PERSONAL DETAILS:
kanai shah CONTACT DETAILS: Phone: +91 9920596904 +91 022-23534194 Email: kanaishah94@gmail.com
Date Of Birth:
26th January 1994
Nationality:
Indian
Languages:
English/Fluent Hindi/Fluent Gujarati/Fluent Marathi/Basic
Other Interests: Travel Tennis Music Films Reading Wildlife Cricket Gaming Football Photography
SKILLS: Autocad Revit 3Ds Max Adobe Photoshop
Address: 901,13th floor, Shree Villa, Wadia Street, Tardeo Circle, Mumbai- 400034.
Adobe Indesign
PROFILE:
Adobe Premier Pro
2012-2017
Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC)
2010-2012
Indian Certifcate of Secondary Education (ICSE)
1997-2010
JAI HIND COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
GREENLAWNS HIGH SCHOOL, BREACH CANDY
EXHIBITIONS: Assemblies Disassemblies
2012
Complexity in Non-Living Systems in Nature
2013
Sub-urban Sprawls
2016
Malik Architecture Pavilion
2017
FOUNDATION WORKSHOP 1 DESIGN EXHIBITION
FOUNDATION WORKSHOP 2 DESIGN EXHIBITION
URBAN DESIGN STUDIO EXHIBITION WORLD BUILD INDIA, BOMBAY EXHIBITION CENTRE
PUBLICATION/DOCUMENTATION:
Adobe Lightroom
The Royal Complex, Mandu
2013
Major Structures in Ahmedabad
2014
Sub-urban Sprawls, Published Students Work
2016
House No. 11/Geoffrey Bawa Residence
2016
Adobe Flash
I believe great design is the result of passionate, innovative & sensitive values to create spaces & solutions that respond to human needs.
MS Office
This portfolio is a compilation of selected academic works.
Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch)
BALWANT SHETH SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE (BSSA-NMIMS)
Adobe Illustrator
A recent graduate from Balwant Sheth School of Architecture [BSSA-NMIMS]
I believe in the importance of embracing our architectural past whilst re-animating it today with a contemporary layer of our time.
EDUCATION:
SketchUp Rhinoceros V-ray (Rhinoceros) Ulead Video Studio
STUDY TRIP DOCUMENTATION
STUDY TRIP DOCUMENTATION
URBAN DESIGN STUDIO
SRI LANKA STUDY TRIP DOCUMENTATION
Physical Modelling Sketching Hand Drafting CNC Milling Laser Cutting 3D Printing
COMPETITIONS: Majhi Metro Design Competition
2013
Ideas Forward 24H Design Competition
2017
PARTICIPATION PARTICIPATION
PROFESSIONAL WORK: Jenil Design, Mumbai SUMMER INTERNSHIP
2014
Residence at Andheri - Working Drawings - Interior View Renders [3Ds Max] - Furniture Details - 3D Modelling
Malik Architecture, Mumbai INTERNSHIP [FEBRUARY - JUNE]
CONTENTS 01 Design dissertation: urban architecture in growing cities
2017
02 TRANSFORMING JER MAHAL
Mankind Pharma Office at Okhla, Delhi - Interior Furniture Layout - Referencing - Client Presentations - 3D Modelling
03 DESIGN STRATEGY THROUGH RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Residential House For Mr.Rahul Bhandare, New Delhi - Facade Jaali Design - Referencing - 3D Modelling
04 UrBAN DESIGN: MALAD’S COASTLINE; AN URBAN INTERLACE
Malik Architecture Pavilion, World Build India Exhibition, Mumbai - Design - Referencing - 3D Modelling - Working Drawings For Assembly On Site - Architectural Drawings - Panel Composition - Light & Material Selection - Site Supervision Mankind Research & Development Centre, Manesar - Architectural Drawings - 3D Modelling - Client Presentations Jain Hotel, Lonavala - Working Drawings Mathrubhumi Office, Kochi - Design Development - Architectural Drawings Unit Trust of India (UTI) Corporate Office, Mumbai - Design Development Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Limited Competition - Presentation Drawings - Model Making
05 CLUSTER REDEVELOPMENT 06 BHULESHWAR: TRANSITION OF SCALE OF SPACE & SOUND 07 HABITAT MCLEODGANJ 08 COMPLEXITY IN NON-LIVING SYSTEMS IN NATURE: PETRIFIED WOOD 09 INSTALLATION: TROVANTS
10 MANDU: ROYAL PALACE COMPLEX
URBAN ARCHITECTURE IN GROWING CITIES DESIGN DISSERTATION [PROGRAM] [SITE] [MENTOR]
Commuting Students Resource Centre A.V.Road, Anand, Gujarat Dr. Kaiwan Mehta
