portfolio N U Z H A T N A B I L A
NUZHAT NABILA
Master of Urbanism, University of Sydney Bachelor of Architecture, BUET
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
HOBBIES
Master of Urbanism with Distinction, (Specialization in Heritage Conservation) The University of Sydney, Australia., (Under Australian Award Scholarship) Year 2019
Travelling Photography Event Management Animal Welfare
Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET) Year 2014 Highersecondary School Certificate (HSC) Year 2007 Secondary School Certificate Year 2005
SKILLS Writing academic materials Co-ordination Managerial ability Content Creation Leadership Quality Research and Survey
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES Tanya Karim NR Khan & Associates Designation : Intern Architect year 2012 - 2013 VITTI Sthapati Brindo Ltd. Designation : Architect year 2014 - 2017
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION Institute of Architects, Bangladesh (IAB) Associate Member; AN-084 Australia Alumni Association Member; AAABG0009
ACHIEVEMENTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS Australian Award Scholarship for Masters Best project, selected for Council Presentation, Urban design Studio, Semester 3, USyd. Best project, selected for Council Presentation, Integrated Urbanism Studio, Semester 4, USyd. Exhibited publicly in BUET in Level III Term I, Level III Term II,Level IV Term I, Level IV Term II, Level V Term I Primary Scholarship, Year V, 1999, Junior Scholarship , Class Vlll, 2002 Board Scholarship in S.S.C, 2005 & H.S.C,2007 Award for Debate Competition, School Level, 2004. Mitsubishi Award for Painting, 2002. Several Awards in Science Fair Projects, Speech, Painting
WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES LBC Summer School, Laurie Baker Centre, Kerala, India, May 2015. Advanced Skills for Academic Success (ASAS), The University of Sydney, Australia, 2017. Invited Presenter, South and West Asia Scholar Forum, Melbourne, Australia. May 2019.
COMMUNITY SERVICES Sydney Writers’ Festival, Organizing Committee, Australia. 2019. Sydney Film Festival, Organizing Committee, Australia. 2019. Alfalfa House Community Food Co-op, Voluntary for Renovation and Decoration, Sydney, Australia. 2018. Professional in Animal Well-being, Mad Paws, Pawshake, Australia. and Care for Paws, Bangladesh Performer and Organiser, Mardi Gras Parade, Sydney, Australia, 2019. Organiser, ‘Pohela Boishakh’ , BUET. Organiser, 25 years celebration of ‘Vitti Sthapati Ltd.’ ‘POUNO PUNIK,’, 2016.
OTHER EXPERIENCES Research assistance for research of Heritage sites in NSW, City Of Sydney, Australia, 2019 Panelist in workshops & events, Speaker, Event organizer Australian Award Scholarship Team, Bangladesh and Australia, 2019 - present
MASTERS PROJECTS
B. ARCH PROJECTS
PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS
The Central City 2050: Strategic Plan Development Integrated Urbanism Studio Semester 4
Resort at Teknaf, Chittagong Design Studio X, Year 2014
Apartment : SPL Asad Avenue, Dhaka Year 2015
250-Bed General Hospital, Komilla Design Studio IX, Year 2013
Landscape Design at Kuril Fly Over, Dhaka Year 2015
Rural Health Center, Gazipur Design Studio V, Year 2010
Landscape Design, Dhanmondi Eidgah, Dhaka Year 2016
High-rise Commercial Building, Dhaka Design Studio VI, Year 2011
A Mosque at Chandpur Year 2016
Interior Design of a Studio Apartment Interior Studio, Year 2011
Other Projects involved in :
Granville Town Centre Urban Design Studio Precincts Semester 3 The Structure of the Evolving City Urban Form and Design Semester 3 Case Studies New Design in Old Settings Semester 2 Urban Design Analysis Urban Design Studio Semester 1
Anwar Khan Residence, Dhanmondi, Dhaka
A Public Housing, Dhaka Design Studio VIII, Year 2012 Product Design :A Beach Chair Design Studio III, Year 2009 Reminiscence of few Projects
Charubithi Apartment, Gulshan, Dhaka Interior Design of NRB Bank, Prime Bank, ACI Pharmaceuticals ltd. Mixed-use Commercial Building, Green Road, Dhaka Rohto Cosmetics Factory, Gazipur\ (In association with Yasui Architects, Japan)
MASTERS PROJECTS
Integrated Urbanism Studio
THE CENTRAL CITY 2050 : STRATEGIC PLAN DEVELOPMENT “A FUTURE CITY THAT IS SUSTAINABLE, INVITING COMMERCE, WELL-LINKED AND INCLUSIVE OF ITS DIVERSITY WHILST CELEBRATING IT’S HISTORY”
Swot Analysis
INDUSTRIAL
HEALTH PRECINCT
Parramatta and Westmead within the Parramatta Local Government area are some districts experiencing rapid transformation across Australia. This studio aimed to create a comprehensive strategic plan for Central city within the Greater Sydney context. We have analysed the existing policy documents governing the Central city’s growth and proposed a consolidated development plan ‘Central city 2050’ that aligns with them. The plan is divided into four themes: Economy, Connectivity, Liveability, and Environment. The final report has undertaken a meticulous site analysis to formulate the vision and objectives. Based on the priority areas identified from site analysis, it has delivered two options of the strategic plan. After careful assessment and comparison of both options, a final strategic plan has been produced showcasing development in 3 phases over 30 years. 5 key focus areas have been selected within the study area for detailed urban design interventions to show the implementation of a large strategic plan at the grass root level.
