Architectural Portfolio

B.ARCH

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VERTIKA KAPOOR Vth YEAR

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A/2628/2013

SCHOOL OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE, NEW DELHI

FIRST YEAR

CAFE PAVILION

SECOND YEAR

PHILATELIC MUSEUM NEW DELHI

SITE The site is a 30mx30m flat plot. The project demanded a cafe pavilion be designed for catering around 50 people. The idea was to take up one of the five classical elements of nature.

DESIGN The design approach to the exercise was, first breaking up the nature of the element, understanding its properties, behavior and form. Then, by the virtue of that, understanding the form and space of the pavilion to make the visitors experience that element in a dominant yet hidden form.

Therefore, through a series of attempts, I managed to arrive at a form which had the fluidity and a hint of surface tension similar to that of water. The idea was to create a bubbly, bulging yet penetrable form which allowed visibility through its surface just like water.

A terrace was provided was the purpose of view and vista.

SITE

The site was located at the Gol Dak Khana roundabout, New Delhi. It forms a central node from where diversions to 6 distinct parts of Delhi emerge.

CONCEPT

Breaking away from the compelling continuity of the circular form in order to make the museum stand out. The triangular, radial nature of the form of the museum is insipred from the circular geometry of the existing Gol Dak Khana.

SECOND YEAR

THIRD YEAR

DHARAMSHALA

SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD INSTITUTE

NEW DELHI

PROGRAM The site is located adjacent to the renowned Birla Temple, New Delhi. The design project envisaged redesigning of the existing dharamshala as an attempt to make it more interactive and responsive towards the needs of the visitors. The program includes residential facilities, small shops, library, a meditation center, dining hall etc.

DESIGN

The design intention was to create a cohesive and comfortable space for the users. The idea was to enhance the dharamshala in such a way that it pays tribute to the dominant temple adjacent to it instead of overpowering it.

AUROVILLE

NEED IDENTIFICATION

Tamilnadu’s advanced standards of technology in urban areas are in starkest contrast to its rural poverty, malnutrition and increasing unemployment, shrinking natural resources loss of agricultural land.

Sustainable livelihoods are able to provide, without further destroying the fragile environment, the means for a healthy way of life, a holistic development, and overall happiness of individuals and communities.

PROPOSAL

The proposal was to create an infrastructure for the institute that will have a resident capacity to accomodate 80 candidates and 10 faculty / guest members at any point in time along with all other modern learning / teaching aids, communication, administration and other facilities. Also, create an administrative and academic body with suitable qualifications and eligibilities to conceptualize, design and administer the academic programmes as part of the institute.

CONCEPT

The Tamilnadu Sustainable Livelihood Institute is an institute delivering livelihood programmes while being dedicated to and rooted in the values of sustainability. The institute is intended to conceptualize, design, organize and deliver programmes for skill, knowledge and perspective building on sustainable livelihoods.

THIRD YEAR

AKSHAY URJA BHAVAN

THIRD YEAR

AKSHAY URJA BHAVAN

NEW DELHI

NEW DELHI

SITE AND CONTEXT

FORM DEVELOPMENT

Location: New Delhi Site Area: 10,000 sq.m.

Setback: 9 m from the front, 6m from other boundaries FAR: 2

This closed environment space is envisioned a multi-level building in a dense urban context dealing with current day challenges of climate change and environmental degradation.

For meeting this challenge, active renewable energy systems have been integrated as a solution to the efficiency needs of the day.

The form was developed taking into consideration, the orientation of the built form so as to minimize heat gain owing to the major east-west orientation of the site. Also, the built mass was consized and compact to enhance efficiency of the integrated services throughout the building. The facade is modulated to employ mutual shading.

VISION

The design sought to undertake the development of a closed environment design with refinement in structural basis, articulation of interior spaces, integration of mechanical services and provision of vehicle parking.

FOURTH YEAR - INTERNSHIP RESIDENCE G-9, SOUTH EX-II NEW DELHI

Purely a residential project undertaken from the conceptual to the approval stage. The challenge was to accomodate the requirements of different users and arrive at an absolute that benefits all.

FOURTH YEAR-INTERNSHIP

LOBBY, TATA PRIMANTI HOUSING GURGAON

VISUALIZATION OF INTERIOR SPACE The project sought out to create a warm interior space for the lobby of an housing tower by Tata located in Gurgaon.

Lighting, treatment of surfaces, finshes, furniture, furnishings and other elements of the interior space were designed from the conceptual to modelling stage.

The challenge was incorporation of different materials and textures in harmony with each other. Ultimately, a warm and welcoming interior space was visualized and created.

INTERNSHIP LANDSCAPE AMARAVATI

ANDHRA PRADESH VISION The idea was to create a street and bridge landscape taking cues from the historical past of the city of Amaravati.

INTERNSHIP

LANDSCAPE AMARAVATI

ANDHRA PRADESH

CONCEPT The circle and the square hold a sacred place in various aspects and elements of Indian art and architecture.

Both the geometries and their relationship with each other is prominently perceptible whether its city planning or a temple or ornamentation etc. The square rigid and the square dynamic yet stable.

The idea has been excuted in all the landscape elements of the proposal.

INTERNSHIP

INDIA DESIGN ID (INSTALLATION) NEW DELHI An installation proposal for the India Design ID fair. A composition of geometric volumes that create an impactful architectural space.

INTERNSHIP

Q-EVENTS (ORIGAMI SCULPTURES) NEW DELHI Origami sculptures created for a private event. The idea was to create visually attractive geometric forms applying the art of origami. The project brought a lot of learning in terms of form generation.

FIFTH YEAR

URBAN DESIGN - NAUROJI NAGAR REDEVELOPMENT

FIFTH YEAR

UD- NAUROJI NAGAR REDEVELOPMENT

NEW DELHI SITE AND PROPOSAL (Nauroji Nagar Redevelopment)

In keeping with the policy of increasing the population holding capacity and proper utilization of land within city limits, the strategy is to carry out intense redevelopment. The 12.12 hectare pocket will cater to the retail, entertainment, office and hospitality needs of Delhi 2021and cater major surrounding residential pockets.

The complex is intended to give back the city its missing urban open space and act as an urban node. Street type retail has been introduced to provide an intimate and open shopping experience.

NEW DELHI CONCEPT The major initiatives were to decongest the ring road by connecting the flyovers and increasing accessibility by means of a subway from the proposed Bhikaji Cama Place metro station.

The vehicular access points were concentrated to the periphery of the site to promote pedestrianization of the whole complex.