SCHOOL OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE, NEW DELHI
ARCHITECTURE
PORTFOLIO SWETHA RAVICHANDRAN
2018- 2021 SELECTED WORKS
SWETHA RAVICHANDRAN
EDUCATION 2021
School of Planning and Arch
2018
Sri Kumarans Children's Ho
2015
Sri Kumarans Children's Ho
Architecture student
Bachelor's of Architecture (2018-
Cleared Class XIIth CBSE Board Ex
Cleared Class Xth CBSE Board Exa
WORKSHOPS/ ELECTIVES
CONTACT ME DOB
13th October 2000
Address
JP Nagar 6th phase, Bangalore, India- 560078
swetha.arc@gmail.com
Contact
+91-9535346644
INTERESTS Reading
Table tennis
Debates
Writing
Volunteering
Travel
2019
Product making workshop at S
2019
Biomimicry workshop at SPA D
2019
The Laurie Baker Centre for Ha
2019
Graphic Design Masterclass In
Making a pedestal to display exhibits
Building with Brick, Mud and Bamboo
Udemy: Applications of Adobe- Indes
2019
Universal Accessible Design
Instructor: Prof. Dr. Anil Dewan (SPA
2020
Universal Design: Design for al
2020
Micro housing : Minimal living s
Instructor: Parag Anand Meshram, SP
Instructor: Ar. Nidhip Mehta, SPA De
DESIGN SKILLS Design ideation
Research
Product design
Presentation
Model making
Communication
INTERPERSONAL SKILLS Inventive and imaginative Responsible, Leadership Problem solving, Challenge seeker Self motivated and self managed
SOFTWARE Presentation
Autodesk Autocad Adobe Photoshop Adobe Indesign Adobe Illustrator MS office
Rendering Vray Keyshot
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COMPETITIONS
hitecture, New Delhi
2019
The Habitat: Hosted By Archmello
ome CBSE, Bangalore
2020
House 2.0: Hosted By Archdias
ome CBSE, Bangalore
2020
Lock-Unlock: Hosted By Arch8
present)
xaminations, 94.8%
aminations, 10 CGPA
Rethinking student housing in India
Rethinking housing during the pandemic Rethinking prison architecture
ACHIEVEMENTS
SPA Delhi by Everest
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Delhi by Prashant Dhawan
abitat Studies (LBC)
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ntermediate by Lindsay Marsh
sign, Photoshop, Illustrator
2019
Everest Product Making : Winning Entry
2020
Lock-Unlock Prison Architecture: Top 50
2020
Solar Decathlon India : Finalists (Top 6)
2020
Reading Voyage : Sponsored by Type-form
A pedestal for display of exhibits
A medium security prison
Educational typology: Net-zero energy and water
Selected writing entry on excerpt from a book
delhi), Ar. Raja Singh
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PA Delhi (Industrial design elective)
WORK EXPERIENCE
spaces
2020
elhi
Modelling
imble Sketchup utodesk Revit hinocerous 3D rasshopper
nalysis
cotect elux pos
Rethinking The Future Editorial intern
RESEARCH 2019
Orccha Vernacular study and Measured drawing (MD)
2019
Morni Vernacular study
2021
Micro housing Minimal living spaces
2021
Rightsizing: Redefining the housing typology
Settlement study and MD of an architectural element
Study of a settlement in Morni village
Repurposing crisis housing for the homeless
Looking at downsizing with an ecological impact.
CONTENTS
01 2019
04 2020
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02 03 2021
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Outlook
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Lock-Unlock
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Intertwine
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Invert
A Kindergarten
A medium security prison
Housing in the new normal
An urban intervention
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Collaborate
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Navriti
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Duas- Vias
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Collaborations
Design development
NZEB: A vocational centre
Large-spans : An expo centre
Research, Product design, Art
01 EXPLORING MATERIAL
OUTLOOK A Pre-primary School Individual SPA Delhi | Year 2019 | 2 months Academic| School extension | Wood exploration Instructors: Prof. Prabhjot Singh Sugga, Prof. Balpreet Madaan, Ar. Arti Nagpal Site: Lady Irwin College, Sikandra road, Mandi house, New Delhi- 110001 DESCRIPTION Built as an extension of an existing primary school in Delhi, it consists of 2 classrooms for ages 3 to 6 along with a multipurpose hall. The project revolves around the idea of breaking preconceived notions of what a typical building should look like, as a way to stimulate a child's curiosity and creativity. However this project focuses on a material approach, trying to use wood in a unique and unconventional manner. The chosen hypar shell escalates curiosity with its structure while the construction is made simple with straight timber members. Being an extension of an existing school, one cannot forget the importance of the context.
