ARCHI TECTURAL PO RTFO LI O
SVI DHYA LAKSHMI
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HOTEL VERNACULAR CENTER CELEBRI TY ABODE
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BASI C DESI GN
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Ve r na c ul a rc e nt e r , Ma na pa d
Ce l e br i t yAbode
Hot e l De s i g n
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Thearchi tectureand experi ences i n the hotelpayhomageto thelocalcul ture. Theenti reexperi encerevol ves around a landscape,thelocalknowledgeand folklore. thesecharacteri sti cs makethevi si tor’ s stayuni queand fosteri ng a senseofbelongi ng.
features hotel > deluxsui tes > presi denti alsui tes > swi mmi ng pool LOBBY > spaand sauna thekeyto luxuryand comfort > fi tness center i s thevi si tor’ s happi ness.one > laundryand mustenjoywherehebelongs. othersevi ces uni queflavour ofhospi tali ty restaurant whi ch unlocks thecomfortof theuser. > di ni ng & wi ni ng
offi ceAREA > rooms > conferencerooms
hotel sector
entance and restaurants
offi ce
servi ce
DI NI NG 1
1’
servi ce
ce i serv
floor plan
E
elevati on a
servi ce
HOTEL DESI GN
conceptevoluti on
elevati on a
HOTEL DESI GN
secti on 11’
ki tchen
restaurant
di ni ng I ti s a warm basti on ofSouth I ndi an hospi tali ty ati ts verybest. thedi ni ng room i s a welcomi ng combi nati on ofroyalred carpetand soothi ng wall colours wi th both i ndoor and outdoor di ni ng servi ces. SEATI NG CAPACI TY :300 spread over 5 floors
sui te sui te-a topvi ew
each sui tei s aproxi matel y80 SQM wi th a ki ng si zed bed and attached bathroom. also provi ded wi th wardrobe,seati ng area and a studytablewi th televi si on.
presi denti alsui te master bedroom wi th ki ng si zed round bed,bath,hottub,french doors and si tout/pati o. alltherooms aretastefull y furni shed wi th attenti on to modern comforts.
pati o -si tout
bathroom wi th a hottub
f ami l yroom cum bedroom
EXTERI OR VI EWS restaurantvi ew
swi mmi ng pool
car dropoffporch
a road vi ew ofthehotel
HOTEL DESI GN
AERI ALvi ew -with a pri vateswi mmi ng pool for presi denti alsui tes
A vernacular center i s a placewhi ch depi cts thecharacteri sti c features ofthe vi llageand can gi vea bri efofthevi llagefor vi si tors. i n thi s center,wedeci ded to depi cttheacti vi ti es ofthevi llageli ke > palm leaves weavi ng > cooki ng -fi sh and other sea foods > streetplays whi ch showed theraw charecteri sti cs ofthevi llage. desi gned to sui tthecli mati c condi ti ons and thesi tecondi ti ons ofManapad. Manapad i s a peni nsular regi on surrounded by3 si des wi th water. thesi techosen for vernacular center i s located on theentranceto the fi shi ng vi llage.i tcovers a partofland and a partofbackwaters ofthe laccadi vesea adjacentto i t.
REQUI REMENTS
ce ran ent
Si teplan wi th structredetai l
1 oat 2 exhi bi ti on space/gallery 3 weavi ng workshop 4 a souveni r store 5 restaurant 6 cottages ng space 7 parki
Ope nAi rThe a t e r
di ni ng
Wor k s hop
Ki t c he nI nt e r i orvi e w
Ex hi bi t i onS pa c e
Di ni ngDe c k
VERNACULAR CENTRE,Manapad
Vi e wofc ot t a g ef r oms e as i de
Li br a r y
thi s projectwas doneto understand how to lavi shl y usemateri als,createtextures and makethedesi gn sui tfor theuser. thesi tei s a pri vatei sland on thewayto pondi cherry.a perfectsi teto locatea vacati on vi lla. thi si s desi gned for a celebri ty- RI HANNA -f amous si nger.Born i n Sai ntMi chael,Barbados. Even though shei s a publi c fi gure,sheal ways li kes her personalli feto bekeptpersonal. shehad menti oned i n someofthei ntervi ews thatsheloved largewi ndows wi thoutcurtai ns and bri ghtli ghtto beallowed i nsi dethehouse. Sheli kes her rooms to havepleasi ng colors,and thefurni ture to behi ghli ghti ng.
concept evlouti on. . . di vi di ng therequi rements i nto publi c and pri vate theplanni ng and zoni ng for thedesi gn was done.
edi erthi ttu
thi s si tei s veryuni que becausei ti s on the backwaters -ri hanna who i s a Barbadi an, loves thesea shores and surfi ng. thi si s a veryapt locati on for a vacati on tri pto i ndi a and also feelli kehome!
theform was evol ved to representan abstract form ofshells whi ch ri hanna loved and to symboli seher bi rth place.
