PUNJAB HABITAT CENTRE

GAGANDEEP CHOPRA 6811500155

THESIS CERTIFICATE
PRINCIPAL
Ar. K.D.Mankotia
THESIS CO.
Ar. V.P.Anil
THESIS GUIDE
Ar. Ashish Nangia
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
GAGANDEEP CHOPRA
• SYNOPSIS
• LIBRARY STUDY
• CASE STUDIES
• SITE ANALYSIS
• AREA PROGRAMING
• DESIGN CRITERIA

CONTENTS
SYNOPSIS
HABITAT CENTRE
An ideal Habitat Centre is the one, which provides a physical
environment with a wide range of activities that would maximize the
effectiveness of the individuals and institutions, in a holistic way to
Support the habitat. The principal resolve of the Habitat Centre should
be restore environment and ecology at entry level to reflect a balanced
harmonious and improved way of life.
Habitat Centre should provide the finest convention facilities like
• Recreation areas
• guest rooms
• business centre that are equipped with the state of art
facilities. Habitat Centre should have a variety of highly casual and fine
dining restaurants with elaborate menu options prepared by some of the
top chefs from within and outside the country. It should be able to host
the premier cultural and entertainment events which shall include
theatre, movies, dance & music renditions, art exhibitions, talks, walks,
workshops and children‟s events.
SITE LOCATION
SITE DETAILS
Location – Sector 68
• Area – 4.92 acres
• Land Use – General Business and Retail Shopping as per S.A.S.
nagar Master Plan (1996 – 2016)
• Adjoining Municipal Council Building
• Surrounded by roads on two sides
• Proposal to develop adjoining road into urban expressway within
Mohali by GMADA as part of airport connectivity
GENERAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL REGULATION
Land Use – General Business and Retail Shopping
• Floor Area Ratio – 1:3
• Ground Coverage – 40%
• Parking – 2 ECS per 100 sq.m. of floor area
SCOPE OF PROJECT
A HABITAT CENTRE is conceived to provide a physical environment
which would serve as a catalyst for a synergetic relationship between
individuals and institutions working in diverse habitat related areas and
therefore, maximize their total effectiveness. Convention Area – Break
out rooms & board room/conference rooms, meeting halls, exhibition
area - permanent exhibition hall and art gallery, VIP rooms, trade office
block, registration desk, library etc. Business Complex - banks and
corporate offices, which will twine as an integral part of the overall
Habitat Centre
Lodging and Boarding Facility – furnished guest rooms – 100 nos.,
restaurant with intercontinental cuisine and bar, coffee shop, laundry,
kitchen etc
Executive Health Club - facilities like Card Room, Lounge, Billiards
Room, etc., and gymnasium cum health club open for members only
with Sauna/Jacuzzi and roof top swimming pool
VALIDITY
AIMS
•To increase socio-economic benefits derived from social and cultural
activities promoting awareness about our environment.
•To organize and promote conferences, seminars, lectures, public
debates and exhibitions in matters relating to habitat, human settlements
and environment.
•To Promote better urban and rural settlements relevant of the Indian
social, cultural and economic context and related to the lifestyle of its
people.
•To improve visitor satisfaction as manifested by lengthened stay ad
return visits.
OBJECTIVES
•Optimizing existing site potential
•Optimizing energy use
•Using green energy. The location, orientation, and landscaping of a
built up affect the local ecosystems, transportation methods, and energy
use.
REQUIREMENTS
•Convention hall
• Multipurpose hall
• Office complex & Business Centre
• Premier Cultural and Entertainment Centre
• Residences
• Restaurants
• Health Clubs
• Visual Art Gallery and library
• Shopping – Traditional arts and crafts
• Film Clubs
LIBRARY STUDY
A... OFFICIAL AREA ANALYSIS
• FLOOR AREA REQUIREMENT
• FURNITURE REQUIREMENT
• PRIVATE OFFICES
• MULTIPLE WORKSTATION
• RECEPTION AREA
• CONFERENCE HALL
• INTRODUCTION
• DIFFERENT FUNITURE OF CONFERENCE HALL
• DIFF. TYPES OF ARRANGEMENT
• LIGHTING CONSIDERATION
FLOOR SPACE REQUIREMENT
i) Office area requirement divided into two parts ;
• public space is calculated as (individual space + no. of people) + circulation
space (generally 15%)
• Non public space (e.g. machine room, equipment room depending upon
equipment size) + circulation space ii) The space requirement of employees depend
upon various factors like
type of work, use of equipments & degree of privacy no of visitors etc. iii)
Calculation of space requirement for workstation is as
follows work room, min 8.0m
2

