neerja dave
Selected works
• architecture
• interior design
neerja dave +1 404 903 3896 ndave37@gatech.edu neerjaadave@gmail.com
Design is a tool to revitilize the society. I aim to use it to derive practical, costeffective & innovative approaches for creating livable conditions & legible architecture in cities. Adaptive Reuse & Restoration of Built, Natural Urban Heritage are central to my intent of learning & approach for making our cities Resilient towards climate change.
Interiors 1. The Third space 2. Real Estate Company’s Office 3. Runs and Roses 4. Dentist Clinic
Site Planning & Landscape
Architecture
1. Institute for Conservation and Rehabilitation of Wildlife
1. Ahmedabad House
2. Atali Residential Community
3. 22’x6’ House
2. Mass Housing for Developing Rurban Community
4. Office Building for Nico Solutions
Interior Design
Professional Work
The Third Space Location : Rajkot, Gujarat, India
Year : 2015
Area : 500 sqf.
Theme : Earthy - combining five elements on Nature in Design. + Compact Space Design Challenge Material Palette : Wood, Indian Patented Stone, Jaisalmer Stone, Handcrafted Cement Tiles, Kota Stone Role: Co-Lead, Interior Architecture with The Studio RE
The Third Space
planter
Studio
studio facade opens into the terrace space
For the Artist
stair-seating
Terrace
Discussion Space
jaisalmer seats
Challenges of working in a densely composed Indian city include designing affordable, innovative and multipurpose spaces in very small footprints. The building is a very compact Urban Block. and therefore, each designed space has been carefully calibrated to maximize on avialble floor area - to makeitmulti-purpose and easily adaptable incase of a change in function.
working pods library wall product display
Incubation Space + Library
community table
pantry
First Floor Cafe
street-food window
30’
Cafe Terrace Space for Art Performances
The Third Space Plinth as Seating Space + Stage area during performances
cork-wood
deodar wood
turquoise colour
handmade cement tiles
teak wood
cement oxide
scarlet upholstery
jaisalmer stone
Material Palette
Staggered Stair Design for maximizing seating spaces during terrace music concerts
Terrace Studio for Product Designer
Vertical Planter
Stepped Seating
section through the incubation space
Circulation Space designed to double up as reading space for the Library
The Third Space Product Display Racks
Portal to The Third Space
Library seating On the other hand, the terrace facade has been designed as a dynamic one with vertical floral & medicinal plantations paired with crafted seating.
Library Wall
to aid the learning process at the incubation center
Display Rack
for showcasing products designed by the weekend workshops & members of the incubation center
Entrance Vestibule
Service Area
DEPLOYABLE FURNITURE
REUSED CORK FOR INTERIOR DESIGN ELEMENNTS
STUDIO SPACE FOR DESIGNER
TERRACE - RECONNECTING 5 ELEMENTS OF NATURE
SOMBRE INTERIOR SPACES
INTRICATE WOOD CRAFTSMENSHIP
TRIPLING THE SEATING CAPACITY OF THE TERRACE BY CRAFTING THE ELEMENTS OF SPACE-MAKING
WORKING WITH EARTHY MATERIALS
CRAFTED TO STAND OUT IN ITS URBAN CONTEXT
Real Estate Company Office Location : Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Year : 2018
Area : 650 sqf.
Theme : Bright and Minimalistic Design Material Palette : MS, Plywood, Laminates, PU Coating Role: Co-Lead, Interior Design, Execution with The Studio RE
Real Estate Company Office Landscape irrigated by waste-water (inside) False Ceiling
Company Signage
Waiting Space
Air Conditioner to be fixed here
CEO’s office
1" 2'-32
1 2"
Tiny Library
Satuario Stone cut to size to be pasted with Araldite on Marine Plywood
61" 2
1"
MDF Painted
Subordinate’s office
Wall Painted
3'-6"
GRAY Colour painted - MDF on Plywood
7" Outside: PU on Plywood
1'-11" 2
Inside:Paint on Plywood
2"
Outside: PU on Plywood
1" 1'-02
1'-1"
1'-1" 1" 2"
Plywood + PU
Note that Outer 2" frame projects outward from the rest of them
Execution Detail for Backrack - isometric Design Layout Isometric section of Back Rack - Detail Drawing
Vastral Office
Main Office
Architect :
Bharadwaj Trivedi
Revision 1
+91 9825615733 bharadwajtrivedi@gmail.com +91 8128577797
Date :
25 06 2018
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Outdoor Seating
Entrance
Real Estate Company Office
The office has been designed to look more spacioous - given that the avaialble area is only 750 square feet carpet. Horizontal linear elements have been stressed upon along the lenth of the office-space to give a sense of an enlongated space. Mirror finished flooring results into a mirage that makes the space look taller overall.
