Rajeev Atha, Master of Architecture 2020, Master of Science Sustainable Design 2021

rajeev atha

RAJEEV ATHA, ASSOC. AIA

Architecture, a junction where society, culture and tradition converge. It has been my inspiration to change and enhance the society through architecture by bridging the contemporary and traditions aspects of architecture. As a designer, I strive for the sensitivity required to work in the social and cultural aspects of design has been a driving factor to create resilient societies by blending sustainable design practices with socially driven designs.

PERSONAL INFORMATION Address 951 17 Ave S.E. Apt 5 Minneapolis, MN 55414 United States of America th

Phone +1 (612) 205-3411 Email atha0024@umn.edu

EXPERIENCE 2019-2020 University of Minnesota | U.S.A. Research Assistant, Center for Urban & Regional Affairs-Center for Sustainable Building Research Conceptualized design strategies and prototypes for an Intergenerational Village in Slayton, Minnesota based on community engagement, interaction, and feedback from stakeholders, residents, and city officials.

Teaching Assistant, College of Design ARCH 3711: Environmental Design and the Sociocultural Context ARCH 3412: Architectural History since 1750 2016 - 2018 Architect Rajesh Atha | Mumbai, India

ARCHITECTURE LICENSES

Junior Architect

American Institute of Architects

Lead designer involved in all design phases for architecture, interior design, master planning and competition projects. Led the firm to feature in Top 50 of Paris Riverside Restaurant Design Competition. Specialized in all the computational rendering and presentation.

Associate AIA Member NCARB Record 1860/3740 Hours Completed Council of Architecture, India Registered Architect

LANGUAGES English Hindi Gujarati Marathi Kutchi

SKILLS Design

AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp, VRay, Lumion, TwinMotion, Sefaira, CoveTool, Adobe Suite, MS Office Media

Videography, Photography, Animation, Rendering, Research, Writing Soft Skills

Community Engagement, Project Coordination & Management, Communicatioin, Teaching, Mentoring Office Development

2015 - 2016 SM Studio | Mumbai, India Architectural Intern Produced construction documents, presentation boards, and managed a team of skilled laborers for integrated project delivery of commercial kiosks at Mumbai International Airport.

EDUCATION 2018 - 2021 University of Minnesota | U.S.A. Masters in Architecture, 2020 Masters of Science in Sustainable Design, 2021 Candidate 2011 - 2016 University of Mumbai | Mumbai, India Bachelor of Architecture AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS 2020 River Arts District, Austin MN. ASLA Minnesota Student Work

Honor

2020 Student Academic Excellance Award, University of Minnesota 2019 Ron Krank Vision Award 2019 Rhodes Robertson Architect Scholarship 2018 R&E Sorenson Fellowship 2017 Paris Riverside Restaurant Design Competition, Archasm.in

Top 50

2015 ANDC Coordinator National Association for Students of Architecture, India

SELECTED PROJECTS High School, Saint Paul GreenHaus - The Vertical Greenhouse Circular Architecture for Lake Street RAD. The River Arts District Intergenerational Village HiPaper AIRhood Mumbai International Airport MiDC Office Building 5JVPD M.L Office Interior Design Dona Paula - House on the Hill Nirvana - The Yoga Retreat Artist’s Bungalow Paris Riverside Restaurant Competition Puerto Rico - Global Convergence Lab

RAD. THE RIVER

TYPE: ADAPTIVE REUSE BUILDING WITH SITE: AUSTIN, MINNESOTA AWARDS: ASLA MINNESOTA STUDENT W STUDENT ACADEMIC EXCELLEN

R ARTS DISTRICT FLOOD MITIGATION STRATEGIES

WORK HONOR MENTION, 2020 NCE AWARD, 2020

3 | RAD. Axonometric View

RAD. Axonometric View | 4

RAD. The River Arts District is an interdisciplinary project that addresses rural challenges at multiple scales. The site of our investigation is Austin, MN, a city that has grappled with persistent

challenges

such

as

flooding,

demographic changes and loss of cultural identity. Recognizing these ongoing issues we’ve developed a framework that reimagines Austin’s identity as a vibrant and inclusive cultural hub that repositions people’s relationship with water and the built environment.

The City of Austin has been struggling with finding their cultural identity. There have been historic and cultural buildings which have been demolished. With this project, we are proposing an option to turn the value of these assets through the process of adaptation, repurposing and restablishing a renewed identity for the city.

Terp Ballroom is rebranded as Terp Arts & Incubator

Center,

through

repurposing,

adapting the existing structure and elevating its value. Terp Ballroom was established in 1938 and has been vacant since 1967. This creates an opportunity for us to tap into the identity of the Terp throughout its history and proposing a destination for artists, entrepreneurs, concerts, and families with the brewery acting as the catalyst.

