Architect

Welcome! Little from the past.

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1973:I was born in a traditional joint family in Indian town of Amritsar, reared up in Delhi till my serving parents migrated to a satellite town of Faridabad-science in my nerves-to imagine the natural laws since my schooldays.

1990:Willingly joined architecture due to inborn interest in lieu of lucrative software stream from University of Roorkee, thanks to my aunt. Teachers use to get flabbergasted with manual design drawing performance-the quickness, accuracy and design. After this came the scorching hunt for working with a well reputed establishment

1995:Gave me a chance to work under A.Sengupta of world fame and 2 more till 1998 when i opened my own work. Precision of my visions entailed me to design a double duplex for a joint family of Advocates-with it's staggered array of futuristic terraces-it became the most talked about house in the town. My all thanks goes to Mr. Anil Rawal, patron implementing it to a grand success in 2004 with. Also did this economical house for Mr. Sanjay Bakshi. A couple of more clients gave enough vent for my creativity.

2000 gave me the first break into 3 residential apartment housing in sub city of Dwarka-the largest an prototype of 81 blocks with 8 blocks per floor joined with linked lifts yet each condo was four side open and private. The super area:floor area differed by just 8%. The projects were accredited by Delhi Urban Arts Commission.

Just sharing a car showroom exteriors which i conceptualized. Yet being allergic with outbound, tried to hunt for some drawing outsourcing work and got a break at elance in 2007. Nice colleagues, buyers.  The venture opened into a mission evolving as outsourcing with core-competency of quality CAD and Sketchup skills for fellow architects, civil, MEP engineers etc.

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My tumults in Nehru Place.

 

I fixed up a business meeting and entered Nehru Place. First of all, one is greeted by a big axle breaker drain. The routing of the traffic is so chaotic. Whereas my meeting point was 15 meters from the entry, I had to zigzag all the way to left and right juggling in order to find a parking area. Fortunately I found one-after parking there I locked the car and started walking-someone from behind asked me to remove the car because the sun reflection on the glass was disturbing him in his shop. I co-operated whereas I am fully aware that the parking zone is not his property.

 

After idling for 15-20 minutes and zigzagging and guided by parking attendents ahead I again came back to the same old man who repulsively swayed his hand back. Now I was finding myself trapped in the medley of all cars which were “being” parked on the roads.

 

This was not the first time I visited Nehru Place. 15 years back I did a academic case study on Nehru Place and mentioned that the parking is chaotic. Now, the situation has worsened. Rows and columns of cars and cars-arrays of car keys on the hand of attendants-Dream India is very very FAR off.

 

My friends, perhaps left India, compromise a lot, just to avoid these kinds of constraints.

 

No option left I messaged the person and went back all the way to Faridabad.

 

I think either I am really impractical, or gross injustice is being done to all who work with uncertainty- of their & their property’s safety. In fact I am wondering how corporate management is handling all this-no doubt the childishness is evident even now. Loot-grab the parking-some car owners are not allowing other cars by placing their cars parallel to the road and perpendicular to the other cars. Some have chauffeurs and well chained parking lot-wow.

 

Well, I’ll choose to lose business, but never to let my integrity take a chance. Hope that this blog gets read by our Urban Ministers and something can be done about this. Jai Hind!

 

 

Vedic Vastu

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Every Vedic activity has always have remained environment friendly. From not wearing a leather belt to eating vegetarian, performing yagnas always cleansed the environment.

Old traditions, rituals, medicines, contributed to a needlessness and selflessness because they were a product of nishkama karma-work without ego. The work always targeted maximum passion to benefit the nature and then the end user.

Vegetarian aka Shakahari is a strict requirement to reduce the load on the food pyramid.

Way back, community yajna was organized in Mathura which concentrated rain benefiting the farmers too.

There is still much to learn, and explore to benefit the world.

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In search for truth:The heritage of Faridabad.

Situated on both sides of Delhi-Mathura-Agra road ,& strategically located plain amidst aravali ranges on the west and river Yamuna on the east-Faridabad is well connected to Delhi, Gurgaon and Noida. Recently, separate district of Palwal has been chiseled out.  Very soon, badarpur border will be linked by improved flyover and metro besides improving connectivity by autos and buses from Delhi. There are 3 main Railway stations-Faridabad, New Town and Ballabhgarh. The development work being carried out is widening improvement of Mathura road.

The city is very famous worldwide due to Surajkund Mela, recently it had 1 Lakh visitors from all over the world. Surajkund is located in serene Aravali hills having Hotel Rajhans and Hill view. The quality of accommodation in both is just superb. You’ll simply enjoy the hospitality of Haryana.

The other legacy are the Badkhal Lake identified for improvement and conservation. Remember the song by Dharamendra & Hema Malini from the burning train “Pehli nazar main humne to apna dil de diya tha tumko” has been pictured on it’s embankment.

Numerous malls have opened up along with Mathura Road. The initiative was taken by Mr Gandhi, who has contributed a lot to make Faridabad cosmopolitan city by building Crown Plaza in tie up with Ansal Group. The plaza is conceptualized by Architect Jitender Saigal. It creates a functional micro-climate matching international standards. It houses kids play areas, Ebony, Spencer, Sagar Ratna and many other food outlets besides being a one stop shop.

SRS group has a very innovative mall. Besides this, Haldiram is available in Parasvnath mall. There are going to be about 30-35 planned malls.

Magpie tourist complex is also a favorite stop point for foreigners visiting the Taj.

My preference is strolling in the Sector 15 market in the evening. Town park is also very well maintained destination. In summers it is well cooled and air cleaned by numerous fountains. It has nice stadia, lot of colleges and best schools. Cheaper goods are also available in NIT Faridabad.

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Aren't you a discerning buyer?

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I think you are the one who requires a value addition.

Do you really expect a good designer to dig or vice versa?  Funny?

1. Be a strategist- The idea is to understand the role of an architectural designer -receptor of your requirements and hub of all design activity. Can you think of designing a box being enclosed? Check up the regulations & hire a competent professional. Be aware of the trends and discuss them in detail before implementation.
2. Be a leader- Best professionals in the industry can give you detailed documents, specifications & activity charts and that's it. It is your prerogative to hire and co-ordinate contractors if you have family or friends support. Else go in for integrated project management team.
3. 2 after 1 please.

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Looking forward to a perfect client!

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No, no, no..If I give my requirements I'll bias you; Show them to my kids, if they like, I'll approve; Only curved lines.

Clutter factor-jabbing fellows in a medley of settings, recalling my post-pass boss, threshold my laughing lines.

Markets need sourcing, do we need popularity to be unbiased?

Form follows function, is any one wheel, the earth, solar system, galaxies _?

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Thought splash for architectural education

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Split a batch of students in circles-design, documentation, site, detail, costing, software etc.

Assign them a live project, give then a budget and let the circles work within for 3 days, 2 days (relay the task to circles) starting from most interested. and each circle teaches other circles.

Teach them team involvement and let them know social response.

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Role of your architect for your living space.

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Architect, just as a doctor, is a consultant who understands the prevailing world vision of the client choice. Many clients come back. 1-Rolling to a low ball quick-fix PR or 2-self-fancied.

Visit some existing houses, jot requirements and get the zoned plan zoomed out.

Concept stage is meant to shape out the building & that's it. Visualizing in 3d is an investment to secure your approval.

Next comes the expertise of integrated tendering documents for contractors to KNOW what he is to execute.

THEN get the work started surely.

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