Architecture Portfolio
Selected Works 2016 - 2019
“Life is archit e cture and archit e cture is the mirror of life.� I.M.Pei
I am an ambitious, hardworking, rational human being who loves to be challenged in learning new things. Architecture, to me, is a multidisciplinary subject that has helped me grow as a person and to view things with a different perspective. Through critical analysis and problem solving techniques, I intend to establish balance between the physical and the intangible aspects of design. I am currently seeking for the job of an intern for 6 months to further my experience within the practical field to help expand my understanding and knowledge of architecture.
D r i s t i K e j r i wa l
B.A r c h 6 t h S e m e s t e r S t u d e n t email_dri s tikejriwal.cca@gmail.com tel_(+91)940100 5393
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Residence
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Office Building
pg no. 11 - 16
Police Station
pg no. 17 - 18
Industrial Design
pg no. 19 - 20
Interior Design
pg no. 21 - 22
Photography
pg no. 23 -24
Artwork
pg no. 25 - 26
Installation
pg no. 27 - 28
Curriculum Vitae
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Semester 2 Summer
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Architect's Residence The brief revolved around the life of an architect, who resides with his aged parents, his wife and their teen-aged daughter. The residence is an amalgamation of the contemporary lifestyle and the traditional Indian roots, hence catering to the needs of all three generation.
pg no. 01
CONCEPT // DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
In today’s fast paced world, we often tend to neglect the importance of co-existing. The main aim of the design is to preserve the Indian culture of living in a joint family, and provide spaces which help one ‘pause, pay attention, plan, and proceed’, instead of rushing into situations without a thought or a plan.
The zoning involves an indoor courtyard and outdoor landscaped spaces (extensions to indoor spaces). Composition of different volumes of roof establish an individual identity of each space.
Corridors have been treated as interesting transition spaces, diluting the boundaries between inside and outside.
SITE // ORIENTATION AND PLANNING
Site location Chandigarh Site area 25000 sq ft. Max. coverage 40% Site context The site is located in a university campus which has dense forest as its backdrop. Located on a T-junction, the site steps up in slight contours towards north-east and is surrounded by residences towards south-east.
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As one steps in, the person encounters a composition of glass encased plants, mural and courtyard, all of which have a strong underlying cohesiveness. The central courtyard divides the space into different zones.
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GROUND FLOOR // LVL + 1’6” 3
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1. Entrance 2. Living area 3. Office 4. Guest room 5. Courtyard 6. Stairs 7. Library - deck 8. Zen garden 9. Bedroom (parents) 10. Informal sitting 11. Master bedroom 12. Dining area 13. Kitchen 14. Deck
FIRST FLOOR // LVL + 11’6” 1. Daughter’s bedroom 2. Open terrace area 3. Gym 4. Terrace area water storage, other services, hanging washed clothes, etc
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The kitchen is divided into vegetarian and non-vegetarian zone according to the needs of the client.
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SPATIAL ORGANIZATION // PLANS
SECTIONS
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 1 indicates the relationship between the open and the closed spaces inside the built mass and how the courtyard binds the entire building into one entity.
Section 2 reflects the composition of the mural and the green plants encased in a glass box as one enters the building.
Section 3 focuses on the various outdoor landscaped spaces (library, contoured gardens) which serve as entertaining areas.
Rear Elevation The master bedroom overlooks the pool through its wide windows creating a sense of ‘floating in the water’ while laying on the bed.
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Semester 4 Summer
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National Geographic's Office The design for the National Geographic’s Office incorporates the vision of the company: ‘a planet in balance’ by generating solutions for a sustainable future. The goal of the design is to create a fresh, free and inviting space which welcomes creative minds and ideas to soar.
pg no. 05
SITE SELECTION // SITE CONTEXT
The site for the National Geographic Office is located in a serene environment on the banks of river Brahmaputra surrounded by the Himalayan mountain ranges in the west and the city on the east.
