KEYUR PATEL
Graduate Portfolio 2020-2022
KEYUR PATEL keyurapatel079@gmail.com / +1 (352) 209-7464 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keyur-patel-a89931140 Portfolio: https://issuu.com/keyur363/docs/keyur_patel2022 EDUCATION University of Florida Master of Architecture, Concentration: Sustainable Architecture | Spring 2022 Gujarat Technical University Bachelor of Architecture | 2019 EXPERIENCE Junior architect | 2019 - 2020 Studio a+, Ahmedabad, India Intern architect | 2017 9th street architects, Ahmedabad, India CERTIFICATION University of Florida Sustainable Architecture | spring 2022 Council of Architecture, India Licensed Architect | 2019 WORKSHOPS Human and Sustainable Habitat workshop, 2018 CSEB (Compressed and Stabilized Earth Blocks) workshop, Auroville, 2017 Metal workshop, 2017 Tensegrity workshop, 2016 Construction Practice L&T, 2015 SKILLS Autodesk Revit | Autodesk AutoCAD |Adobe photoshop | Google Sketchup | Adobe InDesign | Adobe illustrator | ArcGIS | Lumion | V ray | Archicad | Enscape | Microsoft office | 3DS Max | Model making | Hand Drafting | Photography LANGUAGE English | Hindi | Gujarati
Table of Contents
Place for Liberation | PROJECT IN LIEU OF THESIS
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Intermediate Housing | BAHAMA VILLAGE WORKFORCE HOUSING
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Land Port of Entry | HOT +COLD
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Study on the Embarcadero | SCHOLARS HOUSING
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Working Drawings | PROFESSIONAL WORK
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Community Hall | PROFESSIONAL WORK
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Jacksonville, Florida | 2022 KeyWest, Florida | 2021
San Luis, Arizona + Madawaska, Maine | 2020 San francisco, California | 2021
9th Street Architects, Ahmedabad | 2017 9th Street Architects, Ahmedabad | 2017
Place for Liberation | PROJECT IN LIEU OF THESIS Jacksonville, Florida | 2022 PILOT Title:
Empowering cultural identity through Architecture: A new Waterfront Development for Jacksonville, Florida
Supervisory Committee: Prof. Vandana Baweja Prof. Matha Kohen
The culture of each society is recognized through its various components such as language, art, and architecture. Architecture reflects the culture of every community interacting closely with society’s structural, historical, political, economic, and social features as a matter of human life. To preserve the essence of a place, the relationship between a site and the surrounding culture plays a significant role. The relationship with topography, climate, form, and context is a direct (measurable) factor, whereas culture and identity are indirect (unmeasurable) factors. This study explores the relationship between these measurable and unmeasurable factors. This PILOT attempts to challenge conventional notions of what architects could do with our existing skill sets. Despite the specific focus of this project on social justice narratives and empowering identity, its overarching objective is to explore how creative approaches can be taken to foster placemaking in both a physical and a cultural context. A thorough understanding of this framework provides a unique opportunity for architects to envision, design, and conceptualize how, where, and for what purposes the project will be built.
In lieu of conventional riverfront development, the former Jacksonville Landing site presents an incredible opportunity to develop a place of equity and reparation. Projects like these are not just for one community but serve a broader purpose, to move toward reparation and equity. Through the integration of landscapes and architectural elements, this waterfront project creates a sense of liberation and a destination for all. The factors like culture, Sustainability, and Social Justice are rooted in the fabric of Jacksonville. Considering these factors, the program is articulated to celebrate river and City. It is dedicated to celebrating and reviving Jacksonville’s history, culture, art, and community.
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The idea of an inhabitable landscape as an epicenter for culture led to the flowing form of the development. The amphitheater is designed as an urban landform which enhances the importance of dialogue and gives a panoramic perspective overlooking the St. Johns river. This outdoor space can transform into a stage for concerts and jazz art festivals during special occasions. Other urban strategies include continuous access that passes through the city and a connected river walk designed in consideration of sea-level rise.
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St. Johns River
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1. Market place 2. Cultural Center 3. Elevated Deck 4. Amphitheater 5. Performance Stage 6. Civic Stairs 7. River Walk 8. Fishing Pier 9. Constructed Marsh 10. Recreation Zone 11. Times Union Square 12. Main St. Bridge
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Plan (cut at 3m) 1. Market Place 2. Covered Plaza 3. Visitor admin and reception 4. Foyer/ main lobby 5. Exhibition space 6. Ramp 7. Auditorium 8. Greenroom 9. Restrooms 10. Storage 11.Mechanical 12.Utilities 13.Multi-purpose rental space 14.Administration 15. Dining deck 16. Library 17. Parking 18. Studio 19. Workshop 20. Cafe 21. Popup art exhibition space 22. amphitheater 23. performance stage 24. Civic stairs 25. Riverwalk 26. Fishing pier 27. Recreation area
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Public Passage through the Building
Panoramic perspective overlooking the St. Johns river
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The flowing form enhances the pedestrian experience
Inhabitable landscape as the epicenter for the Culture
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The passage between library and art exhibition.
