Saumya Yadav I Architectural Portfolio I 2016-21

Victorian poet Alfred Lord Tennyson suggests in his literary classic Ulysses that each person is created unique through their own particular set of experiences . I believe that experiences are situated in environments and contexts , for that reason human existence becomes inseparable from its own context That makes us the designer of experience

German philosopher Heidegger used the word Dasein to describe this fact ‘man is a place –being , not a being in place’

CONTACT

9671144993 Saumya160398@gmail.com

EDUCATION

Sr. Secondary Education

Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalaya ,Dwarka

2013-15 , (PCM-B)

Higher Secondary Education

Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalaya ,Dwarka

2008-13 , (GPA : 9.8)

Under Graduate

MBS School of Planning and Architecture ,Dwarka

2016-2021 (B.ARCH.)

HOBBIES

Profile And Aspirations

Hi! I am Saumya . My life of creativity and hands-on learning started at a young age and has shaped who I am today. With a desire to learn about the world around me, the question about how and why something works often pops into my head . I strive to use my knowledge to provide solutions, which are both effective and efficient. When I am not enjoying my work , I can be found sketching in a nearby park.

Believes In . . .

“ Alone we can do so little , together we can do so much” .

_Hellen Keller

“ For me it is a search ; Search of the unknown that I have not known , neither do u know how it will manifest . That’s actually the essence of my work “ .

_B.V. Doshi

“ I found I could say things with color and shapes that I could not say any other way “ .

_Georgia O’keefe

Employment History

Hudco / Academic Internship / Architect trainee

HUDCO, Core4B , IHC , Lodhi Road

-Make 2d and 3d sketches .

-Assists in conducting preliminary studies of proposed projects to obtain information as to space and design requirements, obtaining measurements and making sketches preliminary to the preparation of design development drawings .

- Worked with the design team on the development of a high-end residential colony and conceptual design of a Housing Project.

Academic Projects

• 1ST Semester ……………………..Cultural Hub Kiosk , Dwarka ,ND

• 2ND Semester ……………………Farm House , Gurgaon ,Haryana

• 3RD Semester …………..................Centre for Visual Art , Dwarka , ND

• 4TH Semester………………...........Primary School ,Gurgaon , Haryana

• 5TH Semester …………Temple for Peace and Harmony, Gurgaon , Haryana

• 6TH Semester …………Group Housing , Ahmedabad , Gujarat

• 7TH Semester………….Urban Design , Lothian Road ,Old Delhi

• 8TH Semester ……………………Nigambodh Ghat , Yamuna Zone O

• Wall Murals – Hand Painted / Making The Best Out Waste

• Furniture Design –Making The Best Out Of Waste

• Still Life –Live Painting And Sketching

Workshops And Seminars

• Team Acedge Webinar 2020

Ar. Raj Rewal

• PSALM Education Trust Webinar 2020

Ar. Gaurav Varmani

Innovative Impacting the future of Architecture

• MBS School of Planning and Architecture Webinar 2020

Ar. Satthya Prakash Varanashi

Liveability –Designing Towards Sustainability

• Site Planning in LandscapeArchitecture

Ar. Nidhi Madan , Studio EN

• Future of Buildings and Green Technology

Ar. Arun Rewal

Associates Design and Services for Group Housing

Interests

SOFTWARE SKILLS

Office Auto-cad

Illustrator Revit Lumion

SOFT SKILLS

• Design and Conceptualisation

• Verbal Presentation

• Graphic Designing and Presentation

• Sketching

• Rendering with pen and ink

• Flexibility and Adaptability

• Creativity

• Problem Solving skills

SKILL

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Zonal Level –Science debate , 2nd prize (school)

• Zonal level –Science congress, model invention,3rd prize (school)

• Stage hosting –Inter college fest –GGGSIPU

• Stage hosting –Annual College fest -AAKAR

“ ARCHITECTURE +DESIGN "

01. Thesis ,8TH Semester

02. Urban Design , Lothian Precincts ,7TH Semester

03. Group Housing -6TH Semester

04. Study- Temple for Peace / Harmony -5TH Semester

“ ARCHITECTURE +RESEARCH"

05. Analysis of Crematoriums in Delhi . 7TH Semester

“ ARCHITECTURE +BUILDING CONSTRCUTION"

06. Construction details

07. Pre-Fabrication

“ ARCHITECTURE +ART"

08. Wall Mural

09. Furniture Design

10. Pen / Pencil Sketches

NigamBodhGhat

THESIS PROJECT , 8TH SEMESTER

ACADEMIC WORK

REJUVENATION OF A SCARED SPACE

ARCHITECTURE + SPIRITUALITY

My main motivation for this thesis originates from my deep belief in architecture’s potential to define life and inform us about our existence & identity. This aspect matters to me because of our background, which features a crisis of identity during the age of rapid industrialization, a crisis caused by the serious conflict between the ancient tradition and modernity, and between East Asian and Western civilization.

