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  • DAC_Public Typologies_Dharavi Candy: Breaking from the Blues | AOA Confluence '22

    Previous Next Dharavi Candy: Breaking from the Blues Email Semester Competition Name Student Name Aayush Kapse Dharavi Project V aayush19@aoamumbai.in : : : : : : : Competition Brief: The aim of the competition is to develop a place making project that will act as a center for change and empowerment in the heart of dharavi. Narrative: Candies bring joy to our lives . With it’s Sweet and tangy filling, they make sure to put a smile on our faces. Dharavi candy proposes to induce a joyous and vibrantly interactive culture that aims at erasing the boundaries that do exist beyond this junction -pragmatically and inclusively. The structure is composed of flexible zones with materials like steel, tensile fabrics and corrugated aluminium panels. Adequate rain water harvesting and photovoltaic glass panels make the structure self-sustaining and more efficient. Like a candy, this structure gets unwrapped in layers. The flavours are felt more when one finds their own niche. The gap between these layers is narrowed as with time every process of the life of this place involves the residents of Dharavi merging and working together.

  • Representation_Architectural Design_ Balanced Chaos | AOA Confluence '22

    Email Guide Semester Subject Student Name Pradyumna Vikharankar Architectural Representation and Detailing IX Ar. Karan Danda , Ar. Saurabh Mhatre, Ar. Shripad Bhalerao & Ar. Yashwant Pitkar prayumna17@aoamumbai.in Studio Conductors Ar. Karan Danda , Ar. Saurabh Mhatre, Ar. Shripad Bhalerao & Ar. Yashwant Pitkar : : : : : : : : : : : The drawing is an amalgamation of two arguments wherein, Argument 01 talks about the current economic pattern in the nation that indicates evident prevalent of the sense of deprivation, in the population of rural as well as the emerging urban contexts of India, whereas, Argument 02 talks about the rural population, to be precise, drifting apart from the age old local construction methodologies due to the rising misconceptions of their households & methods being generalized as temporary solutions for a shelter. Merging the two arguments, it can be concluded that the ill effects of the existing economic pattern directly has an impact on the rural population & their local & traditional architectural practices. The rural population in the present day is quite efficiently targeted, influenced & manipulated by the commercialization agendas. Misconceptions rise up within the rural population, wherein owning commercialized goods & living an urban life are seen as measures of development. This gives rise to large scale migration of the rural population to the neighboring urban centers. Eventually this gives rise to mass Brain Drain in the rural contexts of the nation. As per the theory, Brain Drain at one end results in Brain Gain at the opposite end, thus maintaining an equilibrium. But, the mass migration is destined to urban centers of Tier 1 or 2, where the market is dominantly run & based on mass production, hence resulting in exploitation of the rural population. The existence & domination of mass producing industries negates the theory which hampers the equilibrium. Fragmenting down to rural architecture & rural economy, they function in parallel to eachother. If the economy revolves within the community or the village under consideration, based on the principles of self-sufficiency, a decentralized economic pattern can be achieved. The local governing bodies can ensure, through the government policies that are drafted in favor of rural development, the issues to be resolved on a grass root level, with the community, by the community & for the community. Previous Next Balanced Chaos

  • DAC_DAC Competitions_The motion frame | AOA Confluence '22

    Previous Next The motion frame Email Semester Competition Name Student Name Janhavi Jadhav Tarun Panjabi Vaibhavi Tolamatti DAC Redefining Platitudes II, V janhavij20@aoamumbai.in , tarun19@aoamumbai.in vaibhavi19@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: I DON'T DIVIDE ARCHITECTURE, LANDSCAPE, AND FUNCTIONS, TO ME THEY ARE ONE. – LUIS BARRAGAN Emotions, Experience, and Elements cohere together to form up a space. This illustration depicts the assembling of the 3 E's which form up the character of the project. Every space here provokes emotions through colour and the multiple activities inside the frame. To show the true sense of togetherness in this community hall design, there is use of warli art and it’s warm colour evokes optimism and excitement. The whole experience of the illustration is portrayed through multiple vantage points as we believe that space could be perceived by every individual through a different perspective and angle. The vital part that forms up the space is all the basic elements and the ideology with which a whole structure comes into place as portrayed. Every unit, every element that comes together to form this structure is broken up to its smallest scale. One can see bricks, tiles, columns, roof, building masses all converging together to form up the space. The greens are also juxtaposed along the contours lines which stitch up the illustration together. The ideology here is that every space revolves around the landscape, terrain, and context created by the space. The graphic thus portrays the idea of function, landscape, and architecture existing as a single entity as each of the following comes from different paths, converges, and interlocks together.

