Portfolio by Shreeni Benjamin

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Museum Story of Ahmedabad

city

Design Dissertation, 2014-15

City Bazaar + Terminal lvl

Housing

for slums in chotunagar, Rajkot Academic project, 2013

Marketyard, Ahmedabad Academic project, 2013

Multi-level Parking, Silvassa Real project, 2016

Mass Housing for Economically weaker section

Hous i ng

for

4 th year studio, '13

C h o t u n a g ar

S lu m s

Area 130000 sqmts Facing the main road to airport. More then 250 families residing 70% of whose practice is vegetable selling on cart wheels.

"Missing Piece"

Proper Ventilated Houses Adequate no.s of bathrooms Private Spaces Defined spaces for Cooking & Parking Informal Spill over spaces

Exisiting Conditions

"Community Housing" -porous Densification AI

RESIDENCES

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SITE

RESIDENCES

O RP

1 2

SITE

RESIDENCES

1 RESIDENCES

RESIDENCES

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No community or caste barrier while the formation of the cluster Outstanding Planners and Organisers in terms of utilising and planning for a plane or volume from storing goods, to conducting cereminies and day to day activites like cooking and sleeping all managed in the same periphery. Formation of chowks and bazaar due to organic cluster formation

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RESIDENCES

Qualities of Chotunagar Slums

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RAILWAY

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RAILWAY

Opportunities

Constraints

1. Primary road to Airport passes along 2. The longer potential side faces the primary road 3. Located in a dense residential jungle, ideal for housing 4. Clear skylines because of the proximity of Airport

1. Surrounded by residences on all the three sides, less potential for Commercial growth 2. Single approach axis to the site 3. Absence of greens/recreational in the surrounding closer vicinity leads to reduced interaction with outer environment

Proposed Arrangement for Circulation

4 th year studio, '13 Mass Housing for Economically weaker section

D E S I G N S T R AT E G I E S

Space Configuration 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

CIRCUL ATION ON THE EDGE AND IN THE CENTER

Existing Temple Common Hall Parking/Commercial Shared Amenities Central Access/Road

3 4

RESPONSE TO SURROUNDING EDGES

5 3

PL ANNED GREENS IN THE SITE

SPILL- OVERS OR EXTENSIONS FOR OTHER ACTIVITES

3 3

Section B, through the common hall

Archicad Render

Propsed Site Plan, Archicad + Photoshop

Mass Housing for Economically weaker section

4 th year studio, '13

Type A 25sqmts

Type C 25sqmts

Type A 40 sqmts

Type B 25. sqmts

Type A 55. sqmts

Type B 40. sqmts

Concerns Land is scarce and in order to maintain the way of living; searching one of the solution to not discourage the activites but help them flow. Not taking away the 'Subtstance that marks their identity and existence

Model 1:250, with context

Providing Basic amenties for a working house. Providing a commercial platform to develop their livelihood thus helping the city to grow more. Proposed Site Model, Archicad RENDER

West Elevation facing Main road, Archicad RENDER

4 th year studio, '13 Mass Housing for Economically weaker section 7

City Bazaar + Terminal level Marketyard

5 th year studio, '13

U rba n Ins e r t Jamalpur Flyover houses the informal market outside & the existing MarketYard narrows the road, causing traffic ingestion. The idea is to create an organised Bazaar with adequate amount of Shops for Retailers to sell Fruits and Vegetables alongwith a Terminal level Marketyard. The primary axis of the site

Inside the Exisiting Marketyard

ISSUES

Exisiting Marketyard

-farmers to consumers o l d

o l d

Site with context

c i t y

Opportunities 1. Located at the edge both the old city and modern city (show bus stand) 2. More than 80% of site's edges faces the road, good potential to invite people in 3.Surrounded by circulation on the three sides, potential to act as an urban island in the busiest spot of the city.

Constraints 1. Conjestion of Traffic and increasing number of Hawkers and Vendors everyday 2. Presence of Overbridge overshadowing 3. Scarcity of Land for further spill over

5th year studio

Space Configuration

TR PA UCK RK S ING

Parking 2

S LIF ERVI TS CE

Administration/Post office 6. Retailers Canteen Shop Dormitories 7. Utilities 2 Parking 1 8. Cafe Utilities 2

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Terminal level Marketyard, Basement Plan -1.5mts

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VIC

ARCHICAD Renders 6

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

City Bazaar + Terminal Level MarketYard binds Consumers-Retailers-Farmers in a single chain. The site is divided in 2 parts vertically for Farmers and Consumers-Retailers in the Basement and the Ground floor respectively. Marketyard is hidden under the 3-storey Market with separate entrance and exit exclusively for the farmers

