Design Work Sample Pooja

SELECTED WORKS

POOJA DALAL BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE 2009 MUMBAI UNIVERSITY

MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE 2013 | UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

What you see is a reflection of you.

“From now on, I'll describe the cities to you," the Khan had said, "in your journeys you will see if they exist."

But the cities visited by Marco Polo were always different from those thought of by the emperor.

"And yet I have constructed in my mind a model city from which all possible cities can be deduced," Kublai said. "It contains everything corresponding to the norm. Since the cities that exist diverge in varying degree from the norm, I need only foresee the exceptions to the norm and calculate the most probable combinations."

"I have also thought of a model city from which I deduce all the others," Marco answered. "It is a city made only of exceptions, incongruities, contradictions. If such a city is the most improbable, by reducing the number of abnormal elements, we inmate the probability that the city really exists. So I have only to subtract exceptions from my model, and in whatever direction I proceed, I will arrive at one of the cities which, always as an exception, exist. But I cannot force my operation beyond a certain limit: I would achieve cities too probable to be real.�

Invisible Cities, Italo Calvino

EDUCATION

Master of Architecture, University of Michigan, May 2013

■■Honors for Thesis Project, M.Arch., 2013, Schafer Scholar 2012-2013, Taubman Scholar 2011-2012

Bachelor of Architecture, Mumbai University, May 2009

■■B.G Bhatt Gold Medal for Excellence in Overall Academics and Design Thesis, Mumbai University.

■■Charles Correa Gold Medal for Design Thesis, UDRI

Summer Exchange Program IN:CH, Jan 2008-Feb 2009

POOJA DALAL E: poojagdalal@gmail.com T: 971 772 6912 A: 6783, NE Vinings Way, Apt 1136 Hillsboro, OR - 97124

SELECTED WORK EXPERIENCE

■■Bern Institute for Applied Sciences- Burgdorf, Switzerland

Kohn Pederson and Fox Assoc., New York Mar 2014-Jun 2014/ London, Jul 2014-Jun 2016 Junior Architect

■■1 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London (Commercial project) - Developed the frame work for the design of the

building form, conducted context, landuse and planning analysis to present to the planning authorities of Tower Hamlets, London. Used the information to develop and design the form of the office building, drawing the floor plans, elevations, and sections for the Schematic Design Phase.

■■Revanta, Mumbai (Residentail and Urban development) - Developed masterplan options for the project which in-

cluded design of public plazas, parking lots, residential towers, clubhouse, and road and traffic management. Prepared planning documents for the Municipal authorities which were approved. Designed apartments which ranged from low income housing to larger more expensive homes. Took part in various design meetings with landscape designers, interior designers and brand managers in Mumbai. Also conducted regular MEP and Structure meetings with various consultants in Mumbai and London. Worked on the project from the concept design phase to the DD phase, as the project designer and manager.

■■Xinyi District, Taiwan (Mixed-use competition)- Responsible for developing the program from the brief, and creating programmatic/schematic floor plans for the competition design.

■■Dongjiadu, China (Large Commercial Masterplan)- Worked as a part of a team on Schematic Design and Design Development drawings for the Headquarters buildings along the bund in Shanghai.

LAMAS, Ann Arbor, Nov 2013 - Feb 2014 Design Consultant

■■Gillygooly House, Quebec - Worked on developing the Concept Design thru Schematic Stage D drawings, Coordination with various consultants for a residence in Quebec..

SPASM Design Architects, Mumbai, Jun 2009 - Sept 2010 Project Architect

■■Jaffer House, Dar-es-Salam, Tanzania (Single family home) - Designed and developed the project from concept stages through construction phase. Held client and consultant meeting regularly, developed concept, schematic and construction drawings for the project.

■■Salama Waterfront Plan, Dar-es-Salam, Tanazania (Masterplan)- Worked on the masterplan for the urban devel-

opment of the waterfront in Dar-es-Salam. Developed rules, regulations and zoning codes for the area along with local and international planners and consultants.