- 10m2 of floor area free circulation space ,min 1.5 m

2

per employee, but not less than 1m. iv) The floor
to ceiling height
according to floor area as follows
up to 50 m2 2.50m over 50 m2 2.75m over 100 m2 3.00m over 250 up to 2000 m2
3.75m
FURNITURE REQUIREMENT
Proper furniture arrangement enhances the functionality and beauty of office space.
The suitability of furniture is influenced by flexibility, durability and adjustability.
The space requirement for seating , standing is
used to calculate min.
clearance between individual and desk ( preferably1m)
Space occupied in the arrangement of table and chair shown in above picture.
Chair types are often choose according to job titles and the tasks individual is to
perform . Various considerations are to be carefully reviewed in order to select a
chair i .e ., seat height, adjustability,
back and arm support, firmness, etc
..
Space required for easy movement of chair shown below
SPACE ANALYSIS FOR VARIOUS OFFICE SPACES
• PRIVATE OFFICES
• GENERAL OFFICE AND MULTIPLE WORKSTATION
• RECEPTION AREA
• CONFERENCE HALLS
PRIVATE OFFICE ANALYSIS –
• The design of the private office requires a Knowledge of the basic dimensional
requirements and clearances of the executive workstation and, where applicable, of
visitor seating Accommodations
• Various space areas of private offices are
1. office employee 4.5 m2 2. secretary 6.7 m2 3. manager 9.3 m2 4. director 13.4
m2 5. assistant vice president 18.5 m2 6. vice president 28.0 m2
GENERAL OFFICE AND MULTIPLE WORKSTATION
• The design of the general office, like the design of the private office, requires a
knowledge of the basic dimensional requirements and clearances of the
workstation and, where applicable, of the visitor seating to be accommodated.
• The multiple requires understanding the anthropometric considerations for the
planning and design of the general office . The work task zone must be large
enough to accommodate the paperwork, equipment, and other accessories that
support the user.
In no case should this distance be less than the 30 in, or 76 .2 cm, needed to
provide adequate space for the chair clearance zone . The visitor seating zone,
ranging
in depth from 30 to 42 in, or 76 .2 to 106 .7 cm, requires the designer to
accommodate both the buttock-knee and buttock-toe length body dimensions of the
larger user.
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Minimum space of work
zone is 3.3m2
RECEPTION AREA Proper design of the reception area is critical in
communicating an organization's desired corporate image. Reception spaces are
both the first and last areas with which the visitor interacts and, accordingly, have
considerable visual impact in communicating that image.
The reception space look attractive, but it must function properly as well The two
most important planning elements in this regard are the visitor's seating area and
the receptionist's workstation or Desk .
CONFERENCE HALL
• Conference hall is important part of office which is required to conduct meetings.
• Conference hall consist of different shapes of tables , arrangements and area
according to the numbers of persons to be seated.
• Consideration must be given to clearances and circulation around the larger
conference table, as indicated
Problem ROUND TABLE
solving
RECTANGULAR/ BOAT TABLE
Promote communication b/w The group head and the team Member allow free movement
Decision Making ,executive meeting
OVAL
Promote communication b/w The group head and the team Member allow free movement
Decision Making ,executive meeting
U SHAPED
Reflect equality, encourages Interaction b/w participant, allow Free movement, so the team
Head can interact with member at an individual member.
presentations
Reflects equality, encourages
interaction, and promote visual communication
DIFFERENT TYPES OF ARRANGEMENTS IN CONFERENCE HALL
LIGHTING OF CONFERENCE HALL
Accent lighting
CONFERENCE HALL REQUIRE 300 LUX ( QT, A, TC)
T Tubular TC Compact tubes QT Halogen lamp
B... CULTURAL AREA ANALYSIS......
• AUDITORIUM
• EXHIBITION AREA
AUDITORIUM
• DESIGN CONSIDERATION
• DIFFERENT FORMS OF AUDITORIUM
• LIGHTING CONSIDERATION
• ACOUSTICAL CRITERIA
AUDITORIUM
An auditorium is important area for performing art the aim is to serve the
audiences.
Design Considerations
• Layout per applicable building and life safety codes, regulations, and ordinances .
• Allow sufficient distance between aisles for desired quantity and size of chairs
plus end space.
• Space rows to allow for proper seat to back clear space..
• Allow 1" minimum clearance from either side or rear of chair to any adjacent side
wall, end walls, etc.
• Provide adequate sightlines for either sloping or stepped (riser) floor
configurations.
• Seating area should be free of obstructions .
• To allow for sufficient aisle illumination : Aisle lights are generally located in the
end panel standards at least every other row. Locate aisle light junction box 6"
from the standard .
• Provide adequate floor or riser materials for sound anchorage.
Seating capacity –
The maximum capacity depend upon the format selected and limitation by the
production. other factor that influence are levels, slightness acoustic circulation etc.
Size of auditorium –
An area of at least 0.5 m2 per spectator is applied. this is derived from seat
width x row spacing of at least .45m2 per seat + additional space 0.05m2 per seat.
Length of row –
A maximum of 16 seats per aisle.25 seat is permissible in aisle if one side exit door
of 1m width is provided.
Proportion of auditorium – These are obtained by the spectator perception and
good viewing angle.
a) Good view without head movement, but slight eye
movement of about 30 b) Good view with slight head movement and slight
eye
movement approx. 60 c) Maximum perception angle without head movement.
is about 110.
Exit ,escape routes – 1m wide per 150 persons (min 0.8m
)
Seat width – Min. width is .45m to .6m
Angle A: Shifting position to look between heads in row immediately in front of
spectator and over all other heads. Angle 8: Shifting position to look between
heads of two rows immediately in front of spectators and over all other heads
.
 : RULE of THUMB for SEATING
AREA Allow 0.5m2 per Seat, including Aisles and Cross-over. This is sufficiently
accurate for preliminary planning.
ACOUSTICAL TREATEMENT
The minimum standard of sound reduction likely to be required in an auditorium in
a city to protect it against external noise is of the order of 65 dB. This reduction
should be provided on all sides, but
it would be reasonable to make the roof insulation 5-10 dB less provided the
building is not unduly exposed to noise from aircraft in-flight. Surrounding the
auditorium with ancillary rooms and foyers is an obvious and invaluable planning
method of obtain the required insulation against outdoor noise. The insulation of
the internal walls should be adequate to protect the auditorium from these noise
sources and the insulation should not be by-passed by openings, doorways, etc.
The adequate absorbing surfaces should be provided in the hall to control the
reverberation. Such areas include rear walls, balcony parapet, concave surfaces etc.
Porous material are used for absorbing the sound .such materials are quilts, wool,
gypsum board etc.
EXHIBITION AREA
• Art galleries/exhibition area are used for collecting and displaying of various
forms of material evidence.
• Nowadays they are considered as a „cultural centre'.
• The normal human angle of vision starts 27 ̊ up from eye level.
• For the standing viewer this means that well lit pictures should be hung 10m
away with the top not more than 4.9m above the eye level and the bottom about 70
cm below.
• It is necessary to allow 3.5m2 hanging surface per picture, 6-10m2 ground
surface per sculpture and 1m2 cabinet space.
• Favored viewing space is between 30 to 60 up measured from the point in the
middle of the floor.
• Sill height of 2.13 m for pictures and a viewing range of 3.0 – 3.65 m for
sculpture.
C...RESIDENTIAL AREA ANALYSIS........
GUEST ROOMS Ideally, the recommended minimum bedroom size should be
10'0"x 12"0" exclusive of closets, Every room shall have layout in such a
way that it gives 2 ft or 2‟6” space Around bed.
FURNITURE DIMENSION
GUESTROOM LAYOUTS
D... RECREATIONAL AREA ANALYSIS........
• RESTAURANT
• BAR
• GYMNASIUM
RESTAURANT
• DESIGN CONSIDERATION
• FURNITURE REQUIREMENT
• ANTHROPODEMIC DIMENSION
RESTAURANT
The basic components of any restaurant interior are the chair and the table.
Depending upon restaurant type, menu, service, 'We setting, furniture selection,
and degree intimacy required, table size and overall air space requirements can,
