ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
SUSTAINABLE & LANDSCAPE DESIGN SELECTED WORKS 2023
MANSI GALIAWALA
MANSI M. GALIAWALA
Architect, Landscape Designer
Born in India 17/04/1997
Via Vicolo Santa Apollonia 3, 29121, Piacenza Mobile +39 3515384177
Email: mansimukeshkumar.galiawala@mail.polimi.it
Registered with Council Of Architecture (COA), Delhi Social Media: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mansi-galiawala-18090b1aa/
A dedicated and ambitious architect with two years of professional experience draws inspiration from nature, history, culture, context, and social and environmental issues to carve a space. I have developed organizational and communication skills, strong team spirit, and new creative ways to approach different tasks. I continuously work at becoming better and better.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
July 2022 - December 2022
F.O.G Studio - Intern
• Potientiality in landscape design for varied parks.
• Preparation of detailed drawings including planting plan, site plan, paving, open space planning, detail sections.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
2021 - Present
Masters in Sustainable Architecture & Landscape Design September Intake - Politecnico Di Milano
• Design Studio - Upholding the community of Ouagadougou, Urban & Landscape Regeneration of Porto Di Mare, Milan, Re-connections - Interelation between community and city through BRT in Piacenza, Regenarating white waters of Cararra, Reviving Alexio, Porto.
July 2019 - December 2020
Lines Architects - Junior Architect
• Ability to evolve conceptual and schematic drawings, preparation of working and detail drawings, involvement in site visits.
• Participation in office design discussions and client meetings.
• Analyzing the estimation and specification of projects, bill of quantities.
• Projects Involved - Residences, Staff housing along with landscaping for Sugar factory, Uganda, industrial factory planning and landscaping.
January 2018 - June 2018 Kalateet Designs - Intern
• Design & drafting of all types of project drawings.
• Cooperation with civil engineers and other bodies for construction and construction drawings.
July 2017 - December 2017 Design Ritmo - Intern
• Proficiency in preparation of detail drawings– hand/ digital.
• Preparation of physical model making.
2014 - 2019
Bachelors in Architecture- Grade 7.88/10
Bhagwan Mahavir College Of Architecture, Affil by Gujarat Technological University
• Architectural design, building construction, environmental sciences, sustainable architecture, site planning, construction management, architectural history.
TRAINING COURSES
April 2020
May 2020
February 2021 - May 2021
PUBLICATIONS
August 2021
March 2018 - July 2018
COMPETITION
May 2022
February 2018
May 2016
SOFTWARE SKILLS
Adobe Ilustrator
Adobve Indesign
Adobe Photoshop
Archicad- BIM
INTERESTS
Net Zero Energy Building- TU Delft University
Compressed Stabilised Earth blocks- Auroville Earth Institute
Volunteer Work- Sacred Groves, Recenter
Vrutant Magazine- Nature & feelings impression space
Published in Vrutant Magazine - BMCA
Sahapedia- Documenting the old city of surat
(Worked with Ar. Binita Pandya & Ar. Binita Tamboli)
Agrivoltaics- 3rd World Congress on Agrivoltaic
APID- Tiny house
Zonal Nasa- Responsive and Impactfull architecture
Autocad 2D
Lumion
Microsoft Package Sketchup
QGIS Revit Rhino
Art & Craft, Travelling, Cooking, Sketching, Reading, Time management
LANGUAGES
Gujarati, Hindi (Native), English (Fluent) (Ielts-6.5), Italian (Basic)
CONTENTS
01
UNVEIL
Reviving the Perpetual Cultural Landscape
REVITALISE
Reviving the lost landscape of Porto Di Mare
RE-CONNECTION
EXPERIENCE
The nature in mountains & valleys
VOLUNTEERING
Uplifting the comuunity with hands-on architecture
Reviving the Perpetual Cultural Landscape
POLITECNICO DI MILANO ADVANCED LANDSCAPE DESIGN
WHITE WATERS OF CARRARA, ITALY
Tutors - Phd.Ar.Sara Protasoni, Pergalani Floriana
Group - Archana Menath, Sharvari Kelkar, Shen Miao
Grade - 29/30
Softwares used - Autocad, Enscape, Photoshop, Sketchup
Carrara, a home to world prominent Italian marble quarries. It is on the Carrione River, some 100 kilometres (62 mi) west-northwest of Florence. The river has turned to white and dry due to marble dust. The youth is leaving the city and there is not much tourism or proper public landscape for the local public.
During the analysis, we found visual, physical and social barriers along the site that stop users to connect with the river, city and the site. To solve this issue, to emphasie the beautiful existing sequential landscape, we tried to re-develop the connection with river, existing greens, villa Ceci, city and our site. This lost and underdeveloped site can sustain on it own with our strong strategy of Unveil- reviving the perpetual cultural landscape, gives a breathable space and cultural importance to the city of Carrara.
-Pedestrian Pathways, Foot bridges and Elevated Walkways. -Bike Path and bike sharing.
