Architectural Design Portfolio II

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Architecture Design

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Volume 02

Portfolio of Professional Work Nov 2017

I June 2021

P O R T F O L I O Ar. Abhay Chavan

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Projects I worked on 03.

Resume / CV

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Forest Food Processing Center Community Project, Doyapada, Dahanu

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The Wattle & Daub House Private Project, Roha, Raigad

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Mohraan Farms an Agro-tourism Center Commercial Project, Shahapur, Thane

cv Architect by profession and artist by heart. I like to represent my thoughts through illustrations and sketches. Also, love to travel and interact with people. Completed my bachelor's from LTIADS, Navi Mumbai. As an architect, I have been working in interior spaces of Maharashtra with 'Design Jatra' a rm that is doing a sustainable practice with local materials and local skillsets. I had been working on community and private projects with locally available natural materials and intend to continue this journey.

MAY 1994

ABHAY CHAVAN architect New Panvel, Raigad +91 7208 4447 52 +91 8779 9284 17 abhaychavan16@gmail.com

LANGUAGE Marathi Hindi English

INTEREST Traveling Music Sketching

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EDUCATION Ecological Society, Pune June 2019-March 2020

Post Graduation diploma in Sustainable Management of Natural Resources and Natural Conservation.

Mentor: Ketaki Ghate, Mansi Karandikar, Gurudas Nulkar

Lockmanya Tilak Institute of Architecture and Design Studies, Mumbai August 2012-April 2017 Bachelor of Architecture, Mumbai Univercity Recommendation: Principal Harish Setty

EXPERIENCE Jr. Architect Design Jatra, Dahanu November 2017-Present The studio that draws inspiration from local traditional architecture, with engagement of local communities and usage of locally available natural materials.

Site study, concept development, Design and detail construction drawings. Execution process involving site management & co-ordination, technical guidance to local masons and quality check.

Hands-on building workshops and community programs.

Fresher Folds Design Studio, New Mumbai May 2017-November 2017 The studio works extensively in interior design practice and less in architectural projects.

Worked on designing of two interior projects, Workshops conducted by studio.

Worked in in-house workshop of furniture making.

Internship Archit Consultant, Thane November 2015-February 2016 The rm works majorly on housing projects and government competitions.

Worked on construction drawings of various projects. And one competition entry for municipal corporation.

ACHIEVEMENTS Final Year Thesis short-listed at Kurula Varkey Design Forum 2017 at CEPT, Ahmedabad.

Nominated for ISOLA Trophy- Annual Convention 2015 at NASA, Chennai with LTIADS. Public art installation titled ‘Tinge Of F(r)ame’ at Kalaghoda Art Festival 2015, Mumbai.

Awarded at the EDGE Design Competition 2013, Mumbai.

SKILLS Hand drawing Model making Auto cad Sketchup Revit Corel draw Adobe illustrator Adobe photoshop Adobe indesign

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Forest Food Processing Center Community Project, Doyapada, Vikramgadh

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1. Veranda.

2. Working & Packaging space.

3. Pulverizer & Leaf plate making machine room.

4. Electrical (solar battery) room.

5. Oil spiller machine room.

6. Storage room 7. Community gathering space.

The Forest Food Processing Center (FFPC) is for the tribals of Doyapada village of Palghar district located in Maharashtra state.

The structure is the product of a collaborative process between the architects, local masons, traditional knowledge systems of the context and a local NGO. The NGO is an organization which is working for judiciary and policy awareness of the tribes of Palghar district.

All the above stakeholders come together to lay the foundation of a participatory design process. This interactive process generated structure which represents the local architecture and context and pays testimony to strength of culture which has evolved in the region over the centuries.

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Solar Panels

Trapezoidal Metal roong sheets

Aluminum Framework

Earthquake Resistance Band

Brick Walls with Mud Mortar Brick Pier with Mud Mortar Wattle and Daub

Cowdung Flooring

RCC Plinth Band

Stone Foundation

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1. Centrally situated FFPC in village.

2. West elevation of FFPC. Page 08

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1. Central open working/packaging area

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2. Pulverizer & Leaf plate making machine room.

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Cowdung ooring and its preparation was done through ‘Shramdan’.

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MS box sections and trapezoidal roong sheets were used for roong. Roof is also used to setup solar panels.

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Natural paints were used on some walls for decorative purpose.

Superstructure that is walls were made up of bricks and cement stabilized mud mortar.

And earthquake resistant band was casted above it.

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Wattle and daub technique also used for partition walls and door windows.

Construction of Foundation and Plinth with locally available stones an mud mortar.

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A spatial mud from particular area of forest was used for plastering of structure through student workshops and ‘Shramdan’.

Manual excavation of strip foundation of marked layout for structure.

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Isometric view of Center with surrounding area Page 12

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The Wattle & Daub House Private Project, Roha, Raigad

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Site is privately own farm land situated in small village of Roha, Raigad district. The location for the structure is selected at extreme south-west corner of land considering wind directions and accessibility.

The site is surrounded with farm lands on north and east and mountains (part of Sahyadri Mountain Ranges) on south and west.

Seasonal stream....

Old Temple....

....Shiloshi Village A very small village having 8-9 families living in 15 to 16 houses, is situated beside the site. The village is around two to three kilometers away rom main road. Most of the population of this village is above 50 years old and children.

The younger generation is either shifted or travels to nearby cities like Mumbai or Alibag for jobs.

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The Hip roof was design as per the climatic condition of site and surrounding old houses.

It is wooden roof with double Mangalore roof tile above it.

