MONALIPATEL MONALI WORK SAMPLE: FEATURED WORKS
MONALIPATEL MONALI 973.861.8025 monalivp@gmail.com
Architecture today needs to use the existing environments as tools to piece together a puzzle to create a better future. I advocate that we, as designers, have an important role in bettering our communities at any scale. [Not only physically, but also socially, environmentally, resiliently, and architecturally] I am dedicated to humanitarian architecture and the manifestation of an improved future through emerging technologies and hard/soft infrastructure systems.
EDUCATION: Bachelor of Architecture: May 2015 New Jersey Institute of Technology: College of Architecture & Design GPA: 3.8 Academic Minor: Business
Masters of Infrastructure Planning: August 2015 New Jersey Institute of Technology: College of Architecture & Design GPA: 4.0 Study Abroad: Summer 2014 UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI SIENA GPA: 4.0
-Dean’s List [2010-2015] -Jose Carballo Architecture Scholarship -CoAD Excellence in Design-1st Year Studio -CoAD Excellence in Design-Comprehensive Studio 5th Year Studio Honorable Mention -Cum Laude -National Honor Society Phi Eta Aigma -National Society of Collegiate Scholars - Design Showcase Nominee - NAAB Display Nominee
Honors College: Sept 2010 - May 2015 Albert Dorman Honors College Merit Student
EXPERIENCE: Heritage Architecture: Paramus, NJ [May 2013-Aug 2013] Drafted plans, elevations, sections, and details. Worked closely on Post-Sandy renovations of apartment buildings. Produced presentations for clients. Reorganized office media libraries, digital and material.
C+C Architecture: Newark, NJ [May 2012-Aug 2012]
Designed and drafted apartment units including plans, sections, elevations and details. Set up a digital database using filemaker. Organized and worked on the website.
Educational Opportunity Program: TA Newark, NJ [June 2012-Aug 2013]
Tutored and critiqued enrolled architecture students’ projects. Made sure class went smoothly and students understood the material. Produced necessary documentation set up an architec ture design project.
Dr. Iwelumo’s Pediatrics Clinic: Clifton, NJ [Dec 2008-Apr 2010]
Provided customer and client care, service and relations. Handled critical case files, paper work for bloodwork and testing. Managed the office work.
LEADERSHIP: AIAS Freedom By Design- Director:
Initiate and oversee local projects and programs to help minority and disabled communities by using design. Attended annual training sessions sponsored by AIAS National. Create and submit project proposals. Organize and lead weekly meetings. PROJECTS: Design & Build: Newark School Courtyard Occupational Therapy Center Facade Redesign Charrette Alternative Spring Break-FBD Workshop “Do-It-Yourself” Emergency: teaches residents in NJ how to protect their homes during a disaster using DIY methods, covering topics of structure, HVAC systems, and building codes.
Albert Dorman Honors College: Counselor
Helped coordinate and organize community service events, assisted students.
COMPETITIONS: Global Schindler Award Competition 2015 Finalist: First Honorable Mention American Planning Association Northeast: Student Showcase-First Prize SKILLS: Prioritizing Design Multitasking Team-work Dependability Organization
Rhinoceros Revit / BIM ArcGIS AutoCAD CAD MAPs 3D Sketchup
Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Adobe InDesign 3DS Max Grasshopper
M.S. Office M.S. Access Powerpoint M.S. Excel Filemaker SOFTWARE
English Gujarati Hindi Spanish
MONALIPATEL MONALI PATEL
WORKSAMPLE WORK FEATURED WORK: Armatechture: Innovation Center The Center for Technological Innovation: A New Addition to the Thomas Edison National Historical Park Campus. The mission of the Center is to highlight the impact that recent technological advances have on our daily lives through educational and curatorial program spaces.
Field Markings: Vivac Winery
The Vivac Winery is located in a mountainous region of northern New Mexico. It incorporates all stages of the wine production, from planting, to picking to mixing and hand bottling and corking. The project is program intensive calls for interrelationships with the landscape and enviromental conditions.
SEZ to EZX: Shenzhen Crossroads
The site Sungang Quingshihue is at a major crossroads in China. The main theme of the project was to improve the overall mobility and accessibility of the site. The city of Shenzhen can become a global connection. This improvement was achieved through a variety of interventions and moves.
