Samarth Patel Portfolio by Samarth Patel

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Samarth Patel under graduate work 2010-2015

Architecture for me has opened closed undiscovered doors, provided me with new grounds and new paths to explore. It has widened the spectrum of thoughts and ideas in me. The idea of understanding a subject / an issue up to its root and then ďŹ nding a solution always excites me and motivates me to provide more and more efforts onto it. Like a semi-colon which means â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;the author could have ended the sentence but he chose not toâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; same is the process of architecture; there is no end.

Contents 1.

Curriculum Vitae

Anthropometry Studio

Contextual Studio

Professional Training

Housing Studio

Urban Design Studio

Dissertation

Supplementary Works

Curriculum Vitae

Samarth Patel A-18/19 Sarita Darshan Soc, Near Gateway Hotel, Parle Point, Surat-395007

Contact No: +91 99255 09977 E-mail ID: samarth.patel52@gmail.com

Educational Qualiﬁcations  10th - St. Xavier’s High School - GSHSEB - 87%  12th Science - St. Xavier’s High School - GSHSEB - 72%  Bachelor of Architecture - A.P.I.E.D. - SPU - First Class with Distinction

Academic Accomplishments  Second Prize in design studio-1 and studio-4, also was awarded the second for overall performance in ﬁrst year.  Active involvement for installation design out of waste materials in factories during Vidyog 2010 (Industrial Expo) and designed 4

different installations to be displayed for the expo and were awarded ﬁrst and third prize for the same.  Research and documentation group work on Sidhpur published in the Times of India.  Active part in NASA, G.Sen trophy 2012/13 (re-designing depleting major spine of traditional Indian city) and were shortlisted in top 10

entries at Annual NASA 2013.  Also worked for LIK trophy 2012/13 (Documentation of Earth Architecture) and were shortlisted in top 10 entries at Annual NASA 2013.  Took part in Convention Trophy NASA, which was to make a documentary on a material (raw products, process and application); Fly-

ash bricks as a material were documented and were awarded Third prize at Annual NASA 2013.

Co-Curricular Activities Took part in installation design for Vidyog 2010 (Industrial Expo) Designing murals for college festival and also wall paintings in college canteen. Documentation for various aspects of traditional Indian city. Participated in many design competitions for college and individually too. Attended Annual Nasa 2012 Ahmedabad, Zonal NASA 2012 Jabalpur, Annual NASA 2013 Sonipat and Annual NASA 2015 Chennai. Participated in fashion show at Zonal NASA 2012 Jabalpur and won ﬁrst prize for the same. Also won the Convention trophy (Best College) at Zonal NASA 2012 Jabalpur, which included colleges from West zone ( Gujarat, Maharashtra and South Rajasthan).  Attended various workshops like ‘Thinking Out of the Box’ by Dipen Gada, Theatre workshop, photography and creative writing.      

Work Experience - Intern at Architect Hafeez Contractor (AHC), Mumbai  Residential + Commercial Complex for Suwalka & Suwalka builders, Kota, Rajasthan - Presentation Drawings, Furniture Layout and

municipal drawings.  Private Residence + Ofﬁce for Suwalka & Suwalka builders, Kota, Rajasthan - Design Development, Furniture layout and planning options.  Housing for ORBIT builders, Kolkata - Presentation Drawings, Municipal Drawings and Structural resolution / Basement Parking Planning.  Also worked for Bhendi Bazaar re-design Mumbai, DLF township Kakkanad Kochi and Ashoka Township Goa Skills Design and Software Skills AutoCAD 2D Google Sketchup Corel Draw Adobe Photoshop MS Ofﬁce Sketching Hand Drafting

Personal Interests Research Documentation Photography Reading Music Travelling Sports Writing Cycling Philosophy Social Activities Group Discussions

Language Skills English Gujarati Hindi

Anthropometry Studio Post Retirement House

Anthropometry Studio - Post Retirement House The brief was to design a post retirement house for parents at a lake side in Vidhyanagar. As a base to design, the design ideologies of Ar. B.V.Doshi were used as inferences after studying and analyzing his projects.

cosmic relationship | large openings | homogenous facade | breaking of mass | indirect entry | journey | importance to nature As per the philosophies of Ar. B.V.Doshi the planning of the space is linear. The two major trees which acts as the two ends of the journey passes through the built-up denoting the importance of trees and also creates the dramatic journey for the house.

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Legends 1 Main Gate & Parking 2 Entry Approach 3 Kitchen 4 Dinning Area 5 Living Area 6 Master Bedroom 7 OfďŹ ce 8 Puja Area 9 Guest Room 10 Home Theatre 11 Verandah 12 Lake Side Sit-Out

Basic shape openings Fins at verndah - Play of light and shadow Stepped rooďŹ ng creating glass slits for natural light to come in. Cosmic Relationship of building to the sky. Lake Side Elevation

Contextual Studio Artisanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Residence

Contextual Studio - Artisan’s (Cobbler) Residence The study and Documentation of the village included:  Documenting the spine street of the village and 24 houses and public spaces around the street.  History  Climate and Topography  Regional study  Soci-Economic analysis  Lifestyle study  Construction Material  Handicraft business  Infrastructure

Mumbai Maharashtra Ratnagiri district Malgund

A dominant division of spaces is created as per the functions. Residence and workshop are divided by a linear wall looking into the privacy factor of the residents. While the commercial shop is at the major street junction.

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Workshop

STRE

Residence

8 AANGAN

Shop 1

MAIN ENTRY

ENTRY

Part one of the contextual s t u d i o w a s t h e documentation of Malgund village located on the konkan beach, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. A thorough study and documentation was carried out of the village. The design brief was how the essence of the context can be translated into the new designed spaces.

Legends 1 Main Gate & Parking 2 Aangan 3 Home 4 Courtyard 5 Well 6 Backyard 7 Shop / Public Gathering Space 8 Workshop 9 Storage 10 Servant Quarters 11 Service Entry The site is located at a street junction on the major village street. Opposite to the site is the village community gathering space which sees a large number of people attracted to at different hours of the day. Also it has recreational activities attracting various age groups. Thus taking advantage of the scenario, a open verandah for people is provided along with the shop for better sales of the products.

