Architecture Graduate Portfolio

Name: Reeti Agarwal

E-Mail: agarwalreeti08@gmail.com

Contact: 9165442874, 9717956127

DOB: 8th March 1996

Address: 189, D-Block, Saket, Delhi, India

Nationality: Indian

Language: English, Hindi

Interests :

Dancing(classical), painting, sketching, doodling, travelling, photography

EDUCATION

3D Modelling

Trimble Sketchup

Blender

3ds Max

Rhino

BIM/Drafting

Visualization

Presentation

SOFTWARES SKILLS

Core Skills

Autodesk Autocad

Autocad Revit

V-ray

Lumion-3d

Adobe Photoshop

Autodesk Sketchbook

Adobe Indesign

Adobe Illustrator

MS- office

Conceptualization

Architectural Visualization

3d Modelling

Visualization

Skills

Sketching

Painting

Digital Rendering

WORKSHOPS/SEMINAR

2015 Learning by making Integral studio, Sketchforms, Bhopal

2016 South Asian Vernacular Architecture Conference, Bhopal

2016 Smart City, Railways Redesign Integral Studio, Bhopal

2016 Conference by Christopher Charles Benninger, Bhopal

ARCHITECTURE COMPETITIONS

Annual National Design Competition, Nasa Re-Evolution of urban space

Sensable Desk For Workspaces 2015 2016 2016 2016 2017 2017 2017 2018

Nari Gandhi Trophy, Nasa Lime house Architecture Documentation, Ahemadabad

Annual National Design Competition, Nasa Re-Imagining urban spaces as utopia

Transparence, Ethos Performing Arts Center in Pragati Maidan, Delhi

120 Hours

Primary School Design in Guiyang Village, China

Nari Gandhi Trophy, Nasa Sarod Ghar Architectural Documentation, Gwalior

Tall Building Design, Ctbuh Interlink Tower, Connecting the City, Bhopal, M.P

Kimbal Design Hack: Smart Furniture Design

WORK EXPERIENCE

Jan. 2016

Jul. 2017

Jan- Jul 2018

Furniture Design (TV cabinet), Freelance Work

Interior Design (bedroom), Freelance Work For Vrndee's Design Studio

Intership At Terrafirm, Kochi

Works Undertaken: Site Supervision, Designing, Drawing, 3d Modelling, Execution work, Client and consultant meetings

Jul. 2019

-Present

Campus Placement At NMP Design (Landscape Studio)

Thesis: Performing art

habitat for Kathak Dancers

The Loop

Urban Utopian Design Competition

Between The Woods

Jungle Resort

Sarod Ghar

Architecture Documentation Competiotion

Lalghati Square

Urban Design

Space In Motion

Performing Art Centre Design Competition

KATHAK KALASHRAY

Project Type : Performing Art Centre for Kathak Dancers

Project For : Design Thesis

Site Location : Kichakila Village, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

Intentions :

• Reviving the lost identity of the village as the origin of the traditional Indian dance form of kathak.

• Creating a new skyline of the village through the design of the Gurukul (Dance Academy)

• At the same time respecting the context by merging the residences with the existing settlement

• Using the concepts of kinesthetic vocabulary of the kathak dance form.

• Giving a new definition to dance studios by using a form which provides spiritual experience while practicing the sacred dance form.

AXIS:-

Different visual and physical axis. Non linear organisation,shifting axis of movement path, locomotion induced through it.

SPATIAL HIERARCHIES:-

Layering for consecutive unfolding of spaces. Heirarchies established as per priorities. Providing baffles, voids,thresholds for creating pause and engagement.

MOVEMENT PATH:-

A crucial element for conditioning of mind. Indirect path creating sense of discovery, increasing length path so movement holds the key.

PERSONAL CHOICE:-

Choices of movement path for personal and instinctive experience. Threshold provide hints and reorient space for individual preference.

PROPORTION AND ORGANISATION:-

Kinesthetics as the organisational and proportioning tool. Continously changing visual references. Perspective effects in visual frames.

An impact to revive the lost identity of the kathak village. This is achieved by creating a new skyline of the village and at the same time respecting the movement and settlement patterns of the village so that the villagers feel that this kathak kalashray is a part of them and everyone make efforts for it’s development and maintenance.

TRANSFORMATION OF KATHAK OVER THE HISTORY

Spatially: Choreographically:

The dance form started with the story telling or ‘katha vaachan’ tradition in temples. Dance was an act to preach god.

Minimal hand movements as the temple spaces were compact

Focus on recitation and expression Influence of mughal and sufi culture over kathak. Kathakars started to perform for entertainment purposes.

Kathak being perceived and practiced as an art form

Hand movements became elaborate.

Focus on intricate delicacies in dance.

Focus on elaborate choreography and movements.

Focus on group performances.

