ADITI SUBRAMANIAN
Undergraduate Architecture Portfolio
Aditi Subramanian
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Journalist In Aug, 2019 to
Architectura June 2017 to
Architectura June 2016 to
Contact +91 9176198227
Email aditi.sm97@gmail.com
Address B6, Kotturvilla, 5 Lock Street, Kotturpuram, Chennai - 85
I am a designer who is interested in exploring the urban fabric and its relation with people, the spaces they shape and the way it shapes them. This portfolio is a compilation of academic and non academic works which have changed my perception of architecture. I am constantly exploring the landscape of tangible and intangible aspects that lie in the realm of design.
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I evolve ideas through observation, analysis and debates, striving to expand my knowledge and comprehension. I believe the works offer an insight into my design approach and therefore, you will acknowledge me with an opportunity to further improve my proficiency.
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Academic Coursework
19 - School of Architecture and Planning, Chennai
Semester 1
tandard, 2014 - AMM Matriculation HSS, Chennai
Standard, 2012 - AMM Matriculation HSS, Chennai
- Basic Design Semester 2
rience
ntern at The Hindu - MetroPlus, Chennai o Present
al Intern at Made in Earth Collective, Bangalore o April 2018
al Intern at Sacred Groves, Auroville o June 2017
- Residence Design - Cafeteria Design Semester 3 - School Design - Boutique Design Semester 4
ns and Commendations
- Rural Studio - Puthukudi, Tirunelveli - Building Services
itecture that Reacts - 2016 - Participation
Semester 5
k Book Studio - 2019 - Participation
SA Design Competition - 2015 - Participation
- Social Housing Design - Community Living
NASA - 2015 - Top 10
Semester 6
Known
- Design of Performance Spaces - Elective - Interior Design
Adobe Photoshop | Adobe Illustrator | Adobe InDesign |
Lumion | V-Ray for Sketchup
Semester 7 - Internship at Made in Earth, Bangalore
and Extra Curricular Activities
Semester 8
of SAP Chronicle ‘19 - Annual College Publication - 2019
- Internship at Made in Earth, Bangalore - Dissertation - The Mythological Heritage of Malgudi Architecture
onal Conference on ‘Designing Equitable Cities’ - 2018
Workshop - 2016
ce 11.0 Bamboo Modelling Workshop - 2016
h Brick Workshop - 2015
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ng Sportsperson at School of Architecture and Planning - 2015
l, National, University Level Oarswoman - Represented India in
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Semester 9 - Urban Design Studio - Koyambedu - Urban Analysis - Ennore - Theory of Urban Design Semester 10 - Thesis - Reconstructing Nocturnal Perspectives - Elective - Architectural Journalism
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The city reeks of overripe mangoes and the stench of sweat while the summer air is laden with false promises, hurried exchanges and hushed proclamations of love. Two plastic chairs, glasses of tea, one lazy cat, you and me. I talk about blood red sunsets, landscapes of terraces, silhouettes through windows and shadows that flit across streets but you laugh scornfully. You turn to leave and I shiver, the air has grown cold again. The city wraps itself around like a cocoon and Neruda comes to my mind. Sordid beauty that hides behind closed doors, some that lay bare on narrow streets and a few that incite poetry and art. Teetering on a palette of grays, the city unravels and draws back in, disintegrating murkily into itself. #thoughtsonthecity
Contents
‘Good Night’ Reconstructing Nocturnal Perspectives
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Reimagining Koyambedu A Transit Oriented Urban Vision
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Pop Up A Book Studio in Central Park
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A Greying Canvas Ennore and the Commons
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Work Experience A Sustainable Architecture Practice
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Project Theme : Thesis - Cities for the Nightscape
Project Type : Academic, Sem 10 Location : Pune, India Individual Brief : A self assigned goal that focused on understanding the character of a city holistically through the aspect of the urban nightscape. An architectural, urban design and landscape design intervention had to be produced with certain elements that could be replicated through the city.
The design intends to create an open public space culture, reviving our traditional afďŹ nity to nocturnal spaces for storytelling, markets, chowks and cultural activities. It also aims to enhance the daily night time experience, transitioning from movement patterns to acts of leisure. Architecture will act as a trigger to enhance the quality of spaces, thereby impacting social processes through spatial patterns.
