Portfolio

V.Girish
M.Arch - CEPT University, Ahmedabad,
B.Arch - Aayojan School of Architecture, Jaipur
Contents

M.Arch Studio Work 02

1 Research Thesis 03
2 Aayodhya Design 06
3 Udaipur Design 17
4 Dehradun Design 28

B.Arch Thesis 43

1 SANGAM - Centre for Confluence of People and Organisations Engaged in Social and welfare Activities. 35

Competition Designs 50

1 Birla White Yuva Ratna Award 2009 52

2 Birla White Yuva Ratna Award 2010 53
3 Transparence 2008 54
4 Futurarc 2010 54

Practical Training 55

1 Elevation Design - Buhler Application Mill 57

2 Elevation Design - SGR Apartments 59
3 Interior Design - Mr Vivek’s Residence 60

Miscellaneous Work 61

1 Art 63
2 Photography 67
3 Blogging 71
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 Research Thesis

Installations : A tool for Architectural Explorations

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Research Thesis

Installations: A tool for architectural explorations

Art and architecture have had a symbiotic
relationship through the course of history and for the
most part they have been seen as being intertwined.
There have been instances where Architecture explores
the artistic realms to such depths that it begins to
emerge as a work of art and often leads to architecture
taking a sculptural dimension. Like any work of art,
these works are open to interpretation. On the other
hand, art too tends to resemble the built form, which
is usually the end result of an architectural endeavor.
An art form which may be seen as an offspring of
this symbiotic relationship of art and architecture is
Installation art. This art form seems to explore the
potentials of both these domains to find newer paths
in the exploration process. One was introduced to
the works of Anish Kapoor through an exhibition
of the artist’s works in the winter of 2010 at Delhi.
The exhibition was very engaging and one was
instantly mesmerized by what then seemed to be
‘giant sculptures’. The fascination for the artist’s work
continued and only grew with time.
and how it made use of the given space. This made one
realize that most of the exhibits from the exhibition in
Delhi were infact art Installations.
Sighting and further explorations into the works of
various artists made one realize that this art form
bears a lot of similarities with the way architecture
itself evolves, with its site responsiveness, the meaning
it holds, and many such facets. Being a student of
architecture, one was intrigued by these facets. Thus,
one wanted to walk this fine line, which lies at the
confluence of art and architecture, to explore the
different facets of this art form and how they may
be used as a tool to understand and explore the
architectural domain better.

It was very recently that one was introduced to the term

“Installation Art” through a series of documentaries.
One of the documentaries was on ‘Marsyas’ the
installation by Anishish Kapoor at the Tate Modern
Turbine Hall in the year 2002. The documentary
explained how the project was conceived and executed Buren’s columns - Palais-Royal, Paris

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The Study

Introduction to
installations

• Definitions
• Evolution of Art &
Architecture
• Examples from History
• Cultural Installations
• Modern history of
Face 2 face
installations JR

Examining the
definition

• Site Specific.
• Three dimensional.
• Temporary.
• Work of art.

Wrapped Coast
Christo & Jeanne Claude

Probable
Applications.

• In the process of
designing.
• In Existing Buildings.

Bio Pavillion,
andblack Studio

Understanding Installations as a tool for architectural explorations

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Studio at Aayodhya

Aayodhya: Temple, Mosque, Akhara

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The Project

To design a temple, mosque and an akhara at the

disputed site of Babri Masjid or Ram Janam Bhoomi.

About The City

• Aayodhya is one of the most religiously significant

cities of India and has a long history attributed to
it. The city lies on the bank of Sarayu River and is
located in the Faizabad district of Uttar Pradesh.
• The city is known for being the birthplace of Lord
Rama and hence is of great significance for the
Hindus. Unfortunately the city has fallen victim to a
lot of communal disputes.

