Graduate Portfolio by Raksha Magal

PORTFOLIO RAKSHA MAGAL

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RAKSHA MAGAL

Ph. +1 (217) 693 2233 l Mail. magalraksha@gmail.com l Add. 509 Bash ct, Chamaign, IL l Linked in. www.linkedin.com/in/rakshamagal EDUCATION

WORK EXPERIENCE

Master of Architecture University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

Aug 2018 - May 2020

Bachelor of Architecture RV School of Architecture, India

Aug 2012 - May 2017

Graduate Teaching Assistant Jan 2020 - May 2020 Structural Fundamentals l Sophmore level course University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA The course is a study of structural fundamentals in the field of Architecture. I teach and mentor 25 students, coordinate and grade class assignments. My main duty is to help students to understand the basic concepts involved in structures. Graduate Teaching Assistant Aug 2019 - Dec 2019 Planning and Design of Structural Systems l Graduate level course University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA The course addressed the selection, planning and preliminary design of structural systems in buildings. I taught and mentored 25 students in lab assignments and two projects on deployable structural systems. My main responsibilities included coordinating and grading assignments and term exams. Architect l Junior architect May 2017 - Apr 2018 The Studio (Architecture and Interior firm), India I worked on several projects including residential projects, residential interiors, commercial and office interiors. My duties included the mentoring of 2 interns. I worked on projects at conceptual design phase, 3d modelling and visualisation, client presentations, construction documents, coordinationof site activities and vendors. Architect l Intern May 2016 - Apr 2017 Studio Etendre, India I worked on residential projects, hospitality projects and public projects including parks, memorial and a historical restoration project. I worked on projects at conceptual design phase, 3d modelling and visualisation, client presentations, construction documents, coordination of site activities and vendors.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

First rank and Gold Medal - Bachelor of Architecture RV School of Architecture, India Member - Gargoyle Architecture Honors Society University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA Honorable Mention - Graduate Student Excellence Award University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

PUBLICATIONS

Work featured in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Think like an Architectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Book to be published by RIBA Publishing in late 2020 Author - Randall Deutsch

SOFTWARE SKILLS

Architectural modeling Revit Arch, Rhinoceres 3D, Google Sketchup, AutoCAD, Grasshopper

May 2017 Jan 2018 - May 2020 Spring 2020 Fall 2019

Visualization V-Ray, Lumion, Enscape, Adobe Suite, Procreate Energy modeling and analysis Sefaira, Open Studio, Simscale, ANSYS Fluent, Grasshopper Plugins - DIVA, Weavebird, Ladybug, Honeybee, Buttterfly, Human UI, Lunchbox, Kangaroo, WUFI, Therm

CONTENTS TOWER OASIS

academic l graduate l Fall 2019

INDIANA MOTORSPEEDWAY MUSEUM academic l graduate l Spring 2020

CHAMPAIGN ART COMPLEX academic l graduate l Fall 2018

URBAN SYMBIOSIS

acdemic l graduate l Spring 2019

HOUSE BY THE SEA

professional l residence l competition entry

MADHUSUDAHN RESIDENCE

professional l interiors l 2018 l completed

BKDB MEMORIAL PARK

professional l landscape l 2017-2018 l under construction

EXPERIMENTAL ENVELOPE academic l graduate l Fall 2019

PASSIVE HOUSE DESIGN academic l graduate l Fall 2019

TOWER OASIS Type: Academic Teammates: Yuyang Liu; Aaron Deroux School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Professor: Paul Armstrong Studio: High-rise and Habitat studio Year: Fall 2019 Site: 320 North water st., Chicago, IL

Located in the bustling downtown of Chicago, this tower is a high-rise building which is meant to act like the Oasis of the area. Self-contained in every way this tower features a hotel, residential units along with various amenities including a business center, spa, restaurant and a co-working area. The key feature of the building is however the series of sky-gardens which twist their way throughout the building vertically. These sky gardens offer unique views and act as the interactive hubs of the tower. Moreover, the sky gardens are also deigned to act as the lungs of the building. By allowing natural ventilation, the sky-gardens of the building in a way â&#x20AC;&#x153;breatheâ&#x20AC;?.

