Architecture Portfolio 2023

Portfolio

This portfolio contains selected professional and academic projects done over a period from 2019-2023

Masters

Comma

About : Studying adaptive architecture with the help of generative architecture to provide solution to unplanned growth in dense cities

Project type : Design Dissertation

Semester : M. Arch (Sem 2)

Location : BKC, Mumbai

why are cities designed for permanence rather than adaptibility ?

The advent of modern material such as concrete, structures in the city became rigid and has minimum to no flexibility for adaptation and disassembly without creating a large amount of carbon footprint. Cities were designed to be centres of economic growth so the architecture of the cities were driven by linear economy.

adaptibility

Adaptibility relates to change according to needs of context and time. Adaptive trait can be looked at as a trait which enables a body or an object to adjust to its surroundings. It is a process which brings about incremental changes or adjustments to the body or the object to sustain itself in its context.

In response to the population explosion and economic growth, the cities in the developing countries across the world have grown very rapidly. Due to the rapid changes in city life, the structures do not cope up and they end up being abandoned or demolished once it has run its course, which is a waste of resources and further add to the carbon footprint. Instead of using the abandoned buildings for their

Adaptive architecture can be a framework which uses different traits to create a stable system which responds to its changing context and time Adaptive trait ensure designs which facilitate future changes and disassembly for recovery of systems, elements and materials, and it also ensures that the building can be recycled as efficiently as possible at the end of its lifespan.

evolution

Aggregating the specified units to understand the connections and to observe the most types of connections which are used in the aggregation.

The haphazard and unplanned growth of metropolitan cities has resulted in urban sprawl and over-densification. The internal stresses of the city and migration from outside of the city are the two main factors that determine the positive or negative impacts of this rapid growth.

This project here tries to create a space within the city which is not build till its permanent stage at once, but rather evolves and develop as the city grows, responding to the needs of its user as the context changes, and the context here being time

Movable Adjustable Scalable Refitable Convertible

form

The form here follows a new grid pattern, where the site is divided on 4 parts, 2 parts assigned for housing, 1 for existing retail, and 1 for new the new function which is the commercial office/coworking space

The final housing form depicts the chaotic nature of the existing incrementation happening on site, but the new design follows a pattern of incrementation.

Base Cube

Extension Cube

Steel sections with framing for openings Steel framing along Finished with CLT panels on the extension slab

Steel sections the framing for openings

Steel framing and shifting Finished with CLT panels

units

02

Self Sustainability

About : Studying self-sustainable structures in nature and design a habitable space using those structural qualities and performances

Project type : Academic

Semester : M. Arch (Sem 2)

Location : None

Ÿ Honeycombs are made from beeswax, a substance created by worker bees When the temperature is right, worker bees secrete wax scales from special glands in their body. Then they chew the wax with a bit of honey and pollen to produce the beeswax.

Ÿ The hexagonal cells serve as storage vessels for honey, as well as homes to raise young bees

Ÿ Honey provides bees with the energy they need to survive and reproduce, as well as to build their homes.

Ÿ To make enough wax, worker bees need a lot of energy, and must therefore consume a lot of honey.

Ÿ By building honeycomb cells that share walls, bees can better conserve their resources (wax) and energy (honey).

Ÿ When bees construct their combs, they need to minimize the space between cells while maximizing the space available within the cell to store their honey.

Start of a Bee Hive

Outer cells are used for honey storage, and the central cells are used for brooding by the queen bee

Space efficiency

When the storage cells are filled and no more honey can be stored, that is the time the bee colony decides to move part of the colony to a new hive with a new queen bee

Swarming behaviour of bees shows that they are in search for a suitable location for a new bee hive

Ÿ A hexagonal honeycomb is the way to fit the most area with the least perimeter That means storing more honey in a larger volume while spending less energy building a structure to contain it.

Compressive strength

The bees search for cavities in rocks, tree branches, etc to protect the hive from harsh condition.

After a suitab e ocat on is agreed upon, the bees start building the hive cell by cell and not the entire hive all together

Cell Structure

Each cell in a section of honeycomb has a hexagonal opening and is in the shape of a type of irregular polyhedron called a decahedra

Back to back ends

Forces appl ed a ong a s ng e honeycomb channel will cause the structure to deform

Wa ls of adjacent honeycomb channels exert forces to keep the form rigid and underformed

Effect of gravity

Rear of honeycomb cell

Front of honeycomb cell

learnings

Single cell

Arrangement of cell for optimal use of building material.

