Urban Oasis near Humboldt Park is a senior living and community hub for Chicago’s Puerto Rican community. It integrates urban farming, wellness centers, cultural spaces, and sustainable housing. Features include greenhouses, clinics, theaters, sunken gardens, and modular construction, all designed to promote health, equity, and connection through inclusive, sustainable design.
Design Strategies and Contextual Analysis
Design strategies shown with site context
Add floors per area
Split programs by levels
Merge functions seamlessly
Basic form spaces
Zoning
Space Analysis
This diagram illustrates the integration of key programmatic elements to form a cohesive urban community, including a sunken wellness plaza, senior living units, community spaces, greenhouses, galleries, coworking areas, a café, and a retail bridge. These interconnected spaces promote accessibility, engagement, and fluid movement, fostering a vibrant, adaptable ecosystem. Thoughtful spatial organization ensures both functional efficiency and user comfort.
Community Center
SeniorLiving
GreenHouse
Site Context
Floor Plans - Community Center and Green house
South-West View of the Community Center
View of the green patch extending across the street from the community center.
View of the Senior Living Residential Block with Wellness center
The Greenhouse Connection bridges West Division Street, uniting a community center and senior living.
Floor Plans - Senior Living Residential Units and Green house
Perspective Section through the Green House from South to North
Community Design for Energy
Design for Ecology
Bridege connecting the two parts of the building over division
Research and training spaces
W. Division Street
02 Dwell 78
Residential High-Rise Building
Location: Chicago, IL
Project Type: Graduate Academic Studio Project (3rd Semester) Year: Fall 2024
Dwell 78 Tower, a 67-story residential landmark in Chicago’s South Loop, blends luxury living with urban connectivity. Anchored by the relocated White Sox stadium, it offers 310 one-bedroom units, 140 two-bedroom units, and 9 penthouses with panoramic views. Its podium links Clark Street to the stadium via an elevated walkway. The 55th-floor amenity level features a cantilevered basketball court, pools, fitness centers, co-working spaces, terraces, and lounges. With architectural elegance, premier amenities, and strategic integration, Dwell 78 is a dynamic South Loop icon.
Contextual Analysis
Site Context
Terraced podium reduces mass on Clark street
Vehicular Circulation and Entry Site Views
Reduced top mass for views, added amenities
Pedestrian Circulation and Entry
Shading fins angled for sunlight, preserving unit views.
Designed as a tall, iconic, monumental structure for South Loop
Program Analysis
The program analysis for Dwell 78 highlights a balanced mix of residential units, amenities, and urban connections. The tower offers diverse living spaces, while the podium integrates parking, retail, and terraces, fostering connectivity through elevated walkways and green spaces, seamlessly blending into the urban fabric.
Floor Plans
Floor Podium Plan
Type 1 floor plan - 4th level - 54th level
Type 5 floor plan - 67th level - 70th level
First
Corner unit which has the panaromic view if the city
Street View of the Podium
Structural Details and Facade Details
6-foot truss beams that provide a column-free space and support the cantilever
Concrete Core
Concrete Columns
The tower’s structural design features a concrete core, concrete columns, and post-tensioned slabs, ensuring stiffness without the need for outriggers. This system minimizes vibrations and noise, enhancing stability. A key challenge is the 54thfloor basketball court, spanning 55’ x 90’ with a 20-foot cantilever. To support this, 6-foot truss beams along both sides of the tower create a column-free space while efficiently transferring loads to the concrete columns and foundation, maintaining structural integrity.
Structure
Facade
Exterior Views
Street View as we walk across Clark St
03 Pure Leaf
Integrating Care and Learning: A Medical College and Hospital Campus
Location: Chalkere, India
Project Type: Professional Project (Educational and Healthcare Facility)
Collaborators: Prajwal Sagari Mahaveer and Navya Murthy
Pureleaf is a contemporary campus integrating healthcare and education through diagnostic labs, patient wards, Ayurvedic therapy units, and adaptable learning spaces. Blending clinical precision with holistic wellness, the design fosters seamless connectivity, community engagement, and resilient, patient-centered infrastructure.
Contextual Analysis
Massing Diagram
Three distinct masses separate education, healthcare, and admin functions.
Mass subtraction creates courtyards to enhance light, ventilation, and connectivity.