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ECONOMY
CBD
Key Asset CBD Extension Disconnectivity Strata Site
LIVEABILITY
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Heritage
Poor Town Centre
Cultural Precinct Potential Waterfront Childcare
Weak Connection Inactive Frontage Poor Access Large Block
Playground
Two Options
Option 01 - Church Street Spine
CONNECTIVITY 400m Catchment 800m Catchment Regional Ring Cycle Lane
Bus Light Rail Wharf M
Metro Precinct
ENVIRONMENT Green Grid Wet Land Missing Link Limited Entry Heat Island Effect
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Option 02 - Parramatta Park Radial
Final Zoning Map
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Mixed Use
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Medium Density Residential
River/creek
Expanded Commercial Core
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High Density Residential
Health Precinct
Potential Civic Centre
Proposed Green Technical Industries
Proposed Neighbourhood Centre
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Light Rail Phase 01
Educational
Proposed Light Rail
Cultural Precinct
Potential Public Plaza
Five Focus Areas
Urban Design Studio Precincts
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GRANVILLE TOWN CENTRE Vision “The Granville Town Centre will be sustainable, well-connected and engaging whilst celebrating the existing character and culture offering an inviting image where people desire to work, visit and live�.
Public Space Network
Street edge condition
Accessibility Network
Primary Connection
Train Route
Potential Active
Priority Named St
Bus Route
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Secondary Connection
Cycle Path
Green Edge
Pedestrian Alleys
Walking Distance
Public Spaces
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Connection Clear visibility
North - South Elevation
Street Hierarchy
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Proposed Scheme
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Structure of the Evolving City
Street Study : Glebe Point Road
URBAN FORM AND DESIGN
Building Typologies Church Library Terrace House Walk Up Apartment Detached Housing Commercial Shop Top Housing Hostel and Hotel
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Assessments involved us to investigate the chosen study area ‘Glebe’ with a particular focus on the interrelationship of elements like ‘Street’, ‘Block’ and ‘Human and the creation of place across a range of scales within a neighbourhood in the study area. The submitted essay writing involved us to compare different case studies and literature reviews.
Open Space
Intersections:
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T-Intersection Cross-Intersection
Building Setbacks > 4m 1m to 3m No setback
Building Heights 3m 6m 9m to 12m 15m to 21m
Crossing Signalised crossing Pedestrian crossing
Block Study
Bus Stoppage
Building Typologies
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Wigram Rd
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Key Map : Location of Glebe Point Road Street Character Street’s Role:Vehicular oriented Street Alignment: Straight Intersection Frequency: Distant intersections Landmark: St. John’s Church, Glebe Library, Foley Park Street Trees: No major trees in front of the shop-top and commercial. Matured trees and s h r u b setback with residential. No median Planting. Footpaths: Widened in some places for seating Safety: Enough street lighting Comfort: Active and Lively Activities: Around the restaurants and Park Building Setbacks
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Section AA Church
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2m Pedestrian Sidewalk
6m Travel Lanes
6m Travel .5m 2m Lanes With Urban Pedestrian Bus Lane Element Sidewalk with Spill-out Zone
Commercial
Palmerston Ave
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Marlborough St
Case Studies
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NEW DESIGNS IN OLD BUILDINGS When a building’s original form or function becomes inadequate or redundant, altering it or adopting it in a contemporary way is the best approach to conserve it for future generation. These new designs require being sympathetic to the character of the old settings enhancing their cultural significance. A mixture of residential, commercial, light industrial and public building- the variation of project types was a major consideration to select case studies for this assignment in order to understand how different contemporary interventions react in different old settings.
