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Portfolio 2023

Meet Mendpara

Bachelor of Architecture, 2021

Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture and Environmental Studies

Mumbai, India

01 Beyond the school walls

inclusive environments for life-long learning

Semester 10 | Design Dissertation 2020

Guide Sonal Sundararajan

02 03 04 05 06

Orchestrating Transit Anatomies

New Urban Artefacts | Bandra Metro Station

Semester 09 | Bridge Studio 2020

Guides Rahul Gore | _opolis

Jignesh Doshi | JDArchitects

Rajarajeshwari Residence

Private Residence | Bangalore

Project Architect at Gaurav Roy Chaudhury Architects [grca]

08 Health of the lake

The Case of Hussainsagar

Semester 07 | Urban Design 2019

Guides Samarth Das, George Jerry, Sonal Sundararajan, Shirish Joshi

08a An Urban Maneuver

a connect to the waters edge

Semester 07 | Architecture Design 2019

Guide George Jerry

09 Building the Imaginary School

introductory workshop 2020

Teaching Assistant

10

Play x Post

infusing fun into the monotony

Semester 05 | Architectural Design 2018

Guides Mayuri Sisodia

Prashant Prabhu

11 A Puzzle

Semester 04 | Allied Design 2017

11a A Maze

Semester 09 | Electives 2019

Conductor Pranav Thole

Self-Redevelopment Apartment Building | Mumbai

Project Architect at Gaurav Roy Chaudhury Architects [grca]

K-12 School + District Institute | Sirohi and Tonk

Intern at Flying Elephant Studio [FES]

Armaan Azim Premji Foundation School Bhat Farmhouse

Farmhouse | Pali

Intern at Flying Elephant Studio [FES]

07 Town centre of Gokul

Institute for Anthropology

Semester 06 | Architectural Design 2018

Guides Rohan Shivkumar

Sandeep Menon

07a Braj

Architecture of the Parikrama

Exhibited at KRVIA, Mumbai

CEPT- Lilavati Lalbhai Library, Ahmedabad

Kalakriti Art Gallery, Hyderabad

12 Measure Drawing documentation trip

Semester 04 | Study Tour 2017

In assistance with Abha Narain Lambah Associates

AirBnb Home

Weekend Home | Igatpuri

In collaboration with Shubhankar, Sanjana, Yash, Hiral and Manthan

House_001

Private Residence | Belgaum

In collaboration with Amruta Halgekar

Sanjana Pande

Home Furniture

Sheraton Classic | Vile Parle

In collaboration with Sanjana Pande

Re-usable Packaging

cocooncare | baby and children clothing brand

In collaboration with Sanjana Pande

Curriculum Vitae

Meet Mendpara

Mumbai, India +91 7303311389

mendparameet.mm@gmail.com

Hi, I’m Meet, a graduate from Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture and Environmental Studies (KRVIA). After five years of academia and sometime in practice, I have realised that I design intutively and surely trust my gut. For me, architecture is not just building making but more about conscious detailing through narration at various scales for varied human experiences.

Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture and Environmental Studies (KRVIA), Mumbai Bachelor of Architecture

Podar International School, Mumbai Secondary School Certificate

Mithibai College of Commerce, Mumbai Higher Secondary Certificate

Schooling Skillset

AutoCAD 2D

Rhino 3D

SketchUp 3D

Photoshop

Indesign Illustrator (Basics)

Fologram, a mixed-reality software (Basics) Google Workspace

Professional Experiences

Project Architect at Gaurav Roy Chaudhury Architects [grca], Bangalore ~ two years

Internship at Flying Elephant Studio, Bangalore ~ four and half months

Teaching Assistant, KRVIA introductory workshop 2020

House_001, Belgaum, Karnataka a family home

Airbnb Home, Igatpuri, Maharashtra a rental weekend home

Reusable Packaging for Cocooncare a baby and children clothing brand

Furniture design a dining table set

Electives and Workshops

Film-making Workshop by Amudhan R P

Film Studies, Cinema by Devdutt Patnaik

Designing for Mixed Reality Fabrication, DF:2020 by Sean Guy and Gwyll

Art and Photography Elective by Justin Ponmay

Interior Design by Amrita Ravimohan

Pottery Workshop by Neha Ramaiya

Food Elective by George Jerry and Shirish Joshi

Machines for Sound by Mihir Desai, Chinmay Shidore, Pranav Thole and Pramada Jagtap

