Nitisha Raje - Portfolio

NITISHA RAJE WORK SAMPLE

CONTENTS PROJECT 1

Open Space and Sustainable Economic Development in the Southside of Williamsburg URBAN PLANNING

PROJECT 2

PLANNING STUDIES - NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING URBAN PLANNING

PROJECT 3

The Organic Market Strategizing the city for Urban Farming URBAN PLANNING

PROJECT 4

Redefining the Nodes for Leh City URBAN DESIGN

PROJECT 5

HOUSING IN BHUBANESWAR ARCHITECTURE

PROJECT 6

INDIGO DELI INTERIOR DESIGN INTERIOR DESIGN

PROJECT 7

CRAFT DELI INTERIOR DESIGN INTERIOR DESIGN

PRATT

Open Space and Sustainable Economic Development in the Southside of Williamsburg Project Supervisors: Ayse Yonder, Mercedes Narciso, Juan Camilo Osorio

SPRING 2017

Graphics: Nitisha Raje, SOPHIYA KHAN

Academic TEAM PROJECT FUNDAMENTALS of Planning STUDIO (semester 2)

The project goal is to document existing conditions in the Southside of Williamsburg with a focus on open space systems and four priority parks for the Greenlight District. Our client, El Puente is a human rights community based organization, promoting leadership for peace and justice. The project objectives are to transform the Southside to a healthier and green community through the Greenlight district initiative.

Student team: Nitisha Raje, Yotam Melman, Sophiya Khan, Jenady Garshofsky, Rohan Narang, Kim Robledo, Anthony Budiman, Heba Nady-Mohamed, Jay Skardis, Collin Lee, Michael Bourque, Haiyin Guo Individual Scope of Work: Site study, mapping using ArcGIS, procuring visuals, co-ordinating with client, conducting stakeholder interviews, presenting the recommendations to the client with the team.

neighborhood vision for the greenlight district (more information in the report) . Source: google maps.

PROJECT 1

Open Space and Sustainable Economic Development in the Southside of Williamsburg

parks

landuse

zoning

employment per census tract

heavy transport netwrok

Neighborhood and Site Survey

Existing Conditions Analysis

Case Study Research

Issues in the study area: • • • • •

Lack of open space and greenery Economic Disparities Displacement Heavy Truck Traffic Environmental Justice

Recommendations Recommendations

Planning Process

Stakeholders

18 recommendations were grouped in two main objectives dealing with enhancing the quality of existing green spaces to mitigate pollution, and to generate economic opportunities for the community. The presented recommendation is to create a greenpath along a street to reduce pollution. (more information in the report)

existing condtion: two parks separated by a heavy truck route, creating pollution in the neighborhood

PROJECT 1

Graphics, maps: nitisha raje, kim robledo, anthony budiman

Mapping exiting conditions. Source: nyc Pluto data (more information in the project report)

recommendation: greening of existing open spaces by joining two parks

Open Space and Sustainable Economic Development in the Southside of Williamsburg

NYCDCP

planning studies - NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING Project Supervisors: Olivia Sullivan, Aleena Farishta

FALL-SPRING | 2018-19

INTERNSHIP WORK

The following studies were part of my internship with the New York City Department of City Planning, Staten Island Office. I made the maps displayed in this deck. The first project shows the maps for the rezoning area for the Special Coastal Risk District in New Dorp and the immediate site context around it. The second project shows the study for the neighborhood of Great Kills in Staten Island, which is a ‘Town Center.’ The chosen study area is based on the NYC MTA’s walkshed along the Staten Island Railroad. The existing condition analysis was an urban design study and emphasized on enhancing walking and sidewalk conditions in the study area.

study area for proposed special coastal risk district in new dorp

PROJECT 2

planning studies - new york city department of city planning

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NYC DCP STATEN ISLAND TOWN CENTERS

town center study for the neighborhood of greatkills

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planning studies - new york city department of city planning

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KRVIA

The Organic Market Strategizing the city for Urban Farming, Project Supervisor: Rohan Shivkumar

Thane

01/ 2012 - 12/ 2012

Graphics: Nitisha Raje

Academic Individual Design 5th YEAR (semester 10)

Thane is a city adjacent to Mumbai. This project touches upon different aspects of markets run by the governing body – Thane Municipal Corporation. To support grocery needs of such a massive population, a robust municipal market system is a dire need of the hour. Although the city does have municipal markets in place, there is a lot left to be met, in terms of organization, optimization and mass appeal. This project involves studying the evolution of the municipal market, ecological impacts of its current functioning, and finally, strategies to revitalize the municipal market by promoting urban farming. This project serves as a prototype for a city market that can function as a system from start product to end product.

Co-existence of the old and the new

PROJECT 3

The Organic Market - Strategizing the city for Urban Farming, Thane

Graphics: Nitisha Raje

What if the entire city is devoted to urban farming?

Proposing Urban Farming Scenarios for the City

Thane city location

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Residential Open Spaces Privately owned green spaces Recreational grounds Mangroves Water bodies Educational Institutions Playgrounds Vacant Plots Municipal Markets

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The map shows the areas in the city involved in urban farming suggesting that institutions, residential complexes, public parks can be devoted to urban farming.

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Residential green- 38,000 sq.m Private green- 1,95,574 sq.m.

Recreational ground- 27,000 sq.m.

Vacant plots- 3,04,893 sq.m.

Playgrouns- 4,28,842

Map of old thane city showing green spaces that can be devoted in urban farming

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TIMELINE OF IMPORTANT LANDMARKS IN THE CITY

PROJECT 3

Building a case for an organic market as a prototype for urban farming in a public space

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Mahatma Phule Market

The Organic Market - Strategizing the city for Urban Farming, Thane

Tomato farms in Nashik (150 kms)

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Collection

Loaded in trucks to the market

Bought by vendor

Taken to the shop on handcarts

Shop

Existing Network: Tracing the journey of the produce from farms to markets

Existing Stadium

Existing Recreational Ground

Existing Market structure established in 19th century now being flanked by myriad vegetable shacks. Old Market structure is now being used as storage for the produce.

