PORTFOLIO
Sterlee Rajaseelan Architect
2019-2021
2014-2019
ARCHITECT
2017-2018 Internship
2018 - 2018 In-plant Trainee
Champaign, Illinois https://issuu.com/sterleerajase elan/docs/portfolio
2018 - 2018 In-plant Trainee
https://in.linkedin.com/in/sterl ee-rajaseelan-20293816b Licensed Architect – Council of Architecture – India (CA/2019/111286)
2019
+1 (217)819-0478
2018
sterlee2@illinois.edu
2015
Revit Architecture | Autodesk AutoCAD | Google SketchUp Pro | Adobe Photoshop | Adobe Illustrator | Adobe InDesign | Adobe Acrobat Pro DC | Rhinoceroses | Grasshopper | Microsoft Word | Microsoft PowerPoint | Microsoft Excel | Lumion | Google Drive/Docs
2016
Co-headed the analysis team of the Documentation Magazine. Also, wrote for the same magazine. Worked alongside Cultural Programs Head while attending the undergraduate degree program. Completed Bamboo Workshop at Auroville, Puducherry, India. Completed Brick Workshop at Auroville, Puducherry, India.
Concept Development | Master Planning | Presentation Delivery | 3D Modelling | Rendering | Project Management | Design Development | Team Player | Perseverance | Active Listening | Written and Oral Communication | Creativity and Problem Solving | Sketching | Hand Drafting | Model Building
CONTENTS 01.
AIRPORT - PASSENGER TERMINAL BUILDING
02.
ANTICLASTIC SURFACES AND DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURES
03.
TRAIN STATION AND COMMERCIAL COMPLEX
04.
MAIN STREET ILLINOIS
05.
PEEK-A-BOO - THE EX.PE.RI.ENCE BOX
06.
SOORYA MANDIR (SUN TEMPLE)
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AIRPORT - PASSENGER TERMINAL BUILDING Navi Mumbai International Airport At Ulwe, Navi Mumbai, India
Academic Project: Undergraduate Final Year Undergraduate Thesis Advisor: Prof. Sanjiv Dongre
The airport passenger terminal building is a part of a greenfield airport in Navi Mumbai, India, with an annual forcast capacity of 60 million passengers until year 2030. It will serve as a satelite airport to the existing airport in Mumbai, around 40 kms away. The PTBs are planned in two phases, until year 2050, and located on site wrt to the orientation of the parallel runways planned on the airport complex.
CONCEPT The idea for designing the passenger terminal building (PTB) for NMIA is to focus on passenger experience within the PTB, try to elevate it without compromising on the daily functioning and revenue generation. To achieve the same, inspiration has been taken from the ‘Garden City Movement’.
PROPOSED MASTER PL AN FOR NMIA
PASSENGER TERMINAL BUILDING CONFIGURATION EVOLUTION
VVV
LEVEL 4 - CHECK IN LEVEL PL AN
VERTICAL CONNECTIVITY AND ACTIVITY PLANNING WITHIN PTB
PASSENGER TERMINAL BUILDING CIRCULATION FLOW DIAGRAMS
L E V E L 3 - D E PA R T U R E C O N C O U R S E L E V E L
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View Overlooking The Garden Food Court At Departure Concourse Level From The Check-In Level
View Of The Waiting Area Near Gates
Longitudinal Section Though Th
View of the Visitor’s Concourse
View of the PTB
e Visitor’s Concourse
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ANTICLASTIC STRUCTURES AND DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURES P R E S T R E S S E D S T R U C T U R E S ( F O R M F O L LO W S F O R C E S ) - A N T I C L A S T I C TENSIONED MEMBRANE STRUCTURES. The assignment was to study a building which uses anticlastic surfaces as its building envelope and make a structural model of it. The assignment was to be done in a group of 4. Khan Khteyr at Astana, Kazaystan was chosen to study anticastic tensioned membrane structures and a working model for the same was made by the group. Group Members: Sterlee Rajaseelan Ishan Rakshit Sneha Patel Delnaaz Kharidi
Academic Project: Graduate Group Project Advisor: Prof. Sudarshan Krishnan
1. Fixing of the central support and the periphral fasteners onto which the anticlastic structural cable network would be tied.
