PORTFOLIO
SNEHA RAJENDRAN
SNEHA RAJENDRAN Architect
Choosing architecture was by the artist in me. By understanding the various nuances of architecture, I was still an artist; the art of architecture has been about painting an experience for a human.
In the profession of architecture and design, I wish to create things, with a touch of art and a touch of empathy, and a whole lot of enthusiasm.
An architecture graduate with a penchant for designing smallscale spaces and intimate space, exploring and designing different kinds of furniture and refurbishing existing spaces.
EDUCATION WORK EXPERIENCE
BMS College of Architecture 2017-2022
PSG Public School 2015-2017
GRD Public School 2006-2015
RELEVANT SKILLS
Drafting
AutoCAD 2D
Advanced
3D Modelling SketchUp 3D Modelling
Intermediate Revit 3D Modelling
Intermediate Rhino + Grasshopper
Novice
Rendering
+ Freelance Architect and Interior Designer June 2022 - Present Ongoing projects: - Rustic-style guest house at Coimbatore, TN - 4BHK residence interiors at Rajahmundry, AP
+ Architectural Intern at Cuboid Architecture January 2020
+ Architectural Intern at Dialogue Design Partners February 2022 - June 2022
+ Content Writing Intern at Market Kreative June 2021 - August 2021
DOCUMENTATION EXTRACURRICULARS
Begur temple - Documentation St. Andrews Church - Documentation Benson Town - Documentation and Urban Study
V-Ray 3D Rendering
Advanced Enscape Rendering
Advanced Lumion
Novice
Post-production and Graphics Adobe Photoshop
Intermediate Adobe Indesign
Intermediate Adobe Illustrator
Novice Office Suite Microsoft Office 365
Advanced Google Workspace
Advanced
COMPETITIONS
Participated and won in Illustration Competition held as part of UNAI on the theme Water and Society
Participated in Aquatecture by VolumeZero
Participated in Pandemic Memorial by Archasm
Envisage - BMSCA college fest Part of Graphic Design team Part of Installations crew Event coordinator - Competitions and Workshops
Literary Club - BMSCA Student Writer for college magazine Vastupadvikatravelogues from study tours around the world
WORKSHOPS LANGUAGES
Wooden truss making workshop Hands-on brick workshop by MasonsInk English
Fluent Tamil
Fluent
Telugu
Conversational Kannada
Conversational Hindi
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CONTACT| r.sneha812@gmail.com
CONTENT
Beyond Stories Starring Gubbala En-suites of Hiriadka Earth Stories Retail Sojourn - The B&B Working Drawings Pandemic Memorial Miscellaneous Sustenance in Slum Housing - Academic Thesis Campus Design - Academic Architectural Project Professional Project Academic Interior Project Academic Project Professional and Academic Competition Entry Art, Journalism, Visual Communication 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08
01BEYOND STORIES OF SLUM HOUSING
YEAR: January 2022
TYPE: Academic Thesis
This is a project on people-centered urban interventions within a slum housing project, Pullukaadu Housing Unit (Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu). Here, the economic levels remain unimproved, women and child safety is still a question, drug abuse among the youngsters is significantly prevalent and residual spaces are abused to the will of the people in a haphazard manner.
To establish sustainable strategies to improve these informal settlements, a comprehensive understanding of the space, as well as of the residents themselves was needed - on-field photo documentation and people interviews helped to ascertain the lay of the land.
Sustenance in Slum Housing Pullukaadu Housing Unit - Ukkadam
The city of Coimbatore was recently categorised for the ‘Smart City’ development by the Government of India. The state’s Slum Clearance Board (TNSCB) is on a fast-track mission to relocate most of the slum dwellers into housing units. While the pucca houses can save the people from a leaky roof, it has done little to improve their socio-economic state. Since 2018, The Pullukaadu Housing Project by the TNSCB, has been accommodating about 1800 families, relocated from lake edges, areas of upcoming infrastructure and edges of railway tracks. In 2021, it looks like nothing, but a filthy, 4-storied slum.
Study of the economy, the society and the environment of urban slum was undertaken in order to understand the variety of needs and potential interventions. The pre-design objectives were as follows:
• Understanding the Demographics
• Understanding the economy within
• Understanding the character of residual spaces
• Spatial-temporal activity mapping of the area to understand the nuances of the people’s livelihood
The entire community as well as the area is given a ‘facelift’. Involving the community as much as possible, creates a deep sense of identity and pride in the people. Art in the form of meaningful architecture is chosen as the theme.
