Architecture Portfolio

HOMETAINER (Residence)

Chennai,Tamil Nadu, India

The residence is placed in the urban town of Chennai .Here the shipping containers were used as the construction material which will be reducing carbon emission and the time period for the construction will be lesser in comparing with normal constructions. The interior is completely made with gypsum board panels and of cavity which will create thermal comfort.

The residence is to be designed for a women with her old parents who were living with her, also she is a dancer who teaches dance for some of her students. She is also a musician, research person who is doing her phd. In this design i have done a new initiative of having a reuseable building material which will be easily available in nearby area. In this a plinth level of 0.9m was raised for the adoption of container above a platform which reduces percentage of rusting.

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This is a destination bus temnus design for the annual nasa design co petition(and) held by nasa india. The main ojective of the design is to redesign a basic space such as a bus terminus by envisioning into post pandemic real ty and identifying and analysing theissues present, in order to crate a safer environment for the users.the site chosen for this design is the existing nagapattinam’s new bus stand.the design is done on the basis of spatial hierarchy, which is at site level and building level. the terminal has been redesigned into 4 capsule modules.in those modules, seatings were redesigned to reduce the interactions amoung passengers. automated systems has been incorporated to do things in a hands-free manner.

post pandemic reality DESTINATION BUS TERMINUS Thiruvarur , Tamil Nadu , India.

The society has always been evolving, this process needs consistent work in different fields and places. Public mobility spaces are the one’s which help people connect to placesacross the country. In India, the bus sector which operates 170,000 busses carrying 70 million or more people every day.

In the current pandemic, uncontrollable mobility at every square mile has given rise to increase in crowded spaces. The mobility spaces are becoming hotspots for transmission of diseases and hence caged people inside their homes. We must be able to question oneself, in pursuit of liveable cities, towns and villages starting with the rudimentary i.e. mobility spaces.

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DUTCH CEMETERY

Nagapatinam , Tamil Nadu India.

karikop cemetery belongs to the dutch heritage,located at nagapattinam. in here, lies the Anthonio van Steelant- Nilo, wife of Joannes Van Steelant, the Governor of Dutch possessions on the Coromandel coast, died in 1709 at the age of 32.the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) has undertaken this structure for restoration and conservation.this project is been funded by prince bernhard culture fund, netherlands. Our college has collaborated to assist with the documentation process.

Kumbakonam is a city municipal corporation in the Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The city is bounded by two rivers, the Kaveri River to the north and Arasalar River to the south. Kumbakonam is known as a “Temple town” due to the prevalence of a number of temples here and is noted for its Mahamaham festival, which happens once in 12 years, attracting people from all over the country.

a space for Touristers URBAN DESIGN Kumbakonam Tamil Nadu , India.

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It is located 40 km (25 mi) from Thanjavur and 282 km (175 mi) from Chennai and is the headquarters of the Kumbakonam taluk of Thanjavur district. It is the second largest city in the district after Thanjavur.

The main reason for selection of this zone is because Kumbakonam is evolved on the basis of adi kumbeswarar temple and this zone is the Central business district of Kumbakonam.

The commercial zone has temple surrounded by agraharam residential development and mostly with commerical settlements.

At first the settlement started on the basis of river and then temple evolved having its own history for the formation the people started to settle around the temple and use the river as resource then after the residence Settlement arise it tend the growth of commercial building and then to the health and educational buildings and thus today the residencial building become commercial building at the main strech and the residence building moved on to the inner area to avoid noise and traffic conjestion. Thus the settlement started from river banks and then now with the basis of CBD.

A new bus stop is proposed for the reason that the existing was in opposite side which can’t access by people due to traffic and the buses aren’t stop here all the time .The bus stop is deisgned based on the comfort of users that faces the east so the glare will come from south side, to reduce the sun radiation the louvers are used which allows light and resist heat and the louvers are infilled with Fiber glass which can help to see the view whether busses are coming .The 20mm Height table is given in front of the seating for the purpose of keeping the vegatables there during waiting hours. The bus stop was a semi open structure for the reasons to avoid unwanted activities happening there and to have a visual connect with public all the time. On the roof of the bus stop solar panels where used to produce its own electricity for that the roof will be slightly sloped towards south.

Tangedco Project (Training Centre)

An Training centre were three variations were tried for the proper use of sun light into the building here luminecense into the room was studied by an external software to achive a proper design by this the various types of shading devices were used to create the facade.

