Undergraduate Architecture Portfolio 2016 I 2021 by Nikita Bhatia

P O RT F O L I O

Bachelors Of Architecture I Selected Works

NIKITA

B H A T I A

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NIKITA email linkedin address languages

B H A T I A nikitabhatia0106@gmail.com www.linkedin.com/in/nikita-bhatia-0106 Arera colony, Bhopal english, hindi, punjabi

education

professional experience

extra-curriculars

2016-2021 B.Arch at Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (GGPA 8.81)

Jan - June 2021 Internship at PTA Designs firm (6 mos) Worked on various scales of projects - Hotel Ramada interiors, Resort Restauarant design and working drawing, Studio Yuvaan boutique planning & interiors, 3 BHK apartment Electrical & false ceiling drawings, Facade development

On campus Bamboo geodesic dome Lead a team of 20 students for execution & design of geodesic dome on campus.

2019 Summer Internship under Ar. Manoj Choubey at Design Avenues, Bhopal ( 2 mos ) Assisted in facade development and modelling for SEIRC (state early initiative & resource centre) in Revit & Lumion. Also worked on drawings using AutoCad & designed sensory garden for disabled children in photoshop.

Student Member at SPEEHA Active youth participant of tree plantation campaign which takes place under SPHEEHA NGO- Society for Preservation of Healthy Environment, Ecology and Heritage of Agra

2014-2016 Senior Secondary School at Carmel Convent BHEL, Bhopal (CBSE 12th Board - 89%) 2003-2014 Secondary School at Carmel Convent BHEL, Bhopal (CBSE 10th Board -10 cgpa)

awards & achievements 2021-2020 Dean’s Silver Medal B.Arch’21 2021-2020 Best Undergraduate Thesis B.arch’21 Post Pandemic Google Headquater Proposal, Hyderabad (CGPA 9.36) 2019-2020 Pandemic Architecture International Competition Archisearch - What can architecture do for our health open call (Participation) 2018-2019 Archdais network private Ltd. The House-crafting home through spaces (Participation) 2018-2019 Annual NASA Design Competition Design of betwixt liminal spaces (Participation) 2017-2018 National Association Of Students Of Architecture HUDCO trophy Inclusive mixed use housing proposal (CITATION 1) 2017-2018 Annual NASA Design Competition Hands-On Design of unused Space (TOP 50) 2016-2017 National Association Of Students Of Architecture HUDCO trophy Slum Rehabilitation proposal Bhopal (TOP 50)

certifications Autodesk Revit architecture course ACDS issued june 2018 Parametrics with Rhino & Grasshopper softwares Acedge issued Dec 2019 IGBC ECBC Module I & II organised by MPUVN ( I-Mp ECBC & its rules & II -Energy modelling & stimulation) issued May 2020

skills Autodesk Autocad Autodesk Revit Revit BIM

advance intermediate basic

Adobe suite Photoshop cc Illustrator Indesign

intermediate intermediate intermediate

Rhinoceros Grasshopper Sketchup

basic basic intermediate

Vray (for Rhino) Lumion Enscape

intermediate advance advance

Microsoft office suites

advance

Techosearch 2018 Graffiti wall art on MANIT campus “on the crack” human & technology connect graffiti

Volunteered teaching at DEI online I volunteered for mentoring an employment-oriented vocational programme of cutting and sewing textile dept for tribal women and headed the figurative drafting course for the dept. Interests Badminton, Music, Dance, Painting, Photography

workshops and conferences 2018 September - Charles Correa Foundation Biannual Z-AXIS conference , Kala Academy, Goa 3 Days seminar & workshop on Designing Equitable cities 2017 October - Laurie Baker Centre For Habitat Studies One week training workshop at Thiruvananthapuram India on Laurie Baker’s philosophy in architecture & building techniques Seminar on “Sustainable Architecture”by Ar.Raj Rewal at MANIT Bhopal IIID Master Forum with Romano Mastrella at Mariott Bhopal

contents 1 . GOOGLE CAMPUS ,HYDERABAD , Studio IX Post-Pandemic Google Office Proposal, Undergraduate Thesis 2020 2 . A LIVING MEMORY, Studio VII Mixed use Hybrid CLT+Concrete high rise,Whitefield Bangalore 2019 3. TRANSPARENT PROCEEDINGS Judicial court chamba,Himachal Pradesh 2017 4. AMARTYA - Resilient Neighbourhoods Pandemic Architecture International Competition, Archisearch 2020 5. RESTAURANT DESIGN Internship Design Project @pta_designs 2021 6. 5-STAR HOTEL RAMADA Internship Interior Project @pta_designs 2021 7. OTHERS artwork , photography collection

GOOGLE HQ,

Post-Pandemic Google Workplace, Biop

Project : Undergraduate Thesis Project I Guide: Dr. Seemi Ahmed I Location : Financial District IT Corridor, Hyderabad I Type: Ind

, HYDERABAD

philia, Agility+Flexibility, Sustainability

dividual Project I Site Area : 7.3 acres I Total Built Up Area : 2 million sqft (1,85,806 sqm) I Total Employee Count : 13,000 Googlers

Designing The Google Office For The Next 100 Year Flu (Yes, It's Coming) (Initial project idealiation sketch)

Google HQ

arguments I possible solutions

VISION OF THE PROJECT Occupying a vantage point in the prime Financial District, the proposed campus which recently was recommended for environment clearance, will be Google Inc’s biggest campus outside its US headquarters. The facility proposed with an investment of Rs.1,000 crore promises to be a landmark in itself housing 13,000 employees. The main objective was to navigate the future of google offices in the Post COVID world and to come up with a solution that enables wellness and ensures safety yet fostering social connectivity & inclusiveness for a healthy & productive growth of Googlers.

