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Singapore
Prof. John HoalRedevelopment Area:- 444 Ha.
Projected Population:- 15,00,000
Projected Density :- 65 Du/Ha.
Redevelopment of Tanjong Pangar, Singapore
wustl
st.louis
Brief
The project started with a comparative research
on the urban form and urban systems of Singapore
and Shanghai with emphasis on metropolitan
scale, downtown district scale, and river corridor/waterfront scale.
A master plan for the site in Singapore includes a
clearly stated vision ; set of urban design principles;
framework plan; 3-D urban morphology model;
the urban systems and performance, urban design
code that described spatial/building /landscape
and infrastructural typologies and character; and
public realm was developed as an understanding
and result of the research. The main ideas for
the new development were categorised in four
categories of Site, Infrastructure as an Amenity,
Sculpted Urban Fabric and Natural Systems.
The strategies under Site looked into the
reorganising of site in a way to create more
waterfront, to restore erased narratives in form
of historic coastline and to provide oportunity to
generate energy in a renewable way by channeling
and using oceanic currents for electricity through
the shapes of proposed islands.
The strategies under Infrastructure included
ways to provide better living by allowing easyaccess to green area and blue areas and by
provding transit connections to the Buisness
District nearby. Under the Sculpted Fabric
strategies included ways to provide views and
visual connections to green area and blue areas,
with each building having access to both and
generating sense of community by having all
residential units located withing waling distance
of the community areas. Strategies under Natural
systemsincorporated idea of having a new mode
of transport via water, generating clean water onsite from sea water by of tidal flooding at high
tide and use of climate responsive Architecture.
Birds eye view of the Central Business District Birds eye view of the proposal- Central Island Section showing natural water filtration
MASTERPLAN
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ID
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Site Specific
Edge History Energy
Infrastructure as Amenity
Green view Connections Blue view
Sculpted Fabric
View Community Density
Natural Systems
Water use Water Transit Climate
Blue view to every building, More coastal
area to serve as an amenity and a resource.
Blue view
More green area is created to serve as both
an amenity and as a resource.
Green view
Pedestrian streets link islands to one an-
other, along with a new Transit stop.
Connections
All residential units located within 400 me-
ters from a local mixed use retail centre.
Community
Buildings with views to blue&green with
variation in typologies and Heights.
View
150 du/ha, allowing for up to 132,500 peo-
ple with waterfront and community space.
Density
Connecting the islands by water taxi net-
work that caters to residents and tourism.
Water Transit
Filtration systems are designed to distil wa-
ter and make fresh, clean water available.
Water use
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IES Increasing the length of waterfront 3 times
by redistributing the reclaimed land mass.
Edge
Restoring an erased narrative by carving
out land along the historic coastline.
History
New Reclaimed Islands shaped to channel
tidal forces to harness clean energy
Energy
Buildings to be orientated to minimize
East/West solar gain and to provide shade .
Climate
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St.Louis Prof. Patty Heyda
Prof. Carolyn GaidisRedevelopment Area:-
Projected Population:- 10,000
Stitching the City
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st.louis2,000,000 SQ.FT
Master plan
Ecological restoration Area.Public Space View Public Space View
Brief
This design explored approaches to the
urbanistic project and various factors
unique to site like underlying structures,
scales, relationships, and spatial andprogrammatic potentials and allowed
me to design and understand the
complexities related to metropolitan
landscapes and the inter-related issues of
sustainability, human use patterns, and
various urban and natural systems.
St. Louis is a city in decline. with
major industeries leaving the city,
areas like industrial park on grand has
been deserted. This provides a good
oppurtunity to develop the abandoned
areas into developments that will support
the still flourishing sector of medicine and
botonical studies. As the site lies between
the divided campus of St. Louis university,
the development will become a prototype
for various other areas in the city which
have similar urban conditions.
The ideas for the masterplan was of
creating a Transit oriented development
while generating a dynamic community
through the help of diverse mixed urban
use and high density. As the site has been
under the effect of various industrial
pollutants, it became a necessary
requirement to do a site remedation
which also allowed for an opportunity to
develop a greenway that connects the
two sides through pedestrian walkways
and also provide for activity areas on local
scale as well as on regional scale.
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I D E A S D E S I G N S T R A T E G I E S
Site Remedation
Diverse Mixed use and Density
Dynamic Development
Transit Oriented Development
Connections
Soft Edges
Block Typoligies
Building Typoligies
Transit Oriented Development
Ecology based development zones.
