Sujan Shrestha
PORTFOLIO
Landscape Architecture + Design
IT PROFICIENCY Autocad Sketchup Lumion Photoshop
WORK EXPERIENCE Indesign Illustrator MS office ArcGIS
Illustrator/ Visualiser 11/2019- current
Fiverr/ Upwork (Freelance Online Marketplace) • Architectural visualization and illustration of architecture, landscape architecture, urban design projects • Preparing technical drawings of the architectural
Deakin University | Geelong, Australia Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA)
Assistant architect 07/2016- 06/2018
Studied 2 years postgraduate course
Architects Atelier Nepal Pvt. Ltd • Conceptual designs, drafting, architectural drawings, illustration, visualisation, 3d modeling and renderings, presentation drawings, municipality drawings, working drawings, site inventory and analysis, site visits
EDUCATION 2018-2020
QUALITIES Hard working | Motivated Positive thinking | Artistic Organised | Responsible Adaptive | Innovative
2010-2016
Pokhara University | Kathmandu, Nepal Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) Studied 5 years undergraduate course
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS LANGUAGES
2020
Shortlisted candidate for ‘2021 Hassell Travelling ScholarshipRobin Edmond Award’ competition (Hassell Studio) for the final year landscape architecture project entitled ‘ Rooftop Urban Agriculture’
2020
‘Paperspace virtual exhibition 2020’ (an annual exhibition in Deakin University ) for the project- Rooftop Urban Agriculture
2015
‘First Runner Up’ position in Asian Paints Architecture Student Design Competition Award held among the 4th year students of architecture at Nepal Engineering College
English Nepali Hindi
CONTACT +61449993261 mymail.suzhann@gmail.com
SOCIAL PAGES https://www.facebook.com/ SoojohnShrestha
2015
‘Second Runner Up’ position in the SONA (Society of Nepalese Architects) Architecture Students’ National Design Competition entitled ‘Nepal Tourist Center’
2015
Winning architectural photograph for the month April in Nepal’s reputed architectural magazine ‘Spaces’
2014
Selected in top 15 photographs in Nepalese in photography (NIP) national photo contest in association with Ghumante Travel.
https://www.instagram.com/ linecolors_ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ sujan-shrestha-6687801a7 https://issuu.com/linecolors https://www.fiverr.com/ linecolors
• Projects ranging from residence buildings to commercial complexes, community buildings, hotels, interior design of residence rooms, hotels, restaurants, coffee shop etc Assistant architect 04/2015- 05/2016
Internship 08/2014- 12/2014
Member of Geelong Illustrators- platform for artists to collaborate and inspire in Geelong
04/ 2015
Got involved in rapid assessment program held by Nepal Engineering Council (NEC) during post earthquake
01/2012
54th Annual NASA (National Association of Students of Architecture) Convention in Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Design Consultants Pvt. Ltd. • Assisting architects with working drawings, 3d computer graphics and physical modeling • Site analysis and site measurements, documentation of the projects
REFEREES Thad Patradoon
Director, Landscape Architect and Urban Designer Thai Tongue Design Past President of Thai Association of Landscape Architects Email: design@thaitongue.com.au Ph. no. : +61408199815
Dr. Simon Kilbane
Senior Lecturer at Deakin University Registered Landscape Architect, Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) Email: s.kilbane@deakin.edu.au Ph. no. : +61352273895
Dr. John Rollo
Senior lecturer: Urban Design, Planning & Architecture School of Architecture and Built Environment, Deakin University Email: john.rollo@deakin.edu.au Ph.no.: +61352278329
PARTICIPATIONS, INVOLVEMENT 2018- now
Arniko designers and planners Pvt. Ltd • Conceptual designs, drafting, architectural drawings, illustration, visualisation, 3d modeling and renderings, site visits, construction drawings and detailing of small to large scale projects
HOBBIES | INTERESTS
Drawing
Painting
Designing
Photography
Film
Visualisation
CONTENTS Academic projects
1 Rooftop Urban Agriculture | Kathmandu, Nepal
