A THESIS SYNOPSIS

CONVENTION CENTRE AND

COMMERCIAL COMPLEX

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BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE

SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN

SRM NAGAR, POTHERI, KATTANKULATHUR, CHENNAI

TAMILNADU 603203 – INDIA

CONVENTION CENTRE AND COMMERCIAL COMPLEX

Introduction
A convention centre is a large building that is designed to hold a convention, where
individuals and groups gather to promote and share common interests.

Convention centres receive guests from local, national and international markets.
Conference and business tourism is a very important sector for global tourism industry.

Aim and Objectives

 A place for all people throughout the world to come together and interact.
 There should be a mix of uses with seamless interaction between inside and
outdoors.
 It shall improve the region's ability to attract large international and national
conventions.
 Operating an integrated convention facility accommodating different needs for a
variety of user groups.
 Most large cities will have large convention centres for hosting such events. The
term MICE - meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions is widely used for
describing this industry.
 Creating vibrant urban neighbourhood with the concept of Indian traditional
patterns for the facade treatment.

The Exhibition and convention centre comprises of:

Auditorium, Cultural centre, Exhibition spaces/ gallery, Restaurants, Open air theatre and
Commercial complex and other landscaping features.

This International convention and exhibition centre is proposed to be double the size of
Pragathi maidan ,New Delhi and also includes a waterfront development in the proposed
Samruddhi Sarovar reservoir project.

Need for the study

 In GIFT city, a megaproject coming up in Gujarat requires a large convention centre
as it is a finance tec city, where people come from all over the world.
 There is a need to expose the activities and creativities in front of people across the
globe to promote new trends and cultures.
 These centres promote both public and private events, encourages tourism
developments, business developments, cultural activities social gatherings and
recreational spaces.
 Convention centre along with commercial space creates a vast social gathering space
for the city along with landscaped gardens and tensile food courts.
Rationale
 The proposal aims on constructing the largest convention centre in India for the
imageability of the GIFT city.
 GIFT City is a major hub for business centres, Information centre and Residential
zone so a convention centre accommodating more than 4000 pax is needed in this
smart city.

Scope of the project

 To make the cultural knowledge and encourage the tourism and making the
international value of culture a local language and appreciating the recreational and
cultural activities.
 To promote a platform for interaction between between various sections of society.
This would lead to better understanding of each other's trade and spread awareness
among the people.
 To serve as a cultural hub of the city and an iconic building of the world with a
backdrop of multiple skyscrapers.

Limitations of the project

 Electrical and plumbing layouts.
 Auditorium Seating for 10,000 people.
 Water reservoir construction and layouts( Samruddhi sarovar water reservoir)
 Usage of limited area for the convention centre and water front development from
the total 53 acres.

Requirements
 Art Gallery
 Exhibition Halls
 Auditoriums
 Theatres
 Meeting Rooms / Seminar Rooms
 Recreational spaces
 Restaurants
 Workshop area
 Landscaped plaza
 Open air theatre
 Gardens with boulevard walk
 Water landscape features
  Tensile food court

Site Location
The chosen site is a live proposal site in the GIFT city. (Gujarat International finance tec- city)

Centrally located in the state of Gujarat, between Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar, on the
bank of river Sabarmati, having geographical coordinates 23°9’26’’N 72°41’12’’E.

Area - 53 acres (3600000 sq.ft)

Max height - 65m

The proposal includes convention centre, water bodies, landscape and recreation space with
Jogging pathway and tensile food courts.

About GIFT city

The GIFT is expected to annually contribute tax revenues of Rs.46 billion to the state government
and Rs.70 billion to the centre by 2020. The project's target is to cater to 8-10% of the financial
services potential in India and create 1 million direct and indirect jobs by developing 90 million
square feet of commercial, residential and social facilities with excellent quality of life.
Exhibition centre

GIFT city has also received go ahead for exhibition centre (double the size of Delhi's Pragati Maidan)
at an investment of Rs.500 crore. The centre will have a built up area of 1.4 lakh square metres and
house column-less air conditioned exhibition halls, research library, export promotion centres, and
amphitheatre. The centre will have unique form where the façade shading louvers, inspired from
symbols and patterns used in traditional Indian architecture. Enchanting and organic curves will
come out of tall straight vertical lines, metaphorically reflecting a Bodhi tree rising straight from the
ground, growing to form a pattern of branches. The magnitude and strength of the towers will be
maintained along with the rhythm and sensuousness of the curve to achieve a unique aesthetic
effect. Exhibition Centre envisions a vibrant new experience of modernity with traditional idioms.
The block will become the cultural hub of the city as it emotes the lifestyle of the community.
Exhibition Centre will connote a global expression providing satisfactory sensory experience for both
users and visitors that is a hallmark of good design.

