Rikunj shah | architecture + design portfolio 2017

RIKUNJ SHAH undergraduate portfolio architecture + design

selected works 2014-2017

CURRICULUM VITAE name nationality date of birth current location Looking for an opportunity to work as an intern.

In the following portfolio, I have showcased by work philosophy, processes, architectural abilities developed as an architecture student for the last 3 years at B.V.C.O.A, Mumbai.

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PROFICIENCY Sketching Model making Hand drafting Autocad Adobe Photoshop Adobe Indesign Adobe Illustrator Microsoft office Sketchup

OTHER INTERESTS Cricket Reading Writing Photography Illustrations 01

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contact me +91 9768253412 +91 7303042821 rikunjshah9@gmail.com rikunjshah/instagram.com

EDUCATION 2014 - 2017 Bharti Vidyapeeth college of architecture, Navi Mumbai. (ongoing)

2012 - 2014 K.J.Somaiya college of Science and Commerce, Mumbai.

H.s.c board(science)

2002 - 2012 M.D.Bhatia English Medium High School, Mumbai S.s.c board

WORK EXPERIENCE

LANGUAGES English Hindi Gujarati Marathi

about me Rikunj Bharat Meeta Shah Indian 01/feb/1997 Mumbai

Studio sP+a, Mumbai june 2017 Volunteer internship www.sparc.net worked on research publication title “(RE)coding Housing’.

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS Asian Contest for Architectural Rookies Award Aug 2017 Top 20 PVPCOA, Pune 3rd year architectural design studio work.

Kamu Iyer Design Competition Feb 2017 Runner up AIKTC, Navi Mumbai sem 5 architectural design studio work.

Isola Landscape Trophy August 2016 Juror’s choice award NASA Convention 3rd year Landscape studio work.

OTHER COMPETITIONS L.I.K Trophy 2015 (top 10) ANDC Trophy 2016 (top 60) Nari Gandhi Trophy 2016 (special mention) Panel Discussion Trophy 2016 (citation) Unknown Craftspersons Trophy 2016 (citation) INTACH Heritage Awards Programme 2017

WORKSHOPS RE-city, Navi Mumbai 2016 361* conference 2015 Meraki 2017 Annual Nasa convention 2014-15-16 Zonal Nasa convention 2015-16

TABLE OF CONTENTS 01

CELEBRATING CULTURE

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ABHINAV KALAKENDRA

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BINDING COMMUNITIES

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ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOOD

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STREET (RE)CLASSIFICATION

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BACK TO THE ROOTS

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UNDERSTANDING BUILDING CRAFTS

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LEARNING THROUGH IMITATION

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EMBRACING MANGROVES

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MODEL PHOTOGRAPHS

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TOURIST AND CULTUTRAL HUB, TEZPUR Architectural design studio, sem 5 7

COMMERCIAL AND FINE ARTS INSTITUTE, PUNE Architectural design studio, sem 6 9

COMMUNITY CENTRE, NAVI MUMBAI Architectural design studio, sem 4 11

EDIBLE LANDSCAPE, KUMBHARWADA Landscape studio, sem 5 13

RESEARCH PUBLICATION studio sP+a, Mumbai 15

NANA PHADNAVIS WADA, MENAVLI Nari Gandhi trophy, nasa 2016-17 17

KARVI WALL - CRAFT DOCUMENTATION UCP trophy, nasa 2016-17 19

THEME PARK, VERSOVA Architectural design studio, sem 2 21

WETLAND CONSERVATION - WORKSHOP Re-city, Navi Mumbai 22

PHYSICAL MODELS Academic studio works

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CELEBRATING CULTURE Tourist and cultural hub| site - Tezpur | ad studio | sem5

The brief was to design a Tourist and cultural hub at Tezpur in Assam. The broad programme included accomodation services, information kiosks, food stalls for the tourists as well as exhibition and celebration spaces for the localites to exhibit their culture. The idea was to create a journey for the tourists within the centre to experience the culture of Assam inside the centre. The sectional form was derived after studing the vernacular architecture of the region so as to make the structure respond to its context and look traditional yet contemporary. Local features of verandahs, sloping roofs and deep overhangs were incorporated in the design to make the structure climate responsive and context specific.

Top 20 - Rookies 2017

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SENSE OF DISCOVERY

providing multiple opportunites to explore

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PROTECTIVE LAYER

cutting off the water contact with the wall surfaces

FUNNEL PLANNING

to chanelize the westward wind into activity spaces

JOURNEY

creating journey through the built and the unbuilt

culture

architecture

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ABHINAVA KALAKENDRA commercial&fine arts institute| site - Pune | ad studio | sem6

The brief was to design a Institute for commercial and fine arts in Pune. The broad programme included workshop and studio spaces for commercial and fine arts enducation along with the administrative and recreational spaces..

The idea was to maintain connection with the landscape with all spaces in the centre. To create spaces that naturally impart and spark learning, transition spaces were designed to flow into the landscape with scuptures and art installations which became a model for a new learning. The site was zoned out according to the amount of light, privacy and connection with landscape for optimum learning experience for various arts.

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exotic small scale everyday

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The sectional form was envisioned with no walls/ boundaries and hence the roof extended to the ground.

The planform was derived so as to archieve more faces to spark visual or verbal interaction and maintain transperency.

BINDING COMMUNITIES Community centre | site - NaviMumbai| ad studio | sem4

The brief was to design a Community celebration centre in the Kharghar vicinity of Navi Mumbai. The broad programme included 3 multipurpose hall with the main intent of celebrating weddings and other uses, parking for the visitors, common kitchen and accomodation facilities.

The idea was to maintain visual transperency in the centre with alnernate closed and open spaces.To create spaces that naturally spark interaction, the centre was envisioned without any walls.

