PORTFOLIO 2017-2020
Education Present
Bachelors of Architecture School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi Top 10 in Batch of 120 students
2017
Grade XII - 95% Amity International School, Pushpvihar, New Delhi Top 15 in Batch of 130 students Annual Scholarship for Academic Excellence for 5 consecutive years (2011-2016)
2015
Curriculum Vitae
Navya Khurana
Work Experience Present
Email khurananavya7@gmail.com
2020
Address C-25 Shivalik, New Delhi, 110017
Executive Team, Association for Building Security India Undertaking research on subject of crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) and building security.
Phone +917291870541
Grade X - 10 CGPA Amity International School, Pushpvihar, New Delhi
Apr-Jun
Skype
Volunteer, SEEDS India - Covid Response Team Design Development for Covid Hand-wash Station for rural areas Research and graphic design for Psycho-social care program for affected children in orphanages
khurananavya7
2020 Aug-Sep
Skills
2019 Jun-Aug
Software
Presentation
Rhinoceros 3D Auto-desk Revit Trimble Sketchup Grasshopper
Analysis Ladybug Ecotect
Worked independently on a rural community toilet project Research and Design development for Nabhangan Foundation’s rural school
Architectural Intern, Prof. Prabhjot Sugga School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi Design Development for Indian Railway office and rest-house, ITO, New Delhi Facade development for a Residence in West Delhi Concept development for interiors of BR Ambedkar International Center, New Delhi
Auto-CAD Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Adobe InDesign
Modeling
Architectural Intern, Lab A+U Studios
2019 May-Jun
2018 Jun-Aug
Architectural Intern, STA Gurugram Design development and working drawings for a commercial high-rise in Gurugram
Architectural Intern, Ar. Amardeep Labana Another Design Office (ADO) Interior Decor - Residence in New Friends Colony Responsible for material selection and interior drawings Research and design development on up-cycling furniture
Achievements 2020
Finalists (Top 20) African House Design Competition Archstorming Architecture Competition A house for the jorjeck family
2020
Selected for Erfurt Student Exchange Programme University of Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany
2019
Special Mention, Writing Architecture Trophy’19 Winning essay on gender binaries in architecture profession and pedagogy,
2019
Winners-Spa Delhi, Reubens Trophy, 62nd NASA Convention 3 Academic Projects (2018-2019) submitted as college entry
Workshops Mentorship, Mistry Studio, Bangalore Lixil mentorship program under Mentor Ar. Sharukh Mistry (Founder, Mistry Studio, Bangalore
2020
Alter Ego, Poche Studio International Design Studio instructed by Neelkanth Chhaya, Sudipto Ghosh and Riyaz Tayyibji
2020
HarvardX: Cities- The Past, Present and Future of Urban Life Ongoing MOOC by Harvard University, edx.org
2019
Lauri Baker Hands-on workshop, Trivandrum Building with Brick, Mud and Bamboo
2019
CSEB Hands-on workshop, Auroville earth Institute Building with CSEB and Rammed earth wall
2019
Ideas from the History of Graphic Design MOOC by California Institute of Arts, Coursera Grade: 97.5 %
2020
Exploring Informal Settlements Elective Instructor: Nidhi Sohane, IIHS
2020
Universal Design Elective Instructor: Parag Anand, SPA Delhi (Industrial Design)
Curriculum Vitae
2020
Content
Academic / Competitions Coalescence
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Mixed-use high-rise
Hypar-bole
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Canopy for a railway station
Su casa
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A house for the Jorjeck Family
All play - No work
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K-5 Classroom
Learning Continuum
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Primary School
Serai
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Community center 56
Elderly Housing
Jamuna Paar
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Alter-ego- Poche Studio’20
Work Experience Covid Hand-washing Station
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SEEDS India
Palkhi Community Toilet
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Lab AU Studio
Research and Documentation Gender Binaries in Architecture
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Writing Architecture Trophy’20
After: Future of Bazaars Submitted Essay for Cornell Journal of Architecture
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Content
Second Beginnings
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Academic Project
01 / Coalescence / A mixed use high-rise
Individual Work Instructor: Sachin Rastogi ,Gaurav Sharma, Anand Dhote Site: Gurugram, Haryana, India
The design negotiates a mixed-use program but also creates human-scale experiences within an urban-scale high rise. It employs a modular framework exhibiting lightness and transience. The design borrows from Metabolism, a design philosophy based on exchangeability, modularity, prefabricated parts and capsules. The design responds to the mixed land use program by calibrating the intricate balance between collectiveness and individuality. The design recognizes the potential of the public realm in between streets as a generative force for the design. Contrary to the rise of the supermarket/mall typology, the informal and temporary retail has unmatched potential to be a social condenser. The design addresses both the developer’s directive for efficient, repeatable floor plates, and for customizable break out spaces that support the offices.
