Architectural Portfolio 2023: A Showcase of Creative Vision and Design Excellence

A concise selection of work by

Hitesh Dinesh Patil

MA Architecture coventry University

“Visitor’s Centre,

Contents

Hydroscape, Valencia, Spain

Scilence in Sound, Oxford, UK

Toranmal Visitors centre, Maharashtra, India

Hydroscape

"Hydroscape," pays homage to the Tribunal de las Aguas, seamlessly blending history with modernity. This architectural masterpiece embodies water's fluidity, symbolizing the Tribunal's fairness. It also offers an interactive debating space, connecting past and present, while Condenser Towers enhance urban resilience. My vision fosters community well-being and positions El Cabanyal as a model for sustainable urban interventions. My manifesto pledges to preserve tradition while embracing progress, exemplified in "Flowing Heritage."

Thesis Project /

Brief Development & Design

At the heart of architectural design lies a deep reverence for the Tribunal de las Aguas and its rich historical significance in managing water disputes for over a millennium I present “Hydroscape” as an architectural theme that harmoniously blends tradition and innovation Design pays homage to the timeless flow of water, symbolizing the Tribunal’s unwavering dedication to resolving disputes with fluidity and fairness Inspired by the interplay of water currents, the building’s form exudes dynamic lines and creating a Transparant aesthetic “Hydroscape” celebrates sustainability as a core principle The building is a living example of environmental consciousness, equipped with solar panels, rainwater harvesting systems, and energy-efficient technologies Like water’s essential role in nature, the Tribunal will play a pivotal role in nurturing ecological responsibility In “Hydroscape,” visitors encounter an interactive debating space Embracing the past and present, it narrates the Tribunal’s evolution, connecting generations with a shared water heritage The Condenser Towers’ innovative integration aligns with El Cabanyal’s commitment to sustainable urban development and climate resilience The project envisions a cooler, more inviting urban landscape that promotes community wellbeing, fosters a sense of place, and positions El Cabanyal as a model for other cities seeking climate-responsive and environmentally conscious urban interventions.

Embracing the concept of transparency, a vertical fin façade adorns the structure. This artistic feature masterfully plays with light and shadow, invoking a captivating interplay that blurs the boundaries between interior and exterior. As light filters through, it adds an ethereal dimension, amplifying the sensation of openness and connectivity.

Proposal

This architectural thesis introduces a groundbreaking prototype aimed at facilitating city cooling in El Cabanyal The city’s urban layout, designed with a strategic urban hierarchy, allows prevailing winds from the east to flow through perpendicular alleys Leveraging this natural advantage, the proposed Cooling Condenser Towers are strategically placed at nodes along the Pedestrian Alleys These innovative towers serve as atmospheric water traps, capturing moisture from the air and emitting a cooling mist to temper the warm air passing through the alleys Enhancing water harvesting through innovative approaches, a condenser tower equipped with a misting system offers a promising solution By leveraging the principles of radiative cooling and evaporative cooling, this integrated system creates a conducive environment for efficient water condensation As the misting system cools the surroundings and boosts humidity, the condenser tower captures water from the atmosphere, ensuring uninterrupted 24-hour water harvesting

Building Program

The Tribunal de las Aguas remains an active and significant institution for settling water disputes among farmers and irrigators in the region Upholding its centuries-old traditions and customs, the Tribunal holds weekly hearings on Thursdays at noon, taking place in front of the main entrance of the Valencia Cathedral During these hearings, conducted in Valencian, the local language, a panel of esteemed elderly farmers, known as “los jurats,” presides over the proceedings The envisioned building for the contemporary Tribunal de las Aguas would symbolize a blend of tradition and progress It would serve as a modern, technologically advanced, and sustainable space, empowering the Tribunal to effectively carry out its mission of resolving water disputes, advocating water conservation, and safeguarding the historical legacy of this esteemed institution The facility would include debating ground to host in-person and remote proceedings, ensuring fair and efficient resolution of disputes With a strong focus on sustainability, the building would incorporate green technologies, rainwater harvesting, and energy-efficient systems Additionally, it would offer public spaces for educational events, workshops, and exhibitions, fostering awareness and community engagement in water management issues

Contextual Solution

Condenser – Cooling Tower

A Prototypical Solution

Master plan

Tribunal de las Aguas

Silence in Sound

Studio Project /

Aim to create an environment where occupants… “experience the joy of living whilst negotiating the fear of dying”

Brief Development & Design

The design project was based on a comprehensive site investigation of Parson’s Pleasure’, a bathing site on the banks of the River Cherwell, Oxford An individual design proposal was produced with personal understanding of the place and exploring and appraising theories of health and well-being in relation to mind, body, architectural and natural environments and applied personal interpretations to the design and resolution of a building This project explores how architecture can facilitate and represent sound to help silence the noise in our trouble mind.