Massing is shaped through additions and subtractions to improve natural light and ventilation.
Access points and connecting terraces enhance circulation and block integration.
Program Diagram
Floor Plans
Pureleaf features distinct zoning, wide corridors, and open courtyards that enhance natural ventilation and intuitive circulation. The integrated layout seamlessly connects academic and healthcare zones, fostering wellness-focused learning and efficient clinical operations.
1. Private Wards
2. Services
3. Classrooms & labs
4. Teaching Departments
1. Semi-Private Wards, OT, ICU
2. Labs & Services
3. Classrooms & labs
4. Teaching Departments
3. Lobby, Pharmacy, General Wards, Services
4. Classrooms & labs
5. Teaching Department
Courtyards
Staircase
Stretcher Elevator Elevator
Conceptual Illustrations of Human-Centered
Design for Integrated Health and Education
Healing Through Nature: A Human-Centered Corridor Promoting Wellness, Access, and Integrated Learning
This corridor exemplifies health-education integration by seamlessly connecting clinical and academic spaces through biophilic design. A landscaped courtyard adjacent to circulation areas fosters emotional well-being, natural ventilation, and visual relief for patients, caregivers, and students alike. The spatial layout prioritizes accessibility, equity, and community-connected infrastructure—core to the vision of a resilient, wellness-driven learning environment.
Adaptive Learning Space: Fostering Well-being and Informal Exchange
This illustration captures a flexible learning space designed to foster wellness, interaction, and reflective practice. By integrating views of nature and providing varied seating arrangements, the space supports community-building and evolving pedagogies. It exemplifies health-education integration by promoting emotional and mental well-being alongside academic engagement—reinforcing retention and resilience through design.
Perspective Section from East to West
Zoning and Functional Segregation
Hierarchical Circulation
Healing Architecture
Modular Design for Flexibility
Gender-Inclusive and Staff-Oriented Design
04 Sri Surabharathi
A space for learning, heritage, and community engagement
Location: Bengaluru, India
Project Type: Professional Project (Organizational and Educational Building)
Collaborators: Ar. Krishna Kumar and Prajwal Sagari Mahaveer
The Surabharathi Religious Complex in Bengaluru harmoniously blends tradition and modernity across 16,367 sq. ft., integrating sacred spaces such as the Yaga Shala and Kalyani with an auditorium and educational rooms. Constructed with Rajasthani pink sandstone and solstice-aligned skylights, the complex fosters cultural and spiritual engagement within a serene, contemplative environment.
Contextual Analysis
Axo View of the Site Context and Master Plan
Sectional Details and Corresponding views
The design emphasizes key architectural features and spatial relationships within the temple, focusing on the connection between the holy shrine, circumambulatory path, and adjacent spaces. The section illustrates the use of skylights to introduce natural light and the vertical integration of spaces. Supporting visuals highlight construction details, stone craftsmanship, and the balance between tradition and functionality.
Site Images
Entry Stairs
Window Detail Skylight Detail
Cladding Detail
05 Vipra Community School
Revive & Learn : Adaptive Reuse for Equity and Culturally Rooted Learning
Location - Hebbur, India
Project Type - Professional Project (Education)
Year - 2021
Plot area : 1 Acre
Softwares Used - Sketchup AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop
Collaborators: Prajwal Sagari Mahaveer and Ar. Krishna Kumar
Concept
Original standalone school block before intervention.
L-shaped block defines courtyard; arcades and openings enhance old–new interaction.
This project reimagines a dilapidated rural school as a culturally rooted, inclusive learning environment. Through adaptive reuse and climate-responsive design, arched forms and jali work transform the abandoned structure into a space of light, airflow, and belonging. Open courtyards and vernacular rhythms foster sensory engagement and community connection—affirming education as vital social infrastructure and shaping a more equitable rural future.
Landscape and built context introduced with key movement flows.
Presents the completed vision with materials, trees, and human activity — showing the school as a vibrant social infrastructure.
