Architecture portfolio Yashdeep Singh
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Curricullam Vitae About me Yashdeep Singh B.Arch IV
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Academic Achievements
Computer Languages
IITJEE Advanced 2015; AIR - 6145
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Department of Architecture and Planning, IIT Roorkee
Yashdeep Singh +91 95579 46647 ysingh@ar.iitr.ac.in
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Education
Extra Curriculars
Bachelor of Architecture IIT Roorkee 2015-present (7.91 Gradepoint)
LIK trophy by National association of students of architecture (NASA) 2016 & 2017 • Shortlisted out of 120 other participant colleges
Higher Secondary (Twelfth class) CBSE Board Completed in 2015 (84.6 % score)
Laurie Baker trophy by NASA 2018 • Shortlisted out of 65 participant colleges
Tenth Class CBSE Board Completed in 2013 (9.6 Gradepoint)
Skills Autodesk AutoCAD Autodesk Revit Autodesk 3ds Max Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Sketchup Pro Microsoft Office Lumion Freehand Drawing Physical Modelmaking
Prototype, Cognizance, IIT Roorkee 2016 • Organising team member for event prototype Animation workshop, ANC 2017, Participant • Attended computer animation workshop at 59th annual NASA Convention Co-founder and Managing head of Curious Columns at IITR 2018 • Co-founded Curious Columns and managed it for a term of 7 months BIM Workshop, IIT Roorkee, Participant and Manager 2018 • Conducted and participated in BIM modelling workshop under the aegis of Curious Columns
Academic Projects
Incubation Centre, IIT Roorkee IV Year Studio, 2018
Brief To spark and nuture a culture of start-ups and entrepeneurship, IIT Roorkee is building a Incubation Centre that would, in its campus, help entrepeneurs to start and grow their business ideas by providing them space, funding and other necessary facilities.
It is required to provide workspace of around 20 start-ups including spaces for discussion, relaxing and recreation. Also some guest rooms, conference and a mini auditorium have to be provided. The site is near the main administration block which is also the oldest building of the campus.
Ground Floor Plan
Main Entrance to building
Rooftop Work/Relaxation Space
Spaces The intent is to make a functional building to give people who are working here proper privacy and also providing them ample meeting/discussion and unwinding spaces. Incubators (cubicles) are provided along the north and west exterior walls as it provides them ample light during the day and also views of the lawns outside. The rooms are all placed on periphery and there is a courtyard in the center. There is a gallery
space,an auditorium and a cafeteria area on the ground floor. Gallery space also works as prefunction space for auditorium. There are various unwinding and relaxing spaces- on first and second floor. These spaces house pool tables, TT tables, playstations, places to sit down and chat, bean bags etc. There is also a rooftop workspace (which can also be used as an event space) and lawns in front that can be used to work or relax.
First Floor Plan
Second Floor Plan
Third Floor Plan (above); Cubicle (below)
Section 1
Section 2
Reception, Gallery and Lounge
North Facade
View to outside from gallery
Exhibition Gallery, Kochi IV Year Studio, 2018
Brief A leading construction company in Cochin, Kerala requires an exhibition complex. The company office is located within an office park and the exhibition complex is proposed to be in the adjacent plot. It is required to design the complex for the company with the following facilities- Display hall for
posters, Products and model presentation area, Audio visual room, Museum of awards and achievements and a Meeting room. The site is located in Cochin, Kerala, with in a dense office park. The site is a rectangular plot of area 4000 sqm (50x80m) and with 8m wide roads on East and north side.
Scaffolding is the most recognisable feature of a construction
Floor plates shear off each other
First drawing of the form
Concept Taking away from what the firm does how we showcase construction, symbolically, through architecture. Also, how can we show company capability as the amount of risk that comes with construction. A very prominent feature of the construction is scaffolding. Scaffolding allows people to work up there even when there is no floor to support. Con-
sidering Scaffolding as a symbol of constructing and rising up, it is interpreted in the form, the risk has been shown by shearing floors off each other in two directions. So as a person enters the building, he goes through the scaffolding and is humbled by the discomfort floors holding over him. It just gives a gist of what comes along with construction.
