Buildings contribute to 40% of all carbon emissions in the world. To outpace global warming, we need to step up to sensible, green design faster than we think. Green principles need to be embraced by everyone today; from the highest levels of government, policy and education to the grassroots levels of the common man. Today, developments across India and perhaps even throughout the world, are designed in a conventional method with a layer of sustainability or ‘green’ superimposed on it. However, there should be a conscious attempt to step away from this system and incorporate passive approaches to design right from the conceptual and planning stages. Thus, it is important as an architect to understand and design a building not just by reducing the construction costs but also considering the operational costs of a building. Thus, I can say that my design principles are inspired by a simple saying by Architect Louis Sullivan
“Form follows Function”
Gunveer Singh 8Th December’92 Student of Bachelors of Architecture (B.Arch) C-12 Amar Colony Lajpat Nagar IV, New Delhi-110024 Email: gunveer1992@gmail.com Mobile no.: +91-9999445992 Skype: gunveer_g
EDUCATION: 2011-2016
Bachelor of Architecture from Amity University, Noida, India Expected completion May 2016
2010-2011
Class XIIth, Delhi Public School, R.K Puram, New Delhi
2008-2009
Class Xth, Delhi Public School, R.K Puram, New Delhi
TRAINING/ WORKSHOP: August 2015
Selected to attend the two day Student workshop on Green and Sustainable architecture orgainised by GRIHA (Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment) TERI
Jan 2015 - May 2015
Internship at Ashok B. Lall Architects, New Delhi Projects handled: Bamyan Cultural Centre Competition: Developed a PV roof with integrated solar panels and calculated the annual power generation. NHCC Jubilee Competition: Researched on various low cost sustainable solutions for reducing the fuel demands and developed the PV integrated shading devices. Designed the dwelling units and performed a site analysis. Christian Medical College, Vellore: Design audit was performed. Helped in accessing the daylight inside the hospital Buddhiraja Residence, Defence Colony, Delhi: Drafted the internal elevations and studied the structural plans. Helped in designing the vertical shading devices. MLDL Chennai: Drafted the shaft covers and the 3d models of the shading devices. Also, designed the railing for the corridors. Butterflies, Jaunapur: Drafted building sections and architectural details. IRRAD Phase II, Gurgaon: Performed a performance review of the functioning of the radiant cooling installation in the building and surveyed the surface temperatures of various structural elements. http://www.ashokblallarchitects.com/docfiles/research/Irrad%20phase%20II%20intenal%20partitions%20and%20radia nt%20cooling.pdf
May 2014 - June 2014
Summer internship at Architect Hafeez Contractor, Mumbai Projects handled: King’s Court, Delhi: Interior sections for the lobby area. Kumar Builders (Pune Project): Building sections DLF SBM Greens, Delhi: Interior Sections
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
ACHIEVEMENTS/ AWARDS: September 2015
Adjudged Runners Up in Design Competition on State level organized by RICS school of Built environment for designing a Commercial Complex in Chennai
March 2015
Secured 3rd Prize in the NHCC Jubilee Design Competition at International level for designing a Township in Uganda, with Ashok B. Lall Architects, New Delhi
April 2014
Acquired AUTODESK certification for REVIT ARCHITECTURE
May 2013
Acquired AUTODESK certification for autoCAD
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES: April 2015
Participation in Cool School competition organized by BTI (Building Trust International)
December 2014
Attended the Global Green Summit held in Delhi organized by ACETECH in Delhi
September 2014
Attended a conference on “Conclave of Green Architecture- Building Sense Beyond The Green Façade of Sustainable habitat” by CSE (Centre for Science and Environment) At IHC, New Delhi
2013- 2014
Participated twice in NASA (National Association of Students of Architecture) competitions at University level
August 2013
Attended a Conference on Green Building and Building rating system at PHD Chamber, New Delhi, organized by PHD Chambers and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India
January 2013
Inaugural Presidential Conference, Washington DC
2011-2012
Participated in various sport activities by participating in the Inter-department competitions in the University
Curriculum Vitae
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Slum Redevelopment
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Working Drawings
