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PRACTICAL/PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS
EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS
1.1 MUSIC LOUNGE 1.2 CULTURAL CENTER 1.3 RESTAURANT 1.4 RESIDENCE 1.5 HIGHRISE 1.6 URBAN DESIGN 1.7 HOUSING 1.8 SUSTAINABLE COMMERCIAL MIDRISE 1.9 DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER
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2.1 CONSTRUCTION WORKSHOP 2.2 A STUDY INTO NATURAL VENTILATION - DESHI 2.3 HIGHRISE - CITYSCAPE INTERNATIONAL LTD 2.4 NAYREET ARCHITECTS
ACTIVITIES/INTERESTS
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1.1 MUSIC LOUNGE YEAR 2 TERM 3
parking
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concrete pylon
toilet
lobby
This project was invaluable to learning that not all buildings need advanced structural systems. However it should also be noted that different structural systems have different advantages. This cable and pylon system allows for large spans without interruptions.
ground floor
steel tension cable metal decking
cafĂŠ
This design studio introduced us to innovative structures. We were each encouraged to research and study innovative structures then articulate those findings into a structural system for a music lounge. I studied suspension systems in bridges and came up with a design that incorporates the same technology to hang metal decks from steel tension cables.
lounge
backstage
suspended stair
first floor section
metal decking and concrete composite
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This cultural center was designed based on the requirements of the site. The site I selected was an open area surrounded by tall buildings and located at the cultural active area of the city. The design incorporates the functions of two places into one. The sunken building is the actual cultural center with its own library, museum, exhibition space etc. While the roof of the building is an open green roof. This green roof adds a green space to this light well site and invites everyone to experience culture equally. entrance
1.2 CULTURAL CENTER YEAR 3 TERM 1
green roof path to cultural center
section water body museum
toilet library
parking
green roof entrance
plan
The design posed unique challenges. The interior of the sunk cultural center had little or no light so the cafĂŠ solution was to use glass at different critical points like above the library toilet to allow natural daylight and to use a central light well which is also a office green plantation allowing the building to breathe by naturally or using the stack effect. Load bearing walls are used for the main structure. enclosed area surrounding the site prompting a design that introduces maximum green space
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site plan
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1.3 THEME RESTAURANT YEAR 3 TERM 1 kitchen The purpose of this design was to create a restaurant with a certain focus, a theme. I selected the theme of isolation. In today’s busy world everyone is always in contact with some form of distraction.
service corridor plaza
This restaurant makes it possible to move away and dine at a place that is more calm and where one can collect oneself in their own thoughts.
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dinning cube kitchen
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ground floor toilet
The central spine is the structure of the building. This holds cubes that are like overhangs creating isolated chambers. The central spine separates the diners from the city essentially forming a barrier. While the cubes face towards the lake providing a soothing experience while dining.
load bearing walls on either side carry the bulk of the load
dining ar ea
service entry
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dining ar ea
plaza
first floor The plaza facing the restaurant is a means to provide parking and create a gradual entrance to the building. The kitchen and service areas are located at the ground level and the restaurant has a vertical dumb waiter installed for delivering food to customers on upper levels.
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1.4 RESIDENCE YEAR 3 TERM 3
living room kitchen terrace family
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second floor The two sections of the building are raised from the ground as rainfall creates runoff mud. The land is also unsuitable for permanent structures. Hence the two pylons dug deep holds the two forms in place. suspended stair
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site plan
The selection of the site was up to the students. I selected a site in the tea gardens of Sylhet where many a private residences are being built. It's a hilly area used for tea cultivation and is challenging to build upon since the land is stepped in layers. From here came the idea to layer the residence itself. I created two zones a formal and a family zone.
section load driven through columns to foundation
Another advantage is that the two zones face in two different directions allowing for two different scenic views.
The zones were separated using a stair case and connected with the presence of a tree at the center.
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1.5 BTRC HEADQUARTERS - HIGHRISE YEAR 3 TERM 3 Bangladesh Telecom Regulatory Commission Headquarters. This was a purely functional project that was geared towards understanding the challenges facing a modern high-rise today. The design called for a mixed used commercial complex that would house the Head Offices of the BTRC and provide a shopping mall as well as rentable floors for commercial spaces.
basement
The building was designed with strict adherence to the building codes of Bangladesh. The 16,000sft typical floor space required access of a fire stair within the range of 80’ hence the two cores at opposite corners of the building. A plaza level was used to create a public entry to the shopping mall. Whilst the lower level leads to the cores, offices and parking basement. The building was functionally divided into 3 sections the mall, rentable floors and the Head Offices of BTRC. The gaps in between were used as a cafeteria and a multipurpose hall. The site had access roads on two sides prompting a drop-off and pickup on different sides of the building creating an efficient traffic flow into and out of the building.
