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Acollectionofselectedarchitecturalworks (2017-2022)

GAYATRIRAJENDRAPANDKAR

pandkargayatri@gmail.com www.linkedin.com/in/pandkargayatri

@gayatripandkar

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IamGayatri,aB.Archgraduate,andthisisacollectionofmymostnotableworkoverthelastfiveyears. Ibelievethatarchitectureismorethanjustcreatinganderectingstructures;it'salsoabouttheexperiencesindividualshavewhile interactingwiththespacesthatarecreatedforthem.Architecture,likeallotherformsofart,isaprocessofcommunicationinwhich thedesignerencodestheinformationandtheperceiverdecodesit.Althoughtherevelationofartcomesafterthebasiccreationof space,artstilloffersachancetostressandhumanizespacewhileinvolving,interacting,andinvolvingthepublicintheseeverlasting spatialnarratives.

Education

SavitribaiPhulePuneUniversity(2017-2022)

Pune,India

Dr.BhanubenNanavatiCollegeofArchitecture BachelorofArchitecture

Semester10-Thesis

Anubhuti-ExhibitingtheHeritageofPurandar HeritageInterpretationCentre

Semester08-UrbanDesign Streetdesign StudyandanalysisofMahatmaPhuleMandai,Pune

Semester08-ArchitecturalDesign Mandai2.0 RevitalizingtheMandai(Market)

Semester04-ArchitecturalDesign

LeCorbusierTouristCentre ChandigarhTouristInformationCentre

Semester09-PracticalTraining(Internship) JoglekarFarmhouse InternshipatShaileshSalehittalArchitects

Internationalstudytourworkshop BarcelonaStep-by-Step

EscolaTècnicaSuperiord'ArquitecturadeBarcelona

*Alldrawings,images,andtextintheportfolioareoriginalandproducedforacademicpurposesonly.

ANUBHUTI

ExhibitingtheHeritageofPurandar

Semester10-Thesis

Mentor:Ar.AsmitaJoshi Duration:Jan2022-May2022

TherichheritageofIndia,oneoftheworld’soldestcivilizations,isanall-embracingconfluenceofreligions,traditions,andcustoms. ThestrengthsoftheIndianheritagelieinthetreasureofitsart,architecture,classicaldance,music,floraandfauna,aswellasin thecenturies-oldphilosophyinnatetoitspeople.Avisittoheritagesitesislikeawalkthroughhistory,changingpathswitheach dynastythathasruledoverIndiansoil.Foranexhibitionofthisheritagetoall,itisnecessaryaspacewherealltheculturalheritage ofIndiacanbeexposed.Adedicatedspaceineachlocalitynearheritagesiteswheretouristsandlocalpopulationscanacquire knowledgeaboutthesitesbeforereallyvisitingthesites.Aninterpretationcentercanbedesignedfordisplayingtheessenceofthe tangibleandintangibleheritage.

Anubhuti- ExhibitingtheHeritageofPurandar

Location:Saswad,India

Built-uparea:9800sqm.

Saswadisatalukatown33km southofPuneatthefoothillsofthe FortPurandar,and30kmfromthe laststretchoftheDiveGhat. AccordingtoBabasaheb Purandare,thegreatnarratorof thegrandMarathasaga,“everyinch ofSaswadsoilhasachapterof historywrittenonit!”.Thistownis packedwithsomeoftheancient templesbuiltduringMaratha’s reign.Saswadisknowntobe deeplyentrenchedinhistory, spirituality,religion,culture,and architecturefromtime immemorial.TheannualAlandito PandharpurWariofDnyaneshwar Palkhistopsinthetown.

ThePandharpurWarirouteisshowninthe map,withthelocationofSaswadmarkedon themap.

SiteAnalysis

Thissiteislocatednear Pune-Saswadroad.The plotisanopenlandwell connectedbytheprimary road18mwide.For transportation,thebus stopislocatedonthemain road.Theheritageplaces includingtemplesand wadasareeasily accessible.

ContextAnalysis Map

Theheritageplacesin Saswadaremarkedonthe map.Thebusstopsand busstationsarealso marked.Thesiteislocated nearthesaswad-BopdeoPuneroadandisnearthe Saswad-Puneroad(route forPandharpurWaari).

Aim:

Theproject'saimistoproposeaplacethatcanrepresenttherichculturalheritage characteristicsofthePurandartaluka,particularlySaswadandJejuri,andbecome adistinguishingfeatureofthem.Inadditiontoprovidingresearchfacilitiesto academics,thisinterpretationcenterwillalsoofferanumberofIndologycourses andhostseminars.

Saswadtownmap

LocationofSaswad onthemapofINDIA

Startingpointofthedesign

Initial2Dcompositionwithgridand patterns,creatingsolidblocks,andopen spacesLateraddingfunctionstothese blocks.

