Architectural portfolio - Rushabh Chheda

RUSHABH CHHEDA A R C H I T E C T U R A L PORTFOLIO rushabh.chheda@gmail.com +91 8082628996

Rus h ab h Ch h eda

1102-Adarsh Excellency, Off Marve Road, Malad West, Mumbai-49.

[6.11.1991] [24]

+91 8082628996

Status Education

Honors

Relevant Experience

Competitions

MUMBAI, INDIA

Been part of an international student exchange program across India & Europe, am at a comfortable & competent level to work in teams with students/ professionals from other countries

rushabh.chheda@gmail.com Student Council Admin - Worked on Exhibitions, Workshops, Administration & Organization, as a representative of the entire student community

Employed, Architect

2014-Present

Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute of Architecture & Environmental Studies, Mumbai

Class of 2014

Bern University Of Applied Sciences Part of an International student exchange programme for urban research in different cities in India & Europe Mumbai | Ahmadabad | Bangalore | Berlin | Bern

2014

KRVIA Gold Medal for the Best Thesis Design Dissertation

2015

Amongst the Top 50 Thesis Design Dissertations in India

2015

3rd rank in Overall Academics in the 4th Year

2013

References

2014-2015

Kaushik Patel Architects - Intern | Mumbai, India Residential | Commercial Worked on Construction Drawings/ Design Development

2013-2014

Top 10 Thesis Design Dissertation Zone 3, a nationwide competition held by the ‘National Institute of Advanced Studies in Architecture’ & ‘Council of Architecture’

2015

Software Proficiency

Analog Skills

Languages

Interests

Travel

2014

2012-2013

Aneerudha Paul | Director email ; director@krvia.ac.in | ph :+91 9820891736

K.R.V.I.A. Mumbai

Rupali Gupte | Faculty of Architecture & Urban Design email : rupali.gupte@gmail.com | ph :+91 98 21012510

K.R.V.I.A. Mumbai

Shantanu Poredi & Manisha Agarwal | Mobile Offices email : mobileoffices@gmail.com | studiomoof@gmail.com | ph :+91 9820401846

Mobile Offices (Mo-oF) - Architect | Mumbai, India Shantanu Poredi & Manisha Agarwal Commercial | Residential | Institution | Hospitality Worked on Design / Resolution/ Execution/ Construction Drawings/ Correspondence

Design Sketch : Student Exchange Program

Social/ Organizational Skills

AutoCAD 2D/ 3D

Grasshopper

Adobe Suite

SketchUp

Rhinoceros

V-Ray

MS Office

Lumion

Hand Drafting

Illustrations

Sketching

Model Making

English Gujarati

Hindi Spanish

Marathi Kutchi

Product Design, Graphic Design, Installations, Housing, Building Typologies, Urban Cityscapes & Urban Planning Music, Art House Cinema, Theater, Photography, Traveling, Hiking & Blogging Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Sir-Lanka, Bhutan, South-Africa, Kenya, Singapore, Thailand & Malaysia

Mo-Of Mumbai

Projects : The Indus Valley Project...........................................................4 Location : Dholavira, Gujarat, India Type : Individual Academic Work Time : June 2014 - November 2014 Level : Year 5, Semester 9 (Final Thesis Design Dissertation) Mentor : Ar. Shirish Joshi (shirish.shiroo@gmail.com)

Cross Apartments.....................................................................10 Location : Mumbai, India Type : Individual Academic Work Time : December 2012 - March 2013 Level : Year 4, Semester 8 Mentor : Ar. Rupali Gupte (rupali.gupte@gmail.com) & Ar. Kalpit Ashar (kalpitashar@gmail.com)

Indian High Commission...............................................................14 Location : Colombo, Sri Lanka Type : Individual Academic Work Time : December 2011 - March 2012 Level : Year 3, Semester 6 Mentor : Ar. Manas Vanwari (manasvanwari@gmail.com)

IN:CH International Student Exchange Program..............................17 Location : Mumbai & Bangalore, India Type : Academic Team Work Time : 21st March - 3rd June 2014 Contribution : Research, Analysis, Design, Illustrations, Presentations, Co-ordination & Execution Supervisor : Ar. Shirish Joshi (shirish.shiroo@gmail.com) & Ar. Juerg Grunder (info@in-ch-architects.com)

School Of Planning And Architecture...........................................23 Location : Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh, India Type : Professional Work Time : March 2015 - Present Contribution : Project Architect, Tender Drawings, Working Drawings,

Design Development, Execution & Co-ordination Supervisor : Principal Architect Shantanu Poredi (studiomoof@gmail.com)

Photography : Jewish museum, Berlin - Daniel Libeskind

01 The Indus Valley Project, Sem 9, Design Dissertation

The Indus Valley Project

Rushabh Chheda

Dholavira, Gujarat, India - November 2014 Individual Academic Project Mentor - Ar. Shirish Joshi : shirish.shiroo@gmail.com Softwares - Adobe Suite, AutoCAD, SketchUp & V-Ray Dholavira is one of the five largest Indus valley civilization sites in the world.

