COMPETENCY

PORTFOLIO-01
Prof : Ingrida Povilaitienė Prepared By : Gopu Pandaran Jayan
 Here’s what you’ll find in this Competency Portfolio:

SUSTAINABILITY COMPASS BY

PORTFOLIO
CONTENTS OF THIS
BUUR
• Select the object;
• Evaluate the sustainability of that object using the Sustainability Compass developed by BUUR (consider not only the
final result but the entire process).
• Provide recommendations to increase the sustainability of this specific object.

CONCEPT OF PATTERN LANGUAGE

BY CHRISTOPHER ALEXANDER
• Select the object;
• Preliminary identify the group/scale of patterns that might be relevant;
• Read the description of the patterns in the group and find the first one which describes the situation/problem suitable
for the object;
• Please identify the related patterns of higher and lower hierarchies and check if they suit you;
• Make the final list of the patterns and create a checklist of the architectural/urban features which, according to
Alexander, are important for evaluation (Scenario-making for your projects).

INFORMATIONAL OPTIMALITY OF
STRUCTURES BY NIKOS A. SALINGAROS
• Select the object;
• Select and justify the visual field for the analysis of the optimality of visual information;
• Generalize/extract the patterns of the selected façade/street elevation/urban structure;
• Perform calculations of harmony (H), temperature (T), attractiveness (L) and complication degree (C);
• Explain the results and suggest what could be done to achieve optimal pattern of visual information.

FRACTAL ANALYSIS
• Select the objects for the comparison and for the fractal analysis;
• Prepare black/white jpeg/tif images;
• Calculate fractal indexes while using the box-counting method in sFractop or Fractalyse software;
• Explain the results and perform the comparison of the earlier selected/calculated objects.
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01 BUUR
AUROVILLE CITY OF DAWN

CONTENTS
TABLE OF
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CONCEPT OF PATTERN LANGUAGE
BY CHRISTOPHER ALEXANDER
GARDENS OF HARMANDIR SAHIB -
AMRITSAR

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INFORMATIONAL OPTIMALITY OF
STRUCTURES BY NIKOS A. SALINGAROS
VISAGE BEAUTY & HEALTH CARE OFFICE

04 FRACTAL ANALYSIS
BERMAGUI BEACH HOUSE & INTERSECTION
HOUSE
SUSTAINABILITY COMPASS BY
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A U R O V I L L E C I T Y O F D A W N

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 SUSTAINABILITY
COMPASS BY
BUUR
The Sustainability Compass is a tool for orienting people to
sustainability. Compass helps you bring people together around a
common understanding of sustainability, and a shared vision for
getting there.
AUROVILLE CITY OF DAWN

ABOUT THE
PROJECT
Auroville City of Dawn is an experimental
township in Viluppuram district, mostly in the
state of Tamil Nadu, India, with some parts in
the Union Territory of Pondicherry in India. It
was founded in 1968 by Mirra Alfassa (known
as "the Mother") and designed by
architect Roger Anger.

