This portfolio contains examples of the applicant's design work including 4 design assignments and documentation of additional training and experience. The assignments address residential, commercial, and community building types in India. It also includes construction drawings, scale models, and documentation of relevant training experiences in sustainable and rural building techniques.

1. Portfolio
Contents
 Design Assignments
• Community Library
• Wildlife Resort at Pench (Tiger Reserve), East Maharashtra
• Residential Scheme at Panaji, Goa
• Architects Residence and Office at Nagpur, Maharashtra
 Execution (Working/ Production) Drawings
 Architectural Scale Models.
 Training Course on Production and Use of CSEB at Auroville Earth
Institute.
 Study visit to Centre of Science for Villages (C.S.V), Wardha,
Maharashtra
Jaykrishnan Pillai
Contact Details:
Address: Flat No-A/2, Yashkamal Apartments, Plot No- 5, Mannewar layout, Anant Nagar, P.O. Katol Road, Nagpur, Maharashtra. Pin code- 440013
E-Mail : jka.pillai90@gmail.com, jay120_1990@yahoo.com
Phone: (R) 0712-2582823, (M) 07709172049

2. Assignment Objective:
Learning similar/ homogenous activity
spaces and grouping them together.
Design Process:
List of activities => circulation study =>
Generation of Planform
1. Studying the activity and identifying the
furnitures.
2. Circulation for different users were studied.
3. By different arrangements of furniture
options for each space generated, by
1. List of Activities and Furniture 3. Generated Planform selecting the best, planform was generated
keeping in mind the inferences made from
circulation study.
4. After the generation of Planform, models
were made to study the volume of spaces,
and the roof profile was generated.
5. Preparation of presentation drawing was
the final stage.
User
Common
5a. Plan
Staff
5b. Elevation 2. Circulation Diagram 5c. Isometric View
Community Library (site not specified)
st
Design Assignment at 1 Year, B.Arch

3. C’
Assignment Objective:
To deal with sloping site, effect climate
on design.
Design Process:
Site analysis => Identifying areas for
B B’ placement of activities => Site study
model => Designing of different blocks
A A’
1. Slope analysis, inferences helped in
identifying areas for placement of
4e Cottage - Plan 0 1 2 5M
activities on the site.
2. Scale model of the site was prepared to
understand the slope and relation of
different space and elements on site.
3. Blocks were designed by placing them
on site model and deciding their
orientation and placement.
C 4. Presentation drawing were prepared
4a Site Plan 0 5 10 40 4f Cottage - Section 0 1 2 5M
4b. Site Section CC’
0 1 2 5M
4g. Cottage - Elevation
4c. Site Section AA’
4d. Site Section 1. Site Analysis 4h.View
BB’
Wildlife Resort at Pench (Tiger Reserve), East Maharashtra
rd
Design Assignment at 3 Year, B.Arch

4. Assignment Objectives:
Massing, understanding of the context,
effect of climate on the built form,
positive and negative spaces. Integration
of basic services in design.
Design Process:
3BHK Understanding of the context => Study of
goan architecture => Site zoning =>
Design of the building block.
1. Analysis of goan architecture and the site.
4BHK 2. Site zoning and decision over the
distribution of various block on the site.
3. Massing of different Units, design
decisions were taken from the inference
of the analysis.
Section
4. Preparation of presentation drawings.
4 BHK First Floor
Site Section (Perspective)
3 BHK Second Floor
3 BHK Third Floor
4 BHK Ground Floor
Floor Plans
Residential Scheme at Panaji, Goa
rd
Design Assignment at 3 Year, B.Arch

5. Assignment Objective:
Massing, development of form,
integration of building services.
Design Process:
Site study and zoning decisions taken
=> Development of form of the
building with use of ‘Guna Tile
Vault’=> Integration of services.
Ground Floor Plan 1. The important zoning decisions were
N
Site Plan made, providing entrance for office
from the main road and that of
residence from secondary road.
2. Development of the form with
integration of Guna Tile Vault.
3. Integration of services.
4. Preparation of presentation drawings
Section AA’
View
Second Floor Plan
Basement Parking Plan N
Section CC’
Floor Plans Section BB’
Architects Residence and Office at Nagpur, Maharashtra
th
Design Assignment at 4 Year, B.Arch

6. Submission Drawing Door Details
Stair Detail Toilet Detail
Execution (Working / Production) Drawings

7. Architectural Scale Models Prepared for Seniors for Final Thesis Project
Training Course on Production and Use of CSEB at Auroville Earth Institute, Auroville, Pondicherry
Study Visit to Centre of Science for Villages, Wardha, Maharashtra (Objective: Getting exposed to Appropriate Rural Techniques )
Architectural Scale Models/ Training Course on CSEB / Study Visit to C.S.V, Wardha