Architecture Portfolio

I am currenty in my second semester of Master of Architecture program. Throughout my academic and architecture career, I have developed a mindset that views design as a collaborative, interdisciplinary collective effort to respond to contemporary needs and future issues.

I am passionate, self motivated, diligent and willing to learn in order to help society design spaces and environments that are most conducive to our way of life.

SOFTWARES SKILLS

PRACTICE BACKGROUND

2D SOFTWARES

AutoCAD

As an architect you design for the present with an awareness of the past for a future which is essentially unknown.

– Norman Foster

3D SOFTWARES

SketchUP

Revit Rhino

Grasshopper RENDERING SOFTWARES

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

Lumion

Vray

Twin Motion

Internship at Archintspace, Mumbai from Oct’20 to Nov’20

Interior Project, Matunga, Mumbai Landscape Designing for a Plot, Borivali, Mumbai : Designing keeping in mind the existing drainages, types of flora that could be used, road widths and pathway dimensions, lighting, and types of pavement to be used under a budget.

Raisingh Ahuja, Mumbai from April’20 to Aug’20 Residential Township, Thane : Bylaws practical implementation on site, learnt various government norms and policies that are taken under consideration while laying out building on a given site plan.

Sandeep Shikre & Associates Architecture Firm, Mumbai from Nov’19 to March’20

SSA is one of the top firms in Mumbai having their hands over some huge projects. I learned the whole system how it works on such an immense scale. Projects that I worked on.

• Madhukunj a Residential Project at Nepeansea Rd. , Mumbai

• Vijay Orovia a Residential Project, Thane

• Aniline, a Residential Project in Dahisar, Mumbai

• SPJIMR an Educational Complex, Andheri

• Fisherman Society, Sale & Rehab Building at Mahim, Mumbai

• Aerospace, Educational Building IIT Mumbai, Powai

MICROSOFT

MacOS X

• Satellite Elegance - A Residential Rehab Development

• Sunteck World a Residential Complex at Naigaon, Vasai

• Township Development at Tal Pen

HIVE TOWER

Project : The Future of Mixed-Income High Rise (Design Studio Fall 2021)

Project type : Collaborative Project, Academic Location : Chicago, USA

Mentor : Professor Thomas Brock

Softwares : AutoCAD, SketchUP, Rhino, Adobe Photoshop+Illustrator, V-Ray, Lumion

Design Brief :

This studio was about building design in the city, focusing specifically on the kinds of dense dwelling conditions that the city allows for and from which it often prospers. Each team was given a strategy term based on which the though process of the structure should go around. Ours was ENCAPSULATION.

DESIGN CONCEPTUALIZATION

When presented with the task of creating an architectural ode to encapsulation, we though first of the various interpretations of the word, especially between nature and those of the built environment.

STUDIO,

We found that the formation juxtaposition of organic and geometric variation, based around material ingenuity and their proven psychological effects, gave us an opportunity to establish a unique hierarchy of encapsulated spaces.

ATRIUM LOUNGE

DOG PARK (ONE EVERY TWO FLOOR HIERARCHY)

GAMING ARCADE

OUTDOOR SIT OUT SPACE

We divided this into micro and macro, personal and communal zones during strategic planning. The first ten storeys housed hostel accommodation units, and the residential block begins above that. In an urban context, we wanted to make sure that the landscape element was not overlooked, so we chose a vertical green south atrium that included all of the communal zones.

HYPER-RIGID TIMBER SUPER STRUCTURE WITHIN WHICH ALL THE SERVICES OF THE BUILDING WERE ENCLOSED

LIVING PODS ATTACHED TO THE SUPER STRUCTURE

DISCUSSION ROOM

OUTDOOR SPACE

ATRIUM LOUNGE

OUTDOOR SPACE

LAUNDRY ROOM (ONE EVERY FIVE FLOOR HIERARCHY)

FULL FLOOR ATRIUM FLOOR PLAN (GAMING AREA, SIT OUT SPACES, EXTRA

STUDIO, STUDIO PROTOTYPE 2, ONE BED ROOM

STUDIO PROTOTYPE 2, ONE BED ROOM, TWO BEDROOM

STUDIO PROTOTYPE 2, ONE BED ROOM (no north units)

A conceptual illustration of how nature and the built environment can coexist (South Green Atrium)

Site Plan

THE POD

The pods, suspended from a hyperrigid timber structure, embody the smallest scale of encapsulation, pod subtractions from the east-west patterns create more intimate community zones for intermediary ideas, while the south atrium acts as a forum for the fostering of a vertical community.

CLT SLABS

STEEL SUPPORT BEAMS + VERTICAL GARDEN WIRE

TRANSVERSE GLT BEAMS

EXTERIOR GLT COLUMNS + LATERAL STEEL TUBES

FACETED GLASS CURTAIN WALL + MULLIONS

MULLIONN CAPS

ATRIUM STRUCTURAL EXPLOSION (10 floors, 1 set of floor flow pattern) left render - SOUTH HIVE ATRIUM Rendered Landscape System

North Apartment Interior View

One- bedroom Apartment Interior View

Hostel Interior View

LAKE PARK SANTUARY

Project : Aviary Coservation Center

Project type : Collaborative Project, Academic Location : Chicago, USA

Mentor : Professor Thomas Hoepf

Softwares : AutoCAD, SketchUP, Rhino, Adobe Photoshop+Illustrator, V-Ray, Lumion

Design Brief :

The main design objective incorporates the serenity of the environment with the characteristics of birds in flight. The building includes a high tensile steel loom structure that acts as a gallery for the resting birds.

