Vasudha Channe | Portfolio of Selected Works 2019-22

Architecture

Portfolio

Selected Works 2019-22

Vasudha Ravish Channe School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi Bachelor of Architecture

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akitav tower | mid-rise

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indriya | craft center

My World of Design Architecture is a game. You play with corners and voids and volumes, you imagine yourself in realities you’ve created, and then you play some more.

You pour over every rule and every detail, and at the end, if you see a smile in your renders, maybe, just maybe you’ve won.

I am a storyteller at heart, and design becomes my medium. As a student of architecture, I get to analyze cultures, cities, and spaces, and then create something to encourage their quality of space. The process of research to realizing concepts, each step reveals a different identity in the design. I enjoy working with new materials and styles, and creating unique user experiences for each project.

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sanskrti | knowledge center

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Currently a 3rd year architecture student, I’ve also worked a lot with writing, marketing and art, all of which are results of my high attention to detail and vigorous work ethic. Especially when working with a project of interest, I leave no stone unturned and cover all bases to arrive at solutions and products. Working individually and in a team, I am a collaborative worker, and work well with objectives.

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Resume

Competitions

Accomplishments

2020 | ANDC Trophy - 63rd NASA Convention

CAS (Creativity, Action, Service) Recognition | Uptown School, Dubai

Collaborative entry - Top 24

Name :

Vasudha Channe

Born :

9th June 2002

Address :

Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai, UAE

Mobile :

+971 50 897 2699 | +91 93073 68850

Email :

vasudha.channe09@gmail.com

Silver Duke of Edinburgh Certificate of Achievement | Dubai 2021 | Glamping - mango architecture Individual entry - awaiting resuts

RAD Level 3 Certificate in Graded Examination in Dance: Grade 7 (Ballet) | Turning Pointe, Dubai

2022 | The Habitat 2.0 - Archmello

ISTD Level 3 Certificate in Graded Examination in Dance: Grade 6 (Classical Indian Dance: Kathak) |

Individual entry - ongoing

Workshops

Literature

2021 | The (Un)written Codes of Social Space

2020 | Gates of Jodhpur

Vani Subramanium analyzing spaces for treatment of user groups

Education

Work Experience

2019 now

Now

Bachelors of Architecture

Currently looking for internship and

School of Planning & Architecture,

exploration oppurtunities

Volunteering 2016 2019

Cancer Month, International Day, Tedx,

semester

Hopkins Architects, Dubai

etc

Coordinator of Mudra Dance

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2022

Assisting in ongoing projects

Society • 2013 2019

CGPA | 7.9

2021 2022

International Baccalaureate Diploma Uptown School, Dubai •

Campaigning for events such as Breast

Architect Internship

Currently 3rd year 6th

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Uptown School, Dubai •

Delhi •

Event Brainstorming & Organizer

Content Writer Brewery Agency, Delhi

2016 2017

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Coordinating with companies for funding

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Recruiting talent and organzing logistics

Awareness Campaigner Roots & Shoots, Dubai

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Writing articles on technology & design

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Formal reports and proposals

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Researching about animal & plant welfare

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Working closely with clients & core

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Interviewing students and community

team

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Integrating plant stand designs in classes

Student Prefect - Council, House, Grade

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Tedx Organizer

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Extra Curricular Activites Founder

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2019 2017

Interior Designer

Books2Benefit, Dubai

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Taking lead on variety of projects with

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Collecting books for donation

mediums

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Organizing, pricing, and placing books

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Designing and applying wall murals

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Selling and promoting at multiple book

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Designing spaces like library &

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Promoter and Seller

Uptown School, Dubai

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2017

stalls

Gurukul, Dubai

study into Jodhpur’s history and consequent architecture 2021 | Impact of Architectural Forms on User Perception | effects on users who use buildings of differing function

Exhibitions 2017 | Personal Project

2022 | 15-minute cities & impact on future architecture effects of architecture trends and user cycles

