator)
Aayojan School of Architecture
Jaipur - Rajasthan, India
Subject: Practical Training – Certificate of Completion
We are pleased to confirm that your B.Arch student M r. Ayush Kohli has com pleted his practical training with WANDERS WERNER FALAI Consulting Architects as per the following dates
06 January 2020 to 19 March 2020 – internship at the office premises.
22 March 2020 to 10 June 2020 – internship from home due to COVID restrictions.
During his internship with us, Ayush has worked on a number of architectural and interior design projects and was exposed to various design stages. His training included preparation of initial Client presentations, building 3D architectural concept models in SketchUp, floor plans developing details for wardrobes, bathrooms, kitchens and window schedules for some of our villa projects, a G+4 commercial and residential com plex in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and a country pavilion for Expo 2020.
Ayush has demonstrated good design skills with a self motivated attitude, was able to comprehend situations and work effeciently within the time given. H is inquisitive and positive approach made him an excellent team player and a reliable person to work with.
Best Regards,
for and on behalf of, WANDER WERNER FALASI Consulting Architects
Architect | Partner
Design Details Sanction Site visits
Villa Casa Clauda, Germany
Villa Avinash, Dubai
Villa Seddiqu Dubai
G+4 Apartments, KSA
Villa Wael, Dubai
Villa Al Abbasi, Dubai
Villa Seddiqui, Dubai
G+4 Commercial and apartments, KSA
Villa Gardenhouse
Abdulghaffar Ghuloom
Villa Wahid Taha, Dubai
Wanders Werner Falasi Consulting Architects, Dubai
Sem 8 | Internship
Principal Architect - Hannes Werner
Mentor - Ar. Ruth Krupa
Ar. Bilal
Ar. Jeeva Ravi
Harsh Shah
Visuals- Harsh Shah
Villa Al Abbasi Wardrobe Drawings |Tender
Villa Wael Kitchen Drawings |IFC
Villa Al Abassi Washroom Drawings |Tender
Villa Wael Washroom Drawings
Villa Wael
Dubai, U.A.E,
Project Visits|Explore
| Internship
Al Fahidi Neighborhood - Historic District
Al Seef / Godwin Austen Johnson
Apple Store / Foster + Partners
Box Park / Studio M
Concrete at Alserkal Avenue / OMA
Etihad Museum / Moriyama & Teshima
Jameel Arts Centre Dubai / Serie Architects
LaMer / CallisonRTKL
Office of the Future / Killa Design
Exploring the city, Understanding, Master’s
Works and Philosophy
The covid put stop to the training, but that time gave me a chance to understand and study the Master Architects, their works and philosophies.
The Research included the Master’s life journey, from being an aspirant to being recognized as a Master Architect
It helped me understand that beyond those great projects, there is a step by step process.
‘Passion + Hustle & Patience + Focus’
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.”
― Buckminster Fuller
Designed for a traveler with an urge to live among the nature, based on the idea of “More with Less”. It is a light weight modular structure skinned by a fabric that molds itself according to light and heat. A manual control over the fabric’s expansion and contraction to provide variable transparency is the key element that connects him with the nature. The dismantlable structure that is assembled anyplace he wants fulfills his dream of having a home among the depths of nature.
Mentor - Ar. Buckminster Fuller
A house is a machine for living in.
-Le Corbusier
“How Master’s would have influenced the present scenario in the world of Architecture”
Weissenhof Estate the exhibition of Modernism
Dymaxion’s design the exhibition of Sustainability
“We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims.”
- Buckminster Fuller
“Design is nothing but a humble understanding of materials, an instinct for solutions and respect for nature.”
- B.V. Doshi
Aranya Low-cost Housing the exhibition of low cost housing
Flood resilient + self sustainable floating community
Sem 10 | Thesis
Site LocationStakeholderGagalmari Village,Morigaon, Assam TIWA Community
Theme - Humanitarian Architecture
Architecture Adaption to the rising water levels – An adaptation technology used to imitate and manage flooding, along with sustaining the people’s livelihood.
To develop a prototype; a self sufficing ecosystem that would help the community to be self reliable; along with the assurance of livelihood. The prototype is developed for Tiwa Community, living in a hamlet (Gagalmari village) located on the coastal edge of river Brahmaputra.
Site Analysis
Inferences
In order to withstand the floods, Either the structure needs to raise itself it to 1.5-2 M or Or the structure should be build at higher level from the Seashore.
Research QUes.?
How can Neo Vernacular Architecture help in the development of a prototype; A. Incorporating the modern innovations and technologies for enhancing the community’s resilience?
