This portfolio contains the design work of Siddarth Velamakanni
Knowledge Centre
Urban Rural Nexus
Academic Project Location-Hyderabad Critic -Prof. Kamini Individual Project
Competition Project Location-Naupada, India. Critic -Prof. PN Praveen Team(3) -Sai GV (Design Development) Kirtana.G (Drawing & documentation) Role -Design development, Presentation and Documentation
My Outdoor Room
Service Building - AVS
Academic Project Location-Hyderabad Critic -Prof. PN Praveen Individual Project
Romi Khosla Design Studio Location -Assam Design Dr -Ar. Martand Khosla Sr Architect-Ar Rajnish Role -Drawings, (Intern) development and 3D.
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Bluelitmus Studio Location-Hyderabad Partner -Ar. Deeksha Reddy Role -Design development and execution. (Design Director)
aRKa.de Location-Hyderabad Design Dr -Ar. RK Shenoy Role -Design, development, 2D, 3D and execution. (Sr. Architect)
Brigade Orchards
Miscellaneous
Ochre Architects Location -Bangalore Design Dr -Ar. Tushar Vasudevan Sr Architect-Ar. Ramakanth Chintala Role -Design, development, 2D, 3D and execution. (Architect)
Dramanon Location -Hyderabad Director -Ar. RK Shenoy Role -Production, Set design, property and lighting Design. Masks along with- Manya Cherabuddi Bluelitmus Studio Role - Design Director Partner -Ar Deeksha Reddy
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Innovation today is increasingly going beyond the confines of formal research and development. In an increasing global economy where knowledge about how to excel competitively and information about who excels are both readily available, the effective creation, use and dissemination of knowledge is the key to success and thus to sustainable economic and social development that would benefit us all.
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This project is an attempt to design a built form that could act as a platform to facilitate this engagement of and collaboration with domain experts, stakeholders and key participants to create an innovation movement in India.
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The aim is to bring forth a mindset change and create a push at the grassroots level so that more and more people in education, business, government, NGOs, urban and rural development engaged in innovative activities are co-opted and are part of shaping the national level innovation strategy.
Image above Aerial view of the site and the adjacent lake Section below Longitudinal section of the knowledge park
The location of this knowledge park is secluded and its proximity to nature further enhances the experience.
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Image on top Outdoor coworking space adjacent to the exhibition deck Bottom left image Exhibition deck which also doubles up as an interaction zone Bottom right image Laboratory corridor- Semi open space covered by a pargola, acting as a buffer area to the laboratory spaces
First image Section of the incubation block and the amphitheatre through the studio units Second image Section of the laboratory space and the incubation block through the spillout Third image Multi level section through the exhibition deck, co working deck, studio units and the lake on the extreme left
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URBAN RURAL NEXUS Surrounded by a few shops and a small hotel, serves as the only market area for the two villages in the locality.
Sprawling cities are cannibalizing themselves dividing people physically and spiritually,discriminating development in urban fringes and also threatening areas rural in character affecting the global community as a whole.
The entrance of the village Naupada demarcated by a railway station. A junction for the surrounding 34 villages , it is hault point for 8 passengers and 14 expresses on a daily basis. Village Naupada
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Rural and urban areas are encroaching one another’s resources escalating the existing complications and impairing the quality of life. Of the infinite factors affecting the development of India seasonal migration is a threat in disguise. It accounts for the floating population throughout the country and also plays a major role in the economic growth.
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Rubanization It is the deconstruction of “urbanism� itself and the dissolving of the distinction between rural and urban spaces to describe the new form of human settlement upon the landscape inorder to fit the new reality emerging. It is time to unknot the complexities of survival using the utmost ordinary solution. It ensures a self sustaining community thereupon relieving the cities from stress. ware co-op house + socie ty
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Program intergrating the station activity and the public corridor.
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1. market 2. toilets 3. waiting 4. lobby 5. booking counter 6. relay room 7. station manager 8. administration 9. dining hall 10.auction hall/theatre 11. workshop area 12. silos 13. warehouse
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This approach to a rural station not only establishes it as a hub, Satisfying the immediate needs of the surrounding villages but also operates as public domain to develop interaction among people. In areas of seasonal migration, thr identified nodes can also be tackled with the same approach. Since the railway lands are only used for revenue generation, the village panchayats along with the railways for a cooperative society to initiate and design required facilities to meet the requirements of the surrounding areas.
exploded diagram Railways integrate the country on a common platform and “Incarnation� of the railway station emphasizes on the utilization of the existing footprint and imposing a contextual identity.The design revolves on creating open market space opening up the railway station to the public enhancing the visual connectivity on both sides of the station. The warehouse and amphitheatre also contribute to the existing public activity on the other side while the public corridor improves the access to the former. Silos are introduced for the storage of salt. The railway station forms a multi functional zone for occupational and recreational activities.
