Architecture Portfolio- Nisha Shinde

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

School Of Environment And Architecture

Mumbai, India

Selected Works

2020-23

Nisha Shinde

NISHA SHINDE

About me

I am a student of School Of Environment And Architecture, currently in my fourth year.I am interested in learning various ways and different techiques to approach, study, design and create. I am always curious to look at how people dwell in spaces designed and would love to explore how these spaces are actually created.

Languages

Hindi, English, Marathi

Education

2020- Ongoing School Of Environment and Architecture, Borivali, Mumbai

Bachelor of Architecture

2008-2020 Dhruv Global School, Sangamner, Maharashtra

Grade 1st - Grade 12th

Workshops

2021 Environment as a practice of care I Sabba Giradkar

2021 Experiencing Home I Anubhav Pradhan

2022 Participatory Design I Bhawna Jaimini & Rohini Singh

2022 What The Folly! I Lorenzo

2022 Psyco-Spatiality I Drishti Mehta

2022 Tactical Intervention I Studio Matter, Goa

2023 Poetry Through Printmaking I Snehal

2023 Sound Mechanisms I Kausik Mukhopadhyay

2023 Landscape Design I Mugdha Sathe

Skills

Hand Drafting

Sketching

Autocad

Sketch Up

Rhinoceros

Email address-

nishashinde1414@gmail.com

Contact number7588540757

Photoshop

Illustrator

Indesign

Model Making

CONTENTS

01. INHABITING THRESHOLDS

Environmental Flows Sem 5

02. WHAT IS A HOME?

Type,Spatial patterns and Material Phenomenology

Sem 3

03. MEASURING LIFE

Settlement Studies

Sem 4

04. MUSEUM IN AN INDUSTRIAL ZONE

What is a museum?

Sem 4

05. BUILDING MAKING

Working Drawing

Sem 6

06. REPAIR AND RETROFIT

Mass Inhabitation

Sem 7

07. COASTAL ROAD PARK

Landscape Design

Sem 5

08. A PLACE IN THE SUN AND A PLACE IN SHADE

Architectural Composition in Tropical monsoon Grounds

Sem 6

09. GOVANDI ART FESTIVAL

Participatory Design

Sem 5

10. KUMATI KI BAKHLI

Documentation of life, culture and builtform

INHABITING THRESHOLDS

Tatawadi is a rural training and agriculture centre for the blind. The vegetation growth throughout the property line of Tatawadi area opens up a transition space which can be identidied as Threshold. There is a visible transactions between the two distinct spatial environments i.e the water and mangroves & the wilderness and the organized coconut plantation.The Guest House in Tata wadi area which is built along the coast does not participate with the ecology surrounding. There is a transition of vegetational density seen on the opposite side of the property lines. The concrete facade of the Guest House contrasts strakly with the vibrant, evolving vegetation that encroaches upon it. High temperature and lack of thermal comfort has reduced the activities happening there. How will these thresholds become a part of the structure? By thinking through the spatial transition what are different ways in which one can include these wilderness which will complement the builtform as well as the ecology?

Tatawadi, Kalai, Gujrat

Mentor- Dushyant Asher I Pair work

Site analysis drawings

The design intent was crafting a space that caters to the unique need of individuals with visual impairment is the paramount goal. The project endeavours to create an enviroonment that relies on tactile information and the embrace of nature, utilizing site specefic textures and vegetation as its core design intent. These are some conceptual and site diagrams that helped create the space, movement etc. Understanding creating not only functionality but also a sensory experience, accessibility and aesthetic.

conceptual diagrams

design iterration plan

sitting/gathering space

brail wall

PROGRAMMES

Creating threshold spaces that organically evolve with the surrounding ecology environment.

Library for the visually impaired and other visitors.

Walkway and pause pockets through wilderness.

Library of Plants and soil.

02. WHAT IS A HOME?

Sinner, Nashik, Maharashtra

Mentor- Samir Raut

This settlement which is located in Sinner in Nashik district earlier was an open field near a rajwada is now known as small peth. The front part of the peth have shops and houses and there are wadas on the rear end of the lane. Some of these wadas are 100-150 years old and mostly made of stone .There are lot of changes happening in the settlement, like developments of complexes, renovation of old houses, reconditioning of temples, changing of old business and trading. The lane studied in this project is know as burud gully where you will find bamboo and clay artisans and shops.

The analysis was of the phenomenological reading of the open space between the two wadas. The open courtyard became a space of inhabitation for animals and birds and the trees and the beautiful light made the space more habitable.

The entry of the intervention was to look at more green or garden open spaces around the cluster. The aim is to create a public interactive space for all the age groups and a learning space for the children. The observation led to identifying four spaces around the cluster where the project intervined in this space.

