Design Portfolio 2020

MALLIKA JAYARAMAN ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

Curriculum VITAE

Date of Birth : June 3rd 1995 Lives in : Rotterdam Email : jayaraman.mallika95@gmail.com Phone : +31 684678886 LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/ mallika-jayaraman-a95345176/

HELLO! I’m Mallika.

I am a fresh MSc graduate from the TU/e, currently based in Rotterdam. Indian by nationality, I have traveled around the world over the past 5 years while completing my architectural education. After completing my BArch at the University of Liverpool , I moved back to Asia and gained experience within the rapidly growing city of Bangalore, India.

Witnessing the drawbacks of unsustainable construction techniques during my work experience , I developed a keen interest to approach architecture in a sustainable and economic manner, this resulted in my move for a brief period to a sustainable township called Auroville.

During this period , I trained in building with earth , using techniques such as rammed earth and adobe.

I believe that my experiences have resulted in my approach to design in a research & solution based manner, grounded in current global topics such as water scarcity and rapid urbanization.

EDUCATION

EMPLOYMENT

TRAINING + WORKSHOP

SKILLS

LANGUAGES

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE ( MSc) 2018 - 2020

EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY , THE NETHERLANDS.

BACHELORS IN ARCHITECTURE ( BArch - Hons ) 2013 - 2016

UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL , UNITED KINGDOM.

1 LF ARCHITECTS Junior Project Architect

BANGALORE, INDIA april 2017 - april 2018

Project type: Residential, community Centre, Mixed use

Responsibilities: I worked under the title of a junior project architect on two residential projects, located in Bangalore and Chennai, India. I was in charge of producing construction drawings, budgeting, coordinating with vendors and overlooking on-site work. I was also involved in several conceptual pitches for commercial and residential projects.

BHUMIPUTRA ARCHITECTURE Junior Architect

BANGALORE, INDIA June 2016 - april 2018

Project type: Competition projects & Offices

Responsibilities: I primarily worked on the commercial project of paragon offices headquarters in Bangalore. I worked closely with the principal architect on the design phase, 2D drawings, client pitches, and costs associated with the project.

Along with this, I was also part of the design team involved in the competition project for the National War Museum in New Delhi. The competition was set up by the Government of India.

RSP ARCHITECTS Intern

BANGALORE, INDIA 1 june 2015 - 1 september 2015

Project type: High rise - residential

Responsibilities: In-charge of drafting construction drawings for a premium residential project located in the heart of Bangalore city : Phoenix one Bangalore west

EINHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Academic Research Assistant

EINDHOVEN, THE NETHERLANDS

BIOCLAMATIC WORKSHOP Auroville Earth Institute - UNESCO

Auroville, India

BUILDING WITH EARTH Auroville Earth Institute - UNESCO

Auroville, India

MODULAR TOWER - Mock Tender Heijmans

Eindhoven, The Netherlands ( TU/e )

PRACTICAL ASSIGNMENT WORKSHOP ( Boukundewinkel )

Eindhoven, The Netherlands ( TU/e )

REVIT CERTIFIED COURSE Autodesk

Bangalore, India

RIBA PART - 1

January 2020 - June 2020

Auto-CAD / Revit / Archi CAD / VRay / Google SketchUp / Rhinoceros 3D / Adobe Illustrator / Adobe InDesign / Adobe Photoshop / 3D Printing / Laser Cutting / Physical model making / Adobe Premiere Microsoft Office,Word, Excel ,Power Point English ( Professional C-1) , Dutch ( Beginners A-1) , Hindi ( Mother Language)

CONTENTS

ACADEMIC - A CITY FINDS ITS WATER OASIS - LUMIÈRE PAVILION - MODULAR TOWER

PROFESSIONAL - HOUSE KP - THE ANCHOR MISCELLANEOUS - MODEL MAKING - BUILDING WITH EARTH - GRAPHIC DESIGN - ACADEMIC RESEARCH PAPERS

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

A CITY FINDS ITS WATER OASIS RE IMAGINING BANGALORE’S LARGEST LAKE

MSc Thesis

Mentors : David Gianotten Maarten Willems Barbara Kuit

Bangalore, a city that is constantly facing economic growth and development at a fast pace, is currently facing a water crisis that is growing at an equally rapid rate.

