Jaidev Tripathy | Architecture Portfolio 2016-2020

THE CITY IS GREY

ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO Selected Works 2016-2020 Jaidev Tripathy

HI, I AM JAIDEV; I am often found oddly transfixed by unoccupied spaces post their usual functioning hours -- like my college after 5pm. Like these spaces, I define myself as grey, in a perpetual phase of observation, realization and experimentation, without being absolute. The possibility of doing this while I strive to make a difference in people’s lives is what fascinates me about architecture.

Architecture is a narrative -- an expression of thoughts and ideas, with accompanying elements offering profound nuances, A story; responding to its audience not just functionally, but in memory too.

I am inspired by creativity and welcoming to experiences, as I look to incorporate them in my work and learn.

Multi-disciplinary and open working environments highly motivate me.

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M E My grey personality translates to my interests. I am pursuing a B.Arch degree, while simulataneously engaging in sketching, photography, art, film-making and writing.

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Email ID: projaidev@gmail.com

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Contact No: +91-9810431132

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DOB: 8th September 1998

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Address: 1082, Sector 23-A,

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Gurgaon, Haryana, 122017

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AISSE (CGPA 9.2) - Delhi Public School (2014)

English - Academic and Professional Proficiency

Visual Arts - Sketching, Photography, Films

Hindi - Native and Academic Proficiency

Drifting - Long Walks, Exploring, Travelling

Birth

AISSCE (Best of 5 92%) - PCM + English + Computer Science + P.E. - Delhi Public School (2014)

German - Elementary Proficiency (A2 Level)

2003

Part of the Indo-German Exchange Program 2013 - 2014

Football - Watching, Match Analysis, Content Writing

Oriya - Native (basic)

Reading - Theories, Stories, Thriller Novels

1998

Ryan International School, Gurgaon (Junior School)

Regularly volunteer for Shiksha Kendra and CANKIDS

A glance at my creative interests www.jaidevtripathy.com www.instagram.com/simplyjaadu/

Awarded the Art Proficiency in 2013

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S O FTWARE

FAM I LI AR I T Y

- OCIS

(Off-Campus Independant Study) - Study trips to Bhuj, Mangalagiri and Dubai

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Delhi Public School, Sec 45, Gurgaon (Secondary School)

CONFIDENT

- Annual

NASA Design Convention (ANDC) Participant in two editions (2017 and 2018)

FAMILIAR

- College

Fests - Partipant in two editions of the college fest, SSAA (2017 and 2018)

AWARE

- CSEB

Production - Summer Workshop in Auroville (2018)

STARTING OUT

Microsoft AutoCAD SketchUp Adobe Adobe Adobe (Word, Photoshop Illustrator InDesign Powerpoint)

- Jugaadopolis

- Heritage Workshop by Aishwarya Tipnis (2019)

2016

- Read,

Sushant School of Art and Architecture (B.Arch)

- EXPRESSIONS

Graduated Delhi Public School (CBSE Board)

Reflect, wRite, Repeat (RRRR) - Summer Workshop by ACEDGE coordinated by Darpana Athale (2019)

S K I LLS ETS

- Installation Competition by

Seeking professional guidance and oppurtunities, broadening my horizons

Research Enthusiast - Special Mention + Top 12 (All India) -

Photography

Cinematography

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Competition by CIET and NCERT ANDC 2017 - Core team participant -

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TROPHY LEADER Society Head - Photography and

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Gold and Diamond Winner (North Zone)

Videography Society, SSAA

EXPRESSIONS Installation competition

“Slowness in Architecture: The Pace of

FOAID - Core team participant

Human Engagement with the Built Environment” - Dissertation - SSAA

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Content Writer (Football) - FollowYourSport, VAVEL, MCDSC.