Real Estate Company Office
Th CEO’s Office. The client opted for a Vibrant - Post modern theme. Material Palette was limited to MS, Cermics, plywood, MDF and Polyurethene coating for all plywood surfaces.
Professional Work
Runs and Roses Location : Rajkot, Gujarat, India Area : 1600 sqf.
Theme : Art Deco themed Sports Cafe Material Palette : MS, Wood, Pastel colour scheme. Role: Co-Lead, Interior Design with The Studio RE
Year : 2017
Sports Cafe
Runs & Roses Sports Cafe
As a conscious effort to utilize terrace spaces of commercial buildings to public use, this project was taken up to design a sports themed ‘BISTRO’ on the upper two terrace levels of a commercial setup in Rajkot. Located at a prominent crossroad in the city, the space was to be designed to garner maximum attention and with great sensitivity in order to reflect the theme. It is presently under construction.
Components of the Space-making : * Art Deco theme *Interactive sporty decor *Sports Lounge * Smoking Deck * Two outdoor screens for screening matches * 150 people seating * Kitchen
Furniture designed to fit the theme. Pastel colour scheme to aid the Art Deco feel of the space. Material Palette was limited to MS, plywood, reused glass andn fabric - in order to cut down construction costs.
Sports cafe with an edge of art deco & comic con themes
Professional Work
Dental Clinic Location : Kalipat Village, Rajkot City, Gujarat, India
Year : 2019
Area : 650 sqf.
Theme : Eco-sensitive design, Lessened Carbon Footprint Material Palette : Plywood, Laminates, PU Coating Role: Co-Lead, Interior Design with The Studio RE
Dental Clinic Dental Workshop
Consulting Room
The Challenge to work in a metrocity is accomodating ambitious design aspirations into compact spaces. This project presented a unique opportunity to craft a dentist’s workspace. The main task being using every square inch avaialble while maintaing excellent standards of hygenic design-detail and also make the space experientially rich.
Waiting Lounge
Verandah
Dental Clinic
Waiting Lounge
Services
Dental Workshop
Consultation Room
Consultation Room
Dental Workshop
Waiting Lounge
Services
Site Planning & Architecture
Professional Work
Center foR ConSeRvation & Rehabilitation of WildLife Location : Kalipat Village, Rajkot City, Gujarat, India
Year : 2014-2019
Area : 3 acres
Theme : Eco-sensitive design, Lessened Carbon Footprint Material Palette : Limestone, Basalt, Waste wood, recycled roofing tiles Role: Co-Lead Site Planning - Architecture - Graphic Design -Outreach - Wildlife Rescue Volunteer - with The Studio RE
Wetland - Aviary
Center foR ConSeRvation & Rehabilitation of WildLife
Enclosures for Educational Raptors
Raptor Flight Pens Raptor Mews Residential Quarters for Wildlife Research Fellows
Raptor Morque
Hospital Unit Raptor Treatement Center
Passerine Bird Aviaries Passerine Bird Aviaries
Fruit Orchard
Landscape restored to allow river-stream to flow through its original route.
Center foR ConSeRvation & Rehabilitation of WildLife CROW ( Conservation and Rehabilitation of Wildlife) is an NGO based in Rajkot that works towards conservation, rehabilitation and awareness about Wildlife , specially Raptors.