MISCELLANEOUS: Paintings, Drawings, Physical Models
PROJECT:ARMATECHTURE PROJECT: BACKGROUND: Critic: Thomas Ogorzalek
MAKERSPACE 3000 SF LARGE STUDIO 1500 SF SMALL STUDIO
The site for the Innovation Center is across the Thomas Edison Historical Park. Thomas Alva Edison was one of the most prolific innovators in history and his relationship with technology has shaped the way the human race lives today. However, “today” is in a state of flux. We live in different time and new technologies are emerging that even Edison could not have imagined.
OVERLAP OVERLAP
FABRICATION 1000 SF WOODSHOP 1000 SF METAL SHOP 1000 SF GLASS SHOP
STUDIO FOCUS The advances of Technology are transforming the way architectural desgin is conceived, developed, and realized. Architecture has evolved into more then shelter. Today we have technologically advanced facades that alter the understanding and use of the building envelope. However the application of technology is just armature, it is not Architecture. We face the problem of the technology becoming an advancement of just engineer and not of Architecture. New technology has been moment applications, it has not influenced how we conceptualize design space. Technology needs to be addressed as part of spatial understanding.
RESIDUAL SPACE IS WHERE THE INTERACTION OCCURS MAKERSPACE LARGE STUDIO SMALL STUDIO SMALL STUDIO
CONTROLLED BIO-ENGINEERING LAB AGRICULTURE ELECTRONICS COMPUTER LABS TECH LABS CHEMISTRY LABS
WOODSHOP METAL SHOP GLASS SHOP
PRESENTATION ROOM/THEATER GALLERY CAFE LOBBY
CONTROLLED 600 SF BIO-ENGINEERING LAB 600 SF AGRICULTURE 600 SF ELECTRONICS 600 SF COMPUTER LABS 600 SF TECH LABS 600 SF CHEMISTRY LABS
MEDIA 2500 SF LIBRARY 1200 SF CLASSROOMS 2000 SF PRESENTATION ROOM/THEATER 2000 SF GALLERY 800 SF CAFE 800 SF LOBBY
Overlapping boundaries begin to transform the established understanding of space. This investigation, allows for technological advances and Architecture to enhance collaborative makerspaces. The ambigious boundries of the four elements of controlled labs, media spaces, fabrication workshops and collaborative makerspaces, create overlaps in program and use. This overlap allows for the intervention of an adaptive frame system. The introduction of emerging technologies allows for the architecture to enhance the ‘making’.
DIRECT CONNECTION
FABRICATION MEDIA LIBRARY CLASSROOMS
OVERLAP
FIXED PROGRAM
“ ....the evolutionary process of technology improves capacities in an exponential fashion. Innovators seek to improve capabilities by multiples. Innovation is multiplicative, not additive. Technology, like any evolutionary process, builds on itself. This aspect will continue to accelerate when the technology itself takes full control of its own progression...” -Ray Kurzweil
fixed program
3D matrix cube
direct connection
negative space
fixed program + adjacencies
matrix
fixed program
3D matrix
adjacencies
negative space
residual space is where the interaction occurs
glass shop
library classrooms presentation cafe
makerspace
electronics lab chemistry lab
gallery lobby
computer lab
metal shop wood shop bio-engineering lab argriculture lab
ADJACENCIES
PERIPHERY
CONTROLLED LAB [BIOLOGY LAB]
WORKSHOPS [WOODSHOP]
MAKERSPACE
WORKSHOP
LOBBY CAFE
MAKERSPACE CLASSROOMS
BUFFER SPACE
WORKSHOP
GALLERY
STEEL CHANNEL FRAMES BALL JOINT TECH FRAME DIVIDES WORKSHOP SPACE. ACTS AS A BARRIER TO POLLUTION FROM MACHINERY. ALLOWS FOR QUICK ELECTRICAL TRANSFER FOR WIRING OF TOOLS
ETFE BUBBLES
AIR SUPPLY FOR ETFE + ELECTRICAL WIRING
TECH FRAME + ETFE ALLOW FOR NATURAL LIGHT AND DOUBLE LAYER OF INSULATION
ADJUSTABLE PANELS
TECH FRAME + ETFE ALLOW FOR NATURE LIGHT. ALLOWS FOR QUICK ELECTRICAL TRANSFER FOR WIRING OF TOOLS AND ADDS ROOM FOR INTERACTIVE PANEL PLUG-INS TECH FRAME + ETFE ALLOW FOR NATURAL LIGHT AND DOUBLE LAYER OF INSULATION
TECH FRAME CARRIES OUT TO THE EXTERIOR FRAMING SPACES TO MAKE THEM MANAGABLE. ALLOWS FOR QUICK ELECTRICAL TRANSFER FOR WIRING