Runner Up (All India Finals) EXPRESSIONS Installation competition -

Conceptual Sketches - Decoding Design by Rahat Varma (SSAA)

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Top 18 (All India) - ANDC 2018 -

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PU B LI CATI O NS

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Find me on

Second Prize (All India) - Photography

Spatial Sense

House - Bungalow design competition by Archdais (2019 )

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A C H I E V M E N T S

Narrative Sense

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Jhabvala: A Visionary - Documentary film on Cyrus Jhabvala; interviewed prominent architects and figures connected to Cyrus Jhabvala; shot and edited film

V-Ray

Hand Drafting

- Art Installation Competition by Vowels (2018)

- Cyrus

3DS Max

Sketching

- VOWELS

- Shot and edited Roger Connah’s creative journal

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Rendering

FOAID (2019)

- Calligraphisms

Adobe Premiere Pro

FOAID - Core team participant -

Short Film Nominee - Damaged 3rd South Asian Short Film Festival

C O THE CITY IS GREY: A STATE OF MIND Born and bred in a city, I grew up experiencing its dynamic ecosystem, where everyone is striving to reach an end, yet continuing to engage in the newness. The city is grey, just like me. But with change now more

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rapid than ever, where is architecture within a city heading towards?

MY PORTFOLIO My portfolio centralizes the idea of pace as a school of thought, which

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SLOWNESS IN ARCHITECTURE Dissertation

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PROLOGUE BEHIND THE SCENES Delhi Film Academy and Centre and Working Drawings (Sem 5, 2018)

A ROLE IN SOCIETY

IN T R A N S I T-I O N

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REFLECTION Annual Nasa Design Competition (2017)

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VIEWFINDER Mixed Use Development (Sem 6, 2019)

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UNTRAVERSED Annual Nasa Design Competition (2019)

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CITY CORRIDOR Group Housing (Sem 7, 2019)

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THE HOUSE Competition (2019)

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MISCELLANEOUS Extra Cirricular and Freelance

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HETEROTOPIA

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PROLOGUE SLOWNESS IN ARCHITECTURE - THE PACE OF HUMAN ENGAGEMENT WITH THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT ABSTRACT A human generation’s lifestyle, behaviours, habits, and actions are governed heavily by homogenous mindsets.

But the current scenario is witnessing a rapid gap in this homogeneity as a result of an intervention, or rather, the dominance of the digital revolution in the human lifestyle. The current mindset for mass production, employment, multi-tasking, rapid involvement and stiff competition to stay above the rest has led to a major shift in human consciousness. Architecture, as an entity is being perceived differently. The screens are replacing the skies. The pace at which operation and evolution is taking place has increased. It is paradoxical, that time seems to be moving faster despite the intention to save time.

Parallelly, there is an evident shift in architectural typologies spanning across different generations. From structures that tied people to their cultural and religious roots within the Indian context, the architecture of today is now seems influenced heavily from here and there. Mass production of buildings and over-exploitation of resources, giving shape to uninspiring algorithmic designs ambiguously catering to multiple user groups has become a prevalent theme. Borrow-and-steal replaces influence, and the diminishing depth in today’s designs reflects a lack of understanding and connection. The digitally dominated world; perceived as an aid to connect and network, is making humans less capable of real-life interactions and understanding. It is not wrong, but it doesn’t seem right either. Human engagement not only with the natural, but the built environment is a concern which surfaces. A question arises: -

Does human engagement drive architecture, or does architecture drive human engagement?

This dissertation paper attempts to relook at architecture’s capacity and its relativity with pace to influence the conscious decisions of a human being. Secondary research, supported with case examples, helps in understanding the translation of human engagement with the built environment – into physical, tangible architecture. The procedure -- or theme -- is pace and the role of slowness in the context of human behaviour, thus bridging the widening gap between the human race and the architecture they themselves give shape to, avoiding a possible future dystopia.

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Semester 7, Year 2019

SLOWNESS IN ARCHITECTURE DISSERTATION Disseration Guide: Ar. Sagar Gupta

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PREFACE This is the 21st Century and the clock is ticking. It always did, but it seems far more noticeable now. Time seems to be running faster than before and 24 hours a day doesn’t seem enough. The caffeinated, drug-fuelled homo-sapiens now compromise on sleep to finish daily tasks. Chaos filled streets, full of utter confusion, impatient curses, and callous management have led to the birth of what we recognize now as the dystopian world.