In addition to above, the city will also house entertainment area which is designed to fascinate,
mesmerise and entertain the visitors. This area will have restaurants, craft bazaars and leisure
activities to provide an evening of fun and relaxation in a serene ambience.

Convention centre

As part of the Dolphin project for ILFS, Fairwood Consultants assigned the task of building the
Convention Centre to us. The building was inspired by a crystal of salt. The challenge was to
accommodate the eight auditoriums at different levels and weaves an array of public spaces around
them to facilitate a variety of events, in scale, purpose and character.
Landscaping

 Ecological and aesthetically matured.

 Evergreen, flowering tree and columnar spread trees
 Landscape terraces.
 Canopy trees, groundcover or lawn areas, and continuous shrub masses to accentuate views
where desirable.

Landscape map

Area of non-processing SEZ

Key plan and Site plan
Transport connectivity

Literature study Case studies

Vancouver convention centre, Vancouver, International convention centre, Hyderabad
Canada
International Exhibition centre, Bangalore
Nanjing International Expo centre, Nanjing,
China Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar

International convention centre, Jeju, Tokyo

AREA REQUIREMENTS

Exhibition halls - 5 halls - (42,000 sq.m)

 Hall 1,2 &3 - 10,000 sq.m

 Hall 4 & 5 - 6,000 sq.m

Open air amphitheatre - 6,000 sq.m

Multi- purpose hall - 6,000 sq.m

Conference Centre - Seminar halls/ Auditorium and Meeting rooms - 10,000 sq.m

Classroom style seating, Theatre style seating, Cluster style seating

 Hall 1, 2, 3, - 1800 sq.m ( Approx. 1800 seating capacity)

 Hall 4, 5 - 1200 sq.m (Approx. 1200 seating capacity)
 Hall 6, 7,8 - 400 sq.m (Approx. 400 seating capacity)
 Meeting rooms - 140 sq.m ( Approx. 100 seating capacity)

Auditorium standards Acoustics: Upholstery to satisfy the acoustic

requirements, usually the level of absorbency
Size of Hall = min 0.6-0.9 m2/person when unoccupied
Volume of Hall= 4- 4.5 m3/ person Ventilation & heating: Air supply or extract
Seating requirements under a seat

Minimum Dimension of seating with arms

=500mm Without arms =450mm

Seat height = 430-450 mm

Angle of inclination= 7-9 degree with

horizontal

Back Height = 800-850mm

Angle of inclination = 15-20 degree

Other Factors affecting seating is,

The conference halls may have day lighting skylight or clerestory windows and will have adequate
HVAC systems to comfortable accommodate the max design occupancy.

The exhibition halls and conference rooms must be designed in such a way they offer sweeping
vistas of either the water body or the surrounding landscape.
Recreational Spaces - 15,000 sq.m

Outdoor Sculptured landscape plaza

Gardens with Boulevard walking pathway

Water lagoon with walking pathway around

Outdoor recreation space

Food court and restaurants - 6000 sq.m

Indoor dining with kitchen and pantry.

Outdoor food court with tensile structures.

Entrance plaza - 1,000 sq.m

Workshop area / training centre - 2,000 sq.m

Art gallery - 2,000 sq.m ( 2 halls)

Commercial complex - 5,000 sq.m

 Retail stores
 Trade Expo halls
 Outdoor stalls
 Market plaza
 Lounge

The commercial complex will have a pedestrian linkage to the convention centre via urban landscape
plaza.

The size of retail shops will vary to accommodate international scale anchor tenants and local
retailers.
Surface parking and Helipad area

The master plan calls for a min of 1500 parking spaces with helipad facility under the created
facilities of convention centre and urban plaza.

Total site usage from the actual proposed site

Total site area - 53 acres

Convention centre, Commercial complex and landscaped plaza - 27 acres.

Convention centre - Exhibition halls, Seminar halls, Meeting rooms, Auditorium, Amphitheatre, Food
courts, Workshop area and art gallery

Landscape - Recreational spaces, Sculptured landscape plaza.

The remaining site area can be allotted for future expansion of the convention centre and
commercial complex. The road access is also allotted to create an integrated layout for the future
with flexibility of planning at the later dates.