Architectural portfolio
Monica Thakur Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture
Monica Thakur 22nd February, 1997
Contact +9834461351 monicanarendrathakur@gmail.com mownicah_t Mumbai, Maharashtra
Workshops
2014 - 2019
Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture and Environmental Studies
2014
Limericks workshop Introductory Workshops at KRVIA
2014
Poem and Writing conducted by Sonal Sundararajan
2012 - 2014
Adarsh Education Society of Science, Commerce and Arts
2014
Breaking Stereotypes, Art workshop conducted by Archana Hande Annual Workshops at KRVIA
2015
Right to the City conducted by Hussain Indorewala
2015
Odissi Dance workshop conducted by Ranjana Dave Monsoon workshop at KRVIA
2015
Bharatnatyam conducted by Mandakini Trivedi
2015
Mohiniattam conducted by Mandakini Trivedi
2016
Journalism conducted by Airitro Bhattacharya
2016
Writing conducted by Nisha Nair
2018
GIS workshop conducted by Javier Martinez (Assistant professor in the Department of Urban
Passed Higher Secondary School Certifiicate with 70% 2003- 2012
St. Francis De Sales School, Nallasopara
2000- 2003
Army School, Hempur, Uttarakhand Passed Secondary School Certifiicate with 82.91%
Work Experience 2018
Languages
2016
English Hindi Pahadi Marathi Punjabi
Software Skills
Electives
Education and Training
2017
2015
Studying Chunabhatti workshop conducted by Sheema Fatima Annual Workshops at KRVIA
2016
Body as Data workshop conducted by Vini Nikumbh Monsoon workshop at KRVIA
2016
Heteronormative Households workshop conducted by Chayanika Shah Annual Workshops at KRVIA
Worked as an Intern Architect at Vikas Dilawari Architects, Mumbai Summer Internship Documentation and compilation of measure drawings done in lucknow, KRVIA Publications Team Summer Internship Work involved archiving, compiling and designing the Lucknow Portfolio, KRVIA Publications Team
Skillset and Interests Model making Hand drafting Digital Sketching Rendering Architectural Writing Photography Travelling Competitions Award for Merit in INTACH Heritage Documentation 2016 for Lucknow Portfolio, 1st prize in the Central zone with the 3rd year KRVIA batch 2015-2017
and Regional Planning and Geo-Information Management within the Faculty of GeoInformation Science and Earth Observations [ITC], Universiity of Twente, Netherlands)
Monsoon Workshops at KRVIA Extra-Curricular 2016
Member of the Newsletter Editorial Team, KRVIA
2016
Member for Reflections Editorial Team, KRVIA
2017
Member of the 3rd year Study Trip Design Team for the Hampi Book
2018
Member of the KRVIA Annuals Student Exhibition Team
2019
Rewarded as ‘Reader of the Week’ in Hindsutan Times for Article on Heritage in Mumbai
2019
Article selected in Hindsutan Times on Visions for Mumbai’s Eastern Waterfront
Publications 2016
KRVIA Newsletter
2016
KRVIA Newsletter
2016
KRVIA Reflections
2017
KRVIA Newsletter
2018
Lucknow Portfolio Library Archive
2018
Post Occupancy Survey - SRA Buildings, Mahul, Mumbai
2019
Post Occupancy Survey - Kherwadi Municipal School, Bandra, Mumbai
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Lucknow Portfolio
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WORKING DRAWING NAME - MONICA THAKUR GROUND FLOOR PLAN ROLL NO - B342
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Other Works
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Architectural Studio
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The future scenario for the Nagar Nigam visualises the development in the area in the nextROOM NO. 14 25 years. It focuses on the working of the Nagar Nigam precinct in the coming areas dealing16'-7" X 16'-6" with the issue of increased population resulting in crunched spaces. The plazas at the centre of the city, becomes one of the few open spaces in the city. The proposed plaza in the coming years witnesses its surrounding changes in terms of new high rises and townships coming up. It shows the incorporating of the plazas in the townships along with new activities added. Activities being internal cycling tracks and pedestrian pathways, shopping malls and increased heights of the existing buildings.
