International Convention Center Vizag: Thesis Report

INTERNATIONAL
CONVENTION CENTER
VIZAG
THESIS REPORT
KIRAN GOLLA
ARCHITECTURAL THESIS 2015 A/2255/2010, 5th Yr.
SCHOOL OF PLANNING & ARCHITECTURE | NEW DELHI
VIZAG INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE
Table of Contents
1.0 THESIS SEARCH ................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
PROPOSITION ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
2.1 AREA OF RESEARCH ........................................................................................................................................................................ 12
MAJOR CONVENTION CENTRE ELEMENTS ........................................................................................................................................................ 13
2.2 CASE STUDIES .................................................................................................................................................................................... 23
HYDERABAD INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE ...................................................................................................................................... 24
VIGYAN BHAWAN ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 37
SWISSTECH CONVENTION CENTRE ..................................................................................................................................................................... 50
CONCLUSION MATRIX ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 59
3.0 PROGRAM ANALYSIS ...................................................................................................................................................................... 61
4.0 SITE ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................................................................................... 67
CITY/PRECIENT ANALYSIS ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 68
CLIMATOLOGY ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 70
CONNECTIVITY ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 72
SITE LOCATION & FEATURES ................................................................................................................................................................................. 73
EXISTING INTRASTRUCTURE................................................................................................................................................................................... 74
ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS .................................................................................................................................................................................. 74
TOPOGRAPHY ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 74
SITE PLAN ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 77
PHOTOGRAPHS OF SITE ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 79
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INFERENCE/CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................................................................................... 81
5.0 SWOT ANALYSIS ............................................................................................................................................................................... 82
DEVELOPMENT OF SITE DIAGRAM ...................................................................................................................................................................... 85
ZONING / MOVEMENT SYSTEMS / VOLUMETRIC DISPROPORTIONS ............................................................................................................... 86
6.0 DESIGN DEVELOPMENT …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….87
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT 1 .................................................................................................................................................................................... 88

7.0 FINAL DESIGN ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….92
8.0 REFERENCE/BIBLIOGRAPHY ………………………………………...…………………………………………..……………………….106

List of Figures
Figure 1 before and after Andhra Pradesh state bifurcation ......................................................................................................... 10
Figure 2 Newspaper cutting in Vizag city........................................................................................................................................... 11
Figure 3 Zoning diagram for exhibition hall ........................................................................................................................................ 14
Figure 4 Zoning diagram for meeting rooms ..................................................................................................................................... 18
Figure 5 Ball room Zoning diagram ..................................................................................................................................................... 20
Figure 6 HICC & Novotel panorama ................................................................................................................................................... 24
Figure 7 site plan HICC & HITEX ............................................................................................................................................................ 25
Figure 8 HICC Lobby .............................................................................................................................................................................. 26
Figure 9 HICC Theatre style Plenary hall ............................................................................................................................................. 26
Figure 10 HICC small meeting room ................................................................................................................................................... 26
Figure 11 HICC Banquet hall ................................................................................................................................................................ 26
Figure 12 HICC Front facade ............................................................................................................................................................... 34
Figure 13 Landscaping in front of building ......................................................................................................................................... 34
Figure 14 entrance lobby ..................................................................................................................................................................... 34
Figure 15 HICC Plenary Hall .................................................................................................................................................................. 35
Figure 16 Vigyan Bhawan site & map ................................................................................................................................................. 37
Figure 17 VIgyan Bhawan VIP entrance side ................................................................................................................................... 41
Figure 18 model ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 42
Figure 19 vigyan bhawan front elevation .......................................................................................................................................... 42
Figure 20 Atrium space & escalator ................................................................................................................................................... 43
Figure 21 Swiss tech convention centre ............................................................................................................................................. 50
Figure 22 Swisstech convention centre Ariel view ............................................................................................................................ 51
Figure 23 Fucntion relationship diagram ............................................................................................................................................ 62

Figure 24 functional components relation diagram ........................................................................................................................ 63

Figure 25 vizag zonal map .................................................................................................................................................................... 68
Figure 26 Andhra Pradesh in India map ............................................................................................................................................. 68
Figure 27 weather data chart .............................................................................................................................................................. 70
Figure 28 Sun path diagram ................................................................................................................................................................. 70
Figure 29 VIzag Google map ............................................................................................................................................................... 71
Figure 30 Vizag Google map ............................................................................................................................................................... 72
Figure 31 Mudasarlova google map .................................................................................................................................................. 73
Figure 34 AutoCAD Plan of the site neighbourhood level .............................................................................................................. 77
Figure 35 AutoCAD Plan of the site ..................................................................................................................................................... 78

THESIS SEARCH
CHAPTER 1

Introduction
Convention Centers are a platform in the society for holding national and international conferences,
seminars, symposia, brainstorming sessions, business meets and so on. These facilities can be used for holding big or small
political and social meets as well as social gatherings; they are major economic growth engines, which contribute by
attracting national and global audience and generate substantial local employment and revenues. Usually,
conventions get the highest-spending tourists. In other words, they influence local tourism, handicraft sales, catering,
cabs and along with other amenities of transport, tourist, crafts, and airports etc. The above stated activities are
inextricably linked with a (wholesome) growth of the state, amidst India’s rapidly changing context ‘.
How can ICCs be made relevant and competitive for many years even though they are constrained by the fact that
once built they have limited flexibility in their actual structure?
The issue of rigidity of the built has also been identified in a recent survey conducted by AIPC. ‘’Yet the essential
challenge centers face is that they are basically long-term investments in an industry that is changing rapidly and that
centers must remain relevant and competitive for many years even though they are constrained by the fact that once
built they have limited flexibility in their actual structure. . In recent years, changing market expectations have had to
adapt to advanced programmers and services, as well as shifting size and arrangements of spaces - not easy things to
address when you’re dealing with something as solid as a building “-Hirt E.
Parmel Zavir, senior member of CBRE emphasizes on the need for large scale convention spaces for India which holds a
large number of globally significant events, and leave it’s footprint on the global economy, such as the Doha Summit,
ASEAN meets, World Congresses, etc. do not take place in India due to the present lack of a sizeable convention
center, thereby further emphasizing the need of compatible services and infrastructure for conventions centers .

