Disha Garg | School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi | Selected Works 2016-19

DISHA GARG

ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO

SELECTED WORKS 2016-2021

SCHOOL OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE. DELHI

A little about myself!

I am passionate about architecture, and related design fields and wish to explore different places and opportunities which would challenge me to grow professionally and personally. I am an inquisitive student, who is good at solving problems in an organised and systematic manner. I believe in hard work, and therefore I am driven to put in my best effort to get things done. I am a team player, and am very adjustable in working with people. I enjoy interacting with people of different cultures, and knowing more about them, which has developed as a result of me living in different places in the world for almost 14 years of my life.

2001

Kosice SLOVAKIA

2003

Dar-es-Salaam TANZANIA

2007

Maputo MOZAMBIQUE

2014

New Delhi

Present

INDIA

Achievements

Workshops and courses attended: • Selected to participate in an exchange program with Faculty of Applied Sciences- Erfurt, Germany on basis of merit.

• Introduction to Urban Design – by AUD Academy • Attended ‘Introduction to Computational Design’ workshop by Future One Studios.

• Participated in ‘Architecture and the Art of Investing Course’ as an elective subject.

• Attended Quantifying Design- Real Estate 101 as an elective subject.

• NASA-LBC Exposure program at the Laurie Baker Centre in Trivandrum: Focus on sustainable building methods and hands-on implementation of the same.

OVERVIEW

• Consistently ranked among top 5 in academics in batch of B.Arch.

• TOP 25 in International Design Competition- Museum of Design organised by Switch (2020).

• Selected for NASA- LIXIL Mentorship Program for mentorship with Ar. Vivek Singh ChauhanPrincipal of Salient Design Studio.

• Urban Intervention for Rejuvenation of Scottish Cemetery - Selected for presentation to Kolkata Scottish Heritage Trust.

• Class Topper in Class 12th • Was the PR secretary in the Student Council (Grade 12).

• Cambridge ICE Award Distinction for scoring A or more in at least 5 subjects • Received the ‘Honourable Mention Award’ in the national level essay writing competition organised by the Indialogue Foundation in 2015 on the topic: ‘The Culture of Living Together’.

Software Skills: • • • • • •

BIM- REVIT ARCHITECTURE Course by Polygon Academy Drafting- Autocad 3D Modelling- Sketchup, 3DS Max, 3D Rendering- V-ray, Lumion, Enscape Environmental Analysis- Ecotect, Climate Consultant, Insights 360 Presentation + Post Production- Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator, MS Office, Prezi

Research and Documentation: • • • •

Seminar Research Paper

Bricks behind the Clicks: A study of the effects of e-commerce on the urban form and fabric Study of Govindpuri’s JJ Cluster As part of the exchange program exercise between Faculty of Applied Sciences, Erfurt and SPA Delhi, our group had to study the JJ cluster in Govindpuri.

• Study of a Lutyen’s Delhi bungalow, and preparation of report for its conservation.

• Settlement Study- Van Gujjars of Haridwar and Dehradun • Measured Drawing of Bateshwar Templex Complex, Morena

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Berkeley Prize Essay 2019 - How can architects serve the needs of the local community?

COA Essay Writing Competition 2019- Importance of Architecture in Nation Building ACC Jaali Design Hackathon 2019 Reschool 2018- Design of school in an inaccessible region Have actively worked for the NASA Louis Kahn trophies in 2016 and 2017.

Participated in Annual NASA Design Competition 2017.

Extra-curricular Activities: • Part of Content Development Team for Shaktitva- an app to build a community for women (June 2020) • Volunteer for Ahmedabad Commons (February 2020) • Attended the Annual NASA Convention 2017 as a delegate.

• Participated in the Indian music society, Sankalp at SPA Delhi.

• Also worked in the Spakriti, the installation society and Zephyr, the fashion society in college.

