UNDERGRADUATE PORTFOLIO
SELECTED WORKS 2021-2024 ARCHITECTURE
VAIBHAV KARENA
VAIBHAV
KARENA, ARCHITECTURE UNDERGRAD.
AN ASPIRING ARCHITECT IN THE SIXTH SEMESTER OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES, WITH A PASSION FOR CRAFTING SPACES THAT TELL STORIES. WHETHER IT’S SKETCHING OUT IDEAS OR DIVING INTO THE NITTY-GRITTY OF DESIGN, I’M ALWAYS UP FOR A CHALLENGE.PROFICIENT IN A RANGE OF SOFTWARE TOOLS INCLUDING AUTOCAD, SKETCHUP, LUMION AND ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE. WHEN I’M NOT SKETCHING OR CAD-ING AWAY, YOU’LL CATCH ME CHASING SUNSETS AND THE MOON WITH MY CAMERA.
DOB: 07-04-2003
Email id: vaibhav.k.0743@gmail.com
Contact no.: +91 8200694743
Address: Samrajya-I, Akota, Vadodara. Instagram: vaibh.k.73
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EDUCATION
2011 - 2018
RYAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, NAVI MUMBAI
2018 - 2019
CYGNUS WORLD SCHOOL, VADODARA
2019 - 2021
NAVRACHNA SCHOOL SAMA, VADODARA
2021 - ONGOING
NIRMA UNIVERSITY, AHMEDABAD
RELATED STUDY PROGRAMME (RSP)
JULY 2022
MEASURE DRAWING MONASTERY, KAZA SPITI VALLEY
JANUARY 2023
MEASURE DRAWING POL HOUSE, AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT
JULY 2023
EXPLORATERY RSP, EUROPE TRIP
JANUARY 2024
FIELD STUDIO, SRI LANKA
SOFTWARE SKILLS
AUTOCAD SKETCHUP
V-RAY
LUMION
TWINMOTION
REVIT
RHINO
GRASSHOPPER
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
ADOBE INDESIGN
ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR
LANGUAGES KNOWN
ENGLISH HINDI GUJARATI GERMAN
MANUAL SKILLS
LASER CUT MODEL MAKING
HAND CUT MODEL MAKING
HAND DRAFTING
SKETCHING
METAL CUT MODEL MAKING
INTERESTS
TRAVELLING PHOTOGRAPHY STAR GAZING HIKING SKETCHING COMPUTER SOFTWARES
GAMING
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CONTENTS
HASTKALA HOUSING
SEM - IV [HOUSING PROJECT]
THE HOUSE ON STILTS
SEM - II [ARTIST RETREAT DESIGN]
TRANQUIL PARK
SEM - V [INSTITUTIONAL STUDIO]
WORKING DRAWING
SEM - VI [ONGOING SEM WORK]
POLYGON PERK CAFE
SEM - I [CAFE DESIGN STUDIO]
MISCELLANEOUS
RSP WORKS, PHYSICAL MODELS, ETC
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HASTKALA HOUSING
A DIVERSED CITY WITHIN A CITY
SEM - IV
TYPE - HOUSING STUDIO
YEAR - 2023
SITE - BHUJ, GUJARAT
THE BREIF WAS TO DESIGN A LOW COST HOUSING FOR THE DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES EXISTING IN THE BHUJ AND KUTCH REGION OF GUJARAT. WE HAD TO DESIGN EACH INDIVIDUAL HOUSING TYPOLOGIES FOR THE THREE MAJOR COMMUNITIESLEATHER, SOOF AND WEAVING, AND FINALLY PROPOSING A MASTER PLAN FOR ALL THE COMMUNITIES TO FIT INSIDE THE TWO EXISTING EMPTY PLOTS IN BHUJ. THE CHALLENGE WAS TO DESIGN IN SUCH A MANNER THAT A MINIMUM OF 70 HOUSES CAN BE FITTED INTO THE SMALL HOUSING TOWN, WHERE DIFFERENT ARTISANTS CAN LIVE AND SHOWCASE THEIR PRODUCTS WHILE LIVING A COMFORTABLE LIFE INSIDE THE NEW HOUSING SOCIETY
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TYPOLOGY I - HOUSE FOR THE SOOF ARTISANS GIVING THEM A SEMI OPEN SPACE TO SIT IN THE SHADE AND WORK.