Material Curved wooden structure
Concept: Parallax Viewing objects with a different perspective when viewed from different positions. The idea is to break preconceived notions of what a typical building should look like, as a way to stimulate a child's curiosity and creativity.
Higher ceiling height (4.5m) Illusion of a larger space
However this project focused on a material approach. The idea was to use the chosen material (wood) in a unique and unconventional manner once again fulfilling the intent of the project. Shape Unconventional wall profile
Exposed texture Increases sensory skills
Program
Concept implementation
Formal: Admin spaces and Classrooms- Age 3-6 +
Using the built to spark curiosity in young children.
Design Features
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01 Larger spaces
02 Repetitive roof form
High ceilings create a sense of large spaces and enhance free movement.
Combination of a hypar shell unit. The form has a close resembelance to the pre existing vaults.
03 Classroom : Indoor + Outdoor
04 Courtyard: A contoured play area
Classrooms accompanied by play areas ensuring safety and privacy.
Contours imitating natural terrain while opening the space in response to the existing structure.
A view of the school from the road
The school is inward facing and away from the road to ensure privacy
Response to context Responding to the existing structure, climate and landscape
01 Roof geometry The hypar shell form of the project closely resembles the vaulted form of the existing structure. Entrance RAK school
Entrance New school
02 Landscape The courtyard being a common feature creates a smooth transition between the two schools.
Existing RAK school New school extension
Response to roads
Access points and landscaped areas
Access points Creating entrances from the road and the adjoining school
Ensuring privacy and safety Zoning public spaces near the road for easy access.
Intermitent well ventilated play areas/ open spaces Open spaces draw a good breeze into the site.
Response to climate Tall ceilings with high windows
Cross ventilation
Site plan
Location: Lady Irwin college, Sikandra road, Mandi House, New Delhi 110001 Site area: 1402 sqm, Built area: 315 sqm Main gate entrance
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8 4 Legend 1. Reception 2. Sick bay 3. Waiting area 4. Washroom 5. Admin office 6. Courtyard/ playarea 7. Play area 8. Classroom 9. Multipuropose hall 10. Kitchen
Play ground
Sikandra Road
Hypar shell- creating the form
From a hyperbolic parabaloid to a hypar shell
Marking the extents Polygonal base and the highest point of the structure.
Surface boundary Marking the 4 defining lines of the surface to be created.
Ruled surface A Hyperbolic parabaloid creating a unit of the roof.
Defining a unit Trimming the hypar structure with an isocurve.
Roof unit One-fourth of the structure
Dividing curve Linear elements that form the surface.
Dividing curve Linear elements in the opposite direction reduce span.
Polyarray Multiplying the single unit by 4
Understanding the ability of wood
Laminated veneer lumber with its high strength serves as a great alternative for concrete as well as steel.
Structure 1: Hypar shell
Horizontal hyperbolic sections and vertical parabolic sections form a thin shell roof.
Structure 2: Beam-grid
A system of horizontal and vertical beams reducing concentrated load.
01 Timber sheet
Exterior 1. Resin 2. Softwood lumber 3. Beam grid 4. Vapour retarder 5. Rigid insulation 6. Plywood Interior
Non structural panels covering the members.
02 Members The first layer of straight members that create the form.
Walling and flooring The layers
03 Members The second layer of straight members that create the form.
04 Stud wall Curved stud walls as infills.
Exterior 1. Wear layer 2. Floorboard 3. Subfloor 4. Joist Interior
Interior 1. Lumber stud wall 2. Plyboard 3. Gymsum board 4. Rigid foam 5. Wood sidings 6. Resin Exterior
Perception of the structure's interior A section through the site
Lvl +4500
Lvl +0
01 School entrance 02 Reception/Waiting
A journey through the pre-school
The path travelled on a day to day basis by parents, staff and children. Children
Parents
Staff
Legend 1. School entrance 2. Reception/Waiting 3. Multipurpose hall 4. Multipurpose hall Spillout/ Play area + Kitchen 5. Admin- Principal, Co-ordinators room 6. Courtyard/ Semi open play area 7. Classroom attached play area 8. Classroom
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A key plan of the school and the path of travel
03 Multipurpose hall
04 Multipurpose hall Spillout + Kitchen
05 Admin- Principal, Co-ordinators room
07 Classroom attached play area
08 Classroom
02 HOUSING: POST COVID
INTERTWINE
Housing for the new normal Group of 2 Competition entry| Year 2021 | 1 month Normalcy| Post covid | Flexibility | Co-exist Site: Coorg, Karnataka, India
DESCRIPTION Can we create varying environments within the house? The pandemic has taken away a sense of normalcy and travel from all. The design brings back this ‘normal’ through an evolved and minimalistic approach. As opposed to treating house and other activities (work, recreation, cafes, fitness, meditation, gaming, hobbies, etc) as two opposites, this design brings them all under a single roof in a co-existing manner while emphasizing on travel, the most missed of them all.
