Bachelor's degree in Architecture (B.Arch.) from School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi.

1. SCHOOL OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE
DELHI

2. "Wecanseethataspopulationgrowsandconsumptionincreasesworldwide,particularlyinAsia,
tocopewiththeproblemoflossofpercapitaspaceanddepletingresources,tallbuildingsare
offeringapossiblesolutionforhousingpeopleandactivitiesinasustainableway”
-(K.Al-Kodmany&M.M.Ali,2013)-(K.Al-Kodmany&M.M.Ali,2013)
SITE
KARKARDOOMA,
DELHI,INDIA
FIGUREGROUNDRELATIONSHIP
Densercitiestendtohavelowercarbonemissionsfromtransportation.HongKongwiththegreatestpopulation
densityhasthelowestpercapitacarbonemissionwhereastheoppositeistrueforHouston.
(GraphbyK.Al-Kodmany;adoptedfromGuthrie)
Heattransferleadingtoenergylosstakesplacethroughabuilding’sfacadeandroof.Thediagramshowsthe
valuesoftheratioofbuilding’senvelopeplusroofsurfacestothefloorareasfordifferentbuildingheights
withequivalentfloorareas.Thetallerthebuilding,thelowerthevalue,andconsequentlythemore
energy-efficientisthebuilding.(DrawingbyK.Al-Kodmany;adoptedfromLehman)
PROJECTANDSITE

3. PLACEMENTOFCOREWITHSHEARWALLS
THESHEARFORCEANALYSISSUGGESTSTHATFORCEIS
MUCHHIGHERATTHEEDGES.CORESWITHSHEARWALLS
HAVEBEENPLACEDATTHEEDGESTOPROVIDESTABILITY.
THECOMPARITIVEANALYSISSUGGESTSTHATACHAMFEREDTRIANGLEBEHAVESSIMILARTOACIRCLEAND
REDUCESTHEWINDLOADONTHESTRUCTURE
1. 2.
3. 4. 5.
Pros:Simpleandstable
Cons:Nonaturallightingincore
Noconsiderationfororientation
Pros:Naturallightingincore
Northsouthorientation
Cons:Nowindconsiderations
Pros:Reducedwindloadandstable
Siteresponsive
Cons:Nonaturallightingincore
Pros:Reducedwindload
Stable
Siteresponsive
Centralatrium
Cons:Inefficientnetusablespaces
Pros:Naturallightingandventilation
withhelpofatrium
Maximizedfootprint
Reducedheighttobaseratio
Columnfreeopenspaces
Nodeadends
ReducedwindloadReducedwindload
Pros:Reducedwindloadandstable.
Cons:Nonaturallightingincore
Noorientationconsiderations
Pros:Reducedwindload
Cons:Nonaturallightingincore
Noorientationconsideration
Reducedspaceefficiency
DESIGNDIRECTIVEANDEVOLUTION

4. CONVENTIONALWALLSECTION
AREAABOVE108LUX=54%
ENERGYEFFICIENCYSTRATEGIES
AREAABOVE108LUX=76%
INTEGRATEDENVIRONMENTALSOULTIONS-VIRTUALENVIRONMENT(IES-VE)-DAYLIGHTINGANALYSIS
WALLSECTIONWITHLIGHTSHELF
PERPENDICULARVERTICALLOUVERSON
SOUTHEASTANDSOUTHWESTFACADE
VERTICAL
SHADING
DEVICES
VERTICAL
SHADING
DEVICES
LARGER
VIEWS
INTRODUCTIONOFATRIUM-ENHANCEDMICROCLIMATE
LEDLIGHTINGANDDEVAPAIRCONDITIONINGSYSTEM
LIGHTSHELF
WINDOW
DOUBLEWALL
WITHSERVICES
OMNIDIRECTIONAL
OPERATIONALSPEED>3m/s
INSTALLEDAT45TH,55THAND65THFLOOR
LOSS
OF
VIEW
WESTSUN
WESTSUN
EASTSUN
EASTSUN
DIAGRID
(INELEVATION)

5. OFFICECABWAITINGAREACONNECTEDPEDESTRIANPATHWAYS
MAJORPEDESTRIANACCESSFROM1STFLOOR
THROUGHPEDESTRIANBRIDGES
VEHICULARENTRY
SEPERATEVEHICULARMOVEMENTTOCATER
TO1400CARSANDDIFFERENTTYPOLOGIES
SITEPLANANDSTRATEGIES

6. PARKINGPLAN
SITEPLAN
ZONE1ZONE2ZONE3ZONE4
HELIPAD
MECHANICALFLOOR
OBSERVATORY
HOTEL
OFFICE
OFFICE
OFFICE
OFFICE
OFFICE
RETAIL
PARKING
PARKING+
MECHANICALFLOOR
VEHICULARENTRY
RETAIL+
PEDESTRIANENTRY
MECHANICALFLOOR
SKYLOBBY1+
FOODCOURT
KITCHENSERVICES
HOTELRECEPTION
MECHANICALFLOOR
VERTICALAXISWIND
TURBINE(BIWT)
VERTICALAXISWIND
TURBINE(BIWT)
MECHANICALFLOOR
VERTICALAXISWIND
TURBINE(BIWT)
SKYLOBBY2+
FOODCOURT
HOTEL
SECTION
1STFLOOR(PEDESTRIANENTRY)
FLOORPLAN
RETAIL
TYPICALFLOORPLAN
OFFICE
TYPICALFLOORPLAN
HOTEL
TYPICALFLOORPLAN