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Illustration: Nitisha Raje

Hawkers selling vegetables and fruits on the road.

Community

Analyzing the existing site conditions

Organic Shop

Organic Waste Farms

Urban Farming

Compost Pits

Fresh Produce Community Kitchen PROPOSED NETWORK: Abridging the journey of the produce by re-structuring the system for the new market proposal

PROJECT 3

The Organic Market - Strategizing the city for Urban Farming, Thane

KRVIA

Redefining the Nodes for Leh City, Jammu & Kashmir Project Supervisor: Rupali Gupte

11/ 2010 - 04/ 2011

Graphics: Nitisha Raje

Academic Individual Design 4th YEAR (semester 8)

The project was based in the city of Leh in Ladakh. The design proposal was conceived after studying and analyzing the site and proposing programs based on these observations. The site is the city centre which is a junction between old city of Leh and the market street. It also acts like a node for the city and currently functions as gathering space with an already existing placemarker Jama Masjid and Buddhist stupas. The programs were build around the existing site context and include plazas connecting to the old city for heritage walks, visitor centre, exhibition spaces, retail, cafes.

Entrance Plaza flanked by Proposed Museum and Existing Jama Masjid

PROJECT 4

Redefining the Nodes for Leh City, Jammu & KashmIR

DRAWING: Nitisha Raje

Public Plaza 1. Jama Masjid 2. Shops 3. Museum Store 4. Museum jAMA MASJID

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Market Area Chokhang Vihara Shops owned by Vihara Jama Masjid Shops owned by Mosque Government Offices Government Land

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GROUND FLOOR PLAN

Redefining the Nodes for Leh City, Jammu & KashmIR

Illustration: Nitisha Raje

1. Jama Masjid 2. Chokhang Vihara 3. Leh Palace 4. Design intervention Access to old town Market Street 3

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Site Axonometric with Design Intervention

PROJECT 4

Redefining the Nodes for Leh City, Jammu & KashmIR

Graphics: Nitisha Raje Site Section facing jama masjid

Aerial View

PROJECT 4

Redefining the Nodes for Leh City, Jammu & KashmIR

sP+a

HOUSING, Bhubaneswar Principal ARCHITECT: Sameep Padora

2013

massing study: nitisha raje, rendering: sandeep patwa

Professional TEAM Design

The project dealt with designing and planning of residential apartment housing for families. The clients were chiefly driven by ‘vaastu’ - a Hindu idealogy for residential planning. We explored with myriad massing, planning and facade design iterations. This project also involved convincing the client to break-away from the traditional notion involving redundancies and present practical design proposals.

Project status: Design Proposal Individual Scope of Work: Designing massing studies, coordinating with client, researching precedents.

Design team: Sameep Padora, Aparna Dhareshwar, Vami Koticha, Nitisha Raje, Sandeep Patwa.

site rendering

PROJECT 5

Housing, bhubaneswar

massing study: nitisha raje, rendering: sandeep patwa rendering of the housing complex

initial massing study

PROJECT 5

Housing, bhubaneswar

sP + a 08/ 2013 - 01/ 2014

Indigo Deli Interiors, Inorbit Mall Malad, Principal architect: Sameep Padora

Mumbai

Professional TEAM Design

The design bears a play of materials like copper and teak wood for the booths, retail shelves and copper discs suspended from the ceiling. This project involved experimentation with various parametric design iterations using softwares like rhino and grasshopper. The process involved execution of mockups before concluding to the final design. The revenue area of the project is 1000 sq ft.

Project Status: Completed in January 2014.

Design team: Vami Koticha, Nitisha Raje, Aparna Dhareshwar, Sameep Padora.

Individual Scope of Work: Designing using parametric softwares; working drawing; experimenting with design iterations and mockups; co-ordinating with clients, vendors, contractors; site supervision.

PROJECT 6

Photo Credit: Raju Shukla. Copyright: sP+a INDIGO DELI INTERIOR design

PROJECT 6

INDIGO DELI INTERIOR design

PROJECT 6

INDIGO DELI INTERIOR design

sP + a

Craft, Phoenix Market City Kurla, Mumbai Principal ARCHITECT: Sameep Padora

08/ 2014 - 11/ 2015

Professional TEAM Design

The restaurant space is inside a mall. The planning is conceived with a central bar counter alongside an open kitchen and booth seating facing the mall. The design involved ‘fins’ that formed enclosures for booth seating, which were made from stacking one inch thick pine wood battens. The project involved experimentating with various parametric design iterations. The revenue area of this project is 4000 sq ft.

Project status: Completed in November 2015.

Individual Scope of Work: My individual role was that of a project manager. Additionally, my tasks included designing using parametric softwares; working drawing; experimenting with design iterations and mockups; co-ordinating with contractors; site supervision.

Design team: Sameep Padora, Aparna Dhareshwar, Nitisha R, Sanam B, Shravanthi K, Aniket U.

Photo Credit: Kunal Bhatia. Copyright: sP+a PROJECT 7

Craft deli interior design

Wooden fins Booth Seating Loose Tables Brass Pipe Lights Bar Counter Retail Shelves

DRAWING: Nitisha Raje

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Alignment piece

Elements of the Restaurant

Reference rectangle

construction details

PROJECT 7

Craft deli interior design

Photo Credit: Kunal Bhatia. Copyright: sP+a PROJECT 7

Photo Credit: Kunal Bhatia. Copyright: sP+a Craft deli interior design