First
Ground Floor Plan
t Floor Plan
Second Floor Plan
Spaces The spaces have been divided as such reception, waiting area, meeting rooms, AV room on ground floor, Display Hall on first and second floors, model and product presentation area on third and fourth floors and awards and achievements museums along with a cafeteria on fifth floor.
As one enters the building he is greeted with a triple heighted lobby. This cutout in slabs have hanging posters. Similar hanging posters are also found in the gallery space of display hall. The offset of each alternate floor over its predecessor creates extra floor space that will be used as outdoor exhibition area.
Third Floor Plan
Fourth Floor Pla
Display Hall
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Fifth Floor Plan
Outdoor eating area on Fifth floor
South Elevation
East Elevation
A closeup view of ‘Scaffolding’
East Side of the Building
Longitudnal Section
Transverse section
Structure From every alternate floor offsets a little bit from its preceeding floor. So the option of same column running through the building was not possible. Starting from first floor, every altenate floor has a truss running along its periphery. This truss acts as a floor deep beam which supports the floor plates of the floor above and below it. These truss
beams are then support by long columns (Scaffolding) or shorter ones (on north and east side). These shorter columns are in turn supported by secondary beams of the floor below it. All of the structural system is made out of stainless steel (with brushed finish) so it is light in weight.
Health Food Haat, Roorkee III Year Studio, 2018
Brief Part of bigger canalfront development in roorkee, this project focuses at a smaller portion of Ganga canal development. A Health Food Haat (Haat is a open-air market where local people trade their goods) is proposed here. It is supposed to have some permanent
shops that will provide juices, fruit salad, milk shakes etc. And some other shops that will change daily. This is for hawkers and street vendors that can come and sell their goods here. These can be locally grown fruits and vegetables or local crafts etc.
Spaces The concept is to connect people to the water. Unobstructed views as well as access to the water provide this connection. People can sit on this stepped seating as well as on the inclined green patches and enjoy the serenity of water. Users can also enjoy the sunsets with water on its foreground as the canal is to west of this site. The planning has been done so that the
Main entry
Service entry
Stepped Toilets Seating
Shade for Hawkers
Space for Hawkers
Seating under tree
site is split into two major zones - one for consuming (eating and drinking) and the other for purchasing goods (Hawker zone). There are three entries for public and three others for services which are used by shops to ďŹ ll up stocks and for the hawkers to come and go from their place. Each shop has a storage area at the back and a area where preparations and selling occurs.
Main entry
Shops
Service entry
Main entry
Space for Hawkers
Green Ramps
Service Shops Entry Toilets
Competitions
Government School, Safarpur village LBC Trophy 2018 Brief Laurie Baker Trophy 2017-18 is to draft a master plan and design of a government primary school in a village, for its next 10 years. It is required to identify and understand the context, document the present condition of the school, its
activities in time and space and its users and also to make a master plan envisioning its growth in the future, thereby creating a conduciveenvironment for inclusive and integrated education.
Safarpur : At a glance Safarpur village is located in Roorkee Tehsil of Haridwar district in Uttarakhand, India. It is situated 7km away from sub-district headquarter Roorkee and 39km away from district headquarter Haridwar. As per 2009 statistics, Safarpur is a Gram Panchayat.
School: Introduction
Existing Amenities and Infrastructure
DEPRIVATIONS
ADVANTAGES
Shortage of 1 classroom each in both primary and upper primary (RTE).
Adequate student-teacher ratio (1:28.4 and 1:15.5) as under RTE (1:30 and 1:35).
No library or computer lab present, as stipulated under RTE
Large amount of land available for future expansion.
Upper primary does not have a boundary wall Upper primary does not have a boundary wall School management committee present, but no development plan has been drafted.
