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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 04 - 05
ACADEMIC PROJECTS 06 - 33 YEAR 1
1.1 MAPPING MY CITY 06 1.2 SPANNING STRUCTRE 07
YEAR 2
2.1 RABBIT WARRENS 08 - 09 2.2 COMMUNITY PARK 10 - 13 2.3 OCEANOGRAPHY CENTER 14 - 15
YEAR 3
3.1 RETAIL / CONSUMPTION 16 - 17 3.2 JEHANGIR ART GALLERY + EXTENTION 18 - 19
YEAR 4
4.1 ESCAPE TO/FROM MUMBAI! 20 - 25 4.2 VILLAS IN THE SKY 26 - 27 4.3 COHERENT COMMERCE - EXPLORING BANDRA 28 - 33
COMPETITIONS AND WORKSHOPS 34 - 28 A - VERTIGRAM 29 - 32 B - NATIONAL STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION 33 - 36 C - BSSA - IAAC, SPAIN, JOINT WORKSHOP 37 - 38
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Summary I am a 5th year student at Balwant Seth School of Architecture. I would Like to work as Intern at your office to assist your office in the design process and mutually enhance my learning in the practical field.
Academic Qualifications Balwant Seth School of Architecture - NMIMS University, Mumbai Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.), 2008 - 2013 Mithibai College HSC science, 2006 - 2008 St. Xavier’s Boys’ Academy SSC, 2000 - 2006
Skills & Expertise Design Architectural Design, Urban Design, Sustainable Design, Interior Design Technical SketchUp, AutoCAD, Rhino, Model Making, 3D Studio Max, Sketching, Vray Rendering, Hand Drawing, Photoshop, Illustrator, FlashMX, InDesign, Microsoft Office
Experience Intern at m/s. dESIGN URBAN OFFICE May 2012 - June 2012 (2 months) Worked on designing and preparing e-learning kiosks for Ajanta Visitor Centre Intern at Ar. Sanjay Mhatre May 2010 - June 2010 (2 months) Assisted in posting an Exhibition of Paintings at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai. Worked in a team To design an interior premise for Mr. Manish Dhanda
Workshops Universal design workshop, SPA Bhopal, 2012 Hands on workshop with differently abled individuals for universal designing at world heritage site Sanchi Stupa. BSSA + Cornell workshop, 2010 Participant in the joint workshop, documenting housing typologies in Mumbai, held between BSSA, Mumbai and Cornell, NY, USA. Emergence Workshop, 2009 Designed and built full scale installations, which were exhibit at BSSA. BSSA + IAAC Joint Workshop, 2009 Participant in joint workshop held between BSSA, Mumbai and IAAC (Institute of Advance Architecture, Catolonia) Spain. Design Proposals for the fringe of Mumbai. Brick workshop, 2008 hands on workshop understanding the construction materials, perticularly brick and built a full scale display and lounging space.
Awards Regional Winners In Transperance 2011, Architectural Design competition for future housing 3rd prize winners At National Student Design Competition, SPA Bhopal. Architectural Design Competition with theme “universal design solutions exploring world heritage sites in india
Publications The Journal of the Indian Institute Of Architects India, June 2012 Winning entry of Transparence 2011 was published. Manshodhan - Mithibai College, December 8, 2012 Research Paper titled “Triggers, Networks, Interactions In Settlements” was published. Impessions - Sri Lanka, May, 2010 Designed and compiled a book consisting of study tour documentations, sketches, paintings, diagrams. Exploring Bandra, March, 2012 Urban design Project, Coherrent Commerce, was published as part of BSSA publications. 2
1-1 MAPPING MY CITY Year 1, 2011 Programmes : Canopy Site/Location:Girgaon Chawpaty, Mumbai. Mentors : Atrey Chhaya, Dipal Chhaya, Anand Pandit, Pooja Shah.
