PORTFOLIO Darshik Parejiya
Selected works 2013-2021
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Modern industrial heritage: A catalyst to new sustainable development T.U Delft, M. Sc. Thesis, 2020-21.
Everyday life
T.U Delft, M. Sc. 2, 2020.
Water//Lifestyle//Home T.U Delft, M. Sc. 2, 2020.
A Monumental Inversion T.U Delft, M. Sc. 1, 2019-20.
Traditional techniques in contemporary cultures K.R.V.I.A , B. Arch thesis, 2017-18.
Ajrakh Studio
Natrani Theater
Professional work, 2017.
Professional work, 2017.
The cocoon
K.R.V.I.A , B. Arch 4th year, 2017.
01 Modern Industrial heritage: A catalyst to new sustainable development “Cultural hot-spot for the neighbourhood”
Centre for material exploration, Basalt battery & Exhibition centre. Guide : Thomas Offermans, Gilbert Koskamp, Jos de Krieger TU Delft, M.Arch Thesis, 2021 Studio: Architectural Engineering. Location : Coal power plant, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Repository link: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:844bb6433ffb-45fe-ad51-b4e3baa2a4eb Keyword: Industrial Heritage, Circularity, Sustainable Design, Coal power plant ,Material and structure harvest, Revival potential ,Redevelopment time-line. To reduce the carbon emissions and restrict global average temperature rise, coal power plants are being decommissioned in EU under the Paris Agreement. In the next few decades, defunct coal-powered plants would popup all over EU and the world. This raises concerns regarding the modern industrial landscapes, their possibilities and opportunities. New strategies and frameworks are required to protect and highlight our modern industrial heritage. The thesis explores the possibilities of integrating defunct coal-power plants into the city by using existing structures and materials on site to promote sustainability and circularity. The topic is researched by understanding the basic functionality of these power plants, various facilities and the machinery housed in them, the environmental impacts, the urban contexts, heritage value assessment and various strategies of decommissioning. Inferences from the research topics would be vital in taking decisions regarding demolition/re-purpose/reuse, reflect potential reuse opportunities, and programmatic ideas which would be useful while designing a time-line phase redevelopment for these power plants to act as protagonists in achieving the sustainable development goals. How does the refurbishment of vacant thermal plants using existing structures and materials on site promote sustainability and circularity in social way?
Raw Material Extraction > Processing > Transport > Power Plant > Transmission
Water
Steam
Turbine
Mechanical energy
Electrical energy
Transmission
Building scale: Understanding the functioning of the power plant. This sub-question deals with the various facilities at site, the sizes and composition of the structure and building, and ecological impacts.
1. Surroundings/Context 2. Site 3. Skin (exterior) 4. Structure 4.1. Generation building 4.2. Silos 4.3. Chimney 4.4. Cooling tower 4.5. Coal handling system 4.6. Flue gas treatment 4.7. Workshop 4.8. Auxiliary structures 5. Surfaces (exterior) 6. Services 7. Machinery & equipment 8. Spirit of the place
10. Intentional value
9. Other relevant values
8. Re-sale value
7. Rarity value
6. Art value (relative)
5. Newness value
4. Use value
3. Non-intentional value
Design s
2. Historical value
Energy
1. Age value
Coal
Harvest: Analysis of components: It looks at the various facilities and their values, generating a heritage matrix of assessment. These pixels formulate a groundwork for redevelopment strategies. Categories with higher value should be retained/ re-purposed and given higher preference than elements with lower value. There can be several external factors that can influence the value assessment from the matrix.
Schematic diagram of Nijmegen, Geertruidenberg and Amsterdam marking the location of power plants in respect to cities. The schematic diagrams show the location of power plants in respect to the historical city and its proximity to water, road and rail networks. (The diagrams are not relatively scaled.) Urban scale: Urban strategies and context of power plants This sub-question explores the various site contexts and proximity of coalpower plants to cities.
strategy Redevelopment strategies: Plant decommissioning and phase redevelopment This explores the various methods of reuse/re-purpose/ decommissioning the site and exposing the possibilities and opportunities of intervention.
Partial demolition Demolition
Building
Re-purpose Scrap
Building component
Element
Redevelop
Base material Raw material
Site evolution in accord
2018-2019
2019
2023-
>2018a: Locations
>2018b: Locations
>20 Loca
Sloterdijk Centrum, Sloterdijk I- Zuid, Zaanstraat Emplacement.
