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Gati Shah

I am a curious enthusiast who is looking forward to getting an opportunity and exposure to the practical world of architecture. Well versed in numerous software’s, has an ability to conceptualize and work on projects that are context based and sensitive towards nature, which foster meaningful connection between people and space.

29-09-2001 | Ahmedabad, Gujarat +91 7990354873 | gatishah29@gmail.com

Resume

Experience Softwares

Tropic Responses, Bangalore (June 2020 – November 2020)

I have experience working on a mix of residential and commercial projects, which involved both exterior and interior design. My responsibilities included designing and drafting plans, creating 3D models, conducting market surveys, and interacting with clients.

Inpractise, Ahmedabad (July 2023 – August 2023)

Documented Architectural intricacies of heritage complex, produced detailed drawings, 3D model and physical model.

Education

(2019 - 2024)

Bachelor in Architecture: Institute of Achitecture and Planning, Nirma University, Ahmedabad (2017-2019)

Higher School: The H.B.Kapadia New high school, Ahmedabad

Autodesk AutoCAD

SketchUp

Rhino

Lumion

Twinmotion

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Powerpoint

Microsoft Excel

Field Trips & Workshops

Ahmedabad,Gujarat Pol House

Documentation (2019)

Narratives of ‘Inhabiting’a built Environment (2020)

Parametric Workshop (2020)

Wardha, Maharashtra hands on constrcution RSP (2021)

Certification Languages

Best Studio Performance Award (2019|2020|2021|2022)

Consistent Studio Performance Award (2021)

COA (Council of Architecture Zonal Level Winner in Heritage Documentation) (2021)

English

Gujarati

Hindi

01 Retirement Retreat

Location: Bopal, Ahmedabad

Area: 15,000 sq m.

Typology: Residential + Institutional

This project redefines retirement living. It’s not just housing, it’s a secure retreat designed for holistic well-being. Three landscaped courtyards become outdoor living rooms, while interconnected paths with extended social corridors spark chance encounters and social connections. Spacious balconies offer private gardening havens. From shared dining to lively game rooms, everything fosters a vibrant community.

Sem 9 | Design Thesis

View of the courtyard with and plantation area.

View of the courtyard with play area.

View of the extended balcony from the corridor.

View of the pathway connecting open spaces. with swings area.

• Mixed Occupancy Houses

• Dining

• Kitchen

• Wash Area

• Library

• Game room

• Workshop room

• Courtyard of Play

• Peripheral Road

• Double Occupancy Houses

• Single Occupancy Houses

• Admin

• Meeting Room

• Clinic

• OPD

• Pharmacy

• Cafeteria

• Game room

• Multipurpose Hall

• Toilet

• Courtyard of Serenity

• Courtyard of Cultivation

• Entry and Exit

02 Urban Studio

Location: Udaipur, Rajasthan

Area: 1,35,000 Sq m.

Typology: Urban Project

Connecting people and places!

The project revitalizes underutilized areas near Fatehsagar Lake. The canal edge transforming into a bustling commercial street, lined with cafes and inviting artisan shops. Meanwhile, the lakefront promenade transforms into a vibrant public space, a buzz with inviting lawns, art installations, and lively stalls. A seamlessly connected haven for residents and tourists alike. A central spine links these spaces, while dedicated cycling and pedestrian paths weave a welcoming pathway, beckoning exploration by foot or bike.

Luxurious Bunglow typology Canal edge along the road

Luxurious Bungalow typology

Canal edge

Sem 8 | Urban Studio

Main junction connecting major circles

Lalit laxmi villas hotel

MyBYK stand

Main traffic junction

Lalit laxmi villas palace hotel

MyBYK stand

Site Analysis

Site Analysis Site Location

Conceptual

• There are a lot of public places and gardens in this area but no such thread which connects all of them and ties it in one loop.

• Inorder to connect them we further identified the potential site which can be developed.

• Transform Fatehsagar Lake edge into a vibrant public space.

• Create safe and accessible pedestrian and cycling track.

• Create neighbourhood public recreational and gathering spaces.

Building Use

Types of Open Space

Ownership of Open Space

• Opening up the road which allows less conjestion.

• Canal edge can be developed as a shopping street.

• All the public places can be weaved by cycling & pedestrain track.

Built-Open

Public promenade

Proposed

Existing

Commercial street along the canal edge

A lavish club house setup for local residences.

Art and culture center

Private Bungalow Typology houses

Lalit Laxmi Villas Palace

Fatehsagar Lake edge Government Building

03 Professional Training

Location: Bangalore, Karnataka

Firm: Tropic Responses

Typology: Residential Projects

During my internship period at tropic responses, I worked in multiple areas from designing interior elements to making architectural working drawings. I developed an ability to design as per the client’s requirement and also understood the scale of the drawing in reality. Site visits and market surveys helped me increase my knowledge about materials and products available in the market.

