Architectural Portfolio by Divyang Purrkayastha

architectural portfolio

D IVYANG PU R KAY A ST H A B. ARCH. 5TH YEAR DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE & PLANNING INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, ROORKEE

about

Architecture, and design in general, has always fascinated me. I perceive

architecture as the ‘sangam’ of technology, art, science. In this journey, I am trying to explore and understand all these various aspects and how to bring them together to create something that will do good for the world around me. I am interested in the areas of Sustainability, BIM , Vernacular Architecture and Human-centric Design.

curriculum vitae Divyang Purkayastha B. Arch. 9th Semester Dept. of Architecture & Planning Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Uttarakhand, India-247667 E: dpurkayastha@ar.iitr.ac.in Current CGPA: 8.071

experience Summer Intern | Ramtech Software Solutions

WORK: Market Research in the Construction Industry of Germany Duration: 2 weeks Participant| GRIHA Trophy

Intern | firki Studio

WORK: Kinetic Installation Design for an exhibition, Interior Design of a Cafe and Site Supervision of Tile Layout Duration: 2 months Participant| ANDC Trophy (shortlisted top 60 out 300 colleges) Participant| G-SEN Trophy Participant| Writing Architecture Trophy

Voluntary Intern | Rajiv Bhawan, IIT Roorkee WORK: Redevelopment of the Mess block Duration: 2 months

Hands-on Volunteer | Sacred Groves, Auroville

WORK: Learnt adobe construction, mud plastering, cobbed wall construction, araish lime plastering and bamboo joineries Duration: 1 month

positions of responsibility

education Secondary Education |All India Secondary School Examination CGPA: 10 YEAR: 2014

Senior Secondary Education | All India Senior School Certificate Examination

PERCENTAGE: 95 YEAR OF GRADUATION: 2016

Designer-in-Chief|Watch Out (Official Insitute Media Body of IIT Roorkee) Design, Manager|ShARE Team IITR (Sharing Analysis of Regional Economies) Event Co-ordinator|Cognizance 2019 (Annual Technical Festival of IIT Roorkee)

software proficiency

workshops, other courses & memberships

AutoCAD SketchUp

BIM Workshop | builten consultancy Duration: 4 days

Revit

Zero-Energy Design| TU Delft

Lumion

Duration: Online Certified Course (7 Weeks - ongoing)

Rhinoceros

Duration: 4 days

Bamboo Shelter Workshop| Compartment S4 Fire and Security Association of India | Student Member

Illustrator

Duration: 3 years (ongoing - 2023)

Photoshop

interests

MS Office Figma Climate Consultant

Photography

Creative Writing

soft skills Graphic Design

Participant| IGBC Green Design Competition Participant| Model Tribal Village Plan under Govt. of Manipur

Communication

Teamwork

Adaptability

Student-Architect Trainee| Habitat Technology Group, Trivandrum

WORK: Worked on the various stages of a project including site visits, client meetings, design development, working drawings, presentations, submission/sanction drawings, interior design, 3D visualisations and walkthroughs. Under the guidance of Padmashree Chief Architect G Shankar. Duration: 6 months

Music

Research

languages English Hindi Bengali

Strong Work Ethic

Sociable

Punctual

French Icon Credits: Noun Project

contents des ign studio wor k - co-working office

work experience - kinetic installation design - working drawings - residential complex design - documentation - hands-on experience - interior design com petition - GRIHA trophy

3d modeling & rendering miscellaneous

design studio work

co-working office building The brief was to design a Small Scale Co-working Office Building in a site located in Bengaluru, India, catering to the young entrepreneurs in the IT sector. For preliminary case studies, study tour was undertaken to WeWork Forum in Gurugram, India. The project was done in a group of 2 members. Requirements: ● 6 large offices (10 people each) - 90 sq. m. per office ● 6 small offices (3 people each) - 25 sq. m. per office ● 2 work clusters (15 people each) - 140 sq. m. per cluster ● Library - digital and conventional ● Seminar rooms ● Multipurpose rooms ● Presentation areas ● Social and leisure spaces ● Administrative spaces (75 sq. m.) ● Services/utilities

BASEMENT EXIT

The concept was to first take the offset from the natural site form and then open up the built mass in order to maximise the facade facing the lake, and also to create a break-out space on the first floor which is shaded by the built mass itself. The office building should have a connection to the outdoors and that’s what we tried to achieve, while keeping it climate-responsive.

DROP-OFF AND EXIT

50 M 81 M

Starting with a mass with the shrunken site footprint

TO BASEMENT DROP-OFF

SITE ENTRY

Breaking the mass down to create a maximised view to the lake and breakout space shaded during summers

53 M

17 M

LAKE WHITEFIELD

Central Atrium 0

20 METER

690

690 0

549

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

BACK ELEVATION

20 METER

ALL DIMENSIONS IN MILLIMETER

690

690 0

549 0

549

490

549

490

549

490

SECOND & THIRD FLOOR PLAN

BASEMENT PLAN

SECTION A-A’ 0

20 METER

SECTION B-B’ ALL DIMENSIONS IN MILLIMETER

The addition of an automated louvered screen on the South facade provides admittance of light at the same time avoids the admittance of direct glare, as the louvers change the angle of inclination by the sensor which record the intensity and angle of incident solar radiation.

work experience kinetic installation design working drawings residential complex design documentation hands-on experience interior design

kinetic installation design During my internship in firki studio in my second year of college, I had the opportunity to work alongside the principal architect to design a kinetic installation for the 2018 Delhi chapter of the Death of Architecture (DoA) exhibition.