The commercial being -- financially successful, or unsuccessful -- comes home to rest physically, but is not the same mentally, in a perpetual state of daydreaming and thinking over a string of tasks and future projections -- then stressing about it. Things were never permanent but are now more temporary than it should be. Our hands and eyes are busy, looking at screens, but our brain is idle. Too much information on the screen to take, too little observation from the real world to retain. This is the scenario in a nutshell. Today’s human being has so much to do, so much to complete, so much to earn and so much to learn, but while doing so, fails to engage or form a connection with the immediate world. Instead, it forms one with false projections, skewed ideas and algorithmic thoughts. Imagination is now plagiarized. Architecture responds to this algorithm, and the same buildings are set up everywhere, like packages mass produced in a factory. Tall glass buildings represent ‘the modern world’. Spatial connections are replaced with programmatic, materialistic incentives. Beware, this isn’t classifying this scenario as bad for that’s subjective. But is it really human? Is it what is meant to happen? It is just that there is no time to understand what is around. Perception is not the truth anymore.

Retention barely exists. Humans fail to engage rightfully with their immediate external environment. Mindfulness is a concept unheard of. To sum it up, time is a paradox.

RESEARCH QUESTION - DOES ARCHITECTURE HAVE THE POWER TO IMPACT PACE, THEREBY INCREASING ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN THE HUMAN BEING AND THE EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT? 03

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- Rem Koolhaas’s critical essay of his modern world vision titled ‘Junkspace’ - Architecture is progressing to be flamboyant, yet unmemorable’ - Ostentatious in nature -- Unimaginable, algorihtmic geometries - The school of thought and it’s emergence(pace) analyzed in the research

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The rapid pace of human lifestyle leads to overlooking several aspects in architecture. Architecture itself is a resultant of human thoughts and ideas, manifested into it’s physicality. Slowness as an aspect and it’s relation with architecture is analyzed in the research paper via these 2 strands -- perception and mindfulness. A basis is set via Rem Koolhaas’s essay, and the possibilities of finding solutions and exploring the possibilites is analysed through Carl Honore’s philosophy of slowness.

(To read the complete research paper, scan the QR Code)

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A ROLE IN SOCIETY

“YOU NEED TO LOOK AT INEQUALITY AS A TYPICAL CONDITION OF MODERN SOCIETY

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In fast-paced cities, there is a heightened urge to compete and fight for identity, leading to self-absorbed architecture -– short-lived, inward looking rather than objective. A space loses its longevity as its elements exist in limited functionality.

Does architecture need to resemble the context to fit in, or negate it to stand out? Or is there a middle ground? A grey solution? This dissociation is understood by experimentation of certain programs within a society.

Colour theme - Absolutes (Black and White)

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Semester 5, Year 2018

EHIND THE SCENES DELHI FILM ACADEMY AND CENTRE Studio Guides: Ar. Abu Talha Farooqi, Ar. Rahat Varma, Ar. Madhur Prakash

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PROGRAMS Behind the Scenes is a little film city in Pragati Maidan, functioning as a leisure and institutional hotspot. Ranging from exhibitions , a central auditorium seating 500, a mixer zone -- to an institute with film classes, studios and an open execution ground -- the range of activities offered are endless.

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The Handicrafts and Handloom Museum, while ineffective in all-round prominence, offers limited options, out of which are Lota Cafe and the central courtyards in the museum, preserved and untouched.

The new functions are all inclusive for newer demographics in that region and around.

