UG Portfolio

Under Graduate Architecture Portfolio

Selected works from 2013-2018

Swetha Suresh Crescent School Of Architecture

SWETHA SURESH ARCHITECT

CONTACT

+91 8056160816

swetha.suresh96@gmail.com

Date of birth - June 10 1996

3/3 kannamal street bharani colony saligramam chennai Tamil nadu

In social media as “swetha suresh”

SWETHA SURESH ARCHITECT

I am a fresh graduate looking forward to successful career in the field of architecture. I consider architecture as building a living sculpture with careful synthesis of spaces, play of contrast and the relationship with its context is what makes it unique.

My selected work of my undergraduate program is attached in this portfolio.

INTERESTS

Sketching,Travel, Reading, Photography,

LANGUAGE

Bachelor of architecture 2013 - 2018

Crescent School of Architecture, B.S. Abdur Rahman university, Chennai ,Tamil nadu

Graduated architecture under an academic curriculum with 8 semester of campus tuition and 2 semester internship. Securing first class in academics

12th Grade - senior secondary school (CBSE) 2011 - 2013

Shir B.S.Mootha Girls Senior Secondary School. West Mambalam ,Chennai ,Tamil nadu

Pursued science stream - Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English. Graduated with First Class in the board.

10th Grade - Primary Education (CBSE) 2006 - 2011

Shri B.S.Mootha Girls Senior Secondary School. West Mambalam ,Chennai ,Tamil nadu

EDUCATION EXPERIENCE

Internship @ architecture RED 2016 - 2017

Architecture RED, chennai Tamil nadu

One year practical training gave an insight into contemporary design in architecture with an essence of sustainability. Through Site visits I could witness the drawings in the studio come up in reality. With the scope of work - Working Drawing, Designing And Detailing, Presentation, Site Visit, 3d Modeling And Manual Model Making

SKILLS

Auto Cadd Sketch Up

Revit

Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign

Lumion V ray Model making

Microsoft office Drafting

ELECTIVE

Sem 5 : Interior Design

Sem 6 : Digital Arts

Sem 9 : Conservation

Sem 10 : Sustainable Architecture

PARTICIPATION

NASA - Isola landscape trophy

Research documentation and design (group of 4)

Insdag - 2015

Designing high way amenity center prototype (group of 4)

Reinovating Gwalior - 16

Performing arts center with institute auditorium and pubic space (Individual)

IGBC - Mind the mind - 17

Reusing abandoned quarry site - research & designing

Dissertation - Compact living Research dissertation on tiny house movement and how to create efficient small spaces.

Joint studio program

Combined studio program with University Teknologi Mara Malaysia.

The war room - Design studio design

3 Days competition on designing the architecture school studio. (Group of 3 ) Secured First Place

Thesis - Celestial city

Academic thesis on designing different science museum which is live project proposed by govt of Andra Pradesh located in the foot hills of tirumala hills in tripathi chittur district.

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Year 1 - sem 1 & 2

Basic Design works . Retail showroom interior Residence design . Bus stop design

Year 2 - sem 3 & 4

Primary school design . Rural bank . Rural documentation . District library

Year 3 - sem 5 & 6

Highway amenity center . Apartment design . Performing arts center Multi Story Complex

Year 5 - sem 9 & 10

IGBC- sculpture hub . Resort design . Urban design -Outer Ring Road . International student housing . Compact Living - Dissertation Thesis - Celestial city - Brahmanda Science Museum (live project)

05 THESIS

Celestial City - Brahamnda Science Museum (Live Project - Tirupathi)

34 Peri urban agri city

Urban design studio: research on the development of Outer Ring Road in the chennai outskirts.

24 The War Room

Designing the studioCompetition conducted by vowels .

42 The green void

International student housing project - live proposal

30

Performing arts center

Performing arts center with institute auditorium and pubic space (Reinventing Gwalior 16)

50 Internship works

Portraying selected works from practical training

The Andhra Pradesh govt has approved the establishment of a Science City in Tirupati , it will have innovation centers, educational research institutes, and museums.

This proposed science museum transforms the ‘Tirupati in to future scientific hub’

How through architecture one can express curiosity in space?

How can public interactively engage with the process of scientific research?

Science cities are the building blocks to serve as catalyst to foster Innovation. It is a system facility that is made in order to explain the present and future science and technology to the people in a way that could be easily understandable and provide fun. It provides an experiment based learning ambiance to inculcate a spirit of inquiry, foster creative talent and create scientific temper in the community as a whole.

The museum will focus largely on astronomy, and hence the title Brahmand . State of the art science equipment is planned to be installed at the premises to enable better learning for young minds.

