Portfolio 2022 - Nipun Garg

Nipun Garg

Flat 8, Edward Bond House, Cromer Street London WC1 H8DT 07833614480 | nipun.garg.21@ucl.ac.uk | linkedin.com/in/gargnipun97 | https://bit.ly/Folio_Works

EDUCATION

M.Arch Urban Design, Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, London, UK

Grade: Merit

2021 - 2022

Devised a radical urban design project in a group of 3 by collaborating with other brilliant international students and tutors: explored use of collaborative gaming, metaverse, and capital incentives in an effort to reduce carbon emissions by making “In(visible) Visible” via five colours of carbon as a response to research cluster’s theme “Planetary Urbanization”

Acquired skills such as Grasshopper, Blender, Adobe After Effects, CycleGAN algorithm, Unreal Engine, ArcGIS

Conducted research: “Digital Twins - A complementary approach towards Design for Disassembly”

Managed and coordinated, designing and execution of B-Pro exhibition space for research cluster with a team of 20

Collaborated as a research assistant for research cluster

B.Arch Architecture, University School of Architecture & Planning, GGSIPU, Dwarka, Delhi, India

Grade: First-Class | 73.19/100

2014 - 2019

Attained a strong design ability to work on projects of varying complexities and scales from architectural to urban design and master planning along with teamworking and leadership skills

Gained a well-rounded understanding of architecture and urbanism, building typologies and critical dimensions, utility and infrastructure systems, economics, sociology, environment and ecology

Achieved proficiency in technical skills, such as drafting via AutoCAD, modelling via SketchUp, visualization via Lumion, graphics via Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator

EXPERIENCE

IPDM Services India Pvt. Ltd.

Architectural Assistant (Landscape)

New Delhi, India

Sep 2019 - Jul 2021

Initiated and brainstormed design concepts, utilized digital tools to document design at different phases and headed multiple landscape projects from retail, commercial, hospitality, residential to master-planning across India

Developed diverse graphic and visual productions from conceptual presentations for clients, design development drawings to good for construction drawings across various projects

Gained site visit experience for preparation of mock-up area, site documentation, site marking and services coordination meeting

Coordinated with material, plantation and lighting vendors, and contributed in creation of bill of quantities for a variety of projects

WeDesign Architects & Voxel Architectonics

Freelancer

Gurugram, Haryana, India

Dec 2018 - Dec 2020

Envisioned design concepts, prepared presentations, and visualized a residence, small temples, and a resort via three dimensional modelling and rendering softwares

Produced and developed architectural visualizations for a railway station, academic hospital, and a hospital complex

Egis India Consulting Engineers Pvt. Ltd.

Architectural Trainee

Formulated presentation and good for construction drawings for a hospital and a police headquarters

Gurugram, Haryana, India

Jul 2018 - Apr 2019

Enriched design concepts and visualizations of a mixed-used amenity building, government railway stations, and masterplans

Volunteered to attend a design pitch meeting with IRSDC (India Railway Stations Development Corporation Ltd.), and gather insights

AECOM, India

Architectural Trainee

Gurugram, Haryana, India

Apr 2017 - Jul 2017

Articulated good for construction drawings operating Revit while assisting in a Naval base residents’ headquarters in India

Created design development drawings for a smart city project in Visakhapatnam

COMPETITIONS

Black Taj by UnFUSE | Team of 2

2017

Envisioned design replicated the concept of Taj Ganj by modifying concept of Mehtab bagh (Garden) by infusing market spaces and history of Black Taj to attract footfall and capture original essence of the idea

Skyscraper by CTBUH (Council of Tall Buildings & Urban Habitat) | Team of 2

Proposed and experimented a conceptual scheme for a skyscraper

2017

GRIHA (Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment) by | Team of 2 2016 NASA (National Association of Students of Architecture)

Visualized a design transcending conventional office typology while employing sustainable techniques to instil an experience and interaction not only between users but also nature