CLIMATE
It is included in the sub-humid tropics (wet-and-dry tropical
climate) situated on a plateau region with its maximum
elevation of 32 m (105 ft) above sea level located in the
Matrimandir area. The annual rainfall average is 1,200 mm
(47 in) mainly from the SW monsoon (June to Sept.) and NE
monsoon (Nov to Dec) with a dry period of approx 6 months.
The average maximum temperature is 32.2 °C (90.0 °F),
average minimum 20 °C (68 °F).
THE MATRIMANDIR
In the middle of the town is the Matrimandir, which was conceived by
Alfassa as "a symbol of the Divine's answer to man's aspiration for
OF AUROVILLE
SUSTAINABILITY
perfection". Silence is maintained inside the Matrimandir to ensure the
tranquility of the space, and the entire area surrounding the
Matrimandir is called the Peace area. Inside the Matrimandir, a spiraling
ramp leads upwards to an air-conditioned chamber of polished white
marble referred to as "a place to find one's consciousness".
WASTE MANAGEMENT, AUROVILLE
ECO-SERVICE
Auroville's EcoService manages solid waste for the international township of
Auroville. An EcoService team collects waste from households, communities,
guest houses, restaurants and units, and another team processes it at a sorting
shed in Kottakarai. Waste is then either sold to recycling dealers, or landfilled
at the Auroville landfill.
 THE GREENBELT
The Green Belt Zone has broadly three main categories of uses, viz. agriculture and farming, forest and land regeneration and
recreation. Their development is designed to promote biodiversity enhancement, environmental management, land regeneration
and water management, with technology transfer of the above activities for wider application. This will make the Green Belt not
only an asset for Auroville and the surrounding villages, but also a National Resource Centre (NRC) for sustainable development.
NOW
 CONCLUSION
• The Green Belt Zone of auroville has broadly three main categories of uses, viz. agriculture and farming, forest and
land regeneration and recreation.
• Here the green zone focus more for the sustainability process.
• Auroville's Ecoservice manages solid waste for the international township of Auroville.
• The Self sustainability of the township makes it more feasible design and supports the nature and surroundings to
maintain the ecofriendly nature.
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Architectural Patterns Language
and Possibilities of Its
Parametrization
G A R D E N S O F H A R M A N D I R S A H I B
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 GARDENS OF HARMANDIR
SAHIB - AMRITSAR

Harmandir Sahib; the Golden Temple. In Amritsar, it sits as a testament to one of the most unique religions in the world; it is the epitome of Sikhism.
A monotheistic religion, it has incorporated in its teachings lessons from other religions – Hinduism, Islam, Christianity – that it finds value in.
Harmandir Sahib; the Golden Temple

ABOUT THE
PROJECT
Harmandir Sahib, as a monument, has a rich history of its own; it is the
monument around which an entire religion, followed by approximately
0.4% of the world, has developed. It has become an embodiment of the
values of Sikhism – those of compassion, community and equality.
Elements of the temple – the causeway, the four entries and exits and
the Amrit Sarovar (water tank)– become tangible representations of the
same. Unlike most places of worship that are designed for the devotee
to ascend, Harmandir Sahib requires the devotees to climb down -
symbolizing humility.
 SITE PLAN
The garden is located between the Langar Sahib and the main place of worship. Much like the precinct of Harmandir Sahib, it was important that the
garden embodied the idea of accessibility; it needed to become a space with the ability to provide multiple experiences.
MOVEMENT
INTENSITY OF HUMAN MOVEMENT
POSITION OF GARDEN
POSITION OF GARDEN
The design iterations for the Guru Ka Bagh incorporated within them
Sikhism’s understanding of Natural Elements, Seva, Formlessness
and Ek On Kar. They paid tribute to the 10 Gurus whose lives
became the norms by which the Sikh community leads its life.

What has been developed as the final design for the garden is not
about the conceptual pursuits of the designer, rather, it keeps at all
times at its Centre the religion – finding a common ground between
the devotee and the space.
 GARDENS OF HARMANDIR SAHIB

THE GARDENS
A place for quiet meditation for the People, the Gardens are spread over an area of 300 Sq.m – occupying half of the
Harmandir. They are formally known as the Gardens of Harmandir Sahib. The space includes gardens, vibrant flowerbeds and
topiaries, green lawns, and a 3 acres of water body. It also includes ancient fountains and sculptures. The Gardens, themselves,
represent a harmony in nature. It hopes to remind mankind of their original status in the larger scheme of things. The gardens
are divided into distinct landscape styles – understanding of Natural Elements, Seva, Formlessness and Ek On Kar.

THE TREES
The Golden Temple complex originally was open and had numerous trees around the pool. It is now a walled, two-storey
courtyard with four entrances, that preserve three Ber trees (jujube). One of them is to the right of the main ghanta ghar
deori entrance with the clock, and it is called the Ber Baba Buddha. It is believed in the Sikh tradition to be the tree where Baba
Buddha sat to supervise the construction of the pool and first temple.