B. Along with community Participation ?
Settlements Pattern
Form development
T/PSY | Rooftop cafe
March’21-Dec.’22 | Hospitality
LocationTheme -
Modern Architecture +
TeamSri Ganganagar, Rajasthan
Site Challenge
Ar. Ayush Kohli
(Design + Team Lead)
Ar. Aman Khandelwal
Ar. Ayush Mathur
T/PSY is the first standalone designated rooftop made in the city. It began with a challenge of adjusting services elements on the terrace, so as to have a clear canvas to work on. The terrace then converted into a Rooftop lounge, with elements inspired from the city of Dubai, U.A.E.
The Terrace had; 02 lights shafts, 04 vent shafts and, 23 outdoor AC units
We developed a plan to conceal all these services wit minimum alteration to the running system.
Can we develop a rooftop here, Can we break the monopoly
There’s only one rooftop cafe in the city !
Terminating Shafts
and guided us through !
I-Section
3’’x5’’; h 7 ft
Iron Plate 9’’x 9’’
Concrete pier till plate, 1’2’’x 1’x 8’’(h)
I-Section 3’’x5’’; h 20 ft Expansion Joint
Concrete
Poured up to Deck level
Longitudinal bars; with column placed inside + base
Gyroid
Concrete base; 16’’x 16’’
Concrete poured with vertical bars; a base for column
Excavation; 18’’x 18’’
Plates anchored to wall; to attach
Section
Abdul Aziz ji Guruji, the man who made this possible,
Budget via vendors - Approx 150K INR
Budget via Jugaad - 45K INR
Jugaad Basic motor mechanism ( Fabricator) + fabric system (Carpenter )
Team work -
Ayush Kohli (Architect) / Design
Abdul Aziz Ji (Iron work Contractor) / System
Menpal Ji (Wood work Contractor) / Fabric
Glass Railing
INSPIRATION
Concealed U Frame
And the roof floats
PITCH | Sports Bar
Jan’23-March.’24 | Hospitality
LocationTheme -
Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan
Modern Architecture +
Sustainable Architecture +
Role
Ar. Ayush Kohli
Design +
Site Supervision and Execution
Pitch The first sports based theme bar to open in the city of Sri Ganganagar.
Pitch was formed with a passion and dream of uniting sports enthusiasts and fans from around the area and sharing a bite and burp; within a raw, rustic environment.
The layout is a maze of spaces, seamlessly integrated with a thread of experiences, designed functionally.
Mentor - Ar. Laurie Baker
Round Metal Truss
A Centre Nod; holding all the TV’s
Cable Tray
Working as a structure to hold all the LED profile lights
Profile LED as Matrix
Developed with the help of a local Technician to make it work like a Matrix Light
Centre Stage
Appearing as a converging point and forming a space to dance and vibe
Granite
Locally Crafted with bulbs and a wire
Upholstery
Hanging Metal Jali Encloising the space within a space
Chandelier Designed and locally made
Furniture
Wall of Legends Two Unique Frames
Oxide Flooring Demarcing zone on floor
Chandelier
Opting the path of Sustainable Architecture, leading me to the way of Auroville - The city of Dawn ; where I joined Unitary which helped me learn new aspects of Architecture; along with the sustainable way of living, exploring innerself.
Da India, Puducherry
April-June’23 | Project Architect
Team - Siva ( Founder )
Oviya ( Co founder )
Revathi ( Co founder )
Da India The Design Coterie
An orchestration of neoclassicism in Architecture, fashion and forage echoing native culture.
Unitary Design Studio,Auroville
June’23 - May’24| Junior Architect
Role - Design, Team Lead (Ashram)
Principal Architect - Ar.Omar K Rabie
Unitary is an architectural design studio of three conversing spheres of interests and activities: design, research, and education each communicating its explorations to the other.
At the core of Unitary’s pursuit is investigating intersecting spaces & symbiotic relations between architectural-materiality phenomenology, and bioclimatic-design, in search of an integral design process for holistic architecture.
Prime zone housing | Wellness City
High End Residential | 15,213 m2
Location -
ClientStageWorkRajpura, Chandigarh PLPB Group Design Development Concept + Functions
Prime Zone Housing is a high end luxury residential area within the Welness city, with a set of 29 residential Plots, with 5 varied plot sizes, sharing a stepped Green Landscape between them.
Wellness City has a green belt farm, area, divided into 7 plots designated for individual farm owners. Nature at its core, these farm stays will be designed as a continuation to the Landscape, integrating nature into the home.