STRENGTH
WEAKNESS
OPPORTUNITIES
THREAT
Railway station 12 km away Airport 15 km away
Urban flooding and landslides
Job
generation and economic growth
Future Traffic congestion
VIEW : Deepor beel, a fresh water lake including wildlife and bird sanctuary
Reduction in wetland areas
Located near the national highway, connecting the two ends of the city
Earthquake prone area
pg no. 06
CONCEPT // DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
The built mass is oriented in The built block is multiplied The built mass is chamfered the north-south direction to into two, creating an open to direct the wind in the reduce heat gain. green space in between. interiors.
The site lies in a wet and humid climatic region. Hence care has been taken to maintain proper thermal condition all year round.
Functionally, the two blocks are divided into administrative zone and magazine editing zone.
pg no. 07
An open floor plan interior, with doors and windows located at opposite ends help in achieving natural cross ventilation.
The editing zone is further divided into 3 different levels: editorial, photography & graphic section.
A third block (for recreation) connects the two blocks at the first and the second floor levels.
SPATIAL ORGANIZATION // PLANS
COMMON AREAS A. Help desk B. Waiting area C. HOD D. Studio/Lab E. Discussion area F. Workstations G. Meeting room
FIRST FLOOR // LVL + 14’0’ 1. Waiting area 2. Conference room 3 Seminar room 4. HOD - marketing 5. Workstations 6. Archive 7. Toilets
GROUND FLOOR // LVL + 2’0” 1. Reception 2. Waiting area 3. HR Department 4. Purchase and accounts 5. Conference room 6. Archive 7. Toilets
pg no. 08
SPATIAL ORGANIZATION // VIEWS
The main aim of the workspace is to foster communication and collaboration, inspire creativity and enhance the motto of sustainability amongst the workers.
Various passive strategies like placing the stairway right behind the reception have been adapted to reduce the use of lifts making it an energy efficient building.
The design is such that it allows all staff to access an abundance of natural light that fills the space.
Breakout spaces are provided at various locations to increase productivity.
pg no. 09
Open space between the two blocks act as a major informal interaction area for the employees.
SECTIONS AND DETAILS
Service Core
Individual workstations
Toilets
Conference Room
Seminar Room
HR Department
Graphics Department
Photography Department
Editorial Department
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S e m e s t e r 5 Shortlisted
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Police Station The brief was floated by the Punjab Police Department, to design a model Police Station for the 21st century. The design aims at creating a smart policing system with the intention to promote interaction between police and public, and imbibe a sense of ‘Pride to policemen and satisfaction to public’.
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U ser C entric D esign
DESIGN THINKING // MIND MAPPING
Proposed scheme for Site plan
The design aims to cater to the needs of three major target groups. Police Policemen spend most of their lifetime in the police station. The spaces need to be well connected with nature and lively to keep the energy high.
Maalkhana
Community policing Trauma room Saanjh kendra Public
Lockups
Police
Munshi
Record room
Santri
Valuables
IOs
Forensic store
Users
Constables
Suspect
SHO
Armory Meeting area
Convicts The living standards of the convicts in the prison cell is designed in such a way that they don’t fall prey to depression. Care has been taken to avoid any kind of illegal activities. Public Eliminate the sense of unwanted fear, promote community engagement.
Remand room
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CONCEPT // DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
The parallelogram profile of walls dictate the visual movement of the public allowing wide angle view, hence establishing transparency between the police and the public. The circulation is such that it restricts the movement of the people according to the function so that only a limited no. of people access the private zones. The built mass is interspersed with green patches creating open and inviting spaces. The floors are divided into different levels accessed via a central ramp.
The munshi’s room is placed at a higher level overlooking the cells maintaining a constant check.
The roof has been designed to let in light, creating interesting patterns on the floor.
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SPATIAL ORGANIZATION // PLANS
1. Munshi’s room 2. Record room 3. Staircase to maalkhana 4. SHO’s room 5. SHO’s informal area 6. CCTNS 7. IOs’ room 8. Terrace 9. Control room 10. Barracks 11. Gym 12. Ramps
1. Reception 2. Waiting area 3. Community room 4. Trauma room 5. Child care room 6. Toilet 7. Saanjh Kendra 8. Armory 9. Conference room 10. Sub IOs room 11. Lock-ups 12. Common room 13. Basement 14. Courtyard 15. Restricted passage 16. Assembly area 17. Dining area 18. Kitchen 19. Medical room 20. Utility
Exploded view showing the planning, circulation and various levels connected via ramps.
pg no. 14
SECTIONAL VIEWS
Fig. 1 Sectional view showing the connection between Munshi, maalkhana and the prison cell. Fig 2. Sectional view showing the connection between main administrative block and the barracks.