Designing for the new normal Traveling through home
Evoking a sense of normalcy at home through travel
Since the pandemic has hit the world, travel has taken a back seat.
Work/ study
Work/ study
Health/ fitness
Health/ fitness
House/ living Cafe/ retail
Cafe/ retail
Recreation / theatre
Pre pandemic
Activities as separate entities that came together on a daily basis through travel.
House/ living
Recreation / theatre
Intertwine: During the Pandemic
These entities came together and become part of the home.
Designing for the new normal Design solutions
01 Accommodate Creating environments for different activities at home 02 Co-exist The house as a result grows to incorporate new spaces.
03 Integrating outdoors- travel and transit Greens and courtyards evoke a feeling of moving to different places for different activities. 04 Introducing levels- variation The house plays with levels in an attempt to provide each activity with a different environment and a unique path.
Insufficient space, sanitation facilities, compromise on health/recreation have been dealt with. Lighting, ventilation, sense of traveling, self sufficiency and afford-ability are a few key features.
Zoning
Using levels to bring to evoke a sense of travel
Meditation + Pool
Bedroom
01 Sanitisation area Sanitisation at the entrance Gym / terrace
Living room / dining
02 Work-living differentiation Guest/ Isolation
03 Guest- isolation room
Foyer
Work / study
Accessing workplace from the outside of the house. Isolation room with an open space
WC
Ground floor
Entrance
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Upper level
Legend 1. Front yard 2. Foyer 3. Courtyard 4. Parking 5. Guest/ isolation room 6. Living room 7. Reading room 8. Dining room 9. Pool 10. Meditation room
Lower level
Legend 11. Courtyard 12. Bedroom 13. Terrace 14. Gym/fitness center 15. Bedroom
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Ground floor plan
Front yard+ foyer + sanitation area+ guest room/ isolation room + living/reading + dining + meditation Centre + pool
Sub ground
2 Bedrooms + courtyard
First floor plan
Gym/fitness Centre + terrace garden + workspace/ reading + study/gaming
Higher ground
Workspace/ reading + study/gaming
Design Features
Design solutions for growing needs
House
Guestroom- isolation ward (situation based)
Hobby space- Meditation (interest based)
Workspace- Recreation (hours/time based)
Gym- Party hall (person based)
House
Entrance (wash + shelves)
Isolation ward + balcony +wash
SANITISATION
ADAPTIBILITY
Post covid houses require areas of sanitisation. The entrance foyer is replaced by a closed room connected to a cleaning space and shelf to leave belongings. An isolation ward with an attached open space is also a current need
With an addition of spaces during the pandemic, rooms can be used for different purposes during different hours (social and working hours ) or events to increase efficiency of floorplate.
Living + workspace
Extended living room
Courtyard sandwiched between bedrooms, that can become one
FLEXIBILITY
SELF SUSTAINABILTY
Spaces are divided by sliding doors so that they can be altered (minimised or enlarged) as per the need of time.
Including green spaces and terrace gardens to grow vegetables/ crops as the kitchen gained importance during the time of the pandemic.
Integrating open spaces
A section through the courtyard and meditation spaces
A sliding door dividing the reading and living, can open up into one space.
Flexible interior spaces Courtyard between the two bedrooms can open into a larger family room
Workspace
2 Bedrooms
Integrating open spaces
View of the pool and meditation space from the terrace
Lighting and ventilation
A section through the courtyard
Level 3 Fitness centre/ Party hall Rooftop garden
Level 1 Sanitisation area + guest/ isolation room Living + reading + Dining Meditation/Recreation + Pool
Level 2 e/ Recreation
Level 0 + Courtyard
Program
An exploded isometric of spaces
Recreation
A section through the living/ recreation spaces
03 REVIVING SPACES
INVERT
An Urban Intervention Group of 3 SPA Delhi | Year 2020 | 1 month Academic| Reviving dead space | Constraints Instructor: Prof. Prabhjot Singh Sugga, Prof. Balpreet Madaan, Ar. Arti Nagpal Site: Rohtak, Haryana
DESCRIPTION Sprouts from the bridge and raises to the ground A 2km long stretch under the railway bridge is revived to create commercial, educational and recreational spaces to cater to the residential spaces in the vicinity. The overhead bridge being a prominent part of the site dictates aspects of the design. With the bridge dominating its presence over the ground, numerous elements have been inverted creating the illusion of having its roots on the bridge rather than the ground.
Concept: Invert
Understanding the idea of an existing site
01 Built sprouting from the bridge Using the base of the bridge as the ground as a means to invert the elements in the site.
