Previous Next Email Guide Semester Subject Student Name Ojaswi Chauthaiwale, Shubhangi Madavi , Ridhima Mahadik , Divyy Nishar, Jeel Patel, Vighnesh Penikal, Ruchira Rathod, Falguni Sakpal, Hiloni Sheth, Dipalee Suslade, Aditya Vaidya, Priyal Vasaiwala Allied Design - Urban design IX Ar. Kokila Deshpande ojaswic17@aoamumbai.in, shubhangim17@aoamumbai.in, ridhimam17@aoamumbai.in, divyyn17@aoamumbai.in, jeelp17@aoamumbai.in, vighneshp17@aoamumbai.in, ruchirar17@aoamumbai.in, falgunis17@aoamumbai.in, hilonis17@aoamumbai.in, dipalees17@aoamumbai.in, adityav17@aoamumbai.in, priyalv17@aoamumbai.in Studio Conductors Ar. Shekoba Sanap Ar. Sahil Kanekar Ar. Kokila Deshpande Ar. Richa Raut Ar. Omkar Nandlaskar : : : : : : : : : : : Unplanned development, change of natural course of water from Yeoor hills to the Thane creek and filling of lakes led to flooding issues. More than 61 spots in the city, including posh residential complexes, get submerged in rainwater when heavy rainfall pounds the city. Another reason is the faulty drainage system. The areas around lakes are filled with encroachments and the boundaries are concretised, leaving no space for water seepage. At the Thane Creek, the mangroves help create a unique ecosystem, of various species from tiny crabs to tall flamingos, which, unfortunately, is facing serious threats due to solid waste dumping, reclamation, cutting for aquaculture ponds, etc. Recent industrial and domestic activities by slums and high pollution have compromised the fisheries, oyster beds, mangroves and migratory birds in Thane creek. The identification of the issue was achieved at the site. The city comes under a low-lying area and is prone to cyclones, coastal flooding and waterlogging. The root cause is a poor waste management system. Most of the citizens, private bodies and industries that have developed along the creek, dump their waste and deposit the debris at its very edge. A large amount of industrial and domestic waste is released into the creek without treating it. The drainage has been harmed as a result of the concretization and because of the shift in land slope, drainage lines are now fragmented. This then causes siltation and shrinking, reducing the water holding capacity of the creek, which results in flooding and affects the ecological balance of the creek. The project is about addressing and analysing the fundamental cause of creek-related concerns and formulating the best strategies for resolving the issues. Certain Urban design interventions and urban policies have been suggested for the same. In order to provide solutions, the journey of water was traced back from its final destination to the source. Accordingly, suitable long-term solutions have been identified to cater to the issues at a city level and certain strategies have been suggested as seen in the video. Thane Creek

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

Email Guide Semester Subject Student Name Tejas Shinde Architectural Design II Ar. Yagnik Bathija tejass20@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 design intends to guide the user to its desired location through a series of different wall alignments, which creates a sense of belonging through the use of indigenous materials. The three action words 'organize', ' puncture', and 'silent' have influenced the design which incorporates these words through a series of conjunctive volumes and spatial organization of spaces according to their hierarchy. The enclosed volume within the two walls opens up to the central courtyard, which is shared with the Janta darbar and allows the user to break up from the usual monotony of traversing through a single structure. This is in accordance with the nature of the villagers - as we consider their subconscious urge to know each other through the openness of heart. By following the path of the wall, the library resonates with the Janta Darbar, which further frames the whole site into two different experiences - the experience of viewing the entire structure from an outside perspective and experiencing the whole structure through a frame that opens up to the internal courtyard. Previous Next Library - Vachnalay