The research further states that India has seen a significant growth in meeting and conference market segment. Soon
India will be attracting business arising from summits accords and convention. Which also means a large influx of
people. With this being the brighter side towards a promising future state, there are concerns like whether India will be
able to facilitate the different types of clients brought in by such events? Can India compete with other international
markets like China, Singapore and Rio de Janeiro to host events of international stature?
PROPOSITION
Figure 1 before and after Andhra Pradesh state bifurcation
After bifurcation of the state, Andhra Pradesh is set to build its own capital (in all aspects) from the scratch. Since
concentrated development does no good to the state, govt. has decided to split the development of the new state.
This led to identify 3 geographically potential location, i.e. Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Tirupati. Where Visakhapatnam
being IT capital with a proposed international airport, “vizag-chennai” industrial corridor, metro rail & IIM.
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Visakhapatnam, a fisherman’s colony by its native and FURTHER developed over a period of time to a
most potential city in the northern Andhra (Uttar-Andhra). It is rich in industries, one of the educational hubs, a tourist
destination and an upcoming IT sector.
There is a dire need of spaces for large gatherings, corporate meetings, trade shows, exhibitions, conventions
which play a key role in the economic development. They take place in order to promote things like professional and
business development, academic and research exchange, technical and medical advancement and cultural
evolution. Equally there is a need to build a strong ‘IMAGE OF THE PLACE’ and promote the destination to cater to MICE
Tourism.
This tells the need of an International Convention Centre.

Convention centre spaces that reflect the city’s culture and sense of community result in more authentic for
visitors. These modern spaces are unique and offer visitors a taste of a place they have travelled to. It will provide a
platform to showcase regional heritage and architectural richness.
F IGURE 2 N EWSPAPER CUTTING IN V IZAG CITY

AREA OF RESEARCH
CHAPTER 2.1

MAJOR CONVENTION CENTRE ELEMENTS
The following paragraphs provide a brief description of each of the major spaces required for the convention
facility. These short narratives explain the basic functional requirements for types of spaces and the necessary
relationships to adjacent spaces. Where important to function, basic requirements for technical systems such as lighting
and dimming, telephone and data utility distribution, and audio-visual equipment are also described.
Arrival Zone
Site access should provide for an arrival zone along one face of the building that is for shuttle buses, taxis and
limousines to drop off their passengers. The arrival zone configuration must accommodate the turning radius and
loading for coach buses. This open air space is the rain-protected outdoor entrance to the building and should clearly
establish a visual demarcation line between pedestrians and vehicles. This separation may be composed of features
such as color-banded accent pavement, bollards or planters that provide for free flow of pedestrians while restricting
vehicular access. There should be no traditional “curb” or wheel stops that could be tripping hazards at this transition
from exterior to interior space. An added benefit from this concept is complete ADA access. Off-site, directional
signage to the parking area should be provided on the major approaches to the property to separate attendees
whose first stop is the parking area. On site, traffic flow should allow convenient access to parking for those private
vehicles unloading passengers at the door.

For feature events and more formal functions - new

product unveilings, black-tie dinners or receptions - a
portion of this area may be converted to a ceremonial
entrance. The “red carpet” treatment should be
created with temporary decoration; built-in features are
not desirable. Provide access and/or a staging area for
limousine service and valet parking. Specialty lighting
for the canopy will be important, setting the mood for
formal evening gatherings. A combination of lighting
sources will be required to allow for multiple scenes to
be programmed.
Registration and Prefunction
Large-scale registration should occur either just

inside the arrival zone or in the prefunction space
outside of the exhibit hall. The depth of the prefunction
space should allow for registration nodes to be set up in
lobby vestibules or in a widened concourse so as not to
interfere with lateral circulation. There should be space
available to leave a small number of registration booths
set up outside the exhibit area for the entire event and
to use the remaining lobby area for prefunction
F IGURE 3 Z ONING DIAGRAM FOR EXHIBITION HALL
activities.

This configuration must provide ample depth in the registration area for queuing. The openness of the lobby space
should allow enough space for flexible registration setup using either strip- or island configurations.
There should be adequate space in the prefunction concourses for tabletop registration for smaller events using only the
meeting rooms.
Exhibition Space
This flexible space is intended to be the heart of the convention center. The physical layout of this space should
meet the basic requirements of an exhibit hall and the overall room should be divisible into roughly equal size
compartments. The surfaces of the perimeter walls and structural columns should be durable and slightly “unfriendly” to
human touch up to eight or nine feet above the floor. This will enhance the ability of those surfaces to require low
maintenance.
The basic layout of the hall follows a 30-foot by 30-foot grid derived from a 10-foot by 10-foot booth, the building block
of the convention and trade show industry. The booth-aisle-booth module may be arranged along either axis
depending on the particular event’s organization or preference for flow. It is generally a good idea to have the
capability to locate booths so that they can back-up to the perimeter walls. This is not possible however, at required
points of access and egress, and un-necessary access points should be avoided. Entrances into supporting spaces
should have doors into connecting service areas and not from inside the exhibit hall, especially if it can be anticipated
that access may be required during an ongoing hall event.
Column-free exhibition halls are not mandatory but are perceived as more desirable to meeting planners. When
columns are used, their location can sometimes be more critical than spacing. If columns are used, maintain column
spacing on a multiple of 30 feet with a 90-foot square minimum. The exhibit hall should be divisible into four or five
roughly equal sections using operable walls. The minimum clear height to any obstruction should be 30 feet. The

overhead structure should be designed to allow for lighting trusses, projection screens, banners or other convention-
related materials to be hung from the ceiling at specific locations.
Design Loads
The floor should be designed to accommodate 350 pounds per square foot loading, which is the accepted “industry
standard” for a trade show floor. Fixed hanging points shall be coordinated with the structure overhead, braced for
lateral loading.
Utility Connections
Electrical power, telephone and data services should be provided in cast-in-place floor boxes on a 30-foot square
layout grid. A combination of power configurations is required, including 208-volt 3-phase, 100-amp service and several
110-volt 20-amp circuits to convenience outlets.
For telecommunications, provide minimum of six (6) individual Category 6 cables to each floor box for voice/data
outlets with termination to patch panels located in a service closet or utilidor. Provide four (4) each single-mode and
multi-mode fiber optic cables from every floor box to the nearest telephone closet, with access via patch bay to a fiber
optic backbone.
Provide empty conduits from selected floor locations to a service tunnel/mezzanine or other service areas for use by
technical support staff to temporarily route controls, microphones, additional power and other cables.
Water, drains and compressed air should be provided at perimeter walls and in selected floor boxes.

