Architecture Portfolio

ROJINA KAFLE

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO 2023

Summary of academic and design works from 2020-2023.

ROJINA KAFLE TRAINEE-ARCHITECT

BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE

KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY

May 14,2000

Phone: +9779862028337

Email: rojinakafle213@gmail.com

Pokharia, Biratnagar, Nepal

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rojina-kafle-52a4b8201/ Instagram: @rojina_kafle

SKILLS

Architectural designing

3DModelling Sketchup

Technical Drawings Autocad

Rendering Enscape

Photoshop Writings

Ms. Office Indesign

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Architecture

Kathmandu University School of Engineering

As an entry-level architect, my goal is to design sustainable spaces that prioritize people's comfort. I am passionate about social work and eager to learn about different cultures and materials to create impactful designs. My interest lies in bettering society, and I am committed to using my skills to make a positive impact. I seek to collaborate with like-minded individuals to create meaningful spaces that prioritize people's wellbeing.

EXPERIENCE

Intern

Three Dots Architects Pvt Ltd Jawalakhel, Lalitpur, Nepal

An architecture firm to provide comprehensive services in architecture and engineering, interiors and planning to reside.

Familiarizing myself with the basic bylaws prevalent in the Kathmandu and Lalitpur areas. This gave me a solid foundation and helped me understand the regulatory framework governing architecture.

Drawing municipal and architectural drawings for the classic housing project. Handling an entire residential project, from sketching to handing over the technical drawings.

Involved in 3D modelling for some commercial buildings and interior projects.

LANGUAGES

English Proficient

Nepali Proficient

STRENGTHS

Communication

Team Work

Discussions and Brainstroming

PASSIONS

Reading

TRAINING

Rural Urban Framework : Kathmandu Primer

University Of Hong Kong

Lectures from Abari Earth, Rabindra Puri on building with earth and vernacular architecture.

Documentation and site studies of Dhulikhel Purano Bazaar Area

Proposing a new design based on the ideas studied from a precedent.

4 Weeks

Rhino Workshop

Kathmandu University Architecture Program

An idea to rhino tools and design

Introduction to grasshopper

2 Days

Photoshop Workshop

Kathmandu University Architecture Program

Introduction to Photoshop Tools

Creating an 3d illustration

3 Days

COMPETITIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

Low Cost Housing Design

Habitat For Humanity

Future Classroom Design Supertecture

CONTENTS

REVITALIZING THE IDEA OF HAAT

CONSERVATION OF CHHAYA BAHA MATH

METAMORPHOSIS

AFFINITY HOUSING

INTERCITIES: NEPAL PRIMER

REVITALIZING THE IDEA OF HAAT AS A MARKET PLACE IN CENTRAL MYANGLUNG

The project is an exploration of idea of market place with a creation of space for people to connect, interact, and transact, These marketplaces often serve as the heart of the community, providing a gathering place where people can exchange news, ideas, and cultural traditions.

Myanglung is a headquarter of terhathum district which lies in the eastern Nepal. Myanglung haat has been serving as the only market place for near by villages . Haat occurs twice a week and has been occurring since decades. The essence of public space , lack of storage and importance of flow of day to day produce gives the idea of creation of market place in this place.

Terhathum being the capital of Dhaka almost 1700 people are involved in handloom weaving. Even being the capital there lacks a collaboration space where they can teach and learn new designs of handloom. I intend to design a production area where people can work collaboratively to promote the culture, craft and goods. The idea is to cherish market place as a good public space and amalgate market with other public functions, values, culture and practices of my hometown Terhathum.

SITE: MYANGLUNG, TERATHUM AREA :13,800 SQ.M. ALTITUDE: 1500M

TOPOGRAPHY: SLOPPED TERRAIN HIGHER LEVEL AT NORTH, STEPPING DOWN TO FLATTER TUDIKHEL.

CONTEXT

DEVELOPMENT

PASSAGEWAYS

Passages are the pathways created by ramps and walkways giving different market experiences:

1. Cultural passage

2. Green Passage

3. Vegetable and fruit axis

4. Leisure passage

5. Civil Passage

With the intention of creating an experiencial and vibrant space i wanted to develop a path which would help to explore different kinds of spaces and dimensions inside the market.

The ramp runs uphill creating a pathway where people can experience the marketplace as well acts as a shortcut for people to travel from lower tudikhel to upper govermental road. My idea of designing this way would create a short journey of marketplace and cultural experience and attract people to move through the axis.

