Sample of work 2018-2023

SAMPLE WORK 2021-2023

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DEEKSHA BASAWARAJ

SAMPLE WORK 2018-2023

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Deeksha Basawaraj Education: Architectural Association School of Architecture M.Arch in Architecture and Urbanism DesignMorphine + University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy MSc in Computational and Advanced Design(MSc CAD) BMS College of Engineering Bachelor of Architecture

2021-2023 London, UK 2021-2022 Sofia, Bulgaria 2014-2020 Bangalore, India

Professional Experience Freelance Architect Involved in various Interior design projects, Landscape projects and Furniture restoration projects.

January 2020 - May 2021 Bangalore and Chikmagalur, India

Mindspace Architects Trainee Architect Projects worked on include Commercial and Residential typologies.

Role included visualization and design presentation. Was given freedom to express design decisions independently and implement them. Other responsibilities included co-ordination between senior design team and execution team on site.

August 2019 - December 2019 Bangalore, India

Bharadwaj Acharya and Associates Trainee Architect Projects worked on include Residential projects, Industrial projects, Commercial projects and Institutional projects. Role included visualization, design presentation and interaction with client to better understand their requirements along with various site visits.

July 2018 - December 2018 Bangalore, India

Skills: Modelling: Maya Houdini Rhino Grasshopper Revit Zbrush Sketchup Autocad

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Rendering/VFX: Unreal Engine Keyshot Vray Enscape Redshift Substance Painter

Graphic and Video editing: Photoshop Indesign Premier Pro After Effects

Fabrication: Lasercutting 3D Printing Arduino Robotic arm-integrated fabrication CNC milling

SAMPLE WORK 2021-2023

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Swarming Colonies

The Ethereal

Studio Workshop

Studio Workshop

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2022-2023

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Sentient Rock

Professional Practice

M.Arch Thesis

Work done during professional training

2021-2023

2018-2019

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Swarming Colonies Year: June-July 2021 Team: Deeksha Basawaraj, Simina Loana Dimcea Type: Studio Workshop by Soomeen Hahm and Hanjun Kim, hosted by PAACADEMY Role: Visualization and design Software used: C# ,Unity, Rhino, Grasshopper.

The aim of this studio was to learn how to use C# programming language and Unity 3D gaming software to create architectural design by thinking about the relationship between the architecture and its context, the program and its environment, the building and the ground through speculating how architecture responds to the changing landscape due to variation of environment. The final proposal is presented into an animation, which showcases the design of the buildings, the ground, and the context. The team explored the possibilities of using traditional architectural elements originating from their home countries (India and Romania) and observe the variations of the resultant generative designs.

The main elements of the final design showcases swarming, fluidity through rigidity and bridging as a symbolic gesture to the two cultures which serve as inspiration to the design.

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Sentient Rock

Year: September 2021-January 2023 Team: Deeksha Basawaraj, Le Lyu, Waner Zhou, Ziwei Guo Type: Post Graduation Research Thesis (M.Arch) at AADRL, London Role: Design, Inflatable Patterning Research, Material Research and Visualization.

Software used: Autodesk Maya, Houdini, Unity, Rhino, Grasshopper, Unreal Engine, Photoshop, Illustrator, Sentient Rock is a design research project where the possibilities of using air as formwork, resulting in the landscape as the prototype, are explored. This project aims to propose a construction strategy that uses air as a medium to establish a dialogue with the existing landscape. Set in locations with particle materiality like deserts, modularity becomes the strategy to develop a robotic system that uses inflation to generate voids, as an infrastructure, where air and wind become a medium of their control. The system utilizes the dialogue between agent and landscape to create a spatial organization strategy that is responsive to the everchanging environment. It is an initiation of a living rock strategy as a conceptual apparatus with which we think of land formations. The project then continues to explore ways in which a sense of permanence and timelessness can be brought to these spaces by solidifying and shifting the states of the dynamic particle materiality by utilising the material behaviours of the dominant material in the context, namely sand and salt, but in the end, the context returns to its original state leaving no trace of any activity.

