PUJA BHAGAT ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO 2017-2020
PUJA BHAGAT pbhagat1417@gmail.com phb5043@psu.edu
414 Perpetual Court West Grove, PA 19390
(484) 800 - 1005
Architecture Student
ABOUT Puja is a young academic professional pursuing her Bachelor of Architecture degree focused in sustainable design from Penn State University. She designs with the intent to integrate people and nature into the built environment. To her, Architecture is a tool to better the community and revitalize the natural world.
AWARDS AND HONORS SCHREYERS HONORS COLLEGE
SKILLS REVIT AUTOCAD RHINOCEROS ENSCAPE PHOTOSHOP ILLUSTRATOR INDESIGN VRAY MS OFFICE HAND DRAFTING FABRICATION SKETCHUP 3D PRINTING
2017-CURRENT
DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARD
2019
JAMIL E. FARIDY SCHOLARSHIP
2019
ELIZABETH B. FARIS SCHOLARSHIP
2017
SPEAKER: RESIDENTIAL BUILDING, DESIGN, & CONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE
2020
CO-AUTHOR: HIGH PERFORMANCE FOR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
2020
WORK EXPERIENCE HORD COPLAN MACHT BALTIMORE, MD MAY 2019 - AUG 2019
DIGITAL FABRICATION LAB STATE COLLEGE, PA JAN 2019 - CURRENT
ATLANTIC PENSION SERVICES KENNETT SQUARE, PA JUNE 2016 - AUG 2016
ARCHITECTURAL STUDENT INTERN Healthcare and Education Departments Puja worked on projects for several companies, including Medstar Hospitals and Marist College. She collaborated with co-workers on a wide variety of tasks, ranging from the concept and design phases to the construction administration phase
DIGITAL FABRICATION LAB ASSISTANT Puja assists with materials purchasing and technology usage (3D Printers, 3D Modeling, Laser Cutters, and CNC Machines) She also took leadership to work with students on technological issues and studio difficulties
SUMMER STUDENT INTERN Puja updated and created REC files, and computerized paper documents into easy access online folders. She also extensively used Microsoft Office softwares
DESIGN EXPERIENCE PENN STATE UNIVERSITY STATE COLLEGE, PA 2018-2020
PENN STATE UNIVERSITY STATE COLLEGE, PA 2017-2018
SOLAR DECATHLON COMPETITION Team Leader, Club President. Sustainable Design Compeition sponsored by Department of Energy The team worked with Habitat for Humanity to design a matrix of plans that allowed them to quickly produce zero energy ready homes. These plans blend architectural and engineering excellence with innovation, market potential, building efficiency, and energy production.
RACE TO ZERO COMPETITION First Place: Surburban Single Family Homes The team worked with a local production builder, S&A Homes, in order to create a new line of net-positive homes that can be placed in any orientation. These homes embodied core concepts of market potential, innovation, constructability, and comfortability.
EDUCATION PENN STATE UNIVERSITY STATE COLLEGE, PA 2017-2022
AVON GROVE HIGH SCHOOL WEST GROVE, PA 2013-2017
BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE (B.ARCH) Schreyer Honors College student, GPA: 3.95 Sustainability Leadership Minor, Residential Construction Minor
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA High Honors (2013-2017), GPA: 3.97 on 4.0 scale Colorguard Captain (2017)
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EQUILIBRIUM
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INSPIRING CURIOSITY
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GUIDING AXES
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THE DESIGN MATRIX
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HAND DRAWINGS
ARKXSITE COMPETITION: SITE CLOISTER
NEUE GALLERIE ADDITION
KAYAK RENTAL CENTER
SOLAR DECATHLON COMPETITION
VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS
EQUILIBRIUM ARKXSITE COMPETITION: SITE CLOISTER RHINO, PHOTOSHOP,ILLUSTRATOR
ALDEIA DA MATA, PORTUGAL FALL 2019 INSTRUCTOR: LAIA CELMA 6 WEEKS
All elements live in equilibrium. Removing one component destroys the whole, where each part exists so that the system can remain in complete balance. The existing dolmen at Aldeia da Mata is one such system, forever in complete harmony with itself and its surroundings. Each rock is perfectly calibrated with the others. The design addition enhances this complete equilibrium, where each component relies on the other elements in the system to persist, through means of tension and counterbalance. The design addition is also perfectly calibrated with the site in terms of fragmentation, axial orientations, materiality, and programatic considerations. The visitor feels this sense of harmony as they travel down the main museological path and around to each structure. each design decision is carefully calibrated to respect and enhance the existing equilibrium on site.
