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BUSINESS SCHOOL FOR USC
VAULT DESIGN AND PANALIZATION
OUT OF THE BOX
EXHIBITION CENTER
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SCRIPTING AND DIGITAL MODELLING
RESIDENCE AND FARMHOUSE DESIGN
CORAL PARAMETRICS
INTERNSHIP WORKS
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STATE OF THE ART HUB FOR BANGALORE
UNDERGRADUATE THESIS
HISTORY AND CULTURAL HUB
COMMERCIAL HUB
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HANDS ON DESIGN AND BUILD EXPERIENCE
HAND MADE ARCHITECTURE MODELS
FURNITURE DESIGN
DESIGN MODELS
[OUT OF THE BOX] OTB focuses on the integration of networks: circulation, structure, ventilation, lighting, and HVAC, all into one central organic form. This form functions as the axis of the building linking the programmatic elements with an efficient flow and visual connections.
A CENTER FOR THE BUSINESS SCHOOL OF UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. An organic approach to design. Modern architecture carving out from the traditional urban streetscape. A very interactive core providing various structural and architectural functions. The buidling integrates the design and techinal aspects homogeneously to create an experience, a journey, when travelling through the building.
ENTRY
COMMUNITY CLASSROOMS ENGAGEMENT
LOBBY CONFERENCE/PRESENTATION
STUDENT COLLABORATION/ STUDY SPACES
SHARED RESIDENCE OFFICES GALLERY/ EXHIBITION
CAFE
UTILITY
MECHANCIAL
PRIVATE OFFICES
BATHROOM
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PRIVATE OFFICES
LEVEL 09
SHARED OFFICES
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LEVEL 08
CONFERENCE
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SPACE
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LEVEL 07
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CLASSROOMS
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FRONT VIEW
ISOMETRIC VIEW
CLASSROOMS
LEVEL 06
STUDY COLLABORATION LEVEL 05
GALLERY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SPACE
LEVEL 04
CAFE LEVEL 03
LOBBY LEVEL 02
CIRCULATION PATH
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CIRCULATION DIAGRAM AND VERTICAL CORES
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Isometric view of the sectional model reveling the central atrium and its relationship with its facade.
[EXHIBITION CENTER] INITIAL GEOMETRY
3D TAKE OFF PATTERN
SURFACE PATTERNS/PANELIZATION
3D VARIATION FORM DEVELOPMENT
SHELL TAKE OFF
PANEL DESIGN
ONE POINT ORIGINATION
TWO POINT ORIGINATION
PATTERN
PATTERN
EXPLORING THE POSSIBLE GEOMETRICAL OUTCOME ALONG WITH EFFICIENT PANELIAZATION AND MATERIAL MANAGEMENT. THE PROJECT INVOLVES RESEARCH IN STRESS ANALYSIS OF VAULTS AND HEMISPHERICAL SHELLS DEVELOPED FROM SIMPLE REPETITION OF GEOMETRICAL SHAPES. A SET OF RULES, TO BEGIN WITH WERE SET, SUCH AS DOMICAL STRUCTURES, PANELIZATION TO UNITIZE THE SHELL, MATERIAL ECONOMY AND SELF SUPPORTING STRUCTURE. THE POSSIBLE OUTCOMES WAS TO BE IMAGINED TO HOUSE THE STRUCTURE IN ANY ENVIRONMENT AND SCALE, AS THE INTENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH WAS TO DEVICE A DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE AND PATTERN TO BUILD A SHELL WITH A PARTICULAR MATERIAL AND STYLE.
ENTRY
EXPERENCIAL AREA
INSIDE OUT SPACE
FINAL SHELL DESIGN
FINAL SHELL TAKE OFF
EXPLORING THE POSSIBLE GEOMETRICAL OUTCOME ALONG WITH EFFICIENT PANELIAZATION AND MATERIAL MANAGEMENT. THE PROJECT INVOLVES RESEARCH IN STRESS ANALYSIS OF VAULTS AND HEMISPHERICAL SHELLS DEVELOPED FROM SIMPLE REPETITION OF GEOMETRICAL SHAPES. A SET OF RULES, TO BEGIN WITH WERE SET, SUCH AS DOMICAL STRUCTURES, PANELIZATION TO UNITIZE THE SHELL, MATERIAL ECONOMY AND SELF SUPPORTING STRUCTURE. THE POSSIBLE OUTCOMES WAS TO BE IMAGINED TO HOUSE THE STRUCTURE IN ANY ENVIRONMENT AND SCALE, AS THE INTENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH WAS TO DEVICE A DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE AND PATTERN TO BUILD A SHELL WITH A PARTICULAR MATERIAL AND STYLE. INITIAL GEOMETRY ANALYSIS FOR STRESS +
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MODULAR PANELS
GEOMETRICAL DEVELOPMENT
PANEL DEVELOPMENT (SCALED PANEL)
STRESS DIAGRAM
MODULAR PANELS ITERATIONS IN VERTICAL THURSTS
STAGGERED PANELFORMATION
JOINERY AND REINFORCEMENT STUDY
GEOMETRICAL EXPLORATIONS IN STRESSES
SYMETRICAL GEOMETRY
SCALE EXPLORATIONS
100’ DIAMETER
SHELL DIAMETER - 100 FEET
PLAN
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SHELL DIAMETER - 30 FEET
PANEL DESIGN P A N E L C O N N E C T I O N S
SHELL DIAMETER - 30 FEET
UNIQUE SET OF PANEL (1/3 OF SHELL) STRESS DIAGRAM
[HISTORY AND CULTURAL HUB] A hub to create a platform for students, historians and the general public to interact and share ideas. The hub acts a library holding vital information of the city, its developments, civilization, culture, and the transformation that took place over the years. The activates at the hub is centered to encourage the travelers and the general public to take part and cherish the rich historical and cultural heritage of Bangalore.