Raptor Mews
Flight Training for Raptors
Hospital Unit
Natural Water Sink
Existing Topography has over a 30’ difference between its highest and lowest point
Natural Water Sink
Natural Water Sink converted to Wetland + Aviary
Center foR ConSeRvation & Rehabilitation of WildLife
(above) Offices forTrustees of the Organization
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
Admin Courtyard
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
Quick Reference Library
Bird Pantry
Bird Triads
Presentation & Discussion Room Intensive Care Unit
Laboratory Presentation Room & Ancillary Activities
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
the hospital unit blends into the context with its rammed earth & stone composite walls - both excavated from the site. This has been done to reduce the carbon footprint of the construction
Amphitheater facing the Educational Raptor Enclosures
General Ward
Operation Theater
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
The site is a challenging one, sinceit is hevily contoured- the different between the highest & lowest point being close to ten metres, with a water canal runnig right through the center of the land anda mango orchard at its center. Site planning had to be cariedin a way that no tree, vegetation or ecological aspect of the land were disturbed or harmed. Abundunt research & understanding about designing for Birds of Prey went into its design and conception. The center is presently underconstruction.
Professional Work
landscape for atali residential community Location : Bharuch, Gujarat, India
Year : 2016
Area : 100 hectares
Theme : Fast-track Design, Execution - Architecture + Interiors Material Palette : All things Green & Blue (Landscape & Water Management Design) Role: Execution drawings, Landscape design and Detail - for Munjal Bhatt Architects
Sewage and WasteWater Treatement Plant Conserving Rain Water in Reservoirs
Water Reservoir 2
Farmland cultivated from waste-water
Water Channels
Lawns Irrigated through waste water
Fruit Orchard(s)
Crafting the Landscape for a Self-Sustaining Community
flowering trees
fruit bearing trees
Atali Residential Comminuty Landscape Planning & Design
Atali Residential Comminuty Landscape Planning & Design
Atali has been planned as a housing colony for the torrent power ltd. employees & guests. The site is placed on a very large piece of land of about a few acres. During the internship course, the project was in its execution stage. most of the piling work had been done & the working + tender drawings were in the making. Also, the landscape design was to be done with the integrated concept of reusing the water and harvesting the available rainwater. Water was to be used as a landscape feature- as the water reservoirs, water chanels and waterbodies around buildings. Also, it had to be planned as a productive landscape site - i.e. it had to be designed in a manner that the community could be sustained within itself- be itfor the food (crop/vegetable/ fruits) or water (water recycling & harvesting). Each Avenvue is landscaped to be looked at, as a fruit avenue paired with a particular kind of a crop(s)(keeping into consideration the crop rotation) . While working on this part,it was also very important, not to lose even a little on the aesthetical side of landscaping. The Landscape design provided me with an opportunity to work on the plumbingand sewage layout as well and pairing them with the rainwater channels.
The Housing Community of Fruit Orchards & Flower Boulevards
Atali Residential Comminuty Landscape Planning & Design waste - water recharge estimates :
Total available rooftop water
:
51, 10, 000 litres Total Volume of Waterbodies
:
51, 64, 050 litres Underground Water Tank Capacity Estimate :
50,00,000 litres typical detail section for reservoir
Architecture
Professional Work
Ahmedabad House Location : Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Year : 2018-19
Area : 1800 sqf.
Theme : Fast-track Design, Execution - Architecture + Interiors Material Palette : Brick, Concrete, Plywood, PU, Laminates Role: Co-Lead Architecture, Interior Design - with The Studio RE
Ahmedabad House ‘faliyu’ or Garden
Located in the heart of a thriving Industrial area, in Ahmedabad and in proximity to a major landfill - the building demanded being closed down from all sides and spaces being inward looking. An office for a staff of 30 people, The building had to be constructed, completed within a time frame of three months, including the interiors. A challenging task, for the project brief clearly mentioned to deliver the building within the given time frame. Focus, during the course, remained on efficient execution rather than innovation or experimentation in terms of design. We made the architectural spatial organization as efficient and execution friendly
Formal Living Space
Porcch in exposed concrete
Entrance Vestibule Dining Space
Helper Access
Kitchen
Washing + Drying Area
Overhead Water Tank
Ahmedabad House Lounge
Dining Space
Section
Stair Shaft
Bedroom
Entrance Vestibule Section
ACADEMIC WORK
Mass Housing for the Developing Class Location : Rajkot, Gujarat, India
Year : 2016
Area : 4.6 acres
Theme : Socially & Culturally relevant Rural-Urban Housing Complex Material Palette : Precast Concrete Structure - Assembled on Site. Role: Designer
Mass Housing For Developing Class Hexagonal module
Precast Concrete walls for accelerated construction
Units staggered by half a module
The site is located in a dense suburban context
Staggered Units provided interactive outdoor spaces for all units which are in conjunction with the rest of them
The design focuses on creating a habitable environment. The buildings are placed to create a common community space. Three clusters and their open spaces, open up to the green patch - with abundunt greencover. The decision was taken to retain the existing trees on site . There is an attempt to locate all the terraces towards this green area - which would house all major outdoor recreation spaces, for all agegroups. The dwelling units stagger ,to form terraces for each residential unit. These, provide scope for spilling activities outdoors, as well as a scope for future expansions. Developing Housing as a Social Process - constantly in transformation yet rooted in its timelessness. The Housing Blocks have been arranged to provide easy visual and physical proximity between adjacent and neighbourhood units. A herirarcchy of open spaces has been achieved in terms of residential balconies connecting strongly to the neighbourhood level open space which eventually opens upto into a small forest like space, which holds an ancient well and a temple. Certain communal and physiographical traits of the site have been retained.