The History

• According to the Artharva Veda, Aayodhya is a city Picture of Lord Rama

built by gods, the city also served as the capital for
the Kosala Dynasty.
• Ayodhya came under the Muslim influence during
the reign of Mohammed of Ghori and in the year,
1528 one of Babur’s Generals, Mir Baki Khan
came to Ayodhya and after reportedly destroying a
pre-existing temple of Rama at the site, built Babri
Masjid. In the year 1856 Ayodhya was annexed and
post independce the site was allocated exclusively to
Hindus for worship.
• In the year 1992 the mosque was brought down
by a few Hindu activists. This triggered a lot of
communal unrest across the country. Babri Masjid before the demolition

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The Verdict

After eighteen years after the demolition of the

Mosque the verdict in respect of the case filed decades
ago on the ownership of the site was announced by
the Alhabad High Court which said that, the disputed
property shall be divided into three parts with one
third part for the Hindu Maha Sabha, Muslim Central
Board and Nirmohi Akhara.

The Challenges

• The design developed was to be in cosonance with

the court’s verdict.
• Equal importance was to be given to the value
attached to the site by the three parties.
• An indivudual design stand point was to be
observed.
• An attempt was to be made to attain a state of
harmony at the disputed site, through the means of
an architectural intervention.
• To design a modern temple and a mosque for the
present times.

Design Requirements

• Temple.
• Mosque.
• Akhara ( Sadhu accommodation and Kushti Akhara
[wrestling ring ]).

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The Site Program

After the demolition of the mosque in 1992, the On the basis of data collected from site visits to
activists constructed a makeshift temple and they temples, mosques and akharas, the following program
began construction of the plinth for the new temple. was framed.

1. Temple

• Garbhagriha
• Antarala
• Pradakshina path
• Mandapa
• Ardha Mandapa
• Kitchen

2. Mosque

• The Sahn
• The Liwans
• Ablution tank/fountain
• Sanctuary
• Mihrab
• Mimbar

3. Akhara

• Temple
• Indoor wrestling ring
• Out door wrestling ring
• Equipment room & Exercises area
Make shift temple built in 1992 • Cleansing pit
• Changing & preparation room
Core area • Ustad’s room
• First aid room
Plinth built in1992

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The Standpoint The Paradox on the site

• Since the site is still under dispute, One has chosen

Muslims praying facing West
to Design the three units independent of each other
so that they could function as individual units.
• One has convered the make shift temple within the
temple’s site as, it is considered ominous to uproot
the god’s idol once it has been consecrated.
• The 1992 plinth has been maked as a part of
the mosque’s site in the form of a groove in the
Hindus praying facing East
flooring.
• One has planned the Akhara at the lowermost part
of the site, as the program called for providing the
residences for sadhus also.

Paradox on the site, they actually face each other

• As per Islam Muslims offer their prayers in the

direction of Mecca and Mecca lies to the west
of India, thus Muslims in India face the ‘West’
direction while praying.
• Since the temple at Aayodhya is to be a Ram
temple and Lord Rama was from the ‘Suryavanshi
M M M M

Temple Make shift temple Clan’ (worshipers of the sun) the devotees face the
direction of the rising sun which is “East’.
Mosque Plinth built in1992 • Thus the devotees in both the temple and the
mosque actually ended up facing each other while
Akhara worshiping.

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The Form A Point of confluence

In order to derive the form for the temple and the Since one of the aims of the design was to creatre
mosque, various elements, architectural styles, rituals a sense of harmony and equality through an
and practices from both the relegions were studied. architectural intervention, I decided to have a point of
confluence for all the three parties.

The ‘arc’ shaped profile of the palm emerged to be

prominant in the prayer position for both hindus and
muslims.

I decided to place the point of confluence discreetly,

so that all the three parties would come together, be
aware of each other’s presence, but there would not be
any physical contact almost in a maze like manner.

a b

Same form was adopted for both the buildings, with

subtle variations, this allowed for uniformity and at
the same time both buildings had a unique identity.

