Design Portfolio (2017-2021)

RIBHYA ARORA Design Portfolio Cornell University Bachelor of Architecture 2022

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RIBHYA ARORA 400 College Avenue Ithaca, New York -14850 607-379-5363 ra577@cornell.edu

EDUCATION

CORNELL UNIVERSITY- COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE, ART AND PLANNING

2017-2022 EXPERIENCE

SKIDMORE, OWINGS & MERRILL LLP (SOM)

June - July 2021

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• RESEARCH & LEADERSHIP August 2017 - Present

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December 2016 Digital Fabrication

Designed and 3D modeled elevations using Rhino for a spiritual center located in Jalandhar (near the national highway).

Produced plans, sections, and construction drawings using AutoCAD for commercial projects such as the ‘Fabindia’ store (Indian ethnic store) and other residential projects.

New Delhi, India

Gained knowledge about residential housing principles and explored the structural, electrical and mechanical disciplines involved in architecture. Worked jointly with architectural designers to produce drawings using AutoCAD for local residential projects.

CORNELL HUNTER RAWLINGS RESEARCH PROGRAM

Ithaca, NY

Conducting research in the department of Landscape Architecture on the Nagaur Fort (located in Rajasthan, India). Analyzing its water facilities, conversion of the female palace to a heritage hotel. Developing own research on Mughal and Rajput architecture in India.

Ithaca, NY

Working as a publishing assistant of this student-run publication that features 50-80 student, alumni and faculty projects each year. Collaborating on the design, editing, production and marketing of volume 11 and 12.

VIRASAT-E-BHARAT CAMPAIGN LEADER

December 2016 - Present

SKILLS

Ludhiana, India

CORNELL AAP ASSOCIATION EDITORIAL BOARD

September 2020 - Present

October 2016

New Delhi, India

Analyzed precedents of housing typologies such as those built by Tadao Ando, Charles Correa, Sou Fujimoto, etc. to understand different housing types. Designed various facade options for a residential project using Rhino.

Constructed plan, section and elevation drawings using AutoCAD for a housing project located in Noida (Uttar Pradesh, India).

S.MAHALE ARCHITECTS & ASSOCIATES

June - July 2016

Spring 2019 - Fall 2021

Created renders of the various programmatic spaces using V-Ray to present to clients.

STUDIO HABITAT

June - July 2018

New Delhi, India

Assisted in the design of a sports complex located in Jagdalpur (Chattisgarh, India). Modeled the project in 3D using Rhino.

HABITAT ARCHITECTS

June - August 2019

San Francisco, CA

Collaborated on the design development phase of the Taipei C1D1 twin tower project. Generated plans, sections, details and renderings for various interior and exterior parts of the buildings using Rhino, Revit, and Enscape.

Worked closely with the architecture and interiors teams to develop multiple options for the facade, observation deck, and sky lobbies in the towers.

DE ARC ARCHITECTS

June - July 2020

HONORS

Ithaca, NY

Bachelor of Architecture 2022 (GPA-3.94)

New Delhi, India

Initiated this campaign to draw attention towards monument conservation. Motivated people to take steps towards preserving the past for the future by using social media, photography, and in person meetings.

Cornell AAP Dean’s List Author of the book titled ‘Historical Monuments- Our Past, Our Present’ (Aitihaasik smaarak) Winner of ‘All India Sahodya Art Competition’

Ithaca, NY Brijbasi Art Press Ltd. New Delhi, India

Rhinoceros-3D, Revit, AutoCAD, V-Ray, Enscape, Adobe Creative Suite- Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Lightroom, Microsoft programs, Grasshopper, DIVA, HTFlux Laser cutting, Hand modelling, Wood and Metal work, 3-D Printing, CNC Milling, Sketching, Drafting, Documenting

Table of Contents

Open Case : House VI

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The Addis Center for Sustainable Trades

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A Secret Garden in Rome

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The Music House

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Mount Rainier National Park, WA

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Rome, Italy

Rochester, NY

MacKenzie Scott Philanthropies

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Taipei C1D1 twin towers

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Atlanta, GA

Taipei, Taiwan

Open Case : House VI Cornell University ARCH 4102| Spring 2021 Instructors: Mauricio Pezo and Sofia von Ellrichshausen In collaboration with Emilija Iannace From the bank of the carbon river, a structure the color of the earth rises. It seems that the building grew from the ground instead of built upon it, as the extending arches that anchor it have no start or endpoint.