02 Concrete Columns as tree trunks The columns are imagined to arise from the base of the bridge.
03 Seating and grass canopy The columns branch to form seating around them while the carpet represents its canopy.
04 Inverted arches The inverted arches reiterate the bridge as the horizon line.
Library
Seating
Cafe
Parking
Supermarket
Food stall
Parking
Food truc
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Structure: Building under the elevated bridge
04 Inverted arched windows Huge windows that bring in sunlight and views into the site.
03 Wooden mezzanine floor Making use of the double height space with a mezzanine floor.
02 Brick walls and wooden flooring Non load bearing exposed brick wall. Grass carpet to bring in the feel of outdoors.
01 The main structural system Using pillars/columns of the viaduct as structural members. Leaving the space between the columns unused for visual connect.
Cycling track
Park
Jogging track
Open gym
Play area
Sport's court
Arcade
Cafe
Drivethru
Parking
Plan as 3 stretches of built
Stretch 1
Stretch 2
Stretch 1: Library + Seating + cafe
Area program Public Recreational spaces Institutional spaces Landscaped Commercial spaces
Stretch 3
40 % 30 % 2% 20 % 8%
Arcade
Cafe
Interior
View of the library
Evolution of the plan
Supermarkets split up with a cafe in between.
Interior
View of the cafe
Cafe
Outdoor reading space for the library Recreational space between the library
Main road
Library
Seating
Plan
Supermarkets split up with a cafe in between.
Cafe
Stretch 2: Supermarket Supermarkets split up with a cafe, public hangout and washroom in between. Supermarket
Food stall
Lighting and ventilation in the built Section through the supermarket
Understanding the indoor-outdoor Section through the greens
Supermarket
Evolution of the plan
Supermarkets split up with a cafe in between.
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Cafe
Public space between the two supermarkets.
Main road
Washroom
Plan
Cafe
Supermarkets split up with a cafe in between.
Supermarket
Stretch 3: Arcade + cafe Arcade
Cafe
Drive-thru
Activity in the arcade Section through the arcade
Evolution of the plan Arcade + Supermarket
Making use of the complete height Section through the cafe
Arcade
Catering to the needs of the highway Section through the drive thru
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Drive thru restaurant View from thr road
Main road
Cafe
Drive-thru
Plan
Arcade+ Cafe, Drive thru restaurant
04 REDEFINING PRISON
LOCK-UNLOCK
A Medium security prison Group of 2 Arch8 | Year 2020 | 1 month Competition | Medium security | Recidivism Site: Shillong's Umiam lake, Meghalaya, India
DESCRIPTION How can architecture reduce the rate of recidivism? This water locked floating prison for 50 inmates replaces the idea of a conventional physical barrier with a natural one ensuring an anti-authoritarian prison architecture. The prison aimed to create a sense of normalcy within it, opening it up to the surrounding views, in an attempt to stay aware of the passage of time. The boat-shaped roofs, connecting bridges and extensive use of bamboo mimic the local culture of Meghalaya. The campus evokes a feeling of the community ensuring normality, humanity, dynamic security and reintegration into society.
Breaking conventions Losing freedom in prison is a punishment by itself and one shouldn't be punished further. These unconventional methods help move closer to restorative justice, thus reducing the rate of recidivism. Traditional Campus design
Unconventional Campus design
Unconventional Interactive activities
Surveillance: Dynamic security Constant interaction as a mode of security.
Normalcy: Reintegration into society Through a variety of daily activities
Traditional Boundary walls
Unconventional Natural barrier
Traditional Held captive
Unconventional Local culture
Humanity: Enhancing quality of life Natural barrier allows better views, light, air
Traditional Foreign/ Authoritarian architecture
Familiarity: Local architecture Campus representing a khasi village
Context plan
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Legend 1. Visitor's center 2. Staff accomodation 3. Gallery/ public display 4. Souveneir shop 5. Public cafeteria 6. Fishing workshop 7. Bamboo workshop 8. Library and training rooms 9. Multifaith prayer / therapy room 10. Restaurant and kitchen 11. Gym and clinic 12. Plaza 13. Bridges
Design features
Key aspects of the design: Program, circulation, culture and form
01 Surveillance: Dynamic security (Circulation)
Constant interaction of the inmates with public and guards through the campus ensures security in a non-restrictive way. A campus also ensures movement for day to day activities.
02 Normalcy: Reintegrating into the society (Activities)
The campus provides activities such as training, recreation, gardening, therapy, cultural activities, etc that mimic the outside world. Inmates Guards Public
Public visitation Staff/Guard Training Recreational Semi-private Gardening
Wall-less barrier Pockets of water Greens for recreation Radially planned units for good views and ventilation Boat shaped roofs
Courtyards
03 Humanity: Enhancing quality of life (Design)
Constant interaction of the inmates with public and guards through the campus ensures security in a non-restrictive way. A campus also ensures movement for day to day activities.