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Patterned Movement Behavior : Linear Stretch / Bend Stiffness : 1:1

Inflation Pressure : 400 N/m² Void Pulse Duration(speed) : ⅛ Population : 100

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Patterned Movement Behavior : Linear Stretch / Bend Stiffness : 1:1

Inflation Pressure : 400 N/m² Void Pulse Duration(speed) : ⅛ Population : 100

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Frame 48

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Patterned Movement Behavior : Linear Stretch / Bend Stiffness : 1:1

Inflation Pressure : 400 N/m² Void Pulse Duration(speed) : ⅛ Population : 100

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Frame 48

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Exogíinos Year: August 2021- June 2022 Team: Deeksha Basawaraj Type: Post Graduation Thesis (MSc CAD) by DesignMorphine affiliated to UACEG, Bulgaria.

Software used: Autodesk Maya, Pixologic Zbrush, Rhino, Houdini, Grasshopper, Unreal Engine, V-Ray, Photoshop, Visual Studio, After Effects, ShapeDiver, Pepakura, Arnold, Keyshot, Arduino IDE, Fritzing, Atom/Brackets/Notepad++xxx Exogiinos, simply translates to extraterrestrial in greek and refers to the mission undertaken by fearless explorers who leave the Earth in search of priceless new experiences in the universe.

This project explores the relationship between man and curiosity as a driving force for survival. I believe that one of the main reasons for the advanced evolution of man as a specie is due to the inherent curiosity along with the desire to communicate in a social setting. I look at the past, to uncover the secret of the advanced evolution of man compared to other species that started off at the same time, take into consideration the concepts of emergence and inherent curiosity that could bring about the need to constantly re-invent oneself (in this case the entire race) in order to survive and then based on this factorial foundation, attempt to glimpse into distant future and envision the life of an advanced civilization through various perspectives in each chapter.

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The Ethereal Year: November 2022-January 2023 Team: Deeksha Basawaraj, Mate Asboth, Salma Ghanim Type: Studio Workshop led by Mariana Cabugueira, hosted by PAACADEMY. Role: Design and visualisation of elemental islands.

Software used: Autodesk Maya, Unreal Engine 5.

The Meta-Fluid Studio 2.0 explores the quality and power of Fluid Design to conceive cyber-urban environments in virtual cities. The goal is to create a free-standing virtual city designed by 30 different designers teamed up in 3s.

The starting point of research for the thematic of the design was the analysis of the morphology of Illuvium and its meaning. The final design consists of a tower and a cluster of four mini islands for which the adjoining area of the bay was taken full advantage of. The various symbolic features of Illuvium was the main inspiration for this project. Primarily the obelisk and its geometry, which we abstracted into a fluid form. Further inspiration was gained from the gameplay of Illuvium and its beautiful natural world, which inspired the space planning of the design into the different affinities the game has. An adjoining cluster of mini islands were created to explore the different sub-worlds of the affinities through not just the architectural elements but also the careful curation of light and sound thereby appealing to as many senses as possible to create an incredible and immersive user experience.

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CLIENT:

MR. PRASAD REDDY

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Year: July 2018- December 2018; August 2019 - December 2019.

Type: Apprenticeship Role: Visualisation and detailing as trainee architect.

Software used: Sketchup, Revit, Autocad, Photoshop, Illustrator, Enscape.

Projects worked on at Mindspace include Commercial and Residential typologies. The role majorly included visualization, design presentation alongwith the opportunity to visit most projects as part of the learning process. Other responsibilities included co-ordination between senior design team and execution team on site. Freedom was given to express design decisions independently and implement them. The firm places importance on the value of efficient team work and good work environment.

Projects worked on at Bharadwaj Acharya and Associates include Residential projects, Industrial projects, Commercial projects and Institutional projects.

Responsibilities included visualization, design presentation and interaction with client to better understand their requirements along with various site visits alongwith the opportunity to give inputs on design decisions and visit major project sites.

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DEEKSHA BASAWARAJ

+44 (0)7478115338 deeksha.basawaraj@gmail.com

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