OL O IO R F shubhangisharma I P T
SHUBHANGI SHARMA
Assam, India
As a fourth-year architecture student, I have a strong passion for designing spaces that resonate with people’s needs while adhering to functional and technical standards. My approach to architecture is rooted in problem-solving through creativity, and I am eager to expand my understanding of how to blend innovative design concepts with practical solutions.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Architecture
Manipal Academy – Manipal School of Architecture and Planning
High School Diploma
Delhi Private School – Fahaheel Al Watanieh Indian Private School
SOFTWARE EFFICIENCY
AutoCAD
Revit
Twinmotion SketchUp
LANGUAGES
English, Assamese, Hindi
EXPERIENCE
Adobe Photoshop Procreate Canva
Chief Marketing Officer | AIESEC in M.A.H.E.
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Powerpoint
2021-2026
Manipal, India
Team Leadership: Led a high-performing team of 17 members, fostering collaboration and driving successful marketing initiatives.
2006 – 2020
Kuwait
02/24 - 02/25
Manipal, India
Market Research: Conducted in-depth market research to identify key audience segments, resulting in a 20% increase in lead generation through tailored marketing strategies
Lead Conversion: Developed and implemented customized lead nurturing processes that boosted lead conversion rates by 82%, demonstrating effective project management and strategic planning.
Data-Driven Campaigns: Leveraged data insights to refine marketing campaigns based on market behavior, enhancing overall campaign effectiveness and adaptability.
Graphic Design | MSAP
Set Design: Core team member of set design dealing with vendors and on site installations for International M.A.H E. event Utsav ‘24.
Lead Designer: Ideating the theme coming up with design sets for posters, invites, badges and more for MSAP s sports event Sieg ‘24
Editorial Head | Reverb
Core Team Member: Founded Reverb, a student run literary and architecture club and launched the first edition of our journal
01/24 – 09/24
Manipal, India
09/24 – 06/24
Manipal, India
TEALWAVE
WORKINGDRAWING
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PINKSUNSET
YELLOWROOM
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- AUTOCAD, PROCREATE AND PHOTOSHOP
MANIPAL , KARNATAKA
A gated community with apartments and villas for faculty of M.A.H.E. facing a valley view.
The project consists of 2BHK and 3BHK flats in four towers and fifteen individual villas along with all necessary amenities.
SUNKEN BATHROOM FLOOR
PARAPET WALL
BALCONY
RETAINING WALL
CUT AND FILL METHOD
community housing concept embraces the natural terrain and context to create a harmonious living experience. By carefully the site’s topography, the layout maximizes views, sunlight, and airflow ng issues such as flooding and environmental disruption. High-rise and ures are positioned to enhance privacy and optimize natural light, while cement of infrastructure ensures functionality without compromising the ment. Sustainability is woven into the design through the integration of rfaces, promoting natural water management and blending the built with the landscape for a seamless, eco-conscious community.
ents place on prevent water views for villas e of the expanse e
VIEWS
Villas kept on the lower south east corner of site to ensure views from three sides The southern sunlight is not getting blocked because the high rise buildings are placed in the north
STP Placed at the lowest point to take advantage of the gravitational pull places towards the south-east in the opposite direction of prevailing wind so that the odor does not effect the user
BLUERIDGE
- AUTOCAD AND PHOTOSHOP
CONSISTS OF FOUR UNITS PER FLOOR WITH A 3.8M WIDE CORRIDOR LIT BY TWO LIGHT WELLS PER TOWER RUNNING VERTICALLY THROUGH THE TOWERS
3BHK
LIVINGROOM 1
BEDROOM1 2
BEDROOM2 3
KITCHEN 4
BATHROOM1 5
BATHROOM2 6
BATHROOM3 7
MASTERBEDROOM 8
SERVICEAREA 9
2BHK
10 LIVINGROOM
11 KITCHEN
12 SERVICEAREA
13 BEDROOM
14 MASTERBEDROOM
15 BATHROOM2
16.BATHROOM3
17 STAIRCASE
18.FIRESTAIRCASE
AXONOMETRIC VIEW-------------
AUTOCAD AND PHOTOSHOP -
A TWO STOREY VILLA DESIGNED IN SUCH A WAY THAT IRRESPECTIVE OF ITS CONFIGURATION ON THE SITE, LIGHT AND VENTILATION TO ALL THE SPACES ARE NOT OBSTRUCTED..
