Architecture Portfolio I Ar.Prasanth Satharasi I 2022

PORTFOLIO AR.PRASANTH satharasi

Selected Works academics

professional

Mixed Use Developement Chennai,Tamil Nadu

BRTS Urban Design Chennai,Tamil Nadu

Housing For All National Student Design Competition Residence Design

PROFESSIONAL WORKS

Client -Kumar at madurai,Tamil Nadu Convention Centre Client -Rajinikanth,Chennai,Tamil Nadu Apartment Design Client -Albert at Chennai,Tamil Nadu Residence Design Client-Abhirami,Chennai,Tamil Nadu

Residence Design Client -Vinoth,Chennai,Tamil Nadu Apartment Design Client -Hanstec,Thirupathi,AP Restaurant Interior Client -Chao,Chennai,Tamil Nadu

School Design-CBSE Client -Trichy,Tamil Nadu

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Apartment Design Client -Santhosh,Bangalore,KA Residence Design Client -Praveen,Chennai,Tamil Nadu Home Stay Design (airbnb) Client -cdr.kalyan,Cochin,Kerala

School Design Client -Velammal,Chennai,Tamil Nadu Conference hall Client -Aurobindo,pondycherry

Residence Design

Client -Senthil,Chennai,Tamil Nadu Kids School Client -Velammal,Chennai,Tamil Nadu

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Villas-Residential Design Client -Fairlyland,Chennai,Tamilnadu Residence Design Client -Excello,Chennai,Tamil Nadu 53 54 55 56 57

MIXED USE DEVELOPEMENT

CHENNAI,TAMIL NADU

academic projects

The mixed use project is composed of two buildings, one shopping mall and the other corporate Office, the two connected by a basement. This composition of interlinked differing volumes, plus the overall look demarcated by frameworks that envelop them separately, confers a contemporary identity to the entire complex.

The Tower Which is protected from heat gain by mechanically operable louvers from the south and West.A collection of terraces

STAIRCASE,FIRE STAIRS,LIFT,ESCALATOR

STAIRCASE,FIRE STAIRS,LIFT,ESCALATOR

HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEM

Air to air heat exchange between inbound and outbound air reduces cooling requirement

TOTAL BMS

Building Management System for monitoring and controlling building systems.leads to higher efficiency in utilizing and managing building resources.

WASTE WATER RECYCLING

Recycling waste water on site and usingit for flushing and landscaping reduces water demand

OCCUPANCY SENSORS

To Save energy and provide automaticcontrol will be connected to BMS System

Mall gateway Office gateway

Facade Mechanical Louvers

THREAT

BROADWAY to SAIDAPET

Right

SWOT ANALAYSIS

STRENGTH

The flow pattern of the people is high in this route and helps to save the travel time between their destinations.

The “RIGHT OF WAY” in SAIDAPET is ample width of 30M making it easily accessible.

There are around 14,400 people accessing this route per hour at peak hours.

OPPORTUNITIES

The route passes through the heavy residential catchment areas like TRIPLICANE, GOPALAPURAM, TEYNAMPET, etc which makes the proposal viable for usage. Due to the location of SECRETARIAT and other Government bodies the public transport is minimized or idealized at intervals, proposing a BRTS makes the people around this area to get benefit through this reaching their destinations on time.

WEAKNESS

BUS-35% 2 WHEELERS-35% CAR-20% AUTO-10%

SPACE that leads to the TRAFFIC.

THREAT

The corridor contains the highly secured areas that won’t match with the requirements of the free flow of the BRTS.

The corridor has many “HERITAGE BUILDINGS”.

The corridor passes through one of the Porsche commercials zones that can’t be altered or shifted at any cost because of “HIGH NATIVITY”.

How

was the network nalized?

• NETWORK and Not Corridors.

• Connectivity of important origin and destinations.

• Catalyst for area development.

• Formation of strong network for flexible route operations.

• Low income, low accessibility zones (old walled city).

• Availability of right of way to build infrastructure.

• Add capacity and take away apprt of capacity for BRTS.

• Overall impact of transit on city.

• Connect ‘busy places’ but avoid ‘busy roads’.

• Creating comprehensive & flexible Network.

• Creating flexible routing options that responds to changing demands

THORAIPAKKAM

Thoraipakkam, is a popular and one of the busiest places in Chennai. It is one amongst the family which is termed as the IT expressway in Old Mahabalipuram Road, now known as Rajiv Gandhi Salai in Chennai.

Thoraipakkam is on the eastern banks of the Pallikaranai marsh which has been designated as a reserve forest area and is one of the few remaining significant natural ecosystems within Chennai . Thoraipakkam is 3 km in length, starting from Perungudi to its north. It is located exactly in the middle of the OMR Road (Like Sholinganallur or Navalur).

