Sanmathi N Yelamali | Undergrad Architectural Portfolio 2018-2023

undergraduate architectural portfolio

SANMATHI N YELAMALI

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Co-housing project Manipal, Karnataka, India

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Nav Bharat Udyan New Delhi, India

Undergraduate Thesis: 2022

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3 star hotel Manipal, Karnataka, India

Academic Project: 2021

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Academic Project: 2020

Interiors for The Brigade School Bengaluru, India Professional Project: 2022

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miscellaneous section handmade models photography

icons used in the portfolio: https://thenounproject.com/

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Mixed Housing Project Malpe, Karnataka, India Academic Project: 2021

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Interiors for Food Court 2, MIT Manipal, Karnataka, India Academic Project: 2021

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co-housing project

introduction A co-housing community is a housing community with shared services like collective kitchen, day-care center, and laundry to form a community that depends on each other for maintenance, administration, and amenities. aim To build an inclusive housing community with collaborative, collective spaces that encourage shared work responsibilities through common facilities at building and site levels among different age groups and genders. objectives 1. To introduce more flexible spatial options than conventional housing by proposing shared living options.

2. To increase wholistic development of the site through shared spaces.

3. To help architects comprehend users’ needs of different ages and genders living in a shared community, rather than monotonous planning and design. scope The project’s scope is collaborative housing, oriented towards collaboration among residents. Housing has historically been associated with shared needs and a concentration of resources. Architects and urban planners are now researching options for shared living due to population expansion and increased urban density. With a unified vision for the future, these new models investigate a variety of spatial and formal combinations. limitations 1. The project focuses primarily on co-housing dwellings for 165 users.

2. Inferences will be taken from case studies and are indicators of the general evolution of the project’s design process.

3. The project a whole, focuses only on middle-class housing in and around Manipal.

concept - reviving the swastika

incremental housing connectivity among user groups

design guidelines

1. social connect interactive spaces workshops workspaces

reintegration spaces gardens square

2. collaboration collision spaces dining areas living areas

3. generational planning

4. gender

5. recreational leisure spaces private & public spaces balconies, parks

6. shared services

intersectinal spaces day care courtyards dining areas

7. go green

9. dwellings

8. materials

10. three generations

sustainable practices landscape architecture rwh, storm water management

facilities laundry kitchen

environmentally sound materials renewable sources

typologies co-living co-housing care housing

equity in facilities hangout areas workspaces gardens

zoning

family housing swastika in planning

The Swastika represents motion which is eternally revolving with an objective of establishing complete truth and consciousness. In the same way, the project also aims at attaining veracity through constant growth with the help of each other. Various shapes that shall help in site planning. Due to the site specific nature of the project, integrating the Swastika in the site planning process, the goal will be to knit all dwellings and services together. Four limbs of Swastika are four goals of life: Dharma, Artha, Kama, Moksha (right action, worldly prosperity, worldly enjoyment, and spiritual liberation) and Shastha (manual or book). Incremental housing is a part of the idealogy of the Swastika. Incremental housing represents a notion eternally evolving by giving scope to developement. It also gives scope to increase in FAR and space for homeowners in the future.

public areas

student housing

elderly housing

master plan moksha griham artha griham

dharma griham

kama griham

shastra griham

site features The width of Internal roads are: Vehicular roads: 6 m, Pedestrian pathways: 2 m, Pedestrian and occasional vehicular roads near Family Housing: 4.5 m. There are minimal site entries to ensure safety and reduce confusion on site. Drop off zone is provided at the entrance to create a barrier between public and private zones of the site. Service entry has been provided to access service areas like community kitchen and laundry. Due to less site safety due to roads on all edges, vegetation provided to help increase security on site.

A park with open spaces has been included along the west edge of the site catering to the proposed land use map for 2021. The day care centre facilitates all working parents with children between the ages 6 through 14. A gardening area for the elderly has been provided to primarily facilitate the elderly by engaging them through the work of gardening that brings all of them together and helps tackle old age loneliness. In family housing there are horizontal layers of privacy (G+1) and in student housing, vertical layers of privacy (G+3).

public buildings The public buildings are present close to the entrance zone of the site. They are placed and connected in such a way that they can easily be accessed by all the users. If the user is a vistor, they can enter through the drop off zone and then access the admin space that is present in the clubhouse block. The community kitchen and clubhouse have been designed keeping in mind various ages and genders in mind through a varied range of activities in the clubhouse & various types of seating in the dining area. The day care centre has provisins for play, study & resting areas and is connected to the park and the community pavilion.

