Interior Design I Architecture Portfolio- Poorti Kalra by poortikalra

POORTI KALRA

ARCHITECTURE I INTERIOR DESIGN

POORTI KALRA

Architect I Interior Designer

PROFILE

“Being unique is better than being perfect”

I am an Interior Designer and an Architect, who can implement concepts to the designing and detailing creatively to make it different from a traditional one. Keen design sense and space planning agility, and the ability to integrate feedback to acquire new concepts.

EDUCATION

• UCLA Extension I Cal Poly Pomona

Master’s in Interior Architecture

(CIDA Accredited)

Los Angeles, September 2021- December 2022

CONTACT

+1 213-952-5530

Pkalra@cpp.edu

Los Angeles, CA

LinkedIn- linkedin.com/in/poorti-ka54647220

EXPERIENCE

Internship

Kanwal Thareja Architects

Delhi, India, January 2021-July 2021

• Assisted in a 52 storey residential building, with various types of apartment units (2BHK, 3BHK, Studio, Penthouse)

• Produced furniture layout for the entire building

• Prepared Floor plans, section details & elevations for small scale residential renovations in AutoCAD

• Developed 3D Concept design for small scale residential and 52 story building on Sketchup

• Helped in making of final presentations for the client meeting on Powerpoint

• Generated color, material and lighting mood boards for a commercial project

• Rendered floor plans on Photoshop for client review

• GD Goenka University

Bachelor’s in Architecture

(COA Accredited)

Delhi, India, September 2016- July 2021

RELATED COURSEWORK

COURSES- Interior Architecture Studio, Building Codes, Interior Design Law, Research and Programming, Interior Detailing, Business Strategies, Project Management, Architectural Design, Materiality and Buildability, Urban Design

PROJECTS- Remodelling residential building using hydroponics, Wellness Centre Design, Hybrid Workplace Design (Bakery cum coworking space), Private Club Design, Art Gallery Design, College Design, Motel Design, Group Housing

SOFTWARES

• AutoCad

• Revit

• Photoshop

• Sketchup

• Enscape

• Lumion

• Microsoft Office

AWARDS AND HONOURS

SKILLS

• Teamwork

• Communication

• Leadership

• Communication

• Detail Oriented

• Uniqueness

• Creative

• Won Second prize in Community space development competition by National Association of Students of Architecture (NASA)

• Won the competition on the theme 'My City in History' conducted during International Conference on History by GREHA - a society for research on human habitat

• Volunteer Experience-

i. Annual International Architecture Conference for Hospitality- AGORA (2017)

ii. CHINTAN Contemplating Built Environment Conference Indian Habitat Centre, Delhi (2019)

PORTFOLIO-https://issuu.com/poortikalra/docs/poorti_portfolio_22

TABLEOFCONTENTS 01 02 03 04 06 05 07 08 HYBRID WORKPLACE URBAN DESIGN RESIDENTIAL DESIGN LUXURY RESIDENCE PHOTOGRAPHY GALLERY GROUP HOUSING DESIGN WELLNESS CENTRE MOTEL DESIGN

HYBRIDWORKPLACE

BAKERYCUMCOWORKINGSPACE

ABOUTTHEPROJECT

Themainattractiontothebuilding,whichisabakeryspace,willbeonLevel 1andLevel2.Itwillhavespaceslikeretail,whichwillhaveequipment'sand goodsforabakery.Therewillbespacefordining,openandclosed.Placefor coffeeandabarwillalsobethere.

Level3andLevel4willbeaworkingspace.Thecoworkingspacewillconsist ofcombinationofspacewhichwillbeinformalandformalworkingspaces. ThespacewillbedividedintoChillzone,semi-PublicworkspaceandPrivate workspace.

Chillzonewillbeacommonarea,Loungeworkstations,coffeespaceetc.Semi publiczonewillhaveopenconferencerooms,sharedmeetingrooms,hot desksetc.Privatezonewillhaveprivateoffices,meetingroomsandconference roomsetc.

