2025_Archi_Portfolio

Sriya Gayathri Thotakura

Graduation works 2019-2024

PORTFOLIO

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Hello!

I am Sriya, 2019-2024

These designs are about affordance—creating spaces and forms.

Sri Venkateshwara College of Architecture Hyderabad, India Bachelors’ in Architecture GPA: 8.19/10.

EDUCATION

here is an intro to my curated selection of creative work.

2017-2019

St. Andrews School, Old Bowenpally Hyderabad, India 11th, 12th : Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, C.S (C++)

2015-2017

To respond to the needs and interactions of people, I explore and experiment in my design.

Each piece reflects my commitment to creating spaces that inspire, connect, and adapt to the evolving needs of society.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Aspects of sustainability and urban design, particularly in relation to community development, aim to ensure that the people within my designs can thrive..

Sanghamitra School, affiliated to C .B.S.E Hyderabad, India Primary & Secondary Education, CGPA: 9.8/10

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Arch Aura Architects Aurangabad, India Junior Architect 2024 Oct-Dec 2024-Present Architecture (residential and interior) Local Design Studio

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Studio PKA Mumbai, India Architectural intern 2023 July-Dec 2023 July-Dec Architecture (residential, corporate, and adaptive reuse) Design Studio Based in South Bombay Key Responsibilities: • • • • • • •

CONTACT +91-9515233053 sriyagayathri007@gmail.com LinkedIn | Sriya Thotakura

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Managed on-site operations Revised as-built drawings HVAC integration Electrical layouts Prepared Enscape render Secured client approvals Conducted site inspections

Freelance Design Projects 2021-2024 Interior and facade design and models

LEADERSHIP

Cultural Coordinator: Designed briefs and videos for the college annual fest, Manthan 2024.

Art Club : Hosted daily art challenges and heritage walks (with Urban sketchers community).

Journalism Club Head: Edited newsletters and organized literature events.

Fashion Club Head: Designed for NASA India competitions and mentored juniors.

Representative of the College Girls’ Chess Team.

Monda market-Housing redevelopment project, area: 4 acres, Semester-7, 2022 Worked on redevelopment planning using photogrammetry and demographic analysis.

Thesis Mumbai Social Housing, scale: Urban and module oriented, area: 24 acres,

SketchUp Rhino Revit Blender Enscape V-Ray Grasshopper

LANGUAGES

3-D

AutoCAD Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Figma Procreate

2-D

Semester-10 2024

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SOFTTWARE SKILLS

ACADEMIC

Housing-Urban Studio

ENGLISH HINDI TELUGU JAPANESE

COMPETITIONS PARTICIPATED

WORKSHOPS & CONVENTIONS

OTHER: Excel|CNC Laser|Stable Diffusion

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CEPT University Workshop (2021)Etching and cynotype, freestyle drawing.

Design Festival Mentorship Program (2021) ANC NASA Seminar (2022)Cartography.

Conventions (2022-2023): Attended Indian Green Building Conference,Hyderabad; Anagata NASA India, Bengaluru Architectural Digest Show, Mumbai.

The Observation & Action Network (OAN) 2021 Grant Program UNI Mobitecture 2021 - Habitat on the move ANDC design - NASA Bus terminal 2020 Ethos quiz Archumen 2022 ANC fashion - NASA 2019, 2023

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Contents Mobitecture

Mobile House, modular living

Social Housing

Urban Redevelopment of Abandoned Mills

Kindergarten

Playschool design for 2-3 ages

Vacation Home

A get away house, beach side

Old Market

Documentation of decayed market housing

Slum Community

Government housing that spawned slums

Additional Works

Professional work, Models and Artwork

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MOBITECTURE

Area: 10 sq.m | Location: Mobile | Type: UNI competition | Semester: 4, 2020

Habitat on the move:

A self-sufficient habitat, as humans are inherently nomadic.

Concept: Surakava

popularly known as colour changing bird, colour of this bird changes when its feathers react to the sun’s- rays. Similarly the concept of the module is to enjoy the space as if the location is your own home. and land conditions.