• The shell of the temple which emerged as the

Shikhara was given a staggered profile, which is
commonly seen in all temples. (fig a)
• For the mosque a Jallie was introduced at the centre
of the shell, which also marked and served as a
Quibla wall.(fig b)

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Aerial View of the site

Kushti Akhara

Sadhu
Mosque Akhara

Temple

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Plan Temple

Make shift temple

Pradakshina path

Mosque

Liwan

Hauz

1992 Plinth

Mosque plinth

Open
Congregation
space

Sadhu akhara

Kushti akhara

Wrestling pit

Akhara’s temple

Library

Point of
Confleunce

Green cover

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Equality

To maintain a sense of equality the base of the Temple and the Mosque were kept at the same level. Also the
maximum height of the buildings was kept the same (21 m )

21 m

Section AA’

Section BB’

Section CC’

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Aerial view of temple

Aerial view of mosque

Aerial view of akhara

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Views

Views of various spaces conceptualised in the design.

Entrance to the temple Entrance to the mosque

Pradakshina path of the temple Mosque as seen from pradakshina path

Way to the akhara Quibla wall of the mosque

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 Studio at Udaipur

Institute to study the phenomena of city making

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The Project

To design an Institute to study the phenomena of city

making in the city of Udaipur, Rajasthan.

Studio Focus

To design in the context of a specific setting,

significant landscapes, topography, new buildings,
remodelling old buildings, adaptive reuse.
City Palace, Udaipur

Need of the Institute

Our world has changed manifolds over the last

century and the faces of our cities have changed
beyond recognition. Hence the time has come when
we pause and look into what had gone into the
making of our cities.
The study of this evolution is more relevant today than
ever, for us to identify the finest traits which would
equip us to make better cities in the future and help us Pichola lake, Udaipur
sustain them today.
The institution would not be involved in the planning
or designing of cities but for documenting and
understanding it as a phenomena.

Criterion for selection of the city

Udaipur has a long history and continues to flourish

even today. The city exhibits the amalgamation of the
old and new, where the old manages to accommodate
the new and the new duly respects the old. Night view of City Palace, Udaipur

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The Site & its Context

The site Hotel Lake Palace The site is located on a peninsular land formation
(Ambrai Ghaat) in the Pichola Lake and is surrounded
Temple on the site City Palace by a number of heritage buildings, most of which have
been converted into heritage hotels.
Hotel Ambrai Jagdish emple
At the southern end of the site lies a temple abutting
Hotel Leela which is the Ghat.

Hotel Udai Villas The site has in its vicinity three five star hotels.

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The Challenges Stand point

• Addressing the historical & natural context of the The Site’s unique historical context posed a very tough
site. challenge in terms of the architectural vocabulary.
• Evolving a design vocabulary. The question that came forth was that of how does
• Taking a stand point in terms of the architecture. one design a new building in such a context ? Does
• Addressing the existing structures on the site. one follow the prevailing trends and create a building
which mimics the existing buildings ? or does one
turn oblivious to the existing structures and design a
building independent of the context ?
Design Requirements
In an attempt to respond to these challenges, one tried
Total Site Area – 4500 m2 (excluding the temple)
to draw parallels with the human behaviour in terms
of how does the younger generation can react and
1. Research Cell
behave in presence of an elder. With this idea I drew
• Work Spaces for scholars (shared & private).
up a few key points :
• Laboratories.
• Seminar and meeting rooms
• Address them with respect.
• Library.
• Listen to their advice.
• Archives
• Offer to help (simple but genuine).
• Documentation.
• Use basic manners (be polite and sincere).
• Entertain them.
2. Publication Department
• Show an interest in their life.
• Copying/ printing& Binding (only for small
• Be a friend.
scale printing).
• Be patient.
3. Housing
Based on the understanding of the above points I
• Studio Apartments.[For junior scholars].
chose to design a building, which would not mimic
• Senior Housing.
the existing architecture, but would draw the essence
• Guest House.
of these buildings and make a subtle reference to
• Director’s apartment.
them.
4. Canteen (common for all). At the same time building was to be in response to
the nuances of the site’s natural context.
5. Administration
One wanted to design a building, that would not
6. Exhibition Space. obstruct the on going activities at the ghat & be

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Preliminary Sketch & Models The Idea

• The Idea was to evolve

the built form as
an extension of the
ground, almost like a
spiral,
• Making the building
porous in the sense
that all realms of the
building were to be
penetrable.
• The spiral approach
allowed for a steady
transition for the
exterior to the interior.

