HARSHITA NEGI PORTFOLIOARCHITECTURAL
VITAE Harshita Negi Junior Architect ACADEMIC - Ranked 1 st in semester I, semester V and semester VIII. - Participated in Wall painting drive Jawala ji - Worked on Live Project of Community Park at Jawala ji -Stood 1 st in Sketching Competition - Executive Member of Photography Club EXPERIENCE - Internship under Hitanshu Jishtu Architects, Shimla, H.P - Documentation of Cultural Heritage, Morang Village, Kinnaur, H.P. under PWD Shimla - Shortlisted in Acharya - Temporary Structure Design Competetion - Internship/Competetion under Union ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and AICTE ( Mission Amrit Sarovar : Jal Darohar Sanrakshan ) - Worked as Freelancer on SKILLSFiver AdobeMicrosoftVrayAdobeAdobeSketchupArchiCadRevitAutocadPhotoshopIndesignOfficePremierPro CC Davinci Resolve BASIC INFO Name Harshita Negi Born 13.10.1999 Hometown Shimla, H.P EDUCATION - Bachelors of Architecture School of Architecture, Rajiv Gandhi Government Engi neering College, Nagrota Bagwan at Kangra LANGUAGES English ( fluent) Hindi ( mother tongue) INTERESTS Guitar|TravellingPainting|Sketching|Singing|Photography|Cinematography| CONTACT Email harshitanegi11@gmail.com Instagram negiharshita_ Linkdin harshita-negi-32528116b
CONTENT 01 The Indian Institute of Bodh Dharshan 04 - 11 Learning center for buddhist philosphies Design Thesis | 2022 02 Slum Redevelopment 12 - 17 Housing for E.W.S and L.IG Academic Work | 2020 03 Morning - Evening Walk Trail 18 - 23 Design solution for urban problems in a ward Academic Work | 2020 04 Raani Ka Talaab ( Ruined Kangra Fort) 24 - 29 Mission Amrit Sarovar : Jal Darohar Sanrakshan Internship / competetion | 2022 05 Tegta House 30 - 31 Residential project Internship | 2020 06 Lazy Monk 32 - 33 Lighting service layouts and Cladding Internship | 2020
The project will be funded by the Union Ministry of Culture. The site is located in Poh village of Tabo region in Lahaul and Spiti district. The main aim of the project is create an institute that imparts knowledge about buddhist philosphies and preserves the ancient buddhist teachings prevailing in the nearby regions.
To fullfil above mentioned requirement the design is oriented towards cre ating an experience of walking though path of englightenment through their sensory emotions. The campus should teach users the significance of bud dhist philosphies and teachings through experiencing the space itself. Besides this being located in a tough climatic zone, emphasis has been paid on the contextual design making it more sustainable and climate responsive.
It is a live valid project under PWD ( Public Work Department), Himachal Pradesh.
Concept the design is approached by buddhist philoshpy “the four noble truths” which are (i) going through suffering,(ii) cause of suffer ing,(iii) realisation of suffering and finally (iv) moving on path of englightment. The atmosphere is generated through use of materials such as stone and rammed earth, emotio ns through light and shadow and connectivity through various courtyards and bridges.
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01. THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF BODH DARSHAN Learning center for buddhist philosphies | Design Thesis | 2022
PROJECT TYPE Instituitional LOCATION Tabo, Spiti, Himachal Pradesh
TOTAL SITE AREA 16 Acres
5 NEGIHARSHITA2022PORTFOLIOARCHITECTURAL THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF BODH DARSHAN Design Development Maximum expo sure to sun Creating distractionsDistributingmovementwind Restricting movement to wards a focal point Minimizing ventilation through buffers Creating common spac
The spaces are planned in a manner that would require minimum cutting and filling of the contours. The series of spaces are exposed to the users as they move down the slope. All the secondary spaces are placed in the beginning and the core spaces in the end. The concept of “journey of engligthment” is also depicted in the landscape through material choices and plantation. Cactus represents the hardships of life and as you move towards englightenment you are guided by Juniper tree(holy significance) and the Appricot tree ( represents peace and prosperity )
Site Plan South Site-Section East
SpatialSite-SectionLayout
The window openings are majorly on the south facade to gain maximum of solar heat throughout the day. Double glazed windows are used to trap heat within the enclosed spaces
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Gradual movement down the slope encourages user to explore more whereas the ones who is already englightened will use the straight path. Light acts as a guide in enclosed corridors and helps one to stay warm during harsh winters. Different levels creates a sense of connectivity amongst the spaces within the campus.
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Stupas symbolises presence of Buddha and has been used as a medium to aware users that they are moving on right path and closer to enlightment (nirvana)
Gathering Space
The Prayer hall is three storied with meditation hall in ground floor making it quiet and pri vate, prayer hall on the first floor and the attrium on the second . Sunlight enters the building through light shelves and attrium
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In buddhist learning there is a session of debate every evening where everyone gathers and debates about their point of view on buddhism, hence the decks acts as visual connections for debate session or any events and festives.
