Abhinav Gupta | Architecture Portfolio | 2018-2021 | SPA Bhopal

A R C H I T E C T U R E

P O R T F O L I O

A Compilation of the selected works from 2018 to 2021.

Representation of thoughts and perception, through architecture and design.

A B H I N A V

G U P T A

Hello!

Abhinav here, I am an architecture undergraduate currently in my 4th year. I love to explore various design possibilities and opportunities to get engaged with. And, I highly believe we should build to create bigger social impacts that are not limited just to the active users of the design. I always try to learn new things from my peers that I find fascinating; you never know what comes into use.

Generally, apart from designing and architecture, I would enjoy playing football on the field or a gaming console; both work. And, spend time reading and observing economics and the market.

ABHINAV GUPTA ARCHITECTURE UNDERGRADUATE

And here, what I present to you is the way I like to work, put down in 50 pages. Every project has a different intent and learning behind it and I hope that you will like them as much as I do. Okay, let’s start then?

EDUCATION

CONTACTS Kolkata | India

+91-8599985669

abhinavgupta2703@gmail.com

Primary and Secondary Education

July 2006 - May 2018

Kendriya Vidyalaya Fort William | Kolkata Xth Standard CGPA - 9.6 | XIIth Standard Percentage - 90%

@abhinav__183

Bachelor of Architecture abhinav-g-687aa8138

SOFTWARE EFFICIENCY CAD Autocad Rhino Sketchup BIM Revit Archicad

Rendering Blender V-ray Lumion Presentation Photoshop Illustrator Indesign

Computation

Video Editing

Grasshopper

After Effects

July 2018 - June 2023

School of Planning and Architecture | Bhopal

EXPERIENCE SQRFACTOR PVT. LTD. | Apprenticeship

May 2020 - Jan 2021

Maintaining Social media handle Conducting interviews and pitching event ideas.

Social Media Designing | Freelance

May 2021 - August 2021

Designing creative posts for social media brands PURPLE BLOCKS DESIGN STUDIO | Internship Handling drawings (2D-3D) and Site visits.

August 2021 - November 2021

DESIGN WORKS COMPETITIONS | ACHIEVEMENTS

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

2021

2021

1. The Dharavi Project | Interpretation Hub | Mumbai | Archdais (Ongoing)

1. Hospital Design | Delhi (Ongoing)

2. CLT Innovative Housing | Aakar Design Consultants | Aakar’s Special Mention

2. Housing Design | Kolkata

3. CTBUH | Tall Building Design | Shanghai | CTBUH

2020 1. Vintage Car Showroom Design | Kolkata

2020 1. NASA ANDC Trophy | Bus Stand Design | GangaSagar | Top 50

2. Wayside Amenity | Bhopal 3. Working Drawing of Residence | Odissa

2. Berkeley Essay Prize | Berkeley University 2019 2019 1. The House | Residential Design | Bhopal | Archdais 2. NASA Industrial Design | Product Design | NASA

1. Vernacular Residential Design | Odissa 2. Vernacular Documentation | Kamar Tribe 3. Product Design | Bed-Top Workstation

3. The Lunchbox | Office Building Design | Bangalore | Archdais

2018

4. NASA G-Sen Trophy | Bhopal

1. Sitting Space Kiosk Design at IGRMS | Bhopal

5. Circle of Life | Cemetery Design | Shanghai | Unfuse

2. Cafeteria Design | S.P.A.B | Bhopal

WORKSHOPS AND COURSES

SKILLS AND INTERESTS

1. CLT Induction | Introducing Cross Laminated Timber In India

Architectural Visualisation

-By Aakar Design Consultants

Concept Development Team Management

2. Adobe After Effects CC | Complete Course - Novice to Expert

Interpersonal Communication

- By Louay Zambarakji, Udemy

Entrepreneurship and Investing

3. Finance and Stock Marketing

Music

-By Anaga Sriram, MyCaptain

Football Video Games

SELECTED WORKS | 2018-2021

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SEMIOTICS OF SPACE Keywords: Spaces, Vernacular, Minimal, Construction Location: Odisha, India.

BLENDING THE IGNORANCE Keywords: Heritage, Colonialism, Vintage, Retro Location: Odissa, India.

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UNWRAPPING THE PROSPECT Keywords: Uplifting, Community, Slum, Street Art Location: Odissa, India.

SIGNIFICANCE OF ORDER Keywords: Urban Design, Organisation, Transit, Festivals Location: Odissa, India.