■■Shah House, Lonavala, India (Single family home)- Worked on the design development stages of the project

Rast Architekten, Bern, Switzerland, Jul 2008 - Jan 2009 Intern Architect

■Chavannes, ■ Switzerland: Formulated a competitions for an Urban development in Chavannes, Switzerland ■Aarburg, ■ Switzerland: Researched and developed an Urban plan for the downtown of the city of Aarburg. Documented the facade of the main square in the city.

RESEARCH AND TEACHING

■■Research Assistant for Professor McLain Clutter, Summer-Fall 2013

Worked on a Project titled “Hacking Geodemography” for the Research for the City Grant, Taubman College of Architecture. This included studying the geo-demography of Detroit and re-intepreting the use of data through various mediums such as animations, videos, and voice overs. The study was then used as a basis for design interventions in the city.

■■Research Assistant for Associate Dean Milton S.F. Curry, Spring-Summer 2013

- Worked on Masters of Urban Design Program Development - One Year One City. Formulated the program requirements, researched coursework, located potential sites of Study - Worked as a Research Assistant for ActiveClassroom Project, the School of Public Health and Taubman College of Architecture. The project entailed the design of classrooms in Ann Arbor and Detroit, to create better health environments and social inclusions between students.

■■Graduate Student Instructor for Professor Andrew Herscher, Winter term, 2013

RHINO

- Taught Arch History 323 where responsibilities included holding weekly discussion sections for a group of

10 students, grading and helping Professor with the research for each lectures. Conducted lectures on Indian Architectural History.

SKETCH-UP

■■Deputy Book Graphic Designer with Professor Julia McMorrough, Summer 2012

PHOTOSHOP

- Worked on a Project titled “Re-tool Kit for Detroit”, Research for the City Grant, Taubman College of Architecture. The project entailed a detail study of small artist-based business in Detroit. It culminated in a book where acting as a toolkit, listing all the fabrication and small artist labs in Detroit.

INDESIGN ILLUSTRATOR

■■Editorial Assistant for Associate Dean Milton S.F. Curry, Fall 2011 - Winter 2013

- Worked on CriticalProductive - an independent, blind peer-reviewed, biannual academic journal magazine that covers progress, scholarship and design work on the city, processes and economies of urbanization, and the cultural issues that impact the representation and consumption of urbanity.

OFFICE REVIT

Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture, Mumbai University

VECTOR WORKS

■■Visiting Faculty, Aug 2010-Sept 2011

- Taught First Year Bachelors of Architecture Studio where my responsibilities included holding studio for 12 student’s tri-weekly, grading and lecturing, and along with other faculty formulating new architectural projects for the students.

3DMAX PHOTOGRAPHY WRITING

SELECTED AWARDS

SKILLS

AUTOCAD

Taubman College of Architecture, University of Michigan

Thesis Honors Project, M.Arch. Thesis, 2013

“Constructing the Other Space, Federal University of Manaus”, Taubman College, University of Michigan

The South America Project, 2013

Graduate Thesis selected and exhibited at the Buenos Aires Biennale, Argentina, Sept 2013

Vertical Cities Asia Competition, Winner Phase 1, 2012 Summer

‘Gates’ is a multifunctional housing project in Seoul, S.Korea, University of Michigan, National University of Singapore

Taubman Scholar, 2011-2012, Schafer Scholar 2012-2013 Taubman College, University of Michigan

Charles Correa Gold Medal, 2009

Undergraduate Design Thesis - “The Porous Edge”, Urban Design Research Institute, Mumbai

B.G Bhatt Gold Medal, 2009

Overall Academics and Design Thesis, KRVIA

2.5 bhk 3 bhk

2 bhk 1 bhk

HIGHRISE

2 bhk

two bay block - levels 17/18/19 fsi = 602 sqm (9310.78 sqft) tca = 1160 sqm (11302.11 sqft) carpet area = 470 sqm (5059.04 sqft) units per floor = 5

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REVANTA

MUMBAI, INDIA DECEMBER 2014

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PIRAMAL REVANTA, MULUND

KOHN PEDERSON & FOX ASSOC., LONDON OFFICE

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PROJECT DESIGNER/ MANAGER 2 bhk

I was in Mumbai with my boss, and we were feeling pretty happy with our Schematic Design presentation to our client. They were appreciative, but not as much as we thought they would be. I thought there was something fishy with the way the events occured. But we were tired, we had worked way too hard for this, sleepless nights and major jetlag, so I forgot about it, went back to sleep at my hotel.

