INDEX ENGAGE, INFORM, ENTER’TRAIN’....................................................................4 Classroom Project, 2014 MODULAR DISPLAY SYSTEM............................................................................12 Industry Project, 2014 TRAVELLING EXHIBITION : BAMBOO CANOPY.............................................20 Classroom Project, 2012 NEWS SET DESIGN:FIRST NEWS INDIA, JAIPUR...................................................24 Inernship Project, 2013 RETAIL STORE DESIGN: BEST CHOICE, NIGERIA.........................................................28 Internship Project, 2013 FRICKIN’ DIAMONDS : Production Design....................................................32 Classroom Project, 2012 VENUE DESIGN : Prithvi Theatre, Mumbai....................................................34 Industry Project, 2011
TIC TAC TOE: AN EXPLORATION IN GLASS............................................................36 Classroom Project, 2013 BAMBOOCONCERTINA: A display system........................................................38 Classroom Project, 2013 ADAPTATIONS: An Experiment.........................................................................40 Classroom Project, 2013 LIVE PROJECT: NID PANORAMA.....................................................................................42 Classroom Project, 2012 LIVE PROJECT: DISPLAY BOX...........................................................................................44 Classroom Project, 2011 KIRIGAMI IN POLYPROPYLENE.........................................................................................46 Classroom Project, 2012 ACCESSORIES AND JEWELERY........................................................................................48 SKETCHING AND VISUALIZATION.......................................................................50
ENGAGE INFORM ENTER'TRAIN'
Classroom Project, 2014 The project aimed at making railway stations engaging, informative and entertaining spaces through spatial interventions that enable the station visitors to indulge and enjoy their visit. I focused on the Kalupur Railway Station situated in Ahmedabad. The idea is that the visitors should not be left with nothing to do at the railway station, and instead even their time there can be made an experience in itself. It can help reduce their anxiety waiting for their trains, and it can also utilize the massive public spaces for interaction between different kinds of people.
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INTERVENTION 1
Gujarat is popular for its wide variety of textiles and crafts. People visiting Ahmedabad, often go to markets like Law Garden to buy these textiles. An area in the station can be dedicated to these crafts. This can be inspired from the street markets. Various items can be sold as well as artists from across the state can come and demonstrate their crafts.
INTERVENTION 2
INFORMATION PANEL
SURFACE TO WRITE SPACE TO DROP THE LETTER IN
A TOUCHSCREEN WHICH ENABLES YOU TO CHOOSE THE POSTCARD THAT YOU WANT TO SEND
A GIANT POSTBOX which gives way to a series of equally large postcards. The postbox has a surface for writing letters. After writing, you can just drop them in and they will be delivered to your favorite people.
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STEPS TO PRINT AND SEND POSTCARDS 1. TOUCH THE TOUCH SCREEN TO ACTIVATE IT 2. MULTIPLE OPTIONS FOR POSTCARDS ARE DISPLAYED WHICH CAN BE FLIPPED THROUGH. CHOOSE THE ONE YOU WANT TO PRINT. 3. CHOOSE THE NUMBER OF COPIES YOU WANT AND CLICK ON PRINT. 4. THE PRINTED POSTCARD COMES OUT. 5. WRITE WHAT YOU LIKE. 6. DROP THE CARD IN!!! The Giant Postbox gives way to a series of picture postcards which stretches across the entire platform. These postcards inform the traveller about different aspects of Ahmedabad like food, culture, textiles, architecture etc. These postcards work as individual entities which caters to the traveller on the go. They also lead one to the different installations working as a binding thread.
INTERVENTION 3 Often people feel unsure about drinking water from the water dispensers in the station due to hygiene issues. The idea is to make a water dispenser where the water pipe is translucent so that people can see the water they are drinking. This structure can be combined with an installation talking about the river Sabarmati. The city of Ahmedabad has grown on the banks of this river. This installation is such that when viewed from one side, it shows the old Ahmedabad and from the other, it shows the new Ahmedabad, thus showing the growth of the city. A WATER DISPERNSER WHICH ALLOWS YOU TO SEE THE WATER THAT YOU DRINK
A zigzag map structure comes over. on either sides of the zigzag, parts of old and new maps of Ahmedabad are shown. These images look chaotic from the centre but as you go to either the right side or the left, the image gets completed.