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MISCELLANEOUS Keywords: Social media design, Housing, Computational design

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Residential Design

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Semiotics of Spaces Residential Design [Spaces, Vernacular, Minimal, Construction] Odisha, India

Elating to their respective environments

and resources. Vernacular architecture is traditional in a way that it originates from specific ethnic groups and is a result of a long process over time. Beyond sustainability, vernacular architecture sheds light on another fundamental issue today. It represents the cultural identity of a certain ethnic group and becomes a tool for strengthening the bond between the population and its geographic location, fostering a sense of belonging to the space in which they live.

This design caters to the couple just moved to the outskirts of Odissa, amidst abundance of nature. The tradition, the art forms and the local architecture of the place are the key aspects of the design. These are then summed up in form of interactive and functional spaces.

These spaces are attuned in its most minimal way, so as to encapsulate the memories that they come across. As space contributes to the meanings of those memories without being obvious about its role in constructing them.

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Site Specifications

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Major Space Allocation

Volume and Open Spaces

Ground Floor Plan

Residential Design

Final Form

Back Yard

Meditation Space

Workshop

Office Space

Conceptualised Spaces

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Sec

Debri 74 %

Debri {100mm Dia.}

M.Sand 10%

Cement 8%

Broken Bricks

R.C.C. Slab Waste

Ceramic Waste

Gravely stones in soil

Gravely 2.5mm-25mm {10%}

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Wall Construc Residential Design

ction

DEBRIS MIXTURE

SHUTTERING

WIRE/CHICKEN MESH

DEBRIS WALL

MS RODS [6MM]

PLASTER LAYER

PLASTERING PROCESS

ction Process

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Space becomes a vortex of paths and streams. If boundaries are in focus at all, they are always flexible and in motion.

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Vintage Car Showroom Design

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Blending the Ignorance Vintage Car Showroom Design [ Heritage, Colonialism, Vintage, Retro ] Kolkata, India

Even though Kolkata today is adapting

to contemporary architecture and infrastructure, the colonial and postcolonial architecture, the trams and its rich culture give us a glimpse into the era gone by. The city reminiscent of the colonial capital is today grappling with a lot of modern urban infrastructural strain. One can only hope that the modernisation doesn’t trample upon the historic legacies of not only the British but also the post-colonial architecture of the common Bengali populace as well.

Where the surrounding’s architecture sees a significant amount of influence from colonial era and carries a heritage along with it engraved in day-today life. And, in resonance with this character the celebration of the same is done in various ways one of which being annual Vintage car expo. When we consider all the factors mentioned above somewhere the intersection of it lies the showroom design embedded with the Classic retro characteristics and contextual architectural elements.

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[SITE]

Kokata, West Bengal, India Contextual mapping of the site is done via mapping a significant part of the Kolkata city. Various aspects such as transportation, cultural and heritage aspects have been considered.

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(X/100): X denotes the percentage influx that specific path offers to the site.

Vintage Car Showroom Design

Jaali

Operable Louvres

Local Grills

Atrium Roof Cover

Colonial Architecture Columns

Translucent PC Sheets

Floor to Floor Ramp

Pivoting Window Frames

Folding Partitions

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Parking(2 W) Parking(4 W)

Parts & Accessories

Display Staff Changing Room

Sitting Space Staff Rest area

Car Repair lane

Staff Cafe Service Storeroom First Floor

Entry Washroom Reception

Front Display

Display

Admin

Atrium Service Reception

Consultation Lounge

Washroom Display

Connectivity Flowchart

Ground Floor Plan

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First Floor Plan

Vintage Car Showroom Design

Workshop

Spaces Around ...

Integrating the elements of local architecture in its functional manner. Further, unfolding the spaces around them.

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Sec

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Part Front E Vintage Car Showroom Design

ction

Elevations

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Every element of the space has its anecdotes that come into focus.

If the contextual application is done well.

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Interpretation Hub

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Unwrapping the Prospect Interpretation Hub [ Uplifting, Community, Slum, Street Art ] Mumbai, India

Dharavi,

the largest slum of Asia, is a microcosmic representation of India that integrates the boundaries of different communities it hosts. The organic urban fabric of Dharavi is repository of the history and memories of those communities.

Dharavi is the breeding ground of diverse businesses developed and sustained by the residents for over 100 years. With threequarters of Mumbai’s waste recycled here and a global presence in the leather and embroidery industries, Dharavi contributes around 500-600 million.

The proposal embodies the essence of Dharavi as the hub of small industries and services that transformed a dull swamp into a vibrant community of over a million residents. A centre for change and community empowerment.

