Architecture Portfolio. Jan2022

01 CARBON NEGATIVE STUDENT ACCOMODATION

02 NET ZERO CARBON HOUSE

BRIEF:

A student accommodation of 1813m2.

The building has achieved negative life cycle carbon emission

The main design feature is passive solar gain to reduce the heating demand and also provide green space for students mental health.

The staircase located in the centre with glazed walls helps in stack ventilation, improving the ventilation in corridors.

01. CARBON NEGATIVE STUDENT ACCOMODATION @ Liverpool University

Location : Nottingham, UK Year : 2021

Role : Individual Design Work Supervisor : Dr Haniyeh (haniyeh.mpk@liverpool.ac.uk)

Status | Postgraduate work

The Ziz zag form of the facade in step4 increases the solar gain surface area by 1.3 times from step 3. The facade inclination is shorter towards the west to reduce overheating from the west sun and longer towards the east promotes solar gain in the

The internal windows are opened and external windows are closed. This lets the hot air trapped in the sunspace heat the rooms.

The internal windows are closed and external windows are opened to release the hot air trapped in the sunspace.

Each floor has eight student rooms with two shared living spaces. Volumetric construction (MMC) was proposed using timber (CLT) and the construction details were designed accordingly as shown below

PASSIVE DESIGN:

• Passive solar heating and natural ventilation through sunspace

• Greenspace for each room promoting mental health for students

• 95% rainwater supplied

• MMC using timber

ACTIVE DESIGN:

• Heat pump with underfloor heating

• MVHR, PV

• Solar thermal for hot water

Continuous insulation is provided in all junctions of the building to avoid heat loss and to achieve better airtightness.

Walls(0.13), floors(0.14), roof(0.12) achieved passive house standards U value of less than 0.15W/m2K

EXTERNAL CLADDING

TIMBER

STUDS

INSUALTION CLT 100mm thk MDF WALL BOARD

DAYLIGHT SIMULATION: It was designed such that the lighting for 80% of the buildng area was above 2% DF as per the BREEAM certification standards.

WIND SPEED SIMULATION: Majority of wind is from the westpotential direction identified to install wind turbines at the site.

All building junctions were checked for heat loss and insulation is added where required

INTERNAL CFD SIMULATION - to analyse the internal air movement in rooms. The image on the left shows that the rooms are within the comfort range temperature and well ventilated.

EMBODIED CARBON:

OPERATIONAL CARBON: Annual Energy Consumption

COOLING LIGHTING DHW EQUIPMENTS HEATING TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION

Energy analysis was conducted using design builder software to calculate the electricity required for building operation. The graph shows the energy required for different functions of the building. The design achieved 13kwh/m2/yr heating requirement; within the passive house standards of heating requirement 15kwh/m2/yr. A typical house in the UK consumes much higher space heating ranging from 88 -128 kWh/m2/yr.

SAP10.1 carbon conversion factors were considered (0.14 kg CO2e / kWh) and the total operational carbon (B6) is 114tonnes kgco2e over 60 years

WHOLE LIFE CYCLE CARBON EMISSION:

Modelled in Revit to get the accurate quantities of all the materials. All the materials from foundation to wall finishes were included. One-click LCA software was used to calculate the lifetime carbon emissions.

6.1t 2% 2.5t 1%

6.1t 2% 2.5t 1%

79t 28%

79t 28%

6.1t 2% 2.5t 1% WINDOWS & DOOR39%

WINDOWS & DOOR39%

WINDOWS & DOOR - 39%

79t 28%

110t 39% 84t 30%

110t 39% 84t 30%

CARBON-NEGATIVE DESIGN

Biogenic carbon storage (478t) of the materials used in the building is higher than the total life cycle carbon emission (431t) in 60 years (operational +emboidied). Hence it could be said that the building is a carbon- negative building over its lifetime.

EXTERNAL WALLS AND FAÇADE- 30%

EXTERNAL WALLS AND FAÇADE- 30%

EXTERNAL WALLS AND FAÇADE- 30%

FLOOR, CEILINGS, ROOF - 28%

FLOOR, CEILINGS, ROOF - 28%

FLOOR, CEILINGS, ROOF - 28%

FOUNDATION AND SUBSTRUCTURE -2%

FOUNDATION AND SUBSTRUCTURE -2%

FOUNDATION AND SUBSTRUCTURE -2%

RIBA 2030 CHALLENGE: 110t 39% 84t 30%

COLUMNS AND LOAD-BEARING STRUCTURES - 1%

COLUMNS AND LOADBEARING STRUCTURES1%

COLUMNS AND LOADBEARING STRUCTURES1%

The highest carbon contributing building element are the openings (doors and windows) as 95% of the south facade is windows. The lowest is loadbearing structure (beam, column) due to the use of timber (CLT)

