Shruti Rajagopalan URBAN DESIGN | STRATEGIC PLANNING selected worksShruti Rajagopalan LEED AP ND 1/501, Mayank Mansion, Plot no.21 Sector-6, Dwarka, New Delhi-110075 shruti.r88@ gmail.com 491-999-099-8517 ‘wiwulinkedin.corvin/shrutirajagopalano0 PROFILE SUMMARY {A professional with more than 6 years of experience in URBAN DESIGN and ARCHITECTURE, passionate about cities and striving to bring positive impact by addressing complex social, economical, political and environmental issues through the ower of spatial design strategies incorporating bottom-up Participatory approach and upcoming technologies. My day- to-day life involves working with government and private entities, assisting them in the realization of best sustainable practices in fied of planning and design. EDUCATION MASTER OF URBAN DESIGN UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | Ann Arbor, USA Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning = BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE 8 SRM UNIVERSITY | Chennai, India & School of Architecture and Interior Design feanism | Lat presentation WARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS nbourhood Development + Master Of Urban Design Meri-Based Sc + Licenced Archi neil of Architectu 2 clarship India EXPERIENCE = AECOM Gurgaon, india URBAN DESIGNER alization, Smart Cty Proposal Visakhapatnam a Smart Ci ration and comp) Ludhiana, Chand tupati under Gover Mission which included citizen ‘and designing of public realm 4 and org: ‘Car free Day’ program as a part of hiana Smart city proje fation of Detailed Project Reports for various projects 1a Smart City PMC of Urban Design Gui nt Region (DSIR) Base Exterior Archi ase in Karwar, Karnataka UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Ann Arbor, USA RESEARCH ASSISTANT Mobility’ 2015 - Present 3 for Dholera ral Plan report for 2014-15, }otential through intense 3 SKIDMORE, OWINGS AND MERILL SF, USA B= EXTERN - URBAN DESIGNER + Researc ent of downtown Qin of a large scale m presentations + Contribution to cl {2 MORPHOGENESIS New Deh, India ARCHITECT & ution of Lalit Hospitality }0l (LEED Gold building), = IN ution of Heritage International School, Faridabad, IN gn for Chinte's mixed use development opment of C and C Hotel, Bengaluru, IN gi for Bytish Council Library, New Delhi, IN Vikas Bhawan, New Deli, IN 25 AN PROJECTS chennai, india 55 Unean Desicner 3 n Design proposal for the Camp Road Junction at 2 N + Urban Design proposal for waterfront development of Chitalapakam Lake, Chennai, IN 8 ABRD ARCHITECTS New Delhi, India INTERN ARCHITECTDIGITAL DRAFTING, 30 MODELING, MAPPING AutoCAD I Revit | Rhino | Sketchup | VRay | Lumion | ArcGIS PRESENTATIONS ‘Adobe Creative Suite | MS Office LANGUAGES. English | Hindi | Tamil COMPETENCIES Presentations | Initiatives | Planning and Organization People skills | Observation and analytical skills integrated Urban Development and CoProduction for Indian Cities +Arquine Competition’'5 | Reconfiguration of Mexico City’s old airport site| Finalist + ULI Hines Urban Design Competition’14 | Urban Revitalization, Nashville +UN Habitat Competition'14 | Mass Housing Design, Mumbai + World Habitat Day'10, Madras University | Poster Competition +HUDCO Trophy, NASA’ ’08 | Riverfront development, Lucknow + Louis |. Kahn Trophy, NASA ’07 | Documentation of CHEPAUK PALACE +Annual NASA Design Competition (ANDC) ‘07 | Design of Meditation Centre “NASA- National Association of Students of Architecture, India MUMBAI ANTHROPOCENE NEW IMAGINARIES OF THE INDUSTRIAL CORE October'13 | Studio X, Mumbai MUMBAI DOCKLANDS EXPRESSION OF THE EASTERN WATERFRONT February'14 | Studio X, Mumbai REFI VISHAL KUNDRA. TECHNICAL DIRECTOR | Design, Planning & Economics | AECOM Vishal.kundra @aecom.com | +91-971-771-6600 EL HADI JAZAIRY ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | University of Michigan elazairy @ umich.edu | +1-607-262-9103 MCLAIN CLUTTER ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | University of Michigan ‘melainc @umich.edu | +1-917-399-6016NZCONTENTS = 0] PROFESSIONAL LUDHIANA SMART CITY a. GHUMAR MANDI PEDESTRIANIZATION b. SARABHA NAGAR MARKET RETROFITTING 02 MURBAN DESIGN ONE STUDIO.MUMBAI. a. AAMCHE WORL! KOLIWADA. b. MUMBAI TRANSCAPES 03 B.ARCHITECTURE IN.FLUXEDLudhiana Smart City, \~ O1 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA - SMART CITIES MISSIOABSTRACT According to the Ministry of Urban Development, India, “the purpose of the Smart Cities Mission is to drive economic growth and improve the quality of life of people by enabling local area development and harnessing technology, especially technology that leads to Smart ‘outcomes, The focus is on sustainable and inclusive development and the idea is to look at compact areas, create a replicable model which will act lke alight house to other aspiring cities.” As part of the India Smart