2. Fixing of vertical cable network tying the ring beam on the column top to the periphral beam at foundation level.
3. Fixing of horizontal cable network tying the ring beam on the column top to the periphral beam at foundation level.
4. Fixing of the tensile membrane (spandex) by connecting it to the vertical and horizontal cable network to complete the anticlastic surfaces model.
T R A N S F O R M A B L E STRUCTURES ( F O R M F O L LO W S M OT I O N )
The assignment was to design a deployable wall/installation measuring 4 feet in length and height. A radial translation was chosen for the wall in plan with a stepped wall in elevation. Group Members: Sterlee Rajaseelan Ishan Rakshit Sneha Patel Delnaaz Kharidi
Academic Project: Graduate Group Project Advisor: Prof. Sudarshan Krishnan
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
2 15 16 "
2 9 16 "
2 3 16 "
Members Used For The Deployable Wall PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
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The 3d Line Axonometric View Of The Wall
ANTICLASTIC STRUCTURES AND DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURES
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
2 9 16 "
One Of The Three Types Of Joints Used In The Deployable Wall (For Connecting Four Members)
One Of The Three Types Of Joints Used In The Deployable Wall (For Connecting Three Members)
The First Horizontal Layer Assembed
Deployable Wall Assembly In Progress
The Deployable Wall- At Rest
Deployable Wall- Fully Deployed
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PROPOSED RAILWAY STATION COMPLEX Station Complex On Seawoods-Uran Rail Corridor At Kharkopar, Navi Mumbai, India
Academic Project: Undergraduate Project Type: Individual Advisor: Prof. Rane
The aim of the project is to design a station which makes a landmark, is inviting in nature and provides commuters with easy circulation, way findings and shorter walking distances. For this, a very striking form has been used with simple geometry which registers quickly into the minds of the observer and stays. the commercial complex has been put on the side of the railway station, in the way of the pedestrian traffic so as to increase the visual connectivity between the commuters and the commercial complex, as they are the main users for the shopping areas proposed. A link has been provided between the station and the commercial complex on the first floor.
Pedestrian Movement On Site
Vehicular Movement On Site
Site Zoning
View Of The Subway Level Of Train Station
View Of The Seating Area Near The Food Court At Subway Level
View Of The Subway Level Of Train Station
View Of The Seating Area Near The Food Court At Subway Level
C O N C O U R S E L E V E L P L A N W I T H C O N N E C T I N G B R I D G E TO T H E C O M M E R C I A L COMPLE X
View Of The Commercial Building
SECTION OF THE COMMERCIAL BUILDING
The studio focused on retaining the historic character of the downtowns of Illinois. For the same, in the first half of the studio, design guidelines were produced by students in studio for the assignned city. In the second half, these guidelines were shuffled so that in the design part of the studio you work on a site in a city analysed by another student. The design included following the historic design guidelines prepared by the student for the specific city.
Academic Project: Graduate Project Type: Individual Advisor: Prof. Paul Kapp
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MAIN STREET ILLINOIS - GENEVA, IL Commercial Building Design For Geneva Based on Historic Downtown District Design Guidelines
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODE
Recommended - Inclusion Of Arches In The Building
Breaking Up The Mass C-Shaped Plan In Second Storey To Allow More Natural Lighing Within The Building.
Modifification Of Arches Into Design Elements Used To Signify Entry Points.
Chamfering The Corner To Give More Definition To The Building.
Division Of Commercial (Ground Storey) And Business (Offices On Second Floor) Activities
W STATE STREET
STREET ELE
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
ESK STUDENT VERSION
FLOOR PLANS
WINDOW DETAIL PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
S 4TH STREET
EVATIONSTREET ELEVATION OF THE PROPOSED BUILDINGS WITH CONTEXT SCALE 1"=10'
PROPOSED BUILDING
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W STATE STREET
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PEEK-A-BOO - THE EX.PE.RI.ENCE BOX Experiential mapping of Abdul Rehman Street, Mumbai, India Academic Project: Undergraduate Project Type: Group
The assignment was to experience a given street in a group of 10 and represent that exprerience in any form so that the street can relived in the chosen form of representation. Group Members: Sterlee Rajaseelan, Mansi Rokadiya, Jainam Shah, Shalaka Tawde, Pranjali Kothari, Mahima Pawar, Soham Singhasane, Kevin Mehta, Sagar Sirsikar, Ushma Karia. Contribution: street experienctial mapping, autocad dcoumentation of the street, model making (humans, the box and lighting of the box)
location P E E K -A -B O O : BOREDOM
T H E E X . P E . R I . E N C E B OX
Experience being knowledge of an event gained through personal involvement, our assignment is a pragmatic approach through a model which explains emotions and activities. Our concept revolves around our hand-picked experiences of the street- Abdul Rehman Street, inELEVATION OF THE MA forms of both living and non-living amalgamation. ABDUL RAHEMAN STREET IS The main intention behind it was to categorise each experience into priLOCATED IN CST mary, secondary and tertiary emotions to give a more rightful experience of the wanderers’ journey.
