Aneesh Nandi Portfolio

Aneesh Nandi
Contact
aneesh1.nandi@gmail.com
be.net/anzh
issuu.com/aneeshnandi
Address
W-63, Regency Park II,
DLF-IV, Gurgaon, Haryana
122009
India
Skills
2D Drafting
3D Modelling
Visualization/ manipulation
Publishing/ presentation
Languages
Autocad, hand-drafting
Sketchup, Revit, Rhino, physical model-making
Photoshop, Illustrator, hand rendering+sketching
Indesign, MS Office
English, Hindi, Bengali
Work Experience
Intern architect
vir.mueller architects
1-Developed schematic drawings for renovation of a 657 sqm residence

in New Delhi.
2014 jan-jun
2-Part of seven member team working on Interior bid set drawings for a
23,000 sqm university campus in Ahmedabad.
3-Made schematic, design development, and final bid set drawings;
developed physical study models and 3D visualizations for a 140 sqm
office interior project in Gurgaon.
4-Involved in conceptualization; made schematic drawings, clientcommunication presentation documents; developed physical study
models and 3D visualizations for a 750 sqm residence in New Delhi.
Intern architect
studio IF
2013 jun-jul
1-Produced schematic and final working drawings; developed 3D study

models and visualizations for renovation of a 20 sqm kitchen in New
Delhi.
2-Redesigned firms website and graphic standards for logo and
stationery.
Intern architect
Spacematters
2012 nov-dec
CURRICULUM VITAE
1
Aided lead architect with presentation and working drawings, clientcommunication presentation documents, 3D study models and
visualizations for a 600 sqm office interior project in Gurgaon.
Education
School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi
Bachelors of Architecture (B.Arch)
Delhi Public School, Sector-45, Gurgaon
AISSCE (CBSE)
Undergraduate
2015
Schooling
2010
Achievements
Awarded SPA-KOHLER Scholarship on basis of merit and co-curricular performance
in the undergraduate program.
2014
Dissertation Ambivalent relationship between architectural representation

and reality chosen as part of 25 papers to be published for university library.
2014
Selected for student group representing university in Indo-German exchange

program with Fachhochschule Erfurt.
2013
Studio work selected for university exhibitions Made in SPA I & II.
2013
Awarded Gold medal for academic excellence in the higher secondary schooling program.
2010
Activities
Conducted seminar on Inclusive housing to study the interrelationships between social
and spatial circumstances of urban Delhi.
2014
Publication design involving editing, compiling, and composing student peers works for
Seminar series 2014, Housing studio 2013, Theory of Design 2012.
2014-2012
Developed graphic identity package for university seminar series Delhi: an inclusive
city?, event Foundation day 2013, and for university exhibition of student work Made
in SPA I & II
2014-2012
Part of university Student Council 2012-2013, as editor and graphic designer.
2013
CURRICULUM VITAE
2
Contents:
1
Academic
2
Professional
3
Misc.
Architectural Design
Research
pages 4-35
pages 36-40
pages 41-44
INTERNSHIP JAN-JUN 2014 / pages 37-39
Micro+flexible housing to
ameliorate urban housing shortage
in Delhi (ongoing)
THESIS STUDIO 2015 / pages 5-6
Multi-modal transit interchange

hub in Anand Vihar, East Delhi
Studio IF
Inclusive housing in Anand Vihar,

New Delhi: Paths to inclusion
SUMMER JUN-JUL 2013 / page 40
SEMINAR 2014 / page 42
Spacematters
WINTER NOV-DEC 2012 / page 40
The ambivalent relationship

between Architectural
representation and reality
URBAN DESIGN STUDIO 2014 / pages 7-14
DISSERTATION 2013 / page 43
Transit oriented development:

Housing at Tikri Kalan, West Delhi
Indo-german student
exchange program
HOUSING STUDIO 2013 / pages 15-20
MAY 2013 / page 44
Commercial tower on
Barakhamba road, New Delhi
YEAR 3 2013 / pages 21-23
Cultural+community hub in
Mcleodganj, Himachal Pradesh
YEAR 3 2012 / pages 24-26
Jodhpur tourist centre, Rajasthan

YEAR 2 2012 / pages 27-29
Chattarpur residence, New Delhi

YEAR 2 2011 / pages 30-32
Artist residency program at

Manali, Himachal Pradesh
YEAR 1 2011 / pages 33-35
Publication editing+design
2012-2015 / pages 45-46
Graphic design
2011-2015 / pages 47-48
part 1
Academic
work
(ongoing)
Micro+flexible rental housing
mixed-use development
to ameliorate the urban
housing shortage in the NCR.
YEAR 5 / 2015 / Thesis studio
The shortfall in urban housing

is massive for the Economically
weaker section and Lower
income groups (EWS and LIG;
99% shortage), and the current
needs are met by the informal
sector, through Urban villages,
Unauthorized colonies, slums;
creating tremendous pressure on
infrastructure already past its
breaking point.
Recent developments like the
Sardar Vallabhai Urban Housing
mission, Land aquisition act,
In-situ PPP rehabilitation
projects by DDA and Rajiv Awas
Yojna, and UTTIPECs intensive
development zones along MRTS
corridors; developmental controls
seem to favour, if not promote,
experimentation with highdensity, mixed-use projects
tackling this need-of-the-hour.
Current resettlement schemes
push the poor to the fringes of
the city, away from opportunity
and activity. In their defense,
land rates and the market would
never allow LIG+EWS tenements
to survive within the city, like in
cases where the allotee chooses
to rent out, or sell, the house
and moves back to the informal
settlement he/she was a part of.
There is much to learn from the
informal sectors self-organization.
Urban villages, unauthorized

colonies, slum clusters are situated
in prime areas adjacent to job
opportunities (~5km, walking/
cycling radius) and the pressures
of housing typically result in highdensity, rental micro-tenements
(<30sqm) which also double as
workspaces.
Research by UTTIPEC points to
provision of choice to the urban
poor: to opt for either a rented,
smaller unit closer to the city,
with shared facilities; or owning
an affordable tenement in a
resettlement colony ~20km away
from the city centre. (but close
to the MRTS corridor). The idea
is that the micro, rental-driven
housing acts as a stepping stone,
relieving pressure from informal
pockets.
My thesis proposal squarely
focuses on the problem of housing
the urban poor within the city
and not at its fringes, using micro
and flexible housing: challenging
the notion of housing as a static
given, rather as a variable that
can grow, and adapt to changing
needs and requirements.
YEAR 5 / 2015 / THESIS STUDIO

