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VAISHNAVI MASANE
About me.
Hi. I am Vaishnavi and I am a fourth year architecture student.
vaishnavi.masane@ves.ac.in
+91 9137512033
English, Marathi, Hindi, French
To me, architecture is more than just form or appearance, it’s a journey and a meticulously crafted experience aimed at providing the best possible solutions for users.
I believe architecture can signicantly impact communities and enhance quality of life. My design philosophy centers on creating spaces that blend functionability, sustainability, and basic design principles.
I aspire to work on innovative projects where I can learn, grow, and contribute to transformative designs that are impactful.
EDUCATION
CBSE
HSC
B.ARCH
ACADEMICS
SEM 1
SEM 2
SEM 3
SEM 4
SEM 5
SEM 6
DAV Public School Thane (w)
Vasant Vihar Junior College and High School, Thane (w)
Vivekanand Education Society’s College of Architecture, Chembur Mumbai
Playscape design, Mumbai
Tiny house project, Dharavi, Mumbai.
Artists Village - Experiential center , Mulshi, Pune.
Youth Center, Nashik
Urban Resilience Shelter, Powai, Mumbai
Educational Building, Metropolitian University
Sogaon, Alibaug
INTERESTS AND HOBBIES
Photography
Bharatnatyam Dancer
Reading
Travelling/exploring places
Digital Drawing and Modelling
Digital Composition and Rendering
Other Softwares
TECHNICAL SKILLS WORKSHOPS
2022
- Construction of CSEB Bricks and Arches Auroville Earth Institute pondicherry
- Climate Responsive Workshop By EDS
- QGIS Mapping workshop
- Introduction to set design by CAARVAN
- Architecture Journalism
2023
- Spatial Narrative by Ar. Yatin Pandya
- Net Zero Building Design
AutoCad Sketch Up Archicad
Revit
Corel Draw
Adobe Photoshop
Climate Consultant Design Builder EnviMet
Enscape
- Chasing Masters - Decoding Master Architects Design Process
- Rammed Earth wall Construction at HIAL ladakh
COMPETETIONS
2022
- OFF the Grid International Competition Tiny House (shortlisted)
2023
- IGBC Green Building Competition
- The Drawing Board - Badami Museum
2024
- Solar Decathlon India 2023-24
Content.
Educational Building
SEM VI Project
Urban Resilience Centre
SEM V Project SEM IV Project Tiny House - Dharavi
SDI COMPETETION 2024 OFF THE GRID - TINY COMPETITION (SHORTLISTED)
Dharavi
04 Working Drawings
Miscellaneous
Sketches, Elective, photographs, competetion entries.
HOUSE 2022 (SHORTLISTED)
Metropolitan University.
Arts Science & Commerce High School and Degree College
Semester 6 Project
Location: Sogaon, Alibaug
Site Area: 14600 sqm
Hiranandani Construction Private Limited is establishing an educational University in Maharashtra in rural setting of village Sogaon, Alibaug. The University has total occupancy of 3000 out of which 2500 are students. The construction and planning of the campus is to be done in two phases. Phase one contains construction of a Art Science and Commerce college building. Phase 2 contains construction of sports Arena along with hostel facilities and expanding the campus with additional building program.
The aim of this project is provided is to provide affordable higher quality education in rural areas
Site Context.
Sogaon village presents a unique opportunity to address the educational needs of the primary user - students currently limited sogaon and neighbouring villages project partner Hiranandani envisions the campus with addition hostels to facilitate a div Institute in future. The villages degree colleges presenti challenge for the local population.
The difculties include the villages the sea making it vulnerable evidenced by the damage cyclone.
Ramdhaneshwar hill
Figure 4.2 : Mapping around the site
HANUMAN TEMPLE
MAIN ROAD CONNECTING THROUGH VILLAGE
ENTRY TO THE PLOT
ENTRY TO THE VILLAGE
WELL ON PLOT
Ground Floor Plan
Form Development
FOR 1ST, 2ND, 3RD FLOOR
All Classroom are oriented towards north side to have diffused daylighting.
maximum site fo print cavity in form to increase ventillation
light wells and cou yards
atrium/social hub
Indoor Sports + Badminton Court
Library + Workshop Administration Ofce + Principal’s Cabin.
FOR GROUND FLOOR
Canteen Dining +Kitchen
Axonometric View
Figure 4.2 : Floor wise zoning
Visual Connect to Amphitheatre
Green Roof - Organic Farming Courtyard
Classrooms aligned to North Side
North Light Truss
Figure 4.3 : Sectional view
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
HOD
AMPHITHEATRE
BADMINTON
CLASSROOM
CLASSROOM
LABORATORY
AMPHITHEATRE
Waterfront Development and Urban Resilience Center.