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Re-Imagining Spiritual Spaces Architectural Design Studio
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Re-defining Boundaries Urban Design Studio
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Framing Views Architectural Design Studio
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Factory of Discarded Whsipers Architectural Studio
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Leisure in Worli Koliwada Fishing done by non residents of the koliwada, as a hobby at Jetty Area I
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Gymnasium inside the Worli Fort forms a recreational activity on site
Jetty Points are built along the fishing port as viewing points
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The Boat Docking Area becomes a major playing area for the kids as the open lands with boats and nets form their playful props
The Worli Fort itself is a viewing point that provides with spectacular views of the sea, the sea link in it and the skyline around
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THE RELATIONS BETWEEN TANGIBLES AND INTANGIBLES OF WORLI KOLIWADA
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Jetty Points Fish Drying Boat Docking Residential Commercial - Formal Commercial - Informal Religious Points Grounds Green Spaces/Gardens Flat lands Recreational Spaces Fort Coastal Edge Open Land Water
Existing Fishing Setup in Worli Koliwada Jetty Area I is the place where the boats depart since the morning for the first catch and is busy the whole day
Jetty Area II along the eastern edge is usually more active in the morning
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The catch is auctioned at the Fish Market located at the centre of the Koliwada
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Worli, Mumbai
Thesis Studio, Guide - Jerry George
The thesis inquires the relationship between the tangible and the intangible heritages and seeks ways to preserve them. With the ongoing development in various sectors, many old practices and people are finding it hard to set their foot comfortably in today’s urban scenario. The thesis particularly looks at Worli Koliwada Precinct which consists of an old small fort - Worli Fort and Worli Koliwada. Worli Koliwada is the only parcel of land that is untouched by the real estate lobby, it faces the threat of being identified as a slum so its land can be opened up for other constructions. . What does ‘intangible’ and ‘tangible’ heritage mean to the community are inquired. The idea of the thesis is to propose functions that allow the heritage to evolve and continue with changing scenario rather than restricting them to be practiced in the old way. And since the identified heritage is closely linked to the commercial aspect of the Koliwada’s livelihood, the building located at Worli Koliwada provides spaces that are important to both preserving their heritage as well as commercializing the cultural practice of traditional fishing. The building proposed houses formal programs, but allows them to be informal in nature.
Fishing forms an integral part of the Koli community, the festivals start from Narali Pournima, which falls under the month of August usually. With it starts the season of fishing after the long monsoon break as the wind and waters favour fishing. The ramps and drying areas at the jetty area is the space where the festival is celebrated.
The most important part of the whole fishing process is its market, it is the market space that is the most formalised institution in this whole process of fishing. The storage sections including godowns and iced storages too form a part of this space. The market space is dominated by the fisher-women and the spaces for storage and selling are allotted on a rental basis to an association formed within the community. This rent helps up to keep the market running with needed infrastructure.
The Vat Pournima is the next in line, it is an important festival in which the married women fast for their husbands. The Vat tree and the space around hence becomes an important part in the community. The trees are often provided with a platform around it known as ‘chabutra’, the women stand on the chabutra, take rounds around the tree worshipping it and tie threads around the trunk asking for their wishes to be granted. As new constructions are being built, the Vat trees are being cut down and only a few remain in small pockets in the Koliwada.
Since the availability of the fishes is less during the summer season and the climate does not favour fishing during monsoons the availability of fish is not constant annually. This necessity has given rise to the preservation of food and has explored techniques to do it. Fish drying is done on open lands for ample sunlight and salty air flowing around. In worli koliwada, it is done on the Northern-most tip near the Bandra-Worli Sea Link
The last in line is the festival Holi, it is another festival believed to bring a good catch for the community. This festival signals the fishing activity to be stopped by marking the end of fishing season. This is because it signals the change of the seasons from spring to summers, followed by the monsoon. Both the summer and winter calls for the fishing activity to be stopped. The celebration of Holi takes place at the Worli Fort, a procession leads from Paapvimochan temple to Worli Fort, followed by the burning of a tree.
Fishing is not just an occupation for the Kolis, it is an inter-connected system of their beliefs, their livelihoods and their daily lives. These aspects continuously shape their lifestyle, from their homes to the exterior spaces around. The food is also one of the aspects that is peculiar to the community, the climate changes and the seafood itself has influenced the way Kolis food is cooked. To celebrate the uniqueness of the food, the tradition of a food festival is celebrated in almost all the Koliwadas, it includes stalls setup by the residents featuring various dishes of the Koli cuisine. In Worli Koliwada, this festival is celebrated and organised at sea face and not in the Koliwada precinct.
