vignesh

r a j a

line between user and nature

architecture

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vignesh raja
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manual model sketching

work experience

space matters, anthill anthill design, ICI projects,

delhi design ahmedabad erode

hello....! leadership experience

I am vignesh raja, completed my bachelor degree of
architecture in 2017, It was a very interesting journey secretary, unit secretary,
rotract club of SAP, SAP, chennai,
though, the transition from frisky school kid to the
chennai, 2012 2013, 14
complete professional architect. during my college
days I always dreamt of my design coming true and
facing the reality as well. as we are the master acheivements
collaborator we holds certain responsibilities in our product design zonasa’14
society, to end the great war between the nature and urban landscape design zonasa’15
the man made, which I perceive architecture plays the international troldtket award for students of design and
key line between them. We all know that architecture architecture ‘16
alone cannot change the world, but there is no change schools without classroom archasm’17
without it. for which I would like to learn all the possible urban lake restoration chennai water forum
kvraterd3595@gmail.com nuances in the field of architecture, which will comes true housing for police government of TAMIL NADU
8838962940 by joining your firm and develope symbiotically. Z axis bursary’17 charles correa foundation
kohler architecture scholarship award
school of architecture and planning
ANNA UNIVERSITY
chennai hobbies & interests languages known

no 77, k g palayam peripatetic project management,

koundachi palayam, erode numismatist product design
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tamil nadu - 638112. philatelist graphic design
calligrapher logo design
chess branding
volleyball arts & crafts english tamil hindi
tamil poetry photography
academic projects

01 children’s park
02 residence
santhome, chennai
niagara falls
Contents
03 rural studio ukkamperumbakkam kancheepuram
04 montessori school design KFI, chennai
05 spaces an experiment with solid and void
06 restaurant inside out rishikesh 01 Pyroform between human and fire 04
07 emotions an algorithm for form
08 social housing cmbt, chennai 02 Industrial symbiosis between human and economy 13

09 arts and crafts centre, island grounds, chennai

10 dessertation marriage of material and architecture 03 Levatio nidus between human and nature 22

04 Urban lakes between human and water 25

05 Urban Ekistics between people 28

06 Documentation between human and the history 31

07 stepwell exhibition between the known and society 35

08 Manual model between brain and hand 38

09 service drawing between user and function 41

10 photography between time and reality 42

 between human and FIRE 01
pyroform
- unravelling the
experience of FIRE

In order to establish the relation between

HUMAN and FIRE through Architecture, exploring
the possibilities of fire and its role in cultural,
social, spiritual, biological and emotional values
of human was essential. The understanding of its
relation with human life through birth and death
helps in converting these metaphysical attributes
into Architecture. The intention was to create an
integrated and soulful experience of fire, by
giving the form to the formless.
The idea of emphasizing fire as another natural
entity which is considered as the form of purity
and the key to attaining eternity.

THESIS DESIGN DEMYSTIFYING VARANASI GHATS

RESEARCH EXPERIMENT THE CREMATION UTTAR PRADESH 04
 importance of FIRE
in this research i tried to establish the
connection between human and fire.
human can interact with fire through
physically, intellectually, emotionally,
spiritually, and psychologically with

energy
the help of architecture. why should
we interact with fire ?.............here is the
SUN importance of fire to know and to
unravel it.

technology

lightning fear medicinal uses

social gathering

evolution cremational fire

moksha
wildfire 05
 Manikarnika ghat
Dashashwamedh ghat
Kashi Vishwanathar temple
varanasi site analysis Harishchandra ghat

SITE

Uttar Pradesh varanasi Katesar v v

SITE

wind direction temperature precipitation

chart chart chart suitable months
KATESAR

Varanasi western River Ganga sand silt

ghats

sand silt

River Ganga

varanasi contour map

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 significance of FIRE
varanasi
significance of SUN

raw fire diminished fire Interactive fire

as social congregation ganga aarthi

as culture
as salvation
as economy
as recreation

panoromic view of ganga aarthi

significance of cremational FIRE 07

 master planning
strategies

key plan
ganga watch tower
sanctum of cosmos
entrance way mirror
floating walkway to silt
sanctum of wildfire
preparation of FIRE
sanctum of civilization
museum of infinity

spiritual loop intellectual loop

everything converges to the spiritual fire

experiential loop cultural loop

self realization loop commercial loop

sanctum of FIRE
sanctum of heat
sanctum of touch
sanctum of light
sanctum of nothingness
sanctum of hope

theatre for self realization

restaurant of ancient man
restaurant of ancient man
restaurant of ancient man

master plan
site area: 35 acres
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 Arc 10 Arc 11
Arc 09
Arc 12

