DHRUMIL KANTHARIA GRADUATE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
DHRUMIL KANTHARIA
A: 71, Salisbury Rd, Sheffield, UK – S101WA M: +44-7548548055 E: dhrumil.kantharia@gmail.com W: https://dkant1106.portfoliobox.net/
PERSONAL STATEMENT
I intend to engage in initiatives that bring across an eco-sensitive approach to designs, extending the canvas of the built to systems beyond human. I have an interest in the convergence of hydrological network and settlements. I am interested in identifying the correlation between the natural and cultural issues and propose a holistic approach towards bringing a paradigm shift through different solution.
SKILLS
2D - AutoCAD, ARCHICAD, ArcGIS, Hand drawing 3D - Sketchup, Rhino, Lumion, AutoCAD 3D, Fusion Representation - Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Prezi, MSOffice
REFERENCES
DR. NICOLA DEMPSEY
MR. THOM WHITE
n.dempsey@sheffield.ac.uk
thom.white@sheffield.ac.uk
Floor 12 The Arts Tower Western Bank Sheffield S10 2TN 01422 220612
Floor 10 The Arts Tower Western Bank Sheffield S10 2TN 01422 220612
EDUCATION
ACHIEVEMENTS
• The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom Masters of Landscape Architecture Sept. 2017 – present (Due to complete in Sept. 2019) • The Maharaja SayajiRao University of Baroda, Vadodara, India Bachelors of Architecture (CGPA – 3.54/4.00) 2008 – 2013
Research Grant for the LEAF fellowship by M/s Prabhakar B. Bhagwat, India Feb. 2019 - present • Research member with MLA Dhara Mittal and Ar. Nishant Mittal of Studio 23n72e, Ahmedabad. Research on matrix planting for an Indian context.
• University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK Teaching Assistance Nov. 2018 – present
• Ar. Gurdev Singh and Ar. Sanjeev Joshi, Vadodara, India Architect Aug. 2013 – Oct. 2013 - Teaming with Ar. Alisha Nisar (Product designer) presenting the design documentation of
• Freelancing as an Architect, Vadodara, India Mar. 2016 – June. 2017
• M/s Prabhakar B. Bhagwat, Ahmedabad, India Architect Intern Jun. 2011 – Oct. 2011 - Developed conceptual designs, drafted detail drawings,
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
- Teaching Autocad to UG (2nd & 3rd year) and MA (1st year) students - Teaching GIS to UG 2nd students
- Part of a team of advisory group for Vishwamitri river revival project. Analysis and presentation work to the commissioner of Vadodara Municipal Corporation. - Working on a master plan and landscape design for Eco-tourism project in Dang, Gujarat with Landscape architect and ecologist Ar. Shishir Raval - Participated and cited top 10 in an International competition ‘Water and its city edge’ - Working as project assistance for corporate building in Vadodara for Ar. Aniket Bhagwat - Landscape design and execution for a residence in Khanpur, Vadodara - Assisted Ar. Hricha Lahkar for designing and renovating Tezpur Station Club, Assam, India.
• M/s Prabhakar B. Bhagwat, Ahmedabad, India Assistant Architect Nov. 2013 – Feb. 2016
- Part of the office project team on the ‘Reincarnating Varanasi, Reincarnating India’, - Worked as a design co-ordinator for the Corporate headquarter office of Torrent Pharmaceutical Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad. Involved in client meetings, Landscape planning, services, detail design - Worked as a design co-ordinator for the landscape of a residential complex in London. Presented design documentation to the client. - Involved from designing stage until execution stage for Cricket Stand in Casa Rio, Mumbai. - Worked as design co-ordinator for the landscape of residential and commercial complex in Kanjurmarg, Mumbai. - Curated the Exhibition ‘24 Intercessions’ in Trichy, India. - Part of a design team of Linear Park in Mumbai, India.
pedestrian bridge in the public park to the municipal co-corporation of Vadodara. - Design Development, made models, and design presentation.
