shuchi sinha- portfolio

Shuchi Sinha

Hi! My portfolio here gives a brief review of my work, both in the academic and professional environment. The portfolio begins to talk about two of my works, both done at the graduate level. Followed by a project done at undraguate level. Then a new chapter gives a brief insight of my work done as an intern.

Table of Contents

Studio work

Green High Rise..........................................1(Graduate)

Bike-Hike.......................................................9(Graduate)

National Soccer Stadium.......................17(Undergraduate)

Internships

SOM 2010..................................................25

SOM 2008...................................................31

SOM 2007...................................................35

Green High Rise Niagara Falls, ON

Name: Green High Rise

Location: Niagra Falls, ON, Canada

This project was a aprt of my graduate level studio. I wanted to incorporate more than photo voltaic panels on my roof. I wanted to look at more ways of harenessing and producing energy to balance out energy needs of high rise structure as much possible.

Concept: Venturi Effect

S i t e P l a n

S i t e P l a n

S i t e P l a n

S i t e P l a n

S i t e P l a n

Site Plan

Niagra Falls (Horse Shoe Falls)

Green High Rise (324 ft)

Minolta Tower (325 ft)

Hilton Hotel Falls

View(581 ft)

Skylon Tower (775 ft)

4

5PREVAILING WINDDIRECTION

VIEW OF THE FALLS

D e s i g n P r o p o s a l

RESIDENTIAL

HOTEL

AREA PROGRAMMING:

> HALLWAYS & FLOOR SERVICES ---> 50-60%> PUBLIC GUEST ROOMS/ RECEPTION / LOUNGES ---> 4-7%> RESTAURANTS/ BARS/ HOSPITALITY ---> 4-8%> BANQUET/ MEETING ROOM/ CONFERENCE ---> 10-12%> DOMESTIC AREAS: KITCHES/ STORES ---> 9-14%> ADMINISTRATION/ MANAGEMENT ---> 1-2%> MAINTENECE/ REPAIR ---> 4-7%> LEISURE/ SPORTS/ SHOP ---> 12-20%

THE FUNNELING EFFECT

THE FORM OF THE THE BUILDING IS DERIVED FROM THE TWO MAJOR FUNCTIONS THE PURPOSE THE BUILDING IS SERVING:a> POWER GENERATION BY THE USED OF VENTURI EFFECT, HENCE FUNNELING THE SHAPE OF THE BUILDING TOWARDS THE WIND WARD SIDE.b> VIEWS TOWARDS THE NIAGARA FALLS HELPS IN GIVING THE CONCAVE SHAPE OF THE BUILDING. IT HELPS IN EXPANDINGTHE VIEWS TO A LARGER AREA AND FROM AS MANY ROOMS AS POSSIBLE.

THE SIDES OF THE BUILDING ARE STEPPED TO ACCOMODATE ROOF GARDENS.

THE ENTIRE BUILDING IS DIVIDED INTO TWO BASIC FUNCTIONS: a> HOTELb> RESIDENTIAL THE SITE PERFECTLY CALLS FOR A HOTEL PROGRAM BECAUSE OF ITS LOCATION AND PERFECT POSITION WITH A VIEW OF NIAGARA FALLS IN THE FRONT. THE HOTELS IS 75% OF THE BUILDING AND THE REST IF RESIDENTIAL. THE RESIDENTIALWILL MAINLY HAVE PENT HOUSES GIVEN ITS TOP POSITION AND UNOBSTRUCTED VIEW OF THE FALLS.

Cooling Floors

Wind Turbine Floors

Mechanical Floor

Building acting like a Wind Catcher on the

windward side

Building expading views to the great Niagra falls

for the inhabitants

Building with varied roofs for being used as a roof

top gardens

Terrace Garden

View ofthe falls

6D e s i g n D e t a i l s

WIND PATTERN

WHEN THE WIND STRIKES THE SURFACE OF THE BUILDING FROM THE WINDWARD SIDE, IT CREATES A WHIRLPOOL AROUND THE BUILDING CAUSING THE LINEAR WIND CURRENT TO CHANGE TO TURBULENT OR EDDY CURRENT IN CERTAIN CASES. WHICH BECOMES A MOJOR PROBLEM FOR THE USERS OF THE BUILDING STANDING OUTSIDE.

