Portfolio - Shaily S.

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO New Jersey Institute of Technology

Shaily Swadia

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Resume

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Re-Envisioning Newark

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Four Freedoms Foundation

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Nature and Nurture

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Slope House Case Study

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Early Childhood Education Center Professional work samples

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Re-Envisioning Newark Urban Planning Location:

This proposal for implementing the Green New

Newark, NJ

Deal in Newark focuses on three pillars: Grow, Learn and Nurture. It includes development of

Software:

shelter homes for the homeless with a

Rhinoceros 3D

community learning center and community

Adobe Illustrator

garden in the vicinity. The plan gradually

Adobe Photoshop

considers the adaptive reuse of current abandoned buildings and lots converting them into additional flexible shelters, recreation spaces and farming pods.

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G R O W

Community gardens are some of those places that speak to the community urge in us. We want to connect, to be of service, to make the world a little better. Growing a community garden is a simple, “radical” act.

It literally begins with a radical (a

baby root) growing into the ground, and spreads from there. A community garden is a single piece of land gardened collectively by a group of people. Community gardens utilize either individual or shared plots on private or public land while producing fruit, vegetables, and/or plants grown for their attractive appearance.

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Beyond improving food access, community gardens provide the space for powerful neighborhood-level

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social change. When a group of neighbors joins together to organize, build, and manage a community garden, they, bringing an impressive array of benefits

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to their community. Participating at, or even visiting, a community garden provides the opportunity to learn from experienced gardeners. A growing body of scholarly literature points to the health benefits of gardening and spending time in nature. Studies have shown therapeutic benefits for people recovering from psychological ailments.

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Growing Hope Gardens is a social and environmental nonprofit organization dedicated to the empowerment

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of people experiencing homelessness and low-income

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challenges by creating regenerative, organic urban gardens in shelters, service centers, bridge housing,

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affordable housing, and on vacant land. The gardens provide growth for plants and people through a communal connection to healthy food. program

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provides residents with workshops on gardening and a paid position for current or former residents to increase stewardship, ensure the success of each garden, and provide ongoing maintenance at each site.

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CONCEPT AND SITE ANALYSIS

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PROPOSAL

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TIMELINE

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CONCEPT SITE

PLAN

CONCEPT RENDERS

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MODULAR PLANS

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Four Freedoms Foundation Museum / Gallery Location:

The project site is located on Roosevelt Island

Manhattan, NY

and is surrounding by the Smallpox Hospital ruins on the North and the FDR Memorial park

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on the south. My design proposal for this

Revit

project aims to create a blend of the

Adobe Illustrator

surrounding architectural language through

Lumion

program and materiality. This museum connects to the surrounding site context of the Louis Kahn Memorial through its bold architectural language and persona with the use of exposed concrete as its facade.

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SITE CIRCULATION

SITE SECTIONS

Facing West

Facing East

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PROGRAM ANALYSIS

FUNCTIONAL GROUPING

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PROGRAM ANALYSIS

CIRCULATION DIAGRAMS

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WALL SECTION

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LONGITUDINAL BUILDING SECTION

TRANSVERSE BUILDING SECTION

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SOUTH ELEVATION

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Nature and Nurture Timber Highrise Year: Fall 19

This proposal for implementing the Green New Deal in Newark focuses on three pillars: Grow,

Software: Rhinoceros 3D Adobe Illustrator Enscape 3D

Learn and Nurture. It includes development of shelter homes for the homeless with a community learning center and community garden in the vicinity. The plan gradually considers the adaptive reuse of current abandoned buildings and lots converting them into additional flexible shelters, recreation spaces and farming pods.

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LOCATION PLAN

LONGITUDINAL SECTION

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MASSING PROCESS

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GROUND LEVEL PLAN

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TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN

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Slope House Case Study The purpose of this case study was to research, analyze and apply the structural specifications of Slope House in Chile and 3D model it precisely using Revit 2020. The project also helped me gain knowledge of advanced Revit tools and commands which further guided me to efficiently replicate the structural system of the building.

Slope House is located on the edge of Lake Rapel, two hours from the city of Santiago de Chile. The project is composed of three levels. On the upper floor are the common spaces of the living room, kitchen, dining room, terrace, and services.

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CONSTRUCTION PLANS

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BUILDING SECTION

BUILDING ELEVATIONS

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Accent Pre-K School Education Center Year: Spring 19

Ascend Early Education Center is an educational facility in Newark that comprises Nursery through

Software: Revit Adobe Illustrator Lumion

Grade 1 and 2. Neighbored by a prominent research center on its east and the residences of Newark on the west and South, this center opens its doors to all the classes of the society from rich to poor, from upper class to lower class. Its main purpose is to make all the kids coming in comfortable in each other's skin and blend in each other's cultures. The entrance of the pre-school serves as a mingling point for the kids with initial exposures to two main elements of culture: art and music. These two programs essentially bind the kids together in a cohesive environment under one roof. As they began to feel the warmth within the diverse crowd, they proceed to the second and third floor where the disperse to their respective classes.

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BUILDING WALL SECTION

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FLOOR PLANS

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Professional Work Samples Kajima Building &

This section consists some of the projects that I

Design Group

worked on in my professional career as an

(2019-2020)

architectural designer. During my time at KBD Group and Parette Somjen Architects, I got the

Parette Somjen

opportunity to be part of a variety of projects

Architects

ranging from retail, restaurants, residential,

(2021-present)

commercial interiors, space planning, educational, urban and site improvements. Moreover, I also got hands on experience in all phases of design from schematic, design development to construction documents and contract administration.

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Cafe Schematic Design American Dream Mall

KBD Group

Schematic Plan

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Material Board

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Auditorium Renovation Wallkill Valley HS

Parette Somjen Architects

Longitudinal Section

Transverse Section

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Stage Elevation

Wall Panel Elevations

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New Classrooms Addition Central Elem. School

Parette Somjen Architects

Overall Floor Plan

East Elevation

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Construction Floor Plan

North Elevation

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Longitudinal Building Section

Latitudinal Building Section

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Typ. Wall Section @ Window

Typ. Wall Section @ Clerestory Window

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Corporate Renovation GasFlo

Parette Somjen Architects

Enlarged Cleanroom Floor Plan

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1st Fl Office Restroom Plan

Machine Shop Restroom Plan

2nd Fl Restroom Plan

Enlarged Locker Room Plan

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Thank You

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