WORK_SAMPLES Sandeepsingh Sisodia
RESUME
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ADVANCED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN II_G3
Graduate Studio_Winter 2012
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ADVANCED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN I_G3
Graduate Studio_Autumn 2011
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VERTICAL STUDIO_with COMPREHENSIVE STUDIO_with
Michael Todoran_Spring 2011
Carrie Moradi & Tim Cousino_Winter 2011
ADVANCED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN I_G2
Graduate Studio_Autumn 2010
PROFESSIONAL WORK
SANDEEPSINGH R. SISODIA
Date of Birth: April 15, 1985 Nationality: Indian Address: 104, Vasudev Apt., Near Uma Bhavan, Gandhi Kutir Rd., Bhatar, Surat–395001, Gujarat, India e-mail: sisodia.15485@gmail.com Ph.: +91.909.907.1630 Blog: contestingarchitecture.blogspot.com
AFFILIATIONS & REGISTRATIONS
...Associate Member, The American Institute of Architects (AIA), July 2012 to April 2014 ...Registered Architect, CA/2010/49368, The Council of Architecture, India, August 2010
EDUCATION
...Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) The Ohio State University, USA, 3.513 GPA (4.0 scale), Knowlton School of Architecture (KSA), June 2012 ...Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, India, First Class (Distinction), Faculty of Architecture, Sarvajanik College of Engineering & Technology (SCET), June 2008
TEACHING POSITIONS
...Ad hoc Asst. Professor + Design Critic GCPIAIF, VNSGU, October 15, 2013 to present ...Visiting Asst. Professor + Design Critic Architectural Design Studio, Basic Design Studio, History of Culture, Architectural History & Theory, Construction & Material Technology, GCPIAIF, VNSGU, October 11, 2012 to October 14, 2013 ...Visiting Lecturer Architectural History, AAERT S.I.D, Surat, Gujarat, India, January 15 to May 31, 2009 ...Studio Teaching Assistant Architectural Design Studios III & IV, Faculty of Architecture, SCET, August 10, 2008 to May 31, 2009
PRACTICE
...Co-founder + Architecture & Research Head, a.r.i.u.l. éstudio, Surat, India, August 2, 2013 to March 2, 2014 ...Architect, S. Team Design Services, Surat, Gujarat, India, October 1, 2012 to January 15, 2013 ...Assistant Architect, Sanjay Josshi & Associates, Surat, Gujarat, India, October 31, 2009 to June 15, 2010 ...Assistant Architect, Modi Associates, Surat, Gujarat, India, January 15 to May 15, 2009 ...Architectural Intern, United Credit Belani Properties Ltd., Kolkata, India, June 20 to December 13, 2006
RESEARCH
...Beyond Order
Analyzing the similarities between spatial organizations globally, October 2013, Ongoing Research
RESUME
...Ichnographia Campus Martius
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Formal & Organizational Analysis of Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s “Il Campo Marzio dell’Antica Roma” For the Venice Architecture Biennale 2012
...Mis-registering the Situationist: Transcending Place & Time
Independent Research, M.Arch. Exit Review 2012, KSA, The Ohio State University, USA
...Research Assistant Positions Under Prof. Bhavna Vimawala, Ph.D. Thesis, June 1, 2009 to January 15, 2010 Under Prof. Rikta Desai, M.Arch. Thesis, June 15 to July 15, 2009
EXHIBITIONS + AWARDS
...in.cube.(a)shun {n} Curator: Sandeepsingh Sisodia Architectural Design Studio Secondary Track & First Freshmen end-of-year Exhibit [Courtyard, GCPIAIF, VNSGU, Surat, India, May 29, 2013 to May 31, 2013]
...Field of Dreams Curators: Kristy Balliet, Stephen Turk Part of the Piranesi Variations exhibition at the 2012 Venice Biennale
[Barvard Gallery, Knowlton Hall, The Ohio State University, USA, November 13, 2012 to January 18, 2013] [subsequent exhibit at the University of Michigan]
...Piranesi Variations
[Under Peter Eisenman, and Profs. Jeffrey Kipnis, Jose Oubrerie and Stephen Turk]
Curator: Sir David Chipperfield “Field of Dreams - Ichnographia Campus Martius_Formal & Organizational Analysis”
[13th Biennale Architettura, la Biennale di Venezia, Padiglione Centrale, Giardini, Venice, Italy, August 29 to November 25, 2012]
...Student Proposals for the Weinland Park 3M Site Curator: Prof. Kay Bea Jones “p e r c o l a t e”
[The Godman Guild, Columbus, Ohio, USA, December 6, 2011 to January 31, 2012]
...Nari Gandhi Analysis Competition, 2007 - 2008 Analysis Advisor + Basal Panel Design_First Prize ...Annual National Association of Students of Architecture (NASA) Design Competition, 2007 - 2008 Conceptual Design + Form Analysis_Honorable Mention ...Reuben’s Trophy 2006 - 2007 Works’ Collection + Curatorship_Citation ...G-Sen Analysis & Design Competition, 2006 - 2007 Chief Analyst + Design Critic_Popular Choice Award