Achievements

3rd Position in IIA - Design Dissertation 2021

1st Position in Semester VI Overall Academics

2nd Position in Semester VI Technology

2nd Position in Semester VI Architectural Design

2nd Position in Semester V Overall Academics

1st Runner-up in the COA Students Award in Documentation of Architectural Heritage 2018Second Year Batch of 2016-2021

Co-curriculars

Member of Study Tour Committee

Badami 2016, Patiala 2017, Mathura 2018, Hyderabad 2019

Member of Exhibition Core Committee

Evolution of Domestic Architecture - Patiala Documentation 2017

Member of Exhibition Core Committee

Braj - Architecture of the Parikrama 2018

Stop Motion Animation Workshop

KRVIA Annual Workshop with Yash Ghorecha

Member of KRVIA Annuals Graphics Team Year 2017 and 2018

Beyond the school walls

inclusive environments for life-long learning

Semester 10 | Design Dissertation 2020

Location Vile Parle, Mumbai

Guide Sonal Sundararajan

Youtube Link https://youtu.be/KgJeUqixXZI

Won 3rd Position at IIA - Design Dissertation Awards - 2021 brief_

The thesis specifically looks at the two-knowledge holding and disseminating bodies - the school and the library, and how these environments can be made inclusive and accessible across various age groups. It critically looks at the existing state-run schools and libraries & using the government’s New Education Policy and a base, the thesis looks at creating inclusive learning environments within a neighbourhood.

The aim is to discover opportunities and access to resources that propagate curiosity to learn, by turning institutions into truly a public resource.

The functioning of a school is like a coded machine where the commands are loaded on a prior basis and expected to function as per the codes. There is no change in the learning environment nor there are modalities in the learning experiences.

There is fixity in the number of times you can use a particular space in a week. For example, the library and the computer lab can be accessed once in a week on a given lecture. The play time is separated out from the learning time.

Public School

To conclude the study, the aim is to eliminate the divide between the municipal school and the neighborhood it’s located in and how can these schools be then designed as the functioning will be flexible and adaptable by different user groups throughout the day.

Can the municipal school be repurposed for the after school hours use and activate its ‘second life’ for the neighbourhood community?

School as a “fortress”

The aim is basically to transform the library to become the third space for the neighborhood and to look at ways to keep itself relevant in the upcoming future. Libraries today, fails to spark an excitement in people and is often seen as dead institutions not meant for the general masses.

How can the libraries of today facilitate multi-modal engagement with information?

The aim is to take these acts as a base and find possibilities for different architectural and programmatic settings

Rental Halls

G.200cap.Auditorium

1.Hall

2.Hall

The final program designations naturally happen to be Public School and the Park on the plot and Public Library and existing rental halls as part of the community centre. The larger design move is to create a thoroughfare right from the market street which cuts across two interior lanes.

Mobile Infrastructure

G.Docking

Public Library

G.Book Printing Inquiry

Newspaper Stand

Reading Areas

1.Study/Work Area

AV Pantry

Washrooms

2.Terrace

Connector

G. Verandah/Sports

Equipment Storage

1. Bridge

Commons

UG.Gymkhana

G. Canteen

1. Library

2. Science Lab

3. Terrace

Plinthworks

Seating

Ramp to the temple

School Building

UG.Commons / Study

G. Stilts

1. Commons

2. Preparatory Stage

3. Middle Stage

4. Secondary Stage

AV Facility/ Lift Core

G. Stilts

1-3. AV Room

4. Terrace

Citizens Facilitation Centre

G. Stationery Shop

1. Counters

Cyber Space

G. Kitchen

1. Computer Lab

2. EVS Space

Mobile Infrastructure

Housing the Hawkers

A series of shopfronts accessibe from the pavement

Anganwadi

G. Playschool

1. Foundational Stage

2. Healthcare unit

3. Terrace

Strip

The school layout is designed in a way that alters the idea of a corridor space as just a movement function. Here, the classrooms tend to open out in the common area which becomes a secondary space for learning and engagement.

The cantilevered portion that is raised up by a meter, that accomodates the window system, the ledge, ventilator, and a space for greens to grow.

Wall Section of the school bay

The movement areas become important areas for encounters and engagement, especially when there is back and forth movement throughout the day. It creates different pause points at landings where informal activities could take place.

The library is designed in a way where the 9 meters dia circular spiral movement block holds the shelves for books. The staircase and seating is accommodated together.

The section shows how the indirect light enters the movement space. And the opening of library block to the playground.

