Architecture Portfolio 2017-2022
MORA
NIDHI ARCHITECT
P: +91 9167773591 E: work.nidhimora@gmail.com nidhirmo17pi@student.mes.ac
F1 Type Apartments-04, Flat No: 05, Vashi Sec 05, Navi Mumbai.
PROFILE I’m Nidhi Mora, a recent Pillai College of Architecture, B.Arch graduate, and I’m looking for a career as a Fresher Architect. A good design, in my opinion, emerges from the collaborative effort mixed with one’s personal experiences, original ideas, and sensitive principles to create a special environment for human needs. I believe I can provide practical solutions using my knowledge and abilities.
ACHIEVEMENTS 2020
Selected in Top 25 for Best Architectural Rendering Category of the Architectural Representation Competition conducted by Daisaria Associates.
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Selected in Top 60 for Young Architects Portfolio Awards by Archresource Season 1.
E D U C AT I O N 2014 2016 2017
Sacred Heart High School, Worli. (Secondary School Certificate Exam) Sophia College for Womens, Mumbai. (Higher Secondary Certificate Exam)
VOLUNTEER 2018
Mindscape X- Pican Alumni Association
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Mindscape Festival
2019
Assisted by Ar. Tejashree Lakras for her project named Kalyan Smritigandha- the journey through architectural history and heritages of Kalyan, sponsored by Saint Gobain Scholarship Project.
Pillai College of Architecture, Panvel. CGPA 8.14
WORKSHOPS 2017
Theatre Workshop conducted during Alegria.
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Patterns and Prototypes Workshop conducted during Kinesthesia.
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Geometry in Architecture by Ar. Kiran Keluskar
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Wall Painting Workshop conducted durning Kinesthesia.
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Parametric Architecture by Elephant creations.
SKILLS Autodesk Autocad Google Sketchup Autodesk Revit Twinmotion
Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe Indesign Coreldraw
WORK EXPERIENCE 2020 (Nov-June)
EXHIBITION
Internship at Stapati Calicut.
ANCILLARY SUBJECTS
2017
Documentation of Kalpa, Himachal Pradesh. (Under the guidance of Ar. Mahesh Naik)
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Contemporary Architecture (Instructed by Ar. Kavita Pradhan)
2018
Documentation of Kumartuli Village, Kolkata. (Under the guidance of Ar. Tejashree Lakras)
2018
Basic Photography (Instructed by Ar. Hemangi Kadu)
2019
Documentation of Pondicherry, Auroville. (Under the guidance of Ar. Abhijeet Sahasrabhude)
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Sustainability (Instructed by Ar. Madhurima Das)
Content
The Everyday Estate
The Work(ing) Community
House For The Lost
The Remedial Imaginary
Rural Settlement for Weavers
Mixed-use Co-working space
Housing for Migrant Workers
Urban Design for BKC E-Block
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Academic Content Project
An Inhabited Co.Living
STAPATI Calicut
The Fragmented Journey
The Avenue For & Of Kumbhars
Home for Working Professionals
Internship
Public Place and its Spaces
Settlement of Kumbhars
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Academic Project
/ The Everyday Estate / Rural Settlement for Weavers
Individual Work Instructor: Sasmit Acharekar Site: Pochampally, Telangana The thesis research led to Pochampally village in Telangana, which is known for its Ikat weaving tradition and has approximately 10,000 weavers associated. By analysizing various aspects of their lifestyle on basis of daily needs and necessity, and their present day concerns. The design proposal leads to creating a cluster which can eliminate exploitative middlemen , which will act as an example for the developing whole village, benefitting their economic and financial crisis.
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Academic Project
PiCA | Semester X | Year 2022
What are the Current Scenarios of Handlooms apart from clothing?
Designing and upgrading Pochampally’s present architectural rural inf designing a project plan that impro
The Dignity of India Does Handloom have Longer History events associated to Different states of India?
The handloom sector of our economy holds a special place since it has a long history of excellent craftsmanship, expressing and upholding the vibrant culture of the nation. Indian craftspeople are today renowned all over the world for the exquisiteness of their handspun, -woven, and -printed fabrics. The operations of this business are mostly based in the house, where various family members collaborate to make items. India has produced handwoven textiles ever since the beginning of time. Despite India’s reputation for exporting textiles to the majority of the civilised world even in antiquity, very few authentic examples of the earliest coloured or printed cotton fabrics have survived.
What importance does Handloom weaving play as an Occupation in India? Does Handloom have a Glowing future ahead?
