SHAHID IQBAL portfolio
EDUCATION
STUDIO PROJECTS
All India Secondary School Examination : 10 CGPA
1st semester Cafeteria design 2nd semester Farm house design 3rd semester Philatelic museum, New Delhi Tagore women and child development centre, Shantiniketan 4th semester Dharamshala for Laxmi Narayan temple, New Delhi. 5th semester Sustainable living institute, Pondicherry. 6th semester Akshaya Urja Bhawan office , New delhi. 7th semester Housing at a hill station , Mussorie 9th semester Urban Design, New Delhi. 10th semester (Thesis) Markaz institute of Islamic studies and Mappila cultural centre , Calicut , Kerala.
All India Senior School Certificate Examination : 94 % aggregate Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi. 63.04% aggregate
WORK EXPERIANCE
I am an architecture graduate skilled in architecture design ,research , writing ,photography and softwares like Auto CAD , Adobe suite, MS Office ,Sketchup and Lumion . An enthusiastic and hardworking design professional with a Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch ) degree from School of Plaaning and Architecture , New Delhi.
Kerala, India shahidiqbal126@gmail.com +91-9654396254
Internship - George Design ,Kochi, India. ( Jan 2016- May 2016 ) Preparation of working drawings. Preparation of presentation drawings. Site visits. Client meetings.
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Organised Beta Movement - An international short film festival for the students from India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh Organised Muskaan - An initiative by the students in our college to help the less previlaged children living in streets. Participated in Rabindranath Tagore’s Black House workshop in Viswa Bharati university, Shantiniketan. Coordinator of the college film society for the academic year 2015-16
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HOBBIES Photography Reading Writing Fashion design Travelling
SOFTWARE SKILLS AutoCAD Photoshop Indesign Illustrator Lightroom Sketchup Lumion Vray
LANGUAGES English Malayalam Hindi Urdu Tamil
STUDIO PROJECTS
markaz centre of islamic studies and mappila cultural centre calicut, kerala.
This project aims at creating an islamic studies institute and cultural centre for Mappila Muslims ( Native muslims of the state of Kerala ) .It is a graduate and post graduate , residential college for students to learn about islamic culture, jurisprudence and philosophy. It is also aplace where people from different faiths or no faith can come together and interact with each other, to change the orientalist and islamophobic narratives about Islam.This place also helps to learn and know about art and culture of muslims, specifically the mappila muslims of Kerala which can be celebrated and shared
ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE OF KERALA
The mosques of Kerala differ greatly from
Muslim structures of any other region of India.The extensive use of timber in the construction of the upper storeys and the tiered form of their roofs represent a type of Indo-Islamic architecture, peculiar to the region.
MAPPILA MUSLIMS OF KERALA
The Mappila community originated primarily as a result of the pre and post-Islamic Arab contacts with Kerala, which was fundamentally based upon commerce. . This has resulted in the formation of an unique tradition in literature, art, and music.
MUSLIM PROBLEMS
Media , art and literature create a narrative of muslims which doesnot represent the real life of muslims.To frame muslims ,which includes many types of people belonging to different gender, ethinicity and believes, in a single box is actually an oversimplification and erasure of the life of the muslims
CLIMATE AND TERRAIN Kerala belongs to tropical climate zone . Kerala receives heavy rainfall throughout the year, which leads to the pitch roofs in most of the buildings in Kerala . The climate in Kerala is also hot and humid most of the times
STEP III
STEP II
STEP I
The minaret and dome is re interpreted with the sloping roof and traditional architecture of Kerala
The classical elements of a mosque, the minaret an the dome is added
DESIGN EVOLUTION OF THE MOSQUE
Unlike the mosque in Central Asia with open courtyard, mosques in Kerala is closed because of heavy rain.
PROTECTION OF EXISTING GREEN ZONING
The existing green in the Eastern side of the side is protected. which are mostly coconut trees.
ORIENTATION The orientation of the complex is kept in Nort West to South East direction since the Qibla (Direction to Mecca ) and the slope of the site ( 1:60) are in this direction and which are in opposite directions.
COURTYARDS
The complex is made with a series of courtayds with different hierarchy and uses .Courtyards help in the airflow and thus reduces the discomfort due to high humidity.
