Vishakha Architecture Portfolio

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EDUCATION

CURRICULUM VITAE

Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC)

University of Mumbai, India

Bachelor’s of Architecture

Ratan J. Batliboi Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Mumbai, India

https://rjbx.in

Pendse Pathare and Associates. Mumbai, India Junior Architect

https://www.linkedin.com/company/pendse-&-associates/about

Envriodesigners Pvt. Ltd. Mumbai, India

Intern

https://www.envirodesigners.com

Best Thesis Award

For the project Modern Modernisme of C-Biom.A Thesis cluster which is part of the Master in Advance Architecture II

3rd Place in the Pitch Award

For Urban Shift - Startup Programe addressing the EU Green Deal urban challenges of Urban Heat Islands and Food Waste/Circularity. Erasmus + Program of the European Union

Mapping & Documentation of Kanakaditya Temple, Kasheli, India Intern

Mapping & Documentation of Dadar East & West Area, Mumbai, India Intern

Proposal for Public Toilet for Borivali R ward, Mumbai, India Intern

URBINANTES – A Moveable Furniture/Garden, Nantes, France

European funded project

Mobile World Congress 2023 - Stage Designs, Barcelona, Spain

Assistance in Assembly of Stages

Urban Shift - Startup Programe addressing the EU Green Deal urban challenges of Urban Heat Islands and Food Waste/Circularity. Erasmus + Program of the European Union

Students: Vishakha Pathak

Modern Modernisme

Vertical Printing Robotic Simulation Bio Material Facade System

The proposed project focuses on using seagrass waste from the Mediterranean Sea to create novel biocomposites for constructing bio-receptive walls. Seagrass, a species-specific to the Mediterranean Sea, has several properties that make it an ideal material for building walls that require no additional irrigation or maintenance.

Faculty: Marcos Cruz I Ricardo Mayor

facades, providing an ornamental aesthetic while promoting sustainable living and circular economy principles. By creating a new ornamental aesthetic for buildings, the project aims to promote the idea of greening and circular economy principles.

Posidonia Sea grass Circularity Diagram From Sea to Facade

Material Test

The bio composite made from Posidonia fibers, Gelatin, and Cellulose is a material with a unique set of chemical and physical properties that make it suitable for various applications.

Chemically, the bio composite is composed of cellulose, which forms the matrix that holds the material together, Posidonia fibers, which provide reinforcement, and gelatin, which acts as a natural adhesive. The combination of these materials provides the bio composite with excellent adhesion, which makes it suitable for bonding to various surfaces.

Physically, the bio composite has high tensile strength and modulus due to the presence of Posidonia fibers, making it suitable for structural applications. The presence of gelatin enhances its flexibility.

The excellent adhesion properties of the bio composite could allow it to bond to the surface of the facade, providing a durable and long-lasting print. The mechanical strength of the material would ensure that the print remains intact and resistant to damage over time.

Design

Designing a building facade from the bio composite made from Posidonia fibers, gelatin, and cellulose and fabricating it using 3D printing technology can offer several benefits. The high tensile strength and modulus of the material make it suitable for use in structural applications, while the flexibility and water-holding properties of the material allow for unique and creative designs.

One potential design inspiration for a building facade could be Barcelona’s Modernisme sgraffito pattern, which is characterized by intricate and colorful designs.

The bio composite could be printed in layers using 3D printing technology, allowing for the creation of complex patterns and designs.

The use of the bio composite for the facade would also be sustainable, as it is made from natural materials and is biodegradable. Additionally, the use of 3D printing technology would allow for precise fabrication and minimize waste.

Location Map Barcelona, Spain @22 District

Barcelona Art nouveau, Modernisme-Sgraffito

Sgraffito Pattern Cataloge Design

BAECELONA

Optimization & Fabrication

The proposed project aims to create a bio-receptive texture using seagrass waste from the Mediterranean Sea that can be applied to the sides of buildings that receive more direct sunlight. These areas typically experience higher levels of heat penetration, which can make the building less energy-efficient and increase cooling costs. By applying the bio-receptive texture to these areas, the material’s hydrophobic and fire-repellent properties can help to reduce heat penetration and make the building more energy-efficient, resulting in lower cooling costs.

The aim is to scale up the system and fabricate bio-receptive walls using a skeleton structure to support the 3D printed material. This would be done with the help of mini bots, which would assist in the construction process. By using this approach, it would be possible to create complex tectonic facades that promote sustainable living and circular economy principles. Additionally, the use of bio-receptive texture on the sides of the building that receive more direct sunlight can help to reduce heat penetration and increase energy efficiency.

Mini Bot

Building Outer Shell

3D printed Bio Material

Building Scaffold

Building Inner Shell

Sea(ty) Loop

Students:

Divya Shah I Harshul Goti I Vishakha Pathak

Faculty: Mathilde Marengo I Willy Müller

Faculty Assistant: Adriana Aguirre Such

The primary goal of this study was to investigate this tourism perspective, using the unavoidable social, ecological, and cultural commitment that is increasingly demanded of this citizen for hours in our cities as a reference. That is the challenge of this Studio in developing ideas and concepts for a Circular Design within the framework of the master’s general philosophy.

The goal of this proposal is to rejuvenate the post-touristy Barcelona waterfront, which is facing a difficult future because of the era of mass tourism. This project adheres to the X-Urban design studio’s guiding principles.

The region of Poblenou 22@ district, where Mar Bella Park is located, development has been taking place over the past 20 years with a focus on three sectors in particular: urbanization, knowledge, and innovation. This development focuses mostly on two areas of Poblenou away from the waterfront. Though waterfront is a part of Poblenou district it is not categorized as a waterfront area like the rest of Barcelona’s shoreline, Project Sea-ty Loop aims to connect the sea to the city by bringing all these dispersed urbanization, knowledge, and innovation functions of Poblenou 22@ to the Poblenou waterfront and integrating them into a single loop.

