Architecture Portfolio- Tania Sandhu

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO TANIA SANDHU

Projects DERELICT THESIS PROJECT YEAR 5- STUDIO 9 &10

BAMBOO+ METAL YEAR 3- STUDIO 6

BOOTH DESIGN FREELANCE PROJECT

MUSIC CONSERVATORY YEAR 3- STUDIO 5

LIVE+ WORK YEAR 4- STUDIO 8

LIGHT+ SHADOW YEAR 3- STUDIO 5

RESIDENTIAL/ TOURIST

Production line over an abandoned landscape.

Site: Umm Al Quwain Airport/ Aeroclub Thesis Project; an attempt to restore activity to a dying landscape and its environs. By, creating a space that includes production activities dating before the oil boom in the region and exhibits the production process.

All activity takes place under the abandoned runway and the design will facilitate future growth towards sea and the developing context.

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RD AD TIH

RESIDENTIAL

INDUSTRIAL AREA

FUJAIRAH

UNTOUCHED CONTEXT

E3 11

UMM AL QUWAIN AIRPORT/ AEROCLUB

SITE CONTEXT

RAS AL KHAIMAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

YE DR D.

Derelict

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TOURIST/ LOCAL INTERESTS

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D. OH

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Protected Natural Reserve

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D. SR TE A IR

E6

11

UMM AL QUWAIN 750 SQ KM

REVIVE

RAS AL KHAIMAH

Dying Recreational Spots

AGRICULTURE

AJMAN

URBANISE

PRODUCTION SHARJAH

SHARJAH

RESIDENTIAL/ COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

SHARJAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

AJMAN

INDUSTRIALIZE

Initial Developmental sketches that depicts the evolution of connections and their different narratives

SHARJAH

Above: Umm Al Quwain (UAQ) Depiction of actual tourist area/ main city vs inner UAQ The tourist spots and the area around have remained unchanged over a span of 12 years. Especially, the area that surrounds the Umm Al Quwain Airport. The red depicts the main city that catch the tourist’s eye, whereas the grey depict the inner dwellings and the hidden context.

FUJAIRAH Industrial Area

DEVELOPING CONTEXT CONCEPT APPLICATION SITE CONTEXT

PREIND

Untouched Local Context Al Sinniyah Island

IN G Dreamland Aqua Park

Barracuda Beach Resort

ABANDONED RUNWAY

Umm Al Quwain Airport

Emirates Motor Complex

Developing Local Context Emirates Modern Industrial Area

Above: Umm Al Quwain Airport and surroundings The unchanged context of the airport also extends out to undiscovered contexts.

Towards the north lies the protected Sinniyah Island; the south extends out to the slowly developing industrial area. These extensions created a very obvious narrative, uniting the two context through a middle ground i.e. the abandoned runway.

SPACE TYPOLOGIES

0 MTS -20 MTS SCATTERED PUBLIC FOCUS

Coming to a more concrete concept of digging layers under the runway, eventually leading to an alternating digging pattern FOCUSED

RUNWAY

0 MTS

Earliest models, showing connections on either side of the runway.

GLOBALIZATION RUNWAY

-5 MTS

INDUSTRIALIZATION PUBLIC FLOW

-10 MTS -15 MTS

PRE- INDUSTRIALIZATION -20 MTS

UNCERTAIN FUTURE

COMMON INTERESTS

RAPID DISCOVERIES

PROLOGNED PRIMITIVE PERIOD

Site Plan

One of the possible ways to expand design

Focused Globalization ±0

Industrialization -10mts

-5mts

PUBLIC FLOW

-15mts

Scattered Pre- Industrialization -20mts

Persian Gulf

RUNWAY

Added Mass= Buildings/Bridges

Abandoned Ilyushin Il-76 Al Etihad Road

Abandoned Umm Al Quwain Airport/ Aeroclub

GLOBALIZATION RUNWAY

-5 MTS

INDUSTRIALIZATION PUBLIC FLOW

-10 MTS -15 MTS

PRE- INDUSTRIALIZATION -20 MTS

UNCERTAIN FUTURE

SITE MODEL 1:1500

COMMON INTERESTS

RAPID DISCOVERIES

PROLOGNED PRIMITIVE PERIOD

Abandoned Shooting Club

Barracuda Beach Resort

LEVEL -20M MODEL SCALE 1:200

Entrance from Ground Level

Gallery 3 Gallery 2 Artists/ Craftsman Residences

Entrance Lobby

Exhibition Walkway

Ship Building

Exhibition Space Ship Building/ Large Storage

Gallery 1

Exit to Water Bridge

Cafe/ Restaurant

Administration Library Employee’s Center

To Level -15M

Publication Derelict- Thesis Book The thesis research was based on a nation’s growth and how it affects architecture (and it’s growth/ progress/evolution/change in building methods). The thesis looked upon various countries that invented newer production techniques, bringing about the industrial revolution. The changes that were then brought about after the revolutions led to several other revolutions and has paved the path for further advancements.

