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

Previous Next Pause From Permanance Email Guide Semester Subject Student Name Devansh Goshar Thesis X 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 devanshg16@aoamumbai.in Issuu Link https://issuu.com/aoa_confluence_2022/docs/devanshg_thesis : : : : : : : : : : : 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 : Studio Conductors : : : Video Links : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9LLiHi1cgo https://youtu.be/3aYvX_bZmk0 https://youtu.be/bZ6ma7lMRck Buildings today need to be designed while keeping the future in mind. Changing needs of society, scarcity of material and environmental impact of producing and demolishing buildings are significant considerations for the designers throughout the world. Buildings today need to be perceived as impermanent and as material banks for the future. By adopting the outlook of impermanence, a building can be designed to reduce waste and use materials efficiently at all stages (construction, operation and end of life) as it addresses possible changes in circumstances. An impermanent outlook to architecture compels us to think of resource minimization, optimization and management. Obsolescence is inevitable, but its effects can be softened by designing buildings that are flexible and that consider the end of life. Such buildings are not only beneficial to the environment and future generations but also the purse of the present user. The dissertation states that sustainability lies in considering the embodied energy and operational energy of the building and its components. The building uses lesser resources throughout its lifespan by designing an efficient structure, climate efficient design, flexible planning to address change, detachable and reusable components, and reducing maintenance by separating different functional spaces and components of the building. After reduce, a building should be designed with the objectives of reuse and recycle in mind. Here material selection and joining become of paramount importance. The design focuses on using and detailing materials that can easily be reused or recycled at the end of the building's or components life to ensure a reduction in waste and optimization of resources for future generations. For this aspect vast research of various materials and their life cycle impact was studied and applied.

Previous Next Windernest Email Semester Competition Name Student Name Prajakta Pai, Vaishnavi Gurnalkar Volume Zero Tree House V prajaktap19@aoamumbai.in vaishnavi@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: To live life other than in a concrete building is what everyone wishes to enjoy due to hectic life which is now restricted within laptop or mobile screen. Tree House is one of the best places to live which helps not only to connect with nature but also helps to provide peace, privacy and most importantly, it is connected to our childhood. Wildernest is a treehouse which gives you freedom to assemble a freehouse according to the user's comfort space by providing feasible timber panels. It makes the space more playful. Wildernest gives us the opportunity to bring our childhood memories back to refresh our mind.

Previous Next Email Guide Semester Subject Student Name Karishma Kaur Hooda, Dhruvanshi Sanghavi, Ameya Thanawala Allied Design - Landscape V Ar. Swapna Hankare, Ar. Devayani Deshmukh Upasani, Ar. Swati Desai, Ar. Shweta Sharma karishma@aoamumbai.com Studio Conductors Ar. Swapna Hankare, Ar. Devayani Deshmukh Upasani, Ar. Swati Desai, Ar. Shweta Sharma : : : : : : : : : : : The brief revolves around 4 members of a family. Analyzing the site, the existing trees would naturally help to create expansive and secluded spaces, stream and the rivulets can be utilized for their auditory qualities with the textural quality of water edge, naturally creating a multi-sensorial stimulation. The design further develops into a converging-diverging connection, then towards the planting scheme accentuating the effect and finally to achieve the graphical quality by joining the lines. The driveway is managed at a slope of 1:12-20, (as the driveway can be used for walking also) leading to the bridge. Various small paths at slope 1:18 converge at the entry point. The driveway spills into a plaza at +9 m which encircles the multipurpose lawn which is placed at + 6.5m, the lawn itself has a mound rising to +8m that defines the boundaries for the multipurpose space. The cycling paths of 2m and trail paths of 1.2 m are carved out at slopes of 1:15-1:18 with plazas marking the junctions and pause points. Trail paths use steps at steeper slopes. Bridges are provided over the valley lines to maintain the natural site drainage. Explorative and discovery zones are connected by a foot-over bridge which leads to various plazas at 4 m level which terminates to reading niches at multiple levels. The master plan pictures the play of textures and colors throughout the site. A strong to a subtle transcending graphical composition from the south towards north interspersed with encircling pathways that revolve around a flower bed, water edge, dense bamboo groves, low height trees, vegetable gardens give a varied volumetric experience through the site. Finally, our overall takeaways help us understand plantation clustering and arrangements creating a rhythm of hardscape and softscape. Bamboo groves make engagement visually transcending from horizontal to vertical plane and permeability in addition to the vegetation with colors and textures, skyline, light and shadow effects. Design of a residential landscape 2

