MLA Portfolio_ Rutva Trivedi

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Rutva

Trivedi

Selected Works Urbanism I Landscape I Architecture I Research

RedevelopmentLake, Bapunagar, India

Architecture and Human Movement Research Instituion

Segregation and Urbanism Residential

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Effects of Architecture on Human Movement in Space; Study of Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

entry Bengaluru, Labour Institution, Timarni, Karnataka, India

Weekend Villas 09 18

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Residence of Upenbhai Morbi, Gujarat, India

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Type: Academic - Design Dessertation I Year: 2020 l Location: Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India

Organization: Institute of Architecture and Planning, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Readressing the Space, terrain and culture

Bhavnagar is a coastal city on the eastern coast of Saurashtra, situated about 198 km from Gandhinagar, the state capital of Gujarat. Bhavnagar is renowned for its rich religious and cultural heritage, thriving industries, and vibrant wildlife. They have a proclivity for art and culture which is also evident from the several artists. The typical standard bay of the building reveals both Hindu, European and Saracenic motifs.

The project is about rejuvenating the local culture of art through architecture. The program is to design a space for a performing center by reviving the existing amphitheater and a large auditorium. The site is 52,000 Sq. m. The design is an approach to create mixed-use developments to reinforce compactness and multi-functionality, making more efficient use of land and helping to regenerate urban spaces. This opens the space up to local people and a wider cross-section of society, instead of catering only to people-oriented to classical art and supporters. Existing vegetation and undulated terrains gave the amazing gesture to site, for creating different levels and spaces.

Analysis of existing contour, vegetation, waterbody, builtforms: Auditorioum and amphitheatre

Existing auditorioum site

Design Approach: Uplift the status of the city by rejuvenating its ART background by reviving its history

Architecture that Blends: intervantions that merge with existiing landscape

Water as a Pragmatism site water collected into water pond through channel and merges into lake. And the system repets for reusing the water. The island surrounded by trees and large lake creates serine enviroment.

Water Trail: Water as a circulation control

Shallow water channel create path of movement throughout the site and connects two ends of the spatial experience. Starting with the public spaces, it ends in the centre of the island to generate scenic experience. Small bridges in between connect two edges .

Water as a recreation feature: The aesthetic qualities through water elements on site comprises of five aspects, that are: visual, auditory, cognitive, sensory, and cooling

Observation

Point:

This is the heighest pick of the site from where one can take a glance of entire site. One can also enjoy sunset and sunrise.

The cafe nearby expanded towards the hill which emphasise the experience of space

Section through reception area at classical institute indicating different level modulation, formation of terraces, and interaction with the water element and sitting pavilion

Section through Natya Mandapa

Section through cafeteria indicating connection with the observation point and internal aesthetics depicting building language throughout the site

The performance pavilion is divided by a water stream and connected by a bridge

Bird’s eye view of the site describing the built-unbuilt landscape

View of the natyamandapa from the ground level describing the perforated facade as an element of light

A bridge connecting two sides of the water channel

The

pavilion around

Mandapa and Arena Theatre - describing Indian Classical as well as contemporary performing system of dance (Nritya) and music (Sangeet)

Facade of institutional describing different levels and connectivity towards outside surroundings

facade of the cafeteria and surrounding spaces describes the activity of people

The courtyard adjacent to the library gives exposure to extend the outdoor activity and reading space

The water channel going through the stairway towards the island provokes the spatial experience

The sitting Pavilion act as a multipurpose use for activity as well due to the high plinth in front.

Space under the stage designed studio used as an activity pavilion Readressing the Space, terrain and

The site was located near LM pharmacy college, Ahmedabad, India. It consisted of a 2500 sq.m. area with lush green surroundings with scattered institutional buildings. The project aimed to overcome the limitation of the natural material and its building techniques. The genuine character of natural materials was also demonstrated along with how they harmonize with the environment and blend in. Given material ‘Natural clay’, was an organic earthen material. As it is a substitute for the ground, the design can be raised and integrated down to the earth. By considering roof structures, spaces can be designed as a component of the landscape. When working with the ground, water direction becomes the main issue, thus the design advises modulating the earth by taking it into account. Different outdoor and indoor environments that accommodate various activities have been created using various plinth modulations. Openings of the modules have been created in a way that they can be used as a large shaded sitting and peeping out for children. With the aid of landscape development, several activities were connected. A big circular roof was supported by a substantial load-bearing retaining wall that was built underground. The walls and roof further merged into the ground section of the activity.

