RUKSHAN VATHUPOLA
ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO 2019
Rukshan Vathupola
Yale University Sep 2017 - May 2020
e: rukshan.vathupola@yale.edu t: 240-618-8226 Professional Skills Rhino + Grasshopper + V-ray Revit + Dynamo Adobe (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) CAD (AutoCAD)
Yale School of Architecture Masters of Architecture University of Hartford
Sep 2013 - May 2017
College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering Technology GPA: 3.86/4.00 - Summa Cum Laude Awards + Recognition
Nov 2015 - May 2017
President’s List
Feb 2015 - May 2017
Dean’s List
Aug 2013 - May 2017
Regents’ Scholar + National Honors Scholarship
Maintained a 3.75 GPA, or higher, per every semester of College Maintained a 3.25 GPA, or higher, per every semester of College Award for 3 students from the top 10% of the entering Class, in exchange for maintaining a 3.25 GPA per every semester of College
Organizations Nov 2015 - May 2017
Construction Institute of Greater Hartford
Feb 2015 - May 2017
National Organization of Minority Architecture Students, Hartford
Feb 2015 - May 2017
Alpha Chi Senior Honors Society
Mar 2015 - May 2017
Tau Sigma Delta Architecture Honor Society
Jan 2014 - May 2017
Alpha Lambda Delta Honors Society
Sep 2013 - May 2017
American Institute of Architecture Students
Assisted the Non-profit, non-partisan association of diverse professionals advance relationships, and developing business leaders Dedicated to fostering communication and fellowship among minorities in the profession, as well as fighting discrimination in the private and public sector Recognition for Extraordinary Academic achievement Top 10% of all juniors, seniors, and graduate students at the University Maintained Leadership, Character, and Mental initiative in the field of Architecture Top 20% of graduating Architecture class Achieved at least a 3.5 GPA and are in the top 20% of their class during the first year at University Advanced leadership and established communication internationally between students in the field of Architecture
Work Experience Oct 2018 - Nov 2018
Kenneth Boroson Architects
May 2018 - Jun 2018
Charney Architects
Feb 2014 - May 2017
Tutor - Computer Programs
Jan 2014 - May 2015
President of AIAS Freedom by Design, Hartford
Oct 2013
Wrote articles and interviewed members of the firm in relation to the development of projects in order to promote them online Created plans and assisted in the modification of diagrams for project proposals on the Yale University campus Taught students the basic and complex design procedures of Autodesk Revit, AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign etc. Assisted the residents of Hartford through volunteering and providing architectural solutions for community and local problems
Logo Designer
Designed the logos for the Young People’s Project to increase awareness for the study of Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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TAKASHI MURAKAMI MUSEUM
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SUSPENDED INFILL CO-HOUSING
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HOMELESS BUILDING PROJECT
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RESTORATIVE JUSTICE CENTER
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HOMELESS: HOUSED PAVILION GRAPHICS
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PAINTED WORKS
HARTFORD SUMMER 2016
YALE SPRING STUDIO 2018
YALE SPRING STUDIO 2018
YALE FALL STUDIO 2018
YALE ARCHITECTURE + COLUMBUS HOUSE 2018
INDEPENDENT 2019
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TAKASHI MURAKAMI MUSEUM HARTFORD SUMMER 2016 PROF. JIM FULLER
TOKYO, JAPAN INSTITITIONAL
This project explores the creation of an intimate museum that displays the work of Takashi Murakami. The museum embodies the philosophy of the artist as seen in the floor plan, the interior design and the exterior facade. By combining these elements, the museum acts as an extension of the artist’s work, rather than simply a place to house their work. Murakami’s work blurs the lines between traditional Japanese art and modern consumer culture. By blending these two mediums of “high” and “pop” art, he creates a new style, coined as SuperFlat that flattens the past and presents it on the canvas with modern artistic sensibilities.
above traditional Japanese form right flowers & jellyfish eyes painting by Murakami bottom transformation of facade opposite page exploded rendered axon
Murakami’s jellyfish and flowers paintings act as a comment on the emptiness of modern hyper-cute Japanese art culture. The repetition of the pattern also represents the mutation of the Japanese artistic sensibilities as survivors of the nuclear radiation from the bombings from WWII. By covering the facade and walls with this Pop art pattern it brings the traditional Japanese form into the new consumerist world just as Murakami’s work blends traditional methods with a pop culture aesthetic.
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The floor plan is simple, reflecting the concept of Wabi-Sabi, the recognition of the impermanence of space and the creation of a plain and asymmetrical form. This allows visitors to experience the design philosophy seen in Murakami’s own work.