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Design development

For the design development, One chose to work with study models to evolve the form for the project.

Reception + Jr. Researcher’s

Institution block Administration accommodation

Research cell Residential block Exhibition space

Sr. Researcher’s
Conference space accommodation Cafeteria

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Plan Drawings

On the basis of the learnings from the exploration processes One developed the plan drawings for the building.

B’
B’

A’
A’

C C C’
C’ B
B

A
A

Sr. Researcher’s
Seminar hall Cafeteria Seminar hall accommodation

Reception Kitchen Conference room

Administration Deck Administration

Exhibition space Library

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B’

B’
A’

A’
C C’ C C’
B

B
A

Open to sky
Recearch cell recreational spcae
Recreational Jr. Researcher’s
Spcace accommodation
Jr. Researcher’s
accommodation

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Sections & Elevation

16 m

Section AA’
16 m

Section BB’
16 m

Section CC’
16 m

West Elevation

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Views

Views of various spaces conceptualised in the design.

Way to the ghaat Central court

The Building as seen from the ghaat Central court’s seating

Recreational space of residential block Cafeteria

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Aerial View of the site

Existing building

Terrace
Institution block
Stepped seating
Terrace
Residential block
Movable jallies

Ambrai
Steps visually hotel
align the
Temples building to the
Ambrai ghaat on site ghaat

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 Studio At Dehradune

Urban insertion in Dehradun - A Place for all

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The Project School, The Indian Military Academy and Forest

Research Institute.
To create an insertion in the urban fabric of
Dehradun.

Studio Focus

Expectations of urban space with changing activities.

Making a philosophical statement and expressing it
through design

Need of the Project

Our cities are constantly expanding and with the

expansion of the cities the needs of the people are
also increasing. The phenomena of change is never
uni directional and it affects all walks of life . These
changes in turn give rise to a new set of demands, thus
the key focus was to identify those needs and fulfil
them using architecture as a mode.

Criterion for selection of the city

Indian Forest Research Institute

Dehradun is one of the fast developing cities in
India. For long the city was known to be a retirement
destination, but this image of the city is changing.
Over the last few decades the city has undergone a
major cultural transformation and what was known as
‘ The city of gardens and grey hair’ is throbbing with
youngsters.
Dehradun is popularly know for its premier
educational institutes, which include the Doon
Owing to its scenic beauty & tranquillity the city has
remained a house for many writers & artists.
During our visit to the city we learnt that there were
no formal art galleries, theatres or auditoriums in the
city.
Thus based on our learnings we proposed a
hypothetical project in the city, which would not
only address the needs of the citizens but also act as a
catalyst for the growth of the city.
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The Site & its Context

The site • The site is located on the outskirts of the city of Dehradun.
• In the site’s vicinity is an office of the tourism department and an institute for
Tourism
department office.
hotel management.
• On the chosen site, a cultural centre has been proposed by the Doon Library
Hotel
management
• The project site is seen as a new hub for the city of Dehradun where artists, theatre
Institute personalities, writers, etc can come together.
• The centre would serve as an urban cultural infrastructure for the city of
Dehradun.
• One of the key factors of the project was to have a ‘Place for All’ in the city.

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The Challenges

• Addressing the urban & natural context of the site.

• To design a building that would give a new identity
to the city and be accessible to all.
• To design a building that would ensure multiple
visits by the people.
• The program was to have the ability to act as a
catalyst for the urban growth.
• Taking a stand point in terms of the architecture.

