MEASI ACADEMY OF ARCHITECTURE

THESIS 2019-20

MAHESHWARAN S
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 SYNOPSIS
o URBAN ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE

o SPACE MUSEUM

o BEACH RESORT
 URBAN ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE
HYPOTHETICAL
INTRODUCTION :

o Urban Entertainment centre can be defined

as family-oriented entertainment destinations. These centers
combine relaxation and recreation with entertainment to form an
overall experience.
o Retail needs entertainment to draw people in
and entertainment needs retail to support the overall operation.
o The goal of an Urban Entertainment Centers for
a city or developer is perhaps, to create tax revenue, or to sell
food, or merchandise, but for the visitor the overriding concept is
to have fun. Entertainment is the draw and a large part of what
creates the unique experience of the centre.
BROAD THRUST AREA :
• Structural innovations
• Urban design consideration
• Energy efficient and optimization
DESIGN TYPOLOGY:
COMMERCIAL
AIM:
• To have good understanding of the socio-cultural , geographic and economic aspects that
shape the Built environment
• To provide an environment which would have facilities that would not lead to the death of
the economy of the mall. Hence providing multifunctional spaces, spaces of cultural
meaning and value Like Amphitheater, gaming and leisure activity which would support
the existence of the mall if there is a competition.
The components of UEC :
• Movie hall
• Shopping complex
• Urban Square
• Exibition and gallery
• Restaurent
• Gaming zone
• Walkways
• Sports complex
JUSTIFICATION :
• The net demand for retail space in shopping malls is expected to rise 81 per cent this year,
driven by strong economic trends and higher purchasing power of young population,
a JLL India report said.
• The goal of a UEC for a city or developer is, perhaps to create tax revenue, or to sell food,
or merchandis, but for the visitor the overriding concept is to have fun.
 SCOPE :
• Any commercial development without proper plan keeping future in mind would lead
to problems like Inadequate parking, traffic and encroachments. Hence the Design is
approached keeping future aspects in mind
• Producing something more interactive and better platform for retail market to serve
society well as an architect.
• UEC’s have become spaces of social interaction , hence Keeping culture & social activities
as a strong point
• The conceptual idea behind a development of this sort would be to create “a stage for the
city”
AREA SPLIT UP IN PERCENTAGE( APPROX ):
• Program recreation zone -30% • Program retail zone – 30% • Private space games – 40%
• Entrance 1. Anchor shops 1. Bowling alley,
• Public plaza 2. Medium shops 2. Air hockey,
• Kiosks 3. Food courts 3. Kiddies rides,
• Amphitheatre 4. Toilets 4. Video games,
• Food stalls 5. Imax,multiplex 5. Redemption games,
• Admin/reception 6. Entry lobby 6. Shooting,
• Security office 7. parking 7. Dark zone games:
• Public toilets 8. Dark house,
• Staff area 9. Laser tag
• Parking
SCALE :
 Proposed site area may be approximately 11 ACRES based on case studies.
LOCATION OF THE PROJECT:
• Chennai is a major commercial, cultural and
educational center in India and one of the four
metropolitan cities of India along
with Mumbai, NewDelhi and Kolkata.
• It serves as the capital of Tamil Nadu. Despite
the visible ‘westernization’, Chennai still remains
deep-rooted in culture and tradition.
• The city serves as the gateway to the southern part of India with tourists landing in the
city and then visiting the rest of the region.

The following factors help in choosing a better Cities for the proposal of
the UEC.
1. Economic growth - Per capita income of Hyderabad has been
increased in last 10 years.
2. Population and tourism – The city together with the adjoining
regions constitute the Chennai Metropolitan Area, which is the 36th-
largest urban area by population in the world.Chennai is among the
most-visited Indian cities by foreign tourists.
3. Land availability :- It is selected under JNNURM which envisage
planned development of the city.
4. Connectivity :- It is well connected with all three mode of transports.
5. Industrial development – The planned industrial growth of the city
led to the establishment of pharmaceuticals and electronics industry.
LIVE CASE STUDIES:

Select city walk, Saket, Delhi Entertainment city, Noida Amanora town Centre, Pune.
Footfall of a day – 45,000 Footfall – 6 million ( monthly ) Footfall – 35,000
NET CASE STUDIES:
• Khan Shatyr Entertainment Centre, Kazakhastan
• ILuma Burgis, Singapore
• Sony Center, Berlin, Germany.

LITERATURE CASE STUDY :

• FACADES – Architectural details- Markus Sebastian.
• Top shopping malls – yuan bin.
• Urban Entertainment Centers - Difficulties and chances for urban development -Ingo zasada .
• Shopping centres planning and design – Daniel Schultz.
RESOURCE PERSONS:
• ARCHITECT . SELVABHAVANI
• ARUL (LITERATURE).
• THARUN (HVAC).
 SPACE MUSUEM
HYPOTHETICAL

INTRODUCTION:
• A Museum devoted Primarily to science and technology development with
Research activities.
• Modern Space museum Introduced many interactive exhibits related to space
and achievements.

AIM:
• The aim of the design is to to make visitors see human achievements in
space and future space research through architectural intervention.

