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contents professional projects academic projects architecture and masterplanning • Smart Health Care City, Benguerir, Morocco • Testing Facility for Hennessey, Cognac, France • NLAG Arena, Chennai • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Bengaluru • Bhubaneswar Town Centre Proposal, Bhubaneswar • Metropolis, Surat studio designs • In Search for Solitude: Architecture & Water, PG Studio, CEPT, 2016 • The Paradox of Fragments : Fragments in Architecture, PG Studio, CEPT, 2016 • Tagore Centre for Cultivation of Poetry, UG Thesis, JU, 2014 • City Centre Howrah, UG Studio, JU, 2013 research projects • Exploring Bamboo for Permanent Sustainable Construction for Seismically Vulnerable Regions of India : Designing Assam State Assembly, Guwahati, PG Thesis, CEPT, 2017 interior design • Ascena Office, Gurugram • Ascena Office, Dhaka • Fortum Office, Gurugram • Cvent Office 01, Gurugram • Cvent Office 02, Gurugram • Sequoia Office, Aerocity, Delhi
professional projects
architecture & masterplanning
2022 - Ongoing Michel Remon & Associes, Paris part of YUDAP 2022 Fellowship Role: Design Development, BIM Modelling
smart health care city, benguerir, morocco
Proposed in the heart of Benguerir, Morocco, the project is a large multispeciality hospital for the King of Morocco as a client, currently undergoing the design development phase. The project was won by Michel Remon & Associes through an international competition. It primarily consists of two large blocks - the one with the larger footprint - HG, primary holds the speciality departments while the smaller block - SSR, primarily hosts the maternity and emergency wards.
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The project is a proposed new testing facility and research lab for Hennessey in Cognac, France. The proposal was a part of the competition launched for the project and aims at rebuilding the facility with primarily hosting laboratories with cutting edge technology and contemporary office spaces along with a client facing front area.
2022 - Ongoing Michel Remon & Associes, Paris part of YUDAP 2022 Fellowship Role: Design Development, BIM Modelling
testing facility for Henessey, Cognac
Concept
Located at a junction of crossroads, the design intends to enhance visibility through sleek linear contemporary geometry of overlapping glass boxes with the central ribbon introducing the dynamism in the form, that extends into the landscape in two dimensional curves, representing the fluidity of the space.
BIM Coordination, Project Architect
NLAG Arena, Chennai Ongoing
Proposed in Chennai, the indoor Arena for the New Life Assembly of God Church is going to be the largest indoor arena in India with a sitting capacity of 20,000 people. Designed with a tight budget taking into account that the primary sourceof funding has been the donations received from the NLAG Community, the building bears the ethose and sentiments of the local NLAG Community. Worked in coordination with consultants around the globe, it has been a daunting challenge to manage the building design process. The building is set to be hitting the ground by 2022 and finish by 2026.
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Role: Project Coordination, BIM Coordination, Project Architect
the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints 2019-Ongoing
M Moser Associates ongoing project [in collaboration with TRDP, SLC, Utah]
Located in Bangalore, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is the first Temple of LDS in India. Spread across a site of approximately 2 acres, the building is being planned to be a Landmark on its own. The Temple houses several facilities including ceremonial, administrative and residential quarters for the members of the Mission. The unique feauture includes the Front Spire that reaches up to a height of 60 metres with a design inspired from local influences. The entire project is coordinated through cloud computing involving several consultants from across the country & the world.
ENTRANCE LOBBY
OVERALL SITE PLAN THE ANNEX
The Annex Building is a more public unit mainly housing the ceremonial spaces including the Chapel, the administrative offices , the domitories for the missionaries and allied facilities.
The two main units are connected at the double height entrance
LOBBYtheground lobby through a entrance lobby
The Temple Building is a semi public unit mainly housing the ceremonial spaces including the baptismal fonts, the celestial room, the sealing rooms, residential facilities for the Mission President, etc.
