ARCHITECTURE
PORTFOLIO NOOPUR SUCKHLECHA CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
2017
CONTENTS MULTIPLIED GROUNDS Studio 8: 23 Currimbhoy & Co. RENEWSCAPE MAKER CENTER EPIC METALS FLUID NETWORKS
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MULTIPLIED GROUNDS
NIGHT-TIME RENDER
London consists of various boroughs with each borough having a specific architectural language and character. Bishopsgate Goodsyard exists at one of such crossroads between the two neighborhoods of Tower Hamlets and Hackney and not too far from Central London, giving it a unique character and presence. The west part of the site lies within Hackney which is going through a constant redevelopment to preserve its historical character along with solving the current housing crisis in London. The east of the site lies within Tower Hamlets which has the highest residential development as compared to other boroughs in the past few years.
LOCATION DATE STUDIO COORDINATOR
Shoreditch, London, UK December 2016 Architecture Design Studio V Jonathan Kline In collaboration with Gary Li, Charmaine Yau and Nahyung Kim
Bishopsgate Goodsyard Multiplied Grounds is one such mixed-use urban design that attempts to solve the housing crisis by maximizing density. The existing site consists of approximately 30,000 sqft area that spans over four street blocks. It is situated right next to Principal Plaza and Broadgate tower as the most recent architectural developments towards the west of the site and is capped by Brick Lane towards the east. The site is rich of culture and heritage where the ground floor consists of Grade II listed arches and vaults giving the current site a meaningful and historical language. In addition, the site also consists of an active viaduct with Shoreditch High Street station as part of the site.
BISHOPSGATE GOODSYARD GARY LI | NAHYUNG KIM | NOOPUR SUCKHLECHA | CHARMAINE YAU
CONTEXT
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London Grid and the Urban Fabric Basic site blocks were created by adding North-South and East-West connections through the site as adding on to the existing urban fabric of London. The program was developed in accordance with the need of housing in London. The program percentages were calculated in reference to the vision of the Mayor of London study of mixed-use development. Retail spaces constituted the ground floor to be housed within the existing arches. More commercial oriented program was placed towards the west of the site with east site mostly consisting of artist and maker housing. The blocks were developed as courtyard typologies providing multiple opportunities for green and open spaces interspersed throughout the different blocks.
BLOCK A, B AND C PROGRAM
PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION
SITE GRID DEVELOPMENT
ROOF PLAN 1:250
APARTMENTS MAKER HOUSING TOWNHOUSES CO-LIVING CLASS A OFFICES COWORKING OFFICES CONFERENCE CENTER MEDIA LABS RETAIL SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION PERCENTAGE
APARTMENT DISTRIBUTION
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Block development and Public Space Framework Site plan is developed with each block having a courtyard typology. Retail is inserted into the existing arches on the ground floor level adding to existing public realm. Block A or the commercial building consists of fabrication spaces, media spaces, maker housing and additional tower block as apartments to reach the high density. Block B and C were treated intrinsic to the site, housing mostly townhouses and apartments following the courtyard typologies. Block D was more specific to Brick Lane and consists of gallery spaces and communal spaces along with housing artist housing and apartments on the upper floors. The public space framework was developed as a connection to the already existing plazas at Principal place, the public space on the ground floor of the site and extending it to the east of the site. Specific site paths were carved through the public space leading to the Shoreditch High Street station from the south-west corner of the site The primary circulation runs north-south throughout the site under the overground viaduct and through the London Road
PUBLIC SPACE FRAMEWORK: PUBLIC PARK AMONG AREXISTING ARCHES
TOWNHOUSE LEVEL PLAN: THIRD FLOOR
ARCHES LEVEL PLAN: GROUND FLOOR
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Blocks A, B and C development Block A focused on contributing to the public space framework with fabrication and media spaces on the bottom few floors with housing mostly studio apartments on to the top floors. Street A serves as the primary North-South circulation with vehicular access to serve the service lanes that run East-West under the viaduct. Street A also serves as the primary bike and pedestrian circulation connecting to the publick park and going through the Shoreditch station. Block B consists of the two center buildings that have co-working spaces above the arches leading upto the podium and houses more 2 to 3 bedroom apartments on the top. Street B is internal to the development and consists of water elements and publics spaces for shoppers. Block C is catered towards the artist community in Brick Lane with artist studios apartments above the arches level. Street C is extends into the grid framework of the city with the street being inverted for mostly shoppers and retail users.
