Jai-Agrawal-DesignPortfolio-2015

The John & Maryanne Post Learning CommonsSaint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA

BWA Architecture + PlanningPhiladelphia, PA 2007

Landscape Architect: Glackin Thomas Panzak

Technology & Acoustics consultant: RJC Designs, Inc.

M/E/P consultant: Hunt Engineering Company

LEED consultant: Re:Vision Architecture

Specifications consultant: Wilson Consulting Inc.

Key responsibilities

• Full time “Job Captain” through Conceptual, Schematic, and Design Development Phases.

• Developed Building Programming and Floor Plans via extensive end-user engagement.

• Massing & Material Argumentation, 3D modelling, and extensive CAD drafting.

• Intensive design support and graphic production for all design and presentation materials.

• Created 3D fly-through animations for client presentation and consultant/contractor coordination.

• Managed project schedule, consultant coordination, and intensive overall design support.

© Don Pearse Photographers, Inc.


Project Team

William K. Becker, AIA

Partner-in-Charge

William J. Collett, AIA

Project Manager

Giovanni Caputo Project Architect (temp.)

Jai P. Agrawal Architectural Designer

Lorraine McGurty, IIDA

Interior Designer

STUDY LOUNGE

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

TOWERVIEW STUDY

STUDY CARRELS

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DN

“LEARNINGCOMMONS”COLLABORATIVEWORK AREA

IT & WEB SERVICES

TOWERVIEW LOUNGE

GREAT READING ROOM

UP

DN

UP

DN

N

GROUP STUDIES

STUDY TABLES

LIBRARIANS’ OFFICES

PUBLIC COMPUTER LAB

STUDY LOUNGE

CAFÉ

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DN

UP

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2nd

3rd

Dynamic massing at Interior PlazaFor a heightened sense of drama & community

Contained & symmetric massing at City Line AvenueTwo balanced, imposing solids that frame the Reading Room

Extensive sitework establishes a clear and walkable relationship with the campus context.

Exaggerated setback from Barbelin Tower provides

new outdoor plaza

© Don Pearse Photographers, Inc. © Don Pearse Photographers, Inc.

summer equino

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tower view

As SJU’s first 24x7* study facility, the design embeds many features such as open plan visibility, central service desks, and consistent ground-plane lighting to enhance the building’s overall sense of openness and safety.

* - Introducing 24x7, our first-hand research revealed late-night safety as a primary concern for students.

ATRIUM GESTURE #1

the “Swoop Wall”Dramatically opens the atrium view of Barbelin Tower.

ATRIUM GESTURE #2

the “Sawtooth Ceiling”Solar orientation shades atrium with respect to Tower view.


Fun Fact!My favorite winter sweater inspired the exterior stone cladding.Construction completed: Fall 2010

Scope-of-work included partial renovations to, and extensive integrations with, the myriad functions of SJU’s existing Drexel library.

"The Learning Commons will further our mission as a place of inquiry, a place of dialog, a place of academic rigor and engagement...It will become

the intellectual hub of our vibrant campus."

- Evelyn Minick, SJU Library Director




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1-5/8” MTL STUD 2’-0” O.C.

2X6 STUD

L-BEADS AT CORNERS

W6X20 BEAM ABOVE SEE STR DTL

GWB CLADDING AT W6X20 BEAMSEE DTL 4/A6

RIGID INSULATION

W6X20 COLUMN SEE STR DTL

GAP 1/4”W X 1/2”D TYP

MARVIN CLAD WINDOW

2X8 P.T. FRAMING

HSS 4X6X1/8”SEE STR DTL

CAULK BEAD

2X4 STUD

3/4” WD TRIM

5/8” GWB

EXT TRIM CONCEALEDCLEAT NO EXPOSED

FASTENERS

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REVIEW DIMENSIONS OF GLASS & BUTT JOINT LOCATIONS WITH ARCHITECT

RISER: 8”TREAD: 9-3/4”

WOOD NEWEL

WOOD RAIL. PROVIDE INTERMEDIATE SUPPORT. REVIEW WITH ARCHITECT.