GROUND FLOOR
LIVINGROOM1. DININGROOM+INFORMALLIVINGSPACE 2 KITCHEN3. STORAGE 4
COMMONBATHROOM5. PUJAROOM6. BEDROOM 7 BATHROOM8.
PINK SUNSET
MANIPAL , KARNATAKA
A pre-school for kids ages 3 years to 7 years old. Children are the most curious & they are intrigued by everything around them.
Sensory stimulation is used in such a way that each space has a variation in intensity and level of stimulation based on the different activity zones to trigger different stimuli respectively.
TRANSITION ZONES
Tinted glass or perforated walls add patterns for visual stimulation.
Using Tin or Metal such that in a courtyard space, it would make sound from the rain falling
LIGHT PLAY
Creating a space to help people relax and recalibrate when moving between highly stimulating areas
CONCEPT
AUDITORY STIMULATION
SENSORY WALLS
These provide developmentally appropriate play experiences and enhances tactile senses
A gradual height reduction from outdoor to indoor aids navigation through visual cues
COLOUR PALLETTE
VISUAL CUES
ACRONYM SPACES
ADM Admin Office 33.6
RPT Reception/Waiting 98.9
CFR Conference Room 20.25
PRR Principals Room 20.25
STA Staff Area 102
STR Store Room 17
DNR Diner 60
KCH Kitchen 60 SRV Services 70.5
Infirmary 24.5 MPH Multipurpose Hall 20.9
DAYCARE
Buffer zones like courtyards when transitioning from learning spaces like the classrooms and daycare.
LIBRARY
CLASSROO
Landscape elements in the sensory garden created especially for the students to heighten and elevate their senses.
Invites interaction through touch.
TOUCH-ME-NOT
Creates music like sound when wind blows.
BAMBOO
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The design brief for this project was to create an iconic structure especially for tourists which is eye catching to people passing by through the site. Another very important aspect to this project was that it was an architecture museum thus cultivating the journey inside the museum for the user was a crucial aspect to take into consideration.
Curtain wall is used for the main facade of the structure with glazing to minimize heat while still standing out.
RAIN WATER HARVESTING
CONCEPT
FORM DESIGN
CORE AND PERIPHERY
The core and periphery concept in a fictional architecture museum mirrors urban dynamics. Visitors first encounter whimsical designs, but as they move deeper into the museum, the architecture becomes more authentic and historically grounded. This parallels cities, where the core holds the most significant, historically rich structures. Visitors are taken on a journey exploring the interplay between fiction and reality, much like the layers of history in urban spaces.
RAIN WATER HARVESTING
PERMEABLE COURTYARD SURFACE DESIGN
COURTYARD DESIGN
Use permeable materials like porous concrete or gravel which slow rainwater to infiltrate into the ground with proper grading and drainage design to direct rainwater towards this surface.
Store the water in underground storage tanks which can be pumped for usage in the museum.
ROOF
DESIGN
Arched curved roof which provides ample space for rainwater collection while offering stability as well. Essential to consider drainage requirement
SECOND FLOOR
EXHIBITION SPACES
AUDITORIUM
STORAGE
FIRST FLOOR
EXHIBITION SPACES
STORAGE ROOMS
TEMPORARY EXHIBITION HALL
GROUND FLOOR
RECEPTION
EXHIBITION SPACES
STAFF AREA
MEETING ROOM GIFT SHOPS
CONCEPTUAL DIAGRAM
The same water seeps into the ground for the rain water harvesting system.
CIRCULATION OF MUSEUM
WATERFALL
The waterfall is present in the route through which the visitors are exiting the museum to leave them with a sense of transcendence after the stimulating experience and journey
VISITOR PARKING
ELEVATION
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MANGALORE, KARNATAKA
VERTICAL SHADING DEVICE
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Creating an office space where there is a proper division between work and leisure providing both at the same place.
The building of yellow room offices consists of three companies with functional and flexible interior layout for different office functions.
The project also focuses on sustainable features and making a green building .
JAALI WALL
Optimizes wind flow while dividing space creating visual connectivity
VEGETATION
Using vegetation to create synergy between natural and man made spaces while using cooling effect from the trees at the same time.
MEZZANINE
Mezzanine/Half Floor which is isolated from other spaces with good visual connectivity to outside creating a hub to ideate discuss and create.