The Thoraipakkam- Pallavaram Radial road running east to west connects the IT corridor and the GST Road (Grand Southern Trunk Road) making Thoraipakkam well connected to the airport especially after the opening of the flyover (ROB) at the western end of the radial road in October 2010.This road plays a significant role, enabling quicker and easier movement of traffic between the major arterial roads to the south of Chennai including GST Road, Tambaram-Velachery main road and Old Mahabalipuram Road.

Thoraipakkam has experienced substantial growth over the past decade, and it serves as a residential and commercial hub for neighborhood in the south of Chennai. A number of information technology companies are based in Thoraipakkam. It has many IT Buildings and has many plants in the middle of the road. Palm Trees are known to grow in

THORAIPAKKAM JUNTION

Thoraipakkam, is a popular and one of the busiest places in Chennai. It is one amongst the family which is termed as the IT expressway in Old Mahabalipuram Road, now known as Rajiv Gandhi Salai in Chennai.

Thoraipakkam is on the eastern banks of the Pallikaranai marsh which has been designated as a reserve forest area and is one of the few remaining significant natural ecosystems within Chennai . Thoraipakkam is 3 km in length, starting from Perungudi to its north. It is located exactly in the middle of the OMR Road (Like Sholinganallur or Navalur).

PALLIKARANAI JUNTION

Pallikaranai is a neighborhood and a fast-growing residential area in South Chennai that is situated in the banks of the Pallikaranai wetland. Pallikaranai is surrounded by Madipakkam in the northwest, Velachery in the north, Perungudi in the northeast, Kovilambakkam in the west, Thoraipakkam in the east, Nanmangalam in southwest, Medavakkam in the south and Karapakkam in the southeast on ECR. The road are queued up with Green Marsh on either side of the road which encourages for the rearing of cattle which eventually makes a big disturbance in the Traffic Flow and also encourages Accidents due to uncontrolled rearing of the cattle.

ECHANKADU JUNTION

Due to the construction of flyover linking the MEDAVAKKAM and PALLVARAM THORAIPAKKAM stretch it has decreased the space for the motorist making a major congestion in the traffic flow in this area. Though it increased development it has paved way for traffic congestion, but also led to minor accidents daily because of the high settlements of COMMERCIALS in the surroundings of Echankadu Junction. The lack of medians in other stretch which connects Puzhuthivakkam and Vanuvampet also risks commuters.

Major accidents happen due to the protruding construction materials on the road sides like Debris, wires lie on the road scattered that prevails a easy way to Accident. It is a major challenge to the Ambulance Drivers and the Patients to reach the Kamakshi Hospital which serves as Multispecialty Hospital within the reach of the surrounding Radii of the neighborhoods.

PALLAVARAM JUNTION

Pallavaram is considered to be one of the oldest inhabited places in South India due to the major finding of archaeological element in Pallavaram. The greenery in this area has paved way for the massive Housing, Industrial, and Commercial complexes settlement .

The Pallavaram Thoraipakkam Radial ring road acts as a key access to Transport hubs and instant connectivity to the IT Corridors. Moreover due to the affordability of the Mid-Segment buyers there is a massive settlements of residents in this area which stays in close proximity to the Educational Institutes, IT companies, Hospitals and Retail Hubs.

High performance BRT systems typically have a single common station for both directions—like a central railway platform—rather than having two bus stops, one for each direction. Such stations are located in the central verge between the two directions of movement and offer access to buses moving in both directions. Special BRT buses, which have doors on the right side with no steps, access such stations. There are many advantages of single central stations.

Central stations are cheaper to construct and maintain Central stations are smaller and are up to 40 percent cheaper to build and operate than two bus stations on either side of the central bus lanes. The central station requires a single entry area and single set of turnstiles, whereas the two bilateral stations each require their own entry. They Central stations also optimize the use of street space.

Ease of passenger transfer between routes Centrally located stations make it easier for passengers to transfer from one bus route to another without having to exit the station and cross a street, irrespective of the direction of the two routes. Street edges (left side) have many conflicts Private vehicles slow down to park on the kerb side or turn left to access a side street or property at the edge. Slow moving vehicles like bicycles and pedestrians prefer the street edge. For a BRT system to be achieve its full capacity, the lanes have to be in the centre of the street to ensure that they remain free of parked vehicles and other encroachments.

