Architecture Portfolio
Mutharasan subbarayan
University of South Australia Master of Architecture (2017-2019)
What’s Inside? Urban
An_Urban_Rhythm_Urban_Intervention Studio_10 (Individual&Group Work)/Masters Commercial
Freespace_KaTi_Market Studio_9 (Individual Work)/Masters
Hotel of Crossed Destinies Studio_8 (group of 4)/Masters Private/Residential
Inside_Out_Residential Studio_10 (Individual Work)/Masters
Greenhouse_Solar_Decathalon Studio 7 (Individual Work) Research
A_Medley_of_Spaces_Drawing_Speculation Studio_9 (Individual Work)/Masters
Street_Knights_Diagramattic_Maquette Research_Practices (Individual Work)/Masters
An Urban Rhythm
Urban Rhythm is an overall urban schema developed as a future vision for kent town, SA. This includes a design of an urban insert (Tower plaza) along with the previous studio’s project (Free Space). Proposals integrated with urban solutions (Streetscaping, connectivity and Redevelopment) considering current issues in that locality.
An
Urban Rhythm
K - Town Development guidelines After analysing Kent Town, as a group of two myself and Rick came up with these five principle/Guidelines to proceed with our individual urban interrventions. The main idea of our team is to make Kent Town more active. All the analysis made our team to think more about streets, transport and density. This lead us to derive these five principles.
1. Blurring
2. Attractor
Improving transition between one block to other.
Centre of attraction. Attracting people towards the suburb.
Kent town,SA
3. Security
4. Variety
5. Density
Improving safety for everyone. Inside and outside the buildings(streets).
Increasing the number and variety of activities in the suburb.
Incresing density of people and buildings.
Tower_Plaza_Site_Plan
College_Road
Little_Rundle_Street
KaTi_Market
Rundle_Road
Junction Tram stop Proposal (Rundle and College road)
Kent_Town_Skyline (Highlighting the Five Horcruxes)
An_Urban_Rhythm_Section Section showing Inside Out, KaTi Market and Tower Plaza
Scale_ 1 :500
Kent_Town_Introduction_of_Vertical_Grids
Kent_Town_Green_Pattern Josephine’s DDDW Kelly’s Aesop Brad’s Uniting Communuties Rick’s Pride Centre
Tower Plaza _Key Ideas
1. Proximity
2. Visiblity
3. Identity
Central plaza as an activity area (Example. Yoga Classes)
Central plaza as an Event space (Example. Marriage)
Central plaza as an Recreational space (Example. Theatre)
Corridor Spaces as an exhibition space.
Enclosed Corridor as a relaxation floor.
Flexible Kiosk Units can be arranged according the needs.
View of the tower
Proposed Condition for Little Rundle street
Typical street cross section details for narrow laneways. (Little rundle street)
Proposed Condition for Rundle street
Typical street cross section details for wide streets. (Rundle street)
Scale: 1 : 200
Free_Space [KaTi_Market]
Blend_In Freespace is designed from a received brief (the chosen one from 5 given briefs) progressed through conceptual, sketch and developed design stages. This project includes a market design (KaTi market - Blend In) which is further revisited and reworked with Urban rhythm. The proposal has been programmed with trader’s market, permanent and temporary market stalls, supermarket, cafÊs and an open-air theatre.
Key Ideas
The site is surrounded by Two main streets Rundle street and college road’. The idea is to use the prime corner for the public community engagement and to act as an attractive point to the people towards the market.
The site is aligned across one of the busiest roads in the town, Rundle street. As the next stage the idea is to locate the footprint area for the building within the site. The corner plot is treated with green spaces engaging community interaction.
The whole fabric of the kent town is vertically low except at some places at the circumference of the kent town boundary. So the idea is to rise a medium rise building which can also attract people from the city towards the site.
The site is oriented in a linear way along the rundle street. My thought is to break the linearity and engage more interactive spaces withing bulding blocks.
Axonometric View (Ground Level)
Seating Area integerated with the college road Weekly market stall Space Specatator Arena (central podium)
Main pedestrian Entry & Flaxible market slots Seating & Stairs to upper level Entry From Little Rundle Street
Entry From Rundle Street Supermarket
Cafe
Cafe Seating integerated with Street (pedestrian) Vehicular Access to Basement (Parking) Service Entry
HOTEL OF CROSSED DESTINIES
LUXATURE
HOTEL OF CROSSED DESTINIES LUXATURE
HOTEL OF CROSSED DESTINIES
LUXATURE “Luxature”(Luxury + nature) is a hotel design along with an arboretum at the rear. The hotel consists of multiple room and suite types and a recreational sky court. The design of Arboretum is integerated with the adjacent botanic gardens. The focus of this studio was construction documentation. Designed by a group of 4 (MK Associates – Fictional group name).
