Portfolio

PORTFOLIO 2007 – 2012 Name – KARTHIK VEMBU NARAYAN Course – Strategic Design Management Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)

K A R T H I K V. N A R AYA N

WORK EXPERIENCE

Leeghwaterstraat 87, 2628 CB, Delft, The Netherlands Ph - +31655684893 Email – karthikvn@gmail.com or karthikvn@outlook.com

PHILIPS RESEARCH, Eindhoven, NL Aug 2012 – present Reference – Aaron Houssian - aaronh@gmail.com - Customer research in NPD - Design and conduct user studies, cognitive mapping - Strategic value proposition Manage facilities operating budget FRANZ ZIEGLER ARCHITECTS, Rotterdam Oct 2012 – present Reference – Franz Ziegler - franz@franzziegler.nl - Branding, Communication, Product Innovation - Track revenues & metrics, drive action plans to address shortfalls - Manage facilities operating budget

Online Portfolio - http://issuu.com/karthikvn/docs/ugp

INTENT In my pursuit to further understand the formal intersections between design, computation and science; apart from academia, I have pushed myself down a path of research, paper publications, internships and entrepreneurial experience

This portfolio is a compendium of my work through architecture, branding, retail design and entrepreneurship

ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERIENCE 1. Dot QA - A Design Solutions Startup Designed interiors for a House and a Restaurant Design consultation and concept development for a number of clients.

2. O2 Treehouse India Ltd. A Tie-Up with O2 Treehouse USA Brand Development, Strategic design, Market positioning

ACHIEVEMENTS RESEARCH PAPERS Published paper in City Changers Conference 2012 Published Paper in the UIA Journal, Tokyo Chapter 2011 Published a Research Paper in the Indian Institute of Architects Journal 2010.

Presented Research papers at UIA Conference, Tokyo and at IIA Conference, Indore and Madurai.

COMPETITIONS Finalists of the International Airport Design, Bangalore Finalist for Transparence 2008, 2009 and 2010.

Selected for the International Tree house Design Competition by Frieder Won the All India Competition on ‘Creating a Design Module for a Sustainable Environment and Role of Policies in achieving it’

MISCELLANEOUS Commissioner of Marketing – VOX Technical Club Inter college activities chairman Was elected to the editorial board of College Journal Committee Won various competitions in Dance, Painting and Basketball with additional hobbies in Sketching, Photography, Extreme Sports, and Swimming.

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES Software - AutoCAD, Revit, 3ds Max, Photoshop, Google Sketchup, Corel Draw, HTML, Flash, Microsoft Office.

Skills - Craft, Drafting and rendering with graphite, ink, watercolor, and colored pencil Modeling Skills - wood, chipboard, foam, and plastic

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS CURRICULUM VITAE

Strategic Design Management (degree expected 2014) Delft Univerity of Technology Honours Programme Bachelor of Architecture CGPA 7.8/10 RV College of engineering Dean’s List

Brand Designer

Freelance

CSTEP-NGIL, Bangalore, India June 2011 - Sept 2011 Researcher Reference - Robin King - robin@cstep.in - Analysis of Urban edges and Urban planning of an area in the city and work on its Urban design alongside a Slum redevelopment project SKCA, Colombo, Sri Lanka Nov 2010 - Jan 2011 Architectural /Construction Consultant Reference - Ar.Shayan Kumaradas - shayan@sltnet.lk -Worked on the Schematics of a new building project.

- Working drawing and detailing of a project from Tender stage.

BALMOND STUDIO, London, UK June 2010 - Nov 2010 Reference - Cecil Balmond - cecil.balmond@arup.com

Architectural Intern

- Concept and Idea development; Data collection, Analysis and surveying - Design, Implementation and execution of parts of the resort under the guidance of Mr. Balmond.

KMA-MICD, Colombo, Sri Lanka June 2009 - Sept 2009 Project Management Intern Reference - Ar. Kaushik Mukherjee - kmarchitects@gmail.com - Completed construction drawings for several projects under the guidance of Ar.Kaushik while learning code, review, detailing, MEP coordination, management with consultants EARTH MATTERS, Bangalore, India June 2008 - Sept 2008 Reference - Ar. Monisha Nandy - monisha@earthmatters.co.in

Design Intern

- Worked on the design of a studio apartment.

- Drawings and 3dmodels on AutoCad and Google Sketchup respectively.

