Visions for the Built Environment by Shriyak Singh

V I S I O N S FOR THE

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SHRIYAK SINGH

EDUCATION

ABOUT ME

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Master in Architecture (GPA - 3.94/4.00)

An ardent designer and architect, I’m a diligent problem solver with a practical approach. Rational thinking and reasoning lie at the core of my design intent. Unbiased research, eye for detail and critical thinking are the supporting piers of my design and creative process.

COURSES •

City as a Socio-Technical System

May, 2020

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GIS for Planners

Member of the Gargoyle Society Student Rep., Students Concerns Committee, ISoA School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi Bachelor in Architecture May, 2017

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Urban Ecology

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High Performance Building Design

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Social and Behavioral Factors in Design

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Architecture Core Courses

WORK EXPERIENCE •

Research Assistant at ISoA

Feb, ‘20 - Present

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Research Assistant at ISoA

Dec,`19 - Present

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Teaching Assistant (ARCH 171) at ISoA

Aug,`19 - Dec, ‘19

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Architectural Intern at Facilities & Services, U of I

May,`19 - Aug, ‘19

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Research Assistant at ISoA

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Graphic Designer at EJP, U of I

Aug, ‘19 - Present

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Architect at Studio0522, Lucknow

May,`17 - Aug,`18

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Intern Architect at Neev AIUDCPL, New Delhi

Jan,`16 - Jun, `16

Intern Architect at Arch-En Design Studio, Lucknow

May`14 - Jul, `14

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Mar,`19 - May, ‘19

TECHNICAL SKILLS •

Conceptualisation & Design • • Site Planning

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Research

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Documentation

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3D Printing

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Rendering

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Presentations

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PS Rendering

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Woodwork

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Metal work

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shriyak3@illinois.edu

3D Visualisations Physical Model Making

SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY +1 (217) 721-8053 •

Autodesk AutoCad

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Adobe In-Design

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Autodest Revit

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Adobe Illustrator

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Google Sketchup

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Climate Consultant

English

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AutoCad 3D

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Ecotect

Hindi

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Rhinoceros

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Grasshopper - Diva + Honeybee

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Adobe Photoshop

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Design Builder + Energy Plus

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V-Ray (SketchUp)

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Lumion

“No other art [architecture] employs a colder, more abstract form, but at the same time no other art is so intimately connected with man’s daily life from the cradle to the grave.” - Steen E. Rasmussen ‘Experiencing Architecture’, 1959

CONTENTS 01.

Island to Inland

02.

Weaving between Walls

03.

Afterlife Mausoleum

04.

Twin House

05.

IDST Medical College

06.

High Court Complex

07.

Deployable Structures

GRAD. SCHOOL

PROFESSIONAL

UNDERGRAD. THESIS

ISLAND TO INLAND •

Academic Project : Urbanism

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Second Year Graduate Studio : Fall |

ASPIRATIONS OF THE MIGRANTS

2019 •

Individual Project

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Role : Conceptualisation, Design,

Development, Site Planning, Strategic

PROTOTYPICAL NEIGHBORHOODS

Framework, Urban Planning & Design, Detailing, 3D Visualisation. •

Advisor : Prof. Andrea Berry

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Location : Australia

The project is an attempt to prototype permanent human migration under the effects of global envronmental issues. It to addresses socio-cultural confluences and develops a

TIMELINE OF INNUNDATION

vibrant and dynamic framework which would facilitate large scale migration. The island country of Maldives, would be one of the first, and the most populated country to lose their land to water due to global warming, by 2050. It is an inevitable future condition of a country of 350,000 people. DESIGN DIRECTIONS •

Ability to be granular and multipliable.

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Integration of two contrasting communities.

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MULTIPLICITY

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Revitalize Australian neighbourhoods.

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INTEGRATION

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Induce economic, social and cultural

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REVITALIZATION

stability. • 1

Three Tenets of the Project

Deal with micro and macro level issues.

