CONTENTS pgpg 10/11 6/7 8/9
Curriculum Vitae Introduction / Skills / Education
Studio Apartment
A house for a corporate worker / Individual Living / Private
MNC Office
An office for World Wildlife Fund / Responsive / Public
Facade Digi�sa�on ( for smart cities) Summer School conducted by IAAC Barcelona / Trio
Lahori Tola
L.I.K. Trophy, National Association of Students of Architecture competition
Urban Trails
Destech Challenge 2018 / Trio / Top 3
Photography / Sketches Miscellaneous
Installations / Comics / Sculptures / Workshops
Research
3d Modelling
Design
Documentation
CURRIC D.O.B
: 3rd February, 1998
Address : #1459, Sector 61, Chandigarh, 160062.
EDUCATION Saupin’s School
Chandigarh Graduated 10th, 2014
Shishu Niketan Public School Chandigarh Graduated 12th, 2016
RAKSHIT PAHUJA Hi! I’m a 6th semester architecture student at Chandigarh College of Architecture, seeking the posi�on of an intern architect. My passion for architecture ini�ated from my curiosity and constant demand for logic. I hope to con�nue naviga�ng through various new avenues of design, all the while constantly learning through my experiences. The following is the compila�on of projects that reflect my ideas, passion and apprecia�on for architecture. I hope to contribute the same to your firm.
CONTACT rakshitpahuja.cca@gmail.com +91-8591812438 h�ps://www.instagram.com/rakshit16/ h�ps://www.facebook.com/rakshit.pahuja98
LANGUAGES
English
Hindi
*NASA - Na�onal Associa�on of Students of Architecture *ANDC - Annual NASA Design Compe��on
Punjabi
Chandigarh College of Architecture Punjab University, Chandigarh Pursuing 3rd year, B.Arch
SOFTWARE SKILLS Drawing Rhinoceros AutoCad Revit Archicad Grasshopper Sketchup Rendering V-ray Lumion Edi�ng/Graphics Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Adobe InDesign Microso� Office Produc�on Laser Machine so�wares CNC Router 3D Prin�ng so�wares Wood shop tools
*IALD - Interna�on Associa�on of Ligh�ng Designers
CULUM VITAE COMPETITIONS
2016
ACADEMIC
2018-19 - NASA, L.I.K. Trophy [Group Leader]
Documentation and analysis of vernacular dwellings of Varanasi, India.
WORKSHOPS / EXPERIENCE
Design 1, Winter 2016
Studio Apartment
In the nature. (Individual)
2018 - Destech Challenge [Top 3 Selected]
Kiosk Design
2018 - NASA ANDC [Top 60]
Kindergarten
Brick Masonry Workshop Conducted by CCA. Construction of various types of bricks bonds and jalis.
(Individual) Design 2, Summer 2017
National Award Winner Travel app design in an architect’s vision.
Residence
(Individual)
elementary - Transition of liminal voids.
(Individual)
2018 - 120 Hours
Health Care Centre
Inside-out, A room for communication.
(Individual)
2017-18 - NASA, L.I.K. TROPHY [Special Men�on]
Documentation and Analysis of chaupals of haryana, India.
2017 - NASA ANDC [Top 60]
Guest House
Market
2017 - Unbox, Volzero
(Duo)
Musicon.tainer - shipping container design.
2016 - NASA, L.I.K. Trophy [Cita�on]
Creating architectural comics. Featured in top 3.
Design 3, Winter 2017
(Duo)
Evoke - Rejuvenation of voids.
Leewardists Architectural Comics Workshop
IALD Ligh�ng Workshop Featured in Mondo Arc. Worked with lighting fixtures.
Clay Sculpture Workshop Created different clay reliefs. Design 4, Summer 2018
Documentation and Analysis of stepwells of gujarat, India.
University Campus Planning
(Trio)
SKILLS
Library
(Individual)
Mul�na�onal Company Office
Design Development Digital Drawing - Rendering Sketching Documenta�on / Analysis Photography 3D prin�ng Laser cu�ng
As organic as it can get. (Individual)
Shopping Mall
Art & Design Graphics Workshop
Conducted by artist Mathilda Della Torre.
Earth and Bamboo Workshop
Conducted by Auroville Green Practices, Pondicherry. Constructed earth walls and bamboo structures.