According to RTE, 4 additional spaces had to be built: 2 classrooms, a library, as well as a computer room. In the design program, it was decided that only 1 classroom would be built, since the enrolment in the upper primary school was quite low . UniďŹ cation of school boundaries to provide extra playing space for the students of
CHALLENGES Young adults of the village indulge in potentially distracting activities and vandalism. Growing stature/reputation of Madrasas and Private schools; enrollment steadily decreasing.
the primary school. So, a readjustment of the gallery is needed to allow for greater permeability. The movement between the two can be regulated by means of physical barriers. Various spaces/ buildings are arranged around this distinct centre culminating in an introverted arrangement, with the tree at the focus. Proposed modiďŹ cations and additions
Design Details Corrugated Sheet Purlin LVL +3.75
Truss Fixed Glazing (3mm clear glass) Operable Shutters (4mm clear glass)
Window DetailElevation and Plan
LVL +1.90
LVL +0.70
Window wall joinery details
Glass Pane Wire Mesh
Corrugated Sheet
LVL +3.70
Truss (ISA)
Transverse Section
LVL +1.80
Purlins (ISJC 100) Lintel
Rain Gutter
LVL +0.70 LVL +0.30
Compressed Thatch
Phasing Phase 1: May 2018 - May 2020
Installation of lights In all classrooms
Modification of Window details
Provision of furniture
Phase 3: May 2022 - July 2023
Construction of Library and Computer room
Construction of Boundary wall
Phase 2: May 2020 - July 2020
Modification of Gallery space
Construction of new Classroom
Phase 4: May 2025 - July 2026
Construction of Septic tank
Construction of Boundary wall
Providing wash basin Outside toilets
Furniture Design
- Since the classrooms were cleaned daily, the tables had to be either tall enough for a broom to pass through, or stackable. - The furniture had to be anthropometrically sound for studying, accomodating a book and a notebook. - To achieve economy and flexibility simultaneously, tables were designed for 2 students; this would also foster a collective spirit. - The platform for sitting isolates them from the ground, and its warmth/cold.
Estimation Estimation of each phase was done as per requirement of competition and it was compared with a base case that is the common practice around. Savings were noted. Another estimate made was of embodied energy. Both the base case and
proposed case were compared and the energy saving came out about 35%. So the proposed case is better for school as it respoends to its lack of funds and also makes lesser impact on environment.
Algae Towers
Student Design colloquium PLEA 2018
Brief The world is getting warmer. With an increase of 0.8°C since 1880, it will be approaching 2°C rise towards the end of the 21st century. This is going to create unprecedented challenges for human survival, glimpses of which we are already witnessing in terms of unexpected changes
in weather patterns, rising sea level, freshwater scarcity etc. After sufficient research, we came up with the concept of Algae towers. Since algae produces oxygen at a much faster rate than plants do, it is a good way to check carbon emissions into the environment.
Structural frame
Trays
Algae
Initially, the tower was given curved surface to catch more wind - natural and from vehicles passing by.
The form was changed to increase the surface area which is an important factor in functioning of algae.
The trays were staggered to allow wind movement through the towers preventing the air from being stagnant in the towers.
The ďŹ nal form is integration of solar panels, external frame and skin of creepers. The creepers are provided only on 3 sides, the side with opening is left exposed.
Design Challenges Among all the anthropogenic activities, the transportation sector is the second largest source of carbon dioxide emissions. Thus, our idea of application of the Algae Tower is, constructing it at the sides of roads or at the road dividers, right in the middle of the production factory.
This posed us with challenges includingtheft and mishandling, design of towers-to respond functioning as well urban context, maintenance of the growing algae, selection of species for optimum productivity and Continuous water supply with suďŹƒcient nutrients.
