Thomas Kurian Portfolio

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THOMAS KURIAN

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AP ARCHITECTURE

OPELIKA BOOKSTORE FACADE

PERSPECTIVAL DRAWINGS

LE PIAGGE A PONTE ALL’INDIANO

CHICAGO CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

RURAL STUDIO

LITTLE SUGAR RIVER FARM

MATERIALS & METHODS 1

THE AMERICAN SCHOOL

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

STUDIO DESIGN

DESIGN + BUILD

GRAPHIC DESIGN

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEPROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AP ARCHITECTURE

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SUMMER 2011

As a full-time intern produced Schematic Designs, Design Development and Construction documents for a range of projects including apartment residences, hotels, and retail spaces. Involved in project management issues such as scheduling, site visits, and cost estimation with direct supervision. Independently coordinated revisions and development with clients, franchises, and consultants.

Project duties ranged between schematic sketching to construction detailing of finalized designs. Particular duties included: elevation coordination and design, floor plan coordination and design, construction detailing, building component scheduling and coordination, as well as LEED design submission and documentation.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AP ARCHITECTURE

TypicalFloor Plan & Details: Candlewood Suites Construction Drawing Set

STUDIO DESIGN

CHICAGO CHILDREN’S HOSPITALFall 2010

The modern social movement that we witness on a day to day basis has greatly increased the inter-dependence within society. The extent of this interdependence has spread to many professions, with the architect always maintaining one of the closest involvement in shaping the modern world. In approaching the design of a hospital, the accountability of the architect reaches far beyond the appeal of their buildings. The hospital is a chance for the architect to play a role just as important as a doctor’s in the healing process.In designing this hospital, the responsibility given to me was to create an environment that would be well suited for the care of children.

Sited in a medical complex, the goal of this project is to not only fit into the urban context of the Streeterville medical center but to also fit into a child’s vision. While speaking medically, the building should also read as a comforting place where children can forget the fear they face on a daily basis. The relationship between these qualities has laid the foundation for my design. The use of efficient layouts serves as an aid to the staff, while also creating momentous spaces for patients and parents in the sky lobby and each individual room. Looking over Seneca Park and onto Lake Michigan, The Chicago Avenue Children’s stands as a shelter, an escape, and most importantly as a Children’s Hospital.

STUDIO DESIGN

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Service

Patient Room

Family Room

Nurse’s Station

Vertical Circulation

Public Space

Garden Space

Outdoor Space

Waiting Space

Outdoor Space


Service

Gift Shop/Retail Space

Cafeteria

RehabilitationRoom

RehabilitationRoom

RehabilitationRoom

RehabilitationRoom

Ambulance Bay

Loading Bay


Service

Main Reception

Cafe

Emergency Reception

Patient Floor Plan

Sky Lobby Plan

Ground Floor Plan

STUDIO DESIGN

CHIC

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CHILD

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SPITA

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Northeast Perspective

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lobby

surgery floors

mechanical

sky lobby

patient floors

staff officesmechanicalhelipad

Section Perspective

structural

floor plates mechanical

vertical circulation egress

STUDIO DESIGN

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CHIC

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CHILD

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SPITA

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Sky Lobby View

Patient Room Patient Floor Section

CHICAGO CHILDREN’S HOSPITALSTUDIO DESIGN

Northeast Perspective Southeastern Perspective

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section model

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Section Model Perspective 1 Section Model Perspective 2

CHICAGO CHILDREN’S HOSPITALSTUDIO DESIGN

Section Model Detail Perspective


AERIAL PLAN

EXISTING BUILDINGS

EXISTING ROADS

Spring 2010

Upon arrival in florence italy for a study abroad studio, our studio quickly focused on the disparities of public housing.

A particular area recently evaluated by the city of florence is the piagge. This is an area where the disconnect between the working, middle, and upper class is apparent and problematic .

To understand the dynamics of the piagge our studio studied the master planning of several european cities and focused on the masterplan of giancarlo de carlo for the piagge area.

His main ideas were to horizontally unify the separate areas through his “fuso longitudinale”, acheive vertical integration with specific cultural poles, and to create a public “beach” along the river arno.

Our studio worked in teams to analyze the benefits and faults of the de carlo masterplan and to revitalize distinct poles that he identified.

Our group focused on the redevelopment of the urban space surrounding the indiano bridge with a mixed-use facility and a pubilc park.

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LE PIAGGE A PONTE ALL’INDIANOgiancarlo de carlo’s proposed solutions

The fuso logitudinale is an attempt to connect the disjointed pieces of the piagge using a road that

runs parallel to the Rtiver Arno. It strengthen the existing infrastructure

by providing a link between them.

The poles function as connectingdevices, linking the existingneighborhoods to the north,

the piagge district,and the River Arno.

The linking is both a functionalas well as a social linking of theseas well as a social linking of these

currently seperated areas

The urban beach attempts toprovide public infrastructure

along the edge of the River Arnosimilar to existing conditions upriver.

It also provides a relation betweenthe Cascine Park and public

greenspace within the Piagge.greenspace within the Piagge.