Hidden Masks - self authored fiction book

Skills & Strengths

Design mediums

Project Management

Concept

Team Working

Presentation

Adobe Illustrator

Iconography

Adobe InDesign

Hand Sketching

Figma

Good Communication Time Management

CAD & 3D

AutoCAD

Design Ideation

modelling

SketchUp

BIM & analysis

Revit

Research & Documentation Effective Conceptualization Content Writing

Ecotect Design Builder

Visualization

Vray

Adobe Photoshop

Languages Hindi |Native English | Advanced French | Basic Arabic | Basic

Enscape

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Hopkins Architects

INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE - ARCHITECTURE DESIGN Softwares; Rhinoceres 3D, Autodesk Revit, Adobe InDesign, Autodesk AutoCAD Skills; Teamwork, Critical Thinking, Communication, Design Conceptualization, Design Presentation, Diagram Design The work that I was able to participate in was the conceptualization and initial design of a master plan. The process included meeting with consultants, as well as discussions about how design can provide space specifically for pedestrians.

This experience helped me understand how design works in an office environment, and the process required to collaborate with multiple consultants throughout the design and resolution phases.

The scale of the project also allowed me to think of better details for the micro-sphere.

It also became essential to create unique spaces throughout the design, with the same design language at the human level.

Skills; Communication, Critical Thinking, Research, Time Management As a first time journalist, writing about architecture and specific niches and topics in the field has proved to be a very interesting experience.

It gave me the oppurtunity to create interest in many adjacent topics, as well as find out about more architects, styles, and innovation.

The process of writing every week helped me

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Elke Pedal Baerti Project Director Hopkins Architects, Dubai Kavita Solanki Project Director Hopkins Architects, Dubai

PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL Date: Employee: Title: Internship Period: Subject:

12th August 2022 Vasudha Channe Intern 22ndJune 2022 – 12th August 2022 Reference Letter

To Whom It May Concern Vasudha was an intern at Hopkins Architects Dubai Limited from 22nd June 2022 to 12th August 2022.

Throughout her stay, Vashudha collaborated enthusiastically on a wide range of design activities for the Dubai Water Canal Peninsula Development – Master Planning. Her work involved design development of the Masterplan, including sketch design, drafting and 3D modelling.

APPRENTICESHIP EXPERIENCE - ARCHITECTURE WRITING Softwares; Microsoft Word

Henry Kong Director Hopkins Architects, Dubai dubai@hopkins.ae +971 4 338 3992

tap into creative writing, as well as establish a research process.

From reading online articles, books, and research for hours, and then noting all pointers within a structure, it still took hours to write and edit each article.

Rethinking the Future Samanata Kumar Editor & Content Curator Rethinking the Future, Delhi editorial@re-thinkingthefuture.net

Her work was appreciated, and she demonstrated her ability to undertake new challenges and carried out her duties diligently. We wish her the best in her future development in the architectural field.

Your Sincerely,

Henry Kong Hopkins Architects Dubai Limited

However, I thoroughly enjoyed the process because it fulfilled my editing irk of perfecting documents and words, and also taught me a lot about how writing and architectural content exists in the world.

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/ akitav / A mixed-use mid-rise building Gurgaon, Haryana Semester 6 Design Studio Prof. Prabhjot Singh Sugga

A mixed use project with 3 user groups; employees, residents, and shoppers. Located in Gurgaon, this project explores the meeting of three groups, and how they can choose between interaction and segregation through a flexible design.

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design interaction spaces and community oppurtunities at multiple levels; from the ground floor to the terrace.

There is focus specially put on creating interactions between the pubic visitors and the regular users of the site to make the space more lively and interactively open to anyone.

Situated in Gurgaon, the retail was naturally inclined to high-end retail, leading to a focus on increasing the quality of retail through pedestrian, vehicular and shopper views.

Being a crucial part of the project, it inspired the main massing form of the building, with a gentle concave curve increasing the frontage of the design.