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Multi-modal transit
interchange hub at
Anand Vihar, East Delhi
The brief called for identifying issues with, and subsequently redeveloping the Anand Vihar terminal (ANVT) into a seamless,
integrated experience for the commuter; a befitting gateway to Delhi;
and an active public space for East Delhi.
Group project (team of 4)
YEAR 5 / 2014 / Urban design studio
New Delhi
East Delhi, MPD Zone E
Low-rise residential
Industrial
1
4
3
Site + Immediate context
Situated in East Delhi, the ANVT

complex has four parts:
1 National Rail: caters to all Eastbound trains in and from the city;
2 Bus: a major hub for inter-state
and inter-city buses;
3 Rapid regional transit system
(RRTS): connecting small but fast
developing towns;
4 Delhi Metro: Nodal interchange
between east-west line (blue) and
circular line (brown).
SITE + CONTEXT
Built-use pattern
ANVT acts as a gateway to the city

and a vital modal interchange;
servicing approximately 4,00,000
passengers daily.
Most of the surrounding region
was developed as low density
residential and industrial landuse,
buffered from the transit hub by
tracks on the north + north west,
nallah and an arterial road on the
south + south east. These urban
edges create limited interaction.
North 100m
LOCATION AND SITE ANALYSIS MAPS

AND PHOTOGRAPHS
LEGEND:
SITE + CONTEXT
BUILT USE
METRO BLUE LINE
PLOTTED HOUSING
METRO BROWN LINE
LOWRISE HOUSING
RAIL
GROUP HOUSING
RRTS
URBAN VILLAGES
VACANT PLOTS
INSTITUTIONAL
ARTERIAL ROADS
COMMERCIAL
NALLAH
INDUSTRIAL
YEAR 5 / 2014 / URBAN DESIGN STUDIO

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1: primary landuse
B
3
E
5
H
G
2: injecting mixed-use
3: detailing commercial use

Structure plan
North 100m
URBAN STRATEGY MAP AND

DIAGRAMS
LEGEND:
STRUCTURE
DIAGRAMS
ANVT SITE
HOUSING
POCKETS
COMMERCIAL
METRO
INSTITUTIONAL
RRTS
INDUSTRIAL
EXISTING ROADS
PROPOSED ROADS
NALLAH
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Potential pockets for development

were identified (A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H);
pertinent govt. infrastructural
proposals were adopted. (1,2,3,4,5)
Anand Vihar needs high-density,
rental housing as it faces an acute
housing shortage. Ghaziabad,
which is adjacent to the site, lacks
institutional built as it is mostly
industrial. Thus the development
pockets were assigned new built
use and linkages to integrate with
Preliminary built-use for identified sites
ANVT and the city.

The ANVT pocket (E) is retained
for high-density commercial
development married to transit
infrastructure, such that the dense
footfall feeds and sustains it.
The Shinjuku complex in Japan
illustrates how the commercial
shapes and forces new movement
patterns onto an existing transit
system; creating a bustling and
active city centre.
URBAN STRATEGIES
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1
1
3
4
2
2
1
2
4
3
4
4
This scheme is formed on

the backbone of rationalised
movement patterns generated
by the existing metro + rail
infrastructure, responds to the
footfall by creating a commercial
complex that is punctuated by a
series of public spaces that are,
in parts, carved out of the built;
complimented by greens and
cultural facilities.
1 Efficient and streamlined
DESIGN GENERATORS
movement for transit.

2 Shopping streets and office
towers for retail + hospitality
sector; co-existing with informal
markets.
3 Cultural centre with library,
auditorium, open theatres and
exhibition space.
4 Pedestrian linkages through
underpass, footover bridges, decks
over the nallah creates multiple
entry points.
PHOTOGRAPH OF PHYSICAL MODEL

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1 GHAZIABAD COMMERCIAL AND

INSTITUTIONAL COMPLEX
2 UP BUS DEPOT
3 NALLAH AND GREEN LINK
4 ISBT; DEPARTURE BAYS
5 ISBT; ARRIVAL BAYS AND HALL
6 VEHICULAR DROPOFF, ENTRANCE HALL
7 TEMPORARY PARKING: AUTOS/TAXIS
8 MAIN TRANSIT ATRIUM HALL
9 PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCE HALL
10 MAIN CORE
11 INFORMAL MARKET SQUARE
12 OVERBRIDGE TO PATPARGANJ
13 CULTURAL CENTRE STUDIOS+SHOPS
14 LIBRARY
15 SUNKEN COURT
16 AUDITORIUM
17 SHOPPING STREETS
18 SPILLOUT GREENS
19 SHOPPING STREET CULMINATION
20 HOTEL DROPOFF AND RECEPTION
21 BANQUET HALLS AND RESTAURANTS
22 RAMPS TO BASEMENT PARKING
23 SERVICE PARKING
24 UNDERPASS
25 ANAND VIHAR SIDE ENTRANCE
26 BUS STOP
27 MAIN ENTRANCE PLAZAS
28 RICKSHAW STAND
25
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10
6
28
12
14
9
13
15
17
11
22
16
23
18
28
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24
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17
27
15
22
27
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27
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DESIGN
2010
North
11
0 10 20 30
50
100m
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
First floor plan (1)
Concourse level plan (2)
Fourth level plan (3,4)
TYPICAL FLOOR
office
FOURTH FLOOR
office
THIRD FLOOR
CONCOURSE
FIRST FLOOR
GROUND
metro
platform
metro
concourse
duplex
shops
TRANSIT
USERS
BASEMENT
office
spillout
transit
circulation
terrace
garden
railway
concourse
shops
exhibit
transit
circulation
waiting
area
railway
platform
cafe
studio
transit
circulation
bus
concourse
bus
platform
library
studio
audi
transit
circulation
RRTS
Typical floor plan (5...15)
Floor-activity mapping; highlighting transit user movement
Three storeys tall except for the

