Portfolio 2002-2009

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 PROFESSIONAL09 + ACADEMIC WORK 2002 - 200910 11 SACHIN MULAY

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BROAD CENTRE with Atelier Jean Nouvel + Level Architecture [California]

MOMA TOWER with Atelier Jean Nouvel + Level Architecture [New York]

SODA POD Andes Sprout Society with Kleinmann Architects [NY]

NID EXTENSION with Architect Sen Kapadia [Ahmedabad]

FREEDOM PARK with Amit Arya + Buvana Murali [Bangalore]

UBIQUITOUS BLOCK Prof. Ciro Najle + Homin Kimn Buenos Aires [Argentina]

COLLAGE PARK Prof. Jim Biber + John Zissovicci Brooklyn [NY]

ECOSCRAPER Prof. Smita Dalvi, Mustansir Dalvi [Bombay]

BCDC Banaganga Crematorium Design Competition [Bombay]

TIMELESS CITY Fall 2007 Design Studio Cornell University [New York]

TIME IN A CITY Design Competition Dom na Brestscoy [Russia]

Sachin Mulay Master of Architecture [Urbanism + Media] Cornell University New York 2008 Bachelor of Architecture Bombay University [Pillai’s College of Architecture] 2002

Intermediate Architect, Atelier Jean Nouvel + Level Architecture, New York Dec 2008 – Mar 2009 Visiting Design Critic, Pillai’s College of Architecture, Bombay Jul 2005 – Apr 2007

Associate Architect, Sen Kapadia Architects, Bombay Aug 2005 – Jan 2006

Junior Architect, S+PS Architects, Bombay Jun 2002 – Nov 2003

BROAD CENTER’S CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

ATELIER JEAN NOUVEL + LEVEL ARCHITECTURE PLLC, NEW YORK FEBRUARY 2009 THE BCAM’S DESIGN WAS PART OF A COMPETITION ENTRY FOR A NARROW ISLAND PLOT SITUATED IN BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA. IT WOULD HOLD WORKS FROM ART COLLECTOR & PHILANTHROPIST ELI BROAD’S COLLECTION AND THAT OF HIS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, AS WELL AS OFFICES FOR THE FOUNDATION. BROAD’S COLLECTION INCLUDES WORKS BY CINDY SHERMAN, JASPER JOHNS, ANDY WARHOL, DAMIEN HIRST, ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG, JEFF KOONS, AND ED RUSCHA.

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A LINEAR GLASS BOX WAS PROPOSED TO MAKE THE BUILDING DISAPPEAR. FROM OUTSIDE IT WOULD REFLECT ITS SURROUNDINGS AND FROM INSIDE IT WILL PROVIDE AMPLE NATURAL LIGHT TO THE EXHIBITS THEREBY KEEPING ITS OWN VISUAL DOMINANCE TO THE MINIMUM. THE OFFICE SPACE & THE EXHIBITION AREA WAS SEGREGATED AS A SOLID & VOID FORMING A VARIATION OF SCALE INSIDE THE GLASS BOX. 1 & 2 : LOCATION OF THE ISLAND PLOT OF THE PROPOSED BCAM SITE 3 & 4 : ON NARROW SIDES, THE BUILDING TERMINATES INTO PLANES

REDUCING ITS VISUAL VOLUME.

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ATELIER JEAN NOUVEL + LEVEL ARCHITECTURE PLLC, NEW YORK DECEMBER 2008 [LOBBY INTERIORS & ENVELOPE DETAILING]

UNDERBRIDGE DEVELOPMENT HOUSING VERTICAL FARM

INDUSTRIAL MUSEUM HOUSING

DREDGER’S CLUB RETAIL SHOPPING

COLLAGE PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL RIVERWALK

WATER DRAINAGE FACILITY

AN URBAN LANDSCAPE, WHERE NEW INTERACTIVE PROGRAMS ARE SUPERIMPOSED ON THE EXISTING PALATE TO GENERATE CONVERSATION & SPECULATIONS ABOUT THE MELANCHOLIC BEAUTY FOUND IN THE INDUSTRIAL PAST. THE GOWANUS CANAL IS THAT UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY IN A HIGHLY DEVELOPED CITY; A WELL DEFINED AREA IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO RAPIDLY RISING NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT ONE THAT HAS BEEN IGNORED AND UNDEVELOPED FOR DECADES. IT PRESENTS BOTH CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO CONTEMPORARY NOTIONS OF URBANISM, ECOLOGY AND SUSTAINABILITY, DISCOURSE AND MEDIA. DESPITE ITS CURRENT POLLUTED STATE, THE GOWANUS CANAL WITH ITS RENEWED DESIRABLE STATUS AS ‘WATERFRONT’, THE ULTIMATE CURRENCY IN THE REAL ESTATE MARKET, IS RIPE FOR DEVELOPMENT. AT THE SAME TIME, WITH THE BENEFIT OF HISTORICAL HINDSIGHT, IT IS IDEALLY POISED AS A SITE OF CRITICAL RESISTANCE TO THE FORCES THAT BROUGHT IT TO ITS CURRENT STATE, AND IS OPEN TO ALTERNATIVE PROPOSALS AND INTERPRETATIONS THAT ENVISION ITS FUTURE POSSIBILITIES TO THE ONES OFTEN LIMITED BY ‘MARKET FORCES’.

