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EDUCATION
ABOUT ME
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Master in Architecture (GPA - 3.94/4.00)
An ardent designer and architect, I’m a diligent problem solver with a practical approach. Rational thinking and reasoning lie at the core of my design intent. Unbiased research, eye for detail and critical thinking are the supporting piers of my design and creative process.
COURSES •
City as a Socio-Technical System
May, 2020
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GIS for Planners
Member of the Gargoyle Society Student Rep., Students Concerns Committee, ISoA School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi Bachelor in Architecture May, 2017
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Urban Ecology
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High Performance Building Design
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Social and Behavioral Factors in Design
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Architecture Core Courses
WORK EXPERIENCE •
Research Assistant at ISoA
Feb, ‘20 - Present
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Research Assistant at ISoA
Dec,`19 - Present
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Teaching Assistant (ARCH 171) at ISoA
Aug,`19 - Dec, ‘19
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Architectural Intern at Facilities & Services, U of I
May,`19 - Aug, ‘19
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Research Assistant at ISoA
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Graphic Designer at EJP, U of I
Aug, ‘19 - Present
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Architect at Studio0522, Lucknow
May,`17 - Aug,`18
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Intern Architect at Neev AIUDCPL, New Delhi
Jan,`16 - Jun, `16
Intern Architect at Arch-En Design Studio, Lucknow
May`14 - Jul, `14
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Mar,`19 - May, ‘19
TECHNICAL SKILLS •
Conceptualisation & Design • • Site Planning
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Research
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Documentation
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3D Printing
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Rendering
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Presentations
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PS Rendering
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Woodwork
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Metal work
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shriyak3@illinois.edu
3D Visualisations Physical Model Making
SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY +1 (217) 721-8053 •
Autodesk AutoCad
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Adobe In-Design
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Autodest Revit
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Adobe Illustrator
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Google Sketchup
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Climate Consultant
English
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AutoCad 3D
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Ecotect
Hindi
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Rhinoceros
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Grasshopper - Diva + Honeybee
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Adobe Photoshop
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Design Builder + Energy Plus
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V-Ray (SketchUp)
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Lumion
“No other art [architecture] employs a colder, more abstract form, but at the same time no other art is so intimately connected with man’s daily life from the cradle to the grave.” - Steen E. Rasmussen ‘Experiencing Architecture’, 1959
CONTENTS 01.
Island to Inland
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02.
Weaving between Walls
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03.
Afterlife Mausoleum
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04.
Twin House
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05.
IDST Medical College
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06.
High Court Complex
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07.
Deployable Structures
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GRAD. SCHOOL
PROFESSIONAL
UNDERGRAD. THESIS
ISLAND TO INLAND •
Academic Project : Urbanism
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Second Year Graduate Studio : Fall |
ASPIRATIONS OF THE MIGRANTS
2019 •
Individual Project
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Role : Conceptualisation, Design,
Development, Site Planning, Strategic
PROTOTYPICAL NEIGHBORHOODS
Framework, Urban Planning & Design, Detailing, 3D Visualisation. •
Advisor : Prof. Andrea Berry
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Location : Australia
The project is an attempt to prototype permanent human migration under the effects of global envronmental issues. It to addresses socio-cultural confluences and develops a
TIMELINE OF INNUNDATION
vibrant and dynamic framework which would facilitate large scale migration. The island country of Maldives, would be one of the first, and the most populated country to lose their land to water due to global warming, by 2050. It is an inevitable future condition of a country of 350,000 people. DESIGN DIRECTIONS •
Ability to be granular and multipliable.
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Integration of two contrasting communities.
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MULTIPLICITY
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Revitalize Australian neighbourhoods.
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INTEGRATION
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Induce economic, social and cultural
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REVITALIZATION
stability. • 1
Three Tenets of the Project
Deal with micro and macro level issues.