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REFLECTION ANNUAL NASA DESIGN COMPETITION 2017 Under the guidance of trophy leaders Chitrangda Singh and Siddharth Verma

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PROCESS

LEVELLING DISINTEGRATED PAVEMENTS

REUSING GLASS BOTTLES AND CERAMIC

EXPERIMENTAL OUTDOOR SEATING USING

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GLASS BOTTLES AS STRUCTURAL FRAMEWORK

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IN TRANSIT-ION

“DEFINE IN-BETWEEN SPACES, FOR THEY INDUCE SIMULTANEOUS AWARENESS OF WHAT IS SIGNIFICANT ON EITHER SIDE

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-VAN EYCK

‘In-between’ is a phenomenon; in between destinations, in between spaces, in between moments. For a place to become a space, it needs to be evocative, which comes through transition.

A city is a series of varying transitions. Can a city in overdrive holistically acknowledge transition as an integral character before it’s left behind by a society itself in flux?

Transit is transition in its tangible form. It is what defines a city’s pace. Transit shapes development while also providing movement, hence playing an integral role in mixed use development.

Blending transition and transit systems provided an avenue for architecture in transition within cities.

Colour theme - Transitional (Grey, Teal, Turquoise and Offwhite)

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Semester 6, Year 2019

VIEWFINDER

TRANSIT-ORIENTED MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT Studio Guides: Ar. Meenakshi Dubey, Ar. Swati Narang, Ar. Aditya Tognatta

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IN TRANSIT VALUES: SOCIAL AND TRADITIONAL

SYSTEM: CIRCULATION

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SITE : Proposed WTC, Iffco Chowk, Gurgaon

DESIGN AREA : 24,800 sq.m.

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VISUAL CONNECTION VISUAL PERMEABILITY

THE SITE Once an active picnic and social hotspot, the leisure valley park has fallen in prominence over the years. This has led to the site being barren and unkempt overtime, with a lack of long-term designation. Commonly used as a driving practice arena, upcoming temporary settlements and undesignated activities reduce on-site productivity.

UNDESGNATED AND UNUSED SPACE

ACTUAL PATHS, DESIRED PATHS AND SOCIALIZING IN TRANSITION The IFFCO Chowk Metro Station attracts several. NH8 highway in close vicinity is the spine of the city. The roads, relatively well laid, lead to the site while the trees oďŹ&#x20AC;er a dense green cover with desirable shade and character (Actual Paths). Yet, no one uses them. But how do people access this area? Through shortcuts; preferable, more desirable routes people opt to take due to a variety of factors (Desired Paths). But undesignated desired paths, and ununsed actual paths hamper usability and circulation. Even the undesignated site oďŹ&#x20AC;ers little. This transit-oriented mixed use development project prompts people to notice and arrive (via visual principles and triggers), as they tread these actual paths thereby activating them, while also activating a space socially before they continue to make their way.

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Actual Paths

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VISUAL AFFINITY VISUAL TRIGGERS

X - FACTOR

X-Factor -- a plug-in which enhances the essence of the project through intended factors. This plug-in is not only a programmatic addition to the mixed-use development project, but also enhances social value, while being eco-friendly and sustainable. Moreover, this provides a visual trigger. This plug-in is a roof garden (inspired from the roof garden on the Crossrail Place in Canary Wharf, London (another transit oriented mixed-use project)). The public ViewďŹ nder roof garden is placed on the roof of retail spaces, as people socialize within the greens, using landscaping as a socializing element to congregate people in an eco-friendly manner. Stone paved pathways, a collection of mini-gardens and ďŹ&#x201A;ora enclosed within a timber framework, small food carts, modular benches and a nature themed nursery and exhibition constitute this space.

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MIXED USE

PEDESTRIAN ENTRY AND EXIT + DROP-OFF POINT

PEDESTRIAN ENTRY AND EXIT

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A DISCOURSE ON SLOWNESS AND LIFESTYLE Transient lifestyles, transient systems, transient city. Viewfinder is a mixed use project which acknowldeges this transience, and focuses on spaces of transition, slowing them down through multiple triggers. It takes into account the how people walk the path rather than how they reach their destination. Distance is relative, and as a feeling largely depends on the quality of the path traversed. Viewfinder works on this quality to introduce slowness, as it draws people towards, and turns this path into a desired path, and then into an actual path. People enter, pause, reflect and move.