The distribution of crowd outside Andheri Station was observed. This distribution was directly affected by the destination of the commuters. Hence Andheri Station become distribution point and destinations become recieving points. This was studied through sketched and models. The journey and density of crowd was manifested by the use of sticks. The final model was modified and used as a canopy to provide shade at Girgaon Chowpaty. Model tring to show the various aspects of the route a commuter uses. The destination plays an important role for the massing and bifercation of the route. The density reduces as one moves away from the point of dispertion
Installation at Girgaon Chowpatty tring to enhance the free and unbounded nature of beach by contradicting it using the bifercation and dispersion based in a very tight and bounded area of the city. Academic Projects | Year 1
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1-2 SPANNING STRUCTURE Year 1, 2011 Programmes : -Site/Location:Girgaon Chawpaty, Mumbai. Mentors : Atrey Chhaya, Dipal Chhaya, Anand Pandit, Pooja Shah.
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1. Watch makers sticks, thread and elastics were used as row material. 2. Two sticks were connected using elastics at one end 3. These were connected in a series to complete a tube. 4. These tubes are opened and tied at the center to form a star. Two such stars are connected face to face to form a module. 5. laterally connecting the modules allows to form a spine. 6. This spline is given a tension using elastics. 7. The arch is held in plece by loading the spring points using the same modules. 7
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2-1 RABBIT WARRENS Year 2, 2009 Programmes : Visual Installation & Canopy Site / location : Corridor, BSSA. Mentors : Atrey Chhaya, Dipal Chhaya, Suprio Bhattacharajee, Anand Pandit.
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The colony of rabbits is called rabbit warren. The formation of this warren is emergent since it is done at a very local level by every rabbit and which leads to the formation of the warren. After studying the rules involved in the formation of the warren the following process was carried out to translate it into an experiential space.
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Many factors like biological adaptations, nature of living, rapid growth and dependence on terrain influence the formation of the rabbit warren. Young ones need cool environment hence the burrows are limited to a particular band of depth. Also the young ones after a certain age they live independently. This leads to rapid growth of warren. But factors like depth, distance and angle between chambers make the formation random.
Initial understanding showing the growth from one generation to another and so on considering their biological adaptations and nature of living.
A: Entrance B: Spy hole C: Rest D: Excreatory chamber
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Next phase of understanding showing the dependence on terrain due to biological adaptations.
Terrain
Elevation
Layering
Favourable soil conditions and terrain leading to the formation of extremely dense network showing layering and the connectivity in terms of its layers.
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Plan
Obstruction
Plan
On further trying to experiment on the pattern of formation of the warren, an introduction of an obstruction helped in the formation of the spaces which were well engulfed by the formation which was random due to many uncertain factors.
Obstruction
Section
A section cutting through the obstruction giving a better clarification of the spaces formed.
The depth of each chamber, distance and angle between them were all very random, hence to simplify them a module which would do something similar in a more controlled manner was necessary.
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2-2 COMMUNITY PARK Year 2, 2010 Programmes : Community Space, Park, Gathering Decks, Performance arena, Children Play Area, Cafeteria Site / location : Khetwadi, Mumbai Mentor : Suprio Bhattacharjee. The study concentrates on the GROWTH and EVOLUTION of KHETWADI in terms of human settlements. The study begins with the analysis of existing built mass and also understanding the history of the place. The history shows the evolution of the place from plantation to what it is today. The study concentrates on the period where there were plantation and temporary structures to the time where the redevelopment was about to start.
During this period the plantation were slowly destroyed and new chawls were built, this led to a very different type of development. The PARAMETERS governing this growth were analyzed and then hypothesized to check whether they hold true.
The parameters were classified into notional feelings which govern the communal thoughts and they in turn lead to certain physical translations. For example a notional feeling of security at individual level led to a thought of collective living which was physically translated into clustering.
Sequence showing development of streets, importance of religious structure, expansion of area, formation of shop at lower level.
Evolutions based on hypothesized parameters showing physical translations from notional feelings.
