AASHNA BAJAJ a rc h i t e c t u re . a r t
EXPERIENCE + Student Advisor to the Dean (Jan 2022 - present) Pratt School of Architecture Pratt Institute
+ Work Study Assistant (Jan 2022 - present)
AASHNA BAJAJ
Pratt Institite Rome Program Pratt Institute
+ Contributor (Feb 2022 - present)
Pratt Futures - a student led lecture series Pratt Institute
+ Social Media Manager (2018 - 2020) Pratt Equestrain Team Pratt Institute
+ Alternative Break Chair (2018 - 2019)
PROFILE
Community Engagement Board Pratt Institute
+ 917-388-6542
+ Sustainability Chair (2019 - 2020) Residential Hall Council - Willoughby Hall Pratt Institute
+ abajaj14@pratt.edu + Brooklyn, New York 11206
+ Architecture and Graphics Intern (summer of 2019 - 7 weeks)
Abin Design Studio Kolkata, India
EDUCATION + Pratt Institute B.ARCH / minor in psychology
(2018-2023)
+ The Heritage School I.S.C (2018) : 86.5% I.C.S.E (2016) : 95.6%
(2005 - 2018)
EXTRA CURRICULARS + The Helping Hand Fundraiser Curator (2021)
- a fundraiser to assist with the crisis in Myanmar, Palestine and India - raised over 300$ selling artworks made by students at Pratt and Parsons (www.thehelpindhand.website)
+ Recipe of a Room 2021
SKILLS + + + + + + + + + + +
Rhinoceros 3D Revit Grasshopper Adobe Suite Maya AutoCad Sketchup P5.js Microsoft Suite Graphic Design Advertising
Languages: English, Hindi, Bengali (fluent) Italian (intermediate)
WEBSITE
- selected participant for AIANY Interior’s competition - designed a room for children, for stimulatory assisted and indepedant learning in a post pandemic world
+ Student Athelete (2019 - present) Pratt Equestrain Team Pratt Institute - won 4 medals in the precovid competition semester + Training with Prof. Mattia Caseblanca (2021- present) Coding For Interactive Installations - p5.js + Posenet + Projection Mapping + Blob Tracking + Fluidity In Motion Workshop + Competition / Concert Hall (2021)
Mariana Carbugueria and Chantal Matar (maya + houdini) Selected Works - Finalist
+ IAYP Duke of Edinburg Unit Leader (June 2018 - August 2018)
The Heritage School Kolkata, India
AWARDS/ CERTIFICATION + President’s List (2020) + Dean’s List (2018 - 2021)
+ Best Studio Drawing (2019)
Representation 2 : Prof. Enrique Limon Pratt Institute
+ New Delhi National Exhibition Lalitkala Academy (2017)
BUILDING ISOMETRIC
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Canopy shelter
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commuter community
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terra-hub
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hovering lightwell
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Canopy shelter /a cultural center /averne, far rockaway, ny
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4 horizontal levels, 2 vertical connections,
one design With a north-south axis on the site mounds and an eastwest axis on the upper level, circulation and interaction is multilevel and fluid.
designed in the flood prone and culturally rich region of averne, far rockaway, the caopy shelter serves as a community space for the rise group by providing a self hriving system of food, growth, individual zones for lockdown and an opportunity to explore culture and educttion.
LONGITUDINAL SITE SECTIONS BEACH 62 ST
LOUVERS - corrugated polycarbonate - can open facade or open to other interior spaces
E
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ARVENE BOULEVAR
D
E BEACH CHANNEL DRIV
STRUCTURE/WALL/ROOF - hollow concrete column/wall/roof structure - hollow column allows space for MEP and/or rainwater collection
BEACH 59 ST
BEACH 63 ST
BEACH 64 ST
RIV EL D
U - UNIT
RETRACTABLE WALLS - perforated metal sheets - retract up/down or right/left to open up unit space + circulation
UNFLOODED
SLAB
BEACH 60 ST STOP (A TRAIN)
SEA GRASS LANE
WHITE SANDS WAY
FLOODED
BEACH 62 ST
BEACH 59 ST
BEACH 60 ST
EWAY
FRE AWAY ROCK
BE
BEACH 61 ST
AY ROCKAW
- curvilinear gap for double height growing space
RD ULEVA ACH BO
RISE
CIRCULATION - can be exterior space or interior depending on aggregation - circulates around vertical growing space/central “forest”
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at the reception @Lv3
look into the
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market @LV2
dining @LV3
05 WALL SECTION
The wall section illustrates rainwater harvesting on the roof, the chase walls, the mechanical space on the mezzanine level, and the hydroponic space in between. The diagram below marks the three different quarantine zones, possible due to a distributed mechanical grid.