ANDC (Annual NASA Design Competition) by NASA | Team of 7 2016

Responded to theme of “Parallel Projection” by attempting at revitalization of mental-front as opposed to river-front

Designed a pavilion enlightening and making visitors witness harsh truth of state of river Yamuna

Louis I. Kahn Trophy by NASA | Team of 10

Advised in overall panel design for allocated university space and headed team for executing presentation of final sheets

Reubens’ Trophy by NASA | Team of 10

Guided in design of panel for university and generated a number of drawings for display on panel

AWARDS & HONOURS

Conference Paper selection

CAADRIA Conference 2023

Speaker

3rd Best Research Paper

2nd Prize

Special Mention

SKILLS & INTERESTS

Technical

Languages

Soft Skills

Conjugated Materiality - Reinstating material circularity via digital twins which is an extension of master’s research paper under guidance of theory and technical tutor

Research Seminar for Incoming Batch 2022-23 at Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL

In the Urban Design batch of 2021-22 amongst 95 students at Bartlett School of Architecture and also published in the B-Pro Catalogue 2022

Annual NASA Design Competition amongst 300 colleges all over India

Louis I. Kahn Trophy & Reubens’ Trophy, NASA amongst 300 colleges all over India

2015

2015

AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop, Lumion, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects, ArcGIS, Adobe XD, Grasshopper, Unreal Engine, Blender, Microsoft Office

English & Hindi

Playing Synthesizer (Performed at television channels like Doordarshan and ETC Punjabi) & Piano (Performed at High Scorer’s Concert by ABRSM i.e. Royal School of Music), Sketching, Traveling, Photography

Self-starter : Playing Ukulele & Kalimba, Songwriting

REFERENCES

Ms. Sujata Kohli Managing Director IPDM Services India Pvt. Ltd.

William Huang

Theory & Technical Tutor, RC18

Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL

Zachary Fluker Lecturer (Teaching)

Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL

CARBON X PLANETARY URBANIZATION

Year Location

2021 - 2022

Worldwide

Urban Design

Academic Masters’ Group of 3

REVITALIZING JAHANGIRPURI

UNLEASHING THE TRUE POTENTIAL

2018

Jahangirpuri

Urban Design

Academic Bachelors’

of 4

HYDERABAD RACE CLUB

ENVISIONING A WORLD - CLASS RACE CLUB

2020 - Ongoing

Hyderabad

Hospitality, Landscape

Professional

Architectural Assistant

IPDM Group

MODPOD.ZIP CONSUMER TO PROSUMER 2019

Carbon X Planetary Urbanization

COLLABORATIONS

TASKS HANDLED

SUPERVISORS

3

Designing, Presentation, Visualization & Rendering

Enriqueta Llbares Valls

Zack Fluckery

Planteray 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. Antarctica weather and climate systems once thought to be largely isolated are now known to feed into the systems of the rest of the world and can act as a buffer to changes or continue climate changes long after the triggers have been stabilized.

This melting is due to the amount of carbon put into the atmosphere

by humans. Antarctica holds 26.5 million cubic meters of frozen ice can result in 60m of global sea level rise. It could be considered a barometer of climate change for the entire planet.

In response to this and with the belief that “A global issue requires a global action”, the project attempts to create a platform for the environment where people collaborate and are empowered to collect, store and share data on carbon in order for them to understand about how their local acts can have global implications and could possibly save this barometer from disappearing.

Member Group Project

Urban Design - ACADEMIC

I Design Theme - Planetary Urbanisation

Climate change is a global problem triggered by the carbon interests which are produced by the human race. Most poeple let others take the strain, leaving the global problem unaddressed, making the situation relatable to a “Prisoner’s Dilemma”. The optimal solution to get out is “Collaboration”.

“Social Media” & “Games” have been popular mediums for collaboration over the past few years, connecting people from all age groups across the world.

