TANVI KHURMI SELECTED WORKS 2017-2020
CONTENTS
SPACES 01 BOOTHs pg 2-4
02 REACT pg 5-6
03 ROOM STUDY pg 7-8
SITES
ART
04 WINDHOEK
06 MIXED MEDIA
05 HEATED CAMPUS
07 PROJECT TO PROTEST
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pg 12-13
pg 15-17
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SPACES
BOOTHs
SUMMER 2020/COMPETITION individual work
Booths grapples with our current pandemic reality and re-imagines cafe and restaurant spaces that facilitate leisure, productivity, and interaction. A series of modular booths come together to create a space reminiscent of these programs. Although imagined as a restaurant, personal booths can be adapted for several other purposes, such as office spaces or reading areas in libraries.
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Booths are connected to one another as well as space for a service hallway and kitchen. Furthermore, utilizing technologies such as app ordering and sanitation infrastructure further reduces the risk of infection.
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A single booth can be occupied by one person. All booths are equipped with large windows on two sides to create the illusion of open space.
Windows connect to adjacent booths and include curtains to allow for both privacy and sociability.
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REACT
FALL 2018/ARC201/BRIAN BOIGON individual work
Designed within a void, React is an exploration of how repeated shapes create space. The step patterns react with one another to create ceilings and floors that They are shifted in the same or opposite directions thereby closing off space or opening it up.
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A basic step pattern placed within a provided column structure is manipulated through stretching and shifting. The resultant platforms are then connected by a series of stairs.
Partis
Sections
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ROOM STUDY SUMMER 2020/PERSONAL WORK individual work
Made in the midst of Canada’s first quarantine, this work explores the compression of space and activities that result from being confined in one room.
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Floorplan 3:100
Detail 1:16
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SITES
WINDHOEK
FALL 2020/ARC386/FADI MASOUD
made in collaboration w/ Kristyn Karpinchick & Aniya Khan
This project seeks to understand the ecological framework that underpins the urban context of Windhoek, Namibia. A set of drawings visualize the past, present, and future of the biodiversity of this site.I worked within a group to develop the sectional backdrop while conducting my own analysis of the living matter of the site.
made in collaboration with Kristyn Karpin
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LIVING MATTER
Endemic Amphibians
flora+fauna+biodiversity
Do not depend on water sources only using them opportunistically.
EXTINCT FAUNA
2376 m
Gammams River Most rivers in central Namibia are ephemeral (they periodically dry up). They are mostly populated by insects, crustaceans, invertebrates.
2250 m Quagga
Waterbuck
Equus quagga
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
2000 m
White Rhino
Cape Warthog
Ceratotherium simum
Phacochoerus aethiopicus
Yellow-winged Bat Lavia frons.
Dogs
Oryx and elephants can often access shallow groundwater by digging, these holes are then used by other creatures as a water source.
Daan Viljoan Game Reserve
Founded in 1930, at this time protected areas and reserves were used as a tool of segregation and only inadvertantly served to protect biodiversity.
Dog populations increased as they became crucial to African survival, most often used as guard animals and hunting companions.
Redistribution of Farming Land German settlers stripped Africans of ther land and livestock and abandoned traditional agro-ecological practices.
1750 m
1545 m
1876-1930
LIVING MATTER
ALIEN MAMMAL SPECIES Game
flora+fauna+biodiversity
Waterbuck (reintroduced) Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Livestock
Cape Bushbuck
Tragelaphus sriptus
Domestic Goat Capra capriolus
2376 m
Domestic Cat
Felis domesticus
Domestic Mouse Mus musculus
Tsessebe
Damaliscus lunatus
2250 m
Nyala
Tragelaphus angasii
SPECIES RICH
Terrestrial
Donkey
African Wild Cat Felis sylvestris
Hybrid
Alien species are a threat to endemic biodiversity. The domestic cat and African wildcat often cross-breed and their hybrid then competes with endemic cat species for resources.
The Tree and Shrub Savanna biome boasts the largest Cheetah population in Africa.
Bird Species
Reptile Species
Equus asinus
The Goreangab Dam The dam is home to a number of state intdroduced fauna, mostly fish. These fish are not safe to consume and some have even been found to carry e-coli.
Daan Viljoen Game Reserve 2000 m
Green Belt
An excellent example of how Namibia’s economy depends heavily on natural resources. It serves as a popular tourist destination where visitors have the opportunity to come in close contact with hundreds of Namibian species.
African Cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus ubatus
Wildebeest
Connochaetes gnou
Water Buffalo Bubalus bubalus
Largemouth Bass
Mountain Reedbuck Redunca fulvorufula
Common Impala
Aepycerus melampus
Mammal Species
The Gammams River
Extremely polluted, in some places there are no aquatic animals to be found. The amount of nitrate in the water has caused in an increase in vegetation and algae.
Amphibian Species
Fallow Deer Dama dama
Micropterus salmoides
1750 m
1545 m
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LIVING MATTER
Environmental Policy
flora+fauna+biodiversity SPECIES ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
Implementing well-researched policies to protect species and spaces will be a fundamental component of mitigation efforts.
