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DI RECTOR’ S RESI DENCE-RUSSI A

KI NDERGARTEN DESI GN-CHENNAI

CHEM BAGATHOZHUKUDI -I DUKKI

LUXURY APARTM ENTS-CHENNAI

SELECTED W ORKS 2016-2019

A C A D E M IC S

C O N T EN T S

MOONCEPTI ON

A TARKOVSKY RETREAT

VOLUMEZERO COMPETI TI ON

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05

OFFI CE

HOUSE

VI CECHANCELLOR ADMI N

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ARCHDI AS COMPETI TI ON

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APARTMENT

ANAL YZE

SUIGENERI S TOW ER

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TI MEPROBLEM

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RURALS 04

CHEMBAGATHOZHUKUDI

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OTHER W ORKS

C O M P E T IT IO N S

RESI DENCE

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EMI NENCE -A TARKOVSKY RETREAT ANAL YSI NG THE CHARACTER OF A DI RECTOR AND DESI GNI NG A RETREAT FOR HI S FAMI L Y ( A FAMI L Y OF OLD AND YOUNG COUPLE)

BA SI CV OL UM

DI RECTI ON

I NSPI RATI ON

SUBTRACTI NG A SOLI D, MAKI NG THESPACES MORECROSSVENTI LATED AND SETTO GETMORE NATURALLI GHTS

G N U O Y IR PA

SI TE:YURYEVETSKY A PLACE EMI NENCED ABOVE THE VOLGA RI VER, PATCHED W I TH RI CH SCENI C BEAUTY,GRADUALL Y COVERED BY CONTOURS W I TH MORE BREEZE AND HOLI STI C VI EW S

THEBASI C VOLUMEOF THESTRUCTUREI S ZONED ATTW O PLANES W HI CH SECLUDES THEDI RECTOR AND FAMI L Y

E C A R R TE

SECLUSI ON

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VERTI CALCONNECT

CHARACTER I LLUSTRATI ON OFTHEFAMOUS RUSSI AN DI RECTOR -ANDREITARKOVSKY

SU BT RA CT

VI EW

PO I NT S

CREATI NG VOI DS TO CREATEMOREVI EW POI NTS AND TO CAPTURE THESCENI C BEAUTY AROUND THESI TE

SO LA RR ES PO NS E

PROTRUDI NG SHADES FOR OPENI NGS CORRESPONDI NG TO SUN ANGLES

A’

B

TOI LET KI TCHEN

B’

TOI LET KI TCHEN

BEDROOM

BEDROOM

TOI LET TOI LET

LI VI NG CUM DI NI NG MASTER BEDROOM

TOI LET TOI LET

LI VI NG CUM DI NI NG MASTER BEDROOM

A

02

VI CE CHANCELLOR OFFI CE ANAL YSI NG W ORK PATTERN OF W ORKERS AND DESI GNI NG W ORKSPACES W I TH MORE FLEXI BLE SPACES AND CONNECTI NG I T THROUGH FORM AND FUNCTI ON

CONVERTI NG THEUSUAL W ORKFLOW I NTO I NTERACTI VE NETW ORKI NG PATTERN

SOLVI NG THEW ORKFLOW I SSUETHROUGH SPATI AL ORI ENTATI ONS AND ADJUSTMENTS AND MAKI NG THE FLOORS MORECONNECTED TO EACH OTHER

E R TU C U TR S F O O R

+ I NDUVI DUALI TY BURDEN

PEER W ORK PRESSURE

NETW ORKI NG

TE A IV R P

+ I NTERACTI VECONNECT

BASI C VOLUMEOFTHE STRUCTURE

STACKI NG UPFLOORS BASED ON LEVELS OFPRI VACY

TE A IV R P D N A M E S C LI B U P I-

SI TE:ANNA UNI VERSI TY,CHENNAI .

