MALLIKA JAYARAMAN ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
Curriculum VITAE
Date of Birth : June 3rd 1995 Lives in : Rotterdam Email : jayaraman.mallika95@gmail.com Phone : +31 684678886 LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/ mallika-jayaraman-a95345176/
HELLO! I’m Mallika.
I am a fresh MSc graduate from the TU/e, currently based in Rotterdam. Indian by nationality, I have traveled around the world over the past 5 years while completing my architectural education. After completing my BArch at the University of Liverpool , I moved back to Asia and gained experience within the rapidly growing city of Bangalore, India. Witnessing the drawbacks of unsustainable construction techniques during my work experience , I developed a keen interest to approach architecture in a sustainable and economic manner, this resulted in my move for a brief period to a sustainable township called Auroville. During this period , I trained in building with earth , using techniques such as rammed earth and adobe. I believe that my experiences have resulted in my approach to design in a research & solution based manner, grounded in current global topics such as water scarcity and rapid urbanization.
EDUCATION
EMPLOYMENT
TRAINING + WORKSHOP
SKILLS
LANGUAGES
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE ( MSc) 2018 - 2020
EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY , THE NETHERLANDS.
BACHELORS IN ARCHITECTURE ( BArch - Hons ) 2013 - 2016
UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL , UNITED KINGDOM.
1 LF ARCHITECTS Junior Project Architect
BANGALORE, INDIA april 2017 - april 2018
Project type: Residential, community Centre, Mixed use
Responsibilities: I worked under the title of a junior project architect on two residential projects, located in Bangalore and Chennai, India. I was in charge of producing construction drawings, budgeting, coordinating with vendors and overlooking on-site work. I was also involved in several conceptual pitches for commercial and residential projects.
BHUMIPUTRA ARCHITECTURE Junior Architect
BANGALORE, INDIA June 2016 - april 2018
Project type: Competition projects & Offices
Responsibilities: I primarily worked on the commercial project of paragon offices headquarters in Bangalore. I worked closely with the principal architect on the design phase, 2D drawings, client pitches, and costs associated with the project. Along with this, I was also part of the design team involved in the competition project for the National War Museum in New Delhi. The competition was set up by the Government of India.
RSP ARCHITECTS Intern
BANGALORE, INDIA 1 june 2015 - 1 september 2015
Project type: High rise - residential
Responsibilities: In-charge of drafting construction drawings for a premium residential project located in the heart of Bangalore city : Phoenix one Bangalore west
EINHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Academic Research Assistant
EINDHOVEN, THE NETHERLANDS
BIOCLAMATIC WORKSHOP Auroville Earth Institute - UNESCO
Auroville, India
BUILDING WITH EARTH Auroville Earth Institute - UNESCO
Auroville, India
MODULAR TOWER - Mock Tender Heijmans
Eindhoven, The Netherlands ( TU/e )
PRACTICAL ASSIGNMENT WORKSHOP ( Boukundewinkel )
Eindhoven, The Netherlands ( TU/e )
REVIT CERTIFIED COURSE Autodesk
Bangalore, India
RIBA PART - 1
January 2020 - June 2020
Auto-CAD / Revit / Archi CAD / VRay / Google SketchUp / Rhinoceros 3D / Adobe Illustrator / Adobe InDesign / Adobe Photoshop / 3D Printing / Laser Cutting / Physical model making / Adobe Premiere Microsoft Office,Word, Excel ,Power Point English ( Professional C-1) , Dutch ( Beginners A-1) , Hindi ( Mother Language)
CONTENTS
ACADEMIC - A CITY FINDS ITS WATER OASIS - LUMIÈRE PAVILION - MODULAR TOWER
PROFESSIONAL - HOUSE KP - THE ANCHOR MISCELLANEOUS - MODEL MAKING - BUILDING WITH EARTH - GRAPHIC DESIGN - ACADEMIC RESEARCH PAPERS
ACADEMIC PROJECTS
A CITY FINDS ITS WATER OASIS RE IMAGINING BANGALORE’S LARGEST LAKE
MSc Thesis
Mentors : David Gianotten Maarten Willems Barbara Kuit
Bangalore, a city that is constantly facing economic growth and development at a fast pace, is currently facing a water crisis that is growing at an equally rapid rate. The city’s natural groundwater levels are depleting. However, natural water resources are not being replenished at the same rate as they are being extracted. Meanwhile, other potential sources of water such as lakes are heavily polluted to the point where they are unsafe to come into contact with.
