SMINU SUDHAKARAN - Architect-Urban Designer

SMINU SUDHAKARAN work samples - 2012-19

Sminu Sudhakaran

Creative and self-motivated Architect aspiring to improve quality of human life and develop equitable communities. Undergraduate degree in Architecture and Graduate p : 954-604-4493 degree in Urban Design with five-years of experience, working on multiple large-scale e : sudhakaransminu@gmail.com a : 2343 Cypress Cove Cir, Herndon, 20171 projects, collaborating with clients, county officials, technical staff and communities.

Education 2014-2015

Master of Urban Design

Washington University in St Louis 2007-2012

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St Louis, MO

Experience

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Kerala, India

Council of Architecture, 2012

Van Metre New Homes, VA Established and leads the 3D Modeling and Rendering Division within the expedited and simplified decision making process during conceptual stage.

Reviewed Inherited projects from outside firms and developed project according to the standards of the company.

Optimized and managed material color scheme selection process, and improved graphics representation, thus reducing construction errors and coordination time by half.

Set up office standards, created video tutorials and Illustrator software manuals and administered trainings to support co-workers in color scheme creation, thus improving the efficiency of the team.

Assisted principal in design development, created permit and construction documentations, coordinates with consultants and field to meet the project goals and standards.

Media and Marketing Head Robotics for Youth, Northern Virginia

Assistant Secretary College of Engineering Trivandrum Alumni Association- DC chapter

Executive Member - Marketing Head and Editor Kerala Cultural Society of Metropolitan Washington , DC

Skills Master Planning

Sukudass Architects, India Independently performed site studies, conceptual research and design the historical town of Alappuzha, Kerala, India.

Project Management Project Coordination Mobility and Infrastructure design Sustainable practices ( LEED )

Coordinated and reviewed product presentations and approved product

Technical Writing

samples for the Office

Community Engagement Hand drafting and Sketching

Junior Architect

Public Speaking and Coordination

Ochre Architects, India Assisted in the preparation of site studies, mobility and walkability research, street character design, and conceptual master plans, applying sustainability concepts for a 50 acres housing development project in Nandi Hills, Bangalore.

Aug 2010 Feb 2011 (6 months)

Volunteer

Urban Design

Architect

development in a week, resulting in client approval for an Art Cafe project in

Aug 2012 Sept 2013 (1 yr 1 month)

Licensed Architect : Expected 2020* Registered Architect in India

Architectural Designer

Architecture Department for number of largescale residential projects, leading to

Nov 2013 July 2014 (9 months)

LEED Green Associate US Green Building Council (USGBC)

Bachelor of Architecture Kerala University

Mar 2016 Aug 2019 (3 years 6 months)

Certification

Accessibility Design

Software Skills

Gained experience in project management, generating working drawings and

AutoCAD

details, handling material selection for faรงade, assisting clients with choosing

Revit

internal elements

ArcGIS

Intern Urban Designer

Rhino

HCPDPM Pvt. Ltd, Ahmedabad, India

SketchUp

Designed and created construction drawings for Legislative Assembly campus

Vray

extension and street plan for Central Vista Boulevard in Gandhinagar, India.

Adobe InDesign

Prepared construction drawings for Educational Institution Campus - Aga Khan Academy, Hyderabad and Auro Hospitality Institute, Surat, India.

Reference

Christopher A Fox

VP of Architecture, Van Metre Homes

e: cfox@vanmetrehomes.com

Bharat Chandra (Former Colleague)

Architect at Roadrunner Furnishings Inc., TX

p: 979-267-3232

Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Adobe AfterEffects Microsoft Office Primavera

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Street view of the housing development

Laurel Hills Prison- Details

LIBERTY HOUSING

historic precinct community // lorton, va van metre homes, broadlands, virginia

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Massing

Community around Historic prison

Townhouse concept study SITE PLAN Single Family house- floor plans

Townhouse rendering - sketchup,vray

Townhouse concept study

PREMISE Project completed on site

The Liberty at Laurel Hill project reclaimed the abandoned Lorton Prison facility in Fairfax County, VA, and through extensive remodeling by repurposing the entire 80 acre parcel into a premium mixed use development encompassing apartments and townhomes, as well as, retail and commercial space

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Prepared Presentation for the Arch Review Board along with Elevation and Massing studies.

Documented the historic precinct and interpreted details in Elevations and spaces. Coordinated with Civil, Estimating, Masonry, Sales department to research exteriors and creates color schemes.

Prepared consctruction documents for towns and singles.

