Tanishka Kelkar Undergraduate architecture portfolio

ARCHITECURE PORTFOLIO

TANISHKA KELKAR | SELECTED WORKS 2018-2023

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KELKAR : 8104377763 : tanishkakelkar08@gmail.com : mumbai, india. : www.tkelkar.com

Hello !

My name is Tanishka Kelkar, I am a 5th year student studying at Balwanth Sheth School or Architecture, Mumbai.The following is a curated collection of my work through the course, showcasing my passion for Architecture and design.Every project reflects my observations and visualizations of my imaginations.I am working currently on my ongoing thesis project titled ‘Reviving Urban Spaces in a conflict zone.’

EDUCATION

EXHIBITIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

COMPETITIONS

2020 2018 2022

2018 - 2023 2020 2022

2016 - 2018 2012- 2016 2021 2021

Balwanth Sheth School of Architecture Reside EUI competition

R.N Podar School (CBSE) Vibgyor High School (ICSE)

Emergence

Alternative Realities

participation

Intraschool Illustration competition - ‘RESCUE’

honourable mention participation participation

Intraschool Illustration competition - ‘Esquisse’ Intraschool Illustration com petition - ‘architecture and systems ’

PROFESSIONAL WORK

participation Building construction

LANGUAGE

TA third year studio BSSA

Canwill design associates

architectural designer intern

SKILLS

Advance other

Autodesk AutoCAD Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe Indesign model making sketching photography film making lazer cutting

Foundation workshop BSSA Annual Exhibition Final year BSSA Public space design -Sem 4

Thesis Bazaar

Embedded Urban Spatialitieslearning from the gaothans of mumbai

intermediate basics

Mc Neel Rhinocerous Autodesk Revit Autodesk 3Ds max Vray

Blender Grasshopper

SOCIAL WORK AND EXTRA CIRRICULAR INVOLVEMENT

2016

2022 2018 2018

2022 2019 Digital art / Painting/ Illustrations

Vibgyor high school

Art teacher volunteer Member of the cultural committee

INTERESTS

2019 Dance

Socially Useful productive work English Hindi Marathi Manipuri

Member of the dance committee

Angel express foundation BSSA BSSA

Photography / Film-making

visharad with 13 years of experience in bharatnatyam

ACADEMICS

REVIVING URBAN SPACES IN A CONFLICT ZONE

ON GOING THESIS PROJECT

Mentor : Ar. Jagdish Jani

Site : Imphal, Manipur.

Year : 2023 (ongoing)

When it comes to public spaces in larger cities we think of parks, squares, public plazas, and transit hubs. The relationship people in larger cities have with the city is more time oriented, whereas in small towns the associa tion with places are with closely knit, and characters that are not often seen in more urban development. The chal lenges that most urban cities face in terms of ecology, population, social fabric are at a different scale in smaller towns, the unique challenges of these areas are not often seen in cities. This shift in the urban framework in these spaces is what the research focuses on.

My own experience and interest come from my upbring ing in Mumbai and Imphal (Manipur), two very contrasting contexts. Imphal as a city has a culture, a fabric com pletely different from that of Mumbai, the public pock ets, informal gatherings, green belts, have evolved very organically yet controlled. The scale, the population that both the cities handle differently, brings about very dis tinct ways of usage of public spaces. The research would begin with comparing the two cities and then engaging with smaller cities from a broader urban design perspec tive, a paradigm not often applied to such areas. I think such an approach is necessary to critically examine the issues, the culture, and the context to distill a set of de sign values that become a strategy that best reacts to the specific and unique challenges and spacial relationships that characterize small community life. By taking up this topic I’d like to dive deeper into understanding spaces through the lens of urban designing in public spaces, so cial fabric, and the dynamics of the cities.

An observation between two very constrasting cities, focused on the usage of public spaces.what does a public place reflect about the past? Shows a representation of loud and silent , controlled and organic

Contrasting worlds Research work

The research began with understanding the city of Imphal through its archives. Manipur a state that underwent decades of conflict-conflicts about ethnicity, that involved cultural, political and religious aspects. These issues cannot be resolved verbally which is why it spills into the physical domain.