MULTIPLE NEIGHBORHOODS WITHIN A CITY

INCREMENTAL HOUSING

INTEGRATED NEIGHBOURHOODS

RENDERING OF COMMUNITY HOUSING 2

MARKETS AND INCUBATION CENTERS

$$$

Quick-erect, small business opportunities for the whole community

Multipliable organisation - Maldivian street markets

Successful businesses can move to Incubation center

$$$$$$ Inspire rapid growth of businesses with shared resources and expertise

RENDERING OF COMMUNITY MARKET 3

RENDERING OF COMMUNITY SCHOOL

MUTUAL EXCHANGE OF BENEFITS

WEAVING BETWEEN WALLS •

Academic Project : Urbanism

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First Year Graduate Studio : Spring Semester | 2019

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Group Project

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Role : Conceptualisation, Design,

Development (Part), Site Planning, Detailing, 3D Visualisation. •

Advisor : Prof. Sara Bartumeus

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Location : Chicago, USA

The design intervention proposed here tackles the problems of unemployment, loss of identity and extinguished vitality through design, materiality and programme. The site was the former location of South Works Steel Mill. It fostered a flourishing community, but since it got shut down in 1989, the surrounding residential zone has seen a proverbial fall from grace. DESIGN DIRECTIONS •

Rooting the design in the site and the people.

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Recognizing and highlighting the emotional and symbolic importance of the site and context.

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Providing a robust and profitable development idea for a valuable site.

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Providing an inclusive development proposal, considering all stakeholders.

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Alleviating persistent socio-economic problems.

SCULPTURE PLAZA

AXIAL HIERARCHY

CIRCULATION

NEIGHBOURHOOD FIGURE-GROUND 1940 VS 2019

NEIGHBOURHOOD GREENS 1940 VS 2019

GREENS

PATHWAYS

WATER

PHASE 1

PHASE 2

PHASE 3

STEEL WORKERS’ MUSEUM MARKET ART INSTITUTE INCUBATION CENTER INDOOR & OUTDOOR RECREATION STEEL WORKSHOP AGRICULTURE INSTITUTE RESTAURANT / CAFE’ WATER FACILITIES BREWERY

ZONING

SITE PLAN

200’

400’

SCULPTURE CORE 8

LATERAL SECTION 0

50’

LONGITUDINAL SECTION 0

50’

100’

WALL- MUSEUM CORRIDOR 10

HALL OF NAMES

AFTERLIFE MAUSOLEUM •

Academic Project : Detail and Fabrication | Laka Reacts, 2018

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A PLACE FOR MEMORY OF THE LOVED ONES RESTING WITH NATURE, TYING THE TRADITIONAL AND THE AVANT GARDE TOGETHER.

ECOSYSTEM SUPPORTING PLANT & ANIMAL/INSECT LIFE THROUGH DEATH. PROVIDING A LIBERATING SPACE FOR THE LOVED ONES TO VISIT THE DECEASED, INTROSPECT AND REFLECT. TINY STEP TOWARDS RESTORING ORDER

First Year Graduate Studio : Fall Semester | 2018

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Individual Project

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Role : Conceptualisation, Design,

Development, Detailing, Fabrication, 3D Visualisation. •

Advisor : Prof. Eric Hemingway

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Location : New York, USA

The core issue which is being tackled is the impending shortage of burial/cremation space in our cities as the human population rises exponentially.

RESTING WITH LIFE UNCONVENTIONAL BURIAL SPACES WITHIN THE DEEP FLOOR SLAB - FEEDING A TREE, MARKING A UNIFYING, FRUITFUL AFTERLIFE.

BURIAL SPACE

AUDITORIUM NESTLING BETWEEN NATURE AND PHENOMENON OF AFTERLIFE LIE ACTIVITIES WHICH TRY TO ALLIVIATE GRIEF AND BRING ONE CLOSER TO SPIRITUAL FREEDOM. COUNCELLING AND SEMINARS CAN HELP GRIEVING PEOPLE.

