Portfolio 2022-23 - Nipun Garg

COLLABORATIONS

TASKS HANDLED

SUPERVISORS

LOCATION

PROJECT SCOPE TYPE LEVEL

3 Member Group Project Designing, Presentation, Visualization & Rendering Enriqueta Llbares Valls

Zachary Fluker

Worldwide Urban Design

Academic Masters’

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4 Member Group Project Designing, Presentation, Visualization & Rendering Prof. Rekha Bhaskaran

Prof. Vijay Matangey Prof. Akhil Das Jahangirpuri

Urban Design Academic Bachelors’

HYDERABAD RACE CLUB -

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IPDM Services India Pvt. Ltd. Designing, Presentation, Visualization & Rendering

Ar. Sujata Kohli

Hyderabad Hospitality, Landscape

Professional

Architectural Assistant

I Design Theme - Planetary Urbanization

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Planetary urbanization which suggests that operational landscapes in the extended urbanization also need to be considered unlike the present where urbanization is only conceived in terms of agglomerations, a dense concentration of population, etc. has brought attention to the melting of Antarctica. In response to this and with the belief that “A global issue requires a global action”, the project attempts to create a platform that explores the use of collaborative gaming, metaverse, and capital incentives in an effort to reduce carbon emissions.

RIGHT Global presence of colours of carbon, forms the foundation for the proposal -

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ABOVE Summarising the concept of the proposed framework of Carbon X - A Media-Gaming interface that addresses and helps the humans perceive carbon as “Colours of Carbon” to rebalance the global carbon cycle

CATEGORIZATION & QUANTIFICATION OF CARBON

Carbon X I August 2022

MAPPING COLOURS OF CARBON

Making the “In(Visible)Visible”

Co-ordinate SystemSouth Pole Sterographic

ProjectionOrthographic

Data Sources -

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory -

• Global Map DEM

British Antarctic Survey -

• Antarctica DEM

NASA Earth Observatory -

Green Carbon :

• Chlorophyll Concentration

• Net Primary Productivity

Black & Brown Carbon :

• Carbon Monoxide

• Aerosol Concentration

• Water Vapour

Red Carbon :

• Sea Ice Concentration

Blue Carbon : Bathymetry

The current urban setting with more generators and less sequesters

The current urban setting with increased sequesters

Green Carbon

Blue Carbon Red Carbon Black Carbon Brown Carbon

I Design Theme - Planetary Urbanization

DECIPHERING THE INTERFACE

The interface is an amalgamation of multiple technologies & databases that already exist in the real world

Profile User details & contribution to carbon rebalance

Photogrammetry Mode Capture, store & create the undocumented carbon assets

Point Cloud Mode Percieve the carbon data through the colours of carbon lens

17.79 kg/ yr

Amount of CO 2 generated (-) or sequestered (+)

Social Media Mode

Share & inspire to achieve the global carbon balance

POINT CLOUD MODE

Virtual Reality Mode Immerse into the virtual world of point clouds while also discovering Antarctica

Augmented Reality Mode

Experience the digital overlay of carbon data & the micro-interventions by users to increase sequestration

The World of Antarctica

Discover this world each time when carbon balance is achieved in one of the neighbourhoods

ABOVE Envisaging carbon data through the “Carbon Lens” -

ACADEMIC - Urban Design

PHOTOGRAMMETRY MODE

AUGMENTED REALITY MODE

The interface is an archive of carbon data. It makes users experience this data in the real world which brings the data from EPC (Energy Performance Certificate) and RHS (Royal Horticulture Society) databases (since the project is based in London in this case).

ABOVE Users increasing sequestrations in their neighbourhoods -

LEFT RIGHT Capturing an asset to increase urban sequesters Accessing the assets using the photogrammetry asset library

THE WORLD OF ANTARCTICA

Each time balance in colours of carbon is achieved in one of the neighbourhoods of the user‘s city, the user gets to experience Antarctica - the barometer of carbon in one of the avatars in their environment to see the challenges that they face due to melting of Antarctica. The gaming map is customized according to the no. of neighbourhoods in one’s city which also act as a leader-board

Neighbourhoods and the environments unlocked in one’s neighbourhood Leader-board for various competing cities

VIRTUAL REALITY MODE

ABOVE A user experiencing one of the environments of Antarctica -

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ABOVE RIGHT BELOW

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Media as a platform for users to share their micro-interventions Sharing and inspiring unique ideas of increasing sequestrations by various users via the social media mode Connecting the users on a planetary level to rebalance the global carbon cycle

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Proposal tries to inject a new life to Jahangirpuri Industrial Area. The area is a mix of urban typologies varying from industrial area, a heavy commercial development (Azadpur Mandi - Asia’s largest wholesale fruit & vegetable market) to small squatters. This complex mix of typologies is currently quite chaotic. Being at a prime location in the city, the area has a lot of potential awaiting to be unleashed so as to improve the quality of urban fabric as well as the users. The proposal addresses the above along with the provision of spaces that the people in the vicinity earlier had to travel miles for the purpose of enjoyment.

