grivi lamichhane
grivi lamichhane
Hello! I am Grivi Lamichhane, an aspiring architect and a keen observer, currently pursuing my undergraduate degree in Nepal. I find solace in colors that surround me, words on pages and rhythms of everyday life. I excitedly await the additions to my architectural inventory and experiences professional life has in store for me.
Sinamangal, kathmandu
grivilamichhane12@gmail.com +977 9865542300
EDUCATION
2009- 2019
2019 - 2021
2021 - present
EXPERIENCE
2016 - 2018
2018 - 2020
2024 April
2024 - present
2024 December
2024 - present
Vidhya Sanskar School, Schooling
Vidhya Sanskar School, +2
Pulchowk Campus, Undergraduate
HARD SKILLS
2D drafting
School Debate Team
Editorial, Chelsea Wavelength
Volunteer, Modern Architecture Enouters In Nepal Exhibition
Creative head, Pulchowk Music Club
Program Co-ordinator, Pulchowk Music Fest 2024
Editorial, VAASTU 15th edition
SOFT SKILLS
3D modeling Render Post production Languages
Autodesk Autocad, Revit
Sketchup, Revit
Twinmotion, D5
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Indesign
Nepali, Mother tongue
English, Fluent
Hindi, Conversational
EXTRAS
Competitions
Workshops
Honorary mention, Bimba Design Competition, 2025
Photoshop and Encaspe workshop 2023
Workshop o Inclusivity in Architecure Design, SONA 2024
- A LITTLE LIFE -
Around the corner from the ever buzzing road of Lalitpur, a little life café serves refuge for those who wish to slip away from reality, even just for a while—a place where the weight of the world fades, and the boundaries of what is possible dissolve.
Time does not rush here. It lingers in the golden afternoon light slipping through arched windows, in the pause between sips of coffee, in the gentle hush of someone lost in a book. It is a space shaped by wonder—the same wonder of a first-year architecture novice.
Its vaulted roof rises like the pages of an open book, sheltering towering shelves lined with stories waiting to be lived. Here, every corner hums with whispered tales, every sip of coffee feels like turning a new page, and real-
TYPOLOGY
LOCATION
YEAR
Folds of roof symbolic of an open book
Concrete main roof
Arched wall support
Barrel vault supporting bleacher steps
1. Parking 2. Reception 3. Kitchen 4. Seating
5. Outdoor seating
6. Reading nook
EXTERIOR VIEW
Reading nook
Smoking zone
General seating
SECTION
““Perhaps some day I’ll crawl back home, beaten, defeated. But not as long as I can make stories out of my heartbreak, beauty out of sorrow.”
-Sylvia Plath
FRONT FACADE
The façade of the café is a poetic extension of its concept—Arched openings, reminiscent of pages gently turning, punctuate the rectangular form, allowing glimpses of the whimsical world inside. The vaults, inspired by the curvature of open books, create a rhythmic play of light and shadow throughout the day. The main entrance, framed by a larger arch, serves as a threshold into fiction—where one steps away from reality and into a realm of wonder.
- THE BURROW2
Designed as part of my second-year architecture project, the home embraces simplicity and warmth, reflecting the essence of family life. The form consists of stacked rectangular volumes, creating varying levels that open into terraces—spaces of pause and reflection. The façade is clean and minimal, adorned with jali details and louvers that filter sunlight, casting ever-changing patterns across the interiors.
At its heart, the living room rises beyond a single floor, a space that is forever etched with the shared laughter and memories. The design encourages closeness while respecting personal space, with an open dining area extending seamlessly from the indoors to the outdoors. Near the entrance, a centrally placed shrine offers a moment of stillness—a place for quiet prayer before stepping into the world, carrying with it a silent promise of return.
1.
SECOND FLOOR
FIRST FLOOR
GROUND FLOOR
AXONOMETRIC DIAGRAM
Home cinema
2. Laundry room
1. Bedrooms
2. Family room
1. Bedrooms
2. Living room
3. Kitchen
4. Shrine
A shelter of time— the living room, a lofty embrace, the stacked forms, layers of time and memory, ever-growing.
A threshold of moments— the front porch, a quiet farewell, the back porch, an unhurrying pause.
FORM DEVELOPMENT
“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”
- Leo Tolstoy
FRONT FACADE
The façade embraces a simple and clean aesthetic, much like the essence of a family—uncomplicated yet deeply connected. Stacked forms create depth, while jali screens and louvers filter light, casting shifting patterns that echo the passage of time. Open yet protective, structured yet warm, the design reflects a home where memories gather, and every space breathes with a quiet sense of belonging.
- AANGAN3
The design of this convention center is deeply rooted in Christopher Alexander’s philosophy of courtyards as living, breathing spaces, where architecture nurtures human connection and fosters a sense of belonging.It presents itself as an interplay of masses and voids, where a series of courtyards shape both form and function. These courtyards are strategically arranged to ensure even distribution of natural light and wind, creating a comfortable and energy-efficient environment.
The spatial composition balances communal and directive spaces for the multiple attendees of various programs—where open courtyards foster interaction, and structured pathways guide diverse audiences to their destinations. Visual connectivity remains at the core of the design, ensuring that every space maintains a sense of openness and engagement. It carries itself as a dynamic landscape of exchange and experience.
