Architecture portfolio 2019

SHIVANI AGARWAL

ARCHITECTURE | Rhode Island School of Design PORTFOLIO

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Resume

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Public Housing, Providence

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Art Center, Providence

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Exploration of Rudolf Hall

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Shuttle Maker’s Tower

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Ritualistic Space

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Professional Work

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Still Life Exploration

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Mini Golf Course

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S H I VA N I AGARWAL EDUCATION

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WORK EXPERIENCE

Architecture student, designer and maker interested in mediating nature, culture and history through an architectural expression that seeks resilient futures.

2 College Street, Box #56, Providence, Rhode Island sagarwal@risd.edu | (315) 210-2834 | issuu.com/shivani.agarwal | behance.net/shivani_agarwal

Rhode Island School of Design, RISD | Providence, RI, USA Bachelor of Architecture | Bachelor of Fine Arts | Class of 2021 Concentration | History of Art and Visual Culture Cumulative GPA | 3.643/4.00 Software | Rhinoceros 3D, AutoCAD, Processing Adobe Suite | Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Lightroom, Bridge Model Making | Lasercutting, 3D Printing, CNC Hand | Drawing, Drafting, Woodworking, Painting Microsoft Suite | Word, Powerpoint, Excel Other | Photography, Web Design, Design Thinking Language | English, Hindi Sameep Padora + associates (sP+a) Architectural Intern | Mumbai, India, 2 months, Summer 2018 Assisted senior architects in the design process to develop alternate solutions and actively participated in the presentation process. Developed and executed presentation graphics (plans, sections, diagrams, illustrations) to communicate concepts to clients. Gained an understanding of materials, building systems and construction methods.

S+PS Architects | Mumbai, India, Summer 2016 Categorized and rearranged the books in the studio library and helped with entering digital data. Was made familiariz of multiple architecture and interior design catalogues.

Technology, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Summit | Mumbai, India, 2015 Worked with the Urban Planning team to design and develop a prototype of a sustainable neighborhood that considered efficient transportation and energy management.

STUDIO EXPERIENCE

Urban Ecologies | Fall 2018 Engage with the impacts and transformations of an urban environment. Exploration through design interventions that operate at multiple scales. Understanding the interaction of a building proposal with its surrounding buildings, landscape, environment, as well as the socio-economic context.

Architectural Design | Spring 2018 Translation of form, geometry, material, scale and meaning. Engage with environment, program, cultural context, methods of construction and architectural discourse as tools to organize, circulate, materialize and structuralize a space. Negotiate and incorporate abstract concepts and creative process when approaching reality.

Architectural Analysis | Spring 2018 Critically use hand and digital drawing as a tool for representation and invention. Understanding and unraveling of architectural relationships.

Making of Design Principles | Fall 2017 Formal, spatial and tectonic manipulation and transformation of architectural design elements. Effective decision making in order to convey required meaning and fulfill architectural requirements.

TEAMWORK

AIAS Undergraduate Vice President | RISD, Providence, RI, Fall 2018 - present Collaborate with American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) student committee to initiate and market events to the architecture student body. Participate and lead discussions in strcutured weekly meetings to plan monthly events.

SASA Co-President | RISD, Providence, RI, Fall 2018 - present Collaborate with South Asian Student Association (SASA) student board to initiate and execute cultural events for students at RISD. Orientation Leader | RISD, Providence, RI, Fall 2017, Fall 2018 Provided incoming undergraduate students with the knowledge and skills required to transition into the United States and RISD community. Worked with other Orientation Leaders to organize and lead events for the New Student Orientation. Received training to build cross cultural competency and communication skills.

HONORS

Honors Certificate | RISD, Fall 2017, Spring 2017 Artist’s Book Contest 2017 | RISD, Providence, RI, 2017 Work Displayed at RISD Fleet Library, March 2017- June 2017

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PUBLIC HOUSING, PROVIDENCE URBAN ECOLOGIES with Anne Tate RISD, Fall 2018 This project develops an urban space proposal with a residential and commercial component that responds to the physical, social, cultural and ecological conditions of the neighborhood. It critiques the expanding institutional power and insensitivity to the environment by reconnecting the neighborhood to the waterfront through the inclusion of a wetland and shared plaza. It addresses the scales of human habitation through varied housing units while also designing the interface between shared and private spaces, different types of circulation, institutional neighbors and other existing and planned programs on the site.

