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MUMBAI, INDIA
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rushabh.chheda@gmail.com
Student Council Admin - Worked on Exhibitions, Workshops, Administration &
Organisation, as a representative of the entire student community
Competitions
Employed, Architect
2014-Present
Class of 2014
2014
2015
2015
2013
References
2014-2015
2013-2014
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Languages
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2014
2012-2013
2014
K.R.V.I.A.
Mumbai
K.R.V.I.A.
Mumbai
Been part of an international student exchange program across India & Europe,
am at a comfortable & competent level to work in teams with students/ professionals from other countries
AutoCAD 2D/ 3D
Grasshopper
Adobe Suite
SketchUp
Rhinoceros
V-Ray
MS Office
Lumion
Hand Drafting
Illustrations
Sketching
Model Making
English
Gujarati
Hindi
Spanish
Marathi
Kutchi
Product Design, Graphic Design, Installations, Housing, Building Typologies, Urban Cityscapes & Urban Planning
Music, Art House Cinema, Theater, Photography, Traveling, Hiking & Blogging
Mo-Of
Mumbai
Projects :
The Indus Valley Project...........................................................4
Location : Dholavira, Gujarat, India
Type : Individual Academic Work
Time : June 2014 - November 2014
Level : Year 5, Semester 9 (Final Thesis Design Dissertation)
Mentor : Ar. Shirish Joshi (shirish.shiroo@gmail.com)
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Location : Mumbai, India
Type : Individual Academic Work
Time : December 2012 - March 2013
Level : Year 4, Semester 8
Mentor : Ar. Rupali Gupte (rupali.gupte@gmail.com) & Ar. Kalpit Ashar (kalpitashar@gmail.com)
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People Of Kutch
Site Study :
Location Plan
Site Plan
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Climatic Strategy
Design Strategies :
Two axes cut the building into 3 parts dividing the programs of the building.
These axes frame 2 views of the excavation site, of the castle & of the arterial
streets of the lower town. A few other axes further divide the building which frame
the landscape around the village of Dholavira.
Trees are planted between the boundary wall & the building which enhances insulation. The walls are thick & made in brick further insulating the building against the hot winds known as loo .
Axes
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The building is designed as a fortress deriving this attribute from the excavation
site. The project is located near the entrance of the lower town (excavation site).
Due to the cutting axes & the orthogonal spaces the residual buffer spaces thus
created incorporate functions like outdoor exhibition areas & rest areas.
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Corrugated Metal
Roofing
Steel I-Beam
Steel Tension
Cable
Filler Slab
Custom R/F
Bars
Harappan Brick
Wall Section :
A light weight double roofing system is used, which insulates the building from the harsh dessert heat. The area between the ceiling & the roofing creates a low
pressure area where the hot air is pushed out by the wind & further reduces the temperature inside the building.
Due to the high earthquake zone, the design incorporates strategies to protect the building during tremors. A customized reinforcement is designed for the project
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Concept :
Initial Sketch
Amphitheater
The main visual focus of the design is the ruined city itself, such that the building
has views from it of the site.
The Building acts as a bridge to the past from the present. Incorporating
the design strategies of the Harappan civilization without directly imitating them
and also taking into account modern styles of architectural design & materials to
enhance the quality of the building & its use.
Museum Wing
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Cross Apartments
Design Model
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Design Development
Initial Study :
Initial site work involved a study of the given
area, analysis of the site context , the everyday
activities of the people & a study of the systems
of rent/ ownership. In addition a mapping of the
types of buildings based on age, height, cess or
non cess was also done.
Location
Site Model
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Design Concept :
The design concept is to interconnect the 6 housing towers at different levels
with sky bridges. These sky bridges form the recreation spaces for the people
living in the towers. The residual space on the ground is designed for the people of the city to use, having programs like, shopping arcades, a Jain temple,
an amphitheater, a restaurant & a cafe.
Site Plan
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Apartments :
The towers have apartments designed as different typologies, from studio apartments to luxurious duplex apartments, serving a varied client
type. All sky bridges are designed to have access through all towers. Each sky bridge serves
a different program for recreation like a sky garden, child care center, a restaurant, bars, a fitness center & a swimming pool.
West Elevation
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Conceptual Sketch
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Concept :
The main concept of the design is to create a landscape of sloping roofs. As the site is sunk 5 meters
below the street level, a passerby shall see a series of roofed structures. Also due to the regular rainfall
that the region faces, the roof also protects well against it.