Connection Across the Site.
Type 1: Commercial and Insti-
tutional at intersections with
residential.
Using Metro and Public Bus Service as nodes, all development
is within walking distance of each node.
New grid layout to connect two sides of the railway tracks via pedestrian
walkways,and improve connections to transit and across.
Type 2: Commercial and Insti-
tutional along major boule-
vards.
Type 3: Commercial, Institu-
tional, Residential along ma-
jor boulevards.
Type 4: Institutional, Residen-
tial along major boulevards.
Type 5 : Residential Blocks
along the inner streets.
Zone A-
Development with on site parking allowed and
Formal Landscape.
Zone B-
Development with Stilt Parking Allowed, All
open Spaces as Formal Landscaped Public
Spaces
Zone C-
No Building Footprint allowed except when on Stilts.
No solid ground cover allowed except sidewalks.
ResidentialCommercial
Residential
InstitutionalResidential Institutional
Commercial
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St.Louis
wustl
st.louis
Brief
St. Louis has lost almost half of its population and
many industries over the last 5 decades. This has
impacted the downtown. The famous Gateway
Arch now stands among buildings which havebeen abandoned.
When the busch stadium was rebuilt, the old
parcel next to the stadium became available for
development. This is an opportunity to develop
the parcel and bring back people to the downtown
and make it a vibrant place once again.
As a one day design exercise, Ball Park Village
project was a design idea presentation for the
empty parcels next to Busch stadium in downtown
St. Louis. Most of the work was done by hand and
later translated into digital format later.
The idea and strategies were governed by the
importance of iconic buildings like the stadium
and Arch in the neighbourhood and were based
on the assumption that they will be catalyst or a
pull factor, once a nice neighboorhood is designed
and built in the downtown.
The site level strategies incorporated ideas of cross
connections, Street Heirarchy, Pedestrian friendly
environment, setting up public space heirarchy
and use of Urban form typologies to incorporate a
sense of safety and and a dynamic neighborhood
through mixed use development as compared to
single use urban typology that exists at present.
Redevelopment Area:-
Projected Population:- 2,000
1,000,000 SQ.FT Prof. Patty Heyda
Prof. Carolyn Gaidis
Design Charotte-Ballpark Village
M A S T E R P L A N
S E C T I O N T H R O U G H T H E S I T E D E T A I L P L A N A T E N T R A N C E
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Increasing Cross Connection, Setting
Street Hierarchy, Program Distribu-
tion.
Embedding pause spaces to provide
different urban character
Defining Public Space Hierarchy
D E S I G N S T R A T E G I E S
D E S I G N P R O P O S A L
Creating semi public space inside the solid blocks
Providing soft pedestrian friendly edges and approach
Use of Built up to encourage cross
movement.
Introduction of public plazas in front of stadium exit points.
Public Plaza 2Public Plaza 1Vehicular Street SectionPedestrian Street Section
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Urban Redevelopment , Historic Conservation, Transport Planning, Mixed Use , Commercial and Public Realm.
Autodesk Autocad
Adobe Photoshop
Lead and worked on the structuring and content of Detailed project Report submitted to Government of Delhi.
Worked on the design proposal under supervision of Firm Principal as Project Architect/ Urban Designer.
Prepared presentation drawings for meetings with various Government Agencies and Stakeholders.
Conducted stakeholder meetings for design development stage.
Supervised team for generating tecnical drawings for Tender Documents.
Co-ordinated services with various service consultants.
PROGRAM
SOFTWARES
DELHI, INDIA
CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROJECT :
U R B A N R E D E V E L O P M E N T C H A N D N I C H O W K
PUBLIC REALM . TRANSPORT PLANNING . HISTORIC CONVERSATION
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Chandni Chowk is the main street of
shahjahanabad, the old city of delhi
made by mughal emperor shah jahan
in 1600. Over the years the city and the
road has changed from a mixed use
development to commercial use with
few residential buildings. Ministry ofScience and Technology in partnership
with Muncipal Corporation of Delhi
started the project to redevelop the
historic street with objectives to create
pedestrian friendly environment,
conserving heritage and starting an
outreach programme focusing on
capacity building for heritage of
shahjahanabad. This 1.3km stretch
was the pilot project for the whole
area, and included understanding of
service areas for commercial activityand development of the commercial
sector along with increase in residential
component of the area. This area is rich
in terms of heritage, with many national
heritage monuments and centers of
religious importance located in the
vicinity.