Mass Housing For Developing Class TYPE A ; 60 SQM
odd level plan TYPE B ; 75 SQM
structural module overlay Living conditions have been densified in order to achieve maximum FAR potential & maximize open spaces availability in the community. Hexagons provide excellent structural strength - in an earthquake prone zone. The structure has been designed for easy increment of modules and houses in the future while not losing on the spatial quality of the existing houses.
even level plan
the hexagons tower above the context’s skyline to form a landmark
Mass Housing For Developing Class interactive terrace spaces for each unit
living spaces for all units face the inner courtyard - generating more scope for for informal conversations
common open / green space located centrally & shared by all 120 units
easy interaction with noisy neighbours
The Housing complexes have been designed keeping in mind the heigh : width ratios of 1:1 and 1:3 for the clusters. This has been taken care of, in order to achieve a sense and scale of visually and physically interactive neighbourhood. On the other hand, the entire central courtyard area has been peddestrianized by diverting automobile parking in the basement area.
Professional Work
22 x 6
Location : Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Year : 2017
Area : 132x4 sqf.
Theme : Fast-track Design, Execution - Architecture + Interiors Material Palette : Brick, Concrete, Plywood, PU, Laminates Role: Co-Lead Design - with The Studio RE
22’ x 6’ House
A compact house - 22 feet long and 6 feet wide. The house was a challenge in itself. The house could fit 3 bedrooms with attached baths and a living space and cooking space - each space receiving its desired dignity. In order to bring in light and to enable cross-ventilation, the staircase shaft has been used as an air device and has been finished in fibre reinforced glass, to bring in sufficient light at all hours of the day.
22’ x 6’ House Entrance
living space toilet
service space
bedroom space
Living Dining Kitchen & the Loo
private space skylight vertical circulation Typical Bedroom Floor Layout
Professional Work
NICO SOLUTIONS’ OFFICE Location : Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Year : 2016
Area : 1320 sqf.
Theme : Fast-track Design, Execution - Architecture + Interiors Material Palette : Brick, Concrete, Plywood, PU, Laminates Role: Co-Lead Architecture, Interior, Execution, Site Management - with The Studio RE
Nico Sollutions’ Office Building
Sales Department
Conference Room
Storage
An office for a staff of 30 people, The building had to be constructed, completed within a timeframe of three months,including the interiors. A challenging task, for the project brief clearly mentioned to deliver the building within the given time frame. Focus during the course, remained on efficient execution rather than innovation or experimentation in terms of design. We made the architectural spatial organization as efficient and execution friendly. Located in the heart of a thriving Industrial area, in Ahmedabad and in proximity to a major landfill - the building demanded being closed down from all sides and spaces being inward looking.
Reception & Waiting
Accounts Department
Ground Floor
Purchase Department
Director’s Office
First Floor
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
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36'6'' Parapet Top Level 35'6'' Slab Top Level 34'6'' Slab Bottom Level 34'00''Slab bottom Level
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14'0'' Slab Top Level 14'0'' Slab Bottom Level 13'0'' Beam Bottom Level
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17'6'' Sill Level
Plinth Level
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Ground Level
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PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
Nico Sollutions’ Office Building
First life, then Buildings, then Space s. The other way never works. - Jan Gehl