Table of Contents CURRICULUM VITAE ACADEMIC WORK 01
DISSENT AND DIALOGUE IN A DEMOCRACY
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Institution | Mumbai, India
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INSTITUTION OF WELL BEING
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Institution | None
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OBJECTS OF WORK
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Institution | Ajmer, India
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WASTE AND COMMUNITY
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Institution | Lucknow, India
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HOUSE OF JAALIS
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Institution | Mumbai, India
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BUILDING STORIES : CHAKRATA
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Documentation | Chakrata, Uttarakhand, India
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THE AJMER PROJECT
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Documentation | Ajmer, India
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HOUSES OF ANEGUNDI
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Documentation | Anegundi, Karnataka, India
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OTHER WORKS Various
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PROFESSIONAL WORK 01
SCHOOL IN PUNJAB
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Institution | Ludhiana, India
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SUDEEP HOUSE
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Private Residence | Bangalore, India
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AIRBNB(ARTIST RESIDENCY)
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Institution | Bangalore, India
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MADHAV HOUSE Private Residence | Bangalore, India
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Raj Kachalia rajkachalia1997@gmail.com 09833434372 27th March, 1997
A/16, Ishwardas Bhuvan, 1st Akurli Cross Lane, Kandivali (E). Mumbai 400 101
EDUCATION 2015-2020
Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture and Environmental Studies
2013-2015
Acharya A.V. Patel Junior College
2013
Children’s Academcy
Bachelor of Architecture // University of Mumbai
HSC Board // University of Mumbai SSC Board // University of Mumbai
WORK EXPERIENCE 2018-2019
Kamat and Rozaria Architecture
May 2018
Summer Internship at aDRG Architects
April 2018
Summer Internship for Jar Pictures
April 2017
Summer Internship at aDRG Architects
Architecture Intern // Bangalore Documentation and Measured drawings of Heritage Building // Mumbai Documentation and Measured drawings of a Studio // Mumbai
ACHIEVEMENTS + CITATIONS 2019
Honourable Mention - Architecture Category (Waste and Community)
2019
Honourable Mention for design of an Institution building
2017
First Prize - National Level (Building Stories : Chakrata)
2017
Esquisse - Cross Dress
Asia Young Designer Award 2019 Design Whack Awards 2019
INTACH Heritage Award for Excellence in documentation Participation
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EXHIBITIONS + EXTRA CURRICULAR 2019
Graphic Design - Team Member
2017
Team Member
2017
Team Member
2017
Designed and Co-curated
2017-18
Elected Sports Secretary
2016-17
Graphic Design - Team Member
2015-16
Team Member
2012-13
Elected House Leader
Kamla Raheja Memorial Lecture Series KRVIA @ 25 Exhibition
Alumni Exhibition Building Stories : Chakrata Exhibition KRVIA Student Council
Kamla Raheja Memorial Lecture Series State of Architecture Exhibition-Make/Shift Mumbai
Children’s Academy
SKILLSET
LANGUAGES
OTHER INTERESTS
AutoCAD
Vray
English
Sports
Rhinoceros
Lumion
Hindi
Graphic Design
SketchUp
Microsoft Office
Gujarati
Carpentry
Photoshop
Model Making
Marathi
Architecture Theory
InDesign
Hand Drafting
Illustrator
Reading Travel
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Dissent and Dialogue in a Democracy
architecture as a product of loose method Project Type : Institution Location : Mumbai, India Term : 10th Semester, 5th Year Faculty : Pinkish Shah
The essence of democracy lies in the differences, opposite views and power of people to raise their opinions and participate in the political decisions that affect their daily lives. Throughout history, people have participated in to observe democracy by expressing freedom and dissent, either through writing, art, theatre or a physical protest. These expressions (protests and assemblies), whether supportive or resistant of a government take place in physical time and space. The study focused on why is dissent imporant in a democracy. The reseach therefore looked at various expressions of dissent. The study particularly looked at protests as a form of dissent and role of public spaces during such events. Also, apart from physical protest, how else and where else, can one come together, articulate and express their demands? How can architecture celebrate and enable these notions of collective gathering? The intervention is therefore imagined to provide a space which legitimises, accomodates and celebrates various forms of dissent and dialogue. It tries to create an environment that encourages dissent and dialogue. It also tries to question the idea of citizenry we imagine for our country. It tries to imagine citizenship which encourages dissent rather than destroying it. The intervention is imagined as a combination of fixed and temporary architecture. The fixed part fosters discussion and aims to bring topics related to various social movements, social justice into public consciousness. It serves as a center for ongoing study and dialogue for evolving human rights movement in India. While, the ephemeral part are set of devices which are independent of itself or can come together to become a single entity. These devices can come together during events of protest. Both, the fixed and the temporary are an attempt to strengthen people’s voices and create opportunities for exchange.