THESI TEHAS A MI CRO CLI MATE,MUCH COOLER THAN THECI TY.W HI CH I N SENSEHAS A GOOD ENVI RONMENTAROUND THESI TE

C LI B U P I-

SYMMETRI CALPUSH AND PULLFOR MUTUALSHADI NG AND VI SUALCONNECT

M E S

CREATI NG A BREATHABLESPACE

ADYAR

D N A M E S

SI TE

C LI B U P

GUI NDY

LI FTS

ADYAR RI VER

C LI B U P I-

OPENI NG UPA COURTYARD W HI CH CONNECTS THEVOLUMES I N

CREATI NG HI ERARCHI ALLEVELS AND MASSI VEELEMENTS

AUTOMATED/ MANUALL Y ADJUSTABLE VERTI CALLOUVRES AS FACADEELEMENTS CONNECTED TO SOLAR PANELS

SI DEFACADES W HI CH CONTRACTS AND EXPANDS ACCORDI NGL Y TO THEAMOUNT OFSUNLI GHTAND HEAT GRAND ENTRY

LI GHTW ELLS FOR NATURALLI GHTI NG I NSI DE THESTRUCTURE

CREATI NG BREAK OUT SPACES FOR LEI SURE

COURTYARD

LARGEI N AND OUTSPACES FOR OPENNESS AND I NTERACTI ON

DETAI LOFFACADE SHOW I NG THE AMOUNTOFLI GHT AND HEATFALL AND THE TRANSFORMATI ON OFFACADE

AS SOON AS THE HEATFALLI NG N THE FACADE,I TTENDS TO I TS EXTENT, PROVI DI NG SHADE WI THOUTANY REQUI RED ENERGY

E SPAC SURE LEI

PATTERN OFTHE FACADE,W HEN THEREI S NO LI GHT FALL.THI S CAN BE MANUALL Y OPENED AS LI KETHESHADE BLI NDS I N WI NDOW S

E SPAC SURE LEI

PACE NG S NI DI E COR RD RTYA COU Y LOBB

E ANC ENTR

GROUND FLOOR

FI RSTFLOOR

SECOND FLOOR

THI RD FLOOR

03

SUIGENERI S TOW ER A LUXURY APARTMENTDESI GN W HERETHE DESI GN MEETS LUXURY AND CONVENI ENCE AND CONVERGES W I TH THESUBTLE ENVI RONMENT

IN D O O R

L O O P

P LA Y

IN .G Y M

N A S IU M

THEI DEA OFI NTEGRATI NG THE I NHABI TANTS I NTO AN I NTERACTI VE AND LI VEPLATFORM

BASI C VOLUMEOFTHESTRUCTURE, SPLI TTED FOR CREATI NG A CENTRAL OPEN SPACE,CONNENCTED BY CORES AND CORRI DORS LUXURY

I NTERACTI ON

R O ID R R O C

I NTERGRATI NG

LI FTS

FI RECORE

STAI RS

SEPARATI NG THEUNI TS BOTH HORI ZONTALL Y AND VERTI CALL Y

i i HK 4B

SI TE

i HK 4B

S IT E

BOATCLUB

SUBTRACTI NG THEVOLUMES I N ORDER TO ACHI EVEMORELI GHT AND W I ND AND CREATI NG ALTERNATI VEGREEN BALCONI ES

E N TR A N C E

HK 3B BHK 2

ES TI I EN AM i i i HK 4B

S PA C E

HK 3B BHK 2

O P E N

HK 3B BHK 2

S TI LT PA R K IN G

SI TE:BOATCLUB,CHENNAI .

THESI TEI S LOCATED ON A GRAND AREA,W I TH MOREVEGETATI ONS AND MI CRO CLI MATE.

GUI NDY

ADYAR RI VER

I N

AUTOMATED/MANUALL Y ADJUSTABLEBRI SESOLEI L AS FACADEELEMENTS CONNECTED TO SOLAR PANELS

OPEN GREEN SPACE,W HI CH ACTS AS A COURTYARD,A PLAY AREA AND A BUFFER TO THETW O VOLUMES

GARDEN SPACEI N ALTERNATEFLOORS FOR MOREI NTAKEOFBREEZEI NTO THEBUI LDI NG

MOVABLE BRI SE SOLEI LS W ERE USED AS FACADE ELEMENTS, W HI CH REDUCES THE HEAT FALL I NTO THE BUI LDI NG JUST BY ADJUSTI NG I T ACCORDI NG TO SOLAR ANGLESAND CAN ACTASA LI GHTFI LTERATI ON SCREEN,W HI CH ALSO GI VES AN OVERALL LANGUAGETO THEBUI LDI NG

GROUND FLOOR

FI RSTFLOOR

SECOND FLOOR

SEVENTH FLOOR

04

RURALS -CHEMPAKATHOZHUKUDI DOCUMENTATI ON OF A RURALAREA BY UNDERSTANDI NG THEORI GI NATI ON,CULTURE, EXI STENCEAND ARCHI TECTURALHI STORY

TAMI LNADUKERELA BORDER

I DUKKI FROM THE FI ELDS OF MADURAI ,AN UNI QUE COMMUNI TY TRANSFERRED THROUGH THEDENSEFORESTTO REACH KERALA.MUTHUVANSASTHEYW ERECALLED DUETO THEI R SELFLESS ACTOFCARRYI NG THEMEENAKSHIAMMAN STATUEON THEI R BACK DURI NG CRI SES W ERE FORCE TO MI GRATE FROM THEI R NATI VE LAND DUE TO THE FI ERCEFULLATTACK FROM NEI GHBOURI NG KI NGDOMS.

