Selected Works of Shuvo Datta

PORTFOLIO

academic + professional works 2009-2021 Shuvo Datta Dhaka, Bangladesh

Portfolio | Shuvo Datta | Context | Index | 2021 |

Bangladesh is a riverine and flood-prone country, occupying low-lying floodplains and tidal plains. It has one of the largest and most populous deltas globally, The Bengal Delta. Almost 140 million people live in this delta, facing a flood every monsoon. So far, my journey ended in West Texas, which has a cool semi-arid climate. The transformation f rom a very humid place to a very little rain or a dry environment with little to no humidity, thus shaping my thoughts of diversity and addressing climatic issues sensitively.

More than 19 million people in Dhaka city are coping with many individuals, social and political issues regularly. Once called the ‘Venice of the East’ has shifted be one of the least livable cities in the world. Though so many difficulties persist, most inhabitants are pretty happy and cannot think of escaping this place. Such paradox assures me that, within this asymmetry, there must be a harmony somewhere for which the city has so many positive things to appreciate.

Lubbock, the hub city, is in the northwestern part of the state, a region known historically and geographically as the Llano Estacado, and ecologically is part of the southern end of the High Plains.

“These diverse phenomena have driven me to believe in Architecture, specifically in Landscape as a tool to extract thousands of solutions for a specific problem and train me with facts to choose the most feasible answer.”

00 | 00

INDEX

01-28 29-44 45-52 53-54

academic works professional works listening soul curriculum vitae

Academic Works | Canyon Lakes, Lubbock | 2021|

­

01|02

­

N

­

Academic Works | Canyon Lakes, Lubbock | 2021|

Base Map

FEMA Flood Map

Green & Blue Map

5’ Countour Map

Landuse Map

Trail & Node Development

Connectivity

Landmark Node & Green Infrastructure

03|04 Tertiary Trail

Primary Trail

Sidewalk & Bike Track

Adjacent Community

Dunbar Lake

Riperian Zone ­ ­ ­

Wetland

Flood Level

Flood plain

­¡ ¡

Academic Works | Canyon Lakes, Lubbock | 2021|

¢ ¢

CULTURAL DISTRICT & DOWNTOWN LUBBOCK ART RAIL TRAIL connects the downtown and its cultural activity with the community and proposed commericial hub in the south east region

¢

ART RAIL TRAIL [ART]

ENTRY PLAZA STATION 02 connecting community & art SOUTH PLAINS FAIR

connecting community

NATURE INTERPRETATION CENTER

BROADWAY Connecting Texas Tech University with Canyon Lakes at Mckenzie & Mae Simmons park

STATION 03 connecting park, cemetery & art

STATION 03

POLLINATING GARDEN To reduce odor with plants like: Rosemary, Silver Sand Sage, White Sage, Basil

farmer & ranch museum, windmill museum

connecting with SCHOOL

INDUSTRIAL AREA Producing odor

CEMETERY agricultural lands, cotton, corn, sunflower

DUNBAR LAKE

WATER TREATMENT PLANT

sunflower

downtown cultural district with music, art, exhibition

corn

STATION 04 AGRAGIAN LANDSCAPE AGRAGIAN LANDSCAPE

wheat

ADVENTURE ZONE

ENTRY PLAZA

cotton

industrial areas with silos as the major art canvas

NATIVE URBAN VEGETATION

N

05|06

Entry & exhibit plaza Seating arrangements

Cosmopolitan urban vegetation

Teracotta art paving

Exhibit plaza

downtown plaza & cultural district

cosmopoilitan urban vegetation [cuv]