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PROTEST A N D S PAT I A L R E L ATIONS H IP Throughout the history of cities, protests have been embedded within the urban life. These assemblies-weather supportive or resistive of the authority, take place in physical time and space-thus creating powerful relationships between the event and the place.
decision making transform a public space into site of collective political expressions.
PR OT EST AND SPAT IAL R EL S M A LL
Three urban typologies- the square, the street and the park were identified based on research done by Ar. Tali Hatuka.
Citizens and activists have reclaimed and created places for temporary, informal gathering within the urban sites. These events appear in prominent public spaces and their effect is to stand out in public. Protestors, by setting up temporary spaces, making and putting up protest signs, engaging in conversations with participants and passerby and participating in shared
SPATIAL ORGANIZ AT ION- RADIAL
Civic Square
Civic square include architectural elements l monument building and civic icons. Standing in one is surrounded by facades of buildings th of power. There are national flags flying fr flagpoles. All these spaces are full of symbols of Thus, protest which take place in a square te engagement between the state and its citizens. maidans which form the civic square. Maidans left in front of important government institutio maidans during large events just like they do in
PROTEST A N D I T S T E M P O R A L N ATUR E Ramlila Maidan, New Delhi
-Important Governemt, Cultural Buildings
Boat Lawn, New Delhi
-Important Governemt, Cultural Buildings
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L ATIO NSHIP
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Unlike street and square, the urban park is relatively a recent development that has emerged. Owned and maintained by the local government, the park has varied functions on different scales. Protest that place in a park are detached activities, often enclosed with minimum interference to daily dynamics of the city. Political action in a park is less threatening to the government authority. The nature of the park and its spatial setting often challenge the organizers in communicating their message. In India, the protests are contained within the park and are therefore left unheard and ignored by the public passing by and governance, further isolating the isolated.
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SPAT IAL ORGANIZ AT ION- ORGANIC
A Street
Very different from an enclosed space like a square-which is grander and more attractive with monumental buildings all around, a street is a functional space which serves as the veins of the city. Streets are dynamic in nature, bustling with public. In this type of action, physical distance (length of the path) and symbols (exposure to others) becomes a very important aspect. The march route which the participant take becomes very important in attracting spectators. Salt Satyagraha March Sabarmati Ashram Nadiad
Jantar Mantar, New Delhi
Ankleshwar
Gulf of Cambay
Dandi -March
-Important Governemt, Cultural Buildings
Azad Maidan, Mumbai
Surat Dindoli
Aarey forest, Mumbai
-Metro Car Shed -Important Governemt, Cultural Buildings
-Human Chain
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C O MPONE N T S O F P R OT E ST
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Tangible Realm
SIGNS Filled with messages, pictures, texts thats informs people about the reason of protest
VOICE Informing people about the movement. This will encourage more people to join in
FLYERS Spreading information about the movement through distributing flyers amongst people
Gallery aligns with one of the str subway connecting CST Station.
ART Using art as a medium to encourage discussion and attract more people around the movement
Reach
EDUCATOR It might seem that a protest is chaotic, but there always smallers groups and people who educate themselves, share knowledge and give insights about why that particular event started
Intangible Realm
CULTURAL EVENTS(Music, Puppet Show, Poetry sessions etc) Music and catcy songs are sung to lighten the atmosphere and show solidarity with the movement
Support MEDIC Incase of emergency, there are ready to help LAWYERS They help the movement with providing legal aid to people whenever necessary
MEDIA Through them, the movement spreads across the country and people are made aware of it and the cause of the event
MESSENGER Spreads the information about the movement instantly through messages
STREAMER Through them, the movement spreads across the intangile realm
PETITIONER Encourages people to sign petition that relates to the movement
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NGOs/Unions NGOs help the movement with providing basic necessities like food, water and also help people fighting with legal aid. They are also sometimes the one who leads the movement
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Library aligns directly opposite CST Station to create a central void. Public programs like gallery and library faces the main street.
