AJ ABHIYANTA JAMWAL
DESIGN PORTFOLIO
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UN-SCHOOL COPENHAGEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK.
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ACADEMIC WORK
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DEVELOPING ARCHITECTURE OF THE BRAIN THROUGH ARCHITECTURE KINESTHETIC LEARNING AND DISCOVERY, SAVANNAH, GA.
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THESIS PROJECT
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THE VINE RETREAT ECO-RESORT, PHNOM VOR, CAMBODIA. ACADEMIC WORK
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REINVENTING YAMACRAW VILLAGE URBAN DEVELOPMENT, SAVANNAH, GA.
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SURFACE PATTERN DESIGN COLLECTIONS
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ACADEMIC WORK
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FREELANCING WORK
SURFACE PATTERN DESIGN COLLECTIONS
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FREELANCING WORK
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UNSCHOOL COPENHAGEN, DENMARK re-defination of an elementary school
Academic Project- As we are advancing into the 21st
century and our understanding and opportunities for education shift, this studio project was to create a vision for the school of the future. I worked towards developing architectural spaces throughout a new school design to encourage new learning styles of education. My initial design goals were: • A school should be a place to instill confidence in children where they can develop an identity. • A place which inspires them to be innovative. • A place which promotes their health, i.e physical and mental well being . • A place where they could learn collaboration and teamwork not only with their peers but social interaction with community.
Spatial Concept Weaving Nature in the building through Green Shared Spaces
Maximum transparency and views
Maximum integration between interior and exterior
More diverse solar orientation enables hierarchy in facades/ energy performance 5
Form Concept
Roof Concept
Green Roof- They help cool and insulate buildings, control rainwater runoff and add much needed biodiversity.
The overall idea was to create a small, but exceptional building that will contribute and respond to the area context by repeating the existing ridge roof skyline of Copenhagen.
Natural Ventilation- Natural cooling is provided by a displacement system that removes warm stale air from top and replaces it with fresh air cooled by the local landscape.
North Light
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Natural Light- The Roofs are angled in such a way so as to gain maximum North Light and collect solar energy on the South Side using solar panels.
Classroom Concept
Fixed seating
Step Seating
Indoor play courtyard Soft Flexible Seating Wall seating
Natural Light Classroom Zones
The Classrooms are designed in such a way so as to gain maximum daylight and connection to Nature. Each classroom has a flexible seating arrangement, which could be modified as per each child’s need.
Connection to Nature
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Site Plan
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Outdoor Community Garden
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Amphitheater
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Way to Sports Field Permeable Concrete Paving Entry / Exits Roof Slope
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Administration Classrooms Stairwell Courtyards Labartories Service
Cafeteria Multipurpose Hall Restroom Exit Routes Egress Escape Distance
Zoning Diagram
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Natural Light
Solar Energy Harvesting
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COTE M3
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Natural Ventilation
Green Roof
Rain Water Harvesting
West Elevation
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First Floor Plan
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Courtyard
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Entrance Lobby
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Double Height Cafeteria
Second Floor Plan
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1. Courtyard Below
Community Garden Below
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1. Primary Wing Level 1 - 4 2. Middle Wing
Double Height ultipurpose Hall
2. 2. Courtyard Below
Community Garden Below
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11. Library 12. Cafeteria/ Kitchen
Level 5 - 8 3. Dance Studio
13. Gymnasium/Auditorium
4. Music Studio
14. Administration
5. Arts And Crafts Studio 6. Computer Lab
15. Teacher’s Lounge
7. Science Lab
17. General Service
8. Meditation Room
18. Electric Room
9. Wood Shop
19. Toilet
16. Student Health
10. Open Learning
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Green spaces
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Sectional Details
Steel Scissor Truss
Green Roof
Ventilated Louvered Facade Glass Curtain Wall
Light weight concrete metal decking
Steel I Beam Steel K Joists
Concrete Floor Slab Floor Beam
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Green Roof
Growing Medium Root Barrier Drainage Layer Membrane Layer Insulation
Green Roof
Light weight Concrete Metal Decking
Louvered Facade
Steel Bar Joist
Steel Scissor Truss
Gypsum board with cement Metal Stud
Structural Roof
Insulation Thermal Air Layer Copper Cladding
Wooden flooring Insulation Light weight concrete Metal decking
Metal Stud Wall
Steel beam Steel K joist Drop ceiling
Floor System
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Environmental Systems
Solar Panels:
Rain Water Harvesting:
Provides solar power in the building.
