2023_Architecture Portfolio_Harsimran K Arora

PROFESSIONAL WORKS

Residential

The Essery Condos, (by Aspen ridge Homes), Niagara Street, Toronto, ON

Charisma Condominiums, (by Green Park Homes), Concord, Vaughn, ON

Primo (by CR Realty), Mumbai, India

Mixed - use Residential & Commercial

900 The East mall, (by Harhay Developments), Toronto, ON

West Condos, (By Aspen ridge Homes)

Niagara Street, Toronto, ON

180 steels avenue West, (by Mizrahi Developments), Vaughn, ON

Medius (by Spenta group),

Mumbai, India

Institutional

Ashoka Primary & Secondary School, (by Ashoka)

Sinnar, India

Ashoka MBA Institute, (By Ashoka)

Nasik, India

ACADEMIC WORKS

Ryerson University ( 2021 )

Classroom Building - Final integrated project with application of OBC, materials and methods and BIM sharing

Heritage Building renovation - working on construction phases using BIM collaboration

Small house design for a Creative client

George Brown College ( 2020 )

Wood frame construction- sketches for wall, roof and floor assemblies

K . R . V . I . A ( 2012 )

Fourth year architectural design

Reviving old city, Leh , Ladakh, India

Third year architectural design

Museum for PAG artists, Mumbai, India

CONTENTS

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

Architectural Designer | Core Architects | Toronto, ON (October 2021- May 2023)

Architect | Architect Hafeez Contractor | India (Feb 2016 – Dec 2017)

Architect | Vinod Mehra & Associates| India (Mar 2013 – July 2015)

Intern Architect | Deepak Mehta & Associates| India (Nov 2011 – Mar 2012)

RESTORATION | RESIDENTIAL

PROJECT NAME : ESSERY CONDOS

Size : 51suites(741 sq.ft-2101 sq.ft) Height : 5 storey 16 m

Site location : 109, Niagara St, Toronto, ON

Current status : Under Construction

Client : Aspen ridge Homes

Type : Restoration and redevelopment

THE PROJECT

The Essery Heritage residences a low rise of 4 storeys with mixed condo units comprising of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. 5 storey mid-rise. Originally a heritage building getting converted to a residential condos by retaining the façade.

SCOPE OF WORK

• Marketing plans

• Fire separation drawings

• Modelling staircases

• Construction details, Stair details, plan and section details

• Area plans- GFA and OBC plans

• Construction drawings and Annotations for permit set

• Room Schedules

• Heritage notes to plans elevations and sections as per heritage draft received from heritage consultant and segregating in new construction and existing and demolition notes to plans and elevations for site

Building view

Building view with heritage building Essery and new construction West condos

Prepared repair and remediation draft for site contractors, by adding existing, demolition and repair notes on elevations and plans as per heritage draft received from heritage consultant as construction documents for reference on site, in lieu of lack of staff in the restoration team.

Worked on Fire rating plans marking all demising walls with 1hour fire rating and mechanical and staircase shafts with two hour fire rating, the elevator shafts with 1.5 hour fire rating. Also steel columns were furred with 2hour fire rated walls.

Worked out suite layouts for marketing plans keeping into consideration the existing columns and fenestration. Consideration was taken to keep pipe chases one above each other,. Heat vents were proposed close to every opening. And pipe chase study and mechanical study sections were prepared for coordination. Proposed tentative locations for water risers , electric panels and electric panels for mechanical approval.

Attended biweekly coordination meeting and to note minutes of the meeting and understand issues like structural design. The comslab was extended at the perimeter was proposed to accommodate the trench heaters that would be inserted the space between the flutes. Structural engineers designed a pattern to allow for steel to be formed to allow us to place trench heaters and use the edge. Received mechanical details and sections for Water risers and coordinated electrical panels, telecom panels and water risers.

RESIDENTIAL |NEW CONSTRUCTION

PROJECT NAME : WEST CONDOS

Size : 345 units Height : 46.5M,40.5M

Site location : 89, Niagara St, Toronto, ON

Current status : Under Construction

Client : Aspen ridge Homes

Type : New Construction

THE PROJECT

West Condos are modern, edgy, and vibrant style with traditional design work. Two tower development sits on with a shared podium with 12 and 14 storey and 367 units.

SCOPE OF WORK

• Mva set- resubmission- Drawings for application for minor variance to change zoning on ground floor from nonresidential gfa to residential

• Permit Set -Plans, elevations, schedules, 2d details

Modeling ridges and slopes , Marking glazing in elevations to calculate glazing

• Zoning set for resubmission -zap- ground floor - providing parking as per requirements.