Today this lifestyle is deyacing due to a different and out of context type of built form “high rises”. this indeed has changes the way of people’s living and the whole communal behaviour is broken into an individual nuclear family and its behaviour. This gives rise to a need of a place which invites people around, to come and interact with each other and develop a sense of community. Earlier this was done by the temples, where people gathered everyday after prayers and developed a community. This is now dying since people going to temples have decreased. The newer generation is now more secular and independent of temple interms of their lifestyle. This also leads to a break in the community. The idea of having a community Park hence was very effective sice it would do same as a temple did for the community and also attract more number of people from new generation by their different activities.
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Activities: Chowk :: gathering spaces and performing Temple :: cafeteria Residential :: administration and reading room temporary :: open cafe. community park as a new gathering space Academic Projects | Year 2
conceptual sections Short Section through library
Long Section Thruogh the gathering space
conceptual sections
Long Section Thruogh the decks and undercroft
View From The Under Croft
View From The Deck
Roof plan
View From The Gathering Space
View From The Under Croft
Ground level plan Axonometric View
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COMMUNITY PARK
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2-3 OCEANOGRAPHY CENTER Year 2, 2010 Programmes : Oceanography and Aqua Culture Researh Lab, Housing Units and Canteen. Site / Location : Vasai Village, Mumbai. Mentors : Atrey Chhaya, Dipal Chhaya, Suprio Bhattacharajee, Anand Pandit. Vasai Fort and Village are situated on the wester coast of India, just to the north of mainland Mumbai. This was originally a Portugese Fortification Known as Bassein Fort. Fort today lies barren and the village outside the fort has grown towards the sea since its main occupation for centuries is fishing. The aim of the project was to study and observe the site to propose a research and temporary accomodation for the researchers. The study aims at understanding the importance of the occupation to the village as a driving force that runs the village’s economy and hence the survival of the village. The impact of fishing is seen thoughtout the village and also in all the activities that they do in the village, near and around the houses. The orientation of streets, houses, open public spaces, jetty etc are all a repercation of the fishing occupation. This raises the question that what can be done to enhance their occupation and make it more secured. The Oceanographists monitors the oceanic movements. They constantly observe the sea bed and other important factors which affect the oceanic currents etc. The Aqua culturists help in maximising the catch and quality of the fish in the sea. Both these research groups were found the most appropriate and were accomodated in a research center of the shore so that they can be of great help to the men who are on boats for months togather. The architecture of this center tries to menifest the journey through the village where the wast sea is a backdrope to which the village owns its existance.
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Obstruction
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3-1 RETAIL / CONSUMPTION Year 3, 2011 Programmes : Shops, Workshops Cafeteria, Public Square,and Tibetan Congress Hall Site / location : Dharamshala, H. P. Mentor : Trilochan Chhaya. “the project aims at establishing a market using the diference in culture between the visitors and locals to enhance the sale and experiance of the visitor.� The process begins with understanding the dynamics of a market. the fact that only an external supply can help in making the economy non stagnant is understood. Also the inserstion of a new and alien program in a market can couse new forces which inter causes reactions and changes the dynamic of the market
Local Exchanging With Locals Only, Hence Total Stagnant
Local Exchanging With Visitors, Hence Income, Hence Total Increases
Souk of middle east were studied to understand these reaction, due to cultural programmes and dances. Patterns between retailers and buyer helps in generating more interactive and interesting retail spaces.
Reaction to Changes souk markets
Patterns between retailer and buyers
Experiantial views
sectional perspectives
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Main Square
Cafe
Shops
Offices
Temple Road
workshops
Court
court
Ground Level Plan
Temple Road
Main Square workshops
Tipa Road
Shops
Offices
workshops Court
Temple Road
Cafe
First Level Plan court
Cafe Tipa Road
Temple Road Main Square Cafe
Offices Tipa Road
Shops
workshops
Temple Road
Court
Second Level Plan court Temple Road
Upper street elevation
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View from the main Square
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View from the first courtyard
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View from the first level overlooking courtyard
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3-2 JEHANGIR ART GALLERY + EXTENTION Year 3, 2011 Programmes : Existing galleries, Cafeteria, Installation and Display area, Digital Gallery, Workshop Site / Location : Kala Ghoda, Mumbai. Mentor : Anju Chhaya.