LOCATION Godawari 2024 Convention center TYPOLOGY
1. Surface parking
2. Entry/ Reception
3. Auditorium waiting
4. Central OAT
5. Outdoor Exhibition space
6. Basement stairs
7. Staff rooms
8. Auditorium spill out
Conference hall
Accomodation lobby
The convention center integrates outdoor spill-out spaces, terraces, and semi-open corridors, allowing for informal conversations before and after programs without disrupting circulation. These spaces offer a choice in engagement—visitors can either mingle with the larger crowd or retreat into niche gathering areas, ensuring a smooth flow where crowds remain distinct yet connected.
The design emerges from a series of courtyards, where masses and voids are rearranged to optimize sunlight, wind flow, and visual connectivity. This spatial composition creates a network of communal spaces for interaction while guiding specific audiences through directive pathways, ensuring a seamless blend of climate response, movement, and engagement.
“I hope someday you’ll join us, and the world will be as one.”
-John Lenon
Inspired by the majestic mountains, the convention center’s triangular façade reflects the peaks and ridges that define the nation’s landscape, reinforcing its role as a national landmark.
Auditorium waiting
Reception
SECTION THROUGH
Auditorium
THROUGH CENTRAL OAT
ARIEL VIEW
VIP drop route
Delegate accomodation
Administration
Cafe
Multi-purpose
The rhythmic variations with folded walls introduce a sense of enthusiasm and vibrancy, reflecting the spirit of the events within.
The inclined columns lean forward with a sense of momentum, reinforcing the idea of progress and interaction. Meanwhile, the repetitive triangular motifs disrupt monotony, adding depth and texture to the space while maintaining a strong visual identity.
Above, the flat roofs serve a dual purpose—not only maintaining a clean and modern aesthetic but also accommodating solar panels for energy efficiency and sustainability. .
Exhibition gallery
Multi-purpose hall
AUDITORIUM
CONFERENCE HALL
SPILL OUT COURTYARD
WAY TO BASEMENT
- EXTRAS -
COMPETITION SHEET
BIMBA
*Honorable mention*
Team :
Aanchal Paudel
Sujal Kayastha
The Maze
IN DAYS OF WOE
Exhibition
Space
Textured Pavements
Acknowledging emotions through sensory
This sensory museum reimagines grief darkness into light, blending architecture stimuli to evoke transformation. Starting ed, angular pathways, the architecture of tension and introspection. These ately dim and tactile, evoking the raw, of grief. Moving forward, it opens up maze that immerses them in their own
As visitors progress, spaces open up, of light and texture begins to shift—each ing more light to enter, symbolizing of clarity and renewal. The senses along engage the visitors in a manner where, different senses are engaged but in a increasingly calm and reflective.
Contemplative Space - a Sensory Museum
I enter a dim gallery filled with haunting sights—fragments of loss, blurred faces, broken moments. My grief is everywhere, and I can’t look
experiences.
grief as a journey from architecture and sensory Starting with constrictarchitecture evokes a sense spaces are deliberraw, isolating weight up to a disorienting own emotions.
up, and the interplay shift—each room allowsymbolizing a growing sense along the way also where, with each shift, a way that becomes
ARIEL VIEW
For the first time, I don’t
The sound of water draws me in. I sit in silence, listening to its rhythm. Here, I reflect,letting grief settle quietly within me.
Finally, I step into an open space. The vastness around me feels like a new beginning.
COMPETITION SHEET
SANGRAHA 2.0
Team :
Aanchal Paudel
Sujal Kayastha
EXTERIOR VIEWS
PERSPECTIVES OF THE
- a MACHAN
Seeing as the forest sees
The machan , inspired from the trees the earth, doesnot impose itself on the from it. The structures invite humans sense of dominance and instead embrace mility-to belong, to submit, and to selves as a part of nature’s grand design. en within these spaces is a step closer moment spent is a moment of becoming.
The design takes users on a journey spectives of forest creatures starting ed views of insects, rising’to the eye animals, ascending to the canopy of and culminating in the soaring perspective the open sky. It encourages the visitors wild flora as a true forest entity and empathize tinest creatures that roam the mighty
THE FOREST
trees deeply rooted in the land but grows humans to relinquish their embrace a quiet hurediscover themdesign. Each step takcloser to harmony, each becoming.
journey through the perstarting from the groundeye level of terrestrial arboreal creatures, perspective of birds and visitors to witness the empathize with the mighty forest. sees !
SITE PLAN
MISCELLANEOUS
BOARD GAME DESIGN
Inspired by the rich folklore of Nepal’s Bhoto Jatra festival, this board game was a fun little project devised by my peers and I. The graphics incorporates AI-generated icons with handtweaked elements in Photoshop to create a cohesive and immersive aesthetic. This project was a playful exploration of storytelling through design, where tradition meets modern creativity in a game of strategy and myth.
FLIP THROUGH SKETCHBOOK
- a series of quick sketches
WORKING DRAWINGS
SECTION AT-F
thank you. thank you.