Architecture Portfolio | 2016 - 2022 by Rutvi Vyas

PORTFOLIO RUTVI

V YA S

SELECTED WORKS | ARCHITECTURE | 2016 - 2022

Gandhi Ashram, Ahmedabad

CONTENT

PUBLIC INTEREST DESIGN

DUDA VISITING DESIGN PROGRAM

PRACTICAL TRAINING

INDIVIDUAL DESIGN STUDIO

INSTITUTIONAL STUDIO

CONSTRUCTION DRAWING STUDIO

URBAN CONTEXT STUDIO

MASS HOUSING STUDIO

RELATIVE STUDY PROGRAM

MISCELLANEOUS

01 | Public Interest Design

THE VOIDS Public Library at Waterfront, New Bern, North Carolina Semester 1 M.Arch Design Studio August 2021 - December 2021 Instructors: George Elvin and Doug Pierson Site Area: 3500 sqm The New Bern Public Library is envisioned as a hub for lifelong learning, with a focus on student engagement. For a dynamic learning and community experience, the library will give universal access to education and information, as well as engagement with both analog and digital resources. The design’s voids will serve as buffer spaces as well as open areas for a variety of functions.

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Scooping out

Voids

Parti Diagram

Ground Level

First Level

Second Level

Roof Concept diagrams for all levels

03 | Public Interest Design

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Site Plan with Ground Level

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Roofing Inspired by Holedeck Waffle Slab

Details of Waffle Slab

A Space-Saving Roofing Technique

05 | Public Interest Design

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51'2"

Parapet Level 48'

Patio Level 46'4"

Terrace Level

31'4"

Second Level

16' 4"

First Level

1'4"

Ground Level

Detailed Wall Section

07 | Public Interest Design

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09 | Duda Visiting Design Program

REFLECTION+REVERENCE Memorial to the Enslaved, Wilmington, North Carolina Duda Visiting Design Program January 2022 (2 weeks) Instructors: David Hill and MASS Design Group Group Members: Amy R., Gretchen C., Jen Dolan and Vatsal K. Group Work: Discussing the conceptual design and making a video based on the history of African descents. Individual Work: Finalizing the material palatte and making of the parti and conceptual diagrams This memorial is devoted to previously enslaved individuals and is located on the Cape Fear River in Wilmington, North Carolina. This location intends to commemorate decades of human exploitation, illustrate the strength and endurance of people who persevered in the face of adversity, and illuminate the generational legacy that has emerged.

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Site Plan

Concept derived from Middle Passage

11 | Duda Visiting Design Program

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In West Africa, the sepow is a prominent symbol of justice and authority, denoting the executioner’s power and control over the individual who would be executed. A person wearing the sepow sign is considered to have endured numerous challenges and difficulties, which he has conquered with difficulty.

The Middle Passage is inscribed into the water with the use of land art. Creating a partial enclosement, rice murals commissioned by black artists glow telling stories of the past.

Scan to view the full video on the memorial 13 | Duda Visiting Design Program

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15 | Practical Training

PRACTICAL TRAINING Tarang Pandhi Associates, Ahmedabad Semester 8 Professional Experience December 2019 - May 2020 The professional training gave a lot of exposure in terms of designing, modeling, budgeting, client interactions and finishing work in a specific timeline. My involvement in the firm varied from helping in the design to supervising the sites. I also had the opportunity to work with the clients directly and process their needs into the concepts.

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RESIDENCE OF TARANG PANDHI Ahmedabad, Gujarat - Architecture

2 3

SECTION 1-1 (RW-1) TYPICAL SECTION

4 5

C11

C12

C13

C10

7'-4"

7'-1012"

8'-812"

7'-4"

F5 C5

GOOD COMPACTED EARTH FILLING

5'-712"

5'-721"

5'-1"

P.C.C.1:4:8 SAND FILLING

1 1

TYPICAL GRADE SLAB SECTION

6'-512"

5'-1"

GRADE SLAB 8T@9" C/C FI. BASEMENT FLOOR LVL.

