Architecture
Portfolio
Selected Works 2021 - 2024
1 Donald Street, Prahran, 3181, VIC 0491-096-102 nivithmadev@gmail.com
Studio Nivithma
Nivithma Devni Wickramaarachchi
About Me
My name is Nivithma Devni Wickramaarachchi, born and raised in Sri Lanka I have always keen interest in creativity and wanted to follow a path that always me to be creative and at the same time challenging Pursuing architecture became true passion as it’s exactly what wanted in my career.
I have completed The Advanced Diploma in Building Designing (Architectural) and currently completing Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Architecture with dreams to become an Architect I’m very friendly and have easy-going personality with wiliness to take responsibility
Expertise
AutoDesk Revit
AutoDesk AutoCad)
Enscape
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
SketchUp
Education
Melbourne Polytechnic , Epping VIC
RMIT University, Melbourne VIC
City School of Architecture
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Devi Balika Vidyalaya (Secondary School), Colombo, Sri Lanka
ArchiCad Hand
Sketching
Model Making
Rhino Microsoft
Word Microsoft
PowerPoint
Microsoft Excel
Content
A Architectural Working Drawings
Residential Commercial
1 H house Project on Ridge View Court (Individual)
2. Princess Street House Project (Individual)
3.Extension of Princess Street House Project (Individual)
1 Small Warehouse Project (individual)
2. Richmond Low-rise Project (Individual)
3. Multi-unit Development Project (Group)
Use of Intergrated Digited Application
B
1 Unimog House Project (individual)
2. Building of Bait -Ur-Rough Mosqu (Individual)
Application of Environmental Sustainable Design
1. The Fitzcarraldo House (Individual)
2 Community Centre Project (Individual)
Photomontages (Indiviudual)
Image Credit - https://archello.com/fr/news/fiverr-a-new-architecture-and-designstore-goes-live-2
House on Ridge View Court
H
Architectural Working Drawings
Residential
Image Credit - https://archellocom/fr/news/fiverr-a-new-architecture-and-designstore-goes-live-2
Princess Street House Project
Architectural Working Drawings
Residential
Image Credit - https://archellocom/fr/news/fiverr-a-new-architecture-and-designstore-goes-live-2
Extension of Princess Street House Project
Architectural Working Drawings
Commercial
Image Credit - https://archellocom/fr/news/fiverr-a-new-architecture-and-designstore-goes-live-2
Small Warehouse Project
Architectural Working Drawings
Commercial
Richmond Low-rise
Project
AMSTERDAM STREET
WILLOW LANE
Architectural Working Drawings
Commercial
Multi-unit Development
Project
HENRY STREET
LEGEND
Use of Integrated Digital Application
Unimog House Project
This project allowed us to explore the Revit Software, letting us learn the tool it has to produce drawings
CORUGATED PROFILE ROOF SHEETING ON TIMBER BA TTENS
ROOF SARKING OVERLAP AT WALL
VAPOUR BARRIER
R2 5 BRADFORD
BATTENS
12mm INTERIOIR
PINE PLYWOOD WALL & CEILING LINING
DINING ROOM
CORRUGATED PROFILE ROOF METAL WALL CLADDING FIXED TO HORIZONTAL METAL BATTENS
12mm INTERIOR HOOP PINE PLYWOOD WALL LINING
19mm YELOW TONGUE PARTICLEBOARD FLOORING
WINDOW FLASHING 150mm UPSTANDING MIN
FIXED DOUBLE GLAZED ALUMINIUM WINDOW FRAME 12mm PLYWOOD CEILING LINING
200mm * 200mm LVL TIMBER FLOOR BEAM
TIMBER WALL INSULATION R 2 0 LIVING AREA 200mm * 200mm LVL TIMBER FLOOR BEAM 250mm POSI-TRUSS FLOOR JOISTS
Detail 02
R2 5 THERMAL WALL INSULATION
CORRUGATED VERTICAL METAL WALL CLADDING ON HORIZONTAL METAL BA TTENS
VAPOUR BARRIER TAPE SEAL AT OVERLAPS ZINC FLASHING
COLOUR TO MATCH CLADDING
POLYCARBANATE CLADDING ON 45mm * 45mm TIMBER BA TTEN