ABOVE BELOW Games as a communication, educationa & collaborative platform Social Media - A platform where one voice could make a difference across the globe-

CARBON X Media Gaming Interface

With the soul motto being to “Think Local & Act Global”, it is a platform that connects people and gives them the power to generate data and create assets on carbon in order to rebalance the global carbon cycle It encourages the cities on a whole to reduce carbon emissions via the platform with rewarding 100 million dollars as announced by Elon Musk through XPrize to the city that achieves this feat first in their city.

To acquaint people with the presence of carbon around them, it addresses and helps them perceive carbon as “Colours of Carbon”.

Carbon came into radar of world climate change because of the melting ice caps in the polar regions specifically Antarctica as it consists about 90% of glacier ice. Antarctica is the origin to the discovery of different colours of carbons as they were first found here.

I Design Theme - Planetary Urbanisation

Antarctica DEM (British Antarctic Survey)Chlorophyll Concentration (NASA Earth Observatory) Chlorophyll (mg/

The following is a graphical depiction of one of the maps showing how carbon has already been present around in the form of colours.

The left side of the map depicts the general perception of earth while the right side depicts the separates out Green carbon which is actually the Chlorophyll Concentration in water and

Data SourcesGlobal Map DEM ( NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory)

Net Primary Productivity on land.

Similarly, Black & Brown Carbons are present as the Carbon Monoxide & Aerosol contents in the atmosphere respectively Blue Carbon data is present as Bathymetry data while the Red Carbon is present as the Sea Ice Concentration data.

Carbon X I August 2022

Categorisation and quantification of carbon in an urban environment is done via “Colours of Carbon”, thus helping in archiving the carbon data through the proposed interface which would make “Carbon X” as the “Global carbon monitor”.

Colours of carbon, thus become a parameter for rebalancing carbon on a global level. If one increases urban sequesters, so does the balance in colours of carbon increase and hence a step closer to restoring the global carbon cycle.

Urban Design - ACADEMIC

CURRENT URBAN SETTING

INCREASED SEQUESTERS IN THE URBAN SETTING

GENERATORS & SEQUESTERS

GENERATORS & SEQUESTERS

I Design Theme - Planetary Urbanisation 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 CO2 generated (-) or sequestered (+)

Social Media Mode

Share & inspire to achieve the global carbon balance

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

ACADEMIC - Urban Design

Carbon X I August 2022

ABOVE BELOW Understanding the carbon stress that the user’s city has on the “Global Climate Indicator “ Situating the user with the carbon data within their urban environment-

Urban Design - ACADEMIC

I Design Theme - Planetary Urbanisation

DIGITIZING THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT Augmented Reality & Point Cloud

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). Users can switch to the point cloud mode to visualise the same from the carbon lens which is perceived with the help of colours of carbon which categorises cabon into sequestration and emission.

ABOVE RIGHT Experiencing the carbon data in the physical world Envisaging carbon data through the “Carbon Lens”-

Carbon X I August 2022

Urban Design - ACADEMIC

I Design Theme - Planetary Urbanisation

ACADEMIC - Urban Design

ABOVE RIGHT Capturing an asset using the Photogrammetry mode to increase urban sequesters Photogrammetry asset library-

ABOVE RIGHT The process of testing and placing the created assets in the physical environment Noticing the changes in sequestration that the placed assets have created-

Urban Design - ACADEMIC

I Design Theme - Planetary Urbanisation

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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.

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The gaming map is customized according to the no. of neighbourhoods in one’s city which also act as a leader-board for the users to see how close their city is to winning the 100 million dollars reward.

ACADEMIC - Urban Design

Carbon X I August 2022

Urban Design - ACADEMIC

ABOVE RIGHT Immersing the user into the blue environment as a krill using the VR headset Viewing through the VR headset-

I Design Theme - Planetary Urbanization

ABOVE BELOW RIGHT

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

ACADEMIC - Urban Design

Revitalizing Jahangirpuri Unleashing the True Potential

COLLABORATIONS

TASKS HANDLED

SUPERVISORS

4 Member Group Project

Designing, Presentation, Visualization & Rendering

Prof. Rekha Bhaskaran

Prof. Vijay Matangey

Prof. Akhil Das

The area is a mix of urban typologies varying from industrial area, Azadpur mandi (a heavy commercial development) to small squatters. This interesting yet 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.