Perspective view l Form iterations

Building Section

Form development diagrams l North Elevation

ITERATION 01: Separate expression of tower and podium with a roof garden separating the two.

ITERATION 02: Tower meets the ground towards the street but is read as a separate portion from the podium towards the river.

ITERATION 03: Tower meets the ground at both the river and street sides, but has an extra skin attached at the river side to give rise to a stepped atrium at the riverwalk.

Plaza plan l Evolution of base diagrams

Entrance view l View of stepped atrium

Typical hotel plan l Typical residential plan

STUDIO APARTMENT UNIT

1 BEDROOM APARTMENT UNIT

2 BEDROOM APARTMENT UNIT

Unit plans l Interior view of Hotel unit

Structural diagrams l HVAC and MEP Diagrams

Building envelope changes to seasonal changes

ALUMINIUM MAINTENANCE CATWALK

OUTER LAYER OF DOUBLE SKIN FACADE

INSULATED LOUVRES TO ALLOW VENTILATION

OUTER LAYER OF DOUBLE SKIN ENVELOPE

SECONDARY BEAM TO SUPPORT CURTAIN WALL

INNER LAYER OF DOUBLE SKIN FACADE

INSULATED LOUVRES TO ALLOW VENTILATION

INNER LAYER OF DOUBLE SKIN ENVELOPE

Double envelope curtain wall detail

Detailed wall section at skygarden

INDIANA MOTOR SPEEDWAY MUSEUM

Type: Academic School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Professor: Ralph Hammann Studio: IMS Masterplan and Design Year: Spring 2020 Site: 4790 W 16th St, Indianapolis, IN 46222 Exisiting Building Exisiting Building

Broad design intent:

Creating a loop circulation for the visitors that reflects the shape of the race track around and creates an efficient viewing experience for the visitors.

E and wings removed E and WW wings removed

The main idea behind this proposal was the movement of visitors as they circulate through the exhibits. A linear movement was considered because it offers lesser chances of missing out on an exhibit. To avoid passing through the same exhibits again, a linear circulation was considered. The loop was then raised to different heights to capture views and to facilitate a narrative in the exhibits. This idea helped create a central atrium/ lobby flooded with light and around which all the circulation happens.

Proposed Proposed Loop Loop Circulation Circulation

Scullpting the building using Scullpting the building using site lines site lines

Rou Round

Exisiting Exisiting Building Building Exisiting Building

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EEand Eand and W WW wings wings wings removed removed removed

Proposed Proposed Loop Loop Circulation Circulation Proposed Loop Circulation

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Scullpting the building using Scullpting Scullpting the the building building using using site lines site site lines lines

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Rounded Rounded Corners Corners Rounded Corners

Form Evolution Diagrams

ded Corners

Exterior view

PRESENT

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1 9

1 2 3 4 5 6

- Point of Entry into Exhibit Area - History of Speedway Museum - History of Racing Events at IMS - Race Day - Simulators - What it takes - Thrill of racing

7 - Future of Racing 8 - Collections 9 - Design workshop 10 - Maintenance garage 11 - Gift Shop and Photo Booths

Conceptual Diagrams

Sunken Memorial Garden

Race day Security Parking

Surface Parking Entrance Plaza Spectator Mounds

Site plan l View of Atrium from Entry Tunnel

2 3

1 - Beams - Wide Flange Beams 24” deep 2 - Structural Steel Columns 30’ o.c. arranged radially 3 - Existing Steel Columns retained and extended to create new roof

First and Second Floor Plans l Structural Diagram

Building Cross-Sections l View of an Exhibition Area

Daylighting studies of First Floor on Jun 21, Sep 21 and Dec 21

Photo Voltaic Panels

PV panels mounted on North light Truss on top of Atrium. Panels face South and are inlcined at an angle of 39 degrees.