(Individual)
Design 5, Winter 2018
Police Sta�on
Consultancy project for punjab police. (Individual)
Vernacular Study
(Trio)
INTERESTS
Village Workspace
(Individual)
IAAC Global Summer School
Conducted by Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, Spain.
Problem Solving by Design Thinking Conducted by SOIL, India. Design 6 , Summer 2019
Sketching Photography
Travel
Music
Art and Architecture Museum
(Trio)
Food
Coffee
Basketball
Memes
2019
studio apartment Academic / Private / Single living unit / Nature responsive / Relaxative
AutoCad / Rhinoceros / V-ray / Photoshop / Illustrator
Site - Tome, Chile Area - 80 sq. m
This living unit is designed for a corporate worker with a 9 to 5 job, a person living alone with not much �me to interact and socialise. Therefore, the apartment and the surroundings itself interact with owner. In this house, you know where you are and yet understand you are part of a whole; the apartment, the surroundings and the nature. Closer to any natural thing, in its ambiguous scale, this small building is more than a hut but less than a house: it is a co�age. As an opaque block, a monolithic object heavily anchored at the edge of a cliff, it is facing Pacific Ocean. The building could be read as a structure that runs perpendicular to the natural topography. The apartment is divided into 4 levels with specific func�ons which descend towards the sea.
Site Plan
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CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
Wondering why we used to make the same type of house as a child, I based my concept off of that psychology. Research shows it is directly related to the environment the child is living in. The more open and green a space is drawn, the happier the child’s living environment is.
Experiments were carried out on school children where they were asked to draw a house. It resulted in different surroundings and design elements in the drawings. Differences concluded that higher the number of windows in the house, more posi�ve and less depressed a child’s living environment was and vice versa.
Hence, the concept for the studio apartment is derived from this concept. Using this knowledge for a more evolved person and what he/she needs to stay happy and self-sufficient, the apartment is located amidst nature a li�le away from the hustle bustle, which allows the person to introspect. The apartment, surroundings and nature interact with the person by intangible means. Posi�ve response Nega�ve response
Protruding hollow column from the roof with rotatable sha� outside and inside has been provided for air ven�la�on.
Screw piles are manufactured using varying sizes of tubular hollow sec�ons for the pile or anchors sha�. Benefits of screw pile construc�on - Less carbon footprint - Modular construc�on - Rapid and easy installa�on - Minimal site disturbance - Immediate load carrying capacity Construc�on Detail -
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Protruding columns
7. Gable roof 6.
Steel frame Skylight
Levels
Accessible roof 4.
5.
8. 3.
LEGEND-
Stairs
Bathroom
Verandah with pool
1. Living room 2. Dining area 3. Kitchen 4. Bedroom 5. Bathroom 6. Verandah 7. Infinity pool 8. Stairs
2.
Exploded axonometric view 1.
A’ lvl + 3m
lvl + 6.5m
Plan
Concrete structure with discreet regime of openings at either sides of the long volume with some punctual skylights, functional steel columns and warm wooden interiors. Sec�on AA’ Sea View / House Front Wall
Interior levelling and materials
View from bedroom
Steel grade beam welded to pile cap Steel hooks
Concrete slab
Steel cap plate
Screw pile
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MNC OFFICE For world wildlife fund Academic / Public space / Organic / Responsive / Contextual / For a cause
AutoCad / Rhinoceros / V-ray / Photoshop / Illustrator
Site - Ernakulum, Kochi, Kerala Area - 1600 sq. m
The office is designed for World Wildlife Fund which is a non government organisa�on of wildlife conserva�on and endangered species, located alongside a bird sanctuary in Kerala. This area of Kochi lying along the Arabian Sea is an upcoming industrial hub. The design of the office is in sync with the ideologies and influences of the company. Organic yet func�onal by all means, the structure interacts with the context, nature and the people working inside.
“Every place is given its character by certain pa�erns of events that keep on happening there. The more living pa�erns there are in a place the more it comes to life as an en�rety, the more it has that self-maintaining fire which is the quality without a name. And when a building has this fire, then it becomes a part of nature.Like ocean waves, or blades of grass, its parts are governed by the endless play of repe��on and variety created in the presence of the fact that all things pass. This is the quality itself.” - Christopher Alexander
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CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
The site with present trees where the office is to be constructed.
