Palak Gupta | Architecture Portfolio | 2018-2021 | SPA Bhopal

‘Folio 2021

Architecture + Design Palak Gupta

Education Bachelors in Architecture

School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal 2018-Present

Secondary Education

Macro Vision Academy, Burhanpur 2016-2018

High School

S.T Francis Convent Inter College, Jhansi 2016

Palak Gupta 13 | 08 | 2000

Software Efficiency Jhansi | Bhopal India

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palak.gupta1320@gmail.com +91 7521895070 /palak-gupta-3479961a7

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Hello !

I am Palak Gupta, an architecture undergraduate (4th year) at School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal. I have always leaned towards understanding experiential spaces .Learning about different communities and cultures motivates me to explore the diversity in this field. Painting, illustrating and capturing the wonders around are the activities that occupy most of my spare time which also allows me to visualize architecture in a more artistic manner.

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Presentation

Experience 2021

2020

Internship at Zeyka Illustrator Agency of Architecture Website - zeyka.in/agency-of-architecture Instagram - @zeyka.in

Graphic Designer | Contract Logo and Packaging Design Nutritown Super-foods Website - nutritownorganic.com Instagram - @nutritown

Graphic Designer | Freelance Sparkle Brushes Instagram - @sparkle_brushes_

Graphic Designer | Freelance Modern House of Antiques Instagram - @modernhouseofantique

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Academics Projects

Competitions | Achievements

2021

2021

Hospital Design (Ongoing) | Delhi Semester VII Coliving Space | Housing Design | Jhansi Semester VI

The Dharavi Project (Ongoing) | Mumbai Archdais Competition Bauhaus Campus 2021 | Dessau Arkitekturo Competition CLT Induction | Srinagar Peri-urban housing NASA GSEN Trophy | Gazipur Picky Eaters Edible Landscape for the public realm

2020 Mercedes Showroom | Showroom Design | Jhansi Semester V Residence Design | Working Drawing | Odisha Semester V Green Leaf | Way-Amenity | Bhopal Semester IV

2020

Vernacular Documentation | Kamar Tribe | Semester III Vernacular Residence Design | Odisha Semester III Product Design | Car Work Station Semester II

NASA ANDC Trophy | Gangasagar Hriddo Bus Stand Design The Sacred Space | Bangalore Metanoia Archdais Competition 120 Hours Minimalism-a culture 120 Hours mini Window | Bench | Tent Tamayouz Award The Lock down Space

2018

2019

Cafeteria Design | Bhopal Semester I Library | Kiosk Design | Bharat Bhawan | Bhopal Semester I

The Lunch-box | Bangalore Office Design Archdais Competition

Published Works

Workshops

2019

CLT Induction Introducing Cross Laminated Timber In India Z- Axis Virtual Conference Charles Correa Foundation Picky Eaters

Zeyka

Gsen Trophy

Agency of Architecture

Nutritown Packaging Design

Prize Winner

Grasshopper Workshop Lomos Archilabs Revit Training Program Udmey

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Contents

Part- I

01 Unwrap

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Interpretation Hub

02 Box of Crayons

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Collective Housing

03 Metanoia

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The Sacred Space

04 Hriddo Urban Design

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Part-II

05 Aavaas Working Drawing

06 Picky Eaters

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Productive Urbanism

07 What’s more?

Element of Surprise

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Part - I Architectural Design

01 Unwrap Keywords :

Centre for change | Community empowerment | 24 hours

“ Freedom within is embodied in things as well as people. Like coins tossed into a wishing well, they contain our hopes and dreams “

The Dharavi Project Ongoing Competition 2020-2021 Site : Mumbai. India Group of 3

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Dharavi, the largest slum of Asia, is a microcosmic representation of India that integrates the boundaries of different communities it hosts. The organic urban fabric of Dharavi is a repository of the history and memories of those many communities. It is the breeding ground of diverse businesses developed and sustained by the residents over 100 years. With three-quarters of Mumbai’s waste recycled here and a global presence in the leather and the embroidery industries, Dharavi contributes around $500-60 million to the city’s economy per year. The proposal embodies the essence of Dharavi as the hub of small industries and services that transformed a dull swamp into a vibrant community of over a million residents.

