Darshan Lineswala

3rd Winner of Extreme Habitat 2022 Architecture Competition Volume zero Oct 2022 The brief of this competition was to design a habitat for a family of 4 in extreme climatic conditions and within 450 sqft. We took this as a challenge and chose to design a habitat in the SALT PANS OR THE RAAN OF KUTCH for the AGARIYAS (SALT FARMERS). They live in extreme poverty and deprivation and our attempt was to cater to their needs through architectural interventions. We used active and passive techniques to solve issues related to construction, sustainability and extreme… Show more The brief of this competition was to design a habitat for a family of 4 in extreme climatic conditions and within 450 sqft. We took this as a challenge and chose to design a habitat in the SALT PANS OR THE RAAN OF KUTCH for the AGARIYAS (SALT FARMERS). They live in extreme poverty and deprivation and our attempt was to cater to their needs through architectural interventions. We used active and passive techniques to solve issues related to construction, sustainability and extreme climatic conditions.Team Members:Darshan lineswalaShreyash GuptaSarthak Mohanty Please find our submission below:https://volumezerocompetitions.com/competitions/result/19 Show less

Gold Medal Sarvajanik College of Engineering and Technology Apr 2022 Securing the Smt. Chandanben Chimanlal Hathiwala Gold Medal for cumulative for the Best Performance in Faculty of Architecture S.E.E.T, Surat.

Winner C.E.P.T, Ahmedabad Aug 2019 LOST CHARMS, selected as one of the winners at the Kurla Varkey Design Forum in the category Beyond Shelter

Best Student Award Sarvajanik Education Society Sep 2018 Best student award for overall performance in academics and co-curricular activities

Top 15 Asian Competition for Architecture Rookie Award Sep 2017 Institutional Design Project to design Assembly Building in the new capital city of Amravati

Finalist Asia Young Designer Award

Runner Up Indian Institute of Architects Landscape design Competition for development of open plot in the dense urban fabric of Surat