Onal Kothari
Architect
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Architects tend to use different terms while designing a space. Architect Onal Kothari simplifies these terms for you.

  1. Anthropometry: This refers to the measurement and proportion with respect to the human body. Architects highly refer to this term while designing building envelopes.
  2. BIM: Expands to ‘Building Information Modeling’ and is all about designing a three-dimensional model of the project with each space in calculative form. It reduces chances of any mistakes.
  3. Building envelope: This separates exterior and interior and counts the building skin like walls, windows, roofs, slab, and doors.
  4. Conceptual designs: A freehand drawing that explains the functionality and looks of the upcoming project.
  5. Cantilever: This is a horizontally projected beam anchored at one end and carries the load at the other.
  6. Cladding: The term is all about application of one material over another, for example, building skin to control the weather effects on homes or for aesthetic purpose.
  7. Floor plan: The actual layout of the building with detailed dimensions, furniture layout, remarks and any other details needed for construction.
  8. Façade: A term popularized by the designers, facade is the front or face of the building oriented towards the main street or any open space.
  9. Setback: The term is used broadly while discussing zoning laws of the municipal corporation of any city. Architects use it to refer to a distance leaving a horizontal area in the front, back and sides.
  10. Sustainable: This broadly refers to the conservation of natural environment. The world of architecture is dedicated to create a built system which would be less harmful to the ecological balance.
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Onal Kothari
Architect

Onal Kothari started her design career with commercial interior designing. She is an architect, blogger, traveller , urban sketcher and imaginator. She interned with Laurie Baker architects and worked for Avnish Singh Design before venturing out on her independent working. Started working on interior architecture projects quite early in her career, she believes that all the designers have the perfect project in their mind and they follow it in every step of their career.

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