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Colophon Cover: by Author Author: Jiya Benni Address: Caan van Necklaan 53, 2281 BB, Rijswijk, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands. Contact: jiya.benni@gmail.com +31-613126013

8-A Providence Grove, Providence Road, Kochi - 682018, Kerala, India.

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This book is a compilation of works that I’ve done over the last few years that I feel represent my interests, ideology and experience. Throughout my academic and professional life, I’ve been exposed to a multitude of projects and scales ranging from interior design to architecture to urbanism to publications. Born and brought up in the small city of Kochi in India, I have always been enamoured by the magic of cities - its ability to hold so many people, so many dreams and so many different lives. This made me realise that what I wanted to do was to design cities - to organise them and to sustain them. In a way, the city I grew up in nurtured my interest and in later years, proved to be the perfect laboratory for my urbanist experiments. It was during my master thesis that I realized what kind of an urbanist I am. The research that I did during my master thesis led me to adopt a strategy rooted in landscape urbanism as an urban development strategy. The project was titled “Building with Nature: Balancing Urban Growth of Kochi’s wetlands with their ecological structures”. The thesis was a reaffirmation that site-specific, nongeneric solutions are the key to sustainable cities. Upon reflection, I realized my master thesis was only a natural continuation of topics like identity and heritage spaces explored through a dissertation paper and a Bachelor thesis on heritage commercial spaces titled “Redevelopment of Ernakulam Market”.

foreword

As Jane Jacobs said, ‘There is no logic that can be superimposed on the city; people make it, and it is to them, not buildings, that we must fit our plans’.

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Jiya Benni

Urbanist - Architect, jiya.benni@gmail.com

Building with Nature

Democratising Urbanism

Food City

ecology, flood management, urban development, public spaces

urban regeneration, public spaces, public participation, GPS tracking

T?F, experimental, sustainable, masterplan development

Master Thesis project that used landscape for flood management and urban development.

Studio project to design better public spaces based on their GPS tracks.

Regenerating Neighbourhoods Studio project to design public spaces for social integration.

urban regeneration, minority neighbourhoods, public spaces

Revitalising Traditional Markets

Studio Project to revive a centuries old living fort preserving its unique architecture, heritage and culture. urban regeneration, temple, fort, palaces

urban regeneration, market spaces, waterfronts, public spaces

Corporate Office

Urban Riverfront

architecture, office buildings

urban design, riverfront, heritage, public spaces, promenades

Design and Construction of Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad, India

Giving Back Heritage

Bachelor Thesis Project to regenerate a traditional market, square, canal, canalfronts etc.

professional works Design and Construction of a mining house headquarters in Hospet, India.

Studio project to design a city of 500,000 which produces itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own food.

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academic works

JIYA BENNI

Caan van Necklaan 53, 2281 BB, Rijswijk, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands. jiya.benni@gmail.com, +31-613126013, nl.linkedin.com/pub/jiya-benni/17/6b7/399 Urbanism, Urban Design, Urban Planning, Delta Urbanism, Architecture, Sustainable Design, Design Research Adobe Illustrator, Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Indesign, AutoCAD, SketchUp, Revit Architecture, MS Office Fluent in English, good communication skills, sketching skills, team player, friendly, punctual, organised 2011- 2013, Master in Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands

8 Majored in Urbanism 8 Master Thesis titled ‘Balancing the urban growth of coastal wetlands of Kochi, India with their ecological structures’ dealt with finding an urban development strategy preserving natural landscape.

2005 - 2010, Bachelor in Architecture, College of Engineering, Trivandrum, University of Kerala, India

8 6 month Bachelor Thesis titled ‘Redevelopment of Ernakulam Market and Precincts’ dealt with regenerating a traditional market, its abandoned square and canals giving the city it’s heritage image back. 8 6 month Research Dissertation titled ‘Role of Streets in Preserving a City’s Identity’

Aug 2013 – Nov 2013, 8 Research on different coastal planning policies of the EU and its different Member Intern, Environmental Planning, TNO, States which will help future policy makers and authorities who implement them. Delft, Netherlands Oct 2010 – April 2011, Junior Architect, InFORM Architects, Bangalore, India

8 TD Power Systems, Bangalore, India. - Design, Design Drawings, Bill of Quantities, meetings with the consultants and clients, Project Architect for a brief period. 8 PBS & Sons Corporate Office, Hospet, India. - Working Drawings 8 Value Budget Housing Corporation, Bangalore, India. - Design Drawings

Aug 2008 – Jan 2009, 8 Sabarmati Riverfront Development Project, Ahmedabad, India. Architect Intern, - Design, Working Drawings, Ownership Plans, Town Planning Schemes, client HCP Design and Project Management meetings. Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad, India 8 Aga Khan Academy, Hyderabad, India. - Tender Drawings, Working Drawings, meetings with consultants.