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Academic Project
SPA Delhi Semester VI Year 2020
Modularity
Spatial Organization
Programmable modules
Mapping site interactions
Office Module
Thresholds Mapping out important Access points.
Office Module
Truss
Public spine Establishing the public nodes and main thoroughfare
Co-working
Retail
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Social nodes Series of courtyards establish different connections
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Informal retail (Kiosks, Fruit Vendors)
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Establishing Connections
Calibrating connectedness and individuality
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Multiplicity of scale Macro, Meso and Micro
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STAIRCASE
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CO-WORKING LOBBY
OFFICE AND CO-WORKING CORE FEMALE
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STAIRCASE UP CO-WORKING LOBBY
OFFICE AND CO-WORKING CORE
LIFT LOBBY
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FIRE TOWER
STAIRCASE UP LIFT LOBBY
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Macro TYPICAL CO-WORKING PLAN
Multiplication of Ground plane TYPICAL CO-WORKING PLAN
Meso
Micro
Series of courtyards
Addition of modules of interaction
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Office
Zoning
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Plaza as a social connector STAIRCASE UP LIFT LOBBY
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FIRE TOWER
REFUGE AREA
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Co-working Central Plaza Retail
Retail
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Central Plaza
Co-working
Spatial Organization of Office module Fluidity of program
Permanence
Modularity
Core with outrigger beams
Modular office units
Plug-in
Core Shared spaces Circulation
Adaptability
Additional breakout units
Alterations and flexibility
Structural System
Prefabricated modular system
Central Core
Outrigger beams
Addition of Prefab Modules
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Addition of staircase modules
Perimeter truss
Redefining workspaces
The staircase module form a continuous loop and that helps establish better connectivity
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Modular Framework- Retail
Unit Configurations
Aggregation of units
Type A
Area :35 sq m
35 sq m
70 sq m
105 sq m
70 sq m
140 sq m
105 sq m
Type B
Area : 18 sq m
Module structural framework Connections to the mother structure 1 2 3 4 5 6
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C-Section
450mm x 225mm
Light weight prefabricated concrete slabs
Panel size: 3m x 3m
U-Section
75mm x 75mm
Metal Decking
Sub-floor
Steel Beam
Galvanized beam section
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Wire-mesh support of trellis
0.5 mm
Trellis
Deciduous Creeper
Planter Box
Aluminum container
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450mm x 450 mm
Negotiating a mixed use program
Creating human-scale experiences within an urban-scale high rise.
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Redefining urban retail
Establishing intimacy and informality as a threshold for urban retail
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Spatial Organization
Office module
Retail and co-working (G+5)
Breaking away from a traditional floor plate
Level 5 Co-working
Level 4 Co-working
Level 3 Public podium
Level 2 Food Court
Level 1
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Retail
Ground Level Retail
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Module floor plans
Configuration of core and shared spaces
Establishing a social pedestrian experience
Recognizing the potential of public realm in between the streets and the courtyards.
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Inhabiting volumes, Breaking away from the traditional floor plates Section showing module units, centralized core, and the flexible use of the micro-shared spaces
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Academic Project
02 / Hypar-bole / Congeniality of Architecture and Structure
SPA Delhi | Semester IV | Year 2018
Instructor: Prof. Prabhjot Sugga, Suparna Ghosh Site: Gurugram, Haryana, India
Structural system, often overlooked, is an indispensable force that helps realize the spatial character. There is often a disconnect when structure and space are dealt not in conjunction with each other. The studio focused on exploring the spatial qualities of structural systems and celebrating the emergence of space as a result of structural innovation. Through analyzing the thin shell structures and the geometry of hyperbolic paraboloids, the structure is an attempt to celebrate the congeniality of architecture and engineering. The form development employed three core processes-Manipulation, Intersection and Deformation of the pure geometry of Hyperbolic Paraboloids..