Jehangir art gallery started to encourage the production of contemporary art and culture.
CHANGE OF TIME: Today will be yesterday and tomorrow will be today. Time changes and introduces new changes. Only survival is to adopt to these changes. Change of time can be virtual and actual. Time can be measured in phases (slots/ periods). Periods can vary from seconds to years to century. “Change� on a larger scale of time is Temporary but for that instence it is permanent.
ORIGINAL
TIME PERIOD
TIME PERIOD
TIME PERIOD
CHANGE
CHANGE
Changing and adaptivity nature.
Jehangir art Gallery houses an Exhibit space for paintings and an auditorium. The gallery has always been adaptive and expansive at notional level. Hence the Ideas was to expand the Gallery such that newer forms of art can be displayed here. Provisions for Installations, workshops, digital arts and occasional events were made. Informal plinths and canopy allow the space to transform and adapt to the installation. The artist can coreograph the entire setting for the desiered experience
Paintings
Sculptures
Installations
Mechanical art
Section Through Existing Gallery, entended Exhibits and workshop area
Section Through Existing Gallery, entended Exhibits and workshop area
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CONTINOUS
CHANGE
Digital art
Auditorium
Entry
View from the exhibits Workshop
Exhibit Area
Exhibit Area
Exhibit Area
View from the exhibits
Cafe
Exhibit Area
Ground Level Plan
View from the roof cafe
View from the exhibits Exhibit Area Auditorium
Workshop Exhibit Area
Cafe
View from the exhibits
Digital Exhibit Exhibit Area
Cafe
Exploded Axonomertic View View from the exhibits
Section Through the Exhibits and Platforms
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4-1 ESCAPE TO/FROM MUMBAI! Year 4, 2012 Programmes : Ferry terminal, Transport Museum, Public Library and Research, observatory Site / location : Versova, Mumbai Mentors : Ekta Idnany, Prashant Prabhu. The proposed metro line reaching versova there will be a rise in fsi from 1 to 4 fsi. Assuming the change in the section, would invite a huge number of migrants to Versova and Mumbai. This suggests a new question of how do these migrants become part of Mumbai and also Versova.
Impact of forces on the mass
section through metro line, 2011
Programme distribution in section
assumed section through metro line, 2014
Reconfiguration of Programmes
Mumbai never belonged to anyone but became everyone’s identity. This because of the quantum of time and affinity shared between citizen and city. The project tries to recreate such interaction notionally and physically manifesting the idea of mumbai’s 7 islands. It is Mumbai’s natural shore that allowed it to prosper. Studying the forces which create a shore and islands, same forces were used to generate the massing of the scheme.
Morphing programatic blocks with massing
WIND WAVES / BACKWASH MOONS GRAVITY EARTHS GRAVITY Academic Projects | Year 4
VANTAGES OPEN SPACES PROGRAMMES PROGRAMMES
Exploration and refining of masses
The 7 islands of Mumbai were manifested in the design by introducing various programatic islands. These islands were connected at various levels using bridges and visual connections through materials. Programs like public library, research center and transport museum were introduced so as the project belongs to the neighbourhood.
View from the Jetty
The mass is split into islands using the forces, these forces are felt due to the use of straitions on the curtain wall. The museum and waiting area is openned up using striated glazings where as the research and public library are kept enclosed using wooden planks. Administration island is done in exposed RCC walls. The arrival and departure lobbies are segregated on different levels so as to manuver the passanger flow strategicaly through the exhibits and cafeteria. Each island is morphed such that dramatic volumes are created, to help in navigation or to frame certain views, within or outside. Central courtyard acts as a deck for locals to meet and gather around.