One such lake, Bellandur Lake, is the study area in this project. Due to the amount of methane and sewage content in the lake, the water caught fire in 2017, spreading hazardous fumes into the atmosphere. The aim of this thesis is to reconnect a disengaged community to its lake by proposing a master plan enclosing functions that enhance the quality of life of the community residing around it as well as treat the polluted water.
THE INCIDENT The lake caught fire in 2015 and 2017 due to the high amount of human sewage waste that was pumped in from the surrounding residential settlements.
Sewage treatment -outlet into lake
Encroachment Site Situation
2017 Buffer Zone de - silting Site Situation
2020 Pipelines Diverted
What are the factors resulting in low quality of life of the citizens?
Who are the stake holders of the lake?
PROPOSAL AIM
UPLIFTING & ENGAGING COMMUNITY AROUND WATER
WHO? Residents around the lake & citizens of the city
WHAT?
WHY?
Bangalore’s largest lake : Bellandur
Improve quality of life and resolve water issues
HOW?
TREATMENT PARK
Impact on the immediate residents around the lake
LEISURE GARDEN
Catering to the city and its people
MASTER PLAN PROPOSAL
Scale / 1 : 10000
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TREATMENT PARK ZOOM IN
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TREATMENT PARK
IMPROVES QUALITY OF LIFE OF IMMEDIATE RESIDENTS ALONG THE LAKE
Plazas for interaction
Interact with nature
Steps to water
Water treatment springs
Pathways
Space to meditate
How does the waste water get treated? A typology of de - centralized waste water treatment spring .
Wet land
Public plaza
Pergola Walkway
Fig : section of treatment spring
Above ground - aerobic treatment
Wet Land
Pathway Steps
The typology of a ‘treatment spring’ was created, that treats the water using two biological methods; underground aerobic and above ground an aerobic treatment. The simple design of each unit is connected via channels, the typology of treatment springs ( as depicted in the section above) can be added as the demand increases
Fig: plan of treatment spring
Underground - an aerobic treatment
Fig : section of waste water flow from apartments to treatment spring
VIEWS FROM TREATMENT PARK
Space for religious functions
Atmosphere created around treatment spring
Lake front along existing high- rise residential apartments
LEISURE GARDEN Floor plan 1 : 1000
LEISURE GARDEN
COMMUNITY DIALOGUE AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES FOR THE CITY
Recreation Activities Brewery Shopping Village
Cultural Activities Exhibition Space Auditorium
Social Activities Urban farming Urban markets
Spontaneous Activities Amphitheater Public Nooks
CONCEPT The design of the leisure garden is inspired by mughal gardens ; a symbolic typology representing water and leisure found through out the south Asian subcontinent. The elements found in mughal gardens were derived ( listed below) and further experimented with. Finally resulting in orthogonal built forms with maneuvering natural flows breaking the rigid orthogonal tension prevalent in the historic typology.
Water channels Garden Built form Pedestrian pathways
BREAK THE TENSION
Connect with nature Pathways
Gourmet Market
Shopping Village
Ro a
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Exhibition Space
Roof top farming
Ro a
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ACCESS ROUTES
Rent-able Boutiques
FUNCTIONS
Shopping Village
Gourmet market + brewery
Gallery space CIRCULATION
Exhibition space
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Cascade Wet land
Pipelines carrying treated water An - aerobic treatment tank
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Sewage t
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e collection tank
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WATER RECYCLING The waste water from the leisure garden is re- cycled via an underground de-centralized system ( section bb) , this treated water flows through the internal spaces , finally entering the lake / wetland.
