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C H H A V I M E H T AUNIVERSITY OF BATH

DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE AND CIVIL ENGINEERING

THIRD YEAR

CONTACT: cm667@bath.ac.uk

24, CLAVERTON BUILDINGS, WIDCOMBE

BATH BA2 4LD

07459878878

M I S C E L L A N E O U S

W O R K E X P E R I E N C E

D E T A I L S

C O M M U N I T Y C E N T R E

O P P O S I T I O N S

V I S I T O R S C E N T R E

C O U R T Y A R D H O U S E

C L A S S R O O M P A V I L L I O N

C O N T E N T S

A T E L I E RA T E L I E R

W U N D E R K A M M E R

P A V I L L I O N C A F E

S K E T C H E S

C L A S S R O O M S

I N T H E P A R K

3 r d Y E A RBrief: To design as a team of architects and civil engineers a

temporary and portable pavillion in Kensington Gardens,

London. The pavilion houses a creative workshop and a

classroom.

Due to the culturally rich area around Kengsington Gardens we

decided our classrooms in the park would be best to educate

people socially, so that although our centre may be temporary,

its legacy would continue within the community.

The Centre for Possible Studies is a convergence point in

which artists,neighbourhood residents and workers and schol-

ars might collaborate on studies born of a kind of thinking in

and with the complex conditions and transactions of the road.

Through studying the work of the Centre we collectively

decided that three types of building would be able to cater for

all their needs: workshop, classroom and stage.

Members of the community will be able participate in day-long

workshops and design and make their own tile. This tile will

then be attached to and become an integral part of the build-

ing, travelling with it from site to site.

The triangular forms that come together to create our

buildings were created through taking the dimensions for the

largest possible component that could be transported on the

back of a truck and dividing it up several times to create a di-

verse range of shapes. The triangular modular system

used to create our building allows it to adpat and change to

the conditions and requirements of each site.

All of the triangles are individually constructed and are

capableof standing on their own. When put together, the floor-

androofbeams are bolted together to provide extra stability.

M U S E U M I N

P O R T O

3 r d Y E A RBrief: To design as a team of architects and civil engineers a

temporary and portable pavillion in Kensington Gardens,

London. The pavilion houses a creative workshop and a

classroom.

Due to the culturally rich area around Kengsington Gardens we

decided our classrooms in the park would be best to educate

people socially, so that although our centre may be temporary,

its legacy would continue within the community.

The Centre for Possible Studies is a convergence point in

which artists,neighbourhood residents and workers and schol-

ars might collaborate on studies born of a kind of thinking in

and with the complex conditions and transactions of the road.

Through studying the work of the Centre we collectively

decided that three types of building would be able to cater for

all their needs: workshop, classroom and stage.

Members of the community will be able participate in day-long

workshops and design and make their own tile. This tile will

then be attached to and become an integral part of the build-

ing, travelling with it from site to site.

The triangular forms that come together to create our

buildings were created through taking the dimensions for the

largest possible component that could be transported on the

back of a truck and dividing it up several times to create a di-

verse range of shapes. The triangular modular system

used to create our building allows it to adpat and change to

the conditions and requirements of each site.

All of the triangles are individually constructed and are

capableof standing on their own. When put together, the floor-

androofbeams are bolted together to provide extra stability.

A T E L I E R

2 n d Y E A RBrief: To design an atelier building for 20 artists along the

water front of Bristol. It also includes a cafe and an exhibition

area.

The building form was derived to create a fan like shape

towards the waterside . The form was kept more solid and

linear towards the back to respond to the linearity of the site

towards the Redcliff parade and caves. Views are maximized

on the waterside and minimized on the backside to respond

to the context. In this way it also responds to the linearity of

the site on one side and dynamic nature on the other. There

is a clear distinction of public and private areas. The top two

floors are private with the studios and the bottom public with

the cafe. The first floor, though public ,acts like a buffer where

the artists can interact with the public in meeting areas or

the gallery.

Mostly exposed concrete, painted exposed brick are used in

the interiors to keep the finishing cost to the minimum, but

wood is used in the public areas to distinguish them from the

private areas. each studio has been given a different colour

and layout to give the artists a feeling of individuality .

Colours used have been taken from the buildings behind the

site on the Redcliff parade and have been used in the same

order.

V I S I T O R S

C E N T R E

2 n d Y E A RBrief: To design a visitors centre located at the dockyards of

Bristol in a Victorian Industrialist context. The building also

includes an exhibition space and a rooftop cafe.

The lines of the buildings on site have been extended to

form a grid to plan the visitors centre on. In this way the

structure responds the the surrounding context I noticed that

if the access routes were extended in their

exsisting direction, they all meet in the centre and the

circulation almost formed a spiral, thus the two most

important areas: cafe and display area have been placed at

the centre of the spiral on different floors.

The visitors centre has been designed with two entrances

and one exit as it enhances the purpose of “processing”

people.The clear circulation paths also seem to guide the

visitors though the structure . The oblique walls seem to

direct the visitors towards the specific views of the

Bristol Waterfront.

Clay tiles are used on the exterior because most structures on

site have a neat exposed brick look which is very similar to

that of clay tiles. But a structure made of concrete clad in tiles

will be cheaper than a structure made of brick.

