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P O R T F O L I O 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 5
C H H A V I M E H T AUNIVERSITY OF BATH
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE AND CIVIL ENGINEERING
THIRD YEAR
CONTACT: [email protected]
24, CLAVERTON BUILDINGS, WIDCOMBE
BATH BA2 4LD
07459878878
M I S C E L L A N E O U S
W O R K E X P E R I E N C E
D E T A I L S
C O M M U N I T Y C E N T R E
O P P O S I T I O N S
V I S I T O R S C E N T R E
C O U R T Y A R D H O U S E
C L A S S R O O M P A V I L L I O N
C O N T E N T S
A T E L I E RA T E L I E R
W U N D E R K A M M E R
P A V I L L I O N C A F E
S K E T C H E S
C L A S S R O O M S
I N T H E P A R K
3 r d Y E A RBrief: To design as a team of architects and civil engineers a
temporary and portable pavillion in Kensington Gardens,
London. The pavilion houses a creative workshop and a
classroom.
Due to the culturally rich area around Kengsington Gardens we
decided our classrooms in the park would be best to educate
people socially, so that although our centre may be temporary,
its legacy would continue within the community.
The Centre for Possible Studies is a convergence point in
which artists,neighbourhood residents and workers and schol-
ars might collaborate on studies born of a kind of thinking in
and with the complex conditions and transactions of the road.
Through studying the work of the Centre we collectively
decided that three types of building would be able to cater for
all their needs: workshop, classroom and stage.
Members of the community will be able participate in day-long
workshops and design and make their own tile. This tile will
then be attached to and become an integral part of the build-
ing, travelling with it from site to site.
The triangular forms that come together to create our
buildings were created through taking the dimensions for the
largest possible component that could be transported on the
back of a truck and dividing it up several times to create a di-
verse range of shapes. The triangular modular system
used to create our building allows it to adpat and change to
the conditions and requirements of each site.
All of the triangles are individually constructed and are
capableof standing on their own. When put together, the floor-
androofbeams are bolted together to provide extra stability.
M U S E U M I N
P O R T O
3 r d Y E A RBrief: To design as a team of architects and civil engineers a
temporary and portable pavillion in Kensington Gardens,
London. The pavilion houses a creative workshop and a
classroom.
Due to the culturally rich area around Kengsington Gardens we
decided our classrooms in the park would be best to educate
people socially, so that although our centre may be temporary,
its legacy would continue within the community.
The Centre for Possible Studies is a convergence point in
which artists,neighbourhood residents and workers and schol-
ars might collaborate on studies born of a kind of thinking in
and with the complex conditions and transactions of the road.
Through studying the work of the Centre we collectively
decided that three types of building would be able to cater for
all their needs: workshop, classroom and stage.
Members of the community will be able participate in day-long
workshops and design and make their own tile. This tile will
then be attached to and become an integral part of the build-
ing, travelling with it from site to site.
The triangular forms that come together to create our
buildings were created through taking the dimensions for the
largest possible component that could be transported on the
back of a truck and dividing it up several times to create a di-
verse range of shapes. The triangular modular system
used to create our building allows it to adpat and change to
the conditions and requirements of each site.
All of the triangles are individually constructed and are
capableof standing on their own. When put together, the floor-
androofbeams are bolted together to provide extra stability.
A T E L I E R
2 n d Y E A RBrief: To design an atelier building for 20 artists along the
water front of Bristol. It also includes a cafe and an exhibition
area.
The building form was derived to create a fan like shape
towards the waterside . The form was kept more solid and
linear towards the back to respond to the linearity of the site
towards the Redcliff parade and caves. Views are maximized
on the waterside and minimized on the backside to respond
to the context. In this way it also responds to the linearity of
the site on one side and dynamic nature on the other. There
is a clear distinction of public and private areas. The top two
floors are private with the studios and the bottom public with
the cafe. The first floor, though public ,acts like a buffer where
the artists can interact with the public in meeting areas or
the gallery.
Mostly exposed concrete, painted exposed brick are used in
the interiors to keep the finishing cost to the minimum, but
wood is used in the public areas to distinguish them from the
private areas. each studio has been given a different colour
and layout to give the artists a feeling of individuality .
Colours used have been taken from the buildings behind the
site on the Redcliff parade and have been used in the same
order.
V I S I T O R S
C E N T R E
2 n d Y E A RBrief: To design a visitors centre located at the dockyards of
Bristol in a Victorian Industrialist context. The building also
includes an exhibition space and a rooftop cafe.
The lines of the buildings on site have been extended to
form a grid to plan the visitors centre on. In this way the
structure responds the the surrounding context I noticed that
if the access routes were extended in their
exsisting direction, they all meet in the centre and the
circulation almost formed a spiral, thus the two most
important areas: cafe and display area have been placed at
the centre of the spiral on different floors.
The visitors centre has been designed with two entrances
and one exit as it enhances the purpose of “processing”
people.The clear circulation paths also seem to guide the
visitors though the structure . The oblique walls seem to
direct the visitors towards the specific views of the
Bristol Waterfront.
Clay tiles are used on the exterior because most structures on
site have a neat exposed brick look which is very similar to
that of clay tiles. But a structure made of concrete clad in tiles
will be cheaper than a structure made of brick.
C O U R T Y A R D
H O U S E
1 s t Y E A RBrief: To design a courtyard house for a young intimate
couple where the lady is an artist and works from home.