CENTRAL GARDAN
A persian styled central garden is made which is planted with native and ornamental plants.This courtayard can be used as an extention to the mosque
PROJECT PROGRAMME
dharamshala
laxmi narayan temple, delhi. This Dharamshala is built as a hostel facility for the devotees co coming to visit the laxmi narayan temple. The temple looks mighty and tall with the horizontal temple feature named ‘Shikara’. The siteof the Dharamshala exists between this temple on one side and a school on the other.Other than the hostel facility the Dharamshala have a meditation hall, library, dining hall, kitchen and an administration area.
accomodation park
kitchen
Build and open hierarchy
dining school
laxmi narayan temple Rhythm using diferent levels of height
meditation hall entry administration
Visual axis to the temple
Philatelic museum
Gol Dhak khana post office, New delhi This museum showcases stamps from India and all over the world. This museum is designed attached to a very old post office in Delhi, which looks circular in plan. One part of this post of is changed into a museum and this slice should fit into the overall form of the museum in harmony.
Gallery which makes a feel of ‘Quest’ and ‘Path’ by its form and gradual movement from one gallery to other
A plan and form which is not confined in the circular form of the post office , but still fits in.
An open cafe where the visitors reach after visiting the gallery, where they can sit, relax and have a coffee which have visual and physical interaction with the old post office building.
Taking inspiration from the the wavy logo of India post which represents the transmision of information.
Logo of India post
Old post office Museum
FORM DEVELOPMENT
The plan and the form of the museumwhose idea is derived from the wavy form of the India post logo
MUSEUM EXPLODED VIEW I st Floor
Indian Philatelic Gallery
Entry
Lift
Cafe
Office
Gallery FIRST FLOOR
Foreign Philatelic Gallery Conference Room
Lift
Souvenir Shop
GROUND FLOOR
Temporary Gallery
Ground Floor
Outdoor Cafe
OFFICE WORKS
Apartment for nikhil thomas kochi , kerala.
First floor plan
Nikhil Thomas Residence
Section
Nikhil Thomas Residence
Sliding door details Nikhil Thomas Residence
Main door details
Nikhil Thomas Residence
Stair case details
Nikhil Thomas Residence
SETTLEMENT STUDY RESEARCH
SUNDER NURSERYLANDSCAPE ANALYSIS.
INTRODUCTION
CONSERVATION
CENTRAL VISTA / HERITAGE AXIS
AMPHITHEATRE
The garden complex is undergoing an extensive restoration project, undertaken by Aga Khan Trust for Culture India, jointly with Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and Central Public Works Department (CPWD) which currently runs the garden. The project also involves restoration work 30 near by heritage structures. Plans for the project were drawn in 2007, and work on the third phase was initiated in 2010, and is part of the larger Nizamuddin Urban Renewal Project of the Aga Khan Trust.Due lying abandoned for decades, much of the area has since overgrown, and during the initial work some 1,000 trucks of rubble was removed, before the ground was leveled and subsequently classical Persian gardens were recreated, with fountains and water channels. Two main architectural features were restored. The Lakkarwala Burj tomb is now set in a new rose garden, while the 16th-century Sunderwala Burj tomb was restored as per the orange sandstone and white lime mortar used in its original design. Its red sandstone interior walls saw entire sections of white Quranic verses being recreated.
Sunder Nursery is a 16th-century heritage garden complex adjacent to the Humayun's Tomb, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Delhi. Originally known as Azim Bagh, it lies on the Mughal-era Grand Trunk Road, and is currently spread over 100 acres. The garden was originally built by the Mughals in the 16th century. Today it contains nine heritage monuments, including ASI-protected Sundarwala Burj, Sundarwala Mahal and Lakkarwala Burj. During the British rule, nursery was established to grow experimental plants, which gave it its current name, though much of the original garden was thus lost.
The garden is set to replicate the four micro-habitat zones which were part of Delhi’s original landscape namely Kohi (ridge), Bangar (alluvial), Khadar (riverine) and Dabar (marsh). In 2013, a Mughal-era lotus pond was excavated, which is being restored. An ariel view of the central axis
SUNDERWALLA MAHAL
CONTEXT Sundher nursery is an heritage complex located near to Humayuns tomb, a UNESCO world heritage site and Nizamuddin basti, which houses the famous dargah of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya and also the tomb of the famous Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib. All three of this regions collectively form the part of Nizamuddin Urban Renewable Project by AKTC
AZIMGANJ SARAI
Sundherwalla Burj -Before and after pictures of conservation
The ceremonial axis connects the pedestrian entrance with with Humayun’s tomb through Sundher nursery’s tranquil environment and terminates at the threshold of the 16th centuary Azimganj Sarai.The grand corridor of land scape and heritage is designed as a modern interpretation of a Mughal garden and comprises of water channels, marble fountains, flower beds, sandstone seatings inspired from the Mughal landscape of the subcontinent.
ENTRY
An amphitheaatre is created which is looking towards the Sundherwalla Burj from one side and Sundherwalla Mahal on the other, as a part of the landscape.This amphitheatre will act as medium to integrate public and culture towards the Sundher nursery.