With the chance to design for multiple user types, there was special attention to the segregation and interactions of these groups. Akitav provided the oppurtunity to

Although reinforced within the shape of the building, it is again brought with the feature element of the design, a sky bridge located on the 10th floor upwards.

Residence Commerical Retail

Sky bridge Office users share recreational spaces with residents

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Segregation based on functions for easy access and understanding

Intermittent courts for community 2 interaction between each user group

Isonometric View of Core

DEVELOPING FORM TO CREATE AN INTERACTIVE STAGE

Visual diffraction Passerbys are attracted with more glimpses of retail

Double daylight Encouraging inter-office interactions and breaks

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Converging courtyards into a common plaza with an inviting curve

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Escalators

Adding bridges & rocks to emphasize on connections

Staircases Lifts Cores allow function have segregated and private vertical connections

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SECTION Accessible from both sides, pedestrians can come to the site and explore the plaza

Pedestrian access

Moving along the loop, service vehicles go into the basement for drop off of supplies

Service access

Moving along the loop, all vehicles enter the basements to park and then directly access the above ground facilities

Vehicular access

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The transfer slab marks the change from the lower retail floors and the upper residential and commercial units. Along the facade, this is where the triangulated curtain wall begins. This curtain wall is specially added to create privacy which can be manually operated according to users.

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FACADE DESIGN TRIANGLE - most basic stable structure was interpreted in 2D and 3D to create a design motif

The bridge

Space truss

Amorphous solids

The rocks

TRIANGULATION multiplication of individual triangle components, used for tower daylighting

Offices | Spread panels for continuous daylighting

Residences | Closely knit panels which open & close

Open close of panels

BRIDGE PLANS Bridge has recreational community zones placed through 6 floors. with accesses from both towers. They remain seperated with a series of gardens as the only connector.

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1st & 2nd Floor Plan | Retail | lvl +6,900

shopping plaza 3rd Floor Plan | Food Court | lvl +17,700

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4th to 9th Floor Plan | Residence & Small Offices Layout

cafe on bridge 10th to 15th Floor Plan | Residence & Open Plan Office Layout

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/ seams / A private residence New Delhi, India Semester 3 Design Studio Prof. Jatinder Kaur

A home for a family of multiple interests; each of the 6 members had very differing interests, and spaces they wanted that would cater to their passions. With the main heads being a lawyer and artist, one can imagine how the family followed.

Designed with home offices, storage solutions, interactive studios for the public, and luxurious residential experiences for the family, this design pushed the limits of the ratios of traditional spaces.

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Seams is designed for each of the members, and the family altogether. A combination of private spaces spilling out into semi private and public spaces.

Designed with smooth edges and interesting openings, the massing creates a playful and eye-catching intervention for the natural elements it is exposed to on the corner plot. Creates the oppurtunity of views, better ventilation, and cooling.

DEVELOPING FORM TO CREATE DEDICATED ACTIVITY SPACES

Residence Workspace

A calm open The courtyard has filtered ambient noise, brings diffused light, ventilation and internal vies.

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Commercial zone blocks and protects residence from noise

is shaped along site for 2 Building views with smooth curve Elements Series of arcs and lines being used in every element, inspired by the plan; windows, doors, louvers, pergolas, etc

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Inner courtyard adds vertical connection between floors

shifting form create 4 Alternatively unique balconies and cantilevers Illusion A levitating form creates a large space on the ground. Paired with the stepping back, it opens users to surrounding greenery.

perforations create open 5 Level spaces and breaks continuity

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Outdoor pool on the second floor for private family to enjoy leisure time

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A Sunken Courtyard Brings in views, light and ventilation to this bottom level, a focus in the space, around which all other spaces are aligned

Basement plan Circulation | Spaces follow a circulatory pattern for the employees from the entrances of employees and clients to lawyer’s cabin

Public and Private Division

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Staff quarters and other utilities are placed closer to street edge and are kept separate from formal entertaining spaces

