Undergrad portfolio 2024

SAMRIDDHI NAKARMI

ARCHITECTURE STUDENT

CONTACT:

PHONE- 9808336394

EMAIL- samriddhinakarmi90@gmail.com

ADDRESS- Jawalakhel, Lalitpur

I am a third-year architecture student, embracing the challenges that come with entering the world of design. I see challenges as opportunities for personal growth, pushing beyond my comfort zone. Architecture, for me, is more than just aesthetics and function; it’s a medium to convey the unique narrative and essence of each building.

EDUCATION

2007-2018

2018-2020

Primary and Secondary Education

Gyanodaya Bal Batika H.S. School, Khokana, Lalitpur

Higher Secondary Education

Trinity International College, Dillibazar, Kathmandu

2021-Present Bachelors in Architecture

IOE, Pulchowk Campus

COMPUTER SKILLS

MS Office Word I PowerPoint I Excel

Adobe cc Photoshop I Indesign I Illustrator

CAD/ BIM Autocad I Sketchup

Rendering

Softwares

ENSCAPE I LUMION I D5

PARTICIPATIONS

- Joint Secretary of ASA (Association of students of Architecture) - 3rd year

- Sports coordiator of ASA sports fest- 3rd year

- Ratnapark Bridge Redesign - Prarambha’22 - 2nd year

- Participation on Survey Camp organized by BEEN and Urban Park

- Visualisation Competition- 15th National ASA Exhibition- 3rd year

- The Pestrian Pulse- 15th National ASA Exhibition- 3rd year

HOBBIES

- Painting

- Weaving - Reading Books - Cooking - Travelling

LANGUAGES

Nepali

Hindi English Native Fluent Fluent

REFERENCES

Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk Campus

Pulchowk, Lalitpur

Contact- +977-1-5543079

Email- campusadmin@pcampus.edu.np

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RESIDENCE DESIGN

IInd YEAR Ist PART

“A HOUSE IS A PLACE WHERE A FAMILY LIVES TOGETHER SHARING THE UNIQUE BOND OF LOVE AND ONENESS AND HAS AN EMOTIONAL CONNECTION THROUGH GENERATIONS.”

THE MAIN IDEA OF THE DESIGN LIES ON THE CONCEPT OF “CONNECTIVITY”. THIS FOCUSES ON CONNECTING DIFFERENT ELEMENTS WITHIN THE DESIGN TO CREATE A COHESIVE AND FUNCTIONAL SPACE. THE DESIGN FOCUSES ON CONNECTING INTERIOR SPACES WITH THE OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT, INTEGRATING COURTYARDS TO ALLOW RESIDENTS TO CONNECT WITH NATURE.

THE ARCHITECTURAL VIEW BLENDS TRADITIONAL ELEMENTS WITH A MODERN TWIST, INCORPORATING WOODEN LOUVRES, BRICK FACADES, CONCRETE AND TRADITIONAL CHAJJAS IN THE ELEVATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, IT INVOLVES FOSTERING A CONNECTION BETWEEN THREE GENERATIONS LIVING UNDER THE SAME ROOF, BLENDING MODERN AND TRADITIONAL VALUES. IT ALSO HIGHLIGHTS CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN PRIVATE, SEMI-PUBLIC AND PUBLIC SPACES, WITH VISUAL CONNECTIVITY ENHANCING THE SENSE OF UNITY AND OPENNESS IN THE DESIGN.

CONCEPT

“CONNECTIVITY”

INSPIRED FROM “CONNECTIVITY SYMBOL”-

SEPARATING THE SHAPES REARRANGING THE SHAPES

USING THE CENTRAL BLOCK TO CONNECT THE OTHER BLOCKS FOR ZONING PURPOSES

THE CENTRAL PART(STACK EFFECT)

POSITIONING CENTRAL CORE FOR STACK EFFECT

VOLUMETRIC PLAY ON THE BASIS OF 2D DIAGRAM

APPROACHES

CREATING STACK EFFECT TO GIVE COOLNEESS TO THE BUILDING

THE FINAL FORM

SLOPE ROOF

DECIDUOS TREES

DECIDUOS TREES USED AS A BUFFERING FROM HARSH SUNLIGHT

LOUVRES, PROTECTING FROM DIRECT SUNLIGHT REACHING THE WINDOWS

MASTERPLAN

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URBAN TOWER COMPLEX

THE PROJECT UNDERTAKEN DURING OUR 5TH SEMESTER INVOLVED THE DESIGN OF AN “URBAN TOWER COMPLEX”. THIS CONCEPT REFERS TO A HIGHRISE DEVELOPMENT COMPRISING INTERCONNECTED TOWERS, AIMED AT ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES OF BUILDING IN DENSELY POPULATED AREAS.

