Undergraduate Portfolio

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO Neethu raveendran

2022

HI !

I am a recent Bachelor of Architecture (5 years) graduate from the College of Architecture, Trivandrum, India. Growing up, I have lived in various countries and have been to multiple schools, always associated myself with numerous people from different backgrounds. This has contributed to me being curious about various settlements and how uniquely and intricately tied architecture is with our day-to-day life.

I always strive to constantly engage myself in learning and development, as I believe constant knowledge is vital for being an architect. I am a quick learner, a team player, and efficient in my work, which has been reflected in all my endeavors.

NEETHU RAVEENDRAN JU N I O R AR C H IT ECT

WO R K EX P ER I E NC E

+91 8113071502 neethurav@gmail.com Kasaragod, Kerala, India

E D UCA T IO N

M KUMAR ARCHITECTS JUNIOR ARCHITECT | 6 Months Kannur, India | 2021- 2022 Worked mainly in designing puplic infrastructure including auditoriums- Drafting, 3D Modeling and Detailing.

BACHELOR DEGREE College of Architecture Trivandrum, India 2016-2021

PETRARCH / INGENIO INTERN | 7 Months Bangalore, India | 2019 Worked mainly in designing Educational institutions- Designing of Lab blocks, Staff rooms, Drafting, 3D modeling and Detailing.

HIGH SCHOOL Chinamaya Vidhyalaya Kannur, India 2014-2016

WO R KSH O P S

E X T R A CUR R ICUL A R

HUMAN SETTLEMENT AND OCCUPATION ALONG CHITPUR STREET- 2 Weeks Indo- French workshop, Chitpur- Kolkata, India | 2020 METAGREEN DIMENSIONS- 2 Weeks College of Architecture-Kerala,India | 2020, 2017 INTRODUCTION TO RHINO GRASSHOPPER INTERFACE- 4 Days Annual NASA convention, Bangalore, Karnataka, India | 2018 REVIT AND 3DX MAX CERTIFICATION- 2 Months CAAD Centre, Kannur, Kerala, India | 2017

AC HI EV E M E N T S ANNUAL NASA DESIGN COMPETITION (ANDC) Special mention- 2020, Top 25- 2018 REUBENS TROPHY Special mention- 2020, Citation- 2017 SOUTH INDIAN DESIGN COMPETITION Special Mention- 2018, Top 8- 2017 LANDSCAPE TROPHY Top 8- 2018 CAT EXHIBITION Project exhibited in 2018, 2019

SO FTWA R E SK I L L S

Elected first year university representative.

Head of Decoration team for various college events- Onam, Diwali, and Iftar celebrations, Dwani arts week, 600 (college fest) Etc. Participating at various local events- Volunteer at Olam flea market |2017, 2019, Participant at Beyond the brick - Tribute to AR. Laurie Baker | 2018 Volunteer at various college charity initiatives- A teaching assistant at a local school, Organising food drives for orphanages and old age homes.

Participated in various sports and cultural events and competionsSports- Long jumb, Throw ball and Basketball, Cultural events- Dance competitions and designer for Fashion team in college and inter- college events.

S K IL L S

Autocad- 4 Yrs

Revit- 4 Yrs

Leadership

Team Orientation

Sketch Up- 3 Yrs Photoshop- 3 Yrs Illustrator- 2 Yrs Indesign- 1 Yr

Vray- 1 Yr 3ds max- 4 Yrs Lumion- 3 Yrs

Communication Organisation Critical Thinking Adaptability

Drafting Model Making Rendering Task Management

Enscape- 2 Yrs

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muiti- speciality hospital - a beacon of hope

PG O6 - 15

breathing walls- a residential project for performing artist.

PG 16 - 23

THE UNKNOT- KINDERGARTEN PROJECT FOR EMBRACING THE COMMUNITY.

PG 24 - 29

urbanity and occupation- chitpur road, learning from indian cities.

