PORTFOLIO MANNIK SINGH
I’ve always been a story teller. Through my paintings, through my prose and poems, I like to paint a version of the story that I want to narrate. The same is applicable for the type of architecture that I try to design – something that tells a story. Something that makes the user reflect, introspect and project their version of their story on. I am Mannik Singh. Final year Bachelor of Design student at The University of Melbourne. Coming from Chandigarh, India, a city deeply rooted in and ingrained in modernist architectural history, I was sure to be inspired! My hobbies include writing short stories and novels, painting, cooking for friends and family, traveling and obsessing over TV shows.
MANNIK SINGH mannik123singh@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/manniksingh-5790bb117/ https://issuu.com/manniksingh https://www.instagram.com/mannik_ singh/
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
VOLUNTEERING
The University of Melbourne, 2017-2019
Melbourne School of Design
Bachelor of Design Architecture - Design Visualisation
Yadavindra Public School, Mohali, India, 2004-2016 ICSE, 2014 – 91.6% ISC, 2016 – 88.5%
EXPERIENCE Metropolis Research Survey Collector with various city councils in and around Melbourne (June 2018- Jan 2019)
Satnam Namita and Associates Architects, Chandigarh, India Intern Architect at Satnam Namita and Associates Architects, Chandigarh, India for two months (December 2017 - February 2018)
ACHIEVEMENTS
Bachelor of Design Peer Mentor in July 2018
The University of Melbourne Student Union Peer Mentor for First year students at the University of Melbourne for the year 2018
The University of Melbourne Volunteer for the open day, August 2017
TECHNICAL SKILLS Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe inDesign AutoCAD Grasshopper Microsoft office Package Model Making Revit Rhinoceros
MSDX Exhibition ‘19 Work exhibited at the Melbourne School of Design Exhibition for Design Studio: Delta (Semester 1, 2019) in June 2019
Farrago Magazine Edition 5, 2019 Short story for the CLAWS’ monthly column published in the University of Melbourne Student Union’s Monthly magazine Farrago, edition 5, 2019.
MSDX Exhibitions ‘18 Work exhibited at the Melbourne School of Design Exhibition for Digital Design, (Semester 1, 2018) and Design Studio: Gamma, (Semester 2, 2018) in June 2018 and November 2018 respectively.
FOD:R Exhibition Work exhibited at ALKF gallery, Melbourne School of Design, The University of Melbourne for Foundations of Design: Representation subject in May 2017.
Myriad Magazine My creative non-fiction piece, Aromatics of Saudade, was published in the POC Magazine at the University of Melbourne in August 2017
3DS Max Unreal Engine
Leadership Roles Global Architecture Profiling Marketing team member for Global Architecture profiling at the Melbourne School of Design, March 2019 - Present
Creative Literature and Writing Society (CLAWS), The University of Melbourne Graphic Designer and Treasurer, October 2018 - Present
Archicle, The University of Melbourne – Communications Manager, May 2018 May 2019 – Marketing Officer, May 2019 - Present
Publications Global Architecture Profiling Catalogue, 2019 Compiled and profiled, as a group, architects from nine different cities around the world into a catalogue.
CONTENTS
You, The Library and The Cube
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The Naag Pavilion
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The Living House: Industrial Heaven
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The Living Neighbourhood: The Village
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Digital Renaissance and Lived-In Room
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The Library and The City
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Construction Analysis
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Library in a Cube, Isometric Drawing Melbourne School of Design’s Instagram feature post
//You, The Library, and The Cube// Library in a Cube, Design Studio Delta, Semester 1, 2019. Achievement: Work Exhibited at MSDX semester 1, 2019; Melbourne School of Design’s Instagram feature post A 2-week design proposal for a personal library in a 3mx3mX3m cube, storing up to 900 books and offering a work place, a place to read and a public circulation path connecting two adjacent libraries via a portal. As knowledge brings light to this dark world, the aim of my proposal was to create a light, transparent and bright structure that tackles the tightness and heaviness of the brief. Looking into the works of Sou Fujimoto, the proposal seeks to form a space-frame which forms as much of the shape of the esquisse as it forms the shelves to meet the requirements of the brief. The white coated steel and glass offer transparency and lightness to provide a direct link between the custodian of this library, the librarian, and the visitor as they travel through the circulation path formulated by the structure, experiencing the space to its full capacity.
