portfolio
Spring 2024 Sakshi Kakkad
Selected Works
design studio
artisan yards
sweetwater creek
the branch space between
urban infill
media and modeling
terracing learning center
prada aoyama
construction technology
concrete pavilion
campus bus shelter
other works
astley castle
parametric stacking
space between design studio | fall 2021
This project was a design charrette, which I later used as a basis for daylighting analysis. The site is a one bedroom living space, with a plywood multipurpose partition creating the division between public and private.
final
rendering
parti
sketches
axonometric
daylighting
analysis
artisan yards
design studio | summer 2021
This project aims to contribute to the long term socioeconomic growth of Artisan Yards by providing mixed-income housing, a vocational trade school, and a pharmacy, while also creating a public plaza and playground for the community.
site model
residential diagram
site plan
exterior
rendering
section perspective
sweetwater creek design studio | spring 2021
The ruins of the New Manchester Mills manufacturing company are located in Sweetwater Creek State Park. This design proposes the creation of a wellness retreat that embodies the Buddhist principles of the Eightfold Path.
section model
parti diagrams
section perspective
the branch design studio | spring 2020
The Branch is a social club for university students located in Printer’s Row, Chicago. This project explores the relationship between ornamentation and structure, through analysis of Art Nouveau tendriling.
With Kayley Beard
xy plane: interlocking
yz plane: crossing
seed diagram
precedent study
Hotel Tassel Wall by Victor Horta
“Cyclamen” by Hermann Obrist (1892)
physical model
and program
parti
final design
urban infill
design studio | spring 2020
Located in Castleberry Hill, this project is a live workspace two artists, alongside an exhibition gallery. The design introduces an intermediate plaza, creating a level of public space with views to artist workspaces.
exterior rendering
plans 0 5’ 10’ 20’ 50’ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1. mezzanine (studio) 2. cnc studio 3. living area 4. kitchen 5. bathroom 6. bedroom 1 7. bedroom 2 0 5’ 10’ 20’ 50’ 1 2 3 4 5
sections
terracing learning center media and modeling I | spring 2020 The Terracing Learning Center is a proposed addition to the university of St. Gallen in Switzerland by Sou Fujimoto Architects. The building lies on a 10x10m grid, which drives the modular design around a central atrium. With Kayla MacLeod and Hayden Blodgett
exterior rendering
diagrams
plans
prada aoyama
media and modeling II | summer 2020
The Prada Store by Herzog and DeMeuron is located in Aoyama, a fashion district in Tokyo. The building has a glass facade, jutting out above the surrounding low rises like an irregular crystal. This project explores parameterization of the project’s geometry.
facade geometry
concrete pavilion
construction tech | fall 2020
The concrete pavilion in a park was designed as a place of relaxation and observation. The two-way waffle slab roof provides a means of enclosure underneath and views above. The construction drawings detail the formwork design for the retaining walls and concrete roof.
1’8” = 1’0” 0 5 10 20
formwork detail
reinforcing
panel waler
diagonal bracing form ties
ft 1.0 ft
ft
vertical and horizontal steel
bars
stiffback
12.75
2.0
section detail
vertical and horizontal steel reinforcing bars
waffle
slab
moulds
vertical and horizontal support beams
bracing
wood blocks
1’2” = 1’0” 0 1 2 5 10.0 ft 1.5 ft 1.5 ft 6.0 ft 1.0 ft 1.0 ft 6.0 in 6.0 in 8.5 in
weepholes
bus shelter construction tech | fall 2020
The bus shelter proposal is located in the Georgia Tech Eco Commons along Ferst Drive. It is designed as a wood frame geodesic dome, with openings along the north-south axis. The construction drawings detail the connection of the transparent and opaque polycarbonate panels to the frame, as well as the connection between the frame and ground.
plan and section
parametric brick stacking elective | spring 2024
A fabrication project for the Digital Fabrication Lab at Georgia Tech. This installation was designed parametrically with Grasshopper. We used Fologram with the Microsoft Hololens to construct the installation.
With Sarah Grunert, Spencer Gruenenfelder, and Taylor Jensen
final design
script variations
final design
astley castle
elective } spring 2020
A case study in the representation of renovated architecture, experimenting with different types of drawing and modeling to highlight the past and present.
exterior perspective
interior perspective