PROMOTING RECOVERY
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DEVELOPING RESILIENCE
2376 m
2250 m Giant Quiver Tree Aloidendron pillansii
2000 m
Protected Areas
Increasing both private and state-owned protected land areas will ensure more species are protected
1750 m
1545 m
2050 (a hopeful future)
Black Rhino Diceros bicornis
White-Baked Vulture Gyps africanus
Employing traditional farming practices in conjunction with scientific data and policies will help decrease and reverse land degradation.
Dominant Vegetation Species
Tall Bushman Grass Stipagrostis ciliata
Wild Tamarisk
Tamarix usneoides
Camel Thorn Acacia erioloba
Sour Grass
Schmidtia kalahariensis
Salt Brush
Salvadora persica L.
Umbrella Thorn Acacia tortilis
Dreidoring
Rhigozum trichotomum
White Acacia
Faidherbia albida
The Tree and Shrub Savanna Characterized by open grasslands with groups of trees and shrubs clustered together.
Most large mammal species in Namibia have faced range reductions of 95% or more.
Landscapes that used to be mostly open grassland with sparse tree cover are being clogged with trees, shrubs, and downed wood. It generally negatively affects endemic species. The Blackthorn Tree and Sickbush are two of the main vegetal species responsible for bush enroachment.
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Around 1914, there were a number of campaigns implemented across Africa to exterminate predators in which hunters would receive monetary prizes for each animal killed.
Bush Enroachment
HNESS
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Predator Hunting
Colonialism
German colonization prompted a change in the relationship of humans and nature. Wildlife became the “other” over which humans were expected to exert control.
Impact on Bird Species
Impact on Lizard Species Most lizard species do not thrive in bush enroached areas. One exception is the Scincidae lizard who benefits from woody vegetation.
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Blackthorn Tree Acacia mellifera
Sicklebush
Dichrostachys cinerea
Increases local bird species richness but only temporarily. After shrub cover passes the 30% threshold bird diversity begins to decline. As shrubs increase bird species associated with open savannas decrease while bird species associated with closed savannas increase.
Mining
Drainage from mining sites can impact plant survival and infrastructure can disrupt animal movement to and from water sources.
African Lion Panthero leo
Unsustainable Farming Practices + Overgrazing
Scincidae Mabuya varia
African Fish Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
Rock Dove
Columba livia
Scientific Research Extensively researching Namibia’s ecology to fill in the current knowledge gaps will be essential to finding the best restoration and mitigation strategies.
CLIMATE CHANGE’S IMPACT ON ENDEMIC VEGETATION Decrease in Range Size
Herbs
Ecological Restoration Using a variety of inter-discplinary methods to restore previously degraded ecosystems. (ex. planting vegetation around abondoned mining areas)
Geophytes
Trees
Potential increase in Range Size
Grass
Shrubs
Combatting Bush Enroachment Water Infrastructure
Carefully clearing woody species in order to enlarge existing grassland patches.
Transporting water from perrenial rivers will help revitilize ephemeral wetlands in the area.
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HEATED CAMPUS FALL 2020/ENV461/JOHN ROBINSON
made in collaboration w/ Sabrina Poinen, Hayley Vlcek & Marko Berrak-Tinaz
Requested by the University of Toronto, Heated Campus intends to inform the surrounding community of U of T’s upcoming geoexchange project and its benefits. The proposal includes both digital and physical models that are explanatory and engaging. The heated seating design on the right consists of circular step seating that is dug into the Earth and heated by geothermal infrastructure. The below-grade construction serves as a metaphor for the infrastructure that will be placed deep within the ground. My role in the group was to design and represent a number of these physical and digital models.
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Proposed Seating Locations
Snow Melt Designs
Tubes heated using the geothermal infrastructure that prevent snow from settling on the surface can be placed strategically to create decorative and thought provoking designs.
Social Media Campaigns
Stickers (by Hayley Vlcek)
Campus Mural
A campus mural map designed by a local artist can be installed in the heart of U of T’s grounds, to visually represent the geoexchange’s heating ability.
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ART
MIXED MEDIA 2018-2020/PERSONAL & COURSEWORK individual work
These works examine the relationship between self and surroundings. Most often these surroundings take the form of nature or Earth itself. Although they are an attempt to reconcile somewhat somber subjects, the paintings and digital art use bright colors to embrace an optimistic outlook. In contrast, the photographs seek to expose the more melancholic realities with darker tones and lonely compositions.
OASIS
SUMMER 2020/PERSONAL WORK oil on canvas
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GAIA
SUMMER 2018/PERSONAL WORK oil on canvas
BEAUTIFUL DISTINCTIONS SUMMER 2020/PERSONAL WORK digital art
EARTH MOTHER
WINTER 2018/JAV130/JASMINE REIMER watercolor on wood
GROWING DIFFERENCE FALL 2020/PERSONAL WORK digital art
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DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
WINTER 2020/VIS218/SUE LLOYD
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PROJECT...
WINTER 2019/ARC280/NICHOLAS HOBAN individual work
Developed in grasshopper, this parametric tower features floor plates that steadily transform from square to oval shapes and a woven facade that wraps around the structure to serve as a brise soliel.
TO PROTEST
Using leftover model materials, the tower was transformed into a lively tree and employed as protest signage. 18
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