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Undergraduate Architectural Portfolio

Christina G John

D.O.B.: 03 - 09 - 93

Nationality: Indian

Contact details: Mob: +91-9663745323Email:[email protected] [email protected]

Languages Known:To speak:English, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, HindiTo Read and Write:English, Mlayalam, Hindi, French

Objective:Objective:Secure an internship position with an aspiring firm and contrib-ute to their development along with widening my creative hori-zons and skills to become a better designer and an architect.

Educational Qualifications:

10th Grade : Indian School Al – Ghubra; Muscat, Oman 200912th Grade : Our Own English High School; DUbai, UAE 2011UG B.Arch : M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology; Bangalore, Karnataka Bangalore, Karnataka 2011 - Present (completing 4th Year currently)

Skill sets:

AutoCADRevit ArchitectureGoogle SketchUpV-Ray for SketchUpAdobe PhotoshopAdobe Photoshop

Work Experience:

Internship at Ranjit John Architects; DelhiJune 2014 – July 2014

Extra-Curricular:Achivements / Competitions / Workshops:

Participant in Department fest: Inspirit 2012, 2013, 2014Hospitality in Charge for Ar. Hafeez Contractor for Inspirit 2014Hospitality in Charge for Ar. Hafeez Contractor for Inspirit 2014College Magazine: Render 2014 : Design team5th Grade certified violinistBirla White Yuva Ratna Competition 2013, 2014NASA Conventions: 2012, 2013, 20143D Printing Workshop by Fractral Works: 2014 Laurie Baker Convention- NASA exposure : 2013Pracheen Tatva Workshop for Heritage Conservation: 2012Pracheen Tatva Workshop for Heritage Conservation: 2012Clay Modelling Workshop: 2012

Corel DrawMicrosoft OfficeHand rendering Pencil SketchesPhysical Model Making

Curriculum Vitaé

Personal Skills:

Works well in teamsGood at organising and overseeing tasksEnthusiastic to learn about new techonologies and skillsEnjoys formulating new concepts and ideas

Design Philosophy:

I believe that design should keep evolving according to I believe that design should keep evolving according to time, sapce and people. In addition to being a represen-tation of its users, the design should be efficient and should be an experience.

Academic Projects:

Year One: Basic Design to study forms, shapes and fundamental principlesBachelor’s House Restaurant

Year Two:Elementary SchoolElementary SchoolFlea marketHousing Colony for Weaver’s Association

Year Three:Three star Hotel,Campus Design for School of Architecture

Year Four: IT ParkIT ParkTransit Hub

Year One : Bachelor’s House

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Year One : Restuarant

Year Three : Three Star Hotel

Year Four : IT Park

Year Four : Bus Terminal

Year Four : Interior Design

Year Four : Urban Planning

Extras

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CONTENTS

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN PROJECTS

The brief of the project was to create a bachelor’s pad in a hypothetical site. Therequirements called for an individual house based on the concept of a studio apartment.

This project was based on a boomerang. I based this on a boomer-This project was based on a boomerang. I based this on a boomer-ang because just like a boomerang, one should always feel like re-turing back to their house at the end of the day.

This requires the house to be positive, inviting and creative. Open-ing out the living room to the river outside not only created ofr a nice area to relax and eat but also makes for a very interesting area to entertain guests.The courtyard inside brings the outside inside. This is a way to ensure that the space inside keeps changing in addition to being claming and relaxing.

:Top right corner; View

Page 9:Top right; site planTop left; floor planMiddle right; section BB’Middle left; west elevationMiddle left; west elevationBottom right; section AA’Bottom left; concept

Floor Plan

Roof Plan

Year One : Bachelor’s House

The brief of the project was to create a restaurnat of size 25mX25m on a hypothetical site. Among other require-ments were that the central island should be accessible only from the north and south sides.

I based my concept for this restaurant on a cave and give the diners a trulely fairy tale dinng experience,

The diners must walk through an underground tunnel to reach the restaurant. The tunnel ends in an artifical forest where there will be rainfall from time to time adding to the theme.

There is 2sets of water sheets on either sides of the restau-rant near the dining area resembling waterfalls.

The outdoor seating area is on tiny islands, under the shade The outdoor seating area is on tiny islands, under the shade of the trees.


