Architecture Portfolio | 2021

Architecture Portfolio 2021

Selected Academic Works (2016-2021)

Ar. Vinit Modi

About me

Hi, I am Vinit Modi. I Finished my study of Architecture from D.C. Patel School of Architecture ( APIED ). This portfolio is a showcase of my selected Academic works. I am a constant learner and keen about learning new skills and upgrading myself. Also, exploring and constant increasing my knowledge in the field of Architecture . I am excited for every opportunity which challenges and upgrades my architecture sensibilities and knowledge.

Nationality : Indian College : D.C. Patel School of Architecture (APIED), Anand 6th November 1998

Mobile : (+91) 8469955227

Ar. Vinit Modi Email : vinitmodih@gmail.com Instagram : vinit_611

Vinit Modi

Architect

2004 -2011 2011 -2014 2014 -2016 2016 -2021

Completed Primary Education from Citizen Tots , Athwalines, Surat.

Completed Seconday Education from M.T. Jariwala , Athwalines, Surat.

Completed Higher Seconday Education (Science Stream) from M.T. Jariwala, Athwalines, Surat.

Completed B.arch at D.C. Patel School of Architecture ( APIED ), Vallabh Vidhyanagar, Anand.

Raking 2nd throughout of 3rd Year of Academics at D.C. Patel School of Architecture ( APIED ) with a handsome reward.

Education Achievements Work Experience

2019Hindi Gujarati ( native ) English

Internship at Aagan Architects, Surat ( 6 Months )

Languages

“ I believe that the way people live can be directed a little by architecture

- Tadao Ando

Re-Thinking & Re-Imagining Ideology of Markets

Thesis

Project

Project Name : Re-thinking & Re-Imagining Ideology of Markets

Time : 2021 Stage : Preliminary Location : Surat, Gujarat

Typology of Project : Urban | Commercial | Public Site Area : 2.3 Hectare ( 23,000 sq.m )

To view full report https://issuu.com/vinit./docs/uploading_file

Looking at the condition of existing markets in Surat, one thing that I can assure you is this is not what we need as markets in our cities. Surat is linked with various sector of markets but here we are only talking and addressing about the vegetable, fruits and all the markets which we required in day to day life.

Talking about the markets in Surat the condition of markets are very dilapidated state. Surat is very fast growing city and also ranks among top in Smart cities but in the contradiction their is lack of growth in basic public sector like markets which we encounter on daily basis. Majority of the markets here doesn’t have proper infrastructure where their would be a designated place of vending activities only few markets which are made by SMC has some infrastructure which also lagging in various elements, Also no proper utilities like toilets, garbage are provided in any markets. Moreover, many urban level issues are also generated by the markets like producing chaos on the roads, traffic congestion, roads and walkway blockage, etc. These markets became Grey areas in Surat. People are neglecting the role and impact of daily public spaces on the people as well as on a city.

Major / Minor Markets

Major markets are the one which are very much large or formed by Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) and well famous around and Minor are the ones which are naturally formed with clusters of people.

25.5% 74.5% Minor markets

Major markets

Organization of Markets

There are different markets in context of organization i.e. Organized markets, unorganized markets, semi-organized. Organized markets are basically markets that are provided proper locations for vending. Unorganized markets are haphazardly grown out markets. Semi-organized are mix of both of markets.

13.72% 9.2% 82.36%

Semi- organized Unorganized Organized

Nature of Markets

Markets could be temporary or permanent in nature. Permanent markets tend to more fixed to the particular place and has a distinct place for their activity. Whereas, in temporary markets vendors grow markets out of encroachments which do not have given fix place.

13.72%

86.28%

Temporary Permanent

Condition of Markets

Major markets in the city are poor in condition and lacks in basic facilities like infrastructure, sanitation etc. 19.7% 71.3%

Analysis of Markets

01. Bhagal Market

Morning Activities

6-8 AM 8-10 AM

• Unloading is done during this time and all vendors are setting their stalls up at 6 AM to 7 AM.