Dormers were added for light and ventilation inside the house. It is also gives overall view to surrounding farmland.

External faces of structure are wattle and daub panels plastered with mud-cowdung and Lime plaster.

Internal walls which serves as inbuilt storage and other inbuilt furniture were made of cob and plastered with cowdung.

Isometric exploded 3d model Page 14

View of house from farm.

The Wattle & Daub House was meant to be an abode for the client, who yearned to live a natural lifestyle since his early days working as a conservationist and later as a lawyer. A very strict brief of zero cement structure was laid out. Along with the house, the lifestyle of the person living in it was also designed. Initially, the house was not meant to have a toilet, was not provided with any electricity and had a traditional wood re fueled kitchenette. All of this to meet the clients brief of avoiding plastics in plumbing and electrical services. However, as his family started taking interest in the house, the client and the designers decided to provide for the comforts of the family by building separate kitchen and toilet structures in the same property. Electricity was also incorporated in the core mud structure.

The core structure however, remained philosophically intact with no cement used. It was built with unstabilized wattle and daub with cob in the interiors. It is a single room structure with a verandah and an attic. Its designed keeping the principles of passive cooling in mind. The cob walls gave the designers lot of scope to sculpt each and every wall and make the house custom made for the client and his family.

Write up by Design Jatra

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2. Cooking/Pantry area.

3. Sleeping/Resting place.

4. Gathering space.

5. Attic/Childerns space.

Birds eye view of house showing ground space Page 16

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Birds eye view of house showing attic space Page 17

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Battens.

Common Rafters.

Ridge Valley Rafters.

Ridge Rafters.

Purlins.

Wooden Trusses.

Dormer Window.

Wooden Joist.

Wooden Beams.

Wooden Posts.

Wooden Brackets.

Stone seats.

Wooden structural system of house The main structural system of house on witch the its standing and taking load is wooden column (post) and beam system. Here the walls (wattle and daub and cob) are acting as secondary, they are used as covering/panaling and inbuilt storage and furniture purpose. Roong system is also made of wooden members. The above illustration is showing the whole structural system on which the house is standing.

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2. Testing lime Plaster proportions and shade.

1. Digging trenches for foundation.

3. Applying plaster coat on wattle and daub wall.

4. Construction of Cob Wall.

5. Team of workers and masons.

5. Applying internal cow-dung and mud plaster.

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Mohraan Farms an Agro-tourism Center Commercial Project, Shahapur, Thane

A triangular parcel of land with streams owing on all three sides and densely forested with a variety of native ora and fauna, this site is the closest of what we can call an oasis amidst the barren terrain around. Within this natural setting are a couple of young engineers and their families who are natural farmers by passion. With a strong urge to retain, conserve and propogate the ora and fauna on this parcel of land, all of them work on the lines of sustainability to such and extent that they have even left their Mumbai abodes permanently to settle in this natural reserve.

Pond Farm Land

Cottage 2

Cottage 3

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Cow Shade

Conference Facility

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Cottage 1 Glory Cottage

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CONFERENCE FACILITY

Designed as a multi purpose structure to function as a conference and community dining, this facility is starkly different than its peers. One of a kind “work-acation” spaces made much before the concept picked up. Amidst the green this space is open to the chirps of birds and hums of insects. At night this converts into a community gathering space and a tenting area. An experiment to make a structure from wooden portal frames taught us many lessons in the eld of structures.

(New learnings come along a rough route but give insights for a very long time).

The open and welcoming nature of the family staying here is highly reected in the amazing service they provide and smiles they spread around. An open area with a barbeque pit attached to the dining space is a great space for lighting bonres on cold winter nights. Steps from the dining go down onto a platform overlooking a stream adjoining the structure. A great space for all generations, this pocket is visually hidden from the chit chatty upper level.

A kitchen facility as part of the structure. The black water from the kitchen is treated and diverted into beds planted with turmeric and ginger.

Write up by Design Jatra

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1. Open seating space for bonre.

2. Open seating space looking towards stream.

3. Multipurpose space for dining and gathering.

4. Cutlery and hand washing.

5. Intermediated space and attic above.

6. Kitchen 7. Open kitchen.

8. Toilet Female.

9. Toilet Male.

10. Bathroom.

11. Commode toilet.

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Portal Frame

Exploded 3D view Page 32

Portal Frames For buildings that require large spans and column free interiors, timber portal frames provide one of the most aesthetically pleasing solutions. Utilizing modern engineering technology, portal frame design transforms timber into a highly effective, efcient and economical structural product.

Timber portal frames offer a strong, sound and superior structure. Structural action is achieved through rigid connections between column and rafter at the knees, and between the individual rafter members at the ridge.

load transfer

load transfer

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COTTAGE

Designed initially as a helpers stay facility, this structure was converted into a pair of twin cottages for the family, friends, nature lovers, volunteers and guests who love to occupy this space. Made using natural materials and hyper local labour this cottage sets an example of a composite structure incorporating wattle and daub and timber frame construction along with load bearing brickwork.

Completely plastered using lime and mud, we have gone beyond to even make wooden doors with bamboo in-ll that compliment the entire design well. A big entry veranda welcomes many people all at once to only later lead them into their private lobby, bedroom and back veranda spaces.

The grey water is also diverted into two reed beds which grow bananas in return! The structure is also open to insects as they love to dwell in the structure as much as the guests.

Write up by Design Jatra

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T H A N K Y O U

Email- abhaychavan16@gmail.com / iabhay94@gmail.com

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