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SEMESTER 07 Plaza | Museum | Library
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SEMESTER 04 Housing
Jaipur, Rajasthan
Mysuru, Karnataka
SEMESTER 06 Campus Design
SEMESTER 03 RSP Documentation
Mysuru, Karnataka
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Udaiyalur, Tamil Nadu
SEMESTER 05 RSP Documentation Town Centre Shorapur, Karnataka
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SEMESTER 07 Jaipur
PLAZA | LIBRARY | MUSEUM Studio Guides: Asst. Prof. Shantesh Kelvekar Prof. Anand Krishnamurthy Prof. Manoj Ladhad
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Brief Requirement: To design a city museum, a public library and plaza. Site Area: 16920 sq. m Buildable Area: 11730 sq. m The site is located close to the old(fort-walled) city of Jaipur To the north of the site runs Agra-Jaipur-Ajmer Highway. To the west runs the main road, main axis all the way from the palace to the Albert hall Museum through Sawai Mann Singh statue circle, who planned the layout of the city.
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To (re)look at architecture as a rescue from the impacts of these three ecologies, ‘The Three Ecologies’, Felix Guattari, from the framework of social ecology, mental ecology (including that of human subjectivity) and environmental ecology, questions the disastrous legacy of modern town planning, the (neo) liberal markets, cultural reshaping, and its impact on social and environmental mediations. The studio shall focus and intend to take a route beyond a stylistic or an aesthetic sense (that is biased) on one side and merely meeting programmatic or functional requirements on the other. The studio intends to strongly focus on developing and shaping architecture that responsibly positions itself within the context and yet is free from the confinement of the past baggage. In this context to look at architecture in a multi-sensorial manner also becomes crucial. Rather than looking at the eye as a guiding factor for navigating through an architectural space, the intent of the studio is to use sight as an alleviating factor between the other physical senses – that of touch, sound, smell and taste. Further, to explore other colloquially termed, but non-physical senses such as sense of time, sense of space or sense of memory will be delved into during the course of the studio.
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the above diagrams represent the intent of the design, to have flexiblity in spaces for activities to happen.
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Proximity of the site, it includes most of the types of land use.
Built with respect to the contour.
Plinth modulation done with respect to contour.
Programmes function hand in hand.
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where open air theatre, library, workshops, museum meet
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museum and library spill out to the multi-purpose hall and second entrance, plaza
connect from museum and library to workshops, common meeting rooms to plaza across multi-purpose hall
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connect from durgah to the project, to plaza, direct connect and also visual connect
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SEMESTER 06 Mysuru
CAMPUS DESIGN Studio Guides: Prof. Prashant G Pole Prof. Vidyashankar S Asst. Prof. Pallavi Dhomse
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INTENT:
To make spaces more interactive and break the idea/notion of rigidity in a science institution.
PROGRAMME:
Spatial arrangement based on privacy yet clash with respect to function and activities.
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nursery
labs, chambers, storage, visiting
canteen Professor’s Private Laboratories
faculty
seminars, lectures
students and exhibition
Student Laboratories, Lecture Rooms, Seminar Halls Herbarium and Storage for experiments Computer Access Station Laboratories for students with assistance and equipments
Herbarium Study area Courtyard
Library
Admin Office
connect to the nature when stepped out, mainly out of labs, because students and professor spend most of the time in labs experimenting or researching. this provides them small intervals of refreshment
Species Museum and Exhibition
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overall understanding of a research institute
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Process and area statements.
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METHODS OF LEARNING in the Campus:
Theory: Lectures and Discussions Practicals: Experiments conducted in labs and various parts of the campus. Tutorials: Seminars, quizzes, group activities. Contemplation : To create interaction between various branches of science.
admin entrance to the campus
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SEMESTER 05 SHORAPUR, Yadgir RSP Documentation | Design: Town Centre Studio Guides:
Prof. Nagaraj Vastarey Asst. Prof. Akash Rai
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Shorapur, officially known as Surapura is a headquarter of a talluk, with the same name in district of Yadgir in the Northeastern part of Karnataka. Located between the valley/ delta of Krishna and Bhima rivers, the town occupies an important position in the cultural and historic landscape of the Deccan. Shorapura, as the town was known during its inception in the late 16 th century and name means a place of the brave and willful. It was a princely province, founded after the fall of Vijayanagar dynasty in 1565 AD and was ruled by the Nayaka Kings, till its fall in 1858 AD. Raja Vankatappa Nayaka was the last king of this province and was seized by the British, in the late 19th century.
