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Princeton Day School

Smita Rawoot Design, Planning and Policy portfolio


Transportation & land use planning Portland, Oregon, Case study


Charles River Basin Master Plan-2002 Urban Plan Review


Charles River Edge at MIT Urban Change Analysis


Displacement Research GIS mapping of displacements in Delhi


Digital City Design Waste tracking and segregation, Pune


Egypt housing and land policy reform Banha, Case study


MIT Waterfront development Urban design - Independent study


Charles River Dam Urban design - Independent study


Leverett circle study Urban design - Independent study


Landscape heritage conservation Jivapar, Gujarat


Eventi-839 Sixth Avenue Role: Project and Design Development Lead (Built)

Located in an emerging

residential

neighborhood on the

northern edge of

Chelsea at the sixth

avenue corridor. The

project is a destination

mixed use development

with 250 Luxury

Condominium

Apartments, a Boutique

Hotel & Ground Floor

Retail. A vital 10,000sf

Urban Plaza and a 500

car below Grade

Parking Garage. The

beautifully lit and

landscaped urban plaza

enhances the Hotel and

residential experience,

and acts as a wonderful

urban respite to the city

residents.


Princeton day school is a

co-educational school

serving 900 students.

The project consists of

an extension and up

gradation of the fine arts

and performing arts

program. Including a 2-

story library addition, a

professional level Art

Studio, a Ceramics,

Sculpture & Wood

Workshop, a new

Photography, Multimedia

and a Painting Studio.

Key features of the

design include a Central

Atrium space for Art

Display and Interaction

and a Spillover

Courtyard for outdoor

display and exhibition of

student works and north

lit studio spaces.

Princeton Day School Role: Project and Design Development Lead (Built)


Located 2 hrs from Pune city on a beautiful 999 acre parcel of land with rolling hills and lakes is the KHED SEZ (a Special

Economic zone) being developed by Kalyani group as a new industrial research & training center. 135 acres of land under the

KHED master plan is earmarked for the development of the Kalyani International University. Perkins Eastman developed a

framework plan for the KIU campus which includes S&T Institute, Aviation institute, Business school, Centers of Excellence and

a post graduate training program in research and development, as a residential campus with an integrated work live

environment.

Kalyani International University Role: Framework Plan Development (In Design)


Consisting of 12 city

blocks in the heart of

Mumbai’s island city ,

this is a unique

community led

redevelopment project.

A vibrant community of

Bohri wholesale and

retail merchants, small

business owners and

long term residents.

The project aims to

keep the essentially

urban character of the

neighborhood by

maintaining the

continuity of the city’s

street-block grid,

keeping a continuous

retail street frontage

and improving the

street scapes with wide

pedestrian pavements

and street trees

creating a pleasant

walking environment.

Bhendi Bazar Redevelopment Role: Project Framework Plan Team (In Design)


Located in a rural setting, near the village of kamshet surrounded by beautiful green hills, this project is a Senior living

development with independent living and assisted living apartments and support services. The project is spread over 9.5 acres of

land with 450,000sft to be developed in 3-phases. The buildings are organized in clusters around a central green with road &

service access being limited to the perimeter .

Kamshet-Senior Living Role: Project and Design Lead ( In Construction)


NCBS is a premier

research institute

setting up its new

campus for in stem

cell biology &

regenerative

medicine on an 8

hectare land parcel

within the existing

GKVK campus. Our

design approach was

to work within the

context of the existing

campus & its

beautiful natural

surrounding to stitch

together the new

education facility to

form a seamless and

harmonious

relationship with the

existing campus while

still claiming its

distinct identity.

NCBS Design Competition Role: Project and Design Lead (Concept Design)


Tata Vasindh is a senior living community designed for active adults in the 60-75 age group. The community is part of a

larger residential master plan for intergenerational housing developed by Tata Housing. The development proposes 106

independent living apartments organized as a cluster around a landscaped court. The entry to the community is through a

gracious double height passage directly into the courtyard which is activated by amenity spaces all along its length and

breadth.

