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Under Graduate Architecture Portfolio

Selected works from 2013-2018

Swetha Suresh . Crescent School Of Architecture
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SWETHA
SURESH Bachelor of architecture 2013 - 2018
Crescent School of Architecture, B.S. Abdur Rahman university, Chennai ,Tamil nadu
Graduated architecture under an academic curriculum with 8 semester of campus tuition and 2 semester internship.
ARCHITECT Securing first class in academics .

12th Grade - senior secondary school (CBSE) 2011 - 2013

Shir B.S.Mootha Girls Senior Secondary School. West Mambalam ,Chennai ,Tamil nadu
C O N TA C T Pursued science stream - Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English. Graduated with First Class in the board.

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10th Grade - Primary Education (CBSE) 2006 - 2011
Shri B.S.Mootha Girls Senior Secondary School. West Mambalam ,Chennai ,Tamil nadu
swetha.suresh96@gmail.com

Date of birth - June 10 , 1996

3/3 kannamal street bharani colony EXPERIENCE

saligramam chennai Tamil nadu

In social media as “swetha suresh” Internship @ architecture RED 2016 - 2017

Architecture RED, chennai Tamil nadu

SWETHA SURESH
ARCHITECT
I am a fresh graduate looking forward to successful career in the field of architecture.
I consider architecture as building a living sculpture with careful synthesis of
spaces, play of contrast and the relationship with its context is what makes it unique.
My selected work of my undergraduate program is attached in this portfolio.
One year practical training gave an insight into contemporary design in architecture with an essence of
sustainability. Through Site visits I could witness the drawings in the studio come up in reality. With the
scope of work - Working Drawing, Designing And Detailing, Presentation, Site Visit, 3d Modeling And
Manual Model Making
INTERESTS
I SKILLS

Sketching,Travel, Reading, Photography,

Auto Cadd Sketch Up Revit

Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign

LANGUAGE
Lumion V ray Model making
ENGLISH

TAMIL Microsoft office Drafting

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@ PA R T I C I PAT I O N

NASA - Isola landscape trophy

Research documentation and design (group of 4)
THESIS Peri urban agri The green void
Insdag - 2015
Designing high way amenity center prototype (group of 4)
Celestial City - Brahamn- city International student
da Science Museum Urban design studio: housing project - live
Reinovating Gwalior - 16 (Live Project - Tirupathi) research on the develop- proposal
Performing arts center with institute auditorium and pubic space (Individual)
ment of Outer Ring Road
IGBC - Mind the mind - 17 in the chennai outskirts.
Reusing abandoned quarry site - research & designing

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Dissertation - Compact living
Research dissertation on tiny house movement and how to create efficient small spaces.

Joint studio program

Combined studio program with University Teknologi Mara Malaysia.

The war room - Design studio design The War Room Internship
3 Days competition on designing the architecture school studio. (Group of 3 ) Secured First Place Designing the studio - works
Competition conducted Portraying selected works
Thesis - Celestial city
Academic thesis on designing different science museum which is live project proposed by govt of Andra by vowels . from practical training
Pradesh located in the foot hills of tirumala hills in tripathi chittur district.

ELECTIVE

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Sem 5 : Interior Design
ACADEMIC PROJECTS
Sem 6 : Digital Arts

Sem 9 : Conservation Year 1 - sem 1 & 2

Basic Design works . Retail showroom interior . Residence design . Bus stop design
Sem 10 : Sustainable Architecture

Year 2 - sem 3 & 4 Performing arts

Primary school design . Rural bank . Rural documentation . District library
center
Year 3 - sem 5 & 6 Performing arts center
Highway amenity center . Apartment design . Performing arts center . Multi Story Complex
with institute auditorium
Year 5 - sem 9 & 10 and pubic space (Rein-
IGBC- sculpture hub . Resort design . Urban design -Outer Ring Road . International student venting Gwalior 16)
housing . Compact Living - Dissertation . Thesis - Celestial city - Brahmanda Science Museum (live
project)

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 The Andhra Pradesh govt has approved the establishment of a Science City in Tirupa-
ti , it will have innovation centers, educational research institutes, and museums.
This proposed science museum transforms the ‘Tirupati in to future scientific hub’

How through architecture one can express curiosity

in space?