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Academic Project
Individual Work
Analysing ‘Hypars’ Geometrical derivation
Defining domain
Defining plane
Manipulation
Span of the structure
Establishing points of manipulation
Establishing heights
Dividing domain
Ruled surface
Deformation
Reinforcing span
Surface using only linear members
Cutting the surface
Rhythm of the structure Framing multiple openings
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Form Derivation Deformation, Intersection and Manipulation
Deformation
Intersection
Hyperbolic paraboloid taken as a starting unit module
Manipulation
Intersection of two units to achieve stability by virtue of its curvature
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The module is reinforced at the intersection
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Spanning module
Entrance module
Intersection of two hypars
Intersection of three hypars
Exploring structural framework
The structure can be made with linear members joined at various nodes
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1. Unit module 2. Geometry after intersection
Steps in Construction Construction Strategy
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Defining the surface
Narrow boards are used as form-work that follow the ruled geometry. Once set, the shell is made of Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete (SFRC)
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Scaffolding and form-work
Being a ruled surface, it is economical to build scaffolding and arrange the rebar along the directrix of the geometry, while it maintains its anticlastic surface
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Establishing column support
Columns of RCC are cast to transfer the load at the edge of the hyperbolic paraboloid surface to the ground
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Aggregation of modules
A series of modules constitute the canopy with a grand entrance module.
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Elevation
A series of modules establish a rhythm
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A canopy spanning 30m
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Competition Entry
03 / Su Casa / House for the Jorjeck Family A low-cost housing model for Tanzania
Archstorming African House Competition | 2020
Top 20 | Finalists Site: Aruba, Tanzania
Su Casa aims to provide incremental strategies to sustain the family’s growing needs. It is a low cost, sustainable home for the Jorejick Family in Tanzania, Africa, adaptable to a hundred other. The design is based on a module that is dynamic and capable of expansion so that it could keep up with the occupants’ need while being economical and low-energy consuming. We set forth the idea that architecture can allow all residents to partake in not just the design of their own units, but also the programmes within the building.
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Competition Entry
Collaborative work
Articulating spatial relations An interplay of private and public
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Program Distribution Mapping spaces and users
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1. Living Room 2. Dining Room 3. Indoor Kitchen 4. Outdoor Kitchen Courtyard 5. Store Room 6. Bedroom Module 7. Rhizofilteration Pit
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8. Toilet and Shower Area with Dressing 9. Composting Pit 10. Surface Run Off Collection Pit 11. Washing Area 12. Rainwater Tank 13. Cattle and Poultry Shed
Coming Together
Curating spaces to maximize interaction.
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Remodeling for low-cost solutions To adapt to the needs of the family
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Pivot Window
Window frame fitted with vibrant African patterns
1. Softwood chord (50x50)
Roof Truss
2. Fabric (600x900)
Wooden joinery connections
3. Softwood frame ( 25X25)
1. 100 dia corrugated sheet 2. Softwood rafter (100X150) 3. Softwood strut (100X150)
4. Softwood Jamb (50x50)
4. Softwood post (100X 50)
5. Softwood Baluster (15x15)
5. Softwood beam (100X150)
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Plank bed
Low-cost solution using brick support
1. Brick masonry support
Window shelf
2. Wall recess
Display and storage
3. Wooden planks (150x100) joined together with tongue and groove
1. Wire-mesh 2. Wooden plank shelves joined together with tongue and groove (50x150) 3. Roll down jute blinds
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A nook for everybody Program distribution
An outdoor kitchen along with a sunken courtyard
Work spaces for crop harvesting
Study spaces and play areas
Dining room
Living room
Fostering relationships
Section through living and dining room
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Steps in Construction Interventions for a sustainable and low-cost model
and 01 Excavation Foundation Rammed earth foundation to eliminate the use of concrete
and 02 Backfilling plinth Rammed earth plinth
and 03 Walls Framework Kiln fired local bricks used for construction
and 04 Windows Doors Spanning techniques are used for the brick lintel
and 05 Beams Framework
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Framework to support Incremental construction
Attic and Furniture
Design solutions for low cost furniture
07 Roof Structure Truss roof with corrugated metal sheet
08 Landscaping Micro-level interventions like sit-outs
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Bedroom Module Configuration
The Molecule
Flexibility in use
Plan
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Extension of framework 1. 3
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Arranging two modules for a shared plinth space
Expanding vertically Staircase as a connector
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Negotiating boundaries
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Section through the bedroom module
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1. Bedroom module (3m x 4.5m) 2. Shared Plinth 3. Ancillary Space ( Framework for expansion)
Adaptation and Expansion Unit configurations
The Atom 3x4.5m unit with attached framework for horizontal expansion.