CONCEPT
BUFFER ZONES
Having separate spaces with collaboration spaces in between to connect and buffer spaces
Semi-Private spaces like open cubicles are on the exterior of the structure while private spaces like meeting rooms maintain distance from direct visual contact while having sufficient light and ventilation
Orientation, placement and form of structures according to wind and sun movement on site
CONNECTIVITY
Bridge connecting two buildings with large curtain wall as a space to take a break and meet people and network
Wind from val ey
Cutouts to not obstruct wind
Using the structures own form as a shading measure
YELLOW ROOM
FIFTH LEVEL
Banquet Hall Auditorium
2ND/3RD/4TH LEVEL
Meeting Room
Private Office
Open Office
Cubicles
FIRST LEVEL
Meeting Room
Private Office
Open Office
Cubicles
GROUND LEVEL
Reception Cafeteria
Meeting Room
Private Office
Open Office
Cubicles
SOLAR PANELS
DROP OFF POINT
VISITOR PARKING
ENTRY TO BASEMENT
YELLOW ROOM
WORKING DRAWING
PALLETTE OF DESIGN
INTRODUCTION:
ANILLUS ONOFOLDTOWNLEH NTHEMODERNWORLD
BYSHUBHANG SHARMA ARC 3006 ARCHITECTURAL JOURNALISM ELECTIVE) ASS GNMENTTWO
In between the desert and the mountains s a c ty cal ed Leh n Ladakh towards the north o Ind a
The d fferent cl mate phys ca features and unique aspec s of cul ure ure peop e to go and v s t Ladakh However in my vis t o Ladakh n 2022 what I saw was not what I had env s oned it was a most ke the dea of the c ty everyone has n their mind is an llus on made to keep tha appea and ure that Leh as a c ty has had on people for years
NARRATIVE
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O d town Leh is a test mony to the old culture and arch tectural heri age, t shows the soc o-cu tural h story and te ls mmense stor es of the town An array of houses spread along the c ty with narrow roads connect ng di ferent sectors and commun ties. Each house of O d Town is based on the sta us of the am ly n accordance w th the roya fam ly wh ch is understood by observ ng the ayout of the var ous cons ruct ons in the town
The houses are bu lt so close together that the r roofs from the irst floors protrude over the pathways Al this dates to the 17th century The Leh Pa ace stands on top o a h ll as a structure overlook ng a l of these Thus, the area around the Leh Pa ace played a crucial role n al aspects o po itical cultural and economic factors
The type of arch tecture s vernacular domestic arch tecture which uses local y ava lab e mater als and takes into consideration the extreme c mate of Ladakh Windows and doors are major y made of wood w th intr cate des gns wh ch are painted by local artisans The houses are o three f oors adapted for the cold and dry extreme c imate of Ladakh with thick wa ls to keep the so ar ga n to add to wh ch tal w ndows let ing n a ot of l ght and sunsh ne Narrow sta rs lead to rooftop terraces to ook over the incred ble val ey v ews leh has to of er
The main gateway to the town led to an area called Maney Khang which has two Stupas to mark ts locat on This gateway rema ns in the modern town o Leh However these beauti ul Stupas which show the cu ture o Ladakh are hidden behind the narrow streets
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Jam a Masj d which stands as one of the most cruc a ourist attract ons n the market of Leh s one of the argest mosques n Ladakh with ntr cate carvings and des gns n the nter or It stands as a symbo o rel g ous unanimi y Its arch tecture on the exterior cons s s of beautiful and ntr cate woodwork Wood is largely used for doors, w ndows cha as pi ars and aa s . •
MODERNTOWNLEH A CONCERN
Today n 2023 after the descend of the k ng from the palace the town slow y and steadily demol shed, a ot of the homes stayed neg ected and n ru ns The town lacks proper in ras ructure development
See ng th s as an opportun ty the author t es created new developments to keep the mag c of Leh al ve however these modern s ructures and amenities have not cons dered the terrain o he land and her tage va ue of the town
Wi h eference to ig2 it s seen that in order to keep the bazaar ntact and flow ng the market has taken a step forward in p io i y than the s ruc ures ke s upas and temp es which portray the or ginal cultu e of the ci y A l these structures have been pushed back nto narrow pathways and hidden rom the c ty n such a way that only he loca gu des know which pathway to take to w tness these structures due to the ack of any proper pathway
The stupas are surrounded w th random houses which shows the ack of concern and lack of pr or ty g ven to hese beaut fu y bu l and carved st uctures of rel g ous and cu tural mpo tance.