I was woken up by my boss calling me. It was 6pm, very disorienting.

She said the client wanted another meeting and they had some news for us. Hmm. The next day we were told that the city of Mumbai is incoporating new building regulations, and our entire project has to be reworked to fit that. We found out that our site, has become half of what it was and our FAR has gone up to twice. So in half the land we had to fit twice the amount of area. The client wanted to see a new conceptual master plan, worked out area calculations, and floor plans the very next day. So My boss, the senior associate principal and I worked through the night to produce a completely new design to match the new regulations.

In this project, we went through this a number of times.

On the right, are some versions of the design (as we worked on that night) followed by the final elevation and building plan as we submitted for the DD phase.

1 bhk

2.5 bhk

two bay block - levels 14/15/16 fsi = 1058 sqm (9310.78 sqft) tca = 1622 sqm (11302.11 sqft) carpet area = 825 sqm (8880.23 sqft) units per floor = 9

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two bay block - levels 11/12/13 fsi = 1305 sqm (14046.9 sqft) tca = 1973 sqm (21237.2 sqft) carpet area = 1035 sqm (11140.65 sqft) units per floor = 12

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two bay block - levels 1 - 10 fsi = 1538 sqm (16554.89 sqft) tca = 1973 sqm (21237.2 sqft) carpet area = 1261 sqm (13573.29 sqft) units per floor = 14

DECEMBER 2014

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PIRAMAL REVANTA, MULUND

HOUSE BAGOMOYO

DAR-ES-SALAM, TANZANIA with

SPASM DESIGN ARCHITECTS, MUMBAI OFFICE as

PROJECT ARCHITECT I remember talking to the structural engineer everyday for six months.

They are not happy memories. I remember going to some of my other freinds who were structural engineers to make sure I wasnt being taken for granted. The structural engineer and I used to argue everyday, for 0.5 M extra cantilever, or for the thickness of columns, or for the depth of beams.

Eventually after a lot of compromise, we got a great roof and good looking structurally sound stairs.

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PLAN SC 1:25

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TAPERING END OF COCONUT WOOD STRIP FROM 12MM - 8MM THK WITH ROUNDED CORNERS 16 X 32 MM TIMBER HORIZONTAL END STRIPS

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The firm had an interesting working model, we were 8 of us and each one of us was a project manager for one project. For the other projects we would be project assists. This way, we would work on multiple projects with having ownership of atleast one.

I learnt a lot from this project. Drawing, details, coordination, compromise, client handling and ofcourse design.

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PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

This was the first project I saw through from concept to construction phase. I was proud of what I drew and what we as a firm acheived. My boss always pushed me harder to get all the details beautiffuly drawn and delievered. He was crazy about details, and all of working for his firm soon learnt quickly how amazing the end product would look only if it were detailed properly.

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

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OPEN SPACE RULES, GENERIC OPEN SPACE RULES, GENERIC 25 x 25 PROGRAM -FOREST 25

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How to build a new city?

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25 x 25 (x 5 ) = 1 FARM

25 x 25 (x 5 ) = 1 FARM

25 x 25 (x 5 ) = 1 FARM

25 x 25 (x 5 ) = 1 FARM 25 X 25 UNPROGRAMMED/ OPEN SPACE

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(EACH 25 X 25M)

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Prototype/Possibiilty Formation of new open/public space Larger individual labs, courtyards Inclusion of Shelter and greenhouse areas Ground Area functions Deviation - Type 3b