MULTIPLE NEIGHBORHOODS WITHIN A CITY
INCREMENTAL HOUSING
INTEGRATED NEIGHBOURHOODS
RENDERING OF COMMUNITY HOUSING 2
MARKETS AND INCUBATION CENTERS
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$$
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Quick-erect, small business opportunities for the whole community
Multipliable organisation - Maldivian street markets
Successful businesses can move to Incubation center
$$$$$$ Inspire rapid growth of businesses with shared resources and expertise
RENDERING OF COMMUNITY MARKET 3
RENDERING OF COMMUNITY SCHOOL
MUTUAL EXCHANGE OF BENEFITS
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WEAVING BETWEEN WALLS •
Academic Project : Urbanism
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First Year Graduate Studio : Spring Semester | 2019
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Group Project
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Role : Conceptualisation, Design,
Development (Part), Site Planning, Detailing, 3D Visualisation. •
Advisor : Prof. Sara Bartumeus
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Location : Chicago, USA
The design intervention proposed here tackles the problems of unemployment, loss of identity and extinguished vitality through design, materiality and programme. The site was the former location of South Works Steel Mill. It fostered a flourishing community, but since it got shut down in 1989, the surrounding residential zone has seen a proverbial fall from grace. DESIGN DIRECTIONS •
Rooting the design in the site and the people.
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Recognizing and highlighting the emotional and symbolic importance of the site and context.
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Providing a robust and profitable development idea for a valuable site.
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Providing an inclusive development proposal, considering all stakeholders.
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Alleviating persistent socio-economic problems.
SCULPTURE PLAZA
AXIAL HIERARCHY
CIRCULATION
NEIGHBOURHOOD FIGURE-GROUND 1940 VS 2019
NEIGHBOURHOOD GREENS 1940 VS 2019
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GREENS
PATHWAYS
WATER
PHASE 1
PHASE 2
PHASE 3
STEEL WORKERS’ MUSEUM MARKET ART INSTITUTE INCUBATION CENTER INDOOR & OUTDOOR RECREATION STEEL WORKSHOP AGRICULTURE INSTITUTE RESTAURANT / CAFE’ WATER FACILITIES BREWERY
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ZONING
SITE PLAN
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200’
400’
SCULPTURE CORE 8
LATERAL SECTION 0
50’
LONGITUDINAL SECTION 0
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50’
100’
100’
WALL- MUSEUM CORRIDOR 10
HALL OF NAMES
AFTERLIFE MAUSOLEUM •
Academic Project : Detail and Fabrication | Laka Reacts, 2018
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A PLACE FOR MEMORY OF THE LOVED ONES RESTING WITH NATURE, TYING THE TRADITIONAL AND THE AVANT GARDE TOGETHER.
ECOSYSTEM SUPPORTING PLANT & ANIMAL/INSECT LIFE THROUGH DEATH. PROVIDING A LIBERATING SPACE FOR THE LOVED ONES TO VISIT THE DECEASED, INTROSPECT AND REFLECT. TINY STEP TOWARDS RESTORING ORDER
First Year Graduate Studio : Fall Semester | 2018
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Individual Project
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Role : Conceptualisation, Design,
Development, Detailing, Fabrication, 3D Visualisation. •
Advisor : Prof. Eric Hemingway
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Location : New York, USA
The core issue which is being tackled is the impending shortage of burial/cremation space in our cities as the human population rises exponentially.
RESTING WITH LIFE UNCONVENTIONAL BURIAL SPACES WITHIN THE DEEP FLOOR SLAB - FEEDING A TREE, MARKING A UNIFYING, FRUITFUL AFTERLIFE.
BURIAL SPACE
AUDITORIUM NESTLING BETWEEN NATURE AND PHENOMENON OF AFTERLIFE LIE ACTIVITIES WHICH TRY TO ALLIVIATE GRIEF AND BRING ONE CLOSER TO SPIRITUAL FREEDOM. COUNCELLING AND SEMINARS CAN HELP GRIEVING PEOPLE.
The proposal tries to provoke a discussion about use of urban space as well as our spiritual similarities. As an entry to the Laka Reacts International Competition, 2018, the aim was to generate 1 board of
48” X 24” size to portray architecture capable of
reacting to and identified issue or problem. Hence the
URBAN ARTICULATION SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE CITY, “AFTERLIFE MAUSOLEUM” HAS THE POTENTIAL TO SOLVE THE FUTURE BURIAL CRISIS WHILE GIVING THE CITY ITS LUNGS BACK.
CAPA
tag of the competition, “Architecture That Reacts”. The
CONV
participants had complete discretion over the choice of the issue and the site. DESIGN DIRECTIONS •
Solving future land crises in growing cities.
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Freeing up occupied land and curbing urban
250 PE
sprawl.
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Sustaining lost ecosystems within cities.
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Educating users about the fundamental similarities
BUILT
CONVENTIONAL AFTERLIFE MAUSOLEUM
in all faiths.
OPEN
A REACTION...
