Namratha Gopan Architectural Portfolio by namrathagopan

PORTFOLIO 2022

S OC IA L H OUSING Mangalore, Bunder

U GA MA K ENDRA Channaptna toy making Heritage centre

L A N D S C A PE D E S IG N Reintegration of Mangalore city

E N V IR ON MENTAL D E S IG N S TUDIO Udan, Bangalore

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A R C H I TE C T S O F F I C E D E S IG N IN G Interior design and working drawings

D E S I GN + B U IL D

M I S C E L L A N E OU S

R O L E OF A R C H IT E C T U R E IN N AT I O N B U IL D IN G Essay competition

01 SOCIAL HOUSING Mangalore, Bunder

Bunder i s an ol d c i ty w hi c h i s hi s tor i c al l y an i m por tant tr adi ng c entr e, ow i ng to i ts r egi onal pr om i nenc e, s tr ategi c l oc ati on and tr ade l i nk s . But l ater the c i ty w as r es haped to pur el y c om m er c i al ar ea w hi i c h m ade the or i gi nal r es i dents of Bunder to r el oc ate. Bunder has dens e bui l t up, often m i x ed us e of l and, s m al l pl ot s i z es oc c upy i ng 100% gr ound for bui l t up, s oc i al hom ogenei ty, l i m i ted publ i c s pac es , w hi c h ar e us ual l y c onges ted dev el opm ents , i n c om par i s on to the m oder n day c i ti es .

TYPE 1 : SH OP H OU SES ( i n the per i pher y ) Shop+H ous e/ Shop+Apar tm ent Type of us er : Tr adi ng c om m uni ty Built u p ar ea:100s qm No of s hop uni ts ( gr oud fl oor ) : 40 No of r es i denti al uni ts ( upper fl oor ) :40 TYPE 2: EXIST IN G R ESID EN T IAL BU ILD IN GS Type of us er : M us l i m c om m uni ty Built u p ar ea:150s qm No of uni ts : 30 TYPE 3: N EW LY PR OPOSED R ESID EN T IAL BUILDIN GS Type of us er : M us l i m c om m uni ty Built u p ar ea:50s qm

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DE S I G N P R OPOS A L T Y P O L OGY 1 S H O P H OU S E S

T Y P O L OGY 2 R E S ID E N T IA L

T Y P O L OGY 3 A D D IT ION TO E XISTING HOUSE

D E SIGN C OD E S TRANSPORTATIONRoad width 6m - Allow s four v ehi c l es to pas s thr ough. ONLY pr ivate car s and m otor c y c l e al l ow ed thr ough the s ec ondar y r oads.( Tr ucks can pas s thr ough the pr i m ar y r oads .) A PUBLIC vehicle can be ar r anged for the i nner r oad tr anspor tation. Bus s tops and auto s tands on the per i pher y of Bunder. This will co nr ol the v ehi c ul ar m ov em ent and hel p i n the constr uctio of a sys tem ati c c i ty i s fur ther y ear s . HOUSINGM aintain the colonia l s ty l e of ar c hi tec tur e i n hous e el ev ati ons . HEIGHT up to 10M - 3r d fl oor ed hous es or 2 fl oor ed. Houses ar r anged suc h a w ay that ther e i s v i s ual c onnec ti on fr om one building to the o ther. Inwar d looking hous es . F r ont y ar ds openi ng to the c l us ter. Open space for each c l us ter, al s o a publ i c m eeti ng s pac e. Public spaces will bri ng i n m or e peopl e and i nc r eas e l eads to the social developm ent o f the c i ty. Com m on par king lots ar e to be pr ov i ded. Only the per ipher als c an be oc c upi ed for c om m er c i al us e.. ( har m less factor ies) . OTHERFootpaths or extended s em i pr i v ate s pac es s houl d be pr ov i ded to avoid the unneces s ar y par k i ng of tr uc k s or other v ehi c l es . This will pr ovide a br eathi ng s pac e betw een pr i v ate and publ i c . Par king slots for Tr u c k s and heav y v ehi c l es .

