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DESIGN FOLIO ARCHITECTURE | URBANISM
NITESH KHATOD
NITESH KHATOD ARCHITECT | URBAN DESIGNER DESIGN PORTFOLIO Indian +91-9677221155 nitesh.khatod@gmail.com
CONTENTS
Tender S.U.R.E
Alanpur Road- SH30, Sawai Mahdopur, Rajasthan
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Tender S.U.R.E
Richmond Road, CBD, Bangalore Jana Urban Space Foundation Associate Urban Designer Bangalore, November 2014- November 2015
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Amanishah Nallah
Waterfront proposal for Amanishah Nallah, Jaipur, Rajasthan
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Production Oriented Urbanism
Neighborhood As The Mill, Mumbai
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Redefining Mass Housing Programmes Architectural Association School of Architecture M.Arch - Housing and Urbanism London, September 2012- March 2014
Coque as a Productive Territory, Recife, Brazil
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Concept for Reservation and Preservation of Kiev Islands, Ukraine 30 - 33 Disaster Prevention and Education Centre, Istanbul
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Triple O Studio Junior Architect Chennai, July 2011- August 2012
Master-Planning an Integrated Sports Complex
Sports and Recreation Centre, Coimbatore, India
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School of Architecture and Planning Bachelor of Architecture Chennai, 2006-2011
List of Projects
2006-2016
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Jana Urban Space Foundation, Bangalore Professional work - Associate Urban Designer Tender SURE : Alanpur Road Redesign May2015- October 2015
Role : Conceptual design development and site drawings
Tender SURE is all about getting the urban road right; about addressing the issues that have made Indian roads so notorious for their chaotic traffic, potholes, broken footpaths, overflowing drainage, poorly organised service lines, spaghetti tangle of electrical wiring and telecom fixtures. It’s about breaking out of the never-ending cycle of temporary and piecemeal fixes that arise from inadequate design and poorly monitored construction efforts. It’s about doing away with the ever growing budgetary expenditure on digging and repairing the same roads time and time again whilst never managing to actually enhance the quality of the infrastructure itself, nor the experience of those who use it. Alanpur Road in Sawai Madhopur is a main arterial road and also a state highway that runs through the city of
Sawai Madhopur. The redesign of the 3Km stretch of the road as per Tender SURE standards aims at segregating the traffic flow into two main divisions- fast moving traffic on the main travel lanes and access lanes for secondary and slow moving traffic. This concept was developed to create a greater sense of safety and increasing commercial activity along this arterial stretch. This project aims at moving beyond the traditional system of road execution in second tier cities (vast vacant area between the travel lane and property edge) towards a comprehensive system that involves detailed analysis and coordination with the various government agencies to create better designed roads. The 1.5Km stretch of the state highway from Hammir circle to Ahinsa circle is flanked by large trees along with major commercial establishments such as automobile showrooms, the Anaaj Mandi and banks. This stretch is a key connector to the infrastructure network of Sawai Mahdopur, and has the potential to be redesigned as per Tender SURE standards keeping in mind pedestrian safety and comprehensive development of the city. The vast vacant land between the travel lanes and property edge provides for the required space fro additional travel lanes and footpaths.
SH 30 - HAMMIR CIRCLE TO AHINSA CIRCLE State Bank of India - TVS showroom stretch- Existing Condition
Alanpur Road - Existing condition with vast vacant area between travel lane and property edge
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TENDER SURE
ALANPUR ROAD - SH30
Redesign of State Highway 30 in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan.