• Attending biweekly consultant coordination meetings and noting minutes

• Consultant coordination drawings

Preparing issued for info documents for site construction and as response to rfis with revision clouds and tags

Updated spot elevations planters as per landscape consultants

Pipe chase study- overlaying plans to see pipe chase overlay

Steel column study- study by overlaying plans- to see steel columns that go from level 4 to level5 and enter another unit

Locating telecom panels and electric panels and water meter closets as per mechanical comments and notes

Study sections for all pick up beams across all floors to send to mechanical consultants

Worked on construction documents- MVA and permit set- plans, sections, elevations. Laying drawings on sheets, annotations, dimensions, grid lines. Also worked on legends and hatches for different slab levels and ceiling heights. Worked on schedules, revisions and RFIs.

Prepared study sketches for consultant coordination overlaying mechanical and structural drawings to estimate sleeves and provide sleeve study to the consultant.

Sketches from structure showing railing attachment to floor

On site image

MIXED USE | NEW CONSTRUCTION

PROJECT NAME : 900 THE EAST MALL

Size : Height : 71.6m

Site location : 900, The east mall, Toronto, ON

Current status : Marketing sales

Client : Harhay developments

Type : New construction

THE PROJECT

900 The East Mall: proposed four buildings with 20 and 21-storey mixed-use condominium buildings, designed for Harhay

Developments.. The residential towers feature a series of twisting floor plates to give a spectacular elevation.

SCOPE OF WORK

• Marketing plans

Designing suites layouts for different configurations- 1b, 1b+d, 2b, 2b+d, 3beds and suites as per GUG guidelines of the developer and designing barrier free units as per required number. Maintaining pipe chases and shafts and heat pumps one above the other. Working out designs to comply with OBC areas and clients' comments and preference for more dens and living areas to the corner facing windows.

Modeling core and corridors

Grouping and recording suite layouts and its multiple submissions to the client

• Modeling building envelope

replacing glazing with bird friendly glass, creating and adding new families for spandrels family and mullions

Adding new curtain wall along preexisting area boundaries. And providing mechanical louvers along envelope.

A ten-metre setback proposal was received from the Ministry of Transportation that resulted in the two easternmost towers, rising to heights of 20 and 21 storeys, being pushed slightly further south. A revision in SPA was sent for this.

Worked on Area plans- to ensure room areas achieve accuracy of code and client standards.

Designed suites layouts for marketing plans with different configurations- 1b, 1b+d, 2b, 2b+d, 3beds and suites as per clients growing up guidelines (GUG). Worked out barrier free units as per required number. Worked on Black lines for graphics of marketing plans and laid sheets for marketing plans.

View of 180 steels Avenue west- These curvilinear balcony-ribbons create a soft profile in place of the typical symmetry of towers. The design intention is to introduce a level of architectural sophistication that enhances the status of this emerging neighborhood.

MIXED USE | NEW CONSTRUCTION

PROJECT NAME : 180 STEELS AVE W

Size : 6 buildings, 2080 units Height : 50m -150m

Site location : Vaughn ,ON, Canada

Current status : On Hold

Client : Mizrahi developments

Type : New construction

THE PROJECT

The condominium towers-4 towers being 35 and 45 storeys are designed with retail at lower levels and residential on upper floors. Two towers at the back furthest from the main street are 16 storeys with grade-related townhouses providing a transition to the adjacent residential neighborhood. The total of 2,080 residential units to this area of Steeles Avenue West is a mix of studios, three bedroom units and townhouses.

These towers are wrapped with architecturally distinctive curvilinear balconies. Its outstanding façade won gold in the Architecture Technology Concept category of the UDAD Awards in 2022.

SCOPE OF WORK

• Preliminary drawings

Working of parking count and parking levels. Working out parking plans and their layouts with all services and their sizes and achieving the parking and bike count number.

• Worked on OLT and Zoning Set- annotations.

• Award Submission

Assisted marketing department with rendering and creating Revit templates for office awards submission. Worked on Photoshop to create layers for award submission renderings.

Worked on Zoning and OLT set for four front buildings. Provided setbacks, landscape concept on plans and angular planes on elevations.

