SHRIYA BALAKRISHNAN
ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO 2013-2018
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SHILPGRAM
Thesis Design | Spring semester 2018
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Academic | Spring semester 2016
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National Institute of Fashion Technology, Goa.
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MASS HOUSING
Academic | Fall Semester 2016
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Redevelopment Scheme for LIG (Low Income Group), COMMERCIAL HUB
Academic | Fall Semester 2015
Shopping Mall with Office Building in Aurangabad, Maharashtra
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
Internship | Spring Semester 2017 Residential Project, Mumbai. TECHNICAL DRAWINGS
Academic | Fall Semester 2016 Mass Housing, Mumbai.
MIG (Middle Income Group) & HIG(High Income Group) in Mumbai.
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Town planning | Fall Semester 2016
Mapping the streets of Tilak Nagar, Mumbai
A Cultural Centre & Artisans Village in Bishnupur, West Bengal.
A LEARNING NETWORK
URBAN FORMS
Office Building, Aurangabad
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EXTRA ARCHITECTURAL WORKS Miscellaneous works
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SHILPGRAM
A Cultural Centre & Artisans Village in Bishnupur, West Bengal, India Individual Academic work | Design Dissertation | Spring Semester 2018
Contents Project Brief Conceptual Grouping Site plan Zonal plans Active & Passive Strategies Environmental Services Structural system
Project Brief Culture & Community play an important role in the growth of a town and its inhabitants. They become the foundation to embrace the history and culture of the area and bring the community together using this common bond. Bishnupur, a historical town also spelt as Vishnupur, is located in the district of Bankura, West Bengal, has a glorious past which reveals its traditional architecture & handicrafts majorly “Terracotta pottery”. It is also called as “Terracotta temple town” due to its distinctive terracotta temple architecture.
Structures The Design proposal aims to create holistic architectural experience showcasing the culture, arts & crafts of Bishnupur in all aspects & to also solve the existing issues
Green spaces
in the Panchmura Kumbhakar’s village & develop an artisan’s village. The main objective of the project is to create a platform for the artisans to explore &
Road & Pathway
innovate new techniques & also act as a catalyst to their economic development & to develop a self-sustaining Kumbhakar’s village thereby creating awareness about the local arts & craft practices.
Site
RAMANAND COLLEGE
HERITAGE TEMPLE COMPLEX LAL BANDH
WATER BODY
TOURIST RESORT
PROPOSED SITE WATER BODY GOVERNMENT GUEST HOUSE TOURIST LODGE
ECO PARK
Conceptual Grouping The design proposed on 10 acre land, located at the outermost boundary of Reinterpreting the Traditional Bangla vault
Typology Grouping
the town, came with certain inbuilt issues which included: • L.T.Line (low tension line) which predominantly divides the site into 2 zones. • Existing Sal trees created a Nodevelopment further dividing the site into 3 zones. • The site shares its compound wall
with the adjacent historic area Climate Analysis
Macro level Zoning
which will have an impact. To overcome the above issues, the overall master plan is designed in a
way that the built form responds to the natural landform. As the site shares its boundaries with the water body, all the structures are placed facing the water body thereby creating recreational pockets between the water body & the structure. Moreover, the combination of built, open & semiMicro level Zoning
Built vs Unbuilt
open spaces allows the visitor to experience transition of spaces within the structure & between 2 structures.
Conceptual site section 04
Site Section
Exploded view
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1.
Administration block
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Accommodation block
3.
Multi purpose hall
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5.
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Dashabatar tasch & Lantern making
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Baluchari sari weaving & Conch shell making
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Outdoor sales area Bell metal craft & Food court
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Artisans village
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Sales area for Artisans village
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Site plan
The Cultural centre & the Artisans village, which is the
The spaces are designed in a scattered arrangement
The dominant Central spine
main public movement area, is designed in a way that
replicating the spaces of a village with ample number
connects various activities which
it emphasizes the presence of the water body, thereby
of open spaces between the dwelling units for strolling
becomes the main public
creating a common recreational space along the edge
or catching a breath of fresh air but not apart as to
movement zone.
of water body.
inculcate a sense of isolation. 05
Zonal plan 1
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Elevation of Baluchari Sari weaving block
Section of Baluchari Sari weaving block
Exploded view of Guest houses
Exploded view of Baluchari sari weaving block
Section of Guest houses block
Elevation of Guest houses block 07
Zonal plan 2
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Elevation of Bell Metal craft & Food court
Section of Bell Metal craft & Food court
Exploded view of Bell metal craft & Food court Sectional Elevation of Artisans Village
Sectional Elevation of Artisans Village
Sectional Elevation of Artisans Village
Exploded view of Village dwelling unit
Active & Passive Strategies
1.Open spaces & Built form
3.Roof
Pre-dominant winds
Vaulted roof provides a
High pitched roof with
larger surface area for heat
Open & semi-open spaces at
louvers for ventilation.
loss.