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Site Plan
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Front Elevation
Ideology :
Located on a prominent Site in Colombo, the intention of the Indian High Commission is to make its presence known, both as an important part of the Sri Lankan life & as a place of intense Cultural Exchange.
Design Model
Location
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Ecologies Of Waste
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Research Panel
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Intervention Panel
Waste-Wall Design
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Analysis :
The University has implemented many waste management systems to handle
their waste. The 420kgs of wet waste which is produced by the canteens & kitchens everyday is processed & recycled in the campus itself by using composting
pits to create fertilizers or by using the Bio-gas plant to produce cooking gas. All
the other dry waste is segregated by a few employed women in various categories such as paper, plastic, tetra-pack, aluminum etc. which is either recycled on
campus or sold to recyclers outside the campus.
The difficulty which the university faces is in the segregation of waste
which is a very time consuming & labour intensive process. Also due to the improper segregation of waste, the implemented systems of management cannot
be used to its full potential.
Biogas Plant
Composting Plant
Waste Segregation
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Waste-Wall Elevation
Dustbin Construction
Design :
We decided to intervene this problem of segregation at the source of the waste.
The intention was to increase the responsibility of the students in handling their
own waste. The design was in 2 parts:
1. An interactive Waste-Wall was designed which has information for the user to
properly segregate the waste into 4 categories : Wet waste, dry waste, tetra pack
& plastics which covers the most types of wastes produced on campus.
2. An art installation was created which is also a seating for the students. The
installation is an arrangement of cubes in various shapes with different types of
wastes packed inside it, sealed with clear acrylic sheets & having certain information about the waste on it. This helps to create a sense of awareness among
the students.
Executed Designs
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Professional Work
Contribution : Project Architect, Design Development, Working Drawings,
Tender Drawings, Execution & Co-ordination.
Supervisor : Principal Architect Shantanu Poredi (studiomoof@gmail.com)
Softwares : Adobe Suite, AutoCAD, SketchUp & V-Ray
The design philosophy is to create The Collective Learning Culture. The tradition of disseminating knowledge & innovation relies in the diverse community
experiences. This interdependence of a community & the individual is vital for the
growth of an educational institution. Focusing on the diversity of individuals & the
vastness of a community creates opportunities of variation & thereby learning.
Interdependent programs offer a multitude of interactive spaces that would be
beneficial for a community experience. Learning is an interactive & collaborative
process. Hence, spaces that allow for interaction foster creative thought.
Student Hostels
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Design Diagrams
Main Entrance
Institute building :
The building captures the different kinds of movements to form a strong expression of a dynamic learning environment. The building stack has been divided
section into 3 major parts, the parasol roof, concourse level & the platform.
Each part is active at different times of the day with the morning learning hours spent in the Top section as it would be cool. The afternoon interactive learning
is set into the ground as it would stay much cooler by virtue of the shadow cast by the top block & the solid stone masonry wall of the periphery. The leisure time is
spent in the central void in the form of a Concourse with ample cross ventilation which is appropriate for comfort in a hot humid climate.
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The institutional building is a platform for debate, exchange & dissemination. The building also acts as a deep gateway or an interface to the entire campus. The notional Interface/
Gateway allows for mediating, filtering & channelizing people
from public activity level to the semi-public programs.
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Crit Space
Wall Section
Front View
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Student Hostels :
The housing is envisioned as a low rise environment with the idea of
creating Living Courts that merge with the active streets. The housing merges
residential program (student rooms) with contiguous non-program which allows
for spillover, thus creating a lively neighborhood that fosters informal interactions
between students.
The Housing is fragmented thereby moving away from the dormitory or
hostel organizations which foster a regimented form of social control. The attempt was to break this very notion by streets, courtyards, bridges, verandas &
terraces. The spaces perceived create a variety of chance interaction between
students.
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East Elevation
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Courtyards
Sectional Diagrams
The housing allows for multiple smaller building types, dispersed in balanced clusters around varying scales of living courtyards. It is an active pedestrian
ground which is stimulated as the street-scape gets transformed into verandas &
chowks.
The housing building reintroduces traditional principles of architecture, efficiently enabling passive cooling & protection from the harsh solar radiation using
appropriately distanced narrow streets.
Boys Housing
North Elevation
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