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Experience of Space is what speaks out to me and that is how I have admired the architecture around us while growing up and through my design school. This theory of experience through a space has assisted me envisage my academic projects and enhance my understanding of space making.
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MEENAL BANKOTI 22 India +91-7979982276 meebanko@gmail.com
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EDUCATION Senior Secondary (2014) Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi.
Bachelor Of Architecture (2014-19) Birla Insitute Of Technlogy, Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand
Sacred Groves Auroville Summer Intern (May-June’17)
Team One India Pvt. Ltd Hyderabad 10th Sem Intern (Jan-April’19)
Form Plus Function DS Ranchi Freelance Architect (May-July’19)
Autodesk AutoCAD Revit
Adobe Creative Suite Photoshop InDesign Illustrator
3D Visualisation SketchUp Lumion V-Ray
Ancillary Skills Hand Sketching Documentation Digital Arts
2015
ZONASA’15 (East Zone)
Laurent Fronier Workshop BITOTSAV Pavillion Design
2016
RIO BOX Competition
Habitat Workshop
2017
ANDC’17 (Top 41 Entry) LIK Trophy (NASA’17)
AVD Workshop, Auroville Earth Institute ITDP : Urban Design Workshop
2018
GSEN Trophy (NASA’18) IGBC Competition’18
Dissertation : User Movement as a Design Element Thesis : Open Air Folklore Museum at Ladakh
2019
120 Hours Competition (Top 50) mee_banko
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CONTENTS ACADEMIC
PROFESSIONAL
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ASI & MLA TOWERS Working Drawings
14 COMMUNE
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MOTI INFRA OFFICE Interior Design
18 NEO ARTELIER
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CHANDAN APARTMENT Interior Design
Museum Design
Housing Design
Interior Design
22 REJEVUNATE PURI
Master Planning cum Urban Design
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INTERESTS 38 Sketches Blog
KHAPA CHAN
Open Air Folklore Museum 9th Semester | Thesis Project
LOCATION: Chuchot Yakma, Ladakh, India SITE AREA: 15 acres KHAPA CHAN literally translates to Snow Land, the land of cold dessert and high passes in the upper Himalyan region of India, Ladakh, known for its emphasis on sustainability, contentment, and community based cooperation, is on the decline today. This open air museum deisgn is a take at highlighting the recessing heritage to uplift Ladakh’s cultural essence for the world which reckons upon it, mostly for the stunning landscapes.
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Site view
a) Idenitification of contours and site topography
b) Division into 2 axial approach, analysing the loop in pedestrian circulation and a peripheral vehicular access.
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c) Zoning based on public accessibility: Public Semi Public Private Site Amenities
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a) View of hillock with staggered guest villas and dorms for staying visitors and scholars visiting the site for research purposes
b) Illustration for northern rearside of the site, used as a public performance arena opening to the view of Indus river.
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c) Illustration for a scene from the bazaar arena with permanent and temporary stalls and skills demonstration area for the artists.
VISITORS’ CENTRE Visitor’s Centre is the gateway to the site, its form has evolved as a winged enclosure and a visual barrier to maintain a hide and seek element of site planning. The structure hosts an Introduction Hall at the node, which is the induction space for the visitors, enlightening them on the theme and museum spaces around the site, while zoning official spaces and dining facility on either wing.
Panoramic View from the Introduction Hall
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OUTDOOR EXHIBITS
(AND ANCILLARY SPACES) Integration of AR technology to complete the 3D visualization for deconstructed exhibits enables an enhanced user experience.
Being a folklore museum, outdoor exhibits are set in the backdrop of Ladakhi architecture and cultural lifestyle, the exhibits are inspired by the variety of traditional structures, ranging from residences to holy structures and communal buildings. Supporting these edifices: an Education Centre: to conduct workshops & infomatory sessions for the visitors, especially students, and the locals as well and a Research Centre: includes a research laboratory and a public library, are provided for an enhanced public involvement and maintenance of these structures.
