Undergraduate Architecture Portfolio 2022

“You see a building, I see a soul.”

Undergraduate Architecture

PORT FOLIO BY. Kinjalk Neupane

2017-2022

Architectural Projects

KINJALK NEUPANE

I am an architecture student at Kathmandu University, looking for an opportunity to hone my skills and become proficient in the field of architecture.

10/17/1999 kinjalkneupane1999@gmail.com Tokha, Kathmandu, Nepal 9860105660

Participation ● Intercities Nepal Primer Workshop |2021 Hong kong University | Participant

EDUCATION

● Future classroom design competition |2021

BACHELOR’S IN ARCHITECTURE |2017-PRESENT

● Future Library Design Competition |2020

Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Kavre

Supertecture | Participant

BRAUIC and Beijing University | Participant

Intermediate Level |2014-2016

NASA International College, Tinkune, Kathmandu

SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE |2003-2014 Fluorescent Secondary School, Baniyatar, Kathmandu

SKILLS

Experience ● Editor-in-chief

KU ARChive | 2020-2022|

● Sub-Event Head Prarambha ’ 22

Hand drafting | Presentation | Writing | Leadership | Team work

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Contents

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Riverside Community

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Revitalizing क्वा: ख द्य:

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ज्यास: Chhen

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POP-Up Park

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Pustakaghar

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Intercities : Nepal Primer

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The BamBook

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Miscellaneous 3

01 Riverside Community Location : Tikathali, Lalitpur Housing Project Design Submission for 4th year | 1st semester

Project Overview: Riverside community is a housing project that aims to respond to the conventional housing modalities. The challenge was to obtain the mass housing accommodation for 200 household in 81,033 sq.m., of gently rolling terrain land.

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Design Approach Natural Intervention

Elimination of High-rise

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Social Cohesion

Boundaryless community

Aimed at providing a sense of place and a vibrant community space, the design welcomes people from all backgrounds ensuring the unity among differences. The proper scale will promote a healthy connection between the community and its neighbourhood.

Human scale

With a fixed model for apartments, windows and landscapes, the model is repeated a number of times integrating each piece to maintain the sense of space. All in all, this project focuses not only on individual houses but community and life in them.

Master-plan Development

Land Use Plan

Road Networks

Hierarchy of road

Open Spaces

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Apartment layout Amidst all the high-rise buildings being built in and around Kathmandu, the main goal of designing the apartment was to eliminate such. The mid-rise apartment units serve not only as dwelling quarters but a boundaryless community that fosters social harmony. The idea of stacking one unit on top of another creates unlimited options in terms of form and function giving them unique individual character.

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Housing layout The housing units are arranged in a cluster with the goal of creating a vibrant community.

The concept of creating a community is emphasized rather than just another housing unit. In the cluster, common streets serve the housing units on either side, with a cul-de-sac at the end. Each unit has its own farming and garden area. The back door of each house opens up to common green space which fosters social interaction and harmony.

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Entrance to Riverside Community

Row-Housing

Riverside Walkway

Play-space

Apartment cluster

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02 Revitalizing क्वा: ख द्य: Location : Tokha, Chandeshwori, Kathmandu Design Submission for 3rd year | 2nd semester

Project Overview: The community-based design problem was initiated with survey in the Tokha neighborhood continued with site selection, design proposal fitted in the community and formulating the necessary programs for the proposal.

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Measured Drawing

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Design Proposal

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03 ज्यास: Chhen Location : Chhayabaha Tole, Pimbahal, Patan Conservation Studio 4th year | 2nd semester

Project Overview: Chhayabaha Math is a 274 years old building constructed in various phases. Originally a residence of Hindu Priest, meeting places for sadhus, gurus; at present is a residential building.

The conservation and innovation shall take place in the math with a new function thought to be needed from the study of the Pimbahal tole.