An extension to the Terp is proposed keeping the exiting building in consideration. The materiality shows strong distinction between the existing building and its addition is seen on the facade.

Iconic feature of the terp such as the canopy is retained.

This is an interdisciplinary project with a collaborative effort with two landscpae architecture students.

5 | Introduction

Site Under Investigation

Cedar River Watershed & Floodplain

Site | 6

Existing Condition

Out of Business Restaurant

Proposed Condition

Incubator Center with an expansion on the second floor with access to the Artist’s Studios

Roof of Terp Ballroom

Artist’s Studio Expansion on the existing building

Existing Storage space for the Ballrooom

Brewery to engage as a catalyst for the concert

7 | Design Development

Accessible Greenroof

Workspaces

Community Workshop

Artist Studios

Conference Center, Study Rooms Indoor Amphitheatre and Sculpture Gallery

Community Workshop

Terp Ballroom for Artist defined Spaces & Concert Hall

Brewery

Architecture Design | 8

Cedar River Watershed

Restoring Ecological Communities

Floodplain Forest

Renewed Relationship to Natural Systems

Average River Level

Upland Forest

Managing the Wat

Seasonal F

From an ecological perspective, flooding is a

Austin’s riverfront is on

restorative process that sustains the health

and the public space

riverine ecosystems. Turf conversion, diverse

can adapt to changing

plantings, and enhanced circulation have the

that lets the river brea

potential to transform recreational assets into a

the use and perception

connected nature corridor, supporting healthy

but always keeps pe

ecological communities, and strengthening

importance of water fo

downtown connections to the river. Restoring

of spaced retaining wal

floodplain habitat can support species and

for a terraced forest ec

other wildlife for the future.

flood protection.

9 | Section

Artist’s Studio

Boardwalk

Floods on tershed

Flood Level

Artist’s Yard

Outdoor Concert Arena

Concert Arena defined by Resident Artists at the Terp Arts & Incubator Center

Reconnecting the built environment to the Riverfront Asset

Cycling Water on a building scale Rain Evapotranspiration

Cisterns 100 Year Flood Level Stormwater Chamber

Infiltration

ne of its greatest assets

Water Management is a critical part of the

e along the river that

project as a measure for flood mitigation.

g water levels in a way

Surface runoff water collected in the storm

athe. As the water rises

chambers is also collected for the purpose

n of the space changes

of irrigation. Excess water from the cisterns

eople engaged in the

would be directed to the nearest rain garden

or the community. A set

or landscape on the site. Roof gardens are an

lls will create conditions

integral part of this system that contribute to

cology, while serving as

the water cycle by adding evapotranspiration of rainwater.

Design Integration | 10

11 | Interior Render - Incubator Center

Interior Render - Incubator Center | 12

13 | Exterior Render

Existing Façade Exterior Render | 14

AIRHOOD. THE VERT

TYPE: CONCEPTUAL IDEATION & MASTERPLANNI SITE: MUMBAI, INDIA

TICAL URBANSCAPE

ING STRATEGIES FOR VERTICAL URBAN LIVING

17 | Exterior Render

Exterior Render | 18

The constant changes in human society have seen an influx of population moving to urban environments. Increasing density has caused stress on the air quality of the city, affecting its residents daily. With limited land parcels and an upsurge for essential resources pushing infrastructure of a city to its limits, future buildings need to expand their program beyond providing an enclosure.

“AIRhood” is a project which seeks to provide answers

to

the

questions

of

sustainability

in skyscrapers. The project would serve as a medium to investigate an architectural response

to

satisfy

the

social,

economic,

cultural, and environmental issues of an urban setting. The building informed by trends of the neighborhood, has a mixed-use program with residences, commercial offices, retail, and entertainment spaces. Beyond this said program, AIRhood would be an instrumental structure that attempts to regenerate the deteriorating air quality index of Mumbai.

19 | Introduction

Formal Style

(IN)-formal Style

Complex (IN)-formal Style

Use

Reinterpretation of a Mixed Use Building.

Complex Reinterpretation of a Mixed Use

Buildings. It is observed that the majority of

Extending the informal nature of Mumbai’s

Building. Adding complexity to the informal

the mixed-use buildings have their programs

urban fabric by reinterpreting horizontal

style defines the relationships which exist

divided vertically. This could be classified as a

neighborhoods

on the horizontal urban environment and

formal way to design mixed-use buildings.

between multiple programs, circulation, and

Conventional

Approach

to

Mixed

and

their

relationships

translates it to the vertical style.

infrastructure.