What are Types of Handlooms weaving done by the State and Where are their settlements?
The Handloom Legacy Telangana is located on the Deccan Plateau, near the centre of the Indian Peninsula’s eastern shore. Telangana culture mixes Persian traditions, which were ingrained under the Mughals, Qutub Shahis, and Nizams’ reign of the region, with significant and primarily south Indian traditions and customs. Pochampally, Ikkat Handloom Products, Siddipet Handlooms, Nayaranpet Handlooms, Gadwal Handlooms, Banjara Embroidery, and Cotton Durries all have a lot of promise in Telangana. For its distinct arts and crafts of handloom weavers, the handloom sector holds a special position in the country. What are the Contribution to handloom sector from Telangana being the newest state?
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frastructure for weavers by studying the numerous weaving operations and oves living and economic circumstances.
What are methods and chemicals used for Dyeing the fabric?
Components and Procedure Handlooms employ yarn, the majority of excellent “Kora” yarn originates from Tamil Nadu in the south. Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka provide a portion of the total. The procedure begins with the selection of silk/cotton yarns, the spinning of the yarn is the next process, for which degumming of the yarn is done. Weft yarn is coiled onto a Pirn. After that, the weft yarn is put into a shuttle. Warping is the process of making the foundation yarn that runs the length of the fabric and is filled with the ‘weft’ yarns to create the fabric, threads are knotted with rubber for the dying process. After drying, the warp threads are spread out in the open to be arranged according to the pattern, the fabric is then weaved.
What are the Spacial Features of Chaatrashala Houses, how did it evolve?
What are the Traditional Materials used for construction of Chaatrashala Houses?
How are Weaving Looms characterised w.r.t. the weaving styles?
Architecture of Pochampally The ‘Chatrashaala’ dwellings, which are Padmasali vernacular residences, provide fascinating insights into the community’s culture and way of life. They are charming residences that tourists will find fascinating. The tiled roof slanting in from four sides into a tiny open to sky court with a little overhang gives the building the name ‘chatrashaala.’ This open-to-the-sky court is located in the heart of a vast internal area where all weaving activity takes place, allowing for natural light and ventilation. What are Local Sustainable Materials for Chaatrashala?
What are the significant characterististic of Traditional houses for Weaving community?
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Site Plan Showing Different Area Program 11
Strip Section
Views For Weavers Residences
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Transverse Section
Plan For Weavers Residences
Views For Weavers Residences
Strip Section
Longitudinal Section 13
Views For Administration
Strip Section
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Plan Fo
or Shared Spaces and Administration
Transverse Section
Views For Shared Spaces
Strip Section
Longitudinal Section 15
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Academic Project
/ The Work(ing) Community / A mixed-use co-working space
Collaborative Work Instructor: Vrinda Padhye, Kavita Pradhan Site: Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai. Indian millennials work an average of 52 hours a week in their offices, which is the highest of any generation and is drastically changing the Indian workplace. The emergence of numerous new “start-ups,” accessibility, and commute time and distance are a few more variables that need a shift in the way we view and construct our workspaces. Today’s ideal office space would include features like flexibility, need-based space requirements, dynamic environments that are stimulating both during the day and at night, and areas that encourage cooperation.
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Academic Project
PiCA | Semester IX | Year 2021
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SPACES
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BUILT
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CONNECT
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Site Adaptive Strategies
Design Development Strategies
Retaining the site’s original landscape and planning the developed areas around it led to the main concept. For vehicular circulation, the primary entrance and exit connect to the main road. The longer side of the site has the commercial block facing the mangroves. The residential block provides views of the nearby play area and mangroves on each side. The green areas serves as a partition between the developed areas and the busy intersection.
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Vertical Spacial Distribution
Vertical Office Distribution
The central courtyards have been proposed to help cater to green public zones and create breakout spaces within the blocks for the working community. The commercial blocks have been identified in order to create an attraction for users visiting nearby areas. Considering the South West wind direction, the form has been cut in 60 degree angular so as to let wind circulation throughout the day.
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Site Floor Plan Showing Neighbourhood Context
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Section through the courtyard
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Academic Project
/ House for the Lost / Housing for Migrant Workers
Collaborative Work Instructor: Sasmit Acharekar, Aruna Sri Reddy Site: Seawoods, Navi Mumbai. In India, mixed-use housing is not a novel idea. The migrant workers returning to their homes demonstrated the vast amount of temporary jobs that larger cities provide. Workers relocate to new areas where there are job possibilities when the demand for work shifts from one region to another. Commercial and residential activities coexist in many places. Reducing the distance travelled for jobs and shopping by placing business activities adjacent to residential areas. To meet retail demands without having to drive far, a mixed-use residential neighbourhood is best. Based on the needs of the tenants, this design project will create readily replicable modular mixed-use housing.
