DESIGN PORTFOLIO Maanasa Sivashankar
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. Affordable Housing in Suns Academic Project- Live Projec 2. Primary Health Center KHSD Professional Project| Complet
URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE Physical interventions projects fa drawing stage which I have inclu
3. IIHS Kengeri Meeting Room Professional Project- Built | M 4. Mumbai Mile (Mumbai, India Professional Project | 2km Fly 5. Tender SURE (Bangalore, In Professional- Built| 1.9km Roa
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6. Monument Avenue (Richmo Academic Project- Urban Des 7. Interventions in an Urban H Academic Project | Conceptua
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01 Affordable Housing in Sunset Park
Academic Project| Urban Strategy, Illustrations, Live Project with Beyond Care Project: Affordable Housing in Sunset Park Year: 2018 Team: Maanasa Sivashankar, Callan Hajosy, Regis Hej Project Type: Urban Strategy and Solutions As a part of MS Design and Urban Ecologies Sem 1 Studio Project, my team and I worked on finding a feasible affordable housing solution in Sunset Park for the worker co-op members of Beyond Care. The idea was to find a solution that would be viable of a low income immigrant families settled in sunset park for over 35 years and who call it their home and are now facing severe gentrification. This proposal provides a framework for acquiring 1-2 unit, multifamily properties which are tax delinquent or abandoned and have potential for expansion to increase the building’s overall capacity in order to establish a limited equity housing co-op suitable for the partner entity, Beyond Care.
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TAXATION
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TAX DELINQUENCY
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90 DAY WARNING
The framework is presented as a step-by-step guide while also working through the process to identify a potential property within Sunset Park for acquisition. Targeting tax delinquent or abandoned properties can offer a potential solution to low-income populations who have limited access to home-ownership, while also providing benefits to the local community and the city of New York. Acquiring a tax delinquent or abandoned property is a process that will ultimately be unique to the desired property and will require diligent support from various entities. Throughout this proposal, Beyond Care will represent the entity seeking an affordable housing solution.
OWNERSHIP RETAINED
A. DEBT PAID B. DEBT UNPAID
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SALE OF TAX LIEN CERTIFICATE
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RIGHT OF REDEMPTION
A. DISCHARGE OF TAX LIEN B. FORECLOSURE
SELECTED PROPERTY
BEYOND CARE
PROPERTY OWNER
2 FLOORS & BASEMENT CURRENT SCENARIO
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1.78 FLOORS EXPANSION AS PER ALLOWABLE AIR RIGHTS
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3.78 FLOORS & BASEMENT
WITH COMMUNAL TERRACE SPACE
OPPURTUNITY FOR ACQUISITION
EXPAND NO. UNITS TO MAXIMISE LOAN
We formulated a plan by which we could strike a negotiation with the property owner in tax debt to enable the community to acquire the property at a low price.
To maximise the loan available from HPD, a expansion on the existing floor plan was proposed. This expansion is as per the current permisible landuse zoning of the plot.
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OPTION 1: The property will fully serve the low-equity housing co-op. Each floor will accommodate two 2-bedroom units. The basement will serve as an additional unit or a community space for co-op organization and mobilization.
7 AFFORDABLE UNITS 1 MARKET RATE UNIT
OPTION 2: The property will program for 7 units to be occupied by the low equity housing co-op. The basement will remain as one unit for use by the property owner.
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8 AFFORDABLE UNITS
1 UNIT OR COMMUNAL SPACE
1 UNIT FOR OWNER
process to identify a potential property within Sunset Park for acquisition. Targeting tax delinquent or abanrequire diligent support from various entities. Throughout this propsal, Beyond Care will represent the entity seeking an affordable housing solution.
02 Karnataka Healthcare Infrastructure Project
Professional- Completed| Public service design | Layout, Illustrations, Architectural Drawings, Material Selection Project: Karnataka Healthcare Infrstructure Guidelines Year: 2016, Completed Team: Maanasa Sivashankar, Amol Mangrulkar, Swastik Harish Project Type: Public Services Research, Architectural Design guidelines and recommendations, Graphic design
Karnataka Health System Development and Reform Project (KHSDRP) had commissioned the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) to develop Guidelines for the Development of Healthcare Infrastructure, namely, Sub-Centres, Primary Heath Centres (PHC) and Community Health Centres (CHC) for the state of Karnataka. The guidelines cover new sites and buildings that are to be developed by the KHSDRP and the Department of Health and Family Welfare (DOH&FW), Government of Karnataka (GOK).
Final copies of the Guideline Book: The guidelines were printed and distributed across all primary healthcenters, Sub centers and Community Health centers in Karnataka.
Primary Analysis Sample Sheet: This is a foldable documentation sheet of one PHC. Over 30 such PHCs across different climatic zones were documented and analysed.
