UNDER GRADUATE ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO - BY URVASHI C

PORTFOLIO

BACHELORS OF ARCHITECTURE 2020

2023

URVASHI CHOITHANI

CONTACTurvashi.choithani@ves.ac.in 7387696155

EDUCATIONAL SKILL SCHOOL - ST.JOSEPH BETHANY CONVENT SCHOOL ULHASNAGAR (87%) JUNIOR COLLEGE - CHM COLLEGE , ULHASNAGAR (70%) UNIVERSITY - SWAMI VIVEKANAND COLLEGE (VESC0A), CHEMBUR, MUMBAI ( CGPI - 8.36)

URVASHI CHOITHANI ARCHITECTURAL INTERN

ABOUT ME CURRENTLY STUDYING AS 4TH YEAR AS UNDERGRADUATE ARCHITECTURE STUDENT IN VES COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE. ARCHITECTURE INVOLVES EXPLORATION AND CHALLENGES, WHICH MAKES ME PASSIONATE ABOUT IT. HENCE IT PROVIDES ME OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND EXPERIENCE THINGS IN I N N O V A T I V E A N D C R E A T I V E M A N N E R .

MY GOAL IS TO WORK SMARTLY AND ACCEPT CHALLENGES OF ANY DESIGN. MY ABILIITY OF WORKING IN A TEAM TOGETHER WILL MAKE EASIER TO CO-ORDINATE WITH PEOPLE AROUND.

PERSONAL DETAILS -

TECHNICAL SKILLS AUTOCAD | ARCHICAD | CORELDRAW | MSOFFICE CLIMATE CONSULTANT BASICPHOTOSHOP | SKETCHUP | EDGE SOFTWARE| REVIT

CREATIVE SKILLS INTERIOR DESIGN URBAN DESIGN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN HAND DRAFTING SKETCHING

ADDRESS - 504 , PRADNYA APT, NEAR GULRAJ TOWER , O.T SECTION ULHASNAGAR - 421003

PARTICIPATION -

NATIONALITY - INDIAN

LANDSCAPE DESIGN ( NASA)

D0B - 24/10/2002

TOILET DESIGN - LAND CONSTRAINT

CONTACT NUMBER - 7387696155

BIOMIMCRY WORKSHOP

EMAIL ID - URVASHI.CHOITHANI@VES.AC.IN

CONSERVATION ELECTIVE

LANGUAGES - ENGLISH , HINDI , SINDHI

BRANDING IN SPACE DESIGN WORKSHOP

KEY INTEREST -

HOUSING WORKSHOP AT CDSA

CLASSICAL DANCER | TREKKING | MUSIC |TRAVEL | RIDING |

CTBUH TALL BUILDINGS WALK

ART | PHOTOGRAPHY

ENVIMET WORKSHOP

URBAN CONSERVATION HERITAGE (ELECTIVES) ART AND CRAFT CENTRE (SEM 06) PAVILION DESIGN (SEM 02) CENTRE FOR SPORTS AND PHYSICAL FITNESS (SEM 05) LANDSCAPE DESIGN (NASA ENTRY COMPETITION) PRECEDENTS AND LAMP DESGN (SEM 01) DILLI HASTAKALA ~ A CRAFTS GUILD (SEM 03) TOILET DESIGN (COMPETITION ENTRY) SCIENCE EXPERIENCE CENTRE (SEM 05) RECEPTION DESIGN (ALLIED DESIGN) MASS HOUSING STUDIO (SEM 07) MISCELLANEOUS WORK

CONTENTS

URBAN CONSERVATION THE ELECTIVE WAS AIMED FOR PRACTICE OF CONSERVATION IN URBAN SPACE AS WELL AS TO DEVELOP RESEARCH SKILLS.THIS ALSO EXPLAINED HOW AND WHY HERITAGE SHOULD BE CONSERVED AND MANAGED IN A MANNER THAT ENHANCES THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN HISTORIC SETTLEMENTS.THIS ALSO ENCOURAGES TO OBSERVE DETAILS IN ENEVIROMENT AND TO ADDRESS COMPLEXITY OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS , HERITAGE CITIES AND CULTURAL LANDSCAPES IN INDIA.

KHOTACHI WADI - FOR TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE ASPECTS AND UNDERTANDING COMMUNITY SETTLEMENTS AFGHAN CHURCH - STUDY OF LIVE PROJECT

CHEMBUR GAOTHAN THE ANOTHER CASE PROJECT WAS CHEMBUR GAOTHAN FOR TRACING CULTURAL HISTORY OF SETTLEMENTS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF PEOPLE LIVING THERE.