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Landscape Design Masterclass Final Project
2 Live, Work and Play | Hoppers Crossing, Victoria
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Urban Design Studio Project
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Barwon Mills | Fyansford, Victoria Post- Industrial Project
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Revitalising pocket park | Little Malop Street, Geelong
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Extras
Designing Urban Environment Project
• Freelancing | Online Marketplace: Fiverr, Upwork
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Photography
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Urban Sketches
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C
Watercolor paintings
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Rooftop Urban Agriculture | Kathmandu, Nepal
Landscape Design Masterclass Final Project
INVOLVEMENT/ CONTRIBUTION • Research about the potential of rooftop agriculture in Kathmandu building's rooftops in relation with their structural ability, resilience of plants, suitability etc • Benefits of urban agriculture toward people, community, climate and urban realm • Study about permaculture, different methods and techniques of rooftop urban agriculture and their suitability • Concept development, design tests and final developing design of Rooftop Urban Agriculture in line with rooftop properties and contextual background of the site
LEARNING EXPERIENCE • Exploration of recycling local materials as potential for the construction and setup of rooftop agriculture • New techniques of soil-based and hydroponics agriculture techniques in a simplified way • Social, economic and environmental benefits of Rooftop Urban Agriculture • Growing nature of vegetables, their sow and harvest timing according to months, seasons etc • Different sustainable techniques like rainwater harvesting, drip irrigation system required for rooftop garden, growing medias and nutrient solution for hydroponics
The Urban Problems and goals to mitigate the problems
Lalitpur
Thimi
Bhaktapur
The issues
Kirtipur
42,925 m²
Map of Nepal
Food insecurity due to high import and Chemically treated unhealthy vegetables
Add greenery/ productivity
Goals
Loss of greenery and productive land
Kathmandu
147,181 m²
Improve air quality
Air pollution
Map of Kathmandu
Add local healthy food production
Unplanned and Unmonitored Urbanisation
Under-utilised rooftop 1989
1999
2009
2019
Design strategies and processes
Built up area
only 0.25 m²/person green structure
Urban Agriculture Beautification Rainwater harvesting Seismic sensitive design 1 2 3 4
Explore Identify Integrate Implement
Rooftops as potential for urban farming Green structures
to tackle with prevailing urban issues
This project is an approach to envision the potential of the unutilised rooftop spaces by converting them into a productive edible
spaces and achieve multi-functional benefits. To combat with different prevalent urban issues of Kathmandu, the brief calls for an innovative and sustainable design response through the lens of landscape architecture perspective in the form of urban agriculture. Seeking out the holistic solution of these urban issues through community engagement and participatory approach, rooftop urban agriculture has the immense potential to tackle with these issues.
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Explore methods and techniques
Identify buildings and zones 9 am
12 pm
3 pm
Simplified Hydroponics
Soil- based
Nutrient Film Technique (NFT)
Low input system Low maintenance Low cost
Nepal: Earthquake prone region
Floating
Column/ Vertical
summer
Agricultural methods
Seismic sensitive consideration
winter
Light weight
Soil- based cultivation beds
Simplified hydroponics 300m x 200m Block Walls Nutrient solution
Nutrient Film Technique (NFT)
Light elements
Nutrient solution
Floating
Project location
Column
Railings
Columns
Inward Spaces
Study area: Pepsicola residential area
Fully shaded buildings 4.62 % (14/303) Buildings without rooftops 4.95 % (15/303) Favourable for rooftop garden 90% (274/ 303)