office towers, this large built
structure is punctured by atriums
and does not exceed 30m in depth.
The concourse level, connecting
the transit modes is on the third
level, and extends over the railway
tracks. This level also extends
over the highway via foot over
bridges, seamlessly connecting
to Patparganj, Anand Vihar and
Ghaziabad.
Other than the transit area,

the ground, first and concourse
storeys are retail or cultural: an
active pedestrian interface. The
subsequent floors are office space.
The terraces add another level
of public realm: the concourse
has terrace gardens along the
movement corridors, and the third
floor terrace acts as spill out areas
for the offices.
LEGEND:
LANDSCAPING
OFFICES
NATURAL GREEN
RETAIL
INACCESSIBLE
RESTAURANT/CAFE
TRANSIT AREA
HOTEL
SECURE AREA
CULTURAL ACTIVITY
VERTICAL CORES
FLOOR CIRCULATION
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Ground floor plan
Built/open
Places
Transitions
LEGEND:
AXES
PLAZAS
SHOPPING STREET
GREENS
TRANSITIONS
BUILT

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Different user groups (officegoer,

shopper, commuter, etc) have been
identified and are catered through
built responses.
The play between urban/human
scale can be seen in the variety
of open spaces making up the
public realm: The structured
built responds to nodes, axes;
movement patterns guiding the
user through voids and breaks,
plazas and greens.
Place-making and the notion of

identifyable open space has been
through removal of any ambigious
negative; assigning particular
functions/ mix of functions;
having clear boundaries and
visible points of transition. As a
result, these places are unique
experiences that have been tied
together by transitions.
1 Shopping streets
4 Transition voids
2 Main pedestrian entrance plaza
5 Atriums and green terrace
1 Double height arcaded shops

are fronted by a shopping street;
adjacent to landscaped greens.
They culminate into a plaza with
an open air theatre, for misc.
events.
2 Plazas of varying scales:
The pedestrian entrance axis,
meant for appropriation by
organic informal marketplace;
to the cultural plaza behind
the auditorium which acts as
3 Axis defined by metro columns
Section through green terrace
exhibition and performance space;

to smaller plazas interrupting the
shopping street.
3 An axis defined by metro
columns, this acts as a direct
access point to the main vertical
circulation.
4 Voids and openings through
built, connecting the plazas.
5 Atriums bringing in natural light
into transit halls, along terrace
garden at concourse level.
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Transit oriented
development: Mixed
use housing in Tikri
Kalan, West Delhi
The challenge was to integrate a housing project with

the city beyond it, encouraging permeability but not at
the cost of security or privacy: especially relevant since
housing projects usually create exclusive fenced islands
that are inaccessible to the non-resident.
Group project (team of 3)
YEAR 4 / 2013 / Housing studio
North
25
50m
A model development with

the potential to be replicated;
exemplifying Transit oriented
development norms proposed by
the DDA (UTTIPEC) which push
for high-density, boundary-free,
built to edge mixed use buildings
within ~60 to 80m urban blocks.
The central, uninterrupted open
space acts as a green spine, that
can be used by residents, villagers,
pedestrians to go accross the site.
SITE PLAN
Ground floor
0 5 10 15
School
COMMERCIAL
Cluster 1
INSTITUTIONAL
Cluster 2
COMMUNITY
Commercial plaza
GREEN
Informal market
STREETS
Green link
The pedestrian is drawn through

a series of transition commercial
to plaza spaces, connections
made more obvious with the help
of voids in lower floors of the
clusters.
The scheme shuns vehicles by
creating cul-de-sacs; however each
cluster is serviced by streets on 3
sides.
Context plan
YEAR 4 / 2013 / HOUSING STUDIO
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Transverse section through cluster 2
Commercial plaza
Transverse section through cluster 1
Cluster green pocket, Void/ terraces overlooking park.
Longitudinal section through cluster 1
Vertical circulation and shops opening onto street edge

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Commercial street edge
Commercial plaza - cluster 2
Green link internal square
Voids/ terraces
Photograph of physical model
Each cluster, derived from a

built-to edge condition, encloses
its own green pocket (territorial
reinforcement through basic
form). Simply extruding this
volume would make the open
redundant; but since verticality is
a necessity, our proposal only has
taller blocks at the corners of the
cluster. They have double-loaded
corridors with frequent terraces to
let in natural light and ventilation.
Entry into the clusters is either

through multiple secured vertical
cores opening onto the street,
voids on the lower floors or
through the green link. The street
interface is through commercial
and institutional units, creating
an active edge. Thus implied
ownership of space and eyes on
street are the driving elements
against potential crime.