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CHAOS: When viewed from the centre, its hard to figure out whats happening
THE OLD CITY When viewed from the right, one can see the map of the old times which shows the extent of Ahmedabad in the early times
THE NEW CITY When viewed from the left, the map of the modern city becomes visible, hence marking the growth of the city around Sabarmati.
INTERVENTION 4
Chabutro or Chabutaro or Chabutra is a structure mostly found in villages of Gujarat State of India. Chabutaro is specially constructed for use and breeding of Pigeons only in Gujarat.
THE CHHATRI + THE ENCLOSURE Feeding and resting for birds
THE CHHATRI The inside surface of the Chhatri can be used to display paintings and motifs from Ahmedabad
THE BASE For gathering of adults and children
Exploding the base of Chabutara to create a seating for people to sit facing each other. It can spark conversations, and it also reflects the culture of the city
THE STRUCTURE
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An open space is created in the platform which connects the entrance hall to the platform number 1. This acts as interaction space between people. On one side there is a crafts shop and demonstration area. On the other, you have the Chabutara seating spaces.
After the project, I believe I got lucky as it was recognized by Ahmedabad Mirror and Radio Mirchi!
MODULAR DISPLAY SYSTEM Industry Project, 2014 Brief: To design and develop a modular and collapsible system to display and store a range of organic products. The system should be such that it can be easily transported to various parts of the country by tempos or travel buses. It should be ideally made using bamboo or a similar eco-friendly organic material. The system should not only fit in urban organic stores and retail stores such as Planet Health, but also at different Organic trade-fairs and Agricultural Seminars. The purpose of this system is to conveniently transport the products from place to place, and to give the brand a unique identity while reflecting the organic ethics of the company.
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SOFT RECOMMENDATIONS
STRONG Each surface in the structure should be able to take at least 3Kgs of weight.
UNIQUE The structure should stand out
MODULAR To suit the space requirements at various venues.
STURDY While transportation, the structure should be able to take some impact.
SELF STANDING Anchor points or external support might not be available at some venues.
TRANSPORTABLE The structure will need to be moved to various cities and states.
The concept could involve taking inspiration from a tree. The trunk represents the elements of storage, the flowers blooming out represent the elements of display which bear the fruits in the form of organic products.
The complete system
Stacking and collapsing of different members
The entire system after stacking
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Folding in Bamboo is a challenging path to take as the kind of precision that folding requires is difficult to achieve in Bamboo. Triangular prism frames can be taken as the base. The triangular form provides stability to the structure. The form also allows the units of similar sizes to sit inside each other. The joint can be a simple tenon and mortise joint. The horizontal shelves can be either made out of bamboo slats or wood.
The entire system after stacking
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TRAVELLING EXHIBITION : BAMBOO CANOPY Classroom Project, 2012
Brief: To create a modular display, using bamboo as a material for the products of Bamboo canopy. MAIN PURPOSE OF THE DISPLAY: Sales of the products To promote sustainability Interested parties may want to hire the craftsmen To generate grants/funds for the NGOs brand a unique identity while reflecting the organic ethics of the company.
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The concept: Taking the attribute of the height of the bamboo, and creating self standing display stands using the principle of cantilever.
POSSIBLE CONFIGURATIONS
THE ASSEMBLY
AN INSTALLATION GUIDE
THE FINAL PRODUCT
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NEWS SET DESIGN: FIRST NEWS INDIA, JAIPUR Inernship Project, 2013 The project was done during my internship at STUDIO CODE, NEW DELHI The brief was to design the news reading studio for FIRST NEWS INDIA. The studio desk should be minimalistic and elegant but at the same time, it should catch attention. The look should be contemporary and sleek. The keywords that we looked at were translucence, simple curves and smooth angles.
