Zoona Jerral

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

KSU Student inMS Architecture Sustinable design2016-2018

FRACTAL HOUSESo what is sacred architecture? How is it possible that such

an extension of human reason is describable in such anextension of matter. Moreover, what is that elixir which

smoothens the transition from the corporeal back to thecelestial.The answer for most lies in the images of ancient monuments

and majestic shrines. But what if for a moment wetry to reverse our binoculars, try and search for moremundane answers.In light and its chiaroscuro for example, in shade and its safety,In the layers and tescellations of both these and then the depthyou have to fathom to reach their source. Such was the effect of

the geometric tesscellation I experimented with in this project.

LIFT

BEDLOUNGE

DRESS

BATH # 04

DN

DEB30-# HTAB

DRESS

STUDY

TERRACE

KITCHEN

UP

BED

UP

LIFT

STORE

SUNKEN REAR LAWN

MAID'S ROOM

LAUNDRY

GYM

BATH #-01

WR

SERVANT

SERVANT

UP

PASSAGE

SUNKEN SIDE SET BACK

TOILET #-02

3'-0"

BED

LOUNGE

BATH #-02

DRESS

UPLIFT

DINING

FRONT LAWN

SUNKEN REAR LAWN

WET KITCHEN

DRY KITCHEN

PASSAGE

PORCH

POWDER

UPDN

SIDE SET BACK

DN

DRAWING

9" THICK R.C.C. WALL

9" THICK R.C.C. WALL

LIFT

TERRACE

DN

BED

BATH #-5

UPUP

UP

6"SUNKEN SLAB

BASEMENT PLANSCALE = 1/8" = 1'-0"

NALP ROOLF DNUORG "0-'1 = "8/1 = ELACS

FIRST FLOOR PLANSCALE = 1/8" = 1'-0"

TOP ROOF PLANSCALE = 1/8" = 1'-0"

CADET COLLEGE CAFEDeconstruction to my mind is the name given to removing all boundaries and eliminatingthe use of rules in architecture. Architectural creation can now

be based upon knowledgefrom any �eld in life. The barrier between subjective and objective being broken, any formof prior knowledge can be translated into a built form. This is where abstraction or codi�cationfrom one discipline to another comes in. The plan that I have derived in this case is also

an abstracting exercise, one that codi�es the existing master planning of a cadet collegecampus into platforms and frames, that capture the contours and views of the mountainous region where it is placed. Critical regionalism for me involves unpicking elements from your context so that u �nally

discover the genius of the place or the essence of the space you take inspiration from, for theambience you are constructing. Through the materiality of rammed earth and the 3d formthat one has to penetrate to reach the core of this space I have also given my own version ofthe hospitable spaces traditionally

existing in this Northern region of Pakistan.Although we can also not forget that inspiration in outher words intuition is but the relationshipsthat one forms through what prior knowledge resides in his mind, therefore documentingsomeone else’s design intention while unpicking is

impossible. Unpicking hereonly refers to each persons individual interpretation for the essence of the place. I have onlyprovided a trigger for ones emotions relating to traditional hospitable spaces through thisdesign. The intention is to make them fully aware of the region they are in, even within a

contemporary form.

COOL SCHOOL Schools should offer a place where children can learn not only about the world but from the world. From new experiences and

new interactions, and understand new ways of expressing themselves. The form we have designed offers freestyle spaces to the children so that they can build their activities around it and hence not only trigger but nurture their creativity

further as well. From alcoves treated cob interiors in the classrooms to the organic tumble down ramp in the play area, the freedom that these forms provide to the though process of these children will make sure

they are ever ready to face the challenges of a similarly spontaneous world.

TELECOM TOWERS INTERIORIf simplicity is achieved after an in-depth analysis ofdetails developed over centuries then such a simplicity will

surely hold a much deeper meaning and hence invoke amuch more profound experience. The traditional Japanesephilosophy relating to wabi-sabi seems to me the exactextract of this idea. Hence I would like to explain this

project with this note, which to me is a perfect descriptionof how to derive simplicity:“Get rid of all that is unnecessary. Wabi-sabi means treadinglightly on the planet and knowing how to appreciate

whatever is encountered, no matter how trifling, wheneverit is encountered. “Material poverty, spiritual richness” arewabi-sabi words.Wabi-sabi is exactly about the delicate balance betweenthe pleasure we get from things and the pleasure we get

from freedom from things.”Therefore everything here from te design of the chairs tothe design of the interior form and softscape that connectsthe interior, is a reduction to the basics, of forms found

in nature. So that we experience the spiritual richness ofnature in the man made world as well.

AKHUWAT LOW COST HOMES(I) DESIGN OF SUSTAINABLE HOUSING USING NATURAL METARIALS

Often when we think of low cost housing we think of the most efficient economic means of providingshelter. What we fail to realize is that those who need low cost shelters also physical as well as emotional

comfort with lower stress levels. This dwelling tries to provide not just a shelter but a family home with both multiusage as well as privacytogether in one accomodation for a family. So that each family member had

an individual space along with family life in one compact dwelling. The prototype for such dwellings is being worked on #in collaboration with an NGO by the name ofAkhuwat here in Pakistan, which would like to build

them in parts of Northern Punjab.