Lighting
A mix of high efficiency, non-dimmable metal halide and dimmable or stepped fluorescent lighting types is
recommended. The space divisions will define individual lighting control zones. Each division must be coordinated with
the others when the room is used in an open configuration. Light levels shall be variable to accommodate the
numerous standard conditions of use - move in/out, public assembly, trade show exhibits and multimedia presentations.
Provide for feature lighting, microphones and audiovisual connections at typical head table and stage locations in
each division of the hall. Remote locations for control panels will be needed.
HVAC
Controls for HVAC systems shall be zoned to match the exhibition hall divisions. Equipment should be enclosed in
mezzanines located around the perimeter and accessible from service areas without disturbing ongoing events.
Minimize vibration and sound transmission between air handling equipment and the exhibition space.
Back-of-House and Loading Dock

Ideally, there should be direct access from the loading dock into the exhibit hall to facilitate move-in/move-out. Each
hall division shall have its own service entrance. Cross circulation on the loading dock shall allow each vehicle parking
space to have access to each hall service entrance. Service and freight elevators shall be accessible directly from the
dock.
Numerous functions typically compete for space along the interior back wall of the exhibit hall. Public restrooms and
concessions require visibility and signage for attendee use. Support functions will include storage rooms, workshops and
closets for electrical or telephone equipment. Emergency exits from upper levels (if so configured) will either be stair
towers or horizontal exits, depending on code requirements and the final approach.

Meeting Rooms
Groups of meeting rooms should be distributed
throughout the facility. A mix of sizes is
acceptable as long as access and support
facilities such as restrooms, telephones and
vertical circulation are conveniently located
nearby, and visual cues are provided for orienting
the user to the overall facility. Event registration
can be set up in the concourse and/or at the
entrance to individual rooms. Rooms are to be
subdivided with movable partitions at 30 feet on
center, with the minimum room division a 30 ft. x
60 ft. module using a 30-foot structural grid.
Optimal proportions for full-open meeting rooms
are 1.5:1 and should not exceed 2:1 in any case.
All divisible meeting rooms must have a 16-foot
minimum ceiling height to accommodate the use
of audiovisual projectors with a speaker’s
platform. Larger meeting rooms should increase
the ceiling heights proportionally.
Each meeting room will have preprogrammed

lighting scenes, access to cable television hook- F IGURE 4 Z ONING DIAGRAM FOR MEETING ROOMS
up, and access to nearby storage areas for

stackable seating and tables. Each meeting room should have a tack able surface and picture-hanging rail on at least
one permanent wall, but more durable materials should be used for at least the lowest four feet for ware protection and
maintenance considerations. The rooms should be carpeted, using a border pattern at the perimeter and a geometric
pattern repeat to assist room layout and furniture alignment.
Coffered ceilings should include incandescent fixtures for low lighting levels and a combination of incandescent and
fluorescent cove lighting to be used for general illumination. Lighting controls for on/off and dimming shall be
compatible with the room divisions. Provide for the use of voice reinforcement systems with jacks for microphones;
recording and broadcast system connections for both audio and video will be required.
Sound attenuation between meeting rooms, service corridors, and mechanical systems must be addressed. Structure-
borne vibration will not be acceptable.
Service corridors provide access to the rear of meeting rooms. The layout should provide service access to all meeting
and banquet rooms without crossing public spaces. Corridors must accommodate exiting, temporary storage and food
service. If possible, a 30-foot modular width should be provided to accommodate all of these functions simultaneously.
Ballroom
The ballroom is a large, column free space that should be divisible into at least three sections. Its features include a
finished ceiling, a mixture of lighting types including fluorescent, incandescent and specialty lighting for architectural
features and special events; and a high quality carpet. Clear height to ceiling obstructions should be 30 feet.

The highest level of service in the ballroom will be for banquet functions.
At 50,000 square feet, this room should be able to serve 3,000 people
comfortably using 72-inch diameter tables. Lectures or similar
presentations using theater-style seating could host up to 4,000 people.
The layout is based on a structural grid with a 30-foot wide service corridor
across the long dimension of this space. This corridor will be used as a
staging area during events. Its 30-foot dimension includes table and chair
storage in niches, food service work areas, and food cart staging areas.
Maintain 20 feet clear for back of house circulation and exiting. The
kitchen should have direct access to the service corridor as well as to
dedicated food service elevators.
For general sessions or banquet presentations, lighting must have flexible

circuiting and dimming controls zoned to the room divisions. The recent
industry trend has been to use the ballroom for more theatrical
presentations, resulting in an increased need for rigging capacity and
electrical power for stage production lighting and sound systems.
Each room division should have support for head table locations.
F IGURE 5 B ALL ROOM Z ONING DIAGRAM
Typically, these will occur once in each individual room break and at
either of two walls when the room is used in the full-open condition. Special features to occur at each location include:
 Microphone jacks.
 Individual light circuit for featuring key speakers or dimming for A/V use.
 Track lighting.
 Overhead speakers wired to a kill switch to reduce feedback.

Central Kitchen
The central kitchen is initially expected to be a full-service banquet kitchen that will primarily serve the ballroom. Meals
will also be served in the exhibit hall as well as the various meeting rooms. The design capacity for serving salad, a main
course, vegetables and dessert shall be a production rate of 3,500 to 4,000 meals per hour.
A dedicated dock area shall be provided for kitchen deliveries. A vertical core for service elevators and trash between
levels is required nearby, with back-of-house access to all areas on all levels required. A separate building entrance for
food service employees is desirable with staff support areas such as a locker alcove and briefing area nearby. An
enclosed, air-conditioned garbage room at the dock must be provided.
Portable food service carts shall be used to display specialty coffees, pastries and other light food items in prefunction
areas. Any “food court” ability will be created using these portable units, with electrical, phone, water and drain
connections provided in selected areas. Built-in concession stands shall be provided in or adjacent to exhibit halls.
Client Support Areas

A variety of spaces are required to support the clients of the facility, from convention attendees to show management.
These include public restrooms, telephone alcoves and a concierge service or information desk. Temporary show
offices, dedicated registration storage spaces and central recording rooms will be provided for event management.
Employee Support
Staff support areas should be centralized near a dedicated employee entrance and have easy access to the back-of-
house service corridors. Once past the building security office, full time staff members will have access to locker areas.
Uniforms will be issued to part-time food service staff from an office near the kitchen.
Technical support areas include central control and storage rooms for lighting, sound and distributed television systems.
Telecommunications and data support shall be located with the switch near the service entrance to the building.

Engineering, electrical and maintenance shops should be located on an outside wall of the structure near the dock
with easy access to the exhibition floor. This area will house carpentry shop, electrical and radio repair functions, setup
and housekeeping crews and other non-technical staff who support the daily operation of the building.