Sloterdijk Centrum-Noord, Sloterdijk I-Noord.
Remediation and cleaning of site from contamination. Removal of Unwanted Structures. Planning of future re-use strategies.
Dismantling structures and machinery New program introduced.
Sportak Trans Zonnehoek/ M Cornelis
Dismantling flue g auxillary functions an Programs like m exo-skeleton
1.800.000 m2 total BVO
627.000 m2 total BVO (Total 2.427.000)
1.914.0 (Total 4.
14.800 homes
6.300 homes (Total 21,100)
19.300 40.400)
614.000 m2 BVO nonresidential
125.500 m2 BVO nonresidential (Total 739.000)
372.000 resident
20.500 jobs
4.200 jobs (Total 24.700)
12000 j
dance with urban fabric
-2029
028a: ations
sformatorweg, Minervahaven, Douwes.
gas treatment plant, nd structures on site. machine park and park opened.
000 m2 total BVO .341.000)
2030
2040
>2029b: Locations
>2029b: Locations
Alfadriehoek, Hempoint/ Minervahaven-Noord, Cornelis Douws 0-1.
Coen-en Vlothaven.
Intervention and design focus. Basalt battery.
Other side of the site goes under development. Protagonist to new developments and a catalyst to the neighbourhood.
1.753.000 m2 total BVO (Total 6.094.000)
1.540.000 m2 total BVO (Total 7.634.000)
17.500 homes (Total 57.900)
15.400 homes (Total 73.300)
0 m2 BVO nontial (Total 1.115.000)
350.000 m2 BVO nonresidential (Total 1.461.500)
308.000 m2 BVO nonresidential (Total 1.769.500)
jobs (Total 36.700)
11.700 jobs (Total 48.400)
10.300 jobs (Total 58.700)
homes (Total
Collage 2050
Redeveloping these power plants is inevitable, it will happen in a few years or a few decades. If the coal-power plants get re-purposed into biomass/ other power plants after ‘x’ number of years the same situation of it being redeveloped would arise. The buildings on site offer a unique development opportunity to integrate them with the growing cities. Assuming a coal-power plant ‘x’ closes in the year 2020. It would be faced with 3 viable strategies. Adopting the ‘Planned reuse’ redevelopment strategy for a power plant considering a close collaboration between the owner, state government and public organization; a stepwise elaborated strategy is illustrated in the diagram.
1. Reuse existing building
to extend their lifespan & avoid carbon footprint of demolition & construction
Parasite
Parasitic design inside the existing silo. It is exaggerated in the materiality, by using a lighter material like wood in contrast to the existing concrete shell.
Open Ground floor
2. Recycle
To reduce the embodied carbo sustainable
Since the building is essential in connections towards the back of the site; opening up the ground plane to facilitate a porous and continuous flow of movement.
Terraces
The terraces connec physically and also vis layer to the circulation facilitating larger open inside the building. Th the mass down an circulation. These casca various levels up to the top floor. Aligned towards the and west facade they building. They’re also a connection to the rest o
materials
on of new materials and use of e materials.
ct the various levels sually. Adding another n with varying heights nings and bring light hey also help breaking nd the monotonous ading terraces connect e winter garden on the
e south, south-west bring light inside the aligned to have a visual of the site.
3. Future reuse
Design for future reuse-ability to reduce carbon footprint in the future.
Materiality & Structure
Laminated veneer lumber column and beam structure with CLT slabs. The central arcade atrium is independent to which the staircase is cantilevered. BauBuche and CLT structure is anchored to the existing concrete shear walls. The dramatic circulation core in contrast to the banal industrial exterior is the guiding theme inside the building.
Scale
With the inhumane scales of the site, with chimney and generation building being as high as 180M and 90M in height respectively, the design aims to scale to down to more human levels. But also having visual connections towards the facilities on site.
Exoskeleton park
View point
Cafe Pavilion
Public sq
Lake
Towards retail
Entry
Workshop Machine park
quare
Entry
View from the entrance looking onto the silos and the machine park.
B
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4
1
Outdoor seating
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2 A
A’
N 0 2
5
10M
Legend: 1. Restaurant/Bar 2. Welcome & information area 3. AHU for Silo 1 4. Basalt Battery 5. Basalt Battery machinery.
Ground floor plan
Public square
B’
5
4
Outdoor seating 1
3
2
Public square
View of the central arch-atrium.