Connector A staircase modules allows for vertical expansion
For a restricted site, arranged to form a single courtyard.
Living room
Shared courtyard with neighbors
The molecule Arrangement of two atoms with a shared plinth
Molecules can be arranged to form two courtyards with varying privacy
Bedroom Module
Shared plinth
Bedroom Module
Sequencing and fragmenting experiences 0
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Section through the site
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Study space
Waste management cycle Cradle to cradle
Solid Waste
Grey-water
Eco-sans toilet
Composting Pit
Crop Fertilizer
Dry toilets
Solid waste from toilet
Manure after composting
Handwashing
Rhizofiltration
Foot-operated
Recycling water
Washing activities
Attic level
Plinth level
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Dining
Celebrating family
Section through the site
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Indoor
Outdoor Kitchen
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Bamboo Rhizofiltration
Rain water harvesting
1. Screening 2. Vertical bamboo filter (1st stage) 3. .Vertical bamboo filter (1st stage) 4. 20mm Gravel 5. 40-60mm Gravel 6. Bamboo plant
a. Filteration
Grey water treatment
Crop Storage
Treatement of collected water
1. Metal screening 2. 20mm Gravel 3. 40-60mm Gravel b. Rainwater Harvesting Tank c. First run-off pipe
Washing Area
Toilets and Bathing Area
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Academic Project
04 / All play- no work / K-5 Primary Classroom
SPA Delhi | Semester IV | Year 2019
Instructor: Prof. Prabhjot Sugga, Suparna Ghosh Site: Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
Pedagogical theories in the past decade have increasingly been focused on the importance of the physical environment in shaping a child through their formative years. The ever changing pedagogical theory and practices establishes that there isn’t an ideal setting for learning. There has been a shift from teacher centered teaching to various other methods. Consequently, a space that can adapt to any kind is ideal. The classroom is divided into 3 zones ranging from formal, informal and breakout. The programmable furniture layouts encourage collaboration with peers, as well as greater interaction with the built, for the student’s sense of place and identity.
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Academic Project
Team of 2
The Desk
Delivering
A continuum of collaborative learning provided by 2 kinds of custom desks allowing students to work in groups of 2, 3, 6, 10 and 20.
Individual
Applying
Pod
Creating
Small Groups
Communicating
Large Groups
Decision Making
Presentation
Formal Learning Informal Learning Breakout; Introspection Outdoor Learning
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Traditional Classrooms
Linear, single-function space
Row/columns allow minimal collaboration
Straight aisles only allow controlled observation
Learning through collaboration through Flexibility
Informal interaction and guidance from teacher
The All ‘Play’ Classrooms
Spaces of ‘play’ in-between 3 tiers of learning
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Programmable The classroom allows for multiple configurations for various activities
Small groups
Medium groups
Collaborating in groups of 2-4
Collaborating in groups of 5-10
Entire Class
Large Groups
Collective learning
Collaborating in groups of 10+
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Academic Project
05 / Learning Continuum / K-5 Primary School
SPA Delhi | Semester IV | Year 2019
Instructor: Prof. Prabhjot Sugga, Suparna Ghosh Site: Kangra, Himachal Pradesh The school, designed for student from per-primary to primary, focuses on the tactile and the peripheral for the understanding of their world. It aims to bridge the gap between the dominant sense of vision, and the suppressed sense of peripheral vision and touch. In the endeavor of creating enveloping spatiality and tactility, we have deliberately suppressed focused, one point perspective. Instead, the focus has been on both, the act of movement, by creating a series of revelations as one moves through the space, and then on the act of pause, with design elements at the scale of the child, encouraging lingering and making the space their own. The design creates a gradient of spaces, from formal learning to breakout. With a strong historical context, the site is an important node for the village. The school is meant to be active throughout the day, first for learning, and then as a resource and cultural center for the community without hindering on the hostelers privacy. An accessible public roof membrane acts as an invitation for the community, and the students after school hours.
