Huzefa Jawadwala selected works Jul'21

 huzefa.j@wustl.edu 346-402-8860 Washington University in St Louis M. Architecture Candidate (2021) M. Construction Management Candidate (2021)

HUZEFA JAWADWALA

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5635 Waterman Blvd, Unit 23 St Louis, MO 63112 346-402-8860 | huzefa.j@wustl.edu

EDUCATION

PROGRAMS

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY in St. LOUIS

Representation : Revit, Dynamo, BIM 360, Power BI, Vectorworks, Adobe Suite, Rhino, V-Ray, AutoCAD, Lumion, Grasshopper, Sketchup,

Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts McKelvey School of Engineering Master of Architecture candidate (2021) Master of Construction Management candidate (2021)

NMIMS UNIVERSITY

Scheduling : Microsoft Project, Primavera P6 Fabrication : Water-jet Cutting, Laser Cutting, Wood Shop Tools, Paper, Styrofoam & Clay Modelling, Plaster Moulding

Balwant Sheth School of Architecture (MUMBAI, INDIA) Bachelor of Architecture (2016)

Misc : Worked with Point clouds for restoration work, Corel Draw, Movie Maker, Microsoft Office Suite

WORK EXPERIENCE

AWARDS

DLR GROUP

AARON LOEHR MEMORIAL YEC SCHOLARSHIP (2021)

MAY- AUG 2021 Worked within the digital technology team at DLR Group. Had the opportunity to collaborate firm wide and develop streamlined work-flows to develop new solutions. Learnt to code and work on the back end of Revit as well as tools to observe, analyse and present statistics about user behaviour.

KWAME BUILDING GROUP MAY- AUG 2020

Worked on scheduling, estimating and other CM related tasks on the project. Worked on a wide range of projects, from the new MLS Stadium to a local high school renovation.

Designed and visualised a cultural centre for the Urban League Headquarters.

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY in St. LOUIS

AUG 2019 - ongoing

Research assistant for NSF grant. Published a paper on thermal comfort for the thermo-concrete project.

Teaching assistant : Introducing climate analysis software and conducted classes for Environmental Systems I.

I M KADRI ARCHITECTS, Mumbai FEB 2016 - APR 2019

Project Design and Co-ordinating execution on Site Coached student interns and new recruits in design software Worked with vendors for material innovation Produced 3d renders and architectural drawings. Worked on developing the design from the nascent competition stage to a resolved construction document, by co-ordinating with structural, municipal and MEP design consultants. Monitored construction progress on site and worked with in house engineers for estimation and scheduling.

Awarded the annual Aaron Loehr Memorial Scholarship. The highest honor awarded by the AGC of Missouri.

MENDEL SATO RESEARCH AWARD (2021)

Winner of the inaugural Mendel Sato award. The award was instituted to recognize excellence in archival research. My paper discussed the history of The Ethical Society of St. Louis and modernist architect Harris Armstrong oeuvre.

SCHOLARSHIP GRANT AGC-MO (2020)

Selected for a student award by the AGC-MO award for students working towards degrees in architecture and construction field.

PUBLICATIONS + EXHIBITIONS 109th ACSA CONFERENCE PAPER (2021)

Presented a paper titled; Thermal Comfort : Radiant Systems - A Review of Experimental based thermal comfort research in Radiant Systems.

REBIRTH OF SAMARA HOUSE (2020)

Restoration project for a FLW Usonian house in West Lafayette, IN. Authored a report on the deformation of the house using 3d Laser scanning technology. Part of a team that produced HABS documentation for the project.

DESIGN THROUGH PROTOTYPING (2019)

Pedagogical Investigation; Thinking through making.

Reinterpretation of a wall within a natural landscape and represented the concept through a detailed and well crafted series of physical models

BRIDGING URBAN EXTREMITIES (2016)

Architecture and Legislation The publication was the culmination of 10 months of initial study and analysis and served to document the final design proposal. The thesis was concerned with the emancipation of a marginalized Community situated in a far-flung Peri-urban region in the northern extremities of the city of Mumbai,India.

