Arshad Khan Architectural Portfolio

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‘Chawl’ inspired Housing Pg. 02 - 14

INTERNSHIP

abiboo architecture gauri amman Pg. 30 - 32

THESIS

Redevelopment of Vellore Market Pg. 16 - 22

COMPETITION evolo

skyscraper competition Pg. 24 - 28

PROFESSIONAL design qube

PROFESSIONAL J.D.S. Architects

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‘the beach’

Kumar Residence

the ‘chawl’ inspired housing The ‘chawls’ were built to accommodate the influx of migrating population to the cities due to urbanization.

They are romanticized for their multicultural enclaves that nurture community life and have also grown on aspects like communal binding, interaction and flexibility that offers both growth and reduction of space as and when the economic condition of the resident fluctuates.

The current trend of development in Sydney is anchored around the economic model which facilitates only a section of the population creating a social divide which is purely class based. This thesis project adopts a low height, medium-high density housing model as an attempt to intervene this process and demonstrate a systematic and sensitive approach towards densifying the existing built fabric as well as encouraging community life, building a connection with the ground plane, activation of transitional spaces, all of which the new typologies of high rise have failed to acknowledge. In addition, this project challenges the definition of specific user group and accommodates multiple user group and stacks them programmatically. The building block offers welcomes functions like commercial spaces, roof top vegetable gardens, central courtyard and common amenity spaces.

PROJECT: MASTERS - UNSW - THESIS LOCATION: MONTEREY

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SEMESTER: 4 - MASTERS

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barton street

Low Medium High

Scarborough Street the grand parade

chuter avenue

TYPICAL TRAFFIC

PROXIMITY TO MODES OF TRANSPORT

BUILDING TYPOLOGY

PROXIMITY TO SERVICES/AMENITIES

FIGURE GROUND MAP OF CONTEXT

GREEN SPACE ANALYSIS

LOW DENSITY Density analysis Density analysis Density analysis Density analysis MEDIUM DENSITY Density analysis

Level 5 (Amenities, Rooms, Roof Garden)

MODULE

Level 4 (Amenities, Rooms, Roof Garden)

Common space Twin Room Unit Singles Unit

Level 3 (Amenities, Rooms, Roof Garden)

Couples Unit 3 Bed Unit

PLUMBING

Level 2 (Amenities, Units, Community Space)

STACKING DIAGRAM

MECHANICAL

Level 1 (Various Units, Common Space)

Ground Lvl (Courtyard,Studio/Commercial, Units for Aged)

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DINING LIVING ROOM KITCHEN TOILET

FAMILY GROWS

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COUPLES UNIT

COUPLES UNIT WITH KIDS

SINGLES UNIT

DINING LIVING ROOM ROOM 2 KITCHEN TOILETS

DINING LIVING ROOM ROOM 2 ROOM 3 KITCHEN TOILET $$$$

FAMILY SHRINKS

FAMILY WITH KIDS

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MULTI - GENERATIONAL FAMILY UNIT

MULTI - GENERATIONAL FAMILY UNIT

DINING LIVING ROOM ROOM 2 KITCHEN TOILETS

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1 BEDROOM ISOMETRIC

2 BEDROOM ISOMETRIC

4 BEDROOM ISOMETRIC

EXTERIOR VIEW

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CENTRAL COURTYARD (PUBLICLY ACCESIBLE)

BUILDING COURTYARD (PRIVATE USE)

ON SITE PARKING

ISOMETRIC VIEW OF SITE

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THESIS

Vellore, a historic town, about 120km away from Chennai is renowned for its 16th Century Fort . It is mentioned that “there is no fort on the face of the earth like the one in Vellore”. This impregnable fort stands majestic even today and houses a huge moat. Apart from the fort, Vellore also boasts the largest hospital in Asia, Vellore Institute of Technology and the Golden Temple. All these make Vellore a busy hustling city with a spate of floating population. The 100 year old Vellore Market was more of a “mustsee” as it is positioned exactly opposite to the Fort. Today the whole world lives on buying and consuming. The market either monopolistic or oligopolistic, perfect or imperfect, local or international is not the botheration of the present day consumer. Owing to these demands, the then municipality (admin.) of Vellore built a small market putting into all the required needs of the then population with thatched roofs and small platforms in the form of an island to meet the customers to one common place.

