ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
TABLE OF CONTENTS Sail by the Bay
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The Generation Game
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– Spiritual retreat
– Youth Development Centre
The Turn
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Anchor’s Away
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Garden Grove
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Renderings
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Interests
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– Restaurant design
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Residence design
Montessori school design
-Interiors
SAIL BY THE BAY – A SPIRITUAL RETREAT To design a long-span structure that involves a comprehensive understanding of a thrust on geometry and aesthetics including the behaviour, integration of services, and ways to allow natural lighting into the spaces.
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Time-problem design Duration : 1 week
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CONCEPT : Connecting the five elements of nature and the senses of humans through the play of light and fluid structure to enhance the feeling of peace and divinity. The user experiences an openness to nature through free-flowing form and the structure serves as the best space to sit, meditate and relax near the shore.
DESIGN PROCESS :
MEDITATION CENTRAL SPINE STEP-IN-ZONE
SPACE PLANNING
SYMBOLISM
LOAD TRANSFER
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Focusing on aesthetics and structural stability, the overall design was to mimic the lightness of a yacht with the help of thin shell leaves, overlapping on each other to achieve both visual lightness and monumentality.
DETAILS : TYPOLOGY SPAN HEIGHT CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
: Shell structure - thin concrete shell : 45 metres : 20 metres : Pre-engineered structure : Reinforced concrete, white cladding tile
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20 METRES
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20 METRES
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To create a new gathering space for young people from different backgrounds and interests to mingle , mix and meet with their same age groups, and to provide a safe, positive environment for youths to learn and develop social skills
THE GENERATION GAME – YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
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SITE LOCATION : Raja Annamalai Puram , Chennai ,Tamil Nādu . Latitude & longitude – 13.02666, 80.252690
PRIORITY PROGRAMME : Sports and Entrepreneurship The programme held in the centre maps the current and potential users and their "known and unknown needs."
CONCEPT : The Generation Game is a sports event for all age groups, organized by and for the local community as a do-it-yourself event, which has been experienced with great fun and has noted real growth potential in it. Sports – game to mingle and mix Entrepreneurship – different generations game for success and passion
Circulation
Programme interaction
Profits
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Entry
Block 1
Exit
Site cum ground floor plan
Block 2
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USER
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SERVICES
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VEHICULAR
Site plan showing circulation pattern
First floor plan
The planning was designed based on the dynamic movement of users, making the site completely functional.
Sections
Elevations
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CONSTRUCTION DETAILS :
Reference - https://dcstructuresstudio.com/dcss-standard-footbridge-design-2017/
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THE TURN – RESTAURANT DESIGN Adaptability to new normal, design a particular typology of spaces enforcing all the preventive guidelines of Covid-19, with an approach to how the spaces should be dealt with in the future.
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Time-problem design Duration : 3 days
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CONCEPT : The turn is the design in a rhythmic manner, for the spaces and volumetric intersection, along with user interaction and awaiting journey, something is coming their way, based on the fast changing world. Derived from the site geometry: An ideal hangout junction that states, “Take the turn, to step in."
𝔾𝕣𝕖𝕖𝕟𝕤
𝕊𝕦𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕚𝕟𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝕊𝕒𝕗𝕖𝕥𝕪 𝕌𝕤𝕖𝕣 𝕗𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕝𝕪
Section Basement floor plan
Site cum Ground floor plan
First floor plan
Elevations
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West Elevation
Site cum ground floor plan
Section
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CONCEPT : Working on circulation patterns of users, the connecting of spaces is achieved by providing a long bridged walkway focusing on the needs and views of the context. The user experiences a connect to the sea shore located 500 metres away from the site.
Ground floor plan
First floor plan
Second floor plan
Terrace plan
Design an weekend residence for a selected personality – focusing the user’s requirement and providing a space to relax themselves from their regular routine .
ANCHOR’S AWAY – A WEEKEND RESIDENCE DESIGN
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SPATIAL ARRANGEMENTS AND VIEWS :
Block 1 view
The Connecting Bridge
Block 2 view
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GARDEN GROVE – A PRIMARY MONTESSORI SCHOOL
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Design an Alternative school catering from kindergarten and primary level, adhering to ICSE syllabus
CONCEPT :
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PLANNING AND DETAILS :
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INTERIOR RENDERINGS
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SKETCHING AND PHOTOGRAPHY
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