The fear of stepping out of houses lead to creating smaller gathering platforms closer to home, rather than larger areas. More than leisure/relaxing spaces, the idea of public spac es became more about voicing their opinions in public and oriented towards social securi ty. Cultural activities were done indoors, and outdoor gatherings were more fragmented.

Through this, communities became more closely knit, also helped neighbourhoods devel op their own sense of character through activities.The design development looks at taking a grassroot approach to revive the urban spaces that this conflict zone has supressed.

Mentor : Ar. Vidya Raghu

Site : Borivali, Mumbai .

Programme : Transit Hub

Year :2020

Concept: In a city like Mumbai , that is cramped with build ings and driven by time, we tend to forget the possibilities of human interaction and socialising.

The question remains- what really binds us as a city? The urban pockets are what keep the city alive. It is the architecture that holds the potential to set the stage for chance encounters and social interactions. It nurtures our community and influences the fabric of our social life. The markets, vendors, food, and locals act as social ren dezvous in a city like this.

The site I chose for my project is located in Borivali -a market that has been thriving for years now . An import ant aspect of the current market is that it has grown and expanded without any confined edge. This creates disar ray in the market, lacking adequate mechanism to fun nel the users . The site is adjacent to the Borivali station, which is a highly residential and commercial space. The market acts as a great converging point and becomes a transit that bridges the city to the station. Here, the con cept of ‘bringing people together’ comes in.

My design is aimed at channelling the nature of the space and creating a social hub for the users while retaining the character of the space.

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The initial stage of the study was a documentation of markets from different areas in mumbai. Understanding their patterns of working and spatial engagement is what helped mould the design ideation. The process also included sketching,image anaylsis and models, it is through these observations that helped in organising the spaces.

Fig.1.1anaylysing images to understand if there are any movement patterns

Fig.2.1All markets being on one level discon nects the visual connect between spaces

Fig.1.2 sketching/colouring over images to see if there are any lines of perspective for the users to follow

Fig.2.2 Markets at different levels

Fig.1.3The lines of perspective fail to guide a user into the market causes dissarray

Fig2.3 Dividing the market vertically keeps the vi sual element intact as well as reduces commotion

Form development stage ,understanding how to bring the users into the building mapping the entry points wihthin the site applying the study to develop a form

Fig.3.1Informal markets wrapping up the main market Fig.3.2 Dividing the market into zones Fig.3.3 Breaking the market into zones Fig.3.4 Corners of the market get activated

Fig.4.1 Creating level differnces

Fig.4.2 Adding ramps

Fig.4.3 Ways to channel users

Fig.4.4 vertical circulation

Fig.5.1Maintaining physical connectivity

Fig.5.2 Maintaining visual connectivity

Fig.5.3 Adding access at various levels Fig.5.4 Adding access at various levels

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

Mentor : Ar. Dipal Chhaya

Site : Vasai , Mumbai .

Programme : Fish market

Year :2020

Vasai is a coastal city, a tehsil headquarter, and one of the most important traditional fishing centres in the Thane district of Maharashtra. Historically, it has played an im portant role in fishing and agriculture. It was one of the most important suppliers of fish, vegetables, fruits, and flowers to Mumbai. Its population is predominantly in volved in fishing-related activities. Fishing is an ancestral activity of Kolis, and their existence and identity are con nected deeply with it.

But due to increasing urbanization, the nature and scale of the Koli’s problems are distinctly different from those located in the city. Rapid urbanization pollutes the sur rounding waters and reduces the quality of the fish they catch. This decreases the income that the Kolis earn from each catch.Thus, due to its less lucrative and unstable na ture, the younger generation does not want to remain in this traditional occupation.

Further, they are exploited due to their specific locational status in the emerging spatial structure. It is observed that new, more expensive establishments around the area are pushing the koliwadas into the sea edge, forcing the Kolis to expand their settlements to the highly disturbed and degraded Mangroves. Thus the edges of Vasai fishing village have been altered over time harming the ecology of the area.I believe it is possible to build Koliwadas in a way that provides fisher communities with better facili ties while maintaining their identity to help them survive. This is the aim of my project.

identifying issues within the community , using these waste products

bubble diagram showing how spaces in the koliwada can be re used for other activities during their in active period and help keep ing the community alive throughout the year.