Second floor plan

Private Nature of High Space | With less sound disturbance, a study space is placed and private open pool on the outer curve

First floor plan

Public and Private | The studio and office space have separate vertical circulation for clients and suppliers and private spaces away

Third floor plan

Full exposure to views | Easy view towards green spaces like Ashoka Park creates a comfortable atmosphere to host gatherings

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Circular windows | An iconic series of circular windows along the staircase and main branch connect users from inside

Massing | A series of built mass and vertical pergola volumes form a gradient along the elevation translate from inside to outside

Courtyard | Becomes a connecting factor for all the family members through private rooms and semi-private balconies

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+12 600 MM lounge

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pantry

son’s bedroom

daughter’s bedroom

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master bedroom

grandparents’ bedroom

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staff quarters

kitchen

guest bedroom

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working office store

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terrace

Zoning | The residential side is well connected through with central familial space throughout the floors

Segregation | Easy specific access to the outside, such as kitchen supplies, entrance for staff, and relaxation space for family

Lounge | Lounge is easily accessed by outside visitors through the central staircase which doesn’t pass by private rooms

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/ Indriya / A cultural craft center New Delhi, Delhi Semester 4 Design Studio Prof. Jatinder Kaur

A craft center is a place for reintroducing culture into a city, and giving oppurtunity to artisans, both experts and learners alike.

More than a new tool, I wanted to design the craftsman’s work environment, retain the workshop spirit that is conducive to creativity, enable the best possible comfort for the performance of manual labour, acoustic, visual and thermal comfort.

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The centre provides adventure and excitement to any and all users, from the smaller courtyards and maze like plaza, to the overarching ring that is suspended in the air, and the undulating texture of the ground. A gentle action of push and pull throughout the project weaves the circulation of people with stones, brick, leaves and water. As a gift to

our senses of sound, scent and sight, Indriya becomes a world in itself.

Focused on a model where three crafts are celebrated at a time, it was intended to house workshops, exhibition zones, and general community encouragement spaces such as a multi-purpose hall, open-air theatre, gift shop, and residences for any visiting artisians.

As a craft center meant to revive the past cultures, the design is strongly based on Delhi’s iconic history through the ages, and strives to reflect the many time periods and rulers, and well as societies and people.

With this, it also reflects the nature of many Indian handicraft from around the country, to design for any and all Indians.

DEVELOPING FORM TO CREATE VARIETY OF SPATIAL QUALITIES

Hostel Workshops Museum Canteen Hall & shop

Masses placed in clusters; 1 residential, workshop, and exhibition

carved out for circulation 2 Blocks through and under courts

courts for interactive 3 Undulating spaces and site movement

curves to create cluster 4 Carving hierarchy, shield views & light

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shaped elevated walkway 5 Ring functionally connects rooftops

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& shading devices 6 Pergolas added according to activity

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CONTEXT PLAN The site is within a cluster heritage buildings and sites of national importance. The Yamuna’s proximity creates an environment very unlike the rest of urban Delhi. The unique element of this site’s surroundings is that it is the meeting point of different urban textures.

Purani Delhi

On the east is open and luxurious memoriums to many symbolic figures, which captures the nation’s earnest love. A series of public gardens, and museums, it is an ode to the public.

On the west lie Daryaganj and Shahjanabad, two of the old cities that formed Delhi. These

are largely populated areas where the culture has existed for years.

Hence, the site captures both essences in its planning and walkable experiences.

Delhi Gate 5 min walk

Ekta Sthal

Raj Ghat 1 min walk

Site Feroz Shah Stadium

Feroz Shah Kotla

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Gandhi Museum

Yamuna River

open air theatre and museum

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CONCEPT SHEET

CONCEPT SHEET

Context | Architecture

Feroz shah kotla | Courtyards

Memorial gardens | Central zone

Wood work | Carving the form

Sculpture | The Brass outlook

Weaving loom | Patterns

From the 1600s to 1900s, there have been design movements in Shahjahanabad, Daryaganj, and adjacent Memorial Gardens. These reflect Delhi’s history. Design elements such as Mughalai openings, Art Deco cornices, and modern restorations.