Framing Belonging: Adaptive Openings for Light, Air, and Learning
Locally Rooted Materiality: Brick, Plaster, and Tile for Belonging and Sustainability
Materials Used
exposed brick
lime plaster terracotta tiles
Brick by Brick: Transforming Legacy Structures into Learning Hubs(Contruction Stages on Site)
Reimagining a Forgotten Structure for Educational Equity
Layering Vernacular Craft with Adaptive Intent
Reclaimed with Purpose: A Rural School Revived Through Adaptive Reuse and Local Craft
Completed with Care: A Culturally Rooted School that Blends Tradition and Transformation
Rhythms of Belonging: Arched Veranda as a Cultural and Climatic Mediator
06 LinkScape
Retrofitting Suburbia for Today’s Household Toward a Transitionally Connected Neighborhood
Location: Carmel, IN
Project Type: Graduate Academic Studio Project (1st Semester) Year: Fall 2023
Building Type: Mixed-Use Development and Urban Design
American suburban development, rooted in 1950s ideals, no longer reflects today’s diverse, aging, and working population. As households shrink and more women work full-time, retrofitting dead malls and office parks into vibrant, mixed-use spaces can reduce car reliance, boost public health, support equity, and build climate resilience—aligning suburban design with current social and environmental needs.
Contextual Analysis - Master Plan
Urban Context - Street Details
Industrial Drive - Street View Details (View at A)T
Massing Diagram and Floor Plans - Town Houses
Formation of other social spaces
Overlooking the green for social cohesion
Section Details
The design integrates gender-sensitive strategies by promoting social interaction, safety, and inclusivity through shared spaces. Features like the communal backyard, sunset terrace, and porch foster social cohesion among residents. Dedicated gathering areas and children’s play zones enhance visibility and allow caregivers to supervise children easily, supporting a balanced, community-focused environment.
Section extends from west to east, showing the transition of spaces and zones through a townhouse backyard, townhouse, and the central park area.
07 Tumkur School
Future-Ready High School: Empowering Student Agency through Spatial Well-being
Location - Chalkere, India
Project Type - Work Project
Year - 2022
Plot area : 1.5 Acres
Softwares Used - Revit, RhinoAutoCAD, Enscape, V-ray,Adobe Photoshop
Builting Type - Education and Helathcare Building
Collaborators - Prajwal Sagari Mahaveer and Ar. Krishna Kumar
This high school design reimagines educational space to support student agency, well-being, and retention. Modular clusters, informal zones, and green spaces promote flexibility, choice, and reflection. Elements like the amphitheater and corridor views enhance social connection and cognitive health, creating an inclusive, adaptive, and student-centered environment.
Programmatic Massing for Student-Centered, Adaptable Education
Program: Grade 8-10
Program: Grade 5-7
Program:
Grade 1-4
Program: Pre-School learners
Staircase and Elevator location and connectivity
Courtyard
Visual and Biophilic
Connectivity Across Floors
Classrooms
Labs
Admin
Learning Commons – Hybrid library + collaboration zone + digital lab
Multipurpose Area
Informal Learning Zones
Group Work Tables
Soft Seating Corners
Exhibition Panels / Pin-Up
Well-being & Retention
1. Counseling Rooms
2. Quiet Rooms / Reflection Zones
3. Wellness Room
Open Stage / Presentation
Zone, Event Space, Club & Co-Curricular Hub
Staff Rooms, Student Support Services
Interactive Outdoor Covered Amphitheater: A Space for Expression and Belonging
Biophilic Corridor: A Pause for Connection and Reflection
08. Addendum
Sanvileen - An Art Installation
Zonal National Architecture Student Association - College Trophy - Competiition
DAY 0 - CONCEPT : CIRCULAR LOOPS
“Vivarta” symbolizes a cyclonic process of manifestation from unity to multiplicity. The land of MSRIT, once a lake, was transformed into a 25-acre campus. Loops depict wave movement, stabilizing concentrically on day 0.
DAY 1 - CONCEPT : HEART AND ILLUSION MAN
The “illusion guy” symbolises the idea of NON-DUAL REALITY, which denotes how reality appears to individuals who are unaware of the bigger picture to be confused or distorted.We experience emotions like love, rage, frustration, and ambition, which fall within the category of the observable, symbolising the body-mind complex.
DAY 2 - CONCEPT : SPOT LIGHT AND THREAD WORK
As a whole, the concept of vivarta sheds light outside the realm of our phenomenal experience enveloping and penetrating the fabric of the endless depth of our minds and the universe.The installation represents the relationship between the institution and every individual involved to strike a feeling of solidarity.
