Urban Design Portfolio 2018-2020
Jaisudha Nandakumar n.jaisu@gmail.com 046 0704374772
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Hello! I am an architect with a masters degree in Sustainable Urban Design. I have a keen interest in the social outcome of a spatial design. Here, in my portfolio you can have a quick view of my progress in the field of Urban Design and planning during my master studies. Qualifications
Masters in Sustainable Urban Design Lund University, Sweden. (September 2018-September 2020) Bachelors in Architecture Visveshwaraya University, India. (August 2012-October 2017)
Summer courses in Construction Methods with Bamboo, Ferrocement and COB at Auroville Green Practice Pondicherry, India. Focus: Construction methods with sustainable materials. (2016)
Bio mimicry workshop with Vivin Agarwal, Bangalore, India Focus: Implementation of bio mimicry methods for construction. (2017) Registered Architect with License from Council of Architecture, India. (2018)
School education Graduated from New Horizon Pre-University College, Bangalore, India. Class 11- Class 12 (June 2010-March 2012)
Graduated from Baldwin Girls’ High School, Bangalore, India. Nursery- Class 10 (June 1997-March 2010)
Professional Experience Junior Architect, Scion Brand Consultants, Bangalore, India. ▪ Spatial Branding Design and Execution ▪ Design and implementation of interior furnishings for commercial and residential purposes. ▪ Coordination of instructions between customers and sellers. (January 2018-July 2018) Intern, RSP design Consultants, Bangalore, India. ▪ Concept design and sketches ▪ Prepare presentations for customer meetings ▪ Preparation of working and technical drawings ▪ Coordination between providers and experts on site (June2016-June 2017)
Thesis Projects Bachelor’s degree with in-house theoretical-analytical thesis Title : Cancer hospice Master’s degree with in-house theoretical-analytical thesis Title : Third Spaces for children.
Location- Ystad, Sweden. Description of location- The city’s harbour was being relocated and the existing harbour to be converted into a living space. Municipality also wanted to have incubator companies to attract new people to move into the city. Solution- Create a space that works in symbiosis with the existing city and have landscape elements that helps in prevent flodding from the sea level rise and rain water runoff.
Sustainable Urban Recycling
Imagine Ystad, Sweden.
Ystad is famously known for its picturesque quality and the harbour of the city has been one of the major ports in the country. To build a new city at a place with such strong characteristics it is important to acknowledge these characteristics in the new. The following are the strategies that are used in the design proposal that may solve the identified problems in the existing city.
Symbiosis-A mutually beneficial relationship between the existing city and the new city is essential. Hence, the strategy here to mutually benefit the old and the new public.
Flexibility- It is seen that the city is overflowing with tourists during the summer and with no tourists during the winter which affects many local businesses to solve this the city has to be able to entertain and attract tourists throughout the year. Hence, a design to attract tourists and work throughout the year is essential.
Embracing the threats- The major threat to the new city is the sea level rise and storm surge to embrace such unavoidable threats is by using landscape itself to sway water into places for storage, replenish the groundwater level and to embrace it in recreational spaces. The green and blue in itself mutually benefit each other.
Bringing in the younger generation- The existing city has a lower youth population and to combat this issue the new city could be a place that attracts the youth by providing education and work place for the new occupants.
Section showing the connecting path between the old and the new city
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SICHUAN SPICE AND EVERYTHING NICE. 10/3/2019
China spent $507 billion eating out in 2016, greater than the GDP of Sweden — Quartz
Location- Dujiangyan, Sichuan Province, China.
WORTH A COUNTRY
Solution: Sichuan province is known for its spicy cuisine which is very distinctive to the province when compared to the rest of the country. With wide spread urbanization across the province of Sichuan, it is losing its agricultural land rapidly. A city that can cultivate its own fruits and vegetables and also to generate or contribute to its economy by making it attractive for tourism. A circular economy model with agriculture integrated within the urban structure with crops that specifically grown to cater to the local cuisine. A city with the best of urban and rural.
