ARCHITECTURAL

PORTFOLIO

A C olle c t ion of C r e a t iv e a nd D e s ig n Wor k b y R a d hik a

 PROJECTS
I n d i a n I n s t i t u t e o f Te c h n o l o g y ,
1 Palakkad
De si g n Com p e ti ti on Won

I n d i a n I n s t i t u t e o f Pe t r o l e u m
2 and E nergy, V ishakhapatnam
Design Competition

I n d i a n I n s t i t u t e o f Te c h n o l o g y ,
3 Dharwad
Design Competition
Namami Gange
4 Live project, Ghats and
crematoria

Islamic University of Science and

5 Te c h n o l o g y J a m m u & K a s h m i r
Live project

Interior and Construction

6 Sketching, Graphical Illustration,
Natural Photography
Skills
I I T PA L A K K A D Option-1 Option-2 Option-3 Option-4

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
PALAKKAD, KERALA
Proposed Campus area : 500 acres
Campus location : Palakkad, Kerala.
CONCEPT Campus is to be planned for 12000
students out of which first 2500
students will accommodate in first
phase.
TOTAL BUILT UP AREA : 132890 SQM
Pros:
•Academic facing the long face of highway side.
•Residential zone at the rear part hence
security/privacy can be maintained.
Cons:
•The shape of academic zone is very linear.
•Hostel zone is facing the front entrance part of
the site.
•Academic zone is between hostel zone &
residential zone
Pros:
•Academic being primary activity on the higher
level on the site
•Residential zone at the rear part hence
security/privacy can be maintained.
Cons:
•Hostel zone very near to railway line
•No enough buffer between all the three zones.
Pros:
Pros: •Academic getting both front face from highway
•Academic zone at the front entrance face from and entry gate side.
entry side •Green /recreation zone equally approached by
•Separate hostel & residential zone with buffer as all the three zones.
recreation zone •Hostels & residential zone far away from
railway line.
Cons: •Buffer space between all the three zones.
•Hostel & residential zone planned parallely and •Secondary entrance can be treated as a
hence security & privacy issue. separate entrance for hostel * residences.

‘CONFLUENCE’
One river born of many streams, each adding
their strength and virtues, flowing out to lead
the world towards enlightenment.

I I T P A L A K K A D K E R A L A
E N T R A N C E & A D M I N I S T R AT I O N
There is a rocky outcrop at the entrance zone which Accounts Director’s ENTRANCE
Enclave
has been used to create a campus Identity Department PLAZA& GATE

Monument, which will be a tall tower through X

X
TRANSIT
which the campus can be identified even from the Sponsored Finance
Department
CAMPUS ADMINISTRATION
Research &
highway. The tower design is derived from ‘Chundan Continuing IDENTITY
Education Registrar’s
Vallam’ ,snake boats of Kerala. Examination Cell Office
MONUMENT

Placement Cell
X
SECOND FLOOR PLAN X THIRD FLOOR PLAN ’
Board of ’
Governors
X

Dean’s
Dean’s Offices Offices

FIRST FLOOR PLAN X

’
Accounts
Department
X

TERRACE FL.LVL.
+16600
THIRD FL.LVL.
+12700
SECOND FL.LVL.
+8800
FIRST FL.LVL.
+4900
PLINTH LVL.
+1000

FRONT ELEVATION

TERRACE FL.LVL.
+16600
THIRD FL.LVL.
+12700
SECOND FL.LVL.
+8800
X
FIRST FL.LVL. Modular ’
+4900
PLINTH LVL. Meeting Rooms
+1000

SIDE ELEVATION
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
TERRACE
LVL.+16600
THIRD FL.
LVL.+12700
The Administration complex for IIT Palakkad
SECO
ND
FL.
has been designed with other departments
FIRST
LVL.+
FL.
4900
LVL.+49
like, Placement cell, Sponsored Research and
00
PLINTH
LVL.+1000 Continuing Education offices, Registrar office,
SECTION XX’ Director’s complex with deans and Finance
department.