Arc 01
sun 3.50 C 10
C 11
sanctum of FIRE 5.98

C 09
experience the spirituality
9.57
Arc 08 C 12
Arc 02
10.36
accessibility
C 08

13.07
Arc 03
C 01
11.96

lightning
C 07
Arc 04
12.82

C 02

10.61

structural fins
C 06
9.57

5.98
C 03
fire Arc 07 C 04
3.50 C 05

Arc 05
50.89 3.00 19.28 14.71 34.00 3.00
inner conical sapce
Arc 06

3.50 5.98
9.57 10.36 13.07 11.96 13.07 10.36 9.57 3.09
6.39

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 sanctum of cosmos

The process of supernova

and the formation of the
universe are explained
inside in the holographic
projection. The stories will
change depending on the
plan no of people entering the
sanctum. This will explain
the role of fire in the
fromation of earth.

sanctum of cosmos
mirror sphere

ganga watch tower

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sanctum of civilization museum of infinity
dome dome

Before the formation of civilization, This museum explains the evolution of

elements of civilization like shelter, cooking, human through time with the help of FIRE
language, socialism, love and emotions from the age of cooking to the age of
are derived from the fire. These history of space shuttle and so on in the future. The
the civilization and the role of fire in it are ramp goes up it explains its history to the
explained in this sanctum. infinity.
fins of gratitude

plan

exhibit podium converging pillars of fire

the ramp of fire to infinity

water channel

section
ganga watch tower

plan

walk way on the river ganga

self realization fire theatre

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 between human and economy 02
Industrial
symbiosis
- a step towards better
INDIAN economy

India’s first INDUSTRIAL ESTATE is situated in

guindy, chennai with the spread of 400 acres. this
includes residences, various small scale industries
and majorly software and service sectors. the
intention is to activate dead urban spaces,
documentation and urban study of the region,
devising design proposal for the issues
addressed.

GUINDY STATISTICS ACTIVATING THE URBAN DESIGN

INDUSTRIAL ESTATE SOLUTIONS DEAD, INDIA EXISTENCE 13
Guindy industrial estate

route map from the site 15

 1959 1968 1974 1990

worksheds SIDCO sheds developed plots and tiny sheds complexes

Phase wise development of

INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
TANSIDCO (TamilNadu Small Industries Development
Corporation Limited) was originally called as DIC
(Directorate of Industries and Commerce) before it became
a separate department in the Tamil Nadu Government.
TANSIDCO’s objective is mainly the promotion and North Phase
development of Small scale Industries.

Phase Wise Development of the estate was based on the

adyar river people’s need. Initially, Work sheds were provided in Guindy
when it was under, DIC. Later when it switched hands with
TANSIDCO it became SIDCO Sheds. Later, SIDCO
introduced Developed Large plots and Tiny sheds for the
convenience of people. In addition to that, Complexes were
built to accommodate more office spaces due to the land Adyar river
constraints Prototype
Development Tele Printers
ekatuthaangal metro station Training Staff Quarters
Centre
Hindusthan
TelePrinters King Institute
Staff Quarters Pumping
Station
Central Garment
Training Raj Bhavan
Tamil Nadu Oil Complex II
Institute Pumping
Corporation Electronic
Station
Complex

CIPET
Hostel
CTI Hostel
guindy railway station
CIPET
Corporation
South Phase of Madras labour colony
Water Works
TANSI
guindy railway station
Central Training
Tamil Nadu Agro Institute
TANSI
Industries
Corporation

TANSI
kathippara

developed plots
guindy race course
Hindusthan
TelePrinters Garment
tiny sheds Complex I
Small Industries
alandhur metro station Servicing
Institute
complexes

SIDCO sheds

worksheds

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 Street parking

Car garage

Surface parking

SIDCO parking

Service sectors

Industrial
Residential
Instituitional
Open Spaces
Abandoned Buildings
industries
Guindy has endured rise and fall of many industrial
sectors. Presently, there is a rapid growth in Software
solution (IT Sector) but predominantly downfall in the
production of consumer products, painting fabrication
works, leather, and garments.