organized design reports and presentation and made design models for various on-going projects
VOLUNTEER AND OUTREACH WORK
- Current postgraduate Landscape ambassador for department of Landscape architecture in University of Sheffield. - Acted as class representative in first year of Masters of landscape architecture in University of Sheffield. - Member of the sustainable community in the University of Sheffield -Working with VRAT an interdisciplinary stakeholder team focused on river restoration projects in Vadodara - Part of the research team in documenting of D.N. Hall, The Maharaja University of Baroda for conservation and renovation of the building. - Designed different types of dustbin and were assembled at the footpath of Kamatibaug, Vadodara. - Part of the University Delegation that won the RUEBENS, ANDC, HUDCO and the Le Corbusier Trophy at the Annual NASA - 2009 - Attended workshop of Arches, Vaults and Domes in Auroville, Pondicherry by Satprem Mani in 2010. - Served college as Student General Secretary in year 2010-2011. Managed all the extra- curricular events, cultural events, organizing sponsors etc. - Initiated a program called ‘Know Your City’ for the students of M. S. University, India.
ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS
Professional Memberships: Council of Architecture - India
Languages: English (speaking and writing: fluent), Hindi (speaking and writing: fluent), Gujarati (speaking and writing: fluent) Interest: Sketching, jazz music, travelling, football, cooking.
SPECIAL PROJECT
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES • To gain hydrological stability • To improve ecological balance • To achieve social equity • To create new cultral identity
THE DOWNPOUR, VADODARA, INDIA GIVING BACK THE WATER TO THE CITY
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BHIMNATH LAKE 22°18’45.64”N 73°11’3.76”E
SURSAGE LAKE 22°18’2.99”N 73°12’13.68”E
MAJAM LAKE 22°18’45.33”N 73°12’29.66”E
SASRIYA LAKE 22°18’24.22”N 73°12’49.21”E
RAJE LAKE 22°18’3.31”N 73°13’2.10”E
MAHADEV LAKE 22°17’35.41”N 73°13’9.56”E
DHOBI TALAV 22°18’45.64”N 73°13’9.99”E
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BAPOD LAKE 22°18’15.21”N 73°14’17.10”E
VISION The project intent to create a framework for the river, lakes and the neighbourhood, integrating a series of intervention that addresses storm water and flooding while rehabiliating remaining networks by improving key ecological corridors.
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VADODARA, INDIA
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2005
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URBANIZATION
1941 1970 1974
OPEN SPACES
ISSUES AND SOLUTION
1927
400 km2
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HYDROLOGICAL STABILITY
-336 SLUMS IN 1996
3.2% OF GREEN SPACE
30% OF POPULATION LIVES IN SLUMS
BENGALURU, INDIA
0.56 MILLION
5.6% OF GREEN SPACE
x 100
SHEFFILED, UK
x 863.57
22.1% OF GREEN SPACE
x 100
ECOLOGICAL BALANCE
MISSION MILLION TREES
SOCIAL EQUITY
SLUM FREE CITY
CULTURAL IDENTITY
MAKE THE CITY GREEN
PLANNING APPROACH
INTERLINKING ALL THE WATER BODIES
VADODARA, INDIA
x 9.72 12.34 MILLION SHEFFILED, UK
356 km2
x 100
MORE THAN 500 SLUMS
BENGALURU, INDIA
709 km2
2015 2016
2017 2018
2.06 MILLION
x 44.8
LET IT FLOOD
LET US CONNECT
LET US RAISE
LET US PLAY
LET US LEARN
LET IT LIVE
STRATEGIC MASTERPLAN
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SUDS Proposed Avenue tree Waterbodies
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Trails Proposed intervention
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VISHWAMITRI RIVER BAHUCHARJI BROOK LAXMI VILLAS PALACE SURSAGAR LAKE BHIMNATH LAKE MAJAM LAKE SASRIYA LAKE DHOBI LAKE RAJE LAKE MAHADEV LAKE DHOBI LAKE WETLAND PARK MAIDAN CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT SPORTS ARENA MULTI-PURPOSE ARENA FARMER’S MARKET ARTISIAN VILLAGE HERITAGE WALK LOW INCOME HOUSING URBAN AGRICULTURE INSTITUTE ARTS AND CRAFT CENTRE HEALING CENTRE PARK
RIVER
MAIN ROAD
WAY FORWARD The next stage of the design will focus on developing the proposed typologies along the site and to form a new implemetation stratergies to protect, to restore and to conserve the area.