Human Rights State Commission moves slightly, next to the Forum, thus opening up the maidan and creating a gateway to it while at the same time creating a central courtyard inbetween Forum and Human Rights.
Temporary Gallery Library
Human Rights Commission Forum
Temporary starts occupying inbetween spaces, thus forming newer relationship with the fixed Dissent and Dialogue in a Democracy | 11
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The Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission is a government body which ensures protection of human rights. The main function of the Commission is to keep watch and enquire into violation of human rights. The State Commission has internship training programmes where they train students about human rights laws. The Commission collaborates with various NGOs, activists to make people aware of human rights. The Commission also has a research cell where interested students are encouraged to do research on human rights, its violation, etc. The Commission is imagined to work in collaboration with the Forum, the library, and the gallery to organise programmes and interactive sessions and add to the existing knowledge of human rights.
PROGRAM DIAGRAM
Court rooms, each at one floor.
Court Offices, each at floor that has Courtrooms.
Judge’s Chamber, each at floor that has Courtrooms.
Service Core
Staircase Block
Courtroom I and its allied office.
Courtroom II and its allied office.
Courtroom III and its allied office. Dissent and Dialogue in a Democracy | 15
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FORUM
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Inspired from the Greek theatre, the idea of forum comes from
DIAGRAM
the way people start engaging in conversations during protests. It becomes a space for ongoing dialogue revolving around various social movements across Maharashtra. It becomes a space where different scholars, speakers can be invited to talk about any specific issue relating to people’s right in our country. The
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forum also has spaces for different NGOs, union offices, various activists, lawyers to work and collaborate with one another. It becomes a space where smaller groups can engage in healthy debates. It becomes a space where people educate themselves, share knowledge about various issues in our country. The forum becomes a space where various human rights conferences can be held. It works in collaboration with human rights commission, library and gallery.
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Taking 20x20x20m block to make the Forum Building
Scooping out a double height volume to mark the entrance to the building, while also creating a shaded discussion space underneath.
Twisting the scooped volume, such that it responds to the existing mass.
Twisiting the volume to create a stepped space, which become the auditorium.
Adding architectural gestures like steps to make the building more inviting and public.
Adding a suspended Forum on the top level, which becomes the core program.
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GALLERY DIAGRAM
Transforming the idea of conventional core to something more playful.
Pushing the program inwards and creating an outer circulation. This also helps in maximising the view of the maidan and fort precinct.
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The gallery serves as a space which will focus on telling stories about various Civil Rights movement, Dalit movements, Women’s movement, Farmer’s movement across India and Maharashtra. The idea of gallery comes from the way peple use art, banners, slogans, as a ways to express themselves during protests. Its central premise will be to inform as graphically as possible the injustices done upon people in recent history. The gallery will become a space to educate people about various social movements across Maharashtra and the cause for it. Today, people believe that protests and social movements don’t lead to any change. Therefore, the gallery is imagined to end with an exhibition which celebrates the accomplishments of various movements across our country.
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LIBRARY LIBRARY
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Scooping out a double height volume to mark the entrance to the building.
Taking 20x20x20m block to make the Library Building
Creating a triple height volume which becomes the reading area and enhancing the view of the maidan.
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Staggering the remaining mass and creating intimate reading spaces.
Adding architectural gestures like steps to make the building more inviting and public.
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Library becomes a space for ongoing study for evolving human rights movement, social movement across Mumbai and Maharashtra. It becomes a center to investigate, document and disseminate information about various social movements. It disseminates information so that people can participate and are made aware of their rights. The library works in collaboration with human rights commission which encourages researchers and scholars to investigate about human rights in our country.