and should, nary greatly. To eat comfortably one person require a table area of
around 2‟0” wide and 1‟4” deep. This provide sufficient clearance space for
adjacent dinner. Round table or table for six or eight people diameter 0f 3‟0” –
4‟0” are ideal for 4 persons and can also take one or more dinners.
ABOUT 10% - 15% OF KITCHEN AREA IS RESERVED AREA OFFICE AND
STAFF ROOMS
The best utilization of space can often be arrived at through the use of templates or
scaled models . Diagonal arrangement of square tables utilizes space better then
square arrangement and yields a more trouble free traffic lone
TABLE Square Feet per Seat Used for Type of operation Square foot per seat
Cafeteria, commercial 16-18 table service . . . . . . . . . . 12-15 Counter service . . . . .
. . . . . 18-20 Table service, hotel, club restaurant . . . . . . . . . . . 15-18 Table service,
minimum eating . . . . . . . . . 11-14 Banquet, minimum . . . . . . . . 10-11
FURNITURE DIMENSION
SEATING ARRANGEMENT FOR 2
SEATING ARRANGEMENT FOR 4
ANTHROPOMEDIC DIMENSION
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BARS
• The distance between bar and back bar should allow adequate workspace . A
minimum of 36 in, or 90 cm, should provide space for one bartender to serve and
another to circulate behind . A one-bartender operation would require a 30-in, or
75-cm, clearance .
• A 12-in, or 30-cm wide stool on 24-in, or 61-cm, centers, which is quite
common, will allow only less than 5 percent of male users access to the stool
without disturbing the next patron, while a 30-in, or 75- cm, spacing will
accommodate 95 percent of the users .
ANTHROPOMEDIC DIMENSION SEATING ARRANGEMENT IN BAR
GYMNASIUM
• Gymnasium is basically fitness area to carry out exercise and other physical
activity like aerobics etc. it consist of various kinds of
equipments arranged in the room for exercise purpose. Besides these it requires
consultant office changing rooms, locker shower area etc.
• For 40-45 users ,room size at least 200m2 is needed.
• Clear height is 3.0m
• For an optimum double row arrangement of machines, the room at least 6m
wide.
• To allow clear supervision the room should be at least 15m length or more.
• The minimum size for 12 user should be 40m2.
Four level basement parking is allowed. In which 15% is open or surface
parking and 85% is covered parking. Max. floor height is 4.5 m. Surface
parking Basement parking
Dimension of vehicle Car 5.0m x 2.5m Two wheeler 2.5m x 0.5m
Turning radius - Inner radius 3.5m Outer radius 5.0m
PARKING ANALYSIS.
90 parking
SURFACE PARKING- (15% of total)
A major consideration in the design of any parking area is simplicity . The three
basic dimensions of any parking layout are: (1) the length and width of car stalls,
(2) the width of aisles, and (3) the angle between car stall and aisle. Aisle width is
related to stall width and angle of stalls.
Width of aisle – 24‟ for 90 ̊ parking
13‟ for 45 ̊ parking
45 parking
Ramp Slopes
The maximum ramp slope should be 20 percent. For slopes over 10 percent, a
transition at least 8 ft long should be provided at each end of the ramp at one half
the slope of the ramp itself .
Ramps may be straight, curved, or a combination . Ramp Width and Radii
For one-way straight ramps, minimum width is 12 ft (3 .66 m); and for two-way
straight ramps, where opposing traffic flows are not separated, 22 ft (6 .71 m) is
the recommended minimum width. Where a barrier is used between lanes to
separate traffic flows, each lane should be at least 12 ft (3 .66 m) wide for tangent
lengths. Circular ramp lanes generally should be 14-18 ft (4 .3-5 .5 m) wide
BASEMENT PARKING- (85% of total)
URINAL TYPE OF
LAVORTORY DRINKI OCCUPA
NG NCY
FOUNT AIN
BUILDIN G INCLUDI NG AUDITORI UM ,EXHIBITI ON AREA
one for 100 persons
BUILDIN G INCLUDI NG OFFICE, ADMINST RATION
No of No
Urinal may
No of No of
be provided
of Person
Person fixture fixture
eh sex 1-100 1 101-200 2
in toilet room in lieu of WC but not more than half of
1-200 201-400 1 2 the required
401-750 3
201-300 3
no. of closet
Over 750 ,add I fixture for 301-400 4
additional 500 Over 400 ,add I
persons fixture for each sex for additional 200 persons
No of No
Urinal may
No of No
one for of
be provided
of
75 Person
Person fixture
persons fixture
sex 1-15 16-35 in toilet
room in lieu
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1
2
of WC but not more
1-20 21-40 41-60 61-90 1 than half of
2 the required
3
36-55 56-80 81-11 0 3 4 5
no. of closet
4 91-125 5 ,add I fixture for additional 45 111-150 6
persons ,add I fixture for 40 persons
MINIMUM NUMBER OF PLUMBING FIXTURES REQUIRED IN
DIFFERENT OCCUPANCIES
WATER CLOSET
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PECIAL SERVICES.....
Various services in the building which improves the efficiency of building
these area analyzed according to the NBC standards a) Fire fighting b)
Vertical transportation
FIRE FIGHTING
According to NBC this building comes under GROUP D ASSEMBLY
BUILDINGS These shall include any building or part of a building, where groups
of people congregate or gather for amusement, recreation, social, for example,
theatres, motion, assembly halls, auditoria, exhibition halls, museums,
gymnasiums, restaurants, places, club rooms, and terminals of air, surface and
marine public transportation services, recreation and stadium, etc.
Up 10 -15 m in Nil Nil Height
Above I5 m in One wet riser-cum- 20000 ltr height but not down comer per liters
tank exceeding 24 m. I 000 m‟ floor
area. The riser shall be fully charged with adequate pressure at all times. and shall
be automatic in operation.
up to 24 m - 100 mm with single / twin hydrant outlet and hose reel on each floor.
Details of Fire Detection/ Occupancy extinguishing System
a) Stage Automatic sprinkler b) Auditoria Automatic fire alarm
system c) Corridor Automatic fire alarm
STAIRS
Standard according to NBC for this type of building
MINIMUM WIDTH Minimum width of staircase for public building shall be 1.5m
.
MINIMUM TREAD – The minimum width of tread for other buildings shall be 30
cm.
MAXIMUM RISER – The maximum riser for this buildings shall be 15cm and
these shall be limited to 15 per flight.
LIFTS/ ELEVATORS
Location of lift Normally best way to locate the lift is to group them together.
According to fire regulation at every 30 m core should be provided.
Grouping of lift a group of elevators should be designed in a manner so that
they Are located closely to minimize the walking distances. The lobby width is
twice of car depth when elevators are placed Opposite each other.
PROVISION FOR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED
Every building should be designed in such a way that it should have provision for
physically handicapped . Various provision includes –
• ramp for easy accessibility of wheelchair
• toilets for physically handicapped.
• lift of proper size to have space for wheelchair.
RAMP A ramp is defined as a sloping walkway which is attached to a building as a
means of moving from one floor elevation to another without encountering any
obstruction.
• at least 4 ft wide .
• Ramp slopes must not be greater than 8.33 percent (1 inch in 12). If a ramp slopes
5 % (1 inch in 20) or less, and there is no drop-off, then no handrail will be
required . If ramp slope is greater than 5 percent, and there is no drop-off, then one
handrail will be required Ramps shall have at least a 5'-0" straight level surface at
the bottom to allow stopping distance for wheelchairs.
Ramps shall have a 3'-0“ long intermediate level platform at 30'-0“ intervals for
rest and safety ..
WHEELCHAIR DIMENSIONS
TOILET STALL
A 5' x 5' stall is usable by most people and has the following requirements. 1 . Stall
must be 5 x 5 ft 2 . W.C . center line is 1 ft 6 in from side wall 3 . 32 in door
diagonally opposite W.C . 4 . Handrail extends 1 ft 6 in in front of W.C . 1'/2 in
O.D ., 1 t/2 in from wall,13 in above seat 5 . Standard partition toe clearance
LIFT FOR PHSICALLY HANDICAPPED .
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USTAINIBILITY IN BUILDING...........
Architects can achieve energy efficiency in the buildings they design by studying
the macro-and micro-climate of the site, applying bioclimatic architectural
principles to combat the adverse conditions, and taking advantage of the desirable
conditions. Some common design elements that directly Nor indirectly affects
thermal comfort conditions and thereby the energy consumption in a building are
(a) landscaping, (b) ratio of built form to open spaces, (c) location of water bodies,
(d) orientation, (e) platform, and (f) building envelope and fenestration

