Email Semester Subject Student Name Mahir Mody Allied Design - Landscape Design IV mahir19@aoamumbai.in Studio Conductors Ar. Juhi Prasad, Ar. Shruti Barve : : : : : : : : : Landscape in an urban environment is quickly depleting, especially in the city of Mumbai. There are very patches, where one would encounter them, and even rarer are those where the built and unbuilt coexist to create a beautiful ecosystem. On these lines, a street showcasing these characteristics was chosen in South Bombay. This is an important street which connects the Marine Drive to Oval Maidan, and Cricket Club of India (CCI) as well. The vegetation has not been disturbed and allowed to grow in its natural way. This project focuses on understanding the relationship between these 2 ecosystems, their advantages and drawbacks. I have made a few observations of how vegetation helps in affecting the quality of space, light, living, textures ,etc. Previous Next Dinshaw Vaccha Road Documentation

Email Guide Semester Subject Student Name Riya Godambe Architectural Design VI Ar. Mahesh Nilakh riyag18@aoamumbai.in Studio Conductors Ar. Mahesh Nilakh, Ar. Swapna Hankare, Ar. Shekoba Sanap, Ar. Mahesh Khanolkar, Ar. Rupa Sheth, Ar. Rajan Kulkarni : : : : : : : : : : : Beyond the Horizon is a Design of a Maritime Academy located in Sewri, Mumbai. The site is adjacent to the eastern coast of Mumbai, in between the docks of Mazgaon. The micro context where the site sits has peculiar buildings, typically of the Mumbai port trust. The design looks at how a maritime campus should also be accommodating healing–serving functions as well as mental needs. The idea was to give the institute its character and privacy in a dominating industrial context that trains cadets to be thoroughly qualified in their skill sets for the harsh seas. The spaces needed a physical quality that would shape a cadet's personality, physical strength, sense of readiness, theoretical and practical knowledge by emphasizing their connection to the sea, a never-ending source of wonder, inspiration, and hope. Previous Next Maritime Institute/ Veterinary Institute 4

Previous Next Email Guide Semester Subject Student Name Bhavya Mewada Allied Design - Landscape IV Ar. Shruti Barve bhavya19@aoamumbai.in Studio Conductors Ar. Juhi Prasad, Ar. Shruti Barve : : : : : : : : : : : The Central Idea for the design of the Pathway in the realm of Vegetation aspect was to understand the existing ecology of the site , it's character , texture & dimensional qualities of each plant-variant. The Narrative develops to retain this existing Physicalities on site and maximize the potential of the dead plants , stones , leafs fallen off on ground. The edges of the Pathway are filled with these types of fallen leaves litter and stones arranged in a way to allow for a calm experience to the visitor/user. The Edge Beyond

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 Guide Semester Subject Student Name Harshil Jain, Ronak Gala, Prajwal Pembarti Architectural Design IX Ar. Hemal Buiscitwala harshilj17@aoamumbai.in ronakg17@aoamumbai.in prajwalp17@aoamumbai.in Studio Conductors Ar. Shripad Bhalerao, Ar. Yashwant Pitkar, Ar. Nitesh Avhad, Ar. Hemal Biscuitwala, Ar. Dhaval Jain : : : : : : : : : : : The project aims to create a networking connection between the visitors, the citizens and the city of Beirut their by providing placemaking activities which will develop the sociability of the space and will result in a productive port. This networking sprawl will help the port for its better functioning thereby boosting the economy of the City of Beirut. The proposal aims to bring back the glory of Beirut port and redefine the port with respect to the urban context and make it the economical centre along with addition of cultural and social aspects as a remembrance to the event. Our proposal will offer iconic and user-friendly public spaces that are highly accessible and distinctive. The port will become a desirable place to experience and a flexible space to carry out the port activities and cater to the public realm at the same time. The public realm will offer high quality routes and spaces that will support connectivity and place making of the overall development and will highlight principles of sustainability and values of seamless connectivity from the ferry and cruise terminals to city centre. The public realm bridges the infrastructural routes in order to create a continuous and uninterrupted high line route for the users. The proposed architectural interventions are, the Passenger Terminal and the Container Housing. These interventions will help the city to gain back its economy and accommodation facilities. Previous Next Rebuilding Beirut Port 2

Previous Next Aalay…the recreational abode Email Semester Competition Name Student Name Nidhi Khot, Shivanjay Bhagat, Roshani Chabhare, Rohit Chopade Uni Villa Vernacular IV nidhik19@aoamumbai.in , bhagat19@aoamumbai.in , roshani19@aoamumbai.in , rohit19@aoamumbai.in : : : : : : : : Competition Brief: Villa Vernacular is a design challenge focused on building a motion towards responsible leisure properties across the world. Narrative: Aalay, the recreational abode, is an attempt at creating a vernacular builtform with a medley of leisure and relaxing spaces creating a habitat for a family of four.The typical vernacular houses in Kerala, known as Nallukettu comprising four blocks, known as 'Shalas' and would be divided into north, south, east and west blocks. These four blocks placed adjacent to each other would open in an open to sky courtyard in the center. Aalay consists of various spaces, placed around a courtyard following the principles of Vastu Shastra and using local building materials makes the builtform in congruence with the traditional structures of the vicinity. The final design is a cumulative outcome of various design ideas and forms put together. Multiple factors such as climate responsiveness, vernacular approach, site, principles of Vastu Shastra (usually followed in Nalukettu), were considered to arrive at this final form. After a thorough study of the traditional built forms around the site and after fabricating a proper client profile, the various ideas of spaces emerged: Central playful courtyard in water bodies, interior green spaces, non monotonous workspaces. The structure is therefore an unification of all these factors which cater to living, along the backwaters.

Previous Next Email Studio Conductors Semester Subject Student Name Devam Ghatak Environmental Studies III Ar. Prerna Thakar devamg20@aoamumbai.in : : : : : : : : : In this project, we explored various mediums to create light effects in a space. By using the concept of direct sunlight in different patterns to create an essence in space. The alleyway has pergolas which are creating the pattern with sunlight, the pattern has been explored by changing the dimensions of the pergolas. This helped us to understand the effect of sunshades in space. Arbor Way

Previous Next Timeless Mesh (Editor's Choice Award) Email Semester Competition Name Student Name Vaishnavi Siddhapara, Siddhi Shinde Uni Terra Terra V vaishnavis19@aoamumbai.in siddhi19@aoamumbai.in : : : : : : : Competition Brief: The aim of the Competition is to design a pavillion with the help of the compuatational design softwares. Narrative: The project intends to create a pavilion that is used as a breakout and an informal meeting space that acts as a forum for social interaction. The design started with keeping 3 factors in mind - sustainability, easy installation, and interactive space. A SPACE BECOMES A PLACE WHEN IT'S NOT ONLY MEANT FOR SPENDING TIME BUT TO RECOLLECT THE TIME SPENT IN IT. To allow the public to experience this pavilion we thought of using simple elements like structure, form and its sensitivity, light, and shadow, material and its lightness, and an element of surprise. A place that encourages healthy exchange could be done by incorporating functions like small gathering spaces that also act as an event, informal workspace, a space for recreation, lounging, and mini food stations. So we developed an assembly that requires a minimum of materials and can be tailor-made by anyone. This pavilion is meant to be agile and deployed in various sites all across the globe thus requiring a module system will require easy installation. Thus our design creates a timeless mesh. The play of light and shadow with the movement of the user creates a juxtaposition, permitting the users to reshape their own physical and architectural place through their movements inside the work.