Ground level plan
Section through Waiting Area
Section through Transport Museum and Mumbai Research and Libbrary
Model view
Section through Waiting Area, Transport Museum and Cafeteria
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ESCAPE TO/FROM MUMBAI!
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ESCAPE TO/FROM MUMBAI!
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4-2 VILLAS IN THE SKY Year 4, 2012 Programmes : Residential luxury appartments of 400sq.m., 800sq.m. and 1200sq.m. Site / Location : Versova, Mumbai Mentors : Kayzad Shroff, Maria Leon.
A sustainable High Rise Housing was designed using Neem and Tulsi Plantaions. Spatial section were developed governed by the parameters of these plantations. These sections were custumised to the needs of 3 typologies. Case studies were used to generate relations between the public and private parts of the villa. Clusters were formed using these sections. Plan was re configured to suit the programatic requirments
Neem tree for two or more units are placed togather, hence are public in nature; but if all the three levels belong to one unit then the tree can be enclosed. All structures around neem tree need to be atleast 1m away. Internal and external openings shal be in line for ventilation
Neem tree is the best and vaiable option, since it can servive in the conditions the site offers. Neem has a greater efficiency for co2 absorbtion and o2 released in the environment. Similarly tulsi also has a greater oxygen emitting rate. Both have a great implications in the ayuvedic medicines and pesticides
Relationships for private and public derived from the case study - house in the plum grove - saana
UNIT TYPE A : 400sqm, 16 nos
UNIT TYPE B : 800sqm, 12 nos
UNIT TYPE C :1200sqm, 3nos
Three combined units of 400 sq.M. Connect to one combined unit of 800 sq.M. In games / gym : gym / games
Two combined units of 400 sq.M. Connect to one combined unit of 800 sq.M. In games / gym : gym / games. One unit of 800 sq.M. Connecting to one unit of 800 sq.M. Games : formal living : home theatre. Placing the vertical circulation core where there are no units. Academic Projects | Year 4
Long Section
Plant at 23rd Level
Plant at 24th Level
Cross Section Model Views
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4-3 COHERENT COMMERCE - EXPLORING BANDRA Year 4, 2012 Programmes : Informal Shoping, Formal Shoping, Public Park, Parking Site / Location : Bandra, Mumbai Mentors : Janki Shah, Debashree Turel
SITE
PLOT AREA TO BE RESTRUCTURED
The character of the street shows retail for the low income group. The retail is extremely informal involving the entire street filled with human traffic. The v-junction is a mixture of human and vehicular traffic, making it extremely chaotic in nature. The street shopping in extremely dominating, which forces other activities to adapt to it. The character of the street shows mixed retail for income groups of all kinds. The street is chaotic in nature, yet it caters to all kinds of demands, therefore does not go out of use. Whereas the junction shows an extremely busy character mixed with human and vehicular traffic.