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After Holi towards the ending of the spring season, the fishing decreases as the climate changes due to heat, the other festivals are Ram Navami, Hanuman Jayati and the Anniversary of our Lady Fatima
During summer season, the preparation for the next fishing season starts, with the decrease in fishing activity, the repairing of boats and nets are done
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Fishing Cycle through out the day
At 4 a.m. The dinghys at the jetty areas are prepared and are set to sail for the first catch of the day in the early morning
At 10 a.m. The bigger motorized boats from the jetty areas are set sail for the next batch of the day
Till 8 a.m. The first fresh catch of the day is brought in at the jetty areas and the process to detangle it starts
Till 12 p.m. The bigger boats set on sail return with the second batch of fish catch and the jetty area itself forms the sorting and auction point for the fishes brought in
Till 8 a.m. The catch is sorted i) sent to the market for selling and ii) sent to the drying area
At 2 p.m. The rest of the fishes are sorted to dry, store or sell in the other markets, i) the fishes are transported to homes within the koliwada or nearby areas ii) or they are sold in either Crawford or Colaba market
Markers to be conserved Intangible Markers Traditional Festivals
Tangible Markers Vat Trees
Intangible Markers Traces of history in the precinct
Spaces for Community Celebrations Traditional practice of Fishing and Koli Food
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At 10 a.m. The fish market opens and the first batch is sold here, the market is open on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and weekends.
Till 8 a.m. The first batch is cleaned and is sorted at the deck near the jetty area, the unwanted fishes are thrown back into the sea or used as bait
Tangible Markers Worli Fort Golfadevi Temple
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The fishing season starts again with the Nariyal Pournima around August end or start of September, the other festivals celebrated are Ganesh Chaturti, Vellankani Festival, Navratri, Dussehra and Sai Baba Festival
Annual Fishing Cycle
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The design proposed allows for spaces to be multifunctional during different time-lines of the day and during festivals. The openness of the building designed is developed in accordance with the way the people use and need spaces in the Koliwada as every space has to be easily accessible. The fish farming proposed in the water is entirely built on the pontoons so it allows the platforms to float there rather than building something permanent in the water which would harm the marine ecology. The functions proposed aims to preserve, nurture, change and develop the Koliwada both economically and culturally.
Closed Recirculation Aquaculture System
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RE - IMAGINING SPIRITUAL SPACES Dadar Chaupati, Mumbai
Architectural Design Studio Guide - Shona Jain, Chirag Jain
The design re-imagines spiritual spaces via components that make a space ideal for praying and spiritual. It breaks away from the monotonous idea of a space meant for worship for a single community, of a singular idol or a component, but rather it focuses on factors instrumental in the act of worship and the basics that almost every faith follows. The play of natural elements - air, water, light and natural land cover present on the site is evident in the building and is the component that is important in shaping the ambience both inside and outside the building. The study of old institutions belonging to different faiths throws light upon the wholeness of earlier buildings when they used to be more than just praying spaces. Inspired from them, the building also houses a library, a community kitchen, a community celebration and art learning spaces.
INTERNSHIP AT VIKAS DILAWARI ARCHITECTS Mumbai
Internship Principal Architect - Vikas Dilawari Fourth Year Studio, Sem 8
G.M. Jain Hostel - Measure Drawing
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Location - Prabhadevi ,Mumbai, Mahasrashtra Type - Hostel Client - Amritlal Jain Work Done - Measure Drawings
The internship at Vikas Dilawari Architects involved a variety of Measure Drawing works raging from small buildings in Mumbai to larger complexes like Rajpipla Palace, Gujarat. Along with it, HUDCO and UNESCO competition works were also explored by me. The firm conserved a number buildings of varied architectural styles and different uses - commmercial, religious, residential and institutional.
Rajpipla Palace - Measure Drawing
The exploration in conservation helped me understand the old architecture in a much better way in terms of design, applied construction and structural techniques.