HORIZONTAL SHADE

HORIZONTAL SHADE SLANTED

HORIZONTAL MULTIPLE BLADES EGG CRATE SUNSHADE

VERTICAL FINS SLANTED

AUDITORIUM

• The proposed development parcel is located inside the L&T Campus, Manapakkam, Chennai. The site can be accessed from MountPoonamallee Road on the North and the Manapakkam main road on the south.

• The site is surrounded with Commercial Buildings and IT Offices.

• The proposed development is well connected to the Chennai International Airport (8.3KM).

Conceptual Sketches

Site Plan

Site

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Kanchipuram-Data Centre

Our approach is of making a interior as per the finishing schedule given by the team in which all interior or exterior elements are placed in the model and an output will be produced , after that optinal renders were made by new finishing schedule which will be literaly lower in cost by compared with the given input.

In landscape trees counts were placed as per the standards and the same time it was cross checked and rearranged if it gets clashed with the MEP layout given by the team.

EDRC (Furniture Layout)

In this project the challege is to increase the number of seatings by not disturbing the structure here only furniture design should be get changed and should satisfy the Anthropometrics of the users. Here the count of draftsman and engineers should be kept in consderation for the design.

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Sales Office

In this project the conceptual development of the office have be considered and placement on facades have been implemented.

The part of a company that sells the company’s products or services in a particular area, means a building, structure, facility or trailer on the lot used for the purpose of the sale of dwelling units to be erected on the lot

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Concept Diagram

U G - Thesis (Live Project)

Kochi, the commercial capital of Kerala, is one of the fastest growing two-tier metropolitan cities in India with a population of 13.55 lakh, including the Kochi Urban Agglomeration (KUA).1 The Kochi Urban Agglomeration comprises of Kochi Municipal Corporation, five municipalities, 15 Panchayats and a part of three Panchayats. The city has an area of 94.88 sq. km. Urban expansion during the past few decades outgrew the limits of Kochi City. The immediate hinte land of Kochi Port has been delineated as the Greater Kochi Region, which covers 731 sq. km- almost eight times the area of the city. According to a study, the city has seen a real estate growth of 30 per cent on a yearly basis for the last couple of years and has a GDP growth rate of 8.3 per cent2. Kochi is seen as one of the top three IT/ITES commercial real estate destinations and the availability of 15 Giga bytes bandwidth, through undersea cables ensures seamless data flow and lower operational costs, compared to other major cities in India. Moreover, some very important port-oriented developments are being planned in the city such as the Vallarpadam Transshipment terminal, the LNG terminal at Puduvipe, the SBM of KRL at Vypin, and the SEZ at Vypin. Thus, it goes without saying that Kochi is bound to see a fair amount of commercial investment and development in the years to come. According to the City Development Plan of the Corporation of Kochi, investments to the tune of Rs 15,000 crore are expected to come in the next five years. NH 17, NH 47, NH 49 and National Waterway 3 pass through Kochi. Kochi also has a strategically located Sea Port and an International Airport3

A vibrant, mixed-use environment with higher land

VYTTILA MOBILITY HUB

Introduction

A liveable, competitive and environmentally sustainable urban regions requires fast, frequent and well-connected means of movement.

What is a Mobility Hub ?

They are places of connectivity where different modes of transportation from walking to riding transit come together seamlessly and where there is an intensive concentration of working, living, shopping and/or playing.

Leverages shared mobility options and supporting technologies.

Extends the reach of transit beyond the first and last mile.

NEXT OS Enabling Technology

COMPLETE CORRIDORS - Backbone of the system

FLEXIBLE FLEETS - Last mile options

TRANSIT LEAP - Alternatives to automobiles

MOBILITY HUBS - Transfer Points

Transit stationsbecome mobility hubs, where transportation modes, including rapid transit, local transit,specialized transit,cycling