Exponential Increase in no. of Markets at Present
Existing Situation Plan at Typical Stretch
Present Day Typical Stretch
Design Brief
P R O J E C T B A C K G R O U N D
Existing Section of Typical Stretch
Historical Markets
Street Redevelopment Proposal
Fatehpuri Plaza Town Hall Plaza Typical Stretch Fountain Chowk Red Fort Plaza
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D E S I G N S T R A T E G I E S
Option 1 :-
Wider footpath on one side Double Lane
Street on one side
Option 2 :-
Wider footpath on both side Double Lane
Street in Middle
Option 3 :-
Central Pedestrian Spine Double Lane Street
on Either Side
Street Zoning - Design Options Pavement Zones:- Design Components
and Pedestrian Safety
Pedestrian Zones
Section
Kerb and RampHawking Zones
Traffic Circulation at Regional scale
Segregating Dedicated and Mixed Traffic
Motorised Traffic and Parking
Non Motorised Traffic Movement
Pedestrian Movement
Public Transport
Proposed Intermodal Exchange system for Market
Services
Primary Modal Interchange
Secondary Modal Interchange
Tertiary Modal Interchange
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Proposed Plan at Typical Stretch
Proposed Plan at Fatehpuri Mosque
Proposed Plan at Town Hall
Proposed Plan at Red Fort
V I E W D E S I G N P R O P O S A L
Proposed Section of Typical StretchTypical Stretch
Fatehpuir Plaza
Town Hall Plaza
Red Fort Plaza
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P R O P O S E D S T R E E T F U R N I T I T U R E
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Urban Revitalization , Historic Conservation, Transport Planning, Mixed Use , Commercial and Public Realm.
Autodesk Autocad
Adobe Photoshop
Worked on the design proposal under supervision of Firm Principal as Project Architect/ Urban Designer.
Lead the team for the preparation of presentation drawings that were presented at meetings with various Government Agencies.
Supervised team for generating tecnical drawings for Tender Documents.
Co-ordinated services with various service consultants.
PROGRAM
SOFTWARES
AMRITSAR, INDIA
CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROJECT :
A M R I T S A R U R B A N R E D E V E L O P M E N T
PUBLIC REALM . TRANSPORT PLANNING . HISTORIC CONVERSATION
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This project was initiated by the
government of punjab to revitalize the
urban core of old city of amritsar from
tourism point of view. Old city is home to
the Golden temple, the most important
shrine of Sikhism and Jaliawala bagh, an
area of national importance.
The project was started by finding thepotential and hurdles in development,
specifically in inner core areas of the old
city. An urban revitalization study was
done which proposed 4 different projects
for the comprehensive redevelopment.
As a result of the findings it was decided
to introduce bus routes in such way so as
to connect all the important areas and also
to serve the community as a part of city
public transport system.
The old city has 4 gates, part of the old city
wall and are located on major roundabouts
around the old city. These gates were
measured and the extent of damages
was recorded and conservation team
developed the plan for the restoration of
these gates. A new proposal was given
for correcting the roundabouts geometry
and for making the areas around gates
more pedestrian friendly, along with
better signage system and street furniture.
Artifacts and statues were installed on
roundabouts for unique identity of theareas.
Town hall which is currently being used as
local law enforcement agencys office, was
proposed to be converted into a collection
point for all the tourists, because of to its
proximity to both the golden temple and
jaliawala bagh. The renovated town hall
will house galleries, food courts, tourist
information centre while functioning as
a heritage monument showcasing the
historical architecture of the old city.
DESIGN STRATEGIES
Urban Revitalization plan
Design Brief
P R O J E C T B A C K G R O U N D
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DESIGN PROPOSAL TOWN HALL
SITE PLAN
BASEMENT PLAN
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
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Sunken court viewInternal gallery view
Food court view
Section through amphitheatre
Section through museum
Connecting gallery view
Entrance view
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Sub-Urban Development , Residential, Mixed Use , Commercial.
Autodesk Autocad
Adobe Photoshop
Worked on the MasterPlan proposal under supervision of Firm Principal as Project Architect/ Urban Designer.
Designed the layouts for the Villas and High Rise Residential Buildings as Project Lead.
Lead the team for the preparation of presentation drawings.
Co-ordinated various services for the proposal till design development phase.
