Objective:
To obtain a position as a professional designer with a goal of expanding my skills and knowledge.
Table Of Contents:
- About me
- Internship Project
- Institutional project
- Vintage Car Museum
- Primary Art Gallery
- Creativity Pavillion
- Visualisation Project
- Excess & Economy (Hide & Seek)
- Animarch for Dragonfly
- Residential & Commercial project
- Residence/Commercial for Shoe Designer
- Dreamscape Retreat
- Hospitality Project
- Thesis
- Interior Services
- Technical Work
- Sketching
- Miscellaneous Work
INTERNSHIP PROJECT
REDEVELOPMENT OF MHADA OFFICE BUILDING, MUMBAI
Site: MHADA, Bandra, Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Program: Design of headquarters as an embodiment of the ‘ MHADA’ brand
Making an iconic and financially viable project. An iconic green building that shall serve as an example to other projects for quality of design, financial viability, cost and speed efficiency, speed of construction, quality of workspaces, sustainability, fire, and safety.
No basement parking in the project no shore piling, excavation, retaining wall, necessary.Reduced cost of the projectthe efficiency of design – reduction of the construction area for maximized usable area.
Sustainable Design Green spaces in the building= 104% of Plot area. Area lighting completely covered by solar cells.
MHADA VIP offices given the best views and outdoor areas on the project. Offices designed to maximize natural light usage. Use of solar energy for common area lighting requirements in the project.Use of green walls and sky gardens as relaxation space.
1
CONCEPT & SITE PLAN GROUND FLOOR PLAN & SECTION
MHADA BLOCK G+17
SALE BLOCK G+17
SOLAR PANEL ROOF
TYPICAL FLOOR LEVELS AND VIEW FACADE & SUSTAINABILITY
INTERNSHIP PROJECT
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR SUNTECK REALTY, MUMBAI
Site: Veera Desai Road, Andheri, Mumbai.
Program: Residential & Commercial Building.
Apartment design to capitalize the views. The construction area is made as economical as possible. Overlooking of apartments into each other is avoided and views from each space of house and orientation of each block such that nothing gets blocked. Facade design highlighting innovative architectural elements. Other amenities are been provided on the top terrace floor and green terraces are been provided between some particular floors which even affects the wind. Apartment heights of 3.05 meters, floor to floor.
- 2 BHK: 670 SQFT (33.3%) 1 CAR / APT
- 3 BHK: 950 SQFT (66.6%) 1 CAR / APT (50% Additional cars to be provided for sale)
- FSI: 66937.63 SQ.M.
- Commercial + Retail: 1 Building full height 116m. Remaining Retail
- Civil Aviation Height: 116m above ground level
- Amenity area to be handed over is 1386.59 SQ.M.
2
TYPICAL FLOOR PLANS AND VIEWS 2 BHK 3 BHK VIEW
INSTITUTIONAL PROJECT
VINTAGE CAR MUSEUM, AHMEDABAD
Site: Dastan Farm (Vintage Village), Kathwada, Ahmedabad.
Program: Design development & detailing for exhibiting Vintage Cars.
The vintage car museum has been designed for 29 cars and 4 two-wheeler vehicles. There are some constraints given for building it. The total area is 1300 sq mts. It is allowed to occupy only 50-60% area of the ground. Due to which I have tried to play with levels.
The form needs to be proper such that it satisfies the basic needs of climate in Ahmedabad. The building must be properly insulated with sufficient ventilation and natural light in the whole building.
For the insulation, the concept of cavity brick wall is been used such that whole space remain cool for ventilation and water body is been placed on one side which allows the cool air to enter and hot air escapes. So space will remain cool and ventilated. The Roof is made such that Indirect Natural light can be there in the whole exhibition area through the trellis.
The drainage facilities are also given through the cavity wall and space planning is done such that services can be allocated in a patch.
3
CONCEPT, FLOOR PLANS & ELEVATION
SECTIONS, WIND & LIGHT CHECK
INSULATION - UNDERGROUND
WIND- CROSS VENTILATION
LIGHT - DIRECTING SUNLIGHT
MODEL: 1:20 scale
- THE WIND VELOCITY AND PRESSURE IS BEEN CHECKED IF THE STRUCTURE IS SATISFYING THE VENTILLATION NEEDS. .