The proposal tries to provoke a discussion about use of urban space as well as our spiritual similarities. As an entry to the Laka Reacts International Competition, 2018, the aim was to generate 1 board of

48” X 24” size to portray architecture capable of

reacting to and identified issue or problem. Hence the

URBAN ARTICULATION SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE CITY, “AFTERLIFE MAUSOLEUM” HAS THE POTENTIAL TO SOLVE THE FUTURE BURIAL CRISIS WHILE GIVING THE CITY ITS LUNGS BACK.

CAPA

tag of the competition, “Architecture That Reacts”. The

CONV

participants had complete discretion over the choice of the issue and the site. DESIGN DIRECTIONS •

Solving future land crises in growing cities.

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Freeing up occupied land and curbing urban

250 PE

sprawl.

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Sustaining lost ecosystems within cities.

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Educating users about the fundamental similarities

BUILT

CONVENTIONAL AFTERLIFE MAUSOLEUM

in all faiths.

OPEN

A REACTION...

LIFE POD

...TO LIFE & TO DEATH.... VOID HALL OF NAMES RECREATION BURIAL SPACE NATURAL LIFE PRAYER HALLS

ARCHITECTURE must choose to REACT to social stimuli and aim at solving societal problems. It is accountable and responsible for improved ways of living.

ECOSYSTEM

NEW YORK , similar to the rest of the world, will soon face a BURIAL SPACE striking yet ignored repercussion of population - the availability AUDITORIUM of Burial or Cremation grounds. With an ever increasing population , both locally and CREMATION SPACE globally, cities face a peculiar shortage of burial space. ECOSYSTEM BURIAL SPACE RECREATION

Vertical growth for cemeteries and the like holds the key. Also, there are various hidden prospects which “AFTERLIFE MAUSOLEUM” explores.

KNOWLEDGE CENTER

New York is the new center of the Western world, and also of the deep seated human hubris LANDSCAPE which objectifies all other forms of life on Earth. No other form BURIAL SPACE of life seems to matter when it comes to expanding the horizons for human development. ECOSYSTEM

VOID

CAPACITY AS PER SQM

6 TIMES MORE CAPACITY

DEATH FUELS LIFE

( EFFICIENCY CAN ME INCREASED )

CONVENTIONAL CEMETERIES

AFTERLIFE MAUSOLEUM

Exploring the solutions for these issues brings us to a junction where we must tackle multiple problems at once. One is the physical problem of space crunch and the other, more philosophical and theological.

INFORMATION CENTER

BURIAL/CREMATION - PENETRATED BY NATURAL LIGHT SERENE AND SURREAL CONVENTIONAL & PHENOMENOLOGICAL CONCEPTUALISING THE CONCRETE NATURE OF EXISTENCE - BEGINING IS ALWAYS ACCOMPANIED BY THE END, AND IT IS PERPETUALLY FUELED BY IT

250 PEOPLE / 900 SQM

BUILT

1080 sqm

1521 PEOPLE/900 sqm (Ground Coverage = 900sqm) OPEN

3500 sqm

UNDERSTANDING THE SENSITIVITY OF THE SUBJECT, A CONVENTIONAL SYSTEM WHICH IS ALSO THE ENGINE FOR THE ENTIRE ENSEMBLE SUPPORTS THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE.

CATACOMBS

CATACOMBS BECOME A FINAL RESTING PLACE WHILE ALSO SERVING AS A SOURCE OF ENERGY.

