Portfolio

Soham Dhesi

PRECEDENT ANALYSISSC Johnson Research Towerby Frank L. Wright

Analysis and Representation of the STRUCTURE and SKIN at MACRO and MICRO levels aliong with interpretation of the design into a physical model

Group Project of 2Spring Studio 2014

INTERPRETATION OF DESIGN

PAVILIONMateria Focus: GlassDesigning a pavilion based from the concepts from the previous precdent and analysing and Representation of the STRUCTURE and SKIN at MACRO and MICRO levels along with focus on construction techniques

Group Project of 2Spring Studio 2014

LA RIVER RESEARCH CENTREProtoype for Radiant Cooling

INTEGRATING the protoype into the LA New Tech Corridor and solving the problem of heat gain in these buildings due to the excessive useage of technology by designing a structure that utilizes water from the river. The pipes that carry water perform both structurally for its form and the building’s energy system through the process of RADIANT COOLING.

Fall Studio 2013

Experimentation and Process

Site Plan Broadway & Spring Street

Final Project

1) Lobby 2) Bathroom3) Cafe4) Administration/ Service5) Classroom6) Multipurpose Hall

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Hierarchy

River

Different amounts of IrrigationRequirment of cooling decreases

Excess water

River

Movement through Structure

BATHHOUSE PAVILIONAdapting to Desert Conditions

The site is composed of two dominant elements, LAND and SKY. The HORIZON LINE is thus a major defining factor. By utilizing a compressive “land” material and a tensile “sky” material that interact in various ways to generate program conditions.

Spring Studio 2013

Site Plan

Site Section

PLAN @ 4’0”

Section Cut B-B

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1 Entry Court 5 Diving Area 9 Enclosed Court 2 Interior Pools 6 Reading Room3 Locker Rooms 7 Sun Court4 General Pool 8 Lap Pool

Sky form +Land Form interaction

FASHION RUNWAYMove: Folding and Expanding

The site is a space inside a building that requires a fashion runway that incoprates various program requirement through the variation of one design move which is the folding inward of adjacent surfaces surfaces to expand the 2 surfaces to be-come a three dimensional usable space.

Spring Studio 2013

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changing area

lobby

runway

storage

green room

seating

Process

Organization and Circulation

Lifeguard StationConnecting Joints

The site is at edge of a sloping plane (the beach). The project is an experiment of a structural sys-tem of joint connections wo dominant elements,

Spring Studio 2013

Physical design modelsSculpting spacesExperimenting with form to create spaces

Fall studio 2012 and Spring Studio 2013

SKETCHES FROM USC AND LOS ANGELES