Portfolio by Eish Ahlawat

2018-2021

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Eish Ahlawat 09 | 07 | 1999

eish97@gmail.com

+91 9992492064

Rohtak | Delhi | Bhopal India

Education

Bachelors in Architecture

School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal 2023

Work Experience

Observation and Action Network

Fellowship : Social Intervention program at Bhalswa, Delhi

July 2020 - August 2021

Studio Juggernaut, Delhi Architecture Internship

January 2022 - June 2022

Clearline Jobs, New Zealand

Freelance : 3D Visualisation

November 2021 - April 2022

Software Proficiency

3-D Modeling

BIM

Academic Projects

Blender Rhinoceros

Auto-CAD Revit ArchiiCad

2019

Weekend Cottages at Kerwa, Bhopal Amenity Shop at S.P.A, Bhopal

Vernacular Documentation of Tribe Kota Residence for Designers at Raghurajpur, Odisha

Computation

Visualization

Presentation

Grasshopper+ Blender Cycles V-ray Lumion Illustrator PhotoShop InDesign AfterEffects

2020

Way-side Amenity at Bhopal-Indore Highway Showroom for Car Bazaar at Rohtak, Haryana

2021

Circus Artists’ Conservatory. 5-Star Hotel at Rohtak, Haryana

Thesis

2023

Manufacturing Hub Rnikhera: Ratifying Sub-Urban Economies

Participation

2019

NASA GSen Trophy

120 Hours

Archdais The House

Annual NASA Design Competition

Volume Zero Micro-housing

UNI Circle of Life

2020

NASA Gsen Trophy

NASA Landscape Trophy

UNI Bharat Bhavan 2020

NASA OAN Grants Program

CTBUH 2020 Student Design Competition

120 Hours Minis

120 Hours

Annual NASA Design Competition

Berkeley Essay Prize Competition

2021

NASA GSen Trophy

CLT Induction

Arkitekturo Bauhaus Campus 2021

Design Addvance Livable spaces for NowHere People

CTBUH 2021 Student Design Competition

Achievements

2019

Prize Winner

Aamad

NASA G-Sen Trophy

2020

Shortlisted Top 30

Bharat Bhavan, Ranchi

UNI Bharat Bhavan 2020

Prize Winner

Chhav

NASA Observation and Action Grants Network Program

2021

Special Mention Gone With The Wind

CLT Induction

Prize Winner

Picky Eaters

NASA G-sen Trophy

Shortlisted Top 10

Nirman

Design Addvance Livable Spaces for NowHerePeople

Chhav Observe Scranton Gone with the wind CLT Induction Picky Eaters NASA GSen

4 Interpretation Intervention A Day In The Life No Quarter 14 - 20 06 -12 22 - 29 When The Curtain Urban Intervention towards Public Transit and Tourism A Platform to Propagate Local Art and Identity Adaptive Housing for Circus

Hello, I am Eish. The following is an account of an ever evolving sense of architecture, as I experienced it across my time in the field.

Sultans of Swing

Residence of Pinki Khan, Show stopper of Kohinoor Circus

Circus Artists Community Led Urban Interventions at a Landfill Site

Speculation Facilitation

Curtain Falls The Last Days of May 30 -

36 - 44

No Quarter 01

A Platform to Propagate Local Art and Identity

Tagore Hill, Ranchi, Jharkhand

Jharkhand has a rich cultural history spanning from Sohrai paintings, Jhumur and Chhau dance to Patachitra, basket weaving, and pottery. What precedes and supersedes expression, in this case, is a collective identity. One that celebrates freedom and fights for it when called for, as exemplified by the Santhal Rebellion. The Tribal Art and Identity appear to lose ground to modern cities as they move towards a universal character. Bharat Bhavan is thus an opportunity to revive the lost arts and traditions indigenous to the state.

Located at the Tagore Hill, Ranchi, The proposal Intends to reflect upon the socio-political culture of Jharkhand. The gallery spaces unfold an interpretation of the state’s historical identity as they transition from an experience of freedom to repression to liberty. The proposal aims to serve as a medium of expression for the universal population and stay reminiscent of the locals’ heritage and identity.

1765 - Military mobilization to bring Santhal

Pargana under British rule

1785 - Tilka Manjhi hanged to death in Bhagalpur

1772-80 - Paharia revolt

1780-85 - Tilka Manjhi led the tribal revolt and managed to injure British army chief

1795-1800 - Tamar revolt

1798-99 - Bhoomij revolt

1800-20 - Munda revolt

1855 - Santhals waged war against Lord Cornwallis

1855-60 - Santhal Rebellion led by Sidhu and Kanhu

1856-57 - First War of Independence

1874-99 - Birsa Movement

1914 - Tana Bhagat movement started which had the participation of more than 26,000 tribals

1912 - Bihar bifurcated from Bengal and some parts of Chotanagpur merged into Bengal.