Proposal tries to inject a

new life to Azadpur mandi which is the Asia’s largest wholesale fruit and vegetable market along with the provision of spaces that the people in the vicinity earlier had to travel miles for the purpose of enjoyment.

I Unleashing the True Potential

PROJECT ANALYSIS

Existing Proposals Landuse Distribution

Shifting Mandi to Narela IFC in order to reduce the congestion

Community center proposal in Adarsh Nagar

Shifting part of the industrial area to Samaypur Badli & Libaspur

Fire station near Jagjivan Ram Hospital

Road Heirarchy Sections

Greens - 46% Mixed Use - 01%

Residential - 06% Roads - 25%

Industrial - 15%

Commercial - 09%

Primary Road (30 - 60 M)

Secondary Road (8 - 20M)

Tertiary Road (4 - 7 M)

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ABOVE BELOW Depicting the character of Mandi i.e. chaos due to truck movement Through metro line with small scale industries on one side & residential area on the other

ACADEMIC - Urban Design

Bhalswa Landfill

Jahangirpuri Industrial Area

Outer Ring Road

G.T Karnal Road

Adarsh Nagar

Shalimar Bagh Model Town

Azadpur Mandi

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

Relocation of Industries

Relocation of Azadpur Mandi within site

Augmenting Permeability & Accessibility

Deterioration of air quality around the site

Reduction to polluted environment due to presence of Bhalaswa landfill

Residential Area

Reduced traffic, reduced congestion around the site Relocation to Narela (18 Km away) is opposed as prices would hike up due to increase in transportation distance.

Amenity buildings are zoned across the secondary road i.e. School, Fire Station, Police Station, Hospital, Vocational Training Centre, Meditation Centre, Banks, Daily needs shop

Street Character Setbacks

Mandi Road

Tabebubia Yellow Mimusops elengi

Shalimar Bagh Road

Delonix regia

Terminalia arjuna

G.T

Existing Situation Proposed Situation

Residential area is redensified and resettled within the site

Using native trees to define the uniqueness of various streets

Except for the amenity buildings all the setbacks are included in the public realm for engaging more eyes on the street & providing an opportunity for more social and visual interaction

Urban Design - ACADEMIC

I Unleashing the True Potential

ABOVE BELOW Proposed Master Plan

SECTION 1 : Section through proposed Mixed use building and public realm

ACADEMIC

- Urban Design

PLOT A

PLOT B

BHALASWA

LANDFILL

I Unleashing the True Potential

ABOVE BELOW SECTION 2 - G.T Karnal Road detailed section

DETAIL A - G.T Karnal Road carriageway blow - up

DESIGN STRATEGY

Movement

No vehicular movement in the housing cluster

Road

Street Connections

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

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

ACADEMIC - Urban Design

Green Roofs & Sky Garden

All terraces proposed should be green so as to provide thermal insulation & prevent Heat Island effect. Connections between buildings/plots shall be through sky gardens.

SPORTS FACILITIES

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

ACCESS TO THE BLOCK & BUILDINGS

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

ABOVE BELOW Aerial view of one of the proposed residential blocks showing the block detail View from one of the terraces overlooking the central space

Urban Design - ACADEMIC

I Unleashing the True Potential

WATER BODY

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

MIXED USE TYPOLOGY

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

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

ABOVE BELOW

Aerial view showing the open space detail of the continuous public realm that is running along the G.T Karnal Road

View of the public realm from one the terraces above the proposed mixed use buildings

ACADEMIC - Urban Design

RAISED

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

ABOVE LEFT ABOVE RIGHT BELOW

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

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Human eye perspective of Badli ki Sarai road

Aerial view of the Badli ki Sarai road

Aerial view depicting the street character of Badli ki Sarai road

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

I Envisioning a World - Class Race Club

2020 HYDERABAD RACE CLUB

Envisioning a World - Class Race Club

COLLABORATIONS

TASKS HANDLED

SUPERVISORS

: : :

IPDM Services India Pvt. Ltd.