CASE STUDIES
CHAPTER 2.2

2.2.1 HYDERABAD INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE (HICC)

INTRODUCTION
Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC) is managed by Accor Hospitality and jointly owned by Emaar
Properties PJSC Dubai and Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Ltd. The Convention Centre is ideally
located in Hyderabad’s IT hub and business district offering state of the art exhibition, meeting and convention services.
HICC is the first purpose built and state-of-the-art convention facility, the first of its kind in South Asia.
It is an integrated 291,000 square foot (27,000 m²) facility with a 287-room-capacity business hotel, Novotel Hyderabad,
covering 15 acres (6 ha). This air-conditioned centre can be configured to increase seating capacity to about 6,500.It
has an internal hall measuring 6,480 square meters, which can be partitioned into six smaller halls. The pre-function
foyer area itself exceeds 6400 sq.m.
F IGURE 6 HICC & N OVOTEL PANORAMA

SITE LOCATION
F IGURE 7 SITE PLAN HICC & HITEX

F IGURE 8 HICC L OBBY F IGURE 9 HICC T HEATRE STYLE PLENARY HALL
F IGURE 11 HICC BANQUET HALL F IGURE 10 HICC SMALL MEETING ROOM





BLOCK 1 BLOCK 1
 Full height entrance lobby  Identical plans on all floors

 Reception  8 unloding bays provided
 Open areas for sitting  Two 10’ wide ramps provided on
 Office spaces both sides of bays
 Escalators on both sides of lobby  Sufficient storage space provided
 Meeting rooms on all floors
 Pantry & storage provided with the  Kitchen space provided
meeting rooms  Staff entrance from backside
 Well connected passages  2.6m wide passage for movement
 Well positioned entry and exit points  Steward staff rooms available
 Internet café at ground floor  Elevator provided for goods
 Bid doors with height of 3 m & width
4.5 m

MULTIPURPOSE
FEASIBLE

World-class convention facilities

• State-of-the-art IT infrastructure, design, technology,
telecommunications and equipment.
• 32 breakout rooms, including specialized meeting
rooms, speaker
• Preparatory rooms, boardrooms and VIP lounge.
• Pillar-free internal hall of net 6,480 sq. meters that can
hold a 5,000-delegate
• Plenary and can be partitioned into 6 halls.
• A spacious pre-function foyer area of over 6,000 sq.
meters of lobby space.
• In house Event Management and Audio-Visual team.
• Cutting edge design features including environmental
sustainable practices.
• 12.5 meters free ceiling height with catwalks and
mobile operable walls.
• Service pits every 6 meters, with power, water and
internet.
• Private workspace for organizers and their guests.
• In-built power back-up generation capability.
• 1000+ car parking base.
• Automated telescopic tiered seating for 2500.
• Loading dock.

The Exterior Design of the building states a strong statement in

itself. The balance in use of glass and stone has been just
perfect. In front facade glass has been used which helps in
imparting a larger scale to the building and behind it we can
see six elongated columns which acts as an additional feature
to the front view. Stone cladding has also been used to a good
effect.
FIGURE 12 HICC FRONT FACADE
The landscape of the site is very well merged with its

surroundings which consist of a lake and contours, which
add on to the beautification of the pathway. On the
pathway there is an oval shaped elevated lawn which
also has musical fountains with lights. The Oval pattern is
followed by planting Date trees along the green patch.
F IGURE 13 L ANDSCAPING IN FRONT OF BUILDING
Interiors of this International building has been handled so

very much carefully and accurately meant best for use.
Lobby is stretched to full height of 3 floors and next we see
is the cascade of floors as seen in fig. On the right of lobby
we see the escalators.
FIGURE 14 ENTRANCE LOBBY

Hyderabad International Convention Centre is

a pillar-free internal hall of net 6,480 sq. meters
which can be partitioned into six halls in an
open capacity, which can hold up to 40 tables
in Banquet setting and 6000 in cocktail. The pre
function foyer area also exceeds 6500 sq.
meters in addition to this internal space. The
Centre has mobile operable walls, which when
expanded accommodates up to 5000 people.
The mobile operable walls are soundproof, built
in the US and have been covered with Teak
and Silk. They are not only sound proof but they
also create an ambience of a Five Star Ball
room.
FIGURE 15 HICC PLENARY H ALL
THE ROOF:
The main hall has an inbuilt rear projection screen of about 18 feet by 16-foot screen capacity. The main hall's roof has
been built in such a way that it includes the following:
•North, South, East and West cat walking facility at 6 meters and 18 meters.
•Has three levels with a fixed seating of 650 on level 1 and eight Interpreter/corporate lounges and two Audio/Visual
control systems which overlook the main stage.
•The roof is fitted with catwalks and truss to withhold heavy weight for suspension of large physical items. This is to
include a full exhibition mode as well as
Convention mode.
•To further enable the exhibition mode at the main hall, the floor has been provided with pits with facility of power,
water, outflow/waste, cables and phone lines across the entire 6400 sq. meters.
•The clear roof is 12.5 meters in height.

SERVICES OFFERED
1. Food and Beverage
The Hyderabad International Convention Centre is dedicated to preparing

quality meals that delight all guests. Whether it's a large special event for 5000 or
an intimate cocktail party for 50, the menus are designed to make any event an
occasion to remember. There are a range of menus and beverages for all types
of events. The restaurant, located on the western side, with an area of 792 sq.m
(8522 sq.ft), is designed to accommodate nearly 180 persons.
2. Open Exhibition Area
A total open exhibition space of 32,825 sq.m (353,197 sq.ft)
3. Car Park Area
Nearly 1200 car parking slots for visitors/exhibitors
Separate car parking for organizers near the Trade Fair Office Building Parking is
guided by signage and special guards. A Separate parking area for heavy
vehicles is provided close to the North entrance of the Centre.
4. Crowd Control
The Centre must ensure an adequate number of security officers are on duty to control and monitor crowd movements
through the entry / exit of a room or hall, in case forced evacuation is required. Trained and licensed crowd controllers
can be provided by the Centre's Security department at a cost to the event organizer. The Centre reserves the right to
determine the number of crowd controllers required for a particular event.

2.2.2 VIGYAN BHAVAN
Architect: Raja Aederi
Built: 1956
Owner: Govt. of India
Address: Maulana Azad Road, Delhi
Location:
• It is located on Maulana Azad Road,

occupying the central most place in
the Union Territory of Delhi.
• Adjacent to the Vigyan Bhawan lies

the National Museum on the one side
and the Vice Presidents house on the
other side.
• It is just 1km. away from India Gate

lawns. To access India Gate; one has
to take the Akbar Road, which F IGURE 16 V IGYAN BHAWAN SITE & MAP
connects to the Maulana Azad Road.