Sichuan Province
By Echo Huang • May 12, 2017
A newspaper article depicting the economic importance of the food industry in China.
More please.
Map of China
China’s 1.37 billion population spent half a trillion dollars eating out at restaurants last year.
A new report by Beijing-based Dianping and Meituan, which offers food-ordering and delivery services, estimates the country spent 3.5 trillion yuan ($507 billion) dining out in 2016. The report also revealed China’s favorite food: hot pot, which had 22% of the restaurant market share. The Chinese are known for their voracious appetites, and the total amount they spent eating out last year is so massive it’s actually greater than the gross domestic product of a number of countries, including developed ones such as Sweden and Norway, according to the most recent gures from the World Bank.
GDPs vs. what China spent on eating out in 2016 In US dollars China eating out
$507 billion
Sweden's GDP
496
Nigeria's GDP
487
Poland's GDP
477
Belgium's GDP
455
Iran's GDP
425
Thailand's GDP
395
Norway's GDP
387
Austria's GDP
377
UAE's GDP Egypt's GDP
Data: World Bank 2015 GDPs, Meituan and Dianping 2016 data, Quartz analysis
370 331 Share
Dujiangyan
Chengdu
A graph that shows the rise in area utilized for catering businesses in Sichuan province.
A graph that shows the increase in employment in the catering industry in Sichuan province.
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Map of Sichuan Province
A graph that shows the rise in number of catering businesses in Sichuan province.
A graph that shows the steady increase in new stores being set up in the catering industry in Sichuan province.
REUTERS/KIM KYUNG-HOON
Site description- The given design area was severely affected by earthquake in 2016 and was in need of economic rehabilitation.
The amount China spends eating out is greater than the GDP of Sweden
Design Area.
A map of design area with all the agricultural land highlighted around it.
The existing Catering businesses in the site.
Every part of a fresh produce is used to its fullest
Food waste used as manure to be used in growing new vegetables.
Encourage and educate about the local produce.
Circular Economy model for food production.
Urban square with all the street food.
Community gardening that ensures quality and productivity.
Fresh produce market along the riveredge.
Residential
Hotel
Restaurants
Community
Commercial School Building function legend
Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3
The major entry points into the site
Phasing map
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Botanical garden
Existing buildings New buildings
Proposed Masterplan
Detailed plan
Section through some of the Residential buildings and a Hotel complex
Illustration of a restaurant by the river
Abstract
Bangalore
The design proposal is in Bangalore,India but the design tools are aimed to be useful to design a good Third space for Children anywhere in the world
This thesis is a study of the public social life of children in an urban environment and of implementation of techniques and tools that would transform urban spaces in a typically large metropolitan city into a child friendly space. The common conception of children as the future citizen rather than as active citizens have lead to completely ignoring the needs of children during the designing process in many cities. If a child is brought up in an nurturing environment there maybe a significant positive impact on the child’s behavior, character and physical well being as they grow older. The lack of concern for considering children as active citizen at a city planning level is seen in many countries but in this thesis Bangalore has been chosen as a test bed to study the following questions: Do children in a fast growing city have a third place within their daily commute? How can the streets that connect such different spaces be a safe route for the children to use? What are the principles that are to be used to make the urban spaces child friendly if not how can such spaces me made?
WHO ARE CHILDREN? The term children is a heterogeneous aggregation and distinctions are to be made between countries and within the regions, between age groups and between socio-economic conditions as well. For the purpose of the thesis, children here refer to anyone below the age of 18. WHAT ARE THIRD SPACES? Third space is a term coined by Urban sociologist Ray Oldenburg and refers to places where people spend time between home (‘first’ place) and work/school (‘second’ place).
Master thesis on Third Spaces for Children
Third spaces for Children
Space for social interaction
Space of nurture
Space of play
Design criteria for Third spaces for Children
Solitary Learning
Social Learning Play and learn
Learning from nature
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Public
Commercial
Residential
Masterplan with the three different design proposal sites.