PROGRAM
SOFTWARES
AHEMDABAD, INDIA
CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROJECT :
S H A N T I G R A M T O W N S H I P
MASTER PLANNING . URBAN DESIGN . ARCHITECTURE
P R O J E C T B A C K G R O U N D
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DESIGN PROPOSAL
Master Plan
Model Photographs
Design Brief
P R O J E C T B A C K G R O U N D
Shantigram is a sub urban development
proposal for a developing group
by the name of Adani group. This
design proposal was an entry to the
competition held by Adani group
for the design of Luxurious single
family houses and High rise Multifamily residential buildings along with
amenities like golf course, club house
and commercial area.
The pupose of the proposal was to
create a thriving residential area with
ample amenities and open spaces.
The three important approaches
towards the design of the Master Plan
were :
1. To provide space for maximum no.residences to support the retail and
offices in the central hub of the sub
urban development.
2. To create open spaces that are flexible
in their usage and also serve as green
infrastructure.
3. To respect the desire for privacy
in residential area, while allowing
for permeability to enhance social
interaction between the residents.
This combined approach will help in
developing a residential area that could
successfully support the central hub
and make the sub-urban development
in shantigram an economically and
urbanizistically vibrant central hub.
DESIGN IDEA DESIGN STRATEGIES
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DESIGN IDEA DESIGN STRATEGIES
Consolidated Green & Open
Spaces
Green Areas as Connectors.
Secure and Private Community
Areas.
Permeable yet Private open
Spaces.
Integrated Traffic Planning.
Access to Main Arterial Road.
Pedestrian friendly
environment..
All Residences to have Green
View.
Heirarchy of Residence location.
Integrated Landscape for all
residenial Areas.
Single major 18 m wide road at the periphery of
golf course to service all residential areas without
breaking the interconnectivity among them
Iconic Towers at the entry to symbolize entrance and
provide a sense of direction.
Ambience Villas to be proposed on Southern side of
Golf Course in flowing landscape.
Elegance Villas along the road in controlled green
Landscape.
High Rise Multi-family towers on the North Side with
central greens and view of the Golf Course.
Infinium Villas on the Northern side of the Golf Course.
Golf Course extends into the residential area aslandscape to provide a feel of open green spaces for
the Villas
Central pedestrian spcaes provided in intergrated
open spaces with flexible use and social interaction.
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DESIGN PROPOSAL HIGH RISE RESIDENTIAL
GROUND FLOOR PLAN TYPICAL CLUSTER PLAN
TYPICAL PENTHOUSE PLAN @ LOWER LEVEL TYPICAL PENTHOUSE PLAN @ UPPER LEVEL
VIEW FROM CENTRAL GREEN & AMENITIES SPACE
VIEW FROM MAIN ROAD & ENTRANCE
BIRDS EYE VIEW
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DESIGN PROPOSAL SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
AMBIENCE VILLA
INFINIUM VILLA
ELEGANCE VILLA
First Floor Plan
First Floor Plan
First Floor Plan
Ambeince Villa Street Elevation Infinium Villa Street Elevation Elegance Villa Street Elevation
Second Floor Plan
Second Floor Plan
Second Floor Plan
Basement Level Plan
Basement Level Plan
Basement Level Plan
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Urban Development
Mixed Use
Residential - Mutli-Family High Rise
Autodesk Revit
Autodesk Autocad
Lead the team work on the technical drawings for submission to various NYC agencies like Deptt of Buildings and HPD as job captain.
Co-ordinated various services for the proposal.
Worked on Facade co-ordination and technical drawings.
Generated drawings sets for Design Development and 100% construction as part of the team.
PROGRAM
SOFTWARES
NEW YORK, USA
CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROJECT :
H U N T E R S P O I N T S O U T H P A R C E L A
A R C H I T E C T U R E . T E C H N I C A L D R A W I N G S
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Z O N I N G C A L C U L A T I O N S
Hunters Point South Parcel -A, is
a part of first phase development
by the city of new york to provide
affordable housing along with basic
amenities like school, commercial
and retail space. This building is partof the same development in Queens,
New York.
The building has been Designed by
the SHOP architects and ILA is the
Architect of the record.
The basic area program of the
building is as follow:
Floor Area: 548,500 sf
Commercial: 13,766 sfResidential: 534,775 sf
No. of Units: 619
The scpe of work was to prepare
schematic design options, co-
ordinate services during design
development and generate
construction documents .All the work
was done using Autodesk Revit.