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10M
Legend: 1. Restaurant/Bar 2. Workshop areas 3. Multipurpose room 4. Site redevelopment office 5. Incubation area 6. AHU for Silo 2 7. Public terrace with outdoor seating
Third floor plan at +16.5m
Public square
B’
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5 5
2 1 4
2 7
3
Public terrace on third floor looking outside towards the chimney.
View of the public garden under the roof.
1. Column : 400x450mm BauBuche Beech wood column. 2. Beam : 350x400mm BauBuche Beech wood beam. 3. Slab : 20mm thk. Wooden Flooring. Acoustic insulation + Floor heating. Water proofing layer. 200mm thk. 5 Layer CLT Slab. 60mm thk. Stone wool insulation. 35mm thk. 2 layers of fire retardant boarding. Recycled Timber blocks as False ceiling. Service Level.
4.External Wall: 25mm thk. Shou Shigu Ban panel. 30mm thk. Stone wool insulation. 50mm thk. Thermal wool insulation. Water Vapor Membrane. 350mm thk. Existing RCC Shear Wall. 5.Arch-Atrium 6.Roof: Semi-transparent solar panels. Automated curtain system with beige fabric.
+44.6
+34.1
+30.0
+25.5
+21.0
+16.5
+12.0
+6.0
0.0
Pavilions
Outdoor Cafe
Arch-atrium
Entrance
Section A
+44.6 M
6
+34.1 M
6M +30.0 M
1M
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5M
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+12.0 M
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Exploded structural detail axo
25mm thk. Shou Shigu Ban wall panel 50mm thk. CLT wall frame with insulation 350mm thk. Existing RCC shear wall
25mm thk. Interior wooden wall 15mm thk. Fire retardant gypsum
200x200mm BauBuche Beech wood beam in Elev. 20mm thk. Wooden Flooring. 45mm thk. Acoustic insulation + Floor heating. 200mm thk. 5 Layer CLT Slab. 60mm thk. Stone wool insulation. 35mm thk. 2 layers of fire retardant boarding. 400x450mm BauBuche Beech Peripheral beam 250x400mm L-Section attached to RCC wall
Exoskeleton park
Chimney at back
Entrance
Arch-atrium
Services
Floor finishes. (Refer to slab details. Ceiling finish. (Hidden lines in dotted.) 350x400mm BauBuche Beam (Beech wood) 450x400mm BauBuche Column (Beech wood) 200x200mm BauBuche Bracing (Beech wood)
+44.6 M
+34.1 M
+30.0 M +25.5 M +21.0 M
+16.5 M +12.0 M
+6.0 M
0.0 M
Basalt battery + Exhibition space above it
Section B-B’
Bending
Step 1: Clean-up of the silos. Removing hazardous materials and machinery if any. Removal of P.V roof.
Cutti
A.1. BauBuche Beech wood
B.1. Bent
A.2. Self bending by removing moisture + Mechanical force.
B.2. Digital reduce w
A.3. Bent pieces stuck together.
B.3. Cut m assemb
Step 2: Partial openings from the bottom. Initiation of construction of basalt battery. Construction of Concrete service and lift core. *the construction of the basalt battery
starts when the openings have been made. The concrete removed is reused for the construction of the battery.
Step 3: Installation of construction components through the roof and bottom openings. The Circular opening on the roof is of 17.5M, which means (most) construction components should be able to pass through it in plan. Construction of central circulation system and other structure happen together followed by slabs and walls.
ing
Assembly
module
cutting to waste.
Arch-Atrium
members bled.
Members are digitally cut to sizes > Slight bent by using the method for ‘Self bending timber’ > Mechanically bent to shape > Assembled and stacked.
Step 4: Construction of the structure. Addition of diagonal beams. The super structure along with the beams is built.
Step 5: Interiors, finishes and fenestrations.
Step 6: Roofing (solar panels) and green facade.
02 Everyday life
“Variegated space: Public//private” Housing. Guide : Elsbeth Ronner, Leeke Reinders TU Delft, M.Sc 2, 2020 Studio: Urban Architecture. Location : Overvecht, Utretch, Netherlands. Group: Darshik Parejiya, Nigel Flanagan. Keyword: Threshold spaces, Demographics, Urban rooms, Adaptation. “A house must be like a small city if it’s to be a real home; a city like a large house if it’s to be a real city.” - Aldo van Eyck
Van Eyck’s quote about the city and room exemplifies this sequence of spaces and the creation of soft boundaries and passive thresholds. Research: As we moved to Overvecht, we researched the thresholds from the street to apartments. Overvecht presented a series of harsh boundaries between public and private that limited the ability of spaces to create meaningful social interactions with no space or architectural means to allow for appropriation at the apartment entrances. On entering the apartments, there was a strong degree of separation from the circulation with a small narrow hallway and living spaces located at the back of the apartment.
