Previous Next Email Studio Conductors Semester Subject Student Name Adnan Motiwala, Adwait Ambekar Pragati Shingade Riya Khinvasara Shanaya Wadia Tasneem Vali Architectural Building Services III Ar. Richa Raut, Ar. Kanak Kashyap, Ar. Minal Gujjar adnan20@aoamumbai.in , adwait20@aoamumbai.in , pragati20@aoamumbai.in , riya20@aoamumbai.in , shanaya20@aoamumbai.in , tasneem20@aoamumbai.in : : : : : : : : : National Water Mission is mounted to ensure integrated water resource management helping to conserve water, minimize wastage and ensure more equitable distribution both across and within states. The Mission takes into account the provisions of the National Water Policy and develop a framework to optimize water use by increasing water use efficiency by 20% through regulatory mechanisms. The goals of the water mission are to provide comprehensive water database in public domain and assessment of impact of climate change on water resource and to increase the water use efficiency by 20%. The Jal Shakti Abhiyan was started with the aim of maximum participation of people, by creating programs to make check dams, water harvesting pits, repairing of step wells, etc. National Water Mission

Previous Next Email Guide Semester Subject Student Name Dhanashree Jadhav, Dhruvi Jain, Aashi Jain Allied Design - Landscape V Ar. Juhi Prasad, Ar. Shruti Barve dhanashree19@aoamumbai.in , aashi19@aoamumbai.in , dhruvi19@aoamumbai.in Studio Conductors Ar. Juhi Prasad, Ar. Shruti Barve : : : : : : : : : : : The exercise aims at looking at various urban parks and their idea of a public place. Each of these projects are designed for different contexts and have a variety of considerations, purpose, people organization, planning strategy, limitations, and process. The exercise also aims at looking at landscape design projects that differ from the various architectural interventions around the same site. Our group worked on the highline park which is in Manhattan, New york. The highline is a nonprofit project, which is almost entirely supported by people. Its a 1.4-mile-long elevated linear park. We studied the park through the lens of planning, organization, programs, ideology, context and setting, while also further detailing a small portion of the park. The Documentation procedure helped put a unique lens of understanding and helped understanding a bold form of an Urban Landscape intervention. The High Line

Email Guide Semester Subject Student Name Palak Panchal Architectural Representation and Detailing III Ar. Saurabh Mhatre, Ar. Juhi Prasad palak20@aoamumbai.in Studio Conductors Ar. Saurabh Mhatre, Ar. Juhi Prasad : : : : : : : : : : : This project involved understanding the drawing methods of architects. The design, which is the Artist Studio, was transformed into a drawing of the style of Architect Peter Eisenman’s one drawings. We learned a new composition style of orthographic drawings on a single sheet. The color theme used in this drawing is the same, which is that used by the architect. The medium used is poster colors to best define the style. Previous Next Drawing In Conversation 5

Previous Next Email Guide Semester Subject Student Name Tarun Panjabi Architectural Building Services V Ar. Nitesh Avhad ruchi1@aoamumbai.in Studio Conductors Ar. Sulakshana Bhanushali, Ar. Nitesh Avhad : : : : : : : : : : : The following project leads to designing a lecture hall for students with respect to the acoustical quality it provides. The hall is designed for 40 users. The design is made such that the reverberation time of the key speaker is approx 0.9 sec till the students. The students’ seating arrangement is placed on concrete tiers in a rising manner with rubber lining and wooden flooring to contain the sound created. Some other materials used are gypsum boards, plywood panelling, Teak Wood parquet flooring, acoustic suspended boards, glazed concrete, timber doors, etc. The materials are used by calculating their surface areas and absorption sabines. Rhyme

Email Guide Semester Subject Student Name Sukriti Sharma Architectural Representation and Detailing IV Ar. Saurabh Mhatre, Ar. Harshada Shintre sukriti19@aoamumbai.in Studio Conductors Ar. Saurabh Mhatre, Ar. Harshada Shintre : : : : : : : : : : : The exercise motivated on studying interesting grid patterns, and articulating Hybridized grids while getting inspired from the principles of the source grids as an initial step. The exercise culminated by deriving the final grid from one of the Hybrid grids and three other listed grids. The process commenced with identifying elements or shapes (line, dots, circle, semi-circle, square) operations and characteristic features of each of the three selected grids including rotation (clockwise or anti-clockwise, bisection, intersection, rhythmic spacing between elements, union, continuity, repetition). This was further processed as reciprocation of varied combinations to come up with three unique grid systems referred to as Hybrid Grids. One of the hybrid grids were selected and paired with three sets of grids- Figure Building, Landscape field, Occupation Event. While segregating the components of all three sets, final drawing of grid was composed as an amalgamation of all four grids. Previous Next Taxonomy Of Grids 5