I I T P A L A K K A D K E R A L A
ACADEMIC COMPLEX EVOLUTION OF BUILDING FORM KEY PLAN
GYAN BODH 4
The Academic Zone has been strategically placed at the largest (CLASSROOM COMPLEX 4)
buildable area. The central facilities have been placed at the center
of the zone and the academic departments wings out on both
directions from the centrally placed Informatics Centre
(SAMPRAWAH). The Knowledge Street flows through these
departments and facilities binding them into a single cohesive unit.

GYAN BODH 3
The traditional house in Kerala or ‘NALLUKETTU’ is a (CLASSROOM COMPLEX 3)

four sided built mass around the central courtyard. The GYAN BODH 2
rooms are kept around the courtyard in four directions (CLASSROOM
COMPLEX 2)
flanked by a verandah on courtyard side and also on
the external side. This forms the basic planning brick
for the academic blocks. SANYOJAN
(INTER-CONNECTING
The Academic Block SPACES)
Prototype is designed
based on SHUNYA-VOID
IKAI-SPACE.
+1
SAMPRAWAH 09

This is a perfectly flexible (INFORMATICS +1

10
A priority factor for the design of the of the Academic Complex was grid system where the CENTRE)
+1
easy future expansion and the Academic Spine serves this purpose built space and open 11

of connecting all present and future buildings. The spine is vehicular voids can be developed +1
11 +1
+1
free and allows students to move freely across the complex and is based on requirement of 10
09
individual departments. SAMANVAY
connected to the central spine. This acts as student interaction (CONGREGATIONAL SPACE)
zones in between the Academic buildings for Student-
Faculty/Student-Student interaction. The mass and void create wind flow across the building. The non
air-conditioned areas will be passively cooled with high ventilators SANGAM
and sill height windows. The Venturi effect will increase the speed (RAIN WATER
HARVESTING RESERVOIR) MANTHAN
of wind as it flows through corridors from open plazas. GYAN BODH 1 (INTER-CONNECTING SPACES)
(CLASSROOM COMPLEX 1)
SANKALP
(AUDITORIUM)
AVENUE ROAD
DESIGN EVOLUTION
1 2 3 4 5

Central
courtyard Two Academic departments Internal connection Planning done as per Stacking of floor plates to
around a central courtyard amongst departments binary code to allow air allow fluidic wind movement
flow into the courtyard.
ZONING PLAN
The zoning of the Academic Complex has been planned as such
that all the central facilities have a centralized position and the
department blocks are placed around them.
X X’ X X’

GROUND FLOOR PLAN FIRST FLOOR PLAN

• Laboratories • Faculty & Research • Laboratories • Faculty & Research
• Research Scholar Labs • Research Scholar Labs
Rooms • Student Lounge Rooms • Student Lounge

I I T P A L A K K A D K E R A L A
HOSTEL
EVOLUTION OF HOSTEL CLUSTER
CLASSROOM AND WORKSHOP COMPLEX
The texts like Tantrasamuchaya, Thachu-Shastra, Manushyalaya- The academic buildings have
Chandrika and Silparatna form important parts of ancient Dravidian modular designs, with uniform
and Indian Vedic sciences , which have had a strong impact in Kerala grids, the expansion and
Architecture style. It is from this huge traditional vocabulary that Built Mass in 4 modification of the buildings would
Central courtyard
we derive a few key words which form the basis of our design. cardinal directions be easy and without any impact on
NALUKETTU KAVALA AAL-THARA the external facades and outlook of
Traditional Gathering Place Seating with Tree the campus.
homestead

The classroom complexes have

Streets Houses
Built Mass kept open Individual Floor Plates
been placed at the centre of every
ended for BREEZEWAYS given light wells academic cluster, so that the phase
wise development of the campus
does not in any way hinder the
Central
Green green
academic schedule.
court
The Workshop and Research
Stacking of Floors to G+6 which
Inner and outer complex form part of the central
ensures proper light and
courts for the building
ventilation facilities with the Iconic Structure.
12000 |STUDENTS However additional future
CLUSTER ASSEMBLY workshops and research centre can
The cluster design for the hostel complex has been done be added, ample spatial allocation
to accommodate 2500 students and a common mess for which is provided in the
block for them. The center of the hostel blocks are Masterplan design.
provided with Aal Thara (tree with raised platform for
seating).
DIFFUSED SUNLIGHT