1915 - Publication of Adivasi titled magazine started.

1929 - Simon Commission presented with a memorandum demanding Jharkhand state 1978 - June 9 was commemorated as Birsa Day

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Co-Authors

Ipsita Choudhury

Pranjal Maheshwari

Soumyadeep Das

A Day In The Life 02

Urban Intervention towards Public Transit and Tourism

Kachuberia, Gangasagar, West Bengal

Gangasagar Mela sees the congregation of two million people every year who take part in three-day ceremonial bathing at the Ganges. This massive gathering makes Gangasagar Mela the second largest mega fair in the world. Due to its cultural significance, the island is constantly in a state of flux. At peaks of influx, the transit systems at the island fail, at the heart of which, is the Kachuberia Bus Terminus.

Infrastructural failure at Kachuberia leads to a disarrayed urbanscape. The pandemic added on top limits tourism to a great extent cutting down Gangasagar’s primary source of revenue. The program, therefore, intends to set up a conjunct system of transit through necessary infrastructural interventions and envisions communal resilience through economical sustenance.

Absent Infrastructure

Site

Converging Influx

Crowd Condensation

Kachuberia Bus Terminus Gangasagar Bus Terminus Bus Route Jetty Ghats of Gangasagar Mela

Personal/Rental

Jetty

Disjunction

Transit Kachuberia

Gangasagar Mela

Durga Pooja

Bus

“this temporal benefit brings in environment degradation day by day. A crowd of millions chokes the roads of Sagar Island bringing about undesirable changes to the physical configurations.

Unorganized Crowds

Skepticism

Personal/Rental

Jetty

Bus

Infrastructural Failure

Demand/Supply Gap

Momentary Influx

Pandemic

Existing System

Infrastructural Development

Conjunction

Transit Kachuberia

Gangasagar Mela

Durga Pooja

“It is worth mentioning that one of the most major sources of income of this locality comes from this yearly ‘Gangasagar mela’. Annual monetary involvement during the GSM is about Rupees Rs 20 millions of which only 20% is spent on permanent assets. And the rest roll over within the local, as well as regional economy. An estimated 67500 man-days’ of jobs are created in the informal sector during the occasion of GSM”

Organization

Demand/Supply Gap

Momentary Influx

Post-Pandemic Security

“Since millions of pilgrims of different socio-cultural status are crowded in this GSM, several types of culture are mixed and developed here resulting to a betterment of sociocultural scenario of the region.”

Intervention

18 Pedestrian Zone Ghat Bus Stand Jetty Boat Mending Traffic Node Auto/Rickshaw 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Dissolving & Redirecting Vehicular Access Segregating Vehicular/ Pedestrian Zones Developing A Traffic Node at Intersection Developing Civic Infrastructure 7 1 6 3 5 2

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Co-Authors

Abhinav Gupta

Anubhav Saxena

Palak Gupta

Soumyadeep Das

When The Curtain Falls 03

Adaptive Housing for Households of Circus Artists

New Delhi, India

With the Circus culture dying out, circus artists find it hard to make a living. The situation has gotten worse with the lockdown added on top of the Animal Welfare Board prohibiting performances including wild animals (elephants are an exception).

It’s hard to argue Circus’ sustenance but easy to justify security for the human resource at stake. The program, therefore, intends to devise a solution that can accommodate the background of the grand spectacle of Circus as it offers a space for artists to grow their families, a place to return to.

“A circus is a small town that moves from one place of exhibition to the next, once described as “a city without a zip code”. Most circuses provide their own electrical power, large circuses have their own schools, cafes, convenience stores, laundry and even pastors to deliver Sunday services.”

“... on other shows kids will be home-schooled by a parent or designated person. The curriculum and progress is monitored closely by either a family’s hometown school authority”

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“The circus I’m with tours nearly year round. This leaves little time for some folks to visit their families, especially those of us who are international. Any time we get more than a few days off in a row, a majority of people will make plans to see their loved ones.“

~ Megan O’Malley

Crew Artists

Performance Collection

Capital

Distribution Home

Crew Artists

Performance Collection

Capital

Housing

Distribution Home

Speculating Systems

Temporary Increment

Typical Layout at First Floor

Typical Layout at Ground Floor

Folded Plate Bamboo Reinforcement Rebar dug into ground to host bamboo uprights

Pinki Khan’s Interpretation : She has laid out an extensive dressing space in the living room while the extension over the terrace hosts a slew of African parrots that she handles.

