Surbhi Agrawal- Portfolio-selected works- 2016-2024

portfolio Surbhi Agrawal

WORK EXPERIENCE Architecture Intern May 2021 – February 2022 Shubhaakriti Architects | India • Collaborated with senior Architects and various design teams on over 20 projects for design development and schematic drawing • Lead client meetings and presentations for over 5 residential and institutional projects, elaborating timeline for production of drawings, budget monitoring and plan approval procedures.

• Utilized AutoCAD, Revit and Lumion in a strategic workflow to create over 10 standard sets of detailed project drawings including construction documents, details and 3d renders • Participated in project critic sessions and design discussions, and actively voicing out ideas to further enhance projects • Conducted material and market research for over 12 projects, finding innovative solutions for sustainable designs and encouraging use of passing cooling techniques in residences.

SURBHI AGRAWAL SURBHI AGRAWAL Graduate student in Architecture with over 2 years of professional and 7 years of academic experience in design, planning, healthcare and wellness design, construction and project Management seeking full-time jobs

CONTACTS +1-470-926-3518 surbhi.211098@gmail.com 100, 10th St., NW, Apt. 707B Atlanta, Georgia- 30309 linkedin.com/in/surbhi-agrawal6359871a7

EDUCATION Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia, United States Master of Architecture August 2022-present Manipal University Karnataka, India Bachelor of Architecture (5 years) 2016-2021

ACADEMIC CONFERENCES Shaaped, Faculty of Architecture Manipal, India March 2020 Presented academic dissertation Z-Axis Annual conference Goa, India September 2018 CERA Public toilet design Mumbai, India January 2017

Architecture Intern July 2020 – April 2021 Concept Associates | India • Collaborated with lead Architect and colleges in planning, form development, conceptualization, and visualization of over 30 projects.

• Lead 2 major multispecialty hospital design projects comprising planning, visualization, site inspections and preparation of construction drawings.

• Utilized Revit and Lumion visualization software for 3d modelling and rendering of interior design and residential projects.

• Collaborated with clients to promote firm’s professional relationships.

• Assisted with site inspections, measurement and structural layouts of over 10 projects in field.

Architecture Summer Intern May 2018 – July 2018 Shubhaakriti Architects | India • Partnered with the lead Architect on research and planning of government office projects.

• Assisted with drafting construction and corporation drawings for over 15 projects.

• Visited multiple construction sites and turned in progress reports twice a week.

• Created cost estimates and expenditure summaries for over 10 projects.

Architecture Teaching Assistant June 2023 – July 2023 Georgia Tech College of Design I United States • Assisted the professor in setting the curriculum and assignments for summer design program for high-school students • Guided a total of 60 students through 2 sessions of introduction to architecture, and design basics course • Mentored 8 students through a weeklong final project, including drafting, sketching, site analysis and model making tasks • Participated in 5 educational field trips, exploring and critiquing historic buildings along with live sketch sessions

SOFTWARE AND DESIGN SKILLS • • • • •

Technical Graphics: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign 2D + 3D Modelling: AutoCAD, Sketchup, Revit, Rhino 3D, Grasshopper 3D visualization: Lumion 3D Rendering, Enscape, V-Ray Additional: Microsoft Office Manual: Sketching, Fine Arts, Drafting

SELECTIVE PROJECTS •

Community Health Parks

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Krause Gateway Center

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Neurology and Neurosurgery super-speciality Hospital

Portman Prize Competition Finalist and Honorable Mention Revit Modelling

Undergraduate thesis and dissertation

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Community health park

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Neurology and Neurosurgery super-speciality hospital

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Community recreation center

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Reverie: bar lounge

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Shape machine: federal courthouses

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Shreyas: the residence

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Integrated building systems study

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Grasshopper modelling

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Professional training

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Arts and Photography

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Community Health Parks Academic level: Semester 2, Year 1, Master of Architecture Scope: Re-imagining built systems- Portman prize competition project finalist and honorable mention Description: Healthcare is a fundamental human right.

- Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Health Organization

Our thesis was to establish health-focused city centers in poor suburbs out skirting the 285 perimeter of Atlanta: community health parks for the communities with fiscal and physical issues accessing healthcare. Designed at the heart of Union City’s future development for a health ecosystem, this is a place that embeds the existing and created landscapes into public health and community engagement.