Integration of various major and minor activities that are carried on between the streets of Dharavi is done. Along with the use of local architectural features and elements of Dharavi. Which all results in this proposal being an interface between the Mumbai city and Dharavi.

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Context

Lack of access to infrastructure

Lack of social Services

Disenfranchised settlement

Lack of traditional opportunities

Taking advantage of available resources

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10,00,000 residents

Dharavi

Grass-root Entrepreneurs

85 communities

A life of unity, harmony and contentment

Preserve culture and heritage

Situation Analysis Interpretation Hub

Community driven

Rich Social Capital

Support networks

Skills passed to next generation

Abstracting the Spatial Harmony Creating multiple touch points throughout a building, an experience that reveals itself as you go through the building and goes beyond that initial first impression.

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10,00,000 Residents

85 Communities

Problems Project

Disenfranchised settlement Lack of access to infrastructure Lack of social

Community empowerment

services Lack of traditional opportunities

A space to express Themselves Participate in their growth

Opportunities

Dignified Living

Community driven Grassroots Entrepreneurs Preserve culture and heritage Skills passed to next generation

Mix of open and semi open spaces Better infrastructure Opportunities

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Interpretation Hub

Volume

Connectivity

Folding Partitions

Local Doors

Local Windows

Recycled Glass Jaalis

Gallery Display Jaali

Swings

Scaffolding

Advertisments

Terrace Shed

Make Shift Stage

Stair Cases

Bridge

Corrugated Shades

Railing

Pottery Wall Facade

Recycled Pipe Louvres

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Terrace And Meeting place

Offices

Papad Area

Library

Workshop space

Night School

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Performance Area

Pottery

Kumbharwada - The Pottery Space On the front, Integrating one of the most Abundant occupation around Dharavi in form of a display and workshop. Among which the connection with the ceiling storage has been preserved in its originality.

Walkway Gallery Enclosing the walkway around the site with the Gallery walls. Which in turn acts like a canvas for the representation of the art forms in its most diverse form.

Night School Contrary to the fact of children not studying during the day, due to various chores. This Space acts as the hub for these bright yet overlooked minds to nurture.

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Interpretation Hub

TEAM CREDITS PALAK GUPTA TARUNA AIYYAR

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Urban Transit Connectivity

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Significance of Order Urban Transit Connectivity [ Urban Design, Organisation, Transit, Festivals ] Gangasagar, India

Urban order goes beyond the abstract

unit typologies of buildings and public voids; it is also defined by users’ purposes.

Gangasagar Mela sees the congregation of two million people every year who take part in a three day ceremonial bathing at the Ganges. This massive gathering makes Gangasagar Mela the second largest mega fair in the world. Due to its cultural significance, the island is constantly in a state of flux. At peaks of influx, the transit systems at the island fail.

Infrastructural failure and lack of organisation at Kachuberia bus stop leads to a disarrayed urban-scape. The pandemic, being another factor, limits tourism to a great extent cutting down Gangasagar’s primary source of revenue.

The program therefore intends to set up a conjunct system of transit along the main route to the Mela, through necessary amount of infrastructural interventions and envisions a resilient community having economic sustenance.

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Durga Puja The island being part of West Bengal, the hub for the Durga Puja Festival sees the influence in its absolute manner during the month of October and November.

Market Settlements

Fishing Activity

Sacred site of Ganga Sagar comes with ample opportunities for stakeholders which results in settlement of large.

Peripheries of the island is heavily occupied in the fishing business which results into a significant amount of space being occupied for the same.

GangaSagar Island Gangasagar is a perfect trinity of religion, culture and nature. The island hosts the Gangasagar Mela annually on the auspicious day of Makar Sankaranti in the month of January.

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Urban Transit Connectivity

Kachurberia to Gangasagar Contextual mapping of the island, mainly considering two points of the extreme ends.

Here, four major activities have been shown that are going to be reflected in the design solution. Along with an organised circulation planning.

Personal/Rental

Conjunction

Transit

Jetty Bus

Kachuberia

Host

Gangasagar Mela Durga Pooja

Annual Influx For a flexible and inclusive solution, we identify Influx and Density as parameters. generate a counter-active relationship between various functional profiles.

Momentary Influx

Intervention

Organization

Security

Infrastructural Failure

Demand/Supply Gap

Post-Pandemic

Trade Boost

Area occupied Area occupancy of built environment throughout the year. Majorly focusing on two peak festive seasons, will allow to plan the temporal aspect of the activity of that space as well as multifunctionality.