PATHWAYS
Most of the pathways are created using red sandstones with grey sandstone borders , with very minimal mughal motifs
TOPOGRAPHY
FLORA AND FAUNA
The garden is set to replicate the four micro-habitat zones which were part of Delhi’s original landscape namely Kohi (ridge), Bangar (alluvial), Khadar (riverine) and Dabar (marsh).
DEFINING LAND MARKS
MUGHAL MOTIFS The major landmarks in the site are the 16th century mughal monuments like Sundherwalla Burj, Sundherwalla Mahal, Lakkarwala Gumbad and Azimganj serai. Which are conserved and then landscaped with Mughal land scape features and are created as landmarks which are then connected with pathways
Marble water paterre
With almost 200 acres being landscaped, the project has aimed to enhance the biodiversity by planting of over 20,000 saplings since its inception. Besides planting within the Humayun’s Tomb complex, Sundar Nursery, Batashewala complex, peripheral areas of Humayun’s Tomb and Nizamuddin Basti have also been planted with native tree saplings. A small portion of Sundar Nursery is retained as a maidan with grass. In addition to the conservation of existing vegetation forest groves and mature trees, an arboretum has been established, exhibiting the flora of the Delhi region and the different habitats (ridge/river/flood plain and a lake for water borne plants) of the city respectively. The proposed plan for the nursery includes nature and heritage trails for people to wander and discover, a world-class interpretation for the plant species as well a space for flower shows.
Sundherwalla mahal before conservation and landscaping Angoori bagh
Over 15 acres of special fruit and flowring bearing trees have been planted to attract birds. Nearly 50 bird species identified so far. Sunder Nursery enjoys an important place in the urban ecological fabric of New Delhi – constituting 370 acres of green area stretching from Purana Qila to Humayun's tomb – while remaining a major flora and avifauna habitat in the National Capital Region. Numerous species of plants have been sourced from forests, hilly and riverine tracts on the outskirts of Delhi where these species still survive – away from the city's urban sprawl.
Sandstone light post with Mughal jali
Modern interpretation of mughal motifs are extensively used for landscaping which includes arabisque patterns.Sandstone and white marbles are the major materials used o make these motifs. Sundherwalla mahal after conservation and landscaping
Angoori bagh is one of such examples which is basically sandstone arabisque landscape elements which have punctures in it , in which flowering plants are grown.
WATER BODIES
Lakes and rivulets are created inside the nursery both for recreational purposes and also for the flora and attracting the birds towars the site.
MUGHAL WATER CHANNEL SYSTEM
Also an artifital Mughal style water channel system is created on one side of the Sundherwalla burj which creates an axis towards the Azimganj sarai. Mughal water channel system for landscaping and irrigating the landscaped plants are reinterpreted in Sundher nursery. It also creates a visual axis which connects the Sundherwalla burj to Azimganj sarai
LOTUS POND A Mughal era lotus pond is recently excavated and and conserved and then provided with appropriate seating arrangements for the visitors.
SUNDER NURSERY LAKE A lake has been created in the low lying area.This will also serve as an holding tank for the water required for irrigation.This artifitial lake covers 10000 sq.m.Once filled with water the lake along with the rivulets will create an extraordinary microclimate within the sundher nursery attracting additional birds and biodiversity.
RIVULETS Within the north-eastern region of Sundar Nursery is a planned ‘micro-habitat zone ‘to display flora historically found in the diverse geological Delhi region such as the ridge, river banks and swamps. n 2015, the riverine habitat was created by creat ing water channels or rivulets, along the banks of which water loving plants and trees are planned to be grown.
MISCELLANEOUS
PHOTOGRAPHY
COLLAGE ART
The Mappila Muslim Family. This collage art justapoxe an old photograph of Mappila Muslim family with the modern islamic features like Hijab and Persian prayer mat which were once unheared among Kerala Muslims .
Gay Jesus and the nuns An old photograp showing Catholic nuns in saree from Kerala and adding the Jesus with a LGBT Pride flag filter shows the changing attitude of religious people and authorities towards homosexuality.
BETA MOVEMENT 2016 BETA MOVEMENT is a short film festival held in School of Planning and Architecture , New Delhi.Short movies made by students from India, Pakistan,Bangladesh and Nepal are screened during the event.I was one of the coordinator of the event whose responsibilities included everything from making posters, call for entries, getting judges and organising the final screening.
An initiative by the students of my college to help the children living in the streets. I coordinated this for two years which includes awareness programmes , collecting money, getting food and books, packing and going to different localities to distribute them among children.
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