8 HCP Monogram, publication of works done by founder architect Hasmukh.C.Patel.

Published Works 8 van Baren, S., Benni, J. How can Urbanism benefit from collaborative planning

Workshops Attended 8 The International Architectural and Urban Design Workshop - Waterfront

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and design? Communication as a key tool in effective collaboration. Methodology for Urbanism: Best Essays 2010-2012, 2012; ISBN:978-946186-040-8 Redevelopment: Izola East, Slovenia, 2012 supported by European Social Fund, held by University of Ljubjana Faculty of Architecture 8 Masterclass Workshop 2013: Spoorzone Delft by Polis, TU Delft and Palmbout

Affiliations 8 Member, POLIS, Urbanism Students Organisation, TU Delft

8 Organisation Committee, Urbanism Week 2012, annual event consisting of workshops and seminars related to urbanism conducted by POLIS 8 Committee Member, Dhwani 2006, an annual inter-collegiate cultural fest 8 Committee Member, ZONASA 2006, a zonal architectural fest

academic works

Coastal wetland with balanced urban growth around it

groundwater recharge point

railing around the pond

new urban development boardwalks unify the whole wetland structure recreational buffer

recreational wetland

new urban development new mangroves to prevent flooding

boardwalks on stilts

new urban development

buffer of trees

building with nature

kiosks run by locals

bridge over mangrove wetlands

mangrove wetlands as an ecologically rich area

bridge to cross over to the beach

Title, Year: Building with Nature : Balancing the urban growth of Kochiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coastal wetlands with their ecological structures, 2013 Studio, Type of Project: Delta Interventions, Urban Planning Strategy Group / Individual: Individual Mentor / Studio Tutors: Anne Loes Nillesen, Saskia de Wit, TU Delft, Netherlands

Existing situation

If current trend continues

If ecological structure and urban growth are balanced

Destroyed Ecological Structure

Away from the water

Lacks structure

Problems of the City

The project takes its roots in the annual floods that Kochi, a city in India, has to face. Along with these floods, the city faces rampant destruction of mangroves and an urban development that follows no particular structure. The economic and political setup is highly fragile and so urban development takes place in an indeterminate scenario. The connection between these problems is explored through the research question: â&#x20AC;&#x153;How can wetlands help in flood protection, shoreline stabilisation, restore ecological diversity and be cores of urban development?â&#x20AC;? The problem statement is multi-tiered. 1. Ecological structures are destroyed for urban development without taking into consideration the benefits and services they have for the city. 2. Urban development doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t follow a structure. 3. Urban development takes place in an indeterminate scenario which leaves many projects stalled. Through concepts like Building with Nature and Landscape Urbanism, the project combines these different problems. Using a toolkit, the project concludes with an urban development strategy using wetlands as cores of urban development and for flood management.

The Blue or The Flood The area has two kinds of flooding - river flooding and coastal flooding, as shown in the maps. The shoreline management maps show how the area has an eroding coast which was caused by a block of littoral drift. The sub-regional maps shows that the canal system is satisfactory for flood management except in the coastal areas. Such areas need a flood protection system other than sea-walls and drainage systems. Beaches, mangroves, wetlands and canals are found to be the ingredients of a flood management system here.

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Dry Months - Jan-Mar, Sep, Dec

2.5

Coastal Flooding - Apr-May, end of Aug

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River Flooding - June-Aug, Oct, Nov

Sedimentation Map

Canal Network + Flood Map

The Blue Problem Statement

Canal Network + Depth to Water Table Flood Management Structures of the Local Area - Wetland, Beach, Seawalls

The Green or The Landscape The green structure of the area consists of mangroves and wetlands. They are mapped through land-use maps and surveys done on mangroves in the area. From the regional map, it becomes clear that the urban area in the region is devoid of any natural green. As can be seen from the diagrams on the opposite page, the loss of natural green is attributed to urban expansion. The city has expanded by eating up the wetlands. Benefits of these wetlands are also studied and mapped.

How urbanisation ate up the green structure

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Overall Green Structure of the Region

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Benefit 2: Biodiversity and Nutrient Retention

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Benefit 3: Groundwater Retention

, Flood Management and Shoreline StabilisaĆ&#x;on

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Benefit 1: Flood Management and Shoreline Stabilisation

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- The settlement pattern isRecreation depende Benefit 5: Tourism and vegetation and landscape 5

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Benefit 4: Cultural Values and Wetland Products

- Vegetation and landscape separa settlement patterns

Conclusion - The settlements should be connec Threat of Urbanisation Threat of Pollution through the vegetation. 0

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- The vegetation and landscape wh as a barrier should act as seam and settlements together.

Sketch of a Birds Eye View of the Wetland at the Local Scale

Green is an Axis as well as a Seam.

Abandoned Railway Lines

Public Green Beaches

2.5

Other Tools: Public Spaces, Post-industrial Railway Sites

Layer Analysis revealing the Infrastructure - Settlement Relationship

How Infrastructure defines the Urban Form

How Settlements depended on Context before

How Settlements depend on Infrastructure now

Other Tools There is no unified public space structure. This can be realised by using post-industrial railway lines as public spaces. Using post-industrial sites as public spaces immediately bring the present inhabitants closer to the history of the city. Layer analysis shows that settlement pattern follows the infrastructure pattern. Therefore as a tool for urban settlement, a major incentive required is infrastructure.

City lacks an Ecological Structure

City lacks a Public Space Structure

zandmotor

Design Focus: Water, Green, Urban Growth along Landscape through Infrastructure zandmotor

wetlands

mangroves

wetlands

zandmotor

Create an Ecological Structure

Create a Public Space Structure

zandmotor mangroves

wetlands

to create a d structure

mangroves

wetlands

vegetation canals

vegetation

wetlands

mangroves

vegetation

canals

public spaces structure

canals

infrastructure

public spaces structure

infrastructure

vegetation

canals

infrastructure

public spaces structure

Tools to create the Surface

Public Spaces, Wetlands, Parks public spaces structure

canals

infrastructure

Systems to Achieve

infrastructure

spaces Abandoned Railway Lines Canals public structure

Use infrastructure as tool to determine urban form Phasing Diagram

Tools, Systems to Achieve and Phasing The toolkit consists of zandmotor, mangroves and wetlands, canals, vegetation, post-industrial sites, public space and infrastructure. These tools will be used to make a blue-green structures for flood management and shoreline stabilisation, a figure of voids and a well-connected ecological structure that can be the core of urban growth. These are achieved through the principles of Landscape Urbanism. First principle is ‘Designing a Horizontal Surface’ - design a horizontal template-like structure which can take up urban development around it. Second one is ‘Designing in Phases’ so that at each phase, the project will be considered complete and useful for the city. The design was phased depending on the urgency. Since flood management is the most urgent, it will form Phase 01. Phase 02 is about giving a green structure. Since infrastructure spurs off immediate development, infrastructure will be laid after public spaces. These form the next phases.

