DHWANI MODI Architecture Portfolio CEPT University 2013-2018
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I NFO R MATI O N
nationality : Indian date of birth : may 6th 1996 address : A2 Green ville, Navranpura, Ahmedabad 380006 email id : dhwanimodi96@gmail.com +91 8511517747
EDUCATION
SSC from GLS in 2011 HSC from GLS IN 2013 B. Arch. from CEPT University in 2018
WORK EXPERIENCE
Internship at Yanapada Architecture for 5 months, 2016 Work at Aikya design architects for 5 months, 2018
WORKSHOP
DHWA N I S M O DI Based in ahmedabad , I‘m a graduate in architecture from CEPT University. In the field of Architecture my interest leans more toward the research methodology. Architecture being one of the most exciting and challenging fields of study, I think that research in architecture is a different side of the same coin.
Summer school doccumentation at Champapada 2013 Hunnarshala Foundation, 2014 Summer school Minds, Materials, Manifestation Lonavala, 2014 Winter School Emerging forms in space, 2014
VOLUNTEERING
Designed KVDF sketchbook, 2017 KVDF website, 2018
SOFTWARE Autocad 2d Adobe indesign Revit COMPETENCES Sketchup Adobe Lightoom Microsoft office Adobe photoshop Adobe Illustrator (basic) Corel draw Autocad 3d
INTERESTS
Photography travelling gardening 3
contents St u dio wo r k 06
Te n s egr it y b r id ge
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Living on the edge
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A place for water
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redefining the live-work type
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live-work typology in an urban context
I nte r ns h ip wo r k 64
Yanapada architecture
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Aikya design architects
Miscellaneous 78
Sketching
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Photography and travelling
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tensegrity bridge a bridge for pedestrians
‘Design process is is important architectural design.’
Studio III Monsoon 2014
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This project intends to investigate into processes’ in Architectural design activity. One of the important components in that is the process of Transformation through different levels of interpretation. Abstracting from an image with a dynamic quality, Where issues of representation’ and ‘graphic abstraction’ were dealt with. The idea of tensegrity was taken foward build a pedestrian bridge that connects two ridges 25 m away from each other. In this process, joinery of steel tension cables and steel sections is designed. The project was honoured by Vibrant Gujarat Exhibition 2014 representing CEPT. 7
DIAGRAM - IMAGE
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Instead of a linear compresion member, a two dimensional compression member is designed to make a space to walk in between. Extending the idea of tensegrity to built a bridge that connects two ridges 25m apart from each other, without making two compression members to be in direct contact with each other. In this process, elaborate joinery of steel tension cables and I sections compression members are designed.
Final model scale 1:20
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living on the edge Housing for salt-pan workers
Studio IV Spring 2014
The housing project involves two sites : the salt pans in the little ran of kutch, and the native village in kutch. The scheme deals with a community of 25 Agaria’ families, a part of which lives at the salt pan for 8 months of the year. During the 4 monsoon months, the salt pans are flooded and hence they migrate back to the village. A housing scheme was to be developed, with units and clusters. The task is to create climate responsive units at the village and units in the Rann that are either permanent and stay through the flooded monsoon months, or deployable units that can be taken back during migration. The clusters must cater to the requirements of the Agaria community, also involving a community center for them. 15
The project started by designing the family profile and their belongings.
AREA REQUIREMENTS- VILLAGE
AREA REQUIREMENTS- RANN
Mass models- Village
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For designing a house in village, the main aim was to provide a more functional open space and better dining spaces. The existing village house structure would not let the people to eat or gather without being disturbed by the weather. So the approach was to split the open space into two parts, one which can act like an internal courtyard where the spill-over of all the activities will happen and the other is more public like a parking space and spill-over of animal shelter. Also, the house was split into three bays, out of which one of it was a service bay. Cross Section
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The cluster began with introducing a ring road all around the site and only letting minimum vehicular roads inside. All the other streets were pedestrian. Also, the houses were staggered, creating smaller pockets of community spaces.