Situated in Mount Rainier National Park, the monumental greenhouse, with its stucco and natural stone face, is nestled within the rocky banks of the carbon river and surrounding pine forest. Arches (referred to as “fingers”) are the identity of this greenhouse.

Three people occupy the greenhouse quarters. There is a full-time keeper caretaker who invites up to four other guests to work. The fingers serve as private apartments, the greenhouse is the main workspace, and the large finger serves as a public nursery, cafeteria, and plant processing station for drying herbs and creating essential oils.

The greenhouse becomes timeless in nature. Its arches hold a nostalgia of the classical past yet are not tethered to a type or modern expectation. It seems that it could be a found object, born with the park. The recognizable arched form offers familiarity in this wilderness, and the slightest hint of the bustling outside world, miles away.

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The guest finger looking into the greenhouse and the gardens on the side

The entrance from the greenhouse to the keeper’s finger

Outdoor gardens between the fingers

The entrance to the greenhouse

The circulatory room (on the other side of the bookshelves)

The keeper's bedroom

The floating space in the nursery finger where plants are stored

The uppermost space in the nursery finger where herbs are processed

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The Addis Center for Sustainable Trades Cornell University ARCH 5101| Fall 2021 Instructor: Marta H. Wisniewska In collaboration with Donnal Baijnauth and Jonathan Plass The Addis Center for Sustainable Trades roots itself in the belief that through an ecological education, the rural migrants of Ethiopia can hone practical skills that will not only enrich their lives, enable them to find work but also enrich the lives of all Ethiopians through the incorporation of sustainable trades (farming, water purification and solar energy generation) in the rural contexts of Ethiopia. It seeks to engage the resourceful recycling community of Merkato by fostering an inclusive relationship that not only leans on the expertise of existing vendors but also provides communal spaces that facilitate interactions between students, faculty, and Merkato at large.

The center acts partially as a school, a market, and a purifier. Two new public pedestrian bridges across the river enable the public to circulate through this campus and engage with the market, cafeteria, and garden spaces. Designed with people and environment at the forefront, its facilities are a living representation of its values. The campus buildings incorporate every bit of information the three programs provide by leveraging every roof, wall, and nook for harvesting solar energy, collecting rainwater, and growing plants.

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Solar energy generation course

Farming course

Water purification course

Timeline showing courses offered

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Public market space

Outside drying space and balcony, part of the residential spaces

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A Secret Garden in Rome Cornell University ARCH 3102| Spring 2020 Instructors: Luben Dimcheff, Claudia Clemente, Francesco Isidori Based on the initial analysis of the city of Rome through the lens of the facade and piazza, this project relates to the experience of a public space while contrasting with the existing urban fabric. A walk through the city of Rome is full of different experiences, and similarly, this garden, through the use of walls, creates different spatial conditions at several heights. The word ‘secret’ refers to how the garden becomes part of the city from the outside but is an entirely different world when one walks past the walls.

Situated next to Palazzo della Cancelleria, the walls divide the site into separate areas.

The repetition of walls and then the subtraction from them is what makes way for the garden. The basic principle of terracing in Italian gardens is interpreted in a distinct way as a series of platforms that enable one to navigate through the space while separating the two programs. Experience is an integral part of gardens, and this project, through the use of these elements creates varied experiences along the path, similar to my experience in Rome.