» 4 travel lanes, each 3M wide carrying continuous traffic. 0.5M shoulder on either side with landscaping
» to create a landmark place, to convert the traffic island into a destination that marks both the entry and exit of the mile » to redesign the intersection to allow for smooth flow of traffic and prevent congestion » to be a pedestrian safe intersection
» provide for green spaces with glass rooms that can be used for poetry readings, and other events » To have dedicated bays for art installations that will create a great visual impact and attract people from all over the city these installations can change periodically keeping interest alive
OWERS THE PARK
KAMALA MILLS
03 Mumbai Mile, Flyover Underspace Design SUN PARADISE
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Professional- Proposal| 3 km | Public Space design, Spatial Programming, Illustrations ORBIT TOWER
Scale 1:1000
TRAVEL LANE
REJUVENATION OF TRAFFIC ISLAND
» To rejuvenate the plazawith with trees,abandoned benches and sidewalk cafes. Lower Parel in Mumbai was once desolate » This plaza will have a water body with sculptural feature marking industries but the advent of mill re-development the projects entry/exit of the mile » In other scenarios, this plaza can be converted to hosts its fast growing into a vibrant urban neighborhood with concerts and events changing into a landmark destination. mixed land-use and a variety of activity. At the heart of this transformation is Mumbai Mile, a new vision of 1.9km stretch of senapathi Bapat Marg, stretching from Mahalakshmi Race course to Deepak Cinema Junction. The road’s re-design proposal was under the tenderSURE
vel lanes each 2.75M wide, 2 each side of the flyover at grade anes provide for one lane of continuous traffic er for entry / exits of all properties on the Mile
guidelines to have organised underground services, a uniform right of way, continuous footpaths, well designed street furniture, amenities, a legible way finding system and designed areas for street vending.
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Mumbai Mile Day Mumbai Mile Day The vision of Mumbai mileIt isday suggests that one day a year recommended that one day every year be dedicated as a MUMBAI MILE DAY . The entire Mile including the flyovers pedestrian hosting a wide variety of the entire stretch of the road is shut down for would theturn purpose ranging from competitions to concerts as a city wide festival. of making the entire space,events travel lanes, flyover completely The Traffic Junction Plaza at Deepak cinema can host a concert, while the flyover itself transforms into a vibrant public space with cafes. pedestrian and turn on celebration mode. The skyline of the Mumbai Mile can be admired from the flyover along with a fireworks show.
PRIVATE PROPERTY
FOOTPATH
PUBLIC SPACE
PUBLIC SPACE
Section B Scale 1:100
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Wide shaded footpath
Formal and informal seating atop the flyover allowing people to celebrate the Mumbai Mile Day while enjoying a view
Bus bay converted to be part of the public realm on Mumbai Mile Day
Kiosks that can host cafe’s and restaurant outlets atop the flyover on Mumbai Mile Day
Public Art on the flyover. Mumbai Mile Day could invite chalk artists for instance and provide them designated spots to create art that can be enjoyed by all
All four 2.75M wide travel lanes at grade are part of the public realm, allowing for street festivals
REMO
water body with sculptural feature marking the entry/exit of the mile
Gibraltar
EVANS Gibraltar
Gibraltar
REMO
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Concert in the traffic island plaza on Mumbai Mile Day, spreading festive cheer.
Double row of tress with seating that screens the plaza from the traffic whilst providing shade
Continuous uninterrupted East - West traffic
Plan Scale 1:250
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MUMBAI MILE - CONCEPTUAL DESIGN
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Physical Model of the Spaces under the Flyover for Form and design exploration
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Scenario A: Everyday On a week day, the expected activity is contained to the space under the flyover with a priority to allow for continuous and maximum floe of vehicular traffic. The flyover underspace in this scenario has a range of activities like cafes, temporary pushcarts, landcsaping etc.
2 TRAVEL LANES
FOOTPATH
PRIVATE PROPERTY
2926 FOOTPATH
5503 2 TRAVEL LANES
PRIVATE PROPERTY
OPTION 3
SECTION 1 - EVERYDAY SITUATION
13220 PUBLIC SPACE
5500 2 TRAVEL LANES
4428 FOOTPATH
PRIVATE PROPERTY
04 Cunningham Road Redevelopment
Professional- Built| 1.4km | Illustrations, Tender Drawings, Execution Project: Cunningham Road Year: 2016, Completed Team: (drawn by:) Maanasa Sivashankar, (as a part of) Jana Urban Space Foundation Urban Design Team Project Type: Urban Planning, Design and Execution Tender S.U.R.E is a road redevlopment project in the heart of Bangalore, India. Working along with the civic bodies in the Government of Karnataka, this project aims at resolving problems faced by Indian Roads with a long term design solution. The phase I of this project overlooks the redevelopment of 7 roads in Bangalore. Cunnigham road, the road I was responsible for, is part residential and part commercial in its landuse. While the project’s core is simple and widely done in other parts of the world, its the first of its kind in india.
