Architecture Portfolio 2023 - Mohit Katke by Mohit Katke

MOHIT KATKE

Inherent within us is an unceasing drive for transformation, an innate human impulse to weave the fabric of change, to envision alternate realities.

I believe design has the ability to make one traverse through space and time, shaping their surroundings and emotions as they step into a realm where imagination takes form and spaces transcend the ordinary.

Immersed in the art of creation and perpetually driven by a thirst for knowledge, I have consistently embraced diverse mediums. This encompasses hands-on engagement with a myriad of materials, as well as delving into the intricate realm of digital software to discover new dimensions in form and design.

Mumbai, India

31st July, 1999

Contact: +91 9167788011

Email ID: mohitkatke31@gmail.com

Architect | Computational Designer

Bachelor of Architecture 2018 - 2023

Kamla Raheja Institute of Architecture and Environmental Studies, Mumbai.

A-Levels 2015 - 2017

Podar International School, Santacruz, Mumbai.

IGCSE 2015

EDUCATION WORKSHOPS

Podar International School, Santacruz, Mumbai.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Nudes Office - Internship (5 Months) Nuru Karim, Principle Architect November 2022 - March 2023

Studio Emergence - Volunteer IDAC Pavilion, The Inside Out May 2022

Freelance Independent Projects 2022-2023

Product Designer - Dalon Brand 2023

EXTRA CURRICULAR

Computational Design 2021

Aditya Jain, NUDES

Revit Architecture 2020

Knowledge Solutions India

DIY Architecture - looking beyond the design studio 2020

Saagar Tulshan, ROOH Studio

Post Digital Collage

Lorenzo Fernandes

Rhino3D Workshop

Sanket Sarvaiya

SOFT SKILLS

Problem Solving, Creativity, communication, teamwork, Fast Learning, Adaptability

REFEREE

Sandeep Balagangadharan Menon

Lecturer in landscape Architecture

Manchester School of Architecture

Contact: s.balagangadharan.menon@mmu.ac.uk

Volumezero Treehouse 2021

Archival Secretary Student Council 2019-2020

The Art Care Project - Core team Fundraiser for KhaanaChahiye (@khaanachahiye) during Covid-19. Instagram ID: theartcareproject

Aga Khan Exhibition 2020 Exhibition Curation team

Just Give Me Some Space 2019 Book launch - Volunteer

SKILLS

Rhino3D

Grasshopper

AutoCAD

BIM Revit (Basics)

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Indesign

Adobe Illustrator

Twinmotion

Lumion

MS Office

3D Printing

Model Making

Sketching

DIGITAL FABRICATION LANGUAGES

English (Highly Proficient - C2)

Hindi (Native)

Marathi (Native)

Gujarati (Native)

CONTENTS

01 02 05 03 06 04 07 08 09 Recoding Retail Through Public Semester 10 Thesis Project Sense Of Arrival Semester 06 Architectural Design Project Chrysalis Treehouse Volume Zero Treehouse Competition 2021 Rural Housing Development Planning NUDES Office - Internship Work Working Drawings Semester 06 Working Drawings TreeHouse At Kew NUDES Office - Internship Work Computational Design 3D Printing Miscellaneous

Recoding Retail Through Public

Semester 10 Thesis Project

Site: Gandhinagar, Gujarat

Public spaces play a crucial role in shaping our urban experiences, contributing to the social, economic, and cultural well-being of citizens. These spaces, which we encounter every day, have a profound impact on how we interact with one another and engage with our surroundings. In recent years, the importance of retail spaces as public spaces has grown significantly, and the quality of these spaces has become increasingly important.

This thesis seeks to explore the quality of public spaces in the city and investigate what makes a good public space, with a specific focus on retail spaces. Through a comprehensive examination of the social and physical parameters of retail spaces as public spaces for people in the city, this research aims to identify how large multi-functional retail spaces, such as malls, can integrate the qualities of good public spaces.

The aim of this thesis is to design a functional public space as a modern retail area, focusing on second-tier cities with growing economies and transport infrastructure. The city of Gandhinagar, India, specifically near the upcoming Mahatma Mandir metro station and tourist attractions, serves as the ideal location. With its strategic position and diverse surroundings, including residences, educational institutions, and hotels, the site has the potential to become a vibrant public hub, meeting the retail needs of the expanding residential areas.

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

Sun path Diagram & Direct Sunlight AnalysisUsing grasshopper scripting (Ladybug Plugin)

Understanding which parts of the building get more hours of sunlight hence will be susceptible to greater heat gain. In the hot and arid climate of Gandhinagar, this study would help

Grasshopper code for Waffle Grid Slab structure

Inputs: Outline Curve: Defines the overall shape of the waffle slab.