WORKSHOP

STORE

SHOP

Step 3: Here the slippers are stitched as per their design. The process is completely hand done. Then the slippers are applied colour by a machine and left to dry out on the platform outside.

+ 0.60mt

SWAYAMPAKGHAR

KHOLI

+ 0.30mt

CUTTING PLATFORM

Step 2: Cutting Platform to cut raw leather sheets in the size of single piece.

Materials used:  Red mud compressed blocks for wall construction 200 mm x 200 mm x 400 mm.  Mixture of cow-dung and white coastal sand for interior wall plaster.  Wooden Beams of 200 mm x 150 mm.  Wooden Rafters of 100 mm x 100 mm placed at 400 mm center to center.  Wooden battens of 50 mm x 50 mm placed at 350 mm center to center..  Mangalore tiles for rooﬁng.

DEVGHAR KHOLI

+ 0.15mt

RAW STORAGE

Step 1: Storage of raw leather sheets.

KHOLI OTI

PADVI

Step 4: The slippers are packed and stored. Step 5: The product are showcased and sold from this shop. It also has a open public gathering space in front of the shop to attract more people. There is an existing community space on opposite side.

Section Through Residence

Section Through Workshop

Professional Training AHC Ar. Hafeez Contractor

Professional Training - Residential Complex for Orbit Builders, Kolkata This is a Residential project for Orbit builders in Kolkata. The site is a 15,750 sq.mt area with 3750 sq.mt of manmade lake / water body. In total there are 5 residential blocks of 12 floors each, with a club house / public amenities on the first two floors of each tower.

Upper Basement

Lower Basement Resolving the column layout structurally as well as aesthetically and also planning out the upper and lower basement as per the parking requirements. Floating columns and type columns have been denoted in the drawings.

Block 3

Block 1

Typical Floor Furniture Layout

Worked out the furniture layout of typical floor plans of different blocks. Also worked on the landscape planning on the stilt floor and club house at the first floor. Worked upon the municipal drawings of basement, sections and elevations.

Block 4

3 Key Plan

Professional Training - Residential Complex for Suwalka & Suwalka Builders. Kota, Rajasthan This is a Commercial + Residential project for Suwalka & Suwalka builders in Kota, Rajasthan. The site is a 10,900 sq.mt rectangle with road on three sides. In total there are 6 residential blocks of 12 floors each, with a club house on the top floor and commercial shops on the ground floor. Front Elevation

Ground Floor Plan

Site Plan

Basement Plan

5' WIDE DECK

DUCT

4' WIDE DECK

TOILET 6'0" X 6'6"

MASTER BEDROOM 12'3" X 13'6"

TOILET 8'0" X 5'0"

BEDROOM -1

MASTER BEDROOM

BEDROOM -1

LIVING

10'6" X 13'3"

10'6" X 14'6"

10'0" X 14'0"

10'6" X 11'3"

DRESSER 5'3" X 5'9"

DUCT

TOILET

4' WIDE DECK

3'6'' WIDE PASSAGE

8'0" X 6'0"

4'9" WIDE PASSAGE

3'6" WIDE PASSAGE

4' WIDE DECK

BEDROOM - 2

COMM. TOILET

DINING

12'3" X 11'0"

5'6" x 7'9"

11'6'' X 8'3"

COMM. TOILET DINING

BEDROOM

TOILET

8'9" X 5'0"

11'9" X 11'3"

5'0" X 7'6"

12'0'' X 8'3"

FLAT-02

SHAFT

FLAT-03

8'0'' X 2'0"

FOYER 4'9" X 4'0"

KITCHEN

SHAFT

13'6" X 8'3"

4'0" X 8'0"

ELEC. SHAFT

LOBBY 8'0" X 27'6"

LIFT 8'0" X 6'9"

KITCHEN 12'3" X 8'3"

5'0'' WIDE UTILITY

A.C. LEDGE

FOYER 4'6" X 4'0"

5'0'' WIDE UTILITY

LIFT 10'0" X 6'9"

Block 1 & 6

4'3" X 6'9"

DN PASSAGE 4'.0" WIDE

S.TOILET

FLAT-01

SERVANT ROOM 8'3"X 6'6"

P.TOI 6'0" X 8'0" DUCT

5'3" X 3'0"

8'0'' WIDE UTILITY

Block 2 & 5

15'6" X 12'9"

C.B.

4' WIDE DECK

BED ROOM - 02

FOYER 8'0" X 6'6"

4'0" X 6'3"

TOILET

A.C. LEDGE

PASSAGE 4'.0" WIDE

DRESSER

DINING

6'0" X 9'9"

16'9" X 10'6"

KITCHEN

STORE

12'3" X 10'0"

6'0" X 10'0"

COMM. TOILET DUCT

TOILET 8'0'' X 6'0"

8'3" X 6'0"

DRESSER

DUCT

7'3" X 6'0"

PASSAGE 4'0'' WIDE

PASSAGE 5'0'' WIDE

TOILET 8'0" X 6'0"

4' WIDE DECK

7'0'' WIDE DECK

MASTER BED ROOM 12'3" X 16'6"

BEDROOM - 01

LIVING

10'6" X 13'3"

14'9" X 13'6"

BEDROOM-3 12'0" X 12'3"

3.42 \[11'-3"

DECK BELOW

4'0'' WIDE DECK

DECK BELOW

4'0" WIDE DECK 6'0" WIDE DECK

Block 3

Block 4

Furniture Layout

Key Plan

Professional Training - Residential Bungalow for Suwalka & Suwalka Builders. Kota, Rajasthan This is a Residential bungalow for Suwalka & Suwalka builders in Kota, Rajasthan. The site is a 5 acre plot. The requirement of the client was to design in such a way that he gets privacy for his residence while also wants a better access for his ofďŹ ce. The brief wanted a design which cater to the residential as well as commercial needs of the client. Hence the spaces designed are private - semi private - public.

Professional Training - Residential Bungalow for Suwalka & Suwalka Builders. Kota, Rajasthan Conceptual Furniture Layout of Residential Bungalow

Ground Floor Plan

First Floor Plan

Conceptual Furniture plan for residential block. The residential bungalow is a G+1 structure with 5 BHK. Worked upon various alternatives / options for conceptual office layout of builder’s office and conceptual planning of the recreational / office block.