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Shorapur is town situated in-between the hills. It is located at a latitude of 16’31’ and longitude of 76’48’. The population is about 43,591 people. It is about 52kms from the main town of Yadgir District of Northern Karnataka. It lies in the delta region between Krishna river and it’s tributary Bhima river, about 383mts above sea level. The land has fertile black and red soil with an average rainfall of 150mm. It is surrounded by four hills, which naturally fortifies the town. The town is situated in an arid region with hot climatic conditions. The terrain of the town slopes from West to East. The town is situated within four hills and gaurded by two consecutive fortification- massive in structure running over the hills and across the valley. The length of the fortification is about 6400mts, made of chisseled rounded stones.
Commercial street elevation
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LAND USE: The town is almost divided into two halves considering the land use patterns- one half considering the residential part to the North of the temple and the commercial part towards the South east of the town. A hierarchy of movement is seen by observing the road widths. These roads are linked by small nodes. As one moves towards the residential area of the town, the privacy level of the nodes increases too. AGE OF BUILDINGS: The palace and The Temple are the oldest structures in the area documented. There is a longer concentration of older buildings along these two. The newer setllements and shops have come up along the street connecting the two. The residents now use the older buildings to suit their needs, like how a broken fort wall in the town has become a classroom. The number of buildings abandoned buildings is just few, due to the fact that people are occupying the space to conduct their trade or reside here. HEIGHTS: The buildings respect the height of the Temple and the Palace, placeing these two structures at a place of power, above the rest of the structures. The idea of faith within the people united them and dictates the way they build their homes and respect their surroundings. TYPOLOGY: The north-west of the town remains rooted to its traditions and havn’t changed. The rest of the town has grown pre-dominantly after the technology of reinforced concrete came up.The newer one’s are closely packed while the old one’s are spaciously arranged.
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From the high plinths of the temple, we could realize the largeness of scale with respect to the scale when we were below, on the streets.
Narrow gullies on either sides and the front lead to settlement, houses where the Brahmins and the priests stay.
In the midst of a mushy and humid street, with dusty winds, amongst the honking vehicles, grunting pigs and hundreds of babbling voices, a majectic and elegant entity stood out from all, with a divine Identity. Kalyani
The Venugopalswamy temple along with it’s Kalyani in front of it, spread its divinity from the highest point to the lowest point being the home of Surapur. The royal temple is located to the west of the Palace complex, on a high, elevated surface. The east facing Venugopalswamy temple was built by Raja Venkata Nayaka. It consist of a Garbhagriha, an Antharala, an Ardhamantapa, a sabhamantapa, a pillared mukhamantapa, a rectangular pillared verandah, a mahamantapa, a dvajastamba and a prakara enclosed within it’s high walls.
Garbhagriha PLAN
VENUGOPALASWAMY TEMPLE
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Street along the market.
Palace Street
Commercial Street
NORTH SIDE TEMPLE GULLY
This gully runs along the north of the temple, parallel to the temple. Silent, foul smell and congested. The gully slopes for about 10mts. This hasn’t prevented people with their actvities. they ride motorbikes, cycles all along these slopy gullies. These gulllies are the silent residentials part of the town. There are few narrow shortcuts that help us reach the back of the temple. There are small drains that rund along side of the narrow roads, the roads are either tarred or made of concrete, unevenly in texture. The house entrances begin witha plinth and steps that lead up to it. the plinths are higher on one end as the streets are sloping. The plinths offer a space for interaction with public and also may be a resting place for the passersby. There are thorns and bushes grown on abondoned site with sights of pigs everywhere. There are few derelict structures, made of stone to be found along the streets.
Complete Report
North Gully Elevation
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THE ONTOLOGY OF FAITH: It is the theoretical/intellectual investigation of Faith as generator of Human confluence, in multitudes, for a common cause at a place. With PEOPLE and PLACE as common denominators, the study shall inend and architectural evaluation of faith and it’s eventuation thereon, through a project at and academic leve; and the said project shall be an intellectual proposition.
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ONTOLOGY is the philosophical study of being. More broadly, it studies concepts that directly relate to being, in particular becoming, existence, reality, as well as the basic categories of being and their relations.
Design: Town Centre
In the context of religion, one can define FAITH as confidence or trust in a particular system of religious belief.