Outdoor Exhibition

CUV

Rail track

CUV

Studio

Indoor Exhibition

Outdoor Exhibition

CUV

Food truck

Teracotta Paving

Art Rail Trail

exhibition plaza

B Parking

Entry bay Native Vrban Vegetation

Seating arrangements Exhibit plaza

B Cafe

Rail track

parking & entry bay

native urban vegetation

exhibit plaza

rail track

exhibit plaza

Academic Works | Canyon Lakes, Lubbock | 2021|

­

­

­

07|08

Academic Works | Canyon Lakes, Lubbock | 2021|

Riperian zone

­¡ ¡

FREE DAM

0

0.25

.5

1 Mile

­

09|10

Riperian zone

in bike tra nta

Mou

il

Dunbar Lake <utility service

Food truck>

Mounta in

ck

Do

bike trail

M

<<

ou

AR

nt

ai

TR

AI

nB

LT

ike

RA

Tra

IL

in

>>

in

g

Riperian zone

A

utility service>

<< new route fo r kay ak >>

A

B

Cafe & Art Trail Exhibit

Pollinating garden

Water Treatment Plant

Academic Works | Canyon Lakes, Lubbock | 2021|

Lubbock Cemetery

Cafeteria

Service entry

Elevated Walkway

Primary Trail

Elevated Walkway

Riperian Zone ­ ­ ­

Kayak Dock Mountain Bike

Training

Elevated Sun Deck

11|12

Existing Dam

Dock

Riperian Zone ­ ­ ­

Riperian Zone ­

Primary Trail

Art Rail trail [ART]

Elevated Walkway

Mountain Bike Trail

Native Urban Vegetation

Entry Plaza

Sidewalk

Parking Entry

Mountain Bike Trail

Academic Works | The Grand Canal, Dhaka | 2016 |

N

13|14

¡ ¡ ¡

­

¡

¡

¡

Academic Works | The Grand Canal, Dhaka | 2016 |

50 yrs

67%

wetlands lost for urbanisation

¥

£ ¤ £ ¤

2004

50%

of Dhaka inundated after Flood Action Plans

£ ¤ ££ ¤

1990 2012

ground water depleted 5 times

¦ ¦ § ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦

££ ¤ ¤

North to South continuous connection evident & traced

¥ ­

£ ­

Connection lost due to encroachment & illegal acts

¥

­

abandoned

15|16

32%

12%

box culvert + closed

open

channel is under serious threat but POSSIBLE TO REVIVE

56%

ZONE 5 UTTARA ZONE 6 UTTARA 3RD PHASE

¡

¡

ZONE 4 AIRPORT ZONE 7 MIRPUR DOHS

¡

¡

§

ZONE 3B GULSHAN - BANANI ZONE 8 OLD AIRPORT/ MIRPUR

¡

¡

ZONE 3A HATIRJHEEL ¡

ZONE 2 PANTHAPATH

¡

ZONE 1 HAZARIBAGH

¡

­

Academic Works | The Grand Canal, Dhaka | 2016 |

17|18

day 1

day 36

1 2 3 4 5

6

7

1..Low lands converted to built area. 2. Canal meets the river Turag 3. Encroached low lands at the fringe catering water based activities.

4.6. Boats still used in some parts of the city to cross canals.

5. Start of Box-Culvert clogged with waste in Dhaka.

7. Encroachment of Rupnagar Lake [2016]

day 45

¡ ¡

¨

Academic Works | The Grand Canal, Dhaka | 2016 |

19|20

­ ­

­

­

¡

¡ ¨

Academic Works | The Grand Canal, Dhaka | 2016 |

let the channel flow

©

­ ££

¡ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨

­

21|22

Academic Works | The Grand Canal, Dhaka | 2016 |

23|24

1 2

3

1. Proposal for Karail Slum of ZONE 3 2. Proposal for Panthapath Road ZONE 2 3. Proposal for water edge adjacent to residential plots ZONE 3B, 5