MAGAZINE STAND

P.A. 3.00M X 2.50M

FEATURE

CONFERENCE 4.40M X 6.00M

RECEPTION

1.20 M WIDE PASSAGE

REST ROOM 3.20M X 4.30M

PANTRY 2.00M X 2.00M

PRIVATE OFFICE 3.85M X 6.40M

DECK 2.55M X 3.85M

MODEL SPACE

TOILET 3.25M X 3.10M

TOILET 3.20M X 1.25M

1.40 M WIDE PASSAGE

DISPLAY PANNEL

WAITING AREA 5.70M X 2.55M

WORK STATION 7.00M X 3.00M

Ofﬁce Layout Option

Ofﬁce Layout Option Recreational / Ofﬁce Building Layout Option

Housing Studio Housing for self-contained community

Housing Studio - Housing for Self-Contained Community The intent was to take up a housing project with emphasis on creating a self sustaining residential complex that consists of mix of housing types + encompasses basic amenities required for sustaining that particular community. Designing a space for fresh opportunities, creating an live-workplay environment. The site is at outskirts of Vallabh Vidhyanagar with area of 15.5 Ha. With an expected population catering to 2500 people and 500 housing units. Also the site is in close vicinity to Karamsad and Borsad, hence it is a very strategic location with three major contexts close around.

Karamsad

Vallabh Vidhyanagar

Borsad

The current state of the lake is dried up and the local farmers have made it a flat land with soil filling. My concept was to revitalize the lake / water body and incorporate it with the overall planning of spaces. As there existed a lake there would still be underground water channels which would empty their catch in the same spot; focusing on that fact I placed certain water collecting ponds / percolation ponds in the site and capitalized those ponds as a community space and amenities for the residents. The road linkage and the zones followed then after. These ponds would collect the rain water and percolate into the under ground streams which would revitalize the lake. Also permeable paver blocks have been used for all residential zones which would maintain the water level of the underground water table. The aim of the project was promoting and delivering better opportunities for fresh graduate or start-up by graduates; being in close vicinity to Vallabh Vidhyanagar which is the education hub. Hence the concept of Home Office Came up. A person has his/her residence and office in the same premises. All the basic facilities and other requirements for running this particular type of office / business are provided on premises itself. Housing Typology

No. of Units

Home Ofﬁce

250

High End

Rental

125

Service Provider

EWS

Zone

The Zoning for all the typologies are done taking care of the use and visitors foot fall. For any guest visiting ofﬁce can take that entry gate, while EWS / Service Provider / Rental will have to commute to work hence their zone is at the axis connecting Borsad and Karamsad. The High End is at the center with utmost peacefull environment.

Housing Studio - Housing for Self-Contained Community High End Duplex apartment

Home Ofﬁce Studio apartments

Home Ofﬁce Duplex apartments

2 MT WIDE DECK

BEDROOM 4.00MT X 4.80MT 19 SQ.MT

TOILET 2.50MT X 1.90MT TOILET 5.00 SQ.MT 2.90MT X 1.90MT 5.50 SQ.MT

BEDROOM 4.00MT X 5.00MT 20 SQ.MT

TERRACE GARDEN 4.00MT X 6.00MT 24.00 SQ.MT

OFFICE 4.00MT X 4.75MT 19 SQ.MT

WARDROBE

KITCHEN 1.50MT X 2.80MT 4.20 SQ.MT

BEDROOM 4.40MT X 4.80MT 21.10 SQ.MT

2 MT WIDE PASSAGE

LIFT

BEDROOM 5.00MT X 6.00MT 30.00 SQ.MT

PUJA ROOM 4.00MT X 2.00MT 8.00 SQ.MT

BEDROOM 4.40MT X 4.80MT 21.10 SQ.MT

DUCT

LIFT

2 MT WIDE PASSAGE DOWN

KITCHEN 1.50MT X 2.80MT 4.20 SQ.MT

PVT FAMILY AREA 5.60MT X 6.00MT 33.60 SQ.MT

TOILET 2.80MT X 1.90MT 5.30 SQ.MT

PANTRY 1.80MT X 3.00MT 5.50 SQ.MT

2 MT WIDE PASSAGE

DUCT 2 MT WIDE UTILITY

KITCHEN 5.00MT X 3.80MT 19 SQ.MT

LIVING 4.80MT X 3.80MT 18 SQ.MT

TERRACE GARDEN 10.20MT X 4.00MT 40.80 SQ.MT

TOILET 1.80MT X 1.00MT 1.80 SQ.MT

TOILET 3.00MT X 2.00MT 6.00 SQ.MT

BEDROOM 5.00MT X 4.00MT 20.0 SQ.MT

2MT WIDE PASSAGE

LIFT

DUCT

RECEPTION AND WAITING 3.80MT X 4.00MT 15.20 SQ.MT

DUCT

WORKING SPACE 4.00MT X 4.75MT 19 SQ.MT

2 MT WIDE DECK

WARDROBE

PUJA ROOM 3.90MT X 2.20MT 8.60 SQ.MT

2 MT WIDE DECK

2 MT WIDE PASSAGE FIRST FLOOR LVL + 4.50 MT

LIFT

PVT FAMILY AREA 4.80MT X 3.70MT 17.80 SQ.MT

WARDROBE DOWN

TOILET 3.30MT X 1.90MT 6.30 SQ.MT UP

2 MT WIDE DECK

Upper Floor

2 MT WIDE DECK

TOILET 1.90MT X 2.60MT 5.00 SQ.MT

BEDROOM 5.00MT X 4.00MT 20.00 SQ.MT

BEDROOM 4.90MT X 4.00MT 19.60 SQ.MT

FIRST FLOOR LVL + 3.00 MT

Upper Floor 2 MT WIDE DECK

2 MT WIDE UTILITY

WORKING SPACE 5.00MT X 4.00MT 20.00 SQ.MT

OFFICE 4.90MT X 6.00MT 30.00 SQ.MT

UP 2 MT WIDE PASSAGE

KITCHEN 4.80MT X 6.00MT 28.90 SQ.MT LIFT

FOYER 4.00MT X 2.90MT 11.60 SQ.MT

BEDROOM 6.00MT X 4.70MT 28.20 SQ.MT

DUCT

LIFT DUCT

STUDY 5.00MT X 6.00MT 30.00 SQ.MT

TOILET 3.30MT X 3.00MT 10.00 SQ.MT

DINING 3.30MT X 4.00MT 13.20 SQ.MT

HOME THEATRE 5.70MT X 6.00MT 34.20 SQ.MT

LIVING 4.90MT X 4.00MT 19.60 SQ.MT

Lower Floor These are two ﬂoor single unit High End homes. The two levels divide the private spaces to the semi-private spaces; where the former is at the upper level while the latter is the lower ﬂoor. Percolation Pond & Public Amenities