NEW CONSTRUCTION |RESIDENTIAL TOWER

PROJECT NAME : PRIMO

Size : 620 sq. m | Height : 71m

Site location : Mumbai, India

Current status : Completed

Client : CR Realty

Type : New Construction

Construction Method :Concrete (In-situ and precast)

THE PROJECT

Newly constructed 18 storey residential tower in developing suburbs comprising of two sale typologies (1bedroom and 2 bedroom apartment).

The project comprises of two apartment buildings connected on podium level and sharing common parking floors.

A mid scale, high rise architectural project with poetic curves, wooden fins and green walls as captivating design elements

Building view

Views showing wooden fins and podium curves and green walls

Schematic design of podium showing amenities , curves and wooden fins.

SCOPE OF WORK: Actively involved in all phases of development from evolving a schematic design to design development to production of construction drawings and documents.

Conducted regular site visits, to document construction observations and oversee its compliance with designs, leading to successful project execution. Simultaneously, managed RFIs raised by the site contractor.

Responsible for Coordination with consultants, regulatory body, vendors and contractors. Overviewing physical model and 3d views. Great opportunity to manage and work with different teams handling different aspects of the project.

Produced Good for construction drawings for Site Execution throughout the construction progress.

Delivered setting out plans with northing easting coordinates for excavation and plinth level construction drawing for laying foundations.

Involved in the project from excavation to construction of apartment floors.

Setting Out Plan

Building Section

Slab profile for Plinth Level

Excavation on site

Foundation on site

Construction of higher floors

‘Good for construction’ drawing determining curves along the podium level slabs

Working drawing and execution images showing how the curves were achieved in in situ concrete construction for podium slabs by plotting points from a fixed point on a column.

GFC for Curve Detail for Podiums P1 to P.top

Coordination with Services and HVAC team : Basement plan with tanks , piping and Fire equipment, sprinklers and fire curtain

Regular site visits and coordination with site engineer to oversee compliance with drawings and design

Electrical enabling plan : to give a design intent of electrical layout to the electrical team

Coordination with Structural team to ensure columns and beams do not clash with fire and service equipment and design

REDEVELOPMENT | MIXED USE

RESIDENTIAL TOWER WITH RETAIL

PROJECT NAME : MEDIUS

Size : 930 sq. m | Height : 126m

Site location : Mumbai, India

Current status : Under Construction

Client : Spenta

Type : Redevelopment

Construction Method :Concrete (In-situ and precast)

THE PROJECT

Redevelopment project for a residential high rise soaring 126m high, was a very challenging yet creative project with 11 different residential typologies to accommodate 45 existing tenants with different carpet areas and sale apartments. Due to plot constraint , car lift mechanism was opted which gave us an opportunity to work with mechanical parking vendors and get a perspective to newer technologies.

SCOPE OF WORK

Participation in planning and designing layouts and elevations. Preparing presentation and working drawings. Coordination with external consultants and communicating with municipal team and client's team. Oversaw physical model and 3d views.

Participation in Floor Index calculations

Refuge

Rehabilitation floor plan

Sales Plans

Mechanical car park plan

Refuge

Contravening plans

Fire check

Refuge

Rehabilitation

Service Floor

Rehabilitation

Service Floor

Stilt Floor

Ground floor retail plan

Mechanical Car parking Floors

Ground floor

Retail Plan

Mechanical Basement

Section highlighting the different typologies of layouts across the tower

Contravening Floor Plan

Designed for low-income group with 225sq feet unit comprising of a studio and a washroom. Planned such that it could be converted to a 2-bed sale apartment

Service floor transferring services from ducts on higher floors to ducts on lower floors

Service floor with heavy girders to allow shifting of columns

SERVICE FLOORS

With eleven different layouts, the structure required two service floors to accommodate change of structure and heavy girders transferring the load to shifted and resized set of columns.

Also, the service pipes were transferred on this floor from the ducts above to the due to change in size and location of ducts with change of typology of layouts.

Sales Floor Plan

765 sq feet 2 bed apartment for sale

NEW CONSTRUCTION | ACADEMIC INSTITUTE FOR ENGINEERING AND STUDENT HOUSING

PROJECT NAME : BITS PILANI K.K Birla Goa Campus

Size : 26000 sq. m | Height : 12m

Site location : Goa, India

Current status : Completed

Client : K. K. Birla

Type : New Construction

Construction Method :Concrete (In situ and precast)

THE PROJECT

New construction project for an engineering college and student housing. Multiple typologies with laboratories , auditoriums and residential suites. Extensive materials used for façade, roof, windows, doors and flooring.

SCOPE OF WORK

Prepared detailed interior tender drawings for all spaces to support calculations for Bills of quantity .