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Key plan showing modules used for

constructing a variety of cluster 1 types.
Cluster type 1
Typical floor plan (2-6)
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Cluster type 2
North
01 2 3
10m
typical floor plan (5-20)
Single room common bath units
Single room attached bath units
Two bedroom duplex unit
Three bedroom duplex unit
Large two bedroom unit
Large three bedroom unit
The elements that make up a

cluster are modular in nature
allowing for organizational
flexibility.
Cluster 1 is made up of three
such elements mid-rise (G+15)
blocks on the edges containing
the duplex units and the low-rise
(G+5) blocks; single room shared
bath units block and the single
room with attached bath units
block. This cluster is essentially a
series of these blocks linked with a

common corridor.
Cluster 2 has been developed
for places on the site which
command a larger percentage of
transient footfall (along the road
cutting across the site, and the
boulevard). These can potentially
become business, employment,
institutional, commercial urban
centres. This cluster also houses
the large unit types.
Studio unit

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Commercial tower on
Barakhamba road,
New Delhi
A multi-storeyed structure interfaces with the city on
behalf of the organization(s) that occupy it; effectively
projecting their identity and value systems- and literally
setting them in stone. The added virtue of scale is
especially relevant in the context of Delhi, where highrises are rare.
YEAR 3 / 2013
Typical floor
4
Refuge terrace floor
TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN

South block
North
0 1
10m
Instead of a solitary tower flanked

by ambiguous spaces, the built
splits into two halves and the
centre acts as a large atrium,
bringing in light and ventilation
into the blocks till the basement.
Light has much to do with the
surface articulation: light shelves
increase daylight penetration 0nto
the floorplate in north and south
directions, and vertical louvres/
mullions cut the east/west low-
Main lobby
Private offices
Lightwell / Atrium
Pantry
Open office layout
Fire escape stairs
Meeting room
Terrace
angle sun glare.

The block division also allows
easier allocation/ division of
leaseable area on a floorplate. The
refuge floors connect and house
activities common to employees
on both towers- auditorium,
reading rooms, conference rooms,
and multi-purpose halls that
could be converted into spaces like
gyms, day-cares, spas etc.
Retail floor
Ground floor
Basement
YEAR 3 / 2013 / DESIGN STUDIO
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Barakhamba road elevation
6
7
LONGITUDINAL SECTION
0 1 2 3

23
10m
Atrium
Office reception area
Escalators to retail level
Drivers area
Basement
Auditorium
Refuge level
Terrace garden
A thoroughfare is introducedconnecting accross the site to cash

in on pedestrian movement with
shops, restaurants and cafes on a
dedicated retail floor (connected
to the ground floor by a set of
elevators and escalators), forming
a plaza at the base of the atrium.
The ground floor is thus porous
for the pedestrian, and like Miess
Seagram building, creates an
active urban environment.
Cultural+community hub
at Mcleodganj,
Himachal Pradesh
The marketability of foreign culture and cancerous growth of tourism
have reduced McLeodganj, once an indomitable refugee settlement, to
just another hill-station.
This intervention aims to provide for the community; and facilitate
interaction and development.
YEAR 3 / 2012
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11
PLAN at level +10500

Market square
North
Floor plans of each deck

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10
01 2 3
10m
Choked by hotels, souvenir shops

and innumerable cafes, public
space for locals is practically nonexistant.
This series of interconnected
public decks infused with cultural
activity is an attempt at bringing
attention back to the Kangra
natives and Tibetan refugees;
which might reverse the loss of
their respective cultures.
The terrain lends itself to be
Bhagsu road
Library
Public hall
Community hall (-4500)
Tipa road
Tipa plaza (+1500)
Auditorium (below)
10
Auditorium (+4500)
Small-scale Retail
11
Cultural deck (+7500)
Exhibition space
12
Roof plan (+13500)
broken up into platforms- by

stratifying along the contours.
Envisioned as an introverted
space for the locals, it plugs into
the context, taking advantage
of the links and nodes along
the slope. The link from Bhagsu
to Tipa road is a showcase of
and for the community- a hall
that is visually accessible to the
passerby. Tipa road forms a plaza
for the residents; defining an axis
Massing on slope
perpendicular to itself, forcing

the passive users to interact.
From the streets, the vertical
dimension adds a variable of
heirarchy, (anticipating a drop
in footfall with raising the level)
that highlights the shift from
public to private. Climbing a
series of staircases, (or using the
lift) takes one to the auditorium,
library, exhibition space, or local
marketplace.
LONGITUDINAL SECTIONS
0
10m

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Jodhpur tourist centre, Rajasthan

An architectural equivalent of a foreword and index:
Introducing and acclimating the traveller to Jodhpurs vibrant culture as
well as being an indispensable part of his interaction with this ancient
and majestic city.
YEAR 2 / 2012
The challenge was to encourage

the visitor to embrace the city
- a hot, dry climate tends to
push people indoors. Sited at
the gateway to the old city, this
proposal creates a large, sunk
court, shaded by louvers that
making the space habitable yet
exposed.
This is arguably the most visually
recognizable element in this
design, and thus begets the
iconic factor desirable for such an

institution.
The focus was on creating a
memorable series of experiences,
episodic and discrete. To this
end, the proposal opts to create
functionspecific zones, wherein
the visitor can choose to engage
one in particular at his own whim;
but can simultaneously visually
access each zone.
PLAN at level 0
Elevated pathway over main court
North
0 1
10m

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Transverse section, through sunk court
Spiral hall
Physical model
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Louvres
Roof plan
Elevated paths are pedestrian

axes; this journey tempts the
passerby with glimpses of cultural
activity (sunk court), exhibitions
(spiral hall).
The spiral hall creates a seamless
transition of levels between two
perpendicular paths, transporting
the visitor to a terrace overlooking
the stage in the court; and to
a raised vantage point for the
Girdikot gate.
Chattarpur residence,
New Delhi
In Chattarpur, extravagant mansions and their gregarious owners make
up the norm. Mr. Sharma, however, had other plans.
His 3 acre plot was to accomodate an organic produce farm, an animal
shelter, a centre for ayurvedic medicine and treatment - in addition to
housing his family.
YEAR 2 / 2011
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10
9
8
7
12
North
0 1
10m
Drop-off
Lounge
Lawn
10
Master b/r
Pool
11
Guest b/r
Lake
12
Office
Entrance
13
Library
Living
14
Mess
Kitchen
15
Waiting area
Dining