7. PARKING,RETAILANDPEDESTRIANLEVELPLANS

8. OFFICEANDHOTELFLOORPLANS
LASERCUTANDHANDMADE SCALE1:500SCALE1:2000 MDFANDPAPER

9. THECAPITALGATE,ABUDHABI-18DEGREEINCLINEDTOWARDSWESTCCTVHEADQUARTERS,CHINA-75mCANTILEVER
ELEVATORPLANNINGANDSTRUCTURE

10. SITE,AREAPROGRMAMMEANDDESIGNDIRECTIVES
DIRECTCONNECTION
FROMRINGROADTO
NIZAMUDDINAND
VICEVERSA
INTEGRATING
GREENS
UNDERGROUND
VEHICULAR
MOVEMENT
OBSTRUCTIONFREE
PEDESTRIANPATH
MAXIMISING
OPENSPACES
FACILITIESFOR
EXISTINGHOUSING
COMMERCIAL+
HOTELS+
OFFICES
INTEGRATED
MULTIMODEL
TRANSPORTHUB

11. SITEPLAN

12. TICKETINGAND
INFORMATIONDESK
CUT-OUTS
SECURITYCHECK
SECURITYCHECK
METROSTATION
WAITINGAREA
INTERSTATE
BUSTERMINAL
RAILWAY
STATION
FOODCOURT
RETAILSHOPS
RRTSSTATION
GREENGOINGACROSS
THERAILWAYSTATION
HARD-PAVED
UNDERGROUNDROAD
CUT-OUT
TRAVELATORS
CONCOURSE
(CONNECTING
RAILWAYSTATION,
ISBT,RRTS,
ANDMETRO)
+6MLEVELPLANANDSECTIONS
CUT-OUTFOR
NATURALLIGHTING
RAILWAYPLATFORMS
UNDERGROUND
VEHICULARROAD
B’
B
RAILWAYADMINISTRATION
ELEVATEDGREENWALKWAY
RAILWAYPLATFORMS
RETAILSHOP
UNDERGROUNDPARKING

13. Cutoutsactascourtyards.
Providenaturallight,ventilation&
heatinsualtion.
Skylightstoprovide
naturallighting
inwiderspaces. Northsidefacadeofthebuilding
hasmaximumglazingsurface
allowingmaximumdiffused
daylightpenetrationintothespace.
Doubleheightspaceprovide
moresurfaceareafor
lightandventilation.
Reversible
Process
Non-toxic
40=80%
LessEnergy
Environment
Friendly
Liquiddesiccantsrelyonthelowervaporpressureofawarmsaltsolutiontoremovemoisturefromthe
airusingatotallynon-toxic,non-refrigerant(noGHG)solution.Therearetwoairstreams,theprocess
(whatissupplied)andtheregeneration(whatpullsthemoisturebackoutofthesaltsolution.This
systemsimplyusesapumpandfantoexchangemoisturebetweenthetwotosupplydryairacrossthe
waterfeatures.Theresultiswecanachievethesamecoolingpotentialwith90% lessconnectedload
and80% lessenergy.Evaporationlosseshavebeenaccountedfor.
Cutoutshelpsto
maximumsurfaceareato
getnaturallightingand
ventilation.
Maximumcarparkingisprovidedinthe
basement,whichhelpsinreducingheat
islandeffect.
OpenGridPavingfor
effectivewater
percolation
UseofAACBlockhelpin
keepingtheconduction
gaindown.
Harvestedrainwatertobe
usedforlandscapingon
siteandflushingofpublic
toiletsandurinals.
Locationofundergroundrainwaterstoragetanks
UseofHighEfficiency
Glassforheatgain
reduction.Roofsurfaceistreatedwithlightcolor,
whichreflectbackthemaximumdirect
heatreceivedfromsunandhelpsto
reduceheattransfertointernalspaces
throughroofsurface.
Greenroofsurface
helpsinreducingheat
loadandminimize
Heatislandeffect.
SUSTAINABILITYSTRATEGIES

14. DESIGNDEVELOPMENTREPORTFORACLUBHOUSE

15. NALANDAUNIVERSITY,BIHAR
VastuShilpConsultants
THEHABITAT,GURGAON
LuxuryGroupHousing
IESANALYSISANDARCHITECTURALDESIGNING

