ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

2019 - 2023

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO BHOOMIKA M ARAGA

BHOOMIKA M ARAGA As an aspiring architect, I am driven by a profound passion for the art and science of creating spaces that seamlessly blend functionality, aesthetics, and sustainability.

Architecture, for me, is not merely a vocation but a way of life. I am deeply passionate about the power of design to shape the world around us. Whether sketching conceptual ideas or diving into intricate 3D modeling, I find joy in the creative process and the potential to leave a lasting impact through thoughtful design solutions.

Looking ahead, my goal is to contribute meaningfully to the architectural landscape. I aspire to explore innovative design solutions, collaborate with likeminded professionals, and eventually make a positive impact on the built environment. Every design is an opportunity to tell a unique story, and I am excited to embark on this creative journey.

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PERSONAL DETAILS Date of Birth : 06/07/2001 Nationality : Indian Home Town : Bengaluru Address : No.384d, 15th main, 1st cross,Arekere,Bengaluru,Karnataka560076.

LANGUAGES English Kannada Hindi Telugu French

EDUCATION DAYANANDA SAGAR COLLEGE OF ACHITECTURE Bengaluru, India 2019-2023 / B.Arch. / CGPA: 8.2 CHRIST JUNIOR COLLEGE Bengaluru, India 2017-2019 / 86.83% - PU State Board CARMEL CONVENT Bengaluru, India 2005 – 2017 / 98.38% - State Board

This Portfolio is a compilation of the author’s selected works produced in the course of five years of Architecture Curriculum.

The portfolio highlights the design language, design representation and other interests of the author.

All drawings, images and texts have been produced by the author.

WORKSHOPS

SOFTWARE PROFECIENCY Auto cad Photoshop Sketch Up Enscape Lumion Illustrator Revit Rhino MS office QGIS

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Passive Design Strategies Workshop Façade Design Workshop Walkable cities (Bangalore) Audit Workshop Portfolio Making Workshop Doodling Workshop Model Making Workshop Software skills Workshop (Lomos Archi labs) Communication skills Workshop Leadership training workshop Soft skills workshop

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Basic design and visual arts Visual communication Heritage documentation Geographic information system (QGIS) Alternate building materials Architectural journalism Research methods

ARTICLES • •

INTERESTS

SKETCHING

TRAVEL

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

PAINTING

WRITING

READING

PHOTOGRAPHY

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MUSIC

The central vista project – New Delhi (Published in DSCA college magazine 2022) Metro and Commuter rail development in Bangalore.

FITNESS

VOLUNTEERING

Student Volunteer – LEO club Sarakki Student Volunteer – Walkable cities Bengaluru IGBC Green Design (PHC) Competition (2020) Poster Design Competition 03

CONTENTS 01

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02 RAHASYA

AIKYA

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PAGE 20 - 25

JEEVA PAGE 12 - 19

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06 TECHNICAL DRAWINGS PAGE 30 - 35

SIRI PAGE 26 - 29

MISCELLANEOUS PAGE 36 - 39

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01 RAHASYA MUSEUM OF MYSTERIES

Location : Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Year : 2021 – 2022 Architectural Design Project : Semester 5 Category : Museum Design Site Area : 12140.5 sq. m Built up Area : 7312 sq. m FAR : 0.6 Ground Coverage : 45%

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The intent of the project was to understand the need for creating architecture as an envelope to system dependent program, to identify the role of services in design of building, significance of materials and construction techniques. The project required to be of an urban scale with multiple functions and a need for imagery as one of the architectural goals.

The design of the museum is based on mystery or curiosities and hence the name RAHASYA which translates to mystery or a secret. The project brief was to understand the various complex parameters to be considered while designing in the public domain.

The concept of the design is to create curiosity and interest among the users and mainly the public domain. By the use of interesting and unique design elements the design intends to achieve symbolism, aesthetics and identity in the public domain.

The site was located in the Ulsoor Lake Precinct, Bengaluru, Karnataka. Ulsoor lake is one of the biggest lakes in Bengaluru and is located in the eastern side of the city.

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MASTERPLAN

SITE

The site is located in the Ulsoor lake precinct with Ulsoor lake being the major landmark. The major connecting roads are Kensington road, Murphy road and Bhaskaran road. There is an existing nala to the south of the site.