The city’s natural groundwater levels are depleting. However, natural water resources are not being replenished at the same rate as they are being extracted. Meanwhile, other potential sources of water such as lakes are heavily polluted to the point where they are unsafe to come into contact with.

One such lake, Bellandur Lake, is the study area in this project.

Due to the amount of methane and sewage content in the lake, the water caught fire in 2017, spreading hazardous fumes into the atmosphere.

The aim of this thesis is to reconnect a disengaged community to its lake by proposing a master plan enclosing functions that enhance the quality of life of the community residing around it as well as treat the polluted water.

THE INCIDENT The lake caught fire in 2015 and 2017 due to the high amount of human sewage waste that was pumped in from the surrounding residential settlements.

Sewage treatment -outlet into lake

Encroachment Site Situation

2017 Buffer Zone de - silting Site Situation

2020 Pipelines Diverted

What are the factors resulting in low quality of life of the citizens?

Who are the stake holders of the lake?

PROPOSAL AIM

UPLIFTING & ENGAGING COMMUNITY AROUND WATER

WHO? Residents around the lake & citizens of the city

WHAT?

WHY?

Bangalore’s largest lake : Bellandur

Improve quality of life and resolve water issues

HOW?

TREATMENT PARK

Impact on the immediate residents around the lake

LEISURE GARDEN

Catering to the city and its people

MASTER PLAN PROPOSAL

Scale / 1 : 10000

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TREATMENT PARK ZOOM IN

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TREATMENT PARK

IMPROVES QUALITY OF LIFE OF IMMEDIATE RESIDENTS ALONG THE LAKE

Plazas for interaction

Interact with nature

Steps to water

Water treatment springs

Pathways

Space to meditate

How does the waste water get treated?

A typology of de - centralized waste water treatment spring .

Wet land

Public plaza

Pergola Walkway

Fig : section of treatment spring

Above ground - aerobic treatment

Wet Land

Pathway Steps

The typology of a ‘treatment spring’ was created, that treats the water using two biological methods; underground aerobic and above ground an aerobic treatment.

The simple design of each unit is connected via channels, the typology of treatment springs ( as depicted in the section above) can be added as the demand increases

Fig: plan of treatment spring

Underground - an aerobic treatment

Fig : section of waste water flow from apartments to treatment spring

VIEWS FROM TREATMENT PARK

Space for religious functions

Atmosphere created around treatment spring

Lake front along existing high- rise residential apartments

LEISURE GARDEN Floor plan 1 : 1000

LEISURE GARDEN

COMMUNITY DIALOGUE AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES FOR THE CITY

Recreation Activities Brewery Shopping Village

Cultural Activities Exhibition Space Auditorium

Social Activities Urban farming Urban markets

Spontaneous Activities Amphitheater Public Nooks

CONCEPT The design of the leisure garden is inspired by mughal gardens ; a symbolic typology representing water and leisure found through out the south Asian subcontinent.

The elements found in mughal gardens were derived ( listed below) and further experimented with.

Finally resulting in orthogonal built forms with maneuvering natural flows breaking the rigid orthogonal tension prevalent in the historic typology.

Water channels Garden Built form Pedestrian pathways

BREAK THE TENSION

Connect with nature Pathways

Gourmet Market

Shopping Village

Ro a

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Exhibition Space

Roof top farming

Ro a

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ACCESS ROUTES

Rent-able Boutiques

FUNCTIONS

Shopping Village

Gourmet market + brewery

Gallery space CIRCULATION

Exhibition space

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Cascade Wet land

Pipelines carrying treated water An - aerobic treatment tank

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Sewage t

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e collection tank

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WATER RECYCLING The waste water from the leisure garden is re- cycled via an underground de-centralized system ( section bb) , this treated water flows through the internal spaces , finally entering the lake / wetland.