Supplies wc’s and landscape irrigation
Natural Ventilation: Provides natural cooling by a displacement system.
Sewage Lines Geothermal Energy: For passive tempering of incoming outside air by transferring energy from the earth to the building. 14
Heat Exchanger Filter
Green Roof: Provides increased thermal mass and reduces heat gains to the building.
Above: North Elevation Below: Indoor Slide View
Grey water Storage & Treatment
Rain Water storage Tank
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Wall Section Scale 1:50
Green Roof Growing Medium Root Barrier Drainage Layer Membrane Layer Insulation Metal Deck
Steel Bar Joist Steel Scissor Truss
Steel I Beam
Metal Clamps Ventilated Louvered Facade
Concrete Floor Slab Metal decking Steel K Joist
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Mullions Operable Glass Curtain Wall
Floor Slab Concrete Pier Pile Cap
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Ventilated louvered facade Metal clamps Wooden floor
Detail A Scale 1:25
Insulation Light weight concrete Metal decking Steel K joist Drop ceiling Steel I beam
Steel column Column base plate Wood flooring
Detail B Scale 1:25
Cement bed Insulation Cast in place concrete Sand bed Concrete pier`
Pile cap
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V I E W S
The Classrooms are designed in such a way so as to gain maximum daylight and connection to Nature. Each classroom has a flexible seating arrangement, which could be modified as per each child’s need.
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Classroom View
Indoor Basketball Court This multipurpose hall could be used as a basketball court, gymnasium and theatre space depending on the usage. 18
Indoor Farming View Indoor farming garden acts as a place to socialize in the community and a place where children could learn and cultivate healthy eating habits early on in life.
Courtyard View The Courtyard area is meant to be an Interactive learning space for all children, where they could socialize among peers and have flexible classes. 19
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KINESTHETIC LEARNING AND DISCOVERY, SAVANNAH, GA Developing the Architecture of the Brain through Architecture
Thesis Project : As hands on learning is a rarity in public education, this
thesis investigates the elementary school education and the overall cognitive and physiological development of children by providing means to strengthen and reinforce their learning through architecture. It proposes how architecture could play a significant role in creating an environment that stimulates curiosity and encourages learning through playful exploration and discovery for children and their families. Children are naturally curious, seeking opportunities to playfully explore things while wondering about the multitude of possibilities of the world around them. Curiosity and the process of discovery are fundamental for the development of a child’s mind. These multi-modes of learning opportunities seek to engage the child’s mind potential using a creative expression that activates the senses, ignites the imagination, and heightens the anticipation of discoveries. Therefore, this thesis seeks to create an interactive place through architectural intervention for children beyond their schools where they can learn playfully. A place that could act as an educational laboratory, where they could engage their minds with hands-on learning activities by creating spaces that encourage playful exploration and discovery for children and adults.
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Concepts
Based on Site Considerations
LIGHT
The daylight creates a happy environment, conducive to working. The diffused and composed light could be used to perceive human mind. The daylight creates a happy environment, conducive to working. The diffused and composed light could be used to perceive human mind.
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JOURNEY AND MOVEMENT
The movement of the user in horizontal and vertical dimension, Built and open spaces, creates curiosity in children. This can be done with the help of way-finding in the form of signage, colors, materials, and textures.
SENSORY PERCEPTION
The five senses of human perception enable us to experience the spaces around us. Our tactile senses are most prominently affected as we feel the textures and materials surrounding us.