ART AND CRAFT CENTER THE PROPOSED ARTS AND CRAFT CENTRE IS DESIGNED TO DEDICATE TOWARDS PRESERVING ,INNOVATING REVITALISING AND PROMOTING THE GLORIOUS ART AND CRAFTS HERITAGE OF GUJARAT. IT IS DESIGN FOR CRAFT PERSON TO LEARN,PRODUCE AND EVOLVE THE TRADITIONAL CRAFTS FOR CONTEMPORARY MARKETS. THE SPACE ALSO HAS ACTIVE PUBLIC INTERFACE AND ALSO IT IS A ACTIVE PUBLIC SPACE ON RIVERFRONT.

RIVERFRONT SIDE

PAVILION DESIGNTHE PAVILION DESIGN FOCUSES OF HOW BIOMIMICRY AS A CONCEPT CAN BE APPROACHED IN DESIGNING. THIS PAVILION DESIGN FOCUSES PROCESS OF BIOMIMICRY APPROACH AND GEOMETRY OF TURTLES AND NEED OF SUBJECT IN THE IMMEDIATE CONTEXT. IT ALSO FOCUSES ON THE DESIGN CAN BE MULTI-FUNCTIONAL IN VARIOUS WAYS AND HOW IT IMMEDIATELY CONNECTS TO THE USER , CONTEXT AND SPACE THAT IT PROVIDES FOR THE USER

THE KOCHI-MUZIRIS BIENNALE (KMB) IS THE LARGEST CONTEMPORARY ART FESTIVAL IN ASIA, HELD ONCE EVERY TWO YEARS, IN ABANDONED FACTORIES AND WAREHOUSES REPURPOSED AS GALLERIES AND CAFES, IN FORT KOCHI MATTANCHERRY, IN KERALA, SOUTH INDIA. THEDESIGN FOCUSED ON GEOMETRY AND CONCEPT FROM BIOMIMICRY WITH DIFFERENT SPACES TO ENJOY NAD PERFORM FOR USER.

CENTRE FOR SPORTS AND PHYSICAL FITNESS THIS CENTRE FOR SPORTS AND PHYSICAL FITNESS AT MUMBAI UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, KALINA, IS TO BE DEVELOPED AS AN INTEGRATED PROJECT AS WE ALL KNOW SPORTS AND PHYSICAL FITNESS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE LIFE OF ANY STUDENT. IT ALSO PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THEIR PHYSICAL, SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING. THE PROPOSED SPORTS AND PHYSICAL FITNESS CENTRE CAN ACT AS A SPACE FOR INTERACTION BETWEEN STUDENTS AND EFFECTIVELY BECOME THE PUBLIC AND SOCIAL PLAZA OF THE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS.

NASA ENTRY - LANDSCAPE DESIGNING THE CASE PROJECT OF CHEMBUR, DIAMOND GARDEN WAS TAKEN TO UNDERSTAND THE USER TYPOLOGY , THE SPACE AND THE STREET SCAPE OF LANDSCAPE AREA THE WHOLE 1KM STRETCH BETWEEN TWO MAJOR GARDEN WAS TAKEN TO UNDERSTAND THE POINTS AND ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO MAKE THE ENHANCE THE STREET, ITS NETWORK MORE USER FRIENDLY INTERACTIVE SPACES WITH MORE FLEXIBILITY AND LESS COMAPCT OF SPACES.

PRECEDENTS AND LAMP DESIGN THE PROJECT WAS TO DESIGN A LAMP FROM DIFFERENT THINGS WHICH ARE NOT IN PROPER USE AND TO UNDERSTAND ITS IMPORTANCE.THE NEXT IMPORTANT LESSON WAS TO LEARN PRECEDENTS IN ARCHITECTURE FROM CASE STUDY - BRICKHAUS IN KERALA AS TO LEARN THE ANALYSING AND EXECUTION OF DESIGN AS A POST POST DESIGN ANALYSIS. OTHER EXERCISES WAS TO LEARN THE GEOMETIRCAL CONTEXT FROM LINE , SHAPE , FORM AND ALSO FROM NATURE.

DILLI HASTAKALA ~ A CRAFT GUILD SEM 03 WAS ON UNDERSTANDING THE INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE HUMAN EXPERIENCE OF ARCHITECTURAL SPACE AT MACRO AND MICRO SCALES, THE VARIOUS FACTORS THAT SHAPE THIS PERCEPTION AND THE RELATIONSHIPS B E T W E E N T H E B U I L T F O R M A N D U N B U I L T .

THE PROJECT AIMS TO UTILIZE COMMUNITY LIVING AS A CONCEPT TO DEVELOP A RESIDENTIAL CLUSTER USING PRINCIPLES OF CLIMATE RESPONSIVE ARCHITECTURE AND CONTEXT OF LOCAL TECHNIQUES & MATERIALS. THIS NEEDS TO BE IN MODULAR FORMAT WHICH CAN BE REPEATED OR MULTIPLIED IF REQUIRED IN THE REGION OF THE COMMUNITY. THE FOCUS WAS TO CREATE A MULTI FAMILY DWELLING IN THE FORM OF A GUILD. HISTORICALLY, GUILDS WERE ECOSYSTEMS OR SAFE SPACES WHERE TRADES PEOPLE COULD HONE THEIR CRAFT THROUGH THE EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCES. IN THE 21ST CENTURY, WITH THE CHANGING NATURE OF CRAFT, THE GUILD NEEDS TO BREAK AWAY FROM THE INWARD LOOKING SILOS AND CULTIVATE INTERDISCIPLINARY, CONTEXT-DRIVEN, AND SYSTEMS-LEVEL COLLABORATIONS THAT ENABLE INNOVATIONS AND ACT AS A SUPPORT SYSTEM TO SUSTAIN THE CRAFT.

