Aravind Chandran Portfolio

ARAVIND CHANDRAN

REGISTERED ARCHITECT

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Aug 2014 - Jul 2019

Bachelor of Architecture

Cgpa : 7.48 or 74.8%

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Aug 2022 - Present

Architect / Interior Designer

A passionate architect of over five years experience, I strive to provide innovative, creative, competent and creative architectural solutions.

PERSONAL

9080894990

25th June 1996

LANGUAGE

Home town : Salem, India.

aravindchandran@gmail.com

Tamil

English ..................................... ..................................... .....................................

Telugu

Hindi

Thesis on a tribal handicraft center in vernacular architectural style with respect to contours aligned with tribal people’s life style and contextual analysis using natural materials.

May 2014

Sri Gayathri Higher Secondary School

Anna University, Chennai, India. State Board of TN, Salem, India.

91.75%

TECHNICAL SKILLS

AutoCAD

Sketchup

Revit

Lumion

V-Ray

Enscape

Adobe Indesign

Adobe Photoshop

Microsoft Office(Word, Excel, Power-point)

NON-TECHNICAL SKILLS

Drafting

Sketching

Model Making

SMR ENTERPRISES, Chennai, India.

June 2019 - Jul 2022

Junior Architect

Earthrise Architects, Dehradun, India.

Dec 2017 - Apr 2018

Architectural and Interior Design Internship

Design and Development, Guwahati, India.

June 2017 - Nov 2017

Architectural and Interior Design Internship

Manuj Agarwal Architects, Dehradun, India.

FREELANCING

Salem, India.

2022 - Present

Mr. Murugesan Residence

Nanjaiuthukuli, Erode, India.

Mr. Boopathy Residence

Ellambillai, Salem, India.

Mr. Sakthivel Apartment

Seelanayakanpatti, Salem, India.

Mr. John Peter Residence

Avinasi, Tiruppur, India.

CERTIFICATIONS

Registered Architect

Council of Architecture - India

Credential Id : CA/2019/114610 Issued on Oct 2019

PROFESSIONAL PRACTISE

Home stay Resort

Site Plan

Home stay Resort

Proposed resort for Dr. Laxshmi, Yercaud.

It is built on a contour site in yercaud mountain, Salem, with an area of 110.8 square meters (1192.6 square feet). The main focus of the design was replicated the vernacular architecture around yercaud with respect to sustainable materials, and its substructure is made of strong heavy RR masonry work, while its superstructure consists of steel I-sections, c-sections, brick walls and a wooden roof. In addition to the steel structure, the natural wooden roofing structures accentuate the boldness of the structure. There are lots of open spaces at the resort, which create great ventilation. A sloping roof protects from rain and other natural disasters.

Ground Floor Plan

Column Layout & centre Line Plan

First Floor Plan

First Floor Plan

KSR Dental College

Proposed Administration Office for KSR College, Erode, India.

The Administration Block is designed to consist of three floors of over 17400 square ft builtup area and connect to the existing college block. This design is more functionally designed and user-friendly and has a skylight view for the staircase and courtyard. The facade of the building outlines the solid and void concept with an open courtyard and staircase providing natural light and ventilation.

Second Floor Plan

Akalya Home stay Resort

Akalya Home stay Resort

Proposed Resort for Dr. Murali, Ooty, India.

A proposed homestay in Ooty, Coimbatore encompasses a three-storey building with a builtup area of over 257.4 square meters. Its topographic conditions make the design very challenging, and we intend to study the contours and derive a plan after looking at the contours. In addition to the simple plan, there are a few architectural elements included. This property has a skylight and a small courtyard, making it a more elegant and eco-friendly place to stay. In the corridor space, the staircase plays a dominant role, defining the quality of space. Rooms with balconies have a beautiful view of the mountains and are well ventilated with natural sunlight.

The staircase is made of thin metal sheets look more elegant and dominate, which enhances the quality of space in an environmentally friendly fashion. During the day, the skylights on the roof allow the staircase to be lit by natural sunlight, creating a quality environment for visitors. Small courtyards located along the corridor provide a sense of spaciousness to the corridor space. In this case, the staircase utilizes the minimum amount of space, allowing for a more spacious corridor, replicating the minimalist architecture of the building.

Interiors

Farm House Interiors

Proposed Interiors at Salem, India.

This farm house interior design concept is designed with a free flowing contemporary architectural style with an emphasis on luxury, elegance, and usability. It provides natural ventilation with good quality due to its bigger open space.

SPA Interiors

Proposed SPA Interiors at Varanasi, India.

An architectural style similar to Kerala is used in the design of the SPA, ensuring a user-friendly experience for visitors. With its color palette and materials, the design replicates natural elements along with a Kerala style.

Apartment Interiors

Proposed Interiors at Chennai, India.

It is simple, elegant, spacious and the color scheme used replicates the style of modern contemporary architecture.

Shiga Petlas Interiors

Proposed Office Interiors at Erode, India.

This interior design concept emphasizes the elegance of architecture with rustic elements in a contemporary and minimalistic design. Materials associated with the site have been incorporated into the design. The rustic feel of the furniture is achieved by using raw wood materials.

FREELANCING

The White House

The White House

Proposed Residence for Mr. Murugesan, Erode, India

The proposed residential building is of over 3883.6 sq.ft builtup area consist of two floors. The plan is based on the massing of solid and void, which makes it more functional, aesthetic, and user-friendly. Architecture along with vasthu and manayadi sasthram form the basis for the design. The elevation is designed in a modern contemporary style and the white color is more elegant and luxurious appearance. Interestingly, the projections around the entry wall define the shape and the extended roof structure enhances the heirachy of the building. The facade has large balconies and vertical steel elements to increase the quality of the design. The exterior wall features a larger window that replicates the stock effect of free ventilation. The pergola design along with skylight and landscape provides a tremendous view of the building.