Section 1

Section 2

Section3

The studios are surrounded by dense vegetattion creating an enclosure, doing away with the walls. As, containing the sound inside a room creates echo and reverberation, leading to inconvenience while doing mass practices. Therefore, the studios have been designed as a semi open space with an enclosure by natural elements

DESIGN STATEGIES USED FOR ACOUSTICS BARRIER

A combination of berming and plantations with evergreen trees on upper level and berming and shrubs at middle and lower level

Increasing distance between the sources and creating level differences

A combination of broad and thick leave vegetation and wall barrier upto a height 0.6m above human eye level.

Spectators

Teacher Students

Teacher student interaction is based on Guru Shishsya Parampara prevalent in all classical dance forms of India. It includes one on one interaction with the guru. Spectators or darshak play a mojor role as the choreography of the dance is based on, how far are the spectators and what type of movements would be visible from such distance.

The most common movement in kathak is that the dancers spin around the straight axis and pause diagonally. The diagonal orientations in the studio design is inspired by this common kinesthetic vocabulary used in Kathak.

STRUCTURAL SYSTEM OF THE DANCE STUDIO

NATURAL VENTILATION AND LIGHTING

THE LOOP

Project Type : Urban Utopian Design

Competition: ANDC 2016 (NASA)

Theme : Parallel Projections

Group Members : 10

Site Location : Kamla Park Road, Bhopal

Project date : July 2016

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The promenade facing the upper lake is re-vitalised by providing flexible activities such as exercising, climbing and seating spaces. The pipes have been installed in a way that it is open for people to percieve it, like musical sound can be created from some of them. 2. The pipes have been installed in a way that it is open for people to percieve it, like musical sound can be created from some of them.

Have you added your imagination to the streets , sky and the air in between?

Something in the space , only you have seen?

Inked your memories to it? Left a trace?

Discovered your niche? Deciphered the maze?

Did something you have recalled in a crowd or loneliness?

Have you created your place in a space?

The intervention consists of a bridge which connects the upper lake and the lower lake and the essence of it spreads all over the site in the form of small interventions at different intervals creating 'the loop'. Landmark

Integrating the 4 important entities of the city:

Upper Lake

Lower Lake

Integrating Forming a loop Food Street

Sociability and amity

What makes a great place?

Uses and Activities

Access and Linkage

Comfort and Image

Kamla Park

Lower Lake

Kamlapati Fort

Kamla Park

VIP Road Bridge

Negatives of site:

• Neglected and unacknowledged..

• Lack of urban life.

• Heavy traffic.

• DIsconect between upper and lower lake.

Positives of site:

• Strong historical context.

• Morphological significance.

• Only spot which can give view of both lakes.

Bridge

Promenade

Upper Lake

Mandir Food Street

Project Type: 5 StarJungle Resort

Project For: 6th Semester, Design Studi

Time Period: January - April '17

Site Location: Near Pench National Park, MP

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Features :

• No tampering with natural boundaries of water.

• Variety of cottages considering various user groups.

• Use of local and reclaimed materials.

• No fragmentation in the animal movement corridor.

• Meditation Spaces amidst nature

• Variety Of outdoor seatings

Experiencing the transition from the public to the private zone of the jungle resort through a wooden bridge over passing the river.

Identifying the land parcels Slope and watershed analysis

Considering the major views

Segregating public and private areas

Cottage Types :

• King Cottages (luxury villas)

• Majestic Cottages (delux villas)

• Scout Cottages (house on stilts)

• Honeycomb Cottages (cluster villas)

• Royal Tents (luxury Tents)

• Wild Tents (camping tents

Experiential Facilities :

• Nature walks

• Night Safari

• Aroma therapy

• Spa therapy

• Swimmimg pool

• Camping

• Outdoor play area

• Cycling tracks

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• Low water flow fixtures

• Compost pits for biodegradable wastes

1. Honeycomb Cottage

2. Majectic Cottage Elevation Elevation Section BB' Section AA' Outdoor Shower Deck Plan Plan B

3. Scout Cottages

4. King Cottage Elevation Elevation

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Project Type: Architecture Documentation

Project For: Nari Gandhi Trophy'16 (NASA)

Theme: Architecture-Culture Connect

Group Members : 10

Site Location :Gwalior, MP, India

Time Period: November - January'17

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Sarod ghar, a prominenet residence (now a museum) in the lashkar district of gwalior has a strong musical history as it was the residence of Hafeez Ali Khan. It was transitioned from a court to a residence where sarod was invented. The house is now a living heritage in itself. The legacy of sarod ghar over powers the political manifestations, saving the nieghbourhood from demolition. The architecture of this house has a musical influence which can be seen in the various architectural elements. For example the doors and the windows are acting as facade modulator rythmically, the steps and landings of the staircase create a rythmic movement stimulus and the jharokas act as buffer zones which create pause in the movement after definite intervals creating a harmony in spaces. The brackets, columns, arches, jalis and all the other elements are inspired from the local architecure of gwalior. The musical influence is symbolically visible in the railing as it has punctures in the shape of sarod.

Spatial Logics:

1. Entrance Threshold : Transition from the hustle bustle of street to a peaceful courtyard.

2. Movement Stimulus :

Behaves as a pause creating a movement stimulus to enter into another space.