EAST-WEST SECTION THROUGH UPPER LEVEL COURTYARDS AND ALL THE BLOCKS
SECTION THROUGH BLOCK A AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE PUBLIC SPACE FRAMEWORK
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SECTION THROUGH BLOCK B SHOWING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE VIADUCT, COURTYARD SPACES AND THE ARCHES
STREET C LAYOUT
RENDER OF THE SHARED LOBBY SPACES
STREET B: RENDER OF THE INTERNALIZED STREET
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PUBLIC PARK VIEW FROM THE APARTMENT
DISTRICT SYSTEM PLAN
TOWNHOUSE LEVEL COURTYARD VIEW
ORIEL GATEWAY ENTRY
SYSTEMS SECTION
MODEL PHOTOS
COURTYARD ABOVE ARCHES RENDER
FACADE SYSTEM
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STUDIO 8:23 Projects
SOCIAL CAFE KORMANGALA INTERIOR ATRIUM AND ROOF PICTURE
Studio 8:23 situated in Mumbai, India is a design studio based on the principles of collaboration. The principals define the studio “not as a practice, but a collaboration of ideas, ideals and aspirations towards the pursuit of happiness”. The internship at Studio 8:23 was for about three months from June 2016 August 2016. I worked under supervision of Mr. Faizan Khatri and my work involved projects like Social cafe, Versova; Social cafe, Kormangala.
LOCATION DATE STUDIO SUPERVISOR PROJECTS
Mumbai, India June 2016 Studio 8:23 Design Faizan Khatri Construction and detail documents for Versova Social cafe, Mumbai; KM Social, Bangalore STATUS Built
I was involved in construction drawings for HVAC placement, ceiling layout, green wall construction, bar placement and design, column and other interior feautre design and detail documentation. Both projects are co-working cafe spaces that turn into a bar in the evening. Social, Kormangala completed construction in July 2016 and Social, Versova was opened June 2016.
INTERIOR VIEW OF THE CAFE SHOWCASING THE GREEN AND THE BAR
SAMPLE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENT OF A PLANTER DIVIDER
EXTERIOR VIEW OF THE KM CAFE SHOWCASING THE GREEN AND THE ROOF STRUCTURE
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CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENT OF INTERIOR BAR DETAILING
CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENT OF INTERIOR BAR DESIGN AND DETAILING
INTERIOR VIEW OF VERSOVA SOCIAL WITH GREEN WALLS
INTERIOR VIEW OF VERSOVA SOCIAL FURNITURE AND CEILING PATTERN
CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENT OF FURNITURE DESIGN AND DETAIL
CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENT OF DESIGN AND DETAIL OF EXTERIOR BAR
INTERIOR VIEW OF VERSOVA SOCIAL FURNITURE AND DECOR
VIEW OF VERSOVA SOCIAL FURNITURE AND ROOF TOP OPEN SPACE
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STUDIO 8:23 & Currimbhoy Projects Co. Projects
INTERIOR VIEW OF MCKINSEY BANGALORE OFFICE SPACE
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LOCATION DATE STUDIO SUPERVISOR PROJECTS
NY & Mumbai, India June 2015 Currimbhoy & Co. Design Tarik Currimbhoy McKinsey, Bangalore; Kothari Mansion, Jaipur; Ghent House, New York; Bauhaus Museum Design Competition
I completed design and construction documents for the projects along with assisting in client meetings, presentations and converting design ideas into construction documents. Worked for a month long design charrette for residential design concept for circles held together by gravity; a design concept developed by Tarik Currimbhoy. My work along with the work of the firm was published in Design Detail Oct 2015 | Vol 2 | Issue 18
MCKINSEY SIGNAGE EXTERIOR MADE OF SANA STONE
INTERIOR VIEW OF CUBICLES
INTERIOR VIEW OF MCKINSEY LOBBY SPACE
INTERIOR VIEW OF MCKINSEY LOBBY SPACE DETAILING
DESKS AND CO-WORKING SPACES
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SKETCH TURNED INTO DRAWING OF WEST ELEVATION (KOTARI MANSION, JAIPUR)
SKETCH TURNED INTO DRAWING OF EAST ELEVATION (KOTARI MANSION, JAIPUR)
IMAGE OF NORTH OF KOTARI MANSION AFTER CONSTRUCTION
CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENT WEST ELEVATION OF GHENT HOUSE, NEW YORK
IMAGE OF SOUTH OF KOTARI MANSION AFTER CONSTRUCTION
IMAGE OF INTERIOR STAIRCASE
IMAGE OF CENTRAL DOME
GHENT HOUSE, NEW YORK DESIGN PROCESS MODEL
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renewscape
COURTYARD RENDER
Situated in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, this proposal lies at the heart of New York’s dense network of energy and movement. The city is an organism in constant flux, with dirt-lined abstractions of metal and glass composing the bones of its extensive skeleton. But a shift towards a construction material that works with, rather than against, its environment has begun to occur. Wood can take over the structural duties of concrete and steel in dense urban construction, and remains far more sustainable. Wood as a primary building material presents a renewable alternative to the existing urban landscape and this projects test its limitations, its durability and most importantly its importance as a sustainable material for future use.
