Architecture Portfolio - Selected Works

architecture portfolio selected works

Kriti Chaudhry

http://issuu.com/kritichaudhry

kritichaudhry5@gmail.com

kritic2@illinois.edu

5616 Pershing Ave

Saint Louis, MO 63112

Skills

cOre skills

Space Planning

Design Development

Construction Documentation

Construction Administration

technical

Revit, BIM360, AutoCAD, Navisworks

Bluebeam and Newforma

Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator

SketchUp, Rhinoceros, Enscape

Microsoft Office, OneNote

Activities & Interests

cOmmUnity engagement

Project Pipeline - NOMA Saint Louis

Design Lab - AIA Cincinnati

Rebuilding Together

Keep Cincinnati Beautiful

Clean Up Cincy

Cincinnati Cultural Arts Center

extra-cUrricUlar

Gargoyle Honors Society Public Relations

Ricker Report Editor

Solar Decathlon Design Team Member

Zindaa UIUC Dance Team Member

Alpha Rho Chi Professional Fraternity Member

UC Dhadak International Dance Team Member

interests

Dance, Music, Art, and Travel

Work

christner architects

Architectural Associate

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, SSM Wentzville, SLCC Wildwood, and SIUE Health Sciences Building

DEI Committee and Social Committee Member

tra design

Designer and Project Coordinator

Residential, Workplace, and Educational

glick-bOehm & assOciates

Intern Architect

Public Works and Workplace

architectUre inc.

Intern Architect

Corporate Workplace

fOrrest perkins

Intern Architect

Active Adult Housing

Education

University Of illinOis at Urbana-champaign

July 2021- Present

Saint Louis, MO

June 2018- June 2019

Cincinnati, OH

May 2017- July 2017

Charleston, SC

Aug. 2016- Dec. 2016

Reston, VA

Jan 2016- April 2016

Washington, D.C.

2019-2021 Illinois School of Architecture

Master’s of Architecture

Urbana-Champaign, IL

vii internatiOnal WOrkshOp- la salUt stream Spring 2021

Two week workshop analyzing and redifining the relationship between the Collserola nature park and Llobregat river in Spain

University Of cincinnati

College of Design, Archtecture, Art and Planning

B.S. Architecture

said travel stUdiO

Two month travel studio through South-East Europe concentrating on wood and stone architectural designs and construction techniques

Darmstadt Fellowship 2020

Graduate Studio Excellence Awards- Honorable Mention

Goetsch Fellowship

Winner - Future of Work Competition

Dean’s List

International Outreach Scholar

Achievements Exhibitions

Earl Prize Nominee Exhibition

DAAP Works

Holz und Stein

01 Health Sciences Building

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Size: 176,000 SF

Status: Est. Completion Summer 2025

Phases: Design Development and Construction Documentation

Design Architect: Christner Architects

Architect of Record: Lamar Johnson Collaborative

This is a new facility on the SIUE campus to consolidate the Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health, and Occupational Therapy. The program includes office, research, classroom, and simulation spaces, with an important goal of acting as a new campus gateway.

The design creates a strong sense of connectivity for the Health Science community at SIUE. This connectivity is facilitated through the project’s site response, contextual response, planning organization and its interior and spatial design. The myriad of connections generated by this design will improve the quality of healthscience research and instruction, will encourage more collaboration and innovation and will support a vibrant sense of community and belonging.

contributions: massing, exterior envelope design, wall sections, and exterior details

Design Concept

The design creates a strong sense of connectivity for the Health Sciences community at SIUE.

Main Campus: Horizontal grain punctuated with vertical towers.

The varied levels of connection:

- connection with the main campus through its architectural character

- research space connects with instructional space through proximities

- the School of Nursing and School of Pharmacy connect through shared instructional space, faculty and administrative adjacencies

- collaborative spaces for the all members

The building features a main central commons that celebrates and symbolizes inter-professional teaching and research. This serves as the connection between students and faculty while also creating a welcoming entrance to the faculty suites.