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DELHI GATE: Dichotomy of Daryaganj
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NHCC Design Competition NHCC JUBILEE DESIGN COMPETITION
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Cool School
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Photography
Selection of Work
DELHI GATE: Dichotomy Of Daryaganj Studio: 5th year (9th Semester) Location: Shahjahanabad (Old Delhi) Project Type: Urban Scale Project
Daryaganj is one of the oldest neighbourhoods of Delhi inside the walled city of Shahjahanabad. The ‘darya’ refers to the river Yamuna which flowed directly east of the city walls when the Imperial City of Shahjahanabad was originally conceived in 1638. Four centuries later, the physical identity of the district ’Daryaganj’ has crept inland even as the Yamuna meanders further to the east. It is a relatively less-known fact that the original city had two main commercial streets, Chandni Chowk and Faiz Bazaar, built to mirror each other as they ran orthogonally from the cardinal points of the fort walls to those of the city walls. The New Dariyaganj Market, erstwhile Faiz Bazaar, was once a boulevard that stretched from the Akbarabadi Gate of the fort to that of the city. ` Off this pulsating street, are dozens of narrow alleyways leading to inner residential areas and hidden markets. The area to the west of the spine, Dilli 7, is a living exhibit of the built-open fabric of the seventeenth century, while the south eastern district of Dilli 2 has a rich mix of colonial and post-independence architecture, and has made it’s name as a district of book publishers and healthcare establishments. ‘ Delhi Gate is the southern most gate of ‘ the historic old walled city of Shahjahanabad. This Gate acts as an important link between Old Delhi and New Delhi. The gate stands in the middle of Netaji Subhash Marg which passes through Daryaganj
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As the most important ingress point into the Old City, the Delhi Gate is in dire need to of a little more attention than it actually gets.
D7
The D7 region still retains some of its character from the Mughal Era, but due to recent additions in built form, the concept behind these modules has somehow become obsolete. Various issues in terms of parking shortage, lack of open space and loss of character, have arisen in this Old Delhi fabric.
D2
The D2 area, being relatively recently developed, does not pose as many issues as D7, nevertheless, there are pockets that need special attention. The D2 area is influenced by colonial architecture and the style is prominent and identifiable. After two months of intense documentation, surveying and analysis of the site, we have identified the areas of conflict which need intervention in terms of environmental, physical, socio-cultural, economic, and transit-oriented renewal.
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Evolution of Built Fabric
QUANTIFICATION: Site Data Breakdown
Site Area: 161286.04 Sqm Ground Coverage: 85346.22 Sqm FAR: 2.4 Built Up: 204830.92 Sqm Population:
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Open Spaces:
75804 Sqm (47% of site area)
Circulation: 46772 Sqm (29%) Parks and : 29031 Sqm Recreational (18%) Spaces The site taken is from the Delhi Gate to the Golcha Cinema. The distance is approximately 500m. The dichotomy between the two built fabrics seperated by the centrally placed Transit Spine (Netaji Shubhash Marg) can be clearly observed. Delhi Gate Golcha Cinema
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Figure Ground Analysis The D7 Zone is is densely populated with 86.1% built and the D2 zone having a built of 52.2%. But the site has larger open spaces at the southern periphery of the delhi gate. This results in decreasing the overall built up to 52.9%
Land Use Pattern The Commercial activities are mainly restricted adjacent to the MRTS spine, The structures in D2 zone has a definite set of characteristics which allow them to recognised as a parcel of structures with similar morphology. A lot of institutional and govenment structures are present on the site which are the standard provisions for any site with a population of 10,000. (as per URDPFI)
Building Heights & Effect of Climate
Height variation is predominant and has a major impact in the D7 zone. The increased heights have resulted in formation of narrow alleys which are claustrophobic. The original idea of courtyard planning on which the organic form trived upon has lost it’s character and resulted in a decay of the settlement with time. The D2 Zone is dominated by G+2 structures and with adequate street widths and distances between buildings, proper daylighting and air flow is observed in this region.
