Portfolio for MSc in Architecture and Urban Design at Politecnico di Milano

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2011 - 2020 Politecnico di Milano - Application Laurea Magistrale Programme (equivalent to a MSc degree) ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN DESIGN PALAK PANCHAL B.Arch - S.P.University +918000653308 I +919662314709 palakspanchal@gmail.com

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SELECTED WORKS - SACRED CHOREOGRAPHED SPACES, HAMPI, KARNATAK DESIGN THESIS, Academic Project,2018 - SHARED URBAN SPACES, LAMBHVEL, GUJARAT URBAN DESIGN STUDIO, Academic Project,2017 - E.W.S HOUSING, KARAMSAD, GUJARAT HOUSING STUDIO, Academic Project,2017 - TOWN STUDY, KHETDI, RAJASTHAN R.S.P, Academic Project,2013 -TRUCK SERVICE SHED, ANAND, GUJARAT PROFESSIONAL WORK, Commercial Project,2019 Authentication : All graphical representation and drawings are produced by Auther.

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DESIGN THESIS - X SEMESTER (2018) DATE : JANUARY 2018 - JULY 2018 PROJECT LEVEL : ACADEMIC PROJECT PROJECT TYPE : RESIDENTIAL AND INSTITUTION PROJECT AREA : 28,130 sq.mt.

ROLE : INDIVIDUAL DESIGN THESIS PROJECT PROJECT GUIDE : Ar. Madhavi Patel Prof.Semmantini Soraganvi Co. Founder of firm Associate Professor, SMAID Design Consortium New Vallabh Vidyanagar New V, Vidyanagar seemasmaid@gmail.com mdhvpatel@gmail.com AIM To provide learning and performing platform for Indian classical dance forms and research centre to conserve and promote Indian heritage.

OBJECTIVE - To re-modulate the acceptance and perseverance of The Indian Classical Dance forms, giving prime focus to conserve, revive and promote our culture.

- To relate and celebrate the performing spaces with the existing Living Heritage context of the city.

- A conscious approach to give an interactive platform for the local artist and performers to showcase and enrich their talent.

SACRED CHOREOGRAPHED SPACES A platform to promote INDIAN CLASSICAL DANCES and LOCAL FOLKLORE at HAMPI

Similar to architecture, the process of dance making demands a central concept or motivation.

Indian culture has different forms of dances, originated in different parts of India. They are derived and developed according to the local traditions and also imbibed elements from other parts of the country.

There are 8 classical dance forms from different part of India with every region having its own folk dances as well. Each dance form has a rich traditional background.

All of the classical dances were originated from the Temples and mythological learning’s. Although each dance form is different from one other, their roots are the same.

The common roots were derived from the old script NATYA-SHASTRA.

DE S IGN THE S IS

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DE S IGN THE S IS

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SITE STUDY

Located in Karnataka near city of Hosapete, Hampi’s ruins are spread over 4,100 hectares (16

sq

described

mi) by

and

it

UNESCO

has

been

as

200m Radus Prohibited Boundary for any construction activites near Heritage Property

an

“austere, grandiose site” of more than 1,600 surviving remains of the last great

100m Radius : Regulated Boundary for any Contruction activities around Virupaksha Temple (Under UNESCO World Heritage Sites & ASI)

Hindu kingdom in South India that includes “forts, riverside features, royal and sacred complexes, temples, shrines,pillared halls, mandapas, memorial structures, water structures and others”.

LOCATION of HAMPI

Hampi is situated on the banks of the Tungabhadra River, surrounded by 10-12 villages.

PROHIBITATED and REGULATED AREA

SITE SELECTION - Rich with background.

historical

cultural

- Living heritage city.

- Celebrated temple complexes in proximity from the site.

- National and international tourist footfall.

- Revieving the city back to its roots and giving it back to where it belongs.

SITE with immidiate context.

SITE IMAGES :

Arial view showing the main complex area, Virupaksha temple.

DESIGN THESIS

SITE with context.

Dance Pavillion.

Hemkutta Hills.

Ringing pillers.

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HAMPI: ITs DANCE HISTORY. Since Earlier Times HAMPI has been a part of Art & Culture Exchange. Many Festivals providing a stage for Classcial Dance performances in Between the Built Heritage such as Bharatnatyam & Kathak.

Celebration of traditional dance festivals such as Navratri in these Old Temple Complexes.

Recently it has become a Hub for Classical Dance Performances and Festivals providing a stage for Artists to learn and Explore more about Indian Intangible Heritage and promote degrading Indian Classical Dance and Local Folklores.