-47 kg CO2/m2

ROOF

WALLS

02. NET ZERO CARBON HOUSE

@ University of Liverpool

Location : Liverpool, UK Year : 2021

Role : Dissertation Supervisor : Dr Haniyeh (haniyeh.mpk@liverpool.ac.uk) Status | Postgraduate work

INTERMEDIATE FLOOR GROUND FLOOR

BRIEF: A zero-carbon house was built using offsite construction (MMC). Area: 138 m2, GIA: 111m2

WALLS

CONCERN: A contemporary house built in the UK is overlooked as a zero-energy house. Are they actually net zero in building lifetime?

The research aims to calculate life cycle carbon emissions of a real life Zero carbon house in the UK built using offsite construction. The project was in collobration with starship group developers, Liverpool.

BUILDING ELEMENTS: EMBODIED CARBON:

OBJECTIVE:

- Compare the contemporary house (21st century) carbon emissions with the traditional house (20th century) in the UK to identify the trend of carbon emission in the UK houses.

- Identify the most carbon contributing materials and propose alternatives

EXISTING FEATURES:

Passive Strategies: Highly insulated house

Active Strategies: Heat pump, 4.62kW PV and MVHR. The building supplies more energy to the grid than the demand annually (net-zero operational energy)

METHODOLOGY:

Extracting quantities from Revit model, life cycle carbon emissions were calculated using one click LCA software.

RESULTS:

1. It was found that zero carbon homes are only net zero operational while it contributes to 62 tonnes of embodied carbon.

LIFE CYCLE CARBON EMISSION:

2. When compared, it was found that the embodied carbon of contemporary houses (62t) is 2.3times the traditional houses (26t).

3. The lifetime carbon emission of EXITING houses is 62t (541kgCO2/m2). The PROPOSED orgnic alternative reduced carbon emission to 38t (391 kgCO2/m2)

RIBA 2030 CHALLENGE:

391 kg CO2/m2

Wall construction at factory, JUNE 2021

Assembled on site, JULY 2021 Completed house, AUG 2021

© Starship modular builders

© Starship modular builders

© Starship modular builders

03 BHARAT NIVYA RESIDENCE

04 BRIGADE SHOWFLATS INTERIORS

ROLE: JUNIOR ARCHITECT

ELEVATION ILLUSTRATION

03. BHARAT RESIDENCE

@ KHOSLA Associates

Location : Bangalore, India Year : 2019

Role : Junior Architect

Supervisor : Anukrithi (khosla.associates.teamc@gmail.com)

Status | Professional work

BRIEF:

A house for a family of four with many courtyards at various levels. Total of five different levels.

Area: 6330 sq-ft

ROLE IN THIS PROJECT:

Minor design inputs with the principal architect.

-Creating design drawings and renders for client presentation. -Creating working drawings. SECTION - CC’

ROLE IN THIS PROJECT:

-Coordinating with structural consultants and designing the right beam, column and slab layouts.

-Three dimensional structural models were made to cross check the structural design and the overlap of those design with the architectural spaces.

-Once the architectural & structural design were finalised and construcion started, Site Visit every two weeks to check the construction.

-Before the concreting of slabs, electrical layouts were checked on site when the reinforcements were laid

VIEW FROM THE ROAD- SOUTH WEST

© Venkatesh

© Venkatesh

© Venkatesh

© Venkatesh

SCALE 1/4"=1'

20mm

21 2 "

SHOWFLATS INTERIORS

6MM M.S L ANGLE VERTICAL SUPPORTS

STAIRCASE INNER ELEVATION - AA’

STAIRCASE SECTION - XX’

C 1'-2" 2'-11" 2'-6"

2'11" 6"

1/4" TH M.S FLAT L ANGLE WELDED TO STRINGE BEAM 4" SPACING AS SHOWN IN DETAIL C 1/4" TH M.S FLAT 1/4" TH VENEER ACACIA WOOD TREAD 3 4" TH

6" 3nos. FOR EACH TREAD SHS(50x50x4)

Brigade is a renowed property developer in India. The project “Brigade cornerstone utopia” is a 47 acre mixed use township with multiple apartment towers on Varthur road, Bangalore.