Restoring the Essence of Nature

Type: Academic I Year: 2018 l Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Organization: Institute of Architecture and Planning, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Landscape connecting exhibition gallery and residential area

View near the library area and toward the display area

A sectional view of the studio area

Sitting near waterbody

Landscape connecting two sides of the site

A section describing the mound around the reception area

Terrains around the studio and workshop area

Type: Academic I Year: 2019 l Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India I Typology: Urban Insert I Organization: Institute of Architecture and Planing, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India I Analysis and Master-planning Team: Ar. Rutva Trivedi, Ar. Devanshi Gajjar, Ar. Hussain Eralwala, Ar. Devanshi Khant I Role: Site research, Planning, Program Development, Individual Proposal, Drawings, Presentations and Graphics

Urban Segregation and Urban Form

The purpose of the urban land revision project was to create smaller breathing spaces among the densely populated areas by developing the lakefront and mosques as community gathering green spaces. The value of land as a resource rises as a city expands, outpacing the value of the livelihoods that depend on it. The project was a component of a broader planning initiative covering an area of 1.2 sq. km, which aimed to improve and revitalize the Ahmedabad neighborhood that was previously bustling with business. The master plan’s approach fosters interaction while putting a focus on wise land use, to bridge the class and religious gaps. The objective is to maintain Bapunagar’s distinctive street character while creating a pedestrian connection to the neighborhood. Concern level is also raised by minimal road maintenance and simple traffic flow. Plot and functional divides should be made in a way that enhances the context and preserves the spirit of the current characters.

Activities on the community streets around religious spaces

Chaos of activity on the side of the main road

Dense fabric around secondary streets due to different activities

Estate area and workshops on secondary streets

Street character of tertiary streets surrounded by housing community and household small businesses

Activities of community around daytime for women

Traffic chaos on the main road

Highly visible landscaped islands to show traffic at intersection.

Central landscape element to divert the traffic

Entrance to the site from the secondary road

INDIVIDUAL SITE

Commercial roads: The character of pedestrian streets in the commercial zone.

Roadside shops and pedestrian elements double lane vehicular road

double lane vehicular road

Entrance to the site from main road and proposal of road network

Vehicular road

Housing arrangement

Pedestrian Lane

Neighborhood roads: Character of streets and roads in the residential zone.

Industrial roads: The character of roads, the vehicular movement and interaction with pedestrian footpaths.

Internal road for heavy vehicles

Estates and warehouses arrangements

Space for loading-unloading

Parking design to utilize the space

Narrowing of the roadway without the loss of parking spaces.

Focal axis describing connection of the site to the mosque

Two main axis being pedestrian passing through various green plaza

Anothe major axis leading towards the lake through the site

Two main axis being pedestrian passing through various green plaza

Real Estate and Warehouses LEGEND

Commercial market and public square Cafeteria

Public Entertainment centre Garden for working people in estate Public Garden

Pedestrian roadway The green areas that employees on the estate utilize for breaks

Gazebo on the green axis Road for heavy vehicles for estates goods transportation

Public square

The movement aspect intends to create an environment concerning the built form and is the first attribute to be seen and stepped through by the people. It also presents the composition of different elements that define the character of space through movement. The thesis will analyze the case of institution building in Ahmedabad, Gujarat; evolving from the independence of India. The thesis describes the influence of architecture which shapes human movement through choreographing sequential spaces. As this task demands a comprehensive study of the movement pattern of a person through built space, hence the case is analyzed frame by frame. From there It highlights the factors responsible for a person’s movement that generates the pattern; how they are drawn towards or diverted from or walk through a particular space by mapping the human movement and by interviewing people. The study will guide through an intricate procedure or a maze of aspects that encourage people to move in a particular pattern and its effect. From this research and inferential analysis of the case example, the study will further help to understand the guidance of tangible and intangible architectural attributes for sequential choreography of movement.

Architecture and Human Movement

Type: Academic - Research Dissertation I Year: 2021 l Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Thesis Title:Effects of Architecture on Human Movement in Space - study of Sabarmati Ashram, India

Organization: Institute of Architecture and Planning, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Publication: SMEF International Conference on Blurred Boundaries: In search of an Identity, 2021 hosted by Brick School of Architecture, Pune, Maharashtra, India

Movement

Thesis Inclination:

The research inclined towards derive connection between Architecture and Spatial Movement of the user. To curate the connection, research question formed which supports by the findings and the conclusion.

