This portfolio contains selected work from my four academic years in the architecture course. It highlights my design process, representation language and other interests. All drawings, images and texts have been produced by the author. Under group projects, images produced by the author have been compiled. If otherwise, credits have been mentioned.
Humanizing Density
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Water Urbanism
2 Urbanism in Thimphu
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4 Interior Design
Dystopian Societies
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Group Work
6 7 ZoNASA Design Trophy
8 Construction Drawing
Figure no. 1: Descriptive Collage of the ideation process in Protopia
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ORGANIZATION Dayananda Sagar College of Architecture
G U I D E S Ar Sandhya Rao Ar Samhitha B Ar Madhavan
PROTOPIA A 7th Semester Design Project on Cloud Kitchens and its Circular Economy
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Humanizing Density
PROTOPIA A 7th Semester Design Project on Cloud Kitchens and its Circular Economy
Figure no. 2: Conceptual Diagram of Protopia
Figure no. 3: Axonometric Context Plan showing the immediate context around and the Marathalli Flyover
to adapting it to the disused and neglected public spaces run amuck with garbage is the intersection at which the specifications of the programme came about. How can a supposedly “Hidden” commercial kitchen metaphorically termed as ‘Cloud Kitchens’ function at the same capacity as an industry and still not be treated and percieved as the backbone of the 21st Century Urban Household. How does this industry function? How does this industry sustain? How do they Humanize? Or do they?
Protopia - Cloud Kitchens
An urban insert dictated by needs of the immediate context to generate a circular economy that enumerated transparent and thoughtful planning was the crux of the design solution. The high density metropolitan population with the addition of a strong e commerce base is what Bangalore boasts of, Marathalli being the best example. With the addition of various services on these platforms, the Food and Delivery Industry was the focal point of the Solution. Understanding the Circular Economy generated by it;
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Figure no. 4: Axonometric Master Plan showing detailed individual zones with functions and site level circulation.
Protopia - Cloud Kitchens
“Catering to service at every tier�
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This is the new motto of the evergrowing food delivery industry. How to minimize space to maximize production and profit? The design solution answers this question with a very important addition of sensitivity to an inevitable density. The zoning had to be based on overlapping layers of service circulation dividing the 1 acre site into 5 modules of Cloud Kitchens , Packaging waste Recycling unit , Food waste recycling unit ,
Residences and a permeable gathering space at the street level The axonometric detailed plan of the ground level shows the relationship between each zone through colour coded circulation paths. The solution focused greatly on trying to place various types and modules of kitchens both in size and kind within the site that would affect greatly the convenience of vehicle required and the flow of people coming in and out.
Figure no. 5: Axonometric Exploded Floor plate showing vertical circulation of Services
Protopia - Cloud Kitchens
Protopia’s effciency is greatly dependent on the management of its circulation of people and services. The figure shows the exploded floor plates of the Kitchen zone with demarcated chutes for the exit of Food waste and entry of Fresh Food Produce. Due to the scale and compact nature of the solution a pulley and reimagined dummy elevator system was adopted that unloaded into large tanks on the ground floor which was then taken away or brought into the site through seperate paths.
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Protopia - Cloud Kitchens
A section through the Marathalli bridge shows the placement of the design solution in the disused space bellow it and the subsequent adaptation in terms of volume and division of spaces. The figure aslo shows a visual influence of the solution to its immediate context.
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Figure no. 6: Longitudinal Section showing Design insert in realtion to Marathalli Bridge.
Figure no. 7: Descriptive Collage showing the ideation process of Permute
Urbanism in T h i m p h u Y
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ORGANIZATION Dayananda Sagar College of Architecture
G U I D E S Ar Sandhya Rao Ar Samhitha B Ar Bhavesh M
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PERMUTE
An 8th Semester Design Project on Logistic Hub catering to Urban consumption
PERMUTE
An 8th Semester Design Project on Logistic Hub catering to Urban consumption
Figure no. 8: Conceptual Diagram of Permute
Figure no. 9: Map showing Placement of existing ports and Entries in Bhutan with Proposed Thimphu Hub
Permute was aimed at deisgning a Logistics Centre that would cater to Transnational Demand created by the BBIN-MVA and make the city of Thimphu part of a nation wide network that dealt with various distribution and collection. Easing pressure on the border town of Phuntsholing, the current entry point to the country; the solution will pave the way for an E-Commerce introduction, formalize and standardize trade in the Country.
Permute - Logistics Hub
BBIN MVA is the proposal for a vehicle corridor in between the four countries- [ Bhutan, Bangladesh, Inida and Nepal ] planned to increase trade by 60% and ease the flow and distribution of Import + Export. The design solution proposed to open up Bhutan to the world market and it was paramount that the exisitng facilities be retrofitted, expanded and decenteralised to fit the same An outcome of the current heavy reliance of Bhutan on its neighboruing countries for infrastructure and support.