ADDITIONAL OPEN SPACE

MEDITATION SPACE

600 sqm

OPEN TO BUILT RATIO FOR 1000 GRAVES

7:1

( 7sqm OF OPEN FOR EVERY 1sqm OF BUILT )

SERVICES & ENERGY HARNESSING PLANT

PART II - Detail & Fabrication Being a Two Part Studio, I was also involved in the detailing and fabrication of any specific detail of the architecture in the later half of the semester. The first part culminated with the submission of the board by the end of October, 2018. This fulfilled the requirement of the competition. The remaining part of the semester was spent in the fabrication lab, prototyping a detail which would eventually add a tangible anchor to an otherwise abstract and conceptual design exercise. I chose to develop a Kinetic Facade for the conical form of the building. The knowledge of deploy-ability of structures, introduced in the theory of structures class at U of I, was a key feature of the facade. I tried to bring the learnings from one class to inform my design studio, which I believe, is the most appropriate way to develop and learn. Architecture is about application of acquired knowledge.

TWIN HOUSE •

Professional Project

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Year : 2017 - Ongoing

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Role : Conceptualisation, Design, Development (Part), Detailing, Working Drawings, 3D Visualisation.

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Total Built-up : 720 sqm (7,200 sqft)

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Project Lead: Ar. Rohit Parmar

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Location : Lucknow, India

The project was to design house for two brothers who wanted to live together, yet separately. The house had to function as one and also should allow two units to function separately. It called for a twin house which could accommodate the requirements for both households The house also contains an elaborately designed landscaped garden, with barbecue facility along with outdoor seating and lounging facility. DESIGN DIRETIONS •

Accomodating all client requirements.

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Balancing privacy with interaction between family members.

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Creating a strong sense of entry.

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Incorporating local arts and crafts to ground the design to the site.

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Developing a contemporary design language.

1" 7'-82 4'-6"

1" 3'-32 1" 42

1" 3'-102

2'-7"

1'-4"

V3 4'

1" 2'-12

4'-2"

V11 V12

1" 4'-82

3'-4"

1" 9'-12

9" 1'-6"

V10

V13

1" 4'-82

10"

V14

V15

3'-4" 1" 9'-12

V16

V17

1" 3'-102

4'-2" 1'-6"

2'-7"

1'-6"

V18

V19

V20

1" 3'-32

1'-4"

1" 7'-82

6'-6"

1" 3'-42

4'-6"

W3 5" 4'-9"

4'-9"

3'-9"

1" 14'-82

1" 42

14'-4"

1" 4'-102

7'-10"

2'-8"

2'-10"

6'-6"

1" 92

W16 11'

1'-2"

1" 2'-12

2'-10" 3'-3"

6'-3"

2'-3"

1'-9"

7'-9"

5'-8"

7'-3"

5'-8"

1'-2"

D2 2'-10"

1" 3'-82

1'-11"

1" 2'-82

1" 42

1'-3"

3'-6"

1'-3"

3'-6"

6'-6"

2'-10"

3'-10"

2'-10"

12'-7"

1" 13'-62

1" 42

7'-10"

1" 4'-102

2'-6"

3'-9"

V21 V22

1" 1'-62

11'-2"

1" 1'-72

1'-2"

1" 1'-62 1" 3'-42

1" 42

14'-4"

2'-6"

1" 14'-82

1" 1'-72

V1 V2

1'-6"

10'

10'-7"

FIRST LEVEL

1" 14'-12

1" 11'-82

10'

1" 42

10'-7"

11'-4"

1" 3'-112

1" 42

1" 1'-71" 1'-3" 1'-12 2

10'-6"

D1 3'-6"

1" 9'-22

1" 4'-72

8'-6"

12'-6" 1" 3'-102

1" 4'-72

A 3

2 DW2

11'-2"

2'-10"

1" 42

3'-6"

1" 6'-112

1" 42 3' 1" 2'-72 1" 2'-42

1" 62

1" 12'-42

1" 82 1" 82

2'-6" 3'-6"

1" 42

1'-2"

1" 8'-102 1" 6'-52

1" 1'-12

1" 7'-02

2'-10"

1'-2"

1'-6"

1" 42

1" 8'-102

7'-11"

1" 42

1" 6'-112

2'-10"

