Sai Teja Polina - Architecture portfolio, 2017-2020 by Sai Teja Polina

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

S a i Te j a P o l i n a

Sai Teja Sai Teja Polina Polina

08.11.1993

+91 94411 45465 polinasaiteja@gmail.com Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh, India

â&#x20AC;&#x153;the architecture of a space can be defined by the quality of interaction it establishes with the observerâ&#x20AC;?

Education

Sai Teja Polina

Sept 2017 - Dec 2019 M.Sc. Building Architecture - 109/110 Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy. Thesis: Unifying Societa Umanitaria - Redefining the axis and public spaces in the site while renovating and adding to the existing student housing building. Aug 2012 - May 2017 Dissertation: Thesis: scraper.

B.Arch, Architecture - 8.05/10 Hindustan University, Chennai, India. Aerodynamics of tall buildings. Multi-use high rise building - Understanding and designing a sky-

Experience Feb 2020 to Oct 2020

Freelance project, a residence in Chennai.

Jun 2019 to Jul 2019 Introductory Level in Project Management, Workshop by IPMA, Italy. Fundamental knowledge and methodologies of Project Management, with reference to the international model IPMA. Jan 2016 - Oct 2016 Architecture Intern, Team One India Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad, India. Worked on presentations, concept development and proposals for residential developments. Made physical and cad models for the proposals and projects assigned. Sept 2014

Meston College of Education building documentation, Heritage building documentation for INTACH, Chennai.

Aug 2013

Compressed Stabilised Earth Blocks, Hands-on workshop by Auroville Earth Institute, Puducherry.

Languages Telugu English Tamil Hindi

- Native speaker - Professional working proficiency - Verbally proficient - Literary and basic verbal knowledge

Softwares Autocad SketchUp V-Ray Midas Revit

Photoshop Illustrator InDesign Office

Contents Contents

1 Student housing, Milan, MI, Italy. 2 Railway station, Sesto San Giovanni, MI, Italy. 3 Community centre, Fagnano Olona, VA, Italy. 4 Pursuit of perspective, Politecnico di Milano, MI, Italy. 5 Freelance Project - Sivaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Residence, Besant Nagar, Chennai, India.

Student housing Student housing

Student housing Location: Societa Umanitaria, PRODUCED BYMilan, ANItaly AUTODESK

STUDENT VERSION

Design Problem. Societa Umanitaria has a century-long history and through time buildings were added in the site. At present, there is a student housing which needs to be renovated, and an addition had to be made to the existing building to fit the requirement of the adjacent newly constructed Policlinico di Milano designed by Stefano Boeri architects. Idea behind.

With the introduction of more public open and semi-open spaces, it was intended to create a new principal axis on the site, redefine the landscape and relocate the main entrance to the site onto Via Fanti. This would enable better organisation of spaces and allow us to provide recreational areas for the students as well as the faculty of Policlinico who will inhabit the new Convitto (Student housing). This would also ensure effective circulation of various groups of people using the site and allow dialogue between inhabitants of the Convitto, staff, members of the Societa and general public. The prime consideration being, respecting the existing architecture while creating an addition following the ideas of transparency and repetition â&#x20AC;&#x201C; transparency to enable visual dialogue between public spaces within the site and exterior, and repetition which has been an essential element in all the buildings on site as designed by Ar. Giovanni Romano in 1956, after the World war II bombing.

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The site where Societa Umanitaria is located had been an independent entity, functioning on its own, restricted from general public access for more than 100 years. The aim was to break that barrier and bring public spaces into the site, as most of the functions in the site now are of public interest â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the school, nursery, classes for adults, a restaurant and banquet halls etc. Previously the site had more private functions prior to a steady evolution.

Student housing

Master plan.

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01. Societa Umanitaria 02. Duomo di Milano (Cathedral) 03. Tribunale di Milano (Court house) 04. Universita Degli Studi (University) 05. Cemetery, now converted to Museum 06. Blue line metro 07. Policlinico di Milano (Hospital & University) 08. Red line metro 09. Arco di Porta Romana 10. Piazzale Libia 11. Building of tribunale in the site Main access routes to the site

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Student housing

Design process.

