SNEHALBELKADE UNDERGRADUATE PORTFOLIO

SNEHAL BELKADE UNDERGRADUATE PORTFOLIO

MY STORY....

Since the begining I have always prioritized my studies and my work. I was competive like a caterpillar keen to knit its cocoon , I was focused to always stand st on the dias until I didn’t know whats next.

As a kid I always loved to draw, to draw humans, objects, the living and the dead and yes thats how I ended up doing architecture , always wished to have a better origin story but this is how things went for me. If I tell you I loved it, it would be a big lie and also something I shouldn’t be writing here but I am also a true author by heart.

Architecture has shown be the other side of a student’s life the struggles, the failures , but eventually I started embracing it, and all of it became a part of me. It turned me into a learner rather than a winner or a well doing student , it made me an observer, an admirer and a writer.

To me a true artist is the one who is in love with its art rather than just a master of it as it just comes with time like a blessing and in my journey I have started loving this eld, I am eager to learn have new experiences and ready to work hard for it.

Architecture has shown me the true sense of life, to sit, to observe, to learn and if necessary relearn and if failed start again.

ABOUT ME

SNEHAL BELKADE

FOURTH YEAR, B.ARCH

CONTACT ME ON : 9819512421 snehalbelkade25@gmail.com

INSTA ID : sn.e_b

LANGUAGES

ENGLISH

MARATHI HINDI

EDUCATION

SCHOOL : ST. MARY’S CONVENT HIGH SCHOOL. JUNIOR COLLEGE : V.G VAZE COLLEGE OF ARTS , SCIENCE AND COMMERCE. DEGREE COLLEGE : VIVEKANAND EDUCATION SOCIETY COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE.

SKILLSET

AUTOCAD ARCHICAD

ENSCAPE 3D RENDERING SOFTWARE QGIS

EDGE TOOL CLIMATE CONSULTANT CORELDRAW PHOTOSHOP

ACADEMICS

SEM1 : 9.08

SEM2 : 9.06

SEM3 : 8.86

SEM4 : 8.72

SEM5 : 8.92

SEM6 :WORKSHOPS

EDGE TOOL WORKSHOP

QGIS WORKSHOP

CLIMATE CONSULTANT WORKSHOP BY DEEPA PAREKH WORKSHOP BY YATIN PANDYA ARCH BUILDING WORKSHOP BY EARTH INSTITUTE AUROVILLE

SOFTSKILLS

OBSERVATION CREATIVITY VISUALISATION TEAM WORK PUNCTUAL PERSISTANCE

HOBBIES

SKETCHING

PENCIL SKETCHING AND RENDERING WRITING

STORY TELLING BLOG WRITING PHOTOGRAPHY

VIDEO MAKING

COMPETITIONS

OFF THE GRID

IGBC

SOLAR DECATHLON INDIA

INFOSYS INDORE

SITE AND CONTEXT ANALYSIS

INDORE is a city of rich cultural background with people coming from different parts of the country for their livelihood and education.To cater this population and the growing demand of the IT industry Indore is slowly turning into an IT hub creating a digital market for the future.INFOSYS INDORE lies in the industrial zone from the super corridor concept launched by the Indore development Authority meant for recreational amenities and houses various residential and commercial projects.

SITE PLAN

CLIMATE ANALYSIS

Achieving 97.8% comfort hours through :

• comfort zone - 10.2%

• Natural Ventilation - 19.5%

• Fan forced ventilation - 18.7%

• Internal heat gain - 18.0%

• Dehumidication - 10.9%

• Cooling - 40.3%

• Passive solar direct gain - 13.2%

• High avg. temperature (23°C43°C) - April, May, June

• Low avg. temperature (7°C29°C) - Jan, Feb, Dec

• Comfortable months (mean temp.) - Feb, Nov

CAN YOU SPOT ANY DIFFERENCE IN THE BELOW IMAGES ?

The world has changed from the rise of

Industrialization to the Age of Modernism, but

FeW Things NeVer ChAnge .

These endless oor plans with clustered work spaces and no space feels like people caged into there workspace boxes with no access to the outside world and

Like Paid labourers stuck at one place throughout the day and the most part of their lives.

Ofces doesnt remain as workplace anymore in todays world they become there employees 2nd home as they spend most of the time in these large boxy rooms and cubicles.

ARCHITECTURE, HEALTH AND USERS

With rise of remote and hybrid work models, breakout spaces can also serve as hubs for in-person collaboration with team members are co-located, fostering a sense of connection and collaboration that may be lacking in purely virtual environments.