DESIGN INTENT To provide a history and cultural hub which enables visitors and researchers to interact and help each other understand the deeper chords of the versatile Bangalore. To provide library, galleries, exhibition spaces and auditorium to help put forward information to benefit every person seeking knowledge about the history and culture of Bangalore. THIRD FLOOR PLAN
Activities distributed at various levels to enable a visual connection.
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
The auditorium is located at the end of the journey through the hub. It acts as the final point to relish the information and experiences through the hub.
Central courtyard to encourage informal gatherings and create a pause point to the flow of activities and the constant motion in the hub. FIRST FLOOR PLAN
Central courtyard to encourage informal gatherings and create a pause point to the flow of activities and the constant motion in the hub.
BASEMENT FLOOR PLAN
The library block overlooks the courtyard and is surround by serene environment, providing a calm atmosphere to indulge in reading.
[COMMERCIAL HUB] DESIGN INTENT The intent of the thesis is to understand how architecture can play a role in creating and activating public space in our city and how these spaces can be integrated with the daily routines of people. This thesis required the study and analysis of the existing BDA complexes to understand the essence and nuances of an urban market place that is inherent to our culture and how it can be fused/integrated with something global in order to create a hybrid that would fit in the existing urban fabric our society. it also requires the understanding of what is missing in our urban fabric and how it can be included in a BDA complex.
NEED FOR RE-DESIGNING THE COMPLEX With increasing population and changing lifestyle of people, a need for a new shopping typology required
To create public spaces in a place which serves daily needs of the people, the neighborhood, and the city in a manner by which the people feel ownership of it and are engaged by/in various ways.
Division of function into various building forms to reflect its program and provide enough foreground for the same.
A more sophisticated commercial hub is required for this secondary business district. Provision of open public spaces is allow the residents of the neighboring streets to spend time, as Jayanagar is known for its rich residential component.
Entry option to enhance distribution and provide easy and free flowing pedestrian movement.
Provision for adequate parking facilities. Better usage of the permissible far and providing better facilities for commuters due to its close proximity to the bus and metro station.
Provision to cut through spaces to access either sides of the complex. Public spaces as, open spaces, where people can sit, eat, interact ,etc. without being answerable to anybody.
MASSING
EXISTING COMPLEX
More options worked out to ease the lower floors and provide more open plazas.
The complex mainly consists of vendor ,permanent shop holders and shoppers.
Development of a tower for office space to create an identity to the complex.
The relationship between the three is temporal and changes with time and needs.
Stepping down on massing from the tower towards the bus stand to create a balance with the surroundings.
Although the activities goes on all throughout the day the frequency of visitors to the particular shops changes over the day.
Retaining the northern edge for vegetable due the dominant temporary vendors and the long lived culture of people visiting this place for vegetables and fruits.
The needs are changing and the type of shopping experiences are changing.
SECTION 1
So the question remains ,what next?
SECTION 2
PLAN
CONTEXT AND PROGRAM
DESIGN MOTIVE
The program is a combination of retail, offices and cultural/social functions. The retail includes both small scale which is the rehabilitation of existing shops and large scale stores which are meant for revenue generation. The offices would firstly be for government agencies required in the neighborhood like passport office, BWSSB office, etc. which cant afford high rents and the remaining for private agencies to hire. The social/ cultural realm includes functions for entertainment like theatres, restaurants and social awareness spaces like a gallery, library and flexible spaces for art exhibits, social gatherings during festivals, weekends, etc.
The design should help fuse public spaces with the daily routines of people, and help create these spaces as an extension of the perceived public spaces of today. These public spaces/ social interaction spaces should be easily accessible and ought to make people feel ownership of it.
The site is surrounded by road on all the four sides, three of which are extremely busy.
These spaces may have a designated function or may be characterized by how it is occupied and may be used to experience the city itself and reach out to others. The retail, entertainment facilities and offices are enhanced by these spaces.
An open plan with multiple entries is achieved by strategically placing the anchors store with respective to the smaller stores and the theatres. A linear movement with free flowing circulation patterns within the building is achieved due the large atriums and vertical cores of the building.
Public plaza (triple height) providing direct access to the complex and the connecting with the bus stand to ease the pedestrian traffic at bus stand and adjacent footpaths.
A 360 degree view form the library adds to the visual experience created in the building.