Initial2Dcompositionsketch

Whyvaults?

Avaultedceilingcansaveenergyand money,whichisthetheorybehindbuilding green.Oneofthemostessentialfeaturesof avaultedceilingistoincreasethenatural lightintotherooms.Vaultedceilingsgive theeffectofopenspace.Eventhoughthe increasedspaceexistsoverhead,avaulted ceilingappearstoaddsquarefootage.

STREETDESIGN

StudyandAnalysisofMandai(Marketplace)

Semester08-UrbanDesign

Mentor:Ar.Ketakikadam Duration:Feb2021-March2021

PuneissituatedwheretheriversMulaandMuthaconverge.AfterMumbai,itisthesecond-largestcityinthestateofMaharashtra, anditissignificantforthedevelopmentofthenation'seconomyandindustry.ThelargestretailvegetablemarketinPune,India,is MahatmaJyotibaPhuleMandai.ThelocationchosenforthestudyandanalysisoftheurbanfabricisboundedtothenorthbyLaxmi Road,tothewestbyBajiraoRoad,totheeastbyShivajiMaharajRoad,andtothesouthbyChavanRoad,withMahatmaPhule Mandaiservingasthedominantlandmark.ThelocationisintheheartofPune,andvariousoldWadasfromthe1700sto1900scan befoundthere.Thestudyareaisequippedwithpracticallyallofthenecessaryamenities.

Puneislocatedatthejunctionof theMulaandMutharivers.Itisthe secondlargestcityinthestateafter Mumbai,andisanimportantcityin termsofitseconomicaland industrialgrowth.MahatmaJyotiba PhuleMandaiisthebiggestretail vegetablemarketinthecityof Pune,India.Themarketbuildingis designedintheGothicstyle.The buildersusedmasonrycarvedfrom thelocalgreystone.Thestructure isdominatedbyan80feetcentral, squat,octagonaltower.Thetower issurroundedbyaverandahwitha tiledroof.Thiscoverstheground andfirstfloor.Todaythemarket about526stallsoffruitsand vegetables.Themarkethasitsown GaneshMandalforGaneshFestival andisoneoftheoldestinPune.

ExistingMasterplan

Strength

•Commercialareasituatedinthe citycore.

•Linedoneithersidebytwomajor onewayroads.

•Roadsideparkingisavailable, alongwithtwopayandpark buildings.

•Mandailiesinthecoreareaofthe cityhencemakingcommunication withotherareaseasy

Opportunities

•Creatingapedestrianmarket streetswithpausepointsweaved inforenhancedshopping experiencefortheusers.

•Providingpausepoints

•Segregationoftheshoppingareas intodifferentblocks

•Placeallotmenttotheroadside vendors

Weakness

•Highdensity-Difficulttointervene

•Nodefinedpausepoints

•Shopsonthemainstreet minimizingfootpathspacethat hamperspedestrianmovement.

•Increasingpopulationleadstothe overcrowdingofroads

•Extensivesecondaryuse(parking, vendorsetc.)ofroadsthanjust trafficflow

Threats

•Thebuildingsareplacedtooclose toeachother,leavinglessspace forevacuationduringfire outbreakandnaturalcalamities likeearthquake

•Pollutionduetotraffic

LocationofMahatma JyotibaPhuleMandai

PhotoCourtesy:Yashvardhan

Bajiraoroad

Laxmiroad

Shanipar-Mandairoad

ProposedMasterplan

Theentireareacanbelookedatasadiverse commercialarea.Thereareheritagemarketplaces, culturalmarketplaces,andnewagemarketplaces,to nameafew.Therefore,avarietyofinterventionsare beingconsideredtoenhancetheneighbourhood's identityinthespiritof"redefiningthisarea."

Incontrasttowhatmallsorretailstoresoffer, pedestrianwalkwayscuttingacrossthezonescanbe createdtoprovidethedistinctfeelofatraditional Indianbazaar,whichisessentiallyintenselycrowded duetoitssqueezingwithinsmallspaces.

Whenitcomestotheproductsthataresold,whichare primarilythoseneededforPujaandnumerousother culturalactivities,thestreetsclosetoMandaihavea distinctcharacter.Thisarea'srichculturallegacycan beembracedandcelebratedbyredefiningthese streets.

Theimpendingmetrostationwillofferexcellent opportunities,whetheritisbuiltonthegroundoron stilts.

