ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO TANIA SANDHU
Projects DERELICT THESIS PROJECT YEAR 5- STUDIO 9 &10
BAMBOO+ METAL YEAR 3- STUDIO 6
BOOTH DESIGN FREELANCE PROJECT
MUSIC CONSERVATORY YEAR 3- STUDIO 5
LIVE+ WORK YEAR 4- STUDIO 8
LIGHT+ SHADOW YEAR 3- STUDIO 5
RESIDENTIAL/ TOURIST
Production line over an abandoned landscape. Site: Umm Al Quwain Airport/ Aeroclub Thesis Project; an attempt to restore activity to a dying landscape and its environs. By, creating a space that includes production activities dating before the oil boom in the region and exhibits the production process. All activity takes place under the abandoned runway and the design will facilitate future growth towards sea and the developing context.
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RD AD TIH
RESIDENTIAL
INDUSTRIAL AREA
FUJAIRAH
UNTOUCHED CONTEXT
E3 11
UMM AL QUWAIN AIRPORT/ AEROCLUB
SITE CONTEXT
RAS AL KHAIMAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
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Derelict
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Protected Natural Reserve
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D. SR TE A IR
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UMM AL QUWAIN 750 SQ KM
REVIVE
RAS AL KHAIMAH
Dying Recreational Spots
AGRICULTURE
AJMAN
URBANISE
PRODUCTION SHARJAH
SHARJAH
RESIDENTIAL/ COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
SHARJAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
AJMAN
INDUSTRIALIZE
Initial Developmental sketches that depicts the evolution of connections and their different narratives
SHARJAH
Above: Umm Al Quwain (UAQ) Depiction of actual tourist area/ main city vs inner UAQ The tourist spots and the area around have remained unchanged over a span of 12 years. Especially, the area that surrounds the Umm Al Quwain Airport. The red depicts the main city that catch the tourist’s eye, whereas the grey depict the inner dwellings and the hidden context.
FUJAIRAH Industrial Area
DEVELOPING CONTEXT CONCEPT APPLICATION SITE CONTEXT
PREIND
Untouched Local Context Al Sinniyah Island
IN G Dreamland Aqua Park
Barracuda Beach Resort
ABANDONED RUNWAY
Umm Al Quwain Airport
Emirates Motor Complex
Developing Local Context Emirates Modern Industrial Area
Above: Umm Al Quwain Airport and surroundings The unchanged context of the airport also extends out to undiscovered contexts. Towards the north lies the protected Sinniyah Island; the south extends out to the slowly developing industrial area. These extensions created a very obvious narrative, uniting the two context through a middle ground i.e. the abandoned runway.
SPACE TYPOLOGIES
0 MTS -20 MTS SCATTERED PUBLIC FOCUS
Coming to a more concrete concept of digging layers under the runway, eventually leading to an alternating digging pattern FOCUSED
RUNWAY
0 MTS
Earliest models, showing connections on either side of the runway.
GLOBALIZATION RUNWAY
-5 MTS
INDUSTRIALIZATION PUBLIC FLOW
-10 MTS -15 MTS
PRE- INDUSTRIALIZATION -20 MTS
UNCERTAIN FUTURE
COMMON INTERESTS
RAPID DISCOVERIES
PROLOGNED PRIMITIVE PERIOD
Site Plan
One of the possible ways to expand design
Focused Globalization ±0
Industrialization -10mts
-5mts
PUBLIC FLOW
-15mts
Scattered Pre- Industrialization -20mts
Persian Gulf
RUNWAY
Added Mass= Buildings/Bridges
Abandoned Ilyushin Il-76 Al Etihad Road
Abandoned Umm Al Quwain Airport/ Aeroclub
GLOBALIZATION RUNWAY
-5 MTS
INDUSTRIALIZATION PUBLIC FLOW
-10 MTS -15 MTS
PRE- INDUSTRIALIZATION -20 MTS
UNCERTAIN FUTURE
SITE MODEL 1:1500
COMMON INTERESTS
RAPID DISCOVERIES
PROLOGNED PRIMITIVE PERIOD
Abandoned Shooting Club
Barracuda Beach Resort
LEVEL -20M MODEL SCALE 1:200
Entrance from Ground Level
Gallery 3 Gallery 2 Artists/ Craftsman Residences
Entrance Lobby
Exhibition Walkway
Ship Building
Exhibition Space Ship Building/ Large Storage
Gallery 1
Exit to Water Bridge
Cafe/ Restaurant
Administration Library Employee’s Center
To Level -15M