Cities Challenge, Ludhiana was selected amongst the top 20 out of 100 cities in a nationwide competition, LUDHIANA SMART CITY VISION: A city with enhanced quality of life through social well-being, better health and a sale environment. Ludhiana Smart City projectivization is broadly categorised into the sub-heads Placemaking, Smart Solutions, Improved infrastructure, Mobility improvements. The underlying principle for all projects taken up for Lughiana smart city proposal is that a city that allows “ease of doing business’ also provides “ease of living” to its citizens. Two _placemaking projects (Ghumar Mandi Pedestrianization and Sarabha Nagar Market Retrofitting) are presented in detail here. 7Existing view of Ghumar Mandi Market StreetCONTEXT Mandi VISIONinmiaL ated rey STAKEHOLDER tt MEETING » yr DEMONSTRATION RESEARCH case sTuoes Jan 2017 Jan 2017 Mar 2017Process MMH, Minny ‘STAKEHOLDER REVIEW May 2017 May 2017 Ongoing DESIGN PROCESS The transformation of any place int ne market (like goers, hawkers, etc. unetionality of ke to see Ghumat unities. Best practices with smart transformations of public spaces in India and around the wo re jpon keeping in mind the xt of Ludhiana at macro and micro level. After this rigorous step, @ plan was formulated which includ ertain_ physical an ner on site which would stimulate activt and. dynamism ll_ as upgrade market inab "iS & SI 5 cShments La No uniform Lack of There is no sense of place! Enhance quality of public space! 13THE DEMONSTRATION “RAAHGIRI” (CAR-FREE) DAY > (ee Ferorepur Road ENTRY 1 (aterm fiance Careful study of site and development of circulation and alternate parking plan| 4“Created space for walking which | was Safe for kids, for cycling, for opportunities of temporary nature, for bringing communities together.”STRATEGY AN INCREMENTAL APPROACH eate rm nd public realm, This would also help in calming of traffic PHASE 2: CLOSURE OF STREETS PHASE 3: COMPLETE PEDESTRIANIZATION pedestrian reain iit perated Vehicle=~ SITE ZONING 8CONCEPT DESIGN Mapping of activity concentrations, types of shops, informal street vendors, pedestrian and vehicular movement and overall site analysis of the street helped in identifying strengths, weakenesses, opportunities and threats of Ghumar Mandi. A zoning scheme was developed with a range of possibilities based on these analysis.This zoning map gives a broad design strategy and helps us derive a theme. The scope of work further branches out into street plan and sections, landscape and infrastructure details. 19“ar sarabha nagar marketABSTRACT ofthe citizens of Ludhi ith this marke city. More market p 2aSITE ANALYSIS Based on the i dies, the The entire area may be divided into three distinct zones: Pedestrian plaza, Parking & Green. The majority is taken up by the parking zone (40.6%). The entire area is hard surface with negligible green, The width of the plaza is less w.rt. the existing peak footfall in the market Strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the market area wer understood through topographocal maps, google earth studies, photographic ‘documentation, — soci economic survey, _ traffic "survey, staehalder meetings, etc. SPATIAL ANALYSIS EXISTING PLAN 9.8% 1% 387% 36.8% [sors MM PLAZA [77 PARKING Ill GREEN AREA UNDERUTILIZED AREA STRENGTHS POPULAR FOOD JOINTS INFORMAL VENDORS. INEFFICIENT & DISORGANIZED PARKING —VISUALCLUTTER UNDERUTILIZED AREAS Through analysis of site through technical and photographic documentaionDEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC REALM onm HNT oc. Ute s SS FOOT-FALL REVENUE MARKET & PUBLIC AMENITIES Seo CONGREGATIONAL LAPTOP CHARGING VENDING DIgTAL ‘ZONES ADVERTIZING THE BIG MOVES DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC REALM: INCREASE PLAZA, ADD GREENS, REGULATE PARKING g public space the revenue rectly generated in the market MARKET TO SMARKE} Another fundamental change is he market to “Smarket” by location for smart ele! information panels rickshaws, public bike oublic toilets, water ATM's, smar ACCESSIBLE PUBLIC AMENITIES: To further enhan experience ious pul ities and smar features have been added within the ncludes pel publie proposed design, The site ni an aesth nd let 23.PUBLIC REALM. PARKING EFFICIENCY GREEN SPACE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION —=) [ = : » PB 400% (J snors lm riaza PARKING | MM GREEN AREA ( ResiDenTIAL UNDERUTILIZED AREAEXISTING € viwpropotonate LAZATO rarkincrano SPHH ! PROPOSED SECTION AA’ eee Increased Plaza Space SYS) Increased Green Space Space ean space D> SECTION B-B SECTIONC-C A KEY PLAN (EXISTING) BL C. Bel. KEY PLAN (PROPOSED) IMPACT ASSESSMENT significantly ine as made moreSHOPS. simece rinie eribsiek ReceARea ake CiD: Dane ) u ZONE ‘TOILETS. PLAY FRIENDLY FEATURE TANI TONEXI »/STOP RICKSHAW STAND BICYCLE STAND. PLAN The key objectives of the proposed landscape concept are to