Ganesh Shrestha Design Portfolio 2019
GANESH SHRESTHA
EDUCATION University of Washington (Transferred from Florida) BA with major in Architectural Design Autumn 2017 - Spring 2019 Cumulative GPA – 3.6 Dean’s list : Autumn 2017 – Spring 2019 Departmental Honors - Building with Bamboo: An exploration of joinery between traditional and contemporary method. Study Abroad - Architecture Rome: Simultaneous City (Autumn 2018) Florida Atlantic University August 2015 – May 2017 Cumulative GPA – 4.0 President’s list : Spring 2016 – Spring 2017 Dean’s list : Spring 2016 – Spring 2017 Notre Dame Higher Secondary School June 2012 – May 2014 First Division
EXPERIENCE Florida Atlantic University Housing Residential Assistant (RA) August 2016 – May 2017 • Planned and organized several events to keep the students, living in dorms, active in campus life • Stayed on-call duty in case of emergencies • Attended trainings to learn what to do during emergencies Renovation of 17th C house in England Summer 2018 • Cleaned and painted 20th C walls and applied finish after • Sanded and painted 17th C wood panels and applied finish • Helped in installing architrave moldings, skirting, and wall paper
SKILLS
4311 7th Ave NE Seattle, WA 98105 ganeshrestha97@gmail.com +1 206-697-4493
Proficient in • Rhino, 3D printing, Model making, Laser Cutting, V-Ray • Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign • Hand drafting, Sketching • Office 365
Language • English - Proficient • Nepali - Proficient (Mother tongue) • Hindi - Moderate • Urdu - Beginner
Moderate in • Sketch up, AutoCAD • Affinity Photo, Affinity Designer • Wood Craft • Thangka painting • Sumi ink and Water color Painting
Accomplishments • Autumn 2017 Studio Work selected for student archive • Winter 2019 Furniture studio’s table got an honorary mention in ‘Chair Affair 2019 Idaho’.
Beginner in • Revit • Grasshopper and plugins (kangaroo, weavebird, and so on) • CNC Milling and Plasma Cutting
PROJECT - II
The Drone Catcher
To live OR to survive
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Recreation Center
Mandala Table
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Paper Mill
Refuge
PROJECT - VII Shadow box
CONTENTS
PROJECT - I
PR - II To Live OR to Survive Seattle Design Festival 2019 Materials used: 2X4, 4X4, Rope, Water Bottles Team Members: Ganesh Shrestha, Elijah Hansen-Lints, Austin Rogers, Tracy Law, Yuansi Li Location: South Lake Union Park, WA, U.S.A Latitude: 47.6 ° N
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Ganesh Shrestha - Elijah Hansen-Lints - Austin Rogers - Tracy Law - Yuansi Li
A group of students from the University of Washington seeking to create art and installations through minimally-destructive methods and environmentally friendly materials. We come from different disciplines and different cultures. Some of us met in architectural studios pulling all nighters, while some of us met in the house we lived. It is the curiosity about and passion for creating meaningful experiences that brought us to this project. And from us to you, we proudly present “To Live or To Survive”.
HOW TO INTERACT “What is the most important thing in your life?” I asked. “Death.” A little girl answered. “Why?” I was surprised. “Because death is what makes you realize the importance of life. Without death, you won’t be living a life. You will be just staying alive and trying to survive.”
This conversation happened in a Philosophy for Children class I facilitated at John Muir Elementary School three years ago keeps coming back to me. The contemplation To Live or To Survive
of what it means to live a life or to survive led to this installation: To Live or To Survive. This weekend, we’d like to invite you to join this conversation with us. Please feel free to take a piece of paper and a pen, write down what does it mean to you to live a life or to survive, or anything you would like to share after reading the posters, and put your answers into the hanging water bottles. After the installation, we will collect your answers and post them on our Instagram with your consent (@geaty.sdf).
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TO LIVE OR TO SURVIVE There is always another side of a story. “To Live or To Survive” brings to light aspects of life that are often taken for granted by showing the duality between life and survival, and the struggle that individuals face in the pursuit of each. This site-specific installation holds a conversation about housing and immigration issues in Seattle. The unique architectural form, recycled objects, and interactive activity all invite you to reflect, question and share your thoughts with each other.
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HOUSING-SECURE Although having four walls around you and a roof over your head provides more physical security, it does not ensure an individual feels like they are home. Just as somebody without physical housing can feel at home amongst those they feel connected to, others can feel completely isolated, despite being in a house and surrounded by people. What do you feel when you are at the place where you call HOME?
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Americans may find themselves to be oppressed and discriminated against. People who live in, and come to this country are confronted by racism, sexism, and other forms of discrimination. And while there are many who achieve the ‘American Dream,’ sometimes even those people are not much happier. Is there a harsh reality of the ‘American Dream’?
While many are familiar with the concept of the “American Dream”, it’s physical characteristics may vary between any two people. A traditional outlook on the ‘American Dream’ may include things like having personal freedom, financial security, being in a position to realize one’s true potential, but this is only one perception on what it means to live.
