RUSHABH CHHEDA A R C H I T E C T U R A L PORTFOLIO rushabh.chheda@gmail.com +31 622127774
Experience Founder - Conscious Designs | June 2018 Rotterdam, Netherlands Design solutions for a circular economy
Softwares Adobe Indesign Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator
Rushabh Chheda Curriculum Vitae
After completing my B.Arch in Mumbai, India, I worked at a local firm for over a year, as a project architect for a major institution project. I started my master after that at TU Delft, where I chose to study innovation and sustainability driven projects. Now, after graduation I am looking towards gaining professional experience by continuing to work in the fields of sustainability and the circular economy.
459D, Karel Doormanstraat, 3012GH - Rotterdam rushabh.chheda@gmail.com +31 622127774
Architect | March 2015 - July 2016
Adobe Premiere Pro
Mobile Offices (Mo-oF) - Mumbai, India Ar. Shantanu Poredi and Ar. Manisha Agarwal Commercial | Residential | Institution | Hospitality Concept, design, working drawings and execution
Autodesk AutoCAD
Intern | November 2013 - February 2014 K.P.A. - Mumbai, India Ar. Kaushik Patel Residential | Commercial Working drawings and design development
Education
Sketchup Arduino Coding Grasshopper Rhino 3D V-Ray
Achievements Project Exhibition “Circular Communities for
M.Sc in Architecture | TU Delft September 2016 - July 2018
Housing� - Highlight Festival, Delft | 2018 Graduated Cum Laude M.Sc. in Architecture | 2018
Bachelor of Architecture | K.R.V.I.A. - Mumbai August 2009 - November 2014
Finalist - Change Maker Challenge | 2018 Finalist - Yes! Delft Startup Weekend | 2018
Student Exchange | Bern University of Applied Sciences
K.R.V.I.A. Best Thesis Design Dissertation | 2015
February 2014 - August 2014
3rd rank in Overall Academics in the 4th Year | 2013
Languages
Interests
Fluent in English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati and Kutchi. Currently learning Dutch as well.
Travelling, Music, Photography, Longboarding, Scuba Diving, Bouldering, Fitness and Adventure Sports.
Selected Work Circular Communities for Housing.................06 Bandung, Indonesia Master Graduation Project
The Acoustic Iris...........................................16 Delft, Netherlands Academic Group Work
School Of Planning And Architecture............20 Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh, India Professional Work
The Indus Valley Project................................26 Dholavira, Gujarat, India Individual Academic Work
IN:CH Student Exchange..............................34 Mumbai and Bangalore, India Student Exchange Project
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Circular Communities for Housing Bandung, Indonesia - July 2018 Master Graduation Project Mentors : Monique Smit, Engbert Van Der Zaag, David Peck Skills : Adobe Suite, AutoCAD, SketchUp, Cura, Rhino, Laser Cutting, 3D printing, Milling, Moulding Indonesia is one of the 5 countries in the world that combined contribute to around 60% of all the ocean plastics in the world. This project is based in the kampungs (urban village) of Cigondewah, in Bandung, Indonesia. The strategy is to integrate the local economies of waste recycling and the informal self-build housing industry into a decentralized circular economy system to solve the affordable housing crisis in Indonesia. For this purpose I have designed a set of building elements using waste plastic and glass which can be produced locally through injection molding, to empower communities to build their own houses, making housing construction simpler, cheaper, faster and most importantly more sustainable. The building blocks are designed to be a simple stack-able technique of construction, with a self-locking design, like blocks of Lego.
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750mm Door
900mm Door
3D Printed W indow Prototype
Construction Sequence
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Housing Typology Each Apartment is designed with front and back balconies/ porches, as they are an important space of everyday Kampung life. The layouts are designed to facilitate flexibility of arrangement. The houses can be stacked upto G+2 floors to create denser neighborhoods.
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Making of Prototype One : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WeuaM0PO40
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The Acoustic Iris Delft, Netherlands - May to July 2017 Academic Group Project Mentors : Nimish Billoria Skills : Grasshopper, Rhino, AutoCAD, Adobe Suite, Arduino, SketchUp, V-Ray & Laser Cutting A project designed for the TU Delft Science Center as a part of our MSc 2 Hyperbody studio ‘Interactive Architecture’. The aim of the project was to reduce the noise created in the hallway by the incoming visitors, using an interactive installation. The design intervention was to create two sound absorbing walls on both sides of the central staircase. These walls are created using arduino operated Iris units. When the sensors are activated, the irises open and expose the acoustic material inside helping reduce sound reverberation.
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Sound Cushion
Casing Unit
Final Prototype
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School of Planning & Architecture Vijaywada, India - March 2015 to July 2016 Professional Work Contribution : Project Architect, Design Development,Working Drawings, Execution & Co-ordination Supervisor : Principal Architect Shantanu Poredi Skills : Adobe Suite, AutoCAD, SketchUp & V-Ray The design philosophy for this project is to create “The Collective Learning Culture�. The tradition of disseminating knowledge and innovation relies in the diverse community experiences. This interdependence of a community and the individual is vital for the growth of an educational institution. Interdependent programs offer a multitude of interactive spaces that would be beneficial for a community experience. Learning is an interactive and collaborative process. Hence, spaces that allow for interaction foster creative thought. The campus constitutes of the main institute building, student hostels and the faculty housing blocks. blocks of Lego.