PG 30 - 33

others

PG 34 - 35

undergraduate thesis

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Semester 4

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Semester 3

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Indo- French workshop

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01 | MULTI SPECIALITY HOSPITAL a beacon of hope STUDIO YEAR LOCATION GUIDE

Undergraduate thesis project 2021 Trivandrum, India Assc. professor Charudathan MP

The 400-bed multi-speciality hospital is located at Mangalapuram, Trivandrum, close to Techno city, which provides immense opportunities and requirements for hospital care.

The hospital surrounds itself with a serene environment which helps to calm down the highly tensed users.

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design elements

1 | Embracing the employee environment

2 | Overcrowding prevention

Often hospitals are designed to be patient-friendly and completely neglect the needs of the medical staff, which in turn affects their efficiency to work.

Each floor is set up to be patient-oriented on one side and staff oriented on another to ensure ease of movement.

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Img 1 | Front view towards the drop off Img 1 | Front entrance view .

3| Access to Nature

It is crucial to provide a calming environment and residential facilities for the medical staff to improve their efficiency and for the patients to get the best care.

4 | Proximity, Permiability and Density

Img 2- Design elements

Hospitals are complex structures with various spaces, and it is essential to create connections, which is achieved by adjusting heights and creating exciting spaces in-between.

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design brief The concept is to efficiently figure out wayfinding techniques for corridors and spaces to increase the efficiency for the doctors and staff connecting various CEO to reduce waiting time and traffic to provide a comfortable and positive environment. This format also allows flexibility for any CEO that requires expansion as sharing facilities can be done quickly. The hospital aims to become a healing environment that encourages family participation and allows relations between different staff members to be more cohesive.

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SITE plan

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The hospital surrounds itself with a serene environment which helps to calm down the highly tensed users. Two entries and exits have been provided to ease the traffic within site. Clear and loud signages have been provided to guide the users to their required destination. The entire road system provided is in loops to avoid dead ends and create a clean and safe circuit within the hospital context.

Img 3- Site plan

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form evolution The hospital takes the form of a vertical building comprising a podium containing diagnostic/ therapeutic and interventional services and a tower housing the inpatient facilities. The layout of the Inpatient tower largely determines the planning grid.

Solid

Push

Subtract

Creating atriums

Green spaces

Facade Img 4- Developemt diagrams

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zoning DIAGRAM

LEGEND

Orthopedics ward

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Vip wards Neurology ward

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Cardioogy ward Genearal wards

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Intensive care units Waiting area Cafe

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Cath lab Operation Theatre

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Pediatric ward

Nephrology

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Oncology Waiting area Pediatrics Gynecology

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Opd diagnostics Lobby

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Radiology

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Neurology Cardiology Canteen

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Lift Fire escape

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Emergency

Offices Parking Services

Img 5- Building zozning

Img 6- Front Eleveation

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GROUND FLOOR- EMERGENCY, OPD AND RADIOLOGY

Img 7- Ground floor Plan

CIRCULATION LEGEND

1. Emergency Lobby 2. Emergency Observation 3. Radiology reception 4. Lab collection 5. Lift 6. Main lobby 7. Pharmacy 8. OPD lobby 9. Orthopedics 10. Cosmotology 11. Ophtalmology 12. Ent and Dental 13. General medicine 14. Executive Health 15. Vip lobby

Emergency Emergency staircase Service rooms Lift

Green courtyard Radiology Lab Office

Pharmacy Orthopedics

Ent + Dental General medicine Executive heath Vip lobby

Cosmotology Ophtalmology

LOWER GROUND FLOOR- OPD, CAFETERIA AND SERVICES

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ZONING LEGEND

Img 8- Lower ground floor Plan

CIRCULATION LEGEND 1. Admin staff entrance 2. Office 3. Lift 8 . Lab diagnostics 9. Gate pass 12. Canteen 13. Kitchen 15. Cardiology 16. Neurology