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ARIOUS CONSIDERATION.... Various consideration kept in mind for
designing energy efficient Building are-
i) Building should be designed and orient according to solar path and wind
direction. ii) Maximum glazing on north. While recessed windows or shading
devices on east or west side of building. iii) Provide soft landscape around
building and avoid high reflective
road. The external open spaces grass pavers and plants around the perimeter of the
building to reduce glare inside. iv) Central ,open spaces landscape courtyard that
will contribute towards
keeping the building cool during the summer months. v) Thick vegetation
around the building forms good buffer and help to keep
the surrounding shaded and cool the hot winds. vi) Light colored surface
finish should be used. vii) Use of renewable resources in the form solar panels,
solar heaters to
minimize load to non renewable resources. viii) Terrace garden or use of
creepers on the roof to have insulate property
and minimize the heat gain.
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ATERIAL AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION....,,,
CONSTRUCTION METHOD
Structure is designed as a RCC framed structure with vertical
column and beams.
The selection of material according to the type of construction and local
conditions and availability.

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ATERIALS .....
A) BASIC MATERIAL i.e. Brick , Concrete blocks and Stone. B) STEEL For
reinforcements. C) AESTHETICAL MATERIAL i.e. wood, and glass. D)
ACOUSTICAL MATERIAL i.e. Gypsum board, plaster of Paris
Structural Framework (beam, column and slab) are made up of RCC Brick is used
as infill material for making walls.
Curtain wall or glazed wall is used in some part of structure mainly in North side
to admit day lighting in the interior .
Wood is used in interior for paneling and false ceiling.
Acoustical material like gypsum board ,POP etc used in conference Rooms ,and
auditorium to prevent entry of noise in the building.
Tiles used for flooring in the building .and dado walls in washrooms.
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ROPERTIES OF MATERIAL USED
• Basic Material used for construction
MATERIAL FIRE
SOIL
ACOUSTIC REMAKS RATING
AND DAMAGE
BRICK WALL
• Material used for flooring
• Material used for Acoustics
Maintenance low ,good looking but poor reflection
CONCRETE BLOCK
Incombustible
good Very good one hour
transmission rating
loss 45 db
inexpensive, attractive ,no flexibility
TILE CLADDING ON WALL
Incombustible
good Good one hour
transmission rating
loss 40db
Incombustible
Very good Good
Used in corridor less than one
transmission
toilets, no hour
loss 35 db
flexibility
MATERIA
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CLEANNING
RESILENC
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RESISTANCE
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CERAMIC
good Very good ,clean
Very hard Used in TILE
easily ,low
toilet maintenance
,office, corridor
ACOSTICAL MATERIAL PROPERTIES
GYPSUM BOARD 600 X 600
Lightweight flexible, fire and moisture resistance, economical, soundproof tough
PLASTER OF PARIS Smooth, uniform finish, designed acc. to desire
,easy to construct and maintain
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NERGY EFFICIENCY IN THE BUILDING ......
Buildings, as they are designed and used today, contribute to serious environmental
problems because of excessive consumption of energy and other natural resources.
Energy efficiency can be achieved in the buildings by Studying and designing the
macro-and micro-climate of the site, applying bioclimatic architectural principles
to combat the adverse conditions, and taking advantage of the desirable conditions.
(a) landscaping, (b) courtyard, (c) location of water bodies, (d) orientation, (e)
building envelope and fenestration.
Landscaping
Landscaping is an important element in altering the microclimate of a place. Proper
landscaping reduces direct sun from striking and heating up of building surfaces.
Landscaping creates different airflow patterns and can be used to direct or divert
the wind advantageously by causing a pressure difference. Additionally, the shade
created by trees and the effect of grass and shrubs reduce air temperatures
adjoining the building and provide evaporative cooling.
Courtyard effects
Courtyard plays important role in energy efficient buildings as . at night, the warm
roof surfaces get cooled by convection and radiation If the roof surfaces are sloped
towards the internal courtyard, the cooled air sinks into the court and enters the
living space through low-level openings, gets warmed up, and leaves through
higher-level openings. However, care should be taken that the courtyard does not
receive intense solar radiation, which would lead to conduction and radiation heat
gains into the building. Intensive solar radiation in the courtyard also produces
immense glare.
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Hence there is need to adopt various energy efficient techniques in the
building
• Use renewable energy systems (solar photovoltaic systems/ solar water heating
systems) to meet a part of building load
• Use low energy materials and methods of construction and reduce transportation
energy An architect also should aim at efficient structural design, reduction of use
of high energy building material (glass, steel etc.) and transportation energy and
use of low energy buildings materials
.
Orientation
The building should be so positioned on the site that takes it advantage of
prevailing winds. The prevailing wind direction is from the south/ south- east
during summer East and west openings need much bigger overhangs, which may
not be possible and can be achieved by porticos, or verandas, on these sides or by
specially designed louvers to suit the building requirements.
Materials and construction techniques
Choice of building materials is very imp in reducing the energy content of
buildings. Reducing the strain on conventional energy can be achieved by low-
energy bldg With low-energy materials, efficient structure Design reducing the
quantities of high-energy building materials and transportation energy. Depending
on the climatic needs proper roof treatment
is very essential.
Finishes
The external finish of a surface determines the amount of heat absorbed or
reflected by it. For example, a smooth and light color surface reflects more light
and heat in comparison to a dark color surface. Lighter color surfaces have higher
emissive and should be ideally used for warm climate
CASE STUDIES
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NTRODUCTION ......
Location - Lodhi road ,Delhi
Area - 9 acres
Architect - Joseph Allen Stein
Year of - 1988-93 construction
• The India Habitat Centre, was conceived to be a catalyst relationship between
individual and institution in complete harmony with the habitat.
• The habitat centre is operated by Old World Hospitality Pvt .Ltd.
• It consist of 37 institution committed to habitat and environment along with 58
guest rooms,20 function rooms ,4 performance venue one stein auditorium,
restaurants and fitness club.
• Various institution includes TERI ,HUDCO, MCD ,COA, NID, Centre of
building research ,renewable energy development etc.