Existing Structure
Activity Hours
Georgia State Railroad Complex- Coach Shop and Paint shop
Saw Tooth Roof
9-3 pm
Shared Program with Existing Children’s Museum/ Open to Families
Second Floor Level
3-4 pm
After School Focused
First Floor Level
3-4 pm
Shared Program with existing Children’s Museum/ Open to Families
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After School Focused
6-9 pm
Only Community Program Focused
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Site Plan
Louisville Street
Parking Ampitheatre
Exploratory Garden
Water Fountains
Covered Picnic Areas
Boundary Street
Tree Houses
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Paint shop
Coach Shop
Jones Street
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West Elevation Showing Entrances on Different Levels
Level 2 Access for Children with their Families. Level 1 Access for School Program.
School Entrance View
A new entry has been proposed from Jones street for access to the after-school care and egress. A dynamic facade has been provided, marking the entry point, providing shade on the southern facade, and covering the staircase core. The facade is motionactivated, which allows the movement of the louvers in the vertical direction and for shading in the east and west directions. 25
Level 2 Floor Plan Isometric View
1. Entry Way 2. Check In/ Store 14
3. Central Gathering Space 12
4. Small Exhibition Gallery
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5. Double Height Library
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6. Kids Building Workshop 7. Existing Repair Workshop 8. Light Play Room 9. Cafe/Teaching Kitchen 10. Outdoor Environmental Lab 11. Exhibition Space 12. Celebration Room
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13. Train Space 14. Energy Lab 15. Flexible Studio for Community 16. Services
Main Entrance Circulation 6 Conditional Access Points Central Gathering Exit Way
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Level 1 Floor Plan Isometric View
1. Entry Way 2. Office 3. School Study Area
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4. Free Play 17
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5. STEAM Workshops
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6. Flexible Studio
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17. Pottery Studio 18. Planetarium
Egress
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Indoor Sensory Garden and Reading Nooks Thin film applied on glass at desired location
Sun
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Light splits into spectrum of colors
Morning and Noon
Lobby
Evening
Art Studio
Coach Shop Section Overlooking Activity Nooks
Design Strategies:
Light Phenomena
Journey and Movement
Sensory Perception: Sight- Visual Connection
Sensory Perception: Touch
Sensory Perception: Smell
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Lobby
Light splits into spectrum of colors
Light Phenomena and Earth Rotation
Art Studio
Sectional View with Reverse Phenomena
Outdoor Environmental Lab and Water Lab The water collected through the roof could be used to test and understand the water theories behind flow, buoyancy, density, and displacement. The stored water could also be used for site irrigation and back in the labs through pumps.
Rain water is collected on roof through certain angle slope on roof. Water collected through big tubes
Water experiments
Site Irrigation
Design Strategies:
Journey and Movement: Inside and Outside
Sensory Perception: Sight- Visual Connection
Sensory Perception: Touch
Sensory Perception: Smell
Sensory Perception: Sound
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Light Play Room Sunlight–reflected and refracted could be used as an ever-changing color composition. On the paint shop roof, a heliostat device tracks the Sun throughout the day and reflects the Sun’s light through a window in the sawtooth roof. Mirrors direct the sunlight through banks of prisms, breaking it into a rainbow of spectral colors. These dispersed colors could be recombined in an area where children could learn about light theory and play with light by blocking and sculpting light with their bodies.
