PORTFOLIO
NEHA RAJ ASHA
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NEHA RAJ ASHA
09 April 1999
Graduate Architect Marian College of Architecture and Planning Kerala, India neharajasha@gmail.com +971 50 704 5269
EDUCATION
2003 2017 Sharjah Indian School, Sharjah, U.A.E
2017 |2022
Bachelor of Architecture Marian College of Architecture and Planning, Thiruvanthapuram, Kerala University 4th rank in semester 8 University first rank in semester 9 University first rank- Dissertation University overall ninth rank- 2022 batch
SKILLS
Autodesk Autocad Autodesk Revit
Trimble Sketchup
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Indesign Adobe Illustrator Lumion V-Ray 3ds Max Procreate
Audacity Microsoft Office Microsoft Project
OTHER COURSES UNDERTAKEN
Sustainability in Architecture: An Interdisciplinary Introduction Universitat Politecnica de Valencia
Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management Darden school of business University of Virginia
Adobe Photoshop Introductory course by Carles Marsal
Autodesk Revit offered by BIM it
Architectural visualisation with V-RAY for sketchup course by Maria Alarcon
Unreal Engine 4 course by Miguel Albo
ARCHVIZ with 3ds MAX and Corona Render course by Gustavo Correa
RESEARCH AND STUDIES
“Nocturnal Terrain In Metro Cities” 2021
LANGUAGES
Malayalam Native English Fluent Hindi Comm.
Arabic Intermediate French Intermediate
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication”
“Cathemerality illicited community hub” 2022
COMPETITIONS
COA Essay competition 2020 ARCASIA Bus shelter design
SOFT SKILLS
Hand drafting Creative writing Written and verbal communication Logical reasonsing Journalism Project planning and scheduling Time management Data analysis Conflict management Mentoring
EXPERIENCES
2019
Event scheduling cordinator Stage events cordinator 62nd Annual NASA convention, Zone 6 2019 Attendee IIA Awards, 2018
Graphic design Perfect Acoustics, Dubai, U.A.E Editor
Elysian; Documentation of Carmel Hill Monastery, Trivandrum, Kerala
YEAR 5 THESIS Research and design
1. 2. 4. 5. 6.
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YEAR 3 MIXED USE Commercial scale
YEAR 4 URBAN DESIGN Research based design YEAR 5 WORKING DRAWINGS Internship
YEAR 4 CAMPUS PLANNING Site planning YEAR 1 COTTAGE DESIGN Basic design
YEAR 4 : URBAN DESIGN
Location Akkulam, Kerala, India SEMESTER 8 September 2020
Marian College of Architecture and Planning
Duration: 12 WEEKS
The design studio aimed to propose a design through a thorough place study of Akkulam, Trivandrum through research, conclusions and documentations.. The background study led to the coining of “desiging an ecologically sensitive active public realm” that was furthut developed as the design. “Less is more” -Mies van der Rohe
FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURE ECOLOGICAL STRUCTURE ECOLOGICAL STRUCTURE VEHICULAR MOVEMENT WATER TRANSPORT MOVEMENT PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT
LEGEND
DETAIL DEMONSTATION AREA
VIEW TOWARDS AMPHITHEATRE AND GREENHOUSE
YEAR 5 : THESIS
Location ; Pune, India SEMESTER 10 September 2022
The study aims to design an integrated night complex that aims to promote the efficient manioulation fo both day and night hours through a designed safe night environment. The thesis addresses to study and design a community complex for catering the users of the night and to create safe and accessible spaces for citizens during the night .
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Duration: 20 WEEKS
OBJECTIVES
1. To develop design strategies that allow for flexiblity of spaces from morning to night.
2. To devise variours architectural devices for the implementation of the theory during both day and night.
3. To develop an integrated design between transit users, the youth and the local community.
4. To explore night lighting for the safe utilization of the night by the community.
SITE DETAILS
Site area: 11 Acres
Built up area: 21, 754 sqm
F.S.I: 4 Coverage: 60% Frontage: 50% (National TOD policy)
Basement car parking provided for both start up and library users along with on site parking facilities.
