Priyanka Sreekanth Selected Projects 2011-2019 Architecture and Urban Design
ortfolio
I am an architecture graduate, currently working with Tyrens after pursuing my masters degree in urbanism studies from KTH Royal Institute of Technology,Stockholm.I am a highly motivated individual who is passionate about design.I believe in the power of design in transforming lives, be it a product,an event ,a building or a city.Being a creative hardworking perfectionist, I always strive to push the boundaries of my work.This portfolio is a short compilation of my work produced in the last 7 years.I hope you cherish my work and provide me with an opportunity to be a part of your team in furthering my proficiency.
About me Priyanka Sreekanth
I look forward to hearing from you and thank you for your consideration.
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Curriculum Vitae ‘The Vertical Food Street’ -Urban Culinary Arts Center Bachelors thesis project ‘Community Healthcenter’-A Prefab Modular Hospital UIA PHG International Competition project ‘Södertälje Connect’-Canalfront Development Masters studio project ‘Habitat 3K’-Phnom Penh Social Housing Building Trust International Competition ‘The Earth School’-An Elementary School for the Bondas Reschool Volume Zero International Competition ‘Healing Through Space’-Cancer Speciality Hospital Bachelors studio project ‘An Abstract Landscape’-Tegelbacken Plaza Masters studio project WORK EXPERIENCE ‘Ängsholmsgränd’-Landscape Scheme for Housing Professional Experience at Tyrens ‘Integrated Mobility Hub’-Shivajinagar Area Renewal Urban design internship project ‘Made in Earth’ - Residence Architecture internship project Travel Sketches Italy Trip 2017 Photography Europe 2017-18
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PERSONAL DETAILS Name Nationality Date of Birth Current Location
Priyanka Sreekanth Indian 21st March,1993 Stockholm,Sweden
EDUCATION 2017-18
Masters in Urbanism Studies, KTH Royal Institute of Technology,Stockholm,Sweden.
2011-2016
Bachelors in Architecture School of Architecture and Planning,Anna University, Chennai,Tamil Nadu. CGPA-8.71
2009-2011
Higher secondary school-2011,Grade-95.5% Senior secondary school-2009,Grade-97.4% Hari Sri Vidya Nidhi,ISC/ICSE,Kerala.
WORK EXPERIENCE August 2018-February 2019 March 2018-June 2018 Sept 2016-April 2017 June 2014-April 2015 April 2014-May 2014
Junior Architect,Tyrens AB, Landscape Dept, Stockholm,Sweden Landscape Architure Internship,Tyrens AB, Landscape Dept, Stockholm,Sweden Urban Design Internship at Jana Urban Space Foundation, Bangalore,India Architecture Internship at Biome Environmental Solutions, Bangalore,India Architecture Internship at DD Architects,Trichur,India
TECHNICAL SKILLS AutoCad SketchUP Photoshop InDesign Illustrator Lumion Prezi MS Office
Curriculum Vitae Priyanka Sreekanth
Revit
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LANGUAGE SKILLS INTERESTS
English,Hindi,Tamil,Malayalam,Kannada Swedish-Beginner-Learning currently Travel,Sketching,Photography,Cooking, Singing,Reading
ACADEMIC HONOURS & ACHIEVEMENTS May 2018
Awarded first prize for the Union of International Architects (UIA-PHG) Student Competition.Project exhibited at the Paris Healthcare Week 2018.
2017-2018
Ax:Son Johnson Scholarship 2017-18, MSc Urbanism Studies,KTH University.
Nov 2017
Studio project exhibited at the Stockholm City Hall for the Sodertalje Exhibition 2017-18
July 2017
Represented university at the National Awards for Excellence in Architecture Thesis(NIASA)
Aug 2016
Awarded 2nd Rank at the university level in B.Arch for overall academic performance ,Anna University
May 2014
Represented college at the the workshop on Earthquake resistant Construction Practices,IIT Kanpur
2011-2016
Thiru M.G.R and Dr Quaide E Milleth Academic Endowment Scholarship for Academic Excellence, Anna University
2011-2016
5 Studio projects representing the best college work for NASA (National Association of Students of Architecture) Reubens Panel which showcases the best academic works from colleges across India.