VIEW OF THE PROPOSED DESIGN

ISOMETRIC

Howtoseeksolaceandabitofhappinessoutofdeath?

Organ donation

❖ Netradan- Mahadan- Eye donation would be a great charitable act . The eye itself consists of many parts like iris , cornea ,retina, cortex , which can be separately used for transplantation different needy patients

❖ Kidney - which is one of the most vital organ can also be successfully transplanted There are success stories about people living for long with single kidney after donation of 2nd kidney Donation kidneys after death would be tremendously useful for the needy patients . Willfully donations of vital organs lie kidney may eradicate the racket of organ selling and buying. The market cost of kidney being 3lacs

Medical science and technology has advanced a lot transplanting of other vital organs like liver and heart may explored. The quality of organs after death may be categorized in three grades A , B, C

Death - age group /quality of vital organs considered for donation(willfully)

❖ <45 yrs - A grade

❖ >45<65 yrs. -B grade.

❖ >65-85-90 yrs. - C grade.

Obviously the donation of vital organs by prime age group deceased will prove to be blessing in disguise as its donation is likely to benefit no Of people . Imagine a bling getting back his /her eye-sight by the replaced organ or a patient suffering from renal disorder get a new life after his/her kidney replacement through donation Even during life time period people donate one of the kidney and yet both survive a long time. Awillfuldonor canreallybelevelledas “great” inabovecontext. Itistocategoricallyrate that “aftereffects” ofdonationwillbringina lotofsolacetothedeadand depressedfamilyforthedeceasedwhoappliedfordonation Andgradually thesolacewillbringinabitofhappinessoutofgloom.

Limitation

The death should be total death under consideration. It should be dead against willfulness by using drugs to as allowed in some of the western countries in case of aged person, this will account to “medical murder”

Analysis and intervention

ACCESSIBILITY

Pedestrian movement pattern for coming to ghat with dead body , from ISBT and kashmere gate bus depot ,1.9km and 2.1 km resp.

Visitors ,locals ,tourists coming to Nigambodh Ghat ,different road channels

QUALITY OF SPACE

ISSUES STREET SECTION

Settlement within the premises of the NigamBodh Ghat , Commercial market of Kashmere gate , nearby

Due to exceptions in cremation rituals among some communities , some bodies can be seen floating in water.

No proper dumping of the left over leaving the ghat foul and unclean

“ My fore fathers came to India after partition and Indian govt. Recruited them to Nigambodh , but the ancestral Hindu pandits didn’t allow them and the case went to the court We still have to carry the stay papers around and are not allowed to do kriya of a Hindu brahmin. “

Udit Kumar Priest

PROPOSED DESIGN FOR NIGAMBODH GHAT

Life maybe compared with river flowing water and rolling stones and pebbles ,the river may terminate with end of its state /regional boundary but water keeps flowing till it meets its higher version ,i . E . Sea . A dry /dead river does leave behind small or big stone and pebbles The great Sahara desesrt full of fine sand reminds us where water must have existed in those regions once upon a time . Similarly anomaly can be applied to concept of life ,which is like flowing water in a river which ultimately merges and meets with huge seas This is lie merger of atman with the Parmatama after death . The dry bed river stones ,pebbles are the memories left behind by the deceased In the abstract thesis project , i propose to use river pebbles and water as the building material for designing and elevation or b uilding treatment of proposed crematoria . As architecture ,it is a permanent maintenance free material .

PROPOSED DESIGN FOR NIGAMBODH GHAT –VIEW : FROM THE ENTRY DRIVE WAY.