1 3/4" PLYWOOD 1/4" VENEER

4'-11" 2'-7" 3'-3"

4" SPACING AS SHOWN IN DETAIL C 1/4" THK M.S FLAT 6"

UNFOLDED ELEVATION AA

L ANGLE WELDED TO STRINGE BEAM AS SHOWN IN DETAIL C

3/4" ASH WOOD 8mm PLYWOOD BOX SECTION (150x450)

ACACIA WOOD 3/4" THICK 2" X 2" BOX SECTION 1/4" VENEER PINEWOOD 2 1 2" THK

STRINGE BEAM PLATE BUILT UP

21 2" WIDE PINEWOOD STRINGE BEAM BOX SECTION

PINEWOOD 2 1 2" TH 1'-5 3 4 "

3" 3" 1 1 4 " A 04. BRIGADE

SECTION YY

We did the interiors for the apartment lobby and the rooms (Studio flats, 1BHK, 2BHK and 3BHK) Presented here is only the lobby to the apartment in the first page and the Studio flat in the second page.

2 1 2 " 1 1 2 " 1 1 4 "

Year : 2019 Role : Junior Architect Supervisor : Anukrithi (khosla.associates.teamc@gmail.com) Status | Professional work 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01

DETAIL B

26 27 DETAIL B YY YY A A A A PINEWOOD SCREWED TO PLYWOOD FROM OUTSIDE START OF PINEWOOD STRIP 13 4"PLYWOOD SUPPORT 1 4" VENEER SCEWED TO PLYWOOD FROM INSIDE PINEWOOD STRIP EXTENDS TO HANDRAIL OF FIRST FLOOR FROM STAIRCASE TREAD 4'11"WIDE AND 1' DEPTH 8MM PLYWOOD BETWEEN THE ACACIA WOOD AND BOX SECTION 1'-5 3 4 "

4'-2" 4'-2" 4'-2"

8MM PLYWOOD BETWEEN THE ACACIA WOOD SECTION

2"X2" BOX SECTION SPACE FOR EXPANSION JOINT

STUDIO FLAT:

Total of four rooms were designed.

Studio Flat, 1Bhk, 2Bhk, 3Bhk. Presented here is only the studio flat. Other rooms drawings and pictures shall be shared upon request.

ROLE IN THIS PROJECT

1. Moodboards, rendered plans and 3d renders were made for presentation,

2. Lighting drawing, False ceiling drawing, Interior Floor Plans and Door window detail drawings were made for design execution

3. The furniture were made by “Solution one consultants” in mumbai. Multiple site visits were done to the factory in Mumbai to fine tune certain furniture designs. This project gave me an exposure to interior and furniture design. .

DISCUSSION

06 MARDIN LIBRARY

05 PORTABLE HOUSE

ROLE: ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT

BRIEF:

This is a research project on modular structures. The modules structures are prefabricated panels that could be shipped in containers. Each panel is of 1.1x 3m.

This module could be used for house, office or another space according to the need. This page shows the progress of each version and the mobility of the module. Once made in a factory, this module could be transported anywhere through containers. VERSION 1

05. PORTABLE HOUSE RESEARCH

@ BINAA Architects

Partner : Kingspan Year : 2018

Role : Architecture Intern Supervisor : Burak Pekoglu (burakpekoglu@gmail.com)

Status | Internship work

INDIVIDUAL PANELS CONNECTED BY BOLTS

STRUCTURE

2x2” wooden strips

Kingspan Panels

Steel Section (ISMB150)

Rockwool Foam inside Interior Plywood

MODULE:

This module has three variation in it. Small (60m2), Medium (120m2) & Large (180m2) modules.

The large one could be used for luxury house or large office space. Small and medium could be used for tiny house/workspaces.

INTERLOCKING OF KINGSPAN SANDWICH PANELS

Steel Frames are punctured to reduce the weight & to increase stiffness of the Structure. Pipelines are passed through the punctures of Steel frame for Plumbing. The foundation is of concrete.

CONSTRUCTION:

It has five layers in total. The Steel frame is attached first once the foundation is over. On the exterior side of steel frame, sandwich panels are attached. They are interlocked & sealed for protection from rain and weather.

On the inner side of the steel frame rock wool is filled for acoustic purpose. Over that the interior finishes come up.

SMALL (60M2) - SECTION 2m 1 0.5 0 1m 0.5 0.2 0

Kingspan Coldstore sandwich panels are used as Thermal Insulator for extreme hot and cold temperature.

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06. MARDIN LIBRARY

@ BINAA ARCHITECTs

Location : Mardin, Turkey

Year : 2018

Role : Internship

Supervisor : Burak Pekoglu (burakpekoglu@gmail.com)

Status | Professional work

BRIEF

A Government Libray in Mardin, Turkey close to Syria. We were a team of 4 members working on its conceptual stage co-ordinating with structural Engineers. It has total of 7 floors with 5 floors below the Entrance Level.