City Bazaar + Terminal level Marketyard

8 FOOD STALLS

CAR PARKING

1.8 MTS WIDE PEDESTRIAN TRACK

CIRCUL ATION ON THE EDGE AND IN THE CENTER

GREENS ON THE EDGES OF THE SITE

BUFFER TO WARDS THE PRIMARY EDGE

FUNC TION GRADATION

City Bazaar + Terminal level Marketyard

5 th year studio, '13

Development of Bazaar See through light cores

2 Entries

4 Design Process

Storage/ Yard

Shops

Exit

5th year studio

Terrace View Model 1:250

Basement/ Terminal level Marketyard Model 1:250

Driveway

Pedestrian Track at the periphery of the Site

Plaza Model 1:250

Plaza

City Bazaar + Terminal level Marketyard

Archicad + Photoshop

Shop

Terminal level Marketyard

Section A

Archicad + Photoshop

Driveway

Section B

Footpath

Archicad + Photoshop

Courtyard at the basement

Service Lift

Storage for Retailers

Shops

Story of Ahmedabad

Design Dissertation '14-'15

"Story of Ahmedabad"

-journey through Architecture

Situated in the heart of the city, part of the actual geometrical and heritage capital. Surrounded by some of the most early buildings; this oldest fortified region has some of the earliest houses and streets which forms a rich background for such a story telling musuem.

The story of the city has been divided in to four parts experiencing what the city experienced in its making, growth and sustainance by following the constant and common factors across the centuries in the history of the city contributing to the same spirit.

Growth of the City based upon the Events

Proportionately wide

Any high mass carries potential views of bothold and new city

Major Access leading to the Site

Design Dissertation '14-'15

Story of Ahmedabad

Progra m Form u lat ion & Requ irem en t s 1. Land of Power/Opportunities The magic that city possessed beyond all the natural resources and skills to attract travellers and future citizens for growth & developemnent opportunites. 2. Land of Communal Coherence Symbiotic relation shared by the people beyond caste and religion marks one of the most important reasons for the sustainance of the city

3. Land of Troubled times The struggle and plight the people witnessed through various tragedies & sad events and they emerged out them more stronger, independent and faithful to one another each time. 4. Land of Survivors/ Heroes The Dedication and love showed by the heroes in saving their cities when required always inspires the city to have its pride and never ending hope.

Programmatic Requirement Spaces Representing the Story

Functions

1. Land of Opportunities 2. Land of Communal coherence 3. Land of Troubled times 4. Land of Survivors

5. Gallery/Gift shop 6. Canteen/ Food Stall 7. Toilets 8. Reception

4 2

1 3

SPATIAL ORGANISATION OF PROGRAM

CIRCUL ATION JOURNEY INSIDE THE MUSEUM

HIERARCHY COMPARATIVE HEIGHTS OF THE SPACES

GREENS AND WATER USED AS BUFFER BETWEEN THE SPACES

14 Story of Ahmedabad

Design Dissertation '14-'15

Design Dissertation '14-'15 Story of Ahmedabad

Ideas at intermediate stages

Exploring physical connections

Different approches single destination

The Entrance bridge

Visual Connections

Search for the "inbetween" Creating a balance between different elements, The Courtyards and the physical axis Volume and spatial experience to represen the spirit of intermingled to provide better connections. communities in the city of being "different but united".

Entering into a common platform it divides the group of people first and unites them back at a common entrance representing the communal values of the city of getting united after a lot of divisions.

Focussing on the elements of "inbetween" to create connections, maintain transparency and encourage social interactions. Elements involved to create the threshold:

Open Courtyard

Jaalis Courtyards Steps ` Searching the thin line of coherence in different elements, contrasting volumes, to experiencing the openess of a courtyard versus the closed blocks. Attempt to create a common plane of balance of togetherness.

Full Jaali wall

Columns and roof

Dividing the wall in to 3 parts leaving out the eye level open and the rest filled with jaalis

Floating roof; openings between the joint, Jaali wall with opaque surface at the eye level.

1/3rd Jaali wall

16 Story of Ahmedabad

Design Dissertation '14-'15

Design Dissertation '14-'15 Story of Ahmedabad

Professional project '16

Features of Multi-level Parking Three storey Multi-level Parking Surface Bus Parking Recreational Plazas Amenities for Visitors Multipurpose Ground and Terrace floors

Site Location

Linear Orientation of design

-service + recreational 3300mm

Buffer Area

Inside the Ramp core

900

360 Driv 0mm ewa y

Entrance foyer on every floor

Possible Strategic Accesses

Bubble diagram of Spatial Organisation

Project team leader: Hetal Shah Production, Rendering, Detailing : Shreeni Benjamin

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Design and Planning Counsel, Ahmedabad

18 Multi-level Parking

Parking Bay

Driveway

Parking

Multi-level Parking

Double-Height Parking Driveway

Driveway

Parking for 2 wheelers

Project team leader: Hetal Shah Production, Rendering, Detailing : Shreeni Benjamin

Central Plaza Driveway

Parking for 2 wheelers

Typical Cross Section facing North

OTS

Ramp

Plaza

Control room

Driveway

Parking

Food Kiosk

Stairs/Lift

Fro n t El evat i o n

OTS

Longitudinal Section facing the Plaza

Cross Section from Cafeteria

Entrance

The service core in the building are 2 large ducts provided at junction of the Ramp and the Parking Area, where majority of the services are concentrated and the remaining run through the sunk slabs and walls.

Advertising Panels (For generating revenue)

Central Plaza

Advertising Panels (For generating revenue)

19 Design and Planning Counsel, Ahmedabad

Professional Project '16

Exit

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