P. Lakshmi Priya portfolio

PORTFOLIO

EDUCATION

B.Arch (2020-2025)

National Institute of Technology Calicut

11th -12th (2018-2020)

Bhashyam Junior College

99% (Telangana State- 3rd)

10th (2018)

Bhasyam Highschool

10 GPA

PROJECTS

The Wave - Beach pavilion (Semester I)

The Treehouse - Abode (Semester II)

Café Candyland – Themed café (Semester III)

Puzzle Piece - Residence (Semester III)

Low rise Apartment (Semester IV)

Commercial complex (Semester V)

Documentation - Melukote (Semester V)

State Institue of Design (ongoing - Semester VI)

ROLES

Tathva 22 - Design Team

Ragam 22- Content Creation Team

Adizya 22- Lecture & Workshop Commitee member

Documentation- Group leader (Semester V)

ANDC 22 - Content team member (Semester V)

Pragada Lakshmi Priya Semester VI

B. Arch , NIT Calicut

I am Priya an aspiring architect currently in 3rd year of my architecture degree. I would like to seek an internship to improve my skills and expand my horizons in the field of design and creativity. I am a creative person ready to work and contribute to the design and gain practical experience in the field.

Age: 20 yrs

Gender: Female

Nationality: Indian

lpriyapragada@gmail.com

8886857070

SKILLS

Physical Modelling

Planning

Conceptual sketching

Content writing

LANGUAGES

English

Telugu

Hindi

HOBBIES

Sketching

Journaling

Watching movies & series

SOFTWARES

Autocad

Revit

Sketchup

Photoshop

Lumion

Enscape

MS Office

Indesign

The puzzle piece is a residence for a businessman. This consists of the living area where the family resides and an office area with a lounge for the visitors so they don’t hinder privacy of the family.

The concept was to creaete interlocking spaces, the planning was done in a way to create spaces that fit together to create void and built-up forms. Even the facade elements seem to be different pieces that fit together. Patterns and repetition of elements was used.

The overall residence follows a modern yet simple style. Exposed brick and concrete is used in the exteriors. The feature of this project is the large glass facade with concrete pieces framing it.

PROJECT TYPE: Residence

LOCATION OF SITE: Hyderabad, Telangana

SITE AREA: 580 sqm

THE PUZZLE PIECE

The residence has a separate vehicular and pedestrian entry. The path branches out to the visitor’s lounge of the office. A large garden space at the front creates a scenic view for visitors and residents. The open garden with seating space at the back can be accessed from the kitchen, dining and directly from parking.

The first floor has a family area near the skylight above the double height space. There are 3 bedrooms with attached toilets on this floor. A balcony creating a void space in the form shows the beautiful view of the exteriors. Steps lead to the terrace.

The ground floor has level differences as we go from the entry to the kitchen. This gives the feel of different spaces without rigid partitions. It is an open floor plan consiting of a double height green space with ribbon windows along the wall. A passage connects the house to the lounge for easy access of the residents. Steps from the kitchen and dining lead to the open seating space.

This project is focused on the target as NIT Calicut students, staff, faculty and their families. A survey and market study was conducted to know the requirements of this space. A hypermarket, food courts, clothing & accessories, spaces for entertainment and a few office spaces were focused on in this project.

The concept of this “ a point of view”. I wanted to create a certain fixed path that the customers follow that keeps a fixed final point. To achieve this the complex was divided into different blocks and was staggered in terms of increasing heights. So along the path they follow to see the final point.

The site level was modified to be in two levels with a 3 m difference and a block was placed in the lower level to assist the concept of increasing height as we move through the space.

Materials like brick jaalis, glass curtain walls are used. Double skin facade with the curtain wall and brick jaali ensures cooler temperatures inside. These creates different patterns and views from inside accentuating the concept.

PROJECT TYPE: Commercial

LOCATION OF SITE: NIT Calicut, Calicut, Kerala

SITE AREA: 12,400 sqm

BUILT- UP : 2,900 sqm

COMMERCIAL COMPLEX

Amixture of open and closed spaces was created. The entire groundfloor excluding the hypermarket is made of brick jaali walls facilitating natural light and ventilation. The rest of the floors are mechanically ventilated. The roof garden is the feature of this space. It consists of open seating space, gardens and lawns with benches. A landscape feature having both ramps and stairs connecting the two levels is given on site.

Exterior view of complex

Restaurant Interiors

Food Court

Arcade Interiors

Corridors to look like this ( when shops are empty)

The roof garden is a main attraction that can function in the early mornings and evenings even if shops are closed. It provides a relaxing space after shopping. A cafe was designed so seating can be extended out to the roof.