DESIGN CONCEPT

SPACE MYSTERIES

MAZE CIRCULATION

VORTEX TUNNEL

Creating interest and curiosity by using design elements like illusions on walls, vortex tunnel, circulation pattern like a maze, different rooms called mystery rooms, inclined and angular walls etc. These elements creates an interest and curiosity in the visitors to move around the place and know the place better.

GRAVITY HILL

25 DEGREES 90 DEGREES

90 DEGREES

ACTUAL

PERCIEVED ULSOOR LAKE

FORM DEVELOPMENT

A square (Volume of space)

Larger central courtyard

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Central courtyard as A design element

Courtyard dividing the Building into blocks

Altering the geometry To get a mysterious space

125.58M

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A

LOADING AND UNLOADING

OBJECT DISPLAY AREA

COURTYARD

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C’ GALLERY AREA

PAVILLION

4 WHEELER PARKING

CAFÉ

SERVICE ROAD (8M WIDE)

WORKSHOP AREA RECEPTION AND LOBBY

122.0M

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ZONING The design consists of a museum for the public, A café and a pavilion for the display of temporary exhibition and parking area for both two wheelers and four wheelers GROUND FLOOR

FIRST FLOOR

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STORAGE

ROOM 4

STAFF AREA

COURTYARD

ROOM 3 PHOTO BOOTH

ROOM 2

ROOM 1

FIRST FLOOR PLAN ROOF PLAN

PURLIN CONNECTION

ROOFING SHEET DETAIL

GUTTER DETAIL

SPIDER BOLT DETAIL

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SECTION BB’

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SECTION CC’

INCLINED COLUMN DETAIL

CAFE

AMENITIES

PAVILLION COURTYARD VIEW

CAFE

ENTRANCE VIEW

ROOF

AERIAL VIEW

AERIAL VIEWS

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02 JEEVA HIGH RISE STRUCTURE

Location : Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Year : 2022 – 2023 Architectural Design Project : Semester 7 Category : Performative architecture Site Area : 5271.18 sq. m Built up Area : 15,650 sq. m FAR : 3 Ground Coverage : 40%

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The project brief was to understand the subject of Architecture as an integrated field which works in tandem with Technology, Design, Economy, Ecology, Geography and Sociology . To rethink architecture as a man-made ecosystem, which is self-contained and sustainable and to be able to identify and Augment the right set of knowledge kit that will steer the approach to the design in a strong direction.

It is the architecture, in which building becomes a living, breathing, consuming, excreting organism and hence the name JEEVA which translates to life or a living being or an organism. Its Facade i.e. skin of the building will simultaneously resolve the structural, aesthetic, climatic requirements of the building. Its architectural expression, shall not be a static response to its context, but a dynamic one. From foundation to form, performative architecture, rethinks the formulated approach to building design. The program will consider the forces of nature such as Sun, Wind, Water, and its absence as controlling parameters of its function.

The site is located in Jayanagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka.

The major landmark being the Jayanagar metro station.

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MASTERPLAN 5TH MAIN ROAD

SITE

The site is located in Jayanagar with Jayanagar metro station and Maiyas junction being the major landmark. The extent is dominated by the residential and commercial land uses.

People’s house • The space should act like a lingering factor • Heart of the community • It should have a cultural identity • There should be no age limit for a public space • It should be easily identified and accessible • Public spaces should be rich in social and environmental value

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VISION OF THE PROJECT

FOOD COURT

REGIONAL ASPECT IN FORM DEVELOPMENT

ABSTRACTION OF THE STEPWELLS IN KARNATAKA

ENTRY

FORM DEVELOPMENT

Rectangle following the profile of the site

Dividing the rectangle into Smaller units

Connecting the blocks and adding cut outs for courtyards

Alternately repeating floor Plates to get the form

The main goal is to achieve mutual shading through form and combat the climatic aspects through passive strategies like green terraces, courtyards, kinetic facades and mindful orientation of the building according to climate.