KITCHEN
MECH.
DINING HYDROPONIC GROWTH
STRUCTURAL AXONOMETRIC
ROOF SUBSTRUCTURE
+18’-4”
ROOF STRUCTURE - STEEL BEAM/COLUMN FRAME FOR PITCHED ROOF GEOMETRY - COLUMNS EXTEND FROM CONCRETE COLUMNS TO ROOF
WEST ELEVATION
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LATERAL STABILITY EGRESS CORES
SLAB
COLUMNS
+16’-0”
+7’-10”
- CONCRETE COLUMNS COMING FROM THE FOUNDATION UP TO 8’-0” ABOVE GRADE (AND DFE)
+ 41’ - 0”
+ 15’ - 0” BEAMS + GIRDERS
DFE + 7’ - 0”
GRADE
SITE
GRADE
structure
levels + core
ROOF PLAN
06 PV FILM ON STANDING SEAM
program organisation_ upper level
circulation_ upper levelFACADE FACING SOUTH
privacy levels_ upper level
dining classrooms offices observation deck seating/ reading open kitchen closed kicthen core locker rooms hydroponic growth
LV4: roof circulation_ upper level
privacy levels_ upper level
dining classrooms offices
UPPER FLOOR PLAN
observation deck seating/ reading open kitchen closed kicthen core locker rooms
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hydroponic growth 5
3 LEGEND:
2
1 - kitchen 2 - indoor dining 4
3 - classrooms
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4 - lockerrooms 4
5 - offices 6 - observation deck
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LV3: upper floor
MEZZANNE FLOOR PLAN
roof: designed to rainwater and to light maximisation
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4
1 - lobby
L4: the collect allow
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2
LEGEND:
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2 - RISE outdoor classroom 3 - plaza 4 - hydroponic growth
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5 - mechanical spaces 4 4
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3
L3: The upper level: private programs and distributed mechanical grid for safe quarantine. L2: the interstitial level : mechanical rooms and the entrance in a flood situation
LV2: mezzanine
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
6 5
L1: split level site mounds: to store rainwater below and hold more public programs.
2 1 5 LEGEND: 1 - market 2 - RISE “gathering” programs
4 - exterior dining 5 - plaza / restaurant space 5- car parking / truck delivery
Vertical 1: hydropnic growth vertical 2: service chase walls
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3 - community gardens
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1
6 - bike parking
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3
LV1: grounD
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Commuter community /a live - work artist housing complex /784 Myrtle Avenue, Bed Stuy, brooklyn
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The notion of work-life balance applies not only to the way we organize and structure our time but also to the way we organize and structure the spaces we inhabit. Located in the artist community of Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, research started with a focus on the health and safety of the neighbourhood. Relative to other areas of the city, bed stuy’s standard of health was found to be low. Thus, this project approaches the work-live typology by separating programs of “work” and “live” to define the “commute” and the importance it plays in a healthy live-work environment and lifestyle.
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SHORT SECTION
LONG SECTION
10 ROOF PLAN KEY
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outdoor work
2.
indoor work
3.
seating
4.
MEP
5.
roof deck
6.
outdoor dining
7.
core
8.
indoor dining
9.
store w/c kitchen
12.
BBQ
13.
trash
1.
gallery
2.
gymnasium
3.
workrooms
4.
seating + art projection
5.
community gardens
6.
outdoor cafe
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mailroom
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core
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resident lounge
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compost
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w/c security office
12.
bike storage
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trash
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BASEMENT KEY 3.
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UP
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electrical room
2.
heater room
3.
store/ maintenance
4.
incoming water supply
5.
trash
6.
