SELECTED WORKS FROM YEAR 2019 - 2024
Hi, I’m Shyam Sundar, an architecture student in my fourth year. I come from Bengaluru, India, and I have a deep passion for exploring new materials and technologies in building design. I am always eager to discover innovative solutions to design. Throughout my studies, I have developed skills in designing, paying attention to detail and to create functional and aesthetically pleasing spaces. Aside from architecture, I am a learner, graphic designer, technology enthusiasist and always strive to implement the same in building design.
Typology : Mixed-Use
A state-of-the-art multi use bus terminal building designed at Hebbal, Bengaluru.
Typology : Institutional
Management school whicch reflects the elements of roman architecture.
Typology : Residential
Farm House proposed for a client considering the lifestyle and requirements of elderly people living there.
Typology : Installation
Installation representing sorrowness of freedom fighters at vidurashwatha aka ‘Jallianwala Bagh of South’
Next to hebbal flyover
Site area - 33,386 Sqm
Ground coverage - 7,300 Sqm
Built Up area - 1,32,000 Sqm
The site is located in the prime region and is prone to traffic. But having lake to the west side of site was advantageous as we can provide view from higher levels. Despite of having FAR of 4, ground coverage was reduced to have more vertical spread and more circulation space for buses in ground level.
This building houses inter-city, intra-city bus stands,dorms, Shopping mall, 2 different offices, co-working space, Hospitality, Restaurant and multi-level parking facilities.
This building is designed in such a way that, though visually it looks like two different building connecting at a level, structurally and functionally it is still a single building. This was possible with the use of diagrid structural system as you can see in the conceptual form below. Eleptical and triangular floors scales up as going above and connects at 5th floor to provide larger floor plate. and scales down as going above forming 2 different eleptical towers and has landscape and hardscaping elements in between them.
SECTION X-X’
Bengaluru, India
2021
Site area - 1,28,408 Sqm
Ground coverage - 25,236 Sqm
The site is located in Nagarabhavi (Densely populated, mostly residential), Bengaluru. Located Away from densely packed zone and has much greenary around. Three educational campuses are in same road and in closer proximity so traffic is mild during peak hours at the nagarabhavi main road. Hence wide and freely circulating entrance is designed to reduce traffic at entry point and main road. This academic project is designed with the concepts of roman architecture. from very micro details like columns, flooring to macro details like road connectivity, aquaducts etc.
Going back to the ancient roman town planning, everything was built in grid pattern, the main road connects major part of town and sub roads were divided to connect other parts of the town. Similarly using roman town planning this master plan was designed where one main road runs from main entry to the dorsal end of the site and sub roads are given to connect main road to other blocks of the town. Some parts of the site has been covered with trees to act as both sound barrier and visual barrier.
Client - Shreenish
Built Up area - 148 Sqm
Client’s farm is located in vijayapura, outskirts of chikkaballapur. Their requirement was to design a 2BHK house which was mainly used by his parents. Client clearly mentioned that they wanted a house which looks traditional and blends with agriculture land all around. So we made sure to maximize the natural lighting by providing courtyard and large corner window in living room. To give that traditional house feel we used wooden pillars and swing which is faceing courtyard. Material palette was choosen such a way that the rawness and authenticity of traditional village houses is carried out in this building.
Vidurashwatha, Gouribidanur, Karnataka, India (Jallianwala Bagh of South)
(Short-listed top 45)
COMPETITION PROJECT (group of 3)
2021
CP Kukreja Trophy (NASA)
Installation design
The year was 1938 and India’s freedom struggle was at its peak. On the morning of April 25, a group of villages led by leaders of the Indian National Congress (INC) had gathered at an open ground in Vidurashwatha village, close to the now Karnataka-Andhra Pradesh border, in Chikkballapur district, to hoist the national flag. Defying prohibitory orders, just as they were proceeding to hoist the flag, police opened fire, killing 32 people and injuring more than 100 others.
This came to be known as Jallianwala Bagh of south. Decades later, the village is now a forgotten chapter. Hence this artwork revive its ethos and bring back the essence of culture and belonging in the society.
PHILOSOPHY
White doves have been a universal symbol of peace and freedom. By translating this into a free-flowing form, the design incorporates the vehement past of the place on the wings of the same bird that carries the flag of tranquility. The stability of the structure adds to empower the secure, harmonious future that the country flew into despite the bloody struggle of nearly two centuries. Today, as the halcyon is slowly rippling into waves of violence, the installation aims to ground the audience to remind how one the white hue of serenity can easily be stained by red.
The installation stands on the grounds of Vidurashwatha Freedom Memorial along the path taken by visitors to enter the existing museum drawing attention to the cultural background of the place.
It is made entirely from concrete to obtain the fluidic form and to feel the scale. Red strips of light reflecting off of the surface represent streams of crimson blood that associates with the history of the place.The curved, free-flowing form oozes harmony and protection while the central open space signifies a skyward cone of vision symbolizing development.
Residence central line drawings
Residence Flooring details
Residence Serctions
Wardrobe Kitchen Crockrey unit
OVERHEAD
750
MULLION
GLASS CABINET OF SIZE 280 X 280 X300 MADE OF 19MM THK PLYWOOD AND TRANSPARENT GLASS CABINET OF SIZE X 600 X 600 MADE OF 19MM THK PLYWOOD WITH MULLION GLASS CABINET OF SIZE 280 X 280 X300 MADE OF 19MM THK PLYWOOD AND TRANSPARENT GLASS
BMW S1000rr
Honda CB350 rs
Jawa Perak
software - Grasshopper, ardiuno IDE, firefly
Hardware - Ardiuno uno
Aim - Opening and closing vertical fins of a building based on intensity of sunlight, greater the sun light lesser the opening.
Mechanism - When light hits the sensor, it calculates the intensity of sunlight and sends the data to analog pin of the ardiuno uno board. That varied data of sunlight intensity is remapped to the domain values of 0 to 180 (openings of fin) in grasshopper. Then that remapped data acts as input to servo motor which controls the openings of fin. so higher the intensity of sun, remapped values will be closer to 0. Hence the fins will be in almost closed position.
servo motor (rotates 0 to 180 degrees)
software - Grasshopper, ardiuno IDE, firefly
Hardware - Ardiuno uno
Aim - Movement of triangular fins on wall based on human motion (interaction)
Mechanism - Here PIR (motion detecting sensor) is used to track the movement around the wall. whenever the sensor returns ‘true’ as value (i.e. when there is motion ), it collects the distance of object from the sensor. That value is remapped to 0 to 180 in grasshopper. and remapped value serves as input for servo motor, and this servo motor opens and closes the triangular fins. This whole process happens only when there is motion around the surface. And the intensity of the opening is based on the distance if object from the sensor.
servo motor (rotates 0 to 180 degrees)
PIR ( Motion sensor)