Page 11:Top right; floor planTop left; site planMiddle above; section AA’Middle below; section BB’Middle below; section BB’Bottom; concept

Year One : Restuarant

This project, done in the fifth semester, takes inspiration from the local culture and heritage. This site that lies on the Airport Road was a heritage site that houses the ruins of an old temple.The brief of the project was to design a hotel that would make use of it’s surroundingsI took inspiration from Bangalore. A place that has moved forward in I took inspiration from Bangalore. A place that has moved forward in so many ways from architecture to technologies to lifestyles but is still rooted in it’s cultre. The buildings are designed to take the shape of the site. All the public spaces of the hotel are given a view. The rooms are po-All the public spaces of the hotel are given a view. The rooms are po-sitioned such that they would get a view of the temple and fort ruins. The interiors are given balconies or outdoor decks. This gives the vis-itors private access to the outside. The interiors are kept modern with a traditional touch to keep the occupant aware of the rich heri-tage and culture of Karnataka.The banquet area is kept out of the fort area but close enough to give close interaction if need be. This helps preserve the historical ruins while giving the public unique access to the ruin area for receptions and other such occasions to give the old regal grandeur.The ground floor is designed for the easy use of the spaces i.e. the shops, restaurant and café.

:top right corner; site plan

Page 13:top right corner above; view from the outdoor seating areatop right corner below; ariel top right corner below; ariel view of the hoteltop left corner above; south ele-vationtop left corber below; north ele-vationbottom right corner 3; typical floor planbottom right corner 2; first floor planbottom right corner 1; ground floor planbottom left corner 4; u-base-bottom left corner 4; u-base-

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Year Three : Three Star Hotel

In year four we did the first high rise building project. We had to deisgn an IT Park in a 24 acre land on the Race Course Road.

The concept of this project was hierarchy and visual connectivity. I achieved this by grouping and dividing the different requirements of the project and then identifying and segregating these spaces depend-ing on the frequency of their use and necessity. The buildings majorly showed their hierarchy through the height of each building.

The three towers although almost the same height, the central tower The three towers although almost the same height, the central tower - Tower I - was made the main tower. To draw the attention of visi-tors to the site to this main building, its height was reduced a bit but was stretched out as compared to the other towers. To achieve com-plete visual connectivity, I have provided a cutout in this tower which not only provides for a fresh breath of air but also shows the MLCP behind this building.

The other two towers - Tower II and Tower III flaged the central tower on the two sides mirror each other in plans usage.

All the buildings in this project are connected by the podium which also doubles as the outdoor seating area if the employees wish to have their lunch outside in the open air.


Page 15:Right side top - bottom; Tower Ipodium floor planlevel 3 floor planlevel 4 floor planlevel 4 floor planlevel 5 - 12 and 21 - 25level 13 floor planlevel 14 - 20 floor planTop left corner; site planbottom left corner; elevation

Year Your : IT Park

:Top right corner; site elevationmiddle right side; podium level planBottom right corner; u-basement plan

Page 17:Right side top - bottom; Tower II and IIIpodium floor planpodium floor planlevel 3 floor planlevel 4 floor plantypical floor planLeft top corner; typical sectionLeft bottom corner; typical north elevation

Year Your : IT Park

:Top right corner; site view form westmiddle right side; view from the balcony in Tower IBottom right corner; site view from south - east

Page 19:Top; site view from north - westMiddle right; view from inside the courtyard in Tower IIMiddle right; view from inside the courtyard in Tower IIMiddle left; view from central cutout in Tower IBottom right corner; view to the courtyard from the waiting areaBottomg left corner; view of the pedestrian walkway

Year Your : IT Park

In year four we also designed a bus terminal. The project was to be carried out in a 200*300m hypothetical site in Bangalore. The project requirements called for an unrestricted commuter movement in the site.

Taking this and other site details into consideration the design was restricted in Taking this and other site details into consideration the design was restricted in terms of planning upto and extend. The ‘S’ shape seperates the BMTC and KSRTC bus routes into two sides but gives unrestricted commuter movment to all parts of the site. This shape also increases the area available for the commuters to walk around in and also wait for in.

The platforms are divided with the help of low height shrubs with spaces inbetween The platforms are divided with the help of low height shrubs with spaces inbetween to mark a difference between the area to move around to get to the buses and the area for waiting.


Page 21:Top;1 - ground floor2 - first floor3 - basement3 - basement4 - south elevationBottom right; KSRTC platformBottom left; BMTC platform

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Year Four : Bus Terminal

:Top; view of the BMTC platformMiddle; view insideBottom; view of the roof top garden Page 23:Top; north elevationTop; north elevationMiddle left; view of the end of the corridor in level 2Middle right; view of the shops on the BMTC platformBottom left; view of rooftop gardenBottom right; backside of the driver’s lounge

OTHER DESIGN PROJECTS

:Top; V1Middle; V2Bottom; V3 Page 27:Record store planRecord store plan

A record store is a retail outlet that sells recorded music. Racks: Records and Café is meant to bring back the old tradition of buying music rather than just downloading them illegaly. Racks is meant to be a hangout place where people can spend place where people can spend time, alone or in a group.

Simplicty, quantity and quality is the base line for designing the floor layout. The mordern inter-pretation of the olden record stores in another concpet.

Wooden and carpert flooring gives a very homely feeling to the space, keeping it warm and comfy. The colour red is used more in the cafe space as studies have shown that red increases the appetite. Dim lighting gives a more intimate and personal more intimate and personal space even though it is a public space.