Horizontal & Vertical
regular intervals to avoid doubly loaded corridors.
fins as external shading device.
Trellis on the south
side to cut off the direct Radiation. Monsoon winds
Green terrace over looking the water body, Thereby reducing the Building spacing such that air flow is promoted.
heat gain factor from
Overhangs to cut
the roof.
off the Direct
radiation
Semi-open space with
Buildings are separated with large open
creepers in the
spaces between them for unrestricted
intermediate spaces to
air flow thereby ventilating the spaces.
2.Openings & walls
reduce the radiation Window oriented in a way that
thereby cooling the air
4.Shading Device
entering the structure.
air is uniformly distributed Opening of smaller size
around the room.
-For a window of height 1.5 m and width
placed on the windward side, while openings on the leeward side is bigger for
1.2m high mud wall
facilitating a plume effect
(horizontal shading angle) of 45° and Vsa (vertical shading angle) of 60°. by providing a single horizontal overhang of length 841mm or it can be cut by providing
Intermediate open spaces
two horizontal projections each of length
to distribute air & also corridors.
3m, design shading device to cut the Hsa
-The vertical solar angle of 60° can be cut
for natural ventilation
cater to ventilate the
Design of Shading device to cut HSA & VSA
408mm placed at a distance of 750mm as
Cavity wall
shown in the figure.
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A LEARNING NETWORK
National Institute of Fashion Technology in Goa, India Individual Academic work | Architectural Design| Spring Semester 2016
The architecture of an institution provides context to the education imparted there. This design is an attempt to take a closer look at what the residence of the foremost fashion school in the country could be.
MAIN ROAD CONNECTING TO THE CITY.
INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF GOA
ROW HOUSES
Project Brief & concept The concept behind designing NIFT begins with
SEA
Design Strategy:
The main idea behind
understanding Fashion
designing the site was to
Design as an art form,
integrate culture &
expressed through a
environment. Making use of
combination of Visual
Laterite stone (Available on
Graphics with textural
site) as a prominent building
quality. The design is stitched
material, optimizing open &
together with respect to the
semi open spaces thereby
surroundings in terms of
creating spaces for
utilizing the strengths of the
interaction.
site. The 12 acre site situated
Challenges:
in Panjim, Goa, is 35 kms
• As it was a contoured site
away from the main city. The
which had a linear form, it
sea being the major strength,
created spaces which
the site had contours with a
were too narrow for it to
contour slope of 6M & with a
develop.
contour Interval of 1M,
• Sea breeze dominated the
thereby creating pockets to
site which could harm the
enhance the views facing the
exterior façade of the
sea.
structures.
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Site Section Recreational Zone Central gathering space Recreational Zone
Faculty Quarters
Auditorium
Canteen
Academic Block
Boys Hostel
Site plan
Staff Quarters
Girls hostel
Administration Block
Section through Canteen & Administration Block.
South West Elevation of Fashion Apparel & Apparel Manufacturing Department 15
MASS HOUSING
Redevelopment Scheme for LIG (Low Income Group), MIG (Middle Income Group) & HIG(High Income Group) in Mumbai ,India Individual Academic work | Architectural Design| Fall Semester 2016
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RECREATIONAL GROUND RAILWAY STATION
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
Project Brief & concept
SCLR LINK ROAD
With the key focus on large-
Apart from a common
scale multi-housing
gathering space, each
development, the project
complex has its own spill out
focussed on other
space at the top of the
community based functions
podium.
such as Clubhouse, Amenity
Challenges:
open spaces, Dispensary,
• The 50000 sq. m site was
School etc. that are
classified under the Air
imperative & act as an add on
funnel zone which means
to any housing development.
that the building couldn’t
Design Strategy:
go higher than 90m.
The main idea behind
• The SCLR (Link road)
designing the site was to
adjacent to the site block
make optimum utilization of
the view completely
the given F.S.I & also not
thereby creating noise
exceeding the height limit as
pollution throughout the
the site fell under the Air
day.
funnel zone. The ideology
• The triangular form of the
behind the zoning of the 3
site made it difficult for
complexes was to create a
optimum utilization of
central green space along
spaces.
with the club house which will act as the public heart to the master plan.
