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Curriculum Vitae
Ashiyana
Residence at Kovai Mahalingapuram, Coimbatore,
Central Library
Tranquebar
Skill Development Training centre
Nit trichy
Destech 18, Thanjavur
Hudco 18, slum development
Hudco 19, Riverfront
Miscellaneous, art work, digital work, model making, render, ambience
GYA N A RAN JAN CURRI CULUM V I TA E grb01.nitt@gmail.com
+91 84809 29377
Bhubaneswar
Objective “To achieve achallenging position within a highly motivated team where skills and educational experience can be used to make elegant and truly revolutionary designs.”
SK IL L S
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AutoCAD
B.Arch
REVIT SketchUp
3rd Year
2016 - Present
National Institute of Technology, Trichy 12th Grade
2015
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Gurijang, Khurdha
Illustrator
10th Grade
Photoshop
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Gurijang, Khurdha
InDesign
2013
Vray 3.6
E XPE R I E NCE
lumion 8
E-CELL NIT TRICHY
Rhino
2017 - 2018
Graphic Designer | Branding Entrepreneurship Club of NIT Trichy
MS Office Premiere Pro
L A NGUAGE
After Effects
English
Hindi
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PR O JE C TS FIRST YEAR Basic and Architectural Design
RESAURANT Chettinad Theme Based Restaurant
Basic Design Exersises
THIRD YEAR LIBRARY
HOSTEL ROOM REDESIGN On studio design
Central District Library
SECOND YEAR
FACADE DESIGN
RESIDENCE DESIGN
Liminal Space Design
A Client Specific Design
KIOSK DESIGN E-commorce and a tea shop
FIRST YEAR TRAINING CENTRE
PRIMARY SCHOOL
A Skill Development Training Centre
COU R S E S
COMPE T I T I ON S
Building Construction and Materials
DESTECH COMPETITION
Climate Responsive Architecture
Competition on Smart City
Landscape Architecture Surveying and Site Planning Water Supply and Drainage
Special Mention
HUDCO COMPETITION
2018
HUDCO COMPETITION
Jury’s Choice Award
Green Housing Project
Vibrant Riverfront Redevelopmnt
Design of R.C.C. Structures
ANDC COMPETITION
Lighting and Electrical Services
Liminal Space Design
Shortlisted
2019
Ac and Mechanical Services Architectural Working Drawings Estimation and Specification
Cricket
learning new softwares
E-CELL NIT TRICHY
Designer
Entrepreneurship Club of NIT Trichy
INT R E S TS Psychology
R OLES PRESIDENT
ASA 2019-20
Book reading
Architecture Student Association, NIT trichy
Travelling
Cultural festival of NIT Trichy
CORE
Nittfest 2017
2018
2019
PROJECT 1 cv
Ashiyana
Residence project
Brief – To design a residence for a family of four/six (grandparents included). The residence should be such that it should have a dedicated space designed based on the profession of the man/woman running the house.
SITE INFORMATION Location: Kovai Mahalingapuram, Coimbatore,
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Area: 2400 sq-ft (60ft X 40ft) Site description: A flat open site inside a colony, surrounded by residential buildings.
CONCEPT The building is designed as considering the climatic condition of area and user activity. As the client is a lawyer, Building has been designed to give a stress-free environment with an interactive living area.
1 Porch 2 Living Area 3 Dining Area 4 Bed room grand parents 5 Kitchen 6 Utility Area 7 Toilet (common) 8 Master Bed Room 9 Children Room 10 Toilet 11 Study Room 12 Work Station 13 Balcony
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PROJECT 2 cv
DISTRICT CENTRAL LIBRARY Brief A public library in Tranquebar. The Library design should be an amalgamation of the Dutch architecture of Tranquebar with the modern library needs.