BRTS JUNCTIONS

While intersections can be a cause of delay for BRT systems, they can be designed and managed to reduce the delay. At intersections where BRT buses need not turn, a dedicated two lane grade separator (underpass or flyover) only for BRT buses can be created. In situations where a grade separator is proposed over intersections for private motor vehicles, a split flyover design should be employed. Such a design allows BRT lanes to continue at ground level between the split flyovers constructed for each direction of private vehicle movement.

locatION OF stations AT ECHANKADU AND PALLLIKARANAI JUNCTIONS

High performance BRT systems typically have a single common station for both directions like a central railway platform rather than having two bus stops, one for each direction. Such stations are located in the central verge between the two directions of movement and offer access to buses moving in both directions.

Central stations are cheaper toconstruct and maintain

Central stations are smaller and are up to 40 percent cheaper to build and operate than two bus stations on either side of the central bus lanes. The central station requires a single entry area and single set of turnstiles, whereas the two bilateral stations each require their own entry. They Central stations also optimize the use of street space.

Bilateral stations Centrally located stations

Standard BRT con guration with overtaking lanes

BRT can provide high capacity and high quality service if the elements are designed appropriately. Treating BRT only as a road infrastructure improvement project leads to low capacity and poor system quality. Critical elements include system management, operations planning, a dedicated BRT bus fleet with easy boarding and alighting, and placement of stations.

Segregated bus lanes are a primary requirement for the success of a BRT.

A standard BRT lane requires approximately 3.5 metres of road width while stations are generally 4-5 metres wide. In some very narrow sections, station width can be brought down to 3m but should be avoided as a general practice.

A standard busway with a single lane in each direction will require 8-9 metres road width in a mid-block section and 12-13 metres road width at a BRT station location. BRT stations should be designed to accommodate articulated buses even if only 12m buses are to be used to start with. Designing stations to accommodate articulated buses results in a marginal increase in cost but increases system capacity by close to 50 percent.

The length of such a bus station is approximately 55 m including access ramps, fare collection area and boarding area. Appendix 3 includes a sample design for a BRT station. BRT can become a barrier to pedestrian and cyclist movement if at-grade crosswalks are not provided at reasonable intervals (maximum of 150 m intervals). Passengers may have trouble reaching bus stations unless pedestrian refuges and traffic calming measures improve pedestrian safety. A 1 m buffer between mixed traffic and a BRT lane as a pedestrian refuge at crossings is a necessity.

The pedestrian access to the centrally located station via crosswalks is to be elevated to the level of the sidewalk (e.g. +150 mm) to ensure reduced vehicular speeds and safer crossings

BRT Station Design

DETAILED

BRT Stations are planned and designed differently from that of a normal bus stand. Stations are placed at an average spacing of 500 m, relatively close to intersections

easy access, but not at the intersection itself which leads to sub-optimal performance. Stations should be placed at a minimum of 37 m or more off intersection stop lines to allow sufficient space

bus and mixed traffic queues. Centrally located BRT stations which enable ease of transfer from route to route require a width of 4m within the right of way. BRT stations are planned on a modular format. Each module handles the docking of one bus in each direction and also leaves enough room for the next bus to manoeuvre into position. At busy stations, multiple modules can increase capacity. Bus lanes at BRT stations have a high level of wear and tear because of the frequent bus breaking to slowdown and dock. Further the load of vehicles is on two narrow bands. It is advised that BRT lanes be constructed of reinforced concrete.

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PROPOSAL

Pallikaranai Marsh

A large part of south Chennai was historically a flood plain comprised of Pallikaranai Marsh, smaller satellite wetlands, large tracts of pasture land and patches of dry forests. The smaller wetlands that surrounded the Marsh served as the only source of irrigation for the area. The first known external manipulation of this system was the laying of the Buckingham Canal. Further, the presence of the freshwater aquifer running parallel to the coast contributed rather significantly to the expansion of the city’s boundaries in the south. One of the fundamental factors facilitating the degradation was the categorization of the marsh as a pasture land and the absence of a State Land Use Policy.

The marsh has been reduced to around one-tenth of its original extent on account of unplanned urbanization, destructive reclamation and dumping of solid and liquid waste generated by the urban society. The uniquely heterogeneous hydrology and ecology of the Pallikaranai Marsh makes it one of the most diverse natural habitats of the country. It supports 349 species of flora and fauna including 133 species of birds, 10 species of mammals, 21 species of reptiles, 10 species of amphibians, 50 species of fishes, 9 species of molluscs, 5 species of crustaceans, and 7 species of butterflies and about 114 species of plants including 29 species of grass. Various habitat types found in Pallikaranai Marsh include, open water pockets, islands and mounds, shallow waters and mud flats, emergent sedges, reeds and grassy bank areas, and flooded live and dead timber.

