architectural portfolio 2010

ankit udani architectural portfolio 2010

objective Thesiseducation qualifications

rensselaer polytechnic institute august 2005 - may 2010

Bachelor of Architecture Minor in Economics

thesis 2010

from object : field

distinctions | honors

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Alumni Scholarship Dean’s List Accepted to China Study Abroad program Accepted to India Study Abroad program

architectural applications

revit 2010 autoCAD 2010 microstation rhinoceros maxwell renderer cinema 4D vray ecotect

graphic design | web design

adobe illustrator cs4 adobe photoshop cs4 adobe indesign cs4 adobe flash cs4 microsoft office 2010

Bachelor of Architecture gradu- ate, with previous work experience, seeking full - time position in leading architectural design firm

physical modeling

wood plexiglass chipboard museum board foamcore woodshop power tools laser cutting experience

professional development

revit + bim modeling course 2010 autoCAD course 2006 california real estate course 2007

ankit udani torrance ca 90503 | ankit.udani@ gmail.com | www.issuu.com/ankitudani/docs/portfolio2010

zellnerplus DESIGN PLANNING RESEARCH | los angeles, ca Summer 2009 | Intern Architect | www.zellnerplus.com

Susanne Vielmetter Gallery | Los Angeles, CA

prepared construction documents using CAD software for city approval

to meet building codes | coordinated architectural drawings with MEP Engineer and Structural Engineer | attended client

Norwegian Museum of Art + Architecture | International Design Comp- etition | Oslo, Norway

analysis using ECOTECT software

answered client and contractor calls | assisted principal with archiving |

center for architecture science + ecology + SOM | new york, ny Fall 2008 | Student | www.case.rpi.edu | www.som.com

and lectures

experience

susanne vielmetter gallery

program: art + sculpture gallery year: summer 2009 site: culver city, ca

responsibilites: site visits, client meetings, construction documen tation, filing construction docu ments with Culver City, collabora tion with city officials, collabora tion with MEP and Structural En gineers, collaboration with Con- tractors

from object : field

program: housing year: fall 2009 - spring 2010 site: brooklyn, ny

responsibilites: research, concept design, 3D Modeling, de sign documentation, rendering, modeling,photography, thesis documentation

vertical neighborhoods

program: commmunity develop ment year: fall 2009 site: south street seaport, ny collaboration: ricardo cantu, stephanie mendelson, elizabeth morrison, marc szarkowski

responsibilites: concept design, rendering, final documentation layout

jose vasconcelos library

program: national library year: spring 2009 site: mexico city, mexico collaboration: monika oum

responsibilites: concept design, diagrams, code research, 3D Modeling, design documentation, wall section, renderings

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professional Thesis thesis competition

selected projects professional + thesis + competition + academic + case study

supervilla ordos 100

program: luxury housing year: fall 2008 site: new york city, ny collaboration: sreoshy banerjea

responsibilites: research, con cept design, 3D Modeling, design documentation, rendering

moments in transition

program: landscape + train sta tion year: spring 2007 site: madrid, spain

responsibilites: concept design, 3D Modeling, design documentation, renderings

integrated lifestyle housing

program: university housing year: spring 2007 site: cambridge, massachusetts collaboration: mathew gilmour

responsibilites: concept design, 3D Modeling, design documentation, renderings

dee & charles wyly theatre

program: vertical theatre year: spring 2010 site: dallas, texas collaboration: andy zheng

responsibilites: research, diagrams, 3D Modeling, render ings, case study documentation

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academic case study

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EDGAR ARCENEAUX, ANDREA

BOWERS, JEDEDIAH CAESAR,

OLGA KOUMOUNDOUROS,

WANGECHI MUTU, RUBEN

OCHOA, STEVE RODEN, AMY

S ILLMAN, TAM VAN T RAN,

PATRICK WI LSON

January 23 - March 6 , 2010

Page 1 of 1SUSANNE VIELMETTER LOS ANGELES PROJECTS - EXHIBITIONS

3/17/2010http://www.vielmetter.com/index.php?site=exhibitions&fromlink=&e_id=299&action=pas...

01susanne vielmetter gallery

susanne vielmetter gallery | los angeles, california | summer 2009 | internship

The internship experience, at Zellnerplus, gave me insight into the various phases of how a project is developed and managed. The main focus was on the process of how a project moves from the design develop-ment phase, through construction docu-mentation, and finally through contractor development. The main challenges of the project were to: update drawings to meet city and building codes, to design for ADA accessibility, and to prepare final documen-tation for official filing and contractor bid packages.

The new, roughly 8000 square foot, Su-sanne Vielmetter Gallery is housed in a former industrial warehouse. The new gal-lery features four large exhibition spaces, an open bow truss ceiling, and a massive work and storage area.

applications

Illustrator RhinocerosAutoCAD Photography

Building Plan

Building Section S3

Building Section S2Building Section S1

02 from object : field

from object : field | brooklyn, new york | fall 2009 - spring 2010 | thesis

Urban conditions of today’s modern city are composed of various landscapes, some of which are the residual and autonomous spaces that manifest themselves through the metabolic processes that cities un-dergo. This thesis investigates the funda-mental shift in the practice of architecture in which architecture concerns itself, not with creating formal objects, but rather a con-nective tissue through the process of im-plementing repetitive spatial configurations upon the urban void, creating a dynamic spatial network that supports and promotes the diversity of the urban fabric. Typological and programmatic conditions and relation-ships are proliferated to create patterns of organization, which establish a dialogue with the urban fabric, mediating the urban void and creating a connective tissue with existing urban conditions.

