Mahek Gandhi / Undergraduate Architectural Portfolio

MAHEK P. GANDHI ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO SELECTED WORKS 2015-2020

Architecture is not just about designing buildings, but all about the contribution which we are giving to society and nature. The study of architecture has always taught me how to think uniquely and logically and yet be sensitive towards the surrounding. It has always been my motto to learn new things and experiment with ideas and design philosophy. Apart from architecture, I have always been interested in other socio-cultural activities, workshops, and competitions where I can learn new things and explore the other fields as well.

Education

Contect Details +91 99251 55593 A/402 J.K. park, New Rander rd. Adajan, Surat-395009. mahekgandhi276@gmail.com

Higher Secondary School(2015) Shree Swaminarayan H.V. Vidyalaya, Surat.

Secondary School(2013) Shree Swaminarayan H.V. Vidyalaya, Surat.

mahekgandhi

Languages Hindi

Bachelor in Architecture(2015-2020) Bhagwan Mahavir College Of Architecture, Surat.

English

Gujarati

Interest/Skills Cooking

Painting

Darts

Photography

Organisation

Exploration

Teamwork

Modelmaking

Software Autocad

Revit

Illustrator

Indesign

SketchUp

Twinmotion

Lightroom

Photoshop

Lumion

Premier Pro

Work Experience Tathastu Architects(2018)

Ar.Ajit Jariwala Intern Architect

Associate Architects(2017) Ar.Milan Karnik Intern Architect

Workshops Brick Workshop Bamboo Workshop Siporex Workshop Metal Workshop Wallpainting Workshop

Attendance Sustainable Architecture Technics M.S.University(Varodara) Kalaghoda Art festival Mumbai

INDIA

CONTENT THESIS 01 URBAN INSERT 09 HOUSING 17 RESIDENCE 25 ART INSTALLATION 31 INTERNSHIP 33 RELATED STUDY 37 PROGRAMME SKETCHES 39 PHOTOGRAPHS 40

CULINARY ARTS CENTRE YEAR V / SEMESTER X THESIS ACADEMICS Project: Culinary Arts Centre Guide: Ar. Chintan Shah Site: Sarsana, Surat Site Area: 18,100 Sq.Mt.

The design brief was to contribute and develop the local food business of the city and heritage food of the country.

The site is located in Surat, the western part of India in the state of Gujarat. This site is designated through the education sector which has good potential to flourish for the institutional purpose.

The main objective of this project is to create space that generates confluence for the encounter of the social, cultural, commercial, and educational activities. And also, with the immense platform locals can establish the International culture of the food.

In this project, planning was done into four steps: Step 1, To accomplish centralized planning, the site was bisected into four parts.

Step 2, Allocation of activities derived through the usage and privacy terms. Step 3, Connecting public plaza to the public buildings like School and Food plaza in a linear planning form. And Step 4, Derivation of spaces.

SITE

01

SITE

02

CONCEPTUAL SK

PROJECT UNDERSTANDING 03

STUDY OF SP

KETCHES (INC ON PAPER)

PACES

SPATIAL ARRANGEMENT AND CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT 04

CONCEPT & SITE DEVELOPMENT

Bisection of site into four parts to zone different activities

Accommodation of major activities and division of public-privet activities

Building form generation and public circulation throughout the site

Central connecting space and buffer spaces

EVOLUTION OF SCHOOL BUILDING

Stage-1

Stage-2

Stage-3

Stage-4

SOCIAL NODS

PARKING SCHOOL COURTYARD MULTIPURPOSE PLAZA FOOD PLAZA RAFAERGAERGRTYTRY

The diagram above depicting the aerial view of the entire site. Multiple public gathering nods can be observed where students and people other than students can get-together and interact.

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MASTER LAYOUT 06

SECTION-AA'

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SECTION-BB'

SECTION-DD'

SECTION-CC'

SECTION-EE'

FIRST FLOOR LAYOUT

UNDERGROUND PARKING

AXONOMETRIC-1

AXONOMETRIC-2

SHADOW ANALYSIS

Pergolas on the hostel facade protect the balconies from the southern sun in the summers and at the same time allow the sunlight into the rooms during the winter days.

RENDERED VIEWS

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IT INCUBATION CENTRE YEAR V / SEMESTER IX URBAN INSERT ACADEMICS Project: IT INCUBATION CENTRE Mentor: Ar. Hemrashmi Parekh - Ar. Chintan Shah Ar. Nidhi Navadiya Site: Karond, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

Site Area: 15,200 Sq.Mt.