Area Surrounding:
• Since it is located near to India Gate on Maulana Azad Road, the entire area has a thick belt of vegetation.
• All the streets are made into venues, which also helps in keeping the temperature lower.
• The low height structures around such as the National Museum and Vice Presidents house complement the
streetscape.
• The thick belt of trees in front of the complex partially hides the elevation of the complex.
• Vigyan Bhawan has been planned according to the needs of the state, as when required all the conventions and
conferences with participating heads of the nations, states and dignitaries are held here.
• Therefore it is necessary to provide a huge entrance for the Plenary Hall in the facade itself as it is the biggest hall
(1,300 persons).
• One atrium was conceived to bring in light and ventilate the corridors of this box like building.
• All services are located on the north and north-east side of the ground floor.
• For quick an easy vertical movement another small atrium has also been made.
• Whereas all the offices are located on the east side of the building to segregate them from the traffic at the
conference venues.
The building, facing south is oriented along the north-south axis. It has separate entrances: for the VIPs' in the west: for
the general public and the delegates in the south; and for the staff in the east.
The main entrance to the south is marked by a large Chaitya arch and leads to the entrance hall.

SITE PLAN

BLOCKS

INTENT OF STUDY
• To study the auditorium (capacity 1000) and its different components
• To study the conference halls.
• The common facilities provided for information, dissemination – the types, their sizes and location.
• To study façade treatment, materials, landscape and climate-tempered courtyards.
• To critically analyse the offices provided to various institutions/Individual firms.
• Finally to analyse the architectural character, circulation-vehicular, and pedestrian, the services provided and the
parking for vehicles. The environment created inside the complex through different architectural elements.
ACCESS
This building is accessed from Maulana Azad road. The main

building has 3 entrances. Main front entry is on southern side
facing Maulana Azad road.
F IGURE 17 VI GYAN BHAWAN VIP ENTRANCE SIDE

CONCEPT
Dominance of main plenary hall surrounded on sides with corridors leading to commission rooms and administration
offices. The whole building is purely functional with no features of any style for Chaitya Arch to emphasize entries. The
whole building is artificially ventilated fence no courtyards. The building is sadly lacking in relief spaces.

FORM
A cuboid mass, which gives no indication of its functions. The white mass stands out
because of its bulk with little fenestrations. The entrance Arch of the main building is all
Granite and is the most attractive Architectural element. It rest on red sand stone podium
and welcomes the visitor. The western face done in sand stone demarcates the block as
separate entity. The Annexe building and dining halls are cuboid masses subdued by
main block with no noticeable features.
Complex
Vigyan Bhawan consists of three building:
• The main building
• The annexe building
• The dining hall F IGURE 18 MODEL

Entrances
The complex has three main entries
• The western entry for VIP and delegates
• The middle entry is for media, delegates, members of main Vigyan

Bhawan administration and serves, kitchen etc. It also leads to telex,
bank, telephone kiosks.
• The eastern entry is for annexe building used by staff, delegates,

media and serves as the service entry for kitchen, A/C plant rooms etc. F IGURE 19 VIGYAN BHAWAN FRONT ELEVATION

Main hall building

The main building a three storied structure with a total plinth area of about 17222sq.mts has following functional areas:
The main three storied consist of three parts:
• The plenary hall i.e main auditorium hall.
• Three committee rooms i.e halls 1,2&3
• Two commission rooms i.e halls 4&5
• Preview cum projection theatre i.e hall 6
• VIP lounge & VIP dining hall.
• Exhibition hall & business centre.
• The administrative block with control rooms.
• The rear portion consists of three committee rooms, two

commission rooms, one Projection Theater, lounge and
F IGURE 20 A TRIUM SPACE & ESCALATOR
cafeteria.

Ground Floor plan

PLENARY HALL
The entrance foyer to this hall is a magnificent and elegant sight with a plush interior.
The conference hall has a stage that is approached by steps which gives it a podium effect.
It also house state of the art equipment which aid various conferences, summits, etc. such as:-
•Professional and high quality sound.
•Reinforcement system backed by hi-tech mixing consoles, equalizers, power amplifiers and quality loud speakers
housed in the space frame structure with video projectors.
•Headphones and a 12 channel language selector switch for members on the dais, delegates and observers.
•Lighting arrangements - sufficient for television coverage.
•The rear wall behind the stage has a provision for putting up flags of different countries as well as retractable video
projection screen and alphanumeric display boards.
•Two ante-rooms for VIPs on either side of the stage with wash room facilities.
View of Plenary Hall
View of Green Room

attached to Plenary Hall

First Floor plan

Second Floor plan

Space & Volume Analysis

PARKING
There is sufficient parking available only for the administration block but there is insufficient parking area for the
delegates and visitors, except VVIP’s like Prime Minister and President and person like this otherwise entire Rajpath is
used for parking facility to the Vigyan Bhawan, which creates traffic conjunction at Rajpath and area around.
INFERENCES:
•The major circulation via the doubly loaded corridor is very confusing for a visitor. In the building of this nature, the
clarity of layout is very important; since the user does not come here too often and thus he never gets familiar with the
layout.
•The corridor also gives no information of the building spaces one does not know whether he is walking to the narrow
row of offices or main hall lies across the wall.
•It could possibly have more pleasant to integrate some open spaces to it. The main hall has been treated as the
central mass with the other hall and office placed around.
•Main public entry used only in the case when the main hall is being used otherwise VIP entry is being used for small
conference. Main entrance is in two levels with two mezzanines. But the area is too small for the capacity of hall.
Registration area and front lounge are also very small for the capacity of main hall.
•Since the convention center was built in 1956, so the parking issue is not been considered, overlooking of the parking
requirement is most drastic fault in the convention center. Presently cars are being parked at Maulana Azad road and
at Rajpath leading to traffic jams.

2.2.3. SWISSTECH CONVENTION CENTRE

Overview
 The Swisstech Convention Centre is opened in April 2014.