Bit Pilani Goa campus with engineering college and student housing

Interior finishing drawing for washrooms to calculate fixtures and tiles

Interior finishing drawing for flooring to calculate the cost of materials

Interior finishing drawing for lift shafts to calculate the cost of materials

Interior finishing drawing for Staircase: treads, risers and railings

The site had an existing structure with plaza and Hyundai showroom

THE PROJECT

Existing Plaza with Hyundai showroom was undertaken to convert to an MBA Institute.. The elevations were carefully designed to be imposed on the existing plans considering fixed locations of openings. All boxings and elevation features are made in FRP, with the help of FRP contractor.

REDEVELOPMENT | MBA INSTITUTE

PROJECT NAME : ASHOKA MBA COLLEGE

Architectural Stye : Classical architecture

Size : 1000 sq. m | Height : 16.4m

Site location : Sinnar, Nasik, India

Current status : Completed

Client : Ashoka

Type : Façade Treatment

Construction Method : Concrete , Façade in Fiber

Reinforced Plastic

Existing structure converted to an MBA college by redesigning elevations in fibre plastic in classical style architecture.

PROFFESSIONAL | ELEVATION TREATMENT INSTITUTIONAL | VMA

SCOPE OF WORK:

Produced complete architectural detailed design and working drawings. Studied classical elements and developed intricate details for classical style elevations to deliver to the FRP contractor. Involved in coordination with external teams.

Detailed drawings for classical elements given to Fiber reinforced plastic contractor

NEW CONSTRUCTION | PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL

PROJECT NAME : ASHOKA PRIMARY SCHOOL

Architectural Stye : Classical architecture

Size : 2600 sq. m | Height : 12m

Site location : Sinnar, Nasik, India

Current status : Completed

Client : Ashoka

Construction Method : Concrete

THE PROJECT: Elementary school designed for a small village. Maintaining the Builders signature classical style, an eclectic mix of corbels, cornices, external columns, façade artwork and authentic arcade made the structure exclusive yet simple. Steep contours allowed first floor to open to playground higher than the other school ground which were externally connected with landscaped steps.

SCOPE OF WORK: Worked on all phases of development from evolving a concept and schematics to design development to production of construction drawings and documents. Conducted site review along with the lead architect. Involved in coordination with external teams

SCHEMATICS

Schematic design with initial contemporary approach in brick and cement panel cladding – with elevation offsets and pergola roof encasing the structure

Elevation

WORKING DRAWINGS

Plan showing the classroom layout and Elevation expressing contoured land and classical architectural elements- cornices, capitals, corbels, artwork cladding, screen and arcade

Elevation

Sketchup Model

ACADEMICS | RYERSON CLASSROOM BUILDING | RYERSON UNIVERSITY

Project brief : The assignment was to prepare a schematic design for a complex building relevant to Ryerson. The goal of this assignment is to develop a building design to demonstrate compliance to the OBC, using the materials and methods as illustrated by the drawings in Revit. To demonstrate an understanding of key methods and elements used in building design and exhibit the proper use of terminology when discussing the facility.

Program allocation

Green roof and mechanical room

7th Floor: Offices for admin & professional teaching staff: private offices, workstations. Lightwell cut-out into 6th floor

5th & 6th Floors: Faculty rooms & staff support with private offices, workstations, lounges, meeting rooms, webinar rooms, copy room , IT room, storage. Lightwell from the 7th floor.

2nd , 3rd & 4th Floors: 16 and 30 seat classrooms, breakout rooms.

Mezzanine: Lounge and resource center

1st Floor: Entrance and Reception, reception workstations,100 seat classroom, food service, waste recycling room

4 storey Basements: Parking: 96 car parking with 4 barrier free parking, mechanical rooms, custodial &, long term storage, storm water collection.

RYERSON CLASSROOM BUILDING | Final Integrated Project

Group Project | My Role : Project Lead

Duration : 6 weeks

Type : presentation and Report

Size : 960 sq. m | Height : 33 m

Site location : Gerrard Street east, Downtown Toronto

Construction :Concrete with Fiber cement cladding

ELEVATIONS

Elevations designed to break the monotony of simple glass glazing, by using patterned fibre cement panels.

The play between complete solid panel and solid cut into half angles sharply contrast the promenade to strike a sense of magnetism. Also the use of ochre colour makes its symbolic to Ryerson with its logo colour.

OBC- SPATIAL SEPARATION AND UNPROTECTED OPENINGS

Percentage of unprotected openings in the building is subject to the limiting distance and exposed building façade.

