Sundara Vadhana Gurushev undergraduate
portfolio
decongestion of meena bazaar. bur dubai, u.a.e.
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HOTEL MERAKI, BUSINESS BAY, DUBAI, U.A.E.
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marchen heimat, social housing in berlin, germany
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YOUNG LEADERS INNOVATION CHALLENGE
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Al Mulla Plaza Documentation, Dubai U.A.E.
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TALL BUILDING STUDIO 2015
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MUD CONSERVATION
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ONE DAY MODEL CHALLENGE
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EXPERIMENTS
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CERTIFICATES & ACHEIVEMENTS
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THIS PROJECT WAS DONE AS PART OF THE URBAN DESIGN CONTEXT STUDIO EXAM OVER A PERIOD OF THREE DAYS. DATE: JANUARY 2018 SEMESTER: 7 TOOLS USED: PHOTOSHOP, GOOGLE MAPS, AUTOCAD
DECONGESTING MEENA BAZAAR, AN URBAN STUDY OF COSMOS LANE, BUR DUBAI U.A.E.
SEMESTER 7 DESIGN STUDIO EXAM PORTFOLIO PREVIEW
PROJECT: HOTEL MERAKI, BUSINESS BAY, DUBAI TYPE: COMMERCIAL BRIEF: THIS PROJECT WAS DONE AS PART OF THE WINTER SEMESTER PROJECT, WHERE IN WE WERE ASKED TO DESIGN A BUSINESS HOTEL IN THE BUSINESS BAY AREA OF DUBAI. PROJECT DESIGNED BY: ANUMOL THOMAS, PAULLOMI RAJA, SUNDARA VADHANA GURUSHEV FOCUS AREA: CONCEPUTALIZATION, FACADE DESIGN, REVIT MASSING, PHOTOSHOP PRESENTATION DATE: JUNE 2017 SEMESTER: 6 TOOLS USED: PHOTOSHOP, REVIT, AUTOCAD, SKETCH UP
HOTEL MERAKI, BUSINESS BAY, DUBAI, U.A.E.
SEMESTER 6 DESIGN STUDIO
HOTEL MERAKI, BUSINESS BAY, DUBAI, U.A.E.
VIEWS OF THE HOTEL LOBBY, GYM AND THE EXTERIOR. LUMION RENDER
SEMESTER 6 DESIGN STUDIO
PROJECT: MARCHEN HEIMAT, BERLIN GERMANY TYPE: REESIDENTIAL, LOW-COST, SUSTAINABLE BRIEF: THIS PROJECT WAS DONE AS PART OF THE FALL SEMESTER DESIGN STUDIO. THE AIM OF TH EPROJECT WAS TO BUILD LOW COST, AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR REFUGGES IN BERLIN GERMANY, BASED ON THE STUDY TOUR VISIT TO THE CITY. PROJECT DESIGNED BY: SUNDARA VADHANA GURUSHEV FOCUS AREA: DESIGN, CONCEPT, SUSTAINABILIY, AFFORDABILITY DATE: OCTOBER 2016 SEMESTER: 5 TOOLS USED: AUTOCAD, PHOTOSHOP, REVIT, SKETCHING
MARCHEN HEIMAT, SOCIAL HOUSING PROJECT, BERLIN, GERMANY
SEMESTER 5 DESIGN STUDIO
PROJECT: YOUNG LEADER’S INNOVATION CHALLENGE TYPE: RETROFIT BRIEF: THIS PROJECT WAS DONE AS PART OF THE FUTURE LEADER’S ENERGY CHALLENGE, AS PART OF INTERSOLAR MIDDLE EAST. THE CHALLENGE WAS TO RETROFIT A BUILDING OLDER THAN 10 YEARS TO MAKE IT ENERGY EFFICIENT. THIS PROJECT WAS PRESENTED AT THE INTERSOLAR EXIBHITION AND TO DEWA. PROJECT DESIGNED BY: ANUPAMA PRASAD, SHUBHAM SHARMA, SUNDARA VADHANA GURUSHEV FOCUS AREA: AUDITING, LED AND SOLAR RETROFITS DATE: JUNE 2015 SEMESTER: 4
YOUNG LEADER’S INNOVATION CHALLENGE- INTERSOLAR ME: DUBAI MUNICIPALITY
PROJECT: AL MULLA PLAZA DOCUMENTATION TYPE: DOCUMENTATION BRIEF: THIS PROJECT WAS DONE AS PART OF THE DOCUMENTATION COURSEWORK. WE WERE ASKED TO PRODUCE A SET OF WORKING DRAWINGS FOR THE AL MULLA PLAZA BUILDING IN AL NAHDA. LED A TEAM OF THREE TO DOCUMENT THE PLAZA AREA AND ONE OF THE PHOTO DOCUMENTATION HEADS. FOCUS AREA: WORKING DRAWINGS, PHOTO DOCUMENTATION DATE: JUNE 2017 SEMESTER: 6
AL MULLA PLAZA DOCUMENTATION, DUBAI, U.A.E.