Site information LOCATION: BHUBANESWAR AREA: 2400 sqft (60ft X 40ft) SITE DESCRIPTION:
public libraries are ‘the local centre of information, making all kinds of knowledge and information readily available to its users on the basis of equality of access for all, regardless of age, race, sex, religion, nationality, language or social status. In a way, they are the libraries of the people, and this results in them being the frontline of all libraries which are most likely to be affected first by changes in information technology.
Concept The concept of the building depended on several facts. Major facts are site location, climate, and local requirements. The shape of the building was decided in considering of sun angle. Sea is an important character of the site. It plays with the mind to create calmness, which helps to increases the learning environment. so the maximum approach is taken to connect users to the environment.
BAY OF BENGAL
As the site is situated near to the Bay of Bengal and surrounded by Dutch style buildings. So design style and materials have been chosen according to that. Tall columns and courtyards are two of the principal style of Dutch architecture. stone and concrete materials are used extensively.
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Lobby Tourist area Periodic section Reference section civil service & ce section women & childrens sec. Text book section Documentation Section Book lending Reprographic section Technical Audio video section Computer section Binding section Browsing section Manager’s room Staff’s room PWD room Rest room Store room Courtyard Conference room
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PROJECT 3 cv
SKILL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING CENTRE Brief Training center for skill development, exclusively for conducting various training programs for people involve in corporate, administration and academic activity.
Site information Site location- NIT Trichy, Trichy Tanjore road. Site Dimention - 85m X 85m (7225sqm) Builtup area- 3468sqm
Medium and Dense trees, Randomly placed around site. (10 high dense and big trees and rest are medium and low dense trees ).
Concept The conceptual development of this design starts from the site level. To save in situ vegetations, and to generate a unique learning environment, building blocks are connected to each other. So that the workflow of the training centre will be more efficient. Conjunctive Courtyards kept so that there will be a feeling of openness and the creation of a healthy environment. the courtyards can be used as an activity area and learning platform. The auditorium has been designed in such a way that, it can have access from both ground floor and first floor.
Laterite rocks are available around site. Soil is sandy alluvial soil. And beneath it there is a series of rock plate.
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Thanjavur, a South Indian city from Tamil Nadu, is an important center of religion, heritage, culture, art and architecture. The city is an important agricultural center due to the Cauvery delta.Home to UNESCO World Heritage sites and ASI sites, it boasts various indigeneous arts and craftforms. Owing to its rich heritage, culture and unique craftworks, it is an important tourism center. The tertiary sector forms the backbone of its economy, with 92% of the total workforce.
DESTECH 17-18
PROJECT 4
THANJAVUR : TOWARDS TECHNOPOLIS
BRIEF
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Envision a future where...the submission of planning application is streamlined and digitised and geared towards increasing transperency.
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Envision a future where... authorities are able to forecast the effect that new and upcoming developments will have on quality of life for local communities and better plan for physical and social infrastructure through creative use of city data.
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Envision a future where...we effectively engage with citizens to better plan our cities and use technology as an enabler of this process.
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An online portal in the City’s Intranet digitize the process and connect the approval, allowing quicker feedback to the proposal. This will help streamline the refinemen
Moreover, this digital platform will ma proved application transparent to p the public can partake in the plan issues. By taking the people into c holistic approach.
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For a smart city to function well, there should be awareness of the digital era and its features. This would encourage the citizens to advance technologically to the future. This can be done through a city development exhibition center. It will not only showcase the technology developed around the world, but also the development of the city
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PGIS interface provides a platform for the pe their complaints, feedback and grievances message, text message or email. The system issues to the respective departments/ gov o ver, the system will show the progress in add input, providing transparency and liability. T and tourists alike.
Due to automation and mass production, the market for the traditional handicrafts of Thanjavur has declined; leaving the artisans searching for new jobs in and out of the city. The e-commerce Thanjavur artisan market portal could provide the necessary marketing platform to a larger consumer base locally or at a larger level. This not only gives the artisans employment in the onLike line era but also preserves the PGIS provides traditional arts. additional employment via call/help centers, IT sector, portal/platform managers, these e-commerce portals would also provide employment for deliverers, web designers, data and stock managers. Thanjavur Artisan Market
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The city’s primary network system must be pedestrian and cycling paths, encouraging low carbon footprint, and promote use of buses and carpooling on major roads.
