architecture + design
Portfolio
Sanjana Pande (B. Arch) | KRVIA’21 selected works_2016-2021
Academic Projects 01
‘Mad’space
Reconceiving institutions for mental health Guide_Rohan Shivkumar
02 School for Digital & Financial Literacy Architecture as a narrative of spaces Guide_Rohan Shivkumar
03 Braj
The architecture of the Parikrama Exhibited at KRVIA, CEPT Ahmedabad & Kalakriti Art Gallery, Hyderabad
04 Custom Brick
Rethinking the basic unit of construction Guide_Vittal Shridharan & Amay Gurkar
05 Everything but architecture Practicing in Mumbai Conducted by_The Busride Studio
06 An enquiry into collective living Housing as amenity Guide_Kalpit Ashar & Abhinav Wakhle
07 Documentation
Qila Mubarak Complex, Patiala In assistance with_Abha Narain Lambah Associates
08 Working Drawings
Looking into buildability, construction & detail Guide_Minal Yerramshetty
09 Architecture of a Home
Building relationships with the community Guide_ Apurva Pareikh
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The Puzzle
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The Parallel Hidden School
3D dimensional explorations in design using software tools Guide_ Pranav Thole
Teaching Assistant for the batch of 2020 Virtual exhibit at KRVIA
Professional Experience 12
Architectural Internship at studio sP+a
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House_001
Sameep Padora & Associates 2nd Dec’ 2019 - 1st May 2020
Residential Row House Status_Ongoing. Permission drawings submitted.
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Airbnb Home
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Reusable Packaging
Residential weekend home & bungalow Status_Halted
Cocoon Care_baby & children clothing brand Status_Mass printed & completed
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Furniture Design
Dining table, chair & seaters Status_In the making
Curriculum Vitae
Sanjana Pande
Mumbai, Maharashtra
+91 9987245895 sanjanapande.krvia@gmail.com
Hi, I’m Sanjana Pande, a recent graduate from Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture and Environmental Studies (KRVIA).I have developed a meticulous, research-based approach to my work that I apply to each new project that comes my way. My keen attention to detail and analytical skills enable me to complete every project to the highest of my capabilities. My approach to design is highly intuitive, which has been evolving over the years. I believe, my extracurricular interest, enthusiasm & academic experience would help me further grow, professionally and personally.
Education
Achievements
Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture and Environmental Studies Bachelor of Architecture (KRVIA, Mumbai)
1st position, Golden Merit Award in Asian Contest of Architectural Rookies, National Stage : India Represented India in Tokyo, Japan, 2019
RN Podar School, Santacruz CBSE Board, 2005 - 2015
1st position in Semester V, B.Arch at KRVIA with SGPI of 9.17 2nd position in Semester V, for Architectural Design
Skills Autocad 2D Rhino 3D Photoshop Illustrator Sketchup 3D (Basic) InDesign MS Office Google Workspace
2nd position for overall academics, year 2018-2019 1st position at design workshop at Shikaku Shinjuku, Tokyo 2nd Position in the Students Award for Excellence in Documentation of Architectural Heritage 2018 , Second Year B.Arch Batch 2016 - 2021 Architectural Dissertation exhibited at the Academic virtual exhibition 2020-2021
Professional Experience Internship at studio sP+a (Sameep Padora & Associates) 2nd Dec’ 2019 - 1st May 2020 Residential Row House at Belgaum, Karantaka Airbnb Home at Igatpuri, Maharashtra Reusable packaging for Cocoon Care Furniture Design, dining table set
Electives & Workshops Architectural Writing elective by Meghna Kaur Film Elective by Devdutt Trivedi Building with Bamboo Elective by Sanjeev Karpe Art and Photography Elective by Justin Ponmanny City Walk by Hussain Indorewala
Extra Curricular Activities Member of KRVIA Annuals Graphics Team for 3 years from 2016 - 2018 Member of Documentation Exhibition Core Committee 2017 Patiala Documentation Member of Documentation Exhibition Core Committee 2018 Braj Documentation Member of KRVIA Furniture Design Team KRVIA, 2016 Publishings : Housing Ecologies - Hyderabad
01 ‘Mad’space
Semester IX, X
Reconceiving institutions for mental health Location_Thane, Maharashtra Guide_Rohan Shivkumar The thesis attempts to investigate the notions created by the institutions of mental health. Medicine, treatment and architecture have always been interlinked and these spaces of treatment create a construct of the way mental health is perceived, thereby stigmatizing the subject. The research would investigate into the perceptions & notions that the institutions of mental health tend to create. The idea is to demonstrate how these state built historic institutions can update them self into re imagined facilities,generating newer perceptions of mental health, through its architecture.