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15
13
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
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A small lake near the plot edge

was a perfect opportunity to buffer
the farm from the farmhouse.
Large openings celebrate the
natural siting by framing idyllic
views of the lake and vegetation
beyond.
Strong spatial hierarchy is
apparent in the zoning diagrams:
each functional cluster has
organized in a manner dictated by
efficiency of usage.
Spaces for social interaction- the

lawn, pool -side, living, and dining
room are all intertwined and face
the south, and the more intimate
functions such as Mr. Sharmas
office and bedroom get the north
sky.
Making the most of Delhis climate
necessitated studies of traditional
house design, and incorporation
of the pertinent elements in the
proposal: courtyards, shaded
Transverse section
Internal courtyards
verandas, jaali-windows and earth

sheltering insulation.
The priority in design was quality
of spaces; natural light and
ventilation joining forces with
landscaped terraces to make the
mass thermally efficient.
The water body would cool
incoming air, and the courtyard
would bring in light and maintain
the air updraft, resulting in
healthy cross-ventilation.
Balcony over lake
Typical section of terrace garden
Zoning diagrams
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Artist residency program at

Manali, Himachal Pradesh
A residence + studio for a hypothetical artists residency program on
the valley slopes of Manali - which anticipates production of inspired
artwork.
Much like Nicholas Roerich, who was so taken with the majestic peaks
that he lived there for the rest of his life, painting landscapes.
YEAR 1 / 2010
The artists specialization was to

be land installation art:
Manipulation of natural elements
to mirror ones aesthetic
sensibilities: three dimensional
installations in outdoor space
using natural media with
introduced materials. Land art
is conceptual and simple, mainly
so because of the sheer volume
of work involved. Here the studio
directly interfaces with the
outdoor (it is at the lower level),

with large openings since land art
is an outdoor activity.
The studios form is a loud
response to the landscape;
contradicting and reversing it. It
can be considered land art: forcing
the viewer to appreciate it in
context, man-made or otherwise.
The slope is also a result of
optimal orientation for cutting
downhill wind and snow.
GROUND FLOOR PLAN

North
0 1
10m

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Transverse section
Traditional vs. proposed
Longitudinal section
Interior spaces are used for

preluding work; ideating, drawing
/ sketching, making scale models,
and components to be assembled.
Thus, the studio can be divided
into creation, storage and
documentation spaces: creation
includes the work stations and
tables, documentation refers to the
photo + video facility, and storage
space is for the various equipment
and final products.
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Artists process
part 2
Professional
work
1 Ground floor plan
200
eq
3000
eq
3735
eq
foldable partition as
per G.F.C. dwg.
paint over plaster (typ.)
exposed R.C.C.
beam
eq
light fixture as per

schedule
3750
eq
3750
(F1) black board as

per specification
eq
2400
eq
light fixture as per schedule
3735
200
900
200
'BORAL' acoustic tile ceiling
200
eq
250
900
750
1435
900
600mm x 600mm 'ARMSTRONG'
mineral fibre ceiling
2400
access hatch door

with teak slats
east
(F2) white board as per

specification
north
exposed R.C.C. column
250
eq
3000
'BORAL' acoustic tile ceiling foldable partition as

per G.F.C. dwg.
painted gypsum packing (typ.)
2700
eq
3000
exposed R.C.C. beam
1200
eq
eq
1 Schematic elevation
light fixture as per

schedule
1435
'BORAL' acoustic tile ceiling
150
motorised screen as per

consultant's specification
(F1) black board as

per specification
(F5) blackout blinds as

per specification
eq
eq
eq
eq
painted gypsum packing (typ.)
(F3) soft board as per

specification
exposed R.C.C column
south
(F6) movable white board

as per specification
eq
eq
west
interior elevations
1:100
2 Interior elevations
vir.mueller
architects
Internship semester
06th jan - 30th may 2014
YEAR 4 / 2014 / PROFESSIONAL WORK
37
eq
eq
1200
250
eq
eq
250
1200
3000
1800
1
i1.3 i1.3
2 Site visit photograph
i1.3/DR2
1 Developed schematic drawings

for renovation of a 657 sqm
residence in New Delhi.
multi-disciplinary lab
112, 113
multi disciplinary lab
drawings
interior design bid set
13 february 2014
2 Part of seven member team

working on Interior bid set
drawings for a 23,000 sqm
university campus in Ahmedabad.
Skills: Sketchup, AutoCAD,
Photoshop, Indesign, Revit
a1.1 a2.1
a1.1 a2.1
3180
3600
1600
1a
007
5875
2500
x002
008
t7
1050
x003
007
1899
s5
notes:
glazing system;
see a5.1 for details
a2.1 a2.1
granite skirting
(typ.)
3.5m
b.o. slab
a1.1 a1.1
006
0.0m
3.5m
15 mm
x 15 mm
b.o.
slab
brushed
aluminum
channel
2.55m
x002
a2.1 a2.1
plan detail
0.0m
1:8
4
a1.1 a1.1
f.f.e.
granite skirting
anodized aluminium
(typ.)
glazing system; see a5.1
for details
6 mm carpet tile over

self levelling sub floor
over P.C.C (typ.)
6 mm carpet tile over self levelling

sub floor over P.C.C (typ.)
section 3
1:100
code equipment type

e1 photocopier
x003
005
e2 refrigerator
e3 water dispenser
e4 microwave
e5 coffee machine
004
005
a2.1 a2.1
a1.1 a1.1
3.5m
b.o. slab
equipment index
3365
EXT.
008
cabinetry in laminate
code
furniture
type
finish.
see a4.1
for
details t1
(typ.)reception desk
2500
750
006
b.o. ceiling
gypsum
wall
assembly
gypsum wall
assembly
6 mm carpet tile over self
b floor area
levellingl xsub
over
001 reception
3.15(typ.)
x 4.7
15 m
P.C.C
002 gallery
6.15 x 1.6
12 m
003 president's office
3.2 x 3
9 m
004 ceo's office
3.15 x 4.25
14 m
005 4 person meeting room
2.45 x 3.1
7 m
laquered glass with brushed s.s.
cabinetry in laminate finish.
006
accounts
3.15
x
6.35
21
m
edging and tray
see a4.1 for details (typ.)
007 open office
6.75 x 5.85
41 m
008 8 person meeting room
3.15 x 5.85
19 m
1800
wood blocking
painted gypsum
room name
board (typ.)
section 2
1:100
painted gypsum
board (typ.)
18 mm pre-polished
granite over mortar
over P.C.C (typ.)
dimensions (lxbxh) no.

