AMAL UNDERGRADUATE ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

architecture portfolio 2017

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reating an architectural symphony for the betterment of humanity is one of the aspects that I always considered while working on a project. Each of my project is a resemblance of nature and life, for me architecture is all about creating a balance and all my projects showcases these attributes.

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Vivek Vidyalaya and Junior College,Goregaon (West), Mumbai, Maharashtra

Photography

English

Traveling

Hindi

Pillai College of Architecture, New Panvel, New Mumbai, Maharashtra

Singing Sketching

Parametric Workshop (Elephant Creations, BIM Management, 2020) Alegria 2018, Photography Workshop Ryla, Advait – 2018 (Thematic Ryla on Architecture) Geometry in Architecture by Ar. Kiran Kheluskar

Ad Project Sem 2 Exhibited in the Annual Exhibition B Tech Sem 2 Sheets Exhibited in the Annual Exhibition Ad Project Sem 3 Exhibited in the Annual Mid Exhibition Interior Design Sem 3 (Light Design) Exhibited in the Mid Annual Exhibition B Tech Sem 3 Exhibited in the Annual Exhibition Interior Design Sem 4 (Clinic Design) Exhibited in the Annual Exhibition Study Tour Documentation 2017- Orcha, Madhya Pradesh Study Tour Documentation 2018- Kumartuli, Kolkata, West Bengal Study Tour Documentation 2019- Auroville, Puducherry

Kalyan Smrithigandh 2019-20 (Documenting the Cultural and Heritage of Kalyan, In Collaboration with Saint Gobain and Ethos VOX 2017-2018, 2019- 2020 Annual College Magazine, Content Team Member

This portfolio is a compilation of work done past 3 years of architecture course.

No part of the portfolio can be copied or edited in any manner without prior permission of the author.

Ps: 1. All drawings, images, and texts in the portfolio have been produced by the author.

2. For the group and professional projects only drawings, images produced by the author has been displayed otherwise, credits have been mentioned.

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Extension and Native Occupation

The Extended Home

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Contemporary and People

Technicality and Reality

PORTFOLIO NARRATIVE

(A community space for artisans in Kumartuli, Kolkata)

(Tour documentation- Swachu Pavilion, Auroville)

(A Hostel of new age in Khandeshwar, Navi Mumbai)

( Working drawings)

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Environment for Personage

Dark to Light

Life of Space

(A park that defines nature)

(A lamp that illuminates all)

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Story of Life

Knowing Myself

( Knowing One-self (Ar. Habib Rahman)

(Self practices)

(The Sensual City)

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EXTENSION AND NATIVE OCCUPATION

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The design project is aiming to cater to the infrastructural needs of the Kumartuli communities. It also intends to provide a socio-economical platform for the locals to earn and expose their distinct art to tourism and hence promote the long term preservation of the same.

PROJECT TYPE: Architectural Design (Sem-4) PROJECT YEAR: 2018-19 PROJECT NAME: Community Space for Artisans PROJECT LOCATION: Kumartuli, Kolkata, West Bengal

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umartuli is a neighborhood of Kolkata that sits on the east bank of the Hooghly, four kilometers upstream of BBD Bag (Dalhousie Square). The locality is home and workplace to around five hundred artists and artisans, specialists and masters in the art of devotional sculpture in unbaked clay, who fashion the pratimas (deity-icons) for Durga Puja and other Bengali religious festivals. Kumartuli is the heart and focus in West Bengal for pratimashilpa (the meter of making deity-icons). It was founded after the mass migration of Kumbhakars (earthen-pot makers) from Krishnanagar, now in the district of Nadia (sixty-five miles north of Kolkata), to the metropolis and their subsequent colonisation of a vicinity they called the Tuli (locality) of the Kumar (potters). The map showcases the complete view of Kolkata and Kumartuli. Through this mapping and the images a considerable amount of site information is revealed.