Tata-Senior Living-Vasindh Role: Project and Design Lead (In Construction)


A small luxury residential development in an elite residential neighborhood in Kolkatta. The project is spread over a land area

of 1.35 acres. The design proposes 2 towers set atop a podium for parking and amenities with 2-apartments per floor & a

complete wrap around deck facing the southwest and south prevailing wind direction, offering a garden apartment lifestyle in a

tower format. The façade is designed as a series of screens and shading elements which allow the use of the covered decks

during the high monsoon season.

Godrej-Luxury Residential Role: Project and Design Lead (In Design)


Located along the

western expressway,

this 90 acre site

occupies a prominent

location to the west of

the new business

district known as BKC

(Bandra Kurla Complex)

in the northern suburb

of Mumbai. The project

encompasses the

redevelopment of the

existing government

housing &

administrative offices

and adds potential

commercial

development along the

western expressway,

creating a new

diplomatic enclave and

improving the

connectivity to BKC.

Bandra East- Mixed-Use Development Role: Project Management & Support


A 10 acre residential

development with 1200

apartments located in a

low lying land parcel

previously a paddy field.

The design utilizes the

high water table &

existing land profile to

create a central water

feature tying the entire

development.

Bhubaneshwar- Residential Role: Project Management (In development)


A high end hospitality mix-use development located at the Juhu bay with beautiful views of the Arabian sea. This project

consists of a 340 key luxury 5-star Intercontinental hotel at the sea front and a 110 key business hotel atop a retail and

commercial base on the city side. The site is a narrow linear site with great street frontage on the north and the east, and a

beautiful green area along the bay. The design approach was to integrate all the different uses into a singular destination brand

and identity for the project.

Juhu-Hospitality Role: Design Associate (In development)


This is a mix-use development located on a main city road in Memnagar, Ahmedabad. The project has a retail component facing

the street and a residential development facing the inner courtyard. The site is a 2.28 acre land parcel with 300,000sft of

development area. The street facing 4-storey retail base helps cutoff the noise from the main street and forms a pleasant

backdrop for the courtyard, allowing the two 12 storey residential blocks to have the main courtyard view.

Ahmedabad-Residential Development Role: Project & Design Lead (In development


Located on a half acre parcel of land on the south western edge of Walkeshwar overlooking the queens necklace, this site

offers a spectacular unobstructed view of the Arabian see. The project is a 24-storey single family residential development for a

large business family from Mumbai. The project is somewhat of a mix of high-end hospitality living and urban high end

residential living.

Essar House Role: Design Associate (In Development)


Karjat Villa Development Role: Project & Design Lead (In Development)

The site is located in Karjat along the banks of the Posri and Dhar rivers amidst

beautiful idyllic setting of rolling hills and streams. The project scope was to

develop a master plan for high-end villas (370 villas and apartments) and

amenity spaces on a 54 acre land parcel as a themed development.


Helix Bengaluru is a bio-medical research and development campus that is being promoted by Alexandria Lab Space

Electronic City Pvt. Ltd. in Electronic City, Bengaluru. The master plan creates a cohesive identity for the project through the

use of strong public realm elements (boulevards, streets, terraces, courts, entry plaza), a common language for building

massing and stacking that is responsive to the public realm elements & a series of inner environments within individual

districts that cater to a research oriented clientele.

Alexandria Master Plan Role: Design Development (In Design)


A high-end residential

development for

Rustomjee developers

in the western suburb

of Mumbai. With 3

apartments per floor

and garden

apartments every

fourth floor. The

projects aspires to be

an elegant and

responsive design

suited to the tropical

climate of the region.