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TEMPORARY W O R K STAT I O N
CORE
CORE EXPANDS AND CONTRACTS
Exploded Isonometry
Possibilities Workstation can undergo 24 | ACADEMIC WORK
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CORE BREAKS INTO 2 EQUAL HALVES
Exploded Isonometry
CORE EXPANDS AND CONTRACTS
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Institution of Well being
architecture as an expression of the good, the true and the beautiful Project Type : Institution Location : None Term : 9th Semester, 5th Year Faculty : Neelkanth Chhaya, Ami Gokani
The studio focused more on the process and less on the final output. We studied myths, stories, literature, visual arts as well as architecture from various times and places. The studio began by imagining a way of life and directly imagining and making forms of inhabitation in three different time periods - golden age, bronze age and iron age. Five institutions were identified during the process-Institution of Dwelling, Knowledge, Well-Being, Exchange and Transcendence. The program imagined for Institution of well being was a bath house. The institution was designed in three different time periods. Bathing, in golden age was imagine as an activity which one enjoys and not something as taking a quick inside water. The institution grew with time and the idea of well being also changed with it and was re-programmed and built considering present context.
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Objects of Work
exploring built form as individual objects Project Type : Institution Location : Ajmer, India Term : 6th Semester, 3rd Year Faculty : Mayuri Sisodia, Vinit Nikumbh
Every institution is steeped in creating value systems. It is either based on one ideology or revolves around certain principles, beliefs or physical objects that together form a larger system. The Ajmer Shareef Dargah is a result of many such smaller systems coming together. The core of each system may be different but every system supports, contributes in the functioning of the Dargah.Some of the systems identified are – the system of ‘food’ inside and outside the Dargah, the system of ‘rose petals’ and ‘offerings’, and the system of ‘chaddars.’ The project aims at providing spaces for each system and reimagining the idea of offerings. Programs have been developed keeping in mind these various systems. The intervention is imagined as these smaller objects that are strategically placed on site. Each of these objects cater to one system. A field of columns and scaffolding try to bind these objects together. The field also tries to create a buffer space between the outside and the dargah complex.
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1-Admin Office 2-Dorms 3-Loading/Unloading 4-Shops 5-Rose Petal Recycling 6-Chaddar Recycling Unit 7-Kitchen 0 2m 5m 8-Toilets 1m 9-Durgah 10-Degh 34 | ACADEMIC WORK
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Sectional Isometric Drawing
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Waste and Community Project Type : Institution Location : Lucknow, India Term : 7th Semester, 4th Year Faculty : Sonal Sundararajan
Every year cities generate millions of tons of waste.These waste is either thrown into the dumping ground or in case of Lucknow, on the banks of river Gomti.However, most of this waste can be segregated and recycled into making different products. The project aims at segregating the waste and recycling it that is thrown on the embankment.The project tries to involve the neighbouring settlements by encouraging them into organic farming and involving them with the waste management system.The project also encourages artists and students into making products from waste. The intervention is imaginged as this long building along the edge of the embankment.The upper level, that is the embankment , becomes a public realm with exhibition spaces ,auction spaces, markets.The lower level involves more with the functioning of various systems of recycling. The building breaks at various intervals to create entry points for neighbouring community towards the river Gomti.
Axonometric Drawing of building on site
Honourable Mention Asia Young Designer Award 2019 Honourable Mention for design of an Institution building Design Whack Awards 2019 38 | ACADEMIC WORK
Public-Private relationship diagram
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DIAGRAM
1. Placing a mass on site
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2. Creating voids for ‘Public Acesss’ through the building.
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3. Re-arranging the mass according to programs.
1-Admin 2-Control Room 3-Packaging Room 4-Waste Bunker 5-Segregation Unit 6-Toilets 7-Canteen 8-Storage 9-Market 10-Paper Recycling Unit 11-Plastic Recycling Unit 12-Workshop and Storage
4. Splitting the mass into ‘Served’ and ‘Service Spaces’. Also creating access through them
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House of Jaalis
typology in courtyard building Project Type : Institution Location : Mumbai, India Term : 3rd Semester, 2nd Year Faculty : Mayuri Sisodia, Diksha
Gol Deval, a place which has markets throughout its vicinity, hath gaadis and hath gaadi walas play a major role in carrying out trade activities and transporting rations from places to places.For these hath gaadi walas, hathgaadis are everything.It is their medium for food,shelter and living.The projects aims to bring these people to a place to which they could return back to at the end of the day and relax. The idea is to built a dormitory for these people as well as for them who work in such markets and also provide a space where they could park their hathgaadis. The building sits in front of the Gol Deval Temple.The brick jaali facade in front of the temple and the rooms tucked between two massive concrete fins would create quite an amazing space.The terrace on the mid level would experience the play of shadows due to brick jaalis.It becomes a place to hangout and chill, probably a place to smoke up a few cigarrates.The parking is tucked behind and a central courtyard with banyan tree in the the center and plinth becomes other spill out spaces.
