I, Manasi Deshmukh, an Architecture Graduate, believe in shaping spaces for comfort and joy, elevating living experiences with creativity and organization. Passionate, Goal-oriented, and Creative, I bring enthusiasm and a strong work ethic to every project. With experience in Leadership, Management, and Teamwork.
Email. Phone. Nationality. Date of Birth.
+91-9156936991 Indian (Nagpur, MH) 9th March 2001
Manasi Deshmukh
Achievements
2024 Wade Asia. Finalist. National Competition. Thesis Work - Student Category.
2024 IIA Nagpur Centre. Exhibitioner. 15th Exhibition. Selected Thesis Work.
2024 Council of Architecture. Participant. National Competition. AEAT 2024.
2022 G.H.Raisoni Clg. Participant. Design Competition. Creation of Centenary Monument.
2019 MASA Convention. Participant. Competitions. MASA Competitions. 2019-20, 2020-21 The Annual Nasa Convention. Participant. Design Competition. Nasa Design Competition.
Salar De Uyuni, Bolivia , South America. Competition Project.
Tourism & Ghat Development
2022 Page 26
2023 Page 30
Ramtek, Nagpur, India.
City Shopping Center
Khamla Rd., Nagpur, India.
Isprava Panerim: Villas & Vaddos
Panerim, Goa, India. Internship.
Proposed Head Office
Kasarwadi, Pune, India.
Miscellaneous
Objectives:
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Design a climate-friendly, contemporary venue using traditional materials, blending Kochi’s culture with the Carnival and Biennale.
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Ensure easy movement with accessible, beautiful layouts, including parade and pappanji-burning viewing areas.
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Engage locals, use sustainable local materials, and integrate with Fort Kochi’s unique, vibrant culture.
Merriment
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A Vibrant Celebration Hub Igniting Cultural Fer
Academic Project
Site: Fort Kochi, Kerala, India.
Scope/ Semester: Architectural Thesis / 10th Sem, 5th Year.
Software:
This thesis seeks to rejuvenate the Cochin Carnival’s vibrant spirit by integrating it with the Kochi-Muziris Biennale. By proposing a unified, accessible venue for diverse activities, the design enhances cultural visibility and celebrates Kochi’s traditions, enriching the city’s cultural landscape.
Replaced thatched roofs, added forts and elegant structures, transformed homes with ornate detailing, introduced arched windows and verandas.
Local Level Plan:
Segregated, trade-focused rule, open spaces, glass tiles, thick walls for privacy. Courtyards, verandas, houses in pale blue, white, or yellow.
Courtyard houses: pale facades, tiled roofs, thick walls for security. Surrounding walls with banana and breadfruit trees, built to resist bombardments.
Street Characteristic Proposal:
» Signages.
» Hoardings.
» Art Installations (call for artist to showcase their art on the streets.
» Live Carnival visual screen
Building Typology Proposal:
» Mobile Drinking Water booth.
» Mobile Information booth displays.
» Pedestrian walkway/viewing Bridges.
» Reused Rubber tire for elevated stepped view.
» Pavilion on Pathway.
• The pavilion with a hanging canvas roof provides relief from the coastal heat and features traditional textile designs, creating a visual journey through Kerala’s heritage.
• During events like the Cochin Carnival, these patterns highlight local traditions, contributing to cultural enrichment and community engagement.
THE COCHIN CARNIVAL
THE CONNECTING ROUTE TO THE SITE AND BIENNALE VENUE:
Vasco da Gama Beach COMPETITIONS
Parade Ground THE BURNING OF ‘PAPANJI’. END OF THE CARNIVAL PARADE. PROGRAMS SUCH AS CONCERTS ARE HELD HERE.
St. Francis CSI Church INDIA’S FIRST EUROPEAN CHURCH. CEREMONY OF PEACE AND SOLIDARITY.
Vasco da Gama Square HOISTING OF THE CARNIVAL FLAG
events
The map highlights primary spill-out areas for the carnival crowd, with directional markings for focus and land use of buildings along the carnival route.