Previous Next Steps for Awakening Email Semester Competition Name Student Name Sarvesh Kambli Soham Tulaskar DAC Redefining Platitudes II, V sarveshk20@aoamumbai.in sohamt17@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: In the harsh mental environment one tries to find Nirvana within himself. Self awakening, or self enlightenment is a one of the phases of reaching Nirvana. The graphic represents the path to awakening while showcasing the abstractions of the 7 factors needed to achieve awakening. ● Mindfulness- As Buddha said "Transient are all component things. Work out your deliverance with heedfulness!" Mindfulness is needed to maintain the awareness of reality. ● Investigation of the nature of reality- Through keen investigations, a spiritually evolved person, whose clarity of vision penetrates into the deepest recesses of life and cognizes the true nature that underlies all appearance. No more can he be confused by highs and lows of life. ● Energy- The effort to redirect misdirections that already have and will be arisening in the mind. It is that force which becomes the light to the mirage of endless working. ● Joy or rapture- Real happiness or rapture comes not through grasping or clinging to things animate or inanimate but by giving up (nekkhamma). It is this detached attitude towards the world that brings about true happiness. ● Tranquility- The factor is needed to achieve conscious calmness and serenity throughout the journey in body and mind. ● Concentration/calm- Concentration is the intensified steadiness of the mind as an unflickering flame of a lamp in heavy breezes. ● Equanimity- It is mental equipoise and not hedonic indifference. pain and happiness — he never wavers.

Previous Next Email Studio Conductors Semester Subject Student Name Shanaya Wadia Ganesh Rathi Isha Padte Krishnendu Nair Pranjal Tak Rohit Barve Sarvesh Kambli Tejas Shinde Yug Dudhara Sharayu Vinchurkar Architectural Building Services III Ar. Richa Raut, Ar. Kanak Kashyap, Ar. Minal Gujjar shanaya20@aoamumbai.in , ganesh20@aoamumbai.in , ishap20@aoamumbai.in , krishnendun20@aoamumbai.in , pranjalt20@aoamumbai.in , rohit20@aoamumbai.in , sarveshk20@aoamumbai.in ,tejass20@aoamumbai.in ,yugd20@aoamumbai.in ,sharayu20@aoamumbai.in : : : : : : : : : GHOP, the dry toilet of Spiti valley, has been in use since a long period of time. The study of these toilets in order to create awareness of the importance of toilets in various regions was conducted. Ghops are used in the cold and cloudy region of Himachal Pradesh where water can not be used as conveniently due to the freezing temperatures. There is a pit in which the waste is collected. In this, dry mixture of wood chips, ash and animal dung is put after every use so as to help the enzyme action decompose the waste. This pit is cleaned annually after the composting of waste is complete and it can be used in farms. Ghop – Dry Toilet Traditional Technology

Previous Next Semester Ar. Juhi Prasad Singh III, V Studio Conductors : : : This college project is specific to houses of India with a focus on landscape architecture. The main objective of the college project is to illustrate the data and analysis of the houses documented in the last College project and also the various elements and spaces specific to Indian houses. As one studies the structure, the type of drawing can reflect the observations and intellectual inquiries undertaken by the observer. GREEN INK : ILLUSTRATING INDIAN HOME GARDENS