2011-2016
3 Studio projects published in the official college magazine ‘SAP Chronicle’
2012-2014
NASA Reubens Panel Coordinator
COMPETITIONS & WORKSHOPS 2015 2013-14 2012-13 2012-13 2016 2017
Runner up-Landscape design of Anna University Alumni Club Runner upUnknown Craftsperson Trophy(UCP) NASA Runner upRAC Resort Design ,Zonal NASA Shortlisted in top 10 Annual NASA Design Competition Winner-Cul De Sap College ‘On the spot design’ Students’ Nobel Night Cap (SNNC) Design Compartment Manager
Email: Phone: Other:
priyankasreekanth1993@gmail.com +46722369834 +46768462656 https://issuu.com/priyankasreekanth www.linkedin.com/in/priyanka-sreekanth
Curriculum Vitae Priyanka Sreekanth
CONTACT DETAILS
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A vertical foodstreet
THE VERTICAL EAT STREET
Urban Culinary Arts Center B.Arch thesis - studio project 2016
An Urban Culinary Arts Center
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Food and Architecture are parallel creative fields due to the exuberant quality of art that exists in them. These synonymous projections were extended to explore a new perspective; one that could inscribe value to the city and engage a wide range of its citizens. The thesis proposal envisions a new food public space,projecting gastronomy as a core value, in the heart of the city of Bengaluru, in India.
Academic thesis studio project Individual work Year V ,B.Arch-January to May,2016 Commendation-Selected to represent college at the National Awards for Excellence in Architecture Thesis(NIASA)-2016
The culinary arts center proposed brings diverse user groups together through food and envisions a vibrant ‘Eat Street’ on Church street,Bengaluru. The city of Bangalore, one of the most cosmopolitan cities of india is dubbed as the restaurant capital of the country. Church street, one of the most famous and the oldest food hubs lying within the CBD site with a rich historic context abounding in gastro pubs and restaurants,was chosen as it proved to have scope for an urban level intervention.
Architecture is played with to add a physical dimension to the food experience with multiple hues that accentuate the spirit of the place. Just as food has multiple flavours ,the building’s spatial heterogeneity was a deliberate attempt to express the cultural diversity of the city.
eat
research
learn
share
collaborate
Urban Culinary Arts Center B.Arch thesis - studio project 2016
cook
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Urban Culinary Arts Center B.Arch thesis - studio project 2016
The building form evolved as a response to the immediate site context and functions .Transparency was used as a parameter while playing with solids and voids to create a vertical street experience. 10|58
Engage with street
Reflect urban culture
Integrate users
The main idea was to create a public space and bring in the street activity into the building at various levels and also project the gastronomic activities onto the surroundings. A study of the site broadened the scope of the project from just creating a singular culinary experience at an important urban node to taking it to the next level and enhancing the gastronomic experience of an already well connected street replete with food joints and pubs, but one that is not pedestrian friendly and lacks street spillover and street experience. The building being the entry node to Church street, responds to the street and the immediate context.
Traffic buffer
Imageable
Pedestrian friendly
North facing
Urban Culinary Arts Center B.Arch thesis - studio project 2016
Floor plans
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Urban Culinary Arts Center B.Arch thesis - studio project 2016
Design massing-programmes-users schemes
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The design challenge was to resove a vertical building as tall as 24 metres high in a tight urban context with FSI,setbacks and other building constraints to achieve an extroverted character,unlike the other introvertred tall buildings on Church street.Hence the built form was conceived as a heterogeneous vertical street.The building comes alive at night as the open spaces double up as dance and disco floors. The colourful banners of street festivals, & events get displayed on the steel grids of the building facade and the glass exterior facade of the rotated auditorium has lcd display that screens food videos ,music etc becoming a focal point for the street node. The programs were vertically zoned to work practically in the site and also provide for the varying degrees of privacy demanded by different functions.The functions that demanded street level interface with the public such as retail units,restaurant ,cafe were integrated with the flexible pubic plaza at the ground level.
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Urban Culinary Arts Center B.Arch thesis - studio project 2016
The porous vertical street sets a collaborative fun ambience for users to engage in gastronomic activities
Urban Culinary Arts Center B.Arch thesis - studio project 2016
Street mapping
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The street is envisioned to become an urban canvas and a renewed food public space in the heart of the city of Bengaluru and ‘Eatsup’ ,the urban culinary arts center - a reflection and expression of this vibrant ‘Eat Street’.