Has an evident planning with clusters of residence, mosque, public hall, greenspaces, and more. There is a progression through courtyards from public to private spaces.

Displays the use of traditional char bagh concept with paths thats extend in four orthogonal directions. This complements, observes and responds to the focal point.

All wood working starts from a block of wood, which is cut down and carved from to make beautiful art.

Dhokra handicrafts often boast the iconic colour and shine of brass, which brings out the small lines and crevices made by the melted wax and earth technique.

Himroo has seen many iconic patterns, many of which fit circle patterns in the regular rectangular clothes.

Applying this, courtyards are used for main movement through modules with integrated functions.

Concept is implemented by a central plaza which is reinforced by elevated walkway and surrounding clusters.

Important in context, they affected design.

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A similar concept is applied to the buildings, where they are treated as blocks, and are carved from the bridge, as well as on the sides, creating movement and interest.

This is implemented into building facades with brass cladding to create contrast with earthen materials from which it emerges.

This was translated into plan to make visitors experience the art. Creating points of interaction amidst a strict grid structure and then the circle in the form of a walkway.

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VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCE

PARKING FOR VISITORS

OFFICE

FLEXIBLE USE PAVILION

MUSEUM

OAT SHOP MULTI PURPOSE HALL

WC BLOCK

EXHIBITION

CARETAKER PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCE

HIMROO WORKSHOP

CANTEEN EXPERTS

WOOD WORKING WORKSHOP DHOKRA WORKSHOP

DORMS

DELIVERY ENTRANCE

SERVICE LANE

central plaza

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/ jodhpur / study of city, culture, and settlement Jodhpur, India Semester 2 Design Studio Prof. Parul Kiri Roy

One of the first explorations as an architect, the city of Jodhpur provided a unique experience where the city was not urbanized or washed with tourism for its general economy. The culture was based within the locals and their daily lives, with very less provision for outsiders.

In response to the immersion and the family that housed our architectural study of their traditonal dwelling, we documented, analyzed, and created in their honor.

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THE APPEAL OF JODHPUR VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE

Jodhpur’s vernacular dwellings have survived years and years in the landscape of time, and before we found ours, we had the oppurtunity to explore many.

They each came with certain features that were used for every home, lively courtyards, plinths, well utilized mezzanine levels, and niches made into the walls (alahs).

Originally, this dwelling was larger than the documented, and it stood as a grand haveli for a large joint family. Now it is split into smalled homes, and inhabited by 3 families, who totaled to 12 members.

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first floor plan

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long section

short section A key factor of Jodhpuri dwellings is the manner in which they have adapted to the hills. The streets curved along flat topography, while markets and intersections occur at flat expanses.

However, the houses fill the spaces in between where people try to utilize their property completely. With havelis that are built edge to edge, they move up the hill in steps. The floor continues upwards, before the entire form moves up. These designs are resolved with matching floors and mezzanine levels for circulation.

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the gates of jodhpur

jodhpuri pyaus and social nodes

a city-wide study of door and gateway elements

a city-wide study of community interaction due to architecture

Jaipur, Rajasthan Individual Report June 2020

Jaipur, Rajasthan Individual Report June 2020

Jodhpur, a city known for its Blue. But like many of Rajasthani cities given iconic colors, it pulls from the more wonders that they have to offer. Jodhpur, a city contained within its thick walls, encompasses a whole society of proud heritage, bustling crowds, mouthwatering food, and traditions that are seen in every corner of their houses, streets, and markets. As the 2nd largest city of Rajasthan and the previous capital of Marwar, the city dates back to 1459 when it was founded

by Rao Jodha, a Rajput chief of the Rathore clan. The city plan of Jodhpur is based on surrounding the dominating Mehrangarh Fort and other landmarks such as Jaswant Thada and Umaid Bhawan Palace.