ensure that the plaza space takes on the traditions of the meeting ground where people can congregate, talking with friends and people watching. The increased plaza also accommodates the expanded area along the site corners, Further, the existing park on the site is used as an opportunity and is integrated aS a part of the gathering space as well as increase the soft landscape in the overall plaza design with revised/added programme like informal vending zones multipurpose spacees, children's play area, water feature, etc. The parking area is _re-structured to provide increased effciency and increased sanctuary for pedestrians accessing the Plaza, The best standards for public amenities is provided including public tollets, water ATMs. 272 fon fort Studio. h Mumbai. 4 m Cia /, PLU AN = We DESIGN op eS)31e ada sprine 2014 AEGERVATION OF, BY AND FORTYLOCATING OPEN SPACES ‘STUDYING NETWORKING OF ‘STREETS AND PATHS: ABSTRACT The Koli, or fisherfolk, were among the earliest residents (dating back to at least 16th century) of the seven isiands that were combined to form the present day Mumbai. Critically, the Kolwada is fan urban formation that emerged prior to contemporary notions of property ‘ownership. In recent years, there has been increased pressure for ‘redevelopment in Worl Koliwada. With the construction of Bandra: Worl sea link, the Koliwada became newly visible, literally and metaphorically inviting real-estate speculation. The studio uses the political and economic quagmire surrounding Worll Koliwada as an opportunity to rethink the potential of the commons in urban design. 33The main intent behind the project is to manipulate and subvert the utility of tourism and cultural As an exercise, | first draw aRepresentation of existing vilage ‘and walking tour around it Counter factual elements ccamouttaged in the map with the existing entias ‘n sito to encourage people to visit the vilage ‘Actual existing atractions on site CONCEPT From the observations, the project takes a turn tow appropriation of a typical tourist map with three par . A village tour of existing fabric on sit . Counter factual elements . A set of future possibilities tical The project is inspired by a book by Mark Monmonier called How to lie with Maps’ where, through various illustrations, he conveys that not only can the same data can be interpret very differently by different people but also how a cartographer has the power to represent this data in way that mends people's, thoughts to believe what the cartographer wants them to lieve. The Counter Factual Elements play a key role in the projec and are not to mislead people who are visiting the village but fo instigate a new way of thinking in them. These elements are participating in announcing a divisions, to realize the affe of an absent thing and getting the public to value the village Finally, the set of future possibilities is to use fictitious stories, ge to instigate developmentSPREADING THE WORD To take the project a step forward towards realization, ‘Aamche Worli_ Koliwada becomes ‘an initiative to protect and preserve the culture and heritage of this ‘community from the threats of real estate speculation through the exhibition of its intangible value, GAA IN THE BROCHURE. The Wall This magnificient structure was erected by the kolis as a mark of division between the village and the rest of the city. Although the wall is trying to create a strong boundary, its porousity is an indication that the rest of the people are still welcome to the village. The Memorial In the year 2010, the kolis experienced a terrible downfall in their business which was because of the decreasing number of fishes in the water due to various environmental reason. The Monument was buil in recognition Of this event and signifies the importance of fishes as the lifeline of the koli community. Worl Fort Built in the 1675 by the British, t sturdy and graceful even today. Bandra-worll sea link, the fort tu quite an eye-catcher. Shiv Sena Office Playing host to Mumbai's ruling now, this beautiful structure was prison when the Mughals were r country,fort stands When on the ms out to be litical party ‘design as @ jing over the The Crass Built in 1954, the shrine is 56 years old and the idols have been carved out of marble stone. Celebrations are carried out annually and include processions which start from the bbus stop and proceed towards the fort Vetal Devi Temple Panyatla Velal and Aagyacha Vetal with rakshak sthambas (pillars) and shivanandi can be found here. The idols made of solid stone and covered with vermillion (shendur) and are worshipped by all the devotees Narali Pournima and Poush Pournima are special ocassions when the flag hoisting is carried out. PROPOSALS With this vision protect _ and improve, we have a few possible opportunities proposed for guided future development of the village. 