New Health Sciences: Horizontal grain punctuated with vertical stair tower at entry.

concealed and partially absorbed

SIUE HEALTH SCIENCES BUILDING | OCTOBER 20, 2022

This element also gives landmark presence to the building and alludes to the prominent towers on the Main visual analysis below).

Contextual Response

Main Camous: Horizontal grain punctuated with vertical towers

Campus: Horizontal grain punctuated vertical towers. CONTEXTUAL RESPONSE design of our building is rooted in a contextual response to the architecture of the Main Campus, it has its own aesthetic identity that responds to its specific program and site conditions. Like the Main Campus, our design has horizontal volumetric composition. This horizontality occurs through the placement and rhythm of windows, organization of façade materials. A vertical stair tower juxtaposes our building’s horizontal massing and announces

Site Response

The strategy was to reduce costs and provide the maximum amount of program spaces, the design repurposes two existing buildings. The new ‘L’ shaped construction connects to one building and bends alond the curved road to connect to the southern side of the second building. The connection is made with a two story wing, which conceals the dated western facade of the existing building. This in turn gives the building a dynamic and inviting character. The new building transitions to a more prominent three story mass at the southern edge of the site. The volume, coupled with a vertical stair tower, emphasizes the Health Sciences and creates a strong presence at the campus entry.

The building entry is aligned with the existing landscape finger to ensure a natureal, shaded pedestrian way links the new building back to capus. The long bent facade faces northwest ensuring excellent daylighting and reduced energy demand.

New Health Sciences: Horizontal grain punctuated with vertical towers

5. Final modification of brick organization to make facade more engaging

1. Revision to stair tower 2. Modifications to brick organization 3. Match window rhythm across levels

4. Strategic introduction “limestone” colored zones to connect to main campus

02

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

Saint Louis, Missouri

Size: Renovation and 65,000 SF expansion

Status: Est. Completion 2025

Phases: Design Development, Construction Documentation, Construction Administration

Design Architect: Snohetta

Architect of Record: Christner Architects

Powell Hall is one of America’s most acoustically renowned and visually stunning concert halls and home to the St. Louis Symphony Orchectra. The objective of this project was to renovate and expand the 98-yearold building to preserve and enhance this civic treasure. The redesign and addition maintains the historic integrity and character of the building.

Project Strategies included elevating the visitor and user experience by improving the accessibility, comfort and amenities, creating functional spaces that support the back of house activities, an introduction to versatile spaces for gathering and performance.

Focusing on the renovation of Powell Hall, many of the existing spaces were reworked to fit new programs. The structure and low head heights added additional levels of complexity when improving the accesibility. We had to work in unison with our acoustic and theater consulatants especially to create a version that compliments the historical architecture but improves the user experience and does not compromise the acoustics.

contributions: Powell Hall Renovation - auditorium and lobby space

Key Powel Hall Elements

New Back of House

New Visitor Services

Delmar Blvd.

Education & Learning Center

Planning:

• relayout of auditorium seating

• more accessible seating across Powel Hall

• connection to front of house addition - key for accessibilty

• include visitor services and concessions

• revitalize existing entry on Delmar Blvd

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Option 1

• No-step aisle

• Tiered seating aisles

Option 2

• Step down from back row and cross-aisle

• no step route at perimeters

A ramp is developed at the perimeter to provide no-step access to the NW and SW seating

West exit provides wheelchair accessible route to the rear seating area

South exit provides a wheelchair accessible rout to the cross-aisle and lower seating area

Over-pour strategy avoids impact to impact to existing floor slab

096519 - ACOUSTIC RUBBER UNDERLAYMENT

BARRIER

8" DIFFUSER

3" CONCRETE TOPPING SLAB GEO FOAM 5/8" WOOD FLOOR

10" CORE

CONTINUOUS SEALANT

PRE-FINISHED METAL FLASHING

PRE-FIN

Through my two years of experience in the field, I have had the opportunity to work on a variety of projects. These projects have given me a better understanding of the real world problems and solutions related to architecture plus the importance of collaboration and team work. The following pages represent the technical drawings that I have worked on during that period for the various projects. These include both interior and exterior projects, and range from plans and sections to lighting and material selection.