THE WIND CHANGES ITS PATH TO CIRCULATE AROUND THE BUIDLING AND TRAVELS STRAIGHT DOWN CREATING A NEGATIVE PRESSURE ZONE AT THE BASE OF THE BUILDING. IT BEACOMES VRY IMPORTANT TO PROVIDE SOME SORT OF BARRIER FOR THE USERS ENTRYING AND EXITING THE BUILDING. HENCE A PODIUM AT THE BASE OF THE BUILDING HELPS USERS BY PROTECTING THEM FROM THE TURBULENT WIND CURRENT.

SMART FACADES

WIND TURBINE

Reference: Heating, Cooling, LightingSustainable Design Methods for Architects, by Norbert Lechner

SMART FACADE CONTROLS BOTH VENTILLATION AND SUNLIGHT

Schematic Section

EFFECT OF WIND ON THE BUILDING

Cooling floors

Wind Turbine floors

Mechanical floors

Area Programming:

Hallways & Floor services= 50-60%Public guest room/ reception/ Lounge = 4-7%Restaurants/ Bars/ hospitality= 4-8%Banquet/ Meeting room/ Conference= 10-12%Domestic areas: Kitchen/ Stores= 9-14%Administration/ Management= 1-2%Maintenance/ Repair= 4-7%Leisure/ Sports/ Shop= 12-20%

Wind interaction with building

7Use of Geothermal pipes under the floor for heating and cooling the building

Wind Turbines

Smart Facades

Schematic Section

8Schematic Section

Bike-HikeManhattan, NY

11

Bike Rack rendering

Name: Crowd-sourcing the city: Bike-HikeLocation: Manhattan, NY

This was a project done in my final semester of graduate studio. The topic of the studio was crowd-sourcing the city, where we had to gather information from the crowd and give our design solution back to them. Hence while surveying New Yorkers and studying the New York city, I decided to use the blank walls of the city and design around them.

Concept: To promote bike usage and make use of unutilized spaces

12

When surveying and interviewing new Yorkers, three major problems where identified:

a) Bike parkingb) Cars in the bike lanesc) Pedestrian-bike crashes

The three problems were a major concern in NYC and were the top reasons for not using the bike in the city.

Bike Rack rendering

13

a) Bike parking

The front elevation of the proposed bike stand using the blank walls in the city

Detailed sectionSide section

14

Portability

A1 B1 C1 D1 E1

A2 B2 C2 D2 E2

A3 B3 C3 D3 E3

A4 B4 C4 D4 E4

A5 B5 C5 D5 E5 Enter

Cancel

Credit/ Debit Card

Cash

Verify Card

Status

Insert cash

Ease of using cash, card or monthly bike parking passes

Photomontage showing the real case scenario

b) Cars in dedicated bike lanes

Bikes are installed with cameras which capture the licence plates of the car when it detects a car in its lane for more than 4 seconds

The chronological order

15

c) Pedestrian-Bike crashes

Pavement Surface

Slot saw cut intopavement lled with silicon

Peizoelectric Sensor

Epoxy

Connected tothe sensors underthe bike pads

Road Surface

Connected tothe sensors underthe pedestrian pavement

+V C

Le

Co Ri

Ce

RiCo

Two Peizoelectric sensors connected in Series

L = Inductance due to the seismic mass and inertia of the sensorC = Inversely proportional to the mechanical elasticity of the sensorC = Static capacitanceR = InsulationV = Voltage

eo

Bike

Pad

Pede

stria

n Pa

vem

ent

Pressure

Impact Cap

Preload Stud

Housing

Amplier

Quartz Element

Charge Collection Plate

Mounting Hole

Use of two peizo electric sensors shown in sectional-elevation

Peizo sensor electrical drawing showing its methodology

Use of two peizo electric sensor

16

4 -5 sec

onds

1 second

Renderings showing the working of the peizo electric sensors to avoid the crash

When it detects the two weights on it, it lights up to warn the pedestrian of the approaching bike and vice-versa

National Soccer Stadium Doha, Qatar

Stadia are the new cathedrals of our age, where communities come together with common purpose and depart with memories shared and stories to tell of the legends born

19

Name of the project: National Soccer StadiumLocation: Doha, QatarProposing Authority: Qatar Football AssociationSite Area: 90 Acre

This project was done in my tenth semester of five year Architecture degree. We had to choose our projects. I chose this, as I was always curios about the spatial arrangements of the empowering stadiums. They always fascinated me due the fact that stadiums is just one single structure and it handles people of different hierarchy. I was all the more amused when I did my case studies and actually had a chance to see the VIP area of the stadiums, the lavish restaurants, the suites, etc. I put my heart and soul into this project and I know I am capable of something even better than this.