  • Design_Architectural Design_Maritime Institute/ Veterinary Institute 4 | AOA Confluence '22

    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

  • Orientation_A_Group 03 | AOA Confluence '22

    Teaching Assistants Group Members Prachi Mane, Padmawati Thakre, Nupoor Save, Mrunmayee Sarang, Sanskar Khatri, Soumil Bobade, Anushka Kamble, Ravisha Vanjari, Om Patil, Ayush Pallathery Jeel Patel, Anjali Mangale, Poonam Mohape, Vanshika Arora Studio Conductors Ar. Neha Panchal, Ar. Nikita Sharma, Ar. Chintan Shah, Ar. Yagnik Bathija, Ar. Mythili Kowshik Shetty, Ar. Rishi Vora, Ar. Esha Tipnis : : : : : : MIRROR She and I are alike, Both young and keen archaeologists. She and I are oh! so different, She a menace and me a pacifist. We woke up to a cheerful summer morning, And walked up the hill to cure our urge to wander. There we saw Jack and Jill going up the hill To fetch a pail of water. We saw Jack mistreat Jill, I waited and looked into the matter. But when Jill let out disturbing shrill, In Jack, all we saw was our barbaric father. I was poised but she lost control And what came after was slaughter. 'She wanted his scrambled brain' claimed the abused daughter. Next morning with a clean slate, all I could say- "Jack fell down and broke his crown And Jill came tumbling after." I looked into mirror at my bruises, she grinned at me. I was her and she was me. Previous Next Implicating Archaeologist

  • Research_Humanities_Report on Sketches of Frank Gehry 1 | AOA Confluence '22

    Previous Next Email Guide Semester Subject Student Name Palak Bhattad Humanities V Ar. Manjushree Desai, Ar. Chintan Shah palak19@aoamumbai.in Studio Conductors Ar. Manjushree Desai, Ar. Chintan Shah : : : : : : : : : : : Frank Gehry loves to sketch. It is the beginning of his architectural process. From Gehry’s sketches flow the models, one after another, each a refinement, that will eventually become finished buildings unlike any others in the architectural world. It is this sketch quality, what he calls the “tentativeness, the messiness,” that Gehry clings to as a way of guarding against formula or repetition. And it is this sketch quality that Sydney Pollack was so keen to explore in the film SKETCHES OF FRANK GEHRY Beginning with Gehry’s original sketches for each major project, Pollack’s film explores Gehry’s process of turning these evanescent, abstract drawings into tangible, three-dimensional forms: finished buildings of titanium and glass, concrete and steel, wood and stone. Working closely with his colleagues, Gehry takes his sketch ideas and, as quickly as possible, makes them three-dimensional, the better to see how his buildings work, how they fit with their neighbours, how they function most essentially. Model after model is scanned into a sophisticated computer and rendered into working drawings. Report on Sketches of Frank Gehry 1

  • College Project_MUMBAI WATERS, A CRITICAL ATLAS | AOA Confluence '22

    Previous Next Semester Theirry Kandjee, Palak Gupta, Aditi Saksena VII, IX Studio Conductors : : : Mumbai as an estuary has had a deep and long relationship with its water terrains. The city has a rich history in its journey from being seven hilly islands to the present metropolitan it is. This project investigates through readings and drawings a simple question “how can we critically acknowledge the evolving relations to mumbai waters over time?” The knowledge created through this inquiry ultimately enabled the discussions of the past, present and future of Mumbai waters. MUMBAI WATERS, A CRITICAL ATLAS