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Context and its Soul Through this context of Kumartuli it tries to manifest the complete language of the space and the activities that, how the context and culture of that space is reflected in the structure. This showcases the maze of narrow streets and lanes are packed with mritshilpis and pratimashilpis employing traditional techniques based on craft-lore passed down from one generation to another to create the devotional images integral to the celebration of the city’s principal religious celebrations.

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Design Development:

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The design project considers all the required aspects for the artisans to work comfortably. The space is created according to the user’s circulation hierarchy and the analysis of the space. The space is created in such a way that it is accessible to each one of the users to make user-friendly and climate responsive structure.

Form Development:

1: Differentiating public and private space in terms of hierarchy of the users and the pattern of circulation.

2: Forming a connection between both the spaces.

3. Creating more open spaces for activities alongside the structure.

4: Forming the final form by creating a visual experience from.

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The section denotes the language of the structure and life created by the users itself, which reflects the massing of the structure and manifests variety of activities in one frame.

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Exploded View manifesting the construction details and the density of the structure.

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THE EXTENDED HOME

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

The design project is aiming to cater the infrastructural needs of the people and providing the necessity for the people to live and explore themselves in a space like hostel, where the people can experience different aspects of living spaces in day today life.

PROJECT TYPE: Architectural Design (Sem-5) PROJECT YEAR: 2019-20 PROJECT NAME: A Hostel of New Age PROJECT LOCATION: Khandeshwar, New Panvel

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handeshwar is one of the recently developed nodes of Navi Mumbai and is also a railway station on the harbor line of Mumbai suburban railway network. It is also connected by Navi Mumbai metro. Khandeshwar is rapidly developing city. So, many job opportunities can be developed in this area, and because of this reason a hostel is being proposed in the site where the person can easily access there comfortable requirements for which some public amenities are also introduced so the space has its own interactions. It is surrounded by natural as well as man-made features. CIDCO playground and parking is to the south (front) of the site. Khandeshwar lake and canal are present to the right and back of the site. At the banks of the canal dense multi-store buildings can be seen. Residential building with commercial arcade at ground level. Hospital, temple, school, banks are easily accessible from the site. Khanda colony, Kamothe bridge across the canal, temporary fish and vegetable markets can be found along the canal’s banks. Building materials of existing structure includes RCC, bricks, for temporary structures bamboo, tarpaulin sheets etc are used. Vegetation is prevalent at open spaces like lake and playground. Comparatively minimal amount of vegetation can be seen at residential and commercial areas. Surroundings of the site is shadier than the site because multi-store structures are densely present around it.

Map showing Navi mumbai and highlighting the site in Khandeshwar, New panvel

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Form Development and Concept:

As this is a space for working professionals, the aim for this design is to make the space as comfortable as their own homes. For all these aspects of designing the climate and the context have took a major role in creating the spaces. The form is developed according to the user and climatic analysis.

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The alignment of the base is designed to get maximum ventilation and open space.

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Massing of the space according to the requirements.

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The form is formed because of the integration of spaces which has public, semi-public and private. As the residential block is introduced as a high storey structure because it requires more open and more ventilation space.

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Fourth Floor: This floor is for the single member staying in a dormitory and a common open green space for people to saty relaxed.

Third Floor: This floor is for the 2 members staying in a dormitory with a mezzanine floor in each room with a common working area which are connected with both the above and below floors.

Second Floor: This floor is for the 3 members staying in a dormitory with a mezzanine floor in each room with a common kitchen and a dinning area

First Floor: This floor is for the 3 members staying in a dormitory, gym and administartion office

Ground Floor:The complete floor is dedicated for public interference with lots of activities.

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Mezzanine Floor

Ground Floor

Module 1: Unit with three beds and there requirements.

The unit is designed in such a way that each person staying in this room should get privacy and equally distributed space. A sliding door and balcony is also provided to get more ventilation and a mezzanine floor is also provided so that the user using this space should not feel uncomfortable and crowded. From all aspects this space can be used for multiple activities and to create a domicile hospitality.