Home Office Studios are a 2 BHK residence connected to office on the same floor. Each floor has one unit. The residence and office share a buffer space of terrace garden which can have multi purpose as per need. The cluster is attached to other cluster through a common staircase. The floors of both clusters are at split levels to each other.

High End Duplex Appt. Zone

TOILET 2.40MT X 1.70MT 4.10 SQ.MT

RECEPTION AND WAITING 5.00MT X 3.90MT 19.50 SQ.MT

PANTRY 3.50MT X 1.80MT 6.30 SQ.MT

FOYER 3.00MT X 2.00MT 6.00 SQ.MT

2 MT WIDE PASSAGE

LIFT TERRACE GARDEN 5.00MT X 3.60MT 18.00 SQ.MT

LIVING 4.40MT X 3.90MT 17.20 SQ.MT

TOILET 2.90MT X 1.60MT 4.60 SQ.MT

3 MT WIDE DECK

UP KITCHEN 4.50MT X 4.00MT 18.00 SQ.MT

DINING 4.50MT X 4.00MT 18.00 SQ.MT

Lower Floor Home Office Duplex are 3BHK and office split on 2 levels. The lower level has office on one part and semi-privte residential spaces on other; while the upper floor has private spaces. Cluster has 2 units / 2 floor. Water Deck & Approach Bridge

Site Section

AMENITIES FLOWER BED

AMENITIES

ROAD PEDESTRIAN

PERCOLATION POND

Section through Pond and Amenities GREEN WALL

HEDGE ROAD 3 MT WIDE PEDESTRIAN / CYCLING TRACK

Pedestrian / Cycling Track

Site Plan Site Overview

Urban Design Studio Revitalizing the city of Sidhpur

Urban Design Studio - Design Development Guidelines for New Bohrwad of Sidhpur Why Sidhpur ?

Siddhpur or Sidhpur is a sacred town, around 103 kms. north of Ahmedabad. It is situated on the left bank of the River Saraswati, around 24 kms upstream of Patan, the old capital of Gujarat before Ahmedabad was founded in the first quarter of the fifteenth century. The town is a revered destination, flanked by temples, kunds, ashrams and other sacred structures. As a part of Urban Design Studio the city of Sidhpur was been taken upon as a case to look into. Various aspects of the cultural city were studied thoroughly by all. The aspects were History, Climate & Topography, Regional Study, Socio-Economic, Urban Development, River Study, Land use & Open Spaces, Infrastructure, Built Form and Conservation.

Architectural Character

Scope Of Tourism

Revival of Dying City

Cultural Signiﬁcance

Listed Heritage Buildings

Sense of Place

This is the map of Sidhpur denoting various places of importance in and around the city. The Orange line is the NH 8 The Red Dotted line is Western Railway Line The marked red are is the New Bohrvad, which is the area of my site. At the right end of the map is the dried up Saraswati River.

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Clock Tower Railway Station Bus Stand Rudra Mahalaya Rudra Mahalaya Ghat Siddheshwar Mahadev Cancer Hospital Mukti Dham Zainy Masjid and Community Hall Ambawadi Check Dam Police Line Rushi Talav Railway Line Highway Bindu Sarovar Siddhpur Court Aga Khan Girls School Siddhpur Circuit House Hala Sarovar APMC Market 360 Windows Kabristan River Bridge Hotel Siddharth

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Urban Design Studio - Design Development Guidelines for New Bohrwad of Sidhpur

 Bohras who were the early traders of the city incremented their

status to a High Income Group in Siddhpur, with no further opportunities at hand most of them migrated. As a result, large part of their heritage residential structures have been locked down; and used only twice during their festival.  Bohrwad at the center of the city has a huge cultural and heritage values but still has no influence to the city’s growth.  What happens to 250-300 bohra houses in the span of 30 years with haywire new constructions already sprouting in the fabric. Aim / Objective  There needs to be a government intervention into the situation and bring about a solution to open up the space for all round growth and development of the city.  To generate economy and function to the closed down space with heritage and cultural potential.  Assuming the place is going to be used by the people in the coming 30 years; a controlled development needs to be aimed at to preserve the visual character and the essence of bohrwad.  Interpretation at various strata needs to be undertaken to retain the essence of Bohrvad and transcend it for the future.

weakness

Zone 3

opportunity

Zone 2

threat

Zone 1

Zone 2

Zone 3

This zone has a strong religious as well as commercial context as it faces the clock tower market street on one side while m a s j i d a n d community hall on other which transmits the essence.

This zone is facing the clock tower market street. As a result a lot of c o m m e r c i a l activities are promoted in this zone.

The zone is a bit aloof from the commercial streets, h e n c e t h e cleanliness and hygiene is better then the other two zones.

Very rare amount of residing owners. Type of new construction coming up is harmful for the visual character of bohrvad. Rain water logging on tertiary streets.

Negligible residing owners. There is a steady encroachment of slums from the police line which is deplicting the essence. T h o u g h o n commercial street, n o m a j o r commercialization.

No proper way finding of the zone. Rain water logging on tertiary streets.

To create this zone as a symbolic identity of bohra community with religious structures existing in the zone.

W i t h a l m o s t diminishing identity it has an opportunity to revitalize the essence or all together develop a new one.

A v e r y w e l l conserved and p r e s e r v e d residences holds an opportunity for better living environment.

