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College of Architecture Trivandrum
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AKSHAYKRI SHNAA
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Sep.O4.1996
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Poor nas r i Manchadi moodu pi r appancodePO T r i vandr um Ker al a-695607
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CONT ENT S 01. pr oductdes i gn
01-02
02. caf et er i a
03-04
03. buss hel t er
05-06
04. r es i dence
07-09
05. apar t ment
10-12
06. s chool
13-15
07. document at i on&ex t r as
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S 1 S 2 pr oductdesi gn c onc ept
combi nat i onofcuboi ds
LAMPSHADE T odes i gnal amps hadef r om handmadepaper T hedes i gnevol vedf r om t hecombi nat i onof cuboi ds T hemai nai m oft hepr oj ectwas t odevel opal amps hadewhi ch i secof r i endl yt onat ur ebyus i ng r ecyl edwas t emat er i al T hemat er i al handmadepaper us ed i n l amp s hade was pr epar ed by our s el f s by r ecycl i ngt hewas t epaper s
f r amewor k
maki ngpr oces sofhandmadepaper
f i nal model
S 1 S 2 pr oductdesi gn concept s t udi ed t he nat ur e and char act er i s t i csoft henat ur al obj ect-s hel l
C H A IR
bas ed on t he char act er ,cur ve def i nesa s hel l-anext r act edmodelofs hel lwasmade s ol i d
voi d
l ayer s
T o des i gn a r el axi ng chai r ,by der i vi ng t he conceptf r om nat ur alobj ect-s hel l
+ s ol i dvoi dr eal at i ons hi p + l ayer sf or mi ngt heobj ect
pi ckedt hes echar act er sandcombi nedi t
s ol i d
voi d
s ol i d voi d
s ol i d
voi d
backs i deoft hechai r cons i der i ng t he s ol i dvoi d r el at i os hi p, s i de pos t ur e of chai r was der i ved.T he s i de vi ew al s o cr eat es a l ayer f or mat i on
bl ackt hr ead bot ht he mat er i al s bamboo s t i ck and bl ackel as t i ct hr ead cr eat es t wo di f f er ent l ayer s i n chai r
bamboos t i ck
f i nalmodel
S1-S2 maj orproj ect
CAFETERI A L ocat i on Si t ear ea
:T hi navi l l a,T r i vandr um :15s qm
T o des i gn a caf et er i a wi t h a capaci t y of25 s eat s and pr ovi de a r eadi ng s pace i ni t . Expl or at i onoff or m wasanot herobj ect i ve
modelofcaf e
concept
Byobs er vi ngt hes i t econt ext-t hemai n f eat ur eemphas i s edi sver t i cal i t yoft r ees i nt hes i t e
s t udi ed t he char act eroft r ee -i t sbas e por t i onhavel es smas s ,wher east het op por t i on oft r ee i st hi ckand have mas s gr eat ert hanbas e
T heext r act ed s hapei st i l t ed i ndi f f er ent di r ect i onst of or mt hes t r uct ur eandf or m ofcaf e
Bas ed on t hi s char act er a s hape i s ext r act ed
bamboo
I nt hef r ontel evat i on,bamboosar egi vent oempas i sver t i cal i t yt os ui tt hes i t e Li ghtent er st hr ought hes egl as swi ndows
T hes unl i ghts cat t er ed t hr ought hel eavesi s t akenasa conceptt odevel op t her oofof caf e
s i devi ew ofr oof vi ew ofcaf e when t opr oofi sr emoved
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BUSSHELTER L ocat i on Si t ear ea
:Ar uvi kkar a,T r i vandr um :2. 6cent s
T odes i gnami ni mal i s t i cbuss hel t ernearAr uvi kkar a dam onagr as s l andwher et hes i t ei sboundedby gr adual l yi ncr eas i ngs l ope I ti sat our i s ts potandbuss hel t eri sus edbyt our i s t s andvi l l ager s .Publ i cbus esar et hemaj ormodeof t r ans por t at i on f ort he vi l l ager sand t he buss t op t her ef or epl aysani mpor t antr ol ei nt hei rdai l yl i f e
model ofbuss t op
Mi ni mal i s t i cdes i gni smeantt obecal mi ngandt o br i ngt hemi nddownt ot hebas i cs
concept
f r ontel evat i on
s i deel evat i on
vi ews
RESI DENCE L ocat i on Si t ear ea
:Mul ayar a,T r i vandr um :13. 9cent s
T o des i gn a 3 bedr oom s i ngl es t or eyed r es i dencef oranI Tpr f es s i onal( hus band)and f as hi ondes i gner( wi f e)andr equi r esas pace f orf as hi ondes i gnert owor k I nt r oducedabi ophi l i cenvi r onmenti ni nt er i or s paceand gavepr i or i t yt ol i vi ng and di ni ng s pace wher et he i nt er act i on bet ween t he f ami l yi smor e
model ofr es i dence
Si mpl i ci t ybegi nswi t ha geomet r y,one f or m encl os i ngas pacei nabeaut i f ul f or m
F r om t he us eranal y s i st he
ot h er r ooms
mos t act i v es paceus edwer e l i v i ng
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di ni ng
r oom,