Design: We picked up on the richness of Overvecht through further research whilst bringing forward earlier analysis. Through a demographic study we recognized the rich makeup of people in Overvecht and the interpretation of space inside each household. Our balcony, interior spaces, back garden, and home analysis studies found a rich variety of use on thresholds. We took the sequence of spaces seen in Schmela and our home analysis to explore the idea of urban rooms where our building has a subtle gradation and scale of spaces from the public street to the more private apartment spaces. This gradation of spaces was explored in urban squares, circulation, niches, windows, interior spaces, winter gardens, and terraces.
Back side of the final poster: Narrative drawing.
Threshold study: Pesonal Home analysis
The precedent study assessed the boundary of public and private in homes. In this home analysis we analysed the boundary in a familiar setting of a community or village: neighbours and friends blurred the boundary threshold of the back door. This inverted the conventional threshold spaces, thereby making the front door as a formal entrance to the house. This blurs the threshold between front door and backyard. The security and control of these thresholds are determined by people working in the kitchen and the backyard more so than gates and camera’s.
Home analysis with snippets of activity.
Typology study: Schmela House by Aldo Van Eyck
The Schmela house typology study, we further explored the interaction of public and private in Aldo van Eyck’s architecture: blurring the boundaries between the public and private through the introduction of an art gallery in a cultural context, use of light wells and visual connection to the street. In van Eyck’s architecture we saw the interlocking and continuous gradation of spaces.
Sectional axo with a birds eye view to emphasis the gradation between public and private spaces.
Final poster. The poster was designed to be rotated 360 °. The drawing from urban level to threshold to furniture. Inferences from the demographic study were incorporated in the plans. For example: A Turkish household is very different from a Dutch household due to the cultural differences. The design adapts to this cultural richness.
03 Water//Lifestyle//Home
“A village & home in symbiosis with its environment” Home for a family focusing on water management & heat. Guide : Sang Lee TU Delft, M.Sc 2, 2020 Elective: Aesthetics of sustainable architecture. Location : Dallol, Danakil, Ethiopia. Group: Darshik Parejiya, Jiahui Yu, Maja Lindborg, Wenda Andryani. Keyword: Materiality, Harsh climates, Water, Lifestyle, Sun. ‘Welcome to Ethiopia and Danakil, the home of the Afar people. The year is 2050, and Ethiopia has experienced a rapid growth in urbanisation, with an increase of people moving to the bigger cities in the search of an easier life. Some people still choose to live in smaller settlements, dealing with the harsh climate and reality of nature. Our family is an example of such people and is living in a village near Dallol, which has the highest average temperature on Earth. Blistering heat, drought, barren soil are some of daily challenges that our family face. The area around Dallol is traditionally known for its salt-mining. In recent years the area has also experienced an increase of visiting tourists, a substantial side income that benefits the local area. Our house aims to deal with the challenging climate conditions of the area, whilst designing a house with limited resources. Although the house is already in the village, our aim is to make our house melt in while trying to prevent further damaging on the landscape. Extreme temperatures and the lack of water are two of the most challenging problems our project face. The people living here all face the same daily difficulties, which in turn have shaped the village into a unified society. Integrated with the essential principles of sustainability.’
Water Infrastructure
A. Water from river is treated in village scale and stored in underground water tank. B. Water collected from rainwater harvesting and fog catcher are filtered locally. C. Grey water from each house is filtered and used for aquaponic system located in the central courtyard used for producing vegetables.
Village
Courtyard River B
Treatment plant
Solar Envelope
The roof construction is freestanding a house. This gives it a possibility to m according to the environment and pr the solar exposure on the roof, by c The final iteration sets the length and
House A D
Aquaponics
UG.T Greywater treatment
C
High-tech design with low-tech ex Filteration
1831 kW/m2
1859 kW
1796 kW/m2
1695 kW
1711 kW/m2
1747 kW
Rainwater Aquaponics
Fogcatchers
AQUS
Kitchen
River
Treatment plant
Bathroom
Govt.