The street design proposal aims at pedestrianising the street completely, taking the vehicular traffic and parking underground.The idea is to enhance spillover into the street and add elements of colour ,play and food throughout.The 750m stretch will have 3 pedestrian subways and one vehicular entry and exit point. Design elements from the proposed building flow into the street .
Urban Culinary Arts Center B.Arch thesis - studio project 2016
The changes in the streetscape include brighter signboards,landscaped plazas,street furniture,urban art in the form of graffiti,installations & sculptures and elements of play and bringing the basement retail onto the street for better public interface.The services are also relaid and taken below the footpath.
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A prefabricated modular healthcenter
by unskilled local labour
TO BE POOR AND SICK IN INDIA
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COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
Making healthcare accessible and affordable to all is still one of India’s biggest challenges.Within the country there is also high inequity between urban and rural helathcare.The rural healthcare primarily managed by the government sector follows a three tier system comprising CHCs,PHCs and Sub centers.Infant mortality,maternal deaths etc due to lack of emergency care continue to plague the rural dwellers due to inadequate quantity and quality of healthcare centers.
Union of International Architects-UIA PHG International Competition, Group of 2 “Buildings are making people sicker and for the poorest in the world this is causing epidemic Commendation-Awarded first prize problems” and exhibited at the UIA PHG Paris -Michael Murphy
The prefabricated modular community health care center design addresses this urgent need to introduce high quality, affordable and easy to construct healthcare units across the country taking the example of Chikballapur in rural India as an example project.
The project envisions ‘healing through space’ as an integral design component
Healthcare Week 2018.
A prefabricated modular rural healthcare center in India
Inpatient wards and family waiting zones India The country with the highest density of rural and urban population in the world
Karnataka
A South Indian state lacking CHCs and PHCS like the rest of the country Avg population served by a CHC here is 1,81,890 as opposed to 1,20,000
PHC
LACK OF HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE INDIAN RURAL POPULATION
VIRONMENT
INADEQUATE HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE
INSUFFIECIENT BUDGET FOR HEALTHCARE
placing unventilated hallways -that unpleasant waiting halls and treatoms that dont work with ventilatrs, verandahs and courtyard,well lit ews, naturally breathing structurot rely on mechanical services and spaces /qualities/elements that nstitutional experience”
General and specialty clinics
IC DESIGN
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A Prefabricated Modular Community Health Center UIA PHG Design Competition 2018
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“Buildings are making people sicker and for the poorest in the world this is causing epidemic problems” -Michael Murphy The prefabricated modular community health care center design addresses the urgent need to introduce high quality, affordable and easy to construct healthcare units across India taking the example of Chikballapur in rural Karnataka as an example project,deinstitutionalizing the institutional experience of rural healthcare settings through design
Making healthcare accessible and affordable to all is still one of India’s biggest challenges.Within the country there is also high inequity between urban and rural helathcare.The rural healthcare primarily managed by the government sector follows a three tier system comprising CHCs,PHCs and Sub centers.Infant mortality,maternal deaths etc due to lack of emergency care continue to plague the rural dwellers due to inadequate quantity and quality of healthcare centers. The design of all blocks follows the 1.22m x 1.22 m grid,which is ideal for the Indian prefabricated industrial market size and provides flexibility according to context. All factory produced components are theAdministration transported byblock road Node along since villages across the country rely on road connectivity. The materials are then fixed on site by local labourers.
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Hospital workflow Proximity
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Supply Loading /unloading
Rain Garden
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Wayfinding Infection control
Modularity and Prefabrication
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Staff Parking
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26.Maternity Consultation 27.Nurse’s Room 28.Doctor’s Room 29.Maternity ward 30.Recovery Room 31.Resuscitation Room 32.Sterile supply 33.Delivery Room 34.Sterile Corridor 35.NICU 36.NICU 37.OT Receptin 38.Preparation Room 39.Anaesthesia Room 40.Operation theatre 41.Sterile Corridor 42.Sterile Supply 43.Scrub 44.Post Anaesthesia 45.CSSD Office 46.Decontamination 47Sterilization .48.Storage 49.Linen/Laundry Office
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Emergency entry
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Emergency entry
Pharmacy
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General clinics
Raingarden
Specialty clinics
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Site Sectional Elevation AA’
SPATIAL SYNTHESIS FOR HEALING Deinstitutionalizing the institutional experience of rural healthcare settings through design
DESIGN STRATEGIES
DESIGN STRATEG A Prefabricated Modular Community Health Center UIA PHG Design Competition 2018
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Creating an axis and nodes
Linear blocks along the north south axis
No corridors,only verandahs and courtyards
Staggering to create green pockets in all waiting zones
Maximizing energy efficiency through planning
The programmes were translated into a building complex and zoned to form an axis and smaller nodes. This makes way finding and workflow easier
The major blocks were stretched to form linear volumes ,oriented along the north south axis ,for better privacy,cross ventilation and reducing heat gain from south.