“ Its aim to reflect the scientific and technological advancement of human so far and motivate the upcoming bright future through an architectural milestone in urban strata. ”It is to create curiosity on different field of science and engage public interaction within the hub for interdisciplinary science and technological research”

“ Human curiosity and their ever lasting desire to explore celestial space , investigate and reach upon the unreachable, this had always been force behind every scientific discovery.

Soon Tirupati To Get Science Museum BRAHMANDA On 100 Acres

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu laid the foundation stone near SV Zoo park .Mr Naidu said the museum to be developed at a cost of Rs 1,500 crore.

“The museum will focus on large spectrum of science and hence the title BRAHMAND (i.e. celestial or universe which includes everything within itself). Each and every museum will be developed in the lines of well-renowned museums in the world SYMBOLIZING THE SEVEN HILLS OF TIRUMALA.”

Andhra Pradesh government has decided to establish a Science City a ‘mega science project in the nation’ with support from Government of India. It is to transform the ‘Tirupati in to future scientific hub’.

Project Name: Brahmanda Science Museum

Function: Hub For Interdisciplinary Research

Site: Thirupathi, Andhra Pradesh

Site Area: 100 Acres

Client: Government Of Andhra Pradesh

The total site area for the project is about 100 acres and it includes 4 programmes within it. I.e. popularizing the science program through science museum, convention center for Tirupati with capacity of 5000 which can be extended in future to 20000 and a wing for research and development and institute for research on different fields of science. It follows the building regulations according to the local law code and national NCSM.

The site is situated in the foot hills of the Thirumala. It is accessed from the main national highway NH71. The site is in the gradual slope of the mountain. It slops towards the road. The highest point of the site is 24 meter and the lowest point is 0 meter. It is in the contour interval of 4 meter. But, the slope ratio is very less because of the contour distance. The average slope ratio is 1:8.

The Aerial view above shows the entrance plaza and its connections. The buildings are arranged in such a way that the view of one building is not disturbed by another. It is placed in an angle to ensure its captures most of the northern lights and follows the passive cooling technique.

Each museum are connected to each other through plazas forming a loop.

The center of the loop becomes the landscape area with biodome and other herbal gardens. Service road runs around the site connecting the fire escape of all the museum.

This service road is just for the purpose of fire escape and transportation of heavy display. The whole site is pedestrianized in such a way that vehicular movement is restricted until the entrance plaza.

Connectivity of SEVEN HILLS

A Walk Through The Roof

The main idea is that the Proposed Science City should express the abstract form of the seven hills of tirumala as per requirement. The building are connected to each other .It is placed in the contour in such a way that roof becomes an active connectivity place between the buildings. All the buildings will have open plaza ground which are connected by the roof. These connectivity will creates more green space and roof becomes one.

ARTS AND SCIENCE museum

The main idea of the form is to cut off the southern race and make way for the landscape and the entry. The one side of the building is splayed with the large wall of 16m high which acts as an art display and also opens up to the landscape near. The staircase is the key element and other exhibit halls are around it. The space is organized around a large central gallery that gives museum a space for exhibitions and events

THE ARTS AND SCIENCE MUSEUM is placed as the first museum, which is accessed from the entrance plaza. It is connected through roof to the next plazas. The roof slopes down to the next level to the plaza above i.e. evolution plaza. Thus making the circulation space as the roof .

Third Level

Second Level

First Level

Ground Level

EVOLUTION AND RAIN FOREST museum

The second museum is the EVOLUTION AND EVERGREEN FOREST MUSEUM. It is set at the level of contour 12 meter accessed from evolution plaza, which acts as outdoor exhibit area. The building is ground + 1 (12 meter high) which sits on two contours. The front side is zoned for the evolution museum and the back side is for evergreen forest museum. This zoning is designed according to the function and users experience as the key element.

The evergreen forest museum is the semi open space where the trees pops out from the building. The open space is planned along with the built space showing the connectivity between them. This also ensures easy circulation.

AIR, SPACE AND DE FENCE museum

The Air space and defense museum is the third museum in the series which connects the Space plaza and the Transport plaza. This museum is seated in three levels of contour through cut and fill. The main idea is to create stepped courtyard space, so the exhibits are visually connected to one another. This stepped courtyard happens both linear and disbursed manner making it visually connecting with people and exhibits. Each courtyards are planned to hold a miniature aircrafts and missiles. These stepped courtyard creates a visual connectivity and engage us public interaction in a easy manner.

TRANSPORT museum

The Transport museum is the fourth museum in the complex. The main function of this is to exhibit the evolution, function and the importance of different transport.

