Previous Next Rachana’s Diary (3rd Place) Email Semester Competition Name Student Name Manan Seth DAC - Academy's Recess - Rethinking Amphitheatre Area VI manans18@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: Rachana’s Diary is a personal-public diary , in the form of petals, constituting clusters to mimic the iconic tree of Rachana Sansad College. Students are meant to write, rewrite, draw and scribble what they want or feel. It is a small memento recording your thoughts periodically. Due to area constraints & less availability of open spaces the intervention was decided to be proposed on an elevated height. In order to maintain dignity and glory of the iconic(fallen)tree , the diary is designed to mimic the tree as well as establish the beginning of a new age. A new age starts every year, with first coming and fifth year students graduating. With new age comes new thoughts, new personalities. The diary is the evidence of the variable change of thoughts, personalities & ideas. It shows such changes by the change in colors and textures of petals and their clusters. The diary is meant to be present every time, be it at orientation, in college night stays, while enjoying “Kartik’s idlis” or while graduation. It can be given to the students during convocation as a souvenir of college life.

Previous Next Email Guide Semester Subject Student Name Bhavya Hareshkumar Mewada Architectural Building Services V Ar. Sulakshana Bhanushali bhavya19@Aoamumbai.In Studio Conductors Ar. Sulakshana Bhanushali & Ar. Nitesh Avadh : : : : : : : : : : : The Project Is A Photo Study Of Electrical Service System & Its Components, In Building And In Our Own House. The Safety Devices, D.B , Fuse , Switchboards, Lighting Etc. Were Studied Through The Lens Of Electrical Supply. The Service

Previous Next Winter Woods Email Semester Competition Name Student Name Sakshi Kambli, Sakshi Mankar & Vrushali Kulkarni Volume Zero Tree House VII sakshik18@aoamumbai.in sakshim18@aoamumbai.in vrushali18@aoamumbai.in : : : : : : : : Competition Brief: Volume Zero Tree House looks at redefining a home as an active part of Mother Nature, with all the necessary amenities. Narrative: In today’s tedious city-lives, it has become really essential to embrace the beauty of living where the concept of treehouse has proven to be an absolute measure to celebrate nature and the peace embedded within it. Winter woods is one of those special places where one can enjoy the magic of nature and get immense pleasure by finding themselves. Located on a hilly terrain of Pahalgam in Kashmir & surrounded by the snowy woods of Deodhar, Winter woods shares the most beautiful and picturesque views of river Jhelum. Linking the contoured site, the rustic bridge guides the user to the staircase which reveals the living room with a large window that frames the streaming river & bedroom on the attic glancing at the starry skies. The insulation acts as a barrier separating the inner & outer environment, thus giving a warm feeling inside the structure.Winter woods comforts & rejuvenates the user’s mind. “Let’s explore the inner child within”

Previous Next Email Guide Semester Subject Student Name Adnan Motiwala Allied Design - Interior Design III Ar. Esha Tipnis adnan20@aoamumbai.in Studio Conductors Ar. Richa Raut, Ar. Esha Tipnis, Ar. Rishit Jain, Ar. Rohit Karekar, Ar. Shilpa Daga, Ar. Jay Mali : : : : : : : : : : : Harry and Chris are a couple in their early 30’s from Finland who have moved to India for a great teaching opportunity. Harry is a sports buff and loves to run, while on the other hand, Chris is an avid reader and enjoys yoga every day but, both of them love to explore the unexplored. Their flat is a blend of pop colors and has a vibrant and joyful vibe which they impart via their teaching. Multiple showcases portray their travel memorabilia, along with the wall paintings in the hall and the bedroom. The hall is designed for them to work as well as host their guests for a small house party, now and then. The two balconies are curated for their interests and to relax after a long and tiring day. The entire house is designed in the Modern-Boho style of design, thus making it suitable for their needs. The suite life of Chris and Harry