The design brief was to uplift the startup ideas of the young population in the development of the city and to the nation.

The site is located in Bhopal, to the country’s center. The proximity of the site has easy accessibility to the roads, shopping complexes, national highway, and rail tracks.

The incubation centre helps new start-up companies in their development. It empowers the start-ups by providing them basic guidance, funding, co-working space, management & mentors. It supports the Programming, Hardware, and Research-based small start-ups to grow.

The main objective for proposing this project is to initiate job opportunities for the locals. To which it proposes great earnings to the governments.

This planning consists of spaces which are segregated into three portions: 1, Experience area. 2, work module. And 3, recreational spaces that are connected through the landscape.

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SITE

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SITE DEVELOPMENT

EVOLUTION OF BUILTMASS

Stage-1

Stage-2

Removal of massive central chunk to introduce central public plaza.

The central public plaza helps in keeping high air exchange rate as the city has quite high humidity in atmosphere.

Stage-2

Stage-3

Stage-4

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The division of the building keeps the public and privet activities apart , the passage also connects plaza with the outside.

The major glass facade facing the east and north direcction prevents harsh south sunlight from entering into the building directly.

MASTER LAYOUT 12

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SECTION AA'

FIRST FLOOR LVL

SECTION BB'

SECTION CC'

SECOND FLOOR LVL

COURTYARD ZOOMIN SECTION 14

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AMPHITHEAT

AMPHITHEAT

EAST SI

EAST SIDE ENTRY

MAIN ENTRANCE

CENTRAL PLAZA

AERIAL VIEW

WEST SI

AERIAL VIEW

CENTRAL PLAZA

WEST SI

CNET

IDE ELECATION

TRAL PLAZA

IDE ELEVATION

IDE ELEVATION 16

STAFF HOUSING YEAR IV / SEMESTER VIII HOUSING ACADEMICS Project: STAFF HOUSING Mentor: Ar. Hemrashmi Parekh - Ar. Chintan Shah Site: Rawatbhata, Kota, Rajasthan.

Site Area: 60,000 Sq.Mt.

The design brief was to provide an extension for R.A.P.S(Rawatbhata Atomic Power Station) Housing for the employees of the department.

Rawatbhata is a city located in Rajasthan. Which has eight nuclear power stations. And also, known for one of the biggest dams in Rajasthan.

Different cadres of groups are segregated to obtain 4 different typologies of housing.

The major designing concerns were to incorporate, multiple religious people with discrete income groups. Altogether with diverse age group into a peculiar space.

The form of the site was obtained from the planning to reduce cut and fill of the land. Since the existing condition of the site has a total contour of 7 meters.

The street pattern flows in every cluster which depicts the rajasthani culture. It is to blend the relationship among the people, structure and community.

The planning is done in 3 stages: Stage 1, Introduction of the main road in the center of the site. Stage 2, Adoption of the form to avoid cut and fill of the land. Stage 3, Resolving of the spaces through justifying the core idea through climatic conditions of the Rajasthan.

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SITE

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EXISTING SCENARIO

The images above are representing the existing structures and the facilities that are being provided for the residents. In the present planning system, so much land is being wasted, and very few nods are provided, which can help in connecting people from the different parts of the different colonies.

TYPICAL STREET SKETCHES

(Ink on Paper)

Typical Rajasthani street elevation with less to highly ornamented structures.

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(Ink on Paper)

The street Section represents the day to day routine culture of the Rajasthan and what kind role does the architecture plays in connecting people

SITE MAPPING

DESIGN CONSIDERATION

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

This housing had to design for employees and their families of the atomic power plant. Employees of this plant are coming from BUILDINGS different parts of the country who commits various religion.

BUILDINGS

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

So the design is done the way that they all can get together at different public nodes easily and interact with each other.

Site & Access Points ROAD

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PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

Greenscape

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PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

OLD COLONY

The process of design was started by deciding the hierarchy of activities that will be performed by the residents.

PUBLIC SPACES

RESIDENCE BLOCKS

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

AGE GROUPS

AGE 0-13 YEARS

AGE 14-50 YEARS

AGE 51-ABOVE YEARS

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

Structures in Context

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

Residents from all the age groups should get space regarding their convenience to to perform their day to day activities.