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Kuccha Lal Man
Ansari Market
Food Vendors
Sunday Book Bazaar
Delhi Gate Bazaar 1.Street with Mechanics and Autoparts shops 2.Food Street or Khao Gali 3.Shiv Mandir
Activity Mapping: Identifying key zones
Golcha Cinema
Sterling House
Commercial street Sri Digambar Jain mandir
Dalton cables residence
Mosque
Daryaganj polic Station & DCP central
Mortello Tower & City Wall
Heritage Structures Street Network
Documentation
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Nature of Intervention: Redevelopment The Ansari Market is one of the first Resettlement Development by DDA for the refugees. This mixed use development came up in 1952. Planned with 80 small shops and 32 flats of 54 Sqm, the development these days is losing the character and purpose . The number of shops have reduced and the area acts more like a godown.
Golcha Parking
Nature of Intervention: Renewal Golcha Cinema is one the oldest cinema halls in the city. Within the densely populated D7 zone is a designated open parking area for the cinema hall. The parking space isn’t being used these days as the cinema hall has seen a drop in the daily footfall due to increasing number of multiplexes. This open area can also be considered as one the breathing spaces in this densely populated settlement which is not being utilized optimally.
Netaji Subhash Marg
Nature of Intervention: Renewal Enwwwrossing is there. This results in excessive haulting of vehicles and accidents
Weekly book market is an important activity for consideration. The hawkers use the wide pedestrian walkways for setting up the market.
Policy Ammendment Renewal
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Nature of Intervention: Policy Ammendment The housing scheme has been recognised as a heritage property on the site. These housing units have are slowly being converted into godowns . There is excessive traffic infront of these units due to increasing commercial activity in the zone.
Redevelopment Revitalization
Delhi Gate and City Wall
Nature of Intervention: Revitalization Optimizing traffic flow and resolution of the point of conflicts in movement is required. Integration of of MRTS corridor with Egress point of Old City and pedestrianizin the area so as to restore the human scale. The open green spaces to be revitalised to enhance the monumental character and significance of the City Wall and Delhi Gate, and to provide community space, which is being as a dumpyard these days due to poor management.
Delhi Gate Bazaar Road/ Food Bazaar (Khao Gali) Nature of Intervention: Redevelopment and Renewal The MTNL building is to be redeveloped to reclaim the encroached land and to create more open spaces by reducing the ground coverage. The area is chaotic and has cluster of food shops at the node. This area has narrow lanes and has multiple activities taking place with no distinction in the area of activity.
Issues & Intervention areas
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Due to it’s history as the most important ingress point of the imperial city of Shahjahana- bad, the Delhi Gate was in dire need of rejuvenation in terms of architectural treatment. The extant City Wall and the Gate acts as a grand entrance into the historical city. Pedestrian movement Optimising the traffic movement and resolution of point conflicts in the movemnt. The traffic and pedestrian movement are mapped to reduce the degenerative effects on the environment done due to the Metro construction. Judicious use of the traffic islands to to have a positive envirnmental impact and enhance the cultural and historical significance of the space Vehicular movement by developing the southern most ingress point.
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Site Plan
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The Haat area developed as a recreational place, encouraging social and economic activities. The Haat has a commercial area with kiosks which are placed in a staggered manner to provide a wide counter service area. The haat is meant for the propogation of handicraft and handloom of India. There is a Cultural Centre which houses multiplepurpose structures for socio-cultural activities. Adjacent to the Cultural Centre and the surface parking provided, is the food court which is an auxillary facility for the visitors. A pavilion/Open Air theatre for cultural and social events is easily accesible to people for all ages and abilities due to implementation of barrier free principles.
