Thisportfoliorepresentsmy processofdesign,accordingtome, architecturedesignisfarsuperior toitsarchitecttheonlyaspectan architectcontrolsisitspathof growth,henceeveryarchitecture projectiscompleteintermsofthe pathchoosen,yettruelycomplete onlyinthearchitectsimagination.
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1GAMEFACE 2FORESTFEVER 3COTTAGEINTHE WOODS 4BRIDGE20(K-100) CON
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GAMEFACE mixedusedspace
7thsemester2017
Banshankariisasadynamichotspotduetoits connectivitytothemetroandthebustransportation hub,anditholdsagreatpossibilitytohostawide varietyofpeople.
Thefocusistodesignamixedusespacewhichwould enablevariousclassesofindividualstointeractand learnfromoneanotherandhelpinsocio-economic development.
Toresolveanissueinthepublic domainusingarchitectureasatool, andtounderstandthedynamicsof socialgroups.
SITE
OPPORTUNTY
Intend
PUBLICHUB
Thepublichubwouldin individualsbelonging MIG(middleincomegrou HIG(higherincomegro providethemwitheconomic
LIGAPPARTMENT
Theappartmentintendstoactasan anchorforthenearbyresidenceof theslumtoprovideabetterlively hoodandtointroducethese individualstotheothergroups(HIG ANDMIG)ofthesociety.
Thecontextofthesiteisatransportationhub,Thisenables starts-upstohaveaneasyaccesstoservicesandconsumers Importantlythepurposeofthisestablishmenttoserveasa bridgebetweentheLIGandMIGcommunity,thereby favouringbothteams.
THEATER FOODCOURT
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1.TEMPLE 2.MARKETPAVILLION 3.RETAIL 4.APPARTMENT 5.CAFE 6.OPENAIRTHEATER
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Response
Marketpavillionwouldallowthepushcart vendorstohaveacommonareaofgathering andtherebyreducethepedestriancongestion onstreets.
PavilionByopeninguptheboundarywallsofthe temple,itwouldgainprominanceandactas landmarktherbyinvitingcrowd.
Thepavillioncommandsthestreetmovement andbydoingsohelpspeopletoconnectwith eachother.
LIfeisbeautifulnotbecauseofthe thingsweseeordo,butbecauseof thepeoplewemeet-SIMONSINEK
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FORESTFEVER
StudioEpic
Retrofit02
Regeneration
Theintensionbehindthedesignwas toregenerateanexistingresort pavilionduetoitsunderuse..
Thepavilioncolumnlayoutwas retainedandwereproposedas3ensuits.
Thisalsomeantfortheregeneration andmanagementofthepondsoas toenrichlostecology.
Locatedinthehillycontextofcoorgthesitewaspartforalargerplantationofcoffeeandrubber.Theintendwastocreateastructurethathadcontroloverthisregion. Inordertoachievethisthestructurehadtobendsoastogiveawiderfieldofvision.Theclientwantedthebuiltformtoperformwithcaretoprivacyanduseofwiener Bergerwall,deckflooring.Thearchitecttooktheopportunitytoblurthestructureintothelandscapeandmergethetwoentities.
fieldofview 180deg fieldofview 270deg Anglebyvirtueofcontour -200deg(fieldofview) PARTI COTTAGEINTHEWOODS Outhouse03 Internship2021
Cottagein
thewoods: Thestructuregrows fromthelandscape elevatingthedeck whichseemsto howeverovertheland. TheArchitecthadthis perceptionfromthe beginningofthe projectandthat enabledthedesignto growwithinthe parametersofthis concept.
Thedesignapproach wasfunctionbased andthefunctionsimply complimentedthe form.
DECK LANDANDBUITFORMRELATION
REARELEVATION FRONTELEVATION ENTRYPATH
Identity..
IMaraisaporchlikefeaturenativetoCoorgeanditsderivedwith theinterestofhavingconversationsoutsidethepremisesofthehouse.
TheintentwastousetheIMaraasthedesignfeatureforthe entrancesoastocontroltheotherwisehighroofsofthehome.
mangloretile woodenPurlin: (1”x2”)
woodenRafter: (2”x4”)
compositewooden columnwithgranite base:8”dia
Learning
Thesurroundinglandalwaysgravitates towardsthebuiltform,hencetheinfluence ofarchitecturegrowslargerinarural context.
Thearchitectusestheopportunityto createalanguageforthebuiltformthat wouldallowittomergewiththecontext(a feelingthatitwasalwaystheir).
Clientscontrolthepotentialofthedesign andinunderstandingthemiswhatmakes agoodARCHITECT.
BRIGDE–20(K-100) Urbandesign04 Freelance2022
Constraindriven
PUBLICREALM
Urbanactivationhasalotof underlyingfactorshowever,it needsan“attractor”toinduce publicinterest.
INTENDOFSTUDIO
Tousetheexistingpublicpark asarevitalizationzoneandto helpinfasterdynamic pedestrianmovements
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