CATCHMENT AREA TERTIARY ZONE SECONDARY ZONE PRIMARY ZONE

Gateway Hub

ENTRY TRANSFER DESTINATION

Anchor Hub

Neighborhood Hub

An attractive Public Realm Minimize Ecological Footprint

TRANSIT AMENITIES

PEDESTRIAN AMENITIES

ENHANCED TRANSIT WAITING STATIONS

PASSENGER LOADING ZONE

REAL-TIME TRAVEL INFORMATION

BIKE AMENITIES

WALKWAYS BIKEWAYS

MOTORIZED SERVICES & AMENITIES

DEDICATED TRANSIT LANES

SUPPORT SERVICES & AMENITIES

MICROTRANSIT WAYFINDING

RIDEABLES NEIGHBORHOOD ELECTRIC VEHICLE

PACKAGE DELIVERY

CROSSINGS

BIKE PARKINGS

ELECTRIC BIKE & SCOOTER SHARE

ELECTRIC VEHICLE

CHARGING

MOBILE RETAIL SERVICES

BIKE SHARE

CAR SHARE SMART PARKING

FLEXIBLE

ON-DEMAND SHARE

CURB SPACE

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Mobility Hub - Terminals

All kinds of passenger friendly facilities such as cafeteria and refreshment kiosks, clean toilets, safe drinking water, clean platforms, security guarded compound with surveillance cameras, parking area etc. already exist here.

Commuters can use the mode of transport of their choice and also easily change from one mode to another in one campus which will house further facilities for shopping, entertainment and lifestyle services on par with global standards, shortly.

This project with multi-mode transport facilities intends to promote the public conveyance system over the excess use of private vehicles which will eventually result in the easing of urban traffic congestion and reduction of environmental pollution.

Vyttila Bus Terminus

Vyttila Boat etty

Boat Highlights

Vyttila Metro tation

100 PAX Boat nterior - erspective View

Benifits of the Project

erminal Highlights

Mobility Hub - Metro

The Kochi Metro Map Route is fast speed transit system in the city of Kochi (formerly known as Cochin).

In Kochi Metro Map Currently, the only phase1 is working, 22 Stations are now operating including Petta Metro Station(the Newest one) while three more are planned. More than lakh (100,000) people travel on this metro line which operates at a frequency of minutes.

Each train, consisting of three coaches, runs at maximum speed of 90 km h.

The system uses 750 V direct current supplied through standard gauge (1435 mm) tracks and third rails.

The network is completely above ground, is the only city in India with a fully elevated metro system.

SITE AREA DETAILS

Site Area 109750 sqm 27.12 acres

Existing Bus Bay 3015 sqm

Existing Metro Station 2277 sqm

Existing Boat Jetty 2500 sqm

Total Site Are 101958 sqm

Total Built Up Area 152937 sqm

• Better connectivity to islands

• Decongestion on roads

• Increased Tourism potential

• Reduce travel time and increase reliability

• Inter- modal connectivity

• Passenger centric terminals and boats

• Green and Clean mobility Corriodr

• Socio-economic development of islands

• Enhanced employment opportunities

• 3 types inorder of their size and capacity

Major - 5 Terminals

Intermediate Terminals

Minor 31 Terminals

• Terminal Design Paid & Unpaid areas with emphasis on seamless movement of people

• Automated fare collection(AFC) Gates

• Passenger Counting System – to prevent overcrowding

• Waiting area with toilet and washroom facilities

• First of its kind with 78 Nos of battery operated fleet under one umbrella

• No Via duct required

• Different set of safety/statutory rules regulations

• Flexibility to reach interior islands

• Travelling experience through scenic waterways

• Limited flexibility to accommodate higher number of passenger

• Higher safety precautions /regulations

• Additional operating conditions like current, weather, waves, weed, siltation etc

Difference from Conventional Metro eatures in Boat Jetty

• People Friendly Design

• Lightweight Aluminium Gangway for Pontoon to shore transition

• Provision for Solar panel on top of pontoon roof

• Eco friendly lighting

• Navigational Aids

A TYPICAL TRANSIT SPACE MAINLY METRO AND BUS TERMINALS HAS ALWAYS BEEN A SPACE OF CONGESTION THIS IS DUE TO AMALGMATION OF PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT FUNCTION IN A SINGLE SPACE.

EVERY INDIVIDUAL HAS ITS OWN FUNCTION INTO THE SPACE MAINLY ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE.

FUNCTION CARRYING OUT AT PLATFORM LEVEL ONLY SINCE THE HORIZONTAL SPREAD OF THE LAND IS LIMITED IF THE CROWD IS DIVIDED VERTICAL WITH RESPECT TO THEIR FUNCTION THE PROBLEM OF CONGESTION WILL COME TO AN END AREA

VISUALISATION TO DESIGN

With more digital tools available to architects than ever before, one has to ask themselves why the sketch remains one of the most valued pieces of representation in the architectural field. Renderings, three-dimensional models, and virtual reality are powerful and efficient innovations that allow architects to express their ideas and designs. However, in our fast-paced world where messages are sent across the globe in a matter of seconds, it seems that nothing compares to the hand-drawn, imperfection of a sketch. While some sketches are chaotic scribbles developed during the design stage, others are true works of art, aimed to convince clients. Below, we compiled a list of 100 sketches made by architects from around the world to inspire you.