THE TEMPLE
ANCILLARY ELEVATION & SECTION
TEMPLE ELEVATION
TEMPLE SECTION
TEMPLE SECTION
TEMPLE SPIRE AXONOMETRIC SECTION
TEMPLE FONT DETAILS
• Vibrant Town Centre & Multi-modal Hub Future Transportation Needs Traffic Management Plan Sustainable Design
Strategically located in the heart of the city in Bhubaneswar’s New Town Zone, BTC site consists of 20 parcels encompassing a total area of approximately 12 acres. The site falls under Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation jurisdiction, is generally defined by the Master Canteen Chowk/ Janpath on the west, road leading to Reliance Mall on the north, Railway Station to the east, and road adjoining Ashoka Market forming the southern extent. The immediate surrounding of the site on the western side has planned city- Unit-2 and Unit-3 abutting Janpath whereas on the east the site extends till Bhubaneswar Railway Station and station road. Redevelopment of the railway station precinct area encompassing a total area of 4 acres which includes addition of two more platforms with anew iconic station building structure introducing a new identity for ‘Smart Bhubaneswar’.
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The project scope was further detailed and reorganized into three main 1.Multi-Modalcomponents: Integration 2. Redevelopment of the areas 3. Safe Access
2017 BDP. India & BDP. London competition entry Role: Masterplan Development, Building Design, 3D Visualization & Walkthrough
The key objectives: Implementable Vision
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Massing inspiration from ‘Kalinga Architecture’ Form of the towers have been inspired from the ‘Shikhara’, which is known as one of the prime elements of ‘Kalinga Architecture’. South-facing facade will have a buffer skin which will protect the building from direct sunlight. North-facing glass facade will allow maximum diffused light within the building.
2017metropolis
The Metropolis is an upcoming commercial centre in the city of Valsad, near Surat, known for its traditional commercial history. The building is going to be one of its kind in the developing town. The client brief required contemporary aesthetics in minimal lines and more transparency.
BDP. India under construction Role: Facade Design, Vertical Fins Design, 3D Modelling
The fixed vertical fins were designed according to the solar trajectory so as to provide optimised sun protection without hampering visibility.
*3D Modelling by self, Rendered by Professional
interior design
Design
The project for the Gurugram office for Ascena Retail, a global textile company was to design the working corporate office of 5000 sq ft. The design was based on the fluidity of textiles and use of textile in the built design.
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Ascena Office, Gurugram 2018 MMoser, New Delhi Build Role: Concept Design, Layout, Project Coordination
The Dhaka office for Ascena Retail, a global textile company was to design the working corporate office of 7000 sq ft in line with the similar language in their Gurugram office. The design was based on the fluidity of elements and spaces and portraying the brand.
Design
Role: Concept Design, Layout, Project Coordination
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Ascena Office, Dhaka 2018 MMoser, New Delhi Build
The Gurugram office for Fortum, a global renewable energy company was to design the working corporate office of 12000 sq ft. The design was based on the minimal lines the local elements based on the philosophy the company
Fortum Office, Gurugram 2018-19 MMoser, New Delhi Design Build Role: Concept Design, Layout, Project Coordination
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Cvent Gurugram office for Cvent, a global IT company was to design the working corporate office of 13000 sq ft. based on the play of pop vibrant the emphasis youth represented the philosophy.
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Cvent Office 02, Gurugram 2019 MMoser, New Delhi Consultancy Role: Concept Design, Layout, Project Coordination
The second Gurugram office for Cvent, a global IT company was to design the working corporate office of 13500 sq ft. The design was based on the play of pop vibrant colors that represent the emphasis on youth as represented by the brand philosophy.
Design
Design Consultancy Role: Concept Design, Layout, Project Coordination
Sequoia Office, Aerocity 2019-20 MMoser, New Delhi
The Aerocity office for Sequoia, a global banking company was to retrofit and expand the working corporate office of 10500 sq ft. The design was based on minimalistic corporate lines in congruence with use of biophilia and warm wood to add to the hospitality Hot Desk Work Area
academic design projects
studio design
in search for solitude
2016 studio: architecture & water
instructors: meghal arya, purvi bhatt, inigo carnago bonal
My response was to engage with the interaction between land and water- the surrounding hills and the vast extent of water and let the people find their own place. In a fragmented journey along the edge of water, the attempt was to weave the elements of pause. The experience involved parts of a meandering journey, which, at points, took one individual into the depths of the hills and at points make one stand at the edge of the vastness of the lake. And at each point, the attempt was made to make one take a pause and engage in a dialogue with his ownself, at an edge of solitude. Sculpted primarily into the existing land along the edge of the lake and the mountain the design attempted at providing personal spaces to the individuals in the nooks and corners of its meandering form, a space for one’s ownself, a place to find solitude, within the vast expanse of nature.
The studio focussed on the relation between architecture and water. The site of Fateh Sagar Lake in Udaipur, Rajasthan was given. Based on the response and understanding of the site on visit, individual programmes were designed.
