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bhavika aggarwal school of planning and architecture new delhi

SKILLS EDUCATION UNDERGRADUATE, 2008-present Bachelor of Architecture School of Planning and Architecture New Delhi 2010, Jury Commendation IGBC Green Design Competition SCHOOL, 1994-2008 Delhi Public School, Vasant Kunj New Delhi 2008, Gold Medal for excellence in academics Member of the Debating Society Member of the Quiz Club 2008, Class XII, CBSE 94.4% English, Physics, Chemistry, Math., Economics 2006, Class X, CBSE 93.2%

WORK EXPERIENCE, OTHER INTERESTS AND SIDE PROJECTS

Worked at PERSONAL Leadership and organization skills 2009, Quizcraft, New Delhi Dedicated, responsible and hard Summer Research Intern working 2010, Studio IF, New Delhi Editorial design and layout ACCOMPLISHED AT Layout and Presentation Design (short term) Research and Analysis INTERESTS Art Direction, Typography, Graphic TECHNICAL and Editorial Design Very good at Quizzing AutoCAD Reading Google Sketchup Popular Culture, Science, GIMP Economics Adobe InDesign Microsoft Office BLOG Hand Drafting bhavikaaggarwal.blogspot.com Model Making Pretty good at Adobe PhotoShop Sketching, drawing Photography Good enough at Adobe Flash Professional Microsoft Movie Maker Audacity

PARTICIPATED IN Typography workshop with Rajesh Dahiya, NID, 2011 Comic Book workshop with Anupam Sinha, NID, 2011 Ferrocement Workshop with Anupama Kundoo, SPA, 2009 Helped organize / conduct Semianr: Delhi Dallying, 2011 UTOPIA Inter-College Quiz, 2011 Inter DPS Contemporary India Quiz, 2008

BHAVIKA AGGARWAL bhavika1990@gmail.com 9654228807 A 202 Shivalik Colony Near Malviya Nagar New Delhi 110017

COMPETITIONS EDITORIAL DESIGN

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informal temporary markets

housing housing hauz rani book

jaisalmer rural centre

magazine

noose

iqbal maidan

replay

kotla hotel

CONTENTS

SECOND YEAR | 2009-10

THIRD YEAR | 2010-11

Research project analysing and questioning the increasingly hostile relationship between informal temporary markets and the city, resulting in their displacement to city outskirts.

dissertation

outflow

FOURTH YEAR 2011

kalpa

class project book

kalpa tourist centre

the vine house

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Organized Delhi Dallying, a seminar on the imageability of Delhi. Helps maintains a blog and online forum on the same.

Mapped the flower markets of Delhi as part of the Genda Phool Project.

DESIGN in progress HOUSING FOURTH YEAR

group project with Varun Bajaj

The residents and public are ‘funnelled’ towards the main interaction zones.

The site is left open as a thoroughfare for the public increasing the opportunity for interaction and contesting the boundaries between public and private.

Commercial centre on site

Public plaza

Layers of existence The different groups live in close physical proximity in different horizontal layers.

Connectivity between these layers is possible but not requisite.

The deck plaza

street promenade

MIG +HIG In mid to high rise towers open to plaza and deck

The deck

LIG (incremental) opens to plaza and to the streetopportunity for small shops, etc. on the main road

Parking

EWS (incremental) opens to plaza and a sunken court

Commercial centre on site

Public plaza

Public plaza

Urban village

Urban village

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street Public park

Economic groups have their own pedestrian “activity planes”: concourse levels which lead to the main access for the private residential unit.

Inter-inclusivity + Intra-inclusivity

plaza

The street: public promenade The plaza: activity zone Parking

Activity Planes

street promenade

Public plaza

Public park

Activity plane 3: The deck level +9000

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housing

The current project involves designing “inclusive housing”, inclusive to varied economic segments, ranging from the high income group to the economically weaker section. Inclusivity also means increased interaction with the surroundings of the site.

Activity plane 1: The street ground level

Activity plane 2: The plaza level +4500

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EDITORIAL DESIGN in progress HOUSING RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION FOURTH YEAR

with Sandeep Ahuja and Varun Bajaj

housing book

The class’s research work on housing is to be collectively documented in a project book. I worked on the layout and design for this as well as the final presentation sheets (format and colour scheme).

Proposals for the cover and contents page-spreads for the book.

The Monopoly house is an easily identifiable icon of the house and the seven colours each represent one of the main content sections.

Layout for the book is kept simple with three basic columns of equal widths.