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Academic Project
PiCA | Semester VII | Year 2020
Plan for Mercantile Housing
Plan for Exclusive Housing
The commercial housing unit shown in this specific model include space for commercial purpose used as a semi-private space, the mezzanine space is used for private space.
The exclusive housing shown in this specific model include a semi-private living area, pantry space with dining space, attached toilet and a bedroom with attached balcony.
Section for Mercantile Housing
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Plan for Work Studio Apartment
Plan for Industrial Space
The housing with work studio shown in this specific model include a private work station, connecting the living area, the kitchen which then opens to the bedroom attached with he balcony.
The plan shown in this specific model include machinery spaces on the ground floor, and the mezzanine space include a training center with managers space.
Section for Work Studio Apartment
Section for Industrial Space 27
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Academic Project
/ The Remedial Imaginary / Urban Design for BKC E-Block
Collaborative Work Instructor: Sangamitra Barthak, Bhagyasshree Ramkrishna Site: Seawoods, Navi Mumbai. One of several important sites for which MMRDA is the special planning authority is BKC; at the moment, this complex has the same status as Nariman Point. Additionally, it generates more than two lakh employment and is the ideal response to anticipated development in commercial and office activity. Our goal in building BKC E-Block is to make BKC more livable and accessible while responding to its surroundings, such as the Mithi riverfront development, addressing the neighborhood’s congestion, and offering dynamic areas for the growth of connectedness. This is possible because to growing business routes, rising demand for housing, and social facilities that knit the neighbourhood together.
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Academic Project
PiCA | Semester X | Year 2022
Transit Hub proposed as Public Connectivity
Promenade along the Mithi River to help cater to more users
Plan for BKC Block E 30
Mixed use facing the public street, aligned to the cycled tracks.
Green Spaces along the riverfont, help improve the air quality.
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Academic Project
/ An Inhabited Co.Living / Home for Working Professionals
PiCA | Semester V | Year 2019
Instructor: Shubhangi Bhide, Abhijit Sahasrabhude Site: Khandeshwar, Navi Mumbai. Hostel for Working Professionals may serve as the first residential setting in which the phenomena of behavioural change in individuals. The most important feature of this restructuring relates to new technology, particularly social networks, which provide a constant link to the outside world. In actuality, there are more and more exchanges between people thanks to a network of connections that is gradually spreading over the entire planet. The suggested design is centred on a fresh interpretation of contemporary domestic space in response to the modern need to define Home as a location for both uniqueness and gathering in order to be a member of the community. This inspired us to consider fresh architectural concepts, including the idea of sharing, understood broadly.
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Academic Project
Individual Work
Plan for One Sharing Module The one-sharing modules of the hostel shown in this specific model each include a pantry, a bed with a side table, and a place for a closet.
Read the email I recently dropped.
Being late for Work.
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Plan for Two Sharing Module The two sharing modules of the hostel shown, features a pantry as well as a work area for each individual as well as a place for a wardrobe and two beds that are next to one another and separated by a side table.
Can you set up a meeting for today?
Have we received our laundry yet?
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Plan for Three Sharing Module The three sharing modules of the hostel are shown in this specific diagram. Each module features a pantry, three beds that are next to one another and separated by a side table, and a closet area.
Would you want a coffee?
Let’s pose for a photo!
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Spaces displaying the hostel’s several private spaces.
Spaces displaying the public area just on stilt and sharing modules.
Spaces with a view of closed regions and balconies.
Spaces shows the Public area and the Sharing modules on the Stilt.
Internal spaces now have different meanings than they formerly had, and there is no longer a fixed and singular link between people and/or each area. The ability to carry out the same activity in several spaces thanks to technology has a significant impact on interpersonal relationships.
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The objective is to depict a location where boundaries lose their physicality and become permeable, so generating new and related areas. Tradition and modernity coexist. Or, more accurately, current appears as a smooth and liquid reality that is now a constructed reality from the classic scheme of Home, pressed into his squared perimeter.
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Section displaying the regions and hostel modules.