T h e n e w construction and commercialization ma destroy the visual character of bohrvad.

The encroachment of slums and the u n h y g i e n i c environment they bring along it.

With no proper access the space can easily be lost in the present fabric the way it is even today.

Awareness Program - City Heritage Center

Guidelines for streets

 City heritage Center is a community-based resource Center that

helps the Community in preserving, sustaining and promoting their Architectural and Cultural Heritage.  ‘A Single Window Solution’ for restoration expertise, assistance in legal and financial resources as well as to draw up economic sustainability plans for their revitalized Heritage.  Such a City Heritage Center is to be proposed for the city of Siddhpur which will look after the restoration, conservation and preservation of the rich cultural heritage of the city.  Also creating awareness among the mass regarding the history and cultural heritage with various programs along with a joint venture with the nagarpalika.

Primary Street

Secondary Street

Responsibilities  Emergency repairs and providing accessory (support) structure secondary primary to the endangered structure 3-4 mt. 3-4 mt.  Measure drawings and documentation. Reports, damage assessments and estimates Material and Pedestrian:  Adaptive reuse along with sustainability inputs  All primary and secondary street should be of  Obtaining repair permissions, preparing all documents and paver blocks. drawing in required formats  The verandas of the houses on primary street  Inputs for all property related laws to be paved for pedestrian with concrete  Restoration execution and project management. paver blocks in the same level as of the street, acting as a shared surface for minimizing demarcation between pedestrian and vehicular trafic for wider roads.  The tertiary street should be paved by grass pavers, which are a sustainable paving alternative with a permeable surface and made of 100% recycled plastic.

Tertiary Street

tertiary 3 mt.

Osnabruck, Germany

Urban Design Studio - Design Development Guidelines for New Bohrwad of Sidhpur Guidelines for Unused Spaces 1.5 mt.

3-4 mt.

1.5 mt.

Shared Surface pedestrian paver blocks light shade

primary street paver blocks dark shade

pedestrian paver blocks light shade

Tertiary Streets  The back elevation of each residence faces the tertiary streets which are 3 mt. wide and mostly unused and acting as a dump yard.  The tertiary streets should be free of dirt, garbage material, cow dung, wild plantations and Should be cleaned at regular intervals.  The tertiary streets will be paved with grass pavers as stated before. This open spaces will be open to use for people living in the neighbourhood for small scale communal gatherings, neighborhood meetings, etc.

Vehicular Movement  Primary and Secondary streets have the complete access for vehicular movement.  Tertiary streets are restricted for vehicular movement. No need for circulation management. On street Activities  Being a residential area the on street commercial activities are restricted. On street Parking  Parking on shared surfaces of primary street is allowed.  No parking allowed on secondary or tertiary streets as those are the connecting streets in the area.

Green Cover  The entrance foyer or the mid landing of the residences will have privately managed pots for planting small plants or shrubs.  Tertiary streets are to be paved be green pavers.

Backyards  The backyards are the private property.  The backyards can be opened up on to the tertiary street and used as private parking for vehicles; which further can also be rented to people of surrounding neighborhood.  The backyards on needed can be acquired by the nagapalika with thorough consent of the involved authorities and the owners using the eminent domain and police power for the public welfare, security and health.

Empty Plots There are at present certain empty plots of demolished structures which are used to dump garbage or wild plantations have grown.

 The empty plots of demolished buildings should be kept clean

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Conceptual alternative for public space merging the backyard and tertiary street for public amenities.

and all the decorative details of heritage importance should be handed over to the Bohra Community Heritage Center. The plots should be free of wild plantations and shrubs. Stone plinth of 1.2 mt. high should be kept as it is with its entry staircase and it should be leveled well. The plot should be free of dirt, garbage material, cow dung and should be cleaned at regular interval. This plots can be rented by the owner for community gatherings, evening gathering space or for awareness programs, etc.

Urban Design Studio - Design Development Guidelines for New Bohrwad of Sidhpur Dust Bins:  Each tertiary street should have 2 dust-bins at the internal junction with the secondary street.  There would be two dustbins; red for plastic waste and green for bio-degradable waste ( green waste, food waste and paper waste ).

Guidelines for Infrastructure

Street Lights:  Street Light poles to be fixed from the built alternatively at a distance of 12 mt. ( i.e. 2 house units ) center to center.  The placement of street light will be between 2 adjacent built forms. 12 mt.

12 mt.

1.5 mt.

1.5 mt. 7 mt.

1 mt.

Cables & Wires:  Electric wires and cables can be concealed and passed underground on both the sides.

Biodegrad able Waste

Plastic Waste

Advertisement Banners:  Advertisement banners are strictly prohibited as it is a residential area. Signages:  Signages to be installed at both the end of the primary street which would consist of street name, street plan with house numbers.  The signage board can be wall mounted or independent stand as per the situation.

 The proportion of the facade is such

Guidelines for Built Character  The community has used elements of European Architecture vis



 

Zone 1

4 mt. 1.8 mt.



4 mt.



6 mt.

1.2 mt.



British influence. The colour renderings are is pastel shades with light green, light  yellow and pink are the most used. On primary streets some residences have a window jutting out, at the street up to the building line in form of ‘Jharokhas’.  Traveling and trading community got influenced by styles of Oriel, Bay Window, Pediment, Gable Roof, stained glass, etc.  The materials used for construction are a combination of stone, wood and plaster.

that it can be down to 6 quadrants and a quadrant each at the top and the base that of roof and plinth. The 5 green quadrants have windows while the orange quadrant is the main entrance to the residence. The entrance might or might not be recessed. The facade has wooden intricate details and motifs of Islam, Bohra Community and British Royal Symbols. The gable or the pitched roof have aesthetically detailed wooden eaves. Some of the other decorative elements are medallions, column base and capitals, cornice band dividing the floors, etc.

 The typical bohra house rests upon a

1.2 mt. high plinth.  The house with recessed entrance

have a single flight entry stairs.  The houses without recessed entrance have a entrance porch and stairs on two sides or double flight stairs with porch as a mid-landing.  The floor are 4 mt. high.  Some of the houses have a gable roof while rest have a slightly sloping pitched roof.