Location: Ukkadam, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Fish butchers’
Children and Women’s Learning Centre Cow shed and waste management chain Police Station and Ration ShopPavilion and Retail Toilets and Officer’s Room Storage and Inventory Collection and checking Gathering and Waiting Area Lock-up and Desk Waiting and front office
CATERING KITCHEN + RETAIL STORES
The road edges are utilised to position the retail outlets in the form of containers; the store-front ensures a thriving economy. The accessible roof above the containers can be used for evening classes and as a recreational space for the transwomen community.
The catering kitchen has dining and administrative spaces too. It also has a packaged cooperative milk packet outlet led by the transwomen.
PACKAGING
COLD STORAGE BUTCHERING VEG PREP DINING / DISCUSSION RETAIL OUTLETS WITH A STORE FRONT
UTENSIL
STORAGE COOKING
COUNTER
MAIN BURNERS GAS BAGS WASH AREA STORAGE
Space framed roof with fabric fasteners to fix tarpaulin Steel Columns
Fish Butchers’ Cart
For the transgender community-led home catering business
Biogas bags
Waste from catering kitchen for the transgender community in Pullukaadu
Waste from the fish butchering
The fish market situated next to the Pullukaadu housing colony sustains an economy of part-time fish butchers from the colony. They operate from makeshift carts situated along the roadside. The pavilion and the carts are designed to specifically tailor the professional and hygiene needs of the fish butchers.
Retail Store
Loading and Storage Yard
fishBUTCHERS + PAVILION transWOMEN + CATERING
The cow dung fro the cow shed is used to run a biogas plant; the biogas produced fuels the transgenders’ catering kitchen and the lighting in the children and women’s centre. The slurry from the biogas plant, along-with food waste from the catering kitchen and the fish butchers’ activities is used in the vermicomposting shed to generate manure.
The manure is packaged and sold from the retail store along the main road. The cow urine can be sold as well. The retail store also has an adjoining loading and storage area. The milk from the cow shed is sold off within the community from the milk outlet.
WASTE MANAGEMENT CYCLE
Biogas produced gets supplied to the catering kitchen as fuel
Vermicomposting Plant
Spent slurry sent to vermicomposting as well
RETAIL + vermiCOMPOST
Cow urine and compost is sold from a retail store front along the main access road
Cow ShedCow Milk Outlet
Cow Dung
Biogas Plants
02STARRING GUBBALA: SCHOOL OF DESIGN
YEAR: June 2020
TYPE: Academic
This is a campus design project for a multi-disciplinary design school that had a diverse program and designed in fraternity with the Gubbala lake situated in Kanakpura road, Bangalore.
The areas of focus include: design of each kind of academic area as per requirements, zoning different areas according to a multifaceted adjacency matrix, landscape design to bring the harmonise the diverse program and lake-front development.
Proximity to Main Access
The NDBI and administrative spaces are closer to the main entrance. The exhibition and auditorium are given easy public access as well.
ZONING PARAMETERS
Proximity to Service Road Proximity to Lake-front
The academic areas: classrooms, lecture halls, labs and workshops need easy access a service road while also being exclusive
The ancillary spaces such as recreation areas and the canteen, the open air theatre and the library are placed in dialogue with the lake
NDBI and Administrative Section Faculty Areas
Block
Exhibition Academic
Labs Workshops Library
Auditorium
Recreation
and Sports
Library Block: The entry is into the top level which has the main reading areas and overlooks the lake
Gubbala Lake
Stepped Terraces that directly overlook the lake. Can be used for events, outdoor recluse from the indoor teaching or just hanging out
Recreation Block
Outdoor Sports Area
Open Air Theatre (OAT) that is built around a rain water harvesting pit and is overlooked by the library on the left and the recreation block on the right
Lake-front Development
ACADEMIC BLOCK
The classrooms are arranged to be cross-ventilated; the block contains three open-to-sky courtyards that help cross ventilate all the classrooms while also acting as spots for recreation during recess. The main courtyard can serve as an outdoor discussion area.
Series of courtyards and open-to-sky pathways, each leading to a set of spaces
Upper level mass showing the main circulation spine
Ground level mass showing landscaped areas
Picture on the left
The first node near the entrance where the person can choose to move into the main activity spaces such as auditorium or the exhibition hall, the administrative areas or the main academic block.
On the far left a long corridor leads into the academic block. On the right is the entrance into the auditorium where a series of colonnades is used to a create a grand entrance.
The landscape pockets in the middle create different paths for the user to choose: one that leads you to the auditorium and one that leads you to the campus beyond
Section below
Longitudinal section cutting through the academic block, the landscaped court, the open air theatre and the lake-front development.