EQUILIBRIUM WITH SITE
AXIAL BUILDING LOCATION
AXIAL COLUMN LOCATION
HEIGHT CONSIDERATION
REFLECTIVE
PROTECTIVE
MATERIALITY
VIEW CONSIDERATION
PROGRAM
BALANCED PROGRAM
ANCHORING PROGRAM
FREE PROGRAM
EXHIBITION MEETING SPACE CLASS / LECTURE
ARCHIVES BATHROOM STORAGE OFFICES
CAFE RESEARCH LAB OBSERVATION DECK
ADAPTING TO EQUILIBRIUM
The visitors‘ mass is considered as an element of the total equilibrium. The southern-most building system tilts and modifies program to account for the occupants’ mass. In the horizontal position, the building functions as a classroom or workspace, but as more mass is introduced, the building tilts and transforms into a lecture hall. Thus, the visitor is fully integrated into the equilibrium of the system.
BUILDING 1: SECOND FLOOR
BUILDING 1: FIRST FLOOR
SITE PLAN
BUILDING 2: FIRST FLOOR
INSPIRING CURIOSITY NEUE GALLERIE ADDITION RHINO, PHOTOSHOP, ILLUSTRATOR
NEW YORK, NY SPRING 2019 INSTRUCTOR: JAMES COOPER 15 WEEKS
Museums innately inspire curiosity, especially with the artwork they hold. These paintings and sculptures capture moments and stories that go beyond the final product itself, leaving the viewer to wonder what layers may be beyond their frames. I aim to first inspire this sense of curiosity and then guide the viewer through the journey to fulfill this desire and gain full a understanding of their surroundings.
2x2 GRID ESTABLISHED
FLOORS AND WALLS PLACED BASED ON PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
FLOOR TO FLOOR RELATIONSHIPS ESTABLISHED
CONTINUOUS JOURNEY WITH LINEAR CIRCULATION ESTABLISHED THROUGH PLAN AND SECTION
This museum design inspires curiosity in its open spatial arrangement and linear circulation. The arrangement of the space is created by intersecting planes on a 2’ by 2’ grid. These planes will never meet at a corner, but rather one will protrude past the other, or a sliver of space will be left between them. In addition, there are several double height spaces that allow small glimpses into other floors above. Finally, there is a suspended form in the center of the museum created by these planes that is visible at all times. It is only at the end of the journey that the viewer finally sees into this structure and gains the clarity they were seeking.
GUIDING AXES KAYAK RENTAL CENTER RHINO, PHOTOSHOP, ILLUSTRATOR
BALD EAGLE STATE PARK: STATE COLLEGE, PA FALL 2018 INSTRUCTOR: LOUKAS KALISPERIS 4 WEEKS
Two strong axes create a dynmaic interplay at Bald Eagle State Park: A road cutting through the site and a narrow strip of water resting along the land’s edge. These axes guide the design and introduce a promenade down the site to the kayak rack at the end. This kayak rack serves as a transformation point between land and water, where the system breaks the axis and directs the visitor into the lake. The axes also define a dynamic between the land and water. The left side of the promenade is thick concrete that is buried into the ground while the right is open, light wood construction that floats above the ground on pilotis. The rafters above create a transition space and further connect the ground and water.
LAND AXIS
WATER AXIS CREATES CUT
WATER AXIS
LAND AXIS CREATES BUILDING DIRECTION
FORM CREATION
WA TER
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LAND AXIS
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LIN CONTINUOUS
GROUNDED IN TOPOGRAPHY
SOLID CONCRETE BEARING WALLS GROUNDED PROGRAM
LIGHT WOOD CONSTRUCTION
OPEN TO LAKE LIGHT PROGRAM
PROGRAM
DOCK KAYAK LAUNCH
KAYAK RACK KAYAK STORAGE
VIEWING DECK CAFE SEATING ACCESSORY STORAGE CAFE
VIEWING DECK RENTAL OFFICE CHANGING ROOMS
MAP DISPLAY
BATHROOMS OFFICE
PARKING LOT
EXISTING ACCESS ROAD
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The kayak rack acts at the turning point between the two axes. The visitor shifts from the land axis to the water axis through their interactions with this focal point.
THE DESIGN MATRIX SOLAR DECATHLON COMPETITION REVIT, PHOTOSHOP, ILLUSTRATOR
STATE COLLEGE, PA FALL 2018 - SPRING 2019 ADVISORS: SARAH KLINETOB AND CHRIS HAZEL TEAM PROJECT
Our team partnered with Habitat for Humanity Greater Center County in order to design a comfortable, afforadable, and zero energy ready home. Due to their lack of designers, high land costs, and short design period, Habitat is not able to create net zero homes that meet the needs of the site or individual family. Thus, our team created a design matrix that inputs site features and family needs, and outputs a zero energy ready home that works on any site or family that Habitat may encounter.
DESIGN GOALS Our goals as a team stemmed from our needs, as well as our three stakeholders: the Solar Decathlon Competition, Habitat for Humanity, and the families who will live in our homes.
In order to design a better home for our local chapter of Habitat, we looked at their specific needs.
HABITAT PRECEDENTS
We analyzed a recent Habitat build as well, and determined that there were several improvement areas we would address with the design.
