Portfolio - Roshni Krishnan

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

ROSHNI KRISHNAN roshnikris@gmail.com 412-822-4063

ROSHNI KRISHNAN

E-mail : roshnikris@gmail.com Phone : 412-822-4063 Address : 1200 Washington Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19147

ACHIEVEMENTS

EDUCATION Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, USA Masters in Sustainable Design (STEM)

2018

SRM University Chennai, India Bachelors in Architecture (B.Arch)

2015

January 2019 - June 2019

•Worked on SD, DD and CDs for hospitality projects- Westmoreland Casino Greensburg, PA •Assisted in design development, exterior facade design and details •Prepared visualizations and presentations for client meetings

Junior Architect July 2015-July 2017 Harmony Homes Private Ltd, Chennai, India •Prepared plans for large scale residential developments of 3.6 acres

•Developed conceptual design and plans for housing blocks and open park spaces •Prepared construction drawings for plans and façade treatment

Intern Architect Diastyle Architects, Chennai, India

George W. Anderson Jr. Award 2018 /Carnegie Mellon University Interdisciplinary Sustainable Architecture Workshop, Spain 2018/Carnegie Mellon University

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Design Staff -1 BLT Architects, Philadelphia,USA

Module Design Challenge -Winner 2018 /Module and RoboNYC

June-Sept 2013

•Developed plans for residential homeownership development, individual bungalow.

•Developed conceptual drawings for residential development of 10,000 sq.ft.

Volunteer experience Summer Instructor June-July 2018 Carnegie Mellon University and Carnegie Museum Of Art, Pittsburgh

•Taught digital technologies to develop architectural design for high school and middle school students.

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Merit Scholarship 2017 /Carnegie Mellon University Academic Performance Scholarship 2014/SRM University Louis Khan Trophy -Shortlisted 2013

PROFICIENCIES Revit, Rhinoceros, Sketchup, Adobe suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, In-Design), Autocad, V-Ray, ArcGIS, DesignBuilder, Autodesk Insight, Bluebeam Revu,Microsoft Office

COURSE WORK •Building Performance Modeling •Zero Energy Housing •LEED: Green design and Rating •Integrated Building systems •Health, Productivity and Quality of Buildings

ARCHITECTURE

PROJECTS

URBANISM

SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS

OTHERS

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HOSTELS FOR HOPE

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BLUEMOON DEVELOPMENT Chennai, India

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MEMORY AND PLACE Delhi, India

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PLUG IN- RETHINKING WALLS Pittsburgh, USA

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T-DOT

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LA MARINA DE VALENCIA Valencia, Spain

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CCAC INTEGRATED SYSTEMS Pittsburgh, USA

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PERFORATED PANEL PROTOTYPE Pittsburgh, USA

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DRAWINGS Sketches, drawings, energy models

Dar Es Salam, Tanzania

Toronto, Canada

INTERIORVIEW

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HOSTELS FOR HOPE

George W. Anderson Jr. Award 2018 winner Competition entry / Individual Project Hosted Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon Dar-Es Salam,Tanzania Women in rural Tanzania travel more than 500 km to obtain cancer treatment and drop out due to lack of a place to stay during treatment. This cancer hostel located next to Bugando Medical Centre in Dar-Es Salaam, Tanzania is designed to accommodate 50 women and is planned to be built in multiple phases. The three-story complex is comprised of individual rooms and common spaces such as kitchen and gathering spaces.

Rooms are organized into clusters with shared living and balcony spaces. The design is inspired from traditional Masaai home and the local Tanzanian culture. The use of vibrant colors and locally available materials like compressed stabilized earth blocks and coconut wood pay respect to the local tradition.

Inspired by traditional Masaai Home.

VIEW FROM THE BALCONY

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PHASE PLANNING

Owing to fund raising limitations,it is planned in three phases.

CLUSTER ORGANIZATION

Interaction spaces are located within the room clusters.They are flanked by Tinganaga murals (Tanzanian art) on either side.

GATHERING SPACES

DETAILS Weaving practised by Tanzanian craftsmen.

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02 BLUEMOON RESIDENCES Professional Work

Harmony Homes Pvt. Ltd Chennai, India Construction completed in July 2017

ENTRY VIEW

VIEW FROM PLAY AREA

Bluemoon is a new home ownership residential development with 237 apartments built in the growing neighborhood of Pallavaram in Chennai, India. The 3.3 acre site comprised of 8 residential blocks and has a park, gym, community room and sports facilities. The project was built over a period of 1.5 years.

