Dhruv Pillai Postgraduate Portfolio 2022

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CONTENTS

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CADENCE Maj orDes i gnSt udi o|2021 Mypr oj ectdr awsupont hecor r el at i onbet weenar chi t ect ur eandi t scommuni cat i onwi t hs pace.Overt i me, t hi sdi al oguehast hepot ent i al t oenr i cht hes oci al and cul t ur all i vesoft hepeopl e,i nandar oundt hes pace, andIwant edt oex pl or ehow Icoul daddanew l ayer ofmeani ngt oi twhi l er es pect i ngt hecul t ur alher i t age oft hes i t e.

T hedes i gnembodi est hes ei deol ogoi esands er vesas a pl at f or mf ort hevi s i t or st oi mmer s ei nt hej our neyof t hes pacet hr oughi t .

T her i gi di t yoft hel owerl evel anchor st hebui l di ngt oi t s hi s t or i cr oot swhi l et hel i ght er ,war mert i mbers t r uct ur e al l udest ot hepos s i bi l i t i esofa br i ght erf ut ur ewi t ht he ai m ofdr awi ngpeopl ei nt ot hes i t eandengagewi t hi t , f orwhi l e Ar chi t ect sdes i gn s paces ,i ti speopl e who maket hem des t i nat i ons .

Cont ex t ual Anal ys i s

Hi s t or i calconnect i on

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Anal ys i ngandt es t i ngmovementpat t er ns

Des i gnMor phol ogy Gi ven Si t e

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DOCUMENTATI ON Academi cPr oj ect |2021 T he pr oj ectr equi r ed ust o documenta des i gns t udi o pr oj ectus i ngRevi t .T heai m wast oens ur eacces s i bi l i t y f orphys i cal l y di s abl ed peopl e vi s i t ng t he bui l di ng underques t i onwhi l e mai nt ai ni ng a hi ghs t andar d of compl i ancet ot heNCC r equi r ement s .

Addi t i onal l y, t he gr oup wor ked wi t h BI M 360 t o manageanypr obabl ecl as heswi t ht henei ghbour i ng pr oj ect s .

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PARALLELCONNECTI ONS Ur banCondi t i ons ,Des i gnS t udi o|2020 T he ai m wast o des i gn a war m and i nvi t i ng campus s pacet hats er vest hepeopl eofCanber r at odaywhi l e adapt i ng t ot omor r ow’ schangi ng needsi na s ys t emat i candr es pons i vemanner .

T her i chcul t ur eofCanber r ai sr ef l ect edi ni t sher i t age s i t esandl ands capesbutcur r ent l yl i esdor mantduet o l i mi t ed acces s .By r ej uvenat i ng t hos e channel s of acces s ,Iai mt os t r engt hent heconnect i ont hevi s i t or s es t abl i s hwi t ht hes i t east heydi s coverhi s t or yt hr ough t oday’ sl ens .Anex per i encet hats hal lbeex empl i f i ed t hr ought heeducat i onbui l di ng.

T hevi s i onf ort heMas t er pl anwast ocr eat eacampus t hatl et sones l i pi nt oi tbyconnect i ngdi f f er entpor t i ons oft hes i t e.Bas edont hecr owd’ smovement s ,wewer e abl et oi dent i f ynodesand r eadi l yus ed connect i on pat hwayst hathel ped usdef i ne t he f unct i onsoft he campuss paceswhi l ef or mi ngavi s ual l i nkbet weent he s i t esl andmar ks .

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T hr ought hevant agepoi ntoft hef l oat i nggar den,one i sal l owed t os t ep backand appr eci at et he pens i ve s et t i ng oft he gar den,connectt he dot s ,and r eal i s e t hepar al l el connect i onst heyar ei mmer s edi n.

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T he Res i dent i alcr owd hasbeens o pl aced t hatt hey s pi l li nt ot he her i t age s i t e and br eat hel i f ei nt oi t

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MENTORI NG Document at i onDAs et |2020 T hi swasa ment or i ngpr oj ectwher eIt ut or ed a f el l ow s t udentr egar di ngDAs et s .T hes t udentwasr equi r edt o choos ea s i t ei nI nnerWes tS ydneyand bas ed onhypot het i calcl i entr equi r ement s ,des i gn a t ownhous e andpr oduceaDAs etf ort hes ame.

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FLI RTI NG GLI MPSES L i mi nalNexus ,Des i gnS t udi o|2020 Ourai m wast odes i gnacat al yt i ccul t ur al hubasavi s cer al r es pons et ot hei nvi t at i ont owal kwi t ht heAbor i gi naland T or r ess t r ai ti s l anderpeopl e,whom we acknowl edgeast heor i gi nalcus t odi ansofAus t r al i awi t h ourdeepes tr es pect .

I nmyef f or t st ounder s t andeachandever ys t epoft hi s j our neyi ni t sent i r et yandappr eci at eal lofi t sval ues ,I r eal i z edt hatIl os tmys el fatcer t ai ns t agesandcons equent l y,mades ur enott obecons umed byanyone i dea oft r ut h.Iendeavour ed t o under s t and t he pol ychr oni cnat ur eofs pacesand l etever yonewho vi s i t s i dent i f yt hes e mul t i pl el ayer sofcommuni cat i on f or t hems el ves .

L ear ni ngt hought s :Hopei sawor dt hatdoes n' tex i s ti n r eal i t yunt i l yous ayi toutl oud.T os ayt hat' I am hopef ul ' i st oaddr es st hei deaofaf ut ur eemot i onandmani f es t i ti nt ot hemomentt obei dent i f i edbyot her s .

Unl es st hatr eal i z at i oni sf el t ,hope i sbuta mer ei dea ex i s t i ngi nps eudos pace.T oactont hatemot i oni st o t akeas t ept owar dst hedes i r edf ut ur e.

T heques t i ont hatt henar i s esi scanot her si dent i f ymy hope wi t houtmys ayi ng i toutl oud?Canmyact i ons behopef ul ands peakf ort hems el ves ?

Maybei nmyr omant i ci s ed r eal i t y,hopei smor et han j us tani l l us i onofabet t ert omor r ow Iwantt oday.

Butt oactf ort omor r ow,t opr epar et oday,t ot aket he l eapi nt ot heunknown,i sal s oahopef ulact .Onef el t i ndi vi dual l ybyt he s el funt i ls omeone hear st he echo andt oget her ,wecanmakehoper eal .

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