Interior Design Portfolio | Saumya Khimesara | CEPT University

CEPT University

PORTFOLIO Saumya Khimesara

Selected works 2018-2021

SAUMYA KHIMESARA Interior Design Student

saumya.ug180556@cept.ac.in saumya.khimesara@gmail.com +91 9669794824

I am a fourth year student in Bachelor’s of Interior Design from CEPT University, Ahmedabad. I believe designing is a way to spatially connect the past, the present and the future, by interweaving humanness into the design.

This portfolio is a compilation of select works, completed over the course of the past three years, 2018-2021.

Education

Digital Skills

Manual Skills

Autocad

Model Making

Sketchup

Drafting

Rhino

Rendering

Lumion

Sketching

2018

3DS Max

Painting

HSC- PCM+ Painting Delhi Public School, Indore

Photoshop

2021 School of Interior Design, 2018 Semester 7 - ongoing CEPT University, Ahmedabad

Illustrator Indesign

2016 SSC Delhi Public School, Indore

Languages Hindi (fluent)

Digital Painting

Workshops Conducted Roots Furniture making Workshop - Along with Isha Shah, January 2020

MS Office

Courses Lighting in Interior Design

English (fluent)

Graphic DesignVisual Confessions of the Creative Mind

French (novice)

SWS- Origami Workshop

Gujarati (novice)

Hobbies & Interests

Workshops Attended

Travelling

Hunnarshala

Digital Painting Journaling

- Earthen Construction Adobe, rammed earth, wattle and daub, CSEB

Writing

- Flooring and Finishes

Documentation Varanasi RSP 2018 - Video Documentary ‘ A Day in Varanasi “ Doors Documentation - Tagore Hall Entrance and Auditorium doors, Ahmedabad Windows Documentation - School of Architecture pivot window, CEPT, Ahmedabad Staircase Documentation - Indology Cantilever staircase, Ahmedabad - CFP building entrance staircase, CEPT, Ahmedabad

@khimesara.saumya Saumya Khimesara

CONTENTS

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Semester 5 Remodelling Residenses SPACE PLANNING

Semester4 Art of Detailing DESIGN DETAILING

3 Semester 6 Nature & Form FURNITURE DESIGN

4

Semester 3 Purpose of D VISUALISATION

Design ON

5 First Year Foundation MODEL MAKING DOCUMENTARY

6 Roots WorkshopFurniture Making WORKSHOP

7 Personal Illustrations & Digital Painting GRAPHICS

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Semester 5

SPACE PLANNING

Aatma Prakash - A Pol House The focus of this studio is space planning and organization. We understood the users and stakeholders in order to respond to an actual site and its context, the climate, to identify and choose an appropriate structural system. The house is designed to accomodate five people.

The site is located in the pols of the old city of Ahmedabad. The site is a pol house in a completely dilapidated and broken state. Some elements such as windows, doors, wooden columns, beams, joists, staircase etc. have been salvaged from Diwanji ni Haveli. These salvaged elements are supposed to be reused in the new design.

The task was to design a residence for this family in the given site keeping in mind the individual needs of the family members while responding to the site context and the climatic conditions.

DRAWINGS LEFT - Plans RIGHT- Elevation and sections

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

ROOF PLAN

SECTION C

FRONT SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE

ELEVATION

EXPERIENCE LEFT - Salvaged elements sketches CENTRE- Sectional perspective of the space RIGHT- Rendered view of room

RENDERS LEFT - Above- living room, below-second floor CENTRE-First floor lobby RIGHT- View of the house

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Semester 4

DESIGN DETAILING

Lookout - A Recreational Space It is a Recreational space created on the west facade of the Faculty of architecture, CEPT, Ahmedabad. The space is created as an informal meet up for movie screening or discussions.

Amidst the new buildings that are thriving in the ‘CEPT University Campus’, to develop a ‘‘Students’ space’’ at the given site within the campus.

The site is located at the West of the FA Wall - facing Canteen on west, CFP building entrance at North and Garba Ground on the east. A water body in the North and design a space addressing the needs for students’ activities.

PLANS LEFT - Renders RIGHT- Space drawings

SECTIONS LEFT - Renders RIGHT- Space drawings

STRUCTURE LEFT - Renders RIGHT- Structure detail drawings

STAIRCASE LEFT - Renders RIGHT- Staircase detail drawings

3 Semester 6

FURNITURE DESIGN

Cadeira - A Lounge Chair

In the course of the studio, the final product was to be made by taking inspiration from a natural object. For this project the object chosen was Pineapple. With thorough research upon the subject, a 2D motif was generated which intern led to the development of the final product i.e. the lounge chair. Key attributes of pineapple were taken and worked upon setting the context as well as the design of the chair.

During the process, explorations were made through sketches, 3D models and physical models.

SITE & PROGRAM LEFT - Program details CENTRE- Ideation sketches & Site location RIGHT- Furniture infographic

DRAWINGS LEFT - Rendered joineries RIGHT- drawing and joinery exploration

RENDERS LEFT - Space renders RIGHT- Model renders

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Semester 3

VISUALISATION

A Reading Centre The idea was to select approximately 150 sq. meter of indoor space on CEPT campus and enlarge the space into a reading centre with the incorporation of rest of the corresponding spaces.

The space required appropriate changes in terms of function in order to accomodate the reading centre. The design resolved the relation between inside and outside of the space, the location of reading centre and the transitionbetween different levels.

Addressing the current built form, the natural light condition, circulation patterns, application of attributes and elements of design are taken care of.

PLANS LEFT - Details in plans RIGHT- Floor plan drawings

SECTIONS LEFT - Details in plans RIGHT - Section drawings

5

First Year

MISCELLANEOUS

In the course of the entire year, there were several exercises which were concluded with the final design plroblem (to the left).

In the further pages are a few selected exercises shown, which include, model making - in workshop and physical model making of an already existing building.

The first year also includes a Relative Study Program, in Varanasi. A video Documentary was made, related to the study done over the 10 day stay in the city.

JOINERY CUBE MODEL - made in workshop Worked in pair with Adarsh Reddy

PHYSICAL MODEL MODEL - Curuchet House Le Corbusier Group Work - 5 people, made in 1 week

DOCUMENTARY LEFT - Link to the video RIGHT- Poster for the documentary

6 WORKSHOP Conducted a furniture making workshop with Isha Shah.

Duration - 2 days Worked on - Designing + Building

7

PERSONAL WORK

LEFT - Hand drawn and painted sketches RIGHT- Digital illustrations and paintings

Happy Birthday :)

-Saumya

SAUMYA KHIMESARA saumya.ug180556@cept.ac.in saumya.khimesara@gmail.com +91 9669794824

@khimesara.saumya

Saumya Khimesara