KAMATIBAUG PARK
VIEWING DECK
- Need to change the conventional drainage system with low impact development - SUDS will allow water to recharge - Avenue trees to be planted
GRASSLAND PARK
- River should not be developed as a riverfront while providing refuge for animal species - Bio-engineering techniques to be used to protect the soil erosion
BROOK
STREET
ENTRANCE TO THE PARK
URBAN CANAL
PERVIOUS SURFACE
- Street storm water connects the canal - daylighting of canal in open space to balance the natural system
LAKE
PARK
PROPOSED TYPOLOGIES
- Terrain of the park to be modulated to accumulate the flood outflow - Native plants and trees to be consider
https://www.georgetownclimate.org/adaptation/toolkits/green-infrastructure-toolkit/introduction.
- Filtration and cleaning of the lake is the first step - Lake should be design naturally to avoid the pollution
KIRTI TEMPLE
BRIDGE
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DESIGN USING BROOK TYPOLOGY
PLOTS
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE
TRAIL
WIDENING OF THE BROOK
- Widening of the banks to allow water to flood - Bringing back wetlands that clean and improve overall water quality - connect people to the brook
- Trees to be planted to reduce the macro temperature - Increase the softscape to allow water to percolate
WOODLAND PARK
WETLAND PARK
PROPOSED WEIR
MAIN ROAD
- Institutional and public building are bases to aware people about the natural system - Plots should have pervious surfaces to decrease the volume and run off of stormwater
VISHWAMITRI RIVER
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100m
URBAN DESIGN
THE RECIPROCAL LIFE, SHEFFIELD, UK TEMPORALITY, ADAPTABILITY, TRANSFORMABILITY This studio helped to explore the relationship between human experience and spatial organization in urban settings. Also, the aspects of a new theoretical framework called ‘Socially Restorative Urbanism’ and its application in different part of the city. To form a design we had to use physical model to understand the space.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES • To create new social spaces • Improve quality of life • Connect to water • To make more resilient area
During regular day time
SITE LOCATION: BALL ST BRIDGE, KHELAM ISLAND
During exhibition time
PRECEDENT STUDY AND INSPIRATION
STRATEGIC MASTERPLAN
During showcase of movie at night time
EQUATOR COFFEE & URBAN REMEDY, USA
ART TUNNEL SMITHFIELD, UK
During community gathering
Bo01, SWEDEN
POCKET PARK, USA
AXONOMETRIC VIEW
TEMPORALITY, ADAPTABILITY, TRANSFORMABILITY
THE PROPOSAL By using the ‘Experiential landscape mapping’ method to study differnt user of the site, we analised the site in terms of lack of social spaces. Based on the study, we came up with different strategy. The most imporatant design strategy is to make spaces where people can escape from their regular routine life and by making the water edge more accessible. We should also think of designing new human scale spaces for social meetings and interaction, that could for example be achieved by extending building elevations and make them more accessible. The aim of the project is to make the neighbourhood more resilient and more socially interactive place.
Link to the design video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tgMUvGQx-Y&feature=youtu.be
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1 + 2. Options for the transitional wall 3 + 4. Options for green buffer wall 5 + 6. Options for blank wall 7 + 8. Options for the river edge 9. View showing the flexibility of the space 10. Movable wooden crates used as table, seats 11. Buffer wall as transition 12. Activities during day 13. View showing movable planters 14. Art display wall 15. Vie showing night patterns
URBAN LANDSCAPE PLANNING PARKWOOD SPRINGS, SHEFFIELD, UK JOURNEY TO THE UTOPIAN LIFE
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES • To create new urban setting near the ski village • To improve the biodiversity of the reclaimed land
ISOMETRIC VIEW OF THE SITE WITH INITIAL IDEA Conserving and mangaging ancient coppiced woodland Farming of differnet crops and vegetables / Education - learning centre Orchard park with various fruit trees including apple, orange, lemon, etc Community hall for organizing different acivities all round the year Water bodies for farming and drinking purpose The farm yard with variety of rural setting animals Conserving the Wardsend cemetary as historical reminisce Entrance to the Urban agriculture farm with car parking Honey garden
IMPORTANT NODES AND VIEW POINTS
Wetland park
New woodland for blocking the foul wind flow from landfill area to the community area. Eventually it will developed as mix broadleaf woodland Site of Special Scientific Interest land parcel for studying different flora and fauna Lab for SSSI for performing experiments Recreational area/ open amphitheatre viewing the panorama of Sheffield River trail along the river Don passing through wet woodlandm various wetland park, industrial corridor Entrance to the Parkwood spring community area with car parking
CIRCULATION NETWORK ALONG THE SITE
Recreational lawn area for multipurpose uses - Football pitches