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Ground Level Plan for the Food Bazaar ( Intervention zone 2)
Food Court at upper level ( Intervention zone 2)
The area is developed with an idea of pedestrianising the area. Physical integration of Sundat book bazaar and Food Bazaar made possible by dedicating a shaded platform under the foot over bridge’s corridor. The MTNL building in this zone has been redeveloped to achieve adquate parking space and to compliment the surrounding area. The traffic has been diverged to create a socio-cultural space.
Pedestrianism & Placemaking (Intervention Zone 1 & 2)
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Proposed Plan: Streetscaping the NSM
Netaji Subhash Marg or the Faiz Bazar has been of great significance to the walled city of Shahjahanabad throughout history. With time the pedestrian experience on NSM has deteriorated By designing an arched walkway, not only the pedestrian experience would be enhanced but it would also provide shade to the shops lined along the NSM. The arched facade of the walkway would bring out a character in the old city of shahjahanbad and create a uniformity thus binding the various elements on the Netaji Subhash Marg. The pedestrian subway near the historic Golcha Cinema would also help in decongesting the road as it would resolve the only point of conflict between the pedestrian and vehicular movement.
Module of Archway: Pargola
Sectional Elevation of NSM
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The New Violet Line Metro connecting Badarpur to Kashmere Gate includes Metro Stations of Delhi Gate, Jama Masjid and Red Fort. This Metro tunnel runs under the arterial road of Netaji Subhash Marg. Moreover, the Delhi Gate Drain is on a level above the depth of the Metro Line, i.e., -16000mm below road level. Thus, the levels of subway have been determined in accordance to this design limit. A subway has been provided near the bus top as this is one of the most important of the site. The depth of the subway provided was in consideration with the depth of the metro line. Section through NSM: Showing Subterranean levels
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Proposed Plan Exploded View
The concept of Park on Park has been proposed to provide multiple functionality to a given space. The area does not have a public park for the residents due to extremely high density and as per the norms stated by URDPFI, it is mandatory to have a public park in the premises with a population of about 10000. The Park serves as a breathing and a recreational space for the residents of the area. Proposed Layout of the Parking For the parking purpose, the system incorporated in known as a D’Humy system or a Half Floor System instead of the existing surface parking. This system helps in reducing the circulation spaces and slopes for the ramps, as the level variations are half as compared to a standard parking design. The area was increased by removing the dilapidated structures from the zone which weren’t being occupied. A seperate space for small shops was provided near the park for the shopkeepers, who encroached the right of way. The access route route was widened to provide 2 ramps from the basement parking.
Park On Park (Intervention Zone 4)
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Existing Site
View of the Proposal
Proposed
Existing: Site Area: 2192 Sqm Ground Coverage: 1684 Sqm Building Height: G+1 and G+2 FAR: 1.38
Proposed: Site Area: 2192 Sqm Ground Coverage: 840 Sqm Building Height: G+1 to G+4 FAR: 1.37
The ground coverage has been substantially reduced but the FAR is kept similar in the proposal. Three type of dwelling units have been proposed. The maximum height of the building is 15m, in order to keep the design cost effective and to reduce the operational cost. The unit design is as per the fire safety norms specified in National Building Code 2005.
Layout of the Units in a culster
Provision of a surface parking for 27 cars due to the reduced ground coverage.
Site circulation is controlled and the movement on Kedarnath Marg and Ansari Road is restrict.
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SLUM REDEVELOPMENT: Affordability meets Sustainability Studio: 4th year (7th Semester) Location: Sunder Nagari, New Delhi Project Type: Slum Redevelopment (Housing)
Low Cost affordable housing is the need of the hour in our country. An affordable housing development that can sustain the needs of the residing population is sustainable. The design is an attempt to reduce the construction cost by incorporating techniques to reduce the material requirement. The planning is done to reduce the negative spaces and improve the living standards of the people by providing them with necessary services and facilities.
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About the Site:
Sunder Nagari is located in the eastern part of Delhi (ZONE E ) at the border of U,ar Pradesh close to a small colony exclusively meant for leprosy rehabilitated people, known as Leprosy Colony. Living conditions and civic facilities in Sunder nagari is more or less same as other slums and rese,lement colonies in Delhi. Sunder Nagari is divided into ten blocks, out of which four blocks are fully slum settlements. The population of the slums would be approximately 100,000. The scope of our study includes only the F1 block due the project area requirements.
