Art & Architecture Portfolio - Radha Sahdev

portfolio

Radha Sahdev

School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

selected works

art & architecture

2019 - 2022

radha sahdev New Delhi

radhasahdev@gmail.com

linkedin.com/in/radha-sahdev-266706242

profile I am a 21 year old, Delhi-based student pursuing Bachelors in Architecture from the School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi. I am a hard-working individual with creative sensibilities, a knack for aesthetic design visualisation, and an eagerness to learn, experiment and contribute.

With unmatched ability to multi-task, manage and work in synergy, I aim at gaining mindful experiences in the field of design. Additionally, actively managing and designing for my entrepreneurial venture into an online homegrown brand.

experience Architecture Intern

Casa Architects | New Delh

June 2022 - Aug. 2022

Prepared working drawings & interior 3Ds for on-site constructio Research & accumulation of ideas & design concepts based on client interaction

Visual Journalism Intern

British Broadcasting Corporation | New Delh

June 2019

Research & ideation of graphics for an awareness project & related media article Infographic design for articles for various digital platforms

Creative & Social Media Head

RangPunch Creative Crafts | New Delh Managing a home-grown brand, marketing & designing of handcrafted piece Managing & creating content for Social Media Handles

Since 2020

education Bachelor of Architecture

School of Planning & Architecture | New Delhi

2019 - Present

High School, CBSE

Birla Vidya Niketan | New Delhi

Class XII Class X -

95.25%

95%, CGPA 10

2019

2017

skills Analytical Thinking

Creative Aptitude

Conflict Resolution

Visual Communication

Adaptability

Creative Writing

Attention to Detail

Craftsmanship

Time Management

Digital Content Creation

software proficiency

Photoshop

Indesign

Figma

Canva

AutoCAD

SketchUP

Revit

Rhinoceros

1 Social Housing

Alvenaria, Lisbon

2 university design

Bauhaus, Dessau

3 urban study

Shahjahanabad, Old Delhi

4 cooperative housing

Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi

5 residence design

Apra, Phillaur

6 display & retail center

Toorji ka Jhalra, Jodhpur

7 summer internship

Casa Architects

8 art & crafts

Miscellaneous Work

SOCIAL HOUSING

Alvenaria, Lisbon, Portugal 2022 - 3rd year, 6th semester

design development

low-rise modular housing design

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The project was part of redevelopment of the Alvenaria District, with the site exhibiting a sloping topography. The proposal also accounted for including more open, green and cultivable patches of land, articulating the vision for a sustainable and energy-efficient kind of lifestyle that the residents

would lead.

The main design intervention on this undulating terrain was opting for stepped interval which also influenced the built form. The physical as well as visual connectivity through the expanse of the site created a clear hierarchy between transit and accessible spaces. The modular nature of the design in a single built form, and repetition of such identical units: avoided an excessively heavy volume, its fragmentation and the possibility of mutation work as a new topography of balconies over the neighbourhood. The new volumes and the different uses of the various platforms create a dynamic rhythm between them, ensuring the unity of the new urban fabric.

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Base Module

2.55 x 2.55 x 2.55 m

Area: 6.50 m2

Volume: 16.60 m3

Individual

Arrangement of

Module

Modules

Washing Space

(1 module)

A: 6.50 m2

V: 16.60 m3

Sleeping Space

(2 modules)

A: 13.2 m2

V: 34.50 m3

Living Space

(4 modules)

A: 27.50 m2

Cooking Space

V: 70.2 m3

Horizontal and vertical

modules in a solid-void

Connection of Modules

arrangement

(1 module)

A: 6.50 m2

V: 16.60 m3

module over a slope

Arrangement of

response to the topography

Spaces

within Apartments

Building Module

(105 identical cubical modules)

stepped terrain

module adapting to the terrain

Like the possibilities for new innovations and configurations provided by a lego block, similar notions can be recorded in this modular unit of in terms of creating variety of habitable spaces and each offering a unique quality, experience and accessibility.

The modular configuration, by a combination of the 4 typologies of spaces, gave rise to an arrangement of apartments stacking on 4 storeys. Identical built forms were placed along the site as a response to naturally contoured landscape.

Series of diagrams highlighting various levels of public spaces from a private apartment level to a large community site level

SITE SURROUNDINGS

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NATURAL VEGETATION

First level of interaction is possible from private open balconies allowing for visual inetraction and connectivity.

MODES OF ACCESSIBILITY

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Second level of physical interaction is possible at the neighbourhood level for a restricted group of people to gather and conduct their activities.

SCALE OF INTERACTION

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Third level of interaction is possible at the central core of the site, providing a large open space for a larger community gathering and collective activities, open to all residents and daily users of the site.

These scales of interaction spread over the site reflect the distribution of built mass. The project exhibits a juxtaposition of orthogonal circulation paths with a range of visual connections.