The blocks were staggered to create pleasant pockets of courtyards and open verandahs in stead of narrow corridors
Green pockets that let in filtered light,were located along the major axes.Patient waiting areas and in patient wards were zoned around it.
The roof area maximised for shading allows tapping solar energy through PVCs.Roofs are designed so that 100% rain water is harvested through the raingardens.
Creating an axis and nodes
Linear blocks along the north south axis
major blocks were stretched to SITE SECTIONAL The ELEVATION AA’ form linear volumes ,oriented along
The programmes were translated into a building complex and zoned to form an axis and smaller nodes. This makes way finding and workflow easier
the north south axis ,for better privacy,cross ventilation and reducing heat gain from south.
SITE SECTIONAL ELEVATION AA’
No corridors,only verandahs and courtyards
Staggering to create green pockets in all waiting zones
Maximizing energy efficiency through planning
The blocks were staggered to create pleasant pockets of courtyards and open verandahs in stead of narrow corridors
Green pockets that let in filtered light,were located along the major axes.Patient waiting areas and in patient wards were zoned around it.
The roof area maximised for shading allows tapping solar energy through PVCs.Roofs are designed so that 100% rain water is harvested through the raingardens.
The Modular Grid The Indian factory size of prefab components which are in multiples of 1.22 m was adopted. The 1.22m x 1.22 m grid was followed in overall planning to maximize the benefits of modular construction in the Indian context.
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The Modular Grid
The Indian factory size of p components which are in mu of 1.22 m was adopted. The 1 x 1.22 m grid was followed in all planning to maximize the be of modular construction in the I context.
A PREFABRICATION MODEL FOR RURAL INDIA A PREFABRICATION MODEL FOR RURAL INDIA SOLAR PANELS
Skylight
POLYCARBONATE SHEETS
Roof
TETRAPACK ROOF SHEETS
Roof
STEEL L ANGLES
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Roof Roof
STEEL TRUSS Roof
PLYWOOD BISON BOARD Roof WOVEN PANELS
Wall
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CLAY POTS
RAMMED EARTH Window PREFAB METAL WINDOWS
JUTE SCREENS Window
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BAMBOO MAT Fenestration and wall
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PRECAST CONCR SLAB Column
STEEL BOX SECTIO Floor slab
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PREFAB CONCR FOOTNG
A Prefabricated Modular Community Health Center UIA PHG Design Competition 2018
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THE 1.22m x 1.22m GRID
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The design follows 1.22m x1.22m grid to suit the Indian context where most factory produced prefabricated panels are available in multiples of 1.22m.
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Prefabricated dismantlable steel construction using local surplus labour
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1200 kg * 43 INR
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23 nos * 31STEEL INR L ANGLES 713INR 12 nos * 46.8 INR 561 INR
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BAMBOO MAT Floor slab PRECAST CONCRETE SLAB Column
51600 INR
1890 INR
Cane Panel Type 2 RammedRoof Earth Wall
24 nos * 35 INR
840 INR
11 cmt * 4200 INR STEEL TRUSS
46200 INR
Windows
16 nos * 3000 INR
48000 INR
Doors
7 nos * 4000INR
28000 INR
Floor slab panel
432nos* 90 INR
38880 INR
Footing
3240 INR 12 nos * 270PLYWOOD INR WallFor 133sqm builtup area,taking 25% extra forBISON BOARD 2,94,030 INR sites,services* WOVEN PANELS 2210 INR(33.25 USD) Approximate cost per sq mt
STEEL BOX SECTION
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The design involved replacing unventilated hallways -that spread infection, dark unpleasant waiting halls and treatment Rainwater rooms,service rooms that dont work with ventilated inside out corridors, verandahs and courtyard,well lit rooms with pleasant views, naturally breathing structural systems that need not rely on mechanical services and introducing ancilliary spaces /qualities/elements that “deinstitutionalize the institutional experience”.
