UNDERGRADUATE PORTFOLIO 2017-22 by Manivannan_j

ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO MANIVANNAN J (2017-2022)

RESUME

Manivannan Jothi PERSONAL INFORMATION D.O.B. 15/04/2000 ADDRESS Shanthi colony, Kolathur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India LANGUAGES KNOWN

English, Tamil

EDUCATION ANNA UNIVERSITY Bachelor of Architecture - BArch, Architecture · (August 2017 - August 2022)

WORKSHOPS

WORK EXPERIENCE Architectural Intern February 2021 - July 2021 (6 months) KSM ARCHITECTURE Architectural designer September 2022 - November 2023 (1 year 3 months) TAMILNADU CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING Consulting Architect September 2023 - Present (5 months) MFac SOLUTION PVT. LTD. Architect (Contract basis) November 2023 - Present (3 months) CENTRAL PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

NASA LBC EXPOSURE WORKSHOP , 2019 ALPHA PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP

COMPETITIONS TRANSPERENCE 14.0 Special mention

CONTACT

manivannanj1504@gmail.com +91 90032 65543 Manivannan Jothi (LinkedIn) https://www.linkedin.com/in/manivannan-jothi-22647b2a7

ARCHIFORUM SYMPH. 2019 3rd Place DI - GENERIC UNLXYZ Shortlisted CULseSAP PRODUCT DESIGN 1st place

SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE 3D Modelling Sketchup, Rhino, Revit Adobe suite 2D AutoCAD Visualization Vray, Lumion, Twin motion

SKILLS Photography, Graphic design, Model making,

# CONTESTED URBANISM - THE CASE OF KASIMEDU a urban tug-of-war around who gets what, when and for how much.

Where will the people go?

You think we're pushovers?

Is it the people's fault, or yours, for not planning sustainable cities?

They don't understand the sea or our lifestyles.

Who will safeguard our boats and nets in the sea?

All these scenes from the movie ‘VADACHENNAI’ were based on the interactions between the Govt. officials and the fishermen sangams, focussing on the contestation between these 2 entities where the protaganists stands up to voice out against the developers to portray how the infrastructural developments favour the rich and non natives while neglecting the native artisanal fishermen community who lost their right of land and forced to find work elsewhere. The movie critically addresses the imageability of the place and its people through their lifestyle and culture.

+ # VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS

LOCAL FISHERMEN

PORT TRUST AUTHORITY

NATIONAL HIGHWAY DEPT.

INTERNAL CONFLICTS

CONTROL / APPROPRIATE

DIVIDE

Unhealthy compete for best quality ﬁsh catch, berthing space and landing zones

Controlling the harbour, ﬁsherfolk, and the boats decked; Maintanence

Acquiring ﬁshermen land and creating a divide between place of WORK & LIVE.

NON-LOCAL FISHERFOLK

GENERAL PUBLIC

REPRESENT

STRAIN

Various sangams at Kasimedu lack co-ordination and inclusiveness results in fragmentation &

Retailers and wholesalers creating infrastructural starin and congestion at peak hours.

People from all over the city demands supply and create congestion during peak hours.

PRIVATE ENTITIES

FISHERIES DEPARTMENT

BUSINESSMEN

PROVIDE / RUPTURE

CONTROL / LIMIT

AND THEIR ROLES

WELFARE ASSOCIATION

Devicing policies and bills, sometimes in favour of few powerful ﬁshermen groups

EXPLOIT

• The contestation between these entities are identified as root cause for several issues throughout the fishing harbour and can be studied in terms of the social, political, economical and ecological aspects which significantly impact the spatial organisation, Imageability and the overall quality of life within the urban set-up.