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What does the “AMERICAN DREAM” to you?
to live or to survive?
PLEASE HELP
HOUSE-LESS Living without a house does not guarantee a person is homeless. In fact, many individuals who live without the physical security of housing are able to maintain strong social connections, which allow them to feel at home wherever they are. This interpretation of houselessness emphasizes that love and meaningful connections are what make people feel at home. What does HOME mean to you?
to live or to survive?
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Transect Study of Stadio Olimpico, Ponte Milvio and Parco della Musica Group members: Zeinab Zy I Jack Zimmerman I Ganesh Shrestha For this study we explored the area and tried connecting its past with contemporary use. Location: Rome, Italy
PR - III Recreation Center (Rome-Simultaneous City) Arch 400 Autumn 2018 University of Washington Prof. Rob Corser I Tyler Sprague I Ann C Huppert Location: Rome, Italy Latitude: 41.9 ° N
Rome is an ancient city that has a deep root towards the architecture world. It may not be apparent but it is a city built around hills. However due to urbanization, the whole area is mostly covered with houses and some form of construction these day. So, the power and the magnitude of hill’s been lost now, instead tall buildings have taken over. So, this program proposes a new hill that provides a new vantage point in the city. In addition to offering a get-away place, in midst of the busy city, for people to exercise and ease off their stress the program brings forward the potential of bringing a new view point in the city life.
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PR - IV Mandala Table (Honorary Mention at Chair Fair 2019 Idaho) Arch 401 Winter 2019 University of Washington Prof. Penny Maulden I Steven Withycombe I Jack T Hunter I Caroline Davis
Mandala: Derived from Sanskrit, it means “circle.� It can be defined in two ways: externally as a schematic visual representing universe, and internally as a guide for several psychophysical practices including meditation (ancient.eu) Taking my inspiration from a Mandala I took the proportion of its geometrical form and implemented in making the elements of this table. Combining it with traditional wood-crafting technique, the table is made in a way in which one can dismantle and beak it down into pieces without a use of single screws.
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PR - V Paper Mill Arch 302 Spring 2018 University of Washington Prof. Jennifer Dee I Penelope West Location: Queen Anne, Seattle, WA, U.S.A Latitude: 47.6 ° N
As most things, we take paper for granted. If asked then majority of us won’t even know how paper is made or the reason behind its function. So, in this part of the studio we learned paper making as a disciplinary act. Starting from breaking the fiber of cellulose derived substances such as strawberries, banana, and rhubarb and so on then bringing such broken down fibers together and drying it properly gave us an outcome of actual pa-per. By taking that skill and keeping the philosophy behind it in mind I designed a paper mill. Fibers brought together makes the paper and depending on how carefully it was stirred determines the quality of paper. I used the same principal in designing the program. Taking the inspiration from the images (next page) I started layering the elements together to carve the space within such elements. The southern end of the building accommodates the dry and dirty (raw plants), and wet and dirty (cooking the plant to extract fiber) part of paper making. The eastern core provides space for clean and wet part (collecting the fibers on a flat surface). While the upper core provides dry and clean part (drying up the paper). The design is mainly focused on demonstrating the various stages of paper making.
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CIRCULATION MEDITATION SPACE RESTING SPACE FOOD PREPARATION AREA LOO AND SHOWER
NATURE REFUGE SPACE WITHIN
PR - VI Refuge (Work Selected for student archive) Arch 300 Autumn 2017 University of Washington Prof. Elizabeth Golden I Nina Franey I Jeffrey Sandler Location: Discovery Park, Seattle, WA, U.S.A Latitude: 47.6 ° N
Refuge: The state of being safe or sheltered from pursuit, danger, or difficulty (Oxforddictionnaries.com). Architecture started with the idea of refuge. Cavemen and women trying to protect themselves from natural and other threats of the environment sparked the idea of building something that will protect them from external threat. My notion of refuge started with that primitive idea of designing something that will provide a hide out: a place that provides the window between interior and exterior bounded by the thresholds. So, I took the idea of Tori gate and combined them together so that instead of actual physical wall, the shadow casted by the post and beam members becomes the refuge. As the time passes the sun moves and so does the shadow. With that the occupiable refuge changes too. Instead of the hard opaque walls, I used translucent fabric as a divider so that the room right next door is apparent and can be clearly seen. However as the depth increases in the structure the visibility of the space beneath changes too and when in pursuit of what’s behind the curtain one loose themselves in the labyrinth of the fabric, posts and beams.
Study of lighting condition
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PR - VII Shadow Box Design I Studio Fall 2017 Florida Atlantic University Prof. Mikael J Kaul I Lizette Rios
This was my first ever design studio. We were assigned to design an object that holds something. So, this is my take on making a shadow box that holds shadow of itself. I started with a plaster cast as a core stereo-metric volume then built linear sticks and tectonics around it as if they are bounded together as one. Also representing an esoteric metaphysical pose of two bodies that came in together and become one physically and spiritually as demonstrated in the sketch in the page before this.
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