Climbing walls amalgimated with the natural landscape for natural experience Ski slopes desined by EXTREME - Leisure Visitor centre of Ski village Railway paddle car station Workshop area on rental basis Back house of the visitior centre for the storage of products Visitor and community centre with different cafes, shops, galleries Trasitional buffer of urban industrial area nd nature park Urban city square to enhance the heritage of industrial character - Cafes and restuarants - High end shopping alley - Housing - Art and exhibition galleries - Information and leisure centres Exisiting road leading to the ski village redesign with better footparths and cycle routes
PROPOSED BULE AND GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
LAYERS OF DESIGN
STRATEGIC MASTERPLAN
VISION The proposed design intends to create an experiential transition from urban/grey area to the natural/green imagery. To experience transitions across various spatial and visual features, the railway paddle car will play an elemental role. From new urban city square to visitor centre, from industrial heritage to ski village or from institutes to urban agriculture farms, there are many transitions which will give aspirational and natural comfort. The bazzar wil lact as the new urban centre along with the city centre in Sheffield. It will link with the Khelam island and will create a new urban hub for the people of Sheffield. There will be a visitor centre which will give information about the history of Parkwood springs and its development. Cafes, pubs, galleries and many such spaces will make the Bazaar a new hangout space. There is a great opportunity to show the large number of tourist who will visit skvi village to educate the need of urban developemt happening in the world.
FINANCIAL IDEA
Recycling Project
SECTIONAL STUDY
Livestock interaction
Volunteer
Organic kitchen
1. Individual housing 2. Bicycle track with a walkway 3. Proposed green buffer zone - Woodland 4. River Don widening by removing the vehicular road 5. Perennial planting along the walkway 6. Bio Swale 7. Existing walkway 8. Revegitation on the riparian edge to protect from scouring edges and enhancing bio - diversity
URBAN ECOLOGICAL DESIGN
INTO THE ‘URBAN’ WILD, SHEFFIELD, UK SPONGE CITY
FOOTHILLS OF PENNINES
FIVE RIVERS
THE STEEL CITY
MASTER PLAN
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES • SUDs and improve water quality • Increase native vegetation planting • Enhance public space • Create safe pedestrian, cyclist and transit streets
VISION The overall planning and design tries to incorporate and co-relate social, economical and environmental concerns. It focuses on full water cycle and rain water-harvesting. Special emphasis is given to make the design more adaptive. The idea of engaging and involving the community and locals is introduced to make the project interactive. This section of the street includes a significant redesign of the existing Castlegateroad breaking the boundary between water and human. The landform of the designed river edge is worked in such a way that the water collects in all the designed bio swales and wetlands. It will give an inspiring glimpse of the water edge when people will cross through the Lady’s bridge KEY
1. Entrance to Phase 2 of greater green scheme 2. Bicycle lane in recycle material 3. Floating deck 4. Pedestrian trail 5. Bug hotel along the trail 6. Gathering plaza / junction 7. Birch woodland inspired from the Peaks 8. CafĂŠ 9. Wetland 10. Daylighting the river sheaf 11. Perennial meadow 12. Living wall
PART PLAN A
SECTION BB (During summer)
Perspective view from the plaza square towards the water front in summer
SECTION BB (During heavy floods)
Perspective view from the plaza square towards the water front during monsoon when the river is on high flood level
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION DISSOLVED EDGES, VADODARA, INDIA LOOKING INTO AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH
ISSUES • Hydrological instability • Ecological imbalance • Lack of cultral indentity
River Crossing through the Sayajigunj Area
Connecting important nodes in the city with the river
Existing Urban Fabric
Connections are teleports that take you away from the congestion of the city.
Link between the active nodes in the city and restorative pods along the edge.
LANDUSE MAP SHOWING EDGES
Link between the city and river through which energy and nutrients flow.
PART EDGE DETAIL PLAN
Our entry is an effort to draw attention to privation of an alternative approach that addresses both the natural and human systems associated with the river. Rather than focusing on the channel itself, we believe that goals to restore the impaired stream can be better achieved by addressing the causes of channel degradation at a catchment scale. We recognize the need to work ar a hierarchy of scales to effectively address the river system. In addition to the focal level/ level of interset which in this case is the city, we also emphasize focusing on a broader scale (the regional watershed) and a finer scale (a section of the city along the river floodplain).