SECTION 1-1 (RW-1) FOR ECCENTRIC WALL

SECTION 1-1 (RW-1)

COLUMN AND JOINT DETAILING

6'' 6'' 4''

F3 C3

a a

(9''X14'') 4-bars+4-bars(a)

FOUNDATION LAYOUT

a a

1'-9"

4'-6"

5'-712"

6'-212"

3'-1121"

1'-2"

5'-1"

F1 C1

1'-6"

3'-1112"

(9''X18'') 4-bars+4-bars(a)

(9''X21'') 4-bars+4-bars(a)+2-bars(b)

9 NOTES:-

MEMBERS FOOTING COLUMN BASEMENT SLAB PLINTH BEAM FLOOR BEAM SLAB/STAIR

* ALL CENTER LINE DIMENSIONS REFER AS PER ARCHI. DRGS. ONLY. * THIS DRAWING IS TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION ARCHI. DRAWINGS. * ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN FEET-INCH UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED. * CONCRETE GRADE:- M25,STEEL GRADE :- Fe500D * THE FOOTING ARE DESIGNED FOR B+G+1 STOREY ONLY, FOR SBC 24T/M^2. AT 1.8 MT FROM NGL

FOUNDATION DETAILS

COVER(mm)fcK (N/mm)² 50 40 30 40 30 20

25 25 25 25 20 20

N.G.L.

NATURAL GROUND LVL.

F.G.L.

FINISH GROUND LVL.

P.L.

PLINTH LVL.

B.F.L.

BASEMENT FLOOR LVL.

REVISION DETAILS : REV. NO. DESCRIPTION R1 RETAINING WALL CHANGED & AS MARKED ALSO R2 COLUMN LOCATIONS CHANGED

RESIDENCE OF TARANG PANDHI

TITLE :

FOUNDATION LAYOUT

PROJECT :

RESI. FOR MR. TARANG BHAI

SCALE: REMARKS:

PRAHLADNAGAR, AHMEDABAD RW1 RW1

C11

RW1 RW1 S1

C13

C12

Foundation Details

RW1

Basement Plan

1'6". SUNC

C10

C9 C8

RW1

C5 S2

RW1

S2 S2

RW1 RW1

RW1

BASEMENT SLAB LAYOUT

BASEMENT PLAN

RESIDENCE OF TARANG PANDHI

SCALE: 1:200 REMARKS:

PRAHLADNAGAR, AHMEDABAD

Ground Floor Plan

First Floor Plan

A 4-BHK residence of an architect with a workplace (studio) in basement. There was a lot of understanding on the civil work of the project throughout it’s execution stage as well as the conceptual stage on which I worked upon. 17 | Practical Training

LVL 34'-0"

CABIN PARAPET LVL.

LVL 31'-0"

CABIN SLAB BOTTOM LVL.

LVL 25'-6"

PARAPET LVL.

LVL 22'-0"

F.F.SLAB BOTTOM LVL.

LVL 20'-0"

LINTEL LVL.

LVL 11'-6"

G.F.SLAB BOTTOM LVL.

LVL 9'-6"

LINTEL LVL.

LVL 1'-6"

PLINTH LVL.

LVL 0'-0"

GROUND LVL.

SECTION THROUGH BASEMENT STAIRS

LVL 34'-0"

CABIN PARAPET LVL.

LVL 31'-0"

CABIN SLAB BOTTOM LVL.

LVL 25'-6"

PARAPET LVL.

LVL 22'-0"

F.F.SLAB BOTTOM LVL.

LVL 20'-0"

LINTEL LVL.

LVL 11'-6"

G.F.SLAB BOTTOM LVL.

LVL 9'-6"

LINTEL LVL.

LVL 1'-6"

PLINTH LVL.

LVL 0'-0"

GROUND LVL.