Detailed plan showing various features of Tender SURE road in Alanpur Road -SH30
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DEFINING THE URBAN AREA
Existing condition of SH 30 Road from Hammir Circle to Ahinsa Circle, Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan
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REDESIGN OF STATE HIGHWAY 30, SAWAI MADHOPUR, RAJASTHAN Hammir Circle to Ahinsa Circle- 1.5km stretch of SH 30 redesigned as per Tender SURE guidelines
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ALANPUR ROAD - REDESIGN PROPOSAL
Images showcasing Alanpur Road redesign proposal as per Tender SURE standards
View of Alanpur Road- Raised intersection
View of Alanpur Road- 2 Travel Lanes- Uniform Travel lanes and continuous pedestrian footpath
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View of Alanpur Road- Dedicated cycle tracks, landscape strips, continuous pedestrian footpath and vendor areas
View of Alanpur Road- 4 Travel Lanes , Access Lane and dedicated car parking lane
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Jana Urban Space Foundation, Bangalore Professional work - Associate Urban Designer Tender SURE- Specification for urban utilities and roads execution December 2014- November 2015
Role : Site drawings, site inspection, and agency coordination
TENDER S.U.R.E
Principles and Design Development Tender SURE is visualised by Swati Ramanathan, chairperson at JANA Urban Space Foundation as a set of standards and principles that would bring all the agencies involved in public utilities provision together and a comprehensive design solution for better execution of our urban roads. Tender SURE roads are designed to create a much needed balance between vehicle users and pedestrians. With the implementation of Tender SURE standards, we would be moving beyond the never ending cycle of laying and relaying the same road over and over again. The sample construction drawings on this page are for Richmond Road, a 2.5Km sub arterial road within the CBD of Bangalore. The road is subdivided into three zones depending on the movement of traffic and the available right of way. Tender SURE roads are designed with uniform travel lanes of 3.5m along with a dedicated cycle track, continuous pedestrian footpaths, landscape strips, car and two-wheeler parking lanes, dedicated bus bays and all underground services of storm-water, sewer, water and gas supply, power cables, telecom wires and street lighting cables. The underground services are aligned parallel to each other and are provided with dedicated manholes for service at regular intervals ranging from 15m to 90m depending on the utility. The footpath is designed to be disable friendly and bollards are provided at entry points.
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TENDER Specification Urban utilities Road Execution
RICHMOND ROAD, CBD- BANGALORE Redesign of Richmond Road as per Tender Sure standards- Sample Drawings
Richmond Road- Tender SURE : Surface Design- Construction drawing
Richmond Road- Tender SURE : Service Layout - Construction drawing
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TENDER S.U.R.E - COMPREHENSIVE DESIGN PROCESS Images showcasing roads executed in CBD, Bangalore as per Tender SURE standards
Tender SURE- Disable friendly design : Ramps at pedestrian crossing protected by bollards
Tender SURE- Traffic island to control flow of traffic
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Tender SURE- Uniform travel lanes and footpath differentiated with landscape strip
Tender SURE- Dedicated cycle track and continuous pedestrian footpath
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Jana Urban Space Foundation, Bangalore Professional work - Associate Urban Designer Project C.A.N.A.L : Waterfront Development April 2015- October 2015
Role : Concept development and project report
WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT Project Abstract
Project C.A.N.A.L - Conservation of Amanishah Nallah and Landscape is a waterfront redevelopment project that was commissioned by the Rajasthan government to come up with a detailed project report on recovering the 40Km stretch of Amanishah Nallah in Jaipur. The project aims at a 3 step process : - Redistributing the waste - Recovering the waterfront - Rejuvenating the public realm The first step in creating this new public realm is to stop the influx of sewage and waste into the nallah. STP’s are proposed at specific nodes to treat the waste. The next step is to recover the waste lands and the bank area. The masterplan looks at creating walkways, jogging tracks, cycletracks, vendor zones, eateries and other public activities along the nallah.