Responding to Challenges The metal frame provided has a sliding opening which can be secured with a lock. The access to the tower is only through this sliding frame, thus preventing theft and unauthorised access. The additonal frame with creepers will add to the aesthetic value of the tower. The trays size will be standarized and will be stackable so it can be easily taken for cleaning. Excess growth will be skimmed and dead matter will be removed regularly;
LOW ENERGY OPERATIONS Operates on low energy requrements , which can be easily fulfilled using solar panels
NET ZERO WASTAGE The toweer has net zero wastage as even after decaying, the algae finds several uses in pharmaceuticals, producing biomass and manure
The algae can also be used to produce a substantial amount of biofuel and biomass BIOFUEL PRODUCTION
this will be sent for further processing in biofuel, pharmaceuticals, food industry, etc. All the algal species produce a substantial amount of oxygen and take in carbon dioxide. Phytoplanktons, diatoms and microalgae like Chlorella vulgaris should be used. The nutrient rich continuous water supply should be maintained by using wastewater as the source of the supply. Industrial and household wastewater have sufficient nutrients for algae.
GREEN SOLUTION With no known side effects on environment , it provides an eco-friendly solution to control CO and thus rising temperaure COMPACT Compact and requires less ground coverage (w.r.t. other artifical purifiers)-fit for urban areas especially when there will be scarcity of land in future.
Wastewater running through these towers will get substantially treated as species like Scenedesmus sp., Chlorella pyrenoidosa, Botryococcus braunii etc. cause a reduction in various pollutant parameters. The treated water loses a lot of nutrients to the algae and thus the chance of algal blooms in water bodies is reduced. WASTEWATER TREATMENT
SOLAR PANELS Solar panels coupled with a battery would ensure the energy requirement for pumping up water.
EXTERNAL FRAME Dimensions: 1.9m x 1.5m x 2m The external frame is provided to protect the tower from any physical damage. The frame would have creepers which would protect the algae from dust and disguise the tower from human sight. The creepers would also make the towers aesthetically pleasant.
TRAYS Dimensions: 1.3m x 0.5m x 0.1m The trays would hold the water with ample nutrients and this is where algae would grow. There would be 14 trays providing a surface area of 8.10m² for algae.
ALGAE Algae exposed to sunlight would be subjected to photosynthesis, thus producing oxygen and taking in carbon dioxide.
DISTRIBUTION PIPES The water from main wastewater pipeline would be brought up through a branching pipeline. It would be pumped up and distributed to dierent trays through pipes of smaller diameter (20mm).
Solar Panel Creepers External Frame Structural Column Water Algae Motor Branch Pipeline Main pipeline
Mechanism Step 1- Primary Treatment of Wastewater removing the solid waste and maintaining a supply of constant composition. Step 2- The water is pumped up through motor driven by solar panels. The nutrients required for algae like phosphates and nitrates are available in abundance in this water. Step 3
The algae by taking nutrients in presence of sunlight and carbon dioxide produce oxygen through the process of photosynthesis. Step 4 The algae should be skimmed regularly. The algae can be collected anytime after their maturity and can be used for producing biomass and biofuel.
Conclusion As the temperature is rising and natural cycles of the world are being altered there is a need for sustainable solutions. Looking for solutions in nature helps because it has been perfected over millions of years. It is such that if humans seize to exist, nature will reclaim and will flourish. The best solution for our existence is to reduce our activity that alters natural cycles as much as possible but that will require time and a lot of sensitization of people. As far as we can see algae holds a great potential of being a future’s food source, fuel source and carbon sequester. This, however, needs a lot of research and development to be put into use on a bigger scale. It is sustainable as we are letting nature do its thing - completing the cyclic loop that is a balance between carbon dioxide and oxygen in the atmosphere. Our
solution, that is Algae Breathing towers as far as we know, holds a great potential as they clear the air of excess carbon and produce oxygen. These towers treat wastewater and make biomass that can be used for many activities. This biomass will produce clean fuel which will put lesser pressure on oil extraction. But the process is very much hindered by changes in temperature, nutrients and sunlight. The need of the hour is to find or modify algae to be more resilient to these changes or somehow economically control the environment in which they grow. Also for companies to take interest in this project it has to be commercially viable. We present an idea here but there is room for improvement – more research and development is needed.