Leh be ng an extreme y dry area water management is one of the most rigorous factors o take nto cons derat on These actors were aken nto cons derat on as a priority wh le bu ding the o d town structures in he 17 h century Now there s ack of sustainable d a nage and d sposal of waste resu t ng n unre iable supp y of water and electr city A l o his leads to unhyg en c cond t ons and open spaces being used as to ets
In the 1970s e ectr c ty rst came nto his area but the placement o electr c po es and substations were no p anned w th respect to the a ready ex st ng houses and pathways This same prob em can be seen w th pipes they are hazardly la d n the pathways such that t makes t d f icu t to even walk espec a ly when i s dark No proper was e or garbage d sposa has ed to garbage being openly thrown n the stree s thus block ng the sewer
• MODERNTOWNLEH2022 THROUGHTHEEYESOFATOURIST
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A lo of these new structures give an i us on of the o d own Leh where ex erna ly hey look l ke they have been bu lt us ng the trad t onal domest c arch tec ure of Ladakh but that s not the case
These bu ld ngs have used some hing ke pastiche arch tecture where the materials and resources used are al modern but have been made to imi ate the ooks o raditional architecture. Th s s a tact c to lure tour sts o see the beau i ul c ty of Leh what these ourists don t know is that these structures ack the foundat on of wha the old town structures stood for
From the numerous cafes shops restaurants th s one caught my eye wh le I was walking through the
It was intr gu ng because t had a huge stone cu structure o a Buddh st idol random y p aced on one of ts wal s wh ch on enquiry I ound out was a mono i h represent ng Ava ok teshvara dat ng back to the 8th century My gu de Tash Lamo sa d “Lala’s Ca é is one o oldest her tage s ructures wh ch du ing the fa of Leh was adapted by the T be Her tage Fund (TFI) and was restored as a part o the r pro ect Leh O d Town In t at ve LOTI and had won ” Rea zation hi when I rea ized the reason his incred b y o d structure, sma er n he ght compared to ones around t had caught my eye Th s structure gave me a g impse nto the old town Leh and ts h story and cu ture From he mater a s used, o d wooden doo and w ndow rames and drainage sys em seen at the op of the structure
It a so had co or to add to he mono onous deser of Leh
The Maney Khang gateway leads to the Leh market wh ch s one o he most lur ng tour st attractions n Leh It s a commercial center consisting of numerous shops and restaurants It is a v bran space showcasing the history and culture of Leh in terms of different art, cloth ng, music, food and more Prominent temples ike Mahaka a Temple Chenrezig and more are also a part of th s comp ex
Shop selling local products in the middle of Leh Baazar
The irst pub ic mosque was bui t somet me after 1620 which s a s ng e storey room with six wooden pi lars and the r capitals carved at the top n Ladakhi sty e This mosque is popu arly known as the Jama Mas d wh ch now stands a the crossroads of the two ma n streets n the bazaar in Leh
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In ig1 we can see three bu dings he m ddle bu ld ng s of a ower height, th s s because n o d town Ladakh a l the structures were o a spec f c set he ght n such a way that t looked un form and did not obstruct the v ew of the beauti ul c ty however the modern structures are all d fferent heights ru n ng that aesthet c and obstruc ing the v ews In this p cture you can also clearly see the d f erence n materia s used In the tradit ona structure you can see the use of mud stones and timber n var ous forms use o sun-dr ed mud bricks and rammed earth is used to plaste roof and floors In the modern structures you can see the use o o her materials wh ch are not susta nable and ocal th
Lala’s Café ho ds a special p ace n my v s t to Ladakh Th s smal , cute struc ure wh ch seemed of no importance was one of the most important her tage places discovered n the stree s of Leh bazaar
Picture taken in the narrow streets of Leh Market showcasing a shop selling local artisan products.
Figure 1: Difference between the structures built recently and structures built in the 17 century.
Jamia Masjid, one of the largest mosques placed as one of the main features in between Leh market.
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streets of Leh market
Figure 2: Stupas placed in an irregular manner in between narrow streets, hidden from the city.
Lala’s Café: a gem amid the mess
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“Wha about th s Tex i e Museum does it make so spec a today n 2023?”
I asked Mr. Tash Lamo
To wh ch h s rep y was exactly what I wanted to hear after see ng the part o Leh that was s owly destruct ng its her tage and culture.