Organic planning of the office along the central trees as an act of conserva�on and sustainability.
Interconnec�on and interac�on of building and the site with present trees and to become a part as a whole.
Hot air out
Cool air in
Pressure difference
Op�mum air flow June sun
December sun
Mural to symbolise WWF logo Hot air
Cool air in Water body
Mural wall Can�lever
Water body along the hot air direc�on
Also acts as a barrier to scorching north east sunlight
Kochi, Kerala being a coastal city has a wet and humid climate which is addressed by various passive strategies used in the building. A mural wall has been provided to stop the scorching heat and sunlight from sun in the north west direc�on. It also symbolises the logo of the company.
Protruding columns from the roof along with abstract steel bars connec�ng them act as areas for the migratory birds to perch and rest.
Canteen and Library
Semi open Seminar hall
Fire entry / exit
Fabric roof / Organic
Roof with Abstract steel bars Mural wall / Office main entry Way to underground parking Parking
Entry / Exit
Site Plan The site being in the only green patch le� in the industrial hub, acts as a green lung for Kochi and serves as a res�ng place for migratory bird species. Due to construc�on of high rise buildings, the influx of the migratory birds is hindered. Due to this reason the Mangalavanam Bird Sanctuary is losing its iden�ty and so is the place. Therefore, the office is doing its part by interac�ng with the context and its surroundings and preserving the iden�ty. pgpg 12/13 6/7 8/9
Sec�on 1
lvl +10.5m lvl +7.5m lvl + 4.5m lvl 0.00m lvl -3.5m
Sec�on 2
Bringing the outside inside, the preserved trees flow into the structure in organic curves which also separate the public areas with the private co-working areas. All floors have large windows around the curves with inlets for fresh air. Eventually, the curve inlets open to the sky. The curve roof is made of fabric which has heat insula�ng proper�es and also gives aesthe�c quality.
Fabric roof with steel frames
Roof
Aurditorium
Toilets Second floor Library Private working space
First floor
Canteen Co-working space
Public space Ground floor
Basement parking
Exploded Axonometric View
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facade digitisation Responsive design / Parametrics / Prototyping / Adaptive / Sustainable Rhinoceros / Grasshopper / Illustrator / Indesign / Programming / Laser Machine / CNC Router / 3D Printer / Wood shop tools
The buildings Chandigarh w responsive tetrahedron modules mak facades more interac�ve an func�onal.
The brief of the summer school intended to make prototype of a working digital facade system on 1:1 scale with responsive and adap�ve shape shi�ing structures. The workshop included computa�onal design, programming and digital fabrica�on.
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Dynamic facades have the poten�al to add to the architectural expression of a building by visualizing the changeable aspects of the environment. Since the building envelope , or facade, is in essence the public face of a building, and has therefore a large impact on the percep�on of the building, thus from an energe�c perspec�ve, a shape shi�ing envelope acts as an even more op�mized buffer or mediator between the interior and the exterior environment.
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Prototype
Tapping the unresponsive Voids left behind due to general government norms and rigidity of the city.
The concept of this hone revolves around the fact th the daily needs of the peop private spaces like residenc when someone approaches like showrooms require th needs. Environmental facto also be controlled with thes
EXTERIOR
INTERIOR
BARRIER
Wall acting as a barrier
The process of opening and closing of t
Evolution of the origami module from 2D to 3D tetrah
the making
e on 1:1 scale
1.
Making the grasshopper script for the designed module, prototyping and doing sun and wind analysis
2.
eycomb tetrahedron modules hat a facade should respond to ple and the environment. More ces require the module to close s the facade and public spaces he module to open for display ors like sunlight and wind can se shape shi�ing tetrahedrons.
EXTERIOR
Laser cutting Modules and the honeycomb back frame to ďŹ t modules, sensors and motors
3. Modelling the custom motor case and 3D printing various cases and other requirements
4.
INTERIOR
Programming using Arduino boards and proximity sensors to make the module function LINK
Wall acting as a link
5. Putting the modules, panel and sensors together to make it work
the module electronically with sensors
hedron to eventually become a honeycomb structure.