The view from the library looking towards public space and ramp.
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The view of indoor circulation around market plaza.
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1. The view shows site access from Water Street
4. The view shows a marketplace from the ramp, which leads to the roof
2. The view shows the hogan and water street junction at Cultural Center
5. The roof creates a new ground for activities and public engagement
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The place for liberation enhances the sense of belonging by using the art of placemaking. The architecture and landscape elements create a freeform structure, which leads to the elevated deck. This elevated deck provides a balcony for the people of Jacksonville and symbolizes liberty. The following render series shows the journey from the water street (access from LaVilla) to the elevated deck.
6. View from the balcony (elevated deck) oversees the St.Johns river and provides a sense of liberation
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3. The view from the Market place.
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Intermediate Housing | BAHAMA VILLAGE WORKFORCE HOUSING KeyWest, Florida | 2021
Prof. Jeffrey Carney
Intermediate Housing addresses the need for diverse, sustainable, pedestrian-friendly affordable housing. Here intermediate refers to more than one objective. It refers to the typology which comes between lowrise and midrise; the connection between unbuilt and built environment; and for the site, a link between historic Bahamas village and new Truman waterfront park.
The site is located at the southmost part of Keywest and Bahama village; the only connection to the built environment is fort street. Creating the street edge that responds to the immediate built context and giving street programs that allow gathering locals provides an opportunity to build housing as part of a larger urban context. Key West is a town that depends on tourism for its survival, so the island’s infrastructure is also convenient for visitors. It is valid for our site as well, as it is surrounded by Truman park, Duval street and historic Bahamas village; all are essential for Key west’s culture and identity, making these communities unique and attracting tourists. The site is an opportunity to provide a unique experience for the community who lives there and for visitors. 18
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The site is located at the southmost part of Keywest and Bahama village; the only connection to the built environment is fort street. Creating the street edge that responds to the immediate built context and giving street programs that allow gathering locals provides an opportunity to build housing as part of a larger urban context. Petronia street is the primary access to the site. By creating fabricated ground and a series of courtyards: the housing forms a sequence of spaces, which follows a hierarchy of public to private as you go deeper into the site.
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The fabrication of ground happens by elevating the courtyards, which creates moments of pauses and celebrations. These elevation changes assist with the issue of sea-level rise as well as creates sufficient space for understory parking. This elevated system is a key element for the concept of intermediate housing because it helps to create a balanced housing typology throughout the site and creates a pedestrian-friendly environment.
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Typical Unit 6 The primary unit layout is based on the expansion technic so that the same structure can be used for all unit typologies. This layout allows creating the same experience through all typologies. The applications like intermediate light shelves, clearstory windows, and louvers protect from the intense sunlight and increase cross-ventilation.
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Upper Floor Plan
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1 1. Living 2. Kitchen 3. Store 4. Dinning 5. Bathroom 6. Bedroom 7. Balcony
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Ground Floor Plan
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Unit Typology
Wall Section
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Cluster Plan The clusters are arranged in a way that all the types of units can be placed together. This arrangement communicates the same architectural language throughout the site. It also helps to create a diverse and united sense of community. The plan and renderings show an experience from one of the clusters.
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Land Port of Entry Hot + Cold San Luis, Arizona + Madawaska, Maine Prof. Bradley Walters + Prof. Lee-Su Huang | 2020 The project of Land Pont of Entry gives opportunities to create a welcoming and secure environment that gives a core to the project. I initiated the project with the concept of continuity as a primary driver; the idea behind the concept of continuity is on order needed in Land Port of Entry. The program of LPOE is a Significant program that regulates Certain organizations within the site and its surrounding. This concept also symbolizes the flow of individuals as well as nations. This is an approach to the design of the environment that uses the process of analyzing and understanding the nature and qualities of a place to develop new elements. To achieve this elemental approach, I have designed elements for each site, a prefabricated column in Madawaska, and a module system in San Luis. Both the elements are designed by considering location, climate, and needed variation opportunities to create a larger space or building. I have considered common essential factors for the Land Port of Entry at the site level. I have created two masses on each site that reflects the site’s landscape, environment, and context. Both the design approaches the central portion of the site as a pedestrian, which gives opportunities to create more open and public space in the middle of the site, which also determines a vehicular movement at the edges.