Long Section through the Public Library, temple and the park

15mmthk metal railing

75mthk Precast Coping

75mm thk IPS Flooring

250mm Brick Bat Coba

150mm Hollow filler blocks

75mm RCC Pardi

35mm Granite Lintel

35mm wide louvers

150mm thk Precast Hollow Blocks

35mm framework Aluminium

Vitrium Sliding window

35mm Granite Sill Rolling shutter paited with matte finish

35mm wide aluminium lovers

Aluminium Formwork of 60x125mm and 35x70mm box sections for curtain wall

75mm IPS flooring with red pigment laid over 150mm PCC

Mobile Infrastructure

These models does not seem appealing as a spacial experience within, but once opened out, it becomes the part of the context its placed in. For eg: a park in between the trees, extended plinth near a worship place, or a plaza out side the railway station.

The Base

Library Model | Storage for books + Seating Spaces

Audio Visual Model | Amplifyer + Projector + Stools storage

WiFi + Charging Station | Internet + Charging + Work Tables

Play Model | Intutive play + Periscope + Windspeed

North elevation of the public library

beyond the school walls

Orchestrating Transit Anatomies

New Urban Artefacts | Bandra Metro Station

Semester 09 | Bridge Studio 2020

Location Bandra, Mumbai

Collaborator Yash Ghorecha

Guides Rahul Gore | _opolis

Jignesh Doshi | JDArchitects

The intent of the Bridge Studio has always been to bridge the world of Academia and Practice, to bridge Students with Professionals directly. The studio ‘New Urban Artefacts’ by Rahul Gore and Jignesh Doshi aims to delve into notions of space making keeping in mind the urban infrastructure of our times.

Metro stations built in Mumbai are derived from pure functionality and are usually alienated from the city’s urban density mainly due to its modular design.

The academic bridge studio project is a reimagination of the proposed Bandra Metro station for the upcoming Metro Line 2B running from Dahisar - Mandala.

Structural Diagramming

a 30m bay span

Being an elevated transit station proposed in an already congested neighborhood, the proposal intends to respond to the various urban forces of the site and design a station that threads well within the fabric whilst acknowledging the transit anatomies that co-exist along with it. It aims to create an experience for the user, be it a daily commuter or a person walking/driving underneath the elevated concourse by effectively reducing the main bulk of the station with several formal and programmatic strategies.

Youtube Link to Diagram Animation: https://youtu.be/2fGouybv2Js

Rhino Exports + AutoCAD Drawings / Render on Ps

new urban artefact

Rajarajeshwari Res. Private Residence | Bangalore

Year 2021

Status Ongoing

at Gaurav Roy Chaudhury Architects [grca], Bangalore

Role Project Architect

The residence sits on a 60 x 40 ft corner site in a quite suburban neighbourhood of Rajarajeshwari in Bangalore.

The home is for a joint family of 2 elderly, 5 adults and a kid.

It is designed as split levels creating endless possibilities of interactions within the family from different spaces.

The boundary between an interior space and the greens is blurred at all levels.

The brick shell along with jaali modulations wraps around the house creating a play of shadows throughout the day.

Stages and responsibilities:

Design Development

Tender Drawings Set and BOQ

Getting Civil Contractor on board

GFC Civil Set

Site inspection at every stage of construction right from excavation

Certifying contractor’s bills

Detailing of Services and BOQ

Detail Drawings Set

Design Development of Interiors

Handling weekly client meetings

Material Selection and Vendor hunting

These drawings are the intellectual copyright work of GRCA, and cannot be used for any other purposes.

open to sky terrace bar area

family room / art studio opening up to study space with a shared library

study space within the foliage

green courtyards at different levels keeps the building cool

dining space opening up to the backyard and courtyard

These drawings are the intellectual copyright work of GRCA, and cannot be used for any other purposes.

exposed brick shell in a rat-trap bond with jaali modulations

in-situ bridge connecting the upper garden and the bedroom across the courtyards

kid’s open to sky play area

rat-trap brick bond detail part of GFC Drawing Set

These drawings are the intellectual copyright work of GRCA, and cannot be used for any other purposes.

Course Type 1

Course Type 2

Course Type 3

Course Type 4

Course Type 5

Course Type 6

These drawings are the intellectual copyright work of GRCA, and cannot be used for any other purposes.

MS top-grill fabrication detail part of GFC Drawing Set

Armaan Self-Redevelopment Apartment Building | Mumbai

Year 2021

Status Ongoing

at Gaurav Roy Chaudhury Architects [grca], Bangalore Role Project Architect

Reetha and Deepa Balsavar have lived all their lives at their ancestral home, Armaan built by the father in Santacruz West.

