Co-live-work

from PORTFOLIO 2023

by Hardik Jain

Rhein Feiern

Project Academic- M.arch Semester 1 Studio (Team of 2)

Typology

Artists Startup Hub

Area 2000 sqm

Responsibilities

Softwares

Revit | Rhino | Autocad | Photoshop

Learning

Masterplanning of startup hub and redefining spaces for art, coworking and living in a deindustrialised city

The project is aimed at creating a coworking and living hub in the city of Zeitz in Saxony Anhalt state of Germany. The site has a gradual slope of about 4 meters and is surrounded by main street and walkway. The program is developed to attract young population in Zeitz by creating career opportunities and living faciltieis. The design is developed by segregating the floors for working and living. The program is a part of a larger master plan which includes all kinds of working, recreational and living spaces. The building is imagined to be organic, like a growing structure adapting to the needs of its users, which is why a basic cubic geometry is adapted which would allow replication of modules in the future as the occupants grow and realise their needs.

The built mass is centralised leaving public movement and plaza spaces all around to welcome all the people from the nearby context. As one moves up to upper floors, the variety of living modules are arranged in a manner which produces green terraces and communal spaces on both inner and outer edges of the development.

Entrances

Advancing the existing access points on all sides.

Connectivity

Central street and cross pathways.

Block Formation

Block formation using defined zones as per pathways.

Massing-Phase 1

Massing blocks for all zones

Massing Phase 2 Phase 2 addition

Shared Unit

4 Modules - Living / Kitchen+ Toilet / 2 Bedrooms

Duplex Unit

6 Modules - Living / Dining / Kitchen +Toilet / Office / Bedroom / Closet

Studio Unit

2 Modules - Living +Bed / Kitchen+ Toilet

Single Bedroom Unit

3 Modules - Living / Kitchen + Toilet / Bedroom

Floor Junctions

2 Different floor junctions are designed within modular units to accomodate wet and dry spaces

Bhanpura Farms

Bhanpura, India

Project

Office Project- Space Matters, India

Typology

Mixed Use

Area

900 sqm

Role

Project Architect

Softwares

Rhino | Vray | Autocad | Photoshop

Learning

Farmhouse design in Rammed Earth Construction

The project was to design a farmhouse on a site located on a cliff facing the beautiful Mahi river. Design was conceptualised around the lifestyle and requirements of the client which was a family of 6 members with two kids and grandparents. Hiding in the woods, it would have been a surprise for its visitors with a subtle transition of spaces from forest side to a cliff. The concept was to have a house which feels like a comfortable but raw enclosure in the surrounding environment.The materials chosen were rammed earth and concrete and stone.The slitted walls created a porous boundary between the house and the courtyard provided a play area for the kids. The house was designed along the topography, in three levels, providing spaces facing the river.