3. Floor Levels ; Floor becomes an ultimate reference node ensembling the space together.

4. Staircase :

Movements are directed in harmonious patterns through the composition of landings and steps creating pause and movement.

5. Jharokhas : Create a rythmic transition in spaces giving pause in movement because of visual and physical connect.

"In this building, wherever I look, There is rythm and sound."

- Amjad Ali Khan

LALGHATI tSQUARE DESIGN

Project Type: Urban Design

Project For: 9th semster, UD Studio

Group Members : 8

Site Location : Lalghati square, Bhopal

Time Period: August - November'18

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Vision Statement:

Lalghati, An Ecological Corridor Gateway to the city of Bhopal

Intervention of ecological mound structures at the junction:

• Inspired from the plateau terrain of Bhopal

• The geometry is guided by the visibility of these mounds from all five roads.

• Symbolizes the ecological importance of bhopal for anyone who is coming to visit the city.

• The mounds are pointed such that the visual axis shifts gradually towards the observation/ Watch tower and in turn towards the lake view.

• A symbol for people to go and see the view of city of lakes.

Herbal Mound

Floral Mound

Existing Bairagarh market

Existing substation

Proposed urban forest in placed of enchroached land by wedding banquet halls

Children's Park Public Park

Observation Tower

Tourism Centre

Sculpture Mound

Sculpture Mound Mosque Mosque spillover activities

Festive Garden

Existing Bairagarh market

Underpass Level

Pedestrain Ground Level Round About Plantation

Lalghati is an important node:

• It connects different parts of bhopal. It also connects Bhopal to other major cities

• It acts as the entry from and exit to the urban periphery of Bhopal

• It is a significant Junction where people, resources and material converge and exchange.

• It creates the first and last image of Bhopal. It creates an Identity and is recognizable.

• Thus Lalghati is a significant gateway to Bhopal

Ecological Context of Bhopal :

• Bhopal has many points of interests that are ecologicaly important to the citizens and the tourists who come to visit.

• MP Government has proposed the Green Blue Master Plan whose vision is to make Bhopal the most lovable and the most environmentally sustainable and selfsufficient city in the country .

• MP Government has proposed the Green Blue Master Plan whose vision is to make Bhopal the most lovable and the most environmentally sustainable and selfsufficient city in the country.

To reduce the traffic congestion at the lalghati sqaure, an underpass have been proposed to segregate the pedestrain movement from the traffic movement. Also, the vehicular mobility is dealt by introducing 2 round abouts at the underpass level . The 2 round abouts are open to sky with tree plantation that could be overlooked by the pedestrians from the ground level. The ground level has been developed as a pedestrian friendly square for various unban activities.

Isovist Analysis Map:

Showing the various visual axis towards the square from the major approach roads of lalghati square both for vehicle users and pedestrian

Ecological Context Map, Bhopal

Children's Park Green Mound Sculpture Green Mound Sculpture

Dry Deck

Public Park

Talent park for art exhibitions

Floral Mound

OAT Mound

Project Type: Performing Art Centre

Competition : Ethos Transparence 2016

Group Members : 2

Site Location : Pragati Maidaan, Delhi

Project date : Sep. 2016

Design Governing Factors:

• Site Context

• Site Layout

• Proportionate Open and Closed Spaces

• Site Microclimate

• Accessibility

• Proportionate Public and Private spaces

• Public Participatory Design

Concept:

Delhi has a dynamic identity which can be compared to water. As the people living here are from different areas of India but have adapted to this place and delhi has also absorbed them at a very fast pace and now it's identity is the amalgamation of variety of cultures from all over india.

The Design Intention is to:

• Re-interpret Delhi's Identity

• Re-discover the essence of Delhi

• Re-define Performing Arts

• Extensive Community Involvement

• Discovering new art from elements of nature

• Enhancing all five senses' experience

• Blur existing boundaries

Semi open multipurpose

Adaptation

Amalgamation

Absorption

Parking

Liquid Art Hub

Soaking Plaza Water Feature

Alloy Cafe OAT

Project Type : Group Housing

Project For : 7th Semester, Housing Studio

Group Members: 2

Time Period : August - November '17

Site Location: Hathaikheda Dam, BhopalW

3.5BHK

The massing has been done considering the view of the lake and the quarry so that maximum units get the view. while some get view of both the side.The built mass have been divided into blocks to increase visual permeability and ventilation.

The walkup apartments and the bungalows have placed closest to the lake giving them a panaromic view of the lake.

Some area on the site have been left as garden/ playground to further increase the visual connect and physical permeability and give a feeling of openness at the site.

The units have been created so that some units get the view of lake, some other get the view of quary and some get the view of both.

The common space in between the apartments have beautiful gardens, play area, swimming pool and club house which creates a beautiful and lively view for the balconies facing it. the units facing inwards also create a sense of safty and enclosure as they act as 24/7 surviellence of the community area and park.