Previous Next Email Guide Semester Subject Student Name Alisha Menezes Design Dissertation IX Ar. Shruti Barve alisham17@aoamumbai.in Issuu Link Ar. Rohit Shinkre, Ar. Shripad Bhalerao, Ar. Yashwant Pitkar, Ar. Sulakshana Bhanushali, Ar. Nachiket Kalle, Ar. Shruti Barve, Ar. Akbar Biviji, Ar. Harshada Bapat Shintre : : : : : : : : : : : https://issuu.com/aoa_confluence_2022/docs/alisha_1725_3 : Studio Conductors : : : The area of study consists of diverse physical, biological, and cultural characteristics. Being one of the very few open lands in Vasai, it is under a threat of destruction in the form of different project proposals. The purpose of this research is to preserve the wetlands and the original biodiversity of the area while adding a new perspective to the future growth of the place. Saving the wetland gives rainwater its home, successively saving the abutting urban areas and established developments from flooding. The goal is to develop a land capability map for Vasai based on its ecological feasibility and to derive land suitability for future buildable areas within the constraint of the semi-open hydrological network. Based on the observations and a comprehensive understanding of the land conditions of the area, this thesis aims to build a community and a skill development centre that engages the general user groups sufficiently; providing a positive impact on their well-being through the qualities of the built environment. And in due course, enhance a sense of attachment between the people and the place that will assist with the conservation of the open fields around Suncity-Gass road in the future. Thus, making it difficult for any authority to vandalize it. Stormwater Sponge

Previous Next Email Guide Semester Subject Student Name Mahir Mody, Anmol Thakur Humanities V Ar. Harshada Shinte, Ar. Amey Ghosalkar mahir19@aoamumbai.in , anmol19@aoamumbai.in Studio Conductors Ar. Harshada Shinte, Ar. Amey Ghosalkar : : : : : : : : : : : The robustness of the Lilavati Lalbhai Library building, designed by Rahul Mehrotra, is of a bold, young, vibrating-with-ideas, respectful youth. The campus is undergoing changes, and opening up new vistas to review with fresh breath even the older buildings. The new library building is large in size and has a visibly strong presence – housing a large collection of books but also exhibiting some strong architectural ideas. The building adopts a characteristic language – that of the louvers – an architectural element much debated and discussed within schools and traditions of critical regionalism, to architecture of a global south in the wake of an Internationalism within the modern style. In India, louvers became a key element to imagine modernism that was local, because it responded to the regional climate. The language of louvers that the building adopts and the way it’s ground floor turns into a series of solid-relief formations, the building extends itself into the landscape of the surrounding public zones, and makes for a beautiful and unique presence. And as you enter this building, the form-mass of changing valencies and formations, the building behaves and operates much like a kaavad – a traveling shrine where multiple doors keep opening to reveal inner layers leading to a core. Lilavati Lalbhai Library (CEPT Library)

Email Guide Semester Subject Student Name Vanshika Arora, Priyanshi Hiran Architectural Design IX Ar. Esha Tipnis vanshikaa17@aoamumbai.in , priyanshih17@aoamumbai.in Studio Conductors Ar. Rajratna Jadhav, Ar. Rishi Vora, Ar. Hardik Dedhia, Ar. Ashley Fialho, Ar. Esha Tipnis, Ar. Mythili Kowshik-Shetty, Ar. Yagnik Bathija : : : : : : : : : : : The human activities along the water edge, come forth as one sided negotiation with the environment, which has disrupted the ecological balance. Successively, this is degrading the ecosystem. Over the past few years there have been substantial efforts to lessen the negative impacts caused by this imbalance. The concern then arises, how can we as architects intervene to throw light on this public issue and propose reliable solutions which promote a sustainable living environment. The functioning of the waste management sector in our nation sequentially proves inefficient owing to the large volumes of biodegradable and non-biodegradable wastes being generated. The non -biodegradable plastic waste proves to be an ecological and environmental poison. On further research and analysis, we identified that the waste management techniques performed in urban parts of our country are largely informal, illegal and invisible. Recycling as a process is done in a rudimentary manner by the informal sectors. Thus, it is the requirement of the hour to scale up this organization by integrating and associating with the pre-existing factories in the locality and make this entire process technology-aided. Previous Next Work in Progress

Previous Next Email Studio Conductors Semester Subject Student Name Palak Panchal Environmental Studies III Ar. Prerna Thakar palak20@aoamumbai.in : : : : : : : : : This project helped to explore various mediums to create light effects in a space. By using the concept of reflection, mirrors are used to direct light in different directions while creating some patterns. The patterns created are based on geometry and physics. If mirrors are placed on concave walls then the light reflecting will converge and diverge if it is convex. If mirrors are placed on circular columns, the reflection is in a radial manner, and in the case of the square column, the reflection will only be of two sides at a time. With this knowledge, different explorations were done. The Lit Space

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

Previous Next Amalgamated Outcomes (3rd Place) Email Semester Competition Name Student Name Aditya Shanbhag Anushka Kalekar Shrideep Kshirsagar DAC Redefining Platitudes V, VII aditya19@aoamumbai.in anushka19@aoamumbai.in shrideepk18@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: We studied the relationship that an Architect has to follow as a cumulative of the entire design process and how we as Architects connect a plethora of people in hopes of establishing a universal reading language. Be it a structural advisor,the client themselves, contractors or craftsmen, we have forever strived to help generate “outcomes” that communicate to everyone’s needs, hold potential for responding to feedback and yet possess a certain level of design complexity accompanied by our own personalised touches to it! As a means to “Celebrate” our role in the entire process we aimed at bridging all the aforementioned fields by understanding what our interpretations translate to in their learned context. To help visualise, the following factors were discussed : •Experience of designing rather than final ideology •Decoding a purpose to functionally thought spaces •Expressing the transition from a graphic to a tangible and material format The Goal is to go beyond Architectural graphics! It is this representation and workflow that makes every individual involved intensively curious about the makings of their projects but under a universal yet flexible visual language!

