Previous Next Chef on-the-go Email Semester Competition Name Student Name Nidhi Khot, Shivanjay Bhagat, Simran Ajgaonkar Volume Zero Tiny House IV nidhik19@aoamumbai.in , bhagat19@aoamumbai.in , simrana19@aoamumbai.in : : : : : : : : Competition Brief: The Tiny House Movement seeks to revamp the notions of a home, ones personal sanctuary through innovations in design and technology. Narrative: Today, in these unprecedented times, where working and living together from within the four walls of the house is the need of the hour, our project aims at creating a fully functional workspace within a house which could move places and provide scenic views of the waves crashing the shore or the night life in the city. This project aims at fulfilling the client's need to earn through his profession as a chef and his dreams to travel to different places and serve a variety of cuisines to a plethora of people. Here, the basic aspects of space usage and function were kept in mind before designing the space.

Previous Next Suprelion Email Semester Competition Name Student Name Riya Khinvasara, Aashka Trivedi, Sharayu Vinchurkar Arttechtism Design a Muse II riya20@aoamumbai.in , aashka20@aoamumbai.in , sharayu20@a oamumbai.in : : : : : : : : Competition Brief: The Competition “ARTTECHTISM Design-a-muse” aims to celebrate the parallel disciplines by intertwining the two and developing an Art-inspired Architecture. Narrative: Design-a-muse competition is aimed at visualising an abstract art as a three-dimensional form. It began from understanding a 20th century abstract art style, choosing any one artform from it and extruding its essence in a structure. Suprelion is a public installation inspired by the Suprematist painting ‘The 18th Construction’. Emotions are evoked by colours and textures- this is the principle used in suprematism and thus the painting selected. Each part of the installation invokes a distinct feeling when approached visually or physically. These feelings are inspired from the components in the painting. ‘The 18th construction‘ is a completely abstract painting that is open for interpretation while following the principles.

Previous Next A vivid world Email Semester Competition Name Student Name Isha Keni Shrishti Khatwani Swarangi Dharmadhikari DAC Redefining Platitudes II isha20@aoamumbai.in srishtik20@aoamumbai.in swarangi20@aoamumbai.in : : : : : : : Competition Brief: Redefining Platitudes demands all members to choose an existing drawing or illustration from their previous projects and develop a narrative which is distinctive from the existing narrative of that project by exploring new mediums, textures, graphic styles, and rendering styles. Narrative: The hustle-bustle, the pollution and numerous problems fabricate the city in only one emotion of black and white and neutrality. The dichotomy of these emotions is seen as we get introduced to a village. Villages induce calmness and contentment, which a city life lacks, afflicting us more to that space. The village accommodates various structures, having a particular function, each provoking a distinct emotion. These emotions are implied through the colors stimulating them. All the houses in the village transmit positivity, confidence, and security, which is conveyed through the color blue. The orange library projects an idea of enthusiasm to read books and offers creativity to visualize it. The hospital, which requires tranquility and well-being, is manifested by the color green. The red color of the community hall depicts the excitement and energizes us to celebrate the activity held there. The excitement and happiness of the school and garden are portrayed through the color yellow. The presence of color is evident in everything we perceive and, to express the space we have represented through various colors associated with a specific emotion. This vivid graphic comprises forms of architectural drawings, namely plans, sections and isometrics, breaking the usual way of representing space in a fixed only monotonous way.

Email Guide Semester Subject Student Name Palak Panchal Architectural Design II Ar. Anisha Mehta, Ar. Chintan Shah, Ar. Devyani Deshmukh Upasani, Ar. Mythili Shetty, Ar. Neha Panchal, Ar. Parnavi Karandikar Ar. Rishi Vora, Ar. Shivani Mehta, Ar. Yagnik Bathija palak20@aoamumbai.in Studio Conductors Ar. Saurabh Mhatre, Ar. Juhi Prasad, Ar. Harshad Shintre, Ar. Joel Roy, Ar. Amey Mhatre : : : : : : : : : : : This project required designing a studio space for Amol Patil, an artist. This project helped to study artists' space requirements and their works. The studio has different allocated spaces according to the artist's needs, for instance, Sculpting-space, Exhibition space, Area for dusting and washing of materials, Storage space and space for making drawings. These spaces were derived based on the artist's works. The process followed to develop the design was to extract 2D and 3D diagrams from his works and convert them to meaningful spaces, which finally became a design. This project helped me to understand how to balance opaque elements with lighter ones. The curves and planes in the layout were solid walls. The addition of linear objects balanced the design by creating comfortable spaces. Previous Next Grid Studio

