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ARCHITECTURE+DESIGN
DARSHITA R. MALAVIYA Professional+Academic Portfolio
Selected Works 2017-2024
Architect
Mumbai l India
20 February 1999 9619756701
darshitaworks@gmail.com _darshita_20
I have always believed that architecture is a medium of establishing an intangible relationship between people and their surroundings, giving them experiences that last for a lifetime. Apart from architecture my interests lie in exploring cinema and its practices and venturing new places. I believe my extracurricular interest and architectural experience would help me grow further, professionally and personally.
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A R S H I T A R. M A L A V I Y A
CURRICULUM VITAE
Education
KAMLA RAHEJA VIDYANIDHI INSTITUTE FOR ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
JUHU, MUMBAI UNIVERSITY
BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE
PRAKASH COLLEGE OF COMMERCE AND SCIENCE
KANDIVALI, MUMBAI l SCIENCE STREAM
HSC BOARD EXAMINATION 2017 l SECURED 81%
MKVV INTERNATIONAL VIDYALAYA
BORIVALI, MUMBAI
CBSE BOARD EXAMINATION 2015 l SECURED 9.5 CGPI
Work Experience
BROADWAY MALYAN, MUMBAI ARCHITECT (PROJECT LEAD) l Nov’22 - Apr’24
UCJ ARCHITECTURE & ENVIRONMENT, MUMBAI
JR. ARCHITECT l Jul’22 - Nov’22
MATHAROO ASSOCIATES, AHEMDABAD INTERN l Dec’20 - Jun’21
FREELANCE WORK
RESIDENTIAL, INTERIORS AND PRODUCATION DESIGN
Languages
HINDI
ENGLISH GUJARATI
Proficiency
AUTOCAD
SKETCH-UP
REVIT
PHOTOSHOP
INDESIGN
Interests
TRAVELLING
MOVIES
MUSIC
TWINMOTION
ENSCAPE MS OFFICE
MODEL MAKING TEAMWORK
Extra curricular
EXHIBITION TEAM, KRVIA@25
DECEMBER 2017
EXHIBITION TEAM, TECHNOLOGY EXHIBITION DECEMBER 2018
EXHIBITION TEAM, WAI-FIRST YEAR STUDY TRIP DOCUMENTATION DECEMBER 2018
SIDHPUR DOCUMENTATION
OCTOBER 2018
CITYSCAPE TEAM, KOHIMA-THIRD YEAR STUDY TRIP DOCUMENTATION
JANUARY 2020
BOD, ROTRACT CLUB OF KRVIA 2018-2019
Workshops and Electives
MANAGING ARCHITECTURE
SUPRIYA THYAGRAJAN
PRODUCT DESIGN
AVNI SHEJPAL
THE IDEA OF PERCEPTION AND TRUTH PRAJAKTA POTNIS
CONTEMPORARY ART JUSTIN PONMANY
ECOLOGICAL DESIGN
ANURAG TAMHANKAR
FOOD CITY MUMBAI
SHIRISH JOSHI, GEORGE JACOB
BIM WITH ARCHICAD VISTASP MEHTA
Competitions
SUNDAR-BARI SEARCH TRUST ORGANISATION
ADVENTURE SPORTS GRAPHIC DESIGN PRODUCTION DESIGN
SIDHPUR DOCUMENTATION COA
PROFESSIONAL SELECTED WORK
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Runwal PBG, Thane (PROJECT LEAD)
Firm: Broadway Malyan l 2022-24
GMR Co-Living Facility, Hyderabad (INTERN)
Firm: Matharoo Associate l 2020-21
Firm: Matharoo Associate l 2020-21 AARA, Ahemdabad (INTERN)
Freelance
Firm: Self Employed l 2022
ACADEMIC
SELECTED WORK (2017-22)
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Cinema and the City
Guide: George Jacob, Shantanu Khandkar l Thesis
Re-Visiting VJTI
Guide: Shantanu Poredi, Manisha Agarwal l Sem 7
Mumbra Town Hall
Guide: Mayuri Sisodia l Sem 5
Vertical Village
Guide: Vikram Pawar l Sem 7
Study Trip Documentation
Collaborative work l Third year
TABLE OF CONTENT
Runwal PBG, Thane
Mixed Used Scheme l Broadway Malyan
Masterplan
Site Area: 23 Acres
Stage worked on: Concept Design
Schematic Design
Responsibilities: Client & Consultant Coordination
Production
Resolution
Note: Technical drwaings not included in this document due to confidentiality concerns.
