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SKILLS SUMMARY EDUCATION •Flair for both schematic and conceptual design •Strong 3D visualization skills •Design presentations through Photohshop and Illustrator •Knowledge of construction methods and detailing through BIM •Experience in producing conceptual model utilizing sketch up and further rendering the detailed model in VRay •Schematic Walkthrough from Lumion •A Strong urge to learn everything new •Eye for detail in drawings
Bachelor of Architecture SRM University, Chennai . Graduated: 2015
KEY AREAS OF INTEREST
COMPETITIVE EXAMS
Vernacular Architecture,
GATE 2015
remould it for the current context and life style. Integrating new technologies with the design.
Higher Secondary Schooling Certificate St.Bede’s A.I. Hr.Sec School.,Chennai Graduated: 2010
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Secondary School Leaving Certificate St.Bede’s A.I. Hr.Sec School Chennai . Graduated: 2008
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EXPERIENCE
Internship Ar. Shaliny V.B. Saksena June 2013 – December 2013
SKILLS
Computer Skills AutoCAD SketchUp Photoshop Lumion
CGPA: 7.158
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A.I. Rank: 818
GATE Score: 313
Manual Skills Revit
Conceptual Sketches
InDesign
Manual Drafting
Illustrator
Model Making (Laser)
PROFILE For now it’s just me. I started to visualize things, when building castles and forts along the beaches. Being from Tanjore & awestruck by the might of the grand temples , the grandeur of the past ,the works of our ancestors. Awestruck ! It makes me wonder. How much we have lost.
I have a Passion and I will do the best of my interests, and a strong desire to work in site and see the project shaper up.
www.johnisraelrd.com www.facebook.com/jisratnam www.twitter.com/johniratnam
174, C-11, S.N. High Road Tirunelveli -627001 Tamilnadu
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p a s s i o n p h o t o travel design
‘Do it with passion or not at all’
photographs
Had I not been an architect, I would have ended up being a photographer. I took cues from my brother, who is also an avid photographer. Before It turned out to be my alltime passion. I feel it adds value to my profession, improving my sense of composition framing and keen eye for detail. I see film as a canvas to express myself.
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photographs
Rather than just a click of the shutter, I find it as a canvas to paint my ideas, portray my mood and emotion. The play of lights, the rhythm and the framing are something that I learnt in photography which could could be carried further for my future prospects.
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photographs+travel
My passion for photography turned me into an avid traveller. One among the best is my trip to Ladhak. Where every frame is picture perfect. I got to see nature as an artist. The subtle monochrome mountais - the cold dessert which were painted with the strokes of yellowis chrome pastures. And the dark red monastries that dot
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these valleys. They were the speck of sentoor on the mother earth (like women’s forehead). And the dark undulating mountains that present themselves as a backdrop to the ever beautiful pangong tso (lake). The mistry of the lake with it myriad colours, made me feel as if i was at once in heaven. The photographs and the travel expedition makes me connect myself with the precinct and aid me in my creative self. I would love to go on long back packing trips, taking the local routed treaded by the localites. Stay in the regional inns and possible homestays. Eat in the smallest yet most crowded eateries. And to learn the culture and traditions of different sections of the society. Being in India, the land of diversities, I find the potential in exposing myself to different cultures which inturn fire my thirst to be at my creative best.
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Being a computer geek, I had a long lasting love for photoshop. I used to edit my own photographs and thats how I got into poster designing. Later on I started editing posters for short films and other independent music albums. I have learnt framing and usage of colours acorss the design during the process.
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The true color and Unchanged are music albums whereas KaKa is a short film that were designed during my higher secondary days. SV is a freelance studio that I’ve started to undertake such projects. I was a part of the media committee of ‘Festival of Architecture and Built Environment’ (FAB Fest) of SRM University.