Utilisation of high walls for various other purposes by the adjoining residential settlements.
Fearful area for the children
If one does not want people to escape, why not build something , they wouldn’t want to escape from in the first place? The edges become the neglected peripheries of the neighbourhood, where all the garbage dumps, waste spaces, abandoned programs, and services are pushed towards. This buffer is utilized only for these ‘ other spaces’ with a constant sense of fear & trauma attached to the institution. These thresholds play an important role in what kind of relationship does the built interior create with its outside. A strong sense of enclosure, security & surveillance is what separates the in from the out. A system of enclosure built, which ironically creates a situation wherein the ones in need feel the need to escape beyond these walls. The question still remains.
How can these institutions be upgraded & reintegrated with an inclusion model rather an exclusion model that currently exists? There is a general notion, that the institution is an enclosure only for the most seriously ill patients and has room or services for any other kinds distresses. The perception of being labeled ‘mad’ if you visit the ‘ pagalkhana’ is a problematic & discriminatory one. Mental hospitals serve as dumping ground which is convenient for relatives of unwanted mentally ill patients. There is also an uneven distribution of the available psychiatric services. There is a need for rebuilding and revamping the existing infrastructure in these hospitals. The mental hospital of the past needs to be converted to a tertiary psychiatry center with various subspecialty psychiatry programs being available for the use of the common man.
The fear of being labeled insane on visiting the ‘pagalkhana’ upon further discrimination.
Better to keep safe distance.
The low activity zones have lower dead walls with no programs or activities. Streets with higher pedestrian activity have higher vertical cut offs.
Increasing urban development in Dharamveernagar, creating more stigma & tension zones in the neighbourhood.
Access routes for the informal settlement.
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Grades of Security Various thresholds within the ward
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Rhino model exported on Autocad + digitally rendered on Photoshop & illustrator
TYPOLOGY 1
Services
A Documentation of the existing
Washroom block at the corner junction
Examining existing ward typologies
An analysis of the existing ward typologies showing the various thresholds of security & restrictions that exist within them. The architecture of the wards are designed for control & lack of freedom of movement. In each word, a designated area is designed for the wardkeeper, who guards the ward and keeps the entrance locked at all times. Minimum daylight is received within them through the small gated windows which are designed like to be in a prison.
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Freedom of Movement No access to the exterior of the ward
TYPOLOGY 2
Sloped Roof Structure
Singular Window Units
Ward Interior Space
Services
Inaccessible Exterior
Rhino model exported on Autocad + digitally rendered on Photoshop & illustrator
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Grades of Security
Services
Various thresholds within the ward
Washroom & circulation block at the corner.
The Transect
Working along every threshold
Stage_01 Working within the existing boundaries of the institution with a provision better recreational facilities, in patient facilities & programs for the mental health workers.
The Central Block
Spaces for the collective
Stage_02 Intervening and looking into the boundaries & how they could respond to the larger neighbourhood, instead of shutting itself off from its surrounding context.
The Home
Spaces of recluse
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Stage_04
Looking at existing programmatic parameters on the boundary conditions and creating provisions for other subspeciality psychiatric services for the neighbourhood too.
An analysis of the neighbourhood as a whole, and the relationship of the institution to its larger context.
The Edge
Response to neighborhood
Rhino model export on Autocad + digitally rendered on Illustrator
Rhino model export on Autocad + digitally rendered on Illustrator
The Central Block
Spaces for the collective
A space of collective therapy & production, through occupational therapy programs such as art, clay, tailoring, painting,ceramics. When not engaged with these activities, the place simply serves as a place to be with other people. To come together to eat, cook, be cooked for, make, dance or play. The strategy was to residing the building into singular volume and opening out the building allowing various open air activities to take place. All the building services are concentrated into one arm of the building allowing for ease of accessibility & workability. The central space of the built form is treated as a double height-ed communal dining & meeting space, with a roof bringing in maximum north light into it.
Central Block_Folded plate slab_internal view
Deep verandah held by Rcc radial beams supported on 450 thk stone walls.
Central space with folded plate roof maximizing on north light into the space behaving as a recreational collective area.
Existing sun movement & climate was analyzed in order to achieve natural light.
Central block_longitudinal section
Roof Reinforced concrete roof maximizing north light 25 mm waterproofing layer
25 mm screed layer on BBC 200 mm BBC for insulation 450 deep gutter for rain water
Wall Basalt stone supporting roof
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1000mm high window 100 mm window sill in wall 450 thk basalt stone wall 75 mm stone wet cladding 500mm high ventilator window 450 thk stone external wall 150 x 100 RCC tie beam
100mm high groove for skirting
Detailing
The design of a wall section A wall section showing the construction of the roof plane along with the basalt stone walls. It showcases the roof plane and the volumes created within. The water collected on the roofs is directed into gutters and downspouts turning it into an architectural element as shown. Wall sections were looked at as design strategies to display the external & interior volumes of the buildings. Each stone block is carved, cut & reused in order to give a monolith feel to the entire central block volume resided within the institution.