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ABITAT

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ENTRE, NEW DELHI
IDEAL LOCATION
• India gate - 04 km
• Cannaught place - 07 km New Delhi railway - 08 km
station
• Old Delhi railway - 12 km Station
• International - 18 km Airport
• Domestic Airport - 15 km
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ITE ANALYSIS .....
• IHC spread over nine acre amidst beautifully landscaped environs at the capital‟s
finest
location.
• IHC is accessed from three sides , major entrance from Lodhi road n the north of
the complex.
• The other two entrance are from Max Mueller Road in the west and from
Vardhman towards the southern side of IHC.
• IHC is entered majorly from three gates.
GATE 1 GATE 2 GATE 3 GATE 3A
Use core 4A use core 5A/5B use core 4A from used for From basement 7A from basement
basement parking staff entry For ; for: for:
RESTAURENT ART GALLERY CONVENTION CENTRE ROOMS EMERALD GARDEN
CULTURAL VENUES FITNESS CENTRE LAWNS REMAINING OUTDOOR
AMPHITHEATER AREAS
GATE 1
GATE 2

RESTAURENTS, ROOMS
ARIAL VIEW Showing the solid and void combination

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ONNECTIVITY OF VARIOUS AREAS ........
RESTAURENTS, ROOMS FITNESS CENTRE
VISUAL ART
GALLERY LAWNS

CONVENTION CENTRE,
VISUAL ART GALLERY
CONVENTION CENTRE, CULTURAL VENUE
GATE 3A
GATE 3
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INTERIOR OF DECK RESTAURENT
ENTRY TO ART CENTRE FROM GATE 2
LAYOUT PLAN OF VISUAL ART GALLERY
LAYOUT PLAN
INTERIOR OF BAR IN RESTAURENT
INTERIOR OF GUEST ROOM
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FIRST FLOOR
MAHOGANY BALCONY
WILLOW CHINAR

GULMOHAR
JACARANDA I+II
GROUND FLOOR

AUDITORIUM
LOBBY
SILVER OAK I+II

LOWER GROUND
AMMALTAS
KAPAMBA

MAGNOLLA CASUARINA *
DOCUMENTATION CENTRE
MAPLE
BASEMENT PARKING
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PACE ANALYSIS ......
AUDITORIUM BLOCK
S.No.
BUFFE T SEATI NG
1 AUDITORIU
M
Area sq. ft. Area Level
Theat re Style
Class Room
6200 537 - - - -
2 MAHAGONY
HALL
GROUN D FLOOR
470 25 12 16 16 24
3 KADAMBA
(K) HALL
FIRST FLOOR
620 30 24 16 24 24
4 RUDRAKSH
A (R) HALL
BASEME NT
620 30 24 16 24 24
5 AMALTAS
(A) HALL
BASEME NT
1760 110 40 30 40 55
6 THEATER
(K + R + A)
BASEME NT
3000 225 70 - - 120
S.No.
BASEME NT

FUNCTION BLOCK
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1 MANGOLIA HALL
Area
Theatr Level
sq.
e ft.
Style
Class
Board
U Room
Room
Shape
1540 120 50 34 40 60
2 SILVER OAK 1 HALL
BASEME NT
1200 100 40 26 34 60
3 SILVER OAK 11 HALL
GROUND FLOOR
840 60 30 26 28 40
4 SILVER OAK
I + I + FOYERI
GROUND FLOOR
3300 220 90 - 70 150
5 CHINAR
HALL
GROUND FLOOR
320 18 12 16 12 16
6 WILLOW
HALL
FIRST FLOOR
FIRST
570 44 26 24 24 35 FLOOR
Board Room
U Shape
2870 7 GULMOHAR FIRST
- 113 - - - FLOOR
8 JACARAND
AI
1290 120 45 38 40 60
9 JACARAND
A II
FIRST FLOOR
FIRST
1290 120 45 38 40 60 FLOOR

OUTDOOR VENUE
S.No. Area Level
Area sq. ft.
1 AMPHITHEATER GROUND FLOOR 2650
2 MARGOSA LAWN GROUND FLOOR 9240
3 SILK COTTON LAWN GROUND FLOOR 4000
4 THE HUB GROUND 34460
5 EMERALD GARDEN GROUND 2800
6 CASCADE COURT GROUND 12580

DOCUMENTATION CENTRE
WORRKSTATION 6
S.No. Area Level
Area sq. ft.
1 CABIN ONE 90 3
2 CABIN TWO 90 4
3 CABIN THREE 140 5
4 CABIN FOUR 73 3
5 CABIN FIVE 73 3
6 CABIN SIX 72 5
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UDITORIUM Auditorium at IHC is well equipped and accommodate 537
peoples
(407 GROUND FLOOR + 130 BALCONY) The hall is ideal for large
conferences ,seminars, presentation theater
and cultural performances of all kinds.
Stage 18’6” x 9’6” at 2’6” ht Green room 10’0” x 6’0” Area of auditorium -
6200 sqft
Features of auditorium at IHC
• Centralized air conditioned
• Wheelchair access
• 2 green rooms
• Fire extinguish system
• False ceiling and carpeted floor and walls for acoustical purpose
FALSE CEILING
CARPETED WALL
ACOUSTICAL TREATEMENT
SEATING LAYOUT
FIRE EXTINGUISHER NEAR THE EXIT
SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN BACKSTAGE
FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEM
S.NO HALL AREA SQ FT IDEAL FOR
1 THE THEATER (KADAMBA +
RUDRAKSHA + AMALTAS)
3000 WORKSHOPS, BOARD
MEETING THEATER CULTURAL PERFORMANCES MEETING ROOMS
2 GULMOHAR 2870 FIXED SEATING. SEMINARS
CORPORATE PRESENTATIONS PRESS INTERACTION PRODUCT LAUNCH
3 CHINAR HALL 320 CONFERENCE BOARD MEETING WORKSHOP SEMINAR PARTIES
4 WILLOW 570 CONFERENCE BOARD MEETING WORKSHOP SEMINAR PARTIES
5 SILVER OAK I
SILVER OAK II
1200
840
EXHIBITION CONFERENCE SEMINAR BANQUET PARTIES
6 JACARANDA I
JACARANDA II
1290`
1290
CORPORATE MEETING SEMINAR WORKSHOP PARTIES
7 CASUARINA 1520 FIXED SEATING .SEMINARS
CORPORATE PRESENTATION ,PRODUCT LAUNNCH
8 MAGNOLIA 1540 FREE SEATING CONFERENCE
PARTY
GULMOHAR THE THEATER SILVER OAK
MAGNOLIA JACRANDA I & II CHINAR & WILLOW
INTERIOR
SEATING
ARRANGEMENTS
IN
DIFFERENT
HALLS
Seating arrangement in Kadamba
Seating arrangement in magnolia
Signage used
Entry to magnolia
Party arrangement in silver oak I
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UEST ROOMS IHC guest house is located at the northern side of south block .
Each floor consist of 12 rooms with a service core and pantry . In total 44 are
double rooms , 7 special bedrooms and 5 suites and Private dinning room and
public restaurant on 4th and 5th floor. Total rooms - 57 Area - 25 sqm iHC consist
of fitness facilities like spa with sauna , Jacuzzi, steam room and swimming pool
on roof top