This Provides an Opportunity for the Local Artists to explore and Learn from the Cultural Exchange happening due to the large Footfall of International and National tourist on yearly basis.

Free Flowing Structures with simple structural details making it more volumetric visually.

The Natural Topography of the region and the built mass made out of locally available materials, Merges together and provides the environment around a Characterstic and Visual Flow.

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS Simple Architectural Structures with Basic Structural Detail giving a Floating Visual Effect.

Linear Column Structures with roof floating over them.

Study of the Simple Structural System which shows the use of Horizontal and Vertical Members placed in a compact way forming a Stable Solid Volume.

These Horizontal Members Visually look like Linear Floating Structures placed over one another providing Visual and Physical Connections Forming a Simple Geometry.

DESIGN THESIS

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CONCEPTUAL DERIVATION: FUNCTIONS

PARKING

PUBLIC GARDEN STUDIOS

AMPHITHEATRE (PUBLIC)

LIBRARY

COTTAGES (STUDENTS AND TEACHERS)

SECUTRIY

CONVERGING/ DIVERGING KITCHEN AND DORMITOY

HUMAN FLOW

CAFE RESTAURANT AMPHITHEATRE (FOR INHOUSE)

WORKSHOPS

SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES

LEISURE

CORE ACTIVITIES

AUDITORIUM MEDITATION SPACE

AMPHITHEATRE (FOR INHOUSE) KITCHEN/ DINNING

CAFE

AMPHITHEATRE (PUBLIC) PUBLIC GATHERING

COTTAGES (STUDENTS)

LEISURE STUDIOS LIBRARY

MEDITATION

AUDITORIUM

COTTAGES (RESEARCHERS)

ORGANISATION

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PROCESS:

Krishna Temple Open spaces planned according to the visual frames towards hemkuta hills and krishna temple.

Maintaining the same visual connectivity with A central open gathering space.

Open spaces towards the primary entrance and private, semi-private functions at the rear side.

Designing a strong visual corridor and space making according to the hierarchy of temple planning.

Designing a strong central axis and dividing spaces according to the user hierarchy. Central public core activities with free flowing spaces around.

DESIGN APPROACH:

Volumetric space with respect to the function performed within.

Sectional Profiles according to the local materials available, taking in consideration the acoutic nature required for studios. Transverse section showing the co-relation between the dance studio and outer spaces.

DESIGN THESIS

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FINAL DESIGN

Site being located on the main access to the HAMPI BAZZAR, giving the total site area as 4.8 hectare, it gives an opportunity to create a public platform to perform and celebrate the space.

The design emphisis on the central axis which dominates the over-all space making of the place.

The design tries to interpret the space making in temple in the sequencial activities like Gopuram, Maha mandapa, Mandapa, Pradakshina and Gharbha ghriha.

Where the central space - Interpreted as Gharbha ghriha as a central gathering space as well the Meditation space.

Plan at lvl -0.9m

Nature of both the spaces are different from one other hence it been seperated by level difference.

Also the each Dance studios are organised in such a way that each studio has its own out-side performing spaces.

Plan at lvl -0.9m

SECTION

SECTION

Plan at lvl +1.8m DESIGN THESIS

SECTION

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FUNCTIONS :

3D VIEW SHOWING ORGANISATION:

Organizing the activities according

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to the usability , giving public interphase at the entrance to the site followed by intermediate space where there is intractive space for

Amphitheatre Auditorium Exhibition - Temporary Permanent Dance Studios Meditation-Rehersal space Residences Library Canteen

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in-house students and the visitors/ viewers and later are the dance studios

where

the

learning

and

reharshals takes place.

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3D VISUAL OF DESIGN 1. View of studios and meditation space.

2. View of studios with passages DESIGN THESIS

4. Public gathering spaces

3. Common gathering space for open reharshals

5. Arial view of Amphitheatre 9.

DESIGN THESIS

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URBAN DESIGN STUDIO - IX SEMESTER (2017) DATE : PROJECT LEVEL : PROJECT TYPE : PROJECT AREA : PROJECT GUIDE :

JULY 2017 - DECEMBER 2017 ACADEMIC PROJECT INDIVIDUAL DESIGN PROJECT 31,230 sq.mt.

Prof. Preety Shah Principal, SMAID New Vallabh Vidyanagar principal@smaid.edu.in

AIM To understand the fabric of the Anand town and the arears adjoining. Also analysing the land-use and activities of the local and and addressing them by appropriate design solutions.