3D Render View 2
3D Render View 4
3D View 2-Inside
3D View 1 -Inside 2
Use of Integrated Digital Application
This project allowed us to explore the RHino Software, letting us learn the tool it has to produce drawings
Building of Bait -Ur-Rough Mosque
BAIT UR ROUF MOSQUE
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Theinitialideaal beganwithsearchingfortheessenceof slamdevoidofrtualsticand symbolicattributes MosquesisessentialyaplaceofcongregationofdevotedMusims gatheredinbrotherhood facingQuibaissubmissiontoGod Carityofspace s prerequisteasthere snoexpressonofmysticmyth,noHierarchy
ImageofDarabar MosqueinChapainawabgan,Bangladeshwherethe insprationforthedesgndrawnfrom
HencewhytheprayerhallofBatUrRoufMosqueiscarefulyscaedandproportioned volumethatiscontemplativewithnatureevenly ittoenhancethefeelingofequal
Themosquesfromsultanateperiodmarkthegloriouslegacyofmosque architectureinBengal InthirteenthcenturywthadventofIsam mosquesbuilt werenotinfluencedbyforeignstylebutcombinedandadaptedeementsfoundin localtradition Built nbrick thesemosques totheplacewascrucialtoanalyzeand extractfromtraditon what sessential
BaitUrRoufMosqueisanattemptofcreatngalanguageofArchtecturethattakes essencefromthesultanateperiodandgivescontemparyexpresson
Thetraditionofmosquebuildingisinfluenceandlocalizedbyuseoflocal materials clmate, ocalcustomsandtechniques BatUrRoufMosquecelebrates localtraditionofconstructon materia andcraftmanshipofbrck
Thebuidingbreathesnaturalythroughporousbrickfacadethatwrapsaroundthe prayerhal,essentialyapaviliononsevencolumns Ampleskylightallowsthe spacetoremainlitthroughoutthedayintroducngasenseofspirituality
ImageofWestfacadeoftheBatUrRoufMosquewthstairs andsltinthewal
ImageoftheEastfacadeoftheBuiding
PHOTO ANALYSIS
skylght
LightwellonSouth-westcornerofthebuidng
LEARNING OF MAIN COMMANDS
Tomakeakick-startintotheprojecttherewerefewcommands welearnedinclassthathavebeenusedwhencreatingthe model AsacompletebeginnerinlearningRhino,Iusefew commandsthatwereeasytorememberandbecame extremelyusefultocreatealltheelements
UnlikeinmostapplicationsIhavebeenusingtobuild3D models linesinRhinohaveadifferentterminology‘Curves
Curvescanbe, 1Polyline 2 Circles
3Ellipse 4Arcs
5Rectangle 6Polygon
Andanyclosedcurvecanbeturnedtoa2Dgeometricalshape‘ Surface‘byusngthecommand“PlanerSrf” Whenasurfaceor a closed curve is created you can turn it to an enclosed 3D geometryusingthesecommands
1 Ifit’saclosedcurve “ExtrudeCrv” 2Ifitssurface,“ExtrudeSrf”
The3Dobjectthatwascreatediscalled“ClosedPolySurface” andanextrudeiscreatedwithoutaclosegeometry,theextrude iscalled“OpenPolySurface” Ifthelnesnotconnected,“ EdgeSrf commandconnectslinesandcreateasolidsurface
Tomoveanygeometry sthe“Move”command tocopyanygeometry“Copy” command,tooffsetacurve“Offset”command Whenacurve sextrudedvertically,by offsettingisaneasywaytocreatewals whethertheyarecurvedorstraight By “OffserSrf”youcanoffsetasurfaceandcreateasolidgeometry
Theothercommandsthat mostlyuseare“BoolenDifference”,“BoolenUnion”and “BoolenIntersection” Theeasiestandmostaccuratemethodtocombine intersector cutareusingthesethreecommands Youcanusecommandswith2ClosedPoly surfaces
BooenDifference BooenUnion BoolenIntersect
MASSING MODEL
First Icreatedlayersandnamedthento correspondwithdfferentelementsseenonpans andelevations Then IcreatedthebasePlinthand cornersofthebuildingtomarkthemarginsofthe Building Thebuidingstsonplinththatis approximatey1200mmabovetheGroundlevel Thatisstrategicdecsionmadebythearchitectto preventthebuildngfromfloodingduringmonsoon season
ThePlinthandbaseperimetercreatedusing“Curve” and ExtrudeCrv commands