‘GOOD’ NIght
Reconstructing NOCTURNAL PERSPECTIVES Who does the night belong to? Traditionally, cities have been planned and built around the daytime experience; night-time design has often been an afterthought. Much of this “daytime bias” can be linked to the development of life and light over time. It was the advent of the oil lamp, electricity and the incandescent light bulb that opened the doors to expanding human activities into the hours after dark.
Everyday Night Experiences Streets often become thoroughfares in the night, with people huriedly passing through them rather than lingering. This can be attributed to lack of activities on the street, making it desolate.
But the dark has always been used to evoke creativity and is often the landscape for traditional theatre, dance and music performances around the world.
Redefining Leisure Happy Hour Leisure at night in outdoor space is more fun than indoor space
Dining Out Availability of urban public park at nighttime offers an alternative opportunity for leisure
Cultural Events Hot climatic during the day influences leisure at night in urban public park
Night Shift Busy lifestyle during the day influence leisure at night in urban public park
After Hours Nighttime offer a unique leisure experience in urban public park
Early Risers
The graphs show the percentage of people who agree with each statement. 3
Site : Pune
The Night
A vibrant night culture, strong historical connections and vast student populations, Pune is considered one of India’s developing cities with respect to infrastructure, economy and technology. Daytime
Temporality
Fear
Darkness
Safety
Lighting
Intent Human Activity and Spaces at Night
How can the public realm cater to inclusive experiences, while considering work and leisure requirements?
Movement, Access and Urban Intelligence
How can design improve night-time mobility and social behaviour by making spaces more accessible?
Rhythms and Qualities of Light
How can design help in creating environments that promote wellbeing and respond to current and future social needs?
The city also ranked 1st in the Ease of Living Index 2018. Recently the Maharashtra Shops and Establishments Act stated that shops and hotels could remain open for 24 hours.
Activity Mapping through the Year
Urban Analysis A physical and chronological mapping of the various aspects of the city highlights the lack of outdoor public spaces that are open through the night.
Road Infrastructure
Educational Institutions & IT Parks
Religious Institutions
Major nodes
Kharadi JM Road
Site Selection
Infrastructure
This was based on the urban morphology and flow of people through the city. The neighbourhoods of Kharadi and JM Road were selected for their contrasting character, one in the heart of the city and the other on the outskirts.
Growth Pattern
Residential Cost Kharadi JM Road
Proximity - Organised Retail Commercial Development Future infrastructure development Future employment generation Good / Low Cost Above Average Average / Medium Cost Below Average Bad / High Cost
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Site 1 : The Playground The site lies between the old core city of Pune and the commercial mixed use neighbourhoods with a lot of colleges. There are two important parks, and an auditorium as a part of the context. However, these spaces stand as isolated entities and don’t provide any interaction among all its users. There is no common congregation space for the college students in the area. The Mutha river front is used for various religious occasions.
Existing Infrastructure Jungli Maharaj Road
Chatrapathi Sambhaji Park
Bal Gandharv Auditorium
Mutha River
Vartak Gardens
Mapping user groups and programs
Omkareshwar Temple
Upcoming Metro Line
Vision
A Platform for Extension of Identities Architecture enhancing the nighttime activites and reinforcing a pre existing node
Spaces are also zoned according to their usage during the night times and separates between vibrant and muted zones. The design is also experiential in the sense and spaces are divided into pathways, pause points and designated experience zones.
Activity projection
Entertainment Vibrant
Conversations Social
Solitude Introspection
During Movement
At an intersection or pause point
Designated experience zones
Zoning Zoning is primarily done along the riverfront on either side. The zoning is done on three levels - in accordance with the surrounding land use, in a linear relation between adjacent designs and across the river with visual and physical access.
Zoning - Movement A prominent pedestrian pathway connects the two major parks, creating an NMT loop that is enhanced by creating entry points from existing streets.
Zoning - Programs While the green spaces act as an extension of the park, transit points form nodes, religious and cultural zones are multifunctional and ring in a sense of community.
Zoning - Experiential and Landscaping The landscaping creates pockets of greenery - acting as buffers, tree lined avenues and lawns.
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Emotions of the Night The emotions of the night are varied. To some, it’s the natural state of existence. While to others, its the time of the day that is filled with various types of non natural lighting. The design focuses on changing people’s perceptions of the night with various experimental spaces by understanding their feelings about the night in a controlled manner.