Underground water tank
Roof iteratons in Grasshopper
and independent from the rest of the make it more lightweight and shape it rogram. Using Ladybug to maximize changing its shape and composition. bending of each bamboo.
Lifestyle & use of space
The house is designed for a family of 5 and a family of tourists who come to Danakil to visit Dalol. The massing of the house is done responding to their lifestyles. The diagrams below show the 24hr time-line of the family throughout the week. Monday-Friday
Solar cells
Thatched roof
Fog-catcher
Bamboo Weekend
xecution.
W/m2
1810 kW/m2
W/m2
1854 kW/m2
W/m2
1800 kW/m2 Work/Study Sleep Household chores Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner Tourism
B’
Fog catchers
Bamboo structure
A’
A
Storage Bovenlight
N B
Ground floor plan
B’
Solar cells Thatched roof Rammed earth Salt Blocks A’
Bamboo gutter
A
N B
Terrace plan
Thatched roof + Thin solar cells
Solar cells Bamboo structure
Gutter detail
Kitchen
Living room
Terrace
Section A-A’ Bamboo structure Fog catcher
Mosquito net attached to the roof for protection while sleeping at night.
Earthen pot for collection of water from fog-catcher.
Live stock
Bathroom
Kitchen
Communal space
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6M
Section B-B’
04 A Monumental inversion
“Delirious relationship between nature and Athens” Modern Stoa, exhibition centre & debate infrastructure. Guide : Nicola Marzot, Sien van Dam, Paddy Tomesen TU Delft, M.Sc 1, 2019 Studio: Public building. Location : Athens, Greece. Group: Darshik Parejiya, Elisa Pastorelli, Peyvand Taremi. Keyword: Monumental, Delirious city, Connectivity, Urban Stoa, Urban green, Sustainability. Athens is a very significant city for its history and monuments, that are sprawl all around its broad urban pattern. Does the city actually require new monuments? And, if yes, what should this new monument look like? Our speculation started from an observation of the relationship between the nature and the city in the past, when the city itself was surrounded by a “delirious” nature and the stoa’s constituted the architectural boundary of the urban pattern. The nature was monumental and spread without any limit. Nowadays the situation is reverse: we physically experienced a “delirious city”, where is not possible to define any boundaries and where nature has a marginal role. From this speculation we elaborated our position towards a new project for Athens: give back the “nature” to the city, responding to the essential requirements of sustainability. Our “artificial nature” will reinterpret the ancient stoa, the monumentality of the past and will be designed as an infrastructure to explore connectivity in a modern way. Sustainable : Connectivity : Intimacy Green Tissue: Our idea of intimacy has been translated by creating public squares which connect the green domain. At some points the green even carves the building or crawls top of the roof in order to import and extend the sense of intimacy from outdoor to indoor. The green is not only designed for the purpose of intimacy and leisure but is also integrated with the essential principles of sustainability.
Now Past Nature Program Private Public Relationship between old and proposed.
Green Square Green
Square
Outside
Inside
Green
Hierarchy between green and square.
Intervention embodies the sequence of open spaces connecting the urban fabric.
Drop-off point
Technopolis
Intervention site
Residential access
Residential area
Acropolis
Built & Unbuilt
Green & Public spaces
Visual connection
Project site
Pompeion
Tourists
Street vendors
Theseio Metro station
Master Plan
Connectivity
2 Masses
Underground
Central square Landscape Green + Connectivity
Amphitheatre Schematic diagrams
Urba Fruit We
Green roof
The intervention connects the wetlands, amphitheater, exhibition center, and green roof that is facilitated through a green central atrium. The dramatic route of movements adds another layer experientially that blurs the boundaries between the nature and the building.
+9.0 M
Green roof
Tickets
+4.5 M
0.0 M
Terrace
Exhibition
Cafe
-6.0 M
Tickets
Multi-func. Exhibition
Plenary Lounge
-9.5 & 10.5 M
Lecture
Shop
an Park + gardens+ etlands .
Exploded Axo
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Public square
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Open air amphitheater
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Legend: 1.Exhibition Space 2. Ticket counter / info desk 3.Cloak Room 4. Auxiliary functions 5. Modern stoa academy 6. Temporary market 7. Ticket counter 8. Administration 9. Multi-purpose room 10. Workshop area.