Sectional view
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The main entrance provides a visual connection to various areas creating a sense of transparency that offers new opportunities to welcome the community to connect with the police facility in a positive way.
Restricted entries to the barracks have been introduced. Exterior landscaped spaces are provided to make this space comfortable and habitable. Functions such as kitchen, dining, gym and recreation form a part of this block.
The concept of double door is established wherein a person first enters into the formal area which leads to the waiting area, acting as a node for all other functions.
The materials used for the project have been selected considering the locally available materials of Punjab. Also, care has been taken to reduce the maintenance cost.
showing the ramp connecting the IOs, SHO and other officials located at different levels.
pg no. 16
Industrial Design Shortlisted top 6
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UmweltSeeing in mind's eye The world is embedded in a very large cosmos, but the human brain is trapped in a very thin slice of perception. The slice of the ecosystem that an organism can pick up on, is its um-welt.
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The design aims to evolve a new concept of traveling to the untraversed zones of the body and mind of the visually impaired. .
Eyes, nose, ears, skin, tongue are the various peripheral - plug and play- devices present in a human body.
Expanding the umwelt would mean challenging the reality as it is presented to us by activating the sensory cortex in the brains.
The various peripheral devices consist of receptors which collect electrochemical signals and this information is then transmitted to the brain. The brain then extracts meanings and patterns, not caring about the source.
Figure showing the various peripheral - plug and play- devices present in a human body. pg no. 17
CONCEPT // DESIGN DEVELOPMENT When we look across the animal kingdom, we find lots of peripheral devices. But it’s not what we have to stick with. This concept comes from what’s called ‘sensory substitution’. And that refers to feeding information into the brain via unusual sensory channels, and the brain just figures out what to do with it. The designed product uses this concept to transmit visual information to the brains of the visually impaired thereby creating new interfaces to take in previously unseen information about the world.
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UM-WELT is a portable device with 22 receptors mounted on a neckband, each working on the principle of total station and capturing a 16° field view (thus capturing a total 360° view). These receptors transmit electrochemical signals in a coded pattern to the strip attached with neckband, resting on the spinal cord. The vibratory motors inside the strip then transmit signal to the brain via spinal cord.
Rear
Front
Side
Leatherette cushioning Device controls TPC Plastic neck band Micro receptors (22)
FEATURES Customizable size and different colors Sleek and light design Easily locatable ‘select buttons’ Provision of slider buttons for easy controlling Powered by portable charger Braille markings to locate buttons 360° view experience to the user
Polyester cushioning Silicon rubber strip (embedded vibratory motors)
Prototype model developed for better understanding of the anthropometrics. pg no. 18
Freelance project J u l y 2 01 8
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Interior designing and 3D modeling The client, a businessman, resides with his wife, his two daughters and a son. Spaces been have designed to reflect modern living while retaining the warmth and comfort a home provides.
Axonometric view of the plot indicating different elements. pg no. 19
Living room
Kitchen
Every room follows its own individual character according to the age group of the user. The use of wood binds the entire design into one, creating harmony and balance.
The L-shaped sitting in the living room connects visually to the prayer room on its right, the rooms to its left and the dining area, partially hidden via the TV cabinet.
Daughter’s bedroom
Master bedroom
The residence had very few fenestrations and negligible scope of natural light entering into the space. Hence, the focus shifted to providing spaces which felt wide and free.
The living room and the kitchen became an integral part of the home as the family would be spending major part of the day in these spaces. Hence, care was taken to make these spaces as interactive and lively as possible.
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Photography
Gandhi Bhawan, Chandigarh
Adalaj ni Ahmed
Char Minar, Hyderabad
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Vav, abad
Government Museum of Arts, Chandigarh Golconda fort, Hyderabad
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Artwork Hand Rendering Rendering site plan using white rotring pen on black sheet.