S H A R E D

U R B A N

S P A C E S

A Space for people to learn and interact also addressing the street voids.

URBAN DESIGN STUDIO

INTRODUCTION Anand is the administrative centre of Anand District in the state of Gujarat, India. It is administered by Anand Municipality. It is part of the region known as Charotar, consisting of Anand and Kheda districts.

Anand is known as Milk Capital of India. This city hosts the Head Office of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF which is parent organisation for AMUL & co-operative operations to collect milk), NDDB of India, well known business school - Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA), Vidya Dairy and the Anand Agricultural University. Another famous educational hub is Vallabh Vidhyanagar, an educational suburb of Anand which has institutes like BVM (Birla Vishvkarma Mahavidhyalaya), which is first engineering college of Gujarat, GCET (G. H. Patel College of Engineering and Technology) and Sardar Patel University is home for around 50,000 students from all over India. The city lies between major as well as smaller villages, Ahmedabad and vadodara, Vasad, Karamsad, Lambhvel etc.

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To understand the series and complexities of elements and the layers affecting the growth, development,decay and overall character of an sub-urban area.

Understanding the scale and intricacies of a developing area and synthesising an interface of Architecture and Urban.

Studying the over-all spine of about 4 - 4.5 kms having transitation from Urban to Sub-urban to Rural gives a various range in understanding the fabric and the built character of the spine.

After studying the spine and understanding the overall character, we need to identify projects as infils which enhances the overall experience of urban living.

OVERALL ANAND MAP HIGHLIGHTING LAMBHVEL SPINE

The studio exercise aimed to establish interaction between the city and gamtal areas, through various layers of urbanism and further introducing conscious architectural interventions to enhance the overall gamtal development.

URBAN DESIGN STUDIO

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Activity mapping of lambhvel spine at different time zones.

The initial study and documentation of the spine was carried out in the group of 4 where the idea was to understand the transition of the spine from URBAN to SUB-URBAN to RURAL, where the function of the space transition changes gradually.

Noting those activities by various methods like activity maping, cartographting, interviewing the locals, monitoring round the clock movement of humans and vehicals, helped us know further posibility of the town to grow keeping their life pattern the focal point of development. The map indicates land-use pattern of the spine and major landmarks and nodes of the over-all fabric mass. Starting by the major traffic node - GRID CROSSING, further leading the way towards the gamtal area of lambhvel .

Lambhvel spine study and activity mapping.

URBAN DESIGN STUDIO

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SCHEMATIC SECTION

Inital thought process for design proposal

Site selection w.r.t. the spine study and activity mapping.

The site is located adjoining to the main lambhvel road near GRID CHOWKDI. This large land parcel situated in the urban fabric, gives an oppotunity for the existing college as well as an platform to accomodate and generate public activites.

High compound walls used for sitting pause points.

The adjoining temple complex to the site adds on to the urban activity to the site and also the surroundings.

The design aimed to establish interaction between the city and gamtal areas, through various layers of urbanism and further introducing conscious architectural interventions to enhance the overall gamtal development.

Graphical data and analysis of the study conducted of Lambhvel Spine.

URBAN DESIGN STUDIO

Use of the spaces beneath existing trees

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CONCEPTUAL DERIVATION:

Site zoning for built mass.

CONCEPTUAL SECTION

Zoning for open spaces and public gathering.

CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT - mass development scoping the void out and space formation.

Co-relation between built and unbuilt.

CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT - by grouping the lecture room/ study spaces in cluster of 3 and 4. Providing a court in middle to have an interacive inward looking spaces.

Conceptual section showing double height accessed within the space and its co-relation with the outer environment.

Two different functions are segregated by inserting court in between, disconnecting at ground level and connected by bridges at upper level.

CONCEPTUAL CLUSTER PLAN URBAN DESIGN STUDIO

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Section showing public activities and interactive open spaces SKETCHY MODEL SHOWING THE IDEA OF THE PROPOSAL

Sketch indicating the step amphitheatre and the space used beneath as public exhibition.

Public Exhibition underneath amphitheatre

Garden/Amphitheatre space used for sitting

Sketch model showing built mass and open green spaces with internal circulation and courtyards.