Semester 5 Project
Location: Powai, Mumbai
Site Area: 8000 sqm
Built up Area: 2000 sqm
The site is located near the suburbs of powai. The site is at a small water front which is in walking proximity of the larger Powai lake. The articial pond is encircled by two very contrasting faces of Mumbai. The east part is a residential high rise and posh area contradicting the west part which is a slum settlement consisiting of the worker class.
POWAI LAKE
Concept
The site is located near a small waterfront, within walking distance of the larger Powai Lake. This water body is bordered by two contrasting areas of Mumbai: a high-rise residential area to the east and a slum settlement housing the working class to the west.
My goal is to develop a social hotspot to foster interaction and bridge the gap between these communities. For the slum residents, essential amenities like clean water, public restrooms, and medical facilities are crucial. Additionally, including spaces such as a sports center, skill development center, and a library with an exhibition area will cater to the interests and needs of both communities.
POWAI LAKE
PLOT
ARTIFICIAL POND SLUMS HIGHWAY
Form Development
UNITSARE PLACED ACCORDINGTOTHEAREA PROGRAM
ADDITION OF SKILL DEVELOPMENTCENTER AND CREATION OF SMALL URBAN PUBLIC SPACES
HEALTHCARE
URBAN RESILIENCE CENTER
CAFE LIBRARY FITNESSCENTER
ENTRANCETOTHE SITE IS INTHIS DIRECTION SOTHE CIRCULATION IS GIVEN IN SAME DIRECTION
URBAN RESILIENCE CENTER
HEALTHCARE CAFE LIBRARY FITNESSCENTER
SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTER
SECONDARYCIRCULATIONTHATIS THE JOGGINGTRACK IS PROVIDED SOTHATITDOESNTINTERRUPTTHE PRIMARY CIRCULATION
URBAN RESILIENCEAND HEALTHCAREARE BOTH USER SPECIFICAND PRIVATE SPACES HENCE SEPRATIONTHEM FROM OTHER UNITS
Master Plan
Potter’s House
Semester 2 Project Kumbharwada, Dharavi
Location: Kumbharwada Dharavi
OFF THE GRID - Tiny House Competetion
Home is a place that solely radiates comfort. After a long hard day returning to home feels like a luxury. For the potters, home is the place where they both work and rest and hence they spend almost all of their time there. Giving this more thought, the city we live in is also a home to all of us. Thinking of Mumbai city the visual image that comes to mind is the constant pace and the busy lives.You can evidently feel the time moving and the city is screaming with lights, alive all the time. Dharavi has a similar fast pace life and chaos to it like Mumbai. The unending stretch of narrow lanes, open sewers and crammed houses leave you with the initial feeling of the space closing in on you but the more we walk through these lanes we get to experience and look at the busy lives of the people living there. Kumbharwada (Kumbhar = Potter and Wada = colony) regardless being a part of Dharavi is a adequate mix of calm and chaos. Walking through kumbharwada, the smell of wet earth, the pots arranged for sun drying, the smoke coming out of the kilns and the chaos of people talking successfully grabs your attention. It makes this a place of endless potential and possibilities.
Kumbharwada, located within Dharavi in Mumbai, is a vibrant and historically signicant area known primarily for its pottery industry. Dharavi itself is one of the largest informal settlements in the world, often referred to as a "slum," but it is also a hub of entrepreneurial activity and cultural diversity. Kumbharwada, in particular,standsoutforitsuniquecommunityofpotters.
90 FEET ROAD
ESSENCE OF KHUMBHARWADA
Narrow Lanes Transitional spaces Verticality
KHUMBHARWADA IN CONTEXT OF DHARAVI,MUMBAI
PLAN OF NARROW LANE IN DHARAVI
FORM DEVELOPMENT
APPLICATION OF DAYLIGHT AND VENTILATION IN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
Installa onof Solar panels on the roof makes the energy produced renewable and environment friendly.
Ver ality of the design results in minimal carbon footprint. Water resources are available by crea n water channels and guters connected to the roof which collects the water below the structure and is used as required.
Play of Light & Shadow in Model
Skylight
Providing abundant daylight in workspace area. Also helps with ven l a on.
Intricate Stair Design
These stairs are space saving & enable the person to climb more easily.
Mezzanine Floor
It enables maximum u liaa onof the space and divides the area into levels.
Display Storage Wall
Thepotsthat arestoredinthe unitwillbesemi-open totheexteriorhencecreating aninterestingfacade.
W O R K I N G
D R A W I N G
Micellaneou
us.