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FFICE AREA The office spaces covers over area of 40000 sqm and major
offices Are located in area adjacent to main street. Each office block consist of 6
storey and 4th and 5th floor are Projected giving good view to landscape
courtyards. Floor to floor ht is 3.75 m. Each office block consist of service core. It
consist pair of a lift with a lift lobby ,staircase and restrooms.

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ISUAL ART GALLERY Occupies 4800 sqft.

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ESTAURANT Restaurant are divided according to For IHC members Non IHC
members 4% OF Total area and occupies 1500 sqm

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IBRARY AND DOCUMENTATION CENTRE Consist of 6 workstations
Occupies 480 sqft
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PECIAL SERVICES ......
Various services are –
• Air conditioning system
• Fire fighting system
• Handicap provision
• Rain water harvesting
• Storm water disposal system
• Parking system
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM
• Centralized air conditioning system throughout the complex
• 3000 tones capacity.
• Total 150 AHU in the building at different locations.
• It consist of 5 chillers – four with 6oo capacity and one with 300
FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEM
• Centralized fire detection system of siemens with different smoke and heat
detection and all indication comes at centralized panel for fire detection.
• Central jockey ad hydrant pressured water with 100 hp pumps
• 15 hydrants around the building.
• Provision of hose pipe, fire extinguishers at every core area.
• 4 lac capacity tank at lower basement.
Fire fighting system
Automatic sprinkler system
RAIN WATER HARVESTING PROVISION
• Rain water is channelised around the building. Rain water harvesting system on
the site.
RAIN WATER DISPOSAL
• Storm water inlets are provided on the site At regular interval to drain out
rainwater.
PARKING SYSTEM-
• Total 1000 covered car parking and 2000 two wheeler parking .
• 50 surface parking.
• Two lower basement for parking.
HANDICAP PROVISION
• Provision of handicap restroom s at every floors.
• Special provision for handicap parking.
• Lift are large to carry wheelchair within.
• Ramp at entry of convention centre.
Handicapped toilet
Ramp provision
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ATERIAL AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION........
The exterior surface is made up of exposed brickwork with sleek window slit
facing the exterior façade of the building
• The walls are made up of 170 thk brick.
• Kota stone polished and rough spilt,

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ETHOD OF CONSTRUCTION-....
IHC is made up of RCC framed structure. Column grid used in parking is 16‟ x
16‟ and 31‟ x 16‟. Basement are made up of Reinforce concrete cellar slab under
tension piles Reinforce concrete retaining walls. Roof of auditorium is made-up of
steel trussed structure with wood wool Sheet and concrete screen roofing. Steel
truss system used to cover large span courtyard with sunscreen Shading device.
The interior façade facing the courtyard is cladded with stone ,giving individual identity to each
space.
Brick jails is also used in building over on the terrace of convention block.
The protruding top floor with different cladding and connecting the entire core and special
feature to the building
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LIMATIC CONSIDERATION.......... Delhi lies in composite climate .various
elements used in the Building to reduce the heat entering into the building are –
Shading devices Courtyard measuring 30 x 60 m2 are covered by large sunscreen
canopies made up of aluminum panels suspended From a space frame structure.
Landscape features Every courtyard is beautified with landscape .Water body and
plant Increases th aesthetics of the building.
1 Blue sunshade pergola
over courtyard for cool effect. 2 Small openings 3 Projection over windows 4
Thick wall help in
insulation 5 Courtyard planning
The sunscreen protect the
courtyard from the sun glare. Reduction of Heat gains achieved by openings on

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NERGY EFFICIENCY .........
external façade.
• The building stands out in energy efficiency.
• The interesting blue sunshade provided between the two buildings in court helps
to maintain the environment and gives a cool effect.
• The trees also helps to maintain the environment and gives the natural effect.
Trees are planted at very part of the court.
• Fountains makes the environment more cooler & gives a effect of lightness.
• Allen stein planned the building
• in such a way so that the the
• maximum part of the floor enjoys sunlight.
• Allen stein also planned to give sunlight in
• basement through very interesting ways.
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ENTRE, NEW DELHI

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NTRODUCTION ......
Location - Lodhi road ,Delhi
Area - 4.6 acres
Architect - Joseph Allen Stein
Year of - 1959-62 construction
• The India International Centre, at lodhi road has been conceived to provide
facilities for variety of artistic and scholarly activities, conferences and symposia
organized by national and international groups .in addition to this it has a full
fledged multi-cuisine restaurants ,amphitheater guest facilities etc

