Mannat Chopra | Architecture Portfolio | SPA Delhi

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M A N N AT C H O P R A

SELECTED WORKS 2020-23 SCHOOL OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE, NEW DELHI

E D U C AT I O N 2020-now

School of Plan Bachelor of Ar

3rd position, J.K Architecture des

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JEE MAINS Pap 99.98 percenti

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Delhi Public S Class XII: 96.8 Class X: 95% C

COMPETITIONS

M A N N AT C H O P R A I am a fourth-year architecture student at the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi. The opportunity to affect human emotions and senses, whilst improving their day-to-day life has always intrigued me. With a love for literature, the joy of baking, and the tranquility found in sketching, I aspire to infuse my personal creativity into every design endeavor.

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Granthagara L Archiol | Group Honourable M

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S t a r c h i t e c t ’s C Charette | Gro Honourable M

04-02-2002 N o i d a , U t t a r Pr a d e s h , I n d i a +91-7042122423

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Industrial Des NASA HQ, Ind

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Core Member : Fine Arts Club

mannat.chopra042@gmail.com English (proficient) Hindi (native) Spanish (B2 Level)

nning and Architecture , Delhi rc h i t e c t u re | 8 . 2 2 C G PA ( s e m V I )

EXPERIENCE AND WORKSHOPS Jun-July 2023

Internship | Mathur Ugam and Associates C A D Wo r k - 3 D m o d e l l i n g a n d V i s u a l i s a t i o n G r a p h i c Wo r k

Feb-May 2023

P s y c h o l o g i c a l I m p a c t s o f Ve r n a c u l a r H o u s i n g and its Elements Re s e a rc h | H a m p i , Ka r n a ta ka , I n d i a

Jun 2022

L X S S u m m e r S c h o o l Wo r k s h o p Fablab, Lisbon, Por tugal Designed and built produc t in 1:1

Dec 2022

Wo o d f r o m F i n l a n d Online Cer tified Course

K . C h owd h a r y aw a rd fo r B ac h e l o r o f sgree (sem V & VI)

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SOFTWARE SKILLS Drafting

AutoCAD

Modelling

Rhinoceros Grasshopper Rev i t S ke tc h u p Blender

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Enscape Lumion VRay

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Photoshop Illustrator InDesign Premiere Pro A f t e r E f fe c t s

Presentation

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AREIA MIX USE OFFICE BUILDING | DONA PAULA, GOA ACADEMIC PROJECT | SEMESTER 6 INDIVIDUAL | 2023

This mixed-use marvel redefines coastal living, bringing together the pulse of retail, the productivity of office spaces, and the serenity of service apartments in one harmonious ensemble. It is led by a strong central courtyard space that guides you through the whole complex in a swift motion. This helps provides a sense of direction to everyone, trickling down from the entry, following the natural contours present on site.

The functions are allocated throughout the building, focusing on privacy, segregation and views. The central space creates strong inward views for the offices as well as a recreational space for the people shopping in retail stores. The appartments at the back get priority beach views and seclusion from the noisy ground floor. Terraces through out the built mass help create level differences making the space more intreresting and opening it up to incorporate more vegetation.

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FORM DEVELOPMENT

Bringing up the entire built mass on site, following the natural site boundary

Courting out a central spine that takes you through the entire built space, in accordance to ground coverage

Forming terraces to increase frontage Introducing a floor drop to rettain the contours on site

Introducing cores on the west and east side in the design to configure the vehicular circulation on site

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MASSING Service apartments on the upper floors at the back get a sea facing block- away from the hustle-bustle retail at the bottom

Typical office layout that harbours different terraces for a dynamic flow of spaces on each floor

The 3 retail floors maintain a natural flow of people, taking them towards anchor stores and a food court.

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GROUND FLOOR PLAN

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The landscaping guides the users through an uninterrupted retail experience, acting as a recreational space and providing a sense of enclosure. The circulation goes around the built mass, with separate office entires for comfort and separation.

FACADE DETAIL

The louvers are strategically placed in higher density on the east and west, and reduce on the north and north east side.

They provide character, shade and shadow to th eoffice space while also being easy and accessible to install.

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NRM NATIONAL RAIL MUSEUM REDEVELOPMENT | NEW DELHI ACADEMIC PROJECT | SEMESTER 5 GROUP OF 2 | 2022

The National Rail Museum in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, displays exhibits on the history of rail transport in India, The current museum spans over an area of above 44500 sqm and the indoor gallery comprises an octagonal building which houses six display galleries and a large open area is laid out to simulate the atmosphere of a railway yard.

The outdoor exhibition spaces are assembled in a circulation loop but with contrary to indoor gallery. Outdoor exibiton allows the user to explore around with a liberty, thus they are allowed to go “off track” and to end up in spaces and exhibits that will amuse them yet give the visitor a chance to get back “on track”.

Design of the indoor gallery is to exploit the contextual outdoor gallery with views. Since being centrally placed, the entrance of the gallery takes you up through ramps and gives a 360 degree view of the site and the outdoor exhibits.

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ZONING

The gallery makes the user follow a desired path in a maze, creating a sense of mystery outside and expanding inside.