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CONTRACTION
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COMMONALITY
INFERENCES
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SITE
EXISTING TRAFFIC PATTERN
MOVEMENT PATTERN
MAIN NODE AROUND THE SITE
FRAME WORK FOR FUTHER DESIGN
OVERLAY OF INFERENCE FOR FRAMEWORK OF URBAN FRAGMENT
TACTICAL MANEUVERING OF EXISTING ENTITIES Academic Projects | Year 4
PROPOSED INTERVENTION SHOWING ZONING
COHERENT COMMERCE - EXPLORING BANDRA 1. INFORMAL SHOPPING 2. FORMAL SHOPPING 3. DAILY RETAIL 4. OFFICES 5. INFORMAL FOOD JOINTS 6. RESTAURANTS 7. REDESIGNING THE PARK a. SAND PITS b. JOGGING TRACKS c. CYCLING TRACKS d. BADMINTON COURT e. PLAZA / TERRACES f. FLOWER BEDS 8. INTERNAL ROUTE a.BUS STOPS b.AUTO STAND c.TAXI STAND 9. PARKING 10. PUBLIC TOILETS 11. POLICE CHOWKI
PROGRAMS
EXISTING AREA
PROPOSED AREA
RESTAURANTS
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1800
REKDIWALA
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1190.5
STREET SHOPPING
4306.5
5827.7
SHOPPING OUTLETS
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OFFICES
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PARKING
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LANDSCAPE
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INFORMAL SHOPPING
LANDSCAPE BUFFER
LANDSCAPE BUFFER INFORMAL SHOPPING
TERRACES
BRIDGE
S.V. ROAD
PUBLIC ROUTE
LANDSCAPE BUFFER
INFORMAL SHOPPING
RAMP
FORMAL SHOPPING
FORMAL SHOPPING
RESTAURANT
TERRACES
FOOD JOINTS FOOD JOINTS
PART SECTION OF THE INTERVENTION
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PARK
PLAZA
FORMAL SHOPING
RESTAURANTS
INFORMAL SHOPPING
EXPLODED AXO
TACTICAL MANEUVERS Minimal critical mass as a driver
GROCERIES
OFFICES
“It adopts minimalism as an attitude that has an inherent capacity to extricate the essential from the superfluous and thus attempt to reduce the intervention to the least possible dimension.” The approach is appropriate for situations that are unstable and have less chance of receiving investment. The methodology involves use of abstract yet clear rules that become evident to all of those who must adhere to them. A form of development that generates a city fragment using only the essential ingredients but that provides all of the required programs and uses even though the priorities in the brief might be open and more flexible PIECEMEAL AGGREGATION The urban project at the intermediate scale “A strategy at the scale of urban fragment, with understanding that an intervention can use this starting point to address the general issue of a city.” The basic guidelines for restructuring aim to enhance the integration between infrastructure and city, public and communal spaces, architecture and services. It’s purely a morphological exercise that accepts that architectural components can vary according to specific pressures but they must always fit into the overall syntax. Designing of the whole without detailing its specific architecture, by merely laying down guidelines for subsequent development.
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It’s provides an overview of urban fragment and the quality of the interaction and roughly defines the sum of its parts.
COHERENT COMMERCE - EXPLORING BANDRA
PARK
PLAZA
RESTAURANTS
INFORMAL SHOPPING
FORMAL SHOPING
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A Interstitial spaces Formed by The houses
VERTIGRAM A team of three had taken part in an all India architectural competition “TRANSPARENCE 2011”. The competition deals on the topic of future housing. The design is not only sustainable physically but also strives to sustain communal conditions and social life. The design has a coveted outlook of a contemporary aesthetics by keeping the traditional Indic houses and their method of planning intact. The students won first prize at the regional level and have qualified for the national finals. PERUNGUDI, a suburb of Chennai. Fastest developing IT –Hub, which shall cater variety of resident population. Hectically scheduled IT technocrats would need to be socialized without sparing apparent time for it. Envisioning the socio-economic requisite of these futuristic residents, we aimed at the provision of agglomerate Housing patterns by tracking on the organic-traditional path, yet evolved with rational design.
TOWN SCAPE
Courtyard Spaces of Pole,ahmedabad
Jaisalmer fort And village
Concept
The traditional Indian houses and settlements are not planned but yet they have an amazing sense of spatial quality and logical climatic response.The interstitial spaces are socially interactive. These spaces have a great sense of visual connectivity as well as privacy. The ootlas(plinths), verandas, courtyards encourage the sense of transition from one space to another.These spaces have sense of informality and turn out to be very inviting. Transition of spaces
SITE FIELDS
LAKE FIELDS
Gram
Built form
The growth of the form is based on the site conditions and climate factors.