Key Ideas LUXURY + NATURE = LUXATURE
LUXURY + NATURE = LUXATURE
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Site_Plan
View of Arboretum with Botanic Gardens
Inside the Arboretum Corridor
Public Axis through the Building
Level_3_North
Ground_Floor_South Scale : 1:500
Short_Section_1
Scale : 1:500
INside_Out [ ] A small-scale residential project integrated with the market design in studio 10. This residential project was aimed to become a typology of the locality with a vision for future development. This residential design includes a small farm to fulfill certain needs (Flower in this scenario) of the user.
Key Ideas
NATURE AS AN ELEMENT INSIDE THE BUILDING
HOUSE AS A HORCRUX [HOUSE WITHIN A HOUSE]
FRAMING NATURE
BIOMIMICRY
Ground_Floor_Plan
Section_North Scale_1 : 250
Section_East Scale_1 : 250
First_Floor_Plan
View_of_Garden_from_Bar
Sectional_Model_1 : 20
GREENHOUSE - SOLA
Mutharasan Subb
Greenhouse is a competition brief by solar decathlon which encourages architects to design highly energy efficient buildings. The program requires a passive design strategies to solve the energy requirements. The program was to design a portable building which can be easily assembled on-site. I was to make the spaces flexible according to the usage and time. The outdoor deck in the entrance can be included to the living and the kitchen whe outdoor decks is intended for grape vines, which will acts as a dynamic shading i.e. it will be dense during the summer providing shade and in winter efficient use of natural resources will boost up the odds to achieve the goal. The additional electricity needs were fulfilled by harvesting solar energ The proposal is about designing a Zero-carbon or Zero-energy building (competition brief Solar The and design approached 2.0’ by Studio Ant for passive cooling during the summer. This beehive unit –not only Decathlon). serves the cooling also was aesthetically pleasingtoand makes th achieve zero energy encouraging passive the energy requirements. This housefireplaces has been designed a such wayunits to can be mo of the clay tubesdesign installedstrategies will cool theto airsolve by evaporative cooling. For the heating, modern were included. in These beehive to the climatic conditions and serve as a comfortable ho adopt to the climatic conditions and serve as a comfortable home.
GREEHOUSE - SOLAR DECATHALON
PORTABLE HOUSE
SOLAR ENERGY FOR ENERGY NEEDS
SOLAR ENERGY FOR ENERGY NEEDS
PORTABLE HOUSE
ENCOURAGING CROSS VENTILATION
ENCOURAGING CROSS VENTILATION
CONTAINED THERMAL MASS
CONTAINED THERMAL MASS
Up
6000
Bathroom Bedroom Outdoor Deck Laundry
Wadrobe
7500
AR DECATHLON
barayan
a small-scale residential design of 90 sq.m. with zero carbon footprint. The design was approached to achieve zero energy encouraging It is for a couple who likes to explore places. The idea was to make house thermally comfortable. The concept of the spatial programme en there is a social gathering and on the other time it can act as porch, drawing area and for some barbeques. The pergolas above the r the vines plants will wither and let the winter sun into the building. After looking at the precedents, it is understood that ventilation and gy. Considering the climatic effects, it is critical to solve heating and cooling within the house. This design adopted the idea of ‘Beehive he facade dynamic. It can be moved along the rails in the fron so it basically acts like a natural air cooler. the water will poured on top oved towards the east against the wall allowing the winter sun into the building. This house has been designed in a such way to adopt ome for the couple to pursue their passion.
FLEXIBLE SOCIAL SPACES
BEEHIVE 2.0 (EVAPORATIVE COOLING)
FLEXIBLE SOCIAL SPACES
BEEHIVE 2.0 (MECHANISM)
BEEHIVE 2.0 (EVAPORATIVE COOLING)
BEEHIVE 2.0 (MECHANISM)
BEEHIVE 2.0 (MECHANISM)
BEEHIVE 2.0 (MECHANISM)
Entry
Kitchen
Dining
Up
Living Outdoor Deck
15000
7500
Floor Plan Floor plan Scale 1 : 50 Scale 1:100
View of the house from Kitchen
Bathroom Bedroom
Kitchen
Outdoor Deck Laundry
Wadrobe
7500 View of Outdoor Deck (Bedroom)
Long Section Scale 1 : 50
15000
Dining
Scale 1 : 50
Scale 1 : 50
Solar Panels
Pergolas (Vine Spread)
Public
Semi - Public
Entry
Up
Private Horizontal Shading (North) Beehive 2.0 (Studio Ant)
Living Outdoor Deck
Beehive Water Circulation System
Rainwater Water System
Floor Slab Sub - Floor Structure
7500
Floor Plan Concrete Footing Scale 1 : 50 Exploded Axonometric
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Beyond_the_Visual_Speculation
2.
A Research investigation for a better understanding of relationship between different types of spaces using the method of drawing speculation.
3.
Street_Knights
Street Knights is research project using the method of “Diagrammatic Maquette”. This maquette is a result of a simple thought “What if a street is a chess board and street elements are chess pieces?”. Designed as a game with a new set of rules. Building Zone
Building Zone
Retreat Zone
Element Zone
Sensitive Zone
Element Zone
Retreat Zone
Lets Play..!
Graduate of Architecture Portfolio.