It contains galleries which can showcase the cars and other motor vehicles. It has about 14 exhibits , each exhibits have open plan and about 5 meter high. The central staircase which connects the floor has different platforms on different heights to exhibit the vehicles. Thus this acts as an connectivity and interaction space.

MEDIA museum

The museum 5 is the Media museum which acts as a connecting building between the Transport plaza and the road. The museum lies in two contour, first and second contour of the site. From the roof it is connected to the Transport plaza. It has the series of steps which also acts as a amphitheater.

The steps connects the plaza to the first floor of the museum. It also acts as a connecting point between the children plaza, museum and transport plaza. Thus this space engages public interaction.

CHILDREN’S museum

The CHILDREN MUSEUM is placed in the entrance plaza. It is of 2 levels. The museum is fully functional without the requirement of hvac. Its function is to perform as an gathering space to exhibit the children work and also acts as an Sunday school.

Thus it has class rooms, group activity rooms. Research labs and library. It is to be designed for 100 people. Planning wise , this museum is separated from the other museum for the purpose of security and for working all day long

In many ways the professional course for Architecture is an intimate rite of passage- with its own unique work culture insulated from other courses by its characteristic late nights, immerse work sessions and student bonds from regular group-work. Architecture school can either make or break the student. Suffice to say, what happens in a design learning environment is serious business.

Well-designed workspaces are few and far between –designers and architects often only get a chance to mold their sacred workspace when setting up their own firm.

This competition is an opportunity to conceptualize a transformation from current workspace to dream studio, in any way you see fit.

The War Room

DESIGNING THE STUDIO

NOW OR ‘Now or Never’ presented by Vowels Consultancy & Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Is a regular design competition open to students and professionals. The theme for this ‘Now or Never’ is ‘’The War Room – Designing the Studio” (3 days)

TYPE: competition ( won 1st place )

LEVEL: 5 year sem 9

ROLE: group of 3

SITE: college studio

DURATION: 3 days

REF: http://vowelsindia.com/Id aleague/site/landing/Past_Competition

The aim of this design problem is to empower designers to conceptually transform their own personal workspaces and studios, balancing imagination within the limits of practicality.

What if you were given a chance to redesign the workspace for you, your team of students and co-workers, so that the space in which you spend more than 8-10 hours a day becomes all the more fulfilling and fueling for your every idea?

Would you design a subtle, soothing environment with gentle inspiration, or would you construct a bold atmosphere bubbling with energy?

The Site is located on the way to Behat from Gwalior, connecting historic city to the realm of music. A land of 2.89 acres has been proposed to understand the esteem art in a very cheerful way.

Performing Arts Center

REINVENTING GWALIOR-16

The aim of the competition is to design a School/Cultural Centre for Music and Arts particularly responding to Indian Classical style of music at the proposed land by Gwalior Municipal Corporation. Site

The elevation shows the interaction of the masses creating the projection and recession in the form. The facade is inspired from the jallies which creates dramatic effects indoor.

The section above shows the different courts of the performing arts center each court is designed for specific art form these courtyard acts as the zone for interaction and a passive cooling method.

URBAN

This design is about studying the impact of establishment of outer ring road in chennai which has destroyed the balance of the nature and its ecosystem. This infrastructure has shattered the hydrology of this area making it one of the worst affected area in Chennai Flood 2015

. Due to this the food chain is disturbed.

The project seeks to find the balancing point between culture and nature along the Adyar river basin which is currently under appreciated because of flooding, vacancy and disconnection. The design solution is an embodiment of cultural representation and technology of storm water management in order to achieve ecological and social resilience. With potential for spontaneous use and dynamic programming, the site can transform into a sustainable infrastructure with a cultural identity that provides active waterfront experience

By studying reports about people’s view of the river, local geographic and demographic information, the concept of “cultural landscape serves as sustainable storm water management infrastructure” was formed. It reroutes and collects water and serves as a buffer between the river and the city during flooding seasons. The plan provides a refuge for wetland plant and animal species. It also creates a platform for water related recreational actives. In this way, people have the opportunity to change their perspective about the river.

The 10 days urban design studio is to discuss about the changes created by the outer ring road in its environment .The main aim of the studio is to analysis the changes created.

Peri-urban agriculture refers to production units close to town, which operate intensive semi- or fully commercial farms to grow vegetables and other crops. The emergence of peri-urban agriculture provides opportunities to improve the city’s food resilience and develop a local food system. This project will focus on creating a community farming in residential area. Promoting Urban Agriculture in the neighbourhood will establish healthy and sustainable food access to populations in needed. This will also Create Identity, Educate the City by Using cultural landscape as an opportunity to increase public awareness about the natural and cultural history of the river

How can peri-urban agriculture be integrated with peripheral urban growth?

