PRITHIKA.K | Architectural Portfolio | SELECTED WORKS 2017-2022

PRITHIKA KALAISELVAN

SELECTED WORKS 2017 - 2022

SELECTED WORKS 2017_2022

CONTENTS

ch . 01 ANCHORAGE

UG - Thesis Project Sem-X ch . 02 THE INTERLUDE UD - Studio Sem-IX ch . 03 YONDRA Campus Design Sem-VIII ch . 04 THRIVE Affordable Housing Design Sem-VI ch . 05 EPILOGUE

Internship|Model|Art|Interests

The Anchorage

An iconic public space

Island grounds; as the name states is a huge parcel of land surrounded by the Coovum river, flowing around its outer rings. It’s the core wherein the city branches out towards a dense fabric of urban settlements.

Every year, it becomes the prime location for annual tourist and trade shows, providing a platform for displaying the local craftsmen’s skills, exhibiting trades, and fairs. On some occasions, it has even held circuses and year-end cracker fairs in festive months. At other times, it sits neglected and deserted, except for mega sports events held at Chepauk in which the grounds serve as a parking lot for spectators.

With just the site having such diverse potential in bringing together huge wave of people at selective period of times alog with its surrounding historical context ,its a great step to activate it as an year around iconic anchor for the city and its people

The project focus is to, study and develop Island grounds into an icon that anchors and bridges people to the city, with the proposal of a Cultural Hub that promotes and facilitates, culture, training, education, and entertainment.

SITE LOCATION- Island Grounds, Chennai.

SITE AREA- 38 Acres

From the cultural value to its periodic significance the site for the projectIsland grounds, is located in the central root of Chennai, with the outer ring of the island defiled with urban waste carried along the Coovum river.

It holds significant views of the city and breeze along its stretch from within and outside the sites boundary.

From the urban theory on people behavior in public spaces by william whyte the mian interests and engement between perrson and space is stimulated within the people themselves ,in terms of proximity and visibilty of the designed spaces.

This aligns with the theory of serial vission which inturn crosslink the attention of the user through varied series of programs and elements that creates one big picyure / experiene of the space

CONCEPT THEORY

PEOPLE THEORY PLACE THEORY

CONCEPT INTEPRETION ON SITE

From the urban theory on people behavior in public spaces by william whyte the mian interests and engagement between person and space is stimulated within the people themselves ,in terms of proximity and visibilty of the designed spaces.

This aligns with the theory of serial vission which inturn crosslinks the attention of the user through varied series of programs and elements that creates one big picture / experiene of the space

Exhibit Block

Fair Grounds

Retail Market

Ferris Wheel Point

Ferry Dock Main Entry Plaza

The Grove + Eat street + Market plaza Event Lawn

Crown bridge + River Museum

River Museum

WEST PROMENADE

RIVER

These anchors act as multicolored peices ,which when put together forms the final big picture- An Iconic Public Space ,bringing together the city and its people.Where one can enjoy their time while appreciating and embracing the past and future traces of the city. .Each pause point has been intircately blended into the triangluation mapping covering every corner of this space seamlessly.

PROMENADE

RIVER MUSEUM

LINK BRIDGES

LINK BRIDGES

EAST PROMENADE

EVENT LAWN

EXHIBIT BLOCK

MAIN ENTRY PLAZA

WAR MEMORIAL

SOUTH GATE

THE GROVE

“An one stop destination to relax,play and gather”

RIVER EDGES

The Interlude

A Vibrant Urban Centre

CHENNAI CENTRAL Site-5km radius

CENTRAL STATION

PARK-TOWN STATION

NEHRU STADIUM

SOUTHERN RAILWAY HQ

RAJIV GANDHI HOSPITAL MOORE MARKET

SUBURBAN STATION

Site History

RIPON BUILDING

VICTORIA HALL PARK STATION

MMC COLLEGE

Through analysis and study the site has shown varrying characterstics that adapt to the need and functionality of the people ,with respect to time and place . The layers of networks and frameworks holding together the site’s liveablity ,has seemed to deteriote through these years resulting in a lack of connectivty between people and place .

To bring back the VIBRANT CHARACTER that has been lost in the frequent need to satisfy the present, 3 degrees of interventions are to be implemented

the 1st degree RECONNECT--- focuses on revitalizing the connectivity between people and place in which time plays a driving factor that decides the new framework and linkages.

the 2nd degree REPROGRAM--- links and adds on programs that aims to bring back the lost site character of the site.

the 3rd degree REVIVE--- is the final main aim that falls has the resultantof the degree 1 & 2 forming A VIBRANT CITY CENTER,that adapts and relects the needs of the past,present and future.