Ground Stone foundation supporting walls 150mm PCC pad for planter bed Rammed earth layer Stone foundation for wall 150mm PCC foundation
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Central Block_Wall Section Detailing
Wall for collective art & therapy. Engagement between patients & health workers
Rhino model export on Autocad + digitally rendered on Illustrator
The north facade opens up volumes to bring in natural north light into the ward room units.
Spaces to engage in ancillary activities like gardening & horticulture.
The Wards
Spaces of recluse The strategy for the wards is to create various level of special hierarchies within. Each ward opens out into a private court, and also towards a semi private court binding the cluster together. Based on interviews with practitioners and case studies these 4 ward typologies were evolved based on certain set criteria mentioned below, namely – the level of assistance required, patient volatility, nature of illness, nature of therapy required, duration of stay & various other factors.
Rhino model export on Autocad + digitally rendered on Illustrator & Photoshop
02 School for Digital & Financial Literacy
Semester VI
Architecture as a narrative of spaces
Location_Govardhan, Uttar Pradesh Guide_Rohan Shivkumar Golden Merit Award at the, Asian Contest of Architectural Rookies - National Stage conducted by PVPCOA, Pune, India Represented India at the Asia level competition in Tokyo, Japan. The built form, A school for Digital and Financial Literacy, in Govardhan , sits on the vast landscape, as an undulating roof above, and a series of shaded, cool spaces underneath it. It ties together the mountain and the sacred waters of Govindkund, thereby sitting as in intervention which completely opens itself out to the surround landscape. The form is imagined as a series of programs which are tied together by a spine , anchored to the edge of the kund. The roof behaves as a space of relief or liberation for the women, children and families of this Village. The sun, the land, the water, the stone, all come together to form this roofs-cape which completely activates the edges of the kund, and opens out as approaching towards the Govardhan mountain. The built form, creates a symbiotic relationship between man and its surrounding Nature. Site plan showing the building sitting in the surrounding landscape
Undulating roofscape ascending from the mountain & reaching out towards the sacred waters of Govinkund.
Women cooking their family’s favourite meals together in the morning as part of their daily chores, commonly observed at their verandas.
A young girl talks to her mother about her day at school after returning from the local public school situated in the village.
Mothers & their young girls up on the roof making dung cakes together after the routine school hours of the child.
A young woman sits outside her home making marigold garlands as prayer offerings to the temple.
A group of older women sit at the periphery of the temple singing bhajans, chanting for their wishes.
A middle aged woman reminisces her carefree childhood in a quiet moment mid-day.
Illustrations created & digitally colored on Photoshop
A varied scales of spaces achieved by modulating the roof plane & ground plane, & puncturing various courtyards within.
The roof : A space of Liberation The built form arises as a series of cascading roofs descending from the mountain. It acts like a spine, bringing together a series of functions, anchored along the edge of the kund, and completely opening itself up to the sacred waters of Govindkund.
How does one truly build as part of the existing natural landscape? As part of the design strategy, the first aspect was to document the existing nature & relationship to the Govardhan mountain. Studying the relationship people offer with the historic mountain & sacred waters of Govindkund. The idea was to truly create an extension to the mountain which cascades down to the waters, thereby fitting & creating a scar within the existing landscape. This strategy was maintained as the backbone of the project.
Axonometric exported on Autocad,rendered on Photoshop.
The Narrative
Architecture for the everyday Apart from the building being set in its particular landscape, the idea of the narrative & stories were taken as a base for design. Short stories & scenarios were observed & imagined throughout the entire design process. The existing routines & patterns were documented & a series of narratives were strung together imagining how people would inhabit & experience the building at a very human scale. Every scale of space was imagined through an everyday experience, an emotion, or a reaction, & the resultant of those, translated into various programs & architectural volumes. Gender had a large role to play in the design. In a village where, women & young girls were almost completely restricted in getting involved in agricultural work, the built mass behaved as a space of true liberation located adjacent to the Govindkund.
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After a hard day’s work at the farm, two middle aged locals stroll on the roof, to see the aatis floating in the kund after the regular evening prayers are offered.
Physical model made for ACARA 2019_Tokyo, Japan
A varied scales of spaces achieved by modulating the roof plane & ground plane, & puncturing various courtyards within. Undulating roofscape ascending from the mountain & reaching out towards the sacred waters of Govinkund.