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Isometric view which showcases the activities and the circulation performed by the users.

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Mezzanine Floor

Ground Floor The lower space with sleeping area.

The mezzanine floor with sleeping and recreational area.

Module 2: Unit with two beds and there requirements.

Large openings for ventilation.

In this module the space is distributed in such a way that both the users should get equal access to space. A glass sliding door and a green balcony is also provided to get more ventilation, a mezzanine floor is also provided, because of these spaces more activities can be performed.

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Views depicting the overview of the space.

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Green balcony

The Living and sleeping area

Module 3: Unit with one bed and the requirements.

The Entrance

The dormitory is spaced for a single user with all the amenities provided. As the room height is very high so the space gets maximum ventilations. The space can be used according to the user’s interests as if it is like their own home.

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Views portraying the utilization of space.

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An ovierview of the structure and the context

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ENVIRONMENT FOR PERSONAGE

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

This project tries to convey all the aspects of a park which leads to landforms, flora, fauna and human elements, for instance human activity or the built environment. According to its meaning, lighting and weather conditions are part of landscape as well.

PROJECT TYPE: Landscape (Sem-5) PROJECT YEAR: 2019-20 PROJECT NAME: A park that defines nature PROJECT LOCATION: Seawoods, Navi Mumbai

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eawoods is among the most urbanized localities in Mumbai. It is an upscale locality with the majority of people belonging to the high-income group and non-resident Indian. The area has quite a good connectivity. The main road that connects Seawoods to the NH4 is the Palm Beach Road. NMMT and BEST bus transportation system establishes a well-defined network, connecting this area to Navi Mumbai and other Mumbai suburbs. The locality is also well connected to several prominent areas.

For a stress-free life equipped with all the modern amenities and features, this landscape amenity will help them to nurture and feel comfortable.

The design development includes more open walkway and the connection bridges enhance people to visit frequently, this includes the five major parameters like: 1.Balance 2.Focalization 3.Simplicity 4.Rhythm 5.Proportion Which drives towards the design considerations like creating more play area for children, introducing more sitting spaces, creating a visual impact by providing seasonal trees and plants which will keep the park evergreen and environmentally elegant.

The cirulation is free flowing without a barrier.

Fragmentation of space for desining a shape to the circulation.

Creating level difference to create an anxiety and adventerous feeling.

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1. The upper level siting and viewing space.

Section AA’

2. The junction for gathering.

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3. The bridge for vertical interaction and for the overview of the park.

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Section BB’

The section narrates the complete soul of the park in which the core portion is the pathway through which the users will experience a complete stretch of the park in one frame.

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DARK TO LIGHT PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

The project aim is to cater the infrastructural significance of interior design in which the lighting composition is an essential fragment.

PROJECT TYPE: Interior Design (Sem-5) PROJECT YEAR: 2018-19 PROJECT NAME: A Light that illuminates all.

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Top View

Concept: Coral reefs are natural substances which can be found in variety of colors, textures and forms with both hard and soft surfaces.

Conceptual Development: The concept is developed by analyzing all the principles of coral reef by considering the textures, material and form.

Materials used: 1.Tensile Fabric 2.Binding Wire for giving shape 3.Plastic Pole for stand 4.LED Lights Final Form plan

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LIFE OF SPACE PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

The project describes about the senses of the city through which ‘Sound’ is taken as the major sense and its analytical features are considered in terms of the city.

PROJECT TYPE: Electives- Space Making (Sem-5) PROJECT YEAR: 2019-20 PROJECT NAME: The Sensual City PROJECT LOCATION: Colaba causeway, Mumbai

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umbai the city of dreams and hope whenever we hear this the first and the foremost picture that comes to our mind is the Taj hotel, the Gateway of India, etc. It is located as the landmark of this area, which is very famous for tourist attractions and due to this a lot of different senses are produced like the sounds of the peoples, birds and the sea-waves and the mesmerizing feel of the cool air flowing from the Arabian Sea. Every building has one or the other story which it is trying to say with its building materials and texture. It acts as a visual scenery for this area because of the vast sea and the beautiful heritage building structures and different people coming from all over the world. It can be crowded as you can see the people taking the photos and the photographers roaming behind the tourists. The next most noisy place is the market area. The loop started from the Regal cinema and ended at the same spot, through this loop the experience of the five senses was entirely different from point to point and different area.