ADVANCED FRAMING June 2007 - Sept 2007 Staff Intern - Studied over 20 homes in four months all over South India as a fast paced initiative.

Gained confidence and familiarity with light frame construction and field work.

Tarantula Web Studio, Bangalore Oct 2009 - Dec 2010 Reference - Manoj Kumar - tarantula.web@gmail.com

Graphic Designer

PROFESSIONAL WORK

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The Stealth Model Treehouse's exterior reflects its surrounding environment rendering the structure invisible. Observe nature like a wildlife photographer you can see out but not in. The treehouse was already zero impact, this takes it one step further.

Product Information – The Sequoia model is currently the largest of our pre designed models and is best suited for activities involving 5 – 8 people. All Sequoia models come standard with a 10.5″ diameter floor plane is 95 sq feet, total diameter of 13′ and peak ceiling height of 10′. All canopy options include 25 windows to fully open or fully enclose the structure. The design is modular and can accommodate your material preferences.

Apart from being a designer for O2 Treehouse, I have also helped in Brand redevelopment, Brand positioning, process and methodology,technical testing and prototyping.

O 2 T r e e h o u s e has been making their clients’ childhood dreams come true since 2005, designing and building beautiful custom treehouses.

Our projects have ranged from bamboo play structure to geodesic greenhouse to a multi unit tree village with rope bridge and zip-line. Our clients use their O2 Treehouses as open air offices, art studios, meditation dens, guest houses, yoga decks, playhouses, teaching centers and more.

No matter what the project, consistent throughout our process is our extreme attention to detail, eco-friendly design and construction, and a commitment to meeting both our clients functional needs and their aesthetic desires.

Whether we are oversears or in our own backyard, we always deliver innovative eye catching structures that make our clients and their friends say, “WOW!” The LEAF HOUSE is the original O2 Treehouse geodesic dome design, dubbed the ‘floating lantern’ by many because of the striking glowing silhouette it poses against the night sky. It is to date still the highest aloft and the lightest structure built by O2 Treehouse. Weighing in at only 1,200 pounds, the Leaf House was kept ultra light by utilizing aluminium struts for the frame and recycled plastic for the flooring, canopy, and basket lift.

This iconic Buckminster Fuller inspired design was the spark that lit the O2 Treehouse flame. The Leaf House’s combination of formal sculptural sensibilities, functional design and environmental sensibility stand as an enduring example of the O2 Treehouse mission, to inspire humanity to reconsider how it can co-exist with nature in aesthetically unique yet sustainable ways.

More Info - http://o2treehouse.com

This unique geodesic shape uses a minimal of materials in the creation of an elegant form. Use in your garden as a sitting area, hang plants or train vines on this structure to create a one of kind garden element..

Product Information Garden domes, come ready to assemble. We have used Doug Fir or Cedar. For execution of these in America but in India , we suggest using Poly treated MDF, Protection coated Plywood or Blue Timber.

D O T Q A is my own entrepreneurial venture

PROJECT 2: INTERIOR DESIGN FOR A HOUSE (Completed)

with an aim of providing design solutions with a focus on building low cost housing and sustainable interior finishes.. The money I generated from my projects were used to provide design solutions to slums in my locality.

Here my brief was to remodel an existing house to a Guest House. I designed the space along the lines of a studio apartment

PROJECT 1: RESTAURANT INTERIOR (Completed)

The idea was to create two different entities inside the environment connected by the sense of vitality catering to both a Fine Dine Experience as well as a Lounge Camry. Since the need was to address two different setups a unique system of connect was introduced without creating a jargon or a chaotic approach.

Concept development

Final renders

PROJECT : PATHE ON THE MOVE (Under Construction) The assignment was to reposition Pathe – one of the biggest distributors of cinema in the Netherlands and France – reupdate their portfolio and help them win back customers who are slowly moving out to younger and more creative movie offerings. My idea for them was to create a POP UP MOVIE stall which travels from town to town on designated days and sets base to screen movies. A fine dining option with your own private space that you could hire with your family or friends, enjoy a meal, choose a movie of your choice to watch.

This project involved a lot customer research at the beginning followed by a deep understanding of what the brand stood for, the corporate identity, vision and mission etc.

PROJECT WITH SHAYAN KUMARADASS CHARTERED ARCHITECTS (SKCA), SRI LANKA The teamwork, informal environment and the informal working style gave me a very interesting outlook to designing space. The learning facilitated me to apply coherent technological principles with steadily enthused towards increasing user experience.