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Current state of healthcare accessibility

A large issue of unhealthy suburbs comes from fiscal inaccessibility of healthcare. In suburbs along 285 and below 20, the population is majority black, low income, and without medical insurance. “Given the lack of health centers in suburban areas, emergency departments are often the primary source of care for the suburban poor. Even accessing hospital or emergency care can be difficult for this population because of insufficient availability of safety-net hospitals, especially in high-poverty suburbs.

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Circular function of CHP

Addressing scales of health and wellness 7

Site plan 8

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Exploded view 10

Jog path

Primary care wing 11

Health wing sectional perspective 12

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Neurology and neurosurgery Super-speciality hospital Academic level: Semester 8, Year 4, Bachelor of Architecture Scope: The project aims to design a Neuro super specialty hospital to facilitate advanced and holistic treatment, implementing ideas of evidence-based design for physical and mental nursing Description: The project derives its concept from healing architecture and sensory-based design. Promoting patient recovery through spatial components (room layout, finishes, activity-based design) and sensory elements (color, noise reduction, view, and lighting) help regulate a space.

“In creating a healing environment, among physical factors that have to be considered are noise control, air quality, thermal comfort, lighting, color, texture, privacy and view to nature.”

(Malkin 1991).

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Site and ground floor plan 16

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Basement floor plan

First floor plan 18

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Neuro therapy walking path , close to air flow and view, promotes recovery.

Double heighted waiting lounge, with skylight for daylighting.

Nursing stations at each floor equipped with on call beds

The entire sterile portion of the surgery floor functions as a separate unit secured through automated double door system.

Daycare opening to open to sky terrace area, provides light and ventilation along with extra play space.

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Wide waiting area with direct connectivity to coffee kiosks and lifts opening up near wards.

Natural boulder on site maintained as an installation.

An 8m wide fire service road circumscribing the hospital.

Staircase equipped with emergency doors opening to assembly points.

Separate fire exit staircase for basement.

OPEN TO SKY ATRIUM OPEN SPACE CUT OUTS RAMP TO PARKING NATURAL AIR FLOW VERTICAL CIRCULATION

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Coffee kiosks and outdoor waiting space 22

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Community recreation center Academic level: Semester 1, Year 1, Master of Architecture Scope: Understanding a community recreation center as a society of rooms with 50% exterior and 50% interior spaces located in downtown Atlanta, GA. Description: Our exploration for this studio was a municipal gymnasium and health facility in downtown Atlanta, including a basketball court, swimming pool, yoga studios, exercise equipment etc. The goal is to create a society of rooms which is 50% exterior and 50% interior. The exterior rooms are researched through a range of cultural influences they have across the globe, to name a few- orchards, atrium, amphitheaters, chowk, barsati, pergola, trivium, hutongs etc.

The site is located in a densely built urban environment in downtown Atlanta. It is a corner plot with 2 party walls on one corner and street intersection on the other. The design process and approach entailed working with only sections, axons, perspectives and collages.

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Section along main street 26

Section along secondary street 27

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Circulation

Exterior rooms

Exterior rooms and circulation

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programs

Programs and exterior rooms

programs and circulation

Sketch views 31

Collage perspective of underground pool 32

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Reverie: bar lounge Academic level: Semester 7, Year 4, Bachelor of Architecture Scope: The project entails designing of a bar lounge, an interactive youthful place, replacing an ice-cream parlor. An interior design project.

Description: The location of the site is in the vicinity of major transport facilities and many commonly used accommodation facilities in Manipal. The chosen site was previously an ice cream parlor, which was to be reimagined and transformed into a new productive space.

The concept was to highlight key elements of interiors using glowing colors, creating a cool and vibrant ambience. Keeping rustic exteriors to blend with the context yet making interiors futuristic themed to appeal to the youth creates an element of surprise when entered the bar lounge.

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Site plan

Wall paneling section

Light wall installation

Bar counter paneling

Black backdrops, and dark floor finish pops out the color scheme. Warm glow lights above bar counter, balances the cool ambiences. Low lying lounge sofas for seating promotes a comfortable and relaxed atmosphere.

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Section through bar counter

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Main lounge interior view 38

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Federal Courthouses Academic level: Semester 3, Year 2, Master of Architecture Scope: Using shape machine to produce a catalog of plans based on research and thesis Description: The study aimed to derive a programmatic framework for federal courthouses by categorizing functions into spatial units. Using design guidelines, set through case studies and existing literature, it establishes spatial relations for typical courthouse plans. Through combinatorial analysis, a diverse catalogue of plans is generated, evaluated for efficiency, and used to inform optimal courthouse designs. Using Shape Machine this thesis will lead to a production of efficient design process emphasizing on how we approach the initial stages of design such as zoning and area blocking.