LEGENDS: 1. Lecture rooms 2. Store room 3. Workshop room 4. A.V. Room 5. Toilets 6. Conference room 7. Store for Auditorium 8. Administration 9. Laboratory 10. Computer Lab. 11. Toilets 12. Library 13. Auditorium 14. Outdoor workshop 15. Outdoor exhibition

URBAN DESIGN STUDIO

16. Outdoor eatery and sitting 17. Amphitheatre and Public plaza 18. Open play-ground 19. Covered sitting space and store room 20. Off road parking 21. A temple complex sharing common fence 22. Lecture Room 23. Workshop room 24. Toilet 25. Sit-out 26. Administration 27. Laboratory 28. Exhibition 29. Toilet 30. Canteen

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HOUSING DESIGN STUDIO - VIII SEMESTER (2017) DATE : JANUARY 2017 - JUNE 2017 PROJECT LEVEL : ACADEMIC PROJECT PROJECT TYPE : INDIVIDUAL DESIGN PROJECT PROJECT AREA : 60,203 sq.mt.

PROJECT GUIDE : Prof. Preety Shah Principal, SMAID New Vallabh Vidyanagar principal@smaid.edu.in Housing for ECONOMICALLY WEAKER SECTION at Karamsad. Karamsad is a village in Anand district of Gujarat, is a ‘Part of the Chhagaam Gol’ circle of six villages. Karamsad has been developed with respect to politics, education, religious, co-operative activities or industries. The total poulation is 14,000.

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Cost effective housing for economic weaker section.

The date of establishment of Karamsad is not exactly known, but during the era of Kumarpal i.e., in 1155 AD, the village consisted mainly of people from Koli tribes. This community mostly rely on agricultural skills.

Karamsad has been quite under the influence of Swaminarayan Sect and Santram Temple for a long time. Both these sects do a lot of activities in Karamsad. Karamsad has always remained way ahead, be it in politics, education, religion, cooperative activities or industries in the Kheda District. The Patidars of Karamsad are well known in the social community of Chha Gam (six villages).

HOUSING STUDIO

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An initial study of different types of housing schemes - EWS and cost effective, was conducted.

Understanding the rules, regulations and requirements of a housing schemes, lead towards the program formation for respective site.

SITE SECTION SKETCH VIEWS

SITE IMAGES

Responding to the user typology and context the scheme offers 3 types of units differing in areas and volumes with commercial shops facing the secondary road.

FSI consumed - 2.5 MAP LOCATING ANAND REGION

SITE PLAN

DEMOGRAPHIC DATA EXISTING SLUM DWELLING ANALYSIS

HOUSING STUDIO

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CONCEPTUAL ZONING and UNIT CONCEPTUALIZATION

CLUSTER I

HOUSING STUDIO

CLUSTER II

SITE LAYOUT

UNIT TYPE I

UNIT TYPE III UNIT TYPE IV

UNIT TYPE V

UNIT TYPE VII UNIT TYPE VIII

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CONCEPTUAL ZONING and UNIT CONCEPTUALIZATION

Site Area : 60,203 - 6 hectare Available Area : 53,608 - 5.3 hectare Commercial plot area - 1775 sq.m.

Institution plot area - 4820 sq.m.

Circulation area - 3800 sq.m. 7% of total ar.

Open space - 14,680 sq.m. 27% of total ar.

Density of Dwelling units - 116 Dwelling units per hectare Density of People - 17 sq.m. per person The

conceptuals

were

developed

with

respect to hierarchy of spaces and usability of the functions by the user group.

With

the

minimal

space

availability

compact planning with inbuilt furniture and multifunctional usability of the same space was taken into design consideration.

CONCEPTUAL I

ZONING PLAN I

Zoning of cluster plan on site with yellow indicating open pockets, grey indicating circulation and orange as service area.

The idea was to have individual open shared space for each clusters.

ZONING PLAN II

ZONING PLAN III

TYPOLOGIES: Type A : 60 sq.mt.

Type B : 45 sq.mt.

Type C : 30 sq.mt.

Due to optimum living space and multiple functional uses, the idea was to introduce an element “MOVABLE PARTITATION” which allows resident to use the same space with different functions-with different space requirement. Also the idea was to have an intractive spaces amongst each dwelling unit. According to their living style, cooking space becomes the most intractive space so all the units opens and shares the common intractive space through kitchen.

HOUSING STUDIO

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CLUSTER PLAN - A Combination of 60sq.mt. and 45sq.mt.

UNIT PLAN - A - 60sq.mt.

HOUSING STUDIO

CLUSTER PLAN - B Combination of 45sq.mt. and 30sq.mt.

UNIT PLAN - B - 45sq.mt.

CLUSTER PLAN - C Combination of 45sq.mt. and 30sq.mt.

CLUSTER PLAN - C Combination of 30sq.mt. and shops

UNIT PLAN - C - 30sq.mt.