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Basement plan @ -6.0M
View a: looking from urban park to the public theatre
View b: view from the main street
View c: Amphitheater overlooking the debate infrastructure
View d: view from the residential part.
Entrance
Public amphitheater
0 1
4
Elevation A-A’
Debate infrastructure
The new stoa
10M
E
Entrance
Entrance
Reflective pond
Green atrium
Public square
Exhibition space
0 1
4
10M
Elevation B-B’
0 1
4
10M
Longitudinal Section D-D’
Open air amphitheater
Lecture room
0 1
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10M
Longitudinal Section C-C’
Materiality
The choice of materials was to promote circularity and flexibility of materials. Mud excavated during the process of construction is re-purposed as a building material. This Rammed earth forms the exterior facade of the building which also helps tackle the extreme climate. The structure is dual in nature; heavy rammed earth and concrete is used in enclosed spaces, whereas upper structure is timber. Pre-cast modules are used for flexibility and future expansion/disassembly. These pre-cast modules are made from ferrock concrete which comprises of 95% recycled materials. During the process of construction bamboo is used as the primary material for scaffolding, which later is re-purposed as railing.
Secondary C.L.T. Be 100x75m
Primary C.L.T. Be 200x100m Green Roof Details 1. Grass/Sedum 2. Soil 3. Filter layer/Fleece 4. Drainage Layer 5. Waterproofing Member 6. Insulation 7. Vapour control layer 8. Pre-cast ferrock slab
Slab Details 1. Finished l 2. Screed 3. Radiant co 4. Screed 5. Waterproo Pre Pr
200mm 3mm 50mm 5mm 50mm 3mm 20mm
Reflective false ceiling 100mm dia. M.S. C.H.S. Bundle timber columns 200mm dia. C.L.T. Section
Rammed Earth
Ferrock
Timber
Bamboo
Stabilised rammed earth 400mm thk.
Cork Insulation. Reflective false ceiling
eam mm
eam mm
s layer
22-25mm 15-20mm ooling 25mm 15-20mm ofing 5mm e-cast ferrock rimary beam
Timber floorboards C.L.T. Stringer C.L.T. Bracket C.L.T. Sections Tensile cables support structure for green
Pre-cast ferrock hollow Slab 200mm thk.
Timber column structure for courtyard 300mm dia. C.L.T. section Timber beam horizontal bracing B/W columns 200mm dia. C.L.T. section Curtain glazing Double glazed.
Precast ferrock Column 350mm dia.
Exploded structural axo
Re-used bamboo railing
Roof lvl. +9.0M Green Roof Details 1. Grass/Sedum 2. Soil 3. Filter layer/Fleece 4. Drainage Layer 5. Waterproofing Member 6. Insulation 7. Vapour control layer 8. Pre-cast ferrock slab
200mm 3mm 50mm 5mm 50mm 3mm 20mm
First lvl. +4.5M Pre-cast Ferrock Column 350mm dia. Slab Details 1. Finished layer 2. Screed 3. Radiant cooling 4. Screed 5. Waterproofing Ground lvl. 0.0M
22-25mm 15-20mm 25mm 15-20mm 5mm
Tensile cables Timber column structure for courtyard 300mm dia. CLT section Timber beam horizontal bracing B/W columns 200mm dia. CLT section Basement lvl. -6.0 M
C.L.T. Sections Timber floorboards C.L.T. Bracket Stabilised rammed earth 400mm thk. Lower Basement lvl. -10.5 M
Movement of mud
Movement of mud from excavation to construction. Recycling the excavated earth on site rather than dumping it.
Vegetation type
Mandarin tree
Judas tree
Lemon tree
Water management
Daffodil
Collecting rain water + Recycling water for landscaping
Hyacinth
Ophrys speculum
View from the amphitheater towards the building.
View of the central atrium.