MEP
7.
core
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Facade Chunks
4” wooden verticals metal handrail
floor board foam insulation waterproof membrane drain + pipe stud metal fixture double glazed glass L bracket screws
floor board foam insulation concrete slab insulation gypsym board
stud
milkweed planter box
BIPV Panels timber overhang
exterior board waterproof membrane insulation airspace gypsym board
footing
Detailed Wall Section _ North
Detailed Wall Section _ South
12 The circulation between the levels, encourages the occupant to follow a dedicated circulation path of choice, by engaging auditory, visual, and tactile sensory experiences in order to transition the occupant from a “live” state of mind to a “work” state of mind. The north facade, with the design of a facade staircase, engages auditory and visual senses through a connection to the city outside, To see and hear people walking, playing basketball, and cars going by. The south facade, engages visual and tactile senses through a more intimate experience. You can feel the sun’s heat warming you up for a big day of work while getting a visual sense of nature through a view of the backyard. The storyboard illustrates a typical day in the life of a resident and the visitor. The ground floor, as a continuation of the street housing public programs like a gallery, meeting rooms and a gym for the visitor and resident to meet.
Resident 8 pm: Dinner time!
8:30 am: greet the neighbours
5 pm: socialising // time to go home
8 am : making breakfast
9 am: commute to work
1:30pm: Let’s go to the roof for lunch
9:30am: in the fashion studio
9:10 am: coffee first!
1pm: Ah Butterflies! (Break)
5:15 pm : Gym or workroom? 5:15 pm : Gym!
2:10pm : Gallery!
2pm : 784 Myrtle Avenue 2:10pm : enjoying the art projection 2pm : Gallery or cafe? 3 pm : Cafe!
Visitor
5:15pm : workroom!
13 1 A-420
6
0' - 1 3/16"
circular handrail 30mm
29
1 A-420
Non-Monolithic Landing
18 R @ 169.3 mm
60' - 0"
glass panel
0' - 1 31/32"
08 EIGTH FLOOR
0'0'- -8"0"
60' - 0"
03 THIRD FLOOR 10' - 0" 3' - 7 13/64"
9' - 4"
floors 1-8
07 SEVENTH FLOOR
9' - 4"
18 R @ 169.3 mm
18 R @ 169.3 mm
9' - 4"
30' - 0"
9' - 4"
20' - 0"
20' - 0"
9' - 4"
03 THIRD FLOOR
03 THIRD FLOOR 10' - 0"
LV1_Egress Stair_Plan 1/2" = 1'-0"
7' clear head room
03 THIRD FLOOR
10' - 0"
10' - 0" 11 R @ 0' - 6 43/64"
2
3' - 7 13/64"
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Stringer - 50mm Width
9' - 4"
A-420
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0' - 9 27/32"
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0' - 1 3/16"
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3
glass panel railing
0' - 6 43/64"
04 FOURTH FLOOR
6 am
circular 30mm handrail
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04 FOURTH FLOOR
0' - 1 3/16"
winter sun
1" = 1'-0"
7' - 0"
5pm
A-420
0' - 8"
05 FIFTH FLOOR
30' - 0"
0' - 0 25/32"
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05 FIFTH FLOOR
Upper Landing _ detailing
5
1" = 1'-0"
0' - 0 25/32"
40' - 0"
int 61/8"
0' - 1 3/16"
40' - 0"
relief from direct solar gain
Floors 1-8 landing
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0' - 3 5/32"
wooden louvren on south facade provide
7 R @ 0' - 6 43/64"
50' - 0"
06 SIXTH FLOOR
3' - 0"