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Creating a connection between the two desks to create a flow form which is visible in overhead shots shown in the beginning of news shows
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THE FINAL SET
RETAIL STORE DESIGN: BEST CHOICE, NIGERIA Internship Project, 2013
The project was done during my internship at STUDIO CODE, NEW DELHI The brief was to create the store interiors emphasizing only on one element and one color throughout the shop for a chic and contemporary outlook Spaces above six feet can be used for storage behind and advertising in front to create a visual identity while doubling up as signage for display below.
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FRICKIN’ DIAMONDS : Production Design Classroom Project, 2012 We worked on the production design of a film as a group of ten along with the batch of ten film and video students. The brief was to create a story for a movie, and design the set for it. After a lot of thinking, we finalized on a love story. We created a restaurant set for the movie. We had to design a restaurant seating area and an adjoining bathroom, right from the scratch. The materials and props were procured from various places including the NID scrapeyard, as the budget was limited. The space
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The movie
VENUE DESIGN : Prithvi Theatre, Mumbai Industry Project, 2014
CLIENT : Rage Productions BRIEF: To design the venue for a theatre festival, Writers Bloc. We had to read and analyze the 12 plays that were to be performed and come up with an installation for each of them. My group worked on three plays: Spunk, Satellite City and Natak Nako
Natak Nako is a play which is not a play. We used huge screaming mouths to depict the theme of people unloading their emotions on one another.
Satellite city is a play about a de-addiction group for television junkies. We made a two sided TV to show how lives are affected by the idiot box.
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Spunk is a play that dealt with the theme of sperm donation, and explored the lives of various people getting messed up in a sticky situation.
TIC TAC TOE: An exploration in glass Classroom Project, 2013
In a group of three, we took glass as our main material and combined it with other materials like metal and plastic to create an installation with it. We finally made a large Tic Tac Toe game, which proved to be quite a success
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BAMBOO CONCERTINA: A display system Classroom Project, 2013
In a group of twelve, we worked with Bamboo under the guidance of renowned bamboo designer, Sandeep Sangaru. The brief was to develop an exhibition structure, made of bamboo, using the properties of Bamboo as the main concepts. After many explorations, we finally decided on making a collapsible concertina structure which utilized properties like the light weight, and tensile strength of the material. The whole structure can be collapsed to a pole that a couple of people can carry, and expands to create an inner space and supports square and rhombus panels.
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To view the functioning of the structure, please go to this link - http://vimeo.com/86917747
ADAPTATIONS: An Experiment
Classroom Project, 2013
This installation was conceived under the guidance of renowned choreographer Hrishikesh Pawar. We converted an empty room into a large white canvas. We invited people to come in and let themselves free. We provided them with paints and brushes and told them to express themselves to see how people respond to the space, and how the whole place adapted itself to the expressions of the people.
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LIVE PROJECT: NID PANORAMA Classroom Project, 2012 The NID Panorama is an introduction to the institute, in terms of its History and what it offers in today’s time. The history is showcased using objects from previous eras and a timeline. Brief: Revamp the archival collection to showcase the Design developments in the first two decades of NID i.e. the 1960s and 1970s.
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THE SPACE
Artifacts were curated from the NID archives. The process included careful selection to build up a narrative, older articles were restored, and existing display systems were reused to suit the space.
Levels created inside old rosewood cases to display prototypes
LIVE PROJECT: DISPLAY BOX
Classroom Project, 2011
The NID Panorama is an introducI was involved in creating the Display Box for our discipline Exhibition(Spatial) Design. The idea here was to create spaces out a solid space using just ropes.
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KIRIGAMI IN POLYPROPYLENE
Inserting supports
Classroom Project, 2012
Brief: To create collapsible display panels using the Japanese art of Kirigami This technique can be used to make a variety of structures like collapsible exhibition panels, lamps, stage backdrops etc. Some of the possible materials were card paper, corrugated board, and polypropylene as they have the property of live hinges.
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A lamp created using the same mechanism. The light was created by wrapping an LED sheet over a PVC tube.
Accessories and jewelery Techniques Used: Glass enamelling on copper n crochet.
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SKETCHING AND VISUALIZATION
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