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In the existing condition, the site, even though it has functions supporting each other, they are separated by physical barriers inside the site. In spite of it having multiple public functions and a lot of open space capable of becoming more than just lying unutilised, the site itself is closed and not open to the general public, except for the people utilizing the functions. PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION Also, due to this physical separation inside the site, there are multiple entrances to access the site. This, in the design perspective, has to change as the site historically was a single entity initially when Umanitaria began in 1893. Bringing it back by unifying Societa Umanitaria was the goal.

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The axis has been further strengthened by giving access to all other functions from this central park.

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The created park can be accessed by the public, and it can act as a source of recreation to the users of the site utilising different functions. The existing Student housing has been renovated, and an addition has been made respecting the existing architecture in the site, while restructuring the site making it more inviting.

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To achieve this, the number of small scale entrances were reduced in the site by providing a massive entrance on the south of the site “by creating a new axis and a relevant landmark at the end of it” while utilising the landscape and the buildings aligned on either side to reinforce the axis.

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Student housing

Existing student housing building.

Student housing

Via San Barnaba

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PRIMARY ENTRY Via Francesco Daverio

Via Pace

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Via Manfredo Fanti

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01. Convitto (Existing student housing) 02. Cluster of 3 historic cloisters 03. Church from early 1600s 04. Court building in site 05. Light machinery labs 06. Heavy machinery labs 07. House of books

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Existing site plan.

Student housing

Via San Barnaba

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Via Francesco Daverio

Via Pace

02 06

Via Manfredo Fanti

RELOCATED PRIMARY ENTRY TO THE SITE

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01. Already existing building renovated 02. Proposed addition to the renovated old building 03. Cluster of 3 historic cloisters 04. Church from early 1600s 05. Court building in site 06. Light machinery labs 07. Heavy machinery labs 08. House of books

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Proposed site plan.

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Student housing

Axonometric view of the project.

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Student housing

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Basement plan.

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01. TV / multi-functional space 02. Gym 03. Services 04. Laundry 05. Parking ramp 06. Site car parking

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Student housing

Ground floor plan.

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01. Reception 02. Lounge 03. Bar/ Restaurant 04. Outdoor dining 05. Admin Office 06. Kitchen 07. Parking Ramp 08. Fire escape for the new addition 09. Site parking entry 10. Building main entry 11. Primary site entrance 12. Designed landscape

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Student housing

First floor plan.

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01. Interaction/ recreational spaces 02. Single rooms 03. Common kitchen for the floor 04. 2 BR apartments 05. Studio apartments

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Student housing

Second floor plan.

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01. Study spaces 02. Single rooms 03. Common kitchen for the floor 04. Bridges to access studio apartments 05. 2 BR apartments 06. Studio apartments

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Student housing

Third floor plan.

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01. Study spaces 02. Single rooms 03. Common kitchen for the floor 04. Bridges to access studio apartments 05. 2 BR apartments 06. Studio apartments

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Student housing

Fourth floor plan.

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01. Study spaces 02. Single rooms 03. Common kitchen for the floor 04. Bridges to access studio apartments 05. 2 BR apartments 06. Studio apartments

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Student housing

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01. Study spaces 02. Single rooms 03. Common kitchen for the floor 04. Sky-light to bring in light 05. Area for over-roof services 06. Elevator head-room 07. Accessible open terrace

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Fifth floor plan.

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Student housing

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Sixth floor plan.

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01. Study spaces 02. Single rooms 03. Common kitchen for the floor

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Student housing

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Seventh floor plan.

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01. Study spaces 02. Single rooms 03. Common kitchen for the floor

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Student housing

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Terrace floor plan.