CORNELL UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK [SUMMER 2008] INSTRUCTORS: JAMES BIBER AND JOHN ZISSOVICCI

AN AERIAL IMAGE OF THE EXISTING SITE WAS DIGITALLY ABSTRACTED TO GENERATE IMPRESSIONS OF THE ELEMENTS PRESENT ON THE SITE. DIFFERENT VALUES OF HEIGHTS WERE ASSIGNED TO THESE IMPRESSIONS TO CREATE A CONTOURED TOPOGRAPHY. THIS FORMS THE BASIC SYSTEM OF LANDSCAPE THAT MERGES THE WATER LEVEL WITH THE ROAD LEVEL DEFORMING THE STRICT EDGE BETWEEN THE CANAL AND THE SURROUNDINGS.

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THE TOTAL VOLUME OF THE PIPES INDICATES THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF UNTREATED SEWAGE THAT IS DUMPED INTO THE CANAL EVERY DAY

THE PROCESS PHYSICALLY REGISTERS WHAT EXISTED ON SITE AS WELL AS CREATES INTERESTING LOCAL SITUATIONS GENERATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERESTING ACTIVITIES TO TAKE PLACE

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THE UBIQUITOUS BLOCK BUENOS AIRES WITH CIRO NAJLE + HOMIN KIM

THE SINGULARIZATION OF THE BUENOS AIRES BLOCK VIA THE ACCUMULATION AND INTEGRATION OF NATURAL MYTHS, GEOMETRIC RESTRICTIONS AND CODIFICATIONS, URBAN STYLES, MANNERS AND DECORS, TRADITIONAL TYPOLOGIES AND TOP-DOWN ANOMALIES, INFRASTRUCTURAL DIVERSIFICATIONS, 20TH CENTURY’S FABRIC AND TYPOLOGICAL MODELS.

THE GATED COMMUNITIES THOSE ARE GROWING ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE CITY, OFFER ACTIVE AND PASSIVE LANDSCAPE THAT THE EXISTING CITY BLOCK IS UNABLE TO OFFER BECAUSE OF OVER-CONGESTION. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THE GATED COMMUNITIES (MOST OF WHICH ARE OCCUPIED BY THE MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES WORKING IN THE CITY) DEMAND DAILY COMMUTING TO THE JOB-LOCATIONS IN THE HEART OF THE CITY FROM ITS OUTSKIRTS. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE EXISTING BLOCKS IN THE CITY COMPRISES OF TIGHTLY DEVELOPED HOUSING WITH NO (OR NEGLIGIBLE) BREATHING SPACE BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL UNITS. THE GATED COMMUNITY PROVIDES THESE BUFFER SPACES IN THE FORM OF COURTYARDS AND PATIOS. THIS SITUATION PRESENTS AN URGE TO REDESIGN THE EXISTING CITY BLOCKS TO ACCOMMODATE THE NATIVE PEOPLE WHO ARE MIGRATING AWAY FROM THE CITY IN SEARCH OF BETTER LIVING STANDARDS. AN AMALGAMATION OF BOTH THESE TYPOLOGIES CAN GIVE RISE TO A FRESH MODEL OF EXPANSION COMBINING THEIR ADVANTAGES TOGETHER. THE PROJECT ATTEMPTS TO INTEGRATE THE SYSTEM OF ORGANIZATION OF THE GATED COMMUNITIES INTO THE EXISTING URBAN BLOCK TO TEST THE RESULTANT TYPOLOGY AND ITS ABILITY TO GENERATE THE INTERACTIVE LANDSCAPE YET MAINTAINING THE DENSITY OF THE CITY BLOCK.