roof plan and services a’

b’

b

T

a primary water tank

section aa’

section bb’

septic tank

solar panels

sewage treatment plant

gas cylinder store

storm water collection tank

dg panel area

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transformer

family housing

ground floor plan

The planning of family housing is inspired by the Swastika. The 2BHK and 3BHK residences have been placed alternatively There is a common courtyard present centrally, in each family housing block where people can come and interact or take a fresh of breath air. The 3BHK units have an extra bedroom, bigger master bedroom and a bigger kitchen compared to the 2BHK units. For incremental housing, the 2BHK units can be converted to a 3BHK one by adding another room on the first floor. The community kitchen is the main space on site for dining but, family housing units are provided with a kitchen along with an attached dining area as it is essential for families to have quick bites at home.

first floor plan

elderly housing

The planning of student housing aims at vertical line of privacy for students and/ or bachelors. Each unit comprises of a bedroom, balcony, bathroom along with a closet. Outside unit is a wide corridor with lightwells that runs throughout the building and the natural lighting can be enjoyed by the users who choose to hangout there. The corridor consists of ledges as a seating area. ground floor plan

student housing

typical floor plan

Elderly housing is planned such that Internally, the users get privacy while at the same time, they have social spaces on the outside through the courtyard, the garden area and other hangout spaces. Each unit comprises of a bedroom, balcony, bathroom along with a closet.

family housing courtyard

The necessity of this project is to introduce a collective housing community for Manipal’s developing urban centre that caters to the working class belonging to all genders. As more and more of the urban population come about each year to Manipal either for education or employment, they will look for flexible housing options. 34% of the employees of Udupi are women, and the rest, 66%, are men. A co-housing community can help working couples parent and share equal responsibilities through day-care facilities, collective kitchens and other services.

A research was undertaken on 627 senior people aged 60 and up in the rural region of Udupi taluk. The goals were to determine the prevalence of depression and investigate the predictors of depression in the elderly. According to this survey, 21.7% of the older population suffers from depression. Because seniors are prone to social isolation, inclusive design, such as co-housing, may provide standard living settings that stimulate social interactions and relationships for inhabitants, allowing them to age with dignity.

The suburb of Manipal can create a model for a co-housing community for further experimentation.

student housing and elderly housing

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nav bharat udyan

introduction

population study

Spread over 25 acres, the Nav Bharat Udyan will be open to the public and is being designed to have infotainment facilities viz. Sphere of Unity, Milestones Walkway, Journey of India, Tech Dome and OpenAir Theatre, to showcase India’s rich historical and cultural heritage, scientific achievements and symbolize Unity in Diversity and aspirations of rising New India.

Central Vista Development/Redevelopment Master Plan envisions To redevelop Central Vista as a world class public space, restore its grandeur as an architectural icon, house modern facilities for efficient functioning of administration, strengthen cultural institutions and commemorate 75 years of India’s independence.

The Iconic Structure in Nav Bharat Udyan: The iconic structure is planned in Nav Bharat Udyan to realize the grand vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat, symbolizing emerging New India with equitable growth opportunities, rooted in values of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikaas, Sabka Vishwaas and representing the aspiration of clean India, free from poverty, corruption, terrorism, communalism and casteism.

zonewise population of new delhi

Zone D was mostly designed by Ar. Edwin Lutyens in the 1900s with govt. offices, bungalows and gardens. There are spacious residences that are spread out, yet with lesser people in them. The site is falling in Zone D would be a greater advantage as it doesn’t have village boundaries, LDRA and land pooling. This condition would be ideal for iconic structure. Currently, zone D is known for tourist and heritage places. Due to which there is influx of tourist people.

Even though the decadal growth has decreased in Zone D, there is an increase in population. Increase in population can lead to increase in traffic on NH 44 which is on the west of the site. This can affect imageability of the site and well as the iconic structure that has been proposed. The increase in population won’t affect the immediate context. The closest buildings on the east of the site that will have an impact on the skyline in 1.56 kms away.

(Commonwealth Village) The buildings on the west of the site that will have an impact on the skyline are India Gate, Rashtrapathi Bhavan, etc in the Central Vista.