THE VEGETABLE MARKET

“Market place represents the heart and soul of community - A place where people come together to trade goods, share stories, and build connections. It’s a reminder that market place is not just about transactions, but also about relationships, community, and culture.”

CONSERVATION OF CHHAYA BAHA MATH

The Chhaya Baha Math is an historic math located on the south of Pimbahal- one of the happening place of Patan and west of Chalkhu matha having the main deity of Visvesvara Mahadeva in the sanctum. It was built by Bharati’s for residence of Hindu priests. The building is beautifully designed with traditional materials, windows and details and has 3 storey with courtyard and attic. The building currently is in dilapidated state with the building rented to residents and unwanted modifications like plaster walls, partitions, brought to the building.

Patan has a diverse cultural heritage. The historic city is vibrant with the beautiful sounds of instruments like as the dhime, basuri, nakhin, which may be heard in the town’s gullies and alleys. Various festivals and cultural performances are held in the town at various times and occasions throughout the year.

Team: Ilam Shrestha, Unisha Kibachhe, Nandita Shrestha, Pratikshya Bhusal, Aditi Poudel, Bikalpa Poudel and Rojina Kafle

SITE: PIMBAHAL, PATAN

SITE AND SURVEYED HOUSES

The surveys were done based on following headings:History

Socio-Economic Building Information Community and Open Spaces

Our group worked on the Building Information survey, and worked on documenting 200+ houses around the Chayabaha, Math in Pimbahal to have the context information, culture and architecture around the site.

Surveyed 257 houses in Chhabahal, Patan and Pimbahal, Patan

Survey conducted between December 31, 2021 to January 9, 2022

TYPOLOGY BASED ON- BUILDING USAGE

TYPOLOGY BASED ON- BUILDING STYLE

TYPOLOGY BASED ON- BUILDING STRUCTURE

TYPOLOGY BASED ON- BUILDING STOREY

Music and dance are the most universal performing arts that may be found in any community, and they are an important aspect of intangible cultural heritages such as ceremonies, festivals, and other customs. It reflects the local culture, and dance and music are frequently combined.

Our design proposal aims to promote the cultural music and dance with the proposal for learning and experiencing different musical and dance performance in this traditional and historical space. Minimum interventions, conservations and few innovations are done in the Math to make space for cultural music and dance as well as conservation and revival of the monument. The building is designed with necessary changes and adaptations in response to the design program. The ground floor is an open space for experiencing the activities with open music play and dance practice in the falchas and courtyard, the cafe with traditional setting, dance performing and practice spaces in the landscape, creating stage-dabali and seating spaces. The gallery displays the traditional Nepali instruments with the interplay of spaces and creating flow within different wings of the Math. The different zones of building is used as classrooms and studios for teaching, learning and experimenting music.

Team: Rojina Kafle Ilam Shrestha

ELEVATIONS

METAMORPHOSIS

The 21st century motivation classroom is learning space for the future which is sustainable, integrates with landscape , connects with the school and is suitable for mass customization . The future is about organisation and adaptability which comes with ability to make space our own. Built with recycled, sustainable and cost- effective materials motivation classroom makes learning fun and exciting.

The design details consists of vernacular bamboo structure with an infill of recycled materials merging with symmetrical yet fun geometry. The facade is manually operable, flexible for light and shade. Mezzanine space strengthening connection between us, looks, technology and play-space. The changing class size creates fun learning spaces providing private and/or group learning also bringing the outside in or inside out.

Team: Rojina Kafle, Nisha Rana Magar, Prashant Rasaili, Sresta Bhattarai

Supertecture | 2021

LOCATION : DHOKSAN, SHANKHARAPUR SUPERTECTURE FUTURE CLASSROOM DESIGN

1. MEZZANINE FLOOR SPACE FOR SOLITARY LEARNING WITH VISUAL CONNECTION TO READING AND PLAY SPACE

3.COLLABORATIVE ZONE FOR INCLUSIVE EDUCATION THAT VALUES DIVERSITY AND

2. AUDIO VISUAL ZONE

AUDIO VISUAL ROOM SUPPORTING THE DIGITIZATION OF FUTURE CLASSROOM

4. KINETIC ZONE

OPEN SPACE AS A PART OF CLASSROOM PROVINDING

REVERSE CLASSROOM STUDENT CENTRIC LEARNING DIGITIZATION

A collaborative place for heterogenious group of people A space for mini workshops giving the sence of inside out Flexible learning space through creativity, play and collaboration

Smart classroom with smart sensors and werable technology(VR) Openess to the croud sourcing through the digitization A mezzanine for silent learning space.