Rainwater Harvest Sheet Toller

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Bedroom Wardrobe

Extended Balcony

Living Area Convertable Bed Folding Dinning Extended Balcony

Kitchen Pivot Ladder Mini-Fridge Storage Bathroom

Outer shell is coated with thermal reactive paint that is sensitive to temperature. he form of the building is designed according to all possible weather conditions situated at variety of land types and also disasters .

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Feasible and compact

Transparent wood

ventilated and safe

Earthquakes Iron ropes suspended from the top for stability.

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A Content interiors create a convenient, stay-at-home experience.

Floods The spherical outer shell acts as a capsule, designed to withstand storms.

Joinery Pivot balcony, ladder, and washbasin, convertible bed sofa, foldable dining table, and external solar panels.

Ventilation An entire wall that lets in natural light.

Section A

Section B

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43 ACRES/ 175052 SQ.M 22 ACRES/ 90138 SQ.M

244 ACRES/ 988996 SQ.M

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SOCIAL HOUSING Railway Stations Arterial road Free way High way

Area: 43 acres |Location: Mumbai Type: Design Thesis|Semester: 10, 2024 Mono rail Railway track

A study on re-developing abandoned land at core urban area solution-prototype based on land use sites of the city Mumbai: Proposed 3 prototype case, Designed prototype-1(railway), Linear prototype Area: 43 acres.

Local routes

1.LINEAR PROTOTYPE

2.CLUSTER PROTOTYPE

3.SINGLE SLAB COMPLEX Trade outlet

Along the

RAIL CORE SHORE

Facing Urban decay problems and demand for housing, Three prototypes were made based on 15-minutes city solution integrating communities of MUMBAI, India.

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Filled cubical-easy to replace and adapt

COLLECTIVE RADICALS + TALUS HOUSE CONCEPT Design Evolution: The “Collective radicals” concept merges building blocks into modular clusters, creating space-saving, functional layouts. This approach maximizes utility and creativity, offering flexible, organized designs that promote efficiency while maintaining 15-minutes city 15-minutes city an engaging, modular structure. while “Talus House” concept creates nodes that form community pockets accommodating various activities entertainment + amenities

public transport

public transport

Along the railway entrance, creating an experience as if walking into a street within the building.

Connective road wrapped within building core ro make a street wrapped within building’s core to make a street within giving acess to community utility and lively environment.

factories parks re parks + industries public + public + school recreation entertainment school recreation + amenities

15-minutes city entertainment + amenities

public school

parks + recreation

factories + industries

restaurants

public transport

factories restaurants + industries

groceries

The life cycle of a building depends on its components, making it adaptable to urban changes and promoting recyclable construction.

Fixed structural pre-fabricated grid 6mX6m

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Master Plan

The master plan integrates traffic, rail, and pedestrian pathways through recreational spaces and stakeholder markets, fostering community development.

Scale 100

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Terrace

Housing features vertical garden facade to conceal railway pollution and picturisque the landscape view point from brutalistic to sustainable styles.

Sixth floor

Fifth floor Garden, play street

Fourth floor Loft type-1 Loft type-2 Third floor

Second floor 2-BHK, 1-BHK

First floor Co-Living Studio Ground

Studios- for students and individuals without family, c o-living to include shared space for oldage and student utility while 1-2BHK seve family, Villa for high economic classes integrated at different level arrangemets.

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1. LIFT 2. COURTYARD 3. PARKING 4. FIRE SAFETY STAIRS 5. SHAFT 6. STAIRWAYS 7. RAMP 8. GATHERING SPACE 9. FOOT PATH/ BRIDGE 10.STUDIO 11.CO-LIVING 12.1-BHK TYPE-1 13. 1-BHK TYPE-2 14. 2-BHK 15. TRANSITION SPACE 16. 3-BHK, TYPE-1 17. 3-BHK, TYPE-1

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Giving an exterior raw material finish including sustainability by combining industrial + Brurtalistic styles (Glass, Metal, Concrete finishes) while walls are not load bearing hence adaptable for contemparary changes and sustained for weather conditions of Mumbai.