t her ef or et het wos pacesar e combi ned each ot herand
di n i n gr oom l i v i n gr oom
ot her s paces wer e gi v en ar oundt hem. Al l r oomshav e acces sf r om l i v i ng & di ni ng s pace
I ndoorgar den and cour t y ar dsar e gi v en i n k i t ch en
l i v i ng &
s t u di or oom l i v i n gr oom
di n i n gr oom
T hel i v i ng&di ni ngs pacei sof ex t ended hei ght t hanot her r oomsgi v i ngemphas i s
f l ex i bl er oom
bedr oom
ont hecent r al act i v ecor e
pr ov i di ng l i v el y
ar chi t ect ur ecour t y ar di sak eyel ement whi ch i ss ui t abl ef or k er al a’ scl i mat i ccondi t i on
s out hel evat i on
nor t hel evat i on
di ni ng r oom
env i r onment .Accor di ng t ot r adi t i onalk er al a
eas tel evat i on
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APARTMENT L ocat i on Si t ear ea
:Kes avadas apur am,T r i vandr um :75cent s
T o des i gn a f unct i on bas ed appar t ment f or di f f er entf ami l i es ,bas ed onnumberofmember s andf ori ndi vi dual scont ai ni ng1bhk,2bhkand3 bhkapar t ment s Des i gn i ncl udes i nt er connect ed s paces whi ch s uppor t st he gr owt hofi nt er act i onbet weent he member si nt heappar t ment model ofapar t ment
concept
T hebui l di ngs t r uct ur ewasor i ent at edbydi r ect i onofwi nd
on t he s i t e,t he apar t mentuni t sar e ar r anged accor di ng t ot hedi r ect i on ofwi nd f l owi ng.T hewi nd pat t er nof s i t ewass t udi ed ‘ C’s hapedar r angementwasder i ved by or i ent i ng t he uni t saccor di ng t o wi ndf l ow T hepr evai l i ngwi ndf l owsf r om wes tt o nor t hand l ocalwi nd f r om t he nor t h di r ect i on
I nt hi sar r angement t he uni t s or i ent ed r andoml y cr eat es negat i ves paces
negat i ves pace
Sot or educenegat i ves paces,t he uni t sar ear r angedi nagr i d
cavi t i es ar egi ven f orai rf l ow t hr ough t he bui l di ng
T he openi ng f or vent i l at i on ar e ar r anged accor di ng t ot he wi nd f l owf orbet t ervent i l at i on
ci r cul at i ons pace
Si ngl eci r cul at i oncor r i dori sgi venf or eachf l oor s f i nal l yt hebui l di ngl ayout sandf or m wasder i ved
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l vl @ +1280 l vl @ +930 l vl @ +580 l vl @ +230 l vl @120 Gr oundl vl @470
cor r i dorconnect i ngal l uni t s
s ect i onAA’
s ect i onBB’
wes tel evat i on
nor t hel evat i on
f r ontent r ancebl ock
SCHO O L L ocat i on Si t ear ea
:At t akul angar a,T r i vandr um :5acr es
T odes i gna21s tcent ur yCBSEs choolf ors t udent si n hi ghs chool( 8, 9&10s t d)andhi ghers econdar y( +1& +2)of3di vi s i onseach
model ofs chool
T he s i t e cons i s t s ofhuge t r ees whi ch mus tbe r es er ved.T he s chooli s des i gned accor di ng t o pos i t i onoft het r ees , i nwhi cht het r eesar ei ncl udedi n t he bui l di ng f aci l i t at i ng i nt er act i on wi t hi n t he envi r onment . Pr ovi ded act i vi t ys pacesi ns i de and out s i de t he bui l di ng.Cr eat ed br eakouts pacesbet ween t he cl as s r oomsf orveget at i onwhi chgi vesanecof r i endl y envi r onmenti ns i det hes chool
concept l ear ni ngs paces cl as s r oom
gr eenbr eakouts paces act i vi t ys paces
i ncl udi ngt r eeswi t hi nt hes paces
s pacesatt r eel evel s
cr eat edbr eakouts pacesf oract i vi t i es
t r eesas buf f er z one
s chool bui l di ng
r oad
bui l dwi t hi nt heavai l abl e s pace t o r et ai n t r ees
t he bui l di ng was compl et el y i s ol at ed f r om t he cont ex tdue t o l ar get r ees
us edex i s t i ngt r eesasbuf f er
N MCr oad15cm wi de amphi t heat r easaudi t or i um cant een pl aygr ound ent r ance
ent r ancet os chool
act i vi t ys pacebamboohut s chool bui l di ng
act i vi t ys pacebamboohut
amphi t heat r e
s i t epl an
act i vi t ys pace
act i vi t ys paceonf i r s tf l oor
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01 Ent r ance 02 L obby 03 Pr i nci pal r oom 04 Vi cepr i nci pal r oom 05 conf er encer oom 06 Of f i ce 07 cl as s r oom 08 St af f r oom 09 Comput erl ab 19 10 Bi ol ogyl ab A 11 Chemi s t r yl ab 12 Phys i csl ab 13 L i br ar y 14 Act i vi t ys pace 15 T oi l et 16 Br eakouts pace 17 St ai r way 18 L i f t 19 Ramp
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cl as s r oom wi t hbr eakouts pace
i nnerl i ght wel l s
s out hel evat i on
wes tel evat i on
s ect i onAA’
s ect i onBB’
out dooract i vi t ys paces
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