Design Portfolio Selected Works
Vama Garrimella Taubman College of Architecture University of Michigan MArch II 2020
vama@umich.edu (734) 881 3058 Apt 11A8 ,1859 Shirley Ln, Ann arbor, MI 48105
Graduate
CONTENTS
Shophouse City
Sky Villas
Maharashtra National Law University
Civic Assemblies
Undergraduate
Professional
Marketplace Synergies
Miscellaneous
Mixed-use Artisans’ Neighbourhood
Fresh Graphics
Sartorial Architecture I
Sartorial Architecture II
MARKETPLACE SYNERGIES EASTERN MARKET,DETROIT ON THE MARKET University of Michigan MArch Instructor : Lars Graebner & Christina Hansen Fall 2019 In collaboration with Sydney Farris & Ryan Cohn
Site Strategy : Eastern market is a lively place two days a week, and we wanted our project to both celebrate the market, while alsoproviding a peaceful place of refuge for the residents to live. Tasked with creating a large market space, highdensity housing, and parking for both,our solution was to design a vertically layered massing scheme of different program types, moving from public to private We lifted the parking level 30 feet above the ground to provide a large covered market space on the ground that canhost vendors on market day, and be used as a flexible community space on off days. The ground level includes amenities for the residents and the public such as small grocery store, a gym and a cafe. In regards to context,we wanted to activate the surrounding streets of Russell and Riopelle, as well as maintain the axis of movement on market day between Shed 3 and Shed 5. Structural Concept : The parking deck acts as a steel truss bridge supported by cast in place structures on the market level, acting as legs for the bridge to minimize the need for support columns. This effectively allows us to treat the residential buildings on top as separate structures using lightweight steel construction. coming from different schools of thoughts and different forms Facade Concept and Materiality : The gray aluminum siding, which draws from the surrounding context, wraps around the parking level and the outer faces of the residential massing to create a unified appearance. The inner courtyard of the residential level is white cement board with wood frames to create a warm and insulated feel. The roofs are cut by a tessellated plane that trims across the all of the residentialmassing blocks to unify and to create distinctive skyline. Unit Typology and Social Agenda : Our goal for the residential level on top was to create a community that reflected the diversity of the people who gather at the Eastern Market twice a week. We wanted our project to be a place where people choose to live long term, and not to feel like a place a transience.For this reason, we designed micro unit studios for young single professionals,townhouses for families, and a rangeof options in between, to create a community with living options for peopleat different life stages. Each of our unit types are designed to be spatially efficient, in order to maximize thenumber of units in total. The residential outdoor level is intended to be a semiprivate neighborhood space for the residents, where children play in safety and adults can feel comfortable having barbeques. Urban balconies and cuts through the floor plates are intended to provide moments of connection between the layers of the project.
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LEGEND Residential
Parking
Commercial
Programmatic Distribution
Programmatic Distribution + Building Massing
Skylights Cutting Through Building
Booleaned Out Residential Massing
Residential Plinth + Massing
Roof Plane Carving Building Skyline
Residential Masses With Distinctive Roofs
Circulation Cores
Dual Facade : Exterior - Aluminum Interior - Fibre Cement Board
Urban Balconies
Skylight
Townhouses
Apt Block : Type 1
Skylight
Apt Block : Type 2
Townhouses
Urban Balconies
Skylight
Townhouses
Apt Block : Type 2
Skylight
Urban Balconies
Townhouses
Apt Block : Type 1
Plan @ Residential Level
View looking at residential level
Riopelle St
To Parking
Leasing Office
Gym
Division St
Alfred St
Kiosks Cafe
Shed 5
Shed 3
Kiosks
Grocery Store
Russel St
Plan @ Market Level
View looking at market plaza interior
View looking at axis towards market from Shed 3
LEGEND
Apartment Block Unit Types
Vertical Cores With Staircase Vertical Cores With Elevator and Staircase
1 Bedr
Parking Ramp
Studio Unit A
Apartment block type 1 Apartment block type 2 Townhouses
2 bedroom unit 1 bedroom unit Micro-unit Studio unit a Studio unit a Townhouses Circulation cores Lobby space
Townhouse Plans
2 Bedroom Unit
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Micro-Unit Studio Unit B
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Level 4
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SHOPHOUSE CITY MUMBAI,INDIA STACKED CLUSTER HOUSING University of Michigan Instructor : Claudia Wigger Winter 2019 The project began with the exploration of the traditional 'shophouse' in the region of Nepal – termed the ‘Newari House’.Through this precedent study I chose to explore the amalgamation of architectural elements such as the ‘courtyard’, extruded plinths, ‘balconies’ and external circulation corridors that come together to form spatial relationships that facilitate a vibrant mixed-used environ within the ‘Newari house’ Taking forward the idea of these architectural elements I chose to study the Bhuleshwar-Kalbadevi precint in Mumbai, India. An area catering to the native communities of the cities this precinct is a labyrinth where one encounters hidden typologies such as ‘the wada’, ‘the baug’ and ‘the chawl’ that are spaces that were formed by migratory groups from all around the country and thus shaped the multifaceted image of Mumbai as a city. It predominantly houses the ‘shophouse’ typology and is a horizontal sprawl of mixed used spaces spread out through the area. The area currently has an FSI of 2 the area requires further densification inorder to combat the issue of overcrowding and congestion within the city.