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lahori tola Louis I. Kahn Trophy / Vernacular Settlement / Documentation / Preservation / Heritage / Survey / Handwork
AutoCad / Rhinoceros / Photoshop / Illustrator / Measuring tape
“Banaras is older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend and looks twice as old as all of them put together.” - Mark Twain
Site Plan The Louis I. Kahn Trophy, sponsored by UNESCO is based on physical documenta�on and analysis of a heritage site which is undocumented and has unknown knowledge systems. The relevant data is reproduced digitally or by pen and ink and enters the UNESCO database as a heritage site.
The brief was to discover a dwelling or a communit unique construc�on techniques and knowledge systems. Lahori Tola, the oldest community in Varanasi which h vernacular stone houses around the Ghats of river G selected which have over 6 genera�ons living in them. The vernacular dwellings have unique construc�on system the vast culture of the city and were both, tangible and in
1. 2.
3. Lahori Tola se�lement
Ganga river
ty dwelling which has . The site selected was has over 100-years old Ganga. 3 houses were
ms which complement ntangible.
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Brahma
View from entrance of a house / Courtyard.
Entrance door of houses made of stone and wood.
Central courtyard which provides sunlight and ventilation.
Brahmasthan is a unique tecture based on Vastu S most holy and powerful direc�ons meet at the c disperse posi�ve energy useful for the occup
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Area - 10.12 m² LVL+0.45 M
2
4
LEGEND -
Area - 14,78 m² LVL+0.45 M
Capi
3
JAALI
1. Courtyard 2. Bedroom 3. Covered baithak 4. Store room 5. Toilet 6. Sacred Temple 7. Entrance lobby 8. Temple
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JAALI
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PLAN AT LVL +2.15M AS DOCUMENTED ON SITE
LVL+14.65M
LVL+13.01M
LVL+11.51M
BAITHAK
BEDROOM
LVL+8.87M
COURTYARD
BAITHAK
BEDROOM
COURTYARD
LVL+6.00M
BEDROOM
BAITHAK COURTYARD
LVL+3.07M
Bas BEDROOM
BAITHAK
COURTYARD
LVL+0.45M LVL+0.00M
SECTION B-B’ AS DOCUMENTED ON SITE
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feature of ancient archiShastra. It is the central, l zone of the house. All centre of the house and y in all direc�ons. This is pants of the house.
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VAASTU BASED CONCEPT
BRACKETS
STAIRCASE
The construc�on is based on the principals of caste and vaastushashtra. The southern part of the house is elevated, as the Bhramins believe the south facing side is auspicious and brings good energy to the house.
EDIFICE TECHNIQUES
STAIRCASE
FIRST FLOOR
A series of stone brackets simuntaneously running along the facades suppor�ng the balcony above along the open courtyard which are connected to the vernacular brick walls.
CENTRALLY PLANNED
COURTYARD
SECOND FLOOR
BALCONY
The Brahmasthan is placed centrally in the courtyard of the house. The en�re house is then planned around this central feature. This is where most important daily rituals take place. THIRD FLOOR
LAHORI TOLA
VARANASI, UTTAR PRADESH
COPING UNIT WALL UNIT
CRUSHED STONE
COMPACTED GRAVEL BASE
TOP SOIL EXISTING SITE SOIL FILTER FABRIC
FOUNDATION SOIL
POINT AND SLOT JOINERY DETAIL IN STONE
Axonometric View
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umns in sacred temples and varanasi
This site was selected as construc�on, culture and feelings of people for their houses were interconnected. As these vernacular houses were being destroyed by the Central Government to construct a large corridor for tourism, we wanted to preserve the unique construc�on techniques and fill the gap of knowledge in case these houses were to be destroyed undocumented.
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urban trails
TOP 3 / National Award Winner / Destech Challenge 2018 / NASA Creating an experience / Conceptual framework design / Built environment understanding
Logo represents our app and tapp explains the concept of this app /
Conceptual design of a digital app to capture local urban trails which would later be converted into a digital prototype by Coplug, a London based company. Architects see the world with a crea�ve lens. We capture our experiences through a range of mediums and build our ideas through inspira�ons that we come across in the environment. Design of a urban travel app which be�er interacts with the culture, people and built environment of that place.
Name/ID Saved places Share location Navigate
Your Contributions Offline Maps Data Saver
The broader one’s understanding of the human experience, the better design we’ll have - steve jobs
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
Messages
25
EXPLORE
Architectural
Food
SPEED
SENSES SIGHT
Includes different information layers for a clean interface.