As a strategically positioned city, many defenses were put in effect like the city walls, fort walls, and many more. These were only punctured through gates that were heavily guarded throughout Jodhpur’s many encounters with war. The gates or gateways

were a point of entry to a space that is enclosed by walls. Gates prevent or control the entry or exit of individuals, or they may be merely decorative. The gates in Jodhpur seemingly had different meanings and sizes based on their location and purpose.

A walk through the city opens eyes to the variety of gates and pols which have been preserved and repeatedly implemented following the traditional design and culture of Jodhpur. A certain hierarchy can be observed in this experience; massive city gates, symbolic fort gates, ornamented temple gates, dividing the city into sectors, and marking residential spaces. They are used as landmarks, as well as node points which contribute heavily throughout the city of Jodhpur.

Within this investigation is the observed hierarchy of gates and doors in Jodhpur, and what part the 5 tiers play to shape the local and visiting communities.

Nodes are the critical spaces within a city like Jodhpur, where activities happen, and traffic, money, and information come together to create society as a whole.

Traditionally, these node intersections were near pyaus, common drinking points for the community.

These places were of great importance for the locals and traders who came to the city. The nodes were the meeting points for the people of the city, and knowledge was exchanged along with commodities.

As the common drinking points, pyaus provided for people in water-scarce Rajasthani cities like Jodhpur. In the heart of the blue city, one can roam around the bustling streets with the smell of kachoris, and notice the important phenomena of people gathering, sitting, and talking on chabutras, common junctions, cul-de-sac courtyards. Not surprisingly, pyaus are often found near these small gatherings points.

This relationship of pyaus with nodes creates an interesting dynamic which have their own experiential and physical aspect.

Throughout history, we can see that Jodhpur had critical water scarcity. In response, architects and planners organized a system of water storage systems which included baolis, rivers, sagars, tanks, lakes, canals, wells, jhalaras, and pyaus. Pyaus were the endpoint of the distribution systems from where people accessed the water everyday.

However, British technology created a new water and drainage system which rendered the pyaus worthless.

But as time has passed, people have realized the social importance of pyaus. The community renovated pyaus as social service, and families adopted them and oversaw their proper functioning. The history of pyaus created a social impact on the minds of the people, which led to the formation of such nodes in the present time.

/ sanskriti / A local knowledge center Jodhpur, Rajasthan Semester 2 Design Studio Prof. Parul Kiri Roy

Many places around the world are loosing their uniqueness due to homogenized culture. However, Jodhpur had tradition which is preserved and passed down many generations. It maintains much of its regal charm through the occupations, beliefs and more of its everyday people.

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To ensure and protect this knowledge, the centre will provide an experience a day in traditional Jodhpur. A local knowledge centre is visited to experience traditional values of Jodhpur; fashion, food, practices, occupations, beliefs and entertainment. The activities conducted make a more dynamic environment which enriches the experience,

taking people back in time.

The space exposes visitors, locals & tourists to the ideologies of the past. The locals regularly use the context for movement and relaxation. An open community space, the site is solidified with the design of the centre.

It becomes a space for community events.

Compiled by locals and scholars, the center promises

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unforgettable

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A dynamic and interactive environment, knowledge will be shared through workshops, performances and exhibits at a historical place such as the Toorji stepwell.

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CONCEPTUALIZATION

SITE CULTURE MAP Site context | Toorji ka Jhalra

Site

Opposite the site is a stepwell (baoli), made by city’s royals in 1740. It serves as a water source throughout the year.

Temples

A square pyramid within the ground. Cooler microclimate through evaporation. Similar shading & cooling is achieved with planters falling into a central space.

Shops

School Hotels Residence Roads Opens

Vernacular life | Courtyards & Plinths Jodhpur is spread over the hills like a blanket of blue houses. All the houses stack up along the contours. Many have mezzanine levels due to level changes.