50' - 0" 6 A-420
0' - 3 21/64"
07 SEVENTH FLOOR
EXTENSIVE GREEN ROOF -MITIGATES URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT - AIDS IN RAINWATER HARVESTING
SHADING
2' - 2 49/64"
glass panel railing
18 R @ 169.3 mm
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2' - 7 1/32"
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1' - 11 5/8"
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09 ROOF
70' - 0"
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9' - 4"
-FOR MAXIMUM ABSORPTION OF SOLAR RATION IN THE EVENING AND AT NOON
0' - 0 25/32"
8' - 6"
6
09 ROOF
10 am
BIPV PANELS ON ROOF AND SOUTH FACADE
4' - 2 21/32"
0' - 3 21/64"
noon
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0' - 1 31/32"
02 LIVE LEVEL
VENTILATION:
3' - 7 5/16"
3' - 3 3/8"
02 LIVE LEVEL
0' - 0"
0' - 0"
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Door Schedule 2 Mark 2 739
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- ALLOWS FOR RAINWATER DRAINAGE - PROXIMITY TO GREENERY white water reuse tank
Family and Type
Width
Height
Thickness
M_Single-F 2' - 6" lush: 0762 x 2032mm Door-Interio 3' - 0" r-Single-3_ Panel_VertWood: 36" x 96"
6' - 8"
0' - 2 1/64"
8' - 0"
0' - 1 3/8"
Door-Interio 3' - 0" r-Single-Ful l Glass-Woo d: 36" x 96"
8' - 0"
Fire Rating Type Mark
Comments
Full Building Stair Section
4
3/16" = 1'-0"
Assembly Code
Type
18
for schedule
0762 x 2032mm
27
for schedule
36" x 96"
Head Sill Height solar Height
radiation 6' - 8" analysis
Full Building_stair elevation
C1020300
2
3/16" = 1'-0"
LV1_Egress Stair Detail
Date Drawn by
1/2" = 1'-0"
Checked by
A-4 Scale
Finish
0' - 0"
wood
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wood
City drainage
1
1 5/8" MTL. STUD
SEALANT TYP. BOTH SIDES
0' - 1 3/8"
1
28
for schedule
36" x 96"
C1020300
0' - 0"
8' - 0"
Rain Water Harvesting
glass + wood
- water from roof is treated in the basement and then bumped back up for resident use) - used to water planters on the facade
black water
1/2" GYPSUM BOARD BOTH SIDES
STEEL DOOR FRAME
SCHEDULED DOOR
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7
0' - 1" 2' - 2 1/2"
EXTENSIVE GREEN ROOF 4' - 3 9/16"
0' - 4 3/4"
27
8' - 1"
GRASS SOIL FILTER FABRIC
0' - 7 1/2"
RESERVOIR MOISURE RETENSION
WOODED DOOR FRAME SCHEDULED DOOR
AERATION
1' - 11 1/8"
2' - 2 1/2"
3" = 1'-0"
0' - 0 3/4"
8' - 1"
3' - 0"
Door Head Detail
1' - 4 1/16"
0' - 8 29/64"
3' - 0"
4
0' - 4 11/16"
6' - 2"
THERMAL INSULATION DRAINAGE ROOT BARRIER
8' - 5 21/64"
CONRETE FLOOR
MEMBRANE PROTECTION CONCRETE SLAB
Elevation _ Egress Door
5
1/2" = 1'-0"
Door_Bottom 3" = 1'-0"
SEALANT TYP. BOTH SIDES
2' - 2 1/2" 0' - 4 1/2"
WOODED FRAME INTERIOR 1HR DOOR
0' - 1"
1 5/8" MTL. STUD
8' - 0 63/64"
1/2" GYPSUM BOARD BOTH SIDES
36" x 96" 3 panel interior wood door
0' - 3 1/8"
0' - 4 3/16"
2
STEEL DOOR FRAME SCHEDULED DOOR
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Sustainable features in the building includes a green roof, permeable pavers on the rood for rainwater harvesting, solar film is installed on top of the louvres and an open plan with core stairs allowing stack and cross ventilation. The technical drawings illustrate a simplified version of the door, windows, stairs, a typical bath, a typical floor, and an elevation.