He sa d that th s ext e museum belonged to
Jigmat couture wh ch focuses on sus ainable and a heal hy social m ss on to keep the r ch culture of Ladakh al ve The authentic image of Ladakh
art to exist n the future s the ma n goa . There was a need for a one s op p ace o keep the d fferent types of history, her tage and culture al ve th ough art cra ts texti es and more They also st ongly work on impart ng the know edge o hese art and craf s through stud es apprenticesh p and. Train ng n trad t ona text e art forms
Walk ng through the Leh market, numerous beaut fu arch tecture marvels can be seen especia y as p aces o wo sh p or re g on Leh a though pr mar y a Buddh st city has the most beaut fu mosques, monaster es and temples It s a lit le shock ng to see the existence o such marve s placed so random y amid the market w th no spec a tr p to take to see t or any ext aordinary amount to pay Just l ke that, a few k ometers from your ho el n between the market ul of smal ordinary shops ex sts these marve s
The ntr cate detai ng and des gns carved and embedded on these structures are eye catching The co ors used te d f erent stories and every space welcomes any and every person w th open arms
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Ladakh a though reach ng temperatures of -40 degree Ce s us n he w nters have a good amount of sun 320 days annua ly. The so ar rad at on in one day can change from ntense harsh sun ght to bare y any Trombe wa ls w th an outer ayer o da kened glass and nner masonry wa l can be used or qu ck absorpt on of heat and vents prov ded to c rcu ate warm air The cav ty raps n solar heat in the day and c rculates in throughout the bui d ng in the n ght
As far as materials a e concerned one of the ma n materia s that s used is timber from pop ar wood w th h gh nsu at ng propert es Earth sun dr ed bricks and rammed earth wa ls are also largely used to store hea Stones are a so used for stab lity o the structure One aspect hat s crucial whi e bu ding n Ladakh s ts terra n t ma orly cons sts of s opes on mounta ns ac ng north-south direct on Max mum so ar radiation s achieved through the sou h açade The construct on on mounta ns a so sa eguards he struc ures from harsh w nds and helps n avo d ng shadows due to other structures
In terms of d saster management Ladakh fa ls in zone IV of earthquake prone areas wh ch s a damage risk zone To safeguard against th s t mber frames are braced aga nst the wa l res st ng the se sm c load dur ng an earthquake
• CONCLUSION
A good look a the ci y of Leh and ta k ng to the locals wi l he p one understand a l these issues stated above and how t makes a difference not on y to the s ructures bu o the fe and l v ng cond t ons o the ones to res de there
As a tour s , t al looks prist ne and perfect, but we w l never understand the true d fference n o d town Leh and the modern Leh.
Al these ssues root rom the lack of understanding of the c imate in Ladakh and the needs of the peop e If the architects or developers were not in a rush o ix up the ru ns o Ladakh to make it commercial and earn from it th s wou d no be the case The ack of concern is alarm ng Through my eyes I had just seen a beaut fu ci y where the ord nary meet the extraordinary where one must travel the same d stance to see a market and arch tecture marvels however by the words of Tash Lamo my gu de real zation and real ty hit What may seem beauty and easy access to a tourist s very hazardous to the her tage and preserv ng the cu ture
o Leh To Tashi Lamo, Leh was fa l ng apar n the name o ourism The core va ues tha I have descr bed in the structures that caught my eye are al because of the trad t onal archi ecture wh ch knew how to p eserve the her tage, wh ch took nto considera ion the terrain physical features and the needs o the people O d Town Leh has been gnored by the author t es and n he last 15-20 years here has been very bad p ann ng or Leh sa d Tsewang Rigz n a tourism counci or for the Ladakh Autonomous H l Development Counci The o d
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structures have l ved for centur es but due to lack of ma ntenance some o hem have been neg ec ed. If proper y ma nta ned us ng trad t onal and oca ly ava able mater als the bui d ngs can as or centur es more.
In 2008 Leh was placed under wo lds monument watch because of the ow scale modern construction and immense need to repair 55% of the histor ca bui dings
What Leh needs is restora ion Amid a l these modern s ructures there are a so numerous structures wh ch wi intrigue you the moment you ook at t ust like Lala’s café because without even th nk ng the structure speaks for the cu ture and heri age of Ladakh
The authent c ty of severa c t es and countries are often ost n this same way In the process of bu ld ng a modern world architects deve opers and c ty p anners forget tha a ci y is more than ust the structures, the main aspect to plann ng a c ty or a structure s the peop e, the cl ma e and the terra n Often the terra n and cl mate are taken nto cons dera ion since t s what we are taught rom day one People and the r needs on the other hand are not g ven the priority that i should be
The heritage of a c ty should be seen n every street every space and every bu ld ng One ook should g ve a gl mpse and insight into the stor es and
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JAMIA MASJID
MONASTERY AMID LEH MARKET
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