AFTER
BEFORE
VISION The proposal is a piecemeal idea that fails to address the river in its wider watershed context. It proposes river system modifications that will irretrievably alter the physical landscape of the river, uproot several communities who reside along it and destroy the ecology of the river causing extirpation of the resident crocodile population in addition to several otehr vulnerable species. This impugned proposal is being promoted through visions of the interactions it facilitates among the city and the river. The proposal reflects the culture of extraction and consumption we live in. WIth imminent plans for dramatic land use and hydraulic change along the river the proposal commodifies and asserts control over a dynamic river system.
a. “Crocodil-o-scopes” which provided a one to one opportunity to connect to the rivers crocodiles and its inhabitants.
SECTION
b. The interventions frame and impose on our consciousness the different ways in which we connect to the river.
Riparian edge
Viewing deck
Trails
c. “River-o-phones” render the functioning ecosystem apparent to viewers through auditory and visual sight lines.
Theme park
b. “Bird-o-culors” through which one can observe the beautiful birds that visit the river
PROFESSIONAL WORK
ROLE: • Analysis and design ideas • Co-ordination with different involved disciplines • To produce a report
REINCARNATING VARANASI REINCARNATING INDIA
The urban band that developed along the river
The distinctive urban fabric flanking the river-front urban band and developing westwards from it.
The gardens and pleasure residences of the rich merchants on the lines of the Mughal gardens, situated on the outskirts of the 18th century city.
The recent plotted development extending from the outskirts of the 18th century city to the cantonment area.
CONSERVATION
TRAFFIC
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WATER SUPPLY
SEWERAGE & STORM WATER
ELECTRICITY
CULTURE AND ARTS
KUNDS
VARUNA RIVER AND SANDBAR
Restoring the ‘Ghats’
Revival of Sacred Tanks
‘Varuna Ganga sangam yatra’ Craft centre
Sand bar , Sacred Forest and shadow of the forest
2014
2010
2001
VISION A transdisciplinary endeavour, the project aimed at identifying and addressing the various issues associated with an ancient living landscape embodied with a rich natural and cultural history. With participatory design being an important component of the project, there were people from different field involved with diverse socio-economic communities that lived across the various landscape ecosystems that formed the site.
PROTECTING THE HORIZON FROM URBAN SPRAWL Sacred forest-a botanical garden at the edge of the sandbar acting as a buffer between the built on one side and the sandbar and river on the other helping preserve the horizon.
Transport hub
Woodland park
Transit node
Cultural centre Institutional ghats
The intervention consists of various defined nodes designed to serve as pause points for the alternative transport route along the river beginning from Malaviya Bridge to the Varuna Ganga Sangam
Detail plan of the transit node and woodland park
View of the transit node
a. “Crocodil-o-scopes” which provided a one to
a. “Crocodil-o-scopes” which provided a one to
PROFESSIONAL WORK
ROLE: • Design co-ordinator • Involved in client meetings, Landscape planning, services, detail design • Site supervision
TORRENT CORPORATE OFFICE AHMEDABAD INDIA
BENCH DETIAL 10mm thk M.S. flat Copper sheet with approved finish 50mm thk Terrazzo Base plate
ELEVATION
Hand made tile
PLAN
FLOATING PLANTER DETAIL
SECTION
COURTYARD DETAIL
SECTION OF TRELLIS
TRELLIS DETAIL
MISCELLANEOUS WORK
SKETCHES, MODELS, 3RD WORK
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RIVER DON
FLOATING WALKWAYS SHOPS WETLAND
RIVER WALK
POCKET PARK
RESIDENTIAL
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1. Pen and inking 2. 3rd printer and wood work by laser cutting 3. Sketchup and Vray 4. Waste material and wire 5. Water colour 6. Differnet type of pins 7. Cardboard and foam sheet 8. Wall painting MIXED USE 9. Flour 10. Sketchup and vray 11. Pen and inking 12. Adobe creative suite
DHRUMIL KANTHARIA
A: 71, Salisbury Rd, Sheffield, UK – S101WA M: +44-7548548055 E: dhrumil.kantharia@gmail.com W: https://dkant1106.portfoliobox.net/