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GATEWAYTOWER

HI GHRI SEMI XEDUSETOWER

STRUCTURALF RAMI NG ( APIs c r i pt _ Cus t om t ool )

F I NEARTSCOL L EGE

I NDOORSPORTSSTADI UM

VERTI CALHABI TAT

MODUL ARHOUSI NG

ECOMANSI ON

SERVI CEAPARTMENTS REDESI GNOFPL ACEANATOL E

C ONT E NT SF OL I O

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s spr oduct i oni snotobs t acl et ot hear chi t ect ur eont hecont r ar yi tbr i ngsuni t y MOD UL ARHOUS I NG “Ma andper f ect i ont ot hedet ai l sandpr opos esvar i et yont hewhol e ”-LECORB I ndi v i dualSt udi o Pr oj ec t L oc at i on F ac ul t y

AR05212011Semes t er9 Medi um Dens i t yHous i ng Per ungudi ,c hennai Ar .

Pr adeepa

I nt her ealWor l ds c enar i o,dev el oper sandar c hi t ec t sdi c t at et het er msf orgener almas s es ,onhowpeopl es houl dl i v ei nt hei rapar t ment s / hous est hr ought hei rdes i gnandi nf r as t r uc t ur epl anni ng,whi c hnotonl yaf f ec t st hei ndi v i dualus er sbutal s oaf f ec t st hec ommuni t yont hewhol e.Peopl es houl dbeabl et odes i gnt hei ri ndi v i dualuni t s ,& notbef or c edbyaout s i dert ol i v eaf i x ed pat t er nofl ay outi r r es pec t i v eoft hei rs oc i oc ul t ur alandec onomi c di f f er enc esandeac hper s onhasani ndi v i dual i t ywhi c hhe/ s hehasev er yr i ghtt oex pr es s ,s oeac hmodul es houl dbean I NDI VI DUAL DESI GNcat er i ngt ot hei ndi v i dual snec es s i t y .

I nanyt y pi c alhous i ngdes i gn,t heapar t mentuni t sc an’ tber eadi l y modi f i edac c or di ngt ot hepeopl e’ sgr owi ngs pat i alneeds bec aus eoft hepr edes i gneds t r uc t ur alel ement s ,s oi nor dert omaket hemodul esf l ex i bl et hemodul ess houl dbei ndependentoft hemai ns t r uc t ur e,t hatanyc hanget ot hemodul ewi l lnot af f ec tt hes t r uc t ur als t abi l i t yoft heov er al lbui l di ng, Butdoi ngs oi snotav i abl eopt i oni nt hec ur r ents y s t em ofc ons t r uc t i on.Sot oac hi ev et hi s ,news y s t em ofpr ac t i c es houl dbe adopt edwhi c hwi l lbenef i tt hedev el oper s/bui l der sandt heendus er s ,i nt hi snews y s t em ofpr ac t i c ewewi l lhav eCl i ent( Dev el oper ) ,bui l der , c ont r ac t or ,c hi ef / pr oj ec tAr c hi t ec tandpr omot er .

1bhk–40m. s q( appr ox ) 2bhk–80m. s q( appr ox ) 3bhk–120m. s q( appr ox )

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HOUSI NG COMBI NATIO NS 2

Byper mut at i onni nedi f f er entpos s i bl ec onf i gur at i onsofmodul ec anbeac hi ev edf ort heuni t sr angi ngupt o3Bhk, ont hegi v en2ds ur f ac e.

Thi sdes i gnc ombi nes t headv ant ageoft hemodul ars y s t em ands t andar di z ed c ons t r uc t i onwhi c hf ol l owsanewt y pol ogy .

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2BHKOP1& 2 DESI GN EL EMENT S

1BHKOP1

Modul aruni t s Cl i mat er es pons i vepods Maxi mum f l exi bi l i t y/ r ec onf i gur at i on I mpor t anc et ot hei ndi vi dual i t y Pr opos i nganew t ypol ogy/ s ys t em 3BHKOP1-5

THEDESI GN f l oor i ngf r amewor k r et ai ni ngwal l

DETAI LS s t r uc t ur alf r amewor k

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c ant i l ev erbeam hol di ngt hehous e

MASSI NG

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CORE CORRI DORVI EW

S T R UC T UR ALF R AMI NG ( APIs c r i pt _ Cus t om t ool )

Thi ss howst heRevi tpar amet r i cmodel l i ng, donef ort hehous i ngpr oj ect ,f oracl i enti nUS,wher et hes e model swer edes i gnedf ort hef abr i cat i onpr oces si nt heCNCmi l l i ngmachi ne.Ther equi r ementoft hi s pr oj ectwast ocr eat eanAPIs cr i pt( cus t om t ool )t hatwi l lal i gnt hecus t om mades t r uct ur al component s( par amet r i cf r ami ngel ement s )accor di ngt hebui l di ngf l oorpl ansbyr eadi ngt he geomet r yf r om t heRevi tar chi t ect ur almodel .