 The Swisstech Convention Centre is set in the heart of one of Switzerland’s most vibrant areas, the Geneva
Region.
 Located on the campus of the prestigious Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), its futuristic design
makes it a truly unique building in Europe.
 With its close proximity to Lausanne, designated the Olympic Capital, the Swisstech Convention Centre is an ideal
platform for exchanges among conference delegates from around the world.
F IGURE 21 SWISS TECH CONVENTION CENTRE

FIGURE 22 SWISSTECH CONVENTION CENTRE ARIEL VIEW







INFEERNCES
 Adjoining hotels provide the necessary Hospitality facility as a package
 Partition-able hall can be configured in multiple arrangements as per requirement and may be used for
multiple events simultaneously.
 Same meeting room spaces can be configured in multiple ways with modular furniture.
 Common services facilities for hotel and exhibition spaces, arranged in Circumambulatory fashion.
 Small meeting spaces are also clustered and may also be used in cumulative manner.
 Service pits are provided with connections for power, water and LV networks / Internet.
Flexible seating in Plenary Hall gives extra usage options and also allows in breaking up the space for smaller functions.

HICC VIGYAN BHAWAN SWISSTECH CONVENTION

CENTER
Location Hyderabad, India New Delhi, India Ecublens, Switzerland
At city outskirts, close to Medium dense École Polytechnique
airport National capital region Fédérale de Lausanne
Context (EPFL) and close proximity
to Lausanne, designated
the Olympic Capital
Convention.
Project Components (Hotel and Exhibition Convention, Exhibition Convention, exhibition,
nearby) student housing, shopping
arcade
Project type Convention complex Bureaucrat Convention complex in
convention complex campus
Site Area 15 acres 12 acres 29 acres
Year of construction 2005 1956 April,2014
Architect RMJM Raja Aederi Richter Dahl Rocha &
Associés
Vision A large multifunctional A secure complex with
hall flanked by different halls of An extension of the
meeting spaces. different configurations. campus and to address
Ancillary functions in the growing economy
separate blocks.
Figure

HICC VIGYAN BHAWAN SWISSTECH CONVENTION

CENTER
Materials Concrete, steel, glass Concrete, steel, glass Wood, concrete, steel
glass
Movement Restricted Highly restricted Open public
Internally conneted Internally connected Internally connected
Basic zoning
Shading Systems Small windows for Small opening for Delhi Curtain glassed at
tropical climate heats. entrance(multi coloured
tints)
Daylight none Skylights in atrium Lobby/foyer well lit
which doubles up as
exhibition space.
Multifunctional Use Multifunctional None Multifunctional
functional Plenary halls functional Plenary halls
with retractable with split spaces and
seating. equipped with gala
techology

PROGRAM ANALYSIS
CHAPTER 3

Functional Relationship Diagram:
FIGURE 23 FUCNTION RELATIONSHIP DIAGRAM

Main
Entry
Main
Entry
FIGURE 24 FUNCTIONAL COMPONENTS RELATION DIAGRAM

S.NO. SPACE DESIGNATION USERS NO. TOTAL AREA IN SQ.M. STANDARDS (SQ.M./PERSON)
1 Auditorium for 3000 people
a seating 3000 2700 0.9
b stage area(10m proscenium) 600
c projection / control booth 150
d back stage 500
e public foyers 3000 900 0.3
f storage 200
g toilets 8 400
h services circulation 1635 30% of total area
TOTAL 7085
2 Meeting Rooms
a Meeting Rooms 1 150 1 240 1.6
b Meeting Rooms 2 100 2 320 1.6
c Meeting Rooms 3 60 2 192 1.6
d Breakout rooms 10 6 120 2
e Banquet Hall / Exhibition hall 2000 2400 1.2
f Banquet Hall / Exhibition hall 2000 2400 1.2
g Conference Rooms 1 300 1 360 1.2
h Conference Rooms 2 150 2 360 1.2
i foyers / assembly areas 1000 300 0.3
j projection / equipment room 200
k toilets 10 1500
l support areas 300
m service / collection 2607.6 30% of total area
TOTAL 11299.6
4 FOOD AND BEVERAGES AREAS

a restaurants 1 400 800 2
b restaurants 2 200 600 3
c lounge 250 425 1.7

d Cafeteria 300 510 1.7

e main satellite kitchen & store 700
f Food Court
g Service / Circulation 910 30% of total area
TOTAL 3945
5 ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

a Administration gross area 650
b security areas & plant engineering 2600
c employee areas(changing, canteen, etc., 550
d service / circulation 1140 30% of total area
TOTAL 4940
6 ROOFED EXHIBITION AREA 5000 2 7000 0.7

services / circulation 2100 30% of total area
TOTAL 9100
7 OPEN EXHIBITION AREA 5000 3500 0.7

Circulattion (40%) 1400
TOTAL 4900
8 SERVICES
AC, Lift, Pump, Generator, UPS
Fire control room
Electric sub-station
security
Misc.
2888.872 7% of total area
TOTAL BUILT UP AREA 44158.472
SITE AREA 80937
GROUND COVER 40% 1.36 F.A.R.

INFERENCE / CONCLUSION:
The overall project is analyzed and further divided into three components designed together, namely:
 The convention zone & plenary Hall

 The exhibition/banquets & meeting zones
 The hotel
The plenary hall and the main kitchen require good connection through a service corridor with an unloading bay
at the back of the building.
Different entries for the convention and the hotel are so needed that they may function separately when
required.
Part of the site left for future expansion
Sufficient parking area must be given so that parking may not be an issue in the future. It should be kept minimum
on the surface so that, it doesn’t disrupt the natural landscape.
Meeting and conference rooms require some level of privacy but should be well connected with the plenary halls
and Auditorium serving as breakout rooms for the out flowing crowd.
The workshops should be connected well connected with the spill outs and with the courtyards for collaborative
activities to function.

SITE ANALYSIS
CHAPTER 4

SITE ANALYSIS
City/Precinct Analysis
Visakhapatnam is nestled among the hills of the Eastern Ghats and faces the Bay of Bengal to the east. Vizag is the
district administrative headquarters and is also home to the Eastern Naval Command of the Indian Navy.
Visakhapatnam is often referred to as the Jewel of the East Coast or the City of Destiny
The city is also experiencing a boom in tourism, as the

city is endowed with beautiful beaches, stunning
scenic landscape, valleys & forests, temples &
monuments, historical Buddhist remains and
a rich cultural heritage. The three
majestic rocky ranges - The
Visakhapatnam
Kailasha Hill, The Porlupalam Hill
and the Yarada Hill form an
excellent backdrop and
enhance the charm of this
beautiful Port city.
Visakhapatnam
Zonal Map
F IGURE 25 VIZAG ZONAL MAP