PUBLICATIONS & ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
...“p e r c o l a t e”, Revisioning Weinland Park 2011, International Poverty Solutions Collaborative (funded by The Ohio State University, Knowlton School of Architecture), ©2011 ...“Home|Work”, with Tim Cousino & Carrie Moradi, Franklinton: Housing in Columbus, W Broad St & S May Ave, The Ohio State University, Knowlton School of Architecture, ©2011 ...Conceptual and Graphic Designer, SCETMATE, First Edition of the SCET Newsletter, 2008 ...Students’ Representative in the Faculty of Architecture, SCET, 2007 to 2008 ...Class Representative, Batch IX, Faculty of Architecture, SCET, 2004 to 2008 ...Editor, FRACTALS, Annual Faculty of Architecture Newsletter, SCET, 2006 to 2007
ARTICLES UNDER PREPARATION
...“Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s Ichnographia Campus Martius”, Critical and Diagrammatic Analysis ...“Architecture, Arts & Sciences and historic change in their relationships”, Essay ...“Criticality vs. Post-criticality”, Essay ...“Eric Owen Moss’ Guangdong Provincial Museum Proposal, 2004”, Critical Analysis ...“The Curious Case of the Architectural Diagram”, Essay ...“What does Design have to do with Poverty?”, Essay
SOFTWARE & TOOLS
Autodesk AutoCAD, Rhinoceros 3D, Google SketchUp + V-Ray & Podium Plug-ins, Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, Windows Movie Maker ULS/Epilogue Laser Cutters, CNC Router, Foam Cutters, 3D Printers, Woodworking power tools
HELSINKI CENTRAL LIBRARY Advanced Architectural Design Studio II Winter 2012
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Project Type: Education, Recreation, Public, Formal Location: Helsinki, Finland
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ACADEMIC
Preliminary Modelling exercise - generation of primary form monoliths and segments Later Modelling exercises - basic compositional modules
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GOALS
This Competition project turned studio problem focused on the design of the Helsinki City Central Library within a vehement, architecturally well-established context. The new proposal was intended to not just be limited to the mere functions of a library, however large, but become a city center, a public domain and regulator that has thus far eluded the city of Helsinki.
TECHNIQUES
Folded Plate system - both formally & structurally; contextual postulates; critical figurations
exploded axonometric
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design development (post physical modelling stage)
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view from toolo bay
ACADEMIC
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view from rail tracks
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percolate Advanced Architectural Design Studio I Autumn 2011 Project Type: Community Center, Urban Food Hub Location: Weinland Park, Columbus, Ohio, USA
GOALS
“percolate� was driven by the current need of the Weinland Park community to honor its history and revive its identity as a productive neighborhood in the city of Columbus. To percolate is to permeate gradually, with slow integration into the physical and social landscapes of the existing community, in order to ensure not just local food and employment, but continued and fervent growth.
TECHNIQUES
Establishing urban connection; breaking boundaries; introducing public space; reestablishing ground + community facade
ACADEMIC
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elevated herb garden
south park_plan level 2 hydroponic zone
ACADEMIC
community center & food hub_ground level plan percolative interaction between the community and the city
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south park from 5th avenue
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public park and pond
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view of the nine-square piazza
south park_plan level 3 traditional rooftop farming
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re_CONNECT Vertical Studio Spring 2011 Project Type: Cultural Tourism Location: Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
Preliminary Modelling exercise - understanding the spatial and volumetric strategies employed on site and reconfiguring architectural systems through folding and enveloping techniques.