PROGRAM

the cruciform is taken away from a tower) -FOREST 25 x 25 (x 5 ) = 1 FARMLAND Form Adjustment : Connecting Towers (3 Maximum) along 25 x 25 (x 5 ) = 1 FARMLAND one cruciform limb Ammenities to be provided : 2 Shelter + 1 Greenhouse within 100 M of the development 25 X 25 UNPROGRAMMED/ 25 X 25SPACE OPEN UNPROGRAMMED/ OPEN SPACE

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25 X 25 UNPROGRAMMED/ 25 X 25SPACE OPEN UNPROGRAMMED/ OPEN SPACE

25 x 25 (x 5 ) = 1 FARM

Land Dimension: 25 Mx 50/75/100 Type 2b (Deviation 2): 4-10 Tower Clusters Open Space Adjustment: 1 peice of Farmland (if one leg of Land 100 Maway x 100M theDimensions: cruciform is taken from a tower) Open Space Adjustment: 1 peice Towers of Farmland/Tower one Form Adjustment : Connecting (4Maximum)(ifalong legone of the cruciform is taken away from a tower) / 1/2 piece cruciform limb of farmland if 2 legs are removed Form Adjustment: Connecting Towers, Courtyard clusters Type 2b (Deviation 2): 4-10 Tower Clusters

25 x 25 (x 3) PROGRAM 25 x 25 (x 3) GREEN HOUSE PROGRAM GREEN HOUSE

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Type 2a (Deviation 1): 2-4 Towers placed linearly Land Dimension: 25 Mx 50/75/100 Open Space Adjustment: 1 peice of Farmland (if one leg of the cruciform is taken away from a tower) Form Adjustment : Connecting Towers (4Maximum) along one cruciform limb 1): 2-4 Towers placed linearly Type 2a (Deviation

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TypeUNPROGRAMMED/ 1a (Deviation 1): 2-3 Towers placed linearly OPEN SPACE Land Dimension: 25 Mx 50/75/100 Open Space Adjustment:2 peices of Farmland (if one leg of the cruciform is taken away from a tower) Form Adjustment : Connecting Towers (3 Maximum) along one cruciform limb 1): 2-3 Towers placed linearly Type (Deviation 251ax 25 Ammenities to be provided : 2 Shelter + 1 Greenhouse LandPROGRAM Dimension: 25 Mx 50/75/100 within 100 M of Adjustment:2 the development 25 x 25 -FOREST Open Space peices of Farmland (if one leg of

25 x 25 PROGRAM 25 x 25 -FOREST PROGRAM -FOREST

Deviation - Type 3b

2 25 x 25 (x 4) PROGRAM 25 x 25 (x 4) GREEN HOUSE PROGRAM GREEN HOUSE

PROGRAM -FOREST -FOREST

25 x 25 (x 5 ) = 1 FARM

Prototype/Possibiilty Formation of new open/public space Larger individual labs, courtyards

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25 x 25 PROGRAM 25 x 25 25 x 25 -FOREST PROGRAM

25 x 25 (x 3) PROGRAM GREEN HOUSE

25 x 25 (x 5 ) = 1 FARM

Prototype/Possibiilty

Formation of new open/public space

25 x 25 PROGRAM -FOREST

SHELTER X1

25 x 25 PROGRAM 25 x 25 -FOREST PROGRAM -FOREST

25 x 25 Formation of new open/public space Larger individual labs, courtyards PROGRAM 25 x 25 -FOREST PROGRAM -FOREST Deviation - Type 2b

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25 x 25 (x 3) PROGRAM GREEN HOUSE

25 x 25 (x 3) PROGRAM GREEN HOUSE

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Formation of new open/public 25 xspace 25 PROGRAM 25 25 x 25 -FOREST PROGRAM -FOREST