Financial District, Gachibowli Hyderabad

At Macro level

+ At Micro level

Sudar Pichai & Googler’s views on Post-Pandemic working Our campuses are designed to enable collaboration and community—in fact, some of our greatest innovations were the result of chance encounters in the office—and it’s clear this is something many of us don’t want to lose. At the same time, we are very familiar with distributed work as we have many offices around the world and open-minded about the lessons we’ll learn through this period. I believe that ultimately these insights will lead to more flexibility and choice for employees as they consider how to work in the future.

missing common hangout spaces to socialise/brainstorm with colleagues Presentation, sync-ups, planning require on-site meetups, implementation & focussed individual work could be done from home

- May 26, 2020

Missing open green spaces,gym/sports areas , gaming rooms & TGIF Google meetings

Floated a questionnare for googlers to understand their take on working from home & to know hoe they are navigating the future of google

Understanding GOOGLE

MANAGEMENT

Departmental organisation Departments & sub-departments according to

Departmental organisation-HIERARCHY First level of relations between functions

MANAGEMENT

Departmental organisation - RELATIONS Second level of relations between functions

functional division

Google’s corporate structure uses function as a basis for grouping employees.Based on the flatness of the corporate structure, employees can meet and share information across teams. As have been mentioned before, Google has a collective organisation of products grouped under larger departments. Product teams are made up of an average of 33 people, who are then sub grouped in language teams & further into groups of three. Workspace organisation follows the principles the smallest group of three share a workstation / table cluster. Pattern of work & productivity

These clusters end up coming together & constructing floors or spaces reserved for products, then building up the spaces, in some cases blocks of department. As have been mentioned before, Google has a collective organisation of products grouped under larger departments. Product teams are made up of an average of 33 people, who are then sub grouped in language teams & further into groups of three. Workspace organisation follows the principles the smallest group of three share a workstation / table cluster. These clusters end up coming together & constructing floors or spaces reserved for products, then building up the spaces, in some cases blocks of department .

Parallel to this organisational hierarchy, google works on a product based departmental system. Each product or acquisition is clustered within one of these departments. These 2 layers of organisation, merge into a network on operational level. Acc. To the hierarchical relations between the functional departments, the product departments are nested into 2 large departments of sales & marketing & research & development. 10 Departments have emerged acc. To this analysis & the interrelations between those were reflected into a system to organise on the site spatially. The consideration of the productive use of time within the day, Google has ben applying the 70%-20% time rule; which states that an employee can spend 20% of his/her time on a google related project that he is interested, while 70% of time is spent on the given task. The random interaction between the employs have been playing an important part in the formation of the googletts, which are the self-organising teams for such products. 505 of the Google’s products have emerged from 20% products. The 10% of the remaining time is thought to be spent on unrelated activities.

MARKETING

Google HQ

Initial sketch depicitng learnings from google offices around the world

GOOGLE IN FUTURE ? Offices as TEAM SPACES

10,000 sqm Floor Plate

Hub & Spoke model for 20 storeys - 4 spokes 5 floors each, staggering of spokes is done to carve out open landscape coworking spaces

Massification

Incorporating the Core & Open co-working spaces

Resultant is a staggered form, with 2 blocks, 4 spokes each, which decentralises 20 storey office highrise into 8 smaller offices with 5 floors

A massive Central core is carved out, which is naturally ventilated and incorporates separate lift lobbies for all the spokes, which further decentralises the vertical circulation. A continous Green loop is designed which connects the landscaped spaces and the core area, giving rise to open recreational spaces for casual collisions among googlers

Enhancing the Microclimate E-W Facades are designed with a double -skinned facade system, incorporating Jali screen inspired by traditional Indian Jali element and the inner skin comprises of an openable curtain panel system, fostering flexibility in controlling the natural ventilation. The N-S facade comprises of shaded green loop spaces and staircase connectivity which is inspired by Hyderabad’s famous traditional Baoli (stepwells)

10,000 sqm Floor Plate

Google HQ

10,000 sqm plates split into 5000 sqm thin plates to allow solar access into the floor plate

Connectivity - A Walkable High Rise Atrium Staircase connects all the 5 floors of a particular spoke & leads to the open co-working areas (landscaped spaces) and core, the staircase becomes bridge between work & fun & also allows for alternate means of safer vertical circulation by avoiding lifts, promoting good health of googlers.

Simulating a safer experience All 8 spokes are designed as individual smaller offices housing approx. 3000 employees each. This system of hub and spoke decentralization allowed the design of separate services for each spoke, including ventilation systems like displacement ventilation which makes sure that continous inflow of fresh air takes place into these offices. Air cools down as it passes through the landscaped core area, thereby cooling open meetup/coworking spaces.

Estabilishing major routes and crossings

Figure ground map

Site plan

SITE CONSTRAINTS

Total employees = 13,000 Total hubs = 433

8 am – 9:30 am

23 Hubs 23 Hubs 9:30 am -10:30 am

m – 12 pm

– 1:30 pm

22 Hubs 20 Hubs

m – 6 pm

46 Hubs = 1391 employees

64 Hubs = 1924 employees

10:30 am – 12 pm

23 Hubs

46 Hubs = 1360 employees

23 Hubs SPOKE 2 24 Hubs

12 pm – 1:30 pm

24 Hubs

P R O D U C T

22 Hubs 1:30 pm- 3 pm

22 Hubs 23 Hubs Activities spaces

3 pm – 4:30 pm

SPOKE 3 24 Hubs 24 Hubs 24 Hubs

pm- 3 pm

– 4:30 pm

SPOKE 1 22 Hubs

– 9:30 am

-10:30 am

22 - 24 Hubs per floor on an average 690 employees per floor (approx..)