Introduction
P R O J E C T B A C K G R O U N D
D E T A I L S P L A N
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West Elevation
D E T A I L S
East Elevation
P L A N
Typical Floor Plan
D E T A I L S P L A N
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D E T A I L S P L A N
Slab Edge Plan - First FloorStair Section
D E T A I L S P L A N
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D E T A I L S P L A N
Reflected Cieling Plan - First FloorBathroom Details
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Urban Development
Mixed Use
Residential - Mutli-Family High Rise
Autodesk Revit
Autodesk Autocad
Worked on the technical drawings for submission to various NYC agencies like Deptt of Buildings and HPD as intermediate Architect.
Co-ordinated various services for the proposal.
Worked on Facade co-ordination and technical drawings.
Generated drawings sets for Schematic Design, Design Development and 100% construction as part of the team.
PROGRAM
SOFTWARES
NEW YORK, USA
CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROJECT :
H U N T E R S P O I N T S O U T H P A R C E L B
A R C H I T E C T U R E . T E C H N I C A L D R A W I N G S
P R O J E C T B A C K G R O U N D
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Axonometric View S I T E P L A N
Hunters Point South Parcel -B, is a part
of first phase development by the city of
new york to provide affordable housing
along with basic amenities like school,
commercial and retail space. This building
is part of the same development in Queens,
New York.
The basic area program of the building is
as follow:
Floor Area: 283,039 sf
Commercial: 2937 sf
Residential: 275,296 sf
No. of Units: 306
Introduction
P R O J E C T B A C K G R O U N D
D E T A I L S P L A N
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D E T A I L S
Stair Section
Stair Landing Detail
P L A N
Typical Floor Plan
D E T A I L S P L A N
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D E T A I L S
Kitchen Details
P L A N
Reflected Cieling Plan - First Floor Plan
D E T A I L S E L E V A T I O N S
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Exterior Wall Section Bulkhead Elevations
oo Instructors:-Area:-
elhi
60 Ha.
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Espo
Prof. I.M Chisti
Prof. M.L. BhariLand Use:- Mixed Use
CITY CENTER REDEVELOPMENT
SPA,De
The project was part of architectural thesis studio, a
requirement for completion of the bachelors degree
in architecture. The city of epsoo invited entries for
the international competition ideas competition
for the city hall and the city centre blocks of espoo
to mark 550th birth anniversary of the city. The
objective of the competition was to propose
design ideas to rejuvenate the city centre and the
neighbouring blocks so as to develop the area into
a strong Urban Centre.
As the seat of governance, the city hall is a special
building type which is likely to represent intangible
concepts such as power, authority and legitimacy in
the community. The city hall,
whether as a single building or as a building complex
can have a catalytic effects on the neighborhoods.The city hall combined with
museums, libraries and new well located retail
spaces can all spur further urban development.
The design concept is based on the idea of bio
mimicry. By using the double helix structure of
dna molecule for the architectural form, the birth
and growth of city in time is sculpted in form of
an architectural entity. Molecular diagram of a dna
was used for developing the concept and design of
public spaces in and around the urban centre.
Proposal Model Proposed BuildingsExisting BuildingsStudy Model
SITE PLAN
Brief
I D E A S D E S I G N S T R A T E G I E S
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Universal
Identity
Bio Mimicry
The perception of builing from the city and vice versa is such as to symbolize the connection between the City people and the Government choosen by
them. Building with no specific side or corner symbolizes the idea of equality and connects with its immediate surroundings and context on all sides
The module is taken and a pattern formed to create an interactive network.. The intent is not to lead to a monotonous arrangement but increate identity
and variety, choice and spatial richness, yet through the use of a repetitive mass-produced system.
Mimicry of DNA double helix structure to give form and create
unique Architecture
Mimicry of DNA molecule structure to give form, urban character
and create urban spaces around the building.
idea
nature
inspiration
Area:- 220 Ha.Population:- 75 000
Instructor:e
lhi
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Delhi I.M.Chisti
Satish Dabral
Population:- 75,000Density:- 65 Du/Ha.Commercial:- 3.4%
RECTIFYING SOCIAL INJUSTICE VASANT VIHAR
SPA,De
Brief
As a studio exercise, the project was a search for
new planning typologies, which are contrary
to the elitist attitude and are inclusive of urban
poor. The idea is not to consider the urbanpoor as a burden but as an indispensable
asset necessary for the social well being and
economic growth of the society. The aim was
to investigate a typical multifunctional urban
typology that locates the rich and poor in non
interfering symbiotic relationship with each
other. The new typology also considered public
transport and sustainable development as one
of the models of the development.