- FOR THE LIGHT IN THE BUILDING AND SUFFICIENT AMOUNT ON CAR IS BEEN CHECKED IN VELUX, IF THE STRUCTURE IS APPROPIATE.
DETAILED WALL SECTION & ELEVATION
INSTITUTIONAL PROJECT
PRIMARY ART GALLERY, AHMEDABAD
Site: Contemporary Art Gallery, Paldi, Ahmedabad.
Program: Institutional Project
The aim of the institute is to promote the visual arts in the city and to promote local artists as well as outsiders to come and rent the space, exchange the knowledge, work together, and showcase. It requires spaces devoted to work and exhibition spaces and other areas that are needed to support them.
The art gallery will serve as a studio, Gallery, Stay for artists. So, it is designed such that it serves all these purposes according to the ventilation and natural light, and its spatial planning is done accordingly. Along with this main program of the gallery, there are spaces like the library, cafeteria, workshop, meeting room, and multipurpose hall.
The built area is 400 SQM. with the restriction in changing the existing structure. some of the walls are cladded and some are painted accordingly when it is necessary. for the flooring I have tried to use sustainable materials wherever possible. some of them are bamboo carpet, stone, rubber, and others which respond positively to a better environment along with aesthetics.
4
FLOOR PLANS AND VIEWS HANDMADE LIBRARY MODEL
STRATEGY
- BOX IN A BOX.
- USAGE OF VOIDS WITH IT’S SANCTITY REMAINING SAME.
- VOIDS USED AS A CONNECTION OF STAIRCASES AND ELEVATORS.
- MULTIPLE ENTRIES ARE BEEN GIVEN.
- CUBOIDS ARE USED TO MAINTAIN HISTORIC IDENTITY OF CUBOID.
CONCEPT & FLOOR PLATES SECTIONS & VIEWS
VISUALISATION STUDIO
Excess & Economy - Hide & Seek
Site: Gujarat University Library, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad, India.
Program: The focus was on the issue of over crowding and realize design solutions that provide both organizational and sensory solutions to the same.
The design thinking was started by understanding overcrowding in spaces and various strategies possible to overcome the problem. For Hide and Seek project, I have created spaces for programs like Eat, Work, Sleep and Recreation activity for 24 design students and the function of the site as an existing library as space will remain the same in day time while at the night it is been served to these design students. This means that the programs happening in the library currently will function as same along with some more programs added to space with various strategies like stacking used to overcome overcrowding. The strategy used in this is HIDE AND SEEK.
Some spaces are hidden, program is hidden on ceiling and relocated book racks were designed which acts like a maze in the whole library for design student such that 24 students can play in a team. The work and eating area is blocked and it is hidden such that visitors can view from some point but the access there is secret for design students and hidden with book racks.
5
STRATEGIES: SUSPENSION APPROXIMATION ORGANISATION
STRATEGY, PLANNING AND VIEWS
VISUALISATION PROJECT
Animarch for Dragonfly, Sydney
Site: Centennial Park, Sydney, Australia.
Program: To re-wild this entire territory for the purpose of sustaining and enhancing Sydney’s endangered species and their associated habitats.
With regard to topography, circulation, and landscape aesthetics, the animarchs are carefully situated in 20 rewilded, overlapping landscape patches that serve to incubate and sustain the species in the bestiary. The landscape patches are primarily recreations of habitat best suited to each species but these needn’t look ‘natural’. For this, the concept of using the edges for human recreational activities and the center of the park for the species is been used. The animarchs are placed on the edges and some are accessible to humans and some are not.
Particular Dragonflies from all species is been selected later to study all the characteristics body and everything in depth. various graphical representations and models were made for the study of dragonflies and one animarch for dragonfly is been designed which is best suitable for the dragonfly. The wings and central body part with particular 360 degrees of ultra-multicolor vision are some main characteristics of dragonflies. These characteristics are introduced in animarch as one part is cantilevered on vertical support with the pattern of its wings.