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01. Multi-functional space 02. Storage space 03. Area for over-roof services

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Student housing

Axo floor plans. 23

Terrace floor

Seventh floor

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Sixth floor

Fifth floor

Fourth floor 18 16

Third floor

Second floor

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First floor

Ground floor

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Basement

01. TV / multi-functional space 02. Gym 03. Services 04. Laundry 05. Parking ramp 06. Site car parking 07. Reception 08. Bar/ Restaurant 09. Lounge 10. Admin office 11. Restaurant kitchen 12. Fire exit for the new addition 13. Interaction/ recreational spaces 14. Single rooms 15. Common kitchen for the floor 16. 2 BR apartments 17. Studio apartments 18. Study spaces 19. Bridges to access studio apartments 20. Accessible open terrace 21. Space for over-roof services 22. Sky-light to bring in light 23. Multi-functional space 24. Storage space 25. Space for over-roof services

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Student housing

Axo renovation plans. Terrace floor

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Seventh floor

Sixth floor

Fifth floor

Fourth floor

Third floor

Second floor

First floor

Ground floor

Basement Demolition New addition No change

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Student housing

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Typical floor

First floor

Ground floor

Basement

Services Common and recreation spaces Bar/ restaurant Kitchen Study spaces Single rooms 2 BR apartments Studio apartments

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Functional axonometric plans.

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Unit plans.

Total no. of rooms/ apartments: 140 Units Total no. of residents: 160 Residents

Single rooms

EXISTING BUILDING Area - 15.50 sqm Living room - 12.25 sqm Bathroom - 3.25 sqm

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Each floor - 12 units Floors - 7 floors Total no. of units - 84 units Total no. of residents - 84 residents

Studio apartments

NEW ADDITION

Area - 28.50 sqm Room - 25.50 sqm Toilet - 3.00 sqm

02 03

Each floor - 9 units Floors - 4 floors Total no. of units - 36 units Total no. of residents - 36 residents

2 BR apartments

NEW ADDITION

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Area - 42.00 sqm Bedroom Area - 10.50 sqm Living Room - 14.50 sqm Balcony - 2.50 sqm Toilet - 4.00 sqm Each floor - 5 units Floors - 4 floors Total no. of units - 20 units Total no. of residents - 40 residents 01. Living space 02. Kitchen 03. Bedroom 04. Toilet 05. Balcony

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Student housing

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Section A-A

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Sections.

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Section C-C

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Section B-B

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Student housing

Detail A

Detail B

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Section B-B.

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Student housing

Detail A.

Section

Elevation

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1. Aluminium flashing at parapet level 2. Lithodecor stone panel 3. Insulation 4. Brick wall 5. Concrete slab 6. Window shutter 7. Flashing at floor level 8. Suspended gypsum board ceiling 9. Double glazing glass 10. 700mm deep beam

Plan

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Student housing

Detail B.

Elevation

Section 1 2

3 4

Plan

1. Railing hand bar stainless steel 2. Railing glass panel 3. Green roof system 4. Concrete slab 5. Sliding shutter guides - top 6. Slidable shutters 7. Flashing at floor level 8. Suspended gypsum board ceiling 9. Double glazing glass 10. 700mm deep beam

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Student housing

Elevations.

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West Elevation

East Elevation

North Elevation

South Elevation

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Railway station Railway station

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Railway station Location: Sesto San Giovanni, Milan, Italy

The project is to design a new railway station for Sesto San Giovanni. The tracks divide the 2 entirely different neighbourhoods, one, a busy residential and commercial area and the other is a lush green industrial zone, bringing them together with a pedestrian passing was the challenge. The station needs to be of 5 platforms and additionally a pedestrian/ biking passage had to be created either below or above the ground.

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Design Problem.

Idea behind. Initially, much thought was given to figure out if an over-bridge was the best solution or if an underpass was. After a better understanding, in either of the scenarios 2 separate points of interest are being created, i.e, entry and exit of the underpass. Keeping in mind, this is a station design, therefore there are 3 points of focus in total are being created. Realising that it needs a unique solution such that none of the 3 focus points get any more importance than the other 2, a more powerful focus has been created which would stand out while supporting all the 3 main focus points in the site. An idea of the recessed piazza at the level of the pedestrian underpass, platform change tunnel, underground parking and metro mezzanine levels emerged. Going a level below ground and leaving it open to the sky gave much more opportunities to design more interesting supporting functions around the piazza making it more inviting. To increase the flow into the piazza, the underground parking and metro station exit has been made open to the piazza. As a result it became a point of compulsory circulation for anyone using the site either for the station or to go to the other side all while making it an entertaining and a recreational go-to for people living around, with 2 huge parks on either side of the station.

