Shreya Sharma Portfolio 2021

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SHREYA SHARMA ACADEMIC, PROFESSIONAL

SELECTED WORKS 2016-2021

PORTFOLIO

2021

MASTER IN ADVANCED ECOLOGICAL BUILDINGS AND BIOCITIES

IAAC

Hello! My name is Shreya Sharma. I am a graduate from IAAC, Barcelona with a Master in Advanced Ecological Buildings and Biocities.

I have a passion for ecological design and exploring advanced strategies to integrate sustainable methodologies in construction and design and to adapt the same principles in everyday life.

Aside from my curiosities in ecological design I constantly find places to explore different cultures and architecture around the world and an abundance of different landscapes.

Tel-

+91 805 49 24 503

Email- shreyasharma.arts@gmail.com Addr- 821, Sector-2, 134112, Panchkula,

Haryana, India

2015

2016

2018

Bachelor of Building Science

{Chandigarh College of Architecture, Chandigarh} 2013-15// Studios: Architectural Design, Building Construction, Structural Systems & Design, History of Built Environment, Theory of Design, Building Services, Surveying & Mapping, Estimating & Costing, Building Climatology, Landscape Design, Building Bye-laws & Codes

Summer Studio

{Bartlett School of Architecture, London, UK} July 2016// The studio focused on rethinking and reinventing the work of pioneering inventors. I visualized a philosophical take on the work of Grace Hopper, re-imagining computers and focusing on the most powerful computing system, the human brain.

Architectural Intern {Ensamble Studio}

Aug 2016-Jan 17// During this six month internship I was involved in three projects for Ensamble Studio. Ensamble Place: Hands-on construction and documentation. Towers of Landscape: Prototypes for the work to be showcased at Chicago Biennial, 2017. WOHO Towers: Prototype for prefab panels for tower construction.

Bachelor of Architecture

{Chandigarh College of Architecture, Chandigarh}

2013-18// Studios: Architectural Design, Building Construction, Disaster Management, Art & Architecture, Interior Design, Professional Practice, Research Methodology, Service Control System & Building, Sustainable Architecture, Lighting Design, Architectural Thesis

Global Summer School, Chandigarh Edition

2019

{Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, Barcelona} July 2018// The studio focused on developing strategies for application of Advanced Digital Design Strategies. Testing the combination of software and hardware to explore real-time data capture, energy generation, storage and reuse, material adaptability, real-time management of time-uses and citizen-space interaction.

Architectural Assistant {Cipher Lab, Chandigarh}

July 2018-Aug 2019// I worked on concepts and mood-boards for ongoing projects. I was also responsible for writing narratives for project concepts.

Master in Advanced Ecological Buildings and Biocities {Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, Barcelona}

2019-20// Studios: Raw Nature, Thermodynamic Fabrications, Metabolic Structures, Proactive Envelopes, Eco-systemic Structures, Design Synthesis, Woodworking & Material Processing, Quarantine Cabin Seminars: Fabrication Techniques, Theory Readings, Making with Film, Advanced Digital Tools, Project Visualization, Prototyping

2020 Architect {Cipher Lab, Chandigarh}

Sept 2020-Present// I am tasked with working on development of new project proposals for ecological building concepts, as well as designing and fabrication of ongoing projects. I am also involved in material research on wood finishing techniques and use of wood and plant waste for development of new products.

Awards and Distinctions

Skills

NASA Design Competition- ANDC Trophy 2014

Rhinoceros 3D Grasshopper AutoCad ArchiCad Revit

Top 100 Finalists

NASA Design Competition- GSEN Trophy 2014-15 National Runners Up

NASA Design Competition- ANDC Trophy 2015 Top 100 Finalists

NASA Design Competition- Writing Architecture Trophy 2015 Paper on Revolution vs Re-evolution in Architecture

NASA Design Competition- GSEN Trophy 2015-16 National Runners Up

Theory Readings- MAEBB, IAAC 2019

Paper on Satellites at the Centrefold of Architecture and Design

Lumion Adobe Illustartor Adobe Photoshop Adobe InDesign Adobe Lightroom Laser-cutting 3D Printing Woodworking Hand Drafting

Reference

Reference

Reference

Guillermo Sevillano

Elena Orte

Michael Salka

Founder Architect SUMA

Founder Architect SUMA

Technical Coordinator of Valldaura Labs

Associate Professor DPA, ETSAM, UPM

Assistant Professor DPA, ETSAM, UPM

Professor Master in Advanced Ecological Buildings, IAAC

Professor Master in Advanced Ecological Buildings, IAAC

Academic Coordinator of the Master in Advanced Ecological Buildings & Biocities 2019-20