20

40%20%

40%

Player and VIP Entry

Spectator Entry

VIP/Amir

Media/Press VIP/Amir Player VIP/Pass holders Spectator

N

Spectators

Players

VIP/Officials

The North-South orientation of the stadium is chosen, keeping in mind the wind direction, sun path and the hot climatic conditions of the place.

D-Ring road(from the city

to the city)

Doha Express-way(From the city to theairport)

View of the site from the road

View of the road from the site

N

Spectator Parking

Ticket Counter

Spectator Entry

Practice Fields

Stadium

V.VIP Entrance

V.VIP DedicatedEntrance

Administartive Block

VIP Exit

Media and Player Entry

21

Spectator entry to the stadium area only through the ticket counter

Spectator flow through entry/exit points

Entry and Exit for PlayersEntry for V.VIP

Exit for V.VIP

22

Ramp for V.VIPs

VIP Area

Spectator Area

Player Practice Fields

Spectator flow from Parking to the Stadium via Ticket Counters

23

Player EntryPlayer Area

Coach Assembly area

Interview AreaPlayer Area

Participants Area

Spectator Circulation Zone

V.VIP Area

V.VIP Ladies Area

VIP Area

Media Cente(accessed by dedicated and isolated elevator)

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

24

SOM 2010 Internship

Internal Courtyard, Jeddah Cornich , KSA27

Firm: Skidmore Ownings and Merrill, New YorkTime period: June 2010- August 2010

Projects Worked on: Al Rajhi Bank Headquarters, Riyadh, KSA Jeddah Cornich, Jeddha, KSA Qingdao, China LG headquarters, New Jersey, USA

28

I interned with SOM in the year 2010 for a period of 11 weeks with the team headed by Mr. Aybars Asci. I worked initially on the production of renderings and producing presentation drawings for the competition project Qingdao. I then worked on the making of study models for Al Rajhi Bank Headquarters. Later I worked on the renderings and presentation drawings of Jeddah Cornich Tower. The last part of my internship was the LG headquarters project. I worked on the it from the conceptual stage to the initial design development of the project (Site plan, parking layout and furniture arrangements).

Rendering, Jeddah Cornich, KSA



Interior, Jeddah Cornich, KSA



29

LG headquarter, New Jersey

Schematic Site Section, LG headquarter, NJ

Initial Plan, LG headquarter, NJ Initial Plan, LG headquarter, NJ

Rendering, LG Headquarters, NJ

30



Rendering, LG Headquarters, NJ

SOM 2008 Internship

33

Study Model, Al Sharaq Tower




Firm: Skidmore Ownings and Merrill, LondonTime period: May 2008- June 2008Projects Worked on: Qatar Petroleum Complex Project (QPCP), Qatar Al Sharaq Tower, Dubai, UAE

I worked with SOM in the year 2008 for a period of 6 weeks with the team headed by Mr. Aybars Asci. I worked initially on the preparation of study models of QPCP and Al Sharaq Tower, Dubai for about two to three weeks. Later I worked on the plans and sections of the Al Sharaq Tower, making changes with respect to the internal walls of individual housing units. I helped the team in preparing presentations for the meetings.

34 Model, Al Sharaq Tower

Schematic Plans, Al Sharaq Tower



Floor Plan, Al Sharaq Tower



SOM 2007 Internship

37

Qatar Petroleum Complex Project

Study Models

Firm: Skidmore Ownings and Merrill, London

Time period: May 2007- June 2007

Projects Worked on: Qatar Petroleum Complex Project, Qatar

I worked with SOM in the year 2007 for a period of 5 weeks with the team headed by Mr. Aybars Asci. I worked initially on the preparation of study models for about two to two and a half weeks. Later directly under Ms. Souraya Daouk I worked on the plans of Recreational Center, making a few changes with respect to the landscape around it.

Tower

Mosque

Auditorium

Offices

38

Rendering, QPCP, Qatar

Rendering, QPCP, Qatar

Site Study Model

Shuchi SinhaPh. no. 765-606-1169

[email protected]://shuchisinha.com/

shuchi sinha- portfolio

Documents

n s i t e p

building standing

entire building

fallsd e s i g n p r

niagra falls

green high rise niagara

n site planniagra

high rise structure