RECLAIMED PRE-LAMINATED WOOD SLATS

RIBBON WALKWAY WITH LIGHTWEIGHT STEEL FRAME

DYNAMIC ATRIUM SPACES WITH HIGH PERFORMANCE

BIODIVERSITY EXHIBITION SPACES SUPPORTED BY LIGHTWEIGHT STEEL COLUMNS

VISITOR AMENITY SPACES CREATED BY PLANES OF LOAD BEARING WALLS

LANDSCAPE AND HARDSCAPE SPACE

rediscovering nature

Project : Thesis Research Design 2020

Project Type : Individual, Academic

Location : Uttar Pradesh, India

Mentor : Prof. Dipali Rangwade

Software : AutoCAD, SketchUP, Adobe Photoshop, V-Ray, Lumion

Design Brief :

The goal of this project is to address the causes of global warming in India. This facility concentrates on upcycling Argo Waste, which would otherwise be burned off in the fields in order for the next crop cycle to begin, resulting in the release of greenhouse gases. After doing some investigation, I learned that wastes may be used as a building block for green materials, which is what the factory + research block focuses on.

Workshop Area, view from the bridge

Workshop Area, view from the bridge

Workshop Area, view from the bridge

WHIRL

Project : Mass Housing (Design Studio 2019)

Project Type : Individual, Academic

Location : Mumbai, India

Mentor : Ar. Akash Dudhe

Softwares : AutoCAD, SketchUP, Adobe Photoshop, V-Ray, Lumion

Design Brief :

This project looks at addressing various qualitative and quantitative issues of Massing in Mumbai. It also aims to understand and tackle the changes in ownership patterns to achieve a more holistic community.

DESIGN CONCEPTUALIZATION

The mass housing have various units ranging from single occupancy co-living units to 3 to 5 occupancy family units. The main concept behind this project is to portray how different typologies could still live under the same roof together.

To visually portray togetherness, Circle would be the closest Geometry to do so. Direction of wind flow Tunnel Effect created, thereby wind flow gushes into the structure.

The structure facing the water body has less height so as not to obstruct the wind from flowing to the structure Behind.

Further openings provided for better ventilation throughout the structure. These opening form interactive spaces on the floor plans as well.

LEGEND

Rather than a traditional block, the Whirl Housing block stacks all ingredients of a lively urban neighborhood into horizontal layers of typologies connected by a highlighted communal areas on each floor instead of just housing a common space on its podium or ground level. These open spaces are designed in such a way that they do not over lap each other rather form a spiral band as seen in the axonometric view as well creating a three-dimensional urban neighborhood.

3BHK prototype 1 Studio apartment 1

Studio apartment 3

3BHK prototype 2 Studio apartment 2 Co-living prototype

Lumion Rendered View

Whirl Housing showing three-dimensional urban neighborhood

COMMUNITY CENTER

Project : Community Center (Design Studio 2017)

Project Type : Individual

Location : Mumbai, India

Mentor : Ar. Suraj Kadam

Software : AutoCAD, SketchUP, Adobe Photoshop, V-Ray

Design Brief :

This project addresses a center for the local people around the vicinity where people with common belief tend to gather for various events. Say group activities, social support campaigns and other social services.

Bavent Flat Roof

Mud Rolls

Wooden Battens

The concept of this project was to achieve a minimalistic design so that it is welcoming for the local people there. The materials used for the structure are locally sourced.

DESIGN STRATEGIES

Instead of normal pitched roof, the roof is inverted. In doing so a visual connection is still maintained with the nature outside. Double height-ed structure, hence natural stack effect achieved.

Wooden Battens

RCC Lintel

Exposed Eco Concrete Walls

Rammed Earth Layer

PCC Plinth

Band

Stone

Masonry

PCC Bed

Masonry Foundation

EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC VIEW

Bavent Flat Clay Roof

These materials are locally available around the site and keeps the inner environment cool

Wooden Battens

Another locally available material that provides great structural support to the structure

Eco Concrete

The look and feel of the entire structure is complimented by the raw look of the walls

Wooden Columns

The structure is laterally supported by wooden columns which further provide support to the battens as well

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

Project : Residential Project - Sales Gallery

Location : Dhaisar, Mumbai, India

Architectural Firm : SSA Architects

Software : AutoCAD, Photoshop, SketchUP

Design Brief :

Nested along the hustle and bustle of the cars on National Highway, near Dhaisar. A very unique outstanding residential stand tall. The Sales Gallery has flexibility as one of its design aspect, this would later be then retained as the Club House with Multi-Purpose Hall, Gym and Pool, saving time efforts and costs.

GROUND FLOOR

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

MY ROLE :

I was heading the graphical representation team of this residential project and even worked on designing, planning, material selection and facade development of the sales gallery. I have even worked on the floor plans of the residential tower which had to incorporate many services.

Interior Project

Project : Residential Project

Location : Matunga, Mumbai, India

Software : AutoCAD

Freelancing

CLIENT BRIEF :

The house is designed for a family of four, a couple, a bachelor and their mother. The master bedroom was given the most focus for this given project as a walk-in-wardrobe was to be incorporated. Contemporary design approach was the central theme.

PLAN PROVIDED BY RESIDENTIAL TOWER

PLAN DESIGNED ACCORDING TO CLIENT’S BRIEF

MY ROLE :

I was in charge of designing the Living Room and Bedroom 1 and was heading the material selection team which enhanced my leadership skills along with visual design.