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

BUILDINGS

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

STREET

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

Base Map

OUTER ENTRY

The major enclosed public spaces are given between two rows of the building which is called The Street.

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

Circulation

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UNIT AND STRET LAYOUT 1 BHK

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2 BHK

3 BHK

4 BHK

SECTIO

ON-AA'

MASTER LAYOUT

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SECTIONS

SECTION-DD'

SECTION-GG'

SECTION-BB'

SECTION-FF'

SECTION-CC' 23

SECTION-EE'

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ARTIST RESIDENCE YEAR II & III / SEMESTER III & VII RECIDENCE WARKING DRAWING ACADEMICS Project: ARTIST RESIDENCE Mentor: Ar. Chintesh Bardoliwala, Ar.Heena Yadav, Ar.Krutika Chauhan Site: Surat, Gujarat.

Area: 1300 Sq.Mt.

The design brief was to create a residence that is simple yet modern The residence is separated into two parts which are, private residence and the client's acting studio.

A massive dramatic wall is bisecting the house from the center. And the provision of the courtyard at the center of the house lets the hot air go up and allows the cool breeze inside the house.

To appreciate the client's fondness towards nature the backside of the residence is provided with a lush landscape.

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SITE

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STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT

Stage-1

Division of entire mass block into two parts

Stage-2

Introduction of massive spinebrick wall to divide the blocks apart

Stage-3

Space Carving to generate the final form

Stage-4

Introduction of services and amphitheatre

RENDERS

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Front View

Outdoor Extention of Living room

Barbecue Station

Drama Studio

Isometric View

South side elevation

TERRACE FLOOR LEVEL

FIRST FLOOR LEVEL

GROUND FLOOR LEVEL

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PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

9

8

7

B 2

6

2

A

5

4

3

2

1770 500 230 1500 3500 1500 500 230

4700

3700

+375 LvL +300 LvL

7430X3700

5700

OUTER DECK

6700

1 2

1

A'

A'

R- 150

+525 LvL +450 LvL

R- 150

DN 1000

2

2000

2000

1000

T- 1000 R- 150

DN

8260

T- 500 R- 150

8

6

3740

7

4

35

41

4735

4730

5

4730

B'

1

6950

150

+675 LvL +600 LvL

6000X6730

2

T- 300 R- 150

LIVING ROOM

3

3730

65

A

230

+300 LvL 00 LvL

PARKING

UP

1965

4730

+675 LvL +600 LvL

DINING

5000X4500

4500

4730

+675 LvL +600 LvL

7500X4500

GUEST BEDROOM

B'

D3

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

10 9

D5

1000

+2175LvL +2100 LvL

D5

D6

D6

4500

4500

230

B

BATH

D2

W1

D3

2230

2225

+665 LvL +590 LvL

2650x2000

COMMON TOILET

2000

2000

+665 LvL +590 LvL

3350x2000

230

2000

c

300

SLOPE

300

1450

1370

3090

2450

2450

+675 LvL +600 LvL

FOYER

1200X2000

1660

+675 LvL +600 LvL

D2

D3

D4

720

D3

1350

750

50 360

D3

SLOPE

1000

STORE

3020

370

4000X2720

4020

DN

+525 LvL +450 LvL

5000X4000

DN

1740

V2

600

2070

+665 LvL +590 LvL

2900X2720

BATH

3020

COURTYARD

300

D4

230

V2

V2

30000

150

150

230

+675 LvL

OFFICE

2050

D3

D

D4

750

5000

+675 LvL +600 LvL

6180X9000

+675 LvL +600 LvL

1500

+525 LvL +450 LvL

1500X1500

5150

9150

1400

3080

2780

+675 LvL +600 LvL

1650X2780

+665 LvL +590 LvL2930

TOILET

2200X3770

2930

+675 LvL +600 LvL

2200X2400

STRORE-2

2400

1000

1350

1430

2125

1650

1880

D6

D6

700

D4

V1

750

E

2000

PARKING

2665

230 SLOPE

1920

5120

1920

F

81

D4

°

150

6225

7325

-150 LvL

00 LvL

AMPHITHEATER

4020

D4

840

230

40

1770

+665 LvL +590 LvL

3480X1770

1920

1920

F

WASH AREA

E'

E'