The long corridor with an arcade of windows in the Labs block and a pergola walkway leading from the court to the library; both are seen in elevation
Workshops Service Areas
WORKSHOP BLOCK Level 0 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level -1 Horizontal Circulation
Vertical Circulation
03EN-SUITES OF THE HIRIADKA RESIDENCE
YEAR: April 2022 - June 2022
TYPE: Professional, Under Execution
The project involved the interior design of bathrooms in a tropicalstyle farmhouse in Hiriadka (Udupi, Karnataka).
My scope of work was: conceptual design, material selection and working drawings.
The main challenges in this project were tailoring the design to the users of each bathroom while keeping it unique as well as contextual.
MASTER BATHROOM 600 200 130 650 1590 1810 MIRROR 600MM Ø WASHBASIN SINK @ 650MM HT. UNDERCOUNTER CABINET SHOWER PARTITION UPTO 1800MM HT. STONE FLOORING 10MM THIK. SADARAHALLI STONE TILES 300X600MM TIMBER DECK TILES 300x300MM - 10MM THK +3.700 AFFL FFL INDOOR GARDEN PLASTERING 20MM THK. SHOWER HEAD @ 2100MM HT. MIXER @ 950MM HT. SPOUT @ 650MM HT. 400 1050 650 SAND TEXTURED PAINT SECTION 04 above; SECTION 01 on the right >>
+2.200 AFFL FFL 660 130 200 600 450 TIMBER DECK TILES 10MM THK KADAPPA STONE 16MM THK (TBD BY CLIENT) WATER CLOSET RIM @ 450MM HT. TIMBER DOOR 800MM X 2200MM SAND TEXTURED PAINT SWITCH BOARD @ 1200MM HT. TOWEL RING @ 1300MM HT. WASH BASIN SINK @ 660MM HT. UNDERCOUNTER CABINET PLASTERING 20MM THK. 900 80 225 450 C/L TOWEL RAIL @ 1600MM HT. TOILET PAPER HOLDER HEALTH FAUCET 770 910 300 300 225 TIMBER DECK TILES 300x300MM - 10MM THK TIMBER DECK TILES 10MM THK KADAPPA STONE 16MM THK (TBD BY CLIENT) WATER CLOSET RIM @ 450MM HT. TIMBER DOOR 800MM X 2200MM SAND TEXTURED PAINT 611 A74 01 612 A74 03 02 A74 611 04 A74 612 [01-07] ENSUITE 03 900 80 450 1815 225 450 C/L 2040 450 800 4000 CHANNEL DRAIN GARDEN WITH BATHTUB (TBD) SHOWER HEAD @ 2100MM HT. TOWEL RAIL @ 1600MM HT. GLASS SHOWER PARTITION UPTO 1800MM HT. WET AREA DRY AREA WASHBASIN SINK @ 650MM HT. CABINET UNDER COUNTERTOP WB WC TOILET PAPER HOLDER HEALTH FAUCET 10MM TILE DROP 10MM TILE DROP 10MM TILE DROP 900 460 455 800 C/L C/L [01-08] GARDEN 650560 770 910 300 300 WB 80 225 TIMBER DECK TILES 300x300MM - 10MM THK SADARAHALLI STONE
Material Palette: Black Kadappa (criss-cross laying on the walls), light cream sand texture painted walls, Sadarahalli stone, walnut brown wooden laminate
An alternate layout for the bathroom with the garden (with a bath tub) separating the main dry and we areas, brought in the possibility of a meandering stone walkway. This can create a more immersive experience for the user.
The lengthy ventilator along with the translucent roofing tiles bring in abundance of natural light for a tropical bath experience.
A few fixtures and elements chosen for the bathroom: a linear drain spanning the edge of the bath area, two circular mirrors in a double vanity, brass lighting fixtures and a rimless, close-coupled WC.