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A girl focuses on completing her budgeting skills project on Microsoft Excel in the computer lab.
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Young mothers evaluating women targeted government schemes to set up their incense sticks micro-enterprise, after a long day of daily chores.
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Faculty in the night school engages female students of all age groups in a group brainstorm session on rural & essential e-commerce ideas.
Seating spaces & plinth works arranged & designed towards the water, for various activities to take place. Existing govardhan mountain situated adjacent to the site & the built institution responding to it.
Aerial view_sketchup view exported on autocad, digitally colored on Photshop
Building elevation_set in locally sourced Dholpur Stone.
The aerial view of the project truly represents the way the building sits in the landscape. The existing parikrama path that circulates around the site is thought of as an essential marker & circulation consideration for locals as well as tourists. The strategy was to introduce programs which are indigenous & belong to the existing fabric of the village. It transpired into a center for digital & financial literacy for women & children in the village, taking their existing life, aspirations into in depth consideration. The front facade of the building opens out towards the water & cascades towards the mountain paying homage to its existence.
After a long day of work at the adjacent agricultural farm, the sunken shaded courtyards turn into spaces of recreation.
Women in the community look after their children & others children in the locally set up creche, occupied at the sunken courtyard.
The roof is designed as an accessible space ascending from the ground level, giving a panoramic view of the waterbody.
The village locals gathered near the open plinthwork. The building acts as a thoroughfare & a new found town square behaving as a space of collective.
View drawn on Autocad, post production on photoshop
Braj 03
The architecture of the Parikrama
Semester VI
Location_Govardhan, Uttar Pradesh
Collaborators_Rutuja Vartak, Akshi Kumar Exhibited at KRVIA, CEPT Ahmedabad & Kalakriti Art Gallery,Hyderabad. Core member of exhibition committee, Braj.
An individual parikrama path circulated around the site. Along this path, various historic & reserved temples & tombs were located, along which the locals & tourists left their belongings.
Each student, or group of students had the liberty to choose what kind of drawings would truly represent the site to its fullest. Over time, various drawing styles developed in order to document each of these spaces in their own particular way. From a series of sketches, to large group made hand drawings, to digitally vectorised drawings & finally digitally colored panels displayed at the exhibit. The journey of this exhibition was about the process that really took it from a germ of an idea, to a complete exhibition born out of the collective effort of a batch of eighty.
The Process The learnings from heritage studies have largely been through measured drawings P and documentation of buildings that hold a certain architectural value. However, they fail to give a sense of the intangible cultural heritage where the very roots of these building practices can be traced back to. The sociopolitical scenarios and the nuances of the space are as important as the tectonics of the place. India has a plethora of cultures, traditions and belief systems that have over the years, heavily influenced the built. Such is the case of Braj, a region in Uttar Pradesh that has never been demarcated politically but has a distinct cultural geographymarked by the Chaurasi Kos Parikrama. The parikrama comprises of a two hundred fifty two km pilgrimage across Mathura, Gokul, Govardhan and Vrindavan. Each site has its own narrative: historical and mythical. This style of documentation allowed the inclusion of the culture and the urban fabric of each of these towns and not just buildings in isolation. Hence, it goes beyond the limitations of a Cartesian drawing; it acts as a narrative which then becomes a major tool to understand the making of the built fabric that has evolved over time.
The streets were filled with mythological stories, instances, spaces of worship, trails of worshipers etc. The myth became an important part of the city & the ground on which its belief systems were laid.
04 Custom Brick
Semester IX
Rethinking the basic unit of construction Location_Khanapur, Belgaum Collaborator_Amruta Halgekar Guide_Vittal Shridharan & Amay Gurkar The study aims to explore the design of a brick unit in terms of its shape, size, abilities & mainly its performance to adapt to various scenarios. The exploration intends to create a catalogue showcasing a process, which looks into how this single unit can be modified & adapted in different ways to create an experiment in construction technology. 3D modeled on Rhino
A cavity wall created by interlocking & laying the bricks, providing adequate insulation from the outside.
Small Scale Brick Module
Interlocking
Medium Scale Brick Module
Placement & Laying
Corner Brick Module
Reinforcements
Solid wall
Porous wall
Brick Walling Systems
Corner Junctions
Experimentation of brick dimensions were done based on central overlap thickness, side thickness, width & brick length to achieve a proportionate brick module to work with. A radial angular dimension at intervals of 10 degrees is provided on each brick, for ease of laying & constructing angular or curved walls. The idea was to embed as much information in the brick itself, making the job of the mason much easier. Addition of socket & protrusion in the bricks such that each brick sits on to the next with ease.
