Dhevan's Winter Intern Portfolio

Selected Works

2023

Vol.1

Dhevan Chandrasekar

Architectural Portfolio

about me With an unparalled passion for movies and travel, I always wondered and excited to see new people, places & culture inside and outside movies. If you don’t find me immersed in a book or watching movies again and again, then you’ll probably find me searching new set of movies, interviews to watch on Chrome Or sleeping.

Having been an inquistive soul, critical thinking has always been a big part of my DNA. Whether it was constructing a tent on the backyard during childhood or designing huge-scale projects during undergraduate, my mind was constantly looking at different ways to percieve and question the things. And that is my approach towards design and architecture even today.

Allusionist + Critical thinker + Inquistive soul //

“Cinema [Architecture] is first a science, followed by commerce and only then an art. So it is important for every film-makers [Architects] to understand the market before making one” Dir.Vetrimaran Cinema x Architecture: an analogy //

education 2019-Ongoing Thiagarajar College of Engineering Madurai [B.Arch] 2017-2019 Naahar public school Villupuram 2005-2017 E.S.Matric Higher secondary school Villupuram

competitions dhevan chandrasekar

dhevan8civil@gmail.com +91 9488604452

No.7 Arumugam mudalaiyar st., Old gingee road, Papankullam, Villupuram, Tamilnadu-605602

interested fields Predesign Low-cost construction Low and Mid-rise Housing development Urban study and research

skills Advance skills AutoCAD Sketchup+Vray Adobe Photoshop

Intermediate skills Adobe Indesign Adobe After Effects Adobe Illustrator

Other skills Manual drafting Model making Microsoft Excel

Basic skills Rhino+Grasshopper Revit Microsoft Word

languages Tamil Native English Advanced

2023 Volume-Zero The Dwelling Team member 2021 NASA HUDCO trophy Team member 2020 NASA Industrial design trophy Team coordinator

workshops 2021 Architectural Acoustics Saint-Gobain Pvt. Ltd. - Gyproc Bussiness Madurai 2021 VELUX daylight visualizer Ar. Yogesh Prabhu, M.Arch Madurai 2020 Sketchup+Vray PixelBase Online 2019 Introduction to Natrual buildings Thannal Natural Homes Thiruvannamalai

Public Architecture

MEMORIAL MUSEUM Pg.6-19

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Urban design

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URBAN DESIGN IN SPACES WITH ECOLOGICAL POTENTIALS Pg.20-29

Product design

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Detailed Drawings

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN TROPHY

OTHER SELECTED WORKS

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Pg.38-45

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01 MEMORIAL MUSEUM

“A space where the present and the absent, the near and the distant, the sensed and the imagined fused together” Memorial Plaza persepective section

01 MEMORIAL MUSEUM Fifth Semester | Third year | 2021 Individual

Memorialisation as a representation of remembering past experiences bridge the relation between memory and architecture.

Type Memorial Architecture Site Chennai Area 7,900m2 Mentors Prof. P.Vivek Prof. M.Vishal

The task is to design a memorial to commemorate the contribution and sacrifice of the frontline workers and to venerate the life of the deceased. A space that transfers information and aware the future generation on how we will come together or stay apart in the upcoming period, a tribunal space for the victim’s families, a space that triggers the memories, emotions and facts associated with the incident.

Architecture is the biggest unwritten document of history. The design intervention isexpected to be an Emotional, Powerful, poetic, phenomenal, iconic memorial that triggers the emotions and experiences of the pandemic through built space of any form or function.

