Portfolio_Work Sample by Srishti Agarwal

PORTFOLIO SRISHTI AGARWAL UIUC M.Arch Student

ABOUT ME

I love to dream and work on my dreams. I believe dreaming can change the world. Like Albert Einstein dreamed of Light in the Darkness and worked hard to make it happen.

MOTIVATION

Life is a mission. The perfect Dream of mine is to give back to society. I can do that by using my skill set in designing better spaces for the betterment of people. The spaces we live in can mold our lives, educate us, and can also inform us.

VISION We are so lost and selfish, Why aren’t we informed of our action? Can we be informed and not be selfish? I think we can but only if we think, understand the other side stories in the world around us.

Painting

It is a pure negative of the picture clicked of a painting gifted to my cousin on her birthday. This picture inspired me to look at the other side of the stories. Wait..... Look at the Painting and think what you can see? OK! I see people Swimming in the Dessert and Walking on the Sea.

-Srishti Agarwal

SRISHTI AGARWAL PROFILE "I have no special Talent, I am only Passionately Curious" -Albert Einstein I love to dream and work on my imagination. I believe in Timelessness, the design strategies I work on are in the present while visualizing future. For instance the Sustainable space design which can be adaptable and do not lose its intention.

Languages English Hindi

EDUCATION 2021-2023 Persuing M.Arch | Urbanism Concentration University of Illinois Urbana Champaign,Illinois United States

2014-2019 B.Arch/Architecture A.P.J.Abdul Kalam Technical University,Uttar Pradesh India

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE 2019-Present

Licensed Architect | Council Of Architecture (COA) Agra,India 2017-Present

Member | Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Agra,India 2020-2021 (1 year)

Architect | Imagination Unlimited Design Studio (IUDS) Agra,India January-June 2019 (6 months)

Intern Architect | Abin Design Studio (ADS) Kolakta, India July-December 2017 (6 months)

Intern Architect | SUBAH Architects Pune,India

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION January-Present 2022

SKILLS Professional Autodesk Autocad Sketchup, V-Ray Rhinoceros 3D Grasshopper Revit Photoshop Illustrator InDesign Lumion Lightroom MS Office

Personal Organized Creative Hard Working Self Motivated Comunication

Interests Photography Adventure Sports

EXTRA-CURRICULAR 2021

Participant | Illinois Solar Decathlon Competition (ISD) UIUC,IL,United St 2017-Present

Member | Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Agra,India

Member of Design Team | Illinois Solar Decathlon (ISD) * Shortlisted in Top W10 to work on Final proposal for Design Challenge Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, United States August-Present 2022

Member | American Institute of Architecture Student (AIAS) Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, United States January-June 2019 (6 months)

Volunteer | Kolakata Architecture Foundation (KAF) Kolkata,India

PROJECT TYPES / WORKS 2017-2021

Book "The Other Side Stories" (UnPublished) 2018-Present

Research "Importance of Imageability and Legibility"- OnGoing

Museum Design | 2 Building Performa Concentration

2021| ance n

ReClaiming Forgotton Identitites | 2022 | Urbanism Concentration *Current studio project

Pavillion Design | 2019|Dubai Design Week Entry

Installation Design | 2019 | Abin Design Studio Street Design | 2019 | Kolkata Architecture Foundation (KAF)

The MCA Extension,Chicago, United States Team Project (3 members) | Fall2021 | Building High Performance Instructor: Prof. Yun Kyu Yi Role The concept development, Spacial planning, development(Renderings), and physical model making

visual

adaptable [adjective] able to be modified for new use or purpose

The MCA extension design was to create a building that not only adapted to the ever-changing climate of the city, but also the changing patterns of the users and enhancing visual connections to promote engagement from the streets adjacent to the site and the park opposite to the site and from the existing museum block.