HARBOR HOMES MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING

FALL 2019

CRITIC : DONALD KOSTER

THE BUILT AS UNBUILT

BUILDING PRACTICE

SPRING 2021

CRITIC : KELLEY MURPHY

RETICULAR BLOCK NETWORKED LIVING

SPRING 2020

CRITIC : PETRA KEMPF

BRIDGING URBAN EXTREMITIES URBANISM

FALL 2016

CRITIC : KAIWAN MEHTA

HOSTELS PROFESSIONAL 2016 -19 PRINCIPAL : RAHUL KADRI

All illustrations and drawings are authored by the applicant.

harbor HOMES Graduate Design Studio//2019 Multi-Family Housing

A housing studio set-up to investigate the way we live across cities, cultures and climates. The studio was based in the cities of Halifax, Cagliari, Barcelona and San Juan. Each group of students worked with a particular city all the while learning from the other 3 cities and informing their designs from the collective learning.

The point of departure for this project was a constructed threshold, that was drawn before designing a plan or section. This singular image helped define and guide the design process.

CONCEPTUAL THRESHOLD DRAWING

HALIFAX DOWNTOWN

BOARDWALK FESTIVAL

HALIFAX

Working on Halifax harbor was a great context to craft and create housing in a multi-family scenario.

The boardwalk is an extremely active urban property that is frequented by visitors and locals alike therefore it was important to create smooth transitions from public to private with semi-private pockets.

The design for the project began from inside out, with the unit design being formalized and adapted to site.

Adapting our sites was an important consideration and negotiating the boundary between our plots and our neighbors gave additional opportunities to landscape and create a well rounded project.

BACK DOOR

BACK DOOR SECLUDED ACTIVE

MINGLE

PRIVATE

FRONT DOOR

SEMI PRIVATE

SHARED / COMMON

SEMI PRIVATE

PRIVATE

SPATIAL RELATIONS SKETCH UNIT DESIGN EVOLUTION

CONSOLIDATE WET AREAS WITHIN A SINGLE CORE

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CUTOUT AND PORCH TO CREATE FRONT AND BACK DOORS

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1.4 ESTABLISH SIGHT LINES TO CREATE A LOGIC FOR PERFORATIONS AND OPENINGS

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ELIMINATE UNUSED SPACE

DEFINING MEANS OF ACCESS AND THOROUGHFARE

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ESTABLISH KEY SECTIONAL 1.6 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN KITCHEN AND OUTDOOR SHARED COMMON SPACE

SITE DRAWINGS

SITE MODEL

BUILDING FLOOR PLAN

STREET VIEW

HARBOUR VIEW FROM PRIVATE BALCONIES

SHARED PATIO ACCESSIBLE BY BOATS

16.95 TERRACE

13.8 LEVEL 5

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10.65 LEVEL 4

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7.50 LEVEL 3

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4.35 LEVEL 2

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TIM HORTONS

1.2 LEVEL 1

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COFFEE SHOP 0.0 DRIVEWAY

WING A

WING B PROPOSED PUBLIC PLAZA

LONGITUDNAL SECTION 1/8" = 1'

LONGITUDINAL SECTION

16.95 TERRACE

13.8

BOARDWALK HARBOUR

-1.5 WATER LVL

LEVEL 5

10.65 LEVEL 4

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BOARD WALK

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WATER LVL

NORTH ELEVATION 1/8" = 1'

NORTH ELEVATION

the BUILT as UNBUILT Graduate Design Studio//2021 Inculcating curiosity about the practice of building *Artifact Display designed in collaboration with Lindsey Compeaux

The project creates a repository of spaces that encourage engagement, interaction, and curiosity about the practice of building. The center is imagined as a place for architectural enthusiasts as well as curious citizens. People raised around the region may recognize some of the iconic pieces from the collection from various neighborhoods in St. Louis.

To make these connections clearer there are formal gallery spaces that provide concise information and add context about the exhibits.

ARTIFACT DISPLAY EVOLUTION

LION DISPLAY AND STATUETTE

VARYING GRIDS TO DISP

PLAY OBJECTS

ARTIFACT DISPLAY EXHIBITION

GALLERY + OUTDOOR EXHIBITS

STREET ELEVATION

TRANSVERSE SECTION

The site strategy is to allow the site to be more pedestrian and bike friendly. Since the site is on a popular biking trail it is imagined that viewers might bike through the center and observe some of the pieces displayed on the outside of the building.

