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WORKSHOPS
2021 - IN CITY PARTS DON’T MAKE THE WHOLE
PRASAD SHETTY - GENERATIVE DRAWING
KARTHIK DHONDETI
2022 - ARCHITECTURAL KITCHEN
DUSHYANT ASHER - NETWORK LITERACY
LIUBOUV T. BAUER
2023 - MAKING A PROTOTYPE
DUSHYANT ASHER & MILIND MAHALE - INTERIOR DESIGN
RUCHA NIKAM
- UI/UX (BEGINNERS COURSE) - TREE LIFE
SANANDA MUKHOPADHYAYA
2024 - AN APRICATION OF URDU PROSE AND POETRY
FARID KHAN
EDUCATION
BACHOLARE IN ARCHITECURE |2020-25 SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENT AND ARCHITECTURE
SKILLS AUTOCAD ILLUSTRATOR PHOTOSHOP SKETCHUP RHINOCEROUS INDESIGN ENSCAPE HANDDRAFTING MODEL MAKING BASIC CARPENTRY SKETCHING
LANGUAGES
ENGLISH
HINDI
MARATHI
2025 - RESEARCH ‘SPATIALITY OF BELIEFS’ PRESENTED AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT (ICBE)
GAURI SHINDE
WORKS FLYING ELEPHANT STUDIO | SEM 8 0 2 SPATIALITY OF THE PROCESSIONAL PATHWAY: RITUAL, BELIEF, AND MOVEMENT AT HAJI ALI THESIS | SEM 10 0 1 SPATIALITY OF BELIEFS
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RESEARCH | SEM 9 0 5 STORYTELLING MUSEUM WHAT IS MUSEUM? | SEM4
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ARCHITECTURE ENVIRONMENT FLOWS |SEM 5| PAIR WORK
7 PRAWN CULTURE KOCHI SETTLEMENT STUDEIS | SEM6 0 8 BUILDING LOCALISATION DESIGN, DETAIL AND LOCALISATION | SEM 6 0 9 SETTLEMENT STUDIES PANGNA HIMACHAL PRADESH | GROUP WORK |SEM 5
1 0 REPAIR AND RETROFIT HOUSING | SEM7
SPATIALITY OF BELIEFS
TULJAPUR, DHARASHIV
This study explores how spiritual beliefs and practices shape space, creating sanctuaries that allow users to transcend the routines of daily life. Focusing on sacred spaces which are dynamic and energetic, one of them in Tuljapur is Tulja Bhavani Temple in the heart of town. Having grown up in Tuljapur, my early exposure to local religious practices sparked an enduring interest in how different spiritual spaces accommodate a diversity of beliefs and practices. At the temple, an annual influx of pilgrims from Maharashtra, south India, and even the north brings varied traditions and rituals. Examining how these diverse practices unfold in different spatial settings reveals the nuanced ways in which the temple functions as an escape for visitors, shaped by scale, use, and cultural beliefs, hierarchy and ownerships.
‘Gondhali’ playing cymbala
‘Palang ‘ which is taken care by palange family
Two disnitct caste priests on both sides of idol fig 3.4.2.5 Section BB’
Brahmins
Ardha madap platfrom where people chant,sing etc
POCKET SPACE
Peripheral and pocket spaces within the temple complex are dynamic zones of pause, reflection, and interaction. They enrich the spiritual journey by offering moments of retreat from the main flow. Simple forms like ‘Chabutras’ are shaped by rituals such as ‘Gondhal’ and ‘Munj’, rooted in community beliefs. These rituals activate the periphery, transforming it into a focal realm, revealing how cultural practices and spatial beliefs give form and meaning to architecture.
Extended tarpaulins shops along temple streets
Procession which takes place along the streets of temple
Maha dwaar of temple
Pilgrims tend to sit on the steps , offer prasad, chitchat etc
fig 3.4.2.3
Section AA’
Pujari and pilgrims sit after coming back from ardha
fig 3.4.2.7
Section CC’
DYNAMICS: SOCIAL AND ECONOMICAL ADAPTATIONS
The Tulja Bhavani Temple is a dynamic sacred space shaped by rituals, caste, urban growth, and seasonal pilgrimages. Festivals like Navratri drive infrastructural expansion—roads, guesthouses, and transport—while fueling a local informal economy. Villagers and locals set up temporary markets, food stalls, and convert homes into lodgings. Despite retaining architectural hierarchies, the temple’s spatial experience evolves through crowd-control setups and market integration, revealing how sacred spaces remain fluid, continually redefined by social practices, economic shifts, and cultural transformations.
‘Kallola Tirtha’ pligrims drink, bath in this water in belief that it washes away sins
Place to perform ‘Munj’
Place to perform ‘Hom’
Place to perform ‘Gondhal’
Collection of sarees draped on the deity’s statue.
