Urban Design, Urban Planning and Architectural Practice Portfolio of Ravi Siddhartha

1. Portfolio
Planning & Architecture
Ravi Siddhartha

2. Skills
Graphic Softwares
AutoCAD
Sketchup
Chief Architect
Adobe Suite - Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
MS Office - Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Projects
Lumion
Website Development and Social Media Marketing
Wordpress
Facebook Ads Manager
Google Adwords
LinkedIn Marketing Solutions
Professional
Architecture
Planning
Project Management
Education
B.Arch. - 1995 - 2000 (India)
M.Plan. - 2018 - 2020 (Canada)
Professional Associations
Professional Architect (India) - COA & IIA
Provisional Member APPI & CIP (Canada)
Experience
Architectural Practice in India - 16 years
Urban Design & Planning in Canada - 2 Years

3. URBAN DESIGN
Research, Site Analysis and Urban Design Intervention
of a Public Space in Zurich, Switzerland.
Dissection of a City and Public Realm Study (Zurich, Spring 2019): Analyzed the urban morphology
and public realm using Jan Gehl’s and Kevin Lynch’s methods as well as proposed design
interventions on improving a public space based on critical evaluation of the use of the space.
Urban Morphology & Placemaking

4. URBAN DESIGN
Research, Site Analysis and Urban Design Intervention
of a Public Space in Zurich, Switzerland.
Dissection of a City and Public Realm Study (Zurich, Spring 2019): Analyzed the urban morphology
and public realm using Jan Gehl’s and Kevin Lynch’s methods as well as proposed design
interventions on improving a public space based on critical evaluation of the use of the space.
Urban Morphology & Placemaking

5. URBAN DESIGN
Research, Site Analysis and Urban Design Intervention
of a Public Space in Zurich, Switzerland.
Dissection of a City and Public Realm Study (Zurich, Spring 2019): Analyzed the urban morphology
and public realm using Jan Gehl’s and Kevin Lynch’s methods as well as proposed design
interventions on improving a public space based on critical evaluation of the use of the space.
Urban Morphology & Placemaking

6. URBAN DESIGN
Density and Public Space Study, Calgary
Public Space Study of Poppy Plaza (Fall 2020): Analyzed the
urban morphology and public realm using Jan Gehl’s and
Kevin Lynch’s methods for Poppy Plaza in Calgary. This study
gave valuable insights into why Poppy Plaza despite its location
and architectural design is not functioning as intended.

7. Policies and Zoning
Policy Documents and booklets: Written several documents
relating Planning, Zoning and Transportation for community
plans and neighbourhood redevelopment plans as part of
research and academic exercises.

8. PLANNING
Montgomery Redevelopment Plan,
Calgary
3D Model
Physical Model
Community Engagement
Montgomery Community Planning (Calgary, Winter 2020): Proposed conceptual design and policy
interventions to augment the existing ARP, based on the site analysis, socioeconomic factors, environmental
assessment and on community requirements via community engagement exercises with the support of FCC
and Urban Alliance.

9. PLANNING
Transforming Ordinary Streets into Extraordinary Places
Main Street Design & Open Space Planning
Urban Revitalization
Existing Street View
Responding to the Community’s needs

15. Public Realm Improvement Proposal: Proposed public realm improvement for an inner city neighbourhood.
PLANNING
Main Street Design & Open Space Planning Three Dimensional Urban Planning
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16. Public Realm Improvement Proposal: Proposed public realm improvement for an inner city neighbourhood
in discussion with the community association, the city of Calgary and the University of Calgary.
PLANNING
Main Street Design & Open Space Planning
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17. Created Policies and
recommendations based on these
design interventions

18. Land Economics
Land Use Concepts
Forms of Development
Westbrook Mall & Shaganappi Area redevelopment Plans (Calgary,
Winter 2019): Prepared Designs, Drawings and Policies for Area
Redevelopment Plans based on site analysis, historic significance,
socioeconomic factors, environmental assessments, planning policies,
TOD and future growth projections.

19. Land Economics
Land Use Concepts
Forms of Development
Zoning Plan: Prepared Zoning plan for the community design
exercise. This plan and design is done as a part of a three member
team consisting of Jolene, Azadeh and myself.
PLANNING

20. Shaganappi & Westbrook Mall,
Calgary
PLANNING
Business Improvement Areas
Programming of Space
Westbrook Mall & Shaganappi Area redevelopment Plans (Calgary, Winter
2019): Prepared Designs, Drawings and Policies for Area Redevelopment Plans
based on site analysis, historic significance, socioeconomic factors,
environmental assessments, planning policies, TOD and future growth
projections.

21. River Side Site Development,
Calgary
River Side Development (Calgary, Fall 2019): Proposed a River Side design intervention
near the 12th Street bridge in Calgary based on site analysis, user and urban study while
connecting it with the existing river bike path system. A coffee store with bike rental and
public washrooms are proposed.
PLANNING
Topography, Morphology & Placemaking

22. 39 Residential Units, Habitat for Humanity, Calgary
Prepared site plan, master plan and conceptual designs and drawings for 39 Units residential
development layout for Habitat for Humanity. The design required understanding of the
architectural footprint, local land-use zoning and bylaws, parking requirements and other
planning and architectural principles.
PLANNING
Affordable Housing
Site and Master Planning

23. Framework Plan and Sections for Midfield, Calgary
PLANNING
Provided graphic design and drawings support for framework
plan, outline plan and road sections for Situated, a planning firm
based in Calgary.

24. REAL ESTATE PROJECT
Proposed a Multi-Family units with Town Homes at grade level, 2 & 3 bedroom on 3rd to 5th
floor and top floor with Penthouse. A predevelopment preliminary design feasibility that
required conceptual design, basic pro forma, 3D perspectives and much more.
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25. REAL ESTATE PROJECT
Proposed a Mixed-Use Development for an established inner city neighbourhood with a
restaurant at grade level and town homes with condos at upper level.Infill Industry

26. ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE
Experience in architectural designing and project management of
pharmaceutical manufacturing plants as per International regulatory / USFDA
norms.
Pharmaceutical and Industrial Projects
DESIGNED & MANAGED 15 GREENFIELD / BROWNFIELD INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS ACROSS INDIA

27. Automobile 3S dealerships
Architectural design and project management for Automobile sector as per Corporate Identities,
designed several facilities including showrooms, service centres and 3S facilities.
ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE
DESIGNED & MANAGED 10 GREENFIELD AUTOMOBILE PROJECTS

28. Architectural design and consultancy for educational projects including
multiple K-12 schools.
DESIGNED 4 SCHOOLS + 1 SITE MASTER PLAN FOR A TECH. INSTITUTE
ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE

29. Contemporary House Design with Pool
Recent architectural design of a home for a client.
ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE
DESIGNED SEVERAL RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS
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30. Architectural consultancy for design of independent homes
across India and parts of Asia, including offering design
services online and remotely.
ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE
CO-FOUNDED AN ONLINE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN SERVICES PORTAL
WWW.HOUZONE.COM

31. Integrate Urban Planning and Architecture
Understand
Land economics, land-use and
built-forms
Visualize Planning Policies
Prepare
Preliminary design feasibility for
development proposals
Conduct
Demographic and site analysis
and project trends
Propose
Design interventions for Open
and built environment including
Public Realm Projects
Work In a multi-disciplinary team
WITH MY SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE, I’M ABLE TO:

32. Thank You
I WELCOME ENQUIRIES ABOUT ANY SPECIFIC PROJECT AND WILL BE HAPPY TO SHARE ITS DETAILS