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ALIGNEXG WOOD FLOOR

2X6 FRAMING

EXG 2X10 (2)

2X4 NAILER BEYOND

BLOCKING AS REQ’D

1/2” GWB TYP

FLUSH BOLT SUPPORTTHROUGH FRAMING

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Private Residence RenovationRole: Design Support, 3D Modelling, CAD Details, and Award Submission

6th & Pine Street, Society Hill Historic District, Philadelphia, PA

First Place Regional Winner & National Contender (results 9/2015)

Komita Design, LLCPhiladelphia, PA 2012

© Komita Design LLC


DETAILS NOT TO SCALE AND NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION.Please note: All project details are the intellectual property of Komita Design LLC.

W8X28 BEAM@ T.O. REAR FRAME

W8X48 STEEL SEC’NS@ REAR COLUMNS

HSS 6X4X1/8” BEAMS (2)BTWN REAR & BALCONY

HSS 6X6X1/4” BEAM@ REAR FRAME CENTER

2X6 P.T. STUDS (3 WIDE)@ STRIKE JAMB & HEADER

W6X20 SEC’NS (4)@ BALCONY

12”X18” REINFORCED CONCRETE GRADE BEAM

ON EXISTING STONE WALL

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MARVIN COMMERICAL CLADULTIMATE INSWING FRENCH DOOR

2X4

2X6

1/4” x 12” x 10” ANCHORPLATE BEYOND SEE STR DTL

SUBFLOOR

FINISHED FLOOR

STEEL REBAR SEE STR DTL

CONC FOOTING FOR STAIRS

EXG STONE WALL

CONC GRADE BEAMSEE STR DTL

WATERPROOF MEMBRANEAT NEW FOUNDATION

GRAVEL VFY SITTING AT 90% COMPACTION

SET ON 3/4” CEMENT BED

W8 x 48 STL COLUMN BEYOND

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1-5/8” METAL STUD 2’-0” O.C.

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RIGID FOAMBOARD INSULATION

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GAP 1/4”W X 1/2”D TYP

HSS 4X6X1/8 ABOVE SEE STR DTL

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TYP WIDTH AT LG. OPENING / DIRECT GLAZE WINDOWS

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2X6 P.T. WOOD

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NEOPRENETHERMAL BREAK

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HSS 6X6X1/4” SEE STR DTL

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2X6 P.T. WD FRAMING

CONC GRADE BEAMSEE STR DTL

W8 x 48 STL COLUMN BEYOND

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OPERABLE MARVIN WINDOW

STATIONARY MARVIN WINDOW

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LAMINATED OIL-FINISHEDWOOD HANDRAIL

SILICONE GASKET

1/4”X6-1/2” CONTINUOUSSTL PLATE SEE STR DTL

WOOD FLOORING

SUBFLOOR

EXG 3X8 BEAM

1/2” GWB CEILING TYP

3/4” NAILER

2X6 NAILER

2X4 NAILER

JULIUS BLUM 1142ALUMINUM SHOE CUFF. PROVIDEGALVANIC SEPARATION BTWN STL

AND ALUMINUM. SEE STR DTL.

W6X20 COLUMN BEYONDSEE STR DTL

W6X20 BEAM SEE STR DTL

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DETAILS NOT TO SCALE AND NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION.Please note: All project details are the intellectual property of Komita Design LLC.

The neighborhood of lower North Philadelphia has undergone the following transformations since 1950:

50%

29%

21,400

39%

41%

51%

60%

Of Philadelphia’s vacant lots are located

in lower North Philadelphia.

Of Philadelphia’s vacant structures are

located in lower North Philadelphia.

Structures demolished between

approximately 1970-1990.

Decline in population density.

Decline in number of housing units.

Decline in number of households.

Decline in population.

Project H.O.M.E. Affordable Infill Housing Design ChallengeThe traditional rowhome, completely rethought.

"In speaking about city sidewalk safety, I mentioned how necessary it is that there should be, in the brains behind the eyes on the street, an almost unconscious assumption of general street support when the chips are down- when a citizen has to choose, for instance, whether he will take responsibility, or abdicate it, in combating barbarism or protecting strangers."