Main Temple Complex
Various spaces have multiple entries which makes the circulation free going.Visitors are re stricted from entering the instituitional premises through the stone corridoors
Ease of movement
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Less Distractions
The prayer hall is elevated from the ground and is lit through light beams and attriums focus ing on the statue of the Buddha. The attrium balcony is provided with the visual connection with the prayer hall.
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The propsed site is an exisiting slum located on a hill opposite to the main bus stand of the town. The living conditions of the people are very poor and most of them lack basic requirements such as toilets. Most families have sharing bedrooms and kitch ens. The shelters are temporary and have fragile conditions. The design concerns were to create units which are comfortable according to their living standards and daily functions. As the users are migrant labours from Rajasthan empahsis was paid on structure that can be easily dismantled and also evoke a sense of connection with their Rajasthani culture reminding them of their home place.
Exisitng site view Lack of play area for kids Poor living conditions
02. SLUM REDEVELOPMENT Housing for E.W.S and L.I.G | Academic | 2020 PROJECT TYPE Housing LOCATION Palampur, Himachal Pradesh
Cluster Arrangement
Different clusters are made that promote different interactions between the different social groups. In the core of the housing public zones are placed which are further con nected to the clusters with their own mixed-used neighbourhoods creating mini- neighbour hoods integrating into a bigger community.
SITE AREA 15.3 Acres
13 NEGIHARSHITA2022PORTFOLIOARCHITECTURAL SLUM REDEVELOPMENTMergingE.W.S and L.I.G units for interaction Interaction cluser is formed by merging L.I.G.and E.WS. units and basic amenities promoting mixed-land use neighbourhood. Adding recreational spaces and shops Interaction between units
Circulation Activity Mapping
NEGIHARSHITA2022PORTFOLIOARCHITECTURAL 15SLUM REDEVELOPMENT Green Mapping Drainage
Retaining walls
The units are designed such that they could be easily dismantled and placed in a new location. The units will be attached to plinth beam with the help of steel columns and base plate.
The retaining walls acts as accessibility routes easing the circulation in the neighbourhood. Easy to dismantle
Gathering Space / Rainwater Harvesting
Terraced courtyards acts as a gathering space for people within the community and also help in underground water collection of the rain water.
NEGIHARSHITA2022PORTFOLIOARCHITECTURAL 17 FRONTTIONELEVAFRONTTIONELEVA REAR (EWS)ELEVATIONREARELEVATION(LIG) REAR REAR(EWS)ELEVATIONELEVATION(LIG) SECTIONSECTION(EWS)(LIG) SLUM REDEVELOPMENT
Less scope of expansion and alteration within the ward was the greatest chal lenge in overcoming the issues within the ward.
03. MORNING - EVENING WALK TRAIL Design Solution for Urban Problems in a ward | Academic | 2020
A study was conducted of Nagrota Bagwan (a town in Kangra) to understand the urban layout and issues within the ward number 2. Design solutions were provided to the related problems within the ward.
Most of settlements and expansions in the town started from the National Highway. Commericial buildings are on the peripheries of Highway and Residences are more on the interiors of the town. Due to narrow roads, traffic and unsafety of pedestrians is the main issue within the whole town.
PROJECT TYPE Urban Design LOCATION Nagrota Bagwan,Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
The ward shares boundaries with Baladhar road and is quite off set from the National Highway. The settlement in the ward started around the farmlands but with increase in urbanisation the built is penetrating into the farmlands. The increasing settlements and new constructions are taking away the ver nacular essence of the ward. Besides this because of unplanned expansion there are less empashis on the recreational areas within the ward and it lacks any such spaces for the community.
SHEETNUMBERSUBJECT:SCALESHEETTITLESCHOOL DATENAGROTAARCHITECTUREOFKANGRAATBAGWANREMARKSGROUPNO.-ROLLNO.-BRANCH-B.ARCHSEMESTER-IXNRESOURCESARCHITECTURALDESIGNVIII MIXEDRESIDENTIALCOMMERCIALUSE BUILDING USE RELIGIOUSGOVERNMENT
19 NEGIHARSHITA2022PORTFOLIOARCHITECTURAL StrengthsS * Green and shaded interior *streetsOldmud houses gives a char acter to the ward * The link road connects ward with neighbouring places. * Seperate from the highway makes it quiter in compariason to other wards WeaknessesW * No scope of widening of interior *streetsOpen drains * Traffic on Baldhar road * Unsafe and conjusted pedestrians * Lack of public spaces and parks * Improper street lights OppurtunitesO * Scope of future development of tourist home stays, preserving the verancular architecture. * Scope of future commericialisa tion at the Baldhar chowk. * Redeveloping street activties * Scope for better moring and eve ning walk pedestrian design for el derly ThreatsT * Illegal encroachments on the *Penetrationroad.ofbuilt into un-built. MORNING - EVENING WALK TRAIL Green and quiet inte rior streets internal streets old mud housesheritage essencelink roadBaldhar road Node permeable streets Green and quiet inte rior streets Busy main road with no proper pedestrian No proper pedestrian and parking
Road Building-UseHierarchyBuildingHeights
Built is everywhere connected with the street netwroks and the unbuilt is far off from the road networks. Depicts that the future scope of built fabric might require more of road networks to connect
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The buisiest road networks are on the exteriors of the wards and the mediumly active streets are on the interior while the least busy networks are are in further interiors of the ward.