Quantification: Site Area: 9929 Sqm No. of plot: 346 Households: 418 Population: 1894 ( approx.)
Community concerns:
• Fear of relocation • Livelihood- home-based work • Lifestyle- interactivity • Expandability of unit • Home size- Large families • Cost, affordability • Sanitation, toilets within the homes • Safety of public spaces • Emergency access
A survey was conducted to have a comprehensive knowledge about the socio-economic conditions. The key results attained are as follows: Poor: About 75% families report income between Rs 2000-8000 per month • Livelihood: Most people work within or near slum • 50% of the head of major number of households are illiterate. They do not have regular jobs and are basically daily wage workers. They shift from one job to another very often. • F1- Shoe repair work and leather work Volumetric of a lane
Coblers working at home
Narrow lanes with large structures making the area claustrophobic.
Low quality of housing • Overcrowding • Significant proportion (48%) live in non-pucca houses
Extreme high density of the area, with a 76% built up.
Housing Typology: The houses are pucca, semi- pucca and kuchcha. Building heights vary between G to G+4 structures with either internal or external staircases. Terraces are being used as workshops by the cobblers and leather workers. The DUs have a 100% ground coverage on the plot. The houses are a 115 mm brickwall structures with each unit having its own walls and no 2 units sharing the walls. Typology 1
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The linear pattern is an intrinsic characteristic of the housing in Sunder Nagari. To maintain the conformity with the existing housing pattern, the concept of FRAGMENTED PARALLEL for the street layout has be applied. The Street network only permits pedestrian movement and 2 Wheelers. 4 wheelers and HMV have an adequate on the periphery of the site, that is why the commercial is near a 9m wide road.
Green Spaces:
Adequate green spaces being provided. The areas of the Green spaces provided is accoirding to the Master Plan of Delhi, with a seperate Children’s Park and other community spaces between buildings. A larger Green space provided near the community hall/space.
SUDS (Sustainable Urban Drainage System):
They are an alternate approach to conventional drainage design that replicates natural drainage and deals with run-offs where it occur, thereby reducing environmental impact from surface water drainage. Swales are very shallow channels that are used to collect and/or move water and also remove pollution from it.
Climate Responsive:
Desirable layout for The climatic zone:
Other Considerations: • Shading: to reduce solar gains and mitigate Heat Island Effect • Optimal Solar access is required for day lighting and internal ventilation.
PROPOSAL: No. of plotted units: 30 No. of EWS units: 224 No. of LIG units: 112
Building Layout:
For sites which have an extremely high density, the conceptof Row Housing is beneficial. Row Housing saves substanial amount of materials and energy and reduces the cost of construction as compared to a single housing unit. It also reduces the neagtive spaces between the buildings and thus making a design and planning much more efficient.
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Micro-Climate of Public Streets:
Spacing between the buildings should be enough to allow daylight access to all homes.
On-site Renewable Energy:
FAR: 2.25 Total area: 22340 Sqm
Every building has poly crystalline solar panels being installed on the roof to produce renewable on site energy. the energy produced is to meet a minimum of 600 watts/unit/day as a power backup. This is sufficient amount of energy for an LED light and a ceiling fan tor un for about 6 hrs. The Panels are facing SE and the solar insolation in the area is 5.34 Kwh/m2/day (annual average)
Proposal
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Area for Hawkers
Site Plan
Site Elevation: Seen from Mangal Pandey Marg
No. of plotted units: 30 No. of EWS units: 224 No. of LIG units: 112
FAR: 2.25 Total area: 22340 Sqm
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EWS unit:
Total covered area of 1 DU: 28 Sqm Carpet area: 22.8 Sqm
Cluster Layout
For 4 unit cluster: Area of circulation space: 6.2 s=Sqm Super-built of a floor: 118.2 Sqm Area of 4 floors: 472.8 Sqm Adding staircase: Total built up for a cluster: 482 Sqm Total built up for 14 clusters: 6748 Sqm The occupancy load according to NBC (National Building Code) is 25 people for a staircase (per floor), which for our design is 5 dwelling units ( as 1 units is for 5 people). Thus, the maximum number of units on a floor is 5 and in case of group housing one staircase is adequate for a floor area of less than 300 Sqm.