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Regional Flood Management and Shoreline Stabilisation Strategy

Flood Management and Shoreline Stabilisation

structure

Since the flooding and shoreline problem is not localised, it needs a regional strategy. The design extensively uses wetlands and mangroves for this purpose. At the Sub-Regional Scale, the blue-green structure, which is mainly derived from the regional design, is seen as a figure of voids which would be left empty for urban development to take place around it. This will contribute to the creation of a structure that will make use of components like natural landscape, canals and post-industrial sites .This way, the city will turn towards the natural landscape. A conceptual green-blue horizontal surface is created from these 4. Use infrastructure and the islands to connect these iso4. Use infrastructure and the islands to connect these iso4. Use infrastructure and the islands to connect these iso4. Uselated infrastructure components. lated systems systems and the islands to connect these isolated systems

Making a Blue-Green System

lated systems

The Blue-Green System as a Figure of Voids

The Structure realised on the sub-regional scale

Components of the Structure

Phase 01: Blue Structure for Flood Management and Shoreline Stabilisation at the Sub-Regional Scale and Wetland Designing at the Local Scale

Phase 02: Green Structure for Ecology at the Sub-Regional Scale

Phase 03: Public Spaces and Infrastructure_Pilot at the Sub-Regional Scale

Completed at Phase 04: Public Spaces and Infrastructure_Extension at the Sub-Regional Scale

At the Sub-Regional Scale Phase 01 involves cleaning up and networking of existing canals for flood management. This ensures a constant water flow through the city making it a very obvious water city even in the interior areas. Phase 02 is about creating a green structure for the city. Abandoned railway lines and canals are used for this purpose. The green structure is realised by planting trees and plants along existing lines of infrastructure. To make the blue-green structure a part of the urban system and lives of people, Phase 03 is to create a continuous structure of public spaces along this blue-green structure. Along with public spaces, infrastructure should also be laid out next to them. In Phase 04, the corridors established in Phase 03 is extended along the blue-green structure to realise the lagoon and waterbased urban form.

Sub-Phase 01: Flood Management and Shorline Stabilisation at the Local Scale

Form of the edges determined by trees

Routing System through the Wetlands

Sub-Phase 02: Green Structure at the Local Scale

Section AA

Public Boardwalk along Mangrove Wetland Public Space Network Sub-Phase 03: Making a Public Space Structure at the Local Scale

The local scale is a scaled down version of the project at the sub-regional scale. The wetland is organised to hold water by converting the edges into different levels. With changing seasons, the edge conditions will also change. Public spaces that border these wetlands will be partially flooded during the monsoon. Next, the already existing green structure is organised on the basis of its ecological functions The next task is to create vital public spaces that can encourage a healthy living environment. Wetlands are converted to unique public spaces. A pedestrianised public space will go around the wetland structure.

Transformed wetland through green and public areas

Section BB

Public Boardwalk through the Mangroves to the Beach

Section CC

C C

Public Boardwalk around Groundwater Wetland

The remaining part of the routing system consists of vehicular routes which connects the landmarks, the main road and the beach. The wetlands will remain vehicle free. This is achieved by building a bridge over the wetlands and having vehicular circulation around the wetlands. Other than making the wetlands accessible, infrastructure is also expected to set off centres of growth. These centres of growth are expected to expand to huge urban developments, considering the pressure on land. As a conclusion, use natural landscapes for flood management and shoreline stabilisation and as the core for any city structure. Design horizontal surfaces comprising of flood management techniques like canals and wetlands and incentives for urban development like public space and infrastructure. Phase the design and project depending on the urgency of the function namely flood management, ecology and urban development.

Sub-Phase 04: Infrastructure that spurs off Urban Growth

Section DD

Transformed Edge around Groundwater Wetland

Transformed Edges post Urban Growth

Horizontal Surface created out of Blue, Green and Public Spaces

No urban development as predicted around the blue-green structure. The structure still serves its purpose.

A scenario where there is moderate urban development as predicted around the bluegreen structure.

flood management & shoreline stabilisation

A scenario where there is high urban development as predicted around the bluegreen structure

green structure

mangroves

beaches

Predicted urban form of the lagoon city follows the blue-green structure

urban development canals

wetlands

public space structure

Present urban form of the lagoon city

infrastructure

Components of Flood Management & Shoreline Stablisation being part of Urban Development

democraticising urbanism

Before and After scenarios created to activate dull areas

Title, Year: Urbanism on Track: Edges, Rotterdam, 2012 Studio, Type of Project: Urbanism on Track, Urban Design Group / Individual: Group +Individual Mentor / Studio Tutors: Dr. Ir. Stefan van der Spek, TU Delft, Netherlands