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Similar to the exploration of architectural elements within the Newari House the different spatial relations existing within the native typologies within the Bhuleshwar-Kalbadevi precinct have been attempted to be mapped and studied through the project. The primary element explored is the ‘courtyard’. The different scales, shapes and volumes of the varying typologies of buildings within the precinct are tied together by a common thread through elements such as the ‘courtyard’, ‘external circulation corridors’, ‘decorated stucco facades’, and ‘projecting balconies’. The aim of the proposition was to create a new high-rise typology that comprises of clusters of vertically stacked existing mixed use activities stemming from the ones existing on site.
Projecting balconies as threshold between exterior p and interior space of the shophouse
LEGEND Commercial Spaces
Communal Volume/Courtyard
Communal Spaces
Circulation Corridors + Visual Connectors
Residential
Extended Plinths
rusions and intrusions in building massing acting as a eshold for social interaction
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publice interface
Precedent Study : ‘Newari House’ - Traditional Nepal Shophouse-Threshold Study
Central courtyard acting as a threshold showcasing changing activities within the space
Threshold study of Newari house applied to site of intervention within Mumbai,India due to commonalities between ‘shophouse’ typology in both contexts.Des densify existing neighbourhoods while maintaining the traditional characer of spaces
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‘Chawl’ (court section 2
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section 4 Existing sections indicating mixed use massing and spatial volumetric changes of the central courtyard due to changing proportions
Existing sections stacked vertically to create mixed-use ‘highrise’ clusters
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‘Chawl’ (court section 2
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Existing plan for ‘chawl’ 2
Existing sections indicating mixed use massing and spatial volumetric changes of the central courtyard due to changing proportions
Exisiting site map indicating exisitng ‘chawls’ on site
Existing sections stacked vertically to create mixed-use ‘highrise’ clusters
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‘Chawl’ (court
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Existing plan for ‘chawl’ 3
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Cluster 2
Existing sections indicating mixed use massing and spatial volumetric changes of the central courtyard due to changing proportions
Cluster 3
Existing sections stacked vertically to create mixed-use ‘highrise’ clusters
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Views looking at interior environment within highrise mixed-used tower
CIVIC ASSEMBLIES JERSEY CITY ARTIST TRAILS University of Michigan MArch Instructor : Jen Maigret Fall 2018
Looking at the city hall to be a symbol of the city it represents, the approach to the project began with an attempt to understand certain aspects that might form key factors in shaping the image of Jersey city.Research into the same revealed two features of the city that were striking to me. The image of the city as the most ethnically diverse city in the United states. The city termed as ‘America’s Golden door’ was once a a place driven hugely by its immigration popultion coming in for resons of employement,working in shipping and manufacturing industries.Today this same community has transfored into a modern urban community and has an identity of functioning as a melting pot of cultures.In order to funtion as a diverse community it is important that there needs to be an acceptance and understanding of cultures that surround us and therefore the other striking feature about Jersey City is the emphasis and encouragement of sharing and exchage of differents arts, cultures and traditions amongst communities within the city. Jersey city can also be defined by the number of art interventions and artists’ hub that engult the city.There is a strong concentration within the city council currenty on the focus of maintaining and developing Jersey city as a art destination within New Jersey. Several interventions are carried out by the city council in partnership with various organizations focussing on the development of arts and crafts of varying cultures and traditions, coming from different schools of thoughts and different forms of arts to reinstate the identity of the diversity in the city through art. The proposed city hall will be an attempt to create a space that captures this essence of Jersey city and through its programmes and design becomes a space of accessibilty and transparency for the peopel of Jersey city.