They are typically designed to be inviting and comfortable,and are a departure from traditional cubicles or formal meeting rooms, offering employees a change of scenery and function within the workplace. It creates an environment that encourages people to step away from their desks and engage in a different kind of work or i n t e r a c t i o n strengthening the team bonds and collaborate in a casual setting.

Breakout spaces....

Gathering spaces....

CONCEPT AND FORM DEVELOPMENT

EVOLUTION OF FORM

LANDSCAPE CONCEPT

As one enters the building , it walks through the path guided by the bamboo plants hiding the private spots of the employees and slowly revealing and giving a glimpse of it as one keeps walking. There are two entrys into the site one for the pedestrian walking through the forest trail and another for users coming from the parking spot walking through a huge canopy with glimpse of the water body before entering the reception lobby.

Parking entry

Pedestrian entry

Central Lobby

Informal gathering spaces with segeregation between the public, semi- public and private spaces.

Community building between the employees in public spaces in the building by creating spaces for interaction.

Massing and orientation Extrude Carve

FACADE DETAILS

Creating a double envelop instead of direct exposure to the walls heating up the building for daylight.

Allowing winds to pass into the corridors but restricting water during heavy rainfall.

Using the south facade for capturing energy by adding solar panels.

Restricting monsoon winds as temperature drops upto -5 degree celcius.

This Facade is on the south-west side on the toilet duct.

This side is exposed to the sun without any obstruction.

This facade is in the naturally ventiated zones used as breakout spaces and is of jali causing venturi effect.

This facade is used in south-west direction to reduce the direct t h e r m a i n t a k e between the ODC and the respect ve surface, breakout spaces are given in these areas.

To reduce the direct thermal intake, breakout spaces are given in these areas with a green layer to absorb the heat used in the south-east side of the building.

WATER

INNOVATION AND RESILIENCE

TERRA-COOL

The Terra cool system converts solar radiation into cool breezes during high temperatures particularly during heat waves through its simple technology.

cooling pipe

x 5 ton water base chiller = 36614.4 kWh/year = 477439.28 kwh/year

Proposing

HVAC LOAD

FLAT SLAB AND STRIP SECTION

SMALL SCALE PROJECTS SMALL SCALE PROJECTS

HOLIDAY HOME

Dekho maine dekha hai ek sapna, foolo ke sheher mai ho ghar apna......

NIWAS

NIWAS a holiday home designed for a family of three in Borgaon in a 510m2 area plot. The family wanted to have a traditional Maharashtrian home with an extended backyard. The site looks out at the mountain ranges from its balcony framing the views. With a combination of laterite and stone walls along with kota stone oors this house tries to bring in the old memories of a village home. The house open with a verrandah which takes us to te living and dining area , the steps connects two diiferent parts of the house uniting them and creating a transition space. The northwest region with timber walls and openings connects both the exterior and interior of the home. The visual connection between the openings of the front door and the backyard door attracts the user to explore the space and the nature in which it is residing. 0

CREATION OF THE WAR ZONE

THE CHALLENGE

THE CLIMATE CRISIS OF MUMBAI

INCREASING TEMPERATURE FLOODING HEAT ISLAND EFFECT

Over the years, Mumbai has seen longer summers and smaller winters. This is not a consequence of the urban heat island effect alone, but also climate change.

“Mumbai will record a moderate warming of 0.2°C to 0.8°C in the summer maximum temperature and 0.1°C to 0.6°C in the winter minimum temperature during the 2030s (2021-2050).”

DETAILS

COMPOUND WALL DETAIL

WATER BODY EDGE DETAIL

OUTDOOR SEATING DETAIL

CONSTRUCTION DETAILS

SLIDING DOOR DETAIL

ROTATING WINDOW AXONOMETRY

POTTERS SHACK

ARTIST RESIDENCE

Simplicity and purity are two conceptsthat include m i n i m a l i s t s t y l e , a t r e n d t h a t d e  n e s monochromatic and balanced environments. This style is perfect to form spaces and breathe peace and tranquility. Less is more is the slogan that denes minimalist, a very fashionable style that is based on preserving space and introducingthe least number of elements in a room.

Mangalore tiles for better air circulation CUTTO SECTION

SECTION OF FILLER SLAB

PLAN OF FILLER SLAB

YOUTH CENTRE

WORKING DRAWINGS

PAINTINGTHEPLANS

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