CONCEPT PARAMETERS

Maintaining SAME HEIGHT as MCA

Capturing VIEWS for MCA

Multiple entrance to PROMOTE ENGAGEMENT

Angled roof to avoide HARSH SUN

Plaza

Plaza LVL 0’

Ramp/Steps towards Entrance

Program Design

Ramp/Steps towards Entrance

Entrance to the Building

Library + Classrooms + Media Lab

Central Staircase

Art Shop + Studios

Indoor Exhibition

Restrooms

Open Temporary Exhibition

Fire staircase + Lift

Admin + Cafe

Service Lift

Entrance to the Building Ramp/Steps towards Entrance

Library + Classrooms + Media Lab

Ramp/Steps towards Entrance

Central Staircase Entrance to the Building

Art Shop Studios + Media Lab Library ++ Classrooms

Entrance to the Building Ramp/Steps towards Entrance

Library + Classrooms + Media Lab

Indoor Exhibition Central Staircase

Restrooms Art Shop + Studios

Central Staircase Entrance to the Building

Art Shop Studios + Media Lab Library ++ Classrooms

Open Temporary Indoor ExhibitionExhibition

Fire staircase + Lift Restrooms

Indoor Exhibition Central Staircase

Restrooms Art Shop + Studios

Admin + Cafe Open Temporary Exhibition

Service Lift + Lift Fire staircase

Open Temporary Indoor ExhibitionExhibition

Fire staircase + Lift Restrooms

Admin + Cafe

Service Lift

Admin + Cafe Open Temporary Exhibition

Service Lift + Lift Fire staircase

Admin + Cafe

Service Lift

Ramp/Steps towards Entrance Entrance to the Building

Library + Classrooms + Media Lab

Central Staircase

Art Shop + Studios

West Perspective Sect 0

tion

Parking

Loading Dock

Open Exhibition

Souvenir Shop

Work R.

Service Lift

Fire Staircase

Temporary Exhibition

Fire Lift

Fire Staircase Fire Lift

Fire Lift

Fire Staircase

M. Toi.

Storage

Waiting Area

F. Toi.

Open Temporary Exhibition

Security

Archive

Main Lobby

Lift

Recycle R.

Ticket Area

Basement

Basement Floor Level

15'

30'

Janitor

Ticket Area

50'

Ground Floor/First Floor

Ground Floor Level

15'

30'

50'

Fire Staircase Fire Lift

Art Shop/ Souvenir

M. Bath.

Mezzanine F. Bath. Fire Staircase Fire Lift

Art Shop/ Souvenir Studio 1

Lift

Art Studio M. Bath.

Studio 1 Museum Plaza Mezzanine

Fourth Floor

F. Bath. 0'

15'

30'

50'

Forth Floor Level Open Exhibition/Installations

Studio 1

Lift

Art Studio

Studio 1

Service Lift

Fourth Floor

Service Lift

Fire Staircase Fire Lift

Fire Lift

Fire Staircase

Fire Lift

Fire Staircase

15'

30'

Library

M. Bath.

Administration

50'

Fire Lift

M. Bath.

Exhibition 2 F. Bath.

F. Bath. Service Lift

Exhibition 1

Kitchen

Service Counter

Dry Store

Fire Staircase S.Class Fire Lift

Fire Lift

Cold Store

Fire Staircase

Lift

Library

Lift

B.Class

M. Bath.

Media Lab

Cafeteria Exhibition 2

Third Floor

Second Floor

15'

30'

F. Bath.

50'

Second Floor Level

Third Floor Level

15'

30'

S.Class

50'

Lift

B.Class Media Lab

Third Floor 0'

15'

30'

50'

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Spring

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1 1 2 3 4

Use of Origami folds for the Canopy Design

Summer

3 4 5

6 7 8 9

6 7

Fall

8 9

Repeatation of Folds and Evolution

Detail Section

Winter

Canopy in Different Seasons

Interior View showing how the two building masses are connected without intrupting views from Existing Museum BUilding while maximing the view for the extention of museum building.

Bhubneshwar School, Bhubneshwar Team Project (2 members) | 2019 | Architecture Professional work Role The concept development, development(Renderings)

Spacial

planning,

visual

adaptable [adjective] able to be modified for new use or purpose

Being located in the ‘Temple city’, the 2000 capacity school reflects the form of the Temple- the urban markers of ancient times. Not only in built-mass, through ‘pinnacle & base’, but also the ideas of hollow inter-connected volumes, and foreground as an appreciation space, derived from the character of a temple has been translated in a modern typology. The composition also aims at providing efficient natural wind flow and shaded play areas to aid the little minds to play and learn in amiable conditions.