The thesis is a study of understanding the evolution of a town into a city through Anand region in Gujarat, India. It is about urban development in places that are not metropolises and are undergoing directionless, haphazard development. The question of its direction and scope are the problems. These small towns/cities have very less guidelines because they do not have pressure or pressure of development is weird. Sprouting instances of people’s aspirations to become a big, organised metropolis by pulling up these elements of modernisation along major roads, but the entire city is not becoming a metropolis. Development here would now depend on the current needs and understanding what is not needed. The area studied was Anand City (The Milk Capital of India) as it is facing these typical problems. It was more interesting to look at Anand along with the Education Hub of Gujarat (Vallabh Vidyanagar) and Vitthal Udyognagar, an industrial area. All three areas are in close proximity causing different challenges for urban growth. A Pattern Language, The Battle for the Life & Beauty of the Earth, Extreme Urbanism 3, The City Transformed & Great Streets were used as references for an in-depth study. The site is located along the Anand-Vidyanagar Road. The programs are mainly student oriented, focusing mainly on the daily commuting students which are thirty-thousand plus in number.
Location of Anand
RESEARCH & URBAN STUDY
Regions within A.V.K.U.D.A
Anand & Neighbouring Cities
Anand City
Vitthal Udyognagar
Vallabh Vidyanagar
Mapping Urban Growth Along Major Transportation Corridors Land Use Plan
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Urban Agglomeration: Anand, Vallabh Vidyanagar & Vitthal Udyognagar
Haphazard Development: Mapping Anand-Vidyanagar Road
Informal architectural elements such as ramps, courtyards, staircases and landscaping are added to further enhance the publicness of the design. While the roof becomes a dynamic space to hold multi-disciplinary functions.
The street is given spill-over space as a gesture to maximise the informal spaces by pushing the mass outwards. Private open spaces are introduced to respond to the corresponding functions placed in the structure.
The pedestrian street breaks the linearity to create smaller plots that are pushed back to create openness for the city. Strategically creating open spaces to maximize publicness of the structure by creating vantages.
Reducing the scale of the entire vehicular street to a pedestrian street based on site context and response to the University. Structures gradually transform from formal to informal, programatically, aiming at zoning along the road.
Design Concept & Strategy
Plans
Final Model
Rendered Views
TRANSFORMing jer mahal DESIGN STUDIO 7 [PROGRAM] [SITE] [MENTOR]
Art Gallery & Community Centre Jer Mahal, Mumbai. Mr. Atrey Chhaya Mrs. Dipal Chhaya
The fourth year design studio started with documenting old, dilapidated buildings in South Mumbai. Structures that were studied in this part included Jer Mahal, Watsons Hotel, Rang Bhavan, Opera House, Kipling House, Ganga-Jamuna Theatre. The studio comprised of three modules: a) Video depicting a fictional story related to the structure b) Drawing excerpted from the video c) Model phase to retrofit/plug-in Jer Mahal is a cluster of six buildings enclosing each other and six stories of wide open wooden balconies. A pair of arches open up on the two roads. In the video, Jer Mahal supposedly housed the headquarters for the Bombay Chapter of the Illuminati, an enlightenment-era society, very similar to the Bavarian Illuminati. Many paths taken by the protagonist, a detective, to reach the top of the structure are highlighted with missing elements being his major clue. The Drawing conceptually shows the six buildings of Jer Mahal in a mixture of Plans and Sections which determines the paths. The six storeys are flattened inside which the sectional paths show the important elements as remembered by the protagonist. There are various intersections of the paths but just one makes it to the top through missing elements. The model phase started with trying to volumetrically achieve the paths taken. Missing elements became connectors, broken slabs became double height spaces, chowk became light shaft.