FUSO LONGITUDINALE

TRANSVERE POLES

URBAN BEACH

STUDIO DESIGN

Site Section

Urban Analysis

LE P

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L’IND

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HOUSING SPORTS

GROVERECREATION

SWIMMING

RECREATION

Park Functions

Existing Site Plan

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LE PIAGGE: PARK


Park Plans

STUDIO DESIGN

Proposed Site Plan

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L’IND

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Ground Plan

Section AA

Section BB

3rd Floor

2nd Floor

1st Floor

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LE PIAGGE: HOUSING & COMMERCIAL

Form Model


Solar Plan

Roof Plan

Section CC

Section DD

Courtyard Perspective

STUDIO DESIGN

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L’IND

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Family Apartments

Family Unit 1

Single Unit Double UnitFamily Unit 2

Social Housing & Co-Housing

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PERSPECTIVAL DRAWINGSSPRING 2009

Different modes of representationare used to explore the connection between a 20’x20’x25’ room connecting 5’ up to a 40’x10’ space for observing a garden beyond.

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Perspective 1 Perspective 2

PERSPECTIVAL DESIGNSTUDIO DESIGN

Perspective 1 Shade & Shadow Perspective 2 Rendering

OPELIKA BOOKSTORE FACADEFALL 2009

A FACADE RENOVATION PROJECT FOR A BOOKSTORE LOCATED ALONG THE HISTORIC RAILROAD TRACKS RUNNING THROUGH DOWNTOWN OPELIKA, ALABAMA.

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South 8th Street Elevation Northwestern Perspective

OPELIKA BOOKSTORE FACADESTUDIO DESIGN

South 8th Street Elevation Facade Section

DESIGN + BUILD

RURAL STUDIOFall 2009

Auburn University’s Rural Studio program offers students a unique opportunity to design and build their work. The typical semester at the Rural Studio for underclassmen includes the designing and construction of a house for an impoverished community member.

During my semester at the Rural Studio my colleagues and I were charged with designing a kitchen expansion for the Morrisette house at the Rural Studio main office. Additionally we formu-lated a master plan for future expansion of the Morrisette gardens.

The new vision of the Rural Studio to develop an ethic of thinking more holistically about how we live, what we eat, what we make, and the waste we produce can be showcased in the third-year kitchen project.

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In order to develop a successful expansion strategy for the Morrisette Kitchen, our team worked together to research and present informa-tion about the Morrisette campus, kitchen case studies, and many other resources.

Site Evolution Site surveying and site analysis.

Client Interviews and Group Presentations.

Case studies of commercialkitchens in the surrounding areas.

RURAL STUDIODESIGN + BUILD

During charettes we designed collectively through model building and sketching at the Red Barn. After several plausible iterations, a final model for a detached kitchen that would be a continuation of the current kitchen’s roof was collectively chosen.

This design would allow the vernacular of the existing Morrisette House to be uncompromised while allowing the kitchen to be easily heated and cooled.

RURA

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Design Development

Final Kitchen Plan

RURAL STUDIO

Cladding Studies Section Model

Final Model

DESIGN + BUILD

RURA

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With the help of the Rural Studio staff, third party engineering sup-port, and countless others, our team was able to construct founda-tions, level the Great Hall (pictured), and construct the framework of the Morrisette Kitchen Expansion (pictured). The work completed by this group was continued by the following semester’s team and the project is still continuing to expand.

RURAL STUDIODESIGN + BUILD

LITTLE SUGAR RIVER FARMSummer 2010

Located outside of Monticello, Wisconsin, Little Sugar River Farm is an organic farm sponsered by Worldwide Opportunies on Organic Farms. Along with a classmate, I lived and worked on this organic for 3 weeks.

During my time there I gained knowledge on the patterns and difficulties of organic farming.

In addition to farmwork, we also completed small scale design-build proj-ects.

Not pictured work includes drainage design, soil grading, and the design and construction of garbage organizing/collector system consisting of four 4’x4’ bins with latched doors and lids.

Our main task was to create an outdoor shower for the owner of the farm. Using only scrap wood and other leftover material, this shower was designed and built over the course of three days. The total construction cost was $5.

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LITTLE SUGAR RIVER FARMDESIGN + BUILD

Completed Shower Exploded Axon

GRAPHIC DESIGN

MATERIALS & METHODS 1Spring 2009

Taught by professor Robert Faust, this class sought to introduce archi-tecture students to the reality of the built world. These drawings were assigned to display the artistic nature of the different textures found in and outside of buildings.

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Kunsthaus Bregenz Lead Drawing

MATERIALS & METHODS 1

Storer House Lead Drawing

GRAPHIC DESIGN

THE AMERICAN SCHOOLFall 2010

Taught by professor Robert Faust, the American School aims to de-velop compositional skills through the analysis of work by architects, artists, graphic designers, and in-dustrial designers of the early 20th century.

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Louis Sullivan Lead Drawing

THE AMERICAN SCHOOL

Original PrismaColor Series

GRAPHIC DESIGN

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Development Series Lead Drawings

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