GOMBEGALA VILLAGE CENTRE FOR SEMI – RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Location - Channapatna, India

Year - 2021 - 2022 ( 4 months)

Undergraduate Thesis Project (10th semester)

The proposal for this project concentrates semi – rural community development by providing economic opportunities to the local community and also reviving the dying craft of Channapatna. Economic opportunities and revival of the craft is achieved by engaging the urban population into the semi – rural skilled community of Channapatna through tourism (interaction between different age groups), trade & sales of wooden products.

As Channapatna is known as the “town of toys”, kids become the primary audience and thereby their families. Therefore an activity centre for children - a social and recreational centre which supports opportunities for children to develop their physical, emotional and social abilities will encourage participation of children. It also aims to bridge the gap between the community and the visitors by providing spaces for interaction.

Site Location and Connectivity

Relationship between spaces and the users (Urban & Rural Engagement)

Evolution

The Market (Retail stalls)

Ground floor plan

Gombegala VillageCentre for Semi-rural Development

Mandi (market) & Pavillion - Block plans, sections, elevation, services & details

Terrace plan

Roof plan

Sustainability ( Environmental Aspects )

Section AA

Electrical drawings

CLT columns fixing detail

Sustainability Measures

Sustainability factors in individual blocks

Urban Earthy Farms

Location - Bangalore, India

Year - 2020 - 2021

Undergraduate 8th Semester Architectural Design Studio

With growing urbanization, the cities are more saturated with fewer places emphasising on farming and community related spaces. The proposal aims to create a public platform to establish a relationship between the context and the people to enhance the urban life. Cycle of cultivation, selling, cooking, dining is implemented. Activities such as farming & selling the produce in the markets & retail mart is the heart of the project and the organic crops produced on the site are used to cook & serve in the community kitchen and food court. This project also houses activity spaces such as plazas, community gardens, children play area, culinary workshop, flea market to encourage small scale businesses & vendors.

User group analysis

Concept

Having public space features help in creating visual markers which help in way finding and also act as nodes. The pathways & courtyard spaces are designed with nodes & seating - creating vibrant plazas

Visual Connectivity

Visual connectivity is provided between the spaces which helps to increase the interaction & also to get a feeling of a social hub. This is done by creating more semi open spaces and terraces.

Block Zoning

Program & the activities proposed

Food Court

Farms

The crops are to be sold at the market & retail mart

The crops produced on the site are used at the food court

Community Kitchen

Cooking for government school students & for charity

Culinary Workshop

Skill development centre to develop & learn the art of cooking

Flea Market

Provides opportunities for vendors & small scale businesses to sell their products

Retail Mart

To sell the crops and other basic commodities

Multi Purpose Hall Gathering & interaction space for the people of the local community

Lift Lobby & Staircase

For easier vertical circulation & transporation of crops

Environmental Sustainability

Hanging Gardens - Residential Towers

Location - Bangalore, India

Year - 2018 - 2019

Undergraduate 4th Semester Architectural Design Studio

The Hanging Gardens is a residential complex consisting of seven houses situated in the heart of Bangalore. The complex offers houses for seven different professionals and their families such as architect, engineer, doctor, sportsperson, artist, musician, lawyer. This complex aims to unify these different professionals under one roof. Integrated with housing are activity spaces such as gym, children’s play area, multi purpose hall, outdoor seating & open air theatre provided to complete the project on a whole as a residential complex.

The concept of providing two different neighbours for each professional’s house is explained through this diagram. Vertical zoning of common activity spaces and the houses are shown.

Sportify - Sports Campus

Location - Bangalore, India

Year - 2019- 2020

Undergraduate 6th semester Architectural Design Studio

In a country of over a billion people, India still lacks proper sporting infrastructure. The proposal aims to provide the best infrastructure for sports and sports related activities. Sportify is a sporting institute for age groups of 12 and above. It includes training for outdoor sports such as athletics, rugby, long jump and for indoor games such as badminton, taekwondo & judo.

The project also includes other facilities such as medical centre, academic block, hostels, swimming pool, gym, food court and gathering spaces