Shershada_Architecture Portfolio

MIXED USE REDEVELOPM E N T
Plot divided
to provide
central open
space.
DESIGN CONSTANTS
OPENNESS
IMPORTANCE TO NATURAL LIGHT AND
VENTILATION
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FIGURE SHOWING FRONTAGE VIEW POINTS
View points decided the
location of the commercial
complex which was
to be separate from the
residential to ensure
safety and privacy.
When family, societal values and community are the crux of a residential
development, how do you relocate them into a high rise structure keeping
them happy?, It was thus important to design a haven that will sustain the
very feeling that the residents built their life around. This remaininng the major
goal of the project, a design approach was adopted that not only catered
to the sustainable needs of the environment for users of all age groups. The
creation of “vertical gardens” thus became a priority.
To sustain this society further, neighborhood shops were provided within the
same structure, thereby boosting the economy and reinforcing the concept of
“social sustainability”
The project was aptly named,
“THE ARCHITECTURE
OF
HAPPINESS”
PROCESS
THE
Four different
towers of
varying heights.
Concept of
single tower
discarded to reduce
estrangement.
Central open
space gives
opportunties
for community
activities.
Form follows
function. Plan
form representing
chawl-tested
examples of community
living. As
seen in Plan 1.
SUSTAINABLE TECHNIQUES
USE OF SUSTAINABLE ELEMENTS AND
TECHNIQUES
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EMPHASIS ON SUSTAIBLE INCLU-
SIVE COMMUNITIES
BRINGING TOGETHER DIFFERENT CLASSES OF
SOCIETY
AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS
No. of tenements per floor reduced,
accomodating the new orientation to
optimize responsiveness. Oriented
acc. to wind direction and cross ventilation
through large open spaces
as seen in Plan 2.
SERVICE CORE
Access point ‘d’ was
chosen as it was farthest
from any junctions.
‘d’ is located on the local
road and any vehicular
exit and entry from site
will not hamper flow of
traffic.
FIGURE SHOWING POSSIBLE ACCESS POINTS
FIGURE SHOWING WIND DIRECTION SW-NE
A passive design approach
to optimize wind
direction and completely
take advantage of its
cooling and ventilating
effects.
The orientation was changed again
and using similiar modules, a ore
compact plan was devised which had
the following benefits.
-Central open spaces
-Intermediate open spaces in the
form of voids on multiple levels
-Naturally lit and ventilated modules
PLAN 1 PLAN 2
FINAL DEVELOPMENT BEGAN BASED ON THIS PLAN