basement level 01
exit lobby
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ground floor
BTRC head offices shopping mall plaza
rentable floors
plaza level
shopping mall basement
rentable floors
typical floor
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006 1. bonogram road 1.6 REVITALIZING THE NEIGHBORHOOD (URBAN DESIGN) YEAR 4 TERM 2 (5 person project) - developing creative industries that are clean and have a natural attraction Nawabpur, old Dhaka has a distinct identity and character. The attempt is to retain this character that derives from its buildings, public places and location within city, while introducing modern infrastructure and amenities and to revitalize a long lost neighborhood through commerce and tourism. Our final proposal was a 4 point solution as shown.
to visitors and tourists is the key to unlocking a significant amount of economic development potential in Bonogram - building height restricted to two storeys maximum - pedestrian road, no vehicular access at early evening hours
Objectives/guidelines: - Reuse of heritage buildings according to age, historical value, originality, landmark status, scarcity, architectural value and conservation of cultural heritage. Adaptive reuse allows community activities and modern economic activities to make use of heritage buildings. - Enhance community facilities. - Bring nature into the urban environment, recreate natural habitat to retain a balanced ecosystem. - Promote Nawabpur with its historic essence built on locally distinctive features the urban fabric, its history, activities, neighborhoods and communities. Branding can also promote community cohesion and civic pride. - Initiative to patronize valued traders, native craftsmen and avoid those that do not make a positive contribution to the locality.
3. proposed design toolkit
- design tools proposed as to create street scape to retain the typical character of the group of existing heritage buildings by the use of a few typical architectural features. For example - balcony - the raised platform, Roak - courtyard - height restriction - conservation of existing heritages - linear plots has to be maintained - reduction of workshops to encourage residential growth
location of heritage buildings
4. neighborhood revitalization networking: carefully planned paved roads linking dead ends and private yards lower boundary wall heights for community interaction water nodes: redesign of wasa water supply points safety: introduction of fire hydrants according to safety regulations planned placement of street lamps hygiene: introduction of effective solid waste management system - outward facing frontage streetscape created - contextual architecture features from heritage buildings to retain the character and identity of this road - building height restricted to three storey maximum
2. gopimohon basak lane
site of the project Nawabpur area plan showing revitalized areas
land use pattern
photomontage and sketches of the gopimohon bashak lane
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1.7 HOUSING YEAR 4 TERM 3 (3 person project)
Two basic unit configurations were designed 1000 and 750 sft, a feasability study lead to the decision of the unit sizes. The two units were stacked into groups of clusters linked by a common stair. Parking spaces are available on the ground floor. unit a 1000sft
Courtyards
parking
site in mirpur showing shadow study of mass
unit b 750sft
Built forms Roads
sakhari patti (site plan of study area)
Study carried out in Sakhari Bazar shows high density housing conditions, with multiple families lining in the same house, sharing kitchen and toilets. Houses are laid out in as row houses typically 10’ wide with the family crafts store at the front facing the street and the open courts and service area at the back. There is a strong notion of community here due to daily interactions but living conditions suffer due to insufficient ventilation and buildings heavily damaged with moisture and oversue. typical layout pattern of houses in sakhari patti
parking
2 - 5 floors high
typical section of a plot in sakhari patti
Courts
Residential Zone Courts
Residential Zone Service Residential Zone
Commercial Zone
10 - 12 feet wide
Service
70 - 120 feet wide
first floor plan elevation of street side
parking
commercial space
masterplan of housing
ground floor plan
Housing design was a two phase project. The first phase was to conduct a study into high density living conditions. The project was a direct result of the study, we discovered social and living conditions were a problem and we solved those problems through design and manipulations of the environment and architecture.
Vertical Circulation Courtyard Third Floor Plan
Social and security problems were solved by designing open communities, no boundary walls, plenty of open spaces in the ground level. Green plantations strategically placed demarcated the boundary to the society whilst keeping an open environment. Clustered apartments on different levels created groups of neighbors limiting high density conditions of anonymity and fostering trust and brotherhood. Different levels of terraces at different heights created a dramatic skyline and interesting interaction spaces.
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Sceond Floor Plan
First Floor Plan
street side
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Ground Floor Plan
1.8 SUSTAINABLE COMMERCIAL MIDRISE YEAR 5 TERM 1
axis for structural mirroring of concrete columns
The project involved the design of a sustainable commercial building. I used the site forces and study of the site to design the building to make it sustainable. first floor plan - multipurpose hall
second floor plan - seminar rooms
typical floor plan steel concrete composite steel plates on concrete column beam used to reduce weight and made from recycled steel.
shaded north facade with diffused light suitable for workspaces
metal decking
ground floor plan concrete
underlying truss
sunlight and heat from the south cut down with the massing itself by the use of shifted floor plates
basement 01 The site had an approach from the east side with a highrise to the north and open to the south. The open south meant high radiative heat gain. To solve this I designed the structural system such that the floor plates can be shifted slightly as the building rose. This had the advantage of shading the lower floors form the south sun minimizing cooling load. The shifting was accommodated with the use of a tilted composite column beam system. The concrete columns are designed such that they are able to counter balance each other.
tilted concrete columns balancing each other by mirroring and connected at critical points
The building is slightly tilted towards the east this is to account for the east approach and because the highrise to the north had heat exhausts that section were to the north west of this site. Tilting the by lining allowed to create a buffer zone that would both hide these vents and allow the hot exhaust to escape through the west. The core of the building is placed to the west of the site essentially shading from the harsh western setting sun. The rentable spaces are enclosed by high glass operable windows allowing both natural daylight and ventilation into the building. There are positions for green planters on either edge of all the floor plates.