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TYPOLOGY II - HOUSE FOR THE LEATHER ARTISANS GIVING THEM AN EXTRA ROOM TO SETUP THEIR MACHINERIES.
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TYPOLOGY III - HOUSE FOR THE WEAVERS.
THIS TYPOLOGY IS INSPIRED BY THE TRADITIONAL HOUSE OF BHUJ AND KUTCH, GIVING THEM A SEPARATE YET CONNETED WORK SPACE WITH A NICE VERANDAH IN BETWEEN CONNECTING THE LIVING SPACE TO THE WORKING SPACE. THE WORK SPACE IS SHADED WITH HUGE WINDOWS AND CUT-OUTS ON WALLS FOR LIGHT, VENTILATION AND INTERACTION WITH THE STREET AND OTHER UNITS OF THE SAME KIND.
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THE HOUSE ON STILTS
A GETAWAY RETREAT FOR ARTIST
SEM - II
TYPE - CONTEXTUAL STUDIO
YEAR - 2022
SITE - POLO FOREST, GUJARAT
THIS STUDIO FOCUSED ON THE CONTEXT AND RESPONSE TO THE EXISTING SITE, IN THIS CASE, POLO FOREST. THE SITE CONSISTED OF THE DENSE FOREST ON ONE SIDE AND A SMALL LAKE ON THE OTHER SIDE. THE SITE WAS A BIT STEEP AND CONTOURED SO I DECIDED TO ELEVATE THE HOUSE SO AS TO PROTECT FROM THE WILD ANIMALS AT NIGHT BUT ALSO PROVIDED A SMALL PERSONAL DECK CONNECTING TO THE LAKE. A SMALL DECK/BALCONY WAS ALSO DESIGNED CONNECTING THE BEDROOM TO AS TO ENJOY THE VIEW OF THE LAKE WHILE SIPPING A CUP OF COFFEE.
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GROUND FLOOR PLAN SHOWING THE DECK CONNECTING THE HOUSE WITH THE LAKE AND A PRIVATE OPEN TO SKY JACUZZI WAS PROVIDED TO RELAX WHILE ENJOYING THE SUNSET.
FIRST FLOOR PLAN SHOWING THE ACTUAL HOUSE WHICH CAN BE ACCESSED BY THE STAIRS. FIRST COMES THE DINING, THE KITCHEN AND THE LIVING ROOM, THEN ONE WILL ENTER THE BEDROOM CONNECTED TO A PRIVATE DECK TO ENJOY THE VIEW.
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A SECLUDED RETREAT PROVIDING A SANCTUARY FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ESCAPE AND REJUVENATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR PERSONAL PREFERENCES.
ESCAPE STRESS
A SECTIONAL VIEW SHOWING THE INTERIOR SPACES AND HOW THE DECK CONNECTS THE HOUSE TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD.
THE ARCHITECTURAL ESSENCE OF THE HOUSE IS EMBODIED IN ITS UTILIZATION OF ELONGATED WOODEN PANELS, CAREFULLY CHOSEN TO HARMONIZE WITH THE NATURAL AMBIANCE OF THE DECK BELOW. THIS DELIBERATE CHOICE NOT ONLY SERVES TO AESTHETICALLY INTEGRATE THE HOUSE WITH THE PRISTINE SURROUNDINGS OF THE POLO FOREST BUT ALSO REFLECTS A COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES. INSIDE, THE CONTINUITY OF THE WOODEN THEME IS EVIDENT, WITH THE INTERIOR SPACES ADORNED WITH THE WARMTH AND TEXTURE OF WOOD, FOSTERING A SENSE OF SERENITY AND CONNECTION TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
NESTLED WITHIN THIS TRANQUIL RETREAT COMMUNITY LIES A HAVEN WHERE ONE CAN ESCAPE THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF EVERYDAY LIFE. HERE, AMIDST THE SOOTHING EMBRACE OF NATURE, INDIVIDUALS ARE INVITED TO UNWIND AND REJUVENATE, FINDING SOLACE IN THE QUIETUDE OF THE SURROUNDINGS.
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A PERSPECTIVE CAPTURING THE AMBIANCE EXPERIENCED WHILE SEATED AND UNWINDING ON THE DECK DURING SUNSET.
FOUR DECK HOUSES WERE DESIGNED AROUND THE SMALL LAKE, CREATING A PLEASANT SURROUNDING COMMUNITY.
