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Introduction

As an internationally trained architect, interior designer, and urbanist, I specialize in creating innovative and aesthetically compelling spaces. My expertise lies in developing and implementing cutting-edge design strategies that enhance user experience and well-being. With a deep commitment to resilient interiors and architectural design, I strive to blend creativity with functionality, ensuring every project is both visually stunning and highly effective.

INTERIOR DESIGN

Wine Country Oasis

Shadow Retreat

Streamhouse

Alpine Haven

Traditional SF Home

Hillsborough Home

Marin Home

ARCHITECTURAL & URBAN DESIGN

NYC Loft

Janjaatiya Sanghrahaalay

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN

Edgemere

A tale of two cities

Access Cities

Please note, the following work represents parts of selected projects I have and am working on. I am provide more details in person. All work is confidential and must only be used for the purposes of this interaction

INTERIOR DESIGN

Sitting Room

Vignettes from the guest bedroom, bunk room and Office

Renderings of the living room and kitchen, and final shot of the kitchen and breakfast area.

Final Shot of the outdoors on the north face of the vineyard

Civil, furniture and landscape layout

Furiture layouts for all floors

Furntiure board for the living room

LIiving room shot and sitting room furniture board

Inspiration and furniture boards with final drawings

Ground flloor furniture layout

Final shot of living room

Elevations for bedroom and living/dining room

Final shot of kitchen and bedroom

Final shots of first floor | Indoor and Outdoor

Note: Top 2 views were created by the Architects.

BUNK ROOM

KID'S BATHROOM CLOSET

Civil and furniture layout

Note: My team participated in designing the added area, material selection and furniture layots

Scouting shot for living room

Drawings, furnture board and images on entry with custom designed chandelier

Scouting shot for living room

Scouting shots of dining room, powder room and hallway bar along with material pallettes

Scounting shots of primary bathroom

Drawings and material pallettes for primary bathroom

First floor civil and furniture layout

Inspiration boards and proposed material pallettes for living room and kitchen

marin home

Inspiration boards and proposed material pallettes for living room and great room

First floor and third floor civil and furniture layout

ARCHITECTURAL & URBAN DESIGN

Final shots of the living room and top floor hallway

Final shots of family room corner (left) and living room looking into family room

MUSEUM PLAN

The planning is derived from the formations encoded within tribal dance sequences and the rythm formed through their interaction with one another. For example, the focal point in tribal dances is the drummer, and in the physical design, the water body depicts the same and the semi circular structures around depict the male and female dancers consequetively.

EVOLUTION OF DESIGN

Janjaatiya Sanghrahaalay | MP | India

Competition Entry, Analysis | NASA (National Ass. of Students of Arch.)

Undergraduate Architecture

The form of the museum is an expression of the topography of Madhya Pradesh. The rolling plains of the Malwa Plateau, the steps and scraps of the Vindhya Range rivers, streams and lakes have all been translated onto the site. The interplay of the built and unbuilt within the structure is derived from the relationship between these elements of air, water, energy and human imprint. The planning of the complex is based on the division of functions. The intent was to give the visitors a sense of freedom of movement and varied experiences in all spaces.

Presentation sheets for the community explaining the layout and roots for said plan

janjaatiya sanghrahaalay

The curved arterial passageway is open towards the north and has bamboo cane mat shadind devices. The trees affect the microclimateas it brings cool breeze atop the hill and keeps spaces cool due to evapo-transpiration and by absorbing solar radiation apart from shading from the strong solar glare.

Large volumes of air gets constricted while moving into the courtyard and enters the galleried through the windows due to negetive pressure. The pressure witin the galleries due to heating of this air initiates the positive pressure in the courtyeards to push heated air outside resulting on continuous cooling.

PASSIVE COOLING BY WIND TUNNEL EFFECT

To support the massing of the built form and deliver the uninterrupted large clear spans required for display galleries, a strong framework was necessary. Thus, RCC and steel were used as structural members. Steel was used in columns, castellated beams and trusses and was pre-fabricated, thus reducing the construction time greatly. The most important feature of the selection of construction materilas was that it allowed for effective expression of art, and silumtaneously retain the innate characteristics of the building and natural geography.

Blown up 3D of main library structure and heating and cooling features

STRUCTURAL FRAME OF GALLERY

SECTION OF GALLERY

SHADING DEVICES AND GREEN COVER