Addition, Refurbishment and Conversion of the Former Police Station into Restaurant , The Rocks, Sydney, NSW 2013 Australian studio Welsh+ Major has converted the 1880s Palladian-style police station in the historic area of the Rocks into a restaurant.
The full height glazed extension projecting beyond the original brick walls look out onto pedestrianised street “Nurses Walk” at the rear of the site. The robust raw black painted steel structure with the full height glazing complements the unrendered brick walls activating adjacent public space. The new block is distinguished for its contemporary style but the scale is complementing the old.
Prison's original features such as metal door cell doors and window-door grills have been preserved in internal spaces with new glass and wooden doors. Metal and Glass roof have been blended in with old Brick Walls.
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Conversion of the Coining Factory to Library and Research Collection, The Mint, 10 Macquarie St, Sydney NSW 2000
Relationship between the old and new materials in the Entrance area into the foyer
Rooftop Addition and Redevelopment of a Historic Church Hall into Apartment 47-49 Buckingham Street, Surry Hills NSW This building is located within the cross section of Buckingham street and Badford street in Surry Hills Suburb, NSW. Formerly it was a Presbyterian Church hall built in 1912. In 2006, the historic church hall was redeveloped into apartment building in the Landmark Kirk building. This building is facing towards Prince Alfred Park and is located in the Cleveland Gardens Heritage Conservation Area.
Grilled Roof
Grey coloured Cement rendering
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Legends : New Old The roof resembles the design of the grills in the window in the ground floor
Contemporary glass railing Plain Contemporary Elevation Extruded elevation
White coloured Cement rendering Openings -smaller in scale and plain unlike densely grilled ground floor
Remnant of Church Architecture Exposed red brick in the old church facade Extrusion character while the new elevation is plain Densely grilled large scaled openings
Materials and Proportion analysis between the old ground floor and new addition upper floors
Sydney, the city itself is a tremendous potential place to study the ‘old and new’ relationships where one can observe numerous good and bad examples of incorporating new designs in old settings in everyday life. It is evident from the case studies in Sydney that the integration of authentic contemporary architecture within sensitive heritage sites is a complex and challenging task. The successful examples are those where the contemporary architectural forms have been carefully designed to form direct and clear relations with the existing historical settings in terms of scale, massing, proportion, material but yet they are distinguished for their uncompromising new characteristics. Creating a new architectural layer on old settings in an innovative and sympathetic way upholds the spirit of these heritages and constructs a harmonious ‘old and new’ confrontation.
Introduction to Urban Design
URBAN DESIGN ANALYSIS AND INTERVENTION : MACLEAY STREET IMPLICATIONS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Fitzroy Gardens are the focal point of the area Large Plane Tree canopy give Macleay Street scale, solar access and shade interesting for pedestrians Macleay Street and its surrounds have walkable distances Fine grain tenancies within lots of up to 20metres Atypical lots within newer developments
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for height Zero setback to Art Deco apartments Land use zonings are B4 Mixed Use & B2 Local Centre Zones which promote a vibrant local centre 10. Macleay Street has good visual interest, fair passive surveillance and good urban quality giving it an overall grade A. 8. 9.