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GOALS
ACADEMIC
This idea for “re_Connect” germinated from the discussion undertaken during the academic visit to the villages of Upper & Lower Jidao in Northern China, relative to the need of the community - economic growth & development.; this was tackled by providing solutions aimed towards promoting cultural tourism. The project also attempted to sew the rift between the two villages via strategic placement.
TECHNIQUES
Central location for cultural connect: Retaining agricultural landscape; Creating commerce opportunities
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ACADEMIC
HOME | WORK Comprehensive Studio Winter 2011 Project Type: Housing for Urban Renewal Location: Franklinton, Ohio, USA
ACADEMIC
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GOALS
The Comprehensive Studio’s primary intent was to realize reasonable housing schemes for an underdeveloped, wrought-with-foreclosures’ region withing Franklinton, in the City of Columbus. This was accomplished through initial precedent architectural studies as well as research on the existing situation, and later developing these ideations into fullfledged housing projects, albeit with specific characteristics defined for each design group. Our theme for the studio, Home | Work, is reflective of the lifestyle of people who work from home, integrating office and home environments into a cohesive (and flexible) whole.
TECHNIQUES
Reallocating primary thoroughfare to organize home and work environments; re-establishing connections and adjacencies
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ACADEMIC
THE HuB Advanced Architectural Design Studio I Autumn 2010 Project Type: Transportation Hub in a Historic Context Location: Charleston, South Carolina, USA
ACADEMIC
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GOALS
The project was a competition by Architecture for Humanity (AfH). The competition brief proposed that a new light rail be established to connect Charleston’s downtown peninsula & its surrounding communities; thus, the studio problem - a downtown transit hub.
TECHNIQUES
Defining a large, urban gateway; Organizing the site through immediate contextual projections; largely open environment and infinite landscape
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ACADEMIC
FARM HOUSE Private Weekend Retreat August 2013 - Ongoing Project Type: Residence, Recreation Location: Ena Village, Gujarat, India
GOALS
The client’s brief was to develop a small farmhouse within at the Southern end of an orchard in the Ena Village near Bardoli. This was accomplished by establishin a simple system of rectangles as a conceptual idea and developing it both as an eclectic and a minimal experience - contradictory as it might sound, the organization of the system and an open environment helped generate reliable interfaces. This project is in its final design and development stages.
TECHNIQUES
PROFESSIONAL
Integrating open and close spaces through decks; defining a waterbody to help the device “float; permeable interfaces; the “Farnsworth” effect
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PIPLOD PROJECT Retail & Showroom Project September 2013 Project Type: Commercial Location: Surat, Gujarat, India
GOALS
The site for this commercial project lies on one of the most important spines in the city of Surat. Hence, it was important to not only define characteristics of the system in plan but also to give it an identity and a sense of purpose within an urban fabric that is largely inconsequential. We tried to maximise floor area, while at the same time attempted a facade system with both functional and aesthetic characters, while at the same time reducing energy consumption on the South front that faces the street. The project is currently under review.
TECHNIQUES
Breaking glass to understand how fragments interact with each other and individually; maximising FSI.
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PROFESSIONAL
basement floor
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ground floor
typical floor
Breaking differnt glass types and shapes All breaks through the centre jut out radially; however, shape is critical
VARIOUS PROJECTS In collaboration with a.r.i.u..l. estudio August 2013 to March 2014 Project Types: Interior Design, Architecture, Landscape Location: Multiple cities in Gujarat, India
PENTHOUSE INTERIOR Eclectic, vintage, pop, River views
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PROFESSIONAL
HIGH-RISE FOYER INTERIOR Budget, singularity, minimal, white
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ACCOUNTS’ OFFICE INTERIOR Flow, continuum
CLUBHOUSE INTERIOR Parametric studies, minimal, public sector vintage
LARGE RETAIL PROJECT Open, pliable, maximising FSI, street presence, plaza
DILIP DESAI BUNGALOW
PROFESSIONAL
Single-family house (under Sanjay Josshi & Associates) May 2013 Project Type: Residential (concept) Location: Surat, Gujarat, India
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ORACLE
PROFESSIONAL
High-rise project (under Sanjay Josshi & Associates) February 2010 Project Type: Residential Location: Surat, Gujarat, India
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site layout and ground floor plan amenities and landscape
typical floor plan floors 1 through 9
penthouse lower level plan floor 10
penthouse upper level plan floor 11