ARCHITECTURE
PORTFOLIO SRISHTI SINGH
CONTENTS INTERNSHIP AT SP+A
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2013 Jan - June
SP+A is one of the leading design firms in India that focusses on pushing the boundaries of built forms to grow with evolving technologies and construction methoths and realise the dynamism and fluidity in their approach to design while respecting the changing socio- cultural, socio- economic needs of the country. Skills developd: - A fluid and dynamic approach to design. - A sustainable approach to design and construction in the toughest of climatic regions. - Working extensively with Rhino, Maya and Grasshopper. - Detailing out construction drawings. JUNIOR ARCHITECTURE ASSOCIATE AT DESIGN WORKSHOP
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2013 - 2017
Design workshop is an architecture design studio led by Shabbir Unwala based in Lonavala, a hill station in the ecologically sensitive biodiversity hotspot of western ghats and where sensitivity to the land was the only crieteria for design development. Soft skills developed: - Acute sensitivity and respect for the land. - Design development around functionality. - Process driven design. - Sensitivity to material. Hard skills developed: - Working with Revit, Sketch- up and V-ray for design documentation visualization. - Working with M.S. office for cost analysis and project reports. - Site supervision and construction knowledge - Structural knowledge of designing light weight steel structures.
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SHIV TEMPLE
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THER O S E
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THEH O U S E
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AMANZI
NEEMUCH
DESERT
WRIGHT
BOUTIQUE R E S O R T
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SHIV TEMPLE
NF O REW EE L SMP U NU S CO L AHR
Information: Year- 2013 Project contributors-Aparna Dhareshwar, Nupoor Monani, Srishti Singh Project Location- Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh, India. Design Firm- Sp+a associates Softwares used- Autocad, Rhino, V-ray, photoshop, Revit Contribution- Complete set of working drawings Status- Design stage
About the project: The proposal was for a CSR project for one of India’s largest renewable energy companies involved a reorganization of client program, social need, and material resource. Three disparate design programs of an entrance gateway for the solar farm, a water storage tank for cleaning solar cells and a religious building for the neighboring villages were designed to be linked through their formal processing and it’s linked symbolism. The entrance gateway becomes a construct from the rammed earth excavated for the water storage tank, which in turn is linked both metaphorically and formally to the temple through the notion of a ‘ghat’: a manifestation of an ancient interface between land and the tidal vagrancy of water. The linking of the water tank and the temple creates the potential of access for neighboring villages in this extremely arid regional context hence referencing a community need. The rammed earth shuttered reinforced concrete entrance gateway and a hybrid stone reinforced concrete temple and ghat are a realization of the latent capacities of local material and skill as resource.
Outline plan
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View of the Temple
WORKING DRAWINGS
Lengthwise section
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Longitudinal elevation
G A R B H A G R I H A
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R O S E THE 2
DESERT
Information: Year- 2015/18 Project lead- Srishti Singh Project Location- Lonavala, India Design Firm- Design Workshop Project by- Shabbir Unwala Softwares used- Autocad, sketchup, V-ray, photoshop Contribution- Design development Status- Design About the project: The Desert Rose is named so for the arches that open up like a blooming flower as one walks throught the arched corridor. Designed to feel the rustic opulence, it is a second home. With a still waterbody in the central courtyard framed by tree of life jaaliwork at it’s rear end to mysterious moonlight filtering through skylight not visible to the eye, one can rely on experiencing increased drama as you walk towards the end of the corridor to the living spaces that then overlook the beautiful western ghats and pawana lake.
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Floor Plan
Length-wise section
Lake side Elevation
View of the arches from the corridor
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View of the central curtyard
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WRIGHT HOUSE
Information: Year- 2015/18 Project lead- Srishti Singh Project Location- Chennai, India Design Firm- Design Workshop Project by- Shabbir Unwala Softwares used- Autocad, sketchup, V-ray, photoshop Contribution- Design development and Working drawings, part of execution Status- Built
About the project: Inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright, this second home features projecting flat roof, lattice work windows, use of exposed brickwork and concrete bands that tie up the structure. The courtyard space in the center is the most important aspect of the design. It houses parabolic arches that reach upto and beyond the second floor and are topped with a lattice work skylight which casts light and shadows throughout the day. These parabolic arches with chanfered edges, taper as they attain height contributing to the illusion of being taller than actual. In plan, the house is designed as two rectangles with a courtyard in the center. The spaces contained within these two rectangles are designed organically to open into the courtyard and the garden. On the second floor, the bedrooms open onto small pergolaed terraces that overlook the ocean.