INTERDEPENDENCIES OF CASTE AND PRACTICES
At Tulja Bhavani Temple, ritual and spatial hierarchies reflect caste and economic divisions. Maratha and Bhope priests lead core rituals, while Mahar priests serve lesser shrines. Permanent shopfronts near the entrance dominate the formal economy, while marginalized vendors like Pardi women are pushed to peripheral zones. Despite exclusion, Mahar and Pardi women create communal and economic spaces at the temple’s edge, selling sacred items and participating in the sacred economy, subtly reshaping their roles beyond formal religious structures.
Steps are occupied by few permanent women with pardi and rest engage on tempoaray basis.
Pilgrims gather, sit, relax for sometime
CONCLUSION
This thesis examines that transcendence of sacred spaces is not just rooted in the architecture or building form but emerges from the collective energies of individuals coming together. It is this shared atmosphere, shaped by their beliefs and practices, that imbues the space with its sacred essence. While Sacred spaces are not neutral; they actively structure ritual, social, and economic hierarchies. Through spatial organization, controlled movement, and access restrictions, these sites determine who participates, who profits, and who remains on the margins.
Women gather for ‘Jogawa’ or sell sacred bangles for temporary period after their everyday work which serves as social space
Prasad , saree for offer deity, etc shops
Temple street where vendors sell scared threads,mala, garlands etc
fig 3.4.2.10
Section EE’
SPATIALITY OF THE PROCESSION -
AL PATHWAY:RITUAL, BELIEF, AND MOVEMENT AT HAJI ALI
WORLI, MUMBAI
ARGUMENT :
Spatiality of beliefs this thesis examines that scared spaces are shaped beyond built form were spaces are shaped with beliefs, practices and emerges from the collective energies of individuals coming together.
QUESTION :
However, redevelopment projects often disrupt these intangible qualities, leading to a loss of quality of that space so, How can one hold on to these energy , atmospheres, activities and complexities of such spaces.
SITE IDENTIFICATION :
Haji Ali had a dynamic space with markets, food stalls, and social interactions that contributed to its energetic atmosphere. However, the construction of the coastal road has disrupted this atmosphere , displacing coastal life and limiting communal activities. So, The design intent is to preserve the density and activity of these sacred spaces while restoring coastal life.
EXISTING COASTAL ROAD
OLD ROAD
The design explores the blurring of built and unbuilt through swelling and contracting forms shaped by site activities—photoshoots, pauses, shops, and views. Inspired by these observations, the design integrates water and plaza spaces to hold and extend these activities.
Using waffle slab construction, the structure achieves lightness, porosity, and long spans with minimal supports, preserving coral and hard rock formations. The plan merges plaza and water edges, creating accessible, layered spaces for gathering, movement, and interaction.
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03 INTERNSHIP
FLYING ELEPHANT STUDIO, BANGALORE
300MM WIDE CRM WALL AS PER STRUCTURAL DETAIL
#MOUND LEVEL TO BE 150MM LOWER THAN THE TOP OF THE WALL SCHOOL COMMONS MOUND GRADIENT 1:27
ALIGN
DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURE
The outbreak of covid triggered multiple traditions in Tuljapur, which included the Tuljabhavani temple to be closed down, economic growth suffered, and the majority of people were adversely affected. Revised practices were adopted when stores on Temple Street began partially reopened as few pilgrims visited the temple despite the fact that it was closed.
TULJAPUR, OSMANABAD
These store extensions were partly covered with tarps or cloth. The deployable scissor mechanism structure functioning as shop extensions that can be closed and opened at different angles was created as a result of these design principles. This system enables specific options such as opening, closing, and partially exhibiting the stores.
The translucent, lightweight deployable structure can extend as canopies along the roadway, serving as waiting areas during festivals or overcrowding. Anchored by stainless steel, its movable timber frame allows flexible use and easy access post-epidemic.
STORYTELLING MUSEUM
TULJAPUR, OSMANABAD
WHAT IS MUSEUM ?
What can the concept of a museum be in a place where numerous individuals have oral histories relating to their ancestry and culture?
Is it possible for an exhibit to be a collection of tales rather than a collection of items divorced from their context ? Could it be a living space museum within a functioning monastery, which possesses a profusion of narratives of its own?
Tuljapur's principal mandir belongs to the Tulja Bhavani temple. People visiting the shrine tended to reside near or within the (Navnath Sampraday) Monastery because there were no motels till recently.A severe drought hit the town during the 9th century. So, to offer some Ganga water, Garibnath, one of Gorakshanath's pupils, practiced austerity and presented water in "Gomukh '' in Tuljabhavani temple.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is believed to have received the divine ‘Bhavani Khadga’ here, empowering his victories. His triumphs are marked by ‘kumkum’, symbolizing strength and devotion. Drought is mapped through landscape design, tracing the town’s topography.