/Entry/dropoffarea

Drop off area is the first step of the journey from here the users is unable to see anything inside the complex just like the life. As user moves on a clear image of the complex will be imprinted similar to life

/DesignBreakdown/

Designbreakdown crematorium, a large Reception and processional pathways have been created to house the waiting guests,likewise ,the entire plan of the building facilitates the programme of the activity within upon entering ,one moves past the waiting benches and admin Offices ,he is then funnelled into a ceremonial hall,visitors are able to perform any rites they feel necessary with ample room,privacy as made possible by the use of large screening ,incorporated into the structural design of the buiding

PROPOSED DESIGN FOR NIGAMBODH GHAT –VIEW :: INSIDE THE GHAT, DESIGN BREAKDOWN.

PROPOSED DESIGN FOR NIGAMBODH GHAT –VIEW FROM SERVICE ENTRY

/Zoning/

• The site is very well zoned according to the usage by both people and the management Broadly ,the front side of the site is admin. ,canteen,store and staff quarters .it is also included spaces like waiting area and public conveniences.whereas,the backside is the crematoriums ,2 traditional wood system and 8 gas chambers which are inbuilt enveloping both kinds of crematoriums ,are the green landscape area.

AncillarySpaces

AdministrationOffice

AshCollectionRoom

SouveneirsOfLastRites

WoodStorage

SalvationHome

Toilets

PROPOSED DESIGN FOR NIGAMBODH GHAT –VIEW : FROM AMBULATORY PASSAGE

/MaterialofConstruction/

Mainly exposed concrete.

The partition walls act as structural members by themselves .for the cremation purpose ,gas chamber units were installed and wrought iron case were used for the wood pier chimneys were installed on each gas chambers unit,to directthe smoke.

Kashmeregate

URBAN DESIGN , 7TH SEMESTER ACADEMIC WORK

Kashmere Gate Monument and Metro Station Precint

Evoking theHeritage of the monument and thespirit of public realm

ARCHITECTURE+URBAN DESIGN

Kashmere Gate as a public space gives importance to the commercial built rather than the social un-built The commercial fabric gives very less room for recreation and halt space ,and hence restricts the development of its public zones. The apparent lack of awareness that the need to design an open space is as important as the need to design the built mass is very much evident in the region of kashmere gate

Ring road section

Kashmere gate

British Magazine

Dara Shikoh Library

Grand Post Office

Lothian Cemetery

Shia Jama Masjid

SITE PLAN- KASHMERE GATE , LOTHIAN PRECINTS , MAPPING IMPORTANT LANDMARKS / HISTORIC POINTS

AREA

The study area stretches between Old Delhi Railway Station and Kashmere Gate metro station, focusing mainly on Lothian Road. Lothian Road is the spine of Kashmere Gate separating the Chhota Bazar and Bada Bazar from the institutional area. As per MPD-2021 and the Zonal Plan , the area lies under Zone A and Sub Zone C-1.

Nagar Nigam

Seth Ramlal Haveli

St. James Church

Former Utilitarian Building

Hindu College

Chief Electoral Building

Analysis and intervention

EXISTING ROAD SECTIONS

Potential of a commercial complex to maintain the mixed used character of the area /parking space too.

MINERVA CINEMA

Potential of a bus parking , para transit stops , lanes for vending activity.

OLD Medical Centre

Potential of Reforming medical services for the neighbourhood

Potential Zones of the Site

Potential of converting this abandoned space into a loading /unloading dock , godown for automobile shops

TRIANGULAR VOID

Potential of a public park , community hall , green spaces.

Kashmere Gate Monument

Revival of kashmere gate monument by redesigning its landscapes and surroundings.

RITZ CINEMA

OLD PARKING DEPOT

MADARSA LANE

Potential of complete pedestrianisation / enhancing street safety / organised parking space and hang point .

OLD AMBEDKAR COLLEGE

Potential of a commercial complex to maintain the mixed used character of the area /parking space too.

DESIGN IDEOLOGY

Public spaces are living organisms which respond to the varying socio-economic conditions and cultural patterns of the city . Spaces as a three dimensional void is considered rather as a by product , in spite of the importance that people attach to it

SITE PLAN –KASHMERE GATE ,LOTHIAN PRECINTS , MAPPING POTENTIAL SITES

Plaza By-pass

Underpass has been provided to segregate pedestrian and vehicular traffic in order to resolve vehicular –pedestrian conflicts. It is acting as the only transitional space , connecting Kashmere gate metro station to the plaza space

Proposed Plan and Section for Plaza and Under pass

Proposed Under pass and Plaza in front of Kashmere Gate Monument

Utilizing the available frontal space on Lothian road , the plaza is designed to curb the pedestrian traffic away from the vehicular traffic along this major corridor . this intervention is designed to enhance the scenic beauty of the historic monument , while reducing the congestion on the streets and providing the experience of a street with its informal vending , eating joints ,and incidental sitting spaces at a raised level. This also happens to be the only open air recreational space amongst the commercial shops , for the lawyers and the students studying in the nearby university.