The zoning divides the user groups according to their level of interest in the spaces present to avoid circulation conflict. The exhibits are arranged according to their typology- steam, electric or diesel; and miscellaneous according to the rail guages they possess. The bigger rail engines have been arranged independent of the turntable.

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The site planning develops along two curvilinear axes, where the built-up and landscaping flows along the two curves with the principle of golden ratio. These curves, as shown, break linearity and create a wider perception of the space, driving the central concept.

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SITE PLAN

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1. Guest House 2. Auditorium 3. Lecture Hall 4. Admin Block 5. Dine-In Resteraunt 6. Indoor Gallery

7. Souveniur Shop 8. Cafe 9. Toilets 10. OAT 11. Joy Rail Entry 12. Surface Parking

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INDOOR GALLERY A scluptural outlook, meant to maximise views and understanding of the railways both inside and outside.

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

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UDVAAWAN BAMBOO PAVILION STRUCTURE | GUWAHATI, ASSAM ACADEMIC PROJECT | SEMESTER 6 GROUP OF 2 | 2023

A wormhole (Einstein-Rosen bridge) is a hypothetical structure connecting points in spacetime. It can be visualized as a tunnel with two ends at separate points in spacetime.

In simpler terms we can say a wormhole is a faster shortcut from one location to another. With the advancements of 5G from 4G, its a jump from 1Mbps to 10 Mbps, a faster, more effecient network. This is metaphorically compared with the wormhole.

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AYATANA GRANTHAGARA LIBRARY COMPETITION | GHARAUNDA, HARYANA HONOURABLE MENTION GROUP OF 2 | 2023

Gharaunda, Haryana- a rural abode in northern India meant just that- giving back to the underprivileged, the destitute that changes their perception and approach towards a library. The site, 300 sq.m in area with a ground coverage of 35%, an abandoned swamp was chosen to rejuvenate and give it an entirely new meaning, a new purpose.

A space that taps into the community as a whole- with the provision of using rice husk as an admixture in the concrete- as well as growing local produce in the landscape that surrounds the library gives education a holistic approach. We’ve tried to incorporate the elements of the sarais to show its harmonical behaviour.

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1. Stairs cum OAT 2. Sunken Courtyard 3. Reception 4. Office 5. Storage 6. Magazine area 7. Kids Section 8. Digital Section 9. Book Shelves 10. Balcony 11. Sitout

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GROUND FLOOR PLAN

FORM DEVELOPMENT

The axis created way for the library to represent Gharaunda as a city. The platofrmed steps created represent sarai’s in a modern way, where people can sit and relax.

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AYATANA TINY LIBRARY DESIGN COMPETITON GHARAUNDA, HARYANA, INDIA GROUP OF 2 II 2023

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ENSIGN OFFICE OFFICE INTERIOR LAYOUT AND DESIGN ON SITE PROJECT EXECUTED BY PARAS INTERIORS | 2022

The client wanted a sleek, modern office that spoke of luxury and quality. The office has been approached with a centralized concept: you go straight to the lounge area which disperses into the all the functions. This provides a sense of openness and togetherness in a compact space. With a tight budget, a strong market study was carried out for alternative interior materials.

The design approach begins with separating the private and public spaces, by keeping the most public, a conference room right at the begginging and letting transional spaces take you to the director cabins.

I handled the design for this project, whereas the services and final outcome was carried out by Paras Interiors Pvt. Ltd.

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Central seating space gives direct acess to all spaces, keeping them connected and reducing corridor space.

Both director cabins placed at the back, providing individual windows and views to them

Space between columns present in the conference room utilised as storage

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CENTRAL LOBBY FROM DIRECTOR CABIN

CONFERENCE SPACE

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KLEIN CHAIR ARCHITECT’S CHAIR COMPETITON HONOURABLE MENTION GROUP OF 4 II 2022

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KLEIN CHAIR STARCHITECT’S CHAIR COMPETITION HONOURABLE MENTION GROUP OF 4 | 2022

Sewing two mobius strips together edge to edge makes a Klein bottle, which is a 4 dimensional form with one surface and no edges. This concept described by German mathematician Felix Klein is based on the theory that any traveller can follow back to its point of origin upon turning itself upside down.

Though the chair may seem like it has volume, the space inside flows into the outside and hence contains no enclosed space. The flow and continuity of the toughened shatterproof glass structure and the surroundings makes it elegant.

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INTERNSHIP MATHUR UGAM AND ASSOCIATES

My time at the firm mostly comprised of CAD work, 3D visualisation and working on diagrams and PPTs. I had to ideate, make and render facades variations for their ongoing projects, draft elevations, sections and structural details of an interior project etc. I was working under their senior architect and had inputs in their ongoing railway projects.

I had a pleasant experience since I got to learn about the inner workings of an office, the heirarchal approach to design and also experince another angle of practicality that I did not have the chance to face before.

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NUMALIGARH REFINERY LTD

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Email - mathurugam@gmail.com

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SKETCHES PEN ON PAPER Art has always been a part of my life. Inking things I see and observe has been a way to express how I experience life- an outlet for my inner thoughts and visions.

Hampi, Karnataka, India

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St. Petersburg, Red Square, Russia

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M A N N AT C H O P R A

+91 7042122423 mannat.chopra042@gmail.com