Each sections has a main highlight colour and colour-coded tabs on the exterior margin for easy browsing.

The formats for the final presentation sheets continue the simplicity of the book design. The same colours are now used to represent each of the six sites. [inclusive]

Housing

[inclusive]

Housing

[inclusive]

Housing

Concept + Strategy SITE 2, DWARKA SECTOR 23, NEW DELHI

Sections

Bhavika Aggarwal A/2004/2008

Varun Bajaj A/2014/2008

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Site Plan AT LEVEL +9000 SITE 2, DWARKA SECTOR 23, NEW DELHI

Bhavika Aggarwal

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Session of 2011-12 IVth Year, Dept. of Architecture School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

Studio faculty: I.M. Chishti|Santosh Auluck|Vinod Gupta|Meena Mani M.L. Bahri| Rommel Mehta| Biresh Shah|Rajeev Agrawal | Leon Morenas

Session of 2011-12 IVth Year, Dept. of Architecture School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

Studio faculty: I.M. Chishti|Santosh Auluck|Vinod Gupta|Meena Mani M.L. Bahri| Rommel Mehta| Biresh Shah|Rajeev Agrawal | Leon Morenas

Session of 2011-12 IVth Year, Dept. of Architecture School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

Studio faculty: I.M. Chishti|Santosh Auluck|Vinod Gupta|Meena Mani M.L. Bahri| Rommel Mehta| Biresh Shah|Rajeev Agrawal | Leon Morenas

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ANALYSIS, DESIGN ANNUAL NASA DESIGN COMPETITION ENTRY 2011 INDEPENDENT PROJECT

group project with Rohan Patankar and Varun Bajaj

hauz rani

The brief called for detailed analysis of any urban neighbourhood and the careful consideration of associated lost traditions. The main aim of the intervention was to make man realize his deeprooted relationship with nature by bringing to light the many ways in which he is (and always will remain) dependent on it- a fact that man is now prone to ignore.

MALVIYA NAGAR

SHIVALIK

HAUZ RANI

MALVIYA NAGAR METRO STATION

POTTERY MARKET

PRESS ENCLAVE ROAD SAKET

TRADITIONS PAST

WATER Finite resource, shared community facilities.

Pottery Used to store grain and water. Today, sold more as artwork.

SPACE sharing Same space used for multiple purposes and activities. This meant that the space was active and safe. throughout the day.

metro malls saket

TRADITIONS, LOST AND NEW

Hauz Rani in particular has a strong associative history of the hauz and water replenishment, which has now been completely forgotten.

On the other hand, migrant workers bring their own traditions and practices to Hauz Rani. The pottery craft, for instance, has been active in the area for the past 60 years.

While one shared knowledge resource of the community has been undeniably lost, another has been gained. We aim to combine them and hence reinvent and revitalize old customs so that they are able to run in parallel with present-day practices. Thus, we intervine in the pursuit of creating neo-traditions for a sustainable future.

From the Sustainable Past to an Energy Intensive Present

malviya nagar bus depot khirki islamic conquest hauz rani

intervention metro malls

saket In older times, people would make a physical effort to procure water. malviya nagar This added a sense of restrain. bus depot Water was also always used judiciously, as it was a limited and was khirki replenished by the monsoon for only 2 months in a year. islamic conquest Today, water supply in homes is purely mechanical, where the resihauz rani dent just needs to flick a switch.

Thus, water is taken for granted.

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A free and accessible public water point which reinforcing the idea of water as a basic resource.

POTTERS’ COOPERATIVE

The Potters’ Cooperative –Kumhaar Sangathan Kendra– will be a new synergetic model which allows local potters to share resources and common facilities to achieve economies of production and cost.

THE ‘PEOPLE’ TREE

The focal point of the designed complex, the highlight of the village ‘chopal’. It has seating around it and offers interaction opportunities to all.

Hauz Rani

Mandi

Kumhaar Sangathan Kendra Hand pump

Hauz

Kumhaar Sangathan Kendra

Local children play in the ill-maintained and garbage-dump park.

Instead of furnishing the play area with dedicated children’s equipment, we propose interactive street furniture that will appeal to and engage the entire community.

SITE PLAN 1:200

PLAYING SAFE

People’s Tree

Hauz Rani

DEFINING A COURTYARD

The original construction of Hauz Rani was characterized by the courtyard, now forgotten. We thus wish to make the community aware of the courtyard typology by exhibiting its essential quality.

to metro station

SITE 1:500

HAND PUMP

TRANSVERSE SECTION

A rain-fed reservoir which collects water during the monsoons and other periods of heavy precipitation.