Manaa Contemporary
Pathside Building Journal Square Non profit organization connecting families from diverse communities within Jersey city
Hamilton Park
CONNECTION
Fosters collaboration and outreach connects artists with venues, services and agencies. Provide updates and networking opportunities.
Rotunda Art Gallery
Proposed Site
FUNDING
The Jersey City Arts Council, a recently formed umbrella organization is an inclusive and diverse, community-focused organization, established to protect, strengthen, and promote the Arts in Jersey City.
Adequate and sustainable funding for artists and arts institutions from a variety of sources for general support.
Committed to supporting and advocating forarts organizations and individual artists, across all artistic disciplines, as well as encouraging new and innovative additions to the artistic landscape and the cultural growth of our city.
PROMOTION
POLICY Push for dedicated public revenue for the arts, for affordable artist housing, for venues in new developments,for increases in arts education, and more.
Jersey City Mural Arts Program links established and emerging mural artists with property CULTURAL owners city-wide as part of an MURAL innovative beautification MAP program transforming Jersey City into an outdoor art gallery.
CULTURAL ASSET MAP
Using multiple platforms through new and traditional media to publicize the arts to the people of Jersey City and the wider community beyond the city.
The Office of Cultural Affairs of Jersey City and New Jersey City University (NJCU) are organizations parnered together to create the Cultural Asset Map of Jersey City. The Cultural Asset Map of Jersey City will provide : A website with an interactive map that will identify existing cultural organizations and their locations, performance/exhibition facilities, and arts service organizations that will include information about populations, demographics, and neighborhoods, and function as a much-needed informational hub about ongoing arts and cultural activities.
Project : MARKET an annual pop-up market produced by The Jersey City Project and the City of Jersey City, that takes place in the existing City Hall Plaza. This market that functions as an ‘open air bazaar includes local merchants offering food, home goods, arts and crafts, clothes, jewelry, food trucks, open air bars, etc. It is an event that connects artists and artisans with the Jersey City & metro NYC community. Founded in 2015 it has been established to accommodate the increased consumer demand for locally sourced goods and a high volume venue for artists to sell them. It is an initiative to encourage micro-entrepreneurs in the areas of art, crafts and design.
Map showing density of art exhibits occurring within Jersey city during JCAS
The Jersey City Art and Studio Tour (JCAST) was developed from an event rooted in artists’ studios, retailers and other downtown spaces, into the City’s premier cultural event attracting tourist from New York, New Jersey and beyond to visit and experience a
It is a unique opportunity to shop directly from emerging new makers and established artists to find one-of-a-kind items and meet the people who made them. It aims to support handmade goods as an alternative to mass-produced items and work to
High concentration of events in ceratin areas
Sparsely located exhibits in propose site area
Existing Sites Of Major Art Interventions + Art Institutions identified across Jersey City
Administration/Offices
Conference Rooms + Public Meeting Rooms Lobby Lobby
Open cafe + Art Plaza
Pavement
Road
Customer Service Reception Infrastructure Records Planning Parks and Recreation Traffic Permits & Licenses
Artisans Housing / Hostel Space City Council Chambers / Flexible Performance Space
City Clerk City Administrator City Attorney Mayor & Staff
Public Services
Public Services
Customer Service Reception Infrastructure Records Planning Parks and Recreation Traffic Permits & Licenses
Administration/Offices
City Council Chambers / Flexible Performance Space
City Clerk City Administrator City Attorney Mayor & Staff
Artisans Co-working Spaces Conference Rooms + Public Meeting Rooms Lobby Lobby
Conceptual Massing + Programmatic Distribution
Artisans Co-working
Artisans Co-working Open cafe + Art Plaza
Live Art Gallery Trail
Pavement
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Typical Workspaces
Kitchen
Public Meeting Rooms
Public Services
Cafe
Public Meeting Rooms
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Entry Entry Council Chamber/ Performance
Workshop Spaces Artists’ Village
Workshop Spaces
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Ground Floor Plan B’
View looking at interior of the city hall indicating the merging between interior and exterior courtyard spaces