601 A74 01 602 A74 03 02 A74 601 04 A74 602 [G-09] ENSUITE 01 DRY AREA WB WC THRESHOLD STONE TILES WASH BASIN ON COUNTER TOP HEALTH FAUCET CHANNEL DRAIN 10MM TILE DROP 10MM TILE DROP TOILET PAPER HOLDER SHOWERHEAD WET AREA 1590 960630 455455 250345 C/L 800 850 1305 2700 1600 450 1150 1400 VENTILATOR [V-01] (AS PER SOO) LEDGE @ 1100MM ABOVE FFL (AS MEASURED TO TOP OF PLASTERING) SHOWER PARTITION 600 1540 940 SHOWER DOOR 600MM X 1800MM SECTIONS 01-03: Top to bottom in order >> GUEST BATHROOM
PAINT
CERAMIC
PAINT FINISH
1100 400 1800 2175 FFL NICHE 1535MM X 400 MM LEDGE @ 1100MM ABOVE FFL (AS MEASURED TO TOP OF PLASTERING) TIMBER DOOR [D-03] (AS PER SOO) GLASS SHOWER PARTITION 1800MM AFFL 3000 CERAMIC TILES 600MM X 1200MM STONE TILE FLOORING 25MM THK. CERAMIC TILE FLOORING 10MM THK. 2560 200MM THK. WALL +2.380 AFFL FFL PLASTERING 15MM THK. VENTILATOR [V-01] (AS PER SOO) 650 265 SHOWER HEAD @ 2000MM HT. ABOVE FFL MIXER @ 1100MM HT. SPOUT @ 650MM HT. 650 450 900 1100 2000 350 800 215 510 2015 1800 2625 WASH BASIN GRANITE COUNTER DRAWER CABINET +3.010 AFFL SHOWER PARTITION 601 A74 01 602 A74 03 02A74601 04A74602 [G-09]ENSUITE 01 DRY AREA WB WC HEALTH FAUCET 10MM TILE DROP 10MM TILEDROP TOILET PAPERHOLDERSHOWERHEAD WET AREA 1590 960 630 455 455 250 345 C/L 2700 1600 450 1150 1400 VENTILATOR [V-01] (AS PER SOO) SHOWER PARTITION 600 1540 940 1430 FFL PLASTERING 15MM THK. +2.00 AFFL +2.380 AFFL VENTILATOR [V-01] (AS PER SOO) MIRROR 1370MM X 800MM WATER CLOSET RIM @ 450MM HT. GRANITE COUNTER HEALTH FAUCET @ 600MM HT. PAINT FINISH CERAMIC TILE FLOORING 10MM THK. TOILET PAPER HOLDER @ 600MM HT. FLUSH PLATE @ 950MM HT. LEDGE @ 1100MM ABOVE FFL (AS MEASURED TO TOP OF PLASTERING) CERAMIC TILES 600MM X 1200MM 650 400 700 265 450 600 950 400 1180 650 800 800700 1800 +3.010 AFFL +2.380 AFFL FFL 2200 405 CERAMIC TILES 600MM X 1200MM DRAWER CABINET WASH BASIN TIMBER DOOR [D-03] (AS PER SOO) PLASTERING 15MM THK.
VENTILATOR [V-01] (AS PER SOO) MIRROR 1370MM X 800MM GRANITE THRESHOLD TOWEL RING @ 1300MM LVL +2.210 AFFL 1430 FFL PLASTERING 15MM THK. +2.00 AFFL +2.380 AFFL VENTILATOR [V-01] (AS PER SOO) MIRROR 1370MM X 800MM WATER CLOSET RIM @ 450MM HT. GRANITE COUNTER HEALTH FAUCET @ 600MM HT.
FINISH
TILE FLOORING 10MM THK. TOILET PAPER HOLDER @ 600MM HT. FLUSH PLATE @ 950MM HT. LEDGE @ 1100MM ABOVE FFL (AS MEASURED TO TOP OF PLASTERING) CERAMIC TILES 600MM X 1200MM 650 400 700 265 450 600 950 400 1180 650 800 800700 1800 +3.010 AFFL +2.380 AFFL FFL 2200 405 CERAMIC TILES 600MM X 1200MM DRAWER CABINET WASH BASIN TIMBER DOOR [D-03] (AS PER SOO) PLASTERING 15MM THK. PAINT FINISH VENTILATOR [V-01] (AS PER SOO) MIRROR 1370MM X 800MM GRANITE THRESHOLD TOWEL RING @ 1300MM LVL +2.210 AFFL
EARTH STORIES: COSMETIC RETAIL
YEAR: May 2021
TYPE: Academic
The project involved the interior design of a retail store for a smallscale organic cosmetics company, Earth Stories located in a shopping mall.
Analysing the client’s various requirements, creating mood boards based on the company’s strategic visions and branding, and designing furnishings true to anthropometry formed the crux of the design process.
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ABOUT EARTH STORIES
Earth Stories sells organic cosmetic products that are ethically manufactured and contain ingredients that are sourced from nature.