Library in a Cube, Physical Model 1:25
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//NAAG PAVILION// Shape shifter Pavilion Queen Victoria Gardens Digital Design, Semester 1, 2018 Achievement: Work Exhibited at MSDX semester 1, 2018 Naag is a creature in Hindu Mythology which can change shapes and forms at its will. The pavilion is inlaid with differently coloured stained glass that change the spatial qualities as it interacts with the sun. The shape shifter pavilion thus derives its name – Naag. Set in the Queen Victoria Gardens, at the site of the M Pavilion, the Naag pavilion, designed using Grasshopper and its addons, celebrates the rich multicultural disposition of Melbourne demographics. The sculptural head of this pavilion is just as much of an artwork as that being displayed in the NGV in front of it.
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The stained glass allows the interaction ofThe stained light glass allows the i with coloured glass whic with coloured glass light which according to the sun path d and throughout the year, ma change according dynamic. to the sun path during the day and throughout the year, making the pavilion dynamic.
The openings in the metal frame structure allows the insertion of stained glass, withallowsits properties enings in which the metal frame structure ertion of stained glass, which with its not makes the whole ties not only makes only the whole structure meable but also makes the pavilion more ic. structure impermeable but cture is made out of alpha bronze, a also makes the pavilion oy of copper which provides it with a heen enhancing the user experience he space,more specially atdynamic. night.
The extension of the tail inhibits the The extension of the tail inhib to and from the p circulation to and from the circulation pavilion edge forcing the visitor to m though on some spiritual jou from that edge forcing the visitor to move circuitously as though on some spiritual journey
The structure is made out of alpha bronze which provides it with a bright sheen enhancing the user experience within the space, specially at night.
The play with shadows and light play with shadows and during the day establishes anThe everthe day establishes an ever metaphorical threshold. changing metaphorical threshold. X
There is a strong axial approach to the pavilion which makes it more than just a pavilion – more of a temple.
re is a strong axial approach to the pavilion which kes it more than just a pavilion – more of a temple.
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The seating takes the form of snake tail d Isometric 1:25 as it undulates and emerges from the 500 1500mm Landscape giving the whole structure coherence. The difference in the material between the seats and the Cobra head makes the head more sculptural and monumental.
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The seating takes the form of snake tail as it undulates and emerges from the Landscape giving the whole structure coherence. The difference in the material between the seats and the Cobra head makes the head more sculptural and monumental.
The concrete semicircular extrusion acts as a physical threshold, The concrete semicircular ex a physical threshold, seperat separating the more intimate intimate space from the mor space from the more open space. The concrete ramp acts as an inbetween transition The concrete ramp acts as an space; there is a tactile difference between the two (Concrete and grass) inbetweenmaterials transition space; there is a tactile difference between the two materials (Concrete and grass)
Isometric Drawing and Diagram (Not to scale)
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View of the Cobra Head
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Night view of pavilion highlighting the change of translucency direction when internall
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//INDUSTRIAL HEAVEN// Carlton Terrace House 4 MacArthur Pl North, Carlton Design Studio Gamma, Semester 2, 2018 Achievement: Work Exhibited at MSDX semester 2, 2018
Contrasting the Edwardian frontage, the gable pitched roof and the materials of the late 19th century architecture, my proposal for the renovation of the Carlton terrace house follows the modernist traditions of the 20th and 21st century. The design aesthetics, material palette and form are all inspired by Tadao Aondo’s Azuma house and the traditional courtyard houses of India. Open to sky, the courtyard is a window which accepts light, wind and rain so that nature is able to seep into the very spirit of the house and its residents. As in the traditional courtyard houses of India – havelis the courtyard of this house has a central water element, which binds the house together. A reflective element, dispersing light into the heavy space. Contrasting it and etherealising the heavy industrial space formed of concrete.