Site Marbella Park

Connectivity

Program Placement

Connection Approach

Marbella Park Land Use

Granja // Horta

Students:

Akshay Madapura I Pragati Patilkulkarni I Vishakha Darshan Pathak

Faculty: Rodrigo Aguirre

Faculty Assistant: Ivan Marchuk

The studio focuses on an architectural context where, through the development of design processes, computational strategies and means of digital fabrication; the design of lightweight, low-mass and self-supporting thinshell systems, pushing the limits of form, structure, and space.

La Clota, one of Barcelona’s smallest neighborhoods, maintains a traditional way of life, with farming as one of the primary activities, and has minimal connection to the cityscape. After careful site analysis and studies, our observations show that the residents are rigid about the neighborhood’s massive urbanization.

Hence Our project anticipates a place that promotes farming through the use of new technologies that will reconfigure the traditional relationship between people, farms, and urban developments, resulting in the creation of a public space network that will transform agricultural farming into a communal experience. The characteristics and the existing conditions of the site makes it an ideal location for experimenting with contemporary and innovative concepts of farming.

Site Plan La Clota, Horta Barcelona

Urban Farming Vertical Farming

Optimization & Fabrication

The Final prototype (scale 1:15) was made by leaser cutting and zip ties to for the connection.

Fabrication Statistics

Material: Polypropylene 1050 x 750 x 0.8 mm, 7 Translucent sheet.

(Base)MDF 4mm 900X900

Number of Strips: 87

Number of Holes: Connectors: 3408 nylon 2.5mm zip ties

Cut Time: 6hrs

Assembly Time: 14 hours

Final Model Dimensions: 900 x 900 x 600mm

This project uses stripe morphology and Kangaroo plugin in Grasshopper to optimize the structure and create a lightweight structure. The Kangaroo plugin is a physics engine that simulates structural forces and allows designers to create complex forms and shapes that are optimized for strength and weight. By using stripe morphology, the structure is designed to create an efficient and lightweight structure that is both strong and beautiful. The resulting design is a testament to the power of computational design and the potential for technology to transform the way we think about architecture and building design.

Valence

Checkerboard

Stripes A

Stripes B

Design

Our program is focused on three main aspects: LEARN, PRODUCE, and SHARE. Each element has its own unique activity that contributes to the overall program.

The aim of the design intervention is to preserve traditional ways of living while utilizing advanced agricultural technologies, such as led farming and aeroponics in vertical farming

Workshops are an essential component of the program as they provide spaces for learning about these advanced technologies. Through sharing products via a farmer’s market and a green kitchen, a communal gathering area is created where people can come together and connect over sustainable practices.

The catchment area is the main water gathering point and is formed by natural slopes on the site. The funnels or water collecting towers are strategically

placed across the catchment region, with circulation as the primary consideration. A ramp connects the shorter branches of the funnels and leads to the workshop area. From there, the larger branches are attached to the ground with solar energy-collecting surfaces, creating a sustainable power source for the entire program. The design intervention emphasizes the importance of preserving traditional ways of living while incorporating new and innovative technologies to create sustainable living practices. Through the program’s activities, people can learn about and produce sustainable products while sharing them with their community. The water catchment system and solar energy-collecting surfaces ensure that the program operates in a sustainable and eco-friendly manner.

Rain water collection and reuse

Wildlife Connection

Irrigation to Greenhouse

Water Storage

Irrigation to Gadern cafe

Glasshouse shading performed by wooden supporting beames

Students:

Third Eye

Our lives are divided into two parts: physical and digital. The goal of this final project is to represent and combine these two parts. Create a small interactive prototype of a façade. The façade can react to its surroundings and adapt its shape to the external input conditions via sensors. It could simply be a façade that changes design as a living façade. Actuators such as motors, LEDs, fans, and so on can be used as an output to act on a mechanism, liquids, fabrics, lights, and so on. This project’s goal is to get you to experiment with hardware and code. To look into the connection between the digital and physical worlds.

Inspired by the eye’s pupil dilation, that regulates the amount of light that enters by controlling the size of the pupil. The third eye is a kinetic Façade prototype that functions as an hyperboloidal eye to control the amount of light entering the building also increasing the surface area by expanding thus reducing direct sunlight. The mechanism diffuses light to create interior spaces. To rotate and achieve the opening and closing of the facade, geared stepper motors were used as output devices. The motors’ operation was controlled by values ob tained from an LDR, which were remapped and fed to the motor.

James Kingsley Claudin I Harshul Pareshbhai Goti I Vishakha Darshan Pathak

Faculty: Angel Muñoz I Cristian Rizzuti

Stepper Motor Stepper Motor Support

Support Rods

Back Support

Stepper Motor Gear

Stepper Motor Gear

Twisting Gear

Twisting Gear Supports

Tensile Thread

Tensile Thread Supports

Tensile Fabric

Tensile Fabric Supports

Front Facade

Programing

The interactive facade consists of a grid of tensile cloth connected to strings that are attached to gears and stepper motors. These motors are connected to an Arduino Uno microcontroller, which is programmed to control the movement of the gears and motors. Users can interact with the facade through a series of sensors, such as pressure sensors, motion sensors, or temperature sensors, which send signals to the microcontroller. These signals trigger a series of pre-programmed movements that cause the fabric to open or close in response to the user’s actions.

The facade is designed to be modular, allowing architects and designers to create unique configurations and adapt the facade to different environments and use cases. The tensile fabric is also customizable, with a range of colors and patterns available to suit different design aesthetics. The facade can be installed on any building, creating an exciting new way to transform the appearance of existing structures or to create unique new designs.

Generative Art