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6TH MAIN ROAD

A 101.78

FOOD COURT

B’ SUPERMARKET

+0.6M LVL

ENTRY 30TH CROSS ROAD

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South east

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West

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South

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South-west

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SHADOW West (less shadow) (Not enough for mutual shading) East (maximum shadow) (Can be used for mutual shading) North-west (average shadow) North-east(maximum shadow) (Too much shading)

Harsh sunlight [west and south] Maximum shading [east and north]

WINDS Max % of wind Min % of wind

east and south-west south-east and north-west

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FLOORPLANS

LEVEL 8 :RESTAURANT

LEVEL 7 : COMMERCIAL

LEVEL 6 : PERFORMANCE AREA

LEVEL 5 : COMMUNITY CENTER

LEVEL 4 : COWORKING SPACE

LEVEL 3 : COMMERCIAL

LEVEL 2 : COMMERCIAL

LEVEL 1 : COWORKING SPACE

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BASEMENT PARKING

FACADE

FRONT VIEW

AERIAL VIEW

SECTION AA’

REAR VIEW A tensile kinetic facade is a system of tensioned fabric or flexible membrane material that acts as a second skin to a building’s exterior. It’s an innovative and cost-effective alternative to the traditional metal mesh facade screens. Tensile facades come in custom shapes and sizes.

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SIMULATIONS DAY LIGHTING – SHADOW MASK AND ORIENTATION MARCH 21

JUNE 21

SEPT 23

DEC 23

SUN HOURS (RADIATION INTENSITY) NORTH SIDE

SOUTH SIDE

WEST SIDE

EAST SIDE

USEFUL DAYLIGHT ILLUMINANCE (DYNAMIC DAY LIGHTING INDEX)

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WEST WING OF THE BUILDING

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SOUTH WING OF THE BUILDING

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The minimum day light index according to ECBC guidelines is 40% The glass façade in the southern façade of the building helps in achieving the required UDI the maximum day light index is achieved mostly on the southern and the western side of the building.

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The building orientation is east – west.

During eqinox the horizontal projections are receiving most sun light and as it is also shading the floor plates below it.

During summer solstice the entire south façade is shaded and north façade receives diffused sunlight.

During the autumn equinox the projections in the south façade shade the building underneath it and the east façade is completely shaded almost throughout the day.

During the winter eqinox the south and west façade receives sunlight which is necessary for Bangalore in winters.

EAST WING OF THE BUILDING

THERMAL BEHAVIOUR OF TENSILE FAÇADE AND ROOF Tensile fabric external envelope can achieve U-Values up to 0.18 for virtually any building, overcoming the thermal limitations previously associated with tensile fabrics.

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The thermal optical properties of a material distinguish its radiant behavior within the thermal spectrum1. The percentage of light transmittance in coated woven fabric typically ranges between 0 to 20%, with a transmittance of up to 50%, allowing daytime mechanical lighting to be dramatically reduced or eliminated. Glass tends to have much higher solar transmittance and lower reflectance than that of fabric membranes1. This results in the tendency of fabric membrane properties to change more significantly at higher angles of solar incidence.

ECBC GUIDELINES

W A L L A S S E M B L I E S

R O O F A S S E M B L I E S

WALL ASSEMBLY – AUTOCLAVED AERATED CONCRETE BLOCKS ROOF ASSEMBLY – OVERDECK EXTRUDED POLYSTYRENE

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03 AIKYA URBAN DESIGN PROJECT

Location : Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Year : 2022 – 2023 Architectural Design Project : Semester 8 Category : Urban design Site Area : 17,546 sq. m Built up Area : 5040 sq. m Ground Coverage : 40%

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The intent of the project was to understand the many scales at which architecture can engage with the urban context, from building on the unique local character/form to enhance public spaces to urban development projects (infrastructure/transport interchanges/terminals) that impact larger geographic region beyond the city and to understand architecture as a part of implementing urban design projects, from gathering insights into urban fabric to understanding how communities use spaces.

The design deals with the key components, terms, actors, processes and aspects of urban environment and their inter-relationships and to explore specific themes/issues such as public spaces, physical infrastructure, socio-cultural aspects (heritage, gender, urban growth, informality, place identity, collective memory, walkability, livability, zoning regulations) and the role of architecture in shaping the urban fabric.

Hence the name AIKYA which translates to social unity, bringing together or bringing unity.