Designed as visual landmarks, they ensure the quality of transience is acknowledged and made tangible, and also paves the direction of future mixed use projects. Transience is the core theme to slow people down and make them feel invited, increasing its value as temporal in nature but permanent in memory.

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Summer 2018

U NTRAVE R S E D ANNUAL NASA DESIGN COMPETITION 2018 Co-led and co-designed with Zohra Fatima

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CONTRAST

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Incremental interventions via cut-outs gradually expanding in size, bringing in experiential light and shadow play to create a dynamic, experiential space.

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Interventions in selected portions of the bridges, so as to depict contrast between existing built form and the intrventions. The idea of fragmental interventions were introduced to add rhythm and break spatial monotiny.

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HETEROTOPIA

“STRATEGY IS A KEY WORD IN ARCHITECTURE TODAY. NO MORE MASTERPLANS, NO MORE LOCATING IN A FIXED PLACE, BUT A NEW HETEROTOPIA

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Variety in chaos, yet similarity in behaviour, Gurgaon is where everything coexists but nothing bonds. These circumstances extends to that of dwelling and man, highly individual in nature.

Outside the four walls of the dwelling is anything but a home.

One feels lost in the city despite growing up in it

Heterotopia, as described by Foucalt; is real, physical or mental spaces that act as ‘other’ spaces alongside existing spaces. Can the nature of dwelling and behaviour change in a space which breaks all boundaries in a city whose inhabitants so heavily rely on one; by suspending existing norms through design?

Colour theme - Combinative (Red, Coral, Teal, Indigo and Orange)

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Semester 7, Year 2019

C ITY C O R R I D O R

GROUP HOUSING PROJECT

Studio Guides: Ar. Gaurav Sanan, Ar. Sagar Gupta, Ar. Amrita Dasgupta Co-designed with Zohra Fatima

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The rays pierce the foliage and splatter beautifully across the shaded paths; yet I trudge

This â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;front and backâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ideology is disconcerning for the latter. Why is the city so divisive?

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Safe inside these private islands, people are more lost in the city outside

SITE : Beverly Park, MG Road, Gurgaon, Haryana

DESIGN AREA : 24,800 sq.m.

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ANTAGONIST TURNS PROTAGONIST : THE CITY

Private development + mass

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WHO CARES!? WE ARE SAFE UP HERE IN A GATED COMMUNITY

The Thermos Flask Syndrome is a phenomena which defines the current state of the city. A thermos flask keeps the hot hot, and the cool cool. But it cannot do both together. Integration does not mean

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collection and classification. Similarly, Gurgaon is of similar character; a mix of diverse entities, but without logical integration.

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Daily lifestyle on MG Road

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COMMUNITY AND COMPANY : CO-LIVING UNITS

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HUMANIZE COLOSSAL SCALES VIA RHYTHMIC ACTIVATION OF THE GROUND FLOOR PLATE,

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3 BHKs 57 (50 sq. m. each) 10 +1950

8 +1950

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EWS 148 (25 sq. m. each) 4 BHKs 23 (140 sq. m. each)

9 +1800

5 BHKs 16 (200 sq. m. each) 9

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Achieved Density

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3600

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RESIDENTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S VEHICULAR EXIT

12

5m

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0m

15m 50m

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UNIT PLANS

1 BHK EWS STUDIO a personal abode (BEDROOM) self-care (WASHROOM) a space for dialogue (LIVING ROOM) to prepare and serve (KITCHEN) the sun shines here (BALCONY)

FHC

2 BHK 0m

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3 BHK 1m

3m

5m

SITE SECTION 1

A DISCOURSE ON SLOWNESS AND LIFESTYLE In a complex city fabric, as the one of Gurgaon city, architecture tends to fade in value. The structures and spaces meant to mirror human emotions, fail to do so.