URBAN INTERVENTIONS

SHADED PAVILION

• THE ENTRANCE PLAZA ENTRANCE PLAZA

ENTRYWAY PLAZA PUBLIC TOILET

COMM. AXIS

SHOPS

E 04

STEPPED SEATING

COMM. AXIS

LVL. DIFFERENCE

COMMUNITY PLAZA COMM. AXIS

E 05

COMMUNITY PLINTH

WELFARE CENTRE

The entrances are cleared from encroachments with deﬁned motorized and non-motorized access. A sense of entry way is created using archways and plazas as buffer before entering the harbour.

• THE COMMUNITY PLAZA The harbour initially accomodated houses for these people which was later evacuated for development and the bridge constructed divides their place of work and live. The plaza is introduced to establish a sense of inclusivity for the community within the harbour premise. This can accomodate various community events and activities round the clock. .

PARKING LOTS ENTRANCES

PUBLIC TOILET

EATERIES MEANDERING

PUBLIC AXIS

EXP. AXIS

RAISED PLATFORM

• THE PUBLIC PLAZA The demand of open public space in the vicinity and the intent to establish a vibrant relation between the public, the community and the harbour led to the design of this meandering plaza with seating spaces and dense greenery. Eateries, public toilets are some of the amenities to host people, thus becoming an inviting landscape in the city.

+ Plantations along the edge

GREEN COVER

Public Axis

Export Axis

EXIT WAY

ENTRY WAY RAISED JUNCTION

RAISED JUNCTION

PUBLIC AXIS

• PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY

The public vehicle parking is restricted to the entrance zone while the movement of export vehicles and internal e-rickshaws are all streamlined to create a pedestrian friendly harbour. Continuos pedestrian paths, raised junction conditions and tactile pavement are incorporated to promote pedestrian safety.

SOCIAL PLAZA VIEW DECK

• THE PROMENADE

SEMI OPEN PLINTH

The harbour promenade is now a ﬂexible open spaces designed with modular furnitures, planters and entrance follies. The wharf is fragmented not just to streamline the movement of people, ﬁshes and e-cycles during morning auction scenarios but also to scale it down as a public space in the late evenings which can accomodate events, food trucks etc..

NET MENDING SHEDS

AUCTION HALL facility

MODULAR FURN. FLEXIBLE WHARF

Congregation space

Scaled down segments

• THE SOCIAL PLAZA The social plaza acts as a congreation space for the administration, research sector, ﬁshermen, community and the sangam houses. The plaza as an extention of semi open plinths of both the buildings and the net mending shed attempts to create a positive interaction between the stakeholders. This can hold formal community meetings, announcement venues and panchayats.

THE NODE Urban Design Studio ‘022 Pedestrian Bridge Design @ CHENNAI CENTRAL Individual project

+ The initial brief to create a crucial link between the medical college and the medical facility, spanning railway lines, a river, and a ﬂyover to facilitate movement for students, staff, and professors, is re-interpreted upon the study. The connection between the facilities is not only weak but also lacks proper access from all the transit nodes. Furthermore, envisioning it not merely as a link between two points but as a node connecting various points can address urban-scale challenges and cater to a broader user group, including commuters and patients.

THE CONTEXT

+The Madras Medical College was built on the

land covering 3,25,000 sqft. on the erst-while central prison premises in 2010 and started operating in 2012. However the site is still disconnected from the urban fabric by Huge compound wall, Secluded pathway, Railway tracks and a waterbody; ideal for a prison but not for a College campus.

+ * The distance to walk between the MMC College to all other destinations is studied to understand the disconnect.

CHENNAI CENTRAL is one of the major transit hubs of the city consisting of nearly every form of public ground transport systems : buses, trains

NODES

(sub-urban & interstate), Mass rapid transport system, Metro trains along with autos, rickshaws & taxis. Thousands of people from every other corner of the city commute to almost every other corner using this multi modal transit hub. The hub also houses the city's largest medical facility, a medical college and some major administrative offices, drawing patients, students and staffs from across the city. However the connectivity between points remain long, tiring and unsafe due to lack of shade, unsafe pedestrian pathways, urban heat island effect and traffic.