800 1470

230

4400

CHANGING ROOM

150

2000

5000X3680

KITCHEN

W5

D4

750

+675 LvL +600 LvL

6700X4900

PERFORMANCE ROOM

D3

1000

+675 LvL +600 LvL

4000X2050

1055

1640

STORE 1200X2430

1225

1450

4900

4900

MASTER BEDROOM-1

1680+600 LvL

D'

D'

10300

WATCHMAN CABIN 300

300

23260

230

1200

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

23265

2845

2845

+675 LvL +600 LvL

2400X2800

FOYER

D1

2000

2000

+675 LvL +600 LvL

300

600

230

1000

2350 2650

500 1500 3500 1500 500

1000 5500 1000 3800

2190

23260

2190

1

DN

9730 7430 12460

4000 230 500 2430 230 1000 4000 1230 230 1500 150 1050 3450

UP

500 4000 500 2200 1000 4000 1000

5000 DN

2000

2550

3700

500

DN UP

230 950 300 230950 230

2580 170205 600 1095

4405 230920 1000 1000 1000

230 230

500 1500 2200 1500 1000 2800

1400 4000 4530

1200 1500 900

DN 1200

750 6230 230 2400 3450

4995 230

700 1200

1000 1000 1000 1200 1000 4000

1430 1000

2370

1580 1200 150 300

2200 1650

2280 150

1500 900

750

700 2200 300

8960

750

2700

8780 150 LvL

9940 +300 LvL

5990

1220 500 230 1500 2200 1500 1000 750 150 2930

E

2000

UP 7180

8300 8860 12460

520 1500 3130 4460 6480

3700

17

lvl + 600

lvl + 600

lvl + 675

°

84

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29 65

9

8

7

B' 2

6

A' 2

5

4

3

2

1

230

1050

2780

995

450

995

4575

995

4270

lvl + 600

lvl + 675

lvl + 600

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

F

D

E

c

D

230

1

B

C

5000

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

A

B

5230

1520

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

A

1'

230

E'

2200

D'

2430

B'

230 230

E'

1'

840

F 4000

A'

450

1180 4230

D'

4460

E

230

1

450

4910

1770

B'

3020

D

2000

2

A'

300

3395

5

230

3

C

63

4180

4

2000

2375

4445

5

450

B

300

6

4060

4510

10

7

8

450

A

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

W N

S E

3155

320 230

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

W

N

S E

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION 29620 12260

11100

45000

29620

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

STORE ROOM

WASH AREA

1400

A D

B

12 10 10

100 10 20 10

2000

20

10MM BLACK MARBLE 20MM MORTAR 10MM BLACK MARBLE 20MM ROUGH KOTA STONE 20MM MORTAR 12MM PLASTER 150MM BRICK WALL

20 20 150

50

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

BRICK WALL 20MM MORTAR 10MM BLACK MARBLE 6MM GLOSSY TILE 10MM BLACK MARBLE 10MM BLACK MARBLE 10MM BLACK MARBLE 20MM KOTA STONE

60 DETAIL-3

C DETAIL-1

1350

WOODEN DOOR 6MM GLOSSY TILES 10MM BLACK MARBLE 10MM BLACK MARBLE 20MM MORTAR 10MM BLACK MARBLE ALUMINIUM TROLLEY

33 10 20 5 10

5MM GROOVE 10MM WHITE MARBLE

5

20MM THICK MARBLE 20 MM THICK MORTAR 20MM THICK KOTA STONE

20 20 30 20

21 DETAIL-4

DETAIL-2

STORE ROOM

W SW

NW

S

N

SE

NE

E 6

6 BREAD TOASTER

5

W3

4

3

MIXTURE/ GRINDER

2

D4

5 4

3

2

D4 1

2

4

3

5

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5

4

1

DETAIL-1 DETAIL-2

DETAIL-3

1 DETAIL-4

PRODUCED BYSIDE-B AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

SIDE-A

SIDE-C

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION 300 150

300 445

1600 1600

800

WATER TANK

1150

3

700 895

+9600LvL 860

150 575

300

2

130 1500 800

1000

3

1 500

STAIR CABIN

1950

2625

922

150 155

4

1555 890

3000

3

1

2

700

2325

2490

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

lvl + 600

2

4500 100

1000 700

617 650

450

2050 300

+6600LvL

225

20

1000

3

150

900

450

3

600

735 155 150 825

900 2280

30 29

75 150

DETAIL-4

+5100LvL

3000

720

870

28

2475

27

300

26

500

25

450

400

5

23

900

840 870 445

24

100

2

720

DETAIL-3

80

700

4

3

1

2

22 21

650

+3600LvL

75 150

3000

300

1174 780

10

100 75 150

+2100LvL

20

9

3000

8

3

3

2

2

2475

7

300

6 5 1275 1500

STORAGE

DETAIL-1

4 3 DETAIL-2

2

27°

1

300

800

130 75

W SW

T- 300 R- 150

NW

N

S

+600 LvL

75

SE

NE

E

+300 LvL

1

2

4

3

5

1

2

3

4

5

STAIRCASE SECTION- AA'

