P O R T F O L I O K A A V I Y A A
NAGARAJANMaster Plan At Coral Hollow
Using Kit-Of- Parts Building Construction, Tracy
Master plan at Coral Hollow proposes a framework plan for a privately owned land, only using Katerra’s manufactured kit-of-parts building. The site was intended to be used as a “model-site” to showcase the various manufactured building typologies.
The development included mixed-income and diverse housing typologies like garden apartments, townhouses, moderateintensity multi-family corridor apartments and lower-intensity multifamily-housing. The whole concept centered along a green-trail that connected the aqueducts and pedestrian trial along it. The development has multiple pocket parks spread across the site to increase access and usage of the planned open spaces and increase land likability. The first phase construction was along the main entry with moderate-intensity garden apartments and a CLT clubhouse/amenity block. The framework plan is a guide to regulate development and keep the overarching urban design principals of the development intact.
Firm: Lord Aeck Sargent Client: Katerra, inc.Role: Studio to a Senior Urban-Designer Involved in developing the development framework plan. Designed the block plans and graphic representation.
Framework Plan
Conservation Easement and Trails System
Area Constrained by Proximity to the Airport
Trail System along PG&E Easement
Main Entry School or Civic Use
Site and Phase 1
Townhomes Lining Open Space Spine
Community Amenity Space
Conservation Easement and Trails System
Major Residential Development Currently Under Construction
Block size: ~550’x340’ (4.29 Acres)
Number of large buildings: 6
Total number of buildings: 6
Total number of units: 144
Could be parked at: ~1.6 To 2.0
Density 33.5 Units/acre
Block size: ~540’x340’ (4.21 Acres)
Number of large buildings: 4
Number of small building: 1
Number of medium building: 1
Total number of buildings: 6
Total number of units: 144
Could be parked at: ~1.6 To 2.0
Density 34 units/acre
Block size: ~515’x340’ (4.01 Acres)
Number of large buildings: 4
Number of townhouses: 3
Total number of buildings: 7
Total number of units: 108
Could be parked at: ~1.7 To 2.0
Density 27 units/acre
Block size: ~425’x410’ (4 acres)
Number of large buildings: 4
Number of small buildings: 2
Total number of buildings: 6
Total number of units: 144
Could be parked at: ~1.6
Density 36 units/acre
(425’X485’) (~ 4.7 Acres)
6 BUILDINGS, 144 UNITS
K3 BUILDINGS: 4
K4 BUILDINGS: 2
BLOCK A: (30 du/ac)
(440’X485’) (~ 4.8 Acres)
6 BUILDINGS, 144 UNITS
K4 BUILDINGS: 4
K3 BUILDINGS: 2
Heritage Hills-New Traditional Neighborhood Plan
Shelbyville, KY
Heritage Hills is a new Traditional Neighborhood Development proposal for a private client in Shelbyville, KY. The site was particularly challenging as it is split into two by a highway, access in and out of the site had to be solved keeping in mind the traffic volume and speed of travel on the highway. The development had 4 major housing lot categories: deeper driveway lots that has access from the roads directly to the garage in the rear of the lot; wider alley lots where curb-cuts are minimized by creating access to the lots through a rear alley connecting individual garages; narrow town houses lining major streets and open spaces and finally larger estate lots to the north-east.
Firm: Lord Aeck Sargent
Client: Private Developer
Role: Studio to a Senior Urban Designer and Landscape Architect. Worked on the framework and master plan. Created Photoshop plan renderings and 3-D renderings.
Revitalizing Alleys
Tucker, GA
Role: Studio to a Senior Urban Designer. Developed 3-D rendering, virtual reality renders for the concept (used for community engagement and visualization). Software
Tucker is a small town in Georgia. The City of Tucker hired Lord Aeck Sargent to conduct a study on the street grid system and ways to revitalize the alleys in Downtown Tucker. These visuals are concept proposals for alley revitalization. The client’s requirement was to create an engaging, safe and lively alleys that could have seaters, outdoor dining options etc. These alleys would provide opportunities to the local artists to create murals and make it engaging for the users.