Problem Synthesis
-Connecting this core area to the entire system of stepping stones through green corridors.
-Connecting River, Indusries and Forest (Blue-Grey-Green connection).
- Permeability between Industrial Areas and Medows/forest (Green -Grey).
- Regenerating White Waters.
Strategy
Breaking the barriers
- Connection to Villa Ceci
-Adaptive Reuse of Abandoned buildings.
-Creating Sequences of Cultural Landscape.
-Preserving the existing usage of medows for cattle grazing.
-Respect local culture and Heritage.
Permeable Green
Retaining wall
Metal Bridge Railing
Section BB
Section AA
Focus Area - A
Section CC
Section DD
Focus Area - B
0.03m CLS Drenante
0.1 Bituminous base
0.1m Foundation Layer Curb
0.03m Gravel
0.07m Foundation Layer
Sand
Marble Seat Soil bed Stone curb
0.08m Concrete
0.06m bedding layer
0.1m permeable geo-textile layer Sand
REVITALISE
Reviving the lost landscape of Porto Di Mare
POLITECNICO DI MILANO
URBAN AND LANDSCAPE REGENERATION STUDIO PORTO DI MARE, ITALY
Tutors - Phd. Ar. Paolo Debiaggi, Phd. Ar. Paola Branduini
Phd. Paco Melia
Group - Archana Menath, Anass Barakat, Laura Hurtado, Valentina Navarro, William Emil
Grade - 26/30
Porto Di Mare has an important history having Abbaye de Chiaravalle, various significant Cascinas including Nosedo, Grande, Parco della Vettabia, Parco Corvetto, piazzale Gabria Rosa and good infrastructural connectivity as well.
Analysing the park with synchronic and diachronic maps, social, historical aspects, urban connectivity and abandoned industries led us to define a powerful strategy that improves the lost connections of the park with its surroundings and also revitalise the importance of space in the heart of the Milan. The new concept and adaptive reuse of old factories will give the new life and symbol to the park sustaining on its own.
Section A
Section B
Section C
Section D
Section E
Section F
Section G
Section H
Corvetto Buffer
Substituting some of the old existing buildings by open and picnic areas for more social interaction between people.
Wooden
installed
the water bodies level for people to explore it and interact more with it.
Existing bicycle path with proposing more organized vegetation
Short vegetation along the pedestrian path for people to approach it.
Green buffer along the residential side of Corvetto for sound.
decks
above
Bicycle path winding around the topographic areas in different zones.
Section AA
Section BB
Site Sections
Community Hall
It is a multipurpose hall where lectures, workshops, communal activities can be held.
Workshop Area
Different workshops can be done for different age group of people.
Gallery
Milano’s unique galleries can be invited to exhibit their art products in the park.
Open Loop System includes water supply and drain so that the vertical garden is completely autonomous.
How the hanged structures are hanged over the wiring mesh.
Green enclosure created by the facade, and also generates shadow areas inside.
Vibrant environment created by the hanging plants. Adaptive Reuse- Vertical gardens
RE-CONNECTION
Reconnecting the vacant landscape through BRT
POLITECNICO DI MILANO
URBAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN STUDIO
INTERELATION BETWEEN COMMUNITY AND CITY THROUGH BRT PIACENZA, ITALY
Tutors - Phd.Ar.Paola Pucci, Phd. Stefano Amaducci
Group - Lidor Nagar, Ozlem Cevdet, Negar Isakakroodi, Sharvari Kelkar
Grade - 28/30
Softwares used - Autocad, Illustrator, Lumion, Photoshop, QGIS, Sketchup
Piacenza has strong infrastructure connectivity with neighbourhood cities leading to Milan towards North through A21 (primary highway) and to Torino towards West. It has radial connectivity from the city center towards the outer ring that has perpendicular connection with the secondary highway that further leads to primary one. It is one of the fastest growing city in Italy, where BRT will uplift and ease the community’s lifestyle.
We did keen research within the city and along the BRT route, considering different parameters like users, permeability, thickness, catchment areas, generators and attractors and materiality. Through this, we found the problems showing broken paths for bike and pedestrians, vacant and underused spaces, shattered green connections, improper BRT stops and, so on that led us to define a well built strategy that emphasises the proposed BRT route for the Urban and Environmental growth of the city.
Focus Area Masterplan (Urban Park) - 1
Aerial View of the Park
7. Urban Furniture Roundabout with BRT
Section AA Section BB
Focus Area Masterplan (Agrivoltaics) - 2
Aerial View of Agrivoltaics
3. Agrivoltaics 2. Cafe/ Food Market 8. Food Forest
Section AA
Section AA
Section BB
Masterplan
Section of Villa
Section of Training Academy & Hostel
Pavers Block
Drain Line
Capstone
Through Stone
Perforated
Drain pipe
Gravel Backfill Gravel
Soil
Inking of the Main Temple Shrine Side Elevation, Vitthal Temple Complex, Hampi
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