Phone: +34 615 33 48 76

Phone: + 34 91 772 90 01

Phone: +34 655 509 867

gsevillano@sumaarquitectura.eu

eorte@sumaarquitectura.eu

michael.salka@iaac.net

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THESIS 2018: HYBRID STRUCTURE

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NATURAL PLAYGROUND: RAW NATURE

PG 8-13

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ECO BUILDING: LOW DENSITY HOUSING PG 20-27

PG 14-19

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QUARANTINE CABIN: THE VOXEL

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ENSAMBLE STUDIO: ENSAMBLE PLACE

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PG 40-43

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CIPHER LAB: STUDIO REDESIGN

PG 46-49

ENSAMBLE STUDIO: TOWERS OF LANDSCAPE PG 44-45

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CIPHER LAB: MATERIAL EXPLORATIONS PG 50-53

GOVERNMENT SCHOOL RESIDENTIAL AREAS

SITE

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL AREAS

SITE CONTEXT

BAMBOO-STEEL HYBRID STRUCTURE FOR PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL, SUNI, INDIA

THESIS 2018

CCA

INTRODUCTION The thesis project focuses on designing a public high school for Suni village in the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh to promote education through design, by bringing the social practices rooted in the vernacular architecture.

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The project is based on developing a bamboo-steel hybrid construction technique that is responsive to the earthquake prone site that makes use of locally available materials.

SUN AND WIND ORIENTATION Summer winds- NE to SW Winter winds- SW to NE

EXSISTING VEGETATION The site consists of a variety o f trees ranging from deciduous to evergreen.

MAIN ACCESS ROAD The State Highway 13 becomes the main approach road for the site.

VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN ZONES The site is divided into t wo z ones and thus pedestrian zone is the maximum.

CLIMATIC ANALYSIS -Average annual temperature is 22.2 ˚C. -Average temperatures vary during the year by 18.2 ˚C. -Precipitation of 1474 mm annually.

-Most precipitation falls in July, with an average of 424 mm.

LOCATION -Site l ocation, Suni in Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

-Located on the banks o f river Sutlej.

-Population of 2591 in 2011.

-Village lies in a deep valley region.

LOCAL ARCHITECTURE -Vernacular construction - Dhajji Dewari and Kath Kuni.

-Newer constructions - RCC .

-Unsafe for the seismic zone.

-Timber can b e easily replaced b y Bamboo.

-Bamboo i s cheaper due to increasing cultivation in the state.

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SITE AREA : 6.59 ACRES (26,660 M2 ) BUILT UP AREA : 5,947 M2 GROUND COVERAGE : 3,456 M2

SCALE- 1:500

SITE PLAN

SECTION BB’ SCALE 1:50

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SCALE 1:50

MATERIAL EVOLUTION Initially, Dhajji wall construction was to be used, which mostly uses Timber a s construction m aterial.

Because of scarcity o f timber i n the region, a lternate materials were l ooked upon, keeping t he framed structure same.

Bamboo is a very good alternative for timber n ow a d ays. A lso, bamboo cultivation has been started by the government in the region to replace timber. The only problem remains in t he f act that the species of bamboo found here is n ot t hat strong t o be u sed in multi level buildings.

Steel was considered f or the construction a s the framing system i nvolved in steel i s quite strong. But steel couldn’t be used exclusively because of h igh cost and high embodied energy.

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Hence, an amalgamation of steel and bamboo i s being u sed, w ith the steel bracing system. Bamboo provides with extra support to the structure w ithout g iving extra weight. Also, it cuts down the cost of steel usage.

FIRE BOARD It is a noncombustible core, composed primarily of gypsum and a paper surfacing on the face, back and long edges. It is durable, economical as well as versatile.

LOUVRES They have been used for natural light and ventlation to enter.

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RAW NATURE: NATURAL PLAYGROUND PARC NATURAL DE LA SERRA DE COLLSEROLA

STUDIO PROJECT 2019

MAEBB - IAAC

THE SITE EL Mirador de Collserola Park is a very central location for adventure and nature lovers, with breathtaking views of the city and the mountains. It is located at the end of tree hiking paths, and some excellent route for road and mountain bikers. We aimed with the natural structure to bring more families and kids to this beautiful place to reconnect with nature and take a break away from the city.

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PARC NATURAL DE LA SERRA DE COLLSEROLA

BARCELONA

CHOOSING THE TREES Parc Natural de la Serra de Collserola has a long-term forest management plan to reduce the amount of biomass in the park as a way of preventing fires and increasing the amount of biodiversity and the health of the forest.