Video Screenshots
Drawing
Design Development
DESIGN STRATEGY THROUGH RESEARCH METHODOLOGY DESIGN STUDIO 8 [PROGRAM] [MENTOR]
Regional Office for FSSAI Mr. Milind Merchant
The fourth year design studio was an extensive research based project which adopted a different perspective on spatial design. The studio focused on studying the functioning & scope of one of the many issues under the purview of FSSAI (Food Safety & Standards Authority of India). The aim of the project was to develop an organisational strategy which would not only enable smooth functioning but also discard the currently existing loopholes at the level of Testing & Communication. This strategy was then applied to arrange various programs under the purview of FSSAI to be arranged into an organisational conceptual structure. The renowned Maggi Ban Case was taken up to understand which part of the regulatory system were the loopholes occuring. The research showed clearly problems at the level of testing and communication. Various case studies of organisational bodies dealing effectively with testing and communication were taken up, inferences of which, helped generate a strategy. This strategy was then deployed along with other programs of FSSAI through a diagrammatic understanding of functionality to arrive at the conceptual organisational structure. Research Data Diagrammatic Understanding Inferences
Understanding relationship between Location of Regional Offices & number of Labs
Strategy for Effective Communication & Testing
Organisational Strategy
Internal & External Communication
Deployment of Strategy
Interface as Organisational Device
Proposed Organisational Structure
malad’s coastline: URBAN INTERLACE URBAN Design studio [PROGRAM] [SITE] [MENTOR] [TEAM]
Suburban Sprawls; Ecological Urbanism Malad, Mumbai. Mr. Atrey Chhaya Ms. Prachi Donde Steven Cherian Sameera Kerkar Aeshna Prasad Kanai Shah Rivka Unadkat
Bombay’s coastline had a porous edge of mangroves marking a gradual descent of the ghats towards the sea and these are the qualities that we must revive and reinterpret. However today in Malad a clear division is seen between the built and green spaces. There’s a sense of a hard edge which did not exist previously. The transition is unsuccesful as it is extremely stark. Habitat destruction because of human encroachment has been one of the primary causes of mangrove loss. Malad is an example of mangrove destruction due to urbanization as the process of reclaiming land. In the 2050s, the increase in the mean sea level along the Mumbai coast may be around 2cm and it would increase to around 4cm by 2100. Warmer nights, increased rainfall, decline in crop productivity and health issues also stare Maharashtra in the next 100 years. The city has to adapt to significantly to this rising sea level. The aim is to blend the built with the environment. Making sure it adapts to the rising sea level. The regrowth of the mangroves is promoted.Interweaving the two by blurring the boundary and softening the edge. Creating a hybrid environment which constitutes different programs from residential to commercial spaces integrated with several nature oriented programs to act as buffer spaces.
Cluster Redevelopment Design studio 6 [PROGRAM] [SITE] [MENTOR]
Mixed Use Cluster Redevelopment JVPD, Mumbai. Mr. Anand Pandit
The project started with extensive site study of JVPD and the adjoining Gauthan area. During the site study all the students found the Gauthan area to be more appealing and captivating which led to further investigation into the characteristics of the area. Through a series of conceptual sketches focusing on peculiar features of the Gauthan, the study went further into a direction of incorporating these into the high rises area of JVPD. The North-South Road 13 acts as a divide between the JVPD and the Gauthan area. On either side of this road, the physical characteristics and lifestyle of people is drastically different. JVPD had high rises with a flat or two on each floor where people would just be locked in their houses; rely on vehicles of commuting, long avenues making the road seem never ending; lack of public open spaces where interaction could happen at a daily level. Gauthans had low rise and high density buildings but the social life of people was always at a high. But both the regions are highly inter-dependent. The design aims at removing the divide and gradually merging the two areas. This would require many programs that would compliment the design process and a form that could suit the different lifestyles of the two communities at the same time giving each other their own space. The cluster redevelopment houses the Gauthan and the JVPD residents with all important programs happening within the cluster itself.