4:30 pm – 6 pm

158 Product Hubs = 4755 emp.

24 Hubs Activities spaces

6 pm – 7:30 pm

Workspace type

SPOKE 4

24 Hubs 22 Hubs

H U B S

115 Product Hubs = 3450 emp. Google.org YouTube & video Advertising Geo & Commerce Knowledge Mobile & Digital Chrome & Apps

4 Hubs = 120 emp.

20 Hubs Total indoor built up = 2,01,499 m2 Floor plate = 5000 m2 approx.

7:30 pm – 9 pm

Activities spaces

– 7:30 pm

Workspace type

Functional Programme & Zonal Hierarchy

m – 9 pm

Workspace type

Google HQ

Organisations Developers Start-ups

4 22 More squarefootage to collaborative spaces

3 1

3315 3460 3510 2715

Agility + Flexibility WFH

WFO

WFH + WFO

Less individual workstations

SPOKE 1 TYPICAL PLAN 1ST Floor

S1 Employee count - 720 Googlers Floor Plate - 10,545 sqm, 5272.5 sqm each block Core area - 1350 sqm with open meeting spaces Circulation Factor = 38 %

LIFT LOBBIES 1a - 1b - 1st spoke lift lobbies 2a - 2b - 2nd spoke lift lobbies 3a - 3b - 3rd spoke lift lobbies 4a - 4b - 4th spoke lift lobbies C - Central lift lobby connecting all the floors

H - Huddle Room S - Small Meeting Room L - Large Meeting Room M - Multipurpose Room P - Phone Room/ Mail Area PR - Print/Copy Room B - Barista Station IM - Informal Meeting Spaces CS - Circular Collaborative Meetup Spaces FS - Flexible seating/Meetup Spaces RS - Refugee Spaces GS - Google Screen CH+MK - Communication Hub + Micro Kitchen R - Restaurant ST - Staircase connecting 5 floors of Spoke 1

Google HQ

SPOKE 2 TYPICAL PLAN 6th Floor

S2 Employee count - 615 Googlers Floor Plate - 8240 sqm, 4120 sqm each block Core area - 1350 sqm with open meeting spaces Open Landscaped/Coworking area - 5044 sqm, 2522sqm per block Circulation Factor = 38 %

LIFT LOBBIES 1a - 1b - 1st spoke lift lobbies 2a - 2b - 2nd spoke lift lobbies 3a - 3b - 3rd spoke lift lobbies 4a - 4b - 4th spoke lift lobbies C - Central lift lobby connecting all the floors

H - Huddle Room S - Small Meeting Room L - Large Meeting Room M - Multipurpose Room P - Phone Room/Mail Area PR - Print/Copy Room B - Barista Station IM - Informal Meeting Spaces CS - Circular Collaborative Meetup Spaces FS - Flexible seating/Meetup Spaces RS - Refugee Spaces GS - Google Screen R - Restaurant ST - Staircase connecting 5 floors of Spoke 2 GR+MK - Gaming Room + Micro Kitchen LI+MK - Library + Micro Kitchen OC+LS+BT - Open Conference +Landscaped Space + Bike Trail

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SPOKE 3 TYPICAL PLAN 11th Floor

S3 Employee count - 720 Googlers Floor Plate - 11,502 sqm, 5751 sqm each block Core area - 1350 sqm with open meeting spaces Open Landscaped/Coworking area - 1848sqm, 942sqm per block Circulation Factor = 38 % LIFT LOBBIES 1a - 1b - 1st spoke lift lobbies 2a - 2b - 2nd spoke lift lobbies 3a - 3b - 3rd spoke lift lobbies 4a - 4b - 4th spoke lift lobbies H - Huddle Room S - Small Meeting Room L - Large Meeting Room M - Multipurpose Room P - Phone Room/Mail Area PR - Print/Copy Room B - Barista Station IM - Informal Meeting Spaces CR - Conference Room CS - Circular Collaborative Meetup Spaces FS - Flexible seating/Meetup Spaces RS - Refugee Spaces GS - Google Screen R - Restaurant ST - Staircase connecting 5 floors of Spoke 3 CH+MK - Communication Hub + Micro Kitchen OC+LS+BT - Open Conference + Landscaped Space + Bike Trail

Google HQ

SPOKE 4 TYPICAL PLAN 16th Floor

S4 Employee count - 660 Googlers Floor Plate - 10,744 sqm, 5372 sqm each block Core area - 1350 sqm with open meeting spaces Open Landscaped/Coworking area 1443sqm, 735sqm per block Circulation Factor = 38 %

LIFT LOBBIES 1a - 1b - 1st spoke lift lobbies 2a - 2b - 2nd spoke lift lobbies 3a - 3b - 3rd spoke lift lobbies 4a - 4b - 4th spoke lift lobbies H - Huddle Room S - Small Meeting Room L - Large Meeting Room M - Multipurpose Room P - Phone Room/Mail Area PR - Print/Copy Room B - Barista Station IM - Informal Meeting Spaces CR - Conference Room CS - Circular Collaborative Meetup Spaces FS - Flexible seating/Meetup Spaces RS - Refugee Spaces GS - Google Screen R - Restaurant ST - Staircase connecting 5 floors of Spoke 4 CH+MK - Communication Hub + Micro Kitchen MR+SP - Massage Room + Sleeping Pods OC+LS+BT - Open Conference + Landscaped Space + Bike Trail

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central core view illustration

Google HQ

“People will chat while they’re waiting. Chats become ideas. And idea become projects “

-Dan Cobley, (Google’s UK MD)