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Create a livable green network Encourage private landscapes as they contribute to public domain Upgrade Fitzroy Gardens to encourage people to stop, linger and interact Upgrade secondary streets and lane-ways to create additional outdoor rooms Encourage better pedestrian and cycle networks Further utilise setbacks to activate frontages Better utilisation of corner block tenancies Upgrade footpaths and street furniture to add urban quality Kerb extensions to allow outdoor seating, passive surveillance and visual interest character of the area
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Urban Report
“IS THE ADAPTIVE REUSE PRACTICE IN NSW A SUCCESSFUL APPROACH TOWARDS HERITAGE?” Part of NSW has gone through and still going through a lot of adaptive re-use projects, as well as addition, alteration to heritage buildings projects. The research topic addresses the issue of adaptive reuse of heritage settings in the context of NSW, whether it is an optimal way to enhance their cultural significance. Identifying the appropriate regulations is immensely important in order to conserve the cultural significance of the heritage buildings. The gaps in existing guidelines and policies regarding adaptive reuse portray the problem area of the adaptive reuse process. Delivering the notion of ‘Community’ and the identification of what genuinely needs to be protected in the name of heritage conservation is a critical issue. Integration between financial benefits and protecting cultural significance is a critical issue where guidelines and policies do not contribute adequately to the current practice in NSW. The research topic will be studied through investigating various case studies in the context of NSW whether the conversion of the place into new design has been successful or degraded the significance of the place and if the process and implementation of policies and guidelines are sufficient.
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OTHER UNITS FOR HERITAGE CONSERVATION
OTHER UNITS FOR URBAN DESIGN
Conservation of Modern Buildings: Engaged us to produce measured drawings, condition analysis on a site practically and later to propose a conservation analysis, based on its history and explored significance.
Planning Principles, Systems & Practice: The students explored the social, economic, and environmental principles underpinning contemporary planning practice; appreciated key legal and institutional processes for environmental planning in Australia and internationally; by being familiar with the various planning state, regional, and local planning instruments in NSW, and understanding when and how they are applied to planning proposals.
Conservation Methods and Practices: We developed practical skills in the methods and practices of conservation at an professional level, and applied the theory of heritage conservation in practical, on-site projects. The assignments were constructed to demonstrate our level of understanding of the accepted professional methodology and practice in the preparation and presentation of a conservation management plan. Principles of Heritage Conversation: We submitted a Research Paper on a critical essay question related to heritage and history; as well as submitted reading responses on literatures every week throughout the semester which build the ground for writing research papers. Conservation Design Studio: The aim of this unit was to engage in an interdisciplinary collaboration of students enrolled in this unit and Master of Architecture (M. Arch) degree to develop a combined understanding of sustainable design principles to improve professional team management. We considered a new design on the overall cultural significance in the SHR-listed site Linden Observatory in the Blue Mountains.
‘History and Theory of Planning and Design’: This unit was in two overlapping modules, which enabled students to understand how the main concepts and practices of urban planning and development have evolved; different perspectives about the roles and purposes of planning. For the assignments, we undertook basic historical research about UK and Australian urban planning and development issues and prepared basic stories and arguments about practical planning issues and current theories. ‘Urban Ecology, Design and Planning’: Introduced the conceptual bases for sustainable development and explored how principles of sustainability can be introduced into land use planning and urban design, including environmental management and multi-criteria evaluation methodologies in three modules.
B. ARCH PROJECTS
A RESORT AT TEKNAF, CHITTAGONG co-existence between nature and man-made Design Studio X, Level V Term II, 14 weeks project Year 2014 STUDIO TUTORS Dr. Shayer Ghafur Dr. Khandaker Shabbir Ahmed Dr. Nasreen Hossain
The objective is to flourish sensitive and responsive tourism by exploring the natural beauty of Teknaf city. Lots of domestic and overseas tourists visit here to observe the beauty of Naf river, hills, sea beach, forests but stay at Cox’s Bazar [60KM from Teknaf] at night because lack of accommodation at Teknaf. A resort there may also generate scope of employment for local people. A huge amount of tourists visit St. Martin’s Island via Teknaf but this resourceful island is at risk, and no tourists should be allowed to stay there overnight because of it’s vulnerability. So the project Resort at Teknaf will provide great opportunity for accommodation for them because of it’s proximity to the Jetty and other islands like Shah Porir Dwip etc.
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_Create blockage with sea _Private beach concept deprives people from their natural property. _The resort masses work as alien element in nature. Basic Design Considerations _Look from the seashore with hills at background and look from the hills to the seashore. _Reducing outlines _Merging two sides, hills and sea. _A machine crafted object that has landed in a natural world. Starting from nature and ending step by step in the nature
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Sit e Lengur Beel, Teknaf, Chittagong Si te A rea 30 acres
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Layers of green Terrace for organic gaardening Not a typical small enclosed terrace, but a flexible and expandable green terrace merging the interior living space with the greenery of the site.