Project Requirements

In order to identify the programmatic requirements of

the project, the user activity & behaviour were plotted

Studios
Entrance
Parking Accommodation

Exhibition Space

Indivudual Pockets O.A.T. Souvenir Shops

Auditorium

Restaurants Library

Informal Spaces

Water

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Program

• Based on the diagrammatic analysis, the program for

the project was charted.
• Since the project brief called for designing ‘a place
for all’ and the program was charted with the user at
the centre taking into account the users, activity and
nature of space.
• The core intent was to develop a program that could
provide users with multiple experiences. This in turn
would help in bringing back the users to the site.
• The program helped in developing spaces as per the
needs of the users.
• The program tried to establish a system by which
the spaces reserved for the artists etc would not get
disturbed by the other activities of the centre.

S.No User Nature of Space Building Unit No of Units Remarks

1. Artists Secluded Studios 6

Amongst people Galleries + Informal spaces 2
2. Writers Secluded Small chambers (open/semi 5-6 Pockets
open)
Amongst people Informal spaces/ areas for small 1-2
gatherings
3. Theatre people Spaces for Open air theatre 1
informal gathering/
practice/performance
Formal performance are Auditoriums 1 400-500 capacity
4. Craftsmen + Working space Workshops 3-4
Artisians Display & Sale stalls 10
5. Common public Secluded For Individuals or
very small groups
General (small picnic) For a big group

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Standpoint
One of the challenges that was encountered was, what
kind of a building would be iconic and yet at the
same time be humble in its appearance and be easily
accessible to all.
Man gets dwarfed by building
The building gets dwarfed
A perforated structure can be big & yet visually light
Since the building had to have the scale large enough
to be a landmark and yet be easily accessible to the
general masses, A perforated profile was chosen
because a perforated object is visually lighter as
compared to a solid object of the same dimension.
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The Form
It has been noted that while traversing through an
unfamiliar space, a person instictively tends to move
down ward rather climb up.
The site also had a slope. Therefore, to capitalise
on both these aspects, i.e. the slope and the natural
tendency, of human beings, one decided to divide the
building into two halves vertically.
• The lower half was assigned to the public ie activities
which were of interest to the general mass, such as
cafeterias, exhibitions spaces, souvenir shops and
recreational spaces.
• The upper half was assigned to the more private
spaces, such as the artists’ studios, writers’ studios etc.
Private Spaces
Public Spaces
• Keeping the above section as a base one tried to
evolve the form for the building.
• One tried out a number of permutations and
combinations for the flanged geometry.
• A number of small study models were made to study
the various options.
• Experiments were done with the alignment and
spacing of the blocks.
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Sketches for Development of Section Adapting the Section

The section was developed through a series of sketches The basic section was kept constant and changes were
and models. made according to the changing programs.

Perforated Facade Section for Artist’s block

Basic Section Section for Library

Alternative section Section for Accommodation block

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Previous options

The layout made the

building very dense and
monotonous.

An attempt was made

to break the rigidity &
bring in the surroundings
But the building was still
deficient of soft scape.

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Site Plan

king
Par

View of the site from the opposite hill

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Ground Level Plan

A’
E’
D’
B’
c’

A
E
D
B

Craft department Accomodation

• The patch for the placement of the building was
chosen, in consideration to the scenic views from
Green pockets the site.
Art department
• The building blocks were separated from each other
Library
+ Cart track through green pockets.
Writer’s dept Open exhibition • A cart system was installed for diagonal
spaces transportation in the lower level.
Auditorium • The auditorium block was aligned in such a manner
Site greens
that a pocket was opened where the open air theatre
Cafeteria O.A.T. was placed.

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Floor Plans

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Sections

• The following are schematic sections through

various portions of the building.
• In the images various activities and spaces of the
building have been indicated.

Section AA’

Section BB’

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Section CC’

Section DD’

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Views

Views of various spaces conceptualised in the design.