What are the aspects of architecture that encourage people to move in a particular manner in space; and how is heritage playing an important role in this?

Objectives

relationship between movement and sequential space

Development of a sequential frame of movement

Architectural - Elements Pause

co-relate building aspects and movement

Intensity of pause

The ashram has developed with time. Many architects have worked upon different part of the ashram according to Gandhi’s philosophy and its context. So, the Ashram structure has changed over the time.

In book written by Paul Cobley in 2009, he mentioned that “Narration is not just about the three-dimension expression of space but ‘Time’ adds a fourth dimension to its experience. Because the narrative is human relation in time.”

Sequential Frame of space Spatial Configuration

points at different places

Approach

Illustration showing elemnts at Sabarmati Ashram that encourage the approach in space

Analysis

Survey was conducted at Sabarmati ashram campus is divided into four major parts as per the movement is concerned.

Circulation

movement in Sabarmati museum

Physical Movement

Visual Movement

Entry

Circulation pattern at different blocks in Sabarmati Ashram developed by the space layout

Large space in front of Hridaya Kunj adjecent to Sabarmati River

Waterbody as an pause element surrounded by museum modules

Entrance linear pathway give infinity vision due to the river on the other edge

Ghaat area make the pause point more lively

Conclusion

Architecture has the ability to mold the perception of the user. It can be achieved by choreographing the movement in the different spaces in a building.

Elaborate spatial organization and appropriate articulation of the spatial frames are the key to a rich experience of a building. Every kind of spatial organization imparts certain kinds of experiences which are embedded in the movement patterns within the space.

By addressing each spatial frame individually and meticulously, each space gets its own unique prominence. Thereby, the movement through a passage no longer becomes a servient factor for reaching the programmatic spaces.

It is the multiplicity and the juxtaposition of different tangible and intangible elements that shapes the layering of the spatial frames and turns helps in determining the number of pauses and the time spent while moving through them.

Type: Competition I Year: 2020 l Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat,

I Typology:

Housing I Stage: On-Going I Organization: Jagrut Shah Architects and Associates,

Gujarat, India I Team: Ar. Jagrut Shah, Ar. Rutva Trivedi, Ar. Vishva Makadia I Role: Proposal Discussion, Design, Working drawing

Weekend Villas

Aghol Weekend Villas offers luxurious, independent living spaces, each with its own private garden; open skies and surrounded by acres of gently waving grass and thickets of trees. Unveiling the exotic and luxurious resort in western suburbs of Ahmedabad. located in Aghol far away from the city chaos, deep through the woods, adjecent to the Narmada Canal. The designed unit emerges experience which comprise to holistic well-being, festivities and celebrations, work or wellness vacations, recreational activities, and much more. Experience Boards draw upon the sensibilities of both traditional and modern design-led practices to ensure that your weekend or time spent at your villa is meaningful and multidimensional. The whole idea was to give them spaces where outdoors became part of indoors. This was achieved by placing private courts adjoining every room and huge garden with attached verandah. This would help them in case of a larger gathering to host some activities. The masterplan contain the villas of 1bhk, 3bhk, club house and different activity and gathering courts.

India

Private

Ahmedabad,

Entrance to the site from the main road, located opposite to the Narmada Canal Arial view of East side of the site

Footpath and surrounding landscape view Entrance to the villa from the internal secondary road and the elevation of the villa

S E R E N E

A plan describing the internal arrangement of the spaces in the villa and landscape development around the plot

Villa was designed with consideration of minimal damage to the existing green area. Development of landscape around the villa

Semi-circular windows act as major architectural elements of the designed villas connecting indoors to the outer surroundings

Backside elevation describing backyard with dense green plantation

A plan describing the internal arrangement of the spaces in the villa and landscape development around the plot

Verandah act as a threshold between outside and inside spaces and act as a transitional space

Semicircular windows create a wider perspective while developing a connection to outside activities

Backside deck area is surrounded by green lush trees and small green and flower plants creating a pleasant and relaxing environment

The project called for a building that existed for 30 years and needed rejuvenation. The government’s proposal includes education of children from lower socioeconomic status and propagating space and activities for the growth and betterment of the community living around as the increased population density led to encroachment of community spaces. It leads to creating a space that might not be as opulent as those at other elite schools, but are nonetheless fascinating and conducive to learning and institute communal activities. The school will accommodate students of elementary standards. The site is situated in the dense residential fabric, the busy neighborhood of Ahmedabad. The school covers roughly 1500 sq. mt of ground cover. The idea here is that a school should be as playful as a mind of a child. The idea was to understand and employ various details and techniques that ultimately lead to enhanced spatial experiences in the building. All the details have a specific purpose of ultimately converting the initial concept of minimal and nature-oriented design.