Location - Rajpipla, Gujarat Type - Badminton Court Client - Mr. Digvijay Chand Work Done - Measure Drawings of Rajpipla Palace Complex
Location - Mumbai, Baroda, Hyderabad, Pune, Delhi, Goa, Bangalore, Chennai, Cochin, Pondichery, Kolkata, Ahmedabad Type - Traveling Exhibition, Work done - Exhibition Panels From the viewpoint of conservation, the panels presented discussed about the city fabric that is vanishing with constant redevelopments. The panels talk about the journey of Mumbai city’s formation throughout the years and then zooms into the Gilder lane, Mumbai Central. Amidst the constant redevelopments with tall glass buildings being carried in the area, the lane is imagined to be an oasis in the coming years. TENDER DRAWING
Manglore tile over the TW or aluminium horizontal batten 38mm x 25mm x 1.6 mm hollow Aluminium or 1" x 1-1/2" TW Horizontal batten over the TW vertical battens
Type - School and Junior College Client - Mr. Firoze Mistry, C.E.O. Work Done - Designing of toilets, drafting the existing and final toilet layouts
2" x 1-1/2" TW Vertical batten above tarfelt layer Shalimar Tarfelt Layer over the T & G boarding TW T&G boarding over the runner member
9" Half Round GI Eaves Gutter MS Gutter Bracket
5" x 1" TW Plane Fascia Board 9" x 1" TW Non-Decorative Fascia Board Existing TW Runner Member
Location - Dongri ,Mumbai, Mahasrashtra
COMPLETE MANGLORE TILE ROOF REPAIRS OF DARKHANA, DONGRI, MUMBAI
EAVES GUTTER DETAIL
Intern work: Proposed detail drawing for gutter
Type - Religious Client - Aga Khan for Culture Work Done - Tender drawings
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VIKAS DILAWARI
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Darkhana Jamatkhana - Tender Drawings
Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Parsi Charitable Institution
Location - Charni Road ,Mumbai, Mahasrashtra
Type - Religious Client - Church Parish Work Done - Measure Drawings
Death of Architecture - Exhibition Panels
Sacred Heart Church - Measure Drawing
Location - Santacruz,Mumbai, Maharashtra
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REDEFINING BOUNDARIES Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Urban Design Studio Guide - Aneerudha Paul Fourth Year Studio, Sem 7 The study involves the understanding the Civic and State Body that functions in Dehradun. The Dehradun Nagar Nigam is divided into two parts - the Administrative Department and the Legislative Department. The hierarchy of the municipal corporation in the area was studied and the buildings were analysed spatially in accordance to their immediate context and its public inheritance. The site consists of a lot of other government departments in the vicinity making it a potential heritage precinct of heritage value. Each of these civic buildings have a certain time-line of evolution, whether it being an office shifted to a new building or an office building being constructed in parts which concluded in their current state. The proposed scenario is a complete administrative precinct with heritage at the centre of the city with public interface.
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THE INFORMAL ADMINISTRATIVE CONNECTOR Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Urban Design Studio Guide - Aneerudha Paul Fourth Year Studio, Sem 7 The Nagar Nigam area in Dehradun is a administrative area with its major offices distributed in a loose way over the precinct. It is an old precinct with building of heritage value. The Informal Administrative Connector connects the whole realm, starting from the administrative area to the public area of the precinct via programs spread over the site. The market shops from the Dispensary Road extend to the New Meenatchi Road connecting the public canteen, leading to the protest area and then to the Municipal Corporation Administrative Complex. The Public Canteen and the Protest areas are the most public areas attracting the public to the centre of the city, since these areas are not restricted to any particular set of people, the functions also change over the day.
FRAMING VIEWS Hampi, Karnataka
Architectural Design Studio Guide - Saumya Raja Third Year Studio, Sem 6 Hampi’s buildings are constructed in a way that they form frames. Sometimes it frames a particular element or a part of a building. Sometimes a particular part of the building is viewed differently from different locations, distances and levels, constantly changing the experience. The Institution of Indology at Virupaksha Temple is a building which frames views around the site. One enters from behind the Virupaksha Temple and descends down to the River Tungabhadra. The descending movement is linear, similar to the temple movement of Hampi, it reaches down to the river as one reaches the end point of the temple, i.e. Mukhya Mandapa. The descending movement is slow, getting in the language of Tungabhadra Ghats. One can get glimpses of river and hear its sound, but it doesn’t completely opens up until one is on the decks or one reaches the Library. Thus, the whole act of descending down itself forms a ritual.
