JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY B ARCHITECTURE YEAR FIVE 2014-2019 Architecture gives us the ability to creatively bring positive change in this world through the built environment. The experience and knowledge I have gained throughout my schooling serves as a foundation of techniques and skills which actively contribute to the designs which have been presented in this portfolio. The projects within showcase a range of scales, programs, and audiences, all set on an existing site allowing me to work with a real context and environment. Due to this, each project began with a thorough site analysis allowing for the development of the projects to be sensitive to social, cultural, and economic characteristics of the areas. E-mail.hardidshah96@gmail.com Contact no.+1 443 805 3788
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SPRING2018.NINTENDO
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RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTER
FALL2017.THE WISSAHICKON CANOPY WALK
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SEPTA TRANSIT CENTER
SPRING2017.THE WILLIAMSBURG VILLAGE
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LIVE.WORK.PLAY
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URBAN RESEARCH & DOCUMENTATION
SPRING2017.M-LINE RECOVERY
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PHYSICAL THERAPY CENTER
SUMMER2018.PROFESSIONAL WORKS EWINGCOLE RFP FOR UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
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spring 2018 nintendo research & development center 305 S Los Angeles St, Los Angeles, CA 90013 Nintedo has been constantly moving towards a more digitally dependent type
District with an immersive and disorienting interior program topped with an open,
of play but their goal for the future is to reconnect physical play to their gaming
physical landscape.
devices. This connection between the digital and physical play is what we strive to
The adjacency of a real, physical landscape and the immersive digital environment
achieve in our Research & Development Center.
will strive to build a strong relationship between the two types of play. The
This new research and development center based in Los Angeles provides an
landscape compliments the character of the spaces beneath it and the fluidity is
inclusive experience at the intersection of upcoming DTLA and the historic Toy
carried into the building through the curved columns.
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Los Angeles County, California
Downtown LA, Los Angeles County
301-305 S Los Angeles St, Los Angeles, CA 90013
surrounding site character The site is located in an area surrounded by LA’s upcoming Downtown area, but is
With the site being located at the apex of the historic Toy District, the famous and heavily
also immersed into the historic Japanese culture of the Toy District, home of many
populated Downtown district, and the emerging young professional population of the Arts
entertainment and toy stores, popular in the Toy District of LA.
District, Nintendo was a perfect intersection as a client.
site
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Handheld Consoles
Playing Card Co.
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Toy Industry
Hybrid Consoles
historic toy district
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creativite arts district
innovative gaming futuristic play
nintendo rich history
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Disney Cards
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Height of Roof above Program depends directly on the type of program, public/ private,
number of people in the space, and lighting requirements
Lobby
Cafe
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Exhibit/ Museum
Retail
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Product Testing
Lobby
Storage
Product Testing
Retail
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Stage
“The Caves” Product Testing Offices
Offices
Product Testing
Lobby
Cafeteria
Staff Lounge
Product Testing
Storage
Cafeteria
Staff Lounge
Auditorium
Auditorium Ctrl Rooms
RESEARCH CAVES
AUDITORIUM
Conf. Room
Ctrl Rooms
Conf. Room
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“The Caves” Product Testing Offices
Offices
Conf. Room
ENTRANCE & RETAIL
EXHIBITION GAME TESTING
program adjacency & development
Conf. Room
The section development was based on the type of program, public/ private, number of people in the space, and lighting requirements derived from concept models.
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datum is fluxuated according to program and space
INACTIVE PLAY
IMMERSIVE VIRTUAL
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a walkway is imposed on the dramatic areas of the landscape to ensure accessibility
the result is a physical landscape with visual and physical connections to the immersive, digital interior
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Return Air Terminals Supply Air Terminals
HEATING, VENTILATION, AND COOLING AXONOMETRIC
structural concrete stair corridors
structural concrete retaining walls
pl a n gr o und l e ve l lobby, cafe, small retail, exhibition, large retail
P L A N L E VE L - 1 exhibition, auditorium, game testing, caves
P L A N L E VE L - 2 servers, auditorium, private
steel truss framing
structural concrete columns with concrete foundations
game testing, caves, marketing offices, staff lounge
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parking garage & mechanical room
Curved walls within the interior serve to disorient N W S
and envelope the individual within the environment
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created underground with the skylights and clerestories being glimpses into the outside to reorient yourself within the site.