Brick Laying These bricks can be laid in varying ways along the center of the radial edges, creating different curvatures, corner junctions and conditions. For small scale interventions, seatings, lightweight pavilions an interlocking system can be used using dry construction.
Strength Variation For larger spans, mortar can be introduced for stronger bonds. For larger spans, creation of brick shells, slabs etc. holes have been provided for passing of vertical reinforcement.
Overlapping Cores The overlapping of bricks and lack of vertical joints helps with slab waterproofing. The central voids can be used for passing of services or addition of extra reinforcement, giving the column structural strength.
Interventions Application of bricks at a neighbourhood level, human scale public intervention such as a bus stop, public toilet, extension to local taluka office, mini libraries or reading rooms etc. neighbourhood.
Bio-waste The form of the brick can be used to attain structural strength as well as program functionality of the structure. Even though these bio-bricks have less compressive strength as compared to fired clay bricks or concrete blocks, they are quite light in weight.
Building Strength Testing the materials response to various climatic conditions & its response to these factors. As these bio-bricks are not as strong as burnt clay bricks and cannot be used directly to build load-bearing structures, they can be used in low-cost housing with a combination of wooden or metal structural framework
Application The brick modules can be arranged in a manner to achieve various forms for seating at public nodes of the site.
Windows
Bus stops & public seating
Step_01 Filling of Agro waste & lime slurry into mould.
Step_02 Compacting of brick to avoid any air gaps.
Step_03 Opening of side arcs of the shuttering for ease of removal.
Step_04 Bringing out of brick from shuttering mould.
Pawan Hans Park
Manufacturing spaces to breathe
With air pollution rates forever on the rise,commodification of resources became a necessity by the year 2050 the government identified several parks across the city where people could get a few hours of fresh oxygen on payment. Never mind those who cannot afford the same.
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Everything but Architecture Practicing in Mumbai
Semester IX Location_Mumbai, Maharashtra Collaborators_Rashmi Varma Conducted by_The Busride Studio
Speculative Fiction
Who do you build for & how does that impact public space?
Photomontage created on photoshop
Restoring the city
Towards an ecological society In order to provide access to all and to incentivize citizens to make an ecological contribution towards the restoration of the city, various subsidy programmes were introduced. These acts ultimately rekindle hope in a dystopian society.
Photomontage created on photoshop
A New Horizon
If you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back at you
The only way mumbai can afford open spaces is if it is run heavily on private fundingthrough advertisement. What is the state of public space when the public is a consumer, a product of the economy? Photomontage created on photoshop
Everyday Nostalgia Escaping to the past
After the first coastal road choked up in 2045, the state made further additions. How does one experience public spaces when there is nothing worth seeing? A visual graphic showing the state of the city’s only public space being taken over by the coastal road, where the experience of public life is taken over by virtual reality.
Ram Rajya
The ideal society
Mumbai was brought under an extensive CCTV surveillance with 4,746 cameras installed at main roads and traffic junctions,the city will get an additional 5,500 cameras to cover its every nook and corner. As of 2019, India is the third most surveilled country in the world after China and Russia. What happens to the idea of public space or even public, when every action is surveilled ? a future where your information is your identity.
Band-aid in Disguise
The Golden Feather
Kranti Alliance
The anarchist revolution The Braced Lip
Dragonfly
Under an authoritarian Indian regime, several activist and social organisations joined forces to form the Kranti Alliance. They constantly find newer methods to disrupt the mass surveillance database and escape facial recognition systems. To do so, they make elusive accessories, headgear, eyewear, hairdos and tattoos that hamper with government data sets. Their aim is to ultimately overthrow the party in order to regain freedom and right to privacy.
Jewelery design on Rhino
Nana Chowk Skywalk
Designing defunct spaces in the city With severe affordable housing crunch that the city faces, where do ‘Citizens of No Place’ go for dignified housing? In a situation like this, the state government decided to release a tender for the Nana chowk skywalk Project with a budget of Rs 50 Crores, making it the most expensive skywalk in the city. The project was being implemented to fall under stereotypical notions of development in the city, while manifesting her parallel undercover agenda.
Reclaiming Underutilized Peripheries Addressing porosity & access to public space
Semester IX Location_Mumbai, Maharashtra Conducted by_The Busride Studio
The project aims to look at the holistic significance of the backroad corner turning in the neighbourhood & to look at existing opportunities to reclaim public space. Investigating programmatic parameters from its context itself and re-purposing its underutilized zones for public access. Using the existing BMC park as a central anchor, the master plan aims at improving pedestrian experience of the stretch, by conducting an analysis of its edge conditions. Although located in the middle of a particular locality, its existing boundaries can be reconfigured to create a sense of belonging to the larger city.
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Curb extension for accomodation of food vendors, stalls & other activities.