Extensive Green Roof

Green Roof over the exhibition area to improve thermal performance of the building and improve general air quality.

Natural Ventilation and Night Cooling

Building envelope is partially operable and controlled by BAS to allow natural ventilation during shoulder seasons.

Parametric Shading Device (Fixed)

PhotoVoltaics - 25,528 sft of 146,576 sft (17% of total roof area)

Designed to allow optimal daylight within the buiding

Approach to Sustainability

End use/Annual

Energy Mix/Annual : Without PV

Energy Mix/Annual : With PV Renewable Energy = 23% 556,605 kWh

Non-Renewable Energy = 77% 1,876,754 kWh

Photovoltaic Efficiency Studies for PV panels above atrium

25'

DETAIL D

25'

DETAIL C

20'

DETAIL B

DETAIL A

DETAIL C

Vapour semi-permeable textured wall

Aluminum Composite Paneling Aluminum composite paneling coping system Flashing WRB Board Rigid Insulation

Gypsum Board Metal channel or Wood Furring CMU Vapour Barrier

Gravel Precast Concrete Block Retention tee Soil Filter Fabric Reservoir Layer, Moisture retention layer and aeration layer Three layers of rigid insulation, staggered and placed Drainage Layer and Root Barrier Cant

Exterior rigid insulation Drained Cavity Grey Brick Veneer Horizontal Reinforcement Floor finish Expanded polystyrene rigid insulation Continuous concrete slab Concrete beam

Spray on Fire Proofing

Sealent and backer rod

Aluminum mullion with embedded structural steel

Flashing

Secondary Beams to support Roof Deck

Shelf angle

Compression rod - steel T profile Shading Device - 4mm Aluminum sheet with associated framework Double pane low e Glazing

DETAIL B

Concrete Foundation Wall 3" Rigid Insulation Metal Stud wall with infill of insulation

Steel Column seen in elevation Floor Finish Rigid Insulation

5 8"

gypsum interior wall board

3 4"

gravel to act as capillary break

Steel Decking with concrete topping

Perforated drain pipe

Shear Stud Spray on Fire Proofing

Flooring System Concrete slab

Primary Structural Wide Flange Beam

Expanded polystyrene rigid insulation

Vapour Barrier

Capillary break over footing (Damp-proofing or membrane)

WRB Board Aluminum Composite Paneling with Weep Holes

Concrete Footing

Vapour semi-permeable textured wall finish with Gypsum Board Backing

3 4"

CMU

Filter Fabric

Gravel as sill thermal break + capilla

Grey Brick Veneer

DETAIL A

Detailed Wall Section

Double Pane glass with Low e coating on layer 2, with performance characteristics listed in Table below Metal spacer and Sealent Urethane Thermal Break EPDM Sealant (Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer) Mullion Frame made of Aluminum Alloy , oxidized and mill finished Mullion Frame Cap Metal support frame work for shading device

Summer Conditions

Temperature at this point = 62.5 degrees F

Winter Conditions

Detailed Section through Glazing l Therm study of the Glazing Unit

Opaque Wall Assembly Detail

Vapour semi-permeable textured wall finish Gypsum Board Metal channel or Wood Furring CMU Vapour Barrier Exterior rigid insulation Drained Cavity Grey Brick Veneer Horizontal Reinforcement

Total Thickness: 21.122 in R-Value: 73.95 h ft² °F/Btu U-Value: 0.013 Btu/h ft²°F

Boundary Conditions

OBSERVATIONS AND INFERENCES: Over the three year period of simulation run, it can be observed that despite large fluctuations in exterior temperature, the interior temperature remains steady at about 20 degrees Celsius to 25 degrees Celsius (68 degrees F to 77 degrees F). Thus the proposed wall assembly proves succesful in creating a thermal barrier. The Relative Humidity falls rapidly at he vapour barrier stage (can be observed in the profiles) and the interior RH fluctuates anywhere between 20% to 50%. It has been shown that this fluctuaiton is acceptable while considering prevention of condensation onto the interior of the building envelope. The water content in the wall assembly remains high in the exterior brick veneer layer but drops after the vapour and misture barrier.