Several large sculptures are positioned within meshes created by a grid inspired by an entomological approach to preserving and studying objects.

These mechanisms raise the objects from the ground plane and allow for visitors to view them from above, below and all sides.

A critical aspect of the project is to provide space for research and archiving the large catalogue that the National Building Arts Center possesses. The research center is placed on the higher levels to afford a level of privacy from daily museum activities.

The archive is centrally located acting as a buffer between the public and private programs. Interested visitors can learn to scan and fabricate replicas at the maker space located at the end of the tour.

reticular BLOCK Graduate Design Studio//2020 Networked Living in a Brooklyn Block

The site has a combination of typologies which have evolved over time to suit the needs of the city. Historically the brownstones are the oldest entities on site. Due to their landmark status, and ownership patterns newer housing stock has mirrored their spatial proportion.

Parking lots, are a disposable commodity today. The high density of the city does not allow for personal vehicular access and most inhabitants rely on the metro to commute.

The ambition of the project is to activate existing amenities by proposing a partnership model which benefits all users. This in-turn would create a networked living model which makes the block equitable for all.

GROUND STUDY AND BLOCK INFILTRATION

PHASING STRATEGY The intention of the project was to keep the actual footprint on site minimal and adapt the project to the response from the residents of the block CURRENT SITE STATUS

1.1

MONICA’S FAMILY MOVES IN

1.2

DREW SETS UP HIS WORKSHOP

1.3

COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS EMBRACE POROSITY

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SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP DEVELOPS AND NETWORKED LIVING BEGINS

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The first phase introduces the primary characters into the site.

MONICA, DREW and MARY move into one of the Brownstones.

The house is organized sectionally. Each family member has their own floor which is imagined to suit the needs arising out of their respective rituals.

MARY is on the first level, to reduce the number of stairs she has to take and allows her to have her private space and nook that is connected to the household.

DREW has a makeshift space to work from, there is a soundproofed room where he can work on his wood carving.

MONICA has a larger bedroom she shares with Drew and a larger community table that seats the whole family.

The kids have their own bedroom and study/play space that is open and allows them to modulate it as they grow older.

BUILDING FLOOR PLAN

BROWNSTONE AXONOMETRIC

STREET VIEW

HARBOUR VIEW FROM PRIVATE BALCONIES

SHARED PATIO ACCESSIBLE BY BOATS

DREW’S WORKSHOP The Workshop is planned as one of the initial interventions when the family moves in. By renting out a small portion of the parking lot, DREW is instigating the block by creating a maker space.

A split level workshop, it has a large double height-ed spaces that allow tracks and pulleys to maneuver. The glass facade allows people passing by to look within.

Primarily it is being used to manufacture the sets and backdrops that are shipped across the city for ad shoots, theatre performances and shopfronts. The theatre troupe also uses it to make prototypes and are happy with the quick turn around time. A by-lane is created from the Schermerhorn street which penetrates into the block and opens it up for pedestrian access The microunits are set up by the city with an intention to subsidize housing for struggling performing artists in Brooklyn to ensure that the city does not loose out on these talents.

Similarly the workshop is an incubator for skilled artisans and craftsmen who under DREW’S stewardship can ply their trade in the city. SMITH is a fine carpenter who resides in the microunits and builds furniture in the workshop.

The workshop functions as a center for building objects as well as a maker space with instructional guidance to allow new users to get accustomed to crafting objects.

PROJECTED GROWTH OF THE WORKSHOP

bridging URBAN extremities Fifth Year Undergrad//Design Dissertation Fostering civic identity

The format for this project was to formulate one’s own brief and establish a research interest. Building on the initial findings one had to design an architectural intervention in the same context.

I analyzed building legislation and its impact on the shaping of the morphology of the city. I focused on the fringes of the city and observed how rapidly changing Peri-urban landscapes needed civic identities.