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Exploded Axonometric Drawing
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Building Stories : Chakrata
Most of the houses in Sujaw were three storied or two storied-the basement, ground floor and an upper floor.
documenting settlement through stories Project Type : Documentation Location : Chakrata, Uttarakhand, India Term : 2nd Year In Collaboration with 2020 batch, KRVIA
Schools of architecture in India today follow active programs for documenting the rich and diverse repository by simply measuring the building, cluster of buildings, settlements, monuments of all degrees of prominence etc. and drawing them as plans, sections, elevations, wall sections, three dimensional views. There are however, other forms of drawings that retain spatial sensibilities by collapsing the conventional Cartesian drawings and populating them with activities and layering them with the fourth dimension of time. Building Stories-Chakrata takes shape from two such forms of drawings; the miniature paintings in India and the contemporary graphic novels as seen in the works of Chris Ware and many others. Our drawings are an attempt to use the conventional plans, sections and elevations and script the lives of the people living in a place called Chakrata, using the many ways of telling a story in the graphic novel form. This transcendence allows for the architectural plans, sections, elevations and axonometric views to be used as containers of life and the break of the frame as that of time. Rhythms of life now get documented within the very meticulously constructed wall sections. The night sky, grazing cattle, harvest festivals, gods and demons all find their way on the paper through the documentation of architecture.
1:5 Scale Model of a typical house in Chakrata
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The upper floor was divided into 3 parts - kitchen, living room and a small part for storing vegetables and grains.
Ground floor had a toilet and a storage room for grains and other agricultural produce.These harvests are further used during winters.
The basement is used for keeping cattle.The animals would radiat heat onto the upper floors which keeps the house warm.
The plinth and the balcony are used for drying pulses and spices.They occassionally dry pumpkins as well.A number of structural elements from the traditional vernacular construction of Chakrata houses are informally being used as spaces to keep things like keys, clothes, brooms, toiletries, kitchen utensils, and much more.There are niches created in the walls to be used as cupboards.The hollow spaces formed due to timber framework are used as shelves for agricultural tools, books, phones and bottles. Building Stories : Chakrata | 47
The Ajmer Project
documenting Ajmer Sharif Durgah through miniature form drawings Project Type : Documentation Location : Ajmer, India Term : 3rd Year In Collaboration with 2020 batch, KRVIA
The city of Ajmer is centred around the Dargah-ESharif. Probably the most important Sufi shrine in India, it attracts millions of pilgrims from around the world. It exerts its influence throughout the city affecting its everyday life through its institutions and culture.The idea was to examine the relationship of the Dargah and the city of Ajmer.Interviews were conducted with actors in and around the Dargah to examined the nature of this relationship. A drawing, taking form from the Mughal miniature paitings was made to understand this relationship. The elevations of various important buildings inside the Dargah complex were flattened to understand the hierarchy of spaces.The study was not restricted to Dargah complex itself. 48 | ACADEMIC WORK | The Ajmer Project
Houses of Anegundi
documenting the town of Anegundi Project Type : Documentation Location : Anegundi, Karnataka, India Term : 1st Year In Collaboration
Anegundi, previously known as Kishkindha is a small settlement in Koppal district in Karntaka, India.It is older than Hampi.It was the capital of Vijaynagara Empire.The lives of people in this settlement revolve around Rajnath Swami Temple. Around eight different clusters were idetified and studied.Each cluster had a different character to it.The houses were made and built forming a central courtyard.The streets in some case, opened up to form a market or an internal courtyard for the houses.These courtyards were used by children to play and women used them as places to dry chillies, etc.They became community spaces for people to gather and celebrate during festivals.Most of the houses in Anegundi were made in stone.
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Other Works This section of the portfolio contains a range of work explored during the course of architecture. It contains work where I was exposed to different materials, structural systems or to different fields apart from concentrating on built form.
UNDERSTANDING COMPLEX STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS In collaboration 1:500 Scale Structural model of Millenium Dome, designed by architect Richard Rogers.