LOCATION DATE STUDIO COMPETITION COORDINATOR
Lower East Side, New York, NY May 2016 Architecture Design Studio IV ACSA’S Timber in the City Entry Joshua Bard In collaboration with Kirk Newton, Dyani Robarge and Nicolas Gomez
The site is situated in Manhattan’s lower east side in the former Seward Park Urban Redevelopment Area. It is at the corner of Essex Street and Delancey Street. In late 1960’s New York City leveled the southern side of Delancey Street displacing 1,800 low-income families with the promise of re-housing them in affordable housing. With market forces active in the area, the debate of affordable housing was long met with the new planning of the Essex Crossing Development.
SITE AND SETTING RENDER
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Competition Overview Timber in the City competition takes the approach of housing mid-rise, mixed-use complex with affordable housing units, an Andy Warhol Museum and a new and expanded home for the Essex Street market currently sitting opposite the site. The design requires places for inhabitation, repose, recreation and local small-scale commercial exchange as well as social and cultural exchange, all while embracing wood as the primary material of use. Sustainable construction costs and costs savings where possible are optimum and considered important for the competition
PROCESS DIAGRAMS
UPPER LEVEL PLAN
LOWER LEVEL PLAN
TIMBER USE DIAGRAM
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Systems The project proposes a bioreactor be constructed beneath the site in the Lowline early in the construction process. At the onset of construction, wood scraps from the site are converted into energy within the bioreactor. Food waste created by the market and the residents also harbors the potential to transform into renewable energy. Above this factory sits another. Fragments of Warhol’s work complement the industrial qualities of the bioreactor, giving visitors a peek into this active underbelly as they meander through a path of the art museum’s exhibits. The large, central courtyard pulls museum-goers, tenants and the general public off the busy street and into an inviting, shaded landscape. During the warmer months this space bustles with the activity of flexible market stalls. Every element in the project is connected. The city is an interconnected system of movement: of energy, of ideas and of people. Renewscape takes advantage of these relationships to create a microcosm of the surrounding metropolis.
SYSTEMS SECTION
VIEW FROM ESSEX ST AND DELANCEY ST
MUSEUM ATRIUM RENDER
SYSTEMS DIAGRAM
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Timber Usage: Unit modularization and pre-fabrication As timber elements take on each of the project’s complex mix of building components, they empower a more holistic conceptualization of the site. Renewscape’s main structural system is composed of mass timber beams and columns. Above this, a concrete tray supports the dense packing of apartment modules. To save on transportation costs, prefabricated CLT panels are organized, stacked and shipped to the site where they are quickly erected into large modules and craned into place. Below the housing floats a market canopy composed of robotically steam-bent modules to provide shelter and beautiful daylighting effects for visitors of the market. Full-scale prototypes of the proposed system explored by our group test the viability of this idea. For videos of robotically steam bent timber truss please visit http://www.noopursuckhlecha.com/#/timber-exploration/
TIMBER PUBLICATION PHOTOS
Sliding wood panel Stationary wood panel Steel window Frame Insulation CLT Gypsum Board
UNIT WOOD COMPOSITION
MODEL PHOTOS
CLT Panel Air Barrier Sound Insulation
CONNECTION DETAILS
MARKET TRUSS PROTOTYPE PHOTOS
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MAKER CENTER
NIGHT-TIME RENDER EXTERIOR RENDER
Uptown neighborhood formally called the Soho is a very characteristic neighborhood located very close to the Central Business District of Pittsburgh. Post a cataclysmic fire a very wealthy residential area became a working class area with a lot of empty lots largely populated by mill workers and their families. Since the onset of the 21st century a lot of effort has been taken by the Pittsburgh government to reassert a sense of character to the neighborhood. Maker Center or the idea of people coming together to create, invent, tinker and explore creative ideas is a great way to inculcate a sense of identity and togetherness among its residents.
LOCATION Pittsburgh, PA DATE May 2015 STUDIO Architecture Design Studio III Structures and Construction COORDINATOR Jeffery Davis and Stephen Lee In collaboration with Carolina Tamayo
Social Education is a maker center that includes a gallery space, an educational center and a public Carnegie Library extension aimed at providing communal spaces with the idea of learning by seeing and doing. The building is located along the Fifth Avenue corridor that serves as a thriving opportunity to enhance the neighborhood by providing a social hub.This maker center integrates a social bridge that visually or physically connects to all the programmatic spaces. Exposed structure and utilities provide opportunities for learning, inspire the “make� culture of the maker center Steel and concrete are primarily used to provide strength and achieve the industrious look.