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Permute - Logistics Hub
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The process of designing a decentralized system started with narrowing down on import needs of each Hub. Identified above as Paro, Thimphu and Punakha- the current highest in urban population growth in the country. Based on statistics in relation to maximum urban consumption in the city of Thimphu;The proposed Design aims to cater to IMPORTS and EXPORT of products related to Edible vegetables,Edible fruit and nuts, Oilseed and oleaginous fruits
Figure no. 10: Map showing inter city Wholesale Produce retailers in relation to Site.
Permute - Logistics Hub
Figure no. 11: Axonometric Plan showing the spaces and circulation at site level
Detailed and Step wise programme taken from the current operations of Phuntsholing with added logistics to ease circulation and distribution includes Entry - Entry ofice- Customs Office - BAFRA- Insurance Offices - Weigh Bridge Shipment Shed - NFTL Office Space - Distribution Terminal - Storage - Service Center - Rest for Drivers- Exit
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Permute - Logistics Hub
Designing a Logistics Centre in a culturally rich and fairly secluded country like Bhutan meant detailing it out to mean much more than pure functionality. For a context that thrived on strict building regulation and a uniformity in Architectural fabric unparalleled, the design solution explored elements of the built that could dictate a new pattern of thoughtful expirementation.
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Usage of Material, Vertical elements in terms of facades and shafts and usage of a heavily contoured terrain shows the image of a future that the people of Butan are working towards. Self sustenance backed with a strong repsect towards the cultural and religious values
Permute - Logistics Hub
Figure no. 12: Diagrams showing Design Considerations
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Permute - Logistics Hub
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Permute kept in mind the positioning and the visual presence of the solution amidst the backdrop of the mountains and the traditional Bhutanese Architecture.
Figure no. 13: View of the Design solution in the context of the City of Thimphu
Figure no. 14: Descriptive Collage showing the ideation process of TO-LET
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ORGANIZATION Dayananda Sagar College of Architecture
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TO-LET
A 7th Semester Urban Documentation project translated into a boardgame
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TO-LET
A 7th Semester Urban Documentation project translated into a boardgame
Figure no. 15: Conceptual diagram of TO-LET
To- Let - Urban Board Game
Figure no. 16: Map of Konappana Agrahara showing the Typologies involved
Konapanna Agrahara is a small colony in the South Western part of Bangalore City. It is a colony that has become synonymous with Paying Guest Apartments dotted throughout. The society built overtime due to the context of Electronic City and XIMB college has made it a cultural hotspot with a unique sense of community now slowly made difficult due to a water crisis.
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To-Let - Urban Board Game
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Figure no. 17: Reimagination of the community of Konappana Agrahara
An urban documentation that aims to convey its findings through an engaging and interctive game where its stakeholders and their circumstances are shown through the employment of informal means. The intent of this was to put across the daily happenings of urabn life and all its details in a format that could better be appreciated by the common public. The element of Water played a huge part in this urban environment as it is an invisible force that divides and puts a value unparalleled.
To- Let - Urban Board Game
The fabric of the community is best understood through the interconnections of the four typologies - Offices, Family Bunglows, G+4 PGs and Kuccha Agraharas. Documenting and understanding the spatial layout of them all helped dismantling the current layout and re-representing them in a fictional road map that showacsed the identity of the place. TO- LET is an Urban Documentation that relays a neighbourhood formed under peculiar circumstances.
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To-Let - Urban Board Game
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Konappana Argrahara seen through the lens of reimagining Monopoly was ideal due to how the game is already set up, stakeholders that play a game set in a fictional reality that acquire property and take charge of its holdings and future. The rules of the game remained the same with the currency becoming water. Transaction carried out through this mode of transaction demonstrated the reality on grounf and brought home the concept of the importance of water to run an establishment in dense
neighbourhood like such.Each palyer would start off with 150 litres of water in their tank, the winner of tis determined as having the most amount of water left at the end of the game. The game ends once any one player runs out of Water. The properties dotted across the board are a mix of the four typologies and representative of the locations in the region. They are bought and rented through the currency of Water. The utilities depicted are of stakeholders employed in the industry of Water Management and of urban elements
To- Let - Urban Board Game
Figure no. 18: Community reinterpreted as a Game of Monopoly
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BUNGLOW
TITLE DEED Rent- ltrs 5 Buy for- ltrs 3 If a player doesnt invest in the property, the fine to be paid is Seven litres of Water. Figure no. 19: Playing cards explaining the rules {Typologies}
To-Let - Urban Board Game
OFFICE
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TITLE DEED Rent- ltrs 7 Buy for- ltrs 5 If a player doesnt invest in the property, the fine to be paid is Ten litres of Water.