FARM HOUSE DESIGN

BRIDGE HOUSEWith the Bridge House a series of different outdoor spaces juxtaposed withina pathway that carries all the indoor spaces, nurtures a true experience of a

farmers inside-outside life surrounded by its land.This whole circulation loop guides us through a narration of the events that

constitute farm living. From the scattered growth in the orchard to the consolidationand celebration of this produce in the courtyards, verandahs and

in indoor gathering spaces.It is an architectural celebration of a programme, an architecture that doesnt

just lay a platform for a farmers life but celebrate the event that farm living is.

TOILET6'-0"X6'-0"

TOILET6'-0"X6'-0"

KIT.6'-0"X8'-0"

ROOM12'-6"X12'-0"

LOUNGE12'-4"X12'-3"

ROOM12'-6"X12'-0"

RESIDENCE (Cat-I)GROUND FLOOR PLANCOVERED AREA =3000 SFT

9'-3"X12'-0"

14'-0" X 12'-0"

VERANDAH

BEDROOM

10'-6" X 14'-9"PORCH

8'-0" X 12'-0"KITCHEN

15'-0" X 12'-0"

CAT-V (600 SFT)GROUND FLOOR

PLANCOVERED AREA

=1500 SFTSCALE :-

BEDROOM

15'-0" X 12'-0"BEDROOM

15'-0" X 14'-0"

KIT.6'-0"X8'-0"

BEDROOM

15'-0" X 14'-9"LOUNGE

22'-9" X 14'-0"DWG/DIN

LOUNGE12'-4"X12'-3"

16'-6"X14'-5"LOUNGE

Grade 18-19FIRST FLOOR PLAN

COVERED AREA=1000 SFTSCALE :-

13'-6"X10'-6"

CAT-II (2500 SFT)GROUND FLOOR

PLANCOVERED AREA

=1500 SFTSCALE :-

14'-5"X10'-6"

BED ROOM.

ROOM12'-6"X12'-0"

BED ROOM.

ROOM12'-6"X12'-0"

7'-6"X 5'-10"7'-0"X 5'-10"

14'-6"X10'-6"

DRESS

BATHBATH

DRESS

BED ROOM. BED ROOM.

6'-0"X 5'-10" 6'-4"X 6'-6"

7'-6"X 5'-10"7'-0"X 5'-10"

7'-0" WIDEVERANDA

DN

6'-0"X 5'-10"

13'-6"X10'-6"

6'-5"X 6'-6"

UP

DRESS

BATHBATHDRESS

UP

POWDER

11'-5"X10'-7"

11'-4" x 11'-10"

11'-5"X7'-0"

TERRACE

KITCHEN

16'-6"X14'-5"LOUNGE

5'-10"x3'-0"

DN. ROOM

DRAWING

CADET COLLEGE RESIDENCE I todays collision of diversity, individualityremains the single most valuable possesion for

a certain place. Therefore we need to use this individuality in our creative process and preserve forms that are not only apt to be constructed in modern materials but also lead to a successful

marraige between these materials and rarecultural values which might be lost to internationalismin a few more years

In this case this task was carried out by building homes forcadet college sta� member from the mountanious northernregion of Pakistan. Homes with a program that preserves the special lifestyles they lead. Homes that, when excavated by

archeologists a 100 years later,narrate how each individual familyproduced their creative usagewithin a central activity centre that in these cold regions is the sun room. And hence how they preserved their culture

for the future.

AKHUWAT LOW COST HOMES(II) DESIGN OF SUSTAINABLE HOUSING USING NATURAL METARIALS Often when we think of low cost housing we think of the most efficient economic means of providing

shelter. What we fail to realize is that those who need low cost shelters also physical as well as emotionalcomfort with lower stress levels. This dwelling tries to provide not just a shelter but a family home with both

multiusage as well as privacytogether in one accomodation for a family. So that each family member had an individual space along with family life in one compact dwelling. The prototype for such dwellings is being worked on #in collaboration with an NGO by the name ofAkhuwat here in Pakistan, which would like to build

them in parts of Northern Punjab.

BRICK TESCELLATION HOUSEThe Truest form of architecture or the art ofdesigning space, according to Sir ChristopherWren is one that bears the “attribute of theeternal”. But this traditional wisdom is being

lost somewhere in the midst of the consumerculture of today, with the demand andconsequent supply of signature fashions andsignature styles.The passion for standardization according to

Alvar Alto had led us to a “rootlessinternationalism” and this is what he spent alifetime to correct. For this project I tried to takea break from these standards, tried to look for

what we can derive from our traditions of brick construction. The result is a program, �t withinthe organic hapticity of natural materials upon straight edges.