Proposed Interventions A riverfront development that is vibrant and inclusive lies at the core of the design. The design is characterised by free flowing curves and the Metro Station has been conceptualised to follow a similar language. The night time experience is weaved into the design through pools of light, dark zones, pavements that light up, a play of shadow and light to create a new landscape.
Art In Transit
Night Sky Observatory
Ghats Darkness Experience Centre
Community Market
Co Work
Sambhaji Park Metro Station
Bridging Green Spaces
The bridge as a connector and space for congregation
Isolating the levels based on movement speed
Curvilinear form - compliment the organic nature of water
Day view of the proposed bridge, metro corridor and light installation
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The Ghats These are commonly used for religious purposes and function as an informal space for people coming out of temples, people passing by to sit, feed pigeons or to congregate. But at the same time, when necessary, the ghats are built with platforms that will allow for the flow of a much larger crowd for occasions, concerts or melas.
Community Study
Waterfront pathway
Outdoor dining
Community Market
Section through the river showing the access to the water and the adjacent spaces
Night view of the proposed pedestrian promenade, bollards and the night sky experience
Drop Off zones
Night Sky Experience Centre Right next to the observatory will be an enclosed space showing the ideal night sky. The aim is to create awareness on the quality of the environment without the use of placards or signs.
Vartak Gardens
Day view of the proposed metro station and promenade
The different day and night views depict the temporal nature of the space. Interactive light sculptures are used to create a sense of identity, transforming the nighttime space into a new experience. The intention is to transform the typical pedestrian experience into rich, safe and engaging, spurring creativity in the heart of the city.
Night view of the proposed metro station and promenade, with light installations
Day view of the proposed pedestrian promenade
Night view of the proposed Observatory
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Site 2 : The Escape The area of Kharadi is developing around IT parks and also consists of low rise high density cheap housing for migrants. The planning and design is introverted and does not foster a street culture. There is a lack of proper lighting, retail spaces, and public transport connectivity to the area leading to empty roads, and high crime rates. However, the area provides many opportunities as it is still developing. Numerous food outlets have the potential of being turned into organised food streets.
Users 12 AM
Collaborate
Night time activities Work
Home
Architecture supporting the changed biological clock, increasing the quality of life and bringing character into the neighbourhoods.
12 AM
24 Hours
Labourers
7AM - 8PM
Residents
6PM - 8AM
A Platform for Placemaking
10AM - 7PM
Issues
Lack of Identity
Destress
Vision 12 PM
IT Professionals
Cab Drivers
Meet
Activity Projection
Safety
Alienating Landscapes
Activity Mapping of Proposed Design Food Street
Zensar IT Park Drivers Dormitory
Co Live
Community Centre
Zensar Technologies Co Work
The design lies between the large IT blocks of the neighbourhood and focuses on an interplay of built and open space. Street corners and edges are the most prominent with adequate seating and landscaping. The central plaza s multifunctional and can host community events, ďŹ lm screenings and Sunday markets.
Aerial View of the Proposed Design
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The design is broken down into internal streets that create a constant flow of people. The street is activated through a retail storefront that enhances the street corner making it lively, turning it into gathering spaces during lunch time and in the evening. The plaza also lights up with glow in the dark flooring.
Smart Solar Streetlights
Moon Gardens
Energy Harvesting Paving
Solar Streetlights detect motion, speed, and direction of object, forwards information to next luminators with command to turn on and dim up light while counting vehicles and pedestrians.
Moonlight gardening relates to plants that show off their textures, colors and silhouettes from dusk to the moonlight hours.
Pavements that light up street corners are interactive and can also meet energy demands through kinetic movement.
Eyes on the Street The design creates staggered terraces that are neither too inwards nor outwards providing equal connectivity to the interior as well as to the back alleyways. This ensures the ‘eyes on the streets’ concept.
Co Work
Central Plaza
Neighbourhood Commercial Complex
Section showing the built and open space relationship through the proposed plaza
Night view of the proposed streetfront, flanked by boutiques and restaurants
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Project Theme : Urban Design Studio Transit Oriented Development
Project Type : Academic, Sem 9 Location : Koyambedu, Chennai Group : 10 Role in the project : Analysis, mapping, design development, design of the public amenities and mixed use development with focus on pedestrian friendly streets, presentation and narration
Brief : The aim of this project was to study Koyambedu on an urban scale and propose a Transit Oriented Development that will act a framework for future developments in the area. A Multi Modal Transport Hub that enhances recreation and organises the flow of pedestrian and vehicular traffic around the site. The integration of various facets of urban design - landscaping, traffic patterns, land use specification, economic viability - culminate in a project that is inclusive, people friendly and environmentally sensitive.