Studio Guides: Prof. Nagaraj Vastarey
The studio aim was to design a Town Centre. Requirements: Gathering Hall, Library and Academy (about the town) Duration: 12 weeks
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SEMESTER 04 | HOUSING Studio Guides: Prof. Nagesh HD Asst. Prof. Shivani Satish
SEMESTER 05 & 06 | WORKING DRAWINGS Studio Guides: Asst. Prof. Shreyas Baindur Prof. Sandeep Sen Asst. Prof. Tejaswini Bedakar Asst. Prof. Surendran Aulone
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The aim of the studio was to explore low-rise, high density habitation for a middle class group and to understand the bye-laws of operation. The design explores ideas of community living and public spaces in neighbourhoods. The idea of the program is also to create different volumes and experiences through innovative section that unfolds the experiences of day and night and also different seasons. CONTEXT: The site is located in There is a parking lot along the west and are very narrow. The
Kuvempunagar, in a dense to the north of the site, the south sides. The streets on climate of Mysore is warm
residential area. main roads run the other sides and moderate.
Requirements: 28 dweling units of 75-80 Sqm and studio apartments, ancillary units may be
each. 2BHk incorporated.
Design Task: The task is to relook at this portion of the city with a comprehensive and a more sympathetic small scale process of renewal/regeneration.
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Intitial Sketches: Circulation, flexibility, access, massing and permeability intended for the design.
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Ground floor, vegetation and plinth modulation and how it connects to the ouside and neighbouring buildings.
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Site, 12 different sites were selected for the studio as a whole at the same locality, marked is the allotted site.
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Second floor, corridor access, stairway and elevator access.
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Outside the premises and it’s pedestrian accessiblity to it’s advantage for easy connection to neighbours. SELECTED WORKS 2017-21
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Chajja reference
Planter Box reference
Railing reference
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Electrical drawings Single Unit Electrical Layout ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO
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SEMESTER 03 | RSP: UDAIYALUR Studio Guides: Prof. Nagesh HD Prof. Srinivas Asst. Prof. Shreyas Baindur
The study programme included documentation on site as collective work and eventually designing on prominent spaces of the agraharam called Udaiyalur. The intent of the Related Study Programme(RSP) studio was to understand the context of villages/agraharams by observing the everyday actvities, materiality, etc.
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UDAIYALUR
Udaiyalur is a town situated in the south of India, around 12km from Kumbakonam, TamilNadu. Udaiyalur being in the delta regions of the river Cauvery, the eastern part of the Indian peninsula, receives the Northeast monsoon. It holds nutrient-rich alluvial soils whose deposits are brought by the slowing river. This land is known for the growth of paddy and along with blackgram, sugarcane, banana, coconut, redgram, greengram, sesame, and maize.
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The house is located at the corner of the street. the entrance of the house faces the west hence getting harsh sunlight at that portion for most time of the day. the façade of the house is similar to any other house in udaiyalur, but the major difference is that the Thinnai was fenced by wooden railings. since it was a corner house which was subjected to 2 streets and harsh sunlight, the railings the protected the thinnnai to some extent. a part of the street in front of the house was cleaned using water mixed with cow dung which prevents dust, flies and insects from entering inside the house. the entrance to the house was placed to the southern side. there is a linear visual axis from the entrance of the house to the end of the site. as we enter the house, we have to pass through a small passage which opened to a much wider space which has been briefly divided into two parts, the shaded part and the non shaded part on the courtyard. the courtyard was in the southern side of the house which was subjected to winter sun. the first courtyard was a depressed path which can be visualised as a cuboid which has been pulled more towards the southern side. the roof is supported by a truss which is made of organic wooden members that are in tension or compression. this space is followed by two entrances. one on the northern side leading to the kitchen which had a small rectangular opening in the roof and the depression right below that. the other entrance is aligned to the main entrance which leads us through a narrow passage and bathrooms aligned beside the bath. the passage leads us into a wider space with lean to roofs around it which is pointing towards the centre at which the well is being constructed.again a door is being aligned to the main entrance opens into a semi open garage where the vehicles can be parked from the northern side next to the road. this strip is followed by a garden.
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The second house, we were made to document was sandwitched between two other houses with an old women staying in the house was similar to the other houses in the village. It was oriented on the east west axis allowing thesouth sunlight to the courtyard. As you enter the house you have a raised plinth on which the thinnai is. The entrance of the house was through a narrow passage that leads you to the main thalavaram. this particular house had an inclined wall that we had discovered during our documentation. On either side of the thalavarm were the storage rooms and the kitchen. The kitchen had a depression in the plinth for the daily wash of utensils. The first courtyard is followed by another narrow passage with toilet towards one side. This then leads you to the secondary courtyard which then leads you to the backyard. like the other houses this house also has a well along with a lot of neem and coconut trees. The entire house had thick walls and wooden batten supporting the clay tiles. there is a small portion of the house in the second courtyard with bamboo battens. The columns were made out of wood just like another typical house in Udaiyalur.
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