Dholavira & the other Indus sites of Gujarat urgently need to be declared UNESCO World Heritage sites to galvanize government protection & international support. The establishment of the Indus Valley Project will help drive this UNESCO World Heritage nomination through Master Conservation Planning, an integrated research, tourism, education and publishing program, and providing new economic development opportunities.

Observation Tower

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01 The Indus Valley Project, Sem 9, Design Dissertation

Rushabh Chheda People Of Kutch

Bhunga : Kutch Dwelling

Excavation Site : ASI Website

Site Study :

Location Plan

A study of the typical housing structure of the village was done to know about the local materials, sustainable design & structural stability of the houses, which are designed to sustain the most cruel dessert weather, along with regular earthquakes.

The excavation site is located a kilometer away from the village Dholavira, from which it derives its name. It is spread across an area of 100 hectares, occupied during 2650 BC - 1450 BC. It is characterized by monumental architecture, massive fortification, designed using a distinct geometry of multiple orthogonal enclosures in specific proportions.

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01 The Indus Valley Project, Sem 9, Design Dissertation

Site Plan

Framing The Castle

Rushabh Chheda

Framing The Excavation Site

Framing The Arterial Streets

Climatic Strategy

Design Strategies : Two axes cut the building into 3 parts dividing the programs of the building.

These axes frame 2 views of the excavation site, of the castle & of the arterial streets of the lower town. A few other axes further divide the building which frame the landscape around the village of Dholavira.

Trees are planted between the boundary wall & the building which enhances insulation. The walls are thick & made in brick further insulating the building against the hot winds known as ‚loo‘ .

Axes

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01 The Indus Valley Project, Sem 9, Design Dissertation

Ground Floor Plan

Rushabh Chheda

The building is designed as a fortress deriving this attribute from the excavation site. The project is located near the entrance of the lower town (excavation site).

Due to the cutting axes & the orthogonal spaces the residual buffer spaces thus created incorporate functions like outdoor exhibition areas & rest areas.

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01 The Indus Valley Project, Sem 9, Design Dissertation

Rushabh Chheda

Corrugated Metal Roofing

Steel I-Beam

Steel Tension Cable Filler Slab

Stone Lintel & Pad

Custom R/F Bars

Harappan Brick

Wall Section : A light weight double roofing system is used, which insulates the building from the harsh dessert heat. The area between the ceiling & the roofing creates a low pressure area where the hot air is pushed out by the wind & further reduces the temperature inside the building.

Due to the high earthquake zone, the design incorporates strategies to protect the building during tremors. A customized reinforcement is designed for the project Section-EE'

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01 The Indus Valley Project, Sem 9, Design Dissertation

Rushabh Chheda

Concept :

Initial Sketch

Amphitheater

The main visual focus of the design is the ruined city itself, such that the building has views from it of the site.

The Building acts as a bridge to the past from the present. Incorporating the design strategies of the Harappan civilization without directly imitating them and also taking into account modern styles of architectural design & materials to enhance the quality of the building & its use.

Museum Wing

Section-DD'

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02 Cross Apartments, Sem 8, Urban Housing

Rushabh Chheda

Cross Apartments

Mumbai, India - December 2012 to March 2013 Individual Academic Project Mentors - Ar. Rupali Gupte (rupali.gupte@gmail.com)

& Ar. Kalpit Ashar (kalpitashar@gmail.com) Softwares - Adobe Suite, AutoCAD, SketchUp & V-Ray Increasingly limited Urban space & the growing population has given rise to a new type of architecture “Residential Redevelopment� in the city of Mumbai. It involves replacing old residential buildings with residences that provide for not only the accommodation of the people living earlier but also for the generation of new residents.

An extremely high human density & constant development has led to the shrinking of open spaces in the city.

The project is located in an old neighborhood of Mumbai, which only until recently has started being developed rapidly. The project brief was to design a high rise housing project, which caters to the high demand for housing. The lack of open spaces in the area has created the need to think of a building comprising of open spaces, usable not only by the residents, but also by the people of the city.

Design Model

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02 Cross Apartments, Sem 8, Urban Housing

Rushabh Chheda

Design Development

Initial Study : Initial site work involved a study of the given area, analysis of the site context , the everyday activities of the people & a study of the systems of rent/ ownership. In addition a mapping of the types of buildings based on age, height, cess or non cess was also done.

Location

Site Model

Site Activity Montages

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02 Cross Apartments, Sem 8, Urban Housing

Rushabh Chheda

Design Concept : The design concept is to interconnect the 6 housing towers at different levels with sky bridges. These sky bridges form the recreation spaces for the people living in the towers. The residual space on the ground is designed for the people of the city to use, having programs like, shopping arcades, a Jain temple, an amphitheater, a restaurant & a cafe.