LIFE POD
...TO LIFE & TO DEATH.... VOID HALL OF NAMES RECREATION BURIAL SPACE NATURAL LIFE PRAYER HALLS
ARCHITECTURE must choose to REACT to social stimuli and aim at solving societal problems. It is accountable and responsible for improved ways of living.
ECOSYSTEM
NEW YORK , similar to the rest of the world, will soon face a BURIAL SPACE striking yet ignored repercussion of population - the availability AUDITORIUM of Burial or Cremation grounds. With an ever increasing population , both locally and CREMATION SPACE globally, cities face a peculiar shortage of burial space. ECOSYSTEM BURIAL SPACE RECREATION
Vertical growth for cemeteries and the like holds the key. Also, there are various hidden prospects which “AFTERLIFE MAUSOLEUM” explores.
KNOWLEDGE CENTER
New York is the new center of the Western world, and also of the deep seated human hubris LANDSCAPE which objectifies all other forms of life on Earth. No other form BURIAL SPACE of life seems to matter when it comes to expanding the horizons for human development. ECOSYSTEM
VOID
CAPACITY AS PER SQM
6 TIMES MORE CAPACITY
DEATH FUELS LIFE
( EFFICIENCY CAN ME INCREASED )
CONVENTIONAL CEMETERIES
AFTERLIFE MAUSOLEUM
Exploring the solutions for these issues brings us to a junction where we must tackle multiple problems at once. One is the physical problem of space crunch and the other, more philosophical and theological.
INFORMATION CENTER
BURIAL/CREMATION - PENETRATED BY NATURAL LIGHT SERENE AND SURREAL CONVENTIONAL & PHENOMENOLOGICAL CONCEPTUALISING THE CONCRETE NATURE OF EXISTENCE - BEGINING IS ALWAYS ACCOMPANIED BY THE END, AND IT IS PERPETUALLY FUELED BY IT
250 PEOPLE / 900 SQM
BUILT
1080 sqm
1521 PEOPLE/900 sqm (Ground Coverage = 900sqm) OPEN
3500 sqm
UNDERSTANDING THE SENSITIVITY OF THE SUBJECT, A CONVENTIONAL SYSTEM WHICH IS ALSO THE ENGINE FOR THE ENTIRE ENSEMBLE SUPPORTS THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE.
CATACOMBS
CATACOMBS BECOME A FINAL RESTING PLACE WHILE ALSO SERVING AS A SOURCE OF ENERGY.
ADDITIONAL OPEN SPACE
MEDITATION SPACE
600 sqm
OPEN TO BUILT RATIO FOR 1000 GRAVES
7:1
( 7sqm OF OPEN FOR EVERY 1sqm OF BUILT )
SERVICES & ENERGY HARNESSING PLANT
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PART II - Detail & Fabrication Being a Two Part Studio, I was also involved in the detailing and fabrication of any specific detail of the architecture in the later half of the semester. The first part culminated with the submission of the board by the end of October, 2018. This fulfilled the requirement of the competition. The remaining part of the semester was spent in the fabrication lab, prototyping a detail which would eventually add a tangible anchor to an otherwise abstract and conceptual design exercise. I chose to develop a Kinetic Facade for the conical form of the building. The knowledge of deploy-ability of structures, introduced in the theory of structures class at U of I, was a key feature of the facade. I tried to bring the learnings from one class to inform my design studio, which I believe, is the most appropriate way to develop and learn. Architecture is about application of acquired knowledge.
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TWIN HOUSE •
Professional Project
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Year : 2017 - Ongoing
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Role : Conceptualisation, Design, Development (Part), Detailing, Working Drawings, 3D Visualisation.
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Total Built-up : 720 sqm (7,200 sqft)
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Project Lead: Ar. Rohit Parmar
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Location : Lucknow, India
The project was to design house for two brothers who wanted to live together, yet separately. The house had to function as one and also should allow two units to function separately. It called for a twin house which could accommodate the requirements for both households The house also contains an elaborately designed landscaped garden, with barbecue facility along with outdoor seating and lounging facility. DESIGN DIRETIONS •
Accomodating all client requirements.
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Balancing privacy with interaction between family members.
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Creating a strong sense of entry.
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Incorporating local arts and crafts to ground the design to the site.
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Developing a contemporary design language.
