Architectural Portfolio

PORTFOLIO

ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE DESIGN

SOUMITRA

SELECTED WORKS

Contents Curriculum Vitae Academic Projects 1. Nature to Nurture: Exploring the role of nature in boosting people’s mental health in Bengaluru, India Master’s Thesis, 2022/23, PoliMi 2. The Museum of Life: Enlivening Necropoli of Tarquinia Design Studio, Semester 4 - 2022, PoliMi 3. Patch the Gap: Green wedge urbanism- Re-naturing Milano Design Studio, Semester 3 - 2021/22, PoliMi 4. The Welding Gate: Port Wine Museum Design Studio, Semester 2 - 2021 , PoliMi 5. Transport Planning: Vijayawada Railway Station Precinct Design Urban Design Studio, Semester 9- 2018, SPA Vijayawada

Professional Projects (Master-planning) 1. Karnavati Club Design Proposal Karan Grover and Associates, 2020 2. Villas at Vijayawada Karan Grover and Associates, 2018

Work Experience Architect (Architecture) Karan Grover and Associates, Vadodara, India June 2019 - August 2020 Worked on design development and client handling of multiple projects along with architectural competitions.

Key Projects: 200 room 5-star hotel in Pune, India; Extension of National Institute of Design, Bengaluru, India; Design competition for a Luxury Club in Ahmedabad, India

Curriculum Vitae

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Architectural Intern Karan Grover and Associates, Vadodara, India December 2017-May 2018 Key Projects: Design development of National Museum for Tribal Freedom Fighters (Winning Entry); Design development of Urban and Rural housing entry, Building for the Billion Design Competition (Top 25 Globally)

Via Vincenzo Capra,6 Piacenza (PC), 29121, Italy soumitra@mail.polimi.it +39-3756900780 Education M.Sc in Sustainable Architecture and Landscape Design Politecnico di Milano, 2020-23

Work Experience Business Developer (Other) AWATREE GmBH, Celle, Germany January 2022- April 2022 Worked on the development of a startup company dedicated to saving “A Million City Trees” through citizen partnership program.

B.Arch School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada, 2014-19 Software Proficiencies Drafting: AutoCAD 3d Modelling: Revit, Sketchup Rendering: Lumion 3D, Enscape Post Production: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, AfterEffects GIS: QGIS Manual Skills Hand drafting, Model-making, Sketching, Photography

Seminars and Workshops Special Topics in Environmental Design Sandra Lenzhoelzer, June 2022, Politecnico di Milano

Additional Skills Graphic design, Video editing, Web-page development (Wix, Wordpress) Languages English, Italian, Hindi

Landscape Off Limits (LOL) 2021 Edition Sara Protasoni, August 2021, Politecnico di Milano Awards Runner-Up, IGBC Green Building Design Competition, 2016

Affiliations Council of Architecture, India Member, 2019-Present linkedin.com/in/soumitra88

Scholar QLab GmBH, Bremen, Germany November 2021-December 2021 Worked on the development of a business model for a startup client, AWATREE GmBH, in order to save “A Million City Trees”.

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Nature to Nurture Exploring the role of nature in boosting people’s mental health in Bengaluru, India Master’s thesis, 2023 Guided by: Fabiano lemes de Oliveira The thesis project highlights the relation between nature and people’s mental well-being in the Indian city of Bengaluru, also known as the Silicon Valley of India. The aim of the thesis was to propose interventions on multiple scales to improve the existing mental health situation of the people of Bengaluru. The proposals were put forward after an extensive research on the effect of natural surroundings on human health, as well as the ways in which nature affects humans, specifically in the context of India. The design interventions were laid out on macro, meso and micro along with an understanding on the role of stakeholders at each stage.