Sketches CIRCULAR PLAN ADVANTAGES
GAUTHAN: LOW RISE & HIGH DENSITY
WINDOW - WINDOW INTERACTION
NODES AND POCKETS
GAUTHAN: PERCEPTION OF HAPPINESS
ORGANIC NATURE OF GROWTH & NARROW BY-LANES
VISION BREAK: JOYFUL WALK
Process Models
JVPD: PLANNED, HIGH RISE & HIGH DENSITY WITH ENDLESS AVENUES
View of Central Open Space
Detailed Part Model
Final Massing Model
TRANSITION OF SCALE OF SPACE & SOUND Design studio 4 [PROGRAM] [SITE] [MENTOR]
Concert Hall & Art Gallery Bhuleshwar, Mumbai. Mr. Atrey Chhaya Mr. Mahek Lallan Ms. Disha Saigal
As one walks through the somewhat wide but still cluttered streets of Bhuleshwar, one comes across a lot of noise. Since this area is so dense the sources of noise also are too many. There are lanes, the by-lanes and then even narrower paths which lead out to some really quirky areas. The main sources of noise are the yelling vendors and the bargaining customers. Besides that a lot of vehicles trying to maneuver their way through hundreds of people keep honking. The last major source are the handcart pullers screaming to make way for their goods.
Study of Transition of Scale of Space
Despite all of this, if one takes a left from the main Panjrapol Junction and enters this narrow by-lane, it suddenly leads you to a magical world which is windy, green, open and noise-free. It is the Mumbai Panjrapol. A breathing space of Bhuleshwar where sick/injured animals are treated and housed. Cows, pigeons, rabbits, ducks, bulls and many more animals reside here and you get cut off from all the commotion. So, the study of transition of scale of space and sound transition was done in detail. Concept models where depths depicted the noise quantum was tried. But then it became important to look at these volumetrically as containment is a requirement. Various musical instruments and their functioning was studied to get a similar spatial and sound character. The bagpipe, was taken up for further study and mutated through design evolution to give the final design.
Customers Hand-cart pullers Animals Vehicles
Study of Sound Transition
The initial process models were based on materiality and porosity and varying depths conceptually depicted magnitude of sound. The next step was to study sound volumetrically through musical instruments. This study incorporated change of scale of space too.
Design Development
Exploded View Showing the Assembly of the Mutated Bagpipe
Sectional View
PLAN A
FOUNDATION PLAN
PLAN A
PLAN AT +0.60 METRES
PLAN AT +6.60 METRES
PLINTH BEAM LAYOUT
WORKING DRAWINGS
BEAM & COLUMN LAYOUT OF GROUND FLOOR
SECTIO
AT +11.25 METRES
AT +16.25 METRES
ON A-A’
TOILET DETAILS
SPECIAL DETAILS
SECTION B-B’
Habitat mcleodganj Design studio 5 [PROGRAM] [SITE] [MENTOR]
Habitat Mcleodganj, Dharamsala Mr. Jagdish Jani Mr. Shreyank Khemalpure
Dharamshala has various interesting aspects with peculiar features such as climate, area, art, people or architecture. The place has changed drastically over the years mainly after the entry of Tibetan refugees. When looked at a macro-level, Mcleodganj is made up various different ‘Types of Clusters.’ So each of these cluster types were studied and major programs happening within each were realised. Conceptual drawings were made by applying basic principles and reasons of each cluster type. The program chosen was a mini habitat resembling Mcleodganj as it is with respect to the study on clusters. Another dimension was added which was designing w.r.t. the duration for which the inhabitants would reside in each cluster type. This was because the area has refugees, locals, tourists, monks, elderly after retirement, youth and various communities, all having a different lifestyle. The site chosen for this habitat was right behind the Dalai Lama Temple, a very serene area, filled with tall conifers, a ‘nala’ passing through it and within the Parikrama path radius The programs included Residential Quarters (habitants for a long duration), Cells (monks), Guest Rooms (habitants for a short duration) and secondary programs based on their interests: meditation centre, community kitchen, library, retail store, restaurant, activity centre, a serene open space and a waterbody. Types of Clusters Around Mcleodganj
Road/Open Space
Built Mass
Plans & Sections
Final Model
COMPLEXITY IN NON-LIVING SYSTEMS IN NATURE: PETRIFIED WOOD Design studio 3 [MENTOR]
Mr. Atrey Chhaya Mr. Mahek Lallan
The second year design studio focused on structural and functional complexities found in non-living systems in nature. These include geological formations, rocks, minerals, salt, sand, quartz, ice etc. Complex systems are signified by two or more components that are distinct and intergrated. Systems in nature exhibit an inherent complex structure based on their process of formation. These systems react with dynamic environemtal factors (suh as heat, pressure, wind, water, light etc.) that cause the functional complexity so as to achieve a natural state of equilibrium.
