Architectural Portfolio 2021 - 2024

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO SELECTED WORKS 21 - 23

MESHULLAM NONGSTENG

Hi! I am an Architect from Meghalaya, India passionate about people, culture and interdisciplinary design.

I strongly endorse the productiveness of collaborative efforts in attaining a greater good.

Designing through an iterative process and exchanging ideas is a preferred approach for me.

I remain eager to explore the world in its entirety and to bask in the grandeur and splendor of human civilization.

Name Phone no.

Email Languages

Meshullam Nongsteng +91-8415888772 m.nongsteng14@gmail.com Khasi (native), English, Hindi (working proficiency), German (Beginner)

Experience

Achievemnts

Sep 2022 - Present Independent BIM Architect (Remote) Kealan O’toole Architects, Dublin, Ireland using Revit and AutoCAD to make construction documents, and other architectural drawings.

Collaborate closely with the project architect and consultants to meet project requirements.

2023 Kaira looro, Balouo Salo | Finalist

November 2023 - July 2024 Architectural freelance (Remote) Design for tomorrow, London, UK Involved in Design development, Sketches, 3D-modelling, visualizations, layouting spreads.

Jan 2022 - Present Professional freelancing Freelance projects Involved in Design development, Permission drawing, Construction and project Co-ordination, and site visits.

2022 Endemic Farmhouse, Archresource | Winner 2021 Solar Decathlon India, IIHS | Top 5 2020 Form Follows Climate, UNI | Top 10 2019 Pop up Istanbul, ARCHASM | Top 40

June 2021 - Dec 2021 Professional Training Field Atelier, Goa, India Involved in site visits and client meetings. Project co-ordination and site executions. Schematic drawings and 3D modeling. Design iterations.

Education 2017-2022 School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal, India

Skills CAD BIM 3D Modelling

2015-2017 BSF Secondary School, Shillong, India 2004 - 2015 St. Edmunds School, Shillong, India Other relevant courses BIM for construction, Purdue Edx Sustainable Building Design, MIT Edx Site planning online, MIT edx

Rendering

Graphic

/ Autocad / Revit / Navisworks / Sketchup / Rhinoceros / Grasshopper / Vray / Lumion10 / Enscape / Photoshop / Illustrator / Indesign

Interests Photography, Cooking, Basketball, Drums, Documentary, Cinema, Travel, Community Volunteering.

“If there is any power in design, it is the power of synthesis. The more complex the problem the more the need for simplicity” This page is left intentionally blank

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Mbaye Ngalam Primary School Casamance, South Senegal, Africa Competition entry | Finalist

House at Mawlai Residential Bungalow Shillong, Meghalaya India Built Freelance Project

Strawberry Field Residential Farmhouse Lonavala, Maharashtra, India Competition entry | Winner

Nada Ceramics retail Fontainhaus, Goa, India Built Freelance Project

NHM Headquaters Office Building Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India Solar Decathlon Competition | Finalist

House at Socorro-II Residental Bungalow Goa, India Internship training

Mbaye Ngalam

Primary School Casamance, Senegal, Africa Kiara Loro Competition 2022 | Finalist

Brief In Sub-Saharan Africa, prevailing circumstances often hinder schools from providing services that ensure student safety and holistic development. A deficiency in quality education deprives children of acquiring essential life skills, hindering their ability to navigate challenges, secure meaningful employment, and actively participate in decisions that shape their future.

The current landscape poses a significant risk to the future of countless children. The search is on for an innovative school model designed to protect and nurture the latent potential of every child, creating a secure and enriching educational environment.

Solution Navigating the landscape, we envisioned a welcoming sanctuary in Casamance’s villages. Sturdy, dynamic walls conceal hidden wonders, unfolding to draw the community toward the heart of the school. The central courtyard, inspired by Senegalese architecture, fosters spontaneous gatherings. Earth-toned walls a our design balances openness and privacy, guiding children through a linear hierarchy to alleviate any sense of abandonment. Variations in elevation and roof massing ensure constant wonder, evoking the joy of jumps and the grace of falls.

Contributions Initial design sketches, Design Ideation, Design exploration and Iteration, Visualizations

Drawing board

Massing around courtyard with rain water harvesting

plan sketch

basic zoning and connectivity

Classrooms with operable shutters opening into a garden

Classrooms with operable shutters opening into a garden

level differences throughout the built mass.