• Evokes pride in the past • Celebrates rain and nature • Raises awareness

Market

SECTION ALONG MAIN AXIS

THE HAUZ

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Children’s play areea

DESIGN HOTEL DESIGN

kotla hotel

THIRD YEAR

The brief was to design an iconic business hotel for the city, responsive to the surrounding context of the Feroze Shah monument and the Kotla sports stadium. The site was located at the Intersection of old and new cities, and the design capitalized on its potential to become a major cultural, historical and sporting hub.

STRATEGY Provide the best possible views of the fort, the road and the park Cantilever over the shorter stand of the stadium.

Axis tangential to stadium, parallel to fort. Cantilevered length follows curve of upper stands. Strong, linear block-like form emphasizes the axis. Staggered ground floor contradicts the axis.

The hotel thus aims to:

Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg

Capture the experience of a live match

Respond to the monuments nearby and develop a sense of place and story Feroze Shah Kotla Stadium

guest movement

service movement

Stadium Public Park Parking

Khooni Darwaza

Feroze Shah Kotla Fort

public areas guest rooms service areas

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ROOM LAYOUT AND DESIGN

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

LATERAL SECTION 5

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LONGITUDINAL SECTION 5

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ANALYSIS, DESIGN, EDITORIAL DESIGN REJUVENATING IQBAL MAIDAN, BHOPAL THIRD YEAR

iqbal

As part of the Overview group helped make a movie and collate our analysis on Bhopal and the historic royal precinct of Iqbal Maidan, one of the few large open public spaces in the old city. The design challenge was to create a successful public space within a maidan strong but deteriorating historical context.

The built mass is clean and streamlined. Drama is created by using the form itself rather than smaller decorative elements. Main exterior textures would be smooth finished concrete, white paint and glass

MOVEMENT The scheme emphasises on movement and flow through the maidan: there are multiple entry and exit points and the open spaces flow into each other.

LANDSCAPE Landscaping creates smaller spaces within the larger maidan and directs visitors to the OAT and later to the lake front.

VIEW Stress on the ‘view’- capitalizing on the main plus point of the maidan, the history and architecture.

ORGANIZATION OF SPACES The more tourist oriented spaces are kept separate from the everyday spaces.

The tourist information centre, art gallery and museum form one complex. The library, restaurant, chess arena and children’s park are separate.

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SITE, existing 100 50 0m

SITE SECTIONS 200

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The unified building mass is easy to navigate and flows down to Gauhar Mahal and the lake. Arched gateways lead into the focal court. The complex is organized RECREATING QILA KOHNA around a large central The art gallery + museum + tourist information centre + lecture theatre court which forms the complex is organized like an old fort. main assembly point.

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DESIGN SPIRETEC DESIGN COMPETITION THIRD YEAR

outflow

group project with Kabilan S. and Vishal Jayan

An architectural design competition adopted as the studio exercise. The brief called for a large mixed use development as part of an IT office complex in Greater Noida. One of the main challenges was to create a design that can “witness, influence and remain pertinent to the sharp, anticipated transformations of the region�.

The bulging convention centre blocks the view of the tower when starting at the base.

So we sink the bottom bit underground to get an uninterrupted view of the ribbon from the ground level.

CONTINUING THE RIBBON A continuous structural ribbon flows through the complex along the diagonal axis. The signature tower acts as the starting point of the ribbon, and is the most striking.

Glorify Identify Aspire

Signature tower hotel + apartments Convention centre

Retail F+B

IT, Business Centre Access road

DESIGN, won jury commendation IGBC COMPETITION ENTRY 2010 THIRD YEAR

replay

group project with Varun Bajaj

The brief was to redesign or renovate your college to make it sustainable and zero energy. To this end the class first conducted a detailed energy audit. In depth research and technical and mathematical skills were necessary to reach the realistic figures.

recycle | reuse | reassemble | renew Active Production

Passive Reduction

Using heat from stuffy canteen to power stirling engine, making it more comfortable.

Biogas digester CNG/ biogas mixing tank

Dept. Of Architecture, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi To minimize absolute waste by reassembling and hence, reusing, for example, reusing redundant building materials from the existing structure.

Retrofitting > Rebuilding Wind tunnels with turbines beneath generate electricity, GI covering shades the roof

Wind towers ventilate top 3 floors

Using naturally conditioned air, byproduct of wind turbine, to cool upper floors via wind tunnels.