Urban Design Studio - Design Development Guidelines for New Bohrwad of Sidhpur Set backs & Building Line:  No set backs are required. The existing building line needs to be

followed. Colour:  The external colour has to be complementing the colours of facades of the street.

Facade:  The facade of the existing and upcoming development should Function: be similar to the pre-existing structures.  The zone being the symbolic identity of bohrwad the facade has  Adaptive re-use for the welfare of the town regarding the cultural and tourist aspects as per the nagarpalika with consent of the to be retained, conserved or constructed in the manner of the bohra community trust and the owner. existing character.  Renovations to the existing structure should enhance the visual  Heritage center, Tourist interpretation center, Museum for the history and heritage of the city, Guest home for the guests, etc. character or match the existing visual identity. Height: Zone 2  The height of the built form can be exceeded up to G+2 ( i.e. 15  Facade, Height, Projections, Details, Colour, Set backs & Building mt. ) following the language of the structure. line same as that of zone 1.  This extension will only be permitted for residential purpose only. Projections:  Roof over hang is permitted up to 0.6 mt. form the facade.  Window chajjas are permitted up to 0.6 mt. from the facade.  Window projections in form of jharokas can be constructed up to the building line.

Details:  All the details carved out in wood needs to be retained in every possible way for which subsidies would be provided by the bohra community trust.  For any new construction the details need to be designed similarly.  The material and appropriate workmanship will be provided by the bohra community trust and the heritage center.

Renovation

Extensions

 The liberty for new constructions can

be built by the proportions of the existing structures. Function:  Adaptive re-use for the welfare of the town regarding the cultural and tourist aspects and also for commercial activities as per the nagarpalika with consent of the bohra community trust and the owner.

West Branch, Michigan Zone 3  Facade, Height, Projections, Details, Colour, Set backs & Building line same as that of zone 1.

Function:  All the structures should be used for residential purpose.  Being at a fair distance from commercial center of the city and having a peaceful environment the best use is of residential purpose. No commercial activity to be proposed in this zone.

Dissertation Research Bridge The Gap Students - Professionals - Allied Professionals

Dissertation - Bridge The Gap India in the last 15 years have developed due to various reforms have affected various aspects leading to psychological change in people in many ways. A huge impact remains on the educational field with more opportunities been put forward. Higher education in India is undergoing a huge change. There are over 600 million people in India, under 25 years’ old, potential candidates who would continue education, given the right kind of opportunity and convenience. Certainly the field of Architecture have been explored at a escalating rate. From 94 architecture colleges in the year of 2000 to 387 colleges till date a huge revolution have been see. The field has evolved into a fast growing community. The acceptance of people towards the field and also the realization have extended far across. Also is the case with the field of Interior Design.

INDIVIDUALS

But along with increasing potential of the ﬁeld the stakeholders of the ﬁeld are somehow detached while the important sharing of ideas don’t go through. There are at present various organizations working for such initiatives of providing events but they target certain issues, while some still keeps lagging behind. The concept of continuing education for professionals is now gaining wide acceptability. Licensing bodies or regulatory agencies in several countries impose continuing education requirements on members who hold licenses to practice within a particular profession. The intention of such requirements is to encourage professionals to expand their knowledge base and stay up-to-date on new developments. The idea of collaborative studios to attract practicing professionals and students together to work at a equal platform.

Students

Professionals

Allied Professionals

Architecture student (UG and PG) Interior Design students (UG and PG)

Architects Interior Designers Academicians (UG and PG)

Consultant Developer / Builder Civil Engineer Construction Manager Related to the ﬁeld

Stake holders of the ﬁeld of Architecture & Interior Design

Common Platform

 Bridge the Gap among the stake holders of the designing field.  To understand the perception of the individuals of the field to form a base of the study.  To create a culture where in all the entities can come together for a larger benefit of the field in a particular city of Gujarat.

Analytical Study

Survey

Recommendations

Higher Education in India Architecture and Interior Design In India Roles of educational organizations Comparison between architecture and interior design  Aspects inculcating hesitation in students  Comparison Statistics  School of Thought.

 Questionnaire investigating on severity,

 Present institutes in state  Concept of Urban center and Associate

   

aspects and reason of the gap, loss due to it and need of the solution  Surveys and Interviews of every stakeholders individualy  Analyzing and comparing survey results  Case studies of equal platform.

center for a particular zone Space requirements for Urban center in a particular city (Surat)  Management | Implementation | Funding of the space  Potential Urban and Rural center in state 

Dissertation - Bridge The Gap Analytical Study Architecture Education in India A huge impact remains on the educational field with more opportunities been put forward. Certainly the field of Architecture have been explored at a escalating rate. From 94 architecture colleges in the year of 2000 to 387 colleges till date a huge revolution have been see. The field has evolved into a fast growing community. The acceptance of people towards the field and also the realization have extended far across.

State

2000

2007

2015

Andhra Pradesh Gujarat Haryana Karnataka Kerala Maharashtra Rajasthan Tamil Nadu Uttar Pradesh

4 5 2 12 4 31 2 12 4

5 7 2 13 5 36 3 14 6

19 24 28 26 33 69 18 65 43

70 Andhra Pradesh

Gujarat Haryana

Karnataka 40

Kerala Maharashtra

Rajasthan

Tamil Nadu U ar Pradesh

10 0

2000

2007

2015

Interior Design Education in India Many professionals and academicians around the world have raised their voices on a collaborative education of both the ﬁelds and achieving an integrated professional track.

12 Independent Architecture Colleges

12 Architecture Colleges with Interior Design Colleges

Interior Architecture Design

9 Independent Interior Design Colleges

with Architecture colleges 57%

Independent Colleges 43%

Aspects affecting the growth:  Concept of Architecture in India has been rooted deep into the history since the Indus Valley Civilization, still the young architecture of     

today is very fresh and a lot of potential in the nation. A booming economy and expansion of scope of Architectural Profession. The acceptance and awareness of the field have increased following the major educational development in the country. The eligibility of Commerce Stream students since the year 2009 have widened the dimensions of the field. Also the glittering image of the field attracts a large number of students carrying the notion of “To do something different from engineering.” The easy nature of the entrance exam NATA too is a catalyst into the attracting students. They carry a notion of “The most easiest entrance exam.” Difference :  Interior Design Education have no governing body to

look after the aspects which COA does for Architecture Education.  COA looks after the quality of architecture education imparted to students and also controls the professional ﬁeld with The Architect’s Act. Which no organization is set up nationally for interior design.