Synthesis

Ground Floor Plan

1. Defining walls

2. Spatial flow

3. functional hierarchy

4. Creating levels

5. Inviting Gesture

6. Future extentions

Isometric View of Courtyard

Section B-B 1. Community Ground 2. Foyer 3. Courtyard 4. Classroom

1. Community Ground.

2. Entrance Foyer 3. Open Canteen 4. Admin & Library 5. Kitchen 6. Central Courtyard 7. Staffroom 8. Classroom 9. Multi Purpose Hall 10. Medical Center 11. Toilets 12. Verandah 13. Classroom Gardens M

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Materials Section

Embracing facade

This captivating design beckons with open arms, drawing the community towards the heart of the school and fostering spontaneous gatherings around it.

Crawl Space

Children navigate through the school using steps and ladders, discovering playgrounds, classrooms, and mezzanines along the way

House at Mawlai

Residential building Shillong, Meghalaya, India professional freelance project

Brief The objective is to design a sophisticated four-bedroom luxury villa situated on a gently contoured hillside site, necessitating the demolition of an existing structure. The villa will encompass two bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms and external balconies for each room, alongside an integrated living, dining, and kitchen space. A common ground floor toilet and basement parking will complement the functional layout. Emphasizing optimal views and natural light, the design will capitalize on the site’s scenic location, while ensuring privacy for residents.

Solution The architectural approach is to aim for a seamless blend of contemporary aesthetics and sustainable features, adhering to local regulations and codes, to craft an exquisite, functional, and environmentally conscious luxury residence that harmonizes effortlessly with the hillside landscape.

Contributions Freelance Architect, Architectural Design, Client meeting and discussions, Permission drawings, Construction drawings, Site supervisation, Contractor and Vendor co-ordination, All schedules

Synthesis

01. Existing Site conditions

02. Avenues and views

03. Excavation for height

04. Basement sketch

05. Ground floor Sketch

06. Living Migration

Design section

Terrace

Summer Living room

Winter Living room Formal dining

Porch

Basement parking

Garden

Exploded view

Mumpty floor level

First floor Level

Ground floor Level

Site journey

Clearing out the Site and line out marking

Foundation excavations and Column erection

Adding Louver’s steel and casting level 1

Terrace Slab Casting

Masonry start

Site Status

Hill View Orchards

Farmhouse Residence Namchi, Sikkim, India III Semester academic project

Brief The competition challenges participants to create farmhouse designs that intricately align with the local fabric, responding to geographic, socio-cultural contexts without isolating from the surroundings. It emphasizes considerations such as material responsiveness to the site, integrating the pre-existing landscape within both interior and exterior spaces. Designs should also address climatic conditions while achieving a harmonious balance between privacy and connection to the serene environment. The competition aims to explore participants’ concepts of farmhouse design by incorporating the principles of endemic architecture while addressing these critical design inquirie

Solution The farmhouse is designed to give back to the land it is built on. The house and the farm engage with the land to enrich the environment rather than take away from it. We implement principles of mixed-crop farming, supported by interweaving natural systems in the site using swales, bore wells, hardscaping, shelter belts, pasture patches and interspersed courtyards called “wadas”. The trilogy of context, culture and climate is integrated to develop the design in stages The landscape is developed in sections to regulate water flow and treatment. The farmhouse is enhanced with supporting structures like the barn, greenhouse and waste treatment plant which lead towards self sufficiency.

Contributions Initial design sketches, Design Ideation, Design exploration, Diagrams.

Project Synthesis

Choosing Panchgani: The hill-locked Panchgani, fairs beautiful trails enveloped by strawberry fields leading to spiritual retreats where most find peace in its lap.

An avenue to play with Contours: The farm and the house respect the geographical context using different levels.

Incorporating Devrai Art Village: Locating the farmhouse beside it helps involve its growing community in polyculture farming and conversly

Learning from the village: The charm of the village is brought in with the inviting wadas protected by earth walls and stone laden paths

Site Synthesis

Plan

Sectional Design

Landscape design

Guilds of strawberry farming interspersed with beans, onions, lettuce, peas, radish and spinach maintain the soil character and promote polyculture.

Strawberry Guild

House at Umsning

Residential Farmhouse Umroi, Meghalaya, India professional freelance project

Brief The brief was to design a 3 Bedroom farm house in the Picturesque slopes of Umsning, Shillong. This Farmhouse was to serve as a pilot project for the 3 acre site. The entire site will later be developed as a small resort with a pond, a Swimming pool and multiple cottages for visitors. The main building will be used for housing the owner, staff. It will be used as the main reception and dining after the entire project is complete.