OVERVIEW

Competitions:

SUMMER 2020

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PRISMATIK-MUSEUM OF DESIGN

5TH YEAR, SEM IX

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THE GREEN LINK

3RD YEAR

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K-12 SCHOOL

5TH YEAR

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THE URBAN GREEN -REAL ESTATE ELECTIVE

3RD YEAR

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RESCHOOL 201

4TH YEAR, SEM VII

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[SEMINAR - RESEARCH]

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EXPLORATION OF THE PUBLIC-PRIVATE INTERFACE

[DEFENCE COLONY, DELHI]

[SECTOR 43, GURGAON]

[SAROJINI NAGAR, DELHI]

[GONDPIPRI, MAHARASHTRA]

BRICKS BEHIND THE CLICKS

[DISSERTATION] 2ND YEAR, SEM III

1ST YEAR, SEM II

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SETTLEMENT REDESIGN

[VAN GUJJARS, HARIDWAR]

MEASURED DRAWING

[BATESHWAR, GWALIOR]

SELECTED WORKS

5TH YEAR, SEM IX

[OSLO, NORWAY]

[ TOP 25 ] SUMMER 2020

[prismatisk] MUSEUM OF DESIGN, OSLO [ GROUP OF 3 ]

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INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION WITH A BRIEF TO BUILD AN ICONIC MUSEUM OF DESIGN IN OSLO, NORWAY

The museum of design, [prismatisk], is distinguished by being an exhibit itself – an exhibit that aims to iterate the importance of design through various plays on contrast. The design approach entails enlightening visitors about the significance of design, beyond the exhibition of design artifacts.

Museum on site

It is through contrast : absence and presence, light and shadow that we appreciate design. The lobby and foyer constitute the “undesigned”, followed by the atriums, developed as swerved open volumes, creating the “designed”. Hence, visitors walk through polarising and contrasting experiences.

Green cover preserved

Slopes developed

Entrance to museum

Voids created

Circulation

Arrangement of functions in museum

Volumetrically, a courtyard splits through the two “fingers” - one more restricted, the other more public - thereby evoking an open-closed contrast. The facade shape-shifts between complex tessellations and smooth surfaces. This visually and tactually contrasting skin wraps around the volumes, creating varying patterns of light and shadow.

Public art and design gallery

“Designed” exhibition atrium

“Undesigned” foyer

[ DEFENCE COLONY, DELHI] 9TH SEMESTER

THE GREEN LINK [ GROUP OF 4 ]

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URBAN DESIGN PROJECT AIMED AT THE REDEVELOPMENT OF DEFENCE COLONY MARKET PRECINCT Site Area: 1 10 000 sqm Buildable: 40% Ground Coverage, FAR 3.0 SITE | CONCEPT AND URBAN LEVEL IMPACT Built-up Area: 2 70 369 sqm

Catering to a population of around 35 000 people

There exists an extremely valuable large green resource on our site: the Defence Colony Roundabout, which is the identity of the precinct.

There are very few areas which have a direct connect with the Green “There exists an extremely valuable large green resource. Therefore, the design is conceptualised inDefence a manner to resource on our site: the Colony “There exists an extremely valuable large green Roundabout, which is the identity of the precinct. resource our site: a thesystem Defence Colony harness the potential of the roundabout by on creating of open Roundabout, which is the identity of the precinct.

There are very few areas which have a direct green spaces increases Stretching thewhich Green, replacing Arjun Marg the spectrum of accessibility of this Urban connect with the Green resource.

There are very few areas which have a direct Stretching the Green, replacing Arjun Marg resource.

Therefore, the design is conceptualised in connect with the Green resource.

Site and Roundabout Site and Roundabout

CONNECTING THE EDGES

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The design has progressed over the stages with the underlying concept remaining the same: the arrangement of built according Retail Office to the Retail system of promenade, street and open spaces.

STRETCHING THE GREEN

Connecting with the edges

Retail

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Business hotel Retail Service Business hotel apartment Service apartment

Designing open spaces along the connection streets

Connecting with the edges

Designing open spaces along the connection streets

THE GREEN LINK Redevelopment of Market Precinct in Delhi - Defence Colony THE GREEN LINK

Redevelopment of Market Precinct in Delhi - Defence Colony

Stretching the Green, replacing Arjun Marg

DESIGNING OPEN SPACES ALONG WITH EDGES

Stretching the Green, replacing Arjun Marg

Disha Garg A/2913/2016 Disha Garg A/2913/2016

Kartik Sharma A/2930/2016 Kartik Sharma

Parul Nayar A/2961/2016 Parul Nayar

A/2930/2016

“There exists an extremely valuable large green resource on our site: the Defence Colony “There exists an extremely valuable large green Roundabout, which is the identity of the precinct. resource on our site: the Defence Colony Roundabout, which is the identity of the precinct.