The important element of the gated communities that interlaces the houses together is its landscape which forms a system of nodes generating & maintaining a level of interaction. The rearrangement of the existing system of organization of the city block in the form of a continuous loop and introduction of the ‘Golf course’ as a form of a transitional system creates these interactive nodes into the city block. These ideas were first demonstrated using a true-scaled collage to initiate a diagrammatic investigation of the typology.

THE SELF-PERPETUATING REPETITION OF THE TIGHTLY SPACED BLOCKS FOLLOWING THE ORTHOGONAL SPANISH GRID RUNNING ENDLESSLY ACROSS THE VASTNESS OF THE CITY OF BUENOS AIRES PRESENTS AN URGE TO RETHINK THE CULTURE OF CONGESTION IN VIEW OF WHAT THE RAPID GROWTH OF THE CITY IS LEAVING OUT.

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existing geometry of the housing units simplified into a symmetrical grid.

introduction of a system of incremental divisions to generate variations in the vertical scale.

resultant stepped housing similer to that of the traffic island typology proposed by Raymond Hood for Manhattan.

the resultant typology transforms the existing flat blocks of Buenos Aires into a diverse topography.

DEVELOPMENT OF A GENERIC CASE:

THE DESIGN INVESTIGATION ADAPTED A SCIENTIFIC METHODOLOGY TO TEST THE CONFLICTS CREATED BY THE AMALGAMATION OF TWO DIFFERENT TYPOLOGIES. THE ‘PROCESS OF DIAGRAMMING’ PLAYED A CENTRAL ROLE IN CAREFULLY ANALYZING THE POSSIBLE VARIATIONS OF EACH STAGE IN THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT.

THE PROPOSAL TRIES TO INVESTIGATE THE POTENTIALS OF THE TRADITIONAL CASA CHORIZO UNITS WITH A NEW SYSTEM OF ORGANIZATION. THE RESULTANT TYPOLOGY FORMS A CONTINUOUS TOPOGRAPHY, MERGING THE BLOCKS WITH THE LANDSCAPE USING STEPPED TERRACES AND PROGRAMMED COURTYARDS.

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THE RESULTANT CITY FABRIC SHOWS A VARIATION OF TOPOGRAPHY GENERATED NOT OUT OF THE ECONOMICAL HIERARCHY OF THE CITY BUT INSTEAD GUIDED BY AN AMALGAMATION OF TWO DIFFERENT PROGRAMS TOGETHER. THE INNATE RESISTANCE & LIMITATIONS OF THESE PROGRAMS ENGENDER AN UNPREDICTABLE SKYLINE AND A VIBRANT URBAN SPACE.

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ECOscraper AN INVESTIGATION INTO BIOCLIMATIC SKYSCRAPERS & ENERGY SAVING POSSIBILITIES IN VIEW OF SUSTAINABLE HIGH-RISE ARCHITECTURE.

IN THE TRUEST SENSE OF THE WORD, SKYSCRAPERS ARE AMONG THE MOST OUTSTANDING, IMPOSING ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURES, AND THEY CONSEQUENTLY HAVE PREOCCUPIED AND INSPIRED ARCHITECTS, WRITERS, ARTISTS, PHILOSOPHERS, ENGINEERS AND EVEN PROPHETS FOR CENTURIES. IN VIEW OF CHAOTICALLY DEVELOPING BOMBAY, WHAT SHOULD BE OF GREATER CONCERN IS HOW THESE SKYSCRAPERS ARE DESIGNED AND WHETHER THERE ARE EFFECTIVE PLANNING CONTROLS FOR THE LOCATION, DESIGN, FORM AND BENEFICIAL CHARACTERISTICS. UNFORTUNATELY, THE OBSERVATION OF THE EXISTING SCENARIO IN BOMBAY SHOWS THAT THE DEVELOPERS ARE IN COMPETITION JUST TO COMMERCIALLY EXPLOIT THE AVAILABLE SPACE. THERE IS HARDLY ANY CONCERN ABOUT HUMANITY OR SOCIAL INTERACTION. THE BUILDING TYPOLOGY WHICH CAN BECOME AN ICONIC DEVICE TO INTERACT, IS BEEN LOOKED AT AS A MONEY-MAKING MACHINE.RATHER THAN CONTINUING AN EVERLASTING DEBATE ABOUT THE NECESSITY AND VIABILITY OF THE SKYSCRAPERS IN THE BOOMING MEGA CITIES, THE DISSERTATION INTENDED TO STUDY AND OPTIMIZE THE POSITIVE SIDE OF THE HIGH-RISE ARCHITECTURE. BASED ON THE PREMISE THAT THE SKYSCRAPERS ARE INEVITABLE PART OF THE FUTURE CITIES, THE THESIS INTENDED TO FORMULATE A BETTER HIGH-RISE SOLUTION FOR A SELECTED CONTEXT. A WELL ACCESSIBLE CHUNK OF LAND OCCUPIED BY DEFUNCT COTTON-TEXTILE MILLS LOCATED IN CENTRAL BOMBAY WAS SELECTED TO CARRY OUT THE EXPERIMENTATION. SUSTAINABILITY, URBAN INTERACTION & MANAGING COMPLEXITIES GENERATED BY THE SHEAR SIZE OF THE STRUCTURE, WERE SOME OF THE VERY CRUCIAL ASPECTS, WHICH GOVERNED THE DESIGN INVESTIGATIONS.