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View looking at interior courtyards within the of the city hall showcasing art installations created within the artists’ village
View looking at interior of the city hall indicatig the transparency and porosity within the space created as a result of double height volumes occupying the office interior
Section BB’
SKY VILLAS MUMBAI,INDIA Malik Architecture Professional
The skyvilla has been designed to serve as a residence to a family of three brothers and their respective families in the form of individual homes stacked one on top of the other.The skyvilla fuctions as a 12-storey building housing two ‘Triplexes’, one ‘Duplex’ and certain common floors. The facilities included as part of the house include an indoor gym, home theatre, party space, a prayer room and an additional multi-purpose space that doubles up into a space for occasional religious and spiritual activities of the family. The design of the sky villa attempts to break away from the common practice of being a slab over slab construction seen so frequently in the city.The residents being a ‘Marwadi’ family , each triplex and duplex is designed in a way to be a contemporary take on a traditional courtyard house typical to the lifestlye of the ethnic group. The elevations showcase a constant change in the proportions of the fenestrations, having larger openings at the levels housing the public functions of the house (the living areas,dining areas,courtyards and kitchens) and the openings becoming smaller as the space moves towards the more private functions (the master bedrooms and private dens). Thus the external facade acts as a reflection of the indoor space within it. The design philosophy of the office incorporates the use of local and traditional materials in their raw appearance reflected in all their projects including this sky villa which is an exposed form finish concrete structure. The additional materials used in the exteriors as well as the interiors of the building are natural stone such as kota stone, granite and indian marble, metals such as corten steel, aluminium and zinc as well as natural teak wood.
Existing building on the south side of the structure (back facade) Road facing facade with open vantages to the sea
Existing building on the north side of the structure (as seen while approaching from the road)
Design Formulation and Conceptual Massing Diagrams
Living Room
Courtyard
Dining Room
Lift lobby
Kitchen
First Level Plan Daughter’s Bedroom
Master Bedroom
Lift lobby
Guest Bedroom
Second Level Plan Master Bedroom
Den
Lift Lobby
Kid’s Bedroom
Third Level Plan Typical Architectural Floor Plans For Triplex and Duplex
‘Jharokhas’
‘Pergolas’
Internal corten deck
Internal pergols
‘C’
Vertical Porosity
‘A’
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Funnel window
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‘E’
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Horizontal Porosity
Central Courtyards
Typical Wall Section With Seating Ledge
‘Jaali
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Section Through Typical Triple Height Courtyard Unit
Internal Screen
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Interior Views Showing Volume Of Triple Height Courtyard Unit
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the design of the external screen was to cr that resulted in it acting as mesh, thus crea visibility with 60% being open and 40% be
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One of the major elements of the structure was the design of the facade which included multiple elements, namely - stone cladding, aluminium flashing (weather protection), external glazing and metal perforated sliding folding screens. The external metal perforated screen had a dual purpose 1) Wrapping around the building in a way to avoid the exposure of the slabs thus emphasizing the distinct massing of the structure 2)Acting as a contemporary element similar to the ‘jaali’ typical to indian architecture.Creating an added layer of light and schiography within the structure.
Sliding folding screens on-site mock up experimenting with zinc,aluminum and corten
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MAHARASHTRA NATIONAL LAW INSTITUTE NAGPUR,INDIA Malik Architecture Professional