400

200

0 Air Quality Index in Mumbai for 2019-2020 It is evident from the graph that the air quality in Mumbai is at a dire state in the current scenario. The regenerative measures are required for a better air quality to be designed and implemented in a building.

Parti | 20

Neighborhood Unlike

conventional

mixed-use

buildings,

AIRhood takes inspiration from the city, its

socio-cultural

assets

of

streets

and

organic interconnection of programs. The elevated

neighborhoods

reinterpret

these

assets throughout the building that creates an extension of the city vertically while maintaining the existing socio-cultural profile.

However, the design focuses on prototyping these neighborhoods, providing suggestive measures on how they could formulate over time.

The

neighborhood

prototypes

contain

programs such as residential, commercial,

Commercial 21 | AIRhood Conceptualization

Retail

Resid

Residential Spaces

Neighborhood Prototype

Commercial and Retail Spaces

d Prototypes Recreational, Parks and Pathways

and retail spaces in the form of grocery stores, cafes, restaurants with accents of recreational spaces such as an “angan,” “bageecha” and “khet” also known as an open courtyard, park/ garden and community farm respectively. All these programs are connected through the character of streets, which are represented as ramps and frontages roads, leading to different levels.

AIRhood provides architecture with a renewed approach to mixed-use development. With elevated neighborhoods, a renewed social infrastructure

is

introduced

in

the

city

landscape.

dential

Parks/Recreation

Infrastructure, Air Inlet Module

Farms Neighborhood Prototypes | 22

Devising a new Social Infrastructural Integration for Mumbai

Community Farm

Park Spaces with a sea view

Infrastructure Block serving the neighborhood

Outdoor Contaminated Air Intake at regular intervals directed inside the Air Shaft

23 | Section

Air rising in the air shaft passively with stack effect.

Rain

Ecological restoration for birdbug life through vegetation Evapotranspiration

Active Treatment of Air with Plants

Soil Depth for Vegetation Above

Outdoor Contaminated Air Intake at regular intervals directed inside the Air Shaft

Sectional Diagram showing the Ecological and Social Factors responding to requirements of the city and adjacent urban environment.

Section | 24

25 | Neighborhood Render

Neighborhood Render | 26

Air Shaft using Stack Effect

PM10, PM2.5 Filters

Air Inlets triggered by pressure differential

Solar Heat Gain

Air Inlets triggered by pressure differential

27 | AIRhood Operation

Exterior Render | 28

ARTIST’S B

TYPE: PRIVATE RESIDENTI SITE: MUMBAI, INDIA

BUNGALOW

IAL HOME

31 | Exterior Night Render

Exterior Night Render | 32

An inspiration for a piece of art is what an artist yearns for. From the noisy city to a peaceful countryside, with a keen eye an artist finds the inspiration and interprets it in his own way.

Similarly, an artist from the city has expressed his/her desires to move to the countryside for remainder of his/her life with his/her spouse.

The brief provided by the artist is comprehensive which involves a small gallery space, a studio workspace within the house, a living room, dining space, kitchen, and two bedrooms – master bedroom and guest bedroom.

The site that has been selected by the artist is adjoining a river which can provide soothing sounds with an instant connection to nature and environment.

33 | Introduction

Concept | 34

35 | Construction Document

Plan | 36

Concrete Beam 200 x 600 R.C.C EXTERNAL DUCT BEAM

150 MM THK LEDGE WALL WALL MOUNTED WATER CLOSET @ 390 MM FROM FINISHED LEVEL 300 x 900FLOOR Pine Wood 100

250 300

DUCT 1450 x 1050

2100

@1200 mm from F.F.L.

MIXER FITTING @ 1200 MM Mixer Fixture FROM FINISHED FLOOR @1200 LEVEL

160

600

600

mm from F.F.L.

WATER SPOUT @ 600 MM FROMWater FINISHED FLOOR LEVEL Spout @600mm

900

300 300

MS. Grating 15 MM THK.15mm M.S. GRATING

150 MM THK 150mm Thk.LEDGE LedgeWALL Wall

TOWERCock COCK WASH Tower forFOR Wash BASIN Basin SEMI - RECESSEDWash WASH Semi-Recessed BASIN @ @ 900mm 900 MM FROM Basin from FINISHED FLOOR LEVEL F.F.L.

WALLmounted MOUNTEDWater WATER Wall CLOSET 390 MM from FROM Closet @@390mm FINISHED FLOOR LEVEL F.F.L. TWO WAY COCK 2-way Bib BIB Cock withWITH SPRAY Faucet EXTENSION Health Ext.