View of Amanishah Nallah waterfront development - Proposed jogging track and walkway along the Nallah
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PROJECT C.A.N.A.L
AMANISHAH NALLAH, JAIPUR
Conservation of Amanishah Nallah and Landcape- Proposal for waterfront public space
Existing condition
View of Amanishah Nallah waterfront development - Proposed multilevel public space with vendor zones
Existing condition
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Architectural Association School of Architecture, London Housing and Urbanism- M.Arch 2014 M.Arch Thesis project: Production Oriented Urbanism- Case of Mumbai September 2013- February 2014 Study Research Team : 5 Design Proposal : Individual
Thesis Abstract With large industrial clusters becoming obsolete, an even larger secondary and tertiary system of small scale and downstream industries, completely dependent on the original industrial unit, subsequently goes obsolete. In the case of the Mumbai mill lands, with the shutdown of the mill units in the 1980’s, a large population of mill workers became dispersed and tertiary industries completely disintegrated. With the lack of strategic redevelopment processes for regeneration of the mill lands, thousands of mill workers were driven to informal sectors of production, such as food production, textile industries, or became hawkers and street vendors, etc. The aim of this thesis is to suggest a break away from traditional large singular production systems and a move towards a more autonomous, dispersed system of restructurisation of the neighborhood as the locus of production - (the mill itself ). The Speculation with the large mill lands within Mumbai have left a drastic imbalance within the urban population. Production, as the driving force for city formation, help to regenerate neglected communities. With the presence of strong infrastructure and adequate human and material resource within city regions as fundamental requisites, this project looks at a redefinition of the relationships between the different stakeholders and regeneration of the lost production capacity of post-industrial neighborhoods. The intention of this study is to propose an alternative avant-garde approach to post-industrial lands within city regions, analytically following a network theory to negate the issue of availability of land and tapping the potential of informal production systems prevalent within urban centers.
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PRODUCTION ORIENTED URBANISM
NEIGHBORHOOD AS THE MILL
Redefining the Neighborhood in Mumbai as locus of Production
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Production Oriented Urbanism Mumbai- City in Transformation
Mumbai, like many other Asian cities is under the process of massive transformation. The urban transformation of Mumbai is evident with the high investment in real estate, particularly highrise residential and office buildings, owing to the shift from a production-based to service-based economy. The visual image of Mumbai, today, clearly portrays the existence of two different worlds within the same space. The city in transformation, puts forth many challenges, extensively in the quest for balance within the urban population. The urban disparity is clearly evident in the post-planning processes incorporated in the regeneration of the mill lands and other vacant urban lands within the city region. The negligence to create coherence between the different ecologies prevalent in the urban system, clearly emphasises the present scenario of haphazard development and gentrification of urban areas. Speculation-driven development of post-industrial lands has widened the gap between the urban population. The urban planning strategies followed in Mumbai completely overlook the needs of the resident informal population in the post-industrial neighborhoods, and this approach has led a large disgruntled mill worker population towards informality. - Mumbai Metropolitan Region showing 3 individual project sites of the network concept - Primary industrial clusters within MMR
Spatial Strategy Neighborhood as the Mill
The interventions aim at forming a critique against the redevelopment proposals within the mill lands, moving away from speculative growth of the region of Lower Parel towards a more comprehensive system of inducing economic growth with strategic interventions of production units within the neighborhood. The network urbanism approach as an alternative practice looks at dispersing the economic activities from a single point of concentration such as the mill structure itself, towards a more feasible and logical solution in the time were the demand for the urban land is at the highest to create smaller nodes of concentration that could be facilitated to form larger associations using the potential of the infrastructure networks. The rigid organisation of the Chawls (traditional worker’s housing) is studied and alternate programs are proposed along with the chawls to upgrade the economic status of the neighborhood, The architecture proposed follows traditional elements of verandas’ and courtyards that provide space for local associations to foster.