V E R T I C ALHAB I T AT Or gani s er I TBombay Pr oj ec t Mi x edus edTower Ty pe I ndi v i dualent r y L oc at i on Nav iMumbai , I ndi a

Ranki ng

s pec i alment i on

E C O MANS I ON Or gani s er I TBombay Pr oj ec t GREEN ENERGYSHEL TER Ty pe I ndi v i dualent r y L oc at i on Mumbai , I ndi a

Ranki ng

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Thef ut ur ebel ongst ot hos ewhogi vet henextgener at i onr eas ont ohope. –T ei l anddeChar di n

SI TESTUDY

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I ND OORS T AD I UM I ndi v i dualdes i gns t udi o Pr oj ec t F ac ul t y L oc at i on

Semes t er8 I ndoors por t ss t adi um Ar .

Geet ha Kat t ankul at hur, Chennai

desi gn shoul d respond to the cl i mate to create a rel ati onshi p between the surroundi ng envi ronmentand the bui l tstructure to take the mass away from the centre

I n thi s the warm ai rri ses up whi ch i s taken away by the negati ve wi nd pressure created outsi de,as the resul tofwhi ch conti nuous ai rmovementi s achi eved forthe effecti ve venti l ati on whi ch can be control l ed by the l ouvers.

SI TE LOCATI ON

i ndoorvi ew ofstadi um

AR T SC OL L E GE Des i gns t udi o Pr oj ec t F ac ul t y L oc at i on

Semes t er6 F i neAr t sc ol l ege Ar .

Kar nakar an Ady ar , c hennai , I ndi a

MI X E DUS ET OWE R Des i gns t udi o Pr oj ec t F ac ul t y L oc at i on

Semes t er8 Hi ghr i s emi x edt ower Ar .

Meenakumar i Dadar , Mumbai

Thi smi xedus et oweri sdes i gnedwi t hani deol ogyof“Lessi coni cand mor especi f i c”,mor es peci f i ct oi t scl i mat e,cul t ur eand t heci t ywher ei ti sl ocat ed,t het owert r i est obei nhar monywi t ht heamor phouss kyl i neofMumbai .Thes i t ei sl ocat edi nDadar , whi chi st hecommer ci alandcul t ur alhubofMumbaiwhi chhaspr edomi nant l ymi xedus echar act erwi t hhi ghdens i t yof popul at i on.

“Theskyscr aperest abl i shest hebl ock,t hebl ockcr eat est hest r eet ,t hest r eetof f er si t sel ft o man. ” -Rol andBar t hes ,1915–1980

DESI GN STRATERGI ES .

Des i gni ngahumanmadeecos ys t em bybal anci ngt he or gani candi nor gani cmas si nt hebui l di ng .

Expl or i ngnextgener at i oncons t r uct i ons ys t em .

For m oft het owers houl dr es pond t ot hei ndi an cont ext .

Bi ocl i mat i cs ut ai nabl epr i nci pl es

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LESSI CONI C MORESPECI FI C

CONCEPT

MASSI NG EVOLUTI ON

Thet oweri nt egr at esf i vedi st i nct i vel ydi f f er entt ypol ogyoff unct i onsnamel yshoppi ng and pl aza,of f i ce,hot el ,ser vi ce apar t ment s,housi ngt oweret c.Themai ni deabehi ndconcei vi ngt hi st owerf or m wer e,desi gni ngahumanmadeecosyst em bybal anci ng t heor gani cand t hei nor gani cmassesi nt hebui l di ng.

t hi s st ai rcase t akes us t ot he upper most r ai sed pl aza,t he space beneat ht he st ai r case act s as t he cor r i dor s connect i ng t wodi st i nctvol umesoft he shoppi ng compl ex.

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Res i dent i al Ent r y 5.

Hot el Mai nEnt r y 7.

Ser vi ceEnt r y 2.

Of f i ceEnt r y 4.

Par ki ngEnt r y 6.

Hot el Ser vi ceEnt r y 8.