04 Familiarity: Incorporating culture (Form and material)
Khasi village layouts of Meghalaya, rectangular house plans, boat shaped roofs, common plaza, football ground, connected root bridges, courtyards and bamboo as a construction material.
Plan
Accomodation units
Legend 1. Cell (2.7m X 2.8m) 2. DA compliant cell 3. Laundry room 4. Kitchenette 5. Balcony 6. Common dining 7. TV room 8. Guard room 9. Reception 10. Entrance
Understanding activities within the prison
A section through the prison accommodation unit: 12 cells
Isometric of a 2 adjoining accommodation units Washroom + Study + Bed
Study / work/ reading desk
Attached washroom in every room with a water closet, wash basin and shower, ensuring hygiene.
Singly loaded corridor with a window for efficient lighting and ventilation.
Lake/ mountain facing windows for good lighting and ventilation.
Understanding activities within the prison
A lateral section through the prison accommodation unit: 12 cells
Exploded view of the structure
Understanding the components that hold the structure afloat
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Thatched roofs A thermal barrier: Insulation during the winter and steep slopes for good drainage
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Bamboo rafters Bamboo members carry the load of the roof.
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Bamboo infill walls Bamboo framed walls with half bamboo infills for acoustic/ thermal protection.
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Bamboo flooring on steel barrels Bamboo panelled floor with rammed earth finish floating on barrels made of sacrificial anodes.
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Suspended concrete foundations Concrete foundations on the lake bed to anchor the floating structure in place with UHMWPE braided polyethylene cords.
Hierarchy in program Private space: Accommodation Communal space- TV/ recreation
Guard/ staff room
Semi private- laundry/kitchen
A look into the everyday life of an inmate Variation in activities throughout the campus
Fitness: Sports field Sports as a recreational activity to keep them healthy.
Recreation: Plaza The common area/ plaza hosts dances and various other programs.
A therapeutic activity: Gardening A vegetable garden as a community gathering space.
Catenary bridges: Local culture Shillong root bridges represent khasi architecture .
Education: Craft Workshops Workshops engage inmates in activities that can support their livelihood.
Public interaction: Visitation centre The public meets inmates, adjoined by a cafe, gallery and souvenir shop.
05 DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
COLLABORATE A Vocational Centre
Individual SPA Delhi | Year 2020-21 | 1 month Township | Mixed-Use | Recidivism Instructor: Prof. Dr Leon.A.Morenas | Ar. Sanjay Bhardwaj | Ar. Tina Bali Rudra | Ar. Radhika Vishwanathan Site: Mega-residential township, Amritsar
DESCRIPTION Creating a community learning experience A vocational learning Centre of 30,000 sq m located in a 75 acre township site aims to bring the community together to engage in local culture, daily vocational activities and peer learning. It brings out the importance of work experience and dignity of manual labour by integrating the community. It doubles as a community space that is open to the township at all times, giving opportunities to learn as well as teach/earn.
Imparting education through craft
Vocational institute: A centre for teaching and learning Open theatre
Courtyards Responding to the agricultural context
Creating awareness on craft techniques and craftsmen.
Vocational training
Handicraft
Low Rise Response to organic character of villages
Stores promote craft, creating a revenue source.
Skill development and employment. Perforated facade
Junior college
Community
Light, Views and Ventilation
Response to local context Imbibing the organic character of villages
Bringing out the importance of work experience & dignity of manual labour.
Workshops Teach the public craft while being accessible to all
Integrating the community and spreading awareness
Understanding the site context Integrating the water canal
A water canal through the site
Private
Greens to emphasise the canal
Integrating the canal into the built with connecting bridges.
Making portions around the canal porous for pedestrians.
A vehicular access and parking restricted to one side of the site.
Public
Creating a public pedestrian pathway on one side.
The site in layers
Sustainability Circulation, Built, Landscape
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Sustainability 1. Biomass gasification plant and storage 2. Cooling tower 3. Canal used to cool pipes 4. Macrophyte lagoon to recycle water 5. Bioswales for storm water 6. Electricity generation 7. Compost garden
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Circulation: Vehicular entry and parking Restricting vehicles to one side of the site Fire tender/ pedestrian path around the building.