REAR ELEVATION

Elevations and Sections

ELEVATION AND SECTION

RESIDENCE OF TARANG PANDHI

SCALE: 1:200 REMARKS:

PRAHLADNAGAR, AHMEDABAD

Rendered view from the north-west side of the project highlighting terraces

The entrance of the residence showcasing the semi-private open space

View focusing on the wooden paneling throughout the project

The east side highlighting the concrete textures with wood complementing it | 18

RESIDENCE OF RAJ BHAI Ahmedabad, Gujarat - Architecture A

F G

1'-6"

40,33

1'-6"

146,5

31,5

114,56

W7 24

121,07

46,5

127,1

54,97

20,88

53,6

132,56

125,69

101

115 ,24

1'-3"

106,56

46,5

127,1

1'-6"

24,02

42,81

85,1 73,5

113,6 36

LVL +2'.6''

34,56

30,21

BED ROOM 13'-3"x 24'-9"

102,26

LIFT

1'-3"

LVL +13'.6'' 4'2''

1'-6"

38,47

1'-6"

132

D VERANDAH 5'-0" x 7'-0"

131,47

115,56

64,5

73,5

1'-6"

1'-11"

24 53,5

1'-5"

107,5

67,5

TOILET 13'-0" X 6'-0"

DRAWING ROOM 13'6" X 21'-9"

1'-8"

74,5

4 5

155,5 114,56

114,53

1'-6"

181,03

1'-6"

37,5

24 107,5

1'-3" 1'-6"

9 4,3

110

1'-6" 21

42 21

91 60

46,5

26,23

DRESSING 7'-1" X 11'-0"

1'-5"

38,49

70 21

155,5

39,45

LIFT

LVL +3'.0''

81,51

BED ROOM 13'-0"x 18'-9"

D1 123,56

POOJA 1'-9" X 5'-0"

46,5

TOILET 5'-6" X 6'-0"

1'-5"

132,58

DINNING 13'-0" X 20'-0"

TOILET 7'-0" X 5'-0"

1'-6"

55,5

BED ROOM 13'-1.5"x 16'-6"

STORE 5'-6" X 5'-10" 64,5

1'-5"

BED ROOM 13'-0"x 18'-10"

KITCHEN 13'-0"x 16'-6"

77,21

100,47

64,5

46,5

W4 6"

26,73

TOILET 8'-0" X 5'-0"

TOILET 7'-9" X 5'-0"

1'-2"

V W5

67,5

D2 D1

67,5

1 balcony

9'-0"x 16'-6"

LVL +6''

LVL +0.0

CEILING SHOWER

F G

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CEILING SHOWER

Ground and First Floor Construction Drawings TILE TILE

DIV.

TILE

SATIN NANO

A,B,C TV

A SATIN NANO A

D c

BED ROOM 13'-3"x 24'-9"

LVL +2'.6''

SHOWER DIVERTOR HANDS SPRAY BOTTLE TRAP PILLER COCK TWO WAY BIBCOCK concealed flus tank WC BASIN

LIFT

TILE

TOILET 13'-0" X 6'-0"

SPOUT

71,84

TILE 8X4 STILL GREY 6 PCS FLOOR SATIN NANO 1 PCS NANO 2 PCS

VERANDAH 5'-0" x 7'-0"

DRAWING ROOM 13'6" X 21'-9"

LVL +13'.6''

ACCESSORIES

1'-6"

HANGING

TEL

80,03

DRESSING 8'-0" X 11'-0"

POOJA 1'-9" X 5'-0"

FIRST FLOOR RIGHT BATHROOM

BED ROOM 13'-1.5"x 18'-3"

LIFT

A,B,C TV

TOILET 6'-6" X 5'-0"

DINNING 12'-9" X 20'-0"

SPOUT SHOWER DIVERTOR HANDS SPRAY BOTTLE TRAP PILLER COCK TWOA WAY BIBCOCK concealed flush tank WC BASIN

64,37

TOILET 4'-6" X 6'-0"

ACCESSORIES

LVL +3'.0''

A.C

A,B,C TV

1'-4"

TILE

BED ROOM 13'-1.5"x 16'-6"

1'-1"

BED ROOM 13'-1.5"x 18'-3"

STORE 5'-6" X 7'-0"

B A 15 amp

B 15 amp tel

VDP

TOILET 8'-0" X 5'-0"

TOILET 7'-9" X 5'-0"

KITCHEN 13'-1.5"x 16'-6"

CHIMNEY

NISS

SPOUT

NANO

balcony

NISS

SPOUT

B 15 amp

TILE

9'-0"x 16'-6"

SERVANT ROOM 9'-0" X 6'-0"

TILE

NANO DIV.