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faculty: sachin so anjali ka sikha pa scale 1:100
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For the house in Rann, it was decided to make a semi-permanent house with the structure as permanent elements and enclosures as temporary. Also, assembly of the temporary elements was crucial. So, a tent structure was designed with a mezzanine floor. The deck and the supports were permanent and the fabric of the roof and enclosures was temporary. The services were along the periphery and the recreation space was a double height.
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a place for water Institution in Jodhpur
Studio V Spring 2015
The semi desert areas of India have traditionally created an evocative architecture around the procurements of water. This studio aims at designing an institution that will take its clues from the program of the water structures itself. The site is in the outskirts of jodhpur city, along ‘guro ka talab’. The institute consists of resource spaces with interpretation and interaction areas such that they enrich the experience of water. it included resource spaces for NGOs, educational institute, local people, tourists and a community space. The strong demarcation line between land and water gave a sense of immediacy. There was a sudden disconnection between the bund and the lake. People inside the space should not feel separated from water. The main approach of the design was to dessolve the boundaries between the built and water. 25
Concept Sketch
Demarcating boundaries between land and water
Concept Section
Elimination of boundaries
Site Plan
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Ground floor plan
Cross Section
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Exploded Isometric
Photo montage 31
redefining the live-work type Ghanchi ni pol, old city of Ahmedabad
Studio IX Monsoon 2017
Over time the old city of Ahmedabad has been subject to a continuous remodeling of its parts. The scales at which these internal changes occur due to external influences, rapid development, and hard socioeconomic pressures are diverse but still, the city continues to have its hybrid character(residential-commercial). The public realm in the city by and large commercial remains undoubtedly representational while the residential fabric remains introverted. However commercial encroachments have been increasing which is replaced by the residential fabric in a haywire and chaotic manner. In the Pols, community life is closely linked to the urban morphology and, for this reason; the research aims to come up with a new redefined typology of the pole houses that can accommodate the changing needs of both residential and commercial. A flexible and adaptive system has been conceived to manage urban contexts with similar complexity. For this, a case study of Ghanchi ni pol has been used and the intervention is demonstrated on a site in this pol itself. The Purpose of this research is to re-define the existing live work type which can be used as a model for viewing similar situations in a simpler and illustrative manner without changing the character of the pol. The value of this process lies in the possibility of its codification informing directly the collective understanding of the design of such spaces. Thereby making it possible to make the design more accessible, possible to spread and preserve the live work environment.
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O L D CI TY, A HME DABAD
GHANC H I NI P O L
Considerations for choice of tissue One of the oldest dwelling settlement
The site selected to demonstrate has old abandoned structures and renovated shops.
Established simlutaneously with Bhadra Fort and Jami Mosque. The pole still retains its old character, trying to adopt the commercial encroachments.
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Example showing the plot divisions and ownership of a pol house due to commercialization.
