Stefina Stephen Palliyil - M. Arch (ARB/RIBA Part -2) Portfolio
PORTFOLIO
Stefina Stephen Palliyil
Feminist approach to sustaining Kumbharwada’s identity amidst Vertical Development
Project Type: M.Arch Thesis Project
Duration: 23 weeks
To protect the identity and culture of the Kumbharwada’s community amidst urban redevelopment pressure through optimizing land use and addresses the needs of the increasing population.
A vertically integrated complex that integrates residential and workspace for the potters, allowing them to continue their craft in the amidst the bustling contemporary, urbanized landscape.
Prioritizing the provision of suitable workspace and equipment for potters, adequate living accommodations for potter families, and affordable rental options for migrants seeking housing within the community.
The image depicts Woman’s Wadi, a semi-private bridge featuring a communal washing area that serves as a hub for social interaction and connection at elevated levels. This space is thoughtfully designed to meet the community’s needs, ensuring it respects their culture and preserves their identity and lifestyle, while simultaneously empowering the community.
Woman’s
Adaptability
The kilns are arranged vertically and horizontally in alignment, with the residential zone positioned at a distance from the heat and direct smoke.
Vertical Pottery
Taking a step further, residents will have the opportunity to customise the specified walls giving them the liberty to customise as per their need.
Second Floor plan
Potters Unit
Extended Family Unit
Migrant Workers Unit
Pottery Workspace
Wadi
Terraces at different levels used for drying pots
Pottery Workspace
Producing CSEBs on-site in Kumbharwada with community involvement
Provide hands-on training for community members on making CSEBs. This includes soil selection, mixing
Additional temporary safety bars are given
Building their own walls with the help of the expertise
The empowered ferred er expertise the the building
Raw Soil
Sieved Soil
Mixing
Why CSEB (Compressed Stabilised Earth Block)?
Compressed Stabilised Earth Blocks (CSEB) are a compelling choice for construction in communities like Kumbharwada, especially for a pottery community. The potters already have a deep understanding of working with earth, making the transition to using CSEB more intuitive. Earth is readily available locally, reducing the cost and environmental impact associated with transporting materials. involvement
mixing stabilizers, compressing blocks, and curing.
Curing & First Stacking Final curing & stacking
residents of Kumbharwada are empowered to choose their preferred windows and doors.Howenexpertise are involved to ensure quality and overall impact on building
Plastering the overall structure with the plaster made up of Sand, Soil, Cement(4:2:4)
Moulding
Intial
Detail A
Detail C
Detail
Detail B
CSEB BLOCK (300X150X90mm)
A
Typical hardwood window sash section
Typical hardwood window sill section
36x3 galvanised weather strip
250 micron dpc tucked under weather strip built into timber frame
B
15mm Thk
25mm mortar
China Mosiac tile
Sand
12mm Screed Layer
C
Hardwood glazing bead set in sealant and pinned to hardwood sash
Window grill
Polysulphide sealant
Quarry tile sill
Cement mortar bed for quarry till sill
Plaster: (mixed on site - specifically made for CSEB Block) Sand, Soil, Cement (4:2:4)
Steel Deck
Waterproof membrane
HSS Secondary beam
Concrete Anchor into steel deck
HSS Primary Beam
False ceiling
Steel End PLate attached to RCC column/beam
RCC Lintel
Detail
Detail
Detail
Tray to pour water in
Control Unit
In the early morning, you can pour water into an overhead tray designed to aid in natural cooling. This tray is connected to a control unit that would regulate both the distribution and flow of the water. The control unit ensures the water is evenly spread across the tray, optimizing the cooling effect. As the water flows from the overhead tray, it is directed downwards and eventually collects in a lower water collection tray. This system allows for efficient use of water, maximizing the cooling potential as it moves through the setup.
Smart Water Distribution System
Water Collection tray
Clay tiles arranged by the resident as their need
Stainless Steel frame
Festive View is a space for social gatherings and festive celebrations such as Diwali and Navratri. A space to be used for evening conversations and dinners, making it the perfect setting for get-togethers.
Exploring Ferrocement 02
Project Type: Workshop
Duration: 6 weeks
Factory of Escape
Project Type: M.Arch Year 5 Project
Duration: 10 weeks
The factory provides a healthy alternative of escape from the physical and mental struggles in life, using art and music alongside support from community as a coping strategy to deal with everyday challenges. The programme incorporates activities which stimulates an individual mentally and physically to give a sense of release and feel recharged as they experience the spaces. The issue of drug abuse has been consuming Glasgow for decades. People with mental health issues and difficult upbringing turn to drugs as a form of escapism in order to escape from the real world, to the safety and comfort of a fantasy world.