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25 x 25 (x 5 ) = 1 FARM

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25 X 25 UNPROGRAMMED/ 25 X 25SPACE OPEN UNPROGRAMMED/ OPEN SPACE

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CITY CONFIGURATION, GENERIC

25 x 25 PROGRAM 25 x 25 -FOREST PROGRAM -FOREST

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CITY CONFIGURATION, GENERIC

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Type 2 - Single Tower (27-42) Land Dimension: 25M x 25M Type 2 - Single Tower (27-42) 25 25 25 Xstoreys 25 Height: 27-4225Meters, 9-14 and more Land Dimension: 25M xUNPROGRAMMED/ 25M Open Requirement: 2 pieces of Farmland 2 Space 2 storeys SHELTER X1 Height: 27-42 Meters, 9-14 SPACEand more2 Number of Labs : Max - OPEN 2/Floor Open Space Requirement: 2 pieces of Farmland Form: Cruciform Number of Labs : Max - 2/Floor Ventilation: Internal Core Form: Cruciform Circulation: 2 Elevators, Central Stairwell Ventilation: Internal Core 25 X 25 UNPROGRAMMED/ Circulation: 2 Elevators, Central Stairwell

25 x 25 (x 4) PROGRAM GREEN HOUSE

25 x 25 PROGRAM 25 x 25 -FOREST PROGRAM -FOREST

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25 x 25 x (x25 5 )(x=51) FARM = 1 FARM

25 x 25 PROGRAM 25 x 25 -FOREST PROGRAM -FOREST

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25 x 25 PROGRAM 25 x 25 -FOREST PROGRAM -FOREST

25 X 25 UNPROGRAMMED/ 25 x 25 (x 5 ) = 1 FARMLAND OPEN SPACE

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25 x 25 (x 3) PROGRAM GREEN HOUSE

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OPEN SPACE 25 x 25 PROGRAM -FOREST

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25 x 25 PROGRAM -FOREST

UNPROGRAMMED/ LABORATORY RULES, GENERIC OPEN SPACE LABORATORY RULES, GENERIC

HONORS PROJECT

25 x 25 PROGRAM -FOREST

25 x 25 (x 5 ) = 1 FARM

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Type 1 - Single Tower (45+) Land Dimension : 25M x 25M 25 x 25 (x 4) Type Single Tower25(45+) 25 1 -45+ 25PROGRAM 25 x 25 Height: Meters Land Dimension : 25M x 25M PROGRAM GREENadjoining HOUSE Open Space Requirement : 3 pieces of Farmland Height: 45+ Meters 25-FOREST Number of Labs : Min 2/Floor Open Space Requirement : 3 pieces of Farmland adjoining Form: Cruciform 25 Number of Labs : Min 2/Floor Ventilation: Internal Core Form: Cruciform 25 x 25 (x 4) Circulation: 2 Elevators, Central Stairwell 25 Ventilation: x 25 PROGRAM Internal Core PROGRAM GREEN HOUSE Circulation: 2 Elevators, Central Stairwell

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MANAUS, BRAZIL

New rules of city building are devised as tools to develop the new research campus of the Federal University of Manaus. Familiar elements - the farm, the laboratory, the plantation, the shelter and the green house are used as basic prototypes to configure the campus. Seemingly simple, each of these rules protest the very space they exist in - the forest . While the forest is wild, free, dense and green, these five elements are domesticated, white, pure and very unfamiliar in that context. The thesis questions our imagination of a city. The rules are simple ways of dictating various permutations and combinations of how these five elements come together, and deal with their own natures and adjacencies. They conform to our notion of building cities and space, of our notions of public and private.

When these programs come together a generic city is formed, and even then it is a but absurd due to the inherent natures of these five elements.

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AMAZONIA

GRADUATE MASTERS THESIS UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

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25 x 25 PROGRAM -FOREST 25 x 25 PROGRAM -FOREST

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25 x 25 PROGRAM -FOREST

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25 x 25 (x 5 ) = 1 FARM

25 x 25 (x 3) PROGRAM GREEN HOUSE

25 x 25 PROGRAM -FOREST

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25 x 25 (x 5 ) = 1 FARM

Greenhouse constructed on an Greenhouse open peice of farm constructed on an land open peice of farm land

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4 peices of forest land can be treated a one larger plantation

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25 x 25 x (x25 5 )(x=51) FARM = 1 FARM