Basement is accessed through the west side of the site with entry from the right side road.
Seperate lobbies for both start up compplex and library for secured access to the building.
Security points at entry and exit of the vehicles as well as pedestrians.
BASEMENT AREA : 4,300 sqm
TOTAL 4 WHEELER PARKING : 80
TOTAL 2 WHEELER PARKING : 150
UTILITIES PROVIDED
RAINWATER TANK TRANSFORMER GENERATOR
FIRE TANK ELEVATORS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
FIRE STAIRS
SECOND
Library entry
View towards interconnection and library entry
View to night market and start up building
YEAR 4 : CAMPUS PLANNING
Location ; New Delhi, India SEMESTER 7 September 2020
The proposed Campus plan for The School of Planning and Architecture at Vasanth Kunj aims at exploring the planning and design of large scale buildings with high degree of complexity by understanding architectural, socio-cultural, and economic issues connected with architecture. lntegrated approach to design encompassing site planning, building design, environment and services.
Marian College of Architecture and Planning
Duration: 12 WEEKS
Design brief
India is home to many college including multiple prestigious campuses. But the values followed in both teaching and working practices are outdated. These institutions are widely recognised nationally but fails in the international realm.
The need to bring in value to the identity of india and its architecture is crucial now more than ever.
The present branding and esteem value of spa is profound enough to exhilarate to the international standards, yet not yet succeed due to the hesitance to move out of the comfort bubble.
The campus shall imprint an impression on the visitors and crowd coming in from around the world through the design in order to climb to the global domain.
The approach in integration of concepts from temple planning to the campus ma sterplan is aligned with the choice o f temple designs in india representing the architectural character of the country.
The proposition is achieved through use of levels, visual axis, play of light and shadow, creation of solids and voids and transition of spaces.
Entry to campus
Vision Brief
The functioning Of Architectural Colleges in India has never undergone a radical change since the first architectural college was established in 1913. Even though the camous was the pioneer Architecture College to be established in Asia, neither the college nor the nation is ranked in leading at an international level. standards.
The SPA brand has the right name and given the opportunity to shift out of the comfort bubble, can be deemed as a first class premier institute at international. As we still live off the architectural grandeurs of our ancestors, The campus shall also strive to transpire as an icon representing India’s architecture and identity of the 21st century India.
Faculty and staff accomodation View of trench Live Pedestrian and vehicular circulation Site at Vasant Kunj, New Delhi Nodes and major axes Learn PlayVision statement
SPA Delhi to become a global design learning platform with its own unique identity through integrating a better work learn live relationship, providing sacred learning experience while also allowing 21st century ideologies and vibrant/ creative learning thresholds.
Objectives
To understand and imply alternative teaching methods in the field of architecture
Understanding contemporary learning spaces and information exchange platforms in the design replacing classrooms and functions
Understanding how the campus shall represent a wider spectrum in the life of an architect by refining itself into a workshop to gain experience
Strategies
Waiting space Activity before entering classroom/studio buffer
Different levels instead of floor Progressive yearly shift in the design of classroom and workstation from the initial semesters to the final
Amalgamation of classrooms of various semesters while also acting as individual private zones
Staff rooms altering as discussion areas annexed with the classrooms through activated corridors.
Lightwell
Ramps
Campus master plan G.F built up area 22563 sqm Site area 88000 sqm F.A.R 0.514 Coverage 25.64%
Thesis studio Mezzanine Discussion rooms and staff rooms
1st year studio
Toilets
Fire escape
1st year studio
Student lockers 3rd year studio Seen below 2nd year studio Exhibition room Lobby to bridge Submission room 4th year studio
YEAR 3 : MIXED USE BUILDING
Location Kerala, India SEMESTER 6
Mixed use building was a commercial project located amidst an important nodal point in the city of Trivandrum, Kerala.
The design of the project aims on addressing technological and building services related outcomes on a multi storeyed building taking various user groups into consideration
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Duration: 12 WEEKS
Eastern elevation
Western elevation
Southern elevation
Common amenities
Mixed use commercial project with 4 entries to the proposed site including a service entry security cabins and cctv visuals installed at the entrances
The proposed site alters as an urban park in a commercial setup to cater the involvment of the neighbouhood.