SIMPLICITY INTERACTIVE
5
Help!
Transits
EMOTIONS
15 10
Tips and Tricks
Layers
EMPATHY
20
Settings
MATERIAL UI SOUND
feature wi SIMPLICITY
EMPATHY
EMPATHY
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UNEXPLORED SPACES
EXPLORE +
We, as busy individuals only travel selected paths which are commute to offices and house, not having the ability to explore their own city. This feature, explore+ tells you some interesting places which are famous around them or are calm and pleasant.
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TIME MAP
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In this generation of fast pace and hustle bustle, users are most interested in looking at the time for travel rather than the distance. Hence, this feature, time map shows concentric circles which show time in minutes readily on the app which helps in faster decision making process.
THINGS
This feature helps users to kn through our sense concept. P the things they like of a place tools in the app and text whic saved in that area information what other people feel about people and culture of that pla
AutoCad / Photoshop / Illustrator
ping on it opens up a tab which / easter egg Our modifications bar for the app which includes our conceptual features which helps in connecting with the built environment, people and culture in a better way and gives more freedom to the user
Our in - app camera and video recorder with editing helps in a faster, smoother and simpler way to upload photos and videos of locations, restaurants and other places. Photo taken automatically gets feeded in the live location of the app and make everything hassle free.
Basic features which are needed all the time like, Search bar, Navigation tool, Offline maps, Voice commands, along with many other features.
Hotels
More
Our CONCEPT is based on empathy, senses and simplicity. Our main aim is to add features which interact with the environment so that users can explore the built environment, people and culture of a particular place with the best sense of belonging. Relating our app to the human experiencies and behavious, we added sense features like sight and sound which responds to the built environment and help people to feel what a place will be like through our app. It indulges with the environment and lives with it. Always. Interface Design is interactive and clear for hassle free use.
These features we provided therefore help connect with the built environment, people and culture in a better way. We as architects, capturing the world with creative lens have the ability to share our user experiences in a more meaningful and experiential way which may boost better sense of feeling amongst the individuals for the place they’re at. Therefore this app provides exploration of real life through digital technology.
ireframes EMPATHY EMPATHY Beautiful wall tiles at the old structure near big ben create a old vibe.
Cars passing from the cobble stone roads creating a satisfying voice in my head.
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1 dollar pizza at bakers street filling up the stomachs.
Red double decker buses making a nice
texture with the walls 15
and creating beautiful sceneries.
now the essence of a place, People travelling can draw e through sketches by pen ch will automatically be n. Other people can see the built environment, ace.
STORY MAP
A journey story map that starts with a person in an initial emotional state who ends with a transformed state. This feature tells about a city i a more easier and natural way through people’s experiences. People can make zoning with in app pen tools and feed. Its helps in being a fast decision making machine.
SENSE CONCEPT
This feature works as a whole with all other features. It helps the app to interact with built enviroment, people and culture in a better way. This illustration defines sound of the places. More red means more rush and traffic and bluer shades represent clamness and a pleasant enviroment for people to choose places where to go.
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photography
sketches / model making
Watercolors
Pencil sketch
Charcoal and pencil colors Stippling with Rotring pens
Clay model
Model making Wood / Ply / Sunboard pgpg 26/27 6/7
miscellaneous Hands on experience / Construction / Installation Art / Creativity
Built CSEB and earth walls Made bricks from dierent type of moulds
Bamboo construction Cutting and joinery
Workshop on Bamboo and Earth construction by Auroville green practices in Auroville, India. Sustainable architecture
IALD Lighting Work
Installation on Surrealism Hand casting Documenting heritage structures
Leewardists Architectural comic design workshop Top 3 selected
Evoke - ANDC Rejuvenating the city voids Paper tubes / Jute rope / Glass cube 3D Cold and dry terrain formation for Jeep 4x4 week
kshop - Glitch
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Rakshit Pahuja
rakshitpahuja.cca@gmail.com +91 8591812438 #1459, Sector 61 Chandigarh, 160062
References Ar. Priya Gupta Assistant Professor Chandigarh College of Architecture +91 9779457272 gpriya2411@gmail.com Ar. Sujay Sen Gupta Dean of Student Welfare Chandigarh College of Architecture +91 9855447530 sg.sujay@gmail.com