PRE-FINISHED

ASPHALT SHINGLES OVER ROOFING FELT AND 5/8" APA RATED WOOD ROOF SHEATHING (GRACE ICE AND WATERSHIELD WHERE INDICATED).

PRE-ENGINEERED WOOD TRUSS @ 24" O.C.

SOLID WOOD BLOCK W/ V CUT EVERY

TRUSS SPACE W/ 8d TOENAILS @ 4"

O.C. TO PLATE - SEE 6/S-1.2

(2) SIMPSON "H2.5A" ANCHORS @ EACH TRUSS BEARING POINT, TYP.

PRE-FINISHED 5" K-STYLE METAL GUTTER AND 3x4 DOWNSPOUT

2x8 GUTTER BOARD W/ PRE-FINISHED METAL WRAP

PRE-FINISHED VENTED METAL SOFFIT

ASPHALT SHINGLES OVER ROOFING FELT AND 5/8" APA RATED WOOD ROOF SHEATHING (GRACE ICE AND WATERSHIELD WHERE INDICATED).

PRE-ENGINEERED WOOD TRUSS @ 24" O.C.

SOLID WOOD BLOCK EVERY TRUSS SPACE W/ V-CUT - SEE 6/S-1.2

3 A-3.2

(2) SIMPSON "H2.5A" ANCHORS @ EACH TRUSS BEARING POINT, TYP.

110'-0" TRUSS BRG

PRE-FINISHED 5" K-STYLE METAL GUTTER AND 3x4 DOWNSPOUT

2x8 GUTTER BOARD W/ PRE-FINISHED METAL WRAP

PRE-FINISHED VENTED METAL SOFFIT

FIBER CEMENT SIDING 4"

CAST STONE WATER TABLE

STONE VENEER

2'-0"

100'-0" FINISH FLOOR

2'-6" MIN.

CONCRETE FOOTING AND FOUNDATION WALL; SEE S-1.2

110'-0"

12" (R-38) KRAFT FACED BATT ROOF INSULATION OVER VAPOR BARRIER

5/8" GYP. BD

SUSP. ACOUSTICAL CEILING

2x6 WOOD STUDS AT 16" O.C.

6" R-19 KRAFT FACED BATT INSULATION

5/8" GYP BOARD

PT 2x6 SILL

CONCRETE SLAB OVER VAPOR BARRIER AND COMPACTED FILL

2" PERIMETER INSULATIONTAPER AT SLAB THICKNESS

4"

ASPHALT SHINGLES OVER ROOFING

FELT AND 5/8" APA RATED WOOD ROOF SHEATHING (GRACE ICE AND WATERSHIELD WHERE INDICATED).

PRE-ENGINEERED WOOD TRUSS @ 24" O.C.

SOLID WOOD BLOCK EVERY TRUSS SPACE W/ V-CUT - SEE 6/S-1.2

3 A-3.2

(2) SIMPSON "H2.5A" ANCHORS @ EACH TRUSS BEARING POINT, TYP.

110'-0"

PRE-FINISHED 5" K-STYLE METAL GUTTER AND 3x4 DOWNSPOUT

2x8 GUTTER BOARD W/ PRE-FINISHED METAL WRAP

PRE-FINISHED VENTED METAL SOFFIT

CAST STONE WATER TABLE FIBER CEMENT SIDING

STONE VENEER

100'-0"

CONCRETE FOOTING AND FOUNDATION WALL; SEE S-1.2

SCALE:

Our research-based approach to a healthcare campus focused on familiarity, wayfinding, access to greenspace and light, and participatory community design. Familiarity came through in our form and materiality, producing a single-story, aesthetically pleasing façade experienced all throughout the campus.