100MM GYPSUM CEILING @3500MM
LED CEILING LIGHT @3500 MM
100MM GYPSUM CEILING @3300 MM
SUSPENSION LIGHT @3300MM
TEXTURED WALL (OLIVE GREENORANGE TEXTURE)
MIRROR
PAINTED WALL PRODUCT TESTING AREA WITH BASIN (FURNITURE-A)
3-TIERED DISPLAY RACK (FURNITURE-D)
CERAMIC FLOORING TILE 1200X1200MM
CEILING LIGHT @3500 MM
CASETTE AC HUNG @ 3500MM
100MM GYPSUM CEILING @3500MM 100MM GYPSUM CEILING @3300 MM
SUSPENSION LIGHT @3300MM
TEXTURED WALL (OLIVE GREENORANGE TEXTURE)
DISPLAY
SEATING (FURNITURE-C)
COUNTER
FLOORING TILE 1200X1200MM
3500 1200 200 470570 800 970 1025 1325 950 625 14401220 1220 200 1090 900 +3300MM LEVEL FALSE CEILING +3500MM LEVEL FALSE CEILING +0.00 MM LEVEL FINISHED FLOOR LEVEL
LINEAR
3-TIERED
RACK BILLING
CUSHIONED
LED
CERAMIC
SECTIONAL ELEVATIONS +3300MM LEVEL FALSE CEILING +3500MM LEVEL FALSE CEILING +0.00 MM LEVEL FINISHED FLOOR LEVEL 3500 1000 250 250 250 270 1200 1440 1220 1000
LINEAR
1750 780 500 850450 450 410 630 R230 R100 750800 630 970 750 PLYWOOD 19MM (P-1) FIXED CUSHION IN BEIGE VELVET FABRIC PLYWOOD 19MM (P-1) C-A C-B PLYWOOD 19MM (P-1) FINISHED WITH VENEER 0.8MM PLYWOOD 19MM (P-1) FINISHED WITH VENEER 0.8MM PLYWOOD 19MM (P-2) FINISHED WITH VENEER 0.8MM PLYWOOD 19MM (P-1) PLYWOOD 19MM (P-2) PLYWOOD 19MM (P-1) PLYWOOD 19MM (P-1) PLYWOOD 19MM (P-2) PLYWOOD 12MM (P-2) 800970 PLYWOOD 19MM (P-1) PLYWOOD 19MM (P-2) 1750 780 500 850450 450 410 630 R230 R100 750800 630 970 750 PLYWOOD 19MM (P-1) FIXED CUSHION IN BEIGE VELVET FABRIC PLYWOOD 19MM (P-1) C-A C-B PLYWOOD 19MM (P-1) FINISHED WITH VENEER 0.8MM PLYWOOD 19MM (P-1) FINISHED WITH VENEER 0.8MM PLYWOOD 19MM (P-2) FINISHED WITH VENEER 0.8MM PLYWOOD 19MM (P-1) PLYWOOD 19MM (P-2) PLYWOOD 19MM (P-1) PLYWOOD 19MM (P-1) PLYWOOD 19MM (P-2) PLYWOOD 12MM (P-2) 800970 PLYWOOD 19MM (P-1) PLYWOOD 19MM (P-2) FURNITURE DRAWINGS FURNITURE-C SECTION C-A PLAN SECTION C-B FRONT ELEVATIONS COMPONENTS Shelves and Racks for Display Separate Stand for Gift sets Customer Seating Space Product Sampling Area with Basin Cash Counter and Storage Store Front Display
PLASTERING 20MM
VENEER 0.8MM PLYWOOD 19MM
SCREW 1 1 2 " ( 9 32" HEADBORE) PLYWOOD 19MM SCREW 2 1 4 " ( 23 64" HEADBORE)
PLASTERING 20MM VENEER 0.8MM PLYWOOD 19MM SCREW 1 1 2 " ( 9 32" HEADBORE) PLYWOOD 19MM SCREW 2 1 4 (23 64" HEADBORE)
PLYWOOD 19MM VENEER 0.8MM PLYWOOD 19MM
VENEER 0.8MM MDF 19MM
SCREW 2 1 4 " (2364" HEADBORE)
CABINET DOOR MDF 19MM
PLYWOOD 19MM VENEER 0.8MM PLYWOOD 19MM
VENEER 0.8MM
CABINET FRONT FRAME
850700 1000 660 270 660 270 560WASH BASIN 600MM600 PLYWOOD 19MM (P-2) WASH BASIN 600MM CABINET DOOR MDF 25MM (P-4) FINISHED WITH VENEER 0.8MM A-B MDF 12MM (P-5) FINISHED WITH VENEER 0.8MM MDF 19MM GRANITE SLAB 25MM MDF 12MM GRANITE SLAB 25MM MDF 12MM 850700 1000 660 270 1500 R600 660 270 560WASH BASIN 600MM600 PLYWOOD 19MM (P-2) FINISHED WITH VENEER 0.8MM MDF 19MM (P-3) FINISHED WITH VENEER 0.8MM WASH BASIN 600MM CABINET DOOR MDF 25MM (P-4) FINISHED WITH VENEER 0.8MM A-B A-A MDF 12MM (P-5) FINISHED WITH VENEER 0.8MM MDF 19MM GRANITE SLAB 25MM MDF 12MM GRANITE SLAB 25MM MDF 12MM WASH BASIN 600MM 850700 1000 660 270 660 270 560WASH BASIN 600MM600 PLYWOOD 19MM (P-2) WASH BASIN 600MM CABINET DOOR MDF 25MM (P-4) FINISHED WITH VENEER 0.8MM A-B MDF 12MM (P-5) FINISHED WITH VENEER 0.8MM MDF 19MM GRANITE SLAB 25MM MDF 12MM GRANITE SLAB 25MM MDF 12MM 19 19 SCREW 2 1 4 " (2364" HEADBORE) VENEER 0.8MM MDF 19MM SCREW 2 1 4 " (2364" HEADBORE) CABINET DOOR MDF 19MM VENEER 0.8MM CABINET FRONT FRAME 19 25 19 PLASTERING 20MM VENEER 0.8MM PLYWOOD 19MM SCREW 1 1 2 ( 9 32" HEADBORE) PLYWOOD 19MM SCREW 2 1 4 " (23 64" HEADBORE)