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9 05 06 09 11 13 14 15 17 17 17 17 17 19 20 16 10 12 1. Main Gateway - Residential 2. Main Gateway - Retail + Commercial 3. Retail Plaza 4. F&B Street 5. Cinema 6. Town square 7. Dine in Trees 8. Offices 9. Club House 10. Sunken Garden 11. Sports Zone 12. Leisure Zone 13. Children’s Zone 14. Wooded Trail 15. Multipurpose Courts 16. Pet Park 17. Drop Off s 18. Retail / Residential Exit 19. Amenity Parcel 20. Inclusive Housing LEGEND 17 17 17 17
Residential Towers
Number of Unique Towers: 9
Number of floors: 50
Stage worked on: Concept Design
Schematic Design
Detailed Design
GFC
Responsibilities: Client & Consultant Coordination
Production
Resolution
Site supervision
Note: Technical drwaings not included in this document due to confidentiality concerns.
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Clubhouse & Retail
Stage worked on: Concept Design
Responsibilities: Client Coordination
Resolution
Production
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GMR Co-Living Facility,
Hyderabad
Co-living housing l Matharoo Associates
Stage worked on: Sketch Proposal
Responsibilities: Design Discussions
Production
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FIRST FLOOR PLAN
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
AARA , Ahemdabad
Luxury Residential l Matharoo Associates
Stage worked on: Sketch Design
Responsibilities: Design Discussions
Production
Darshita R. Malaviya l B.Arch, KRVIA’22 HAVAN STORE 10'x14' WATER WHEEL COURT BANYAN TREE MICRO GREEN COURT LIGHT COURT CRCKRY STR PANTRY 11'x6' DINING 20'x16' KITCHEN 24'x20' BAR AND ENTERTAINMENT AT LEVEL -4' 16'x32' UP UP STAIR DOWN TO LVL -4' KUND POOL DECK 15' WIDE VERANDAH 12'x30' VERANDAH 16'x 20' ENTRANCE VESTIBULE 16'x 42' LIVING /DINING 15' X 32' LIFT PWDRM PWD RM PANTRY GAZEBO 15'x15' UP COURT PARENTS' BEDROOM 20' X 25' DOUBLE HEIGHT LILY POND 30'x30' DOUBLE HEIGHT SAKSHAM'S LIVING ROOM 15' X 24' TOILET 13' X 10' FAMILY /STUDY RM 20'x30' DOUBLE HEIGHT PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
GROUND FLOOR PLAN SITE PLAN 03
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Freelance Projects
Interiors l Self Employed
The Shade Site: Thane, Maharahtra
Area: 750 sq. ft. / 2BHK
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Site: Thane, Maharahtra
Area: 740 sq. ft. / 2BHK
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The Cove
Cinema and the City Spaces of Production in Digital Era l Thesis
Guides: George Jacob , Shantanu Khandkar
The popularity of the Internet and the success of digital platforms is forcing producers, distributors, and exhibitors to adapt. As a consequence the ways of producing and consuming cinema are dramatically changing and the film industry is desperately trying to reinvent itself to such new scenarios. Hence, this thesis tries to reimagine the traditional cinema production process in a different paradigm by creating intervention that support the existing and upcoming hubs of the film industry in Mumbai. This isn’t a static industry, thus the intervention will be an attempt at creating flexibility of affordable, accessible and creative spaces within this informalised industry. The primary users of the project will be a group of artists that make a living from their creativity. Their creative endeavors bring great economic growth, cultural diversity, social connections, innovative ideas, a high tech industry, and unique lifestyles to an area. The integration of programs that promote human interaction would allow for greater opportunities to develop creative minds, boost the regional economy and develop quality content. It would create spaces where different professionals, artists, students, etc can network and strengthen their creative ideas and provide them with a platform to expand their works.
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Cities are constantly evolving, not only as a result of changes to the physical built environment but also as the result of the evolving urban life of the citizens and technological advancements. An emerging phenomenon in the urban environment is the domination of digital advancements and technologies in various layers of urban life.
The film industry is one such sector that has embraced technological innovations and digitization. The impact of technology gets visible in almost all segments of film production, right from narrative techniques, advanced equipment, sound effects, to distribution and consumption of cinema.
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Mumbai being the hub for Indian film industry, very evidently showcases the fusion of cinematic infrastructure with urban architecture. A changing culture of filmmaking and cinema viewing has resulted in newer infrastructure demands for this rising industry.