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Södertälje Canalfront Project M.Sc Urbanism studio project 2017
Canal front development
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The city of Södertälje expected to grow to a population of over 1 million by 2030 is to face rapid densification along the city center and waterfront. The project envisions new connections to turn the ‘lost space’ into a meaningful public space. The underutilization of the canal way becomes the focus of this urban design project that aims at making the waterfront attractive using the bridge and the canal to create a well connected city centre accessible to the various socio economic groups.
Academic studio project Individual work Year 1,MSc Urbanism Studies-2017 Commendation-Selected to be exhibited at the Stockholm City Hall for the Sodertalje Exhibition 2017-18
The fragmentation of the Södertälje city center by the road infrastructure and the Canal way is addressed using the same to bridge the gap. The masterplan proposal involves new movements along the canal edge,road and the bridge. New dedicated bicycle path is introduced along the west canal edge which connects to the existing trail to the north and south New pause points along the canal in the form of decks,lookout towers are introduced Underutilised under bridge areas programmed for new activity and highlighting the pedestrian and bicycle access to the bridge above.
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The masterplan aims to provide the missing physical and visual links while introducing new functions in the leftover spaces to activate the canalfront.
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The road infrastructure cutting across the city center and the canal produce fragmented urban space.
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This is achieved through a series of micro interventions as indicated in the plan. -A continuous walkway added along the west edge of canal -Bicycle link added along the west road edge,along canal -Pause points,decks,look out towers and multiple access points to the canal edge trail -Under bridge-2 major interventions
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Södertälje Canalfront Project M.Sc Urbanism studio project 2017
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The macro level strategy involves working around existing infrastructure to establish the connections between the West and the East,the North and the South through three important links:
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Habitat 3k-Social Housing,Cambodiaa
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A ‘Bonda’ school
Competition project, Learning beyond the walls. BTI Affordable Housing Design Challenge 2018 Individual Work
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The Bonda tribes of Odisha,India are one of the Most Vulnerable Tribal Groups (MVTGs) living in the inaccessible hills of the Malkangiri district. What if a school could help enhance their indigenous skills along with teaching and serving the entire community? The school for the Bondas aims to create a
Social Housing,Phnom Penh, Cambodia
sense of belonging to the otherwise socially alienated primitive community.The programs are prudently drafted based on their ethnic values and occupational needs. The result is a school that blurs the line between ‘theory vs practice’ and ‘indoors vs outdoors’.
Year - 2018 August
The hilly terrain of the site lay the perfect context for a playful elementary school. The volumes are articulated along a central axis - ’the social spine’, culminating at the event space .Built entirely with materials and labor sourced on site, the school embodies the ethos of “Lo-Fab, or local fabrication”, highlighting local crafts and skills. The sloped roof and rain water system responding to heavy showers become a visual design feature.Further,the passive design encourages natural ventilation and daylight to create comfortable classrooms.
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Phnom Penh Affordable Housing Building Trust International Competition 2018
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The project HABITAT3k which provides 3000 units for low income groups takes on the approach of creating a strong sense of community through design.The main concept was to design not just homes but to create ‘communal urbanism’ through a simple design that minimises the number of buildings, maximises open space with minimum number of floors.
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In the context of Cambodia’s rising urban population, providing affordable social housing that responds to the tropical context and people’s lifestyles is becoming one of the greatest challenges. The Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone, in association with United Nations Development Programme SDG Finance initiative* and Building Trust International, held the Affordable Housing Design Challenge 2018 competition calling architects and students to design 3000 dwelling unit for factory workers in 17 acres of land.