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TRANQUIL PARK
A PLEASANT LIBRARY AMDIST THE BUSTLING CITY
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SEM
YEAR - 2023
SITE - AHMEDABAD,
GUJARAT
THE PROGRAM OF THIS PARTICULAR SEM WAS TO DESIGN A SPACE FOR BOOKS IN THE MIDDLE OF A VERY BUSY AREA OF AHMEDABAD. UNLIKE THE TRADITIONAL LIBRARIES GIVING OFF A MONUMENTAL LOOK AND A RIGID FORM, I DECIDED TO ADAPT THE UNORTHODOX WAY OF DESIGNING A LIBRARY BETWEEN THE LUSH GREENERY. THE DECISION OF GROWING THICK VEGETATION ON THE PERIPHERY OF THE WHOLE SITE NOT ONLY CANCELS OUT THE NOISE OF THE OUTSIDE BUT ALSO CREATES A CALM AND SUBTLE AMBIENCE FOR THE INSIDE. UPON ENTERING THE SITE ONE CAN INSTANTLY FEEL THE DISCONNECTION FOR THE OUTER WORLD AND CAN FEEL INNER PEACE. EVERYTHING THAT IS DEVELOPED INSIDE THE SITE INTERGRATES COMPLETELY WITH NATURE. THE PARKING IS CREATED UNDER A MOUND AND THE LIBRARY BLOCK HAS STEPPED GREEN ROOF.
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THE VEHICULAR PARKING IS WELL HID UNDER AN ARTIFICIAL MOUND ADD IT TO THE OVERALL ARCHITECTUTAL LANGUANGE USED NATURE AND CREATING CALM SPACE FOR THE LOCAL PEOPLE TO ENJOY ARTIFICIAL MOUND WITH A CENTRAL COURTYARD IN THE MIDDLE, NICE LITTLE AMPHI-THEATRE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TWO FOR BOTH THE CAFE AND THE LIBRARY BLOCK HAVE GREEN STEPPED
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MOUND TO PLAY WITH THE GROUND MODULATION AND ALSO TO IN THIS PROJECT WHICH IS I NTERGRATING THE BUILT UP WITH ENJOY AND JUST BE IN IT. THE CHILDREN’S PLAY AREA IS YET ANOTHER MIDDLE, OPEN TO SKY. THE CAFE’S AND LIBRARY’S L-SHAPE CREATES A LOCAL PERFORMANCES AND ACTS AS A MUTI-FUNCTIONAL SPACE ROOF TERRACE SO AS TO SHOW THE ARCHITECTURAL LANGUAGE.
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MAINROAD
RESIDENCE
RESIDENCE RESIDENCE
HEALTH CENTRE MAIN
ENTRANCE
PARKING MAIN
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RESIDENCE
DEVELOPED OXYGEN PARK
SECONDARY ENTRANCE
RESIDENCE
CHILDREN’S PLAY AREA CAFE
LIBRARY BLOCK AMPHI
SHOPPING BLOCK
MAIN ROAD
COMMERCIAL COMPLEX
MAINROAD
RESIDENCE
RESIDENCE
MOSQUE
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HEALTH CENTRE ROAD PARKING UNDER A MOUND
PLAY
CHILDREN’S
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CHILDREN’S PLAY AREA
CAFE
AMPHI
LIBRARY BLOCK MOSQUE
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WORKING DRAWING
TECHNICAL DRAWINGS REQUIRED FOR CONSTRUCTION
SEM - VI (ONGOING)
TYPE - WORKING DRAWING
YEAR - 2024
THE COMPLETE PROCESS OF HOW A BUILDING IS MADE HAS BEEN TAUGHT IN THIS SEMESTER. HOW CAN A BUILDING BE TRANSFERRED FROM PLANS, SECTIONS, ELEVATIONS, ETC INTO THE REAL LIFE.