The design produced was based on quality of sound in different type of architectural spaces to facilitate the sound healing by both synthetic and natural sound. The concept was developed by considering Wind – Sound – Rhythm also Light and Shadow as simulation of Sound considering this the design follows the principles of Frequency - Proportion – Harmony Also individual design proposal was produced with personal understanding of the place and exploring and appraising theories of health and well-being in relation to mind, body, architectural and natural environments and applied personal interpretations to the design and resolution of a building.

Design Concept / Frequency – Proportion - Harmony

• Wind – Sound – Rhythm

• Light and Shadow as simulation of Sound

The idea is to Integrate the Natural and Synthetic sound and heal the end user the flow goes Walking –Movement – Sound – Breathing –Heart beat - Rhythm

• Light – exhalation

• Shadow – Inhalation

Sight isolates, whereas sound incorporates: Vision is directional, whereas sound is omnidirectional. The sense of sight implies externally, but sound creates an experience of internally !

Thinking through Noise, Building towards Silence: Creating sound Mind and sound Architecture

Design Principles

By considering the fundamental principles of sound and how it behaves in various materials, sizes, shapes, and volumes, as well as investigating the various ways in which sound can impact the human perception, we can explore different sound effects

Pockets For Natural Sound

Pockets to escape in sound of Nature from Synthetic Spaces. Which are designed with the openable timber panel. Also with experimented the different volume for different pockets and different glass material. To experiment different sound effects. In above render same space, different time period of the day and different activity are Showed.

Sound Experience: The bees buzz. wind sigh. The leaves crackle and crunch under feet. The Birds Singing

Master plan

My concept was to achieve a sense of silence within sound by incorporating natural pockets of sound between intervals. This involved integrating both synthetic and natural sounds to enhance the overall user experience

Spaces for Synthetic Sound

Spaces with synthetic sound experience Ceiling designed to damp sound Sound Experience : Music Playing in Background, People Gossiping,

Corridors in Therapeutic Ways

Long Corridor With Wooden floor Creates sound of human step, Light and shadows as simulation of Sound, hence affecting the human heartbeat in therapeutic ways, combined with self-reflection techniques to improve health and wellbeing.

TimberCladding Lime Plaster Lime Stonefloor Seamlesswood floor

SteamedTimber Lime Plaster Seamlesswood floor

Ground Floor Plan

1. Reception and lounge

2. Nature Sound Pockets

3. Sound Chamber

4. Social Space

5. Sound Corridor

6. Physiotherapy

7. Toilets

8. River Walk

9. Silent Chamber/ Meditating Space

a. Bees Field

b. Butterflies Field

c. Deck

d. Leisure place with Swings

e. Bird orchids

The idea is to Integrate the Natural and Synthetic sound and heal the end user the flow goes Walking – Movement – Sound –Breathing – Heart beat - Rhythm

River Cherwell

Sound Chamber – Place for sound therapy

Sound Therapy chamber where in user can have therapy at certain vibrational frequency. Which indeed will use sound, music and specialist instruments played in therapeutic ways, combined with deep self-reflection techniques to improve health and wellbeing.

River walk while experiencing sound of water and end up emerging to the complete silence chamber Half submerged in the water

Walking - Movement – Sound – Breathing – Heart beat

SteamedTimber Lime Plaster Wavey SoundDampening

Lime Stonefloor

Timber Battens

River walk Towards Silence

10. Education Space

11. Lounge Area

12. Kitchen And Dining

13. Toilet

14. Bedroom

First Floor Plan

There are Some Spaces that are of complete silence some semi silence and the busy spaces, this is all the music is all about

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River Cherwell

1:100 Structural Sectional detail

Water proofing Membrane 1

Hempcrete Padded 200 mm

(Exterior Wall)

Timber batten 25 x 25 mm

Timber stud 40 x 60 mm

Hemp and Sugar Composite Panel

15 mm

2 Structural Timber 100/150 mm

Internal finish Lime Plaster 15 mm

Wood Fibre insulation 60 mm (Insulation)

Timber batten 25 x 25 mm

Timber stud 40 x 60 mm

Hemp and Sugar Composite Panel

15 mm

3

Exterior Waterproof Coating

50 mm steamed timber to achieve curvature

25 mm rigid Foam insulation ; 5 mm thermal impact- sound Insulation

2.5 mm thin Plywood boards

Wood Fibre Insulation

4

Internal finish Lime Plaster 15 mm

Wood Fibre insulation 60 mm (Insulation)