Dissertation - Bridge The Gap Outcome of the growth of Architectural / Interior Design Education :

Inspirational Figure Maturity

 The students in their course of education needs to be developed strategically  

 

and with apt guidance in which the faculties plays the most important role. But with colleges increasing their in-take capacity from 40 to 80 and some of them to 120; the student to faculty ratio is increasing. The faculties in longer run finds it very difficult to keep tab on progress of each and every student. The one to one interactions cannot be taken place regularly. Hence the development of students in the various aspects does not get fruitfully nurtured resulting in decrease of dedication in students. The dedication or the inclination of students towards the field is growing as one of the major concerns which leaves them low on confidence to face the practical field.

23,691

13,504

1,18,455

Number of Architecture seat in India

faculties / college (approx.)

Culture Awareness Faculties : Student Ratio

54,016

1,72,471

Number of ID seat in India (approx.)

Total designing Students

X 387

10,449

49,463

Number of Colleges

Total faculties

Number of practicing professionals(Architecture) As of 30/11/2013

Students

Students 16.5

Low on Self Conﬁdence

2.5 Faculties

Practicing Professionals

Surveys To understand different perception parametric of individual stakeholders an elaborated survey was conducted. Stakeholders listed as  Students  Practicing Professionals  Academicians  Organizations  Allied Professionals The aspects looked into the surveys were checking into the existence of the gap, the factors affecting it, the aspects missed due to it and how to restructure the issue and solve it with a physical space with various functions. In all 189 surveys were conducted.

189 surveys

125 students 16 12 5

colleges cities courses

30 practicing professionals 6 13 12 5 2-35

cities chief architects junior architect / interior designer freelancer years experience

15 academicians 9 5 4 3-20

colleges cities courses years experience

15 allied professionals 7 3 3 2 5-35

consultants civil engineer developer / builder project manager years experience

4 organizations LOFT, Pune ROAD, Pune NIASA west zone IIA, Pune chapter

Dissertation - Bridge The Gap Type of events do the stake holders attend

 Considering the fact there are only

100

93.3

90 80



58.4

53.3

47.2

50 40

34.4 26.7

 40

38.4

15.2



0 IIID

IIA Students

NASA Prac cing Professionals

Expo Academicians

Locally Host Seminar

 

Allied Professionals



Frequency of attending such events

90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0

80 60

48 40 20

16.7

Yes 38%

8 0 Students

Are students comfortable in interacting at such events

63.3 44

69% B.ARCH students eligible for attending NASA out of which 38.4% attend it. (ie almost 55%). Students are majorly atrracted towards NASA and locally host seminar (ie by college). There is equal share of students who attend such events often (ie 1/2 events per month) and rarely (ie 1 event per two months). Professionals prefer attending events like IIID and locally host seminar. Their frequency is often. Academicians rarely attend events. Allied Professionals often attend events majorly Expo. The common platform do exist but the preference of attending them differs in the stakeholders.

Prac cing Professionals

Rarely

Academicians

O en

Regularly

0 Allied Professionals

No 62%

Frequency of students interacting with Practicing Professionals and Allied Professionals of the ﬁeld 74.4

Frequency of interactions between Practicing Professionals and Allied Professionals of the ﬁeld

O en 0% Rarely 0%

54.4

47.6

50 40 30

23.2

Regularly 100%

2.4

0 Rarely

O en Prac cing Professionals

Regulalry Allied Professionals

Is there a gap among the three stakeholders - Students | Professionals | Allied Professionals  Interaction among Professionals and Allied

120 100

93.6

Professionals of the field is well established on regular basis as both the stake holders belong to the practical field.  Interaction between Students and stakeholders of Practical field rarely happens both ways.

100

93.3

86.7

80 60

40 20

6.4

 Practicing Professionals and Academicians are

13.3

6.7

0 Students

Prac cing Professionals

Academicians Allied Professionals Organiza on Yes

positive on helping students in any of their doubts or academic problems, but the approach from Students happens rarely.  Majority of stakeholders believe that a gap does exist.

Dissertation - Bridge The Gap Similarly various other aspects into the issue were been asked, noted, analyzed and recorded The questionnaire looked into 3 major aspects by the questions. 1. The existence of the issue / Reasons behind it 2. Factors / Skills being missed following the issue 3. How to solve the issue / gap and what kind of initiatives are required and also resource management

Q. Whom do students meet at such events? Q. How often do Practicing Professionals and Allied Professionals of the ďŹ eld interact with students? Q. How often do students visit ofďŹ ce of Practicing Professionals / seek guidance from Academicians other then their academic project? Q. Which level of students do approach Practicing Professionals and Academicians to seek guidance? Q. Would you like to guide students in their academics or any other doubts apart from the college hours? Views of stakeholders on the reason behind the gap Q. Which aspects are being missed due to lack of a common platform? Q. Should Students be made more aware about the Practical Field? Q. Should interaction at common platforms among the stakeholders should increase? Q. How often should such interactions at common platform be conducted? Views of stakeholders on how to create a common platform

Q. Is there a need of a physical space to create a common platform to bring everyone together? Q. What nature of functions should that space have? Views of stakeholders on which more functions can the common platform have Q. Who would like to jointly manage/contribute to such a place as independent body? Views of stakeholders on how can they contribute to such a place

Results of the survey Share - Learn - Exhibit An equal platform for all to come together which considers each individual as one. Informal Space.

professionals

students

Lectures Informal Discussions Live Performances Entertainment Competitive Projects Collaborative Studios Exhibitions Site Visits Workshops

allied professionals

academicians

space

weekend

Dissertation - Bridge The Gap Case Study Analysis Informal Spaces

Formal Spaces

3/4 events monthly

Monthly / Yearly

30-50 attendance

100-400 attendance

45-50% students & 50-55% professionals

75-80% students & 20-25% professionals

Nominal charges / Free

1000 - 2500 per student

Lectures Movies / Film Festival Live Performances

Lectures Seminars Workshops

Platform to share and support

Platform to inspire

Provides exchange of ideas Experiences and individual stories Sharing of Ideas Comfortable and Equal Micro Level Events

Provides Inspirational ﬁgure Ideologies and philosophies of World Renown professionals Sharing of Experiences Macro Level Events

LOFT, Pune

The importance of both typology of spaces are equal as the aim of solving an issue is different.

