PORTFOLIO architectural design Kumar Abhishek
4th Year School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi
Kumar Abhishek
Architectural projects at school:
4th Year, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi
1st year:
kumarabhishek056@gmail.com | +91-9958644047
Age: 22 years
Permanent Address:
2nd year:
17/2, University Colony, Bariatu, Ranchi
Current Address:
2B, 320, 7th Street, Lalita Park, New Delhi
Restroom for the physically disabled, Qutb Minar Complex Measured drawing, documentation and conjectural reconstruction of the Baoli of Kotla Ferozshah Design Intervention at the Baoli of Kotla Ferozshah
Restaurant at the fort of Bhooli Bhatiyari House Design, Model Town Vernacular House Design, Mehrauli Tourist Chaupal, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
3rd year:
Municipal Corporation Primary School, Village Khizrabad, Delhi (as an entry to the IGBC ‘Back to School’ competition) Cultural Centre and river-front redevelopment at Assi Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Cultural Centre and river-front redevelopment at Mahila Ghat, Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh Cultural Centre, Qila Rai Pithora Park (as an entry to the Hoop cup design competition) Brazilian Embassy, Chanakyapuri Delhi Transport Corp office building, Lodhi Road Multi-client high rise office building, Barakhamba Road
4th year:
Redevelopment of Nehru Apartments, C.R.Park for middle income and higher middle income group on a site of 3.5 acres Redevelopment of CPWD government group housing, West Kidwai Nagar for 10,000 people on a site of 29 acres
Academic
Non-academic:
Film making:
Class 10th:
Surendranath Centenary School (CBSE), Ranchi AISSE 2007: 86.4% Subjects: English, Hindi, Mathematics, Science, Computer Science
Science,
Social
Class 10+2:
Surendranath Centenary School (CBSE), Ranchi AISSCE 2009: 86% Subjects: Physics, Economics
Chemistry,
Mathematics,
English,
B.Arch.:
School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, currently in 4th year (Admission with AIEEE AIR 534)
B.A. (Psychology):
Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi (1st year)
Languages English, Hindi, Bangla
Software Skills:
Autodesk AutoCAD Google SketchUp Autodesk Ecotect Analysis Adobe Photoshop Microsoft Office Suite
Co-founded and coordinated the college’s film society ‘inmotion’ for three years Amateur work: ‘echoes’ (2011) (direction, script, camera) – won 3rd at NIT, Jaipur’s annual film event ‘Cut Shots’ ‘Mrityunjaya’ (2012) (direction, script) – shortlisted at BITS Pilani’s ‘Metamorphosis’ and IIT Bombay’s ‘Director’s Cut’ Professional work: Asst. Art Director for the feature film ‘Prague’, directed by Ashish Shukla (release date: Sep 27th, 2013)
Event management:
Started organising the ‘Beta Movement students’ annual national short film competition’ in 2011 (organised 2 editions of national level (2011, 2012) and 1 edition of Indo-Pak event in collaboration with students of National College of Arts, Lahore (2013) Media: • Mentioned in The Hindu (‘The next big thing’, P. Srividya., January 6th 2012) • Mentioned the Pakistani national daily The Nation (NCA to hold Short film festival tomorrow, Arshad Bhatti, March 7th, 2013) • Featured on the ‘Aman ki Asha’ (a Times of India-Jang group collaboration) website (Indo-Pak short films fest) • Mentioned in the Bangladeshi national daily ‘Jugantor’ (Sholpodorgho Cholochitro Protijogita Beta Movemente Chhobi Ahoban, Tapu Rehan, Dec 28th, 2013)
Photography:
• Exhibited at India Habitat Centre visual arts gallery (India@100 Festival of Urbanity). 2011 • National finalist at IIT Bombay’s annual cultural fest Mood Indigo’s photography event 2011) • Coordinated the college’s photography society ‘Sepia’ (2011-12)
CPWD HOUSING re-densification of west kidwai nagar, new delhi
delhi haat
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892 ‘type 2’ units (65 sq.m. each) 462 ‘type 3’ units (78 sq.m. each) 524 ‘type 4’ units (127.5 sq.m. each) 135 ‘type 5’ units (184 sq.m. each) 45 ‘type 6’ units (220 sq.m. each)
AIIMS flyover
view from dilli haat parking
view from the AIIMS flyover
site area 29 acres | 73.5 D.U./acre
With markets, schools and common facilities according to CPWD norms and NBC requirements
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10000 people housed (vs. existing 1000)
December 21st| 03:00 P.M.