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Existing : Chhayabaha Math

Ground Floor plan

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First Floor plan

Second Floor plan

South wing - South Elevation

South wing - South Elevation : Condition Survey

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Proposal : Mixed-use Building The variety of programs the building offers is divided in different blocks so the circulation, flow of one program doesn’t disturb the other. But, some functions are interconnected as per necessity.

METAL WORKSHOP, CAFE, GALLERY AND RESIDENCE

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Ground Floor Plan

East wing - Courtyard Elevation

First Floor Plan

Section at X-X

Second Floor Plan

Back-garden view

Back-garden view South Elevation

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04 POP-UP Park Location : Lagankhel, Lalitpur Landscape Design Submission for 4th year | 1st semester

Project Overview: With the growth of infrastructures, population and chaos, the need of interactive spaces increases by the day.

Pop up park invites people from all walks of life together and allow for joyful gathering, as in Jatra, with the aim of completing the chariot thereby promoting communal harmony with a hint of cultural representation.

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Concept Development

Group of cubes people can jump on, pushing the chariot up

Using cubes to build a mound

Spreading the cuboids, finally creating a platform with endless possibilities of recreation

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05 Pustakaghar Location : Bhadrakali, Lekhnath, Pokhara Submission for BRUAIC Future Library Design Competition 2020 Participant

Project Overview: Designing a future library in a historical urban area with the concept of “Nature, is the new future”, the library connects humans to the nature. Community garden, interactive spaces bring the people together and enhances the urban life of the neighbourhood.

The concept revolves around human connection with the nature, themselves and the people around them.

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Conceptual Development

The three blocks face three elements of nature: water, land and forest. Each blocks projected towards the natural entity create the final form of library.

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North Elevation

East Elevation

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06 Inter-cities : Nepal Primer Location : Dhulikhel Infill Project in association with Hong Kong University Kathmandu primer

Project Overview: A month long virtual non-credit course ‘Inter-cities: Nepal Primer’ in collaboration with HKU faculties and students was conducted in July, 2021.

The course aimed to study the infill site of the urban area of Dhulikhel with the format of C.I.A.M grid and methodology for precedent scoping and site primer.

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Iteration & Site Primer Being based on the main idea of honeycomb pattern and trying to form operational spaces, we played with form. In the pictures above, we can see the iterations as the result of scaling the mass and void.

As we move further, we extracted few ideas from our precedent study of ATBAT, Morocco housing. The honeycomb pattern expressing the rhythmic pattern that fascinated us of Nid’daibelles was used in our iteration. The mass and void could form indoor living spaces and outdoor operational spaces respectively with the need of occupants.

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Design Primer The design is developed with the local site context; Dhulikhel, Nepal. The basic idea is to differentiate the relationship between public and private domain. For this, the ground floor function as public space and the upper floors as private 1 BHK apartments.

It emphasizes the honeycomb pattern in ATBAT housing. The structure is load bearing with timber as structural member. The rafters, purlins and wooden floor boards function as structural flooring members on each levels which represent the building material and technology of traditional Newari architecture of Dhulikhel.

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07 The Bambook Location : Dhoksan, Nagarkot Submission for Supertecture- All Nepal Future Classroom Design Competition Participant

Project Overview: A student’s mind is always on the lookout for fresh and interesting ideas to learn. In today's world where education needs to be free, the future classroom is a chamber with no barriers. The classroom without walls depicts the fact that life happens outside of what is taught in classroom.

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Bamboo is used to add structural stability and lightness to the design.The cob wall is introduced as a load-bearing wall that is locally available and contributes to the building's insulation.

Casual sitting is provided with flexible furniture, allowing for more participatory lessons in the classroom with colorful accents to capture the attention of students.

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08 Miscellaneous

Model making & Sketches Over the years

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Interior Design

Submission for Interior Design : Elective 3 Cr.course

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08 Miscellaneous

Working Drawing

Residence : RCC structure

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Working Drawing

Residence : Load-bearing structure

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Thank you for your time.

Contact : 9860105660 | kinjalkneupane1999@gmail.com