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51-Units Active Adults Condominium, Brambleton, Va

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BIRCHWOOD COMMUNITY

active adult housing // brambleton, va van metre homes , broadlands, virginia

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Working Drawings

Angled towns - view

Exterior material design - 51- unit Towns- As built

Plans

PREMISE

Birchwood- Brambleton Active Adult Community has different typologies of housing randing from Single family homes- Zero lot line homes to 2-3 level townhomes to condominiums. Designs were finalized after continuous developer meetings and cost effective ideas.

ROLE

Active adults 2-level Towns - Conceptual View 10// work samples // sminu sudhakaran

The 2D and 3D design development of 2 level 30-34 wide villas : Attended meetings with developers convinced and approved the much debated color schemes leading to approval. Created construction drawings and details for the 51 unit condo; along with the material specification and construction coordination. Designed worked on Bid set and Permit set of the 2 levels villas and angled towns.

26 unit- Active Adult units condominium, Broadlands, Va

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SIGNATURE

active adult condominium //broadlands, va van metre homes, broadlands, virginia

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Final phases of construction

Floor plans - 2nd, 3rd , 4th Details : CMU corridor

Building Color scheme Stairwell section

First floor plan

PREMISE

An Active adult condo community with 26 unit and 19 unit buildings near a growing Town center in Northern Virginia.

ROLE

Created conceptual material selection and Color Schemes for the buildings. Coordinated with Construction, Estimating, Purchasing, Vendors and Marketing by creating clear graphical drawings. Created details and few floor plans during Permit Stage.

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biking

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culture arts training dance craft festival vocational freedom informality flea market vendors workshops better art district jobs

quality of life

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COLLECTIVE DIFFERENCES - VISION 2040

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INCLUSIVITY WALKABLE COMMUNITY CELEBRATION OF ART WATER SMART HISTORIC RELEVANCE

As part of Johannesburg city development initiative called ‘ Corridors of Freedom’, this project seeks to connect the fragmented and inaccessesible communitites to the major economic and educational centers in the city through a BRT system thus providing better job opportunities and quality of life to the people of the city.

walkability

safety

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learning from street

Collective Differences 2 // work samples // sminu sudhakaran

Sustainability chart

The design of the district focuses on converting it into one of the cultural and creative hearts of Johannesburg city supporting local arts and food culture that works within the system of the corridor. The district Orange Grove would be an inclusive district that enables the differences to coexist in a tolerant environment where arts would be the peaceful bridge between the tensions.

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Louis Botha street view

BRT corridor design // johannesburg, SA

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Commercial building : Retail stores, restaurants, cafe, club, music stores area : 1160 sq m

performance area

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Pata Pata Station Complex : Tickets, souvenir shops, restaurant area : 350 sq m

Pata Pata Station Complex : Tickets, 24 hours infomation and help center souvenir shops, restaurant and bar, retail area : 1600 sq m

sidewalk

bus station

Flexible vending space Seating area for the food market and vending

Interior market and training center - textile , traditional jewellery, handicraft, cafes, restaurants, music stores area : 2800 sq m

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Bus holding station waiting pavilion, gateway to the district, performative character.

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Activities Street furniture In johannesburg conflicts due to differences made a fragmented society over time separated by walls physicall and mentally. But even in these conflicted situations there lie few pockets of energy and togetherness which gives Joburg its charm. Johannesburg is a multiplicity of identities which has high hopes for future and for life. The city is fighting hard to shift from the FEAR TO FREEDOM.

ARTS DISTRICT & PATA PATA STATION removable stalls

Sectional view of the market space

The district acts as the gateway to the cultural and historic waves of the city displaying multiplicity of activities and situations where street becomes a learning experience. Local vendors and local business is encouraged with the support of vibrant artists and appropriate spaces.

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biker dude

stylish thrifters

clubbers “Will you make us famous?”

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“We probably feel safer with you than you do with us!”

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CHANGING SPACE Photo essay showing the temporality of a Station

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PREMISE

Through the careful observation of daily life the dynamics and set of actors that unfold within the public space provide clues to how the space is negotiated. The premise of the Public Life Survey was to test the hypothesis of whether Braamfontein served as an inclusive and diverse space, as claimed by the City of Johannesburg.

Demographics study

The study was conducted on Saturday (Market Day) June 27th, 2015 and involved occupying strategic locations over the course of a full-day (~12 hours) to experience the full temporal range and shifting demographics that accompany the opening and closing of shops, bars, and restaurants. Cycles of events and flexibility of spaces activated the urban environment. As a declared improvement district, re-surging from economic decline, the presence of multi-layered security contributes to a newfound experience of safety.

