Architectural Portfolio

ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO

Gunasekaran Saravanan

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EDUCATION

+91 944 560 7283

sguna66@gmail.com

05th of September 1998 24

• 2011 - 2014 - Pon Vidyashram School , CGPA 9.

• 2014 - 2016 - The PSBB Millenium School, Percentage - 84.6%

• 2016-2021 - CAAD - Chennai Academy of Architecture and Design (B.Arch)CGPA - 8.35

SKILL

My long-lasting desire is to know more and explore architecture in-depth and get myself equipped with various new techniques and design ideologies into this contemporary world. I have watched and learnt and the throught process has provoked me to further discover how it is possible for architects to rise up and meet the demands of the universe that constantly develops. I also take a keen interest in brainstorming sessions to develop a design process into something which stands out.

DOCUMENTATION & RESEARCH

- Vetus et Novum (Thesis - 2021)

- Viridity Escritoire (Urban design - 2020)

- Study of Fugacious Rural landscapePeriyapalayam, Tamil Nadu (Rural Studies - 2018) collaborated with Tsinghua University, China

- Documentation of Our Lady of Lourdes Church (2017)

LANGUAGE

English Tamil Telugu Hindi Kannada

WORK EXPERIENCE

Kembhavi Architecture Foundation (KAF) | Intern | (May ’2019 - Nov ’2019)

Chisel Modern Art Homes | Intern | (Dec ’2019 - April ’2020)

Ochre Architects | Junior Architect | (Nov ‘2021 - Aug ‘2022)

Angai Collective | Junior Architect | (Sept ‘2022 - Present)

CREDENTIALS Autodesk Revit certified 2018

LEED GA - Certification by EN3 (2019)

ANDC (2018)

MINDRAIN (2018)

EPOCH - Glass blowing workshop (2017)

RAJEEB ROY RESIDENCE

Extension of an exisiting residential building

Status: On progress

Year of construction : 2021

The residential project is an extention to an existing projected design by Ochre Architects back in 2021. The main intent was to let the lines formulate the volume on its own, in an organic way. From lines to planes, planes to volume the residence has emerged coherently to match its past.

The extented segment consists of a new home theatre, gym, living room with a view over the landscape and a personalised Den for the client, to edit and upload his vlogs. The existing segment consists of 5 bedrooms, kitchen, dining and a common sit out with a closed courtyard.

HABLIS

Renovation of a luxury business hotel

Status: On progress

Year of construction : 2022

A renovation of a business hotel’s Suite room and Corridor. The colour palette chosen for the interiors are to incorporate a sense of calm and cozyness.

The usage of materials like Brass, veneer & fluted glass and the curved elements (mirror, ceiling) adds to the richness the space offers the user.

The Corridor design also follows the same as the Suite room, with curved pattern and organic elements with calm colour pallete for the entire space.

NIPPON EXPRESS OFFICE

Renovation of a Multinational Corporate Office

Status: On progress

Year of construction : 2023

A renovation of a Multinational Corporate Office, which had been built in 2007. The theme for the Entire office space, was to make use of Strong geometrical shapes and lines.

A Simple, straight lined composition broken by the introduction of an angular element (reception table), showcasing the dominance yet

VETUS ET NOVUM

An Art Gallery for with a proposal for an extention of heritage building

Undergraduate Thesis Project

A critical issue facing decision makers and conservation professionals is accommodating change to heritage places and adding new layers to the historic urban environment in ways that recognize, interpret, and sustain their heritage values.

“The Architecture of Additions considers the ways in which old and new architecture combine and work together the central issue in the design of architectural additions.”

- Paul spencer byard

Architecture in shape and things

Architecture of appropriateness

IMMEDIATE SITE SURROUNDING

LANDUSE VEGETATION

COLUMNS

The palace is a prisitine white double storeyed building, central structure with Corinthian column was flanked by identical wings by similar columns.

PALLADIAN STYLE

The uniqueness of this buildings lies it its design, Palladian style architecture. As it does not accomodate any indian elements, its as if the architect was drawn more to the European Classicm than adhereing to the context of the site surroundings. This building is the perfect example of symmetry, with the White lime mortar facade with the columns are equally distributed from the centre, this also goes same for the landscaping done at the entrance with fountains and creepers.

The intent is to combine the goods of Palladian styled architecture & Dravidian style architecture, as the kingdom of Travancore has a special relationships with building temples, and also have built the world’s richest temple.

ABSTARCTION OF ELEMENTS

The abstraction as a result produces an archway of entrances, with this the space is able to manifest the cultral and heritage significance of temple architecture of travancore kingdom into the site.

The archways are also placed in different levels of public privacy relation the site has to offer with regards to spatial organisation, thus bringing in the Dravidian style of temple architecture in the planning of te given site.

The colonades have been restablished to give a sense of symmetery to the composition. The void space between the old building and the new building have a bridge connecting, becoming a transition gallery space.

The transitional bridge becomes the embodiment where two pathways (old and new) are celebrated, which overlooks the metamorphism of cultural heritage exchange that happens in due time.

VIRIDITY ESCRITOIRE

To subside the amount of vehicular flow in a junction by introducing a co-working space for office employees within the vicinity of the neighborhood.

Undergraduate Urban Project

COMMERCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Porur was a little-known village administered as a part of the Saidapet taluk of the then Chengalpattu district in 1961. Population increase in subsequent years have resulted in increasing settlements and decreasing green spaces.

Porur is believed to have a very long history, its existence going back to Pallava times. A decisive battle is believed to have been fought here during the Pallava period and hence the name ‘Porur’ which in Tamil roughly translates as ‘Battlefield’.

Later, in 80s it was upgraded to a selection grade town panchayat starting from February 24, 1982. The population of the town at the time of the 1981 census was 8,633.

Out of the 30.9% of the population amongst the main workers, around 60%-70% of them work in IT parks situated towards Guindy and many work in Industries from Sriperumbudur. Hence there is immense traffic during peak hrs in porur junction.

REFURBISHMENT OF LIMINAL SPACES

To improve the pedestrian flow in arcot road, preventing the encroachment of street hawkers in the pedestrian area and enriching the street activity in Liminal space.

Undergraduate Urban Project

CONCEPT

REFLECTIVE LIGHT DIFFUSER

Using small reflective light diffusing material to send diffused natural sunlight to the southern side of the flyover. The street stalls are placed in a manner to avoid vision bleach for the users.

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