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2018-2020

College of Architecture | Department of Interior Design SVIT - Vasad

The Leap

It is my sincere pleasure to welcome you to Continuum, the first online magazine of exemplary works by students at College of Architecture SVIT. This is our first edition of the E-magazine. This mosaic of diligent pieces includes a wide variety of genre as the promising apprentices mused over life, longing and belonging, journeys and self-discovery, freedom and violence. A connection — from a thread to a rope — that links each tale to technology, the digital world. We aspire to put thorough every zeal of us to make nonpareil denouement.

About Continuum “Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness” - Frank O’ Gehry Architecture has always been a connection of past, present, and future. A journey usually defined as attributes to the pertaining one. As we define roots to be strong enough to hold the tree above like progressing into timelessness. Continuum of preachings and knowledge has always been an important factor in SVIT, separate but its ingredients are always connected invisibly. College of Architecture holds this to its Legacy.

Student Magazine Team : Tanya Gangwani, Shail Pandya Faculty Magazine Team : Taha Padrawala, Jaishree Mishra, Rachna Gala, Jwalant Shah, Dhawani Bhavsar, Parita Jani

CORE

Our Strength !

College of Architecture, SVIT, Vasad was established by The New English School Trust (NEST), Vasad in 2000. College of Architecture is approved by Council of Architecture, Delhi. Initially it was affiliated to Gujarat University, Ahmedabad and from 2016 it is affiliated to Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar. It is one of the reputed Architectural colleges of the state known for its high quality of pedagogy.As our college is part of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Technology campus which offers degree courses in about eight different disciplines, we are uniquely poised to present a special multi-disciplinary exposure to our students.

Architecture has always been a creative, open-minded profession with an affinity for logic, reasoning and planning. Our course helps the students understand the continuity of concerns in the realm in architecture from the conception to design, development and construction including post-occupancy studies and conservation.The college continuously promotes co-curricular activities like construction site visits, Educational tours in India and abroad, Relative study programme, sports, cultural programs etc.

Students are offered many value addition programs. Training programs for software like AutoCAD, Revit, 3d Max, Corel draw, Photoshop, Power point, and other graphic software widely used in the field of architecture are also arranged for students. Programs on personality development are also conducted for students. Students also participate in activities like debates, juries, quizzes, film club.

Chairman , SVIT Vasad

I take this opportunity to congratulate you all on your decision to choose Architecture as your field of study. Being an Architect requires a lot more than just academics. It requires self-improvement, in all disciplines, like the ability to think, ability to dream, ability to evaluate, ability to visualize, ability to make decisions, ability to communicate effectively, and I could just go on. But the best part is that, these are abilities that can be acquired. And these, when acquired take you to the next level. If that thought excites you as much as it excites me, I just know that you are prepared for the challenge. It will be our constant endeavour to keep upgrading our skills and knowledge to be able to guide you, to understand the ever-evolving field of Architecture.

And in the process, help you become true professionals.

College of Architecture offers a dynamic teaching and learning environment, a well-qualified and industry experienced lecturing team and an educational setting that promotes and rewards learning endeavours. I understand that you entrust us with your dreams and future. I acknowledge and appreciate the outstanding efforts of our dedicated team of faculties and our staff to bring College of Architecture to the heights it has reached today.

Looking back at the past, I feel proud to say that College of Architecture has come a long way in realizing the vision of its founders. We aspire to reach still greater heights in our academic pursuits. Our students are the bacons of future and I place my faith in them. May you bring more pride and laurels to our beloved College of Architecture!

CHAIRMAN’S WORD

Bhaskerbhai Patel

PRINCIPAL’S DESK

Sailesh Nair Principal and Professor - College of Architecture

College of Architecture, SVIT, Vasad was established by The New English School Trust (NEST), Vasad in 2000. College of Architecture is approved by the Council of Architecture, Delhi. Initially it was affiliated to Gujarat University, Ahmedabad and from 2016 it is affiliated to Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar. It is one of the reputed Architectural colleges of the state known for its high quality of pedagogy.

With the support of the people of Vasad and well-wishers the required infrastructure such as buildings for classrooms, studios, laboratories, workshops, libraries, students’ facilities, administration block, bank counter, student stationery store, etc. have been created. In the year 2019 College of Architecture started a new course of Bachelor of Interior Design which is a 4-year course with an intake of 40 students affiliated with Sardar Patel University. The Management has now decided to move ahead to start the Master’s Programme from the year 2021. We have applied for a Master of Architecture with Sardar Patel University and approved by the Council of Architecture.

Till now we were sharing the premises with Engineering college. The Management decided to make a separate building for Architecture and its allied field in the same campus. The Building is under construction and will be ready for occupation by Dec 2020. The building is being designed with full independent resources and facilities. It will then accommodate the Architecture, Masters, and Interior course in the same Building with a provision to add more courses in the future. Architectural education is meaningful in the 21st century because the process of learning to design involves complex problem solving, critical thinking and visualization, much sought-after skills that can help society address important social, cultural and environmental challenges of the century. At its core,architecture is a mix of art, science, social sciences, anthropology, history,theory, engineering, business, poetry, mathematics and philosophy. Architecture is an interdisciplinary thinking and practice. We want to shape future design leaders.

I believe in integrated way of teaching which involves learning each subjects of Architecture blended with each other. Architecture has many attributes to understand and it has to be dealt together. Even though the curriculum is designed separately spreading in five years but teaching has to be done in an integrated way with lot of research, analysis, visualization and hands on experience. Students should be made to explore with this understanding so thatthey will always have a holistic approach in their design. Also they should have a clarity in their thought process which can be had by making themselves open and experimenting on new out of the box ideas through an analytical process.The students are exposed to the integration of design, research and practice while developing a broad range of expertise in diverse areas such as design pedagogy and practice; building technology and sustainable design; digital technology and computational design; history, culture and conservation design; urban design and landscape urbanism; as well as appreciation of the cultural and intellectual meaning of architecture as the most permanent and visible embodiment of civilization. The Alumni of College of Architecture-SVIT have made successful careers as licensed architects, real estate developers, artists, web designers, fabricators, community leaders, set designers, construction management professionals internationally.

Professor in College of Architecture

The larger purpose of education shall be a service of “Mankind”. Much before the Covid19 Pandemic which shook the whole Mankind existence as we all have severally suffered its vengeance. College of Architecture had a yearly festival on 25th 26th-27th February 2020 organized jointly by students council Zestopus and SVIT Vasad Management :VARTBAHVI I Prof Ashwin Mukul take immense pleasure to present to you all the proceeding of VARTBHAVI Zestopus 2020 as Convenor of the CoA&BID student festival.

First I would like to Congratulate Principal CoA Prof Sailesh Nair, and HoD BID Prof Ronak Patel. Also, my thanks to all Trustees members New English School Trust, Chairman Shree Bhaskarbhai Patel for their support to make successful and remarkable Annual Zestopus 2020.

In this message of convenor, I would thank from bottom of my heart to all students who worked hard and selflessly showing interest in making this festival a grand success. I would thank all our Staff teaching as well as non-teaching to remain with students in difficult as well as happy situations.

Our students of 4th year VIII semester 2016 batch took great responsibility with motivation and interest to make Zestopus 2020 a great success starting from poster making, an exhibition of best students works of all years, college interior as well as exterior decoration, inviting guest, getting sponsors, for competitions, workshops, lectures, foods, transportation, stage decoration DJs and prize distribution.

Festival which started with interesting workshops and lectures by eminent speakers which educated our students as well as have given to faculties a different perspective for teaching. I feel proud to write here that for the first time in the history of CoA & BID Annual festival Zestopus2020 all students parents were invited with other professionals and academicians for high tea to interact will college faculties and staff at a venue in front of our new College building which is presently under construction and soon will be ready to be occupied and functional.

Festival inauguration by Chief Guest Shri PL Sharma Chief Town Planner of Gujarat State. Chief Guest of Annual Day Celebration by V C SP University Shri Shirish Kulkarni and Dean of Faculty of Architecture Shri Shastri graced the institute with recognition and praises on visiting college premises and seeing works of students of CoA and BID in Exhibition.

Students worked hard to make Zestopus 2020 with Annual Day function a grand success by different performances of skits, dances, and fashion show.

Decoration of the college building and stage stood out as well as became eye-catcher for anyone and everyone. Visitors were seen taking selfies in front of wall paintings and installations done by our students. Here ending my message by a bow to goddess Saraswati ma to keep her blessings on all of us.

CONVENOR’S NOTE

Ashwin Mukul

BID

Bachelor of Interior Design

The Bachelor of Arts in Interior Design programme at SVIT nourishes minds with a spirit of inquiry, sensitivity and responsibility, inculcating professionalism, design excellence, ethics and critical appraisal. The course fulfils the ascending levels of subject complexity in a progressive manner. It links intensive core-specific courses in interior design with a strong liberal arts component.

Learners are encouraged to develop an understanding of design development processes and research methods appropriate to interior design practice.

Besides familiarising themselves with aesthetic principles, learners develop technical skills essential for creating and planning interior spaces. Studio classes develop competence in space planning, drawing to communicate ideas, orthographic drawing, CAD where appropriate, making specifications, model making, photography, video etc.

Learners gain an understanding of the contemporary professional practice through lectures and assignments delivered by practising architects and designers, and other professionals and guest speakers. Visits to design studios and appropriate industrial sites and architectural sites and professional studios contribute towards contextualising theoretical studies.

Head of Bachelor of Interior Design

I hold an academic position of (HOD) in Bachelor of Interior Design, which is started as a full-time professional course in our Institute. It’s a matter of pride for us being a part of this institute with various activities actively involved in our college.

It’s been so long that I am a part of this institute as an academician and practice-based architect having its own partnership firm called STUDIO 926, simultaneously involved in various architectural landmark projects in Vasad, Vadodara and Anand.

Keeping it as our daily motivational character towards looking at education, where Interior design acts as an integral part of the architecture, and states the link between architectural construction and functional need for interior buildings. This course is a four years programme with an intake of 40 students. We have our 1st batch with a strength of 14 students. We are aiming to improve the quality of BID in the vast diversified field of design. We are keenly involved in the interior design course , perceiving it as a nervous system of architecture. And our sincere efforts of the faculties are also continuously making an impact to sensitize students and upgrade themselves. In the future also for the betterment of the course structure and its teaching, we will continuously be exploring more workshops, site visits, and visits to other interior institutes to get a deeper understanding of the field with adapting specific ideology in an Indian context.

I have developed belief systems as oriented towards practical knowledge, while integrating live sites and site visits largely focused on vernacular architecture styles nearby places in Vasad that reflect truly in his work of style. In teaching pedagogy at SVIT, we always try to expose students to all possible experiences they can gain like site visits, guest lectures, related study programs and many more. Architectural aesthetics has always been contextual with the social and cultural values of the people who inhabit it. This course is an amalgamation of diverse people who tend to learn software’s and hands-on-experience which help them in various ways in their career path. In a world where everything is measured by the yardstick of success, we teach our students to think logically with the freedom to design and understand better.

This institution today besides imparting knowledge towards professional practice is also looking at exposure of the students towards various extra-curricular activities. This institution has grown over the years and constantly being part of the institution my role and responsibility for this college reflects sometimes as a child, with some inherent connection with this institute, and reflects a perfect example of a bond between institute and students in every aspect.

HOD’S MESSAGE

Ronak Patel

EDITOR’S NOTE

Rohini Kachroo Magazine Editor

So here you have Continuum at last, a long journey of 6 months to this date of publishing E-magazine has been a roller coaster ride. Initially the launching of the magazine was decided by the end of March. But as Pandemic hit, which got all of us into the box, the dream of Continuum looked ambiguous. But as locales started to shape up, we got something motivating us to get things moving. As it has been for all of us to bear a heavy loss of mankind, we hope to see a new beginning.

The magazine takes you through the journey of thoughts, achievements, hard work, aggression, efforts, dedication, fun, excitement, enjoyment, compassion, perseverance, and the list goes on, something which cannot be expressed through words.

I would like to thank all my editorial team members, students and faculties for helping me pull this through. I profusely thank the management for giving support and encouragement and a free hand in this endeavor. I would like to place on record our gratitude and heartfelt thanks to Principal College of Architecture, SVIT, for making this effort a success. I express my considerable appreciation to all the authors of the articles and students who have shared their works for the magazine. These contributions have required a generous amount of phase and effort. It is this enthusiasm to share knowledge, concerns and special perceptions with fellow beings that has made this magazine possible.

The team hopes to build on this ethos of Continuum through years to come

STUDENT MEMBERS

Athira Nair

Vice General Secretary

Vice General Secretary

Kuldeep Chauhan

Samarth Doshi

“Coming together is a beginning, staying together is a progress and working together is success. “ Henry Ford.

The journey of being the president of the college has been a memorable one.I was really happy and excited to work at this post as it was challenging and helped me learn a lot of things.It has made me realise the value of time and managing various tasks simultaneously.

Continuum - First of a kind.

First and foremost, I wish to thank the Almighty for giving me strength in fulfilling this work.It gives me a great pleasure to express my sincere gratitude and respect towards our Principal for infusing confidence and a sense of excitement and inspiring me in my work through his encouragement and guidance. I would also take this opportunity to extent my gratitudes towards the faculties and nonteaching staffs of College of Architecture, SVIT, Vasad for supporting me and trusting me with this huge responsibility of being a part of Student’s Central Committee as Joint Chief Coordinator and Zest-O-Pus 2020.

None of us can do great things alone, including me. But all we can do is little things with great love and dedication, most importantly great things can be achieved when we work in unity. Many ideas grow better and is transplanted into another minds, hence it help us learn a little more.

I learned a lot while working as team - how to be reliable and independent with the time. Most importantly i learned that working as a team is more about management. In the end i would like to say that it’s through curiosity and looking at opportunities in a new ways that help us to map out our path.

And i applaud the prominent efforts of all my team mates of the committee.

Despite our first batch of 40 students we put in all our efforts to make every event at college successful.

So I would like to thank all my classmates who have worked so hard to make each event a joyful and memorable experience.I am also lucky to have a group of friends who have always been there for me and constantly motivated me to work to my best capabilities.

My sincere gratitude to all the faculties and staff members of the college, who were always there to guide and support us .Also a sincere thanks to all the committee members of the college and a big thank you to our sponsors without whom this event wouldn’t have been possible. I am very grateful to have had this experience as it has helped me learn and enrich my personality

Student Editor

Being a part of the first ever E - Magazine of my college was no doubt a prestigious moment!!! Continuum... as the name says was a continuous process striving towards the excellence we’ve reached. This may be the best as of now, but in the coming years, the benchmark bar will definitely fly high. Overall, though the designing of the magazine was tedious but our team was very enthusiastic - that sums it all.

I would like to give my regards to Rohini maam, for letting me be a part of this project, Jaishree maam for teaching some unique design fundamentals, Parita maam for her inputs toward betterment, our Principal Prof. Sailesh Nair for believing that we would pull the job, all the other faculties, also my fellow batchmates for providing unconditional support whenever needed.

“Hoping to see Continuum rise and rise throughout the years!”

