Email: shweta_sundar@hotmail.com Phone no. : +91 8826547569 Date of Birth: 21.10.1994 Based in : Mumbai/Delhi, India
Skills: AutoCAD, Photoshop, Sketchup, InDesign, Revit, Illustrator And others: Leadership, team play, Impromptu thinking, public performing A young architect, constantly exploring and experimenting with divergent ideas; believing in a grassroot and hands-on approach to design; a travel sketcher, illustrator, sportswoman, theatre artist, dog lover, marathoner, swimmer and trekker.
WORK EXPERIENCE as an Architect Artist Residency, Dehradun June 2017 to present
Kitchen interior July 2017 3 weeks Prashant Pradhan Architects, Gangtok 2016 4 months
WORK EXPERIENCE as an Enthusiast Caricature project 2017 2 weeks
Freelance for ICICI Securities, Mumbai.
Childrenʼs website 2016 1 month
Part of the Design team for a website to encourage visual and verbal articulation in children. I worked on producing graphics and creating the story database.
Chota Mota Foundation 2015- present
Co team member. A platform to encourage ‘out Core of the boxʼ thinkers to come out with their unique creativity. Initiation of the foundation, website design and holding subsequent art programs.
PAWS 2015- 1 month
Volunteer at Pet Animal Welfare Society, New Delhi. I was a part of various adoption drives held across the city.
IDF 2013- 2 month
Volunteer at Indian Development Foundation, to the effect of organizing newspaper drives in residential societies in Mumbai.
ACADEMIC PROJECTS Thesis: ‘Celebrating Wasteʼ- Eco Centre, Mumbai 2017, 6 months
A young architect, constantly exploring and experimenting with divergent ideas; believing in a grassroot and hands-on approach to design; a travel sketcher, illustrator, sportswoman, theatre artist, dog lover, marathoner, swimmer and trekker.
It is a mixed-use development synergy of the research and knowledge-based aspects of eco-innovation with its practical implementation, hoping to bridge the ‘Green Gapʼ in the society. Link: https://issuu.com/shwetasundar2/docs/report_done
Chandini Chowk Design intervention 2013 1 month
I studied the effect of modern technological elements such as telegraph poles and wires in an urban village street section.
Product Design 2013 1 month
In pairs of 2, we had to design a ‘homeʼ for our partnerʼs most prized possession.
Research Paper: This paper questions the validity of Dhalaos in Urban Garbage urban India and offers interventions. Collection Centers 2016, 2 months
Private Residence, Mehrauli 2013, 3 months
We conducted extensive documentation and analysis of the built environment to design a residence in such a historically rich site.
First year projects 2012-13
Private cabin design at Goa, Resort design at Damdama lake, Haryana, Pavillion design.
TOD Project, Dwarka Sec. 10 2016, 6 months
In a group of 4, we designed a pedestrianoriented design research, in its stages of design development.
Housing project, Meerut 2015, 6 months
A deep unde understanding of housing typologies, area efficiency calculations and developer lingo was gained. The project was completed till the working drawings stage.
SPA, Vasant Kunj 2015, 5 months
Institutional design of SPA Vasant Kunj Campus. Site analysis, Design development supported by different philosophies of the design of learning spaces to induce creative thinking. lea
Incubation Centre, IIT Mandi 2014, 5 months
Detailed documentation and analysis of the historic town of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh preceded the design development of the project on a heavily contoured site.
Community centre, Barmer Rajasthan 2014, 3 months
Study, documentation and analysis of Sinhli village in Barmer, Ba Rajasthan. Their lifestyles and its consequent translation into Architecture was analysed. Based on this, in groups of 2, a community center was designed to suit and satisfy their immediate needs and concerns.
PUBLICATIONS/ EVENTS/ SEMINARS
A young architect, constantly exploring and experimenting with divergent ideas; believing in a grassroot and hands-on approach to design; a travel sketcher, illustrator, sportswoman, theatre artist, dog lover, marathoner, swimmer and trekker.