CLU STER DE S I G N

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

02 UGAM A KENDRA Channaptna toy making Heritage centre

PA RAMET RI C DE S I G N

The structural element is placed in a repeating patter to form a dome like structure. The element is made of fabric and bent steel frame work. The steel structure of one element is joined to the other one. Hence each element is connected to each other. The parametric form makes it look more beautiful and experience the space in a different way. 11

03 LANDSCAPE DESIGN Reintegration of Mangalore city T he Ol d M angal or e Por t ( M angal or e D AKKE i n Tul u) i s l oc ated to s outh of N ew M angal or e Por t. t l i es on the bank of the Gur pur R i v er. T her e ar e tw o ac c es s to the por t. T he i nhabi tants of Bunder ar e m ai nl y fr om fi s hi ng and s m al l bus i nes s es . F ew w er e s hi fted to the Bengr e s i de dur i ng the c ons tr uc ti on of por t. T he D hak k e i s a di ffer ent pl ac e at di ffer ent ti m es . T her e ar e v ar i ous ac ti v i ti es tak i ng pl ac e al l thr oughout the day. C r ow ded m or ni ngs to s i l ent after noon, then to ev eni ngs w her e ther e i s ex por ti ng and i m por ti ng tak i ng pl ac e. T hi s enc our ages the pr ov i s i on of di ffer ent ac ti v i ti es i n the s i te.

SOFTSCAPE PLANPLANTING SCHEDULE

DHAKKE LAND MAP

PLANTING SCHEDULE

ACTIVITIES

OUTDOOR FURNITURE DESIGN

04 ENVIRONM ENTAL DESIGN STUDIO

A v oc ati onal tr ai ni ng i ns ti tute w as c hos en for the ar ea to pr ov i de j ob tr ai ni ng for s tudents i n the l oc ati on. Students fr om m any of the hi gh s c hool s i n the s ur r oundi ng ar ea c an opt for thi s i ns ti tute to obtai n better j ob oppor tuni ty. As an added benefi t, thi s i ns ti tute w i l l al ter nati v el y func ti on as a ni ght s c hool fr om 6:30 pm - 10:00pm . T he i ns ti tute w i l l foc us on s k i l l ed dev el opm ents per tai ni ng to fi el ds of IT, c om m uni c ati ons and autom obi l es . Im p o r t an ce: On- the- j ob tr ai ni ng Appr enti c es hi p pr ogr am s Sk i l l s w hi c h c an be l ear nt thr ough v oc ati onal tr ai ni ng

E A R T H A I R T U N N E L D E TA I L S

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05 ARCHITECTS OFFICE DESIGNING Interior design and working drawings

T he offi c e has a c ontem por ar y s ty l e of ar c hi tec tur e w i th a c om bi nati on of ex pos ed br i c k and c onc r ete. It beauti fi es the s tr uc tur e by gi v i ng a r el ax i ng feel . C onc r ete i s a eas y handy m ater i al w hi c h i s us ed for w al l s , fl oor s and r oof. Ex pos ed m ater i al s gi v e a natur al and r aw l ook to the s pac es . It al s o hel ps i n r educ ti on of s pac es . Addi ng of m i ni m al fur ni tur e to al l ow fr ee m ov em ent i n the s pac e. T hi s m ak es the w or k s pac e ar ea m or e c om for tabl e and ac c es s i bl e. Li ght c ol our fur ni tur e r educ es the dul l nes s of the r oom . C ol our ful l pl antati on ar e us ed to m ak e the r oom m or e br i ghter and j oy ful . In a neutr al s pac e w i th ex pos ed br i c k w al l s , bol d c ol our s ar e added.

RENDERS

S P E C I F I C AT I O N S

06 DESIGN + BUILD

M i s c el l aneous w or k i nc l udes fr eel anc i ng w or k s l i k e r ender s , por tr ai t i l l us tr ati ons , l ogo des i gni ng, br oc hur e des i gni ng, banner des i gni ng, w eddi ng c ar ds etc .