­ ­

­

Academic Works | The Mangrove Homestead, China | 2015 |

­

25|26

ª

©

­

Academic Works | The Mangrove Homestead, China | 2015 |

27|28

­

­

Professional Works | GILL, Lubbock | Ongoing|

29|30

­

¡

¢

«

Professional Works | GILL, Lubbock | Ongoing|

¡ ª

­ ­ ­

CELL 01 ¬

CELL 02

­

31|32

© ­­

¬

®

®

® ® ®

Professional Works | ODCJ, Dhaka | Ongoing|

N

33|34

­

¢

­

£ ¡

¯

¡ ¯

­ §

¯ ¯ © ¨ ¯

¬

¬ ­ ¯ £ £ £ ¯

­ ¡¡­

¡ ¨ ¡

¡

¡ ­

¡

§ ¯ ¡

¯ ¡ ¨

£ ¡ ­ ­

¨ ­ ­ ­

Professional Works | ODCJ, Dhaka | Ongoing|

­

­

TREES PLANTED BY BANGABANDHU

DEWANI CELL

KITCHEN

REAR COURT

WALK OF HISTORY

35|36

SIX POINTS MONUMENT

HASNAHENA PLINTH

PLATFORM FOR HOMAGE

REAR COURT

JALSHIRI CELL EXHIBIT

PART X3-01

­ GALVANIZED METAL SHEET OVER AS-CAST RCC WALL

BANGABANDHU GALLERY

METAL DOOR ENTRY UNDER RCC VAULT

ENTRANCE

VAULT ENTRY

PROPOSED AS-CAST WOODEN SHUTTERED RCC VAULT ENTRY TO BANGABANDHU MUSEUM COMPOUND

THE SIX POINTS WILL BE ENGRAVED IN ENGLISH & BENGALI ON TWO INCLINED CORTEN STEEL SURFACES OVER RCC PILLAR

SIX POINTS MONUMENT

CORTEN STEEL FLOOR OVER RCC SLAB BASING THE SIX POINTS MONUMENT

SIX POINTS MONUMENT

PAVEMENT ON ACCESSIBLE LOOP AROUND SIX POINTS MONUMENT AREA

PAVEMENT : P09

Professional Works | ODCJ, Dhaka | Ongoing|

PART X

X3-02

VOID

PART X3-03 PROPOSED CONNECTION TOWARDS JAIL GATE ON EXISTING BOUNDARY WALL

CONNECTION

HISTORICAL WALK FROM FOUR LEADERS MUSEUM TO KARA SMRITI MUSEUM AREA

PAVEMENT

PEBBLED SURFACE OVER RCC CAST SLAB NEAR REAR WATER COURT

PEBBLED GROUND

BOTH SIDE SEATING;IRON WOOD SECTIONS OVER RCC CAST SEATING ON OVERVIEW DECK

WOODEN SEATING

TO BE PRESERVED, WITH PROPOSED VISUAL CONNECTION FROM THE REAR WATER COURT

EXISTING BOUNDARY WALL

BRIDGE OVER REAR WATER COURT TO BANGABANDHU MUSEUM

WOODEN BRIDGE

PROPOSED LOTUS POND ON THE REAR SIDE OF THE BANGABANDHU MUSEUM AREA,WITH PROVISION FOR EXISTING TREES OVER IT

REAR WATER COURT

PROVISION FOR EXISTING PLANTS ON REAR WATER COURT

PLANTER

OVERFLOW DRAINAGE SYSTEM AROUND REAR WATER COURT

DRAIN

CEMENT PLASTERED EXISTING BOUNDARY WALL OF 4250MM HEIGHT

EXISTING BOUNDARY WALL

LIME PLASTERED BRICK WALL;NCF FLOOR FINISH WILL BE PRESERVED AS IT WAS

CC21 DEWANI CELL BANGABANDHU KARA SMRITI MUSEUM

BRUSHED CONCRETE PAVEMENT ON BANGABANDHU COMPOUND

PAVEMENT : P06

CEMENT PLASTERED EXISTING BOUNDARY WALL OF 4250MM HEIGHT

EXISTING BOUNDARY WALL

37|38

Professional Works | ODCJ, Dhaka | Ongoing| A

B

C

F

3205

8427

T=8MM CORTEN STEEL FLOOR DETAIL: 0000

6 POINTS MONUMENT +400 mm

1595

6000

129

E

13570

3000

8212

D

1200

6 POINTS [1ST PONT] DETAIL: 0000

CONCRETE EDGE WITH 4MM METAL CAP DETAIL: 0000

14203

100 MM LAYER OF 12MM DOWNGRADED CHARCOAL PEBBLES

125 X 125 MM RCC STRIP

1124

1124

8 1123

8 1124

8 1123

8 1124

13570

8 1123

8 1124

8 1123

8 1124

8 1123

8 1124 8MM GAP IN BETWEEN CORTEN STEEN PLATE

3205

T=8MM CORTEN STEEL FLOORING BLOW UP 01

1595

6000

