DevapriyaYJ_Architectural_Portfolio

I’m a fourth year Architectural Student at Seed APJ Abdul kalam school of Environmental design, Kochi. This portfolio shows some of my academic works. My passion in architecture is to design eco-friendly structures that don’t significantly disrupt the local ecosystem. The design need to complement the surrounding environment. I also wish to investigate the sensations produced by various materials. I enjoy symmetrical structures with thoughtfully planned interiors.

SOFTWARE SKILLS

Autodesk Autocad

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

Sketch Up

Microsoft Power Point

LANGUAGES

Malayalam ( Read, write, speak )

English ( Read, write, speak )

Tamil ( speak )

EXTRA CURICULAR

Hand drawing - Architectural style - Free style

Portrait drawing

Physical Model making

Craft making

Dance

WORKSHOP

Clay modelling and casting

Paper and thermocoal model making

Theatre workshop - Actor Manu Jose

Photography ( wetscape )- Hari prasad

Software ( Autocad and Sketchup)

Address: Kochutharayil, Muzhangodi, Thodiyoor P.O, Karunagappally,Pin no: 690523

EDUCATION Seed APJ Abdul Kalam School Of Environmental design.

SPACE MAKING

NOTION OF SHELTER

Semester 3

O4

LAND-BUILDING RELATIONSHIP

COMMUNITY CENTRE

Semester 4

MATERIAL AND DETAILING STUDIO

CAMPUS DESIGN

Semester 6

MISCELLANEOUS

O1

SPACE MAKING

Semester 3

Notion of shelter

In our Semester 3 studio, we were asked to consider ourselves as the first human born inside the soil and get out of there by carving the space. In this studio learned about the solid-void space by exploring more spaces while carving. We go through various stages,the need for shelter, food, and companion and also the need grows to make spaces for another person. We also trie to connect the space with surrounding neighbourhood and context by introducing balcony, verandah, and also providing landscape.

At the vestibule there is a hearth and a carved space to sleep are place near to the hearth.

Wall was carved to create openings to allow light in.

Vestibule have hearth so that wild species can’t enter inside space.

Light enters through a large opening and the intensity of light reduces at ground

The entrance is smaller than the spaces in the inside as to escape from wild.

The entrance has a view to the sky and the other living spaces with storage space kept below.

The bed space are kept above a level with openings and the kitchen space is kept below.

A dark room for relaxation and a small opening is placed there.

The bed space are kept above a level as carved space.

The whole space is kept at above the ground for protection from outside.

The space are divided into two, one for relaxing and other to cook and store.

Created a central hearth on the entrance space to create a sense of welcoming.

View to outside from opening.

Entrance hall and steps to the bed spaces.

Bed space above a level and carved a small opening near to it.

The entrance is articulated by a small half wall used as a seating space for visitors. These spaces act as a transition space. After the vestibule there is a central landscape which act as a welcoming space and also for collecting water in rainy seasons. This space is followed by a transition space between the carved space and the land.

LAND-BUILDING RELATIONSHIP O 2

MANNAMKANDAM, IDUKKI

Semester 4

Community centre.

Semester 4, explores how buildings form a relationship with the land and vice- versa, how landscape informs to create architecture rooted in its context, and sensitive to the site. We were asked to refine architecture and its interaction with the landscape by considering spatial organisation environmental context and a structural necessity.

The proposed site is located at a village in Adimali, situated in Devikulam Thaluk in Idukki district near to Plamala. It is one among the village in Adimali with 140 families. A temple and a government dispensary are among the major landmark of the site. The temple is located on a steeper slope.

Iterations based on function and spatial planning.

Cafeteria is placed above to have good view to the wetland area and the surroundings.

Iterations based on volume.

Health centre is place near to the road to access easily. The arrangement of the buildings with different functions forms a central courtyard.

Stepped arrangement along the contour towards the wetland along slope allows good views and better functioning of the spaces.

Creating steps over the levels creates interesting spaces along the contour.

Iterations based on circulation.

Placing two entry way which leads to an open courtyard space where they can interact.

Iterations based on land modulation.

Entrance leads to an open space and at each interval the entry to the blocks are placed.

A central courtyard and ciculate all around the building become easy.

Stepped land modulation provide better view and air movement.

Modulating the land can connect to other spaces . Land modulation creates different levels inside the spaces.

Arranging blocks forms open and connecting spaces.

Stepped arrangement of blocks one forms balcony of other.

Open courtyard space infront of library. The space allows the people interact among each other and is also used as reading space. The space is calm and a semi-private.

There is separate entry to the health centre by providing a the contour.

jally between them. Stepped levels are placed along

There is given a connection to the health centre along the stepped pathway. The space was created by without disturbing the existing tree and forms a courtyard space.

MATERIAL AND DETAILING STUDIO O 3

THRISSUR, KERALA Semester 6 Campus Design.

In semester 6 the focus was on material, construction and detailing.The design problem was to design campus at Thrissur- School of Drama and Fine Arts campus. The campus has a speciality that it had an existing studio theater designed by architect Laurie Baker. The campus also had auditorium, lightroom, scenography lab, admimistaration office, workshop and music, etc. We are allowed to redesign the Drama school by either demolishing the surrounding buildings or reconstructing the buildings. The Bakers studio theater could be altered but we are not allowed to fully demolish the essence of Bakers studio theater.

SCHOOL OF DRAMA

The School of Drama and Fine Arts, Thrissur presents an oppurtunity where materials and simplicity of architectural detailing forms the basis of campus design.

The site has wide variety of Flora and Fauna which gives a perfect place to explore and find creative wisdom. Therefore designing the campus is designed by conserving the existing flaura and fauna as much as possible.

The surroundings are calm and quiet gives a pleasent feeling while entering into the campus. We can hear the music played from the Studio theater, as part of there rehearsal, that music flows around the campus relaxes our soul.

Laurie Baker’s studio theater in the site had aunique ‘umbrella like roof ‘ that was connected by a flat roof and forming coutyard spaces inside. By picking these characters of Baker’s studio theater concept was generated such that ‘two sloped roof connected by flat roof forming courtyard spaces’.

Flat roof connecting two sloped roofs Roof Flat roof connecting two sloped roof

Kolpadam

Pavilion

Student center

Studio theater

Cafeteria and student centre

SECTION OF CAFETERIA AND STUDENT CENTRE

Roofing tile

Cleat

Steel plate

73 x 50

Vertical batten

Roof sheathing

Oriented Standard Board

Rafter

3600 x 38 x 150

Timber fascia board

Gutter

Concrete slab

97 x 17 MM Stainless steel

flat straight brace wood

connector

Exposed brick column

Rat-trap bond

210 x 100 x 75 Clay brick

1200 x 600

Concrete tile

Rubble footing

A line illusion drawing