Jane Jacobs The Death and Life of Great American Cities

Architectural Designer / Graphics Specialist

BWA Architecture + Planning

Philadelphia, PA 2005

Rendering by Brian Szymanik, AIA LEED

"Eyes on the street" echoed across the sketch paper as we erased and redrew this widely abandoned block of

North Philadelphia. Outside, the new block configuration eliminates the dangerous, unsupervised back alley by

making each home "double-front" and semi-detached to provide each unit with its own private side yard. Inside,

the new rowhomes draw residents ever closer to the public realm. By placing each home's key living spaces

(kitchen, bedroom, etc) along two sidewalks, we effectively double the “eyes on the street” and maximize each

family's ability to add life to their sidewalks and contribute directly to the sense of safety in their neighborhood.

The design process was front-loaded with site visits, resident interviews, and research to give our work a rich

source of inspiration. By generating new forms that respond directly to the current residents’ modern needs, the

finished product results in a fresh look and provides an original new adaptation of the low-income Philadelphia

row-home typology. By provoking such critical questions of density, safety, and access in this desperately blighted

neighborhood, this project aims to advance the conversation on the future of effective low-income infill housing.

VACANT UNITS page 1 of 2

Project Team

William K. Becker, AIA

Partner-in-Charge

Brian Szymanik, AIA LEED

Project Manager

Jessica McCollum, IIDA

Project Designer

Jai P. Agrawal Project Designer

Role:

• Client interaction

• Editing & Research

• Design development

• Design production

PROBLEMATIC CONDITIONS Unsupervised back alley attracts crime.

Property density is far too tight.

Extremely narrow streets preclude

adequate parking in this heavily car-

dependent neighborhood.

Very hostile crime & policing environment.

1. ELIMINATE THE BACK ALLEY

No more unsupervised space.

2. DOUBLE-FRONT ROW HOMES

Doubles the eyes on the street.

3. WIDEN THE STREET

Adds 83 parking spaces in front of 82 units,

as well as supervised play space for kids.

6. LIVING SPACES TOWARD THE STREET

Bedrooms, lofts, kitchens, and living

rooms placed along sidewalks to enhance

residents' supervision of public realm.

9. ADD TREES SPARINGLY

Residents in this high-crime area disapprove

of trees that block supervision. We add

trees behind the wall and in planters that are

pushed away from the sidewalk.

4. SEMI-DETACH ROWHOMES

Adds amenity to each unit with private

outdoor space positioned within earshot of

sidewalk.

5. CONTINUOUS SIDEWALK WALL

Reinforces street edge with a human-scaled

and inviting, yet defensive perimeter.

7. "CRANKED" FAÇADE

Angles the bedroom window to optimize view

and allow for greater street supervision.

8. BALCONIES

Adds amenity while giving residents a great

perch from which to view the street. page 2 of 2

Rendering by Brian Szymanik, AIA, LEED AP

[byron story foundation]

FLOOR PLAN 1/8”=1’-0”

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BASEMENT 1/8”=1’-0”

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Rendering by BWA Architecture + Planning

“A Beacon Of Hope”

The Byron Story FoundationAlternative education center for troubled and at-risk teens

Francisville, Philadelphia, PA

Project of the Year 2006AIA Philadelphia Community Design Collaborative

BWA Architecture + Planning, Philadelphia, PA

TRANSLUCENTTILE GRADIENT IMAGES PROVIDED BY BSF COMMUNITY:

TRANSLUCENT ORANGE CHANNEL GLASS EMITS GLOW AT NIGHT.

PROVIDES NATURAL LIGHT IN CLASSROOMS WHILE MITIGATING VISUAL DISTRACTIONS. EMITS FAINT GLOW AT NIGHT.

Project TeamWilliam K. Becker, AIA

Partner-in-Charge

Brian Szymanik, AIA LEED

Project Manager

Jessica Brams-Miller Intern Architect

Jai P. Agrawal Project Designer

Located one parcel down from their existing re-purposed facility, this pro-bono project sought to develop a tailor-made facility for the Foundation’s unique approach to the mentorship of troubled teens. Featuring flexible spaces for instruction andcounseling, and a fully night-lit translucent façade, this proposal aims to reinforce the Byron Story Foundation’s well-earned reputation as a “Beacon of Hope.”

Role:• Client interaction & research

• Building programming

• Primary design co-development

• Design co-production

• Primary project co-presentation

• Complete written proposal

• Award submission documents

Redwood ResortA 35 acre luxury resort master plan near Bhubaneswar, India

Project Manager

SKDAS Associated Architects + Urbanists

New Delhi, India 2008

Our team of four collaborated closely with the client (pictured below) to achieve his vision for this fully detailed proposal.