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Forest Villa
Hide and seek with the sea Lost in greenery Trail between the forests to find a way to connect with the sea
Direct visual connection with sea is ensured and total privacy provided. Attached individual swimming pools provide the feeling of the sea. Location of each unit is derived from contour conditions and steepness of contour. Conflict with service is avoided as walkways are in the backside of the units. Guests can enjoy thyself with full privacy. Rather than dividing accommodations on room size, room number or just number of people, they are divided on basis of Different atmosphere and Different experiences.
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A GENERAL HOSPITAL At Komilla / 250 Bedded Duration : 12 Weeks
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The site is at Comilla, Bangladesh, and has two existing ponds. Task was to design a 250-bedded general hospital for common public following proper health related safety and control requirements.
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Internal open space and water body serves for the inpatient while the open space and waterbody attached to the outerroad serve the visitors and outpatient users.
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RURAL HEALTH CENTER Location : Bahadurpur village, Gazipur, Bangladesh. Design Studio V, Level-III, Term-I Individual Project, 3 weeks, Year :2010 Studio Tutors Dr. Nizamuddin Ahmed Dr. Farida Nilufar Shamim Ara Hossain
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The basic objective was to design a Health complex which will be context-responsive in rural area of Bangladesh. Conservative social norms in rural areas often keep women from visiting doctor even when critically needed. Privacy for female patients was given priority in the zoning phase of the project. The functions are basic - there are individual waiting zones and doctor’s chambers for male and female. The waiting zone is a circular mass and the doctors chamber form a square mass. These masses are placed around a central green courtyard which reflects rural Bangladesh’ courtyard houses concept. Materials used for the project are locally found Bamboo, Brick, and Tin Roof.
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A HIGHRISE Closer to the sky Studio project : 4 weeks
Basic objectives were creating an icon on the city skyline, providing breathing spaces for the inhabitants, representing freedom and verticality with a curved form.
multidirectional form for better approach towards the city
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from city towards sky: the wave of freedom
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day care centre, shop,atm booth, medical room,libsmall cafe prayer space gymnesium rary central lobby
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AREA SPACE ALLOCATION (in sft)
Double Layered glazing used in west facade and solid walls used in south-west direction to prevent heat and glare. Two office wings radiating from the central core changes angular position with evert floor, which creates the dynamic form, also creates the stepped breathing spaces in every floor which makes space for refreshment and greenery and also creates connection with one floor to another.
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Controllable LED Hues for different ambiances
INTERIOR DESIGN Studio Apartment for an Youngster Group Project / 10 weeks
The design is for a studio apartment for a undergrad student who is interested in music, gaming, and hanging out with friends. The forms and colors in the designed interior space express freedom and adventure.
Kitchenette
Materials: Concrete Surfaces Spray-painted Street Arts Dark Burnished Wooden And Rot Iron Furnitures Use Of Fabrics On The Roof
Resting Area Gathering Area
Kitchenette Toilet
Young people have a different way to look at things and often does not desire formal space divisions. That’s why instead of formal rooms, a free flowing continuous space is provided accommodation provisions for sleeping, cooking, seating, and services. A street-art themed deconstructive walls and ceilings defines the spaces and at the same time stands as a piece of art.
A PUBLIC HOUSING At Mirpur 9, Dhaka Group project
In this housing project the main goal was to create a sustainable and environment friendly design without compromising the population density. Connecting the solids with help of voids, on other words connecting the building spaces with help of open recreational spaces was the main highlight of this project. A distinct layering of green open spaces is visible throughout the design. There is one central open space bonding the different neighborhoods which contains the central plaza and park. The neighborhood open spaces and playfields branch out from it. And then comes the cluster open spaces serving the individual buildings with more intimate spaces and playgrounds. With the central mosque and central plaza we tried to create the much-needed focus in a large scale housing. And the two entries, one form south and the other from east, create two strong axis lines with the central spaces.
One of the biggest challenges in a high density housing is providing good air and light to all the tenants. A lot of effort was put to come up with a proper building form in order to cope up with this issue. The blocks were staggered in direction of the south-east wind flow, also all the dwelling units had north/south facades for proper lighting and ventilation. Each cluster contains two types of buildings, one containing 6 staggered blocks and one containing 3 staggered blocks. The buildings are connected by a central open space.
