Portfolio MANSANJAM KAUR
Cover page graphic: Made by author Medium: Adobe Illustrator + Sketchup The illustration depicts a 3D conceptual diagram for the group housing component of my final-year urban design project.(that I designed)
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Third Place: Re-imagining a Convention Centre A Recreation & Culture Centre Academic project|Thesis|Individual
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Re-organizing the building block of Corbusian Legacy Top 6 shortlisted entry|Compeeeon|Group of 3
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K-12 School Design
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Faces Art + Photography
Academic project| Individual
Self iniiated project| Individual
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Ephemeral Architecture: Designing for Disassembly (DFD)
Academic project |Dissertation|Individual
Mansanjam Kaur Age 23// 25th April 1998 mansanjam25@gmail.com +91 6239805480 https://issuu.com/mansanjamkaur https://www.linkedin.com/in/mansan https://www.linkedin.com/in/mansanjam-kaur-6196a11a8/?originalSubdomain=in Hello! I am a recent architectural graduate from India’s premier institute, the School of Planning and Architecture, and this portfolio contains my undergraduate work from multiple areas ranging from design, architecture, art, and research. My inclination is towards simple design mov es that enhance and shape ev eryday experiences. Additionally, I am deeply passionate about adaptability and user customization- themes that I hav e also explored in my work. I hope you enjoy going through my work!
Academic Academic projects projects Academic projects
Bachelor Bachelor of of Architecture7.77/ 10 10 DGPA Bachelor ofArchitectureArchitecture7.77/7.77/ 10DGPA DGPA School School of of Planning and and Architecture School of Planning Planning andArchitecture Architecture New New Delhi, India New Delhi, Delhi, IndiaIndia
Architectural Architectural Thesis Thesis on:on:on: Architectural Thesis Third Place: Third Place: Re-imagining Re-imagining a Convention a Convention Centre Centre into into aintoaa Third Place: Re-imagining a Convention Centre Recreation Recreation and Culture and Culture Centre Centre Recreation and Culture Centre
Fields Fields of of experience Fields of experience experience
Dissertation Dissertation on on : on Dissertation : : Ephemeral Ephemeral Architecture: Architecture: Designing Designing for disassembly disassembly Ephemeral Architecture: Designing forfor disassembly Urban Urban Design Design project project on on a 11 on a 11 Hectare site:site: site: Urban Design project a Hectare 11 Hectare Redevelopment Redevelopment of Market Market Precincts Precincts Redevelopment of of Market Precincts
Architectural Architectural Graphic Graphic 3D Research + + + Architectural Graphic 3D 3DResearch Research design design Visualization Visualization writing writing designdesign design design Visualization writing
Product Product Model Photography Photography Fashion Fashion Product ModelModel Photography Fashion design making designing designing designdesign making making designing
Trilingual Trilingual Teamwork Teamwork Trilingual Teamwork
Software Software skills skills Software skills
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Other Other ProjectsProjectsOther Projects-Residence -Residence design, design, Group Group Housing, Housing, School, School, Office, Office, -Residence design, Group Housing, School, Office, Hospitality Hospitality (Hotel (Hotel and resort), and resort), Large Large scale scale mixed-use mixed-use Hospitality (Hotel and resort), Large scale mixed-use development, development, Large Large scale scale public public buildings buildings (conven(convendevelopment, Large scale public buildings (convention &tion exhibition & exhibition centers) centers) tion & exhibition centers) Individual Individual projectsprojects13 1313 Individual projectsTeam Team projectsprojects7 7 7 Team projectsDesign Design competitionscompetitions6 6 6 Design competitionsPublished Published research research paperspapers3 3 3 Published research papersDocumentationDocumentation1 1 1 Documentation-
Research Research work work Research work Seminar Seminar on on Demographic on Demographic DegenerationDegenerationSeminar Demographic Degeneration2019 2019 2019 Repercussions Repercussions of Depopulation of Depopulation on Modelling Modelling the Future theFuture Future Repercussions of Depopulation onon Modelling the Dissertation Dissertation on on Ephemeral on Ephemeral ArchitectureArchitectureDissertation Ephemeral Architecture2020 2020 2020 Designing Designing for for Disassembly for Disassembly Designing Disassembly Urban Urban design design research research on Gender Gender Urban design research onon Gender 2020 2020 2020 Appropriateness Appropriateness of aofcity of a city Appropriateness a city
Third Place: Re-imagining a Conv
A Recreation & Culture Academic project|Thesis|Individual
Convention centres form an integral part of the fabric and civic identity of our towns and cities. Due to their ability to accommodate large inflow capacities at a single time, these community buildings have the capacity to establish a small microcosm of public realm around them, thus, making a positive contribution to the place in which they sit. This thesis aims to achieve this by transforming a functionally driven sizeable convention centre into a centre for community, converting these massive structures into third places of the city.
Design vision
Increased revenue generation
Collaboration
Platform for new start-ups
Social bonding
vention Centre
e Centre
Research & Case study learnings
Site location- Mohali, Punjab Site area- 60,000 sq.m Built up area- 71,050 sq.m
Wide foyers
Why Mohali?