A SINGLE PIECE

ONE LAYER ‘CLOSED’, THE OTHER IS ‘OPEN’

Motion Sensor

The theme of that particular exhibition was of viewing death as a part of a neverending cycle of rebirth. The idea was to capture this idea of a never ending cycle of birth and death through a kinetic installation. The concept was of two supermiposed layers, made of fabricated metal square pieces which mechanically perform an alternating auxetic behaviour. When one layer(red) shrinks, the layer behind opens(white) and so on. This movement thus emphasises the cyclical nature of life and death. The installation’s motion was triggered through motion-sensing i.e. when attendees would be near the installation.

White Layer

INTERMEDIATE STAGE

Motor Red Layer

I was active and integral in the entire process from conceptual development to supervising the final fabrication and installation on site. Hence, I also received the opportunity to attend the exhbition.

Frame Roller channels CONCEPTUAL PAPER MODEL TO ANALYSE MOTION

FINAL INSTALLATION

working drawings During my internship in Habitat Technology Group, I had the opportunity to work on a range working drawings, a few examples of which I have showed in the forthcoming pages. These were the various kinds of working drawings I had an opportunity to work on. 1. Floor Plans 2. Sections 3. Elevations 4. Door Details 5. Window Details 6. False Ceiling Details 7. Toilet Details 8. Kitchen Details 9. Staircase Details 10. Sanction/Submission Drawings 11. Electrical Layout 12. Plumbing Layout 13. Flooring Tile Layout The following working drawings are for a residence proposed in Thiruvananthapuram for a client named Mr. Prasad. GROUND FLOOR PLAN FOR A RESIDENCE ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN CENTIMETER

SECTIONS AND ELEVATIONS FOR THE SAME RESIDENCE ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN CENTIMETER

(CLOCKWISE FROM TOP) DOOR, WINDOW JOINERY,

, TOILET AND STAIRCASE DETAILS FOR THE SAME RESIDENCE ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN CENTIMETER

residential complex design During my internship in Habitat Technology Group, I had the opportunity to work on a residential complex design from scratch, along with a co-intern and supervised by a junior architect. My role in this project was in the following domains: 1. Site Visits 2. Design Development and Drawings 3. Client Discussions 4. 3D Visualisation and Rendering 5. Brochure for Procuring Sponsorship The client wanted the first three floors to have serviced 1 bhk apartments with no kitchen and for temporary accommodation in order to create a long-term and perpetual source of income . The 4th and 5th floors were to have regular 1 bhk and 2 bhk apartments for sale. The terrace floor would have the cafeteria (for the temporary residents to use for daily dining) and other amenities for the residents. The parking was stilted and situated in the Ground Floor along with two entrance elevator lobbies to facilitate convenience.

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

STUDIO APARTMENT

1-3 FLOOR PLAN

4-5 FLOOR PLAN

1-BHK APARTMENT

TERRACE FLOOR PLAN SERVICED APARTMENT FOR TEMPORARY ACCOMODATION

2-BHK APARTMENT

documentation

During my internship in Habitat Technology Group, we had the opportunity to document the Bamboo Design and Training Centre designed by the firm itself, located in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. This was a group exercise. The structure extensively used bamboo and we learnt about the various bamboo joinery details and related techniques.

hands-on experience

During my time as a volunteer in Sacred Groves, I had the opportunity of learning hands-on techniques of sustainable construction which involved the following:

Mud Plastering

Adobe Infill Brick with Waste Bottle

Lime Chakki for Mixing Lime Mixture to prepare it for Plastering

1. Mud Plastering 2. Adobe Brick Making and Construction 3. Araish Lime Plastering 4. Cobbed Wall Construction 5. Bamboo Joineries tion A Mud Home Nearing Complettion

6. Reusing Waste Materials for Construction in Innovative Ways A structure being made using Bamboo and Waste ladders

Cobbed Wall

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interior design

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900

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Elevation of Wall Pattern (Side 1)

355

615 72 0

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1900

Actual Photograph post-implementation 100

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Module MODULE

5 380

10 X 10 MM 1 M.S. BARS BACKREST

SEAT TABLE

Elevation of Furniture (Side 2)

During my time as an intern in firki studio, I had the opportunity of being actively involved in an Interior design project for a cafe located in Noida India. I was involved in the following roles: 1. Design Discussion 2. Drafting the Elevation Drawings 3. 3D Modelling 4. Site Visit

Rendered View

competition

Energy Distribution

Reduced Energy Demand

Solar Power Distribution

GRIHA trophy The brief was to design a Green Office Building, a multipurpose complex and a banquet hall, all in a given site in Gurugram, Haryana, India. I worked in a team of 5 and my role was to design and model the entire Multipurpose Complex on Revit, apart from researching on Green building technologies. Through this competition, I was able to understand various concepts related to Green Rating systems and also improve and develop my software skills.

To improve the ventilation and no. of air changes inside the office space, black coloured solar chimneys on the north facade are installed. The air inside the solar chimney heats up and rises. So it draws more air from the office space. Therefore more fresh air comes inside the office space.

The office consists of three towers i.e. North Tower, South Tower and East Tower. North and South towers are oriented along East-west as longer axis which helps in accounting of large amount of daylight in the office space. This reduces load on artificial lighting and thus resulting in saving of electrical energy.

Water Showers

Rainwater Harvesting and Greywater Treatment and Reuse

Sun Shading due to horizontal louvers on the southern facade, is such that during the summers the sunlight is filtered and that reduces the heat laod on the building whilst in winters the sunlight enters through to maximise solar heating.

3d m o de lin g & r e nder in g

miscellaneous

GRAPHIC DESIGN

PHOTOGRAPHY

fin.

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