Using low seating and boundaries as a divider between the park & street.
Corner node axonometric_exported from Rhino, rendered on illustrator & photoshop
Curb extension for accommodation of food vendors, stalls & other activities.
Working with the reclamation edge & reclaiming extra space not used by vehicles.
Realigning footpath by opening out park edge & accommodating food vendors with parking
Giving complete access to this node through a porous edge. Using the planned tree layout as anchors to provide charging points.
Existing Conditions Barriers & restrictions
Realigning footpath by opening out park edge & accommodating food vendors with parking
Urban furniture designed for exclusion in public space
Graphical section of periphery edge
Public Seating Design explorations looking into the idea of comfort & longevity in public space. Public space - not as an occasional visit but almost like a home for the neighbourhood. Analyzing interiors & interiority in public commons & seeing their role in shaping behavior.
Unused peripheries, in some cases an untouched mound or a garbage dump
Adjacent footpath to existing BMC park , with parking adjacent to it
Organizational Structure
Public park as a neighbourhood common
Road Networks
Boundaries x Program Accommodation Incorporating activities at edges
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06 An enquiry into collective living Housing as amenity
Location_Lower tank bund, Hyderabad Collaborator_Shubhankar Bhajekar Guide_Kalpit Ashar & Abhinav Wakhle Lower Tank Bund is a low lying area located to the south-east of the Hussain Sagar Lake. The area is largely characterized by various Housing Projects encompasssing a large public park known as the ‘Indira Park’. There are two state housing projects - Dhobi Ghat and DBR mill housing, One LIC Colony - Bima Nagar, An Air Force - Naval colony called the ‘Jal Vayu towers’, and the VAMBAY colony of rehabilitation, especially for the Dalit community. The site also houses the ruins of the DBR Mills which are located on a land owned by the state governement.
Semester VII
Exploded axonometric_exported from Scketchup, rendered on photoshop
Typology_01
Vambay Housing
Typology_01
DBR Housing
Typology_03
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Longitudinal section cutting across the housing blocks, showing the utilization of ground plane.
Rajaka Housing
Ratnam House
Lower Tank Bund
An ecology of work, water & living
The eastern edge of the site is clearly defined by a canal which is the oldest outflow of water from the Hussain Sagar lake. Owing to these conditions of the site, the primary occupation of the people is that of Washing and Drying. There are a total of three Dhobi ghats across the site. The dominant income groups occupying the site are Low Income and Lower-Middle Income groups. The Labour class is the most prominent actor in this neighbourhood.
LIC Row House
B.M Nagar House
Location plan
07 Documentation
Semester IV
Qila Mubarak Complex, Patiala Location_Patiala, Punjab
Collaborators_Batch of 2016-2021 In assistance with_Abha Narain Lambah Associates 2nd Rank in the Students Award for Excellence in Documentation of Architectural Heritage 2018 Core member of exhibition committee, Patiala. The studio was looked at as an opportunity to document the Qila Mubarak Fortress dated back to 110 AD. The idea was to make observations and document its history and the role it played centuries back. The function of ornament, fragility, thick robust brick walls is all evident in the construction of this fort. The architecture surrounding it followed similar methods of construction of spanning methods. Thus one was able to draw conclusions regarding the growth of the city with the Qila Mubarak Complex as the epicenter. The exercise was in complete collaboration with Abha narain Lambah Associates, carefully documenting each wall section, joinery details, ornamentation & modes of construction of this large historic load bearing fort.
Documentation of various levels in the fort including the intermediate Bastian floors
Hand drafted wall section_Rotoring inking on gateway paper
Qila Mubarak Complex_Ground Floor Plan
Ornamented historic facades, with multiscalar courtyards opening out in various places across the entire fort.
08 Working Drawings
Semester VI
Looking into buildability, construction & detail Location_Mumbai, Maharashtra Guide_Minal Yerramshetty
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Axonometric view showing joinery between each member of the pergola.
showing 02 Axonometric corner detail
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Detail 3D of a single rib of a waffle slab showing the internal reinforcements at core junctions.
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Sectional axonometric view of part waffle slab showing the reinforcement mesh laid within the wooden shuttering.
09 Architecture of a Home Semester III
Building relationships with the community Location_Charkop, Mumbai Guide_ Apurva Pareikh The idea was to not just create a peice of Architecture, but to create a Home, A sense of place, a sense of being within the built. The home was to be built for a single mother, Garland maker, with one daughter residing in the neighbourhood of Charkop Gaon. An amalgamation of open workspaces interspersed with the lived private spaces created the built form. The building was not just looked at as a home for a family, but an intervention for the community and how it interacted with the adjoining street and open ground. It opened out these corners and completely activated the site. The existing trees, landscape, terrain, natural vegetation was looked into and was kept as a part of the home.
