Email: gouri.unnikrishnan@kmeacoa.ac.in

Qualification:

B Arch  – Government Engineering College, Thrissur

IMIAD – International masters in Interior Architecture and Design, CEPT University

Professional membership and associations:

• Registered Architect- Council of Architecture- India
• LEED Green Associate

Keywords: 

Architecture, Interior Design, Energy Efficient Buildings , Thermal Comfort, Climate Responsive Design

Biography

Ar. Gouri Unnikrishnan is an architect and Interior Designer and LEED Green Associate with over 10 years of total work experience of which 4 years have been spent in academics. She did her bachelors in architecture from SRM University Chennai after which she has practiced with various architecture firms in Kochi, Bangalore and Lucknow.

She completed her International Masters in Interior Architecture from CEPT university, Ahmedabad where she was mainly invested in exploring how to make buildings more energy efficient. While in CEPT, she went on a semester abroad program at HFT Stuttgart, Germany .She then forayed into academics in 2020 in SCMS School of Architecture. She has been with KMEA College of Architecture since 2023.

Teaching

2020 – Associated with ACEDGE – Online course on LEED Fundamentals – as part of Upskill movement during COVID

2020 -2023 – SCMS School of Architecture

2020 – 21 : Thesis Coordinator

2021 – 22 : S1S2

2022 – 23 : S1S2

Experimented with integrated design studio for foundation year students by integrating PSE, BMT, ToD and AD

Other subjects handled : Art Appreciation, Climatology, Interior Arts and Artefacts, History of Architecture 3

2023 – present : KMEA College of Architecture

2023 – 24 – Year coordinator and Studio lead for S3 and S4 studios

subjects handled – Climatology, BMT 3, PSE 4, Site Planning and Landscaping

Experience

2013 – 2014 – Sukudass Architects, Kochi

2014 – 2015 – Agarwal and Associates, Bangalore

2017- 2019 – KGD Architects, Bangalore

Dissertation supervision

2022 – Interior Design of Office spaces and Employee Satisfaction

2022 – Adaptive Reuse of Abandoned Clay tile factories in Thrissur

Thesis supervision

2023-  Ayurgrama – Riverine Holistic Wellness Retreat, Athani

2023 – Muziris Interpretation Centre

2023 – Film Institute in Goa

2022 – Redevelopment of Aluva Market

2022 – Ecology and Biodiversity Research Centre, Cochin