WORKSHOPS PARTICIPATED
Everyoneʼs City June 2017 to present
A joint initiative between SEEDS and the National Foundation for India. I am writing an article on the network of urban waste infrastructure in Delhi, and the symbiotic relationship with its users.
Elective:‘5warajʼ 2016 4 months
A course conducted by Gaurav Shorey, it focused on connecting and reviving with oneʼs regional roots i.e. an understanding of oneʼs Bhasha (Language), Bhesh (Attire) , Bhojan (Food), Bhavan (Home) and Bhajan (Faith).
DesignXDesign July 2017
‘20 under 35 Exhibition Exhibitionʼ. Volunteer in exhibition space setup.
AMCDRR ‘16 July 2016, 1 month
Head of the student organizing team of the curtain raiser event for the Asian Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) 2016 at SPA Delhi. Lin Link: http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=151879
Elective: ‘Resilient Habitat and Shelterʼ 2016, 4 months
Taught by Dr. Anshu Sharma, SEEDS, we studied the need and architecture of post-disaster communities. Hands on workshop on the fabrication of Bamboo panels.
Elective: ‘Alternate Building Tech.ʼ 2015, 4 months
Taught by Ms. Prerna Bansal, along with its theory and practical applications, we had hands on workshops on mud construction and furniture design using scrap materials.
Seminar: ‘The Right to Know Wrongʼ July 2016, 6 months
Held at SPA New Delhi. In a group of 5, we questioned the validity of the procedure for procuring public architecture projects in India. Field surveys and interviews were conducted to arrive at a set of suggestions for a more rational procurement process.
Origami workshop, 2015
Conduc Conducted by Ankon Mitra at SPA, New Delhi. Involved in the capacity of a participant.
‘Learning from Delhiʼ 2014
Arch I-Platform Workshop with Dutch architects Gert Jan and Pelle Poisze authors of the Learning from Delhi Book at SPA, Delhi.
Dissertation: ‘Design For Behaviour Change Using Photovoltaic Cellsʼ July 2015, 4 months
This paper explored the use of Design for behaviour change as a design approach to inculcate a sustainable behaviours in its users. The focus was the design/use of photovoltaic cells on the built to trigger such changes.
TEDx Nizamuddin July 2015, 1 months
Held at India International In Centre, New Delhi. Theme: Re-Define. As an organizing team member, I worked with event execution team and designing memorabilia for the speakers.
Publication: The Tirtha at Mukteswar: Understanding Its Architecture July 2013, 2 months
Detailed study, analysis and documentation of the Mukteshwar temple complex in Bhubaneshwar and analyzing Odishi temple architectureʼs in the region. The Studioʼs work was compiled into a publication.
COMPETITIONS IFA 2016 , 4 months
A team of 2, the brief was to design a post-disaster school that was to be universally feasible, adaptable, cost efficient and suitable to various cultures. We proposed an inclusive education facility using palletracks. (Participation)
Berkley Competition 2017 , 3 weeks
In a group of 2, we conducted a documentation and analysis of various religious and economic communities existing harmoniously within the old city of Chandini Chowk. (Participation)
ADAPT Competition 2016 , 2 weeks
Organized by Morphogenesis where, in a team of 2, we designed a module for public service infrastructu infrastructure such as bus stops, kiosks etc., which incorporates the urban poor within its scheme of design. (Participation)
COMPETITIONS
A young architect, constantly exploring and experimenting with divergent ideas; believing in a grassroot and hands-on approach to design; a travel sketcher, illustrator, sportswoman, theatre artist, dog lover, marathoner, swimmer and trekker.