Light Tunnel
Mirror
Reflector
Heliostat
Prism
Mirror
Light Play Room Section
Design Strategies:
Light Phenomena: Color Spectrum
Sensory Perception: Sight- Visual Connection
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Art and Pottery Studio
Light from upper floor level
Bacteria which requires natural light
Bacteria which grows without natural light
These colorful walls are a living terrarium. These bacteria walls are provided in the art room, where children can use these walls to perform experiments to grow and cultivate different strains of bacterial paints. Thousands of distinct species of bacteria live and breathe in this colorful terrarium. These walls are living pieces of art in a perpetual state of change. These cultures can live and thrive indefinitely, requiring sunlight, water, and mud. Tubes
Bacteriopolissupplementalanaerobic
Bacteriopolissupplementalcellulose
BacteriopolisBacteriopolissupplemental- supplementalcyanobacteria iron
Air Pump
Design Strategies:
Sensory Perception: Sight- Visual Connection
Sensory Perception: Touch
Sensory Perception: Smell
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Double Height Library
Design Strategies:
V I E W S
Light Phenomena: Colored Reflections
Sensory Perception: Sight- Visual Connection
A D D I T I O N A L
Journey and Movement
Sensory Perception: Touch- Materials
Flexible Exhibition Space Design Strategies:
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Light Phenomena: Colored Reflections
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Sensory Perception: Sight- Visual Connection
Journey and Movement
Entrance Lobby Design Strategies:
Light Phenomena: Colored Spectrum
Sensory Perception: Sight- Visual Connection
Sensory Perception: Touch- Materials
Co-linear Pattern Walkway Design Strategies:
Light Phenomena: Colored Reflections
Sensory Perception: Sight- Visual Connection
Journey and Movement
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THE VINE RETREAT, PHNOM VOR, CAMBODIA Eco- Resort, Remote Hideout Huts
ACADEMIC PROJECT- The Cambodia Remote Hideout Huts was a competition in collaboration with The Vine Retreat, a health and wellness retreat, located in the idyllic rural countryside between Phnom Vour Mountain and the south coast of Cambodia. For this competition, I designed a series of hideout huts to be located in this remote area of Cambodia. My main project goals were: • Minimal site disturbance • Use of local materials • Promote local crafts. • Community Involvement.
Form Concept: Lotus My form concept is derived from a Lotus flower which embodies the Buddhist teachings and has a great cultural and religious significance in Cambodia as 95% of people are Buddhists. In Buddhism Lotus represents purity of the body, speech and mind. Similarly in this resort I tried to create the essence of tranquility and inner peace through my design.
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Passive Design Strategies for Tropical Climate
Winter Sun
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November- April
Shading System Shaded roof systems create cool areas of exterior space which are out of direct sunlight. These spaces aid in keeping the entire structure cool
Orientation North -South building orientation is often used along the equator to decrease solar heat gain. The hut’s main entrance and windows on the facades are oriented away from high tropical sun.
Wet Season
May- October
Elevated Floor Elevated floors prevents excess humidity by lifting the structure above the damp ground and catching winds of higher velocity. It also mitigates flood damage during monsoon seasons. 36
Materials Quick drying building materials prevent precipitation and condensation from the warm, damp air seeping into the building’s interior.
Ventilated Roof Catches Prevailing winds and helps the House cool. Wind helps aid in the air exchange.
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1. Drop Off/ Reception Lobby 2. Spa 3. Restaurant/ Bar 4. Yoga 5. Lily Pond 6. Huts 7. Services 8. Parking 9. Kitchen Garden 10. Pool 11. Gazebo 12. Zen Garden 13. Service Road 14. Textile Workshop
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Glulam Beams Insulation
Hut Mezzanine Plan Wooden Flooring Wooden Floor Beam Wooden columns
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The passive systems which I’m looking in my designs is natural ventilation, daylighting and shading. I want to utilize maximum diffused sunlight for the interior spaces and try to gain maximum North light. The site has a sufficient amount vegetation which can also be used to serve as an operable type of shading. As the temperature there is hot and humid most of the year, natural ventilation may help control with the humidity issues as well. Summer Sun Winter Sun
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Hut Design Concept
Deciduous Trees also serve as an operable type of shading.
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Elevated Floor
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O U T D O O R
Large overhang roof to create shaded outdoor spaces.
Concrete foundation to protect the building from damp ground.
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REINVENTING YAMACRAW VILLAGE, SAVANNAH, GA Working Towards the Future of a Self-Sustaining City ACADEMIC PROJECT- This course project was to redevelop the existing Yamacraw Village in downtown Savannah area, into a successful 21st century urban area that seamlessly coexists with the remainder of downtown Savannah, Georgia. The concept originates from the idea of creating a selfsustaining city and by exploring just how self sustaining a 21st century urban area could be. The proposed 4 main components for this city were:
Green Spaces
Water
Building Density
Mobility My role in the project: • • • • • • • •
Precedent Research Context Research Concept Development Site/ Street Sections Urban Components - Area Plans/ Street Plans Photoshop Renders Illustration Model Making 45
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Proposed: Due to the existing influence of water, particularly the Savannah River, we proposed to draw water into the existing site as a recreational, economical, ecological and social space. This space is meant to connect the larger context of Savannah to the newly developed Yamacraw Village, draw people to the site, and establish more green spaces that can help support the idea of a Self-sustaining city.
