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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

COMPETI TI ONS AND WORKSHOPS ZonalNASA IChennai2016 SIDC Competi ti on entry among top 10 shortl i sted ANDC IAnnualNASA Conventi on Jai pur Competi ti on entry among top 100 shortl i sted across Indi a Senzisting the curriculum forBasic DesignINIT cal i cut Workshop

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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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physi cal consti tuents

of our pl anet Earth.

Whi ch are i ts Atmosphere, Hydrosphere and Li thosphere.

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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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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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COMPLEX. THE MAJOR CHALLENGES I NVOLVED W ERE DI STRI BUTI NG VARI OUS LAND USES VERTI CALLY, MANAGI NG PROPER ACCESS AND CI RCULATI ON FOR DI FFERENT TYPES OF USER AND ALSO PROVI DI NG ENOUGH OPEN SPACES W I THI N THE BUI LT ENVI RONMENT.THE DESI GN SHOULD ENCOURAGE PUBLI C TRANSI T THE PROJECT AI MS AT ENCOURAGI NG MORE PEOPLE TO LI VE AND W ORK AROUND THI S TRANSPORT CORRI DOR.

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