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Problems Disenfranchised settlement Lack of access to infrastructure Lack of social services Lack of traditional opportunities

10,00,000 Residents

85 Communities

Project

Community empowerment A space to express themselves Participate in their growth Learn from each other

Opportunities Community driven Grassroots Entrepreneurs Preserve culture and heritage Skills passed to next generation

Dignified Living Mix of open and Semi open spaces Better infrastructure Opportunities

Form Development

Major Zoning

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Volume

Connectivity

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Folding Door

Bridge

Scaffolding

Stair-case

Indoor Gallery

Convertible Stage

Jaali

Door

Corrugated Sheet

Shed

Pottery wall

Window

Banner

Swing

Jaali

Railing

Night School

Kumbharwada- The Pottery Space

Walkway Gallery

Abstracting the Spatial Harmony

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Frame structure : I- Section Columns Steel Truss Panels

Terrace and meeting place

Offices

Papad Area

Library

Workshop space

Night School

Market

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Performance area

Pottery

“Unwrapping the prospects “ The Dharavi Project.

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02 Box of crayons Keywords: Collective Housing | Co-living | collaborative economy | Community interactions

Loneliness to belong: Use of co-living as a method to test the relationship between the different people of the community.

Collective housing (Cohousing) is a new way of living for those who search to live in a community to build various relationships. It is specifically designed for the sharing or collaborative form economy instead of re-purposed to make them sharable. “Cohousing communities attract a diverse population : young professionals and retirees, single people and families , entrepreneurs and artists.

Exist in rural and urban environment and can include small , single-family homes with shared community spaces .

Sharing of resources is one of the biggest benefits of cohousing. The site in the outskirts of the city near a medical college. The location of this project attracts various user groups specially students.

Housing Project Academics Project | Sem VI 2019-2020 Site : Jhansi. India Individual Project

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Presence of current city buildings The lack of an intuitive relationship between the Humans. Also the loss of visual visibility of the city (context) in the project. The existing projects focuses on a particular user groups neglecting the others.

The idea of project design Create a different visual connection and create an event space. Increase city visual permeability on the project. The transformation of the ground space into a public platform . Event space creates a hole in the middle of the project that increase the sense of belonging.

Creating dynamic spaces Social housing consistent with the behavior of the region’s human beings and the main structure of the neighborhood. Houses along with the experience of social activities and interaction with the design of space for planting vegetables and plants by residents themselves.

2 Bedroom Co-living Space Student 70sqm

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1 Bedroom Apartment Student Professionals 65sqm

1 Bedroom Apartment Couples Professionals 70sqm

2 Bedroom Apartment Shared Spaces Couples | Family 90sqm

3 Bedroom Apartment Couples | Family Multi Generational 160sqm

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Section AA’ -Co-living BEDROOM 3.0 x 3.8 LIVING 4.0 x 3.4 BATH 1.6 x 2.3

BEDROOM 3.0 x 3.8

Unit Plan -Co-living

BATH 1.6 x 2.3

BALCONY 4.0 x 1.8 LIVING 4.0 x 3.0 DINING 2.2 x 2.2 KITCHEN 3.0 x 2.2 BATH 1.8 x 2.7

Unit Plan -1BHK

BEDROOM 3.4 x 4.4

(With Balcony)

LIVING 4.0 x 3.0 DINING 2.2 x 2.2 KITCHEN 3.0 x 2.2 BATH 1.8 x 2.7

Unit Plan -1BHK

(Without Balcony)

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BEDROOM 3.4 x 4.4

Co-living is a community living concept for like-minded people to live, work, and play together. Catering to various living styles and tastes, the main value of the co-living experience is access to the community.

Co-living Spaces are shared homes mainly for students.

Seven kitchen-less apartments together forms a single co-living unit with one shared kitchen and a common terrace space .

“Box of Crayons “ The Collective Housing.

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BATH

BEDROOM

BATH

BATH

BEDROOM BALCONY

BEDROOM

BEDROOM LIVING BATH

BALCONY DINING

DINING

KITCHEN

LIVING KITCHEN

BATH BEDROOM

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Unit Plan-2BHK

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Built up: 90sqm Carpet Area: 65sqm

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2cm

Unit Plan-3BHK

Built up: 160sqm Carpet Area: 130sqm

These are the most flexible apartments carefully designed to cater all the user groups on different floors.

There are eight 3Bhk apartments on the upper floors in each building blocks designed to cater families.

Fourth Floor Plan

Sixth Floor Plan

This floor consists of two coliving block units, four 1Bhk and 2Bhk apartments along with library, laundry room and common terraces.

This floor consists of twelve 1Bhk and 4 2Bhk apartments along with a garden. The floor area decreases as the height increase creating more open terraces and common areas.

Eighth Floor Plan

Eleventh Floor

This floor consists of eight 1Bhk and 4 2Bhk apartments along with a refuge area according to the norms. The floor area further decreases here to creating common open

This floor consists of two 1Bhk , two 3Bhk and four 2Bhk apartments with less common and more private spaces specially designed for families.