MASTER’S NOTE

Redefining the Greys of the Green Yatin Pandya

“Green” has been a fashionable word these days. Unfortunately, more often than not it has remained a word rather than a colour. As a result it gets interpreted in numerous shades. While on one hand fully glazed building using photo sensitive glass product may be rendered as green, on the other end building with adequate comfort conditions without use of air conditioners would not find favours with the LEED rating system. There needs to be a boundary defining the blacks and whites of the green. No doubt that with the current state of affairs, which has rendered the environment dismal grey, every possible shade of green may be a welcome tone. Range is vast but we still need to define priorities.

While, turning the television at night, rather than keeping it on a standby mode can save billions of Rupees worth of Energy (50 million pound estimated for entire UK in a year). We still need to identify our own spectrum of green and chart strategies around the same. It has to be a contextual resolution rather than a global statement. Universal-global norms have been one of the major factors in aggravating the problems. For example, even for the basic essential tasks there are such diverse norms existing in the world that universalising them with the higher denominator as the benchmark will only remain unduly wasteful. For example, an average consumption of water in USA is 600 litres per person per day, in Europe it is 250 litres, 135 litres is the Indian average while in Africa they manage with as little as 30 litres per day. India has 8 vehicles per thousand as compared to nearly 800 of America. Ninety percent of world’s cars are owned by sixteen richest nations accounting for only one fifth of world population. No wonder, Christopher Alexander in his studies found nearly sixty percent of downtown Los angles land devoted to car. Need India follow the suit? India ironically ranks fifth in the energy requirements. Of which buildings account for nearly forty percent. (Residences 23.4% and Commercial buildings 6.6%). Industries follow next with 36.5% and agriculture 30.7%. As a development agent dealing with the building industry it makes us quite responsible for our decision making.

In a daytime use building nearly ninety two percent of energy is spent in cooling (60%) and day lighting (32%). The same figures for residential buildings are 64%. This makes it quite logical for us to prioritize cooling and day lighting to be the preoccupation of the sustainable designs. How does our decision matter in these aspects? For example a building type can be a critical decision for its energy demands. A multi owner high-rise residential building has energy demands of (59.8KWH/sq. M) one and half times that of the single owner low rise building (40 KWH/sq. M), owing largely to the elevators and the energy intensive services. Entertainment centres guzzle three and a half times (135 KWH/ sq. M) while hotels and data centres are ten times intensive. But topping all the list are the recently found shopping malls pegging energy needs at 565 KWH/sq. M. Needless is the debate whether after all these if they even measure up to the plurality and vitality of the traditional street bazaars. Air conditioners take up nearly half of the energy demands consuming at 1000 watt unit rate versus a fan which is only 80 watts. Need we chart an agenda for twenty percent reduction of air conditioning load or to resolve to find comfort without one? It is also a fallacy to think that modern times imply more comfort. Electricity has been invented and applied since over two centuries but the energy consumption of entire year of 1950, even after 150 years of its invention, is equivalent of today’s consumption of six weeks only. And yet it remains inaccessible to over 40% of world’s population. Where has it got consumed and what are its alternatives? Entire estimated stock of fossil fuel of the world is equivalent of eleven days of solar energy. Moreover one kilowatt of solar panel saves one ton of carbon dioxide. In last fifty years world’s population has doubled and that along with the enhanced consumerism has put strain on the resources. Not to mention the severities of alarming pollution levels. In this reality of world and times of inundated construction can we pull ourselves back to question the taken for granted conclusions?

It still makes sense to apply commonsense and conventional wisdom in resolving architecture. As architects we are called to take six basic decisions and the sum total of which is architecture.

A) Sitting and location: This has severe implication through orientation, exposure and impact of natural forces. In western hot arid zones of India orienting building with its longer faces to North-South compared to East-West can reduce solar radiation and exposure and thereby the energy demands to nearly half.

B) Form and Mass: This has potential for confronting natural forces as well as to benefit from mutual shading and scaling. As a thumb rule exposure levels and thereby energy demands can be reduced in a building in hot-arid zone up to ten percent by optimising on volumes of the building in areas such as passages, verandas, toilets, alcoves etc. Something like split levels. By adding a floor with reduced radiation from the top it gets reduced to about twenty percent. It is nearly halved by attaching the building from sides as well as stacking floors above.

C) Space organisation: This governs the extrovertedness or introvertedness, compactness or fragmentation, along with directionality and exposure value of the architecture. For example traditional buildings from hot arid regions have been compact, stacked and attached in their form, and have been interspersed with multiple yet small scale courtyards to reduce heat gain. As against Bungalows of the hot-humid zones have been extroverted with veranda like living spaces in the periphery to increase its transparency to breeze.

D) Elements of Space making: This forms the essential syntax of the architecture and thereby it’s interactivity with external conditions. For example pavilion like structure with prominence of inclined roof form versus lightness-often absence- of wall is the syntax of hot-humid climate. Conversely predominance of wall and subjugation of roof is the grammar of hot-arid climate zone.

E) Material and Construction techniques: This is vital in setting forth the chemistry of building with external elements through its thermal coefficient, material properties and dynamics of its physics. If sunburnt clay block is taken as a unit of energy demand of material, cement is nearly ten times energy intensive, steel thirty times, PVC 120 times and aluminium 160 times. f) Finishes and surface articulation: Although seemingly micro, the skin rendering turns out to be the first aspect of building to negotiate with environmental conditions. As the first line soldier it takes most of the brunt of the vagaries of nature. Dark versus white or very light colour rendering with glossier surface can create up to five degree temperature difference within through its high reflectance value.

Any building, good or bad, demands the architectural decision on these six aspects. If only we understand the wider implications of these decisions we would be able to make informed choices and arrive at the resolutions basically sustaining. While smallest details can matter and advanced technology can help further in achieving efficiency of environment management these device or technology based solutions come later after the basic architectural resolutions. For example if heat gain through clear glass opening is seen as 100% the double glazing can help reduce it by about ten to twenty percent.

The tainted glass can reduce by about forty percent. As against external awning or a meter wide eaves band can reduce it easily by over sixty percent.

Thus technology does not absolve us, as doctor of vital forces, from our primary responsibility of managing the basic architectural resolution in consonance with the forces of nature and the local context.

So the debate is not about shying away from the technological advancements but rather to let it play as second fiddle and not to hide architectural fallacies behind the facades of energy intensive technologies. Through history we have known of full wall openings or undeterred views but we resolved them either as perforated Jaali walls in Rajput or Islamic phase or as stained glass openings in colonial phase. Both discouraged ingress of heat and yet provided extended views from inside out while protected outsider’s peek within. Smaller apertures of Jaali created microclimate features to induce velocity of air and cooling of air particle through Ventury and Bernoulli’s principle respectively. There is no logic for omission of overhangs for curtain glazed western or Southern facades in present day buildings, in our extreme hot climate condition. We seem to have left our bearings somewhere...

Here is a quick overview of the range of architectural resolutions and approaches as explored in our architecture.

‘Ujasiyu’- Sustainable and Affordable lighting and natural ventilation for Slums.

With the housing deficit of nearly 24.7 million in urban areas of India, nearly half of the population in Indian Cities create their own housing by illegally squatting on the Government or abandoned land. High density neighbourhood housing are built compactly as deep long houses - (about 25 sq.mts) with wall on three sides shared with the neighbours with the rear rooms invariably remaining devoid of any light, ventilation or view. There is an increase in the electricity bills for lighting the space in broad day light as well through undue use of fan in cooling the place. It also means that their living spaces being dark and dingy (un ventilated) are detrimental for occupant’s health mental and physical health adversely affecting the home-based economic activities.

In such a milieu by deriving cost effective, non mechanised and sustainable solutions to illuminate and ventilate the room spaces with natural daylight possibilities, ‘Ujasiyu’, which means ‘light’ was initiated to improve the living environment and quality of life of the urban poor in Slums; based on workshops and productions as well as environmental aspects by consuming and wasting less energy.

The strategies involved a detailed and scientific energy consumption home surveys in hundreds of households recording the number of lighting fixtures, fans, fuel based implements like stove and monthly electricity bills.

Also through design interventions low energy consuming lighting fixtures were custom made and permanently replaced. After an initial 3 month trial where a 30 percent electricity bill reduction was recorded. Five different prototypes were developed to economically and appropriately provide natural day lighting and ventilation. and actually mounted in the volunteer’s homes. Community was invited to experience the performance themselves. The chosen option was the fibre reinforced translucent corrugated sheets with built in dormer window for ventilation. Translucent sheet provided diffused glare and heat free light and very effectively illuminated inner rooms through natural light during day time, while the aperture of dormer provided for natural passage for air for hot air ventilation keeping the place naturally ventilated through convective principles, avoiding undue use of fan and improving indoor air quality with fresh air exchanges. Thus as integrated strategy these initiatives offered 50% saving every month per household simply in electricity bills.

MASTER’S NOTE

Redefining the Greys of the Green These ventilating elements were called “Ujasiyu” - one that cheers up.In less than two years they are so far already installed in hundred and forty houses alone in the slums of Ahmedabad, Gujarat State.

Thus Green comes in various shades. It is a phenomenon and not a formula. It is a concept more than a configuration. As architects we alter the landscape forever and as responsible professional we need to understand and own its consequence. Green has to be our resolve rather than mere rendering.

Evosys - Evolutionary Systems Pvt. Ltd. Interior space designing for Evolutionary Systems Pvt. Ltd. Has design explorations to evolve humane, interactive and eco-friendly interiors within an Information Technology corporate office on an eleventh floor of a commercial tower.

Natural light is put to the optimum use by zoning activities of the entire internal periphery of the floor plate next to windows amounting to nearly as green belt with live plantation indoors.

The passive functions - server, services and storage and closed in functions- audio-visual rooms and teleconferencing areas are organised around opaque – non window- surfaces of the envelope. Glazed partitions, open voids, white wall surfaces dissipate light through internal surface reflections within the inner core of circulation and informal lounging areas. In addition to natural plants roller screens with alternated opaque bands, traditional ‘jaali’ softens the glare and allows manual control of light, breeze and views.

Apart from common sense wisdom the state of the art gadgetry and VRV technologies optimizes the tonnage by variable factors of occupancy fluctuation, external conditions and ambient temperatures. General toilets are installed with low flush systems as well as fully dry waterless urinals. The lighting fixtures are energy savers from the current technology band. Self-perpetuating water elements like fountains and choice of vegetation and their density like champa (Temple tree) bring in a dash of nature and fresh air within packaged interior space.

Shahjehan’- an abode for intuitive sojourn.

Manavsadhna Activity Centre is the very different interpretation of sustainability. A community centre in a squatter settlement, it uses the building components recycled from the domestic and municipal waste, indigenously developed. The building uses fly ash bricks, dump fill site waste residue bricks, stabilised soil blocks, wood crate panels, glass bottles and waste filled plastic bottles etc. for walling options. It uses cement bonded sheets with clay tiles, stone slabs, glass-plastic bottle filled filler slabs etc. for the roofing, wrapping waste reinforced F.R.P., oil tin container panelling, wood crate panelling etc. for the doors and windows and in parts waste-fly ash-china mosaic tiles and blocks for flooring. These become live demonstrations for the urban poor to emulate in their homes, empowering and employing them through the value addition process.

Gandhi-nu-Gam: Ludiya, Kutchchh : The devastating earthquake measuring 6.9 at Richter scale struck the state of Gujarat in India on 26th January 2001, leaving more than 20,000 persons dead and millions homeless. The worst hit was the desert region of Kutch.

Gandhi nu gam was developed entirely through user participation where the resilient inhabitants were involved in all key aspects of development such as selection of site, layout plan with location of plot and choice of neighbours, self help house construction, provision of support amenities and service infrastructure. A holistic development where not only shelter system but also economic activities, craft development and natural resource management were included to make the living environment complete and sustainable. A total of 455 Bhungas – circular traditional dwellings (original hamlets have a conical thatch roof, which are richly embellished with clay and mirror work relief) in earthquake resistant adobe block construction, Schools, Health centre, Grass bank, Shrines, House to house sanitation blocks, solar lighting, Rain water harvesting ponds, Check-dams are built.

The rehabilitation was a Continuum of long set traditions yet introduction of the element of “new” for progressive change ,a complete milieu where art, culture and architecture are symbiotically interwoven and cannot be separated.

Data Sources: DSCL Energy Services, Earth from the Air, Pattern Language

Yatin Pandya Footprints E.A.R.T.H (Environment Architecture Research Technology Housing)

INDEX

Contents Mentor’s moment

Laurie Baker Architectural Education: Fantasies, Theories & Practice Trophy Prof. Sailesh Nair

Learning Architecture | History - unlimited source of idea Prof. Prakash Pethe

Design Preocess

Prof. Pragnesh Shah

Waiting for Godot - An analysis of the play Prof.

Prof. Ashwin Mukul

Holistic design approach for sustainable architecture Associate Prof. Pallavi Mahida

Why do we study Innercity? -”Changing Mosaic of Neighbourhood structure” Assistant Prof. Pallavi Mandale

Translucent concrete Dr. Dinesh Shah

Is our country-india adoptive or self destructive?

Assistant Prof. Taha Padrawala

Recycling Construction Waste Assistant Prof. Esha Dalal

Facades of Indo-Saracenic Style Assistant Prof. Rohini Mam

Student’s collate Thoughts

Creativity Achievements Pondering minds

Contents Showcase Relative study programme Kutch Orchha Diu Jodhpur Jaipur Sri Lanka

NASA Entries

ANDC trophy 2020 Laurie Baker trophy 2020 landscape triphy 2020 Louis Kahn trophy 2020

Zestopus 2020 Workshops Exhibition Competition

Testimonials Memoirs

MENTOR’S MOMENT

Laurie Baker Architectural Education: Fantasies, Theories & Practice Trophy Introduction

Architecture education is one of the very old of its kind, the education even though was not a formal but was purely on the basis of basics of sheltering, human needs and protection of and from nature.

The education was based on the experimentation / workshop and working on the needs based on the material available.

As men start getting informed and educated the people started putting their aspiration and expectations from architecture to meet their desires in designing buildings.

Teaching goals

CLASSIFICATION The entire Architectural Education is Focused into three tiers...

• Student Pre and Post Admission • Teacher / Mentor • Teaching Methodology Profession can be classified into: • Jobs • Individual Practice The quality of architectural education starts from the analysis of above three tiers STUDENTS Pre Admission - Aptitude Checking Post Admission – Amalgamating various skills, theories and technology • SKILLS • LOVING NATURE • THINKING ATTITUDE • BLENDING ATTITUDE • ASPIRING • COURAGEOUS • RESISTANT TEACHER/MENTORS 1) Have thorough knowledge and well informed 2) Presentable and Respectable 3) Preparedness for the innovation: 4) Motivator 5) Should appraise the realities of today's Trend 6) Connect Between Tradition and Today 7) Feed Back from Students 8) Acceptance

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Laurie Baker Architectural Education: Fantasies, Theories & Practice Trophy Prof. Sailesh Nair

TEACHER METHODS Exhibiting and performance of practical exercise Steps for Performance of this method Education media Technology Case by case teaching Scientific manifestation Professor Student Method Peer Learning Method Teaching Method with Design Studio ISSUES IN TEACHING Score grade oriented outlook affecting the students' conduct towards the professors, Training and project evaluation bias lack of academic facilities causing the negligence of the new representation approaches and the training tools, Enrollment of architecture students as cheap labor and applying the discrepancies as the professors' requirements in respect to the employment in the architecture context, which has caused the architecture students' disinterest on making their minds and practice, The professors try to fade their weakness on the representation of the utilization of the software even at the introduction level, Although the professor teaches and gives exercises and homework, they neglect to require the feedback of the exercises, so the students' motives diminish, The professors appear in the unserious and unimportant status in the class of the basic sciences, in which the role of these courses would fade and the students would lack the strong capability in the next semesters, The lack of the sufficient courses preceding the basic courses, e.g. visual arts, design, photography, volume building, science of colors; as the course groups dissolve and slow down the learning.