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3D IMAGE SHOWING COMBINATIONS OF CLUSTERS FORMING TERRACES AT EACH LEVEL FOR INDIVIDUAL UNITS

SITE PLAN and ZONING HOUSING STUDIO

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RELATED STUDY PROGRAM - Pre-V SEMESTER (2013) DATE : PROJECT LEVEL : PROJECT TYPE : PROJECT : PROJECT GUIDE :

MARCH 2013 ACADEMIC PROJECT GROUP OF 5 MEMBER DOCUMENTING Prof. Nirav Hirpa Founder and Director - Vadodara Design Academy BIL, VADODARA director@vda.ac.in

Some of the most vibrant clusters of historic urban settlements in India are found in the region of Shekhawati. Once a part of the earstwhile Jaipur state, Shekhawati covers the districts of Jhunjhunu and Sikar in the modern day Rajasthan, consisting of a number of small towns with richly painted havelis, forts, temples, chhatris, baoris and joharas.

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Learning history and Architecture of a town.

Khetri had been a major socio- cultural center in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Its mature architecture suggests that it had a distinct presence of a huge noble class also owing to the number of havelis and temples.

GOAL OF RSP Crucial to learning is hands-on involvement: showing, not just telling; real experiences and field trips and not just ’virtual reality’.

R E L AT E D S T U DY P R O G R A M

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This is an attempt to compile and capture the essence of Khetri, Rajasthan from various perspectives highlighting design prir Iples, structure and construction phisiogomy to the lifestyle and socio cultural practices. The architecture of Khetri is a unique response to particular historical, geographical and cultural factors but the world in which this architecture developed is now changing rapidly. Khetri is now subject to enormous external pressure to develop and match its name as an important center of Ramkrishna mission. Swanni Vivekanand’s trust while retaining its own identity as well.

SKETCH MAP OF KHETDI R E L AT E D S T U DY P R O G R A M

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SECTION

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ELECTION

R E L AT E D S T U DY P R O G R A M

GROUND FLOOR

FIRST FLOOR

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Khetri RSP served to explore the less explored architec-

CIRCULATION

ture of the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan in our quest of associating with vernacular architecture. The principle aim for this RSP in the third year under graduate architecture program was to observe the city level organization of public (social and cultural) and other prominent buildings (palace, havelisand other residences). In the process, specific emphasis was laid at understanding the spatial organi¬zations inside theibuildings to develop a SKETCH ELECTION CIRCULATION

sense of proportions and scale in buildings that do justice to the function and the mass they accommodate.

NATURE OF SPACE

ELEVATION CLOSED

SECTION

SEMI-CLOSED OPEN

PLAN

FUNCTIONS ARTICULATION

ROOM KITCHEN TERRACE STAIR CASE SHOP STORAGE MAIN ENTRANCE R E L AT E D S T U DY P R O G R A M

ELEVATION SECTION WALL SECTION

PLAN

WALL SECTION 26.

COMMERCIAL PROJECT - PROFESSIONAL WORK (2019) DATE : SEPTEMBER - 2019 PROJECT LEVEL : PROFESSIONAL PROJECT PROJECT TYPE : DESIGN AND STRUCTURAL PROJECT DESIGN TEAM : MANAV PATEL and PALAK PANCHAL PROJECT AREA : ROLE : DESIGNING, EXECUTION, PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION

SHOWROOM SHED-SERVICE AERA An approach to design cost effective liveable spaces.

F A C T O RY S H E D

The project was to design truck showroom and service shed. The enormous area of the project gave opportunity to explore Architectural, Landscape as well as Structural Design genre.

The idea behind designing the service shed was to make it look light weight and equally justify the esthetic appeal.

Where three parabola differentiates the service lines of the truck routes as well as gives a volumetric freedom to the space beneath.

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PROCESS SHOWN IN SECTIONS: The process was to differenciate the spaces logitudianally by designing long span structures, where various structures were studies and the design was derived

SECTION A

SECTION B

SECTION C

SECTION D F A C T O RY S H E D

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Gutter system designed for the junction between wall and truss.

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Free end of the truss opens towards the open fields adjascent to the site which therefore lead to chanalising water to rain water harvesting pit.

EXTRUDED 3D VIEW SHOWING STRUCTURAL and DESIGN DETAILS.

F A C T O RY S H E D

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DETAIL DRAWINGS OF THE SHED STRUCTURE DESIGN

SITE EXECUTION PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION

F A C T O RY S H E D

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