Harsha Kumar | Undergraduate Architecture Portfolio 2023 | WCFA

MK Harsha Kumar

Phone no : 9448724692

Email id : 2019_harsha.k.m.k@wcfa.ac.in mkharshakumar02@gmail.com

Address : #32, Block 10, BSNL Badavane, Behind Manasi Nagar, Shakthi Nagar post, Mysuru - 570029

DOB : 25th February 2002

Nationality : India

Languages: Kannada, English, Hindi

Education : Kendriya vidyalaya Mysuru (2009-17)

Navkis pu Academy, Mysuru (2017-19)

Wadiyar Centre For Architecture, Mysuru (2019- present)

Experience

CP Kukreja Trophy 2022 –

(shortlisted)

Software

Drafting Autodesk Autodesk

Modeling

Sketchup Autodesk

Rendering Enscape V ray Post production Adobe Photoshop Adobe Indesign Adobe Illustrator Others Arc Ms suite

Other Hand drafting Model making

Sketching

Diagramming

Experience

Kukreja Design

Trophy – 2023 (shortlisted)

Software skills

Drafting

AutoCAD

Autodesk Revit

Modeling

Sketchup

Autodesk Revit

Rendering

Enscape

ray production

Photoshop

Indesign

Illustrator

Others

GIS suite

Other skills

drafting

making

Drawing

Sketching

Diagramming

STUDIO GUIDES : Prof. Anand Krishnamurthy

Prof. Prashant Pole

Asst. Prof. Surendran Aalone

Prof. Shrutie Shah

Asst. Prof. Asijit Khan

STUDIO BRIEF :

Upon documenting and understanding the working and the role of The Kishkinda Trust in the town of Anegundi , the brief was to design a centre for the trust which consolidates all their activities to one location. With sustainability as the major focus of the studio, the students looked at how a project like this can be sustainable at a larger level, not just architecturally but also in various other ways.

PROJECT BRIEF : Industrial – Weavers Colony

SITE LOCATION : Anegundi , Karnataka

BUILT-UP AREA : 5000 sqm

The site is located in Anegundi, Karnataka

Average temperature = 33°C

Average Humidity = 42 %

Site area = 8000 sqm

CONCEPT

Site section

Shaded corridors run around the blocks which shades the corridor and also cuts the direct sun light to enter.

The blocks are placed with respect to the contour and it's volume which gives a flat roof.

The corridor acting like a street, with seating spaces, openings and a pathway.

Each level defines different activities.

SOLAR SHADING

West façade

VSA = 20°

HSA = 50°

South façade

VSA = 40°

HSA = 52°

North façade

VSA = 60°

East façade

VSA = 50°

RAINWATER MANAGEMENT

Water used by a person = 5 x 15L (flush) = 75L per day

Water used by workers (170 workers) = 12750L per day = 300000L per month

The average water used per month = 3,20,000L

Water used by tourist = (8 x 15L) + {75(bath)} = 195L x no. of tourist

Now, Considering the sump tank capacity of 600000L for storing the extra water and which can be used in months which has least rainfall.

DAYLIGHT SIMULATION in work space

Heat Gain And Ventilation

Calculation

STUDIO GUIDES : Prof. S G Srinivas

Asst. Prof. Kavana Kumar

Prof. Ryan Thomas

Asst. Prof. Akash Rai

Assoc. Prof. R Kiran Kumar

Asst. Prof. Surendran Aalone

STUDIO BRIEF :

The studio consists of investigating an institutional design via lens of a tall building with a small footprint in a urban setting. The goal was to research and comprehend the nature of institution to create a campus with all of its culture and vibrancy distributed vertically, as well as to develop a program and its spatial linkage from the set of requirements.

PROJECT BRIEF : Institutional – Secondary School

SITE LOCATION : Chennai, Tamil Nadu

BUILT-UP AREA : 4000 sqm

CONTEXT CONCEPT

The site is located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Average temperature = 27.9 °C

Annual Rainfall = 1014 mm

Site area = 7000sqm

Intent - Students engaging with one another and gain knowledge

• Taking a L shaped form which resembles the site boundary

• A central courtyard is created

• Alternative double height spaces

• All the services are placed at the nodes

SECTIONAL ISOMETRY - 1

SECTIONAL ISOMETRY - 2

ISOMETRIC VIEW ( FRONT )

ISOMETRIC VIEW ( BACK )

CORRIDOR VIEW

STUDIO GUIDES: Asst. Prof. Shashank Satish

Asst. Prof. Shreyas Baindur

Asst. Prof. Akash Rai

Assoc. Prof. R Kiran Kumar

Asst. Prof. Asijit Khan

Prof. Anand Krishnamurthy

STUDIO BRIEF :

The interpretation centre will act as a pedestrian bridge doubling as a public space that connects the ruins of Paschimavahini ghat to the island, intending to interpret the context of land, water, culture and histories through the lens of publicness.

PROJECT BRIEF : Public Building – Pedestrian Bridge Project - Interpretation Centre

SITE LOCATION : Srirangapatna, Karnataka

BUILT-UP AREA : 2000 sqm

CONTEXT CONCEPT

The site is located in Srirangapatna, Karnataka

Average temperature = 27.04 °C

Annual Rainfall = 776.7 mm

Site area = 3.2 acres Site section

Shape of the structure can be in the shape of abstracted map of Srirangapatna.