07 M ISCELLANEOUS

08 ROLE OF ARCHITECTURE IN NATION BUILDING

Arch i t e c t u r e s hou l d sp e a k o f i ts ti m e and place, but year n for tim elessness - F r ank Gehr y Fro m t h e p e r i o d o f ren a i ssan ce th inker s to the per iod of m oder nism , ar chitec tur e i s s om ethi ng w hi c h ex pr es s es a f o rm o r s p a c e throu g h i ts w a y o f cr eation. Ar chitectur e br eaks out the em oti ons to a r eal s tr uc tur e. Appear anc e and d isa p p e a r a n c e of e a ch e l emen t a ffects the natur al balance. Taking this top i c i nto a l ar ger ex tend, ar c hi tec tur e does p la y a n i m p o r t an t rol e i n b u i l d i ng up a nation and its society. The Ar chitect ’s m os t i m por tant r ol e i s that they ac t as the m e rg i n g p o i n t o f so man y d i sci p l i n es in the constr uction of habitat for human. Th e p r o c e s s o f na ti on b u i l d i ng a i ms at the unification of the people or peopl es w i thi n the s tate s o that i t r em ai ns p o lit i c a l l y s t a b l e a n d vi ab l e i n th e long r un. Nation- building can involve the us e of pr opaganda or m aj or i nfr as tr uc tur e d e v e l o p m e n t t o fo ste r soci al ha rmony and econom ic gr owth. Ye a rs b a c k i n ti me, A rt a n d l i te ratur e cam e together to for m ar chitectur e. It bec am e an em oti on to the peopl e. In a p la ce w h e r e e con o mi ca l di ffe ren ce and var iations becam e a huge pr oblem, c om m uni ty bui l di ngs pav ed w ay for the s e n s e o f t o g e t he rne ss a n d th e n e ed to for m a society. It led to a better pla c e w i th better peopl e. T he Ar c hi tec t’s m os t imp or t a n t r o l e i s th a t th e y a ct a s the m er ging point of so m any disciplines i n the c ons tr uc ti on of habi tat for hum an. Co n s e q u e n t l y th e A rch i tect’s i nfl uence is so im m ense that they pr ovide the s tandar d and r ul es for al m os t any thi ng that a re e r e c t e d a n d co n structe d . H e should be able to m old a nation com posed of di ffer ent gr oups and i denti fi es them as p a rt o f a c o h e s i ve so ci ety u n d e r one flag. To shape a society and pr esent thei r s i m i l ar i ti es to pr om ote uni ty thr ough Arch i t e c t u r e .