Designing, Presentation, Visualization & Rendering

Ar. Sujata Kohli

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.

- Hospitality & Masterplan

Tennis Court

Base Level - 115 Lvl.

Base Level - 116.5 Lvl.

Base Level - 118 Lvl.

Volleyball Court

Base Level - 115 Lvl.

Lake

Edge Level - 114 Lvl. Club - G+2

Plinth Level - 118 Lvl.

Amphitheater

Base Level - 123 & 128 Lvl.

Pool Deck

Plinth Level - 118 Lvl.

Kids Pool Plinth Level - 118 Lvl.

Lawns

Plinth Level - 114 & 117 Lvl.

Kids Play Area Level - 114 Lvl.

Parking

Base Level - 113 Lvl.

MLCP - G+2

Plinth Level - 118 Lvl.

Basketball Court

Base Level - 118 Lvl.

Hyderabad Race Club I December 2020

Pre - Function + Guest Rooms

Pre-function Area - 117 Lvl.

Guest Rooms - 123, 126, 129 Lvls.

Banquet

Plinth Level - 117 Lvl.

Kitchen / Storage + Utility

Plinth Level - 117 Lvl.

Kitchen Plinth Level- 123 Lvl.

Library

Plinth Level - 137 Lvl.

Billiards Room

Plinth Level - 133 Lvl.

Bar

Plinth Level - 129 Lvl.

Drop - Off

Plinth Level - 117.5 Lvl.

Hospitality & Masteplan - PROFESSIONAL

I Envisioning a World - Class Race Club

Site Context

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.

ABOVE MIDDLE BELOW

View of the Golconda Fort from the site

View of Mughal era tombs

View of on-site boulders

PROFESSIONAL - Hospitality & Masterplan

I Envisioning a World - Class Race Club

- Hospitality & Masterplan

1.

2. Porch

3. Parking

4. Lawn

5. Kids Pool

6. Kids Play Area

7. Pool Area

8. Club

9. Guest Room Block

10. Central Atrium

11. Terrace

12. Outdoor Dining

13. Kitchen Block

14. Utility

15. Banquet Block

16. Lake (Bottom Level - 113.0)

17. Volleyball Court

18. Basketball Court

19. Tennis Court

20. MLCP

21. Service Entry / Exit

TREE PALLETTE SECTIONS

ABOVE BELOW LEFT BELOW RIGHT

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

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)

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Envisioning a World - Class Race Club

ABOVE BELOW Aerial view of the entire proposal A view of the site entrance-

- Hospitality & Masterplan

ABOVE BELOW Aerial view of the entire proposal A view of the central atrium having the amphitheater

ModPod.Zip Consumer to Prosumer

COLLABORATIONS

TASKS HANDLED

SUPERVISORS

NOTE

N/A

Designing, Presentation, Visualization & Rendering

BROAD Group - Skycity Challenge

Project & Design were finished after the submission deadline of the competition

Simple, fast production systems with a capacity to adapt and be able to respond to a varied complex scenarios is the primary need to solve the problem of future housing.

Vision is to provide a system capable of adapting to a no. of scenarios i.e from off-grid to communities to dense collective arrangements (high rises etc.) i.e from isolated entities to smarter collaborations

In a world where globally the fastest growing

cities are not skyscraper cities but self-made cities, ideas that are owned by everyone & are accessible to everyone, kind of wikipedia for stuff seems a small yet effective solution to the big question.

A vision that accepts & believes that, if the 20th century was about democratization of consumption then the 21st century is about democratization of production.

Dynamic Shelters -

COMPETITION - Dynamic Shelters

INITIAL THOUGHTS ...

