A R C H I T E C T U R A L
Portfolio 2012-2017
CV
Ghritika Leo Paul Female,22 years Indian +919871406065 ghritikapaul@gmail.com
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Education
Carmel Convent School, Malcha Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, 110021 SSC 8.8 CGPA AISSCE 77% (Medical science)
Bachelor of Architecture
MBS School of Planning and Architecture Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University 1st division , honours degree,batch 2012-2017
Work Experience
Allied Design Studio , Gurugram -CA/2005/36485 Rajiv Goyal Designs,Greater Kailash 1 -CA/84/8324
Achievements
-Class topper in English AISSCE 95% -Chosen for a fully paid Exchange programme to Germany for 3 weeks in 2011 on the basis of merit and cultural activeness in school by the German Embassy -Active member in ZO-NASA 2012 at Ghaziabad ,Uttar Pradesh,India
Skills
Autocad ,Sketchup ,Vray , Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator,Microsoft Office Suite
Hobbies & Interests
Singing Dancing Sketching Paiting Writing Photograpgy
Interior Designing Site Planning Concept Development Product Designing Graphic Designing Landscaping
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01Practical Training Residence , Event Designing
03 Women E.Centre
02 Urban Design New Delhi, ITO
Dwarka,Sector 24
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Socio Cultural Centre New Delhi , Vasant Kunj
Convergence of Space and Sound
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Freelancing
Packaging Sleeve Design
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Practical Training
Anuja Beri Residence Sector 69, Noida
“Bad architecture is in the end as much a failure of psychology as of design. It is an example expressed through materials of the same tendencies which in other domains will lead us to marry the wrong people, choose inappropriate jobs and book unsuccessful holidays: the tendency not to understand who we are and what will satisfy us.” ― Alain de Botton, The Architecture of Happiness
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Practical Training
Event Designing
Thailand , Hua Hin
“To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan and not quite enough time.” – Leonard Bernstein
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Academics
Urban Design New Delhi , ITO Region
“Architecture is the very mirror of life. You only have to cast your eyes on buildings to feel the presence of the past, the spirit of a place; they are the reflection of society.” ― I.M. Pei
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ITO Area is a major thoroughfare as well as destination for the city, and therefore functionally significant. About 80% of the traffic passing through this area is not destined to ITO. Sour c e: U TTIPEC , DDA
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Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg
VISION : The concept is based on the metaphor of a ‘switchboard’. Which means that the area is composed of social and functional switches as per the characteristic of the focal district. Mobility or ‘flow of people’ is taken into account and redesigned in an efficient way Conflicts: Traffic flow from East Delhi to CP North South Corridor connecting Old Delhi to South Delhi
Vikas Marg Building Heights
Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg
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Pedestrian plaza and redesigning of IP marg
Vikas Marg
PUBLIC SQUARE The area is subjected to high intensity pedestrian movement which now has a continuous pathway created with the help of circles , as circles do not have sharp vertices, en dings or obstructions and are a sign of continuity . This square encourages smooth continuous movement for the pedestrians .