1" 2'-92

1 1" 42" 2'-92

2'-10"

4'-6"

1" 42 1" 7'-02

41" 2' 2

3'-6"

DW1

4'-6"

2'-10"

2'-6"

DW1

1" 42

1'-9"

3'-6"

2'-6"

1" 62

4 1'-9"

9" 1" 4'-02

1" 12'-42

1" 42

1" 102

5'-1"

1" 1'-22

1" 112

1" 4'-52

8'-6"

5'-7" 1" 102

1" 62

1" 4'-72 2'

2'-10"

1" 82

1" 3'-42

1" 62

1" 82

1" 2'-72

1" 2'-92

1" 42

2'-10"

3'-6"

2'-6"

1'-9"

1" 42

V2 1'-6"

4'-6"

1'-9"

2'-10"

12'

1" 42 3'

1" 42

1" 2'-102

1" 42

8'-6"

15'-4"

2'-6"

1" 42

1" 1" 41" 2' 2' 42 2 8'

12'-9"

1" 9" 1'-72

7'-5"

W19

1" 5'-12

8'-9"

1'-7"

1" 42

1'-6"

5'-6"

1" 42 2'

W11

2'-3"

3'-9"

W19

1" 3'-112

1" 42

4'-6"

3'-6"

2'-6"

3'-3"

1" 8'-12

9" 1" 12

1" 42

1" 3'-72

1" 9'-42

1" 42

2'-3"

1" 2'-72

W12

11'-9"

3'-9"

1" 92

1" 102

1" 42

1'-3"

10"

1" 3'-22

W13

1" 92

1'-2"

1'-6"

W13

1" 42

6' 1" 42

1'-3"

W5 2'-6"

1" 102

W6 1" 5'-12

5'-3"

1" 14'-12

1" 14'-102

DW3 DW4

1" 12'-112

1'-2"

1" 2'-42

1" 1'-12

15'-9"

1" 32

V1 V2

V10

V11 V12

V13

V14

V15

V16

1" 12'-112

1" 1'-12

V17

V18

V19

V20

V21 V22

15'-4"

11' 2'

8'-7"

4" 9"

1" 42 1" 5'-72

3'-6"

3'-10"

3'-9"

2'-6"

10"

1" 5'-72

3'-3"

8'-7"

11'

5'-6"

1" 5'-42

1" 5'-72

8'-7"

11'

1" 42

1" 5'-42

1" 1'-92

6'-10"

8'-4"

11'

8'-8"

2'-4"

Section jump line

2'-4"

TRANSVERSE SECTION

FRONT ELEVATION

1" 12'-12

Parapet lvl +38'6"

LVL

Parapet lvl +38'6"

Third floor slab top lvl +35'6"

LVL -43'721''

Third floor slab top lvl +35'6"

1" 21'-12

-47'721''

Lintel bottom lvl +22'3"

LVL -35'1021'' LVL

44' 1" 5'-12

LVL +2'3'' 4"

-47'721''

2' 2' 16'

16'

Lintel bottom lvl +22'3"

38'-6" 2'

10'

2' 1'-5"

3'-6"

LVL -35'1021''

3" 2'-6"

3" 10'

1'-5"

3'-6" 2'-6"

Lintel bottom lvl +11'3"

14'

1" 10'-72

6'-9"

2' 2'

First floor slab top lvl +13'6"

9'-1"

1" 21'-12

Elevation E1

2' 2'

11'

8'-3"

Ground lvl ±00

7'-9" 18'-3"

3'-3"

LVL ±00

LVL -14'421''

15'-9"

1" 10'-22

13'-3"

LVL -23'121''

8'-3"

LVL -14'421''

15'-9"

27'-6" 2'

11' 2"

18'-3"

LVL ±00

1" 5'-12

14'

Plinth lvl +2'6"

2" 4'-6"

4'-6"

LVL -35'1021'' 2'

2" 14'

10'

9'-1"

Second floor slab top lvl +24'6"

10'

14'

Lintel bottom lvl +11'3"

8'-3"

1" 5'-12

2' 2'

Second floor slab top lvl +24'6" Lintel bottom lvl +22'3"

First floor slab top lvl +13'6"

Parapet lvl +27'6"

1" 21'-12

Plinth lvl +2'6"

Ground lvl ±00

BALCONY SECTION

3'-11"

1" 1'-12

Polycarbonate sheet

7'-7"

2" X 2" MS box sec. 4" X 2" MS box sec.