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Music | Dance Room

Refuge Area Library

Kids Play Area

Ground Floor

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Parking

Bridge connecting the common spaces of two blocks.

Overlooking from the 1Bhk balcony on the Sixth Floor

Reading space and library on the fourth floor.

Co-living terrace on the first floor.

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03 Metanoia Keywords: Spiritual conversation | Sacred space | New secular | A place of faith .

What is sacred for me?

What is that I can call “my” sacred?

Would you accompany me an journey, to discover my sacred?

My sacred is dynamic and grand, also serene and calm, but not in the same instance. It takes me in as I am confused, renders clear my demons and flaws, and tells me to stand firm, only by reminding me of the strength that I already harbor.

The history of religious skirmishes in India demands a space to foster a conversation between the spirit and the self beyond the realm of religion, but not away from it. The national psyche focus in spirit of being human, before being religious. Bangalore is multicultural hub with the perennial influx from all over the nation, and hence home to the diverse, open minded youth to embrace the Metanoia.

The Sacred Space Archdais Competition 2019-2020 Site : Bangalore. India Group of 4

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Nature

Reverence

Earthly

Canvas Sky

Self

Rumination

Soak

Luminous

Community

Revelation

Fierce

Star Gaze

In Metanoia , The first facet is of nature.

The experience of nature in the raw wild from is to create a disconnect from what we know about the world. Its a transition from known to this new ‘unknown’ dimension.

The second facet of Metanoia is about self .

All things that make you dive into yourself ,explore the depths of your heart and mind ,do a self-introspection and exploration. Its a journey of self awareness.

The third facet is about community.

What you offer to the world around you? To learn the meaning of being together and growing together.

This is my sacred .

A space of silence- of sound, of vision; the silence of the senses. It might be the sanctity of what surrounds me that makes me stop myself and notice all movement that is happening around me.

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“Metanoia “ The Sacred Space

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As I enter into the tunnel, I feel the city fading away.

I walk slowly, absorbing within me what each space has to offer; questioning myself at every step :

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Where do I come from?

Where do I go?

What do I require?

What is my desire ?

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Who do we pray to, when no one is listening?

In this beautiful world, why is there any suffering?

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Am I responsible for this chaos?

Is there anyone else who is like me?

Together, perhaps, even the dark looks beautiful.

Is this all there is, Or am I just starting to see it now?

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04 Hriddo Keywords: Urban design | Community | Mobility spaces

In a time that change, the urban attributes like reversibility and openness seem to be critical elements for thinking about the articulation of more sustainable form of urban development.

Gangasagar mela sees the congregation of two million people every year who take part in a three day ceremonial bathing at the Ganges. This massive gathering makes Gangasagar Mela the second largest mega fair in the world.

Due to its cultural significance, the island constantly in a state of flux.

At peaks of influx, the transit systems at the island fail. At the heart of this is the Kachuberia Bus Terminus.

Infrastructural failure at Kachuberia leads to a disarrayed urban-scape. The program therefore intends to set up a conjunct system of transit through necessary infrastructural interventions and envisions communal resilience through economic sustenance.

Urban Design ANDC Trophy | NASA 2020-2021 Site : Gangasagar, West Bengal Group of 5

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Durga Pooja Durga Pooja, hosting a Pandal acting as a community space.

Stakeholders | Vendors The vendors and peddlers form a majority of the stakeholders.

Fishing Fishing is one of the major occupation of this island.

Dubki Point At Kapil Muni Temple. is the major pilgrims attraction point

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Gangasagar island lies on the continental Shelf of Bay of Bengal. it is a charming tourist destination, which attracts both pilgrims and adventure lovers. Still relatively unknown and thus, unexploited. Gangasagar is a perfect trinity of religion, culture and nature.

The second biggest fair after the Kumbh Mela, the confluence of the Ganges and the Bay of Bengal attracts 2 to 4 million pilgrims. Sagar Island doesn’t sleep at night during the festivities. Every year, Durga Puja Pandals are set up across the island. Not only the inhabitants but also enthusiastic devotees indulge in ‘pandal hopping’ every year.

The Kachuberia ghat, at the northern end of the island houses a ferry terminal that receives the pilgrims/tourists. The jetty ghat - bus terminus network reaches its saturation at the time of the Gangasagar mela as it becomes a focal point which translates an influx of 2-4 million pilgrims to the Kapil Muni Temple.

Paths between the jetty ghats and the bus terminus converge at a point.

Monthly variation in influx at Kachuberia.