If biomass is reduced strategically in Valldaura, there is less risk of fires and gives other species the opportunity to thrive in the forest and a greater biodiversity of flora, which in turn increases the biodiversity of fauna.

The team learned about responsible forest management in order to select trees gradually meet the 40% reduction

of biomass that the park requires. The team decided to cut pines as these are a colonizing species that have long out-competed other species in the forest, considering it essential to increase the biodiversity in the park.

The criteria for choosing the trees was their structural stability and branching aesthetics to provide more opportunity to create movements across the structure. This assisted us in choosing four trees out of which three were used for the final structure.

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PHOTOGRAMMETRY // DESIGN Once we had the trees chosen, the next step was to dig- approximation mesh was generated for the trees. Further itally scan the trees using low-tech methods to extract refining with was done on 3D softwares to get a usable a 3D model to create an accurate approximation for the model for the design process. purpose of designing the playground.

Once the photogrammetry was complete we proceeded For this purpose close to a hundred photos were taken of to design a structure with trees laid out horizontally and each tree from all possible angles from the ground before vertically making use of their natural structural shape cutting and then horizontally after tree felling. To create to form the design. By forming an interlocking layout of the scans we used a software called Agisoft Metashape trees we create a space for climbing ropes while the rest that performs photogrammetric processing of digital im- of the structure becomes a natural climbing structure ages and generates 3D spatial data from which a close assisted by ropes winding around branches.

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JOINERY 1.

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FINAL ASSEMBLY

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ECO BUILDING: LOW DENSITY HOUSING ECOLOGICAL CITY BLOCK UTOPIA, BARCELONA

DESIGN SYNTHESIS 2019-20

MAEBB - IAAC

INTRODUCTION When considering what makes an ecological building, it is useful to see its physical incarnation as a snapshot of a larger network of metabolic systems. The materials that compose the final product are the results of not only the raw materials and transformation processes that they undergo, but the assemblage of industrial regimes that produced those materials.

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Our project focuses less on shifting the paradigm around the visual appearance of a building, opting instead for a fairly simple massing strategy. Instead, it is the way in which the materials are deployed that create a truly new dimension of design. The building is composed almost entirely of wood, utilizing massive timber CLT panels, glulam columns, and raw timber struts.

DESIGN EVOLUTION

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STRUCTURE

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ENVELOPE The envelope of the building creates a uniform exterior surface, performing several functions simultaneously.

Structurally, the cantilevered balconies that make up the irregular shape of the facade get supported by the continuous wooden vertical strips. The strips also become thicker in the south facade, and thinner on the north, providing appropriate shade protection from the harsh Barcelona sun. Based on privacy needs, a pattern was generated to provide more or less visibility.

The envelope was generated through a combination of manual assessment and grasshopper assisted design.

First, each elevation of the building was placed on a grid with a corresponding number related to the amount of privacy each area needed. A simple scheme of wooden strips was then placed over the undulating facade, and then culled according to the value of privacy.

ENVELOPE SYSTEM The envelope of the building creates a uniform envelope which performs several Structurally, the cantilevered balconies that make up the irregular shape of the facade get supported by the continuous wooden vertical elements.

The vertical elements also become thicker on the south facade, and thinner on the north, providing appropriate shade protection from the harsh mediterannian sunshine.

ENVELOPE SYSTEM Based on privacy needs, a pattern is generated to provide more or less visiblility.

The envelope finally serves as a handrail and attachment system for balconies and planters.

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ENERGY CYCLE

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WATER CYCLE

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QUARANTINE CABIN: THE VOXEL

PARC NATURAL DE LA SERRA DE COLLSEROLA

THESIS PROTOTYPE 2020

MAEBB - IAAC

THE VOXEL Given the pandemic of COVID-19, a large part of the world’s population underwent lock-down. The anxiety of the global health situation, the social isolation, and the confined spaces in which people live have been taking a toll on people’s mental health. Voxel functions as a quarantine cabin rethinking these challenges, while responding to the current environmental situation.

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The Voxel aims at addressing isolation, mental health, and our environmental footprint. By following the tiny house movement, the house enables you to live a life adapted to your needs while reducing your environmental footprint. Tiny houses can be a more financial option, while providing the opportunity of simple-living.