Level5andLevel6willbetheresidentialpartofthebuilding.Itwillconsistof studioapartments,commongymarea,laundryareaandstorageforallthe people.

Location-710WilshireBoulevardSantaMonica,CA90401

Architect-ArthurEHarvey

Built-1928

Area-35,000squarefeet

Storeys-Six

Architecturalstyle-SpanishColonialrevival

BAKERY COWORKING SPACE RESIDENTIAL 01

CONCEPT

TheideaistocreateaspacewithablendofTraditionalandModernArchitecture DesignelementslikePatternRug,Chandelier,Arches,PatternCeilingtilesfor theBakeryspacetogiveitaTraditionalinfluence. DesignelementslikeMarbleflooringandwalls,useofmonochromecolor palette,modernfurniturestylefortheCoworkingspacetogiveitaModern influence.

Floor1 Bakery

Floor2 Floor4 Floor3 Floor5-6

Residential

Coworking Coworking

CONSTRUCTIONDOCUMENTS

CONSTRUCTIONDOCUMENTS

CONSTRUCTIONDOCUMENTS

CONSTRUCTIONDOCUMENTS

CONSTRUCTIONDOCUMENTS

URBANDESIGN

EPHEMERALDESIGN ABOUTTHEPROJECT

Location:MuseumRoad,MIroad,Jaipur,India

Climate:HotandDry

MaxTemp:46°C

MinTemp:5°C

Rainfall:601mmWindDirection:Northwest

EPHEMERALDESIGN

ThespacesonthesiteiscreatedinaccordancewiththecontextoftheJaipurcity andalsoincorporatessolutionstothedesignproblemssuchaslackofopen spaces,greenspaces,recreationalspaces.Thesiteiskeptflexibletokeepthe essenceofephemeraldesign.Thedesignissuch,thatitcanbechangedwith changingseasons,occasions,events,whateverthescaleoftheeventmaybe.

SITEANALYSIS

SITESWOT

Strength EasilyaccessiblebycarHistoricalbackgroundCentralarea

Weakness HightrafficdensityDifferentbuildingtypologyVeryfewtrees

Opportunity Accessiblefromall5sidesBasementparkingVeryprominentlocationanditalsofallsonthemajoraxisMIRoad

Threat Trafficcongestion

• ThesiteiscurrentlyusedasaparkingspaceforBapubazar,ramleelaand commercialareaacrosstheroad.

• Thesitealsohas2undergroundparkingandhas5ramps,2forentryand2 forexitsandoneforthehandicapped.

• Westsideofthesiteisusedforfootballplayground

• Thereare2liftsand4staircaseateverycorner.

• Theundergroundparkingcaters915carparks

• Thesiteisaccessiblebycarfromallthesides

1. ThereareveryfewnumberofopenpublicspacesinareaaboveM.I.Road.

2. Thebazaarsmightactastherecreationalspaceinthewalledcity.

3. Aspertheanalysis,onlyprivateopenspacesarepresentintheWalledcityin termsofcourtyardsandrestaretheopenspacesthatarenotgreenbutpaved yetcanbetermedaspublicgatheringspaces.

4. Peoplehaveformedmanyinterestinginformalspacesontheirownaround thetreeoreventhechowks.

5. Wecanseethedifferencebetweentheopenspacesinboththeareasquite clearlywithofthemap.AreabelowM.I.Roadisquiteopenandhave multipleparksandgatheringspacesforthepeopleofJaipur.

1. Themainprimaryandsecondaryroadsaremainlyforcommercialactivities, whereastheresidentialbuildingsarearrangedintheinteriorpartsofthegrid blocks.

2. TheAjmeriGate,NewGateandtheSanganeriGatearethehistorical landmarkslocatedintheoldcityofJaipur.Therearemanybazarsintheold Jaipurregion.

