Amreeta Verma | Portfolio by Amreeta Verma

P O R T F O L I O A M R E E T A V E R M A

Carved Lava

Between Built and Found

Integrated Design Studio in Partnership with Taylor Hoople

Undulation

Revitalizing Post-Industrial Spaces

Florence Abroad Design Studio in Partnership with Zicheng (Roy) Zhang

Twistcrete

Dynamic Concrete Fabrication

MSD - AAD Robotic Printing Studio in Partnership with Nicole Martinez

Threshold Tectonics

Spatial Reclamation Through Geomorphological Design

Undergraduate Design Thesis Preparatory Work

The Peel

Revealing New Economic Infrastructure

MSD - AAD Assembly Studio in Partnership with Nimika Devi

Linearity

De-Objectizing Systems

MSD - AAD Design Innovation Seminar in Partnership with Yasaman Amirzehni

Miscellaneous

The Secret Life of Democratic Architecture

Analysis and (Re)Presentation of Monticello

Brickworks

Brick Textures for Multi-Species Inhabitation

Art

Paintings and Photography

CARVED LAVA

BETWEEN BUILT AND FOUND

with Taylor Hoople

Section through Recycling Depot and Material Library

This proposal for a recycling hub and material library in Iceland engages the ideology of a circular economy. Earth materials from the site directly support the community and influence the formal and aesthetic choices of the design.

Basalt, Hammered Concrete, and Green Roof Enclosure Detail

Excavated Basalt Wall Detail

Anchored Concrete Wall Detail

Textural Spatial Conditions

Programmatic Plans

Sketches of Basalt Rock

The porosity of program pockets was derived geomorphologically from the naturally occuring porosity in the basalt rocks. Connective tissue was introduced between the program pockets to allow for circulation and cohesion of spaces.

UNDULATION

REVITALIZING POST-INDUSTRIAL SPACES

Intersection of Contrasting Objects

The internal geometry of a stone bench and a gravel path were analyzed through a contouring method. The contrasting objects were intersected through the rollage method to develop a new shared ground.

Internal Geometry Analysis with Zicheng (Roy) Zhang

Primary + Secondary Axis

Mineral Thresholds

Meditation Core - Library and Courtyard

Private Meditation Cloisters

Revitalized Quarry Site Plan

Reflection Courtyard

Section through Meditation Courtyard and Library

Section through Abandoned Mines in Monte Argentario

TWISTCRETE

DYNAMIC CONCRETE FABRICATION

with Nicole Martinez

Twistcrete is an innovative proposal that combines advanced computational design with traditional craftsmanship. The design features prefabricated concrete panels cast in robotically printed clay molds.

1-4 Scale Model of Concrete Panel

Texture caused by the robotically printed clay mold that is peeled off once concrete cures.

Prefabrication and Assembly

Concrete panels are cast in robotically printed clay molds and allowed to cure before transfer to site.

Concrete panels will be assembled in a tilt-up process and attached at the floors and roof of the timber frame structure.

3D Printed Clay Mold for Casting

Base of casting mold printed with perimeter box support to account for hydrostatic pressure of curing concrete.

Due to the incremental printing process, the panel has striations indicative of the concrete curing in the clay.

After initial base layers are printed, concrete is poured and allowed to cure while the robot continues to print.

The top of the panel is printed with a different code to produce the forked prong for the connective joint.

East Elevation

THRESHOLD TECTONICS

SPATIAL RECLAMATION THROUGH GEOMORPHOLOGICAL DESIGN

This research posits that a revitalization of indigenous earth architecture practices in a contemporary context can mitigate waste in the construction industry. Looking at how earth materials can be returned to the natural environment when utilized in a circular consumption cycle, structural capabilities are tested in forms derived soil’s tectonic logic.

THE PEEL

REVEALING NEW ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE

The facade peels off the building to reveal the inner workings of the bit-mining facility to passersby on the street level. Through the delamination of the facade, an undeniable visual presence is given to non-human actors that are often hidden away, revealing their existence and purpose to the public.

with Nimika Devi

System Interior

LINEARITY DE-OBJECTIZING SYSTEMS

with Yasaman Amirzehni

The textural surfaces and apertures are derived from pipes, beams, and mechanical systems, reinterpreted to form an enclosure system and not just functional services.

Printed Facade Model - 12” x 24” x 2”

The assembly logics used in the facade are slotting, nesting, and interlocking to maintain the linearity of elements while also connecting them sectionally and to connect the lighter hanging elements to the chunkier base structure.