TEJASWINI CHALLA BHASKAR I ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO I 2017-2025
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tejaswini04challa@gmail.com
My design approach is deeply rooted in interdisciplinarity—drawing from diverse fields to craft architectural responses that go beyond function to evoke experience. I continue to be inspired by indigenous systems in harmony with nature and strive to reimagine their essence through contemporary design logic. Over the past years, I've honed my skills in computational design and digital fabrication, gaining handson experience in collaborative studios, prototyping labs, and international workshops.
This portfolio represents a culmination of academic inquiry, technical growth, and spatial exploration. As I prepare for my thesis and seek professional opportunities, I aim to contribute meaningfully while continuing to evolve as a thoughtful and adaptable designer.
Tejaswini
EDUCATION
JULY 2026
PRESENT
2017 - 2022
2002 - 2016 MASTER IN ADVANCED ARCHITECTURE
Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia
BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE
BMS School Of Architecture
PRIMARY & HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION
Nirmala Rani School & Vidya Mandir Ind. Pre University College
WORKSHOPS & DOCUMENTATIONS
2018 ARCHITECTURAL CRITICISM _ Ar. Kevin Marlow
2018 AUTOCAD AND REVIT WORKSHOP _ Medini
2018 VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE _ Dakishna Chitra, Chennai
2019 RERUM- MODEL MAKING WORKSHOP _ Mr. Midhun R and Krithika Ramesh
2020 LBC EXPOSURE PROGRAM _ Laurie Baker Centre
2021 HERITAGE DOCUMENTATION _ Bowring Institute
2022 BAMBOO WORKSHOP _ Geodosic Dome, Auroville
2025 SENSING AND SENSATION _ Filippo Rosati and Saul Baeza
COMPETITIONS
2021 LABYRINTH THESIS AWARD _ BMSSA Alumini _ Top 10
2021 TREE HOUSE COMPETITION _Volume Zero Competition
2021 HERITAGE DOCUMENTATION _ Tipu Summer House
2019 ZNC DESIGN TROPHY
WORK EXPERIENCE
2022 THOUGHT PARALLELS _ 6 MONTHS
2023 CADENCE ARCHITECTS _ 2 YEARS _ JR.ARCHITECT
SOFTWARE SKILLS
2D Drafting AUTOCAD
3D Modelling
SKETCHUP _ REVIT _ RHINO _ GRASSHOPPER
3D Rendering
LUMION _ ENSCAPE _ TWINMOTION
Adobe Creative Suite
PHOTOSHOP _ LIGHTROOM _ ILLUSTRATOR _ INDESIGN
Microsoft Office
POWERPOINT _ WORD _ EXCEL
INTERESTS
DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION
PHOTOGRAPHY
SKETCHING AND PAINTING
GRAPHIC DESIGN MODEL MAKING
LANGUAGE
ENGLISH
p. 06 I HOUSING I BioGraft
p. 14 I CAMPUS I School of Architecture
p. 18 I APARTMENT I Nieghborly Nest
p. 22 I TREE HOUSE I The Living Tree
p. 26 I TINY HOUSE I To See. To Feel
p. 30 I GREEN OASIS I Haven For Diverse Bird Specices SY
p. 32 I SYNTHOME I Evolutionary OptimizationSNTHO
p. 34 I MISCELLANEOUS
BIOGRAFT
REMOVING BARRIERS BTW NATURE & ARCHITECTURE
THE PROJECT IS LOCATED IN YELAHANKA, BANGALORE. INSPIRED BY THE URBAN COVE, BIOGRAFT FUSES THE HOME TO THE SITE. FOUR CLUSTORS, EACH CONSISTING OF 6 DWELLING UNITS OFFER A TOTAL OF 24 HOMES IN THE SITE. THE CUBE LIKE SHELTERS RESPOND TO THE EXISTING TREES ON THE SITE. FURTHERMORE, THEY REACT TO THE MULTIPLICITY OF VIEWS OF THE SITE, THUS ESTABLISHING A DIRECT CONNECTION WITH NATURE. THESE HOUSING CUBES ARE INTERCONNECTED BY A PATH THAT, ADAPTING TO THE SLOPE, GUIDES THE VISITOR/ RESIDENT THROUGH THE SITE, AND REVEALS PUBLIC TERRACES THAT PAY TRIBUTE TO NATURAL ELEMENTS OF THE SITE SUCH AS THE RECREATIONAL AREAS, MEETING PLACES AND THE FOUNTAIN AREA.