Building height: 2-5 storeys
Above beams
Heavy elements
seismic sensitive consideration
Heavy elements
Light elements
Heavy elements
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Integrate and Implement zones + methods + techniques
S H Leafy Fruit Root Allium
Leafy
Soil- based Hydroponics
Fruit
Leafy Fruit Root Allium Seed
Root S
S
Container based
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Container based
Leafy green Lettuce Radishes Leafy beet Garden beet Baby leaf lettuce
Floating
Allium Flower
Leafy green Fruit vegetables Plants and herbs
Marrow Seed
S
H
Container based
Seed
Column/ Hydroponics
H S
Fruit: Okra, Capsicum, Chillies
Marrow : Climbing Leafy green
Pot based
Container based
Households and agriculture methods Agricultural method
S
Leafy green Garden Cress Swiss chard Amaranthus
NFT
Soil - based
Leafy green Wind tolerant crops
S
H
Agriculture attribute (Based on advantages and disadvantages)
Low food production
Single family
High time consuming
Stay-at-home member
Low technical expertise
Old members
Requires more area
Big rooftop households
Less costly
Low income
Requires more water
Space for underground reservoir
NFT
Marrow vegetables Cucumber Bitter Gourd Bottle Gourd Sponge gourd Chayote
S
Container based
Hydroponics
Household
High food production
Joint family
Less time consuming
Working member
High technical expertise
Young members
Requires less space
Small rooftop households
Costly
High income
Requires less water
No space for underground reservoir
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column hydroponics
floating hydroponics LOWER ROOFTOP
Building storey: 4 Rooftop area: 114.8 m² Sunlight status:
NFT
NFT on wall
Road ahead gathering area
Road ahead X
light container
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Building storey: 2 Rooftop area: 109 m² Sunlight status:
recreational
NFT heavy
vertical
pergola covered by climbing vegetables
NFT on railings
0m
1m
2m
4m
floating hydroponics
X 0m
NFT
1m
2m
seedlings
NFT on railings
Road ahead
seedlings
entrance
wind tolerant- sun loving vegetables
Bubble concept
2m
4m
light container
light container
Bubble concept Uses
1m
heavy container
cloth liner
Column hydroponics
0m
light container
vertical
exercise area
NFT on wall
Rooftop Garden
Existing uses New uses
NFT hydroponics
floating hydroponics
stair
stairase
4m
wind tolerant vegetables
prevalent wind
heavy container
compost
sun loving vegetables
view towards road
shade vegetables
column hydroponics
vertical
cloth liner
viewing storage
NFT on railings
Floating
gathering area
gathering area
light container
heavy container
recreation area
storage
cloth liner
heavy container wind tolerant vegetables
UPPER ROOFTOP
staircase column moved hydroponics
seedling compost area
al foc t poin
sense of enclosure (pergola) rain loving climber vegetables
Cloth liner
Building storey: 3 Rooftop area: 63 m² Sunlight status:
shade tolerant vegetables
entrance
exercise area
LOWER ROOFTOP
storage
staircase
Scenario
X
NFT on railing
UPPER ROOFTOP
Scenario
X
Bubble concept
Vertical agriculture
Section X-X NFT on railing
Agriculture method
bags on railing column hydroponics
Soil based Hydroponics NFT on wall
0m 0m
Drip Irrigation Drainage
1m
2m
1m
2m
4m
Section X-X
4m
Drip irrigation Nutrient solution flow
Rainwater Harvesting runoff slope
Catchment area: 140 sq.m Annual average rainfall: 1610 mm Collection capacity: 180,000 ltrs
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Underground tank 30,000 ltrs capacity
2/3 of water requirement covered
B
C
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Visualisation of the vision
In this 300m x 200 m block, If 50 % of total rooftop space area (22,064 m²) is converted to rooftop urban agriculture, the space covered by greenery will be 11,032 m². (Little over 1 Hectare)
Added Greenery Local Food Production Improved Air quality
The multifunctional benefits social (bring people together, sense of community, education, healthy food) environmental (added greenery, improved air quality, UHI effect reduction) economic (employment to farmers, trainers, professionals)