Master planning dealt with creating pedestrian and vehicular access to all the blocks in the site and takes into account the setback restrictions. The Residential blocks have a combination of 2 bed, 3 bedroom apartments with common facilities on the first floor.

My responsibilities included conceptual design for the master plan and individual blocks design, detail and schematic design for 4 blocks, material selection and coordination.

FACADE INSTALLATION

RENDERED VIEW

SITE AREA: 3.3 acres

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CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS

BLOCK-J BLOCK H

LEGEND CIRCULATION APARTMENTS OPEN TO SKY

FLOOR PLAN

TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN-BLOCK H & J

PARK PLAN

APARTMENT PLAN

INDIVIDUAL HOUSE PLAN

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MEMORY AND PLACE Academic work- Thesis New Delhi,India May 2015

The war memorial museum complex is located at New Delhi,capital of India inside the India Gate hexagon. This thesis project is a place to commemorate soldiers who fought for the country and serve as a patriotic symbol.

Being located at a site where the first Independence flag was hoisted, the site has incredible cultural and historic value. The design is partly submerged underground owing to the height limitations to preserve the historic fabric and to maintain visual focus on the India Gate.

URBAN FABRIC LUTYENS ZONE

ELEMENTS

LOCATION OF SITE

LUTYENS ZONE Edward Lutyens planned the historic zone at New Delhi in 1911. Being the capital of India, the zone has great significance.

The master plan is made of a sequence of hexagon and triangles with focus on sightlines and axis.

The three points connect the India Gate, Rashtrapati Bhavan and Connaught place.

MAJOR NODES C-HEXAGON PANCHMUKHI CHOWK KG MARG CIRCLE MANDI HOUSE

PRINCESS PARK First site where Indian Flag was hoisted after Indian Independence in 1947.

SITE PRINCESS PARK

MASTER PLANNING

LANDMARKS

MONUMENTAL DOME

NODALITY

FACADE

CIRCULATION

ACCESSIBILTY

LANDSCAPE IMLI

MATERIALITY

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JAMUN

SANDSTONE

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CONCEPT

ATRIUM

Museum building looks to solve the height restriction of 8m above ground by taking inspiration from partly submerged bunkers.

SPATIAL EXPERIENCE GALLERIES

Varying perforation size in redstone jali linear

bend

focus

stack

open up daylight

daylight

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COURTYARD SECTION THRO’ ATRIUM

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KIT OF PARTS

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PLUG IN Winner Module Design Challenge Pittsburgh,PA

PLUG IN -Rethinking Walls is a solution developed to rethink the function of walls inside a house. Module housing is a startup that builds homes which are expandable. But the partition walls and cabinet are fixed in a house construction and cannot be moved as the occupants’ needs change. The design questions this notion of permanence.

The design as a kit of parts for the users to customize in accordance with their own changing lifestyles.

The kit of parts is fabricated using digital and analog methods from MDF boards. The design is currently being fabricated by ROBO NYC and will be fitted in the first pre-fabricated Module house in Pittsburgh, which will begin construction in few months.

FABRICATION SAMPLE

PRODUCT ITERATION Multiple iterations are possible using planks, hangers, holders and can be used in any living space.

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PHASE PLANNING

SITE CONNECTIVITY

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The central spine connects Eastern Avenue and the future multimodal hub in the South .

T-DOT ULI Hines student competition 2018 Toronto,Canada Group: Roshni Krishnan,Sujan Das Shrestha, JianXiao Xe, Shalini Priyadarshini, Christopher Neander

TDOT -Next generation is a proposal to be part of Toronto’s future vision for reviving neighborhoods to the east of Don River to meet the demands of a diverse, growing world class city . The proposed design is a transformational hip and livable mixed use neighborhood with retail, cultural, work and living spaces.

Low-rise apartments and woonerf streets create an intimate neighborhood environment, while a central square and community focused retail co-ops and farmers markets offer a vibrant urban experience. The master plan connects the site to the surrounding neighborhoods and the western side of Don River. My responsibilities included conceptual design, master plan design and design visualization.

SECTION

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MASTER PLAN | 21 |

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PROGRAMMING

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LA MARINA DE VALENCIA

Opening up the first floor for public performance spaces, sustainable food market and cafes. The semi open spaces between buildings are to be converted into pathway both sides of the building. Also, the complex fence is to be removed.