Sem 7 | Internship

Site photo

Sketch 1

Sketch

Flooring design & Working drawing Model views

withplasterededge ofcolumn

OPENING SCHEDULE

Pooja room drawer unit detailing

Model view

CORRIDOR

Model views

Vidya Vithi

Location: Durgapur, Rajasthan

Area: 1,600 sq m.

Typology: Institution

A primary school for 240 students, reimagines the learning experience through a unique concept of lively shaded street. Inspired by the village’s character, the school transforms its central corridor into a vibrant social space that replicates the familiar comfort of a village street. This school design breaks away from traditional classrooms, staggred units and vaulted roof gives a sense of direction. All classrooms open onto the open ground which gives unbound learning environment.

Sem 3 | Material Studio

Narrow street of village which are mostly shaded Chowk which connects the movement of all four side

The street opening on to the open space

The module is staggered in a way that the ground floor’s terrace work as a corridor for the upper floor and the classrooms are also indirectly connected.

Section AA’

05 Architectural Documentation

Location: Ahmedabad

This project involved a detailed documentation of a historic pol house in Ahmedabad’s Chipa ni Pol. The study focused on understanding the traditional architecture of the houses, examining the materials, construction methods, the history behind the intricate carvings, details of doors, windows, and the hierarchical organization of spaces within the pol house.

COA

Competition Work

Zonal Level Winner

The idea of ornamentation and carvings was directed by socio-religious principles, influences of nature and the desires of wealthy Gujaratis to decorate their residences and personal belongings. There are a variety of depictions categorised, some of them are:

Floral geometrical motifs

Fauna Motifs

Figural Motifs

Natural motifs

DOCUMENTATION OF WORLD HERITAGE CITY OF AHEMDABAD

Pol houses, the primary housing typology of the old city of Ahmedabad is the epitome of rich heritage of India.

The cohesive community settlement Pol, is a whole enitity by itself and further becomes a part of the neighborhood in the city.

There is an entrance through the main gateway, a primary street and secondary streets through which the cluster of houses adjoin.

The Pols comprise of pol houses, which are renowned for its intricately carved wooden architecture and rigid structure.

The intrinsic essence of the pols are its oatla, streets, chauks, temples, chabutras, courtyards , terraces and people consolidate together to form the life in the pol houses.

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

The documentation is the relflection of learning on the site, observations, interactions with people and aims to highlight the existing Art and Craft related to Pol houses.

-Art and craft related to buildings

Location- Old City, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Light Source

Vertical Circulation

Services

Occupied Space

Volumetric Analysis of the pol house representing the design of spaces in the house.

This house was constructed in the year 1970. The building comprises of three floors and a terrace.The house facade faces west which is the wind direction and so the house is well ventilated and cool throughout the day. The current owners bought and renovated this house in 2019.

The owner of the house has a business of clothes where most of the production and tailoring job is done in the house itself.

His wife monitors the tailoring work,the elder daughter is married and the youngest daughter is 14 years old and goes to school. The house remains occupied the entire day.

The owner of the house has a business of clothes where most of the production and tailoring job is done in the house itself.

Some distinct features about

His wife monitors the tailoring work,the elder daughter is married and the youngest daughter is 14 years old and goes to school. The house remains occupied the entire day.

The horizontal and vertical members of timber are joined by mortise and tenon and lap joints and stacked together to form a cage- like structure. The composite structure has load bearing shared walls. The owners renovated the house by changing the floor tiles, adding modular kitchen platform , filling up the cracks and reapplication of colour on the walls.This gave the house modern yet vintage feel to it.

The house is well lit by natural sunlight in the front and dimly lit in the rear rooms because of the structures of the windows and sun’s direction.

Some distinct features about this house are that it has a courtyard which brings in plenty of natural light .

Top Left to right : Site plan of house 1635 in Chhipa ni pol, Ground floor plan, Exploded isometric ; Beside from left: Section AA’. Staircase on ground floor.

The house is well lit by natural sunlight in the front

Since the back of the house comprises of less openings, they only lit up the rooms adjacent to the openings.

The house has two accesses

opens to a wide street and the back access opens to a narrow lane. 0

Top, from left to clockwise : Second floor

Photos of door at terrace and windows on facade, Exploded model depicting structural elements, Back elevation, Front elevation

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06 Miscellaneous

It includes both hand-drawn sketches for quick capture of form and perspective, and architectural photography to document details and the overall form of a space.

Kamla Cafe, Ahmedabad

Navrang School, Ahmedabad

Bhadra Market, Ahmedabad

+91 7990354873 | gatishah29@gmail.com