A simple, winding pattern for the customers to experiences every bit of the complex is achieved. A continuous visual connection from inside the complex to the outside surroundings is provided to keep the public excited throughout their journey through the building.
T H I R D
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F I R S T
F L O O R
F L O O R
F L O O R
P L A N
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[CORAL PARAMETRICS]
DESIGN CELL
DESIGN TAKE- OFF
REAR VIEW
SIDE VIEW
TOP VIEW
Inspired from complex structures of corals and its existences in varied possibilities of forms, comes one such possibility adapting simple edges and a prominent rib projection. Design output achieved through a series of grasshopper equations beginning with tspline input and NURBS converted rhino object. calculated sum of repetitions, direction, transformation and symmetry lead to the formation of this complex coral like outcome . Effective Vray settings with realistic lighting settings
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RESIDENCE DESIGN AND DETAIL DRAWINGS
INTERNSHIP WORKS
[JAIPUR RESIDENCE]
PLANS AND SECTIONS
SECTION A
SECTION B
TYPICAL DETAIL DRAWINGS FALSE CEILING AND DUCT DOORS
FARMHOUSE INTERIORS AND FINAL FINISHES
INTERNSHIP WORKS
[FARMHOUSE MYSORE]
FLOOR PLAN 1.Verandah 2.Open to sky court 3.Kitchen 4.Living room 5.Bedroom 6.Bedroom 7.Dining/Leisure 8.Parking 9.Servant room 10.Landscape garden 11.Outdoor living area
SECTIONS
Sandwiched between two planes of grey, the white contrast stands out beautifully with the complementing colours
Rejuvenating backdropwashed with subtlesunshine adds to the energy of the living space
Screen of columns subtly separates the spaces while still retaining the visual connection between spaces.
A connection between the sky and the earth, the courtyard connects all the living spaces at a focal point. Subtle wood texture along colours amidst the grey and white surfaces, create a lively bedroom space
Views of the courtyard are framed by various openings from the surrounding spaces
HANDS ON DESIGN AND BUILD EXPERIENCE
FURNITURE DESIGN
to the coexistence of the opposite expressions
crate and hollow
to the embodiment of strokes in solidity
swath
to an expression, in wood and fabric of the trough in the CRATE
to the subtle angle that makes all the difference
to an expression of wrapping planes in wood, in the HOLLOW
THREE SEATER SINGLE SEATER CENTRE TABLE SIDE TABLE
L L L L
6’6” 2’9” 3’0” 1’6”
B 2’6” B 2’6” B 2’0” B 1’6”
to the SWATH on the wood
THREE SEATER DOUBLE SEATER CENTRE TABLE SIDE TABLE
H 2’9” H 2’9” H 1’3” H 1’3”
to the modesty of the simple being to yeild to gravity by being closest to earth
proxima
rigore trivia
L 7’0” L 1’9”
B 6’3” B 1’6”
H 3’0” H 1’3”
7’0” 5’2” 3’2” 1’6”
B 2’8” B 2’8” B 2’0” B 1’6”
H 2’9” H 2’9” H 1’4” H 1’4”
to the definition of sturdiness, in the RIGORE
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to the expression of sheer framework, in the TRIVIA
to be on the PROXIMA
BED SIDE TABLE
L L L L
TABLE CHAIR
L 6’9” L 1’6”
B 3’0” B 1’9”
H 2’6” H 2’9”
warp
a chest raised off the floor with simple steel legs, warped shutter with parallel strands of undulations the wrap on the shutter serves as a grip to open the shutters and the drawers
fenesta
a chest furnished for galore with the mere arrangement of shelf and drawers raised off the floor just enough for easy maintenance
L 6’0”
B 1’9”
H 2’3”
L 7’0”
B 1’9”
H 2’9”
wisp
mondrian
a slender console with minimal drawers raised on slender legs
a bar cabinet with shutters designed as a simple composition of squares and rectangles simple grooves introduced on certain shutter panels to double up as handles
L 4’0” L 4’0”
B 1’6”
H 4’0”
B 1’9”
H 2’6”
to the strength of the steel frame
to be on the COSSET smooth and rounded edge teak frames
cosset
to the warmth and comfort of the fabric
bilge
fitted with adjustable aluminium support
to combine them in the BILGE
collapsible and compact
slender steel framework inset wood along the handrest
L 2’0”
B 1’9”
H 3’9”
L 1’9”
to take the weather in the outdoor
fillet
to add a touch of wood
B 1’9”
H 3’0”
furrow
to a combination of steel and wood in the FILLET wooden planks as seater and backrest slender steel framework a bar cabinet, sub dued and simple design of grooved shutter and inset angle at edge to serve as handles the top of the chest at a convenient height that doubles up as the preparation area for drinks
L 1’9”
B 1’9”
H 3’0”
L 4’0”
B 1’6”
H 4’3”
HAND MADE ARCHITECTURAL MODELS
DESIGN MODELS
RESIDENCE DESIGN ERODE
RECREATIONAL CENTER SANKEY TANK
LOW COST HOUSING MYSORE