Seating on the roof garden

Roof garden pathway

Waitng lobby for conference hall

Office Space

View to the roof garden from cafe

Conference hall

SOUTH-WEST ELEVATION

SECTION BB

EAST ELEVATION

The Treehouse is an abode for a celebrity singer, song-writer, actress and dancer, Selena Gomez. We were asked to design a small abode for relaxing stay away from the celebrity’s daily life.

The concept of this is “humble abode” a ,simple yet modern, getaway space for the actress. It relates to her humble and down to earth personality offscreen.

A treehouse is a cozy and simple space that also fits into the brief of being located between two existing buildings. The entire space is made with wood and its variations to amplify the feel of being in a treehouse. Multiple trees were also added to site to screen the views and create the feel of being in a treehouse.

PROJECT TYPE: Abode

SITE AREA: 80 sqm

THE TREEHOUSE

The groundfloor consists of a large platform for a grand piano, as it is her most favourite hobby. A space for dancing with a large studio type mirror is also provided. The living space merges with the music space and a kitchenette is provided for light cooking. The spiral staircases emphasize the feel of climbing up the treehouse and are provided both in the interiors and exteriors. The balconies here provide scenic views to the added trees and plants. The loft functions as a beauty vanity which she also enjoys as an influencer of her own brand. It also provides a resting space after an exhausting day.

A detailed physical model showing the furniture and choice of materials was done in the scale 1:50. The elements like the piano, couch, bed, drawers, plants and stairs were detailed out and shown. The glass was depicted using transparent files.

The cafe is inspired by the concept of a candyland where everything is made out of edible sweets, chocolates and candies. The form of the cafe is made to be like a gingerbread house with the traditional decorations on the roof, around the windows and doors. The theme and concpet of the cafe go with the function of this being an ice cream & desert cafe.

The site is located near a park and quite introverted while being surrounded by multiple trees. This accentuates the concept of having this “candyland” in the forest like that of Hansel & Gretel.

Cafe Candyland also focuses on the concept that customers these days visit places for the ambience and photo opportunities. This cafe ensures to have multiple elements and backdrops to be photo props which attract the customer base consisting of not only kids but also adults.

PROJECT TYPE: Cafe

LOCATION OF SITE: Madhavaram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

SITE AREA: 360 sqm

CAFE CANDYLAND

FRONT ELEVATION OF CAFE CANDYLAND

FLOOR PLAN OF CAFE CANDYLAND

FORM OF CAFE

CONCEPTUAL SKETCH

Interiors and the exteriors were inspired by gingerbread houses from fairytales. The exterior seating spaces have large scale candies and chocolates that customers can take photos with. Interiors were made to look like ice cream cones with drips of icing.

A drive-thru was provided as it has become an option customers are choosing after the pandemic. The cafe has a separate service entry at the back for any restocking activities.

SITE PLAN OF CAFE CANDYLAND The main entry is from 6m road and diverges into the pedestrian pathway. The drive-way leads to the drive-thru area and continues to another access point from the 3m road.

The history of this temple town was looked into to know about the influences in the area. The timeline from the 11th century, when it was established, to the 19th century where they have established a strong network all over the world.

HISTORY OF MELUKOTE

Sri Tiru Anathalwar went to Sri Rangam and lived in Bala Mandayam.

Sri Ramanuja established Yadava Puri (Melukote).

8 villages were lost with the demise of the Hoysala kingdom.

Sri Tirumala Iyengar recieved 21 villages from the Jhangiri rule.

Timmanna Dandanayaka brought Melukote to its former splendour.

Govindaraja Udayar accquired several villages as gifts.

Tirumala Iyengar and his successors continued to hold important positions in the kingdom.

Hyderali siezed the kingdom many residents were killed and the rest migrated

This was a documentation project of the various residence typologies classified according to occupations in the temple town of Melukote Melukote is located in Mandya district of Karnataka. It is predominantly a temple town and was chosen to gain knowledge of the various vernacular techniques showcased. The information gathered was presented in the form of an exhibition of sheets, video documentation and a report.

The class was divided according to the various communities in the town and respective residence typologies were identified. We have documented the dimensions, construction techniques and unique features of the structures. Our study also expanded to the daily activities, lifestyle, temples of this town where the temple is the centre of attraction. Our groups's focus for the project was on the households of the predominant Brahmin community of Melukote.

Through the project we gained knowledge of the typical features of a house and how to identify and differentiate houses belonging to people of different communitites.

Elevation of a typical street in Melukote

Sketches done by various members of the class

Plan of the house

Elevation

Features of the Brahmin households include these stone columns, some are made with timber as well. Most of the features have not been rennovated so the older timber and stone can be seen and the carvings are faded.