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WINTER

Reading space

Sitting lounge

Information desk Changing programs (and density of people) in the threshold walls based on season

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Large live performance space

Live street performer area

Lobby

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The Music House Cornell University ARCH 3101| Fall 2019 Instructor: Ruben Alcolea In collaboration with Aelin Li This project focuses on the design of a mixed-used building i.e the Music House, which includes a professional music academy; housing for its students and faculty as well as sport and leisure spaces. The main concept of the project is to bridge the gap between the city and the architecture through direct engagement with the public and react to the memory of the city landscape.

Bringing back the memory of the city, the northern facade of the library (located across from the site) is directly casted upon the building and determines the auditorium. Facing the public, the auditorium further brings the city in as it opens all the way up towards the convention center in the back. The void is used as a secondary element to bring out the main circulation around the auditorium. The perimeter of the auditorium is further brought down into the lower levels of the building: larger programs including the basketball court, the swimming pool, the experimental performance space and the dance classroom echo with this primary element. All other programs of the music school are oriented around the auditorium.

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1-Main circulation (void) for public 2-Auditorium 3-Classroom and practice spaces 4-Circulation (void) for music school 5-Services 6-Housing

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LEVEL 5-Auditorium level plan LEGEND

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LEGEND 1-Main circulation (void) for public 2-Auditorium 3-Multipurpose performance space 4-Classrooms 5-Gymasium 6-Swimming pool 7-Housing area 8-Jogging track

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MacKenzie Scott Philanthropies Center for Advancement of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Economic Mobility Cornell University ARCH 4101| Fall 2020 Instructor: Jerry Wells and Mustafa Abadan (SOM) Located in downtown Atlanta, a city that owes its existence to the railroads, the Center for Advancement of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Economic Mobility focuses on strengthening civil society at every level through supporting participation by people of diverse backgrounds and life experiences. This foundation collaborates with, financially supports, and empowers organizations driving change on various causes such as racial equity, economic mobility, gender equity, etc.

The basic concept deals with moving towards an ideal society through the interaction between two different objects, the intersections of which create a variety of spaces.

The program consists of both public spaces as well as private offices and becomes more private as one goes up. Several sustainable strategies are employed to deal with the climate of Atlanta. This project thus ties back to the client’s mission and creates an example for the kind of society we should strive for through its design.

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Program and circulation

Basic Massing

Using the concentric circle strategy

Creating skylights at intersections

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Sustainability Strategies

Facade strategies in detail

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Looking out to the green roof area from one of the department offices

Under the curved skylight, in the public corridor on the ground level

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Taipei C1 D1 twin towers Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP (SOM) Internship| Summer 2021 The C1D1 twin towers are a skyscraper development in Taipei, Taiwan. It includes two towers, with the taller one comprising 76 floors and the shorter one 56 floors.

Located near the Taipei Station, Shin Kong Life Tower, and Taipei Bus Station, this building consists of various programs ranging from office, retail spaces, sky lounges, auditorium, and other cultural spaces. The podium on which these two towers sit is termed the ‘National Living Room’ and serves as the cultural hub for the people.

Moreover, it serves as an entrance to both the mall and hotel.

As part of the design development phase of this project, I worked on different aspects of it, including architecture, structure, and interior design. I was involved in drawing plans, sections, and modeling details of the exterior facade screen, mullions, column reveals, and tower crowns. I created renderings of various interior and exterior parts of the buildings for client meetings. Furthermore, I worked closely with the interiors team to develop multiple options for the towers' facade, entrance lobby, observation deck, and sky lobbies.

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Hotel Entry Retail area Cultural Lobby

'National Living Room' Entry Office Entry Market Entry

Elevator Lobbies/Core

Elevator Lobbies/Core

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Section through the 'National Living Room'

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Looking out from the lobby area into the entrance porch

Walking through the sky lobby corridor

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RIBHYA ARORA 400 College Avenue Ithaca, New York -14850 607-379-5363 ra577@cornell.edu