“What is dead may never die” Game of Thrones, S02E3

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SITE PLAN

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+3.2M GL

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1.Drop off 2.Admin 3.Library 4.Av Hall 5.Auditorium 6.Watchers 8.Permeant Gallery 9.Temporary Gallery 10.Memorial Plaza 11.Cafe 12.Retail Shops 13. Rectangular towers 14.OAT 15.Children’s play area 16.Swalers 17.Parkinng 18.Service entry/exit 19.Grey-water recycle plant 20.Water tanks 21.VIP parking

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GROUND FLOOR PLAN

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1.Drop off 2.Admin 3.Library 4.Av Hall 5.Auditorium 6.Watchers 8.Permeant Gallery 9.Temporary Gallery 10.Memorial Plaza 11.Cafe 12.Retail Shops 13. Rectangular towers 14.OAT 15.Children’s play area 16.Swalers 17.Parkinng 18.Service entry/exit 19.Grey-water recycle plant 20.Water tanks 21.VIP parking

LANDUSE

To better understand surrounding context and usage

ARCHITECTURAL PROGRAMMING

The places are connected by a single circulation movement making easier to move and accessibility; Southern side are the Audi, Library, AV hall; Eastern side are the OAT, parking

PARKING

OAT

ADMIN

GALLERIES

CAFE

LIBRARY AV HALL

MEMORIAL PLAZA AUDITORIUM

SITE

situated on heavy traffic road & coovum river behind it. public spaces are surrounded by it such as theeru vilayadal, war memorial, road to secretariat park

BASIC SHAPE/AXIS

the major axis is from the admin to memorial forming a strong directive axis connecting galleries, memorial park and memorial plaza

CHOREOGRAPHY

choreographing the narrative story which strengthens the axis and conveys thesacrifice of frontworkers through series of spaces and open green areas

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Memorial Wall Red foil Integrated + Reflectors + Cantilever beam

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Eternal flame

As the name says, eternal flame for fallen victims

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Livining symbolism

Planatation beds + Indian summer rose

1-Rose plants 2- Seating 3- Soil fill

LIVING SYMBOLISM

Planting a rose “Indian summer” plant to honor the memory of a loved one is a beautiful tribute with siginificant and life affirming symbolism

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02 "The present and the absent, the near and the distant, the sensed and the imagined fused together"

PLATE NO

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MEMORIAL PLAZA Memorial Plaza

Ramps + Planata15AR541 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN-IV tion + Seaters + Letter writting

1-RCC beam 2-Reflectors 3-Glass panel claded with red foil sheet

MEMORIAL WALL

Exploded Axo Memorial 12

Wall system cladded with glass panels where red color foil is integrated, so that depending on time and day, the angle of incidence a variety of shades of reds are reflected, animating the whole plaza

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NAME REG NO SEMES THIAGA ENGINE

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1.715M

3.250M

1.715M

+0.00M GL

-0.30M GL

LOADING/UNLOADING BAY

+0.00M GL

-0.30M GL

LOADING/UNLOADING BAY

+0.45M GL

+0.45M GL

SERVICE CORRIDOR

HVAC

SERVICE CORRIDOR

HVAC

MEN'S TOILET

MEN'S TOILET

LOBBY -0.30M GL

SET STORE

DISABLED PERSON TOILET

LOBBY

SET STORE

DISABLED PERSON TOILET

GREEN ROOM-1

+1.80M GL

-0.30M GL

+1.80M GL

-0.30M GL

TICKETING AREA +0.90M GL

+0.00M GL

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STAGE

BACK STAGE

STAGE

BACK STAGE

+0.45M GL

+0.45M GL

SNACKS COUNTER -0.30M GL

SNACKS COUNTER

+0.45M GL

COSTUME STORE

GREEN ROOM-2

WOMEN'S TOILET

VIP ROOM VIP ROOM

-0.30M GL

+0.45M GL

-0.30M GL

+0.45M GL

3.600M

19.289M

3.600M

19.289M

FLOOR PLAN

A' A'

