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PROFILE & SELECTED PROJECTS

2017

4/4 Wheelers road Extension cross, St. Thomas Town, Bangalore-560084

+91-9945738380

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COMPANY PROFILE

Having studied in the Malnad school of architecture in Hassan in 1993, Karun Kumbera worked with various architectural practices in India and has practiced in his own capacity in Bangalore, India. After working for eight years in India, he studied Urbanism in École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Paris-Belleville and then urban architecture in École nationale supérieure d’architecture de Paris-La Villette, while working with various offices of architecture and urbanism in Paris, where he worked rigorously on the topics of micro-urbanism and urban ecology and its synergy with built architecture. In 2008 he established Karun Kumbera Architects and Urbanists, In Bangalore.

Karun Kumbera Architects and Urbanists, was formed with a belief that all domains of design and creativity are interdependent. The team of multidisciplinary professionals functions with the intention of catering to the holistic aspects of human living, considering the physical, spatial, environmental and spiritual needs, and with emphasis on respecting the elements, that help human living to flourish.

The firm functions with the rationale that, all aspects of human living are interconnected: From objects that we use that are placed in a space that constitute the space, a community of spaces that constitute a building, the building that participates in the morphology of the street and the street in turn that forms the locality and the locality forms the city.

The team of professionals that comprises of designers, architects andurbanists, with close interaction of consultants and professionals from allied fields strive to find an equilibrium between the physical environment generated by human needs and the environment.

KARUN KUMBERA

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SELECTED PROJECTS

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EQUATIONS

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Equations is a research workspace for an eco tourism- policy makingoffice. A free flowing workspace was created in the first floor of a two storied 26year old load bearing structure. The brief for the space was that it had to house the research team and facilitate its intensive interactive way of working. The space was conceived as a canvas for the dense porous interior living. The various functional spaces in theoffice were differentiated by the furniture and other elements. Thisattempt also helped us enhance the streetscape.

EQUATIONS

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: Equations: RT Nagar, Bangalore: Renovation, Interior design, Lighting and furniture. : 1700 sq.ft: Completed 2011: Karun Kumbera, Archana Kotian, Megha Nanaiah, Usha Kiran.

Existing structure

Proposed Demolition

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MERCURI URVAL-BANGALORE OFFICE

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MERCURI URVAL - BANGALORE OFFICE

: Mercuri Urval: Indiranagar 3rd Stage, Bangalore: Space planning,Interior design, lighting and furniture: 2165 sq.ft: Completed 2009: Karun Kumbera, Julie Delmas.

The design brief was to provide a perfect ambience so that clients felt comfortable and did not get intimidated, but at the same time proved the credibility of being the 29th office of this prominent Swedish placement agency for senior managers at Bangalore. TheSwedish sense of design and aesthetics based on clean lines, light wood and white were to be considered as well.



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4/4 PENTHOUSE

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4/4 PENTHOUSE

: Wheeler road Extension,Bangalore: Architecture and Interiors: 3100 sq.ft: Completed 2013: Karun Kumbera, Megha Naniah, Mruthula Nair, Violaine Buet.

4/4 penthouse is the residence of an architect. It is built on the third floor of an existing apartment building. The penthouse is designed around a courtyard and has a dedicated vegetable garden and a front balcony that doubles up as a splash pool. The key design principles include :• Prefabricated construction• Lightweight Structure to

reduce on transportation and ease the construction process.

• Minimum use of water for construction.

• Passive cooling systems.• Rainwater Harvesting.• Materials which do not

dominate the street scape.

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Existing terrace after demolition Structure and internal walls

Structure with peripheral walls Completed structure

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RESIDENCE IN KETTI

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: Ketti Valley,Ooty: Architecture, Interiors, Landscape and Construction.: Architecture - 1500 sq.ft Landscape - 33000 sq.ft: Ongoing 2015-2016: Karun Kumbera,Abhishek Holla, Sharan Moses

RESIDENCE IN KETTI VALLEY

The weekend rest house situated in Ketti Valley, near Lovedale, Ooty, is set on a steep tea estate with views

to the valleys below and the upper Bhavani range which form a part of the Nilgiri mountains.

The building has been designed to be sensitive to the land with minimum intervention and also to give

maximum views to the scenery around. Since the temperatures at an altitude of 2200MSL is low and

the advantage of bright sunlight during the day, the house was designed to heat up during the day with

maximum exposure to the sun and to stay warm through the night by using materials in the interior

that would store the embedded energy of the sun, so as to avoid the need for electrical/mechanical heating

and thereby saving on energy. Also steel was the primary chosen material and the structure is designed

so that it can be dismantled and reassembled in a different location as well.

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EXISTING SITE CONDITIONS• The site has a steep slope of 14-19 degrees ,the

least being near the entrance and hence chosen for building the house.

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5LEVELLING OF EARTH • As seen in the previous image, there was a huge

level difference between the access road and the site and hence some levelling(by filling) had to be done for vehicles to enter and park easily and also to provide easy access for people.

POSITIONING OF THE BUILDING FLOOR PLATE• Total buildable area for the site was 1500 sq.ft

which was divided into two floors of 750 sq.ft each.