Fort Kochi prepares itself for Cochin Carnival PAPANJI
Pallathuraman
Njaliparambu Junction
Veli Junction
Diwali
Ganesh Chaturthi Summer Activities Bakrid
Holi Easter
Onam
Kochi-Muzuris Biennale (2018-19 duration)
Cochin Carnival Santa Cruz Basilica feast
Festivals and
celebrated in Fort Kochi
Concept Development:
The design is Climate-Responsive and focuses on Public Engagement, combining Contemporary And Traditional Architecture
The combination of Temporary Structures (When Necessary), Permanent Structures (Throughout The Year), And Mixed Structures ( During The Carnival Period).
Zoning:
• The design integrates site and urban level elements, informed by analyzing site sections and elevation views during the massing process.
• It ensures a cohesive, aesthetically pleasing, and functional design that harmonizes with both immediate site conditions and the broader urban context.
• Site planning utilizes axes, nodes, and grids to enhance aesthetics, ensure clear circulation, and achieve a systematic design.
• The roof plan view provides insights into Interwined roof and shadow patterns, aiding in the visualization of the overall design.
Lower Ground Floor Plan
Ground Floor Plan
First Floor Plan
Site Context:
KUNNUMPURAM JUNCTION
CALVATHY CANAL & TOWERS
KERALA ELECTRICITY BOARD
KUNNUMPURAM
PULLUPALLAM
SANTA
Masjid
• Buildings with setbacks from the street, well-landscaped streets, and large public open areas.
• Colonial architecture (mostly Dutch) representing high-income residential areas, both historically and currently.
Section:
• Buildings set on the street edge with large courts for godowns, narrow streets with good water access, and no public open space.
• Controlled gates on the street side, passive street interfaces, and current conversion of godowns/offices into public facilities and institutions.
• Buildings on the street edge with minimal public open space and narrow streets.
• Mixed architecture, active street interfaces, and shops creating a unique character in middle/lower-income areas.
Bungalow Form
Large Courtyard Form
Street Form
David Hall (Rear view)
Pepper House
David Hall Gallery and Cafe
Kunnumpuram Junction (Site)
Aspinwall House
Temporary Structures:
Shop:
• During the carnival, temporary structures provide space for local shopkeepers and advertisements, featuring foldable doors and stackable roofs for quick setup and customization.
• Hanging canvases will shade the space while creating colorful patterns through shadow play
• During the season, the space will accommodate various activities.
Display:
PEDESTAL
G.L.
Design Proposal:
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“ I, ‘A pavilion’ is being proposed on my land.
I play with vision, reflection, perspective & sciography, to signify myself.
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My Elevation narrates my story of me being incomplete without my land.
The Combination of Clear and Blocked vision, which is the play of views for the user.
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On my one side, is a curved wavy wall, which gives clear sight as well as act as a sight barrier depending upon the spot you favour. “
The Infinite-Finite Pavilion
“Experiencing The Architecture Of Incomplete - Complete Intervention”
Site: Salar De Uyuni, Bolivia , South America.
Semester: 6th Semester, 3rd Year.
Software: Competition Project 2022 “ A piece of architecture is seen, the interior is not disregarded, offering a spatial and functional experience of the viewing gallery and a creative sight of an INFINITY LOOP wooden platform, both serving as adornments. The vision from the longitudinal side corners remains UNOBSTRUCTED. ”
Salar De Uyuni, Bolivia
Elevation - Reflection
Top View
Sciography
Site:
SALAR DE UYUNI, BOLIVIA , SOUTH AMERICA. The largest salt flat in the world, at around 10,582 sq km. When covered by a layer of rain water (Dec-Apr) becomes a NATURAL MIRROR. The flat itself is definitely enough to write home about.
Concept:
The design endeavors to ‘COMPLETE’ itself using the reflective property of the site to result in a form that symbolises infinity. The ‘FINITE’ design borrows its self-reflexivity from the perspective, reflectivity and seemingly infinite expanse of the site to become ‘INFINITE’.