In a voyage towards within, Towards a skin against the ochre, I found a sky full of stars, Of infinite dots and threads. Within the pensive contemplations Of paradoxes, I found a sky full of stars, In me, and beyond.
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2016 studio: fragments_a paradox
instructor: snehal shah
The design elements consisted of a series of repeatative parallel walls with the functional spaces occupying the in-between spaces looking into the historical monument in context as fragments within itself, while as a whole accentuation the axiality of the historic monuments amidst the chaos.
The studio was based on the idea of fragments in architecture, an insert in an urban chaos.
tried to explore the idea of fragments in whole as well as in parts. In an attempt to establish a dialogue in space-time syntax with the strong historical context and its multiple layers, the design also attempted to address the dialogue between the building elements and materiality, such that there is a constant exchange between the elements of the building within themselves, as well as the building as a whole with the context.
Following Neil Levine’s article on the idea of Fragmentation in Louis I. Kahn’s works, the idea was to design a library amidst a historical context of Ahmedabad, with overlaps of infinite layers, or in other words, with reference to Braque’s Cubist paintings- a collage of
fragments in architecture
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Poetry is a string of words. The centre of poetry was a reflection of that idea only. Taking the buildings as words, they were inerlaced together by the outdoor spaces, the landscape.
tagore centre for cultivation of 2014poetry
The evolution of structure of poetry from strict rhythm to free flowing verse and the independance of creation in poetry which was reflected in the free flowing form of the design.The meandering course of the river Kopai adjacent to the site and the undulating landform of the nearby Khowai region played an important role to define the built form. Also significant were the philosophies of Rabindranath Tagore who always stressed on the integration & interaction of built environment with nature. Bengal is a land of seasons the cycle of which is represented in the series of interlinked courtyards and the movement through them.
undergraduate thesis thesis guide: prof. suchandra bardhan Poetry exists everywhere around us but not built. But whatever built is existence. So why not a building for Poetry, or vice versa?
Few words are held In strings or frames, The whispering dreams Of concrete veilsThe dwelling grains. Shall you breathe the grass, Shall you drink the wind, Shall you chase in shade, The million sons of rain. For that would sculpt the dreams Of words built across greensThe painted folklore stands Weaved in silent breeze.
courts and seasons
instructors: prof. shubhrajit das
Located symmetrically opposite to the Howrah Railway Station with the Howrah Bridge as the axis on the bank of the river, the site offered a deliberate context for an identity of the city.The height of the City Centre was so defined that it could act as an identity for the monotonous backdrop of the city behind it and a series of frames acting as a window for the dialogue with Kolkata on the opposite bank.
city centre 2013 studio: undergraduate viii
A City Centre is the identity of a city.Kolkata and Howrah are twin cities, two neighbours with the Ganga flowing in between.Kolkata has a flamboyant life, while Howrah is subtle. What they lack is communication. Then how do neighbours communicate? A Window
research projects
2017 postgraduate thesis thesis guide: prof. urvi desai
research: exploring bamboo for permanent sustainable construction in seismically vulnerable regions of India design: assam state assembly building
The thesis attempted to explore sustainable permanent bamboo construction in the seismically vulnerable areas of India. Bamboo, by virtue of its properties, is denoted by some as the 21st Century Steel, by some as the Green Gold. Yet, Bamboo construction has not been accepted in the mainstream. Apart from the technological challenges, what dominates are the social connotations that restrict it to remain as a poor man’s timber.
On one hand, when the North Eastern parts of India are some of the most seismically vulnerable regions, especially after the Nepal Earthquake of 2015, they have been moving away from their traditionally rich bamboo culture, especially in the field of construction.
The thesis attempts to address both. From the engineering point of view, it tries to explore the design of multi-level and large span construction in bamboo using modern industrial technology, and simultaneously, by taking up the programme of a State Assembly Building, it symbolically tries to address the social reservations regarding bamboo construction.
DESIGN CONCERN Bamboo construction can be a sustainable alternative to mainstream construction practices in earthquake-prone areas of India (here, Guwahati in Assam). RESEARCH AIM To understand the challenges faced by bamboo construction in terms of engineering and social perspective and build a response to address those. RESEARCH OBJECTIVES • Understanding the seismic vulnerability of the context • Understand the properties, mechanisms and construction methodology of bamboo • Understand the challenges faced by bamboo construction • Respond to the major challenges through design approach RESEARCH METHODOLOGY • Understand earthquake scenario in context • Understand the sustainability context • Understand the overall site context in relation to bamboo as a material • Understand applicability and challenges related to bamboo construction • Application of the studies in design to response to the challenges COMPREHENSIVE METHODOLOGY OF UNDERSTANDING BAMBOO: • Sustainable Perspective from resource, energy & environmental points of view • Seismic safety standards • Construction methods and practice • Social & Engineering Challenges • Assam and its relationship with Bamboo • Design implications of the understanding *For the detailed research work please refer to the Thesis Report.