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Sketching and doodling were always my passtime even before my academic career. I would just take out my black ball pen and sketch or doodle whatever that comes to my mind. I find it as the best way to express ourselves. This later developed under able guidances of eminent artists that made me put forth my conceptual ideas into sketches. For me, every concept or the idea starts with a sketch. The series of sketches define my design progress and evolution.
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It all started with my addiction of the magnum opus novel ‘ponniyin selvan’ by Kalki. Eventhough I’ve read it just once, I used to just flip the pages over again and again only to see the old drawings of Artist Maniyan. Those old drawings were the precursor to my diring interest in sketches and paintings. I have an unquenched thirst to learn many different forms of painting. I also took cues from Leonardo da Vinci and Michael Angelo who are multifaceted and records their ideas in the form of a sketches and paintings in their diaries. They were not only artists but also sculptors, architects, engineers, poets, etc.
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‘It’s a beautiful thing when a career and a passion come together’
design school coffee pub internship
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Design School
The Design School is located in Thiruvannamalai. It is in close proximity to the Thiruvannamalai hill and the lake. The prime challenge of the site is to effectively combat the adhverse climate of the region which is predominantly hot and dry. This is done by studying how the settlements have evlved over a period of time and through the usage of vernacular materials. LOCATION
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Adaptation: # Exposed Rubble Masonry (Random Rubble Wall) Stone is locally quaried. #Forming a central axis to enhance the gradeur of facade.
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Climate : Hot and Humid. Adaptation: # Shaded Region Provided. #Oriented to Tunnel the wind from both the monsoons (NE and SW) # Wind is tunneled and forced upon the waterbody to pick moisture and bring down the temprature of the spaces. # Wind bridge connecting the library # The corridors are positioned, calculating the sunpath in the area. Bamboo jailies (Bamboo splits) are used in the recreational spaces as shading device
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The nearby settlements adapt to the heat through various passive solar strategies like wind tunneling(kuthu), stack effect in courtyard (muttram) and the shaded pavilion in the porch (thinnai). These strategies were incorporated in the design itself and also through the aplication of vernacular materials like Rammed Earth, rustic stone, etc.
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Coffee Pub
The Coffee pub is an academic project. The site is located in the main campus of SRM University. The pub is to cater to the students of the college and is suupposed to be working all day and night. It should reflect the nature and ethos of the youth : dynamic , vibrant and agressive.
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The site is located in the Ramapuram campus of SRM University, Chennai. The prime idea of the design is to express the nature of youth.. the aggression amist all. Emotional Effects of THE Facade: # The off-centered triangular projection depics aggression and compete for visual supremacy # The rammed earth wall in the background is subtle in contrast with sinous curves.
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Visual Effect: # The Rammed Earth wall creates a horizontal motion whereas the Ferrocement fluted wall creates a vertical motion, balancing the former. # The the off-centered triangle creates a focus and emphasises the entrance. # The free standing arch in the side, highlights a way to the rear canopies. # The frosted glass cubes on the wall, light towers (skylight) and the stained glass in triangular projection brings diffused light to the interior spaces.
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Emotional Effects of Facade: # The off-centered triangular projection depics aggression and compete for visual supremacy # The rammed earth wall in the background is subtle in contrast with sinous curves. at right : pebble pit with hidden lights at the sides defining the edge of the floor plane.
# The free standing arch in the side, highlights a way to the rear canopies. # The frosted glass cubes on the wall, light towers (skylight) and the stained glass in triangular projection brings diffused light to the interior spaces.