Shared wall reduce use of material

Cluster of cells

Space between plates for movement and interaction

Less perimeter and more area is provided by the hexagon shape as compared to other shapes

Cell added as per need similar to the concept of modular building

Space for movement

A small percentage of cells are always found empty in every hive

Empty cells

Depending on the site condition and requirement more unit can be attached to the parent structure

Arrangement options

This can translate into creating open spaces or interaction spaces between habitable unit

spaces

Balcony area opening up into interaction space

Single Unit

Vertical movement within the cell

Front open facade to have visual connection with other cells

Smaller units

One large unit Horizontal and diagonal plates of smaller units combined with outer shell of large unit

Combined Unit

Hybrid unit along with the smaller units

Interaction spaces created between the units

Habitable Units

Cityscape

03

Discrete Architecture

About : Creating a space using the idea of discrete architecture by using the elements of existing spaces in the selected neighbourhood.

Project type : Academic

Semester : M. Arch (Sem 2)

Location : Jogeshwari, Mumbai

aggregation process

Discrete architecture is made upp of discrete parts or elements which are scalable and accesible This type of architecture provides complex, open-ended and adapatable architecture under certain rules provided by the designer or in some case the user

The selected neighbourhood is located in Jogheshwari(W), Mumbai.

The neighbourhood comprise of metal workshops, with distinct architectural elements

The neighbourhood also has wooden scrap market where various vendors sell refurbished antique doors and windows, plywood, etc elements

iterations

base Space

windows slab wooden p ank + steelsections)

Steel sections

Steel sections + Slab

Steel sections + Slab + Old wooden doors and windows

Steel sections + Slab + Old wooden doors and windows

04

Minimal Surface Installation

About : Designing a public installation by exploring the principles of minimal surfaces

Project type : Academic

Semester : M. Arch (Sem 2)

Location : None

inspiration

Ÿ The idea of creating a ‘maze’ as a public installation draws inspiration from the work of artist Anish Kapoor’s ‘Marsyas’ based on the idea of generating a sense of mystery and never reveal its plan.

form iterations steps

materiality

Ÿ material of the installation is again inspired by how referneced artist use material in his works

context

mesh planes interlocking mesh planes joining the mesh planes to form a single unit

removing the naked vertices smoothen the mesh planes making the naked vertices as anchor points

PVC Body

Steel Pipes edges

Bachelors

05

Nurturing Culture of Sports in India

About : A sports training centre to nurture the culture of sports in India Exploring different construction techniques in the process

Project type : Academic

Semester : X (Thesis)

Location : Navi Mumbai, India

what is sports culture ?

The benefits that sport bestows on society are well known. Physical activity funnels the natural energy of children while ingraining valuable ife skills such as determination, perseverance and teamwork

A youth sporting culture is likely to lead to a healthier, more active lifestyle when children grow into adults

objective

1. Using pocket spaces existing in and around community spaces as a mean to nurture sports and grassroots level programs, and in the process tackling the social issues

2. Linking these pocket spaces to a main/mother programme, which will encourage the athletes playing in these pocket spaces to play and to develop further

3. Involving communities in the development of pocket spaces, which help in encouraging the young athletes

Pocket Sites (Satellite Programme)

When the pocket space is within a community, it gives a platform to the people to help each other to encourage and to exchange creati vity with each other

The pocket spaces are present within a community, where it is not used for any productive purpose

The piece of land is neglected and is not put to its best use

Ÿ site area - 5,400 m²

Ÿ site terrain - flat land

Ÿ connectivity - kopar khairane railway station 1.02 km kopar khairane bus depot 0.2 km thane-belapur road 1.2 km

Using these pieces of land which are present within a community to create a space not only for people who are interested to play sports but also who want to learn to play a sport.

This pocket space is part of a public ground which is present within the community space This part of the public ground selected has wild vegetation

main site (mother programme)

Ÿ site area - 4,100 m²

Ÿ site terrain - flat land

Ÿ connectivity - ghansoli railway station 0.9 km nearest bus stop - ghansoli sector 6 thane- belapur road 1.6

Ÿ site area - 1,500 m²

Ÿ site terrain - flat land

Ÿ connectivity - ghansoli railway station 1.2 km

nearest bus stop - rajiv gandhi college

thane- belapur road 1.0 km

Ÿ site area - 1,800 m²

Ÿ site terrain - flat land

Ÿ connectivity - ghansoli railway nearest bus stop - panchavati

This pocket space is present in a community which houses slum settlements as well as