Primary responsibilities: Master planning Blocking (see right) All CAD, proposal, and presentation production

Client Interaction Regular overnight site visits Near-daily communication of progressTeam Management Assigned tasks and oversaw progress

for team & consultants

74 condos

artisan colony

dualbanquetfacilities

sports club

food court

tree-lined street

ayurvedicretreat

temple

20single-familyhouses

40double-familyhouses

Rendering by Metal Gothic Studios, New Delhi

Rendering by Metal Gothic Studios, New Delhi

gettyimages.com

Competition Packet

Design Competition PacketI n f I l l . c d e s I g n c . o rg

REVITALIZING URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH GREEN STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE

Project Director: Beth Miller Executive Director

Co-producer: Linda Dottor, AICP Communication Manager

Partner Agencies: Philadelphia Water Department & U.S. EPA Region 3Website developer: Panoptic Communications

Stormwater runoff rinses pollutants into waterways, creating a direct threat to Philadelphia’s drinking

water. The City’s groundbreaking Green City, Clean Waters program is a 25-year plan to incentivize on-

site stormwater management with a two-pronged approach. First, incentive is created by gradually taxing

lanowners by their runoff amount. Second, new design methods and technologies known as Green

Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) are presented as cost-effective solutions. I was selected for my ability to

understand the underlying issues and translate them into a competition meant to inspire these new solutions.

• Produced competition guidelines & authored the internationally-released Call For Entries (above left).

• Prepared Executive Summaries & Talking Points from comprehensive background research.

• Promoted Call For Entries via placement in relevant global design, policy, academic, and press outlets.

• Developed structure, processes, layout, and graphic identity for the official competition website.

• Launched site on-time and on-budget via extensive coordination with partners and web developer.

Competition Design Summer InternshipInfill Philadelphia: Soak It Up! Phase 1: Design Competition

AIA Philadelphia Community Design Collaborative Philadelphia, PA

THINKRAIN“trickle down”(it’s something Reagan taught me)

Color Concept:Lots of watery blues, with green as a secondary.Hints of Collaborative Orange as accent to tievisual identity back to blog.cdesignc.org

“Official” Collaborative Orangehex D96F29

via banner at blog.cdesignc.orgaccent color for watery blue & green pallette?seed color for pallette-makers, kuler, etc

CONVENTIONAL HSS FRAMING ENABLES LIGHT STACKING &

CLUSTERING OF UNITS.

FLEXIBLE PARABOLIC ROOF IS REVERSIBLE FOR RAIN COLLECTION.

HINGED INSULATING DOORS OFFER A WIDE VARIETY OF

CONFIGURATIONS FOR SHELTER AND PERSONAL EXPOSURE.

MODULAR SIDEWALL GRID PROVIDES CONTROL AND PRIVACY.

MODULAR FLOOR GRID REVEALS LOCKABLE PRIVATE STORAGE.

GROUND ISOLATION PRESERVES WARMTH, ISOLATES MOISTURE

VERMIN & FILTH, PHYSICALLY UPLIFTS THE OCCUPANT, AND RESTORES HUMAN DIGNITY.

part 1: STREET SHELTER

PennDesign ARCH601 Scott Erdy Studio // Philadelphia, PA 2011

DIGNITY FOR THE HOMELESS

THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF RITUALARCH601: HOMELESS TRANSITIONAL HOUSING

Gardening, Residential Institutions, & Architecture As An Agent For Social Change

PennDesign ARCH601 Scott Erdy Studio Philadelphia, PA 2012

EQUINOX SOLSTICE EQUINOX SOLSTICE

10°

30°

50°

70°

90°

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

AVG ºF

MAX ºF

MIN ºF

Solar arcs split mass by garden season.

