Chapter 06
Chapter 06
Chapter 06
Thesis Report
THESIS 2021
Saahil Khatri
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Case Study
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Rajmata Vijya Raje Scindia International Convention Centre, Jodhpur
Introduction
In consonance with its objectives, the buildings of the centre are located in an ideal
environment. Hyderabad international Convention Centre (HICC) is India’s first purpose-built
convention facility located in the emerging business hub of India-Hyderabad. The HICC, which
is located in a 15-acre campus in Hyderabad, the burgeoning business destination of India.
Spread over 291,000 square feet of primary meeting space and 25,000 square feet of pre-
function areas, the HICC is designed to handle events for up to 5000 people. The convention
facility includes a pillar free internal hall of 20,000 square feet that can quickly, by way of
mobile operations walls and telescopic seating, be partitioned into six halls to accommodate
different categories of events like conferences, seminars, board meetings, social events, staff
events, indoor sports, to name a few.
HICC boasts of six language interpretation booths with thousands of wireless IR receivers with
headphones for reception of simultaneous language interpretation, making it a natural choice
for prestigious events. It is also equipped with state-of-the-art automated facilities and the latest
audio-visual technology.
Developed and owned by Cyberabad Convention Pvt Ltd, a joint venture between Emaar
properties Dubai PJSC and Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation, Hyderabad
International Convention Centre is managed by Paris based Accor Group. The 287-room
Novotel Hyderabad, adjacent to HICC has also opened for business.
Site Area
Architectural Scheme
The requirement of the various functions and their spatial relation ship in the cultural and
residential institution have resulted in the expression of a design rich in variation, yet governed
by the integration of modern techniques with architectural scheme. HICC can be divided into
two main blocks:
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2. Residential Block
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The program block, houses all the public areas- conference rooms, meeting spaces and large
column free hall. While the residential block has 287-room Novotel 5-Star Hotel. By the
articulation of the functions of the program, it is possible to enter any section of the centre
through out door spaces without disturbing the ongoing activities in the other.
HICC has a surface parking of 1000 cars and 10 buses. There is also a rear dock for loading
and unloading.
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The climate of Hyderabad features an arid climate. The days are hot and dry, usually going up
to extreme highs of 40 degree Celsius while the nights are cool and breezy. The main entrance
of the convention centre is west facing where the Novotel hotel faces the North. The rooms in
the hotel have the view of the Greenland behind the site. The site is well landscaped with native
trees like Neem, Peepal and Pagoda, etc, which helps bringing down the temperature in the
site.
• The hotel block and convention centre are connected through a passage where there is
a restaurant and a caffe lounge.
• The hotel and convention centre have separate porch for entrance.
Program Block
• Main approach o the program block is from west side from where one enters the
reception cum lobby area, apart from this there is a bus drop off on the north side and a
private entry on the north side from the hotel.
• Located on the ground level is a 500-person reception area with 16 terminals for
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registration. Another additional reception area at the entry of the convention centre has
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an additional 8 terminals has been provided to allow foreign exchange, travel, PCO,
Concierges facility or any special front desk operational requirement. The main
reception has a back office with 16 workstations with attached Kitchen, Pantry and two
additional meeting rooms. Adjacent to the main reception is an all-purpose built
Organiser place. Each office has a suite of four rooms, which includes arrival lounge
area for organizer’s guest of 30 sq. meters, a workstation office of 27 sq. meters and a
private organizer’s office.
• HICC has six more boardrooms and meeting rooms with four separate speaker
preparation rooms as well as breakout rooms on level 1 and level 2.
• Also, the administration and accounts office are on the 1st level common for both HICC
and Novotel hotel.
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Residential Block
• Main access to residential block is from porch. Entering into reception cum lobby, in
order to reach to the guestroom.
• There is a restaurant on the lobby connecting hotel and convention centre.
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Circulation
The vertical circulation in this block is facilitated by means of an escalator and an elevator,
each provided near the west and the north entries to the block. The building also provides
two staircases to be used in case of fire or any other such emergency. Also, the rear part of
the block provides a service lift and two other services and for the staff.
The kitchen and store are located on the basement floor of the program and residential
block. A restaurant has been provided in the lobby connecting the hotel to convention
centre. The supply of the goods to the storage is through the service entry. There are also
pantry attached to the main halls.