Khar Luxury Development Role: Project and Design Lead (Concept Design)



development for

Nirman Group located

in the heart of

Mumbai’s Island city,

overlooking the

Mahalaxmi racecourse

towards the north

west. With 2

apartments per floor,

each apartment is

setoff with large

terraces opening to

the north west view.

Mahalaxmi Luxury Development Role: Project and Design Lead (Concept Design)



development for

Kalpataru Group in

Kandivali East. With

68-3BHK apartments

and 36-4BHK

apartments, oriented

as a split tower to

allow cross ventilation

to all apartments. And

a compact naturally

ventilated core.

Kalpataru Luxury Development Role: Project and Design Lead (Concept Design)


1050-Washington Blvd. Role: Project Architect (In Development)

A 244 Unit Mid-rise

Apartment building

along the Mill River in

Stamford consists of

8-stories of

apartments on top of

3-stories of Parking

podium. Facilities at

the development

include an outdoor

elevated plaza,

swimming pool,

resident business

center, exercise/health

club and community

room. The project is

part of the Master Plan

for the Riverfront

Revitalization, the

outdoor plaza space at

the building facing the

river is a significant

design gesture which

seeks to support the

initiative taken by the

city.


Berkley Street, Norwalk Role: Project Team Member (In Development)

A small development of 28 apartments

with a mix of 1 and 2 bedroom

apartments in Norwalk. With 7

apartments per floor and 4 floors overall.


The site is a

redevelopment

project located in

Prabhadevi a very

desirable residential

neighborhood with a

well developed

school district in

close proximity to the

Mahim bay in the

north and the Worli

sea face on the west.

The key features of

the site include a

large existing

gymkhana

playground and a well

established municipal

market on the south

and a vibrant weekly

street market along

the north-south road

connecting to the

Mahim bay. The total

land area is 13.7

acres with a

development

potential 2.4 million

sft .

Adarsh Nagar-Redevelopment Role: Project & Design Lead (In Design)


Located on a 3.2 acre

land parcel in Irla a

north western suburb

of Mumbai, with easy

access from SV road a

main arterial north

south road. The

project is a community

led redevelopment

project initiated by the

members of the

cooperative housing

society. The society

chose this design

through a democratic

voting process. The

project consists of 3

residential towers, 2

flanking the road and

one at the south end

with a linear

landscaped courtyard

running east-west

through the entire

length of the

development.

Irla-Redevelopment Role: Project & Design Lead (In Development)


Megastar is a

100,000sm mixed-

use development

located in DuBiotech,

a 2.8 million sm

biotechnology and

research park. The

development consists

of a 280-room hotel,

550 serviced

apartments, ballroom

and meeting facilities

and a retail shopping

mall. The tower which

serves as a gateway

to DuBiotech,

incorporates

innovative features

such as sustainable

construction

materials and

alternative energy

sources. Megastar is

a luxury urban resort

and destination for

the region.

Megastar Hospitality Role: Project Architect & Design Associate


The Project scope

included the expansion

of the existing College

of Arts and Science to

accommodate a new

MBA program and

additional student

housing. The

expansion allows for

the addition of 73,339

sft of academic space

, 342 beds or 71,805

sft of student

residences, a student

dining area and a new

300 seat auditorium

which can also be

used as 3 separate

seminar spaces. The

Buildings are arranged

along the main exterior

circulation spine of the

existing campus, with

a series of covered

courts and

passageways linking

the individual

buildings.

Chowgule College Role: Design Associate (In Construction)


The project is located

on a beautiful harbor

side site in Stamford,

Connecticut. The

project scope included

Master Planning the

entire development

and developing Phase-

1 of the Architectural

design for the project.

The Phase-1

development included

a13-storey mix-use

new construction for

Antares Real Estate.

Approximately 150,000

sft of Hotel, Retail and

Residential

components. A unique

mix-use boutique hotel

model with 114 keys

and 55 Luxury Condo

Units.

Harbor Point Role: Design Development (Built)


Art Work Mix-media