Economic Boost

Stake-Holders

Present Situation Analysis and Intervention

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Rebuilding Roads

Pedestrian Pathway

Zoning

Circulation

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Urban Transit Connectivity

JettyGhats Autostand Pedastrianzone Ghats Busstand Boatmending Node

BUS STAND

NODE

BOAT MENDING

JETTY-AUTO STAND TRANSIT

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Urban Transit Connectivity

TEAM CREDITS ANUBHAV SAXENA EISH AHLAWAT PALAK GUPTA SOUMYADEEP DAS

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Miscella 01 Sqrfactor Pvt. Ltd. Apprenticeship [ 44 - 45 ]

- Making creative posts and managing social media handle. [@Sqrfactor] - Planning out interviews with Architects and write articles on [Sqrfactor.com] - Organised an open to all webinar.

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CLT - Innovative Housing

CTBUH - High Rise Cemetery

Competition

Competition

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- Dhanushkodi, India

- Shanghai, China.

- CLT- Cross Laminated Timber

- Using diagrid steel structure for a highrise cemetery.

- Resurrecting old abandoned structures for housing.

- Parametric form achieved via coded scripting.

Apprenticeship | Sqrfactor

Vinu Daniel, WallMakers, Kerala, India

Team MuseLab, Mumbai, India

For more social media work Check the link below [May2020-Jan 2021]

https://www.instagram.com/sqrfactor/

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Design Libero, Italy

Opposite Office, Germany

Chri

Social Media Design

Conducting and Publishing Interviews

Creating and publishing, posts and stories on alternative days throughout the week.

Conducted 14 interviews and follow-up articles throughout the working period with Sqrfactor

Miscellaneous

Apprenticeship | Sqrfactor

istophe Gerningon Studio, France

Planning and Hosting Webinars

Pitching Competition and Event Ideas

Hosted on 27th September 2020. Along with the jury panel and 150 participants of which 80 attended the full webinar..

Pitching meetings for the upcoming event and competition ideas to the founder and potential jury members.

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CLT Innovative Housing

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Dhanushkodi Beach Road Hospital, Dhanushkodi Railway Station, Dhanushkodi Old Church, Dhanushkodi

INTRODUCTION Dhanushkodi is located at the southeastern tip of Pamban Island, the start of the submerged land bridge between Sri Lanka and India. Unoccupied since 1964 following a cyclone, it is now a famed tourist destination.

Placed between two seas, it is a major fishing hub, with a fishing community nostalgic about the olden times. Some members of this fishing community, now displaced, still sells fried fish to tourists. Harsh weather, however, has prevented permanent settlements from coming up again in Dhanushkodi.

Structural Development

Hospital Walls

CLT Core Frame

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Roof Frame

Miscellaneous

CLT Floor and Walls

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CLT Innovative Housing

Dwelling Units Courtyards Stairwells Access Masonry Wall to CLT Frame

Between Edge Walls

Zoning

Between Floor and Wall

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uburban st

borhood posed and

High Rise Cemetary Design - CTBUH Coffin Collection

Coffin Seperation

Decomposition through Vibration

Pot Making

Plantation

Entrance and Parking Commercial Complex Offices Entrance to Graveyard Entrance for office employees Promession Chamber Recreation by the canal Cemetary

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INTRODUCTION This proposal deals with the issues in the form of an urban cemetery being the centre programme for the design.

Process starts from Promession - Freezing the departed and transfiguring into adjuvant ashes. These ashes then are utilised for the plants that are kept near the grave stones. Further, exploring the concept of separation.

A cloud based AI procedure to recall the memory Courtyard the Commercial Zone for the bereaved. This stimulation of atthe deceased transfiguration process offers a lot less carbon footprint comparatively. Usage of diagrid steel structure along with the core constitutes the whole structure profile. Where the core will deal with the vertical load and will provide gravity resistance. Whereas, the diagrid braced members will be dealing with the horizontal loads and providing gravity resistance, as well.

Proposed Program

Entrance and Parking

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Commercial Complex

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Offices

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Entrance to Graveyard

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Entrance for office employees

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Promession Chamber

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Recreation by the canal

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Cemetery

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Proposal Diagram

Punctures developed as Semi Open Spaces

View at the Cemtery

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Framed View through the Alley

High Rise Cemetary Design - CTBUH

Graveyard

Open Space

Promession Room

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A B H I N A V

G U P T A

abhinavgupta2703@gmail.com +91-8599985669