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PROCESS
PERMUTATION AND COMBINATION FUNCTION HOUSE HOUSE HOUSE
HOUSE HOUSE SHOP
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Sectional isometric
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On the basis of the studies two modules are proposed. Exploded isometric
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Folded Elevation
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live-work typology in an urban context a case of Ahmedabad city
LIVE
WORK
Research thesis Monsoon 2018
“Workers and residents together are able to produce more than the sum of two parts.� (Jacobs)
Buildings that combine residential and commercial functions exist throughout history across the world. Live/Work building typology exists in all countries and cultures. Working and dwelling are the two of the fundamental urban functions and often people combine them for various reasons. They are significant because they provide social, economic and environmental sustainability. Two important features of this building type are adaptability and flexibility. The idea of sharing is the main point of the Live-work. Live-work is a traditional form of mixed-use development which has become a recent trend due to revitalization. (Kelleher) Workhomes provides a diversity of uses to urban neighborhoods which can be flexible over time. This helps in making neighborhoods busier and more productive which in turn makes them livelier and safer. 47
Workhomes were nearly common all over the world until the 17th century. People lived in self-sufficient and self-reproducing communities where living and working was closely interwoven. After the industrial revolution and urbanization industry and trade were separated from homes. With the advancement of technology, the workhomes are gaining prominent significance and interest in today’s society. The study originated from the perception that Indian cities are undergoing a phenomenon of intense commercialization and how people are adapting to live and working in the same premises. Although the presence and phenomenon of mix used buildings is found in all the Indian cities, it is very strong in Ahmedabad due to the socio-economic character of character of the larger part of the population, financial pressure due to cost of living, and a huge difference in commercial and residential property value. Ahmedabad has evolved from the forts and trading centers of former times and has a strong tradition of mixed land use patterns. While in the present times with the advancement of technology and increasing commercialization, new forms of live/work types are emerging along with the traditional forms which will provide a wide diversity of live/work typologies to study. Today’s home-based workforce is primarily accommodated in residences designed particularly for residential functions. Earlier people used to design their house according to their needs and occupation. Whereas today people still work from home but they live and work in the houses that are not designed for both the functions, considering their needs as they live in mass-produced housing. But people still adapt to it and modify as per their requirements. Housing flexibility is usually discussed in contexts such as changing family size, or the ability of a house to allow for the semi-independent dwelling of elderly parents or teenagers. But the accommodation of work in the house occupies a very small part of the literature. This study will help in understanding how people use their houses in hybrid situations of work and dwelling.
Need for study In mass-produced housing, people tend to do physical changes and modifications in the existing units to meet their own requirements. People combine live/work for many reasons. Sometimes people live and work in inappropriate buildings but it still continues in the shadows despite the fact that it is an increasingly popular practice involving ‘proper work’. Some housing types are able to handle this change better while some don’t. Analyzing different forms of live/work typologies will help to understand how mass-produced houses should be designed considering this aspect of change.
Research Question How contemporary dwellings provides an architectural arrangement that allows the units to serve each of those spaces for living and working in differing yet appropriate ways.
Aim The study aims to understand how the spaces are redefined to convert single dwelling function into live/work for different contemporary dwelling types. This study will further also present some attributes that can be considered while designing different dwelling typologies with predetermined changes for live/work.
Objectives Identify the range of live/work typologies existing in the city. Study the adaptations and negotiations made by people for living and working. Understand the relation between the commercial and residential and how they work together. 49
EVOLUTION OF LIVE-WORK
With the beginning of Industrial Revolution in the 18th century and associated advances in transportation technology, people started commuting to workplaces. Mass production became widespread during the Industrial Revolution, which required the building of factories and that led to the emergence of industrial areas and consequently, the workplaces were shifter away from home. The worker had to travel between home and work every day. They started working in factories operating heavy machines which were separated from residential areas. This gave rise to zoning of cities that kept dwelling far away from the workplace. Living near industry possessed a risk to health, safety, and welfare and thus zoning laws were formed. Though shop houses and home-based work were still found in low-income self-sufficient and self-reproducing neighborhoods.
The architectural typology of live-work is not at all a modern aspect. One can trace back the origin of live-work to the stone age. Since the time people began farming, work was an activity that was connected with living. When settlements started to grow and the food was available in abundant quantity, people began to practice different occupations such as cattle and poultry farming, blacksmith, baker, barber, carpenter, potter etc. These occupations were practiced from home until markets were developed which gave rise to trade and commerce. Large-scale occupations were carried out in the market while small-scale occupations were practiced from home. Up until 17th century, functions such as processing food, making clothes, education children took place inside the house. Living next to the work or near to work was a common tradition before the Industrial Revolution. Before the development of industries and machines, people lived in self-sufficient and self-reproducing communities where living and working was inseparable.