Services
Electrical substations provided on the ground floor. Carpentry workshop, staff cafeteria,
staff kitchen, staff rest room, dead storage, garbage store is provided on the 1st floor. The
first basement contains the laundry and the lockers. The 1st basement has the plant room,
which houses two AC plants. The cooling towers are provided near the western rear wall
of the site. All the services are places on the rear side of the second floor.
Main Hall
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Figure 5 Boardroom
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Inferences
• The distribution of the activities is so well planned that one activity does not disturb the
other.
• The design type is introvert with no provision of surrounding views.
• No respect has been shown to human scale. International use of monumental scale is
seen in the complex.
• All the services are being provided on the rear side of the program block, which is near
to the service entry, thus providing easy access of the services to the kitchen.
• The parking facility is inadequate.
• The lobby serving the program block is inadequate and gets overcrowded
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• This level occupies an area 20,584 sq. meter of flexible exhibition space
which is divisible into three halls.
• 22 loading bays with dock levellers and ramps are provided for convenient
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6.2.1.c Level 1
• This entrance to this level is through a flight of steps and an escalator located in the
entrance lobby on the ground floor.
• This level consists of the ballrooms and the meeting rooms with varying ceiling heights
due to sloping green roofs.
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6.2.1.d Level 02
The level 2 of the Vancouver convention centre consists of 24 meeting rooms covering an area
of 2,745 sq. meter and 3, 872 sq. meter of pre function space. The size of the meeting room
ranges from 70 sq. meter to 707 sq. meter. These room can be configured as per user needs and
have been designed as per user needs and have been designed as per theatre, classroom and
boardroom style of seating arrangement.
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Project Details
• Shallow, sloping roof planes supporting an extensive green roof create an architectural
landform that is both an appropriate visual connection between the city and its natural
context, and a reflection of local ecology and cultural values.
• This connection to ‘Place’ sets this project apart from most contemporary convention
centres- a distinction that is reinforced by the extensive use of wood on the interior.
• The wood-panelled walls that flank the pre-function areas, banquet, and meeting rooms
are visible from the exterior and at the night add warmth to the lantern-like glow of the
building as it hovers above the water.
• The project siting and program requirements imposed physical constraints that
necessitated an innovative response from the structural engineers. The building is
supported on more that 1,000 piles and a concrete deck that together allow the steel
structure to bridge roads and railroad tracks.
Roof’s sloping forms build on the Rocky, undulating topographic slope of the region, creating
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6.2.1.e Parking
• There are also other convenient and sustainable transportation options for getting to the
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• The west building is a master piece of both functional and sustainable design.
• The foyer on the ground floor has been designed in such a way that the users don not
feel that are they are caught up in a mechanical space with no character.
• There is no separate entrance for the VIPs. Only 2 pedestrian entrances are provided
for on either side of the building.
• Large pre-function spaces have been provided in front of the meeting rooms as well as
the ballrooms.
• Ramp is provided only on the western entrance which is 7-8 meter wide.
• Extensive use of controlled daylighting has been incorporated very well in all the
circulation as well as pre function spaces.
• The height of the ballroom varies from 10.5 to 16.75 meter due to its sloping nature and
has a capability to accommodate 3000 people in a dining arrangement to 6000people in
a theatre style arrangement.
• Fire exits do not open directly into an open space. 3 fire exits have been provided which
led to level 1 of the building.
• The exhibit halls have a capacity to accommodate 12,000 people, it has large column
spans to accommodate maximum clear space.
• The upper convention floors are organized with a central core of flexible meeting and
function rooms supported by service spaces.
• The centrally located served only the events managed by the Vancouver Convention
Centre. The restaurant located on the western deck of the building is served by the food
companies who have their own private stalls.
Inferences
• The convention centre has been planned in a way that it visually centers the surrounding
roads and buildings; preserves the environment and creates spectacular views of the
surrounding landscape.
• The Vancouver Convention centre west brings together the natural ecology, vibrant
local culture, and built environment.
• With an ultra-clear structural glass skin on all sides, extensive daylight and views set
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• A sex-acre living roof that is the largest in the Canada acts as a insulator to mediate the
exterior air temperature, contribute to the building’s storm water utilization, and
integrates with the waterfront landscape ecosystem
• As per the various areas provided for each space, the per person are allotted is mention
in the following table.
Pre- Ballrooms Meeting
Function Rooms
Space
Dining Reception Theatre Classroom Boardroom
Per 1.64 1.83 sq. 0.70 Sq. 1.13 sq. 1.92 Sq. 2.90 Sq.
Person Meter Meter Meter Meter Meter
Area
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