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VIEWS FROM LEISURE GARDEN

Entry view of leisure garden

Shopping village and maneuvering water channels

Entry courtyard with gourmet market in the backdrop

View of the gourmet market in use

Public accessed roof with planters for roof top farming

View of brewery in use

Shopping village in use

Pathways connected individual boutiques in the shopping village

Walking down the ramp to the exhibition space

View to outdoor entry courtyard

Walking through the gallery space

Musical event in auditorium space

LUMIÈRE PAVILION DISCOVER THE HIDDEN ELEMENT

5th semester 2016

Mentor : Asterios Agkathidis

The brief laid out was to design a temporary pavilion for the Liverpool biennial 2015. The term period of the pavilion would be three months resulting in research on light

Weight materials due to it’s temporary structure, the proposed pavilion intends to create A structure which gathers people to celebrate the city’s art and culture.

THE SITE Church street , residing at the heart of Liverpool is one of the busiest nodes of the city.

It is the city’s commercial and tourist node , receiving thousands of footsteps everyday.

REVEALING THE HIDDEN NATURE The buildings on site display a deceiving character, they use brick for structural purposes , yet, are clad in either stone or metal.

As a result they hide the industrial character of the city.

The hidden element is further used as a concept driver in the proposal.

CONCEPT The site for the pavilion is a pedestrian node in the center of the city, surrounded by commercial shops.

The aim was to conceptually encapsulate the hidden characteristic of the city’s built heritage. The visitor enters the pavilion to an element of surprise.

Finding the form

Hidden element

Does not obstruct pedestrian movement

The journey = Gallery space

Pentagonal form maximizes interactive surfaces

The hidden element = L.E.D Core

Roof

Kinetic facade

Viewing deck

L.E.D core

Gallery

How is the TEMPORARY PAVILION constructed?

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FOUNDATIONS + STEEL FRAME

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CENTRAL STEEL FRAME

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SECONDARY STEEL FRAME

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Dismantlement steel foundation slab supported by temporary pile foundation

Hollow steel section structure with L.E.D structure. Electrical cables are placed within hollow sections

Steel rafters bolted to primary structure

RAMP

Dismantlement steel ramp bolted to steel structure

UPPER DECK

First floor dismantle steel slab anchored and supported by primary steel structure

KINETIC FACADE

Interactive metal sheets pivoted on the steel rafters

VIEWS FROM LUMIÈRE PAVILION

Gallery in use during art display

Looking up at L.E.D core

Walking up the ramp

L.E.D Bulb 150 x 150 mm Hollow steel section

Steel deck Steel I section beam

Steel slab 200 mm

L.E.D Core The visitors enter a light interactive , where they can interact with the light instillation at different levels. The energy generated by the kinetic facade is used to illuminate the core.

Secondary steel frame to support facade

Kinetic facade

150 mm Glazing

Primary steel structure

Kinetic Facade Industrial waste from the city is used to create the metal sheets (20mm) pivoted on the exterior facade. This results in an interactive facade that engages the public to the pavilion along with channeling the high wind speeds the region experiences.

MODULAR TOWER FOR AMSTERDAM ZUIDAS CIRCULAR & MODULAR PROCUREMENT Group work / mock tender / Q1 2019

Mentor : Willem van Dijk

This was a short course conducted in collaboration with Heijmans, the aim of the course was to conduct a mock tender assignment amongst various groups of students.

The task laid out was to design and realize a high rise residential building located in Amsterdam Zuidas, using a circular and modular approach.

A joint venture in collaboration with students from the various other departments within the built environment was set up, my personal role was to realize the architectural, planning and modular design of each unit and the over all tower.

The final proposal is an LOD 200 design of a modular of 73 floors with a construction period of 236 days.

MODULARITY : THE KEY PRINCIPLE Modularity is a key principle in this project. Modularity literally means the degree to which a system’s components may be separated and recombined, often with the benefit of flexibility and variety in use.