Photo-paper print art Mixture of the primary colors was first printed on the photo-paper. Using a sharp blade, the art-form is scrapped off applying varying hand pressure to achieve the texture.
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Paper-mache art Paper mache is prepared out of tissue, wall putty, glue and water, and pasted on a plyboard of size 1’6” x 1’. After letting it dry overnight, acrylic paint is applied to create a view of the waterfall.
Abstract art
Wood art A scrap piece of wood was selected after analyzing its shape and quality. Pattern is created using paints and wood dust.
pg no. 24
Installation
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Bonjour India - Street art Considering the interactive nature of the bus stand, a large scale public intervention, celebrating Chandigarh’s relationship with France was visualized, in collaboration with #alliancefrancaisechandigarh.
Model Making
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A five day workshop on clay exploration, producing a mural in stoneware clay, using various hand building techniques with activities including coil & slab work, tessellation and relief work.
Clay Workshop
Annual NASA Design Competition The installations were designed for spaces next to garbage bins in and around the city. The main idea behind the installations was to eliminate the stigma related to garbage by activating the spaces next to the bins and generating interaction amongst people, thus promoting awareness between them. Also this process helps in reflecting within ourselves and take responsibility for our actions
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Curriculum vitae INFORMATION Name Born Nationality Language Address
Dristi Kejriwal 24.10.1996 Indian English, Hindi, Assamese
FF- 14 Architecture Girls Hostel, Chandigarh- 160011
Email Phone Social
dristikejriwal.cca@gmail.com +91-9401005393
facebook/dkejriwal96 instagram/dristi7278
EDUCATION Little Flower Higher Secondary School 2013 2015
National Institute 2015-16
Present
2 months Internship at Edifice Interior Designers and Planners, Guwahati, India Freelance interior designer
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Design
1 year diploma in Interior Designing of
Architecture Bachelor of Architecture
SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS 2016
Couturiture - Interior Exhibition Brick Masonry Wood Masonry
2017
IALD India Light Workshop (International Association of Lighting Designers - India Region) Clay Sculpture Workshop (Chandigarh College of Architecture)
Autocad Archicad Sketchup Rhino Revit 3ds Max
Cine-render Lumion V-Ray
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(University topper in 1st and 4th semesters)
SKILLS
Photoshop Illustrator Indesign
of I nterior
Chandigarh College 2016 - present
WORK EXPERIENCE 2016
Board of Secondary Education, Assam Assam Higher Education Council
International Conference on Trends In Architecture and Construction (Chandigarh University) Pierre Jeanneret Symposium Bonjour - Start India (Street installation) 2018
Green Buildings- The GRIHA (Griha Council) Vaak
kala
way
(Presentation Skills)
MS Office
Problem-Solving by Design Thinking (SOIL School of Business Design)
Climate Consultant
Product Design Workshop
INTERESTS
Books
Drafting
Photography Craft
Music
Travel
Dance
ACADEMICS 2016
Winter
Studio Apartment
Individual
2017
Summer
Residence Kindergarten
Individual Individual
Winter
Guest House Market
Individual Individual
Summer
Campus Planning Library MNC Office
Group of 3 Individual Individual
Winter
Police Station Vernacular Study
Individual Individual
2018
COMPETITIONS 2017
Re-imagining Alternative Urban Spaces Annual NASA Design Competition
National Winners
A Room for Communication 120 Hours Multi-Purpose Office Building NASA GRIHA Trophy 2018
A Vortex Dilemma 24 H Ideas Forward Portfolio - Works of 1st Year NASA Ethos- Student Of The Year
Shortlisted Top 4
SqrFoot House - Housing For One Sqrfactor Network Multi-purpose Conference Facility A Project Of Chandigarh Administration 2019
Umwelt- Untraversed Journey NASA Industrial Design Trophy LOGO Design Ministry of Women Development
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Shortlisted Top 6 Child
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References Prof. Sangeeta Bagga Principal Chandigarh College of Architecture +91 9779123457 sangeetabagga@gmail.com Ar. Sujay Sengupta Dean of Student Welfare Chandigarh College of Architecture +91 9855447530 sg.sujay@gmail.com