Concept and Design Development
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ART CENTRE Dharavi, Mumbai
Working Drawing Studio Guide - Jamshid Bhiwandiwala Third Year Studio, Sem 6
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LUCKNOW PORTFOLIO Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Documentation Studio Guides - Shirish Joshi, Vikram Pawar Seond Year Studio, Sem - 4
The Lucknow Portfolio (2015-16) follows the Allahabad Archive (2014-15) project at the KRVIA. The documentation involves 32 structures among Lucknow’s old built monuments, ranging from individual structures to complexes covering the typologies of the city. This collection of drawings trace the journey of the city through a time that has clearly been forgotten in the architectural history of our country. The buildings documented consist of architectural plans, sections and elevations. They are supported with site plans and a three dimensional axonometric view, involving an understanding of various architectural styles through drawings and constructing material models of the same. The structures vary in size, style and geometries thus each documentation is complemented with a specific set of drawings
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THE CURATOR’S HOUSE Bundi, Rajasthan
Collaborative Design Studio Guide - Vikram Pawar, Jerry George Second Year Studio, Sem 4
The Bundi Project features a Curator’s House. The project was to find the situations in the valley of Bundi, which were similar in nature to the Netherlands proverbs given in the studio respectively. The proverb given was ‘To keep the hen’s egg and let the goose’s egg go’, meaning to make a bad decision. The site of the house features an old arms and ammunition storing place of the Bundi fort, which is now in ruins and is encroached over by a bank. The ‘Topkhana’ is restored as an arms and ammunition museum with a Curator’s House attached to it.
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BUILDING AROUND VOIDS Malwani, Mumbai
Architectural Design Studio Guide - Zameer Basrai, Shlipa Gore Shah Second Year Studio, Sem 3
The project is situated in the H-Sector of Malwani. The site is a very dense area with congested housing and schools within. The building forms a breathing space in the area, with the main functions lifted above on the upper floor and the ground floor plinth open to people around. The intervention is an education centre which provides the basic lacking facilities to the schools around. It includes a library, computer laboratory, AV room and a study room.
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FACTORY OF DISCARDED WHISPERS Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Architectural Design Studio Guide - Rohan Shivkumar, Ginella George Second Year Studio, Sem 4 The project located at Lucknow was designed via the available components provided to us which were the site - Picture Gallery, and the requirement that the project must speak about the marginalized LGBTQI community in India which formed the Discarded Whispers. The building designed was symbolic in nature that celebrated the LGBTQI community with its colourful glass facades and white walls, and the form wrapped around the phallic monument Satkhanda.
Post Occupancy Survey Fifth Year Studio, Sem 8, 9
DT - 04 ROOM NUMBER - 419 TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY READING
The project on the left shows the graphs constructed for the post occupancy survey, with the help of readings taken on site of temperatures, humidity, different carbon oxide gases contents, light and sound quality in Ambapada, Mahul.
The project on the left shows the Post Occupancy Survey conducted in the Vidyanidhi Building with similar readings taken as Mahul. With the survey conducted, proposals were made to make the building more energy efficient.
The study done on 08-23-18 concludes that there the temperature observed throughout the day ranges between 28 - 30.5 degree Celcius and the relative humidity is in sync wth the temperature. The room temperature observed is normal but the high levels of humidity are the reasons for uncomfortable conditions. The high levels of humidity are caused due to lack of enough cross ventilation.
The study done on 08-24-18 concludes that the obsrved temperature throughout the day ranges between 30-35 degree Celcius and the relative humidity is in sync wth the temperature. The room temperature observed is normal but the high levels of humidity are for reasons the uncomfortable conditions. The high levels of humidity are caused due to lack of enough cross ventilation.
The study done on 08-24-18 concludes that the obsrved temperature throughout the day ranges between 30-35 degree Celcius and the relative humidity is in sync wth the temperature. The room temperature observed is normal but the high levels of humidity are the reasons for uncomfortable conditions. The high levels of humidity are caused due to lack of enough cross ventilation.
Light Intensity
Air Velocity
PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR LAYOUT Event space for 80 Control room Cafe Common area Seminar rooms Workspace Services
Proposed Spaces Layout
SYSTEM S APPLIED IN THE BUILDING M ECHANICAL V ENTILATION NATURAL V ENTILATION HYBRID SYSTEM
Proposed Mechanical and Natural Ventilation System
Mechanical Ventilation Layout
Existing Plan Layout
Proposed Plan Layout
Proposed Plan Layout
KRVIA Building - Post Ocupancy Survey
OTHER WORKS
Ambapada, Mahul - Post Ocupancy Survey
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OTHER WORKS B.Tech Studio
The work presented displays a variety of work explored through the academic years which involves the understanding and usage of different materials and their behavior both on a 1:1 scale or through structural models of large spanning members. It features works solely with a single material and their with other materials.
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DIGITAL LLUSTRATIONS