Material:
The design endeavors to ‘COMPLETE’ itself using the reflective property of the site to result in a form that symbolises infinity. The ‘FINITE’ design borrows its self-reflexivity from the perspective, reflectivity and seemingly infinite expanse of the site to become ‘INFINITE’.
Salar De Uyuni, Bolivia The Inifinite-Finite Pavilion
To Find Another Side To Perceive Oneself
Binary
Identity Of Oneself
Ends Infinitely
To Find One’s Sole
Doppelganger
META (Autobiography of Architecture)
Apparision
Self-Reflective
Seeing Oneself In Newer Dimension To Find Another Side Reflection Of Context
Views:
“Mirror, Mirror on the floor! Confining glistening white salts here-to-fore; Rainwater (Aqua Saliva) forming layer, Changing it into a mirror so clear;
Water: The Apparition, Allowing the light superimposition;
The Salt Brick and the Wood made me firm, But the pink layer of salt made me unique, I Affirm;
The site depicting ‘INFINITE’ brought the concept of infinity to my sight, Came up with an idea I designed, which is ‘FINITE’.”
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To design a Tourist Hub (all important amenities required) for tourists coming to the Ghats wrt infrastructure.
Objectives: 01 02 03 03
To redevelop the Ghat area in terms of step cleaning, restoring hardscapes and built form around.
Organizing formal and informal activities along with provision of streetscape elements.
Tourism & Ghat Development
“ A Dynamic Tourist Hub With Improved Infrastructure, Restored Steps & Organised Activities ”
Site: Ramtek, Nagpur, India.
Semester: 7th Sem, 4th Year.
Software: Academic Project 2022
This project designs a Tourist Hub at the Ghats, offering essential amenities, step cleaning, and hardscape restoration. It integrates organized activities and streetscape elements, unified by a parametric roof that enhances site flow and connectivity.
Concept Development:
• Clustered built-ups and landscaping create a cohesive whole, allowing discovery of every corner without hindering visibility and circulation
• Rectangular or square blocks provide a standard shape for effective planning.
• The urban block design uses a pattern of streets and squares, centered around a plaza for access to all activities inclusive of Radical flow of circulation
Roofing:
‘ A blend of traditional architecture with The green heritage ’
The point of convergence which can be noticed is the tensile structured roof made out of ‘ Engineered timber ’
Parametric design enables the needed convergence of design engineering with systemized mass timber construction and automated prefabrication
Side elevation of complex parametric roof struture gaining stability by anchoring itself to the ground, which gives a sense of ‘Born from within the earth’
The roof of each block is anchored firmly into the ground and connected seamlessly to its neighbor. This provides a sturdy foundation with a connection to the earth and also adds a solid yet flowing structural component, strongly seen in accomodation blocks
Ghat Development:
CEREMONIAL GHAT
• Inspired by Jaipur’s Stepped Well, the Ghat Chatri Pooja space has separate circulation and a south-facing pooja area with Chatris for ceremonies like pind daan and mundan.
EXISTING TEMPLE
• Shiva temples are present on the site, with the existing temple now provided proper access and surroundings.
BATHING & WASHING AREA
• Separate bathing and washing areas for men and women use lake water, pumped out afterward.
Bathing area (male)
Bathing area (female)
Washing area
VIEWING POINT
• The selected patch of land provides straight views for sunrise and sunset, along with prolonged cool breezes from the lake.
FERRY GHAT
• Boating and fishing activities are practiced, requiring a dedicated fishing ghat and central gazebo on a circular platform.
SATSUNG HALL
• Shiva temples on site now have improved access and surroundings.
Objectives:
01 02 03
Develop the geometric design of the built-up structure and determine the structural grid based on the building’s form.
04
Design a functional organization scheme for efficient circulation throughout the space.
Integrate all building and site-level services to ensure smooth operation and safety of the center.