They took a bold decision to self-redevelop the property but keeping clear ideas of community, family, childhood, belonging, sustainibility and reality. These ideas differed from the developer mentality and the city’s system of money making.

The building sits on a small 375 sq.m corner site. As per client’s feasibility, the decision was to make G+9 storey with one 3BHK apartment on every floor.

Animation Link https://www.instagram.com/ reel/Cuil1Wcu7XK/?utm_source=ig_web_ copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Stages and responsibilities:

Feasibility Study

Getting PMC on board

Getting Liasioning Architect on board

Understanding all by-laws

Finalizing elevator and puzzle parking vendors- as a custom design due to site constraints

Design Development

Client Presentations

Meetings with PMC, Liasion and Clients

These drawings are the intellectual copyright work of GRCA, and cannot be used for any other purposes.

Render by Morphed Studio

Idea was to keep the main circulation bare minimum where it takes the least external surface. This gives rest of the apartment with most frontage.

The interior passage ways were designed for zero wastage. The common spaces - living, dining, balcony, kitchen were facing the north east and the corner of the site for maximum open view.

The entire common space would feel like a big verandah when all the windows are opened.

A continuous green strip was designed throughout the periphery of the apartment where a kitchen garden with herbs and microgreens and around the house different local species of fruit and flowering plants were imagined.

Balconies are designed to be staggered where families can interact with each other.

fruits trees on the terrace rooftop with otlas around allowing meetups of different ages in seperation

common utilities like washing machines and dryers

staggered balconies results in interactions inbetween apartments

herbs and microgreens growing in the kitchen garden

otla around the neem tree near the entrance lobby for chance encounters

pantry and washroom for community events and parties

society office / indoor games room

centrally pivoted gates open up for the neighbourhood societies for events which as a result it activates the interior street

These drawings are the intellectual copyright work of GRCA, and cannot be used for any other purposes.

alternate balconies with corner view

shelter and feeding station for stray dogs and cats

library and co-working overlooking kid’s play area

sandpit for kid’s intutive and explorative play

minimum vehicular entrance and exit to main road directly leaving maximum green space around the building

entrance ramp

pedestrian entrance

security cabin around the corner and resting area for delivery workers

~4000 sq.ft site area

~11000 sq.ft built-up area

Render by Morphed Studio

APF School, Sirohi and Tonk, Rajasthan

Representation Drawings for Lafarge Holcim Awards

Azim Premji Foundation School

K-12 School + District Institute, Sirohi and Tonk

Flying Elephant Studio, Bangalore Internship Semester 08 | 2019

Duration Four Months and Two Weeks 18th December 2019 to 30th April 2020

Worked with Amrit Phull, Kunaal Mehta Pranav Joshi, Akash Tharanath

One of the projects I was working on was a school by Azim Premji Foundation at Sirohi and Tonk in Rajasthan.

As part of their nationwide grassroots education program, APF is in the process of setting up Schools and District Institutes in different parts of rural India, typically socio-economically backward areas. The targeted student profile is similar to those attending government schools in the region.

Schools proposed are of the K-12 type and would work in conjunction with District Institutes engaged in regional teacher training, outreach programs and liaison with government agencies.

These drawings are the intellectual copyright work of Flying Elephant Studio, and cannot be used for any other purposes.

Bhat Farmhouse

Farmhouse, Pali

Flying Elephant Studio, Bangalore

Internship Semester 08 | 2019

These drawings are the intellectual copyright work of Flying Elephant Studio, and cannot be used for any other purposes.

Braj

Architecture of the Parikrama

Site Bramhand Ghat, Gokul

Collaborator Hetvi Sheth

Exhibited at KRVIA

CEPT- Lilavati Lalbhai Library

Kalakriti Art Gallery, Hyderabad

moderated by Srinivas Murthy

The design project initiated by a documentation exercise of the existing religious landscape of Braj - Mathura, Gokul, Vrindavan and Govardhan. Each site has its own narrative: historical and mythical.

The learnings from heritage studies have largely been through measured drawings and documentation of buildings that hold a certain architectural value. However, they fail to give a sense of the intangible cultural heritage where the very roots of these building practices can be traced back to. the nuances of the space are as important as the tectonics of the place. Hence, it goes beyond the limitations of a Cartesian drawing; it acts as a narrative which then becomes a major tool to understand the making of the built fabric that has evolved over time.