Firm: Lord Aeck Sargent
Client: City of Tucker
Project Cost: $100,500
Envision Napier Sudekum- Choice Neighborhood Plan
Nashville, TN
Nashville is a fast growing and rapidly diversifying city. The urban core neighborhoods have become progressively more attractive to new development with significant property value increases over the last few years. This has put a lot of pressure on the adjoining neighborhoods to redevelop and create needed affordable housing. The Envision Napier and Sudekum (ENS) sites were distressed public housing sites, along with all the existing vacant and underutilized properties around, provided a huge opportunity to direct some of the growth towards South Nashville.
Envision Napier Sudekum is a choice neighborhood plan in Nashville, TN which involved an extensive four phase process: People, Education, Neighborhood and Housing. Launched in November 2016, planning process consisted of 20 months of intense, community driven efforts to revitalize and redevelop South Nashville. MDHA and the design team offered various opportunities for community involvement during the process and utilized multiple interactive charrettes and events to encourage residents to become part of the planning. The Plan targeted to achieve a mixed-use, mixed-income and diverse neighborhood with varying ownership and renting opportunities.
Firm: Lord Aeck Sargent
Client: MDHA Nashville Housing Authority
Cost in CNI funding: $500,000
Collaboration: Kimley Horn (Transportation lead) and Moody Nolan (Housing Lead)
Role: Studio- to a Senior Urban Designer. Helped with the developed of framework plans, creating photo-montages, 3-D renders and manual visualization.
Cherokee Triangle & Bonnycastle Neighborhoods Plan
Louisville, KY
Known for their eclectic mix of architectural character, the historic neighborhoods of Cherokee Triangle and Bonnycastle have maintained their strong identity over decades. Their proximity to the Cherokee Park, part of Fredrick Law Olmsted’s visionary park system, and the adjacent commercial corridor along Bardstown Road make them some of the most desirable neighborhoods in Louisville. The Cherokee Triangle and Bonnycastle Neighborhoods Plan strives growth while addressing: Density that is sensitive to existing context and scale focusing on “missing middle” housing types; the role of existing regulatory requirements; Bardstown Road Corridor’s relationship to both the neighborhoods; opportunities to improve safe pedestrian access to parks and throughout the neighborhoods. The plan is grounded in a deep understanding of these unique contexts, with a strong focus on historic preservation, diversity, and inclusion. This Plan is the result of community engagement, common themes, and a shared vision for the future of these two historic neighborhoods. The neighborhoods plan is a 15-month robust process that started in Jan 2020. Covid 19 caused a major shift in the process to virtual engagement from a series of planned in person community engagement.
Firm: Lord Aeck SargentClient: Louisville Metro Government
CherokeeTriangle&BonnycastleNeighborhoodsPlan Louisville,KY
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Project Process
Understanding the Context Vision Formulation
Defining the Scope Exploring Alternatives Creating an Action Plan
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Predominantly Residential
Predominantly Residential
FORMDISTRICTS
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FORMDISTRICTS
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OPENSPACE NETWORK
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Durham, NC
Durham,NC
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Durham is experiencing unprecedented growth since 2000, the City’s population grew by 40% to nearly 270,000 in 2018 and this trend is expected to continue. The target area for DDNP focuses on a subset of the downtown area that includes nearly 60 acres of publicly owned land. The planning area and key landmarks, boundaries and the eight opportunity sites are shown in the image below. The DDNP reflects the vision and input from public housing residents living at the sites today and an array of local stakeholders. DDNP reflects the shared concern about the limited supply of quality affordable housing options in Durham. The plan provides a framework to guide future investments in a coordinated way.
Firm: Lord Aeck Sargent
Collaboration: EJP
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Role: Started as a studio to Senior Urban Designer and took up Lead Urban Designer role: Developed analysis maps, involved in stakeholder/community engagement process, helped with the design development of the focus areas, visualization/graphic presentation, and final report.