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IIntership
/ STAPATI Calicut / Intership
The firm is known for its creative design solutions and attention to detail. The firm now handles various projects across the country, which include Hotels and Resorts, Residential and Commercial developments, Educational Institues, Industrial Sructures, etc.
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Intership
Stapati is an architecture practice established by Tony Joseph in 1989. Within a short span of time it has emerged as one of the leading architectural consultancy firms in the state with offices in Calicut, Cochin and Bangalore with an associate office in Dubai.
My School Tirur Site Plan Showing Entrance Landscape and Amphitheater
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View for Entrance Landscape Steps 45
My School Tirur Plan for Entrance Landscape Steps
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My School Tirur Section for Entrance Landscape Steps
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View for Amphitheater
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My School Tirur Plan for Amphitheater
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My School Tirur Section for Amphitheater
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My School Tirur Section for Amphitheater
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Mr. Shivkumar Residence, Erode 53
Shrub Plantation and BOQ
Hilite Prayer Hall, Calicut Section for Solar Panel
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Residence for Geetha Toilet Detail
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Documentation
/ A Fragmented Journey / Public Place and its Spaces
Collaborative Work Instructor: Smita Dalvi, Neha Korde Site: Nariman Point, Mumbai A three-kilometer seafront promenade, Marine Drive (also known as Queen’s Necklace and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Road) runs from Nariman Point to Babulnath. It has long been a well-known neighbourhood in the city. The esplanade used to be studded with typical Parsi homes and structures, many of which are still standing today. Many upscale hotels, including The Oberoi, The Trident, Hotel Marine Plaza, and The Intercontinental, are scattered around the esplanade, which is lined with palm trees. The majority of the ancient buildings have been replaced by modern structures from the 1960s.
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Documentation
PiCA | Semester VI | Year 2019
In this designated street, the soft edge next to the water edge serves as an edge and a staying zone, providing some of the best chances in the city for a place to sit and stand. When we sit along these edges, our backs are protected and we get a nice view of the area around us.
In this designated street, the city’s water edge restricts one’s vision defines personal space, creating a spatial experience that gives one a sense of comfort. There are some of the best options in the city for a place to sit and stand along the soft edge next to the sea.
NCPA Residency, Marine Drive
Sea Green Hotel, Marine Drive
Threshold Taxonomy
Threshold Taxonomy
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In this designated street, the city’s water edge defines personal space, creating a crucial spatial experience that gives one a sense of structure, comfort, and security.There are some of the best options in the city for a place to sit and stand along the soft edge next to the sea.
In this designated street, the soft edge next to the water edge serves as a staying zone, providing some of the place to sit and stand. The borders between the interior and the outside, serve as interchange zones, where building operations might spill out onto city common areas.
Trident Hotel, Marine Drive
St. James Court, Marine Drive
Threshold Taxonomy
Threshold Taxonomy
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Documentation
/ The Avenue For And Of Kumbhars / Housing Settlement of Kumbhars
Collaborative Work Instructor: Tejashree Lakras Site: Kumartuli, Kolkata The West Bengal region of Kumartuli lies in the northern part of Kolkata. In the labyrinth of Kumartuli’s streets and alleys, skilled hands manipulate clay to create magnificent figures. Inside the dim workshops, rows of idols in varying levels of completion stood. In roughly three months, these simple shapes will come to life as the ten-handed Goddess Durga poised over a lion in her demonslaying position, her long spear penetrating the wicked Mahishasura. Watching the artisans meticulously create the magnificent idols from little more than clay is wonderful.
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Documentation
PiCA | Semester IV | Year 2018
The Kumbhars have established their own facilities for creating pottery and idols where they reside with their families. Their workplaces are in crowded quarters without air conditioning, fans, or enough ventilation, and they have narrow windows that block the sunlight from entering. They have clay, straw, ropes made of coconut fibre, bamboo sticks, and two deft hands that can mould the formless mound of clay into a stunning and stupefying statue of Goddess Durga.
Unit Plan with Mezzanine area.
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Unit Plan with pr
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Unit Plan with Workshop and Outdoor exhibit area.
In the workshops, there’s not really much time for small talk. Frames are being hammered into place somewhere. Some folks are kneading clay at the moment. In certain workshops, artisans stood on scaffolds while moulding or painting different body parts. Small stores where objects made of foil and tin were being fashioned into decorations, weapons, and souvenirs were located between the workshops.
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Nidhi Mora Email: work.nidhimora@gmail.com Phone No: 09167773591 Address: Vashi, Navi Mumbai
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