kernell density, all parking garages, move, all

kernell density, all parking garages, move, bottom 1% off

kernell density, all parking garages, stay

edges for all movements

edges for all movements, bottom 1% off

edges according to destinations

how the city centre is divided

all the edges based on GPS tracks

This studio project was focussed on making urban design interventions based on walking patterns of the public. The walking patterns were tracked using GPS devices which were distributed to people at four parking garages in the inner city of Rotterdam. Their movements were tracked and questionnaire surveys were taken at the end of their walk. The tracks were recorded and analysed through ArcGIS. This revealed different features like Routes, Destinations, Edges. The theme “Edges” were further studied and intervened by my group. The city centre as defined through the GPS tracks is bounded by 6 main car roads around it. A kernell density map was made on all the movements. The query used was: “Stay_move=1”. Next, the bottom 1% was taken off to reveal the paths most taken and the edges most formed. The query used was: “Stay_move=1 AND Mode=1”. This revealed a highly concentrated walking pattern. Edges based on destinations were also found. The GPS tracks revealed a highly divided city centre with very few walking routes. The edges found were Meent, Binnerotte, Rotte, Blaak, Coolsingel, Kruiskade, Karel Doormanstraat and Westersingel.The edges were studied by the group based on four parameters - Permeability, Stay-Move, Seam-Barrier and Desirability. Two were narrowed down based on Desirability. These were Coolsingel and Rotte. Rotte was further analysed to find out how the genesis of Rotterdam became a barrier in the city centre of Rotterdam.

The city of Rotterdam was built on a dam on the river Rotte. The river, now a canal, is largely ignored and forms the backyard of most buildings along it forming a hole in the activity patterns. Rotte can be converted to a seam where people can come together. A SWOT analysis was done to find the main focus areas. Activity is encourage along Rotte by introducing formal and informal activities along the canal creating a route. The existing routes, made visible by street furniture like trees and pavement, will connect larger destinations at different points of the canal. The CafĂŠ Zone at the north is designed as a quiet area for cafĂŠs.The Church Zone in the centre is designed with the Laurenskerk as the focus. The Markthal Zone to the south-east is centred on the new Market Hall. The area on southwest is called the Rest Zone as it is removed from the shopping areas.

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Rotte, move, all

Rotte, move, bottom 1% off

Strength - water and heritage

Weakness - poor land-water relation

Opportunities - few waterfront activities

Threats - obstructing street furniture and backyards

New focuses and zones

New access points and routes for the canalfront to spread movement

Existing routes along Rotte

Plan with new pavement and activities along Rotte

Cafe Zone This part is proposed to be expanded by bringing more people in by having diverse programs and changing the built environment but still retaining the tranquillity. The dead canal can be brightened up by activities like canoeing. Water birds like ducks and swans can make the canal more lively. The existing decks can be stepped into the water where kids can feed the birds. These will ensure that the canal is lively and active.

Cafe Zone with new acitivities and routes

Existing situation : Cafe Zone

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Section 1-1â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

Plan

Church Zone The church square though renovated also suffers from lack of intense activity. A new mixeduse building on the north of the church makes use of a commercial ground floor with a few street side cafĂŠs. This pattern can be followed on the other buildings in the same line to bring more stationary activity to the square. On the southern side of the square is a club. This opens to the church square making it an empty area in the day time. Shifting the entrance to the west and opening up the north side of the building to open terraces can activate the area in the day time also.

Church Zone with new acitivities, routes and seating

Existing situation : Church Zone

Plan

food city

Title:, Year: Toolkit to Design a Food City, Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands, 2012 Studio, Type of Project: Spatial Strategies for the Global Metropolis / The Why Factory (T?F), Regional Planning Group / Individual: Group Mentor / Studio Tutors: Ulf Hackauf, Herman Rosenboom, TU Delft, Netherlands

2. mixed living environments

1. visibility of food

3. hub of food knowledge

4. short transportation lines

void

grid

tile

city

The assignment for the food city project was to design a complete city for 500.000 people who would live on an efficient diet. The food needed to feed these people has to be produced within the city boundaries of 7.1 x 7.1 km, which would be placed in the Haarlemmermeer, a municipality in the Netherlands. Four starting points form the base of the project: 1. Visibility of food 2. Mixture of different living environments 3. City as a hub of food knowledge 4. Short transportation lines The 7.1 km x 7.1 km city plot was divided into blocks of 355 m x 355 m called tiles which had 8 different functions assigned to them. The four borders of a tile were defined as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;voidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; so that there could be different possibilities for its design when it came in contact with another tile. For the remaining area of the tile, a set of rules was defined which guides the design of the tile. The placement of these tiles in the city map is guided by city rules, while the resulting combinations are defined by the combination rules. This set of rules forms a toolkit, which can be used to design a food city. This way the city is flexible in the way it is build and tiles can be exchanged within the city boundaries.

Each living tile should have a horizontal, vertical or diagonal link with a farm tile.

High density tiles cannot lie adjacent to low density tiles. A medium density tile should come in between.

The city should be surrounded by two highways or a ring road of highways. A train track with at least one main station should connect the city with surrounding cities.

A centre of minimal 8 high density tiles should be placed within the city ring. These centre tiles cannot be placed in a single row, but must have different connections to the other centre tiles. The corners of this ring road should be surrounded by at least 1 farm tile. The city centre should have a connection with the highway via a business district.

The four food processing and distribution centres are placed along the main roads. The placement of the water tiles must be spread evenly across the city. A water tile should always be combined with at least 1 other water tile. Each farm tile should connect to a canal which connects the tile to a water tile. These canals can go through living tiles as well.

Combination Rule When the tiles are placed, combinations between tiles start appearing. To guide this combination in the right direction a couple of possibilities for what is happening in the voids are defined. When designing one of the combination possibilities is chosen and designed per void.The given combinations define the voids on both tiles.

Tile Rules Whereas the city rules define the outlay for the city, tile rules define the tiles. These rules say everything about the functions, GSI, placement of food production, road placement, dwelling typologies and height, public space and public transport within the tile. Although the rules are strict, there is a certain flexibility possible within the design of the tile.