3. BelowtheM.Iroad,therearemajorlandmarksandopenpublicspaceslikeAlbertHall,Jaipurzoo,RamniwasBaghandmanymore

1. StreetsaboveM.I.Roadarebasicallystraighti.e.ingridpatternwhereasstreets belowMIRoadareinmixtureofradialandstraight

2. Primaryroadsaremainly30mwidehavingpedestrianonboththesidesof1.5 m.

3. SecondaryandTertiaryroadsvaryinboththepartsofthestudyarea.

4. TertiaryroadsinaboveMIRoadaresonarrowthatitisdifficultevenonecar togetinwhereascomparedtoareabelowM.I.Road,6marethewidthof tertiaryroads.1

1. Wecanseetwotypesofplanninginourstudyarea.Ononehand,theoldcity ispurelygridbasedwhereasontheotherhandwecanseetheradialplanning

2. MIRoadplaysaveryimportantroleinthestudyareaasitisoneofthemajor roadwhichdivideswholeareaintotwoparts.

3. OldJaipurisquitecrowdedwhereasnewJaipurwhichistheAlberthallarea dealswithmoreopenareasandisquitewelcoming.

4. StraightaxistowardstheAlberthallshowsthepoweroftheperiodinwhichit wasbuilt.

LACKOFFACILITIESFORCHILDREN

CHALLENGES

Manychildrenareconstantlydisappointedbythelackoffacilitiesforthemwithinthe citycenter'surbanopenspaces.

CROWDEDBAZAARSDuetolessnumberofpublicspacespeopletraveltobazaarontheregularbasisfortheirleisurewhich henceleavestheplacecrowded

LACKOFGREENSPACESSpecificallytalkingabouttheareaaboveM.I.Road,thereareverynumberofopengreenspaces.

LACKOF

RECREATIONALAREAS

FORPEOPLEJaipurisrichintermsofheritagei.e..monumentsbutlackrecreational spacesforthepeopletorelax

PARKINGONFOOTWAYSFootwaysarefrequentlyusedparkingoftenforcingpedestriansontotheroad.Thisrepresentsthe significantchallengetothefamilieswithchildren,totheelderlypeopleandthedisabled.

POORLYMAINTAINEDFOOTWAYSINWALLEDCITYLackofmaintenanceresultsinbrokenpavements,openmanhole,etc. Whenconditionsarepooritdepictsalackofrespectandcareforthepeoplewhohavetowalkeveryday.

SITEAREA-14ACRES EXISITNG-BASEMENTPARKING PROPOSED-STILTPARKING SITEUSE

EXHIBITION MARRIAGE FUCNTIONS, MELA

PROPOSED-

CONCEPT

BARRIERFREEEPHEMERALDESIGN

Thegoalofbarrierfreedesignistoprovideanenvironmentthatsupportsthe independentfunctioningofindividualssothattheycanparticipatewithout assistance,ineverydayactivities.thedesignismadebarrierfreebyprovidingan environmentwhichissafe,convenient,comfortable,andreadilyaccessiblebenefits everyone.Rampshavebeenprovidedforeasyaccesstothehigherlevelsonthesite.

Terracottatilesforthefacadetoallowlimitedlighttoentertheexhibitionspace

Locallyavailableandmadeterracottatilestomakesemipermanentstructure withcharacteristicsasreducestheheatfromtheinteriorspace

Jalisinspired fromJaipur architecture

ThedesigninvolvesadesignprinciplecalledAxis.Theplacementoftheelementsin sitearearrangedinawaythatsitelooksaligned,stableandapproachable.