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proposal- Focus Area 1 - Durham Housing Authority and Criminal Justice Buildings Site
Development proposal- Focus Area 1 - Oldham and Liberty Apartments Site
Development proposal- Focus Area 2 - JJ Henderson Site
Development proposal- Focus Area 3 - Forest Hill Site
Renovation and New Addition to Historic Cooper House
University of Kentucky
LAS was contracted by the University of Kentucky (2016) for its expertise in Historic Preservation. To renovate and add to the historic Cooper House. The building program included classrooms, closed offices, meeting/seminar rooms, café (100-seater), retail space and a kitchen. I was briefly involved in the project to do manual rendering requested by the client for the promotion of the project to secure more funding for it’s construction. The project is under construction presently.
Firm: Lord Aeck Sargent
Client: University of Kentucky - Marketing
Project cost: $4 Million
Role: Studio- to Principal Architect, together we created the manual renderings for marketing purposes.
Software
Yield Study for a Multi-Family Residential Development
Ridgeview, WA
The high density multi-family apartments were designed a part of feasibility investigation. The site is located in Ridgeview, WA and was riddled with challenges. The site has an existing wetland and warranted a Phase 1 EPA assessment. A proposed light-rail line passes through the north-west edge of the site. With a highway to the east and light-rail to the west, noise was a big concern to tackle. The plan was to develop the site to it’s maximum and full potential so that the test-fit that could help the developer do an economic analysis on it’s feasibility.
Firm: Lord Aeck Sargent
Client: TCR - Feasibility Package
Estimated Cost: ~$100 million
Role: Project Manager - Was in direct communication with the clients, cost estimators and the sales team. Designed and developed the yield study from research/analysis to design to client presentation.
Software
Yield Study for a Multi-Family Residential Development
Irving, TX
The high-density multi-family apartments were designed a part of feasibility investigation. The site is in Irving, Texas and was riddled with challenges. The site is surrounded by major arterials along the east and north, highway to the south and a major residential development to the north and west. The site was irregular and had a utility easement running through the site that limited the direction of development. With zoning regulating setbacks along the arterials and highway, the plan was pushed to the middle, also with topographical challenges there was very few ways to develop the site to its full potential.
Firm: Lord Aeck Sargent
Client: JPI - Feasibility Package
Role: Project Manager - was in direct communication with the clients, cost estimators and the sales team. Designed and developed the yield study from research/analysis to design to client presentation.
Clemson Interpretive Center
Addition to Historic Trustee House, Clemson University, SC
The proposed History Center for Clemson University will provide a space to initiate a deeper understanding of Clemson’s complete history. The History Center will serve as a “trail head” from which to launch into a greater exploration of the campus and its history. The Center will be tied into a larger, connected series of trails, buildings, markers, and spaces throughout campus helping to tell a full history of Clemson.
Firm: Lord Aeck Sargent
Client: University of Clemson: Schematic Design Package
Role: Studio with a Principal Architect and Landscape Architect- involved in project interview process creating conceptual. Created the design options and detailed schematic design package. Developed 3-D renders, axons, site plans and the final report
FORT HILL STREET
CONNECTEDPORCHES
The History Center will be located in the historic Fort Hill area and will be strategically nestled into the site to pay respect to this hallowed ground while contributing to everyday experiences and living into the history of the campus. The addition will strive to be deferential to the historic buildings on the site through being a minimalist aesthetic differentiating historic from new, from being mostly transparent, by being a lower elevation behind the Trustee House and being shorter than either of the existing buildings.
ENGAGED OPTION
OUT-STRUCTURE OPTION
The Center will be an addition to the Trustee House, however it will have its own primary entry looking towards the Calhoun Mansion. A Community Porch/ Plaza has been designed as the entry to the History Center to allow visitors and those passing through Fort Hill to have the ability engage with history on the site. This area will provide outdoor seating and gathering spaces as well as a great stop along a tour of campus. The current, “non-historic” addition on the rear of the Trustee House will be demolished taking the building back to its original form. The new addition will provide a connection to the original back door of the Trustee House and provide a much needed ADA accessible route to the house. The Trustee House will be renovated as part of the project with careful attention to the historic preservation of the building. The program for the existing building will be Exhibit Spaces, a Gift Shop, Exhibit Storage, and Office.