F IGURE 26 A NDHRA PRADESH IN I NDIA MAP

Industry & Economy: Vizag is primarily an industrial city, apart from being a port city and a tourist destination. The city
is home to several state-owned heavy industries contributing to city’s economy. One of the most advanced steel plants,
and the country's largest ports and its oldest shipyard are located here. It is the only city on the eastern coast of India
with a natural harbor. The other major industries of Visakhapatnam include Bharat Heavy Plates & Vessels Ltd, Hindustan
Zinc Ltd., Hindustan Petroleum and Chemicals Limited (H.P.C.L.), Coromandel fertilizers, Andhra Polymers (now LG
Polymers), Rain Calcining Ltd, Visakhapatnam Export Processing Zone, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), etc.
Apart from the above, Vizag also owes its economic growth to the IT/ITeS industry. The city registered over 100% growth
in the IT sector over the last year, contributing millions of dollars to the economy. Growth in real estate is yet another key
contributor to Vizag economy. Development of multiple residential gated communities/ventures by both public (VUDA)
and private sectors in and around Visakhapatnam, allocation of large land parcels by various Govt. departments for
development of SEZs, Pharma City, Brandix Apparel Park, etc. are few examples of booming real estate scenario in
Vizag.
Jurisdiction of Vizag Urban Development Authority: The Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority (VUDA) is
the Administrative Authority, which is also proposing a new Master Plan consequent to the increase in its jurisdiction from
1700 km² to 5500 km².
Education: Visakhapatnam is also an education hub. It is the home of Andhra University (AU) and its affiliated colleges,
providing education to thousands of students from the state. Post-graduate and graduate courses are offered in various
branches like Arts, Commerce, Science & Technology, Engineering, IT, Business Management, Law and Pharmacy. The
AU College of Pharmacy is the second oldest Pharmacology Institute in India. Andhra Medical College, established in
1902, is the home of various teaching hospitals. The Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (GITAM) (located
at Rushikonda on beach road) recently attained the status of a deemed university.

Climatology
Visakhapatnam essentially observes tropical type of climate with excessive Humidity. Approximating other parts of India,
It too enjoys three basic seasons of summer, monsoon and winter. Summer season is from March to June. Monsoon from
July to October. Irregular showers drench the city at several times. Through Visakhapatnam receives an annual rain fall
of 95cm. The region becomes extremely clammy during monsoons the North-East winds are the major source of rainfall
in Vizag.
F IGURE 27 WEATHER DATA CHART

F IGURE 28 S UN PATH DIAGRAM

Site located at city level
SITE
Simhachalam
Temple
Kailasgiri
Core City
Airport
Industrial Zone Port
F IGURE 29 VI ZAG G OOGLE MAP SITE

The site is located between the two hill ranges of Kambalakonda region to north of the city.

Connectivity
The proposed site is at a distance of 0.3 km from the Mudasarlova Road / Simhachalam - Hanumanthawaka
Junctions BRT road. It is well connected through 40’ wide roads on all sides. The National Highway (NH-05) is at a
distance of 5.5 km from the proposed site through Mudasarlova road. The nearest Railway station is Visakhapatnam
station located at a distance of about 12 km from the site and the Airport is at a distance of about 15 km.
SITE
15 km
12 km
Airport
Railway
Station
F IGURE 30 V IZAG G OOGLE MAP

Site Location & features

The site identified for development of International Convention Centre is located in Survey no. 26 of Mudasarlova
village, Visakhapatnam. The site is located amidst the beautiful hills and palm trees on the northern side and a serene
Mudasarlova reservoir on the southern side. The identified site admeasures 20 acres (8 hectares) is located North of
Mudasarlova reservoir with coordinated 17°46'11.60"N Lat. & 83°17'39.78"E. Scarce vegetation is observed within the site
with mid-sized trees and shrubs. Dense vegetation is observed at few pockets of the site. The site abuts the
Kambalakonda Wild Life Sanctuary and is in close proximity to Mudasarlova Reservoir. As per Vizag Metropolitan Region
(VMR) Master Plan 2021, the land use of the proposed site is classified as Recreational & Open spaces.
F IGURE 31 M UDASARLOVA GOOGLE MAP

Existing Infrastructure
a) Approach Road: The proposed site is at a distance of 0.3 kms from the Mudasarlova Road / Simhachalam –
Hanumanthawaka Junctions BRT road. It is well connected through 40’ wide roads on all sides. The National
Highway (NH-05) is at a distance of 5.5 kms from the proposed site through Mudasarlova road.
b) Drinking water Supply: Water can be sourced from the Mudasarlova Reservoir located in close proximity to the
site which is less than 1 km.
c) Power Supply: There exists a 33/11 kV substation located at the Arilova at a distance of 1.2km from the Site.
Environmental Aspects
A preliminary environmental assessment for the project site has been carried out to identify the critical
environmental aspects, if any in the project site as well as its surroundings. Based on the preliminary assessment, it may
be inferred that, the project site does not fall/cover under environmentally sensitive areas such as National parks, Wild
Life Sanctuaries and Reserved forests. Further, a large proportion of the site has good green cover with small shrubs and
ground cover plantings. Hence, it is not classified as afforestation area.
Topography
The proposed site identified for development is fairly plain with minor undulations and slopes from North to South.

TILT VIEW (GOOGLE MAPS) 1:
Bay of Bengal
Kambalakonda range Simhachalam range
Mudasarlova reservoir
SITE
Point of View on Key Map

TILT VIEW (GOOGLE MAPS) 2:
Eastern Ghats
Simhachalam range
Kambalakonda range
SITE
Mudasarlova reservoir
Point of View on Key Map

SITE AREA: 80937 sq.m. (20 acres)

Max. Ground coverage: 40%
F.A.R: 1.5
Setbacks: front side- 9m. , remaining sides- 6m
e.c.s: 1
F IGURE 34 A UTO CAD PLAN OF THE SITE NEIGHBOURHOOD LEVEL

F IGURE 35 A UTO CAD PLAN OF THE SITE

1
Photographs of Site PHOTOGRAPHS OF SITE
2 2
5
4 4
3
5 2
3

1 4 5
3 6
2 7
2
4
5 6 7

Inference/Conclusion
 As the site is at the footsteps of Kambalakonda range, it has a gradual slope diagonally (south-east
direction) towards the Mudasarlova reservoir.
 It has a pretty good of reservoir near-by (additionally trees got cleared due to hud-hud) and there is an
open green (under recreational/restricted green land use) left between.
 As the site is well located between two hill ranges of Eastern Ghats, it has leeward monsoon wind from the
south west direction.
 Because of the hill ranges it is protected from the city’s pollution.
 Sea’s breeze softly penetrates though and maintains the temperature.