Email Semester Subject Student Name Bhoomika Chaudhari Kimaya Churi Atharva Girme Saloni Pawar Sanchita Tandel Sejal Umare Allied Design - Landscape Design V bhoomika@aoamumbai.in kimayac19@aoamumbai.in atharvag19@aoamumbai.in salonip@aoamumbai.in sanchitat@aoamumbai.in sejalu19@aoamumbai.in Studio Conductors Ar. Swapna Hankare, Ar. Devayani Upasani, Ar. Swati Desai, Ar. Shweta Sonakia : : : : : : : : : Mt. Kailasha is designated as the abode of Lord Shiva in Hindu mythology, where it is described as heaven on Earth. It is a famous pilgrimage site with cultural importance. This description from Shivapura describes Shiva bringing Sati after their marriage to show different sites and scenes of the Himalayas. Their journey starts from the foothill kingdom to the summit of the mountain peak. Reaching the summit, Sati suggests the Bairagi Shiva settle down and build an abode in Mt. Kailasha at the onset of the rainy season. It describes varied landscapes of various peaks of the Himalayas with the transformation in the landscape with different climatic conditions at different altitudes. The description highlights the diversity of flora and fauna found across the Himalayan region with other famous phenomena such as golden mountains at sunrise. The sceneries closely coincide with the existing landscape quality and altitude wise vegetational zones of the area. Previous Next Kailash - The Abode of Shiva

Previous Next Email Guide Semester Subject Student Name Karishma Kaur Hooda, Dhruvanshi Sanghavi, Ameya Thanawala, Neha Jayasanker, Mansi Bhatia Allied Design - Landscape IV Ar. Swapna Hankare, Ar. Devayani Upasani, Ar. Swati Desai, Ar. Shweta Sonakia karishma@aoamumbai.in , ameyat19@aoamumbai.in , neha19@aoamumbai.in , mansib19@aoamumbai.in , dhruvanshis19@aoamumbai.in Studio Conductors Ar. Swapna Hankare, Ar. Devayani Upasani, Ar. Swati Desai, Ar. Shweta Sonakia : : : : : : : : : : : The royal garden has a formal manicured nature with radiating pathways. The arrangement of trees is a peculiar note. Also the serpentine gallery has a driveway approach.Serpentine Pavilion is located in the lawn of the Serpentine Gallery which has a main driving access and multiple radiating approaches . The site is also near to the Serpentine river and has a formal manicured landscape with various arrangements of trees. The landscape arrangement of the setting portrays a contrast in terms of tree arrangement. The tree line near the serpentine Victorian structure is linearly aligned one-point perspective to border a user walking path, inducing a sense of direction and imparts formality in user-movement. These trees are equally spaced and all being of the same type and size. On the other hand , the unequal sizes and densities of trees gives an organic informal character to the landscape setting. We observe the cloud like nature of the for. and how this organic nature merges with the sky as well as the landscape. Here we have created a color palette to show how different colors in the context create different spatial feels when perceived together, like the sky along with latticework and anti slip glass creates a limitless feel. The sky weather and lattice creates a mystical feel together, the lattice work along with the manicured landscape and sky creates a distinction between the foreground and background, whereas the contrast of the lattice work to the night sky and trees creates a focus on the pavilion at night. Serpentine Pavillion

Previous Next Email Studio Conductors Semester Subject Student Name Praniti Bhoir Aashtha Chauhan Suyash Dhadiwal Swamini Gawad Sandesh Jadhav Rucha Joshi Anushka Joshi Shristhi Khatwani Khushi Pednekar Avantika Pendam Architectural Building Services III Ar. Richa Raut, Ar. Kanak Kashyap, Ar. Minal Gujjar praniti20@aoamumbai.in aashtha20@aoamumbai.in suyash20@aoamumbai.in sandesh20@aoamumbai.in rucha20@aoamumbai.in anushka20@aoamumbai.in shrishti20@aoamumbai.in khushi20@aoamumbai.in : : : : : : : : : The Exercise Started With A Fun Quiz Of Picturesque Images Where As A Team We Had To Identify The Region In India By Different Pictures As A Clue. The Quiz Eventually Ended By Us Guessing Kokan And Tamilnadu Regions. It Then Culminated Into An Abs Exercise Where We Had To Study How The Toilets In Different Regions Work According To Their Traditional Practices. Analysis Was Done Based On The Materials Used, The Sewage Management System, Water Storage, And Way Of Usage. The Assignment Made Us Aware About The Concept Of Bio Toilets And Evoked In A Question Of How Can Ancient Age Old Techniques Be Used In Making Toilets Today? This Followed By Understanding The Merits And Also The Demerits Of This Techniques. Certain Principles Like Water Storage Through ‘hauds’ , Using Factual Data While Designing The Toilets And Using To The Fullest Of The Material Available Locally, Certainly Left A Mark On Us. Study Of Traditional Toilets In The Region Of Tamilnadu And Konkan.