OBJECTS OF PLAY In collaboration Object - Slide Material - Bamboo Scale - 1:1
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CHAIR FOR SHORT VISIT In collaboration The exercise focused on designing a chair for a short visit. The site chosen for the intervnetion was college canteen. The chair was placed next to counter, where one can wait, while their food is being cooked. The chair was designed keeping in mind the element of fun. Material - Steel welded to form a frame MDF for seat base
HIGH RISE STRUCTURES AND STRUCTURAL SYSTEM In collaboration 1:500 Scale model of Shear Core with Braced Frame Structural System Case Study - Shanghai World Financial Centre Height of the model - 1600mm Material - Watchmaker sticks(Structure) Green Foam(Joints)
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CHAIR In collaboration The exercise asked us to design a chair out of corrugated sheet by understanding its strengh such that it can take weight of an average human. The chair was made out of single corrugated sheet with no break in between. There were voids created in chair later on to see whether it would still take weight of a human.
COMIC STRIP - EVERYDAY LIFE AT JUHU In collaboration The exercise explored and documented the everyday life at Juhu beach through the form of story telling. The medium used for the same was a comic strip. This particular story talks about how vendors at the any beach in India constantly asks tourists to buy food from their stalls and are always succesful in getting you to buy food even when you don’t want to.
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LANDSCAPE DESIGN | TERRAIN ANALYSIS In collaboration The intent of this studio was to idenify potential sites for five different buldings and one large gathering space.Every group was asked to derive their own value systems upon which they would identify these spaces.Around 7-8 suitability maps were prepared keeping in mind vegetation, slope, hydrology, wind direction etc to derive upon the most preferable and least preferable sites.
Final Map made after overlapping all suitaibility maps
ELEVATION BASE MAP
SLOPE BASE MAP
HYDROLOGY BASE MAP
VEGETATION BASE MAP
ELEVATION SUITAIBILITY
SLOPE SUITAIBILITY -GATHERING
SLOPE SUITAIBILITY -BUILDING
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GRAPHIC DESIGN | POSTERS In collaboration
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PROFESSIONAL WORK NOTE - The copyright for all the drawings, photographs and illustrations belong to the respective offices and the author was involved in the project team that are displayed here. 57
School in Punjab Project Type : Institution Location : Ludhiana, India
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Design Development Plan of the building Section of the building Drawings for Tender Staircase Drawing and Railing Detail 3D modelling and view renders (Sketchup, Lumion)
WALL SECTION DETAILS | MADE FOR TENDER
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VIEW OF THE SCHOOL
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SECTIONS | MADE FOR TENDER
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ELEVATION DETAIL | GOOD FOR CONST
Sujeeth House
Project Type : Private Residence Location : Bangalore, India
Design Development (Elevation) Elevation Details (GFC Drawings) Staircase Drawing and Railing Detail (GFC Drawings) 3D modelling and view renders (Elevation) Plumbing Drawings
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HANDRAIL DETAIL | GOOD FOR CONSTRUCTION DRAWING
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33 2 equal parts
2 equal parts
32
40 x 12 MS Flat 2'-10"
25 x 6 MS Flat 12mm dia MS Rods
4"
40 x 12 MS Flat
ar ts
25 x 6 MS Flat
16
40 x 12 MS Flat 4 e 1'-1 0 qu " al pa rt s
4"
17
2'-10"
4e
qu a
18
2'-1" 4 equal parts
lp
19
9"
2'-10"
20
15 5"
40 x 12 MS Flat
14
5"
13 12
3 equal parts
12mm dia MS Rods
eq eq
11 40 x 12 MS Flat
2'-10"
21
4"
22
1'-
First floor lvl: 13'0"
25 x 6 MS Flat 40 x 12 MS Flat
10 9
eq eq
8 7 2 equal parts
