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- I recently returned to tertiary studies to continuously improve myself and completed a Master of Design Innovation & Technology. As part of my studies, I successfully completed group and individual projects, where I achieved a DISTINCTION average across all my subjects.This underlines my readiness to step into a new role, knowing I have a robust appreciation of contemporary tools, processes, standards and regulations used within the Australian Industry.
- My Graduation Thesis Project, Earthscraper has won several accolades, and was picked up as a Finalist representing ASAD for AESA awards. Earthscraper has also won the ‘Jury’s special recommendation award’ project in the student category in 2019. The formal recognition of my work is a testimony to my genuine passion and interest for design and architecture.
- I also possess 2 years’ real world experience. After successfully completing my graduation in Bachelors in Architecture, (where I won an award for academic excellence), I entered the workforce as a Graduate Architect for AAA’s, Punne, India. I handled residential, interior, landscape and commercial projects throughout the entire project design development stage. Impressed by my work I was soon promoted to post of Senior Project Architect in the firm handling team of people and designing on public projects. This experience complements my other experience working as a intern in prestige firm in Pondicherry known as Ovoid Atelier.
- I possess excellent skills using AutoCAD, ArchiCAD, Revit and Rhino to perform design work alongside other applications- MS Office 365, Adobe Design Suite and other rendering programs. I have used these programs as part of my work and award-winning studies, underlining my job-ready capabilities.
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Jui Apte ArchitectVashi bus Terminal
Abstract
Vashi Bus terminal is design to tackle extreme public bus transportation for intercity and intracity travel. New bus terminal design has two terminals for state transport buses and private transport buses. The terminal is designed to have a parking facility, a food court, landscape paradise for waiting passengers.
The site of the bus terminal itself was a huge challenge and is situated in a long rectangular strip of 32M x 267M surrounding by service road at north end and express highway at south end. The west end of the site is connected road junction connecting to the nearby suburb.
The site also passes through a main state gas line located at -3.2M underground. This put challenges to design a semi permanent structure design allowing relocate the entire structure. The structure is designed in modular ferocrete installation for administration and food court area. Where as the skeleton of structure is designed in aluminium tensile.
The roof of thhe structure allows rain water harvesting where the city of Mumbai receive average 242cm. The structure collects the rain water from all the slopes and ridges and transfered to the underwater rainwater tanks.
Rain water tanks are located in the landscape area which divides the state transport terminal and private transport terminal.
More’s Residential
More’s farmhouse is designed in their native village of Junnar. The archytype of the house is inspired from the tradition exposed brick style of houses which can be found in the area. The tradition houses in the junnar area are situated in the close proximity and have large window openning in arch format and skylight for maximum cross ventilation and sunlight.
The house is spread in 3000 sqft area with farm land attached to the property where the organic farming is cultivated. The planning of property is segretated in formal and informal way. where living room, guest rooms and study room are situated at ground level where as bedrooms, informal livinng room and terrace bar are situated at first level.
Sai’s Hotel is a luxurious hotel project located in hill town of Panchgani. The structure is reuse of an old 5880 sqft of old Art Deco bungalow in the vicinity. Additionally 3000 sqft of new rooms and 1600sqft of activity area are designed to cater for the new design. The Hotel also comprises of Swimming pool area and outdoor spa and stage area for guest performances.
The design of additional rooms and landscape are designed in such a way to have individual view looking towards scenic view into the mountain cliff. While the new construction is designed in Laterite stone giving an earth tone to the structure. Even though the hotel aesthetic are in Art Deco style. All the outdoor landscape is designed in Tradition Mughal garden style with infinity pool on the edge of the cliff.
Sai cafe site is located in famous in hill town Panchgani. Surrounded by beautiful western ghat mountain ranges, the site had challenging topography overlooking a mountain cliff. The brief decided on the project was to built a submerged cafe built on top of luxurious hotel rooms.
As the area is very environmentally sensitive with abundant flora and fauna, the structure is designed in such way where the not a single branch of tree was reduce to built the structure.