03 There are very few areas which have a direct connect with the Green resource.

There are very few areas which have a direct Therefore, the design is conceptualised in connect with the Green resource. a manner to harness the potential of the Therefore, the design is conceptualised in roundabout by creating a system of open a manner to harness the potential of the green spaces which increases the spectrum of roundabout by creating a system of open accessibility of this Urban resource” green spaces which increases the spectrum of Office accessibility of this Urban resource”

A/2961/2016

Shubhi Goyal A/2982/2016 Shubhi Goyal A/2982/2016

Guide : Prof. Suneet Mohindru Co-ordinator : Prof. Dr. Aruna Ramani Grover Guide : Prof. Suneet Mohindru Co-ordinator : Prof. Dr. Aruna Ramani Grover

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Office Retail Retail

HIG/MIG

Retail

HIG/MIG

Business Retail hotel Service Business hotel apartment Service apartment

Designing open spaces along the connection streets

SYSTEM OF GREENS Disha Garg

Kartik Sharma

Parul Nayar

HIG/MIG HIG/MIG HIG/MIG

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

Designing open spaces along the connection streets Shubhi Goyal

Guide : Prof. Suneet Mohindru

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CONCEPT

SITE AND ROUNDABOUT

SITE | CONCEPT AND URBAN LEVEL IMPACT

PLAN

EWS Housing EWS Housing

Retail Entrance plaza at the most important junction of the Site to bring in larger footfall ( most active edge)

Retaining the zone for informal vendors as per existing conditions on site catering to the surrounding housing complex

Designing of underground connection to establish an uninterrupted connection between the Roundabout and Promenade

Location of School and college on this edge hence, creation of a social infrastructure zone (Polyclinic, Clubhouse and Old age home)

Calm zone surrounded by housing. Location of Housing complex as a continuity to the context

LEGEND

Creation of Retail spill out and eateries along this edge to activate the Green linkage

Location of mall along this edge responding to the high end car showrooms located in Kotla (New identity for Defence Colony)

Location of Retail and Hotel along Bhisma Pitama Marg to capitalize on the main frontage available on site

Adjacency with Service Locating Social Apartment to allow for infrastructure management by the (temples) at this same/different chain of junction to activate company the edge

DESIGN DECISIONS

Retail Office Business Hotel Service Apartments Social Infrastructure Housing

Location of School and Ews Housing along this edge allowing for easy connectivity with tennis lawns

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C Hotel and Service Apartment 8 9 10 11

Banquet Drop-off Hotel Drop-off Service Apartment Drop-off Hotel Spill-Out

D Housing and Social Infrastructure 12 EWS Drop-off 13 School 14 Community Office 15 Community Hall 16 Creche 17 Polyclinic 18 Religious Infrastructure 19 Old Age Home 20 Clubhouse 21 Housing Greens

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The junction at Bhishma Pitama Marg is developed as a main node to draw people into the retail street and the mall.

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MALL

FOOD TRUCK PLAZA

OFFICE LOBBY

RETAIL STREET

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SECTION THROUGH MALL + RETAIL STREET + OFFICE

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GREEN TERRACES AT EVERY 3RD LEVEL IN EWS HOUSING

Community Office EWS Housing Entry/Exit Housing Entry/Exit

GREENS MAXIMISED

CONNECTIVITY

VERTICALITY

SOCIAL SPACES AT DIFFERENT LEVELS

HOUSING

GREEN TERRACES AT EVERY 3RD LEVEL IN EWS HOUSING

HOUSING INTERNAL COURT

GREEN CONNECTED TERRACES PRODUCED

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[ GURGAON SECTOR 43, INDIA] 3RD YEAR

K-12 SCHOOL DESIGN

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A PROJECT SPREAD OVER ONE YEAR, ENCOMPASSING EXTENSIVE PRIMARY RESEARCH TO UNDERSTAND THE PRINCIPLES OF SCHOOL DESIGN, SCHEMATIC DESIGN AND DESIGN DEVELOPMENT. ALL OF THIS CULMINATED TO A SCHOOL WHICH IS WORKABLE IN TERMS OF ITS FUNCTIONALITY AND BUILDABILITY. Curriculum: CBSE- Kindergarten to Class 12

IB- Classes 9th to 12th

Site Area: 20000 sqm Buildable: 25% Ground Coverage, 1.5 FAR (Without

TOD)/ 3.0 (With T.O.D.)