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TITLE DEED Rent- ltrs 6 Buy for- ltrs 4 If a player doesnt invest in the property, the fine to be paid is Eight litres of Water. Figure no. 20: Playing cards explaining the rules {Typologies}
AGRAHARA
Rent- ltrs 4 Buy for- ltrs 2 If a player doesnt invest in the property, the fine to be paid is Five litres of Water.
To- Let - Urban Board Game
TITLE DEED
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To-Let - Urban Board Game
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Each time player lands on this utility an addition of Ten litres is made to their Water Tank
Each time player lands on this utility an addition of Seven litres is made to their Water Tank
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Each time player lands on this utility an addition of cummulative rent of property owned is deposited into their Water Tank - Maximum usage throughout game { 3 turns }
Each time player lands on this utility no rent payable for next round of game.
Figure no. 21: Playing cards explaining the rules {Utilities}
Figure no. 22: Descriptive Collage showing the ideation process of Emanate
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ORGANIZATION Dayananda Sagar College of Architecture
G U I D E S Preethi R Kavitha P Deepthi R
EMANATE
An 8th Semester Design Project on Exhibition cum Gathering Space in DSCA
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EMANATE
An 8th Semester Design Project on Exhibition cum Gathering Space in DSCA
Figure no. 23: Conceptual Diagram showing the ideation process of Emanate
Lounge Area
Performance Space
Work Area
Jury Space
Collabration Areas
Cafes
Emanate - Interior Design
Figure no. 24: Floor Plan showing the Ground floor Design proposal
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Emanate - Interior Design
The design solution arose from trying to bring the outside in and opening up the spaces spatially, figuritively and volumetrically with elements that didnt distingush in between the x and y planes. This created spaces and areas for discourse and collabration. It was important to identify epicenters to radiate from.
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Emanate exudes a seamless connection throught with a transparency much needed. The points of departure for these began at the structural pillars that are intrinsic as points for weight distribution but made representative of the volatile explosive and overflowing plethora of ideas and talents in our institutions
Figure no. 25: Longitudinal section through the space showcasing design elements of the abstarcted tree.
Stage lighting Supported through the wooden members
Exhibition Panels Dropped down from the wooden members
Emanate - Interior Design
Book shelves as an extension of the wooden members
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Figure no. 2: Longitudinal sections showcasiing how the design element changes according to need
Elevation showing the Design element
Elevation showing the framework behind the wooden members
Figure no. 27: Design details of the abstracted Tree
Emanate - Interior Design
The design of the Wooden envelope that surrounds the columns was made up of Two components. A wire mesh that supported cleats on it through each curved wooden member is fitted and taken around the column to further support cleats under the beam. The wooden sections are hollow and allow for a lightweight design element with space for services and electricals wiring
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Emanate - Interior Design
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Figure no. 28: View showing the Cafe and the seperation between the outdoor and indoor spaces
Emanate - Interior Design
Figure no. 29: View showing the indoor pin up panels with the jury spaces and the seating area.
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Calumnium - Conceptual Art
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Figure no. 30: Conceptual Imagination of Dystopian Socities in 2050
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ORGANIZATION Dayananda Sagar College of Architecture
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CALUMNIUM An 4th Semester Design Conception of Societies in the year 2050
Figure no. 31: Conceptual Diagram of the ideation process of Vastus
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ORGANIZATION N a t i o n a l Association of Student Architects
MEMBERS Zaib Amit Sowmya Radha Anirudh
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VASTUS
A Design Entry to the Brief of Reimagining a Space that caters to Intellectuality
Section depicting mechanism of domed Envelope
The envelope concealed inside the ground and the chair at 90 degrees.
Vastus - Design Entry
The motor gets activated once the person is seated and rotates about the pivot, due to pressure the envelope rises.
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The envelope surrounds the chair and stops at an angle of 80 degrees with the ground.
Section depicting mechanism of domed Envelope
Section depicting mechanism of the Chair
The chair when not in use is at a 90 degrees and the piston with the gear is below the chair.
Once pressure applies, the seat pushes down pulling the other part of the piston attached to the upright part of the chair. At this point the chair is pulled to 110 degrees.