Inspiration of arches from the to the structure of the bridge

Srirangapatna contains huge trees in all the places where people gather. The structure can have the structure representing a tree trunk and the roof can give the feeing of light filtering from it and make pattern on the ground

SECTION AA’

SECTION BB’

SECTION CC’

SECTION DD’

Time where Tipu sultan loose the war and his children were taken away

Extracting the emotions of the people during some important time period in the history of Srirangapatna, which is made experienced to the visitor by following spaces

The time line where there was rule of Wadiyar. There was peace and calm in that point of time

Time where the strengthen the fort wall for better security

Time where they won the 1st and 2nd Anglo Mysore war

Time of 4th Anglo Mysore war in which Tipu died

View of the structure from the bank of river

View of souvenir shop

Gallery Gallery

STUDIO GUIDES: Prof. Kukke Subramanya

Asst. Prof. Julie Ann Tharakan

Asst. Prof. Akash Rai

Prof. Umesh Nuchin

Prof. Anand Prakash

Prof. Anand Chalwadi

STUDIO BRIEF :

The task is to design a housing accommodating the requirements of “Cherish” while fulfilling the agenda. A housing that is the language of the place.

PROJECT BRIEF : Housing

SITE LOCATION : Badami, Karnataka

BUILT-UP AREA : 2500 sqm

CONTEXT CONCEPT

The site is located in Badami, Karnataka

Climate – hot and dry

Annual Rainfall = 546 mm

Site area = 1800sqm Site section

Connecting different Courts

SEMI PUBLIC – Living area

SEMI PRIVATE – kitchen and dining Bedroom, Toilets and

Connecting two houses with a Garden

Platform around the common space which brings in interaction

A common space on the temple side for the people to use it effectively and it also cause interaction

Building up relationship between the garden to the kitchen

SECTION AA’

SECTION CC’

SECTION BB’

STUDIO GUIDES: Prof. Manoj Ladhad

Asst. Prof. Surendran Aalone

Prof. S G Srinivas

Prof. Manoj Ladhad

Asst. Prof. Gregory M Anto

Asst. Prof. Thagarajan

STUDIO BRIEF :

The studio throws emphasis on converting design drawings to their utmost detail . The aim was for us to understand the level of clarity and understanding with which a project should be detailed so it would be easy to read and execute on site.

STUDIO GUIDES : Prof. Anand Krishnamurthy

Prof. Prashant Pole

Asst. Prof. Surendran Aalone

Prof. Shrutie Shah

Asst. Prof. Asijit Khan

STUDIO BRIEF :

The goal of the studio was for us to visit a village and understand aspects me history, culture, people and their lifestyle Using this we were made to progressively derive aspects such as scale, detail of vernacular buildings, functions and eventually have an intervention that would compliment the identity and function of village.

ANEGUNDI Anegundi Empire, Tungabhadra culture THE Established restoration, and environmentally

ANEGUNDI

Anegundi village is a place that stands in the perpetual shadow of Hampi . A place that was once the centre of the Vijayanagara Empire, even before Hampi . It is a place that is older than Hampi The place is surrounded by hills on three sides and by river Tungabhadra on the remaining side. The historical monuments are well -preserved here and they are the live evidence of our rich culture and heritage.

KISHKINDA TRUST

Established in 1997 by Shama Pawar, TKT has been empowering the local community of Anegundi through crafts, heritage restoration, upskilling of locals and education in performing arts. They aim to develop a model village that is economically, socially environmentally sustainable.

STREET SECTIONS

CROCHET SPACE

ANCIENT RESIDENTIAL

An ancient residential typology is followed where in a veranda opens out into the streets supported by an intricate colonnade carved out of wood. As one enters there’s a skylight that is essential for lighting up the private spaces. The house has a beautiful quality with a centrally located water harvesting system from which the household is run.

The goal of the design was to create a more hospitable and user-friendly area for our college’s existing gallery and lobby. Four of us developed the idea to abstract our college’s “open floor plan” reputation.

Plan of lobby and ideas for arrangement and use of space

Lobby area arrangement concept

Panels Mechanism

Seating Mechanism

Later

A bamboo of 12-15ft height and 4-5 in dia is taken and made a strips out of it

The 2 strips of length 12ft were kept together and tied using GI wire

The excavation for foundation lay is got ready

The steel pipe is kept in place and the foundation got ready

The bundled strips are kept inside MS steel pipe and started bending

the scaffoldings are kept in place and the form was achieved

PROCESS OF MAKING THE STRUCTURE

THE BRAVE ROOT

The competition was about Selecting a location with historical importance depicting the glorious 75 years of Independence and creating design intervention that can help encourage public interaction and conversations

The purpose of choosing a site with historical significance was to communicate a secret narrative.

The strategy involved abstracting their contributions to tell the tale of the two courageous queens of Mysuru, Rajamatha Lakshmi Ammanni and Vani Vilasa Sannidhaana

(There is a woman behind every successful man)

1. And the step taken by Queen to kill Tippu - represented by the creeper and the hemispherical dome

2. The queen is represented here by the root

3. Parts of the dome are covered with fabric in various colors that depict the personalities of the two queens.

4. Red - strength, purple - royalty and women, orange - freedom, and blue - success, confidence, and kindness

SITE

Site is situated in front of Mysore palace which is adjacent to main road . The site is located in such a way that any visitor's who visits Mysore palace, they have an clear access to this installation

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