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shade provided by shifting plates
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1.9 DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER (DTC) [Thesis project] YEAR 5 TERM 3 DTC's goals today are: • Establishing itself as the root organization on design and product development, • Establishing itself as a distinctive design and training center and • Establishing itself as the pioneer organization of new products and design concepts
My thesis was the design of a multi functional (cultural and educational) institutional building. The building would have been the new offices for operation of Design and Technology Centre (DTC). In 2001 it was set up as component C of Business Development Service program of German Technical Cooperation (GTZ). DTC is now independent of the GTZ and operates as a non-profit.
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It is also directly involved with grassroots crafts development and fostering aid to extend the reach of the individual craftsman to a wider industrialized nation. This project was preceded by a documentation process that involved the study of similar buildings (case study), study of a proposed site, proposal of functions, research related to the function of the building, production of a flow chart and functional diagram, a detailed study that involved the understanding of DTC and its workings (literature review). The project involved design of the entire new proposed building. I came up with the design considerations noted. Then I proceeded forward using a population pyramid that helped me control the population distribution according to the usage of the building.
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DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER (DTC) [Continued] YEAR 5 TERM 3
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2.1 CONSTRUCTION 3 WORKSHOP PROJECT 1 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A TRACING TABLE We were each tasked with designing and construction of a tracing table. Through this course I learned to work with power tools available at the workshop. The very basic skills of woodworking and creating joints were explored.
PROJECT 2 TEAMWORK - BUILDING A BAMBOO BRIDGE This project was a team project that involved the entire studio of 16 students and more. We planned designed and built an entire bamboo bridge that the locals of that village needed desperately, Children now use this bridge to get to school during the monsoon season when the general area gets flooded.
conceptual sketch at early design phase
villagers using the completed bridge photo of all the students on the bridge
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2.2 A STUDY INTO NATURAL VENTILATION - DESHI
2.3 CITYSCAPE INTERNATIONAL
During my internship at Deshi I was tasked with finding out key rules and prepare a guidebook of sorts to help design naturally ventilated buildings. I studied some case studies, gathered data from books and the internet. Eventually I compiled diagrams that are easy to read and access at a moments notice. The culmination of this project was then presented at Deshi. The study helped me develop an understanding and love of the sustain ability concept. Below are some of the clippings of my findings during this Natural Ventilation study.
This is a commercial highrise located in the commercial hub of Dhaka. The goal is to achieve LEED Platinum status. It is still under constriction 2013. During my work at Cityscape I did light and radiation simulations for the facades of the building. Based on these studies I proposed different design for the facade. Below are the results of the suimulation carried out in Ecotect. Surrounding buildings were also modeled for accuracy. Weather data was taken from the local weather center. Schematic view of solar panels and west facade rain water harvesting system
east facade
Different facade configurations that I proposed based on my Ecotect simulations. Many of them rely on louvers and adjustable shading for maximum efficiency. Different glass types, reflectance values were also explored.
south facade
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Ecotect simulation showing radiation values without facade protection
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2.4 NAYREET ARCHITECTS All works here were carried out during 2012 working for Nayreet Architects, working as an Associate Architect.
3d plan of proposal
View of proposed reception Perspective of director’s room Duration of project: 14days for proposal Responsibilities: design of patterned background, preparation of presentation drawings, render of interior perspectives (shown), render of axonometric view of entire floor furniture layout plan
Interior of ATM Kiosk (Trust Bank Limited) Duration of project: 7days Responsibilities: render of interior perspectives (shown), furniture layout planning Duration of project: ongoing 6+ months In-house design for development wing of firm Nayreet Architects (Bhistee developments) Bhistee Zamans’ and Bhistee Chandramallika Responsibilities: basic planning, render of perspectives (shown), brochure design, preparation of elevation drawings
Bhistee Zamans’
Bhistee Chandramallika
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Proposed head office for NRB Bank Limited Duration of project: 14days for proposal Responsibilities: render of perspectives (shown), 3d of plan, color schemes tweaking and selection
I have had the opportunity to work on interior and renovations works of Bank ATMs, residential designs, head offices and commercial spaces. My responsibilities varied from 3d renderings to designing, site visits, drawing preparation, presentation preparation to graphic design.
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3.1 PHOTOGRAPHY
I believe photography is an expression of oneself. Intended to bring about how each individual sees his/her world. I have experimented with some field trips and have always been interested in photography. People and portraits
The Parliament Building, Bangladesh by Ar. Louis I. Kahn
Sakhar by trade, sculpting limestone
Landscape and architecture photographs Columnade with an isolated red window - Panamnagar
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