Ground Floor lvl: 2'6"
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SECTION AA
2 equal parts
6
PLUMBING ELEVATION | GOOD FOR CONSTRUCTION DRAWING
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Airbnb (Artist Residency) Project Type : Institution (Adaptive Reuse) Location : Bangalore, India
Drawings worked on • • • • • • •
Documenting Existing Structure Demolition and Construction Drawings(GFC) Staircase Drawing and Railing Detail Door-Window Detail Drawings Roofing Details (Restoring Existing Roof) Site Inspection Correspondance with Structure Engineer
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4
3
H
G
J
37'-3"
K
L
6
6 4'-5"
16'
9'-8"
3'-5"
Maid's Room
Toilet
6'-3"
Store room
2 5 8'-3"
26'-9"
5
Art gallery
7'-7"
2
10'-6"
7'-8"
8'-9"
Service Area
7
7
18'-5"
Art gallery
11'-7"
11'-7"
Art space
1
1
6
6
11'-7"
8
8
A
B
4
H
G
C
J
3
K
L
D
1
1 6'-1"
10'-6"
Kitchen
Up
2
2
3 8'
Common area
12'-9"
3
Powder Room 4'-5"
3'-6"
18'-4"
4
4 A
B
C
D
Up
0'
5'
10'
Ground Floor
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Toilet
demolish from sill level upto floor level
DN demolish upto lintel level
8'-3"
DEMOLITION DRAWING
Bedroom 3
demolish upto floor level and upto 2'6" wide for door opening
6"
3'-9"
3'
demolish upto lintel level
2'-6"
3'
Room
2'-6"
staircase to be demolished
demolish upto floor level and upto 2'6" wide for door space
Living room below
8'-4"
Bedroom 2
demolish from sill level upto floor level 3'-4"
demolish upto lintel level for entry of bridge
First Floor Demolition Plan
floor level and upto 2'6" wide for door space
demolish from sill 2'0" upto lintel level
11"
2'
2'-6"
remove
Store 3'-5"
2'-6"
demolish upto lintel level
Toilet
lvl -5"
wall to be demolished
9'-3"
Maid's Room
Store room
Bedroom 1
lvl +1 3/4"
lvl +1 3/4"
2'-6"
7'-1"
2'-1"
1'
UP
Living room double heighted
Dining room lvl +1 3/4"
lvl 0'+7 1/2"
LEGEND
Ground Floor Demolition Plan walls and slab to be demolished
porch - to be demolished lvl 0'0" lvl 0'+7 1/2"
lvl 0'0"
walls and slab to be demolished upto a certain height
DRG NO.
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A001
PROJECT
Chamar House DRG TITLE
Demolition Plan
NOTES
To be executed only in conjunction with stepwise instructions provided by structural engineer.
Structural Consultants Office: - #71, 2nd Floor, 9th cross, 9th main Jayanagar 2nd Block, Bengaluru - 560011 M: 9916956636; O: 080-42228100 Email: studio@rkcstructures.com,
ARCHITECTS
CONSTRUCTION DRAWING
5'-5"
Toilet
Toilet
3'-5"
slab to be cast wall constructed to fill the window
8'-6" 8'-3"
2'
Bedroom 3
Balcony
9'-2"
wall constructed
existing opening to be closed 2'
2'
wall line
2'-2"
Living room below
Bridge
8'-4"
Balcony
2'
Bedroom 2
existing opening to be closed
First Floor Construction Plan
2'
2'-4"
2'-6"
Maid's Room
Toilet
wall constructed to fill the door
Bedroom 1 Store room
3'-5"
2'-8"
wall constructed to fill the door
9'
2'-7"
4' 3'-3"
wall to be constructed upto Slab bottom
wall to be constructed
Dining room
Living room double heighted
Ground Floor Construction Plan
LEGEND 4" thk wire cut brick walls 9" thk wire cut brick walls DRG NO.
A002
PROJECT
NOTES
Chamar House
To be executed only in conjunction with stepwise instructions provided
DRG TITLE
Structural Consultants Office: - #71, 2nd Floor, 9th cross, 9th main Jayanagar 2nd Block, Bengaluru - 560011 M: 9916956636; O: 080-42228100
ARCHITECTS
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Madhav House Project Type : Private Residence Location : Bangalore, India
Drawings worked on • • • • • •
Electrical Layout Drawings Elevation Details Design Development (Staircase) Staircase Drawing and Railing Detail Door-Window Detail Drawings Drawings for Tender
70 | PROFESSIONAL WORK
VIEW OF THE RESIDENCE
ELECTRICAL LAYOUT | GROUND FLOOR
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STAIRCASE DRAWING | MADE FOR TENDER
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House | 73
Raj Kachalia
B.Arch - University of Mumbai // KRVIA 09833434372 rajkachalia1997@gmail.com