Link Between Jetty Ghats and bus terminus

For a flexible and inclusive solution, we identify Influx and Density as parameters. generate a counter-active relationship between various functional profiles

A figure-ground study highlights the absence of infrastructure at the site.

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Personal/Rental

Disjunction

Transit

Personal/Rental

Jetty

Jetty

Bus

Bus

Unorganized

Skepticism

Infrastructural Failure

Conjunction

Transit

Kachuberia

Kachuberia

Host

Host

Gangasagar Mela

Gangasagar Mela

Durga Pooja

Durga Pooja

Momentary Influx

Momentary Influx

Demand/Supply

Organization

Pandemic

Security

Infrastructural Failure

Demand/Supply

Post-Pandemic

Minimal Exposure

Lost Trade

Economic Downfall

Existing Condition

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Trade Boost

Stake-Holders

Economic Boost

Proposed Plan

Stake-Holders

Dissolving And Redirecting | Vehicular Access

Segregating Vehicular | Pedestrian Zones

Developing A Traffic Node of on Intersection

Developing Curve Infrastructure

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Pedestrian Zone Ghat Bus Stand Jetty Boat Mending Vehicular Node Auto Rickshaw

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Bus Stand

Transit node

Fish Market

Jetty | Auto-stand

“Hriddo “ Urban Design Project.

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Part - II Working Drawing | Competitions Published Works | Graphic Design

05 Aavaas Working Drawing Vernacular Contemporary Design Acadmeics Project 2019-2020 Site : Raghurajpur, Odisha Individual Project

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Toilet Detail- Plan

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Toilet Detail- Section XX’

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Section AA’

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“Aavaas “ Ground Floor Plan

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06 Picky Eaters Productive Urbanism Edible Landscape for the Public realm GSEN Trophy | NASA | Prize Winner 2020-2021 Site : Gazipur Landfill , Delhi Group Project

Crop Fields : adjacent to the Vegetable Market, Part of the Urban Farm.

Stage I : Erection

of Retaining walls to prevent Landslides

Sunflower : At times and areas of high toxicity. Consumed as Decorative Flowers by the Flower Market.

Stage II : 50% of the landfill is covered up. Rag pickers still access the rest.

Stage III : 75% of the landfill is covered up. Available space host civic infrastructure.

Stage III : Last of the Landfill is utilized as a grazing field that supports dairy.

Vegetable Gardens : At times and areas of no toxicity. Support to the Vegetable Market.

Now

Then

Nodes as Community Oriented Space

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Urban Farm as open space for the Informal Settlement.

“Picky Eaters “ Edible Landscape Project.

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07 What’s more?

Other Works Zeyka Nutritown Painting Photography

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Zeyka Internship - 3 Months Researcher and Illustrator/Graphic Designer’ For the column: ‘Agency of Architecture.’

Published : 12 Articles Team of 3 https://linktr.ee/zeyka

Agency of Architecture explores how architecture avoids engaging with the uncertainties & externalities. Originality and invention are the core of architectural symbolism and practice.

Thus, architecture foremost tries to retain its autonomy. It also explores Modernism’s war on and how the architecture survives this war. It is a limited set of principles and fixed notions of the aesthetics. This column looks at architecture as merely a finished product. Here, architecture will become an agency of actualizing industry process. It intends to inculcate hope with openness and curiosity by deploying new strategies. It help the readers augment, actualize and create the new spatial paradigms.

This column envisions meaningful ways for the architecture to contribute to society’s needs. It consists of 12 articles addressing an important issue in each .

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Nutritown

Contract - Logo and Packaging Design

Graphic Designer (Logo | Packaging | Social Media ) Organic Food Brand Hard Wheat | Jaggery Powder | Gram Powder Website : www.nutritownorganic.com Intsagram : @NutriTown

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Paintings Art enthusiast Medium: Oil Paints

“A call her a WOMAN” Canvas - 12 x 16 inch

“A ROAR” Canvas - 12 x 16 inch

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“Falling through a CENOTE” For in tremendous extremities human souls are like drowning woman, well enough they know they are in peril, well enough they know it’s causenevertheless the sea is the sea, and these drowning humans drown..!!

“Falling through a CENOTE” Canvas - 14 x 23 inch

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Photography Travel enthusiast Camera: Nikon D5300

“God in Details” Jama Masjid | Delhi | 2019

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“Frame of Reference” Dal-lake | Srinagar | 2021

“A Day of My Life” Dal-lake | Srinagar | 2021

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Thank You

Palak Gupta +91 7521895070 palak.gupta1320@gmail.com @palak_13