Email Guide Semester Subject Student Name Miriam Thomas Architectural Design II Ar. Anisha Mehta, Ar. Chintan Shah, Ar. Devyani Deshmukh Upasani, Ar. Mythili Shetty, Ar. Neha Panchal, Ar. Parnavi Karandikar Ar. Rishi Vora, Ar. Shivani Mehta, Ar. Yagnik Bathija miriamt20@aoamumbai.in Studio Conductors Ar. Saurabh Mhatre, Ar. Juhi Prasad, Ar. Harshad Shintre, Ar. Joel Roy, Ar. Amey Mhatre : : : : : : : : : : : This project required designing a studio space for Sajeev Visweswaran, an artist. This project helped to study artists' space requirements and their works.Exploring the form of the space with an understanding of the structure, envelope, act, organization, material, and location all based on the various aspects involved in the art and the life of the protagonist. These spaces were derived based on the artist's works. The process followed to develop the design was to extract 2D and 3D diagrams from his works and convert them to meaningful spaces, which finally became a design. Hence the idea was to create a space that closely represented the artist as well as fulfilled the purpose it was made for. Keeping in touch with his ideologies, the space came to represent a form that is simple- one that is rooted to its surroundings just like the artist it was meant to represent. A space with strong visual connections allowing one to be secluded and connected at the same time. A form that has unity and variety in its orientation and made of materials derived from his vernacular Indian background. Previous Next The Artist Retreat

Previous Next Halla Bol : The Void’s Voice (2nd Place) Email Semester Competition Name Student Name Avani Mandpe Jigisha Soni DAC - Academy's Recess - Rethinking Amphitheatre Area IV, VI avanim18@aoamumbai.in jigishas19@aoamumbai.in : : : : : : : Competition Brief: Academy's Recess proposes the generation of architectural ideas for outdoor activities for the institution's amphitheatre area while retaining the original functionality of the space. Interaction and Activity in a natural environment is the key focus of the competition. Narrative: The tree no longer survives in its original glory, but it’s essence surely will. Taking the phrase “Life comes a full circle” a bit literally, our aim was to give an ode to the space that the tree occupied and upheld for all these years by leaving it entirely empty, for its prestige and permanence are irreplaceable. The intervention includes a circular void in place of the current plinth with the amphitheater redesigned, staying true to its name, by providing levels which sprawl along the magnanimous area while ensuring that it caters to both large groups of people coming together to celebrate different occasions and also individuals or small groups looking for their own peace and seclusion.

Previous Next Email Studio Conductors Semester Subject Student Name Bhavika Jakhotiya, Pranay Kutal, Urvi Patil, Samruddhi Shinde, Tejas Shinde, Pratima Wagh Environmental Studies III Ar. Richa Raut bhavika20@aoamumbai.in , pranay20@aoamumbai.in , urvi20@aoamumbai.in , samruddhi20@aoamumbai.in , tejass20@aoamumbai.in , pratimaw20@aoamumbai.in : : : : : : : : : Frank Lloyd Wright described vernacular architecture as “Folk building growing in response to actual needs, fitted into the environment by people who knew no better than to fit them with native feeling”. The architecture of torajan houses is indegenious to the region and is influenced by the different environmental and cultural factors that can be observed in the indonesian islands. The orientation and the planning of the interior spaces is highly influenced by the direction of the sunlight and the beliefs of the tribe people themselves. Even the materiality and the method used by them to adjust to the local climate has made this structure way more efficient in terms of circulation and articulation within the restricted space. Adding to this, the uniqueness of the way in which they have tackled the problems of modulating the sunlight by covering the structure in a hyperbolic roof form to providing a stilt area for the cattle and also for keeping the house at a elevated height during floods is what makes this truly an great example of vernacular architecture. Toraja

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Previous Next Email Guide Semester Subject Student Name Aishwarya Joshi Allied Design - Interior Design III Ar. Shilpa Daga aishwarya20@aoamumbai.in Studio Conductors Ar. Richa Raut, Ar. Esha Tipnis, Ar. Rishit Jain, Ar. Rohit Karekar, Ar. Shilpa Daga, Ar. Jay Mali : : : : : : : : : : : The proposal is a 1BHK sea view apartment located in Goa. The client, Rohit, is a food enthusiast who turned into a home chef in the 2020 pandemic. He lives with his wife and household, who helps him in his business. The objective was to make a traditional but minimalist design. The kitchen is at the heart of the house and opens into the dining area and living room without any visual barrier. The house is designed to make the kitchen the preeminent social space. The living room could be outstretched into a terrace to accommodate friends and guests on weekends and special occasions. A foldable bed at one end of the kitchen creates a temporary setting for home helpers without any encroachment on their privacy. The bedroom has minimalist furniture which steps up to the terrace for a calmer view. The materials are used repetitively with variations in textures and colours, which aid to the minimalistic, traditional ‘wada’ theme. The FUSION