How can public interactively engage with the process

of scientific research?

Science cities are the building blocks to serve as catalyst to foster Innovation. It is
a system facility that is made in order to explain the present and future science and
technology to the people in a way that could be easily understandable and provide
fun. It provides an experiment based learning ambiance to inculcate a spirit of
inquiry, foster creative talent and create scientific temper in the community as a
whole.

The museum will focus largely on astronomy, and hence the title Brahmand. State
of the art science equipment is planned to be installed at the premises to enable
better learning for young minds.

“ Its aim to reflect the scientific and technological advancement of human so

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far and motivate the upcoming bright future through an architectural

Celestial City
NOW OR ‘Now or Never’ presented by Vowels Consultancy &
Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Is a regular design competition open to
milestone in urban strata. ”It is to create curiosity on different field of science
students and professionals. The theme for this ‘Now or Never’ is
BRAHMANDA SCIENCE MUSEUM ‘’The War Room – Designing the Studio” (3 days) and engage public interaction within the hub for interdisciplinary science and

technological research”

“ Human curiosity and their ever lasting desire to explore celestial space , investigate and reach upon the unreachable, this had
always been force behind every scientific discovery.

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 Soon Tirupati To Get Science Museum BRAHMANDA On 100 Acres
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu laid the foundation stone near SV Zoo park .Mr Naidu said the museum to be developed at a cost of Rs
1,500 crore.

“The museum will focus on large spectrum of science and hence the title BRAHMAND (i.e. celestial
or universe which includes everything within itself). Each and every museum will be developed in
the lines of well-renowned museums in the world SYMBOLIZING THE SEVEN HILLS OF TIRUMALA.”

Andhra Pradesh government has decided to establish a Science City a ‘mega science project in the
nation’ with support from Government of India. It is to transform the ‘Tirupati in to future scientific
hub’.

The total site area for the project is about 100 acres and it includes 4 programmes within it. I.e. popularizing the science program through science museum, conven-
Project Name: Brahmanda Science Museum
tion center for Tirupati with capacity of 5000 which can be extended in future to 20000 and a wing for research and development and institute for research on different
Function: Hub For Interdisciplinary Research fields of science. It follows the building regulations according to the local law code and national NCSM.
Site: Thirupathi, Andhra Pradesh

Site Area: 100 Acres The site is situated in the foot hills of the Thirumala. It is accessed from the main national highway NH71. The site is in the gradual slope of the mountain. It slops
towards the road. The highest point of the site is 24 meter and the lowest point is 0 meter. It is in the contour interval of 4 meter. But, the slope ratio is very less
Client: Government Of Andhra Pradesh
because of the contour distance. The average slope ratio is 1:8.

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 The Aerial view above shows the entrance plaza and its connections. The buildings are
arranged in such a way that the view of one building is not disturbed by another. It is
placed in an angle to ensure its captures most of the northern lights and follows the
passive cooling technique.

Each museum are connected to each other through plazas forming a loop.

The center of the loop becomes the landscape area with biodome and other herbal
gardens. Service road runs around the site connecting the fire escape of all the museum.

This service road is just for the purpose of fire escape and transportation of heavy display.
The whole site is pedestrianized in such a way that vehicular movement is restricted until
the entrance plaza.

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Connectivity of SEVEN HILLS
A Walk Through The Roof

The main idea is that the Proposed Science City should express the abstract form of the seven
hills of tirumala as per requirement. The building are connected to each other .It is placed in the
contour in such a way that roof becomes an active connectivity place between the buildings. All
the buildings will have open plaza ground which are connected by the roof. These connectivity will
creates more green space and roof becomes one.

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 ARTS AND SCIENCE museum
The main idea of the form is to cut off the southern race and make way for the
landscape and the entry. The one side of the building is splayed with the large wall of Third Level 03
16m high which acts as an art display and also opens up to the landscape near. The
staircase is the key element and other exhibit halls are around it. The space is organized
around a large central gallery that gives museum a space for exhibitions and events

THE ARTS AND SCIENCE MUSEUM is placed as the first museum, which is Second Level 02
accessed from the entrance plaza. It is connected through roof to the next plazas.
The roof slopes down to the next level to the plaza above i.e. evolution plaza.
Thus making the circulation space as the roof .