PARK PLAZA

The design proposal consists of 4 well chained zones that focuses on people - place - connect in its entireity and aims to provide a innovative solution for overcrowding with well integrated pause and play markers for the sites users.

Given its form and placemnt within the site ; the park plaza uses the visual context of the surrounding strong heritage to its added potential.

Yondra An Innovative Design Campus

“Where We’ve Been Andwhere We’re Going “

As you compare where we’ve been to where we’re going –The post-pandemic world is headed towards a “new normal” that involves a paradigm shift in Architecture - especially in the spaces that we live, learn and work.

This present situation is a stage in an evolving timeline of education system.The next ”era of learning” will not be a full human power dominant system.This lifts the screens of adaptability for the students,who have been experiencing change in the course of study.The need for ”new normal” should be carefully tailored for the best and the worst futures.Hence conventional ideas and knowledge will be less or not applicable in the post-pandemic scenario.This brings in new set of ground rules in all the fields,opening up for a new set of creative brains which will get educated in new ways and shape it with new insights for the future infrastructure and practices.

The project focuses on designing an innovative design campus that reflects the current interface and lifestyle differences caused by the pandemic.

The main intent is to infuse the new blend mode of learning and to design an innovative campus that aims --To blur out the differences between the various spaces,within departments and supporting spaces.

--To encorage the opportunities of interaction and bring togther an interdisplinary campus as an whole --To keep the campuses active zones, safe and accessible 24/7

--To create interlinkgae bridges between important zones and evoke active collabration and sharing of knowledge --To keep the central heart of the campus alive and lively,also functioning as an incubator plaza for the campus

The zoning is thought about in horizontal and vertical spatial arrangements to enchance the connection between the various important zones

It focuses on briging together the active nodes and create an intuiative way finding within these paths both in ground and above levels

Guindy Industrial EstateLabor's colony

The academic block comprises of 3 open plan layers that break the concept of walls as closed partitions,using stairs, glass and flexible walls, encouraging varied open interactive environent wthin every space and level ,which thereby kindles the robust culture of sharing and learning through diverse creative departments of the cmpus.

This block is programmed to act as an multidisciplinary department consisting of ceramic,pottery,exhibit spaces,central library and also cafes and canteen.It serves an active vibrant complex to the campus. The form is derived to act as a central hub within the block to conduct open ground workshops while shading the space throughtout the day. The building links to the academic block via 2nd level bridge and is visually overlooks towards all 3 blocks of the site namely- sports , academic and accomodation.

Thrive An Affordable Housing Project

“I believe that the way people live can be directed a little by architecture” – Tadao Ando

“Can housing complexes be more than just shelter and a standard set of shared amenities?”

“Can the housing community fill some of the social and psychological gaps in the urban environment?”

Multi-level, multi-family housing has emerged as a natural response to the demand for shelter in dense urban areas - to maximize the number of living units possible in the given land. The concept of group housing despite its obvious benefits of shared space and services, comes with its own inherent issues associated with density such as space constraint, loss of privacy, identity, freedom, flexibility, sense of belonging, relationship with the ground and other socio-cultural dynamics. The fact that the user group is speculative and diversified in terms of needs and aspirations adds to the challenges in designing group housing.

The aim is to figure an answer to the need for housing that can also balance the Quality of Life challenges in the City, for the target user-group through design.

To explore group housing as a concept that extends beyond efficiently packing houses within the constraints of land and development control rules.

The intent is to address the complex challenges in contemporary urban life through thoughtful and innovative design,which taps into the potentials and possibilities offered by community living.

Section BB

Interior design project with an intent of bringing a sleek - elegant outlook and ambience for residnece at Thalambur.

TYPE - Interior Renovation(3bhk), co worked with Jr.Ar.Murshitha Banu. ROLE-Interior concept and design,Client Meeting,Site Survey,Material selection and Vendor visits,3D render and modelling , Interior dwg AutoCAD

PRACTICAL TRAINING PORTFOLIO

PRACTICAL TRAINING PORTFOLIO

MID CENTURY STYLE INTERIOR DESIGN -Thiruvanamalai

PROGRAM

palette

Communal outdoor space design with interactive and tactile surface concept for srishti builders at perumbakkam.

ROLE- Concept Iterations ,Final selected Idea of proposed 3,Proposal ,3D visualization+presentation

Concept axonometric view

Perspective View

Interactive fun dining cafe design concept bringing in a vintage fused scandinavian style.

ROLE-Interior conept and design,3D Visualization and modelling,Interior 2D Drafting and Client Presentation.

Perspective View

Interior Concept-Scandinavian

Epilogue

Other works & interests

Concept Model

Rural Studio Documentation Model

Tessalation Model Poster Design

DIGITAL ART

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