The heterogeneous mixture of thoughts, mindsets and lifestyles take control. ‘City Corridor’ opens the gates and attempts to break the divisive stance of current groups housing trends, connecting the city to the society. The projects resuscitates the establishment of a ‘community’ and moulds itself to exist not just as a mere structure, but one which gives back to the context it resides in, invoking engagement. The thoroughfare, programmatic additions, communitiy spaces and the unit typologies together play a role in a back and forth engagement. This engagement triggers slowness, City corridor attempts to fit in yet influence the citizen and the city to hold hands and realize the collaborative potential the other possesses, as spaces become more valuable, and housing becomes more significant. The resident is now a citizen, not lost in this city anymore, instead a part of it.

SITE SECTION 2

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Summer 2019

THE HOUSE COMPETITION by ARCHDAIS Co-designed with Anushish Pagia

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MILLENNIALS

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THE BURNED OUT GENERATION

CHANGE. A phenomena which defines the current state of life in one word. Change is what drives evolution; now more than ever as humans are in a constant state of transition, adaptation and innovation. The MILLENNIAL, labelled as the ‘generation for the future’, finds itself at a stage right in the thick of this mechanism, especially the university-goers; a prime demographic identified with the word ‘millennial’. The university student not only is at the receving end of a bucket load of expectations, but also a host of educational, social and personal issues. More often than not, this tends to take a toll on the average youngster. While change is a non-stop phenomena, it’s the environment which stabilizes and rebuilds, while also positively impacting productivity and confidence. This house, built for a group of millennials, is an attempt to build an environment, which simulates and recharges; blurring the boundaries of a traditional bungalow and relooking the structure as a combination of spaces which affect mental well-being. A montage of spaces supplemented with simply effective architectural elements in a multi-iterative structure to suit the Gen-Y, the house is designed to allow activities and functions being governed by spaces instead of the other way around.

This project percieves the common student and its behaviour, allows a mindful decision of spaces divided into three different floors plus a terrace, each significantly different in terms of its essence and usage, and allows life to slow down for the millennial, so that it’s a place to dwell, recharge, refresh, perform and care. This bungalow is a model developed for 4 students, but spacious enough to allow guests and gatherings within. This bungalow model can be repeated on site to house multiple students in an adjacent college.

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SITE : Northcap University, Sector 23-A, Gurgaon

SPECIFIED DESIGN AREA : 465 sq. m.

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DESIGN DEVELOPMENT, ZONING AND PLANNING

T Division into 3 floors, which occupy 4 university students comfortbly as per area given

Altering the position of the first floor to add chaos yet exist in harmony, indicative of a millennial lifestyle

R

A distinct void which opens up the structure and allows light to enter and span all floors

GARDEN

Internal spatial transparency Exposed vertical frames

External-Internal transparency Scaffolding facade system

Overhead transparency Pergolas

BACKYARD

OPEN

WASHROOM 5 sq.m

OPEN PLAN

A

SPACE 3 (ATTENTION)

ATTENTION GARDEN

MEZZANINE - SPACE 4 (DISJUNCTION)

DISJUNCTION

OPEN

BACKYARD

SPACE 2 (INTERACTION)

SPATIAL DIVISION AS PER EMOTIONS IN PREFERANCE TO PROGRAMMATIC DISTRIBUTION

SPACE 7 (SECLUSION)

OPEN

INTERACTION

SECLUSION SPACE 5 (DIRECTION)

SPACE 6 (SECLUSION)

DIRECTION SPACE 1 (CONNECTION)

WASHROOM 5 sq.m

LIFT

N

CONNECTION

FLEXIBLE IN TERMS OF ACTIVITES AND FUNCTIONS, OFTEN OVERLAPPING

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CAR PARKING

OPEN

ENTRY

ENTRY

GROUND FLOOR

P

BALCONY

OPEN PLAN WITH INCREASED DEFINITION AND HIERARCHY

BALCONY 26 sq.m WASHROOM 5 sq.m

WELL-BEING (PHYSICAL AND MENTAL)