4, Shri. Ghanshyam was an eminent person of the worli koli community who had contributed a lot to the growth of the vilage. He passed away and left his beautiful house in the hands of the village. We propose turing his house into a memorial in his name. Consequently, we propose open space around this house which would serve as a common area ore’ I inf ‘nll it til tik ie 2, Aimost all religious practices and rituals in Worli Koliwada are associated with water. For this purpose, we propose immediate access io pure and clean water. rABSTRACT atISSUE. POSITION The site is post industrial and as a result of its history and current activities, the land is very polluted causing it to be a hazardous working environment unfit to work in. In order for this land to be fit for any use, there is a dire need for soil remediation. The cost of carrying this ‘out would appear extremely high for the government to even approve. My aim was to study the impact of the upcoming highway infrastructure project called the ‘Mumbai Trans-Harbor Link on the eastern waterfront of Mumbai and propose housing for the area which is more inclusive and adds a new public space which Mumbai actually craves for. The primary stakeholders in the entire redevelopment plan are the MMRDA, the Mumbai Port Trust, as well as some private companies. Considering such a sensitive scenario of ownership, the proposal requires to be exiremely tactical In its approach. 42 SITE AT SEWRI- 1 SQKM BOUNDARY MAP OF MUMBAITHE PROPOSAL The approach to the existing issue is incremental in nature. The aim was to make the project as mutually benefitting ‘as possible by inviting rich investors to promote their business which would ultimately increase the value of the place, Instead of generating a masterplan for the site, the proposal takes info account the sensitivity of the site- physically, socially, historically, culturally. and economically. The site is hence considered for development in phases which makes it self-sustaining in terms of its execution. ‘The clean site is now ready for laying permanent low-rise and high housing to invite socially and ‘economically diverse set of people. ‘ Hositng of multifarious temporary cultural, religious“ and business events ike amusement fairs, etc. on siteto make the location popular. Using therevenue *y ‘generated by these events to execute engineered remediation for speeding the process. A set of public buildings are also intioduced to the site ‘gradually. The existing warehouses are now used to host various at, culture and other awareness exhibitions. PHASE 1 Existing waret used as storaThe final layout is designed in such a way that it caters to the social differences of castes and classes and provides an environment which is desirable for all The buildings are laid out alon g the initialy placed grid which brings about ull efficiency of the given space. Open public spaces are given high priority to set an example for a city which tends to compromise on such essentials for private spaceSECTION There are restrictions on the buildings heights which do not allow the buildings to rise beyond 15 floors. These restriction are set keeping in mind the sensitivity to surrounding context, aesthetic views and practical needs of the people inhabiting these spaces. a7The ultimate aim of the exercise to use ‘as a base to develop the tern waterfront in a_manner ich socially equitable and justifiable in ferms of current neé population, Considering the current socio-economic iy income group of the society pers and investors who we is from. Hence, this is an idea to ensure not just housing but more importantly and currently diminishing quality living for all, irespective of their ‘or economic backgroundinf UX. ed UNDERGRADUATE URBAN DESIGN STUDIO REVITALIZATION OF CAMP ROAD'JUNCTION™ p i ‘major urban node in tambaram). WHAT WAS NEEDED WAS A RENEWED SENSE OF QUALITY OF LIFE! intense studies within. km radi The second part of the exercise involved the des junction and the c¢ roads, based on the studies, so as to provide a distinct identity and to resolvetheissuesfacedbyitsusers.INVERSE FIGURE-GROUND MAP _LAND-USE PATTERN TRAFFIC STUDY VEHICULAR STUDY TRAFFIC ACTIVITY STUDY A MARKET ACTIVITY STUDY tung re ee ‘ 5 8160 Fen sale | St EF a 15% 2 a shops I | er Hanes I I Coo] 51N <> (XMS E JO \ P, — 22 AMY \S ES LX a oy WY 2 I, A el y x|PROPOSAL ‘TRASH CANS. (peo he son why te ‘eras inter mess vat bocasse the ausbins woe ‘The ses haves hp can boc tothe min hy preset se and te road ever afer nog lca cause thet cones present we oveoing. business uctoned baler on he rain ad Placing Wash cans at equar advise ena nd he ‘Bang senstive one ends, deed ad ‘eshc makower tthe ste arash havi tre was propose nl ercaurage ets tra bse te patestin pathway fx ru Nie coenence. Tis her oud aera be eds woes pring, 53Shruti Rajagopalan shruti.r88@gmail.com +91-999-999-8517