SITE PLAN

It has been proposed that Pallikaranai Marsh would be an ideal site for a public space. Two watch towers have been recently constructed by the Forest De partment to make bird watching easier and binoculars are available for bird watching. A project titled Ribbon Walk has been proposed for Pallikaranai Marsh on the Thoraipakkam – Keelkattalai Radial Road, whose design elements and cost estimates are provided. It is proposed to develop and construct a dedicated Wetland Centre at Pallikaranai Marsh whose key features would include education and awareness, training and capacity building, research and monitoring.

For enabling local communities’ participation in the management and conser vation of Pallikaranai Marsh establishment of a Local Interest Group (LIG) through a well-entrenched Eco-tourism programme, for engaging in protection and conservation is proposed. Hence, it would be necessary to collaborate and discuss these requirements with the resident welfare groups for efficient management of the marsh

The urbanization process has been the prime reason for the mindless and incessant growth of cities. The needs of globalisation are met with bigger cites and influx of large amounts of migration from the rural sector, some of them without any space for themselves in the city. The concept of development has become very reductionist in its view catering only to the built form for a certain sect of the population. The rate at which the cities are taking over is proportionately creating a conflict space wherever this urban sprawl meets such social disparities.

TAMIL NADU

16%

SLUM POPULATION

The total slum population of Tamil Nadu in the selected 63 Municipal Towns as per the Census of India 2001 (provisional) is 2,838,366. This forms around 20.02 % of the total population of the selected Towns. The largest slum population is found in the Chennai Corporation where 10,79,414 persons are reported as slum dwellers

CHENNAI

27%

SLUM POPULATION

Chenna i has returned a Slum Population of 1,079,414 persons. The number of males (548,517) outnumbers the number of females (530,897) in the slums of Chennai. The proportion of the Slum Population in Chennai to the total population is 26%. The ratio is higher than that returned for the City as a whole. This indicates that in general more males are migrating to the city in search of employment and otherwise.

SITE

THIDEER NAGAR,CHENNAI

SITE AREA:4.25 acres

THIDEER NAGAR is a small slum settlement in Chennai prevailing over a period of 40 years. It is situated across the banks of Adyar River providing shelter to almost 500 families. The people here are of different caste and creed but they show perfect Unity when problem arises to their livelihood. The terrain is 7m above sea level and they are under the surveillance of Mylapore Taluk. The people had to choose this place because it is being passed on from their ancestors who settled here in 1970’s as Daily Wage workers in the Construction field. At present the Occupation is widely dependent on the Surrounding Posh residents in neighboring areas like Boat Club, Mylapore and Raja Annamalai Puram.

Many families who are being shifted from Thideer Nagar along the Adyar river in Saidapet, barely know anything of the city outside their locality. A. Kadhar, a 51-year-old resident running a small business, says the area where he has lived all his life is the only world he knows.

“People are slowly being shifted to Thoraipakkam to government flats. Three generations of my family has been calling this place our home and now, all of a sudden, things are changing,” he says. “If the government were to build us concrete homes on an elevated place in the surrounding area

The locality along the Adyar river, below Maraimalai Adigal bridge, is now nothing but a sight of broken houses, children playing in sewage, livestock lazing in the muck and heaps of garbage.

The number of males (55%) outnumbers the number of females (45%) in the slums of Chennai. The ratio is higher than that returned for the City as a whole. This indicates that in general more males are migrating to the city in search of employment and otherwise.

Occupation: Contruction workers,Auto drivers

They are working as Servant Maids in neighborhood settlements and majorly they are working in Boat Club residential settlements. There is no gender difference in Thideer Nagar ,women and men both work round the clock to pass on their livelihood.

Occupation: Maids,Leather factory workers

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Only 64% of the houses are of a permanent nature in Slum areas. Semi Permanent and Temporary houses form the rest in equal proportion. The picture in non-slum areas is in sharp contrast- almost 91% of the houses are of a permanent nature. Semi-Permanent houses form 5% and the rest are of a Temporary kind.

The availability of living space within the house is also a vital parameter for good health. Slums in Chennai show up adversely as far as this ndicator is concerned. 67% of the households in slums live in one-room tenements. Only 2% of the households in slums have more than 2 rooms. The cramped accommodation has its natural impact on health and hygiene. The spread of diseases is facilitated by such living conditions.

Sanitary Facility

kaccha houses SEMI PAKKA houses PAKKA houses

The availability of disposal arrangements for liquid as well as solid wastes has a great impact on the environment and consequently on health of the people. 30% of the households in slums did not have any drainage facility. Of the rest, 14% had open drainage facilities. Thus,44% of the slum population was exposed to grave risk of several diseases. Provision of safe disposal facilities for wastes is thus an item that should figure very high on the list of priorities.