Experiencing the Traditional design in modern design. Education was delivered in Temples in ancient times, bringing back memories from the past into the design intervention to strengthen the bond between the past and present for the future.

DRIVEWAY

PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY

PROPOSED HIGHWAY SETBACK

ENTRY / EXIT NATIONAL HIGHWAY

SITE PLAN

MAIN ENTRY / EXIT

Central Courtyard brings daylight in the interior spaces at different levels and sunlight to the trees in the green room in the center for social interaction and plays areas. The space also promotes and strengthens visual connections on all levels at different points.

ACADEMIC BLOCK

ATRIUM

ACADEMIC BLOCK

COURTYARD

ACADEMIC BLOCK

The STREET Life, Kolkata, India Individual work | 2019 | Volunteership | Kolkata Architecture Foundation (KAF) Mentor: Ar. Sohomdeep Sinha Roy Role To deveolope one proposal (Individual) with minimal changes in the existing infrastrcuture of the neighbourhood using the survey done with the team. age [noun] the length of time that a person has lived or a thing has existed

The Challenge was to improve our cities to evolve into an urban form that is best suited for its unique geography and location, which is also best placed to support the main social and economic activities in this locality on a micro-level. Every city, the neighborhood has some history, have some remains in the present. We can preserve these special features belonging. from the past in the present for the future.

Traditional hand pumps still used today; and wet grey area intrupting pedestrian movement.

Inadequate Street furniture and services on pathways.

Public meeting spaces for recreational activities over footpaths.

People walking on road rather than footpath due to waste overflowing.

The existing street (green patches) character is barely visible; needs to be revived.

Parking on the Footpath, being a hinderance to the pedestrians.

No defined street character; intrrupted pedestrian movement and natural garbage collection due to level diffrence

Water logging on the footpath due to undulations.

MATKA- “Earthen pots”, Dubai

Model Study with Material Clay

sustainability [noun] the ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level

The Challenge was to represent India in Dubai Design Week. This has a wonderful exercise and a recap of the Indian roots in the process. The idea was to present India with strong-rooted values and practices. The earthen pots are cast out of Clay; they can be molded in various shapes and sizes; its economical, ecofriendly, can be recycled and reused. The understanding of the material is such that its life is quite long due to its amazing properties. It has a sensory experience due to its earthy smell if moist, which also holds a capacity to keep indoor space cool even in hot and harsh weather.

Craftman making Matka using Mud (Clay).

Individual Work | 2019 | Installation Design Mentor: Ar. Rukmini Mukherjee

Entrace view from inside

Exhibit View before entrance

Sweeping Light and shadow in interior and on the Exhibit Curtain

LOUNGE PAVILION DESIGN of a HOTEL, India Individual Design, Structured by ADS Team | 2019 | Pavilion Design Mentor: Ar. Abin Choudhary and Ar. Arijit Dhar ro·mance [noun] a quality or feeling of mystery, excitement, and remoteness from everyday life

The challenge was to amplify the Amalgamation of Indoor and Outdoor views to experience the magnificence in the small area at the Terrace of the Hotel.

Connector with 6 Pieces at the top

The DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURE Individual Study | 2021 | Instructor: Prof. Sudarshan Krishnan

Vertical rings 4 in number

This was to study the Use and the assembly of Deployable Sphere. It was a long but fun process to resolve the joinery and design. To select and research the possible economic materials for the study model. Additionaly, Deployable Structure are used for Transportation and for Storage. Also used for rescuing people at the times of Disasters. These can be Assemble and Dismental Easily; also requires skilled labour for construction. It can significantly change its size. Examples: Umbrella, Tensegrity, Origami, Solar Sail, etc. This is a Simple Hoberman Mechanism (Scissor Type structure).

Connector with 4 pieecs at the horizontal ring

Horizontal ring 1 in number

Connector with 6 Pieces at the bottom

30° 15°

Scissors

23" 8 23" 8 60°

30°

Collaped Ring 15° Polystyrene Pipe

30° 15°

23" 23" 8 8 30° 15°

Connectors 23" 8 23" 8

Intermediate Ring

60°

30° 15°

23" 23" 8 8 30° 15°

Connectors in Ring

Expanded Ring

Collapsed Center

EQ 2600

2600

40X80 ALUMINIUM HOLLOW SECTION WITH MATTE BROWN COLOUR P.U. FINISH

619

50X50 M.S. ANGLE WITH MATTE DARK GREY COLOUR P.U. FINISH

PLAN SECOND FLOOR SCALE 1:100

CONSTRUCTION DETAILS

Individual Work | Professional work

SCALE 1:100

A 2578

2486

300

Material Used- Aluminium sections + Glass Railing for safety.