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Academic Project
Team of 2
Parameters
Community
Historical Context
Pedagogical Theory
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Site Intervention A gradient of spaces from public to private/ regulated to autonomous is embraced.
Section
Play of levels
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The perspective from the starting point unveils gradually as the child explores the
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The centrally placed thoroughfare evolves from a corridor and a foyer, to a school yard, and breakout spaces.
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Each courtyard is programmed on informal grids joining access and nodal points.
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Key 1. Administration 2. Multi Purpose Hall 3. Labs and Studios 4. Pre-Primary Classes 5. Primary Classes 6. Dining and Kitchen 7. Dormitories. Administration
Ground Floor Plan
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Arrangements typically involves a strict division between formal learning and corridors for as breakout.
A continuum from formal to informal, learning to breakout
The class creates a gradient between formal and informal learning, allowing the kids to interact within and without the class.
Encapsulating a courtyard, allowing easy ‘spilling into’ different modes of learning: formal, performative, interaction.
Section
Defining an entrance
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A gradient of spaces; an exercise in place-making
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Classrooms arranged along linear corridor
Thoroughfares in-between
Formal to Informal
A gradient of space as placemaking for linger and pause
Section
Spatial sequences
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Program Distribution Curating experiences
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Accessible roof membrane The project is a celebration of the community, using a public accessible roof membrane to both invite and divide..
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Hierarchy of spaces The site follows a hierarchy in its programmatic functions, with each private courtyard spilling into another through a central thoroughfare.
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Learning Street-scape The learning spaces are centrally located, each having a courtyard and learning streetscapes to support all kinds of pedagogical theories.
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Interconnected program Scattered across are playful moments that bridge and infill gaps between the maker spaces. Within these spaces, the school comes alive.
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Sequencing Experiences
A series of revelations; the tactile and the peripheral
Programming interaction
A transition of open and built spaces
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Academic Project
06 / The Serai / A community center
SPA Delhi | Semester IV | Year 2019
Instructor: Prof. Prabhjot Sugga, Suparna Ghosh Site: Kangra, Himachal Pradesh Pragpur lies in the shade of the Dhauladhar range. Founded in the 18th century, Pragpur has held its essence of an earlier era. Home to a thousand odd people, the town is home to a close knit community. The site is located near the ‘taal’, and has the potential to be the nexus of community interaction. The intent is to supplement the need of social space, encouraging cultural activities and fostering interaction. The interventions welcomes the community to celebrate every gathering. The program fosters a fluid transition of public to private. The building front is stepped back to incorporate stepped platforms to sit. The center frames the ‘taal’ and celebrates its importance.
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Academic Project
Individual Work
Subtract
The volume is stepped back to create space for community interaction
Connector
Adding levels
The staircase doubles up as a platform for interaction
Creating a fluid transition from public to private
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Social condenser The Serai fits into the character of the local architecture, and aims to foster and supplement community interaction around the taal
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Division of program
The dormitories are elevated greater privacy
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Elevation The facade is articulated to maximize interaction with stepped platforms for gathering
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Ground floor plan Hierarchy of spaces
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Reinforcing a sense of place Celebrating the community and its vibrant culture
*hand-drafted
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Section The section exhibits the play of levels. The front facade is stepped to three levels to maximise interaction
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First floor plan Program distribution
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Program 1. Stepped Platforms 2. Cut-out 3. Gathering space 4. Male dormitory 5. Male toilet 6. Common court 7. Female dormitory 8. Female toilets
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Competition Entry
06 / Second Beginnings / Housing for the elderly
62nd NASA Convention | Year 2020
Competition Entry- HUDCO Trophy Site: Wadvadi, Pune, India Hunched over the daily newspaper, still the favorite way of keeping up with the times, Old, forgotten, a generation to be found either alone or in warehouses of the old painfully aware of their age every passing day in a place called home, but with no feeling of one. Calling upon their long unused talents, picking it up again. Embroidery, carom, gardening: Aren’t these the things one must do after retirement? Hoping for visitors, craving a life. The feeling of their best being behind them, no more. Ignored, overlooked, under-appreciated, no more. On the verdant hills of Pune, a second chance, to live, to be young again. Beyond the trees and gentle hills, as people come together to create an exuberant community, with all the space and time to pursue their own interest, To sway with the wind and to rock on the porch, content. Even hobbies become more somehow, perhaps it is the people themselves, perhaps it is the space that they turned into a place. No more, the thought of a gloomy death looms over one’s mind, just life. A place to be at peace for all.
