Design Portfolio

AAKANKSHA BATRA

ABOUT ME

Architect and designer, loves colours, forms and spaces.

Efficient and has an eye for details. Eager to learn, enjoys overcoming challenges, and coming up with innovative ideas. Skilled in planning, designing, sketching

AAKANKSHA BATRA D.O.B : 5th May 1995 Address:

F 203 Empyrean courtyard Atladara Vadodara

Phone: +91 9428364943 Email: aakankshabatra264@gmail.com

Languages: Hindi English

Gujarati Interests: watercolors baking reading

EDUCATION

‘98-’13 Treehouse High school, Vadodara ‘13-’18 College of architecture, SVIT Vasad

EXPERIENCES Jan’18-May’18 Meraki Design Studio, Vadodara Intern Planning, Working drawings, 3D models site work, presentation drawings July’18-Dec’18 Sun Architects, Vadodara Junior Architect Designing and planning, working drawings 3D models,site work, graphics

SKILLS AUTOCAD

INDESIGN

SKETCHUP

REVIT

VRAY

LUMION

PHOTOSHOP ILLUSTRATOR

WORKSHOPS Bamboo Furniture Clay modelling Stage design Calligraphy Paper quilling Glass etching

PERI-URBAN SOCIO CULTURAL HOUSING (UDHNA,SURAT) BRIEF: To redevelope The BARODA RAYON MILL (which began in 1915 and closed in 2008) making way for new developement as a part of wider modernization and urbanization of surat creating a cohesive social infrastructure for udhna area.

SITE: Baroda Rayon Corp. in Udhna is a 324 acre stretch land that is currently land locked & in dire need of redevelopment.

CONCEPT: The site has definitive edges on 3 sides, thus it creates a barrier between the communities living on either side of the edge. AMALGAMATION of these communities by creating SOCIALLY ECONOMICALLY and ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE lifestyle.

Site edges delivered by providing easy accessibility through connection restrained.

The major catchment area needed to be connected by diluting the boundaries and providing acess to the neighbourhood.

This area can serve the surrounding neighbourhood by becoming a social cultural infrastructure hub for the community.

LAND USE PLAN

Lack of facilities and recreational spaces for residences due to industrial premises.

Site has defined boundaries on three edges that lend a specified character to it.

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

PERI-URBAN SOCIO CULTURAL HOUSING (UDHNA,SURAT) VISION FOR BARODA RAYON CORPORATION (BRC) Redevelopment of the BRC mill making way for urbanization and creating a cohesive social infrastructure for Udhna.

Reaching out to the neighbourhood to overcome the divide created by physical barriers,the site itself being one, need for green spaces and social infrastructure was felt.

SITE AREA: TOTAL:324 ACRES FOR RESIDENCE: 93 ACRE ROAD NETWORK: 24 M, 12 M & 9M WIDE ROADS

STREET CHARACTERISTICS

SECTIONAL ELEVATION

LAYOUT PLAN

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY (DELHI) BRIEF: To design a museum for displaying Natural history artifacts along with research and conservation labs at a national level SITE: situated next to the purana quila in Delhi, with a plot area of 6.5 acres (26,300 sq.mt.)

CONCEPT: curved form, with two courtyards, front for public congregation & back for displays. levelled terraces & cut-outs in the building to bring in natural light. central service core with stairs,ramp, escalalors and WC total F.A.R allowed: 31,558 sq.mt (120%) height restrictions: till 100m: n.a from 100-300 m: 18m ground coverage: 35% SITE ANALYSIS

INITIAL FORM DEVELOPMENT & ZONING

SWOT ANALYSIS OF SITE

PRODUCED

BY ANPRODUCT AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL

SECTION AA'

SECTION BB'

SECTION BB'

SECTION CC'

SECTION CC'

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

LAYOUT PLAN, NMNH

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

THIRD FLOOR PLAN

SECTIONS AND ELEVATION, NMNH

SCALE MODELS, NMNH

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

SECTION AA'

COURTYARD CAFETERIA, WEST. RAILWAYS (VADODARA) BRIEF: The project was to design an interactive and informal space for the employees of western railways, vadodara with a cafeteria and seating area.