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Entrance Gallery Elevator Office Bathroom Roof
takashi murakami museum
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current page interior view of gallery opposite page exterior view of building on site
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takashi murakami museum
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SUSPENDED INFILL CO-HOUSING YALE SPRING STUDIO 2018
NEW HAVEN, CT RESIDENTIAL
The design of these homes mitigate the relationship between individual spaces and family dwellings, as well as interaction and privacy. Spaces accustomed to greater light and noise are placed next to each other and the central light well. Individual spaces are moved to the exterior to provide a greater deal of privacy and partition. To give a material identity to each layer, the central core is defined by a steel structure, a wooden panels act as the second layer and the exterior glass shell encloses the building.
above structural diagrams left 1/2� detail model opposite page detailed section perspective
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Cut 1 Entrance 2 Bedroom 3 Living Room
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SUSPENDED INFILL HOUSING
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current page view of home in the snow opposite page 1/8� scale model
SUSPENDED INFILL HOUSING
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HOMELESS BUILDING PROJECT YALE SPRING STUDIO 2018
NEW HAVEN, CT
PROF. MARTA CALDEIRA PROF. JOEB MOORE
RESIDENTIAL
Team C: Ruchi Dattani, Nathan Garcia, Katie Lau, Alix Pauchet, Kelsey Rico, Rukshan Vathupola, Darryl Weimer
As a home for familys transitioning from homelessness, we conceptualized our site as a series of layered public and private spaces; the outermost protective shell, the divided interior spaces, and the second story space that we’ve identified as the most private part of our site. This privacy bar and shell protects our clients, who have experienced the vulnerability of homelessness,from over exposure to neighbors or the street. The interior divided space then provides a communal gathering place between the two homes. The second story space then establishes a material connection with a CLT core that bridges the communal gap.
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above view of home at sunset
opposite page - top sections
right CLT assembly diagram
opposite page - bottom 1st & 2nd level floor plans
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Entrance Kitchen Living Room Communal Space Porch Backyard Bedroom Bathroom Driveway
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HOMELESS BUILDING PROJECT
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Wanting to integrate the home into the neighborhood we strove to maintain the datums of the porch, first floor and second floor levels. Looking further to the New Haven vernacular we incoporated elements of the roof pitch, facade cladding and window placement to maintain the material continuity of the neighborhood.
right 1/4� material section model bottom neighborhood elevation opposite page - above 1/4� material section model
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HOMELESS BUILDING PROJECT
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current page 1/2” scale detail model cement + wood + paper opposite page 1/16” scale CLT diagrammatic model
HOMELESS BUILDING PROJECT
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RESTORATIVE JUSTICE CENTER
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YALE FALL STUDIO 2018 PROF. MARTIN FINIO
Sounds constantly permeates the spaces around us, and yet it is often the least tangible element. When designing a restorative justice center, a space where a victim and the offender come together to discuss the harm done, the ability for their voices to be heard is of the utmost importance.
BRIDGEPORT, CT COMMUNITY CENTER
Restorative Justice Space
Preparation space
Multi-Use
Mixed-Media
Communal
The major programs were divided into formal modules and their geometries modified to establish the optimal acoustic resonance in order to create the most harmonious space. These modules were then brought together around the central restorative justice space to protect it from the cacophonous sounds of the surrounding city. Programs were then placed around this core on a range from the loudest and most public to the quietest and most private. right programmatic spatial modules above east-west section opposite page north-south section
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Circulation
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POWER
RESET
intel inside pentium
Microsoft Windows
intel inside pentium
Restorative Justice - Community Center
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Entrance Circulation Mixed-Media Communal Multi-Use Preparation Space Restorative Justice Space Bathroom Plaza
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Restorative Justice - Community Center
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above view of communal space during the day opposite page view of communal space during the night
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Restorative Justice - Community Center
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HOMELESS: HOUSED PAVILION GRAPHICS
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YALE ARCHITECTURE + COLUMBUS HOUSE 2018
NEW HAVEN, CT EXHIBIT
Team: Michelle Badr, Camille Chabrol, Deo Deiparine, Helen Farley, Matthew Liu, Maya Sorabjee, Kay Yang, Rukshan Vathupola
This interactive exhibit was made for the Festival of Arts and Ideas in conjuction with Columbus House to explore the issues of homelessness and housing through visual graphics, audio recordings and live demonstrations. The pavilion was also used with Mothers (and Others) for Justice, the Be Homeful Project, the New Haven Legal Assistance Association, the Connecticut Fair Housing Center, and the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness. bottom diagram of pavalion graphic layout opposite page New Haven shelters & homeless resources map poster
Post Cards Slots for post cards Drawing Supplies
Brochures
Brochures
Keys
Block 1 Background information on Housing in CT -Affordable Housing Map -Income Map
Block 2 Kids
-Housing Cost/ Income Graphs
Prompt for drawings
-Units in Structure graphs/ Diagrams
Block 5 Housing Rights -Know your rights: Renting Block 3 Organizations working to end homelessness -Columbus House Timeline -map of New Haven with shelters + resources for people experiencing homelessness
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-Columbus House data visualisations
Block 4 Legislation -Mothers for Justice Legistlative agenda -PSC 2018 Legislative recommendations -Recent actions
-Know your rights: Evictions and Lockouts -Fair Housing Act -Housing Discrimination -Types of housing and eligibility requirments
560 Whalley Avenue
1465 State St
610 Ella T Grasso Blvd
586 Ella Grasso Blvd
645 Grand Ave
442 Legion Ave
54 Adeline Street
124 Sylvan Ave
109 Frank Street
130 Davenport Ave
164 Howard Ave
168 Davenport Ave
226 Cedar Street
62 Grant Street
149 Rosette Street
homeless: housed Pavalion graphics
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spread photo of pavalion during the International Festival of Arts & Ideas photo credit: Camille Chabrol
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homeless: housed Pavalion graphics
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PAINTED WORKS INDEPENDENT 2019
painted works
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