[ REIMAGINING ] KOYAMBEDU Existing Nodes and Amenities
Wholesale Food and Grains Market
Chennai CMBT Metro SAF Games Contract Station Village Carriage Bus Terminus Wholesale Sewage Chennai Vegetable, Treatment Plant Mofussil Bus Fruits and Stand Flower Market
Koyambedu is often thought of as one of the key gateways into Chennai and a hotspot of activity. A bustling hub for goods and people, the city’s largest vegetable market and bus stand is located here and renders the neighbourhood active through the day and night. Koyambedu paints a vibrant picture of people and vehicles, often at loggerheads with each other and offers a major scope for redevelopment.
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Activity Mapping of Existing Context
Activity Mapping and Road Networks Diverse informal activities around the site contribute to its vibrant nature.
Existing Land Use People are concentrated in three major nodes and the inter connectivity between these should be enhanced.
User Group Density Unused lands along the main axis provide an opportunity for commercial and recreational development.
Existing Vehicular and Pedestrian Movement
1AM - 7AM
The mapping of the movements of the various users in the site are done at three times of the day to gain insight on where vehicular and pedestrian trafďŹ c collide. This helped to identify the important junctions, pause points, entry points and unorganised parking spaces. Since the various nodes in the site work during different times of the day, it was interesting to consider the temporality of the design.
7AM - 11AM
6PM - 11PM
Market Road - 7AM
Market Road - 10PM
High pedestrian and hawker activity near the market along with the movement of trucks
Improper drop off zone for Omni Bus Stand users and trafďŹ c pile up of private vehicles 11
Design Approach Through a SWOT analysis, the various areas of design were determined. Priority was given to solving the trafďŹ c congestion and to development of vacant lands along the periphery of the nodes thereby creating a seamless network of open space and integrated land use. Each existing node was given a set of major functions, with additional features according to its character.
Metro Redevelopment with mixed use functions Activating Streetscape
Resting spaces for vendors and drivers
Mixed Use Development
Facilities for hawkers
Recreational spaces
Regulation of trafďŹ c Water recharge zone
Multi Modal transport hub by integrating various
Pedestrian connectivity
Additional commercial activities
Interspersing Recreational and Transit The transit hubs work as a node around which there will be commercial development slowly phasing out into residential.
Enhancing visual connectivity The presence of wide roads gives the scope to open out adjoining spaces through visual connection and integration.
Three scales of design The intervention ranges from Koyambedu’s relationship with the city, the neighbourhood itself and pedestrian experience within the site.
Identifying soft and hard edges This method is carried out to identify the formal and informal ways of pedestrian commute through the site.
Mixed use development All development is intended to function with a supporting activity, enhancing its economic viability and ensuring usage through the day.
Increasing density The design approach looks at increasing housing requirements within the city instead of urban sprawl and sub-urban growth.
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Proposed Interventions The design intervention seeks to reimagine Koyembedu with the design approaches as its core directions :
Design Intervention
- Create a transit-hub integrating the existing transit modes with the shifting of the Omni-bus stand to the CMBT site. - A road through the vacant STP land and segregating entry and exit of the longdistance buses. - A trafďŹ c island that could ease congestion and create an efďŹ cient flow of trafďŹ c - Propose a commercial hub near the CMBT metro abutting the Inner ring road. - The vacant Omni-bus stand land envisioned as a residential neighbourhood with a public park. - Improving economic generation of the Koyembedu metro by proposing commercial and residential spaces in the vacant lands surrounding it. - Creating designated resting, canteen, recreational and parking spaces in the market. - Cottage industries (that utilise waste from the market) in the unused market land. - Mixed-use in the vacant lands behind the market with a park that serves the southern residential neighbourhood.