19 19 SCREW 2 1 4 " (2364" HEADBORE) VENEER 0.8MM MDF 19MM SCREW 2 1 4 (2364" HEADBORE) CABINET DOOR MDF 19MM VENEER 0.8MM CABINET FRONT FRAME 19 25 19
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FURNITURE-A SECTION A-BSECTION A-A DETAILS
05SOJOURN: BED&BREAKFAST
YEAR: May 2021
TYPE: Academic
The project involves the adaptive reuse and interior design of a palatial residence from the monarchical time in Indian history.
The existing structure is refurbished into a boutique ‘B&B’. or a bed and breakfast, which are generally characterised by their intimate atmosphere and a personal style.
Creating a design that doesn’t overpower the regal and historic qualities of the place formed the crux of the design process.
Patterned Athangudi Tiles Terracota Clay Lamps Hanging Planters Brass Lighting Fixtures Hemp Cushion Fabrics Earth Tones Terracotta Jaali Partitions Wooden Tables and Chairs Exposed Masonry Walls Polished Limestone Floor Tiles
ADAPTIVE REUSE
The existing structure is a residence that is a part of the Kilimanoor palace complex in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. It is characterised by clay tiles in the roof, low ceilings and lintels, and un-ornamented walls and wooden windows.
Boutique
Semi-open Cafeteria
Bedroom
Wash Area for Cafe
Terracota Clay Lamps
Sit-out from Boutique
Red Clay Roof
PROGRAM
Reception Area
Boutique
Two bedrooms with a double bed, attached bathroom and a balcony
One bedroom with two single beds, a lounge and an attached bathroom
Kitchen with an open serving counter
Seating area (12 person capacity)
Tiles
800 250 230 250 C-B C-A PLYWOOD 19MM (P-1) FINISHED WITH VENEER 0.8MM BRASS TUBE 30mm THICK PLYWOOD 19MM (P-1) FINISHED WITH VENEER 0.8MM PLYWOOD 19MM (P-1) FINISHED WITH VENEER 0.8MM BRASS TUBE 30mm THICK BRASS TUBE 30mm THICK 230 230 230 800 2600 800 250 230 250 C-B C-A PLYWOOD 19MM (P-1) FINISHED WITH VENEER 0.8MM BRASS TUBE 30mm THICK PLYWOOD 19MM (P-1) FINISHED WITH VENEER 0.8MM PLYWOOD 19MM (P-1) FINISHED WITH VENEER 0.8MM BRASS TUBE 30mm THICK BRASS TUBE 30mm THICK 230 230 230 800 2600 800 250 230 250 C-B C-A PLYWOOD 19MM (P-1) FINISHED WITH VENEER 0.8MM BRASS TUBE 30mm THICK PLYWOOD 19MM (P-1) FINISHED WITH VENEER 0.8MM PLYWOOD 19MM (P-1) FINISHED WITH VENEER 0.8MM BRASS TUBE 30mm THICK BRASS TUBE 30mm THICK 230 230 230 800 2600 2600 PLAN PLAN FRONT ELEVATION SECTION C-B SECTION A-B SECTION C-A SECTION C-B BOUTIQUE FURNITURE
WORKING DRAWINGS
YEAR: December 2021
TYPE: Competition
This section includes working drawings made during my intern position at an architectural firm and also as part of academic projects.
I have experience working on: plans, footing layouts, door and window schedules, bathroom details, building sections, building elevations, wall sections, staircase details, flooring layouts.