• The lower level was placed off the ground by several feet reduced disturbance to the existing ground conditions and also creates a covered outdoor space for recreation and leisure under the building

• A blank wall was conceived towards the road. This was done to create privacy and also to keep the building visually as inconspicuous as

PLACEMENT OF BEDROOMS• All the three bedrooms were placed in the peripheral

side of the building, which maximizes views to the valley as well as to receive maximum sun exposure, so the bedrooms could warm up during the day and stay warm through the night.

FIRST FLOOR AND ACCESS BRIDGE• An access bridge is proposed for accessing the building

from the parking lot• The first floor of the building was proposed to have the

least amount of internal walls to maximize views to the valley and contains the living and dining areas.

• A balcony is proposed towards the south of the building which can double up as outdoor seating.

ROOF• The building is completed with the roof with gutters

on either side to collect and drain out the water


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SIMPLE HELIX RECTANGULAR HELIX COMPLETED STRUCTURE

• We started the structural design process by analysing the structure of a simple helix or an helicoid as it has an intrinsic rigidity with ability to move.

• The structure was then converted to a rectangular or polygonal shape by retaining curves of the top level members

• The resulting structure not only is rigid due to the self locking ability of columns , but also allows for movement which reduces risk of failure due to wind loads.


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Existing site conditions Assembly of horizontal structural members

Placement of hume pipes and foundation

Assembly of vertical structural members

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1 - Car parking space2 - Generator Room below3 - Water tank room below

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1 - Reading Space2 - Stairs to Living level3 - UPS/Electrical Room

4 - Toilet 1 5 - Toilet 2 6 - Passage

7 - Guest Bedroom 18 - Guest Bedroom 2 9 -Master Bedroom

Book Rack Plumbing Duct

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Door leading to Tea Estate Below

Concealed storage

WardrobesFloor mounted Ventilators

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NFIRST FLOOR 1- Jam Room

2 - Entrance Bridge from Parking area3 - Staircase to Resting level

4 - Powder Room5 - Living room6 - Kitchen

7 - Dining area8 - Balcony

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24 ACRE TOWNSHIP IN CHENNAI

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: AVINGA Properties: Redhills,Chennai: Master plan,Architecture, Interiors and landscape.: 24 Acres.: In remission 2012-2013: Karun Kumbera, Vivek Shah, Soumya Koka, Sharan Moses

The project involved reworking on an already established master plan, the design of a township housing villas, apartments, serviced apartments, a school, commercial spaces, a club house and a central park for recreational activities and a full-fledged service apartment. The project features houses that are placed next to each other on a dense format according to the client specifications, and yet offer immense privacy. Long recessed windows and use of pergolas provide shaded spaces without hampering the daylight entering the spaces. The buildings were designed in accordance with the client’s requirements keeping taking in to account of the market realities which kept changing.



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50 ACRE ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITY

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: Wellnest: Nandi Hills,Bangalore: Master planning, Landscape Strategy, and Architectural design: 50 Acres: In remission: Karun Kumbera, Thibualt Nuge, Archana Kotian, Akhila Srinivas, Renita D’Souza, Usha Kiran.

The eco community township involved a lot of urban analysis, programming exercises, urban strategy and

applying sustainable methods of urban development to a fragile environment with intense urban pressures. This

project revolves around wellness in the holistic sense.

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BANGALORE INTERNATIONAL CENTER

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: Bangalore International Center: Domlur,Bangalore: Architectural design: 0.5 Acres: Competition entry 2012: Mario Caceras ,Karun Kumbera


The Open House proposal is a design opportunity to address environmental issues in institutional

architecture participating in the construction of Bangalore’s urbanity. This proposal was aimed

at reflecting the dynamic character of Bangalore and will showcase sustainable identity. Attention

has been given to sustainable design principles in terms of a bioclimatic passive strategy, which will

allow good practices and saving in terms of energy consumption. It also allows rainwater harvesting

and reduces the overall CO2 emissions.

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OTHER KEY PROJECTSCompleted : • French Consulate in Bangalore : 2009-2010 Scope : Architecture and Interiors - 13000 sq.ft.

• Weber Experience Center : 2009 Scope : Interior design - 3500 sq.ft

Ongoing:• Residence in Doddagubbi,Bangalore Scope : Architecture and Interiors - 4200 sq.ft

• Elevator shaft at Dhakpo Monastery,Kais : 2016-2017 Scope : Architecture, Retrofit

• Energy efficient central heating system at Dhakpo Monastery,Kais(in collaboration with TU delft) - 2016-2017

Scope : Survey, Research and Retrofit

On hold :• Aims campus , Bangalore : 2009-2011 Scope : Architecture and Master planning-46 Acres

• Residential School in Arunachal Pradesh : 2014 Scope : Architecture and Masterplanning-6 acres.

• Coromandel Earth Lab : 2014 Scope : Architecture - 4000 sq.ft

In remission :• Gokaldas Images in Yangon : 2013 Scope : Architecture - 5 acres.

• Residence of the Dalai Lama in Mundgod : 2012-2013 Scope : Architecture - 7000 sq.ft

• Decathlon : 2009 Scope : Architecture - Competition entry

• Renault Design Center - 2009 Scope : Interior design

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