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SMARAN KB
Smaran KB
01.URBAN INTERVENTION MYSORE| KARANATAKA URBAN DESIGN STUDIO SEM 08 |
Mysore, Karnataka +91-9480123825 smarankb@gmail.com
02.CITY MUSEUM AND LIBRARY
smarankb
JAIPUR | RAJASTHAN META ARCHITECTURE SEM 07 |
EDUCATION
Ideal Jawa Rotary School / Mysore / Karnataka
2002-2011
St.Joseph’s High School / Mysore / Karnataka
2011-2014
C.P.C Polytechnic
2014-2017
/ Mysore / Karnataka
Wadiyar center for Architecture / Mysore / Karnataka
2017- present
03.LAW INSTITUTE
MYSORE | KARNATAKA INSTITUTIONAL DESIGN SEM 06 |
04.HOUSING
MYSORE | KARNATAKA LOW RISE HIGH DENSITY HOUSING SEM 04 |
EXPERIENCE 2PKM Architects / Intern (2 months) Residential design and planning / Coorg / Mysore
2015
05.WORKING DRAWINGS MYSORE| KARNATAKA HOUSING CLUSTER SEM 05 |
SOFTWARE SKILLS Autocad
Corel Draw
Google Sketchup
Adobe Indesign
Adobe Photoshop
Enscape
Adobe Illustrator
M S Office
06.RELATED STUDY PROGRAM THANJAVUR | TAMIL NADU GANAPATHY AGRAHARAM SEM 03 |
01 URBAN INTERVENTION SEMESTER 8 | MYSORE , INDIA PROJECT: URBAN DESIGN Studio guides Prof. Shantesh Kelvekar Prof. Nelson Pais Asst Prof. Shreyas Baindur
Site
Site location: Doddakere Maidan . Doddakere Maidan is a open land and it sits in the urban realm and used to be a part of Doddakere lake. Site area : 120 Acres Area to be built : 6-10 acres. Studio brief: The studio intent is to introduce the discipline urban design and understand Architecture as a part of implementing urban design projects, from gathering insights into urban fabric to understanding how communities use spaces.
MYSORE CITY Mysore Geographically dates back by a millenium where it held the role of the humble agricultural patch while being handled down from dynasty to dynasty of the Dravidian empire. But the city originated in its entirety under the Vijaynagar Empire. The current built history dates back to the 18th century under Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan and the empire centered in Srirangpatna and 19th century development as the Princely state of the Bristish India.Independence reached the state of Karnataka six years later in 1953 when the monarchy was dissolved. The city over time gained popularity for its annual extravagant celebration of Dasara with some native elements involving the royal family. From there on it has grown as a tourist hub in the state. Chamundi hill , Karanji lake and Kukkarahalli lake act as a natural public centers. The city closely fits in Burgess’s model of urban expansion with a significant center and concentric growth over time.
From this historically rich timeline, our study of Mysore evolved from the need to intellectually and independently understand the city; that is most of us hail from or have resided in so far. Starting with individual perspectives of Mysore’s boundaries and trying to understand Mysore’s essence from its core to its extensions this small exercise led to a detailed study amd analysis on the same, this time reaching a consensus within our class. Picking up six crucial case studies, thye next layer helped us to understand how an urban design comes together in other parts of the world; and how the architects sites and designs have responded to the various layers of the city it resides in. From the inferences we could gather and our undertsanding of the endemic potential of the site witin the context of Mysore, a list of programs was derived that further gave way to an idea of how the master plan may be laid out and the posibilities for us to drive our designs individually.
CITY STREET SECTIONS
SITE The site sits in the urban realm of the city. The site used to be a part of Doddakere. flanked by the palace, Exhibition grounds,zoo , karanji lake, Race course , golf course,wholesale market and Mall of Mysore indicating Public activity.A site size of 40 acres remains unused questioning why such a large portion of land in the center remains unused; this would give an oppurtunity to intervene into a context which is already active.Due to the nature of its location,multiple programs which can be introduced can be deliberated upon.
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CONCEPT The main intent of the project after taking into consideration the location of the site and its context the idea was to create a new space in the dense urban fabric with the actvities catering the tourist as ell as the local people of the city, since the site was located centrally. The site also becomes a hub for the people of the city where they engage in different actvities also letting people to use the whole site as a theorghfare or a place to relax on a daily basis. Where as for the tourists this space would become a major gathering area with cultural actvities happening within it. It allows for even the touirts and the local people to come togther and both their activities can flow in together where this becomes a new urban hub in the city for socializing.One of the last possibility is to connect the two fabrics and allowing them to partcipate in the local activities creating a sense of public realm for their daily use.
The movement is established on the site from the road to the canal and the in between the meandaring path is the built and the open areas which would create different experiences during the movement.
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Connecting the site and the canal and this The site was divided into three levels- UPPER helps in creating activities at different levels. LEVEL, MID LEVEL AND LOWER LEVEL.
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02 SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE SEMESTER 7 | JAIPUR , INDIA PROJECT: MUSEUM| LIBRARY| PLAZA Studio guides Prof. Shantesh Kelvekar Prof. Anand Krishnamurthy Prof. Manoj Ladhad Asst Prof.Pallavi Dhomse
Site
Site location: Ram nivas garden road. The site sits on one of the main axis just outside the old city of Jaipur.
Site area : 110 x 172 sq.m
Studio brief:
The studio intends strongly to focus on developing and shaping architecture that responsibly position itself within the context and yet is free from the confinement of the past baggage.In this context to look at architecture in a multi-sensorial manner also becomes crucial. Rather than looking at the eye as a guiding factor for navigating through an architectural space.