Interdisciplinary Sustainable Architecture Lab Challenge Valencia,Spain June 2018 The marina waterfront in Valencia hosted America’s sailing cup in 2007 and Formula 1 Grand Prix race in 2009. But after the sporting events ended, the spaces have been in a derelict state and are rarely used by the public.

The goal of the project was to rethink the programming and the function of the Alinghi building headquarters and its surroundings in one week’s time. The proposed solution was to open up the building structure for the public by having performance spaces, sustainable markets and cafes. The building facade also requires upgrading to visually attract the public.

CURRENT STATE

PERFORMANCE AREA

SUSTAINABLE FOOD MARKET

CAFE

Abandoned building and surroundings with concrete RIVER EDGE

PROPOSED

Vibrant urban space activated by kid’s play area, skating rink and cafes. | 23 |

Developing tracks for running, cycling along the river edge to create a connection to the marina | 24 |

MASTER PLAN

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CCAC Allegheny Advanced Building Systems course Instructor :Volker Hartkopf Pittsburgh , PA May 2018

Community College of Allegheny County located in Pittsburgh is designing a 21st century energy efficient building for vocational education. The building will also serve as learning labs for the students.

SITE

Because the site is located on a north-facing slope, the massing is designed to optimize solar access. The building is designed to approach net zero energy, both passive and active systems were employed. A double-wall facade, a central atrium, roof openings, and operable windows facilitate natural ventilation. Biophilic design focused on planting in the atrium, which also helps modulate winter temperatures. My responsibilities included conceptual design of the building and in-depth design of the ventilation system.

Rooftop openings to draw air out

Southern facade louvre and courtyard with greenery

Northen double facade

SUMMER SUN

WINTER SUN GREEN ROOF

SEASONAL VARIATION

Northern double facade has 3 layers: Inner operable window, shades for sunlight control and disjointed external glass. During summer, operable window can be opened and in winter it can be closed.

PASSIVE STRATEGIES

INTEGRATED SYSTEMS DIAGRAM | 25 |

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PROCESS

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Jaali Instructor: Dana Cupkova Team Members : Roshni Krishnan, Yash Khemka , Harshavardhan May 2018

The panels designed and prototyped for the studio titled ’Ecological Systems’ were inspired from Jaali or perforated screens widely used in Persian and Indian vernacular and modern architecture.

The designed panel has increased surface geometry which helps in the air flow based on Bernoulli’s principle and also has the capacity to act as thermal mass. The process involved dynamic physical fabrication using fabric to control the geometry and simulaton results to verify the wind speed results. My responsibilities included conceptual design, material prototyping and simulation results verification.

TEST PANELS ITERATIONS

SIMULATION RESULT

PRINCIPLE

The perforated cement panels were fabricated using a wooden frame structure, sticks and fabric. Test cement panels were prototyped during the design process to understand the volume, physical integrity as shown in the above.

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PROTOTYPE

PRINCIPLE

SIMULATION

Air flow near surface

Aerodynamic modeling of the panel shows that the air velocity increases as it moves through the smaller area.

INTERIOR VIEW The geometry of the panels increase the air speeds needed to improve indoor comfort.

EXTERIOR VIEW The panels are to be used as envelope elements to let light in and improve air velocity.

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ENERGY MODELS

GRAPHICS

DRAWINGS

Phipps Conservatory located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is nestled on a slope. The building and its location was modeled in Revit. Thermal zoning for the building were modeled in DesignBuilder. Identifying the conditioned and unconditioned areas were critical to quantify the heating and cooling loads.

APARTMENT CONSTRUCTION Internship 2013 Chennai,India

THERMAL ZONING Thermal zones were identified based on the function and conditioning of the spaces,

ENERGY LOADS VISUALIZATION Autodesk Insight was used to understand the heating and cooling loads.

Chennai,India

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QUEENOF OFSCOTS SCOTS QUEEN Academic work-Historic building Documentation Chennai,India May 2015 The project documents the historic building complex of St.Andrew’s Church, a 200 year old Scottish church designed in Neo-classical style located in Chennai, India. Built with limestone and stucco work, detailed measurement and sketches were done to capture details.

This study taught how to physically measure and document an existing building while capturing the intricate details. Also, on-site visits helped to understand the architectural and structural details.

FLOOR PLAN-MEASURED DRAWING

INTERIOR DETAIL

ISOMETRIC SECTIONAL VIEW | 33 |

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THANK YOU

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