6
RESIDENTIAL PROJECT
SHOE DESIGNERS RESIDENCE / OCCUPATION, AHMEDABAD
Site: Magnolia Residence, Nehrunagar, Ahmedabad.
Program: Residence for a shoe designer to be converted as a shoe making workshop and commercial shoe store in the residence itself.
3 Bhk site Magnolia Residence is served as a residence and occupation for a Shoe Designer. There is a couple living in the house, the wife manages the designing part and her husband manages the supply of shoes. The furniture is convert-able. So it serves as a residence to the couple with the commercial purpose so during some time of the day it is a space for shoe designer with the display, workshop, and office.
There is the living room, dining converted to display for shoes, bedroom, guest-room to office, home theatre to workshop, and kitchen. The theme here is a cowboy. So wood and Leather are used everywhere in furniture and cladding which supports that theme decided to keep the client in preference. The space planning is been done accordingly such that space can be easily converted to residence and commercial for a shoemaker.
7
INTERIOR WALL ELEVATION & FLOOR PLANS
VIEWS AND WORKING DETAILS
RESIDENTIAL PROJECT
DREAMSCAPE, AHMEDABAD
Site: Plot opposite Riverfront, Ahmedabad.
Program: The aim of the project is to do the space planning keeping the view, ventilation, and natural light in focus.
The retreat is been designed with a living room, small pantry, dining, sleeping, toilet, and Verandah in the given plot of 120 sqm. opposite the riverfront canal.
The Retreat is canal facing so the view is one of the most important aspects to follow due to which the plinth is heightened and the space planning is such that it does obstruct the view from main spaces like living room, bedroom, and dining. Cross ventilation and natural light are followed for space planning and the retreat is designed for a couple.
8
VIEWS AND MODEL
BASIC DESIGN PROJECT
Artist Retreat, Champaner
Site: Champaner, Vadodra.
Program: Art Retreat design for artist Wassily Kandinsky.
One of the historic patches was the site in Champaner and the client was an artist Wassily Kavinsky. So after studying the site, its surrounding context, and the requirements of the client the intervention is been added. Various strategies were studied for the intervention to be added that goes with the sitekeeping form, natural light, and language in the flow.
The programs like pantry, meeting or living area, toilet are happening in the existing structure and other programs like the studio for an artist and bedroom are happening in the added intervention. So it is all done by studying the interest of the artist and which is best suitable for him.
9
BASIC DESIGN PROJECT
OCEANA CAFETERIA
Site: A Hardware Object, City of Objects.
Program: Imagining a tiny hardware object on a huge scale and giving it a program of the underwater cafeteria.
The hardware object was chosen initially for the city of objects where there were 80 different objects and a very huge group model was made for that city. Later the program was given to that little object by visualizing it on a bigger scale and an underwater cafe is been made in that. Here is one of the views of the underwater cafeteria.
10
HOSPITALITY PROJECT
ECOTOPIA: A WELL-BEING RETREAT
Site: Gajaldoba, Darjeeling.
Program: Contextualizing interior space making in hospitality industry
The consequence of a suitable reaction to a physical setting, which might be stated as “Form Follows Context,” is architecture, whether external or interior. Culture would be included in better knowledge. In hospitality design, the studio looked at the relationship between interior architecture and its “context.” It would be an enjoyable experience for the guest if a hotel’s design could highlight the setting, while also promoting the local economy and conserving the local culture.
It is designed with the concept to maximize the connection with nature and an approach towards biophilic design which is been derived from the context itself. The river and forest are located around the site but the river is not really visible from the site so the concept is to get the memory of that. The exterior shell is influenced by a colonial architecture while the interior furniture in contrast to that with some modern touch with colonial furnishing and visual connection with nature. The overall spaces are adaptive and dynamic with free (open) spatial planning.
