Architecture Portfolio
Tanya Aggarwal // 2024
Tanya Aggarwal
I am a dedicated architect, having completed my master’s degree at The Bartlett School of Architecture, London. With 15 months of professional experience in India and a 6-month internship in Japan, I bring a diverse perspective to every project, encompassing both buildings and urbanism.
My speciality lies in comprehending spatial compatibilities, ensuring that the built environment aligns seamlessly with human needs and behaviours. I have a keen interest in integrating traditional hand sketching and conceptualization methods with contemporary software tools, fostering a an innovative approach to design.
Contact Details W11 4TB, London +447767926072 tanyaarch97@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanya-aggarwal-architect/
Resume
Education
MSc Space Syntax: Architecture and Cities
The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, London
BArch
Chitkara School of Planning and Architecture, India
Work Experience
Architectural Assistant
Syal and Associates, Mohali, India
Intern Architect
ICU Architects, Tokyo, Japan
International Experience
10 day student exchange workshop
Tokyo University of Science, Japan
Competitions
Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage
Council of Architecture, India
Institute for Steel Development and Growth
Technical Abilities
AutoCAD and Autodesk Revit
Adobe Creative Suit (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
SketchUp, Rhinoceros: 3D, Grasshopper: 3D, Lumion (3-D and rendering)
Depthmap, ArcGIS, and QGIS (Spatial Network Analysis)
AI software, Microsoft 365, hand model making and sketching
Sept 2022 - Sept 2023
Aug 2015 - Jul 2020
Aug 2020 - Dec 2021
March - Oct 2019
2018 2019 2018 2018
Table of Contents
Space Syntax Strategies
// Urbanism & Placemaking
Condominium // High-rise Building
Role of Urban in Urban Warfare // Urbanism and Spatial Logic
Spatial Balance // Mixed Use
Visual Perception through Spatial Description // Buildings Knife Village // Buildings
01 02 03 04 05 06
DepthmapX || QGis || AutoCAD || Photoshop || PromeAi
Space Syntax Strategies // 01
// Urbanism & Placemaking
“Somers Town is one the most socially deprived districts in the entire country.”
-Camden Local Plan
Addressing Deprivation in Somers Town entailed a thorough methodological exploration and analytical design process focused on an evidence-based approach. Stemming from extensive site visits and document analysis, our attention turned to Somers Town, situated in London, where we pinpointed areas for urban fabric enhancement.
Employing Space Syntax techniques to conduct comprehensive analyses of spatial connectivity, accessibility, and permeability, alongside strategic placemaking interventions, this initiative delves into the intricate fabric of Somers Town’s urban environment.
Location: London
Year: 2022
Type: Academic
Duration: 2 months
Page 02 Reseach || Analytical Design || Urban Configurations
Directed targets for Urban improvement
Shared Space: Goldington Crescent Garden Street Network / Pedestrian Green Spaces
Where you can walk
Visual Integration of Goldington Crescent Garden at Knee Level
What you can see
Visual Integration of Goldington Crescent Garden at Eye Level Standard SS Analysis color map
High
Page 04 Reseach || Analytical Design || Urban Configurations
Low
Oakely Square Garden
Goldington
Crescent Garden
Goldington St. Pancras Park
AutoCAD || Photoshop || Revit
Condominium
// High Rise Building
Under construction at present, an innovative prototypical Unit Layout is being developed for a High-rise Residential tower project, in collaboration with Community Housing Providers to offer subsidized housing. This expansive project includes a total of 550 apartments, alongside retail areas, office space, community centers, and daycares.
Notably, sustainable features such as a Green roof, passivhaus techniques, and water conservation methods are being incorporated into the design to ensure environmental responsibility and efficiency.