Similar stacking within the design, with a central staircase that leads to sub-levels with interesting experiences.

Site City fabric | Stepped Buildings Traditional Rajasthani haveli architecture has central courtyard layout to spend the daytime in shade. Entering through a active plinth, courtyard adjacent rooms are for specific programs i.e; prayer, sleep, storage.

These elements bring the community together and are essential for the culture.

Desert climate | Passive Techniques In hot and dry climate, spaces need shading with internally cooling, with strategies geared towards passive cooling.

Achieved through traditional elements like courtyards, jaali screens, traditional windtowers, evaporative cooling ponds, and planter facades.

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A study of the site’s context to understand the level of tourist and local oppurtunities.

There is high tourist appeal due to many shops, cafes, and hotels, as well local appeal with a large school and temples.

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GROUND FLOOR PLAN Entrance | The cafe directly opens into the street, with a plinth for seating. The center is accessed through large vertical planes that open the center for passerbys.

FIRST FLOOR PLAN Open Air Theatre | With easy access from the reception and waiting area, the OAT also takes people to the lower level of the cultural center

Community Interaction | With the space provided for performance, it is also used for interactions between generations and different user groups

Workshop space | For users who have prebooked for workshops, this semi-private floor has the third court of the center for more working space and drying stands

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Staircase | The staircase alternates between each floor according to levels and respective landings

Library & Research Space | Alongside the second terrace of center, the library is public access with a private room for researchers and scholars who are adding to the repositary

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EXPLODED VIEW OF ALTERNATE LEVELS Level 5 Terrace Garden

Level 4 Workshop, Spill-out

Level 3 Administration, Library, Research Space

Level 2 Entrance, Café, Kitchen

Level 1 Exhibit, OAT, Changing Room w/ WC

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/ miscellaneous / explorations of design

Design has many faucets of exploration, and I find it a necessary part of cultivating an understanding of effective design.

Parallel fields of design help to see more aspects of users, and show how to better design; in terms of universal design, understanding psychologies, finding user groups, and more.

What follows is a series of explorations with product design, writing, graphic design, packaging design, spatial design, and more.

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/ sticker empire / an animation memory project

obsession 1: flowers

obsession 3: music

obsession 2: jewelry

obsession 4: stamps

A journey through time, this project reminisces an old act of sticker trading.

During the forth grade, a fever swept over school. It was as simple as the name denotes, everyone would have photo albums filled to the brim with every type of sticker; flat ones, softie ones, 3D ones, especially jelly ones.

This simple act developed the sense of interest and excitement in keeping a collection of something, and building something on my own, even as small as stickers.

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But it also signifies something darker. The obsession that can grow out of the simple act of enjoying a trade too much, and how one can get overwhelmingly entranced to appeal.

With a theme of capitalism, greediness and hoarding, a look was required into the lighter side of this phenomenon. The hobby version would be collectors, which have become the sticker collections in each scene.

The process included research of common obsessions, relevant color schemes, storyboarding, sketching, and Photoshop animating.

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stills from animation

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/ need for humans / a photography series The magic of architecture is that it has the chance to bring people together and genuinely inspire individuals and communities around

it. There is no real architecture that can exist without the inhabitation of humans, and this series captures the emotion added to space.

/ isolated architecture / a photography series The thought, time, and intent behind each architectural design is of magnificent detail.

It encompasses the design process and the

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results of stages of construction. This series captures the serenity that can be created by raw architecture, for rare unique spaces.

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/ excellence center / a center of empowerment Hyderabad, India A center for excellence built for the city of Hyderabad. Placed along a densely contoured site, it provided made valleys and hills as oppurtunity for interaction between zones.

The site was placed along the contours, and spot sections illustrate how hills, open air theatres, and descending walkways create spaces for people to perform, interact, and share knowledge.

The iconic design features come from history of Hyderabad. As the city of pearls, many designed niches emulate the circular feel in different techniques. And similar to the Charminar, tower extend into the sky, with circular shapes and motifs shaping its mass.