C R E AT IN G A X IS
from south entry to central plaza
from east entry to mosque
L a yering o f Open Spac e
The public community spaces such as market spaces, community centre, and kacha bazar were zoned in the roadside area of the site, while more private community spaces such as mosque, school etc were zoned in more intimate areas. Also, some secondary amenities like prayer spaces, shops, elementary school and daycare centers were provided in each cluster.
Roof Plan
A me n i t i e s P r o vi d e d f o r C o mmu n i t y Elementary School and Daycare Centre Shop and Pharmacy Prayer Spaces Laundry Office and Reception Generator Room Pedestrian Walkway Non-motorized Vehicular way and Emergency Road Paved Area
Central Plaza
Detail Unit Plan
In this housing project the main goal was to create a sustainable and environment friendly design without compromising the population density. Connecting the solids with help of voids, on other words connecting the building spaces with help of open recreational spaces was the main highlight of this project. A distinct layering of green open spaces is visible throughout the design. There is one central open space bonding the different neighborhoods which contains the central plaza and park. The neighborhood open spaces and playfields branch out from it. And then comes the cluster open spaces serving the individual buildings with more intimate spaces and playgrounds. With the central mosque and central plaza we tried to create the much-needed focus in a large scale housing. And the two entries, one form south and the other from east, create two strong axis lines with the central spaces. Site Sect ion C r e ation of the ope n space at ev er y t h i r d fl oor
Modern day designs urge for more emphasis on pedestrian connections and less on vehicular. Pedestrians and open spaces are the souls of a housing. In this housing design, the motorized vehicular roads ended in a total of 4 parking spaces, which served 4 neighborhoods. The idea of large parking spaces instead of parking spaces for every individual building came from the thought of keeping as much space car-free as we could. The parking spaces were placed with care so that a car goes a minimum distance into the housing. There are some controlled non-motorized vehicular roads branched out from the motorized vehicular road which are placed mostly in the peripheral area. They serve each of the individual buildings, and also work as emergency roots for fire trucks and ambulances etc. A pedestrian network was created within this green flow uninterrupted by any vehicular roads.
Master Plan Model
PRODUCT DESIGN A Beach Chair Group Project / 4 weeks
The goal was to analyze human postures and study the application of ergonomical knowledge in a real scale product. The beach chair contains a removable backrest which can be placed in different positions to create different postures for the user such as seating or relaxing.
Backrest (1” thick Mehgoni wood)
Bolts (2” & 75mm dia)
The curved form of the chair is inspired from the oceanic wave which is further developed with the human relaxation posture in seabeach. 2mm 1.2” dia MS Pipe
1” thick Mehgoni Panels
Nuts with washer
Front View
Side View
Single Person Use : Relaxing Posture
Single Person Use : Seating Posture Top VIew
Massing with cubes Level : 1, Term : 2 Duration : 2 Weeks Media : Newspaper and board
Composition with Spheres Level : 1, Term : 2 Duration : 1 Week Media : Plastic Balls and Paint
Creating solid and void Level : 1, Term : 2 Duration : 2 Weeks Media : Plaster of Paris
Composition with Lines Level : 1, Term : 2 Duration : 1 Week Media : Bamboo with a prop
Abstraction of Personality (Rabindranath Tagore) Level : 1, Term : 2 Duration : 4 Weeks Media: Props on stage, Music and Light composition
Children Resource Centre Level : 3, Term : 1 Duration : 4 Weeks
Cantilever structure and load testing Level : 3, Term : 2 Duration : 2 Weeks Media : Wooden Sticks
Folk Art Museum Level : 3, Term : 1 Duration : 4 Weeks
Reminiscence of few projects
Projects for enriching the fundamental composition knowledge, structure understanding , space organisation
PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS
SPL ASAD AVENUE Responsibilities in the Project : _ FAR and Area Calculation _ Design Development _ Getting drawings approved from RAJUK _ Getting fire fighting drawings approved _ Creating working drawings.
