Architecture Portfolio Kishore Kumar S
EDUCATION School
SOFTWARE SKILLS Alpha Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai Completed secondary education in 2013
College
School of Architecture, Hindustan University, Chennai
Completed B. Arch with Distinction in 2018
Kishore Kumar S Junior Architect
Location
Theyagaraya Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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CAPABILITIES
Junior Architect
Vedika (Benny Kuriakose)
Professional
Team Management Design Development Project Co-ordination Client Oriented Report Writing
Personal
Time Management Communication Team Play Fast Learner
kishore95v@gmail.com
Interned with Dr. Benny for 8 months in 2017 Worked with Dr. Benny for one year on various types projects ranging from residences to urban developement. During my work here, I had the opportunity of working on an autism school, a convention hall, proposal for a commercial building. Also, I was working on a conservation project in Kerala, through which I gained some on site experience as well.
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ABOUT ME
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Tamil (mother tongue) English
Intermediate
Hindi
Interests
Architectural & Political History Physics Construction Engineering
Hobbies
Reading Travel Playing the Violin Composing music
Projects Cafeteria
Food Court
Hotel
Office Museum of Tamil History
Riverfront Development
Baha’i House
Museum of Tamil History Thesis
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The open shell which allows light and ventilation, is made of tubular steel truss wraped in a steel sheel, whose profile drains rain water. The wide louvers of the shell would attract urban wildlife such as pigeons.
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The boundary is offset to form a triangle which resembles the Indian peninsula. Outline of the map of the peninsula is mimicked to obtain an abstract definition. A cylinder is cut out of the form to serve as an atrium to connect spaces and provide natural lighting. In ancient Sangam period, Tamilakam was ruled by Cholas, Cheras, Pandyas & Velir. Galleries are split resembling the geographical location of the kingdoms. The ancient kingdoms were divided by rivers (space between galleries). A water body surrounds the gallery which symbolises the sea and the union of the rivers. Museum’s location is prone to heavy traffic noise. A bern is provided on the East to buffer noise, also to serve as public space. Galleries are modified to give room to a shell which would depict the landforms of the five kingdoms.
waterbody Of 650 extant waterbodies two decades ago, only a fraction remains; water shortages, flooding a direct consequence
water surface area = 7718 sq.m
max. saturation humidity in air = 0.03264 humidity ratio in air = 0.02249 velocity of air - 5m/s (avg. assumed) evaporation rate for the designed pond - 9400kg/h or 41.1 million litres/year capacity of the pond - 15.43 million litres ( avg. depth of 2.4m) direct source from yearly rainfall - 10.805 million litres
The pond could sustain for year only with rain water
37.5% of the
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Outline of the map of the peninsula is mimicked to obtain an abstract definition
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1 orientation 2 stone age 3 three crowned kings 4 sangam age 5 velir/ athiaman 6 chera 7 early pandya 8 early chola 9 pallava 10 kalabhra 11 later chera 12 later pandya 13 later chola storage admin lobby museum shop cafeteria auditorium library galleries
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A cylinder is cut out of the form to serve as an atrium to connect spaces and provide natural lighting. Sangam of spaces.
galleries
In ancient Sangam period, Tamilakam was ruled by Cholas, Cheras, Pandyas & Velir. Galleries are split resembling the geographical location of the kingdoms
Zoning
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The ancient kingdoms were divided by rivers (space between galleries). A water body surrounds the gallery which symbolises the sea and the union of the rivers
Museum’s location is prone to heavy traffic noise. A bern is provided on the East to buffer noise, also to serve as public space
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Galleries are modified to give room to a shell which would depict the landforms of the five kingdoms
vertical circulation
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horizontaal circulation
horizontaal circulation
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Circulation
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The first level of the museum is on a raised podium, accessed from an elevated driveway. This level consists of the information desk, library, auditorium, cafeteria, museum shop, conference halls and the orientation gallery. Facilities such as cloak room,waiting lounge, ticketing are present around the main lobby. The library is conveniently located facign the east with a capacity of 90 seats. The cafeteria is
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located on the Northern part of the building. The cafe serves 85 people. A conference room and a lecture hall are present alongside the lecture hall. The auditorium is located at the farther end of the building from the lobby. The auditorium can accomodate upto 450 people in two levels.
The second floor consists of 8 galleries which elaborates on Sangam age after briefly introducing the prehistoric existence. There are bridges that connect the galleries to one another and help in guiding the visitors through a chronological experience.
third floor plan
The third floor consists of 5 galleries which take the visitors through the history of the Pallavas, Cholas and Pandyas. This marks the end of the museum and a spiralling ramp takes the visitors down to the raised podium. Access to this level is through the stairs or elevators in the Early Chola gallery, and the elevators in the Early Pandya gallery.
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deck
The decks enable the museum goers to interact with the water that surrounds the building. A bridge connects the deck to the park on the opposite side. the pond
Due to the decreasing water catchment area in the city, most water is let to runoff. By creating a waterbody, the runoff water could be harvested and used to recharge water table and add aesthetic value to the site.
view of the walkway and pond
the berm
The berm was created to buffer the noise from the road from reaching the museum, while creating a grean patch in the urban fabric. raised walkway
The raised walkway along the road doubles as a promenade. This could also serve as a space for leisure activity and small scale retail such as food carts.
entrance/ exit
Dravidian columns of each kingdom is taken and a planar interpretation of the columns is used for the pilasters around galleries
The journey through the musuem culminates with a descent through the central ramp, a spiral of five cirles; again the number five is canonised in the design similar to the five great epics of Tamil literature
glass
view of the raised walkway
glass
metamorphosis from solid to void
view from pedestrian entrance
view of the atrium
view from entrance
view of the bridge
College Cafeteria Before we started with our Rural study in our fourth semester we were assigned a time problem - to design a ‘Cafeteria’ inside our college campus. The given site had an existing structure and the brief allowed us to choose between putting to use the existing building or to demolish it.