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Redesigning Bahadurshah Zafar Marg
Active frontage for Feroz Shah Kotla Fort
Proposed design -Active frontage for the monument To i n c r e a s e f o o t f a l l a n d c r e a t e a w e l l m a i n t a i n e d h e r i t a g e structure -New entrance for the monument Proposed restaurant with a water body ,creation of a transition space to enter the monument . N e w e n t r a n c e f o r Vi k r a m n a g a r Limitation -As per ancient monuments and archaeological site and remains act ,1958and 2010 Prohibition of private and public construction within 100 M any of protected building
Proposed pedestrian plaza -socially active space -promote interaction -organized informal activities -adequate street lighting -public ammenities
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Present Scenario Traffic from all the directions merges at ram charan chowk. Traffic congestion at ip marg. Azad bhawan road is very narrow to cater both pedestrian and vehicular Proposed Movement Design One way from Deen dayal road to Vikas marg. Divert traffic from Vikas marg to Deen dayal upadhya road to decongest the major junctions. Pedestrian connectivity from Pragati maidan metro station to the proposed public square
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The Compelling Need In a nation like ours, women are generally treated as second-class citizens and seen as someone to look after the home and bear children. The women and girls of the area are mostly involved in household chores, they do not have any say in the family affairs. Excluded from receiving higher education and entirely dependent on their male counterparts, they have to bear the brunt of most of the evils like dowry, domestic violence etc. Being a patriarchal society, women and girls are not allowed to step out of their houses which lead to lower educational status, low confidence to face the world. In view of the financial constraints that a family faces, this skill-building program strives to empower the women, and community at large. It was observed, if some kind of skill is imparted to the women, it would give them more avenues to earn their living. Hence, vocational training program will enable the women and girls to learn and enhance
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Spacial Planning is based on hierarchy of public and semi public spaces i.e., the public spaces have been placed nearer to accessability points of the property and thus semi public spaces have been placed deep within the property away from the hustle to create a peaceful learning environemt in connection with common sharing spaces
Pottery ,Sewing, Painting,Handicraft Multipurpose hall , Library , Dormitory ,Restaurant , Visual Art Gallery ,Reception , Administration Central Plaza ,Open spaces
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1.Administration 2.Reception 3.Restaurant 4.Art and Gallery
5.Library 6.Auditorium 7.Skill Development centre 8.Student Dormitory
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Project highlights Built up area 11,574 sqm Circulation Space @ 35% of built up area 4015 sqm Total built up area 15489sqm According to law Max ground coverage area 35% of total area 35 .35 x 35110 12288.5 sq Ground coverage achieved 6735 sqm Far Permissible 1.5 Far achieved .5 Max height 37 m Set backs Front 15 m Rear 12m Sides 12m
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Freedom and Flexibility of Space: As most of the handicraft production is done in household scale, the working environment is not ideal. In urban areas, space at household scale is felt inadequate to expand production. Hence, for ideal working condition - large ventilated rooms, with high ceiling and transitional areas such as courtyard, or open to sky spaces should be well appreciated in the studios and work areas. The link between indoor and outdoor space should be maintained as far as possible.
Visual Environments : Studios must have good amount of natural daylight, with high level windows equal to at least 25-30% of the floor area. Roof lighting is also preferred. All windows should have some sort of daylight control. Artificial light comes into use in absence of natural light, where detail work and displayed images are to be focused. Lighting should be such that it does not produce any glare, less maintenance, much saving of wall and ceiling space.
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Thermal comfort: A workspace should be thermally, mentally and physically comfortable. Thermal comforts can be gained by application of passive techniques. It is quite difficult to maintain the thermal environment in a workspace. As there is frequent opening for supply of raw materials, heat produced by machine and vibration, heat gain and loss . Buffer Zones : affect the other. So buffers can be created by additions of walls It is possible that noise producing workspace can a or vegetations.
Locating space with respective to activities: Spaces should be provided according to functional requirement. Work which requires huge machinery or supply of materials should be placed on the ground floor.
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Concept:Water Water is the flowing element. It is one of the four main elements.Water can take any form according to the existing conditons . It has the ability to overcome any obstacle and find away through it or around it showing the property called fluidity.
Existing water body retained
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Water body + axis (visual importance) water channel along the axis. Sultan Garhi Tomb has been used as a point of visual importance Built environment with response to site countours expressing fluidity.
Designed as a point of gathering for people of the neighbourhood, the space of the centre is mainly defined by creating interactive social spaces . In this case the contours act as guidlines or as edges to create enclosed spaces ; in fact this semi public space can be transformed in many ways and used for feasts or just as an extension of the space dedicated to recreational use.
“Nature is my manifestation of God. I go to nature every day for inspiration in the day's work.” ― Frank Lloyd Wright
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The planning of the blocks and the movement has been designed in response to the site ,its existing contours .Emphasis has been given to two key points - water and the tomb which is of historical value . The form of the building is a result of organic forms inspired by the fluidity of water and inorganic forms which bind functionality within it.
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Sharing common space
Every building is surrounded by landscaping and contours thus creating a positive visual barrier between the built structures
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Existing water body on site to be restored Water body + axis (visual importance) = water channel along the axis.