Types Of Architects

Types Of Architects Skill set of Social Architects Transforming Mental and Physical States – Creating environments that change the way we feel and think.

Changing Networks and Communities – Creating built, and other, frameworks for community interaction.

Identity, Belonging, Heritage and Social Labelling – Co-designing curation/branding of place to positively impact on resident’s feelings about the value of their place in the world.

Making Transformations through the Design Process Itself – Facilitating fulfilling learning through co-design, also architecture as part of experience economy.

Rigorous Recording and Representation of Events – Mapping and representation of space in use, networks and events, in doing so providing important evidence of impact.

Skillset of Commercial Architects - Appraisal of financial viability – translation of construction knowledge into language of banks and business, often at a global level.

- Maximize investment potential -the planning, design and implementation of a development, redevelopment or regeneration project with multiple uses or a single prime use the success of which is predicated on demonstrating financial viability.

- Efficient business practice – leadership and planning to reduce risk to client.

- Conversant with patterns of mass consumption – projects are based on current state of knowledge in retail, marketing, real estate and related fields.

- Regulatory and planning compliance – maintaining standards while maximizing value

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Laurie Baker Architectural Education: Fantasies, Theories & Practice Trophy Skillset of Cultural Architects - Strong conceptual framework -cultural currency often comes from art and performance practice - Cultural capital conferred to client and project through practice brand resulting in ‘iconic’ projects.

- Experience economy – The experience of working with the practice is carefully choreographed giving added value to the client.

- Marketing -The practice and its work inspire debate and media coverage.

- Innovation in technology and representation – this is harnessed to brand identity.

Skillset of Technological Architects - Systems and Detail Design for innovation, value (economic, social and cultural) - Integration, communication and evaluation – leadership of interdisciplinary consultant group, induction of client/user group to technological systems and Post Occupancy Evaluation.

- Utilizing data for design innovation – visualization of data sets, parametric design and Building Information Modelling (BIM) - Streamlining of construction process – strategic overview including risk, Construction Design Management (CDM) and off site construction.

- Appraisal and implementation of construction strategy based on state of the art knowledge of the field

CONCLUSION - Design is the first and most important means of expression, - Projection makes a good idea valuable, - Design like a great designer in small designs and projects and respect your work, - Keep a design book or notebook, - Learn from your peers, - Architecture is learnt through mind as much as the feelings, - Space has social and cultural aspects, - Projection and presentation are a kind of process, which play their role at the moment, - Studio is not only a workplace, but it is also a mind status, - Learn to accept criticism, - Praise the past great protagonists, yet do not repeat anything that has been discovered before - It is very necessary to bridge gap between the academics and practice

Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness.

–Frank o Gehry Same is the case with Architecture Education ….

We should also be adaptive with the changing phase of time… We should all raise to Evolve….

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Learning Architecture Prof. Prakash Pethe

When I passed the Intermediate Grade drawing exam-

ination in the eighth standard, my mother showed her certificate and surprised me, I looked at her with great admiration because she never told me about it before.

She always admired my drawings as any mother would do to her child. Our drawing teacher advised me to join J.J. School of Arts, but I joined architecture. The Intermediate Drawing Certificate was essential for admission.

Hand skill was important in the class and to get employment. It was rare to get a pat by the teacher for good drawing. The practicing architect asked to work on the drawing board for employment. The good drawing was the highway to success.

JJ School of Arts

The absence of computers, mobiles, and Google saved personal time and virtual communication with unseen friends. The sources of information were books. Libraries played an important role, USIS library, British Council Library, Bharucha Library in Mumbai were popular destinations. Most of us were voracious readers. Books on literature, history, biographies, short stories were popular stuff. Attending live musical concerts was another passion. Cinema was the only entertainment, depending on the pocket money. Chatting in an Irani restaurant for hours over a single cup of tea was excellent.

Our classmates were very good at using all grades of pencils, pastels, charcoal, watercolors. Professor G.B. Mhatre known for his excellent work in Art Deco style was one of our teachers. He was famous as a “4B architect”. He had fantastic drawing skills and was an inspiration to all of us. In those days teachers were known for their use of pencil grade. One was known as the “4 H” architect, he drew with fine sharp lines. One of the teachers was a master in using oil pastels. Within a few minutes, he could draw the perspective of any design. His power of visualization was exceptional. Every architect had his own identity. We knew our strengths and weaknesses that prohibited unwanted competition among classmates.

We had seen watercolor perspective drawings of A.P. Kanvinde Sir. They were awesome. Watercolors by M.R. Achrekar exhibited at Jehangir Art Gallery were great. He was the Art Director for Raj Kapur. Prof. M.M Vijaykar, one of our teachers was an expert in making perspectives. Mr. Ovlekar drew tiled roofs and construction details standing opposite sides of the drawing board correct on the student’s side. Most of our teachers were RIBA (London) , an ultimate qualification in those days. It was like FRCS in medicine. There were no colleges for P.G. courses in Mumbai state. Deviation from the course to attempt something else was impossible. Everyone had to stick to architecture.

The percentage of students who went to colleges was very less. Every boy sought a job after SSC and helped his parents. Riches went to the UK for further education. Every graduate worked for two-three years with a practicing architect in the Fort area and started his own office either in Mumbai or somewhere else.The climax in my life was, I got a scholarship for education from Indian Railways where my father worked. I learned architecture free of cost.

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Le Corbusier’s Ronchamp chapel

Prof. Prakash Pethe

History is the favorite subject since school days. Stories of Shivaji, Sambhaji, Tanaji, and guerilla wars were thrilling. Jhansi ki Rani,

Rana Pratap, and many great leaders, warriors, soldiers, and great men were read with interest. Poets and philosophers like Ramdas, Dyaneshwar, Tukaram, are part of our library. We are proud of the great past. Those dreamy school days were over and I joined the college. A new subject was introduced as a history of architecture and was absorbed with all efforts.

Sir J. J. College of Architecture was like a wedge between British Mumbai and Vernacular Mumbai. To the south of the college was Gothic Mumbai and to the north a vast area created by carpenters and mesons, from Gujarat, and Maharashtra. All the beautiful examples of functional residential architecture were fitted in tight plots. Whereas British Mumbai was constructed by skilled masons of western India.

Mumbai has a long history from 200 BC (Kanheri Caves) Elephanta Caves (609 A.D) until today. The first English building was St.Thomas Church in the center of the Fort area (1718 AD). Then series of buildings were built in the Gothic Style known as “Bombay Gothic” and Art Deco that become as “Bombay Deco” style and finally Mumbai skipped Modern Movement and entered in Post Modern Era. In the Gothic style, there are early Gothic, Italian Gothic, and Gothic Revival, as well as Romanesque, and Neoclassical buildings. All Indo English Buildings of Mumbai were built in Kurla and Malad stone and black basalt.

The most interesting thing in Mumbai was the historic Irani restaurants and cinema world. Sitting in the restaurant for hours over a cup of tea was common. We discussed literature, architecture, politics, poetry, and films.It was a pleasure to walk leisurely on covered footpaths protected pedestrians from rain and sun in Fort area up to Kala Ghoda. Such innovative details of the past helped many while designing modern buildings.The design was explained in the class with historic context as many styles were existing nearby.

This is how history helps. The concept of central usable space with corridors on both sides used by Fredrick Stevens was used in many Chawls in Mumbai as well as Maharani Sahantadevi Hospital in Vadodara.

Le Corbusier confirmed his ideas about scale and proportions after studying Greece, Rome, and other nearby countries. Tadao Ando studied the buildings of Le Corbusier, Mies, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Louis Kahn, a history of the immediate past. Studying like this is similar to legendary “Eklavya”. There is no option to follow Eklavya if one wants to learn design. I did that. I am not a disciple of anyone. Throughout my career, I tried to follow Divine proportions. It is not easy.Edvin Lutyens and Charles Correa adopted the form of 2nd century B.C. Stupa of Sanchi for designing Rashtrapati Bhavan at Delhi and Vidhan Sabha at Bhopal respectively. Bijapur style was adopted in the GPO of Mumbai. Gujarat Style inspired while designing Gateway of India, Bombay Central Railway Station and Jer Mahal opposite Metro cinema.

Legendary architect I.M. Pei could not resist using geometrically, and mathematically perfect mysterious form of Great Pyramid at Louvre Museum. By and large, 99.99 % of new designs have a germ in history. It’s a continuation of civilization. When our teacher explained the Hagia Sophia, Pantheon Rome, and Notre Dame Paris in a very lucid and impressive manner, the decision was taken to visit them. Lately, I visited Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Paris, Villa Savoye, Chapel at Ronchamp, Switzerland, Spain, and Istanbul. It took many years to fulfill that dream.

Prakash Pethe is an Urban Designer, Landscape Enthusait and tutor with vast knowledge of history . Graduated from J.J. School of Arts in 1963 , he is an extensive traveller as well as writer. Also he is an author to many publications, periodicals and papers related to Architecture and urban cities mostly in his natuve language Marathi.

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History - unlimited source of idea

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Design Process in Architecture Prof. Pragnesh Shah The design process of Architectural buildings has various layers, systematically laid, and symmetrical working to form the sensitive building design. The importance of the selection of building materials during the initial phase of the design process, which helps to strengthen the architectural design with the function and the region for the identity and its value. The selection of appropriate sustainable materials in involves design is the important phase during the design process. The experience, exposure, and understanding of the material help in the journey of scientific building design. The integrated knowledge of environmental science, construction decision for technology and regional resources helps to take the decisions of sustainable appropriate materials.

The building material is an integral part of the architecture, for its symbolic thoughts, philosophical values give the experience of the space in Design analysis. Every material has measurable and non-measurable values and important when it comes to the selection of building materials. The form of structure also can symbolized by various type of materials selected, gives structural importance, identity, and historic value, visual important and architectural symbolism. Playing with form in architectural languages as to give a sense of aesthetics by materialistic approach brings discipline into the form.

In this modern era, it has completely revolutionized different pattern and ideas in architecture for the iconic creation with new additional modern materials, through its felicity and modern technology. The use of appropriated materials considering its exterior quality with appropriate design gives the image of sensitive architecture in the market. And also the selection of building materials and its significance in the architectural design process plays an important role.

Pragnesh shah has been associated in teaching at our College of Architecture Vasad since more than 19 yrs. He has also served as a Principal (i/c) for more than four year in our college of Architecture for hard core cultivation along with his teaching experience. He did completed his B. Tech in 1984 post that B.arch in 1992 and Masters in 1999. He specializes in Technology, Mangagement and Real estate Valuation with an experience of more than 27 years.

Prof. Ashwin Mukul Its great pleasure I get to share some of world’s great litrature which has left strong imprint in minds of person as well as questions the existance of human and it’s meanining of life which he wants to spend together and alone !!! Here in this play I came across the diffrent chatcters written by author Samuel Beckett which I will ask all of you to read and also understand the way he has tried to put across to the audience. Here is a brief of the play: Waiting for Godot is a play by Samuel Beckett, in which two characters, Vladimir (Didi) and Estragon (Gogo), wait for the arrival of someone named Godot who never arrives, and while waiting they engage in a variety of discussions and encounter three other characters.[2] Waiting for Godot is Beckett’s translation of his own original French-language play, En attendant Godot, and is subtitled (in English only) “a tragicomedy in two acts”.

Giving the detail of the play which is explained too along to get in great deapth of life and it’s related aspiration , expressions, out bust, emotinal and mind full thinking, the play anacted by characters hope as all living beings carry from birth to last breath. So one reads as taken from the play~ you read this play.

Although very existentialist in its characterizations, Waiting for Godot is primarily about hope. As play revolves around Vladimir and Estragon and their pitiful wait for hope to arrive. At various times during the play, hope is constructed as a form of salvation, in the personages of Pozzo and Lucky, or even as death. The subject of in a situation which offers no hope.

With the stage set the backdrop of the and characters as described by the beginning: Estragon: Nothing to be... done.

Vladimir: I’m beginning ..to come round to that opinion.

(Although the phrase is used in connection to Estragon’s boots here, it is also later used by Vladimir with respect to his hat).

Essentially it describes the hopelessness of their lives.Here one finds thru diffrent props on the stage with the personal belongings like boot and hat the play gears up in to very limited straight dialog. It is seen a direct result of this hopelessness is made to show the daily struggle to pass the time as in case a normal daily acts.Thus, most of the play is related and with devising games which will help them pass the time and to keep their talks live. This mutual question of why they stay together. Both V and you note that E admit to being happier when apart. One of the main reasons that they continue their relationship is that they need one another to pass the time see.

Later after Pozzo and Lucky leave for the first time they comment: V: That passed the time (while togethe.)

E: It would have passed in any case.

And later when Estragon finds his boots again: V: What about trying them showing boots E: I’ve tried everything pointing to his own empty feet V: No, I mean the boots.Points to boots E: Would that be a good thing? Expression on face and looking away V: It’d pass the time. I assure you, it’d be an occupation So reading these dialog which carry a diffrent but same meaning but sense creats in one’s mind a cloud of thougts by putting self in character or the space or objects in focous.The difficulty for Beckett of keeping a long dialogue running is overcome by making his characters forget everything. E cannot remember anything past what was said immediately prior to his lines. V although possessing a better memory, distrusts what he remembers. And since V cannot rely on E to remind him of things, he too exists in a state of forgetfulness. Seen in their acts and body language.

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Waiting for Godot - An analysis of the play

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Waiting for Godot - An analysis of the play Prof. Ashwin Mukul

Not only the story but in real life the behaviour expels to behave in certain ways make this part to be a crucial sense.Another second

reason for why they are together arises from the some existentialism of their forgetfulness. Since E cannot remember anything, He needs V to tell him his history. It is as if V is establishing E identity by remembering for him. E also serves as a reminder for V of all the things they have done together. Thus both men serve to remind the other man of his very existence by single character. This is necessary since no one else in the play ever remembers them: V: We met yesterday. (Silence) Do you not remember?

Pozzo: I don’t remember having met anyone yesterday. But to-morrow I won’t remember having met anyone to-day. So don’t count on me to enlighten you. Self introduction with making clear and straight questions.

Later on the same thing happens with the boy who claims to have never seen them before. This lack of reassurance about their very existence makes it all the more necessary that they remember each other creats a kind of void in drama and thoughts E and V are not only talking to pass the time, but also to avoid the voices that arise out of the silence. Beckett’s heroes in other works are also constantly assailed by voices which arise out of the silence, so this is a continuation of a theme the author uses frequently: E: In the meantime let’s try and converse calmly, since we’re incapable of keeping silent. He keeps his head down V: You’re right, we’re inexhaustible. Sitting on a log E: It’s so we won’t think. Deny by hand V: We have that excuse. Raising his hand E: It’s so we won’t hear. Puts palm to ears V: We have our reasons. Gesture E: All the dead voices. Silence...