Grid Curves: Establishes the grid pattern and size for the waffle structure.

Column Curves: By analyzing the column curves, the code identifies their positions. Adjacent waffle cells are automatically excluded , generating a distinct capital around each column.

Output: The resulting output is a 3D model of the waffle slab with a waffle grid and defined capitals around columns.

Grasshopper code for Facade system

Input: Base vertical surface, the input can be multiple disconnected surfaces

Output: The code computes the length of the surface dividing it in equal sections which can be changed as a parameter, and generates a facade system consisting of Pipes and Curving solid panels weaving through the pipes. The Length and width of the weaving panels are adjustable parameters.

1500 500 20MM THK GFRC PANELS WALL-MOUNT FLANGE WITH MOUNTING PLATE SCREWED TO GFRC PANELS MOUNTING PLATE WITH FLANGES WELDED ONTO STEEL PIPE 300MM Ø STEEL PIPE WALL-MOUNTING FLANGE WITH FLANGES WELDED ONTO STEEL PIPE 300MM Ø STEEL PIPE C-CHANNEL FASTENER 230MM THK AAC BLOCK WALL MENDING PLATE SINGLE PANEL ELEVATION SINGLE PANEL PLAN

02 Rural Housing Development Planning

The RHDP (Rural Housing Development Planning) project is a visionary endeavor aimed at crafting a harmonious symbiosis between sustainability, affordability, and human comfort. Focused on uplifting lower economic backgrounds, the project envisions a transformative hybrid housing unit, ingeniously blending timber and locally sourced brick materials The careful selection of locally available materials not only reduces costs but also minimizes the carbon footprint. There were 2 design iteration submitted to the client with different utilities and costing for both.

Nudes Office Internship Project

Climate Smart Forest Economy Program

Hybrid Timber House design

Role: Drawings, Macquette Renders, Diagrams

Option 01 - Accessible terrace as a versatile space

RHDP Option 02 - Sloped Roof with Solar panels

Treehouse At Kew

Nudes Office Internship Project Treehouses at Kew Competition Runner Up Winner Entry

The project explores the development of interrelations between ”tree,” “house,” and “landscape” to create a unique design experience inspired by nature, driven by technology. The project rises from the landscape to morph into an “iconic” treehouse profile creating a unique figure-ground relationship. The existing tree, landscape, and treehouse are woven together as a unified construct that enables varied experiences respecting the site and surrounding context. The inside-outside experience that can be accessed by all age groups and aims at creating a sense of “place” and “recreation” for the visitors. Horizontal platforms are defined for access, seating, reading, and meditation. “The Outdoor Room” treehouse aims to celebrate life and blur the boundaries between figure-ground, house-landscape, and humans-nature

Volume Zero Treehouse Competion 2021

Collaborative: Vallabhi Agarwal, Ritika Somani

Chrysalis Treehouse

The Chrysalis treehouse weaves its way through teak and mahogany trees to peek out onto the clear water flows from through pools at the base of the waterfall at Keralamkundu, India.

Designed for a wildlife photographer and a novelist, the treehouse was visualized as a comfortable cocoon that creates sensorial experiences through the play of light using its prismatic form. Full length glass facades from the living space and the workspace look out onto the waterfall and the forest, blending the interior and exterior. At night, the mezzanine space becomes a place of comfort and tranquility, allowing a gaze at the stars through the triangular skylight. The decks become a playful pathway leading up to the treeshouse. The dynamic form blends in with the context in the use of sustainable cross-laminated timber panels placed on top of timber portal frames. The chrysalis is an attempt at creating a home away from city life that unleashes our inner Mowgli’s from our imagination and transforms the dream of being in nature into a dream house, a treehouse.

05 Sense Of Arrival

Recoding Retail Through Public

Semester 06 Architectural Design Project Site: Mattancherry, Kochi, Kerala Program: Mattancherry Ward Office

The Smart City mission imagines futures for our urban areas. Among the ideals laid down around this new imagination, ‘public participation’ forms a central theme in the planning process. The Development Plan therefore becomes a ‘living document’ that is prepared and updated through periodic revisions by a participatory approach to planning. The process involves public consultations and stakeholder meetings that bring various agencies of the government together with the community, professionals and citizen’s groups, nongovernmental organizations, etc. The program is an investigation into the role of these new institutions looking at the form in which governance, public participation and new technologies for the collection, analysis and dissemination of data to the citizens.