To allow for access to greenspace and light, we staggered the rectilinear geometry of our buildings in both plan and section, opening to courtyards and gardens. We also lifted our roof higher in public areas to allow for larger curtain walls or ribbon windows all throughout the buildings. Our final key design concept was that of giving back to the surrounding community by creating a community center and large landscape space.

greenspace and sun study

axis development roof profile vs. slope on site roof slope studies study

facade assembly

IN SITU HOME

archon studio

spring 2020

professor david chasco

Humans today are tied up in the web of their urban environments and busy work life. We do not take a pause from the chaos to enjoy the little moments in life. The crisis we are facing in 2020 in a way has forced us to retrieve to our homes and spend time with our family. It has given us a chance to re-evaluate our priorities in life.

This house serves as a getaway place for a family. The idea is to disconnect from the city while being able to connect with each other and with nature. Tucked in amidst the forested area, the fenestrations and skylights bring in light while framing different views around the site. The skylights provide moments of surprise and are unique for giving the ability to look up the hill or the sky. An open floor plan creates both spaces for congregation and isolation. The linear geometry runs perpendicular to the creek and is extended out to a deck. A sunken garden is added to the side to give a secluded area for personal use. The house provides a moment to pause, relax, and reconnect.

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fenetration + views

roof line vs. topography zoning

sunken garden views

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TRANSPOSE

future of work

spring 2018

professor michael rogovin

first prize- future of work competition

This project was a part of a competition studio “future of work” organized by BHDP architecture. The goal of the competition was to imagine a problematic future and give our proposal as a solution. After some research on freelance and start up industries, I created the following future and proposal.

Future: It is the year 2030 and our world is changing as always. The major tech companies like Apple and Google, have gained a strong hold over the industrial sector. The year is also experiencing its greatest percentage of freelancers and small businesses than ever before. This new generation of workers strays away from the traditional workplace scenarios and wants to create its own framework for the workplace.

Proposal: Transpose provides a design solution for the growing freelance and small business population. The proposal is a matrix of pre-fabricated modular workplaces that are supported by a grid of steel structure. The image on the right is an 1/8 inch section model of the proposed design.

CONCEPTa low cost system that could support a small business while giving it the flexibility to grow and change at the same time.

A 10’x10’x40’ prefabricated module that is insterted in a 10x10 steel grid that can be connected to each other vertically and horizontally. The floor plan can also be customized according to the user. All units elevated up a level create a public space at the ground level.

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HOLZ UND STEIN

framework fall 2017

professor terry boling

team- christine anneken, kriti chaudhry, john garrison, anna kendrick, connor kramer, srimoyee sinha

As part of a travel studio, a group of 18 students traveled to four different regions in Europe studying the design concepts and native architectural elements. After returning, we were tasked with curating and creating an exhibition. One that represented both the work we completed during the trip as well as newly built pieces. The goal was to craft a space that encapsulates the physical and emotional aspects of the travel while also exhibiting the architecture and construction that we studied. What followed was a human-scale expansive and fluid exploration of the techniques and attitutdes in architecture and construction prevelant in Switzerland. We started with an abstract collage using the photographs taken during the trip. From here we decided to tackle the design process using purely analog skills of model making and hand sketching.

contributions- concept design, structural connections and jointery techniques, screen design, and framework assembly

The final structure measured about 7’ tall and 3’ square. It consisted of a stud frame interior cladded with cross-laminated walnut panels and screens. The frame was reinforced with eight custom made steel tension rods and all the pieces are connected with1-1/2” steel clips. A two sided poured concrete base was used as foundation for the wooden structure to lay in.

The framework consisted of four panels and perforated light screens. The screens were designed to articulate the layering and stacking of materials seen on building facades in Switzerland. The patterns were developed and connected using elements like metal straps, wooden combs, and wooden dowels. The CLT panels were coordinated to match the screens directionally and attached to the main structure using the same 1-1/2” steel clips. All pieces were reused after disassembly.

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