PROSUMER

Bringing the consumer into the role of building homes for themselves while also believing that 21st century cities are not places made by a few with a lot but by many with a bit who bring with them a complete set of values and notions about the places they want to live.

SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY

Apart from provision of social interactive spaces like shared public spaces, library, gym etc. at various levels for the inhabitants, the flexibility of the system also allows the user to gather and build new homes which not only strengthens the communal ties but also acts as a source of providing employment since the consumer now becomes a producer.

ENERGY PRODUCTION

Renewable sources of energy such as solar, wind, waste to resource energy sources will be implemented according to the context while also enabling the possibility of Off-Grid living. While in a community base living these can be incorporated with a micro grid or a grid tie systems for communal benefit and equal distribution of power.

OTHER TECHNIQUES

Collectively moving forward is the future. Therefore, there is a proposal of collaborating with existing companies that develop smart technologies for making the living self-sufficient, Techniques like Composting toilet, Homebiogas 2.0, Flexible indoor furniture by Flexilove, infill polymer panels via King Plastic, Washing machine by Drumi.

FOOD PRODUCTION

Harvesting fruits and vegetables via soil free aquaponic systems which use the best of all growing techniques while also mimicking the natural ecosystem that utilizes the waste of one element to benefit the other (In this case fish waste). System is also flexible and scalable.

Dynamic Shelters -

Current ways of building affect the environment, are limited and outdated. With modern technology, sophisticated homes could be created to revolutionize future of housing.

Based on the above vision, Broad Core Building invented BCORE/ CTS slabs, which can be recycled, are lightweight, have high strength & long service.

PACKABLE in a container

Cutting B-CORE Panels

THE PANEL

Two panels are combined to be a structural corner so that the walls act as infill, being easily adapted to a variety of contexts.

Area - 3 M2

Weight - 75 KG

Cost - 625 £

THE SLAB

Elements

THE INFILL

Easy Assembly

The infill surface could be made out of opaque panels, windows, doors or even frame where local material can be added so as to integrate the local context as well as save space in the container.

B-Core panels of sizes 6 x 2 M can be used as a floor slab, roof or even extended balconies or patios so as to provide a sturdy base for taking all the live and dead loads.

BED MODULES KITCHEN MODULES

High Loft Option 1 Option 2

Solar Panels

Energy Production

Roof 2 B-CORE Panel 6 X 2 M

Windows

Rotatable about their central axis

Cabinet 1 - Bed & Storage

Cabinet 2 - Kitchen

Interior Cladding

Local materials, Wooden cladding

Metal Cladding

Cabinet 3

Bathroom

Extended Patio

2 B-CORE Panel (6 X 2 M)

Floor Slab

2 B-CORE Panel (6 X 2 M)

Infill Panel

Local Materials, Wooden Cladding

Piles

The module can be adopted to any type of soil

Dynamic Shelters - COMPETITION

Foldable Murphy Couch / Bed with twin bunk

SCALABILITY

Adaptable Home Conceptual Plan

Structure acts as a frame with community spaces like gyms, vertical farms etc. only, where the user can either dock their homes while on the move or choose to stay within the structure.

Structural flexibility allows for different unit combinations which can adapt according to user’s needs by adding or deleting a unit.

No specific core for the wet rooms of different units allowing them to sustain as individual units when not part of the structure and let the user be flexible within the unit by not restricting them to a particular layout.

BHK 96 M2

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ABOVE BELOW Typical Floor Plan (Can be modified according to apartment unit size) Floor Plan at every 10th Level (Community spaces like gyms, vertical gardens etc., so as to increase social sustainability and encourage more interaction between the inhabitants)

Dynamic Shelters - COMPETITION

ABOVE BELOW The possibilities of having a single house with changing sceneries

A view depicting how the single house could be expanded at a community scale

COMPETITION - Dynamic Shelters

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 to competitions. Please feel free to contact me for your comments.

Contact

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