The Interior design is modern, luxury and contemporary in style. The furniture is well organised and more functional in the space. Vertical wall elements are designed with an aesthetic look to emphasize color and texture. The flooring and furniture define the quality of the space through proper lighting.

Centre line plan

Working Drawing plan

Working Drawing plan

(Ground Floor) (First Floor)

The design evokes the feel of modern contemporary architecture with extended solid forms and large openings. Structures and finishes enhance the scandinavian style with traditional architectural design that is more dominant, luxurious and elegant.

RCC beam framing plan

RCC beam framing plan

Electrical lineout & looping plan

Electrical lineout & looping plan (Ground Floor) (Ground Floor) (First Floor) (First Floor)

Steel Detail drawing

RCC Beam Detail drawing

Individual villa

Ground floor plan

First floor plan

Independent House

Proposed Residence for Mr. John , Tiruppur, India.

The proposed residence of over 2000 sq.ft builtup area consists of two storey building. The plan is quite simple, compact and developed functionally along with vasthu sasthra,manayadi. The Staircase along with interiors maximise the living space and required minimal space requirements. The fasade of the building facing east side was designed with free flowing structures with respect to geometrical form. The partitions provided in the interiors was created and designed along with interiors.

Tiruppur, India

Mixed Use Development

Mixed use Development

Undergraduate Project

Chennai faces dramatic population growth and will further upsurge in the coming decades. Demographers predict that chennai alone will add few more million residents by 2025. Find appropriate housing will pose a crisis for hundreds of thousands of them. So, adhering to the above problems we came up with a solution of creating a Multi level Apartment. This is a multi storey apartment project that helped in understanding the large scale of the project.The central garden and swimming pool act as a focal point which are radially connected to the apartment blocks. The central garden act as a relaxing space and help the parents to watch their childrens palying around them. The location of the site is at the central city and act as a landmark to to develop the commercial value.

Auditorium and Theatre

Auditorium and Theatre

Undergraduate Project

Chennai stands as a cultural hub by running magazhi sabhas, live music concerts and dramas, pattimandram etc.. Cinema has decided the fate of tamilnadu at various juncture. To avoid this culture and enthrall the audience, various auditorium & cineplex were designed into chennai’s urban fabric sporadically. To the gap as well as amalgamating the fervor of sabhas and movies on a single sustainable platform, design auditorium cum-theater complex in the site connecting the existing sabhas and cineplex.

Tribal Handicrafts Centre

Tribal Handicrafts Centre

Uttarfulung, Assam, India Undergraduate Thesis

Population of India 2018 as of today (March 29 ,2018) is 1,354,051,854. According to 2011 census, Tribal people constitute 8.6% of the nation’s population, over 104 million people. According to 2011 census the tribal population in NE India is 12,208,694. There are more than 200 fascinated tribal in NE India. North eastern part of India has a glories tradition of Handicrafts. Handloom weaving, Agriculture and handicrafts manufacturing are the major occupations in North Eastern states of India. The handicrafts of bamboo utility products and various household items were in huge demand among the people before the entry of plastic products. Their handicrafts are made from the natural products and utilized by themselves but some amount of products are selling in the local markets with the help of the local shopkeepers. This design helps them to develop their culture, economy, social and also spread their skill to peoples of India. It is a space to practise, teach, express, explore and promote the skill of tribalhandicrafts of North Eastern States of India(Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Sikkim, Mizoram,Nagaland, Meghalaya, Tripura) . Place making to expose the Tribal Handicrafts and improve the skill and marketing among the people. Fulfil the demand of the crafts of tribal in local and foreign countries by increase the production, publish the products and transport to larger markets. In current scenario, there is a lack for storage of raw materials like bamboo and cane, these issues can be rectify by this design. This space is to be design for the tribal living in NE India(Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Sikkim, Mizoram, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Tripura). Why? For Assam – Because Assam tribes produce the more house hold products and it has more demand in foreign countries. These tribes earns low income due to lack of platform to develop their skill and sell their products.

Handicrafts Market

Linear arrangement of the shops is suitable for the market to visualize all shops in a single view and it is comfortable for circulation. It is a semi open market with tribal traditional bamboo construction. Tribal made handicrafts with various materials from different region of the state were placed in this market. Solid & void concept play an major role in this structure by connecting individual units through bamboo bridge. The plinth was raised to reflect the tribal traditional building methodology and technique. The site is composed by different topography levels provides more views and natural environment.

Floor Plan

Roof Plan

Isometric Section

Cross Section Elevation

Students Crafts Display

Floor Plan

Floor Plan

Bamboo Roof

Half Bamboo Roof

Bamboo Structure

Bamboo Purlin

Bamboo Rafter

Stone Wall

Black Stone Wall

Longitudinal Section

Bamboo Floor

Bamboo Board

Stone Plinth

Elevation

Residence (Type - 1)

Residence (Type - 2)

The Village Complex

This is a residential complex which reflect the tribal traditional style forthe users. Bamboo is a building material used for the construction. It has raised plinth to hold the structure according to the site condition. The planning of the residence was based on the lifestyle of the tribal comminity. These complex make the users to feel the tribal village environment. The location of the village complex is surrounded by the natural water body which finally connect to the river.

Bamboo Roof Half Bamboo Roof

Bamboo Structure

Bamboo Purlin

Bamboo Rafter Bamboo Wall

Bamboo Wall

Bamboo Column

Bamboo Floor

Bamboo Board

Bamboo Post