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LEGEND 1. STL metro station commercial complex 2. Amenity center 3. Theis farm 4. N hanley rd- bridge 5. Hilton Garden inn 6. Express Scripts 7. Ramona lake complex 8. Warehouses and offices 9. Landscape with walkways - greenway 10. Cool valley neighbourhood 11. University of Missouri - STL

In late 1990s the vibrant neighbourhoods near St Louis Lambert International airport were bough out for runway expansion and noise abatement. Much of the area remained vacant for over 20 years with no development. The site under consideration has N Hanley Station,one of the most active nodes of metro ,used by 21.5% of the people in the neighbourhood. The environmental, transportational and economic networks in the site are broken by the highway and new development which has also made the area less pedestrian friendly and unsafe.

DESIGN

View of the i70 highway

The proposal looks into re-connecting these fragmented pieces and making the metro station more assessible to the people by the means of landscape elements.

Main features include easy and human friendly pedestrian paths connecting major points and the daylighting and cleaning of the maline creek to make a continuous green way and water system.

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metro station Jefferson national Expansion memorial

refresh! east side

revitalisation of a city // east st louis, IL fall 2014, washington university in st louis

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PORT OF EAST ST LOUIS MALCOM MARTIN MEMORIAL PARK

HIGH SPEED RAIL ENVIRONMENTAL MULTIMODAL STATION COMPONENTS

Proposed District level Plan

HISTORIC DISTRICT AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ZONE

PHASE 1 :Historic and Environmental Restoration

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PHASE 2 : Trail network and HSR Station Development

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PHASE 3 :Community Center and Mixed- Use Development

PREMISE

metrolink line railway N highway

PHASE 4 : Self Sustaining community with Higher Quality of Life

Implementation plan

Located at the east side of Mississippi river, across St Louis the city of East Side suffers from high level of crime due to its deteriorated state. The project looks into ways of reviving the historic city.

REFRESH !

View of the development civic core

Section through the civic core 4 // work samples // sminu sudhakaran

Proposed civic-core plan metro station

Refresh ! East Side, a city revitalisation project proposes a new Transit Oriented mixed-use downtown for East St Louis. This new development would be triggered by the development of a Station at East Side for the HSR line connecting Chicago to St Louis utilising the Federal and State incentives. This development will target active, young professionals and students with its walkable and environment friendly design like the metro station, the civic core, the river edge redevelopment and the new expanded greenway connections.

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The main challenge of the neighborhood is to make it more active, occupied and increase its population thus making it more safer and vibrant community. The fragmented community has to be restitched and reorganised to create a strong community feeling ranch style among the residents.

connect greenway to wellston metro station

four square delmar metro station

delmar blvd

rain garden to collect water

Implementation plan

contemporary activate nodes along Hodimont greenway with amenities

corner cafes and stores along good fellow for the community

goodfellow blvd

row houses

Hodimont greenway to downtown St Louis

Washington University north campus

connect community to extending commercial through goodfellow delmar metro station blvd

commercial/light industrial

Building types

Mixed use street view

extend boundary to union blvd to incorporate the school

PREMISE

delmar blvd 0

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new development

greenway and public spaces

As the commercial corridor is infilled along Goodfellow, traffic calming measures will insure bike/pedestrian safety along Delmar, Goodfellow, and Page Blvd.

Located 6 blocks away from Delmar Loop ,the popular desitnation of St Louis, The West End Neighbourhood experiences sustainability issues.

Conceptual plan VISION 60 In 60 years, the West End Neighborhood will have completely restitched and reorganized the community to capitalize on existing resources, creating a safe, liveable, accessible, desirable and connected environment.

Transit oriented community development that focuses on continuity and mobility to overcome the social inequity in the area. New density will be added along Goodfellow with the introduction of a mixed-use commercial corridor that will bring growth by Charrette drawings - plan & greenways capitilizing on the Delmar Loop commercial corridor.

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modular apartment housing

cafeteria and outdoor seating

library and amenities center

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Levels of activity

Design components

PREMISE

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The alarming situation of rise in sea-level around new york and other parts of the world has inspired this proposal to illustrate the idea of living on stilts in the city to test the new protoype of building construction that is flood resistant. The project lies along the historic JMZ subway line running from Manhattan to Brooklyn.