MILL LANDS CHAWL HOUSING NEW DEVELOPMENTS RAILWAY YARDS INDUSTRIES SCHOOLS RAILWAY STATION POTENTIAL E-W ROADWAY POTENTIAL NODES OF PRODUCTION
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- Existing clustering of derelict mill structures within Girangaon - Lower Parel as an important node in restructuring the productive neighborhood
Design Strategy
Nodal Development : Multiscalar development
Nodal concept- Spatial dimensions of proposed typologies and strengthening of infrastructure lines
Common Bathrooms 1 Bathroom/ 6 Units
Courtyard ( Patio ) Play Area/ Parking/ Community Space
Kitchen/ Dining
Living Area/ Bedroom
Circulation Corridor/ Shared Space
Exploded axonometric of typical chawl block
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Section AA- Showing new typology within production neighborhood
New Productive Neighborhood Networked Society
The new productive neighborhood identifies the potential nodes within the networked society and draws parallels between distinct nodes and provides for tangible relations to harness within the local scale, with a potential to scale up to the city/regional scale. The identification of nodes within the network with the infrastructure points and lines acting as connectors, a new productive logic is determined. The network is strengthened by rejuvenating dilapidated systems within the framework, and along with new typologies proposed a comprehensive networked society is envisioned.
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View of proposed new typology along with chawl cluster- Engaging the chawls with infrastructure lines
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Design Strategy
New housing typology : Live-Work integrated
Exploded Axonometric of floors of new typology showing proposed production space and new housing units
Section BB through new typology and existing chawl clusters
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ESTABLISHING NODAL NETWORKS : CITY SCALE Potential network system of interconnected nodes of production
Conclusion
Redefining the Post-Industrial Neighborhood
The spatial interventions proposed for the regeneration of the ‘neighborhood as the productive locus’, strategically uses design as a tool to generate economic ecologies within the neighborhood. The spatial interventions, as mentioned earlier, follow a rhizomatous logic of network formation. The rhizome theory allows individual production points to evolve on its own, taking into account the skills of the local residents and allows for new ecologies to develop over time including the institutional support, which is essential in scaling up the production process. The rhizome allows for multiple points within and beyond the neighborhood to develop their own ecologies, and at the same time work together as a system of interconnected nodes, sharing common facilities such as institutional spaces, storage yards, transit points, distribution facilities, etc. The strength of the network is in allowing multiple nodes to work within the system, and allow for mutual growth. The rhizomatic network system also allows for dead and derelict nodes of production to regain its productive capacity. The network logic of production allows for multiple production points to foster within different neighborhoods. The multiplicity and the flexibility that the network theory along with the potential of the existing infrastructure network in place within the city region of Mumbai, allows for multiple stakeholders and agents to be involved within the system. This flexibility in allowing associations to manifest within the neighborhood at various scales, from the local scale of a chawl unit re-adapted as a productive point to new typologies designed to allow larger scales of productions to foster. The test sites of the derelict mill neighborhoods, allows to reformulate the productive logic by establishing new production points within the mill neighborhood precinct, and moving away from large mill compounds as single heteronomous production clusters to a more integrated and adaptive network system of multiple production points within the neighborhood, accentuating the concept of ‘neighborhood as the mill’.
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Architectural Association School of Architecture, London Housing and Urbanism- M.Arch 2014 + Urban Design Studio- University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil International Design Workshop- Housing as Productive Territory June 2013 - July 2013 in Recife, Brazil Study Research Team : 7
Project Abstract Coque is located in Ilha Joana Bezerra, which is reportedly one of the least developed districts in the city of Recife in Northern Brazil. Its reputation for being one of the most violent neighborhoods in Recife has led to Coque being stigmatised -an issue often raised by its local community leaders. The low income community has several issues related to its informal conditions, including housing, education, unemployment, health, hygiene and sanitation, highlighting the dearth of external support. In contrast, within Coque’s 134 hectares, are several small-scale cottage industries, which are presently isolated from the layered production chains and systems of exchange in the city. Rethinking these systems of production across Recife could enable Coque to be strategically included in a more holistic vision for production processes and networks in Recife. This could serve as the impetus to transform Coque from an area of stigmatization to inclusion. Coque displays various conditions and challenges of and to housing-led urban development. The expansion of the favela along the water’s edge has led to the construction of poor quality stilt houses on precarious ground conditions, highlighting the dire need for healthier and more secure housing in Coque. Government housing programmes - Minha Casa, Minha Vida (MCMV) and Programa de aceleração do crescimento (PAC) - are set to transform the area through new housing development. While we are critical of many elements of MCMV, the programme could potentially serve as a productive force and financial initiative to rethink Coque and lead its transformation from mere subsistence to a more productive area. The intention of this study is to critically analyse MCMV as a policy and an approach, while simultaneously harnessing it to drive the creation of a productive territory, in which the inhabitants of informal settlements are included in productive networks across the city and city-region. Engagement with other urban productive clusters offers the opportunity to facilitate an improvement in the living and working conditions in C o q u e .