Community Porch Lower Exhibit Space
Classroom/ Multi-Purpose
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Residences At South Hill
Lexington, KY
Residences at South Hill is a 50,000 square ft mixed-use, multi-family apartments with a small retail space at the corner of High Street and Upper Street. The Building will be at the edge of Lexington Downtown and with the South Hill Historic District. The planning process involved submitting and appealing in front of the Board of Architecture Review to prove the context sensitivity of the development as it lies in a transition zone between downtown and historic district fabric.
Firm: Lord Aeck Sargent
Client: Private Developer: Design Development Package
Role: Studio to an Architect. Helped with developing the design package. Developed 3-D renders, context analysis, and site plans
Thoroughbred Sport Horse, LLC High Street Proposed Building First United Methodist Church Upper Street Proposed BuildingSingle Family Vacation Home
Martha’s Vineyard, MA
Firm: Hutker Architects
Client: Private Client
Role: Studio to an Architect. Helped with Final building visualization, exterior rendering
Single Family Residence
Martha’s Vineyard, MA
Firm: Hutker Architects
Client: Private Client
Role: Studio to an Architect. Helped with Final building visualization, Interior rendering
Single Family Residence San Fransisco, CA
Firm:
Jackson Liles Architecture
Client: Private Client: Construction Drawings
Role: Studio to an Architect. Existing conditions assessment, site topographic survey and created construction drawing package under the supervision of the project architect.
ACADEMIC WORKS
From Organic to Organized
Graduate Thesis-Slum rehabilitation, Chennai, India
This thesis “from organic to organized” aims to create an architectural solution which successfully involves and resettles people coming from organic settlement patterns to more organized living conditions. It targets to give the users a sense of ownership, social inclusion, and belonging. Furthermore, it accounts for the expansion and adaptation of the community in the future, through flexible design solutions. This thesis also proposes a tsunami and a flood resistant design to equip the community to survive these natural disasters in the future.
In India, drastic migration from the rural to urban areas has resulted in a population explosion across all the major cities; these cities and its infrastructure were not equipped to accommodate the overflowing population and their needs. This rapid population growth and inadequate infrastructure in the cities has led to the creation of large pockets of slums around the urban core.
Slum dwellers suffer from poor living conditions, meager sanitation, high child mortality rate, low literacy rate, dilapidated housing, inadequate infrastructure, high crime rate, and poverty. Many social activists and architects are trying new ideas to resettle the slum dwellers to an affordable and sanitary housing condition. The government is trying to fund and encourage the urban poor to own a basic house and has built multiple slum rehabilitation housing projects for the slum dwellers. Besides all the effort the government has put in, the demand and supply chain is still facing a great lag.
From Organic To Organized
STAGE 1
STAGE 2
Precedent Study And Analysis Alleviate Socio-Economic And Political Issues Through Architectural Solutions
Priorities
A series of studies and analyses of various precedents have been conducted to understand the reasons for the success and failure of the slum rehabilitation projects, specifically in India. From these directed studies, a set of design guidelines have been derived that can function as a reference tool to address a slum project.
From organic to organized, proposes an affordable tsunami-resistant housing for the Nochikuppam slum that will allow the community to expand, adapt, and sustain; thereby alleviating the socio-economic and political issues using architectural solutions.
01 Climate Responsive Design
Wind Direction and Orientation
Controlled wind pressure zone using building mass and varied heights.
02 Natural Disaster Management Structures
Tsunami and Flood Resistant Structures
Courtyards to encourage cross ventilation
East-West and Southeast streets along wind direction allowing multiple and varied heights
bunds with vegetation to reduce the force of a tsunami wave
The Interior roads of the existing site are inaccessible to the emergency vehicles or garbage trucks to pass through. This has resulted in an unclean surrounding (garbage dumping on the roads). The site became an island of its own without any property rights or access to public services. The design solution should cater to this problem and provide adequate physical connection to the site.