4. Laundry 5. Morque 6. CSSD 7. Staff lounge 10. Waste seggregation units 11. Escalator 13. Drop off 14. Waiting area

ZONING LEGEND CSSD Emergency staircase Service rooms

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Lab Office

Orthopedics

Green courtyard Laundryt

Canteen and Kitchen

Ophtalmology

Lift

Cosmotology

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FIRST FLOOR- OPD

1. Lift 6. Pre OP 11. Pediatrics 15. Endoscopy

2. Maternity waiting area 3. Pre-natal ward 4. Delivery room 5. post natal ward 7. Sterilised corridor 8. Operation Theatre 9. Post OP 10. Green terrace 12. Play area 13. Waiting area 14. Nephrology, Urology, Gastrology opd 16. Dialysis 17. Oncology OPD 18. Chemotherapy

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Img 9- First floor plan

CIRCULATION LEGEND

ZONING LEGEND Maternity Ward Emergency staircase Service rooms

Green courtyard Pediatrics

Pharmacy Office

Lift

Oncology department

Nephrology, Urology, Gastrology and Liver OPD

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SECOND FLOOR- OPERATION THEATRE AND INTENSIVE CARE UNITS

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Img 10- Second floor plan

CIRCULATION LEGEND 1. Lift 5. OT waiting area 9. Cafe 13. Cardiology ICU

2. Cath lab 6. Glass bridge 10. Waiting area 16. Orthopedic ICU

3. Operation Theatre complex 7. Roof garden 11. Changing rooms 17. Pediatrics ICU

4. Sercive corridor 8. Prayer room 12. General ICU

ZONING LEGEND OT Complex Emergency staircase Service rooms

Green courtyard

General ICU Cardiology ICU

Cath labt

Orthopedic ICU

Lift

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Pediatrics ICU

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EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT Observation rooms

Triage and consultation rooms They are located right in front of the entrance which helps to create a clear circulation path for the patienst as they are easily visible.

Isolation rooms with Ambulance and security rooms Green Courtyards Img 11- Emergency circulation and zoning diagram

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Doctors lounge and play area They are seperated by a green courtayrd. This helps to create a rest space for the staff members in between their busy schedule.

Img 12- Emergency observation room

Img 13- Waiting area

Spacious rooms having a capacity to hold 15 patients at a time with openings to outside helps to create a calming environment for the patients as well as the bystander.

Spaces are oriented to create Maximum green footprints on every floor to ensure patients and staff are constantly treated to garden views from different angles and provide for a calming surrounding that soothes and rejuvenates.

Img 14- Emergency department isometry

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MATERNITY DEPARTMENT Surgical suite Located to provide easy access from IPD and OPD. Pre - Natal wards Delivery rooms 3 Delivery room with wash area and nurse stations to provide required privacy.

Recovery rooms

Green Terrace Img 15- Maternity circulation and zoning diagram

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Spacious short stay rooms designed considering the patient as well as the bystander Gynecology OPD consultation rooms NICU

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Img 16- Pre-Natal ward

Pre - Natal ward is equipped with open green Lounge space and long hallways to aid the patients and bystanders during the long stressful process.

Img 17- Doctors and medical staff lounge

Often hospitals are designed to be patient-friendly and completely neglect the needs of the staff members. Hence, it’s crucial to provide break spaces in between to relax and calm their mind.

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Img 18- Maternity department isometry

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SITE PLAN

Ward block zoning The ward block consists of 3 block towers. They are arranged to create vacant green spaces in between, which helps create an open ambient space for the patients suffering from various diseases. These green spaces can be accessed by the patients, family and medical staff. It also helps to create aesthetic views when looked through the patient window. Special care has been taken while designing to provide all patient rooms with windows except HDU, ICU etc.

Img 20- Ward block zoning

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Img 19- Single ward room interiors

The room is divided into three zones- Staff zone, Patients zone, Visitors zone. The staff zone is placed at the entrance to the room to foster efficiency in performing their task while providing the most negligible impact on the occupants.

Patient amenities are placed at the centre of the room, and the back of the room contains comfortable seating for visitors. The windows overlook the green terrace and the vast city skyline.