Separation of the two families Inclusion of the Courtyard Division of Spaces
Private Private - Communal integration
View of the central courtyard
Communal
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Ground floor Plan 1:100
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//THE LIVING NEIGHBOURHOOD// CONTRAST - THE VILLAGE 2, 4, 6-10 MacArthur Pl North & 65 Elgin Street, Carlton Design Studio Gamma, Semester 2, 2018 The densification, intensification and diversification of the inner-suburban Melbourne was approached with the concept of a village square and multiple communal strips that force interaction among individuals. By analysing the overall urban fabric of Melbourne, the lane-way and communal strips activation was achieved by employing, flowing cafe seating, public micro-infrastructure and street art and graffiti – all of which contribute to the essence of Melbourne.
Elgin Street frontage of the cafe
Nicholls Lane activation
The Village Square
Former Experiential Sketches In collaboration with Hann Lynn Chan for part 1 of the project
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//DIGITAL RENAISSANCE// Still Life Design Visualisation: Digital Techniques, Semester 2, 2019 Created using 3DS Max as my first learning exercise, my still life experimented with the arrangement of elements and composition in space by the usage of different historical styles and elements of composition. My modern digital still life tries to capture the drama of the still elements by the simple usage of camera angle, mood lighting and perfectly curated elements. The digital still life also alludes to the renaissance colour palette and style of the components which is what I’ve tried to achieve.
//The Lived-in Room// Interior Render (next page) Design Visualisation: Digital Techniques, Semester 2, 2019 Created using 3DS Max and Rhinoceros 6, the room was designed around the character of an old artistic couple who had hoarded on to everything they owned.
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//The Library and the City//
Step 1. Abstraction of the Hoddle Grid of Melbourne and scaling it down to the size of the plot
Step 2. Insertion of the metaphysical and metaphorical “unusually heavy” element into the centre of the grid.
Library proposal for 132-138 Lt. Bourke Street, Melbourne Library for Reflection and Invention Design Studio Delta, Semester 1, 2019. Time in its very essence is intangible and has no form. It can only be felt and this feeling of time is very relative to each individual, based on their mood, their circumstances and their position in this vast universe. Looking into the Einstein’s theory of relativity, which binds the constants of time and space, I’ve tried to represent spatial time in built form. When a large object is placed in a space-time fabric, it contorts the spatial fabric, cause time around the object to slow down. Akin to that is the bowl of water that is a pause in space and time, a moment of high gravity, that distorts not only the fabric of the building but also the Hoddle grid of Melbourne. Everything warps towards this moment of high gravity, a metaphysical and metaphorical element of physical space and time. The bowl of water is a representation of a sun-dial around which programs spiral. A point of reflection and introspection in the city that is void of spaces to reflect upon.
Step 3. Making a surface out of the warped grid.
Step 4. Placing the surface and the object inside the cubicle extrusion of the plot and booleaning it.
Step 5. Contouring the surface to regenerate the grid.
Step 6. Accommodating floor plates by contouring the booleaned polysurface once again, at varying heights.
Step 7. Making the public private interface by taking out a portion of the cube.
Step 8. Having the structure and the structural elements also gravitate towards the pool of water.
FORM REALISATION
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Level 4 : Makers’ space
Level 3 : Visualisation and Media Hub
Level 2 : Research and Reading Area 2
Level 1 : Research and Reading Area 1
Level 0 : Reflection and Introspection
Level -1 : Meetings and Discourse
Level -2 : Administration and the Public Gallery
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Case Study Section As Built 1:50@A4
//CONSTRUCTION ANALYSIS// Kew House by Bent Architecture Dining Room Construction Analysis, Semester 2, 2018 By analysing the Kew House by Bent Architecture, the aim of the second year construction studio was to learn the construction methods and process, first by looking into how it is, as built, then by documenting twelve chronological stages of construction of the house. The allocated section for my analysis was that of the dining room and the gallery adjoining the courtyard space. By analysing the construction, one was to determine how the design might have influenced the construction techniques employed and vice versa.
Case Study Lower Ground Floor As Built 1:100@A4
Case Study Upper Ground Floor As Built 1:100@A4
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Site Preparation: Excavation and Demolition
Concrete Pouring
Retaining Wall Construction and erection of columns
Lower Ground External wall and Blockwork
Lower Ground Floor and decking primary structure
Upper Ground floor structure
Enveloping
Roof sheeting and external cladding
Installation of services
Installation of windows and door system
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Internal partitions, and lining of Plasterboards
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Finishing Trades
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