First Level 01

Ground Level 00

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 EVOLUTION AND RAIN FOREST museum

The second museum is the EVOLUTION AND EVERGREEN FOREST MUSEUM. It is set
at the level of contour 12 meter accessed from evolution plaza, which acts as outdoor Second Level 02
exhibit area. The building is ground + 1 (12 meter high) which sits on two contours. The
front side is zoned for the evolution museum and the back side is for evergreen forest
museum. This zoning is designed according to the function and users experience as the
key element.

The evergreen forest museum is the semi open space where the trees pops out
from the building. The open space is planned along with the built space showing the First Level 01
connectivity between them. This also ensures easy circulation.

Ground Level 00

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 AIR, SPACE AND DE FENCE museum

The Air space and defense museum is the third museum in the series which connects
the Space plaza and the Transport plaza. This museum is seated in three levels of contour
Third Level 03
through cut and fill. The main idea is to create stepped courtyard space, so
the exhibits are visually connected to one another. This stepped courtyard
happens both linear and disbursed manner making it visually connecting
with people and exhibits. Each courtyards are planned to hold a miniature aircrafts
and missiles. These stepped courtyard creates a visual connectivity and engage us public Second Level 02
interaction in a easy manner.

First Level 01

Ground Level 00

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 TRANSPORT museum

The Transport museum is the fourth museum in the complex. The main function
of this is to exhibit the evolution, function and the importance of different transport. Second Floor 02
It contains galleries which can showcase the cars and other motor vehicles. It has
about 14 exhibits , each exhibits have open plan and about 5 meter high. The central
staircase which connects the floor has different platforms on different heights to
exhibit the vehicles. Thus this acts as an connectivity and interaction space.

First Floor 01

Ground Floor 00

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 MEDIA museum

The museum 5 is the Media museum which acts as a connecting building between the
Transport plaza and the road. The museum lies in two contour, first and second contour of
Second Floor 02
the site. From the roof it is connected to the Transport plaza. It has the series of steps
which also acts as a amphitheater.

The steps connects the plaza to the first floor of the museum. It also acts as a connecting
point between the children plaza, museum and transport plaza. Thus this space engages
public interaction.
First Floor 01

Ground Floor 00

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 CHILDREN’S museum

The CHILDREN MUSEUM is placed in the entrance plaza. It is of 2 levels. The museum
is fully functional without the requirement of hvac. Its function is to perform as an gather- Second Floor 02
ing space to exhibit the children work and also acts as an Sunday school.

Thus it has class rooms, group activity rooms. Research labs and library. It is to be
designed for 100 people. Planning wise , this museum is separated from the other
museum for the purpose of security and for working all day long
First Floor 01

Ground Floor 00

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 In many ways the professional course for Architecture
is an intimate rite of passage- with its own unique work
culture insulated from other courses by its characteris-
tic late nights, immerse work sessions and student
bonds from regular group-work. Architecture school
can either make or break the student. Suffice to say,
what happens in a design learning environment is
serious business.

Well-designed workspaces are few and far between –

designers and architects often only get a chance to
mold their sacred workspace when setting up their own
firm.

This competition is an opportunity to conceptualize a

transformation from current workspace to dream
studio, in any way you see fit.

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NOW OR ‘Now or Never’ presented by Vowels Consultancy &
Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Is a regular design competition open to
students and professionals. The theme for this ‘Now or Never’ is
DESIGNING THE STUDIO ‘’The War Room – Designing the Studio” (3 days)

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 TYPE: competition ( won 1st place ) The aim of this design problem is to empower
LEVEL: 5 year sem 9 designers to conceptually transform their own
ROLE: group of 3 personal workspaces and studios, balancing

SITE: college studio imagination within the limits of practicality.