Residential buildings
Wide pavements adjacent to commercial activity
Service Lane
Section through the road behind the Koyambedu Market showing the redeveloped recreational area
Mixed Use Development
Recreational and Landscaping
Public amenities for the market
Residential Hub
OfďŹ ce and Commercial Spaces
TrafďŹ c Island
Multi Modal Transit Hub
Park in OSR of Market
Canteen and resting area for vendors
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Split Axonometric View of Proposed Integrated Bus Terminus
Accommodation and dormitories Travel Lounges
CMBT Metro 2 Wheeler Parking Drop off zone
Existing underground parking Omni bus terminus SETC Bus terminus
Bus depot
Section showing the proposed exhibition space and truck parking
Office Block + Recreation
Koyambedu Metro Plaza
The views showcase how the vacant lands surrounding the metro have been envisioned as designated parking bays, recreational green areas and food courts. Proposed commercial spaces (G+4) with courtyards acting as break-out spaces and the lower floors with active retail shops that engage the pedestrians.
Park + Mixed Use Commercial
The public spaces also act as sponge landscapes, which collects and retains rainwater. The result is a safe and vibrant neighbourhood that also focuses on economic generation. Porous edges, well deďŹ ned drop off bays and pedestrian pathways form the crux of the design.
Park + Mixed Use Residential
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Project Theme : Book Studio Project Type : Competition Location : Central Park, New York Group : 3 Brief : The design necessitated the creation of a pavilion structure that would ďŹ t a new age library typology which would break away from the formal environment of existing libraries. The library should be designed with multifunctional and dynamic spaces that will stimulate the mind to stay and spend time in libraries for longer periods.
How do you make libraries great again? By removing all the walls, duh.
[ POP ] UP
Sheep Meadow is an urban oasis that is home to thousands of people picknicking, sunbathing and flying kites, in the expansive Central Park. A book studio in the heart of the ďŹ eld should maintain the visibility and openness by having flexibility and dynamism at its core. 15
[ LEVEL ]
Triangular book spaces
In the pavilion, retractable modules in the form of hexagons are arranged to form multifunctional spaces. [ pop up ] Book shelves, acoustic pods, seating and gallery spaces pop up with automation mechanism
Breaking the linearity of the traditional library, book stacks are redefined to form triangular volumes which arise based on user interaction. Through the use of Augmented Reality (AR), technology is integrated to provide an intensive visual experience. The modules also act as pixels which bring attention to issues of concern around the globe, thus bringing people closer to reality and prompting change.
[ convertible ] Flexible Performance Spaces
[ DISPLAY ] LED Panels highlight trending news from across the world
You can’t fix what you can’t see.
The underground level is well lit through hexagonal sky lights and features individual reading spaces, vegetation as well as storage and archive sections.
Augmented Reality is used to add a layer of depth to the design, enabling customisation and the opportunity to explore additional information
An allusion to the recent Amazon Fires in Brazil, LED panels on the modules project the latest news from across the world. As New York’s skyscrapers look down upon Central Park, the pavilion will become a landmark and act as a symbol of change.
Section showing the underground spaces, viewing gallery and the collapsable pods 16
04 Project Theme : Urban Analysis Project Type : Academic, Sem 9 Location : Ennore, Chennai Group : 8 Role in the project : Analysis, Mapping, Ideation, Photo Documentation, Presentation, Narration
Brief : The Laurie Baker Centenary Celebrations Project invited students to study vernacular building practices and their relationship to the commons water, forest, land, language, livelihood and skills. The changes in the last 30-40 years had to be documented with regard to degradation, loss of access to or appropriation of the commons leading to the displacement of the communities.
The analysis followed the documentation of the history, the evolution and the current state of the settlement, further understanding the complex relationship between resources and humans. The outcomes of the study helped to realise the negative effects of development, while keeping in mind that a proposal should achieve a balance between man and nature working together in a symbiotic relationship.
[ennore] - a greying canvas Settlements along the creek of Ennore and Kosasthalayar river have been known to exist from about 500 years ago.
Ennore Port
The special ecosystem that bred varieties of ďŹ shes, crab and prawns were the major source of livelihood. Fishing hamlets that were river based and coastal based sustained with these resources and developed their communal and vernacular practices.
Ennore Creek
Buckingham Canal
Ennore creek is a backwater located in Ennore, Chennai along the Coromandel Coast. It buffers the rich aquifers of the Araniyar-Kosasthalaiyar Basin from the sea. The creek is located in 4 sq.km zone comprising lagoons with salt marshes and backwaters, submerged under water during high tide and forming an arm of the sea with the opening to the Bay of Bengal.
A vernacular practice can be deďŹ ned as the process of utilising resources for human beneďŹ t, while maintaining the ecological balance of that region or ecosystem.