Example of a city designed with tiles, infrastructure and facilities

The designed city complete with design of its individual tiles

regenerating neighbourhoods

Title, Year: Making a Public Network, 2012 Type of Project: Socio-Spatial Processes in the City, Urban Design Group / Individual: Individual Mentor / Studio Tutors: Qu Lei, Luisa Calabrese, TU Delft, Netherlands

Unused built property in the neighbourhood

Strength: Meaningful public spaces

Opportunity: Unused built property in the neighbourhood

Probable open spaces in the neighbourhood

Weakness: Community spaces that have become parking lots

Threat: Huge developments/Gentrification

The project concentrates mainly on the socio-spatial processes inside a neighbourhood. There is a healthy amount of open spaces in the neighbourhood. But most of these spaces are private spaces. Public spaces are poorly distributed in the neighbourhood and hence there is a need for an efficient public space and a public network. The circled area is currently proposed as multistorey residential blocks. Such a proposal will destroy the neighbourhoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opportunity to have a central public space. A SWOT analysis was done. Existing public spaces such as this basketball court was a Strength and had become an integral part of the social life of the neighbourhood. The alloted space/semi-public space inside the housing areas used as parking lots is a Weakness. Unused properties and spaces in the area which can be used as the public space are the Opportunities. The Threat here was a proposal of huge residential blocks which would destroy the neighbourhood character as well as the opportunity to have a central public space.

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Typology of Spaces

Hierarchy of Spaces

Zoning of Landscape

Trees create green buffers, vistas and enclosures

Zoning of Programs

Designing the Central Building

A Hierarchy of Spaces is organised from Transition Zone (street to square), Buffer Zone (between street and square) and the Destination (the square itself). This is supported by different programs and landscape. The green buffer consists of multiple spaces - entrances, transition zones, water bodies, kids’ play areas, basketball courts and lawns with benches and picnic tables. The square is big enough to hold a fair or a flea market and can thus take various roles in the course of time and become an inevitable part of the neighbourhood. The building in the square ‘hugs’ the square and act as the square’s anchor and also to provide more spaces for personalisation. The building is designed to be an interactive building with a roof garden on top which is accessible by the public and external walls for graffiti. The movie screen set on the front external wall can be used during the night for outdoor cinema. The programs inside the building such as gym, library and a creche makes sure that the residents are attracted to the square no matter what.

Overall Vision: Public Network

Plan of the Central Public Space

View of the square on a normal day

View of the square during a fair

View of the square during night

Birds eye view of the Square

Building that is dynamic and interactive

revitalising traditional markets

Proposed Masterplan of Ernakulam Market and its precincts

Title, Year: Redevelopment of Ernakulam Market, Kochi, India, 2010 Studio, Type of Project: Bachelor Thesis, Urban Design, Heritage & Conservation Group / Individual: Individual Mentor / Studio Tutors: Prof. Dr. Sunil Edward, College of Engineering, Trivandrum, India

Study Areas - Macrolevel Area, Microlevel Area and Intervention Area

Activity Mapping, Architectural Style at the Microlevel Area

Landuse at the Macrolevel Area

Elements and Proposed Zoning in the Intervention Area

Connected to the rest of the state by water, soaked in heritage, the Ernakulam Market mustâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been a sight to behold when it started to function in the early 1900s. But today, the market sits in a filthy environment with the water as its backyard and heritage, hidden and lost. The aim of the project was to reinterpret the role of markets in a common manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daily life and to give Kochi an image that relates to its heritage, traditional commercial culture and water. The study at the macrolevel area addresses the wider context and studies Land Use and Traffic. The microlevel area studies morphology, heritage and conservation, and activities of the area. Studies at the intervention area studies the market building, the square, pond, canals, canalfronts, linkages and services concluding on a hierarchy of spaces. The canals which were the transportation corridors are considered to be the Approaches. The Market structure which is a heritage structure in itself is considered to be the Destination. There is no proper square but a large open space which caters to a wide variety of activties. The square along with the adjacent pond is be the Pause before the Destination.

Spatial analysis were done on three markets, other than Ernakulam Market.

Documentation and Spatial Analysis of Ernakulam Market, Ernakulam

Documentation and Spatial Analysis of Changanassery Market, Changanassery

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Documentation and Spatial Analysis of Russell Market, Bangalore

Documentation and Spatial Analysis of Crawford Market, Mumbai

The traffic was studied to help the redevelopment. Parking should be given on-street according to demand. Vehicular segregation according to timing and roads should be made. Basin Road is proposed to be pedestrianised between 10 am and 8 pm while the Market-Kuttapayi Road link is proposed to deviate the traffic from Basin Road. Some organization can be brought in by creating more 1 ways.