Detailed Section through Opaque Wall Section l WUFI Study of the Opaque Wall Assembly

Extensive Green Roof

Primary steel structure Shading Device

Aluminium paneling

Strip window

Concrete structure for basement

Extensive Green Roof

Primary steel structure Shading Device

Extensive Green Roof

Primary steel structure Insulated Louvered window for Night ventilation

Aluminium paneling

Strip window

Concrete structure for basement

Steel deck with concrete topping

Concrete structure for basement

Wall section visualized in 3d

ZONE 3 ZONE 2

BOH + THEATRE

RESTAURANT + KITCHEN

ZONE 4 LOBBY

ZONE 1

ZONE 5 GIFT SHOP

EXHIBITION

ZONE 6

ENTRANCE FOYER

Branch duct Vertical Chase for plumbing Vertical Chases for supply and return air Hydronic Radiant Embedded Flooring

Supply duct connected to high velocity nozzles for the Atrium

HVAC Plan of First Floor l Axometric Visulaization of a portion of the Frist Floor with HVAC system

CHAMPAIGN ART COMPLEX Type: Academic School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Professor: Bhujon Kang Studio: Experimental invention of ‘Initial Model’ Year: Fall 2018 Site: 211 West Park Ave, Champaign, IL

The program required an art complex to be designed in downtown Champaign, next to the landmark Virginia theatre. Located just off a busy street and flanked by the theatre on one side and the park on the other, the site is a corner site. The design response to the corner site was to create a portal or gateway that opens from the park onto the theatre and the rest of downtown Champaign. Through a series of initial conceptual models, massing and form creation was studied. The final design concept was much like building blocks where volumes were stacked one on top of the other. The concept was simplified to fit in the functions. The complex consists of two masses on the ground which are topped by a long linear gallery on the top. The two lower volumes house the administration, café, smaller galleries as well as a multipurpose informal Amphitheatre to complement the formal stage housed in the Virginia Theatre.

Exterior view

Exterior view l Form generation diagrams

View of Cafe and Reception

First Floor Plan l Second Floor Plan l Third Floor Plan

View of Amphitheatre

URBAN PARASITE Type: Academic Teammates: Stephanie McNicholas, Arunima Ganguli School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Professor: Yun Kyu Yi Studio: High Performance + Responsive Architecture Year: Spring 2019 Site: Prudential Plaza, Chicago, IL

With rapid urban development, high rises are now common place in most of the large cities in the world. While skyscrapers give a grand overall scale to the city, their impact may not be so favorable at the local level. The sites surrounding most skyscrapers are cast in perpetual shadow making it very dark and still at the ground level. This project tries to address that situation at a prominent site – the Prudential Plaza in downtown Chicago. To achieve good illumination and air circulation at the street level, this project looks at biological systems in nature for clues to achieve the goal. Three such biological systems were studied, namely the cocoon spun by a silk worm, the burrowing habits of a Prairie dog and the movement of sunflower with the sun. These were used to create ‘Cocoons’ some of whose surfaces acted as reflectors to bring sunlight into the hollow created by the surrounding buildings. The sun path was carefully studied at the site level to position these reflectors. The resulting design was a huge Cocoon on the ground that ‘climbs’ up the surrounding building and secondary Cocoons that clung onto the neighboring buildings giving the impression of parasitic insects clinging onto trees. However, despite the name, the interventions were designed to be as unobtrusive as possible. The Cocoons clinging onto the building were treated as step out viewing decks which did not inhibit views, rather enhanced them.

Birdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eye view of intervention

Site diagrams l Biomimicry diagrams

Exterior View

Exploded view of proposed intervention l Daylighting and illumination diagrams

View of intervention as seen from site

GROUND LVL PLAN

-1 LVL PLAN

-2 LVL PLAN

Sectional cuts through the intevention l Floor plans

HOUSE BY THE SEA Type: Professional l Competition entry Office: The Studio Competition: House by the Sea Year: 2018 Site: Daman and Diu, India

This work is a competition entry. The program asks to design a house located on the cliffs of Daman and Diu, India. The cliffs overlook the sea. The design approach taken is to locate the house in the sea rather than on the cliffs. A walkway reaches out beyond the cliffs to the house. The design of the house itself is inspired by the nearby Daman and Diu Fort architecture (Portuguese style). The house is designed as multiple pavilions of varying heights brought together to create a final building which expresses different heights and modules. Though the final design is read not as a coherent mass, rather a collection of volumes, these volumes are tied together by, materiality. The entire house is minimalistic in materiality, seen as simple white volumes accentuated with black frames for windows, doors and railings. The rear of the house houses decks and an infinity pool which overlook the sea.

Exterior view of Entrance

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

Conceptual Diagrams l Floor plans

Axonometric View l Exterior view of rear end

Interior view

Section view

MADHUSUDHAN RESIDENCE Type: Profesional Office: The Studio Client: Madhusudhan Family Year: 2017 - 2018 (Completed) Site: Bengaluru, India

This project was an interior design project for Madhusdhan and family. The apartment was an open plan style apartment located in the prestigious Tata Promont apartments in Bangalore, India. The overall floor was broken down by partition walls to create distinct living room, dining room, 3 bedrooms and a media/ entertainment room. The living and dining rooms located in an L-shape configuration in plan were made to read as one coherent volume by using wooden paneling which ran from the wall onto the ceiling. The bedrooms were designed to be minimalistic yet comfortable. Also, as per client requirement, one of the four bedrooms was converted into a media/entertainment room. Special acoustical carpeting and ceiling tiles were used to create a soundproof informal home theatre room.

Interior view of living room

MEDIA ROOM

GUEST BEDROOM

MASTER BEDROOM

DINING ROOM

LIVING ROOM

SECOND BEDROOM

ENTRANCE FOYER

Axonometric view l Interior view of bedrooms

Interior view of media room l Interior view of dining room

This is a government project for a memorial park designed in Basva Kalyan, India. The siteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s existing contours were used to create the design. The main feature of the site was a roof overhang structure which housed caves by a famous priest, Harllaya. To commemorate these caves, the entire design of the park is centered around the existing structure. The three main components of the design are the entrance walkway with sculptures, the caves highlighted by a sheet of water and a mediation space. The natural contours of the land were used to create multiple amphitheaters for seating. The entrance walkway was carved out of the land and designed such that a person entering sees only a blank wall and as he walks along the pathway, the retaining wall reduces in height to reveal the caves. The retaining wall was further designed to house a cascading waterfall which acts as the backdrop for a series of sculptures which tell the story of Harallaya. The meditation space is a conical hole carved into the ground and contains stone slabs to act as seating. The geometry of it is such that each person seated in it gets privacy while visually being connected to other visitors.

BKDB MEMORIAL PARK Type: Profesional Office: Studio Etendre Client: BKDB Year: 2017 - 2018 (Completed) Site: Basava Kalyan, India

Perspective view of park

Section and details of amphitheatre l Plan of Park

Views of park

EXPERIMENTAL ENVELOPE Type: Academic School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Professor: Scott Murray Elective: Experimental Envelopes Year: Fall 2019 Site: Miami, FL

This course was designed to study in detail the envelope of buildings. It involved a project of designing the envelope for an office building located in Miami, FL. The design was done in four phases. The first phase involved the design of a geometry for the envelope. It included the creation of 3 iterations with 15%, 30% and 60% glazing respectively. The second phase involved the design of shading devices and studying their impact on the energy consumption and daylighting within the building. The third phase included adding materiality to the wall section including insulation, fire proofing, drop ceilings and flooring. The final phase studied the impact of PV on the energy usage of the building. The major observations of the project were that the project, located in Miami, had maximum energy consumption for cooling. Heating energy needs were negligible. This energy need and the EUI number was drastically improved by shading devices which played an important role especially in the south and the west facades. Reducing the SHGC and infiltration rate, PV panels on the roof also helped to drastically improve the EUI number.

