Architecture Portfolio - post AADRL

CV

PART 1

M.Arch AA DRL Academic Work

Workshop 2 - 200 Lines of Code

The project is a 400 years old leat

Studio Bhooshan - Thesis

The project is a 400 years old leat

PART 2

B.Arch Academic Work

Industrial Regeneration

Heritage Industry juxtaposed with Acquired Assemblies

Fictional Fabrication

Retail Centre with Optimised Fluid Hybrid Facade

Assembly Exposition

Auditoriums, Convention Centre and Plaza Hardscapes

Elementary Education

Education and Community Centre in Mountain Contours

PART 3

Professional Work

Church Arena

20,000 seater Church Arena and Prayer Tower - Chennai, India

National Speed Skating Oval

(Ice) Speed Skating Oval - Beijing, China

Kai Tak Sports Park

Football Stadium, Wellness Centre and Indoor Sports, Hong Kong

Yankee Stadium, NYC Football Club,

Stadium Precincts and Representation Drawings

Chengdu Olympic City

Masterplan and Stadiums, Design Competition, Chengdu, China

Graphic Design

Range of Graphic, Project Brochures, Wayfinding, Training Outfits

M.Arch

AA DRL

B.Arch (5yr)

WORKSHOPS EDUCATION

Architectural Association, London Design Research Lab

Thesis - STUDIO BHOOSHAN

Amity School of Architecture and Planning

Noida, India

- 2nd Place - Final Thesis Jury

- Exhibition Team Lead - Visited by Peter Cook and Gavin Robotham

- Publication teamGanga Kinare, An Edge of Urban Manifestation

Software

Unreal Maya Houdini

Computation

Autocad Revit Rhino Sketchup

Grasshoppper

Enscape Lumion Keyshot Vray

Gh plugins - Kangaroo, Karamba, Millipede, Ladybug, Lunchbox, Pufferfish, Galapagos, Octopus, Weaverbird, Mesh plus, Mesh edit

Grasshopper

- Intermediate Class, Filippo Nassetti | MEAL

- Mastering Data Tree, Arturo Tedeschi

- Patterns Vibe, Arturo Tedeschi

- Twisted Box Jewellery, Mike Pryor, Design Morphine

- Parametric design Thinking_V2, Rat[LAB]

Intelligence & Coding

- Rhino Inside, Fluid Skin Interoperability, Arek Keshishian | DM

- Visual Studio, C#, Advanced Plug-in Creation, Mateusz Z | DM

- GH Python Introduction, Arturo Tedeschi

- GH Python, Intermediate Class, Vincenzo Reale | MEAL

- Machine Learning, Zvonko Vugrekesh | DM

Optimization

- Karamba, Form-finding Optimized Shells, Alejandra Rojas | DM

- Millipede, Structural Optimization, Arturo Tedeschi

Zbrush, Maya

- Behavioral Tectonics, Roland Snooks | Digital Futures

- ZBrush, Procedural Architectural Landscapes, Vamsi K Vemuri | DM

- Maya, Morphing Polygonal Geometries, Alejandro Garcia G | DM

- Maya, Dynamic Parametric Pavilions, Nicolas Turchi | DM

- Maya, Intermediate Class, Nicolas Turchi | MEAL

Sept 2018April 2021

2 yr 8 mos

EXPERIENCE

New Life Arena, Chennai, India

Church Arena, Prayer Tower, Masterplan, Model

Kai Tak Sports Park, Hong Kong

Facade pattern, Interiors Documentation

National Speed Skating Oval, China

Interior, Design details, Model

Chengdu Olympic City Competition, China

Olympic City Masterplan, Model

Royal Agricultural Society Masterplan, Aus

City Masterplan and Phasing, Model

Jinan Yellow River Sports Park, China

City Masterplan, Model

Evergrande Stadium, Guangzhou, China

Landscape and Masterplan, Site Design Model

NYC FC Stadium Expansion, NY City, USA

Stadium Design and Site Redevelopment

Gujarat Sports Village, India

Graphics - Attire Design

Manuka Oval Wayfinding, Aus

Graphics - Wayfinding Diagrams

Populous Info(Graphics)

Graphics

RESPONSIBILITIES

Core design & planning team, Masterplan, Arena and Tower Form-finding, rationalization, Concept + Schematic package