1 Section through E-W Double skinned Facade with Openable Glass Panel

Aluminium Single Furrying Channel

25 mm thk Jali facade

Thermal-Insulating Double Openable panel Glass (3200mm)

Spandrel Glass Panel

Raised Floor System with underfloor Air Distrubution mechanism (Displacement Ventilation)

Aluminium Grate Flooring

RCC Slab (125mm)

Google HQ

Bringing Indianness into the Google Campus

+ JALI

BAOLIS (stepwells)

Traditional Influences

T (93.1m) S4 - 5 (89.1m) S4 - 4 (85.1m) S4 - 3 (81.1m) S4 - 2 (77.1m) S4 - 1 (73.1m)

service floor (69 S3 - 5 (65.4m) S3 - 4 (61.4m) S3 - 3 (57.4m) S3 - 2 (53.4m) S3 - 1 (49.4m)

service floor (45 S2 - 5 (41.7m) S2 - 4 (37.7m) S2 - 3 (33.7m) S2 - 2 (29.7m) S2 - 1 (25.7m)

service floor (22 S1 - 5 (18m) S1 - 4 (14m) S1 - 3 (10m) S1 - 2 (6m)

Google HQ

DISPLACEMENT VENTILATION Rather than sealing employees into individual hard-walled rooms,I preserved the benefits of open-plan offices by installing airflow systems that filter and reduce the amount of exhaled air from other people that employees inhale. A more intelligent system is for the vents at the top of the room to pull out the cloud of exhaled air and for filtered air to be delivered in vents along the floor. This design is known as displacement ventilation & it can significantly lower the amount of viral material circulating in shared air. All 8 SPOKES are designed with separate displacement ventilation systems (3000 googlers per spoke approx.) creating a safer, breathable & ventilated environment inside the building ensuring much safer environment especially in times of Covid Pandemic.

Continous Pumping Out of Air Through ceiling exhaust

Openable curtain panel system for fostering natural ventilation

9.4m) Jali to cut heat gain & perforations cool down air during natural ventilation

Underfloor Air Distribution Continous supply of fresh air

Raised Floor Floor Diffuser with user control

5.7m) Service Floor 2.7 ht

1m thk Transverse Slab

sustainable strategy diagram

2m)

Conventional ventilation

Displacement ventilation

Google HQ

A LIVING M

Mixed Use High Rise Projec

Hybrid CLT+Concrete, Encompassing green spaces, IBM

Project : 7th Semester Design Studio I Location : Varthur Lake Whitefiled, Bangalore I Type: Individual Pro

MEMORY

ct, Whitefield Bangalore

MS, Natural ventilation targets, Studio Apartments

oject I Site Area : 9.09 acres I Total Built Up Area : 73,600 sqm I Total Housing Units : 210 residential units

MIND MAP - Conceptual Development for the project

The Living Memory

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

This project aims at developing a prototype for urban high-density mass housing to accommodate passive design features while providing flexibility in design to cater to the varying cultural backgrounds of the migrant population (working millienals) in Bangalore. Bengaluru, India has always been regarded as the “garden city” with a temperate climate, being situated on the Deccan Plateau at a height of approximately 914m above sea level. The climate of the district is classed as the seasonally dry tropical savanna climate. Bangalore experiences a pleasant climatic condition, with occasional heat waves during the summer.

The basic form was developed based on certain passive design strategies suitable for the tropical savanna climate of Bangalore. Orienting the longer façade in the North-South direction as east and west façade receive higher intensity of solar radiation throughout the year. Shading the east and west façade by staggering the units. Facilitating stack effect, which is very effective in the Bangalore climate. Taking advantage of the predominant wind originating from the east and west direction by having more openings in that direction, maximizing cross ventilation Possibility for controlled adjustable shading on the east and west façade. It was more effective when the outlets where at the highest point and the inlets were narrow. From a comparison of the dry bulb temperature of the internal zones, it was observed that the temperature in the mezzanine was always maintained at a higher level making it an ideal zone for winter time.

Floor Plate 2

Recreational/ private setting Commercial/public setting Vehicular movement Residential indoor recreational spaces Swimming Pool Commercial Hub Open landscaped spaces

Firstly, the Site was divided as a public commercial tech hub zone and recreational private zone . Recreational zone has been planned to provide views of the varthur lake in south direction

Residential indoor recreational spaces Multiple views of Varthur Lake/cross ventilation N-S Facing terrace voids

Staggering has been done to create voids to achieve the cross ventilation targets & also to provide multiple views to the varthur lake. A void is shared by 3 floors on the N-S sides

Residential indoor recreational spaces Swimming Pool Commercial Hub Millenial Tower co-working office hub Residential units for senior citizens/ growing families

Concrete core has been proposed which holds commercial markets, shopping centres etc.Office building has been planned separately in the commercial zone. Residential tower has been divided into 2 categories - Millenial units for Migrant millenials working in Bangalore, & Senior Citizens/Family units .

Swimming Pool N-S Facing terrace Gardens promoting communal farming

Communal Gardens, Terrace Gardens, and landscaped spaces are planned at multiple levels to ensure high levels of green cover for the project. Communal farming/Terrace gardens also tries to address the question - if we can encompass farming into hyperdensity projects ?

WHY FLEXIBLE HOUSING? The potential occupants of the residences mostly being young professionals migrating from other cities, an ideal solution would be to incorporate flexibility in the planning to suit the different lifestyles and also provide for incremental growth in the housing. Also, the demand for rental properties being high, flexibility in the planning would help cater to a diverse crowd. For instance, the potential residents may vary from a group of individuals sharing a unit to a newly married couple or a growing family. Bangalore is one of the fastest urbanizing cities in India due to rapid increase in population and migration of people from varied and distinct cultural backgrounds. This has resulted in rapid development of high density housing characterized by towers of repetitive units.