POPULATION

D-17,18,19,20(Nizamuddin, Jangpura, Kilokri, Lajpat Nagar & Kotla Mubarakpur.)

population of zone d

D-15,16 (Lodhi Colony & Dayal Singh College)

D-13,14,21 (Chanakyapuri, Safdarjung & Sarojini Nagar) D-11 & 12 (Khan Market & Akbar Road) D-10 (Budha jayanthi Park) D-8&9 (India Gate & Central Sectt.)

D-7 (Purana Qila) D-6 (Upper Ridge Area) D-5(DIZ Area) D-4 (Sansad Marg) D-3 (Kasturba Gandhi Marg) D-2 (Mata Sundari Area) D-1 (Connaught Place) 0

50000

100000 150000 200000 250000

map of the central vista region with the site

reverse figure ground map

On the east of the Yamuna river, the Restricted Forest also known as the Delhi Ridge is present which is a ridge in the Northern Aravalli leopard wildlife corridor and doesn’t allow for any man-made developments. On the west of the Yamuna river, residential properties can’t come up due to the presence of flood plains in the region. If any other buildings were to come up, they would have to be built with embankments and with respect to the DDA Regulations. Delhi has been expanding in all directions without any overall plan; the congestion continued, and the city grew haphazardly. However, in the immediate site context the built % has grown towards the Yamuna river over the years. As we can observe in the pictures, rural areas of Delhi are present border of the capital while urban areas are present at the centre. Therefore, majority of the target audience for our proposal would be from urban areas in Delhi. Hence, the proposal will need to blend in with the context.

figure ground maps 1km extent

3km extent

master plan

the museum entrance

the iconic structure

bronze cladding

concrete core glass terrace garden on the base

museum and art gallery

terrace garden on the base

Aikyam in Sanskrith means oneness and denotes the unity in diversity within the culturally rich country of India. Each panel denotes a part of the country that unites and combines to evolve and rise as a country to greater heights. Museum and art gallery are present at the 10m high base and are inspired by the Ashoka Chakra in bringing people together. The four gardens in the terrace garden represent north, south, east and west India respectively. The iconic structure is supported by a diagrid system held together by chevron bracing and is clad with bronze. There are 4m high viewing galleries present at every 40m height of the iconic structure.

structural details

structural plan

structural elevation

structural section

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adamya - mixed housing project introduction A mixed housing project with HIG, MIG, EWS dwelling units and commercial complex in the coastland of Malpe, Udupi amidst a bustling commercial surrounding. The project welcomes local residents and migrant workers to a network of comfortable and affordable residential modules.

view from the road

common play area

concept - assemblage An approach that looks at the whole as an inseparable combination of interrelated parts. This implies that the parts are involved in each other. On site, we can observe that each housing unit is dependent on the services/utilities offered by each other. So, they are always involved.

The services/utilities like commercial & clubhouse complexes, playgrounds and parks that area offered on site can work independently in different set ups, but here, they act as assemblages.

A part of an assemblage may be detached from it & plugged into a different assemblage in which its interactions are different. An aspect of the theory is the fact that it does not privilege one group The elevation of over another. “Micro” is not more fundamental than “macro”; instead, ews housing is social reality is “multiscale”, with assemblages occurring at every inspired by the De level. On site, the EWS, MIG & HIG units are united through these Stijl movement: assemblages that are serviceable by all, equally.

Principles of straight lines, rectangles, asymmetricity, use of primary colours with black & white, the on site networks relationship between depicting positive & negative assemblage elements in an arrangement of forms and lines.

hig housing - front side elevation

ews = mig = hig ews housing elevation

commercial + hig block

mig block mig block ews blocks

ews blocks

master plan

ews housing (1bhk): (Economically Weaker Section) Rapid wall prefab panel modular planning, low rise, bicycle parking, sit outs, informal storage spaces, landscaping, transitional spaces, multipurpose spaces, kids’ play area, rural feel mig housing (2bhk): (Middle Income Group) Privacy from the outside world, lesser privacy inside home, efficient use of space without wastage, nuclear families with 1 or 2 grandparents hig housing (3bhk): (High Income Group) High rise, high privacy inside and outside home, accessible commercial spaces and clubhoise, guest rooms commercial block: Private and public access

ews housing

hig housing

mig housing

typical floor plans

commercial block and clubhouse

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kritagya - a 3 star hotel introduction A 3 - star hotel with Convention centre in the bevels of Manipal amidst a lush green surrounding. The hotel welcomes tourists, students and parents from all over India and different countries who visit the education hub to apply for courses offered.

view from entrance

louvres forming balconies

concept - hegemony + heterotopia A customer enters the experiencing the site to be strong and powerful. On entering the building she/he experiences a sense of unity. this depicts transformation of the world as a society from being a tyranny to an accepting one. hegemony is the term used to describe kinds of domination.