Revit Construction Drawing Documentation and details, Facade frit pattern design options for Wellness Centre

Design, and Rationalization, materiality, Report and contents for Interior package, Design boards

Urban Design and Masterplan concept and formulation diagrams, Landscaping, Masterplan Model

Assisted in Masterplan diagram formulation, Building layouts, Model Details, visualization

Core Masterplan design and diagrams team, Leading Site design and development model

Site Landscape design ideas and elements, Masterplan model

Site plan, Site Section Drawing, Rhino model and Autocad assisting

Logos and Branding alterations, Sports Attire design for female

Stadium Wayfinding and Signage Diagrams, Presentation contents,

A wide range for graphic tasks from project specific to Internal

Populous groups

APAC Region Computational Group

APAC Region Architectural Design Group

BJP Headquarters, New Delhi, India

One of few members across the Asia Pacific Region, Internal Populous Design and Research groups, exploring Computation and Design thinking

Jan 2017 - May 2017

4 mos

Purdian Tech

Freelance, 4 mos

Interior Concept to Package, Model, Renders

SNU University, New Delhi, India

Construction Drawings

Graphic Design, Branding, App logos

Brand Identity, Web and App Logos

Assisted in Interior Revit modelling, Materiality and Finishes Schedule, Construction Package Drawings, Site Visit, reports

Assisted in Construction details, Site Visit during concrete fair finish and Floor finish construction.

Branding and Company logos for web and mobile applications, attire design and other marketing goodies.

MODEL, C++ AGGREGATION_ Encoding High Resolution Voxels in C++ Encoding Genotype, Phenotype Variations

MODEL, C++ AGGREGATION_ Encoding High Resolution Voxels in C++ Encoding Genotype, Phenotype Variations

M.ARCH THESIS : METAGORAE 1.2

Abstract Concern

Investigation

MetAgorae are regional hubs distributing London’s density, that utilize gamification in Unreal, spatially customized Online, upgraded in real-time, and then physicalized On-Land.

In London’s highly centralized density, the New London Plan projects that 70 % of future commercial densification will be focused on East and Central London. But due to lack of participation and governance in decision-making, the proposed functions don’t align with the community needs. We see the solution to the imbalance in urban densification in decentralizing the projected density model.

Boroughs such as Stratford have the potential to become a major center of attraction, due to the growing population, large area, high capability for commerce and retail development. Therefore, we chose Stratford as our prototype site to test our platform in detail.

The relationship between the physical and the virtual environments rapidly evolved in the past decades, through the use of gamified platforms and most recently the metaverse. MetAgorae proposes an added cyber layer to physical, where users can reach multi-dimensional, multiparty consensus, boost economic activities and enhance productivity. This allows users to socialize, collaborate, and invest in spatial programming and creation in a participatory manner.

Our platform allows multi-party engagement, from citizens, developers, and authorities to determine a spatial programme unique to each borough. Regional centre growth can be simulated based on identity spaces and location on site, generating surrounding building grids in response. Developers can identify similar functions on-site and integrate their proposals nearby, generating large-scale social spaces. Multiple simulations are used to select the best urban aggregation by calculating revenues and user feedback.

To satisfy various users’ requirements spatial customization is embedded within the system using digital fabrication systems for material and design efficiency, such as 3D printing and fabric formwork, to host flexible interior needs.

MetAgorae is a cyberphysical platform that aids City Density and enables Citizens to Create and Customize Architecture

GAME

SITE GRID VARIATION_

Maya Mesh Generation

Based on 1, 2 and 3 Urban Centres

1 Centre

2 Centres

Site Level

3 Centres

Site Level

Site Level

Grid 1 - 1 Centre

Grid 2 - 2 Centres

Grid 3 - 3 Centres

BUILDING LEVELS GRID VARIATION_

Maya Mesh Generation

Based on Podiums, Connecting Bridge Variation (as per Player Choice)

GAME STEP 1_

Primary Developer - BESA (British E-Sports Association)

1- Select Urban Centres (Grid Generation)

GAME STEP 1_

Primary Developer - BESA (British E-Sports Association)

1- Select Urban Centres (Grid Generation)