Improvement Areas
Site Slope Consideration
Site Orientation Consideration
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Family Size Consideration
THE DESIGN MATRIX
DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS In order to resolve these identified issues from past Habitat homes, our team created a design matrix that would consider the site slope, site orientation, and family size, and utilize these inputs to select the most optimal base floor plan for the family out of twenty four options. In addition, we have designed customizations to these plans to allow families to further personalize their homes to meet their current and future needs. These customizations include the addition of a porch for an inviting entrance, the ability to add an ADA Bedroom, office, or flexible space to the home, and the choice of materials and color for the home.
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MODULAR DESIGN PROCESS In order to determine our twenty four base floor plans, we applied a modular design process to each of the given scenarios determined by the design matrix.
Create 2x2 grid for simple material constructability and volunteer assembly
Right-size rooms and apply to modulated grid
Determine appropriate walls for the program and base plan
Finalized base floor plan
CASE STUDY
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In order to test our design guide, we applied our matrix to a theoretical family. This case study family of four wants their home to be comfortable, affordable, and net-zero energy ready. Within the next few years, it is expected that the family’s grandmother will be permanently in a wheelchair and move in to the home, creating a five person family condition.
ADDITIONAL CUSTOMIZATIONS
Base Floor Plan from Matrix
Porch Addition
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ADA Bedroom Addition
Final Floor Plan
VINYL SIDING
Year 30 Monthly Home Energy and Mortgage Cost
3’’ EXTERIOR RIGID ROCKWOOL INSULATION 1/2’’ ZIP PANEL SHEATHING 2x6 WOOD STUD 24’’ O.C. WITH R-21 BLOWN CELLULOSE 1/2’’ GYPSUM WALL BOARD
Construction Cost Analysis
HERS Index Score
ENVELOPE MATRIX ENVELOPE DESIGN FOCUS
BALANCED
EXTERIOR
VINYL SIDING
INTERIOR
N/A
3” RIGID ROCKWOOL INSULATION
1/2” ZIP PANEL
BLOWN CELLULOSE INSULATION
1/2” GYPSUM WALL BOARD
R-32 VINYL SIDING
COST
VINYL SIDING
N/A
2” XPS
1/2” ZIP PANEL
BLOWN FIBERGLASS INSULATION
1/2” GYPSUM WALL BOARD
3’’ EXTERIOR RIGID ROCKWOOL INSULATION
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1/2’’ ZIP PANEL SHEATHING
CONSTRUCTABILITY
SUSTAINABILITY
MATERIAL AVAILABILITY
3” RIGID ROCKWOOL INSULATION
VINYL SIDING
N/A
TRUE WOOD SIDING
1/2” AIR GAP WITH FURRING STRIPS AND RAIN SCREEN
3” RIGID ROCKWOOL INSULATION
1/2” ZIP PANEL
BLOWN CELLULOSE INSULATION
1/2” GYPSUM WALL BOARD
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TRUE WOOD SIDING OR FIBER CEMENT SIDING
1/2” AIR GAP WITH FURRING STRIPS AND RAIN SCREEN
3” RIGID ROCKWOOL INSULATION OR 2” XPS
1/2” ZIP PANEL
BLOWN CELLULOSE OR BLOWN FIBERGLASS OR FIBERGLASS BATT
1/2” GYPSUM WALL BOARD
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*NOTE* MATERIAL AVAILABILITY REFERS TO NON-STANDARD CONTRUCTION MATERIALS OR SERVICES WHICH MAY BE DONATED BY A COMPANY OR AN INDIVDUAL FOR A SINGLE PROJECT AND CAN BE INCORPORATED INTO THE WALL ASSEMBLY, BUT THEY ARE NOT RECCOMMENDED FOR USE
Building Envelope Matrix
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1/2” ZIP PANEL
FIBERGLASS BATT INSULATION
1/2” GYPSUM WALL BOARD
2x6 WOOD STUD 24’’ O.C. WITH R-21 BLOWN CELLULOSE
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1/2’’ GYPSUM WALL BOARD
2X6 WOOD STUD 24” O.C. ENVELOPE DEISGN FOCUS
BALANCED
2x6 Advanced Framing with 3’’ INTERIOR Rigid Rockwool Insulation
EXTERIOR
VINYL SIDING
N/A
3” RIGID ROCKWOOL INSULATION
1/2” ZIP PANEL
BLOWN CELLULOSE INSULATION
1/2” GYPSUM WALL BOARD
R-32
RUFER HOUSE BY ADOLF LOOS
HAND DRAWINGS VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS
FALL 2017 INSTRUCTOR: JAMES COOPER
Along with comprehensive design studio, I took a visual communications class. I enhanced my hand-drawing skills through a series of projects, where I learned how to precisely draw perspectives and cast shadows by hand, among other skills. I learned how to use plans and sections to matehematically draw isometric drawings and perspectives, as well, culminating in the Uffizi drawing which combines many of the skills learned into one drawing.
VILLA STEIN BY LE CORBUSIER
THE UFFIZI