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Railway station

Design process. Residential and Commercial Cluster

Green-Industrial zone

Site

Presence of contrasting typologies and usage on either side of the site. Focus

Over- Bridge

Focus

Station Underpass

Connecting both sides being a prime design requirement, in both the cases, an underpass or an over-bridge creating 3 focus points along with the station itself has been observed.

Entrance to the underpass

Creating a more powerful center of focus

Entrance to the underpass

Therefore, creating a recessed piazza that links all the focal points has been considered as a required and unique solution. As a result, a congregation space has been created at the level at par with the underpass, platform access tunnel, car parking and metro mezzanine levels.

From platform access tunnel From the underpass

From main station building From underground car parking

From metro station From ground level by steps

Making the entire primary circulation go through the piazza unites all the functions in the site and this can also be an interesting congregation space. The final result

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Railway station

Master plan. 02

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01. Milan 02. Monza 03. Ex-Falck area designed by Renzo Piano 04. Ice-skating and gymnastics stadium 05. Parco Gramsci 06. Parco Nord Milano 07. Red line metro 08. Industrial area with huge landscapes to the east of the site 09. Busy city with residences and commercial areas on the west of the site

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Railway station

Proposed site plan.

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01. Railway station main building 02. Canopy 03. Piazza 04. Red line metro station 05. Bus stop 06. Car sharing 07. Car parking on the east side 08. Access tunnel for pedestrians and bicycles 09. Park on the west side 10. Park on the east side 11. Skate park 12. Existing underpass for cars

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Railway station

Ground floor plan.

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01. Railway station main building 02. Stairs connecting station building and piazza 03. Platforms 04. Piazza 05. Staircase integrated with ramp 06. Red line metro 07. Bus stop 08. Car sharing 09. Bicycle parking 10. Access to the main car parking on west side 11. Car parking on the east side 12. Access to the pedestrians and bicycle underpass 13. Park on the west side 14. Park on the east side

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Railway station

Ground floor plan. 09 08

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01. Railway station main building 02. Piazza 03. Staircase integrated with ramp 04. Stairs connecting station building and piazza 05. Platforms 06. Access to the pedestrians and bicycle underpass 07. Underpass 08. Bus stops 09. Bike parking

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Railway station

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CafÃ¨

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01. Railway station main building 02. Piazza 03. Staircase integrated with ramp 04. Staircase connecting station building and piazza 05. Underpass to access all platforms 06. Red line metro 07. Connection between metro station and piazza 08. Car parking 09. Connection between car parking and piazza 10. Connection between pedestrian underpass and piazza 11. Pedestrian underpass 12. Existing car underpass

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Piazza level floor plan.

Railway station

Piazza level floor plan.

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11 CafÃ¨

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01. Railway station main building 02. Piazza 03. Staircase integrated with ramp 04. Staircase connecting station building and piazza 05. Underpass to access all platforms 06. Connection between car parking and piazza 07. Connection between metro station and piazza 08. Connection between pedestrian underpass and piazza 09. Supermarket 10. Bar/ tobacco shop 11. Cafe 12. Restaurant 13. Tiling on the ground - to direct people from all accesses to platforms easily with out confusion 14. Pedestrian underpass 15. Ticket vending machines

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Railway station

Axonometric exploded view.

Columns - Pre cast pre stressed members brought, assembled and fitted on site making the concrete columns for the canopy

Main station building - Steel construction for the main station building consisting of offices and waiting areas.

Piazza - Acts as a primary focal point receiving inflow of pedestrians from all the accesses and functions on the site

Underpass - 2 huge gates on either side to clearly demarcate the access to the 24x7 pedestrian and bicycle underpass. The underpass has a gallery showing the history of Milan and the site surroundings

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Canopy - Poly carbonate sheets fixed to steel grid, which is in turn bolted to the concrete columns

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Railway station

Axonometric exploded canopy.

Aluminium supports

Steel grid

Columns

The aluminium profiles are screwed to the primary steel grid to support the panels. The panels are fitted to these profiles.