The site was zoned out accordingly with hierarchy of spaces ranging from everyday to small scale to exotic celebrations as we move further into the site.

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EDIBLE LANDSCAPING

PART PLAN OF KUMBHARWADA

IDENTIFIED DISUSED OPEN SPACES

POTENTIAL FROWING OPTIONS

USING UNPRODUCTIVE OPEN SPACES

USING UNPRODUCTIVE OPEN SPACES

PRIMARY FINCTION

SECONDARY FUNCTION

WEAKNESS

REDEFINE

ENHANCE

IMPROVE

POTENTIAL GROWTH OPTIONS

BOUNDARIES

WALLS

ROOF

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PLAN

SECTION

APPLICATION IN ONE OF THE SMALL OPEN SPACE IN BETWEEN THE CLUSTER IN KUMBHARWADA.

CHANGING LANDSCAPE WITH TIME

DURING SUMMERS

DURING RAINS

ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOOD Edible landscape | site - dharavi | landscape studio | sem5

Can the temporal nature of landscape be used not just as an aesthetic quality which changes with time but as a medium to change the life of the people consuming it?

Today, with more than half of the population in Mumbai living in slums with no income source and employment opportunities and less than 1.1 sq.m of open space per person, it is vital that every sq. m of open be wisely used. The changing nature of landscape provides an opportunity of utilizing the same space with changing functions.

The idea is to transform waste unproductive open space into productive land through the concept of edible landscaping. The project intends on applying urban agriculture as a resource for personal consumption and alternative income generation.

Juror’s recommendation award - Isola landscape trophy

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pg-16 analytical drawings created for comparative study of various street types documented in the urban area of Bandra in Mumbai.

Pg13 analytical drawings prepared for the comparative study of various street types in the dense urban fabric of Bandra in Mumbai.

STREET (RE)CLASSIFICATION streeet types | research publication | studio sp+a | may’17

The research was done as part of a publication title d ‘(RE)coding Housing’ to be published in Feb’18.

Involved in the documentation, analysis and layout of the initial draft of the publication.

The documentation study as part of the volunteer internship programme at studio sP+a (Sameep Padora and associates) helped me in understanding the character of various street types existing in the dense urban fabric of Mumbai. It also provided vital experience of working in an office and understanding the hierarchies and processes involved in an architectural office.

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bedoroom window kitchen cutout

jhalli window

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

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templw window

kitchen cutout

four panelled window

chamfered window mohri

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

single panelled door

double panelled door

heavy panelled door

escape route

service corridors

three layered structure

water cistern

kadi and kunthi

BACK TO THE ROOTS nana phadnavis wada | documentation | nari gandhi trophy

The brief was about documenting and understanding the deeper connection between culture and architecture. The site chosen for the study was Nana Phadnavis wada in Menavli. The documentation process involved collecting data about the history, interviewing its residents and understanding their lifestyles. Involved in the documentation, analysis and presentation of the study.The documentation study changed my perspective as to how we look at architecture through the lens of culture.

Special mention-1 to know more about the project: https://nasaindia.co/index.php/winningentry?type=annual&trophyId=4&groupId=2&year=2016#lg=1&slide=1

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

CULTURE - ARCHITECTURE CONNECT hierarchy inter - relation vastu shastra

defence

significance of river

beliefs and traditions

introvert architecture

climate responsive

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UNDERSTANDING BUILDING CRAFTS karvi wall | documentation | UCP trophy | Nasa 2017

The brief was about documenting and understanding the ‘Processes’ and ‘Human Skills’, involved in the making of the built heritage and acknowleding and empowering the artisans without whom it would not have been possible.

The craft chosen for the study was wall making craft in the existing tribal village at Khairatwad in the Karnala region of Maharashtra.

Invovled in the documentation, analysis and presentation drawings for the study. The study hepled me in a deeper & more holistic understanding of the ‘Processes’ and ‘Human Skills’, connected with traditional construction of the region, and help me develop greater familiarity and sensitivity with the traditional materials, technologies and decision making processes.

Shortlisted top 7

OTHER DOCUMENTATION WORKS REVDANDA RAIGAD settlement study | documentation | LIK trophy | Nasa 2017 shortlisted top 10 to know more about the project: https://nasaindia.co/index.php/winningentry?type=annual&trophyId=1&groupId=2&year=2015#

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LEARNING THORUGH IMITATION Theme park | Site - versova | Ad studio | Sem 2

The brief was about understanding the work philosophy and design ideologies of an architect and then designing the theme park based on the same. The site was located in Versova and the architect chosen was Charles Correa. After studying the works of the architect s such as the Jawahar Kala kendra, British council, Gandhi smarak ashram and more, key ideologies and timeless themenes in the Indian culture were identified and applied in the design process of the Theme park.

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EMBRACING MANGROVES Wetland conservation |Recity NaviMumbai| workshop2017

The workshop was a collobaration between the students, Navi Mumbai municipal corporation and the government officials and prominent architectural practices in the city working on real issues of the city - wetland conservation, sustainable transport and waste management. Involved in the conservation of the mangrove patch at Nerul. The workshop included understanding the mangrove life and its importance to the city and developing a proposal for government officals about the same. The interaction with the government officials and prominent architects helped me understand the processes involved in the execution process of a project.

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Page 21 - snapshots from the video ‘Embracing Mangroves’ prepared for awareness about mangroves and its importance for the city

MODEL PHOTOGRAPHS

block model - commercial and fine arts institute, sem5 design

phases of execution sem5 design studio

detail model - tourist and cultural hub, sem5 design studio

conceptual model - solids and voids, sem2 basic design studio

block model - tourist and cultural hub, sem5 design studio

conceptual model - line, dot and curves, sem2 basic design studio

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