007
900 x 700 x 1200

540 x 540 x 1250
360 x 400 x 800
485 x 320 x 275
450 x 450 x 600
01
01
01
01
president's desk
2
informal meeting desk
t4
t5
t6
t7
t8
c1
c2
c3
c4
s1
s2
s3
s4
s5
ceo's desk
2400 x 800 x 750
coffee table
800 x 600 x 450
workstation module 1
1200 x 600 x 750
workstation module 2
1800 x 600 x 750
meeting desk
3000 x 1200 x 750
executive chair
powder coated M.S.
workstation chair
50 x 50 mm T- profile
3 seater
custom seating
storage modules 1
1000 x 450
- x 1200
storage modules 2
900 x 450 x 1200
storage modules 3
900 x 450 x 1200
storage 50
modules 4
450 x 600 x 750 10
storage modules 5
750 x 600 x 750
01 0.0m
f.f.e.
a1.1 a2.1
a2.1 a2.1
4
a1.1 a2.1
lxb
3.15 x 4.7
6.15 x 1.6
3.2 x 3
3.15 x 4.25
2.45 x 3.1
3.15 x 6.35
6.75 x 5.85
3.15 x 5.85
area
15 m
12 m
9 m
14 m
7 m
21 m
41 m
19 m
01
01
12
04
01
11
25
01
01
01
04
03
02
02
north
3 Roof/ cabinetry study model
a1.1
powder coated M.S.

25 x 25 mm box profile
floor plan / furniture layout

As indicated
060
ahuja residency office
3-003, 3-004 third floor

emaar mgf, palm springs plaza
golf course road, gurgaon 122002
perforated M.S. panels;

c 7/125, safdarjung development area

new delhi 110016, india
011-26565032, 26565633, 26525634
www.virmueller.com
ceiling detail
1:4
ks
a2.1 a2.1
BID SET
2 april 2014
paint over plaster over

existing brick wall
20
100
150
100
mortar
18mm pre-polished
granite skirting
ceiling hangers as
per specification
m.s. 50 x 50 mm
T profile
100 x 50 mm cleat
silver paint
50
18mm pre-polished granite

over mortar over P.C.C
subfloor over existing R.C.C slab
100
10
9
a2.1 a2.1
T5 light fixture
cabinetry
30 20
a2.1 a2.1
perforated metal panels;

2550
name
reception
gallery
a1.1 a1.1
president's office
ceo's office
4 person meeting room
accounts
open office
8 person meeting room
dimensions (lxbxh) no.

2400 x 800 x 750
01
1800 x 800 x 750
01
1800 x 800 x 750
01
t2
t3
glazing system;
section 4
1:100
a1.1 a2.1
f.f.e.
furniture index
room index
granite skirting
(typ.)
existing R.C.C.
column
paint over1
15 mm
gypsum
a1.1 plaster
a2.1
existing glazing mullion
room
001
002
003
004
005
006
007
008
a2.1 a2.1
007
008
cabinetry; see
a4.1 for details
120 mm x 30 mm anodized
aluminum extrusion
matched to color of existing
glazing mullion
1. All dimensions are from finished floor level

2. Refer to HVAC drawings for location of
ducts
12
furniture and equipment layout

1:100
f.f.e.
painted gypsum
board (typ.)
plan detail
1:8
t7
t6
a1.1 a4.1
001
existing glazing
t6
1800
1350
0.0m
75
002
eq
exisiting brick
masonary wall
815
2.55m
a2.1 a2.1
anodized aluminium glazing

system; see a5.1 for details
painted R.C.C.
column
c2
s4
metal ceiling; see

a1.2 for details
b.o. slab
11
3 Plans
006
2550
003
835
s2
t6
1365
1120
1360
1a
b.o. ceiling
003
s2
c2
t8
painted gypsum
board ceiling (typ.)
3.5m
existing R.C.C.
column
005
1200
s2
c1
a3.1
4
painted gypsum
board (typ.)
s2
floor plan
1:100
004
5. All interior surfaces of existing

R.C.C. construction to be plaster and
painted.
s3
s3
s3
e5
006
7425
cabinetry; see
a4.1 for details
e4
e2
e3
e1
laquered glass with brushed

s.s. edging and tray
t5
a1.1 a4.1
1a
1170
1a
3150
4. Contractor to verify all existing

conditions on site and inform
architect of any deviation.
004
002
335
c4
eq
face of gypsum
ceiling
c3
1a
N
E
a3.1
3. See finish schedule a6.1 for all

floor, wall, ceiling finishes and
materials.
c2
a1.1 a4.1
005
2. f.f.e. tags indicate top of finished

floor elevation.
t4
25
1000
600
757
006
500
1000
3140
5160
c2
005
971
1460
1b
1200
s1
001
6425
3600
a3.1
3
a1.1 a1.1
2245
ffe: 00
18 mm pre-polished
granite over mortar
over P.C.C (typ.)
1. All dimensions shown to face of

structure masonry unless otherwise
indicated.
c1
t3
725
t1
004
2500
4
a1.1 a1.1
500
a3.1
S
001
715
735
3165
1a
N
W
INT. 10
715
c2
c2
004
1000
008
002
t2
c1
795
1b
x001
a3.1
S
005
003
002
003
1205
001
1000
ffe: 00
section 1
1:100
1000
1450
1a
001
a3.1
1730
ffe: 00
a3.1
4253
a1.1 a2.1
1375
a1.1 a4.1
1175
3115
a3.1
1a
50
1a
2580
a1.1 a2.1
notes:
3190
003
1a
2225
965
700
3150
005
x003
skirting detail
1:8
7
a2.1 a2.1
ceiling detail
1:8
a2.1 a2.1
counter sunk s.s.
screw
100
gypsum wall assembly