10 MM THK.10mm 1:6 CEMENT 1:6 Cement SCREED Screed

200mm Bat Coba 200 MM BRICK Brick BAT COBA 150mm Sunk150 MM R.C.C. Concrete SUNK-IN SLAB

in Slab

ELEVATION A-A' Toilet Detail Section-Elevation

WA

PINE WOOD FALSE CEILING @ 100 MM FROM SLAB BOTTOM

150 MM THK LEDGE WALL

WHITE TEXTURE PAINTED GYPSUM FALSE CEILING @ 200 MM FROM SLAB BOTTOM

2O MM MARBLE STUCK BACK TO BACK FOR COUNTER TOP TOWER COCK FOR WASH BASIN SEMI - RECESSED WASH BASIN @ 900 MM FROM FINISHED FLOOR LEVEL

UT

200 x 600 R.C.C EXTERNAL DUCT BEAM

EGEND - FALSE CEILING DESCRIPTION

300 x 300 WALL AND FLOOR TILES (10 MM THICK)

10 MM THK. 1:6 CEMENT 37 | Section, Details SCREED

VERTICAL CONCRETE LOUVERS AT 60° WITH THE EXT. DUCT BEAM 2100

WHITE TEXTURE PAINTED GYPSUM BOARD FALSE CEILING @ 200 MM FROM SLAB BOTTOM PINE WOOD FALSE CEILING @ 100 MM FROM SLAB BOTTOM

DUCT 1450 x 1050 BOTTLE TRAP

300

SYMBOL

2400

O.

850 xx 1300 850 1300MIRROR Mirror

Bottle Trap BOTTLE TRAP

250 750 390

600 300

980

from F.F.L.

WATER SPOUT @ 600 MM FROM FINISHED FLOOR LEVEL

300mm Floor 300 x300mm 300 WALLx AND FLOOR Tiles 10mm thk.

TILES (10 MM THICK)

PANELING (20 MM THICK)

FLUSHValve VALVE Flush 600

HAND SHOWER @ 1200 MM Hand Shower FROM FINISHED FLOORFixture LEVEL

Wall Paneling (20mm 300 x 900 PINE WOOD W Thk)

900

OVERHEADOverhead SHOWER FITTING Shower @ 2100 MMFixture FROM FINISHED @2100 mm FLOOR LEVEL from F.F.L.

200

VERTICAL CONCRETE LOUVERSAluminium AT 60° WITH Louvers THE EXT. DUCT BEAM

15 MM THK. M.S. GRATING

Interior Render | 38

PARIS RIVERSID

TYPE: DESIGN COMPETITION BY ARCHAS SITE: PARIS, FRANCE AWARD: SELECTED IN THE TOP 50 OF TH

DE RESTAURANT

SM.IN

HE COMPETITION

41 | Exterior Render

Exterior Render | 42

What mind moves towards is space.

Restaurant design marks an iconic relationship with Paris exuberating its essence of fashion, architecture and romance. Architecture with apsidal ends and an arcaded ground level are manifestations of Parisian cityscape. Building envelope is finely deliberated with gold finish metal lattice to evoke the charismatic charm of fashion capital of the world; enhanced with light mapping features.

Restaurant design is a business strategic development having free flow spaces; giving an exceptional multi use opportunities for fine dine, party space, events and fashion show.

Interior has uninterrupted volume of space with sky light courtyard, coffers having light mapping features, high windows; are fine reflections of Parisian interiors. Neutral tone interior decor is to enhance the gastronomique expression of the cuisine.

Extended deck over the river has been kept to the maximum to serve as an expandable space for outdoor dining and as event space.

Cascading water feature edging the deck is a sensual landscape element creating a unique immersive experience. The restaurant design on River Seine with its captivating aesthetics shall be a monumental landmark in the cityscape of Paris.

43 | Introduction

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River Seine

Level 1 - Entry with Riverside Patio 1. Storage 2. Garbage 3. Entry 4. Staff/Administration Area 5. Kitchen 6. Toilets 7. Service Staircase 8. Coat Room 9. Lift 10. Services 11. Grand Staircase 12. Outdoor Patio Area 13. Riverside Deck

Design Development | 44

Trans

1

2

3

4 6 5

Level 2 - Restaurant 1. Bar 2. Service Area 3. Service Staircase 4. Smoking Lounge 5. Lift 6. Grand Staircase

45 | Plans

Trans

sform

sform

Pre-event Entertainment Space + Staging Area

1

2

3

4

Pre-event Entertainment Space

6

5

Ramp/Catwalk

Level 2 - Fashion Show Venue

Plans | 46

47 | Neighborhood Render

Neighborhood Render | 48

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