Decoding Chasing Masters
P h o t o g r a p h y
S k e t c h i n g
Architectural Writing
W o r k s h o p s
M o d e l M a k i n g
CHASING MASTERS - ELECTIVES
Objective - To understand the design process of Master architect by analysing Christopher Benninger their structures and design philosophy through different design parameters.
CHRISTOPHER BENNINGER - YMCA ANALYSIS
YMCA- SECTIONALMODEL
Sangath - Ahmedabad
Patang Re-Evolve - Gujarat
Modhera Sun Temple
French Colony - Pondicherry
Auroville
Nataraj Temple - Chidambaram
G R A P H Y
LLDC - Gujarat
Prag Mahal - Bhuj
Visitors Centre - Auroville
Our Lady of Angels Church - Pondicherry
LLDC - Gujarat
Chennai
Badami Cave Temples - Karnataka
Raani ki Vaav - Gujarat
Aina Mahal - Gujarat
Shree Swami Narayan Temple - Bhuj
Pangong Lake - Ladakh
Sonmarg - Kashmir
Shanti Stupa - Ladakh
Hemis Monestry - Ladakh
Druk Padma Karpo School - Ladakh
Hemis Monestry - Ladakh
RESPONSIVE TEXT W R I T I N G
BOOK REVIEW
Imagine a well-planned and structured city with uncrowded roads and open spaces. Is that all a place requires to be termedas a city?Beyond the physicaland economic aspects,what trulymakesita CITY? Whatisthis'ineffablequality ofurbanitywhichwecall:city'?
Consider the example of Bombay, which harbours the very opposite. From the railway lines to the overcrowded streets to the traf c at peak hours, from the slums of Dharavi to the high-rise luxury housing of Powai, the physical aspectofMumbaiisdegradingdaybyday
Then why are people s ll migra ng to Mumbai? It is because the city offers skills, ac vi es, and opportuni es on every level to every user from squa ers to entrepreneurs. Theinterrela onandco-dependency between the different user groups are what make the city as a whole, func onal and intensify its quality We o en fail to acknowledge that we are just as dependent on the vegetable vendor as they are on us. Ci es have always embodied the dreams and aspira ons of a society Hence, what might seem like chaos to an outsider represents the dreams of the people in the city
What makes a city 'an ideal city' is deeply rooted in the society and the inhabitants there, along with their strongbelief systemsandvalues.Sincethedawnofciviliza on,humanbeliefsandvalueshavehadthebiggestimpactonevery built and unbuilt form. There is much more to a city than just buildings and streets, just like there is much more to a building than just walls and rooms. Another example, Sri Rangam, an island on the Godavari River in Tamil Nadu, has seven concentricringswithasacredcentre.
This concept of planning is based on the ancient Vastu Purush-mandala. Char Bagh is en rely designed with the visual imagery of the Islamic gardens of heaven. Similar observa ons can be made with New York. There is the structure of the city: a monotonous grid of traf c intersec ons, and then the intangible part, which can be the name 'New York' itself.
We fail to understand how strong these images, visuals, and belief systems associated with certain ci es are. This is what gives them the essence and power to be an urban center rich in culture and self-sustenance. Which brings us to anotherques on.
Ifacityislosingitsessence,isitduetothestruggleoftryingtoliveinahardwaretotallyunrelatedtoourneedsand beliefsystems?
Objective - Understanding the construction and structural components in a load bearing structure.
I
M O D E L M
Objective - Understanding the construction and structural loading and service cores in a high rise building. The bank of china Tower designed by I M Pei has a diagrid system with RCC columns in the corner and centre of the oor plate.
Objective - Understanding the interior spaces and the play of levels and light/shadow in a building
(2 side openable model)
Objective - Understanding the interior spaces and the light/shadow and the architectural elements inside a building.
CDSA - 1 DAY MEMORIAL DESIGN WORKSHOP
“MEMORIAL
FOR EXTINCT WILDLIFE”
Located within the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala. The concept aimed to highlight the devastating impact of deforestation, which strips animals of their natural habitat, forcing them into a state of alienation amidst the relentless expansion of urban sprawl. the memorial is placed deep within a dense forest. This location was chosen to make visitors experience the vulnerability and unease that wildlife faces due to human encroachment—mirroring the feeling of being caged.
Conceived as a walk-through journey, the memorial guides visitors through installations that tell the stories of extinct species. The path begins with stubbed trees, symbolizing deforestation, and continues with walls featuring small windows that limit views of the forest, representing humanity’s disconnect from nature. The journey ends in a massive cage structure overlooking the river and forest, serving as a metaphor for the connement wildlife endures due to human actions.