USER GROUP

PATH EVOLUTION

CONNECT & INTERCONNECT

MMC

PARK

NODE PARKTOWN

PATH EVOLUTION

RGGGH

PROPOSED PATH

LEVEL PLAN

A series of nodes were pinned near each destination and a string was connected tieing all these nodes. The resulting

THE PLAN

pathway was found to be an really efficient encouraging a seamless exchange of pedestrian between various destinations. This path was articulated using various levels to incorporate, universal access, railway line height clearance, bicycle ramps and staircases.

CNC ROOF

STEEL SECTIONS

SECTIONS

PIECE OF EARTH & PIECE OF SKY Kairo looro design competition ‘023 Primary school @ SENEGAL Individual work

PIECE OF EARTH & PIECE OF SKY is the idealised interaction of open and enclosed areas to produce a habitable environment is represented by Earth and Sky. The concept is based on the need to provide children with welcoming learning environments. South Senegal’s environment and inhabitants are more earthbound. Combining African architecture embodies traditional and architectural principles through the application of modernist materials. The earth symbolises the mud’s cold, contained character, whereas the sky symbolises a warmer, brighter outside. The fact that the room is underground naturally keeps it cool.

SITE SELECTION - SENEGAL

MATERIAL PALETTE & SOURCING

PROGRAMS AND ORGANISATION

CSEB BRICKS • In-situ production • Made from Clay, Sand & Cement • Sustainable alternative / Durability

03 04

01 SAFANE HAMLET

RAMMED EARTH

• In-situ production • Made from Gravel, Clay, Sand & Silt • Thermal Insulation / Durability

1 km

+ 07

2.5 km 06

4.5 km

WOODEN TRUNKS • Locally sourced (MICRO) • Workability / durablility

Inspired from various African settlements, a radial cluster approach is adapted for arranging the volumes around a central open space which further cluster to have smaller partcipatory spaces in between providing possibilities for students from different class to engage and participate in group works. The clustering of spaces helps prevent over lapping of the activities while not disturbing each other. They also can serve multifunctionally during post school hours.

Teach LABORATORY

BAMBOO • Locally sourced (MACRO) • Flexibility, Strenght, proﬁle adv. • Disaster & Climate resistance

Empower ADMINISTRATION

The idea is visualised at the Safane hamlet in south Senegal’s Casamence region. Within a 4.5 km (walkable) radius, a total of nine small hamlets are present where every one of them lack a proper educational facility. The site selected is centralized and easily accessible from each hamlets and can provide oppurtunities for positive interactions.

Pray Gather

TYPHA PANELS • Locally sourced (MACRO) • Made from Cattail (reed marsh plant) • Fire & Climate resistant • Thermal Insulation Properties

Learn

CLASSROOM TYPE 1

CLASSROOM TYPE 2

Perform Dine Cook Manage Cure

LIBRARY / ICT

IRON PROFILES

• Locally sourced ( MACRO ) • Structural framerwork for Jack archs

Celebrate Culivate Play

KITCHEN GARDEN

Relax

Creating Focus

Radial Volumes

Clustering Volumes

Shaping Volumes SPATIAL ORGANIZATION

PLAN

Base Volume

Submerging

Tapering

Punctured openings FORM EVOLUTION

DETAILED SECTION

The majority of the volumes remaining submerged minimize the need for constructing new walls while enclosed with rammed earth walls above the surface. The enormous truncated roofs, were reinterpreted from some traditional African architecture, and they serve as cooling towers for the spaces below. The warm open outdoor serves as a comfortable space for gatherings during the evenings. This provides opportunities for a time less space. The architecture becomes a part of the rich rustic African environment.

SITE SECTION

THE URBAN PAUSE An urban revamp of Chennai Central transit hub To study, analyse and understand the urban fabric of Chennai Central transit hub considering the social, economic and environmental factors and propose urban and architectural interventions at various scales.