• Supplies are brought via Rickshaw, tempo, small truck, mopads, laari.

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• Vendors started to set up their stalls at this time.

Surat Municipal Corporation ( SMC ) garbage truck arrives at 9 AM.

Surat Municipal Corporation ( SMC ) cleaners arrive at 9.30 AM

Other shops of different items like spices, pulses, dairy products also opens at this time.

Afternoon Activities Evening Activities

12-4 PM 6-10 PM

• Vendor switching places and went for other activities like lunch and rest.

• Intensity of buyers are maximum during these time and the intensity of vehicles also increases at this time.

• People started to wrapping up their stalls and shops around 8 PM to 8.30 PM

• Intensity of buyers also slows down during this period of time.

• Market closes at 9.30 PM and vendors tend to store their extra stuff in market itself or some vendor own their storage spaces for it.

• No toilet facilities are as such is provided in the market

• People selling refreshments like cold drinks, eateries, snacks during different intervals at this time.

02. City Light Market

Morning Activities

6-8 AM 8-10 AM

• Unloading is done during this time and all vendors are setting their stalls up from 7 AM.

• Supplies are brought via Rickshaw, tempo, small truck, scooters.

• Cleaners arrive at the market at 8.30 AM

• Surat Municipal Corporation ( SMC ) garbage truck arrives at 9 AM

• Intensity of buyers are more in the morning as their is joggers park near area and people tends to buy vegetables after their early morning jog.

• Refreshment started to arrive at the market like hot beverages, snacks, etc. at this time.

Afternoon Activities Evening Activities

6-8 AM 8-10 AM

• Intensity of buyers is least at this time.

• Intensity of sale of fruits items increase in this period of time.

• Few vendors started to wrap up their stalls and load the extra supplies into their personal cars or rickshaws to their storage due to non availability of it.

• Market closes at 9 PM and vendors put their vegetables at the market due to absence of storage space with wet gunny bags to prevent vegetables from aging.

After studying three different markets and all the activities inside it throughout the day. The understanding for the program gets clear, and what elements needed for the proposal. Below are some considerations for program which I observed in this study and wanted to incorporate in my proposal.

• Having the highest area compare to other zones and major household population the zone lacks in number of markets.

• Structure & Quality of markets are very poor compare to development in the area.

• With the high paced development, essential public amenities like markets are neglected & no proper provisions are given.

• This area has a high scope for modern development which goes in with my idea.

• Approximately, the zone needs four to five markets to balance out the gap in the area. My focus is to select one potential site only and propose my design over it.

Area of Project : 23,000 m2

F.S.I : 1.8

Build-able Area : 19,150 m2

Build -able Volume : 41,400 m2

• Major Residence around.

• Central connected to all places in South-west zone.

• High Potential for Market & Public space.

• Public land.

• High impact location

Street Market Experience

Sense of a place

Creating a new market with the context of Indian markets must be make in contemporary manner but the essence of markets also should reflect in accordance with the design as well.

Great Public spaces

Amalgamating Public spaces effectively with market spaces, enhances the environment and make people to visit such place more frequently.

Minimal & Impact-full

Creating spaces which make people realizes a sense for that place. A sense of ownership, an attachment towards the spaces as well.

Efficient Connection of Spaces

Having a minimalist design gets more emphasizes upon the functions and those functions are used more efficiently.

All the functions & spaces should be linked in a manner that the whole project feels like one. Even having contrast with the nature of functions in it, all with get blended together.

Versatile and Adaptive Spaces

Having a place which possess the element of versatility and adaptability of different spaces brings out variations and flexibility.

The spaces like Garden, Water Body, Open public sitting spaces, green spaces that are involved in recreational activities.

Commercial spaces like Retails spaces in the project.

All the market spaces like Vegetable market, Fruit market, Dairy market, Pulses grain & Spices market

Food streets, Restaurants, Food Courts all the functions related to food.