The exposed building façade is calculated level by level and UPO percentage is determined as per Table 3.2.3.1.D. Unprotected openings are limited for buildings or fire compartment that are sprinkle red.

Fire resistance of façade is determined as per Table 3.2.3.7. the building is required to be of non-combustible structure as per Article 3.2.2.23, therefore type of façade construction and cladding also comply.

ONTARIO BUILDING CODE

Barrier free requirements

The building is required to comply with all barrier free requirements as per Article 3.8.1.1.(1). A barrier free entrance is provided from through a vestibule to comply to table 3.8.1.2. All doors provided are more than 860mm (3.8.3.3.) A total of 3 barrier free washrooms are provided as the building is more than 6 storeys. Corridors are designed to more than 1600mm to meet barrier free requirements.

Fire Separation

As per articles 3.1.3.1 and 3.3.1.1 fire separation and fire resistance between building occupancies has been determined. In addition, fire separation is required around the exit stairs, elevator hoist-way and service room shafts.

Interconnected floors are provided , with a cut out less than 20 m2 as per City of Toronto regulations.

Mezzanine floor is provided, complied with Clause 3.2.1.1.(3)(a) not exceeding 40% of first floor open area.

Exits and egress

Number of Exits: As per Table 3.3.1.5B egress for sprinklered floor, giving that area of classrooms is more that 200 sq. m and offices is more than 300 sq. m Distance between Exits: Building diagonal distance is 42 m, as per Clause 3.4.2.3.1.(b) the distance between exits is provided to be more than one third of its diagonal that is 9m.

Location of Exits: As per Clause 3.4.2.5.1(b) &(c) the travel distance to any of the exits don't exceed 40 m in offices and 45 m on classroom floors.

ACADEMICS

MATERIALS AND METHODS

High density cement fiber panels

Air gap with Z channel to fix the cement fiber panels

Mineral fiber rigid insulation

Air / Water barrier

OSB

Type X gypsum board

Vapour barrier

Batt insulation

Table showing thickness achieved to maintain the R value as per minimum requirement of insulation as per SB-10

Columns: 300mm x 700mm

Floating columns: 300mm x 450mm in the 6th & 7th floors

Beams: 300mm x 700mm including the slab thickness

Slabs: 200mm thickness 2 way slabs

Key model

Light metal framing

Wooden flooring

Furring purlin

Extruded polystyrene Insulation

Concrete floor slab

Detail B: Floor Slab to wall junction detail

Basement retaining wall

Air / Moisture barrier

Ddrainage mat

Rigid Insulation

Cement screed

Insulation

Foundation base slab

Damp proofing membrane

Rigid Insulation

Layered gravel

Weep tile

Raft foundation & wall footing

Detail A: Slab on grade and retaining wall junction detail

SUSTAINABLE INITIATIVES- LEED GOLD REVIT RENDERS EXPRESSING MATERIALS USED

Sectional perspective of Skylight and green roof

Vvegetation

20mm vegetation blanket

Filter fabric

Drainage layer

Filter fabric

Rigid insulation

Root barrier

Separation sheet

Roofing membrane

Concrete roof slab

Detail C: Green Roof Assembly

False ceiling with acoustically perforated panels

Marble flooring Carpet flooring

Concrete slab with extruded polystyrene insulation with wooden flooring as finish.

Fiber cement panels Fritted double glass

Exterior Render

Interior Render for conference room

Interior Render for interconnected space

Interior Render for lobby space

HERITAGE BUILDING RENOVATION |

Ryerson Revit Assignment

Paired Project | Work-sharing and Phasing

Duration : 5 weeks

Type : Design Development Drawings

Site location :

Project brief : The task of the assignment was to renovate a fictious, existing low rise office building in an urban setting, and turn it into a mid rise building. Aspects of the building will be demolished as well as constructed new with the goal of creating a mixed used commercial and office building. The existing building is a heritage property and existing façade was not allowed to be demolished. The ground floor was to be converted to a restaurant/ bar with related staff spaces, offices and kitchen with its own entrance and exits. Four additional office floors were expected to be designed with elevations aesthetically different than the floors below using curtain wall and basic wall assemblies. Phase

Phase 2 : Demolished Elevation

Phase 2 : Demolished Elevation

Phase 3 : Proposed Elevation

BASIC HOUSE FOR A CREATIVE CLIENT |

Ryerson Revit Assignment

Individual Project

Duration : 4 weeks

Type : Schematic Drawings

Project brief : The goal was to design a small house of 100 sq. m floor plate and a minimum of two storeys for a creative client. A hilly site was provided as an AutoCAD file to assist in generating Revit topography. Spatial program included an entrance, living space, sleeping space, washroom, kitchen and dining space and work studio. A binder of Revit Autodesk sheets were expected with 2 plans, 1 site plan, section and elevations and exterior perspectives.