FOREST VALUE CHAIN

wood-chips + sawdust

biomass power

wood waste will be used for producing clean energy

pine wood

CLT Panels Pine trees from Collserola Park each wood element of the project is fully traceable and for every tree cutted a new tree will be planted

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Voxel tiny house it will store Carbon for the period of its life

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Valldaura Labs on site manufacturing

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INTERIOR PLANS First Floor

SECTION

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INTERIOR PLANS Second Floor

SECTION

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METABOLIC AND ROOF SYSTEM

Water Drainage

roof system 12 m2 rainwater collection surface 8 m2 green roof 4 m2 gravel rainwater filtration 4 m2 rainwater drain

black water/compost tank 600 L rainwater tank 250 L first flush diverter gas pillow container 500 L

hot water tank 30 L

grey water filter fertilizer tank 30 L potable water tank 600 L grey water tank 200 L

Schematic Water Management

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THE INTERIOR

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NORTH ELEVATION

RAINSCREEN CHARRED WOOD Shou Sugi Ban is a technique for making the wood water wrapped around the structure. Once these offcuts are and insect resistant by burning it and treating with lin- mounted onto a frame, the framed structure is charred seed oil. The CLT panels are wrapped in a cork membrane in the Shou Sugi Ban technique. for insulation.

This facade includes openings for entrance, window and The offcuts/waste wood from the processing of the Vall- an outdoor shower formed by three bigger pixels. The daura pine trees is placed in varying parameterized pat- transition from rainscreen to more perforated screens is terns to serve separate functions and form a rainscreen visible where there are openings.

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ENSAMBLE PLACE LAS ROZAS, MADRID

INTERNSHIP 2016

ENSAMBLE STUDIO

ENSAMBLE PLACE Esamble Place is a project conceived by Ensamble Studio to serve as an office and intern residence in Las Rozas, Madrid. The aim of constructing Ensamble Place was to provide the employees a better working environment which feels light, airy and close to nature and take advantage of the studio’s multicultural environment by providing employees a place to work and live together.

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jority of the construction was undertaken by the interns employed by the studio under the supervision of senior staff members. As an intern I got firsthand experience of a construction site and the process of construction.

The structure is located on a steep hill in suburban Madrid, so the building is constructed in various levels, making use of the natural slope to create a basement that is open. The higher vantage point also affords a beautiful view of the hills nearby.

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CONSTRUCTION PROCESS

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PROJECT COMPLETION

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TOWERS OF LANDSCAPE CHICAGO BIENNIAL, 2017

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The Towers of Landscaped was first developed for the Chicago Biennial for which I was a part of the team but was later showcased in the Orleans Architecture Biennial, France, 2017, developed as an extension of the previously showcased Structures of Landscape.

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that provide context and meaning. This research keeps us wondering whether it is possible to partially dislocate such experience and operate in the city with some of the lessons learnt, as a counter-movement where “nature” can be newly built to invade some of the spaces reserved for efficient industrialized structures, where the natural and the artificial blur and architecture is allowed to refer to the space of the mountains, the canyons, the cliffs and the caves; as the starting point of a new research: Towers of Landscape.

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STUDIO REDESIGN CHANDIGARH, INDIA

STUDIO PROJECT 2021

CIPHER LAB STUDIO REDESIGN The workspace for Cipher Lab was based out of a commercial space in the heart of the city spread out on two floors. The lower studio space had become inefficient in meeting the current requirements of the studio. The new design focused on creating an open work space to foster a collaborative environment through an open and transparent space flow. The new space was organized into three segments, consisting of workstations, a discussion and meeting area and a display area at the entrance for the various products developed by the studio.

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MATERIAL EXPLORATIONS CHANDIGARH, INDIA

STUDIO RESEARCH 2021

WOOD BURNING: SHOU SUGI BAN The studio for its various projects wanted to explore options for finishings of it’s wood products, that was ecological and low-cost. An option that stood out was the Japanese wood burning technique of Shou Sugi Ban. As a low tech solution the finish could be done in-house using a simple household LPG cylinder with a blow torch and using linseed oil as a sealant. This not only gave a modern rustic finish but also provides protection from water and insects.

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CIPHER LAB

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WASTE AND BIOMATERIAL EXPLORATIONS Owing to the use of wood in the projects by the studio, there is a significant amount of wood waste that is generated. In order to minimize the amount of waste a solution to create various everyday products was considered.

Experiments were done with epoxy resin to create, products such as coasters, platters and other household items encasing the waste wood and fallen flora. Further in order to move towards usage of biomaterials, experiments with bioplastic were done to replace epoxy resin.

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Cornstarch, vinegar, water

Cornstarch, vinegar, glycerin, water

Gelatin, vinegar, glycerin, water

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Shreya Sharma +91-8054924503 shreyasharma.arts@gmail.com 821, Sec-2, 134112, Panchkula, IN