SWOT
CHAPTER 5

SWAOT ANALYSIS
Strength
 As the site is at the footsteps of Kambalakonda range, it has a gradual slope diagonally (south-east direction)
towards the Mudasarlova reservoir.
 Because of the hill ranges, it is separated and protected from the city’s pollution.
 These hill ranges on both side cause the Sea breeze gently penetrate through and maintains the temperature
levels relatively.
 Abundance of land for possible future expansion for various purpose.
 This project in the site, adds to the potential of the present development.
 The project is on the live site as it is proposed by the government.
Weakness
 As the site is situated between the hill range, it feels like disconnected from the city which isn’t.
 Similarly, these hills make the approach distance from airport and railway station more when compared to its
displacement.
 Because of these hills around, the site experiences early sunset which may affect winters.

Opportunities
 To build a strong ‘IMAGE OF THE PLACE’ and promote the destination to cater to mice tourism.
 There a great opportunity to build a modern and lasting brand for the city as an International Convention
destination.
 In terms of view: It has got a good view of reservoir near-by (additionally trees got cleared due to cyclone HUD-
HUD) and there is an open green (under recreational/restricted green land use) left between.
 To develop it as a popular destination with all flairs of corporate meetings and trades shows.
Threats
 The magnitude of architectural imposition threatens to subdue the project and not let it reach its full potential.
 The project may not be supported by the necessary auxiliary functions like public transport and the hospitality
sector.
 The site design should be dealt cautiously, as in case of heavy rain fall there shouldn’t be any chance of storm
water sweeping in.

Development of Site Diagram
The overall project is analyzed and further divided into three components designed together, namely:
 The convention zone & plenary Hall

 The exhibition/banquets & meeting zones
 The hotel
After understanding the site, the spaces are arranged in the hierarchy of the block heights for a scenic view of the
water body (reservoir), the range and the setting sun. So the hotel for 200 room with the given footprint is the tallest
building, it need to be at the back. Further the convention block and the exhibition blocks a put parallel.
 Different entries for the convention and the hotel are so needed that they may function separately when
required.
 Part of the site, rather one side of the site is left as open exhibition grounds and can be in use for further
expansion.
 Sufficient parking area must be given so that parking may not be an issue in the future.
The plenary hall and the main kitchen require good connection through a service corridor with an unloading bay at the
back of the building.

Zoning / Movement systems / Volumetric disproportion
Entrance to
Hotel
Hotel
Entrance to
Convention
Plenary
Exhibition & Hall
Convention
block
Open
exhibition
grounds
Site plan
(zonal)
Circulation

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 6

Design Development 1
The attempt was to make a design as holistic as possible by merging all the facilities in a single
block except the plenary hall. There after it is oriented towards the reservoir (water body).
Features:
 Central plaza integrating all the functions around.
 Plenary hall is isolated from the main block to insulate from the
regular crowd.
 The open exhibition space to the lower right corner of the site
has a view for the hills and the water body nearby.
 Single massing can provide efficient circulation.
Drawbacks:
 The design feel introvert, where the site is vast.
 The site being open (have roads) on three sides has failed to
utilize the entries and exit to provide services and VIP
entrances separately.
 The view from inside is very much restricted/minimized to one
side only.
 In such a kind of massing there is a lack of efficient
prefunction areas.
 The forecourt is compromised with parking lot as the surface
parking is important and the area is insufficiently left.

The attempt was to make a design as holistic as possible by merging all the facilities in a single
block including the plenary hall. There after it is oriented towards the reservoir (water body).
Features:
 The design is done by assembling the block with the exhibition
spaces, admin offices and the restaurant in one wing while the
plenary and their conference/ meeting rooms in one wing, both
joined at right angle.
 Both can be accessed with two different entries from both the
roads
 The open exhibition space to the lower right corner of the site has
a view for the hills and the water body nearby.
 Better view provided throughout the building.
Drawbacks:
 Inefficient circulation causes to access easily.
 Its difficult to run the service road throughout the building, as it cuts
down the connection with the open ground
 In such a kind of massing there is a lack of efficient prefunction
areas.
 Small breakout spaces within the building like atriums are missing
causing to exit building to opens.

The attempt was to make a design by sub-zoning the blocks by their functional access and the
requirement/hierarchy of spaces is met accordingly
Features:
 Designed by arranging all functions around a central courtyard
which acts as an open exhibition space too.
 Both can be accessed with two different entries from both the
roads
 The open exhibition space to the lower right corner of the site has
a view for the hills and the water body nearby.
 Better view provided throughout the building.
 Efficient circulation cause ease of access.
Drawbacks:
 There is no separate entries for VIPs.
 Single foyer/entrance lobby isn’t sufficient for the large gatherings.
 The prefunction space is embedded with the corridor making it to
10m is still not sufficient.

GROUND
FLOOR PLAN

FINAL DESIGN
CHAPTER 7

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CONTEXT MODEL
MAIN MODEL

REFERANCE/BIBLIOGRAPHY:
 http://www.aipc.org/mediacoverage/500_meetme%2010.11-
12%20Convention%20Centres%20of%20the%20future.pdf
 www.wikipedia.com
 www.swisstechconventioncentre.com
 https://www.scribd.com/doc/200861854/CASE-STUDIES-Convention-Centre-Indian-habitat-centre-and-indian-
international-centre#scribd

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Figure 1 before and after Andhra Pradesh state bifurcation

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This tells the need of an International Convention Centre.

F IGURE 2 N EWSPAPER CUTTING IN V IZAG CITY

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MAJOR CONVENTION CENTRE ELEMENTS

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For feature events and more formal functions - new

Registration and Prefunction

Large-scale registration should occur either just

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Back-of-House and Loading Dock

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Each meeting room will have preprogrammed

up, and access to nearby storage areas for

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For general sessions or banquet presentations, lighting must have flexible

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Client Support Areas

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2.2.1 HYDERABAD INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE (HICC)

F IGURE 6 HICC & N OVOTEL PANORAMA

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F IGURE 7 SITE PLAN HICC & HITEX

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F IGURE 8 HICC L OBBY F IGURE 9 HICC T HEATRE STYLE PLENARY HALL

F IGURE 11 HICC BANQUET HALL F IGURE 10 HICC SMALL MEETING ROOM

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 Full height entrance lobby  Identical plans on all floors

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World-class convention facilities

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The Exterior Design of the building states a strong statement in

FIGURE 12 HICC FRONT FACADE

The landscape of the site is very well merged with its

F IGURE 13 L ANDSCAPING IN FRONT OF BUILDING

Interiors of this International building has been handled so

FIGURE 14 ENTRANCE LOBBY

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Hyderabad International Convention Centre is

FIGURE 15 HICC PLENARY H ALL

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