V: They make a noise like wings.Pointing to sky E: Like leaves. Picks a dry leaf V: Like sand. Stroking fingers on sand E: Like leaves.

Silence.

V: They all speak at once.

E: Each one to itself.

Silence.

V: Rather they whisper. So you can E: They rustle. Making noise thru mouth V: They murmur.

E: The rustle.

Silence.

V: What do they say?

E: They talk about their lives.

V: To have lived is not enough for them.

E: They have to talk about it. Purposely V: To be dead is not enough for them. Showing E: It is not sufficient.Inquiry Silence.

V: They make a noise like feathers.

E: Like leaves.argue V: Like ashes.argue E: Like leaves.argue Long silence.

V: Say something!

Use of silence and pause gives the play diffrent level of understanding and interpretation for selflessness and objectivity in which when read further connects to diffrent questions.

Till this part each person seeing the drama builds a image regarding the pause and silence inbetween.One of the questions which must be answered is why the bums are suffering in the first place. This can only be answered through the concept of original sin. To be born is to be a sinner, and thus man is condemned to suffer. The only way to escape the suffering is to repent or to die. Thus Vladimir recalls the thieves crucified with Christ in the first act: V : As per Bible One of the thieves was saved. It’s a reasonable percentage. (Pause.) Gogo.

E: What? Gave look of question V : Suppose we repented. Sagging shoulder E: Repented what? Question V: Oh . . . (He reflects.) We wouldn’t have to go into the details.

E: Our being born? Wide eyes Both Failing to repent, they sit and wait for Godot to come and save them. In the meantime they contemplate suicide as another way of escaping their hopelessness. E wants them to hang themselves from the tree, but both he and V find it would be too risky. This apathy, which is a result of their age, leads them to remember a time when E almost succeeded in killing himself: Human senses make him take right decision and brings in quality of escapist and caword read ~ E: Do you remember the day I threw myself into the R? V: We were grape harvesting. Rounding fingers E: You fished me out.Gesture of fishing rod V: That’s all dead and buried. Tamping foot E: My clothes dried in the sun. Showing his shirt V: There’s no good harking back on that. Come on. Slash by hand ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The concept of the passage of time leads to a general irony. Each minute spent waiting brings death one step closer to the characters and makes the arrival of Godot less likely. The passage of time is evidenced by the tree which has grown leaves, possibly indicating a change of seasons. Pozzo and Lucky are also transformed by time since Pozzo goes blind and Lucky mute.

(Source : https://www.gradesaver.com/waiting-for-godot/study-guide/analysis-of-the-play essay for college magazine.)

Ashwin Mukul did his Masters in Town planning ITPI , Bachelor of Science Geomatics CEPT Uni. Bachelor of Architecture CEPT University. Presently teaching at College of Architecture since 2001and as an Architect professional having practice since 1987. He is keenly interested in Climate studies, Building Technology Advancement, Research in Urban Design and Planning.

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Holistic design approach for sustainable architecture Associate Prof. Pallavi Mahida

Projects categorized as ‘sustainable’ are often defined either according to the number and type of environmental systems

and technologies utilized, as well as their efficiency, rather than their architectural design approach.

Ability of merging technical environmental knowledge to the design process as an integrated design enriching tool seems to be far from being a consolidated approach.

Sustainability is often a label associated mainly to technical systems aimed at achieving energy efficiency without considering the architectural quality of spaces or environmental performances. Since buildings are working as systems and not as simple sums of elements an attempt to present a holistic design approach which merges technological environmental and aesthetical aspects is made through the following methodology.

Holistic design approach for sustainable architecture: methodology illustrated through studio exercise:

A unique aspect of architectural education is the emphasis on Design Studios where students learn and hone their architectural design skills and are required to incorporate the knowledge gained from theory courses in to the design solutions that they come up with in the studio.The approach suggests is dedicated Design studio where environmental technical knowledge should be the embedded aspect of the design decision-making process.This can be one of the ways to make the students aware and sensitive to fundamentals of building physics and diagnostics that cannot only help students in designing low-energy and sustainable buildings but also allow them to pursue other careers in energy and policy analysis that can directly affect the built environment at the macro level.

Studio Exercise - Agriculture Research Institute at Jawai Hill, Rajasthan Step 1: The analysis of the site, its context, its climatic data and the social and functional sustainability of the proposed program The identified site characterestics identified and the decessions taken were :High ground water table due to proximity of the main hydrology line makes the site suitable for agricultural institute,farming site located parallel to the canal gives proximity to water source reducing the energy requirement for irrigation,locating the building in such a way that it does not hinder the fertile land, Building orientated in such a way that longer axis is east west and the surrounding hills giving natural shading from the lower angle summer sun.

Learning outcome : Understanding during the preliminary phase of the project of the implication of sustainability and the overall site features in early design decision-making.

Step 2 : Microclimatic and wind analysis on the site to assist the volumetric alternative definition and design.

Microclimatic analysis lead to the following to be incorporated in the design:: Evaporative cooling of lake water,venturi effect from the funnel created by surrounding hills. elevated building for wind draf, volumetric solution of a linear elevated building generated.

Learning outcome : Site microclimate matrix study helps to locate correctly the building to be designed, considering solar radiation and seasonal prevalent wind flows.

STEP 3 : Study technological systems and derivation of architectural design definition On the basis of the data analysed a number of volumetric design alternatives were explored and defined in relation to the spatial distribution in the building.

Learning outcome : The result of the third exercise was the development of the student’s ability to use compositional aspects – such as geometries, shapes, volumetric design, balance, harmony, etc. – in relation to technological systems used, in such way that students could propose an architectural language that can represent a design language for sustainability Step 4 : Developing façade, envelope, shading devices and solar systems as design definition and their analysis.

The analysis of sun movement and radiation patterns lead to the following decisions. Creation of green house on the terrace covered with double layer polycarbonate sheeting and a solar top panel.Vertical fins added on northwest for low summer sun ,the southern roof is extended to achieve the summer noon shading.

Learning outcome : The fourth step allowed the students to analyze the solar radiation pattern and develop an envelope optimizing the heating cooling requirements.

Step 5 : Natural and assisted ventilation and evaporation system definition in conjunction to construction system design definition The analysis of climatic data lead to the following decisions of induced ventilation: In moderate summer use of convective cooling of cool winds from the lake. Use of earth air tunnel in peak summer inth e humid months chillers integrated with the earth air tunnel system to achieve moisture free air intake.

Learning outcome : The fifth step focused on the use of the passive devices like earth tunnels, wind towers, ventilated façade rain screen selected ad-hoc for each façade, according the exposure and characteristics, elaborated in the micro-climatic analysis.

Step 6 : Basic thumb rule calculations where the student can access the performances of the building As per thumb rule the final calculation shows that 30% of total energy saved using energy efficient building design strategies, instead of 9998kwh/day the building shall use 6684kwh/day electricity to run the building. If other appliances used in research center are not considered then the saving is almost 83 % for lighting and cooling appliances.Bar 4 and 5 shows that all the electricity used is generated buy the solar top panel roof even collected by rain water harvesting water is sufficient water for building use.

Learning outcome : The sixth and last step allowed completing the project by offering the students the opportunity to access the performance of the low energy consumption and resource utilization techniques adopted in the design.

Conclusion:

The proposed teaching methodology of the design studio based on the environmental building programming and site analysis exposes the students to the following:Developing various design alternatives based on the environmental context, developing a new architectural language for low energy consumption, skill to evaluate different compositional solutions and suggest performance driven optimization.Architectural education should be more responsive to sustainability and sustainable development fields. The academic community should be involved in providing opportunities for future architects and urban designers to develop more environmentally responsive architecture. * I would like to acknowledge student Praveen Suthar of final year College of Architecture SVIT Vasad of the academic year 2013 for his work used to demonstrate the teaching methodology.

Pallavi Mahida is a Town Planner , Architect and Academician ; a Graduate from MANIT Bhopal, dedicated faculty at College of Architecture SVIT since 2005. Her area of interests are Sustainability and History Of Architecture. Her motto of teaching is to empower the students to learn, realize, discover and integrate multiple systems with society along with natural and built forms.

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Why do we study Inner city?

“Changing Mosaic of Neighborhood structure.”

Assistant Prof. Pallavi Mandale Urban design in architecture is an inventory and findings of a tangible and intangible factors derived through large numbers of interactions and cross scale processes of an urban fabric. One may recognize it with existence of static urban with temporal existence of dynamic urban fabric. A better understanding towards such an aspect of study was dentified by taking an example of an inner city neighborhood structure of Baroda city, Gujarat. Which creates an experience through various neighborhood system of inner city area as a changing mosaic with time. Such unique typologies allows a person to be part of the various culture with its diverse phenomena resulting a complex web of events in a city.

The inner-city area of Vadodara city has its unique historical landscape which represents highly symbolic yet most disturbing footprints due to changing pattern of various intangible factors. The domain of such a historic landscape is located near Rajmahal road and Sursagar lake consist of many neighbourhood precincts developed just near the walled city area of Vadodara.

The historic precinct of Bagikhana, polo ground, Khanderao market, Kalabhavan campus exist with its unique association of neighbourhood structure of Siya Baug, Dandia bazaar, Babajipura, Raopura, Salatwada are an example of a various culture that coexist together with needs and wants of a developing nature of a place.

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Tambekar Wada

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Tambekar Wada

Bhave Wada

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Neighbourhoods of inner-city are compact and traditional transmission of design in the form of Wadas, Pagas, Falias, with Akhadas, temple precinct, wadi etc. It is formulated through process of transmission of socio-cultural ethics in utilizing spaces by people for various neighbourhood functions. To understand the coexistence of such designed spaces transmitted by generations and it’s architecture in today’s context, a case method was undertaken for the purpose of urban design study. These neighbourhood units were defined with interrelation and dependency among typology of built & non built spaces of selected neighbourhood structure. The areas called Dandia Bazaar - Babajipura precinct and Raopura - Salatwada neighbourhood precinct were selected for the primary ground-truthing of the existing land use pattern and built typologies, to define analysis at the neighbourhood level. The study findings and inferences have shown a gradual change/transformation of residential units of neighbourhood called Wadas, Pagas , Falias as the original name of units. A drastic shift in the living pattern due to out-migration from the core to peripherals areas keeping wadas and pagas on rental, commercial basis. The traditional design has gone through convergence and transformation from its original design form. Many such wadas were found this sign of change, which was recorded namely Abhayankar wada , Dighe wada, Majumdar wada, Jambubet wada, Bhaskar-vitthal Wada, shastri wada, Manekrao Akhada, Nilkantheshwar mahadev temple precinct, group of pagas. There is lack of civic art and belongingness of these units so they appear unknown.

Thus need of social engineering as an idea for isolated neighbourhood is one of the ways forwards to improve the old grain with a new perspective in today’s context. The isolated or hybrid neighbourhoods and important spaces of the place need to be integrated and strengthen with urban regeneration design at the city level with infill development strategies. Thus 1) Improving livability through adaptive reuse and regeneration of precinct of local importance. 2) Promote infill development strategically within neighbourhood precinct and strengthen social infrastructure like Akhada, Vyayam shala, community hall, etc. A good urban design with such concern and the idea of social engineering can improve the inner city from the area paralyze and loss of belongingness.

Bhaskar Vithallwada

Pallavi Mandale has been a part of College of Architecture SVIT from 13 years. She is a recipent of double gold medal in her B.Arch from APIED Vidyanagar. Further she pursued her Master in Urban and Regional Planning from MSU Vadodara. She is also a part of various projects related Urban heritage, ecology and smart city in Gujarat.

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Translucent concrete Dr. Dinesh Shah translucent concrete (Transparent concrete) is new technique different from normal concrete. It allows more light and less weight compared to normal concrete. The use of sunlight source of light instead of using electrical energy is main purpose of translucent concrete, so as to reduce the load on non- renewable sources and result it into the energy saving. It is the brightest building material development in recent years. It is one of the newest, most functional and revolutionary elements in green construction material. However, this innovative new material, while still partially in the development stages, is beginning to be used in a variety of applications in architecture, and promises vast opportunities in the future Optical fibres is a sensing or transmission element, so decrease the use of artificial light, the normal concrete is replaced by translucent concrete, which has natural lighting and art design.

Material used for manufacturing of transparent concrete It is a combination of fibre optics and fine concrete. It can be produced as prefabricated building blocks and panel.Thousands of optical fibres strands are placed in concrete to transmit light, either natural or artificial, Into all spaces enclosed by the translucent concrete panels. Light-transmitting concrete is produced by adding 4% to 5% optical fibres (by volume) into the concrete mixture.Thickness of the optical fibres can be varied between 2 um and 2 mm to suit the particular requirements of light transmission.The concrete mixture is made from fine mate rails only: it contains no coarse aggregate.

Advantages The main advantage of these products is that on large scale objects the texture is still visible while the texture of finer translucent concrete becomes indistinct at distance.When a solid wall is imbued with the ability to transmit light, it means that a home can use few lights in their house during daylight hours.It has very good architectural properties for giving good aesthetical view to his building.Where light is not able to come properly at that place transparent concrete can be used. Energy saving can be done by utilization of transparent concrete in building.Total environment friendly.

Transparent concrete is a new architectural material can be developed by adding optical fiber or large diameter glass fiber in the concrete mixture .It is the next generation concrete has the very vital potential and has good light guiding property. This new kind of building material can integrate the concept of green energy saving and has the great sign of attraction and artistic evolution.

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Dr. Dinesh Shah is a structural engineer BVM Vidyanagar. He is a PhD holder on concrete technology from SVNIT Surat. He is also a member of anti-ragging committee at college of Architecture SVIT.

Assistant Prof. Taha Padrawala

Our design community may be a versatile one. Maybe it’s the nature of our work. We illuminate issues and adjust to mod-

ern circumstances. When conditions are complex and liquid, architects and creators have an inclination for inventiveness.

Architects understand the world is interconnected which our victory depends on the work and well-being of others. We know that family, having a place, and magnificence, are as essential to life as sustenance.

The COVID-19 emergency has fortified our resolve. We have been working thoroughly within the integration of innovation to all perspectives of the educational modules. The COVID-19 circumstance has advertised numerous challenges, but at the same time, it has open opportunities to proceed and reinforce this mission. Our teachers transitioned to farther educating inside one week, consolidating a cluster of stages for video conferencing, whiteboards, and modern modalities for conveying substance.

In parallel, understudies moved quickly to engage in social media for peer to peer input and keeping up with their classmates.

They utilized their involvement to plan spaces in their homes to proceed their classes, and in numerous occasions, have made a difference their families figure out the numerous technological challenges of having to work/learn from home.