  • Technical_Building Construction_The Infinity Walkway | AOA Confluence '22

    Previous Next Email Guide Semester Subject Student Name Adnan Motiwala, Riya Khinvasara Architectural Building Construction and Materials III Ar. Rohit Karekar adnan20@aoamumbai.in riya20@aoamumbai.in Studio Conductors Ar.K.V Parmeshwar Ar. Kanak Kashyap Ar. Rohit Karekar Ar. Swapna Hankare : : : : : : : : : : : The concept of the structure was inspired by the infinity loop wherein the user can experience the pavilion by entering from one side and exiting from the other. The structure is made out of RCC. The structure was designed with multiple levels to make it fun for the user to experience. A staircase along with a ramp was imbibed in the structure adding to the playful nature of the pavilion. A grid of columns was formed to give the structure stability. A column was added at every junction for the same. Along with this a cantilevered slab was included in the design. This slab acted as a viewing deck for the users to view the exteriors of the site. The Infinity Walkway

  • DAC_Writing and Illustration_Authentic Representation - Gender, sex and Sexual Orientation and Inclusivity (Winner) | AOA Confluence '22

    Authentic Representation - Gender, sex and Sexual Orientation and Inclusivity (Winner) Previous Next Email Semester Competition Name Student Name Tanaya Nadkarni Cieda Huluku Design Competition X tanayan17@aoamumbai.in : : : : : : : Competition Brief: The huluku competition is all about inspiring creative inclusion in the digital art and design world and promoting the development of inclusive digital art which reflects the world. Narrative: The theme of Sexual orientation under the umbrella theme of inclusivity arose from a slinky. It is a spiraled spring toy that creates beautiful flexible patterns of blending colors when it is played with. This is one perspective to look at Sexual orientation- not always permanent with beautiful fluid blending. Furthermore, when it comes to the roles we take up in society, these need to highlight not our labels but our contributions towards the growth of it all. Today, many humans have gone beyond educational stereotypes purely based on their prowesses. This needs to be acknowledged and encouraged.

  • Design_Architectural Design_Phulera Me Ja Aur Khel | AOA Confluence '22

    Email Guide Semester Subject Student Name Rucha P. Joshi, Pranay Kutal Architectural Design II Ar.Chintan Shah, Ar.Shivani Mehta rucha20@aoamumbai.in Studio Conductors 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 : : : : : : : : : : : The intervention includes a Janta Darbar and an Akhada near the Gram Panchayat of Phulera. Janta Darbar is an extension of a Panchayat, where people meet to share their problems with a political leader. Someone will have to wait in the waiting area then comes the administrative office, where someone can fill forms or gather information, ahead of which is the public hall, on the left of which is private room 1, for officials to discuss internal matters and toilets ahead of it. To go on the first floor, someone has to take the staircase from the waiting area on the first floor. On the left side is private room 2, for discussing family issues, and on the right of which is the first floor sitting area of the public hall. One can also access the roof and use it to rest and relax by taking a light walk on stairs or sitting on the grass. Previous Next Phulera Me Ja Aur Khel

  • Research_Environmental Studies_Trullo | AOA Confluence '22

    Previous Next Email Studio Conductors Semester Subject Student Name Simran Khaitan, Kevin John, Suhani Khandelwal Environmental Studies II Ar. Prerna Thakar simrank20@aoamumbai.in , kevinj20@aoamumbai.in , suhanik20@aoamumbai.in : : : : : : : : : The objective of this exercise was to understand different types of vernacular architecture and how the people native to the place respond to their various needs and limitations based on their geography. The project that we chose was the Trullo house of Alberobello, Italy. We started with researching the place and the Trullo, like how its roof, walls, interiors are designed based on human comfort. Based on these we came up with 12 subtopics for the network map. The aim of drawing a network map was to understand how all of these topics were interrelated to each other. Trullo

  • Research_Environmental Studies_Kathkuni House | AOA Confluence '22

    Previous Next Email Studio Conductors Semester Subject Student Name Sarvesh Kambli, Aditya Srivastava, Aishwarya Joshi, Suyash Dhadiwal, Riddhi Deshmukh, Sanika Talekar Environmental Studies III Ar. Richa Raut sarveshk20@aoamumbai.in , adityas20@aoamumbai.in , aishwarya20@aoamumbai.in , suyash20@aoamumbai.in , riddhi20@aoamumbai.in , sanikat20@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. Kathkuni House

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