05 Traditional techniques in contemporary cultures “a place it feels like it belongs there”
Experimentation centre, start-up offices & convention centre. Guide : Pinkish Shah K.R.V.I.A. , B. Arch thesis, 2018 Location : Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. Keyword: Traditional building methods, Contemporary cultures, Materiality, Sustainability,. Abstract : The practice of architecture has largely been understood as an issue of technology and energy performance. Consequently the discussions surrounding it has remained separate from the broader discussion of architecture as a cultural project. Architects have long had an interest in the relationship between their design interventions and surrounding culture, traditions and climatic conditions. The very fact that for centuries, ancient cultures were able to adapt to survive changes in social structure, climate and environment, without any mention of “sustainability”, should give us a pause for thought. The fusing of building techniques, for example the application of digital tools to traditional craft, can lead to new solutions, innovations and benefits. Natural landscape, local materials, cultural techniques, local custom and lifestyle - all can used as a starting points for new interpretations, integration approaches and strategies. These are useful as sources of inspiration; not to be imitated, but as a starting point for further developments and innovative ideas. A new focus is needed, on effectiveness and efficiency, on adaptability, and intelligent use of cultural techniques. In this rapidly changing world, the current architectural debate as architects concern ourselves largely with the quantitative aspects of building. We refuse to concede the construction of ‘cultural value’, thinking about our built environment purely as a “commodity”. Learning from the past, analysing the present and looking towards future. Sectional model image.
Masterplan Evolution
The thesis intents to study the alternative future of built forms by using traditional elements and techniques by aiding the current building techniques in semi-arid & arid regions.
Evolution diagr
Manifestation of guidelines. Combin block. The site can be bro
1. The Dump:
Breaking down the tower into 15 individual blocks with 1000m² built up area. In-set building
2. Sun Path:
Re-orienting the blocks according to the sun path.
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3. Clusters:
Creating clusters according to the route of movement and public access.
Creating voids
4. Air flow:
Staggering the blocks to break the hot air flow.
W
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nation of numerous rules to form one oken into 3 simpler zones.
Iterations
Same module can accommodate all of these programs using the rules and definitions: Convention centre, exhibition centre, large trade show arenas, stadiums (combination or cluster), school, hospitals treatment plants, recreational spaces etc.
25x50 Meter
50x50 Meter
25x25 Meter
10x20 Meter
10x10 Meter
Porosity
Courtyard
Water + Wind
Masterplan Handbook / Guidelines
Each building block & its context is an amalgamation of the following open ended rules which set basic guidelines for further and sustainable development. These guidelines can be altered according to the contexts and programs.
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This street intervention
Plaza Buildings on the road edge open their lower level to public front. These spaces also become transition spaces.
Transition spaces The connection between two buildings or pathways along the riverside are shaded. It creates semishaded transitional spaces in the arid climate
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Art street This public streets open up to art and cultural exhibitions. Also has cycles stands and public amenities on the way.
Art street The river edge is a series of smaller retaining walls which comprise cultivated & manicured lands that are open for public. Small water bodies store excess storm and river water.
Extraordinary ordinary
Redefining the existing programs with the introduction of new functions. This functions allows the public to interact with the new city centre. It breaks the norms of the gated community and creates new public-private interaction spaces. Weaving public functions like experimentation centre’s, exhibition spaces, maidan’s places for festivals, markets, parks, cultural centre’s, recreational spaces etc. with the private functions. The intervention is located along the main axis towards the river from the metro station. The building is developed using the master plan guidelines and forces of the context. The cluster is imagined as a series of streets which create a shaded promenade. The building is modern yet connects back to its traditional roots. Use of appropriate material in the correct place, sustainability, future expansions, traditional techniques and redefining the conventional programs are few of the pointers tackled in the design. ‘The building should embrace the context, rather than being an alien’.
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Experimentation & Exhibition spaces, Convention centre
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Dipping the north facade to invite people in. Services towards the south end.
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Services towards the south end. Staggering the blocks. Dividing the blocks for light and ventilation; also public access.
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Placing the rammed earth walls. Rotating the building block to reduce sun exposure.
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Lowering the central plaza which acts as an outdoor exhibition space.
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Structural System for Convention centre.
Stabilised rammed earth column (6% cement) & R.C.C hollow column on either sides with concrete vaults as roof with ribs at every 5m interval. Filler walls are 600mm thk. stabilised rammed earth walls. R.C.C hollow columns on either sides are 1500mm wide and the central rammed earth column is 2500mm wide with 800mm thk. walls (hollow from within). 2 R.C.C girders span the structure & the connection between these two girders forms the gutter for the vaults. These girders have openings on the sides for light.
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Structural System for Experimentation centre & offices.
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Stabilised rammed earth walls (6%) cement on the exteriors with R.C.C slab and columns to span. Filler walls are C.S.E.B blocks 240x250x115mm fixed using lime mortar. The walls are in-set from the columns. Thickness of rammed earth wall : height of building is 0.1m>1m. Thus the thickness of the walls is 1500mm at ground level and reduces at the upper levels to 650mm.