ANNOYANCE THE VIEW OF THE MASJID, ONE OF THE EYE CATCHING BUILDINGS IN THE STREET.
ELEVATION OF THE A GLASS FACADE SECTION SHOWING THE POTHOLES IN ROAD, THE TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT (MAKING US FEEL VERY VIGILANT)
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ANTICIPATION
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THE PARKING ON THE ROAD, EFFECTIVELY BLOCKING MOST OF THE ROAD
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APPREHENSION /FEAR ANTICIPATION
VIGILENCE
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Walkable foo
Very shaded,
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THE FACADE OF STATE BANK OF INDIA BUILDING
VIGILENCE
Very sunny, too man
No place to sit, restin
H 1. Get a clean slate- clear your mind of all the pre conceived notions Node A building under rest 2. Depending on how adventurous you’re feeling, either open the door very jarring and atte Searching for a place THE BUILDING NEAR THE JUNCTION first and get a first hand experience or get a gist from the doodle first. 3. Are you ready? Every door is a portal to unknown! follow the numbers- starting from 1st door and let the ribbons guide you from door Node E1 to door. A lot of hawkers Incense sticks- very st 4. Take a moment to understand and absorb the scenario around. Old aged people stand 5. Co-relate the colours of the humans to the emotion wheel to see Narrow left street- ve what they’re feeling. THE HAWKERS AT THE JUNCTIONS THE FACADE OF ARMS AND AMMUNITION SHOP 6. The most important part – experience it yourself!!!
ANTICIPATION
DISTRACTION THE VIEW FROM THE STREET
AMAZEMENT
CURIOSITY
THE ELEVATION OF THE JAM
THE GARBAGE DUMPED AROUND THE STORM WATER DRAIN (MAKING US FEEL DISGUSTED)
The EmotionHAWKERS Wheel- A Legend With Colours And CorrespondJAM ingTRAFFIC Colours. HANDCART
EXPERIENCE MAPPING
GARBAGE AND FOUL SMELL DENSITY OF PEOPLE
ONE THIRD OF THE ROAD IS COVERED BY PARKED CARS, LEAVING THE REST FOR
THE HANDCARTS PARKED IN FRONT OF T UNLOAD IN THE AVAILABLE SPACE IN RO
The Coloured Elevations Represent The Elevations Registered During The Visit. The Street As Seen From The First Floor Of The Building (Left)
Doodles Depicting Actual Experiences Of The Street (Right)
The Representation Of The The Middle Of The Street As Experienced By The Group.
The Representation Of The Beginning Of The Street As Experienced By The Group.
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SOORYA MANDIR Sun Temple at Keshav Srushti, Uttan, Mumbai, India National Level Project Competition Entry nd 2 Prize Winner
Competition Project: Undergraduate Competition Type: Project Competition Project Type: Group
The Soorya Mandir design competition was a project competition held at Keshav Srushti, Uttan, Mumbai, India. The challange was to design a soorya mandir (sun temple) which was supposed to be located at the end of a nature trail. The design was supposed to be mordern but still refecting the ideals of soorya mandir. The material had to be innovative and structural stability had to be looked into. The experience had to be on the inside of the temple, as well as outside it. The entry as fixed at east.The group members could be upto 25. We had 8 group members. We aimed at giving the mandir a spiritual as well as a modern experience. Group Members: Sterlee Rajaseelan, Kunal Chattlani, Mahima Pawar, Neel Parakh, Pradeep Nayar, Jeevan Paraskar, Ayesha Nathani, Anuja Bhosle
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