Fields
Townscape
Lake
Verti-Gram
Entry
Photovoltaic on south west elevation
Formation Of built mass
The red and the blue , are indicative of the orientation of the housing units. The blue is on the external periphery opening on to the vantages and the red opens in the inner courtyards.
Competitions
Our vision is to provide a unique housing solution that compliments the surrounding neighborhoods “SOCIALLY”. We have folded a typical village section and stacked it one above another and have carved out series of interesting spatial conditions for social interaction
As seen in the village, here the wet waste from the houses will be collected here and converted into manure, which shall be used for the roof gardens and the lawns. The houses are arranged in such a pattern that they create stimulating social spatial conditions similar to the courtyard and ootlas seen in the traditional houses. These conditions are formed due to the organic planning of the settlements, which create interstitial social spaces.
Design
The roof tops of some houses are proposed to be green. The fifth floor of the structure is a jogging track.
CIRCULATION
Site Boundary 5% UTILITY
ENTRY-A humane and a subtle gesture is devised by lifting the mass. Other entry to the structure is created by the fissures of the courtyard opening on to the street
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The orientation of the houses is majorly in two rings, one facing the city and other facing the courtyard, providing them with interesting vantages and spatial conditions. Internally the houses are arranged in such a pattern that they create stimulating social spatial conditions similar to the courtyard and ootlas seen in the traditional houses. Such organic planning helped in creating funnels for wind to blow through the structure.
Part section showing different usage VERTICAL CIRCULATION
Details South elevation with sgg albarino glass and photovoltic panels
CORRIDOR
KITCHEN COURTYARD /LOBBY
BEDROOMS
View of gym on fifth floor
View of a typical lobby with ootla
The panels will harness the solar heat and convert it into electricity,which shall be used for common spaces and other amenities.
View of children play area
Detailed part plan
Jogging track
View of a connecting corridors
The roofs of some housing units are converted into green spaces. Some are converted into roof top kitchen gardens,cultivating daily use herbs and vegetables.
These green roofs will help the temperature to fall down by 28% and circulate fresh aromatic air. Competitions
VERTIGRAM
Certificates and Prize Awarded by Jury members - Ar. Yashwant Pitkar, Ar. Shapti Parmar, Ar. Saurab Mukharjee
front view of the model
Discussion with the Jury and other Participants
Presentation at the National Finale
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B NATIONAL STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION A team of three had taken part in “National Student Design Competition” and Secured the third prize at the national level. The competition deals on the topic of ‘Universal Designs at World Heritage Sites in India’. A universal solution for making these heritage sites accessible to all, i.e., to children, elderly, differently able, pregnant women, tourists etc. was to be proposed. The Competition was organized by School of Planning and Architecture – Bhopal (SPA, Bhopal), with the support of ASI, DROHNA and UNESCO. The competition was open to all fields of design like architecture, industrial design, engineering etc.
Ellora
Ellora overview At a distance of 30 km from the opposite side of Aurangabad are 34 World Heritage Ellora Caves. Situated in Sahyadri mountain ranges these monoliths have been carved out to an immense articulation with an eye for details. The cave complex is a secular ground where three important religious beliefs have thrived and flourished architecturally, respecting and learning from each other.
Types of users and their interests Every person develops his concept of ‘self’ by the interaction with his environment and get educated, encouraged and inspired by the series of experiences he has with his surroundings. If his access to the environment is limited, his self-image is negatively impacted. So our design is about creating an EXPERIENCE for all who descend the land of mind contemplation...