The technological advances in the beginning of the 20th century gave advance to new forms of live/work development. With the advent of computers, fax, printers and communication devices occupations such as artists, hairstylist, architects, author, therapist, graphic designer, photographers etc. are practiced from home. The live-work typology is ideal for the current digital age. It is a great opportunity for a distinct range of occupational group to work from their homes as they can get access to a wide range of communication tools and information facilities. Employers may find it more engaging to have their employees working from home, incurring lower operating costs including office space rental. Increasing dependence on the Internet to reach business and personal needs and wants makes the live-work typology a suitable alternative for a larger spectrum of occupational groups. Since the 1960s the creative occupations such as artists, designers, and architects have been living and working in live-work types extensively. Because of technological inventions, livework remained no longer limited to creative industries.
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FORMS OF workhomes
Selection of case studies
HOME BASED WORK
SHOPHOUSE
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• APARTMENT • ROW HOUSE
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Having gone to and fro, to various residential neighborhood and different housing types, it was decided to study three major housing types. Various dwelling typologies have different design strategies and decisions made by the dweller. Three major contemporary house forms studied in this thesis are: Apartment Row house Tenement
• HOME BASED WORK Home-based work or home occupation involves labor-intensive work such as textile, garment, footwear, laundry, as well as skilled artisan production such as furniture, clothing, jewelry, food items. household items etc. In India, amongst the self-employed home-based workers, 67% are women.
Various housing societies where live/work was allowed and a common sight were shortlisted and 6 appropriate case studies were selected in order to cover different occupations and housing types.
• SHOP HOUSE A unit that combines a shop and dwelling is considered as a shophouse. In 2 or more storey units shop is on the ground floor the family lives on the upper floor. While in single storey unit the shop is in the front area of the house and the rest of the spaces are used for living by the family. • HOME OFFICE/STUDIO HOUSE As the name suggests it is a unit that includes dwelling and office or a studio which is inhabited by professionals working from home. Generally, it includes studio of an artist, designer, photographer or office of a lawyer, architect or a clinic etc.
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CASE STUDY EXAMPLE FRAME WORK OF ANALYSIS To understand the workhomes, the research takes cues from the two books, Living over the store by Howard Davis and Beyond Live/work by Frances Hollis. The following 7 aspects of analysis will be used to understand how live/work works together. 1. Changes and adaptations 2. Spatial Relationship 3. Separation 4. Privacy and Work access pattern 5. Flexibility and pattern of use
Location of the society
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7. Visibility and neighbourhood
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3.2.1 SUNSET ROW HOUSE Year: 1985 Area: 60 sqm. Location: Gurukul Road, Memnagar
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The society consisting of 218 units was built under the low-cost housing scheme.
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CHANGES AND ADAPTATIONS Nature of change: Physical changes (additions) Two extensions are done in the house. The terrace on the first floor has been converted into a room which is used as an office. This addition provides an extra room to the owner for the office. The bedroom on the first floor has also been extended a little making the room bigger. Due to the extension on the terrace, it forms a space between the office and bedroom which is used as storage. There are no changes done on the ground floor.
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SPATIAL RELATIONSHIP
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There is no change in the spatial relationship between the spaces as the workspace has been inserted on the top floor. The services are organized on the back part of the house while the living spaces are in the front part.
Here walls and the slab acts as a separator between live/work.
The relation of the bedroom on the first floor with the outside has been changed as the terrace has been converted into an office.
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There is a shared door and circulation for both the functions. Degree of separation: Some separation (livenear)
In terms of the relationship between live-work, there is a clear separation between living and working. They never overlap as there is a defined space for working.
PRIVACY AND work ACCESS PATTERN
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The living room is public as the staircase goes through that room. Thus the living room is a little less private.
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Spatial realtionship before modifications
Spatial realtionship after modifications
The bedroom on the first floor is semi-private as it visible to the clients when they climb the stairs. Even the storage is public because the clients have to go through that space to enter the office. While the other spaces of the house including kitchen and services are the most private spaces of the house.
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The overlapping area shows the planes separating live/work. Relation between live/work
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Plan showing level of privacy and work access pattern
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DAY USE
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LIGHT AND VENTILATION The office space gets sufficient light and ventilation throughout the day.
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As no other changes are done in the house the amount of light and ventilation remains the same in the rest of the house.
