Potfolio - Muthu Aruachalam

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Mut hu Ar unachal am Pl RI BA Par tI I Ar chi t ect ur al Assi st ant


St udi o Count er poi nt Jan 2018 - May 2018

St udi o Count er poi nt Sep 2017 - Dec 2017

Maki ng Bel f ast Jan 2018 - May 2018

Maki ng Bel f ast Sep 2017 - Dec 2017

Cul t ur al cent r e For Gol dsmi t h

Maggi e' s cent r e

Bel f ast Par k


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Tr adi t i onal chet t i nadu mansi on

"The cul t ur e per vadi ng t he I ndi an subcont i nent f r om t he ear l i est t i mes pr ovi ded a phi l osophi cal basi s of uni t y of man wi t h nat ur e, wher e al l phenomena i n t he cosmos, i n t he wor l d of nat ur e, ar e par t of one bei ng. " "The domes and mi nar et s, vi sual char act er i st i cs of I sl ami c ar chi t ect ur e, ar ei nt er pr et ed i n a ver y di f f er ent manner i n I st anbul , Summer kand and Agr a. These el ement s of ar chi t ect ur ei n Uzbeki st an, bui l t wi t h br i cks and cer ami cs, denot e power .I n I ndi a, t hey ar e assi mi l at ed wi t h l ocal cul t ur e and mar bl e cr af t st o symbol i se l ove. " Kar ai kudi t own sout her n t i p of i ndi a

Gol dsmi t h wor kpl ace spat i al or gani sat i on

Raj r ewal Chei f Ar chi t ect Raj Rewal Associ at es


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Si t e ext ent wi t h exi st i ng f l or a

Maki ng space ar ound t he f l or a

cr eat i ng t he wor ki ng space bet ween t wo cour t yar ds f or l i ght and vent i l at i on


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Tr ansi t i onal space

wood j oi ner y


Cl i mat i c f act or s i nf l uences t he r oof desi gn. Roof s ar e sl oped i nt o t he cour t yar d t o di r ect al l t he Monsoonal r ai n wat er s i nt o t he cour t yar d whi ch act s as t he r ai n wat er r echar ge poi nt .

Roof Det ai l

wi nd cat cher f or di st ur bed wi nd pat t er n


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Al var Aal t o house cour t yar d

war ehouse by Fl or es Pr at es

-Davi d Leat her bar r ow


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Gl adst one house, Royal mi l e

The t hesi s exami nes t he Gi l l es Del euze’ s phi l osophy of sur f ace, i mage, Appear ance by dr awi ng i nt er est i ng sur f ace i n Edi nbur gh ad under st andi ng t he i dea of sur f i ci al t hought i n i nt i mi dat i ng r oyal mi l e.

Bui l di ng on Royal mi l e

st one cr af t Edi nbur gh uni ver si t y

I nt er est i ng cr af t , Edi nbur gh

"Thr ough i t s sur f ace bui l di ng decl ar es bot h i t s aut onomy and i t s par t i ci pat i on i n t he sur r oundi ng" "Sur f ace pr oper t i es ar e not mer el y super f i ci al ,t hey t end t o const r uct t he spat i al ef f ect s by whi ch ar chi t ect ect ur e communi cat es. "

st one cr af t Edi nbur gh

-Davi d Leat her bar r ow

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Edi nbur gh west bow

At mospher e/ I nt er i or

sur f ace / Ext er i or Exi st i ng Bui l di ng sur f ace dr awi ng

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Pr oposed el evat i on


Pl an second f l oor

Pl an Fi r st f l oor

I dea of f enest r at i on

Pl an Thi r d f l oor

Pl an Gf


        My desi gn i s a Par k, t he si t ei s ser i es of car par ks bet ween Or meau bat h and Movi e house and i t i s st r et chi ng f r om Dubl i n r oad i n t he west t o or meau r oad i n t he east . The basi c i dea of t he desi gn i s t o r ecl ai m t he dead space of car par ki n i n t he ci t y cent r e and br i ng i t back i nt ot he ci t yscape. St r at egi cal l y r ecl ai mi ng t hi s dead space al ong wi t ht he adj acent gr een space i n gas wor k and t he ongoi ng t al ks of cr eat i ng a pedest r i an br i dge bet ween gas wor k and Or meau Par k Par k can cr eat e an excel l ent pedest r i an wal kway hor i zont al l y i n t er ms of ci t y l evel . And t her e ar e anot her ser i es of dead spaces pr ecedi ng t hese car par ks on t he east si de of Dubl i n r oad whi ch ar e t he effect s of t r oubl es, so i f al lt hese t hese l ands cr eat ed as a gr een space coul d br i ng a l onger gr een zone hor i zont al l yi n t he ci t y. Bel f ast has di vi ded peopl e gr oup i n t er ms of r el i gi on, t her ef or et he new par k desi gn has t o be somet hi ng uni que t o at t r act al l ki nds of peopl e. I dea was t o br i ng i n peopl e wi t h common i nt er est , wi t h movi e house i n t he si t e and Bel f ast Bel f ast fil m f est i val ever y year br i ngi ng i mmense amount of cr owd, I t hought f ew el ement s l i ke ci nema, f ood, ar t s, whi ch ar e common i nt er est of any human bei ng.


        Si t eEl evat i onNor t h

Exi st i ngsi t econdi t i on

Si t eEl evat i onsout h

Looki ng at t he exi st i ng f abr i ci nt he si t e, one t hi ng was common. Al l t he st r uct ur es had exposed br i ckwor ks

I dea of Desi gn i s t o cr eat e sense of st r eet al ong Or meau Embankment Road


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       Pl an of Bel f ast Par k

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El evat i on Al ong Or meau Li nk r oad i n r el at i onshi p wi t h t he or meau bat h


                Si t e i s supposed t o be a dead space wi t hi n t he ci t y, at t he moment i ti s used as car par ks. Ent i r e i dea was t o r ecl ai m t hi s space and br i ng back t he l i f e. Br i ck bei ng a hi ghl y sust ai nabl e mat er i al was t he key,notj ustt he st r uct ur e,t he pedest r i an pat hways i nsi de t he par ks ar e br i ck sur f aced and ei t her si des gr eener l andscape have been cr eat ed. And al lt he exi st i ng r oads wi t hi nt he si t e have been r educed t o sl ow t r af f i c al l owi ng mor e pedest r i an f r i endl y. Par k desi gn have t o be mor e ecof r i endl y t hi nk t he best way t o obt ai n i s by br i ngi ng t hi ck gr een and ear t hen mat er i al l i ke br i ck wi t h i n r at her t han a har d bui l t sur f ace.

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Br i ck st r uct ur es can be t r i cky i n Bel f ast cl i mat e, t her ef or et he i dea was t o cr eat e cavi t y wal l s wi t h 150 mm i nsul at i on, doubl e 6mm gl azi ng f or t he openi ng t oi ncr ease t he t her mal ef f i ci ency of t he bui l di ng. Si ze of t he bui l di ng i t sel f modi f i ed and nar r owed t o al l ow bet t er ci r cul at i on and l i ght . Or i ent at i on of t he Bui l di ngs i n such a way t o al l ow gr een el ement s wi t hi nt he bui l di ng st r uct ur e t o achi eve t he col our pal at e of Red br i cks and gr een l andscape.


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