Electrical energy consumed after retrofitting =1,35,056KWh/year Electrical Energy consumed by the building today = 2,37,330 KWh/year

Reduction = 44%

Water is pumped up using the up-down motion of the elevator, saving running and electricity costs for 2 pumps.

Sandwich board Insulation layer on 2nd floor

Stirling engine + generator Earth pipes to cool bottom 2 floors Underground RWH pit + grey water DEWATS plant

EDITORIAL DESIGN LAYOUT AND DESIGN, NOOSE MAGAZINE

magazine

noose

INDEPENDENT PROJECT

The concept layout and design for an online news and current affairs magazine aimed at the youth. The editor wanted a clean, uncluttered feel with solid coulours and no fuss, a flexible layout which would be easy to stick to, and, if need be, customize.

DESIGN TOURIST FACILITY CENTRE, KALPA SECOND YEAR

kalpa tourist centre

The brief was to design a semi-permanent tourist facility centre, to be used only during the hospitable summer months.

'Pods' have a 2.5 mm galvanised steel frame, covered by fabric which is waPERMANENT STRUCTURES ter proof and flame Walls and roofs are built using retardant. structured insulated panels or SIPs covered by wooden sliding. All pods are placed

The site was along a steeply sloped hill, overlooking a river and shadowed by the Kinner Kailash and other mountains.

Peripheral Road Shop

Parking

Reception Camping grounds Toilets

Guest dorms kitchen + services

staff accomodation

Guest pods

GUEST ACCOMODATION Dome shaped tents based on the Buckminster Fuller geodesic design.

outdoor dining area

viewing deck

on and supported ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT by wooden floors, Toilets use the Ecopan technol- and are elevated ogy, which saves water and from the ground. produces soil improvers and fertilizers. Each tent has a burner, which uses compacted organic waste as fuel.

kalpa

class project book

MEASURED DRAWING, EDITORIAL DESIGN RURAL SETTLEMENT STUDY and DOCUMENTATION SECOND YEAR class project

As part of the second year academic trip, the class studied the village of Kalpa, Himachal Pradesh, declared a Model Heritage Tourist Village by the Government of India. Smaller groups studied individual neighbourhoods and documented them via drawings.

The body of work was collated in the form of a Class Project Book.

jaisalmer rural centre

DESIGN RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTRE JAISALMER, RAJASTHAN SECOND YEAR

The brief was to design a sustainable rural community development centre, using vernacular techniques and keeping in mind the local climatic and social demands and conditions.

BUILDING STRATEGY Traditional building construction in response to the location and arid climate.

Small openings provided at a higher level ventilate while keeping the abrasive heat and sand out.

Upper floors shade the lower ones from direct south sun

Library and lecture halls get diffused north light

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Overhangs and horizontal shades protect walkways below even during the harshest part of the day.

Local materials (brick, sandstone and adobe) Low embodied energy and contextual aesthetic Oriented N-S to minimize solar gain & reduce direct wind

Jaali walls and screens help regulate air movement

Narrow shaded walkways have water flowing below paving in shallow channels which cools the surroundings

Thick tree cover along SW Recessed windows and Jaali boundary edge overhangs + 900mm wide walls safeguard thick traditional adobe walls against dust and along S and W sides. sand.

DESIGN IGBC COMPETITION ENTRY 2009 SECOND YEAR

group project with Aditi Gupta

the vine house

The brief was to design a sustainable tree house, necessarily elevated from the ground. The design was to be a holiday retreat for a married couple and their two teenaged children, the husband an author and the wife a painter.

bedroom -1000

master BR -1000

toilet

0 -100

balcony -1000

Hilly terrain with river Kuch flowing throught the region

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bed rooms

Width ranges from 2-3m. Can shoot up to 25- 30 m

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study

study/studio toilet

TREE: Jamun (Jambul)

kitchen lvl 0

CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT The idea was to separate spaces according to their respective functions.

living

study +5000

bath

Participants were free to choose their site and tree.

SITE: Chandrakot, Kumaon valley

studio +4500

kitchen

studio bath toilet bed rooms living/kitchenette balcony

The vine house is inspired from climbers (climbing plants).

The structure of the vine house is like a spiral which is open to both the outside and the inside.

The space open from the inside enables direct interaction with the tree. And that from the outside enables interaction with all the space around, in turn bringing the outside inside.

The vine house can be modelled according to the client’s wishes, and also according to the shape of the trees.