Unit plan
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Plot Area: 45 sqm Far: 1.25 Ground Coverage: 38 sqm Total Coverage allowed: 56.25 sqm Total number of plots: 30 Total Coverage allowed for 30 units: 1687.5 sqm Ground coverage achieved: 38 sqm Total Covered Area: 52 sqm Total built up for plotted: 1560 sqm
Clusters and Dwelling Units
LIG unit:
Total covered area of 1 DU: 40 sqm Carpet area: 36.2 sqm
Cluster Type 1
For 4 unit cluster: Area of circulation space: 6.2 sqm (excluding staircase) Super-built of a floor: 166.2 Sqm Area of 4 floors: 664.4. Sqm Adding Staircase: Total built up of a cluster: 674.4 Sqm Total built up for 6 clusters: 3986.4 Sqm For 2 unit cluster: Area of circulation space: 6.2 Sqm Super-built of a floor: 86.2 Sqm Area of 4 floors: 344.8 Sqm Adding staircase: Total built up of a cluster: 354.8 Sqm Total built up for 3 clusters: 1064.4 Sqm
Cluster Type 2
Total built up for LIG: 5050.8 Sqm (Approx.)
Clusters and Dwelling Units
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The maximum viewing angle up to which a human is comfortable to watch a point is 60 degrees. Thus, it is important to keep an adequate variation in heights where the street to building height ratio is not 1:1.5 (Master Plan 2021). So for planning the site, the plotted designs are planned to provide a height variation on the 2 ends of the street so that the commuter feel comfortable while walking.
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ELEGANCE: Simplicity with Sophistication Studio: 3rd year (5th Semester) Location: Sector 106, Noida Project Type: Shopping Mall Design A Shopping Mall designed to create a sense of excitement and transfer the energy into the space. Thus, giving a testimony to the concept behind the design: “WAVE”. Simplicity in terms of space with complexity and sophistication in terms of design, with an attempt to create a self-sustaining “Net Zero Energy design”, is what is symbolic of Elegance. The building has been designed to try and maximize the structural integrity, with an adequate span to provide maximum utilization of the basements. The facades with less fenestrations or openings to reduce the energy loss by lowering the perimeter infiltration and conduction per unit area. On site renewable energy is being produced by architecturally integrating the Photovoltaic panels into the building system.
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Fourth Floor Plan Office Space 1 Gym 2 Service cores
Third Floor Plan
14 Stores 1 Arcade area 2 Service cores 1 Food Court
Second Floor Plan 24 Stores 1 Multiplex (2 Halls) 2 Service cores 1 Exhibition Area
First Floor Plan
29 Stores 1 Anchor store 2 Service cores 1 Art Gallery
Ground Floor Plan 28 Stores 1 Anchor store 2 Service cores
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Site Plan
The site is located in Sector 140 of Noida. According to the master plan of Noida it is located in a commercial belt. The site sits in between two com- mercial office complexes and would be an ideal site for the construction of a mall due to proximity to all of the residential societies of Noida and con- nectivity through the Greater Noida Expressway. The site area is 30000 Sqm with premissible ground coverage of 25%. For the design, The optimum number of 3m high floors with a ground coverage of 7500 m2 is 6. The area ratio remains optimum in such cases and reduces the demnad for energy as the energy loss due to stack effect rduces.
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Sectional View
BIPV (Building integrated PV) have been superimposed on the exterior wall facing the South and South East. These are mainly fixed as a unitized system over the wall. The integration is a vertical integration and not an inclined integration.