The journey of this exhibition was about the process that really took it from a germ of an idea, to a complete exhibition born out of the collective effort of a batch of eighty. 07

Town centre of Gokul

Institute for Anthropology

Semester 06 | Architectural Design 2018

Location Gokul, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh

Guides Rohan Shivkumar

Sandeep Menon

1050mm x 297mm AutoCAD Drawing + Ps Render

The study intends to understand and question the concept of culture and its relationship to human life in different times and places. The body that looks into this study is the discipline of Anthropology.

The study of Anthropology focuses on the pedagogy of observing and learning. The institution looks at development initiatives for for the villages in and around Mathura.

Development programmes such as health awareness of particular age groups, infrastructure development, educational institutions, etc are initiated and followed by a detail study.

Health of the lake

The Case of Hussainsagar

Semester 07 | Urban Design 2019 Location Hyderabad, Telengana Collaborators Amruta Halgekar, Sakshi Kajave, Nishi Modi Guides Samarth Das, George Jerry, Sonal Sundararajan, Shirish Joshi

The studio focuses on studying the current patterns of development in and around the lake. The proposals hence present a new direction for revival of the hydrological patterns, the lake edge, the local communities that reside in and around the area and the lake itself. It is a vision based on respecting the fundamental ecological principles that deal with ways to expand and revive the buffer zones, employing strategies to increase public accessibility to the lake and improving the quality of urban living in the city.

420mm x 594mm Charcoal on Tracing

The transect from the railway station extending upto to the lake demanded a strategic intervention which would respond to the mobilty, accessibility and the public life at the periphery of the Lake.

An Urban Maneuver a connect to the waters edge Semester 07 | Architecture Design 2019 Location Hyderabad, Telengana Collaborator Amruta Halgekar Guides George Jerry

Rhino Exports + AutoCAD Drawings / Render on Ps

The railway station constructed on a bund obstructed the clusters of residential housing units, industrial warehouses and commercial shops. This caused the Hussain Sagar lake to be completely blocked off to various user groups.

The key strategy of the project is to connect commuters of different age and occupational groups through different modes of transport along the stretch and bring them towards the lakes edge.

This project is imagined to completely reactivate the lakes edge , and as something to give back to the public life of the city of Hyderabad.

Building the Imaginary School

The Imaginary school of KRVIA is built collectively under five themes by groups of first-year students from across the country ‘‘virtually’’ - like an exquisite corpse project. These ideas were brought together in one space on Miro, overlaying the spaces of KRVIA with these narratives.

Hidden in the nooks and crevices of KRVIA, lie spaces unbeknown to the masters. It is here that a parallel universe comes to life. A place of secret celebrations and gatherings to solitary hidings. This is a network fueled by the students, seeking an escape from the everyday. Where monotonies are broken and revelations are made. The school becomes a place for discoveries and for unravelling hidden treasures. Where spaces of working, eating, sleeping, gossiping and relaxing are carved seamlessly. It is when students claim the space as their own that activities emerge organically. It is here that people fall in love, make friends and collect life altering experiences. This parallel network exists along with the school- presenting itself to those who seek it. The drawing attempts to explore this network that binds all these hidden corners across the school, through day and night. The narratives construct the school’s form unfolding through a play of light and shade.

Link to the Exhibitionhttps://instagram.com/imaginaryschool.krvia?utm_medium=copy_link

Drawing made by Ananyaa Savant, Aarushi Kumar, Janhavi Shaha, Ayush Baheti, Avani Mittal, Prachi Kute, Krishna Juvekar, Pranav Dolare, George Vadakekara, Aarush Nanavati, Pranjali Patil, Raj Shah, Shruti Tendulkar, Pratham Thakur, Khushi Zavar

Teaching Assistants_ Rashmi Varma, Meet Mendpara, Sanjana Pande, Yash Ghorecha

Play x Post

infusing fun into the monotony

Semester 05 | Architectural Design 2018 Location Andheri, Mumbai

Guides Mayuri Sisodia

The onward march of technology and evolving urban priorities have rendered the traditional post office, somewhat an outdated institution. The project aims to resolve how the institution’s identity can be revitalized and made more fluid to meet the needs of several community groups in an environment which becomes more and more globalised.

Infused with elements of fun, a place to work together, a centre of learning - the structure goes beyond its core function to meet the evolving needs of the surrounding community.