Cent r al Nodal Pl az a

s h o p p i n ga r e a

Thet owersi t son t op ofapar ki ng baseoff i vef l oor si nt egr at ed wi t ht heshoppi ng compl ex,t hepl azaspacei nt egr at ed wi t ht heshoppi ng l i t er al l yi nvi t espedest r i ans passi ng by,i thasgott hi shugecent r alst ai r caset hatact sasnovelwayoft r eat i ng an at r i um spacet hatwer egul ar l yf i nd i nt heshoppi ng spaces,

.Thef açadeoft het owerusest hei nnovat i vecer ami cbasedphot ovol t ai cpanel s t hatar e at t ached t ot he met alf r ame act i ng as t he f açade,t he col ouroft he f açadehasbeenchosensucht hati t sr ef l ect ssun’ sr adi at i on,andf ornat ur alvent i l at i on t he voi dst hatal t er nat est he t owerhasbeen hasbeen cl added wi t ht he punct ur ed met alscr eens,apar tf r om t hese st r at egi est he si t e al so empl oysr ai n wat erhar vest i ng,sewaget r eat mentf aci l i t i es,i nshor tt hi sskyscr aperi st henext gener at i on skyscr aperdesi gned speci f i cal l yf orMumbai ’ scont ext

o f f i c e

Thef unct i onalf l exi bi l i t yoft het oweri st hegr eat estst r engt h,t hehousi ng uni t sconcei ved i nt hi st owerf ol l owst he f l exi bl emodul arpl ugi n syst emswhi ch gr eat l yi ncr easest heef f i ci entoft hi st ypol ogy,based on t hef ut ur echangei n t hegr ai n and densi t yoft heci t yt heycoul d compl et el ychangei t sf unct i onalcomposi t i on t o adapti t sel ft ot henew scenar i o,i ft hesi t uat i on demandst heent i r ef l oorpl at eoft heof f i cecoul d beconver t ed i nt o housi ng uni t sand vi ce ver sa,t hesamef l exi bi l i t yi spr ovi ded t o composi t i on of t heser vi ceapar t ment sand t hehot elf unct i ons.

s e r v i c ea p a r t me n t& h o t e l For m oft het owert hathasbeen gener at ed i st her esul t antofbal anci ng cl i mat e,st r uct ur alf or ces,bui l di ngs f unct i onet c. ,ast hemassoft het owerst ar t st or i sewewi l lf i ndt hest agger i ngef f ectt hathugel yhel psi nr educi ng t heef f ect soft hewi nd ont het owerbyconst ant l yvar yi ng i t scr osssect i ont hr oughoutt hef or m,and i twasal sodesi gnedt obr i ngt hesel f shadi ngef f ect s,t hepr oj ect edmasshost st heser i esofgr eenzonesact s ast het her malbuf f erandt hespacebel ow get sshadedbecauseofi t ,si ncet hecl i mat eoft hezonei shotand humi d,t het oweri sdesi gned wi t h doubl eski nt o passi vel yr educet heener gygai n byt hebui l di ng.

I fwe see t he desi gn oft he ent i r et owerwe wi l lsee t hi st wo huge massi ng oft ower st hatar et i ed byt he cent r alboxl i ke st r uct ur e,Thet al l estt oweramongt het wohost st hef unct i onssuchasof f i ceandhousi ngt ypol ogy,t hesmal l estt owermass i shost i ng ser vi ceapar t ment sand hot elf aci l i t i es

Thatt r i est of i nd i t sown pl acei nt heexi st i ng set t i ng r at hert han j ustst andi ng outf ort he pur poseofcr eat i ng somet hi ng i coni c.

t hehugecent r alboxhel pst her esi dent i aldwel l er t or econnectwi t ht heon gr ound i nf r ast r uct ur e, t hi sspaceact sast hef l oat i ng decki nt hesky

r e s i d e n t i a l& a me n i t i e sb l o c k

whi ch houses f unct i ons l i ke, par ks, swi mmi ng pool s,i ndoorpl ayar ea,j oggi ng t r ack et c. , t hese spacesof f eruni nt er r upt edpanor ami cvi ew oft he Ar abi an seaand t heci t yscapeofMumbai .

l at er als wayoft het owerduet owi ndl oad

beam s t r es s di s pl ac ement bendi ng

d e t a i l s;b u i l d i n gs wa y , d i s p l a c e me n t di agr i dhor i z ont aldec kac t i ngast hebel tt r us s c onnec t i ngt het wot ower sandt hec ont r ol sl at er als way

l at er als wayofbui l di ngduet oear t hquak ef or c eundert he i nf l uenc eofs el fwei ght

I I TRoor keeMar c h2011 Di s as t err el i eft r ans i ts hel t er& s t at egy I ndi a 1s tPl ac e