- 1 Centre Grid -

- 2 Centre Grid -

- 3 Centre Grid -

- Urban Landscape Generation -

- 3 Centre Grid -

GAME STEP 2a_

BESA places ‘NFT Asset Auction’ Space

GAME STEP 2a_ BESA places ‘NFT Asset Auction’ Space

GAME STEP 2b_ BESA places ‘E-Sports Arena’ Space

GAME STEP 2c_ BESA places ‘E-Gaming and NFTs’ Space

GAME STEP 3_ BESA places requests for congruent spaces for other Developers around 3 main centres

GAME STEP 1_

Primary Developer - BESA (British E-Sports Association)

1- Select Urban Centres (Grid Generation)

GAME STEP 4_

Secondary Developer - AXA

Selecting Building Grids

Description

Axa Selects Grids near waterfront for it’s Ownership, However builds their space in only half voxels, renting 2nd half of voxels for flexible/ other developers. Shared middle voxels are public space for both.

GAME STEP 5_ Secondary Developer - AXA Customize Exterior Architecture based on Space Use

GAME STEP 5_

Secondary Developer - AXA

Customize Exterior Architecture based on Space Use

A + A Type, B + B Type

GAME STEP 5_

Secondary Developer - AXA

Customize Exterior Architecture based on Space Use

C + A Type, A + C Type

GAME STEP 5_

Secondary Developer - AXA

Customize Exterior Architecture based on Space Use

C + C Type, D + D Type

GAME STEP 5_

Secondary Developer - AXA

Customize Exterior Architecture based on Space Use

D + C Type, A + D Type

GAME STEP 5_ Secondary Developer - AXA Customize Exterior Architecture based on Space Use

GAME STEP 6_ Secondary Developer - AXA Customize Interior Architecture

GAME STEP 6_

Secondary Developer - AXA Customize Interior Architecture

GAME STEP 6_ Secondary Developer - AXA Customize Interior Architecture

Axa Selects Interior Modules based on use functions on various “Interior Grids’ within the Structure Architecture modules.

ARCHITECTURAL VARIATIONS_ On 3 Centre Grid As per Developer Selections

INDUSTRIAL RESURGENCE 2.1

Abstract Concern

Investigation

A historic, defunct leather tannery mill situated in Kanpur, India. is re-imagined and transformed to open to the public domain.

A city-wide analysis of Kanpur’s current socio-urban structure highlighted a disproportion in the demographic data versus existing city infrastructure framework. Once the largest Industrial city in Asia, about 72% of inhabitants today are below 30 years, while the land structure barely considers percentage essential for recreation, sports and arts, acquiring only 9% of parcels in the city master-plan as per census data. Thus areas focused on youth engaging activities and leisure should be re-evaluated.

Situated in the backdrop of pre-colonial British mills, the factory site has vast potentials for revitalization.

Raw morphologies are salvaged from centuries old decommissioned site structures, overlayed with carefully curated geometries inspired by religious and historic centres within the city.

The result is an inspiring juxtaposition of carefully curated architectural vocabulary taken from Kanpur city, recreated and reintegrated, and given back its inhabitants. It is one that aspires learning from the rich industrial culture, leading to future advancements. It creates spaces that promote simultaneous community activities, invigorating artistic expression.

Significance

- Increases tourism

- Uplifts economy revenues

- Reconsiders city land-use

- Exhibits architectural preservation

- Promotes futuristic advancements

Attributes

- Shared programmatic spaces

- Simultaneous group activities

- Religious, historic significance

- Communal arts experience

- Celebrates cultural diversity

DESIGN VOCABULARY_ Derivation Matrix

Re-interpreted Forms

1

Huts and Tower forms

From existing Industrial structures

Extracting the most significant architectural forms from iconic and celebrated buildings dispersed throughout the city - from the factory mills to the riverfront ghats, a study of forms, structural connections, stairways and arches, consequently results in re-thinking and recomposing geometries produce a coherent juxtaposition. Stairs and structure forms

From existing Industrial structures

3

2 Arches and window forms

EXPLODED ISOMETRIC_ Assembly Stages

From the Old to the New

Pavilion

Glass on Steel joints with hanging ornaments

Additions

Dynamic floors, stairs, ramps, enclosures

Structure

Base Structure for new geomtry

Existing

Four Quadrants of the site

Design

Integrated Geometries in four site quadrants

Quad

Front Elevation

Back Elevation

SECTION CUT_ Quad 4, Bird’s eye Building Section Chunk

The image below focuses on the quadrant 4 section as viewed from the banks of river Ganges. Illustration depicts a generic day scene on site, where the city inhabitants are gathered in groups. A few boatmen carry small families on ferry rides, fishermen ready for mid-day catch, a few locals cycle and jog around the riverfront landscapes, whilst some appreciate the quiet peace and some worship at the banks of the holy river. A group of young dancers have found their perfect stage to perform upstairs on wide stairs, their choreographed hip hop synchrony engaging the on lookers.