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Urban scale diagram to understand the site’s relationship to the water and other neighborhoods.

Massing diagram Retail

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1 Bedroom unit

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Site plan: The housing and public plaza along with green spaces were propsed to knit the site into the neighborhood and emphasise a connection to the waterfront that had previously been blocked.

Section of residential units that were d build relationships with neighbors and su

Section from Dudley st to Chester st, South Providence: Moving from the south facing plaza, through the co 10

4 Bedroom unit

Apartment building

Community Center

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Water treatment diagram: Integrated into the housing proposal is a wetland strip that aims to recycle stormwater through a three step process. It critiques the excessive asphalt grounds on the site along with the history of toxic dumping into the water by naturally cleaning the water before it is directed into the bay.

A: Remedial wetland plants

Concept diagram showing ways in which the build wetland infrastructure engages with the community.

B: Treatment using micro-organisms, pebbles and storage based on water levels.

C: Water is absorbed by trees and filtered through the rocky soil into underground pipes.

ommercial strip towards residential units, the proposal engages with varying intensities of public spaces.

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Community Center plan 12

4 Bedroom Unit Plan 2580 sq. ft. (with retail and garage) 1690 sq. ft. (without retail and garage)

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1 Bedroom Unit Plan 890 sq. ft.

Site model. Scale: 1/32�

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Model of retail and residential units exploring their interaction to eachother and the wetland.

Scale: 1/8�

Section exploring the relationship of the proposal to existing structures in the neighbourhood.

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ART CENTER, PROVIDENCE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN with Ben Pell RISD, Spring 2018 A space is a synthesis of concepts, systems and elements.

While maintaining conceptual clarity in the face of complexity, this project develops a proposal for a new art center for the city of Providence- one that articulates a clear position through both its architectural approach and its engagement with the context. The proposal speculates on how concepts and constraints meet one another to form hierarchies in space, creating a new form of architecture for artists and the public of today.

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Circulation analysis diagram

Sound analysis diagram

RISD Student RISD Student Waterfire Waterfire Marathon Marathon Bicycle Friendly Road Bicycle friendly street Providence Historic Tour Providence historic tour Entrance Entry and Exit and Exit

Site model. Scale: 1/8�

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Section A

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The plaza is treated as an extension of the street and invites the public to the site, which is possible without actually entering through the lobby. The path moves around the center atrium-like space and allows different interactions between people in the interior and exterior of the building. The building in section also directs the visitors to the openness of college hill and the canal. The loop circulaiton gives the visitor a chance to re-experience the same space in a different way.

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Fifth Floor Studio Workshop

Fourth Floor Studio Workshop

Third Floor Classroom Public plaza Performance art space

Second Floor Meeting area Reading room Gallery

First Floor Private office Open office Gallery

Ground Floor Cafe Lobby Open meeting space Public workshop Loading and Storage

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Artists and Admins

Art center visitors Open to the public

Axonometric diagram

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Art center model at scale 1/8� and process models at scale 1/16�

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EXPLORATION OF RUDOLF HALL ARCHITECTURAL ANALYSIS with Lexie Tsien RISD, Spring 2018 Currently in progress, this project, through a series of carefully constructed drawings, aims to uncover the underlying orders and principles of the Yale Art and Architecture building by Paul Rudolf. It uses physical and spatial logics to make decisions about line, sequence, hierarchy and formal relationships.

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Axonometric drawing that focuses on the interlocking of the vertical columns and horizontal floorplates as well as the center atrium. 30”x 44” 26

Axonometric drawing of the Yale A en apart (exploded) and reconfigure 38”x 50”

Art and Architecture building taked in terms of changing volumes.

This drawing explores the experience of moving through the building. The central corrugated concrete columns help the viewer orient themselves within the shifting perspectives.