GREEN ROOM-2

WOMEN'S TOILET

+0.00M GL

GREEN ROOM-1

COSTUME STORE

-0.30M GL

+0.00M GL

+0.45M GL

2.290M

5.400M

2.290M

5.400M

1.850M 1.850M 1.400M 1.400M 4.498M 4.498M

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7.062M 7.062M

4.545M 4.545M

TICKETING AREA +0.90M GL

4.700M 4.700M

7.969M 7.969M

-0.30M GL

+0.00M GL

4.010M 4.010M 1.650M 1.650M

10.017M

4.298M 4.298M 1.210M 1.210M 2.470M 2.470M

6.717M

CAPACITY 103+2 PERSONS CONTINENTAL SEATING

FLOOR PLAN

CAPACITY 103+2 PERSONS CONTINENTAL SEATING +7.80M GL

+7.80M GL

+6.00M GL

+5.60M GL +6.00M GL +5.60M GL

+3.90M GL

+3.65M GL

+3.20M GL +3.90M GL

+3.65M GL

+3.20M GL +0.90M GL +0.45M GL +0.00M GL

-0.30M GL

+0.90M GL

+0.45M GL +0.00M GL

SECTION AA'

PERFORMANCE: DANCE, DRAMA, SPEECH STAGE: HARDWOOD FLOORING

-0.30M GL

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R2.800M

RECTANGULAR TOWER RECTANGULAR TOWERS

This tower was placed on the A way to OAT from galleries or Admin in a field of lawn.

+0.16m GL

R3.499M A'

R8.300M

-0.80m GL

-0.80m GL

+0.0m GL

Persons entering the tower, shall look upon upside to feel the massive dominating scale which emphasizes “To the heaven, painful deaths, submissive, powerless”

+0.32m GL

R4.000M

GATEWAY TO ENTER and look upon +0.0m GL

+8.75M GL

+8.40M GL +6.80M GL

+4.00M GL

+0.00M GL -0.80M GL

“ A space that frames, halts, strengthens and focuses our thoughts and prevents them from getting lost “ GL -2.56M 17 "Space that frames, halts, strengthens and focuses our thoughts and prevents them from getting lost"

PRESENCE OF THE DEAD Time and space are eternally locked into each other in the silent spaces between these immense columns; matter, space and time fuse into one singular elemental experience, the sense of being.They enable us to see and understand the passing of history, and to participate in time cycles that surpass individual life.

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02 URBAN DESIGN IN SPACES WITH ECOLOGICAL POTENTIALS

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02 URBAN DESIGN IN SPACES WITH ECOLOGICAL POTENTIALS Seventh Semester | Fourth year | 2022 Group of Five Team Dhevan C Revanth A

Sneha V.P

Srinidhi A Thakshanya R Role Team Coordinator Type Urban design Site Madurai Mentors Prof. G.Balaji Prof. M.Sindhuja Ar.Sridhar Kandhal

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We have been tasked to study, analyse and formulate architectural program for regions around the vandiyur lake-front.

We studied the regions under various factors such as Social interaction and environment; the perception and use of natural and built heritage; sense of belonging between man and open spaces; Patterns of movement Behaviour and Physical settings.

After studying and analysing the lake-front, we have made certain objectives to make sure the co-existence of ecology and built environment in a phased manner.

“Any existing, functioning urban area has structure and identity, even if only in weak measure...A frequent problem is the sensitive reshaping of an already existing environment: discovering and preserving its strong images, solving its perceptual difficulties, and, above all, drawing out the structure and identity latent in the confusion.” The Image of the City, Kevin Lynch (1960)

“During this project, we often visited the site and listened to its murmurs.

Visited the streets one by one; nooks & corners of the lake. Listened to the people and thier likes & dislikes about public spaces and visual images. Also this projectmade me a good team leader.”

The Shaping //

Lake area was reduced compared to 1990s time. Some buildings were built in the TTC nagar and also Meenaskshi mission hospital was built.

Before MATTUTHAVANI was built, it was comepletely agricultural fields dominated by local people of Vandiyur and serves a local livelihood

2000-2012

1970-1970

Open space

2011-2022 More buildings in TTC nagar was built, the area of lake is being threatened and reduced every year. They are blocking the inlets

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We have identified the open areas which are public in nature and searched the best architectural program suitable for this sites

LAND USE and division of labour Mattuthavani region Sneha and Thankshanya

Lake View road Myself, Dhevan

Pandi Kovil region Srinidhi

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Water pollution levels and Design intervention The pollution from various industrial, fertilizer and sewage waste was pushed into the cannals and tanks along the vandiyur inlets makes difficult for us the clean up and restore the lake ecology.