Study of Traffic and Transportation at the Macrolevel Area

New Traffic Routes

Adaptive Reuse of an Old School to an Unloading Bay

design

Proposed renovation of the Market Building

Section 5-5â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Proposed renovation of the Market Square

Proposed Statue and Public Art in the Square

Entrance Plaza

Proposed renovation of the Northern Canalfronts

Thoroughfare Plaza

Proposed renovation of the Western Canalfronts

Section 10-10’

Section 9-9’

View of the Entrance Gate

Aerial View of the Northern Canalfront

Aerial View of the Southern Canalfront

Section 15-15’

giving back heritage

Brahmin Settlement chosen for intervention

Plan of the Trivandrum Fort Area

Title, Year: Giving Back Tradition, To Revivify the Heritage Core of Trivandrum, 2009 Studio,Type of Project: Urban Design Studio, Urban Design, Heritage and Conservation Group / Individual: Individual Mentor / Studio Tutors: Dr. Binumol Tom, Ar. Shailaja Nair, College of Engineering, Trivandrum

Section

Elevation

View of a single Agraharam Ground Floor Plan

First Floor Plan

View of Agraharams in a row

The fort area of Trivandrum developed around the Padmanabhaswamy Temple centuries back. Agraharams are rowhouses inhabited by Brahmins, a Hindu caste. It has a distinctive architectural and urban residential typology. These rowhouses are stuck in the crossroads between tradition and new space requriements. Many age-old houses have been renovated and expanded without considering its heritage value to meet with burgeoning demands. The aim of the project was to develop guidelines to expand these rowhouses keeping in mind the heritage character of these buildings. Brahmins lead a very peaceful life with almost all their activities revolving around their house and street. The street is an inevitable part of their life. There is a straight continuous flow from the outside to the inside of these houses. The general pattern of the house is as thus: street - puramthinna/verandah - ulthinna/foyer - rezhi/living room - thalam/courtyard - adukala/kitchen bath - backyard. These houses are long, narrow and windowless on the ground floor. The only source of light is the courtyard, and the front and back doors. The puramthinna on the front allows for interaction with the street and becomes a social space for the whole street. But new-age concerns like more private space has resulted in the covering up of the verandah leading to a closed street facade with social spaces being reduced to the flight of steps.

Elevation

Section

Modified Ground Floor Plan

Modified First Floor Plan View of a single Agraharam - modified to two storeys

design

Renovated houses

Closed Puramthinnas

Expansion Guidelines The main concern in the expansion was to retain the outside verandah and the courtyard. The living room and kitchen are linked by a verandah in the ground floor. This enables one more room and usable space on the first floor. It also provides for an optional loft to retain the morphological character of the area. In addition to the ground floor, a maximum of two floors can be added. The floor to ceiling height should be 2.4 m with a 2-storeyed house being a height of 7 m and a 3-storeyed house of 9 m. The houses will have sloping roofs at a pitch of 30 degrees. Glass tiles will be used to bring in more light. Only light colours like white, off-white , beige etc should be

Section

Elevation

Modified Third Floor Plan View of a single Agraharam - modified to three storeys

Before:Thinnas as Seating

Closed Street Facade

Now: Steps as Seating

Alternate Option

used for the walls. The puramthinnas should ideally be left open. In case of not being able to left open, an alternative solution was found. By joining the existing gaps between flights of steps, a seating area was formed. This could provide for a much needed social space on the streets. This can bring back the street life as to how it used to be.

professional works

corporate office

Title, Year: PBS & Sons Corporate Office, Hospet, India, 2010-2011 Office, Post: InForm Architects, Bangalore, India / Junior Architect Type of Project: Architecture - Office Buildings Principal Architect: Kiran Venkatesh

The PBS & Sons Headquarters was designed as the headquarters of a mining group in Hospet, Karnataka, India. The design brief contained cabins for Directors, conference rooms and office staff. The building has a highly geometrical form with a twisting stair, inclined walls and craters in the floors and ceilings. All this has helped impart some interest to the otherwise banal requirements of the project. I joined the team after the design was done and was mainly involved in preparing technical architectural drawings and solving issues that cropped up during construction. Following are some of the drawings that I made. The Flooring Layout details out the tiles to be used for flooring. The Electrical Layout was made for more detailed design by the Lighting Designer. The RCC Staircase was a challenge to work on given the inclined nature of the wall. The geometry of the building gave rise to very interesting rooms and sections.

NOTES. 1.

2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

WHILE EVERY ATTEMPT HAS BEEN OF THIS DRAWING TO AVOID CANNOT GUARANTEE AGAINS CONTRACTOR ON THE JOB MUST AND OTHER DETAILS AND BE RESPO UNLESS OTHERWISE MENTIONED MILLIMETERS. ALL DIMENSIONS TO BE COUNTER TO CONSTRUCTION. WRITTEN DIMENSIONS TO BE FOLLO ANY DISCREPANCY IN THIS OR RELATED TO THIS DRAWING SHA NOTICE OF ARCHITECTS IMMEDIAT THIS DRAWING TO BE READ I RELATED STRUCTURAL AND SERVIC DO NOT SCALE ANY MEA DRAWINGS.

IMPORTANT NOTE

LEGEND LOBBY GRANITE ROUGH GRANITE CERAMIC GRANO + WOOD LANDSCAPE

NOTES. 1.

2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

KOTA

WHILE EVERY ATTEMPT HAS BEEN MADE IN PREPARATION OF THIS DRAWING TO AVOID MISTAKES.THE MAKER CANNOT GUARANTEE AGAINST HUMAN ERROR.THE CONTRACTOR ON THE JOB MUST CHECK ALL DIMENSIONS AND OTHER DETAILS AND BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAME. UNLESS OTHERWISE MENTIONED ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN MILLIMETERS. ALL DIMENSIONS TO BE COUNTER CHECKED AT SITE PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION. WRITTEN DIMENSIONS TO BE FOLLOWED. ANY DISCREPANCY IN THIS OR ANY OTHER DRAWINGS RELATED TO THIS DRAWING SHALL BE BROUGHT TO THE NOTICE OF ARCHITECTS IMMEDIATELY. THIS DRAWING TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH RELATED STRUCTURAL AND SERVICES DRAWING . DO NOT SCALE ANY MEASUREMENT FROM THE DRAWINGS.