There is no proper or planned Sanitary Facility in Thideer Nagar. The government has set up 2 common toilet, one for men and one other for women comprises of 6 cubicles each which is set up at the one corner of the Thideer Nagar for 500 families. It is not a sufficient amount for 500 families and due to the accessibility issues people tend to prefer OPEN DEFECATION instead of running to the common toilet. Moreover the common toilets doesn’t have Water tanks and Water pipes remains broken without any proper maintenance. They remain closed for past Two years and residents in Thideer Nagar are facing a Trauma in Sanitary issue.

Green way MRTS 65% 20% 15%

2017

Due to the heavy monsoon in the month of December 2016, Adyar River was flooding vividly which washed off the few parts of the settlement in Thideer Nagar. Though there wasn’t any loss of life the monsoon forced few people to evacuate from Thideer Nagar due to the lack of Protection from the Adyar River by any High Raised Compound Wall to prohibit the Entry of overflowing water into the Human Settlement. During the monsoon Thideer Nagar was flooded up with 5ft of water inside each dwelling due to the raised road level.

2006

Thideer Nagar residents are facing this problem from mid-2005 and finally a handsome of residents were evacuated in 2006 and it is still continuing. Due to this unplanned shifting the entire Livelihood of the people is being affected and they lack the similar comfort in Thideer Nagar when compared to others. Since the occupation of the people is dependent on the neighborhood areas of Thideer Nagar it is very tough for their travel and Residents who are shifted to other places let the place for rent. They again repack to Thideer Nagar.

2010

In early 2010 government has allocated an area for the people in the Thideer Nagar and Government has built few houses for around 40-50 families and they have also set up a new road pattern, even Street Lights were erected to create a Planned colony in Thideer Nagar for its development.Soon after the transformation due to the change in the government rule, these settlements were cleared up in a day .Street lights, dwellings,and roads all were cleared up in a single day. The people were evacuated to Thoraipakkam Slum Board affecting the livelihood of Thideer Nagar and at present only a few Residues are remaining in the Thideer Nagar

2000

During this time there wasn’t a major intervention from the Slum Clearance Board because few leaders from the Thideer Nagar have approached the government officials and they have filed a demand not to evacuate or disturb the settlement in the Thideer Nagar who are being residing in the same place over 30 years.

ADYAR RIVER

HOUSING COMPOSTION TYPE OF HOUSE UNITS DENSITY

Strengths

The informal settlements have been taking the onus for providing ‘affordable' housing within the city, both rental and ownership. In Delhi, the current formal supply of housing fails to cater to 76% of the population.

Weaknesses

The market is sensitive to affordability but lacks in gauging the dwellings' adequacy. ie A slum may be considered affordable, but is not adequate in terms of safety and services. The self-constructed nature of these settlements, coupled with lax controls, lead to substandard housing- (Fig below) shows settlements in Thideer Nagar unauthorized colonies and JJ which suffer from infrastructural, material/structural, accessibility, light and ventilation issues to name a few.

For decades, slum dwellers in Thideer Nagar, have been asking the authorities to lay a sewer line in their area. With only one public toilet for over 300 families, sanitation and hygiene has become a major problem.Only a hand few residents who are financially strong comparing others in Thideer Nagar have set up Toilets in their shelter and others are still following the Open Defecation.

Thideer Nagar is not serviced initially by municipal corporations. However, these services are time as the slum-dwellers constitute a sizable tion. The basic services of access, water supply, and energy are met over period of time. infrastructure development is the key to growth

ADYAR

Opportunities

New developments can learn from how the informal settlements create a context-sensitive dense, high-ground coverage, low-rise, mixed-use typology that provides space necessary for housing, commercial, and industrial needs of 76% of the population.

Threats

However the informal settlement remains affordable within the city because the ‘informality' creates a buffer in the real estate values, therefore merely ‘formalizing' it would not work.For those tempted to maintain the status quo of letting informal settlements provide affordable housing; standard supply-demand logic coupled with lack of formal supply would lead to escalation of real estate values and eventually drive out the ‘affordable' aspect.

municipal are extended over sizable urban populasupply, drainage This incremental growth of slums.

Utaaya

SAMUDHAYAM

Thideer Nagar is vibrant communities of people. They incorporate a whole range of social and community spaces and facilities. From the most minimal space for social interaction at the door step to the optimum community spaces for various social and cultural activities. They have an ever evolving network of social institutions. Central to their social well-being is the concept of sacred space. Every street has a niche, small shrine depending on their faith. This provides them with much needed spiritual strength to survive and struggle.

COMMON AREA

TYPoLOGY 1

DETACHED HOUSE

Detached houses are common all over the world and are made in different designs, materials and structures. The advantages of a detached house are that it offers privacy, provides distance between neighbors and offers more floor space compared to attached housing.