In this is a frame all the aspects that contribute to the end product is depicted.

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When does architecture becomes sensual?

What is concealed is always enticing and often delightful When walls and openings create a rhythm of concealment and openness, architecture becomes irresistible. It has nothing to do with style. The allure of not being able to see everything all at once can be as powerful in a pavilion as in an apartment.

A wall of glass that exposes the whole show to anyone who’s interested is impressive, but it can’t compare to the excitement of a glimpse through the gaps. The interplay between open and closed is the Scene at the heart of architecture.

What makes the city active?

A healthy, active city is one that is continually creating and improving opportunities in the built and social environments and expanding community resources to enable all its citizens to be physically active in day-to-day life.

Physical activity has four measurable dimensions Frequency of the activity Intensity of the activity Time, the duration of the activity Type of activity.

This representation shows the different senses and the aspects which brings the space to life. The different colors and its canopy depicting the density of the spaces and the activities which leads to the senses.

Bibliography: 101 questions in architecture.

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The red color represents the traffic prone area noise showcases that how long the noise spreads and how long it effects the Neighbourhoo.

The green color portrays the noise coming from the vehicles and its fades denotes the spreads affecting the environment.

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The above highlighted space is used as the market area and the sound produced by the same showcases how long its spreads.

The long stretch highlighted with yellow color illustrates the sound produced by the people bargaining with the street vendors and the fades denoting the spreads of the sound.

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The Fades of blue color manifests the sound coming from the sea.

The above denoting violet color represents bird’s sound.

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The photo-montage describes the area of sensory perception, where it shows different types of activities and what leads to that activities at different times and its frequency of spread.

The photo-montage of street from cafe Mondegar to Taj Hotel

The Profile of the structure and other objects which leads to the area active.

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The highlighted image sowcases the structures density.

The objects which leads to the space active.

The vehicles which leads the space more live.

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The users highlighting the space.

The neighborhood structures, the objects surrounded, the transportation and humans are inter-related to each other for the space to be active which tends to produce sensory perceptions.

The types of senses which are produced by the surroundings.

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The highlighted portion in the map defines the space more active with all senses.

The photo montage of street in front Taj hotel.

The outline of the structure and other objects which leads to the area active.

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The highlighted portion depicts the crowd.

Space with different activities.

Fragmentation of senses.

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CONTEMPORARY AND PEOPLE

PROJECT TYPE: Tour Documentation PROJECT YEAR: 2019-20 PROJECT NAME: Swachu Pavilion PROJECT LOCATION: Auroville, Puducherry

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uroville is a universal town where men and women of all countries are able to live in peace and progressive harmony above all creeds, all politics and all nationalities. The purpose of Auroville is to realize human unity. This town was a vision of The Mother from Sri Aurobindo Ashram at Pondicherry as it’s an international town. She envisioned a town where unity will be celebrated and all will have a spiritual vocation. The city was designed by architect Roger Anger. The township of Auroville is meant to be a universal town where men and women of all countries are able to live in peace and progressive harmony, above all creeds, all politics and all nationalities. Auroville was founded as a project of the Sri Aurobindo in 1968 by his disciple Mirra Alfassa, popularly called “The Mother�. About 2,000 people from 50 countries live in this artificial village. Half of them are Indians and there are some 300 French people, 200 Germans and 150 Italians.