The existing deck cantievers over the artificial lake serving as a view point. The idea is to ulilise its location and enhance the experience of a public place like this.
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In order to blur the rigid separation between water and land and to take man closer to nature, two levels have been created.
My Outdoor Room In the chaos we have come to call a city, public spaces have lost both their essence and quality. In an attempt to recreate these public spaces at a more personal level, “An Outdoor Room” has been proposed in response to a landscape re-design competition.
Ramps have been used to connect both the levels. Pedestrian level plan
Necklace road, a walking trail along an artificial water body, is one of the busiest places of Hyderabad. Inspite of its serene location, the place is devoid of essence due to the lack of a few basic considerations. Keeping these factors in mind, a zone has been created at the intersection of water and land to blur the rigidity of the existing landscape and to create a much needed place for an individual to contemplate. This “Outdoor Room” offers city dwellers a much needed respite from the chaos that has become an inevitable part of the burgeoning city.
The lower deck has been designed to offer a tangential path to the pedestrians who can momentarily be isolated from the hustle and bustle of the city.
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Axonometry - Service Building
Corrugated Metal Sheet Roof
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Assam Valley School Boys Hostel Service Building
Ismc 250 Channel Assam Valley School restructures the site by yielding a simple rectangular podium over which different buildings of the junior school rest. Common facilities have been placed across this podium in the form of linear pavilions that interlock the project with the existing landscape. The service building for the boys hostel is one such pavilion that has grit finished plaster as the external treatment and sloped floating corrugated metal sheets resting on C-sections as the roof.
Relaxation Room
This construction detail renders a unique characteristic to the building.
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6° F Six Degrees Fahrenheit derives its inspiration from Piet Mondrian art. The objective was to create brand identity for an upcoming chain of cafes using his design philosophy. With overwhelming site restrictions, the design brief was challenging and demanded a radical site intervention that can both stand out from and blend into the existing conditions.
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Color Grill
The signature steel frame that doubles up as a protective grill sets it apart from the existing site conditions. This design element also blurs the distinction between open and closed structure, thus creating a connection between the inside and out.
Images on the left Exterior view of the cafe during the night
Stage of site intervention Image 1 Existing site conditions Image 2 Addition of the frame Image 3 Selection of colours Image 4 Exterior view of the cafe
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Penthouse With the structure as the constraint, this existing building had to be redesigned to make the best use of the phenomenal view of the airport runway.
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Keeping this in mind, the pent house has been designed with wide openings and rustic interiors. Innovative use of commonplace materials like reinforcement bars over the more conventional materials makes the place interesting.
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Bright colors strike the right balance with the rustic decor, in turn creating visually appealing spaces.
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Brigade Orchards, Clubhouse Brigade Orchards, an integrated township, is a 130 acre township with amenities such as luxury guesthouses, a multiplex, a dedicated performing arts area, recreation facilities, school, and other utilities. NBBJ of Seattle, the master planners, have ensured that every inch of this one of its kind smart township in Bangalore lives up to one’s expectations and makes for a lifestyle that’s serene and ultra comfortable. The clubhouse has superlative fitness facilities that include a gym, health club, squash, badminton, table tennis, billiards and a swimming pool. It also has spacious guest rooms and suites with extensive balconies.
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On site development
6 Degrees Fahrenheit
Designed for an ice-cream parlor, the logo represents ice-cream served at 6 degrees Fahrenheit, which happens to be the ideal temperature to serve ice cream.
Right Brain Studio
This logo has been created for a college club that focuses on art, music and other creative skills that are associated with the right side of the brain. The idea was to create a fun logo that also symbolizes the intricacy of a human brain.
Blue Litmus Studio
Designed for a multi-disciplinary design firm, this logo is minimalist and sophisticated. Using the company’s signature blue color, this logo has been created to be used on their business cards and website.
Furniture Design Dramanon Dramanon is a theatre group that operates out of three cities in India: Manipal, Bangalore and Hyderabad. I have been associated with Dramanon over a span of five years, as part of their production design and was instrumental in the production of plays like Bhopal, Cant Pay Wont Pay, Fools and Pointless to a point, etc. Dramanon’s latest play “India Oye”, an adaptation of the play “America Hurrah” was highly narrative and involved complicated properties including oversized face masks. These Masks have been made from recycled paper made into paper mache and cardboard.
RIGHT BRAIN STUDIO