The stage is positined such that it gets a view from the outside. The vehicles from the flyover nearby will be able to see any performance happening quip-ping interest in people.

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INTERIOR DESIGNING : RACKS: RECORDS AND CAFE

:Top; V1Middle above; V2Middle below; V3Bottom; V4 Page 29:Page 29:Restaurant floor plan

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V4

:Top; section AA’ Bottom; section BB’ Page 31:Top; section through admin areaMiddle; section through middle facing the outer facadeMiddle; section through middle facing the outer facadeBottom: section through the middle facing inner wall

WP1

WP2

:Details of the various designcomponents used in the project Page 33:Details of the entertainment room

Wall panelling in record store

Wall panelling in restaurant

Idea of chandelier View, section and elevation of the record rack

Mural work in the display window

Plan of entertainment room

Red and black 3D wall panels for giving an interesting feel inside.

View of the interior of the entertainment room.

Red, black and white theme for the entertainment centre. Carpet floring and sound insulation with the wall panels allows for optimum enjoment of the music without disturbing the main store area.

URBAN PLANNING : MALLESHWARAM

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MIXED USE PLAN

CDP SHOWING GENERAL USES FOR THE SITE

INDEX

RESIDENTIAL USE

OPEN/ GREEN SPACES

WATER BODY

COMMERCIAL USE

PUBLIC/ SEMI PUBLIC USE

NOLLIS DIAGRAM RATIO OF OPEN SPACE TO BUILT MASS 1:7

ROADS AND TRANSPORT

LEGEND

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THE NEIGHBOURHOOD UNIT COMPARISON

The neighbourhood unit was conceived of as a comprehensive physical plan-ning tool, to be utilised for designing self-contained residential neighbour-hoods which promoted a community centric lifestyle, away from the "noise of the trains, and out of sight of the smoke and ugliness of industrial plants. Indus-trialising New York City in the early 1900s. The core principles of Perry's Neighbourhood Unit were organised around several physical design ideals:

-Centre the school in the neighbourhood so that a child's walk to school was only about one-quarter of a mile and no more than one half mile and could be achieved without crossing a major arterial street. -Place arterial streets along the perimeter so that they define and distinguish the "place" of the neighborhood and by design eliminate unwanted through-traffic from the neighborhood.

-Design-Design internal streets using a hierarchy that easily distinguishes local streets from arterial streets,

-using curvilinear street design for both safety and aesthetic purposes.

-Restrict local shopping areas to the perimeter or perhaps to the main en-trance of the neighborhood.

STREET SECTION

The school is in the centre of the neighbourhood radius. However the children have to cross major arterial roads to reach the school.

There are major arterial roads running through-out the neighbourhood jeopardising the saftey of the residents.

The shops are not mantained at the peripheri meter of the entrance of the neighbourhood but spread throughtout.

A high school marks the intersection of two ad-joining neighbourhood circles.

13% of the neoghbourhood area is dedicated to open spaces. This meets the standards of the neighbourhood theory.

There is a heirarchy pf roads maintained in the interiors of the neighbourhood making navigation easier depending on the street width.

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Residential plots form the main core of this area. Many plots are now being converted into huge apartments to meet the growing requirements of housing in the community. The houses that are recently developed leave little to no setback areas.

CONCLUSION

The main public buildings are the KEA office, the Govt Boys School, the Beagles Basketball Club, and the Gnana Jyothi Insititute. There are two primary schools and one high school in this vicinity. There are also two temples present, and no mosques or churches in the area, illustrating that Hinduism is the main religion of this demographic.

The major commercial areas are situated along the main roads like Mar-gosa Road and Sampige Road.Most of them cater to daily household needs although many cannot be accessed without crossing traffic. Among the residential areas, it is not rare for the ground floor of a residential block to be converted into a shop.

The road network of this area is well developed onnecting the in-teriors to the peripheral roads in an efficient manner. The present situation observed is that the majority of owners, park on the street, thereby ruining the efficiency of the connecting netowrk and have caused a depletion in the quality of pathways and side-walks.

The main public buildings are the KEA office, the Govt Boys School, the Beagles Basketball Club, and the Gnana Jyothi Insititute. There are two primary schools and one high school in this vicinity. There are also two temples present, and no mosques or churches in the area, illustrating that Hinduism is the main religion of this demographic.

The quality of green and open parks has signifi-cantly reduced over the years in this area. The few play areas that remain are far apart. Many children play on the street, causing an obstruc-tion to traffic. There is no definite hierarchy in open spaces observed.

The major commercial areas are situated along the main roads like Mar-gosa Road and Sampige Road.Most of them cater to daily household needs although many cannot be accessed without crossing traffic. Among the residential areas, it is not rare for the ground floor of a residential block to be converted into a shop.

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Christina G John [email protected]

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