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REDEFINING MASS HOUSING PROGRAMMES
COQUE AS A PRODUCTIVE TERRITORY
Minha Casa Minha Vida housing scheme, Recife, Brazil . July 2013
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Strategic location of Coque within city region; potential of infrastructure to open up Coque to rest of the city
Coque’s strategic location coupled withe the potential of water as a mode of infrastructure could be leveraged to promote partnerships between Coque and other productive clusters and resources. The productive potential of the connections with Coque can be augmented through the inclusion of educational institutions to provide vocational training, and cooperatives for better business. The aim of the project is to develop through a combination of different types and scales of production, characteristics of adaptable entrepreneurialism already embedded within Coque’s community could produce a shift from a situation of economic dependency to self- sufficiency. Among others, the recycling industry in Coque is one potential
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Multi-scalar territorial engagement through recycling activities
sequence of production that could be studied as a potential example. The recycling taking place inside Coque could potentially be related to a multiplicity of formal and informal activities, and form a productive combination that would drive the existing scale of production from cottage production to light industry. Recycling processes can be particularly relevant to test the possibilities of redefining urban transformation through the inclusion of informal activities in broader networks of production. The intention is to empower the local residents of Coque through the design interventions with potential space to upgrade their scale and level of production, eventually leading to an upgrade in the economic levels of the residents. A series of studies of the existing production system in Coque is carried out to understand the current scenario. A shift from cottage to light industry could orient housing processes to the creation of flexible typologies able to absorb combinations of productive and living spaces.
Coque as part of wider production networks across Recife
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Spatial strategy- Stimulating production through housing provision
Production Spine
Enabling new live-work spaces
Production Spine- A sequence of spaces combining productive support, community engagement and residential provision
Section through Coque showing transition between the production and exchange spine
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The spatial strategy to implement the ideas of production induced development involves strategically including live-work spaces and platforms of interchange between the formal and informal in Coque, strategically organised in two spines: a production spine of new social housing with work space along the water-edge; and an exchange spine of mixed-use building typologies along the highway. These spines are the initial interventions that eventually develop intermediate corridors that upgrade the interiors of the community. The housing programmes of Minha Casa Minha Vida (MCMV) and PAC give the necessary framework in housing provision. With the ideology of economic independence, the project aims at stimulating economic growth through the housing proposed. The production spine is designed to include Faixa 1 live-work housing types along the water edge. The potential of the water as a mode of transport is enhanced by setting up dock points along the axis to enable easy access to goods from other parts of the city. The housing type by itself is designed to accommodate different work spaces to enable a production type to foster.
The exchange spine is designed to include Faixa 3 social housing along with external investment from the private market utilizes to the maximum the potential of an inter-modal transport hub to open up Coque to the rest of the city. The exchange spine acts as a space of transition between the informal and the formal market, providing a platform for interchange. The architecture proposes to accommodate larger work spaces, along with office and commercial spaces for the private market. The objective of this study has been to explore the role of housing processes in the creation of a more productive territory and to innovate existing programmes of MCMV and PAC. As an area of stigmatization, social exclusion and economic dependency, Coque has been used as a testing ground. It is argued that a series of spatial interventions aiming to redefine the inclusion of production spaces can incorporate informal conditions and economic activities into broader networks of production, producing mutual benefits for both the informal and formal sectors. The project by itself is a process, which starts at the grass-root level of economic up-gradation that would incrementally evolve to define and develop an adaptable and resilient urban fabric.