The steel grid is connected to the concrete column by a series of bushings inserted into the concrete. Then the beams are bolted to the concrete. There are primary beams and secondary beams in the steel structure.

Concrete pre-cast elements are transported to the site. They will then be assembled and fitted over a cast in-situ foundation.

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Polycarbonate panels

The material used for the roof is Polycarbonate panels. They can be so assembled to obtain a smooth surface on top as the gaps between the panels are lined with Silicon water sealant. As a result, the surface is smooth on top, and the rainwater flows seamlessly into the gutter concealed in the column.

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Railway station

Axonometric exploded columns.

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Pre cast concrete column. Concrete pre-cast element 1

Concrete pre-cast element casted in the form of a cone to sit into the capital of the pre-cast shaft element.

Concrete pre-cast element 2

Concrete shaft is divided in to 2 parts, to make it easy while transporting. The top part of the shaft has capital to host the cone element on the top

Concrete pre-cast element 3

8m is the maximum height of the shaft used and after that height the element splits. Then the 2 elements are joined in a linear fashion.

In-situ foundation to connect the pre-cast elements

Metal plate is embedded with the pre-cast element during casting to receive a bolted connection. In-situ concrete foundation receives the bolted connection.

Pre cast steel column. Steel plates

The plates are welded to the steel shafts, and are bolted to the main grid to support it.

Branches

Multiple steel branches from the custom steel element

Steel custom element

Steel element to act as connection. Then the connections are welded.

Shaft

Steel shaft of the column.

Steel plate

Steel Plate welded to the shaft, to be bolted to the foundation.

Foundation

In-situ foundation to bolt the steel components of the column.

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Railway station

Sections. Section A-A

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Section C-C

Section D-D

Section E-E

Section F-F

Section G-G

C E

F G

C D

F D

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Section B-B

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Section.

Detail C

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Railway station

Detail A

Detail D Detail B

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Details.

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Detail A

Detail B

1. Concrete pre-cast member 2. Aluminium end cap 3. Bushing in concrete for bolting 4. Square steel primary beam 5. Aluminium pin fixing PC panel to steel beam 6. Bolt connecting steel beam to concrete member 7. Plate re-welded to the beam to conceal the bolting 8. Temporary opening to fix the bolts 9. Primary beam in other direction

1. Hand rail 9 2. Vertical support 3. Pins for glass 4. Glass 5. Pavement stone tile 6. Mortar 7. Concrete floor slab 8. Steel fixture to be bolted to concrete 9. Primary support for the entire railing

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Detail E

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Details. Detail C PVC gutter assembly .1 Water proof membrane .2 PVC pipe to drain water .3 Grouting for anchor threads .4 Pre-cast capital element .5 Neoprene pad .6 Pre-cast shaft element .7 Sheathing for the anchor .8 Spiral rebar .9 Corrugated plastic grout tubing .10

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Site Location

Community centre

Existing State of Site: Approdo dei Calimali, Fagnano Olona, VA, Italy

Site Analysis

Location: Approdo dei Calimali, Fagnano Olona, Varese, Italy

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Architecture Construction Studio Politecnico di Milano School of Architecture, Urban Planning and Construction Engineering Course of Studies in Architectural Costruction A.A. 2017-2018

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Giacomo Boffi Gian Luca Brunetti Marco Scaioni

Eliana Tonelli Paolo Carlesso Gianluca Caramiello

Sai Teja, Polina, 10612517 QĂŤndrim, Begisholli, 10597439

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Community centre Design DesignProcess Process Design Process Design process. Design Process Design Process

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01. Central courtyard 02. Office 03. Library/ reading room 04. Workshops/ recreation 05. Meeting/ conference room 06. Amphitheatre 07. Multi-functional hall 08. Car parking 09. Toilets 10. Warehouses 11. Storage/ workshop 12. Outdoor garden 13. Lawn 14. Greenhouse 15. Restaurant 16. Kitchen 17. Deck 18. Animal Pen

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Exploded axonometry.