18'-2"

4" X 2" MS box sec.

17'-8" 18

CAMPUS FACILITIES BLOCK •

Professional Project

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Year : 2016

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Role : Conceptualisation, Design, Development (Part), Detailing, Working Drawings, 3D Visualisation.

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Total Built-up : 888 sqm (8,880 sqft)

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Project Lead: Ar. Amit Hajela

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Location : Modinagar, India

This block is the focus of most of the students’ leisure activities as well as a major revenue generator for the management. This required the built block to be well connected with other parts of the site, both visually and physically. The interaction with green and open spaces was also given importance. The location of this commercial block at the junction of the academic and residential zones, virtually the center of the site, gave this particular block special importance. DESIGN DIRECTIONS •

Creating a focal point at the center of the campus.

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Maximizing the economical viability of a commercial centre by its relation with the residential and academic zones.

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Making the campus’ geometric centre as a centre for activity.

SITE PLAN 0

FIRST FLOOR PLAN 12m

24m

06m

12m

TERRACE PLAN

3D VISUALIZATION - CAMPUS FACILITIES BLOCK

3D VISUALIZATION - HOUSING BLOCK (Housing Complex - Within the Campus)

3150

OVERHEAD WATER TANK CAPACITY : 22500 lt

1000 mm HIGH PARAPET

1000

MUMTY

3600

450

TERRACE FLOOR LVL+ 7350

1000 mm HIGH PARAPET

1000

PARAPET LVL + 8350

2500

1850

MUMTY ROOF LVL + 10450

MALE TOILET

1000 mm HIGH PARAPET

STAIRCASE

1500

3600

MALE TOILET

FEMALE TOILET

1000

150

FIRST FLOOR LVL + 3750

PLINTH LVL + 150

SECTION AA` 0 21

3.6m

7.2m

+ 32960

100 965

20mm MORTAR (1:6) 75

150

450

260

150

20mm MORTAR (1:6)

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CHEMICAL WATERPROOFING

100mm SKIRTING 20mm THICK STONE FLOORING 20mm THICK MORTAR (1:6)

1500

CHEMICAL WATERPROOFING

12mm PLASTER

100

900

230

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SILL BAND

100mm SKIRTING

1500

1200

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CHAJJA PROJECTION

300 X 300 GRC JALI

150 150

300 X 300 GRC JALI

900

230

20mm THICK STONE FLOORING 20mm THICK MORTAR (1:6)

260 150 150

450

260 150 150

150

SEVENTH FLOOR LVL + 22650

12mm PLASTER

SILL BAND

20mm THICK STONE FLOORING 20mm THICK MORTAR (1:6)

1500

100

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100mm SKIRTING 40

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300 X 300 GRC JALI

20mm COPING

260

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20mm COPING

12mm PLASTER 230

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CHAJJA PROJECTION

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CHEMICAL WATERPROOFING

1200

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20mm COPING

115

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300 X 300 GRC JALI

600

100mm SKIRTING

CHEMICAL WATERPROOFING

(Housing Complex - Within the Campus)

100

300 250

EXTERNAL WALL SECTION

450

PLINTH BEAM

20mm THICK STONE FLOORING 20mm THICK MORTAR (1:6)