AT THE CORE OF MY DESIGN PHILOSOPHY WAS THE CONCEPT OF “URBAN INTEGRATION”. INSPIRED BY THE RENOWNED INDIAN ARCHITECT CHARLES CORREA, I IMPLEMENTED THE “OPEN TO SKY” CONCEPT TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY, INTEGRATING GREEN TERRACES INTO THE DESIGN, WHICH SEAMLESSLY BLEND THE INDOOR AND OUTDOOR AREAS.

THE COMPLEX INCLUDES COMMERCIAL, REATAURANT, OFFICE, AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS, STRATEGICALLY ZONED VERTICALLY FOR EFFICIENT CIRCULATION. THROUGH THIS PROJECT, I GAINED INSIGHTS INTO VERTICAL ZONING AND CIRCULATION IN MIXED-USE BUILDINGS, ENHANCING MY ARCHITECTURAL UNDERSTANDING AND SKILLS.

CONCEPT

“URBAN INTEGRATION”

USING RECTANGULAR FORM OF THE BUILDING BECAUSE IT IS THE DOMENANT FORM ON THE SITE.

EXTRUDING THE MIDDLE PORTION TO THE FRONT.

DESIGN APPROACHES

“A SUSTAINABLE APPROACH TO DESIGN”

EXTRUDING THE RECTANGULAR BUILDING FORM.

CREATING A CENTRAL VOID BETWEEN THE TWO BLOCKS INORDER TO CREATE ATRIUM FOR THE LOWER COMMERCIAL SPACE.

THE EXTRUDED PORTION ACTS AS THE PODIUM OR GREEN ROOF.

CREATING STEPPED TERRACES TO MAXIMIZE VIWES FROM DIFFERENT LEVELS.

CREATING DOUBLE HEIGHT OFFICE PACES TO ENABLE MORE NATURAL LIGHT.

CREATING DOUBLE HEIGHT TERRACES IN APARTMENTS TO BLUR THE BOUNDARIES BETWEEN INDOOR AND OUTDOOR SPACES.

CONNECTING THE TWO TOWERS WITH THE HELP OF BRIDGES.

ZONING

VERTICAL ZONING MAIN CORE AND CIRCULATION GREEN SPACE FACILITIES

INTERACTIVE ZONE ON MAIN ENTRANCE

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INDOOR SPORTS COMPLEX

IIIrd YEAR IInd PART

THE PROJECT MAINLY FOCUSES ON PRIORITIZING TWO MAIN SPORTS, IN ADDITION TO CATERING TO BOTH THE COMMUNITY’S RECREATIONAL NEEDS AND THE REQUIREMENTS OF LOCAL COMPETITIVE SPORTS., FOCUSING ON MAKING IT A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME TOGETHER, HAVE FUN, AND STAY ACTIVE.

THE SITE BEING LOCATED AT DHAPAKHEL, LALITPUR WAS ONE OF THE MAJOR ADVANTAGES IN THE DESIGN, MAINLY DUE TO ITS STRATEGIC LOCATION. THE PROXIMITY TO NUMEROUS RESIDENCES, SCHOOLS, APARTMENTS, ETC., IMPLIED EASY ACCESSIBILITY FOR POTENTIAL USERS.

THE CONCEPT OF “GATISHIL” HAS BEEN ROOTED IN MY IDEA OF DESIGNING THE COMPLEX, WHICH REFERS TO EMPHASIZING ELEMENTS THAT EVOKE A SENSE OF MOTION, ENERGY AND ACTIVITY. THROUGH CIRCULAR LAYOUTS AND DYNAMIC ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS, THE COMPLEX BECOMES A HUB OF VITALITY, SEAMLESSLY CONNECTING DIFFERENT AREAS WHILE ALSO PROMOTING SOCIAL INTERACTION AND INCLUSIVITY.

FORM DEVELOPMENT

INCORPORATING THE “OVAL SHAPE” FROM THE STADIUM DESIGN HISTORY, SEAMLESSLY BLENDING HISTORICAL CONTINUIY WITH MODERN REQUIREMENTS.

DIVIDING THE OVAL SHAPE WITH HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL AXIS. THE UPPER PART HOUSES A LARGER CIRCLE FOR MULTIPURPOSE HALL AND THE LOWER PART FEATURES A SMALLER CIRCLE HOSTING AN INDOOR SWIMMING POOL.

PROTRUDING THE CIRCLES FOR EXTRA SERVICES AND AMENITIES SPACES. THE GREEN ROOF HAS BEEN BUILT ON THE PROTRUDED PORTION.

INDOOR

04 MINI COMMERCIAL COMPLEX

IIIrd YEAR Ist PART

WITH THE AIM OF DESIGNING A COMMERCIAL SPACE WITHIN AN AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 5520 SQ.FT., THE DESIGN FEATURES RETAIL SPACES, OFFICE SPACE AND A RESTAURANT.