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Internship
I did my internship under Ar. Shaliny V.B. Saksena in Goa. The reason for choosing Goa is to learn how to incorporate vernacular materials and traditional elements in Contemporary architecture, as is common the region. Under the able guidance of the Architect, I was a part of diverse projects from a luxurious villa to a huge market, having client meetings from a common man to the GSIDC. architect
shaliny v.b. saksena
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The market comple is located in Cortalim, Goa. It will cater to different facilities at one localized centre such as fish and vegetable market, Police Outpost, Post Office, Electricity Department. It is a project of Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation (GSIDC), with the consultation of Ar. Shaliny V.B. Saksena. I joined the project at a stage when schematic drawings are about to main : sectional view - rendered in Revit and freeze. I aided with the schematic 3Dvisualization of the project. Later background effects in Photoshop, helped with the Working Drawings as well as the Bill of Quantities (BOQ). rignt top : interior view of dining - rendered in Revit, center : front view - modelled in Revit, rendered in Lumion bottom : front view - modelled in Revit, rendered in Lumion
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My Role in the project is to handle the 3D Visualization solely. My addition in the design process of the building to design the truss in the porch. Lateron I helped in the Site Plan, Drainage Layout, Elecrical and Plumbing drawings, etc. I have learnt to do BOQs, only from this project.
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majorda villa
This villa is located in Majorda, Goa. The site sits in the edge of the settlement zone and the whole length faces the fields on the other side. On the other side there is a nullah (storm water drain). The prime challange of the site is that the site is too narrow but long. I did the 3D visualization of the project by incorporate Revit during the process. The concept is to blend the building with its surrounding landscape and to make all the spaces overlook the field. Materials are vernacular and are locally sourced.
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My Role in the project is to handle the 3D Visualization. Since, I’ve done the client presentation documents, I would be a part of most of the client meetings. This not only improvised my presentation skills, but also that I got to learn alot from these encounters. The Architect had a diversified clientale from a common man to the GSIDC, this helped he process.
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E V I L Site Area
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The villa is located in the town of Ammapet in Thanjavur. Built in 1923 as a farm house. The Restoration project involve careful documentation of the existing building in precise 2D and 3D models. Then understanding the quantum of built form modifications required to revitalize the building and making it suitable for habitation.
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Restoration of the Villa back to its original self. Pictures showing various stages of renovation. 3D model showing the proposed extension along the West facing the well. Below are the old pictures of the Archway before dining hall and entrance porch (thinnai)
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The cottage is located in the pilgrim town of Vailankanni in Nagapattinam Dist., Tamil Nadu. This is a LIVE proposal for a client. who wanted a cottage to be built in his 1.35 acre farm site. The site to be later developed into a pilgrim resort. The cottage module has a wide corridor in the front and is flanked by shaded decks along the sides to control the heat penetraton without affecting the airflow. This space also acts as a place to cater to the other pilgrims who dont have shelter as is common with the tamil tradition to accomodate strangers in the house thinnai. The module comprises of a bed room, hall, kitchenette and a common toilet. The roofing is done with elephant grass for thermal insulation.
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Thesis
The precinct of thanjavur has evolved over a period of time under the mighty ‘later Cholas’ to the ‘British’. This evolution could be understood by the layers of buildings with respect to each dynasty. The thesis project proposes in connecting these layered built forms to present the cultural heritage of Thanjavur to the tourist and also to patronize the arts which are fast declining. LOCATION
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the revenue of the artisans but also TOPIC : REVITALIZATION bring in patrons from different OF HISTORIC PRECINCT FOR parts of the world and recognition. CULTURAL AND HERITAGE The prime aim is to conserve the precinct and to develop the region TOURISM. through employment generation The legacy of Thanjavur dates by boosting local arts and crafts, back to the Cholas of the 9th through a unified Heritage corridor, century. From then it served as environmental conservation and Which thereby a majestic captital of their vast landscaping. empire. The City later flourished promotes holistic and responsible under the rule of the Nayakars and heritage tourism. Marathas. Hence the city holds the The city already gains considerable essence of the three great kingdoms, tourist footfalls. But there is currently the Cholas, the Nayakas and the lack of infrastructure to support Marathas. This could be seen from them and educate them. However their rich and varied traditions in there are a dozen monuments and heritage structures lining the art and architecture. The City is a pioneer in various art precinct, there istnt a unified path forms like, Thanjavur paintings, Pith interconnecting them. resulting works, Bell Metal works (like metal in the whole tourist activity being plates, bronze images,etc), Carnatic limited to just the Brihadeeshwara music. Hence creation of a market temple and the palace precinct. space for them could not only boost
The legacy of Thanjavur dates back t the 9th century. From then it served captital of their vast empire. The City la under the rule of the Nayakars and Marat city holds the essence of the three great Cholas, the Nayakas and the Marathas. seen from their rich and varied traditio architecture. The City is a pioneer in various a Thanjavur paintings, Pith works, Bell Me metal plates, bronze images,etc), Carna
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centre for performing arts musuem heritage corridor moat revival sivaganga tank revival clock tower park
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SHAJHA MADI ( E A ST M A I N ST.)