11
COTTAGE PLAN, MOODBOARD AND VIEWS
RECEPTION AND BAR AREA PLAN, MOODBOARD AND VIEWS
RESTAURANT AREA VIEWS
Inquiry of Material Application in Office: A Quest for Well-being
By Dhruvi Swami | UI8516
Guided by Prof. AmalShah
UNDERGRADUATE THESIS
INQUIRY OF MATERIAL APPLICATION IN OFFICE: A QUEST FOR WELL-BEING
UG Thesis Viva, 13-05-2021
School of Interior Design
CEPT University, Ahmedabad
This study aims at investigating the factors of material application to achieve ecological design and human well-being in offices. The research includes factors like functionality, ergonomic, environmental, and aesthetics with various sub-categories to evaluate the material application and well-being in office spaces. Human behavior, views, and everyday social interactions are directly associated with nature and the built environment. The Research will also focus on the theory of well-being and factors affecting human health, comfort, and wellness through a positive design approach. The physical environment plays an enabling role between stress, health, and control, research will focus on interior material application decisions to achieve appropriate spatial quality, ecological approach as well as human-friendly design to further increase the success and productivity of workspaces. It will be followed by analyzing the case study and evaluating further to derive the conclusion. Therefore, the research shall investigate the correlations and the interdependencies of the above parameters to promote environmentally friendly design for human well-being in offices.
12
The means to make.
Materials and products that are “green” and “sustainable” are no longer as scarce as gold dust.
Material application
vast contribution to the environment as well as
RESEARCH FRAMEWORK Organization /Workplace Material Application Well-being Ecological Design • • • Analyzing Understanding • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Case Study • • • Conclusion • Part 1: • Part 2:
Part 3:
Part 4: Material Application Well-being Impact on Sustainable Well-being Aim This
1. 2. Co 3. 4. 5.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. “
•
•
Objectives
Research questions
The criteria included here are general/ site factors, environmental/ health factors, cost/ economic factors, sensorial factors, socio-cultural factors, and technical factors. Economic, technical, environmental, and socio-cultural criteria were divided into four groups, each of which was further divided into sub and subsidiary criteria.
Hedonic well-being
Affective:
positive effec materials applied and spatial quality on human well-being
Satisfaction: overall employee satisfaction
Eudemonic well-being
positive social dimension in the workplace, effective communication, and connection between managers and employees
Environmental mastery: capacity to track activities context,
Self-acceptance: personal and subjective
Autonomy:
acceptance of the space
freedom, and self-control in the workplace, an opportunity to regulate personalization
behavior, expectations, provide a sense of reality
Personal growth:
tangible and intangible aspects of space
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY Evaluation of Material Application Economic Technical Environmental Socio-cultural Sensorial • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Energy Consumption • • • • Health and safety • • • • • Environment impacts • • • • • • • • • • Material Application Organizational Personal Environmental Health & Well-being Affective Well-being Subjective Well-being Hedonic Dimension Eudemonic Dimension Positive Design Social Dimension Organizational Performance Employee Productivity & Well-being Material Applicaion • • • • •
The purpose of the case study is to better understand the relationship between the above variables by assessing the importance
Sustainability
Designers
CASE STUDY METHODOLOGY
Sangath (Open Space)
Alembic Real Estate
Sangath (Closed Space)Sangath (Semi-open Space)
Sangath Office, Ahmedabad Alembic Real Estate, Vadodara Atech Solutions, Bangalore
Material Application Spatial Qualities
Sustainable Well-being
Technology Performance Design input Design process Designoutput Sustainable well-being
Sustainable Well-being Designers
CONCLUSION
DETAIL 1.4.1
INTERIOR SERVICES
The working drawings for the kitchen and toilet along with its services are been done for Magnolia Residences.
1) ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN MM.
2) DRAWINGS TO BE READ ONLY AND NOT
REMARKS: SURFACES.
MEASURED.
4)ARCHITECT TO BE NOTIFIED IF ANY
OTHERS INCLUDING THOSE BY CONSULTANTS
3)ALL DIMENSIONS ARE FROM THE UNFINISHED DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN THIS DRAWING AND WORKING DRAWING
COMMENCEMENT OF THE WORK.