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1" 7'-82 4'-6"
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TRANSVERSE SECTION
FRONT ELEVATION
1" 12'-12
Parapet lvl +38'6"
LVL
Parapet lvl +38'6"
Third floor slab top lvl +35'6"
1'
LVL -43'721''
1'
Third floor slab top lvl +35'6"
1" 21'-12
4'
-47'721''
Lintel bottom lvl +22'3"
Lintel bottom lvl +22'3"
LVL -35'1021'' LVL
44' 1" 5'-12
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-47'721''
2' 2' 16'
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38'-6" 2'
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Elevation E1
2' 2'
11'
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Ground lvl ±00
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LVL -14'421''
15'-9"
1" 10'-22
13'-3"
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LVL -23'121''
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11' 2"
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Second floor slab top lvl +24'6"
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Second floor slab top lvl +24'6" Lintel bottom lvl +22'3"
First floor slab top lvl +13'6"
Parapet lvl +27'6"
4"
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1" 21'-12
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Plinth lvl +2'6"
Ground lvl ±00
BALCONY SECTION
3'-11"
1" 1'-12
Polycarbonate sheet
7'-7"
2" X 2" MS box sec. 4" X 2" MS box sec.
18'-2"
4" X 2" MS box sec.
17'-8" 18
CAMPUS FACILITIES BLOCK •
Professional Project
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Year : 2016
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Role : Conceptualisation, Design, Development (Part), Detailing, Working Drawings, 3D Visualisation.
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Total Built-up : 888 sqm (8,880 sqft)
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Project Lead: Ar. Amit Hajela
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Location : Modinagar, India
This block is the focus of most of the students’ leisure activities as well as a major revenue generator for the management. This required the built block to be well connected with other parts of the site, both visually and physically. The interaction with green and open spaces was also given importance. The location of this commercial block at the junction of the academic and residential zones, virtually the center of the site, gave this particular block special importance. DESIGN DIRECTIONS •
Creating a focal point at the center of the campus.
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Maximizing the economical viability of a commercial centre by its relation with the residential and academic zones.
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Making the campus’ geometric centre as a centre for activity.
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SITE PLAN 0
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FIRST FLOOR PLAN 12m
24m
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12m
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TERRACE PLAN
20
3D VISUALIZATION - CAMPUS FACILITIES BLOCK
3D VISUALIZATION - HOUSING BLOCK (Housing Complex - Within the Campus)
3150
OVERHEAD WATER TANK CAPACITY : 22500 lt
1000 mm HIGH PARAPET
1000
MUMTY
3600
450
TERRACE FLOOR LVL+ 7350
1000 mm HIGH PARAPET
1000
PARAPET LVL + 8350
2500
1850
MUMTY ROOF LVL + 10450
MALE TOILET
1000 mm HIGH PARAPET
STAIRCASE
1500
3600
MALE TOILET
FEMALE TOILET
1000
150
FIRST FLOOR LVL + 3750
PLINTH LVL + 150
SECTION AA` 0 21
3.6m
7.2m
+ 32960
100 965
20mm MORTAR (1:6) 75
150
450