BEANS, bush

BEANS, poleBEANS, lima

BEETSBROCCOLI

CABBAGE

CANTALOUPE

CARROTS

CAULIFLOWERCOLLARDS

CUCUMBERS

KALE

MUSTARD

OKRA

ONIONS (mature)

PEAS, garden

PEAS, southernPEPPERS

POTATOS, irish

POTATOS, sweet

RADISHESSPINACH

SQUASH, bush

SQUASH, winter

TOMATOS

TURNIPS

WATERMELONCORN

EGGPLANT

LETTUCE

MUSTARD

BEANS, bush

BEANS, pole

BEANS, lima

BEETSBROCCOLI

CARROTS

CAULIFLOWER

COLLARDS

CUCUMBERS

KALE

POTATOS, Irish

RADISHES

SPINACH

SQUASH, bush

TOMATOS

TURNIPS

CORN

EGGPLANT

LETTUCE

Cultivation marks the moment at which humans ceased a nomadic existence. This proposal

for homeless transitional housing renews the impact of gardening by deploying solar massing to

provide a sun-soaked light well for maximum vegetable harvest. This scheme provides each

formerly-homeless resident with a thoughtful home complete with private balcony, reading nook

with a skyline view, and private space for cultivation. Drawing upon models of monasteries,

dormitories, and prisons, this project seeks to provide the healing ritual of gardening in everyday

life to guide the inhabitants towards a psychology of pride and self-sufficiency.

TRANSITIONAL HOMES

PennDesign ARCH601 Scott Erdy Studio // Philadelphia, PA 2011

FOR THE FORMERLY HOMELESS

Natural Systems formal concept:

Lithification:The process in which layers of sediment compress, transform, and cement into rock; a natural process that creates a “mineral archive”.

Marblization study

interior/exterior massing & façade conceptual studies

Layering study

Purves St

44th Dr

Thompson Ave

plaza

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N

2nd

3rd

6th

LIBRARY

INSTALLATIONS

INSTALLATIONS

EQUIPMENT LABS

EQUIPMENT LABS

STRUCTURAL STRESS ANALYSIS

FINAL STRUCTURAL GRID

FLOOR PLATES

STAGING

STAGING

STAGING

GALLERIES

GALLERIES

GALLERIES

INSTALLATIONS

AUDITORIUM

GALLERIES

ARCHIVES

ARCHIVES

ARCHIVES

ARCHIVES

ARCHIVES

ARCHIVES

How does an art archive catalog a flock of pollution-sensing robotic pigeons, a website from 1992 that let visitors control the electrode-fired muscle twitches of a dead frog suspended in mineral oil, or a dot-matrix printer that has been programmed to screech out melodies like “I Heard It Thru The Grapevine” or “Oh, Susanna!”?

Interior Rendering by Richard Fisher, M. Arch/MLA 2015, et. Al. Physical Model by Alexander Holstein, M. Arch 2014, et. Al.

Physical Model by Alexander Holstein, M. Arch 2014, et. Al.

Using formal languages of “layering”, “ordering”, and “compression”, this proposal packs modular rolling archives

towards the solid ends of the plan, and creates a gradient of disorder towards the center that results in a flexible

sequence of spaces for study and equipment repair, staging, separate installations, and rotating open galleries. PennDesign ARCH602 Ben Krone Studio // Philadelphia, PA 2012

FOR TECHNOLOGICAL ARTIFACTS

RHIZOME ARCHIVE

Level 10' - 0"

Level 222' - 0"

Level 336' - 0"

Basement 1-14' - 0"

Basement 2-28' - 0"

Basement 3-42' - 0"

Prof. Franca Trubiano // Philadelphia, PA 2011

REVIT Part A: Modelling

ARCH532 Construction Technology

Level 10' - 0"

Level 222' - 0"

Level 336' - 0"

A1102

1" = 1'-0"3 Section Detail at Green Roof

3’-6”6”

6”

2”

1’

Tubular Metal Handrail

6” Planting Soil

6” Rigid Insulation

3/4” Waterproof Membrane

1” Nautical-grade Plywood

5” Concrete

2” Corrugated Metal Deck

5” Nelson Bolt

12” W13 Beam

6” W13 Column

1" = 1'-0"2 Callout of Section Detail at Curtain Wall

1/2" = 1'-0"1 Section Detail at Curtain Wall

Prof. Franca Trubiano // Philadelphia, PA 2011

REVIT Part B: Detailing

ARCH532 Construction Technology

the “Parabolic Curtain Wall”

Pencil & paper (and one red pen)

100% freehand

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