THEATRE
HYP Cup Competition 2014 , 3 weeks
‘The Unexpected Cityʼ In a group of 2, we suggested an overhead organic farm module that spans across the road network of the city. (Participation)
‘Spandanʼ Theatre Festival 2015, 4 months
IHCN by UNESCO 2013, 1 month
The Indian Heritage Cities Net Network Student Competition, organized by UNESCO. An in-depth socio-economic study of Gangauri Bazaar heritage precinct in Jaipur was undertaken, following design interventions to decongest the pedestrian and vehicular zones. (Shortlisted)
‘The Accidentʼ 2014, 2 months
LIK Trophy, NASA 2013, 1 month
Louis I Kahn Trophy, Nathional Association of Students of Architecture ‘13. Documentation and Analysis of mud-constructed settlement of Tabo, Spiti. (Participation)
‘Jeff Koonsʼ 2014, 3 months
‘Naksha Nukkad Nakhreʼ 2013, 1 month
ACCOLADES Kohler Scholarship 2016
SPA Kohler architecture Scholarship Recipent for academic performance and co-curricular activities.
INSPIRE Scholarship 2012
Eligible for the INSPIRE Scholarship by the Ministry of Science and Technology based on 12th ISC Science results. SPORTS
ATHLOS SPA, Delhi 2017, ‘15, ʼ14
Won medals in Badminton, Carrom, Basketball and Volleyball.
MNIT Sports Fest, Jaipur 2017
Badminton, Basketball and Volleyball. (Participation)
‘AJ Mohammed ki Unfortunate kathaʼ 2013, 2 months ‘Future is in the Eggsʼ 2012, 2 months
( CONCEPT )
This thesis projectĘźs USP ; It celebrates waste. Architecture here attenpts to amalgamate the principles of sustainable living with development that this country presently requires. It is a synergy of the research and knowledge-based aspects of eco-innovation with its practical implementation, hoping to bridge the ‘Green GapĘź in the society. The area program and design derives heavily from present site condia tions, incorporating the slum situation and the overarching development proposal of the District centre with its core design decisions. Concluding the building typology to an Eco-centre, the research work primarily revolved on such building typologies and their success at triggering behaviour changes in their immediate communities. The core challenge of the project was to ensure the feasibility of unconventional functions such as a waste-to-energy facility, eco-learning centre, eco-innovation centre amongst others within the context of a developing city centre. Exploring the principles of Design for Behaviour change in architecture, the envisioned impact has been deciphered based on research on human behaviour pattens. Though this project has attempted to incorporate DfBC principles in its architecture, there is much scope of research in various possibilities of its architectural manefestation.
SITE ANALYSIS AND DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
URBAN STRUCTURE PLAN
BASED ON SITE... Currently 2 major activities are taking place on site which will be affected by the redevelopment scheme; waste material workshops and cattle sheds. Instead of a high-end commercial decomme velopment that will eliminate any avenue of income for the slum dwellers, this project will generate jobs requiring the skill set that they already pos sess. The cattle will be relocated to Aarey milk colony for a healthier upbringing.
CONCEPT SKETCHES
FINAL STAGE 4
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
CONSTANT VISIBILITY ECO- LEARNING FACILITY
BURMED SKYLIGHTS
ZONING
SKYLIGHTS
INFOTAINMENT AT EYE LEVEL
ZONING
SOLAR ARTWORK GLASS BOX DRAINAGE NETWORK
RECYCLING CENTRE
SECTIONA 3D
SECTIONA 3D
MODEL PHOTOS
BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES
With the ‘UrbanĘź sprawling in the region of Dwarka and Noida along the lines of suburbian development, we re-centre the focus to the pedestrian as the protagonist of the story. Located adjacent to the Dwarka sector 10 metro station, this TOD project is a high density commercial and residential complex which envi sions to generate employment and cater to the needs of the lower and upper middle class strata of the society. Amalgamating the leisure of open, public spaces with the highly utilitarian nature of the project was a recurring challenge at each stage. Our concept, based on 3 primary pedestrian vistas that cut across the site, suggests a broader urban connection, visually, physically and functionally. Vehicular access was restricted within the site.
I was designing a mixed-use tower which consisted of a convention centre, hotel, offices and serviced apartments. Each function, demanding its own set of practical requirements and oublic-private limitations, to be fused into one block required extensive research drawn from research papers and case studies.