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roof drain metal flashing waterproofing membrane gravel 8� soil reservoir layer with aggregate moisture retention layer aeration layer
green roof - column drainage & structure detail
insulation 5� drainage layer root barrier waterproofing membrane steel rebar poured on-site concrete drainage pipe structural steel column
steel rebar composite concrete slab corrugated steel decking steel bolt connection with the steel column steel truss structure
column - floor plate structure & connection detail
steel rebar
water drainage pipe
column - foundation structure & connection detail
steel base plate
steel anchor rods
water drainage collection
steel reinforcement
poured concrete footing
rainwater drainage through column structure 12
12” green roof
Cast-in-place Concrete Rigid Insulation
8” cast in place concrete roofing
Steel Base Plate Steel Anchor Rod
Steel Reinforcement Min 2” Cover
Gravel Backfill (Water Drainage)
structural steel column poured in place concrete column with steel rebar
Gravel Backfill (Drainage Layer) Compacted Backfill
2” Weephole Min 2” Cover Perforated Drainpipe Sloped to drain away from the Wall Copper FLashing Gutter for Water Drainage
composite slab on metal decking Steel Base Plate Steel Anchors Min 3” Cover Key to Prevent Sliding
steel truss structure with concrete column and foundation
column connections
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fall 2017 the wissahickon canopy walk septa transit center 1936 Arch Street, The Wissahickon Gateway Philadelphia, PA This dynamic transit center connects residents and commuters from surrounding
The experience that the center provides will increase value of the site by providing
communities to public recreational areas along the Schylkill River such as the Canoe
more public amenities. This results in an activation of the area by the users which
Club and more to develop in the future. It improves the transit conditions on the
would encourage future residential and commercial development It will also
site by reducing congestion and organizing the different modes of transport into
improve the ecology of the rivers by preserving, protecting, and celebrating the
different layers. The reduction of black top and introduction of permeable surfaces
waterfront by providing public community spaces with a wealth of views.
improve environment quality with sustainable design.
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layout & perspective As one approaches the station from the direction of the road, users can choose to walk to any of the three lanes of buses via the crosswalks between them underneath the canopy walk bridge. As they traverse through the circulation underneath, they are able to experience the height, the large structural “branches”, the 5’ wide columns holding up the structure, and the randomized voronoi structure underneath each of the pods.
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Restaurant Pop- up shops Buffer & Trenches for Stormwater Mgmt Waiting Area (for train passengers) Drop Off Zone (Cars & Buses)
Pharmacy/ Grocery Smaller Cafes Waiting Area (for bus passengers) Library
Bus Station Waiting Area (for Bus passengers) Baggage Storage
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canopy to voronoi abstraction
Translucent Roof Paneling Placed in between the voronoi structural steel members
Steel Members Arranged in a voronoi pattern & domed
Steel Members Arranged in a tree-like load bearing system
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The form of the “Pods” mimick the trees on the cliff and surrounding landscape
Assembled with tension cables and
bridging the fracture caused by the roadway in the site.It creates an extension of the
aluminum mullions
dense foliage present on the cliff towards the dense foliage at the edge of the river.
Floor Assembly Steel plated concrete slab floor with
lane system
channel to grasp glass
Steel Members Arranged in a voronoi structural pattern
Steel Members Arranged in a tree-like load bearing system Drive Through
Up to 30 min wait
30+ min wait
Steel Column
The three- laned bus station serves to organize the incoming bus traffic. The three
A 5’ diameter steel column to assist
lanes correspond to three different waiting times: “drive- through”s, buses which
in transferring loads to the ground
need up to 30 minutes of waiting time, and buses which require 30+ minutes of parked waiting time. This is made to accomodate for the predicted increase in
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density of buses at this station.
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spring 2017 the williamsburg village work live play 70- 102 Quay Street Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY Williamsburg’s future is predicted to be a rise in land value and repurposing of the
and recreate the culture of Williamsburg allows the area to preserve a piece of the
existing buildings currently nurturing the small family owned businesses and retail.
past within the future development of the area. Providing a complex for people
As these smaller businesses begin to dwindle in number due to the introduction
to arrive and experience the culture of Williamsburg as it was years ago becomes
of larger commercial chains and high rises due to the rise in land value, the
another goal for this project. This nexus will combine the future of Williamsburg’s
neighborhood will go through a cultural reform and gentrification as it has done so
needs for transport, residence, and cultural preservation as well as facilitate its
in the past. Creating an affordable hub for these intimate family businesses to grow
continuous evolution.
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step 1 The typical public and private
private
rectangular bar is created public
street corner
step 2 The form is bent at the vertex towards the street corner,
1000’
opening the top of the lower
500’
park
volume to the park
Much of Williamsburg’s culture rests within streets such as Bedford and Manhattan Avenue through the small family businesses and shops. Recognizing the importance
step 3
of the Bushwick Inlet Park as recreation, the city has prepared plans to enlarge it.
The form is then bent at the vertex to cater towards the inlet corner for water transit
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water taxi transportation
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Working alongside the city’s plans to extend the existing Bushwick Inlet Park within
the inlet and onto the top of the public volume to create a
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the next 30 years, The Williamsburg Village would strive to preserve the culture of park
the residents, encourage retail, provide a much needed mode of futuristic transport,
visual & physical connection
as well as integrate itself with the park as an extension and concluding point.