A ro

light point

TILE

NANO

TILE

59,83

TILE

TILE 8X4 sarin colin 6 PCS FLOOR SATIN NANO 1 PCS NANO 2 PCS

GROUND FLOOR BATHROOM A,B,C TV

VERANDAH 10'-0" X 29'-9" LVL +6'' LVL +0.0

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

RESIDENCE OF 1'-3" ASHIT BHAI

Ground and First Floor Electrical Drawings SCALE: 1:200 FIRST

INITIAL CENTERLINE + FURNITURE AND ELECTRICAL

FLOOR1'-11" RESIDENCE OF ASHIT BHAI REMARKS:PLAN

ACCESSORIES SPOUT SHOWER DIVERTOR HANDS SPRAY BOTTLE TRAP PILLER COCK TWO WAY BIBCOCK concealed flush tank WC BASIN

INITIAL CENTERLINE + FURNITURE AND ELECTRICAL

SURDHARA CIRCLE, AHMEDABAD D

24,8

58,06

SATIN NANO

SATIN

TILE

SPOUT SHOWER DIVERTOR HANDS SPRAY BOTTLE TRAP PILLER COCK TWO WAY BIBCOCK concealed flush tank WC BASIN

TILE 8X4 SYMPOLO BLACK FOREST FLOOR SATIN NANO 1 PCS NANO 2 PCS

FIRST FLOOR TOP BATHROOM

CEILING SHOWER

REMARKS:

SURDHARA CIRCLE, AHMEDABAD

NANO

TILE 32'' X96'' BLACK BEAUTY 5 PCS FLOOR SATIN NANO 1 PCS NANO 1 PCS

SCALE: 1:200 ACCESSORIES

56,39

FIRST FLOOR LEFT BATHROOM

CEILING SHOWER

NANO TILE TILE

TILE

DIV.

light point TILE TILE

TILE

NANO

TILE

DIV.

SPOUT

1' A

Toilet Drawings with Accessories Requirements 19 | Practical Training

1'-5"

NISS

SPOUT

120,27

NANO

TILE

8 PCS

Front Elevation of the Residence

Terrace Cabin Before and After

Exterior during Construction My individual role in this project focused on making the plumbing drawings and its execution. In addition to this, I also worked on the electrical and mechanical drawings. The responsibility of 3-Dimensional renders and modelling was too given to me for changing the concepts to reality.

Elevations of the Project | 20

RESIDENCE OF KANTI BHAI Ahmedabad, Gujarat - Interior

21 | Practical Training

RESIDENCE OF DAYAL BHAI Ahmedabad, Gujarat - Interior

Plan indicating the Flooring Finishes

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23 | Individual Design Studio

VEDAANTA Vedic Institute and Research Centre, Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad Semester 9 Individual Design Studio July 2020 - November 2020 Instructors: Deval G., Parag M., Ratna S., Rajiv D. and Jayant G. Area: 16000 sqm. This was an independent design studio where the chosen project and site were complementing each other by focusing on going back to the roots. The core idea was to bring back the Vedic literature which is getting lost and merge it with the modern ways of education. It also focused on aspects like Yoga and Meditation which helps an individual to get connected within oneself.

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SABARMATI ASHRAM, AHMEDABAD | CONCEPT SHEET

GANDHIAN ARCHITECTURE Gandhi condemned the western definition of Modernity. His idea of modernity was rooted on a self-realized individual. The Satyagraha Ashram and Sabarmati Ashram became Gandhi’s experimental ground to practice modernity. Gandhi’s idea od modernity was based on these factors: • Individuality • Hygiene • Movement • Locality • Opening up When asked to Gandhi about architecture, he said that. “Sometimes art lies in not interfering with nature’s unevenness and irregular curves and lines.” He was closely involved while building all his ashrams (selecting materials and fixing budget) and also taught himself various building crafts such as carpentry during his ashram life at Sabarmati.