The design experimentations were carried out with the help of a series of alternatives; starting with the most apparent, central core design.......

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The first design alternative comprised of a working area surrounded by green zones to act like a filter by decreasing the intensity of wind and temperature. The entire floor plate will then gradually reduce and rotate as it goes higher.

This arrangement added extra stability and created the corners of the floor plates to project out to shade the floors below.

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The uncontrollable size of the working areas & the unjustified proportion of the service cores, gave rise to the second alternative; in which, the floor plates were divided into two working areas and a multistoried atrium as a shared green area.

The overall composition resulted into a combination of such clusters which changed their orientation with the increasing height.

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The complexity and uncertainty of the structural scheme demanded a linear form of the floor plates, resulting into the third and the final alternative. The aerodynamic form also allowed a simplified structural scheme and increased surface area producing better opportunities for light and ventilation.

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Each floor receives daylight either from the exterior skin or from the atrium. The skin is divided according to the various zones based on the height and the orientation, and the corresponding facades are easily adjustable by the users so as to maintain the required ambiance inside the spaces.

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A FLEXIBLE INTERIOR SPACE WITH LEAST least structural obstructions STRUCTURAL OBSTRUCTIONS ACHIEVED

BY HANGING THE achieved FLOOR PLATES TO THEthe floor by hanging BEAMS AND CONCENTRATING LOAD ON THE plates to the beams and PERIPHERAL COLUMNS.

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AN ATRIUM TO MAINTAIN THE VERTICAL

COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE FLOORS, An atrium to maintain the vertical communication between AND ALSO TO DISTRIBUTE LIGHT AND AIR the floors, and VENTILATION also to distribute light and air ventilation THROUGHOUT ITS HEIGHT. throughout its height.

The recreation of green areas in the sky to act like breathers and THE to cool down the RECREATION OF GREEN AREAS IN THE SKY atmosphere.

TO ACT LIKE BREATHERS AND TO internal COOL DOWN THE INTERNAL ATMOSPHERE.

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The aerodynamic form of the structure allows to divert and difuse the wind so as to make it usable inside.

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The skyscraper being a dynamic building typology in itself can act as an icon of the economic might of the city of Bombay, thus the design could be exploited to communicate the economic as well as the social potential of the city.

The proposal would eventually lead to the generation of more job opportunities in the vicinity, which has a high rate of unemployment as a result of offloading of the mill workers in the recent years, thus it would be a potential economic boon for these workers.

The design will generate additional green open-to-sky spaces on the ground which can be used for various recreational purposes.

AS WE KNOW, BOMBAY AS A METROPOLIS IS HUNGRY FOR THE SUPPLY OF URBAN LAND AND IT TREMENDOUSLY LACKS IN TERMS OF OPEN GREEN SPACES. IN SUCH SITUATION, THE LAND OCCUPIED BY THESE MILLS SHOULD BE LOOKED AT AS A RESOURCE AVAILABLE, WHICH SHOULD BE RECYCLED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITY. INSTEAD OF GROWING HORIZONTALLY, IF WE TRY TO EXPAND VERTICALLY, WE CAN FREE A LOT OF LAND TO GENERATE GREEN OPEN TO SKY SPACES WHICH CAN VARY FROM LARGE PLAYGROUNDS TO SMALL PARKS; IN WHICH A VARIETY OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES CAN TAKE PLACE. LARGE PUBLIC PLAZAS WITH GREEN AVENUES CAN BE CREATED. IN THAT MANNER, GOING HIGH-RISE CAN BE A BETTER EXPERIMENT IN ORDER TO OPTIMIZE THE AVAILABLE LAND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITY; PROVIDED THAT THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SHOULD ALSO TAKE CARE OF THE INFRASTRUCTURAL ARRANGEMENTS.