As t i m e p a s s e d b y, th e i nve n ti on s and cr eations of m ankind m ade a gr eat i m pac t on the l i v es of peopl e. Eac h c r eati on le f t a n i m p r i n t o f th e cu l ture a n d h er itage of that par ticular place. Som e of the pr ehi s tor i c m onum ents s ti l l s tand out e x p re s s i n g t h e h i dd e n mea n i ng s a nd m otives of the builder. Ea ch p e r i o d h ad i ts ow n w ay o f d esigning m ethods and planning techniques . As ti m e tr av el s , the r ol e and i m por tanc e o f a r c h i t e c t u r e i n th e h u man w orl d becom es the over r iding concer ns. Spac e affec ts a hum an phy s i c al l y and m ental l y. . Ta k e t h e e x a mp l e o f p l ayi ng i n the fr ont yar d. It helps them to inter act, c om m uni c ate and al s o i t hel ps to c r eate a ra p p o r t b e t w e en th e m. It i s a l umi nal space that r em oves social and econo m i c al bar r i er s fr om the m i nds of peopl e and e ra d i c a t e s t h e m . I t is a l l a b o u t th e g rati fi e d , a ffl u e nt, ser ene char acter of a hum an being an d how the m i nd r eac ts to the s tr uc tur e t h a t m a t t e r s . BV D osh i tal ks ab o u t his childhood m em or ies of a village wh er e he us ed to l i v e. H e c om par es the l i fe in a v i l l a g e t o tho se i n ci ti e s. A ccor ding to him villages ar e calm , peaceful pi ec es of l and w hi c h ar e m or e c l os e to t h e n a t u r e . O n th e o th e r ha n d ci ti es ar e full of noisy str eets packed with p ol l uti on and peopl e. T hes e c hanges w er e h a p p e n i n g a l o ng w i th p a ssi ng o f tim e. Hence it is necessar y to under stand the c om for ts and l i k es of the peopl e to b u ild a t i m e l e s s b u i l d i ng . T he ti meless quality is achieved when the building bec om es a m edi um betw een c om m uni ty and the individual. Th e w a y i n w h i ch th e se sp a ce s a n d for m s ar e m ade should not be r igid. It s houl d be fl ex i bl e enough s o that peopl e c a n h a v e t h e i r ow n i nd i vi d u a l atta chm ent and fr eedom . We ar e losing our tr adi ti onal v al ues day by day. T he num ber o f m o d e r n b u i ld i ng s i s on th e ri se in this ur ban wor ld. As the available piec es of l and ar e r educ i ng, m ani pul ati on of m o d e r n c o n c e pts are ta ki ng p l ace day by day. Buildings ar e gr owing accor di ng to the c ondi ti oned tec hnol ogy. T he c o n c e p t o f c u l ture a n d i ts i n te rpretation is changing along with the tim e. A c ri t i c a l a r c h itect sh o u l d g o b a ck to the nostalgic histor icism instead of s tay i ng and obs er v i ng pr es ent day c o n t e m p o r a r y erecti on s. A n a rchi tect m ust keep in m ind the pr esent day methodol ogy as w el l as the c ul tur al and t ra d i t i o n a l v a l ue o f th e p l ace . A n ar chitect m ust not for get his society’s he r i tage and c ul tur e s o as to as s i m i l ate t h is k n o w l e d g e i n th e p rese n t rea l ity. An Ar chitect m ust never for get his peopl e’s pas t her i tage to i ntegr ate nati onal id e n ti t y t o h i s w o rks. B ui l t e n vi ro n m ent that pr om ote self identity and pr ide to one’s c om m uni ty r efl ec ts the s tr ength a n d r e s i l i e n c e of a cu l ture th a t d e fines a nation as unique and innovative. T he i ntenti on of c r i ti c al r egi onal i s m i s to in vo l v e t h e u s e o f e l emen ts o r i d e as taken fr om the im por tant featur es of a par ti c ul ar pl ac e and put i t i n the des i gn. I t is t h e m a i n t en a n ce o f a cri ti cal s elf consciousness. The im plem entation of new er m ethods tak en fr om the hi s tor i c in sp i r a t i o n s , s uch a s th e ran g e a n d quality of m ater ials to the topogr aphy of the s i te. H enc e i t i s r eal l y v i tal to k eep o u r c u l t u r e w i t hi n. Th e m e a n i n g of a rchi tectu re ch a n ges fr om per son to per son. Ar chitectur e m eans ‘ hom e’ for m e. A doc um entar y ‘ hom e’ s h o w s t h e a e r i al vi e w of p l an e t E ar th. It takes us thr ough the life and for mati on of r i v er s to today ’s c ondi ti on w her e p e o p l e a r e e x pl oi ti n g th e g ree n n atur e. An ar chitect m ust seek ways to m i ni m i z e negati v e env i r onm ental i m pac ts of b u ild i n g s a n d stru ctu res w hi l st e n hancing efficiency in its usage of r esour c es ar e v i tal not j us t for a nati on’s w el far e b u t a l s o f o r t h e ne xt g e n e rati on ’s sur vival. The im pact of an Ar chitect’s r ol e to pr ov i de a s pac e s ol uti on and tec hnol ogy f o r s t r u c t u r e s to d e crea se co n su m ption without sacr ificing com for t and safety c an pr opel a nati on to s tabi l i ty. Sur v i v al is c o n s i d e r e d to b e more i mp o rtan t than pr osper ing. It also talks about how ev er y thi ng i n thi s pl anet i s i nter c onnec ted a n d h o w t h e h uman b e i ng s e xp l oi t it. The consequences of exploitations a nd m ani pul ati on of natur e hav e l ed to c a t a s t r o p h i c p r o b l ems l i ke g l ob a l war m ing. This in tur n m elts the polar ice c aps w hi c h i s the onl y s our c e of pur e wa t e r f o r u s . Gl o b a l w a rmi ng a l so incr eases the am ount of car bon dioxide and c ar bon m onox i de i n the atm os pher e wh ic h c r e a t e s a l ot o f p rob l ems. Consider ing all these facts, the planning of ar c hi tec tur e s houl d be tak en c ar e of as we a r e l o s i n g our ow n l an d . A l l h u m an beings ar e bor n with cer tain unique nes s i n them , but s om eti m es the needs of p e o p l e b e c o m e th e sa me. Ti me d o es not wait for anyone and hence the ch anges . It i s i m por tant to go al ong w i th the t ime , a c c e p t t he rea l i ty a n d ch a n g e accor ding to that. The uncer tainties sh oul d be c ons i der ed, w hi c h w i l l m ak e peopl e c o m f o r t a b l e w i th th e sp a ce s. Th e d e s i g n i n g a n d co n structi on o f infr astr uctur e and the built envir onm en t for the peopl e w hi l s t, tak i ng note of the e rro r s o f t h e pa st structu re i s on e of an ar chitect’s r oles in nation building. Pr ov i di ng s ol uti ons for the pr obl em s of our p re s e n t c o n d i t io n a n d fo rese e i ng the pr oblem of the futur e is an im por tant r ol e of the Ar c hi tec t. Im agi ni ng the futur e a n d p r e s e n t i n g a h e a l thy i ma g e fo r the countr y for the year s to com e. It is not about the quanti ty that m atter s , i t i s al l a b o u t h o w w e ll a structu re ca n react to its sur r ounding natur e and hum an bei ngs that m atter.

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