MUTHUVAN KUDII S LOCATED ALONG THE W ESTERN GHATS OF I DUKKIDI STRI CT.I TI S SI TUATED ON THE WAY TOWARDS BODI METTU – SURI YANALLIHI GHWAY ROAD. ANAI YARANGAL DAM I S THE NEAR BY RESERVOI R TO I T.

HOUSESAREBUI LTI N CLUSTER FORMATSUCH A WAY THAT BETW EEN TW O OR THREE HOUSES THERE ARE OPEN SPACES. OPEN SPACES PROVI DE THE COMMUNI TY MEMBERS WI TH LARGER RECREATI ONAL AREAS AND CREATES A SENSE OF OPENESS THAT MANY PEOPLEDESI RE.

MUTHUVANS FOLLOW STRONG SOCI AL STRUCTURE W HI CH HAS DI VI SI ONS OFSI X CLANS, AND LI VE BASED ON THE HEI RARCHY OF THOSE CLANS.THE SETTLEMENTHAS DEVELOPED ALONG THE CONTOURS OF THE VI LLAGE THE ROAD THAT CONNECTS THEVI LLAGEW I TH THEMAI NROAD.

C O M P E T IT IO N S

M OONCEPTI ON HOUSE

M O O N C E P T IO N

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Moonhasnoat mospher et opr ot ecti tf r om t hehar mf ulsunl i ght .

I thasdai l yswi ngsi nt emper at ur e.

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Wat ersuppl ycan be obt ai ned f r om l unardustbyheat i ng i twi t h hydr ogen gas.

Mi ni ng ofdustand r egol i t h.Wat erext r act edf r om t hel unarsur f acescanbespl i ti nt ohydr ogenandoxygenbyel ect r ol ysi s.

Si l i consar eused t omake gl ass whi ch can be used t o make smoot ht ough sur f aces.

Some oft he uses ar e:Oxygen pr esenti nl unarsoi lcan be obt ai nedMA ALS: Aer oponi csAer ogel sur f acesWat er Rocket f uel Bui l di ngs coul d be const r uct ed usi ng geomet r i c M TERI f r amewor ksshi ppedf r om ear t h.

CORE

SHACKEL TON CRATER ( SOUTH POLE)

ZONED AS PER THE LEVELOF RADI ATI ON AND SECURI TY , CONNECTED BY A CENTRALCORE, WI TH ALLSPATI ALARRANGEMENTS

OBSERVATORY AV & EXHI BI TI ON AREA

FUTURE COLONI ZATI ON ENTRANCE

LI FT -ENTRANCE

ROVER PARKI NG

GREEN SPACE

RESEARCH CENTRE I NSI DE THE CRATER

SLEEPI NG AREA

SPACE PLANNI NG ABOVE THE SURFACE

OBSERVATORY

LI FT

SLEEPI NG AREA

MEDI C

RESTROOM

CREW SUI TS

LI GHT W ELL

SPACE PLANNI NG I NSI DE THE CRATER RESEARCH AREA

LI VI NG AREA

DI NI NG

GREEN HOUSE

PROJECTED RAVEL

XPLORE

I SCOVER

W ATER STORAGE

A SPACE OFSERENE CALMNESS,FREE FROM EMOTI ONAL DI STURBANCE AND ANXI ETY, FEELI NG AND ENJOYI NG THETRANQUI LLI TY

THE HOUSE COMPETI TI ON -TH807 352

I NI TI ALVOLUMEOFTHE STRUCTURE,W HI CH SEPARATES THEBASI C PRI VACY FOR THEFAMI L Y

E R TU C U TR S F O O R

SUBTRACTI NG THEGARAGE, ENTRANCES,BALCONI ES W I TH SOLI D AND VOI DI TERATI ONS

GETTI NG OUTFROM A REGULAR ROUTI NE OF A ROBOTI C STRESSED LI FE AND SHI FTI NG I T I NTO A SERENESCENETO TAKEA PAUSEAND ENJOYI NG THELI VI NG

R O O FL T S R FI

CREATI NG A OPEN GLASS FACADETO EMBRACETHE NATURALFEATURES I NTO THELI VI NG BUI LTSPACE

SI TE:DANDELI ,I NDI A A PLACEW I TH LUSHFULGREEN PATCHES FALLI NG UNDER SMALLHI LLS W I TH BLI SSFULVI EW S AND SERENEBEAUTY

SI TE

DANDELI

R O O FL

R. KALI

D N U O R G

KOGI LBAN

COVERI NG THESTRUCTURE WI TH A SLOPED ROOFTO BE AESTHETI CALL Y PLEASI NG AND TO BLEND W I TH THECONTEXT

A’