LEGEND 1. LIFT 2. COURTYARD 3.PARKING 4. FIRE SAFETY STAIRS 5. SHAFT 6. STAIRWAYS 7. RAMP 8. GATHERING SPACE 9. FOOT PATH/ BRIDGE 10.STUDIO 11.CO-LIVING 12.1-BHK TYPE-1 13. 1-BHK TYPE-2 14. 2-BHK 15. TRANSITION SPACE

Modular, pre-fabricated structure allows for flexible reconstruction.

Beams form blocks of fixed support that can alter the shear wall through beam to column load like a lego construction.

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forest

KINDERGARTEN

Area: 8000 sq. m | Location: Hyderabad Type: Academic | Semester: 3, 2020 The 2-3 year old playschool, with a forest theme, offers a nature-inspired space for sensory exploration and imaginative play, featuring sunlight, water, trees, soft paths, shaded areas, and water features.

LANDSCAPE ELEMENTS 1. Pavillion 2. Open air theathre 3. Dinning 4. Court-yard

The arrangement of the dinning with tree like canopy replicated with jute and polyvinyle transparency to refelect shandows and light for sensory visuals.

Sketchup | Enscape | Photoshop

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The sites natural setting and contours enabled the possibility of slopes and levels according to the structures interplay and circulation flow, allowing children to experience contours in landscape areas as play settings.

Academic block

Play ground

Auditorium

Swimming pool Parking

Admin block

Open-air Canteen theatre Pavilion Animal farm

Canteen

Pavilion

Play ground

Open-air theatre

Hand drafted plans and sections of all the components of the kindergarten. Rendered on sheets using water colours

Swimming pool

Admin block

Auditorium

Parking

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Cut-out contours, a landscape access and view for classrooms within the building.

Outdoor studios were provided for clay and pottery activities.

classrooms were also divided inro two part, a tatami section- where kids can sit on floor to do activities while class floor to sit on chairs during another part of the day.

To GAMBOL: Small Hills inside the academic blocks lets the kids play up and down allowing them to anticipate the experience rather than a flat plane.

The slope of the roof also alows kids to get more activity through its long and tilted path.

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stroll

VACATION HOME

Area: 1,110 sq. m | Location: Beach, Vizag, Type: Academic | Semester: 2, 2019 A beachside vacation house designed to separate the guest rooms from the main building, creating a small courtyard. This layout allows for an expandable dining area that opens up to the entire landscape. The built area is 200 sq.m, with 910 sq.m of open space.

A beachside vacation house landscape render | SketchUp | Photoshop

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Elements used

Pilotis façade While including elements for patio towards beach and to view.

First floor

Second floor 1.Lobby 2.Home theatre 3.Spa 4.Gym

Japanese landscape elements: Pond, Zen garden, Semi-indoor courtyard, Stones.

5.Store room 6.Laundry 7.Infinity pool

1.Library 6.Bathroom 2.Art studio 7.Master bedroom 3.Window bay 8.Study 4.Second bedroom 9.Walk in closet 5.Walk in closet 10.Bathroom

Landscape 1.Pond 2.Tree house 3.Fire sit out 4.Patio 5.Outdoor kitchen 6.Servants block 7.Garage (2 cars)

Ground floor 8.Lobby 9.Staircase(double L) 10.Conversation pit 11.Kitchen 12.Dinning 13.Outside guest room 14.Guest bathroom

20m away sea

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Visualising views with openess and ventilation aspects, circulation with respect to outdoor hardscape.

Influence of sun lit rooms and acess views

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MARKET HOUSING

Area: 7400 sq. m Type: Academic

| Location: Hyderabad| Semester: 7, 2022

Monda Market

A market in decline due to congested circulation, with urgent need for solutions to traffic and vendor mobility issues, while the surrounding housing deteriorates and is being abandoned.

Documentation and Re-distribution of zones

Old Market

Area: 16900 sq.m market area, project: 7400 sq.m Group work in collection of data while the zones were individually divided for designed and presention.

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Photogammetry of streets, accessing building use through elevational and survey of utility of each individual structure to re-assign the concentration and re distribute the massing.

A mixed-use high-rise commercial complex set back from the street and integrated with a central park within the complex, creating a bioclimatic tower that combines residential and commercial spaces.