Green facade detail
View 1 - Green wall view at the south-west facade.
med earth & R.C.C slab detail
View 2 - Main entrance view for the experimentation centre.
View 3 - Cycle stand and constructed wetlands towards the public edge.
06 Ajrakh Studio Cultural institute-Studio. Professional work, 2017 Indigo architects, Ahmedabad, India Location : Ajrakh, Bhuj, India.
(http://indigo-architects.com/project/ajrakh_studio/)
Conceived as a resource centre for the 4500 years old craft of Ajrakh block printing in Kutch, it serves to showcase the technique, production, and the art of Ajrakh. The client, Dr. Ismail Mohmed Khatri is a highly acclaimed artisan and a community leader, carrying forward his ancestral craft. The new studio draws from the old typology of their original family home in Dhamadka, comprising a distinct layering of spaces from the public to the inner working private courtyard. The Ajrakh studio is a series of two volumes oriented NS lengthwise with inclined roofs on the shorter sides, united by an open court and held at the two short ends by services. A compact site adjacent to a dwelling space, it is designed to occupy the periphery and leave out its heart, open to the sky above. The central open court buffers the public functions from the focused inner work-space and also becomes an informal place to socially congregate while providing a processing space for dyed textiles. Local fly ash bricks with lime mortar, lime plaster finished with dolomite plaster and yellow mineral pigment from Kutch, wooden louvred doors and windows from recycled teak wood, protective overhangs define the palette. The terraces on the south and west have access to fabric drying structures detailed in steel and bamboo and are emblematic of such elements used widely by printer communities in western India. Role : I worked under a senior architect for the initial 2 months, then later worked directly with the principal architects. During this period the plans and sections were developed. Later, I detailed and designed the roof, trellis, wash area and chulah, chajja, water systems, flooring & finishes, door-window, staircases, railing, curb & plinth finishes along with the principal architect. Several 3-D renders were done for this detailing purposes and also for the client.
Image courtesy indigo architect
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Ground floor plan
Sections
Image courtesy indigo architects.
Door & Window Door and windows were made from used wood. During hot winds these doors can block the winds, and they also allow in regulating the light inside a space.
Image courtesy indigo architects.
Roof Openings at the roof level also help to control entry and exit of hot air depending on the season. The roofs collect rainwater leading it into a large underground harvesting tank.
07 Natrani Theatre Cultural institute-Theatre. Professional work, 2017 Indigo architects, Ahmedabad, India Location : Ahmedabad, India.
(https://indigo-architects.com/project/natarani-amphitheatre/)
Situated on the edge of river Sabarmati, Natrani studio is active in nurturing students. Natrani studio also provides a space for professionals to perform. As the space was expanding, there was a need of a bigger theatre where the city could also interact with the studio space. The open to air theatre is an extension to the Natrani studio. The catwalk is cantilevered from one edge of the theatre. Support at the either ends was only possible to ensure a column free space inside the theatre. I was involved in designing and detailing the first complete set of this cantilever catwalk along with the principal architect. Along with the detailing, 1:50 scale model was made for understanding the space.
Image courtesy indigo arch
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Section through the cantilevered catwalk.
Detailed plan showing the main members.
Detail Axo
Image courtesy indigo architects.
08 The cocoon
“home away from home” Student housing. Guide : Quaid Doongerwala & Shilpa Ranade K.R.V.I.A. , B. Arch 4th year, 2017 Location : Mumbai, India. Keyword: Podium, 4 squares, City-home : Public-Private, Voids. Mumbai city sees a lot of influx of students every year. Because of the lack of hostel facilities in Mumbai, most students have to go for either PG or rentals. In PG’s and rentals they face many problems from the society. Many unwanted rules are laid onto them. The idea of the building revolves around this, creating public spaces as well as creating spaces for the students. The private spaces and an individual’s room is as important as the public spaces. A student roughly spends 12 hours in their room daily and more during exams. The whole idea revolved around this where individuality and common spaces intersect. To maintain this relationship between the public and private the building is lifted onto the first floor where all the public functions face the edge of the road. This podium level is open from the river side where disintegrates into landscapes. The mass is disintegrated into double height volumes which act as common spaces. Opening the courtyards by one side enables them to interact with the surroundings, and not become defunct storage spaces.
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Lifting the building off the ground. Separates it from the urban chaos below. Disintegrates towards the water edge.
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