The extent of the site studied was in and around the silk board junction (0.5 kms radius) which is located in Bengaluru, India.

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MASTERPLAN

121.21 M

SITE

Located in Roopenaagrahara ward Ward number – 233 Private owned land Easily accessed by the bus stops and metro station Easily accessible to the public and the public needs Commercial activities can provide a good revenue generation since it is close to the main road

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The site is located in the silk board junction, Metro and flyover being in the close vicinity to the chosen site. A double decker flyover is soon to be constructed and the metro yellow and blue is going to be started soon

CONCEPT • • • • • • •

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To contribute to the public realm SITE ZONING To increase accessibility and convenience To meet the needs and requirements of the public To connect people to each other in ways that define and support community Reaching out to the public by using economic and sustainable design By providing open spaces to the public which is the need of the hour By providing the scope for future expansion

ENTRY

BGS SERVICES

64.37 M

FOR FUTURE EXPANSION

EXIT UDUPI GRAND

LAA HERITAGE 0

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YOUTH HOSTEL PLANS

GROUND FLOOR

FIRST FLOOR

SECOND FLOOR

COMMERCIAL BUILDING PLANS

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GROUND FLOOR

FIRST FLOOR

SECOND FLOOR

SWIMMING POOL

PERGOLA

The design consists of a youth hostel and the amenities for the people of youth hostel as well as the public.

Amenities like swimming pool, commercial facilities (gym, supermarket, showrooms etc.), jogging track, parking facilities, and restaurant.

YOUTH HOSTEL

SECTION AA’

SECTION BB’

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04 SIRI

INTERIOR DESIGN PROJECT

Location : Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Year : 2022 – 2023 Architectural Design Project : Semester 7 Category : Interior design Built up Area : 1280 sq. m Theme: Art Deco

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The intent of the project is to introduce the discipline of Interior Design and to develop skills required for handling interior design projects. The project brief focuses on the theoretical, conceptual, practical and creative aspects of Interior Design along with its allied fields with particular emphasis on commercial, habitat [residential & hospitality], educational and public space interiors.

The project will delve into interior design through function, user and aesthetic based space planning and visualizations, material specification and detailing, colors, textures, furniture design and lighting design along with interior landscaping if needed.

The project brief was to design a hotel lobby for a 5 star hotel following a particular style of interior design. This design follows ART DECO style of interior design. The design is based on themes of luxury, richness, and majestic and hence the name SIRI which translates to Richness or rich.

The design consists of typical floor plan, sections and views of the hotel lobby.

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WARM LIGHTING

MOOD BOARD ART DECO FURNITURE

B R I G H T

ART DECO LAMPS

LAVISH LOOK

ART DECO WALLPAPER

The design follows the theme of art deco interior style. It has a rich and a lavish look. The marble flooring and pillars, art deco furniture and wall panels gives the interior a luxurious look.

PLAN

COFFEE LOUNGE

SOUVENIR SHOP

WAITING LOUNGE RECEPTION

READING LOUNGE

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ENTRANCE

FRONT VIEW

READING LOUNGE VIEW

READING LOUNGE VIEW

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05 TECHNICAL DRAWINGS RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

Location : Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Year : 2021 – 2022 Architectural Design Project : Semester 5 and 7 Category : Working drawing Area : 2400 sq. ft.

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This is a collection of selected technical drawings from semester 5 and semester 7 of architectural education. A set of working drawings is drafted for a 4BHK residential building of 2500 sqft site area. Door and window schedules are prepared for the same.

This intends to understand the technicality of the project and to understand the standards and work with the same.

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WORKING DRAWING

GROUND FLOOR

DOOR SCHEDULE

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FIRST

FLOOR

TERRACE FLOOR

WINDOW SCHEDULE

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WARDROBE DETAILS

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TV CABINET DETAILS

KITCHEN DETAILS

PARTITION WALL DETAILS

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06 MISCELLANEOUS

MODEL MAKING

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SKETCHES

PAINTINGS

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PHOTOGRAPHY

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DIGITAL ART

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SELECTED WORKS

2019 - 2023

BHOOMIKA M ARAGA Bhoomikaaraga2001@gmail.com + 91 - 9742108665