ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO

PRASHANT DHITAL

I am a hardworking and ambitious individual with a great passion for the architecture and urban planning . I am currently in my fifth year of studying bachelors in architecture Tribhuwan University, IOE, Thapathali Campus. I have excellent communication skills, enabling me to effectively communicate with a wide range of people. I am seeing a full time position in your firm in which I can put into practice my knowledge and experience, ultimately benefiting the operations of the organization that I work for.

CONTACT

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Autocad

Sketchup

Vray

Photoshop Illustrator

Indesign

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EDUCATION

(2074- present)

TU,IOE Thapathali campus Bachelor’s in Architecture (2070-2072)

SAIPAL ACADEMY +2 Science (2069-2070)

SAIPAL ACADEMY SLC

EXPERIENCES

Intern architect at Alamode architects Graphics designer and article writing volunteer at SPACES magazine

Project lead at Architectural Expo, Thapathali Campus

Jigyasa Technical Exihibition at Thapathali, Nepal (2019)

Lead instructor of Photoshop class for third year students organized by ASIS.

Member of Thapathali Photography Club (2019)

Member of Thapathali Literary Club (2019) Freelancing as a Graphic designer

Part time secondary level teacher at reputed school.

PERSONAL SKILLS

Communication Leadership Multitasking Problem solving Organized Time management

Word MS Excel MS Powerpoint

Lumion Enscape

DESIGN COMPETITIONS

Apartment complex at Ichangu. Asian Paints Design competition (Intra college) - TOP 5 Gold trezzini awards for best public space - NOMINATION

Community 2050 design competition in Shenzen. Future Classroom design competition - FIRST RUNNER UP

ARC ASIA Students Architectural Design competition - Revival of waterfront at Tankeshwor

SONA Design Competition- Climate resilient residence design at hot terai region

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Conservation of Ranamukteshwor Temple Complex Redesigning Block D - Landscape design project Rural housing for earthquake affected people in Dolakha Handloom Industry Design Commercial Complex Design Pavillion Design

Hotel Management College Design

Primary School Design Residential Building Design

HOBBIES AND INTRESTS

Music

Painting and sketching:

-Second position in intra college art competition. -Second position in ASIS intracollege art competition -Wall painting project for school

Graphic designing

Multifamily

All

CONTENTS

Ichangu

future classroom design

Rural housing for earthquake affected people

design- Redesigning

Showroom design at Naxal

D

MODULAR LIVING IN ICHANGU

Typology: Apartment Building

Location: Ichangu Narayan, Nagarjuna Municipality

Client: DUDBC

Type: Design Competition(Top 5)

A situation has begun to be witnessed in Ne pal. where land shortage, if not addressed now, is threatening to produce major prob lems in the future. For the same,Ichangu housing project has been suggested, in which land owners in Nagarjuna Municipality would be furnished with apart ments at a very low rate.The housing project is aimed at people with fewer than 2 aanas of land on which is not suitable for settlement. As a solution, govern ment of Nepal offered a program where small piece of land is replaced with equivalent apartment space

based on the price and requirements. The design concept is centered on the idea of making maximum use of vertical circulation. Along with the vertical cir culation, the residents are provided with a sense of community and friendliness between them-selves. The modular facade allows renters to customize var ious aspects of their building, giving them a sense of ownership. The low-cost approach, paired with the tenants’ choice, results in a building with a rhythmic facade, as well as cost effectiveness and comfort.

Asian Paints Design Competition- College round selction

Typology 1 plan and spaces (One Bedroom)

area

garden

Typology 2 plan and spaces (Three Bedroom)

Typology 3 plan and spaces (Two Bedroom)

Visualization

Balcony design options

Wall design options

Window design options

Door design options

The modular design approach with the use of prefabricated components allows users to decide some part of the design by them selves as per their liking and cost resulting a participatory design approach

Pre fabricated components connection details

FUTURE LEARNING WITH SUPER FUTCHE

All Nepal future classroom students’ design competition(First runner up)

Typology: School Building

Location: Dhoksan, Nagarkot

Client: Shree Shiladevi Primary School

Type: Design Competition(First runner up)

The design of the future classroom is based on the concept of a portal connecting worlds such that the education will not be bounded by walls but will be limitless, connecting classrooms around the globe.

The future classroom shall have a new pedagogical system where the students learn through communica tion. The portal can simply be a screen through which students from different countries can video call each other and exchange knowledge through interaction. An easy entrance is given from the mezza nine floor connected through a courtyard from the exterior that leads to a community space from which a portal on the ceiling can be seen.

On the lower floor is the learning area that also has a library space and some secluded spaces. Kinetic tiles have been integrated into the floor of the classroom which produces energy through motion. Understand ing the playful nature of children, the classroom is a space that fosters learning through play. Virtual and augmented reality are being developed rapidly and one day these technologies will be used in the class room that demands movement and will let children learn by doing activities. The use of CGI and polycar bonate sheets between bamboo frames make up the structure. Insulation is placed between two layers of CGI sheets to provide thermal and sound insulation.

3D visualization

Exterior

INTEGRATED RURAL HOUSING DESIGN FOR EARTHQUAKE AFFECTED PEOPLE IN DOLAKHA

Incremental housing design

Typology: Rural Housing Location: Boshimpa, Dolakha Client: Local resident Type: Design Studio VII

The integrated settlement of Panipokhari is built for the earthquake affected Thami community of Bosimpa village. The settlement is located 45 minutes from Bosimpa. Panipokhari is a government-owned land with a total area of 75 ropanies. When the plan to resettle people to Panipokhari was brought by Nepal Reconstruc tion Authority (NRA), there were 74 families ready to move to Panipokhari. In the first stage of the program, infrastructure like roads, retaining walls, etc. were constructed. But the budget was insufficient and only half of the work was complet ed with the initially allocated budget.