Site concept- The site diagram shows how the orientation of the units respects the majority of the vegetation. It creates a dynamic relationship between private and public views between each of the dwelling. Also, the modules connect to the main pedestrian circulation, which leads to the recreational spaces and primary plaza. Inspired by the secret urban cove, BioGraft fuses the home to the site. Four clustors, each consisting of 6 dwelling units offer a total of 24 homes in the site. The
cube like shelters respond to the existing trees on the site. Furthermore, they react to the multiplicity of views of the site, thus establishing a direct connection with the nature. These housing cubes are interconnected by a path that, adapting to the slope, guides the visitor/ resident throughout the site, and reveals public terraces that pay tribute to the natural elements of the site such as the recreational areas, meeting places, fountain area and the plubic plaza.
Rotation of modules 1 module 3 units + 3 units
1 module = 6 units
Total 4 modules = 24 units
Vertical circulation
Terraces
Skin of the building
CAMPUS
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING, MYSORE
THE PROJECT IS LOCATED IN MYSORE. THE MAIN IDEA OF THE PROJECT IS TO HARMONIOUSLY FIT THE BUILDING INTO THE EXISTING SITE TO EMPHASIZE AND ACCENTUATE THE EXISTING NATURAL BEAUTY WITH ARCHITECTURE, THE SHAPE OF THE BUILDING AND ITS LAYOUT WERE INFLUENCED BY NATURAL ANALOGUES. THE APPLIED VOLUMETRICSPATIAL, FACADE DESIGN SOLUTIONS, AS WELL AS ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY MATERIALS ENSURE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NATURE AND ARCHITECTURE.THE BUILDING OF THE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING IS A CONNECTION BETWEEN TWO EQUIVALENT AND COMPLEMENTARY BUILDINGS OF THE SAME NUMBER OF STOREYS WITH A TECHNICAL UNDERGROUND.
The floor level of the first floor is taken as a relative elevation of 0.00. There is a basement with technical rooms. The building does not have a basement for the convenience of management. The object, according to the plan, is a complex geometric shape that changes, depending on floor, and, as a result, its area changes. The first floor of the 1st building has dimensions of 123.2 m and 61 m. The shape is formed by arcs with different radii and with different radii vanishing points. -1 floor is represented by terracing, and was created in order to
separate the workshop area. Each subsequent floor, above the 0.00 mark, has a height of 3.6 m, and the total height of the 1st building is 17.2 m. The first floor of the 2nd building has dimensions of 114.6 m and 74.8 m. The total height is also 17, 2 m. The building also has a complex shape formed by arcs. The connection between the first and second buildings is carried out on the second and third floors. All planning and compositional solutions are due to the rational use of the territory, taking into account the provision of maximum comfort to visitors.
The floor level of the first floor is taken as a relative elevation of 0.00. The object, according to the plan, is a complex geometric shape that changes, depending on floor, and, as a result, its area changes. The first floor of the 1st building has dimensions of 123.2 m and 61m. The shape is formed by arcs with different radii and with different radii vanishing points. -1 floor is represented by terracing, & was created in order to separate the workshop area.
Each subsequent floor, above the 0.00 mark, has a height of 3.6 m, and the total height of the 1st building is 17.2 m. The first floor of the 2nd building has dimensions of 114.6 m and 74.8 m. The total height is also 17, 2 m. The connection btw the 1st and 2nd buildings is carried out on the 2nd and 3rd floors.
ANALYTICAL SCHEME
NEIGHBORLY NEST
VERTICAL NEIGHBORHOOD
RAPID GENTRIFICATION OF THE YELAHANKA TALUK REQUIRES A NEW TYPOLOGY OF HOUSING TO MEET THE DEMAND FOR INCREASED DENSITY WHILE MAINTAINING THE VIBRANT SOCIAL ATMOSPHERE OF THE AREA. THIS PROJECT COMBINES THE VERTICALITY OF A TRADITIONAL HIGH-RISE WITH THE SOCIAL ORDER OF A VERNACULAR NEIGHBORHOOD TO CREATE A ‘VERTICAL NEIGHBORHOOD’. THIS PROJECT CONSISTS OF 6 COMMUNITY FLOORS DEFINED BY 3-6 UNITES WITH SHARED OUTDOOR SPACE. THESE SUB-COMMUNITIES ARE ALTERNATED, AND STACKED ON TOP OF EACH OTHER(MODULAR STACKING SYSTEM), GIVING THE TOWER IT’S UNIQUE FORM.