SEMESTER 6 DOCUMENTATION
PROJECT: OFFICE TOWER IN AL BARSHA TYPE: COMMERCIAL BRIEF: THIS PROJECT WAS DONE AS PART OF THE TALL BUILDING STUDIO. THE BRIEF WAS TO DESIGN AN OFFICE TOWER WITH AMENITIES FOR A SITE IN AL BARSHA, THE TEAM CONSISTED OF STUDENTS OF ARCHITECTURE FROM VARIOUS YEARS OF STUDY. THIS PROJECT CAME FIRST AMONGST EIGHT OTHER PROJECTS. TEAM MEMBERS: GHANI ANSARI, JAY SHAH, YASIR SAEED, CELESTINE NIVEDITHA, NISHANT RAO, POOJITA KODALI, SUNDARA VADHANA GURUSHEV FOCUS AREA: SKETCHING, SUSTAINABILITY DATE: DECEMBER 2015 SEMESTER: 3
MEE- TALL BUILDING STUDIO 2015
MEE- TALL BUILDING STUDIO 2015
MUD CONSERVATION TYPE: EXTRA CURICULAR AN OVERVIEW OF THE WORK DONE AS PART OF MUDCONSERVATION, MAHE DUBAI’S ENVIRONMENT CLUB. SERVED AS CORE TEAM MEMBER, VICE-PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT IN CONSECUTIVE YEARS. FOCUS AREA: AUDITING, PROJECT PLANNING, SOCIAL MEDIA, GRAPHIC DESIGN, LEADDERSHIP DATE: 2015- PRESENT
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
PROJECT: ONE DAY MODEL MAKING CHALLENGE- EXPO 2020 TYPE: MODEL MAKING BRIEF: THIS PROJECT WAS DONE AS PART OF AN INTERNAL ONE DAY MODEL ASSIGNMENT. THE CONCEPT WAS TO CREATE A TENSILE ENTRANCE PAVILION THAT SHOWCASED THE EMIRATI STORY. IT WAS DESIGNED TO ALLOW LIGHT INTO THE PAVILION AND CREATE THE EXPO LOGO BY DAY AND AN ILLUMINATION USING LED LIGHTS BY NIGHT. THIS MODEL CAME FIRST AMONGST SIX OTHERS PROJECT DESIGNED BY: RUTH SOLOMON, AISHWARYA THOMAS, SUNDARA VADHANA GURUSHEV FOCUS AREA: DESIGN CONCEPT, MODEL DATE: OCTOBER 2016 SEMESTER: 5
ONE DAY MODEL CHALLENGE- INTERNAL [FIRST]
PHOTOGRAPHY WELL VERSED IN THE USAGE OF DSLR AND PHONE MINOR ENHANCEMENTS DONE ON CERTAIN PHOTOS ON LIGHTROOM OR SNAPSEED.
EXPERIMENTS
EXPERIMENTS
CERTIFICATES & ACHEIVEMENTS