PROPOSED SECONDARY LAYER OF UNDERGROUND CIRCULATION TO AVOID ADDITIONAL BURDEN ON THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE. THE BUILDING IS CONNECTED TO THE NEAREST RAILWAY STATIONS AND BUS DEPOTS WITH UNDERGROUND TUNNELS.

THE OPEN TO SKY GREEN AREAS GENERATED ON GROUND ARE UTILIZED FOR THE PUBLIC GARDENS WHICH IS AN ABSOLUTE NECESSITY FOR THE CITY OF BOMBAY.

THE MILL STRUCTURES WHICH ARE IN GOOD CONDITIONS ARE PROPOSED TO BE UTILIZED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE MILL WORKERS.

FREEDOM PARK

FREEDOM PARK WAS THE OPEN COMPETITION ORGANIZED BY THE BANGALORE STATE GOVERNMENT IN 2003. THE INTENTION WAS TO REVITALIZE THE DEFUNCT BANGALORE CENTRAL JAIL WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE HEART OF THE CITY, YET ISOLATED FROM THE PUBLIC ACCESS. IT’S A HUGE PIECE OF LAND WHICH IS DEAD SINCE ALMOST FIVE YEARS AND THE GOVERNMENT HAS OPTED TO USE IT AS AN OPEN PUBLIC ZONE. THE COMPETITION ENTRY GOT SHORT LISTED IN THE TOP TEN AMONG THE EIGHTY PARTICIPANTS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

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THE INTENTION OF THE DESIGN WAS TO RE-LOOK THE NOTION OF A PASSIVE RECREATION ZONE THAT A CONVENTIONAL PARK HAS IN A CITY. IT WAS OBSERVED THAT BANGALORE HAS MANY OF THESE BREATHERS ALREADY. INSTEAD AN ACTIVITY MATRIX THAT USES THE INFORMAL NATURE OF A PARK WAS CONCEPTUALIZED. THIS ACTIVITY MATRIX IS CONCEIVED IN SUCH A WAY THAT ONE COULD PLAN OUT THEIR ENTIRE DAY ACCORDING TO THE VARIOUS ACTIVITIES OF THE PARK. THE EDGE BETWEEN THE SITE AND THE CITY HAS BEEN REMOVED. ONE CAN ENTER AND EXIT THE PARK FROM ANYWHERE. THE EDGE ALSO MEETS THE CITY WITH VARIOUS ACTIVITIES LIKE BUS STOPS, LATE NIGHT COFFEE STALLS, EARLY MORNING TEA STALLS, NEWS PAPER STANDS, WHICH ARE RECOGNIZED AS ANIMATED OBJECTS. THE BANGALORE EYE, CITY CAM, THE THRILL OF WATCHING THE CITY FROM THE TOP. THE EXISTING TOWER MULTIPLIED CHANGES FROM PANOPTICON FOR THE JAIL TO ONE FOR THE CITY. THIS CITY-CAM HOVERS OVER THE TOWER. THE APPROACH STAIRCASE AND BRIDGE TO THE TOWER ARE HIDDEN WITHIN THE PROPOSED WOODED STRETCH.

[CUBBON PARK] ONE OF THE COMMONLY OBSERVED SIGHT IN BANGALORE CITY : LUSH GREEN PASSIVE PARKS, FENCED FROM ALL SIDES & NO HUMAN ACTIVITY BECAUSE OF LACK OF PROGRAMMED RECREATION.

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THE INFORMAL NATURE OF A PARK HAS BEEN EXPLOITED TO MAKE THE ART GALLERY MORE AN ART NON-GALLERY THAT OPENS UP COMPLETELY INTO THE PLAZA. A BOOKSHOP AND A READING LIBRARY IN THE PARK PROVIDE AN OPTION OF READING IN THE WOODS. THE DISCOTHEQUE AND THE RESTAURANT, MAKE THE PARK ACTIVE AT NIGHT. THE AMPHITHEATRE IS NEARLY A GRASS SLOPE FOR A PLAY, DRAMA, THEATRE OR A EVEN A MOVIE IN THE PARK. A COVERED PATHWAY, RUNNING THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE PARK ACTS LIKE A LOCATER. ONE CAN HIRE CYCLES AND CYCLE AROUND A MEANDERING CYCLE-TRACK.

Hey, the snaps I was showing you were taken from the top....all the way there!

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Various small objects are placed in and around the periphery of the park, these may be food courts, cycle hiring kiosks, newspaper stands, telephone booths, late night coffee-stalls, etc.

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I have a surprise for you....will tell you when we reach the top!

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The mobile video garden is a simple screen-cum projector on wheels, which can be hired at a kiosk in the park along with a movie and can be pulled to a favorite spot in the park.