• The horizontal members need to hold up to the gravitational load, as well as the compressive load, so species with higher allowable compressive strength need to be used.
• Keeping in mind the specific dimensions and structural property the bamboo species are chosen,
• Explore large span and multistoried structures in bamboo
The design will attempt to address the former two, while the third challenge is intended to be confronted with the program of the design.
DESIGN OBJECTIVES
DESIGN STRATEGIES
• Aluminium Joineries are used instead of steel because of comparable strength, but also to reduce the weight of the entire structure. A few of the joineries are to be custom designed to fit the diameter, thickness and internodal distances of the specific bamboo species they are used with.
• Keeping the spanning limitation of the bamboo elements, instead of deeper and longer vertical members, a mesh of smaller elements, connected with aluminium joineries are used, which is also helpful to distribute the lateral movement.
Through the demonstration of an iconic public building, the State takes a strong symbolic position of promoting the material, in order to confront the social stigma and conflict of aspirations associated with a material which has always been historically entwined with multiple cultural dimensions of a specific society, apart from its material properties and appropriateness to the context.
• The Climate is marked by a hot and humid summer and a cold winter, with a heavy rainfall with occassional floods, hence deep overhangs are to be used as protection.
The program: THE ASSAM STATE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY BUILDING, Dispur, Guwahati.
• Inquiry into bamboo for a seismically safe construction material
• Approach the social stigmas associated with bamboo construction
• The structural bamboo should not touch the ground directly, as the hygroscpoic nature of bamboo can damage it faster.
• For the wet service areas, bamboo cannot be used, instead conventional masonry and RCC will be used.
• Bamboo in the columns need to cover larger spans, and should be elastic, to allow the dissipation of the seismic energy when an earthquake hits.
DESIGN TOPIC AND JUSTIFICATION
• Also higher plinths will be needed to prevent the bamboo from ground moisture as well as during flood.
Throughout the world, in Asia, Africa, South America, the most common typology of bamboo construction is found in the form of wattle-and-daub construction system in the earthquake prone areas.
BUILDING PART: Columns REQUIRED PROPERTY: Flexibility to dissipate the Seismic Energy to counter buckling, Higher allowable Compressive strength, Higher Tensile Strength, Longer span. SELECTED SPECIES: Dendrocalamus giganteus BUILDING PART: Beams and Slabs REQUIRED PROPERTY: Rigidity to counter the Gravitational load as well as to perform as a stronger monolithic unit during lateral movement,Higher allowable Compressive strength, Longer SELECTEDSpan.SPECIES: Bambusa pallida BUILDING PART: Walls REQUIRED PROPERTY: Flexibility while performing individually when subjected mainly to seismic force (as the columns, seperate from the walls will carry the gravitational load as well and walls will mainly counter the seismic force), Longer Span. SELECTED SPECIES: Dendrocalamus hamiltoni BUILDING PART: Doors and Windows REQUIRED PROPERTY: Smaller dimension in diameter SELECTED SPECIES: Melocanna baccifera
The Hexagon is a regular form, which is easy to build with in modules, repeatable in all directions, and can be divided into equilateral triangles, which follow the same grid overlaid, as does the horizontal structural members. From a seismic perspective, the angle formed in a hexagon helps to dissipate the seismic energy evenly and simply.
Instead of a single unit, columns are designed of 3 bamboos, connected, which act as a single unit while transfering the gravity load, but also helps in the better dissipation of the seismic energy because of avoiding concentrated load.
The roofs are indepenent structures, connected with pin joints to avoid damage during an earthquake by allowing movement,also not imposing direct load on the walls, but transfering the load directly into the columns through the horizontal mesh A triangular mesh of shallower and shorter horizontal members is used in place of deeper beams for better distribution of the seismic Theenergy.walls are independent of the columns. While the vertical members carry the gravity load, the horizontal maintain the integrity of the structure during an earthquake. Also the timber members at the ends maintain the stability and dampens the seismic force.
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