Floor Plate

Communal Farming breakouts

Most modern housing developments are focused on the repetition of units suitable for an average dweller, without taking into consideration the diverse and dynamic needs and wants of individuals and society. 73.6% of the household in Bangalore are working couples and these young working populations mostly take up studio apartments as a temporary base and move out to a bigger place after a few years when the family expands or when the elderly parents move in with them. But none of the existing apartments in Bangalore have tried to incorporate this methodology of providing studio apartments for the millennial sector.

Dividing

Point Of Entry

Shared Spaces

Even Solar Access & Natural Ventilation

Floor Plate 1

Floor Plate 2

Creating Space

Multiple views

Floor Plate 3

Working Out Possible Floor PLate Layouts

The Living Memory

SOLAR ANALYSIS for the project

SITE PLAN

1. Office 2. Residential Millenial Tower 3. Residential Family Units 4. Commercial Podium 5. OAT 6. Swimming Pool 7. Public open break-out space 8. On-Site Parking

1 4

Why incorporate green spaces? Incorporation of greenery in such spaces can reduce these risks by reducing the UHI effect and heat absorption in building fabric. Furthermore, the green surfaces help in cooling the environment between 3.6‐11.3 degrees centigrade, while wall surfaces can be cooled by 12 degrees centigrade . Trees in these sky-gardens and sky courts acts as shading devices as well as wind breakers and that’s why help in reducing the load on structural frame. They also play the role of a buffer zone for urban noise, improve air quality by cleaning it i.e. reduces pollutants, dust particles and carbon dioxide in the air. Other ecological benefits of incorporation of sky-gardens in tall buildings include reduction of rainwater discharge and incidence of flash floods during extreme rainy weather .Furthermore, roof top greenery helps in reducing local temperature from 0.6oC to 1.3oC, relative humidity, solar gain and cooling loads.

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MILLENIAL UNITS

Studio Apartment B (40sqm) - DOUBLE O

Studio Apartment A (30sqm) - Single Occupancy

2 3 5 3 1

4 1

Floor Plan Floor Plan 6

Exploded Axonometric View

Mezzanine Floor 1 2 3 4 5

Explode

Mezzanine Floor

Living Area Kitchen Bathroom Balcony Sleeping area

1 2 3 4 5 6

Living Area Kitchen Casual Dining Area Bathroom Balcony Sleeping Area

TG TG

N STUDIO APARTMENTS FOR MILLENIALS

1 - 30 sqm unit (single occupancy) 2 - 40 sqm unit (double occupancy) 3 - 50 sqm units (double/triple occupancy) S+B - Sofa-cum-bed (living room at day-bedroom at night) D - Dining Area K - Kitchen ST - Staircase to mezannine bedroom floor W - Wardrobe BW - Bay window seating B - Balcony FS - Fire Staircase escape Core - incorporating lifts + services TG - Terrace garden promoting cummi

The Living Memory

Studio Apartment C (50sqm) - DOUBLE/TRIPLE Occupancy

Occupancy

2 3 5 1 4

Floor Plan

ed Axonometric View

Mezzanine Floor 1 2 3 4 5 6

Living Area Kitchen Casual Dining Area Bathroom Balcony Sleeping Area

Exploded Axonometric View

STUDIO APARTMENTS FOR MILLENIALS 1 - 30 sqm unit (single occupancy) 2 - 40 sqm unit (double occupancy) 3 - 50 sqm units (double/triple occupancy) S+B - Sofa-cum-bed (living room at day-bedroom at night) D - Dining Area K - Kitchen ST - Staircase to mezannine bedroom floor W - Wardrobe BW - Bay window seating B - Balcony FS - Fire Staircase escape Core - incorporating lifts + services TG - Terrace garden promoting cummi

STUDIO APARTMENTS FOR MILLENIALS

Studio Apartment for Working migrants - Millenials - DAY TIME

The Living Memory

Studio Apartment for Working migrants - Millenials - Night TIME

RESIDENTIAL UNITS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS (2) FAMILIES (4 / 4+2)

Floor Plan

UNIT FOR SENIOR CITIZENS (125 sqm) - 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Floor Plan

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Foyer Dining Washroom Wash Area/Store Bedroom wd Balony+Bathroom Balcony/Garden seating Living Area

Exploded Axonometric view

Apartments for elderly (2 occupancy) / families (3-5 ocupancy) 1 - 125 sqm (units for elderly) 2 - 175 sqm (family units)

The Living Memory

FAMILY UNITS (175 sqm) 4 / 4+2

L - Living Room D - Dining Area K - Kitchen ST - Staircase to mezannine bedroom floor S - Store room GS - garden seating BR - Bedroom M-BR - Master Bedroom T - Toilet C - Coffee table B - Balcony FS - Fire Staircase escape Core - incorporating lifts + services

Foyer Living area Bedroom with bathroom Bedroom with bathroom+balcony Dining Area Balcony/Garden seating Kitchen Wash Area / Store Bedroom with bathroom+balcony

INTELLIGENT BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (IBMS)

The apartments are cooled naturally, with design strategy of STACK & CROSS ventilation. Apartments have louvers as the outlet at the leeward side (negative pressure zone), and recessed sliding windows at windward side as the wind inlets. This strategy is used to Substantially REDUCE ENERGY LOADS.