PROJECT: RETHINKING VELLORE MARKET - THESIS LOCATION: VELLORE MARKET - VELLORE AREA: 25,400 SQMS (10 ACRES)

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RETHINKING VELLORE MARKET PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Gradually, this 100 year old market devolved as supermarkets both private and public cropped up around the city. Despite these new modernistic involution, the Vellore Market still caters to thousands of buyers from hundreds of vendors. But due to the tremendous growth in demand for commodity and services, this old market greatly fails in catering basic amenities such as parking, proper circulation (both vehicular and pedestrian). This hyperlinks into a lot of confusion in and around the market for the end user. This has recently forced the existing tenents to move to a new location thereby weakening both the need for the existence of the market and its customer flow. It was high time for the Municipality of Vellore to propose for an entire redevelopment, facelift and rethought about this market. The farmers produce the goods in areas in and around Vellore and directly come to this market and auction their goods for their livelihood. Foreign direct investments have influenced this routine greatly. The goal of the project is to retain the functions of the market but revamp it in terms of its facilities, services, shop counts, infrastructure, architecture and also make it a hub for socio-cultural activities in a cost effective approach.

MARKET SITE

The site is surrounded on all four sides by access roads. The market faces the Vellore Fort on the west. The market is mainly accessed by a 60’ wide front road which runs parallelly to lush green Fort grounds on the other side. The existing market can be distinctively divided into three main zones. The Sarathy Market (electronics market), the Netaji Market which houses 58 shops that sell fresh fruits, vegetables, flowers, grocery etc. On a practical thought, 45% of frontage falls under the ASI Border (Archeological Survey of India) which restricts any sort of new construction to preserve the monumental value of the Fort. But a refurbishment of the existing linear building was permitted.

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RETHINKING VELLORE MARKET Netaji Fruits and Vegetablee Market

Section showing fenestration at all levels

View from the basement level

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EVOLO - 2015

PROJECT: EVOLO SKYSCRAPER INTERNATIONAL COMP. LOCATION: AUROVILLE

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GROUP: ARSHAD - SURENDAR - ROBIN

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THE BEACH

The intricate detail in the beauty of a shell in nature has two unnoticed characteristics in it. The physically protective hard externality which cares for a soft or rather tender living tissue inside. The existence of the tenderness might fade away with time but it leaves behind its only hope of survival called a “Shell”.

PROJECT: BEACHVIILLAS - CLUB HOUSEATE.C.R. LOCATION: INDIA AREA: 2000 SQFT/VILLA RESPONSIBILITY OF WORK: DESIGN -- TECHNALITIES DRAWINGS INTERIOR DESIGN -- VISUALIZATION

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POSITION: JUNIOR ARCHITECT

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THE BEACH - VILLAS INSPIRATION - PROCESS - SPACE CHAIN

Perceiving the shell as a chain of spaces from openess to privateness.

The architecture of the building has two type of entities. Like a “shell” the building’s external structure is ridgid but the temporarl entity evolves.

The open spaces in the design have been carefully shaded by analyzing the sun path movement diagram for the given area.

The demand for a pool was higher than a landscaped space. The landscape was still included but at a different location.

The complete villa with windows positioned in a way to achieve proper fenestration.

Locating the second bedroom on top of the living space creates a complete visual vista to the user.

The front part of the villa is oriented in the direction of the beach.

Landcape is planned on the opposite wall of the pool and connectivity is established with a puncture in the walls and changing their angles.

VILLA GROUND FLOOR PLAN

VILLA FIRST FLOOR PLAN

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VILLA - OMR

PROJECT: VILLA FOR MR. KUMAR. LOCATION: CHENNAI

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