Location: India
Year: 2020-21
Type: Professional
Duration: 8 months
Page 08 Sustainability || Space Enhancement || Under Construction
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02
1 2 3 4 5 A B C D E F 10 m² MECH. 110 m² 2 BEDROOM + DEN 110 m² 2 BEDROOM + DEN 7 m² GARBAGE CHUTE 4 m² ELEC. ROOM 99 m² 2 BEDROOM 99 m² 2 BEDROOM 110 m² 2 BEDROOM + DEN 110 m² 2 BEDROOM + DEN CORRIDOR 1 A3.01 7500 7245 7500 7500 41880 7490 6790 8224 5900 7190 36646 1 A1.13 8142 6948 8142 2400 4608 3300 4788 BEDROOM BALCONY M.BEDROOM 1018 2678 598 1500 300 1900 513 2500 1218 2500 513 1900 308 1812 278 2678 W.R W.I.C W.R LAUNDRY DEN 2100 2800 5250 5786 4221 4000 3400 2400 1500 2400 1690 3850 910 880 1256 1150 1150 400 2200 2000 676 2300 1180 2300 676 2000 2200 400 2300 1256 BALCONY BEDROOM DEN M.BEDROOM W.I.C W.R LAUNDRY 2477 910 3828 3400 4000 1598 2400 2424 1690 4200 5250 5786 4098 3300 4788 2100 2273 2361 4558 2910 1584 1510 6515 3500 2388 910 3212 910 3386 CORRIDOR CORRIDOR M.BEDROOM W.I.C W.R BEDROOM W.R W/D 4098 3412 1650 2850 2314 3094 4098 2600 2394 5200 4500 8794 BALCONY BALCONY D5 D5 D4 D4 SD01 D4 D4 D5 D4 SD3 D4 D4 D4 SD01 D4 D4 D5 D4 SD3 D4 D4 SD3 SD3 D4 SD01 D4 D4 D5 D5 D4 SD3 SD3 D4 SD01 D4 D4 D5 D5 D4 D4 SD01 D4 D4 D5 D4 SD3 D4 D4 SD2 D4 SD01 D4 D4 D5 D4 SD3 D4 D2 8942 8942 3094 4098 2600 2394 1900 1900 4098 3400 1650 2314 2850 BEDROOM M.BEDROOM W.R 4500 8794 5200 W.I.C W.R W/D DEN W.R BEDROOM M.BEDROOM W.I.C W.R LAUNDRY BEDROOM M.BEDROOM W.I.C W.R LAUNDRY 2400 3610 1018 2678 266 1812 320 1900 513 2500 1218 2500 513 1900 320 1800 278 2678 2800 3300 2100 4812 3300 4200 4098 5786 5250 1776 4000 3400 1500 2400 2314 3828 910 12964 910 3828 4000 3400 2400 3349 4812 3300 4200 4098 5786 5250 1776 1500 Plan created in Revit
90MM
2 LAYERS OF 12MM GYPSUM BOARD
100MM INSULATION WITH METAL STUD
2 LAYERS OF 12MM GYPSUM BOARD
50MM INSULATION WITH METAL STUD
2 LAYERS OF 12MM GYPSUM BOARD
2 LAYERS OF 12MM GYPSUM BOARD 2 LAYERS OF 12MM GYPSUM BOARD
100MM INSULATION WITH METAL STUD
2 LAYERS OF 12MM GYPSUM BOARD 30MM FINISH FLOOR
50MM PLANT WITH 3MM AIR INFILTRATION
RIGID INSULATION
The depicted plan features a range of apartment options, including 2-bedroom units with sizes of 100 and 90 sq.m., as well as 1-bedroom apartments sized at 85 and 70 sq.m.
6 7 7500 6000 2678 1018 BEDROOM W.R DEN 9706 3828 3300 2800 SD2 D4 SD3 D4 D5 D5 D4 SD3 D4 D5 D5 SD2 DEN W.R BEDROOM 2678 1018 W.I.C W.R W.R W/D W.R W.I.C W.R W/D 3828 33492800 2100 3300 2850 1650 4862 3412 2314 5188 1900 2600 1900 2600 2400 2400 5200 1650 2850 3412
BRICK FINISH
AIR BARRIER
25MM
METAL STUD 19MM
150MM
150MM
100MM INSULATION WITH
PLYWOOD WITH VAPOUR BARRIER
CMU 12MM GYPSUM BOARD
CMU 12MM GYPSUM BOARD
AIR
90MM BRICK FINISH 25MM
BARRIER
STUD
PLYWOOD
150MM
150MM CMU 12MM
12MM GYPSUM BOARD W4 W3 W2 W1 90MM BRICK FINISH 25MM AIR BARRIER 100MM INSULATION WITH METAL STUD 19MM PLYWOOD WITH VAPOUR BARRIER
100MM INSULATION WITH METAL
19MM
WITH VAPOUR BARRIER
CMU 12MM GYPSUM BOARD
GYPSUM BOARD
R2 R1 F1 W3
200MM
200MM CONCRETE 12MM
100MM
10MM DRAINAGE 30MM
200MM CONCRETE 12MM
75MM
CONCRETE
PLYWOOD
RIGID INSULATION
FINISH FLOOR
PLYWOOD
10MM PLYWOOD
R2 R1 F1 Page 10
Sustainability || Space Enhancement || Under Construction
Isometric
view
The project features an impressive 3D model meticulously crafted with extensive attention to detail. Developing this 3D model required significant time and effort, involving multiple iterations and close collaboration with contractors to finalize all structural details.