Architectural

The Living Memory

“Architectural mimesis does not imitate buildings or their parts but what people typically do, human situations. setings accomodate & represent patterns of human life. Accordingly the ensemble of mimetic settings constitutes the world in which one resides, at least its more permanent aspects.“

EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC VIEW

HIERARCHY

Millenial Floor plates 50 sqm units

175 sqm units

30 sqm units

175 sqm units

40 sqm units

125 sqm units

Core + Fire staircase

Terrace Garden

CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING Even solar access & infusion of diffused North & South daylight even with the built up oriented E-W as per the site context. Chamfered Triangluar windows are designed to cut off the E-W harsh sunlight & also allows Views the of lake from all apartments. This triangular window has been designed to incorporate a small balcony and also a bay window which provides additional sleeping & leisure space for studio apartments. This balcony is installed with an inlet vent with Dampers/fans with purifiers for harnessing wind for hybrid natural ventilation. 42

Senior Citizen + Family Units floor plate

The Living Memory

JUXTAPOSITIO

IDENTITY ‘Urban agriculture methods can contribute to the recall of the old healthy habits and bring people together towards a common goal.’ What we need to answer is how can we encompass urban farming and hyper density.

Views to the lake from all the units, N-S facing sky gardens with the concept of Communal Farming, Bay windows shield units from harsh west sun & allows south sun throughout the year with views of lake , creates a cozy sitout especially for milleneals.

SECTION AA’

AA’

BB’

All milleneal units are 4m high and mezzanine sleeping area has been designed. This saves a lot of free space in the unit & also provides double heighted space for living area & balcony bay window area making it spacious for a studio apartment. This height has also been utilised for inducing stack effect in the units since Bangalore offers a very suitable climate for natural ventilation. Inlet & Outlet vents are installed within the protruded bay window space & on the mezzanine space respectively to allow cross ventilation into the units & also purifers are installed to purify the air. This air is pulled out of the tower through the central open core due to stack effect. IBMS has been used to make building intelligent for automatically turning on-off dampers for further accererating the Flow of air. Proccess like night purging helps in further cooling down the building.

The Living Memory

SECTION BB’

The Living Memory

“In a third world country like India, we simply cannot afford to squander the kind of resources required to air-condition a glass-tower under a tropical sun.”

-Charles Correa

0 TRANSPARENT

JUDICIAL COURT, cham

Climate Responsive, Psychologically Comf

Project : 4th Semester Design Studio I Location : Chamba, Himachal Pradesh I T

02 PROCEEDINGS

mba, Himachal Pradesh

forting design, Separate circulation routes

Type: Individual Project I Site Area : 9.05 acres I Total Built Up Area : 38,600 sqm

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK & PLANNING

ORIENTATION

MASSING

A rectilinear block provided maximized functionality in a contoured site. Also, the longer axis faces south which would bring in sunlight and warmth in the cold climate of Chamba

Double banked corridor & air-locking lobbies at exits, while aiming at provision of ample Sunlight to the campus, especially the courtrooms. Henceforth, massing has been done to derive 3 diff. masses- courtrooms on the lowest contour facing the south , suitors’s shed in the middle & staff & court official at the highest contour

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4 2

1 Prison cell 2 Circulation route for prisoners to the courtroom

3 4 5 6

Entrance of lawyers/Judges Judges main circulation & lift lobby Lift lobbies/Spiral staircase for Lawyers Indoor courtyard

1 2 3 4

Court Officials Suitor’s shed Courtrooms Prisoners cell/circulation corridor

ZONING

CONGLOMERATION

The contour level has been used to derive prioners cell and corridor in the basement, courtrooms and corridor circulation for judges facing south with an onlooking view of the valley, suitors shed and other spaces thereafter according to the contours. This derivation allowed me to separate the circulations for visitors, staff, prisoners and Judges

‘KATH-KHUNI’ Architecture, Traditional of the region, has been interpreted with a modern style of sloping roof,with skylights pouring volumenious light on the indoor courtyard, Air-locking lobbies, and incorporation of green spaces and curved floors/walls, to create a psychologically pleasing and uplifting atmosphere

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7 South facing corridor Circulation with view of the valley for judges 8 South facing Courtrooms 9 Judge’s restroom 10 Conference hall 11 Indoor courtyard cutout 12 Suitor’s shed for lawyers 13 chambers 14 spiral staircase cutout 15 Waiting area for visitors- covered balcony 16 Visitors Entrance/ Court Officials/staff entry 17 Staff/Court official workspace

EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC VIEW

Skylights facing the South, Bringing in Natural Daylight into the court

Circulation Route for Lawyers + Visitors

Circulation Route for Lawyers + Visitors Green landscaped spaces

Indoor Landscaped spaces

Circulation Route for Judges with an onlooking view of the valley, and with the glazed corridor facing the southern side, its a perfect mix of privacy, psychological & physical comfort & onlooking beautiful views

Indoor Courtyard with skylights above

Basement Level - Prisoners circulation route , Staircase connectivity for vertical circulation upto 4th floor

Judges Circulation route Prisoners Ciculation route Lawyers + Visitors Ciculation route

TRANSPARENT PROCEEDINGS

Green Landscaped spaces (indoor)

Circulation corridor for Judges and thereby the courtrooms, facing south

visitors’s circulation Judge’s circulation PA’s circulation Prisoner’s circulation

Blow Up of a Courtroom

TRANSPARENT PROCEEDINGS

Features used: Double -stud walls Insulated Roof Slab Double-pane Windows skylit corridor + courtroom

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3.5m lvl 3.5m lvl 3.5m lvl 0 lvl - 3.2m lvl Indoor Courtyard with massive skylights

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structural metal frame

3.5m lvl 3.5m lvl 3.5m lvl 0 lvl - 3.2m lvl Courtrooms

Prisoner’s cell

Prisoner’s circulation

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Suitor’s Shed

3.5m lvl 3.5m lvl 3.5m lvl 0 lvl - 3.2m lvl

Courtrooms

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SECTION CC’

TRANSPARENT PROCEEDINGS

AMAR

Resilient Neighbourhoods with sustain

Project : Competition Entry I Location : Targeting tie

RTYA

nable and self sufficient communities

er-2 cities of India I Type: Group Project (3 people)

AMARTYA

Can ARCHITECTURE maintain its relevance as a source of shelter and a catalyst of sociability in times of such PANDEMIC ?