For better or worse, each new building alters the existing streetscape and changes the overall neighborhood identity. The most successful ones add variety to the urban landscape (whether in scale, typology, or materiality) and respond to design intent, market demands, and zoning requirements, all while enhancing the neighborhood they inhabit. Additionally, successful infill construction deals with building adjacency; how the building “meets” a neighboring building without sacrificing either the new construction or the existing building. Unsuccessful ones however, can become eyesores in the landscape and do a disservice to the adjacent context.

In most of the efforts taken to improve conditions of urban squatter settlements by architects and designers- there has been the eviction of squatters, and re-settling them in vertical, high-rise buildings. In most of the designing of these buildings as replacement for squatters, their usual living pattern had been ignored- no open space for social activities and children had been provided. Moreover, dwellers were not involved to the process of the development. As a result, no ‘sense of belonging’ worked for those urban squatters on those settlements.

One of the common characteristic in slums is that these are consisted of vibrant communities of people and incorporate a whole range of social and community spaces and facilities within their living. For example, every slum has a niche; small shrine or temple, mosque or church, based on their common faith, where they meet and have social gatherings.

SELF-INVOLVEMENT IN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

The squatters can continue to play a central role in the design and construction of their homes and communities with the help of architects. Contemporary architectural practices and researches can set some design examples of low-cost ecological living settlements with basic living conditions provided (like-sanitation, water, electricity etc); these designs should be adapted to climates of different regions. The designs must fulfill the first condition of being affordable for urban squatters. Then, they should fulfill the criteria to be built in easy, traditional methods by the owners. Squatters have always been the architects, engineers and builders of their settlements, and here they can also play the role. The goal here is to use the knowledge and skills of the formal sector in complement to the skills of the informal sector- building quality houses without foreshadowing the participation of beneficiaries.

INCREMENTALITY

Incremental housing is an affordable way to rapidly resettle many families at a minimum housing and services level by linking the energy of families ith the large-scale city planning. It provides secure title and maximum flexibility in housing decisions. City expansion becomes predictable and effectively uses limited funds and administrative capacity. But it is more than housing. It also builds citizens and communities develop social networks that can support services and small scale commercial opportunities.

HOUSING SOLUTION THROUGH DESIGN

In this point of designing high-rise settlements for urban poor, which the land value demands but contrary to their living attitudes, thoughts of Architect Laurie baker (1917-2007) could be mentioned. The architect was renowned for his initiatives in cost-effective energy-efficient architecture Question is, on the question of re-designing squatter settlements as healthy living units in the 21st century cities, how the option of designing ‘high-rise, stepped building structures with dwelling units in combination with open spaces’ for squatters is being considered?

DESIGN

Establishment of the families in a consolidated urban area

Incremental construction without neighborhood deterioration

Saltey and economy of expansions

Design with community participation Without eviction sqautter Settlement

Question that comes is- can this way of living not become a typology itself, when provided with all the necessities of a healthy living? These dwellings are using optimum space and resources from nature, which is the indication of living

Design Intervention Extension

The dwelling units can be built in the form of skeleton with ‘floor, roof and core’ on various floors based on the concept of evolutionary housing, thereby introducing time into the process of design. Evolutionary design defines the house-core relationship, i.e. the design of a built core, its location and the development alternatives for various stages of growth, both horizontal and vertical, around the core.

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

SITE PLANNING

Each of the dwellings are arranged in a Defined Pattern with irregular Pocket Spaces comprising Green cover. The community is developed with an 8m Wide Roads connecting all the dwellings. A 300sqm playground is provided at South West corner of the site that serves as Recreational space for the people staying inside the Community.

ADYAR RIVER

It is a simple planning that is being followed in our Design Proposal. The spaces are planned in such a way that they are compact and the spaces are being shared that encourages the intimacy between the family members making their bond even more stronger.

Minimal Fenestration are being provided so that there is minimal entry of the HEAT waves inside the dwellings.

The entry from the staircase directs to a Small Living cum Dining (Living Dining) and a Common Toilet giving it access from both Dining Area and Bedroom.

A decent master bedroom of 12sqm is set up at the end giving it perfect privacy with a 1metre light source serves as a Compact Space in the whole of the Dwelling.