C O U R T Y A R D

H O U S E

1 s t Y E A RBrief: To design a courtyard house for a young intimate

couple where the lady is an artist and works from home.

The Public and Private space has been segregated in this

courtyard house. The ground floor is used as work space to

allow the artist to spread out her work to the courtyard if she

wishes to and the living area is on the first floor to maintain

the privacy of the living area as the house is surrounded by

other houses from two sides.

Inspired by Laurie Baker a brickwork pattern is used in studio

area. Also the shadows crated by the wall make the studio

space very interesting to be in.

Many of the corners of the building have cuts and “mini-court-

yards” beside them to give the residents a good view from two

sides, at all times Big steps are provided at the entrance to-

wards the courtyard...they seem to invite the people towards

the centre into the courtyard.

W U N D E R K A M M E R

1 s t Y E A RBrief: To design a Wunderkammer for a puppeteer as a place where

he stores his marionettes and sometimes puts up puppet shows.

The timber pieces forming

the skeleton of the structure represent the strings

holding up a marionette. A screen has been used

to capture the shadow of the glazing as

well as the puppets hanging from the ceiling. A screen is placed

in the centre with puppets mostly on one side, receiving sunlight

from the fragmented glazing, forming dramatic shadows. A person

walking on the other side of the screen can only see the puppet’s

shadows; thus giving the building itself a more interactive appeal.

Since puppets are associated with drama, I wanted the

building to have a dramatic lighting and thus used red

stained glass in some places and gave abstract window

shapes all around my three elevations.

O P P O S I T I O N S

1 S T Y E A RBrief: To design and construct a sculpture in 1:1, with a give

amout of materials based on the theme of oppositions (dark/

light, heavy/light and solid/void.) It was a joint project

between architects and civil engineers.

we wanted to create the illusion of having a front facade

which shows all the sticks in one plane but when you walk

past the sculpture, you realise that all the sticks are not

aligned in one plane. This element of surprise was very

important to us as the sculpture was to be installed close to a

path.

We chose the theme of light and shadow to express

opposition and thus a screen was added to capture the

shadows. We wanted to form a solid shadow of the

overlapping square on the screen, it was necessary to

calculate the angle of the sun’s rays on the sculpture in order

to position our square accordingly.

We tried to suspend the wooden web in a frame. The wooden

web would have a prominent void in the middle. We explored

different joints and decided which would be most suitable.

The wooden web would be a mixture of lap and half joints as

most members were on different planes.

P A V I L L I O N C A F E

1 s t Y E A RBrief: To design a wheelchair accessible Pavillion Cafe

using Universal Beams and stainless steel for a site on

campus.

The patterned roof provides with a feeling of perspective to

the viewer as he enters while at the same time exaggerating

the feeling of being drawn in towards the views. The inclined

roof and ramp also create a feeling of being drawn into the

cafe while framing a beautiful view on the other side. Two

sides of the building are almost fully glazed to create a feeling

of “one-ness” with the surrounding environment even when

seated inside. The fourth wall diverts the attention of the

people away from the back sides of the buildings and

towards the glazed sides of the cafe.

Perforated steel sheets have been used in the design to filter

sunlight and to create partial shade in the outside seating

area.

The perforations also give the building aesthetic appeal and

when left open also control airflow making the building

sustainable.

A 1:20 ramp has been used for easy access to the building

and to create a space that can still be used as habitable area

without the use of handrails anywhere.

C O M M U N I T Y

C E N T R E

S U M M E R 2 0 1 3Brief: To design a community centre for the basket weavers of

india.

Designed for a basket weavers community in the arid region

of Jaipur in India, This community centre has weavers

workshops, a shop for the sale of their baskets, a

multi-functional hall ,day care centre for the workers children

and also two classrooms used to provide free education to the

children. It also includes a kitchen to provide with free

mid-day meals.

The structure consists of three buildings weaving into each

other and a ramp that connects the courtyard on one end to

the roof terrace on another end.

D E T A I L E D D E S I G N

2 n d Y E A RDetailed Design Courseworks 2013 and 2014

Part Details of Visitors Centre and Classroom in the Park

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S K E T C H E SSketches from 2013-2015

Lake at the University of Bath

Detail from a building in Bath

Sketches from Florence

S K E T C H E SSketches from 2013-2015

Sketches from Florence

Sketch of Avon River, Bath

Sketch of Blue Mosque, Istanbul

Detail of Bath Abbey

Sketch of Lodhi Garden, New Delhi

M I S C E L L A N E O U SWater colour of a street in Old Delhi, India

Interior render using SketchUp for modelling and VRay, 3Dsmax

and photoshop for rendering ( Digital Illustration Coursework)

M I S C E L L A N E O U SStudy of my face, self-portrait made by a paper collage and water

colour

Low Polygon Self Portrait using Illustrator and Photoshop

M I S C E L L A N E O U SNight Photography of Porto using a DSLR

Tile design based on forms from nature

(Watercolour and sketching)

M I S C E L L A N E O U SReflections captured in Gherkin, London

Skylight of Lotus temple, New Delhi

Kings Cross station, London