Previous Next Email Guide Semester Subject Student Name Adish Rathod, Prajwal Satvidkar, Ibrar Sheikh, Soham Tulaskar Allied Design - Interior Design IX Ar. Hemal Biscuitwala adishr16@aoamumbai.in prajwals16@aoamumbai.in ibrars16@aoamumbani.in sohamt17@aoamumbai.in Studio Conductors Ar. Harshad Bhatia, Ar. Tushar Shetty, Ar. Amey Ghosalkar : : : : : : : : : : : The idea of deriving economic boost comes from the ideas of repurposing and producing new containers for the shipping industry as well as the housing and infrastructure industry of Beirut, this will decrease their development costs while new containers are produced, the old ones could be repaired, repurposed or recycled and the Beirut port can act as a hub for these activities. If this containers can be used as Building Material. The project will aim at providing creative spaces for workshops, production spaces and vocational and agricultural schools, among others, to fight unemployment, which was exacerbated after the explosion, and create future jobs for of Lebanese people. Reuse what remains at the site, recycling materials such as steel, wood and glass that were scattered throughout. memorial - is a public space, for traditional and cultural activities, and tourist attractions for the performances. The broader vision for the port is derived from the fact that the Economic status of Lebanon has been falling even before the 4th August incident, while the people Of Beirut still wait for Justice, authorities have started with thinking about the future of the port, with various Ideas and humanitarian efforts pooling into Beirut. The pooling of efforts though a good starting point to normalize situations in Beirut, have a potential of destroying the local character and craft. Repurposing Beirut

Email Guide Semester Subject Student Name Hiloni Sheth, Priyal Vasaiwala Architectural Design IX Ar. Rajratna Jadhav hilonis17@aoamumbai.in priyalvasaiwala17@aoamumbai.in Studio Conductors Ar. Rajratna Jadhav, Ar. Rishi Vora, Ar. Hardik Dedhia, Ar. Ashley Fialho, Ar. Esha Tipnis, Ar. Mythili Kowshik-Shetty, Ar. Yagnik Bathija : : : : : : : : : : : ‘No man ever steps in the same river twice, for its not the same river and he’s not the same man.’ Mankind has experienced change along the water edge across time and topography. The constant change in contextual pragmatics through natural and human stimuli, leads to the arising need for development and resilience. We are also a witness to the evolving physical manifestations of objective and subjective human perspectives across timelines. Hence, we can affirmatively say that we do not have the option of a stop button, because we as a society are ever evolving and always adapting. When we speak of needs and aspirations, it is essential to understand that each group of stakeholders have certain ambitions for themselves. Exploring the architectural potential at the water edge defines the social quotient that these concerned stakeholders (namely – Mumbaikars, Kohli’s, Tourists and the Biodiversity) would share among themselves. The aim is to look at the land-water architecture as the grey edge to allow the intervention to be a means of resilience rather than pose resistance to the ecology and the society. Just as ecological resilience demands sensitivity, awareness and policy reinforcements, societal resilience involves tapping into social justice and heritage protection. Undertaking a holistic approach towards heritage – be it monumental heritage or cultural heritage, there is a need to protect and cherish the very identity that it gives to the city and also respect the sentiments of the natives that are attached to it. The land-water edge is not entitled to anybody. Thus, it becomes critical to make this space socially justifiable. Indiscriminate physical and sensory accessibility to the architectural intervention can help achieve that niche in the city that holds people of all age, gender, caste, culture, interests and abilities. Going beyond the physical form of architecture, let us look at architecture as means to enjoy sensory contentment that the waters have to offer. Imagine, walking barefoot on the sand or the sound of the waves crashing or the cool breeze with the orange sunset against the blue expanse of the waters. Through these experiences, we realise that the water edge caters to all our five senses, enabling us to truly experience aesthetics. This symbiotic edge between architecture and water can be explored and enhanced to create a space of social justice and therapeutic sensorial experiences. Previous Next Living on the edge