Sameep Padora and Associates
Architectural Design Internship
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KSM-66
Location:
Hyderabad, Telangana
Function:
Office Building
Skills:
Rhinoceros 3D. Enscape. Physical Model Making, AutoCAD, Adobe Suite
Project Description:
KSM-66 is an office building in Hyderabad. The building makes use of multiple courtyards and parametrically generated curves to let in natural light and make the interior environment of a workplace comfortable.
The exterior becomes a genius loci as well as a shelter from the sweltering Hyderabad weather. Apart from the dramatic curves, the building nestles greenery in its pockets breaking the monotony of the white.
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Kamal Vihar
Location:
Latur, Maharashtra
Function:
Retail and Office Building
Skills:
Rhinoceros 3D. Enscape. Physical Model Making, AutoCAD, Adobe Suite
Project Description:
Kamal Vihar is mixed-use development in Chattisgarh.The building makes use of parametrically generated curves and the human scale of bricks to bring to life an climatically responsive and economically viable solution to the brief.
The site consisted of an existing plinth-line and column grid around which the design had to develop and respond.
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Art India Residency
Location:
Vijaynagar, Karnataka
Function:
Art Gallery and Residency
Skills:
Rhinoceros 3D. Enscape. AutoCAD, Adobe Suite
Project Description:
The Art India Residency is a set of two buildings- a collection of artist residencies and a gallery.
The swooping curves of the project mimic the artistic swashes of color and challenges the idea of the gallery typology.
It also uses local materials like Chapri, Saddharhalli and Kadappa stone in its architecture.
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Gated Community
Location:
Latur, Maharashtra
Function:
Residential
Skills:
Rhinoceros 3D. Enscape. AutoCAD, Adobe Suite, Physical Modelmaking
Project Description:
Comprising of 3 sets of buildings- the villa, townhall and the apartment, the Gated Community appeals to a significant demographic.
The massing aims to looks at high and low points through the community- playing with light and shadow, inside and outside while keeping in mind the importance of density and diversity in the design of the sectors.
(de)Coding Mumbai
Research Publication by the studio
Skills:
Adobe Suite
Project Description:
The (de)Coding Mumbai book involved 18 graphical case studies of Mumbai and its building codes.
The book is divided into 4 phases corresponding to the 4 main phases of changes in Mumbai’s building codes and its reflection on the built environment.
*Not Released as of June 2023, Images not added*