This thesis was then put together to view the local (United Arab Emirates) development over the years due to the ‘Oil Boom’ phase. Unfortunately, not all the emirates experienced this boom and were left behind from the massive change that was brought about by the metropolis. The research and the design project is an attempt to bring the same growth in Umm Al Quwain, an emirate that is still described to hold the ‘preoil’ glory. Giving this project a humble beginning of craftsmanship of dhow boats, the project will eventually expand to a production haven and will hold monumental spaces to pay homage to what existed and what shall be.

Diaplayed: A few excerpts from the publication including research and design evolution

The booth was designed to showcase window designs and how they work in a functional space.

The booth dimensions were 5x5 mts. The booth was eventually built at the ‘Windows, Doors and Facades’ exhibition held at the World Trade Center in Dubai

RENDER

RENDER

RENDER

RENDER

Booth Design 1098

811

3226

1560

3321

200

6000

1566

300

620

381

812

1806

1272

2000

100

419

3170

1211

6000

RENDER

1200

1 : 100

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C

B

A

Landscaping plan

Ground Level- General 1 Arrangement 1 : 100

1

38

2040 4474

GENERAL ARRANGEMENTGROUND FLOOR 2180

1

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H

G

F

E

3707

20

2235

2 3707

15

500

3

0

-150

3713

3707

5 3703

6

16

Server Room

15

Storage

3707

3

2 1

19

Kitchen

18

Dining Area

4

17

Living Room

16

-900

7

2902

17

Office 1

20

0

HOUSE

2015

23

Corridor

22

Corridor

3707

2833

18

Office 2

19

Office 3

3703

9

7

8

Guest Bedroom 6 5

4

Hall

23

Powder Room

22

20

20

Guest Bathroom

21

OFFICE

3065

LANDSCAPE PLAN 33

32

31

30

3677

25

24

10

12

Master Bedroom

0

27

11

11

Bathroom

20

Model- Making Area

3707

26

3707

13

Hall

10

Guest Bedroom

0

150

21

Break Area

12

28

3679

9

13

Kitchen/ Dining Area

8

Living Room

GUEST HOUSE

1858

29

-38

14

This project was designed as an architect’s office, house and his/her inlaw’s house.

The design was a part of the technical studio, selected areas of the project were highly detailed. Drawings including, finish schedules and enlarged details were also created. The location of this project was on a plot on Jumeirah Beach Road, Dubai.

4440

500

150

Live+ Work

1

Section 1 1 : 100

Section 2 2 1 : 100 SECTION THROUGH OFFCIE

SECTION THROUGH HOUSE AND OFFCIE

1

Section 1 1 : 100

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C

B

A

1

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F

E

2

15

Ground Level- Reflected Ceiling plan

REFLECTED CEILING PLAN- GROUND FLOOR 3 4

6

17

15

14

16

Server Room

Office 1

Storage

7

20

Conference Room

5

3

2

1

19

Kitchen

18

Dining Area

17

Living Room

16 21

23

Corridor

22

Corridor

TRUSS LAYOUT

TRUSS- 3D DETAIL

6

5

Office 3 19

Office 2 18

8

Guest Bathroom

23

Powder Room

22

30

9

7

33

32

31

Guest Bedroom

25

24

12

Master Bedroom

10

4

Hall

Hall

11 13

11

Bathroom

27

20

Model- Making Area

26

10

Guest Bedroom

21

Break Area

12

28

8

13

Living Room

29

14

9

Kitchen/ Dining Area

Bare Concrete Finish, striated Ceramic Tiles

Planter

Tania Sandhu

Polyurethane Foam Insulation

Slab on Grade; exterior

Project Details Name: DXB Live/Work Zero Location: Beach Road Dubai UAE

Bare Finish System Tiles

Notes:

Access Flooring Understructure

Pile Footing

OFFICE WALL SECTION Foundation pile

HOUSE WALL SECTION Date

24 April, 2016 Scale

A1, 1:100 A3, 1:200

Sheet Title

Detail 2 Sheet Number

A 502

NEPAL

Bamboo+ Metal An attempt to solve the refugee crises in Japan and Nepal by a team of two, this project was designed with a sustainable approach, so that these units could be assembled on site with ease. This project also tackled disaster management.

JAPAN

Three separate units were designed to suit different family needs. These units have a stackable design; one unit of each variation can be stacked.

These units can also be modified by the user. They have been designed to fit into any environment, hence they have a universal appeal. They can be also modified according to the availability of different local materials.

1

East Elevation 1 : 50

2

North Elevation 1 : 50

RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEM

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NEPAL

JAPAN

Level 4 12669

Level 3 8579

Level 2 4288

Level 1 0

2

Section 2 1 : 100

Music Conservatory

LEVEL 1

North Elevation 1:200

West Elevation 1:200

LEVEL 2

Light + Shadow MODEL EVOLUTION

LEVEL 1

LEVEL 2

ELEVATION 1

ELEVATION 2

SECTION 1 LEVEL 3

3D SECTION LEVEL 4

SECTION 2