Traditionally, housing projects are torn between creating personal identity through variation, and the efficiency that comes from repetition. This project consists of 6 community floors defined by 3-6 unites with shared outdoor space. These sub-communities are alternated, and stacked on top of each other, giving the tower it’s unique form. By using an obscured modular stacking system, personal identity can be maintained with the efficiency of repeated units. At
the center of this project is an ‘open core’ which acts a vertical street connecting semi-public community terraces. This stair case is open to communal spaces encouraging chance encounters and social interaction that is not possible in a traditional high-rise structures. The semi-public outdoor spaces are the social heart of the project. The terraces provide shared outdoor space for units that would other wise be completely isolated.
THE “OPEN CORE”
At the center of this project is an ‘open core’ which acts a vertical street connecting semipublic community terraces. This stair case is open to communal spaces encouraging chances to encounters and social interaction that is sometimes not possible in a traditional high-rise structures. The semipublic outdoor spaces are the social heart of the project. The terraces provide shared outdoor space for units that would other wise be completely isolated hence resulting in encouraging encounters and social interaction
THE LIVING TREE
Tree House(noun): A structure built in FROM the branches of a tree
THIS TREE HOUSE IS A LIVING ONE MADE FROM LIVING, BENT AND SHAPED WILLOW TREES. WILLOW TREES GROW LONG, AT A FAST RATE OF 6-10 FEET PER YEAR, QUICKLY REACHING THEIR MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 50-75 FEET TALL. IN ORDER TO BUILD THE ARBOREAL FRAME, WE UTILIZE “TREE SHAPING”- A PRACTICE OF TRAINING LIVING TREES AND WOODY PLANTS INTO ARTISTIC SHAPES BY CAREFULLY ORCHESTRATING HOW THE TREE AND THE BRANCHES GROW. THE SITE IS LOCATED IN SOUTHERN PART OF INDIA ALONG THE BANKS OF KABINI RIVER. APART FROM ITS DEMAND IN HOUSING FOR TOURISM AND IT’S WILDLIFE
SANCTUARY, KABINI IS FAMOUS FOR ITS RICH VARIETY OF FLORA AND FAUNA AND THE WILLOW TREES ARE FOUND IN ABUNDANCE.
A living structure is grafted into shape with prefabricated CNC cut Wooden jigs which would be placed at key portions of young saplings in order to guide the formation of the walls and root. Once the plants are interconnected and stable, the jigs would be removed and reused. Tree trunks form the load bearing structure to which a weave of pleached branch “studs’ support a thermal clay and straw-based infilt. A dense layer of vines and other plants would be grown to reinforce the exterior and coated with the pine tar to make the structure water and fire resistant The trees that form the frame and the plants that grow on the external walls are meant to provide sustenance for the inhabitants and other living creatures who interact with the structure, Instead of being just environmentally friendly, the structures would naturally blend in with surrounding ecosystems. This structure is sustainable as it can use bio-waste for manure for the trees. Which can use the grey water from the home for the trees and garden. There are plans to be able to use rainwater.
A Structure Built in FROM the Branches of a Tree
An old methodology new to buildings is introduced in this design - pleaching. Pleaching is a method of weaving together tree branches to form living archways, lattices, or screens.; the technique is also named “aeroponic culture”. The load-bearing part of the structure uses willow trees that self-graft; The lattice frame for the walls and roof are created with the branches of the trees. Vines create a dense protective layer woven along the exterior, interspersed with soil pockets and growing plants.
Entry
Living-230 Sqft
Kitchen
Dinning
Wooden bridge
Bedroom110 Sqft
Bathroom
Workshop-24Sqft
Bed Elevated-24Sqft
Total Floor Area: 400Sqft
Rope Ladder
Living
Workspace
Kitchen and Dinning
Bedroom
Bathroom
Wooden bridge Storage
Isometric (Exploded)
Exterior Facade
Straw infill and vines, plexi glass
Outer Frame
Shaped tree Branch with coconut title flooring
Inner Frame For structural stability
Interior View Bedroom
TO SEE. TO FEEL
BLURRING BOUNDARIES BETWEEN INSIDE AND OUT
LOCATED IN THE HEART OF CHANDRA TAAL LAKE, IN THE LAHAUL PART OF THE LAHUL AND SPITI DISTRICT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH. THIS TINY HOUSE RESTS OVER A FLOATING PLATFORM OF 15 SQ.MS. VARIOUS ELEMENTS, SUCH AS THE LAKE, THE SKY, THE MOUNTAINS, THE TREES, AND THEIR SOUNDS FORGED THE LANDSCAPE THAT SURROUNDS THIS PROJECT. THE HOUSE TO SEE. TO FEEL’ FRAGMENTS ITSELF IN FOUR SPACES, THAT AT THE SAME TIME BREAKS DOWN THE IMAGE OF THE LANDSCAPE BY FOCUSING ON EVERY ASPECT. THIS WAY, ALL THE ZONES BECOME AN AMPLIFIER OF SENSATIONS FOR THE GUEST.