Nursery Block Admin Block Sports Block Senior Block

DESIGN ITERATION 1

DESIGN ITERATION 2

DESIGN ITERATION 3

Focus Area Model on 1:50

Facade strategies

Environmental Strategies

Structural Resolution

Selection of focus area

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

External Wall section Development

SCHEMATIC DESIGN

Amendment according to International Building Code

Code Analysis

Defining the Vision Statement

Revisiting Bulk and Mass

Detailing of chosen iteration

Design strategies and iterations

Generation of Area Programme (After referring to case studies and standards)

Site Analysis (Macro and Micro level)

Comparison Between Schools in terms of design

Primary Case Study of School

Secondary Case Study of Schools

Number of Students: 1500 Students

G+3

G+8

G+21 G+21

The final iteration involved the vertical staggering of the block, which was inspired from the height variation in the surrounding context. The staggering created terraces which can be used as breakout spaces at every level, and also increased the open area available, in this highly dense residential sector of Gurgaon.

SCHEMATIC DESIGN [ SCHEMATIC DRAWINGS ]

G+8

Staircases Break-out Spaces/ Terraces Courtyards

6th FLOOR

5th FLOOR

IGCSE + IB Classrooms

4th FLOOR

Common Labs for senior school

Senior Art Room + Library

3rd FLOOR

Classes 10-12 CBSE

Classes 3-6

The nursery classrooms are chamfered to give more corners for the different activities aiding the learning process.

The clustering of nursery classrooms developed from one stage to another in order to open up the courtyard inside and open up along the major axes.

2nd FLOOR

Classes 8-9 CBSE + Middle School Labs Classes 1-3 CBSE + Primary Labs

1st FLOOR

Classes 6-7 CBSE + Middle School Labs + Multipupose Hall

Nursery + Admin

GROUND FLOOR Bus Stilt Parking Dining Hall

ZONING OF FUNCTIONS

SCHEMATIC DESIGN [ FUNCTIONAL ORGANISATION ]

IB Classrooms

[ CHOICE OF FOCUS AREA ]

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

The chosen area was the area in which there was a requirement of a large span structural system to support the loads of the classrooms above. To de-bulk the school and make it more open, clusters of classrooms were removed from the 1st and 2nd floors to make the mass look less imposing, and also making the connection between the students and the field stronger.

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

TRANSVERSE SECTION THROUGH FOCUS AREA

[ CHOICE OF FOCUS AREA ]

ITERATION 2: V-COLUMNS This system involved taking the point loads from the upper floors to the ground floor using inclined columns. The span between the columns was too large.

A- 115 MM EXPOSED BRICKWORK B- 50 MM ROCKWOOL INSULATION C- 100 MM AAC BLOCKS D-12 MM INTERNAL PLASTER U-VALUE= 0.44 Wall thickness= 265 mm

ITERATION 3: V- COLUMNS MODIFIED WITH TREE COLUMNS V-columns were branched out to decrease the loading on individual members of the column. However, the connection of the second floor corridor was not properly resolved.

ITERATION 4: TRUSS COLUMNS The final system incorporated the triangulation of truss members in a column.

The 2nd floor corridor is suspended from these columns using steel members.

SUN SHADING DEVICE A solar pergola works well in shading the west and the east.

A similar shading device can be designed for the north and the south by modulating the number of panels in a solar pergola and their angle.

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

Finalised Wall section sandwich (optimised in terms of U-value and wall thickness)

[ STRUCTURAL RESOLUTION AND DETAILING ]

ITERATION 1: CURVED COLUMNS The initial columns where placed at 17.5 m apart. The curvature of the column is very large.

The structural system of steel is left exposed to give contrasting tectonic with exposed brick. The courses of brick show variation as the brick is kept on edge in multiple courses to show an undulating linear pattern.