How can a model be created for the radial transformation of an industrial agricultural system into a locally-basis sustainable system in peri urban area of Chennai?

Site chosen is the mudichur area in the Orr road stretch. This site was one which was most affected in the Chennai floods in 2015. Being a developing residential area, the Orr road has contributed to the development of the area by suppressing its food productivity.

The image above is the proposal of the community farming market in the Peri urban area of the city with green roof and plazas adjoining this becomes the community space of the area promoting healthy social interaction

The map indicates the different layers of the Orr road and its surrounding. The circled area is what was chosen for the proposal

The map above indicates the overall mudichur area at present stage it indicates various layers of the area its build form open to the close space ratio etc. . . . From the map above it clearly indicates that it is developing into the high density residential area.

The map above shows the area before the construction the Orr road from the map it is clear that the farm lands are more with less built space and more open space. The river valley is surrounded by the green spaces thus this area was less affected by the flood.

The map above indicates in future if no proper steps are taken .the river valley will be occupied by the built .the farm land will be converted to the build spaces the river and water bodies around is diminished. This will lead to severe drought in summer in extreme flood during rain.

The region is going to be the growth of residential dwelling units and this means loss of high productivity of farming. The loss of farmland will force the city to import food from regions and will lead to unaffordable food prices and scarcity of resources for Chennai. So it is imperative for proper action in both micro and macro levels. This will, not only increases the productivity of the area but also proper water management to prevent flood.

MICRO SCALE

Each house has its own green place from which they can produce for them-self and give the surplus to the community market and restaurant

Strom water drain running parallel to road collects all the rain water from the low laying areas to the main canal. This acts as a water conservation system.

The image below shows the enrichment of the ecosystem in the basin of the Adyar river .Thus by widening and proper storm water management this area has a potential to become a biodiversity hotspot.

Let it flood

The final proposal is composed with a public infrastructure of water systems that brings ecological developments and cultural activities together. Instead of treating water as a major threat to the city and avoiding it, the plan welcomes water. Seasonal flooding also naturally fertilizes soil, makes urban agricultural production easier to establish.

Let It Grow

The proposed ecological framework will adapt to the site condition over time. Bringing back wetlands that clean and improve overall water quality while providing refuge for animal species. Promoting Urban Agriculture in the neighbourhood will establish healthy and sustainable food access to populations in needed.

NOT JUST FOR US

Green voids

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT HOUSING

The design is to build the international student housing center inside the campus. The requirements include studio rooms for 150 and suite room for 4 users of about 50 with all recreational facilities and series to make them functional.

The site is located on seethakathi estate, vandalur,chennai, Tamil nadu. Accessed from vandalur – kalambakam road inside the university campus. The design is to build the international student housing centre inside the campus. The main aim was to provide connectivity between the students space which can interaction between them.

In present day scenario the high rise and tall buildings are the solution to the growing requirement. But we often miss the connectivity of the nature and environment around us

THUS THIS PROJECTS IDEA IS TO CREATE GREEN VOIDS at different levels through which the interaction between the student in the hostel is made easier and also the connectivity with the surrounding and the nature is increased. THE BASIC IDEA OF MASSING is pull and push of different regions creating the projection and recessing on the elevation with different mass and voids.

The balcony having garden areas in its projection and recession in such a way that student share the green space in the balcony and also improves the visual interaction between them.

The image houses the different courts and other amenity and interaction space.

The elevation is kept simple with the neutral concrete Grey paint background with wood as projecting element highlighting and gives it more depth

The section shows the different spaces and explain the way the voids interact with the surrounding and between them. These connect the people and provide space for visual interaction between them.

The first two levels serves for common facilities for the students . From the level above their are the rooms and green voids in between them serves as the recreational and interaction spaces at different levels

Internship Work

SELECTED WORK - (2016-2017)

Internship at Architecture RED

STUDIO: Architecture RED, Chennai

LEVEL: 4 year sem 7 & 8

ROLE: intern

DURATION: 11 months

SCOPE OF WORK: Working drawing, designing and detailing, presentation, site visit, model making

PROJECTS: Ladies hostel, crescent school of architecture (B.s abdur rahman university, Chennai), 38 & banyan

Scope of work - Working Drawing, Designing And Detailing, Presentation, Site Visit, 3d Modeling And Manual Model Making

The internship at Architecture RED gave me an insight into contemporary design in architecture with an essence of sustainability.

At the firm, I was given an opportunity to learn various details and to do the drawings for the same.

I was also given an opportunity to design certain elements of their projects, thereby learn to keep the context in mind, while moving forward with the design. Through Site visits, I could relate, compare and visualize the drawings in the studio and the structure in site

*** I have attached selected work from internship here with this