That’s why we proposing a design intervention, a cleaning mechanism which was inspired from traditional chinese agriculture, in which organic fertilizers are absorbed by plants from water that runs from mountains through villages and to the paddies before going into ponds and rivers fown the hill.

Water intake and screeing

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Terraces for aeration & Subsurface biological purification filtration

Heavy metal removal and biological purification

Pathogen removal and biological purification

Water treatment sequence

Nutrient removal

Aeration and biological purification

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Water quality stabilization nd control

PHASE-I 1. Stopping the Encroachment 2. Deacclerating the water pollution 3. Improving the Capacity of Lake 4. Renewing and Restoring of Lake Ecology

PHASE-II 1. Reactivating the Subtle Sundaram Park 2. Relocating the Existing Dumpyard.

3. A Proper Market for Informal Market of PandiKovil

PHASE-III Clear water impoundement

1. Connecting the inactive neighbourhood.

2. Providing Public sanitation Infrastructure 3. A strigent Policy to tackle negative activities in and around North-East

PHASE-IV 1. Shifting the Flower Market to Vegetable Market area 2. Making the WetLand as Community Reserve and Boating Facility.

3. Making FVTWD incharge to ‘LakeTalk’, an online forum 27

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LEGEND-I major node minor node major path minor path major landmark minor landmark

Visual form of 'Sundaram park' region as seen in the field

Problems of 'Sundaram Park' region’s image from verbal interviews and field study

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Urban area

Structure

Encroaching

Visual-Image

Re-activate

Ecology

Idenitity

LEGEND-I major node minor node major path minor path major landmark minor landmark major edge minor edge LEGEND-II characterless path pt. of confusion

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Lake View road but, No lake view

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incomplete broken path discontinuity disconnected, hidden lakefront view unhindered view from bund

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03 INDUSTRIAL DESIGN TROPHY

03 INDUSTRIAL DESIGN TROPHY Non-Academic work | 2022 Group of Three

brief

Team Dhevan.C Revanth.A Navin Kumar.G Role Team coordinator + Documentation

of the Processes Type Documentation + Product design Site Thirunelveli

Part 1.

The students are open to selecting any crafts and materials that they think have the potential to be explored from a designer’s perspective. They are to understand the craft at a grassroot level. It is envisioned as a dialogue between the designer and the craftsmen. It is recommended that they spend some time with the community to understand their roots, their problems, their aspirations. These observations are to be expressed in any form or understanding that the students wish; poetry, art, literature, music, sketches, that represent the process would be welcome.

Part 2.

Based on their understanding the students are to culminate these experiences into tangible products. They are welcome to give suggestions of how these products could be sold in the market, their need for the current scenario and how these would help the craft community as a whole in the longer run.

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Pattamadai and Pattu Pai

Its history, issuses and methods

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Pattu Pai Making Process 01

a) Dyeing: For Dyeing both natural and chemical dyes are used. With chemical dyes a wide hue of colours a being incorporated in mat making. They can either be single coloured or combined in traditional red, green and black. A chemical dye does not require modants’s sometimes have multiple diverse uses. They can be used as colorant for cloth, paper, wool, mat, etc.

02 “The observations of these processes and various crafts often reveal the subtle nuances of the tools used in creating the objects; the imperfections that define the expression”

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b) Isolation of Dye: The graded Korai grass is soaked in the isolated dyes so as to take colour. It is then dried in shade. The stick and the grass is held on the both sides by hand and is twisted to give uniform roundness and strength.