Sai cafe is an extended project for the Sai hotel where 3 luxury rooms were designed semi underground and cafe built on level zero. The total project was spread across 1300sqft and was constructed in naturally found exposed laterite stone. The roof of the cafe is designed to tackle the heavy wind and rainfall in the area with reaches uptop 35kph and average rainfall of 747cm.
Earthscarper Reimagined
The entire structure has been focused on three entities. The earth mounds and the remaining site are allowed to turn into a dense woodwork with native species. The idea is preserve the natural contour. The site will be converted hence into a small forest.
Going down in search of man’s most primordial needs. This subterranean cave like structure will have natural growing ecosystem similar to the sinkholes to eliminate the effects of CLAUSTROPHOBIA.
Large green trees, sufficient natural sunlight are the basic driving ideas of the utopian conceptualisation.
Not a rabbit hole
New ideas have evolved in architecture, that recognise today’s issues caused due to mass urbanisation, which are designed in a way that they help to build a better future. This project is an attempt to show a different design idea which can deal with the problems of mass urbanisation, climate change, lack of land in city for future development and to shatter the paradigm of human perception for an underground space. The design challenge addresses to myth and problems faced by an underground space architecturally.
The research concludes architectural challenges like human scaling, sustainability and architectural impression of structure along with suitable data of geology and factors due to which the project is selected for a reason.
Mass urbanisation in Indian cities will be increased by coming future due to climate change which can lead to formation of a Megapolis. As the city increases in size it destroys the natural open habitat surrounding it, which leads threat to various environmental losses.
For growing mass urbanisation in mega cities building skyscrapers seems one of the solution to accommodate more number of people in limited land use, But skyscrapers possess threat to fabric and workability of a city and has negative impacts on environment, compared to the positive aspects.
To minimise these effects and reduced growth of city, some trendy, utopian or ancient methods should be experimented which can solve problems for both, mass urbanisation and environmental conservation.
This project revolves around concept of utilising the land efficiently by going underground. The concept is evolved with increase in demand for land and the recent trend of importance of open land.
The project is based on utopian context of looking at the fundamental way of construction of structure. The regional topography and typologies are the key values for creating a modern mixed used development with a close relation with nature. The inspiration for the Earth-scraper comes from the terracing on the mountains and the open mines. The subsequent terracing prevents landslides and more depth can be achieved similar to the open mines. In the earth-scraper each floor is designed in irregular form imitation the natural contours earth which also beneficial in absorbing more natural light in the interior spaces of the structure.
REDUCED CARBON EMISSION
A large tree inhales 20.3 kgs of CO2 in a year and exhales enough oxygen for a family of four for a year. Foliage of a large tree - 100sqm. area of the site - 64,152sqm
Total tropical large tree plantation = 641 large trees
Total reduction in carbon footprint/ year = 12820 kg. Retractable roof used to protect or conserve the inside ecosystem of the Earthscraper as well as to maintain the privacy and to curb the surrounding noise.
Retractable roof will also avoid rainfall accumulation in the interior portion of the structure which can prevent flooding.
The floor will be designed such that spaces would pop-out or moved out to achieve external terraces for outdoor activity maintaining its structural grid.
In earth-scraper, straight vertical development can lead to stresses along the entire length of the structure. Terracing can provide extra stretch of light deep towards the surface with better efficiency.
Though the effect of light will reduce towards interior part of the structure, A ray of light nor insufficient nor excessive will be directed inside from all four sides within the centre will be directed down to the bottom.
-PM
Major Project ’ 2021
The air pollution is found in urban setting of any give size from small town to mega cities.A PM particles are to be founnd intact within 500 m of city perimeter.To reduce the city pollution level use of building facade can be utilise to absorb pollution. As building facade accounts for most man made area on this planet,
A new sustainable material can be developed which replaces conventional concrete and cement reducing the air pollution at intial process, as cement making contributed to one of the main reasons for CO2 emmission in the world.
