Responsive

Architecture

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270 rooms

restaurants

artwork
interior
details
and
finishes

Indian culture

How do they
implement
sustainable design
strategies in the
building?

Perforated metal

Design Process

HYDERABAD CLIMATE ANALYSIS

MASSING

ORIENTATION

AESTHETIC
GOALS

DAYLIGHTING + VISUAL SENSITIVITY

SCHEMATIC ENERGY MODEL
MECHANICAL ACTIVE SYSTEM DESIGN
MATERIAL PROTOTYPING
OPTIMIZATION

IMPACT PASSIVE
SCREEN

IMPACT ACTIVE
MECHANICAL SYS.

FINAL DESIGN SOLUTION

ENERGY
GOALS

Floor plan
Areas

PARAMETERS

WATER CONSERVATION STRATEGIES

This building signals our commitment to

creating a design that simultaneously felt at
home among the exuberant vernacular
architecture of Hyderabad, while
simultaneously incorporating the latest
sustainable strategies and technologies.
- Roger Duffy, SOMs Partner in Charge of the
project