Prashant Prabhu

1:2 Module for the facade system

One Pine Wood c/s of 25cm x 25cm x 250cm

A Puzzle

Semester 04 | Allied Design 2017

Collaborators Devna Desai Pranal Mahadik

Arrange these eight blocks in a way that the grooves form a continuous loop for the ball bearing to pass from start to end.

8 pieces of 43mm x 43mm x 43mm wood 4 ball bearings 1 acrylic box

11a A Maze

Semester 09 |

Electives 2019 Elective Rhino 6 Basics Conductor Pranav Thole

A 6’’ x 6’’ x 6’’ Rhino 6 modelled maze which could be 3D printed or CNC cut. The ball bearings could be coloured differently to conduct a multiplayer race.

Measure Drawing

documentation trip

Semester 04 | Study Tour 2017

Location Patiala, Punjab

Collaborators Khushboo Jain

Yash Bokade

Asmita Patnaik

Qila Mubarak

The measure draw exercise was to document the Qila Mubarak Fortress dated back to 110 AD. The function of ornament, fragility, thick robust brick walls is all evident in the construction of this fort. The architecture surrounding it followed similar methods of construction of spanning methods. Thus, one was able to draw conclusions regarding the growth of the city with the Qila Mubarak Complex as the epicenter.

The exercise was in complete collaboration with Abha Narain Lambah Associates.

Walia Residence

The residence of the Ministers of the King who ruled Patiala in the 19th century, the Walia House, is constructed in three different eras as and when the Walia family bought the land. The architecture of the house is mainly influenced by that of the Fort with various styles of fenestrations, mostly with a segmental arch over it. The parapet is adorned by balustrades. The load of the house is mainly taken by jack arches and joists through load bearing walls, which is the generic typology of Patiala.

Drafted with Rotring on 594mm x 841mm gateway

AirBnb Home

Location Igatpuri, Maharashtra

Year 2020

Status Stalled

Client Dhanashree Bhajekar Collaborators Shubhankar Bhajekar, Sanjana Pande, Manthan Batwal, Hiral Parmar, Yash Ghorecha

brief_

A rental weekend home to be listed on AirBnb as a passive source of income the client wanted a recreational living space for 12-16 people with all the fun amenities. The home opens out to a large recreational lawn & pool towards the front. A caretakers block to be provided with separate service access & living area too. The rooms open out to landscaped private backyard spaces, giving no defined boundary to the home.

Ground Floor Plan

14 House_001

Location Belgaum, Karnataka

Year 2021

Status On-going

Client BN Warnulkar

Collaborators Amruta Halgekar Sanjana Pande

brief_

A tight and narrow plot of 5m wide and 15m depth on which a house for a family of 8-10 people and a work space on the ground level had to be designed and executed. As it is a joint family, the idea of privacy and commons were looked at specifically. The intention was to maximise on space and storage, while bringing in quality natural light into the deep plot.

All the openings were planned within the cantilevers, this allows light and ventialtion even incase of new construction next door. A big skylight was given in the centre of the house above the vertical spine to draw sunlight at all levels.

The vertical spine holds the dining area, an opening to the verandah and kids play area, a small library, and a big skylight at the top which gets sunlight into the house.

Furniture Design for home

Location Vile Parle, Mumbai

Year 2021

Status On-going

Client Dhiren Mendpara

Collaborator Sanjana Pande

brief_

A demand for larger dining table in a very tight living room also at the entrance got us an opportunity to deliver a custom made dining set. The six capacity was to be used only when the guests were over, on daily basis only 3 capacity would be used. Hence, when not in use, all the chairs slide under the table, especially the smaller ones allowing clear movement space.

stiletto

the metal legs support the visually unbalanced dining table in wood, the view could be seen from the living room seating

the little seat optimum lower back support allows it to completely slide under the table

tusker

a bench aligned with the wall with visually heavy legs, demanding permanent fixture

dropping the idea of metal legs and veneer top, the final material palette was teak wood and quartz stone for table top.

Reusable Packaging for cocooncare, baby and children clothing brand

Year 2021

Status Delivered

Client cocooncare Collaborators Sanjana Pande

brief_

The box used for the packaging of the products needed to be reutilised in order to minimize the waste generated. Printing infant stimulation cards on one side of the box was introduced, such that the consumer could use those cards for their little ones, rather than doing away with the entire box. This series consisting of 6 animals is inspired by the artwork if Enzo Mari & would help in stimulating the babys cognitive development.

Tazo cutout iteration with Yash Ghorecha and Amruta Halgekar