SkylightDomeinspiredlocaldesignelements withfinealuminumjalitolimitednatural lightentertheexhibitionspaceandtoallow therisinghotairtoexitthespace

Waterprooftensilefabrictocreatelongspan temporarystructure

STRUCTUREOFEXHIBITON

RESIDENTIALDESIGN

MICROUNITAPARTMENTS

LOCATION-EmserTile,SantaMonicaBoulevard, LosAngeles

AREA-22,000SQF

STOREY-Seven

GroundFloor(4,676sq.ft)

a. Market

b. Caféandseatingarea

FloorTwothroughtoSeven:

1. Housing-Studio,1Bedroom,2Bedroom

2.HydroponicGrowCenter

Hydroponicgrowingisconsolidatedintoonelarge growingcenter.Theintentistohaveaccesstoapersonalgrowing experienceaswellaslargescalegrowingtomakethemarketaviableeconomic resourceforbuildingcommunityandsurroundingneighborhood.Thedesignrevolvesaroundanopento skycentralatrium,whichgoesthroughthebuildingtillthetop.Itisagreenatriumwithtreesand vegetation.

OntheFloor1,thereisaresaturantcummarketplace. Thebuildingmajorlyinvolvesoutsideandinsiderelationshiparchitecture.Itwillbeacompositionof naturallight,greenspaceandmaterialswhichwillmaketheresidentsfeelconnectedtonature.

CONCEPT

PLANS

ELEVATIONS SECTIONS

ABOUTTHEPROJECT

LUXURYRESIDENCE

APARTMENTBUILDING

ABOUTTHEPROJECT

LOCATION-Gurugram,Delhi,India

STOREY-Four

TYPEOFARCHITECTURE-ModernContemporary REQUIREMENTS-

2Bedrooms

1MasterBedroom

Kitchen PujaRoom

DiningRoom

Lift Balcony

3Toilets

StiltParking

STILT

PLAN

FLOOR

NORTH

FIRST-FOURTHFLOORPLAN

CONCEPTUALVIEWSITERATION

FRONTELEVATION

ABOUTTHEPROJECT

Theprojectislocatedat355S.GrandAvenueindowntownLosAngeles.Thisis aClass-Aofficetoweron BunkerHilldesignedbySkidmore,OwingsandMerrillin1983.Ithas45Floors. Theprojectisonthe12th Floor.Tothesouth,ithasviewsofdowntownLosAngeles.

TheProgramforthespaceisprimarilyagallery;thereisarequirementfortwo roomsasmall

Conference/ClosingRoom+/-225SFandOffice/Workroom/Storage+/-200SF. Thereisalsoasimpleentertainmentbarforfour

CONCEPT

RobertMapptlethorpemajorlydoesblackandwhitephotography,sotobreak themonotonyofblackandwhite,redcolorhasbeenusedtocreatefocusonthe photographsontheentranceandexit.

PHOTOGRAPHYGALLERY ROBERTMAPPLETHORPE

REFLECTEDCEILINGPLAN

PLAN 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. RECESSEDLIGHT UPLIGHT CEILINGPATTERN

17. 1.

HIGHRISERESIDENCE

GROUPHOUSING

ABOUTTHEPROJECT

LOCATION-Delhi,India

STOREY-54

Thebuildingis54storeyandisdividedinto3typesoftower. Typesoftower

TowerE-LuxuryApartment

TowerK1-1BedroomApartment

TowerK2-ServiceApartment

KEYSITEPLAN

TYPICALFLOORPLAN

PLAN

SERVICEFLOOR

REFUGEFLOORPLAN

WELLNESSDESIGN

ABOUTTHEPROJECT

BLOOMWELLNESS

EMBRACEIHEALIBREATHE

ThiswellnesscentrefocusesonPsychologicalwellbeingofhumans.Thethreetherapiesthat thiswellnesscentrecomprisesofare:MeditationandYoga,MassagetherapyandArt therapy.Thetargetaudienceincludesallagegroupsofpeople,fromchildrentotheelderly.

LOCATION-1820IndustrialStreetGroundFloor,LosAngeles,California

TOTALAREA-6400SF(5200ground+1200mezzanine)