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EMPEROR military commander SHOGUN SHOGUN Hideyoshi family Tokugawa family Heian-kyo

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Edo

wealthy merchants DAIMYO

warriors SAMURAI

citizens PEASANTS

Buke Sohatto : Written code of Law

‘Mikado’ : honourable gate – Emperor ‘Heika’ : below the (palace) steps – His Majesty ‘Pharaoh’ : Great house, Emperor

Charter of Ur-so Zoning at Gdansk

Hadith law

44 BCE 7 CE

632 CE

zoning,

LexDuodecium Tabulam

450 BC

6000 BC vāstu śāstra

2000 CE Climate analysis

There was a strict control on roof morphology. Ornamental large decorative roofs could only be constructed by the daimyo.

Linguistic congruence between architecture and Law are a sign of fundamental conceptual congruence between the two.

1910 CE Street based

Porches, verandahs and extension to the homes could only be built by the wealthy on particular streets.

1666 CE London Fire 1727 CE Jaipur city 1783 CE Paris re-alignment

1. Controlled morphology to reflect social class.

2. Safety regulations for preventing fire.

3. Symbolism for a capital city.

4. Spiritualism (feng-shui).

The design dissertation was led by a curiosity to trace the formation of the disparate urban morphology found in the city of Mumbai today.

The relationship between architecture and legislation, manifesting itself in the form of numerous building codes, was determined to be vital in shaping the form of human settlements since millennia.

Historically monarchs and governments alike have used building legislation as tools for political expression and consolidation of their power.

1380 CE Hildershien, Germany

Official experts : Presided over a network of minor officials certifying construction and building methods.

summary of historical building

Japanese social structure

Edo Architecture and Tokugawa Law

Mumbai Map To contextualise these observations, the comprehensive urban area north of the city limits of Mumbai was surveyed and analysed.

The sub-region has a varied land-use pattern ranging from quiet rural farmlands to nefariously unplanned urban communities.

Cultivators finding better value for their land as real-estate than agriculture has led to the formation of many overnight dormitory settlements being set up which primarily house workers travelling daily to the Mumbai for work.

‘Nalasopara’ centrally located in the sub region, provided an opportunity to study a rural precinct being transformed rapidly into a Peri-urban region. The Balaipada junction was observed to be in the flux of this transportation.

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Municipal Corporation

DP ratified

Municipality

British acquire Vasai

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Hurricane

Portuguese at Vasai

Nalasopara primary Urban centre

Multiple Community centres

Scattered Settlements

Sopara Port-town

Ashokan edict

Vasai-Virar milestones

2011 2007

Architecture Legislation Northern Extensions Dormitory Towns Mainland

Disparate clusters urbanity without identity CONCEPTUAL TRIGGERS

Urban Morphology Public Policy West Coast

Native Settlers established villages

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Police Chowki 5 4

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SITE PLAN

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VEGETABLE MARKET

WATER COLLECTION POINT

SITE ANALYSIS The built form on site was concentrated around the central node and dispersed as one moved into the by lanes.

CLUSTERS

CLUSTER ORGANIZATION DIAGRAM ROWS UPON ROWS OF HASTILY CONSTRUCTED SHELTERS WITH METAL ROOFS AND POOR VENTILATION

The junction would get tremendously busy at

peak hours. An excessive number of vendors on hand carts, auto-rickshaws and pedestrians had to jostle for space.

The characteristic ‘clusters’ on site were formed by 5-6 rows of similar block type structures which resemble a storage or warehouse facility.

Makeshift roads and alleys interconnected these alleys.

These boxes were either used as houses or for commercial enterprises based on their proximity from the main road. These included general stores, household goods, hair saloons and small scale grain mills.

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NEIGHBORHOOD DIAGRAM

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Masala/Spices

Spice mills on site which grinds its own mixtures

Market Police staion

School

Toy Vendor Selling miscellaneous goods from toys and home equipment to gardening implements and fast food.

Balaipada Junction

Concentrated within the organised market some are scattered on other streets as well.

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mewad ice-cream n falooda

Ice-cream/falooda

Due to a lack of greenery the site is dotted with children and adults rushing to such stalls.

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

The junction is re-imagined as a set of four arcades and avenues interspersed with free flowing open spaces for recreation and relaxation.

The school and Police station buildings are housed on opposite ends of the hill.

Taking advantage of the natural contours on site, the school was spread out over a couple of terraces raising it above the other structures. To encourage the local community to actively engage with the school’s activities, the auditorium would double-up as a performance space for the community.