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VIEWS FROM LEISURE GARDEN
Entry view of leisure garden
Shopping village and maneuvering water channels
Entry courtyard with gourmet market in the backdrop
View of the gourmet market in use
Public accessed roof with planters for roof top farming
View of brewery in use
Shopping village in use
Pathways connected individual boutiques in the shopping village
Walking down the ramp to the exhibition space
View to outdoor entry courtyard
Walking through the gallery space
Musical event in auditorium space
LUMIÈRE PAVILION DISCOVER THE HIDDEN ELEMENT
5th semester 2016
Mentor : Asterios Agkathidis
The brief laid out was to design a temporary pavilion for the Liverpool biennial 2015. The term period of the pavilion would be three months resulting in research on light
Weight materials due to it’s temporary structure, the proposed pavilion intends to create A structure which gathers people to celebrate the city’s art and culture.
THE SITE Church street , residing at the heart of Liverpool is one of the busiest nodes of the city. It is the city’s commercial and tourist node , receiving thousands of footsteps everyday.
REVEALING THE HIDDEN NATURE The buildings on site display a deceiving character, they use brick for structural purposes , yet, are clad in either stone or metal. As a result they hide the industrial character of the city. The hidden element is further used as a concept driver in the proposal.
CONCEPT The site for the pavilion is a pedestrian node in the center of the city, surrounded by commercial shops. The aim was to conceptually encapsulate the hidden characteristic of the city’s built heritage. The visitor enters the pavilion to an element of surprise.
Finding the form
Hidden element
Does not obstruct pedestrian movement
The journey = Gallery space
Pentagonal form maximizes interactive surfaces
The hidden element = L.E.D Core
Roof
Kinetic facade
Viewing deck
L.E.D core
Gallery
How is the TEMPORARY PAVILION constructed?
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FOUNDATIONS + STEEL FRAME
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CENTRAL STEEL FRAME
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SECONDARY STEEL FRAME
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Dismantlement steel foundation slab supported by temporary pile foundation
Hollow steel section structure with L.E.D structure. Electrical cables are placed within hollow sections
Steel rafters bolted to primary structure
RAMP
Dismantlement steel ramp bolted to steel structure
UPPER DECK
First floor dismantle steel slab anchored and supported by primary steel structure
KINETIC FACADE
Interactive metal sheets pivoted on the steel rafters
VIEWS FROM LUMIÈRE PAVILION
Gallery in use during art display
Looking up at L.E.D core
Walking up the ramp
L.E.D Bulb 150 x 150 mm Hollow steel section
Steel deck Steel I section beam
Steel slab 200 mm
L.E.D Core The visitors enter a light interactive , where they can interact with the light instillation at different levels. The energy generated by the kinetic facade is used to illuminate the core.
Secondary steel frame to support facade
Kinetic facade
150 mm Glazing
Primary steel structure
Kinetic Facade Industrial waste from the city is used to create the metal sheets (20mm) pivoted on the exterior facade. This results in an interactive facade that engages the public to the pavilion along with channeling the high wind speeds the region experiences.
MODULAR TOWER FOR AMSTERDAM ZUIDAS CIRCULAR & MODULAR PROCUREMENT Group work / mock tender / Q1 2019
Mentor : Willem van Dijk
This was a short course conducted in collaboration with Heijmans, the aim of the course was to conduct a mock tender assignment amongst various groups of students. The task laid out was to design and realize a high rise residential building located in Amsterdam Zuidas, using a circular and modular approach.
A joint venture in collaboration with students from the various other departments within the built environment was set up, my personal role was to realize the architectural, planning and modular design of each unit and the over all tower. The final proposal is an LOD 200 design of a modular of 73 floors with a construction period of 236 days.
