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EDUCATIO N NationalInstitute ofTechnology CalicutIKeral a Bachel orofArchi tecture 2013-2018 ICGPA:6.38 De PaulPublic SchoolThodupuzha IKeral a 12 th C.B.S.E I85.4% De PaulPublic SchoolThodupuzha IKeral a 10 th C.B.S.E ICGPA:8.8
EXPERIENCE Kerala State CostalArea DevelopmentCooperation Archi tectIAugust2018 -November2018 Hexagramm Design Pvt.Ltd INew Del hi Internshi p IMay 2017 -November2017 SchoolPainting and RenovationIKeral a KMLAP SchoolKaringanad IPalakad 2015 LP SchoolBalussery ICalicut2016 ADIZYA 2016 IArchi tecture festNIT Cal i cut Organi si ng member Club Mathematica INIT Cal i cut Seni orExecuti ve
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C O N T E N T S
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CENTRE FOR EARTH SCIENCE STUDIES
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Thesis ProjectIS10 I2018
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RESIDENCE DESIGN
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Live ProjectIkerala I2018
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TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT
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Academic projectIS7 I2016
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5 STAR HOTEL DESIGN
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Academic ProjectIS6 I2016
CENTREFOREARTHSCIENCESTUDIES
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GOA,2018 THESIS PROJECT,SEMESTER 10
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The proj ectai ms to create an i nsti tuti on dedi cated to foster mui l tdi sci pl i naryresearch i n Earth Sci ence.Earth Sci ence i s awi del yembracedterm forthebranchofsci encedeal i ngwi th the
physi cal consti tuents
of our pl anet Earth.
Whi ch are i ts Atmosphere, Hydrosphere and Li thosphere. The i nsti tuti on wi l lhouse sci enti sts,research schol ars and wi l lal soprovi dei tsi nfrastructureforenvi ronmentalorgani sati ons.The faci l i ti esi ncl ude l abs,offi cesforsci enti sts,workshopandsemi narspaces,anaudi tori um andotherameni ti es.
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The Si t ei sl ocat ed atChi cal i m Goa,on t op ofa hi l l , wi t h t he Mourmugao Bay t o t he Nort h. The si t e i s surrounded on t hree si des by a road whi ch connect s t he nat i onal hi ghway 566. The si t ei s 3. 8 km f rom t he ai rport .The Predomi nantwi nd i sf rom t he Sout h Westand West .Surroundi ng l and use most l yi nst i t ut i onaland resi dent i al .The si t e has a very moderat e sl ope and i s nota hi ndrance f orconst ruct i on.Wat er runof f
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The institution sits on a hill top over-looking the M orm ugao Bay. Inorder for the institution to be in context and feel m ore like an extention to the site the design tried to bring out the im age of a fort over-looking the ocean sim ilar to the great forts of G oa. The reference to the forts are m ade evident through large external w alls arranged in a parallel sequential order at either ends of structural volum es. Exposed laterite is used for the large w alls sim ilar to the forts as laterite is the m ost abundantly available building m aterial in G oa
BRI NGI NG THE SURROUNDI NG GREEN I NTO THEBUI L TAREA SPLI TTNG UP OF BUI LDI NG I NTO DI FFERENT I NERCONNECTEDBL OCKSCREATI NG COURTYARDS AND GARDENS
CREATI NG I NTERACTI ON SPACES FOR I NHABI TANTS TO COLLABORATE 0N CHANCE ENCOUTERS WI THI N THECI RCULATI ON SPACES
BREAKI NG BARRI ERS AND OPENI NG TO NATURE EXTERI OR CI RCULATI ON PATHWAYS EXTERNAL STAI RCASES EXTENSI VE USE OF JALI
CLOSERTO GROUND LI MI TI NG THE HEI GHT OF THE I NSTI TUTI ONAL BUI LDI NGS TO TWO FL OORS MAKI NG THE I NHABI TANTS MORE CONNECTED WI TH NATURE
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THODUPUZHA,2018 LIVE PROJECT,RESIDENTIAL
C LIE N T: N IK H IL R LO C A TIO N : TH O D U P U ZH A S ITE A R E A : 6C E N TS ,24M X 10M B U ILTU P A R E A : 150 S Q M B U D G E T: 25L
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THE STRECH ALONG THE SI DES OF THE NH 66 ARE BECOMI NG THE BUSSI NESS
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