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An online employment hub to mediate between the customer and the service provider.
Major roads have regular road for motorized vehicles, track for cyclists and pedestrian pathways
Smart metering for electricity and water supply, will send data directly to local grid through wireless transmisunits water xx sion and display the bill on electricity xx smartphones in daily usage date xx-xx-xx basis/real time. Smart Meter will consume very less resources and encourage people to be more resource effective as well.
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RO treatment plant to provide drinking water for the city.
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the update on the progress of impled project, giving the citizens the crutinize its development. This elp in reducing any sleaze in ementation and time o do so.
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PV Grid System -Supplies energy to loads at the point of generation -Exports power when there is excess energy -Allows the import of energy if there is a shortfall
Energy and Resource Efficiency
nt process for the final submission of the project.
Tourism 1. One way to increase the economic growth in tourist sector is to diversify the tourism services offered like- Heritage tourism, Agriculture tourism, Sericulture tourism, Craft tourism, etc. 2. Providing a heritage map with multi-lingual audio guide app, will ease the tourists and in stays, by bridging the language barriers and providing a sense of self-dependence. 3. Hosting Cultural and Arts festivals periodically in the city, will boost the popularity of the city as a tourist destination whilst promoting and propagating their traditional arts and crafts.
Health & Education
nt In Smart education, the classroom learning experience is enriched with technological-aided resources that caters to the intuition, curiosity and imagination of the students.
Tele medical care provides an online interface between patients and doctors/nurses for providing very basic checkup, consultation and getting appointments.
Transportation & Traffic Management Wireless sensor based vehicular parking system would save the time lost in finding a parking lot. Vehicular communication systems would effectively reduce accidents. And ambulances or fire brigades can use this system to alert all the vehicles on the road ahead of their arrival and hence the lane can be cleared.
Create an interface for various professionals and experts in various fields like biology, agriculture, urban developers, industrialists, engineers, economists, architects, and policy makers to work together to bring better progress towards sustainable development, economy and environment.
Hydro pneumatic pumping arrangement and Water mapping unit should be there in every home, to analyze their usages and wastage and help in providing the adequate supply according people’s living standards and HYDRO PNEUMATIC PUMP behaviors as per data collected over time.
mechanized underground drainage system
1. Create an interactive platform for all to come up with innovative ideas and solutions to tackle various aspects of development, wastes&pollution(to reduce, reuse or eradicate it). This platform will not only be to put forth ideas, but to bring people together to test it, and finally bring it to use in the city. Waste 2.A mechanized underground drainage system Management 3.Digitally Aided waste/garbage collection 4.Solid waste treatment 5.Establishing biogas plants would provide biogas as energy fuel and fertilizers for agriculture, upon which 7% of the economy depends on. An “SOS” GPS signal be made available to all, to provide the most efficient With help as quick the digSecurity as possible. itization of all the data & SOS and services, Surveillance the will be a rise in cybercrime. To root out their possibility, cybersecurity is to Accordbe enforced. ing to the 2011 cenTo maximize sus, half of the city’s streets on the security of had no lighting. Smart street lights The the city, the street will provide automated lighting whilst intelligent traffic lamps can be fitted with energy efficient. The brightness sensor will management system has human motion detection detect the level of daylight and on/off or dim vehicle detection for collecting and tracking video surthe LED lamps. The motion sensor on detecting real time data via monitoring of veillance cameras. human or vehicles will increase the brightness of the vehicular density and traffic flow the led lamps, and the analysis. They are communication module programed to change will transfer this data to the lights in response the nearby lamps as well. to the vehicular traffic Hence, it always appears to provide a smooth as though the streets flow, and are linked with emergency service vehicles are always lit. to ensure their faster service.
