Khushboo Palkhiwala Undergraduate Architecture Portfolio

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

Contact Information

+91 7874120202

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Competitions

2022- Reschool | Volume Zero | Top 25

2021- House 2.0 | Archdais Competitions

2020-2021 - Solar Decathlon| Finalists

2020- ANDC NASA Competition | Top 50

2019- Ruebens NASA Trophy | Winners

Software Skills

Autocad Photoshop

Sketchup Rhino

Revit Indesign

Hobbies

V-ray

Lumion

Ecotect

Grasshopper

Adobe Premiere Pro

Personal Information

Name: Khushboo Palkhiwala

Date of Birth: 12-02-2002

Nationality: Indian

Address: 4, Applewoods Villas, Nr. Surbhit Vatika, Ahmedabad 380058

Education

B.Arch -Institute of Architecture and Planning, Nirma University

H.S.C- St. Xaviers High School ,Loyola, Ahmedabad

S.S.C- Mount Carmel, High School, Ahmedabad

Professional Training

June- Dec : CCBA Designs, Pune, Maharashtra- 6 months (Christopher Charles Benninger)

June-August : Intrinsic Designs, Ahmedabad, Gujarat3 months

Study Trips and Workshops

2024- Introduction to Real estate

2023- Clay, cast and moulding Woekshop

2022- Furniture Making Workshop

2022- Set Stage and Design

2021- Earthen Construction | Hunnarshala Foundation

2021- Dome,Arch and Vault Construction | Hunnarshala Foundation

2021- Lime Plaster and Floor Finishes | Hunnarshala Foundation

2021- Parametric and Kinematics Workshop

2021- Urban Landscaping Course

2021- Studio Field Trip, Wardha, Maharashtra

2020-Kalp Installation , Bamboo Pavilion

2020-Pencil Rendering Workshop

2020-Model Making Workshop

2019- Related Study Programme, Ahmedabad

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING CCBA DESIGNS

MUSIC CENTER

CREATIVE

CITY LIFE HOUSING

STUDIO

MILKA

CORPORATE OFFICE

KINDER-HAUS PRIMARY SCHOOL

RELATED STUDY PROGRAMME

VOLUME ZERO COMPETITION

GAMBIA

DRAWING

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Firm- CCBA Designs

Semester- Professional training

Location- Pune, Maharashtra

The training was for 6 months in which i mainly focused on institutional projects and detailing of those projects

The project are as mentioned below:

1. Azim Premji University, Banglore

2. Sabarmati Riverfront Police Station, Ahmedabad

3. Gujarat Institute of Prison and correctional Institution, Ahmedabad

4. College of Engineering, Pune

5. Forbes Marshall Office

CCBA is mentored by Harvard and MIT educated Prof.Christopher Benninger, a ‘Great Master Architect’ award recipient, founder of the School of Planning at Ahmedabad (CEPT University) and the Center for Development Studies and Activities (CDSA) at Pune.

AZIM PREMJI UNIVERSITY, BANGLORE

PLAN

STAIRCASE DETAIL

WALL SECTION DETAIL

AZIM PREMJI UNIVERSITY, BANGLORE EMPLOYEE RESIDENCE

TYPICALFLOOR PLAN

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

SABARMATI RIVERFRONT POLICE STATION

AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT

SITE PLAN

SECTION AND ELEVATION

BASEMENT PLAN

MUSIC CENTER

Project - Design Thesis

Location- Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Semester-9 Design Studio (2023)

Conceptual Words- Pilotis, connectivity, free flow plan, movement

Faculty- Prof. Vibha Gajjar, Prof. Pooja Raval, Prof. Deval Gandhi, Prof. Vinay Shah

Music, like architecture, is an immersive experience – it surrounds you. One can turn away from a painting or a work of sculpture, while music and architecture engulf the body in space.

The three blocks are connected with bridge for better flow of movement and connectivity.

Site: Paldi, Ahmedabad

CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT

Placing blocks on the site and staggering them

Dividing the blocks according to the function on site

PLAN

Deciding heights of the blocks for massing

Connecting all the blocks are different levels for better connectivity

AERIAL VIEW OF INSTITUTION BLOCK

Second Floor level

EXPLODED VIEW OF THE CLUSTER

First Floor level

03 CREATIVE LEARNING CENTER

Project - Urban Studio

Location- Udiapur, Rajasthan

Semester-8 Uban Studio (2022)

Conceptual Words- Connectivity, Activity, user, heritage

Faculty- Prof. Urvi Desai, Prof. Pooja Raval, Prof. Mehrnaaz

Prof. Anal

The vision for our project was- Fostering a culture of active transportation through the creation of pedestrian-friendly streets and walkable neighborhoods and empowering communities through better connectivity.

Our main keywords to achieve this vision was Interconnected urban spaces- We had a varied built use including school, kabristan, heritage monuments for which we wanted the space to be connected and seamless.