Market Square

The main square of the project which is dedicated for the all the market related activities and could also act as a huge public plaza which gives the user to experience of openness and appreciation for the building.

Public Square

A large open recreational space which serves as a major link connecting and joining the market functions with public functions. Many activities leads to this place and it will remain the most active space with all the hustle and bustle of people all day long.

Recreational Space

Sitting space provided on the periphery of the water element acts as a major leisure attraction for the public. While sitting various activities on the other side of the water-body is seen.

Food Street

This narrow street aisle is an extended food street of the Public Square. This space looks very vibrant due to its vibrant colored semi-covered roofing. Shaded sitting space is provided at the center of this street.

The overall layout of the market is made taking in consideration of blending of versatile spaces. A long axis passes through the site which acts as main axis and along side it majority of functions are designed. It gives a traditional market like experience passing through here and it smoothly joints with the public square where all the public related activities happens. The axis is the main backbone of the project on which it is standing. Multiple entrances are provided for pedestrian people and vehicular entries also. Alongside, separate services entries are provide for activities like loading/ unloading, entry to office, garbage truck entry. All the elements are majorly spread on the ground giving the user more horizontal movements and all the functions are interconnected to each other as well. Parking for two wheelers, four wheelers are also provided both for the market and public spaces.

Pulses, Grains & Spices Market

Market

Market Layout

1. Vegetable & Dairy Market 2. Fruit Market 3. Services & Storage 4. Storage Area 5. Toilet 6. Dairy Market

Sections reflect the simplicity and functional behavior of a market. The vegetable market have double height volume which also brings major day light to the building. Whereas the fruit market is lower in height reason being, the wind from south west would enter from openings at fruit market towards the vegetable market making a speed of wind coming from a smaller place to large place which circulate wind properly inside the market. Moreover, Outdoor market is designed keeping vendor in mind. If we look at the section a skylight is provided which gives light to the display items he is selling and a niche is given which could only access by the vendor to store his stuff at the end of the day.

Rooftop Recreational Area Retail Shop

Retail Market

Retail stores on the first floor of both the market blocks are interconnected with a bridge which is overlooking to both the squares and the main aisle of the complex.

Rooftop Recreational Area

The Market place is designed in such a way that it is a closed structure yet have the essence of an open market. The edge of the market is treated in such a way that a visual connection with the outdoor space is established.

Food Court

A Dynamic space on the external edge of the site facing the existing urban walkway which will act like an inviting element of the complex attracting people to enter the complex.

Glass covering which makes the space semi cover and penetrates high amount of light

Glass covering over the service area

O.H.W.T

Food Court

Restaurant

Public Walkway

Food Street

The Public square of the Market Complex is a very diverse space having diversified functions. The space acts as food-street, public sitting and a transition space between various spaces of the complex.

Loading / Unloading Area

A space having multipurpose and versatile abilities and could transform itself accordingly very well. At day the space is all spread by vendor unloading their supplies. At afternoon a silent place where vendors could eat their food and relax. The grass pavers makes the sense of continuity of recreational area to the market..

A Stepped Paradigm

Project is located at the growing parts of Ahmadabad at Science City road near High court building. Area surrounded is majorly in a developing state and many commercial and housing schemes are already established. The housing scheme which we are proposing is for the HIG group and mainly consists of 3 BHK, 4 BHK, 5 BHK luxurious apartments with service apartments . The concept is well driven towards the luxury of the people, the experience the people will get there. It proves as a great opportunity for adopting some new ideas and building methods .

SarkhejGandhinagar Highway

Good Light

Good Views

Privacy

Instead of stacking the units above each other and try to think for a different solution and better possibilities.

Instead of stacking, I tried to shifting the units above each other which provides a scope for a private space, which brings good light and views and it would be experienced as a private house.

A form is derived which becomes the base for design

Green Connection between the buildings

Sitting Area / Steps

Building Unit

Buildings as placed in order to get proper air, light and views from any side. Gap of 30m in provided in-between.