ACADEMIC WORK

ARCHED GATEWAY –VIEW FROM SOUTH OF KASHMERE GATE MONUMENT

OPEN AIR RECREATIONAL SPACE AMONGST THE COMMERCIAL SHOPS , FOR THE LAWYERS AND THE STUDENTS STUDYING IN THE NEARBY UNIVERSITY ,

TIRANAMOSQUE

STUDY - PROJECT , 5TH SEMESTER ACADEMIC WORK

CENTRE FOR PEACE AND HARMONY

ARCHITECTURE +SPIRITUALITY

‘Tirana needs a new mosque, not only for the Muslim community and not only to meet the needs of a growing number of Muslim citizens, who are served today by a modest network of mosques, but also because our capital must meet a missing corner of the triangle that makes this city a special place. The new mosque will be a place of worship, knowledge and culture; to become a center of Islamic culture. The New Mosque should be a place of peace and spiritual individual and social reflection

PROPOSED VIEW OF WHITE ROSE MOSQUE

FAÇADE TREATMENT

For wearing on the outside petals have chosen a new material, used in buildings of similar structure, Glass Reinforced fiber plastic (GRFP), it is a very resistant to weather conditions and industrial, also takes easily form in manufacturing necessary for the object and fitting, realizes greater aesthetic expectations.

Structural glass with three layers, keeping a good metal structure shaped Islamic motifs to enhance people's connection to the object. Glass windows of complementary facilities such as classrooms, offices and the library is on the same glass, but it has two levels of transparency Upholstery is hooked gypsum material which bends in two directions, to add stability There are placed two layers of 1 meter in height from the floor of white wood spins, for the support of the faithful people during rest or listening to the lecture. part of the podium paved with concrete slabs. Spaces between floors are glazed with great resistant glass to scratch as well as shocks

NigamBodhGhat

RESEARCH PAPER, 7TH SEMESTER

ACADEMIC WORK

CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF CREMATORIUM

ARCHITECTURE +RESEARCH

‘Maximizing our time’ is an attitude that arises from this realization that all our personal accomplishments and worldly wealth will not follow us beyond the grave and only our legacy will remain.

There must be awareness and effort to live a life with lasting meaning and result in a fuller life for the individual and everyone they come in contact with

Death is a motivating element to focus meaning of life on

Both a personal and social level The resultant architecture

And subsequently the whole funerary industry strives to create an atmosphere in which the emotions of fear and loss can frame the question of life. Why are we here and what does our life mean?

There is need to re-evaluate the physicality's that impact on the sensorial in order to develop a set of criteria that can contribute to a sensual environment that is perceived through all the senses, as opposed to those that only evoke the visual aspect These ethnographic techniques can create parameters that will be beneficial to designers and students alike on the aspects of the built environment which can be manipulated to create varied spatial experiences. In addition, building occupants will be able to experience buildings which contribute to their emotional wellbeing.

COMPREHENSIVE FLOW CHART ANALYSIS OF REASONS / IMPACT OF DEATH (NOT ALL ASPECTS CAN BE COVERED –JUST A FEW)

CONSTRUCTION

DETAIL S

ConstructionDetails

B . C . M . , 5TH - 8TH SEMESTER

ACADEMIC WORK

Building Construction and Management

You are actually constructing

… what your head understood about what your eyes saw

_Doris McCarthy_

RANDOM PLACES RANDOM TIME

JUST RANDOM STUFF THROWN HERE AND THERE

EVERY ARTIST WAS FIRST AN AMATEURE _RALPH WALDO EMERSON_

FURNITURE DESIGN / USING LEFT OVER PLASTIC HOLDERS

ART HARD

WALL MURAL USING JUNK – IRON CHAINS / METAL /BOLTS / CHOCOLATE RAPPERS ETC

THE KISS / PICASSO

LIGHT AND PATH

BEETHOVEN