SITE AND SURROUNDINGS The site is located in Jaipur , Rajasthan .The site sits in a climate zone which is extreme in nature and is above the tropic of cancer. The temperature varies between 47c to 24c on hot days and 28c and 7c on cold days. Temperatures start picking up in April to more than 40c and last till july. Temperatures start dropping from November to less than 25c till Feb.Loo blows from the west in April, making the site hot and dusty. The wind speeds touch 19km/h. Cold winds blow from November to Feb from the North and North east of the site. The site has an area of around 4 acres, of which a museum , libarary and plaza were to be built . A service road runs near the site in a North- south axis , making it possible for easy vehicular access. To the north of the site a major highway connects Agra and the old city of Jaipur.
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CONCEPT With the location of the site given . The main intent was to create a new space for the people just outside the walled city where thsi would become a public realm for both the locals and the tourists to gather and the space becomes a public realm. It would also give a oppurtunity to explore Meta Architecture. Meta architecture is a space that evokes the essence of a place. Inspired by the way living systems work, this new field aims to help improve the way we feed, clothe , shelter, assemble communicate and live together. The Meta elements used in this project are. Use of arches as second layers for shading the walls. Passive cooling stratergies. Using locally available materials. Pavilions and courts which would act as buffer spaces before entering the built. Site along the major axis
Initial datum and program placement
Identifying the public and semi public programs.
Establising node just outside the gate
The library sits in the back and the museum and the plaza opens out to the streets
Identifying entry points The idea of building around the courtyard
Circulation happens around the court.
Establishing connect to the Albert hall museum for the creation of the center.
Idea of placing the blocksin the direction of the datum
Noise around site
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02 LAW COLLEGE SEMESTER 6 | MYSORE , INDIA PROJECT: INSTITUTIONAL DESIGN Studio guides Prof. Vidyashankar R Prof. Prashanth G Pole Asst Prof. Pallavi Dhomse
Site
Site location: Vani Villas road, Mysuru. Vani vilas road is one the double main roads connecting the city to its outskirts, the site is located near the court of Mysuru.
Site area : 6000 sq.m. Area to be built : 6500 sq.m Studio brief:
The semester intended to introduce students to the various aspects of designing an institution. From understanding an institution’s intent and philosophy to its programmatic requirements. The students were tasked to design a campus for a law institution; requiring one to design the intent, program, and the campus itself.
CONCEPT Law’s role can be to protect community and express conditions to support it. Law being a profession of order and to bring expectations and understanding complex issues justice to the people. The intent was to create in the background of various traditions and values. a platform for both the professionals and the In this way the major point was that the institute common people to engage together in the would then bcome a major catalyst for various academic spaces of the institution. discussions to happen and also help in creating The second point was to encounter, interpret awareness among the general public. understand different social settings by lawyers The next step was to look at how architecture and citizens with diverse personal aims , could help becoming a major space for the
intended institute. The first idea was to keep the spaces flexible and interactive. This would help in cross learning and the connect with the general public could get better.Next idea was to create informal spaces which could be accessible for larger group gatherings and also can support the formals apces keeping in mind the degree of connection with the user group.W The site becomes bridge between two roads
Having a center and the built around it.
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Idea of having paths along built
Idea of having one strong center and activities open to the court.
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Idea of having a public and semi public block and activities opening to the center.
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Tilting of the block for better movement and connectivity
The idea of having a center and activities opening out to it.
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04 HOUSING SEMESTER 4| MYSORE , INDIA PROJECT: Low rise housing for various Socio economic
Studio guides Prof. Nagesh HD Asst Prof. Shivani Satish
Site
Site location: Kuvempunagar Mysore.
The site is located in a desnse fabric city of Mysore. The site previously was a housing to accomodate EWS with a density of 300pph. Site area- 1400 sq.m FAR - 2
Site area : 1400 SQ.M
Studio brief:
The term habitat aptly defines the living conditions in which we work,relax and live happening in the relation to the environment around us and the way we connect to other people.The idea of the program is to also to create different volumes and experiences through sections that unfold the experience of day and night and also experience different seasons.The main aim is to give importance for collective living through sharing spaces.
CONCEPT With the given brief and the site location the first step was to identify the pattern in which built would position itself. The idea was to draw lines from the existing temple outside this helped in creating a diagnol entry into the site where a person who is movig from one lane to another would then pass through built which would allow people to interact. The overall built lines around the open courts where each of the houses open onto the activities happening below which would become a socializing activity for the people on a daily basis.
The next step was to look at creating terraces for people to use it during the day and then these terraces would become platforms for the flat to participate as audiences during a cultural program. The terrace spaces would also become spaces where the elderly people could put a chair and relax and become a part of activities on a dailyn basis. The throughfare aloows to open into diffrent actvities which help people to become a part fo become aware of the surrounding environment .
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Establising movement pattern from the existing temple
Breaking the mass
Series of activitie points around the courts
The idea of sections with the combination of built and the common areas showcasing different volumes
The combination of larger informal and smaller informal spaces
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06 RELATED STUDY PROGRAM SEMESTER 3|GANAPATHY AGRAHA
Studio guides Prof. Kukke Subramanya Asst Prof.Toshi Singh Asst Prof. Indu S Panicker
The aim of the the RSP is to study a place (Ganapathy Agraharam) for its history, culture, people and the architectural typologies. The study expects students to research , enquire and analyse the place. Architecture is understood with respect to people and culture. The students understand indegenious typologies with respect to the climate and socio - economic aspects.
Masterplan of the Agraharam
In the design studio, a site is chosen within the Agraharam and befitting program which is derived based on the students understanding of the place.
Analytical sketches
Analytic sketch of a house
Houses of the Agraharam
Axonometric view of the house
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