Above: Illustration for Outdoor exhibit experience Below: Outdoor exhibit presinct
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HANDLOOM GALLERY 14M X 14M
FOLKLORE GALLERY 14M X 14M
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Above: Gallery Interiors Below: Floor Plan Right : Z section
FOLKLORE GALLERY 14M X 14M
TEMPORARY EXHIBITION GALLERY 14M X 14M
INDOOR MUSEUM
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Inspired by the Endless Knot, one of the eight auspicious symbols of Ladakhi culture, the museum circulation is a continuous loop on alternate 1 m level, starts and ends at Introduction Hall. All the galleries present scenographic wall exhibits for the visitors and interactive exhibits, are skylit for most part of the day, placement of solar powered internal reflectors in the skylight contributes to energy savings L.V.L -0.4M
TEMPORARY EXHIBITION GALLERY 14M X 14M
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WOOD CRAFTS GALLERY 14M X 14M
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1.Introduction Hall 2. Permanent Galleries 3. Temporary Galleries 4. Sculpture Garden
ENTRANCE HALL 18M x 10M
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TICKET COUNTER
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MUSEUM MODEL
METAL CRAFTS GALLERY 14M X 14M
SERVICE ROOM 3.5M x 4M
in the interiors. PLAN
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PLINTH L.V.L +6 M GRADE L.V.L +0.0 M
Z- SECTION AT X-X'
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ACCOMMODATION
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A cluster of 10 villa units for guests and 8 domitories for volunteers and scholars provides an ascending view to the monastry prototype. Located on the southern west corner of the site, the solar energy powers phtovoltic solar screen powers the units and ventilates dry compost toilet for most time of the year.
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1. Stone masonry foundation 2. Wooden reinforcement 3. Wooden mat flooring 4. Rammed earth wall a) Trombe wall b) Photovoltaic Solarspace 5. Peripheral wooden beam 6. Secondary beams 7. Willow joist panels 8. Mud mortar roof slab 9. Ashlar stone parapet 10. Skylight
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4a Above: Aerial view for accommodation facility Below: Sectional details for solar ventilated dry compost toilet
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Light enters solar flue through fly screen and attracts flies.
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Hot air rises
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Cold air sucked into the pit with flies and foul smell Draingae to remove soakway
Access door to pit Dry waste chamber
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(Courtesy : Arup Associates, Druk White Lotus School)
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COMMUNE
Affordable Housing for EWS 7th Semester | Architecture Design Studio
LOCATION: Ranchi, India SITE AREA: 2000 sqm This housing project is a problem solving exercise addressing the issue of affordable housing for Economically Weaker Section, seeking out to create a communal residential space for the EWS in a Mixed Group Housing. It aims to define a deeper meaning to look beyond the socio-economic differences and make the space conducive for better social engagement and leaving a scope of optimal future increment.
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THE UNIT
+ 1BHK unit of 25sqm
1patch of 9sqm
A cluster of 3 units is provided with a 9sqm patch each, attched at optimal niches and an extra patch near the corridor entrance.
The extra 9sqm patch works as a hangout space or can be utilized for future increment.
Above: Axonometric illustration for increment concept Middle: Internal courtyard space Rear: Axonometric illustration for cluster development
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THE CLUSTER A final cluster of 72 units, 24 units per floor; a central staircase acts as a connecting spine and a central courtyard provides ample open area for private communal congregration and proceedings.
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NEO ATELIER
Architects’ Office 7th Semester | Interior Design Studio
LOCATION: Ranchi, India SITE AREA: 120 sq.m An amalgam of contemporary and soft brutalist interiors to make the users witness an eccentric mood throughout the space. The design problem demanded a workspace for 25 pers. divided into 2 levels so the spatial configuration is optimum in accordance to work privacy. Double heighted workstation area is an inlet of light and visual connection to the exteriors, with a split bamboo diaphragm owing to segregation of the two levels .
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1. Reception/ Waiting Lounge 2. Architect’s Cabin 3. Conference Room 4. Wash
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MEETING ROOM 2800M X 2400M
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Glass Panels
Corkboard Frame
1. Workstation 2. Study / Display Corner 3. Plot Area 4. Pantry 5. Wash
Steel Channel Supports
Top: Display Cabinet Plan at A Middle: Section at X-X’ Above: Elevation
Top: Ground Floor Plan Above: Basement Floor Plan
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Colour Cum Materiality Pallete Image: Perspective Section
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REJUVENATE PURI
Futuristic Mater Planning of Puri City 8th Semester | GSEN Trophy (NASA’18)
LOCATION: Puri, India Team of 4 members The theme for the competition, Hyberbolic Cities, required a solution to a prevailing situation that warrants a proposal that could potentially change the future of the city, here, the Festivities and ocean floods. So, we presented a catalogue of architectural ideas for visualizing Heritage City Puri through extravagant exaggeration and revisit the role of architecture as a polemical medium.