Connection between buildings

The units are designed on the edge of the building and in center is where the service core is situated containing lifts, ducts, services, stairs and passages connecting the units. Even the central part is well lighted up from all the sides and transparent the people which reflects the different activities happen during the day. The building sets on a 2m high plinth which balances the building visually as well act as large volume for the basement underground. Large open space is located at the plinth which could be used as multi purpose usage, people could gather, festivals and so on. The site is also covered in major greens which further enhances the people experience over there. Elderly and children could wander in the garden space which is situated in between the buildings. It also serves an appreciation space for the structure. Hence, this project is a balanced between enormity, complexity and simplicity.

Service Apartments

3.5 BHK Apartments ( Lower )

+2.0 m Level +9.2 m Level

The base of the building contains service apartments above it is 3.5 BHK duplex apartments, above is 4 BHK duplex apartments and on the top is 5 BHK duplex apartments which is properly designed and all the factors are properly addressed which includes light, ventilation, services, ducts, spatial experience etc.

3.5 BHK Apartments (upper)

5 BHK Apartments ( Lower )

+12.8 m Level +38.0 m Level

Section

5 BHK App,

4 BHK App,

3.5 BHK App,

Service App.

All the elements in the sections are working. The structure is also well resolved. The buildings stands on primary 3 major shear walls and secondary on columns in between. The central duct is main source for service coming from each floor. Maximum efforts are established to design a well luxurious and explored design on all terms.

View of Connection between the Buildings

Living Area with Attached Kitchen

Bedroom

Family Room Dinning Area

Living Room

Terrace Garden

Rejuvenating Public Realm

5th Year Project

Project Name : Rejuvenating Public Realm Time : 2021 Stage : Preliminary Location : Anand, Gujarat

Typology of Project : Urban | Public Area for Proposal : Node, Roads & Green patches

Sardar Patel junctions is one of oldest junction located in Anand and which is established by Jawahar lal Nehru back of the time. The importance of the junction as well as the unused spaces around makes it a good opportunity to bring a positive change. There are different number of problems going on in the area like Undesigned ads banners reducing imageability, Underutilized green quadrants, Improper and undefined parking spaces etc.

Undesigned ads banners reducing imageability

Sardar Patel Junction

Making all for dividers as base points and then imaging a square forming out of it, which could be help to provide efficient space for people.

After enlarging the existing space, Uneven edges of plots are then improve by given proper offsets from the central space.

04.

All four corners are pulled which will acts as divider for traffic as well as for planters to break the sight of traffic inside the central plaza.

Other elements are also designed and central plaza is then finalized.

In the end Linkage is created & Boundaries are defined for the spaces in which the outer boundary is solid and distinct which breaks the visual connection but in the inner boundaries are kept blurred enhancing the visual quality overall.

Proper Parking spaces to avoid chaotic random parking on road

AVRoadTowards Road

Circular seating spaces under the dense shade of trees

Ramps to provide mobility for the disables also

RoadTowards Dmart

Planters at every corner also having a light source which throws light at the statue in night

Red color marking which gives and alert for the vehicle to slow down

RoadTowards JantaChowkdi

Wide sitting which acts as blurring the boundary in between the green areas

Corner bulge out to reduce speed at the junctions

MotaRoadTowards Bazzar

Kiosk which show the history of Vallabh Vidhyanagar and depict tales of Sardar Patel

View of Pedestrian Walkway created alongside the Road

View of Central Plaza with Sardar Patel Statue

Recreational Area Visuals showing various activities

Muralla Roja Spain

Summer Villa Arcadia Hotel Greece

Surat, Gujarat

Project is to designed a minimalistic interior of an Office sufficing all the needs like staff area, pantry, personal cabin area, toilet. Also, to make it simple & aesthetically pleasing. Above are some of the existing pictures of the office. The project is ongoing right now.

Staff Area Personal Cabin

Seating inside Personal Cabin

Entrance & Staff Area