+ +

DESIGN TYPOLOGY:
INSTITUTIONAL
BROAD THRUST AREA :
STRUCTURAL AND MATERIAL INNOVATION

NEED OF SPACE MUSEUM:

• Indian Standing 5th the Ranking of Space research and it is grows steadily every
year.
• ISRO has launched more than 70 satellites , since 1969 applications like mobile
communications, telemedicine and disaster warning.
• Budget of Space sectors increases rapidly - The Space sectors of India in 2019 is
about ‘1.4 billion’

WUHAN SCIENCE AND SPACE MUSEUM ,CHINA HONG KONG SPACE MUSEUM
• This Awareness about Study of Space
and technology to the public can be
achieved only through ‘Museum and
Research centers
• This Provides a broad view about why
we - ‘NEED OF SPACE MUSEUM’
• ISRO - Planning to set up a Space
Museum in TRIVANDRUM.
• This will educate and inform about the
space advancement in the Space
Sector.
-CHIEF SIVAN ( ISRO )
 OBJECTIVES :
• Astronomy has and continues to Revolutionize on a Worldwide scale.
• The space development Museum will provide a platform for ‘EDUCATING
PEOPLE OVER INDIA’
• To design a museum which shows the past and upcoming ‘JOURNEY OF
HUMAN RACE’

DESIGN REQUIREMENTS:
1. Exhibits & Galleries
o Information center
o Research center
o Interactive galleries
o space look in feel
o paths The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum

2. Admin & Public - Administration, cafeteria ,lecture halls , Auditorium, library

3.Innovation Hub - Research activities , Future ideas to be shown , Workshops
4.Planetarium - A Theatre built to present educational & entertaining show about
astronomy and night sky
 SCALE :
• Kerala government will lease 20.10 acres for kerala state information tech Infra ltd
(KSITIL).

• The government had earlier allotted 2.85

acres of land at Kowdiar in the city to VSSC
for the museum. Later, VSSC informed the
government of the restrictions in taking up
world class construction on that land and
requested for an alternative site for the
project. https://www.business-
standard.com/article/economy-
policy/kerala-to-set-up-india-s-first-space-
tech-park-in-thiruvananthapuram

LITERATURE STUDY :

1. Starting Right , Museum Planning by Gerald George.

2. Museum Exhibition planning and Design by Elizabeth Bogle.
3. What's it like in space by Ariel waldman.
LIVE CASE STUDY : NET CASE STUDY :

Visvesvaraya Industrial&Technological
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum,
Washington DC, US ,6 acres

B M Birla Science Center, Hyderabad

Beijing Air and space Museum

RESOURCE PERSONS:
• ARCHITECT . SELVABHAVANI
• ARUL (STRUCTURAL).
• THARUN (HVAC).
Tamilnadu science & technology center
 BEACH RESORT
LIVE PROJECT
Resort is a place to spend holiday for relaxation and recreation so that one can give
dynamism to their leisure time. The difference between a normal city hotel and a
resort hotel should be clearly understood. It is the duty of the designer to cater to this
basic requirement. A resort hotel is not a transit stop but a destination.
NEED OF THE PROJECT
In the present context, Tourism in India holds a great potential to establish itself as a
significant means of economy. The establishment of beach resort will provide
hospitality for both domestic and foreign tourists and promote tourism ultimately
encouraging local economy. This project caters to design a facility that would focus on
providing its users social entertainment and recreational environment.
AIM and OBJECTIVE
• Site planning with special emphasis on the design on outdoor spaces, Land and
Water interface.
• Providing design solution considering the building functions and its relation with
climate and environment.
• To create spaces which can suffice all needs related to leisure and tourism.
• To design comfortable cottages which portray an environment of leisure and
promote interaction with nature.
REQUIREMENTS:
130-150 KEYS.

Data collection on spaces essential in a resort area requirement

and other conditions:
• Leisure rooms • Outdoor swimming
(Double/Deluxe/Triple) pool
• Suite rooms • Resto bar
(Deluxe/Executive/Presidential) • Indoor Games
• Cottages • Outdoor Games
• Multipurpose halls • Spa and Gym
• Amphitheatre • Admin spaces
• Restaurant • Services
• Conference rooms

THRUST AREA
 Material and Technological innovations
 Sustainable architecture and planning
 Environmental consideration
SITE :
• Site is in PORT BLAIR, A
& N ISLAND.
• The territory's capital is
the city of Port Blair.

ANDAMAN & NICOBAR

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is a Union

territory of India comprising 572 islands of
which 37 are inhabited, are a group of islands
at the juncture of the Bay of
Bengal and Andaman Sea.
Literature studies:
1. The Guidelines on Resort Design by Ariel Yu
2. Strategies for Sustainable Architecture by Paola Sassi
3. ConstructingLandscape : Materials, Techniques, Structural components by
Astrid Zimmermann

The Guidelines on Strategies for Constructing

Resort Design Sustainable Landscape
Architecture
CASE STUDIES

Live case studies:

1. Cidade de Goa, Goa(207 keys)
2. Temple Bay by Radisson Blu,
Mahabalipuram, Chennai (144 keys)
3. Xandari Pearl Beach Resort, Allepey,
Kerala

Cidade de Goa

Temple Bay
Xandari Pearl
Net case studies:
1. St. Regis Punta Mita Resort, Nayarit,
Mexico
2. Swissotel Resort, Bodrum Beach,
Turkey
3. Kovalam Beach Resort, Kerala

Kovalam Beach Resort

Swissotel Resort, Bodrum Beach, Turkey

RESOURCE PERSONS:
• ARCHITECT . SELVABHAVANI
• ARUL (STRUCTURAL).
• THARUN (HVAC). St.Regis