Publication Derelict- Thesis Book The thesis research was based on a nation’s growth and how it affects architecture (and it’s growth/ progress/evolution/change in building methods). The thesis looked upon various countries that invented newer production techniques, bringing about the industrial revolution. The changes that were then brought about after the revolutions led to several other revolutions and has paved the path for further advancements. This thesis was then put together to view the local (United Arab Emirates) development over the years due to the ‘Oil Boom’ phase. Unfortunately, not all the emirates experienced this boom and were left behind from the massive change that was brought about by the metropolis. The research and the design project is an attempt to bring the same growth in Umm Al Quwain, an emirate that is still described to hold the ‘preoil’ glory. Giving this project a humble beginning of craftsmanship of dhow boats, the project will eventually expand to a production haven and will hold monumental spaces to pay homage to what existed and what shall be. Diaplayed: A few excerpts from the publication including research and design evolution
The booth was designed to showcase window designs and how they work in a functional space. The booth dimensions were 5x5 mts. The booth was eventually built at the ‘Windows, Doors and Facades’ exhibition held at the World Trade Center in Dubai
RENDER
RENDER
RENDER
RENDER
Booth Design 1098
811
3226
1560
3321
200
6000
1566
300
620
381
812
1806
1272
2000
100
419
3170
1211
6000
RENDER
1200
1 : 100
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C
B
A
Landscaping plan
Ground Level- General 1 Arrangement 1 : 100
1
38
2040 4474
GENERAL ARRANGEMENTGROUND FLOOR 2180
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G
F
E
3707
20
2235
2 3707
15
500
3
0
-150
3713
3707
5 3703
6
16
Server Room
15
Storage
3707
3
2 1
19
Kitchen
18
Dining Area
4
17
Living Room
16
-900
7
2902
17
Office 1
20
0
HOUSE
2015
23
Corridor
22
Corridor
3707
2833
18
Office 2
19
Office 3
3703
9
7
8
Guest Bedroom 6 5
4
Hall
23
Powder Room
22
20
20
Guest Bathroom
21
OFFICE
3065
LANDSCAPE PLAN 33
32
31
30
3677
25
24
10
12
Master Bedroom
0
27
11
11
Bathroom
20
Model- Making Area
3707
26
3707
13
Hall
10
Guest Bedroom
0
150
21
Break Area
12
28
3679
9
13
Kitchen/ Dining Area
8
Living Room
GUEST HOUSE
1858
29
-38
14
This project was designed as an architect’s office, house and his/her inlaw’s house. The design was a part of the technical studio, selected areas of the project were highly detailed. Drawings including, finish schedules and enlarged details were also created. The location of this project was on a plot on Jumeirah Beach Road, Dubai.
4440
500
150
Live+ Work
1
Section 1 1 : 100
Section 2 2 1 : 100 SECTION THROUGH OFFCIE
SECTION THROUGH HOUSE AND OFFCIE
1
Section 1 1 : 100
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C
B
A
1
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2
15
Ground Level- Reflected Ceiling plan
REFLECTED CEILING PLAN- GROUND FLOOR 3 4
6
17
15
14
16
Server Room
Office 1
Storage
7
20
Conference Room
5
3
2
1
19
Kitchen
18
Dining Area
17
Living Room
16 21
23
Corridor
22
Corridor
TRUSS LAYOUT
TRUSS- 3D DETAIL
6
5
Office 3 19
Office 2 18
8
Guest Bathroom
23
Powder Room
22
30
9
7
33
32
31
Guest Bedroom
25
24
12
Master Bedroom
10
4
Hall
Hall
11 13
11
Bathroom
27
20
Model- Making Area
26
10
Guest Bedroom
21
Break Area
12
28
8
13
Living Room
29
14
9
Kitchen/ Dining Area
Bare Concrete Finish, striated Ceramic Tiles
Planter
Tania Sandhu
Polyurethane Foam Insulation
Slab on Grade; exterior
Project Details Name: DXB Live/Work Zero Location: Beach Road Dubai UAE
Bare Finish System Tiles
Notes:
Access Flooring Understructure
Pile Footing
OFFICE WALL SECTION Foundation pile
HOUSE WALL SECTION Date
24 April, 2016 Scale
A1, 1:100 A3, 1:200
Sheet Title
Detail 2 Sheet Number
A 502
NEPAL
Bamboo+ Metal An attempt to solve the refugee crises in Japan and Nepal by a team of two, this project was designed with a sustainable approach, so that these units could be assembled on site with ease. This project also tackled disaster management.
JAPAN
Three separate units were designed to suit different family needs. These units have a stackable design; one unit of each variation can be stacked. These units can also be modified by the user. They have been designed to fit into any environment, hence they have a universal appeal. They can be also modified according to the availability of different local materials.
1
East Elevation 1 : 50
2
North Elevation 1 : 50
RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEM
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NEPAL
JAPAN
Level 4 12669
Level 3 8579
Level 2 4288
Level 1 0
2
Section 2 1 : 100
Music Conservatory
LEVEL 1
North Elevation 1:200
West Elevation 1:200
LEVEL 2
Light + Shadow MODEL EVOLUTION
LEVEL 1
LEVEL 2
ELEVATION 1
ELEVATION 2
SECTION 1 LEVEL 3
3D SECTION LEVEL 4
SECTION 2