A second tree is called Laachi Ber, believed to the one under which Guru Arjan rested while the temple was being built.The
third one is called Dukh Bhanjani Ber, located on the other side of the sanctum, across the pool. It is believed in the Sikh
tradition that this tree was the location where a Sikh was cured of his leprosy after taking a dip in the pool, giving the tree the
epithet of "suffering remover.
 SANCTUM OF HARMANDIR SAHIB

THE WALLS
The floral designs on the marble panels of the walls around the sanctum are Arabesque. The arches include verses
from the Sikh scripture in gold letters. The frescoes follow the Indian tradition and include animal, bird and nature
motifs rather than being purely geometrical. The stair walls have murals of Sikh Gurus such as the falcon carrying
Guru Gobind Singh riding a horse.

THE SANCTUM
The sanctum is a 12.25 x 12.25 metre square with two storeys and a gold leaf dome. This sanctum has a marble
platform that is a 19.7 x 19.7 metre square. It sits inside an almost square (154.5 x 148.5 m2) pool
called amritsar or amritsarovar (amrit means nectar, sar is short form of sarovar and means pool). The pool is 5.1
metre deep and is surrounded by a 3.7 metre wide circumambulatory marble passage that is circled clockwise. The
sanctum is connected to the platform by a causeway and the gateway into the causeway is called the Darshani
Ḍeorhi (from Darshana Dvara).

THE POOL
For those who wish to take a dip in the pool, the Temple provides a half hexagonal shelter and holy steps to Har ki
Pauri. Bathing in the pool is believed by many Sikhs to have restorative powers, purifying one's karma. Some carry
bottles of the pool water home particularly for sick friends and relatives. The pool is maintained by volunteers who
perform kar seva (community service) by draining and desilting it periodically.
PATTERNS - HIGH

01. GARDEN WALL - 173

Conflict
Gardens and small public parks don't give enough relief from noise unless they are well protected.
Resolution
Form some kind of enclosure to protect the interior of a quiet garden from the sights and sounds of passing traffic. If it is a
large garden or a park, the enclosure can be soft, can include bushes, trees, slopes, and so on. The smaller the garden,
however, the harder and more definite the enclosure must become. In a very small garden, for the enclosure with buildings or
walls; even hedges and fences will not be enough to keep out sound.

1. Positive Outdoor Space (106)

2. Private Terrace on the Street(140)
3. Half-Open Wall (193)
4. Hierarchy of Open Space (114)

5. Trellised Walk (174)

Conflict
Trellised walks have their own special beauty. they are so unique, so different from other ways of shaping a path that they
are almost archetypal.
Resolution
Where paths need special protection or where they need some intimacy, build a trellis over the path and plant it with
climbing flowers. use the trellis to help shape the outdoor spaces on either side of it.
 PATTERNS - LOW
1. ORNAMENT - 249
Conflict
All people have the instinct to decorate their surroundings.
Resolution
Search around the building, and find those edges and transitions which need emphasis or extra binding energy. Corners,
places where materials meet, door frames, windows, main entrances, the place where one wall meets another, the garden
gate, a fence- all these are natural places which call out for ornament.
Now find simple themes and apply the elements of the theme over and over again to the edges and boundaries which you
decide to mark. make the ornaments work as seams along the boundaries and edges so that they knit the two sides
together and make them one.
1. Wall Membranes (218)
2. Frames as Thickened Edges (225)
3. Soft Inside Walls (235)
4. Warm Colors (250)

2. POOLS AND STREAMS - 64

Conflict
We came from the water; our bodies are largely water; and water plays a fundamental roles in our psychology. We need
constant access to water, all around us; and we can not have it without reverence for water in all its forms. But everywhere
in cities water is out of reach.
Resolution
Preserve natural pools and streams and allow them to run through the city; make paths for people to walk along them and
footbridges to cross them. Let the streams form natural barriers in the city, with traffic crossing them only infrequently on
bridges. Whenever possible, collect rainwater in open gutters and allow it to flow above ground, along pedestrian paths and
in front of houses. In places without natural running water, create fountains in the streets.
 CONCLUSION
SANCTUM 30%