Even though the building is curved, the grid decided is a regular rectangular grid. This grid helps in providing an optimised space in the basement.This is an important consideration for designing the parking area. Apart from this a basement has a double height. The height of the basement is decided based on the Bye Laws applicable for the site. This allows us to increase the parking by the provision of a hydraulic parking system. This reduces the need for the number of basements to Basement layout be constructed, thus, reducing the cost.
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COOL SCHOOL DESIGN COMPETITION Competition Work Location: Mongolia Project Type: Extension of a School
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PEOPLE IN POVERTY
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COUNTRY’S LAND VULNERABLE TO EXTREME CLIMATES
WALK TO SCHOOL THAN 10% FUTHER IN DEVELOPED COUNTIRES
POPULATION: CHILDREN With an increasing population of 12,000 children of Khovd, the Tsast Altai school has become overcrowded and is in need of an expansion. With its passing years, the old structure has also fallen into dilapidation, without any indoor toilets or an environment of education. Thus barring the children from reaching their goal of learning. The current facilities offer 550 children primary school education. The childern are forced to use the outfoodr facilities even in the coldest months. They go to another school for physical education in the winter seasons, while in the warm seasonthe children study outside due to overcrowding. Understanding that a well designed school environment has a huge impact on a child’s learning, causing as much as 25% academic progress over a year, the problem calls for a school building proposal which will act as a safe, comfortable lerning environment for 100 pupils withstanding the extreme temperatures in mongolia.
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LIVING AND 1/3 POPULATION WORKING IN RURAL AREAS
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Location for Proposal: The school is situated to the north in the Khovd capital at the foot of the mongol altai mountains and just east of the buyant river.
This area is characterised by a cold desert climate with long, dry winters, short warm summers and minimal precipitation. Designing a building in extreme temperatures ranging from -45° and +20° encourages the integration of function, structure and details to withstand these harsh conditions.
A sense of safety, comfort and passive supervision is incorporated in the building design, so as to provide the students the right learning atmosphere to grow in. The zoning of the classrooms, its entrance placement, the circulation spaces and the location of activity hall have been carefully placed, in response to the brief, responding to both the children’s education as well as the extreme climate. The new structure will be placed right infront of the old structure so as to provide a visual connectivity. Behind the new design proposal, landscape treatement would take classroom learning to the outside.
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Outdoor Play Area
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Proposal: The proposed building will act as a stand alone structure to the site, incorporating the functions of two new classrooms with two integrated toilets and a multi-functional hall, called the activity area. A student experiences the new learning environment upon the arrival at the building entrance upon using the ramp. Its use have been intergrated throughout, making the building inclusive and barrier free. The ‘area’ activity hall provides a facility that the local community can identify with, a creation of a integrated learning hall. With the classes situated at the entrance itself, the hall is accessed straight from the entrance foyer, which forks into two gentle slopes. Since the activity hall will be the most uitilzed, holding more than 25 students, access to the toilets are from the hall itself, keeping in mind the children’s requirements.
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The entry to the building is to the south, via a pedestrian connectvity from the older existing structure. On arrival from the south into the entrance foyer, students are filled with adequate sunlight from the windows, thus creating an inviting entrance. Certain Passive techniques have been incorporated in the design which are as follows:
Placing Windows Adjacent to Walls: Additional Reflectance
Thermal mass: Insulated Walls
Direct Sunlight Skylight Reflected External Reflectance Internal Reflectance
Skylights/Dormers/North Lights: Effective Daylight Space without Excessive Heat Gain
Solar Radiation
The idea of the design was to make an extension for the existing school in a sustainable manner, therefore selecting location B resulted in a better connectivity and the use of N-S orientation. The walls are designed at a 450 angle to the north and south and there is no faรงade which is directly facing east or west. Due to this design, we can get adequate light and heat in the building, Thus reducing the demands for artificial lighting in the school. The roof is a double pitched roof with angle of 250 and 220 with a provision for dormer windows for daylighting in the activity area. Jan
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Entrance Foyer
Flexible and Adaptable design: Flexbility is one of the key aspects of the design solution to be provided. The activity hall will not only be used a congregation area, but also as a library resource area, an exhibtion space, a meeting poinnt and a staff work area. Due to its ability of accomodating various furniture arrangements, it enables various group activities or individual learning sessions as well. The area between the two classrooms, while acting as a circulation and a connective space, also acts as a meeting point, where two zoned areas converge. This allows the staff and pupils of any age group to more freely between the classrooms.