WORKOUT AREA AND INDOOR GARDEN

SERVICE

27 sq.m

KITCHEN 10 sq.m

A

STORAGE 4 sq.m LIVING ROOM

INTERACTION

OPEN DINING

BALCONY

SPATIAL DIVISION TRANSITIONING TO PROGRAMMATIC DISTRIBUTION

21 sq.m

COMMON RECREATIONAL AREA 60 sq.m

STORAGE 5 sq.m

WASHROOM 5 sq.m BALCONY

SERVICE BALCONY 19 sq.m

FLEXIBLE BUT FINITE IN TERMS OF ACTIVITIES

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ENTRY

FIRST FLOOR PERSONAL BALCONY 12 sq.m

CHANGING AND SHOWER ROOM

PRODUCTIVE LIMINALITY

9 sq.m

SHARE-ABLE ACTIVITY

DEFINED SPACES

PERSONAL SPACE

WASHROOM 5 sq.m BALCONY GARDEN 14 sq.m

SPILL-OUT BALCONY

BEDROOM AND STUDY 21 sq.m

12 sq.m JACUZZI ROOM

WASHROOM 5 sq.m

19 sq.m

PERSONAL BALCONY

BEDROOM AND STUDY

PERSONAL BALCONY

21 sq.m

12 sq.m

N

12 sq.m

COMMON SPACE

SPATIAL DIVISION GOVERNED BY PROGRAMMATIC DISTRIBUTION

BEDROOM AND STUDY 21 sq.m

WASHROOM 5 sq.m

PERSONAL SPACE

WASHROOM 5 sq.m

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BEDROOM AND STUDY 21 sq.m

DESIGNATED PERSONAL SPACES DOMINATE

BOOK STORAGE AREA BALCONY GARDEN 12 sq.m ENTRY

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SECOND FLOOR

PERSONAL BALCONY 12 sq.m

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A DISCOURSE ON SLOWNESS AND LIFESTYLE The idea of pace literally governs the daily actions, thoughts and behaviours of a millennial college student. This house is a reaction to the amorphous living conditions college students often reside in, barely engaging with their external and immediate environment. They are in a perpetual state of frenzy,, stress and anxiety; often residing to mindless, even notorious habits which detrimental in the long run, both physically and mentally. Life is too fast. The millennial house is an experimental project which mirrors the complex strata of emotions and needs a young individual possesses, including his own personal space. Divided into three floors (public, semi private and private), each with a unique significance but common in intent -- to translate emotions and thoughts spatially, with each space of value and significance at a particular phase of the day. The house intends to spatially acknowledge and engage the millennial, embodying mental well being and shared living as priority without compromising on personal space. With most millennials living an accelerated lifestyle on an everyday basis, this house slows life down and lets the individual breathe, offering different spatial environments where they can find comfort in, relate to and just be.

3D visualization - SketchUp, V-Ray and Photoshop

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URBAN STUDIES AND PAHARGANJ : A NEIGBOURHOOD IN FRAMES

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PHOTOG RAPHY

AF TERHOURS

PHOTOGRAPHY SERIES (IN PROGRESS)

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SKETCHES

Project Leads - Chitrangda Singh and Siddharth Verma

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Made with Piyush Jawa

PROJ ECTS Final Site Model : Design (Semester 3, 2017)

College Fest: Wall Sketching and Painting (Semester 2, 2017) Led by Sehr Gupta and Angad Singh Photo Credits: Morphogenesis and

Light Box : Material Exploration (Semester 3, 2017)

Surayan and Dang Installation Competition: Expressions - INERTIA (2019)

Gold and Diamond Winner - North Zone Runners Up - All India

After Party (Canvas Painting) : Fine Arts(Semester 3, 2017)

Team: Divya Rastogi, Siddharth Bagga, Sachin Yadav, Pranav Mittal

Guide: Mr. Sanjay Kumar

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PHOTOGRAPHY SHADES OF GREY

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