When the user enters the site, she/he notices elements that stand out first. emphasis and domination is introduced by using louvres and other geometrical elements in the front elecation of the building. heterotopia introduces “intermediate spaces”. It believes in the real societies, societies with diverse elements which sit together in equilibrium. New hotels focus on communal spaces and areas where travelers and locals can gather over larger spaces.

The aim of the project is to design a Three Star Hotel & a Convention Centre using steel as a construction material keeping in mind the local topography, climate and surrounding environments.

louvres forming the balcony front side elevation

+ exterior + interior

site plan

contour analysis

The Hotel design includes 30 standard rooms, 16 executive rooms, 2 luxury suites and 2 rooms for the physically challenged.

10 residential quarters are provide for the housekeeping staff. A convention centre for a 100-200 users is present. The site is a contoured with an access road on the south and is surrounded by various institutions and is easily accessible.

hotel

convention centre

floor plans

basement floor - parking

second floor - guest rooms

ground floor - lobby & admin

third floor - guest rooms

first floor - restaurant

fourth floor - service floor & swimming pool

standard room

section

premium room

luxury room

hotel

convention centre

universal room

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interiors for the bridage school working drawings

B 1500

A

UP UP

12 MM TINTED TOUGHENED GLASS

D2

330

STORAGE BELOW

CAFETERIA PANTRY

500 440 400

STORAGE

350

L

COPIER

RECEPTION DESK DRAWERS

OFFICE BOYS

BRIGADE FOUNDATION OFFICE

B

1

3

2100

C

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J

450 490 550

A

K

CABIN 3

CABIN 4 C B

STORAGE UNITS

840

400

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KEY PLAN

380

2070

PLAN

5000

COPIER 5 6

2000

ELEVATION B

7 8 13 14

9 10 15 16

OFFICE BOYS 2100 40MM VENEER BOARD

840

1750

400

3 4

11 12 17 18

6MM COLORED GLASS

500

19 20

21 22

23 24

2200

1 2

3000

STORAGE

400

STORAGE UNITS

440

750

PLASTIC EMULSION PAINT

1500

500

800

680

6MM CORIAN

ELEVATION I

750

WOODEN PARTITION

FOOT REST Ø = 40 MM

1700 2100

ELEVATION C

GYP BOARD FALSE CEILING

PLASTIC EMULSION PAINT 6MM CORIAN

6MM CORIAN

COLOURED GLASS

0

FOOT REST

550 500

1200

1150 750

400

SUPPORTING WOOD

750

180

20 MM VENNER BOARD

19MM BD + VENEER VENEER

VENEER

VENEER

VENEER

VENEER

100 DEEP DRAWER (19MM BD + V) 40MM DIA WOODEN FOOTREST SET IN BY 150MM

ELEVATION J

380

SECTION AA'