Thus replacing cement and concrete in building material will drastically reducing air pollution. The new material made will also be able to attract PM particles and neutralise them. As pollution particles are +ve charged in nature, -ve charged particle will be required to attract them.
This composite material is designed be installed in one of the most air polluted countries in the world, India. 4/10 top cities in the world for worst air quality are found in India, With PM particulates reaching 400% more than hazardous level., Exposure to ambient air in Delhi is equivalent to smoking more than five cigarettes every single day for all the 365 days. And in winters equivalent to smoking 45 ciggrates per day.
All these effects create a smog effect in the area and get accumulated which is harmful for health. The smog is severe in winter and 5 times more denser. In this period For period from late October till February end people often avoid going outdoor places and tend to explore indoor activities because of polluted smog air thus making sport activities, musical events, and public gathering getting a rare sight. And often closed as hazardous zones.
Built Environment Greenery
The reason for severe air pollution in Delhi is because of its lack of open green pockets in the urban setting, Which is just around 10% compared to the 90% built environment making the pollution particles to remain in surroundings for longer period of time. These pockets are mainly vast unused government land where they are reserved for future projects, and small parks.
In Ideal situation 25% and more greenery is required
Thousand of people use this land as a outdoor activity tool for manly occasions including sports, festivals and events but lack in basic amenities and improper infrastructure like access to clean water, toilets, dedicated activity spaces like sporting grounds with alloted space for sports, Hence these land pockets can be used to absorb urban air pollution and provide a pollution free space to conduct outdoor activities while creating a sustainable -PM space.
As the air pollution is found in urban setting of any give size from small town to mega cities. Approximately PM particles are to be founnd intact within 500 m of city perimeter. To reduce the city pollution level use of building facade can be utilise to absorb pollution.
A new sustainable material can be developed which replaces conventional concrete and cement reducing the air pollution at intial process, as cement making contributed to one of the main reasons for CO2 emmission in the world.
Thus replacing cement and concrete in building material will drastically reduce air pollution. The new material made will also be able to attract PM particles and neutralise them.
As pollution particles are +ve charged in nature, -ve charged particle will be required to attract them.
Design a multipurpose public space, where activities like art and craft, theatre, music events, sporting events could be conducted. This structure can be installed or constructed in non-green city spaces.
VOCs
Carbon monoxide (CO)
Carbon monoxide is a highly toxic, colorless, odorless and tasteless air pollutant. CO is produced in the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels such as gasoline, natural gas, oil, coal, and wood. The largest anthropogenic source of CO are vehicle emissions.
Microbes and pollen
Microbes and Pollen
Microbes range from PM 2.5 to P10 and are categorised in allergens.
PM2.5
Microscopic particles from industrial emissions and burning wood. When inhaled PM particles penetrate deep into lungs and enter the bloodstream.
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Most of the VOC or gases from the air pollution gets dissolved with 24hr period time by trees or dissipitate into atmosphere. Microbes and pollen get neutralise within period of 6 - 7 days timeline while PM particles stay and accumulate the environment causing adverse effect on the surrounding environment through acidifying plants annd erosion of materials. To get neutralise these particles require years harming the surroundings.
upto 10 years
Potentially harmful pollen and allergens and is a metric most often used to indicate the quality of air in urban environments
Sodium Alginate is natural occuring material extracted from seaweed and algae. It is widely used in food inndustries, but recent studies has show uses of sodium alginate in material exploration as well. Sodium aliginate transforms in jelly format which is fire resistant and -ve in nature. As found abunduntly around the globe, price tag of material is very minimum compared to activated charcoal.
Medium size gravel
To experience the material strength and bonding typology. The mixture of sodium alginate and clay was mixed with three diffrent material. As the curing time required for material was estimated 15-20 days in natural setting, the material were baked at 180 degree celsius in oven for 1 hr.
This resulted in material showing different behaviour with each material.
small size gravel
The mixture bonded with Medium size gravel turned into rock hard material.
The mixture with small gravel was brittle and didnt bonded well. The mixture bonded with natural fibre warpped up into thin sheet of composition.