B’

A

B

GROUND FLOOR

FI RSTFLOOR

SECTI ON AA’

SECTI ON BB’

SLOPED ROOF

FI RSTFLOOR

GROUND FLOOR

PLI NTH

FRONTELEVATI ON

SI DEELEVATI ON

A’

B

B’

A

SECTI ON AA’

SECTI ON BB’

PLAN

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B

B’

A

SECTI ON AA’

SECTI ON BB’

PLAN

-A HYPOTHETI CALSI TEANAL YSI S

BUS STOP

VEHI CULAR AND PEDESTRI AN FOOTPRI NTS

THE SI TE HAS A BUS STOP NEAR TO I T, W HI CH MAKES THE SI TE MORE CONNECTED TO THE PUBLI C

PRI MARY NODES

I LLUSTRATI NG A MASSTOVOI D RELATI ONSHI P AN ANAL YSI NG THE FABRI C OF AN URBAN STRUCTUR 1 04 m

EV EN IN G -5

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NG-6 TO 8 MORNI

NOI SE I NCOMES TO THE SI TE

7.

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BUFFER ZONE

BUFFER ZONE

BUFFER ZONE

TRAFFI C SPOTS

SUN PATH AND SHADOW ANAL YSI S

THE SI TE GETS 1 0m SETBACKS ALL AROUND FOR FUTURE EXPANSI ONS AND TO GET MORE BUFFER FROM THE TRAFFI C

70 m

NOI SE AND BUFFERS 32m 1 98 m

ENTRY FROM THE SI DE FOR VEHI CLES

VULNERABLE ZONE

COMFORT ZONE

SEA BREEZE

ENTRY FROM THE HI GH-RI SE ZONE

SEASONALW I NDS

WI ND MOVEMENT

LESS VEHI CULAR ENTRY FOR TRAFFI C CONTROL

SI TE ENTRY

PEDESTRI AN VEHI CLES

DUE TO HEAVY TRAFFI CI N THE CROSS JUNCTI ON, THE SI TE HAS ENTRY THROUGH I T’ S SI DE,W HI CH CONTROLS THE I NCOMI NG TRAFFI C TO THE SI TE.

1 35 m

SI TE DETAI LS

AND RE.

SW O T STRENGTH STRATEGI C LOCATI ON OF SI TE BESI DE THE MAI N ROAD I NCREASES I TS VI SI BI LI TY TO PASSERBY. THE SEA VI EW OPPOSI TE ENHANCES THE QUALI TY AND PROVI DES ENOUGH BREEZE AND VI EW S FOR THE SI TE. C PRESENCE OFPUBLI TRANSPORT NEARBY GI VES MORE CONVENI ENCE TO PUBLI C’ S ACCESS.

- A N A LY S IS OPPURTUNI TI ES

W EAKNESS NOI SE DUE TO TRAFFI C AND CONJESTI ONS DUE TO PEDESTRI AN CROW D.

LOCATED BETW EEN DI FFERENT SPACES,W HI CH CREATES PUBLI C ATTENTI ON.

THE SI TE DOESN’ T HAVE ANY TALLBUI LDI NGS TO I TS W EST SI DE,NO SHADI NG W AS PRESENT I N THE HOTTER SI DE.

MORE EASE TO ACCESS.

CONDI TI ON OFAI R CAN BE POLLUTED DUE TO TRAFFI C AND CONJESTI ONS. MORE SEA BREEZE COULD CAUSE HUMI DI TY I NSI DE THE SI TE.

MORE VI EW S TO AND FOR THE SI TE.

SI TE GETS HOT I N SUMMER DUE TO MORE DI RECT EXPOSURE.

MI D-RI SE AND HI GH-RI SE

THE LOCATI ON OFSI TE FALLS UNDER THE HI GH-RI SE AND LOW -RI SE ZONES,W HI CH GETS NOTED FROM BOTH ZONES.

THREATS

HI GH-RI SE

RECREATI ONAL LEI SURE

MI D-RI SE

EDUCATI ONAL PUBLI C I NDUSTRI ES-LOW MI D-RI SE

LOW -RI SE

COMMERCI AL RETAI L

OFFI CE RESEARCH COW ORKI NGS

I NDUSTRI ES, FACTORI ES

AND

O T H ER W O R K S PARAM ETRI C FURNI TURE DI STORTED STRATUM S PHYSI CAL M ODELS PHOTOGRAPHY ARTW ORKS

EXPLORATI ON ON FORM

PARAMETRI C BENCH

RANDOMI ZATI ON ON FORM

DI STORTED STRATUMS

OFFI CE

RURALS

STABI LI TY

RURALS

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