This shows how vasai koliwada by keeping their technique and skills intact can just be tweaked a little to make it a greener system.

programs that remain active programs that remain inactive

The studio aimed at studying fringes around mumbai. The process started off by identifying such edges from all around the city,observing the issues that they face due to the growing urbanization.The design idea revolves around giving back what we take from the edges ,by developing a system that in return makes these koliwadas a self sustainable community.

bottleneck forming around area of work creating a disarray in the system

oragnising the progarms to clear out the congestion

Creating spaces and edges through frames

Creating spaces and edges through frames

STAGE 2

People have the tendency to spill out on the main pathways of the village without knowing that this could add to the confusion and disorder in the functioning of the community. This stage of the design process focused on understanding the system through diagrams , module iterations of how the programs could be placed in a more systematic manner.

fish market using a simple roof transparency within spaces Informal market spaces taking up corners

Vertical transpar ency witthin spaces

narrow lanes knit together gradual turns dock area

URBAN HABITAT

Mentor : Ar. Suprio Bhattacharjee , Ar. Tapan Deshpande

Site : Bandra west Metro station , Mumbai .

Programme : Transit Hub

Year :2021

SITE ANALYSIS WITH SWOT

The aim of the studio was to redesign the existing land at Wadala, Mumbai, into a sustainable eco-friendly neigh bourhood that revived the space as a business district minimising damage to the current ecological status. The area surrounding the Wadala Truck Terminal is fast devel oping with conversion of the outgoing terminal land being replaced by incoming developers into a commercial and residential area.

It is situated alongside the Mahul Creek presently dirty and unmaintained. The goal was to revitalise Wadala as a business centre while minimising harm to the environ ment by converting the existing property into a sustain able ecological neighbourhood. The blue and green tech nology that links the micro and macro methods is made up of techniques including built wetlands, bioswales, green terraces, rainwater collection, and sunken ponds. The promenade was also transformed into a pedestri an-only cultural street, giving the public a public interface to the Creek rather than a neglected edge. Direct access to this promenade is made possible by a rerouted mono rail line, which also establishes a secondary public node that links the commercial area and the transit hub off the major roadway.

addition of constructed wetlands to treat canal water before it merges with the creek

opening up of the edge of the promenade to allow additional water holding capacity

opening up of street edges for markets to enhance buuilt unbuilt relationship

creating a connection to the ecology with mini mum destruction of ecological cover

devoting lower floors to commercial activities to soften interface

creating several pedestrian only streets to enhance walkability

URBAN FARMING PRINCIPLES

TECHNOLOGY PRINCIPLES

View near transit hub and market area

View near transit hub and monorail station

View towards social ame nities and residential neigh bourhood

view near hospital, com mercial centre and healing area.

Market spaces

Residential mixed -use structures

Multiple connections to create public spaces at a larger scale

Transit Hub

Commercial mixed -use structures

Courtyards for natural light

Monorail public transport

Green roofs to create a new layer of public space

Public plaza on lower levels

Residential mixed- use buildings

Constructed wetland and urban farming

Social amenities towards the river

Multiple terraces towards ecological landmarks

Green roofs to create a new layer of public space Green roofs to cre ate a new layer of public space

Site : Bandra west Metro station , Mumbai .

Programme : Transit Hub

Year :2021

Concept: Mumbai is a city of 17.7 million people where travelling becomes an essential to survive. The Bandra Station, Mumbai, is a living working sub urban station that caters to a population of nearly 3.5 lakh commuters daily. Built in 1888, the station has evolved to incrementally accommodate the growing needs and numbers of the commuters over the years.

The station precinct includes the area from the S.V. Road to the western edge of the Railway line, including the Ban dra Talao, Bandra Bus Ter minus as well as Station Road.

Located at a strategic location just off S.V.Road and is easily accessible by the Western Railway making the suburban station of utmost importance in the transportation links of the city of Mumbai. The Bandra Station therefore becomes the hub and nucleus of the large influx of commuters and visitors who come to the city for work and pleasure.

With years of million commuters travelling daily, the station jusnction has observed chaos, haphaza-traf fic autos and buses, hawkers, vendors and large vol ume of pedestrians have only increased over theyears.