ROAD, Pune Similar issue was raised in the year 2007 by a group of students of Pune, following which Prof. Jayshree Deshpande (Director NIASA west zone) along with few students carried out a research regarding the issue. After an elaborated survey from 12 different colleges she came up with certain skills needed in an architect which our curriculum does not impart and also the nature of initiatives needed for ﬁnding solution.

Prof. Jayshree Deshpande also carried out a research on “Continuing Education: A review of the situation in the Profession of Architecture”; where in she talks about the concept of continuing education for practicing professionals by the idea of collaborative studios to attract professionals and students together to work at an equal platform.

Recommendations For study purpose, Gujarat is been taken into consideration and city is Surat. But the recommendations can be replicated at different places based on the need and statistics of that individual place.

sabarkantha 1 0 patan 1 0

Surat City Maliba college, Bardoli 45 Kms away from Surat city

gandhinagar 3 1 ahmedabad 5 4 anand 3 rajkot 1 4 5 2 vadodara 7

surat 4 4 Architecture college Interior Design college

Laxmi Institute of Design, Valsad 100 Kms away from Surat city valsad 1 0

Urban Center  There are at present 5 colleges in Surat City, 1 in Bardoli and 1 in

Valsad district imparting architecture or interior design education in the South Gujarat region.  Providing a space or a center in each city would be difﬁcult to manage hence a Urban center in a city can be set-up which can manage the associate centers.  For South Gujarat region Surat city will have an Urban Center which will also handle its associate center of Bardoli and Valsad.

Potential ﬁgures for number of attendee 880 Architecture

840

1720

Interior

Total

40-45%

700

Average

Potential

Dissertation - Bridge The Gap Space requirements and its nature

Funding Model

Area

Function

Nature

Ofﬁce

Management & Meeting Area

Enclosed

Storage

Storage Space

Enclosed

Studio, Digital Seminar, Workshop, Exhibition, Library & Library Discussions, Studio, Video Con, etc.

Enclosed Flexible

Cafeteria

Open to all Cafeteria

Enclosed

Informal Space

Seminar, Workshop, Exhibition, Discussions & Cafeteria sit-out

Semi - Covered Flexible

Landscape

Spill Over space & Cafeteria seating

Open

Floating

Seminars, Discussions, Exhibition, Site Visits & On the Spot Games

Flexible Floating

Mode 1 Monthly membership

250

Rs. 50

12,500

400

Fee (Monthly)

Mode 2 Guest Entry

Rs. 20

Fee (Once)

Mode 3 Cafeteria Rent

25,000

Monthly

Total 38,000

Tentative Placement Urban Center for Surat city SCET

Auro

 GCPIA is located on University Road which has SVNIT (Sardar

SID

N Bhagvan Mahavir

Gijjubhai Chagganbhai Patel Institute of Design (GCPIA) Distance from:  SCET 5 KM  Bhagwan Mahavir 4 KM  SID 5 KM  Auro 10.2 KM

Vallabbhai National Institute of Technology) and VNSGU (Veer Narmad South Gujarat University) on its ﬂanks. Along with various other colleges along the road.  This gives ample of opportunities and platform for students from all ﬁelds to participate in such kind of space.  The area has large green open spaces which can be used for public cafeteria space and also for events of large numbers.

Floating Events  The ﬂoating ﬂexible events can take place at various places at same or different time.  The colleges in Surat do have such infrastructure which can host certain events by offering their infrastructure for such an

organization.  Events can also be hosted at public places or student hangout places in the city where students already like to hang out.

SCET

Auro

GCPIA

Public Gardens

Bhagwan Mahavir

Science Center

SID

Riverfront

Rural Center

Future need of the Idea / Space

 The rural centers as per their requirements can manage a small

 In coming years there is a possibility of number of students

increasing and as per it the infrastructure and center would need club in their college premises itself. to be re-thought.  It can host events with the help of Urban centers by bringing  After a certain time period of the space, there can be a down-fall prominent speakers or certain events to the rural center. in need of such kind of initiative due to various other reasons  Also the students from such centers can attend events hosted by majorly technological upgradation and a better idea of uniting Urban center as guest entries. people would emerge.  Design competition events / Collaborative Studios hosted by Urban center are also open to participate for students from rural  Recommendations made here are on the basis of initial analytical study, survey and interpretation of today’s need which center which can help them compete / work with students from is the base / minimum standard for the space. different institutes.

Supplementary Work

Supplementary Work Basic Design

Colour hues and shades Journey thus Far Music on Paper

Free Hand Graphic

Golden Ratio exploration

Pixel colour recognition and interpretation

Public Amenities Design Competition This was a design competition hosted by KAA foundation in MSU Vadodara. The brief of the competition demanded a sustainable and mobile alternatives for public amenities to be implemented and placed at various public places in and around the city, with low on maintenance and easy to manage. The design achieves the brief by its ďŹ&#x201A;exible design and possible implementations. Also the materials used are recycled. The design approach of the unit is given the same importance. The proposal for the competition was awarded second prize.

Supplementary Work

GSEN Trophy 2012/13 Brief for this design competition was “CREATION for conserving our glorious past” which demanded to take up a historical commercial spine which has a rich cultural past housed in any part of a traditional Indian city. The site also had to have a major regional signiﬁcance in present context. The challenge was to redesign the spine which is dwindling or getting neglected, after doing a detail research and documentation of the built heritage and its cultural tradition. The site selected here is a major commercial spine of the city of Ahmedabad which is a stretch from Bhadra Fort to Manek Chowk , 500 mt in length. Worked as a core member of the trophy and the proposal of the brief for GSEN trophy was shortlisted in the top 10 at NASA 2013.