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Oxford Brookes University 3rd Year, Semester 2 Meditation centre, Folkeston
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Oxford Brookes University 2nd year, Semester 2 Music Theatre, Salzburg
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Oxford Brookes University 2nd year, Semester 1 Courtyard Envelope, Oxford Proposal for Art Grant The Burning Man Festival Housing Project Vadodara, India Research Housing in Duren, Germany Pastiche.in (Digital Art) Archi-tectonic Abstraction
p o r t f o Nirmal i o Amin
Oxford Brookes University, 3rd Year Sem 2, Unit J A meditation centre right at the heart of Folkstone, United Kingdom. The site is culturally very rich and is situated right on the edge of the art district in the city centre. I decided to use diagramming as a method of design and the first diagram I started with was a grid based on the adjacent buildings. I then overlapped them one by one adding other parameters of design and performing actions like shift, multiply, subtract and the diagram kept on changing slowly. The whole process was very practical, rigorous and full of challenges related to decision making.
Site
Grid 1
Grids using adjacent buildings
Site
Site
Multiply
Grid 2
Simplify
Site
Overlap
Grid 3
Mutual spaces
Overlapping diagrams, sketches and performing actions based on a set priority slowly evolving the basic diagram into a plan/section and introducing architectural nomenclature according to program (meditation centre).
Connections
Enclosures
Massing
Circulation
Overlapping
Carving spaces
Space analysis in section
Pogression
Density
Connections
Carving spaces
Volume
Site Analysis Fluidity/Movement
Grid Pattern
Space analysis in Plan
Circulation diagram
Exploded Axo from base to roof
3D Section explaining the materiality of the project.
Ground Floor Plan
Section AA’
Section BB’
Oxford Brookes University, 2nd Year Semester 1, Unit C Amphitheatre at Salzburg to promote young talent for Music. Salzburg being the birthplace of Mozart attracts a lot of music enthusiast tourists all around the year. Site Volume Analysis
Site Area
Green Spaces
Surroundings
Exits
Traffic Density
Moments of Pause
Circulation around
Site Plan Analysis
Courtyard analysis Access points
Circulation Entry Points
Generating interesting spaces using multiple levels and exploring the space vocabulary using models to understand the relationships between them.
Renders and Models
Oxford Brookes University, 2nd Year Semester Two, Unit C Using bio-mimicry as a method, I designed a courtyard envelope using a sea-shell as an inspiration. This exercise was intended to make us learn different modes of design from sketches,models, CNC machine, laser cutting,, AutoCad, Rhino and use their strengths appropriately.
Plans
Analysis in viewpoints
Analysis on circulation
Critical decision making based on the program
The Burning Man Festival This design consists of a long board that runs 60m long. It was made to be foldable into smaller pieces to make it easier to transport and install in the middle of a desert. It consists of a 100 pieces of dichroic glass connected to gears which rotate when they sense a movement in front of them (using photo sensors). The long board consists of quotes and responses about mental health that I gathered during my survey. People walk along the installation, watching these vibrant colours change while readng and thinking about mental health.
Housing Project, Vadodara (Individual Project) (Incomplete)
I did this project while I was learning about housing by-laws in India working under Sonal Developers in 2014.
Entrance
Out
In
Started off with a concept of Jigsaw Puzzle. To bring different class of people into living under a common society, just how all the jigsaw pieces come togther to complete a picture
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This project worked as a learning exercise on how to design under the Indian by-laws and restrictions and also keep the concept strong all along.
Green Area
Green Area
Three 12 floor buildings lined up on a site with underground parking. Consists of studio rooms, 2BHK, 3BHK and 4BHK 4m Wide Road
Sitting
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2BHK
3BHK
4BHK
30
24
24
12
Area(m2)
38
104
150
191
Total Built up area
1140
2496
3600
Total plot area
10453
Amenities
FSI
2
Passages/Circ 15%
3135
Built up
20906
Ground Coverage
30%
3135
Ground Coverage
23%
2506
Commercial
10% 7% of GC
1045 731
No. of units
20960 - 31352090-9528 = 6207
90
9528
2292 10%
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Remaining Built up
Fountain
2090.6
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All flats fit in, one on top of another as shown on the coloured diagram on the next page.
Studio
6m Wide Road
Ample of amenities and leisure activities, cafe and gymnasium.
4m Wide Road
Jogging track
Gymnasium
Children garden
Pond
Cafe
8000.0000
Exit Gate 2
Site Plan To understand the land distribution towards construction, green spaces, roads etc. To calculate carpet area, built up and super built up area and make complete use of FSI (floor space index) given by the government
Gate 3
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4 BHK
3 BHK
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2BHK
Studio
Concept
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Alcove
Section To explore the relationship between the flats and to the open spaces.
Dining
Kitchen
Bathroom
Distribution
IONAL PRODUCT
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Wardrobe
Bathroom
Entrance
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Construction detail of a door and a window
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3 BHK
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2 BHK
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Studio
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Floor Plans
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All the floor plans are different because the concept allows stacking of flats on top of one another and that creates open spaces between floors to accommodate common spaces and balconies and other amenities
Research Housing in Duren Before getting into the housing, I researched the Housing in Duren by Herman Hertzberger and analysed all the spaces and their relationship with the urban nomenclature of design. I made this grid and created diagrams that helped me understand the concept well and clear.
Pastiche.in I started off learning about digital art at my 2nd year at Oxford Brookes. I researched about Surrealism and use this technique to convey a short message through my collages
Abstraction (Butterfly)
I choose butterfly as my subject and used abstraction as a technique to design a pedestrian bridge using tension cables and I beams.
Archi-tectonic In a zero gravity space, the task was to design interesting spaces using a limited amount of pieces where a person can float around the space. Using the ‘plus’ in the middles as a guideline, we had to play around with all the views and explore the creativity to make changes and decisions.