The MMRDA also mentioned the upcoming new metro station at the junction of sv road and GN road, which will further have an impact on the public space. The bandra station along with the new met ro station are two different modes of transport along with the existing methodsof.com muting that people use. The project looks at studying this junction through the lens of transit oriented development and resolving issues at the pedestrian level.

STAGE 1

The studio brief was to relook at upcoming bandra metro station as a transit hub. This particular junction is surrounded by some of the ma jor hotspots of inflow of people from the railway station, private / public transport, the bus depot, abutting roads , existing hawkers / informal set tlements. The process started off by mapping these movements , circula tion patterns , building typologioes.

Fig.5 Modes of commute

Mentor : Ar. Nitin Killawala

Fig.1 Congestion due to informal settlement

Fig.2 Congestion due to station entry exit point

Fig.3 Congestion due to stores

Fig.4 Building typologies on site

STUDENTS OFFICE GOERS OTHER COMMUTERS TRANSIT STOP

LOCAL COMMUTERS NOT USING THE TRANSIT HUB

Fig.6 shows the congestion under the sywalk

Fig.7 shows the congestion at the GN road and SV road junc

Fig.9 shows the new road proposal coming diectly from the bus station

STAGE 2

Crowding at the station exit makes it diffi cult for people to orient themselves and to move freely toward their destina tion.

The disorganization of activities and trans fers to Intermediate Public Transit create a disorienting scene upon exiting the station.

Confusion and erratic patterns of move ment result, and this leads to de lay and frustration for pedestrians.

Fig.10 shows how the informal settlements could be controlled

Addressing these observations , the proposal inclined more towards rerouting the transport and imagining a more structured connectivity bewteen the bus depot , railway station and the metro station. The transit hub would serve as a ‘pause point’ for users in transit and also a space thats more than just a transit hub but also a space that aims to be public centric and socially engaging spaces .The hub includes programmes like canteen for bus operators, co working spaces and exhibition spaces.

Fig.11shows the different iterations of plan development process

Fig.8 shows the congestion at the GN road and station

Working drawing mentor : Ar. Amrik singh ,Ar. Ami Mangaldas

Design studio mentor : Ar. Atrey Chhayya ,Ar. Harsh Gowani, Ar. Anusha Nanavati

Site : Fontainhas, Goa

Programme : Community centre

Year :2021

Concept :Fontainhas is an intimate, compact and connected neighbourhood.While the structure of each house may appear similar at first glance, on looking closer, each structure bares distinctive elements. This project focuses on studying one’s experience while walking through the streets of fontainhas, bringing out the nuances of this experience.

NOTES:

1) CENTER LINES ARE THE LINES AT THE CENTER OF 300(ASSUMED)WIDE PLINTH BEAM . THE PLINTH BEAM ACTS AS A TIE BETWEEN THE COLUMNS AND AS A MEMBER FOR STABILITY TO THE FOUNDATION

2)INTERSECTION OF TWO LINES ARE DEFINING THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE COLUMN SO LOCATION OF FOUNDATION IS DEFINED.

3)CENTRELINES ARE PARALLEL TO THE DIRECTION OF COLUMN BUT DIMENSIONS OF CENTER LINE TO BE PERPENDICULAR TO BASE LINE FROM INTERSECTIONS.

PURPOSE PF PLANS AND DETAILS

1)IDENTIFYING LOCATION OF COLUMNS, RETAINING WALLS AND SHEAR WALLS, ALLOCATING FUNCTIONS WITH LEVELS AND FINISHES.

2.DEFINING BRICK/RCCWALLS AND STAIRCASES.

3.MARKING DOORS ,WINDOWS,VENTILATORS,AND THEIR ORIENTATION WITH SCHEDULE.

4.DIMENSIONING SOLIDS AND VOIDS WHICH DEFINE FENESTRATION FOR CONSTRUCTION SEQUENCE.

5.LOCALIZED DIMENSIONS FOR ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES FOR CONSTRUCTION AT SITE.

6.SCALE OF MINIMUM 1:100 IS REQUIRED FOR ISSUING DRAWINGS AT SITE.

7.SCALE SMALLER THAN 1:100 NECESSARY FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS AND INFORMATION.

NOTES:

1) THIS DRAWING IS A PROPERTY OF TANISHKA KELKAR AND SHALL NOT BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION.