We also proposed a cultural zone which acts as a magnet area between the Yamacraw Village and the rest of Savannah downtown.
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Proposed Water:
Proposed Mobility:
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An important part of Savannah is the water that is introduced through the Savannah River. However, there is little, if any, evidence of this connection to water past River Street. In order to change this we have introduced a canal onto the site. The canal will act as a place of socialization and well as transportation, allowing access to boats from the river. We are also introducing rainwater harvesting on every rooftop for reuse in our vertical gardens. Bioswales and permeable pavement have been add, along with floating gardens and docks, in order to mitigate rainwater and reduce pollutants entering the Savannah River. 48
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The existing Yamacraw site contained very little green space - either for recreational or agricultural purposes. We are proposing much more green space on the site including vertical gardens for growing food, a marsh area with trails and recreational space, and a large increase in the number of trees on the site. Our goal is to have 60% of our site be green
Proposed Green Spaces:
Building Density
The existing Yamacraw site contained very little green space either for recreational or agricultural purposes. We are proposing much more green space on the site including vertical gardens for growing food, a marsh area with trails and recreational space, and a large increase in the number of trees on the site. Our goal is to have 60% of our site be green
Our proposed building and housing density is meant to bring more people to the site and triple the population of Yamacraw. All of the buildings along the canal have a bottom floor of commercial space, while the upper floors are filled with housing. Our goal is to bring the population of Yamacraw up to 3,500 people while keeping housing affordable and creating employment opportunities in the proposed commercial space. 49
Proposed Street Plans
Broughton Street
Typical Pedestrian Street
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Proposed canal and market area plan
Green Roof
Green House Pedestrian Road
Green House
Green Roof
Green House Bike Route
Permeable Pavement
Section through proposed canal and market area 51
Zen Garden Pavilions
Bus Stop
Gathering Place
PLAZA PLAN
Performing Arts
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Theatre
Gathering Place
Bus Stop
Urban Agriculture Education Center
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Market Area Residents of Yamacraw and the surrounding Savannah area are able to sell goods along the canal in order to further encourage the idea of a self-sustaining city.
Pedestrian Ways The site is meant for pedestrians and bicycles, rather than cars and other vehicles. Large walking paths are provided throughout and vehicular access limited in order to encourage walking and biking rather than other means of transportation.
Plaza
The area surrounding the plaza acts as a road for the buses that travel throughout the site. The large roof overhang provides needed shade for waiting passengers.
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SURFACE PATTERN DESIGN COLLECTION Eden Garden Collection
My aim is to create beautiful textiles that will bring more color and bring a fresh new style into homes. The designs are for furniture, wallpaper and furnishings. My concept revolves around my childhood memories of wandering and exploring my backyard botanical garden and trying to bring the glimpse of my cherished memories with my family. My inspiration comes from the traditional techniques with contemporary design of Ari work. The design merge into one another, creating surprising, bold and organic patterns. The collection is shown in two color ways and each collection includes one statement pattern (26.5” x 26.5”), two coordinating patterns (13.5” x 13.5”) and three textures ( 6.5” x 6.5”).
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SURFACE PATTERN DESIGN COLLECTION Women In Science Collection
During the COVID pandemic while spending a lot of time at home with my daughter’s kindergarten classes, I wanted to inspire her with works of women in the fields of science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM). This collection contains Jane Goodall who is a Primatologist, Ethologist & Anthropologist, Madame Curie who was a Physicist & Chemist, Katherine Johnson who was a Physicist & Mathematician, Kalpana Chavala who was an American Astronaut and Mary Anning who was a Fossil Collector & Paleontologist. I hope this collection inspires little girls to follow their passions and dreams and what a girl is capable of achieving and that there is no limits to it. The designs are for children’s furniture, wallpaper and furnishings. The collection consists of one statement pattern (13.5” x 13.5”), three coordinating patterns (13.5” x 13.5”) and one coordinating pattern(6.5”x 6.5”).
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912-257-3601 ar_abhiyantajamwal@yahoo.com