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1. Mulai Kambu [Wooden legs] 2. Suthu Pirimaram [Beam] 3. Mun Thandu [Frontal beam] 4. Achu [Reed] 5. Velundu Kambu [Beam] 6. Mukali [Tripod] 7. Midhi Pattai [Treadle beam] 8. Anai Kuzhal [Separating beam] 9. Kuchaali [Needle] 10. Ethikathi [Round bamboo stick]

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LOOM

The people native to pattamadai have themselves taught how to make a loom that works best for thier surroundings and to thier own anthropology of thier body. The materials required for the loom are locally acquired and made in nearby workshops.

Depends upon the length and width of pattu pai, the loom length and breadth would change as well as the quality of korai grass, threads

“During Industrial trophy, we went to different places and met different people to realize that we were living in different realms; these pictures conveys our processes & places we have visited, and those somehow changed our views about crafts and craftsmen completely after these journeys”

The Searching //

04 OTHER SELECTED WORKS 2019-2020 Individual Subjects Building Materials and Construction Type Detailed Manual Drawings Mentors Prof. P.Vivek Prof. K.Asha

Manual drafting sheets are part of Building materials and construction subjects. Even though I have struggled during my first year to grasp the proper architectural representations, I eventually understood the nuances of manual drafting.

And after that, I loved to draft the construction details with my own hands. We have documented doors, windows, small stone house and drafted said trusses, RCC slabs, lintels, Brick lintels, RCC columns and thier reinforcement details during 2019-2020.

Here are some of my personal favourite manual drafted sheets, which showcases my passion as well as attention to details to the drawings with a personal touch.

“God lies in perfection and we should seek perfection with as much passion as we seek god” Paths Uncharted, B.V.Doshi (2011) *All dimensions are in MM

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Timber Joints

These joints are measured and documented from one particular door from Athangudi. Part of exercise combined from Rurals study and Building materials & Construction. The different details of the rails in the door and the joints, that the door have have been represented in this plate.

Timber Door

The entire door has been documented from Athangudi, Karaikudi. The plan, section, panel details, isometric view helped us to see the construction nuances of this door more clearly than an textbook image

Timber Truss

These are drafted King and queen post timber truss for a span of 6 m and 12 m respectively to a suitable scale( elevation). And added joinery details for both type of truss. Additional details at eaves for water drain is added.

Timber Windows

Selected types of windows are picked and detailed out to study the construction details.

RCC Slabs and Brick Lintels

Plan and cross-sections of one-way slab and twoway slab along with details of reinforcement has been added. RCC linted section and Reinforced brick lintel section has been drafted along side.

Timber Windows

Selected types of windows are picked and detailed out to study the construction details.

Practicing architecture is an obsession and a life-time involvement, the older you grow, more mature you are and the better is your product.

Practicing architecture is an obsession and a life-time involvement, the older you grow, more mature you are and the better is your product.

Practicing architecture is an obsession and a life-time involvement, the older you grow, more mature you are and the better is your product.

Practicing architecture is an obsession and a life-time involvement, the older you grow, more mature you are and the better is your product.

Practicing architecture is an obsession and a life-time involvement, the older you grow, more mature you are and the better is your product.

Practicing architecture is an obsession and a life-time involvement, the older you grow, more mature you are and the better is your product.

Practicing architecture is an obsession and a life-time involvement, the older you grow, more mature you are and the better is your product.

Practicing architecture is an obsession and a life-time involvement, the older you grow, more mature you are and the better is your product.

Practicing architecture is an obsession and a life-time involvement, the older you grow, more mature you are and the better is your product.

Practicing architecture is an obsession and a life-time involvement, the older you grow, more mature you are and the better is your product.

Practicing architecture is an obsession and a life-time involvement, the older you grow, more mature you are and the better is your product.

Practicing architecture is an obsession and a life-time involvement, the older you grow, more mature you are and the better is your product.

Practicing architecture is an obsession and a life-time involvement, the older you grow, more mature you are and the better is your product. +91 9488604452 | Dhevan Chandrasekar | dhevan8civil@gmail.com