Raja Hussain’s Interpretation : Raja is the manager at kohinoor circus. Apart from housing a family of 4, he uses the parking space to store and supervise circus equipment.

Sagar Singh’s Interpretation : A clown for the last 50 years, Sagar has lived through an array of roles at the circus. He trains and takes care of elephants, that are tied at the parking spots.

Vehicular roads peripheral to clusters. This allows compound spaces to be entirely pedestrian.

Vast open spaces, interconnected to each other allow breathing space even when accommodating the temporary installations.

The day-care ensures well being of children that are away from their parents while also creating jobs for the women in the community.

Central to the site, is an open air theatre that doubles up as a circus arena at times the crew is in town.

Amenity Spaces are positioned at prominent nodes on the site to ensure accessibility. These act as a medium of surveillance upon the surrounding open spaces.

Roofs pitch parallel to the southwestern sun-rays ensuring minimum heat gain through them.

Sultans of Swing 04

Residence of Pinki Khan, Show stopper at Kohinoor Circus

Site Independent

Pinki Khan is the show-stopper at Kohinoor circus. A proficient Trapeze artist, equally adept at performing on a bicycle or handling a slew of African parrots. She personifies all that the art of Circus is.

The design, however, inclines towards a lady who lives with her parents. She adapts to the role of a homemaker, albeit a slew of parrots she has to manage. Following an intention to distinguish between a professional and the personal, the program incorporates a simple yet flexible approach to accommodate basic requirements, with an option to expand into non-intelligible functions.

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Inverted Ceiling Plan

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Top Reinforcement 2/18 X 3 Bamboo Splints at 300 c/c Lighting Fixture Filler Pot Start Of Pot Layout Lighting Fixture. Filler Pots to be Avoided at Location. Bottom Reinforcement : 2/18 X 3 Bamboo Splints at 300 c/c 200 Ø Clay Pots used as Fillers at 300 c/c 200 Ø Clay Pots used as Fillers at 300 c/c Lighting Fixture. Filler Pots to be Avoided at Location. Lighting Fixture. Filler Pots to be Avoided at Location. Lighting Fixture. Filler Pots to be Avoided at Location. Lighting Fixture. Filler Pots to be Avoided at Location. X

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CABINETRY

3/4" Wide and 3/4"

200 X 300 Bamboo Reinforced Concrete Column.

Thick Bamboo splints as Reinforcement Cranked at 1/3 of the length of the Beam from the Face.

200 X 500 Bamboo Reinforced Concrete Beam.

3/8" Wide and 3/8"

Thick Bamboo Splints as Stirrups @ 100 c/c

3/4" Wide and 3/4"

Splints held together by Wire Ties

3/4" Wide and 3/4" Thick Bamboo Splints as Reinforcement.

Detail at X

Earth Filling

3/8" Wide 1/4" Thick Bamboo Splints as Stirrups @ 300 c/c

150 Thick RCC Floor

Thick Bamboo Splints as Reinforcement.

Reinforcement Bamboo Extended out of the Beam for a length of 600.

150 Rise

1200 long 10 Ø Steel Reinforcement Bar. 3/4L embedded in RCC Support. 1/4L Exposed above PCC Surface.

300 X 300 RCC Support for Installed Bamboo Uprights. Min. 1500 deep.

Detail at Y

The Last Days of May 05

Community Led Urban Interventions

Bhalswa, New Delhi, India

Communities living around Delhi’s Bhalswa landfill are subject to the worst living conditions in the city. High densities with little amenities in the surrounding informal settlements aggravates the problem. One such community abutting the landfill is Kalandar Colony, a settlement of 2264 households with densities as high as 2630 people a hectare. Of the 13% of the area that is open space, the community is unable to maintain its interstitial open spaces which end up prone to vandalism and antisocial activity.

The on-ground initiative aspires to foster and revamp leftover open spaces. Incorporating key stakeholders within the core team, and further engaging in a participatory process with the community, the initiative aspires to create inclusive and dignified public spaces for all while aspiring to accelerate access to public amenities.

Two Decades at Bhalswa

Kalandar Colony shares an amoebic relationship with the landfill with its inhabitants relying on the landfill as rag pickers and taking the brunt of its hazards. In the past two decades, it experienced a disconnect with the primary access roads with the development of the Mukarba Chowk Flyover in 2005. It was pushed further back with the installation of supply pipes along the road .

Strength of the infrastructural system has been constantly tested by the residents of kalandar in attempts of reclaiming a direct access to the main road and transport. The punctures provide the locals with an opportunity to access the stretch of space under the pipeline that then is used for multiple purposes.