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JayakarPriyadharshan
ArchitecturalPortfolio
Jayakar
Priyadharshan
Architect/Academician
Newcastle,UnitedKingdon jayakarpriyadharshan@gmail.com +44-0747010256
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JayakarPriyadharshanisanArchitectwithaMaster’sdegreeinArts andArchitecturefromStadelschuleArchitectureClass(Frankfurt, Germany),andhefinishedhisBachelor’sdegreeinArchitectureat SRMUniversity(Chennai,India).Hehastwoyearsofexperiencein architecturaldesigninterwovenwiththreeyearsofexperienceof teachingarchitecture.Jayakardidhisthesisdesignresearchin ArtificialIntelligenceandinvisiblefacadedesign,whichgothim nominatedfortheAIVMaster'sThesisPrizein2017.Heassociates himselfmorewithcontemporarydesigntheories/ideologiesand sustainabledesignapproaches.
2018-Present
ChennaiAcademyOfArchitectureAndDesign AssistantProfessor
2021-Present
Teleperformance CustomerServiceAdviser
2018-2020
Freelancing Architect
2017-2018 2015-2017 2014-2015 2013-2014 2009-2014
KraftDesignRevolution DesignArchitect
StadelschuleArchitectureClass MasterofArtsinArchitecture
KraftDesignRevolution JuniorArchitect
SRMUniversity BachelorofArchitecture
Studio7Consultants ArchitecturalIntern
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Chennai,India Newcastle,UK Chennai,India Chennai,India Frankfurt,Germany Chennai,India Chennai,India Chennai,India
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01 02 03 04 Residential Apartment Student Apartment A-Frame House Mixed-use Tower CONTENTS
ResidentialApartment
Theresidentialapartmentrevolvesaroundtheideaof reducingtheheatintakeofabuildingusingfacade elementsandsimultaneouslynotcompromisingonthe facadeaestheticsoftheapartment,thusreducingthe heatintakeofthebuildinganddirectedtowardstheidea ofemphasisofthebuildingknittotheurban fabric.InspiredbytheworksofFarshidMoussavi Architecture'swinningcompetitionentrytodesigna housingcomplexforJardinsdel'Arche.Thefacade dabblesthroughtheideaofsurfacesandvoids, generatingabeautifulinterioroflightandshadows throughthevariousanglesthatthefacadeslitscanbe arrangedorprogrammedtoreducethedirectsunthat entersthebuilding.
GroundFloorPlan
FirstFloorPlan Section1 Section2 Section3 Section4
Elevation-East
Elevation-East
IsometricMass
Elevation-South
Railings Structure FloorPlates Facade LandscapedRoof Railings ExplodedView
StudentenWohnung
Superstudio,PeterEisenmanandRemKoolhaasare threeofthehouseholdnamesthatcometomindwhen theideaofthegridisthoughtof.Thisprojectisareinventionoftheideologyofgridsfromtheideology calledsuperpositionsproposedbyPeterEisenman.The superimpositionofgridsatvariousscalestoprovidea positionaloverlayofgridsofvariousqualitiesofscalethat defineaformofmovementinarchitecture.TheStudent Apartmentdesignisanamalgamationof150student Studioapartmentsofvarioustypesthatre-definethe moderndaydefinitionofstudentliving.Thebuildingis orientedintheEast-Westdirection,enhancingthe qualityoflivingwithlessexposuretodirectsunlight.The massingintensifiestheideasofcrossventilation, communitylivingandtriestoenhancethequalityof millennialliving.Thepastelcolorpaletteischosentogive thebuildingacontemporaryvisualaesthetic,whilethe yellowcoloredgridenthrallstheideaofgridoverlaying aesthetics.
MassingDiagram 1.Replication 2.Stacking+Movement 3.Multiplication+ Movement 4.Booleaning ExplosionDiagram 1.Structure 2.FloorPlates 3.Walls 4.Roof 5.InnerGrid
ExplosionDiagram 1.FirstFloor 2.SecondFloor 3.ThirdFloor 4.FourthFloor 5.FinalMass Grids+Superpositions 1.InnerGrid 2.StructuralGrid 3.FenestationGrid 4.WindowGrillGrid 5.SuperpositionDiagram
GroundFloorPlan FirstFloorPlan Section1 Elevation-South
HOLIDAYHOUSE
TheA-frameHouseorHolidayhouseenvisagestheideaofa familyspendingaholidayinthemiddleofaforestandlivingin ittothemaximumpotential.Anextensiveuseofglassand curtainwallpanelsismadetobuildtheideaofanexterior throughtheinterior,wherethelodgerwillbeabletofeellike theyarelivinginaforestandfeelsafeaboutitaswell.Sinceitis anA-frame,andthemajorspanisdirectlyexposedtothe geographicaleast-west,theshedispaintedinwhitetoreduce heatintakeandtheglasspanelsarerecessedsothatminimum heatentersthebuildingthusmaintainingthecomfortzonein thelivingspace.TheA-framehouseisconstructedonastiltto provideabetterlevelofsafetyandobservealargeareaofthe forestfromadifferentlevelratherthantheusualgroundlevel, thuspsychologicallyimbibingthecharacterofsafetytothe lodger.
RoofLayer Fenestations FloorPlatesandPlanning StructuralFraming FacadePanels ExplosionDiagram
GroundFloorPlan FirstFloorPlan Section3 Section3
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HighRiseTower
Thehigh-risemixed-usetowerisacontemporaryevolutionof PeterEisenman'smovementofarrayplans,emphasisingmore ontheideaofmovementinarchitecture.Thewaythebuilding plansandfacademoveandthegradualmovementofthe surfacefromthegroundfloor,thevariationinmovementof surfaceandvoidsofthefacadeasitgraduallymovestowardsthe uppermostfloors.Thefirstsixfloorshaveasubtractedmass,the floorlevelsfromfivetotwentyhaveastraightfacadewith almostaflatfacadeaesthetic.Floorsfromtwentytoseventy haveprotrusionsorcantileverswhichportraytheburstof structuralelementsthatvisuallyfeelcompressedandbecome freetomovementastheheightincreases.Theramificationsalso dopersoniftthephenomenologyofadditivenessinarchitecture. Thisisacontemporarysustainableprojectthatjuxtaposesand overlaystwogenresofspeculatedarchitecturalfuturismandthe pragmaticapproachesofmodern-daysociety.Withthefacades encouragingthegrowthofgreenery,artificialparkscanbe mimicked,creatinganewdimensionalrelationshipbetween thetrilogyofHumans,buildingsandNature
9SQUAREGRID
SPATIALEXPLORATION
Thefundamentalsofarchitecturerouteforafour squaregridoraninesquaregrid.Sobasedonthe philosophyofstacking9squaregrids,exploration ofspatialpossibilitiesbystackingoneninesquare gridovertheotherortwoninesquaregridsover theothertoattainnumberofspatialpossibilitiesto confinetheparttowholerelationship
SURFACETO VOID
Thewayinwhichthestackworksisbysubtracting oraddingpreexistingsquareanddesigningitto beeitheraspacehavingsurfacesoravoidthat createsanewkindofusable(balcony)orunusable spaces.Theseformaldiagramsexploresomeoutof thevariouspossibilitiesthatcouldbedonetoa planonestoreyortwo/threestoreybuildings basedonEisenman’sideasongrids
Strategy SiteIdentification ExtrusionSiteContext BaseSubtraction, conveyingmovement Cantileveredcuboidsto portrayverticalmovement IsometricSite Plan
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