Mattancherry town emerged after the flooding of the river Periyar, attracting merchants and traders due to its strategic trade location. It became a melting pot of diverse communities, prompting its rise as a governing body in Kochi. This history left a visible impact on the town’s landmarks. The “Mattancherry Ward Office” project seamlessly integrates functionality with architecture, creating voids that double as courtyards and event spaces, harmonizing with the surroundings. These voids, central to the building’s design, serve as communal areas for gatherings and define entry points.

Identity Of Mattancherry Town

Main Section Through the Site

Raised stone table with 2 levels. Pebble bed with rocks placed within a shallow water pool overflowing from higher pebble bed to the lower.

Narrow wooden bridge through a central pond connecting to the jetty, with the intent to create a transitioning experience from water to land for visitors from the jetty.

Concrete canopy at the corner of the pond, creating an intimate space to sit and peace out. Curved waterfall feature through the concrete canopy, falling into the pond.

Sunken water-scape with interactive water features and seating spaces. Open from to public in the frontyard of the Biennale building.

Working Drawings

KNOWLEDGE CENTER AV ROOM W5 FL2 WA2 SK CF1 +0.60M +4.60M +8.60M +12.6M FL2 WA2 SK CF1 WORKSHOP 115 THK BRICK IN-FILL WALL 25MM DRIP MOULD RCC LINTEL 62 X 50 UPVC FRAME 8MM TOUGHENED GLASS 100 X 100 ALUMINUM CURTAIN WALL TRANSOM 12MM TOUGHENED GLASS PANELS CEMENT WATA 230 THK BRICK WALL 150THK RECESSED BRICK WALL 200THK RCC SLAB 280 THK STONE PADDING PILE CAP 750 MM RCC BEAM 450 THK RCC COLUMN 800 2200 3750 1200 1250 1000 BBC LAYER W1 W1 25 THK STONE WINDOW SILL W5 UP 1400 200 300 400 800 750 150 950 1) ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN MILLIMETERS 2) DO NOT SCALE THE DRAWINGS 3) FOLLOW WRITTEN DIMENSIONS ONLY 4)THIS DRAWING IS THE PROPERTY OF THE ARCHITECT AND SHOULD NOT BE COPIED WITHOUT HIS PERMISSION.THIS DRAWING IS THE COPYRIGHT PROPERTY OF THE ARCHITECT. 5)ALL STRUCTURAL DIMENSIONS ARE TO BE REFERRED FROM THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER'S DRAWING. 6)ALL SERVICES TO BE REFERRED FROM THE SERVICES CONSULTANT DRAWINGS. 7)FOR ALL OTHER DETAILS REFER TO OTHER RELEVANT DRAWINGS. 8)ANY DISCREPANCIES TO BE BROUGHT TO THE NOTICE FOR THE ARCHITECT BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE WORK. MOHIT KATKE KAMLA RAHEJA VIDYANIDHI INSTITUE OF ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES ROLL NO: 1839 SEMESTER 6 PROJECT: MATTANCHERRY WARD OFFICE WALL SECTION SCALE - 1:25 DATE125 x 300 PCC COPING 115 THK BRICK WALL BULLNOSE MOULD VATA 200 THK RCC SLAB 150 THK BBC DRIP MOULD EXTERNAL PLASTER WITH CONCRETE FINISH CORBELLED SIPOREX BLOCKS