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STAIRCASE
DANCER RUKMANI’S HOUSE LIFT WELL PLAN IN DETAIL SCALE 1:20 1000 3000 4000 3000 3000 1675 1000 8001800 1530 800 600600 2100 800 60 1200 LIFT DETAILS AT DOOR OPENING SCALE 1:20 X X 1000 3000 4000 3000 3000 1675 SECTION XX PLAN IN DETAIL SCALE 1:30 Academic Project A 3BHK residence in Bangalore for a dancer and her family of four. The house includes a space for dance classes and practice sessions. Built-Up Area: 165.85 m2
DETAILLIFT DETAIL 1250 YY' +0.200 FFL +0.200 FFL +2.165 MID LANDING FFL 2400 TREAD = 21 NOS :300MM RISER = 22 NOS :150MM 9 810 67 25 34 1 13 1514 1916 1817 2011 12 3300 3300 250 300 300 RISER 150MM TREAD 300MM 30MM THK MORTAR 450 X 175MM STRINGER BEAM TREAD WITH 20MM THK STONE FINISH 1150 1150 MID-LANDING BEAM STRINGER BEAM 1475 450 150 175 1800 3300 2975 150 175450 4450 4050 600 230 750 3800 600 1250 YY' +0.200 FFL +0.200 FFL +2.165 MID LANDING FFL 2400 TREAD = 21 NOS :300MM RISER = 22 NOS :150MM 9 810 67 25 34 1 13 1514 1916 1817 2011 12 3300 3300 250 300 300 RISER 150MM TREAD 300MM 30MM THK MORTAR 450 X 175MM STRINGER BEAM TREAD WITH 20MM THK STONE FINISH 1150 1150 +0.350 FFL +0.20 FFL MID-LANDING BEAM STRINGER BEAM 1475 450 150 175 1800 3300 2975 150 175450 4450 4050 600 230 750 3800 600LIFT WELL PLAN IN DETAIL SCALE 1:20 1000 3000 4000 3000 1000 8001800 1530 800 600600 2100 60 X X PLAN ELEVATION SECTION YY’SECTION XX’ PLAN SHOWING STAIRCASE IN DINING
550 350 400 150 950 200 200 150 230 430 1430 150150 230 450 600 750 450450 TYPICAL FOOTING LAYOUT FOR COLUMNS 230x350 TYPICAL FOOTING LAYOUT FOR 230MM WALLS GROUND LEVEL GROUND LEVEL 1730 1850 1550 150 150 550 350 230 550 350 400 150 950 200 200 150 230 430 1430 150150 230 450 600 750 450450 TYPICAL FOOTING LAYOUT FOR COLUMNS 230x350 TYPICAL FOOTING LAYOUT FOR 230MM WALLS GROUND LEVEL GROUND LEVEL 1730 1850 1550 150 150 550 350 230 550 350 400 150 230 450 600 750 450450 TYPICAL FOOTING LAYOUT FOR 230MM WALLS GROUND LEVEL FOOTING DETAILFOOTING DETAIL SLAB REINFORCEMENT DETAILS S10 3775 6360 F 920 530 SLAB S10 PLAN SHOWING REINFORCEMENTS SLAB S10 SECTION XX BEAM COLUMN X X Y Y 230 450 350 230 G 2 3 2 3 F G 2 SLAB S10 SECTION XX BEAM DETAIL COLUMN DETAIL 230 450 350 230 2 3 SLAB S10 SECTION XX BEAM DETAIL COLUMN DETAIL 230 450 350 230 2 3 SLAB S10 SECTION XX BEAM DETAIL COLUMN DETAIL X 230 450 350 230 G 2 3 G 2 3 SLAB S10 SECTION XX
HIRIADKA FARMHOUSE
Project under Execution at Dialogue Design Partners
A 3BHK farmhouse project overlooking a river. It includes a courtyard, a swimming pool and semi-open informal spaces.