COST EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS

With the increase in cost of material and labour, there is a need to adopt cost effective construction methods either by up-gradation of traditional technologies which sources local materials or by applying modern construction materials and techniques which optimises inputs, leading to cost-effective solutions

Sharing Column

Clustering prototypes make each house more affordable by sharing structure, walls and infrastructure.The funds saved in this clustering process will be transparently calculated and used for public amenities.This technique can save 33% of column cost

Precast Concrete

Construction with precast concrete slab is sustainable, economical, high quality and earthquake-resistant. Thus, the only definite solution providing affordable mass housing, particularly for EWS & LIG categories, is to adopt tried .Precast technology becomes an optimal choice due to reduced construction time and lifecycle cost of buildings. It provides both speed and quality of construction and also capitalizes on the advantages There is no raised plinth cutting the overall cost by saving the usage of P.C.C and Filling

“Icrementality “ is achieved by above mentioned following amenities. Blank walls are being erected on all sides in the Ground Floor for the Future Expansion by the capital investment from the Individual Dwellers. The spaces are designed only in the First Floor and later the space in the Ground Floor can be Planned and Designed to each Individual’s desire and taste. Thus there is perfect empowerment in succeeding the concept of “INCREMENTAL HOUSING”

From all these discussions, we can say that, Thideer Nagar people always face insecurity regarding the ownership of the place where they live. But if they are provided assurance from Government organizations for actively participating into improving their settlements, the living condition into these squatters can improve rapidly. Looking at the characteristics and formation of squatter settlements all around the world, the living units in the slums are perhaps, the best examples of the most optimum utilization of living space. Moreover, the squatters use minimum building materials to create their living space ,which is mostly adopted in our design.

To design a house for a two family of four Members.The Plot size 51’x66’The house which is designed with semi circle arches to the double height balconies in & double height entrance,and both the houses which looks as a single unit .

The house is designed as a strong response to the extreme climate of madurai since the large glass openings are only oriented to the north ern side while the openings to the southern and western side are shaded by deep overhangs and vertical shading devices.

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

THIRD FLOOR PLAN TERRACE FLOOR PLAN

DETAILS:

Site Area - 2520 Sq.ft Built Up Area -6600 Sq.ft

Scope of my work - Scheme Development,Client Meeting,Civil Working Drawings,Structural Follow up ,Building massing development & 3D Rendering with Presentation.

To design a individual Apartment for a Joint family .The Plot size 42’x60’(South facing) .The house which is designed with Stil t parking as staircase & Lift core surrounded with inner periphery of landscape garden.Fist floor which designed with 02 units of 02BHK for rental purpose.The Second & Third floor was designed for joint family 03BHK with office.keeping basic vasthu as a primary requirement the program as be solved. which followed by the building massing reflects in such the timeless material palette Exposed brick with concrete texture .the modern cnc pattern with HPL Sheets used in ventilator duct.

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Scope of my work - Scheme revision,Building massing development & 3D Rendering with Presentation.

To design a individual residence for a family .The Plot size 48’x51’(South and east facing road) .The ground floor which has two car parkings & one single parking on the other side .this ground floor which as the 02BHK whith dinning facing landscape garden to enjay the east side sun light.the building massing which designed with minimal geometric forms with contemporary look.the glass handrai u sedl in balcony and Corten steel is used in angular wall it acts as shading for overall massing & corten steel was used as such design to eliminate the need for painting and if left outside, exposed to the elements, they will develop a rusted appearance in just a few months.

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Site Area - 2520 Sq.ft Built Up Area -6600 Sq.ft

Scope of my work - Project management,Client coordination,Interior design,Vendor Cordination,detail drawings,Electrical & Plumbing contractor co-ordination

To design a individual Apartment for a Joint family .The Plot size 42’x60’(South facing) .The house which is designed with Stil t parking as staircase & Lift core surrounded with inner periphery of landscape garden.Fist floor which designed with 02 units of 02BHK for rental purpose.The Second & Third floor was designed for joint family 03BHK with office.keeping basic vasthu as a primary requirement the program as be solved. which followed by the building massing reflects in such the timeless material palette Exposed brick with concrete texture .the modern cnc pattern with HPL Sheets used in ventilator duct.

- Design Development,Building massing development & 3D Rendering with Scheme

To design a Apartment for Stilt +5 floors .The Plot is situated at foothill of thirupathi-thirumala hills .The apartment design oped with strong vasthu princple with North & east facing entries units and kitchen,masterbedroom,pooja all designed as per the vasthu. The main design element which the house will not share a common wall as such the Landcsape gardern is provied inbetween all the units.

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Professional works/Status-Completed

Scope of my work - Design Development,Working Drawings, Site Co-ordination.

The Objective is to design a Interiors for Pan Asian Restaurant in the ground floor at a Sommerset Apartment Hotel.

Once demolition of the existing restaurant was completed, evidence of the building’s past was revealed. The original walls were found to be covered in a patchwork of plaster, paint, and wallpaper, that had to accumulate over the ages. Therefore, the preservation of these walls was paramount during the design process. From this beginning.