Pedestrian entrance to the site Vehicular entrance to the site

View from the deck Space between the library & arts’ department

Connecting bridge between the courts Cafe on the lower deck and residential block

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B.Arch Thesis
 Sangam

Centre for Confluence of People and Organisations Engaged in

Social and welfare Activities.

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Genesis

During the course of my practical training in

Bangalore, I observed that there was a major contrast
between the lives of the people as one would peek
from the main road into the By-Lanes.
Later it was realized that this was true of any city and
I wanted to understand the reason for this contrast City Palace, Udaipur
between the lives of the people.

Cause of the problem

• Post independence, the Central Government

laid emphasis on industrialisation, terming
industries as ‘modern day temples’, as a veritable
means to develop the nation. We are proud of our
Rural- Urban Migration, sutured the cities
achievements.
• However, industrialisation has had certain negative
fall outs on our society.
• Large scale urbanization, migration of people
from rural areas to the urban areas in search
of employment, etc., have out-stretched civic
amenities and economic sustainability of the cities
and towns beyond their limits and capacity.
Saturation leads to deteriorated living conditions
• Consequently, slums, filth, encroachments, and
lawlessness, etc., have become the bane of large cities
and towns.
• Lack of shelter, health care and economic
opportunities is forcing people to live in
penury,unhygienic conditions & failing health. Many NGOs are working for the betterement of the
situation

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Users of the Project Aim of the Project

• To provide a point of confluence for the ones who

• need help and those providing help.
• To provide a platform for helpers to spread their
message
• To create avenues for making the under privileged
independent.
Underprivileged The Helpers The Common man • To provide the required exposure to the
People who need People who willing Who only knows underprivileged.
help and helping the what he is told
underprivileged

Framing the requirements

Need of the Project
• Needs help In order to frame the requirements for the project vists
• He remains oblivious
• Needs recognition
• He wants to be more
were made to a few NGOs in Delhi to learn about the
• Needs
involved activities conducted by them,their area of work and
Void • He is willing to help
their architectural requirements.
• Needs volunteers
• Needs funds
• Want to creat awareness
on various issues Lines of the Project

Filling the void

• Gets the help needed • No longer remains
• Gets recognition oblivious
• Gets opportunities • He gets to be more
involved
SANGAM • He is willing to help
Point of confluence
• Gets volunteers
• Gets funds
• Is able to create
awareness on

Evolving the built form from the complex for the

complex.

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The people whom the project represents are very complex and their life is also complex. An attempt was made to
capture this complexity...in the built form by the various arrangements of the built blocks.

later it was realised that in order to accommodate complex people the built form had to be simple so that the
complexity of the people would be balanced by the simplicity of the building.

A few Urban organic clusters like slums and other unauthorised colonies in Delhi were mapped to trace the
geometric compositions on such clusters

Hamdard Nagar Safdarjung Tilak Nagar Palam SANGAM

It was observed that the site lines were carried into the arrangement.
Green spaces are distributed in small pockets and create a buffer zone between the adjoining cluster

Colours of the Project

An attempt was made to capture and reflect this complexity with the help of colours and patterns as a first step
in the process the elevations and the colour pattern of slums and other such settlements were plotted.

SANGAM
When the elevations of the clusters were plotted, it was observed
that they showed a pattern of solids and slits.

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The Site

The site is located in sector 11, Dwarka, New Delhi

and is well connected by metro and bus service.

Dwarka is very close to Uttam Nagar and Najaf garh

which are very densly populated areas.
Commercial
SIte complex site
DDA sports
Metro Station complex Site For SANGAM

The Program

Administration

Exhibition halls
Skill Development
centre

Guest house

Haat Bazar

Souvenir shop

Auditorium

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Workshops
Lecture Halls

Open air theatre Library

Fluidic member connecting

Guest
the Haat bazar with the
house
Central court

Haat bazar

Auditorium

Exhibition
space

Administration

Front Elevation based on pattern of Solids and slits of slums and other such organic urban settlements.

