Undergraduate portfolio

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO 2024

SARINA KARMACHARYA

ABOUT ME

Hello, I’m Sarina, third year architecture student at Himalaya college of engineering. I’m currently seeking position for architectural intern with the desire to refine my skills in professional setting. Looking for the opportunity to learn from experienced architects and contribute in real world project.

EDUCATION

2017 SEE ST. Capitanio school, Tansen, Palpa

2018-2020 +2

Millennium higher secondary School, Tansen, Palpa

2021-2024 BArch

Himalaya college of engineering, Chyasal, lalitpur

SKILLS

Hard skills

•Autocad

•SketchUp

•Enscape

•MS Office

Soft skills

•Communication

•Collaboration

•Problem solving

•Time management

•Photoshop

•Illustrator

•Indesign

•Model making

•Creativity

•Decision making

•Detail oriented

EXPERIENCE

•Thesis model making

•Volunteer in Himalaya exhibition

•Freelancing exterior and interior design

LANGUAGE

Nepali Native language

English Learned language

9866570955

sarinak677@gmail.com

Kumaripali, Lalitpur

Emotion In Work

Designing like ALVARO SIZA Residence project

BRIEF: The project was to design a unique home for a family of creative professionals. The client, herself an architect, desires a residence inspired by her favorite master architect. Each family member needs a dedicated and inspiring workspace to foster their creativity. Client is seeking to spend more time with her family.

CONCEPT: Inspired by Alvaro Siza’s philosophy, this residence aims to evoke emotions through its connection to the site and its cultural context. Siza emphasizes the importance of a space’s emotional impact, and this design reflects that with a continuous, fluid flow. Continuous flow of emotions represented by both form and plan. Recognizing the client’s value on family time, the central focus of the design is a spacious communal area that fosters family interaction. The design incorporates Siza’s signature techniques, including organic architecture, respect for the site’s contours, integration with the surrounding scenery, and the building acting as a buffer between the family and the external environment.

GUIDING CONCEPT

FLUIDITY AND CONTINUITY

Introduction To Curve

Curvilinear Yard For Family Time

SIZA SIGNATURE TECHNIQUES

Use Of Contour

Building As Buffer

ZONING CONCEPT

Continuous Plan and Form

Scenery At Back

Sensory Budhaninkantha View Work Life Balance

MASTER PLAN

Location: Budhanilkantha

This innovative home design is built around the family’s daily rhythms. Through careful study of time and space usage, the layout flows seamlessly to accommodate each member’s needs throughout the day. Special attention has been given to ensuring accessibility for the family’s differently-abled grandmother. The design itself combines a graceful, curved form with a simpler roof, creating a visually cohesive and functional living space

GROUND FLOOR

FRONT ELEVATION

RIGHT ELEVATION

RIGHT SECTION

02

School As a Laboratory

Sustainable School of Endless Unfolding School project

BRIEF: As Shree Shila Devi Primary School is going expands to accommodate high school students, a new primary school building needs to be designed. This project prioritizes a low-tech, sustainable approach, creating an eco-friendly learning environment. The new school will be a haven for students, offering dedicated spaces for fostering learning, play, interaction, and focused work.

CONCEPT: This concept proposes a learning environment that prioritizes sustainable exploration for future growth. Unlike home, school should be a space for experimentation and discovery, catering to both extroverted learners who thrive in active exploration and introverts who prefer quieter exploration of social dynamics. By eliminating rigid school stereotypes and introducing dynamic, engaging spaces, we aim to create an “exploratory” within the school itself. Fueling Curiosity Through Design. To spark children’s natural inquisitiveness, the school will feature a rich tapestry of variety in form, space, layout, and components. The building itself will be a giant exploration tool. Strategic use of sight lines will create a sense of hidden spaces waiting to be discovered. As children navigate the school, they’ll continually encounter new areas, fostering a constant sense of wonder and the thrill of uncovering something unexpected.

GUIDING CONCEPT

ZONING CONCEPT

•Diversion

•Restrict View

•Sustainable Material

•Variation

MASSING CONCEPT

Elevating roof to use sunlight

Eliminating stereotvvypes with form

Using the contours to create supervision. Different learning blocks, strategically placed, will minimize noise transfer between activities. Connecting classrooms with playful, tunnel-like passages will add an element of discovery. Featuring a mud hill for imaginative play and a plantation area fostering a connection with nature. School will be built on a child-friendly scale.

MASTER PLAN

FRONT SECTION

FRONT ELEVATION

MODEL

THE VIEW

Visual connection between in and out Commercial project

CONCEPT: The project’s core idea revolves around enticing customers by offering them captivating views from both the external and internal areas of the site. This concept transcends the conventional practice of solely showcasing external perspectives, instead providing glimpses into the interior spaces. The aim is to establish interactive zones within the site that are visible from the outside fostering a sense of curiosity and exploration.

GUIDING CONCEPT MASSING

View To The Site

Centralize Atrium Rythem

ZONING CONCEPT

exclusive

ENgage

MAGNET

ACCSES

By shifting the form at every floor terrace at every level is created which not only create usable spaces for building but can engage targeted costumers through visual of every floor.

FRONT ELEVATION

FRONT SECTION

LEFT ELEVATION

04

Access with connectivity

Furniture factory with administration and showroom School project

BRIEF: This is a startup project, initiated by a group of young entrepreneurs in the furniture industry, aspires to instigate changes in the industry.

CONCEPT: This factory design prioritizes seamless connection between administration, manufacturing, and display units. Despite their distinct functions, these areas remain interconnected through a central courtyard. Accessible from all directions, this space fosters collaboration while maintaining privacy. Sustainability is key, with the building utilizing readily available materials for a cost-effective solution. Ultimately, this design aims to create not just a functional workspace, but a hub for innovation that resonates with both the owners and potential investors.

FRONT ELEVATION

RIGHT ELEVATION

LEFT ELEVATION

BACK ELEVATION

SECTION AT Y-Y

SECTION AT X-X

MISCELLANEOUS WORK

Bedroom Model

Skyscraper

Thesis model

Freelancing