UPPER GROUND FLOOR - LEVEL 2

FIRST FLOOR - LEVEL 3

SECOND FLOOR - LEVEL 4

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LOWER GROUND FLOOR - LEVEL 1

LONGITUDINAL SECTION AA’

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LONGITUDINAL SECTION BB’

B

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TRANSVERSE SECTION DD’

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TRANSVERSE SECTION CC’

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AUSBLENDEN

Bauhaus, Dessau, Germany 2021 - 2nd year, 4th semester

bauhaus university campus design

online design competition entry

FINALISTS

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FORM STAGE 1

extrusion

FORM STAGE 2

separation

FORM STAGE 3

protrusion

FORM STAGE 4

definition

SHARED DORMS

RESEARCH SPACE

CLASSROOMS

WORKSHOPS

SHARED DORMS

RECREATIONAL SPACE

LIBRARY INDIVIDUAL DORMS STUDIOS

CAFETERIA ADAPTIVE

CLASSROOMS

EXHIBITION SERVICES

AUDITORIUM

ADAPTABILITY

MULTI-PURPOSE SPACES

SPACE AS BACKDROP

SPACE AS DEVELOPMENT

VISUAL CONNECTIVITY

SEAMLESS TRANSITION

TRANSITIVITY

CANVAS

MODULAR SPACES

TRANSVERSE SECTION THROUGH EXHIBITION SPACE

TRANSVERSE SECTION THROUGH DORMITORY

LONGITUDINAL SECTION THROUGH ADAPTIVE SPACES AND DORMS

LONGITUDINAL SECTION THROUGH CLASSROOMS AND LEISURE SPACES

SITE PLAN - LEVEL 0

GROUND FLOOR - LEVEL 1

UPPER GROUND FLOOR - LEVEL 2

FIRST FLOOR - LEVEL 3

SECOND FLOOR - LEVEL 4

URBAN STUDY

Shahjahanabad, Old Delhi, India 2021 - 3rd year, 5th semester

historical and physical street study

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Shahjahanabad, the crown jewel of the premodern urban process in the Indian subcontinent was built betwen 1639 to 1648. It lay along the banks of River Yamuna

in the southeastern sector of Delhi.

The area of intervention of study was selected based on the settlement’s historical, physical and social significance within a larger settlement along with a detailed mapping of primary, secondary streets, chowks, etc. to design for an urban lifestyle in a pre-existing historical setting.

The Chawri Bazaar Street runs along a long stretch of street with the Hauz Qazi Chowk at one end and the Jama Masjid at the other.

D A M J I A J A S M

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The street is named after a Marathi word chawri, which means meeting place. Mainly because here a ‘sabha’ or meeting would take place and disputes would be settled before reaching the emperor. A Second reason is that a gathering would be organised when a reputed dancer performed. The whole ambience of the street, however, was transformed after the mutiny of 1857.

a m d Ja asji d M oa R

Ch a lan rkew Ga a li

Lal Kuan Road

Sitaram Bazaar Road

Ajmeri Gate Road

Hauz Qazi Chowk

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Road

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Gate Ajmeriad Ro

Hauz Qazi Chowk

Sitaram Bazaar Road

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D A M J I A J A S M

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Road

Hauz Qazi Chowk

A large footfall is observed throughout the day on the entirety of the street as it forms a major part of the connection from Ajmeri Gate to Red Fort via Hauz Qazi Chowk and Jama Masjid

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Inferences

Lal Kuan

S Bh haka ojn ha aa ri lay Sitaram Bazaar Road

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There are various collonaded structures at the sides of the street where the pedestrians prefer to walk due to the shade. The centre of the street is used mainly by vehicles due to the harsh sun which falls on it.

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a m d Ja asji d M oa R

Hardware & sanitary shops are clustered near Hauz Qazi chowk (Hardware Wholesale market) end. Similary Stationery Shops are clustered near Barsagulla chowk that connects to Nai sadak (Wholesale market for stationery).

View of West Wall of Jama Masjid orients the pedestrians as they approach the Barsagulla chowk due to its magnificient scale and hilltop location. This is a major reason for the importance of the Chawri Bazar Road.

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Ch a lan rkew Ga a li

State Ba nk N Sad ai Of India Ba ak rs Ch agul ow la k Kotak Bank

ali

Ha uz Ch oo ri W Gu ala l nG Ha zaril ali ve al Ga li li B ajr an gB ali

S Bh haka ojn ha aa ri lay Sitaram Bazaar Road

Kotak Bank

Residential

Shop

Section AA’ 2m

8m

Shop

Section BB’

1.5m Residential

Shop & Godown

Residence Shop

Section DD’

Residence

Shop

3m Section CC’

Sketch of Chawri Bazar Road in 1870

7.5m

3.5m

4m Section through Hauz

Shop

RAGHUGANJ HOUSING Chawri Bazaar, Chandni Chowk, India

2021 - 3rd year, 5th semester

cooperative housing

work - live intervention

In the proposed Cooperative Housing Scheme for the existing site of Raghu Ganj, one of the major driving factors was to be able to enhance and generate meaningful and healthy social interactions through the use of various programs and spaces (readapted as well as introduced). This is not only restricted to a small group of people, but offers people of all ages and even gender identities a safe and inclusive space to belong to a community, live, work and lead a fulfilling life, not just for the community but for own individual self as well. This exercise required one to design in a historical setting without upsetting the existing settlement.