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Architectural Education : Offline to Online

Within the process, a few astounding disclosures developed: with Google Classroom & Google Meet our educational and now exacting outline, teachers abruptly might see and listen each, person student, learn their names like never before and register response during a lesson or a class. We all have tested with other ways of conducting nitty gritty crits [Jury] within the less coordinate space of Digital learning, with screen-sharing getting to be the new trace paper and Instagram/ YouTube getting to be, more formally than before, a communal pin-up space.

A school’s victory depends on the quality as well as agility of its community to adjust to limitations and challenges. Whereas we are still testing with what works ideally for virtual design learning, the changes we’ve made in this way far have been encouraging. The shift in attitude around these challenges has been a disclosure, and we are starting to see what is truly conceivable, even optimal, in terms of virtual educating.

Illustration source by Artist Vimal Chandran

Taha Padrawala is an architect, urbanist and educator who is the Founder Principal of Al-Taha Architects and is Assistant Professor at College of Architecture, SVIT, Vasad. Taha has designed projects that range from recycling urban land and master planning in Vadodara to the design of art spaces, boutiques, weekend houses, factories, social institutes and office buildings across India – thereby engaging diverse issues. He studied at the College of Architecture, SVIT, Vasad graduated (2012) with a Master’s Degree in Masters of Planning (Rural Planning and Management) with distinguished Student Award from the CEPT University at Ahmedabad (2014). Apart from his engagement with the design of buildings, taha has been actively involved in civic and urban affairs in Vadodara, having served on commissions for historic preservation and environmental issues, with various neighbourhood groups. He is the Executive committee member of IIA Baroda Centre (since 2015).

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Recycling Construction Waste Assistant Prof. Esha Dalal

Urbanization and development are inseparably linked in part because cities are the leading edge of economic dynamism

in every country. The trend towards greater urbanization is observed across the developing world. Going by this trend, India is slated to have 50% of its population living in cities and towns in the next few decades, up from the current proportion of about 30%. Although India’s urban population has been growing, the level and pace of urbanization have been low in comparison with other developed and developing countries. Dealing with this problem is a formidable challenge.

The Corporation body or urban development Authority is almost trying to cater to all possible services to their concern cities and villages, all those areas who are headed with the authority. These services may include transportation service, water supply, drainage facility, solid waste facility, etc. If these services are not managed properly or not delivered successfully to the users, then this may lead to the disturbance in the whole system of the living habitat. Only one day, if any of the above-mentioned services are not maintained or not managed than these, may lead to the disturbance of the comfortable living of all the individuals.

Similarly, if the waste is not managed properly or not attended in an appropriate way then it can be harmful to society as well as for the environment. This waste can be such as construction waste, biomedical waste, dead animal waste, holistic waste, food waste, municipal solid waste, electronic waste. In all these types of waste, there are many substances present which is harmful to the living habitats as well as for the environment, if they are not managed properly or in the right way they should be treated.This study attempts to take a view of one of the important scenario of waste management.The study includes analysis through literature studies, field trips and various interviews with government employees at all the three levels of local government i.e. City, Zonal and Ward level.

Waste Management

Construction waste is the unwanted or useless solid materials generated from combined residential, industrial and commercial activities in a given area. Management of construction waste reduces or eliminates adverse impacts on the environment and human health and supports economic development and improved quality of life. A number of processes are involved in effectively managing waste. These include monitoring, collection, transport, processing, recycling and disposal.

Presently, awareness of resource-efficient construction practices is lacking in most countries. The excessive wastage of materials, improper management on-site and low awareness of the need for waste reduction are common in construction sites. At the same time, it is to be mentioned that many European countries had made considerable achievements to utilize the construction wastes in the past decades. The countries like U.K, U.S.A., France, Denmark, Germany and Japan have succeeded in developing economically feasible technologies for recycling up to 80 or 90 per cent of C&D waste. However, least effort has been reported for the utilization of construction waste in India. (Venture) The management of construction waste is important today. The scarcity in the availability of aggregate for the production of concrete is one of the important problems facing by the construction industry. Appropriate use of construction waste is a solution to the fast degradation of virgin raw materials in the construction industry. (Job Thomas, 2013) The visit to a construction waste recycling plant was been done during this study. The operation for this plant of construction waste management includes the collection, segregation, and recycling by making some effective construction materials. Construction waste is treated and is again mixture in the plant and this mixture is then used for making of paver blocks, hollow concrete blocks. Even they make toilet blocks from these hollow concrete blocks. These are eco-friendly materials which are sustainable materials.

The Process

Construction waste collected by AMC

Hollow blocks from construction waste collected

GRIHA attempts to minimize a building’s resource consumption, waste generation, and overall ecological/environmental impact by comparing them to certain nationally acceptable limits / benchmarks. It does so, adopting the five ”R”philosophy of sustainable development, namely : • Refuse – to blindly adopt international trends, materials, technologies, products, etc. especially in areas where local substitutes/ equivalents are available • Reduce – the dependence on high energy products, systems, processes, etc.

• Reuse – materials, products, traditional technologies, so as to reduce the costs incurred in designing buildings as well as in operating them • Recycle –all possible wastes generated from the building site, during construction, operation and demolition • Reinvent – engineering systems, designs, and practices such that India creates global examples that the world can follow rather than us following international examples. (Adarsh, 2013)

Esha Dalal is a alumni of College of Architecture SVIT. She has pursued her masters in Urban Management untitling Best Thesis award from CEPT University 2016. Her interest lies in teaching contruction and management subjects. She also coordinated Summer Programs at international cell in College of Architecture SVIT.

MENTOR’S MOMENT

During the site visit and interaction with the authority of the plant, these pictures were taken. When it comes to stability or strength, these materials are having enough stability and strength accordingly where these are going to be used.Therefore if this construction waste is recycled or only if the importance of 3R, if people will understand, than this construction waste can be recycled easily. For this awareness in people is an important factor about recycling the waste. Green buildings are being certified based on certain rating program by different agencies. The internationally accepted one is being the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is the green building rating program sponsored by the USGBC. In India, Green buildings are rated by Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA). It has been developed by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and is endorsed by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).

MENTOR’S MOMENT

Facades of Indo-Saracenic Style 19th century buildings in Baroda Assistant Prof. Rohini Kachroo

This topic was taken up as; it takes its primary focus on the intentions which were undertaken to show power and au-

thority along with the mix of cultural discourses in designing buildings. The ideologies behind the three styles which are prominent, conveys that lot of thinking has been gone to develop this kind of style. The aesthetic solutions required for the successful production of an Indian art form’ be it in architecture, painting and decoration required the interaction of Indian minds and traditional practices with British standards of correctness, utility and modernity.

This style of architecture had great impact on the princely states on India, the inevitable result was incorporation of western elements by Indian elite as a status symbol and a means of expressing their wealth and prosperity. The indo-saracenic architecture drew both European classical style and upon those of India’s past, above all those associated with the Mughal Empire. These buildings do not simply shift their parent form into colonial India, but rather transformed them to fit the colonial surroundings. The work deals with when the colonial power in India was very strong and gives systematic analysis of nature of architecture and its impact. Sometimes meanings are acquired overtime, , but when buildings are thought of carefully, the effort to communicate specific meanings is often a deliberate, self-conscious act acquired over time. The struggle to choose colonial, indo saracenic architecture confronted all those who attempted to build India and it is a blend of solution that is very well seen.

Sayaji Bagh Museuem Vadodara

Originally, art historian James Ferguson 18081915 adopted the term ‘Indo-Saracenic’ while he was ordering, labeling and classifying Indian architecture. He was the first person that wrote ‘History of Eastern and Indian architecture (1876) where the phrase was used for Indian Islamic architecture characterized by the combination of Hindu design principles. The term was slightly deceptive because the Muslim conquerors of India were not Arabs, neither the elements adopted were strictly Saracenic*.

Later on during 19th century, when the British developed a new style as mixture of European and Indian architecture, they adopted the term Indo-Saracenic though it does not have much in common to its original style. Only the manner in which both of them developed was to some extent similar and finally the same name continued further to describe the Indo-British architecture. Modem writers are similarly confused between presenting the British Indo-Saracenic movement as a genuine revival or an attempt at fusion. For example, G.H.R. Tillotson says that it is neither of the two i) It fails as an authentic revival for the planning and the massing of the buildings are thoroughly Western and the revival Indian forms are merely sprinkled over a frame which is usually Gothic and sometimes Classical, ii) It fails as a fusion because there is no satisfactory synthesis between two traditions. 1 Looking at the history, it could be said that as the British thought of the Mughal as their ideals, they wanted to represent their power in architecture in the similar manner as the Mughal did.

A facade is one of the most effective architectural elements that provide a city with its characteristic urbanity, such that its elements capture moments in time in order to commemorate events, stories, history and social behaviors beyond their functional obligation.

Such a sense of identity evokes strong abstractions and images of the sense of place created, experienced and dramatized. Making a street scene imaginable accounts for a thorough mastery in the sense of art and artifacts; again accountable to the regional features of a place. A facade design at an urban level thus becomes a concentrated sensitive act of combining elements such that the image perceived reflects the nature of urbanity rather than an individual architectural edifice. Thus, the role of a facade multiplies many folds from the scale urban spaces for a city of wrapping a built form, to the urban scale, further until the scale of making a sense of place by providing a source of imagery. Therefore every single facade individually, or in a collective plays a distinct role in creating spaces, and quality of urban spaces for the city.

Outcome:

Architectural expression of Baroda was a part of the overall development taking place in British India, as it was influenced by same factors at large. The employment of British Architects, Landscape designers, planners and engineers, resulted in urban design efforts and buildings reflected the intentions of colonial builder, but acquired different dimensions because Baroda was a native state.

The ruler Maharaja Sayajirao influenced the western approach and expression to city planning and design and evoke admiration with great buildings in city. Some of the best buildings were built in Sayajirao’s rule. The intention was to introduce modern outlook and reform to satisfy the fundamental requirements and honor new systems. To project impressions of the architecture and approach to city design of the European cities and make buildings ‘exceptional’ and ‘best examples’ of architectural skill.The work of two architects, Major Charles Mant and Mr R.F Chisholm left a permanent mark on Baroda.They were responsible for initial designs of early buildings which established a certain building vocabulary. Architect Chisholm’s work produced ‘good architecture’. He was more concerned in rooting the building to the context by responding to climate, getting the best out of the available materials and construction technology and above all respecting traditional architecture, crafts and craftsmen.

Rohini Kachroo graduated in B. Arch in 2007 from MSU Vadodara. Further she completed her masters from CEPT university in Theory and Design. Her passion lies in teaching, modern history , dexign theory and behavioural science. She is also the magazine editor at College of Architecture SVIT.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Workshops Lino cut carving into sheet and process of inking in carving & printing at College of Architecture & Interior Design Svit, Vasad Conducted by: Prof. Preeti Agarwal

Documentation of architectural built fabric, by materialstic approach workshop on conservation; quick documentation process at Hacatp, Jabalpur, M.P in december 2019 Conducted by: Prof. Jaishree mishra

Experience with material: Masonary arch workshop at SVIT College of Architecture held on 14th16th february 2018 Conducted by: Prof. Shailesh Patel, Prof. Ronak Patel

Experiencing the material with hand on workshop explored through arch masonary making for 3 days.

Students who participated were made to build/ install masonary while exploring different type of arches like, Open Arch, Semicircular Arch, Bullnose Arch and other aesthetic geometry creating english bond walls and added Shoulder Blocks.

Workshop made students understand different properties of materials and its properties in context with construction.

Dr. Dinesh Shah, Prof. Amit Shah, Prof. Rohini Kachroo, Prof. Esha Dalal

Coordinators for informative talk by Professor Phil Horton - Architect from Arizona State University on 23rd september 2019.

Prof. Rohini Kachroo, Prof. Esha Dalal

Certificate of appreciation for conducting webinar at Bhagwan Mahavir University, Surat on inclusive town planning in Indian context on 13th april 2020.

Prof. Pallavi Mandle

Attended national seminar on Advanced Building Practices at Nirma University, Ahmedabad on 22nd november 2019 Dr. Dinesh Shah Prof. Amit Shah Prof. Rohini Kachroo Prof. Esha Dalal

ACHIEVEMENTS

Civil Infrastructure World: National symposium at Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidyalaya engineering college on 9th-10th January, 2020.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Workshops Multimedia and animation incharge for Virtual Media at SVIT, Vasad in 2017.

Incharge Faculty: Prof. Taha Padrawala Extensively involved in the virtual media to create an innovative platform for the study of human habitat through multi-dimensional lenses addressing the four pillars of our pedagogy - Urbanism, Technology, History & Environment.

The aim/mission/vision was to seek the engagement of students of architecture, which includes, to be responsive to the natural, technological, cultural, and social environments through the systematic development of an aesthetic attitude, a technical confidence, and critical thinking.

By providing opportunities to challenge students to develop their abilities in problem solving, creative thinking, and informed decision-making as a focus of their professional education and thereby to nurture a student-centered environment for personal development and professional excellence. and also make students ready for leadership roles by educating them in skills and knowledge required to improve the quality of the built environment on both a national and international level, through collaborations and dialogue, in the fields of Architecture, Construction Science, Community Development and Digital Media Arts.

Red studio exhibition on setting up the art and architecture process show “ Constructions by Prof. Percypithawala at Site Art Space, GIDC Makarpura, Vadodara on 18th january 2020.

Visited faculty: Prof. Pallavi mandale

Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) on Survey of higher education.

Appointed Faculty: Prof. Ashwin Mukul

The workshop was jointly organised by SVIT, Vasad and CMI, IIT Gandhinagar.

Prof Vignya Shah was the co-ordinator for the workshop along with Dr. A.K. Adhikari.

Participants were addressed regarding the process of workshop

by Dr. Vijay, Ms. Uma, and Ms. Anuja.

The Main aim was how to cultivate quality of leadership like, Consciousness, Perserverance, Innovativeness, Problem solving, and Initiative Taking among architects.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Fly - Finding the Leader in You workshop by CMI in conducted in SVIT in 2019.

Co-ordinater faculty: Prof. Vignya Shah

ACHIEVEMENTS

Publications International journal: Icegov, 2017-2018 regarding awareness and management of e-waste.

Attended International conference.

Prof. Esha dalal

The rapid growth in use of computers, electronic devices and gadgets in todays urbanized world, leads to more production, consumption and generation of Waste Electrical Equipment (WEEE) or E-Waste.

Ahmedabad, selected among the first 20 smart cities in Indian under the Smart Cities Mission, Ministery of Urban development (MOUD), Governoment of India (GOI).

Ahmedabad also ranks sixth among the top ten Indian cities generating E-Waste.

The paper describes a study of the existing senario of e-waste management, the level of awareness in the people for the disposal of e-waste by surveing the formal and informal sector, consumers/ end-users, Small And Medium Scale (SMEs) in the city of Ahmedabad.

International conference on theory of architectural design: Global practices amid local milieu, at SMVDU College J&K, attended and paper presented on the topic, “Silence of architecture.�

Prof. Jaishree mishra

Attended a seminar on “know your roots� at PIAR, Parul University on 25th November 2019 Prof. Pallavi Mahida

International conference - Revisiting Sir Patrick Geddes, organised by IPS academy Indore, 26th- 28th september 2019, on legacy of sir Patrick Geddes and the city of Vadodara which is in relevance in todays paradigm of smart cities.