STREET CONNECTIONS

Ground & First floor should be proposed for retail so as to create active areas on street

ROAD

The width of the road should be at least 9M with 1.5M lanes dedicated for surface parking on either sides

GREEN ROOFS & SKY GARDEN

To provide thermal insulation & prevent Heat Island effect

MIXED USE TYPOLOGY

The public plaza is surrounded by mixed use buildings, with ground floor usage as retail

SPORTS FACILITIES

Each block could have a unique sports ground & its supporting infrastructure. This block has badminton court

Access for pedestrians is from outside the block & for vehicles from inside the block. Tall plantations in grown in areas where entry needs to be restricted

Grey water from the site is used in the water body after getting treated in the STP located on site, thus serving a dual purpose

LANDSCAPING

An important feature of plaza is landscaping in order to provide breathing & relaxation spaces for the users which the current scenario lacked be it young or old

This ensures traffic calming & connects the two public spaces on either side

STREET CHARACTER

Different roads are planted with different variety of trees so that each road can have its separate essence & can be identified just at a glance

SEPARATE BICYCLE LANE

To ensure maximum comfort level to the pedestrians & cyclists, & encourage cycling & walking

ACCESS TO THE BLOCK & BUILDINGS

WATER BODY

RAISED PEDESTRIAN CROSSING

G.T KARNAL ROAD Amaltas & Bakul trees on either sides of the road

BADLI KI SARAI ROAD Kachnar & Bakul trees on either sides of the road

Aerial view of one of the proposed residential blocks showing the block detail Aerial view showing the open space detail of the continuous public realm that is running along the G.T Karnal Road Aerial view depicting the street character of Badli ki Sarai road

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

With an objective and mandate to marry the site with the building blocks/ built form, IPDM provided site levels, plinth levels, building block placement, built open relation, circulation pattern, entries, surface drainage etc. The form of building blocks, its architectural intent, elevations, internal space planning etc., were notional and totally the mandate of the appointed architects. The main idea was to have an inward looking building with the building opening towards the east side that has major views towards a Fort and tombs of mughal era while also complementing the existing contours of the site.

PLANTATION PALETTE

Bottlebrush Callistemon (Lake)

Tabebubia Yellow Tabebubia aurea (Pool)

Terminalia Mantlay Terminalia Mantlay (Entrance Porch & Club)

Jacaranda Jacaranda mimosifolia (Lake)

Conocarpus Conocarpus erectus (Between play fields)

Raphis Palm Raphis excelsa (Various locations)

Wadelia Sphagneticola trilobata (Various locations)

Mahogany Swietenia mahagoni (Periphery)

Milingtonia Milingtonia hortensis (Internal road)

Fern Tree Filicum decipens (Lawns)

Ceiba Ceiba pentandra (Outdoor dining)

Foxtail Palm Wodyetia bifurcata (Various locations)

SITE PLAN

The site has its primary access in the north direction connected via Neknampur Road while the service entry is situated in the west direction. Site is highly contoured with a level difference of 18M, with site rising from +112.00 to +130.00 level. One of the highlights are the large boulder formations in certain areas of the site which the proposed design tries to incorporate in the master planning exercise.

SECTIONS

Schematic section through the Amphitheatre and Pool Blow up of Pool side area Section near the Lake area

Contact

+44 7833614480

gargnipun97@gmail.com

nipun.garg.21@ucl.ac.uk

https://bit.ly/Folio_Works

Portfolio 2022 - 2023

Spaces & People are the two entities that define a region. The result of the former defines the result of the latter. Challenge is to attain equilibrium between the two for the success of the latter (region). This symbiosis of spaces & people and their collaboration into a unified whole is what intrigues me and indulges me to look into a region through a variety of lenses, one which I surely aim to pursue.

The compiled portfolio consists of some of my recent works from academic to professional. Please feel free to contact me for your comments.