EXISTINGSECTIONA-A’ EXISTINGSECTIONB-B’

PROPOSEDSECTIONA-A’ PROPOSEDSECTIONB-B’

LaxmiRoad

ShukrawarpethMahatma GandhiRoad

ChatrapatiShivaji MaharajRoad

ChavanRoad

MANDAI2.0

RevitalizingtheMandai(Market)

Semester08-ArchitecturalDesign

Mentor:Ar.VasudhaGokhale Duration:April2021-May2021

Theproposalaimstostrengthentheconnectionbetweenpeopleandtheplacestheyshare,facilitatingcreativepatternsofuseand payingparticularattentiontothephysical,cultural,andsocialidentitiesthatdefineaplace.Placemakingisamulti-facetedapproach thattakesadvantageofalocalcommunity'sassets,inspiration,andpotentialtocreategoodpublicspaces.Itdependsonthemyriad waysandmeansinwhichthephysical,social,ecological,cultural,andevenspiritualqualitiesofaplaceareintimatelyintertwined. ThenewMandaibuildingisamassiveconcretestructureplacedbehindtheMahatmaPhuleMandaibuilding.

Mandai2.0- RevitalizingtheMandai(Market)

Location:Pune,India

Built-uparea:2600sqm.

ThenewMandaibuildinghamperstheelevationofthesurroundingarea.TheexistingMandai buildingisonlyamarketplace,andtherearenopausepointsinMandai.Thiscommercial sectionofthecorecitywillbeimprovedbytheproposalofanewmarketareaand multipurposeopenspacewithaseatingarea.Theconnectionbetweenthetwomarketplaces willbestrengthenedbytheproposedplazabetweenthetwoMandaistructures.Thisplaza willserveasarestarea.Bystagingstreetplays,artexhibits,urbansketchermeetups,and othersuchevents,theplazaandtheopenspaceofthenewMandaibuildingwillpromote culturalvalues.

Laxmiroad

ShukravarPeth-Mahatma Gandhiroad

Masterplan

ABOVE Viewofthecentralopenspacefromtheservicevehicleentry.

Fig2

Fig3

Fig1 Fig4

ABOVE Processsketches (Fig1&2)Oldandnewmandaibuilding (Fig3&4 )Connectingplaza

Bajiraoroad

Shanipar-Mandairoad

MaharajroadChhatrapatiShivaji Chavanroad

FIGURE1

FIGURE2

TheoldbuildingofmandaiisaGothic-stylestructurebuiltin 1886.Thematerialusedfortheconstructioniswood.Assuch,the proposednewmandaibuildingshouldmergewiththeold mandaistructureandnotstandoutasacontrastingstructure. Thenewlyproposedmandaibuildingisamarketwithsomeopen spacesthatwillactasbreakpointsforpeople.Thecentralopen spaceisthegreatestofthethreeopenspaces.Thisopenspace canhostanartexhibit,streetplays,meetingsofurbansketchers oramusicalprogram.

Thevegetableandfruitmarketisdistributedintotwostructures. Theroofforthemarketareaisabambootrussandasmallopen spacewithseatingprovidedinthesmallopenspaces.Theseating areaisshadedbyatreecanopy;itcanbeusedasabreakpoint.

Inthisway,thenewmandaiofferedisnotonlyamarket,butalso aplatformforvariousactivities.

LECORBUSIER TOURISTCENTRE

ChandigarhTouristInformationCentre

Semester04-ArchitecturalDesign

Mentor:Ar.ChetanSahasrabudhe Duration:Feb2019-March2019

ChandigarhiswellknownforitsarchitectureanddesignbyarchitectssuchasLeCorbusier,PierreJeanneret,JaneDrew,andMaxwell Fry.TheMasterPlanbyLeCorbusierwasbroadlysimilartotheonepreparedbyAlbertMayerandMathewNovicki,exceptthatthe shapeofthecityplanwasmodifiedfromonewithacurvingroadnetworktoarectangularshapewithagridironpatternforthefast trafficroads,besidesreducingitsareaforreasonsofeconomy.Thesiteforthecity'stouristinformationcenterliesintheCapitol Complex.Withtheuseofarticles,photos,videodisplays,exhibitions,andinstallations,thistouristcenterdisseminatesknowledge aboutthehistoryandarchitectureofthecity.Thisstructureneedsopenspacesandseatingplacesbecausepeopleofvariousages, students,andprofessionalsusethislocation.

LeCorbusierTouristCentre

Location:Chandigarh,India

Built-uparea:1606sqm.

Theminimalistdesignphilosophyisused todesignthetourisminformationcenter. Thespacesusedfordisplayand exhibitionaremadetobeopenand spacious.Someofthewallsaretallerand thickerthantheresttoaccentuatethe useofcolorsandmaterials.Areplicaof oneofLeCorbusier'spaintingsisusedto

SUNPATHDIAGRAM

Thewinddirectionforthecityisnorthwestto southeast,andthecityliesinacompositeclimate zone.Thewindowopeningsandspacesare designedaccordingly.