To design a building that is entirely modular and can be torn down at the original location and be built up in a different location requires a different mindset compared to traditional

building. All different facets within the design of the building have to change their mindset, think about the architect, structural engineer, electricity- and water specialist, etc.

In this specific project, a modular skyscraper has to be designed. The construction of this building should only take 236 days. To achieve this, the design of the modular system that is applied is crucial.

The external massing of the tower was achieved by placement of the volumes of two types of floor plates.

One measuring 50 x 50 m & the other 50 x 60m, with the circulation core placed in the center.

This 220 m high volume was then punctured into, maximizing the natural daylight obtained by the internal spaces.

TYPE B LUXURIOUS UNITS

TYPE A COMPACT UNITS

COMMERCIAL SPACE

Cross section of residential tower

RAIN WATER HARVESTING IRRIGATION FOR ECOSYSTEM Additional terrace spaces created on the above floors are proposed to have restricted access as they would act as natural water collection points, harvesting the rain water. ( See section 2) This would then irrigate the green walls on the floors below as well as feeding its own wild fauna , creating a holistic ecosystem to live in.

Section showing water collection and flow to internal green wall

View showing modular units and interior green wall

TYPE A / FLOOR PLAN

Unit 1 - 38.2 m2

Unit 2 - 50 m2

5m

5m

5 m x 5m

Unit 1 - 274 m2 TYPE B / FLOOR PLAN

Unit 2 - 240 m2

5 m x 5m 5m

5m

How is each 5m x 5m MODULAR UNIT constructed?

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COLUMNS PLACED

4 columns are placed at a 5-meter span.

These columns are equilateral L-shaped profiles. These profiles have been chosen to simplify the connections between modules. In these profiles, all flanges are easily accessible, and therefore, bolting columns together is easy

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TOP BEAMS

The top beams are connected to the columns as well. This connection is also welded for the same reasons as explained in step 2. The dimension of these beams is smaller compared to the bottom beams because the structural role is less important. These beams should be able to carry the ceiling and perhaps some internal walls. After this step, the basic module is created

2 BASE BEAMS ARE WELDED

The bottom beams are connected to the columns. This connection is welded to increase stability. Furthermore, by welding the connection instead of bolting it, the dimension of one module is fixed.

Hereby, deviations in the dimension of a module are decreased.

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FACADE

Secondary columns for the facade units are attached. Wind load, coming from the facade are translated to the flooring, bottom beams and columns.

In order to this, additional columns are added. Hereby the facade can be attached to 4 columns in total.

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FLOOR SLAB

The flooring is placed on top of the bottom beams. For the flooring, a pre-fabricated concrete floor slab is used. This floor slab can also be produced in the factory. Here, the production can be monitored nicely, and therefore, the concrete quality is high.

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FINISHING

Walls can be placed in a flexible manner between the ceiling and the floor of a module on top of it, there is plenty of room to place piping, electricity, etc. In the bottom beams, holes will be made in the middle of the span to make sure that the piping can reach all units. The finishing of the modules is flexible and can differ based on the design requirements of the interior spaces of each apartment unit.

Render displaying crane system attached to the concrete core.

Render displaying logistics and transportation of modules via channel along the site

PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS

Front elevation courtesy Gareth Hoover

A TRANQUIL HOME IN A DENSE URBAN SETTING HOUSE KP Bangalore / Junior project Architect / 2017

Firm : 1leapingfrog Architects

Situated in Kormangala, one of Bangalore’s premium residential areas, House KP sits in an urban context, with houses built very close to each other. The site is a 60’ X 40’ plot on a street completely shaded by trees.

The clients were a young couple looking for a spacious & tranquil setting in a busy setting of the Indian silicon valley , Bangalore. The project was handed over to the clients in 2017.

Project Role : I worked as the Junior site supervisor and design architect on this residential project. I was in charge of budgeting, client presentations, interior design decisions, electrical drawings and procurement of materials and interior finishes. I was also in-charge of pre paring site construction drawings for both architectural and interior elements.