The research looks into the relationship between the traditional and digital era of film production and how the rise of such digital media and OTT platforms can prompt planners to reshape the physical spaces for the cinema and the city to come together.
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DESIGN PROCESS
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GROUND FLOOR PLAN
SCHEMATIC SECTION A A’ C’ C B
B’
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
THIRD FLOOR PLAN
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FOURTH FLOOR PLAN
FIFTH FLOOR PLAN
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SECTION AA’
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SECTION CC’
FRONT ELEVATION
STUDIO 1: SIDE WALLS SLIDE BACK STUDIO 2: SIDE WALLS ROLL UP
FRONT WALL MOVES BACK BY MOTORIZED WHEEL SYSTEM
ROOF SPACE FRAME RISES UP BY MOTORIZED PULLEY SYSTEM
BOTH STUDIOS OPENED OUT AS EXHIBITION/ PERFORMANCE SPACE WALL SECTION
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SUSPENDED FLOOR
FLOOR GIRDER BEAM
CONCRETE SUPER COLUMNS AND CORE
STRUCTURAL DIAGRAM
AXLE CONNECTED TO MOTOR 350mm WIDE
ALUMINIUM TRACK CHANNEL
FIBERGLASS WOOL INSULATION
MOISTURE RESITANT GYMSUM BOARD
TRACK CHANNEL
ROLLER WHEEL
BUILT-UP MOVING WALL DETAIL
ROLLA DECK SLAB
JOIST
1.5M DEEP
BUILT-UP
GIRDER BEAM
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STEEL FLOOR DETAIL FACADE DETAIL
Re-Visiting VJTI Guide:
Stantanu Poredi, Manisha Agarwal l Sem 7
The studio engaged with the relationship between education and the built environment in an urban campus. The intent was to reimagone living possibilities in an urban campus by exploring housing typologies through design.
The studio began with analyzing a number of case studies on Indian and International campuses and their respective housing in detail, followed by masterplanning of the VJTI campus - one of the oldest engineering colleges in Asia.
Materplanning involved collaborative work of understanding density, infrastructure, phasing, programming and built/open space strategies; while detailing of the buildings was futher carried forward as indiviadual’s project.
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Master- Planning
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DESIGN DIAGRAM
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SECOND FLOOR PLAN
SECTION AA’
THIRD FLOOR PLAN
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SECTION BB’
Mumbra Town Hall
Guide: Mayuri Sisodia l Sem 5
The studio used afflictions as metaphors to find cases in Mumbra that were relatable to the given affliction. Renascentia - It is a disease of the celestial cycle. Each spring brings with it is a casting of the divine dice: a new palate of ills or cures for those who survived the pervious year. Just like Renascentia, the election process is also quite unpredicatable and has both good and bad consequences. The program proposed is a townhall along with city archival and governing functions, for the citizens of Mumbra.The program evolved from the idea of creating a space for the public , where they can discuss their concerns about the town thus giving them a platform where they can question and interact with the governing body. The townhall remains a constant in this cyclic event of goverance, archiving the city’s developments and falls.
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SITE VISITS l SITE STUDY
The study involved looking into the goverance and politics of the state, taking the election process as a metaphor for the cyclic ailment. Different illness and cures of the present as well as past goverance where observed amongst the people of Mumbra.
SITE SELECTION
The site selected is in Kausa region of Mumbra, which is a newer development of the town. The site has many exisiting and a few upcoming public spaces in close proximity ,which makes the proposed building more inviting for the public.
SECTION AA’
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
Vertical Village
Guide: Vikram Pawar l Sem 7
The site is located at the junction of a busy road. One side of the site faces the main entrance of the Ghatkopar station while the elevated metro station runs parallel to the adjacent edge. Since the site is adjacent to the junction, it has very good connectivity to rest of the city. The area under station is very busy and has a lot of traffic, both vehicular as well as pedestrian. It has retail shops under it. The site being located in Ghatkopar, need to follow aviation height restrictions due to its close proximity to the airport. The Vertical Village aims to create a diverse set of programmes within a mid-rise building located at prime junction in Ghatkopar, Mumbai. It is one of the major projects in this area which combines retail, commercial and residential programs. The project aims to visualise the character of the village and the surrounding area for the futuristic development and to be a green building in terms of energy consumption.