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ANALYSIS STRENGTHS 1. Cultural Hub of Orissa - Popular for Temple and Rath Yatra 2. Social culture is boosted by beach location 3. Part of Golden Triangle of Orissa
DESIGN TRANSLATION
RESIDENTIAL ZONE LIG
ISSUES Land Use
EWS & Fishing C Priest Sanctuary
LIG
MIG & HIG
ADMINISTRATION ZONE
Mobility
CULTURAL & HERITAGE ZONE Road map for Puri
Mobility during festivities
Resources
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Fishing Community
Shipping Container
Dock
Housing
Container Shipyard
Container Housing
Container Industry
FISHING COMMUNITY & ASSOCIATED DEVELOPMENTS
MIG & HIG
Community
TOURISM AND COMMERCIAL ZONE NEAR “BADA DANDA” STRETCH
COASTAL ZONE HOTEL ZONE
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EVACUATION BLOCK PROTOTYPE
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AIS & MLA TOWERS
As Built Drawings 10th Semester | Internship at Team One India Pvt. Ltd
MOTI INFRA OFFICE
Office Interiors Freelance| Form Plus Function DS
CHANDAN APARTMENT Apartment Interiors Freelance| Form Plus Function DS
INTERESTS Sketches |Blog
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AIS & MLA TOWERS
Vijaywada, Telangana As Built Drawings
My Role : I was involved in the preparation of post construction drawings for the AIS & MLA towers project while crosschecking the details with on site construction, interaction with associated professionals and designing and production drawings for Substation, compound wall and main entrance gate for the same.
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ENTRANCE GATE AIS & MLA Towers
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SUBSTATION
AIS & MLA Towers
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MOTI INFRA OFFICE
Schematic Plan
Ranchi, India
Balcony 1m wide
My Role : I was involved as a junior architect,
throughout, from the conceptual designing to the execution of these office interiors.
Office 1 14.5 sqm
Finance Office 11 sqm
Conference Room 16 sqm
Design : The client is an evolving construction
group, to appeal to their demand, a saturated theme with wooden textured laminates was worked upon and linearinity in design was maintained thoroughly.
Office 2 11 sqm
Wash 3 sqm
Kitchen 5 sqm
Reception/Waiting 15 sqm
Reception cum waiting lounge
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Top: Conference Area Side: Waiting area Above: Client’s cabin
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CHANDAN APARTMENT Ranchi, India
Schematic Plan
My Role : I worked as a freelance architect, envisaged the
conceptual design and interim site execution. This project is near completion.
Kitchen 70 sqft
Wash 40 sqft
Master Bed 154 sqft
Design : This apartment serves as a getaway location
for the client Mr. Chandan, thus, the interiors demanded for a calm and quaint ambience. Use of different hues of Blue & Grey on beige walls and warm tones of wooden elements surely lights up the place. The selection of textures and the furniture design is a blend of minimal and modernist style.
Bay Seating 5’6’’ wide
Dining 130 sqft
Drawing 154 sqft
Wash 40 sqft Balcony 3’6’’ wide
Bedroom 120 sqft
Bedroom 120 sqft
Side: Living Area Above: View from entrance
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Top left: TV unit at living room Side: Bay window seating arena (swing is still to be installed) Above: Kitchen
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Back in my childhood, my mother would often get me colours and drawing sheets to make my vacations worthwhile. Since then, it has kind of stuck with me, I prefer visualising my inspirations in order to remember the details or the story behind them....
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Since I am into this profession now, I often wonder, what is architecture to me? Well, now, I have somewhat figured it out, what exactly it means to me, is the experience, I seek for a blend of culture and architecture, understanding and analysing their interdependence over the architectural timeline.
In modern times, the contextual question is ‘When is Space’ ? Each space offers a unique experience to the user, not necessarily it would be positive, as negative spaces gives us a fair chance to make it better, to actually make it worth storytelling. 39
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Find my explorations at :
https://www.instagram.com/archi.explorer/
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