Plan showing the natural light and ventilation
Plan showing the pattern of use of the house
FLEXIBILITY AND PATTERN OF USE There is a separate space for the office thus it follows lineal flexibility as the use of the space is changed into an office space.
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The circulation space is mixed use during the day
Section showing the natural light and ventilation through the workspace
Quality of light in the office
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FINDINGS Buildings designed for dwelling and buildings designed for working have different requirements for daylight, internal organization and entrance location, facades and so forth. The boundary between the public realm of a workplace and the private realm of the dwelling is different in different places. Because of this diversity, it is difficult to develop a broadly applicable set of detailed guidelines.
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Diagram showing connection of the workplace with the main street
VISIBILITY AND NEIGHBOURHOOD Generally, this kind of work is promoted through word of mouth or other mediums. Hence there is no need of advertisements on the facade. Though the office is situated inside the society and not on the main road, there are fixed clients who know about the office.
INFERENCES Here the shop is inserted on the first floor at the end of the house as the work does not need a connection with the street. Due to that, the spatial relation in the house is not disturbed but the circulation and entrance are shared thus privacy is not maintained in the house.
Exterior view of the house
The aim is to set out a series of attributes, from which project specific guidelines can be developed that can be used for designing mass-produced housing considering the future changes of inserting work at home. Based on the analysis of contemporary live-work as well as taking attributes from the historical examples of work homes, there are some factors that can be considered while designing mass-produced housing that allows the future change for accommodating work.
ENDNOTE The workhomes have been ingrained so much in our daily lives that one always fails to notice the significance of it. It should also be noted that even today, many cities have not clearly defined the live/work land use with a specific provision or ordinance, which can make it very difficult for designers and developers to realize these types of houses. By integrating features such as vertical and horizontal distancing, to allow people get away from their work; multiple ground floor entries; visual access between one functional area and the other; and the ability for adaptability or flexibility, live-work typology can be used optimally. What is the optimal relationship of occupational and residential spaces within the dwelling unit, in terms of organization of, access to, and circulation within the unit, to accommodate both family and work. Given that the nature of a home’s occupants changes, how can workhomes be designed to address adaptability and change to non- occupational use? 63
YANAPADA ARCHITECTURE
Internship Monsoon 2016
PRIVATE RESIDENCE FOR MR. GOPAL INTERIOR
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PRIVATE RESIDENCE FOR MR. GOPAL ELECTRICAL LAYOUT AND TERRACE DETAILS
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SENIOR CITIZENS COMMUNE
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND PROPOSAL DRAWINGS
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RESEIDENCE FOR MR. SAMPATH
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND WORKING DRAWINGS
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AIKYA DESIGN ARCHITECTS
Internship Spring 2018
S.P3
S.P1 TOILET 2 LVL +580 MM B.O.S +2700 MM
STORE
LVL +580 MM
B.O.S +2700 MM
MANAGER'S CABIN
LVL +600 MM
STAFF ROOM
B.O.S +3000 MM
LVL +600 MM B.O.S +3000 MM
MEETING ROOM
LVL +600 MM
FOYER
B.O.S +3000 MM
LVL +600 MM B.O.S +3000 MM
TOILET 1
LVL +580 MM B.O.S +2700 MM
MEETING
DIRECTOR'S CABIN
DESIGN ROOM
LVL +600 MM B.O.S +3000 MM
DIRECTOR
PANTRY LVL +580 MM B.O.S +3000 MM
DIRECTOR MANAGER
MANAGER
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ACCOUNTS
PRAKASH MILLS- (OFFICE) LAYOUT PROPSAL
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BAREJADI- ADMIN BUILDING
LAYOUT AND WORKING DRAWINGS
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LOUNGE FOR CHANDANBHAI LIGHT FITTING DESIGN
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RESIDENCE FOR AJAYBHAI
BATHROOM LAYOUT AND WORKING DRAWINGS
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SKETCHES AND PAINTINGS 79
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