Site of intervention is the open veranda space and dumpyard which is currently under utilized. In the design there are three layers of spaces happening which being a public space which uses the temple, the plinth height and the various planter sittings. a semi private terrace space for privacy which has space to sit, relax, read etc. and a private space which happens in front of the house which is created by the partition for maintaing the privacy of the house. It is a semi-open planter wall partition with steps sitting.

These spaces can become private and public according to the occassion . The idea of home happens in these open green spaces.

plan showing green spaces

MEASURING DRAWINGS

Pangna, Himachal Pradesh

Settlement Studies I Group Work

The intent was to understand the relationship between the tangible physicality of space / form, the context that produces them and the life that they afford. For this study, an institution and a cluster of houses was chosen in Pangna as a site for deciphering the above relationships. Through the process of measured-drawing of this site, the spatial logics, materiality and construction techniques was identified and documented. Along with the above measured drawing, the class also documented older and existing practices through interviews and routine studies. Overlaying the practices with the spatial/formal logics, the mechanics of phenomenological dimensions was established, thereby unearthing the relationship between space/form and context/practice.

MUSEUM IN AN INDUSTRIAL ZONE

Sangamner, Maharashtra

Mentor- Rupali Gupte

What is a Museum? The studio chooses to look closely at the museum, its genealogy and its ontology. Through a careful analysis it seeks to ask what might a contemporary museum be? The design quesion asked was How can one look at the idea of a museum in rural area? Can it be less traditional, more user-friendly, more about a whole new experience for the community? What factors will one have to consider when building this in a space where the initial idea of museum is not very clear? How can we look at an industrial space as a museum in the rural area?

The intervension is a juxtaposition of agricultural and industrial sector . Breaking the usual margin of an industrial space by bringing in an idea of public space into the factory. To engage with the landscape and fauna on entering an industrial space which merges with the surrounding structure.

What is the museum of?

Industrial history of the Sugar Factory, Agricultural heritage of Sangamner.

The museum is looking at the idea of juxtaposition between spaces. Museum is structured as a factory or industrial warehouse and the courtyard space is a contrast to the industrial structure.

The sugarcane fields run through the space and the structure happens above the fields. There is a visual connectivity that is being created with changing levels of spaces from the entrance The public ramp/bridge which crosses the building becomes a street entering the structure.The rare space can work independently to welcome public events which enriches the possibilities of the area. The functioning of each of the buildings is separated, or combined.

view showing the exhibition space

view showing the courtyard space

OSB SOLID SHEATHING

STEEL PURLIN (50x50 MM )

ROOF GUTTER

STEEL TRUSS MEMBERS ( 50x50 MM)

staircase detail

SKIRTING

SKIRTING 100 MM

KOTA STONE 25MM

SCREEDING LAYER 25 MM

SECONDARY BEAM ISMB 250

PRIMARY BEAM ISMB 250

BULL NOSE ( WATTA)

CHAJJA

DRIP MOULD 50 MM DEPTH

RCC LINTEL

DOUBLE HINGED WINDOW

WOODEN SILL 50 MM

PLASTER LINE

BRICK WALL

RCC SLAB 150 MM

PLINTH HEIGHT

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PLINTH PROTECTION

RAMED EARTH

PLINTH BEAM ( DEPTH 450 MM)

RANDOM RUBBLE SOILNG (230 MM)

EXCAVATION PIT

PLASTER LINE

PCC PAD (150 MM THICK)

PLINTH

BUILDING MAKING

Trombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra

Mentor- Abhijit Ekbote

Spaces within public institutions and urban contexts are designed through standardised logics of public but are produced and lived through several subjective experiences which often blur, defy and occupy them in awkward ways. The studio, titled ‘ localisations ’ attempted to rethink local programmes that have emerged from public activities in the context of smaller neighbourhoods and their affordances that critically crafted the space and the built-form a primary school and the everyday nuances were studied of self shaped spatialities in order to become spaces of active exchange. The drawings attempted to work through the most localized form and material, involving site visits and interactions with contractors and other agencies, then developing construction documentation and a layer of specifications and estimation for the project.

REPAIR AND RETROFIT

Thakkar Bappa Colony, Mumbai, Maharashtra Mentor- Prasad Khanolkar

Traditional housing solutions focus on addressing a supposed shortage of houses by treating them as commodi-ties, often resulting in poor-quality homes for the less privileged. The housing question was addressed by engaging with a settlement with poor habitation conditions and developing strategies of improvement which can be implemented through the cultural logics that operate in the settle-ment. The settlement of Thakkar Bappa Colony in the eastern suburbs of Mumbai is a 70 year old shoe making cluster and is inhabited by Rajasthani migrants to the city.