Yet another group of deesign students are here to contemplate the intriguing complexities of the traditional architectural heritage, contemporary curves, digital machinations, formulating their own observations to present in school. Some start-up

FICTIONAL FABRICATION

Abstract Concern

Investigation

A large programmatic volume is enclosed within a complex skin of a scultural tectonics network held over a tesselated surface outside the vertical unitized system.

In the heart of a posh district centre in the capital city, there arises a need for building a multi-faceted retail, work and leisure centre, a concept model graduating from a generic functional mall.

This expansive, architecturally advanced structure proposes new configurations for retails, office, gathering, entertainment and leisure spaces for the new age, post digital urban society.

The objective is challenging and superceding the conventional building skin construction techniques to a performance driven, fabricated facade system - this design assembly comprises of sculptural interposition of individual composite geometries, each hovering over another in a close knit fluid surface space. It creates a system that controls the penetration of solar radiation beneath, while creating a dynamic breathable enclosure of facade fabric.

The functional programme is a hybrid mixed-use arrangement with 2 funnel atriums - a scheme with retail mall stores on primary lower floorplans, cinematic theatres halls and food courts in the middle, and rentable office floorplates and exhibition spaces with high feature ceilings under the articulated roof systems on the topmost floors.

Significance

- Opportunity for high end rentals

- Promotes futuristic advancements

- Re-programs leisure, work and retail

- Reflects city’s economic, cultural growth

- Engages users in future forward thinking

Attributes

- Sculptural sci-fi architectural tectonics

- Funnel void volumes of internal atriums

- Fluid facade form for shading and aesthetics

- Challenges design perception beyond boundaries

- Translucent exterior for indoor outdoor connection

ISOMETRICS_

Analysis Diagrams

Ladybug Sun-path, Site Radiation, Wind-rose

Sun path on Site New Delhi, AP_DL_IND

Total radiation (kWh/m2) New Delhi, AP_DL_IND 1 Jan 7:00 to 31 May 10:00

Hourly wind speed (m/s) New Delhi, AP_DL_IND 1 Jan 1:00 to 31 Dec 24:00 calm for 39.16% time (3430 hrs)

Building and Site Section

Design attributes

A Sectional cut through the building-scape highlights the transfigurational geometries derived from multi-faceted polygonals as being smoothened, re-oriented, re-scaled and rotated in X and Y axes in proportion to their base panel size.

Entry points to the building are exaggerated flaring openings in the fluid skirting, congruent to the facade scheme, distinctly visible from distance.

Internal programmatic volume is sliced through an atrium void chunk, showing inter-level connectivity and transpiring floor to roof conditions creating complex characteristic spaces.

DIMETRICS_

Structural Steel system of columns, beams and metal floor system enable long span columnless spaces.

Front Section Chunk_

Bird’s eye

Building Section Chunk

Chunk C

Chunk D

Chunk A

Chunk B

DIMETRICS_

Worm’s eye

Building Section Chunk

Back Section Chunk_

DETAILS_

Facade

Section Chunks

Zoomed in Sectional chunks showing integrated assembly system connections.

DETAILS_

Roof

Section Chunks Section Detail Section Detail

Chunk C Chunk D

Exploded view showing layers of system structure elements

ASSEMBLY EXPOSITION

Abstract Concern

Investigation

Based on the city’s current data on tourism, large auditorium conference spaces, the project offers a one stop venue for all scales of meetings and performances with minimum

Present venues for large scale performances, meetings and conferences in the city of New Delhi are small dispersed buildings throughout the city, far from airport. Today the city’s major incoming tourism is for business purposes, and there is an immediate requirement for large capacity meeting and conference spaces for the same.