KEYOBJ ECTI VES

Or gani s er Pr oj ec t L oc at i on Ranki ng

I NDI VI DUAL DESI GN Themai ni deai st opr ov i deapr ot ot y pef ort her el i ef hous i ngwhi c hwi l lc at ert heneedsoft hel oc alpeopl eatt he s amet i mei twi l lr ebui l dt hec ommuni t yandwi l lbr i ngt he s ens eofhopei nt hel i f eoft hedi s as t ers t r uc kpeopl e, t hemaj or c hal l engei st ohous et hepeopl ef oraper i odof6mont hst o2 y ear s , wi t hi nwhi c hgov er nmentwi l lbui l dt heper manenthous i ng

CONCEPTUAL SKETCH

Thes i t ei ss el ec t edi npur idi s t r i c tofor r i s a, wher ey ouc anf i ndt heef f ec t sofal lt heabov es ai dnat ur aldi s as t er s .

Thepr i mar yobj et i v ei st o i nc r eas et hedens i t yoft heav ai l abi l i t yl andsandt opr ov i det henec c es ar yameni t i esf ort hepeopl et or ec ons t r uc tt hei rl i f e

SI TE

r et ai ni ngwal l

DETAI LS

c ant i l ev erbeam hol di ngt hehous e

SECTI ON J OI NERY & FOUNDATI ON DETAI LS

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CORRI DORVI EW

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GAT E WAYT OWE R Des i gns t udi o Pr oj ec t L oc at i on Cl i ent Tot als i z eAr ea Ar c hi t ec t St r uc t ur alEngi neer Pr i ni c i palc ont r ac t or Pr oj ec ts t at us

M. ar c h, 4t hs emes t er Wat erf r ontmi x edus es ky s c r aper Mangl or e, I ndi a Godr ejpr oper t i es 15ac r es Gkkwor ks , US& SAAAr c hi t ec t s , I ndi a Thor nt onTomas et t ic ons ul t ant s , I ndi a L &T Pr opos ed

Thi swat erf r ontmi xedus et oweri sdes i gnedwi t hani deol ogyofcr eat i ngagat eways t r uct ur et hatdef i nest heeconomi cmi ghtoft he Mangal or e,Kar nat aka,I ndi a,t het ower sdes i gn i sver yi coni cand mor especi f i ct oi t scl i mat e,cul t ur eand t heci t ywher ei ti sl ocat ed,t het owert r i est ocr eat eani dent i t yf ort heci t yofMangal or e,t hes i t eoft het oweri sl ocat edi nt hewat erf r onts cenar i o,wher e t hes i t eopensupt ot hes ceni cvi ew oft hees t uar i es ,s i t t i ngont hes out her nbel tofnewl ypr opos edMangal or ecor ni cher i ngr oad.

“When you wal k2530f eetabovegr ound, i ti sami r acl ebecauseyou ar est i l li nt heci t ybutyou ar ef l yi ng abovet heci t y you ar ei nt hemi ddl eoft het r ees, and t hati st hemomentofbeaut y -Renzopi ano

Mangal or ei sdemogr aphi c al l ydi v er s ewi t hs ev er all anguages , i nc l udi ngTul u, Konk ani , Kannada, andBear ywhi c har ec ommonl ys pok en.

I ti st hel ar ges tc i t yofTul uNadur egi on.

Thec i t y ’ sl ands c apei sc har ac t er i s edbyr ol l i nghi l l s , c oc onutpal ms , f r es hwat ers t r eams , andhar dr edc l ayt i l edr oofbui l di ngs .

GAT E WAYT OWE R

Mangal or e’ sec onomyi sdomi nat edbyt heagr i c ul t ur alpr oc es s i ngndpor t r el at edac t i v i t i es .

The NewMangal or ePor ti sI ndi a’ sni nt hl ar ges tpor t , i nt er msofc ar gohandl i ng.

I thandl es75% of I ndi a’ sc of f eeex por t s .

L oc at edat357k i l omet er swes toft hes of t war ehubofI ndi aBangal or e, Mangal or ei ss eenast henex tdes t i nat i onofI TandI TEnabl edSer v i c es( I TES)c ompani es .

Mangal or ei sl oc at edat 12.

87° N74.

88° Ei nt heDak s hi naKannadadi s t r i c tofKar nat ak a.

I thasanav er age el ev at i onof22met r es( 72f t )abov emeans eal ev el .

I ti st headmi ni s t r at i v eheadquar t er soft heDak s hi na Kannadadi s t r i c t , t hel ar ges tur banc oas t alc ent erofKar nat ak a, andt hef our t hl ar ges tc i t yi nt hes t at e.