The design includes courtyard places to experience austerity as well as seating space around the tree's trunk. In addition, during the Navratri festivities, pilgrims walked long distances to the temple on foot from various areas of India, which provided a subtle rationale for the walkway design. The result was made possible by understanding the typology of the monastery.
WATER RESILIENT ARCHITECTURE
DAMAN AND DIU
For than a century, the beach at Moti Daman has been occupied by a fishermen individuals that has evolved to deal with the frequent floods. The promenade project increased the vicinity's beauty but upsetting the local ecology, The development forced the people to evacuate their homes, resulted in the growth of enormous dunes, and shut off the drainage system. Despite the promenade's advantages, it did create significant disruption and harm, such as a spike in water levels that led to floods during the monsoon season. Due of the chaos this causes in the adjacent communities, individuals are migrating.
And hence ,How can one think of making new built forms in order to make them resilient towards urban flood and sea level rise?
The lower level of the home allows water to enter and quickly absorb into surrounding vegetation. Retained in a ground-floor waterbody, this water can be reused, echoing the principles of historic stepwell sharing, conserving, and reusing water. Instead of balconies, a loft above the kitchen allows social interaction, offering views into the living area and connecting inhabitants visually and spatially.
A central void above the waterbody acts like a courtyard, allowing glimpses of water and activities across levels. This waterbody also supports local wildlife offering drinking water and shaded plinths for rest during Daman’s intense summers.
The space supports everyday domestic life: women can gather to wash grains or cut vegetables while engaging with neighbors. Children can play nearby in shaded areas, protected from the harsh summer sun. Designed to welcome both people and animals, the home fosters connection, care, and resourcefulness through its spatial and ecological sensibility.
PRAWN CULTURE
KOCHI, KERELA
In an ongoing attempt to adapt to changing environmental circumstances, the site’s constructed form has changed through time. These changes and developments in the built form are particularly noticeable in the villages. The economy of each village and its reliance on its fishing businesses are additional factors that alter the peculiarities of the local built form.
What kind of scenery is it? The terrain is dominated by still water, with gentle tides that come and go in the backwaters, where tiny landforms have been occupied for fish farming and some land has been excavated out of the water to make room for structures.
The built form has evolved over time in response to environmental changes and fishing-based economies. Wetland conversion to paddy fields has caused frequent floods, prompting settlements to develop higher plinths and harsher boundaries to adapt to the altered landscape and manage the rising water levels.
08 BUILDING LOCALISATION
TROMBAY ,MUMBAI
Observation:
School becomes multiple layering entity of gazes through partial materials and porosity which is observed to be altered depending upon the activities. To accommodate various possibilities the school allows different degrees of porosity.
Design Detail:
Rethinking the idea of school through gradation of gaze and porosity and how can one blur the boundaries between classroom, courtyard. Can the corridor become an interactive space which merges the inside and outside?
SETTELMENT STUDIES
This module aimed to explore the relationship between spatial form, its environmental context, and the life it supports. A building or cluster of homes was studied through measured drawings to understand spatial logic, materiality, and construction methods. Complemented by interviews and daily observations, these findings were layered with lived practices to reveal phenomenological dimensions, uncovering how space and form are shaped by, and in turn shape, cultural and environmental contexts through everyday use and construction traditions.
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PANGNA , HIMACHAL PRADESH
REPAIR AND RETROFIT
KURLA, MUMBAI
Traditional housing solutions prioritize treating dwellings as commodities in order to alleviate a purported housing crisis, which frequently results in subpar housing for the least fortunate. On the other hand, a lot of homes around the nation are constructed piecemeal by several small contractors, but they frequently have subpar construction and poor infrastructure, which lowers the quality of life and dignity of occupants. The housing issue was handled by interacting with a settlement that had subpar living circumstances and creating improvement plans that could be put into practice utilizing the cultural logics that prevailed in the settlement. Thakkar Bappa Colony, a community practicing shoe making inhabited by Rajasthani migrants
VULNERABILITY:
-IMPROPER DRAINAGE
-NARROW STREET
-LACK OF LIGHT AND VENTILATION
-INCRESE IN RATS COUNT
-BROKEN TILE ON STREETS
-STEEP STAIRCASE
The strategy improved spatial efficiency and accessibility with features like a ventilation shaft beside the brick ‘jali’, toilets in every house, and accessible metal stairs. Window niches doubled as seating, and corridors were added in Houses 5 and 6, with ramps in House 5 for a disabled resident. Groundfloor shops and workspaces supported livelihoods.