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Petrified wood is the result of a tree having completely transitioned to stone by the process of permineralization. All the organic materials have been replaced with minerals (mostly a silicate) while retaining the original structure of the stem tissue. As a result the petrified wood appears as a normal log from the exterior but is totally transformed into stone inside. The petrifaction process occurs underground, when wood becomes buried under sediment and is initially preserved due to a lack of oxygen which inhibits aerobic decomposition. Mineral- laden water flowing through the sediment deposits minerals in the plant’s cells; as the plant’s lignin and cellulose decay, a stone mould forms in its place. Unlike other types of fossils which are typically impressions or compressions, petrified wood is a three-dimensional representation of the original organic material.
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1.3
1.4
Process Models
Exploded View Showing the Assembly
Dynamism of the Structure
Structure when Completely Open
Final Model
Trovants: furniture installation advanced design workshop [PROGRAM] [SITE] [MENTOR] [TEAM]
Book Shelf Furniture BSSA Library, Mumbai. Mr. Atrey Chhaya Aseem Ahmed Kanai Shah Salonee Shah Neerja Shinganapurkar
Trovants are stones found in Romania. These stones are dormant throughout the year, except for when it rains. A layer develops on the surface of the Trovants when it rains. Hence, this stone is called “the growing stone.� It is formed due to the compaction of the layers of porous sand over the years. Due to this compaction the porosity keeps on decreasing. Also, there is an intermixing of the layers of sand. The second year design studio focused on structural and functional complexities found in non-living systems in nature. These include geological formations, rocks, minerals, salt, sand, quartz, ice etc. Complex systems are signified by two or more components that are distinct and intergrated. Systems in nature exhibit an inherent complex structure based on their process of formation. These systems react with dynamic environemtal factors (suh as heat, pressure, wind, water, light etc.) that cause the functional complexity so as to achieve a natural state of equilibrium. Through a process extensive research and series of drawings and models we devised a dynamic installation. The end product was made from MDF and was used as a magazine shelf in the BSSA Library. Exploded drawing simplifying to the basic unit of the model
Installation at the BSSA Library
ROYAL PALACE COMPLEX, MANDU STUDY TRIP DOCUMENTATION [PROGRAM] [SITE] [TEAM]
Measure Drawing Mandu, Madhya Pradesh Kushal Saraiya Ayushi Shah Kanai Shah Kaushil Shah Riya Shah Salonee Shah Salaath Shaikh
Mandu is a ruined city in the Malwa region of western Madhya Pradesh, India. This fortress town, on a rocky outcrop, is famous for its Afghan architecture. The Islamic architecture of Mandu is quite simple compared to the splendid architecture in other parts of the country. The palace complex comprises of different structures built over a century and consists of a palace, a mosque, underground wells, tombs, royal baths and audience chambers. The entire complex was taken up for measure drawing by the class during the study tour to Mandu-Maheshwar-Ujjain-Indore which happened in November 2013.
Plan of the Royal Complex
Section XX’
Section YY’
Shahi Mahal
Jahaz Mahal
Section DD’ Shahi Mahal: Underground Plan
Section CC’
Section BB’
Shahi Mahal: Ground Floor Plan
Section AA’
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