Concept of rock cut architecture
Ellora cave are the finest examples of the rock cut architecture. The cave are carved from the face of the rock and then gone deeper into it. The space that is created inside is purely an outcome of the requirements and a predefined programme or function of the cave. Had the cave to be a temple the carving was done to such a precision that a previously determined object (form of the temple) is achieved. In this process the cave is chiseled and facets are created on the rock. It is these facets that are carefully further chiseled into to achieve the caves. Competitions
Concept & Modules This nascent beauty of the caves is used to re-create the physical manifestation of the idea of a cave. A number of small sections are meticulously designed using facets to fulfill a specific function of that section. The facets are modified and manipulated depending upon the needs of the function of the section. The 1.7km long Ellora caves are now divided into EIGHT NODES, where visitors will be droped off and can visit the caves. To syncronise the visitors flow and avoid concentration of crowds, there will be battery operated 10 seater carts which will run continuously from one node to another. A detailed time management study helps in regulating the number of vehicles and their frequency at these nodes. The target batch is of about 32 - 35 persons at a node in every 30 min.
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Mode of Transit: The visitor can walk the stretch of 1.7 km and experience the caves and the interventions in the way they please. But those who wish to go in the conducted trip can get seated in the battery operated eco-friendly carts that will drive them around the whole stretch; dropping them at the eight nodes, from where they will see the panels, models and get prepared to see the actual caves with greater understanding and those who don’t wish to see the caves can come back in the cart as they have already experience the ambience of the cave in our interventions and move to other caves and interventions. The rest can assemble at the pickup point and catch the next cart. – Information The ‘I’ –icon represents all the medium of dissemination of information. This medium will prepare them and comprehend the information if one doesn’t want to take a guide or just want to know in brief about the structure that he is seeing.
DRAWINGS
INSTALLATION
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PANELS
The intervention will display panels. There will be brief information about the cave, the architectural importance in the caves. The panels will also show case a time line in which it was constructed. The facets of the rocks are so manuplated that panels can be displayed.
VISUAL INTERFACE
REPLICAS
-Shopping and Recreation The S- icon stands for areas where we have provided shopping as well as recreational facilities. We have also provided an amphitheater to conduct some cultural programs and events.
AUDIO KIOSKS
SCULPTURES & RELIEFS
SHOPS
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– Resting /Food / Vantage The R- icon stands for all the places where we have introduced pause spaces. Currently the 1.7 km stretch of the Ellora caves has only one node to rest and take a pause i.e. the Kailash temple. This junction currently is under constant chaos, because it serves as an entry, an exit and only place where there are food kiosks. So we have distributed these pause spaces throughout the sit so that physically challenged people as well as the pregnant ladies can use it to relax and take pause while enjoying the Caves.
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- Heritage Gallery: The Heritage Gallery is a single space in our intervention that connects the Ellora caves with other World Heritage Sites in India. In this gallery we are showcasing the importance of our rich heritage. This gallery also aims at creating larger awareness and respect for the marvels of magnificence that we have in the country. The gallery will also showcase the painstaking efforts taken by ASI to preserve these sites. This gallery will be in the main node i.e. opposite the Kailash temple along with all other engagements
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NODE 2 AS SEEN FROM TIN TAL - CAVE 12
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VIEW THROUGH NODE 3 OVERLOOKING THE ENTERANCE OF RAVANKI KHAI - CAVE 15
NATIONAL STUDENTS DESIGN COMPETITION
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NODE 2 AS SEEN FROM TIN TAL - CAVE 12
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The aim of our designs is to INFORM, EDUCATE, and ENTERTAIN all the visitors. All eight inserts are modular and flexible in nature. The design is an outcome of selecting the appropriate section which will appreciate and complement the value of experience while visiting that particular set of the caves.
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Dowels to connect the various sectional modules
On arriving in World Heritage Ellora Caves, one is greeted by the magnificent Kailash Temple. Retaining this welcoming gesture, we have proposed our main orientation centre in the axis of Kailash. The subterranean structure has Heritage gallery which showcases the treasure trove of Indian heritage. It also shows the amazing work done by the ASI in these heritage sites. The structure is cave like with faceted walls showing the display panels and sculptures. There is a kids play area, food kiosk and lounging places in this node. So one can take a pause and start his journey to see the beautiful Kailash temple and other caves. As one moves out of this places he/she only sees the magnificent Kailash rising from the ground and
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C IAAC - BSSA Workshop
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