The material was exposed to candle experiment where the object is placed above distance of one feet from the candle flames (as they emit similar PM partcles after iggnition), resulted in black saturation on the material
he dried material was then introduced to candle experiment where the material was put in box away from burnnig candle. This experiments releases similar amount of PM particles as fuel fumes. Resulting in black residue saturation on the clay + alginate material inn small quantity. proving Alginates pollution absorption.
16.the dried material showed characteristic of common concrete brick showcasing similar strength than and water retention qualities. To test the durability, the material was kept in rain and moisture environment for 9 hrs.
The crisscross grid enables to weaken the air flow, that allows to dissipate the wind around the structure such that the tiles in turn absorb the PM particles from the stationary wind.
To hold thes PM particles,The study of wind is essential is designing the structure. Upon research, flexible and porous crisscross structural form have potential to weaken the winds velocity aiming the wind to be stagnant, This will allow for Clay + Alginate brick to react with PM particles and absorb them.
The structure will be generating new material by soaking the PM particles, as well as the inside area will be free from pollutants and act as a new social square
-PM is focused on micro and macro aspect of design. -PM is initiative to Design a multipurpose public space, where social activities like art and craft, theatre, music events, sporting events could be conducted in non-green city spaces.
The innovation of -Pm will allow visitors to perform their outdoor activities without any interference of pm particles.
As the structure targets to hold these pollutants and absorb them throughout the period of time.
The structure will change its aesthetic look through out the time showcasing the severe levels of pollutions and asorb the pollution particles.
The land pockets in the city are approximately 2500sqm3000 sqm in area and still accomodates thousands of people for activity purposes. The structure is design to accomodate
Construction material
The angle of of the corten steel are installed in 45 degree to create square void of 1mx1m where clay + alginate brick to be installed. The structure is designed to be semi-permanent structure and can be detached and rebuild in different location.
45 degree is derived from the sheets to groove-in easily and used as structural system for the -PM. The crisscross sheets at angle will stabalize the structure.
The structural system will be made in corten steel which is abuntly used in India and readily available material and is used as exposed material and favourable to conditions for several years in order to form a rust-like appearance. In -PM Cor-ten steel sheet are installed in crisscross grooving pattern in 8 mm thickness to create a filter effect exoskeleton to weaken air flow with concrete free construction.
Cor-ten steel sheet are installed in crisscross grooving pattern 8 mm thick to create a filter effect to weaken air flow with concrete free construction.
Clay composite brick
Abuntantly available
Concrete free construction
Long lasting durability
Cor-ten steel
The corten steel sheets then will bee sandwiched by the clay+ alginate tiles on both side to absorb pollutants. A single corten steel sheet will house around 2480 bricks, while the whole structure will comprise of 208,320 bricks.
Design Details
Groove
8 mm Cor-ten steel
Clay + Alginate sandwich brick on both side
Design services
ventilation systems
-Pm also focus of using minimum carbon footprint, hence instead of relying on artificial ventilation, technology of passive air cooling is utilised inside the structure for fresh air flow.
This will allow polluted air to be sucked inside the voids filled with Clay+alginate brick to neutralise and absorb PM particles and push forward flow of fresh pollutant free air inside the structure. The cycle of passive air flow is a continuous process where surrounding local air will be filtered out through -PM.
In stage one the brick will be offwhite in colour with no saturation of pollutants. This will be at the intial installation of the brick
As the brick starts reacting with PM particles, the colour of the brick will change from offwhite to mild grey shade indicating 40-50% of the surface absorbed by the brick.
Conventional brick has one surface which is exposed to the free environment while other five sides are covered with cement and other brick bonds.
Results in minimum wind distortion due to plain surface
Clay + Alginate Brick
Brick channel
At the last stage of the absorbtion the brick will be in dark grey shade shocasing pollution absorbtion lof more than 90% on its surface.
Neutralization
-PM brick allows wind to distort in wave form because of the diamond surfaces reducing its velocity.
Stage 01 Stage 02 Stage 03 Crushed saturated brick PM particles Separated clay