Axonometric_exported from Scketchup, rendered on photoshop
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The Puzzle
Semester IX
3D dimensional explorations in design using software tools Guide_ Pranav Thole
The idea of the elective was to understand the role of 3D modeling softwares such as Rhino, not only as a modeling tool but also as a thinking & design tool. It allowed for limitless explorations allowing a vast variety of possibilities. A puzzle was thus, then conceptualized from all its dimensioned, designed & modeled creating a maze through which the rolling ball would ultimately collect at a single point. Various 3D visualization skills, addition & subtraction of volumes& carving out of niches within the single cube gave rise to the final product.
A beginning collection point towards the top is where all the beads come together into a concave bowl & ultimately must reach the bottom bowl towards the end.
The puzzle was conceptualized to perform like a game, where the small beads running between the grooves, glide along its surfaces.
11 The Parallel Hidden School Teaching Assistant for the batch of 2020
Drawing made by_Ananyaa Savant, Aarushi Kumar, Janhavi Shaha, Ayush Baheti, Avani Mittal, Prachi Kute, Krishna Juvekar, Pranav Dolare, George Vadakekara, Aarush Nanavati, Pranjali Patil, Raj Shah, Shruti Tendulkar, Pratham Thakur, Khushi Zavar Teaching Assistants_ Yash Ghorecha, Rashmi Varma, Meet Mendpara, Sanjana Pande
This drawing has been the result of a collaboration between students situated all across the country and are yet to physically meet one another. The process included building on a larger theme from individual ideas through intensive discussions and coordination. The drawing kept expanding over time as each collaborator brought newer ideas to the table. Hidden in the nooks and crevices of KRVIA, lie spaces unbeknown to the masters. It is here that a parallel universe comes to life. A place of secret celebrations and gatherings to solitary hidings. This is a network fueled by the students, seeking an escape from the everyday. Where monotonies are broken and revelations are made. The school becomes a place for discoveries and for unravelling hidden treasures. Where spaces of working, eating, sleeping, gossiping and relaxing are carved seamlessly.
Professional experience The journey from academia to professional projects in the practice, has been a smooth one. The architectural course enables one to not only gain skills particularly in the field of architecture, but also many allied fields such as, graphic design, product design, packaging design, interior design & various innumerable fields. Each of these, come with their own set of challenges & learnings along the way, enabling one to become more & more of a whole rounded designer. Taking on various projects of multiple scales & avenues has helped in having a more holistic & pragmatic approach towards the field. One of the major things that comes with experience is the attention to execution & quality of work produced. Practice bridges that gap between an idea & a product lying before your eyes.
Intern at
studio sP+a
(Sameep Padora & Associates)
2nd Dec’ 2019 - 1st May 2020 Scope of work: Design development , layouts,masterplan development
Residential Row House at Belgaum, Karantaka Status: Ongoing. Permission drawings submitted. Scope of work : Design layouts, Civil construction, Interiors
Airbnb Home at Igatpuri, Maharashtra Status: Halted Scope of work : Design layouts, Civil construction, Interiors
Reusable packaging for Cocoon Care Status: Mass Printed & completed Scope of work : To reutilise, the cardboard used for product packaging
Furniture Design Status: In the making Scope of work : To design & execute a compact dining set, efficient for use.
Rhino export, altered on autocad, post production & digitally colored on illustrator
12 Internship studio sP+a
The Miniature Drawing Modes of architectural representation Location_Mahasu, Uttarakhand Guided by_Kunal Sharma For every built project, the studio makes a miniature drawing as a representation tool. Through a rigorous process the drawing is evolved, such that it gives the true essence of the built form of the project. A plan, section, elevation or axonometric allows for a certain kind of viewing of the project. However, the miniature doesn’t follow the normative cartesian drawings, it showcases a wider range of the built & essentially the unbuilt parts of projects. The life within, the people, the festivities, surrounding landscape, contextual parameters. These drawings are the intellectual copyright work of studio sP+a, and cannot be used for any other purposes.
studio sP+a The design of the tent was such that it could accommodate either one or two beds. Each of these had a common space, washroom, & verandahs opening out on both sides of the tent. The front opened out towards the pool & framed views of the existing wildlife & dense vegatation that surrounded it.
Hidden India
Iterating masterplan strategies Location_Bandhavgarh, Madhya Pradesh
Guided by_Sudarshan Venkatraman The project looked at the development of a masterplan along side tent units & public amenities that were to be laid out in the bandhavgarh forest site. Considering the site was ecologically sensitive with a thriving biodiversity within, it was key to keep in mind that the footprint & construction techniques followed cater to that.