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20mm MORTAR (1:6)
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CHEMICAL WATERPROOFING
100mm SKIRTING 20mm THICK STONE FLOORING 20mm THICK MORTAR (1:6)
1500
CHEMICAL WATERPROOFING
12mm PLASTER
100
900
230
600
450
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SILL BAND
100mm SKIRTING
1500
1200
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CHAJJA PROJECTION
300 X 300 GRC JALI
150 150
300 X 300 GRC JALI
900
230
20mm THICK STONE FLOORING 20mm THICK MORTAR (1:6)
260 150 150
450
260 150 150
150
SEVENTH FLOOR LVL + 22650
12mm PLASTER
SILL BAND
20mm THICK STONE FLOORING 20mm THICK MORTAR (1:6)
1500
100
250
300
150
900
100mm SKIRTING 40
600
20
115 200
20
200
300 X 300 GRC JALI
20mm COPING
260
450
20mm COPING
12mm PLASTER 230
1200
1200
3150
450
260 150 150
150
1200
1200
CHAJJA PROJECTION
115
CHEMICAL WATERPROOFING
1200
900
150
20mm COPING
115
230
300 X 300 GRC JALI
600
100mm SKIRTING
CHEMICAL WATERPROOFING
(Housing Complex - Within the Campus)
100
300 250
EXTERNAL WALL SECTION
450
PLINTH BEAM
20mm THICK STONE FLOORING 20mm THICK MORTAR (1:6)
260 150 150
1500
40
200mm SAND FILLING RAMMED EARTH
900
20mm THICK STONE FLOORING 20mm THICK MORTAR (1:6) 100mm P.C.C. BED
22 1200
CHAJJA PROJECTION 1200
150
40
500
300
100
SIXTH FLOOR LVL + 19500 100mm SKIRTING
12mm PLASTER
SILL BAND
2510
3600
3150
200
230
150
100
40
40
20mm THICK STONE FLOORING 20mm THICK MORTAR (1:6)
450
300
CHEMICAL WATERPROOFING
CHAJJA PROJECTION
100mm SKIRTING
290
600
300 X 300 GRC JALI
600
1200
200
3150
20mm COPING
20
1200
1200
CHAJJA PROJECTION
SILL BAND
600
40 250
1200 40
20mm THICK STONE FLOORING 20mm THICK MORTAR (1:6)
CHAJJA PROJECTION
20mm COPING
20mm THICK MORTAR (1:6)
20
900
100mm SKIRTING
1500
100
250
300
SILL BAND
PLINTH LVL + 600
300
12mm PLASTER 230 600
CHEMICAL WATERPROOFING
3150
CHEMICAL WATERPROOFING
115
SILL BAND
3150
20mm THICK STONE FLOORING 20mm THICK MORTAR (1:6)
100
450
150
100
1200
20mm COPING
300 X 300 GRC JALI
3150
100mm SKIRTING
CHAJJA PROJECTION
200
3150
250
300
260 150 150
1500
40
600
20mm THICK STONE FLOORING
1500
900
230
300 X 300 GRC JALI
600
12mm PLASTER
100mm SKIRTING
900
1200 20
EIGHTH FLOOR LVL + 25800
230
300 X 300 GRC JALI
115
CHEMICAL WATERPROOFING
FIRST FLOOR LVL + 3750
12mm PLASTER
SILL BAND
260
450
260 150 150
150
100
1200
20mm COPING
SILL BAND
SECOND FLOOR LVL + 6900
20mm COPING 200
40
20mm THICK STONE FLOORING 20mm THICK MORTAR (1:6)
CHAJJA PROJECTION
200
3150
250
300
150
900
100mm SKIRTING
1500
CHEMICAL WATERPROOFING
1200
12mm PLASTER 230 600
20
20
115
SILL BAND
CHEMICAL WATERPROOFING
CHAJJA PROJECTION 1200
1200
1200
20mm COPING
3150
450
150
100
260 150 150
1500
40
20mm THICK STONE FLOORING 20mm THICK MORTAR (1:6)
CHAJJA PROJECTION
200
3150
250
300
150
100mm SKIRTING
900
230 600
300 X 300 GRC JALI
THIRD FLOOR LVL + 10050
75
150
150
1200
20
12mm PLASTER
CHEMICAL WATERPROOFING
FOURTH FLOOR LVL + 13200
40
40
260
150
450
1500
100
250
1200
115 200
3150
20mm COPING
SILL BAND
FIFTH FLOOR LVL + 16350
20mm THICK MORTAR (1:6)
CHAJJA PROJECTION
300 X 300 GRC JALI
SIXTH FLOOR LVL + 19500
20mm MORTAR (1:6) 20mm THICK STONE
20mm THICK STONE FLOORING
1960
900
100mm SKIRTING
TERRACE LVL + 28950 300
75mm THICK BRICK BAT COBA 965
20
12mm PLASTER 230 600
1200
1200
1200
20mm COPING 200
3150
CHEMICAL WATERPROOFING
CHAJJA PROJECTION
CHEMICAL WATERPROOFING
SEVENTH FLOOR LVL + 22650
50mm Ø MS RAILING
945 100
1960
40
20mm THICK STONE
PARAPET LVL + 30150 300 X 300 GRC JALI
EIGHTH FLOOR LVL + 25800
75mm PCC GOLA
75mm THICK BRICK BAT COBA
SILL BAND
N.G.L.