SECOND FLOOR PLATE LAYOUT

300

Role To prepare construction details for the execution on site. This was a connecting bridge designed to connect the old and the new building block through the central lobby for the supporting staff of the Hospital.

DETAIL B SCALE 1:25

80 C/C

DETAIL G (GROUP 1) SCALE 1:10 G

1320 (G 2)

DETAIL A SCALE 1:25

760 (G 1)

1320 (G 2)

4226.253

3721.357

4153.131

3111.972

3385.775

2725.739

2893.47

2531.068

2605.637

2500

2500.796

2500

600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600

EQ 2600

2600

40X80 ALUMINIUM 50X50 M.S. ANGLE WITH HOLLOW SECTION WITH MATTE DARK GREY MATTE BROWN COLOUR COLOUR P.U. FINISH P.U. FINISH

40X80 HOLLOW SECTION WITH MATTE BROWN COLOUR P.U. COATED

50x50 HORIZONTAL M.S. ANGLE WITH MATTE BROWN COLOUR P.U. COATED 60X40 VERTICAL HOLLOW SECTION WITH MATTE BROWN COLOUR P.U. COATED

00D

50X50 mm M.S. ANGLE WITH BROWN COLOUR MATTE P.U. FINISH

350

SILL LVL

450

1250

ALIGN

15MM THICK M.S. STEEL FRAME

SECOND FLOOR LVL

SCALE 1:50

50X50 HORIZONTAL M.S. ANGLE WITH MATTE BROWN COLOUR P.U. COATED

50X50 M.S. ANGLE WITH DARK GREY MATTE P.U. COLOUR FINISH

CONNECTION

40X80 ALUMINIUM HOLLOW SECTION WITH MATTE BROWN COLOUR P.U. COATED

50 2030

2500

2500.977

2565.256

SILL LVL

DETAIL X SCALE 1:5

DETAIL Q SCALE 1:5

HANDRAIL TYP.

DETAIL I SCALE 1:5

Z FIRST FLOOR LVL

FALSE CEILING LVL RAILING LVL

RAILING LVL

3150

2735.526

3029.263

3487.509

220

167.989 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600

SECTION AA

50 X 50 mm M.S. ANGLE WITH DARK GREY COLOUR MATTE P.U. FINISH

SECOND FLOOR LVL ALIGN TO BEAM BOTTOM

ALIGN TO FALSE CEILING

RAILING LVL

DETAIL P SCALE 1:5 X

ALIGN TO BEAM BOTTOM

1250

2030

ALIGN TO BEAM BOTTOM

1300

2600

SECOND FLOOR LVL

RAILING LVL

FINISHED FLOOR LVL FIRST FLOOR LVL

FALSE CEILING LVL

SECTION XX SCALE 1:50

160 C/C

FINISHED FLOOR LVL

DETAIL H (GROUP 2) SCALE 1:10 H

760 (G 1)

1320 (G 2)

760 (G 1)

600

760 (G 1)

DETAIL C SCALE 1:25

1320 (G 2)

760 (G 1)

1320 (G 2)

760 (G 1)

520

BOOK “The Other Side Stories” Individual Work | Since 2015 | Book Instructor: Self realization and learning out of curious Shots while being a member of Photography Club of Agra. 1. “The reluctant Bird” I the intrusion in animals and birds life in wildlife photography 2. “Temples without Life - Varanasi” Any Piece of structure have no meaning without life, people, birds, trees.

3. “Imperfect Perfectness - Fatehpursikri” This the perfect symmetry in middle of the experimentation of many structures in Fateh-pur-Sikri. 4. “The Guard - The Taj Mahal” This is the Gateway guarding the Taj Mahal and precisely is mainting its Grandure as one could see taj only when passes the gateway.

Photographed by Srishti Agarwal (myself)

I appreciate your Time and Patience while Going through my work sample.

SRISHTI AGARWAL | srishti6@illinois.edu