Mangal or e i ss i t uat edont hewes tc oas tofI ndi a, andi sboundedbyAr abi anSeat oi t swes tandt heWes t er nGhat st oi t ’ s eas t .

I tdev t el opedasapor tont heAr abi anSea–r emai ni ngt ot hi sday , amaj orpor tofI ndi a.

L y i ngont he bac k wat er soft heNet r av at iandGur upur ar i v er s , Mangal or ei sof t enus edasas t agi ngpoi ntf ors eat r af f i cal ong t heMal abarCoas t .

Thec i t yhasat r opi c alc l i mat eandl i esont hepat hoft heAr abi anSeabr anc hoft he Sout hWes tmons oons .

Mangal or ec i t y , asamuni c i palent i t y , s pansanar eaof132.

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LI FTCONFI GURATI ON

DESI GN STRATERGI ES Tr yt o connectwat erwi t h si t e cr eat ean ur ban wat erf r ontpar k desi gni ng ahuman madeecosyst em bybal anci ng t heor gani cand i nor gani cmass

SKYSCAPER STRATERGY

expl or at i on ofnextgener at i on constsyst em ANNUAL

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CONCEPTUALMASSEVOLUTI ON

VERTI CAL ZONI NG

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h o t e l&s e r v i c ea p a r t me n t

sect i on al ong t hel ong t ower

sect i on al ong t hesmal lt ower

o f f i c es p a c e c o mme r c i a l

d e t a i l s ; s wa y ; d i s p l a c e me n t

R E D E S I GNOFP L AC EANAT OL EF R ANC E , T OUR S ,F R ANC E 4 gr eens pac eandv eget at i on

DESI GN PROCESS

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Af t erc ar ef ul l yanal y s i ngt hes i t e,wewer eabl et ounder s t andt heec ol ogyoft hes el oop l ec t edar ea,andt hes ur v ey swhi c hwec onduc t edi nf or medf ur t heraboutt hes pac e, andt hei mpor t anc eoft hehi s t or i cnor t hs out hax i st hatwasmai nt ai nedt her e,our pr opos alwasaboutdes i gni ngar ol l i ngl ands c apet hatf unc t i onsast hehugepl az a andagat ewayt ot hec i t yofTour s ,al l owsmobi l i t yatt heappr opr i at ej unc t i onsand alanal y s i s al s oi nt egr at esdi f f er ents ec t i onsl i ker i v er ,pedes t r i ans pac eal ongt her i v erandt he aur newl yopeneduppubl i cs pac e.

5 2 s pat i alanal y s i s

Thei deaoft hi spr oj ec ti st omedi at et heex i t i ngpubl i cs pac eatAnat ol eF r anc e,whi c hi san i mpor t antnodeoft hec i t yoft our s , F r anc eandi nt egr at ei twi t ht henews pac ewhi c hwi l lbe openedupbyt hedemol i t i onoft heoft heol ddi l api dat edbui l di ngs ,t heobj ec t i v ewast o s t udyt heef f ec t soft hepol i c i esont hepubl i ci nf r as t r uc t ur es , c ons er v i ngt heex i s t i nghi s t or i c ar c hi t ec t ur eoft hepl ac e,andt oc omeupwi t ht hedes i gns ol ut i ont hatwi l lbes ti nt egr at e t hef r agment edpor t i onoft hes i t e,andwi l lc r eat eanuni quei dent i t yf ort he pl ac e.

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S E R V I C EAP AR T ME NT -Tot al12uni t sof600s. feach hasbeen desi gned.

Pr of f es i onalpr oj ec t Pr oj ec t Cl i ent L oc at i on

pr oj ec ts t at e; underpr opos al Ser v i c eapar t ment Mr .

Annamal aiSr i ni v as an Tr i c hy , Tami l nadu; I ndi a

-Themassi ng i sachi eved bymaxi mi zi ng t hedensi t yi n t henor t her n si deand i ncr easi ng t hepor osi t yon S, E & W si dest or educet heef ectoft hedi r ectheatgai n.

-passi vest r at egi esl i keef f ect i ve shadi ng agi nstt hedi r ectsun r adi at i on hasbeen adopt ed.

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V I L L A Pr of f es i onalpr oj ec t Pr oj ec t Cl i ent L oc at i on

MASSEVOLUTI ON

pr oj ec ts t at e; underpr opos al Kot t i v akkam v i l l a Ms .

Sumat hi Kot t i v akkam, c hennai, Tami l nadu; I ndi a

Gr oundf l oorpl an

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