Provision of a real-time map, that shows the nearest bus services and the traffic in the roads.
D e s Te c h C h a l l e n g e 2 0 1 7 Name of University/ College Z603 -NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY , TIRUCHIRAPPALLI
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Name of Participants Daniel Selvaraj Pramod K L Gyana Ranjan
PROJECT 5
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Many Lives , One Lifestyle Objective To develop sustainable and affordable housing through quality design and use of green building materials and emerging construction methods that especially address the growing demand for affordable housing. Site-Sites in close vicinity to public transportation. chennai A Group Project
MIG
ZONING EWS + LIG
Building arranged in a manner to trap maximum wind with open space in the front
Building space divided into MIG apartments and EWS LIG mixed community.
Open space divided into Recreational and Commercial Space. Cinema Hall
College
Hospital Post Office
Protruding arrangment of the EWS and LIG community to catch more wind inside the lanes
EWS and LIG arranged in a mixed manner to enhance interaction . Central open space for leisure and community interaction
Hospital
School Police Station
11.5 km
4.7 km
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SITE Plan EWS LIG MIG Vehicular Path Pedestrian Path GREY WATER TREATMENT
BIOGAS PLANT
RAIN WATER HARVESTING
WATER TANK
2000: Emergence of slum Mettukuppam due to bifur of vendors at Koyambedu
SECURITY ROOM
TEMPLE OPEN GYM CUM PARK
PLAY AREA
PLAYGROUND
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GARBAGE COLLECTOR ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMER AND CONTROL UNIT
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
Total EWS Modules = 42 Total LIG Modules = 42
RATION SHOP
COMMUNITY HALL
Total MIG Modules = 36 Total Households Built = 120
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2008: Expansion of slum Settlement towards West side of the site
2017: Drastic increase in the dwelling units onsite and expansion of roads on all sides of the site.
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PROJECT 6 cv
VIBRANT RIVERFRONT The overarching design objective should be to engage with the river for enhanced activity and vitality that will create vibrant space for multiple activities including commerce and leisure without compromising the bio-diversity andother environmental concerns and would contribute to: •
Easy access to the river
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City image and distinctive character as well as pride of the residents
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Space for play and other recreational activities for people across different age-groups including safe space for children and old people
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Add to economic vibrancy of the region by providing space and promoting diverse and appropriate commercial activities.
Award- Jury’s Choice A Group Project
SITE
CHRONOLOGICAL AND MORP LOGICAL DEVELOPMENT
SITE CONDITIONS
Annanagar (Right Bank) 95600m2, 2.53km Arumbakkam (Left Bank) 107600m2, 2.53km
Initial stage of the river, where navigation, trading and fishing were practised. Sewage Entry
Graveyard
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More settlements along the bank, width of the river reduced
Aminjikarai 107200m2, 2.89km Less Water
WHY 16kms?
Nungambakkam (Right Bank) 12700m2, 2.68km Chetpet(Left Bank) 36000m2, 2.68km
The entire stretch of 16 kms was chosen as part of the site as it falls under the corporation of Chennai, where the river gets most polluted. Moreover, for the effort to come to fruition, the entire stretch has to be acted upon so that the river does not get polluted anywhere.
Flora and Fauna
The Cooum meanders through all the major parts of the city, almost unnoticed. Due to extensive urbanisation as well as the reduction in the river’s width, it now lies at a much lower level than the rest of the city; and is barely visible from the road due to the dense building constructions around it. Owing to extensive pollution, the river is now known for its bad odour.
Settlements expanded with other developments as well
Despite the disastrous effects endured due to frequent flooding, and the diseases that inevitably follow, people continue to live in slums along the banks. Rented shops along the banks were clumsily constructed with insufficient space, and were unable to withstand the floods. Also, the shop owners were given a notice to vacate the space for construction of a new expressway.