TERRACE FLOOR TIL SILE STONE

VITRIFIED ANTI-SKID PEBBLE COURT BISAZZA

PLEASE REFER THE STAIRCASE FOR THE MAKE OF TREADS AN

REVISION

IMPORTANT NOTE

NO.

DESCRIPTION

LEGEND LOBBY GRANITE

CONCRETE

ROUGH GRANITE

INCLINED RCC WALL

CERAMIC

BLOCK MASONRY

GRANO + WOOD LANDSCAPE

KEY PLAN

KOTA TERRACE FLOOR TILES SILE STONE VITRIFIED ANTI-SKID FLOORING PEBBLE COURT BISAZZA

Flooring Layouts of the Building

SCALE 1:2500

PLEASE REFER THE STAIRCASE DETAIL DRAWINGS FOR THE MAKE OF TREADS AND RISERS

PROJECT

PROPOSED CORPORA

For PBS AND SON, HOSPE BELLARY DIST.

REVISION NO.

DESCRIPTION

DATE

CLIENT

PBS AND SON, HOSPE ISSUED AS NOTES.

WHILE EVERY ATTEMPT HAS BEEN M GOOD FOR CONSTRC

OF THIS DRAWING TO AVOID AGAINST CONTRACTOR ON THE JOB MUST CH AND OTHER DETAILS AND BE RESPON

CANNOT GUARANTEE DRAWING NAME 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

FLOORING UNLESS OTHERWISELAYOUT MENTIONED AL

MILLIMETERS. ALL DIMENSIONS TO BE COUNTER C

SCALE DATE TO CONSTRUCTION.

WRITTEN DIMENSIONS TO BE FOLLOW ANY DISCREPANCY IN THIS OR AN RELATED TO THIS DRAWING SHALL

NOTICE OF ARCHITECTS IMMEDIATEL 1:150, 1:5 05-01-2011 THIS DRAWING TO BE READ IN

RELATED STRUCTURAL AND SERVICES DO NOT SCALE ANY MEASU DRAWINGS. CONSULTANTS - Co ordin

IMPORTANT NOTE

#7 Laxmi Narasimha Complex 15th Cross 100 Feet Road IVth Phase J.P.Nagar, Bangalore-560078.Ph:080-4122

LEGEND ARCHITECTS

REINFORCED CO

KEY PLAN

BENGALURU OFFICE COLUMNS TERMI #422, Second Foor, 9th Main Road RESPECTIVE FLOO Banashankari IInd Stage Bangalore - 560 070.Ph/Fax: 080-267

INCLINED RC WA HYDERABAD OFFICE

#402, Second Floor, Kaizen Imperia Street no 2, Umanagar, Begumpet, Hyderabad 500 BLOCK 016.Ph: 040-233116 MASONR

DRAWING NO. 1129-AR-PP03-001 24-12-2010 - V6.0, R0

PBSS/CO/PARTITION A-700 WALL

INCLINED WALL S INCLINED GLASS IN ELEVATION

PLEASE NOTE : THE FL IS CUT AT LVL. 108.05

SCALE 1:2500

PROJECT

PROPOSED CORPORATE OFFICE

REVISION NO.

DESCRIPTION

For PBS AND SON, HOSPET BELLARY DIST.

NOTE:

 PLAN IS CUT AT 108.05M.  THE SLAB/BEAMS CUT AT THE LEVEL OF 108.05M ARE SHOWN IN

CLIENT

DOTTED.

 THIS PLAN IS TO BE USED FOR THE MARKING OF ELECTRICAL POINTS

PBS AND SON, HOSPET

ON THE TERRACE FLOOR SLAB.

 THIS PLAN SHOWS THE ELECTRICAL LAYOUT FOR THE SECOND FLOOR.

ISSUED AS

GOOD FOR CONSTRCTION

PLAN_MARKING OF SECOND FLOOR ELECTRICAL POINTS ON CEILING

DRAWING NAME

LVL 108.05 M SCALE 1:100

FLOORING LAYOUT SCALE

DATE

KEY PLAN

ORIENTATION

1:150, 1:5 05-01-2011 CONSULTANTS - Co ordinated

#7 Laxmi Narasimha Complex 15th Cross 100 Feet Road IVth Phase J.P.Nagar, Bangalore-560078.Ph:080-4122 5481

ARCHITECTS SCALE 1:2500

PROJECT BENGALURU OFFICE #422, Second Foor, 9th Main Road Banashankari IInd Stage Bangalore - 560 070.Ph/Fax: 080-26713360/61/62 HYDERABAD OFFICE #402, Second Floor, Kaizen Imperial Heights, Street no 2, Umanagar, Begumpet, Hyderabad 500 016.Ph: 040-23311627

PBSS/CO/A-700

For PBS AND SON, HOSPET BELLARY DIST. CLIENT

PBS AND SON, HOSPET ISSUED AS

GOOD FOR CONSTRUC DRAWING NAME

DRAWING NO. 1129-AR-PP03-001 24-12-2010 - V6.0, R0

PROPOSED CORPORA

SECOND FLOOR ELECTR SCALE 1:100

DATE

13-04-2011

CONSULTANTS - Co ordina

#7 Laxmi Narasimha Complex 15th Cross 100 Feet Road IVth Phase J.P.Nagar, Bangalore-560078.Ph:080-4122 5

ARCHITECTS

NOTE:

 PLAN IS CUT AT 108.05M.  THE SLAB/BEAMS CUT AT THE LEVEL OF 108.05M ARE SHOWN IN DOTTED.

BENGALURU OFFICE

 ALSO NOTE THAT THIS DRAWING DOES NOT SHOW THE SLAB OF

#422, Second Foor, 9th Main Road Banashankari IInd Stage Bangalore - 560 070.Ph/Fax: 080-2671

TERRACE FLOOR SO THAT WE ARE ABLE TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS ON THE SECOND FLOOR.