MODULARITY : THE KEY PRINCIPLE Modularity is a key principle in this project. Modularity literally means the degree to which a system’s components may be separated and recombined, often with the benefit of flexibility and variety in use. To design a building that is entirely modular and can be torn down at the original location and be built up in a different location requires a different mindset compared to traditional
building. All different facets within the design of the building have to change their mindset, think about the architect, structural engineer, electricity- and water specialist, etc. In this specific project, a modular skyscraper has to be designed. The construction of this building should only take 236 days. To achieve this, the design of the modular system that is applied is crucial.
The external massing of the tower was achieved by placement of the volumes of two types of floor plates. One measuring 50 x 50 m & the other 50 x 60m, with the circulation core placed in the center. This 220 m high volume was then punctured into, maximizing the natural daylight obtained by the internal spaces.
TYPE B LUXURIOUS UNITS
TYPE A COMPACT UNITS
COMMERCIAL SPACE
Cross section of residential tower
RAIN WATER HARVESTING IRRIGATION FOR ECOSYSTEM Additional terrace spaces created on the above floors are proposed to have restricted access as they would act as natural water collection points, harvesting the rain water. ( See section 2) This would then irrigate the green walls on the floors below as well as feeding its own wild fauna , creating a holistic ecosystem to live in.
Section showing water collection and flow to internal green wall
View showing modular units and interior green wall
TYPE A / FLOOR PLAN
Unit 1 - 38.2 m2
Unit 2 - 50 m2
5m
5m
5 m x 5m
Unit 1 - 274 m2 TYPE B / FLOOR PLAN
Unit 2 - 240 m2
5 m x 5m 5m
5m
How is each 5m x 5m MODULAR UNIT constructed?
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COLUMNS PLACED
4 columns are placed at a 5-meter span. These columns are equilateral L-shaped profiles. These profiles have been chosen to simplify the connections between modules. In these profiles, all flanges are easily accessible, and therefore, bolting columns together is easy
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TOP BEAMS
The top beams are connected to the columns as well. This connection is also welded for the same reasons as explained in step 2. The dimension of these beams is smaller compared to the bottom beams because the structural role is less important. These beams should be able to carry the ceiling and perhaps some internal walls. After this step, the basic module is created
2 BASE BEAMS ARE WELDED
The bottom beams are connected to the columns. This connection is welded to increase stability. Furthermore, by welding the connection instead of bolting it, the dimension of one module is fixed. Hereby, deviations in the dimension of a module are decreased.
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FACADE
Secondary columns for the facade units are attached. Wind load, coming from the facade are translated to the flooring, bottom beams and columns. In order to this, additional columns are added. Hereby the facade can be attached to 4 columns in total.
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FLOOR SLAB
The flooring is placed on top of the bottom beams. For the flooring, a pre-fabricated concrete floor slab is used. This floor slab can also be produced in the factory. Here, the production can be monitored nicely, and therefore, the concrete quality is high.
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FINISHING
Walls can be placed in a flexible manner between the ceiling and the floor of a module on top of it, there is plenty of room to place piping, electricity, etc. In the bottom beams, holes will be made in the middle of the span to make sure that the piping can reach all units. The finishing of the modules is flexible and can differ based on the design requirements of the interior spaces of each apartment unit.
Render displaying crane system attached to the concrete core.
Render displaying logistics and transportation of modules via channel along the site
PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS
Front elevation courtesy Gareth Hoover
A TRANQUIL HOME IN A DENSE URBAN SETTING HOUSE KP Bangalore / Junior project Architect / 2017
Firm : 1leapingfrog Architects
Situated in Kormangala, one of Bangalore’s premium residential areas, House KP sits in an urban context, with houses built very close to each other. The site is a 60’ X 40’ plot on a street completely shaded by trees. The clients were a young couple looking for a spacious & tranquil setting in a busy setting of the Indian silicon valley , Bangalore. The project was handed over to the clients in 2017.
Project Role : I worked as the Junior site supervisor and design architect on this residential project. I was in charge of budgeting, client presentations, interior design decisions, electrical drawings and procurement of materials and interior finishes. I was also in-charge of pre paring site construction drawings for both architectural and interior elements.