The project is a design entry for the master planning of a law institute for the government of India. The concept of the campus design focussed on the idea that teaching does not only take place in classrooms but across the varying types of individual and collective spaces that come together to form productive campus life.With that in mind each and every teaching block is designed to adapt to indoor, outdoor and semi-covered use in a way that the student is never far from nature anywhere on the site. The design of the academic block in particular is epressed as a firm linear configuration connecting the administrative block to the library; expresed on the south face as steps/berms (ghats) on the river’s edge and on the north as fragmented courts opening into the forest
LEGEND :
1 ACADEMIC FACILITIES 2 FACULTY 3 ADMINISTRATION 4 LAW MUSEUM/EXPERIENC 5 KIRTI STAMBH 6 AUDITORIUM 7 CONVENTION CENTER 8 MOOT COURT 9 POST GRADUATE (LL.M.) 10 RESEARCH 11 LIBRARY
CE CENTER
A - COURT OF CEREMONIES B - COURT OF REMEMBERANCE C - COURT OF CONTEMPLATION D - COURT OF WELNESS/LEISURE
Master Plan 12 CONFERENCE ROOM 13 KUND/MEDITATION/ SECULAR WORSHIP 14 DINING / KITCHEN / CENTRAL FACILITY COMPLEX 15 INDOOR SPORTS 16 EAT STREET / CENTRAL AMENITY AREA 17 P.G / INTERNATIONAL HOSTEL / RESEARCH SCHOLARS / EXECUTIVE HOSTEL 18 P.G HOSTEL PHASE II 19 U.G GIRLS HOSTEL 20 U.G BOYS HOSTEL
21 V.C / REGISTRAR’S RESIDENCE 22 ADOBE CONSTRUCTION 23 FACULTY HOUSING PHASE 24 FACULTY HOUSING PHASE II 25 FACULTY AND STAFF CLUB 26 HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTRE 27 DAIRY / KENNEL 28 HORTICULTURE 29 ELECTRIC SHUTTLE POINTL
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Key Plan - Academic block
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View looking at split level
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Views looking at courtyards and movement corridors on southern face of the building defined by berms forming active landscape architecture with steps,ramps and horticulture
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Closed Space
Closed Space Lvl 3
Lvl 1
Evaporative Cooling
Openess Towards North Lvl 2
Semi-Open Services Terraces
Services
North Light + Wind Catcher
Stack To Exhaust Air
Conditioned Space 24 Deg Celsius
Deep Recessed South Light
Lvl 3 Breaks in the South Berm for Cross Ventilation
Lvl 2
Lvl 1
Evaporative Cooling
Devap for AHU Services
Deep therm
Prevailing Wind Main Street acts as Passive Thermal Device
Lvl -9 Lvl -6 South Elevation
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South
Ground level plan +2m lvl
Split level plan -2m lvl
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LEGEND : 1 - 60 SEATER CLASSROOM (1 -2-3RD YEAR STUDENTS) 2 - 25 SEATER CLASSROOM 3 - LABORATORIES 4 - COMMON ROOMS 5 - ELEVATOR SHAFTS 6 - CYCLE PARKING 7 - SERVICES
MIXED-USE ARTISANS’ NEIGHBOURHOOD MUMBAI,INDIA MEMORIES_SPACE_ARCHITECTURE NMIMS Balwant Sheth School of Architecture Undergraduate Thesis 2015 The thesis began with a sense of curiosity towards exploring the various fragments,quirky spaces,nooks and crannies that coalesce to form a unique image of Mumbai as a ‘collage city’.The conceptual analysis for the same began with an intuitive journey through the older neighbourhoods of the city, the Bhuleshwar-Kalbadevi-Zaveri Bazaar precinct - an area that formed the heart of the city’s residential, commercial, social and religious activities integrated together to form a mixed-used community. This area set up by migrating communities belonging to multiple ethnic groups became an amalgamation of spaces influenced by the lifestyles and traditions particular to the culture of the occupant. Along with developing an identity as an area having mixed-use living-working-community spaces tied together in the form of structures known as ‘Wadas’, the precinct contributed to forming the initial image of commodity specific markets in Mumbai. It also housed an extremely large number of religious structures along with their adjoining complexes made up of spaces used for different temple activities, thus adding another layer to the multiple identities of this precinct. Even today the Bhuleshwar-Kalbadevi-Zaveri Bazaar precinct along with the adjacent areas contain multiple pockets that on encounter have the quality of giving the explorer a feeling Of being transported into a completely different world. They resonate with spaces that might have existed in a different time period, or are a part of a different part of India sliced out as a chunk and relocated in Mumbai. They are a window into the living-working relations in the city as well as the community life that once existed as an extension to various temple complexes. My thesis thus was an attempt to identify these kind of spaces within the Bhuleshwar-Kalbadevi-Zaveri Bazaar precinct that are sites of living memories. To map out certain structures, facade,by-lanes, etc. that might have decayed over time, but even today have a strong sense of resonance to what they were and how they contributed towards creating an identity of Mumbai as a whole.