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Transit
Park
Retail
Residential
Program Adjacency and Audience Overlap The design allows for a dynamic interaction between the four core aspects of the program: retail, residential, recreational, and transit.
perspective inside atrium space
sectional population flow The transit flows between the retail and park until it arrives at the atrium where residents can access the private residences via a carded elevator. Circulation within the width of the retail space allows for the permeability of the strong length of the Village. As the arrows describe, the audience may flow through these adjacent programs with ease allowing for a constant flux of visitors and travelers whether they arrived from the transit, street level, or park.
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Visitors can access the retail area easily via the park, the street, or the transit corridor allowing for ample revenue opportunity for the shops. The families that reside in the Village are given the opportunity to rebuild the intimacy of their small businesses in the retail space. Each owner would bring their unique touch to the space recreating the beauty that lines the streets today, in the future.
Residents are encouraged to express themselves and bring diversity to the residential blocks as well.
As visitors wait for the transit to arrive and dock, they can opt to store their luggage and explore the retail and recreation offered by the Williamsburg Village or freshen up and wait in the lounges.
As visitors walk through the retail space, they would be walking through a preserved piece of Williamsburg’s past.
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spring 2019 futur bibliothek_the new library the 118th JOHN STEWARDSON MEMORIAL FELlOWshIP IN ARCHITECTURE Renovo, Pennsylvania The core purpose of a library in this technological turn has shifted from being
of architecture resembling government buildings to establish importance. It is
a place where individuals could come to gather knowledge through books, to
important, especially now that libraries are quickly becoming areas for societal
becoming an area for societal growth and community engagement.
growth and communal gathering, to design the structure in a way that emphasizes a departure from the typical imposing architectural style that has always been used. In
Architecture plays a large role in this specific aspect of community outreach, as
this design, there is a departure from the authoritative building and an introduction
through history, libraries have always been designed as a monumental piece
to the possibility of a more open and inviting structure.
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the cloud of information This structure functions as the cloud of resources that is available to people today in lieu of stacks of books which used to be the former method of information collection. The voronoi structure functions as a bridge between users and the cloud of information available to the library with just a touch. The future of library design will accentuate the development of this cloud based design where freeform structures will take on the task of sending and receiving information.
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The shift in the availability of resources have gone from being one of a kind and difficult to obtain, to being widely available over the internet. Resources are available in a virtual network online instead of going to a physical library. This design initial resources available only in a library
1. create incision
information now available remotely
the voronoi structure becomes a home for the network
2. separate volumes
incorporates this cloud of information into the voronoi structure and allows it to become the bridge between physical presence and the information network.
3. introduce transparency & accessibility with a volume
Red Screens
Blue Screens Activated when individuals occupy a working space and can provide functions such as internet surfing, leisurely reading, resource location, and more which assist individual growth and productivity. These screens cater to programs such as working rooms and individual seating.
Activated when groups occupy a space and can provide functions which facilitate a larger group environment. These screens cater to programs such as classrooms, media rooms, maker spaces, conference rooms, play areas, auditoriums, etc.
Yellow Screens Activated when visitors engage with the system in the open atrium space and can provide functions such as navigation, checking room availability, and answering general questions to assist individuals in need of a space or resource.
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4. atrium becomes an open cloud of information
spring 2017 m-line recovery physical therapy center 1480 Myrtle Avenue Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY The unique character and location of this site allows us to create a physical therapy
privacy and daylight as the respective program specifies.
center for stroke survivors amidst a high profile, industrial neighborhood with an angled circulation mimicking the prominent geometry of the site. Lifting the volume
With the physical therapy treatments, stroke survivors will have the chance to
of the embedded circulation and main therapy space allows us to incorporate a
improve the motor and sensory impairments through exercises programs and
clerestory along the Southeast direction of the building, creating a passive solar
strategies. With this outpatient focused facility, patients are motivated to come back
heating and daylighting strategy. Incorporting horizontal louvers allow us to regulate due to high tech equipment that can accelerate the recovery process by 10 times.
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bariatric seating & wheelchair seating main file storage zero gravity treadmills weight station robotic therapy station storage area lokomat (robotic walking equipment) CAREN with 360 degree screen CAREN computer equipment ADA accessible lockers office file storage
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Featuring futuristic physical therapy equipment
View towards the main program space through the
Placed at the apex of the site allowing for an open and
angled circulation path revealing the clerestory
inviting area between the two key streets of the site
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chemistry lab designs at a university on the east coast
summer 2018 professional work ewingcole rfp for university of maryland
first level Existing General Chemistry Teaching/Upper Level Lobby
second level Organic Chemistry Teaching/ Organic Chemistry Research
third level Biochemistry Research/ Organic Chemistry Research
Chemistry Teaching Chemistry Research Chemistry Support 2ႈFH :ULWHXS Collaboration Mech/Elec/Data
chemistry teaching Second Floor c h e m i s t r y r e s e a r c h Organic Chemistry Teaching / chemistry support Organic Chemistry Research
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fourth level Penthouse/Organic Chemistry Research
Fourth Floor Penthouse /