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LANNING ......
Different parts of India international centre are -
• Main building
• Annexe
• Courtyard and gardens
a) MAIN BUILDING BLOCK-
• Consist of rectangular block with an auditorium at the eastern end and a
conference ,restaurant ,lounge bridged by colonnade rectangular structure
containing the kitchen.
• Northern part of the block contains lounge cum restaurant in the surrounding
water body and the lodhi garden the background.
• Library occupies 5000sqft for 50 peoples.
• Fully glazed walls on one side gives good view
Central courtyard is located within the two blocks and the entrance portico. it
provide the required open space for seating area and entry to auditorium and
library.
b) ANNEXE BLOCK –
• It is four storey structure contains conference hall of 55 persons capacity ,lecture
halls , art gallery and guest rooms.
c) COURTYARD AND GARDENS –
• The IIC is conceived as a design of interrelated interiors and shaped spaces
,courtyards and gardens.
• The different gardens perform different functions for eg – the rear lawn used for
parties etc.
• Garden 1 - 1038 sqm
• Garden 2 - 1153 sqm
• Rock garden - 694 sqm
SITE LAYOUT ;
• The IIC is located in an area of 18600 sqm (4.6 acre) site at lodhi gardens.
• Blocks are grouped around two great courts connected by portico and roof top
verandah.
• Access is from Max Muller Marg.
• A service lane on the side provides a secondary entrance and parking space.
1 – OFFICE AREA 2 – AUDITORIUM 3 – WATER BODY
4
5
6
ARIAL VIEW
4 – RESIDENTIAL AREA
5 – ENTRANCE PORTICO 6 – PARKING AREA
3
1
2
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PACE ANALYSIS ......
MAIN BUILDING BLOCK
S.N o.
QUUANTIT Y
1 AUDITORIUM 3360 240 1
2 COMMITTEE ROOM 1 - 35 1
3 COMMITTEE ROOM 2 - 25 1
4 CONFERENCE HALL 1 1022 50 +20 1
5 CONFERENCE HALL 2 1225 35 + 15 1
6 LIBRARY 5000 50 1
7 KITCHEN 4235 - -
8 PD HALL 772 35 + 10 -
9 DINNIG HALL 1980 110+10 -
10 LOUNGE 1200 80 +10 -
11 BAR 522 40 -
12. HOSTEL ROOMS
Single room #1- #10 # 21 -# 30 Single rooms # 11 - # 19
# 31 -# 39 Double room # 53 - # 67 Double room # 40 Double room # 41 - # 52
Flat I Flat ii
Area
173
-
19 rooms
205
-
19 rooms
175
-
15 rooms 522
-
1 room 405
-
12 rooms 541
- 541
-
AREA (SQFT)
NO OF PERSONS
13 GM FLAT # 68 -# 70 500 - -
14 ROCK GARDEN - 300/350 -
15 CENTRAL COURT - 120 -
16 TERRACE
PERGOOLA
- 55 -

ANNEXE BLOCK
S.N o.
Area
AREA
NO OF
QUUANTIT (SQFT)
PERSONS
Y
1 CONFERENCE HALL 1153 55 -
2 LECTURE HALL - 80 -
3 COMMIITTEE ROOM 513 16 -
4 ART GALLERY 1381 - -
5 MEMBER LOUNGE 336 - -
6 DINING HALL 1554 - -
7 LOUNGE BAR 1221 - -
8 KITCHEN 1426 - -
9 GUEST ROOMS 245 - 16 ROOMS
10 EXECUTIVE ROOMS 732 - 1 SUIT
ANNEXE PLANS ...
BASEMENT PLAN
1 - water treatment plant room 2 - underground tank 3 – Air conditioning
plant 4 - D.G set room 5 - electrical panels 6 - lecture room(1086) 7 - display
area 8 – art gallery
1
2
6
7
8
5
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GROUND FLOOR PLAN
1 - guest rooms 2 - foyer 3 – reception 4 - function garden 5 - conference display 6
- business centre 7 - conference area 8 – conference lobby 9 - sunken garden for
party
1
97
8
6
54
2
3
11
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FIRST FLOOR PLAN
1 - Guest room 2 - toilets 3 – kitchen 4 - restaurant
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
1 - guest rooms 2 - toilets 3 – AHU 4 - Pantry 5 - lounge 6 - lounge terrace
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
5
3
6
4
1
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PECIAL SERVICES ......
Various services are –
• Air conditioning system
• Fire fighting system
• Handicap provision
• Rain water harvesting
• Parking system
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM
• Centralized air conditioning system throughout the complex
FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEM
• hydrants around the building.
• Provision of hose pipe, in the building.
HANDICAPT PROVISION-
• IIC is low height structure.
• Prosion of ramp in entrance of building
• physically handicap parking
PARKING PROVISION
• Parking provision is not enough
• in the building as only staff parking is allowed in campus.
• adjoining service lane is used for public parking.
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TRUCTURE:........
• The concrete frame is filled in with various types of cladding (local stone, pre-
cast concrete panels), windows, and shading devices of various sizes, the particular
quality of the site. · The final construction was highly economical, largely as a
result of efficient construction and use of simple exposed material which requires
no additional finishes. ·
• This combination of simple material and careful detailing has allowed the
building o age gracefully
.
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NERGY EFFICIENCY .......
• Solar shading devices are installed in the building to protect the building from
solar radiation .
• Rain water harvesting system on the site.
• Landscaped courtyard and water body increases the efficiency and aesthetic of
the site .
• Use of local building materials.
• Brick jali throughout the building for the entry of cool air.
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2
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1 BRICK JALI 2 LANDSCAPPE COURTYARD 3 WATER BODY
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PICENTRE, GURGAON

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NTRODUCTION ......
Location - Sector 44
Gurgaon
Area - 4 acres
Year of - 2005 completion
• Epicenter in Gurgaon which brings to that part of the NCR an auditorium, an art
gallery, an amphitheatre, a restaurant, conference & banquet rooms and a 45000 sq
ft exhibition hall.
• The Epi centre is operated by Old World Hospitality Pvt .Ltd.
• It is located in the heart of the city and designed with modern infrastructural
facilities.
• Epicenter is adjoins with apparel house in Gurgaon.
• The most remarkable feature of the building is parking courtyard all around the
building.
IDEAL LOCATION
• Delhi - 16 km
• Iffco chowk - 04 km
• NH8 - 04 km
• Gurgaon centre - 12 km
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BLOCK B
PARKIN
BLOCK C G
GATE
BLOCK A It consist of office block , conference halls ,and multipurpose halls
named as LYNX I AND LYNX II.
BLOCK B I t consist of exhibition area on ground and first floor ,banquet hall
,halls ideal for meeting, seminars function and cultural events.
BLOCK C It consist of auditorium, cafeteria, restaurant “THE DRIFT” , and
the bar.
All these blocks are connected with the courtyard in the centre
which is also used for exhibitions
STEEL PERGOLA

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ONNECTIVITY OF VARIOUS AREAS .....
BLOCK A
S.No.
IDEAL FOR
1 EXHIBITION AREA 40,000 3000
40 STALLS FOR 9 SQM EACH
EXHIBITION ,SHOWS, EXPOS
2 HALL A
(GROUND FLOOR)
15,720 700 CONFEREN
CE,PARTIES
3 HALL B
(FIRST FLOOR)
15,720 700 CONFEREN
CE ,PARTIES, BOARD MEETINGS
4 HALL C
(GROUND FLOOR)
11600 50 MEETINGS, SEMINARS, CULTURAL FUNCTIONS
5 LYNX I 1156 50 CONFEREN
CE,PARTIES
6 LYNX II 320 20 BOARD
ROOM,CON FERENCE
7 COURTYARD 5000 400 BANQUET,
EXHIBITION
8 AMPHITHEATER 7800 250 CULTURAL SHOW,FAS HION SHOWS
9 DRIFT RESTAURANT 1700 70 KITTY
PARTIES

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PACE ANALYSIS ......
Area
AREA (SQFT)
NO OF PERSONS
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ERVICES OF EPICENTRE ......
• Parking of 450 cars.
• Centralized air Conditioning system throughout the building.
• IBM and fire detection facility in the building.
• Lifts and escalator in exhibition hall.
SURFACE PARKING OF EPICENTRE Parking provision is done in the basement
and all around the building
EXHIBITION AREA
COURTYARD AREA in the building is used as exhibition area in which
temporary structures are constructed during any exhibition.
AMPHITHEATER AREA
BAR RESTAURANT “ DRIFT”
CAFETERIA It is designed in front of the auditorium and adjoin with the
restaurant with seating capacity of 20 people and one snacks counter.