 THE INCLINED SURFACES SEEN IN ELEVATION, WHEN CUT IN PLAN

HYDERABAD OFFICE

ARE HATCHED ACCORDINGLY.

#402, Second Floor, Kaizen Imperial H Street no 2, Umanagar, Begumpet, Hyderabad 500 016.Ph: 040-23311627

 THIS PLAN SHOWS THE ELECTRICAL LAYOUT FOR THE SECOND FLOOR.

PLAN_SECOND FLOOR ELECTRICAL LAYOUT LVL 108.05 M SCALE 1:100

DRAWING NO.

PBSS/CO/A-152

Electrical Layouts of the Building

NOTES. 1.

2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

IMPORTANT NOTE

SCHEDULE OF OPENINGS Dimensions with a suffix " * " shall only be used for checking

REINFORCED CONCRETE

BLOCK MASONRY WALL SEEN IN INCLINATION IN ELEVATION

NOTE :

SEPARATE DRAWING WILL BE ISSUED FOR RAILING DETAILS

REVISION NO.

DESCRIPTION

DATE

ADDED ONE RISER TO STAIRCASE 03

02/12/10

STAIRCASE 04 (FROM SECOND FLOOR TO TERRACE) REVISED

06/01/11

24/02/11

KEY PLAN

N SCALE 1:5000

PROJECT PROPOSED CORPORATE OFFICE

FOR PBS AND SONS, HOSPET BELLARY DIST. CLIENT

PBS AND SON, HOSPET ISSUED AS

GOOD FOR CONSTRUCTION DRAWING NAME

STAIRCASE DETAILS _ ST-03 AND ST-04 SCALE

DATE

ORIENTATION

AS NOTED 24-02-2011 CONSULTANTS - Co ordinated

#7 Laxmi Narasimha Complex 15th Cross 100 Feet Road IVth Phase J.P.Nagar, Bangalore-560078.Ph:080-4122 5481

ARCHITECTS

BENGALURU OFFICE #422, Second Foor, 9th Main Road Banashankari IInd Stage Bangalore - 560 070.Ph/Fax: 080-26713360/61/62

HYDERABAD OFFICE #402, Second Floor, Kaizen Imperial Heights, Street no 2, Umanagar, Begumpet, Hyderabad 500 016.Ph: 040-23311627

DRAWING NO. 1129-AR-D04-001 22-07-2010 - V6.0, R0

RCC Staircase Details

PBSS/CO/ A-403

NOTES. 1.

2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

WHILE EVERY ATTEMPT HAS B OF THIS DRAWING TO AV CANNOT GUARANTEE AGA CONTRACTOR ON THE JOB M AND OTHER DETAILS AND BE R UNLESS OTHERWISE MENTIONE MILLIMETERS. ALL DIMENSIONS TO BE COUN TO CONSTRUCTION. WRITTEN DIMENSIONS TO BE FO ANY DISCREPANCY IN THIS O RELATED TO THIS DRAWING S NOTICE OF ARCHITECTS IMMED THIS DRAWING TO BE REA RELATED STRUCTURAL AND SER DO NOT SCALE ANY M DRAWINGS.

IMPORTANT NOTE

LEGEND

REINFORC

INCLINED

200 THK S

150 THK S

100 THK S

ADJUSTM

BLACK G COUNTER FT

FLOOR TR

HEALTH F

EWC

EUROPEA

TPH

TOILET PA

WASHBA

REVISION NO.

DESCRIPTI

KEY PLAN

SCALE 1:2500

PROJECT

PROPOSED CORPO

For PBS AND SON, HOS BELLARY DIST. CLIENT

PBS AND SON, HOS ISSUED AS

GOOD FOR CONSTR DRAWING NAME

TOILET 02 - DETAILS SCALE

DATE

AS NOTED 23-12-2010

CONSULTANTS - Co or

#7 Laxmi Narasimha Complex 15th Cross 100 Feet Road IVth Phase J.P.Nagar, Bangalore-560078.Ph:080-

ARCHITECTS

BENGALURU OFFICE #422, Second Foor, 9th Main Ro Banashankari IInd Stage Bangalore - 560 070.Ph/Fax: 080

HYDERABAD OFFICE #402, Second Floor, Kaizen Imp Street no 2, Umanagar, Begum Hyderabad 500 016.Ph: 040-233

DRAWING NO. 1129-AR-D03-003 02-09-2010 - V4.0, R0

PBSS/CO/502

Toilet Details

Slab End Sections

urban riverfront

Title, Year: Sabarmati Riverfront Development, Ahmedabad, India, 2008-09 Office: HCP Design and Project Management Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad Type of Project: Urban Design - River Management, Urban Design, Heritage Conservation Principal Architect: Dr. Bimal Patel

The Sabarmati Riverfront Development Project (SRFD) in Ahmedabad has been running since over a decade back. The Sabarmati River which runs through the city of Ahmedabad lacks urban significance inspite of being a strong element in the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history. The project envisioned taming the river along with bringing the river closer to the people of the city. The riverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s profile was altered and its sides walled to give the water a defined flow. The reclamation helped people get back their land which was eroded by the river. Some of the reclaimed land are to be sold for business development thereby generating revenue from the beginning itself. Walking promenades were designed and built to bring people closer to the river. During my time on the project, I worked on the riverfront promenades, ownership plans, town planning schemes etc. The promenade had numerous access points to the river that I worked on, couple of which are shown here.

Access to River: Plan, Section, Elevation, Shuttering Patterns