2400
1750
50mm Ø MS RAILING 20mm MORTAR (1:6)
150
TERRACE LVL + 28950
75mm PCC GOLA 945
1200
PARAPET LVL + 30150
TRELLIS
2400
1750
MUMTY ROOF LVL + 31900
MUMTY ROOF LVL + 31900
EXTERNAL WALL SECTION
100
1550
MACHINE ROOM ROOF LVL + 32960
100
1550
TRELLIS
HIGH COURT COMPLEX(Thesis) •
Academic Project : Undergraduate
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Final Year Undergraduate Studio : 2017
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Individual Project
•
Role : Conceptualisation, Design,
Development, Detailing, Site Planning, Fabrication, 3D Visualisation. •
Total Built-up : 1,150,000 sqft
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Location : Lucknow, India
The project looks at how explorations in design typologies & styles in judicial architecture can help in creating a more conducive environment for the court to perform its functions, along with making it more inclusive to the general masses, thus help towards creating a more informed society. Never before was a medium/high rise typology explored for courthouse architecture in India. Breaking the shackles of complex functionality and rigid, dogmatic conventions to allow such an exploration was especially challenging. DESIGN DIRECTIONS •
Exploring a new design language for courthouses in the Indian context.
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Reintegrating court-houses into the social milieu.
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Reworking the organisation structure to make it more efficient.
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Infuse the design with symbolism.
Since windows cannot be provided in a courtroom because of security concerns, light-wells, with natural light falling on the audience, serve both a symbolic as well as a functional purpose.
FORM DEVELOPMENT : TOWER a. Reducing Ground coverage and increasing the height.
Creates valuable open space at the ground level
b. Staggering the block in pursuit of natural light
Creates possibility of open terrace spaces at upper level
c. Creating void spaces by lifting floor plates
Enables every floor to receive natural sunlight through lightwells
d. Allows a natural flow of wind through the building.
TOWER BLOCK SECTION 0
20m
40m
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ZONING & PROGRAM Courtrooms Public Library Admin. Offices: Public Legal Aid Cell Public Utilities Public Entry Lawyers’ Chambers
Courtrooms
Admin. Ofc Lawyers’ Lounge & Dining Judges’ Chambers
Public Zone
TOWER BLOCK - DETAIL MODEL 25
Private Zone
0
60m
120m
SITE PLAN 26
JUDGES’ BLOCK TYPICAL PLAN
Services : HVAC etc.
N
Cantilever Beam
Screen : South Facade
Planter Beds
Judge’s Corridor
EXTERNAL WALL SECTION : TOWER BLOCK SOUTH SIDE
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0
5m
10m
KEY FEATURES OF THE SCHEME
ORIENTATION Strong Connection With Public Space Clear Programmatic Identity Separate Organisation Program
45 deg rotation of the built blocks towards NE creates optimum conditions for sun and wind in a composite climate Allows natural light penetration in North side of the built block.
360Deg Views And Public Accessible Terraces
JUDGES’ BLOCK SECTIONS 0
5m
10m
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VIEW FROM WEST
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DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURES •
Academic Project
•
First Year Graduate Course : Planning of Structural Systems
•
Semester : Fall Semester | 2018
•
Individual & Group Projects
•
Role : Research, Mathematical calcualations,
Fabrication •
Advisor : Prof. Sudarshan Krishnan
The course aimed at exploring the possibilities and geometries of deployable structures. It was composed of multiple projects both group as well as individual. Project 1 - Deployable Ring Structures (Individual)
Explored the ability of doglegged scissor
members to enable radial deployment.
Project 2 - Hoberman Sphere (Individual)
Explored three dimensional deploy-ability of
similar doglegged scissor members
Project 3 - Radially Retractable Shell (Group)
Employed the concepts learnt during previous
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Deployable Ring Geometry
(Link to ResearchPaper)
Spacers
T-Member
Central pivot Ø = 360/n ( Where ‘n’=Number of Sides) Ω = 180-Ø
L
Ω
L = R.sin(Ø/2) (Where ‘R’ = Radius of the ring)
Ω
Ø
HOBERMAN SPHERE
Central pivot (Can be offcentered) 32
Radially Retractable Shell
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(Link to Research Paper)
SCISSOR MEMBERS FOR RINGS
The shell is made out of 6 ring segments (R1 - 6) with a coinciding center but different radii. They are crossed by 6 parallel ring segments (R1), to form a retractable shell roof.
R6
RING 1 X 240
R1
R6
JUNCTIONS AND JOINTS
RING 2 X 40
2-WAY JOINT
RING 3 X 40
X 792 RING 4 X 40 3-WAY JOINT X 176
RING 5 X 40 X 396
4-WAY JOINT RING 6 X 40
X 88 34
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“To me the drawn language is a very revealing language; one can see in a few lines whether a man is really an architect.�
- Eero Saarinen
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