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. 05
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
10
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. 19
(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
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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
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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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Greenscape
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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
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AGE GROUPS
AGE 0-13 YEARS
AGE 14-50 YEARS
AGE 51-ABOVE YEARS
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Structures in Context
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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.
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BUILDINGS
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STREET
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Base Map
OUTER ENTRY
The major enclosed public spaces are given between two rows of the building which is called The Street.
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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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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
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F
D
E
c
D
230
1
B
C
5000
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
A
B
5230
1520
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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
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W N
S E
3155
320 230
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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
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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
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
R
19
8
7
6
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
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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
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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
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PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
CLASSROOM-3
NORTH N.T.S.
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RELATED STUDY
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Y PROGRAMME
38
SKETCHES
39
Photographs
40
Boodha
41
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