An architectural lighting strategy was developed to bring out the warmth and beauty of this large feature. Glass Partition were installed at the end of the dining room doubling this repetitive effect. The carefully detailed bar was entirely covered in Polaris, a synthetic mat black material with a velvet smoothness that gives it a futuristic appeal.

Site Area - 1800 Sq.ft

Architect - BLD Design Studio Contractor - Pishon Design

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Site Area - 6.5 Acres

Built Up - 65,000 Sq.ft

Cost - 15 Crores

Scope of my work

-Design Development

-Presentation Sheets

-3d Modelling

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The Project has 9 variants of individual villas ranging from 3BHK to 5BHK. These variants were designed as per vaastu and climatological aspects.

Earthy materials like Wooden and stone cladding with cobination of white walls and Green grass and trees,rules the elevation of the building.

The Elevation design was made by combining two villas together and made a single entity,sothat it will look lavish and posh.A lasercut jaali wall placed inbetween two villas,play as a combining yet segregating element in the Elevation.

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

LIVING ROOM

HOME THEATRE

STAIRCASE

KITCHEN

GYM INFORMAL LIVING

BEDROOM KIDS BEDROOM

FIRST FLOOR PLAN TERRACE FLOOR PLAN

TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN

CENTRAL ATRIUM

PLAY GROUND

harvesting pit, provides for all its hot water heating using

VIEW SHOWING A SOUTH SIDE VIEW WITH PEDESTRAIN ENRTY

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Site Area - 2400 Sq.ft Total Built Up Area -8000 Sq.ft

Architects - Transcend Environments,Chennai

Scope of my work - Design Development,Building massing development & 3D Rendering with Scheme Presentation.

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The site is a 60’x40’ plot facing South & East Side roads. The floor plan of the house follows the basic vaastu principles. The stilt floor consist of Lift & staircase core.

total 04 floors as per BBMP FSI norms.the typical floor consist of 01 unit 02BHK & 01 unit of 03BHK with common toilet.

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Scope of my work -Design Development,Working Drawings, 3D Modelling,Presentation Sheets.

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The site is a 27’x60’ plot facing East. hence the site is compact the green spaces is added vertically than horizontally.The facade is composed with projection of cantilever boxes as function of the spaces.The Boxes which is integrated with a basic geomentry pattern using CNC MS Sheets.Which adds a contemporary look & the spaces which will get light,breeze inside.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

Professional works/Status-Ongoing

Site Area - 1600 Sq.ft Total Built Up Area -2924 Sq.ft

- 87 lakhs Architects - D.L.E.A,Chennai

The Client Objective is to design a guest house and home stay(Airbnb,OYO) for multipupose

The plot was close to the Sea,The design involved to provide maximum views. The façade is enveloped with exposed cement and glass finishes. The limited detail and ornamentation in the exterior, as well as interior, has been a conscious decision so that the sea, with its chang

The climate of the zone was warm-humid climate,hence maximum openings provided to opti

Scope of my work -Civil & MEP Working Drawings, 3D Modelling,Site Visits.

VELAMMAL SCHOOLS

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The conference hall,seating upto 100 persons,is to be used as a multipurpose room for films,presentations and other activities.All wall and foundations are cast with poured earth concrete,with special formworks designed for the wall casting.

The hall featuers a 15m span concial vault built with CSEB,Which has undergone rigourous testing for asymmetrical loading simulating winds of up to 200km/h.The hall is designed for fully passive ventilation.

Client - Sri Aurobindo Society

Principal Architect/Engineering - Lara Davis,Satprem Maini Consulting Structural Engineer - Mahesh Varma Site Supervisors - Lara Davis,Satprem Maini,T.Ayyappan

work/Construction Site

Scope of my work -Compressed Stabilised Earth bricks Quality & Size Check for laying,Documenting day to day site activities.

Drawings

Credit -Auroville Earth institute Photos Credit -lara davis(Principal Architect),Muthayyia

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Site

Cost

Scope of my work -Design Development,Working Drawings, 3D Modelling,Presentation Sheets.

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The plot was narrow with an equally tight public road to the North. To combat solar radiation and facilitate cross ventilation We developed a façade skin of terracotta jaalis, that thermally insulates and keeps the spaces ventilated with natural light. Two major light-wells, façade jaalis and skylights engage the interiors in a constant cavort of light and shadow. To witnesses the play of light and shadows at sunrise, accelerated by the terra-jaalis and skylights endows a fleeting and shifting quality to the interiors through time.

Wind passage through the terracotta jaali Block

Effective Shading from the Sun due to deep openings

Area - 940 Sq.ft Total Built Up Area -2442 Sq.ft

- 58 lakhs Architects - D.L.E.A,Chennai