Prof. Pallavi Mahida

ACHIEVEMENTS

Climate responsive design by Envirnomental Design Solutions - EDS global sustainability new delhi, 29th april- 21st may 2020.

Awarded certificate: Prof. Pallavi mahida

ACHIEVEMENTS

Publications National Conference on Urban Futures of Lucknow_ Revitalizing the Built Heritage for Urban Develoment, A case of Jabalpur city, MP. Prof. Jaishree Mishra

The paper discussed on the way in which conservation can get integrated with the urban development,in turn its possible contribution to the urban development of Jabalpur city.

Further identified various existing built heritage, precincts, built environment, art, culture and places of historical and religious importance and their possible contribution in city’s holistic development and at the same time and various attempts made by MCJ, INTACH, ASI.

Baroda March exhibition - The Stainless Gallery, New Delhi, 2019 Prof. Preeti Agarwal

Prof. Loknath sinha

ACHIEVEMENTS

Exhibition of Wooden sculpture named “kya mumbai kya baroda” on the 59th national exihibition at NGMA, Mumbai, 2019.

CAMPUS ACTIVITIES

Site Visits Buildig Materials & Technology, a site visit for door and windows study to different sites at Vadodara, 2nd year, 2019-2010 Prof. Vignaya Shah

The main objectives for construction related sites visits is to make students understand and analyse the details of each material and its implementations on the sites.

Our college promote such regular visits to assigned course related studies as outcome of practical approch in individual classes.

Industrial site visits, at Flexican Bellows & Hoses Pvt. Ltd., GIDC state, makarpura, vadodara, 2019-2020 Dr. Dinesh Shah Prof. Amit Shah Largely focused on steel structures for Fifth th semester students, included material and details according to the provisions in IS Code IS800-2007.

Students were enlightened on certain defined topics like properties of different types of steel sections available, types of joints with riveted, bolted or welded, criteria to select different types of steel sections in design, detailing of steel structure like single beam and column, compound or built up beam and column with lacing, battening or bracing.

Different connections between elements like beam column and column to foundation.

Detailing of Portal frame, steel truss, purlins, roof sheet fixing etc. Details, erection and functions of Plate girder, Crane girder, Gantry girder etc.

Participated Faculty: Prof. Rohini Kachroo, Prof. Esha Dalal

Social Service Appreciation For Low Cost Housing Construction At Vasad Gram, 27th September 2019 Prime Minister Appreciation: Prof. Ronak Patel, Shailesh Patel

Program NATCON event on design based on architecture and interior designs practices conducted at Goa,2018 Prime minister appreciation: Prof. Ronak patel, shailesh patel

ACHIEVEMENTS

Completed Five Weeks Of Online Course From Coursera From 9th September 2019-12th October 2019, On Greening The Economy Sustainable Cities By Lund University Sweden

CAMPUS ACTIVITIES

Ministery Of Human Resource Development (Mhrd) On Survey Of Higher Education, 2019 Appointed Faculty: Prof. Ashwin Mukulh

Fly _ Finding The Leader In You In Svit And Cmi, 2019

Co-Ordinater Faculty: Prof. Vignya Shah

Workshop was jointaly organised by SVIT, Vasad and CMI, IIT Gandhinagar. The co-ordinator for the workshop were Dr. A.K. Adhikari and Asst. prof. Vignyashah The Main aim was, how to cultivate architects quality of leadership like, Consciousness, Perserverance, Innovativeness, Problem solving, and Initiative Taking etc.

Attended Book Launching Workshop: Prof. Sailesh G. Nair Professor Design Chair (PIAR) Chairman, IIA, Vadodara Centre

Felicitated By Shree O-P Kohli, Hon-Governer Of Gujarat For Execution Of St. Paul School Koyali, Vadodara, 2017

Guest Falicitation: Ar. Sailesh G. Nair

Shortlisted For Architect Of The Year Award On Un- Built Spaces Design Category organised by IIA, In 2017 At Chennai.

Architect Of The Year Selction Award: Ar. Sailesh G. Nair

Organised World Architectural Day, In October 18, At Grand Mercure, Vadodara.

Prof. Sailesh G. Nair Chairman, IIA, Vadodara Centre

As the Chairman, sir Spoke About How To Blend Academics Into Practice. The Speech Was Focused On General Activities Concerned With IIA And Its Management In The Architectural Discourse.

Also Intiated World Envirnomental Day Being Major Key Person Of IIA Vadodara.

ACHIEVEMENTS

IIA, Baroda Centre Of Gujarat Chapter With Parul University On Architecture And Research, Session

By Ar. Cristopher Charles Benninger, 9th April 2018

CAMPUS ACTIVITIES

International Yoga Day

The International Day of Yoga has been celebrated annually in our college as a part of extra curricular activity to promote quality of life.

Yoga is a physical, mental and spiritual practice which originated in India.

Blood Donation Camp was organized to enlighten the pupil which makes them understand their responsibility towards the society.

CAMPUS ACTIVITIES

Blood Donation Camp, 2019

CAMPUS ACTIVITIES

INDEPENCE DAY CELEBRATION, 2020

As a custom every year, our college celebrates Republic Day and Independence Day showing national petriotrism and giving respect to the nation.

GANPATI PUJA, 2019 The Event of Ganesh Puja is orgnised every year in our college.

Ganpati Puja is organised for all 10 days of the festival along with cultural activities performed by the students.

Promotional events of Architecture and design and it’s benefit to the society and the environment were organized in schools/ community.

Tree Plantation Celebration At Svit College , Vasad, 2017 themed “Make Tree Your Friend” Plantation of various saplings were done in the campus. Students and Faulties actively participated.

Green Walk as part of Zest-O-Pus, 2018 Green Walk was organised by the college to spread awareness regarding Green Earth. Various significant authoroties and famous personalities participated in the Walk. Mayor Shri Bharat Dangar, various corporators of VMSS, our Ex-Principal Prof. P.S. Rajan, and VUDA Chairman Shri N.V. Patel are some of the names.

CAMPUS ACTIVITIES

Education Fair

CAMPUS ACTIVITIES

SVIT COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL CELL_ SVIT, PROMOTION FOR STUDENTS INTO INTERNATIONAL SUMMER PROGRAM. Co-ordinating Faculties: Prof Pragnesh and Prof. Esha Dala

It is our privileged that College of Architecture,SVIT VASAD is a part of International Cell of the College. Prof. Pragnesh Shah and Assistant Professor Esha Dalal are the Co-ordinating faculties from College of Architecture.

This cell is promoting the students to take part in summer programs and get an international platform in their career.

The College has an collaboration with Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, with the support of Unified Growth Foundation. Also the college is looking forward for such collaboration with other colleges across the world. 15 students from the Engineering Department had taken part and they attended the Summer Program along with one faculty , which was a great success.

The College of Architecture is looking forward positively for the summer programs. The Unified Growth Foundation had approached the College and had the orientation with the students about summer programs.

Professor Rohini kachroo Conducted ‘Orientation program’ for for first year students on 25th September 2019.

Bhoomi pujan, 2019 Bhoomi pujan for new upcoming individual building block for Architecture department.

CAMPUS ACTIVITIES

Architectural Admission Orientation

CAMPUS ACTIVITIES

Architectural library - various collection of books, reference, magzines, research & thesis reports, and other books(e-journals) including annual volumes.

Librarian: Rajendra M. Patel

Architectural library explored in year of 2000 in our college.

We have 5635 total no. Of books at present, majorly theory in architecture, construction, structures, architects works, art, graphics, calligraphy interior design, urban related books (design, planning, conservation, landscape,history, management, professional practice etc.), And other research/ thesis books.

We also have annually subscribe magazines and students tour reports including various handbooks.

We continuously keep the recording of collection and detail documentation of various Archival data related to architectural knowledge.

Prof. Pallavi Mandale

SVAGRIHA, one day training program at college of architecture, SVIT, Vasad, 13th july 2018. prof. Pallavi Mandale Prof. Esha Dalal

PROVISIONS OF ENERGY CONSERVATION BUILDING CODE (ECBC), jointely organised by COA and BEE BUREAU OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY, training program for architects from 9th-13th december, 2019, COA TRC, BHOPAL Prof. Ashwin Mukul

Participated in the IGBC’s online advanced training programme on green buildings from 26-29 may 2020.

Prof. Ashwin Mukul

TRAINING PROGRAMME

RESEARCH IN ARCHITECTURE, CONDUCTED BY COA, TRAINING AND RESEARCH CENTRE (COATRC), PUNE, 21ST-25TH MAY 2018.

CAMPUS ACTIVITIES

WOMENS’ DAY CELEBRATION, 2019 Womens day Celebration at our college is highly motivated event celebration signifying the importanceof Woen & their respect in the society.

Janmasthami Celebration Every year janmashtmi is celebrated in our college very enthusiastically. Students actively organizes and participated in the “matki fod”.

On 2nd October, 2019 on Gandhi Jayanti, Government Of Gujarat floated a topic “no Single use plastic day.” to celebrate the event.

On this day faculties and students actively organized rallies, banners, posters, and slogans in different localities in Gujarat.

Teacher’s day celebration Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan’s birthday on 5th September is also celebrated as Teacher’s Day. Teacher’s are felicitated with flowers and students performs different cultural activities as a larger part of celebration.

CAMPUS ACTIVITIES

Social & environmental issues/ concern promoted for no use of plastic bags in Gujarat region.

THOUGHTS

CREATIVITY

Collate

Student’s PONDERING MINDS

ACHIEVEMENTS

Asif Ansari - II Year

THOUGHTS

Im p a c t s o f M o d e r n is m o n C u lt u re Muskan Shamra II Year

As we dig in back in history of Indian urban architecture; beauty, symmetry and magnificence is what it describes it the best. It encompasses a multitude of expressions over spaces and time, constantly absorbing new ideas, the result is an evolving range of architectural production that nonetheless retains a certain amount of continuity and it’s own individuality. The varied styles of architecture enhances the beauty of it across the country. Curiosity is the beginning of the cultural attitude. It,s hard for people to swallow sudden changes, and in a way, architecture is a built form that happen to be such sudden change. Us being a part of this ecosystem as architects, it’s our duty to make it embracing and adventurous. Some commentators define modernism as a socially progressive trend of thoughts that affirms the power of human beings to create, improve and reshape their environment with the aid of practical experimentation, scientific knowledge or technology. And that is the obvious happening. It is also a mode of thinking, one or more philosophically defined characteristics, like self consciousness or self reference, that run across novelists in art and disciplines. A Russian novelist has said, “the mystery of human existence is not just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.” But irony for the people of this century is we’re not even living the life to fullest. For every living organism or being on this planet has a purpose to serve and live for. Nothing but modernism is affecting the climate since last 2000 years. The modernists rejected religious beliefs. The modern construction techniques and materials are responsible for climate change. This happens to be a direct disrespect to the mother earth. It’s human beings’ duty to give back whatever he takes from her. Lack of knowledge of our ancient culture and the ethics have lead us to destroying and poisoning the environment we reside in. It’s not the waste of energy in manufacturing these materials what I’m talking about, but simply constructing concrete jungles is the dumbest what human’s sense would come to. Architecture reflects culture. It is a product of culture that is designed for.

Changing culture and attitude among the communities is greatly affecting the environment where we live in. Architecture is basically the art of building environment. The culture we follow in architecture is what we live among and that ultimately affects our living and the way we think. Cultural spaces create a sense of creativity and doesn’t intimidate. But, the ethics of space designing revolutionize. Modern architecture adopt modern industry, I.e. using modern materials and technologies. That results in characteristics such as simplicity of form of the buildings; spaces grew functional, flexible and free flowing; visual weightlessness; exposing structure and lack of ornamentation. This depicts more practicality of peoples’ mindset and apathy in beauty of cultural delineation. That’s how culture is evolving.

There are very less people left that really respect the value of culture and design spaces in respect to the antediluvian principles. The sense of cultural space is evolving and becoming more empirical. Rather than just creating an environment to survive we need to understand the tactfulness that our ancestors left behind. Architecture is not just an answer to needs and necessities, but also desires, dreams and aspirations.

THOUGHTS

A ll A b o u t A rc h it e c t u re Samarth Doshi II Year

People think architecture students aren’t busy, Umm... Why not, just like minting money is easy.

All the redos, submissions, failures are a part of the 5 year package, But sure do they mould one, from an average to savage.

The last minute print errors, the minute mistakes in model measurements are very frustrating, But Afterall, such errors help in making instant decisions and make us explore entire new things.

Architecture is not only about designing houses, It is shaping a thing which may be oneself or any of the masses.

An architect or an architecture student never sleeps, We always dream or day dream about North and our sheets.

From wasting the abundant past time, To making the past time creative, Architecture makes one’s life hell lot of positive.

We may curse, regret this field at first, But later we thank our mentors who guided us in this unquenchable thirst.

As a student of 2nd year, I have a plenty of experiences, assignments waiting at my doorstep, But as always we are positive and can crack any task at our footsteps.

This may not sum up the entire architectural experience, Since architecture itself is a never ending profession.

As I end, I will just say, No field, profession is easy or tough, Its just one’s interest which makes that ride smooth or rough.

THOUGHTS

U n iv e r s e Kajal Makhijani V Year

We breathe in the air of existence.

Existence of life forms and lifeless, creating pure balance between life and death.

What part are we of the universe OR are we the universe ourselves ?

We are ruled by time and will eventually dissolve in earth.

Our existence fades but we continue to live within the sphere of our energies.

Never dead, never fully alive.

Oscillating like a pendulum to create balance OR the pendulum oscillates with the help of energies we create ?

We have the power to deteriorate or rise, to fall or to fly.

We are mere fragments each having universe with ourselves which reflects on the mirror of multiverse.

We all are stardust.

Child of Universe.

Reeti Madan IV Year

You can’t connect the dots looking forward.

You can only connect them looking backwards down the road. So right now, you just have to believe that these dots will connect somehow into a constellation so beautiful, even the moon would shrink itself into a ball misery.

There are some things in life you can’t change ,you have to live with them. But it’s your choice, you can either cry on your couch for six months or you can use the purple bruises at the nape of your neck as a map to discover a universe unkown.

I just want you to know that you are sinking and you have to move your hands to swim out of the shit that you are carrying all this while.

You could get married, have kids, move to the suburbs and live a comfortable life. But let me tell you, years laters from today, on yours death-bed you’ll only regret killing all the wild and unwanted dreams in your heads.

I want you to realise that danger is real, fear is not you don’t have to hold onto your fears,you just have to take one step at a time. And everytime you are about to give up, ask yourself how soothing it would be to listen “Yes,you did it.”

THOUGHTS

C o n n e c t in g T h e D o t s

THOUGHTS

M a n V /S M a c h in e Shivali Jha V Year

As humans step off their home planet into the surrounding solar system and beyond, they do not go alone.

Machines have preceded them. And as people go into space machines will go along.

Gone are the days of stone age when man used to work hard day and night used to goon foot or by bullock cart without having any comfort in life.

Over the years, man has come up with countless inventions, each more resourceful than the rest.

However, as the computer age continues, mankind is threatened, ridiculous, some may say, but i say look around!

The computer has already begun to centralso many of the vital functions that man has prided himself upon before. it is said that machine is superior to man but in reality, one cannot be of any use without the other.