Exchange Spine
Platform of interchange between formal and informal
Exchange Spine- Using infrastructure to engage new stakeholders and opening up Coque to other productive networks across Recife
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Enabling Opportunities Intertwined with Kiev and Ukraine’s imagination, our goal is to create a new identity to the islands by fostering new civic spaces that would help preserve and appreciate the city and its landscape. The project aims at enhancing the existing landscape and providing facilities that would enable new associations between the islands and the city.
The best way to “preserve and develop” the islands, in keeping with the aim of the project would be to improve the way people access the islands. Being sensitive to the existing conditions, the proposal is not to build new bridges but to enhance the existing ones; make them more comfortable for all means of transport, but more importantly for the pedestrians, cyclists, and public transit users. The bridges of Kiev have fast moving traffic that cut across from one side of the river to another. We see them as huge opportunities to create an enhanced island experience without necessarily having to set foot on the island.
Triple O Studio 30
Open International Urban Planning Competition, December 2011 ‘Dniper Pearls’ : Concept of Reservation and Preservation of Kiev Islands Design Team : 5 Role : Program development and Master-planning
Zooming in : Getting into the heart of Kiev
Bypass surgery
Illustrations of interventions on the islands
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Taking into consideration that the population density here is not as high as other capital cities world over, and the social divide that prevails within the city fabric between the two sides of the river Dniper, the intention of the interventions is to initiate new interactions between the users. Also with longer winters prevalent in Kiev, the programs are designed to allow for active use through the harsh winters as well. The islands encourage citizens to share their cultures and ideas with each other, allowing for associations to foster in different fields of sports, arts, science, and humanities. The architecture of the interventions follow an organic language of splines that connect existing program with new proposed programs at strategic points within the scattered islands. The form is derived from the topography and green cover on site. The main purpose is to create a platform of exchange that would initiate and define the activities within the island. The multiplicity of the intervention, along with the diversity of the programs proposed encourage a sustainable and renewable future for the dying pearls in the river.
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Triple O Studio
Open International Design Competition organised by ThyssenKrupp Elevators and Istanbul Metropolitan Department, September 2011
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Istanbul : Disaster Prevention and Education Centre Design Team : 4 Role : Design development and detailing
Taking disasters seriously
Mapping earthquakes and casualties in Turkey translated on site
A centre of this kind and scale required thinking on several levels. The country and city and its regional context with respect to history, culture and recording the history of natural disasters was the starting point for a process. The triggers from this process are mapped with the existing site. At this level our inspiration was derived from the process of flow through space. Being a unique program of fairly disconnected attributes we felt that the experience of the spaces on our built form needed to be closely interrelated and overlapping. The fabric in and around the site has strong forces of infrastructure and built form, that determine the location of spaces proposed. The site faces the back of several prominent buildings. The fact that the site is visually disconnected from the surroundings needs articulated accessibility into the site. Along with the iconic tower within the site, the proposal of a large open square for mass gatherings for prayer, and tourist offices determine the flow of people into the site. To make the presence felt as a landmark in the region, and for greater impact, it needs to stand tall. Taking disasters seriously- mapping the toll of earthquakes in Turkey
Series of site studies determining the prevalent conditions in and around the site
Large open space for mass gathering for public activities and prayer
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Vertical stacking of programs considering the sequence of disasters
Re-configuring the skyscraper as a public space
What interested us is the interrelationship of each disaster, starting with what is most relevant to the contextEarthquakes. An earthquake leads to a Tsunami which could lead to a fire as so on and so forth as disasters go. This clearly defined public flow through the spaces designed. Education is most fulfilling when its experimental and experiential, and our design strives to achieve this. The vertical movement spine (ramps and lifts) is also a product of the experience through the building. We categorized three sequences with respect of each disaster. A common factor that is experienced through all kinds of disaster “before”, “during”, and “after” a disaster (for each zone). Each phase has important phasing in terms of learning, education, experience, and knowledge. To truly understand flows through a space dedicated to disaster prevention and management, it becomes very important to consider a process to education through informal and formal spaces that can be thoroughly enjoyable. Our goal is to create an experience that can do this without demeaning the seriousness of disaster prevention. We are very confident of vitalizing the site for public activity by drawing both pedestrian, public and car traffic through articulated flows into the site. Majestic views of the building serve as a prelude to a fascinating personal and pedestrian experience. Vertical stacking exercise based on typology of space and sequence of experience
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Circulation pattern of expected user groups
Defining elements within design proposal- structural core, ramps and functional spaces
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Sequential Zoning - Differentiating the spaces depending on the disaster it caters to
Ticketing System
View of Memorial at the rooftop along with viewing deck at the upper levels
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Floor Plans at different levels showing the organisation of activities within the tower
As in any public space, emphasis was given to the movement through free public spaces and semi-public spaces that may require a fee or ticket/pass. Why this is specially important to us is because we have chosen to place the largest free public space of the building on the rooftop. This space is the termination of wonderful experience through the disaster prevention and education centre. The transition from an experimental education facility to an experiential space captures the true essence of the aftermath of a disaster.
