PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO

Professional practice Portfolio

Selected works from 2018-2020 Swetha Suresh - Junior Architect

Aster Bay is envisioned to be a large and vibrant mixed-use development comprising of housing, hospitality, commercial and recreation on the banks of the river Periyar.

PROJECT NAME: ASTER BAY

TYPE: Mixed use development

SITE: Cochin, Kerala

SITE AREA: 11.48 acres

CLIENT: ASTER

PROJECT STATUS: Ongoing

SCOPE OF WORK : Played a part in concept development of the master plan, circulation and planning of different facilities , 3D MODELING AND VISUALIZATION

REF: https://www.nalapatarchitects.com/studio-projects/stu-

The site is located in close proximity to Aster Med city, and the proposal seeks to construct a financially viable design that balances the advantages of a beautiful waterfront development, with the complexities of an abutting hospital, like the segregation of patient and non-patient traffic.

THE LAND - EXISTING SCENARIO

Central axis road leading to med city, bifurcates a large attractive chunk of development ( land a and land b) more than 50% of bifurcated land (b) does not adjoin the river. Smaller portion of bifurcated land (a) adjoins the river. Resulting in a significant chunk falling under ndz( non development zones) according to coastal regulation zones (crz) notification 2019. This would involve reduction of build able area on land a.

Retention of central access road across the land would lead to intermixing of heavy hospital traffic and traffic leading to other developments. Vehicles like ambulances passing through would cause a foreboding feeling to users and residents alike.

CHANGING THE PERCEPTION FROM ASTER MED CITY TO ASTER BAY

Shift the existing aster med city entrance

New entrance with a landscaped boulevard signaling the start of aster bay

Development to be non - med city centric. Access road to be replanned / re routed leaving this entire zone, free at the front .

EXISTING ENTRANCE

3D VISUALIZATION

Changing the entrance access to the med city helps in making aster bay less med-city-centric. Promotes aster bay as an all inclusive development hub.

The master plan design comprises of a commercial building, apartments, an auditorium, a convention center, a cafe, an open terraced plaza, kiosks and a boardwalk.

A public plaza forms the core of the development and is circumscribed by major functions like a 150 key hotel, a convention center, a 1000 seater auditorium, 1.5 lakh sq. Ft of office space and 6.25 lakh sq. Ft of housing. The plaza would thus cater to a rich mix of individuals and offer a sense of community to the entire development.

Having taller structures at the back of the site, offering views of the city and river & low -height river front structures like cafe etc near the river.

The design capitalizes on the views towards the river by strategically placing low rise functions adjacent to the river edge, while accommodating high rise buildings in the interior pockets of the site.

A boardwalk wraps along the river edge and is flanked on the opposite end by intimate cafe and shops, thus ensuring that a human scale is maintained along the banks so as to nurture a vibrant public interface.

KIMS Al Khoudh MASTER PLAN 08

The design aimed at creating a physical identity for the project to establish a brand presence in the urban-scape, while ensuring efficient operational flows between the various functions.

PROJECT NAME: KIMS Al Khoudh

TYPE: Master plan

SITE: Al Khoudh , Oman

SITE AREA 4 Acres

CLIENT: Kims

PROJECT STATUS: Ongoing

SCOPE OF WORK : Involved in concept development, zoning, circulation and planning of different facilities in the master plan. 3D MODELING AND VISUALIZATION

REF: https://www.nalapatarchitects.com/healthcare-projects/healthcare_all?id=94&status=2&pid=2

Located in the second largest city of Oman, this upcoming project aims at establishing itself as a prime healthcare service provider in Oman.

The facilities accommodated include a 70 bed Multi Specialty Hospital, a 100 bed Post Acute care and Rehabilitation Centre, a standalone Oncology Centre, a 300 student Nursing and Para Medical College with Conference facilities and a Simulation Lab, Student Dorms and Residential Apartments for the Doctors.

. Green zones serve as lung spaces between the buildings and enhance the user experience by providing moments of respite within the built environment. Plaza forms the core of a seamless pedestrian zone enhancing the user experience. Public spaces and waiting areas flank the plaza, creating transparency and activating the edges. Emphasizing greenery on ground via partial stilts and incorporating greenery in the upper floors.

Development abutting the road offers the opportunity of creating a landmark. The synthesis of traditional values with the aspirations for the future are at the core of all the great contemporary architecture in Oman, and our facility seeks to embody these values

ASTER LAB

SATELLITE LABORATORY - HEATH CARE 12

The design aimed to establish a brand identity for the newly started concept of satellite labs while ensuring efficient planning for various functions.

PROJECT NAME: ASTER LAB

TYPE: LABORATORY - Healthcare

SITE: Bangalore

SITE AREA: 2250 sq ft

CLIENT: ASTER

PROJECT STATUS: Completed

SCOPE OF WORK : Was a part in concept development, BOQ, Material selection, design development, Detailing and Working Drawings.

The site for the prototype of the project is located in the sarjapur road. It is a commercial space of about 2250 sf feet flanked between two other retail outlets.

The main approach for this design is to create a clean clinical look which creates an identity and ensures the trust in the brand. It comprises of a lab facility with acts a centralized pathology lab for the hospitals nearby and a small diagnostic core for phybotomy .

LABORATORY AREA - private and sterile zone

PUBLIC ACCESS-ABLE ZONES

VISUAL CONNECTIVITY

PHLEBOTOMY AND PROCEDURE

CONSULTATION ROOM

RECEPTION

The whole facility is planned into two different zones the public zone which comprise of the reception, phybotomy and the consultation room and the more private and sterile labs.

To ensure the connection between these two spaces and create a transparency in the lab procedure a glass box is introduced between these two zones. This glass box creates the visual connection between two Zones without compromising the sterile nature of the labs. These transparency between these two spaces gives the people the feel of safety and trust in the brand.

LAB

GLASS BOX

The material palate is kept very minimal and clean With major whites and grays with the pop of green through plants. Thus creating more clinical and clean look making the space look enlarged and uncluttered.

The reception being the core public area is accentuated by placing a standalone white reception desk with lacquered glass backdrop, contracting fabric panel in the side and seamless Grey flooring.

SNIST

CLASSROOM BLOCK EXTENSION

Design development of phase 2 extension of class room block with additional classrooms and lab facilities.

PROJECT NAME: SNIST CLASSROOM

BLOCK

TYPE: INSTITUTIONAL

SITE: Hyderabad

SITE AREA: 90,000 sq ft

CLIENT: SNIST

SCOPE OF WORK : Design development , boq, material selection , working drawings and details, facade development

To meet the increasing occupancy new stairway and lift has been introduced. New classrooms and labs were planned. Increase in the floor heights also created an opportunity to rethink the facade.

Brick jaali is used as a main facade materials. It is not just a passive cooling element but also create a connect with the context through the porosity these jail.

3 VISUALIZATION OF INTERIORS

RBMC Saar, Bahrain

Ref: https://www.nalapatarchitects .com/healthcare-projects/healthcare _ongoing?id=96&status=2&pid=2

3D VISUALIZATION OF INTERIORS LONDON IVF CENTRE, Visakhapatnam