At Asad Avenue, Dhaka Work for Vitti Sthapati Brindo
Typical Floor Plan
Ground Floor Plan
LANDSCAPING AT KURIL FLYOVER Kuril, Dhaka Work for Vitti Sthapati Brindo
Dhaka with its exponential population growth is on the way of becoming a cosmopolitan city. As a remedy of increasing traffic jam, the 3 km long Kuril Flyover which was opened in 2013 is expected to provide a convenient traffic flow connecting various areas around Dhaka. With an aim to ease traffic congestion in the northern parts of the capital, the Rajdhani Unnayan Katripakkha (Rajuk) implemented the project. It was constructed by The Project Builders Ltd Bangladesh along with the Major Bridge Engineering Corporation, China. Along with the smooth vehicular movement, the pedestrian movements are also the vital part to work out the whole structure appropriately. The responsibilities of this project was to allocate the sufficient parking spaces, integrate bicycle tracks with pedestrian walkways and recreational skating lanes, ensure sufficient shades , establish fountains, green slope and other beautification elements to the landscape and other public amenities.
WALKWAY
PARKING BICYCLE CLUB BICYCLE STAND
FLOATING GARDEN PEDESTRIAN SHADE WALKWAY BICYCLE TRACK TOILET AND TICKET COUNTER PEDESTRIAN ENTRY
SKATING PARKING EXISTING CONNECTION BICYCLE TRACK BOUNDARY FOUNTAIN PEDESTRIAN SHADE
SEATING TOILET AND TICKET COUNTER BOUNDARY PARKING PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY
GREEN SLOPE
Master Plan WALKWAY
FOUNTAIN
EXISTING ROAD
MOSQUE AT CHANDPUR Professional Work for Vitti Sthapati Brinda bookshelves
bookshelves
toilet
ABULATION SPACE
Frontal View From East
In both north and south side a layer of traditional arch wall is implied as a screen while there is a inner layer of folding doors which allow the wind and light flow the whole mosque to elevate the spirit for prayers.
Proposed Plan
The mosque is designed in Chandpur, a suburb area in Bangladesh demolishing an existing old mosque keeping the same context and dimension.
Proposed mosque entry view from south-east
Existing mosque view from north-east
Existing mosque entry view from south
The mosque is going to be built by community donors, one-storied in the first phase and will be extended to first floor in next phase. The dome made of steel is replaceable. The space under the stair is used as storage. The impression of arch architecture is maintained . Both the plan and the elevations possess a robust simplicity that allows profound contemplation in prayers.
EAST ELEVATION
NORTH ELEVATION
SECTION THROUGH THE MINARET
LANDSCAPE DESIGN Proposal for Heritage site Dhanmondi Eidgah Mosque
DESIGNED LAND
THE EIDGAH
Professional Work
Tha footpaths have been widened with it’s sidewalk where existing trees are reserved and sitting areas are provided alongside road.
The magnificent Eidgah which is a precedent of Mughal Empire is situated at Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The challenge of the project is to developing the landscape area conserving the eidgah as a significant cultural heritage, as well as sustaining the current use of performing prayers.
The Site
Mughal gardens are renowned for their exquisite water works, for instance - Taj Mahal, Shalimar garden etc. Referring to that, a shallow pond is introduced in the east part of the land and approaches from the main road are enhanced by walking pavements towards the eidgah. The existing Wasa office is reserved and surrounded by 4’6” high wall.
the road and a walkway is Provided alongside the water body.
The eidgah ground is currently elevated 4’8” from the road level. The whole adjustant land is stepped up towards eidgah by using 10” brick wall work and frequently they are widened and elevated to transform into seating areas.
_walking through the shallow Pond on concrete slabs towards The eidgah. _sittings are provided In the shade of existing tree. _existing trees are preserved in the newly created shallow pond.
Existing mosque
Red brick chips Pebbles Walkway towards Eidgah
10” brick wall
Sitting area Existing Eidgah Field
brick seating concrete slab
Pebbles
Pebbles Red brick chips Exhibition Space Preserved existing green Extended footpath Sidewalk Road Walkway
Sitting Area
Shallow water pond
Paved pathway across shallow pond Preserving Existing tree
Existing wasa office
Pebbles
Proposed Master Plan
SOUTH PART
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NORTH PART
Sydney Film Festival
Workshop for AusAid
Mardi Gras Group, Usyd
Laurie Baker Workshop
Setting Layout
Arch Construction
Sydney Writers Festival
Council Presentation, Sydney “Ask of each building component ‘Is it necessary?’ If the answer is ‘No’, don’t do it. If the answer is ‘Yes’, think of the most economical way in which you could do it…”
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