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Competition
Designs
Academic Competition Designs

Birla white Yuva Ratna Award 2009

Birla white Yuva Ratna Award 2010
Transparence 2008
Futurarc 2010

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 Competition Designs

Birla white Yuva Ratna Award 2009

Knowledge media centre The Award

• The project was to design a Knowledge media centre. The Project was Awarded 2nd prize at the National level
• The site chosen was in the city of Pushkar with the
objective of reviving Pushkar as a knowledge hub.

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 Competition Designs

Birla white Yuva Ratna Award 2010

Global development craft centre The Award

• The task was to design a global development centre The Project was Awarded 3rd prize at the Zonal level
for Indian crafts to provide an International
platform for Indian Handicraft.
• The site chosen was in the city of Ujjain, as the city
has a rich history of traditional craft.

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Transparence 2008 Futurarc 2010

Iconic media tower Green skyscraper

• The task was to design an Iconic media tower for the • The task was to design a green skyscraper, which
2025 World Expo to be held in India. would be self sustaining.
• The design was developed by a 3 member team. • The design was developed by a 3 member team.

The Award

The Project was Awarded 1st prize at the Zonal level

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Projects done during training

Elevation design for Buhler Application mill

Elelvation design for SGR appartments
Interior Design for Mr Vivek’s residence

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Practical Training (2010) Buhler Application Mill (Bangalore)

Vivek Shankar Design Partnership Design Concept

(VSDP), Bangalore
• The practical training was
undergraduation curriculum.
• Duration of the training period was for 180 days
Work undertaken
• The crystalline faces of the building on the south and
east facade aimed at conveying the corporate identity
a part of the
and identity of Buhler like innovation, engineering,
excellence and consistent overall growth of the
organisation.
• The facets denote an endless multiplication of the
above mentioned qualities of the company.

• Concept development.
• Design development exercises
• Elevation design for Buhler Application Mill
(Bangalore).
• Elevation Design for SGR Apartments (Bangalore).
• Interior designing and execution for Mr Vivek’s
residence (Bangalore).
• Furniture design for Mr Vivek’s residence.

Initial option for elevation of the Application Mill.

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Final Option

The project brief was revised by the client and they

called for the facade to be plain and act as a display for
the machines manufactured by the company.

• The Splines were introduced to break the visual

monotony, induced by the flat glass pannels.
• The spline pattern added a sense of dynamism and
fluidity to the building.

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SGR Apartments Elevation
Design Concept
• The façade initially started out to be something that
is dictated by the massing of the apartments, but the
intent was to achieve a certain degree of lightness
and a ‘perceptional mystery’.
• In order to get this, a color coding strategy was
tested, wherein the surfaces of the apartments started
to be assigned with different colors based on the
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extent of horizontality and verticality.
• After having studied the image with the color coded
surfaces, we decided to further fragment them into
pixels that would grow in size and density along the
horizontal and vertical axes.
• This growth and its collective formation rendered
very interesting clusters and non-clusters, which had
an overall sense of a façade that is being ‘constantly
formed’, rather than conventional facades, which
have a static quality.
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Mr Vivek’s residence

Design Concept

• MR. Vivek wanted his house to be a reflection of his

architectural vocabulary and his family.
• With the use of Stainless steel jallies against a dark
veneer helped us in achieving a very contemporary
yet a traditional flavor for the house.

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Work
Exploratory work

Art, Photography, Blogging

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Art

An Eye

Uncharted

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Oblivion

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Cuddle

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Stop-motion Draped

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Photography

Psychedelic

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Run to the hills

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P.U.L.S.E.

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Rain drops

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Blogging

One started a page on Facebook by the name of

‘Hostel Tips’ the page talks about the fun filled and
memorable experiences of the hostel life.

The page is formatted in a mix of English & Hindi

Languages.

Currently the page has a fan following of over 35,000

people.

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