Government Buildings
Service sector Buildings

Landmarks

reasons
The sheds which are constructed for the small scall industries,
120 ft road which were transformed its character over time due to the
economic factor of the industrial estate. Initially the sheds
80 ft road were used for the storage units of the respective industries,
later it left abandaned and ungerdone many changes in its
60 ft road
function and also in the physical state into corporate
40 ft road buildings.
20 ft road

small scale industries

Dense tree cover

Tree line along street
Bridge

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Jaff
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Highest contour
Ram
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ram
(St. Para Adyar river
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and
hur estate survey layers rise and fall of small scale industries
Gui
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29% activity analysis and spatial transformation

D

12% 10% 6% 3% 2% 1% C
A

E B

section A
Private Employee Private Employee Residents Students Drivers Hawkers / Street Governmtent Construction
(BPO) (Labours) vendors Officials workers SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS DRIVE FOOD CORPORATION OF CHENNAI
FRONT
YARD WAY STALL METRO WATER

23 00 user group analysis

1 DEAD SPACES
22 2 section B
21 3 A day in Guindy industrial estate starts with dynamic transit INSTITUTION BUFFER BUS DRIVE FOOD SERVICE WORK SHED WORK SHED
which serves as a hub for various feather of people. Some SHELTER WAY STALL ROAD
use it as a intermittent transit station for their destinations.
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4 We can find bustling people using sub urban trains, buses,
share autos, auto rickshaws as a mode of public transport
and we have metro rail to be started soon.
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5 ACTIVE SPACE
The hawkers, vendors, construction works, bus drivers and
section C
conductors start their day early. The drivers have
18 6 beverages in the shops of Guindy bus depot in morning
and evenings. The construction workers and BPO WORK SHED WORK SHED SOFTWARE SOFTWARE
employees work through out the day on shift basis. SOLUTIONS SOLUTIONS

17 7 The government employees, labours, students are active

on streets only during off office times in morning, evening
16 and aternoon for lunch.
8
The streets remain active because of the floating BUS TERMINUS
section D
15 population other than the employees. The area becomes
9 dead during the late night hours only few buses are
SOFTWARE
14 10
operated at late night hours. SOLUTIONS
FRONT YARD DRIVE WAY PARK LABOUR COLONY

13 11
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section E
5am - 7am 8am - 10am 11am - 1pm 2pm - 4pm 5pm - 7pm 8pm - 10pm 11pm - 1am SPILLOVER SPACE
HTL WORK SHED CANAL DUMPYARD WORKSHED GODOWN

STREET HAWKERS ROAD SIDE SPILLOVERS IN THE PETTY SHOPS OPEN SPACE USED FOR
EATERIES STREETS RECREATION
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 ideas industrial symbiosis
MASTER PLAN

incubator
symbiotic process community participation

collaboration marketting entrepreneurship

north phase

west phase south phase

fragmented defragmenting defragmenting the users

small scale industry service industry tech park

past present scenario predicted transformation

transformation of industrial estate through time

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building walls incubator

office building

small scale industries

structural skeleton

market complex

admin, exhibition
sky
admin, exhibition humans

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 between present and future 03
Levatio
Nidus
- a sneak peek
of ideal city in 5026

next 21st century has led to the case of increased

exploitation of our canvas by the discretionary
acts of the singular human species. Age of
sustainability and smart development has
reached the height of all. Despite sustenance as
the core element of progress humans have never
considered the environment inclusive of other
organisms. Carbon footprint reduction as the
policy and constant sustenance for revival of
resources has only prolonged our survival
expectancy but not improved its status.

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 between human and water 04
Urban
lakes
- the social
awareness

Lakes are abundant in number and gradually

falling prey to the effects of urbanisation.
Environmental Activism can save such lakes. The
city grew between the ridges and creeks that
latticed at the mouth of the coast. the pockets of
water that pooled around the course of river
were soon neglected, ignorant of its relevance.
Chennai is the capital of Tamil Nadu, the fourth
largest metropolis in India located on the
Coromandal coast of Bay of Bengal. The
Chennai city has a population of Four million, Six
hundred Eighty-one thousand, Eightyseven
(approx). Urbanization in Chennai city takes
place rapidly in southern suburban areas,
particularly in infrastructure development, sitting
of software parks, medium scale industries and
laying of major road networks. However, time
deficiencies in regulation of development
process caused further degradation of the
environment and pose concerns for water quality
and community health.
The intention is
to bring people together from varied
backgrounds and create a new dialogue on
water and rivers, by changing mindsets and
encourage action for change.