RECEPTION TABLE GYP BOARD FALSE CEILING

LEGRAND POP-UP BOX

PLASTIC EMULSION PAINT

100 DEEP DRAWERS (2 NOS EACH)

COLOURED GLASS

COLOURED GLASS

COLOURED GLASS

COLOURED GLASS

VENEER

VENEER

COLOURED GLASS

19MM BD + VENEER 40MM DIA WOODEN FOOTREST SET IN BY 150MM

40 DIA WOODEN FOOTREST

750 1150

100 DEEP DRAWER (19MM BD + V)

WORKSTATIONS

ELEVATION K GYP BOARD FALSE CEILING

830

1870

275

275

100

100

19MM BD + VENEER

1480

9MM GRANITE SPLASH BOARD

1200

600

600 5400

ELEVATION L

800

2100 2400

200

DRIP TRAY

600

370

COLOURED GLASS

VIEW OF WORKSTATION TYPE - 1

FALSE CEILING VENEER

A

ART ROOM

12 MM BROWN TINTED TOUGHENED GLASS DOOR

2700

2700

GLASS JOINT

HANDLE

850

COMPACTOR ROOM 2

ELEVATION A

50 MM SKRITING

700

B

C

D3

CABIN 1

1500 X 500

2539

CABIN 2

1200 X 400

RECEPTION

12 MM PLY

2601

PLAN

2700 UNDER DUCT

D

BEAM @ 3500

PASSAGE

E

1200 X 400

40 MM BD+ LAMINATE

40 MM BD+ LAMINATE

PANTRY

VENEER

2253

KEY PLAN

GLASS

FALSE CEILING

12 MM TINTED BROWN COLORED GLASS 6277

EXPANSION BOLT

VENEER

RECEPTION

PLASTIC EMULSION PAINT

12 MM TINTED TOUGHENED GLASS DOOR

560

600

40

300

1000

12 MM TINTED TOUGHENED GLASS DOOR

20 MM SS FRAME +6MM PLY

300

2700

PLASTIC EMULSION PAINT

1470

300

1520

300

300

COLORED BAND

100

ELEVATION B FALSE CEILING

150

VENEER PASSAGE

VENEER

GYPSUM PARTITION 1200

12 MM BD + MIRROR

2700

VENEER

VENEER C SECTION 75 X 20 MM

RECEPTION

PLASTIC EMULSION PAINT

20 MM VENEER

5420

500

300

DETAIL 1

750

CORIAN

500

400

1500

ELEVATION C 5054

FALSE CEILING

1270 630

255

640

1100

400

1210

1210

630

COMPACTOR ROOM 2 12 MM BROWN TINTED TOUGHENED GLASS DOOR

PLASTIC EMULSION PAINT

2700

12 MM FIXED COLORED TOUGHENED GLASS

850

ART ROOM

900

300

ELEVATION D 1100

VENEER CABIN 2

12 MM BD + MIRROR

2400

200

1200

VENEER

900

12 MM FIXED TINTED TOUGHENED GLASS

1100

972

ADMIN

2041

ELEVATION E

900

ADMIN CO - ORD

500

2400

12 MM FIXED TINTED TOUGHENED GLASS

1200

TOILET PLASTIC EMULSION PAINT

2700

VENEER

750

PLASTIC EMULSION PAINT

300

659

400

50 MM SKRITING

CABINETS 2000

RECEPTION

H

500

2400 mm under fabric F.C

STORAGE

BEAM @ 3000 FROM BOTTOM (Beam depth 400) GYPSUM PARTITION

300

GYPSUM PARTITION

1311

FALSE CEILING

500

500

VENEER

12 MM TINTED TOUGHENED GLASS DOOR

G

100 TK AEROCON BLOCK WALL

F

DETAIL 1

759

25 X 75 OAKWOOD FRAME JOINT IN GLASS

1373

CABIN 3

2700

CABIN 4

2400

12 MM TINTED TOUGHENED GLASS

30 MM CORIAN

1800 X 600

GYPSUM LINING

GYPSUM LINING

500

50 MM SKIRTING

CABIN 4

30 MM CORIAN

1200 X 400

20 MM CHANNEL ENOX/OZONE POWDER COATED BLACK

1500

GYPSUM PARTITION

CABIN 3

1900

900

900

1900

ELEVATION F

FALSE CEILING

50 MM BLACK PAINT

LAMINATE

FALSE CEILING

EQ

STORAGE UNIT

EQ EQ

1200

EQ

STORAGE UNIT

2700

300 GLASS SHELVES

VENEER

EQ

600

EQ

300

VENEER

600

1200

600

600

1150

ELEVATION G

1200

1200

1200

1150

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interiors for food court 2, MIT introduction The aim of the project was to redesign the interiors of Food court 2 to create an environment that is suitable for dining as well as interacting with peers. The project creates a space created to stimulate the minds of students and create a small getaway from the hectic schedule.

It creates more interactive spaces for students for them to be able to reintegrate.

concept - reintegration The food court isn’t just used for dining, but also for hanging out, group study sessions, get-togethers, etc. The aim would be to bring in a sense of community in the food court. The colour palette is inspired by Indian food tones.

mood board

furniture details

sketches and theme

layout plan

A

B’

B

A’ sectional elevation aa’

sectional elevation bb’

flooring plan

reflected ceiling plan

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miscellaneous section handmande models

photography

thank you! +91 9480578252 sanmathiyelamali@gmail.com

SANMATHI N YELAMALI

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