REQUI REMENTS > 6 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms > spaci ous li vi ng > luxuri ous ki tchen >f ami l ydi ni ng > entertai nmentroom > li brarywi th a recordi ng room > swi mmi ng pool > jacuzzi > spa and sauna > bar area > partyarea
pri vatesector publi c sector
on to desi gn. . . GROUND FLOOR PLAN car park
backwaters
n bedroom 1
2
si teplan
servi ce
li vi ng
2’
ki tchen
entertai nment room
di ni ng lounge
ELEVATI ON A
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
FI RSTFLOOR PLAN recordi ng studi o
li brary
bedroom 3
bedroom 2
master bedroom
spa
study area wai ti ng
change room
change room
relaxati on area relaxati on area
sauna
restroom
2
swi mmi ng pool
party di as jucuzzi
bar
2’
2
2’ outdoor di ni ng
LUXURY VI LLA
EDI ERTHI TTU
backwaters
secti on 1-1’
LUXURY VI LLA
elevati on a
secti on 2 -2’
ground floor i nteri or vi ews
lobby,li vi ng,di ni ng area ki tchen and medi a room
swi mmi ng pool,bar and partyarea
recordi ng room,li braryand readi ng area
LUXURY VI LLA
fi rstfloor i nteri or vi ews
A VI EW OF THE MASTER BEDROOM. . . thefurni tureofthi s master bedroom was donei n an i nteresti ng f ashi on -wi th shellshaped bed and the entertai nmentchai r where shecan watch movi es,play sten to songs games and li allbyherself.
THE RELAXATI ON AREA si nceri hanna li kes large wi ndows and li kes the vi ew ofsea shore,these relaxati on areas area good placefor perfectvi ews ofsunri seand sunset. i tgi ves a pleasi ng effect to refresh themi nd.
AN OUTDOOR DI NI NG thi si s a terracewhi ch can beused i n vari ous ways. > for an outdoor party area > for terracegardeni ng
I ndoorS wi mmi ngPool
Li br a r yRe a di ngAr e a
Vi e wsi nS uns e t . . .
LUXURY VI LLA
Avi e wofRe l a x a t i onAr e a
Thi s exerci seofbasi c desi gn was gi ven to understand the MONDRAI N ARTuseofhori zontaland verti calli nes how to balancethecombi nati ons ofpri marycolors ( i e)red, blueand yellow.
COMPOSI TI ONS USI NG SI MPLE SHAPES thi s exerci sewas gi ven to makecomposi ti ons usi ng onl yli nes,squares and tri angles to understand thebasi c pri nci ples ofdesi gn -symmetry, balance.rythm, etc.and theconceptofposi ti ve and negati vespaces. Thel i nec ompos i t i oni sa na bs t r a c tf or mof r e pr e s e nt i ngmus i cbyar y t hmi cr e pe t i t i on ofl i ne swi t hva r i e dt hi c k ne s s .
At r i ba l c onc e ptor i e nt e dc ompos i t i on us i ngonl yt r i a ng e l s .
I nt e r l oc k i ngofs qua r e st of or ms ma l l e r s qua r e sa ndc ompos e dus i ngs y mme t r y a ndba l a nc e .
ARCHEMEDI AN SOLI DS hi ghl ysymmetri c,semi regular convexpol yhedron composed of two or moreregular pol ygons meeti ng i ni denti calverti ces.
JALIPATTERNS taki ng i nspi rati on from thejali patterns ofmughal,wewereasked to composea repeati ng 5cm x5cm celland maki ng an i nteresti ng jali pattern outofi t
LI GHTAND SHADOW -SHADES OF GEOMETRY
Themodeli s madei n such a manner thati tforms i nteresti ng patterns i n thei nteri or ofa defi ned spacetri angular pri sm,formi ng two hi ghli ghts: -thetri angular patterns i n thebackand -theplated patterns i n thefront. Thetri angular patterns aremadeto show theeffectofli ghtfrom one poi nt.I ti s formed byli ghtwhi ch passes through thesli ts madeon themodel. Theplated pattern i s madeto enri ch the frontporti on wi th theplayofshadow.
Wewalked alllanes somecontours and someplai ns Aweadmi ri ng feelever fel ton thetop adorethegrandureofmanapad. . Never can anyonerestri ctthemsel ves theland taughtus to enjoyoneself. Wecameacross thei r tradi ti on and cul ture Wecameacross thei r magni fi centchurches How di d theybri ng aboutthi s? -wewondered and our Ma' am sai d -" Dontstaysti ll. .Go and ponder! "
BASI C DESI GN
"Who arethey. . ? and whyaretheyhere. . ?" murmeri ngs and whi speri ngs thereand near. . As wewalked down thelanes, therewas a storm i n thei r brai ns. . . Thewhi ffoffi shes, wesni ffed i n theseabreeze and thegushes ofthewaves over theseas. Surrounded bywaters on threesi des thebeautyofher li es i nsi de!
Capturi ng thememori es ofthemoments,wewentalong. . . Wi shi ng themoments to freezeli felong. . . And on thethi rd day,thatcameas thelast everythi ng becamethethi ng ofpast a wonderfulplaceweattached oursel ves to wi th i ts beauti fulscenari es and our castand crew a pi cturesquefi shi ng vi llage-wehavetaken i n and so wi llthebeautyofyou bespoken O Manapad!
Apoe mIwr ot ea f t e rwevi s i t e dMa na pa df orourr ur a l s t udy . I twa sa l s opubl i s he di nourr ur a l s t udyr e por t .