The architecture of the intervention though dominating in its appearance, the intention of the design is to truly articulate the way a person experiences during a disaster. With the tiresome ramps and continuous transition between spaces, the user truly experiences the effects of the disaster and at the same time is educated in the process of prevention of a disaster. The intervention along with its educational purpose also thrives to deliver a new urban space for the neighborhood.
New Urban space designed for public use along with iconic tower in the background
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B.Arch Thesis
SAP - Anna University, Chennai Sports and Recreation Centre, Coimbatore, India Master-planning an integrated Sports complex Studio project : 5th Year, January- June 2011
Sports and Recreation Centre Design Strategy
The program brief for the sports centre was to design a centre that can accommodate sporting facilities, training centers, corresponding stadias and ancillary facilities to develop and enhance the capabilities of the aspiring athlete. The main idea behind the design process is to propose the sports centre within an urban setting, such that the centre can be used as a new urban space for public use and not as a stand-alone stadium complex. The site for the proposed sports centre is in Coimbatore, a second tier city in the state of Tamil Nadu. The thesis project also aims to regenerate the urban site within the city centre which served as the central prison. The aim of the project is to provide the population access to a large vacant site along with a new sports complex that would encourage the growth of aspiring athletes and sportsmen.
Site for Sports centre- Coimbatore central prison property. Total area- 73 acres
The design process initiated by identifying important nodes around the site that would allow public flow into the site,. The major route connecting the different access nodes in the site determined the public spline. The multi-purpose indoor stadium and the other corresponding stadiums are planned along this public spline. A clear distinction of pedestrian and vehicular route within the site is defined in the master-plan. A series of studies of the conditions of the site and its surroundings determine the design strategies of integrating the varied functions along a common ‘public’ spine. The masterplan evolved from the central public spline dictating the major public movement. The individual stadiums have the capacity to work as stand-alone entities, but at the same time have the potential to form a complete sports complex that can cater to national and international sporting events.
Initial design strategy- two public splines intersecting at central plaza
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Site studies- Existing urban fabric
Sports and Recreation Centre- Master-plan
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Spatial Planning
Central Public Building : Detailed Plan
Plan 1- Sports museum and gallery space
Plan 4- Commercial spaces and restaurants
Site Section through central public plaza and other public spline
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Plan 5- Commercial spaces and food courts
Plan 2/3- Central public plaza along with gaming arena and health centre
The two splines running through the site determine the main pedestrian movement in the site. The point where the two splines intersect, a central public plaza is designed which caters to public gatherings and events. The splines also support the public facilities consisting of a sports museum, libraries, galleries, commercial units, restaurants, gaming arena, foodcourts and temporary exhibition space. The public plaza forms the heart of the complex from where all other facilities diverge from. Cultural and public gatherings can happen in the open air theatre. Also the space around the plaza is allocated for temporary exhibitions. The public facilities in the sports centre account for year round activity rather than the centre functioning only during match days. With the introduction of public facilities, it helps in introducing the common public to various sporting activities.