A business district centre is proposed in vicinity to the airport with hotels, offices and retail centre, within which a meet only convention centre can capitalize best.

Being one of its kind, this proposal asserts the need for a single cohesive site to conclude major events involving large groups of people coming together for various meeting purposes for a short duration and dispersing quickly later. The largest group meeting layout can be accomodated in 2 auditoriums with varying capacities, or hold plays, otchestra events, and so on.

All the functions and supporting spaces are artfully composed in teh spatial volume - the 2 auditoriums and the largest exhibition hall are essentially anchor pods, and the circulation system wraps around spiralling from varoius points of access in plan to different ingress points and varied levels. An interplay of atrium space configurations and double, triple height hallways accentuates corporate granduer, all concluding in a contemporary design

THE POD FORMS_

Plaza details and Building Elevations

Digital model Pod details -

are essentially soft fluid overhead shaders designed to hold large group capacities to gather outdoors beneath them. Interactions are enhanced by seating with a central focus.

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The project is a 400 years old to

Physical printed model

Section A-A’ Section B-B’

A A’

B B’

The project is a 400 years old domain. Digital model Pod details - 2

D

Section C-C’

D’ C

The center can hold meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibition (MICE events) at various scales as per brief. Consisting of 2 iconic auditoriums, numerous flexibile halls divisible into smaller halls, rehearsal and music spaces, backstage rooms, office and administration functions for entire facility, along with supporting ancillary function, it becomes a single go-to hub for business, trade and performative functions.

Building Intersections at different sectional planes highlight discrete geometries, inter-level connections, auditorium tiers and exterior plaza pods - all conveying the fluid morphological system created for a contemporary convention design.

ELEMENTARY EDUCATION 2.4

A progressive design studying existing vernacular mountain design morphology, the first pre-school located atop the mounatin delivers both educational and community needs.

Settlements in remote, high altitudes in the Himalayas are scarcely dispersed - narrowly sheltered in leeward mountain sides near open terrace farmlands. While the families earn from farming and forestry uphill, most essential facilities including schools are situated further below, near the foothills. The youngest children cannot travel long distances for their foundation study years, thus denied pre-school years.Due to extreme climate and highest earthquake risk zone, an exquisite vernacular building style (‘Kath-kuni architecture’) prevails in these higher regions. Learning from the traditional techniques, the school proposal sustainably caters to children’s preschool needs following mountain architecture, without destroying the natural surrounding.

Clusters of spatial configurations are precisely oriented along the steep topography to retain the natural physicality of the site, minimizing cut and fill of land. Every level and pathway is connected with steps and ramps, creating meandering routes throughout.

A particular feature is amalgamating indoors with outdoor interface around every room, generating unique transitional spaces, directly responding to enhance cohesive learning environments for children by means of architectural design. A clear visual connection converging at the central courtyard whilst also incorporating the interwoven connections also anchors the pragmatic principles for elementary school design - all focused on the singular idea of influencing curious minds

Investigation d c a b

Significance

- Single pre-school in entire vicinity

- Exchange centre for many villages

- Features interactive outdoor learning

- Community kitchen for cultural events

- Hall doubles as community gather space

Attributes

- Encourages cognitive learning

- Services multiple nearby villages

- Vernacular inspired design approach

- Doubles from educational to communal

- Sensitive to needs of women and children

roof slope

all spaces

ramps and steps

site levels

roof skeleton

physical vs coputer model

responsible for BUILDING MORPHOLOGY, computational model and rationalization following changing space and cleint requirements, as per Populous design language

CHURCH ARENA CHENNAI, INDIA

Was part of core design, reationalization and documentation team from the conception to Schematic (still working currently)

NATIONAL SPEED SKATING OVAL, BEIJING, CHINA

ROLE

YANKEE STADIUM NYC FOOTBALL CLUB MOTERA CRICKET STADIUM

Assisted in Technical Cad Drawing details for these Projects

CHENGDU OLYMPIC CITY CHENGDU, CHINA MASTERPLAN

Assisted in Technical Revit Drawing details, and Facade frit pattern design options for Wellness Centre building.

GRAPHICS WORKS

A wide range for graphic tasks from project specific to internal and external Firm tasks

SWATI SINGH

11.17swatisingh@gmail.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/11-17-swati-singh/