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ATERIAL ......
STEEL PERGOLA
ACP PANEL
TOUGHENED GLASS
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NFERENCES ......
❖ SITE ENTRY -
In Indian habitat centre , site is approached from three sides and fourth side has
adjoining school. Site consist of four entrances as gate 1,gate 2, gate3 and gate 3a.Due to
lots of
entering points it leads to more security... In India International centre ,site consist of
majorly tow entrances in which one is
main entrance from lodhi road while other is small entry from slip road In Epicenter ,
site consist of one entrance for entry and exit..
❖ PARKING -
In Indian Habitat Centre, parking is sufficient which allows 1000 car parking in
basement and 150 VIP car parking on site. In India International Centre, parking is
insufficient and only surface parking is there. no proper space itself in site for
parking. In Epicenter ,parking is sufficient .two lower basement used for parking
and
sufficient car parking space at surface.
❖ ENERGY EFFICIENCY SYSTEM -
In Indian habitat centre ,water harvesting plant, efficient sun roof and effluent
treatment plant is there. besides this courtyard planning always leads to cool
environment throughout the building. In India International center ,water body is
used to provide microclimatic effect and local building material is used. Brick jai l
is used throughout the building. In Epicenter, rain water harvesting is used.
❖ MATERIAL USED -
Indian habitat centre , gives the impression of bold and impressive building due to its
exterior façade. India International centre ,is low height structure and looks as it lost its
identity Epicenter , is entirely made up of modern infrastructural facility and modern
materials like ACP panel etc.
SITE ANALYSIS
POSITION OF THE SITE Location – Sector 68
Area – 4.92 acres The site is proposed keeping in view that it could get
access from main sector road and gets distinct location from other
commercial and business centers in the city center.
SITE CONNECTIVITY The site is a corner plot of 4.9 acres is well
connected to a major road of 40ft.
TOPOGRAPHY
• The site is totally flat with no visible contours.
• Mohali lies in the sub mountanious track with alluvial soil, as such
• there is no need of taking special measures of soil condition.
• The soil bearing capacity is 100 ton per sqcm.
APPROACH
• It is a corner plot of 40’wide road on two side.
• 16 marla houses on rear side
• MC-OFFICE building on one side.
FEATURES
The site lies in IT park of mohali. The site is very rectangular in shape,
flat in nature. The front of the site is towards south. Residences on the
rear side of the site. The left side of the site is covered by municipal
corporation building. No vegetation on the site
CLIMATE
Climate is very hot in summers and very cold in winters. Wind direction
is from north west in summers and north east in winters.
AREA PROGRAMME
BLOCK COMPONENTS AREAS(sq.ft)
HOTEL G+3 75200(built-up area)
Rooms Suites
280 x 66 625 x 9
Kitchen 120
Dinning hall 140
Shops 280 x 12
Laundry 100
RECREATION CENTRE
G+4 40100(built-up area)
Restaurant 7736
Food court 7736
Games room 7736
Gym & Cardio 7736
Yoga & meditation 7736
OFFICE G+8 58644(Built-up area)
Habitat info. 6516
Library 7200
Confrence hall 6516
Office 6516 x 6
BLOCK COMPONENTS AREAS(sq.ft)
AUDITORIUM G+2 13000(built-up area)
VISITOR CENTRE G+2 25053(built-up area)
Exhibition hall 7786
Art gallery 10186
Film club 7081
PARKING Double basement 262456(built-up area)
Area /car 128
Area /2 wheeler 16
DESIGN CRITERIA
ZONNING
RESIDENTIAL CULTURAL AREA
AREA
GUEST ROOMS
PRIVATE OFFICE
MULTIPLE WORKSTATION OFFICE
RECEPTION ARE
CONFERENCE HALL
RESIDENTIAL AREA
OFFICE AREA
CLUB
GYMNASIUM
RESTAURENT
& BAR
BANQUET HALL

MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSIS-
PARKING (OPEN & COVERED)
CULTURAL AREA
AUDITORIUM
EXHIBITION AREA
RECREATION AREA
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MORNING SUN
S
EVENNING
SUN Building orientation is a significant design consideration,
mainly with regard to solar radiation and wind.
• With careful design, shading and deflecting devices can be incorporated to
exclude the sun or redirect it into the building, just as wind can be diverted or
directed to the extend desired.
• The building should be so positioned on the site that takes it advantage of
prevailing winds. The prevailing wind direction is from the north/ north-west
during summer
• East and west openings need much bigger overhangs, which may not be possible
and can be achieved by porticos, or verandas, on these sides or by specially
designed louvers to suit the building requirements.
• Planting deciduous trees on the southern side of a building is beneficial in a
composite climate. Deciduous plants such as these trees shed leaves in winter, they
allow the sun to heat the buildings in winter.
• Wind breaks are provided in the north and north-east to protect from the winter
winds.
• Central open space or courtyard is most pleasant space because it exclude the
winds and trap the sun. it may be covered with pergola or deciduous creepers.
CONCEPT
• Since the building is located in an I.T sector of mohali, it demands to
fulfill all the newest design concepts and services to be incorporated.
• The site is flat but very rectangular in shape, which makes it difficult to
use the site in its best possible way. Keeping this in mind the complex
has been designed with linkage of several buildings with diverse shapes
and heights through out the site, giving an interesting skyline to the
frontage of the site.
• The back side of side consists of residences which are not disturbed by
the tall buildings of the complex, instead it provides a view of the blend
of open spaces with water bodies and green areas with the complex
shapes of the structures, giving an urban eco friendly environment to the
locality.
• The arrangement of the buildings has been done in such a way that it
provides with a central piazza with fountains and green area, this area is
shaded with a tall building on the south cutting the hot sun of summers,
giving a cool environment to the complex.
• The orientation of the buildings could not be kept north-south due to
less depth of the site, but this fault has been covered by using bri- soliel
(exterior louver shaped projections), letting in the north light and cutting
the high altitude summer sun.
• The overall concept of the design is that the building is a perfect blend
of natural environment with urban environment, fulfilling the
requirements of the present era, where there is less space and more of
amenities to be provided.