DURATION: 3 days
What if you were given a chance to redesign the
REF: http://vowelsindia.com/Id aleague/site/landing/Past_Competition
workspace for you, your team of students and
co-workers, so that the space in which you spend
more than 8-10 hours a day becomes all the more
fulfilling and fueling for your every idea?

Would you design a subtle, soothing environment

with gentle inspiration, or would you construct a
bold atmosphere bubbling with energy?

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 The Site is located on the way to Behat from Gwalior, connecting historic city to the realm of music. A land of 2.89 acres has been proposed to under-
stand the esteem art in a very cheerful way.

The aim of the competition is to design a

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particularly responding to Indian Classical style
of music at the proposed land by Gwalior
REINVENTING GWALIOR-16
Municipal Corporation.

Site Location: Gwalior, MP Client: Reinventing Gwalior - 16 Level: year 3 semester 6 Site area: 2 acres Type: performing arts institute,admin-
istration office and auditorium
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 The elevation shows the interaction of the masses
creating the projection and recession in the form. The
facade is inspired from the jallies which creates dramatic
effects indoor.

The section above shows the different courts of the

performing arts center each court is designed for specif-
ic art form these courtyard acts as the zone for interac-
tion and a passive cooling method.

BASEMENT PLAN GROUND FLOOR PLAN

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

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 This design is about studying the impact of establishment of outer ring road in chennai which has destroyed the balance of the nature and
its ecosystem. This infrastructure has shattered the hydrology of this area making it one of the worst affected area in Chennai Flood 2015
. Due to this the food chain is disturbed.

The project seeks to find the balancing point between culture and nature along the Adyar river basin
which is currently under appreciated because of flooding, vacancy and disconnection. The design
solution is an embodiment of cultural representation and technology of storm water management in
order to achieve ecological and social resilience. With potential for spontaneous use and dynamic
programming, the site can transform into a sustainable infrastructure with a cultural identity that
provides active waterfront experience

By studying reports about people’s view of the river, local geographic and demographic information,
the concept of “cultural landscape serves as sustainable storm water management infrastructure” was
formed. It reroutes and collects water and serves as a buffer between the river and the city during
flooding seasons. The plan provides a refuge for wetland plant and animal species. It also creates a
platform for water related recreational actives. In this way, people have the opportunity to change their
perspective about the river.

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The 10 days urban design studio is to discuss about the

Peri urban agri city changes created by the outer ring road in its environment
.The main aim of the studio is to analysis the changes
URBAN DESIGN STUDIO (sem 9) created.

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 Peri-urban agriculture refers to production units close to town, which operate intensive semi- or fully commercial farms to grow vegetables and other crops.
The emergence of peri-urban agriculture provides opportunities to improve the city’s food resilience and develop a local food system. This project will How can peri-urban agriculture be
focus on creating a community farming in residential area. Promoting Urban Agriculture in the neighbourhood will establish healthy and sustaina- integrated with peripheral urban growth?
ble food access to populations in needed. This will also Create Identity, Educate the City by Using cultural landscape as an opportunity to increase public
awareness about the natural and cultural history of the river How can a model be created for the radial
transformation of an industrial agricultural
system into a locally-basis sustainable
system in peri urban area of Chennai?

Site chosen is the mudichur area in the Orr road

stretch. This site was one which was most
affected in the Chennai floods in 2015. Being a
developing residential area, the Orr road has
contributed to the development of the area by
suppressing its food productivity.

The map indicates the different layers of the Orr

road and its surrounding. The circled area is
what was chosen for the proposal

The image above is the proposal of the community farming market in the Peri urban area of the city with green roof and plazas adjoining this becomes the
community space of the area promoting healthy social interaction

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 The map above shows the area before the
construction the Orr road from the map it is
clear that the farm lands are more with less built
space and more open space. The river valley is
surrounded by the green spaces thus this area
was less affected by the flood.

The map above indicates in future if no proper

steps are taken .the river valley will be occupied by
the built .the farm land will be converted to the
build spaces the river and water bodies around is
diminished. This will lead to severe drought in
summer in extreme flood during rain.

The map above indicates the overall mudichur area at present stage it indicates various layers of the area its build form open to the close space ratio etc.
. . . . From the map above it clearly indicates that it is developing into the high density residential area.