The Public and Private space has been segregated in this
courtyard house. The ground floor is used as work space to
allow the artist to spread out her work to the courtyard if she
wishes to and the living area is on the first floor to maintain
the privacy of the living area as the house is surrounded by
other houses from two sides.
Inspired by Laurie Baker a brickwork pattern is used in studio
area. Also the shadows crated by the wall make the studio
space very interesting to be in.
Many of the corners of the building have cuts and “mini-court-
yards” beside them to give the residents a good view from two
sides, at all times Big steps are provided at the entrance to-
wards the courtyard...they seem to invite the people towards
the centre into the courtyard.
W U N D E R K A M M E R
1 s t Y E A RBrief: To design a Wunderkammer for a puppeteer as a place where
he stores his marionettes and sometimes puts up puppet shows.
The timber pieces forming
the skeleton of the structure represent the strings
holding up a marionette. A screen has been used
to capture the shadow of the glazing as
well as the puppets hanging from the ceiling. A screen is placed
in the centre with puppets mostly on one side, receiving sunlight
from the fragmented glazing, forming dramatic shadows. A person
walking on the other side of the screen can only see the puppet’s
shadows; thus giving the building itself a more interactive appeal.
Since puppets are associated with drama, I wanted the
building to have a dramatic lighting and thus used red
stained glass in some places and gave abstract window
shapes all around my three elevations.
O P P O S I T I O N S
1 S T Y E A RBrief: To design and construct a sculpture in 1:1, with a give
amout of materials based on the theme of oppositions (dark/
light, heavy/light and solid/void.) It was a joint project
between architects and civil engineers.
we wanted to create the illusion of having a front facade
which shows all the sticks in one plane but when you walk
past the sculpture, you realise that all the sticks are not
aligned in one plane. This element of surprise was very
important to us as the sculpture was to be installed close to a
path.
We chose the theme of light and shadow to express
opposition and thus a screen was added to capture the
shadows. We wanted to form a solid shadow of the
overlapping square on the screen, it was necessary to
calculate the angle of the sun’s rays on the sculpture in order
to position our square accordingly.
We tried to suspend the wooden web in a frame. The wooden
web would have a prominent void in the middle. We explored
different joints and decided which would be most suitable.
The wooden web would be a mixture of lap and half joints as
most members were on different planes.
P A V I L L I O N C A F E
1 s t Y E A RBrief: To design a wheelchair accessible Pavillion Cafe
using Universal Beams and stainless steel for a site on
campus.
The patterned roof provides with a feeling of perspective to
the viewer as he enters while at the same time exaggerating
the feeling of being drawn in towards the views. The inclined
roof and ramp also create a feeling of being drawn into the
cafe while framing a beautiful view on the other side. Two
sides of the building are almost fully glazed to create a feeling
of “one-ness” with the surrounding environment even when
seated inside. The fourth wall diverts the attention of the
people away from the back sides of the buildings and
towards the glazed sides of the cafe.
Perforated steel sheets have been used in the design to filter
sunlight and to create partial shade in the outside seating
area.
The perforations also give the building aesthetic appeal and
when left open also control airflow making the building
sustainable.
A 1:20 ramp has been used for easy access to the building
and to create a space that can still be used as habitable area
without the use of handrails anywhere.
C O M M U N I T Y
C E N T R E
S U M M E R 2 0 1 3Brief: To design a community centre for the basket weavers of
india.
Designed for a basket weavers community in the arid region
of Jaipur in India, This community centre has weavers
workshops, a shop for the sale of their baskets, a
multi-functional hall ,day care centre for the workers children
and also two classrooms used to provide free education to the
children. It also includes a kitchen to provide with free
mid-day meals.
The structure consists of three buildings weaving into each
other and a ramp that connects the courtyard on one end to
the roof terrace on another end.
D E T A I L E D D E S I G N
2 n d Y E A RDetailed Design Courseworks 2013 and 2014
Part Details of Visitors Centre and Classroom in the Park
P L A C E M E N T
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M O R P H O G E N S I S
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P L A C E M E N T
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M O R P H O G E N S I S
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P L A C E M E N T
2 0 1 4
M O R P H O G E N S I S
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P L A C E M E N T
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M O R P H O G E N S I S
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I N T E R N S H I P
S u m m e r 2 0 1 3
S A N D E E P G E E T A
& A S S O C I A T E S
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I N T E R N S H I P
S u m m e r 2 0 1 3
S A N D E E P G E E T A
& A S S O C I A T E S
N e w D e l h i
S K E T C H E SSketches from 2013-2015
Lake at the University of Bath
Detail from a building in Bath
Sketches from Florence
S K E T C H E SSketches from 2013-2015
Sketches from Florence
Sketch of Avon River, Bath
Sketch of Blue Mosque, Istanbul
Detail of Bath Abbey
Sketch of Lodhi Garden, New Delhi
M I S C E L L A N E O U SWater colour of a street in Old Delhi, India
Interior render using SketchUp for modelling and VRay, 3Dsmax
and photoshop for rendering ( Digital Illustration Coursework)
M I S C E L L A N E O U SStudy of my face, self-portrait made by a paper collage and water
colour
Low Polygon Self Portrait using Illustrator and Photoshop
M I S C E L L A N E O U SNight Photography of Porto using a DSLR
Tile design based on forms from nature
(Watercolour and sketching)
M I S C E L L A N E O U SReflections captured in Gherkin, London
Skylight of Lotus temple, New Delhi
Kings Cross station, London