260 150 150

1500

200mm SAND FILLING RAMMED EARTH

900

20mm THICK STONE FLOORING 20mm THICK MORTAR (1:6) 100mm P.C.C. BED

22 1200

CHAJJA PROJECTION 1200

150

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SIXTH FLOOR LVL + 19500 100mm SKIRTING

12mm PLASTER

SILL BAND

2510

3600

3150

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CHEMICAL WATERPROOFING

CHAJJA PROJECTION

100mm SKIRTING

290

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300 X 300 GRC JALI

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1200

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3150

20mm COPING

1200

CHAJJA PROJECTION

SILL BAND

600

40 250

1200 40

20mm THICK STONE FLOORING 20mm THICK MORTAR (1:6)

CHAJJA PROJECTION

20mm COPING

20mm THICK MORTAR (1:6)

900

100mm SKIRTING

1500

100

250

300

SILL BAND

PLINTH LVL + 600

300

12mm PLASTER 230 600

CHEMICAL WATERPROOFING

3150

CHEMICAL WATERPROOFING

115

SILL BAND

3150

20mm THICK STONE FLOORING 20mm THICK MORTAR (1:6)

100

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300 X 300 GRC JALI

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CHAJJA PROJECTION

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12mm PLASTER

100mm SKIRTING

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EIGHTH FLOOR LVL + 25800

230

300 X 300 GRC JALI

115

CHEMICAL WATERPROOFING

FIRST FLOOR LVL + 3750

12mm PLASTER

SILL BAND

260

450

260 150 150

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SILL BAND

SECOND FLOOR LVL + 6900

20mm COPING 200

20mm THICK STONE FLOORING 20mm THICK MORTAR (1:6)

CHAJJA PROJECTION

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3150

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1500

CHEMICAL WATERPROOFING

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12mm PLASTER 230 600

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SILL BAND

CHEMICAL WATERPROOFING

CHAJJA PROJECTION 1200

1200

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CHAJJA PROJECTION

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THIRD FLOOR LVL + 10050

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12mm PLASTER

CHEMICAL WATERPROOFING

FOURTH FLOOR LVL + 13200

260

150

450

1500

100

250

1200

115 200

3150

20mm COPING

SILL BAND

FIFTH FLOOR LVL + 16350

20mm THICK MORTAR (1:6)

CHAJJA PROJECTION

300 X 300 GRC JALI

SIXTH FLOOR LVL + 19500

20mm MORTAR (1:6) 20mm THICK STONE

20mm THICK STONE FLOORING

1960

900

100mm SKIRTING

TERRACE LVL + 28950 300

75mm THICK BRICK BAT COBA 965

12mm PLASTER 230 600

1200

20mm COPING 200

3150

CHEMICAL WATERPROOFING

CHAJJA PROJECTION

CHEMICAL WATERPROOFING

SEVENTH FLOOR LVL + 22650

50mm Ø MS RAILING

945 100

1960

20mm THICK STONE

PARAPET LVL + 30150 300 X 300 GRC JALI

EIGHTH FLOOR LVL + 25800

75mm PCC GOLA

75mm THICK BRICK BAT COBA

SILL BAND

N.G.L.

2400

1750

50mm Ø MS RAILING 20mm MORTAR (1:6)

150

TERRACE LVL + 28950

75mm PCC GOLA 945

1200

PARAPET LVL + 30150

TRELLIS

2400

1750

MUMTY ROOF LVL + 31900

EXTERNAL WALL SECTION

100

1550

MACHINE ROOM ROOF LVL + 32960

100

1550

TRELLIS

HIGH COURT COMPLEX(Thesis) •

Academic Project : Undergraduate

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Final Year Undergraduate Studio : 2017

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Individual Project

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Role : Conceptualisation, Design,

Development, Detailing, Site Planning, Fabrication, 3D Visualisation. •

Total Built-up : 1,150,000 sqft

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Location : Lucknow, India

The project looks at how explorations in design typologies & styles in judicial architecture can help in creating a more conducive environment for the court to perform its functions, along with making it more inclusive to the general masses, thus help towards creating a more informed society. Never before was a medium/high rise typology explored for courthouse architecture in India. Breaking the shackles of complex functionality and rigid, dogmatic conventions to allow such an exploration was especially challenging. DESIGN DIRECTIONS •

Exploring a new design language for courthouses in the Indian context.