Sketches with Color

Existing Blocks (Terminals) placement in the site.

OAT Informal space

Pedestrian path with Road

Entry and exit towards the site where the forum space generates by natural human Foot Path Movement.

Transit users and their way of taking their own path for their own convinence.

DESIGN PROCESS

Atmost the transit users and non transit users get gathered near the road where can be treated as a River Front Development & Recreational Space.

Atrium @ Commercial Block

The path drawn in the centre is what the way used by the people in a casual manner which makes casual Flow on pedestrians.

The natural flow of users started to be a huge atrium space in by developing the design.

OAT Informal space

Atrium for Hotel

REASON FOR THIS TOWER

Urbanization

Priority Changes for Millennials and Baby Boomers

Desire for more Rentals

Thus it divides the block centrally to make a huge welcoming element and which denotes an arch of entering some new world.

After having a Atrium with high ceiling there comes other connecting floors which

Co-working Spaces on the rise

Focus on Sustainability

UNDERSTANDING AND CONSIDERATION

THE CONCEPT - ECOSYSTEMS

TUNDRA DESERTS

Color – Yellow brown and orange

Texture wave forms

Activity

Color Shades of brown

White and grey

Texture Wooden grains and mountains (Rough

Work

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM TROPICAL FOREST

Color –Green pink and purple

Texture Shrubs (Varied shapes)

SAVANNA GRASSLAND

Color – Yellow and green

Texture Triangles (Baobaba Tree and thorns)

PATIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Color Blue and coral

Texture – Ripples (Water systems)

DECIDUOUS FOREST

Color Green orange and yellow

Texture – Parallel Lines (Aligned tree trunks)

Ecosystem across highlights varied landscapes, and people living in are accustomed to nature.

The core concept is to identify the properties of color and texture of different regions and reflect the same in design.

COVID DESIGN CONSIDERATION

BIO ZONE –UV TREATMENT AGAINST VIRUSES. Bio Zone units for washrooms odour problems due to the high volume of usage, despite the use of aerosol air fresheners. Bio Zone Air Care

ACTIVITY BASED WORKPLACE is a way to optimise employees performance and deliver “best in class” value and productivity through team interaction and

Work Stations

Toilets

Workplace

Expericence

Greenary Smarter Safer

A smart workplace including Collaborative spaces, quiet zones, phone booths

An ergonomically designed workplace with considerations of post pandemic new world

Ecosystem can be broadly defined as a community made up of living and non-living organisms

That are interdependent on one another to co exist

Each floor plate of the building has been designed keeping in mind the concept

Providing them with individual identity yet creating a connect to co exist

Shades of Grey, along with wooden grains and pop of vibrant colors in form of furniture. Live greens adding character to the space.

Throughout the office there is an abstract language of Biophilia that helps create an experience far more than a simpleroutine work!

TUNDRA DESERTS

Color Shades of brown

White and grey

Texture – Wooden grains and mountains (Rough

Color – Yellow brown and orange

Texture – wave forms

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM TROPICAL FOREST

Color Blue and coral

Texture – Ripples (Water systems)

Color –Green pink and purple

Texture – Shrubs (Varied shapes)

DECIDUOUS FOREST SAVANNA GRASSLAND

Color Green orange and yellow

Texture – Parallel Lines (Aligned tree trunks)

Color – Yellow and green

Texture – Triangles (Baobaba Tree and thorns)

Experiencing Centre Breakout Area

Thermal BodyTemperature Camera That Identifies Individual Body Temperatures in Addition to Providing Visual Security An Innovative Tool to Rapidly Prescreen Individuals for Fevers when Entering Facility and Help Fight Future Pandemic Spread

The New Clean means continuously self-cleaning surfaces.It means safe, non-toxic materials. It means turning dirty, high traffic public touchpoints into clean surfaces you can see.The New Clean means less worry and a healthier environment— at work, Technologies such as – “Nano Septic”surfaces utilize mineral nano-crystals which create a powerful oxidation reaction.