View of proposed Facade design

Iterations of Facade

Elevations

Energy analysis

15'

0' 1' 2'

10'

WALL : Metal stud wall supporting 3” of cellular polyurrethane insulation on the outside (R =3 x 6.25 = 18.75) and cellular polyurrethane insulation (5“) in interior (R = 5 x 6.25 = 31.25) + interior finish board

GLAZING : Double-pane, with low-e + 50% frit, argon

DROPPED CEILING

GFRC PANELS: 1” GFRC panel attached with C-clip and undercut anchor

SHADING DEVICE : Painted punched metal sheet 3mm supported on steel channel sections

FLOORING: Raised floor with stone tiles over 9” concrete slab

Detailed wall section

PASSIVE HOUSE DESIGN Type: Academic School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Professor: Scott Murray Elective: Independent Study on Passive means of climatic control Year: Fall 2019 Site: Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia

This was an independent research project done to study the various ways of passively combating climatic conditions in various sites across the world. It involved the study of various examples in different climatic zones around the world. After this, a small residence was to be designed in one of the studied locations, Virginia. Virginiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s climate is such that it has almost equal number of heating degree days and cooling degree days. To achieve passive cooling the important steps taken in design were high thermal mass for walls, location of maximum glazing to south to achieve winter solar gain and an attempt has also been made to achieve passive heating and cooling by convective flow of air. The main design idea was to explore and push the boundaries of a traditional Trombe wall. The space in between the thermal mass wall and glazing in a Trombe wall cross section was expanded to create living double height spaces. During the winter the solar gain from the glazing causes the hot air to rise and is sucked into a cavity wall by the mechanical means of a fan. The hot air releases energy to adjacent spaces as it cools, and the cool air moves down and a convective cycle is achieved. During the summer the windows are kept shut and fresh cool air is drawn in through Earth tubes into the cavity wall. As the cool air gets heated up by the thermal mass, it absorbs heat from adjacent spaces (thus cooling them) and rises and is exhausted by stack ventilation.

Elevation View

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

STACK VENTILATION FOR CONVECTIVE OUTFLOW

ROOF WITH OVERHANG

CAVITY WALL FOR CONVECTIVE AIR FLOW

SOUTH GLAZING

CAVITY WALL FOR CONVECTIVE AIR FLOW

SOUTH GLAZING

SHADING DEVICE FOR SOUTH GLAZING

Floor Plans l Exploded Axonometric View

HEATING MODE - WINTER

1 - SOLAR HEAT GAIN 2 - RADIANT THERMAL ENERGY 3 - COOLTH TUBE OR EARTH TUBE

COOLING MODE - SUMMER

JUNE 21

SEPTEMBER 21

DECEMBER 21

Convective air flow diagrams l Daylighitng and Illumination diagrams

DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURES Type: Academic School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Professor: Sudharshan Krishnan Course: Planning and design of Structural systems Year: Fall 2018

This is a series of three projects meant to explore movement and transformability in architecture. The first of the three projects involved the design of aa deployable sphere using the mechanism devised by Chuck Hoberman. Often called the Hoberman sphere, this project involved the study of angulated scissor members to achieve concentric motion. The second project involved the same principles of motion using scissor elements but employed in a larger scale to a saddle or pringle shaped geometry. The chosen geometry is an anticlastic surface and is a part of a larger hyperboloid structure. The motion or deployment is seen in both the positive curvature and the negative curvature. The third project was the study of kinetic facades and the mechanism of motion. It involved mathematical calculations and geometrical construction to achieve multiple modules to move with one single mechanism.

Deployment stages of Hobermanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ring

Deployment photos of Saddle Geometry l Diagrams of Saddle geometry

Deployment photos of Kinetic facade l Diagrams of development of Kinetic facade

Raksha Magal l +1-(217)-693-2233 l magalraksha@gmail.com