applications

Illustrator Physical ModelingPhotoshop PhotographyRhinoceros AutoCAD

Field Conditions - Conceptual Development

Courtyard, Bar, Block Typologies

Site Plan | Field Condition Diagram

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03vertical neighborhoods

vertical neighboorhoods | new york city, new york | fall 2009 | competition

Located at New York’s South Street Sea-port, this proposal attempts to recre-ate the traditional horizontal urban fab-ric into a vertical context by reconfiguringneighborhood clusters onto a system of varied neighborhood “plates” held up byan open skeletal structure. The neighbor-hoods in this vertical city are clusteredaround “anchors”- public programs such as parks, theaters, schools, and shop-ping centers. The anchor plates are sur-rounded by a dense fabric of mixedcommercial/residential structures. As one moves further away from an anchorplate, the neighborhoods be-come dominantly residential. Thisvertical city is not enclosed in a solid glass skin- there are numerous open viewsinto Manhattan through the city’s open lattice. A meandering ramp circulationsystem connects all the neighborhood plates but the central “mass transit” coresallow for easy connections be-tween the primary anchors in the city.

applications

Illustrator AutoCAD Photoshop Maxwell Rendering

Conceptual Sketches

Diagrams

Sections

0404jose vasconcelos library

For the design development studio, the focus was to upgrade a professional com-petition proposal through the design development phase, while implement-ing original conceptual development.Originally proposed as a competition by David Chipperfield Architects, this library has been conceptually transformed to have a public street / promenade which bisects the six different programmatic and formal cores of the project. By doing so, the library’s institutional image is broken down to a more simple house of knowledge which allows for various types of interests to merge and coexist easily. The design of the skin is to be seen as a wrapper that brings together the two parts of the library.

applications

Illustrator Maxwell Rendering Photoshop Physical Modeling RhinocerosAutoCAD Microstation

jose vasconcelos library | mexico city, mexico | spring 2009 | design development

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Design Strategy Diagrams

Concept Sketches

3” Rigid Insulation

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CMU Steel Angle Support

Aluminum Frame for Channel Glass

24cm x 24cmCMU Block

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Aluminum Window Frame

Air Cavity

W12 Steel Beam 5m span

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05supervilla ordos 100

A semester at SOM involved investigations into parametric design and modeling. The program focus of the design studio was lux-ury housing, with an awareness of envior-nmental issues. This project’s design and functional intentions were to harvest rain-water, to produce a method to grow crops in order to provide for local sustenance. The design of the water collecting mod-ules, as well as the formal approach to the building was dervied from the spatial im-plications of using fractal geometries. The building skin, which uses parametric design was designed in order to work in conjunc-tion with the rain collecting modules. The parameters that control the opacity of the building skin include solar penetration, and rainwater penetration.

applications

Illustrator AutoCADPhotoshop Maxwell RenderingRhinoceros Grasshopper

supervilla ordos 100 | new york, new york | fall 2009 | CASE + SOM Studio

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Program: 60,000 sq ft

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Unit 1 - 10,225 sqft

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Building Codes + Massing Stratgey

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06moments in transition

moments in transition | madrid, spain | fall 2009 | core studio

The focus of the design studio was the urban intervention of a landscape which complimented the design of a central train station that served the larger metropolitan area of Madrid, Spain. The conceptual base for both projects was to create interaction through the implementation of various de-sign strategies. For the design of the land-scape, the introduction of various materials was used to achieve this concept, while program layout and distribution were key to achieve the concept for the design of the train station. The landscape was designed to be suitable to a wide range of uses and people, meeting the needs of those who lived in the immediate community.

applications

Hand Sketching Laser CuttingIllustrator Physical ModelingPhotoshopRhinocerosAutoCADMaxwell Rendering

Concept Sketches

Landscape PlanTrain Station Plans

07integrated lifestyle housing

integrated lifestyle housing | boston, massachusetts | fall 2006 | core studio

The integrated lifestyle housing project fo-cused on a site at Harvard University’s Ath-letic Fields. The goal of this project was to create housing for university students and faculty. The conceptual development of the project derived from the desire to con-nect all the units through a single circula-tion system, while providing for full solar exposure, and an unobstructed view to the city of Boston from each of the units. In order to accomplish this, units varied from single level units on the lower floors, and duplex units occupying the upper floors. The roof terraces are accessible for various activities and programs. The project houses twenty two units with a va-riety of other programs such residents.

applications

Hand Sketching RhinocerosIllustrator Maxwell Rendering Photoshop Laser CuttingAutoCAD Physcial Modeling

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Concept Sketch Massing Strategy Diagram

Unit Distribution Section

Unit Distribution Section

Unit Section Tower Section

08dee & charles wyly theatre

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As a case studies project, the investigation included an in-depth process of learning through research, drawing and diagram-ming. This process manifested a clear understanding of the conceptual founda-tions of the project. The culmination of this research, was documented in book format. The Dee and Wyly Theatre, designed by OMA / REX opened in the Fall of 2009, marking its place as one of the most in-novative performance venues in the world. The theatre, which is located in the Dallas Arts District, challenges the typical horizon-tal typology of the traditional theatre, by be-coming a vertical theatre, encompassing, all aspects of theatre design while allowing for a high degree of flexibility within the per-formance realm.

applications

Illustrator AutoCAD Photoshop Maxwell Rendering Rhinoceros

dee & charles wyly theatre | dallas, texas | fall 2009 | case study

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Structural Diagrams

Performance Variation Diagram

Concept + Program Diagram Plan

Construction Process Diagram

Facade Variation Diagram

ankit udani | architecture portfolio 2010 | [email protected]

architectural portfolio 2010

Documents

design documentation

concept design

design documenta tion

field program

d modeling

transition program

ca responsibilites

ny responsibilites