Img 21- Ward rooms

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02 | BREATHING WALLS RESIDENTIAL PROJECT- A HOUSE FOR A DANCE ARTIST

SEMESTER 4 2018 Trivandrum, India Assc. professor Ar. Aswathy M R

Img 2- Isometric view

Architecture, I believe, changes your life. It changes the way you see, the way you feel. Like Winston Churchill said, “ First we shape our building, then they shape us.” I believe the house we live in has that shaping ability.

Hence, The objective of the design is to break the current cliches of spatial arrangement and built spaces which enhances the site features and ultimatly tackles one of the common problems in modern world- Lack of communication.

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STUDIO YEAR LOCATION GUIDE

Programing

Views and Vistas

Experience

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Img 3- Developemt diagrams

The residence was designed to cater for the needs of two primary users- The family of the performing artist and the student attending the dance academy. This presented an acute challenge in designing to incorporate the needs of both users without compromising their privacy. The design solution evolved into a cuboid envelope stacked above the other concerning the existing site contours. The house was designed to take advantage of its setting, with straight lines and the use of natural materials creating an Urban feel but with a strong relationship with the site and its immediate context

Img 4- South Elevation

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Img 1- North elevation

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Img 5- Site plan

The site is located 2 km away from the busy urban locality in Kerala’s capital city, Trivandrum, which features four main contours at levels 0,+1.5m, +3m and +4.5m. The natural and accentuated slopes of the plot created a five-story house floor plan. Each level was zoned as a Formal living room, Guest bedroom, Common spaces and Residents bedroom arranged from the highest level to the lowest based on the necessary level of privacy.

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SITE PLAN

Img 6- Building section

BUILDING SECTION The rooms are placed along with the topography, allowing maximum exposure to the expansive views from the lived spaces. In contrast, circulation spaces and service rooms are positioned away from the perspective and light. Roof overhangs to shade from the tropical sun, and rain is provided to help passively cool the house. Photovoltaic cells also are installed on the roof.

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Img 7- Exploded Axonometric View

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FLOOR PLAN- LVL +4.5,+3,+1.5, +0 M

Img 8- Floor plan LEGEND 1. Family entrance 2. Student entrance 3. Vehicle entrance 4. Foyer 5. Formal living room 6. Guest bedrooms 7. Bathroom 8. Family living space 9. Dining hall 10. Kitchen 11.Store room 12. Resident’s bedroom 13. Indoor landscape

Most rooms have a system of glass walls that opens to the exterior lined with fecund garden, blending the interior spaces to the outside, providing versatility and maximum visual flow.

The lowest level consists of a two-bedroom which requires the highest level of privacy and is achieved by giving a brick jali facade lined with the silhouette of a lush garden inside. The screen not only acts as a shield from the sun but also introduces a compelling interplay of light and shadow throughout the day.

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FLOOR PLAN- LVL 7.5M

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Img 9- Floor plan LEGEND 1. Academy entrance 6. Roof top garden

2. Waiting area

3. Seating

4. Dance floor

5. Balcony

This floor level is wholly zoned for dance academy purposes. It includes a separate entrance, a waiting area for the parent or students, seating along the windows overlooking the forest cover, different dance floors and balconies. The flat roofs have been converted to a rooftop garden which is visually connected to the interiors through a jali wall giving the interior its required privacy while letting in light and air. The roof garden is provided with adequate seatings, making it an essential space for relaxation and communication.

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Img 10- Interior Isometric view

Resident’s bedroom

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The bedroom space is segregated into five zones- the bed space, the reading corner, closet, bathroom, and an indoor garden with jali walls to protect the privacy yet let in sunlight and wind, allowing users to open their windows without fearing for confidentiality fully.

the common zone The common zone includes the living room, dining and kitchen space. All these spaces are commonly shared among the users and designed with no walls to enable smooth communication and transition between these spaces.

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Img 11- Interior Isometric view

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Img 12- Backyard view

The planning scheme allows spaces to flow into one other whilst keeping circulation and living spaces well defined. Every place in the house calmly radiates charm and visual beauty. It has elegantly addressed the original design brief for a homely sanctuary even in the crowded setting of its dense urban milieu.

