Patankar_Tejal_Portfolio_2024

TEJAL PATANKAR

Architecture Portfolio: 2017-2023

Selected Works

Equestrian Club and Local Harvest

Type: Horse Riding School

Location: Buffalo, New York

Year: 2022

Instructor: Justina Zifchock

The design emphasizes on the relationship between a horse and a human within the context of a community riding school. The central idea revolves around how these two entities connect and interact.

The Kensington Highway, positioned on the eastern side of the site, serves as a pivotal element influencing the proposal. It significantly shapes the design program by directing the placement of constructed areas to the western side of the site. This positioning deliberately isolates these structures from the activity and impact of the Kensington highway.

Local Harvest

Community Supported Agriculture

Collective Farming

Organic Growth

Section

Section

Hay Store

Indoor Riding Hall

Stables

Drinking Waterpit

Outdoor Riding Hall

Winding Track

Pasture Land

Visitor Parking

Berm

Pasture Land

Paddock

Community Park

CSA Office

Weekly Markets

CSA Farm

Section

Riding Hall- Physical Model

Timber Decking

Exploded axonometric section

Insulation Panel

Principal Rafter

I Section Truss Members

Battens

Purlins

Riding Hall

Journey through Urban Courtyards

Type: City Arts Museum

Location: Buffalo Year: 2023

Instructor: Miguel Guitart, PhD

Project Collaborators: Tejal Patankar, Jyotika Joshi

The design proposal is a 21st century art museum which is no longer a neutral depository of objects, but has taken on the role of cultural forum. Spatially, it accommodates a wide range of evolving media and curatorial possibilities. It enables visitors to engage with art in a variety of ways, collectively, individually and digitally. The gallery spaces are supported by a range of public functions including education, entertainment, restaurants and shops. The art museum is in the urban fabric where urban presence is a crucial factor in the design of this art institution.

Carving Courtyards

Sense of Privacy and Separation

Fostering Social Connections

Peaceful Retreat

The courtyard in the museum provides a sense of privacy and separation from the surrounding urban environment. The design then focuses on creation of spatial experience and creating viewpoints through carving voids. The courtyards act as a visual relief to the museum fatigue and also creates an interesting space which is different from the basic nature of gallery.

Massing Model

E/W Section- Looking North

S/N Section- Looking West

FACADE PANEL SYSTEM

INTERIOR COURTYARD PANEL SYSTEM

BASEMENT

FLAT ROOFTOP

GREEN COURTYARD

Initial Mass Carving Corners

Creating Voids

Museum gallery section

Exterior view from West Huron

Third Floor

Second Floor

First Floor

Gallery Space

Gallery Space with temporary partitions

Visitor circulation

Art circulation

Courtyard Terrace

Visitor Entrance

Loading Dock

Green Window Market

Type: Design Proposal For Groundwork Market Garden

Location: Buffalo, New York Year: 2022

Instructor: Bradley Wales

Project Collaborators: Tejal Patankar, Ruchira Sardesai, Alec Harrigan, Paul Osawa, Kunal Trivedi

Groundwork Market Garden (GMG) is a minority and women owned NYS corporation established in 2015 and is owned and operated by founders Mayda Pozantides and Anders Gunnersen.

The two-acre urban farm produces and provides area residents with affordable access to hundreds of pounds of certified organic fruits and vegetables through weekly subsidized food boxes, farm-to-school programs, wholesale accounts, and an on-site farm stand. GMG partners with area farmers and food purveyors to offer additional food items to the roughly 100200 people that visit the farmstand each week. The site of the proposed project, and the community it serves, are located in a low-income, low access census tract with limited supermarket access.

Organic Redevelopment

Retail Addition

Community Market

Local vendors

Building Owners in their Greenhouse

The proposed project will be housed in an existing building where GWG has full site control. The building, which abuts the farm property, currently houses the farmstand, a wash/pack processing area, and cold and freezer storage. The proposed project would allow for the development and build-out of an updated storefront, expanded packing/processing facilities, increased cooler/freezer space, and a commercial kitchen. The updated facilities will serve as an aggregation and processing center for regional farmers and food purveyors and a community market space with an increased number of local vendors.

Existing Building Condition

Proposed Floor Plan

West Side Bazaar

Type: Retail Project by the team of CJS Architects

Location: Buffalo, New York Year: 2023

Project Collaborators: CJS Architects Project Team

The West Side Bazaar (WSB) is an incubator for restaurant and retail businesses with office spaces, a training kitchen, and general all-purpose shared amenities. The exterior remained largely in its original configuration with new doors installed in existing openings on the east elevation to opening the building at street level. New openings were made on the west elevation.

Functioning like a traditional forum or piazza, the interior remained largely an open floor plan with back of house functions at the first column bay around the perimeter of the north, west and south sides. The first floor houses all restaurant and retail businesses with a large open area for dining and special events. At the center of the public space, a large communicating stair serves as a gathering, multi-purpose space below the expansive skylight.

Traditional Forum

Food Piazza

Interactive Food Hub

Teaching Kitchen

Site Plan

Longitudinal Section

Latitudinal Section

Silver Park and Sensory Garden

Type: Landscape Design

Location: Mumbai, India

Year: 2020

Instructor: Ar.Sonu Salunke

Project Collaborators: Tejal Patankar, Sudhanshu Chiplunkar, Ninesh Thakur

The concept revolves around the connections that humans have with rest of the life and nature. The hypothesis suggests that humans seek connections with life around them. They have deep connections on superior level with nature through energy that started “Biophilia”. It is the urge to affilitate with other forms of nature and to achieve that prosperity of human life it is necessary for nature and other life forms to live in coherence with each other.