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Reintegrating court-houses into the social milieu.

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Reworking the organisation structure to make it more efficient.

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Infuse the design with symbolism.

Since windows cannot be provided in a courtroom because of security concerns, light-wells, with natural light falling on the audience, serve both a symbolic as well as a functional purpose.

FORM DEVELOPMENT : TOWER a. Reducing Ground coverage and increasing the height.

Creates valuable open space at the ground level

b. Staggering the block in pursuit of natural light

Creates possibility of open terrace spaces at upper level

c. Creating void spaces by lifting floor plates

Enables every floor to receive natural sunlight through lightwells

d. Allows a natural flow of wind through the building.

TOWER BLOCK SECTION 0

20m

40m

ZONING & PROGRAM Courtrooms Public Library Admin. Offices: Public Legal Aid Cell Public Utilities Public Entry Lawyers’ Chambers

Courtrooms

Admin. Ofc Lawyers’ Lounge & Dining Judges’ Chambers

Public Zone

TOWER BLOCK - DETAIL MODEL 25

Private Zone

60m

120m

SITE PLAN 26

JUDGES’ BLOCK TYPICAL PLAN

Services : HVAC etc.

Cantilever Beam

Screen : South Facade

Planter Beds

Judge’s Corridor

EXTERNAL WALL SECTION : TOWER BLOCK SOUTH SIDE

10m

KEY FEATURES OF THE SCHEME

ORIENTATION Strong Connection With Public Space Clear Programmatic Identity Separate Organisation Program

45 deg rotation of the built blocks towards NE creates optimum conditions for sun and wind in a composite climate Allows natural light penetration in North side of the built block.

360Deg Views And Public Accessible Terraces

JUDGESâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; BLOCK SECTIONS 0

10m

VIEW FROM WEST

DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURES •

Academic Project

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First Year Graduate Course : Planning of Structural Systems

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Semester : Fall Semester | 2018

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Individual & Group Projects

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Role : Research, Mathematical calcualations,

Fabrication •

Advisor : Prof. Sudarshan Krishnan

The course aimed at exploring the possibilities and geometries of deployable structures. It was composed of multiple projects both group as well as individual. Project 1 - Deployable Ring Structures (Individual)

Explored the ability of doglegged scissor

members to enable radial deployment.

Project 2 - Hoberman Sphere (Individual)

Explored three dimensional deploy-ability of

similar doglegged scissor members

Project 3 - Radially Retractable Shell (Group)

Employed the concepts learnt during previous

exercises to create an architecturally viable

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Deployable Ring Geometry

(Link to ResearchPaper)

Spacers

T-Member

Central pivot Ø = 360/n ( Where ‘n’=Number of Sides) Ω = 180-Ø

L = R.sin(Ø/2) (Where ‘R’ = Radius of the ring)

HOBERMAN SPHERE

Central pivot (Can be offcentered) 32

Radially Retractable Shell

(Link to Research Paper)

SCISSOR MEMBERS FOR RINGS

The shell is made out of 6 ring segments (R1 - 6) with a coinciding center but different radii. They are crossed by 6 parallel ring segments (R1), to form a retractable shell roof.

RING 1 X 240

JUNCTIONS AND JOINTS

RING 2 X 40

2-WAY JOINT

RING 3 X 40

X 792 RING 4 X 40 3-WAY JOINT X 176

RING 5 X 40 X 396

4-WAY JOINT RING 6 X 40

X 88 34

â&#x20AC;&#x153;To me the drawn language is a very revealing language; one can see in a few lines whether a man is really an architect.â&#x20AC;?

- Eero Saarinen