COMPETITION CHENNAI
CHENNAI WATER FOUNDATION VELACHERRY LAKE 25
 chennai major encroachment Velacherry lake

chembarambakkam lake primary road

Adyar river

Velacherry lake

pallikaranai marsh land the split of lake

Lakes
freshwater reservoir
extent in document

existing extent

water body extent

urban . primary residential

water
mixed residential

Madras city planned by the british was bordered by the

Urban
commercial
adyar river, Cooum was treated as the major waterway
around which systematic growth occured.The adyar river is actual lake extent

presently prone to rapid densified urbanisation that is encroachment extent

growth
existing lake extent
deteriorating its roots and its being. The course of the river
largely affected is along the juncture of Guindy, Velachery 1973 urban area
and Adyar. Its Canals are cut off by densified urbanisation
1980 urban area
due to several factors. The Lakes at the vicinity of this juncture
are soon reaching nil. 1991 urban area

2006 urban area

encroachment pattern

Chennai is the capital of Tamil Nadu, the fourth largest

metropolisin India located on the Coromondal coast of Bay
of Bengal. The Chennai city has a population of Four million,
Six hundred Eighty-one thousand, Eightyseven(approx).
Urbanization in Chennai city takes place rapidly in southern
suburban areas, particularly in infrastructure development,
sitting of software parks, medium scale industries and laying of
major road networks. However, time deficiencies in regulation how to solve the
of development process caused further degradation of the
environment and pose concerns for water quality and prevailing issues
community health.
Civilisations thrived along the bank of rivers and their fertile
delta soon growing into developed centres of the nation
that soon forgot its resources. And So has Chennai, forgotten
its roots and spines that convene its growth. From a pulsating The parched cityscape
will our city soon become an electronic
river bed to a disappering twine that sprawls its unwelcome chip with no sign of life
being along the densified confines of the witty Urban.

1 2 3 4

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the perception aerial views

master plan
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 between humans 05
Urban
ekistics
- housing for police
personnel

The study of human behaviour in sub urban

areas portray’s the people’s urge to move into
cities and their desire to be a part of nature.
The intention is to solve the present day scenario
of cities and human needs, providing
comfortable habitual facilities to various grades
of police personnel working in chennai.

COMPETITION CHENNAI ONGOING

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU KEELKOTAIYUR PROJECT 28
 masterplan

wind direction sun direction site accessibility water geography

manifested ideas schematic drawings S+5 S+10 G+1

public green spaces connecting roads

pedestrian paths
semi public green spaces

usable green spaces

private green spaces

common amenities
centralised amenities

superintendent duplex

natural mutual shading

in the evening

W E
sub inspector flats

natural air circulation

W E
police constable flats

G+1 buildings are

oriented near water body

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DSP house ground floor plan DSP house first floor plan

DSP house

G+1

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SI house

S+5

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S+10

SI ground floor plan 30

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an initiative by INTERNSHIP
anthill designs AHMEDABAD 31
 Bajaj wadi
wardha,maharastra

sectional elevation

door details

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 nav bharath vidhyalaya

J B science college
wardha,maharastra

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 Stepwells of Ahmedabad
gujarat 07

We have observed the various stepwells that are integral to our

heritage. Some are relatively better preserved, but there is still
scope for improvement. Others are inhabited and used in ways
that is different from the original function of the stepwell and some
are in absolute shambles. This leaves us all with important questions
regarding the conservation and heritage of these stepwells for the
future.........

DADA HARIR NI VAAV, Ahmedabad 35

DADA HARIR NI VAAV
Ahmedabad
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 Exhibition
stepwells of Ahmedabad
kanoria centre, CEPT university
gujarat

Sixteen stepwells in ahmedabad are located,

documented and exhibited. The interior of
the exhibition represents the abstract form
of stepwell. Both analytical and schematic
drawings, sketches and photographs are
displayed. Eminent people from various water
related department are invited and delivered
their research views on stepwells and other water
management techniques.

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tensile lamp

between human brain and hand 08

Manual
model

design credit an initiative by INTERNSHIP

sourav das
anthill designs AHMEDABAD 38
 wooden model
hotel and studio apartment

unit module

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design process model
residence

stage 1

process models in client meeting

stage 2

stage 3

stage 4 stage 5 40
 sample

electrical drawing
ashuthosh residence 09

first floor plan second floor plan

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Varanasi ghats
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