Previous Next Email Studio Conductors Semester Subject Student Name Karishma Kaur Hooda Architectural Building Services IV Ar. Richa Raut, Ar. Rohit Karekar karishma@aoamumbai.com : : : : : : : : : SCHEME: Trading of Electronic Waste Items in exchange for Internet Service Plans. These must be collected for recycling in a public place for regular attraction and response, such as parks. These parks must also be maintained using vegetable waste intended for reforesting and production of oxygen gas to compensate for harmful release from e-waste. PROBLEM: E-waste is among the fastest-growing solid waste classes and represents a serious hazard for the environment. It consists of a mixture of hazardous inorganic and organic materials, for example, heavy metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls, and brominated flame retardants, along with valuable metals, such as Au, Ag, and Pd. Direct e-waste disposal to landfills without any prior treatment creates threats to the environment due to the leaching of metals in water and soil. Improper e-waste recycling, such as by open burning and acid baths, creates hazardous and toxic compounds, like dioxins, furans, and acids. SOLUTION: E-waste contains many valuable, recoverable materials such as aluminum, ferrous metals, copper, gold, and silver. To conserve natural resources and the energy needed to produce new electronic equipment from virgin resources, electronic equipment should be refurbished, reused, and recycled whenever possible. These can be recovered by introducing enzymes, similar to those used in metallurgy for the mining of metals. After recovery, the leftovers can be recycled to oil via pyrolysis. E n Agro Fostering Banks

Email Guide Semester Subject Student Name Divyy Nishar, Amartya Sonaje Architectural Design IX Ar. Rishi Vora Ar. Hardik Dedhia (Technical guide) Ar. Snehal Gaikwad (EVS guide) divyyn17@aoamumbai.in amartyas17@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 : : : : : : : : : : : “Our dead are never dead to us until we have forgotten them” – George Eliot Symbiosis is the type of relationship where there is a connection between two elements while keeping in opposition (conflict). Symbiotic relations are of 4 types namely, Mutualism, Parasitism, Commensalism, Ammensalism. Can a site and ultimately the design be an example of “Mutually Symbiotic Interaction” in a place where there is a blurred edge between land and water? There are a few considerations and assumptions made before we introduce the programs: The approach is futuristic imagining the situation around 30-40 yrs down the line, where the communities reside in secularism. Considering the acceptance of new concepts, the programs are proposed (but the symbiotic relation brings the connection of retaining traditional values in the new techniques). Thus the project aims to change the way we accept “DEATH” and the process of the funeral/ burial/ cremation of the dead. The conclusion of the project takes us back to the initial case of rendering the site on a coastal edge as a symbiotically strong site with opportunities to create various such tangible as well as intangible relations of all the elements. The Design talks about the past, the present, and the future in some or the other way. Previous Next Nostalgic Park

Previous Next Rethinking the Amphitheatre Area Email Semester Competition Name Student Name Abhishek Suryavanshi DAC - Academy's Recess - Rethinking Amphitheatre Area IV abhisheks19@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: The amphitheater is one of the most activated public spaces on the campus of AOA. It’s an inclusive space in the presence of diversity. Here, students collect their shared memories during academics and it also represents the culture of the academy. Mapping of different activities within the amphitheater helped me to develop the primary idea of enhancing the built space. Considering all the activities in the amphitheater , the proposal put forward is to maintain and enhance the active ,cultural, inclusive and interactive qualities of space. The attempt was to thus develop a context which facilitates interaction. The space near the stationary is taken because of its active nature , where the small multipurpose space is created with some wood cubes made of existing timber of fallen trees. These cubes don't have any specific function and are placed to create ambulatory, imperfect and impermanent context for interaction. The 2nd intervention is to change the entire context of the dead corner space and make it more functional and interactive. The intention was to create more space for campus to use, by just modifying the existing plains.

Previous Next An Intermission Email Semester Competition Name Student Name Nehal Manshani Vedashree Mhadgut DAC - Academy's Recess - Rethinking Amphitheatre Area VIII nehalm17@aoamumbai.in vedashreem17@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: Previously, the Banyan tree created an identity of the old era, a new abstract form has been introduced in its place to mark the start of a new era. Stepped seating has been created beneath and around this abstract form. A deck created as an extension of the amphitheater connects it to the first floor as well as the staircase at the mid landing level. It also allows a connection to the art gallery on the first floor , acting as a binding feature to the activities being conducted there mainly during exhibitions or any installation or art displays, it also allows for shaded resting spaces. The open courtyard in the center, facing the stage, has been created to provide an outdoor seminar or performing arts space for informal discussions in addition to the auditorium. The wall connecting to the outer footpath has been treated as a blank wall in order to keep it as a wall of remembrance and a canvas for the leaving batches to convey their experiences and messages. This forms an interface between the inside and the outside so small windows have been created for the outsiders to get a glimpse of the college.