Previous Next Dalan Email Semester Competition Name Student Name Amartya Sonaje, Prajwal Pembarti Archdais House 2.0 IX amartyas17@aoamumbai.in , prajwalp17@aoamumbai.in : : : : : : : : Competition Brief: The aim of the competition was to design an ideal home which challenges the participants to rethink the basic functions of a house. Narrative: The House is located in a serene place in the lower hills of the Sahyadri mountain ranges of Panchgani in Maharashtra, India. The site is over the sloping edge of a hill with Dhom lake in the north. Over the years, the mountains are adorned by life and somewhere we see those rocks peeping out of the shades of trees. This house is built as a retreat to escape the frenetic pace of city life and to reinvigorate the senses. The primary objective was to absorb the natural environment, to open the house up to the view, and to serve as a gateway to the serenity and vastness of the hills of Sahyadri. The contoured land allowed us to work with the natural topography of the site. The main concept is a minimalist house with rich social spaces where one could enjoy the panoramic views and climate of the region. Three levels are planned to take advantage and respect the topography. The infinity pool reflects the dense mountain range and seamlessly blends into the lake.

Previous Next Email Guide Semester Subject Student Name Devam Ghatak Technical Design III Ar. Sulakshan Bhanusali devamg20@aoamumbai.in Studio Conductors Ar. Saurabh Mhatre, , Ar. Amey Ghosalkar,, Ar. Sulakshana Bhanushali,, Ar. Nachiket Kalle, Ar. Nitesh Avadh : : : : : : : : : : : The exercise was assigned to understand the services which go into designing a Residential Kitchen, we had to redesign the kitchen of our own residence, understand problems that we face, and rectify them. The kitchen was redesigned on the basis of functions and how to utilize the storage spaces of the kitchen and the kitchen should rectify the problems faced while working. Refonte Cuisine

Email Guide Semester Subject Student Name Yusra Zahoor Architectural Design III Ar. Nachiket Kale, Ar. Amey Matre, Ar. Mehul Sanghavi, Ar. Anshu Choudhari, Ar. Amit Jain yusraz20@aoamumbai.in Studio Conductors Ar. Nachiket Kale, Ar. Amey Matre, Ar. Mehul Sanghavi, Ar. Anshu Choudhari, Ar. Amit Jain : : : : : : : : : : : In this studio, we were to design a house for our family on a site near Vihar lake in Mumbai. We began by doing the site analysis, then we tried to analyse our family character and found some keywords that was best suited. Then we converted these keywords into spatial diagrams, which were further developed to create different forms. After which we finalised the form and the materials. At this stage we looked at different ways to represent our drawings. Simultaneously we were designing the interior spaces for the living area and the eating area. The final out come was a family house that makes you feel secure and at peace. It compels you to connect with the surroundings and experience it thoroughly even before you reach the vicinity of the house itself. Previous Next The Flourishing House

Email Guide Semester Subject Student Name Manan Hingoo, Mansi Kothari, Vedant Khedekar Architectural Design IX Ar. Shripad Bhalerao mananh17@aoamumbai.in mansik17@aoamumbai.in vedantk17@aoamumbai.in Studio Conductors Ar. Shripad Bhalerao, Ar. Yashwant Pitkar, Ar. Nitesh Avhad, Ar. Hemal Biscuitwala, Ar. Dhaval Jain : : : : : : : : : : : The enclosure of the port, the shoreline and the cityscape of Beirut was leading to a social unrest among the people of Beirut. The aim is to create a new cityscape that offers the citizens an ownership of the place by creating permeable spaces that can be used to house all sorts of social activities to increase social bonding and unity. This can help people to locate the port from the city as well as from the shore. The design of the Beirut Port is based on the main idea of making it human centric and aims to establish a relationship between what is lost and the remains of the explosion, which will help in giving a new identity to the port. The intent is to use architecture as a medium to foster the economy. The programs are mainly divided into two parts : The port and the public programs. In the public sector, Maritime institute is introduced in order to increase the awareness of the functioning of the port and to provide employment along with the residential institute with the language of using terraces and kinetic facade to help in increasing the sociability of the structure. Previous Next Rebuilding Beirut Port 3

Email Guide Semester Subject Student Name Aishwarya Balsekar, Harshvardhan Jhaveri, Pradyumna Vikharankar Architectural Design IX Ar. Nitesh Avhad aishwaryab17@aoamumbai.in , harshvardhanj17@aoamumbai.in , pradyumnav17@aoamumbai.in Studio Conductors Ar. Shripad Bhalerao, Ar. Yashwant Pitkar, Ar. Nitesh Avhad, Ar. Hemal Biscuitwala, Ar. Dhaval Jain : : : : : : : : : : : The aim of the proposal is to create a design that facilitates a symbiotic relationship between the city and the port through the means of integrating the public into the site. The goal is to create a space that recognizes the vast history of the city of beirut and through design acknowledges and builds on the resilience shown by the city. It is to destigmatize the functioning of a port by intervening into a highly private zone using public activities, allowing for better Integration without Intrusion. This facilitates the smooth functioning of the port while allowing the public to be part of the system. Different public amenities are provided to further economic development at a micro scale and promoting public investment, in both a tangible and intangible way, while allowing for the culture and history of beirut to be magnified via the built form as well as the functions of the space. Previous Next Rebuilding Beirut Port 1