To conserve the precinct and to develop the region through employment generation by boosting local arts and crafts, building infrastructure, environmental conservation and landscaping. Which thereby promotes holistic and responsible heritage tourism.
PA L AC E C O M P L E X ( BELL TOW ER , NAYA K DU R BA R , A R SENA L TOW ER)
H E R I T AG E WA T E R F R O N T ( R ECON N ECT I NG MOAT )
B R I H A D E E S H WA R A T E M P L E (SMALL FORT)
CLOCK TOW ER (GA N DH IJ I ROA D J U NCT ION )
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MOAT -The Moat forms the edge of the precinct. Which earlier surrounded the rampart walls. -South Palace Moat is filled and is converted to hold the present Bus stand, Cauvery Super Market and Thiruvallurvar theatre. -The Moats are segmented and are not connected to the Grand Anaicut canal. Hence the water is stagnant and is prone to accumulation of sewage and mosquitos. - Most of these now remain as sewage outlets to the adjoining houses along the ramparts. -Recreational Boating has been started in one such segment.
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Documentation
St. George’s Cathedral is located in the Cathedral Road, Chennai. This is one of the earliest built Cathedrals in Chennai. It was built in the year 1815 in Neo Classical architecture. The architecture of St. George’s Cathedral is remarkable for its tall spire, pillars, marble statues, mural tablets and memorials inside. The Cathedral is a piece of architectural grandeur resting on a tier of steps
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The beauty of St. George’s Cathedral is not alone in its tall spire and unparalleled pillars but also in its high class statues, mural tablets and memorials inside. The Cathedral is certainly a massive and majestic piece of architectural grandeur resting on an elegant tier of steps. The decorative memorials and articles inside are history in stone. The Cathedral is flanked by a Neo Classical Portico with a collonade. The coloumns are of Ionic order with the entablature and architrave on top. The triangular entablature has raking cornice, freeze and moldings. The porch leads us to a narrow Narthex, which has recess on both the sides aswell as magnificient statues. Entering the grand nave from the narrow narthex creates a sense of suspense and drama. The Nave is flanked by Aisles on both the sides. It is also adorned by a collonade of Ionic order coloumns in a taller base. The Cathedral seems to follow the Latin cross plan with the longer Nave. But the transept is almost nonexistent except for the projectinf Porches on both the sides and the grand stairs. The Choir and the Sanctuary are at the apsidal end. Whereas the Parish Priest room and the Stairs are the sides of the Narthex.
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The process of documentation involved, making a rough sketch of the Cathedral. Then the measurements are taked and are marked. The heights are marked in the section sketches. They are measured with the help of precision laser instruments. The elevational measurements are taken with the help of taking high resolution photographs. They are then scaled to the known reference points. Since the access to the Spire is restricted, they were drafted using the elevation drawing as well as by referring old documents and books on Neo Classical Cathedrals. The whole work were done using the XREF system in AutoCAD. They were worked up on bits which are later combined with XREF. The drawing is then used in Sketchup to create a 3D model of the Cathedral.
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401, 6th Main Road, Indiranagar Bengaluru - 560038 Karnataka
174, C-11, S.N. High Road Tirunelveli -627001 Tamilnadu