Ÿ site area - 1,800 m²

Ÿ site terrain - flat land

Ÿ connectivity - rabale railway station 0.4 km nearest bus stop - talavali naka thane- belapur road 0.4km

location - ghansoli, sector 13

Ÿ site area - 144,170.00 m²

Ÿ site terrain - flat land

Ÿ connectivity - ghansoli railway station 1.6 km thane- belapur road 1.5 km

Ÿ site has been reserved for a Sports Complex

Pocket site 1 - Kopar Khairne Pocket site 2 - Sector 5, Sector 4, Ghansoli

Pocket site 3 - Sector 5, Ghansoli Pocket site 4 - Sector 4, Sector 7, Ghansoli

Pocket site 5 - Talavali Village, Ghansoli

This pocket space is present within a community where there are high rise apartments along with

This pocket space is present near a busy junction in Ghansoli in sector 4.

This pocket space is present in a community space

06 Government staff housing

About A housing project for the government officials based on their ranks Providing ample amount of parking and recreational areas for the residents

Project type : Academic

Semester : VII

Location Mumbai, India

Goel Mansion

ARA Designs

About :A G+3 villa, with the facade being entirely form finish, with highest level of detailing to create a seamless design.

The design was created in collaboration with German-Iranian architect Hadi Tehrani.

Input Drawings, detailing & coordination

Project type Residential

Location: Bangalore

Ground Level

Third Level

Fourth Level

Avendus

Spacematrix

About :A 60,000sft commercial office space, spanning across 4 floors

The planning and design consist of various workpoints and collaboration areas for the employees

Input Drawings, detailing & coordination

Project type Corporate

Location: Mumbai

Evonik

Spacematrix

About :A 20,000sft commercial office space for a chemical manufacturing company.

The planning and design takes inspiration from the ethos of the company, and is reflected back in design through a subtle and brand inspired material palette

Input Conceptualisation, designing, planning & coordination

Project type Corporate Interior

Location: Mumbai

Cool Palette | Minimal | Biophilia | Branding

Spacematrix

About :A 6,000ft commercial office space for a re-insurance company.

The planning and design is based on creating an open office with unobstructed views and a subtle material yet rich material palette Input Conceptualisation, designing , planning & site coordination

Project type Corporate Location: Mumbai

Young | Openness | Subtle | Colour Pop

Bombay Brasserie

ARA Designs

About :A resto-cafe with Indo-French decor keeping it subtle to create an ambience which can be enjoyed along with the fusion food. The decor concentrates on the minimal use of colurs and texture, with bold furnitures and artifacts to bring life to the place

Input Designing

Project type Hospitality

Location: Hyderabad

08 Concepts and Illustrations

Concepts Concept architectural and interior design, conceptualising design concepts which helps in exploring different design techniques

Illustrations Conveying a message, thought, idea or a story through minimal illustration and graphics

Project type : Personal.

The Tree House

The concept of using circular modules for a tree house is to provide a panoromic view to the user The offset in each segment provides an outdoor space to the user within the design. The stacking of the modules represents a sense of movement as depicted by wild vines and trees in a forest.

The Loop

The concept of creating a spectator seating which open the space rather than dividing it. Also, by opening up the space the intervention removes the physical and visual barrier thereby allowing free movement for the user It also provies different viewpoint to the spectators which makes the user engage with the design.

no visual or physical connection visual or physical connection

pulling the edges up to open up the loop form created provides seating space as well giving different views making the user interact with the design

The Nest

Creating an intervention for an office space The concept derives from the form of a cubicle, taking such multiple cubes and stacking them and binding them with threads like a nest holding the cubes together A nest where the work environment nurtures and grows form

basic form

dividing and shifting form into different blocks

resultant form looks like different blocks stacked on each other

facade cladding depicting a nest, holding the cubes together

Architectural Illustration

Illustration

Isolation Lockdown Burning Sky Rain

Mondadori Headquarters HIKMA - A religious and Toulkarem Courthouse Museum of Islamic Art

Night and Day Malba

La Morilla Roja

Laayoune Technology School Odunpazari Modern Art Museum

Installation Concepts

Pyramids of Today

What does the Pyramids represent? It whispers to us about the time they were built, the mystery of that era Taking cues from these, creating pyramids of today, in the era of concrete and steel, creating a labyrinth for the public to explore.

Melting Mountains

Inside Out

Creating a public installation by conceptualising networking of mountain ranges, inter-twinning of surafces with each other, thereby creating a space with play of light and shadows.

A public space creating and interaction / activity area which is secluded and at the same time opens up to the surrounding.