01. Roofing Fibre cement roof panels 02. Secondary Structure Customised wooden trusses 03. Insulation Rock wool with a water vapour barrier 04. Primary structure Wooden columns and beams 05. Functions Multi-purpose rooms and open-air theatre

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Roof layers

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1. Fibre cement roof panels 2. Battens 3. Water resistant barrier 4. Plywood 5. Truss 6. Air barrier 7. Rigid insulation 8. Cavity insulation 9. Vapour barrier 10. Plywood 11. Battens 12. Gypsum board

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Interior floor layers 1. Wooden Flooring 2. Damp proof membrane 3. PCC bed with integrated heating 4. Rigid insulation 5. Water resistant barrier 6. PCC bed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7. Compacted earth

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Details. Detail A Fibre cement roof panels (Thickness - 1.5) Battens (5) Water resistant barrier Plywood (2.4) Truss member (Cross-section - 12x15) Ridge metal drip Insect net Ridge plate Purlin (Cross-section - 6x15) Metal angle holder Truss plate

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Insect net Purlin (6x12) Gypsum board (Thickness - 1.5) Battens (3) Plywood (1.5) Vapour barrier Cavity insulation (15) Rigid insulation (3) Water vapour barrier Battens (10) Wooden panels (2.4)

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Sliding doors

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Metal angle Metal flashing Ventilation box

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Ventilation pipe

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Pursuit of perspective

Location: Aula III B, Building 11, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

Design Problem. The challenge here is to design an inviting space using Anamorphic projections. Design Idea. Aim was to make an interactive experience that makes the observer explore a space for viewpoints from which the elements in the space which at first appear meaningless, slowly evolve into figurative volumes when viewed from the fore-mentioned points in the exhibition space. In doing so, the observer gets to experience first-hand how seeing elements through different viewpoints could affect the reality of a situation and that no one point in space could yield all that one is looking for. It is a process that creates anxiety and an urge to explore. The curiosity induced into the observerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mind on entering the space drives him or her to explore and find other viewpoints in the experimental space. A classroom was chosen. Why a classroom? Because, the smaller the space, more motivating it will be for the observer to search. Hence finding a balance between ease of finding the viewpoints and the scale of the space was important to keep it just interesting enough and not boring them by making them search a vast space;

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Chosen Classroom.

Why this particular classroom? The intermediate structural members in the room and the fully glazed wall on one side makes it interesting, bringing in a lot of light and drama. With all these advantages, it reduces the requirement of additional support systems in the class make this work and it allowed us to be more creative with the approach to the project. Preliminary idea.

Instead of opting for 2d anamorphic projection, taking a primary 3d object, a Cube. An effort was made to make it a 3d anamorphic object and work has gone into figuring out how to make it. In this process, the final output of a single object as a cube evolved is shown below. With this as the base we created more anamorphic objects.

Preliminary idea - Same object from different angles.

Pursuit of perspective

Scaling up the idea to the Exhibition space.

The plan of the classroom - Exhibition space.

Strategic positioning of the viewpoints.

The viewpoints had to be strategically located such that the first one can be found easily. This has been done by analysing the possible flow patterns of the viewers. This will enable the observer to understand the project and creates curiosity to search for rest of the viewpoints.

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Chosen Classroom.

Strategic positioning of the viewpoints.

The viewpoints acted as reference points in developing the anamorphic 3d objects. Such that the 3d object created with reference lines originating from the points will be seen as cubes only from those corresponding viewpoints.

Showing the created 3d anamorphic objects.

The 3d objects have been placed such that one doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t interfere with the other, while all of them maintain the balance throughout the exhibition space. Here, the object in RED without any reference lines has to be observed.

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Once the observer manages to figure out all the viewpoints, he will come to know that he couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find the viewpoint for one particular anamorphic object. Failure to find the viewpoint of just 1 object pushes him to continue the pursuit. Only we know that the viewpoint for that object is not in the exhibition space as can be seen from the plan above.

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The ever lasting pursuit.

Exhibition Space Classroom

Building

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Section of the building showing the location of the viewpoint of the final object.