Previous Next Horizon (2nd Place) Email Semester Competition Name Student Name Priyanshi Hiran ,Vanshika Arora ,Shivani Pisat Arch 8 : Lock Unlock IX priyanshih17@aoamumbai.in vanshikaa17@aoamumbai.in shivanip17@aoamumbai.in : : : : : : : Competition Brief: The goal is to design a medium security prison which would be addressing recidivism, life of inmates and society overall. Narrative: The proposal is a prison with the idea of Rehabilitation and not Imprisonment. This particular module is designed specifically to isolate these prisoners from everyone. The site is in a completely distant area.Isolation leads to self-introspection and helps recreate their identity. Community living helps them to live around people and this new culture will help them adjust to normalcy later in life. Practising self-sufficiency like farming, cooking, cleaning will help them become independent and various other activities allow them to explore their interests. By reimagining such a facility, the structure exposes the users to a visual treat of the horizon, above water and below water. The multifaceted and dynamic form of the structure has been inspired by human swimming, how the balance and the movement in the structure have been done using alternate massing and motion. The courtyard has been provided to allow inmates to fish from within the structure negating the risk of escape. The use of scanning passages reduces the workload of the guards. Considering the encouragement of the inmates in various activities and duties of guards, the structure is made self-sustainable by the users themselves. In order to avoid tracking the inmates and avoiding their escapes, the structure is always in motion.

Previous Next Email Guide Semester Subject Student Name Kaankshi shah Allied Design - Landscape IV Ar. Juhi Prasad kaankshi19@aoamumbai.in Studio Conductors Ar. Juhi Prasad, Ar. Shruti Barve : : : : : : : : : : : Onto a picturesque scene of National Park far away from the concrete jungle of Mumbai rests a unique relic sacred to the ecosystem of the elements. This relic itself holds up to be a fine manifestation of movement of slope, terrain, scale, vegetation, light quality, perception of sky with negligible human intervention. All this culminates to experience the walk-through holistically. An essential aspect that separates this path from any other path is the amalgamation of various natural and living elements. It encourages oneself to explore the translation of the growth and decay patterns, transition of color, light and masses while associating it with mapping across the forth dimension of time thereby forming a magnificent composition in harmony. The inter – relationship between the elements, their patterns, this transition and its history culminates into many spatial identities while cutting along the fresh waters of Dahisar River. Reorganizing Scenic

Previous Next Email Guide Semester Subject Student Name Mahir Amit Mody, Tarun Panjabi, Kaankshi Shah Technical design V Ar. Juhi Prasad Singh, Ar. Prerna Thacker mahir19@aoamumbai.in, tarun19@aoamumbai.in, kaankshi19@mumbai.in Studio Conductors Ar. Juhi Prasad Singh, Ar. Prerna Thacker : : : : : : : : : : : The project is focused towards understanding the construction materials, sustainable techniques and plantation style required for site development of the built forms for the Architectural Design project - Community center (Co-living facility for Aspiring Actor), designed in Semester 4. The first step in this process was understanding the existing contours on site, and then modifying them so as to help in the ease of water drainage on site. Necessary plans have been created to show these applications on site. The addition of rain gardens helps in percolation of water into the soil, thus increasing the underground water table. Aluminum-steel gratings have been proposed around the tree trunks, to help in increasing the absorption of water content. Rain water harvesting system has also been proposed, with rainwater downtake pipes on top of the built structures to further help in making this a sustainable project. Gradation

Previous Next The Bee Gesticulation (People's Choice Award) Email Semester Competition Name Student Name Alisha Menezes Charmi Mehta Shruti Sahasrabudhe DAC Redefining Platitudes IX, II alisham17@aoamumbai.in charmi20@aoamumbai.in shrutis17@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: Bees, with their short, choppy wing strokes, maneuver in their (work)space with the help of predetermined motion flows which they correlate with the current patterns. They pinpoint visual and physical landmarks along their path, camouflaged for others. These landmarks are categorized according to the edge conditions, colours and textures. Spatial configuration and experience along with visual textures are the features that bees memorize, for their efficient navigational performance. The illustration talks about the dynamic and structured flow of the bees according to the spatial syntax and experience. The place-markers identified at different locations are diverse in terms of textures, patterns and edge conditions and are allied by the camouflaged dynamic movement patterns of the bees in varied dimensions. The flow of the modular pattern in the illustration resembles the structured and definitive flow of a bee house. And the free flowing form relates to their movement in the world outside. Humans maneuver in a similar way as that of bees, thus distinguishing their fluidity from rigid modular designs to parametric curves.

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