Site Location: Manipal, Karnataka
Built-Up Area: 486.21 m2
EXTERNAL WALL SECTION 01
[G-10] DINING [01-04] CORRIDOR [G-15] CORRIDOR [01-09] TERRACE LOUNGE +3.200 CORRIDOR FFL +2.625 TERRACE FFL -0.450 DINING FFL -0.900 STAIR 03 FFL -4.250 HOME THEATRE FFL -0.525 DINING SSL [S-03] STAIR 03 [01-07] ENSUITE 03 NGL +6.200 TOW LVL +6.025 TOP LVL +2.525 TERRACE SSL -0.975 STAIR 03 SSL -4.325 HOME THEATRE SSL [S-03] STAIR 03 +3.200 TOP LVL +2.675 CORRIDOR SSL 0.00 DATUM ±0.000 ENTRANCE FFL +2.750 TERRACE LOUNGE FFL -0.900 STAIR 03 FFL -0.075 ENTRANCE SSL -0.975 STAIR 03 SSL -4.250 HOME THEATRE FFL -4.325 HOME THEATRE SSL -4.400 CAR PARK FFL -4.475 CAR PARK SSL -900 BEDROOM 02 FFL -975 BEDROOM 02 SSL +3.200 TOP LVL +2.600 TOP LVL -900 TOW LVL +2.525 TERRACE LOUNGE SSL SECTION ELEVATION SCHEDULE OF OPENINGS SD 01 2700 150 2850 8350 900 9250 FFL + 2850 AFFL INSIDE OUTSIDE D 01 2400 1200 300 1500 S/O FFL + 2400 AFFL INSIDE OUTSIDE D 01 2400 1200 300 1500 S/O FFL + 2400 AFFL INSIDE OUTSIDE W 14 1600 600 2200 FFL + 2200 AFFL 1200 INSIDE OUTSIDE W 14 1600 600 2200 FFL + 2200 AFFL 1200 INSIDE OUTSIDE W 14 1600 600 2200 FFL + 2200 AFFL 1200 INSIDE OUTSIDE
EXTERNAL WALL SECTION 02 HIRIADKA FARMHOUSE
01 TREAD:280MM RISER: 167.5MM 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 1420 2520 1160 01 A24 601 01 A24 601 2000 [S-03] STAIR 03 +2.625 TERRACE FFL -4.250 HOME THEATRE FFL +2.525 SSL -4.325 SSL [S-03] STAIR 03 +3.200 TOP LVL -0.900 STAIR 03 FFL -0.975 SSL TREAD:280MM RISER: 167.5MM 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 -0.450 CORRIDOR FFL -2.595 MIDLANDING SSL -2.575 MIDLANDING FFL ±0.000 ENTRANCE FFL 125 12MM DOWELS TO BE PROVIDED @ 100MMC/C ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE RETAINING WALL AS PER STRUCTURAL ENGINEER'S INSTRUCTION NOTE: SITE INSTRUCTION TO BE PROVIDED ACCORDING TO THE STRUCTURAL STAIRCASE DRAWING WHICH WILL BE ISSUED SHORTLY STAIRCASE DETAIL PLAN AND SECTION
BATTLE OF HOPE: PANDEMIC MEMORIAL
YEAR: December 2021
TYPE: Competition
A design that aims to express gratitude to the front-line workers in a humble and decentralized manner.
It designed as a prototype that can be replicated in the most diverse of spaces: a local market, a neighbourhood junction, or along a walkway. It is meant to sing in harmony and honour, in our daily lives.
A series of different sized and oblong rectangular metal elements reflect the lock-down situation we have been caught in; it is one of: containment, restriction and fluctuation
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DESIGN
PHENOMENOLOGY
There are differences created in the path taken by each individual. This analogous to the different emotions experienced by people throughout pandemic. Different experiences are created spatially. A change in space changes the mental state of people, in forms of varying nature and degree. When walking in a path, a person looks out for a central space or a plaza as an a end or purpose.
DEVELOPMENT
DYNAMISM SYMBOL OF HOPE
MISCELLANEOUS WORKS
YEAR: 2017-2022
TYPE: Personal and Academic
Creative writing and architectural journalism have been my passion as well as are my strong-points.
An interest in watercolour painting and illustrations, model-making, and graphic design has led me to teach myself and explore these mediums alongside architecture.
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Watercolour Painting
The Ubud Palace - Puri Saren Agung, Bali, Indonesia
August 2019
Architectural Model Making
A scale model of a retail kiosk for a watch store.
December 2017
Watercolour Painting
The Green School, Badung regency, Bali, Indonesia
November 2019
UX Design
Screenshots from the high-fidelity prototype created for a hypothetical cinema ticket-booking app
unChaos’ created using Figma. The project involved extensive user research, problem definition, ideation, copywriting and usability testing.
Creative Writing
An excerpt from an impression article on the hypothetical project Museum of Architecture :
The structure tries to solve a multi-fold problem, apart from being a symbol of the opportunities that architecture provides, to survive in the continued environmentally and economically controversial scenario.
read more writings, access the links below :
- Walking Through Spain
Narrative - The Wallflower Community
Article - Hues and Humans
Article - Museum of Architecture
1 Travelogue
2 Photo
3 Blog
4 Impression
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Contact me at r.sneha812@gmail.com www.linkedin.com/in/sneha-rajendran-arin
Sneha Rajendran | A RCHITECTURAL PORTFOLI O