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DESIGN COMPETITION FOR THE EXTENSION TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DESIGN, AHMEDABAD 2005 WITH AR. SEN KAPADIA

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THE DESIGN STRATEGY COMPRISED OF AN AMORPHOUS SYSTEM OF INTERLINKED SPACES TO BREAK THE MONOTONY ENGENDERED BY THE REPETITIVE PROGRAMS. THE GEOMETRY OF THE STRUCTURE WAS MAINLY GENERATED AS THE CLIMATIC RESPONSE TO THE CONTEXT, WITH TILTED SELF-SHADING SOUTH FACADES AND MAXIMIZED SURFACE AREA ON NORTH FACADES. THE RESULTANT STRUCTURE CREATED OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNPREDICTABLE SERIES OF AVENUES AND SPONTANEOUS MEETING PLACES. THE LANDSCAPE PARTICIPATES INTO THE SPATIAL CONFIGURATION WITH HOLLOW EARTH-BURMS TO COVER SPACES FOR DISPLAY AND EXHIBITION. THE CENTRAL MEANDERING WALKWAY TIES ALL THE SPACES TOGETHER TO FORM A SUCCESSION OF EVENTS, KEEPING THE CAMPUS LIFE ACTIVE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE UNDULATING FAÇADE ABUTTING THE WALKWAY BECOMES AN INTERACTIVE ELEMENT KEEPING THE USER, ENGAGED WITH THE ACTIVITIES INSIDE THE STRUCTURE.

Building components as amorphous interlinked units to avoid monolithic form; expressing openness for phased development.

Built form integrated with landscape as modified topography and hanging gardens on upper levels to provide coolth and natural environments.

Specific scale and character assigned to a c a d e m i c , residential and publik spaces to create vibrant campus plan.

Internal spaces are lit by diffused light, reflected deep inside by the light-shafts.

The buffer space acts like a filter to keep away the heat and cools down the internal ambient air.

Overcoming the harshness of hot and dry climate of Ahmedabad, the design solution maintains an active campus life with a dialogue between the interiors and the exteriors.

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Central shaded pedestrian street to present experiential architecture suffused with landmark signage and places for informal congregations.

Brick paving absorbs moisture and maintains coolness in the environment.

Landscaping with appropriate trees, earth burms, ground covers and water bodies to provide congenial microclimate and not as adjunct decorative gardens.

Slopes deflect away southwest hot air in summer.

The existing NID building is based on a strict geometrical pattern yet making an interesting space out of balanced proportions and flexible interiors lit by diffused light entering from internal courtyards.

Internal 'street' provides connectivity to various academic disciplines and is interspersed with foyers, courtyards and display areas for spontaneous meeting places.

Skylight protected by a layer of glass to reflect and diffuse light inside the atriums.

Dense, linear and meandering plan is suggestive of traditional shaded and interactive streets of Ahmedabad.

Courtyards with vegetation to get maximum light with minimum heat accumulation.

In contrast to the existing building, the proposed one follows no strict rigid pattern, but achieves an interesting spatial configuration using organic pattern, with a sensitive response to the climate.

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[1] PASSAGE CUM EXHIBITION AREA [2] CENTRAL ATRIUM AND INTERACTION SPACE [3] SOUTH FAÇADE INCLINED TO REDUCE HARSH SUNLIGHT

THE SMART USE OF NATURAL LIGHT WAS THE KEY TO THE INTERIOR AMBIANCE. THE SKYLIGHTS WERE STRATEGICALLY DESIGNED TO REFLECT THE LIGHT THROUGH THE CONCRETE ROOF AND DIFFUSE IT EVENLY INTO THE ATRIUMS AND PASSAGES. THE SOLAR PATH DICTATED THE FAÇADE AND ROOF DETAILING.

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[studio of dirt & art : personal organic dwelling] Design competition by Andes Sprouts Society, New York [2009] with Kleinmann Architects, New York A SELF-CONTAINED MOBILE LIVING LABORATORY THAT IS PRE-FABRICATED IN THE SHOP, TRANSPORTED TO THE SITE AND ASSEMBLED. THE 3 CONNECTED LIVING UNITS ARE CREATED FROM MATERIALS THAT HAVE ALREADY MADE THEIR CARBON FOOTPRINT: CRATES, BOTTLES AND TRUCKS. SHARED SERVICES (TOILET, FOOD PREP, ETC.) ARE LOCATED ON THE FLATBED SPINE, AND THE INDIVIDUAL STUDIOS EXTEND OUTWARD. THE LIVING LABORATORY IS A PLACE FOR SHELTER, A STUDIO FOR ART, AND A LABORATORY FOR EXPLORING AND GROWING ALTERNATIVE PLANTING TECHNIQUES.