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Coded spatial relations 42

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Courtroom floor plan variations 44

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Shreyas: the residence Academic level: Semester 2, Year 1, Bachelor of Architecture Scope: The academic project entails understanding site and user requirements, literature studies, concept, 2D and 3D development of a residence for family of 6 Description: Residence design is the most basic and crucial of projects. This project is designed for a family of six settled in Udupi, Mangalore. In integration with structure studio, the material to be explored through this project was Concrete.

The location of the site is in the suburbs of Udupi. Nearby areas around the site contain rental apartment buildings, a public park, and the TAPMI institute. The institute building serves as the landmark for the colony.

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Double height cut out with balcony window on first floor level brings in sunlight and ventilation into living room full size window opening up to hill view from study

elevated bed box in children's room gives the fresh modern look

wide entrance verandah for keeping shoe racks and landscaping. It aslo provides grandeur for the front door. open circulation between kitchen and dining for easy serving.

back door from utility opening into kitchen garden, convenient access from kitchen

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Integrated building systems study Academic level: Semester 2, Year 1, Master of Architecture Scope: Revit + Rhino modelling and representation of Krause gateway center Description: The study entailed analyzing construction and architectural drawings of Krause gateway center designed by architect Renzo Piano and modeling the structure using Revit/ Rhino. The 3d structural model was then developed in detailed to consist layers of enclosures such as insulation, finishings, openings etc. The project was aimed at increasing the understanding of buildings systems and its integration with architectural visualization.

Krause is characterized by long cantilevered spans and rotated floor plans, making a dynamic building. The gravity system consists of composite steel beams and columns supported by auger cast concrete piles while the lateral framing of the building includes a hybrid system with moment frames, braced frames and cable-tied super columns all working together to resist the wind and seismic loading.

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Structural model and details 54

Structural section and details 55

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KEY LEGEND 1. Concrete topping on composite metal deck 2. Metal decking without topping extending to overhang 3. Overhang nosing connecting to girders 4. EWS-1 lobby glazing and fin 5. 16” diameter Foundation piles 6. Elevator core shear concrete walls 7. Metal stud framing for kitchenette at level 4 and 5 8. Concrete slab at grade 56

Detailed sectional model

Building systems details 57

Grasshopper modelling Academic level: Semester 1, Year 1, Master of Architecture Scope: Rhino + Grasshopper modelling and representation of Prostho museum Description: The project entailed 3d modelling the parametric structure of Prostho museum designed Kengo Kuma architects. The structure is made of small wooden modules joined together using Chidori joinery technique. Chidori is a traditional joinery detail from the kind Japanese toy where wooden members are attached with the help of three different grooves. The member with the cylindrical groove is rotated 180 degrees to achieve an elegant joint.

Using grasshopper, the parametric façade and structure was modelled, and various iterations of the facade was developed by changing the parameters and sizes of modules.

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Professional training Academic level: Semester 9+10, Year 5, Bachelor of Architecture Scope: Understanding how the professional field works, learning to work in office environments, collaboration and cooperation while working with a team, learning client management.

Description: The year long internship got completed in 2 phases. During phase 1, I worked on numerous planning and design projects such as residences, hospitals, rental apartments, and commercial complexes. Although the work was primarily planning-based, it was a learning experience in area optimization and understanding client requirements. Finding a balance between client expectations and functionality in design was a key outcome of this training.

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MULTISPEACIALTY HOSPITAL

Basement acts as the service floor with spaces for laundry, housekeeping, manager's office and parking.

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Basement plan

Ground floor consists of the OPD section, i.e the consultation chambers along Emergency area.

The cross layout of wide central circulation pathway connects the two departments.

Ground floor plan

First floor acts as the surgery level. It consists of major OTs, ICU, Diagnostics, Labour room and Pre and Post Natal care.

The ramp and patient dedicated lift acts as major vertical circulation.

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Second floor consists of General wards, Cafeteria, Board room and Doctor's lounge.

Close proximity of Cafeteria to wards functions conveniently for patient relatives.

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SURBHI AGRAWAL surbhi.211098@gmail.com linkedin.com/in/surbhi-agrawal-6359871a7