TECH FRAME + ETFE ALLOW FOR NATURAL LIGHT AND DOUBLE LAYER OF INSULATION IN A DOUBLE HEIGHT ATRIUM ENTRANCE SPACE
TECH FRAME DIVIDES THE SPACE AND ADDS ADDITIONAL INSULATION AND A ACCOUSTIC BARRIER FOR PRESENTATIONS
By using multiple ordering systems, a field condition of non-directionality and open interactive planes is established. The circuit panel is the last physical threshold before the virtual, the future. Using the circuit panel as a reference to understand the relationship of the negative space and realized connects, helps to see a parallel with the fixed program and the adjacencies. adjacencies The residual spaces that hold the most potential for innovation and interaction. The moments of overlap between the program hold the most potential for innovation and interaction. This is where the implementation of armature is so significant. Ultimately the armature, as another order to architecture, such as light, changes the way the maker spaces operate. ETFE:
ethylene tetrafluroethylene high energy heat resistance high insulation [high r value] transparent flouroplastic enclosure maintains electrical and fiber use in high stress has low fume toxicity high reliablity for wiring adds corrosion protection
PROJECT:FIELD MARKINGS PROJECT: BACKGROUND: Critic: Margaret Santos
The studio project is a winery complex located in a mountainous region of northern New Mexico’s Rio Aribba County between Santa Fe and Taos. The dramatic landscape at 6,000 feet, where earth and sky meet in vast horizons, is punctuated by mountain ranges, valleys, and mesa outcrops. The Vivác Winery, a small family run winery with aspirations to produce high quality wines from European grapes. DESIGN FOCUS The Vivac Winery works on all stages of the wine production, from planting, to picking to mixing and hand bottling and corking. The project is program intensive which calls for interrelationships with the landscape and enviromental conditions. Wine making process is sensitive to equipment. chosen for quality results it is closely monitored and kept in climate controlled environments. MARKINGS ON THE LANDSCAPE
DELIVERY
SORTING
PRESSING
FERMENTATION
AGING
ENOTECA
INHABITING THE SPACE INBETWEEN THE VINES
BOTTLING CORKING LABELING
STORAGE
LOADING
There is an established relationship between the building-scape and landscape, developed from markings on the ground plan. It is emphasized by extended planes, beams and horizon lines. Exterior courtyards are defined as extensions of interiors. The PRIMARY element is determined by the circulation and views. The SECONDARY element is the definition of spaces. And the THIRD element is the datum geometry of the vinescape. PRIMARY
SECONDARY
TERTIARY
RELATIONSHIPS
SEMI-PUBLIC
PUBLIC
PRIVATE
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VAPOR BARRIER ROOF INSULATION METAL DECKING
INSULATION
FLASHING CONCRETE CAP STONE PANEL SHEATHING VAPOR BARRIER STEEL CHANNEL
ATTACHED TO METAL DECKING DOUBLE LAYER LAMINATED GLASS AIR CAVITY
VAPOR BARRIER CAST IN PLACE CONCRETE
CONCRETE SLAB VAPOR BARRIER CONCRETE SLAB (MUD SLAB)
FOOTING
A system of stone masonry retaining walls, glazing, and cortin steel columns and beams are used. Stone bearing walls and glass bearing walls are used to form the main structure. cortin steel beams and columns are used as a secondary 20 foot grid.
The natural resources on the site are used as an advantage to maintain evironmental control in addition to an all air distribution HVAC system. In addition to temperature control due to solar orientation. Southern exposure is minimized by the pedestrian corridor and solid bearing walls. The earth bearing walls help maintain warmth during the night when the temperature drops drastically. Temperature is maintained through passive cooling by using the existing wind direction and adjacent river stream. In addition large openings are used for cross ventilation, and the primary system is an all air distribution HVAC for the cooler months.