It is futile to agree which one is may be fast but it cannot be ingenious like the human mind.

It would be wise to say that neither of the two,man or machine is more important.

Bhumika Rathod V Year

Ego means to rule over, but eco means to be equal.

We collectively create results that nobody wants because decision-makers are increasingly disconnected from the people affected by their decisions.

As a consequence, we are hitting the limits to leadership-that is, the limit to traditional topdown leadership that works through the mechanisms of institutional silos.

Ego in this context meaning “to take over,”polarised to eco, “to be equal” in accordance with the earth and it’s sustainability.

THOUGHTS

E g o V /S E c o

THOUGHTS

Po em : H o m e Kajal Makhijani V Year

Dark night, moon gleams Stars brighter than before Birds enroute their way back like A barefoot underneath a tree Nightingale soothes them while The wind caresses their hair Two lonesome entangle their souls dancing to the sound of leaves which rhymes to the melody of their hearts Though different in kind, they were birds with no wings Like rain quenches thirst, they fed each others soul with love Night ended with a hope which they were to each other They flew, burning brighter, illuminating their nest.

Vineet Shah III Year

The tatvas or the elements made our human body and thus plays a vital role affecting entire journey of living. There was a time when these elements were thoroughly respected and played a prominent role in design considerations. In this growing world of technology, the architects, the one who are meant to design spaces are seen more orienting towards visual aesthetics...

It has become easier to please an eye, coating the modern building materials, beautifying it. But the real sense of space lies within its character and ambience which can only be possible when we can built prioritizing and considering in accordance to these five elements.

The existence of these “tatvas� in a particular space can make the user experience jubilance and serene. Where the modern aesthetical ornaments will decay one day, the aura of a space can endure forever even when its not sugar coated.

THOUGHTS

V is io n O v e r t a k in g A u r a

Samarth Doshi II Year

The collage depicts the important landmarks of Vadodara City, often mentioned while sharing your address, but with a twist. The twist allows us to explore abstraction through layering and basic positioning using various techniques of rendering and use of various materials to showcase a bold composition while highlighting important elements.

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

Pattern mapping in different sizes.

Pattern generation in circular grid.

Layer I

Layer II

Layer III

Layer IV

Layer V

Layer VI

Exploring with realistic colors

Defining various shapes

Exploring negative space with color

Final illuminated model

Exploring pattern with color scheme.

N a t u re P a t t e r n s Hiren Prajapati II Year

Nature Patterns- A exercise which helps derive the geometric pattern, texture, color balance and the 13 design principles from any natural object and create an abstract geometric composition with reference to natre. The two process linkedwith are CamScanner creation of flat Scanned drawing and evolving the abstraction into a 3D piece using distinct layers. The illumination of the final 3D model also develops a sense of depth and negative spaces created by default.

Exploring pattern with different hues.

Google Image - "Wood Sorrel"

Grid Generation - I

Exploring negative spaces.

Initiating geometric abstraction.

Grid Generation - II

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

Pattern generation in composite grid.

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

CREATIVITY

C o lla g e - B a s ic D e s ig n

CREATIVITY

CREATIVITY

CREAIVITY

STUDIO WORK

Form base studio - Aanganwadi 1st Year Semester I Faculty : Rohini Kachroo | Taha Padrawala | Esha Shah Student : Arvind Patel Desert site surrounded by mountains.Designing kindergarten has certain parameters in respect to a child anthropometry as studio is base on human anthropometry , scale –proportion and form.Concept was derived by using natural topography of site. As mountains surrounds the circular site they provide shade and protects anganwadi from harsh sun rays during working hours of anganwaddi. Plan shape is inspired by a bhunga so that heat waves travel minimum inside structure and roof is also developed using curvatures so that heat from slab is also minimized.Idea behind using curves was to decrease heat tranformation and make inner atmosphere comfortable for toddlers .

Faculty : Shailesh Patel | Prachi Patel Student : Nirjar Patel It was a form based studio with major considertions to anthropometry scale and proportion.

Desert site sorrounded by mountains.Concept was motherhood ie creating warmthy atmosphere and home like feel in anganwadi.Form was developed with basic cosideration of child anthropometry,behaviour psycology.And anganwadi as made with cosiderations such as security,easy circulation,space management aacorrding to functions ,surrounding views. Structure is totally sustainbe : tensie stucture and walls are rammed earth

STUDIO WORK

Form base studio - Aanganwadi

STUDIO WORK

Studio - Art Gallery 1st Year Semester II Faculty : Jaishree Mishra | Rachna Gala Student : Zalak Jagwani Studio was mainly a form based studio.Main focus was the form derived from any geomertical organic or phsycological concept.Topography of site was so soothing and totally surrounded by nature .Concept derived here was from ntural elemet fower.Main focus was the connecton of flower with its core portion and abstracting core to geometric dome and petals to organic walls covering overall site.Other than form functions are also divided according to usage “public semipublic and private�.Major importance is also given to in corporate major landscaing elements to boost artists and to create sooting atmosphere 24*7.

1st Year Semester II Faculty : Shailesh Patel | Priyanshu Shrivastav Student : Mansi Kadu site surrouned between the river edge and also railway bridge and it was a concept based studio.and also access with aprroch road from national highway.main perspective for respective studio was incorporate to the concept relates with the nature. the concept based on the nature.this form has balance with the nature with natural surroundings and site also balanced with nature. also artist gets inspired by nature and desinging the art center i totally based on a organic form to connect the artist with the nature using natural material and organic form.inspiration of form is fish fins. fish fins are used to to get natural light in the artcenter to help an artist to work on natural light and to create an intresting form

STUDIO WORK

Form Vase Studio - Art Gallery

STUDIO WORK

Material studio - Performing Arts Centre 2nd Year Semester I Faculty : Ronak Patel | Rajdeep Raj Student : Aarsh Shah In the Material Studio we got an hand´s on experience to develop and work on a hypothetical site for the proposed performing art center .

Meanwhile, we also learned to derive concept by studying different Animal Anatomy .

The hypothetical site developed was in Kota ,which has a extreme hot and dry climate .so, it was a great exposure as a studio programme.

The first spark that helped me built up the concept was the idea of a vault or shell structure to tackle the hot climate.

Now, looking into the philosophy it was “ SATTVA: NEUTRAL STATE OF MIND “worked out of the ancient thesis called NATYA SHASHTRA .

“Main Aim of performer ?

Performing art aims to empower man to experience the Rasas which could only be achieved when the performer is in his neutral state of mind .”

2nd Year Semester I Faculty : Vignya Shah | Rachna Gala Student : Mansi Pankhania Site surrouned between the river edge and also railway bridge and it was a concept based studio.And also access with aprroch road from national highway.

Main perspective for respective studio was incorporate to the concept relates with the nature. The concept based on the nature.This form has balance with the nature with natural surroundings and site also balanced with nature.

Also artist gets inspired by nature and desinging the art center i totally based on a organic form to connect the artist with the nature using natural material and organic form.Inspiration of form is fish fins. Fish fins are used to to get natural light in the artcenter to help an artist to work on natural light and to create an intresting form.

STUDIO WORK

Material studio - Form based studio

STUDIO WORK

Contextual studio - Tourist pause point 2nd Year Semester II Faculty : Pallavi Mahida | Pallavi Mandle Student : Samarth Doshi The proposal is a Tourist Stop point along with the necessary amenities giving people enough pause, and get reenergize to explore further.The ones very curious even can examine and stare at the mighty elevation for hours straight.Keeping in mind educational tours, even the history of the church Triangle along with other important dates will be panelled as well. The insert will be very contextual, will dwell with the surroundings while giving the well-deserved respect and appreciation - to the majestic church.The abstraction is based on the Strong, bold lines of the church and a personal touch of my own. The insert is built well laid back from the road giving space to people to digest the beauty. All in all the insert will dwell with the context having a strong character of its own.

2nd Year Semester II Faculty : Vignya Shah | Taha Padrawala Student : Muskan Sharma Sardar Market resides in heart of Jodhpur. It’s the raw and oldest market of the city. It’s believed that the colonial square serves everything that’s necessary to a person since birth to death. Though the shop owners and vendors are satisfied by the current physical condition of the market, there seems necessity of betterment of the place. The main goal is to make the place that fosters social interaction, promotes mobility and sense of comfort that are literally lacking in the market. The revamping needs to be done such that it provides better place for vendors as well as make them broad minded and adaptive that will lead to betterment of the market as well as city.

STUDIO WORK

Contextual studio - Upliftment Centre

STUDIO WORK

Institutional Studio - Apparel Institute 3rd Year Semester I Faculty : Pallavi Mahida | Pallavi Mandle | Monal Mistry | Priyanshu Shrivastav Student : Parth Sheth

The studio intended to develop a public project for an institutional Building in accordance with a coherent architectural idea and in response to a complex functional program. The foirm and the material were to be used appropriately and Hierarchical thinking was to be applied to give significance and meaning to spaces depending upon the use of each space.

An apparel institute was to be designed in the textile city of Surat. The core functions included the studio, lecture rooms, laboratories, Fashion Areana, Library, Workshops and an exhibition space etc with a landscape.

STUDIO WORK

INSTITUTIONAL STUDIO - MEDITATION HALL 3rd Year Semester II Faculty : Pragnesh Shah | Ketan Shah Ronak Patel | Prachi Patel Student : Mahima Patel This Studio is intended towards the Architectural Detailing and Execution Drawings including specifications and estimations. Preparation of detailed drawing set of all the building components w.r.t the trade literature, construction method and constructional feasibility.

Details

STUDIO WORK

Housing Studio - Retirement & Orphanage 4th Year Semester VIII Faculty : Ashwin Mukul | Nikita Gaekwad | Rohini Kachroo | Priyanshu Shrivastav Student : Amanraj Parmar The study of housing designs & urban neighborhood’s to understand the relationship between socio-economic & cultural aspects and physical fabric of the settlement of different user group.

Analysis

STUDIO WORK

Thesis - Continental Cruise Stop 5th Year Semester IX Faculty : Ashwin Mukul Student : Shivam Amin An alternatice to travel except air. How resources required for any journey to can be sustainable in any pits stops of the jourbey. An exploration in marine architecture. The thesis explored under water construction in the internation waters. Trying to reduce shore time significantly through an architectural intervention.

ACHIEVEMENTS

STUDENTS Winners - Inter college S.P University cricket tournament

Team players (L-R): Maitri Patel, Apurva Mehrunkar, Chaitali Patel, Darshi Bhagat, Muskan Sharma, Mansi Pankhania(Wk), Mansi Kadu, Reeti Mandan, Parita Patel, Sonali Shah(C), Diya Patwa

Runners up - Intra college cricket tournament

Team players (L-R): Urja Shah, Apurva mehrunkar, Bansari Mehta, Siddhi Bhatt , Hetvi Shah, Mansi Pakhania, Chaitali Patel, Darshi, Reeti Mandan, Sonali Shah(C), Parita Patel, Mansi Kadu, Maitree Patel, Diya Patwa

Runners up - Intra college kho kho tournament

Team players (L-R): Khyati Joshi, Ishita Singh, Aayushi Dabhekar, Utsavi Shah, Shivani bhagat, Prachi Shah, Priya Shah , Khushboo Rajput , Zhara Kanteja

Runners up - Intra college kabaddi tournament

Team players (L-R): Rajul, Alaukika, Shivani, Muskan, Urja, Charmi

Team players (L-R): Shebin Babu, Jay Chopda, Vidit, Jitish Jain(C), Jugal Thakkar, Jaimin Pandya, Kashyap Mistry

Isha Katariya 2nd year

Secured 1st place in intra college Carrom tournament

Vishesh Vakil 2nd year

secured 2nd place in intra college Badminton tournament.

Krupali Desai 3rd year

secured 1st place in Folk dance category amongst 300 participants. The Nrutya Mahostsav was conducted online.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Runners up - Intra college volleyball tournament

ACHIEVEMENTS

Apurva Mehrunkar 1st year

Zalak Jagwani 1st year

secured 1st place in the design com- secured 1st and 2nd place respecpetition - Its All round, conducted tively in the design competitions - Its during Zestopus 2019-20.

All round & Chemistry of Matches conducted during Zestopus 2019-20.

Shruti Parikh 1st year

secured 1st place in the design competition - Its All round, conducted during Zestopus 2019-20.

Abhay Shah 2nd year

Abhay Shah won the MR. Fashion Walk competetition held across Vadodara city and got a chance to feature in the bollywood movie “Loveyatri’s” song.

Harsh Advani 4th year

The journey of being a part of the show “Naach Mari Saathe” from video auditions, to the top 48, to battle round, to top 24, to top 20, to top 16, to top 12, to top 8, to top 5 and finally the winner! Harsh Advani not only made us proud but also became an idol for many!

Kintan Shah Batch - 2007

Our alumini Kintan Shah topped the All India Gate Exam.

Sakshi Dixit & Shivani Patel Batch - 2013

Our alumini once again made us proud by performing in the Namaste Trump event, wherein the President of United States of America Mr. Donald Trump, had visited to inaugrate the Motera Stadium, Ahmedabad.

Maarz Dixit Batch - 2009

Ar. Maarz Dixit got an oppurtunity to conduct a three day workshop on BPE at S.V.N.I.T Surat.

Shruti Bhatt Batch - 2013

Congratulations Ar. Shruti Bhatt (SAAA Alumni) for Winning “CENTRAL MISS GUJARAT 2018”.

ACHIEVEMENTS

ALUMINI

R. S. P

NASA

S h o wc a s e FESTIVAL

Ceiling Decoration

R.S.P

Kutch - The Parched Land 1 s t Ye a r S e m e s t e r II, B .ID

Bhuj is a famous destination in India for observing the historic craftsmanship of the Kutch region. This year the students of Interior Design were taken for a related study programme here.

Kutch district is inhabited by various groups and communities and many artists from nearby villages bring their art work for sale in Bhuj. The students had an opportunity to witness this diverse culture at the Khamir Craft Resource Centre and also had a hands-on-workshop of Bella Block Printing with Mansukh Khatri, a local artisian.

More interesting workshops like tie and dye and Lacquered wood were also attended. A visit to the Bhuj House, a four-room heritage homestay and Hunarshala, an eco-friendly and disaster safe construction, gave a better understanding of the houses of Kutch.

Thus it gave students a very intimate and hands-on-experience of different materials and a clearer understanding of housing of such historic places

Khamir Foundation

B.ID Batch 2019-20

Sharad Baug Palace

R.S.P Bhunga Hut

Wall Art

Handicrafts

R.S.P

R.S.P Making of Bhandhani Sarees

Learning & Interpretation

Various Clothing Materials

R.S.P

Orccha - A Lost Gem 1 s t Ye a r S e m e s t e r II

Tours to historical places brings us closer to our traditional roots and get a chance to see astonishing places which are extremely massive and some of the best examples of traditional architecture. The study tour of the first year batch was to Orchha, Madhya Pradesh.

The town itself dignifies royalty as it was established by Rudra Pratap Singh. This old princely town has many great places of art and architecture such as the Ram Raja Temple, Jahangir Temple, Chaturbhuj Temple, etc. These places are beautiful specimens of Mughal architecture with extremely spectacular elements.

