ARCHITECTURAL UNDERGRADUATE P O R T F O L I O SELECTED WORKS BHOOMIKA
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Bhoomi ka B R Nationality: Indian Date and place of birth: 06/09/1999 Mysuru, Karnataka Ph No: +91 8762205002 Email ID: 2017_bhoomika.b.r@wcfa.ac.in
Education: Bachelor’s in architecture: 2017 - Present Wadiyar Centre For Architecture, Mysuru Pre university : 2015 - 2017 VVSGJPU, BASE int. Mysuru Schooling Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
Languages spoken: English - fluent Hindi- fluent Kannada - fluent French - Level A1
Involvem ents Design united: Volunteer January 2021 - Present Moderator: Design Conversation by DU Moderated design converstion of ROOH Studio , India/Ireland/Finland and PUR architecture, Sydney/ Srilanka Co moderator: Ar.Krishna Dinesh Essays in architecture, competition: Special mention. Acrhitectural essay competition based on architecture and technology. Jury: Ar. Yatin Pandya, Ar. Sushanth Verma, Ar. Madhavi Desai, Ar. Samira Rathod Kanchan Kaur Name published: AD magazine, ArchDaily Connected collaborative studio: Part of 2 weeks exchange programme for Connected collaborative research studio at AVANI institute of design Beyond the given: What? Conference Participant at 3 days conference held at AVANI institute of design. ZONASA Journalism Trophy : Special mention Zone 05 - 2019 Internship, Kukke architects Year 2018 February Involvement in Construction Site (Mysuru) 2018 - 2020 Art Club head, WCFA
Sof t ware sk ills Autodesk: AutoCAD Flow design SketchBook Revit - learning Adobe Photoshop Indesign Illustrator - learning Modelling & rendering software SketchUp Rhino 6 - learning V-ray Lumion- learning Analysis software DIALux evo Flow design LightStanza
Other sk ills Model making 3D printing - Ultimaker Cura Architectural writing and Journalism Hand drafting Sketching
Hello, I am Bhoomika B R, an architecture student in the 4th year of my undergraduate degree. I am writing to express my strong interest in Architecture. This course has broadened my perspective of seeing the world and has given me a taste of the true essence of Design. People, culture among them all have inspired me the most so far and have kept me driving through the course. This further developed my interest in Architectural design, to explore, to try, to have fun understanding the sensitivity the process of design carries. This portfolio is a small representation of my exploration in Architecture through 4 years of schooling. Please take your time and review the portfolio. Thank you, Bhoomika
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City museum and library
Location: Jaipur | Rajsthan | India Semester 07 Studio guides: Prof. Anand Krishnamurthy Prof. Manoj Ladhad Asst. Prof. Shantesh Kelvekar Asst. Prof. Pallavi Dhomse
02 Science Institute Location: University of Mysuru | Karnataka | India Semester 06 Studio guides: Prof. Vidhyashankar Ramakrishnan Prof. Prashanth G Pole Asst. Prof. Pallavi Dhomse
03 Mercado de goa Location: Margao | Goa | India Semester 05 Studio guides: Prof. S G Srinivas Prof. Ryan Thomas
04 Housing Location: Mysuru | Karnataka | India Semester 04 Studio guides: Prof. Kukke Subramanya Asst. Prof. Pallavi Dhomse
05 Related Study Programme Location: Udiyalur | Tamil Nadu | India Semester 03 Studio guides: Prof. Srinivas S G Prof. Nagesh H D Asst. Prof. Shreyas Baindur Asst. Prof. Anjali Sharma
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Connected collaborative research studio AVANI institute of design Exchange programme: WCFA, SEA, CARE, AVANI Semester 04 Studio guides: Dr.Anuradha Chatterjee Ar. Mithun P Basil Ar. Shyam Gandhi Ar. Vinod Chovvayil Panengal
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Working Drawings Working drawings of units from Housing project Studio guides: Prof. Sandeep Sen Asst. Prof. K V Sanjay Kumar Asst. Prof. Shreyas Baindur Asst. Prof. Tejaswini Bedekar
C IT Y MU SEUM & LI BR AR Y Location: Jaipur | Rajsthan | India Semester 07 Type: Museum, Library, Plaza Studio guides: Prof. Anand Krishnamurthy Prof. Manoj Ladhad Asst. Prof. Shantesh Kelvekar Asst. Prof. Pallavi Dhomse
Studio Brief:
The site is not only rich with cultural, sociological, ecological and political contexts, but also faces a critical challenge within those realms. The Walled City of Jaipur having been declaredas a UNESCO World Heritage site only increases the complexities further. In his influential work ‘The Three Ecologies’, Felix Guattari, from the framework of social ecology, mental ecology (including that of human subjectivity) and environmental ecology, questions the disastrous legacy of modern town planning, the (neo) liberal markets, cultural reshaping, and its impact on social and environmental mediations.i To (re)look at architecture as a rescue from the impacts of these three ecologies, the studio shall focus and intend to take a route beyond a stylistic or an aesthetic sense (that is biased) on one side and merely meeting programmatic or functional requirements on the other. The studio intends to strongly focus on developing and shaping architecture that responsibly positions itself within the context and yet is free from the confinement of the past baggage. In this context to look at architecture in a multi-sensorial manner also becomes crucial. Rather than looking at the eye as a guiding factor for navigating through an architectural space, the intent of the studio is to use sight as an alleviating factor between the other physical senses – that of touch, sound, smell and taste. ii Further, to explore other colloquially termed, but non-physical senses such as sense of time, sense of space or sense of memory will be delved into during the course of the studio.