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SHUTTLE MAKER’S TOWER MAKING OF DESIGN PRINCIPLES with Jonathan Knowles RISD, Fall 2017 Architecture is not only a product of quantity and efficiency but also of art. This project adopts a creative process that begins with abstraction, the immeasurable and moves towards ideas of circulation and inhabitation. A paper shuttle created to perform a controlled movement was the starting point of what became the shuttle maker’s tower. The spatial organization and anatomy of the tower was derived by analyzing the geometric order of the shuttle’s movement.

It encouraged a re-interpretation of circulation, space, structure, and the programmatic requirements. The tower caters to the shuttle maker as well as potential visitors; it includes private living, studio and dining space along with public exhibition, observation and performance space.

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Initial paper shuttle aiming to achieve a controlled motion. The bias in the triangle geometry of the shuttle allowed a spiral whereas the parachute-like folding helped control speed.

Wooden dowels were used for support to respond to the changes in scale.

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Analyzing the fall of the shuttle. While the shuttle spirals downwards it rotates in a anti-clockwise direction about its midpoint. The path of the shuttle is not always perpendicular to the ground and so there is movement in the x, y and z direction. Although the speed and motion is constant, the spiral is not concentric; the diameter of the spiral changes and the path becomes elliptical at some intervals.

The shuttle is light in weight and so when it is dropped, the flaps curve up slightly.

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Studio 2 (Private) 400 sq ft.

Studio 2 (Private)

Studio 1Studio 1(Public) 400 sq ft.

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Living Room Living Room 150 sq ft.

Bedroom Bedroom 150 sq ft.

Private Dining and Cafe Private Dining and Public Cafe 200 sq ft.

Exhibition Space

Exhibition Space 250 sq ft.

Obervation To translate the paper shuttle’s movement into architecture, the space formed by Observation points on the shuttle is exaggerated to become occupiable. The spiral motion of the shuttle leads to a variety of spatial condittions that are programmed based on the shuttle maker’s requirements and levels of public access .

Elevation drawing portraying the facade, circulation path a 32

and distribution of program.

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The shuttle maker’s tower at 1/4� scale focusing on public space, private space and the interaction between the two.

the shaft Interior perspective of the shaft fromLooking an into observation point. The spiral staircase changes in diameter on every floor according to the movement of the shuttle and creates moments of varied proximity to the shuttle for the viewer.

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RITUALIST SPACE ARCHITECTONICS with Peter Taguiri and Jonathan Knowles RISD, Wintersession 2017 The sauna is a building type as well as a place for purification and social gathering.This project focuses on the ritual of the sauna and considers light phenomenon, heat, aperture, circulation, tectonics and materiality in order to create an experiential space. The sauna is situated on Fox Point, Providence, Rhode Island near the Seekonk River, an area rich with cultural and historic significance. The design of the sauna incorporates the topography of the site, entrance with respect to the urban landscape, changing rooms, a common area, plunge pool and a heated space.

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Observational drawing of light-water interaction using conte crayon. The drawing was produced by looking through a sheet of naturally formed ice and paying attention to changes in tonal qualities.

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Palimpsest drawing analyzing the urban developments and historical events of the Fox Point site. This included economic activity such as trade, changes in railway and road paths as well as natural disasters.

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Study model in 3/4� scale, attempting to understand circulation and distribution of space.

Sketches exploring negative and positive space as well as program.

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Tectonic model focusing on the structure of the central sauna space at 1/2� scale. It was inspired by the forces acting on a wooden barrel in which the outer and inner hoops hold the vertical parts in tension. The structural elements can also be used as architectural elements or furniture within the space. The model considers opening for light, ventilation and entrance.

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Interior photographs of the study model capturing light, shadow and atmosphere of the entrance and passageways.

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Interior photographs of the tectonic model capturing light, shadow and atmosphere of the heated space.

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Diagram showing the relationship of the sauna to the street, land and water.

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Plan and section drawings of the final design.

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Final model made at 1/4� scale portraying the relationship of the sauna to its landscape. The pathways diverge at the entrance and converge at the theatre like sauna in order to define the interior sequence of program.

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The architectural design emphasises the human interactions that could take place while moving through the space and dramatises the relationship shared between a human and its environment, creating the atmosphere of a ritualistic space.