December 21st| 10:00 A.M.  The driving idea behind the site planning is segregation of the various categories of govt. employees in a group housing scheme.  Orientation and arrangement of units have been done to ensure that every single unit gets a minimum of 2 hours of direct sunlight, even in winters. site section
11 different plans of lower income households were developed to combine into a larger cluster (sector), so as to achieve well lit liveable conditions, in spite of having a high density.
The higher income dwelling units were designed such that to continue the architectural language of the lower income sectors in plan.
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Area of 2-bedrooms unit = 93 sq.m. Area of 3-bedrooms unit = 100 sq.m. Total area of the cluster = 465 sq.m.
 The site at the intersection of two major roads was developed with apartment blocks, as a combination of walk-ups and high rises.  A cluster of 2-bedroom and 3bedroom flats was designed, that were meant for sale by the Delhi Development Authority for housing middle income group people.
DDA HOUSING redevelopment of nehru apartments, c.r.park, new delhi
June 21st, 10:30 a.m. – view from South East • •
Dec 22nd, 1:30 p.m.
VERTICAL SHADING ELEMENTS ON EAST-WEST HORIZONTAL SHADING ELEMENTS ON SOUTH
Orientation of the blocks and their heights have been arranged such that all units receive direct sunlight through the winters. Also, the form and the balconies are designed such that the walls are self shaded in the summers, when the sun is at a higher angle.
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Dec 22nd, 04:00 p.m.
| FAR 2.05
Dec 22nd, 10:30 a.m.
site area 3.5 acres | 70 D.U./acre
June 21st, 03:30 a.m. – view from North-West
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Prime location on Barakhamba road Open view towards the east
SITE ANALYSIS
• Location on street corner – traffic • Opposite located high rise buildings shade the site in winters
FORM EVOLUTION model photographs
insolation analysis
MULTI-CLIENT OFFICE BUILDING barakhamba road, new delhi
ground floor plan
podium level plan
green ramp plan
green ramp section detail
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mechanical parking plans
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the site is located at the intersection of the old cities of qila rai pithora and jahanpanah. the cultural centre was designed with passive green strategies in focus from the very orientation of the block to detailing the façade, care has been taken to minimise solar heat gain in summers and allow maximum solar penetration in winters.
CULTURAL CENTRE qila rai pithora park, press enclave road, new delhi
before faรงade treatment after insolation analysis of the building mass using Ecotect Analysis, precisely calculated shading elements were added
faรงade treatment: vertical louvers on west face, tensile structure and levels on the vertical mass on south face
south-west elevation
north-west elevation
paper model photos
roof level plan
HOUSE DESIGN model town, new delhi (2nd Year)
elevations
FORM DEVELOPMENT • •
ground floor plan
basement level plan
The block is broken into two masses, separating the public and private areas. The private block is further divided into semi public and family areas as two floors.
first floor plan
The client for this house is an ex-Bollywood actress, who now takes dance classes at home, and her husband, a doctor, who sees patients at the home clinic. The idea was to segregate and yet find a balance between the family and work environments.
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Plan at level +5.5m B
Plan at level +1.5m
Plan at level -0.15m
Plan at level -4.5m
MEASURED DRAWING baoli at kotla ferozshah, new delhi
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Documentation of all major step-wells in Delhi: Our group of 15 was assigned the Baoli at Kotla Ferozshah. The above are scanned versions of the final inked drawings of the monument that were done on a scale of 1:50
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Roof Level Plan
Plan at level -4.5m (Level 0)
Plan at level -0.15m (Level 1)
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(Level 0)
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section BB’
DESIGN INTERVENTION baoli at kotla ferozshah, new delhi (1st Year)
The idea of the intervention project was to gauge every individual’s personal inferences after the group work, as to what could be the modern addition to the 13th century heritage structure.
For the design intervention, I drew inspiration from our results of conjectural analysis. We had observed from the ruins that there used to be a complex system for ornamental display of falling water, running through the baoli, and the structure had several stairs that connected the various levels.
My design proposal was a glass-walk, a continuous double helix staircase system exactly above the water, that ended with a viewing deck on the top. The idea was to create an element of surprise for the visitor, when he/she would enter into the stone monument and find the glass and steel structure only once he is inside. It was proposed to be in clear glass so that people could experience and appreciate the monument better with all its complexity.
pencil sketches water colour
AutoCAD render
MISCELLANEOUS graphics (1st Year)
render in ink
photography