12 mm BWR plywood
anodized aluminium skirting
affixed as per
manufacturer's details
6mm carpet tile over

self levelling subfloor over
P.C.C subfloor over
existing R.C.C slab
brushed s.s. tray
9
a2.1 a2.1
brick filling
lacquered glass
a2.1 a2.1
a2.1
12
existing brick wall
painted plaster
sections
As indicated
060
INT.
75
skirting detail
1:8
10
a2.1 a2.1
section detail
1:4
powder coated
M.S. 25 x 25mm
box profile
existing glazing
mullion
18mm pre-polished
granite
25
detail
1:50
s.s. edging with

25 x 25 mm
L profile
powder coated M.S.

50 x 50mm T profile
ceiling detail
1:8
EXT.
ahuja residency office
3-003, 3-004 third floor

emaar mgf, palm springs plaza
golf course road, gurgaon 122002
11
a2.1 a2.1
section detail
1:8
12
a2.1 a2.1
c 7/125, safdarjung development area

new delhi 110016, india
011-26565032, 26565633, 26525634
www.virmueller.com
an
BID SET
2 april 2014
3 Sections and details
3 Study model
3 Made schematic, design

development, and final bid
set drawings; developed
physical study models and 3D
visualizations for a 140 sqm office
interior project in Gurgaon.
Photoshop, Indesign, Revit,
Model-making
3 Roof/ cabinetry study model
38
4 Study models
4 Section
4 Plan
4 Involved in conceptualization;
made schematic drawings, clientcommunication presentation
documents; developed
physical study models and 3D
visualizations for a 750 sqm
residence in New Delhi.
Photoshop, Indesign, Revit,
Model-making
4 3D visualization
39
1 3D visualization
1 Working drawings
2 Image of reception, from architects website
2 Working drawings
studio IF
summer, year 3
03rd jun - 5th jul 2013
Spacematters
winter
17 th nov - 21th dec 2013
1 At Studio IF, I produced

schematic and final working
drawings; developed 3D study
models and visualizations for
renovation of a 20 sqm kitchen in
New Delhi. Alongside I redesigned
firms website and graphic
standards for logo and stationery.
Photoshop
2 At Spacematters, I aided the

lead architect with presentation
and working drawings, clientcommunication presentation
documents, 3D study models and
visualizations for a 600 sqm office
interior project in Gurgaon.
Photoshop
YEAR 3+2 / 2013 / PROFESSIONAL WORK

40
part 3
Misc.
Seminar
Abstract
Inclusive housing
in Anand Vihar
Paths to inclusion
nov 2014
The term inclusive is a social

phenomenon: developed by
society and reinforced through
cultural and social practices,
whereas housing is a spatial
construct that envelops a tangible
amount of resources in terms of
land, infrastructure, etc. These
can be seen as two different yet
closely related spheres in need of
intervention, and perhaps the only
tools us architects and planners
have at our disposal affect (and
effect) the spatial sphere.
This distinction becomes apparent
in the existing scenario where
development happens despite and
not because of policy. This is a
critique of the regulatory in favour
of the facilitative policy model;
given that policy interventions
in our housing market have had
limited success because they were
imposed on the existing market
system and have rarely attempted
to correct its failures. Master
plans, zoning regulations and
building bye-laws are long term
plans and by their very nature
cannot respond to the dynamics
of urban areas. For example,
affordability is viewed as a ratio
of price/rent of housing to income
of household, and ignores the
dwellings adequacy.
In our research, we selected
frameworks for computing this
notion of inclusivity within

social and spatial spheres, which
resulted in a list of parameters
on which this notion seemingly
depends. During further synthesis,
we reorganized the structure of
the parameters based on temporal
phases of intent, design, and usage,
since these phases also help
delineate the various stakeholders:
policy makers and other forms of
authority, the architect/planner,
the end user. These spheres of
intervention, or scopes of
responsibilities, adds value to the
definition of inclusivity.
Christened the inclusive housing
matrix, this tool for analysis is
employed on the designated site
and case-studies. Using a variety
of methods from mapping to
interviews, this primary survey
gave insight into the conflicting
nature of these parameters.
Learnings from the case studies
highlighted the synergistic nature
of the parameters within the
matrix.
In conclusion, an appreciation of
the various factors that affect the
social sphere of inclusion because
of (or despite) the spatial sphere
of housing; as well as larger
developmental goals impact on
the same, is developed.
YEAR 5 / 2014 / RESEARCH

42
Dissertation
Introduction
The ambivalent
relationship
between
architectural
representation
and reality
nov 2013
YEAR 4 / 2013 / RESEARCH
43
As Roland Barthes has aptly

argued, when things go without
saying in any area of human
discourse and practice they
become a powerful social
mythology, the power of this
mythology emanates from
the established social order
represented in it and the capacity
of the thing that goes without
saying to blind us to its own social
production (Robbins, 1997)
Architecture as a profession
is synonymous with the act of
creating drawings. A sub-set
of the so called architectural
representations; drawings form a
vital part, and perhaps precedes
other forms of representation.
In the contemporary world,
drawings indeed go without
saying, and thus has received
very little attention from the
academic community even when
they have taken over our means
of interpreting architecture,
and of course, of creating it. The
social order Barthes alludes
to is visible in the manner that
professionals and practitioners
within the realm of architecture
form a closed, exclusive
community, and establishes this
exclusivity with their common
tool for communication the
drawing. The research is aimed
at understanding what went into
the creation of this myth, how it