Facade is made of mardin stone with Glass Punctures for maximum day light. So various facade option were made during the design process.

ROLE IN THIS PROJECT:

Making models in Rhino during design stage for facade options, structures and co-ordinating with consultants. Sourcing information about public library including nymber of books needed in a public library.

VIEW FROM THE ROAD

Reading, Auditorium & Office Space

PLAN @ GROUND FLOOR

HORIZONTAL SECTION

ISOMETRIC VIEW OF ALL FLOORS CROSS SECTION

08 AMBUJA HOTEL

07 GOENKA SCHOOL

ROLE: ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT

BRIEF:

A kindergarten School Located in siliguri, West Bengal. Series of Classrooms arranged in linear way.

Each classroom has a Mezzanine Floor. Mezzanine Floor is accessed By Steps on One side and Slide on the Other side. The front side of the building is the corridor whearas the rear side of the building is a double height space and opens out to a play area

This view shows the Corridor on the front side. Use of steel structure and the aluminium panels eliminated the use of RCC roof for the ceiling. It helped in reducing the project cost as per the clients requirment

The rear side roof was made of RCC as it has to withold the suns heat and maintain a good indoor temperature.

Office rooms, Swimming pool, Multipurpose hall, Library were the other facilities provided in this building.

The rear side of the class opens out to a play area.

REAR SIDE RCC & Brik Construction

FRONT SIDE CONSTRUCTION

FRONT SIDE CORRIDOR - Steel Frame construction REAR SIDE PLAY AREA

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08. Ambuja Hotel

Location : Ravangala, Sikkim Year : 2017

Role : Architecture Intern Supervisor : Prashant Pradhan (gangtok.ppa@gmail.com)

Status | Professional work

RETAINING WALL

The building sits on the site with thick stone retaining wall. Retaining walls here can go up to a maximum of 6m height. Post 6 metre there has to be a break with a horizontal component for the stability of the structure.

The sliding windows span from floor to the beam for better view. The window has also a railing attached. So this window helps in safety and also gives a feel of balcony when it is opened

SECTION AA’

BRIEF:

A hotel on a steep slope facing the snowy Kanchanjunga peak. The slope difference in site is 20m. The rooms were designed in a way that every room gets the view of the snow peak. These roofs represents the traditional TIbetian Architecture style.

DESIGN:

Total of seven floors with five floors below the entrance level Spa and Conference room in First Floor. Recepton & outdoor Dining in Entrace Floor. Kitchen, Rooms in the next three floors below.

ROLE IN THIS PROJECT:

Roles include drafting of plans, sections and elevations. 3d modelling and visualisation for client presentations. Preparation of BOQ, co-ordinating with structural consultants.

ARCHITECTURE STYLE:

The Tibetian architecture is the sloped roofs with the brackets supporting it. Stone Cladding is done for the facade treatment along with the Tibetian architecture.

09 CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION

10 MEDIA HUB

SETTLEMENT 2

QUARRY SCAPE AND SITE LOCATION

CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION

09.

Year : 2016 (6th semester)

Role : Individual Design Work Supervisor : Anitha Suseelan (anithsuseelan@gmail.com)

Status | Academic work

CONCERN:

Most of the quarries are abandoned once its resouces are depleted. This in one of the abandoned quarry located in Bettahalasuru on the outskirts of Bangalore, India.

OBJECTIVE:

The intention was to create an education center which focus on rejuvenate the dead quarry, spread awarness about dead quarries to the visitors and also employ the local labors who livelihood were dependent on quarry earlier.

Water SETTLEMENT 1 SITE SETTLEMENT SETTLEMENT PATH

SITE AID:

There are two settlements on either side of the site (southeast and northwest). There is a path which connects these two settlements and also passes through the site. With that as an advantage, this design also focus on educating the locals who are passing by site

Quarry Farm

Settlement Settlement 200m 100 50 0 100m 50 25 0

Entrance

SECTION - BB’

PUBLIC SPACE (exhibition, gallery, seminar hall)

PRIVATE SPACE (library, workspace, lecture hall)

CONCEPT

The mid level is the entrance floor(public space) and it has tourist information, exhibition & seminar hall for the visitors to spread awareness

The Lower ground floor below is semi public and it has library, workspace & research labs for the students

The First floor is for the locals having an oat, lecture hall and is located along the path that is used by the settlement people on daily basis.