San Luis, Arizona San Luis is situated on the US-Mexico border, opposite San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora. Sanluis has a hot and harsh climate, and I used a courtyard typology for my buildings, which helps in this weather. To achieve the concept of continuity, I have used a modular design arrangement inspired by my spatial interaction studies. This Spatial Intersection aims to create a module that can work as a canopy and as a structural system of the building, which helps to create harmony throughout the site. San Luis LPOE has a high footfall of pedestrians and vehicular, so giving linear vehicular movement is a pragmatic solution, making it much easier for visitors. To accommodate a large number of visitors, it is essential to provide public places, and for that, the series of public places is designed in consideration of pedestrians and employees. 30
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Column Grid
Module Order Module Expansion
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Module Structure
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Column Grid
Site Plan 1. Primary Inspection 2. Secondary Inspection 3. Kennel 4. Parking 5. Primary Inspection Building 6. public parking 7. Main Building + Pedestrian Processing 8. Enclosed Parking 9. Head House + Public-Facing Building 10. Friendship Park 11. Central Plaza 12. Public transportation Stop 13. Outbound 14. Outbound Inspection
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Public Transportation Stop
Outbound Head House
Public-Facing Building
Public Transportation Stop Outbound Pedestrian
Family Processing CBP Administration
Pedestrian Processing
Kennel Secondary Inspection
Primary Inspection Building
Friendship Park
Central Canopy
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Outbound Pedestrian
Friendship Park and Pedestrian Entrance
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Madawaska, Maine The site in Madawaska is adjacent to the River St John at Canada-US border. The climate in Madawaska is cold and temperate. The site contains stiff topography and natural landscape, which gave me an initial approach to preserving the existing landscape and using topography for circulation. The idea of continuity is initiated by designing prefabricated columns, which can vary in size depending on use and context. To utilize the stiff topography and maintain the existing landscape, I have provided below grid circulation for commercial vehicles that determine all the movement without conflicting with each other. It fits the need of the residents to provide access to commercials only on mill street.
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1. Primary Canopy and booths 2. Non-commercial Main Building 3. Non-commercial Secondary Building
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4. Existing landscape 5. Parking 6. Central plaza 7. Pedestrian Shade
8. Covered Parking and Commercial Inspection 9. Commercial Inspection 10.Outbound Inspection
1. Glass facade 2. Concrete column 3. Joint between concrete column and wooden waffle roof 4. Sloped glazing 5. Slopped glazing detail
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Study on the Embarcadero | SCHOLARS HOUSING San francisco, California | 2021
Prof. Jason Alread + Prof. Stephen Belton
Located a block from the Embarcadero highway and San Francisco Bay, north of the financial district and Embarcadero Center, this project provides short-term residences and support spaces for visiting scholars to the area. Situated on a narrow, row house-type lot, the building provides ten short-term apartments for scholars, a library, conference and meeting rooms, as well as kitchen and dining spaces, parking, laundry, and other utilities. The design consists of these spaces surrounding a central, terraced atrium on the site that extends to the ground floor and an occupiable green roof. This takes advantage of more natural light in the narrow lot, provides egress, allows for outdoor meeting and recreational spaces, and provides open views of San Francisco Bay. The entrance to the building proper is on the second floor, accessed via a street level staircase in traditional San Francisco fashion. As an additional program, a coffee shop and shared terrace on the ground floor street side engages with the city.
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First Floor
Second Floor
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Fifth Floor
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Plan 1. Student-run Store 2. Courtyard 3. Living/Sitting 4. Common Toilet 5. Laundry 6. Elevator 7. Michanical 8. Parking 9. Communal Kitchen 10. Pantry 11. Library 12. Dining 13. Terrace 14. Waiting 15. Reception 16. Studio apartment 17. Double Unit apartment 18. atteched toilet 19. Bedroom 20. Balcony 21. Study Area 22. Rooftop Fire Place 23. Rooftop terrace
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Roof
View from the Courtyard
Structural Phase
Architectural Phase
View from Alley
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View from Main Street
Working Drawings | PROFESSIONAL WORK 9th Street Architects, Ahmedabad | 2017
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DETAIL A
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DETAIL E
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DETAIL D
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DETAIL F
DETAIL C DETAIL E
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DETAIL A
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Community Hall | PROFESSIONAL WORK 9th Street Architects, Ahmedabad | 2017 Location: Satyagrah Chavani, Ahmedabad, India Site Area: 1011 sq mt. Buildup: 1136 sq mt. The project is to build a community hall, which will be used as a cultural place to hold cultural events for the surrounding neighborhood as well as to generate income for the neighborhood development.
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1. Verandah 2. Office 3. Office 4. Pantey/ Record Room 5. Toilet 6. Community Hall
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KEYUR YOU THANK PATEL
keyurapatel079@gmail.com Graduate Portfolio 2020-2022
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