Published on Arch-daily : https://www.archdaily.com/890219/house-sampada-1leapingfrog-studio

Front view courtesy Gareth Hoover

Internal courtyard courtesy Gareth Hoover

Living room courtesy Gareth Hoover

Reading room courtesy Gareth Hoover

Internal courtyard courtesy Gareth Hoover

The idea behind the house stems from its immediate context of a residential urban scape. With neighbours closing in on all sides, the house turns within for repose. Light is borrowed through the central courtyard and a series of playful but well placed skylights. The form on the first floor modulates itself to respond to the greenery on the house front creating an op-

CROSS SECTION

posing extroverted and uninhibited character when compared to the ground floor. House KP is an architectural project that packs in many different spatial experiences in a small site area.

With varied volumes and a strong relation between the built and the unbuilt in the form of open terraces and courtyards, the house manages to enhance one’s perception of space.

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

Looking below at the double height interior void courtesy Gareth Hoover

View of the planters and internal courtyard.

MISCELLANEOUS PROJECTS

1:1 construction detail model

MODEL MAKING 1:1 SCALE MODEL Re - modeling based on circular economy / Academic course

The course aims to redesign construction detail of an existing building ‘De waterhound’ in Sint truiden, Belgium by Klaararchitectuur.

After detailed analysis of the building the intersecting section between the original wooden roof rafters and the new metal structure was investigated.

The assignment required us to redesign the

Existing wooden beam

Steel I beams

Wooden frame

Wall OSB board

Eindhoven University Of Technology / Feb 2019

detail junction to be 100% sustainable , this required re-proposal of its material build up while maintaining zero waste production.

This reworked detail and design process is documented in the form of a report ( link below) , we were also required to rebuild the new circular construction detail at a 1:1 scale.

Slab structure - wooden I beams + Wood battens

Straw board insulation panels

Full project report on : https://issuu.com/jayaraman.mallika95/docs/engineering_booklet

OSB Board

Wall finishing - Lime plaster Glass wall Floor Finishing - paraquet

Capture from the workshop on preparing locally made adobe bricks

BUILDING WITH EARTH TRAINING IN EARTHEN CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES Vernacular workshop and training in earthen construction techniques / 2018

Earth Institute Auroville / UNESCO head earthen architecture

(Adobe bricks). The various sustainable and vernacular construction techniques were obtained under the guidance of Auroville Earth Institute, Chair head of research in earthen architecture recognized by UNESCO

Rammed Earth

Time spent in Auroville ( A sustainable township in south India) was a significant turning point in my architectural journey. The six months spent there were covered by bioclamatic workshops and sustainable vernacular construction techniques, such as rammed earth wall construction and compressed earth blocks

Wall after compression

Adobe Brick

The frame work

Laying the bricks

Applying the mortar

Architecture as a response to flood resilience This scientific research paper investigates the different approaches when dealing with flood resilience in the Netherlands.

Full paper on : https://issuu.com/jayaraman.mallika95/docs/research_and_methodology

ACADEMIC RESEARCH PAPERS RESEARCH AND ARCHITECTURAL ANALYSIS PAPERS 2018/2019

During my MSc in Architecture, I took up several courses that were research oriented, this covered, scientific papers to typological design analysis reports. I have developed a keen interest in research leading up to an evi-

Eindhoven University Of Technology

dence based approach to architectural design.

Below, are three of my papers/ reports linked.

Research has also contributed to the enhancement of my critical thinking and reasoning.

Built up heritage over time

Types and methods

Typological analysis and historical research on Utrecht’s university library

Typological analysis and design analysis on Louis Kahn’s , Yale center for British art.

Full paper on : https://issuu.com/ jayaraman.mallika95/docs/group_2-_ booklet

Full report on : https://issuu.com/jayaraman.mallika95/docs/types_and_ methods

THANK YOU! jayaraman.mallika95@gmail.com +31 684678886