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Competition Entry
Collaborative
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The context
Nestled in the foothills of the western ghat, the site offers a retreat from the city
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Soil Character
Contour Bunding
Seasonal Ecosystem
Red soil as top layer Rocky terrain
To impound water on slope
Wetland ecosystem during monsoon
East North-east South-west South-east South
Aspect Map
Site Features
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75-85 Degrees 65-75 Degrees 45-65 Degrees < 45 Degrees
Slope Analysis
140-160 m 110-140 m 100-110 m
Elevation Map
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c Afforestation drive by the
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resource Bhandras and practice of counter- bunding
Reserved Forest
government
Cattle Grazing
Seasonal Wetlands
Site section
Contour Bunding
Primary road access
The site exhibits varied character due to its topography; It facilitates seasonal wetlands and has the potential to establish a wildlife corridor
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Mid-rise Residential cluster
Unit Aggregation
One BHK units
Both type A and type B are interlocked to provide for double height living rooms
Type A unit Area: 40 sq m
Type B unit Area: 35 sq m
Section through the cluster Negotiating private and shared spaces
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Spatial Organization Layering of program
Assisted living Level 2
Interlocking Geometry L-shape allows for privacy without a defined threshold element
Active living Level 1
Core Type B Type A
Mid-rise cluster
Program Distribution
The agglomeration of the apartment units
Assisted and Active living
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Unit Aggregation
High-rise Residential cluster
Both type C and type D are interlocked to provide for double height living rooms
Two BHK units
Type C unit Area: 60 sq m
Type D unit Area: 65 sq m
Core Active living Community Kitchen Assisted living
Distribution of Program The interlocking of modules
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Spatial Organization Typical Floor plan
Terrace Shared community Asset
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Level 2
Floor plan
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Level 1
Floor plan
Ramp Shared community asset
Active Living Level 2
Community Kitchen Level 1
Assisted Living Ground level
Core Type B Type A
Section through the cluster The core as a shared community asset
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High-rise cluster
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The agglomeration of the apartment units
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Activity program
Meditation Center
Micro-scale interventions blur the existing boundaries between outdoors and indoor activities
Faith Hall 100 sqm
200 sqm Spa
Wellness Spine
Holistic Wellness
50 sqm
Wellness spine
Mental Well-being
Library
Hobby Factory
Physical Well-being
200 sqm
Fitness Spine Learning court
Exhibition Space 400 sqm
Mid-rise Residential
Emotional Well-being Social Well-being
Hobby Factory
Workshop 450 sqm
Dining Hall 128 sqm
Community Engagement
Assisted living
High-rise Residential
Community Kitchen
Farmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Market
Gymnasium
450 sqm
100 sqm
Fitness spine
Physiotherapy 150 sqm
125 sqm
Active Living Indoor Games + Cafe Healthcare Center 150 sqm
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Section through the site An elderly housing model that promotes holistic well-being
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345 sqm
Outdoor Games
Remodeling for the aging Micro-level interventions
Tactile cues for the visually impaired
Undulated paved surfaces
Eliminating the need for a level difference
Dual-height fixtures
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Mobile furniture
Dwarf walls for clear sight
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Poche Design Studio
08 / Jamuna Paar / Re:yamuneration Architecture of love
Alter Ego | Poche Design Studio | Year 2020
Instructor: Neelkanth Chhaya, Sudipto Ghosh and Riyaz Tayyibji Site: Yamuna plains, Delhi, India My Love, We Are The River What is love But a fleeting moment in time, To learn and unlearn, to create and destroy To flow with time and to pause in time. What is love But a building, A temple of time and memories. Rich is the field we cultivate, The water, it washes our sins. Water from the river, love of mine Washing me clean as I am washing you.
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Poche Design Studio
Collaborative
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Site Plan Man and Nature in search of an Alter-ego As Man falls in love again with the Yamuna, a new plan for caring for it comes up
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Eco-sans toilet Eco-sans toilets collect urine and faeces in a sealed chamber beneath the toilet pedestal separately
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Manure composting The urine collected is treated with the reed bed filtration system and the faeces are collected in the compositing pit.