Here I got to work on code review, detailing, MEP coordination, attend progress meetings and work with consultants. I also got to work on the schematics of a new building project, drawing and detailing of this project from tender stage

PHISICAL MODELS

STUDY/ CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT MODELS

PROJECT : HOTEL/BAKERY DESIGN (Under Construction)

Here the brief was to design a hotel with a bakery, with the site being located on a highway. I was given the task of design development and detailing.

FRONT ELEVATION

SIDE ELEVATION

PLAN LEVEL 1

PLAN LEVEL 2

PLAN LEVEL 3

SECTION AA CONCEPT MODELING

ACADEMIC WORK/COMPETITIONS

SEMESTER 5: HOUSING PROJECT

UNIT PLAN LEVEL 1

SITE PLAN

UNIT PLAN LEVEL 2

This was a Housing Project where I decided to play with the psychology of the user and mapped out circular forms, free flowing circulation patterns throughout and incorporating design elements that bridge the gap between the inside and outside.

SEMESTER 4: BIODIVERSITY CENTER In this project I got to design a Bio Diversity Center. .My idea was related to the interrelationships and interdependences that exist in nature. One failing would hurt the entire system. So I wanted to incorporate Interdependence as a key factor in my design and this should be predominantly visible to the passerby. The semester was more to understand the design process and development.

INITIAL IDEAS

FINAL MODEL

My idea was to create a metaphorical expression on site and let all the animals walk freely below as architects we need to be sensitive to all living creatures.

The human circulation here is restricted rather than the animals; The intersecting levels pave an interesting story on site.

SECTION 1

IDEA DEVELOPMENT

SEMESTER 8: VETERINARY INSTITUTE

PLAN AT 4m

PLAN AT 9m

ELEVATION 1

SECTION 2

PLAN AT 15m

ELEVATION 2

Together with public interfaces we might change people’s perceptions so they will feel more welcome to take part. Creating an interface between the virtual and real world’s thus engaging people. This theater of knowledge providing an immerse world of knowledge in an exciting world of virtual information. A science museum or a science centre is a museum devoted primarily to science. Older science museums tended to concentrate on static displays of objects related to natural history, paleontology, geology, industry and industrial machinery, etc. Modern trends in museology have broadened the range of subject matter and introduced many interactive exhibits.

SEMESTER 10/ THESIS – SCIENCE AND TECH MUSEUM Our world today is like an origami, constantly folding on into itself bringing distances closer together till essentially everywhere is here. Knowledge and Information are always changing from the Industrial age to the Information age to the Network age. A book as a traditional source of information is housed in a library and thousands of archived books are quickly being converted into digital data. This cloud of virtual data can be shared by people all over. Hence places where we access information are changing too. Cell phones laptops etc can be used. Thousands of people in the developing world suffer from a digital divide. Can we narrow this divide by revisiting the civic space for the benefitting culture of use. The library now can be used to increase awareness about the new information of technology so that people will know how it will benefit them. Should be free so that everyone has access.

CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT

SECTIONS

PLANS

SEMESTER 6: TO RESTORE AN OLD BUILDING LOCATION : PROMENADE ROAD, FRAZER TOWN, BANGALORE. HISTORY OF THE BUILDING: THE BUILDING WAS USED AS A HOUSE SINCE THE PRE INDEPENDENCE OF INDIA. THE BUILDING HAS UNDERGONE A NUMBER OF MINOR RENOVATIONS SINCE THEN. THE PRESENT STATE OF THE BUILDING : THE BUILDING IS IN RUINS AND HAS BEEN UNDER LITIGATION OF OVER 20 YEARS. EMPHASIS ON THE LOCATION: THE BUILDING IS SITUATED IN BETWEEN EIGHT HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOLS. RESTORATION AND EXTENSION : TO RESTORE THE BUILDING AND CREATE A ACTIVITY CENTRE FOR THE STUDENTS FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS. THE ACTIVITY CENTRE WILL CONSIST OF DISPLAY AREA: IT CONSISTS OF A OUTDOOR AND INDOOR EXHIBITION. THIS WILL HELP THE STUDENTS EXHIBIT THEIR WORKS, EITHER LITERATURE OR ARTS. DANCE AND MUSIC STUDIO: SPACE TO PROVIDE REHEARSALS AND ALSO CONDUCT CLASSES IN DANCE AND MUSIC. AMPHITHEATRE: SPACE TO HAVE FUNCTIONS AND CONCERTS.