Solution The design approach aimed to create a primamry building that drew atention while effortlessly blending with the hillside landscape. An open Kitchen-Living-dining was established to be used as the reception and dining for later phase. The bedrooms were designed around a courtyard with entries seperated from the main block. A butterfly roof was finally chosen to create the intended focal point. It also servevd as the main catchment area for rain water harvesting.

Contributions Freelance Architect, Architectural Design, Client meeting and discussions, Permission drawings, Construction drawings, Site supervisation, Contractor and Vendor co-ordination, All schedules

Rendered Plan

Design section

Roof detais

Section A

Section B

Roof Build-up

Rafters

Ply-board & nico tape

Purlins

Insulation

Aluminium sheet

Site Photos

Ply-board & nico tape

Ply-board & nico tape

Ply-board & nico tape

NHM Headquaters

Office Building Bhopal, Maghya Pradesh India Solar Decathlon Competition| Finalist

Brief The project is a Government Office Building for the National Health Mission Headquarter in Bhopal. ARCONS Architectural Consultancy Services, oversees the design, while the execution is being managed by the Capital Project Administration. The NHM envisages achievement of universal access to equitable, affordable & quality health care services that are accountable and responsive to people’s needs. The headquaters is to be the place of central management.

Solution The team split into five duos working on aspects of passive design, materials, HVAC, water andoftechnology Tasks 11 ofconstruction us split into 3 teams to develop 3 different iterations on the basis passive strategies research. and architectural themes discussed. were similarly divided and a step wise design approach was followed Phase 1- Base Models Analysis 11 ofto us split intoon 3 teams to develop 3 different iterations on the basis of passive strategies and stay course. architectural themes discussed.

Phase 1- Base Models Analysis

Phase 1- Base Models Analysis

11 of us split into 3 teams to develop 3 different iterations on the basis of passive strategies and architectural themes discussed.

Step 1: Two Base Iterations with varied passive strategies Site-Climate study

Passive design

Site-Climate study

Passive

Architectural ideas

Bubble diagrams

Design Analysis

Architectural Bubble Design Analysis ideas diagrams The base models were further developed to combine into one model which was consecutively Site-Climate Architectural Bubble Design Analysis Passive interior detail, simulated at all stagesstudy of design-zoning, material conjecture and element detail etc.

Phase 2- Design Development ideas diagrams design The base models were further developed to combine into one model which was consecutively simulated at all stages of design-zoning, interior detail, material conjecture and element detail etc.

Phase 2- Design Development design

Step 2: Three Base Iterations with varied passive strategies Phase 2- Design Development

The base models were further developed to combine into one model which was consecutively simulated at all stages of design-zoning, interior detail, material conjecture and element detail etc.

Simulating the Prototypes

Analysing Results

Combining the Aspects

Zoning in levels

Allocating strategies

Adding specific details

Simulating the

Analysing

Combining the Aspects

Zoning in levels

Allocating strategies

Adding specific details

Results Prototypes Phase 3- Finalised Design-Planned

The last step was to enhance elemental strategies, by the mindfully incorporating and cost Adding specific Allocating Analysing Combining Zoning in levels innovative Simulating the efficient solutions resulting in an optimum building design. details Results Aspects strategies Phase 3- Finalised Design-Planned Prototypes The last step was to enhance elemental strategies, by mindfully incorporating innovative and cost efficient solutions resulting in an optimum building design.

Step 3: Enhance elemental strategies and cost effectiveness

Phase 3- Finalised Design-Planned

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Design Design Analysis Cost Effective strategies Innovation development Enhancing Design Design Analysis Cost Effective strategies Innovation development Enhancing Design Design Analysis Cost Effective strategies Innovation development

Contributions

Initial design sketches, Design Ideation, Design exploration, Diagrams.

Climate Study

Temperature Plot

The summers are hot and last from April to July with temperatures peaking at 43°C. The winter months from November to February are relatively cold, with the temperature dropping as low as 7°C.

Sun path

The monsoon months of June to September are muggy with humidity levels from 70% to 100%.

Humidity Plot

Summer Winds

Discomfort Plot

Winter Winds

LEVEL 6

Passive design bundle

The winds in the months November to June are uncomfortable, carrying temperatures as low as 18°C and as high as 45°C. The hot winds are called loo. Comfortable winds blow from July to October, prominently from the West.