The masterplan was developed with these ideas
as focus. A new approach was introcuced that
included strategies which were aimed at the
inclusion of the economic weaker section. This
was done by dispersing them throughout the site
and making them a part of overall development.
All the existing green spaces were consolidated
to create meaningfull areas of activities and
amenities for the residents of the area. A new
system of transport heirarchy was proposed
which incorporated public transit as one of its
element. All major nodes of the vehicular andpedestrian crossings were proposed as vibrant
public spaces with commercial and social land
use typology for enhancing the community
feeling in the residents. The proposal allowed
for varied degree of commercial typology and
created a system where all the basic aminities
for the elite as well as urban poor were
withiin walking reach and also provided for
employment opportunities for people withing
walking distance.
Single Land Use
Proposed Mixed Land Use
M A S T E R P L A N
I D E A S D E S I G N S T R A T E G I E S
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Social Equality
Non Interfering Symboitic
Relationship
Creating sustainable neighbourhoods where all Social, Economic need
of people are fulfilled within walking distance and an area of 20 ha.
Sustainable Neighborhoods
Interdependence.
Inclusion
Neighborhood typology Meaningful green areas
Consolidation Connections
Dispersing and Including Economic Weaker
Housing into Society.
Vertical v/s Horizontal mixed use.
Vertical land use division.Horizontal land use division
New connections for pedestrians and public
transportCombining small parcels of greens into large
meaningful green areas.
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P f E M ht
Instructors:-Area:-
Delhi
308,000 sqft
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Gurga Prof. Eno Mehta
Prof. Anuj MehtaLand Use:-
Units:-
Residential
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MULTIPLE HOUSING COMPLEX
SPA,D
The sense of ownership, identity and
individuality is gradually losing its role
from the design process in the fast
growing Housing market of India. Thisnot only affects the built mass but is also
affecting the open spaces. Large group
of Tall monotonous residential buildings
with common, closed greens is further
secluding the users from the common
areas which are rapidly losing there
importance as social and cultural center
for the community.
The project was an in depth research
about the usage of spaces on individual
basis as well as a community in a multiple
apartment complex and the ways to attain
a balance between a housing unit which
is an extreme private space with large
community spaces which are on the far
extreme of public spaces spectrum.
The Housing semester in school gave
us an opportunity to research in issues
pertaining to Housing in India and we as
a group of three chose to pursue the issue
of social, community and personal identity
of spaces in conjunction with design of
multiple apartments in Gurgaon, Haryana.
Community VoidsCentral Green SpaceArchitectural Expression and GeometryCentral Axis
SITE PLAN
Brief
I D E A S D E S I G N S T R A T E G I E S
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The degree of individual and community identity varies from culture to culture. In India, the sense of community spaces CONCEPT is not strong
and such spaces end up being piled with garbage or turn into large, barren open spaces which fail to link up the housing units. To inculcate a
sense of community identity, it becomes important to privatize the community greens into smaller community spaces with 6-8 units per floorowning it. The people who use the space are able to relate to the scale and develop a sense of responsibility as a collective group.
Need for identity in the dwelling appears to be a basic human need. The form of the housing is punctuated with community voids which form
the hub of every cluster and provide an essential outdoor space which can also be used for community gatherings. These punctures in the
housing mass also create a rich visual experience.
The shape and the general appearance of a cluster must make it stand out as an easily identifiable entity, so that it can become the personalized
property of the families that live there.
Community Voids
Pattern and Geometry Axis and View
C L I M A T I C A N A L Y S I S
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Climate Responsive Architectural Geometry
C L I M A T I C A N A L Y S I S
THE VOIDS PUNCTURE THE MASS OF THE HOUSING,LETTING IN SUNLIGHT DURING WINTERS
LOVERS TO SCREEN AGAINST HARSH S-W SUN
The sun doesnt stand still, it goes round in an arc, changes every moment of the day, and from one day to next. If we were to make arrangement of houses that took this fact into consideration, then throug
response to the function, one would arrive at the most complex and visual arrangement in space .
V I E W S P L A N S
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View of Lower level Penthouse
View of Upper level Penthouse
Plan at Penthouse Lower Level Plan at Penthouse Upper Level
View of 3 Bedroom Apartments