The piston slowly pushes down further and reclines the chair to a maximum angle of 135 degrees- the Desired Inclination
Vastus - Design Entry
Section depicting mechanism of domed Envelope
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Figure no. 32: Descriptive Collage showing the ideation process of Emanate
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ORGANIZATION Dayananda Sagar College of Architecture
G U I D E S Ar
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SYNERGY
The 7th and 8th Semester Urban Group Documentation and Analysis
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Synergvy - Group Work
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Figure no. 34: Urban analysis of the city of Thimphu {8th Semester}
Synergvy - Group Work
Figure no. 35: Activity mapping of the citizens of Thimphu {8th Semester}
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Monastic & Administrative
Reconstructed
Dechenphug Monastery
Simtokha Dzong
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Changankha Lakhang
Taschicho Dzong
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Reconstructed
Addition of School
Tango Goempa
Addition of Monastic School
Simtokha Dzong
This era saw the unification of all the parts of Bhutan and a semblance of a governing structure starting off from the Tibetan Zhabdrung to the Bhutanese Monarchy. This lead to a new typology in Dzongs and Administration.
Synergvy - Group Work
MothiTang was the first settlement to come up near the agricultural farmands. The agricultural land were along the river banks and the settlemets further up the hill. The first Dzong that came up was storage space for the Grains.
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Taschicho Dzong
Figure no. 36: Timeline of Urban Morphology in the city of Thimphu {8th Semester}
Dechencholing Palace
Simtokha Dzong
After the Decline of the Dua and the establishment of B lot of reforms came in, parti of the Outside world and th of the Public Structures ch Thimphu’s town planning be
al system of Government Bhutan as a Monarchy a icularly with the influence he Borders. The typology hanged and the Vision of ecame very characteristic
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Seat of Government
First in the Country
Taschicho Dzong
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National Memorial Chorten
1975 Chinglamithing Stadium`
The end of the 20th C saw change in the functions of the various prominent structures throughout the city and the formation of a new typology- Hospitality. Advent of Tourism brought about the beginning of a cultural hybrid with a very strong opposition and resilience of the Bhutanese culture and tradition
Internet Cafe
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Thimphu Structural Plan
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Hydro Power Plant
First in the Country
The current scenario of the city is molded by the visions of the New government and strict Regualtory Building Codes imposed,Courtesy of Benninger’s structural Plan. The congestion brought on by toursits and vehicles has become a matter of great concern coupled with the rising issue of climate change and available buildable land depleting.
Synergvy - Group Work
Tango Goempa
Built in 1616, on divine land that brought solace during a time of war. Houses multiple Lakhangs on three levels and has Residences as well as Monastic Quarters.
National Memorial Chorten
1Stupa 2 Prayer Bells 3Meditation Hall 4Gardens 5Circumambulation Path
Built in memory of a King. Most Religious structure in Thimphu. A Tibetan Stupa with a temple inside and shrines on each floor. Characteristic Tulip shaped Dome
Figure no. 37: Typology Study of the Architecture in the city of Thimphu {8th Semester}
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Tashichho Dzong
1 Ministeries 2Utse 3Lakhang 4Monks 5Royal Throne
In1641,Zhabdrung built Tashichho Dzong. Later expanded several times over the years.Rebuilt in 1902. King Wangchuck had it completely renovated and enlarged after he moved the capital to Thimphu in 1952. Built in traditional style using neither nails nor written plans.
Dechenphug Monastery
1Main Lakhang 2Circumambulation Path 3Stupa 4Pavilion 5Temple 6Quarters 7Main Entrance 8Prayer Flag 9 Back Entrance
Became a Buddhist Monastery in 1971 and curently houses 450 students. There is a Lakhang inside that houses the local diety. The courtyard space is used to celebrate the Festival Dechenphu Tsechu
Changankha Lakhang
1 Stupa 2 Lakhang 3Prayer Bells 4 Monk Residence 5 Doshe
Traditional Bhutanese temple perched like a fortress on a ridge on a site chosen by Lama Phajo from Tibet. Parents come here to get blessings for their young children from the protector deity Tamdrin
Simtokha Dzong
1Tshokhang 2Santgey Temba Lakhang 3Gonkhang 4Chuchijey Lakhang 5Store 6Doshe 7Dunkhor 8Gorikha
The Simtoka Dzong, built in 1629 by Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, functions as a monastic and administrative centre and is theoldest dzong which has survived in its original form
Synergvy - Group Work
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Figure no. 33: Urban analysis of the city of Barcelona {7th Semester}
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ORGANIZATION Dayananda Sagar College of Architecture
G U I D E S Ar Yashaswini Ar Shankar P Ar Jagdeesh C
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FACERE
A collection of construction drawings and details for various projects
Facere - Construction Drawing
Figure no. 38: Master Plan of G+1 residential structure {Ground Floor}
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Facere - Construction Drawing
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Figure no. 39: Master Plan of G+1 residential structure { First Floor}
Figure no. 40: Longitudinal Section through the house
Facere - Construction Drawing Figure no. 41: Longitudinal Section through the house
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Facere - Construction Drawing
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Figure no. 42: Sectional Elevations and Details of an Island Kitchen
Facere - Construction Drawing
Figure no. 43: Section and Elevations of a Room divider and Showcase
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