MAIN STRETEGIES EMPLOYED: To reduce traffic congestion, constant digging for mantenence work and improve pedestrian and cycle movement
Even Travel Lanes
PEDESTRIAN PATHWAY
PARKING BAY
TenderSURE road
ROADWAY
LAND- CYCLE SCAPE TRACK
Service Alignment under the Footpaths
PEDESTRIAN PATHWAY (underground urban services)
Road Markings continous network of Cycle Lanes between the 7 roads
Wider foot paths with tactile pavers and ramps to make the streets inclusive.
Street Landscaping
Tree Pit Details
CUNNINGHAM ROAD DESIGN PLAN ILLUSTRATION
On-Street Parking
SURFACE DESIGN TENDER DRAWING
CUNNINGHAM ROAD SECTION: Connecting Storm Water Chambers
Pedestrian Pathway
05 IIHS Kengeri Site Facility Design
Professional- Built| 36 sqm | Design, Tender Drawings, Execution Project: IIHS University Campus Site Facility Year: 2017, Completed Team: Maanasa Sivashankar, Amol Mangrulkar Project Type: Architectural Design and Execution
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Mangalore Tile Roofing Above
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Store Room 2.80m x 3.90m
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This 8.30m by 4.40m layout of the structure is divided into two portions accessible from either ends. The store room is 1/3rds of MS I Section (ISJB 150) the structure and opens on to an existing vegetable garden as it will be used to store agricultural tools and produce. The informal meeting area located behind this is a semi-open space with partial walls and a full roof which can accommodate MS I Section (ISJB 150) 6-8 people. MS T Section (ISST 100) design and This space is intended to be used for on-site campus planning work.
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Inverted Roof
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Glass tiles in a Manglore tile roof
100mm thk RCC Lintel beam
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Wire cut brick masonry
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W1 Refer detail MS understructure Thandur Stone Flooring 100mm thk RCC Lintel beam Sadarhalli stone sill 100mm deep Gutter 230 mm thk exposed brick masonry wall with wire cut bricks W1 Refer detail 100mm PCCFlooring Sub base Thandurthk Stone LVL ±0.00
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230 mm thk exposed brick masonry wall with wireRubble cut bricks Random Stone Masonry for foundation 100mm thk PCC Sub base LVL ±0.00
Random Rubble Stone Masonry for foundation
SECTION BB’ Manglore tile Roofing MS understructure 100mm thk RCC Lintel beam 100mm deep Gutter
06 Addressing Informality: An insert in urur olcott Professional-Workshop| Illustrations, Prototyping, Design Strategies Project: Addressing Informality Year: 2013, Proposed Team: 5 member Team in collaboaration with MOAD Project Type: Urban Intervention for Change Orur Olcott Kuppam is a urban fishing slum located along Elliots beach in Besant Nagar, Chennai.This urban insert is aimed at addressing the main objectives established by the TNSCB (Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board) in a way that would be minimal and non intrusive for the slum dwellers. The proposal seeks to resolve the identified problems through temporary interventions that will make the slum inclusive in nature and help it gradually become a part of its neighborhood. Currently the seetlement is physically locked in and inaccessible. The interventions aims at promoting self initiated change as opposed to prescribed change in the settlements structure.
Theosophical Society and Theosophical society and Eco-Sensitive Area eco sensitive area
Illegal Tenements
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Illegal tenemants KUPPAM
3 5 1. Increase and enhance the access to the site
1. Increase and enhance access to the site. Access Routes 2. Make permeable edge and 4. Connect the city to the broken bridge integrate kuppam into the city. 5. Build intervention to create community and public spaces for legitimising the settlement 3. Build infrastructure- water, NEED garbage and sanitation as opportunities for public and cultural spaces to empower the communities. Vehicular Access Routes 4. Connect the city to the broken bridge. 5. Build intervention to create community and public spaces for legitimizing the settlement. 2. Make permeable edge and integrate kuppam into the city
Access routes KUPPAM
3. Build Infrastructure - water, garbage and sanitation as opportunities for public and cultural spaces to empower the communities
Vehicular access routes KUPPAM
Extent of garbage dump Garbage Dump KUPPAM
Urur Olcott Kuppam Urur Olcott
Kuppam (Slum)
middle class and Middle class and upper upper middle class middle class neighborhood neighbourhood Location plan of class KUPPAM CONTEXT
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CTIVITY MAPPING
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Boat Repairing Boat Parking
White Crab Catching Area ACTIVITY MAPPING
Boat Repairing Boat Parking
Space where the Bhajji Stalls are set up Space used during the Periya Vaalai fishing season ACTIVITY MAPPING ACTIVITY MAPPING
Net Preparing and Fish Drying
White Crab Catching Area
Besant nagar is primarily habited by the upper middle class in Chennai that show a great interest in classical music. The primary aim is to is to open up this settlement by providing many small platforms for recreational activities and gatherings along its periphery. Architectural gestures
Shore and Estuarine Fishing Area ACTIVITY MAPPING
Space for ‘Periya Velai’ festival
Fried fish stalls ‘Bajji”
TOOLS
Shore and Estuarine Fishing
The following urban tools are employed in different parts of the site showcasing different design solutions.
