1. VEERAMANI DHANUSHKODI 10/20,Vallalar Street,
Tirumoolar Colony,Anna Nagar West,
Chennai – 600 040, Tamil Nadu, India
E-Mail: sendmail2veeru@gmail.com
Mobile No: +91 9600810469
+91 9884406278
EMPLOYMENT June 2013 to present – Public Works Department, Chennai
& (practicing – D’vee Design studios)
Projects handled:
 Collectorate Building and Office Complex, Ooty - Currently handling the 25,300
square meters facility consisting of 27 departments, District Collector office and District
Revenue office. A highly contoured site posing challenge to achieve adequate
ventilation and thermal comfort within the building.
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 Dr.Ramakrishna Hospital Interior, Hydrabad
 Multi-Level Car Parking facility, Coimbatore Medical College
 Swarma Office Building at Taramani, Chennai
 Residence for Lawyer Kumaresan at Chennai.
 Residence for Tanikachalam Judge at Chennai
 Jora Boutique Interiors,Chennai
August 2010 - May 2013: Rajendran Associates/Chennai Metro Rail ltd. Chennai
 Philippines Rehabilitation Centre (competition project) shortlisted among top 10 entries
 Chennai and Bangalore Metro Rail Projects (Elevated and Underground Metro Stations)
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Gemini Underground Metro Station (Preliminary to construction details stage)
Clint : Chennai Metro Rail Limited/Gammon
Worked Under : Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB), Singapore
Nature of work:
 Drawings - Prepared Preliminary design schemes, design development proposals and scheme
drawings.
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 Prepared Definitive Design Drawings, Construction Reference Drawings, Staircase, Escalator, Lift
Details.
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 Organization skills - Co-ordinated with System Wide Contractors namely Nippons, Johnsons,
Siemens, Alstom for standards and requirements for design of stations.
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 Co-ordination skills - Chaired discussions with PB’s Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing,
Fire consultants for machine room areas, equipment sizes and standards.
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 Leadership skills - Periodic site visits accompanying Contractor’s Representative and Chief
Architects to monitor and control progress of the works on-site and verify compliance with design.
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 Allocated work and overlooked progress of station design team (consisting of one Junior Architect
and two draftsmen) to meet time schedules and deadlines.
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 Additional responsibilities -Signage design and signage drawings for 7 stations following local
design standards and language.

2. Other work:
 3D Modeling - Using Revit Architecture, 3DS Max; V-ray rendering
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 Presentation work/rendering – Using Photoshop and InDesign
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 Design documentation - Design documentation and filing system on company database.
Guindy Elevated Metro Station (Until Definitive Design stage)
Clint : Chennai Metro Rail Ltd/Gammon
Worked Under : Mott Mac Donald
Nature of work:
 Drawings - Preliminary Design schemes, design development proposals and Scheme drawings for
client approval.
 Other work as briefed in previous section for Gemini Underground station.
Jaya Nagar and Puttanahelli Elevated Metro Stations (Construction detail stage)
Clint : Bangalore Metro Rail Limited
Worked Under : L&T Romboll
 Drawings - Produced Combined Service Drawings and construction detailed
drawings for staircases, escalator, lifts, etc.
 Other details such as Excess fare office, control room, ticket issuing window, etc.
Jun’2007 – Nov’2007: Sudhakar Pai Associates, Bangalore (Trainee Architect) -
Nature of work and Projects:
 TCS IT Park Cochin – In addition to office spaces programs included library,
cafeteria, guest houses and recreational spaces.10 storeyed multi-level car-
parking (MLCP) layouts for an approximate number of 800 cars.
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 Prepared Tender documents, approval and preliminary design drawings using
AutoCAD and Revit.
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 Wipro IT Park, Mysore – Façade design using 3ds Max.
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 Yahoo office (interior design) - Presentation work using Adobe Photoshop and
Illustrator.
Skills gained:
 Persuasion – Dealing tactfully but firmly with difficult clients and/or authorities
especially to tackle emergent issues in large-scale projects.
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 Technical – Expert knowledge of Microsoft Office Package (Word, Power-point,
Excel, Access), Autodesk Autocad and 3DS Max (advanced level), Revit
Architecture (to preliminary design level standard), Adobe Illustrator (presentation
level) and Photoshop (advanced level).
EDUCATION 2005-2010 – Anna University, India
Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) - Grade: First Class
The University is one of the premier institutes for architecture in India with ‘A’ Grade
accreditation from National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).

3. Significant projects handled:
 Thesis (Semester 10) - Agricultural University design in an agro-based town;
designed institutional spaces for coursework, practical fieldwork facilitating research
and development, bio-dynamic agriculture tower.
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 Urban Design (Semester 9) - Transit oriented development in a suburban town;
conducted urban studies considering issues such as traffic, hawker communities,
transportation efficiencies etc.; provided design solutions addressing these issues.
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 Manual model exploration - Multi-use centre (Semester 6) - Design process
evolution through an exploration of forms using manual models to provide for a vibrant
public space devoid of monotony in function, treatment and visual quality.
National Competition Projects:
 Material research - Knowledge media centre - Glass reinforced cement and fibre
reinforced concrete; shell structure designed analysing material properties. Form
exploration with 3DS Max software.
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 Saint Gobain’s Transparence – Stretching the limits of glass to create a highly
energy-efficient sustainable design.
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 Structural design analysis - INSDAG – Bus Terminus Analysed structural
behaviour of steel; design innovation using these principles such as suspended floor
plates, creative steel furniture and fittings etc.
2003-2005 – Singaram Pillai Higher Secondary School, Chennai
Higher Secondary Examinations – Grade: 86.84 %
2003-2005 – Government High School, Thiruvarur, India
Secondary School Examinations – Grade: 89.6 %
OTHER WORK
 Competition won – Received acclaim for Louis.I.Kahn design Trophy, hosted
by National Association of Students of Architecture (NASA), an all-India inter-
college architectural design competition.
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 Competition won – Shortlisted among 200 participants for Annual Nasa Design
Competition (ANDC) and participated in IGBC Green Building design.
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 Volunteering – Documented Karaikudi Chettinad Housing Settlement as part of
United Nations Organization (UNO) Heritage Conservation Program.
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 Service Camping in rural village as part of Youth Red Cross Organization (YRC) -
cleaning University campuses and public parks in residential localities.
References
1. Ar. Elbert Napa, 3. Ar. Devendu Shreeharsh,
Senior Architect, Senior Architect,
MMC-Gamuda, Malaysia Parsons Brinkerhoff,Singapore/Chennai
Email: eanapa@yahoo.com Email: devendu@forecorners.com
2. Ar.Rajendran, 4. Ar. Usha,
Managing Partner, Chief Architect,
Rajendran Associates, Chennai Public Works Department, Tamil Nadu.
Email: projects@rajendranassociates.com Email: chief architectpwd@gmail.com