Page 12
Sustainability || Space Enhancement || Under Construction
DepthmapX || QGis
Role of “Urban” in Urban Warfare // 03
// Urbanism and Spatial Logic
“Warfare, like everything else, is being urbanised.”
-(Graham, 2011, p. 47)
This project investigates how urban spatial design influences violence patterns in terrorismprone cities like Paris and Mumbai. Using Bill Hillier’s Space Syntax framework, the study analyzes the layout’s impact.
In Paris, attackers targeted integrated streets, while Mumbai’s analysis focuses on spatial integration’s role. Through Visual Graph and Agent-Based Analysis, the study reveals how visual integration guides movement, shaping attack patterns.
Location: London
Year: 2023
Type: Academic
Duration: 6 months
Page 14 Reseach || Urban Warfare || Space Syntax
Integration maps created in QGis
Maps of Paris and Mumbai respectively, depicting the street integration within the whole city network.
Standard SS Analysis color map High Low Page 16 Reseach || Urban Warfare || Space Syntax
Visibility maps of the terrorist group navigating in the streets of Paris
Visual Graph Analysis is an approach enabling an overview of the visual connections and interactions along the chosen paths towards the attacked buildings and streets as the attackers navigated through the urban environment. Further, through point Isovists, visual integration is quantified by identifying the exact distances at which the attacked points and buildings became visible.
Page 18 Reseach || Urban Warfare || Space Syntax
AutoCAD || Revit || Photoshop
Spatial Balance
Mixed Use
“...is proposed as an extension of The Doon School which will cater to residential and day boarder students.”
-Mussoorie and Dehradun Development Authority, 2018
This thesis proposes a mixed-use design for a residential school in Dehradun, India, accommodating 1,000 students. It aims to elevate living standards and security while fostering inspiration and upliftment for children.
Following Indian school guidelines, the design includes academic blocks, a library wing, separate accommodations for girls, boys, and staff, and a multipurpose hall. The design enhances the learning atmosphere and minimizes environmental impact. It fosters interaction, collaboration, and belonging among students and faculty, transcending conventional notions of a residential school.
Location: India
Year: 2020
Type: Academic
Duration: 6 months
Page 20 Spatial Layout || Connectivity
// 04 //
Conceptual Blocking Movement
AutoCAD drawings of the academic block
Field of Vision
Page 24 Spatial
|| Connectivity
Layout
AutoCAD ||
Grasshopper || Rhino
Visual Perception through Spatial
Description
05
Buildings
“Cryptoscopophilia” is the desire to secretly peep through windows of homes that one passes by.
-(Herbert,2022)
This project addresses the oversight of privacy in space design by offering guidelines on determining intervisibility, utilizing isovists (a spatial analysis tools) as a means to analyze visibility across different scales. Reflecting on personal experience in student accommodation, where privacy issues arose due to multiple room exposures, the research highlights the need to balance intervisibility for openness while ensuring privacy considerations.
Location: London
Year: 2023
Type: Academic
Duration: 3 months
Page 26 Reseach || Intervisibility || Isovists
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Using a Grasshopper script, the diagrams depict visibility points on the floor of each room and isovist lines, revealing rooms with varying levels of privacy, emphasizing the importance of spatial analysis in design.
Building Bock Obstacle (tree) Input Point (eye) Output Mesh (floor)AutoCAD || Grasshopper || Rhino
Page 28 Reseach || Intervisibility || Isovists Ground Floor Fifth Floor Room with maximum
visble points
AutoCAD || Rhino
Knife Village // 06
“We are forging the beautiful sharpness.”
-Takefu Knife Village
The Takefu Knife Village in Japan is a remarkable example of architectural brilliance, highlighting the art of knife-making and honoring Japan’s traditional craftsmanship. Surrounded by beautiful scenery, the design blends modern and traditional styles, respecting the area’s rich cultural history.
Initially planned with intersecting cuboids, the design was simplified to intersecting pyramids to stay within budget, showing clever design without losing beauty. Visitors can watch artisans work and join workshops, experiencing Japanese culture and craftsmanship as they explore the village.
Location: Japan
Year: 2019
Type: Professional
Duration: 6 months
Page 30 Extension || Construction
// Building
HMM- front view
front view
HMM- internal view towards the entrance
OSC- internal view towards the entrance
HMM- internal view towards the entrance
OSC- internal view towards the entrance
of Hand made model (HMM) and on-site construction(OSC)
OSC- Comparison
Extension || Construction
Page 34
Floor plan - Building Size: 285’-0” x 100’-0”
+44-7767926072 tanyaarch97@gmail.com
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