CapitolComplex Siteplan

01GEOMETRICHILL

ABOVE (Fig1)

Photographoftheviewofthegraffitiwallnearthewet coreandthetreenexttothewaterbodyandseatingarea (Fig2)

Photographoftheviewoftheentrancetothevisitor's centre.

JOGLEKAR FARMHOUSE

FarmhouseatBhukum,Pune

Semester09-PracticalTraining(Internship) InternshipatShaileshSalehittalArchitects Duration:Sept2021-Oct2021

JoglekarfarmhouseisproposedinBhukumwhichisontheoutskirtsofPunecity.Thesitelocationisfullofleafytreesandisa contouredsitewiththehighestpointbeing100mandthelowestbeing88m.Theshortersidesofthesiteareconnectedtothemain roads.Theclientwantedtohavealeisurelyexperienceinthisarea.Afamilyroomalongthedeckoverlookingthegreenareais providedwithinthefarmhouseforthatpurpose.Inaddition,alivingroomwithadiningareaisprovidedonthefrontside,nextto thekitchenandstoragearea.Twobedroomsonthelowergroundfloorandtwoontheupperfloorareplannedwithattachedtoilets. Aswell,aserviceroomislocatedonthefrontside.Thefrontsideofthefarmiswellconnectedtothemainroadandaparkingarea isgiventothefrontwithcertainlandscapesandrestareas.

UPPERGROUNDFLOORPLAN

Built-UpArea=2327.00sqft

LOWERGROUNDFLOORPLAN

BARCELONA

STEP-BY-STEP

InternationalStudyTourWorkshop

HeldatEscolaTècnicaSuperiord'ArquitecturadeBarcelona Groupwork(Individualcontribution-Sketches) Duration:Nov2018

InNovember2018,aworkshopcalled"BarcelonaStep-by-Step"washeldatEscolaTècnicaSuperiord'ArquitecturadeBarcelonaThe workshop'semphasiswasonresearchingBarcelona'sarchitecturalandurbanplanninghistory.Theoutcomewastogainknowledge abouthowalocation'slanguageandculturecaninfluencedesignandconstructiontechnologies.Thestudentswhoparticipatedin theworkshopwererequiredtogiveapresentationattheendoftheclassoutlininghowtheyunderstoodthecity.ThegroupIworked withemployedtheconceptofthesoundscapeinthepresentationsinceeachlocationhasadistinctivesoundthatcanbeusedto distinguishitthroughouttheday.Withtheuseofacity'ssoundtrack,pictures,andsketches,thecityofBarcelonawasportrayed.For eachillustration'ssoundscape,aQRcodeisincluded.

PlazadetorosdelasArenas,Barcelona

LasArenas,thehistoricbullringinPlaçaEspanya,isnowoneofthemostsignificantandwell-liked commercialareasinthecity,drawingbothlocalsandtourists.Oneofthemostsignificantbullringsin Spain,itshistoryasabullringdatesbackto1900whenitwasconstructedbythearchitectAugustFont iCarrerasintheclassicNeo-Mudejarstyle.Inadditiontobullfighting,thearenahasexperiencedalot oftryingtimesthroughoutBarcelona'shistory,includingservingasarepublicansidebarracksduring theCivilWar.Later,itservedasthelocationforfestivals,circuses,andboxing.Inthe1940sand50s,it wasequippedwithadetachablevelodrometoenablecyclingeventstobeheld,atatime whencompetitivesportsstartedtobecomefashionableinCatalansociety.

TheChurchofSantaAnna,Barcelona

WalkingthroughBarcelona'shistoriccenterwillbringyoutothisstunningcathedral,whichstillhas someRomanesquefeaturesinsideandastrikingGothiccloisterthatoncebelongedtothemonastery ofthesamename,whichisnowmostlyruined.TheJerusalem-basedOrderoftheHolySepulchre constructedtheChurchofSantaAna(SaintAnna)in1177.Withitscross-shapedfloorplanandsquare apse,whichwascrownedbyadomethatwasdamagedbyfireinthe20thcentury,thebuilding'score stillfeatures12th-centuryarchitecturalfeatures.SantaAnnaisanotherillustrationofhowarchitecture canchange.Thereisacourtyardandagardensurroundingthischurch.Aseatingareaforarestaurant islocatedononesideofthecourtyard'scorridor.

ARTArtisanexpression,andarchitectureisallaboutexpression.Itconveysthegrowth,comprehensionoftheworldaroundus,and portrayalofthepresent.Drawingplansisjustoneaspectofarchitecture'sartisticexpression.Itisevidentinthedesigns' conceptualization.Itisevidentintheurgetoproducesomethingextraordinaryandnovel.Inarchitecture,photographyandmodels gohandinhand.Thecollectionofarchitecturaldesignmodelsispresentedbelow.

GAYATRIRAJENDRAPANDKAR

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