Livability- We were trying to connect the whole site which had stadium on one end and lake on the other with the help of proposing pedestrian path with specific activity which would help to make it lively.

Sociability- As we had a varied religion and culture we wanted the essence of social places to be thereW

UDAIPUR SITE PLAN

EXPLODED ANALYSIS OF SITE

VISION PLAN

INITIAL CONCEPTS

UDAIPUR SITE SECTION

5 CROSS ROAD JUNCTION DETAIL

URBAN PLAZA DETAIL

CITY LIFE HOUSING

Project - Low Cost Housing

Semester- 4 Housing Studio (2021)

Location- Rajarhat, Kolkata

Conceptual Words- Contextuality, visual connectivity, interactive spaces, grouped clusters

Faculty- Prof. Jitendra Meghnani, Prof. Falguni Goghari, Prof. Piyas Choudhary, Prof. Prachi Patel

The housing studio attempted to form a mass housing for Rajarhat area which is a developing city in Kolkata.

The development of mass housing led to better understnading of the people, culture and lifestyle of Kolkata. The juxtaposition between the people and the city life and how people interact with others and the city life was the feature point in housing.

The requirements of the studio was to design three units respectively of 35 sqm, 50 sqm and 75 sqm and to form different clusters which show the understanding of the word juxtaposition between people and other people and people with the life of city.

SITE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

The site was located near a football ground which created a greater impact on how the open spaces were formed.

The site development majorly first started by developing the existing lakes which futher helped to develop formation of clusters on site.

Existing lakes on the site

Forming clusters and connecting the cluster to the lake with help of ramp for ease of movement

Developing the existing lakes and the vehicular movement on the peripheral to avoid disturbance to the lake.

Creating podiums on cluster to connect the spaces on the podium and on the lake with the help of the ramps

CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

Forming blocks on site by connecting it with pedestrain movement

PLacing ramp and forming podium on every cluster.

Subracting mass from the block, for creating interactive spaces

Forming coridoor on the cluster and dividing the cluster into three parts

Fourth Floor level

Third Floor level

Second Floor level

First Floor level

Podium level

Parking space on the rear side of the cluster

Interactive coridoor facing the lake and the podium

Green spaces and open spaces near the lake

The developed area on edges of the lake

The extended chajjas for sun protection

The amenities space under the podium

MILKA DAIRY

Project - Milk Co operative Dairy

Semester- 5 Institution Studio (2021)

Location- Sanganva Village, Rajkot

Conceptual Words- Flexibility, Movement, Axial Lineraity.

Faculty- Prof. Jayant Gunjaria, Prof. Sujan Umraniya, Prof Viral Bhavsar.

The institution studio reflects the flexibility of the dairy institute and the flexibility of the process of milk manufacturing. The lineraity became a major concept when the flexibility of milk manufacturing came into consideration.

The brief of the studio included the designing of a co operative dairy which could help the villagers to use the space not only for milk manufacturing but also as a community space and a learning space for the villagers.

Placing blocks on the site

Forming open space towards the lake on the axis

Placing blocks according to the axis

Placing mass on axis of the site and according to context

CORPORATE OFFICE

GIFT CITY, GANDHINAGAR

Site : Gift city , Ahmedabad

Area : 1300 sq m

Brief : Solar Decathlon India 2021 is a design competition challenge to design net-zero energy buildings, contributing to real projects with parterings with leaders in real estate development. Solar decathlon helped us stay a step ahead and introduce innovative and affordable market-ready solutions

BEDING MORTAR

WATERPROOFING LAYER

MORTAR

T SHAPED R.C.C. BEAM

R.C.C. COLUMN

FERRO-CEMENT SHELL SECTION DETAIL

07 KINDER-HAUS PRIMARY SCHOOL

Brief: Japineh,Gambia is a city located in the lower river which is a isolated space from the country gambia and there is no source of education. The school proposed here helps to develop skills and thereby give people a source of education. The project aims to explore and design an Interpretation Centre by understanding the context and providing apt responses to the context

CONCEPT

08 AHMEDABAD POL HOUSE DOCUMENTATION

Project - Measurement of Ahmedabad Pol houses

Semester-1 Related Study Programme (2019)

The site was located in Khadia Pol, Ahmedbad. The study of Pol houses led to better understanding of the heritage houses over there and its architecture characteristics.

The mode of study was measuring the houses on site and drafting on paper which helped to achieve a better view of scale and people in that particular scale.

BRICK MASONRY WALL

WOODEN COLUMN

WOODEN JOISTS

BRICK INFILL WALL

WOODEN BRACKET

METAL GUTTAR

WOODEN STAIRCASE

WOODEN BEAMS

T-SECTION BEAMS

RIDGE FLASHING

EXPLODED VIEW OF THE POL HOUSE

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

DOOR DETAIL 1

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

DOOR DETAIL 2

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