Community
Built Accommodating the Khal through the building
Khal
Student-staff
Landscaped areas Green spaces as community areas, creating pedestrian entries. 2 1
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Pedestrian entry nodes 1. Staff entry and guest entry 2. Student entry 3. Public/ community entry
Exploded isometric of floor plans Program distribution
Fourth floor plan
Third floor plan
Second floor plan
First floor plan
Ground floor plan
Public: Auditorium + sports balcony Educational: Classrooms + Workshops Formal: Admin and staff
Public: Auditorium + sports hall Educational: Classrooms + Workshops Formal: Admin and staff
Public: Auditorium + sports hall Educational: Classrooms + Workshops Formal: Admin and staff
Public: Cafe + Library Educational: Classrooms + Workshops Formal: Admin and staff
Public: Cafe + Library Educational: Classrooms + Workshops Formal: Admin and staff
Site plan
Public amenities
Site amenities Open air theatre Biomass gasification plant Electric substation Surface parking macrophyte lagoon Outdoor cafe Canal through site
Workshops Classrooms Administration Breakout space Core
Active learning classrooms Learning through collaboration
CLASSROOMS CONCEPT Classrooms with varied modes that encourage students to teach and learn simultaneously incresasing collaboration. Zone 1 Teacher centric learning mode that is used for lectures. Zone 2 Collaborative learning zone with increased interaction and student-student learning. Zone 3 This is informal learning for students who want to work individually. Zone 3
Zone 2
Zone 1
Classroom-workshop unit Learning through collaboration
2 Floor Workshops
Classroom
Program
A section through the vocational centre
Preserving the natural water canal in the site Ground floor plan
Varying scales of rooms: Community spaces
Section through the library, multipurpose hall, auditorium and cafe
Suspended bridge on the higher floors through the courtyard Second floor plan
External Staircase as buffer
Core as buffer
Facade treatment East elevation
Corten steel louvres
Deciduous trees
Skylight Roofing sheets Primary and secondary RCC beams H shaped Primary RCC beams Curtain glazing and columns Steel tension columns Integrated beam slab RCC Counterweight column Steel staircase Skylight
Suspended steel composite bridge: Structure Placed at the centre, it showcases the happenings of the vocational centre. Enhancing the rich ecosystem of the site, the building also connecting the two sides.
Suspended structure: Steel concrete composite spanning 42m Creating an experience within as well as under it
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7 Legend 1. Skylight 2. Roofing sheet 100 thk 3. Primary main RCC beam 600 x 2200 4. Secondary RCC beam 600 x 600 5. Suspended steel box sections 6. Slim floor slabs 7. RCC Counterweight 2500 x 1200
A section through the bridge
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Legend 1. Steel I section column 200 x 200 2. L angle welded to steel I section 3. Steel bracket welded to beam 4. Hollow core slab In SFB (slim floor beam) 5. Partially encased I section in concrete (500 X 500) 6. False ceiling unit
Suspended slab detail 1 2 3 4 5
Legend 1. RCC slab 200 thk 2. Slim Floor beam I section 3. Hollow core panel 1200 x 2400 covered in a layer of RCC 4. 600 deep beam fixed to hollow core slab 5. False ceiling unit
RCC-slim deck joinery Details of the structure Slab and column details
Classroom
Shading strategy
Wall section: South facade LEGEND
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Suspender for Awnings Hole in terracotta tile to let suspender through
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750 long Louvred awnings Suspended to the beam as a shading device.
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Window opening 1600 x 2400
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Wall assembly: U value: 0.40 5 thk fire protective coating 50 thk polyurethane insulation 230 thk flyash bricks 15 thk internal plaster
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Terracotta facade cladding 300 X 600, 30 thk, Grooves to drain water, Joined by Aluminum clips
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Aluminum Profile 50 x 50 vertical profile for tiles
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Insulation 100 thk thermal Polyurethane insulation
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Brick Jaali 230 x 115 x 50 brick 20 mm rod welded to angle cleat holding the Brick Jaali
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Brick bat coba flooring (U=0.25) 8mm flooring laid on 30mm cement screed (1:6 ) laid to slope at 1:40 drainage slope.