Mood Board on Materiality and Characteristics of Sabarmati Ashram

Moodboard depicting the aesthetics of the program inspired from the nearby Sabarmati Ashram

GANDHI’S ASSOCIATION WITH SPATIAL QUALITIES (ASCETIC NOT AESTHETIC)

25 | Individual Design Studio

Relax Zones

Through the verandahs

Merging the context

Into the courtyards

Among the trees

From road to river

Spatial characteristics of the program | 26

Ground Floor Plan

Longitudinal Section

Section focusing on the relax zones 27 | Individual Design Studio

First Floor Plan

n through riverfront

Cross-section highlighting edge conditions | 28

Illustration highlighting the concept of linearity, voids, courtyards, importance of trees and connection with the context.

29 | Individual Design Studio

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31 | Institutional Studio

VARDHAMAAN Educational Institute, Nava Vadaj, Ahmedabad Semester 5 Design Studio July 2018 - December 2018 Instructors: Foram B., Vibha G., Geeta S. and Jayant G. Area: 3000 sqm. The program was to design an educational institute for primary and pre-primary students. The aim was to create a rare experience for both the academic and administrative community. Making the essential spaces disabled-accessible is the focal point of this design. Also, the transparency of the building and the experience at various spaces differs on each level.

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Spatial Characteristics of the Levels

Ground

Exterior Double Height

Massing

Interior Double Height

33 | Institutional Studio

Sky

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Lower Level Plan

First Floor Plan

Section highlighting staggering

Section features double heighted spaces 35 | Institutional Studio

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37 | Construction Drawing Studio

VARDHAMAAN Construction of an Educational Institute, Ahmedabad Semester 6 Working Drawing January 2019 - May 2019 Instructors: Vibha G., Geeta S., Jayant G. and Viral B. Area: 3000 sqm. The motive was to let us explore the construction technicalities of the design. The studio helped us in working out the form in terms of structure, spaces and various architectural elements. All the services were attempted to be resolved. The landscape was done thoughtfully by thinking about the essential spaces children need to flourish.

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Material Palette Used

39 | Construction Drawing Studio

Wall Section of the academic block | 40

Centerline Plan of First Floor

41 | Construction Drawing Studio

Section BB’

Section CC’

Door Details | 42

Plan of Boy’s Washroom

Folded Elevation of the washroom

43 | Construction Drawing Studio

Section showing louvres around the library

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45 | Urban Context Studio

AMSHUKAM Institute for Textile Labor, Malek Saban, Ahmedabad Semester 7 Urban Context Studio July 2019 - December 2019 Instructors: Ankit K. and Shefali S. Area: 136080 sqm. Group Members: Vatsal K., Payal M., Charuvadan D. and Lila P. Group Work: Surveying the site with it’s immediate context, framing a program and deriving a Master Plan of the site Individual Work: Designing and Planning the institution of the program considering the case studies The studio was conducted in a group where we were told to develop an existing urban context by taking the nearby fabric into consideration. The programs focused on residential, commercial and institutional aspects. As the proposed site was a mill land, the individual institution program highlighted the importance of the textile industries in addition to the women empowerment centre which would help to boost the economy.

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Microcosm: A community, place or situation regarded as encapsulating in miniature the characteristic of something large.

47 | Urban Context Studio

SWOT analysis of the urban context

Porosity

Microcosm

Fusion

Re-Organize

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what is inside the mill land?

currently it is a defunctional mill ground with no structures left inside & the trees have grew & covered whole site within the time span of around 80 years.

what is happening along side the edges?

What are major street typologies?

BRTS corridor and secondary streets with contrasting character is present.

using the boundary wall people are performing various commercial activities and encroachements.

What are major intersection activity? who lives around? how?

Mostly mill workers are living in this area. Different housing typologies can be seen around the site area. area with predominantly hindu & muslim as well as government quarters.

About the site

49 | Urban Context Studio

major activvity nodes in the site areas are the intersections.

The site comprises a lot of textile workers who are unaware of the expansion of this industry due to the involvement of the latest technology. The proposed institution, with the help of the Ahmedabad Textile Labor Association (founded by Anasuya Sarabhai), will help in spreading knowledge about the skills required for the textile and crafts industry.