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ementing digital tools to develop a system which then can be aggregated and deobotic arm and clay extruders we achieve a system that self aggregates and interoped to be deplyed at Haverstraw, which is also known for it’s rich brick history and Terra we question the future of brick making, mass customization, and a space for e use of a tesselation study, we developed a system that iterlocks and self aggres. To support the system we developed a space frame sub-structure by first introumscribe the tessalation. Looking at the individual brick, we create apertures for th. The conical geomtry of the bricks allow for the placement of soil and the growth A hub for terrapins and humans the interior. We’re excited to see what possibilities the tesselation and structure can
TERRA is a project that explores the possibilities tools TERRA: of implementing digital in Haverstraw, New York to develop a system which then can be mplementar herramientas digitales para desarrollarand un sistema que luego se puede aggregated deployed at DAVIS the site. ANDRES RONCAL, AASHNA BAJAJ, CODY
razo industrial robótico de seis ejes y extrusoras de arcilla logramos un sistema que érica. El estudio se desarrolló para ser implementado en Haverstraw, que también TERRA is a project that explores the possibilities of implementing digital tools to develop a system which the de Terraapains a lo largo de la costa del río. Con Terra cuestionamos el futuro de la pacio para experimentar la fauna y la flora la zona. Mediante el uso de un estudio ployed atdethe site. through the use of six axis industrial robotic arm and clay extruders we achieve a system t se autoagrega sin el uso de mortero para formar formas esféricas. Para apoyar el create hexagonales spherical cial introduciendo primero unlocks poliedroto y geometrías queenvelope. circunscriben The study was developed to be deplyed at Haverstraw, which is also know berturas para que las tortugas de agua pasen oof aniden y para que las mariposas inter- river coastline. With Terra we question the future of brick making, mass c prescense Terraapains along the locación de tierra y el crecimiento de plantas como la raíz de serpiente virginia y redito experience the fauna and flora of the area. Through the use of a tesselation study, we developed a system qué posibilidades pueden ofrecer la teselación y la estructura con estudios continuos.
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Through the use of six axis industrial robotic arm and clay extruders we achieve a system that self aggregates and interlocks to create spherical envelope.
gates without the use of mortar to form spherical shapes. To support the system we developed a space fram ducing a Polyhedron and hexagonal geometries that circumscribe the tessalation. Looking at the individual b With terrapins Terra to we question the future of brick pass or nest and for butterflies to engage with. The conical geomtry of the bricks allow for the pl making, mass customization, and space of plants like the virginia snakeroot and offer redirect a light to the interior. We’re excited to see what possibilities th to experience the fauna and flora of the area. offer with continued studies.
TERRA es un proyecto que explora las posibilidades de implementar herramientas digitales para desarrollar un agregar e implementar en el lote. Mediante el uso de un brazo industrial robótico de seis ejes y extrusoras de a
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Looking at the individual brick, we create apertures for terrapins to pass or nest and for butterflies to engage with. The conical geomtry of the bricks allow for the placement of soil and the growth of plants like the virginia snakeroot and redirect light to the interior.
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Through the use of a tesselation study, we developed a system that iterlocks and self aggregates without the use of mortar to form spherical shapes. To support the system we developed a space frame sub-structure by first introducing a Polyhedron and hexagonal geometries that circumscribe the tessalation. after numerours experiments, the volume was found to naturally curve into a dome - hence, The volume of our selected prgram, the classroom imitates a turtle shell from the inside, offering a completely different experience on the outside.
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The work on this page illustrates the different conditions designed in haverstraw: terra on land,in water, for structure, and for the non- human and human inhabitants.
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The hovering lightwell /a van cortlandt museum extension /bronx, new york
The Hovering Lightwell is a Library Extension to the existing Van Cortlandt Museum located in the Bronx, New York. The design encloses the museum, to form a new entrance, allowing the small outdoor garden to be expanded onto a central programmed space, around four massing blocks - programmed as a library, offices, classrooms or meeting rooms. The name Hovering Lightwell is in line with the use of sunlight to carve into the volumes - giving the occupant an illusion of a massive hovering building from the outside and a surprise of a well lit interior.
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The diagrammatic matrix illustrates the strategies used to divide the programmatic masses, from it’s initial scale, as seen on this page, to it’s incorportation as an extension to the van corlandt house.
Oblique sun angle cut (40 degrees)
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given the planar nature of the site,in van cortlandt park, i also explored site strategies and topography, creating new pathways while still preserving the historic site. a site model, sections and interior shots are found on this page.
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About the author Born and brought up in India, I moved to New York as a teenager. To a city that showed me how different the world was, economically and culturally. My experience has inspired thought and interests towards exploring architecture through the visions of culture and psychology. Vitruvius offered us all a definition of architecture - “firmitas, utilitas, and venustas” or “commodity, firmness and delight”. I believe that a fourth word - ‘dignitas’ should be added to this definition. When designing a new space, we should ask ourselves - how does this offer dignity to its user? Does that space fulfill psychological needs in addition to the physiological ones?