2) THE COMMENCMENT OF CONSTRUCTION SUBJECT TOAPPROVAL FROM ALL COMPETENT AUTHORITIES.

GENERAL NOTES: 01. ALL EXISTING GROUND LEVELS TO BE VERIFIED BY THE CONTRACTOR BEFORE COMMENCING THE WORK.

02. ALL DIMENSIONS ARE UNFINISHED AND ARE IN MM UNLESS AND OTHERWISE SPECIFIED. ALL DIMENSIONS SHOULD BE VERIFIED AT SITE.

03. DISCREPANCY IF ANY SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO THE ARCHITECT'S NOTICE BEFORE COMMENCING THE WORK.

04. DO NOT SCALE THE DRAWING. ONLY WRITTEN DIMENSIONS TO BE FOLLOWED.

05. THIS DRG. TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH RELEVANT ARCHITECTURAL, STRUCTURAL & SERVICES DRGS.

EXECUTION NOTES: AS PER DRGS. UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED

06. ALL STRUCTURAL DIMENSIONS TO BE REFER FROM THE STRUCTURAL DRGS. 07. FOR ALL CIVIC DETAILSREFER RESPECTIVE DRGS. REFER WALL SECTION DRGS. FOR EXECUTION. 09. FOR ALL DOORS AND WINDOWS REFER TO ALL DOOR WINDOW SCHEDULE DRGS. 10. ALL MECHANICAL CUT-OUTS & SLEEVES TO BE IN CONJUNCTION WITH RESPECTIVE & RELEVANT SERVICE DRGS. PROVISION TO BE MADE FOR DAMPER SLABS IN ALL DUCT SHAFTS & CUT-OUTS ON ALL FLOORS. 11. ALL BRICK WALL WORK IS IN ENGLISH BOND. 12. ALL PARTITION WALLS ARE 115MM THK UNLESS SPECIFIED.

CONCEPT

WORKING DRAWING GROUND FLOOR PLAN

COMPETITIONS

Concept: Popular and quickly growing knowledge and virtual interaction outlets are social media platforms where people are free to gain informa tion and express their thoughts, sites like Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and snapchat are such platforms dominant internationally. Their logos represent much more than the virtual worlds that they entail. The most commonly argued dis tinction between there a land virtual world is the concept of physical form as social beings, with a constant dilemma of choosing between there a land virtual, we find ourselves eventually sucked into amaze of these worlds as users of the same we imagine these apps to be physical spaces where people engage with each other very closely. In our physical representation of these virtual worlds ,the phones are the connectors blurring the boundaries between real and virtual .In that regard, everyone with a “smartphone”, carries them in their pockets - a whole galaxy .With the increasing num ber of smart phone users ,in attempts to connect with each other, we find these galaxies multiplying .Though they are not physically connected to each other there still exists an innate relation between them .

Team members : Somya Inani, Samyak Shah,Khushi Saraiya , Tanishka Kelkar

Organisers - Alternate realities competition, Charette.

Implying that the virtual world is constantly expanding to infinity.

In our mind, this physical visualisation of the virtual community environment is as close as it can get to reality.

Team members - Shikha Ramesh, Namitha Mariyam Jo se,Nidhi Agrawal,Ayesha Kalavadia.

Organisers - Epidemic Urbanism Initiative, Senior housing.

Mentors - Ipshita Datta,Nishant Modi

Site - Vapi, Gujrat.

Concept: The COVID-19 pandemic significantly im pacted the elderly population and further ampli fied the problems in design for senior housing and facilities. Widespread lockdown and preventative measures have isolated individuals and limited ac cess to physical and mental healthcare. While these measures may be necessary to minimize the spread of the virus, the negative physical, psychological, and social effects are evident. There is an urgent need to cater to the progressive destabilization of the existing living and health conditions in the event of the COVID-19 outbreak while creating a sense of community for the vulnerable populations.

Nestled in the greenscape of Vapi, Gujarat, a fa cility for assisted living sits in hypnotic tranquilli ty. The plot, which is an underused land, is around 13000 SQM which is surrounded by dense greenery, freshwater, schools and a government hospital and serves 40-50 users. The approach was to propose an affordable design solution that would respect the natural environment of the site and bring people of various socio-economic backgrounds together in a cohesive manner. Although the plot was in the middle of an urban landscape, it still had its inde pendent eco-system with surrounding nature. This instilled a sense of safety due to the site’s proximity to city-facilities yet enjoying the calming shade of green foliage.