Published on Arch-daily : https://www.archdaily.com/890219/house-sampada-1leapingfrog-studio
Front view courtesy Gareth Hoover
Internal courtyard courtesy Gareth Hoover
Living room courtesy Gareth Hoover
Reading room courtesy Gareth Hoover
Internal courtyard courtesy Gareth Hoover
The idea behind the house stems from its immediate context of a residential urban scape. With neighbours closing in on all sides, the house turns within for repose. Light is borrowed through the central courtyard and a series of playful but well placed skylights. The form on the first floor modulates itself to respond to the greenery on the house front creating an op-
CROSS SECTION
posing extroverted and uninhibited character when compared to the ground floor. House KP is an architectural project that packs in many different spatial experiences in a small site area. With varied volumes and a strong relation between the built and the unbuilt in the form of open terraces and courtyards, the house manages to enhance one’s perception of space.
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
Looking below at the double height interior void courtesy Gareth Hoover
View of the planters and internal courtyard.
MISCELLANEOUS PROJECTS
1:1 construction detail model
MODEL MAKING 1:1 SCALE MODEL Re - modeling based on circular economy / Academic course
The course aims to redesign construction detail of an existing building ‘De waterhound’ in Sint truiden, Belgium by Klaararchitectuur. After detailed analysis of the building the intersecting section between the original wooden roof rafters and the new metal structure was investigated. The assignment required us to redesign the
Existing wooden beam
Steel I beams
Wooden frame
Wall OSB board
Eindhoven University Of Technology / Feb 2019
detail junction to be 100% sustainable , this required re-proposal of its material build up while maintaining zero waste production. This reworked detail and design process is documented in the form of a report ( link below) , we were also required to rebuild the new circular construction detail at a 1:1 scale.
Slab structure - wooden I beams + Wood battens
Straw board insulation panels
Full project report on : https://issuu.com/jayaraman.mallika95/docs/engineering_booklet
OSB Board
Wall finishing - Lime plaster Glass wall Floor Finishing - paraquet
Capture from the workshop on preparing locally made adobe bricks
BUILDING WITH EARTH TRAINING IN EARTHEN CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES Vernacular workshop and training in earthen construction techniques / 2018
Earth Institute Auroville / UNESCO head earthen architecture
(Adobe bricks). The various sustainable and vernacular construction techniques were obtained under the guidance of Auroville Earth Institute, Chair head of research in earthen architecture recognized by UNESCO
Rammed Earth
Time spent in Auroville ( A sustainable township in south India) was a significant turning point in my architectural journey. The six months spent there were covered by bioclamatic workshops and sustainable vernacular construction techniques, such as rammed earth wall construction and compressed earth blocks
Wall after compression
Adobe Brick
The frame work
Laying the bricks
Applying the mortar
Architecture as a response to flood resilience This scientific research paper investigates the different approaches when dealing with flood resilience in the Netherlands. Full paper on : https://issuu.com/jayaraman.mallika95/docs/research_and_methodology
ACADEMIC RESEARCH PAPERS RESEARCH AND ARCHITECTURAL ANALYSIS PAPERS 2018/2019
During my MSc in Architecture, I took up several courses that were research oriented, this covered, scientific papers to typological design analysis reports. I have developed a keen interest in research leading up to an evi-
Eindhoven University Of Technology
dence based approach to architectural design. Below, are three of my papers/ reports linked. Research has also contributed to the enhancement of my critical thinking and reasoning.
Built up heritage over time
Types and methods
Typological analysis and historical research on Utrecht’s university library
Typological analysis and design analysis on Louis Kahn’s , Yale center for British art.
Full paper on : https://issuu.com/ jayaraman.mallika95/docs/group_2-_ booklet
Full report on : https://issuu.com/jayaraman.mallika95/docs/types_and_ methods
THANK YOU! jayaraman.mallika95@gmail.com +31 684678886