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Working drawings of the Central parabolic arches
Plan of the central courtyard
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Longitudinal section
Section through arches Ground floor plan
Side elevation 9
Seaside elevation
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PICTURES
C E N T R A L C O U R T YA R D
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Photo of swimming pool overlooking the main unit
AMANZI
BOUTIQUE R E S O R T
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Year- 2015/18 Project Location- Lonavala, India Project by- Shabbir Unwala, Srishti Singh Softwares used- Autocad, sketchup, V-ray, photoshop Contribution- Landscape Designer, architectural drawings, building execution Status- Built
About the project:
The land faces windward side of the lake and also has a very shallow rockbed hence it was completely barren, 400 trees that are indegenuous to the ecolgically rich but fragile biodiversity hotspot of western ghats were planted - some of them surrounded by gunny bags of soil to providing growing medium on rockbed as a result the property has now transformed into a wooded area with a rich fauna. The landscape executed for Amanzi resort is designed to evoke emotions in people experiencing the spaces. In the manner to feel joy, a butterfly garden with flower whorl pattern is designed to attract butterflies and birds; to evoke the sense of fear, a tall, dense Casuarina tree maze with arching branches over narrow paths is planted with two clearings at the center of them- one leading towards the outside of the maze designed like an oasis as a reward and the other back inside designed as a desert as a disappointment for going back inside the darkness. To evoke the sense of happiness, fragrant flowering trees are planted at the entrance to the resort. To bring about the feeling of mystery, a dense forest of woody tropical trees with narrow paths and water lined clearings is planted. To evoke the sense of peace, space with rolling lawns and an uninterrupted view of the mesmerizing vision that is Pawana lake.
Section through butterfly garden
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Vehicular entrance gate to the resort
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Pedestrian entrance to the resort, beside vehicular entrance
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Tabebuia argentia and crinum asiaticum planted in the lawn
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Idol of lord ganesha placed on a pedestal and surrounded with trees as a feature
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5th cottages, designed such that the view of the cottages above does not get interrupted hence tucked under-ground in a natural depression on site
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Parking for resort guests
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Dam wall constructed at an angle of repose and laid over by a earth mound planted with wadelia and arelia flowers
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Dam constructed under the main unit that collects water of a stream flowing through site, collected dam water grows plants that purify water in case of power failure and water shortage
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4 cottages with a viewing deck overlooking lawn and lake Pawana
Maze designed to evoke the sense of fear and mystery with walls of casuarina tree upto a height of 8ft anch the branches forming an archway so as to cut off the view of sky
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A aloof cove designed for special dinner for two in the night and a selection of books provided during the day
Landscape Plan
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Pathway connecting the 4 cottages with waterbody and pergola
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Mounds constructed for privacy between cottages Pathway for butterfy garden Butterfly garden designed keeping in mind what attracts the butterfly to a flower identical to a flower whorl pattern further helps
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Lemon tree planted at the periphery of butterfly garden as larval feed
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Entrance to the reception and dining
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Entrance to the main unit with a kadamba tree
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Waterbody in front of the cottages as a feature
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Entrance to the maze planted with Ghost trees for the sense of mystery
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Garden outside the dining area, planted with fruiting plants and trees and vegetables
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Main Unit Floor plan
Main Unit Section through the Dam
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Drawing of the spiral staircase with stringer anchoured only to the floor and the roof.
Elevation of the staircase
Plan of the staircase
Fabrication detail Plan
Elevation of the staircase
Fabrication detail view
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Folded elevation of the fabrication
View of the lake from the swimming pool
Main Unit Flat slab Fabrication Plan
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Entrance courtyard flooring plan
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View of the entrance courtyard
Tyoical cottage structural drawings
Tyoical cottage Section
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Tyoical cottage Plan
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Interior View of the typical cottage
Typical section of UCR for different depths of ground lvl
Swimming pool structural drawings
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Photo of shrubs planted along a water stream that was once a barren rock bed
Section through pergola, pathway and waterbody for typical cottages
Swimming pool working drawing
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AA VISITING SCHOOL HYPERTHREADS 2011, INDIA
Information: A.Y.- 2017 Authors- Maha | Talin | Srishti |Punima | Naji Institution- AA School, London, Zaha Hadid architects, Sci-Arc, Los Angeles Project Location- Bangalore, India Tutors- Mostafa El Sayed , Shajay Bhooshan ZHA | CODE, John Klein, Chikara Inamura ZHA | Design Delivery Softwares used- Maya, Rhino, Grasshopper, Algor simulation About the workshop:
Operation III: Model Fabrication.
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The 10 day workshop revolved around two main foci - exploration and streamlining of a multi-stage process of concept to physical manifestation and synthesis of advanced computational design research with constraints of a emergent labour intensive economy. The workshop‘s agenda was of exploring the following: physics-based design methods, integration of form and structure, computational methods of optimisation for fabrication, and adaptation to local means, methods and craft. The aim was to provide conceptual and programming framework for advanced digital methods within collaborative architectural design. The workshop available a rich, varied and international collaboration from institutions such as Zaha Hadid Architects London, AA School of Architecture , London, Southern California institute of architecture ( SCI-Arc ), Los Angeles apart from local partners including BMS college, Bangalore.
Surface Manipulation
Operations: Iterations with surface folds
Operation II: Structural Performance
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Operation III: Structural strengthening
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