City Shopping
Center
“A User-Centric Center That Combines Public Urban Elements With Interconnected Leisure Spaces.”
Site: Khamla Rd., Nagpur, India
Semester: 6th Semester, 3rd Year.
Software: Academic Project 2022
This project aims to design a centre encompassing the public urban characteristics and creating a user centric experience with a symbiotic relationship of spaces involving the entertainment, leisure and quality time.
Khamla, Nagpur City
Design Stratergies:
1. Introducing surprise elements in the design, as mostly elements are to be totally visualised after entering the site.
2. Absence of high rised building on all three sides (N,W,S) gives a great view point as per which the elements are located.
3. Ramp on south elevation starts from basement 2 to second floor, gives direct access to food court with parking availability.
4. The slant skylight in block b and the curtain wall semicircular form gives a great visual connect between both the blocks
5. The center of the building blocks create a grand entrance and visual connect, acting as an attrium externally viewed of both blocks.
Translucent Polycarbonate Panel:
• Glass curtain wall consist of two basic components: the glass and the frame; Building structure elements are manipulated, including the proportion, properties, and anchorage of each.
Glass Curtain Wall:
• They can add depth and color to a facade and may adapt to meet a wide range of performance requirements from temperature resistance to impact resistance to uv protection and more.
Construction Materials: View:
Perforated Panel:
• North direction glare-free light.
• The north-west wind to perforate and circulate in the mall.
Curved
Architectural Maquette Model Render
Worked on:
01 02 03
Work done on this project includes Working Drawings, Permission Drawings, Tender Drawings, Sales Plans, BUA, CA, and RCA, along with the master plan.
Work done on this project includes developing elevation, sections, followed by detailed drawings to address the technical aspects of practical implementation.
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Work done on this project includes creating 3D models, producing renders of villas and vaddos, and developing a comprehensive master model on a contoured site.
Isprava Panerim: Villas &
Vaddos
“To leave behind a legacy of exceptional style, thoughtful personalisation & service that goes the extra smile - Isprava”
Site: Panerim, Goa, India.
Software: Internship 2023
Scope: Working Drawings, Permission Drawings, Tender Drawings, Detail Drawings, Sales plan, BUA, CA, RCA, 3D Models, Renders.
Client Isprava
Isprava Panerim Goa Vaddos and Villas blend Neo-Portuguese charm with modern elegance, featuring arched doors, stately columns, and bespoke furnishings. Enjoy lush gardens and sophisticated interiors that flow seamlessly into serene outdoor spaces.
Goa Isprava Panerim: Villas
Goa Isprava Panerim: Villas SCAN FOR SITE LOCATION
Worked on:
01
Work done on this project includes working drawings of floor plans, elevations, sections, and presentation plans.
02 03
Work done includes developing elevation options with ratio, proportion, and scale studies, and refining the design based on feedback.
Proposed Head Office
3D modeling and rendering with SketchUp and Lumion, and creating a physical hand model.
Where Modern Function meets Timeless Elegance.”
2023
Site: Kasarwadi, Pune, India.
Scope: Working Drawings, Presentation Drawings, Detail Drawings, 3D Model, Physical Handmodel, Renders.
Software:
Client Aswani Associates
The design includes multiple offices, a director’s cabin, conference halls, a mini theater, and amenities such as gardens, outdoor seating, and a canteen. The grid-based elevation features strategic placement of balconies and grills, with a rectangular layout extending up to five floors and a terrace.
Contents:
01 02 03
Research Paper:
Anxiety And Depression In Students Pursuing Architecture In Nagpur.
Photography:
“The art of freezing time in frames.”
Artwork: “The art of weaving dreams on canvas.”
Miscellaneous
“Exploring creativity across mediums, from Lens, to Canvas to Analysis”
Miscellaneous 2019-24
This section highlights my creativity in different forms; photography, painting, and a research paper. Each piece reflects my passion for capturing ideas and exploring them through both art and analysis.
