OMSRUSHTI GHARGE ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO 2017-2020
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CONTENT 1. THE VORONOI PLACE
2. WE WORK, WE FOCUS
3. THE SOFT STREET
4. THE ARCHITECT AND HIS ART
5. IN DEPTH LIFT
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6. WORKING DRAWING UP
7. TOWARDS SPIRITUALITY
8. IDOLMAKERS OF KUMARTULI
9. THE QUEEN’S ABODE
10. HANDS-ON WORK 02
1. THE VORONOI PLACE LOCATION: Vashi, Sec-6 YEAR: 2020 SEMESTER: 6 TYPE: Library and Digital Conveinience store, Architectural Design
Figure 1 :Ground floor plan with the site context and neighbourhood. 03
The project was to design a Library and a Digital conveinience centre having facilities like Childcare centre, Office cubicles, Art gallery and cafes in a crowded area in Dadar, Mumbai.Th site is surrounded by both skyscrapers and traditional Mumbai Chawls and houses. The concept behind this structure was parameters which was again abstracted from thinking which can be related as one of the activities happening in libraries , the Voronoi pattern was used to create the form of the building which in turn is again evolved from the seven islands of Mumbai. This was done taking the site context into consideration and using it to evolve the design , thus a building whose different floor plans form a melody of open , semi-open and closed spaces. These semi-open and open spaces of balconies and roof terraces again create a user-interactive design.
Figure 2 :Ground floor plan having lobby and cafe with the site context.
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Figure 3 : Conceptual exploded 3D showing circulation, people dense spaces and functionality of spaces.
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Figure 4 : Strip sectional 3d of Roof cafe.
Figure 5 : Strip sectional 3d of Office and cubicles.
Figure 6 : Strip sectional 3d of Learning centre room.
Figure 7 : Strip sectional 3d of Digital Library.
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Figure 8 : Strip sectional 3d of Library for Adults.
Figure 9 : Strip sectional 3d of Lobby
The use of sitting mats , pillows and mats in libraries for adult and children creates a comfortable and user-friendly ambience. The organic forms of the different floors creates spaces for the different amenities to be organic and multi-functional. The facade ordained with windows enough to help with the air ventilation in the building having air-conditioned facility is to make the building self-sustainable , and allow natural sunlight into the spaces. The presence of courtyards both- inner(shaft) and outer in the design brings in cooler air through the stack effect. The green plant beds along the outer veranda help in purifying the air as well as blocking out the harsh sunlight, making the design specific to hot and humid climate of Mumbai.
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Figure 10 : Strip sectional 3d of Child-care centre
Figure 11 : Strip sectional 3d of Art Gallery.
Figure 12 : Strip sectional 3d of Library for teenagers.
Figure 13 : Strip sectional 3d of Library for children.
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Figure 14 : Sectional 3d of the building 10
2. WE WORK , WE FOCUS LOCATION: Khandeshwar YEAR: 2019 SEMESTER: 5 TYPE: Co-working centre with amenities, Architectura Design
The brief was to design a co-working centre having facilities like Library, Cafe and public space for people in Khandeshwar near the Khandeshwar railway station. The site had a natural water body and water canal adjoining it. The concept of the design was focus of a circle since a co-working centre is not only a focal point of people from different cultures but also of ideas and innovation.The focal point was used to design a curvilinear/ radial form of building which had the natural water body as the focal point as well as the feature of the design itself thereby inculcating the site context in the process. Pathways were provided around the site was the people and play area for children.In orde to make the design sustainable and climate specific, semi-open corridors, balconies, pergolas , inner courtyards were made to encourage ventilation of air , bring in cool air and to engage the stack effect. The water body is used as a source for cool air , skylight illuminating the lobby makes the entrance of the building grand and magnificent.
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Figure 15 : Site plan with Ground floor plan.
Figure 16 : Detailed Skylight Part section. 12
The amphitheatre like space extending from the cafe, which looms underground the water body creating an aquarium like effect making the design more mysterious. The double heignted space of the amphitheatre is overlooked by the library on the upper floor. The glass wall of the amphitheatre not only provides peek into the under-waters but also the sky above.
Figure 17 : Section 13
Figure 18 : Part section of amphitheatre like space.
Figure 19 : Part section of Library.
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The pergolas, semi-open corridors , double heighted lobby makes the space interactive. The plant beds along the facade as well as the inner duct make the design more climate specific -by purifying air, preventing direct sunlight to enter the rooms.
Figure 19 : Part section showing the co-working spaces and offices.
Figure 20 : Part section showing cafe space.
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Figure 21 : Exploded plans showing service blocks and circulation throughout the building.
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3. THE SOFT STREET LOCATION: Vashi, Sec-6 YEAR: 2019 SEMESTER: 6 TYPE: Street Analysis and character, Humanities
The selected site area was comprising of the residential housing typologies, the street in between the housing and the garden space connecting to it. The pedestrian route between these landmarks intersects with the main axis of road , which generates a series of urban voids. The research on these residential typologies and it’s street character describes the behaviours and spatial qualities such as soft and the hard edges of the site . Understanding the qualities of how useful the edges are to create a active public space was the aim behind this study. Along the fragment of teh site, there are many such edges which provide an opportunity for future interventions. These spaces create a network of public spaces which generate quality connector spaces through a consisitent green space in between and material palette.