CONCEPT The pandemic is led by the pandemonium caused by humans rather than the pandemic leading to a predicament. Humans must strive to work, not towards eradicating the problem but to eliminate the occurrence or root of it. That could be the entire concept of designing for the future, of nation building at large.

Root Cause Of Such Pandemics

The changes we are asking for to deal with the disease are changes in lifestyle, priorities (physical and emotional) and behavior. And hence the design has to constantly evolve to adopt the constant change. Community building has a scope to create a more equitable world. Decentralized planning could be a tool-MULTI NODAL DECENTRALISED PLAN. It focuses on disintegration of ownership, breaking up spaces and organizations into smaller units which could be operated from the neighborhood. Hence, a neighborhood plan is proposed, forming a multi-nodal decentralized community which is safe, healthy, self-sufficient as well as resilient.

Multi-Nodel Decentralised plan

The neighborhood is planned intensively keeping in mind the concentric zoning of increasing vulnerabilities and activities related to them; green being the safest zone, orange the vulnerable, and red the most vulnerable zone. The neighborhood is designed in Indian context, keeping in mind the large number and the potential of tier two cities in serving the nation in the race of development. The neighborhood is low rise, high density, walkable, sustainable and regenerative

Neighbourhood planning & vulnerabilities

A hexagonal layout is used for the evolution of the neighborhood because of its easy connectivity due to diagonals, an efficient plan for water and sewer distribution, hygienic and nature-friendly system for public and private gardens, most serviceable and economic network of traffic routes, three way intersection for improved sight lines, 10% less length of roads and utilities, and public health benefits due to north orientation of the hexagon.

Hexagonal Layout

The project is a proposal for policy reform in the immediate master plans of tier 2 cities of India that also deals with current complexities and infrastructure failures in these cities with huge population dependency on basic healthcare systems as well. The project could be the conceptual guidelines for upcoming housing and mixed-use development by the Government in order to provide a healthy and safe environment for the people.

Targeting Tier-2 Cities Of India

Based on UN Habitat’s strategy of sustainable neighborhood planning, the neighborhood is planned for 5 households per acre with 152 housing units of economic class 1, 100 units of economic class 3, 266 units of economic class and 132 of economic class 4; a total of 650 housing units. With a density of 61 people per acre and an area of 60 acres the total population of the neighborhood is around 3600.

Households per acre as per UN planning

AMARTYA

WASTE – The soldier flies are fed to the fish and waste from livestock is used to fertilize the seasonal gardens

FOOD – The seasonal gardens produces a wide variety of produces for the home consumption WATER – Grey water is used to irrigate seasonal gardens WATER – Grey water is separated

FOOD – The aquaponic system produces vegetables and fruit for the home

WATER – The settlement is collecting rainwater and stores it

WATER – Clean water from the water storage is distributed to the aquaponics when needed WATER – The water production from the biogas facility is added to the water storage

WASTE – The waste from the fish becomes fertilisers from the plants

ENERGY – The solar cells on the settlement provides energy for the homes & distributes the surplus energy to the smart grid

ENERGY – The smart grid distributed energy when needed in the settlement for e.g. to charge the electric cars. The grid ensures that the energy is used as efficiently as efficiently as possible

ENERGY – The energy production from the biogas plant is added the smart grid

WASTE – Compost becomes food for soldiers-flies & livestock

WASTE – Bio-waste that is not compostable is used in the biogas facility

FOOD – Livestock & fish are being provided as the primary protein food source WASTE – Household waste is sorted into different categories so it can be re-used for multiple purposes

REGENERATIVE COMMUNITIES

AMARTYA

ACTIVATION DURING A HEALTH CRISIS

CHECKPOINTS & ACCESS CONTROL During the pandemic protected zones are isolated & mobile pods are established at the circuit breaker points to facilitate testing & control access & circulation in the neighbourhood

PROGRAM SHIFT Schools & hostels change their program & become community quarantine & rapid treatment centres where people can voluntarily choose to distance themselves from family while still being able to see/interact with them.

CIRCULATION & FLOW Flows are optimized throughout the neighbourhood. One-way flow are established in spaces where social distancing is challenging & a lot of cross traffic is expected

PREDESTRIANIZING STREETS Converting some of the streets in the neighbourhood to pedestrian through fares & one-way flow makes it possible to reduce the vehicle access & makes the social distancing possible providing wider streets

ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL SERVICES The food production systems are activated to support the needs of the community & delivery systems are put to use to provide for residents. Mobile pods are leveraged to distribute essential goods.

CONTACT TRACING During the pandemic , the cloudprint supports contact tracing & health monitoring. Data from the community is shared in a protected way with the larger health system & any early indicators are tracked

Responses to the pandemic can be placed on two ends of a spectrum. In the individual-focused approaches, citizens are responsible for taking measures within their personal control to contain the virus. In the state-focused approach the state implements lockdowns, stayhome orders and strict social distancing measures to flatten the curve and contain spread. Both approaches have failings, ranging from minimal control measures and individual adherence to guidelines to major disruptions in economic, social, and psychological aspects of the urban fabric. What is missing is a community-focused approach that allows a rapid collective response without diminishing individual agency.