The land plot was too small for many families so they decided to settle elsewhere. The same prob lem was to be address to revise and redesign the proposed housing in the Pani pokhari. The existing space was not sufficient and for the larger space people are not economically capable. So, The in cremental housing model is proposed in which some part of the house is designed and constructed by the government whereas the rest of the portion of house should be constructed by the houseowners them selves. Keeping the same thing in mind the typologies were developed. Local materials and technologies like bamboo , mud and load beading construction were used to make the residence a low cost one.

Typology 1 final phase

Typology 1 planning phase I (Not in scale)

Typology 2 final phase

Typology 3 final phase

Typology 1 planning phase II (Not in scale)

Typology 2 planning phase I (Not in scale)

Typology 3 planning phase I (Not in scale)

Typology 2 planning phase II (Not in scale)

Typology 3 planning phase II (Not in scale)

Typology 1 section (Not in Scale)

Typology 3 section (Not in Scale)

Typology

REDESIGNING BLOCK D

Landscape design project with the integration of landscape into building

fect, provides noise

Typology: Landscape design - College block

Location: IOE, Thapathali Campus, Thapathali

Client: Thapathali Campus

Type: Landscape design and site planning studio

Hindu religion from Indus valley civilization is con sidered to be the most scientific religion across the world. The project “The Gurukul – Back to woods” is a redesign project where a block in uni versity campus is design by integrating landscape within it. In a ‘Gurukul’ (Sanskrit guru «teacher» or «master»; kul-”extended family”); shishyas reside together in the dense forest nearby a water source, learn from the guru and help the guru in his dayto-day life. The idea of learning by surrounding oneself with serenity, within the premise of nature was prevalent from ancient times. Inspired from the same, an attempt to create a forest with wild plants, large trees with organic placement and interesting roof to play with the light and shad ow within the classroom was done to stimulate the environment same as the Gurukul. The trees and the roof garden reduce the heat island ef

barrier and stimulates visual senses and pro vides a safe outdoor space for students. A sim ple form is selected in which two blocks facing one another is placed with the stretch of urban forset in the middle. The ends of forest space is provided with an amphitheatre inspired stair case which acts as a seating space as well as the staircase. The gravel in central corridor pro vides more natural feeling to the space and also acts as a tactile sensory element while walking. Warm natural color pallette is used where as variety of planters as per the climate is used. The interesting roof design also allows to cre ate an artificial green house for some plants which ensures that different type of plants can grow in the area. Other design feature includes green wall and roof plantation to reduce heat island effect and noise barrier as mentioned.

COMMUNITY 2050

Visualization of the city of future

The concept revolves around transit-oriented devel opment and pedestrianization which aims to optimize residential and leisure space while reducing the usage of private automobiles in order to achieve sustainable urban growth. It involves transforming a bustling street along the central axis of the site to create a walkable plaza to connect the transit points. The plaza has a variety of places within a limited radius and guarantees that all required amenities for day-to-day activities, such as a department store, park, school, and other facilities, are within fifteen minutes of walking distance. With technology progression, an endeavor to bring the community together is no longer restricted to Shenzhen, but also to the rest of the globe, via the installation of a Portal. A portal functions like a progressive chan nel screen that connects you to the rest of the world.

In a world where individuals are exclusively connected by various electronic gadgets, a portal serves as a channel of global communication and community involvement. The doorway, which is located in the center of the pla za, can also be believed to be an element that guaran tees public safety. Despite the fact that it is a virtual ele ment, a giant screen in the center of the street promotes walkability by making the street more interesting and lively. Considering its public safety and walkability, it also serves as a medium for cultural connection, allow ing individuals and activities from entirely other cultures,

BYD SHOWROOM DESIGN

A car showroom interior and exterior design at Naxal

Typology: Car Showroom

Location: Naxal, Narayanchaur, Kathmandu

Client: BYD

Type: Live project-Internship work

A interor and exterior design project which aims to design a welcoming and spacious space for car display and dealearship. The design concept revolves around functionality and provision of ad equate areas for the display of vehicles. The front portion of the showroom is solely provided to the car display and showcasing whereas the function al area is provided in the rear side of the show room. The pathway leads to the maintainance and garage area where the vehicles are led for servicing and modification. The spaces other than the showroom includes, meeting area, pantry, ad ministration area and show on. The space is pro vided with led screens and lights to provide a vibe of a showroom. The cobe light makes the ambi ence more soothing and welcoming to the visitors.

As the BYD is an international franchise the design had certain restrictions for the colors and style. De spite the constraints , some personal touch is add ed to the space for uniqueness. About the materi als, steel frame and truss is used for the upper floor and mezzanine whereas regular frame structure is used for the rest of the structure. As the showroom had design constraints the structure seemed typi cal but was functional from every aspects. Since, the showroom faces the road from one side only, it is facilitated with toughned glass windows with circular metal columns. The columns support truss and glasses and creates a robust and mod ern feel as well. Overall, the project attempts to be added as a new landmark in the Naxal area.

First floor plan

MISCELLANEOUS WORKS

As a part of miscellaneous works, Logo de signing along with other form of graphic de signing such as posters, banners and ads etc was done. The two tyres nepal is a motorcy cle repair company of which I was assigned to design a logo. The two tyre concept along with the bolt symbolizing the motorcycle work shop is seen in the logo with the contrasting color used to grab the attention of viewer.

A corporate logo for the company Kothat is also designed (page 47) which is derived from the initials of the Kothar Group. The young entre preneurs from are teamed up to do business in various field of education, abroad studies etc of which a logo was to be designed. The logo is kept simple and minimal and since the company is established by youths, the orange color signifies excitement and youthfullness.

Works related to graphic design, art and paintings