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Urban setup is rich with residential buildings , the future scope of residential zone into the agrculture zones will lead to more urban growth
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Analysis
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The evolution map depicts that the growth is exceeding on the link road and the old constructions are being converted into new constructions on the interiors of the ward. The built is penetrating into the un-built.
Most active zones are on the nodes and the national highway, the nodes on Baldhar road can be potential future active nodes as new settlements are taking place near it.
Traffic EvolutionAnalysisMapping Figure Ground Activity Mapping
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Walk Trail
swing benchplantersstreet planter planter bench planter dust trelis raised pathpedestrianhedge for buffer swings as rest point MorningProposals-Evening
Due to lack of expansion oppurtunities within the ward a morning - evening walk trail is proposed in the exist ing urban fabric. The interior streets are used for walking trails, restricting movements of any four wheelers. It will imrpove the pedestrian experience while also act as a recreational activity for the residents. The trail will also consist of an open gym park and food courts on the potential future activity node.
To protect the vernacular buildings within the ward a heritage walk trail has been incorporated within the pro posed trail which will create sensibility towards protection of old constuctions.
2022 23 gym park exisitng public exisitingtoiletsbuildingsautostandexisting building cyclebusstandstop node node nodeproposedbus stop existing treeshedge buffercycle stand gym park existing auto stand food plaza buscyclestopstandproposedpedestiranpath MORNING - EVENING WALK TRAIL food plaza
04. RAANI KA TALAAB ( RUINED KANGRA FORT) Mission Amrit Sarovar : Jal Dharohar Sanrakshan| Internship / Competetion | 2022
Kangra Fort, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
PROJECT TYPE Adaptive Re-use
It is a project under Govt. of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affiars where a team had to document the water bodies associated with the heritage buildings and give some proposals.
Kangra fort is located in Kangra region of Himachal Pradesh and the water body i.e . Raani ka Talaab is located on the outskirts of the fort. Various studies were done about the water body and its importance within the region in present as well as past. The connection of drainage in fort and the water body, the type of footfall, the types of open spaces etc.
LOCATION
The water body was located in the dense wild forest and was once used to hide the treasures of the kingdom. The pathway connecting the water body in itself has a character and essence and it was also documented fully. The water body is currently closed for locals and the wild life is dependent on it. The proposal was such that the water body can be opened for the visitors with minimum intruisions to the bio-diversity. The level of permeability will be limited for the users without hampering the wild life.
25 NEGIHARSHITA2022PORTFOLIOARCHITECTURAL FOOTFALL RAANI KA TALAAB ( RUINED KANGRA FORT)
The Water body
Character of the Pathway
The drains were such that the rain water collected and exposed into the water body through inlet. The materials used are sand stone and lime mortar mixed with surkhi.
The pathway connecting to the water body has its own essence as you walk through it you get to experince and sense different feelings which indeed play a great role in giving character to the pathway. There are various vegition that are medicinal, some have their own smell and some have their folliage and impact. In some instances you get to experience the view of nearby land marks while in some you are compeletly en gaging with the wild forest.
The carvings in water body justifies its religious importance
NEGIHARSHITA2022PORTFOLIOARCHITECTURAL 27 Plant Schedule RAANI KA TALAAB ( RUINED KANGRA FORT)
Very minimum interventions were proposed in the proposal so as to protect the biodiversity as well of drains, redeveloping the trail, insetion of various pause points, designating timings for the visitors so as to revive the emotional connection of the people with the water body, de-siltation of the water water inlets, repairing of outlet connection and repairing existing storm water drains.
NEGIHARSHITA2022PORTFOLIOARCHITECTURAL 29 well as not take away the religious significance that the water body holds for the locals. Reparing visitors in zone based on patt erns / cycles of wild life observed, desiging two edge surrounding water body to enhance the water holding capacity, installment of solid waste screens at storm RAANI KA TALAAB ( RUINED KANGRA FORT)
05. TEGTA HOUSE Designing and column layout | Internship | 2020 PROJECT TYPE Residential LOCATION Nerwa,Shimla, Himachal Pradesh It is a residential project located in Chopal region of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh. The climate conditions are such that it snows really heavy in winters and is mostly cold for half the year. The emphasis was paid on maximum solar exposure and materials which would retain most of the heat due to its thermal mass. The columns are of RCC and the infill walls are of stone. ATIC FLOOR PLAN GROUND FLOOR PLAN
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06. LAZY MONK Lighting Service Layouts and Cladding| Academic | 2020 PROJECT TYPE Residential LOCATION Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh This project is a residential project in which the building was already contructed and I had to do lighting layouts and door window scheduling.
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