Portfolio of works done under the B.Architecture (2007-2012) course at the Balwant Sheth School of Architecture (NMIMS University, Mumbai)

1. Gaurav Sardana
NMIMS Balwant Sheth School of Architecture

3. Individual Projects

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11. DeConstructivism Frank Gehry
Frank Gehry’s Deconstructivism consists of breaking down simple objects of geometry
and rearranging them according to forces on site and his own intuition. Multiple model
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studies address light conditions, scale, activation of site surroundings and appearance
to the everyday user. Materials play an important role in expressing sculptural qualities
of his sketches which are integral part of his designs. His intuitive sketches allow
a certain degree of interpretative freedom in modelling process.
Development of ‘Styles’
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Deconstructivism De-Constructed
Gehry Residence
ORIGNAL HOUSE
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EXTENSION
+ + =
Simple Suburban House Materials Collision+Deformation
Guggenheim MuseumBilbao Sculpture to activate
and regenerate the city
Ideas to express a gesture
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of ‘Welcoming’ the visitor/
Pause before further revelation
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Materials as a form of
expressing multiple thoughts
FUJI KINDERGARTEN a circular running track!!!
I can see my friends in
the courtyard....
Tezuka Architects
TOKYOJAPANDENSITYFREEDOMLOOPPLAY
TACTILITY of form and surface ROOF PLAN
EXPERIENCE of a real environment
LEARNING through work+play
PLAYING while growing up
COMMUNITY binding and fostering creativity
FREEDOM from rules and conventions
the roof doubles the play area, encouraging
the kids to explore the skylights and enjoy
wow! a circular school....
their learning.....
where’s the box???
a seamless space....no dead ends...
no hierarchies
Mr. and Mrs. Tezuka
look....its our classroom below.....flooded with light.. zelkowa trees... I can easily climb them from this height
.things look so different from up here... ...and im not afraid of falling
.and there’s our teacher...!!
hey my feet are
dangling...and I can
see our classroom
from here....
and also feel the
breeze....this is fun.. the existing trees on the
site were deliberately
preserved and the roof
goes through them.....the
oval was modulated to
accommodate them. it
encourages the child to
explore, in an otherwise
balustrades which allow the feet urban environment
but not the child’s body to pass
through.....glass doors that
can completely open up section showing built mass and the tree void
skylights and ladders to help the students
access the roof...relationships are understood
..between light and surface, roof and ladder...
doubling of work and play area
school will be no box, no empty rooms... a process of experiential
learning, fun and play.... :) :) :) a never ending learning curve
1. The form of the building itself is a tool of learning.
2. An antithesis of the crammed spaces in Tokyo, a simple spacious form.
3. A complex program, made possible by simplicity of form.
4. Flexible spaces.
5. A natural environment.
gardens with rabbits and
goats!!! come lets feed
them... and don't forget
the goat cheese...!
where will the principal sit???...
I fear going to his office... :) ! :) ! She will be amongst you,
My teacher will be up there! always so no hierarchy....
Looking at me always.... :(
the garden is easily accessible by
seamless merging of the inside and
outside...
the form itself motivates the children to run, explore and learn
in the process... the form itself is the function

12. Group Projects

13. Delhi NCR
THE EIGHT INCARNATIONS OF DELHI
New Delhi
Qutab Minar Area
First City (1060) Lal Kot was founded by the Tomar Rajput clan, as the first ‘official’
Shahjahanabad
Delhi incarnation.
Second City (1300) Siri, a citadel located near modern Hauz Khas village, was
built by Central Asian king
Purana QIla Ala-ud-din.
Third City (1320) Tughlaqabad, a fortified city, was built by Ala-ud-din’s
Jahanpanah/Firozabad successor; though short-lived,
its ruins remain.
Lal Kot/Siri Fourth City (1325) Jahanpanah, a second Tughlaq creation, was proclaimed.
Indraprastha New Delhi Area
Fifth City (1350) Firozabad, a fortified palace, was founded by Firoz Shah
Kotla.
Sixth City (1500) Purana Qila, was founded by Afghan king Sher Shah
Suri, located near the presentday India Gate.
Old Delhi Area
Seventh City (1650) Shahjahanabad (Old Delhi) was built by Mughal Emperor
Shah Jahan.
New Delhi Area
Eighth City (1930) New Delhi was inaugurated by the British, as the jewel in their
colonial crown.
Delhi

14. density rings based on tree cover
massing based on branching
HIGH TIDE LOW TIDE
site plan diagrams

15. SITE
SITE
Viewing Deck
Lounge
Viewing Deck
Canal Terraces Lounge
Informal Gathering Parking Bays
Canal Terraces
Informal Gathering Parking Bays

16. In today’s context,
administration exhibits
administration exhibits storage
seating lounge profile
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storage
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Gallery Plan program Gallery Section program
2 storage
exhibition
BUILD SUSTAIN ECONOMICS PROGRAM MULTIPLICITY &
is the way ahead for Public Programs to stay alive! or or
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exhibits
lamina sheets
Gallery Plan program flexibility or rigidity based on configuration
during season
avg season
foyer auditorium green
administration reading storage
seating play seating
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seating
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usage %
administration reading
circulation+activity
circulation+activity
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Stadium Plan during season average turnout
Library Rigid in ARE
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Flexible in TIME (24hr-cycle) Theater Plan program rigidity and separ
Theater rigid in ar Stadium Rigid in AREA + Rigid in TIME (yearly cycle)
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Promenade Plan program flexibility based on users’ wants reinforcement
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SLUMS
COMMERCIAL
Worli
South Mumbai
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
INFRA-STRUCTURAL SERVICES
RESIDENTIAL
OPEN GROUNDS
SITE

18. Group Projects
Interests

20. Gaurav Sardana
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