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FIRST FLOOR SECTIONAL VIEW

GROUND FLOOR SECTIONAL VIEW

REAR AERIAL VIEW

SECOND FLOOR SECTIONAL VIEW

RESTORATION: THE MAIN BUILDING AND THE SERVANT’S BUILDING DESCRIPTION THE BUILDING HAS TWO PARTS, THE MAIN BUILDING AND SERVANTS QUARTERS WITH A STORE.

ENTRANCE

QUARTERS ARE CONNECTED BY THE OUTER EXHIBITION AREA. THE MAIN BUILDING IS CONVERTED INTO AN INDOOR EXHIBITION AREA. EXTENSION: JUST ON THE REAR END OF THE MAIN BUILDING BETWEEN THE INDOOR AND THE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION AREAS, THERE ARE GALLERIES ON THE THREE LEVELS, SUPPORTED BY A PARALLEL WALL OF 10 METERS HIGH, SERVING AS A BACKDROP TO THE EXISTING MAIN BUILDING (INDOOR EXHIBITION AREA). THE WALLS OF THE BUILDING AND FRONT FAÇADE ARE PRESERVED AND RESTORED. EXTENSION TO THE BUILDING OUTDOOR EXHIBITION, GALLERIES AND AN AMPHITHEATRE. RENOVATION: THE ROOFS ARE DESIGNED AND RECONSTRUCTED TO FACILITATE EXHIBITION.

INDOOR DIPLAY AREA DANCE STUDIO AMPHITHEATRE STORE

FRONT ELEVATION

PANTRY AND RESTAURANT

MAIN BUILDING

INDOOR COURTS

SERVANT QUARTERS AND STORE

RESTROOMS

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EXISTING BUILDING PLAN

FRONT ELEVATION FROM THE EAST

REAR ELEVATION

VIEW OF THE MULTILEVEL GALLERY, RESTAURANT, OUTDOOR EXHIBITION

VIEW OF MULTILEVEL GALLERY

VIEW OF RESTAURANT AND OUTDOOR EXHIBITION

VIEW OF RESTAURANT AND OUTDOOR EXHIBITION

The design is MODULAR and can be repeated.

Future growth is only vertical.

TRANSIT ZONE

COMPETITION PROJECT: AIRPORT PLAZA DESIGN

The central plaza consists of two levels: Plaza one – acts as a congregation space and movement of transit passengers of different destinations for the easy movement of people.

Plaza two – is a leisure space.

The AEROTROPOLIS is a city designed specially for an Airport, and specifically, for the Bengaluru International Airport.

The CENTRAL CORRIDOR and the CENTRAL PLAZA are unique to an airport, as is the pattern of growth envisioned for this place- controlled, customized and streamlined.

This project attempts to explore the new architectural possibilities and also seeks to evolve a prototypical model for the growth of a city in the 21st century.

AEROTROPOLIS - VISIONAIR’10

Typical Indian street culture- TEMPORAL NATURE

C A P S U L E

Comprises of 3 main functions: WORK-STAY LEISURE. Envisioned as individual plots for large companies and capsules for smaller ventures.

IT SECTOR

Sustainability in terms of RESOURCES localization of Parking and Services.

TRANSLUCENT DOMES lighting the monorail station underground.

Plaza 1 connects the people from the terminals directly to the taxi stands, mono-rail & bus stations .

A micro campus with interconnecting pedestrian corridors, inter- green spaces flowing into one another and formal congregation squares.

Section thru the Central Area

The presence of the water body in the Central Plaza automatically reduces the temperature of the surroundings.

It also contributes to the reduction of large percentage of cooling load on the AC for this area.

The system further economizes on energy by using the WATER BODY AS HEAT SINK.

CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT

Space for head offices of major Indian and foreign IT companies.

Dedicated to the Silicon Valley of India.

ZONING PLAN Sustainability in terms of ENVIRONMENT: •Provision of Green spaces a regular intervals.

•Proposal for the creation of Sky Gardens and Green roofs .

•Scope for vertical growth.

SHOPPING AVENUE

Visual and Physical CONNECTIVITY. Interconnecting and Overhanging Built Form; recessed open spaces.

INFORMAL CONGREGATION, connecting Squares and Landscaped Courtyards.