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3D views
Site plan
View showing all the 3 complexes in the site
Site Section
3D view of Sale Component
LIG Component Typical Floor plan
Sale Component Typical Floor plan
3D view of LIG Component
3D view of MIG Component
3D view of Sale Component
MIG Component Typical Floor plan
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COMMERCIAL HUB
Shopping Mall with Office Building in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India. Individual Academic work | Architectural Design| Fall Semester 2015.
The Commercial hub is a combination of a shopping mall & an office building which runs of the concepts of sustainability & requires no air-conditioning system for running it.
RECREATIONAL GROUND RAILWAY STATION
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
Project Brief & concept
SCLR LINK ROAD
With the key focus on large-
Apart from a common
scale multi-housing
gathering space, each
development, the project
complex has its own spill out
focussed on other
space at the top of the
community based functions
podium.
such as Clubhouse, Amenity
Challenges:
open spaces, Dispensary,
• The 50000 sq. m site was
School etc. that are
classified under the Air
imperative & act as an add on
funnel zone which means
to any housing development.
that the building couldn’t
Design Strategy:
go higher than 90m.
The main idea behind
• The SCLR (Link road)
designing the site was to
adjacent to the site block
make optimum utilization of
the view completely
the given F.S.I & also not
thereby creating noise
exceeding the height limit as
pollution throughout the
the site fell under the Air
day.
funnel zone. The ideology
• The triangular form of the
behind the zoning of the 3
site made it difficult for
complexes was to create a
optimum utilization of
central green space along
spaces.
with the club house which will act as the public heart to the master plan.
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3D views of Shopping mall Explaining the form of the Roof.
Site plan
Site Elevation
Section through Office block
Site Section 22
URBAN FORMS
Mapping the streets of Tilak Nagar, Mumbai, India. Group work | Town Planning| Fall Semester 2016.
Tilak Nagar is a residential colony in suburban Mumbai. It was planned and built in the 1960’s. as a lower middle - class colony chiefly composed of chawls.
While the mill strike of 1982 pushed a lot of unemployed mill workers to the suburbs; outside the city, over the years, a new group of tenants, many from Gujarat
and Kutch, moved into the redeveloped homes. Earlier a quiet and calm locality with ample amount of open spaces, has now turned into developing every open space into a built form with no sense of planning 23
View showing Zone Bifurcation
Building use map
Built vs Unbuilt
Computation of F.S.I
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Total no.of buildings: 201
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No.of building with less than G+ 2 Floors: 29
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No.of buildings between G+3 & G+8 floors: 107
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No.of buildings with more than 8 floors: 65
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The FSI ranges from 1 to 6.
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The approximate total population is 15220 sq. mt.
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Based on the assumed population the amount of dedicated open space per person is 0.3 sq. mt.
FSI, Density, Population & Open space per person data Land use map
Landmarks & Amenities
Issues:
• Lack of parking space within the building premises leading to cluttering on the roads. • Due to radial planning, plots get narrower as you approach the centre. • Most of the open spaces were encroached by vehicles due to lack of parking facilities
Observations:
• Well connected roads.
• Easy access to all the necessary public amenities. • Ample amount of open spaces. • All the buildings are planned in a way that they face the central open space creating a sense of security.
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PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE Residential Project, Mumbai Internship | Spring Semester 2017
Key plan
Front Elevation Option 1
Front Elevation Option 2
Front Elevation Option 3
Wall section AA’
Wall section BB’
This is a Residential redevelopment project with
The building is designed in a Roman Classical
The entire residential portion is designed with
Stilt + 7 floors wherein the front facing façade offers
style of architecture in order to emphasize the
a combination of different types of arches &
commercial shops in the ground level
levels visible in the elevation & create a grand
roman columns while the commercial area is
which faces the main road. My scope of work was
dome at the top supported by the Ionic columns.
treated with large glass windows.
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TECHNICAL DRAWINGS
Residential Project, Mumbai Individual Academic work | Municipal Drawings| Fall Semester 2016
Site plan
Details of Over head tank.
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MISCELLANEOUS WORKS Competition Panels
Museum of Science Fiction International Design Competition 2014
Vertical Studios 2016
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Innovation in design: Transit Output space village (Archotsav 2015)
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Interior Design for Reality Show House (Archotsav 2015)
Vertical studios 2017
Marception 2018
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ARCHITECTURAL DOCUMENTATION Jaipur, Rajasthan Group work | Fall Semester 2016.
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HAND RENDERINGS & SKETCHES
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