EXTERNAL WALL SECTION

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

[ STRUCTURAL RESOLUTION AND DETAILING ] FACADE

[SAROJINI NAGAR, NEW DELHI] SEM VII

THE URBAN GREEN

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3 BHK : 260 units of 130 sqm 2 BHK : 448 units of 70 sqm

Detailed market analysis – demand analysis and supply analysis

PV

Doing financial modelling of the various possibilities using Discounted Cash Flow method to calculate the profit and IRR in each case

Estimating costs of construction, cost of land and thus finding the total investment

Comparing the different scenarios using Incremental Rate of Return (IRR) to understand which decision is most financially feasible

Case 1

Case 2:

Case 3:

Case 4:

Residences sold over a period of 4 years (underutilisation of BUA) 65% of permissible BUA

100% residential units of the same typology sold over 4 years (100% BUA used)

Residential units= Case 1, sold over 4 years+ Retailon a rental model for 10 years (100% BUA used)

Residential units= Case 1, sold over 4 years + Retailon a sale/ rental model for 4 years (100% BUA used)

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21,99,80,63,575

30,24,16,22,513

31,89,20,04,274

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3%

17%

26.4%

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13,38,95,52,510

-4,66,94,11,820

3,00,37,63,023

13,58,73,49,410

Profit

10,08,76,93,827

1,54,94,99,088

51,88,65,57,840

13,58,73,49,410

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Not at all feasible- major loss.

Not even break-even achieved

Profit made, but NPV is negative and IRR is less than hurdle rate, so not the best option

IRR is greater than hurdle rate, and NPV is positive.

Requires to own the property for 10 years though.

IRR is greater than hurdle rate, and NPV is positive.

Time to get returns is also very less. Best option for short term investment.

IRR

Multiple

If the Hurdle/Discount Rate= 15%, Cases 3 and 4 have an IRR greater than the hurdle rate of 15%, therefore are the most profitable.

REAL ESTATE VALUATION [ AS PART OF REAL ESTATE ELECTIVE]

As part of the Quantifying Design Elective, the students had to select an academic project and had to analyse it from the perspective of a real estate developer.

[ GONDPIPRI-MAHARASHTRA, INDIA] WINTER 2018

LIFELINE - RESCHOOL 2018 INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION WITH A BRIEF TO BUILD A SCHOOL IN A LOCATION WHERE EDUCATION IS INACCESSIBLE. [ GROUP OF 3 ]

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Flooding over the years

Common Public Space for Courtyard for Panchayat School Entrance

DURING SCHOOL HOURS

Nursery Courtyard

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The site for this project is situated in a remote village, Gondpipri which is near a dam. Thus, the village and its surrounding areas have been experiencing floods since the past few years. There are schools in the nearby villages but due to flooding in the rainy season, children can’t access them. To deal with this issue, this space acts as a disaster shelter apart from being a school and a community centre for the villagers.

The roof of the school has been made accessible so that in case of flooding, people can be sheltered and rescued from there.

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Kitchen Community Toilet School Toilet Classes for ages 5-7 Storage Space

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Staircase Classes for ages 8-11 Teachers’ Room Courtyard

CLASSES FOR AGES 5-7

ADMIN

KITCHEN TO BE USED BY SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY COMMUNITY TOILET

STORAGE FOR FLOOD RELIEF CLASSROOMS FOR AGES 8-11

To Paoni To Umari

SITE PLAN

SECTION DURING SCHOOL HOURS

Horizontal member of railing is used as the column of the tensile roof cover, and is fitted in the vertical member of the railing.

Public edge (Chaupal)

Common Courtyard

Extra temporary panels added to the pergola to make it usable during flood relief.

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Classrooms

Horizontal member of Removable pergola panels can be stacked Tables in when not in use, and otherrailing partitionispanels used as the the hollo required can be stored in the gaps formed. column of the tensile roof cover, and is fitted in the vertical member of the railing.

VIEW OF COMMON COURTYARD

VIEW FROM JUNIOR COURTYARD

SECTION DURING FLOOD RELIEF

Panels facing the junior courtyard have abacus walls, tyres, slides and other modular playing equipment to encourage interactive learning.

The exterior panels can be folded and stored, to open up the classrooms for public VIEW OF PUBLIC EDGE (CHAUPAL) use in the evening.

SECTION DURING SCHOOL HOU

Removable pergola panels can be stacked when not in use, and other partition panels can be stored in the gaps formed.

MODULAR COMPONENTS ALLOWING FOR MULTI-USE

SECTION DURING FLOOD RELIEF

Tables in the senior classrooms are fitted in the hollow plinth, and are pulled out when required.