Service entry and exit at the northern end of the site for both restaurant deliveries as well as vehicle loading to the showroom
4m high compound wall around the site aids to private zoning of office complex.
Rainwater harvesting tank are located at the highest point of the building with fire ducts and ventilation units provided at each floor.
The design features a 2 storied multi-level automated parking common for restaurant and showroom visitors.
The office complex, restaurant and urban park features 24 hour shift; ample illumi nation and security postings on various points in the site adding to the safety of urban users and employees
Car showroom
The design features a 2 level car showroom displaying 5 exhibits featuring tesla carsan upcoming major shift in the mode of transport over the world including india- sustainable and non polluting designs- electric cars
Customers arriving at the showroom to experience the cars- not purchase them.
Booking of cars at showroom is done through an automated screen. Vehicle is then delivered to the given address
Car loading to the showroom is through an automated mechanism at the northern facade of the building
Restaurant
The complex has a two level dining including an open restaurant at the first floor.
The open dining features bar fuctioning at night with the restuarant catering 170 diners.
Entry to the restaurant is through southern side for ease of access for the office employeesas well. Food is moved from kicthen to the tables through dumb lift
The complex has two entries to the office complex including a pedestrian and vip entrances
Security includes biometrics at the southern entrance and security posting at the eastern entry 2 level parking at the basement
The complex is divided into two with elevator as the vertical circulation
Bridges connect the left complex with the elevator and atrium for each office functions as a second level as a security measure Verical core of the complex is lit by sylight for transcendance in space with cafetria at the ground level along with the aminities at the same level. These functions alters as the social hub of the complex
Location map of site at Jagathy, Kerala
Site section A-A
Site section B-B
The site at jagathy junction, Trivandrum falls under a high traffic region due to the proximity of the site to the bus stop.
This also adds to the high pedestrian traffic and movement in and around the site even though the site itself remains a barren wasteland
The site context houses a residential colony that is a stark constrast in building typologies mentioned in the brief.
The three typologies of buildings are zoned and massed based on transition of the users and site characteristics.
The soil being clayey, pile foundation is adopted in construc-
Workstations
Workstations
Workstations
Showroom
Office
Private discussion
Toilets Informal meeting areas
Informal meeting areas Bridges leading to office floors
Office Toilets
Pantry
Managers cabin Conference room
Showroom Services
Elevator Elevator
Southern elevation Eastern elevation Northern elevation Western elevationEach floor of the office complaex was designed to maximise the interactions among the staff and employees. This was done by providing gathering or informal meeting spaces at regular intervals on the floors.
The main head office located at the 6th and 7th floors were interconnected to each other with a common access using a bridge.
Fourth floor
YEAR 1 : COTTAGE DESIGN
Location ; Kerala, India SEMESTER 1 & 2
Fifth floor
Cottage design was a project focusing on an introductory level in Architecture. The aim of the design studio was to gain a an understanding of the basic functions of human and their requirements for space following the anthropometic standards.
Sixth floor
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Duration: 8 WEEKS
Seventh floor
Site of cottage within the resort
The project
Over the Hill is a cozy and exotic resort tucked away from the daily grind atop a picturesque hillock in Poovar. The project is a family cottage proposed for the luxury hotel resort at Poovar.
The plot for design at the resort was decided while taking into consideration the need for privacy from the exisitng busy resort grounds and to include a picturisque view
The cottage is set among a large canopy of local trees and is designed imparting minimum disturbance to the exisiting site conditions.
The design features a deck with pool, two bedroo ms, a living, a car parking within the building and a backyard including camp fires and barbeque.
Location map of Over the Hill resort, Poovar, Kerala
YEAR 5 : INTERNSHIP
Location ; Varghese Panicker Architects, Trivandrum, India SEMESTER 9 January 2022
Working and construction drawings
Marian College of Architecture and Planning Duration: 14 WEEKS
DETAIL B
WORKING DRAWINGS Drainage plan for residence
WORKING DRAWINGS Electrical plan for school