CURRICULUM VITAE | SHREYA SHRIDHAR

D.O.B: 15 June,1999

NATIONALITY: American

LANGUAGES:

English

Hindi

French (Basics)

Digital And Manual Skills

AutoCAD

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

Adobe After Effects (Basics)

Wix Website builder

Figma (Basics)

SketchUp

MS-Office

Rhino (basics)

Drafting

Sketching

Photography

Model making

Academic research

Editing and Proofreading

References

Dr. Meghal Arya

Associate Professor, FA

CEPT University, Ahmedabad

E: meghalarya@cept.ac.in

Catherine Desai

Visiting Faculty, FA/FD/BUD

CEPT University, Ahmedabad

E: catherine.desai@cept.ac.in

I am a graduate from the Faculty of Architecture, CEPT University. The manner in which architecture engages with its context, intersecting with physical, social and temporal layers, as well as the impact that it can have from an individual to a communal level intrigues me. I am an avid reader and writer, and in my spare time engage myself in painting, sewing, or can be found making furry friends at a dog park.

CONTACT NUMBER: +91 7259875133

EMAIL ID: shreya.15.shridhar@gmail.com

Education

2003- 2017: National Public school, Koramangala, Bangalore (Primary and secondary education)

2015: 10th std- CBSE (10 CGPA)

2017: 12th std- CBSE (94.2%)

2017-2022: B. Arch, CEPT University, Ahmedabad (3.4 CGPA)

Work Experience

Jan 2021- Jun 2021: Internship at Mathew and Ghosh Architects, Bangalore

Created GFC, working and detailed drawings and models for ongoing commercial and retrofitting projects

Worked on motion graphics and animations for the Museum of Art and Photography, Bangalore

Responsible for vendor management, communication and procurement

Jan 2022- April 2022: Teaching Assistant, CEPT University

Assisting Smit Vyas, History 4, Guiding 3rd year architecture students with academic research essays

Jul 2022- Dec 2022 onwards: Junior Architect at IORA Studio, Ahmedabad

Aug- Nov 2022: Teaching Associate, CEPT University

Assisting Catherine Desai, History 1, Guiding 2nd year architecture students with academic research essays

Nov-Dec 2022: Teaching Associate, CEPT University

Assisting Prof. Vishwanath Kashikar, CFP Allied Module, Introducing foundation year architecture students to the fundamentals of architecture

Jan-April 2023: Teaching Associate, CEPT University

Assisting Prof. Vishwanath Kashikar, Architectural design studio ‘The Practice’ for 4th and 5th year students

Assisting Sachin Soni, History 2 ‘Tectonics’, Guiding 2nd year architecture students with academic research essays

Certifications

French A1 Level Alliance Française de Bangalore

Accolades

CEPT Excellence Award and a place in the Honours Exhibition for ‘Of Zest and Rest: A Melange of Staircases’.

Workshops

2017 - Measure Drawings of a Traditional Settlement – Chota Oda, Rajasthan

2018- Understanding Place –Lunuganga + Brief Gardens, Sri Lanka

2019- Designing with CSEB, Auroville

2019- Public Open Spaces in Kathmandu with Pratyush Shankar

2019- Rammed Earth, CSEB, Adobe Construction – Hunnarshala Foundation

2020- Writing Urban Histories with Pratyush Shankar

Leadership Positions

Head, Reading Club, CEPT (2019-20)

Deputy, Reading Club, CEPT (2018-19)

Contents

01 | MASTERS’ STROKE

PLACE FOR WELLNESS, WELLBEING AND MINDFULNESS

02 | NARRATIVES IN ARCHITECTURE

OF ZEST AND REST: A MELANGE OF STAIRCASES

03 | FROM UTOPIAS TO HETEROTOPIAS

MIGRANT HOUSING: VALUES OF TIME, DENSITY, CULTURE AND ENERGY

04 | FROM DRAWING BOARDS TO CONSTRUCTION SITES

BHOJANAALAY

05 | EXPERIENCE AS A TEACHING ASSOCIATE

HISTORY 4: AGENTS

HISTORY 2: TECTONICS

L3 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO: THE PRACTICE

06 |

ANCILLARY WORKS

UNDERSTANDING PLACE- STUDY OF BRIEF AND LUNUGANGA GARDENS- BENTOTA, SRI LANKA

DOCUMENTATION OF PUBLIC OPEN SPACES- KATHMANDU, NEPAL

RELATED STUDY PROGRAMME (RSP)- MEASURE DRAWINGS OF SETTLEMENTS IN CHOTA ODA, RAJASTHAN

ACADEMIC WRITING: A SIMPLICITY OF COMPLEXITIES

MASTERS’ STROKE

A PLACE FOR WELLNESS, WELLBEING AND MINDFULNESS

Studio 4 | Spring 2019 Lonavala, Maharashtra

Guided by: Sachin Soni

The studio dealt with the analysis of the attitudes of a given architect (in this case, RCR Arquitectes) towards design. After understanding RCR Arquitectes’ attitude towards various aspects of design, their attitudes must now be appropriated, modified and implemented according to the given programme and the context. The programme was a place for wellness, wellbeing and mindfulness with amenities such as residences, thermal baths, saunas and massage rooms.

The site is situated just a few kilometres away from Bhaja caves in Lonavala on a steep, rocky slope with dense vegetation. A place for wellness acknowledges the present moment, creating spaces to restore mind and body. It provides a nurturing setting, giving way to find oneself and interact with new acquaintances.

Architectural Attitudes Of Rcr Arquitectes

After studying various projects by RCR Arquitectes, their attitudes and approaches were understood through the means of analytical drawings and diagrams. The aspects that were covered included (but were not limited to) their attitudes towards light, movement, structure, making and detailing, approach towards concepts, programme and response to context.

The Cube

An installation made based on the architects’ attitude towards physical and ephemeral substances. From the exterior, it appears to be a solid mass, with the facades creating a sense of layering and long, vertical openings. The interiors are a series of voids which use light, shadow and reflective materials to create heightened volumes, frames and a stronger perception of depth.

The Trophy The Maze

A game made based on the architects’ attitude towards organizational and conceptual devices. The clue in order to solve the maze is alignment of frames. Once the right set of frames have been aligned, that is when the right set of openings align to form a path for the ball to move through. In their projects, framing is used as a very strong device to establish a dialogue between the interior and the exterior.

An installation made based on the architects’ attitude towards making and detailing. In order to enhance the qualitative experience of the space and achieve unobstructed, planar surfaces, layers of constructional details are concealed. The trophy is a representation or abstraction of this idea of layering that is used to achieve those surfaces.

Plans

The orientation of the plan was done to maximize views from site. The corridor acts as a connecting element or a datum as well as a continuation of the existing trails on site. The programmes were distinctly segregated through the four masses. The programmes were split across levels based on degree of privacy but connected volumetrically. The overall organization of spaces was based on the structural grid. The long, rectilinear proportions of spaces prompt movement through them. The movement occurs through a filmic journey of a sequence of interspersed light and dark spaces. The pauses in the journey are are articulated by the careful framing of different views.

Wall Section

The structure across the four masses is a steel frame structure, sitting on a load bearing structure that is embedded in the ground. In order to enhance the qualitative experience of the space, all details of construction are concealed, thereby embodying the idea of ‘detail as no detail’. The surfaces so obtained are uninterrupted both in terms of vision as well as tactility. Raw corten steel was chosen as an exterior facade as it will transform along with the context as time passes. Concrete plasterboard was chosen on the interior purely for the materiality of concrete- its texture, its tactility and the manner in which it can differently treat the light that falls on it.