16. THESITEANDDESIGNDIRECTIVES
VEHICULARMOVEMENT

17. SITEANDCLUSTERPLANS

18. SITEANDCLUSTERPLANS
60.6%
TotalpercentageofEnergySavedcomparedtoconventionalappliances
C)ELEVATORS
NO.OFELEVATORS=4+2
POWERCONSUMED=207972KWh/YR
(source:vikasminarretrofitting-energyauditing)
TOTALPOWERCONSUMED=A+B+C+D+E+F
=17,66,045KWh/YR
C)ELEVATORS
NO.OFELEVATORS=4+2
POWERCONSUMED=101376KWh/YR
(source:vikasminarretrofitting-energyauditing)
TOTALPOWERCONSUMED=A+B+C+D+E+F
=6,95,104KWh/YR
F)COMPUTERS
ENERGYCONSUMED=85W/COMPUTER
POWERCONSUMED=0.085*30*16*5*22*12=53856KWh/yr
(assumingevery3rdpersonworkinghasacomputer)
E)EXHAUSTS
ENERGYCONSUMED=20W/EXHAUST
POWERCONSUMED=0.02*50*7*22*12=1848KWh/YR
D)FANS
ENERGYCONUSUMED=14.5W/FAN
POWERCONSUMED=0.0145*20*16*7*22*4=2858KWh/YR
B)AIRCONDITIONER/HEATCONVECTOR
TONNAGEREQUIRED=26TONS/FLOOR
POWERCONSUMED=205*13*8*16
=341120KWh/YR
(source:http://www.bluestarindia.com/ac-tonnage-calculator/toncalculator.asp
http://easycalculation.com/weather/ac-operating-cost.php
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=most_efficient.me_cac_ashp)http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=most_efficient.me_cac_ashp)
A)LIGHTING
PARKINGAREA -IridiumCosmo140(PHILIPS)=5160KWh/YR(3000M2)
CIRCULATIONSPACES/CORRIDORS -LuxSpace,OccuSwitch=38528KWh/YR(3200M2)
OFFICESPACE-SmartformTBS460(PHILIPS) =150358KWh/YR(10400M2)
TOTAL=194046KWh/YR
(source:http://www.lighting.philips.co.in/pwc_li/main/shared/assets/downloads/pdf/OFFICE_
Segment_Range_Broch.pSegment_Range_Broch.pdf)
F)COMPUTERS
ENERGYCONSUMED=200W/COMPUTER
POWERCONSUMED=0.2*30*16*5*22*12=126720KWh/yr
(assumingevery3rdpersonworkinghasacomputer)
E)EXHAUSTS
ENERGYCONSUMED=80W/EXHAUST
POWERCONSUMED=0.08*50*7*22*12=7392KWh/YR
D)FANS
ENERGYCONUSUMED=80W/FAN
POWERCONSUMED=0.08*20*16*7*22*4=15769KWh/YR
B)AIRCONDITIONER/HEATCONVECTOR
TONNAGEREQUIRED=26TONS/FLOOR
POWERCONSUMED=504*13*8*16KWh/YR
=838656KWh/YR
(source:http://www.bluestarindia.com/ac-tonnage-calculator/toncalculator.asp
http://easycalculation.com/weather/ac-operating-cost.php
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=most_efficient.me_cac_ashp)http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=most_efficient.me_cac_ashp)
A)LIGHTING
PARKINGAREA -MARBELLAHPL(PHILIPS)=12000KWh/YR(3000M2)
CIRCULATIONSPACES/CORRIDORS
-FUGATOCOMPACTFBS261=77056KWh/YR(3200M2)
OFFICESPACE-INDOLIGHTTBS330(PHILIPS) =480480KWh/YR(10400M2)
TOTAL=569536KWh/YR
(source:http://www.lighting.philips.co.in/pwc_li/main/shared/assets/downloads/(source:http://www.lighting.philips.co.in/pwc_li/main/shared/assets/downloads/
pdf/OFFICE_Segment_Range_Broch.pdf)
ENERGYAUDITING

19. DESIGNDIRECTIVE,SITEANDPLANS

20. GARBHA-GRIHA
CIRCLE REPRESENTS
EQUALITY UNITY AND
PEACE
MANDAPA
GRADUAL UPLIMENT
TO ATTAIN “MOKSHA”
CIRCUMAMBULATION OF GARBHA-
GRIHA AS A DEFINITIVE PATH
OPTIONAL CIRCUMAMBULATORY PATH
AROUND THE WHOLE TEMPLE SITE PLAN
GRANDEUR
TREES ACTING AS
NOISE BUFFERS
SECURITY->SHOE REMOVAL-> PRASAD/FLOWERS-> HAND/FEET WASHING->MANDAPA ENTRY
DESIGNDIRECTIVE

21. Ahilayaghatisthemainfocalpointofallactivities
inandaroundthefort.Intheearlymorningand
evening,thelocalsandtouristcomehereto
witnessthesunriseandsunset.
Themainobjectiveofthestudywastogetfamiliarwiththe
placeandproducearchitecturaldrawingssuchasplans,
sectionsandelevationstobeableto
designaShivaTemple.
SITEANALYSISANDMEASUREDDRAWING

23. REFERENCES