Exhibition View from Cafe

BB’-TOWARDS THE LAKE VIEWPOINT

CONCEPT

The mid level is the entrance floor(public space) and it has tourist information, exhibition & seminar hall for the visitors to spread awareness

The Lower ground floor below is semi public and it has library, workspace & research labs for the students

The First floor is for the locals having an oat, lecture hall and is located along the path that is used by the settlement people on daily basis.

OAT1 in lower ground and ground floor acts as the main hub space in this design. It is a flexible space for workshops and other events. Z’

RESEARCH BLOCK

LOWER GROUND FLOOR

GROUND FLOOR

LOWER GROUND FLOOR

GROUND FLOOR FIRST FLOOR

ENTRANCE

Locals using the pathway would get easily involved in the workshops happening in OAT2 when they pass by. OUTDOOR SPACE INDOOR SPACE

Thus with the Oat in the center acts as the lively hub space for learning among visitors, locals and learners. Multiple levels in the built form creates a smooth transition between the public and private space. Also the building sits in between two water bodies making sure that all the rooms gets the view of the waterbody.

10. MEDIA HUB

Location : Mg Road, Bangalore Year : 2015 (5th semester)

Status | Academic work

Church Street SITE PLAN

Metro Station 200m 100 50 0

The site is located in the edge of two cross roads (Church Street, St marks Road & Museum Road). Parallel to Mg road, Bangalore’s CBD.

Public can enter the building from all three sides of the road. Having Workshops, Auditorium and Gallery along the Street in Ground floor Enhances the public Interaction.

St Marks Road Museum Road

CONCERN: Bangalore being one of the metropolitan city in India has a lot of visual and print media offices at various places in the city. Public is never much aware about these media offices as it’s widespread and they are not really open to the public.

OBJECTIVE:

A hub for Visual, Virtual & Print Media in the Central Business District of Bangalore. It is open to public and conducts workshops and it provides information (as a brief) about the media field and its scope of the field to the youngsters

Church Street

This Building Acts as a Passby Between St Marks Road and Church Sreet. Gallery Exists Along This Pass by.

METRO

The gallery in the ground floor extends to the exterior facade. Hence easier communication with the people walking in the street for visual and virtual media.

Indoor spaces are well lit naturally with variety of interesting double height spaces and corridors.

Double Height Space along the Road to Create a Grand Entry & to Draw

People PRIVATE SPACE PUBLIC SPACE

Spaces with various levels, skylights to create interesting spaces (play of light & shadow throughout the day) and to overlook the public activities in workshop

“Iron A design Award” (Milan)

Year : 2018

Role : Individual competition work

Status | Personal Interest

BOOKSHELF :

A Book Shelf Which Has Reading, Dining, and Bar Table Incorporated in It. This Bookshelf Could Be Used Especially in Compact Homes and Offices to Save Space. This Book Shelf Can Be Transformed into

1. Dining and Bar Furniture Set.

2. Seating for Group Activities.

3. Partition Shelving

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INSPIRATION:

Compact Design for House Is Evolving Nowadays to Save Space in the Cities.

4. Reading Table With Various Shelving . Arrangements. click

FLOATING STOOL

“Silver A design Award” (Milan)

Year : 2018

Role : Individual competition work Status | Personal Interest

STOOL :

The Stool Basically Works on Air Compression. When a Person Sits, the Air in the Cylinder Compress Acting as the Cushion. Hence Giving a New Experience to the User and Also Enhancing the Seating Comfort.

INSPIRATION: Why Not a Different Technology or a Different Mechanism Could Be Used for Seating. A New Take Where Seating Is Seen in Different Perspective. A Seating Mechanism Which Is Supported by Air. Inspiration Was From Syringe.

click on the link: https://competition.adesignaward.com/design.php?ID=58437

3D VISUALIZATION

Year : 2017 - present Role : Individual Freelace Projects

Status | Personal Interest

BRIEF:

Had an interest in visualisation from 6th semester for Interior Design. Slowly friends appreciating my skills, I started doing freelance projects for friends and other college students. Overtime, I started dealing with small architecture firms for both interior and exterior renders.

I have completed more than twenty five visualisation projects so far. Softwares used were Revit, Sketchup & Lumion.

EXTERIOR - VIEW OF THE ENTRY PASSAGE

EXTERIOR - VIEW OF THE DECK FROM GARDEN_EVENING SHOT

INTERIOR - VIEW OF THE TOILET

EXTERIOR - BIRDS EYE VIEW

EXTERIOR - VIEW OF THE DECK FROM POOL

EXTERIOR - VIEW OF A DECK FROM GARDEN