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BALANCED WORK-LIVE ENVIRONMENT The proposed program thesis is based on a shared work-live environment for a specific industry. In most commercial neighbourhoods of Old Delhi, a particular mohalla tends to offer a particular type of commercial activity, with a single type of retail market spread in the entire area. In such neighbourhoods, the simiar retail and commercial activity is not viewed as a form of competition, rather a form of shared community and sense of belonging.

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4 Design exploration and retrofitting of existing structure by process of vertical sections through multiple courtyards and

lightwells for experiential effect.

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This series of sections help exhibit character of the kind of spaces, programs and level of interaction proposed to achieve for a more inclusive community design, set in a historical readaptive setting and surrounding.

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GROUND FLOOR - LEVEL 0

FIRST FLOOR - LEVEL 1

SECOND FLOOR - LEVEL 2

BASEMENT - LEVEL -1

RESIDENTIAL LAYOUT TYPE A

Residential Layout for joint families or sharing co-living units for 5-6 members.

This particular cluster of private living spaces, adjoining pantry, pivate sleeping bedrooms and washrooms are fit for a large family including a couple, elderly and children where even though they enjoy the benefit of being part of a community and all the comunal spaces, they can retrieve into a secluded and comfortable space only available to a particular family.

RESIDENTIAL LAYOUT TYPE B

Residential Layout for Nuclear families or sharing co-living units for 2-4 members.

This cluster of co-living units offers a set of 2 bedrooms and adjoining private spaces either for individuals, or a nuclear family of either/both parents along with their kids. This residence zone is in direct contact with both the courtyards and hence offers more spillout spaces, ventilation and accessibility from either end apart from their own private spaces.

RESIDENTIAL LAYOUT TYPE C

Residential Layout for individuals.

This cluster of co-living units offers a set of 4 individual bedroom along with shared washrooms, pantry and living space ideal for bachelors, students or individuals who wish to ive independently yet be part of a community and belong to a group of like-minded individuals where they work, earn and ive together.

FARMER’S RESIDENCE Apra, Phillaur, Punjab

2020 - 2nd year, 3rd semester

vernacular architecture study

work - live intervention

The site of the project, located at the threshold of the town, represented the culmination of the dwelling as well as the occupation of the people of Apra, similarly the proposed design intervention also strived at representing a similar balance between the dwelling and the

occupational activities of the future users of this site.

The design, through the means of material, structure, orientation and spaces created a more welcoming and inclusive space for the Punjabi community as well as the farmers’ community as an occupation, where they can meet, interact, and learn from one another in a holistic, free and natural greens environment.

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The orientation of built area within the site has been aligned along the axis which transitions from open, vast areas to closed,

clustered neighborhood.

This axis also creates a hierarchy of privacy for the user family by separating public and private zones as well as creating a progressive rise towards the built neighborhood to stimulate easy and connected interaction between neighbors.

DISPLAY & RETAIL CENTER Toorji ka Jhalra, Jodhpur

2020 - 1st year, 2nd semester

vernacular architecture study

cultural intervention

The proposed Dispay and Retail Center, along the infamous Toorji ka Jhalra, was a concept space, not just for retail but also a platform for impactful insight into the city’s heritage,

culture and traditions.

The vision was to develop a Display and Retail Center through a conscious approach so that visitors would like to spend time in the vicintiy of a historical event and bring home, not just souvenirs but also hospitality and taste of Jodhpuri culture, knowledge about their heritage and picturesque views of the stepwell and Mehrangarh Fort.

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ground level

longitudinal section

first level

terrace level

transversal section

SUMMER INTERNSHIP Casa Architects, New Delhi

2022 - June to August

selected drafting and modelling works

My role as an architectural intern was to primarily create 2D and 3D drawings for various ongoing architectural and interior projects.

Apart from the drafting and modelling exercises, I was also involved in accumulation of design concepts and ideas based on client interaction as well as site visits to under - construction projects to overlook progress.

classical facade

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technical electrical drawings

SUMMER INTERNSHIP

Casa Architects, Sant Nagar, New Delhi selected drafting work

container house

MANDALA ART

selected handpainted works 2020 - 2021

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HAND SKETCHING selected works 2020 - 2021

hand sketched portraits

DIGITAL SKETCHING selected works 2021

digital illustrations for children’s storybook

ORGANIC HANDICRAFTS selected photography work 2020 - 2022

As part of an entrepreneurial venture into homegrown, handmade articles, accessories and home decor, specialising in organic and sustainably developed products. My role here at RangPunch Creative Crafts is particularly invested in developing a social media strategy and related content for fruitful engagement for the brand as well as inhouse production and photography of products related to visual content.

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