GARDENS 60%

POOL 10%

● In this the higher patterns are gardens

● The Sanctum shows lower than gardens
03 OPTIMALITY OF STRUCTURES
BY NIKOS A. SALINGAROS
Visage Beauty & Health Care office

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Visage Beauty
& Health Care
Building
Visage Beauty & Health Care office

ABOUT THE
PROJECT
The corporate office project for Visage Beauty and health Care
Products Pvt. Ltd. in Noida is designed to be a contemporary work-
space that facilitates engagement, collaboration, and employee
efficacy. Design intervention is enabled amidst the previously-flat floor
plates to make the interiors more dynamic while optimizing workplace
efficiency and well-being. The design revolves around transforming this
space into a powerful and memorable insertion in the surroundings. The
façade on the south-west and south east (that receives maximum
sunlight during the day, hence the heat gain) is designed based on
volumetric analysis – with carefully designed fins and fenestrations
crafted to block the summer sun completely and allow penetration of
sunlight during winters.
SOUTH WEST
ELEVATION

NORTH WEST
ELEVATION
 FAÇADE
FUNCTIONING

1. The Façade Mostly Consist of Vertical Elements.

2. The Facade attracts the overall out side visuals of humans in to the building.
3. The façade on the south-west and south east that receives maximum
sunlight during the day.
4. Hence the heat gain is designed based on volumetric analysis – with
carefully designed fins and fenestrations crafted to block the summer sun
completely and allow penetration of sunlight during winters.
The facade Functions as wells as aesthetic and covering for intense
sunlight.
The metal façade gives more attraction from outside.
The intense color of the faced gives more attraction to aesthetic look.
 Variety of sizes : 0.5
Evenness : 2
T (Temperature)

patterns Optimality
Calculations of
Straight Lines : 2
Intensity of colors : 1.5
Contrast of colors : 1 Total : 7

Vertical & horizontal reflection : 2

Rhythm : 2

H (Harmony) Similarity in size Forms : 2

Intensity of colors : 1.5
Physical contact of forms : 1 Total : 8.5

L –Attractiveness L=TH = 7 X 6.5 = 45.5 (Attractiveness)

C – Level of Inner S = Hmax – H = 10 - 8.5 = 1.5

C = TS =T(Hmax – H) = 7 x 1.5 = 10.5 (Level of inner
Complication)
Complication
CONCLUSION

Here the Building has a higher level of attractiveness : 45.5

In harmony aspect, by counting level of inner complication the building has 8.5

So here the building is more attractive and have a good optimality vision in real life.
These mathematical numbers help to identify the optimality features of the
building in real life.
04 FRACTAL ANALYSIS
Bermagui Beach House &
Intersection House

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Bermagui Beach
House

EXAMPLE 01
Intersection
House

EXAMPLE 02
 and comparison
Calculated fractal dimensions
Bermagui Beach
House
Fractional Dimension = 951

Intersection
House
Fractional Dimension = 1393

The example 02 intersection House has more fractional dimension. Because it has more linear
patterns and similarity in grid dimensions. The façade design is highly reccomendable in example 02.
Reflection On
Learning

Here from these four tasks I get the systematic and blended learning information about the Sustainability.
These tasks are much important for the calculations of a object about its sustainability and the factors
coordinating with the environment.
1. The sustainability compass studies gives information about how to develop and increase the sustainability
of the specified object. From this task we can easily identify any object in our day to day life.
2. The pattern Language helps to identify the patterns. Here in this task we can identify the high patterns and
low patterns.
3. The optimality of structures helps to study about the visual information’s. In this task I get proper
information about what could be done to achieve optimal pattern of visual information.
4. The fractal Analysis by using the java script software we can understand the fractal dimensions of the
objects. By using this we can compare two or more objects in our daily situations when we need.
THANKS
gopu.pandaran@ktu.edu