Research Question: “How can nature based interventions bring about an improvement in people’s mental health issues in the city of Bengaluru? ”

Ecotone biodiversity Matrix Forest- Lake- Forest ecosystem

Farm - Lake - Urban Park ecosystem

Horticulture Zone

Social Zone

Serene Zone

Horticulture Zone

Serene Zone

Landscape Matrix

The Museum of Life Enlivening Necropoli di Tarquinia Design Studio, Semester 4 Guided by: Matteo Umberto Poli, Valentina Noce Tarquinia was one of the most ancient and important Etruscan cities; the ancient myths connected with Tarchuna all point to the antiquity and cultural importance of the city. The main necropolis of Tarchuna, part of which can be visited today, is the Monterozzi necropolis with some 6,000 tombs, at least 200 of which include beautiful wall paintings, and many of which were tumulus tombs with chambers carved in the rock below, for which it was awarded the UNSECO World Heritage status. The design project aims to re-enliven the necropolis with landscape interventions to justify the cultural influence of the Etruscan heritage.

Masterplan

Concept Development Storyline

Patch the Gap Green wedge urbanism: re-naturing Milano Design Studio, Semester 3 Guided by: Fabiano lemes de Oliveira, Emmanuela Torrigiani This studio project was aimed at urban regeneration of the city of Milan through the use of Green Wedges.

The project had 2 phases: Phase 1 involved the development of a strategic Green-Blue Infrastructure Plan of a wedge from Piazza Loreto to the rural areas of Milano, based on Sustainable Development Goals. Phase 2 involved the selection of a micro level site within the wedge and proposal of a prototype using Nature-based Solutions and Ecosystem services to generate an ecological corridor, based on the strategies used in Phase 1.

Urban forest

Plaza and Park

The Welding Gate Port Wine Museum, Porto Design Studio, Semester 2 Guided by: Camilo Rebelo, Kiana Jalali Welding is a process where two or more elements are fused together, forming a joint. This design project is a museum that serves as a gate, uniting the city of Porto with the river Duoro, through the cultural aspect of Porto’s most celebrated wine, the Port Wine. The museum aims to connect the people to the tangible and intangible heritage of Porto and Duoro.

Masterplan

Conceptual Zoning

The Gate to the City

The rooftop plaza

Transport Planning Vijayawada Railway Station Precinct Design Studio, B.Arch, Semester 9 Guided by: Prashanti Rao Vijayawada is a city in the South-Central Region of India, known to have the biggest railway station in the region in terms of the number of trains passing per day. The vision of this project was to understand the character of city’s built fabric around the railway station and to develop an inclusive, user responsive transit hub which reflects the cultural identity of the city and acts as a catalyst for social and economic growth.

Master Planning Karnavati Club Design Professional Project- Karan Grover and Associates, Vadodara, India The brief of this project was to design a multi-activity club in the city of Ahmedabad, India. The site was spread accross 70 acres, and involved a distribution of commercial, residential and leisure spaces. The master-planning was done with a goal to maximize the green area, and minimise hard paved areas so as to create a cool micro climate on the site as Ahmedabad has harsh weather conditions.

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Master Planning Villas at Vijayawada Professional Project- Karan Grover and Associates, Vadodara, India This is a mass housing project with the site located in Vijayawada, India. Through this project KGA aimed to achieve certain goals pertaining to sustainability and green environment. Few of them being low energy consumption, passive techniques for villa design, principles of Vaastu, vernacular approach and influence of locally available materials and a 100% walkable campus (shaded walkways and green belts across the site).

For the landscape part KGA has tried to achieve: effective circulation within the site, disabled friendly design, reinforcing landscape through Vastu, ensuring health and well being of the user group, handful of recreational areas for each age group, rainwater harvesting and reuse of treated waste water .

Thank you!

Soumitra soumitra@mail.polimi.it, +39-3756900780

An academic research done to investigate the ways in which a city facilitates accessibility through its transport systems. It has a deep impact on the urban development and human well-being.

The expansion or contraction of the transport network paves a way for the resulting mass of the city. The aim of this research was to analyse the influence of transportation network of a city on its urban form and to study the primary factors governing the same.

The study included correlation among the factors as well as definition of the pattern of urban development.