Site Plan

4th & 5th Floor Plan

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02 Cross Apartments, Sem 8, Urban Housing

Rushabh Chheda

Apartments : The towers have apartments designed as different typologies, from studio apartments to luxurious duplex apartments, serving a varied client type. All sky bridges are designed to have access through all towers. Each sky bridge serves a different program for recreation like a sky garden, child care center, a restaurant, bars, a fitness center & a swimming pool.

West Elevation

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03 Indian High Commission, Sem 6, Civic Project

Indian High Commission

Rushabh Chheda

Colombo, Sri Lanka - December 2011 to March 2012 Individual Academic Project Mentor - Ar. Manas Vanwari (manasvanwari@gmail.com) Softwares - Adobe Suite & AutoCAD The design of the new High Commission embodies a long standing exchange of culture & ideas between the two countries & ensures that the strong political alliance will continue to thrive into the future.

Inherent to this is an understanding of the two cultures & a means of communication between those two cultures. Communication requires language & the use of an appropriate language of architecture becomes the most challenging task of this design .

Conceptual Sketch

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03 Indian High Commission, Sem 6, Civic Project

Rushabh Chheda

Ground Floor Plan

Concept : The main concept of the design is to create a landscape of sloping roofs. As the site is sunk 5 meters below the street level, a passerby shall see a series of roofed structures. Also due to the regular rainfall that the region faces, the roof also protects well against it.

Section-XX'

Site Plan

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03 Indian High Commission, Sem 6, Civic Project

Rushabh Chheda

Front Elevation

Ideology : Located on a prominent Site in Colombo, the intention of the Indian High Commission is to make its presence known, both as an important part of the Sri Lankan life & as a place of intense Cultural Exchange.

Design Model

Location

Section-YY'

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04 Ecologies Of Waste, International Student Exchange Program

Ecologies Of Waste

- International Student Exchange MUMBAI, India - 21st March - 11th April 2014 Academic Team Work Contribution : Research, analysis, design, illustrations & presentations.

Supervisor : Ar. Shirish Joshi (shirish.shiroo@gmail.com)

Ar. Juerg Grunder (info@in-ch-architects.com) Softwares : Adobe Suite The 2nd leg of the IN:CH student exchange program was held in Mumbai, 18 Swiss, 2 Spanish & 11 Indian students, were divided into 6 groups.

The topic of the study was to analyze the waste management systems of the city & to provide solutions to make it more sustainable. An extensive study was done on the wards assigned to us on different parameters such as the population, the amount & types of wastes & the systems being implemented.

Two info graphical panels were designed to document the research. The first panel gives an overview of the city’s waste management system & the other describes possible interventions for a better system based on the analysis. Various interventions are proposed from individual to master planning to make Mumbai a ” Zero Waste “ city .

Rushabh Chheda, Jurg Buhrer, Michelle Mosimann & Hardik Joshi

Behrampada : H-East Ward

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04 Ecologies Of Waste, International Student Exchange Program

Rushabh Chheda, Jurg Buhrer, Michelle Mosimann & Hardik Joshi

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04 Ecologies Of Waste, International Student Exchange Program

Rushabh Chheda, Jurg Buhrer, Michelle Mosimann & Hardik Joshi

19 Intervention Panel

04 Designing the Waste, International Student Exchange Program

Rushabh Chheda, Samuel Glatthard, Noopur Sejpal & Dominic Antener

Designing With Waste

- International Student Exchange Bangalore, India - 23rd April - 3rd June 2014 Academic Team Work Contribution : Research, analysis, design, illustrations & presentations.

Supervisor : Ar. Juerg Grunder (info@in-ch-architects.com) Softwares : Adobe Suite The 3rd & last phase of the IN:CH studio 2014 was held in Bangalore. The studio focused on planning strategies, design, construction & materialization concepts to come up with a built form. After going through a jury of stakeholders, experts & architects, these projects were executed on site with the help of skilled labour & the community. This studio was intercepted by lectures from practitioners, stakeholders & visits to important sites & locations to understand the social & architectural fabric of the city.

The site given to us was Christ University, a college founded in 1969 spread across a 25 acre campus. The University has taken an effort to establish the campus as a ‘Zero Waste Zone’. Our task was to understand the source & disposal of all the different kinds of waste, what is already done within the system and how it can be improved & enhanced.