This greenfield project was a typical builder housing society in Meerut, Utta Pradesh. With strict offset byelaws, high tension cable offsets and a large number of units with variable typologies to fit, we had to work within a very rigid framework to create a unique skyscraper lifestyle. To combat the typical apartment depression experienced by skyscraper dwellers, the project aimed at providing public, free flowing spaces on higher floors, keeping the super built-up area costs reasonable for prospective buyers. Different configurations enable flexibility for Diffe the users to choose as per their convenience. All studio floors are primarily for the student population of Meerut. Combined studios also enable conversion to 1 and 2 BHK units. 3BHK and 4BHK units with attached studios enable residents to carry out their occupational practices adjoined to their occu residensce.
SITE PLAN
3D VIEW
CONCEPTUAL 3D
3D OF BLOCK B
3D OF BLOCK A
FLOOR PLANS- multiple configurations
FLOOR PLANS- multiple configurations
3D VIEW
BASEMENT LEVEL 2
Detailed working drawi Housing project shown produced. Setting out p basement details, doorschedules, Toilet details and construction details
BASEMENT DESTAIL SECTION
TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN
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CORE DETAILED PLAN
CORE DETAILED SECTION
TOILET DETAILED PLAN
TOILET DETAILED SECTION
The 6th semester included the design of the undergraduate block of our very own SPA Campus in Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. The scale of the project was small to allow us to go into greater detail regarding the design of the faรงade and structural aspects. Studying the current college building and its spaces was where my concept originated. Students have a sense of ownership over the building, a space which they mak with their own additions here and there. The under-prescription of the design allows for greater flexibility of spaces, which was the basis of my design. Each space could be modified to suit the needs and desires of the students; flexible studios, adjoining workshops and open studios for inter- semester projects. Sustainability was another concept that I was focusing on. Instead of a 2 level undergroung basement parking, I decided to fill up a portion of the canyon with automated parking. The faรงade was carefully designed to minimise the use of artificial methods of cooling, propagating passive cooling.
IV Semester, SPA
Based on our settlement study of Sinli village in Barmer, Rajasthan, our 5th semester design was a community-level intervention based on their revenue generation patterns. With the slow transition of the construction techniques from mud Jhompas to concrete houses, our community centre aimed to revive the importance of their vernacular methods. Introducing new methods to overcome structural and Int economic barriers, our design demonstrates such techniques. The concept evolved after studying the village typology, the seemingly irregular yet precise relationship between the built and the open; a space to make them feel comfortable and unthreatened.
As the III Semester product design project, in pairs, we had to design a ‘homeʼ for a particular object of importance for our partner. My partnerʼs object was a maroon hoodie. Based on the intangibles and memories that she associated with her hoodie, I designed home for it, with importance given to her usage and her requirement of the hoodie.
DESIGN:
CONCEPT:
Weight of the hoodie presses the rod
HOW THE STAND WORKS:
A collaborative institution with the locals to uplift their local art and culture. This project is still in its design stages.
INTERIOR AND FURNITURE DESIGN
Electrical layout
FACADE DESIGN FOR V PROJECTS
VARIOUS
SLOPED ROOF RESOLUTION AND WORKING DRAWINGS
SITE PLANNING ON CONTOURS
WORKING DRAWINGS
Abstract- Solid Waste Management is one of the most pressing issues in the urban setup. Its manifestation in planning and infrastructure policies fails to keep up with the current rate of waste generation. In India, ‘Dhalaosʼ are an integral unit of an omnipresent informal waste collection system. This paper questions the validity of these concrete sheds and offers interventions that can be made within the various circles of influence. This paper aims to understand how the local garbage collection centres ‘Dhalaosʼ integrate within the overall urban plan of the city, while suggesting suitable alternatives to the waste management system in India.