PROJECT:SEZ TO EZX PROJECT: BACKGROUND: TEAM PROPOSAL; Critic: Georgeen Theodore
Our project, SEZ to EZX: Shenzhen Crossroads, proposes that rather than starting again and remaking the site anew, SQ should build on what it already had going for it: existing agglomerations of small and mid-sized firms, clusters of urban villages, increadible road and rail infrastructure, and (a nearly lost) network of rivers. Our vision is the EZX, a next-generation economic zone that facilitates the growth of migrant business enterprises (MBEs) and offers a mix of housing options that will help retain the migrant population. The existing east-west and north-south transportation corridors are transformed into “stitched,” high density, mixed-use, green-blue development (the “X”). The areas adjacent to the “X” house the lower-density micro- and macro-enterprises and zones of ecological recovery.
MOBILITY X
REGIONAL MASS TRANSIT: Bus rapid transit integrated into the east-west highway and a new intermodal train station at the ‘X’ intersection Hongkong
Hongkong
1986 6 ZONE MASTERPLAN / INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE
1979 GEOGRAPHICAL INFLUENCE TO LINEAR CITY
Hongkong
Hongkong
1996 3 ZONE MASTERPLAN AND EXPANSION OF SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE
2007 REGENERATION MASTERPLAN Residential Industrial Commercial Passenger Rail Line
3 Clusters Developing patches Growth of roads and highway Railroad
6 Experimental Cluster Cities Special Economic Zone Roads Highway Railroad
BREAKING BARRIERS
industrial commercial residential
PEDESTRIAN WIDE NETWORK: District wide pedestrian network to enhance mobility of pedestrians and cyclists and connect to public transportation
2030-2050 If Current Treads Continues Option A Industry moves north to the new periphery in search of cheaper land and commercial and residential uses move in. 1950s The site is primarily undeveloped, with some small fishing villages and agricultural uses.
1986 After the establishment of the SEZ in Shenzhen, industrial uses dominate the landscape. The first urban village appears in Shenzhen
1996-2005 As a result the SEZ policies, Shenzhen grows. Commercial and residential uses begin to push industries inland. However, because of its infrastructure and low rents, micro-enterprises thrive in the former warehouses.
ECONOMIC MOBILITY
MICRO TO MACRO: Legalizing the existing micro enterprises and creating spaces for development and expansion
2030-2050 EZX Implemented Option B EZX is established to protext and grow the SQ district.
Tags marking the existing conditions in SQ categorized under housing, industry, natural environment and barriers; informing the needed interventions
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JIUZHOU HEADWEAR
HUAMAOYUE ELECTRIC CO.
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ALEI COMPANY
HONGGANG RD.
WENZHOU EXPRESS PO MING GARDEN SHENGYUDA LOGISTICS
GONFANA LOGISTICS
COFCO XINLONG INTEGRATED BLDG MASSAGE STORE
HEALTH BUILDING
LOGISTICS CENTER
PICKING HEALTH RESOURCE CENTER
RIVER WATER STORAGE COFCO
PEDESTRIAN UNDERPASS
YUDA LOGISTICS CO. FACTORY FARM
LOGISTICS CENTER
SOCIAL MOBILITY
RESIDENTIAL KITCHEN SUPPLY
10 LANES VEHICLE ROAD FACTORY PEDESTRIAN OVERPASS 12 lanes of vehicular traffic prevent people from crossing
LOADING AREA
CHINA PETROLEUM STATIONS
DONGFENG NISSAN
TEJIAN MANSION
FANGPENG SHENG MOTOR SALES CO.
HUNAGJILING MT. CAREER COLLEGE
SHENZHEN CYLINDER TESTING CENTER
SUNGANG MIDDLE SCHOOL
PEDESTRIAN OVERPASS
KITCHEN SUPPLY RESIDENTIAL MEAT MANUFACTURING
SHENYE CAR CITY
AC COMPANY
SUPERMARKET
HOUSE SUPPLY
RESIDENTIAL
RESIDENTIAL
OFFICES
PHARMACEUTICAL SHOWROOM
HOTEL+CAFE+ HARDWARE SUPPLY CAR SALES+SERVICE
POSTAL
AUTO MARKET CAR SALES+SERVICE CONVENIENCE STORE
LOGISTICS/WAREHOUSE
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The natural environment acts as solid wall between the north and south areas of the site
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JINHAO GARDEN
NIGANG EAST RD.