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Rigid or Batt insulation between dry wall channels Rigid Insulation layer
Brick veneer
Hollow Core Blocks
Construction Details
NHCC DESIGN COMPETITION: Housing scheme in Uganda Competition Work (Worked with Ashok B.Lall Architects) Internship Work (8th Semester) Location: Bukerere, Uganda Project Type: Urban Scale Project The township development concept is to simultaneously address the three dimensions of sustainable development – social, economic and environmental; through its design of the physical fabric and the processes of development over time. The proposed plan translates these three dimensions into an action plan to: Build stable communities as a base for citizenship and local management of public assets and services Seed a local economy as a platform for economic development of the town, its residents and people living in neighboring areas Secure environmental services of water, waste management, energy, cooking fuel and bio-diverse forestry and plantation for the long term needs of the township population Site specific strategies for physical design and implementation of the township plan in phases are based on a hierarchy of issues and considerations. 1.1 Macro scale considerations At a broad scale the plan responds to the road and transport connectivity of the Township to become a potential “centre” for services and economic activity by proposing first a modest town centre development on the Jonai Estate-Kitukitwe Road. It then anticipates a more substantial development later on the Natonko-Mawangala Road connecting to the highway northwards. It also gives space for agro and small scale industry for value addition to local agriculture and for providing the construction and maintenance related goods. A strategy of low-rise high-density development is adopted as the response to the negative consequences of urban sprawl and environmental degradation. Also, mixed development is integrated into the town to provide local employment and income generation opportunities. The town ship layout is determined by the logic of the site topography and its eco systems. Phases of construction are congruent with the natural patterns of drainage, valleys and hills. First action is the protection of the steeply sloping land and the watercourses by plantation and making a bio-diverse reservation. This is followed by a converting the low-lying marsh into an environmental asset – for flood control along the valley downstream and for providing a self-sustaining source of water. 1.2 Meso scale considerations The design of the roads and paths network and the services infrastructure for water supply, sewerage and drainage is „congruent with the topography of the land. Each development phase is a cohesive environmental system defined by the watersheds and water courses. Development is initiated from the hubs of trade and services with housing spreading outwards progressively in response to demand. The hierarchy of roads and distribution of activities amplifies the inherent character of the site to produce an urbanscape that sits naturally on the site and expresses the unique identity the township. The roads and paths network follow the logic of natural contours minimizing engineering for vehicular rights of way. They form the development parcels of land which would be the unit of community formation and, hopefully! community self-management. This structure provides the DNA for the townships development in which the three strands of community, economics and environment are synthesized. Each development parcel would have urban design and urban development guidelines that address all factors of development within which alternative specific design solutions can be explored. And yet each parcel would have its unique identity.
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WORKING DRAWINGS Sets of working drawings drafted during: 8th Semester (Internship) 5th Semester
Render of IRRAD Phase II
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BLOCK L RAILING DETAILS FOR SYMMETRICAL HALF OF A TYPICAL FLOOR HAVE BEEN PROVIDED. THE OTHER HALF TO FOLLOW THE SAME DETAILS.
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FOR JAALI DETAILS - J1,J2,J3 REFER SHEET NO-9.14B
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STRUCTURAL AND SERVICES DRAWINGS AND ANY DISCREPANCY FOUND SHOULD BE BROUGHT IN NOTICE OF ARCHITECT .
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40x40x5MM THK. MS T-SECTION 20x5MM THK. MS FLAT BRACKET WELDED TO MS T-SECTION
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CONSTRUCTION DRAWING
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