The program of the house determines the design and orientation of each volume, One submerges into the lake and becomes an indoor pool, while another elevates the view to the mountains. This area has a system of stairs that also functions as a storage room, and at night it becomes the bedroom. The private program, being the kitchen and the bathroom regulated the space to look at the forest. Conclusively, all
these spaces converge in the center of the dwelling where a skylight bathe them and the guest can appreciate the four extraordinary views the house has to offer. The house to see to feel fragments itself in four spaces, that at the same time breaks down the image of the
THE GREEN OASIS
A HAVEN FOR DIVERSE BIRD SPECIES
THE GREEN OASIS IS A BIOPHILIC INTERVENTION DESIGNED ALONG THE MOUTH OF THE RIVER BESÒS IN BARCELONA, REIMAGINING A TRANSITIONAL URBAN-NATURAL EDGE AS A BIODIVERSE PUBLIC SPACE. ROOTED IN ECOLOGICAL SENSITIVITY AND SPATIAL EMPATHY, THE PROJECT RESPONDS TO SITE-SPECIFIC DATA—SUN AND WIND PATTERNS, HUMAN MOVEMENT, AND BIRD DISTRIBUTION—TO CREATE AN IMMERSIVE HABITAT THAT NURTURES BOTH WILDLIFE AND PEOPLE. IT INTRODUCES A NETWORK OF RENATURALIZED PATHWAYS, ELEVATED WALKWAYS, BIOSWALES, AND NESTING PLATFORMS THAT ENABLE COHABITATION WITHOUT INTRUSION.
The design of The Green Oasis is driven by the interplay between ecological function and spatial experience. Inspired by the natural meandering of the River Besòs and the existing grove of date palms, the layout encourages a slow, reflective movement through the site. Elevated pathways and naturalized ground zones create layers of interaction between humans and nature,
while integrated nesting structures support birds at multiple habitat levels. The planted species are chosen not only for their resilience but for their role in attracting and sustaining birdlife. At the heart of the intervention, a habitat tower allows birds to nest communally, while visitors observe quietly from designated points. Altogether, the project fragments the typical urban park into immersive ecological corridors.
SYNTHOME
EVOLUTIONARY OPTIMIZATION
THIS OBJECT FUNCTIONS AS A SCULPTURAL LAMP, WHERE THE COMPLEX LATTICE OF ORGANIC OPENINGS SERVES BOTH AN AESTHETIC AND FUNCTIONAL ROLE. THE IRREGULAR PERFORATIONS ALLOW LIGHT TO ESCAPE IN UNPREDICTABLE AND DYNAMIC PATTERNS, CASTING INTRICATE SHADOWS AND GRADIENTS ONTO SURROUNDING SURFACES. AS LIGHT PASSES THROUGH THE VARYING DENSITIES AND SCALES OF THE GEOMETRY, IT DIFFUSES AND BENDS, CREATING A SOFT, AMBIENT GLOW INTERSPERSED WITH SHARPER BEAMS. THIS INTERPLAY BETWEEN STRUCTURE AND ILLUMINATION TRANSFORMS THE LAMP INTO A LIVING LIGHTSCAPE THAT SHIFTS THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND IN RESPONSE TO VIEWER MOVEMENT.
Building on this dynamic interaction, the lamp’s design embraces both material presence and absence, using voids as active participants in shaping the atmosphere of a space. Depending on the orientation and proximity to surrounding surfaces, the perforations project a unique constellation of light that evolves with the viewer’s position and the ambient lighting conditions. The density of the lattice can
modulate brightness, with tighter clusters softening the light and wider openings producing more pronounced contrasts. This variability allows the lamp to act not just as an illuminator, but as a spatial experience— blurring the line between object and environment. In this way, the lamp becomes a responsive architectural element, ideal for settings that seek to evoke emotion through light and form.