loss of identity as an exclusive mass urban
decorative facade with its elaborate entry archway having the sculpture of ‘the elephant’on top
window into neighbourhoods of that era where there was an amalgamation of religious, social as well as residential activities within one gated community
artists community
identity of this wadi as ‘the elephant building’
identity of courtyard retained as a social space. not overtaken by parking
add ons to th fabric in terms of functions as well as materials with the demolition of the theatre and the construction a shopping mall in its place
remanant of the 19th century Bhangwadi theatre that was within this wadi
courtyard used as parkign space instead of a space for perfoming arts
loss of activity within community block which was used earlier for celebrations and gatherings
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seen in the architecture
presence of animal shelters(gaushalas)
monumental archway entry point into wada new buildings housing the market
gradual change in the typology of the space from residential-commercial
change in the commodities present in the market with the changing times
add ons to the fabric
loss of activity such as the ‘kalliawallahs’
community block refurbished and retained catering to celebration of multiple functions
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to the bhatia community even today
entry gate residential blocks retained however reuse of these spaces now housing newer commercial activities
use of courtyard for parking space on a daily basis,however duals up to its original identity of a community space during festivals and other occasions
adaptive reuse of wada
spaces housing market initially
halls restored
reorganization loss of instrument that created identity of the market (the kanta) changing instruments with changing times
market within
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physical presence of these memories seen due to the conservation and refurbishment of this structure by members of the trust however loss of memories due to r eduction of activities taking place within the space Bhagwat Geeta schooli.e a patshala and within the complex a structure constructed in the Palladian style of architecture
commercial activities related to the temple change in commodities permanency of the market
structure housing a community hall that used cater to marriages and other functions of the people belonging to the community running the Madhavbaug trust
mass urban housing in ‘chawls’
tradition of ‘nagarkhanas’ unique to the temples in Bhuleshwar spaces where temple folk used to perform for the gods on traditional folk songs
1 MADHAV BAUG
2 HIRA BAUG presence of a gaushala within the complex
space housing the patshala around it the patshala is reminiscent of an education system that existed in the past where religion, its traditions and texts were a part of the education imparted
sustainable model of commercial below residential above implemented rents from shops(newer commercial activities) subsidized the dharamshala rooms creating affordable temporary housing
spaces generally attached to Krishna temples from Gujarat and Rajastan
courtyard within complex acts a social space for residents of the area activated at different times of the day with the activities spilling out from the various spaces forming the Madhavbaug complex
decorated entry archway into Madhavbaug complex
transported from these areas into Mumbai an outcome of migration
entry gate into dharmshala
otlas- extensions of rooms functioning as social spaces
dharamshala Gothic facade refurbished and retained community only designed in a way to create the environment similar to that existing in the areas from have migrated mimicking wadas or havelis from Gujarat, Rajastan, Maharashtra.
The memory map organized in a way to reflect the chaotic, labyrinth like nature of the by lanes of Bhuleshwar - Kalbadevi-Zaveri Baug, along with the contrasting vastness of spaces present beyond the intricately decorative facade that form a hidden identity of an area.
All the sites explored as a part of the thesis were documented in the form of a video as a mapping technique consistin illustrations seen below are certain selected images that were part of the video to explain the observations unique to observations and the resulting conclusions
The illustration is an interpretation attempting to reminisce the memory of a commodity specific market in the older days where activities and objects like the ‘kantas’ (weighing scales) and the‘kallaiwallahs’ (artisans) that formed the identity of this market were still major urban subjects within the fabric of the neighbourhood replaced today by more generic objects and activities as a result of globalization
ng of multiple mixed-media collages with every consecutive slide having an added layer of information. The each site,the interpretation of the memory on the same site as it might have existed in the past through these
The beauty of Bhuleshwar-Kalbadevi-Zaveri Bazaar is that amongst the dingy, chaotic, crowded by-lanes at various junctures one is left awestruck by the intricately carved decorative facade of various structures constructed in classical styles of architecture. These facade are mainly of the ‘Baugs’ and ‘Wadas’ in the area that once functioned as residential quarters and ‘dharamshalas’(hostels).Their heavily emphasized archways lure the explorer to step into a space where one has a feeling of being transported into a completely different world. The illustrations above are an attempt to map the memory of the lifestyle and traditions that shaped the spaces within the mixed-used organizations known as ‘Baugs’ and ‘Wadas’ that formed the primary identities of gated communities within the city intricately carved decorative facade and heavily emphasized archways that lure the explorer to step into a space where one has a feeling of being transported into a completely different world. Today these spaces withstand the danger of appearing to be alien elements amongst their rapidly changing contrasting foreground populated by mundane high-rise towers resulting in loss of the character that defines the neighbourhood
VIEW A - Looking at the courtyard created between the canteen and the workshop spaces - mimicking the typical character of the wadas to create an extension to the interior spaces, thus blurring out the distinction between inside and outside - acting as a space for rejuvenation and relaxation to the artisans.