Water management is a prime service consideration in this case. This place has faced multiple natural disasters over a period. The site should adopt storm water management systems, means to reduce surface runoff, rainwater harvesting systems, and disaster management systems.
The site plan should encourage the site to connect back into the city. The Nochikuppam slum has grown organically since 1970. The sanitary conditions, accessibility, and appearance of the place have been compromised by this rapid and organic development. Thus, the site plan should mend the current social seclusion and encourage a seamless connection to the city.
Social and physical seclusion of the slums happen in two levels. First, the people who live in the slums do not feel confident about their living conditions and they do not believe that they can move past their current situation. Second, people who do not live in these slums, seclude the slum dwellers. This design should improve the quality the inhabitants’ life so they can grow out of their current scenario, this could in turn have a considerable change in the morale of people who live in the slums.
The site plan should account for some level of freedom, for the users, to expand and customize their homes based to their needs and culture. A palette of materials, window types, door types etc. Will be given to the users from which they can choose and use for their homes. Involving the community in the design process has proven to have a positive impact in the maintenance of the built environment.
Cluster Guidelines
08 Cluster
Stoop and Alley Culture
North-South orientation- staggered East-West wall to avoid large surface area exposure.
Walls to reflect sun radiation and to reduce heat
community clusters with a hierarchy of open spaces to encourage stoop culture
Building Guidelines
09 Adaptation and Expansion
Flexible Building Design
Adequate building structure to account for expansion in the future
Landscaping to reduce heat and maintain the micro-climate
Windows-Venturi effect, smaller inlets and larger outlets
10 Individualizing Design
Customized Exterior Building Materials
Vertical expansion through mezzanine floors Flexibility in material selection and exterior finish
Insulated double roof to reduce heat gain
Hierarchy in the landscaping elements to reflect the solar radiation
Windows with sunshades to deflect the wind
Mixed-use buildings with commercial spaces on the ground floor
Louvered windows to create funnel effect and increase the wind speed that enters the building
National Shrine Of St.thomas Basilica
St.bete’s Anglo Indian School Kamarajar Promenade
Sinus And Nose Hospital Foreshore Estate Promenade
Building Typology 5
There Are 25 Typology-5
Buildings With 8
Individual Houses Within It And A Total Of 856 Houses
Building Typology 4
There Are 14 Typology-4
Buildings With 9
Individual Houses Within It And A Total Of 473 Houses
22’ Pedestrian Friendly Road ommunity Open Spaces
Central Node With Commercial Spaces
36’ Vehicular Road
Building Typology 3
There Are 32
Typology-3 Buildings
With 7 Individual Houses Within It And A Total Of 728 Houses
Building Typology 2
There Are 12
Typology-2 Buildings With 6 Individual Houses Within It And A Total Of 168 Houses
Building Typology 1
There Are 6
Typology-1 Buildings With 4 Individual Houses Within It And A Total Of 52 Houses
Building Typology 1
Buildings:6
Individual Houses:4
A Total Of 52 Houses
Building Typology 2
Buildings:12
Individual Houses: 6 A Total Of 168 Houses
Building Typology 3
Buildings:32
Individual Houses: 7
A Total Of 728 Houses
Building Typology 4
Buildings:14
Individual Houses: 9
A Total Of 473 Houses
Building Typology 5
Buildings:25
Individual Houses: 8
A Total Of 856 Houses
Master Plan Proposal - ULI Competition
Mixed-Use, Mixed-income development
The site is located on th banks of Ohio river that is currently housing the Hilltop Basic Resources Concrete power The site is in between two highway bridges and one railroad bridge, the northeastern edge of the site is the Paul stadium, the south edge is lined by the Ohio river.
Potential
The site is very accessible and visible, making it a very valuable asset in the development of downtown Cincinnati. site will be the first impression of Cincinnati, looking from Kentucky. The lack of identity or physical context of the site provide a wide range of opportunities to develop the site from scratch with new creative ideas. Having Paul brown stadium abutting the site, the economic value of the development is increase considerably.