DESIGN

The temporary installation illustrates and familiarize people the life on stilts and creates awareness among them about the alarming situation of sea level rise. In a city with more high rises and less open public spaces, the area beneath the stilts is used as a active public space with access to the upper floors. The first level is a semi public space with commercial activity and the upper floors are modular studio apartments. During flood this prototype protects the living space from damage.

Sectional view - during flood 6 // work samples // sminu sudhakaran

NANDI HOUSING

housing development // bangalore, india

ochre architects, bangalore, India

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A housing development project at the foothills of Nandi Hills, Bangalore, India.

Total property area - 51 acres of which 38.44 acres is considered for development.

The site gradually slopes from 71.0m lvl at north east to 105.0 m lvl at south.

The size of the plots to be considered is 6,000 sq ft which can be later converted into quarter and half acre plots.

The theme with which the houses are to be designed:

- traditional contemporary

- modern contemporary

- industrial Option of converting them into â&#x20AC;&#x153;weekend resort homesâ&#x20AC;?

Use of local building materials preferred

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PREMISE

The project is a development of an Art cafe in the cultural and historic district of Kerala in India. The idea is to restore the art deco building in the site and design an art museum , art cafe and artists residence in the site.

The first floor of the building is converted into a bakery and boutique shop for the cafe.

The second floor is converted into rooms of 25 sq m. The new building is aligned with the existing and is used as an entry to the gallery and exhibition space inside.

The traditional Kerala Architecture is mixed with minimalistic design to maintain the character of the Historic Street.

ROLE

Assisted Principal in feasibility studies and conceptual design stage. Produced plans , views and presentation for the initial client meeting conceptual view of gallery 14// work samples // sminu sudhakaran

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GOLDEN TRIANGLE CLUBHOUSE community clubhouse//bangalore, india Ochre Architects, Bangalore, India

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first floor plan

front view - massing model

second floor plan

third floor plan

second floor loft

lobby and reception

PREMISE

The client wants an open club house next to the apartments for the Brigade Golden Triangle development and the site has two jackfruit trees that need to be saved. The design in minimalisticand revolves around the two trees and the staggering of volumes of spaces placed on top of each other to create smooth circulation and interesting views and form.

The club house has an open swimming pool, gymnasium , spa, badminton courts, table tennis area and an open terrace party area.

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Site Location of club house

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ROLE

Assisted Principal in conceptual design and presentation. Attended meetings with electrical, mechanical, plumbing, fire safety consultants and other stakeholder meetings.

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PREMISE

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The project was part of an competition for Annual convention of National Association of Students of Architecturre in India. The design brief was to design a memorial for a famour poet or writer in India. Kamala Surayya ,a bold, rebellious and romantic female poet from South India was chosen.

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The installation is an iconic structure set in a place revered by the poet; her birthplace- an appropriate setting for the iconoclastic poet who defied conventions in a mentally strait jacketed society. The flow of spaces from the green lobby via the angled pillars of the transition zone, through the rustic wooden reading space defining framed views of the snake shrine to the exhibition hall and underground solitude points culminating in the main water body offer an insight into the poetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eventful life.

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grand boulevard design // gandhinagar, india HCPDPM, ahmedabad, india

Vehicular Circulation

Commemorative plaza in front of Sachivalaya ( Assembly building)

Pedestrian Circulation

Master Plan

Bike path along edge of park

PREMISE

The 1960â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan of Gandhinagar, Gujarat conceived a grand boulevard â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the Central Vista, as the focal point of the city that would run on a north-west, south-east axis from the railway station to the Sabarmati River. The design concept by HCP identified the elements that work together to create an iconic space: Axis, Focal Point, Nodes, Edges, Movement, Activities, Meaning and Symbolism.

ROLE

Typical Section - 25m ROW 8 // work samples // sminu sudhakaran

Prepared conceptual renderings and Construction drawing including Street plan with detailed paving and street sections. Under supervision conducted documentation of environmental factors and existing trees on site.

Compressed Earth Block Pavilion, College of Enigneering, Trivandrum, MUD workshop, 2010

-MUD Workshop - 2 weeks of making bricks with compressor and curing for workshop Rammed Earth Construction : Volunteered for constructing rammed earth walls CSEB Vaulted Roof

Ferrocement roof

Spiral Wall from CSEB bricks

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hands-on projects and interests//art-ipad pro

MUD WORKSHOP 2010

MUD Workshops, Rammed Earth Construction, Sketching, Doodling

Kolkata City

Volunteer : Marketing Media Head - Robotics for Youth, WRO Olympiad, 2019

Ink on Paper Sketching

Inktober Art - Women of the World

sminu sudhakaran // work samples // 17