20

300

20

15MM NOSING 20MM THICK MARBLE 20MM THICK MORTAR R.C.C. SLAB 12MM THICK PLASTER

15

20

130 150

180 300

BALUSTER

10 20

STEEL COVER

40

20 22

SCREW

70

DETAIL-1

WOODEN COVER SCREW BLACK STEEL FRAME WOOD IN ELEVATION

5

130

20 DETAIL-3

20

20 20 12 8 55

ALLUMINIUM FRAME PESCO SUGAR TILES MORTAR SAND BAD BRICKBATS

10MM THICK GYPSUM BOARD HORIZONTAL CHANNEL C- SECTION CONNECTING CLIP VERTICAL L-SECTION 15MM S.S. SCREW

50

DETAIL-2

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

10

30

ART INSTALLATION

PROCESS

YEAR I / SEMESTER I CAFE DESIGN ACADEMICS Project: ART INSTALLATION Mentor: Ar. Chintesh Bardoliwala, Ar. Kunal Engineer Site: Science Centre, Surat, Gujarat.

Area: 60 Sq.Mt.

Stage-1

Stage-2

Stage-3

Stage-4

The design brief for this project was to integrate an Art installation structure within the plaza of the Science city building.

The concept was to provide an installation that can be used as a cafe, and attract people while they transit from one building to another.

The form of the existing structure is cubical and massive to contradict that form the MS curved form structure was provided so that it could attract people.

RENDERS

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SITE

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RESIDENCE

DRAWINGS

YEAR IV / SEMESTER VII INTERNSHIP PROFESSIONAL WORK Project: RESIDENCE Site: PALI, JODHPUR, RAJASTHAN Area: 3250 Sq.Ft. Work Profile: 1. Assistent Designer 2. Drawings and 3D model Creation

The site is located in a small town of Rajasthan, environed by a dense context.

- The site is divided into two parts to separate two residences. The division had to be done the way that it stays apart yet united.

- The residence is designed with the modern design standard with a dash of Rajasthani traditional Architecture.

LvL 7.20M. LvL 6.30M. LvL 6.15M. LvL 5.30M.

LvL 4.30M. LvL 3.30M. LvL 3.15M.

LvL 0.30M. LvL 0.15M. LvL 0.00M.

SECTION: AA' 33

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PROCESS

KINDERGARTEN YEAR IV / SEMESTER VII INTERNSHIP PROFESSIONAL WORK Project: KINDERGARTEN SCHOOL Site: KUNTA, VAPI, GUJARAT Area: 4260 Sq.Ft. Work Profile: 1. Assistent Designer 2. Drawings and 3D model Creation

TOILET STAFF ROOM

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

CLASSROOM-1

INFORMAL PLAY AREA

TOILET CLASSROOM-2 PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

The kindergarten was a proposal for a 350 units mass housing scheme.

- The south-west zone of the site has been retained open to create a buffer space between nearby public areas and the classrooms.

- Instead of covering the classrooms with the walls from all the sides, it has kept transparent from one or two sides to make the children connect with the outdoor things.

SITE PLANS

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

PESSAGE

COURTYARD

UP

SOFTSCAPE

FOYER

NORTH N.T.S.

GROUND FLOOR

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

TOILET

INFORMAL PLAY AREA

TOILET CLASSROOM-4

PESSAGE

FIRST FLOOR

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

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PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

CLASSROOM-3

NORTH N.T.S.

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RELATED STUDY

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Y PROGRAMME

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SKETCHES

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Photographs

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Boodha

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Detailed (Humayun's tomb)

Concrete Petals (Lotus temple)

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Trail of the stars

Seashore

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Trail of lights (funfair)

Sweet tooth

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THANK YOU

MAHEK P. GANDHI SELECTED WORKS 2015-2020