These drawings are the intellectual copyright work of studio sP+a, and cannot be used for any other purposes.
Masterplan
studio sP+a These drawings are the intellectual copyright work of studio sP+a, and cannot be used for any other purposes.
Two bed tent view Two bed tent view showing its location surrounding the dense vegetation around.
All day dining, layout An indoor as well as outdoor dining space was put together. The outdoor dining was also accompanied by a community table.
Radisson
Reception block & banquet layouts
Location_Goa Guided by_Sudarshan Venkatraman The project looked into refurbishing & adding a reception block to the existing hotel premises. It also looked into updating the existing banquet layouts & finishes to accommodate maximum seating within the given area. The process involved continuous iterating of plans, 3D models & roof iterations.
Radisson all dining, banquet layout iterations to maximise space.
Additionally spaces such as the bar area, circulation zones & entry exit points were taken into account.
These drawings are the intellectual copyright work of studio sP+a, and cannot be used for any other purposes.
Framing views, service station locations & planters were organized within the existing grid.
Orphanage & Home for the Elderly
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Provision of a private courtyard to the elders room with common access to the children area
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Common access for caretaker, children & elderly into dual courtyards.
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Private courtyard provision for children & elderly separated by the caretakers block in between.
Existing Staircase The house is connected by an external existing staircase, giving access to even the adjoining plot.
Living Space The living collective space is a double height-ed volume for all family members & guests to reside.
Services
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All the house services, washrooms, utility areas are pushed towards one side.
House_001
Residential Row House
Location_Belgaum, Karnataka Status_Ongoing. Permission drawings submitted. Scope of work : Design layouts, Civil construction, Interiors
Open Front
Collaborators_Amruta Halgekar, Meet Mendpara
The rooms towards the mainroad side have been kept open, bringing in maximum daylight.
First Floor Plan
project brief_ A row house for a family of 8-10 people, & a rented accommodation on the ground floor level. To maximise on space & storage, while bringing in quality natural light into the deep plot.
Cross Section
Ground Floor Plan
Mezannine Floor Plan
Airbnb Home 14
Residential weekend home & bungalow Location_Igatpuri, Maharashtra
Status_Halted Scope of work : Design layouts, Civil construction, Interiors Collaborators_Shubhankar Bhajekar, Yash Ghorecha, Manthan Batwal,Meet Mendpara, Hiral Parmar
Ground Floor Plan
To be developed into a residential bungalow, for guests wishing to rent out homes at Igatpuri, Maharashtra. The home opens out to a large recreational lawn & pool towards the front. A caretakers block to be provided with separate service access & living area too. The rooms open out to landscaped private backyard spaces, giving no defined boundary to the home.
15 Reusable Packaging
Cocoon Care_baby & children clothing brand
Location_Mumbai, Maharashtra Status_Mass printed & completed Scope of work : To create graphics to reutilise, the cardboard used for product packaging Collaborator_ Meet Mendpara The box used for the packaging of the products needed to be reutilised in order to minimize the waste generated. Printing infant stimulation cards on one side of the box was introduced, such that the consumer could use those cards for their little ones, rather than doing away with the entire box. This series consisting of 6 animals is inspired by the artwork if Enzo Mari & would help in stimulating the babys cognitive development.
Reusable Side The infant stimulation cards can be cut out from the cardboard, stacked & used to boost the baby’s learning process.
Container The container side of the packaging is where the baby products will be placed for use.
View of opened box displaying the reusable stimulation cards
Tazo cut outs in collaboration with Yash Ghorecha & Amruta Halgekar
16 Furniture Design Dining table, chair & seaters
Location_Mumbai, Maharashtra Status_In the making. Scope of work : To design & execute a compact dining set, efficient for use. Collaborator_ Meet Mendpara A demand for larger dining table in a very tight living room also at the entrance got us an opportunity to deliver a custom made dining set. The six capacity was to be used only when the guests were over, on daily basis only 3 capacity would be used. Hence, when not in use, all the chairs slide under the table, especially the smaller ones allowing clear movement space.
Bench A small bench to be placed against the wall for ease of seating & accommodation of maximum for people.
Small Seaters Can be pulled out from under the dining table when extra guests come into the home.
Metal Legs To give a lighter feel to the space, the side facing the living room is held on lighter metal legs.
A view of the dining set showing, the small seaters, 2 standalone chairs & the wall rested bench.
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Stiletto
the metal legs support the visually unbalanced dining table in wood, the view could be seen from the living room seating
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The little seat
Optimum lower back support to the round circular chair allows it to completely slide under the table for maximum space saving& least wastage.
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Tusker
A bench aligned with the wall with visually heavy legs, demanding permanent fixture. The table however can be slid over it.
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