URBAN TOOLS
PLATFORMS
POLES
Two step high platforms that can double up as a stage for functions and performances.
Bamboo poles that can be used to grow vegetables, erect shaded platforms when required for festival usage.
PLATFORM
POLE
POLE
PLATFORM
ARCH
STANDS
This is at the vehicular access road edge to open up the settlement to its neighborhood.
These can be used to grow vegetables, erect platforms when required and something when something else.
STAND STAND
ARCH ARCH
STAND BACKDROP
BACKDROP
STEPPED TERRACE
These can be used to grow vegetables, erect platforms when required and something when something else.
This can be used for growing vegetables and plants.
STEP STEP Parts of this proposal was carried out in phases by designers in the city and activists. The music season in 2014 saw a series of performances and have continued to be an event every music season since then. Every year the intervention is modified and the area has seen tremendous change. The change in level of inclusion is dificult to visibly identify but there is definite change in people attitude towards their neighbourhood.
07 General Disruption: Reimagining Monument Avenue Academic | Design Competiton, illustration, Design Strategy Project: Reimagining Monument Avenue Year: 2018, Conceptual Team: DUE Batch 2020 Project Type: Urban Public Space Design Competition Monument Avenue is a landscape of world historical significance, capturing in its statuary and design the legacy of white supremacy, state violence and anti-black racism. In response we offer this toolkit for its phased transformation. Physical redesign, public programs, and increased accessibility-each commissioned by African-American artists and design practitioners-are proposed across different themes and shapes. The designs below are not conclusive; rather, these interventions suggest values to be represented in the future of the avenue. Below we propose a set of values to guide the redesign of the Monuments, and the streetscape, along the avenue. For all six statues, we propose one main theme: the removal of two fifths of each statue. This will embodythe constitutional compromise
Proposed programming aims to support work by local artists through communal activities in the public space along Monument Avenue that open conversations to new experiences and unpack the untold narrative: • Marches and Protests • Street Performances • Art Exhibits • Educational tours • Concert and Films • Maker Space • Recreational Activities
to count each enslaved man and woman as 3/5 th of a persona dehumanizing principle that Confederate generals fought to preserve. For the redesign of the public spaces (grassy medians and area around the statues), our guiding principle is to convert these areas into a public park. The park will increase space for pedestrians, cyclists, play, recreation, and public and political gatherings, as forms of public usage that are being denied in the avenue’s current design. We envision a sustainable space design in which material and layout will prioritize the needs of the local community while respecting the global significance of this historic urban landscape.
Various local stakeholders who would be part of collaborative programs within the spaces along Monument Avenue would include(but are not limited to): • • • • • • •
Community Groups Cultural Organizations Academic Institutions Government Agencies Art Collectives Activist Networks Recreational Activities
Integrating to create a brave space; invoking varied emotions to flow between interventions and disrupt systemic white supremacy that has been reinforced by violence and propaganda. Addressing the collective trauma that marginalized populations have suffered over time, and making space for contemplation and collective healing.
STONEWALL JACKSON MONUMENT VALUES: Visibility, Rejection, Remembrance This statue reveals the ways in which white supremacy has long been implemented through the U.S. School system. For example, textbooks and other teaching materials have systemically disenfranchised Black and Brown children, often depicting slavery as a benign institution, portraying Southern secession as a ‘noble cause,’ and glossing over histories of lynching, discrimination, and state terror along the color line. We imagine this statue as a temporary-interactive dumping ground, where Black-identified folks can drop off books that dehumanize and erase their history and identity.
J.E.B. STUART MONUMENT VALUES: Materiality, Growth, Nature Opposing traditional materials ‘anchoring’ imposed narratives across time into collective identities, the J.E.B. Stuart Monument will become a garden in which native plants overgrow the statue, demanding continuous maintenance and ever-changing forms and interpretations.
CONTACT Maanasa Sivashankar maan.shiv@gmail.com +1 6463840958 New York, NY