50MM GAP BETWEEN MONUMENT PILLAR & CORTEN STEEL FLOOR FOR LIGHT PROVISION

1200

MONUMENT RCC PILLARS DETAIL: 0000 125X125MM RCC STRIP

2255 1124

3205

2400

2400

434

1595 1200

1595

2400

6000

167

1200

1200

1595

2400 1124

8 1124

1601

1200 X 1124 MM CORTEN STEEL PLATE 3

1200

2400 X 1124 MM CORTEN STEEL PLATE 2 WITH CUT

6000

2400 X 1124 MM CORTEN STEEL PLATE 1

805

2400

1124

39|40

50

30 30 T=3MM MS CAPPING WITH SPRAY ENAMEL PAINT FINISH

1500

50

T=3MM MS CAPPING WITH SPRAY ENAMEL PAINT FINISH

100

8

147

4750

8MM CORTEN STEEL FLOOR 100 MM LAYER OF 12MM DOWNGRADED CHARCOAL PEBBLES 75MM BRICK SOLING 150 MM RCC SLAB EARTH FILL

100 X 100 MM 'I' JOIST

4858

4703

T=6MM CORTEN STEEL

T=6MM CORTEN STEEL 18MM GAP FOR MS FRAMEWORK T=75MM TO 250MM RCC PILLAR

100 8

50 MM GAP FOR LIGHT PROVISION T=8MM CORTEN STEEL FLOOR 100X100 MM I JOIST 150MM RCC

150

SECTION B-B

75

36

4 36

75 18MMX35MM METAL BOX FRAMEWORK

T=6MM CORTEN STEEL

T=6MM CORTEN STEEL

514

18MM GAP

THE SIX POINTS WILL BE ENGRAVED IN ENGLISH & BENGALI ON TWO INCLINED CORTEN STEEL SURFACES

RCC PILLAR 125MMX125MM RCC STRIP AT BASE

125 325

RCC PILLAR WIDTH VARIES FROM 75MM TO 240MM

995

991

1500

1495

1500

1495

430

18MM X 35MM METAL BOX FRAMEWORK; T=2MM

75

125

240

Professional Works | IDCOL, Dhaka | 2018|

N

41|42

­

¢

¤

©

° ¡

­ ­ ±

Professional Works | IDCOL, Dhaka | 2018|

­

¢

¢

¡ ¡

²

¢

©

£

­

¡

¢

³ ³

43|44

¡ ¡ ¡¡

¡

¡ ¡ ­ ­ ¡¡ ¡ ±

¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡

­ ¡ ­

¡ ¡¡

©

­ ­

©

­ ¨ ­

­

­

Entrepreneur works | Onushongo Bangladesh | Ongoing |

45|46

§

¡ ¡

¡

¡­¡ ¡ ¤ ¡­­ ¡ ­ ¡ ¡ ¡

­

¢

¥

¤

Entrepreneur works | Onushongo Bangladesh | Ongoing |

first workshop on community mapping & mobilization at Baburail, Narayanganj funded by BRAC

draft master plan of housing for marginalized community at Cox’s Bazar funded by UNDP

47|48

second workshop on client need and participatory design with community funded by BRAC

Entrepreneur works | Negative Altitude | 2015 |

49|50

¡

¢ £

¡

Achievements | Competitions |

51|52

6

1

0 0

1

4.8

Bangladesh is proud to host ARCASIA FORUM 20 and the theme is connected with the lifestyle, culture, design and architecture of this land. People of Haors, Chars, coastal areas, flood prone areas etc all are trying to adopt with the changing landscapes. As this forum is themed on the ‘Architecture of the Changing Landscape’ it is inevitable to realize and discuss about the major catalyst in this field; the rivers.

£

= £

­

Traveling | Photography |

51|52

¤

Resume |

© ª «¤ ¬ §

­

¦ ¡ £¦§ ¦¦

§ ¡ ¡

§

§ ¡

­ § ¨ ¨

§ £ §

¥

¥

¢

­ ¢ ¦ ¥ ¢

¯

­ ­

­

¡ §

­ ­

­

­

­

­ ­

­ § §

­

­

­

­

¨

¯ §

­ ­ ­

­ ­

53|54

­

§ ­

¡ ¯ ­

­

­

§

¥

£

¥ £

¢

£

­

£ ¯ ­

­

­ ­

¥

¢

¥

¥

­ ­

­ ­ ­

­ ­

­

² ´

£

©

­

® ¥

´

­

´

© Shuvo Datta Dhaka, Bangladesh shuvondc@gmail.com shudatta@ttu.edu

Published: January, 2021 2019