25 x 25 PROGRAM -FOREST

-FOREST

-1 Peice of forest also accompanies Shelter

25 x 25 (x 5 ) = 1 FARM 25 x 25 (x 5 ) = 1 FARM

25 x 25 (x 5 25 x 25 (x 5 ) = 1 FARM

consecutive peices of open space which do not -Greenhouse can be constructed on 2 or more account for a farmland consecutive peices of open space which do not -Less than 5 peices of farmland can also be left as account for a farmland forest reservations(which is a requirement for shelter) -Less than 5 peices of farmland can also be left as forest reservations(which is a requirement for shelter)

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25 x 25 PROGRAM -FOREST

25 x 25 x (x25 5 )(x=51) FARM = 1 FARM

-FOREST

25 x 25 PROGRAM 25 x 25 -FOREST PROGRAM -FOREST

WALL

SACRED HEART CHURCH

Monastery and Training Institute for Nuns Private and enclosed, the boundary of whose consists of a dance and drama institute, which can generate income for the daily needs for the nuns

MUMBAI, INDIA

Monastery Chapel

UNDERGRADUATE THESIS MUMBAI UNIVERSITY CHARLES CORREA GOLD MEDAL The paradoxical existence of the wall as a boundary that both separates and connects makes it a compelling interface. As such, the wall has the potential to enhance the relationship between the subjects and objects that it customarily separates.

The manipulation of the ordinary along the wall exposes its potential as a liminal condition and positions it as the site of re-composition. The re-composition of body and space is a means to heighten our awareness of self and other.

The Wall is used to connect spaces rather than separate their functions.

While the thickness of the wall itself houses certain common programs, meant to be used by inhabitants of all the institutions and the public, creating maximum surface for interactions, between the inside and the outside.

The Home for the Paraplegics Along with the mandatory requirements like shelter, services and boarding, a vocational training institute, a small local museum, an arts and crafts center etc. are also added to the design. The Wall separates and connects the private and public areas to the exterior street, making the space viable for the lively-hood of its residents.

Sacred Heart Church Complex

St Arnold’s School (Existing)

The church complex consists of various institutions which have been re imagined and re-imagined, the whole complex is now porous, has hierarchy of private, semi-public and public spaces , where individuals have their representational spaces, are not isolated and enclosed. The Boundary Wall The wall between the institutions and the exterior connects the inhabitants to the outside. Housed with public functions such as a library, chapel, museums, play areas, newspaper stands, tea stalls, and other such programs enable previously imprisoned inhabitants to connect to the outside world.

Sacred Heart Church (Existing)

Pedestrian Street/ Public Pathway

The Amphitheatre and the Chapel The amphitheatre and the chapel act as in-between program and cater to both institutions - the Orphanage as well as the Home for the Paraplegics. Inhabitants from both communities come together here, forming an interactive platform.

The Orphanage

Children enliven the whole area. The walls are porous an active, with the exterior space and other neighbouring in As a part of the design strategy, a vocational training cente provided within the walls of the orphanage.

CITY

MAPPING

AMRITSAR, INDIA ‘STUDY TRIP’ MUMBAI UNIVERSITY AS ONE OF THE 40 Nothing teaches you group work as much as being a part of team with your entire class of 40. This was one of the most painstakingly fun projects I have been a part of. Our class went for our 4th year Study Trip to Amritsar, a complex city with so many systems and networks at play, religious, political and urban. We divided ourselves into groups of 3 or 4 and each group studies one aspect of the city.

Our group studied the temple trust, and its connections with the city’s religious bodies. Amritsar has had a layered past, starting from the Jallianwala Bag massacre and Operation Blue Star, the city has multiple ordeals to deal with. The past very much informs the present politics, corruption, and divisions in the city which are gleefully masked by the calmness of the marble plaza which surrounds the Golden Temple.

We, 40 of us, made this map..as our interpretations of what we found out about the city. It was huge and all of us worked on it after our research phase. We can proudly say that there is not one owner to this product.

JOURNEY A DECADE WITH ARCHITECTURE