A r c h i t e c t u r a l
P o r t f o l i o
_Selected works_ _2017-2021_
M A N I K A
G A R G
Table of Contents _ This portfolio contains selected works from design and other projects developed during my four years of undergraduate architecture program at School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal, India. The projects are chosen to highlight the diverse approaches adopted in my design education and projects. Explorations into space and time, awareness, social interaction and reaction to contextual influences to architecture have all been presented.
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Curriculum Vitae
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Cyclon
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Heal
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Mysa
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Hello
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Cof fee Chair
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Working Drawing
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Photography
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Curriculum Vitae
Manika Garg October 7, 1998 | Indian I always had a particular affinity for arts, logical and sequential thinking and so in my pursuit of new creative endeavors four years back I had chosen to study architecture at School of Planning and architecture, Bhopal. Since then I am constantly exploring new methods of creatively solving a question in hand. A solution that aims to inspire and evoke emotions in an original yet pragmatic way. I am eager to find more such results and in pursuit of that I am to begin a new journey where I can have a real taste of Architecture as it exists outside the walls of our theoretical contentions. Hoping to make this journey with you.
Engli s h | Hi ndi
+91 8171686339 manikagarg.arch07@gmail.com www.linkedin.com/in/manika-garg-0798
Education 2016
2 017 -Prese nt
Delhi Public School
Bachelors in Architecture School of Planning and Architecture Bhopal, India
Meerut, India
Competitions 20 20
Architecture of The Abandoned | The Bigthing Student Housing | Archmello
20 1 9
Cricket Stadium | Insdag Regenerative housing for Kerala | UNI Glass bathroom | Saint Gobains Mini bathroom | IIID | TOP 6
20 1 8
120 Hours | 120 Annual NASA Design Competition | NASA | TOP 36
20 1 7
Wilderness pavilion | Archasm
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Urban Design | Udaipur | Ongoing
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Five star Hotel | New Delhi High-rise Housing | Bhopal
20 1 9
Primary School | Dehradoon Exposition | Bhopal
20 1 8
Vernacular documentation | Nagaland Cottage | Bhopal
20 1 7
Kiosk | Pondicherry Primary design
Academics
S k i l l s Design
Software
Others
Concept development | Layering and analysis Mapping | Documentation | Visualization Modeling Drafting | 3d-printing | Laser Cutting Revit | AutoCad| ArchiCad Rhino | Sketchup | Cinema 4D Lumion | Vray | En-scape Photoshop | Illustrator | InDesign | Premier Pro
Photography | Videography Landscaping SPA Bhopal Terra club coordinator
Voluntar y work | Workshop 20 20
Bansa Community Library | Under construction
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CSEB | Auroville Earth Institute
Cycle exposition | 2019 | Individual |
TAS To design an exposition for applying knowledge of long sp
| Rhino | Auto Cad | P
Cyclon
n | Bhopal, India Academic Project |
SK any form of transportation pan and parametric structures.
hotoshop | Lumion 8 |
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PROPOSAL : Cycles are the future of a sustainable world. With the emergence of a new millennial population and changing paradigms, non-motorized modes of transportation have become more desirable among members of the younger generation but they still lack to serve everyone's needs as one design cannot be enough. When there were no automobiles, cycles were one of the major modes of transportation and were available and seen often in different forms such as tricycle, bullock carts, carriages and many more depending upon need. But after the emergence of motorised vehicles there was a substantial reduction in the production of cycles which eventually led to only one form becoming the only form that is the bicycle. This proposal aims to exhibit all those forms of cycles that ever existed and are present today. This will help the public to know what suits their needs better and furthermore help in building a cycle friendly nation. This project consists of an enclosed exhibition space that has a radial plan covering an area of 1545m², a large cycling zone for all types of cyclist covering one third of the site area and 300ECS car parking space.
The site lies on the edge of Kaliasot lake having an area of
28660m². It has a semicircular shape with curvature forming the lake front. Site has a deposit of red soil forming its top layer hence no plantation can be done over it but as it is hard in nature it can be effectively used to build cycling tracks. The graphic on the left displays the site plan.
Exploded view displaying various zones and structural details.
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The exhibit has a Cyclone like form as it has a radial plan and the roof is a circular ramp made of ferrocement, rising from the ground and taking a height of 16 meters.
Exploded view displaying spatial planning of the exhibit.
Terrace View
Entrance Lobby
Front view
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View of the Cycling zone and the Exhibit.
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Flood Resilience
| 2 0 1 8 | Te a m Wo r
TA A community housing propositio damaged and regenerates faster
| Sketch up | Auto Cad
Heal
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| Kerala, India
rk| Competition |
ASK on that is scalable, heals when than before when broken down.
| Photoshop | Lumion |
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PROPOSAL : Every time disaster hits, we as humans do everything in our power to suppress it, provide aid and rehabilitate. But even the most advanced prevention systems and methods fail. The only way out is to fold how humans grow and work together + towards living with the forces of nature collectively. The core principle of the survival strategy is to inculcate in people a hope for living; where the mind is without fear and the head is held high. Though the structures may be shattered, their hope must not. An approach to rehabilitate faster using a low cost solution achieved through a pre conceived shared system, where in the dwelling units can be built by the locals themselves, so they know how to fix it when it breaks. Calamities induce an unbalanced pressure amongst families and individuals which could lead to physical and mental breakdowns. To avoid such scenarios we propose clustered housing system for Aluva that eliminates isolation, this builds a fondness between people preparing them for any subsequent crisis. They break and build together, “working together in a situation of crisis is the most beautiful gesture humanity exhibits”.