Sultan Garhi Tomb has been used as a point of visual importance
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Admin Block
Library
Convention Centre
Auditorium
Visual Arts
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Academics
Space and Sound Research Paper
We depend on our collective senses in order to rationalize and negotiate space.Unfortunately,sound and acoustics have become a secondary concern to that of the visual perception in architecture .The initial design intent for many modern performance spaces and music education space, for about the past one hundred years, has not been driven by sound or acoustics, as a consequence the visual perception has become the major influence . This research will be conducted to know how sound and acoustics be the main inspiration for the design intent and a formal determinate of space .By using sound and acoustics as a design based method of space making, architecture can achieve a visualization of space through the aural perception on sound.Re examining how sound reacts to the geometric shapes and forms in architecture can unveil a solution to poor acoustics in many performance spaces, and result in a method of visualizing sound and acoustics in space and not merely a visual experience of the built form. This research expands our knowledge about sound and concludes that today’s modern architecture does not focus on acoustics or the sonic environment until the function of the building is related to sound , yet I have tried to spread awareness and improve the quality of acoustics of various spaces by : -Understanding the relationship between the designed space and the fac-
- Learning about the characteristics ,behavior of sound and its defects as we cannot control the sonic environment without knowing its properties - Understanding the important relationship between the human brain and sound . After research we may conclude that sound has a significant impact on brain and can induce feelings depending on the type of sound . A lonesome silent space may induce a higher level of peace ,satisfaction, concentration as compared to a prayer hall located in the middle of a market space due to lack sound barriers , this proves how important is the sonic environment of a space for the user . -Having established the potentials of sonic manipulation for this research, we can consider the architectural implications. On the basis of this study we may conclude that sound environment can be manipulated by adjusting its three acoustical properties i.e., Absorption , Reflection and diffusion in both open spaces and closed spaces . - Case studies help us conclude that architecture was never just about visual aspect but sonic capabilities too as seen in the case of Epidaurus Greek Amphitheatre .The three acoustical tools have been manipulated to create a an acoustical masterpiece in modern day building like Walt Disney Concert Hall. Thus I have tried to heighten ones awareness of the essential role that sound plays in the built environment and to revitalize the aspect of aural design in architecture .Architectural space is about layering for all of the senses. Like a musical composition, spatial features come together into a symphony for occupants to experience. Bringing a space to life means that architectural function and form is not just primarily for the visual sense. By engaging all of the senses, form and function may be more fully expressed so occupants can have deeper, more meaningful moments – feeling the bouquet of their surroundings in all of its dimensions.
“As a designer, we create architectural spaces which are de facto instruments—they contain sound, they manipulate it, they can even create sound—so we’re tasked with a very powerful tool for affecting human cognition.”
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Le Cylindre Sonore This installation by Bernhard Leitner within the Park de la Villette in Paris, is one of his best know works. This sonic pavillion uses siting to rst remove the listener from the normal aural environment. Upon crossing the threshold into the cylinder, the listener is then exposed to a sonic environment of Leitner’s creation.
Once immersed in the acoustic isolation created by the site strategy, the user experiences Leitner’s rigorously articulated acoustic environment. These are some of Leitner’s studies to that end.
As the wind travels across the exterior edge of each tube (as well as particularly placed cables) the vibration is captured and ampli ed via the tubing. The double curve of the interior structure of the pavilion focusses the acoustic energy onto the observer.
An algorithm developed by Kevin Dill and Sergei Mikhailov provided a more elegant (and pro- li c) array of cymatic patterns for the sought frequencies of sound. Using this process, over a hundred iterations of tonal patterns were developed, each acting like a ngerprint of a sound.
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Freelancing
Caesar Salads Sleeve Design
A F&B brand of M/S Cansag Trading Pvt Ltd.
Product Labelling Caesar Salads Scope of work: - Comprehensive design and layout of labels for salad product. - Label design based on said layout for six salad products. Basic comprehensive layout design Label Design for six other products
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“Without change there is no innovation, creativity, or incentive for improvement. Those who initiate change will have a better opportunity to manage the change that is inevitable.� William Pollard
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Final label sleeve approved by Client
Photographs - Day of launch
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Ghritika Leo Paul ghritikapaul@gmail.com