Structural Timber 100/150 mm

Timber batten 25 x 25 mm

Timber stud 40 x 60 mm

Hemp and Sugar Composite Panel

15 mm

5 Carpet ; Underlayer; 85mm Screed with underfloor heating

25 mm rigid Foam insulation

150 mm Reinforced Concrete

6 Double glazed Curtain wall

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Water proofing Membrane

Palette wood Floor 150 mm

25 mm rigid Foam insulation ; 5 mm thermal impact- sound Insulation

Structural Timber 100/150 mm

Lime Plaster 15 mm

2 Piece Metal Screed Control for Expansion

Joint Detail for Expansion Joint in Plaster To prevent Cracks

U-value of Floor : 0.29 W/m2k

Exterior Waterproof Coating

50 mm steamed timber to achieve curvature

25 mm rigid Foam insulation ; 5 mm thermal impact- sound Insulation

Aluminium fixing bracket for skylight

Double glazed Acoustic glass for Skylight

Metal Flashing

Water proofing Membrane

Hemp and Sugar Composite Panel

15 mm

Timber stud 40 x 60 mm

Timber batten 25 x 25 mm

Structural Timber 100/150 mm

Wood Fibre insulation 60 mm (Insulation)

Internal finish Lime Plaster 15 mm

Section AA’

U-value of Floor : 0.232 W/m2k

U-value of wall: 0.267 W/m2k

Carpet ; Underlayer; 85mm Screed with underfloor heating

25 mm rigid Foam insulation

150 mm Reinforced Concrete

Drain pipe, allowing flood water to flow through open terrace decking

Section BB’

While experiencing the Natural sound, I tried to include sound mirrors as a part of sonic therapy Therefore making landscape a part of Sound therapy The brown stained Sugar- Hemp composite cladding providing a dark backdrop to the natural vegetation of the Site The recessive colour and natural materials will minimise visual impact

Healing through Sound of Nature

Sound Mirrors as a part of Sonic Therapy

Visitors Centre , Toranmal

Thesis Project / Bachelors

The proposition is to design, in the fringes of Toranmal, India, a Visitors centre, That is a pride of locals and a destination for tourist. A complex, it is to be suitable and homogeneous to the context.

Brief Development & Design

The chief aim of this topic as a Research and Thesis design project is to explore and experiment the lake Rejuvenation Systems in Architectural Project Yashwant Lake, in the southern part of Toranmal plateau is a serene lake fully covered by thick vegetation on its banks Currently it stands as a topographical depression growing with overgrown grass and garbage The lake’s use as a dumping ground has raised health concerns for the local population This can be countered by rejuvenating the Yashwant Lake. Toranmal fall under a typical category of nature heritage and has rich heritage monuments which provide physical evidence of its existence

The hill station carries on a dialogue with the Yashwant lake, nature heritage sites, and the forest beyond It is necessary that this nature be treated as an integrated entity for it to be conserve and managed and at the same time the essence of the hill station is to be maintained by creating awareness through the visitor’s centre

The design complex hopes to act as not just tourist recreation and accommodation centre, but also a destination itself, doubling up as a cultural and picnic spot for locals It would help in stimulating the newly developing tourism industry in Maharashtra, providing spaces for local performances, exhibition and social gatherings.

Design Concept / Reviving the Tradition of place

Typical tribal house unit is considered to form a clustered accommodation units, Machan which is used to store and dry grain, can be considered as viewing point

Different tribal accommodations can be different blocks depending on their use

Although I deeply love oceans, deserts and other wild landscapes, it is only mountains that beckon me with that sort of painful magnetic pull to walk deeper into their beauty. They keep me continuously wanting to know more, feel more, see more.

Site Zoning

• To respect and celebrate the contours an levels of the site

• To create a permeable built open structure

• Create a easy to navigate pedestrian network with ramp at all places

• Showcase mud bricks, straws and other natural materials through appropriate design Plaza

Creating bigger plaza to club more activities that is mixed use development, now it's not about building masses , it is composition of activities , people , spaces , that creates the whole ambiance and project

Major components of tourist retreat

Major components of Visitors centre

Site divided in three parts , Public , semi public and private i.e. Visitors centre , plaza and tourist retreat

Master plan

The project site is set in the tropical state of Maharashtra , wherein vernacular architecture features many passive design strategies aimed at providing cool interior environments and protection from the seasonal rains of the state The architecture of the region features courtyards for stack cooling, openings on multiple levels for cross ventilation and solar shading elements Some of the passive strategies and the principles behind some architectural elements are adopted into the project’s design, while so me are added to cater to Additional requirements

The massing is created to ensure maximum air flow through the masses. Hence the open spaces are placed in between the masses and the lake. Optimal solar orientation of each building is kept in mind The locally available bricks and stone is used for construction, wherein the roof rather is fabricated with modern techniques So that the form obtained of the building is traditional

Accommodation Cluster

Hybrid Structural System

Wherever the building is in contact with the land, composite rubble masonry walls with concrete infills are used to retain the earth. A light contemporary metal and stone column and beam framework is used to enhance flexibility and modularity

Soul of Details

While the form of the buildings is traditional, the soul of the project is hidden in the details The traditional column with a base, shaft, and capital was abstracted into this contemporary column The skeleton of the column is formed by four ‘L’ angles The skin is divided into a bush hammered stone based and hand carved timber cladding on the vertical length, whereas the capital is reduced to a minimal pin junction to support the beam.