On observing the section one can realise that the objects suspend way above the human height. The absence of the viewpoint for the final object in the room pushes the observer to search further for it, thus making it more interesting, and leaves him searching for it until he gives up. Meanwhile, the final 3d objectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s viewpoint can be seen located outside the building in a park beside. In another world, a random observer from the park luckily figures out the viewpoint but will be left wondering if it was meant to be so. Thus, achieving the aim of the project by making an inviting and interesting space using anamorphic projections in space with 3d objects.

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Realising the preliminary cube as an example. Materials.

Initially, the idea was to have the nodes similar to plumbing connections that connect 10 mm wooden sticks. The problem was that the custom and complex nodes were difficult to find and also it will be apparent in the output cube that the nodes are a level above the wooden sticks. Alternatives had to be thought of since it is not a flushed design. After some testing and observation, it was decided to go for 10 mm aluminium tubing, which joins to the nodes. Due to the complexity of the nodes, they were 3d printed. It was meant to be designed such that we get a flushed joint between the tube and node. The evolution of the nodes since the beginning of the project until the end has been shown below.

Evolution of few cad models of the end nodes and 3d printed models of the same.

Due to existing issues in each stage of node design, the node underwent a lot of evolution to accommodate the needs. The final nodes consisted of 8 mm 3d printed extrusions as the nodesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; hands which perfectly sat inside the 10mm Aluminium tube. This enabled the node to be flushed with the tubing. After the first 3d print it was edited a bit by adding chamfers and ridges to make further adjustments like sanding and glueing after printing easier, if needed due to slight inaccuracies. Each of the nodes are custom designed for the prototype.

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The final object.

The prototype from a random position.

The prototype from the viewpoint.

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Sivaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sivaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s residence residence

Location: Besant nagar, Chennai, India Under construction

Siva’s residence

Design Problem. The client’s brief required a design for a residence with a traditional approach in aesthetics while strictly following the vastu inputs from the client’s vastu consultant. Also, the client asked for 3 bedrooms to be incorporated into the design while leaving us with the option to include other functional and aesthetic spaces. Design Idea. The client being an avid admirer of his traditional values dreamt of a Karaikudi village-style design atmosphere for his residence in a city environment. The research done on the design and the design elements used in a typical Karaikudi house helped immensely to focus on the minute details and requirements necessary for the aesthetics of the space. Careful consideration went in to match the standards of the concept of a karaikudi house and has been incorporated into the design . The challenge posed with the site and context was the close arrangement of the neighbouring buildings which would have made it hard for the light to enter adequately into the building. As a result, the skylight has been brought in incorporating a courtyard on the ground floor, which went well with the client’s requirement for the traditional aesthetics to the house. To add value, the space above the parking has been utilised to create an open terrace on the first floor, and a get-together space along with a garden has been designed on the terrace.

Siva's residence

Design process. Section

Adjacent building

The site

Adjacent building

Elevation. Showing the presence of buildings quite adjacent to the proposal, which would not have allowed adequate light through.

Section. Showing the spaces not receiving the light (Left); Showing the penetration of light into the building as a result of an added sky-light reducing the dark areas in the buildings. While the blue lines highlight the increase in the size of openings in the upper slabs to bring in more light (Right).

Clerestory window

Section (Right). The courtyard area. Showing the heat flow upwards and outwards from the building, through the clerestory window in the roof over the courtyard. The glass covered as roofing over the courtyard is double glazed to reduce the heat gain for the building.

Double glazed glass

Courtyard

Understanding and incorporating the crucial elements to satisfy the concept and the approach to the project.

Siva's residence

Ground floor plan.

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07. Guest BR 08. Guest BR toilet 09. Car parking 10. Outdoor WC 11. Utility

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Siva's residence

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Sectional elevation.

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Views. 3D axonometric view.

Master bedroom, First floor.

Open terrace, First floor.

Get-together space, Grill/ Fire place, Terrace floor.

Clientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Testimonial.

The project is under construction now. - Teja is always ready to hear inputs from the client. - Considered all the aspects concerning the clients requirements providing valuable counter advice with interesting alternatives and possibilities. - Discussed and delivered everything in the mutually decided timelines. - Enquired about my contractors and vastu consultant by being in direct contact with them making my job easier instead of waiting for me to mediate between them.

Sai Teja Polina +91 94411 45465 polinasaiteja@gmail.com

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