SITE: A 240 sq.mt. central courtyard space surrounded by offices CONCEPT: an ots courtyard converted into a cafeteria with built in seating. The colour palette is inspired by Mondrian paintings, and the materials used are bricks, tile flooring and PCC. Two umbrella shaped roof coverings with system to collect rainwater underground

LAYOUT PLAN

3D VIEW OF THE COURTYARD

UMBRELLA ROOF COVERINGS

GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATIONS FOR VADODARA BRIEF: The project was to illustrate graphics inspired by the city of Vadodara. These illustrations were designed to be displayed on the Wi-Fi pole bases installed across the city as a part of the “smart-city� initiative by VMSS. CONCEPT: Vadodara is the cultural capital of Gujarat. It has a rich heritage along with architectural structures build by the erstwhile Gaekwad rulers. Illustrations based on popular and relatable things like food (gujarati thali), and crocodiles,which can be found in a large number along the banks of the river Vishwamitri.

RAILWAY FURNITURE AND SCULPTURE CAMP BRIEF: The Railway Sculpture and Furniture Camp is an idea to bring back to life the scrap with Western Railways in the form of thematic sculptures and furniture for Vadodara Railway Station. Illustrations of the furniture & sculptures were made for a coffee-table book being compiled.

CONCEPT: The resources came from their own backyard to be repurposed meaningfully into some interesting scrap such as the iconic railway lamps, axel wheels, etc.

Most of the metal from the scrap material was kept in its original form to be identifiable as a recycled product; only ‘new’ additions were the welding rods and paint.

RAILWAY SOUVENIR STORE & PICTURE GALLERY 2.30 2.10

shelf 2

5.34

buying counter

CONCEPT: The exterior of the railway coach was kept as it is other than modification to have a glass display shelf on one side and a counter on the other. Another counter inside the coach was designed through which people can access the store through the picture gallery. Ceiling fans and lamps along with top luggage shelves were preserved & incorporated into the interior of the gallery.

0.80

clothes rack

BRIEF: To redesign a Narrow gauge Railway coach into a souvenir store and picture gallery to promote the Indian Railways.

Merchandise ranging from railway engine models, toy trains, t-shirts and other apparels to keychains, diaries, magnets and postcards to be displayed.

10.30

2.93 1.60

2.10

shelf 1

0.80

LAYOUT PLAN 10.50 10.30 12mm plywood 3mm paint (ivory white)

1.72

1.72 ceiling fan 300mm dia light fixture 200mm dia

2.10

2.30

1.72

CEILING PLAN 3.50

5.70 1.96

0.30

1.70

2.10

0.40

LONGITUDINAL SECTION 2.10

2.05

0.13 rolling shutter

20 mm wooden shelf

10mm glass sheet

2.01

2.27

900x400x50 mm Metal peg board

20mm steel rod

0.73

0.73

0.20

wooden drawer 20 mm handle

0.50

wooden cupboard

RAILWAY SOUVENIR STORE & PICTURE GALLERY

MOOD BOARD FOR THE SOUVENIR STORE

RAILWAY SOUVENIR STORE & PICTURE GALLERY (VADODARA)

1.96 0.30 0.50 1.70

0.43

0.18

0.60 0.20 0.35 0.30

0.60

0.95

glass shelf

W.I. frame

vertical W.I. frame

SHELF 2 2.90

0.25

0.35 0.75

0.25

0.50 0.50

0.65 2.80

SHELF 1

0.65

0.65

20 mm metal rod coloured

50 mm wood frame

2.10 0.60

0.60

0.25

0.10 2.10 2.04 30 mm steel rack

0.94 1.00

wooden back panel

30 mm wood frame

Custome-made furniture designed keeping in mind the narrow space of the railway coach and the products that need to be displayed or stored.

INKTOBER ILLUSTRATIONS

ILLUSTRATIONS

PAINTINGS

FIGURE DRAWING