Grand defined frontages
Access + movement
Peripheral circulation
Central atriums
01 Emerging IT Hub
IT HUB Site
Visual connection
Characteristics of a convention centre
Column free spaces
Flexible spaces
Rectangular halls
Column free spaces
How to activate convention centres? Designing for a mixed -use typology
Stimulating local cuture/ eonomy
of large scale con02 Dearth vention centres in the city
Extending indoor activties to outdoors
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Well connected with neighboring cities & lies on the international airport road
Activity nodes to direct the user flow
Design development
Program generation
Training labs
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Business travellers (25-60 yrs)
Trade fairs/ expos, art galleries
Tourists (20-70 yrs)
Conventions, product launches
Locals from neighboring villages
Localsadults& children
University students (18-23 yrs)
Hotel, health club
Potential Activities
Likely Users
Young adults (23-40 yrs)
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Retail stores Food outlets
Small shops Local handicrafts
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Form development
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Retail as urban connector
Public zone
Connecting upper floors to the ground
Sprinkling public funnctions on ground floor
Crafts + exhibition court
Visual connectivity through staggering floors
HOTEL Key Plan
AUDITORIUM
CONVENTION +EXHIBITION
RESTUARANTS
Section AA’
Retail street to direct the user flow
The design aimed to break out of the traditional methods of learning and create a learning environment inclusive to students from kindergarten to grade 12. Site area- 20,000 sq.m. Built-up area- 7500 sq.m.
Curriculum chosen- Montessori
Major Issues on Site Located in the zone of dense aerodrome traffic
Only one access road to the site
K-12
School Design
Academic project| Individual
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Form Form Exploration Exploration
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Creating Creating a a sense sense of of entry entry
Initial Initial concepts concepts Multi-level Multi-level green green terraces terraces to to foster foster interaction interaction
Banquet Banquet Hall Hall
The Rosea te
Earth Earth as as noise noise buffer buffer Sunken Sunken classrooms classrooms ++ sunken sunken court court
Creating Creating a a dramatic dramatic contoured contoured entrance entrance to to the the school school to to give give a a sense sense of of entry entry
Site Site Plan Plan
Ephemeral EphemeralArchitecture Architecture: :
Designing Designingfor forDisassembly Disassembly(DFD) (DFD) Academic Academic project project |Dissertation |Dissertation
THINGS THINGS
PARTITIONS PARTITIONS
STRUCTURE STRUCTURE
Option Option toto customize customize
FACADE FACADE
NoNo material material waste waste from from demolitions demolitions
FOUNDATION FOUNDATION
Why WhyDFD? DFD?
Enhances Enhances user user particiaption particiaption
Research ResearchQuestion Question How How can can ephemerality ephemerality bebe applied applied toto contemporary contemporary architecture architecture asas aa potentially potentially sustainable sustainable alternative? alternative?
Research ResearchFramework Framework
Findings Findings
Analyzing Analyzing the the various various implications implications of of design design characteristics characteristics forfor disassembly disassembly from from a mix a mix of of 4 case 4 case studies studies toto decode decode the the steps steps towards towards a sustainable a sustainable temporary temporary construction. construction.
Social Social implications implications Simplified Simplified screw screw assembly assembly Repetitive Repetitive clusters clusters eliminating eliminating the the need need forfor different different handling handling equipequipment. ment. OffOff the the shelf shelf materials materials forfor easy easy future future replacements replacements Independent Independent connections connections of of exterexternal nal and and internal internal finishes finishes enabling enabling customization. customization. Repetitive Repetitive clusters clusters provide provide cues cues forfor stacking stacking
Environmental Environmental implications implications lightweight lightweight materials materials Detachable Detachable finishes finishes from from the the structure structure Recyclable Recyclable materials materials Segregation Segregation of of services services from from structure structure Screw/ Screw/ nut nut bolt bolt assembly assembly Parallel Parallel assembly assembly Reduction Reduction of of different different types types of of materimaterimateri materi alsals Intermixing Intermixing of of enclosure enclosure and and structure, structure, disassembly disassembly possibility possibilityin in one one direcdirection tion only only
Economic Economic implications implications OffOff the the shelf shelf materials materials Lightweight Lightweight materials materials Standard Standard sized sized materials materials Functional Functional separation separation to to reduce reduce maintenance maintenance costs costs Simplified Simplified connections connections Foldable Foldable modules modules forfor less less transportransportranspor transpor tation tation cost cost parallel parallel assembly assembly Screw Screw assembly assembly
Inferences Inferences Formulating Formulating design design principles principles forfor feasible feasible construction construction Elimination Elimination of of Accessible Accessible Material Material selection selection Clustering Clustering onon a a Repetitive Repetitive clusterclusterwet wet connections connections connections connectionsonon basis basis of of future future use usefunctional functional basis basis ing/ ing/ modularity modularity
Enhancing Enhancing the the appliapplicability cability of of the the key key design design principles principles forfor disassembly disassembly
Shifting Shifting from from economic economic to to sustainability sustainability advantages advantages
Making Making disassembly disassembly attractive attractive to to end end users users
Environmental Environmental certification certification systems systems
Making Making decisions decisions which which ensure ensure future future preservation preservation of of the the building building parts parts
ByBy providing providing mass mass customization customization
Including Including these these 5 design 5 design principles principles asas sustainability sustainability criterias criterias