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Classroom
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10 Brick bat coba flooring (U=0.25) 100 thk straw bale insulation and 5mm thk rubbered asphalt waterproofing 11 RCC Slab 150 thk 9 10 11 12 13
Breakout space
12 RCC beam as per structural drawing 13 Suspended ceiling: Fiber glass 250 mm for Fan coil unit 100 mm for lighting 50 mm sprinkler diffuser
Facade treatment: South facade
Terracotta ventilated facade, louvred awnings shading device
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Brick Jaali (Typical top detail) 1. Interlocking brick jaali 230 x 115 x 50 2. Window opening for the staircase 3. Horizontal concrete suspender holding lintel 100 thk 4. RCC beam as per structural drawing 5. 200 thk fly ash brick wall 6. 100 thk concrete lintel to support bricks
Brick Jaali (Bottom detail) 1. 100 thk concrete lintel 2. Horizontal concrete members (50 x 50) 3. Interlocking brick jaali 230 x 115 x 50 4. Concrete lintel 100 thk slopes into soil 5. Concrete structure 200 thk holding good earth 250 thk 6. Soil to collect drained water 250 thk
Brick Jaali on the facade : Staircase ventilation Interlocking bricks
06 NET ZERO ENERGY NAVRITI
A School in a township Collaborative SPA Delhi | Year 2020 | 3 months Competition | NZEB | Township
Instructor: Solar decathalon India | Prof. Dr Leon.A.Morenas | Ar. Sanjay Bhardwaj | Ar. Tina Bali Rudra | Ar. Radhika Vishwanathan Site: Mega-residential township Amritsar, India Site area: 75 acres DESCRIPTION Showcasing sustainability through the building A vocational training Centre that puts sustainable strategies on display by integrating khals, rooftop farming, solar panels, biomass gasification plants and mixed use development. (vocational institute + community Centre) within the site. There is a call to replace the conventional system of learning with an adaptive one, that addresses the need of the hour. Our program has been developed to cater to not just the environmental issues faced by our context, but its socio-cultural aspects as well. Our unique approach involves community learning, social sustainability and mixed land use apart from managing our energy and water needs.
WETLAND SYSTEMS Educative landscapes which functions as decentralized water systems as well as aesthetic landscapes, community spaces.
RENEWABLE POWER SOURCES Solar PV panels and substations spread along the site creating a shared source to power the township.
LANDSCAPE Natural species and dense trees fill the green belts that also block out pollution. Smaller trees between built to let in adequate sunlight.
MOBILITY Since all built is of a maximum of 15 minutes walking, pedestrian and cycle tracks are prioritized.
MIXED USE There are 4 typologies spread along the site. The specific complimentary functions are clubbed together with equitable sharing of resources.
How the educational building contributes to the township Layers of the township
Courtyard The courtyard becomes the focal point, climatically recommended and bringing multiple users together.
Vegetation Using vegetation to create a microclimate, shading and aesthetic views.
Continuity All surfaces of the built can be accessed at one go, providing an unique spatial experience.
Integrating the context Khals provide knowledge to sustainability via integrating it into building and water management systems.
Concept
Vocational training centre
Understanding the variation in spaces A section through the connecting bridge
Legend 1. Playgrounds 2. Fire tender 3. Recessing courtyards 4. Community courtyard 5. Constructed wetland 6. Bio retention space 7. Khal 8. Surface parking 9. Substation and Biogas plane
Site plan
Context surrounding the built
Responding to the climate Wall section
Understanding the activities in the vocational training centre Sections through the centre
07 LARGE SPAN STRUCTURE
DUAS-VIAS
An exposition centre
Group of 3 SPA Delhi | Year 2021 | 4 month- In process Academic | Large spans | Parametric Instructor: Ar. Monish Siripurapu, Ar. Karthik Dondeti, Ar. Vasanth Packirisamy Site: NH 8, D Block, Samalka, New Delhi- 110037
DESCRIPTION An iconic representation of competitive India A representation of a competitive India through its technological advancements while celebrating its culture. The expo brings together a combination of traditional and organic forms through two varying experiences in terms of journey, material and structure. The Expo is a conversation India can have with the wider world. This conversation is imagined to be one of technology, the future and the place that India has in it. It aims to bring forth agriculture, technology, and research, each complementing the other to provide a space that is inclusive, future ready and Ecosensitive.
Concept
Combining traditional and organic forms to keep the culture of India intact while setting an example for the future. While experiencing the form on the outside, the experience is carried inwards too at varying scales.