Biophilia

Life and Nature

Local Community

Environment

Section BB’

Section AA’

Section CC’

Cycling track

Leisure

Water Feature

Bio Lake

Sand Dunes Promenade Kids Play

Amphitheatre

Sans- Furniture

(2nd Runner Up)

Type: Enclosure Design

Location: Pondicherry, India

Year: 2021

Catogory: Compitition

Project Collaborators: Tejal Patankar, Jyotika Joshi, Aishwarya Mahajan, Pranjali Mali

Space design competition conducted by Rizvi College of Architecture, Mumbai, India. The brief was to design a 100 sq.ft enclosure where teenagers can spend their quarantine.

The design is a testament to the minimalist culture’s focus where nothing is added for effect. It thrives on the beauty of the forms and the materials used to create the forms.

Emphasis is done on the creation of a space using natural light, materials and negative space to allow energy to flow through it. A tight edit, a concise color palette and paired down silhouette create a layered, warm, rich, and inviting space with a gallery-like setting, after all, a place of comfort and refuge.

Furniture Less

Bounce the Natural Light

Gender Neutral Design

Emptiness or Nothingness

Wire mesh attached according to the shape requirement.

Implementation of Rebars in the structural system.

Section AA’

Section BB’

Eco- Niwas Samhita

Type: Energy Efficient Design

Location: Mumbai, India

Year: 2021

Catogory: Compitition

Project Collaborators: Tejal Patankar, Sudhanshu Chiplunkar, Nainesh Thakur

Awareness program and design studio on “Eco- Niwas Samhita”. The Residential Energy Efficiency Buiding Code of India. Eco- Niwas Samhita” is the Energy Conservation Building Code developed for residential buildings by Bureau of Energy Efficiency.

Maximizing energy efficiency during the design phase of residential buildings in Mumbai is crucial for sustainable urban development. The design proposal has implementation of passive design principles, such as optimal orientation and ventilation, alongside proper insulation, and efficient glazing, reduces the dependency on mechanical heating and cooling. Integration of renewable energy sources like passive deign solutions, along with energy-efficient lighting and HVAC systems, minimizes long-term energy consumption.

Energy Efficiency Design

Double height space

Earth Cooling Ducting System

Cost effective ventilation

Passage Plan

First Floor Plan

Second Floor Plan

Internal ventilation is taken care by the Jali work, that helps in cross ventilation from the opposite window

Helps provide cost effective means of ventilation and illumination

The spline windows are designed and their fins taking into consideration the harsh lightzones and its entrance during peak afternoon hours

The front facade is designed with consideration of double height space, the bottom windows bring in air while the upper jali lets hot air out, also provide diffused light even in harsh light hours

The balconies on the two side provide a sufficient amount of light and ventilation due to southern and western flow of wind

Section View

Legend

Main Earth Cool Duct

Corridor Primary Duct

Unit Distribution Secondary Duct

Room Distribution Tertiary Duct

Sectional Isometric- Earth Cooling Ducting System

Learning from Indian Cities

Type: Urban Design Workshop

Location: Kolkata, India

Year: 2022

Instructors: Ritu Deshmukh, Pritam Dey

Catogory: Indo- French Workshop

Project Colloborators: Tejal Patankar, Laura Garcimartin, Manmeet Singh, Dhwani Kholge, Paul Josen

The workshop delved into exploring the urban footprint of Kolkata City, examining how certain occupations have shaped its distinctive urban characteristics. This collaborative effort involved students from ENSA de Paris- La Villette University, Paris, focusing on the theme of “Urbanity” for their thesis projects. This collaboration offered an opportunity to approach and practice architecture in a novel manner. The documentation process commenced from the most intricate level, meticulously examining three scales: occupation, architectural nuances, and neighborhood dynamics. This comprehensive approach aimed to understand and capture the essence of Kolkata’s urban fabric, starting from the minute details and expanding outward to grasp the broader context of its urban landscape.

Urbanity and Occupations

Religious Economy

Cultural Precinct

History and Spirituality

Death Rituals

Section

The sediment gathered from the Hooghly River holds sacred significance and is utilized in crafting statues of the Goddess Saraswati.

Crematorium Plan

Bamboo undergoes a three-week before being incorporated into

three-week immersion in water for seasoning the core structure of the sculpture

The ghats of Kolkata serve as vibrant centers where spiritual, cultural, social, and economic activities converge, creating a unique and integral aspect of the city’s identity“The Third Place”

Workshop Plan

Workshops along the lane

Kumartuli Ghat

The Madan Mohan Temple, situated along Chitpur Road, stands as a venerable structure with a rich history spanning six centuries. This ancient temple complex, remains a significant cultural heritage site. Its expansive pavilion serves as a focal point for communal gatherings during various festivities.

Beyond its religious significance, the temple holds profound historical importance, contributing significantly to the spiritual essence interwoven within the urban landscape of the city. Its presence not only reflects a bygone era but also adds depth and character to the city’s cultural tapestry, making it an integral part of its heritage.

Workshop Sections

Temple Complex Section

Temple Complex Plan

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