Jali Design

B.Arch Batch 2019-20

Joraval Palace

R.S.P Joraval Palace Lake View

Joraval Palace

Mughal Architecture Design Elements

R.S.P

Learning & Interpretation The analysis and documentation made better understandings of scale, proportion, massive volumes, space segregation and material usage. Measure drawings was also something new that was carried out at such large scale.

Bhetva river passing through Orccha, gives the landforms quite noticeable contours, hence it also gave an idea of contour planning.

This dreamy town which is an amalgamation of Mughal and Hindu architecture was worth visiting.

Rai Praveen Mahal

Raja Mahal Study

R.S.P Site Model

R.S.P

Diu - A Forgotten Paradise 2 n d Ye a r S e m e s t e r II

Diu - a tropical/ forgotten paradise is a gem of a place. With calmness all around, simple and sober people - Diu is all about the Portugese masterpieces and its character. Diu covers a very small area in terms of land, hence all the monuments come well within proximity. The churches, market, Nadia caves, Fort, INS Khukhri memorial and the beaches are the major highlights of Diu. One of a speciality worth noting is how every inch of Diu has resemblance to Portugese culture and most of which is preserved! Hence, it was a delight to witness some glorious designs of Portugese people.

Diu Museum

St. Paul Church

St. Francis Church

B.Arch Batch 2018-19

Nagarsheth Havelli

R.S.P Nagarsheth Havelli

China Market and Jetty Square

China Market

Portugese House

Diu Fort

R.S.P

Learning & Interpretation The analysis was done for Jetty square and Church triangle. Diu has some interesting sections cutting all the way from the Fort to our study zones. The portugese houses of Parsiwada and traditional houses of Firangiwada were also a delight to watch. One of the main monument we studied was St. Paul church - also known for its majestic elevation.The jetty square depicts how the sea is respected in terms of the character of the buildings around, while the church triangle (linking the St. Paul church, St. Francis church and Diu museum) depicts how rich and prosperous Diu was during Portugese period.

Old Portugese Guest House Elevation

China Market Elevation

Jetty Square Elevation

St. Paul Church Section

St. Paul Church Study Area mapping

Fort to Diu Museum Section

Jetty S Jetty Square Section

St. Paul to Diu Museum Section

Jetty Square Gate Elevation

Square Model

R.S.P

R.S.P

Jodhpur - The Blue City 2 n d Ye a r S e m e s t e r II

RSPs are a part of the architectural curriculum as it teaches us the application of the knowledge that is gained in the classroom through meticulous observation, inferences and conclusion.

This year the study tour of the second year batch was held at Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The blue city has major notable attractions like the Mehrangarh Fort,the old city Brahamapuri, the symmetric colonial square Sardar Market and many more.

B.Arch Batch 2018-19

Sardar Market Tower

R.S.P Temple complex of Mandor Garden

Mehrangahr Fort

Umaid Bhavan Palace

R.S.P

Learning & Interpretation

The analysis included the reflection of the relation between the way of life and corresponding built form, study of units forming clusters and the nature of construction and characteristics of open spaces in relation to built spaces.

Thus it gave the students an experience in variations of the whole scheme of things such as the environment, society, inhabitants and the architectural aspects.

Chhatri Ornamentation Details

B Highlighting the various activities carried out in the space shared by Sardar Market with Girdikot Market

Sardar Market Section

Sardar Market to Gulab Sagar Lake Section

Mehrangahr Fort to Sardar Market Section

Brahmapuri Site Model

R.S.P Sardar Market Model

R.S.P

Jaipur - The Pink City 4 t h Ye a r S e m e s t e r II

For our research study program we chose to visit “Jaipur-The Pink City” ,as this is a city which has compact planning and also it housed variety of housing typologies and urban neighborhood. We visited numerous places like the famous Jawahar Kala Kendra designed by master architect Charles Correa. We were really lucky to explore the beauty of his design practically. Next we visited “Royal Ensign Appartments” which was having an absolute out of the box design concept of a high rise building, it housed duplex houses within it, with spiral staircases, long green corridors, & common balconies.

Auditorium at Jawahar Kala Kendra

B.Arch Batch 2016 - 17

Corridor at Royal Ensign

R.S.P Design Elements

Jawahar Kala Kendra

R.S.P

Learning and Interpretation “Vidhyadhar Nagar� designed by Shree B.V. Doshi sir, here we could see the excellence of planning. It was really a wonderful experience to visit the places which are designed by master architects and to know and explore the places practically.

Along with that, witnessing the town planning, hierarchy of roads and placement of various buildings and heritage left us awestruck as in how visionary the people during the old times were regarding to design.

Hierarchy of Roads

Hatch shows activity

R.S.P

INTERNATIONAL

Sri Lanka - Bawa’s Garden 4 t h Ye a r S e m e s t e r II

To the first ever International trip to SRILANKA: A voyage worth of all the efforts of SVIT’s authorities and student’s enthusiasm.

Journey of SriLanka’s 3 major cities sum up the whole trip namely: 1)Kandy 2)Bentota 3)Colombo

B.Arch Batch 2015-16

INTERNATIONAL

NASA

Annual Nasa Convention The Annual NASA Convention is the annual get together of National Association of Students of Architecture. It is a 4 day long event held which is attended by 5,000+ students. This year the ANC was held at Innovative Film City, Bangalore from 7 th to 10 th February.

Our college had taken part in various trophies such as: Louis I Kahn Trophy, Reubens, Mohammad Shaheer Landscape Trophy and many more and around 30 delegates went to witness this distinct event. The competition taught teamwork and increased our abilities to think more profoundly. This extra-curricular activity always kept the students of all years bonded and therefore it had great outcomes.

The participation in this competition would have not been possible without the help and support of our teachers and prinicipal.

Pocket parks, small scale urban open spaces, are a great refuge from the hustle of surrounding urban life and offer for rest and relaxation.

According to the brief, an area of approximately 200 meter radius in a densely developed urban surrounding had to be identified as a Pocket Park in the same. Justification of the site selection based on its social, cultural, physical and ecological context, relationship to the surrounding built forms had to be done. This analysis helped further in preparing a detailed landscape design layout in accordance to anthropometrics, choice of hardscape and plant material, drainage and maintenance.

Thus making us understand that landscape design has qualities of aesthetic beauty, visual relief and the sense of providing a peaceful atmosphere in an otherwise chaotic existence.

NASA

Mohammad Shaheer Landscape Trophy

NASA

Louis I. Kahn Trophy During this era of architecture, it is basically divided into two broad categories- the buildings we observe and the buildings we ignore.

This year the LIK trophy took us on a journey to unravel the lesser known typology of Indian heritage which is worth documenting and studying. According to the brief; a sacred place which has a notable significance in terms of culture, community, crafts and beliefs for more than 50 years which is incomplete without semi-sacred places was a perfect choice. The semi- sacred place could include pravarchan halls, madrasas, meditation halls, dharamshalas and many more.

This gave us an experience in the importance of such heritage establishments and a better understanding of the culture of such places.

NASA

NASA

Annual Nasa Design Competition The modern day architecture is completely alienated from the rural reality hence we know very little about the rural settlements and the process of labour, skills and creative synthesis to produce live-able shelters. According to the brief, a village with a population of more than 100 families which is original and not a resettled village had to be selected. The documentation had to include a minimum of 5 elements of the social production of the habitat process of the selected village. These elements further helped to design a section of the village which had to be an amalgamation of modern look and contemporary idiom. This introduced us to the rural reality, its status and their multiple challenges of survival, character retention and development in modern day context.

NASA

NASA

Laurie Baker Trophy The tribal community in India is among the most vulnerable communities who have their fundamental rights violated in every step of life.On the basis of the brief, a hamlet which had inappropriate interventions with 3060 families had to be selected. The analysis helped better understand the difference between the indigenous settlement pattern and the altered one.

The study of this corresponding socio-culture and livelihood helped design a layout plan considering the number of families with required community buildings and spaces for livestock, livelihood, etc. A sample of 5 dwelling units had to be incorporated which followed the roots of housing by Laurie Baker. Thus making us realize that there is a need for understanding the tribal life- their culture and lifestyle- for making a better habitat for tribal communities.

NASA

FESTIVAL

The launch

‘VARTABHAVI’ - The only Constant is Change. Blending your present in the path of your tomorrow is the change you evolve.VARTABHAVI is the catalyst for bridging your future. We are the ones we were waiting for, so lets trace steps to archive our past and change our future! Lets enfold the present to mould or future.

Zestopus 2019 - 2020 was kickstarted with the unveil of logo by the SPRY Council 2019-20 led by Kuldeep Chauhan - President.

Official Logo of Zestopus 2019 -20

Unveiling the Logo

FESTIVAL

Inauguration

Annual festival Zestopus was inaugurated by chief guest Shri. P.L Sharma - Chief town planner of Gujarat State along with management and trustee members. It all started with lighting of the lamp and then inaugurating the exhibition.

Following are the glimpses of the same.

Chief Guest - Shri. P.L Sharma

Principal - Prof. Sailesh Nair

L-R: Shri Samirbhai Patel, Shri Bhaveshbhai Patel, Shri P.L. Sharma, Prof. Sailesh Nair

Conveynor - Prof. Ashwin Mukul

Lighting the Lamp

President SPRY - Kuldeep Chauhan

FESTIVAL

Exhibition

The annual exhibition showcases the best and creative works of SVIT College Of Architecture and Interior Design’s talented students. From 1st year to Final year, Basic Design to Design Studio, Sheets to Models, Hand work to Software works, Creativity to Precision - this exhibitions flaunts all! As an icing, the decoration and arrangement done by the organising year is too worth to look at.Overall it is proud moment for each student to get thier work pinned.

We also give our heartiest regards to our chief guests _____________________ for their presence and enlightining us with their words.

LOCAL TO SOCIETY

Ar. Tanuj Desai is excellent in layout planning, space designing, building and interior layout, furni- Ar. Tanuj Desai ture and product designing. They are outstanding at shaping and manifesting client’s ideas in the best possible way with optimum space utility and innovative ideas.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Ar. Manuel M is remarkable and aspires to build fresh perspective and work on alternative ap- Ar. Manuel M. proach in the fields of architecture and urbanism, heritage conservation, design of arts and social and environmental issues.

Chirag Pandya, an astounding entrepreneur at such a young age, works on the motto ‘ art and Ar. Chirag Pandya generation of art employment through art’. He believes that it is not not about the idea, but the will and courage to make the ideas happen.

FESTIVAL

INTERIOR DESIGN TRENDS

Seminars

WORKSHOPS

Lino Cut

Conducted by ‘Prof. Preeti Agrawal’ and ‘Prof. Loknath Sinha’, this workshop helped students gain knowledge of carving lino sheet and process of inking while exploring themselves in the field of carving and printing.

Conducted by ‘Prof. Vignya Shah’ and ‘Ar. Ronak Patel’, this workshop focussed on giving practical knowledge to students regarding various joinery details in wooden structures along with allowing them to design their own details.

WORKSHOPS

Wooden

WORKSHOPS

Deployable

Conducted by ‘Mr Harsh Patel’ and ‘Mr. Shyam Chaudhary’, the workshop focussed on understanding behaviour of complex light weight physical structure which solves real world problems in terms of design.

Conducted by ‘Amanrajsinh Parmar’ and ‘Kajal Rai’ , this workshop aimed on teaching presentation of architectural drawings with the process of formulating, adding colors, shading, texturing and use of various different mediums.

WORKSHOPS

Manual Sheet Presentation

FESTIVAL

Parent Teacher Meet

Parents, as we all know are very keen to know their children’s performance and upbringing. So, how can we ignore that!

During the annual fest week, we also host a parent teacher meet, where the parents visit the college and get a glimpse of the works of their child.

Along with that a nice meal is cooked and the faculties and parents have a gala time interacting with each other.

The concept of alumni association evolved for needs from both the ends, i.e. academicians and professionals, in the aim of building a bridge between college life and career life, so that the fresher graduates are made proactive to face the current challenges of competitive professional world. Both the ends shall work hand in hand to help each other for achieving the goal. The idea took shape and formation of Alumni Association turned into reality.

S.V.I.T. Architects Alumni Association is a collective body of alumni of College of Architecture, SVIT, Vasad.

Apart from serving as a base for information about alumni, its aims to initiates programs and organizes events which are important to architecture profession, alumni, faculty as well as students. In year 2017 alumni came together to form a formal “S.V.I.T. Architects Alumni Association� as an entity and group at SVIT, Vasad a core group of 7 office bearers.

Present Committee Members: 1. Ar. Taha Padrawala (President) 2. Ar. Vineet Matai (Vice president) 3. Ar. Avani Mistry (General Secretary) 4. Ar. Shailesh Patel (Joint Secretary) 5. Ar. Ronak Patel (Treasurer) Activities conducted: 1. Annual Alumni meet Organised on Zest -O-Pus 2020 2. SAAA alumni Webinar Series Initiated to share knowledge of varies professional alumni to young students.

3.Alumni Database Generated from Admission database in softcopy with support of administrative staff.

4. various platforms of social media are grown with double speed serving as connect between Alumni and Institute activities 5. Seminars & workshops were conducted by Alumni to enhance knowledge of Present students.

FESTIVAL

Alumini Meet

Visit to Our Developing New Campus Building

FESTIVAL

Design Competition

The design competition is a time bound competition, where participants are given a design task along with necessary materials. The decorum is very soothing with nice music in the background and the teams enjoying and competing for the first prize!

Every Fest, the entire college is decorated by the organising year, i.e the 4th year. The decorations include wall painting, models, reshaping some spaces and artistic works.

The entire college is facelifted by students and hence every year the college looks new and vibrant!

FESTIVAL

Revamping the College

FESTIVAL Courtyard Entrance

Basement

Front Facade

Courtyard

FESTIVAL Wall Art

Studio Passage

Entrance Passage

FESTIVAL

Culturals

The annual exhibition showcases the best and creative works of SVIT College Of Architecture and Interior Design’s talented students. From 1st year to Final year, Basic Design to Design Studio, Sheets to Models, Hand work to Software works, Creativity to Precision - this exhibitions flaunts all! As an icing, the decoration and arrangement done by the organising year is too worth to look at.Overall it is proud moment for each student to get thier work pinned.

We also give our heartiest regards to our chief guests _____________________ for their presence and enlightining us with their words.

In Pictures, L - R (Row wise): 1. Escorting the chief guests __________ towards the podium by _________ 2. l-r: Kuldeep Chauhan - President SPRY Prof. Ashwin Mukul - Conveynor Shri. S. D Toliwal - Principal(Engineering) Prof. Sailesh Nair - Principal(B.Arch) Dr. Shirish Kulkarni - Vice Chancellor SPU Shri. Bhaskerbhai Patel - Chairman NEST Shri. Bhaveshbhai Patel - Trustee NEST Prof. Ronak Patel - H.O.D(B.ID) 3. Lighting the Torch 4 - 8. Momento Distribution

ORGANISING BATCH: B.ARCH - 2016-17

PERFORMANCES

MEMOIRS

Down the Lane. . .

Memories keep the zest in us alive and make us feel nostalgic!! To all the SVITians and mentors, this is for you!!!

MEMOIRS