The trending topic in all design and development fields today is sustainability; how to make all products and commodities eco-friendly. Design techniques employed to achieve envisioned end-user behaviour used in the field of sustainability can be altered suitably and applied to other fields like health and crime. The importance of perception and social connotations associated with an activity or product needs to be kept in mind while designing as it largely dictates the way the individual would react to it. Numerous practical models of implementation have been discussed in this dissertation, emphasizing the lack of a structured framework of different techniques to produce particular behavioural characteristics. A critical analysis of the current system of sustainable policies in India has shown the need for further research in the field of behaviour change. Due to pre-existing research available on the influence of Photovoltaic cells on household patterns and lifestyles, it has been chosen as a suitable example to understand the extent of change in behaviour that a product can facilitate. With the help of various examples, financial viability of certain sustainable measures has been deliberated upon to understand the advantages of social gain over monetary gain in the long term. The effectiveness of community level incorporation of these techniques has been stressed upon, with proposals for the government to lay a supporting infrastructure for energy generating systems like microgeneration, amongst others, to facilitate the individual to choose an alternative lifestyle, a sustainable lifestyle.
‘The Right to Know Wrongʼ exposes the current issues concerning public procurement of architectural projects, which in many cases has also compromised the quality of design in architecture . It begins with a brief explanation of why procurement of projects for architects have become so important in the current times, and why the procurement processes of ‘publicʼ projects require most attention today, since, due to their scale, they often define the city skylines. The report focuses on two important ways of procuring projects in the public sector; competitions and tenders, discussing their pros and cons along with a few suggestions. It simultaneously shines light upon the loopholes in the legal system that give way for entities to practice in India which are illegal according to the COA. Amidst this struggle faced by established architects to make a difference, we bring in a young architect such as ourself as the protagonist and evaluate his chances of survival in the field of public architecture.
Under the guidence of Mr. Anshu Sharma from SEEDS, we studied the effect of post disaster scenarios on people and architecture. While learning about how resilient communities get back on their feet, with minimum aid most of the times, we were designing for a disaster struck village near Dehradun. The design project was a mix of cultural, psychological, architectural and economic intervention presented as a group project. Exploring with earthquake resilient materials, we had a hands-on workshop on prefab bamboo panels. For the AMCDRR ‘16, SPA hosted a curtain raiser called ʼBuilding Back Betterʼ for which we were the organizing team. Putting people at the centre of disaster recovery and reconstruction was the central idea of talks, workshops, exhibitions and passionate discussions conducted by prominent names in this field. We designed a T-frame shelter as a part of the workshops.
A course on various alernate and sustainable materials and techniques which can be brought into urban mainstream architecture in India. Various Hands-on projects such as designing furnityre with scrap and mud-testing for construction were taken up in the course.
Post-calamity aid cannot be a onetime input. As shown above, the needs of those immediately after a calamity will be different than 2 years down the line. The aid needs to respond to the pressing problems at that particular time.
Education infrastructure needs to be set up within a period of one month. It connects the victims to the outside world. Both for adults and children, it is a nudge to get back up on your feet, a ray of hope. For children, it is a diversion from the sorrow and sense of loss, before it starts functioning as a full-fledged education facility. For adults, it poses as an opportunity to learn various skills of livelihood that might replace their former occupation. As an education facility, it should not be limited to adults. Nor should it be limited to textbooks. A culmination of books and hands-on, the structure will respond to the requirements of various learning activities with different spatial qualities. To allow a symbiotic learning process across different ages, lea we propose an alternae area program. This exploits the potential of an education space to function as an active community space.
Keeping in mind the issue of land scarcity in dense urban centres, the design proposes a compact spatial arrangement, which can be spread out if the site allows. Voids and rooftops allow for functions to spill out, making the upper levels accessible to the public as well.
CONSTRUCTION DETAILS WITH PALLET RACKS
The brief was to design an unexpected city. To do that, we first defined what is expected. . Space-age and hi-tech are no longer synonymous with unexpected; that is the expected path. A city is expected to grow, to become more urbanized. We designed the reverse. To create a more self-sufficient city, we designed a ‘green seedĘź; urban agriculture that could be modified and situated at any part in any part of the city, as it was designed according to the surrounding urban typologies.
Construction detain of the timber supports with the thatched roof
Interaction between all types of people at the intersection of the two streets
Reduced amount of light penetration Views of the houses aected by the Disorganised wiring system in the streets wires.
Street Sections
Shaded regions in most parts of the day. The narrow streets complement the cool environment by inducing the wind tunnel effect.
Area of investigation