Water treatment A wastewater treatment stretch is proposed using reeds to treat wastewater through a diversion of one of the drains flowing into the Yamuna.
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Reed Bed Filtration a. Native Reed b. 50mm Top Soil c. 40mm gravel d. 10-20mm fine gravel
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Sediment Filtration a. Native Plant to de-toxify water b. 50mm Top Soil c. 40mm gravel d. 10-20mm fine gravel e. Fine sand
09 / SEEDS India / Research and Design development for Covid Response Team
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Foot operated handwashing Station The flexible design solution is like a kit of parts whichcan be assembled in ways to adapt to different contextsdepending on rainfall levels, nature of ground surfaceavailable and local material availability
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Foot operated Tap and Soap
Universal Accessibility
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Visual Cues
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Ground water recharge
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Rainwater Harvesting
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10 / Lab AU Studios / Research and Design development for a community toilet prototype for the Palkhi Festival of Maharashtra
Internship
Internship Year 2020
Toilet module A prototype developed to cater for the lack of public toilets in the region It explores a modular framework that is self-sustaining and accessible to all
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Studying the context
Mapping out the issues in the Pandharpur Region
Overcrowding
Lack of toilets on the route of the procession
No bathing Facilities
The stay in the village Temporary tents are set up in the host village on barren land. Makeshift toilets often do not suffice and there is a need of proper sanitation facilities
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The Palkhi Issues of lack of sanitation facilities during the month long procession
Module Iterations
Exploring different configurations
Female toilet Modules
Iteration 1
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Male toilet Modules
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Sketch showing rainwater harvesting tank a shared community asset
Sketch showing design of roof that aides in the rain water collection
Community toilet
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11 Gender Binaries in Architectural Pedagogy Special Mention, Writing Architecture Trophy’20
Collaborative Year 2020
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Even as we built, first, primeval places of shelter and eventually, the more elaborate spatial configuration of the present, design has been increasingly veered towards society’s ideas of women, that is, an image of the submissive and sheltered woman. Look at what we like to refer to as the modern era of civilization: cities and towns that were primarily designed by men, and according to men. Concepts in city planning such as the zoning of activities into residential, institutional and recreational, created the requirement of vehicles to transport you from the home to the office making it more difficult for women to commute to and fro while managing their responsibilities at home, thus excluding them, and without access to private vehicles, confining them to the home, acting as a tacit reinforcement of traditional gender roles (Matrix, 1984). Later when the workplaces shifted closer to home, allowing women to participate in the office, employers used women’s need for proximity of the home to the workplace as an excuse to under-pay them. (Boys, 1984) An increased awareness of the special requirements that half of the population requires is an integral part of addressing the continual denial of women’s needs. It is ironic almost, the need for fairer design practices require an increased number of female architects to introduce a woman’s viewpoint into the design brief but the existing social and familial structures make it difficult to break through the vicious cycle. This change in the way we design will hopefully bring more women to the forefront of architecture, and thus create a better environment for women to practice in, increasing participation from women and finally breaking the glass ceiling.
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Reinforcement of Gender Binaries
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12 After: The future of Bazaars Essay on the discourse of an ‘After’ Dichotomy of preservation and innovation
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Research
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Architecture views itself at the threshold of the present and the future. The ‘after’ is considered to be synonymous with ‘progress’. This ‘progress’ is a departure from the past, a perceived isolated linear trajectory to an undefined goal. As such, humans have created a network of apparent islands that work together to construct our reality. Such a construct takes away from our inherently social nature. For instance, the Bazaar, a traditional market street has effortlessly satisfied this fundamental need for social interaction in human life as well as supported diversified yet symbiotic economies. The Bazaar typology could be argued as having a timeless quality and thrives in an ephemeral continuum between past, present and future. This has been replaced for an apparently more profitable consumer-capitalist supermarket typology where wants have superseded needs. This conception of ‘super modernity’ is a culture defined by excess and not the idea of self sustenance and community. The idea of progress should be a projection backwards as much as it is forwards. Instead of perpetually pursuing a unique typology, perhaps what comes ‘after’ for the marketplace can be a reinterpretation of a Bazaar, echoing what it already has been. The paper proposes that to envision an ‘after’, we need to assiduously study the ‘now’ and the ‘before’. Any discourse about an ‘after’, must question what progress means, and subsequently bridge the dichotomy between preservation and innovation.
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