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Institute Building The institutional building is a platform for debate, exchange and dissemination of knowledge. The building captures the different kinds of movements to form a strong expression of a dynamic learning environment. The building stack has been divided into 3 major parts, the parasol roof, concourse level & the platform. Each part is active at different times of the day, capturing on comfortable environments to study. The leisure time is spent in the central void in the form of a ‘Concourse’ with ample cross ventilation which is appropriate for comfort in a hot-humid climate.
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Zoning
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Daytime Use
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Student Hostels The housing is envisioned as a low rise environment with the idea of creating Living Courts that merge with the active streets. The housing merges residential program (student rooms) with contiguous non-program which allows for spillover, thus creating a lively neighborhood that fosters informal interactions between students. This is done by creating streets, courtyards, bridges, verandas & terraces. The spaces perceived create a variety of chance interaction between students.
Terraces
First Floor Plan Courtyards
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Streets/ Bridges
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Student Hostels
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The Indus Valley Museum Dholavira, India - November 2014 Bachelor Graduation Project Mentor : Ar.Shirish Joshi Skills : Adobe Suite, AutoCAD, SketchUp & V-Ray T h e p ro j e c t i s b a se d i n Dh o l av ira, I n dia, wh ic h is on e of th e large st I n d u s v a l l e y c i v i l i z a t i o n s i t e s in th e world.The visual focus of the design is the ruined city itself, with framed views of the ruined city from the museum building. Two main visual axes divide the building into its three programs. The narrow alleys with the overhanging roofs, create a shaded area for experiencing the building from the outside. The museum exhibits are divided into four seperate areas, each showcasing artifacts from the four major eras of the civilisation. The research wing is used to study, preserve and store the artifacts, that are excavated from the site. The building is designed as a fortress, using thick loadbearing brick walls, deriving this attribute from the excavation site. The thick walls also help to insulate the building against the harsh desert weather. A custom horizontal reinforcement is used at 1 m c/c, to hold the walls together during earthquakes.
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Middle Town
Bailey
Lower Town
Museum Site
Castle Dams
Outer Fortification
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Framing Views
Program Zoning
Framing the Desert Ground Floor Plan
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Museum Alleys
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Main Axes
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Metal Roofing
Metal Truss
Steel I-Beam
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Ecologies Of A Resource Mumbai, India - March to April 2014 International Student Exchange Supervisor : Ar. Shirish Joshi, Ar. Juerg Grunder Skills : Adobe Suite, AutoCAD, SketchUp & V-Ray The IN:CH student exchange program was held in 3 cities, the second being Mumbai, where 18 Swiss, 2 Spanish and 11 Indian students, were divided into 6 groups. The topic of the study was to analyze the waste management systems of the city and to provide solutions to make them more sustainable and efficient. An extensive study was done on the systems implemented at H-East ward of the city, also a squatter slum settlement. The study was carried out based on different parameters such as population, the amount and types of wastes, and government systems implemented from individual till the urban level. Two info graphical posters document the research. The first poster gives an overview of the city’s waste management system and the other describes possible interventions proposed from individual to the urban scale to make Mumbai a highly resource efficient city.
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Designing For Waste Awareness Bangalore, India - April to June 2014 International Student Exchange Supervisor : Ar. Shirish Joshi, Ar. Juerg Grunder Contribution : Research, analysis, design, illustrations, presentations, client meetings & management Skills : Adobe Suite, AutoCAD, SketchUp & V-Ray The 3rd phase of the IN:CH studio 2014 was held in Bangalore. The project is located on the Christ University campus which strives to achieve a ‘Zero Waste Campus’, by managing most of their waste internally. Our task was to study the current source and disposal of all the different kinds of waste, the systems in place and improve its efficiency. We found out that segregation of waste at source is one big reason for reduced efficiency, for which the university currently appoints labor to segregate manually. The intention was to increase the responsibility of the students in handling their own waste. We designed an interactive ‘Waste-Wall’ which has information for the user to properly segregate the waste into 4 categories. Along with it, an urban furniture unit was created, which has printed information on it, to spread awareness about the problem of waste and the linear economy.
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Video Documentry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5E0Mq9Pl0lI
References Ar. Monique Smit, Lecturer and Researcher, TU Delft Architect and Owner - COCOCAN M.J.Smit@tudelft.nl +31 624564246 Ar. Shantanu Poredi Principal Architect - Studio MO OF studiomoof@gmail.com +919820401846 Dr. David Peck Associate Professor, TU Delft Board Member: Circularise B.V., Delft. d.p.peck@tudelft.nl +31 641566884