Team Members: Keyur, Dhairya, Vishakha, Yash, Manu
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Darshita
Malaviya
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Noise Mapping
Crowd Mapping
PLAN
GROUND FLOOR
Transportation Public Amenties Drainage and Storm Water
- 3.15M PARKING - 6.45M PARKING + 0.00+ 7.50M + 11.80M + 16.90M + 22.40M 1.00 0.45 0.44 1.15 0.60 0.15 0.90 1.65 CURTAIN WALL 12MM TILE
DIA. HANDRAIL 12MM GLASS WITH D-CLAMPS 2" BALUSTER 40MM SCREEDING GEOTEXTILE WITH DRAINAGE MESH 100MM DIA. DRAIN PIPE TILE TO PROTECT MEMBRANE BELOW 2MM BITUMEN MEMBRANE PVC FINS 100MM DIA. DRAIN PIPE DRAIN PIPE 450MM WIDE PLANT BED 2" DIA. HANDRAIL CURTAIN WALL 12MM GLASS 20MM TILE TO PROTECT THE BITUMENOUS MEMBRANE D-CLAMPS 100 DIA. NAHANI TRAP 200 MM BRICK BAT COBA GEOTEXTILE LAYER WITH DRAINAGE MESH BELOW 2" HANDRAIL 2" DIA. DRAIN PIPE NAHANI TRAP TERRACE DETAIL FLOWER-BED DETAIL Building footprint Circulation Green Plaza
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Massing
Stepped Terraces & Services
pencil sketch
Thejanud House
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Third Year Study Trip Exhitbition
The objects that we collect around connections with the world, material, These trajectories make communities, are directed and mediated by institutions. trip was interested in discovering through the artefacts that exist around on Kohima Village which owns the grown. The village itself is divided ‘khels’. Each khel has many clans into khels and identified objects cultural or contemporary and followed to studying institutions at various agencies involved and the identities, represent.
The Art Village
Darshita R. Malaviya l B.Arch, KRVIA’22 The Task Force for Music & Arts (TAFMA) is a government organisation that promotes music education and also conducts concerts to allow performers to work towards their career in music. One of the stages for these concerts is the yearly Hornbill festival Almost every Khel has one private music academy. The participants are majorly high school students and the preferred genre of music is western spiritual songs. The 13 year old son of the household plays the tati a single string fiddle. He has been pursuing this art since the age of 9. He attends classes for the same within the P-Khel. the tati Hornbill festival Aria Music Academy Several schools and institutions in the village encourage the conduction of art and music clubs after school hours but these subjects are not included in the curriculum. The higher education system for the students to join government sectors and also lacks technical course structures.
Don Bosco College the
Thejanud house is a peli situated in P-Khel. A family of five reside here. The father is employed with the Nagaland government. The children are interested in music and fine arts and take special training for the same. The family also cultivates its fields on the outskirts of Kohima Village during the weekends. PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
around us open out trajectories of material, functional and symbolic. communities, structure and identities and institutions. The third year study discovering these institutions and identities around us. The study concentrated the land upon which the city has divided into distinct communities called within. The students were divided objects that ranged from ritualistic, followed their trajectories which led various scales, studying the actors and identities, memories and desires they
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The family residing in Peli No. 45 practices agriculture, and owns several pieces of equipment to aid them in the same. The fishnet is one of such objects, which is used to catch fish and frogs from the flooded paddy fields during the rainy season. The fish and frogs caught from the paddy fields are consumed by the family and the excess is sold to vendors in the village street markets. The house under study is Peli No. 45 P-Khel, a traditional house of the Angami tribe. The peli used to act as a community gathering space for peer groups during the annual Sekrinyii festival of Kohima. The family living here majorly practices paddy cultivation in the outskirts of Kohima. The front courtyard and the collapsible front room still act as gathering spaces for the community. the fishing net There are several formal markets in the city, such as the Bamboo market and the Mao market These markets are either privately owned or state-owned, and the vendors are charged a nominal fee to occupy and use the space of the market. These formalized markets are opportunities for traders from outside the tribe and the city to reach out to the public. Several Naga tribal delicacies are sold here and fish is brought in to be sold from Assam. bamboo market meat vendors paddy fields the rice basket The drawing room of the peli houses large baskets which are used to store rice over a period of several years. This rice is consumed by the family during the festival of sekrinyii. Nagaland. Festivities include singing, dancing, feasting, prayer and sacrificial rituals before the Almighty. sekrinyii feasting PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
Peli No.45
Exhitbition
DARSHITA R. MALAVIYA +91-9619756701 darshitaworks@gmail.com