AfterthatIwentonthemissiontothe4brickfacades that nitallymademeinterestedintheproject Iwantedtheexact samebrickwork ntheorigina projectthatcouldlaterbe usedtocreaterenderedimagesmuchmoreexiting ForthatI firstsearchedforbricksizeuseinBangadeshwhichturnout be214mmx114mmx70mm
usedthe mageaboveandelevationsdrawingbuidthe brckworktomakethemodelascoseyidentcalasIcould
MASSING MODEL
ThenIcreatedwalsoftheprayerhal andlighthalstostart addingtheelementsonthegroundfloorlevel ForIused “Curves”commandand“Trim”command
Allthe4walsintheprayerhallarecuttoaheightthatis approximately35toaccesstolighthal Icutthewallsusing “BoolenDifference”command
ColumnsandPilarscreatedusing“Curve”,“ExytrudeCrv” and“BoollenDifference”
The next cha enge was to create the pillars and coumn that hold up the pavi on I made referred to both ground foor panandthefirstfloorpantomakesurewhereeachcolumn andp arisstandingandhowfarupeachonerise
ThenIaddthestaircasethatleadstothefrstfloorwherethe ibrary s Iused“Curve” “ExtrudeCrv”and“BoolenDifference” commandstocreatetheseelements
FirstFloorat3640mmheightaddedusingcurvesand surfaces Duetomanybendswhencreatingthefloorthe floorcouldn’twithasinglesurface
ThenIwentontocuttheentrywaytotheprayerhallviaentry hall on Southeast corner using “BoollenDifference” command andaddtheablutionareaaswell
FrstflooraddedusingSurfaces
MASSING MODEL
Abutonareaoneastsdeofthebuildngbeenaddedusng curvesand“ExtrudeCrv”commands
on the
Afterbuildings all elements ontheground floorandthe I to frst wanted floor addanextra detail beforeMoving I modeledthe the prayerhallas little on So fans n seenphotos Tocreatethe fanIbultthe each indvdualpart ucusirnvges andextrusion commands andcombned themtogether using “BoolenUnon” command
Thenitwastimeaddthefinaltouchuptothemodelby addingroofplan IwantedaddasmanydetailsasI possiblecouldmodel Icarefullycuttherooftotinyholes tomimicstheroofintheoriginaldesign Fina finishedoffcreatingmodeladdingfinaldetailslke elementsontheroofusingextrusonsand“ BoollenDifference”andaddedtheskylightaswell
FinshedModel
Thefoca pointofthedesign TheSkyight
GroundFloorPlanScaled to1:50
1Riswaq
2 Staircase
3Entry Hall
4Ablution
5Abluution
6Open Court
GROUND FLOOR PLAN (MODELED)
7Toilets
8Entry Hall
9EntryHall
10LightCourt
11PrayerHall
12Plint
FirstFloorPlanScaledto 1:50
1Riswaq
2.Staircase
3EntryHall
4Library
5.OpenCourt
6 Toilets
7EntryHall
8EntryHall
9PrayerHall
10LightCourt FIRST FLOOR PLAN (MODELED)
RoofPanScaledto150
ROOF PLAN (MODELED)
ElevationsareScaledto 1:100
1NorthElevation
2EastElevation
3SouthElevation
4WestElevaton
ELEVATIONS (MODELED)
Application of Enviromental Sustainable Design
Adobe Photoshop
Fitzcarraldo House
Throughout the project we discussed the history of the Fitzcarraldo house, and how it is situated in bush fire prone area and despite the vast vegetation surrounded it how the house is designed use the maximum daylight during the day and provide adequate insulation during winter without depending too much on electricity
Application of Enviromental Sustainable Design
ArchiCad
Community Centre Project
This project is proposed to build on where Current Preston Library is standing on During 4 months of time when through who to build the sustainable community centre for the residents of Preston I designed this building from ground up, paying attention small details to make to the proceeds of taxpayers of community are wellused and building is built to Australian standards of construction and sustainability using minimum carbon footprint.
1 Donald Street, Prahran, 3181, VIC 0491-096-102 nivithmadev@gmail.com
Nivithma Devni Wickramaarachchi
Studio Nivithma