ENTERTAINMENT and RECREATION HUB of the Aerotropolis.

Central Courtyard and surrounding Verandahs.

GARDEN SQUARE

View of the AMPHITHEATRE

View of the Commercial Complex and Park Square

View of the AMPHITHEATRE

PEDESTRIIAN CORRIDOR

View of the SHOPPING AVENUE

Culmination point of major streets and CONGREGATION AREA for Commercial Area.

COMPETITION PROJECT: MUSIC PAVILLION To design a music lounge to facilitate music listening and cultivate music culture among stressed out working individuals in offices. The lounge redefines music listening and experience. A space for exhibiting talents and to conduct program among individuals The concept was evolved to form single a continuous ribbon module entire module is made out of a single continuous running block of same thickness forming the modules The MUSIC LOUNGE is divided into four spaces PERFORMANCE SPACE For live bands to perform. this area will accommodate a convertible stage/dais for 2 performers. while not in use it can be used as a interactive seating space INTERACTIVE SPACE This area provides interaction between individuals while listening to music played in the music lounge SOLITARY SPACE For individual music listening where music is experienced in isolation SEMI SOLITARY SPACE Includes flexibility for both solitary environment and interactive space. the semi solitary space provides reading and relaxing space also

The primary module is the main single module which forms the basic structure or the skeletal framework providing support to the secondary module The secondary modules is interior framework of the design unit. the interior is broken into two or three modules. the modules are broken according to interactive and solitary spaces.

PROJECT:MODELING OF FAMILY VILLA

The entire design is split into two main parts. a prototype is developed for an flexible design according to the requirements of the offices. The prototype is split into two modules primary module and secondary modules

CONCEPTS

PROJECT: DESIGN AND EXECUTION OF THE MAIN KITCHEN This project involved design and execution of parts of the resort in PUTTALUM, SRI LANKA. Under the guidance of Cecil BALMOND STUDIO, London

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My approach was to take a porous object like a cuboid and map out the wind flow through it at different points of the day and different seasons I came up with a variety of options to work with. I narrowed this down by mapping out the seasons where you have the strongest and weakest wind flows.

RISE AND FALL OF

2. Hybrid Thinking - A paper on a new approach to design and the paradigm of design philosophy by amalgamating various talents and ideals from a wide pool of skill sets benefitting an information oriented society of the future.Hybrid thinking and Hybrid Approach integrates the concept of design thinking and design approach with other ways of thinking in order to take on simultaneous problems in design related transformation, innovation and strategy.

I went on to present this paper at the UIA conference in Tokyo in September.

Author - Karthik V Narayan UIA Journal - Tokyo Chapter 2011

Idea evolution

Role of Policies

Final Massing model

1. Rise and Fall of Modernism - "Modernism stands for a certain approach, a set of rules.

There is the notion of the Zeitgeist – the spirit of the age. According to the theory of Zeitgeist, those aspects of life which are new – industrialisation, mass production, aeroplanes, cars, new materials – create a sort of modernity of spirit which it is necessary for art and architecture to respond to."

I went on to present this paper at the Thiagarajar College of Engineering at Madurai and at the Indian Institute of Architects Conference at Indore the same year Author - Karthik V Narayan IIA Journal YAF - 2010

3. Role of Policies in achieving a Sustainable built environment - The impact of sustainable entities and environments on human mind, society and ecology, the unfortunate misinterpretations, policies necessary to implement this and a design module to work with.

Author - Karthik V Narayan IIA Journal 2011

Sketches

COMPETITION PROJECT : ICONIC CITY CENTER The project was to design a convention center that is iconic to the city. The exercise was idea based and form oriented. My design evolved from the wind pattern across different seasons around the site given to us.

PAPER PUBLICATIONS The architectural research I involved myself in has indeed paved a very interesting path in my learning. Presenting my papers at the respective conferences helped me garner a lot of feedback that served as a medium for improvement.

Painting takes me to a world beyond my kitch of everyday life. I did this painting as my attempt to look at the beyond.

PAINTING

I dream a lot. I do more painting when I'm not painting. It's in the subconscious.

- Andrew Wyeth

SKETCHES

PARAMETRIC AND 3D MODELLING

GRAPHIC DESIGNS/DIGITAL ART

PRODUCT DESIGNS

PHOTOGRAPHY Lighting Design

Transformable Chair

Installations for a Kid’s Room