Schematic Plan of the institute Institute consists of: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Administrative Block Academic Block with machinery Women Empowerment Centre Commercial Shops Residence

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Process of the masterplan 51 | Urban Context Studio

Axis

Activity Nodes

Solidvoid relation

Contextual fabric response

Centrality

Hierarchy

Residential

Open space

Institutional

Mixed Use

Final Masterplan by the group with the individual institution highlighted

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53 | Mass Housing Studio

SAPEKSHA Social Housing, Varanasi Semester 4 Housing Studio January 2018 - May 2018 Instructors: Foram B., Jitesh M., Jaydutt V., Mahesh D. and Soham N. Area: 4500 sqm. The program was to design a mass housing for the extermely organic and glutted city. The idea was to design intermutual spaces by using traditional architectural elements. The approach was to accomodate 60 housing units of 3 different categories and sizes: Type A (40m2), Type B (60m2) and Type C (110m2).

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Mixed-Use Purely Residential

Site Bounds The site is surrounded by the dense fabric of Varanasi with narrow internal streets. The community is a nongated community to match with the existing context.

The units follow a grid system where spaces are divided according to the use Living

Kitchen + Dining

Semi-Private Open Space

Bed + Bath

Private Open Space

Commercial

Individual Housing units of Type A, Type B and Type C respectively. Semi-Open

Living Room

Bedroom

Commercial

Kitchen

Toilet

55 | Mass Housing Studio

Site Plan with the clusters of G+3 around the central open space | 56

57 | Relative Study Program

RELATIVE STUDY PROGRAM Measure Drawing Ahmedabad, Gujarat - 2018 The intent of this group study was to grasp the value of the historic ways of construction of the houses in the heritage rich city of India. All the documented buildings from the above mentioned city have the culture of people assosciated with them. The elements in each of these varies due to the lifestyle and perception of the native community.

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AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT Group Members: Gresha S., Nandini P., Rahi S. and Vatsal K. A'

INACCESSIBLE

E E'

D D'

C C'

Ground Floor

First Floor

Second Floor

INACCESSIBLE

Section BB’

INACCESSIBLE

Section AA’

59 | Relative Study Program

Front Elevation

December 2018, An inititative by the UNESCO for restoration of traditional Pol houses

Inverse Ceiling Plans showing the wooden structural members and their alignment

Section CC’

Section DD’

Main Door Detail

Window Detail

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A basic design pattern

61 | Miscellaneous

MISCELLANEOUS Selected Works This section deals with various chosen works throughout the years which helped in improving basic construction, designing and graphical skills. These works were either done individually to improve the analytical and organizing skills or were done in teams which enhanced the communication and problem solving capabilities.

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AMDAVAD NI GUFA Group Members: Devanshi G., Healik D., Payal M., Ridham A. and Vatsal K.

EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT STRUCTURE Group Members: Charu M., Devanshi G., Sakshi C., Shrey T., Shreya S., Tirth P. and Udeshika

63 | Miscellaneous

DOME, REICHSTAG BUILDING Group Members: Devanshi G., Healik D., Payal M., Ridham A. and Vatsal K.

ELEMENTS OF SPACEMAKING Creating spaces from various elements like roof, walls, columns etc. Simple, yet so complicated!

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BHUTIA HOUSE, SIKKIM Group Members: Gautami M. and Ridham A.

SIMULATION OF OBJECTS Learning radiation, sunlight hour and skydome analysis of a parametric object in Grasshopper (Rhino).

65 | Miscellaneous

SLICE MODEL Abstract slice model of Crescent Moon

PARAMETRIC FACADE Exploring the techniques for obtaining parametric facade using Grasshopper (Rhino) and creating sunlight analysis. Analysis

Sunlight and Radiation

1 JANUARY - 31 DECEMBER

Advanced Computer Application in Design

19th October ‘ 2019

1 MAY - 31 MAY

1 DECEMBER - 31 DECEMBER

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SKETCHES “How you draw is a reflection of how you feel about the world. You’re not capturing it, you’re interpreting it.” -Juliette Aristides

67 | Miscellaneous

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PHOTOGRAPHY “There is one thing a photograph must contain, the humanity of the moment.” -Robert Frank

69 | Miscellaneous

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