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Project Team: Anupama Kundoo, Sonali Phadnis, Ramesh Palikara Structural Engineer: Dr. Ambalavanan Contractor: Mahasaraswati

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riginally named as Sri Aurobindo World Centre for Human Unity (hence acronym) is located in the Bharat Nives Grounds in the International zone of the Auro ville city complex. The SAWCHU building is today used for a wide variety of Auroville-related meetings. Community Interaction and also houses some office space. It is a very contemporary building, built In 1997 as an offering to the country on the occasion of Sree Aurobindo’s 125th birthanniversary. It was built by Architects Anupama Kundoo and Sonali Phadnis. As we enter the SAWCHU pavilion which is surrounded by trees and greenery. We can feel the building’s openness as a welcome to all the visitors, with open hands that embrace and bring about comfort, happiness and warmth. The surrounding open amphitheater like space gives it another dimension of openness and welcoming gesture, but you cannot feel the humidity or heat inside the pavilion because of the surrounding green cover and a pavilion with natural ventilation, rather you feel quite cool in it.

The structure is free flowing and organic in its conceptual approach and seems as if not built but rather grown from the peaceful earth’s womb. There are small bridges on the four sides covering the gutters and three of them leading to the open amphitheaters around the pavilion. The flooring of the loan is also in radial pattern looking as if rays are emerging out of the circle at the center formed by the arches of the rays surrounding it and are covered with tiles.

The colors of white plastered walls and Grey colored exposed RCC paints the structure. This structure is bewitching in its ambiance and feel, making you susceptible to its charms and warmth. Having studied it for two whole days makes it feel like home and unable to part with it, such is its design and should be of any structure meant to charm and capture the soul and heart of its visitors.

References: https://www.anupamakundoo.com/sawchu/ https://www.auroville.org/contents/2275 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328919962_Anupama_Kundoo_A_call_for_action http://www.arquitecturaviva.com/en/Info/News/Details/5625

ANUPAMA KUNDOO Born in Pune (India) in 1967 Anupama Kundoo set up her studio in Auroville in 1990 Her work focuses on the study of materials and experimentation to produce an architecture of low environmental impact and adjusted to its socioeconomic context. Kundoo worked in Berlin in the field of social housing between 1992 and 1996, year in which she went on to work in India. Between 2002 and 2004 she was ‘advisor on sustainable design’ for ICAEN, as part of a project for the European Commission. In 2008 she earned her doctorate at TU Berlin. She has taught at several schools, such as London’s Architectural Association, TU Darmstadt and TU Berlin. She taught until 2011 at Parsons New School of Design and currently teaches at the University of Queensland in Brisbane.

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The circular roof slab being a strong element of the building has a very dynamic look, emphasized by its lighting pattern of lights, like an illuminated disc at night.

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Water bodies around the hall maintaining the quiet and calm atmosphere of the building. The waterspouts of the roof slab deliver the natural water to the water body on four sides.

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The structural members, being important elements of the design, contribute to the overall aesthetics of the building.

The structure is an interesting combination of bold curves of the roof and floor, which are linked by sharp and angular columns with ‘aerodynamic’ beams.

Exploded view of Swachu Pavilion showing construction details.

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The section designates the language of the structure and the life created to the space by the users, which reflects the depth of the structure and patents the diversity of activites in one mount.

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TECHNICALITY AND REALITY PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

The function of working drawings is to convert design data into construction information and to clearly communicate that information to building industry, government officials, product manufacturers, suppliers and fabricators.

PROJECT TYPE: Working Drawing PROJECT YEAR: 2019-20 PROJECT NAME: Hostel PROJECT LOCATION: Khnadeshwar, New Panvel

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Plinth Beam and Foundation Plan

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Strip Section

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Section AA’

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Toilet plan and Details

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Toilet and its Details

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Staircase Section and Miscellaneous Details

DETAIL OF TILE FIXING SCALE :1:10

Staircase Section and Details

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STORY OF LIFE ABOUT Ar. Habib Rahman was born in 1915 in Kolkata, Bengal in Undivided India. He was an engineer, musician and photographer and played a pivotal role in the architectural landscape of the country in the early decades after India’s independence.