01 Creating a plaza level Buildings connected at the public plaza level using green walkways
02 Connecting buildings Slabs flow into the roofs with vertical farms and recreational spaces
03 At the building entrance A traditional arched veranda at the bottom and an organic form at the top
04 Inside the building Interconnected exhibition floor levels
Exposition centre functions Program
Ticketing and administration
Gallery + Agricultural research
Exhibition halls
Workshops
Retail + Commercial
Auditoriums + Ballrooms
The flow of people at different levels around the site Pedestrian circulation
Ground level circulation Pathways from the entrances, experiencing the traditional architecture
Upper level circulation Pathways through the flowing organic structures
Understanding spaces Zoning of the site
Main building block: Tracing the profile of the site
Creating entrances Carving through the site
Sense of arrival Sliced edges and wider angles
Open spaces: Central Creating nodes of interaction
Open spaces: Between buildings Open spaces for individual blocks
Open spaces: Within buildings Bringing light into the buildings
Creating mid levels Hierarchy of entrances
Bridging buildings Circulation at a higher level
Activity within spaces
An exploded of the exhibition hall block
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02 Plaza floor Plaza level floor with open gallery spaces
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View from the main road
Creating a variation in levels to emphasize flow
Auditoriums
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Location: National Highway 8, D Block, Samalka, New Delhi, Delhi 110037 Site Area: 1,06,000 sqm Built up: 110,000 sqm LEGEND 01 Entrance 02 Exhibition hall 03 Workshops 04 Auditorium 05 Open ground 06 Sunken plaza 07 Parking 08 Park 09 Drop off
Large span structure of an exhibition hall Exploded view of the structure
Panels 3m x 3m Zinc perforated panels supported by a 3m x 3m frame Truss and purlins Intermediate trusses 1.5 deep at 6m intervals, carrying purlins at 3m intervals Girders and tree columns 7m deep girders that form the structural members while also creating a usable space. Tree columns support them Zinc panels The interior surface is paneled with zinc to cover the structural members on top Slab Floor slab supported by castellated beams
Intermediate slab and glazing Semi reflective glass panels of varying widths 1m to 3m
RCC Beams and columns Supporting the intermediate slab at 12m grids
Steel members Supporting steel members for the base holding the brick panels RCC Cores Support the roof girders at 4 corners Brick arches and paneling 1
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Topologically optimized structure using Grasshopper -Topos Column-beam intersection
Load 1 Roof truss & panels Load 2 Floor slab
Load 3 Floor slab
Support Specifications Domain, loads and support
Optimization of a beam-column intersection Tree column - Girder
Topologically optimized structure using Grasshopper -Topos Beam
Load 1: Roof truss & Load 2: Slab Support Optimized Internal members
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08 RESEARCH
Downsizing as a lifestyle change
Collaborative SPA Delhi | Year 2021 | 5 month Downsizing | Housing trends | Millennial | Sustainability DESCRIPTION Do we really need all that space? The research aims to understand downsizing as a set of lifestyle choices, as opposed to merely reducing the dimensions of space. The study tries to recognize the relevance of downsizing in the Indian context by analyzing the factors that can promote this change. Can this be a solution to the housing crisis? Our research pivots around the trending housing patterns, particularly focusing on the millennial. The study consists of three parts - The literature review which helped us understand the current condition of the housing crisis in India. The case studies will assist us in recognizing the possible factors, target groups, and approaches involved in housing in the Indian context. The research also analyses the primary data that was collected as surveys and interviews to understand living spaces by mapping the activities that occur in them. Interviews with experts in the field help us understand the current trends in the market and the changing spatial requirements of people. Through this study, we would be able to understand how the changing needs and standards of the newer generation affect the housing market. There is a need to redefine the spaces by bringing in the ideas of multiplicity, flexibility, and rightsizing.
09 PRODUCT
Designing a pedestal
Group of 3 SPA Delhi | Year 2019 | 3 days Product making | Competition | Pedestal | Exhibition Conducted by: Everest Products
DESCRIPTION Designing a pedestal for an event The competition was about designing a pedestal that can hold exhibits during the event. The product was designed to hold exhibits at multiple levels and hence has three flat surfaces to enable the same. One of these being the primary surface is located higher while the other two lie lower. Two slanted pockets also serve as spaces to store objects in terms of a more casual use. The product has been mirrored to hold twice the number objects with a spacing in between for lighting. Along with the horizontal surfaces for exhibits, the product also has usable vertical surfaces for banners and posters to be displayed on either side. The design also enabled flexible use while being used in any orientation. Multiple hollow spaces have been provided for lighting, although the main light is located between the two slanted surfaces.
10 ABSTRACT
Architectural elements as art
Individual SPA Delhi | Year 2021 | 2 months Drawing elements | 2D to 3D| Art appreciation DESCRIPTION Converting elements of the the IIM Ahmedabad plan to artwork Starting from simple lines that depicted the plan to adding color and texture to these, the artwork was built on at every step. The elements that were carried forward were horizontal, vertical and oblique lines. These lines are a constant from the first to the last stage, creating uniformity in the art. To then given it another dimension the artwork was wrapped around a box, give giving it cuts. These cuts once again followed the pattern of lines, creating negative spaces, like openings in a building. The concept of a developed surface was used to convert the 3D back to 2D while adding a few more elements to the artwork. For the final stage of the art, the surface was reconverted back to a 3D sculpture depicted an architectural structure. The collaboration was a process of using simple architectural elements such as lines to create a completely different 3D structure continuing the uniformity that was present throughout.
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Picking up elements of a plan
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
The grid of IIM Ahmedabad, by Louis Kahn
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
Swetha Ravichandran Art and Architecture Appreciation
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Wrapped box + 3 cut outs
Swetha Ravichandran Art and Architecture Appreciation
Standing structure
Converting the 3D back to 2D
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