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THE PROCESS OF BUILDING UP THE PROTOTYPES: The trailer shell is replaced with double-thick plywood that is hinged and unfolded.

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The crates are connected to create panels which are then fastened together to form the outer walls. They can also be insulated, reversed, alternated, or perforated for windows.

The crates allow for a individualized patterns and textures, and can be hinged for interior shelving or exterior boxes for seedlings and vining.

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THE INTERIORS ARE NATURALLY LIT DUE TO THE BOTTLE WALLS & RANDOMLY ALTERED CRATES. THE ROOF & WOODEN CRATE WALLS OFFER SUBSTANTIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR INSULATION DETAILS AGAINST THE COLD CLIMATE IN UPSTATE NEW YORK. THE FURNITURE INSIDE THE PROTOTYPES CAN BE FLEXIBLY MADE USING THE SAME WOODEN CRATES WITHOUT ANY SKILLED LABOR. THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE CAN BE FOLDED IN A COMPACT CARRIER TO MOVE IT & REASSEMBLE IN OTHER AREAS ACCORDING TO THE ANNUAL CROP ROTATION CYCLES.

ALL THE REQUIRED MATERIAL FOR BUILDING UP THE BASIC PROTOTYPES CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY OFFICES FOR NO COST. CHEAP & LIGHT-WEIGHT MATERIALS AND EASE OF CONSTRUCTION MAKES IT FEASIBLE FOR THESE STRUCTURES TO BE BUILT ANYWHERE FOR ANY PURPOSE.

BANAGANGA CREMATORIUM

THE BANAGANGA CREMATORIUM IS METAPHORICALLY PERCEIVED AS A CONCLUSION OF A TRAIN OF EVENTS STARTING FROM THE BANAGANGA TEMPLE. BESIDES, THIS IS THE ONLY OPEN SPACE IN THE PRECINCT WHICH HAS A POTENTIAL TO BE DEVELOPED INTO A PUBLIC AREA. CONSIDERING BOTH THESE ASPECTS, THE CREMATORIUM WAS DESIGNED, COMBINING THE TWO ACTIVITIES WITH A DIRECT THOROUGHFARE TOWARDS THE SEA, ACTING AS A BUFFER. THE RESULTING SPACE OFFERS A COMBINATION OF PRIVATE AND SILENT SPACES GIVING AN OPPORTUNITY TO THE MOURNER TO MEDITATE WITH THE INFINITE SEA AND GRADUALLY COPE UP TO ACCEPT THE HARSH REALITY.

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The subtle landscape on one side forms an open to sky meditation zone, balancing the relatively gloomy rituals on the other side. The crematorium's main structure, where all the rituals take place is silent and minimal in TWO & FOUR WHEELER PARKING appearance, allowing maximum interaction with the sea.

The existing shrines on the site are kept in its present form, retaining the past memories. The existing trees and shrubs established at various points in the site have been reinforced by planting deciduous and evergreen trees around the perimeter helping to screen the buildings from the overlooking properties.

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The thoroughfare metaphorically represents the pathway towards the infinity.

For the clearer reading of the separation of activities; the site is divided into various zones interlinked together with hard and soft landscapes. The overall solution results into a design which is harmonious with the user's state of mind, which is the most important concern behind a crematorium design.

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GOOGLE EARTH: re-thinking the city through its image:

GOOGLE EARTH IS FAST BECOMING A PREMIERE DESTINATION, NO LONGER MERELY A CONVENIENT PRELUDE AND OCCASIONAL SUBSTITUTE TO REAL TRAVEL, BUT A PORTAL FOR INFORMATION OF ENCYCLOPEDIC PROPORTIONS. GOOGLE EARTH CAN APPEAR AS A DENSE AND RICHLY LAYERED LANDSCAPE OF GRAPHIC AND TEXTUAL INFORMATION, ALL POTENTIAL POINTS OF ACCESS TO AN INFINITE NUMBER OF WEB-BASED SITES, NOW LINKED TO SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS. THIS GRAVITY-LESS, HYBRID CONDITION, WHERE VIRTUAL BUILDINGS, INFORMATION, AND ADVERTISING COEXIST SEAMLESSLY, IS AN IDEAL LABORATORY AND TESTING GROUND FOR IDEAS IN ARCHITECTURE, LANDSCAPE, AND URBANISM.