The placement of the buildings in the hostel zone has been

DIRECT DRAWING HALL
done in accordance to the prevalent predominant wind SUNLIGHT

direction of the site, i.e. SW-NE. The blocks have been opened LOW E-
up in these directions to create natural Breezeways, which will GLASS

have a cooling effect on the buildings during the warm and

humid summers. COMPUTER LAB ARRANGEMENT

SERVICE DUCT
FOR PLUG AND
PLAY

CLASSROOM ARRANGEMENT GROUND FLOOR PLAN

FLEXIBILITY OF SERVICES
Seamless Connectivity from any part of the hostel block
to the silent valley walk was one of the key objectives of
the planning process. The idea was that the students should flow
down into the academic and recreational zone.

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

X X’

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

Terrace
floor
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
SECTION AT XX’

I I T P A L A K K A D K E R A L A
S T R AT E G I E S INFORMATICS CENTRE

• The natural water streams have been integrated into the

central spine and provided with Check Dams at regular
intervals, to counter soil erosion due to rapid flow during the
wet season.

• The covered walkway on the central spine will be GROUND FLOOR PLAN
made of entirely local materials like bamboo, coir,
marine ply etc, as per boat coverings

STRATEGIC LOCATION

Iconic building at the

center of academic

ENTRY FIRST FLOOR PLAN

DESIGN PROCESS_ICONIC BUILDING

SQUARE BASE PLAZA INTEGRATION ADDING GIVING VOLUME

FUNCTIONS

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

INTRODUCING MOLDING CANOPY CANOPY SKIN CANOPY LATTICE

CANOPY WITH CONTEXT
I I T P A L A K K A D K E R A L A
 Central Iconic Structure
HOSTELS COMPLEX CONCEPT

The central iconic

structure is
envisioned as an
“ETERNAL FLAME”,
representing
“energy” in tangible
RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX physical form, which
would impart the
light of knowledge in
the entire campus.

CENTRAL ICONIC STRUCTURE

PRIMARY
ENTRY
ENTRANCE GATE

ACADEMIC COMPLEX ADMINISTRATION

SECONDARY
ENTRY

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM AND ENERGY (IIPE) VISHAKHAPATNAM

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM AND ENERGY (IIPE) VISHAKHAPATNAM
 MASTER PLAN
RESIDENTIAL
ENTRANCE

9M WIDE ROAD SECTION

SECONDARY
ENTRANCE
PRIMARY
ENTRANCE

TERTIARY
18M WIDE ROAD SECTION
ENTRANCE
I I T D H A R W A D K A R N A T A K A
 A C A D E M I C E N G I N E E R I N G D E PA R T M E N T

LOWER GROUND FLOOR PLAN

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

SECOND FLOOR PLAN THIRD FLOOR PLAN

I I T D H A R W A D K A R N A T A K A
 G H AT R E N D E R S

NAMAMI GANGE : NATIONAL MISSION FOR CLEAN GANGA - Uttar Pradesh

FACILITIES FOR GHATS

• Toilets
• Change rooms
• Electrical rooms
• Steps
• Stone pitching
• Seating platform
• Pavilion
• High mast light
• SS post with removable type chain
• Bathing platform with rail
• Parking
• Landscaping
• Batons
• Promenade
• Kiosks
• Planters

N A M A M I G A N G E ( G H A T S A N D C R E M A T O R I A )
 PA N C H A L A G H AT

GHAT PLAN

ELEVATION 1 SECTION AA

SECTION XX
N A M A M I G A N G E ( G H A T S A N D C R E M A T O R I A )
 M A I N P U R I C R E M AT I O N G H AT

N A M A M I G A N G E ( G H A T S A N D C R E M A T O R I A )
 MASTER PLAN

ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY JAMMU & KASHMIR

 C E N T R A L LI B R A RY

ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY JAMMU & KASHMIR

I N T E R I O R A N D C O N S T R U C T I O N S K E T C H I N G
G R A P H I C A L I L L U S T R A T I O N
 “Flying high” “Change is Creation” “Power of love”

“Like a pearl in the ocean” “Peaceful” “Reaching Towards Zenith”

“I LOVE THOSE MOMENTS TO CAPTURE WHICH NEVER REPEAT SAME AGAIN”

N A T U R A L P H O T O G R A P H Y