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 The image below shows the enrichment of the ecosystem in the basin of the Adyar river .Thus by widening and proper storm water management this area
has a potential to become a biodiversity hotspot.

AGRICULTURE FEILDS AGRICULTURE FEILDS AGRICULTURE FEILDS AGRICULTURE FEILDS

MUDICHUR LAKE MUDICHUR LAKE MUDICHUR LAKE MUDICHUR LAKE

STAGE 1 STAGE 2 STAGE 3 STAGE 4

The region is going to be the growth of residen-

tial dwelling units and this means loss of high
productivity of farming. The loss of farmland will
force the city to import food from regions and
will lead to unaffordable food prices and scarcity
of resources for Chennai. So it is imperative for
proper action in both micro and macro levels. MICRO SCALE
This will, not only increases the productivity of Each house has its own green place from which Strom water drain running parallel to road collects
the area but also proper water management to they can produce for them-self and give the all the rain water from the low laying areas to the
prevent flood. surplus to the community market and restaurant main canal. This acts as a water conservation
system.

Let it flood Let It Grow

The final proposal is composed with a The proposed ecological
public infrastructure of water systems that framework will adapt to the site condition
brings ecological developments and cultural activities over time. Bringing back wetlands that clean and
together. Instead of treating water as a major threat to the city improve overall water quality while providing refuge for
and avoiding it, the plan welcomes water. Seasonal flooding also animal species. Promoting Urban Agriculture in the neighbour-
naturally fertilizes soil, makes urban agricultural production easier to hood will establish healthy and sustainable food access to populations
establish. in needed.
FOOD NOT JUST FOR US
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 The site is located on seethakathi estate, vandalur,chennai, Tamil nadu. Accessed from
vandalur – kalambakam road inside the university campus. The design is to build the
international student housing centre inside the campus. The main aim was to provide
connectivity between the students space which can interaction between them.

In present day scenario the high rise and tall buildings are the solution to the growing
requirement. But we often miss the connectivity of the nature and environment around us
THUS THIS PROJECTS IDEA IS TO CREATE GREEN VOIDS at different levels through
which the interaction between the student in the hostel is made easier and also the
connectivity with the surrounding and the nature is increased. THE BASIC IDEA OF
MASSING is pull and push of different regions creating the projection and recessing on
the elevation with different mass and voids.

The design is to build the international student housing center

42 Green voids inside the campus. The requirements include studio rooms for
150 and suite room for 4 users of about 50 with all recreation-
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT HOUSING al facilities and series to make them functional.

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 The balcony having garden areas in its projection
and recession in such a way that student share the
green space in the balcony and also improves the
visual interaction between them.

The image houses the different courts and other

amenity and interaction space.

The elevation is kept simple with the neutral

concrete Grey paint background with wood as
projecting element highlighting and gives it more
depth

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 The section shows the different spaces and explain the way the voids
interact with the surrounding and between them. These connect the
people and provide space for visual interaction between them.

The first two levels serves for common facilities for the students . From
the level above their are the rooms and green voids in between them
serves as the recreational and interaction spaces at different levels

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 Internship at
Architecture RED
STUDIO: Architecture RED, Chennai

LEVEL: 4 year sem 7 & 8

ROLE: intern

DURATION: 11 months

SCOPE OF WORK: Working drawing, designing and detailing, presentation, site

visit, model making

PROJECTS: Ladies hostel, crescent school of architecture (B.s abdur rahman

university, Chennai), 38 & banyan

The internship at Architecture RED gave me an insight into contemporary design

in architecture with an essence of sustainability.

At the firm, I was given an opportunity to learn various details and to do the
drawings for the same.

I was also given an opportunity to design certain elements of their projects,

thereby learn to keep the context in mind, while moving forward with the design.

Through Site visits, I could relate, compare and visualize the drawings in the

50 Internship Work studio and the structure in site

Scope of work - Working Drawing, Designing And Detailing,
Presentation, Site Visit, 3d Modeling And Manual Model Making
SELECTED WORK - (2016-2017)

*** I have attached selected work from internship here with this

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swetha.suresh96@gmail.com