UP UP UP UP UP 2830 1115 CONFERRENCE MEETING MEETING TOILET TOILET HRIDAY ADMIN HRIDAY OFFICES AV ROOM INNOVATION LAB COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACE +0.0M +0.6M +0.0M +0.6M +0.6M +0.6M +0.45M +0.0M +0.60M FERRY TERMINAL WAITING AREA WAITING ENTRANCE B1 A1 A2 A3 A4 B2 B3 B4 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 D1 D2 E1 E2 F2 F3 F4 F1 G5 G4 G3 G2 G1 H1 H2 5000 1500 3700 6500 2000 2500 UP +0.0M 3000 FL2 WA2 SK CF1 DR1 W1 4 10 11 12 13 25 24 23 22 21 16 15 14 26 1500STEPSMMMMTREAD RISERS +0.0M +0.6M 8240 STEPS RISERS W6 FINISH SCHEDULE WITH 12MM FROSTED, TOUGHENED GLASS 1) ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN MILLIMETERS 2) DO NOT SCALE THE DRAWINGS 3) FOLLOW WRITTEN DIMENSIONS ONLY 4)THIS DRAWING IS THE PROPERTY OF THE ARCHITECT AND SHOULD NOT BE COPIED WITHOUT HIS PERMISSION.THIS DRAWING IS THE COPYRIGHT PROPERTY OF THE ARCHITECT. 5)ALL STRUCTURAL DIMENSIONS ARE TO BE REFERRED FROM THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER'S DRAWING. 6)ALL SERVICES TO BE REFERRED FROM THE SERVICES CONSULTANT DRAWINGS. 7)FOR ALL OTHER DETAILS REFER TO OTHER RELEVANT DRAWINGS. 8)ANY DISCREPANCIES TO BE BROUGHT TO THE NOTICE FOR THE ARCHITECT BEFORE THE MOHIT KATKE KAMLA RAHEJA VIDYANIDHI INSTITUE OF STUDIES ROLL NO: 1839 PROJECT: MATTANCHERRY WARD OFFICE GROUND FLOOR PLAN SCALE 1:100 DATE NORTH MEETING MEETING ADMIN STUDIO/CO-WORKING SPACE COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACE MULTI-PURPOSE HALL HRIDAY OFFICES C4 C4 C3 C3 C5 C5 E2 E2 FL1 WA1 CF2 FL2 WA2 FL2 WA2 CF1 FL2 WA2 CF1 FL2 WA2 CF1 FL2 WA2 SK CF1 SK CF2 SK CF2 FL2 WA2 SK CF2 +0.60M +4.60M +8.60M +12.6M +16.6M 3350 2100 1000 2100 850 DR2 DR4 DR4 DR4 DR3 DR3 DR1 W1 W1 W1 W1 W2 W2 W2 W2 2100 850 2100 500 2100 2100 3750 2100 3750 3100 550 7750 7200 800 3800 DR3 D1 D1 D2 D2 H2 H2 H1 H1 DR2 DR2 DR1 W3 W3 W3 W3 W1 W1 DR2 DR4 CF1 CF1 FL3 WA3 CF1 FL3 WA3 CF1 FL2 WA2 FL2 WA2 KNOWLEDGE CENTER WORKSHOP INNOVATION LAB TOILET TOILET TOILET TOILET FERRY TERMINAL TICKETING AREA SK CF1 1750 800 1900 550 550 3750 2000 1750 1000 3800 500 800 850 1200 2100 1100 3750 +0.60M +4.60M +8.60M +12.6M +16.6M 1) ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN MILLIMETERS 2) DO NOT SCALE THE DRAWINGS 3) FOLLOW WRITTEN DIMENSIONS ONLY 4)THIS DRAWING IS THE PROPERTY OF THE ARCHITECT AND SHOULD NOT BE COPIED WITHOUT HIS PERMISSION.THIS DRAWING IS THE COPYRIGHT PROPERTY OF THE ARCHITECT. 5)ALL STRUCTURAL DIMENSIONS ARE TO BE REFERRED FROM THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER'S DRAWING. 6)ALL SERVICES TO BE REFERRED FROM THE SERVICES CONSULTANT DRAWINGS. 7)FOR ALL OTHER DETAILS REFER TO OTHER RELEVANT DRAWINGS. 8)ANY DISCREPANCIES TO BE BROUGHT TO THE NOTICE FOR THE ARCHITECT BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE WORK. MOHIT KATKE KAMLA RAHEJA VIDYANIDHI INSTITUE OF ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES ROLL NO: 1839 SEMESTER 6 PROJECT: MATTANCHERRY WARD OFFICE SECTIONS AND SCALE 1:100 DATE NORTH JALI WALL UP ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN 4)THIS DRAWING THE THE ARCHITECT BEFORE THE 75 50 A A' B B' PLAN AT 1:50 ELEVATION AT 1:50 SECTION A-A' AT 1:50 SECTION B-B' AT 1:50 A B C DETAIL A 1:2 DETAIL B 1:2 DETAIL C 1:2 RCC LANDING SUSPENDED TREAD SUSPENDED FROM STEEL CABLES AT ANOTHER END 150 THK RCC MIDLANDING RCC STAIRS TIMBER HANDRAIL STEEL CABLE RAILING 5MM THK STEEL BASE PLATE BRASS, SWAGE OPEN SOCKET BRASS, SWAGE CLOSED SOCKET 5MM DIA STEEL CABLE THREADED SWAGE STUD 12.5MM THK PLYWOOD WITH 3MM ROUGH WOOD LAMINATE FINISH 50 X 50 STEEL SECTIONS BRASS PLATED 50 X 50 STEEL SECTIONS 12.5MM THK PLYWOOD FRAMEWORK WELDED ONTO STEEL PLATE PART 3D OF A SINGLE TREAD 5MM THK STEEL BASE PLATE LOCK NUT 50 50 STEEL POST 5MM DIA STEEL CABLE RAIL 50 50 STEEL POST 5MM THK STEEL END PLATE 5000 4000 750 1415 705 750 2000 1000 975 975 1570 1) ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN 2) DO NOT SCALE THE DRAWINGS 3) FOLLOW WRITTEN DIMENSIONS ONLY 4)THIS DRAWING IS THE PROPERTY OF THE ARCHITECT AND SHOULD NOT BE COPIED WITHOUT HIS PERMISSION.THIS DRAWING IS THE COPYRIGHT PROPERTY OF THE ARCHITECT. 5)ALL STRUCTURAL DIMENSIONS ARE TO BE REFERRED FROM THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER'S DRAWING. 6)ALL SERVICES TO BE REFERRED FROM THE SERVICES CONSULTANT DRAWINGS. 7)FOR ALL OTHER DETAILS REFER TO OTHER RELEVANT DRAWINGS. 8)ANY DISCREPANCIES TO BE BROUGHT TO THE NOTICE FOR WORK. MOHIT KATKE KAMLA RAHEJA VIDYANIDHI INSTITUE OF ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES ROLL NO: 1839 PROJECT: MATTANCHERRY WARD OFFICE SKYLIGHT DETAIL SCALE AS MENTIONED DATE KEY PLAN AT 1:500 PLAN AT 1:20 SECTION A-A' AT 1:20 SECTION B-B' AT 1:20 A A' B B' 150 THK RCC SLAB VATA 20 THK HEAT RESISTANT TERRACE TILING 30 THK BONDED SCREED 150 THK BRICK BAT COBA 200 THK RCC SLAB DOUBLE GLAZED SKYLIGHT WITH ALUMINUM FRAMEWORK DETAIL A DETAIL A SCALE 1:1 1.5MM THK BLACK POWDER COATED ALUMINUM SHEET SILICON SEALANT COVERING SCREW HEAD AND OPENING DRIP BEND ALUMINUM SECTION 75 50 150 THK RCC SLAB SILICON SEALANT 10 MM TOUGHNED GLASS PANEL RUBBER DAMPER SHEET 25 X 25 PVC RUNNER BLOCK 8 MM SECONDARY GLASS PANEL INNER ALUMINUM SECTION