Fig: interior view of collaborative space

Fig: interior view of advanced teacging space

MATERIALS

Transparent sheet

Roof tiles

ByBlocks for load bearing walls

Floor tiles

Pannel for partition and moveable walls

Bamboo as structural member

LOCATION : TIKATHALI, LALITPUR HOUSING DESIGN

AFFINITY DWELLINGS

Affinity housing is designed to create and common spaces on various levels and an environment for collective growth of the residents sharing their feelings, intentions, attitudes, experiences and social part of life. Housing is designed with an axis along river with landscapes, major roads and riverfront and distribution of housing spaces and landscape with respect to it and perpendicular axis.

Housing with different units share common backyards, common gardens in row and detached as well common terraces on each levels of apartment and a large landscaped garden for each housing type.The approach is to design a housing which shares a common space on residence level, surrounding and community level.

Team: Rojina Kafle, Sansu Shrestha, Ilam Shrestha, Ujjwal Sapkota, Prajina Taksari and Prabeshika Kharel

Housing Design | 2021

PLAN DEVELOPMENT

CONTOUR ANALYSIS

Cutting and filling taking in account of original contour heights and developing in considerations with road networks and housing placements.

AXIS DEVELOPMENT

The main axis is green axis in N-S direction along the river, offers overall view of the site along the line, walkability, andas main street and riverfront spaces

RIVERSIDE AND GARDENS

Riverside with walkways and trees. Interracting communal gardens for different housing types. Cleanling and river waste management achieving clean river.

COMMUNITY AREA

Community area as central focal point of activities. Has recreational area, community building, landscape, plaza and play area. It also has cultural zone, farmers market and stepped riverside amphitheatre and access to public with controlled entry point.

ROAD NETWORKS

The main collector road is N-S along river and it distributes E-W into the housing of width 6m and has interconnecting bridges. The slopes with the contour levels is shown above. Provision of public road is done at west of housing along the site booundary.

HOUSING DENSITY

The housing has varying density profiles encouraging alternate user experiences and addressig different population groups. The high rise apartment placed at north to avoid light blockage and allowing entire view of site along river axis. Villas at eastern side and have landscape riverside perks.

RESERCH, DOCUMENTATION AND DESIGN OF URBAN INFILL

INTERCITIES: NEPAL PRIMER PURANO BAZAAR DHULIKHEL

The project is the study of urban rural framework of old town Dhulikhel, its settlement patterns, buildings and open spaces. Here in collaboration with Hong Kong masters students, we students of Kathmandu University analysed the settlement of Purano Bazaar and proposed a design for urban infill taking the design ideas from the precedent scoping and extraction.

2022| KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY-HONGKONG UNIVERSITY

PURANO BAZAAR, DHULIKHEL

Team: Rojina Kafle, Sansu Shrestha, Ilam Shrestha, Ujjwal Sapkota, Prajina Taksari and Prabeshika Kharel

Previ housing James Sterling is a housing design with the idea of building a part of building by the constructor in form of courtyards and its expansion by the inhabitants themselves according to the requirement. The first built house form is L shaped and expansions can be done horizontally/ vertically according to the owners wish and requirements letting organic growth. The growth of housing spaces is achieved to meet area for according to no. of peoples 4P, 6P and 8P

The reason for building this type of housing is the growing need of housing with a minimum material quality and minimal resources also designing as a module so that it will be possible to apply on larger and significant scale

Community Garden- Communal Space

Entry: Separate doors for pedestrian and vehicular entry

Central Enclosed Square/Patio - Collective Space

Rooms: Initial: 2 bedrooms and a combined kitchen, dining and living room, services, w/c

Side Service Void.

Materials: lightweight R.C. beams with hollow pot filling, concrete

PRECEDENT SCOPING

DESIGN PRIMER

DEVELOPMENT

FINAL DESIGN

KEY IDEA

The key idea of our design is taken from the Pervi housing Sterling precident in which the development of frame guides the expansion of the building with development and flexibility of walls within the frame and creating of spaces for rooms and circulations, open spaces for balcony respective to the frame. The frame acts as a guiding structure which helps in flexible partitions of walls according to the users convience and requirement as well as helps in growth of the building.

The design of house is done with staircase in the front open facade of the site creating an open balcony space for the floor alog The design is a prototype for single family house and has spaces and rooms meeting the requirement of the users.