MY MAIN DESIGN IDEA LIES ON THE CONCEPT OF “JUXTAPOSITION OF MASS AND VOID”, WHICH EMPHASIZES ACHIEVING A HARMONIOUS BALANCE BETWEEN SOLID STRUCTURES AND OPEN SPACES WITHIN THE BUILDING. THE PRIMARY AIM OF MY DESIGN WAS TO INTRODUCE ELEMENTS OF TRANSPARENCY, OPENNESS AND FLUIDITY, WHICH WERE ACHIEVED THROUGH THE INCORPORATION OF “TRIPLE-STOREY VOID”. THE VOID SERVES AS A CENTRAL SOURCE OF NATURAL LIGHT AND VENTILATION WITHIN THE CONFINES OF A NARROW, FIVE STOREY STRUCTURE.

FURTHERMORE, THE CONCEPT OF “STAGGERED VOLUME” HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED IN THE BUILDING’S FORM DEVELOPMENT, RESULTING IN SUCCESSIVE FLOORS THAT PROTRUDE AND INCLINE, ADDING VISUAL INTEREST AND DYNAMISM TO THE OVERALL DESIGN.

CONCEPT

“JUXTAPOSITION OF MASS AND VOID”

FOURTH FLOOR PLAN

AN EXISTING NARROW LAND FORM

TAKINGTHE BASIC FORMOFA RECTANGLE

SEQUENCE OF SPACE FROM POINT OF ACCESSIBILTY IN HORIZONTAL DIRECTION

SEQUENCE OF SPACE FROM POINT OF ACCESSIBILITY IN VERTICAL DIRECTION

STAGGERING VOLUMES TO CREATE VOIDS AMONG THE FUNCTIONS

GLAZED WINDOWS

GREEN ROOF

GLAZED WINDOW FOR LIGHT AND VIEW

THIRD FLOOR PLAN

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

THE FINAL FORM

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

THE VOID

THE CENTRAL,TRIPLE HEIGHT VOID SERVES AS THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF NATURAL ILLUMINATION WITHIN THE BUILDING. THIS OPENNESS FACILITATES CIRCULATION AND CONNECTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING, EHANCING BOTH AESTHETICS AND FUCTIONALITY.

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THE PEDESTRIAN PULSE

IIIrd YEAR (COMPETITION)

THE CORE PRINCIPLE OF THE DESIGN REVOLVES AROUND THE CONCEPT OF “CONVERGENT OPEN SPACES”.THIS SIGNIFIES THE INTENSIONAL FUSION OF NEPALESE TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE, SUCH AS PATI PAUWA AND DHUNGEDHARA, CREATING INTERACTIVE SPACES TAILORED FOR THE LOCAL ELDERLY, SIMULTANEOULY INCORPORATING A GREEN SPACE DEDICATED TO CHILDREN’S PLAY ACTIVITIES, CONTRIBUTING TO THE PARK’S OVERALL SUSTAINABILITY. THE UNDERLYTING OBJECTIVE OF THE DESIGN IS INCLUSIVITY, CATERING INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGE GROUPS.

CONSIDERING THE LAYOUT, A DIAGONAL AXIS STEMMING FROM PATAN DHOKA AND A HORIZONTAL AXIS ON THE SITE HAS BEEN INCORPORATED.. THE CONVERGENCE OF THESE AXES FORMS AN INTERSECTION WHERE A CENTRAL WATERBODY HAS BEEN INTRODUCED. THIS WATER FEATURE SERVES AS A SYMBOLIC AND PHYSICAL SEPARATOR BETWEEN THE TRADITIONAL AND GREEN ZONES WITHIN THE PARK.. THE SITE’S PRIME LOCATION AT PATAN DHOKA HAS BEEN TAKEN AS AN INSPIRATION TO EXCAPSULATE THE ESSENCE OF PATAN ITSELF.

CONCEPT

“CONVERGENT OPEN SPACES”

DIAGONAL AXIS FROM PATANDHOKA

HORIZONTAL AXIS OF THE SITE

TRADITIONAL ZONE

A DIAGONAL AXIS FROM PATAN DHOKA AND A HORIZONTAL AXIS ON THE SITE IS CONSIDERED

PLAY AREA

THE CENTRAL WATERBODY AT THE INTERSECTION OF AXSES SERVES AS A SYMBOLIC SEPARATOR, PHYSICALLY DIVIDING THE PARK INTO TRADITIONAL AND GREEN ZONES

PROVIDING SPACES SO THAT THE PARK CATERS INDIVIDUALLY OF ALL AGE GROUPS, PROVIDING INTERACTIVE SPACES LIKE PATI FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE, PLAY AREA FOR CHILDREN AND SEATINGS AND GREEN SPACES FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY

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ART WORKS

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