JAI AGRAWAL

Architectural Design Studio I

Sculpture &

Material Studies

Renaissance

Fair Pavilion

Maryland Institute College of Art

Department of Continuing Studies

Baltimore, MD 2003

Haverford is notorious for weak creative arts, and this can form a void in some students. This studio, taken at night during my two-­year medical leave, revealed design as one of my core abilities and sounded an entirely new call for my academic pursuits. Designing solutions to the social issues I wished

the following year and immediately switched my major from Sociology to The Growth & Structure of Cities at Bryn Mawr College. With this newfound inspiration, my academic performance improved tremendously.

Explore x-­y-­z composition & properties of various materials

Develop one material study into a pavilion concept for the Baltimore Renaissance Fair (see below)

The "L" PlanOne complex shape can make 4 sizes

second option

The "30-­60" PlanA single roof and a single column design yield endless interesting options

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Maryland Institute College of Art

Department of Continuing Studies

Baltimore, MD 2003

The 3-­piece Art Museum

Create an appropriate room for each of the following works of art:

14' sculpture

4" sculpture

25' x 14' painting

Combine all 3 in a 100' by 100' typical urban site (square, one side facing the street)

high ceilingsstairs to view piece at eye leveloutside access

darkly lit walls, brightly lit centertwo concentric steps downpiece held at eye level

terraced seating combined with stairsviewer decides seating/viewing angleclerestory windows

Architectural Design Studio I

GERMANTOWN AVEalder street

PROGRAM OFFICES

EXPANSION SPACE

CONFERENCE ROOM

LARGE GALLERY & STUDIO

BATHROOMS & STORAGE

STUDY LIBRARY

DIGITAL MEDIA LAB

ASSEMBLY / DANCE STUDIO

EXECUTIVE OFFICES

RECORDING STUDIO

SHARED PROSPERITY

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The Village of Arts & Humanities

  The  Village  channels  the  energy  of  North  Philadelphia’s    

B.A. Thesis in Architectural Design

Growth & Structure of Cities Department

Bryn Mawr College, 2005

60% Decline in population

51% Decline in number of households

41% Decline in number of housing units

39% Decline in population density

21,400 Structures demolished between

approximately 1970-­1990

29% Of Philadelphia's vacant structures are

located in lower North Philadelphia

50% Of Philadelphia's vacant lots are located in

lower North Philadelphia

The neighborhood of lower North Philadelphia has undergone the following transformations since 1950:

The traditional rowhome, completely rethought

"In speaking about city sidewalk safety, I mentioned how necessary it is that there should be, in the brains behind the eyes on the street, an almost unconscious assumption of general street support when the chips are down-­ when a citizen has to choose, for instance, whether he will take responsibility, or abdicate it, in combating barbarism or protecting strangers."

Jane Jacobs The Death and Life of Great American Cities

Architectural Designer

Becker Winston Architects

Philadelphia, PA 2006

Rendering by Brian Szymanik, AIA LEED

Fresh from college, I landed a spot on this 4-­person pro-­bono urban design team for AIA Philadelphia. "Eyes on the street" echoed across the sketch paper as

each home "double-­front". Inside, the new rowhomes draw residents ever closer to the public realm. By placing each home's key living spaces (kitchen, bedroom,

etc) along two sidewalks, we maximize each family's ability to keep eyes on the street and add safety to their neighborhood.

internal charettes, regular site visits, and a great deal of assistance in the preparation of all design materials from CAD to copy editing. I was present from the

communities. Myself transformed from this experience, I hope to construct my life around precisely this sort of architecture & urban design.

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Back alley is an unsupervised haven for

garbage and crime.

Property density is too high.

Extremely narrow streets preclude adequate

parking.

Doubles the eyes on the street.

Adds 83 parking spaces in front of 82 units.

Bedrooms, lofts, kitchens, and living

rooms placed along sidewalks to enhance

residents' supervision of public realm.

trees behind the wall and in planters that are

pushed away from the sidewalk.

Adds amenity to each unit with private

outdoor space positioned within earshot of

sidewalk.

defensive perimeter.

Angles the bedroom window to optimize view

and allow for greater street supervision.

Adds amenity while giving residents a great

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Rendering by Brian Szymanik, AIA LEED

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GROUP STUDIES

STUDY TABLES

LIBRARIANS’ OFFICES

PUBLIC COMPUTER LAB

STUDY LOUNGE

CAFÉ

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“LEARNINGCOMMONS”COLLABORATIVEWORK AREA

IT & WEB SERVICES

TOWERVIEW LOUNGE

GREAT READING ROOM

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STUDY LOUNGE

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

TOWERVIEW STUDY

STUDY CARRELS

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  A  primary  member  of  the  4-­person  design  team,  

I  was  deeply  involved  in  all  aspects  of  design  

development,  client/consultant  coordination,  

building  programming,  drafting,  and  presentation  

output.  The  schematic  design  phase  in  particular  

forged  my  ability  to  develop  &  defend  large  scale  

gestures  through  studio  work,  pin-­ups,  and  weekly  

charettes.    The  client  is  currently  fundraising  and  

hopes  to  break  ground  by  2012.

Architectural Designer / Graphics Specialist

DLR Group Becker Winston A/E/P

Philadelphia, PA 2007

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FIRST FLOOR

SECOND FLOOR

THIRD FLOOR

summer  equino

xtower  view

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Massing

the "Dutch Box"Service cores (stairs, bathrooms, mechanical) expressed at either side as two balanced, imposing solids in an embracing gesture, framing the windows of the new .

by Jai Agrawal & William K. Becker, AIA

by John Darling-­Wolf, AIA

by Jai Agrawalby Bill Colette, AIA

Blocks the summer sunpreserving vertical sightlines to Barbelin Tower.

Bend the wall to open a much better horizontal view of Barbelin Tower.

Redwood ResortA 35 acre luxury resort master plan near Bhubaneswar, India

Project Manager

SKDAS Associated Architects + Urbanists

New Delhi, India 2008

Our team of four collaborated closely with the client (pictured below) to achieve his vision for this fully detailed proposal.

Primary responsibilities: Master planning Blocking (see right) All CAD, proposal, and presentation production

Client Interaction Regular overnight site visits Near-­daily communication of progressTeam Management Assigned tasks and oversaw progress

for team & consultants

74 condos

artisan colony

dualbanquetfacilities

sports club

food court

tree-lined street

ayurvedicretreat

temple

20single-familyhouses

40double-familyhouses

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Pencil & paper (and one red pen)

100% freehand