Team - Ar. Omar K Rabie (Project Head)
Ar.Ayush Kohli (Team Lead)
Ar.Chakshu Chopra
Ar.Sanjana Anil
Ar.Sanam Abdul
Ar.Aswin SP
Ar. Navaz
Dhruvi (Intern)
Manikandan (Fabricator)
North India’s largest Art of Living,Ashram in Wellness City. The Art of Living is a non-profit, educational and humanitarian organization founded in 1981 by the world-renowned humanitarian and spiritual teacher - Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.
Gaushala
Gurukul
Point Zero Concept
Intersection of Surya and Suma Axis; forms a Plazza which leads to the Kund which acts as the ‘Brahmasthan’; the Centre which yields positive energies from all directions coverage.
Axis Intersects forming Plazza
Kund Iterations (1:100)
Arcade around the Plazza
Traditional Modern Intervention
Deep Shallow
Plazza continues around Kund
Designed as a Small footprint enclosed buidling with privacy as main concern. The volume is punctered with a linear courtyard and corners are articulated to form terraces and shades for the passers by.
Ayurveda College and Hospital Conference Hall and Skill Centre
Designed as a set of buildings with Collonade as an element. Yet, both re distinguished on the basis of their nature with respect to collonade. Conference hall follows extrovert nature acting as a Upper level plazza , where as Skill centre looks into inner world with introvert nature.
Designed as a Monumental Masterpiece. The form fllows the stepping with green terraces. The form derives from liberating the corner with Arcade as an enclosure; forming a vibrant and social courtyard.
Terrace Solid Terrace Shade
Extrovert Form
Stepped green terraces Shading
Hall
Centre Introvert Form
Ryhtmic Pattern Shifting of Volumes
on above level
Meditation Zone
Designed with a Monumental sensibility, to be seen as a landmark even from the Highway. The form derives from the Triangle Section, regarding triangle’s spiritual and religious connection. The form focuses on the vertical climb done in the form of Stepping symbolising the verticality witnessed in religious monuments.
as symbol of Ascension The Climbing up
Source of Light
Surya Line Ashram
The Meditation hall is raised reflecting to the climb in the Hindu Temples
East facing Triangular stage is good for Vaastu
Triangle
Amphitheatre
Form Iterations
Capitol Complex, Chandigarh
Exploring City, Dubai Architecture Tour, Ahmedabad
Virasat-e-Khalsa, Anandpur Sahib Expo 2020, Dubai Louvre, Abu Dhabi Laurie Baker Works, Kerala
Auroville Expedition Master’s Work, Ahmedabad
College Fest 2019 | Cultural
Location -
ThemeAayojan school of Architceture, Jaipur
Waste - Design + Ayush Kohli ( Idea+Supervision), with college students Team Work -
The installation done at the entrance of the College’s fest, 2019. The challenge was to make it possible within a very low budget and few days to think, explore, design and execute the installation,
INSPIRED
Expo 2020, Dubai
From choosing the Internship firm “Wanders Werner Falasi Consulting Architects” which were part of Expo 2020 as Consultants - to visiting Expo 2020 next year by own earned money, everything can be achieved, if aimed for !
Terra - The Sustainability Pavilion
Al Wasl Plaza
LBC Summer School
The LBC summer school happened as wanted understand the social-sustainable architecture, even took my thesis under the same topic back then. But, I went with the flow of work, as opportunities stood ahead.
Laurie Baker Centre, helped me find my inner Dharma and guided me towards the path of creating a better world for us to
‘‘There’s an old saying manners make-th the man. think they also make good Architecture’’
LAURIEBAKER
Workshops
Rammed earth workshop, Auroville
Via Studio Courtyard
ELEA (Explore, Learn, Experience Auroville), a wing of Studio Courtyard provides hands on workshops and seminars based on eco-friendly and sustainable construction.
Mud plaster mural, Kannur
Via Soham Collborative Studio
Creating a platform for exchanging knowledge, which becomes the means to collaborate and come up with mindful solutions that are rooted in indigenous traditional practices.
Inspiration- Ar.Laurie Baker
wall
Slab, on site
Wattle and daub
Bamboo beam
Rat trap, on Site
Loyola Chappel
Indian Coffee House
Centre for development studies
Padmanabhapuram Palace
Karimadom colony
Heritage Walk
Ar. Yatharth
Ar. Nivetha
Ar. Sarin Veetil
Auroville Expedition
New words are needed to express new ideas, new forms are necessary to manifest new forces.’’”””’”
Experimentation in the construction field in Auroville covers various aspects of architecture and includes building materials, building technology, eco-friendly architecture, climate responsive designs, integration with natural surroundings, cost-effective buildings, geomancy and geometry, as well as the design of spaces themselves, including experimenting with the lifestyle of the user.
Multiplicity of styles from around the world
Marriage of beauty, harmony and sustainability
Experimental builiding materials, design and technology