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Context diagram for the Knowledge center, in relation to the existing fort and landscape.

Context and circulation diagram for the IISc campus expansion.

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PROFESSIONAL WORK ARCHITECTURAL INTERN with sP+a Mumbai, Summer 2017 I worked on two competition proposals. The first was an extension for the Indian Institute of Science (IISc, Banglalore) campus where the design proposal aimed to save the maximum number of existing trees on site and make the additional buildings more accessible to a wider range of people. The second was an addition of a ‘Visitor’s Center’ and a ‘Knowledge Center’ to the historic Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur. For both these projects, I mainly worked on developing AutoCAD drawings and presentation graphics on Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. I also helped make concept models for an ongoing residential villa project.

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Character story boards illustrating how different people visiting the IISc campus can experience the programs and spaces included in the proposal.

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Illustrations depicting the history of the Mehrangarh Fort that inspired the design of the Visitor’s center and the Itihaas (historic) path.

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Plan of the Visitor’s center.

Diagram illustrating the scenic Itihaas (historic) path as an alternate enterance to the fort.

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Concept diagram illustrating the massing as well as the loop circulation that is derived from the form of a step well.

Massing and Circulation diagrams

Facade diagram that shows the use of shading devices, windows and openings to provide appropriate light required for offices, reading rooms, studios and laboratories.

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Section A, Knowledge center.

Section B, Knowledge center.

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STILL LIFE EXPLORATION ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTION with Nancy Nichols RISD, Fall 2017 The relationship between computer, hand and drawing can be used to gain consciousness about visual phenomenon, form, space, depth, contour, light and atmosphere. Through the processes of observing, measuring, recording and making, this project explores the precise movement of visual information from subject to surface. A series of manipulations made to a chosen still life served as the basis for a hybrid of digital and physical operations, transformations and projections.

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Painting of the still life on xyz planes from two fixed point of views, using gouache and acrylic paint. I was interested in observing the light, shadow, reflection, refraction, geometric patterns and shift in color produced by a fixed, direct light on the still life.

Study model tracing the light rays from a direct point light source. I was also interested in understanding the three-dimensional shadow projection of the still life.

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Architectural plan and elevation drawings drafted as an unfolded orthographic projection.

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Architectural plan drawing.

Architectural elevation drawing.

Architectural elevation drawing.

Architectural section drawing.

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Axonometric drawing produced using collected data from previous manipulations.

Architectural plan drawing aiming to understand reflections and the path of light as it travels through the still life.

Perspective drawing from first fixed point of view produced using collected data from previous manipulations.

Perspective drawing from second fixed point of view produced using collected data from previous

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Digital diagrams mapping the three light sources and the three- dimentional shadows created by each.

Digital diagrams mapping the process of understanding the intersecting shadow volume produced from the two chosen light sources.

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Building Projections | Carrying forward understandings produced by generating a three-dimentional shadow of the still life, I repeated the process using three distinct point light sources. Light rays are linear and could be constructed as a surface. The model shows the intersecting volume produced as a result of the interaction of two point light sources and the still life. The reflective material emphasises the distortion produced by the curvature of the still life. Adopting qualities of the still life, the model also creates interesting light phenomenons.

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MINI GOLF COURSE SPATIAL DYNAMICS with Asli Serbest In collaboration with Anna Campbell RISD, Spring 2017 There exists a parallelism between an artwork and a game that helps us better understand both. They are grounded on a framework of self-made principles that inform their realization. This project aims at developing the mini-golf course through the analysis of individual artworks and by considering it as a spatial object. The chosen artwork for this course was the Tall Case Clock by William Clagget. The mini-golf course was installed at an event in collaboration with the RISD Museum.

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Gameplay | When player A begins, the pendulum is set in motion and the player will attempt to hit the ball past/over it. Player B will be controlling the speed of the rotating final hole using the wheel handle and player A must try to hit the ball into the hole when the surface hole and rotating hole are lined up. If they are not lined up, the ball will fall into a gutter and re-enter the course at the base of the slope and the player must try again. Points are given according to number of strokes. This encouraged interaction and a friendly competition between the players.

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