LEVEL 5

Passive building design

Cooling zones

Permeable building

Mixed mode cooling

Locating outdoor rooms

Clustered rooms

Sun,wind,light facing rooms

Shading courtyards

Night cooling mass

Stack ventilation rooms

Cross Ventilation rooms

Evaporative cooling

Mechanical heating

Combined openings

Opening Arrangement

Layer of shades

Insulation outside

Thermal mass

Ducts and plumbing

Mechanical ventilation

External shading

Breathing walls

Air-air exchangers

Mass surface absorptance

Daylight reflecting surfaces

Double skin materials

Movable insulation

Exterior surface colours

In-between hading

LEVEL 1

LEVEL 2

LEVEL 3

LEVEL 4

Buffer zones

SITUATIONAL

CORE

REFINER

Design iteration Option 1: Central courtyard with thin

Option 2: Disperesed masses for

Optimised: Building masses around

plan. Buffer spaces zoned in the south

dayligting and ventilation.

two central atriums.

Entrance

Department

Core

Total EUI: 91 Kwh/m2

Eequipment

Meeting Room

Corridor

Total EUI: 101 Kwh/m2

Fans

Lights

Hot-water

Shading

Toilets

Total EUI: 27 Kwh/m2

Heat

Cooling

Design strategies

Low use spaces zoned in the south and

Thin plan for maximum daylighting

Distributing masses around two atrium

west to prevent internal heat gain.

and ventilation.

instead of a singular courtyard.

Green roof

Space frame

Atrium 1 Water edges

Light-shelves

Atrium2/courtyard

Water edges surrounding the structure facilitate evaporative cooling, while a lush green roof provides thermal mass to regulate internal temperatures. Light shelves prevent direct heat gain, cleverly allowing natural daylight to filter in. A sleek space frame covers the central courtyard, offering solar shading and creating a tranquil oasis for occupants.

Optimisation Results

EUI optimizations were done parametrically, against a default value defined earlier.

After achieving a desirably low EUI value, elements were added to increase visual and thermal comfort, especially in non-HVAC areas.

Project video

Nādā Cermaics

Building restoration and Furnishing Fontainhaus, Goa, India Freelance collaboration Brief The main bried involved the restoration of a historic Portuguese villa in Panjim. The objective was to transform this vintage property into the perfect setting for their inaugural ceramics retail venture.

Solution The arrangeme nt of the retail area guides visitors through a central captivating display and then into more meandering room layouts that naturally lead from one space to another.

The open criss-cross layout of the villa plays a vital role in crafting a seamless and spacious exhibition that feels interconnected. For the outdoors, we position the café seating as a gentle backdrop to the existing well, creating a feeling of detachment from the bustling streets of Fontainhas.

Contributions Initial measured drawing, client meetings and presentations, design sketches and site visits.

Moodboard

Existing building

Measured drawing, with sketch furniture and electrical design

Project photos

View of Retail room 3

View of refurbrised courtyard with stairs to mezzanine

House at Socorro - II Residential Villa Socorro, Goa, India Field Atelier (Confidential)

Contributions Created construction documents, electrical plans and elevations, 3D model and viz. Co-ordinated with the Contractor and the Civil engineer. Site Visits and discussions with masons.

Section Water tank Loft

Bedroom Ground floor

Kitchen

court

Central Court

Living

Balcony

Berdroom

Lower ground floor Entry court

Section through frist floor bedroom, kitchen, entry porch, informal sitting & lower ground floor bedroom.

Site Photos

Front facade (2022)

Central Court (2022)

Door Detail

Window Details

BIM HSE Mallow Cork ambulance base Ambulance and Emergency operations block Newberry, Cork, Ireland Paul O’Toole Architects (Confidential)

Saint Finbarr’s Ambulance bace Ambulance base and administration Dublin, Ireland Paul O’toole Architects (Confidential)

Contributions Created Revit model with detailed materials built-up, coordinated with M&E Engineers, C&S consutants to optimise usage of each room plan. Developed detailed sketch design drawing set.

Standardised information via Cobie.

147 Terenure west extention and landscape House extention and Landscape design Dublin, Ireland Kealan O’toole Architects (Confidential)

Contributions Created a survey drawing set, with survey and sketch design modelling. Developed visualisations of the design and curated a shadow analysis to optimise structure poistioning.

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