Challenges
The parcels are highly noisy because of the thorough traffic on the highways, the trains, the concrete plant and game on the stadium. Added to the noise the site sits on the floodplain. The site has been zoned as heavy industrial use the site may not be suitable for other land-use.
plant. Brown Cincinnati. This site will stadium game nights that is
Concept Evolution
PHYSICAL HEALTH
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH
The ultimate goal of our project is to create a vibrant lifestyle that will allow the users to live, work and entertain in a healthy and a resilient community. The design targets health holistically, giving equal importance to the physical, mental and environmental health of the community. 1 2 4 5 3
• Parking structure under ground to rise the site level above the floodplain
• Understanding the city’s influence and nature’s influence on the site.
• Restricting the built environment in the North end of the development, thereby giving back to the nature through planned landscape in the South end.
• Creating a streescape on the new site level with multi use buildings.
• Bringing the roads into the site to connect the development to the rest of the city yet introducing minimal vehicular influence within the development.
* All buildings have retail in the ground floor.
A- Office and Hotel building
B- Live-work and Residential building
C- Beer garden
D- Recreation building
E- Live-work Residential building
F- Live-work Residential building
G- Residential Condo building
H- Parking structure
Urban Retreat - Redevelopment of Evergreen Cemetery Lands
New York, USA Software
EVERGREEN CITY-
Urban retreat was a 5th semester graduate studio/research project completed by two student teams. The project intended to provide a safe space and move people from Redhook area to a higher ground. Redhook, New York was hit by Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and many lost their homes. With high land demand in NY, the research studio looked at an option to use denominational cemetery lands to create new neighborhood plans to accommodate people that was hit by Sandy. This project proposes to move the people from Redhook area to Evergreen cemetery lands in Brooklyn and Queens. Alternate burial methods were studied to respectfully move the bodies from the cemetery and the settlement is planned for 5000 people. This settlement includes medium-density and high-density housing, commercial spaces, institution spaces, recycling center, memory grove and memory palace. The memory grove and a memory palace honor the people who were buried in the cemetery. Memory grove is a landscape buffer that has trees with names of people who were buried. Memory palace is a structure that stands on the higher ground of the site.
A SUSTAINABLE PLACE TO LIVE
Concept Evolution
• Creating a green buffer around the site.
• Decentralized nodes.
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• Assigning specific use for every node.
• Creating exterior loop road.
• Creating Axial road connecting form loop road to central market.
• Bringing in the grid from different sides of the city.
• Altering the grid in to reduce vehicular speed.
• Alternating internal roads for pedestrian and vehicular uses while retaining the grid.
• The highest point in the site, is the memory palace.
• The landscape buffer is designed as a memory grove.
• The green buffer extends and bleeds into the city to connect to other green spaces around the site.
Medium-Density Block
Transverse section of the site
High-Density Block
The memory palace is a structure built at the highest point of the site. This structure honors the people who were buried in the Evergreen cemetery. The memory palace has the names of the people engraved on the fins of the structure. The form of the structure is inspired from the sails boat of Redhook area.
Water cascade screening the names stone
Fins representing the sails of Redhook
Fins with names of the people buried in the cemetery, inscribed on them
Park
INNOVATION HUB
Undergraduate
Thesis-Institution Design, Chennai, India
India produces less than 1% of the total designers in the world annually which is significantly less than the number of people that are educated in the field. after investigation and research, it was identified that the biggest challenge designers face is the lack of practical application of the knowledge and training to do so.
Design thinking brings together the finest sensibilities of the arts with the logic of science in an innovative framework. While learning a craft brings students close to materials and material culture. A design attitude and methodology help them realize larger patterns in the fabric of society. The industry does not want designers to be mere artists, but a blend of creative and logical thinking. Designers need to think holistically from the business and strategy perspective as well. Innovation Hub is a design solution to the problem where the program of the place provides three distinct functions: Institution zone where people can learn hands-on industry skills through research, experimentation and knowledge sharing, Promotion Zone where designers can exhibit, market, and promote their work and thirdly, the Private Zone providing temporary accommodation to the designer.
Overarching Concepts Projecting Balcony Interactive StudiosPRIVATE ZONE
Temporary accommodation, fitness area, cafe/restaurant etc.