THIRD FLOOR PLAN
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
BASEMENT PLAN
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NORTH ELEVATION
SECTION THROUGH THE LIBRARY, BIG ROOM, THE BRIDGE AND LOBBY
SYSTEM DIAGRAMS
SYSTEM DIAGRAMS
WEST ELEVATION
SECTION THROUGH THE BIG ROOM, THE GALLERY AND THE BRIDGE
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MODEL PHOTOS
WALL SECTION OF THE BIG ROOM
VIEW OF THE INSIDE WORKINGS OF THE BIG ROOM
THE SOCIAL BRIDGE 1’=1" MODEL
THE SOCIAL BRIDGE 1’=1" MODEL
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STRATA
RENDER OF CHANGING STATION CELEBRATING THE METAL SECTION
On New Years Eve in Pittsburgh, several swimmers participate in the Polar Plunge which involves taking a dip in the cold water of the Monogahela river. This project was a week long charatte to design a de-mountable changing hut that would allow the swimmers to change from their freezing wet clothes into dry clothes. Epic Metals company agreed to donate material and held a competition to use metal decking in an expressive and creative way to design the changing hut.
LOCATION DATE STUDIO COMPETITION COORDINATOR
Pittsburgh, PA January 2015 Architecture Design Studio III 3RD place in Epic Metals Comp. Stephen Lee In collaboration with Carolina Tamayo
The design concept of Strata is to investigate the unique and intiguing sections of metal decking. In contrast to the conventional use of steel metal decking, this design explores the visual transparency that can be achieved by a rugged material like steel. It is constructed using layers of steel deck Toris 4C to create an ephemeral visual effect along with housing the changing rooms. The structure also provides a break in linear circulation, deflects strong west winds and captures the sunlights that hits the hut at 9:30 am on Janurary 1st, the prime hour of the Polar plunge. MON WHARF
The design concept of Strata is to investigate the unique and intriguing sections of metal decking. In contrast to the conventional use of steel metal decking, this design explores the visual transparency that can be achieved by a rugged material like steel. Strata is constructed by innovative layering of steel deck Toris 4C to create an ephemeral visual effect as well as house a few changing huts along the edge of the Monongahela River. Other than a changing hut, the structure serves as an enjoyable
SITE PLAN IN RELATIONSHIP WITH POINT STATE PARK
circulation space that breaks the routine of the linear path along the river front and direct people’s movement and attention towards the cold water beside them. The overall volume of the structure is a reaction towards environmental factors like the wind and sunlight. The shape is designed to deflect the west wind and capture the sunlight that comes in at 9:30am on January 1st, the prime hour for the yearly Polar Plunge.
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CONSTRUCTION & ASSEMBLY DIAGRAM
CHANGING HUTS PLAN
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VISTAS OF THE CHANGING HUT AS ONE MOVES
MODEL PHOTOS
EAST ELEVATION SHOWING BREAK IN LINEAR CIRCULATION
CONNECTION DETAILS
CORRUGATED STEEL SOUTH ELEATION
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FLUID NETWORKS
CANAL NETWORK AND HOUSE RENDER
Eco-machine fluid networks developed on research of different self-sufficient flow communities to develop urban housing aggregation of a well integrated housing community to house the growing population of the Strip District neighborhood of Pittsburgh.The urban aggregation involved creating smaller communities with three kinds of housings within each community; river-edge, canal-edge and retail-edge. Living machine system which involves cleaning the grey water before it is exposed; and the use of solar energy were two dominant eco machine systems used in the project.
LOCATION DATE STUDIO COORDINATOR
Strip District, Pittsburgh, PA May 2015 Architecture Design Studio III Mick Mc Nutt, Eddy Man Kim & Dana Cupkova In collaboration with Marnfah Kanjanavanit
The urban aggregation is developed by introducing canals along the entire site that provide fresh water communities and help to organize the site. In addition to the canal network, the housing units are also oriented slightly off the street grid to maximize solar exposure.The three different kinds of housing are also seperated and informed by this canal network. Each of these zones are dependent on their living machine system and solar power generation. The dimensions of the canals and area of solar exposure is calculated to achieve efficiency and net zero carbon footprint.
RENDERED SITE PLAN
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INLAND HOUSING PLAN
RIVER’S EDGE HOUSING PLAN
SYSTEMS SECTION AND DIAGRAM
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INLAND UNIT SECTION
RENDER OF THE HOUSING UNITS LOOKING FROM A CANOE
RIVER’S EDGE UNIT SECTION
PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION
URBAN CONNECTION
SYSTEMS FLOW
MODEL PHOTOS
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