N.C.P.

A
NATIONAL CENTRE
FOR THE PERFOMING ART
MUMBAI
 INTRODUCTION
• EST. IN - 1959
• FOUNDER – DR. JAMSHED J. BHABHA

• ARCHITECTS - PHILLIP JHONSON & PATEL BATLIWALA

• AREA – 3200m2

LOCATION

• THE SITE IS SITUATED AT N.C.P.A MARG, SOUTH MUMBAI.

• THE SITE IS LOCATED IN COMMERCIAL AREA

• N.C.P.A IS SURROUNDED BY HOTEL AND MALLS

• ENTRY - 6 GATES
• THE SITE IS DIVIDED INTO 6 BLOCKS
 AREAS OF N.C.P.A
• TATA THEATER
• JHAMSHED BHABHA THEATER
• MAIN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE
• TEACHING AND REASERCH BLOCK
• EXPERIMENTAL THEATER
• GODREJ DANCE ACEDEMY THEATER
• BLACK BOX
• ART GALLERY
• STAFF AND GUEST ROOMS AND N.C.P.A APARTMENTS
• CAFÉ
• LIBRARY
• GREEN ROOM
• KICHTEN
• RECEPTION
• OPEN AIR THEATER
 TATA THEATER
• DESIGNED BY PHILLIP JHONSON & ACOUSTICIAN CYRIL HARRIS
• OPENED IN 1982
• SEATING CAPACITY 1010 PERSONS
• FOYER CAPACITY 500 – 600 PERSONS
• SIX ENTRY SEATINGS
• FOR MUSIC CONCERT , DANCE AND DRAMA
• ROTATING STAGE
• 6 GREEN ROOMS WITH ATTACHED TOILET
• SEA VIEW ROOM
• TECHINICAL ROOMS
• STORE ROOM
• WAITING AREA FOR THE PERFORMERS
• ELEVATORS FOR HANDICAPPED
• THE HEIGHT OF THE AUDITORIUM IS 15 M
 ENTRY
• THERE ARE SEPARATE ENTRANCES ,
ONE FOR THE PERFORMERS AND THE
OTHER FOR THE AUDIENCES.

• THE ENTRY FOR THE PERFORMER

WERE ALSO USED AS THE SERVIECE ENTRY.

• TWO EMERGENCY EXIT ARE PROVIDED

NEAR THE STAGE.

BACKSTAGE AREA
• ALL TECHNICAL ROOMS

• THE MAIN ENTRY FOR PERFORMERS

• STORE AREA

• ENTRY TO THE SEA VIEW ROOM

 SEATING ARRANGEMENT
• THE THEATER IS FAN SHAPED , THE SEATING ARRANGEMENT IS DIVIDED INTO FIVE EQUAL PART

• SEATING CAPACITY IS 1010 PERSONS

• EACH BAY CONSISTS OF 202 SEATS

• SIX AISLES DIVIDED

850 MM
350 MM
800 MM
150 MM 450 MM

300 MM
600 MM
 WALLS AND CEILING

• THE WALLS AND CEILING HAD A BASIC WOODEN

FRAMEWORK.

• THESE FRAMEWORK (PANELS) HAD ALTERNATE CONCAVE

AND CONVEX TRIANGULAR FORMS WHICH ENSURED EVEN
DISTRIBUTION OF SOUND OVER THE ENTIRE AUDITORIUM.

• THESE PROJECTIONS COME OUT FROM THE SIDES OF THE

WALLS. THEY ARE HOLLOW AND MAY ACT AS RESONATORS.

• THESE ARE SURFACES WHICH HELP IN THE DISPERSION OF

SOUND.

• THE SPECIAL ACOUSTIC FORMS ARE MADE UP OF HIGH

DENSITY COMPRESSED PLASTER(P.O.P).

• DUE TO THESE SPECIAL ACOUSTIC METHODS, THE VOICE IS

NATURALLY AUDIBLE AT ANY PLACE IN THE AUDITORIUM
WITHOUT ANY MIKES OR SOUND SYSTEMS.6
 CEILING SERIVICS
AC BLOWERS

2.5M

1M
Sprinklers were
placed at
a distance of 4m on
the ceiling.
CEILING PLAN

• POSITION OF THE CEILING LIGHTS AND AC BLOWERS

• TYPES OF LIGHTS - HALOGEN AND WARM YELLOW LIGHT

 LIGHTING
• A GOOD NUMBER OF LIGHTING FIXTURES ARE ORIENTED
ON THE STAGE COVERING ALL ANGLES

• THERE ARE HALOGEN LIGHTS ON THE CEILING OVER THE

SEATING AREA

• THESE LIGHTS ARE OF DIFFERENT TYPES , QUALITIES ,

INTENSITIES, COLOUR ETC. EG-HALOGEN LIGHTS, SPOT
LIGHTS, FOCUS LIGHTS

• THERE WERE TOTAL 64 LIGHTS ON THE CEILING

• THESE LIGHTS CAN BE DIMMED OR BRIGHTENED AS PER

REQUIREMENTS

• THE LIGHTING OVER THE STAGE ALSO HAD FIXTURES TO

HANG THE FOCUS LIGHTS
 FLOORING
•R.C.C FLOOR IS COVERED WITH WOOLLEN CARPET.

STAGE
• SEMI-CIRCULAR STAGE

• NO CURTAINS AND FINS

• THE INNER PORTION (UPTO4.7M RADIUS) IS ROTATABLE

• THE OUTER PORTION OF THE STAGE IS FIXED

• IT ROTATES 180 DEGREE IN 80 SECS

• THE RADIUS OF THE SEMICIRCULAR STAGE IS 7M

STAGE FLOOR:

•HARDWOOD TIMBER FLOORING OVER CONCRETE

 AIR-CONDITIONING
• The ceiling had a 10ft duct over for the pipelines.

• The auditorium was centrally air-conditioned.

• The blowers were on the wooden frame of the ceiling.

• The ac plant was in the basement of the auditorium.

• These were connected through pipelines to the main ac

plants in the AHU(air handling unit) room.