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Live, Work and Play | Hoppers Crossing, Victoria Urban Design Studio Project
INVOLVEMENT/ CONTRIBUTION • Site inventory, analysis and study of the conceptual background of Hoppers Crossing and urban design qualities of it • Identify the urban issues and work in design intervention, conceptual design • Concept development on transforming building configuration, improved streetscapes as parks, better connectivity, room for pedestrians and cyclists etc
LEARNING EXPERIENCE • Design intervention and techniques regarding solving problem of lack of sense of space, enclosure and isolation • Different aspect of improving urban qualities with better connectivity, improving greenway, building forms, configuration, land use etc
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Concept
Urban Issues • lack of sense of place and enclosure • isolated residential area, lack of connection to railway station and shopping center • lack of social interaction, feeling of community • detached houses, disconnectivity within neighbours • uninteresting architectural forms • passive neighbourhood Design concept • live, work and play within close perimeter • not too ordered, not too chaotic • connectivity between people and spaces- dynamic space • bringing people together, pedestrian and bike friendly • multipurpose buildings for addressing future use • reducing different means of transportation- sustainable future
2 Storey 5 Storey
3 Storey
4 Storey
Live
5 Storey
Work
3 Storey
2 Storey
Building configuration 3 Storey
• encourage diversity through a variety of built forms • a diverse mix of residential and non residential landuses to reduce need to travel • multipurpose building • horizontal and vertical mix use of land • could house approx 500 people on same area which is pro- viding dwelling to approx. 75 people at present
Improved streetscapes as parks
Cycle Walk
Victoria
Community profile People 38,701 Male 50% Female 50%
Hoppers Crossing
Victoria map
Families 10,421
Urban Intervention : Hoppers Crossing Residential Area
Tentacles for better connectivity
All private dwellings 13,809
Focus area
In the context
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Masterplan Y
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6
8
8 4
1
X
2
5 3
1
9
3
2 8
9
2 9
7
X
2
3 9
9
9
0m
10m
20m
40m
Y 1 Recreation area
2 Outdoor eating
3 Open green area
4 Small event space
5 Native garden
6 Kid’s playground
7 Outdoor exercise
8 Cycle lane (4m wide)
9 Multipurpose buildings
Programs
Cycle lane
Outdoor event
Native garden
Open green space
Outdoor gym
Kids’ playground
Outdoor eating
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Open green space 0m 2m
6m
Outdoor eating
Outdoor seating
Native garden
Kids’ playground
Section at X-X
10m
Section at Y-Y
Sections and perspectives
Outdoor event space
Recreational area
Outdoor gym/ kid’s playground
Outdoor eating
Cycle lane/ native garden
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Barwon Mills | Fyansford, Victoria Post- Industrial Project
INVOLVEMENT/ CONTRIBUTION • Research about post- industrial site Brawon Mills's history and legacy • Study about the existing programs, overlays on the site • Work on developing concept design through the lens of landscape architecture in regard with retelling the history and the legacy of the site
LEARNING EXPERIENCE • Learning on how the materials already in the site when reused can contribute in carrying the legacy of the post- industrial site further • Concept of retell, reuse and recreate for post industrial experience • Significance of post-industrail sites in the community and how important the role of landscape architecture is in preserving its contribution to the history of the place
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SITE LOCATION
SITE PHOTOS
Victoria
Geelong
Victoria map
Gallery Cafe
This project is based on the revival of the glory of a post industrial site- Barwon Mills in Fyansford, Victoria. Once operated as paper mills, the site has been a place for study and for exploring the history of overall Geelong area.