EXISTING PROGRAMS ON SITE
STREET
STREET
FIRST LEVEL GROUND LEVEL
OVERLAPPING ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE COMMERCIAL STRIP
BUYING LOADING AND AND SELLING UNLOADING
PARKING (2-WHEELERS, HAND CARTS)
COMMERCIAL STRIP BLURRING EDGE BETWEEN BUILT FORM AND STREET. WORKSHOP SPACES ( DOUBLING UP AS LIVING AND WORKING QUARTERS) RESIDENTIAL QUARTERS RELIGIOUS STRUCTURES
VIEW B - Looking at the courtyard created as an extension to the temple existing on site forming a temple complex - a multipurpose space for community activities of the artisans.
LEGEND RESIDENTIAL QUARTERS COMMUNITY SPACES MARKET WORKSHOP SPACES (PRODUCTION+STORAGE) EXISTING STRUCTURE ON SITE
VIEW C- Looking at the labyrinth like two level market space inserted into the lower levels of an existing building on site along with randomized pocket courtyards creating a play between in And out.
RESIDENTIAL QUARTERS ( FOR ZAVERI BAZAAR ARTISANS)
COMMUNITY KITCHEN
WORKSHOP SPACES
CANTEEN
CUSTOMIZED MARKET COMMUNITY KITCHEN
CENTRAL PATHWAY ACTING AS A SPINE CREATING POROUS INTERCONNECTIONS THROUGH CANTEEN
MARKET VIEW A
COURTYARD
VIEW B
COURTYARD
WORKSHOP SPACES
COMMUNITY SPACES
MARKET
ARTISANS’ HUB - An amalgamation of mixed-use spaces catering to the artisans of Zaveri Bazaar
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Section AA’
Section BB’
Section AA’ Section CC’
FRESH GRAPHICS BOARD GAME DESIGN WHAT’S MY STYLE? University of Michigan MArch Instructor : Julia McMorrough Fall 2019 In collaboration with Shourya Jain
The concept of the game began with the brief to introduce different architectural styles through history to a 4th grade class in a fun and exciting way. This was attempted to be achieved by creating a game that is broken down in 2 main steps that would engage the players in a collaborative and competitive sense.
Kit Of Parts
Packaging(exterior)
Packaging(interior)
The first step of the game involves a team building activity of constructing a puzzle that is a collage of various architectural styles placed in a historical time-line and broken down into simpler geometric forms, shapes, colours and elements that help kids to create an image of these styles in a simplified way. The second step involves retaining this information that one grasps as a part of the puzzle building exercise followed by engaging in a competitive guessing game that probes the question of – ‘What’s My Style’ – a test of the understanding of the different architectural styles.
Rule Book
Playing Cards
The guessing games developed inspired by popular games of ‘Guess Who’ and ‘Taboo’ comprise of a main puzzle and then multiple ‘guess who’ and ‘taboo cards’ that the players use to challenge and compete with each with the winner being that player that is able to guess the greatest number of cards in the least amount of time
SARTORIAL ARCHITECTURE University of Michigan MArch Instructor : Tsz Yan Ng Winter 2019 In collaboration with Rinika Prince
The various exercises through the class involved weekly experimentation with materiality and related techniques to create textiles or skins of varying types. This particular exercise involved the breaking down of a sheet material into modular elements to create a panel through the interlocking and patterning of those modules. The panel built up of two similar modules - one being more porous and the other more solid was then documented in a way to map the play of light and shadows that in creates through its composition
SARTORIAL ARCHITECTURE REINTERPRETING MACRAME University of Michigan MArch Instructor : Tsz Yan Ng Winter 2019 In collaboration with Rinika Prince
Structure of Jacket
Knotting Techniques
Wire Connections
Lark’s Head Knot
Square Knot
This particular excercise involved the development of a textile as a wearable using unconventional materials more commonly used as model making materials within architecture school. The materials used were holographic polyester sheet combined with a structural framework of wire inorder to create a bodice that could be worn as a jacket. the knotting techniques of the ‘square knot’ and the ‘lark’s head’ knot adopted within macrame were then applied to the material to differentiate and define the design of different arts of the wearable like the neck the sides and the back. The project was documented as a photoshoot in varying settings that could compliment the design of the jacket in terms of colour, composition, textures and contrasts