TRAINING ZONE
Studio spaces, lecture areas, labs, exhibition, research facilities, library etc.
PROMOTION
ZONE
Spaces marketing and promotions, conference rooms, meeting rooms, convention area, boutique spaces etc.
Internal pedestrian road section
TRAINING ZONE
Glass and Product design studio
Painting and Sculpting studio
Central plaza
Developed landscape
Open air theater
Lotus pond
Photography and Fashion design studio
Interior and Furniture design studio
Ceramic and Graphic design studio
PRIVATE ZONE
Private parking
Health complex
Private park
Accommodation
Outdoor dining
PROMOTION
Open air theater
Administration building
Cafe and boutiques
Convention center
Internal vehicular road section
PrivateroadInstitution zone
Transition zone
Entrance
Hierarchy Of Spaces:
Spatially the institution building departments have a common cross section with a continuous visual connectively to the other end (planned open space overlooking the lotus pond and Somangalam lake).
• A series of varied enclosures are experienced throughout the building. A closed porch leads to an open landscape followed by an enclosed space which terminates in an open workshop overlooking the lake/playground.
• Every training department enjoys its own private courtyard; the courtyards have built-in seaters to encourage stoop culture and interactions.
• Space around the main courtyard is used as a display/exhibit area.
• The studios in the first level are cantilevered) to enhance the lake view and leaving the ground floor for open and shaded for the workshop space.
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
Institute Design, Goa, India Software
The school of architecture was a studio project during the 3rd year of undergraduate studies. It was an introduction to bigger-scale building design, understanding its relation to the context and to incorporate site design principles to tie multiple programmatic elements within the campus.
Located in an extensively humid climate, tackling the heat and humidity in the building design was critical to the project. The project aimed to enhance the existing view-sheds, incorporate natural daylight, create an indoor-outdoor connection through open well ventilated connecting spaces and to create a nurturing space for its users, The water body and hills, to the north was an idle location for the academic blocks that they receive even north light and pleasant views. All the recreational program was pushed to the front the site, landscape buffer around the recreation zone was created to minimize noise from disturbing the academic activities. Open Air Theater, cafe and outdoor seating were combined as an amenity complex and is strategically located to provide easy access from both the academic and recreation zones.
The campus is pedestrian friendly with only Emergency Vehicular access provided through peripheral road around the building. The studios were placed in two levels and they extend out to a balcony, to enjoy the view towards the lake and hills.
Outdoor Seatingtowards existing viewshed
First Floor Program
First Floor Plan
Lecture
Administration
Entrance arch
Second Floor Program
Second Floor Plan
Urban renewal of North Madurai Urban Redesign, India
AIM
To restore the bifurcated temple complex.
OBJECTIVE
To establish physical & visual connectivity
To regain lost heritage value of the site
Need of public open space in the surrounding
To Redesign Alagar Kovil road Reducing the traffic load on this road Dispersing the load through the other routes
The proposal is an attempt to regain the lost significance of the place .the temple was built by the Nayaka with a direct visual contact from his palace. Due to rapid urbanization this feature was lost. Elements to visually connect the temple with the place is an important design element. The challenge while designing was to redesign the space without disturbing the festival procession and the religious character of the place. After studying the overall structure plan for redesign ,a loop around the temple was proposed.
Process involved
Possibility of redesign Execution
Design proposal
Existing Conditions Analysis
Conceptual
The traffic flow in the alagar kovil roads split into 2 major roads.
Traffic to Mattuthavani and high court will take the road abutting the Rajamuthaiah Mandram. The alagar road will take the remaining traffic.
Design Options
Building a fly-over will decline the urban quality of the place by hiding the prominent skyline of the temple.
A subway connection can be a better solution, but the Investment on the its construction is high. The traffic has to be en routed during the construction,but no road can manage to take up the heavy traffic load .
Creating a loop around the complex A huge chunk of open space amidst the commercial entity –Bifurcated by the peripheral roads ,fueling the recreational need of the residential abutting the site.