1. Sensory garden 2. Food kiosk 3. Stepped seating area 4. Semi-covered seating area 5.Table tennis
Design proposal site 1- The Plaza
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Seating area
Buffer area Mounds
Play area
Design proposal site 2- Neighborhood park
Section through the buffer area
Section through the mounds
Illustration of the buffer area
Baldwin Girls’ High School
N Semi- covered seating
Stage
Skill lab
Skateboard park
Design proposal site 3- Teenagers park
Hockey Stadium
Road to Boy s school
Different forms of gathering spaces in the stage area for teenagers
Summary of design tools to create play and learn qualities in a third place for children.
Solitary Learning
Social Learning
Learning from nature
Plenty of seating area to make a child feel comfortable to spend time alone by themselves in a public space
Any play form with an interesting form that allows a child to play on with their own interpretations.
Varied green spaces let children feel and learn from the nature.
Plenty of trees would always intrigue a child to climb and Smaller semi-covered space comfortable enough for a child to Any shared experience brings about social interaction. Hence, creating spaces for communal games brings about social interac- interact with it. Hence, trees are always a instant play form for take shelter to observe his surrounding tion between children. children to interact with. Varied play forms for children to explore and develop motor Design forms that can hold an activity within it becomes a great Sensory gardens to help calm children who are sensitive to skills place for social interaction. high stimuli in a public space. Stage like area for one to display their talent and learn how Spaces for one to display their talent could let children learn they are perceived by their peers and other members of the from one another and exchange their knowledge. society.
Summary of design tools to create third place for children in different age groups.
Early childhood (0-6 years)
Middle childhood (7-12 years)
Teenagers (13-17years)
Children of this age group are most benefited from the interactions with their caregivers. Hence, nurturing spaces for the child to bond with their caregivers is essential.
Children of this age group like to explore on their own without their caregivers and would often want to hide away from their caregivers. Hence, spaces that provide a sense of privacy for the children but the caregivers can still have visual supervision on them.
Children of this group have well developed motor skills and social skills. Hence, much more attention given to design spaces that accommodate all varied needs. To develop their social skill they need public spaces where they feel safe and accepted in the society. Stage- These are for the teenagers that like to gather in groups in space where they feel well exposed. Back-Stage- These are for the teenagers that would like to explore and observe on their own and also for teenagers who like to be in smaller groups.
Semi-covered seating areas for the child and their caregiver with comfortable seating areas and forms to contain the children within the space.
Play forms to encourage children explore different ways of using their body parts to climb, hang, swing etc.
Summary of design tools to create Safe environment for children in a third place.
Safety from Vehicular Traffic
Safety from Predators
Safety from Pollution
Safety from a child wandering off
Wide footpaths with clear distinguished vehicular and bike path.
Having active spaces would make sure that there is always people using the space hence making it difficult for miscreants.
Children are the most vulnerable to pollution and the two most common pollution found in a city is air and noise pollution. This can be dealt with planting trees and plants to act both as filter out air pollution and as sound buffer area.
Well defined spaces that would help a children orient themselves in a space.
Providing a low height plants and hedge along with trees in between vehicular and pedestrian path not only protects children from air pollution but also creates a green link between spaces.
Children need and like spaces that give them the sense of privacy. Hence, it is important to make sure that secluded corners and niches are still visible to adults.
Distinguished forms to allow a child remember and find way. Clear visibility to care givers for spaces where a child would want to be alone.
Summary of design tools to create third place for children in different site contexts.
Residential
Commercial
Public
Plenty of gathering spaces, for social interaction amongst the community members.
Commercial spaces in cities might have more stimuli than a child can handle. Hence, design elements like a sensory garden to calm children.
Gathering spaces for children to gather in groups or with their family
Lush green spaces with varied types of green spaces it is always advantageous to have quick and easy access to green spaces for children.
Commercial spaces would have many different users. Hence, it is important to design spaces with clear visual access for the caregivers.
Spaces designed for children of all age groups. Spaces where a child can display their talent in front of others to understand how their talent is perceived by peers.