architecture portfolio | selected works 2019-2023

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PREFACE

I am Hariom Shrestha, a third-year architecture undergrad honing my skills and knowledge in the matters of design and architecture

Personally architecture is when people respond to a place. A building, a room or any spatial form will remain just it, unless it makes an impact on a person their experiences and their emotion

Thus, my ideas tend to consider user's experience and functionality of the design and I hope to grow in the same pathcreating designs that help people feel better

I hope you enjoy reading my work as much as I enjoyed making it Thank you!

THE MURAKAMI RESIDENCE

term: third semester (2021) site: buddhanilkantha, kathmandu project: residence + studio site area: coverage:

client: haruki murakami - his wife and two children highlights: problem solving, assessing master architect, site responsive, japanese arch.

Paying homage to traditional Japanese architecture, the residence is a paradisiacal abode set in a forest lap in the cold hills of Buddhanilkantha

Guided by a cultural concept, the design interprets aspects of traditional Japanese architecture through Van der Rohe’s minimal, modernist style.

The project responds to each family member's requirements and needs.

Enclosed by nature through landscapes and softscapes, the interiors and exterior seamlessly transition through floor-to-ceiling glass windows opening the rooms to the serene garden.

The two-storied main wing is equipped with a sloped roof for rain water conservation and enhanced thermals along with glassed engawas for better thermals.

The guest/studio wing on the other side of the river serves as a peaceful getaway in the heart of a serene garden.

CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT

master plan brief:

Whole residence encapsulated by nature - gardens, softscape, river and forest.

Guest and Studio wing secluded from main wing.

Views and/or access to garden through every room

Serene and peaceful surrounding for every feature

A long corridor connecting all the rooms, with a w/c at the end.

Incorporating Japanese architecture with the modernist ideas of Van der Rohe.

public private semi-private

floor plan brief

ground floor:

living room acting as garden viewing roomopen to garden through engawa.

washroom positioned in a tranquil surrounding.

first floor:

daughter’s bedroom positioned on north for diffused lighting - good for reading/studying.

son’s bedroom positioned in wind direction, well ventilated through majorly glass openings.

studio/guest

set in tranquil peaceful surrounding. buffered, secluded area.

guest room acting as washihitsu.

ground floor

first floor studio/guest

Step 1

establishing the plan; based on optimum orientation of functions

Step 2

expanding the plan into voluminous blocks; two stories

Step 3

addition: raised engawa, balcony | subtraction: to form corridor

Step 4

addition: glass engawa, eaves, glass, roofs | final form

CONCEPTUAL DRAWINGS

Roof flat skylight sloped

First bedroom: main son daughter WC

Ground dining kitchen living utility WC

Engawa

THE GHAR-AANGAN SCHOOL

term: fourth sem

(2022) site: buddhanilkantha, kathmandu project: primary school site area:

client: orphaned children who seek a better life highlights: problem solving, anti-bullying, emotional, psychological

This school aims to provide a safe shelter for children with an unfortunate past. The orphaned children come from an underdeveloped and marginalized community, and the objective is to shift them into a primary school/hostel.

The Ghar-Aangan School is guided by the core concept of reducing intimidation. For children who have a past, a whole new life in a new setting/system can make them susceptible to intimidation, or the feeling of fear.

The school attempts to reduce fear in children and induce the feeling of:

thus, the name,

The Ghar-Aangan School

the ghar-aangan school

students

Kindergarten : 3 - 5 years

Primary : 5 - 8 years

staff

Primary: Teachers

guardians relatives of the students; guests, visitors

GUIDING CONCEPT

school - home away from home

The students are children who have been separated from their past lands and family.

As kids who have already gone through so much trauma, the main goal is to provide them a homely and health environment to learn and grow in.

AIMS:

Helping the children feel at home when they are in school through design.

Giving the children a feeling that they are moving from one part of their home to the other, through design.

Planning: zoning based on intimidation levels

Massing: opting for traditional Nepalese house aesthetic, build and materials familiar to children, reminiscent of home Emotional: soft materials, green spaces, breakaway areas, anti-bullying approaches

CONCEPT APPROACH

The table shows causes that might cause intimidation to children and the respective approaches that are employed.

i. Minimal intimidation

Design implementations based on tackling intimidation factors such as cultural shock and spatial anxiety.

Cultural shock : children of rural background might not be familiar with large scale urban buildings; thus, Spatial anxiety :

opting for smaller scale, traditional buildings preventing dark and unmonitored spaces breakout spaces to escape noise (introvertfriendly)

secluded entry/avenue to the school for a gradual approach;

no sudden noisy or large buildings that might intimidate the child

CONCEPT APPROACH

ii. Interaction, connection, personalization

Reflecting the interconnected spaces of a home, the ability to personalize and not feel left out.

Garden spaces: for each block/class which the children can care for/personalize.

Acts as a space for interaction, open-air classroom and breakout.