The Police station was housed in a compact volume overlooking the playground .The playground would function as a collective shared space accessible to all the members of the community.

CLASSROOMS

Profiled roofs to trap rain water and deep overhangs to protect from the harsh South West Light

AMPHITHEATRE Profiled Lab roofs create a cosy nook to meet during intervals

SCIENCE LABS Accessible roofs

SECTION BB

PLAYGROUND

Large Open Ground. Used as a sports field during school hours and do community space to stage festivals and hold marriage functions.

CLUSTERS

LEVEL 5

LEVEL 4

LEVEL 3

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LEVEL 2

LEVEL 1

PUBLIC PARK

ROAD

ARCADE

RESTAURANT

LEVEL 0

HAWKER’S ARCADE

CLASSROOMS

Profiled roofs to trap rain water and deep overhangs to protect from the harsh South West Sun

POLICE OUTPOST

SECTION AA

Small police station built into the hillside shares the communal playground and garden spaces for better integration and communication with the locals

HAWKERS ARCADE

These are long arcades lined with local vendors se products. This is the spine of the entire complex a varied communal activities of shopping eating ente

VEGETABLE MARKET

elling a whole accoutrement of and Provides civic validity to the ertainment and sport

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RETAIL

Shops are designed with a platform on either side which connect to the hawkers’ arcade

FOOD-COURT Street food of various varieties congregated within one courtyard

student HOSTELS Symbiosis Health & Skill Centre Professional // IMKadri Architects Competition,Concept & Tender Design Construction Drawings & Site Supervision

As part of the design team that won the competition for this project, I have been working on this development scheme since its inception in multiple roles. I am primarily responsible for the design, detailing and co-ordination work for the Boys hostel building.

The brief comprised of creating a community to house students, health professionals and doctors. Active zones were interspersed to provide engaging spaces for the users. A central playground ensured a soft buffer zone between the students and the doctors.

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MASTER PLAN

The hostel buildings were provided with internal courtyards and the student wings aligned with the dining block to create a large central plaza.

FACT-FILE

Plot Area

4,70,000 sq.ft.

Built-Up Area 6,60,000 sq.ft

Boys Hostel

B+G+8 Floors 585 Bed Hostel Triple Sharing Rooms

LEGEND

Individual units were arranged in two wings flanked by wide corridors, connected by a shared lounge on alternate floors. The central courtyard was designed to be a larger spill-out space for the students.

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Skill centre and Hospital Nurses’ Hostel Girls’ Hostel Dining and Recreation

5 Boys’ Hostel 6 1 Bhk Doctors’ Housing 7 2/3 Bhk Doctors’ Housing

Massing Evolution 1.1 Semi-private forecourt, Split wings, with centrally located lounge , common wash-rooms

1.3 Cloistered forecourt, common Lounge on every floor, common wash-rooms

FACADE DEVELOPMENT

To shield against the searing heat, a double wall system was designed with exposed brick boxing.

The bricks are sun-dried blocks made from locally sourced river soil.

These diagrams illustrate how bricks were used to create 3 distinct patterns within the brick boxing.

To segregate the long uninterrupted façades into narrow vertical panels and create a self-similar facade with some varying features. These diagrams illustrate how bricks were used to create 3 distinct patterns within the brick boxing.

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Forecourt extended to form a closed internal courtyard, units with attached wash-rooms

Internal courtyard opened up, Units with attached

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CONSTURUCTION PHOTOGRAPHS

TYPE 2.1 TYPE 2.2 & 2.3

Hostel Room Evolution 2 Seater with balcony

3 Seater with common wash-rooms

3.1

3.2

Hostel units were standardised across all the buildings for efficiency. An iterative process revealed the 3 seater room to be the most streamlined solution. By creating a walk-in wardrobe the room was neatly divided between living-working and Storage-washing.

The internal courtyard was designed as a semi-private space to come together and enjoy the outdoors.

With landscaped courts and play spaces, this has proved to be an active public place.

3 Seater with attached wash-rooms

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3 Seater with attached wash-rooms, Built in wardrobe, window ledge

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SECTIONAL AXO (INTERNAL COURTYARD)

COMMON LOUNGE

CLASSROOM

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346-402-8860 huzefa.j@wustl.edu