[ RESEARCH SEMINAR ] 7TH SEMESTER

BRICKS BEHIND THE CLICKS

THE EFFECT OF E-COMMERCE ON THE URBAN FORM AND FABRIC [ GROUP OF 6 ] This study aims to understand the spatial implications of e-commerce. Although an expeditious growing industry, e-commerce has been traditionally studied in relation to employment, government policies, and transformation in technology, with little regard to its physical ramifications. Through our literature review, we studied into the interrelations of the aforementioned factors and e-commerce, realizing that, Amazon.in is a major innovator and market shareholder in the industry, which has substantial implications. Furthermore, we did a geographical analysis of Amazon’s model and undertook a detailed study of its distribution nodes and policies, which we then analyzed and overlaid with the existing infrastructure space. The data inferred equipped us to understand that e-commerce is not an entity in isolation, but is part of a dynamic and mutualistic relationship with infrastructure, government policies and technological developments thereby enabling the complex web of networking to function. The larger implication of this correlation is that e-commerce is rooting deeper into the very physical, virtual as well as subconscious aspects of the society, thus acting as an invisible hand shaping the city.

GLOBAL INTEGRATION

ENABLING DECENTRALISATION

PENETRATION IN NEIGHBOURHOOD LEVEL

COMPLEX CONNECTIONS FORMED BETWEEN DIFFERENT NODES

LAST MILE ROUTE SHRINKING

NODES SCATTERING

Keywords: E-commerce, space, multiplier, zones, penetration, network, virtual platform, technology, infrastructure, coded

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E-COMMERCE BECOMING MORE PROMINENT

[ DISSERTATION ] 9TH SEMESTER

EXPLORATION OF THE PUBLIC-PRIVATE INTERFACE IN THE CONTEXT OF INDIAN PUBLIC BUILDINGS

Public buildings are part of the public realm and are meant to be open and accessible to all, but in reality, many remain disconnected from the public. The transitional interface has a significant role to play in this, as it shapes the character of the public built, and how people perceive its degree of accessibility.

The research aims to analyse the factors which have a greater impact on the porosity and perception of the public-private transitional interface which exists in Indian public buildings. The objective of the study has been to understand the significance and impact of this transitional edge on how the public built is perceived in terms of being accessible and approachable. Through the literature review, the parameters affecting this interface have been identified. The selected case studies of public buildings in Delhi were analysed using these parameters. In addition, a survey was conducted to assess how people feel about the approachability of these buildings based on their boundaries. A coherence was observed between the literature reviewed and the findings from the case studies and surveys. It was concluded that the parameters of ownership and control, boundary conditions and the visual relationship between the public and private have a combined influence on the perceived approachability of the building. Therefore, for any public building to effectively integrate with the public realm, it is extremely important to strike a balance between the sense of restriction and allowance through its edge.

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Keywords: porosity, perception, transitional edge, publicness

Most Impact Public Interface

Least Impact

Private

Visual Relationship Between Public and Private

Freedom of action

Boundary Conditions

Visual Connect Arrangement of the built Vertical Elements

Ownership and control Character of Boundary Permeability

Freedom of action Site Location and Context

Type of Access Appropriation Spatiality of Boundary Gates for Security Mode of Access

Use and function of edge Temporality

[ HARIDWAR ] SEM III

SETTLEMENT STUDY + REDESIGN STUDYING THE LIFESTYLE OF THE VAN GUJJARS IN HARIDWAR, AND REDESIGNING AND ADAPTING THEIR SETTLEMENT ACCORDING TO THE FUTURE, MAINTAINING THEIR SELF-SUSTENANCE.

[ GROUP WORK ]

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SITE MODEL

SITE PLAN

The settlement redesign required us to develop the design as per the future needs and livelihood of the Van Gujjars.

We designed a cheese making retreat and factory, which would allow tourists to know more about the cheese-making process and the lifestyle of the Van Gujjars. Apart from that, the cheese made in the facility can be sold to nearby towns, therefore giving this tribe a stable source of income.

PLAN

SECTION

CAFE

[BATESHWAR TEMPLE COMPLEX] SEM II

MEASURED DRAWING Entry to COA Students Awards for Excellence in Documentation of Architectural Heritage

Bateshwar Temple is a group of Hindu temples of ancient temples, which is situated about 30 kilometers from the city of Morena, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India. There is a group of small and big 200 temples made of sandstone in the group of Bateshwar temple. These temples are now become ruins. The group of temples spread over 25 acres of land. This group of 200 temples was built during the reign of Gurga-Pratihar dynasty (750-800 AD). It is believed that all these temples are dedicated to Lord Shiva, Vishnu and Mother Shakti.

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Front Elevation Detail

Doorway Detail

Chaitya Arch at temple doorway

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