My intent from the brief:
Architecture is usually explored in the mainstream terms of visual, spatial, sociological perspective. However, as human beings, our primary senses play a crucial role in personalizing our experiences. Reading the book Thinking architecture by Peter Zumthor opened a whole new perspective of architecture in my mind. We relate to architecture not just by images of spaces captured in our mind but the experience of smell, touch, taste, situation overall a beautiful feeling of our sense living in the space at the moment carry eternal value. The part of the brief which said “To use sight as an alleviating factor between other physical senses- sound, taste etc.” particularly interested me where I would like to break through the walls of visual experience and touch the soul of architecture in terms of experiential memories of architecture.
Image: Wooden block massing model giving a feeling of open space in relation to the building mass
Image: Visualization of major axis walkway.
Image left top: Location of the site with respect to the old city of Jaipur Image left bottom: Mapping of levels and vegetation density around the site Centre: Line drawing to understand the urban fabric and drastic change in density Image right top: Understanding wind direction and sun path Image right bottom: Analysis of accessibility of the site, noise, and water retention points.
Image: Visulaisation of minor axis entrance.
Top: Intuitive sketches based on the idea of the cut and fill. of mass Bottom from left: Idea of meandering through space Bottom center: Porosity in the mass ( Both visual and physical) Bottom right: Further developed into the idea of two axes of movement through the building to facilitate through and through movements
Top: Model making as a process of design and resolution of the idea. Massing is done from part to whole by retaining the ideas of two axes. It helps to get clarity to understand the spaces with the sketches. Bottom: Series of sketching with the help of model making to resolve the design step by step.
01- Museum Lobby 02 - Open exhibition 03 - Ticketed exhibition Plan at level +6M from ground level 5 0
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04 - Periodicals reading space 05- Book stack 06- Library lobby 07- Archival area
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SCIENCE INSTITUTE Location: Uniersity of Mysuru | Karnataka | India Semester 06 Type: Science Department Studio guides: Prof. Prashanth G Pole Prof. Vidhyashankar Asst. Prof. Pallavi Domse Pawar
Studio Brief: The semester intended to introduce students to various
aspects of designing an institution. From understanding an institution’s intent and philosophy to its programmatic requirements. The student’s task was to design for Botany and Zoological department in the University Campus, Mysore: requiring one to design the intent, progam and department itself Campus ethos: Environment of stimulating intellectual dialogue across disciplines My Intent: Environment that facilitates the intent of the of the campus integrated with the intent of the individual department through by understanding the work-study environment and the vibe of the campus. Microbiology department: effective provider of knowledge and skills in Microbiology that will empower the students Botany department: To properly channelize the energies of students and research scholars in Botanical Society.
Image: View of the entrance of the department.
Top Left: Location of the Site in the Campus Top Centre: Contour, Wind, and Sun path Diagram in the site Bottom Left: Diagram representing the character of free movement in the departments across the campus Bottom Centre: Idea of creating a Straight unhindered movement across the department which represents the essence of the campus i.e open and free movement for sharing of knowledge and ideas. Right: Conceptual diagram of placing programs that are introverted in nature (Research, studies, etc) and Extroverted in nature (Presentation, implementation, discussions) on either side of the Spine.
Top: Model making as a process to develop iteration for creating spaces for laboratories across the spine. Bottom: Series of sketching Resolving the internal plans and section of programs across the spine with respect to iterations of the model.
MERCADO DE GOA Location: Margoa | Goa | India Semester 05 Type: Commercial Centre Studio guides: Prof. S G Srinivas Prof. Rayn Thomas
Studio Brief: A study of the historic
precinct of Margao, a South Goan town, forms the basis for building upon the intent of the semester. Deliberations on how to deal with the historicity of the place and what to draw from its character form essential part of the programs presumed. The program is derived out the needs of the neighbourhood. The site is flanked by the old market, the Communidade and the civil court. The intent was to explore the possibility of deriving a built entity out of responses to the context. The nature of the building being to facilitate the neighbourhood, how to go beyond functionality and be an exercise at place making.