Computational Design

A sentient root-like life form penetrating the fabric of a simple object, a table. While time erodes the table’s material, the intricate roots maintain its form and spatial memories – a silent testament to a symbiotic dance between preservation and decay.

Exits to Elsewhere - Elective Work

The idea was to imagine a new world, consisting of a storyline, events, visuals from the world and a possible trajectory for the representation of this world. The initial ideas guide the creation of characters, world, and interaction mechanics into a game world. Players experience the game’s inception through flashbacks of the world before the “Emergence” event. This event transformed all life into string-like creatures that united to form an intelligent network, capable of infiltrating matter. Over time, these entities developed distinct identities and separated from the larger “Emergence.” This division extends physically, with some beings merging into objects and others gaining autonomous bodies apart from the collective network.

3D Printing

Printer: Ender 3 S1 Pro

Designed on Rhino + Grasshopper

Slicer: Prusa + Cura

Undulating Inferno - Circular Flame Sculpture

Celestial Branching - Twisting Star Lamp

Crystal Blossom - Floral Shards Sculpture The Vaultscape - Maze of Vaults Tropical Convulsion - Parametric Pineapple Dome Cascading Spiral - Parametric Planter Vase

Miscellaneous

Semester 10 Thesis model Materials used: Mdf, File Card, Ivory board, Acrylic, 3D printed PLA Facades Draped Cement Fabric Sculpture The Inside Out Pavilion By Studio Emergence Volunteer for Assembling the Pavilion Material: Acrylic Sheets Riveted joinery Semester 01 Soap Model 32 blocks of Soap Fused together then carved into.

Semester 02 Project Anthromorphism Imagining the streets of Hira Bazaar as a creature.

Material: Newspaper stuffing, Sponge, Aluminum Wire

Designing a multi-use household element which can be dissembled and packed into a box.

Material: Mdf

Surface development model using filecard.

Decorative Exhibit space for festivities.

Materials: Plywood, Wallpapers, cotton, Fabrics.

Mohit Katke +91 9167788011 mohitkatke31@gmail.com