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FORM DEVELOPMENT

2 | Movement

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1 | Boundary

02 | THE UNKNOT A KINDERGARTEN PROJECT | EMBRACING THE COMMUNITY STUDIO YEAR LOCATION GUIDE

SEMESTER 3 2017 Trivandrum, India Assc. professor Charudathan MP

Based on four pillars: Nature, Gathering, Protection, and Inclusion, the ‘unknot’ is a home that embraces the community to create a space of tolerance, cooperation, and happiness and follows the character of the natural elements to dictate how the building integrates within the context.

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1 | Nature

2 | Gathering

The kindergarten adheres to a concept of “learn and fun,” which emphasizes the embrace of nature, personality development, and cultivation of exploration spirit.

The spaces are also designed to conform to the plot’s perimeter, giving an image of unity and defining clear boundaries easy to control.

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3 | Elements

4 | Unknot Img 2 | Development diagrams

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Img 1 | Front view towards the drop off Img 1 | Front entrance view .

CONCEPT

3| Protection

4 | Inclusion

The Montessori teaching method allows children to progress in an atmosphere of freedom where children are grouped based on their learning pace rather than their age. This allows the children to children who pace their own development to perform better.

The challenge was to develop a project that would seek to weave a society that could benefit, become an important centre and enhance the quality of the community. Consequently, the project proposes an outdoor space that welcomes visitors, a small square open to everyone after school hours, and an outdoor classroom workshop where parents and kids have quality time together, involving various activities that promote a healthy and nurturing future.

Img 3 | Concept diagrams

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Img 4- Isometric view

BUILDING isometric view

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The design aims to encourage students to feed their curiosity and engage in creative exploration during a highly formative period in their life. Hence a loop was introduced which connects all the learning spaces creating various niches and corners for personal development.

The space between the loop acts as a multipurpose hall that serves as a central column-less social space.

Img 5- Classroom and Outdoor learning space

BUILDING SECTION

To help students build confidence and learn self-reliance, the school is designed to the scale of young children and is equipped with a mini outdoor stage structure, tree house with slides that can only be accessed by the early learners etc.

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Img 6- Building plan

Plan The entrance opens up to a lobby with access doors leading to 3 main spaces: A central courtyard for community events, and administrative office for parents and staff members, and Drop off rooms with furniture and door built for the learners. All three classrooms are accompanied by outdoor learning spaces creating various nooks and corners for learning.

The library and the Play area become an integral part of the learning process. The backdoor leads to the pool built on the existing riverbed looking over the horizon.

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Img 7- Central Courtyard

The design nurtures social interaction and creates a cohesive learning community through interconnected and diverse spaces and programs. The central courtyard acting as the primary social environment, opens to the community after school hours to let the children play, deepen their communication and interaction with their parents, and understand the significance of nature education.

Img 7 | Central courtyard- The loop

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04 | urbanity and occupation chitpur road- learning from indian city indo-french workshop, group project 2020 Trivandrum, India NEETHU RAVEENDRAN, MOUNA DEGHALI, RADHIKA KADAM, MITRAVARUN PATEL

Calcutta, renamed Kolkata in 2001, is the amalgamation of its colonial past indigenous culture and rapid urbanization. Streets are an integral part of the urban fabric and set the stage for interactions between the city and its people. Kolkata’s streets have stood witness to its rich and turbulent past, and by walking through the streets, one can genuinely experience it.

The aim was to document the built architecture in isolation and how it has moulded and continues to be shaped by the myriad carried out along this heritage corridor.

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STUDIO YEAR LOCATION members

Img 1 - History of Chitpur road

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Oldest road existed for 400 years in the city of Kolkata.

Attar production

Known as the pilgrim’s path, leading to settlements of localities and the development of commerce, which led to various indigenous crafts along the Chitpur road.

Herbal medicine

Construction of Nakhoda mosque in 1926. To this day, the largest mosque in Kolkata attracts merchants to settle within the perimeter.

prayer carpet Img 2- Occupation

The rich urban life led to the reinforcement of social links between communities that migrated to this neighbourhood and among the occupants of the space itself. This process has to lead to the heavy transformation that challenges today the structure of the old building fabric but also the saturation of the public and private realm.