Image: Model of the site intervention
Top: Analysis of the site concerning levels, Access, and a connection between two public buildings - the court and the communidade Bottom: Series of sketching showing the process of idea to form an active node in the urban fabric and ways to bring the public into the intervention
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HOUSING Location: KRS backwaters,Mysuru | Karnataka | India Semester 04 Type: Housing for people with a common interest in Yoga Studio guides: Prof. Kukke Subramanya Asst. Prof. Pallavi Dhomse
Studio Brief: The task intends to design housing for
a user group with a shared interest in fitness and yoga. Space need not be for permanent residents only but a space that allows people with shared interests to share the space as a floating population living for a short duration of time. Different scales of open spaces accommodate varying capacities of people. The task also expects the design to be flexible in which each house is considered simultaneously as a unit (Unique) and in relation to the whole group, without losing the quality, rigor, and standardization that the social housing requires.
Left: Analysis of the site concerning levels, Access, water retention points, sun path, wind direction, vegetation, views Right: Placement of the site in a delta surrounded by the backwaters on KRS dam, Mysuru.
Top: Exploration of design through the process of model making and massing Bottom: From left 1. Massing provides porosity and through and through movement across the built mass. This increases porosity but a lacks . interest 2. Gives view and access in two ways but lacks sense of identity. 3. Forms two clusters that are connected. Negative space open up to the view of lake giving an opportunity to . . design the residual space as well
Left: Due to the arrangement, the two clusters can share a visual connection as well as intersect at the central junction. In this massing, the major advantage lies in the idea of forming “clusters” for housing. By forming clusters which are in turn divided into the smaller cluster will give a personal sense of identity unlike when an individual unit is one among all the 30 houses Right: The massing model is cut at different junctions to understand the vertical connect. The staggered vertical arrangement gives space for people to spill out and have a social connection with others in the cluster.
Left: The orientation of the massing will keep the open space of the cluster shaded at most times of the day which will activate the cluster. The negative spaces are designed to act as an entrance in the east and open up to the negative space in the west which gives a panoramic view of the lake and the sunset which can also be a common space to perform yoga. Right: Model to explain structural resolution and service cores that are worked out by logic.
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RELATED STUDY PROGRAMME Location: Udiyalur | Tamil Nadu | India Semester 03 Type: Measure Drawing Studio guides: Prof. Srinivas S G Prof. Nagesh H D Asst. Prof. Shreyas Baindur Asst. Prof. Anjali Sharma
Gist:
Udiyalur is a village situated in the south of India around 12km from Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu Udiyalur being in the delta region of river Cauvery, the eastern part of the Indian Peninsula, receives northeast monsoon. It holds nutrient-rich alluvial soils whose deposits are brought by slowing river The land is known for the growth of paddy along with black gram, sugar cane, maize, etc. Udiyalur was initially renowned as ‘Bhoopathirajapuram’. Brahmins found a way to survive through their intellect and employed workers because the water was abundant. This led to agriculture as their major profession and the settlement was formed to control the production. Agraharam belongs to Brahmins, they were elevated, as it was believed that would depict their elevated stature in society. The elevated land helps prevent flooding at the agraharam. The close-knit settlement has a charm of its own.
From left 01: River Cauvery flowing through Tamil Nadu state. 2: Temples and ponds in the village 3: Green cover and settlement pattern 4: Typical roof typology and settlement pattern in the village.
Image: Selected sketchings of details, plan and sections documented during the RSP.
CONNECTED COLLABORATIVE STUDIO AVA N I In s ti t u t e of de s i gn , Ke rala Location: Karinchola | Kerala | India Semester 04 Studio guides: Dr.Anuradha Chatterjee Ar. Mithun P Basil Ar. Shyam Gandhi Ar. Vinod Chovvayil Panengal
Studio Brief:
As a part of Connected Collaborative Studio conducted by four colleges, Wadiyar Centre for Architecture, Mysuru| Avani Institute of Design, Calicut | C.A.R.E School of Architecture, Trichy | School of Environment and Architecture, a student exchange program was conducted at these four colleges. At AVANI Institute of Design, the research studio was based on Housing, Understanding various settlements of Kuttichera, Karnichola, Thanal, etc. The study was conducted at areas which were a victim of floods of Kerala 2018. This gave the studio a different lens through to looks at the idea of a settlement. An idea of settlement goes beyond just physical aspects, the lives of people revolve around the settlement to give a sense of home. As part of an exercise, we attempted to document and understand not only the tangible idea of a settlement but also tried to capture the essence of the intangible aspects of a settlement. 1. Right: Documentation of the Karinchola (the sketches are made by taking clues from the remains of the settlement after it was washed away due to floods) 2. Next page: Documentation of house in Kuttichera to understand the intangible aspects of a house. What makes a House a ‘Home’. This was documented through writing a story that gives us an experience of living in that space.
WORKING DRAWINGS Housing studio drawings | Semester 04 | Semester 05,06 Studio guides: Prof. Sandeep Sen Asst. Prof. K V Sanjay Kumar Asst. Prof. Shreyas Baindur Asst. Prof. Tejaswini Bedekar
Studio Brief: The studio aimed to resolve one unit or
cluster of the housing design in terms of logic and workable drawings. It relooked at the designing process as a balance between the ideas and resolution that will make the project a notch above.
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