The project’s central theme revolves around the concept of expanding available space. This extensions transforms the area into an extended courtyard, facilitating smooth circulation and fostering social interaction.

The strategy involves altering the building’s configuration along the street-facing side, which comprises rental and commercial units. This adjustment includes extending or adding floors to the structure. This extension provides an opportunity to incorporate balconies and communal corridors that overlook both the courtyard and the street, thereby enhancing social interaction among occupants.

Additionally, the design introduces an external staircase block. This element serves multiple purposes, including facilitating proper natural lighting and ventilation while ensuring accessibility throughout the structure.

COASTAL ROAD PARK, LANDSCAPE DESIGN

Mahalaxmi Temple, Mumbai, Maharashtra

Mentor-

The intent of the studio was to intervene the ongoing Coastal Road project in Mumbai through landscaping and introducing spaces with respect to the locality and the projected coastal road space. To study the coastal road and spaces adjoining it, the stretch starting from the Priyadarshani Park in Grant Road and ending at the BandraWorli Sea Link at Worli, was divided into 6 parts. The site of intervention of my team was from Amarsons Garden to Mahalaxmi Temple.The site was around 25 acres. There was a drastic shift seen in the edge conditions of the Amarsons garden and the informal settlement in the area. Due to the construction on the reclaimed land, the interactive edge which acted as a active public place has become more introverted, and it no longer had visual utility or interactiveness as before.

The design aims to reestablish a visual connection with the sea, which was obscured by the construction of a road. To achieve this, the landscape is strategically elevated in certain areas, providing unobstructed views of the water. These elevated spaces are thoughtfully designed with public interaction in mind, featuring viewing points and safety railings. Furthermore, the design endeavors to evoke the sensation of being at the coastal edge. This is achieved by incorporating rocky seating areas throughout the landscape. The vegetation in the design serves a dual purpose: it forms natural pathways and circulation routes. The softscapes and gently elevated terrain invite human interaction and engagement, creating welcoming spaces. Conversely, areas with denser vegetation are designed to emulate a forest-like ecology. These sections are intended to offer a more secluded and immersive experience, inviting visitors to explore and appreciate the natural environment.

Mugdha Sathe I Pair work- Subodh Shelke and Nisha Shinde

sitting spaces happening throughout the area experiencial beach play area

shops leading to the temple

ENVIRONMENT AND BUILTFORM

Chellanam, Kochi, Kerela Mentor- Rohit mujumdar I Group work

We visited the tropical monsoonal grounds of Chellanam situated on the southern outskirts of Kochi along the confluence of the Arabian Sea and the Vembanad Lake. The intent was to map the changing spatial relationships between human and other-than-human life in the context of “climate change” in tropical monsoonal grounds. How can we map a “settlement” and its “built-forms as manifestations of changing relationships between different live-forms-monsoon, ground water etc? How do we revise the notions of “built-form” “settlement” and “climate change”? Through the drawing, different elements are developed as layers, and all these layers eventually unite to create a perceived volume of the climatic conditions.

To understand the weather conditions in Chellanam we analyze data for temperature, precipitation and wind spanning over half a decade. The idea was to frame this data through cyclical time. Each year is represented by concentric circles, and each circle is divided into 12 quadrants, one for each month. The data gets annotated each year to produce an overall sense of weather conditions in Chellanam. As one starts to mark the change, events of disaster and consequences, the entire cycle spirals and produces nodes of disposition, erosion, loss, rehabilitation and changing patterns.

‘ YE HUMARA ?kj HAI ‘

Govandi, Mumbai, Maharashtra

Mentor- Bhawna Jamini and Rohini Singh

Produced work for the Govandi Arts Festival brougnt together by Come munity Design Agency (India), Streets Reiragined (UKJ and Lamplight. er Arts CIC (UK).

The brief of the project was to create a neighbourhood museum based in a Resettiament and Rehabilation Colony in Govandi, Mumbai through community-based oral histories.

‘Ye Kiska Ghar Hal” was a collaborative provect that deived into inhe narratives and origiris of the people of the colony. This endeavor involved engaging with the community members, gathering their narratives, and subsequently devising methods to effectively convey these stories.

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Uttarakhand

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G2 travel grant 2023 I Team work

Our team of 3 was awarded a grant to travel to mountainous region and share our experience with the architecture community and the wider public. For this study/documentation we choose Bhimtal and kumaun region as our site. We explored, experienced, documented, met people, heard stories, made good friends, and learnt a lot. Here is a little peek of our documentation and notes.