The main focus group of the centre are the adolescence struggling with mental health issues who tend to resolve to drugs as a form of escapism. The factory ultimately aims to prevent these vulnerable groups from drug usage and raise awareness around the subject through the programmes and exhibition spaces. As some or other way most of the genre goes through some form of Behavioral addictions. The factory being an escape, would also be a place of acknowledgment of effects, harm and to find one’s own answer.
Intervention | Factory of Escape
Factory of Escape
The factory ultimately aims to prevent these vulnerable groups from drug usage and raise awareness around the subject through the programmes and exhibition spaces. As some or other way most of the genre goes through some form of Behavioral addictions.
Le Corbusier | Usine
Claude et Duval Factory
Balornock, Glasgow Scotland
Massing
Orientation & Existing form
Ground level for public
Skylight for the pathway
Cutting through the building
Experiential Pathway
Facade Intervention
Staircase core
Feminist Detail
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20 mm thick corkboard ported with a metal
Mullion in accordance static requirement
Block
Inner Seal Glass Support
Stainless steel cealed screw fittings
Tinted glass
Aluminium framed corkboard window
20 mm thick corkboard back supported with a metal plate
Mullion in accordance with static requirement
Glass Support
Block
Inner Seal
Stainless steel -concealed screw fittings
Tinted glass
Aluminium framed corkboard window
Perimeter Insulation
Steel plate covering
Sealing the transom connection
Sealing(acrylic)
PAULSON RESIDENCE
Project Type: Professional Project
Duration: 16 weeks
FIRST GROUND FLOOR PLAN
PAULSON PAUL
D1-90X210
DW-120X210
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
D1-90X210
D1-90X210
D1-90X210
D1-90X210
D2-75X210
D2-75X210
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
D1-90X210
D1-90X210
D2-75X210
D2-75X210
Documentation of World Heritage city Pol Houses Ahmedabad
Project Type: Documentation
Duration: 6 weeks
After the declaration of Ahmedabad as a UNESCO Heritage city, documentation of Pol Houses under AMC(Ahmedabad Muncipal Cooperation) was conducted. From the onsite measurements to producing the drawings from the niches to drafted plans acknowledged the climatic planning to the aesthetic of the inticrately carved facades. It was a group effort guided by Ar. Poonam Trambadia, were each group of seven were assigned a Pol to document
Architecture as a narrative to valuing differences in Faith
Project Type: B.Arch Thesis Project
Duration: 17 weeks
Religion has the power to foster peace, define right vs wrong, to bring people together, shaping a community, giving it a Purpose - an Identity. Contradicting, it also can divide, initiate conflicts, create differences among varying beliefs leading to lesser interactions - to lack in pluralistic dialogues.
In this pluralistic environment, it can be said religion has a large influence on the behaviour of the society and also on political views.Difference in belief system influences violence - forming rifts between different faiths, leading to conflicts. This phenomenon can be resolved through instilling tolerance through encouraging continuous dialogue with others, building trust and creating a union.
The thesis proposes Religion as a force, in the undercurrent contemporary conflict which has the power to nullify its effect. Architecturally, bridging the sacredness of the place of worship to the place of dialogue, a building as a symbol of Tolerance, even with the varying beliefs.
Community Kitchen
Food just being an excuse, the idea of the program is interaction of varying ideas
Festive Square
Dialogues, discussions, events, exhibitions
Ackowledgment - variant activties, festival celbration
FAITH LEADER
TOURISTS
LOCALS
Museums, House of prayer
House of Prayer
A place of gathering, irrelevant of faith connecting to spiratuality. Common prayer space, yoga, meditation space
Library
Museum of Pluralism
Co-existence
Showcasing similarities in ideologies
Religion Diversity
Embracing the difference
Scripture Gallery
Embracing the difference
Conflict
Showcasing past conflicts
Dialogue Centre
Summer programs, programs realted on educating teachers, students. Space for researchers to share their work, discussion on conflict resolution. Debates, discussions, events,exhibitions
Souvenir Shop
Absence
Inspired by different religion buildings - the outward form - square - to a natural covering - a shell - a void - representing the cosmos. Journey from the live interactive zone to a more singular pathway. A hollow spacewarmth were an individual - find/interpret theri own language of Faith. The ground level act as meditation space for locals for everyday use..