Concept & Design The design solution involved retaining the existing building with minimum changes and creating a courtyard. The courtyard is surrounded on three sides by a single storied enclosure. The roofs of the enclosure is stepped, forming multiple terraces, to minimise the user from climbing continuous flight of steps. The terraces of the enclosure are covered with pergolas and can serve as dining spaces.
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Along with the dining area provided indoors, substantial amount of dining space was provided on the outdoors. The courtyard and the stepped terraces would serve as calm and pleasant space to dine and to spend the leisure time at the campus.
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Office Design Academic
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second level plan The third semester design studio required us to desingn a ‘green’ office building as part of its collaboration with the IGBC. Having been introduced to some of the basic principles of sustainable and green building techniques, this project was the stepping stone for all the future works.
Concept & Design The design was developed from the concept of ‘spiral’ staircase, where the building itslef spirals around the central atrium. The amount of conventioanal wall used on the exterior of the buiding is minimal as this is replaced by a special interlocking module, that would allow light to pass through. The subtle level differences in the building require people to climb stairs regularly, engaging them actively around the atrium. This eliminates the need for an elevator, which would only make the building ‘lazy’.
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aerial view from the front
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Concept & Design What started as an introverted, square plan, evolved into an ‘L-shaped’ one, with each of its arms inclining away from each other . The rooms and corridors have been carefully planned in such a way to keep the harsh western light out. The facade is treated with curved telescopic panels, which breaks the monotony and bringws some interest to the building. Also, these panels cut down the harsh direct sunlight and will only let in the diffused light.
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Conference Hall (100 people) Banquet Hall (200 people) Conference Hall (50 people) Lobby Below
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Riverfront Development Competition
Concept & Design The river side development was proposed on one of the worst affected places during the Chennai floods. The riverfront design consists of five circular discs, serving five different functions. These disks are inter-connected by ramps. The central hemisphere is a gallery, which can also act as a gathering place at
times of public meetings. The other four discs contain a library or a reading lounge, a butterfly garden, a cafeteria and a skating rink. The other half of the park consists of thick plant cover to isolate the park from any traffic noise. Meditation mounds were designed to be placed within thick tree covers.
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Baha’i Temple Competition
Concept & Design Baha’i Temple was a recent competition project we took up at Vedika. The initial concept proposal was shortlisted by the committe, upon which we developed a proposal consisting two distinct approaches to the design - one a traditional and grounded approach, and the other a more contemporary one. Both designs were based on religious symbolisms, and sacred geometry.
The visitor enters the temple in the direction facing the shrine of Baha ullah. The design is inspired by the most common form of shelter, also found predominantly in Biharbuilding with sloped roof. By using the basic form of vernacular architecture in Bihar, people would be able to connect and relate easily to the architectural character of the temple.
Option 1 Front View
View of the hall
View of the lily pond
View of the passage
The design is inspired by the most common form of religious structure in Bihar, the curved shell form.
Option 2 Front View
View of the passage
View of the lily pond
View of the hall
Food Court Freelance
Before the thesis semester had begun, an opportunity to design a small food court came by. Located in a vacant corner plot with three mango trees, the project demanded very little intervention.
Concept & Design The design of the food court was done with the idea of putting to use the mango trees to full use by addressing minor challenges like dealing with the shedding leaves. The design proposed a small structure which would house some stalls and a cash counter. The design intended to keep the earthern feel of the place intact and hence it was decided to go with exposed brick masonry and flamed granite for the built in seats and the parapet wall. The design also proposed a ‘moon gate’ which would serve as the entrance to the plot.
Perumbakam Community Space Conceptual (Office)
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The project to build a community space in the recently developed housing in Perumbakkam was taken up by an NGO. The requirements from the client were to develop an aesthetic place that will be talked about, to create activity spaces – either partitioned or semi-partitionedm, a raised platform for performances. They also required the place to be open and clean, and easily dismantlable to be put in another location.
The design proposal aimed at creating a space that is visually open, humble and human in scale, welcoming and inviting. Also the design aimed at making the space responsive to age and gender, multi-functional – to adapt to changing needs and requirements. The proposal also suggested the use of vibrant colors in the form of public art that can make the space interesting for the people.
Alappuzha Heritage Project Conservation
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neers and museum team, both on and off the site. By actively involving in this project I have gained some experience in dealing with heritage buildings, and a glimpse of conservation.
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The conservation project involves restoration of old Coir factories in Alleppey, Kerala and converting them to Museums. This project reqyured constant co-ordination between engi-
IDEERS 2012, Taipei Competition
Introducing and Developing Earthquake Engineering and Research in Students is an initiative by NCREE ( National Centre for Research in Earthquake Engineering), Taiwan. The competition requires participants to build an earthquake resistant model using MDF sticks in under 6 hours. The model will then be put to test on an earthquake simulation machine. Although our team did not make a mark in 2011, we came out better the following year ranking 11th globally. My participation at this event, both in 2011 & in 2012, was perhaps the starting point for my awe towards buildings and architecture, and possibly for my career as well.
Architecture
must be dealt with great responsibility inorder to create spaces that are better for the society and the environment. As people spend most of their time inside buildings, their lifestyle is hugely influenced by the buildings they dwell in. A building could make a man lazy or make them active. As an architect, I wish to design a healthy way of living for the users, rather than just the aesthetic elements; and I
believe this is the way towards sustainability. A building cannot be made ‘green’ only by using sustainable materials and techniques, but by making the user consume less energy through the design, for sustainability is not only about the design or the materials used, it is also about the way in which it shapes the users’ lifestyle.