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Phnom Penh Affordable Housing Building Trust International Competition 2018
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Phnom Penh Affordable Housing Building Trust International Competition 2018
Flexibility of unit plan
The project enhances constant visibility from the home to the street, thus ensuring vigilance and security. T The extended building plinths allow for informal work,vendors and social exchange. Further the linear axis between blocks is broken by nodes in the form of small communal plazas. Two unit types are provided. The 37.5 sqm one room kitchen(RHK)unit is rendered with kitchen,bathroom and a flexible hall.The house can be adapted and done up when funds become available or as per the family needs. This instills a sense of ownership and pride .The 42 sq m unit is designed to accommodate the needs of 4-7 member families with ample storage,natural light and ventilation. Corridor View
Phnom Penh Affordable Housing Building Trust International Competition 2018
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The EarthSchoolLearning beyond the walls
THE EARTH SCHOOL An elementary school for the Bonda Tribes
A ‘Bonda’ school
Reschool Competition 2019, Learning beyond the walls. Volume Zero Group of 2
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The Bonda tribes of Odisha,India are one of the Most Vulnerable Tribal Groups (MVTGs) living in the inaccessible hills of the Malkangiri district. What if a school could help enhance their indigenous skills along with teaching and serving the entire community? The school for the Bondas aims to create a sense of belonging to the otherwise socially alienated primitive community.The programs are prudently drafted based on their ethnic values and occupational needs. The result is a school that blurs the line
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between ‘theory vs practice’ and ‘indoors vs outdoors’. The hilly terrain of the site lay the perfect context for a playful elementary school. The volumes are articulated along a central axis - ’the social spine’, culminating at the event space .Built entirely with materials and labor sourced on site, the school embodies the ethos of “Lo-Fab, or local fabrication”, highlighting local crafts and skills. The sloped roof and rain water system responding to heavy showers become a visual design feature.Further,the passive design encourages natural ventilation and daylight to create comfortable classrooms.
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The Bonda tribes of Odisha,India are one of the Most Vulnerable Tribal Groups (MVTGs) living in the inaccessible hills of the Malkangiri district. What if a school could help enhance their indigenous skills along with teaching and serving the entire community? The school for the Bondas aims to create a sense of belonging to the otherwise socially alienated primitive community.
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The programs are prudently drafted based on the ethnic values and occupational needs. of the Bondas. The result is a school that blurs the line between ‘theory vs practice’ and ‘indoors vs outdoors’.The hilly terrain of the site lay the perfect context for a playful elementary school. The volumes are articulated along a central axis - ’the social spine’, culminating at the event space . Built entirely with materials and labor sourced on site, the school embodies the ethos of “Lo-Fab, or local fabrication”, highlighting local crafts and skills. The sloped roof and rain water system responding to heavy showers become a visual design feature.Further,the passive design encourages natural ventilation and daylight to create comfortable classrooms.
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Academic studio project Individual work Year lll,B.Arch - 2014 Commendation-Displayed at the university exhibition for the Indian Institute of Architects meeting,2014.
Cancer Speciality Hospital
Cancer Speciality Hospital B.Arch studio project 2013
The design evolved from the functional workflow between various zones,keeping in mind easy way finding and creating a healing environment.
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The brief was to design a 100 bedded cancer specialty hospital in the given site,comprising of outpatient,impatient and emeregency units. The corner plot located along a busy junction in the heart of the city facilitated good connectivity but also necessitated seclusion from the busy traffic conditions.Hence the building was sited at the rear end,using the plot frontage for parking and public activities. Planning the hospital involved understanding the various layers of traffic flow both outside and inside the built form involving multiple user groups such as in patients,out patients,doctors,visitors, staff and ambulances and separating these layers for functional optimisation.
Cancer Speciality Hospital B.Arch studio project 2013
SÜdertälje Canalfront Project urbanism studio project 2017
Basement and ground floor plans
First and second floor plans
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An abstract landscape
AN ABSTRACT LANDSCAPE
Academic studio project Group of 2 Year 1,MSc Urbanism Studies-2017
Tegelbacken Plaza-Reviving a lost urban space
high traffic flyover medium traffic road public transport bus stop train pedestrian movement
Tegelbacken Plaza M.Sc Urbanism studio project 2017
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Tegelbacken is a leftover space that has resulted from urban development which solely focuses on transportation issues. Soft and fluid forms create an abstract landscape, in complete contrast to the existing hard environment.The proposal aims to give a new meaning to the place envisioning it as a prelude to the city.
Tegelbacken is at the heart of Stockholm city.The square is defined by the road system; flyovers crisscrossing over it. Residents and tourists mainly use the space as a transit corridor.The design aims to induce new functions based on the location of the site and the potential it has.The main functions -programmed for the heavy flow of tourists- are the visitors center and the observatory tower.There are also secondary service spaces, a seating area and a buffer zone that protects the space from the adjacent high-intensity traffic.
