This portfolio demonstrates my work between 2009-2011

1. PORTFOLIO 2008 - 2011
Urban Design and Architecture
Manas Murthy
Graduate Fellow in Sustainable Architecture & Urbanism

2. ABOVE: Final rendered South elevation
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT -
TOP RIGHT: External perspective view
RIGHT: Sectional perspective
RIGHT BOTTOM: Plan views
Rugby Clubhouse, Coed Darcy, Wales
2011
A r c h i t e c t ur a l De si g n
T he proposed Rugby Club House is designed to sit within the
northern neighbourhood of the new settlement of Coed Darcy
proposed at Swansea Bay. The design is based on timeless principles
of ‘Commodity, Firmness and Delight’, or Architectural merit,
Practicality and Durability. The building is designed in the Arts
and Crafts language to tie in with the existing Llandarcy village. The
design is inspired by traditional architecture and uses vernacular
building materials

3. ABOVE: Schematic site sections demonstrating building height
and impact on landscape
LEFT: 1 Landscape Strategy, 2 Movement & Parking
BOTTOM LEFT: Proposal for redevelopment of existing built
form on site
Enquiry by Design, Bronllys,Wales
2011
T he Bronllys Hospital site was formerly a regional TB
centre and has now lost its purpose. A design charrette
C o m mun i t y De si g n
was held with stakeholders to give it a new identity based on
its history of wellbeing to provide employment and regional
economic regeneration. The key concept of this vision is to create
a nationally significant health ‘nucleus’ underpinned by a new
Institute of Life Sciences for Wales, comprising Bronllys Hospital
site with existing and new services for Bronllys and Talgarth.

4. Farmhouse Types Cottage Types
Pat t er n Bo ok & Ur b a n C odi ng
ABOVE: Analysis of existing farmhouse and cottage building types in the Northern Highlands, Scotland
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Design Coding [Coed Darcy] Single Family Multi-Family
Wide Front Narrow Front Square Paired Villa Apartment
Pattern Book [Scotland]
2011
T hese are examples from a pattern book and urban
code. Shown above the Developer’s Companion, aims
to provide a choice of the best Caithness(Scotland) building
types, to assist local builders, self-builders, developers, and
architects before submitting planning applications. Shown
Width: 4.5m-6.5m Width: 7.5m-12m Width: 8m-12m Main width (1 side): 5m-5.5m
Width: varies
right is a part of the Coed Darcy building code, correlating Depth: 8m-10m Depth: 8m-10m Depth: 8m-12m Main depth: 9m-10m
Depth: varies
Bedrooms: 2-4 Bedrooms: 2-5 Bedrooms: 3-5 Bedrooms (each): 3-4
plot and house types to built volume and other parameters Circulation: centrally Circulation: centrally Circulation: centrally
Circulation: Centrally Located Circulation: varies
located located or to one side located

5. ABOVE: Various house prototypes, decveloped for different owner occupancy and family size
LEFT: Rendered elevation of a typical
T e c h n i c a l Dr aw i n g
Red Jacket Quarry, Housing Prototype
2011
T he Red Jacket Quarry site in Wales has been identified for the construction
of prototypical timber houses in collaboration with Zed Factory, to
demonstrate the principles of sustainable urbanism. The vision for the site
is to transform the redundant land into ‘an exceptional off-grid eco-hamlet’,
comprised of a small number of zero-carbon houses. It is intended to become
an exemplar project complete with a zero-carbon transport strategy

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ABOVE: Massing and mixed use strategy for development site
RIGHT: Proposed site layout keeping in mind views and sightlines
TOP RIGHT: Serial vision demonstrating approach to new railway station site development
Design Brief, Cardiff Station
2009
T his exercise involved the preparation of a design brief
for the Cardiff Central Station site. The brief gave
reccommendations for the density and volume of development
at site, while being respectful towards important sightlines
and consistent urban form. One of the main objectives was to
provide an iconic entrance to Cardiff

7. ABOVE: Views of high street in serial vision
TOP RIGHT: Tissue analysis of city centre;
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Victorian Terraces
RIGHT: Historical transformation and
growth of Newport settlement
BELOW: Key plan showing progression of
views down the high street
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Conservation Area Assessment, Newport
2009
T his project was a Conservation Area Character Assessment for Newport City Centre.
The aim was to describe the city centre through a townscape, morphological and
historical perspective. The city centre is dominated by retail uses, but also civic and
administrative functions in accordance with Newport’s sub-regional status and location
in the M4 corridor are intermingled into the centre

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RIGHT : Ground Floor plan of De Residente and Muzenplein
Syntactic Analysis [The Hague]
2009
C ontemporary urban space design was placed in a
postmodern context with a focus on New Urbanism and
Ur b a n F or m A n a ly si s
its chief proponents, Rob Krier in particular. The objective was
to identify the reasons behind the creation of traditional spaces
and the methodology employed by individuals such as Krier to
achieve this. Space Syntax analyses were used to determine the
nature and scope of the impact of new development. The results
indicate that although the project has an insufficient impact on
the global urban form of the city centre, it positively influences
activity and interaction along certain key routes and links

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landuse strategy and distribution of character areas
Bull Ring/Markets Quarter, Birmingham
2008-09
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T he objective of the exercise was to ‘reinforce’ Birmingham city centre through
the combination of strategic interventions and general guidelines. The Bull Ring/
Markets quarter was found to be disconnected from its neighbouring quarters and the
city centre as well. Actions called for better pedestrian routes through the site leading
toward the city centre, greater integration of green corridors and canal networks in
3 4 a landscape strategy and improved public transport links. These were proposed in
conjunction with a comprehensive mixed landuse strategy within the Irish quarter

10. ABOVE: Framework plans for landuse allocation, SUDS and landscape
RIGHT: Masterplan with housing types, public space types and density
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Neighbourhood Extension, Cardiff
2008
T he site situated in the district of Splott in Cardiff was
developed in the 1880s around the East Moors Steel Works,
including the presence of a gipsy site. The design response
looked at regeneration through the creation of a new, vibrant
neighbourhood centre, supported by a tram link

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RIGHT: Detailed neighbourhood plan distinguishing types of open spaces and typical
residential block types
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Continued...
T he detailed design stage involved application of
sustainable urbanism principles as well as a more
sophisticated approach towards house types and public
space types. The proposal also offers opportunities for
employment and commerce to happen at varying scales