TOILET DESIGN ( LAND CONSTRAINT ) PUBLIC TOILETS IN DENSE URBAN AREAS ARE CHALLENGES TO PEDESTRIANS DUE TO LIMITED VENTILATION AND DENSITY OF USAGE. THEREFORE, EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITY OF RAISING THE TOILETS ABOVE THE STREET LEVEL TO MINIMISE FOUL ODOURS TO PEDESTRIANS. THIS STRATEGY HAS THE ADDED BENEFIT OF FREEING UP SPACE AT THE STREET LEVEL TO BETTER DESIGN URBAN STREETSCAPES AND PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED STREET FURNITURE. THE DEGREE OF ENCLOSURE OF THESE FREED UP STREET LEVEL PEDESTRIAN SPACES CAN BE ADJUSTED AS PER LOCAL CLIMATE, CULTURE OR NECESSITY.

SCIENCE EXPERIENCE CENTER The Centre was planned as an extension to the existing sports complex at the Mumbai University Campus, Kalina. The extension is planned on the empty plot towards the north of the existing building. The available plot area is 6500 sq.m.

It is accessed by a 7M. wide internal campus road towards its East side. There is a large open ground towards the west of the plot which is used for track and eld events and other sports like cricket and football.

The Primary users for the centre would be the students studying at the Mumbai University. the built form will make it a prominent landmark and an important place in the life of the students at the university campus. The building plot is located close to the edge of the University campus and has a high visibility from themain road outside. The built respond to this context.

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

HOUSING WORKSHOP REPORT- (AT CDSA)

MASS HOUSING STUDIO - PIMPRI - CHINCHWAD This housing studio contends the city's need for better housing for growing populations deserve welldesigned housing that provides security, promotes the community's well being, and meets their needs. The idea, here, is to develop a habitat forPCMC and social interaction in alive - built environment . C O N T E X T Pimpri Chinchwad is famous as Industrial Township, it is also recognized as Detroit of the East with the presence of many national and multinational automobile companies.

Blessed with rich cultural heritage and history. Pimpri Chinchwad – a twin city located in the suburbs of Pune happens to be one the biggest Industrial areas in Asia. It is blessed with a salubrious climate all the year round. It has rapid growth in terms of industries and most of the major automobile companies and t h e i r headquarters are l o cat ed h e r e The proposed design project aims to be housing that can help strengthen the social and physical characteristics of PCMC communities, and make it inclusive, safe and resilient.

OBJECTIVES: • To minimize road area yet ensure connectivity throughout the site.

• To Place Distributed RG And Not Conne It Within Road Networks So As To Increase Safety While Accessing.

• Distributed RG serves all the residential plots equally.

• Placing RG towards west so that air could precool and enter insidethe site.

• To give public road frontage to commercial.

• Placing social at the entry junction of roads to create landmark and attract more people from residential spaces.

SITE PLAN STRATEGIES-

STILT FLOOR PLAN-

TYPICAL UNIT LAYOUT TOWER A - 1:100

TYPICAL UNIT LAYOUT TOWER B - 1:100

TALL BUILDING STRUCTURAL SYSTEM Architect - Ieoh Ming, PeiSherman Kung Built in - 1985-1989 Height- 367.4 m Floors - 72 Elevators - 45 Land Area -135,000 m2 Location - Hong Kong, People's Republic of China Frame-super frame, truss Frame material- steel, concrete basic

Wind velocity- 143mph Type of structure cross-braced space truss foundation conditions square granite clad base(170 feet in length) Footing type- poured in place, caisson ground oor Column size- 14’×26’ Column material- composite concrete and steel

Square plan four prism towers rise to different levels: 25th, 32nd , 38th, 51th, 70th The 25th oor: the fth column, oating coloum.

PLANS

RECEPTION DESK DETAILTHE INTEGRATED PROJECT OF SCIENCE EXPERIENCE CENTRE AIMED TO DETAIL DESIGN OF RECEPTION ROOM AS ALLIED PROJECT. THE DESIGN FOCUS ON ENOUGH CIRCULATION SPACE WITH SPACE FOR PUBLC AND HAVING EXPERIENCE FOR USERS.

DESIGN MATRIX - MISCELLANEOUS WORK

DESIGN MATRIX

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