Email Guide Semester Subject Student Name Durwakshi Bhoir Architectural Design I Ar.Saurabh Mhatre, Ar. Juhi Prasad, Ar. Harshada Shintre, Ar. Amey Mhatre, Ar. Joel Roy durwakshi20@aoamumbai.in Studio Conductors Ar.Saurabh Mhatre, Ar. Juhi Prasad, Ar. Harshada Shintre, Ar. Amey Mhatre, Ar. Joel Roy : : : : : : : : : : : Human perception has always made a difference in looking at a particular thing in many different ways. The given exercise aims at studying various aspects of physical and visual boundaries and their organisation. These features are mapped in drawings that portray the limits of permeance, strength, volume, height, direction, safety, and orientation. The perspective view indicated the depth and the distance in space. Various methods, like hatching and stippling, were used to differentiate the areas through textures. The nature of the drawings was more line work and monochrome as a reference from the work of David Lemm. These visual boundaries were tangible and intangible and were perceived for their character, construct, materiality and function. This resulted in an understanding of the basic constructs of space and its relationship with user choreography. Previous Next The Intangibilities

Previous Next Email Guide Semester Subject Student Name Aashi Jain Allied Design - Landscape V Ar. Juhi Prasad aashi19@aoamumbai.in Studio Conductors Ar. Juhi Prasad, Ar. Shruti Barve : : : : : : : : : : : The intent of the project was to revamp an already existing public space and to question what exactly defines a public space? Is it the porosity, is it the accessibility or is it the sense of security that successfully defines a public space? By forming our own lenses and by studying the context thoroughly well, the design was formulated. Public spaces are a break in the city, they are congregational points within the city that enhance communication and interaction within the community. Ranibaug is one such public space in the city that has a monumental value, a history attached to it, and is of educational and recreational relevance but there were some issues that didn’t make it as accessible as a public space should be and so an attempt has been made to provide an alternative to the already existing site. Designing a space majorly using the softscape and thus creating a very accessible public space were some of the principle aspects considered at the early stages of design. Merge & Redefine

Email Guide Semester Subject Student Name Harsh Shah, Darsh Sheth Architectural Design IX Ar. Mythili Kowshik-Shetty darshs17@aoamumbai.in harshs17@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 has been developing his characters through his maritime journey, he discovered instruments to navigate, crafted vessels to travel, battle and colonize, and at last the addiction to commerce and trade which has seen catastrophic consequences because of industrialization. This representation of the journey of humans from the past has been detrimental to himself because of his deeds. Today in this moment of realization he stands and witnesses the horizon and has the choice to decide whether he wants to sustain through clean methods or take the current course and dive to extinction. Architecture of today is a bridge and facilitator for the human to absorb the reaction which the land is suffering, we will need to be very conscious of our ecological contours and include them as a defense and appreciative help towards reversing the change. Previous Next The Pitcher

Email Guide Semester Subject Student Name Siddhi Shinde Architectural Design IV Ar. Richa Raut siddhi19@aoamumbai.in Studio Conductors Ar. Ravi Hazra, Ar. Porus Master, Ar. Ashley Fialho, Ar. Richa Raut, Ar. Saurabh Jain, Ar. Rohit Karekar, Ar. Shekoba Sanap : : : : : : : : : : : The brief and the site both were very nature-centric, hence it became necessary to create a link between humans and nature through a built form that will benefit both, rather than cause harm to one another. So digging deeper into this came an understanding that nothing in nature comes directly into existence rather it grows and evolves through time. A similar process is observed in humans as well. Thus the project aimed at creating a platform for the symbiotic development or GROWTH of both humans and nature. Furthermore, various categories of growth were listed down including – physical growth, spiritual, regenerative, supplementary, communal, and environmental growth. While zoning of activities, the communal growth with the community included spaces such as amphitheater and workshop area and spiritual growth where the focus is on oneself with activities like yoga, meditation and camping form the main link while others root out of this. The build includes a sleeping area, rainwater harvesting, and solar energy where natural sources are replenished. The form designed aids in the aim of sustainability, so the roof is designed to respond to factors such as sun shading, ventilation, rainwater harvesting, etc. All the materials are locally sourced making them economically viable. The structural layers have brick walls with bamboo columns connected to the wall or supporting the rafters with the bamboo network that hold the shingles in places. Previous Next Nisarga- Farm House 3

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!