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LIFE IN POVERTY

Area: 20 sq.m | Location: Hyderabad Type: Competition | Year: 2022 Initially, government provided housing for all the low income people (local workers) , while few of the residents left the housing and left to their villages ,rest of them gave their registered living space for rent and occupied the land on the other side unauthorised. Hence the whole area around the government housing is build using temporary building structures and ended up with very poor ventilation and unhygienic spaces.

THREE problems identified 1.community centres going waste 2.water logging - hazardous and unhygienic 3.education- eager to learn, yet no space to accomodate.

Slum formed around the housing, as a scope of illegal stay by renting houses to else.

Housing built for poor by government

SLUM 1 SLUM 2 SLUM 3 SLUM 4 GOVT. HOUSING TOTAL SLUM + HOUSING = AREA

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23,718 SQ.M 43,638 SQ.M 38,624 SQ.M 34,399 SQ.M 16,998 SQ.M 140379 + 16998 157377 SQ.M

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Under developed Community centres, Gathrings with illegal gamings and ganesh utsavs divert the utility of community spaces deteriorating the spatial utility.

Exposed services and lacking amenities.

Narrow, paths, no common space, no parking, no offsets (shaded with height), government housing design did not follow regulations/ building codes.

Electricity- it is drawn illegally from the poles which is paid during elections by the politicians .

Roads- similarly roads are provided during elections.

Waste dumps Health care centres- anganwadi centres are provided by government. There are 9 anganwadi centres with 9 caretakers.

Garbage- it is thrown on road and gets collected in between the houses.

There is also a huge lake behind which directs water towards this area when rains and causes flooding to low elevated area.

Since there is no proper water supply, water tankers help them to store water through out the week and hence minimum of 2 drums were used per house Problem: 1. The watertanker while going from one drum to another spills a lot of water on road, leading to a lot of water wastage.

“I am worried about all the pregnant women who might slip and fall while coming to the Anganwadi centre.”

-Anapoorna (caretaker)

2.Storage of water in drums is not healthy to use as they might be a source to dengue and malaria.

Observation: To connect indoor drum supplu through pipes.

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NGO, Akshaya Vidyalaya offers free education but at abandoned huts or stairways, this was provided with sustainable solutions with limited budgets allocated.

interesting fact: many are enthusastic about what level of education they recieve and how to miooved forward, so much that they as a community formed groups to study themselves and the pattern kept repeating throughout Not in good condition empty spots - used for tuition: to achieve modular and basic needs

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PROJECT-I Final Residential Renders work at Studio PKA as Architectural Intern

Location: Mumbai Year: 2023

| Type: Professional

The depth of the project was on the basis of wall and floor materials that included concrete mix mosaic interiors with a unique method of combining them while adding wooden and green elemts to make it organic

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PARTNERS GROUP HANDLED AN OFFICE PROJECT FROM START TO HANDOVER work at Studio PKA as Architectural Intern

Location: Parel, Mumbai | Type: Professional Year: 2023 Partners Group Office (2,000 sq. ft.): Created AutoCAD plans, 3D renders, and presentations.

Section A

Section C

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MOOD BOARDS with sample pallets AND ENSCAPE RENDERS

Prepared site presentations, created renders using Enscape that was approved by the principal architect and submitted them to clients for final approval.

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6 A.M Villa Site Visit as Architectural Intern at Studio PKA

Location: Ammby Valley | Year: 2023

Got learnings on on-site residential management and selection of tiling, electrical resolves and got to understand how retaining walls were maintained to gain recreational and privacy context to a luxary villa. The project included metal beams exposed courtyard and hydraulic lift while the style dealt with adaptability and rustic finishes

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Made a kinetic model in one of my fashion shows on art as glitch I made this to interlock two different fabrics, show the glitch motion during runway. It forms a holographic effect from sheer materials interplay.

Mdf Block model was worked for class by me (CNC) Group work, Serpentine Pavilion works, making of models and other block studies during college fest.

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Worked on art works during COVID-19 which include daily challenges and summer-winter workshop at Cept 2022 cynotype and etching.

sriyagayathri007@gmail.com