Vehicular access Pedestrian access
Planting Paving
Art workshop
Building
Exhibition space
Road
Industrial use
Private area
Private use and storage
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OVERLAYS Zoning Overlay
Urban floodway Commercial zone Special use
Heritage overlay plan
Public conservation Public park and residential Farm zone
Heritage register
Industrial zone General residential Rural living
Site boundary Barwon river
Flooding plan
Flooding overlay
Significant Landscape overlay
Transportation plan
Site boundary Barwon river
Significant Landscape overlay
Site boundary Barwon river
Site boundary Barwon river
Local roadway Pedestrian trail
Design and Development overlay
Design and Development overlay
Site boundary Barwon river
CONCEPT
Not in scale
Location: North side of the Barwon River, with road frontage to Upper and Lower Paper Mills Roads and is the former industrial Barwon Paper Mill site Area: 2.8 hectares Current functions: Art galleries, dwellings, wine productions, café, art studios
1 RETELL AND REUSE 2,3 RECREATE
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1 RETELL AND REUSE • Retell the history with the reuse of materials and remembering the process of traditional paper making from rags • Materials like bricks and bluestone procured from demolished building are reused in display walls
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2,3 RECREATE • Recreate the space for recreation for public along with open art gallery and lookout to Barwon river • recreating creative space for the active engagement and participation of the people
Conceptual masterplan
1 Public Art Space Process of traditional paper making from rags engraved on display walls 1.Selection of raw materials 2.Stuff (Conversion of rags into pulp) 3.Sheet-making 4.Sizing 5.Sorting. Finishing and Packing
2 Recreational Space • Near to open gallery space • Near to carpark and art galleries around • For public to sit, roam, eat and relax • Open green area with planters and seating built with reuse material- brick • Climbing wall for enjoyment
3 Lookout deck Easy access for people to look into the picturesque view of Barwon river through directly connected timber board walkway
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Revitalising pocket park | Little Malop Street, Geelong Designing urban environment project
INVOLVEMENT/ CONTRIBUTION • Identifying urban issues of the pocket park at Geelong malop street and studying about how it could be improved • Research on the user groups, its homogeneity nature and lack of reflection to the community • Concept design development using urban environment design techniques and intervention for bettering the situation by adding new functions, programs and urban design qualities
LEARNING EXPERIENCE • Learnt how different urban elements, materials, functions can be improved and overall scenario of the pocket pork can be transformed • How to address the need of multicultural people and make them use of the space- breaking homogenous nature of the site
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This project is a response to the dull ambienced site in central Geelong, which attracted only one group of I wanted to envision the place is that the place would cater more people from different background and culture keeping in mind the growing population of Geelong from different parts of the world. With diverse use of materials, use of trees in integration of urban furniture, blank uninteresting wall to be converted into interesting colorful wall, use of public art sculpture, space segregation with elevated platform, creating interesting lines and patterns on the ground and producing leading lines will be the main aim and objective of the transformation of the site.
Geelong map
Bus-stop
Moorabool Street
Renew Geelong
National Service Zone Hearing Care
Toy world
Little Malop Street
Urban Issues in the site
Attract only one particular group of people
Missing sense of community
Dull ambience
Lack of inclusiveness
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Masterplan
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1
2
3
X
0m
Section at X-X
0m 6m
2m
2m
6m
10m
4m
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Materials
Bluestone pavers
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Building’s ground floor close to the site prioritized for eating outlet for increasing peoples’ engagement in the site
Artificial turf
Square cut tiles
Synthetic carpet
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Connection of outdoor eating space with building frontage
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Raised platform to segregate walking from eating and relaxation space
• Inclusion of sculpture to make the site more alive • Furniture integrated with trees to enhance connection with nature • Outdoor eating, furniture integrated with trees
Sandstone
• Blank uninteresting walls painted with publlic art for adding more vibrancy and sense of space and life
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Freelancing | Online Marketplace: Fiverr, Upwork Designs, Illustrations, Visualisations, Renderings These project are done as freelancing projects on online platforms like fiverr and upwork in which I have been involved since past two years. On these platforms, clients from all around the world seeks potential experts for various types of projects related with architecture, landscape architecture, urban design and so on.
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Photography
Photography is something I take as a tool to observe and explore hidden meaning in so many things happening around me. It has helped me see the world upclose and in detail, find stories and improve my artistic senses.
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Urban sketches Same as photography, sketching and playing with colours has helped me be myself and express through lines and colours.
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C
Watercolor urban paintings
Watercolor painting has been my another tool for expression. The technique of watercolour has helped me immensely in the journey of architecture and landscape architecture.
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Thank you Sujan Shrestha
Email : mymail.suzhann@gmail.com Ph. no.: +61449993261