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/ human existence without architecture /

/ architectural form & user perception /

a architectural opinion column August 2022 Rethinking the Future

a architectural research project December 2021 Prof, Bandana Jha

Architecture, by definition, is a study of the design of structures, including houses, institutions, religious structures, and places of people. Or simply put, a structure that brings human lives comfort.

But what if it didn’t exist?

On one side, many perceive architecture as the foundation of the developed world. It is a remarkable source of knowledge about prior human civilizations, histories, and cultures.

Providing shelter to humans through natural battles, and wars with people, becoming center of civilization to gather to. It also helped ancestors survive and locate their way in times without maps or technology. The role of structures as markers in space has guided

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many travelers through many journeys.

And today, it is where we base each and every one of our activities. We live within buildings, work in buildings, enjoy the company of others and fulfill our lives within these built environments. Beautiful architecture exists all around us, colorful or shaped differingly or built with varying concepts. Each project becomes a work of art and a space of appreciation.

Without it, without architecture, and the design of most built elements around us, where would we be? Going beyond the technical and obvious that there would be no record for people to refer to, it is an interesting alternative to ponder about.

This research project aims to identify key impacts of different forms seen in modern architecture, and how it affects the mood and efficiency of different users who are housed in buildings of differing function.

“Form follows function“ - Ar. Louis Sullivan The saying above was initially used concerning the exterior of tall skyscrapers in his 1896 essay “The Tall Office Building Artistically Considered.” Then, at the turn of the century, skyscrapers allowed for the design of multifunctional buildings and hence the exterior should’ve reflected each function or overall, accurately. However, since then it has been used concerning a new saying; Form over function.

It sees the revolt during the post-modernist era, where architects began designing architecture as art or an object, and the outer surface, the form, became their canvas.

Here, the form becomes the ultimate definition of the design, instead of the program and its functions. Many architects have followed this and used the function as mere inspiration, namely Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, Rem Koolhas, Daniel Libeskind, etc.

Due to this, many have stated that it’s created a disconnect between built and the general public perception. This leads to the purpose of this research where we study if this change of relation between built and the public has truly been a disconnect.

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/ ad infinitum / a package design project This exercise explores the hourney of finding and object that could represent me, and then show how I would package myself for the world.

After a self reflection exerice, I chose to represent myself with ccookie dough. This is because it evokes happy feelings generally, which is what I try to do with a positive outlook. But it can come in many flavours and similarly, I can come off in many different personas in different situations. I carefully pick the sides and parts of me that I want to share with others, similar to the different shapes that cookies can come in.

The packaging continues the story with an oven-like appearance, and a preview of what is inside, creating the feeling of excitement.

The pull out trays, design to continue the theme of the oven with different flavors on each level.

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The selective views into the packaging hides most of the content unless the trays are individually opened up for inspection and usage, similar to memories or sides to a person.

Warm and inviting colors, with dull pastels, looking into itself. Flavors ; Mint brownie, Lemon and blueberry, Funfetti, Smores, Oatmeal, Plain

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/ joker’s unease / a mask of interpretation The mask is intended to create a feel of unease in the viewer. Although the base design is squares with bright primary colours, the threads are creating lines and dark

meanings. Some are pulling from the eyes, forcing the person behind to watch, and their mouth is sealed, and so is their reaction, from happiness, to sadness, to anger, and beyond.

/ mermaid tale / a series of postcards Reflective of the emotions that individuals went through during the COVID-19 lockdown, these postcards are metaphorical and show a mermaid who yearns to escape into the world but stays unfortunately trapped.

The first postcard shows the mermaid breaking a barrier from the depths of the sea into the highest peaks of mountains.

The second postcard takes her from a window on ground, to the unreachable sights of space, which is even difficult for humans.

The third postcard shows her back under the sea, longingly looking at a simple scene of rolling hills.

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