PROJECT TYPE: Humanities (Sem-5) PROJECT YEAR: 2018-19 PROJECT NAME: Knowing One-self (Ar. Habib Rahman)

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Ar. Habib Rahman (1915-1995) Design Philosophy “A Building becomes architecture when it not only works effectively but moves the human soul” Habib Rahman, one of the visionaries who laid the foundations of the architectural vocabulary of independent India by playing a pivotal role in shaping the modern architecture of Delhi. Habib as an engineer, architect and a musician, a fusion of which is evinced in the unique purity clarity and vibrancy of his architectural purists. The government of India recognized his contribution in nation building and awarded him the Padma Shri in 1956 and the Padma Bhushan in 1974, and JK Cement Chairman award for lifetime achievement in1995.

Architectural Practice Habib Rahman introduced the Bauhaus style in the Indian context. His works range from office buildings to institutional building, low rise row building to high rise housing building. He had emphasized on functionality, minimal decoration and use of modern materials in the construction were the key features of his rationalist approach to designing. He had used the Indian architectural elements incorporating with the Bauhaus style of architecture like as follows; jalis, chajjas, dome, overhanging roof, horizontal and vertical louvers etc.

The column and the cantilever inspired by F. L.Wright. Rahman was trying to break away from Gropius’s influence and form his own style.

Image 02– the jail pattern in front of Rabindra Bhawan.

(Courtesy: archnet.org)

Image 03 –Gandhi Ghat Memorial, Kolkata, West Bengal (Courtesy: artsy.net)

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Project Description Indraparstha Bhawan is designed on the basis of Tagore philosophy as Nationalism in spirit and reflecting aristocratic folk paradigm. Rahman’s plan consist of two independent bocks pf contrasting design. An eight storied block with a plan resembling a drum (mrindungum) design to house a UN agencies offices. Its structural columns are expressed as bold vertical line projecting out of the curved exterior walls the windows between these columns are staggered on alternate floors to create an interesting pattern. With the exception of continuous vertical slits down the Centre the end walls facing east and west are windowless. A central service core houses the stairs, lifts and toilets apart from this the ground floor is kept entirely free for parking.

The shorter side of the walls are placed as two long vertical panels gently twisted towards Centre demarcated by along slit window, gives the impression of an open book which have been used to place abstract murals in relief by none other than M F Hussain. This building stands out to narrate the story of the story of the socio-Eco-political situation prevailing in 1965, and comparing with UGC building, the journey traveled by country over a span of 10 years can be seen. The building of first decade, the functionality and rigid budgeting, where as in the second decade, the functionality and budgeting gave some for free expressions in the forms as well as ornamentations like murals and relief in elevations.

Image 04 – site plan interior layout of Indraprastha Bhawan (Courtesy : https://www.scribd.com)

References: https://issuu.com/ram-rahman/docs/habib_rahman_thesis_by_hiral_jadeja https://www.scribd.com/doc/55420661/Habib-Rahman-Architecture-Tribute https://architexturez.net/file/habib-nehru1-jpg Books : Habib Rahman the architect of independent India, by Prof. S. M. Akhtar

Image 05 – M F Hussain mural painted on the façade of the building (Courtesy: https://architexturez.net)

Image 06 – The Mazar of Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad

Image 07 – the louver placements in the Hindustan times building.

Image 08 – the simplicity of WHO building

(Courtesy: architexturez.net)

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KNOWING MYSELF To know oneself the best way is through one’s art, because I believe that art is the only thing that touches the heart and overwhelms the soul. So, in this portion I expressed myself through my art and architectural works.

Photographs (through emotions of the mind) Models Constructive Models Paintings

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PHOTOGRAPHS

Expressions (Bhava)

Divinity (Daivik)

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Creation (Srishti)

Nature (Prakrithi)

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Constructive models

Design Model

Paintings

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“Never stop exploring.......�

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