Increased industrial discharge and decreased river width ceased water navigation
ZONE 2 Egmore 56300m2, 2.4km
Traffic
Under the Bridge
Domestic sewage alongwith factory discharge
Chintadripet 67000m2, 2.48km Park Town 212000m2, 3.06km
Highly polluted river with continued release of untreated sewage and factory effluents
Triplicane 35700m2, 1.11km
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developmental models in nature use wastes from one particular system as raw materials for another system, so that extra energy is not expended in processing wastes.Thus the systems develop a symbiotic dependence on each other and the wastes produced are recycled within the model. This is called Symbiotic
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P e o p le from all over the country come to Chennai, in search of better jobs and better lives. Despite this diversity, the interactions between these people are minimal. Our riverfront design will act as a platform for cultural pluralism. It will be a place where different cultures are respected and explored with an open mind. The design thereby promotes secularism and acceptance, bringing people
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Pedestrian Bridges
Transportation
Roadways
Existing Landuse
Proposed Expressway
Population Density
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CRZ Zone 4 - Commercial Complex
Sewage Outlets
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3 - Plaza
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8 - Dock Restaurant
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SUSTAINABLE URBAN DRAINAGE SYSTEMS • As a city that finds itself scarce of water very often, Chennai will benefit immensely if the surface runoff water collected from rooftops and roads is saved. • The city receives up to 1260 mm of rainfall every year, and yet most of it is let out into the river. • The emergence of the availability, quality, and sustainability of drinking water in Chennai is a serious concern for policymakers. By effectively capturing rainwater, the people of Chennai could satisfy most of their water demands.
• The river acts as a major channel to effectively carry the surface runoff water to the sea, but due to the pollutants present in the land, the quality of surface runoff water is affected as it joins the Cooum, further affecting the already polluted river. • A better stormwater drainage system throughout the city would help in navigating the water to the river without causing much damage to the riverfront.
Upper geotextile
Porous permeable layers
Max water level 20 year return period
During average rainfall in a monsoon
Permeable foundation
During dry periods
Perforated drainage pipe Lower geotextile Subgrade
Permeable Pavers
Water Channels
Catchment Tanks The tanks help in storing the surface run off water during rainfalls apart from acting as a plaza/ amphitheatre during dry seasons .
Maximum Water level Root Barrier Vegetation
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Wetland Plants
Wetland Plants
Perforated Pipes that carry the surface run off water
Roof Deck
Green Roofs above building to
Rain Water Harvesting Tank
Minimum Water level
Pond liner
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make it more eco-friendly
1:3 side sloped grass to prevent erosion
Retention Pond
Excess water passes to the storm water drain
Outfall into the River
During monsoon periods
“Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.� - John F. Kennedy
Civil responsibility is the cornerstone for any progressive development in society. This project aims to invoke this sense of responsibility in the citizens by directing attention to the problem, creating awareness, and through its very design. It will serve as an example of an efficient Utopian society, and this model can be duplicated in other places to further incorporate these values for better development. The development of a space such as the riverfront will put Chennai on the fast track to future positive developments in the city, elevating its status and well being.
More people will be encouraged to invest their time and energy in maintaining and improving the city for the better. Considering that Chennai’s rapid urbanisation was extremely short sighted, without proper breathing spaces in between the concrete structures, the development of the riverfront will be a refreshing place accessible to people from all walks of life. Including more green spaces in the city will increase the quality of living of the people, and improve the environment and ecology of the place.
Moreover, any major project such as this one, will also drastically improve the progress of the city, in an economical, and social way. With this design, Chennai will be put on the fast track to progress and it will rise in status to bigger heights in the country. With the current state of environmental degradation, it has become imperative to design positively impacting creations, rather than just self-sustaining ones. The renewal of Cooum and the riverfront project will serve as a beacon of hope for cities and rivers everywhere, helping the country progress environmentally, one river at a time.
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Logo design
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promenade design
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facade design
dynamic staircase
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Block model of Training centre
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