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Tegelbacken Plaza M.Sc Urbanism studio project 2017
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Professional projects
ÄNGSHOLMSGRÄND Landscape Scheme for a Residential Neighbourhood
Professional experience Tyrens AB Junior Architect 2018-19
Ängsholmgränd Professional Experience - Tyrens 2018
Involved in design scheme, details,drawings,3D visualisation
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The scheme involved redevelopment of the residential parks and entrances.All the parks have a similar concept with a sandpit, wooden deck, lawn space,barbeque area and bicycle yards. Existing trees and sandpits were retained and the new concept was worked around it for cost effectiveness.
The renovation of the parks in the residential blocks of Ängsholmgränd proposes to maximise the green areas.The worn out entrances to the buildings are also given a fresh makeover with rows of perennials and flowering trees .The existing poorly maintained lawns have been replaced with low shrubs.Ledge walls which double up as seating spaces have also been incorporated. New play equipment, lighting poles and pavements have also been added.
Ängsholmgränd Professional Experience - Tyrens 2018
Site Plan
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INTEGRATED MOBILITY HUB
Professional experience Jana Urban Space Foundation Urban design internship - 2016-17 Involved in data collection, research,analysis and design scheme
Shivajinagar Area Renewal Urban design internship - Jana Urban Space 2017
Shivaginagar Area Redevelopment,Bangalore
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The high volumes of pedestrian flow in Shivaginagar necessitates a renewal plan that focuses on upgrading the road network,reinventing the leftover spaces,creating an integrated transit hub and an urban park while preserving heritage.
The success of a city and its liveability lies in its mobility.The Shivajinagar integrated mobility hub is part of the area redevelopment plan under the smart city proposal for Bangalore city-2025 .The old city area of Shivaginagar with its important landmarks such as the Russell Market,,mosques,temples and churches, Commercial Street presents a high concentration of mobility issues.Lacking basic pedestrian infrastructure and accessible public transit hubs,haphazard street parking, and vending add to the issues. The new bus terminus design streamlines road geometry and traffic,improves visibility to the adjacent unused playground,accommodates terrace parking and is connected to the proposed metro station and traffic feeder systems.
Bus terminus redesign
Mobility Masterplan
Playground redesigned
Reinforcing Pedestrian Connectivity
Adaptive reuse
Preserving Heritage
Russell Market redesign
Reinventing Leftover Space
Solid wastre management
River cleanup
Existing bus terminus plan Proposed plan
Shivajinagar Area Renewal Urban design internship - Jana Urban Space 2017
Tender SURE(specification for urban roads)
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MADE IN EARTH
Made in Earth -Residence Architecture Internship - Biome 2015
Residence Design
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Built using compressed stabilised earth blocks from soil in situ,the house design involved many passive energy saving strategies.Planning took into consideration maximisation of rain water harvested from all the roofs and ensuring all the spaces receive ample natural light through skylights/windows.The mangalore tiled sloped roofs with the wooden pillars give an old world charm to the house.
Professional experience Biome Environmental Solutions Architecture Internship 2014-15 Involved in design scheme, details,drawings,3D visualisation,site construction supervision and client meetings.
To design a low budget house in a small plot of 40’ x 30’ land in a residential area,overlooking a park for client Mr.Naveen . The 4 bedroom residence was designed keeping in mind the tight budget constraints without compromising on aesthetics. The planning incorporated 4 existing trees on site,hence 3 courtyards -two at the rear end and one at the front entry were designed to preserve the trees.Energy efficiency has been further achieved through grey water recycling,use of exposed compressed stabilised earth blocks and arch panels,minimising the use of concrete and steel.Shared bathrooms,use of insitu soil for earth block construction,built in furniture,solar energy for lighting and water heating etc ensured the cost effectiveness of the project.
Sections
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Made in Earth -Residence Architecture Internship - Biome 2015
Floor plans
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Travel Sketches Italy trip - 2017
TRAVEL SKETCHES
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The following sketches attempt to capture the essence of Italy’s ancientstreets,squares and plazas.They were made in the cities of Bologna and Torino. Year I,M Sc Urbanism Studies-2017
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Travel Sketches Italy trip - 2017
PHOTOGRAPHY
Elements and principles of design inherent in nature and architecture intrigue me.
Photography Europe 2017-18
I attempt to document these compositions of symmetry,balance,harmony,scale etc through my photographs.
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Photography Europe 2017-18
riyanka Sreekanth
Priyanka Sreekanth Selected Projects 2011-2017 Architecture and Urban Design