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Spatial Planning
Indoor Multipurpose stadium : Detailed Plans
Lower ground floor plan of indoor stadium
Section CC’ cutting through indoor stadium
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Front Elevation - Multipurpose indoor stadium
Floor plans - Multipurpose indoor stadium
The design strategy is to clearly resolve a master-plan for the sports centre locating the various sports venues for tennis, cricket, football, swimming, and indoor sports arenas along with public facilities. The interrelation between public facilities and sports venues aims at creating new associations between the users and at the same time providing for a new urban public space that the city lacks. With the introduction of a sports park within the city centre, the urban fabric of the neighborhood is transformed from a dead prison area to a vibrant urban region.
The main architectural design typology of the thesis is the design of a multi-purpose indoor stadium that caters to various indoor sport activities ranging from badminton, basketball to handball events. The indoor stadium provides accommodation for the athletes at the lower ground level. Steel trusses support the massive inverted roof structure. The indoor stadium has the capacity to function as a stand-alone sporting event space; but at the same time with the other smaller stadiums within the site, it has the capacity to accommodate larger international sporting conventions.
Schematic view of the stadium
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List of Projects 2006-2017 Studio Griha Architects Principal Architect ( 2016 - Present ) •
Mixed Residential : 42000Sq.Ft commercial cum apartment building, Avadi, Chennai - Proposed
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Extension Project : Two 2BHK apartments, Sowcarpet, Chennai - Completed
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Mixed Use Development : 5000Sq.Ft commercial cum residential building, Choolai, Chennai - Under Construction
Jana Urban Space Foundation, Bangalore Associate Urban Designer ( 2014-2015 ) •
Tender S.U.R.E (Specifications for Urban Utilities and Roads Execution) - Richmond Road, Bangalore
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Tender S.U.R.E - Cunningham Road, Bangalore
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Tender S.U.R.E - SH30, Alanpur road, Sawai Mahdopur, Rajasthan
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Project C.A.N.AL -Amanishah Nallah, Jaipur, Rajasthan
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Mumbai Mile, Lower Parel, Mumbai
Architectural Association School of Architecture, London M.Arch Housing and Urbanism Studio projects ( 2012-2014 ) •
Production - Oriented Urbanism : Neighborhood as the Mill, Mumbai, India
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Rethinking Mass Housing Schemes : Coque as a Productive Territory, Recife, Brazil
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Redefining East London : Knowledge Economy - Principles for Urban Change, London
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Platforms of Interchange : Dalston Junction, East London
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Redesigning Royal Mail post office, Oxford Street, London
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New Urban spaces, Fitzrovia,, London
Research Papers ( 2012-2013 ) •
Permanence, Persistence, and Resilience in Cites : Architecture and the Kinetics
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Multi-layered Cities : Balanced Network Society
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Housing Issues - Restated : Diversity and complexity in housing
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New Urban Landscape : Need for new urban spaces
Triple O Studio, Chennai Junior Architect ( 2011-2012 ) •
Karudu holiday resort, Sirumalai, TN
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23 Cenotaph office building, Chennai
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Nellankarai residence, Chennai
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Factory building at Pallavaram, Chennai
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Evolo design competition
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Istanbul : Disaster Prevention and Education Centre - International design competition
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Concept for preservation of Kiev Islands, Ukraine - International design competition
Japcon Architects, Bangalore Architect Intern (2009) •
Dialysis Centre, Nephrolife India, Bangalore
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Sculpture Museum for Archealogy Survey of India, Banavasi, Karnataka
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Villa housing for LXY homes, Bangalore
School of Architecture and Planning, Chennai B.Arch Studio projects ( 2006-2011 )
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Sports and recreation centre
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District administrative headquarters
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Cultural Centre in Chennai
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Campus Design - School of Architecture
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Multi-specialty hospital design
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Low income housing
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Montessori school design
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Art gallery and artist studio
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