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 SCALE 1:50 SECTION TERRACE FLOOR FIRST FLOOR GROUND FLOOR 2000 4621 5944 1700 3118 1700 MID-LANDING STAIRCASE STAIRCASE LOBBY AREA-2 RECEPTION ENTRANCE MID-LANDING STAIRCASE STAIRCASE LOBBY AREA-2 TERRACE LIBRARY TERRACE LIBRARY TERRACE STAIRCASE STAIRCASE STAIRCASE W1 23 W1 04 W1 02 W1 01 W1 11 W1 18 W1 20 W1 21 D2 04 LVL +7200 T.O. TERRACE FLOOR SLAB LVL +3600 T.O. FIRST FLOOR SLAB LVL +0000 T.O. PLINTH LEVEL LVL +1800 T.O. GROUND FLOOR LINTEL BAND LVL +5400 LVL +4500 LVL +0900 T.O. GROUND FLOOR SILL BAND LVL +8100 T.O. PARAPET LEVEL T.O. FIRST FLOOR LINTEL BAND T.O. FIRST FLOOR SILL BAND LVL +11050 T.O. OVERHEAD WATER TANK LVL +9700 T.O. STAIRCASE LEVEL LVL -150 GROUND LEVEL MEN'S TOILET 6377 X 6318 MM WOMEN'S TOILET 7581 X 6318 MM JANITOR ROOM 2300 X 1500 MM JANITOR ROOM 2300 X 1500 MM BABY FEEDING ROOM 2311 X 3639 MM HANDICAP 2080 X 2450 MM 10 MM DROP 10 MM DROP 10 MM DROP 10 MM DROP 10 MM DROP 10 MM DROP 10 MM DROP 10 MM DROP 10 MM DROP 10 MM DROP D5 01 F2 C1 W2 F2 C1 W2 F2 C1 W2 F2 C1 W2 F2 C1 W2 F2 C1 W2 V1 01 V1 02 V1 03 V1 04 V1 07 V1 08 V1 05 V1 06 +215 +140 +225 +150 +215 +140 +215 +140 +215 +140 +215 +140 WASHROOM PASSAGE 14258 X 1500 MM F1 C1 W1 +225 +150 D3 02 D3 03 D4 03 D4 04 D5 02 D5 03 D5 04 D5 05 D5 06 D5 07 S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 100MM SOIL PIPE 76MM WASTE WATER PIPE 50MM WATER SUPPLY PIPE 10 MM DROP 1 GROUND FLOOR WASHROOM PLAN 2 GROUND 36 SELECTED WORKS
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POLYGON PERK CAFE
A FUN LOVING SOCIAL GATHERING PROJECT
SEM - I
TYPE - FOUNDATION STUDIO
YEAR - 2021
SITE - AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT
THIS WAS THE FIRST SEM PROJECT, WHERE WE HAD TO JUST MAKE A SIMPLE CAFE BASED ON ALL THE KNOWLEDGE OF ANTHROPOMETRY WHICH WAS TAUGHT THE WHOLE SEM. WE HAD TO DO CASE STUDIES OF SMALL LOCAL STREET SIDE VENDORS AND EXAMINE HOW THEY FUNCTION AND HOW MUCH SPACE DOES A HUMAN REQUIRE TO MOVE AROUND, SIT OR JUST STAND NEAR THE STREET STALL.
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A TRIANGULAR PRISM-SHAPED SOCIAL CAFE INTERTWINES INDOOR AND OUTDOOR SPACES, FOSTERING COMMUNITY INTERACTION. TWO GARDEN VERANDAHS PROVIDE SERENE RETREATS, WHILE A CENTRAL STAGE HOSTS KARAOKE AND LOCAL PERFORMANCES, ENRICHING THE CULTURAL TAPESTRY. THIS INNOVATIVE DESIGN ENCOURAGES SOCIAL EXCHANGE AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION, CREATING A DYNAMIC HUB WHERE INDIVIDUALS COME TOGETHER TO CONNECT, SHARE, AND CELEBRATE.
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MISCELLANEOUS
RSP, PHOTOGRAPHY, SKETCHES
RELATED STUDY PROGRAMME (RSP)
JULY 2022
MEASURE DRAWING KEY MONASTERY, KAZA SPITI VALLEY
JANUARY 2023
MEASURE DRAWING POL HOUSE, AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT
JULY 2023
EXPLORATERY RSP, EUROPE TRIP
JANUARY 2024
FIELD STUDIO, SRI LANKA
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JULY 2022
MEASURE DRAWING KEY MONASTERY, KAZA SPITI VALLEY
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JANUARY 2023
MEASURE DRAWING POL HOUSE, AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
SECTION - BB’
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FRONT ELEVATION
ELEVATION SECTION
PLAN
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MODEL MAKING SKILLS
POMPIDOU
VVV
CENTRE, RENZO PIANO
TRENTON BATH HOUSE, LOUIS KAHN
PHILLIPS EXETER LIBRARY, LOUIS KAHN
PHOTOGRAPHY SKILLS
vaibhav.k.0743@gmail.com
KARENA
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