The circular layout of the whole project is intended to resonate with the long existent concept of ‘circle of life’.

ZONING PROGRAM

It consists of living clusters, an amphitheater, farms, community kitchen, zen garden and medical pods.

The idea is to give access to healthcare resources and basic amenities for the el derly, keeping the pandemic in mind, in order to provide an inclusive environment for all age groups and redefining the aspect of quality of life and self-indepen dence for elderly.

REDUCING

THE TIME AND

DISTANCE

There is an urgent need to cater to the progressive destabilization of the existing living and health conditions in the event of the COVID-19 outbreak while creating a sense of community for the vulnerable populations. The idea of the medical pod is to act like a bridge between the individual and the main medical facilities on site. The pod behaves like a care giver by keeping in check the individuals health conditions and supplying them with physical re quirements ( eg, water, glucose etc ).

HOW DOES THE POD WORK ?

Individuals will be passing through the strategically placed pods atleast once a day that keeps a track of their health conditions and will alert the medical staff in case of an emergency. The users face is scanned in order to identify them , the details of the num bered pod can be used to track their location .

Housing pods

Housing clusters

INSTALLATIONS GRAPHICS

Mentors : Ar.Atrey Chhaya, Ar.Anusha Nanavati, Ar.Kartik Gala, Ar.Harsh Gowani, Ar.Mahek Lalan, Ar. Dishaa Saigal , Ar.Shishiir Sawaant, Ar.Vidhi Jobanputra.

Group Members : Keenan Pereria, Saie Wable , Somya Inani , Shohreh Sadequian.

Programme : Installation

Year :2019

Concept : Based on the book “Emergence: The Con nected Lives of Ants,Brains, Cities and Software’ by Steven Johnson, the Workshop analysed various emergent properties or behaviour observed in Na ture. It is characterised by the local rule based in teractions between simple individual agents or ele ments that can create complex adaptive phenomena or patterns as a collective. The studies range from adaptive skins to cellular patterns to hive logic to complex structuralorganisations found in Nature. These were researched and mapped through dia grams and models through the Studio.

The emergent property of pyrosomes is where one zooid shown by the plywood component is con nected to other zooids with the help of test fibres represented by the network of string helps in con necting the different components.At the same time the string keeps the rods which represent the tunic net cells in place by preventing them from rotating about its own axis.These net cells are then connect ed to the bottom-most layer of the spherical tunic cells which keep the component, inturn the entire organism and model in place.Each individual mem ber of every component not only shows us the or ganic network but also gives it the structural sup port it needs thus showing us the interdependence of the whole organism.

participation 1.

ARCHITECTURE AND SYSTEMS

A system is an amalgamation of elements that interact in conjunction as segments of a framework or a network. The concept of systems in architecture directs towards exploring different networks in architecture that contribute to distinctive aspects in design like biomimicry, domestic modular systems, integrated data S design structures, prosumerism and even NFTS, in re cent past. The essential perception is to explore different systems that construct, alter, intervene and manifest a technologized ‘design.

RESCUE

honourable mention

Brief: Visual media is the easiest form and the most effective form of translating an idea of the brain into physicality and emotion. Using this form or skill, create a zine/picture/illustration/sketch/ digital art or anything that helps to convey “RESCUE” as per you!

GRAPHICS

collection

A collection of digital and canvas artwork using mixed mediums.

FURTHER PROJECTS AND WORK CAN BE FOUND ON

PROFESSIONAL WORK

project details

Programme: Residential Site : Powai , Mumbai. Year :2021

work asssited :

-Assisted in designing and planning

-Furniture drawings

-Assited in bedroom visualizations

-Assisted in photoshoots

BATHROOM VISUALIZATION

project details

Programme: Residential Site : Koregaon Park, Pune. Year :2021

work asssited : -Assisted in designing and planning -Furniture drawings -Assited in bedroom and bathroom visualizations

BEDROOM VISUALIZATION

BATHROOM VISUALIZATION