SITE:MAGNOLIA RESIDENCE
TOILET
NOTE: CHECKED BY: DATE:
SCALE : NTS
DRAWN BY:
VASTRAPUR, AHMEDABAD. A1401 DHRUVI OCT 18
NAME:DHRUVI SWAMI
CODE:UI8516
FACULTY OF DESIGN,
AND NOMINATED SUBCONTRACTORS, BEFORE NARANPURA,AHMEDABAD. CEPT UNIVERSITY,
DRAWING NO.
METROPOLE FLUSH VALVE JAQUAR- REGULAR 40MM SIZE (CONCEALED BODY) WITH EXPOSED SHUT O FF PROVISION PRODUCT CODE: FLV-CHR-1093 INFINITY BLACK SIZE: 1500 X 200 MM • 2 JETS,HEAD SHOWER HAND SHOWER,BLACK MIRROR FINISH, SPOUT, SHAMPOO SHELF PRODUCT CODE: JPL-BLK-G0842JAX 150 660 40 135 1715 2700 2100 600 200 A A' B B' C C' D D' A A' 400 800 1500 430 2270 300 300 1230 870 1000 500 600 2700 600 1500 600 650 350 600 410 690 2700 850 350 600 START 600 600 600 R 300 300 300 300 R 1800 R 1500 R SLOPE SOIL DOWNTAKE PIPE WASTE DOWNTAKE PIPE DOMESTIC WATER SUPPLY HOT WATER SUPPLY CONTROL VALVE SLOPE SLOPE 1116 550 1100 650 1001 300 300 375 515325 1315 2170 905 230 12.ARS-WHT-39901 ALI-85051B JAQUAR SINK JAQUAR FAUCET JAQUAR HEALTH FAUCET ANGULAR COCK CONTROL VALVE 10.LYS-WHT-38951 JAQUAR WC NT NT NT 900 ANGULAR COCK SLOPE LVL DROP LVL DROP NT NT LVL DROP ARS-WHT-39903 1175 25 150 150 KAJARIA TILES NATURAL ONYX MATT(FLOOR) IVORY ONYX POLISHED AND ONYX DECOR POLISHED FOR WALLS NT 1.2 - PLUMBING PLAN 1.3 - FLOORING PLAN 1.1 - PLAN 435 700 225 225 FL. 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 2700 600 600 R R 1200 R 600 600 600 1800 R START START 300 300 300 300 1.4 - ELEVATION DETAIL 1.4.1 DETAIL 1.4.3 DETAIL 1.4.2 SLOPE (REFER TO C2. H) HAVELLS EXHAUST FAN- VENTIL AIR DX AH1114483P-WH27297 (REFER TO C2. FAUCETS) BRICK WALL 230 MM 12 MM PLASTER 6 MM TILING 20 MM EMERALD PEARL GRANITE 12 MM PLYWOOD NAILED FOR HANGING CABINET 12.ARS-WHT-39901 JAQUAR SINK JAQUAR FAUCET ANGULAR COCK ARS-WHT-39903 12 6 12 20 20 12 545 420 30 95 250 265 GAURDIAN GLASS 8 MM MIRROR
FL. 150 660 150 12 635 12 490 490 12 12 12 1015 1015 507 507 ALMOND IVORY 80127-CENTURY LAMINATES CENTURY PLYWOOD 12 MM WATER PROOF AND 1 MM LAMINATE DETAIL 1.4.3 FL. 6 300 6 6 MM GAURDIAN CLEAR GLASS DETAIL 1.4.2 ATTACHED TO WALL WITH METAL BRACKETS 20 30
KEY PLAN:
Construction Technology
- Brick Wall
- Wooden Joinery
- Jack Arch
- Foundation
Model Making
- Different Material
Joineries
- Chair Making
Sketching
- Canvas
- Water Colour Painting
- Ink colour Painting
- Pemcil Sketching
- Chalk Colours
- Rangoli
TECHNICAL WORK SKETCHING
- Weaving, Sculpture, Photography
University Lamps & Installations
- Acrylic Lamp is been made with graphical pyramid inside the cube such that the play of reflection occurs. Even tried doing with photos.Taken lead to help for Installing Mataji Mandir during Navratri event.
MISCELLANEOUS WORK
Thank You Contact : dhruviswami@gmail.com +91 - 9978368758
