Dhruvit Mehta undergraduate architecture portfolio

DHRUVIT MEHTA

selected works 2014-2017

UND ERGRAD UT E A RCH I T E CT U RE PORT FOL I O

CONTENT

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Personal Bio

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Kalakshetra -

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Lazarus- breathing life into a space

Art School at Kharghar (6th semester design project)

(6th semester landscape project)

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Creating experiences-

12

Forms and Figures

14

Thinking about the box

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Photography

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Adapting to the nature

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Discovering our traditions

Adventure resort at Kasara(4th semester design project)

House for John Lennon (2nd semester design project) Model making in cubes (allied design)

Nari Gandhi trophy 2015-16, NASA Nari Gandhi trophy 2016-17, NASA

DHRUVIT MEHTA Mumbai, India

College Interests Skills

My experience in these 4 years of architecture course has been a journey of exploration where I have been inspired by the various architects to learning from mistakes and putting my imagination to good use. I have been fortunate enough to work in differen academic projects which has widened my area of knowledge and skills.

Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Architecture, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai Reading, illustration, Writing, Travelling, Trekking, Photography, Sketching Model making Drafting

Softwares

Autodesk Autocad Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe Indesign Sketchup MS Office Lumion

Languages College Activities

Gujarati, Hindi, English

2015-16

Worked for ANDC (shortlisted) Worked for Nari Gandhi (shortlisted top 10)

2016-17

Worked for ANDC (shortlisted) LA Journal Competiton Recity- Wetland preservation at Nerul Worked for Nari Gandhi Trophy (special mention 1)

2017- Present

Tiny House Design Competition Worked for ANDC (shortlisted)

3/23

painting studio

printing room

staff room

KALAKSHETRA

Art School l site : Kharghar l ad sem 6 studio

The task was to design an art school at Kharghar, Navi Mumbai which is the educational hub of the city. The program included building fine and commercial arts institutue. The idea was derived from the basis of connecting the students with nature for optimum learning based envvironment. By providing studios with their own private open spaces for their art process as well as public open spaces to showcase their artworks, a hierarchy of open spaces is maintained.

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painting studio

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breakout open spaces between studios and workshops

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4

3

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series of open spaces connected 5

6

mess

girls’ hostel

playground

boys’ hostel 1- auditorium 2- admin 3- canteen

4- library 5- painting studio 6- photo studios

7- workshops 8- exhibition area 5/23

pain

library

canteen

painting studios

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nting studios

connecting public open spaces

library

transluscent cloth for shading open spaces

7/23

lazarus: breathing life into space disused spaces l site : Bandra east l landscape sem 6 studio

Lazarus is a project intended to bring to life an abandoned space which has been a product of the general neglect and ignorance of the people residing nearbyb. The site, which is adjoining the Bandra east skywalk has been an area of encroachment for slum dwellers resulting in a negative image of the slum dwellers. Moreover, the lack of open spaces nearby was another criteria to develop this site as a public open space open to all and also creating a cohesive neighbourhood.

hierarchy of the spaces adjacent to site

activity zoning red : yellow: relatively quiter; place for congregation blue: influx of people from 3 sides; more public activities jogging path given a break

eating area- stalls for street and park 8/23

amphitheatre

e with shaded seating

ELEVATION FROM STREET

SITE PLAN

jogging track

mango tree (magnifera indica)

bermuda grass

curry leaves (muraya koenigii) 9/23

cottages souvenir tower

The idea was generated by studying the mountains and their formation of valleys and peaks which enabled them to trap winds.

The placement of adventure activiti achieve, more the height, farther it

see through public spaces staggering vertically for view

c re a t i n g ex periences

Adventure Resort l Site: Kasara l ad sem 4 studio In designing and adventure resort for people, the task is to create various kinds of experiences that would enhance the time spent by the people and create a memorable time for them.

ARMY OBSTACLE COURSE

10/23

COMMERCIAL CAFETERIA

HIGH SWING

ATV TRACK

materials used: local building materials for cottages: clay tiles compressed earth blocks for walls timber- window shutters and doors

cottages

accoms

ies according to the height they is placed from the center point

private verandahs for each cottage

resort cafeteria admin

atv track

commercial cafe

RESORT CAFETERIA COTTAGES

11/23

FORMS AND FIGURES House for John Lennon l ad sem 2 studio John Lennon was a musician, singer, writer, peace activist who was a part of the internationally acclaimed band The Beatles in the 60s and 70s.

The house here speaks in the memory of his philosophy of peace and brotherhood as well as his style of rock music that he portrayed over the years. The initial process involved studying the personality and deriving various philosophies out of him which would help us develop a conceptual idea of the house through sketches and clay models.

12/23

symbol of peace

stacking up to form habitable spaces circular form

form derivation

creating offsets to form terraces

plans

adding hobbies as 4 segments

13/23

studying the shadows created through different shapes and punctures

THINKING ABOUT THE BOX

models exploring the use of cubes forming a solid cube through different kinds of interactions between small cubes within, using P.O.P blocks

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PHOTOGRAPHY

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preconditions

essence of past

evolution

ADAPTING TO THE NATURE Manav Sadhna Community Center l documentation l Nari Gandhi Trophy, NASA top 10 shortlisted

Gujarat

The Nari Gandhi brief described the importance of climate in the role of architecture through passive as well as active methods.

Manav Sadhna community center at Ramapir no tekro, Ahmedabad, proved to me, an epitome of sustainability through reuse of waste materials as well as using passive techniques to respond effectively to the climate of Ahmedabad. This documentation of the community center showed me how climate responsive techniques can be incorporated into the public spaces with using the most basic materials. The conversation with architect Yatin Pandya also was an insight into the sustainable practices, he undertakes to design effectively.

16/23

environmental

site plan

social

cultural

joined massing to reduce heat gain

trees as a medium of shade Ahmedabad

taking cue from traditional context of ahmedabad- pols

slums

figure ground diagram

intervening climate architecture sustainablity

conclusion

LIFECYCLE APPROACH rat trap bond

using old CDs as jaali

wall made of glass bottles on west facade

filler slab HOLISTIC APPROACH

REDUCING WATER CONSUMPTION economic

sustainable

LOCAL MATERIALS AND WASTE INLAYS

MORE PASSIVE TECHNIQUES 17/23

significance of river connect with nature

vastu shastra

features

DISCOVERING THE OLD Nana Phadnavis Wada l documentation l Nari Gandhi Trophy, NASA Special Mention 1 For More information log on to: https://nasaindia.co/index.php/winningentry?type=annual&trophyId=4&groupId=2&year=2016#lg=1&slide=0

The Nari Gandhi brief was about the way the culture and architecture of a place are connected and how it has evolved over a period of time.

In studying and documenting the Nana Phadnavis Wada at Wai, I understood the intricacies of Maratha architecture as well as the lifestyle of the people from the era gone. Moreover, through verbal documentation with thee descendants of Nana as well as literature study helped me gain knowledge required for understanding the context, the wada was built in.

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society

wada hierarchy

wada

ghat

temple

culture architecture connect- conclusion

interrelation

vastu

hierarchy defence sanitation beliefs

introvert

responsive 19/23

THANK YOU

DHRUVIT MEHTA +919619646452 / 02225605008 dmehta396@gmail.com