Revitalize Public Elementary School

Type: Academic I Year: 2018 l Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Organization: Institute of Architecture and Planning, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Every pair in the classroom was raised by 1500mm in height to benefit from the north light. Balconies outside of the classroom might be used for open study spaces. The thick wall of the southern façade louvered windows and a nook for storage. A pernal at the lower end of the slanted roof was placed the rainwater. The day is filled with fascinating experiences thanks to the sporadic open spaces spatial configurations. The open and semi-open areas below and around the classrooms are carefully and positioned to meet all the requirements of the proposal. The large courtyard on one edge was way that it can facilitate big-communal events as well. The versatility of the classrooms’ architecture a variety of settings for community programs to be held. The circulation pattern in the campus connection, which serves as an essential element of institutional design.

Section through classrooms describing different levels for north light and pernal at the end for rainwater system

Section through the main courtyard describing the open and semi-open spaces arround and below the classrooms

Balconies that extend façade is used for placed to channel spaces with various carefully planned was designed in a architecture allows for campus ensures visual

Exploded

North light provision to classroom corridor used as circulation and seating space circulation elements transitioning into play areas

Exploded axonometric layout of school describing the character of spaces and staggering of built masses Niches used as a storage space

colorful and playful transition spaces

Type: Competition I Year: 2020 l Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India I Typology: Verticle Housing I Stage: On-Going I Organization: Manasaram Architects I Team: Ar. Neelam Manjunath, Ar. Rutva Trivedi, Ar. Shubham Revankar I Role: Proposal Discussion, Design, Illustration

Metaslum

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Bengaluru, being the fifth largest metropolis in India, still has a significant part of its population living in slums. The action being taken by the Sir M Vishwesvaraya Prizee government in India has been certainly important in raising the poorer’s quality of life. However, many aspects related to the slum dwellers’ way of life have not been looked upon. The Meta Slum is a response that provides a better infrastructure for the jhuggi inhabitants, respecting their origins. They would be even included in the construction of the building, according to their skills, augmenting the feeling of the property. The project thinks beyond giving people a home, it carries their lifestyle and predicts the future, allowing incremental modifications and urban expansion. Commercial interaction, colors and traditional materials are essential prerogatives of the project.

Sectional perspective of vibrant corridor service

Partial sectional perspective of the tallest tower of the Meta Slum

DEI-Timerni_Exploring bamboo as a material

Type: Professional I Year: 2020 l Location: Madhya Pradesh, India I Typology: Institutional l Client: Timarni Panchayat I Organization: Manasarm Architects, Bangalore, India I Team: Shubham Revankar, Rutva Trivedi, Madumitha Ramesh I Role: Working and Presentation Drawing

Bamboo workshop at DEI-ICT, Timarni sets another example to show case the different uses of Bamboo in the construction field, such as Bamboo reinforced columns, beams and slabs. The Slab being the main part of the building spans 135 feet.

joinery of Bamboo

Layering the Plane

Type: Professional I Year: 2022 l Location: Morbi, India

Client: Upen Patel I Typology: Residential I Stage: On-Going I

Organization: Jagrut Shah Architect and Associates I

Team: Ar. Jagrut Shah, Ar. Vishva Makadia, Ar. Rutva

Trivedi I Role: Working-Presentation Drawing, Site-visit, Client-meetings

The residence of Upenbhai took place as an opportunity to explore the innovation with spaces and materials. Considering the housing typology of the Morbi, we decided to explore more materials on an interior level and use natural materials like stone and brick on elevation as cladding elements.

Third Floor Plan

Foyer elevation describing different

Second Floor Plan

Swimming pool area on the top

First Floor Plan

Ground Floor Plan

Material pallet for the residence’s exterior and interior

wood used as a ceiling material as well as doors and windowes

Marble used on one of the passage and temple to create traditional look

Tile as a flooring material and back panels

different wall levels - real picture of the site

Verticle plantation on wall levels - rendered picture

Brick cladding used in elevation for cladding

Stucco finish on the exterior of house

Swimming pool area on the top floor - rendered picture top floor - rendered picture

Interior rendered picture for the site