Waste-Wall Design

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04 Designing the Waste, International Student Exchange Program

Rushabh Chheda, Samuel Glatthard, Noopur Sejpal & Dominic Antener

Waste Circulation on Campus

Analysis : The University has implemented many waste management systems to handle their waste. The 420kgs of wet waste which is produced by the canteens & kitchens everyday is processed & recycled in the campus itself by using composting pits to create fertilizers or by using the Bio-gas plant to produce cooking gas. All the other dry waste is segregated by a few employed women in various categories such as paper, plastic, tetra-pack, aluminum etc. which is either recycled on campus or sold to recyclers outside the campus.

The difficulty which the university faces is in the segregation of waste which is a very time consuming & labour intensive process. Also due to the improper segregation of waste, the implemented systems of management cannot be used to its full potential.

Biogas Plant

Paper Recycling Unit

Composting Plant

Waste Segregation

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04 Designing the Waste, International Student Exchange Program

Rushabh Chheda, Samuel Glatthard, Noopur Sejpal & Dominic Antener

Waste-Wall Elevation

Dustbin Construction

Design : We decided to intervene this problem of segregation at the source of the waste.

The intention was to increase the responsibility of the students in handling their own waste. The design was in 2 parts: 1. An interactive ‘Waste-Wall’ was designed which has information for the user to properly segregate the waste into 4 categories : Wet waste, dry waste, tetra pack & plastics which covers the most types of wastes produced on campus.

2. An art installation was created which is also a seating for the students. The installation is an arrangement of cubes in various shapes with different types of wastes packed inside it, sealed with clear acrylic sheets & having certain information about the waste on it. This helps to create a sense of awareness among the students.

Executed Designs

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05 School Of Planning & Architecture, Institution Project

School of Planning and Architecture

Rushabh Chheda, Tanuj Jain, Akshay Surana & Pathik Joshi

Vijaywada, India - March 2015 to Present

Professional Work Contribution : Project Architect, Design Development, Working Drawings,

Tender Drawings, Execution & Co-ordination.

Supervisor : Principal Architect Shantanu Poredi (studiomoof@gmail.com) Softwares : Adobe Suite, AutoCAD, SketchUp & V-Ray The design philosophy is to create “The Collective Learning Culture�. The tradition of disseminating knowledge & innovation relies in the diverse community experiences. This interdependence of a community & the individual is vital for the growth of an educational institution. Focusing on the diversity of individuals & the vastness of a community creates opportunities of variation & thereby learning.

Interdependent programs offer a multitude of interactive spaces that would be beneficial for a community experience. Learning is an interactive & collaborative process. Hence, spaces that allow for interaction foster creative thought.

Student Hostels

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05 School Of Planning & Architecture, Institution Project

Rushabh Chheda, Tanuj Jain, Akshay Surana & Pathik Joshi

Section-BB'

Ground Floor Plan

Design Diagrams

Main Entrance

Institute building :

The building captures the different kinds of movements to form a strong expression of a dynamic learning environment. The building stack has been divided section into 3 major parts, the parasol roof, concourse level & the platform.

Each part is active at different times of the day with the morning learning hours spent in the Top section as it would be cool. The afternoon interactive learning is set into the ground as it would stay much cooler by virtue of the shadow cast by the top block & the solid stone masonry wall of the periphery. The leisure time is spent in the central void in the form of a ‘Concourse’ with ample cross ventilation which is appropriate for comfort in a hot – humid climate.

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05 School Of Planning & Architecture, Institution Project

Rushabh Chheda, Tanuj Jain, Akshay Surana & Pathik Joshi

The institutional building is a platform for debate, exchange & dissemination. The building also acts as a deep gateway or an interface to the entire campus. The notional Interface/ Gateway allows for mediating, filtering & channelizing people from public activity level to the semi-public programs.

Section-CC'

Crit Space

Wall Section

Front View

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05 School Of Planning & Architecture, Institution Project

Rushabh Chheda, Tanuj Jain, Akshay Surana & Pathik Joshi

Housing Module Diagrams

Student Hostels :

The housing is envisioned as a low rise environment with the idea of creating Living Courts that merge with the active streets. The housing merges residential program (student rooms) with contiguous non-program which allows for spillover, thus creating a lively neighborhood that fosters informal interactions between students.

The Housing is fragmented thereby moving away from the dormitory or hostel organizations which foster a regimented form of social control. The attempt was to break this very notion by streets, courtyards, bridges, verandas & terraces. The spaces perceived create a variety of chance interaction between students.

Section-EE'

East Elevation

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05 School Of Planning & Architecture, Institution Project

Rushabh Chheda, Tanuj Jain, Akshay Surana & Pathik Joshi

Courtyards Sectional Diagrams

First Floor Plan

The housing allows for multiple smaller building types, dispersed in balanced clusters around varying scales of living courtyards. It is an active pedestrian ground which is stimulated as the street-scape gets transformed into verandas & chowks.

The housing building reintroduces traditional principles of architecture, efficiently enabling passive cooling & protection from the harsh solar radiation using appropriately distanced narrow streets.

Boys Housing

North Elevation

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