VISUALISATION ON 0FFICE OWER

• Typical floor plate sizes

• Typical floor plate efficiency

• Staircase positions

• Tenancy options

• View outward

• M&E risers and routes

• Structural system options

CORES = SERVICE CORES = RISERS

& BUILDING ECONOMY

• Minimization of material costs

• Optimization of core geometry

• Minimization of core area

• Minimization of construction time

• No fire-fighting pressurization duct is needed

• Good view out

• Natural ventilation

• Natural sunlight

• A safer building in the event of total power failure

• Solar-buffers & energy savings

RECREATION- IN RCHITECTURE

The plan connects those 3 facilities through a system of meandering interweaved pedestrian paths, allowing easy pedestrian accessibility between all of them, transforming the entire riverfront into prominent public natural destination.

Curving upwards towards the highway, the elevated pedestrian walkway shields the pools from the traffic noise, and accommodates necessary indoor facilities under its roof at the same time.

It flattens at the intersection with the riverfront promenade, in order to ease pedestrian connectivity; and finally, protrudes over the riverbank, creating two walkable piers overlooking both, the river and the restored nature of the riverbank.

The joint proposal draws its inspiration from Taegeuk, the traditional Korean symbol which can be found in the National Flag of South Korea, as a very honored, loyal illustrative and recognizable shape. A perfect circle split in two halves, red & blue, representing the balance in the universe.

Contains:

Elevator shafts

Elevator lobbies

Main & escape stairways

Riser-ducts

Toilets

Other service rooms levators = MAIN vertical circulation system

Staircase usually grouped with elevators

As means of escape & accessibility

Same goes with M&E riser ducts

Aspects that affect the floor-plate design:

– Direction of best views out

– Permissible ground floor plinth are Car-parking grids in relation with floorplate

• Elevator car sizes & shapes

• Elevator door types & sizes common widths 1.1 m or 1.2m

• Elevator shafts are according to car shapes & sizes, and door sizes. Sufficient air around cars & counterweights should be provided to minimizebuffeting & air-borne noise during operation.

QUALITY OF RIDE CORE - 1 CORE 2

Elevator shaft area should be at least 20% greater than the car platform area

Guide rails with fixing point at a maximum of 2.4 m are required to provide a rigid running surface for the car guides.

Guide-rail alignment must allow for vertical movement

Car guides Roller type car guides fitted with a tyre compound suited to local conditions & approx. 30 cm dia.

Necessary to achieve quality of ride

Pendulum car as means to reduce negative effects of poor guide rail alignment

All pools are designed in a sustainable way to naturally clean its water by using a helophyte filtering system with reeds planted around the pools. The treatment of cleaning the water is naturally done by bacteria living in the roots of the planted reeds.

The project counts with facilities and a wide range of spaces for practicing wide range of sports, resting areas, shading structures and natural kids playscapes, resulting in a multifunctional park suitable for all kind of ages.

The undulating intertwined pedestrian paths create opportunities and affordances for the park’s public program. Programmatic interventions for entertainment and leisure spaces within the natural environment are envisioned, offering valuable interactions with nature.

Like any other city of the modern world, Kochi also experiences similar urban problems such as traffic-chocked streets to grime and pollution, making life in the city often less than desirable.Vytilla Mobility hub has evolved as the natural remedy and envisioned as a long-term transport solution for the city.

CONCLUSION

No other location in Kochi Urban Area can match with Vytilla in satisfying the benchmarks required for a mobility hub of international standards with the value additions of a technology driven hub facilitating intelligent transport system. The proposed site at Vytilla is the ideal location close to the metro rail station and touching national highways, which are two principal elements of connectivity. This means that not much additional investment is required for the connectivity plans in the future. The land area of 27 acres adjacent to inland water transport canal offers an excellent opportunity to build a multi-transport model, mandated by the mobility hub. In addition, there is no requirement to acquire additional private land to develop the mobility hub as the proposed site is owned by the State and can be easily be transferred for construction. Kochi city, as history reminds us, has the tendency to shift eastwards. Vytilla is the only well-connected location and is easily linking centuries by connecting Fort Kochi and Kakkanad these days clocking almost equal time. Vytilla is growing as the locus of the Central Business District with emerging business centres and high-density residential and floating population.The city is still growing towards Tripunithura with both Government and private institutions planning to shift their operations. Given the topography of the district, Vytilla can berightly argued as a destination for the next generation development