Figure 23 : Photo of the row houses and the narrow street Figure 24 : The narrow street between the between. the garden.
Figure 22 : Photo of the row houses typologies surrounding the site.
Figure 25 : Photo of the garden between the housing typologies .
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Figure 26 : Site analysis of Vashi, sec-6. 18
Figure 27 : Residential spaces
This map shows the residential spaces and the garden in between the two row housing typology with a main junction that acts as in a soft edge for the street and the main road.
Figure 28 : Soft edges
This map shows the residential spaces and the garden in between the two row housing typology with the road. The soft edges or interactive spots are shown through the red spots.
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Figure 29 : Natural vegetation and Landscape
This map shows the natural vegetation and the landscape spaces which includes garden and parks around the site with the road network.
Figure 30 : Natural vegetation and Hard edge
This map shows the natural vegetation and the landscape spaces which includes garden and parks around the site with the road network and how the hard edges respond to it.
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Figure 31 : Natural vegetation and Residential spaces.
This map shows the natural vegetation and the landscape spaces which includes garden and parks around the site with the residential areas.
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Figure 32 : 3D View of the site with detailed zoomed-in views. 22
4. THE ARCHITECT AND HIS ART YEAR: 2019 SEMESTER: 5 TYPE: Humanities
The assignment was to create a template of the given Architect’s design philosophy ,techniques used , style and the work done respectively- in this case is Architect Laurie Baker.And to design a logo for the architect’s selected work for this assignment which is Loyola Chapel and Auditorium .
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5. IN DEPTH YEAR: 2020 SEMESTER: 6 TYPE: Research paper, Architecture theory
The assignment was to research about the given architect, to understand their design philosophy , style an dthe various factors which lead to their development of style and individualistic perception towards architecture.To finally derive the design principles which are used in the design made by the Architect - who in this case is Architect Peter Zumthor.
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6. WORKING DRAWING LOCATION: Khandeshwar YEAR: 2020 SEMESTER: 6 TYPE: Working drawings
Figure 33 : Centre-line plan. 34
Figure 34 : Centre-line and foundation plan with footing details. 35
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7. TOWARDS SPIRITUALITY LOCATION: Sawchu pavillion ,Auroville, Pondicherry YEAR: 2019 SEMESTER: 6 TYPE: Group Study tour documentation , college project
In the study tour to Auroville , Pondicherry a documentation of the SAWCHU Pavillion was done in group by all the students. Architectural details, plans , sections and elevation were drafted in Autocad and were rendered.
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8. IDOL MAKERS OF KUMARTULI LOCATION: Kumartuli, Kolkata YEAR: 2018 SEMESTER: 4 TYPE: Group Street documentation study tour, College project
In the study tour during the second year to the city of Kolkata , a Street documentation of a L-street of Kumartuli was made. Plans, sectional elevations , architectural details of the street were hand-drafted as well as the study of construction material ,social ,cultural analysis and study of Kumartuli was made.
Figure 36 : Hand-done Street Analysis sheet of Kumartuli. 46
Figure 36: Hand-done plans and sectional elevations of part-1 of l-shaped street of of Kumartuli showing building materials and human activity sketches.
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Figure 37 : Hand-done details of Architectural elements and joinery.
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Figure 38 : Hand-done plans and sectional elevations of part-2 of L-shaped street of Kumartuli showing building materials and human activity sketches .
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Figure 40 : Hand-done strip sectional elevations of Kumartuli from the streets to the Kumartuli ghat on the river hoogly showing it’s architectural context .
The students were divided into different groups for the same . The students doing the architectural documentation of the street were further divided with respect to the different parts of the street.Photographs of architectural details and building elevations were taken to create photo montages . The multi-functionality of the workshop spaces of the pottery , idol makers and jewellery makers was also studied.
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9. THE QUEEN’S ABODE LOCATION: Rai Praveen mahal, Orccha YEAR: 2017 SEMESTER: 2 TYPE: Group Study tour documentation, College project
Rai Praveen mahal is a palace which belonged to the king’s consort and is located in the Orccha fort complex. The main criteria of the study tour documentation was to document the architectural details of the palace like arches, columns,chajjas,niches which make up the Bundelkhand style of Architecture which is a combination of Rajput and Mughal style, rather than the palace itself.
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10. HANDS-ON WORK YEAR: 2017-2020
The studio was heavily hands-on because of which we got to work on models,carving which helped a lot in learning visvualisation of design and it’s completion through model making. Study Tour documentations helped in understanding team work and the importance of it. Travelling to different cities, workshops helped me a lot in building my personality, skills and experiences.
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OMSRUSHTI S. GHARGE omsrushtigharge@gmail.com omsrushtigharge@outlook.com 9653210932 V0X 2018-2019 : https://issuu.com/voxpica/docs/vox_issuu_magazine_final_edited_2_ VOX 2019-2020: https://issuu.com/voxpica/docs/vox_2019-20