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04 | URBANITY AND OCCUPATION- CHITPUR ROAD | LEARNING FROM INDIAN CITIES

Img 3- Site plan

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Bagbazar, an old neighbourhood in north Kolkata, stands witness to the history of this city.

Walking through it by lanes, one enters a world where the old and new co-exist. In the olden days, Bagbazar housed the wealthy and elite class of zamindars. A twenty-minute walk from Bagbazar transports one to the oldest road in Kolkata, Chitpur Road, now known as Rabindra Sarani. The street is lined with crumbling houses of the elite merchant class of Kolkata. These mansions are a unique blend of Victorian and Mughal Architecture.

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COLOTOOLA AND BARTOLA ZAKARIYA STREET

Img 4- Zakariya street

Zakaria Street (Jacquaria Street) is located near Chitpur, one of the oldest localities in Kolkata.

The lanes are under the shadows of Kolkata’s biggest mosque, Nakhoda Masjid. Undoubtedly, the architectural grandeur of Nakhoda Masjid still defines here the Mughal influence. Consequently, during Ramzan (Ramadan), Zakaria street comes alive, bustling with various food stalls.

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activities

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Zakaria street at Chitpur stands out as a melting pot of different cultures at a prime location in Kolkata. It is dotted with small old eateries that prepare food 365 days a year surrounding the Nakhoda mosque. Meandering through nameless ancient shops, senior households whose interior now houses tiny offices typical of Barabazar, the heartthrob of east Indian economy, the glitters of zari work on sale, sink of open drain and aroma of attar.

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Img 5 - Food stalls

zoning maps

Img 6 - street food vender

img 7 |Land use map

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The majority of the buildings belong to the mixed-use category, where the Ground floor and first floor are used for commercial purposes. Workers dwell till the top floor and owners’ residences at the top, indicating the social structure within society.

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img 8 | Built Age

img 9 | Built Height

img 10 | Occupation mapping

img 11 | Sensory Mapping

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Street architecture As the business on Chitpur road bloomed, an increased number of immigrants led to the development of guest houses and commercial buildings around the context. Since Kolkata was the heartthrob of the East India company, architectural influence can be felt through the building fabric, which was later occupied by wealthy merchants from Gujarat, Lucknow and neighbouring cities. As the demand for the merchandise increased, the ground floors and first floors were later converted into shops and storage spaces due to the colonial building typologies.

colotoola street

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zakariya street NEETHU RAVEENDRAN

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urban design studio | 2020 The semester 9 Urban studio (August 2020- December 2020) was conducted online due to covid-19. Students formed similar groups of 3 or 4, and the study area was chosen based on the ease of assessability of the students for doing the site survey. Ayyikara (old town), a fishing community in Kannur, was selected as the study site by three members of my group. I played the team lead role and supervised the site study and its representations.

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Introduction

Ecology

Trade linkages

Infrastructure

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Land Use map

History

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Morphology

Structural plan

Activity

SWOT

dissertation | 2020 RESEARCH QUESTION: How can fungi materials and products be designed on technical and experiential level to optimize their acceptance in society as a DIY/ GIY material to create a reminiscent product?

The study was based on the entire production process, which consisted of using agricultural waste as substrates, incubation of mushroom spawn for five days and adding into the preferred moulds to create the required shape, all of which could be done in any household to create a meaningful reminiscent product. Hence, this paper focuses on a theoretical and practical understanding of how a designer might go about ending a significant product application when the material grows and how it can be introduced as a DIY inspiration in day to day life to create a reminiscent product.

Mycelium samples.

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05 | OTHERS

physical model and installations | 2016-2020

Top - Paper Origami (S4,2018) Bottom - Beyond the brick (S3,2017)

ANDC competition sheet- azaste | 2020

Installation (S1,2016)

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Top - Folded plate structure (S2,2017) Bottom - Community centre (S3,2017)

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05 | OTHERS

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Sketches | 2017-2021

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THANK YOU !

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