Outdoor : connects two blocks, doubling as a space for playing/interacting.

During recess, the children have the option to play outdoor or spend time in the gardeninclusive of introverted and extroverted children.

iii. Health/Safety:

Visual safety: maintaining a line of sight from one block/place to another.

Attempts at open-air classrooms for a postCOVID world;

Considerations for ample sunlight and ventilation.

ZONING APPROACH

High activity/intensity spaces: admin, classrooms, playground, office

Spaces with loud noise can be irritating

Children are likely to feel nervous in spaces unfamiliar to them

Also includes places that might overwhelm children or make them anxious.

Due to this un-comfortability factor, these spaces can be deemed of higher intimidation level.

Low activity/intensity spaces: garden, library, canteen, lab, infirmary

Counters the louder spaces and Brings balance or escape

Thus, these spaces can be deemed as those with lower intimidation level.

The functions have been arranged in such a manner that spaces with higher intimidation levels are balanced through:

Gradual and secluded approach Adjacency to lower intimidation level spaces.

Visual safety

The admin and the library switch places further in the final planning.

SECTION DIAGRAMS

Guard room 6’ × 6’

Cafeteria 32’ × 28’

Kitchen 18’ × 16’

Infirmary 14’ × 14’

Library 14’ × 14’

AV room 14’ × 14’

Play area 6’ × 6’

Classroom 20’ × 28’

Washroom 22’ × 12’

Grouping of functions into four categories

Zoning based on intimidation levels:

A higher intimidation level zone is balanced by its adjacent lower intimidation level zone.

e.g: the administration (10) is balanced by the washroom (9) and adjacent greenspaces.

FLOOR PLANS AND LAYOUTS

MASSING DIAGRAMS

pre-primary block exterior fundamental axonometric

EXPERIENCE

avenue at entry - secluded approach, space for recollection and interaction

visual safety - vision to/from living quarters gives the feeling of "

precedents - the way to doksaan school a path with trees providing a calm, serene and safe feeling

a play tower where differently able children can guide other kids on the top to pull sand; a wall of winding tubes

low inti. playground next to high inti. admin

entry avenue used for recollection of day after school

THE KANE-TSUGI WOODWORKING

term: sixth semester (2023) site: balkumari, lalitpur project: manufacturing center + showroom site area:

highlights: concept thinking, problem solving, 3D rendering, efficiency

The name ‘kane-tsugi’ comes from a Japanese style woodworking joint - where two legs are joined with one pin. The legs are separate entities joined by the pin, ultimately functioning as one whole joint.

The inspiration for this project arose from this very concept, further iterated as:

first leg - showroom + admin unit

pin - courtyard + landscape

second leg - manufacture / factory

The separation of these units brings advantage to each of them; but it creates distance between the factory workers and the admin workers

The separate units and its respective workers are brought together by the courtyard where the factory workers and admin workers can interact.

concept:

SEGREGATION and INTEGRATION

The furniture manufacture center is divided into three units and their respective functions;

the units and functions are separated or adjoined for increasing efficiency: efficiency - worker health + less material travel distance

the

S E G R E G A T I O N:

show+admin:

proximity to pedestrian/vehicular access away from noise

manufacture:

smoother workflow

less traffic

user:

creation of zones - privacy levels circulation based on user type

the

INTEGRATION:

show+admin:

manufacture:

adjacency to relative functions

adjacency to sequential functi

U-shaped layout [ process / pr

user:

organized spaces - easier tran

the P R O B L E M:

alienation between administrative employee employees

t h e ATTEMPT:

creation of spaces and places to impel intera

the users - canteen, courtyard

approaches: buffer through landscape stack effect [climate]

showroom + admin

visual exposure from street away from noise

ped /vehicular access

less traffic, better ambience

canteen + courtyard

interaction between showroom + admin workers & manufacture workers space for outdoor showcasing

tory/manufacture unit

ic, smoother workflow

ayout) U-shaped layout of sequential functions

load in

factory workers

Massing:

Influenced by modern Japanese industrial architecture

The showroom + admin unit has a clerestory structure design, whereas the manufacture unit features a gable roof.

Both units are steel structured with double C-section columns and I-beams. Dark metal shingles roof all units for a high profile and aesthetic steel roof.

Wooden louvres are positioned on the north-NW side of the showroom unit; doubles as a design element.

ANNEX - other works

physical models, cover page designs and free hand sketches

The following is a compilation of works, projects and snippets of architecture and graphic design related subject matters.

The sharply cut eaves for a model, any two fonts and colors that complement each other, cover pages that catch an eye and communicate - I have always had a flair for creating designs that can communicate meaning and look good at the same time

In addition to this, quick sketches are my go-to.

The mind is a plethora of ideas bursting, and sketches help me communicate my ideas to people and even to myself in a vivid manner.

Also, it's very fun!

transformation model

Source pictures imported online, Manipulated and arranged via software.