Rear Exterior perspective

North Elevation Section 1-1

Section Box

Front Exterior perspective

Roof and Wall Assembly

RESIDENTIAL WOOD FRAMING |

George brown college

Completed Residential Wood Framing course that examines woodframe construction applicable to housing. The main approach is a technical, but some methods and details of building science are explored along with review of terminology, sequencing and elements of the Ontario Building Code.

Duration: 6 weeks

Assignments: Hand sketches to illustrate various assemblies

Foundation, Wall and Floor Junction

Roof Framing : Trusses

Floor Assembly

Roof Framing : Rafters and Joists

Plan showing the proposed pro temple crawling into the city with its programs

Conceptual Ideas

REVIVING OLD CITY |

Redevelopment of temple

Fourth Year Architectural Design Studio

Location: Leh, Ladakh, India

The Project : A close collective study of the city was done to discover that a lot of its sacred geography and history remains over sighted.

‘Piercing’ into the city

The project mainly aims at restoring the heritage of the old city by redirecting the tourist from the market street to the inner native city which holds a lot of structures of historic and monumental evidence.

The proposal to restructure the existing temple to regain its cultural importance and to create a landmark for the inner-city with Mani walls, prayer wheels and stupas and other historic and sacred magnets which remains neglected due to no vehicular access in the city maintain sacredness.

‘Opening’ the native city

As a part of the projects, we were supposed to term two concept words and graphically represent them to give basis to

DESIGN CHARACTERISTIC ELEMENTS

Inverted accessible dome: Breaking from the traditional lotus dome prevalent in Sikh temple architecture, attempt was made to make an inverted negative lotus dome in glass accessible by public emitting light into the hall from its inner sides.

Golden railing: A feature to give identity of a traditional temple.

Holy bath arcade:

Arches being the typical tradition of Sikh temple architecture is used as an arcade around the Holy Bath water body

Accessible terraces:

Created out of the leveled typology used, these were used as open exhibition spaces to exhibit sculpture and art of the city.

Arched punctures: These were used on the museum facade to give glimpses of existing structures holding historic and cultural value.

Elevation and Sections highlighting design elements: arched punctures, accessible inverted dome, and existing roofs used as terrace gardens

Flag post

Shops

Temple with inverted dome

Musuem

Arched Punctures Terrace gardens

Prayer hall

Mani Wall

Physical Model highlighting the Holy Bath Arcade, Musuem with Arches opening to the city and golden railing

THE PROJECT

As a prerequisite to the site, the structure had to be monumental and humble at the same time thereby complimenting the existing cultural center NCPA and the most scenic pride of the city.

Taking advantage of the promenade and the piled-up tetrapod rocks, the structure was designed as anexperientialspaceattheendofthepromenade forthepedestrianstocompletetheireveningwalkwithaculturalvisit.

The elevations were designed replicating the tetrapod rocks and to magnify them to house a museum and an art gallery. An attempt is made to make the visible tetrapods into a sudden hollow experience of art.

PROGRAMS: auditorium, permanent & temporary art galleries, library with reading rooms, cafeteria, reception.

MUSUEM FOR PROGRESSIVE ARTS

GROUP| Magnifying Tetrapod Rocks

Third Year Architectural Design Studio

Location: Nariman Point, Mumbai, India

Tetrapods : Four legged concrete structure laid at the coast to prevent flooding and erosion of shoreline

Site plan with installation: Tetrapod museum integrating with the site.

Reading rooms

Reception sitting

Duct

skylights fitted in tetrapod shaped leges emitting light into the art galleries

Reading rooms

Reading rooms

Elevation highlighting the form with smooth curves with emerging skylights in form of tetrapod legs

Stepped entrance to the reception

Library

Reception

Cafe

Auditorium Stage

Section highlighting skylights in shape of tetrapod legs emitting light into the art galleries

Smooth curves on the roof depicting the waves holding skylights in the form of tetrapod pushing out of it from all sides housing private reading rooms and art galleries, thereby integrating the museum into the site.

Skylight

Reading rooms & reception bay window

Physical model

Physical model