TEMPORARY PARTITIONS AND PATTERNS FOR PHYSICAL DISTANCING.

CONN

OFFLINE AND ONLINE RETAIL SYNERGY

PHYSICAL DISTANCING PATTERN FOR STREET VENDORS

NECTED WITH CYCLE TRACKS - HEALTHIER AND FAST COMMUTE ROUTES

VOIDS AT EVERY 3RD FLOOR FOR EASY STAIRWAY ACCESS ABOVE AND BELOW VIBRANT PUBLIC SPACES

NATURALLY VENTILATED

WORK FROM NEIGHBOURHOOD

The activities are distributed in a manner that the idea of making the societies not only self-sustainable is achieved but also these communities become epicenter of internal and external psychocultural and biophysical conditions. As Pritzker laureate BV Doshi says, architecture should deal with the way of living and working and which is why he assumes architecture as habitat and not just a style of building. The project is a proposal for policy reform in the immediate master plans of tier 2 cities of India that also deals with current complexities and infrastructure failures in these cities with huge population dependency on basic healthcare systems as well. The project could be the conceptual guidelines for upcoming housing and mixed-use development by the Government in order to provide a healthy and safe environment for the people.

CYCLE TRACKS AND PEDESTRIAN ROUTE FOR COMMUNITING SHADED SITTING SPACES OPEN + STANDING TABLE TOPS

OPEN COU PROJECTOR & SCREEN PROVISION FOR PRESENTATIONS

CENTRE TABLE FOR MEETINGS WITH PROVISION FOR CHARGING

mixed-use,

inter-generational

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inclusive

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provides

social

resilience.

The strongest in the community can protect the most vulnerable. The youngest and the oldest in the community lean on each other. A flexible and mobile infrastructure allows rapid adaptation and (when needed) proportional de-compression. Health & Education form the cornerstones that support business and life. This means that health is a foundation of learning systems, community health objectives are worked on in tandem by local health and education systems, and during a pandemic learning facilities flex to health & community. PHYSICALLY DISTANCED SITTING PROVISIONS

Pedestrian walkways

URTYARD SPACES FOR CHILDREN ALTERNATE STEPPED TRADITIONAL INDIAN SITTING SPACES WITH PROVISION FOR PHYSICAL DISTANCING CYCLE TRACKS & BATTERY OPERATED CARS COMMUTE ROUTE

solar lamps

AMARTYA

Can ARCHITECTURE maintain its relevance as a source of shelter and a catalyst of sociability in times of such PANDEMIC ?

0 INTO THE

Restaurant designed in amid

Project : Internship Design Project I Loca

05 WOODS

dst of lush green forest area

ation : Bhopal,India I TYPE : Individual

INTO THE WOODS

Ground Floor Plan

Client wanted a kind of space that completely blends with the surrounding landscape and trees. So I developed the entire restaurant space as a combination of Open and closed spaces, IN-OUT Kind of yin-yang scheme was developed that allowed fresh air and light into the restaurant. Extensive use of wood and bamboo allowed to further intensify the natural setting, coupled with hand painted roof, gond art painted walls and lime plaster lights element

INTO THE WOODS

The restaurant on the ground floor expansive glass walls and bamboo vibes of a raw natural setting has Rough Plastered floor with textures o pletely blends into one another an

is Air conditioned, yet with the o structure setup behind, ahe s been maintained throughout. of sand and rustic furniture comnd into the surrounding as well

The restaurant on the first floor has the flexibility of being an open as well as an enclosed space. Skylights have been designed and expansive glass wall have been planned on all the sides to open up views to the lush green forest outside. Jute rollers further adds to the natural setting that and the roof is designed of wood .the restaurant leads to the balcony that connects dthe space down to the pool area, which connects to the pergola seating .

5-STAR HOTE

Reception Lobby, Dining Area, Corridor + Ov

Project : Internship Interior Design Project I L

EL RAMADA

verall Interior Design scheme development

Location : Bhopal,India I TYPE : Individual

INSPIRED FROM THE TRIBAL ART FORM OF MP Conceptualising a mix of contemporary & traditional design with vernacular artform

MP has a very rich & vibrant cultural & traditional setting which brings in a lot of scope for expressionism and for creation of arts & crafts highlighting the vernacular richness of the state. My Proposal for the design scheme for Hotel Ramada Project has been inspired by the tribal art of MP & has been worked out as a mix of modern contemporary design infusing the richness of traditional pattterns, ging birth to a scheme that represents both the past & the future in the present.

Since hotels are the first place for guests to connecct with the context of the city, hotel must allow guests to dive into the setting that is inspired by its history & its cultural traditional aura. Ramada as a brand that belives in designing a very context -specific yet modern architecture for its hotels, I believe that the proposal can take this throught ahead & A scheme could be realised which is extremely unique & is particular to the city .

HOTEL RAMADA

Here a theme of contemporary modern jali framework inspired by the Tribal art of MP has been realised with a very soft and pleasing backdrop in concrete which delicately highlights the engraving of Gond Artwork on it . Hints of brass further adds to the richness of the form , clean white reception pods with brass border tops have been designed with minimal modern looking globe lights .

Corridor Design for Hotel Ramada

HOTEL RAMADA

PHOTOGRAPHY COLLAGE

ll VIDHAN SABHA ll

conceived as a city within a city, a total break from modernism & post modernism , delving into a deep understanding of vedic principles of architecture, from which has emerged an extra ordinary synthesis of totally traditional with the totally modern ......

ARTWORK

but a city is more than just a place in space, it is drama in time.....

ARTWORK

if i paint a wild horse, you might not see the horse, but surely you’ll see the wildness....

thankyou.

NIKITA

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