Previous Next Email Guide Semester Subject Student Name Kaankshi Shah, Ruchi Pathak Humanities V Ar. Harshada Shinte, Ar. Amey Ghosalkar kaankshi19@aoamumbai.in , ruchi1@aoamumbai.in Studio Conductors Ar. Harshada Shinte, Ar. Amey Ghosalkar : : : : : : : : : : : The Jawahar Kala Kendra Arts Center located in Jaipur was commissioned by the Rajasthan government to preserve Rajasthani Arts and Crafts. The plan of Jaipur city is based on the nine square Yantra wherein one square is displaced and 2 central squares combine. They have high walls, symbolic of the fortification wall along the Jaipur old city. Externally, the planets appear on the red sandstone facades as symbols inlaid in white marble and granite. The central courtyard appears an abstraction of the kund type of the step well. The steps are used as seating and simulating interactions for the community, like the traditional kund. The transitional space acts as a threshold between interiors and exteriors like the traditional houses, the narrow opening and a semi-covered area which is used by women, making a set back and creating a stepped profile. The design conveys a matter of accidental encounter and discovery - on instincts and inclinations of a person moving through space. Framing views and layering is used as a concept in traditional architecture of the region. The patterns are influenced from the traditional geometry that create visual composition around the courtyard walls. Indigenous to the region local constructional techniques are adapted to evoke regional character. Jawaharlal Kala Kendra

Email Guide Semester Subject Student Name Tanaya Nadkarni, Falguni Sakpal Architectural Design IX Ar. Esha Tipnis tanayan17@aoamumbai.in ; falgunis17@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 : : : : : : : : : : : Water and land having different tactile senses are perceived as different entities which makes their intersection interesting.What is the transition between these vast differences? How does the intervention of an edge further define their boundaries? The experiences depend upon the amount of contact that we come across with the waterbody. Many coastal communities have made water their home, a source of livelihood and occupation making the coast a point of celebration as much as a workplace. In the event of interjecting this edge, we have compromised the natural systems of ecology and the resilient cover of the mangroves and marine vegetation. This puts coastal communities and all of the closely associated built fabric at risk. We are parasites of infestations. The question is to discuss the extent of the infestation. At this point, our figure-ground maps change to figure-ground-water. The expanse of the horizon, boundary where the sky meets the sea and its reflecting quality are often the pleasurable points of architecture near water. However, water is also a resource. It is a source of energy generation. The architecture of generation/production could have a different view if combined with architecture for leisure/pleasure. Previous Next The Paradox

Email Guide Semester Subject Student Name Devam Ghatak Architectural Design III Ar. Nachiket Kale, Ar. Amey Matre, Ar. Mehul Sanghavi, Ar. Anshu Choudhari, Ar. Amit Jain devamg20@aoamumbai.in Studio Conductors Ar. Nachiket Kale, Ar. Amey Matre, Ar. Mehul Sanghavi, Ar. Anshu Choudhari, Ar. Amit Jain : : : : : : : : : : : This project was assigned to design a house for our own family by understanding the characteristics of the family and their ideals. Through this exercise, we explored the real essence of our own house, what makes a house our own home where each family member can be themselves. The house is designed by understanding the characteristics of my family, their principles, ideologies, traditions, which have been reflected in the design. The spaces for each family member are designed on the basis of their character, hobbies, and requirements, which was understood by taking their interviews and imagining ourselves in their character, a meditative process. The design of the house is inspired by the Bangladeshi Traditions of my own family and the design also has a great influence on Charles Correa’s principles. The house sits on a very interesting site sharing its plot boundary with Vihar Lake, Powai. The house has been designed by understanding the essence of this site, to bring in the context of the site within the house. Previous Next PARA GHOR- The Community Living

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