HARDWARE SUPPLY FURNITURE
HOUSE SUPPLY
PEDESTRIAN OVERPASS
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PLUM VILLAGE RENT: 50% MIN WAGE
MILAN COURT LOGISTICS COMMUNITY PARK BAUHANIA COURT
OFFICE+HOME SUPPLY/ FURNITURE/BANKS
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RAINBOW HOUSE
SUNGANG SCHOOL
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RENT: 400% MIN WAGE SUN GANG VILLAGE
KOWLOON RAIL
HONGHU WEST RD.
COMMERCIAL CARGO ART SUPPLY+JADE STONE
HOTEL+RSTRNT
RENT: 50% MIN WAGE
Apts for graduated students seeking jobs in Shenzhen RESIDENTIAL
RAILYARD
HONGHU W RD.
RENT: 400% MIN WAGE ZHONSHAN HOSPITAL
BEIZHAN RD. GUANGJIU LINE
RAILYARD
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NIGANG E RD. SUNGAG MANSION
SMALL ENTERPRISE
PO-CHUN COURT
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KINDERGARTEN
SMALL ENTERPRISE
OFFICE SUPPLY
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Constant vehicular traffic f congestion deteriorate environment and living quality
LIYUAN APARTMENT
VW CAR DLR
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SMALL ENTERPRISE
SUPERMARKET
HOUSE SUPPLY
VW CAR DLR
PEDESTRIAN UNDERPASS POLICE STATION+ HR COMMERCIAL- HOME SUPPLY MERCEDES DLR
ASCOT HOME
MALING MT.
QINGSHUIHE 3RD RD.
FURNITURE
LONGXING LOGISTICS CO.
HOME+AUTO SUPPLY
BENTLEY SHENZHEN
VER RI
LOGISTICS OF SZ
OVERPASS PEDESTRIAN OVERPASS
SINOTRANS LOGISTICS LOADING AREA
GLOBAL WAREHOUSES
RENT: 200% MIN WAGE
CAR SALES+SERVICE
HONGLING N RD.
QINGPING EXPY.
LOCAL TAX DEPT.
CAR DLR
PEDESTRIAN OVERPASS
SHENZHEN CITY APT.
SMALL ENTERPRISE
OFFICE
RESIDENTIAL
NIGANG W RD.
DESIGN FOR THE MIGRANT POPULATION: New high density development of mix housing with affordable units along the newly created Mobility X
TIMBER COMPANY
JINNUO MOTORS LTD.
LOGISTICS CENTER
PEDESTRIAN UNDERPASS
DEEP NORTH RES.
MEIYUAN RD.
XINSHISHU GARDEN PEDESTRIAN OVERPASS
SUNGANG POLICE
Multiple rail tracks for freight movement only created un-inhabitable conditions
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The water is stagnant and unpleasant during the dry season.
NATURAL MOBILITY
GET THE WATER FLOWING: Restoring and naturalizing the Buji River and its tributaries while incorporating continuous pedestrian and bike paths
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PHASE I
PHASE I
FREIGHT RAIL
PHASE II
NATURAL MOBILITY
PHASE III
DIRECT CONNECTION TO HONG KONG : FREIGHT & RAIL TRAIN STATION BEGIN NATURAL PUBLIC SPACES
SHED AND PLATFORMS
PASSENGER RAIL
DAYLIGHTING
PEDESTRIAN PATH
DIVERSE SOCIAL HOUSING
TRAIN DEPOT
BEGIN CIVIC BUILDING ADDITION
FOOD LOGISTICS
PHASE III
PHASE II
BUJI FOOD MARKETPLACE
PHASE I
TRANSPORTATION HUB DIRECT CONNECTION TO HONG KONG : FREIGHT & RAIL
DIRECT CONNECTION TO HONG KONG : FREIGHT & RAIL
PEDESTRIAN WIDE NETWORK
TRAIN STATION
1. RESTORING RIVER ECOLOGY
ECONOMIC MOBILITY
2. RETROFITTING URBAN VILLAGES
SOCIAL MOBILITY PHASE I
PHASE II
PHASE III
3. DAYLIGHTING RIVERS
MISCELLANEOUS:
museum board
graphite + charcoal
watercolor + graphite
watercolor
graphite + charcoal
acrylic + canvas
graphite + charcoal
Namaste
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