Site plan showing water flow from Periyar river to low lying regions destroying the houses in its way.
Major Issues 15|16
The sections on this page shows the area surrounding the unit. Several barriers have been created to prevent flood directly hitting the house. The design for house has been proposed using tradition along with amphibious architecture building techniques.
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Exploded view of the floating house
Load Calculations 19|20
Five Star Hotel
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| 2020 | Individual |
TA Designing a world-class busin having 300 rooms and other f interdisciplinary coordination pr
| Revit | Rhino |Auto Cad
Mysa New Delhi, India Academic Project |
ASK ness hotel in the capital city facilities with the knowledge of rinciples.
d | Photoshop | Lumion |
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PROPOSAL : Hotel Mysa is a part of a larger project, the Indian International Convention Center, coming up in Dwarka, New Delhi. IICC consists of a convention centre surrounded by many other buildings such as mega exhibition halls and an Arena. To support these infrastructures many offices, four five star hotels and a Metro station have also been proposed within the site area. As part of our 7thsemester curriculum, we were supposed to design one of the four hotels. A hotel building has a dual character built by public and private spaces within it. For an efficient planning, it is crucial to provide certain barriers between both the spaces. Also, as this hotel stands amidst many other buildings having similar scale and high footfall it becomes even more necessary to provide barriers of privacy. In this design, these barriers have been provided in form of gardens at various levels that not only ensure privacy but also act as interactive spaces in between the inside and outside. The planning of the building is such that the public spaces are accommodated on the lower floors and guest rooms above it. The gardens and terraces are provided at north and south corners to have summer and winter outdoor spaces, suiting the climate of Delhi.
The north corner faces the arena and exhibition hall, so the gardens at that corner are planned in a stepped manner to act as barriers and attract people from outside. The south corner faces the three hotels, cantilever sunshades having 2M width have been provided with louvres and plantation to block the view from outside.
The graphic on the left displays the site plan.
Schematic diagram showing planning of the hotel building Mysa
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Major heat gain takes place through facade as it has the maximum surface exposed to sun. For Northwest and northeast facing facade a folded plate like panel has been designed which has one plate made of double layer Glass facing north and the other has high thermal mass plate facing west and east.
Facade Detail
Elevation from NE side showing facade
Section through First three Guest floors and Terrace
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Guest room floor Plan cut above 17M
Guest room floor Plan cut above 13M
Room Typologies
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Residence
|Lo
| 2 0 2 0 | Te a m |
TA The competition focuses on identif been forgotten, are in a state of aba these objects into a functional typo
| Rhino | Illustra
Hello ndon, England
| Competition |
ASK fying metal objects that have long andonment or ruins and re-purpose ology of a residence.
ator | Photoshop |
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PROPOSAL : The London telephone booth has become an iconic, almost an emblem of the city that reminds itself of the old golden days... Now almost completely obsolete, the booth serves more as a backdrop to the city than its original intent. Many of these are ramped up in the corners of the city, disregarded and forgotten. The design aims to bring this anecdote back in a way that it serves as a reminder of its significance. The booth has been used in the entire façade of the house in parts that aims to remind people more of the booth than the presence of a house. The booth has been separated into different elements and they are implemented in different parts of the house in accordance to the respective function. The elements are organized in a creative manner displaying a play of light and shadows and also used as storage niches. The intention is to bring out a strong definition of the booth through the backdrop of a residence.
Exploded view of telephone booth consisting of a base plate, glazing on three sides, opaque steel plate at the rear side, a telephone, plates and a roof.
Front facade view
Interior view of Storage
Exploded view showing various levels and Spatial planning 35|36
Cof Product
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| 2020 | Individu
TA
To design a chair f
| Rhino | Cinema-
ffee Chair
Coffee house
ual | Academics |
ASK
for a Coffee house.
- 4d | Photoshop |
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Concept Diagrams
PROPOSAL : People visit coffee houses for various purposes apart from having a cup of coffee. Some come to relax, lean back and enjoy their coffee then there those who are sitting straight doing some work on the laptop and some leaning forward onto the table as they are having an intense conversation. All these people have different postures and when they don't find the right chair for it they either sit in the wrong posture or make the chair adapt to it somehow like by swinging back and forth along with the chair. To satisfy all the customers the furniture should be adaptable to their varying needs and postures. The aim is to design a chair that is flexible enough that not only adapt to people’s varying postures but also allow them to switch to different postures. It should allow them to move back and forth smoothly and perform different activities such as relaxing, eating, reading, talking etc.
Side Elevation of chair depicting three different positions.
Wo r k i
Residenc
| 2018 | Individu
TA Working having
drawings site area
for 324m
| Revit | A
ing Drawing
ce | India
ual | Academics |
ASK
a m²
3BHK+study residence and 1.25 F.A.R..
AutoCad |
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Kitchen Plan
Kitchen Elevation
Kitchen E
Elevation
Ground Floor Plan
Kitchen Elevation
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Pho
| Nikon
tography
D5300 |
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|Lal Quila| Photography | New Delhi, India 47|48
|Springs| Photography | First semester 49|50
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