evolved over course of history.
Also imperative to understand
is how drawings work how it
functions as an instrument, an
extension of the architects will
the instructive, communicative
and translative merit it offers.
This research is restricted to
questions of representations and
not the content itself- the act of
communication being the focus.
Putting this in a different way, I
look at the intentions the architect
makes clear in his drawings;
without questioning that intent
but I will be looking at how
the representation in turn subtly
reflects (and affects) the theory.
Within this, I give more attention
to drawing making, treating
that as the primary form of
said representation for the
act of making two dimensions
communicate holds greater
significance. Two dimensional
projection drawings generally
are associated with linked layers
of information in the form of
text, photographs, and images.
Although the act of separating
them from each other seems
counter intuitive at first, it will
help to comprehend the extent to
which drawings can stand on their
own feet.
Indo-german
student
exchange
program
summer
may 2013
Fachhochschule Erfurt and School

of Planning and Architecture, New
Delhi conducted a 2 week long
student exchange program, and
the students were selected on basis
of merit.
The German students took part
in the introduction to our year
3 studio program, Commercial
tower on Barakhamba road,
and Barakhamba road urban
design. We worked with them
in understanding the context,

the functional and spatial
requirements, and debated
suitable responses.
In Germany, we discussed our
completed schemes, bringing
forth ideas and epiphanies that
resulted from discovering new
technological, socio-economical,
conceptual ways of looking at
architectural problems and
solutions.
YEAR 3 / 2013 / STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM
44
1 Housing studio compilation
Publication
editing+
design
2015-2012
PUBLICATION DESIGN
45
Student work is documented and

compiled as a publication by the
university after the culmination
of a studio exercise, and is
outsourced to willing, freelancing
students. With an interest in
typography and layout design, I
have taken up these projects to
experiment with compositions,
layouts, interplay between text
and image; and consequently
develop a graphically consistent
means of communicating the

content. This portfolio is a result
of the same process.
1 Housing studio compilation 2013
(http://issuu.com/aneeshnandi/
docs/2014.07.08_housing_
compilation_low_)
Editing, design, and composition
of student groups design
proposals for the studio exercise
from their final presentation
boards, a task which necessitated
2 Theory of Design oeuvre
choosing, then standardizing the

drawings wrt scale, rendering
style, etc., along with preparing a
brief description for each scheme
based on the same.
2 Theory of Design oeuvre 2012
(http://issuu.com/aneeshnandi/
docs/2014.06.26_tod_oeuvre)
Design and composition of
students poetry, prose,
photography exercises; part
of the year 3 Theory of Design
curriculum. Organized studentwise, each spread has a variation

within a few parameters, creating
a regular, yet unique set of pages.
3 Seminar book 2014
(in progress)
Editing, design and composition of
primary research data and papers
of talks on Inclusive Delhi,
by students; part of the year 5
curriculum.
PUBLICATION DESIGN
46
Graphic
design
2015-2011
GRAPHIC DESIGN
47
Graphic design, first as a part of

the student council (for university
events and functions), and
eventually as a freelancer (for a
variety of clients, from bands to
shoe manufacturers) brought forth
an array of projects ranging from
the posters to calendars, tshirts
to website banners; enabling an
exploration of colour, material,
letterforms and illustration.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
48
Thank you.
Aneesh Nandi
Contact
aneesh1.nandi@gmail.com
be.net/anzh
issuu.com/aneeshnandi
Address
W-63, Regency Park II,
DLF-IV, Gurgaon, Haryana
122009
India

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1-Developed schematic drawings for renovation of a 657 sqm residence

1-Produced schematic and final working drawings; developed 3D study

Dissertation Ambivalent relationship between architectural representation

Selected for student group representing university in Indo-German exchange

Part of university Student Council 2012-2013, as editor and graphic designer.

INTERNSHIP JAN-JUN 2014 / pages 37-39

Multi-modal transit interchange

Inclusive housing in Anand Vihar,

SUMMER JUN-JUL 2013 / page 40

SEMINAR 2014 / page 42

The ambivalent relationship

URBAN DESIGN STUDIO 2014 / pages 7-14

DISSERTATION 2013 / page 43

Transit oriented development:

HOUSING STUDIO 2013 / pages 15-20

MAY 2013 / page 44

Jodhpur tourist centre, Rajasthan

Chattarpur residence, New Delhi

Artist residency program at

YEAR 5 / 2015 / Thesis studio

The shortfall in urban housing

Urban villages, unauthorized

YEAR 5 / 2015 / THESIS STUDIO

YEAR 5 / 2014 / Urban design studio

East Delhi, MPD Zone E

Site + Immediate context

Situated in East Delhi, the ANVT

ANVT acts as a gateway to the city

LOCATION AND SITE ANALYSIS MAPS

METRO BLUE LINE

METRO BROWN LINE

YEAR 5 / 2014 / URBAN DESIGN STUDIO

3: detailing commercial use

URBAN STRATEGY MAP AND

Potential pockets for development

Preliminary built-use for identified sites

ANVT and the city.

This scheme is formed on

movement for transit.

PHOTOGRAPH OF PHYSICAL MODEL

YEAR 5 / 2014 / URBAN DESIGN STUDIO

1 GHAZIABAD COMMERCIAL AND

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

First floor plan (1)

Concourse level plan (2)

Fourth level plan (3,4)

Typical floor plan (5...15)

Floor-activity mapping; highlighting transit user movement

Three storeys tall except for the

Other than the transit area,

Ground floor plan

YEAR 5 / 2014 / URBAN DESIGN STUDIO

Different user groups (officegoer,

Place-making and the notion of

2 Main pedestrian entrance plaza

5 Atriums and green terrace

1 Double height arcaded shops

3 Axis defined by metro columns

Section through green terrace

exhibition and performance space;

The challenge was to integrate a housing project with

YEAR 4 / 2013 / Housing studio