THE CITY IS IMAGINED TO BE SHAPED UP BY EVENTS HAPPENING IN REAL WORLD. EVERY EVENT CREATES ITS FOLD (A PERMANENT LOCATION) IN THE CITY DEVELOPING CONNECTIONS WITH SIMILAR EVENTS; WHICH EVENTUALLY BECOMES PART OF THE DATA PLANES (IN THE FORM OF STATISTICS, IMAGES, OPINIONS, PREDICTIONS, ETC.). A PERSON CAN EXIST IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS DEPENDING UPON HIS PARTICIPATION IN VARIOUS EVENTS. YOU CAN TRAVEL ON THE DATA-PLANES AS WELL AS ON THE EVENT-FOLDS. YOU CAN KEEP EXPLORING THE ANIMATING DATA PLANES AND THE TRACES LEFT BEHIND BY YOU (IN THE FORM OF EVENTS) WILL CREATE FOLDS INTO THE CITY MAKING IT MORE SOPHISTICATED AND VIBRANT IN EXPERIENCE. IT IS A STRUCTURE OF A MECHANISM OF DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM REDUCED TO ITS IDEAL FORM. THIS CITY IS CONSTRUCTED, DEVELOPED AND CELEBRATED ENTIRELY BY THE PEOPLE. EACH MOMENT IN THE HISTORY IS FROZEN AND PRESERVED IN ITS PLACE & YOU ARE FREE TO WANDER THROUGH IT IN ANY DIMENSION.

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Re-imagined structure of the city as a layered set of data; constantly changing and getting reshaped by the additional information.

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The past is yet to come & yesterday may follow later The city is unchained from time In the timeless city, The time stays, …..& you wander

TIME IN A CITY AN OPEN INTERNATIONAL COMETITION ORGANISED BY DOM-NA-BRESTSCOY, RUSSIA IN AUG 2005, DONE WITH TWO COLEAGUES OF MINE. THE INTENTION WAS TO EXPRESS ‘TIME’ AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LIFE IN THE CITIES. WE EVISIONED THE METAPHOR OF A RUBIX CUBE AS A TOOL TO QUESTION THE LINEARITY OF TIME AND TO INVENT DIFFERENT SITUATIONS AND CONNECTIONS BETWEEN EVENTS.

SACHIN MULAY

EDUCATION: Master of Architecture [Aug 2008] Cornell University, College of Art, Architecture and Planning, Ithaca, New York Territory of Investigation: Architecture + Urbanism

Bachelor of Architecture [Oct 2002] Bombay University, Pillai’s College of Architecture, Bombay, India Design Thesis: An Exploration into Sustainable Bioclimatic Skyscrapers ACHIEVEMENTS: First citation for the Charles Correa Gold Medal 2002 for the best design thesis in Bombay University, India First prize for Nari Gandhi Trophy (group work), 2002 First prize in Tensile design competition & Product design competition held by PiCA, Bombay, 1999 Second prize in Landscape Design competition (group work) organized by the Rotary club of Panvel, India, 2001 Runner up in Freedom Park Competition (group work), Bangalore, 2003 R.D.Sethna Scholarship for outstanding graduates in Bombay, 2007 Scholarship by TataChem Golden Jubilee Foundation, 2007 Ratan Tata Travel Grants, 2007-2008 Lotus trust Scholarship for Graduate studies, 2007 Graduate Student Work Exhibited at E. Sibley Gallery, AAP, Cornell University, New York, 2008 EXPERIENCE: Intermediate Architect, Atelier Jean Nouvel + Level Architecture, New York [Dec 2008 – Mar 2009] Visiting Design Critic, Pillai’s College of Architecture, Bombay, India [Jul 2005 – Apr 2007] Associate Architect, Sen Kapadia Architects, Bombay [Aug 2005 – Jan 2006] Intermediate Architect, Sen Kapadia Architects, Bombay [Jan 2004 – Jul 2005] Junior Architect, S+PS Architects, Bombay [Jun 2002 – Nov 2003]

ACTIVITIES: Headed artist’s residency competition for Andes Sprouts society, NY with Kleinmann Architects, New York Team leader for the G-Sen Design trophy organized by the National Association of Students of Architecture, India Headed the research team for the HUDCO housing trophy at the National Association of Students of Architecture, India Team leader for the ‘Time in the City’ international competition organized by the Dom na Brestscoy, Russia RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS: ‘Changing social structures in the Digital Era’ with Prof. Branden Hookway ‘Production: a shift of power from hardware to software’ with Prof. Andre Bideau ‘What does music look like?’ with Prof. Branden Hookway

Thanks to all the collaborators for their valuable help & advice SACHIN MULAY

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2002-2009