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Ennore - A Picturesque Peninsular The North Buckingham canal built by the Britishers runs from Ennore creek to the Cooum river.The expansion of the Canal changed the relationship of the natives with the river by forming an important transportation route for goods.
Salt Pans - The dynamic tides of brackish water of the creek settles the salt along the shore of the creek forming natural salt marshes. Agriculture - The settlements of Athipattu, Puthunagar started cultivating Paddy, Groundnuts in the rich alluvial soil of the region. Mangroves - The large swamps of mangroves present here helped mitigating flood in times of strong rainfall, hightides and cyclones.
Inland Fishing - The optimum saline quality of the water facilitates for the growth of various fishes like Sala, Nethikenda, Nethili and Kuruva. Marine Fishing - This was carried out within 5kms from the coast line by the Chinna kuppam and Periya kuppam settlements.
A Cradle of Sustenance The community practice is for different castes to own a particular region of the river called ‘paadu’. A continuous cycle of fishing takes place to prevent over fishing. The Pattinathars own the paadu and practice kattuvalai and aravalai. The Irulars are nomadic fishermen who use their hands to trap fish.
The modern tale of Ennore begins when it was commissioned as a port due to its proximity with Chennai. This led to constant industrialisation through land acquirement but the turning point came in 1995 when the Coastal Regulation Zone maps were manipulated to show ecologically sensitive areas for industrial expansion. After that, it has seen extensive coal and cement industries being set up that has resulted in the dwindling loss of ďŹ sh and the downward spiral of a livelihood. In the last 3 decades, Ennore has seen continuous agitations and protests from the people.
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Ennore - A Decaying Peninsular
The closure of the creek mouth due to sand accretion from the port prevents the inflow of waters from the sea.
The mouth of the river that belongs to the inter-tidal zone is being used to create bunds, changing the natural course of river. The slow death of mangroves also destructs the aquatic organisms, affecting the ďŹ shermen livelihood.
The borewell samples taken from the village west of the ash pond, were severely contaminated with copper, manganese, cadmium, mercury, lead, chromium and nickel.
Leaking of Fly Ash
Dumping of dredged material
Discharge of coolant water
The Cry of the Creek
Release of raw municipal sewage
Release of industrial trade effluents
Health problems - asthma, pulmonary disease
Loss of livelihood and traditional ways of living
Flooding due to rise in sea levels
The combined effects of the multiple industries have forced the fishermen to go move upstream in search of fish. There are no buyers for the contaminated fish and this leads to unemployment. Locals are forced to search for employment as labour in the construction of the upcoming powerplants which is not a permanent means of living.
Industrial Symbiosis Presently, there exist various types of industries in the Ennore region. Industrial sustainability can only be achieved through a Closed Loop System where one industry feeds off another’s waste.
The Kalundborg Eco-Industrial Park shows how industries in the Danish region collaborate to use each other’s by-products and share resources to form a sustainable and contained ecological chain. 19
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Project Theme : Internship at Made in Earth Collective
Project Type : Professional, Sem 8 Location : Bangalore Role in the project : - Wall drawings - Sections - Foundation drawings - Door Window schedule and design - Structural drawings and clarification with the consultant - Bill of Quantities and Costing - Design detail specifications - Design of Inbuilt Furniture - Electrical drawings
Made in Earth Collective is a sustainable architecture firm that is passionate about natural practices and bringing architecture closer to the people and the enviromnent. The one year internship allowed me to oversee many projects from start to finish. In the Samvada Baduku project, we explored the idea of earth architecture on a large scale, adapting to the constraints of the urban context.
WORK [ EXPERIENCE ] Samvada Baduku is a NGO that specializes in empowering the youth through various programs on sustainable living and alternative lifestyles. The project evolved from imagining the campus to be a maze, where at each turn you encounter and stumble upon something new. Staircases lead to common terraces and courtyards open up amidst each block.
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
A riot of natural materials, this project addresses young peoples’ aspirations for meaningful livelihoods. This is reflected in the sustainable, inclusive and exploratory architecture.
Framed Fired Brick/ Stabilized Adobe Wall Section
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Exploring Materiality
Hourdi Blocks
Layered Plan of Hourdi Slab
Wattle & Daub
Embossed Plaster
Section AA
Textured Plaster
Rammed Earth
CSEB
Ground Floor Plan
Section BB
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