DESIGN DISSERTATION

2016 – 2017

VINEYARD RESORT
Case Study Presentation

GUIDED BY – Ar. J.D. Deshmukh.

By – Sonakshi Bora
Final year Architecture
J.N.E.C.
Sula Vineyard
Synopsis of vineyard

• Project Name – Sula Vineyard Resort

• Owner – Mr Pachpatil
• CEO , Founder – Rajeev Samant
• Year Of Construction – 1988
• Architect – Ar. Sanjay Patil
• Address – Gut No.36/2, Govardhan
Village, ofF Gangapur-Savargaon
Road, Nasik
• Climate – Cool and mild climate with
sunshine all through the year.
• Location – Sawargaon Gangapur
Road, Nashik, Maharashtra.
• Site Topography – Contoured with slope towards west side; soil is red laterite (good
for grapes).
• Surrounding – the Resort is Surrounded by hills and a lake which creates a relaxing
and a soothing environment.
BACKGROUND OF SULA VINEYARD AND BEYOND

• SULA VINEYARD was named after Rajeev’s mother – 'Sulabha'.

• Rajeev Samant initially experimented with crops such as mangoes, roses, teakwood
and table grapes before realising that Nashik’s climate and temperature were well-
suited for growing wine grapes.

• Samant steadily expanded the company over the next few years by introducing newer
grape varieties and expanding the company’s offerings.

• Today, the Nashik region is known as the 'Wine Capital of India' and is home to almost
50 wineries.

• SULA BEYOND – India’s first vineyard resort.

• The resort has beautiful wine themed rooms, named after different grape varietals or
Sula’s wines.
• As part of their wine tourism venture, Sula operates a tasting room, 2 restaurants:
'Little Italy' & 'Soma', a 35-room resort: ‘Beyond by Sula,’ and an amphitheatre at their
Nashik estate
APPROACH TO THE SITE

Sula Vineyards is in the outskirts of Nashik city.

Airport – 34 kms, 50 min by car.

Railway – 25 kms, 40 min by car.

BEYOND Resort is located 3 kms away from SulaVineyard.

It is approchable directly through main
Road.
CONNECTIVITY
Main Entrance Gate

Approach road
to Sula

Service Road
 VINEYARD LAYOUT
• Comprises of Administration Office, Wine tasting and touring, wine making,
restaurant, amphitheatre, rooms ( under construction).
• The winery is set on a 35 acre vineyard.
• Built up – 15%
• Vineyard – 82%
• Roads – 3% N

Labelling Unit Manufacturing

Unit

Amphitheatre

Administration,
wine tasting

Drop Off Point

Restaurant
 AMPHITHEATRE AND RESTAURANT LAYOUT

• 1.5 acre Greek-style amphitheatre with professionally landscaped lawns and semi-
circular seating is home to India's most famous gourmet music festival in a vineyard,
SulaFest.

KITCHEN AND STORE

CHANGING ROOMS

OPEN SPACE

RESTAURANT

AMPHITHEATRE
 Wine making unit

PROCESS INVOLVES –
• Crushing of grapes and primary alcohol
fermentation.
• Pressing and pigeage (manual cushing)
• Secondary fermentation and bulk aging (barrels)
• Laboratory test
• Blending and Finning
• Preservatives
• Bottling

• Processed wine is stored in

Barrels. (20, 30, 50 bottles)
• Bottle Labelling
• Distribution.
 Plan of wine manufacturing unit
Ground floor plan

Softening Plant Chilling plant

Boiler, Air Compressor 120 sq. mts

Tank room
400 sq mts

Cellar room
350 sq mts

Bottling and Labelling

Barrel room
320sq. mt
Grape Plantation
 Plan of wine manufacturing unit

first floor plan

Bottling and Labelling Lobby

Manager’s cabin
Existing Barrel Room
Tasting Room
Pantry

A/C Bar Conference hall

Existing Terrace New Terrace

New Terrace
Conference hall
 Section and elevation
PUFF SHEETS ROOFING
OVER M S RAFTER AND
PURLINS

ELEVATIONS – ROUGH CAST PLASTER BAND .

 ELEVATIONS
LABELLING UNIT

RESTAURANT WAY TO AMPHITHEATRE

RESTAURANT AND FRONT ELEVATION OF SULA

WINE TASTING
ADMINISTRATION, AMPHITHEATRE AND RESTAURANT
Beyond Resort
by Sula
 BEYOND RESORT – LOCATION

• Location – Sawargaon Gangapur road,

Nashik, Maharashtra.
• 3 kms away from Sula Vineyards.

SULA VINEYARD

SULA BEYOND
 RESORT SITE PLAN
• SULA BEYOND – India’s first vineyard resort.
• The Vineyard Resort has beautiful wine themed rooms, named after different grape
varietals or Sula’s wines.

LAKE N
Main Entrance to Site Amphitheatre

Swimming Pools

HILLS Open Landscape

Entrance
• Total area – 10.5 acre Service Road
Parking Area
• The main entrance of the
site is to the north-west
and the entrance to the
building to south. Parking For Staff
Generator and Electric Substation
 Ground floor - zoning, circulation and amenities
Conference room now Planned as a hall, now converted
converted into a gym into bedrooms

Washroom
Facility

Staircase

Wine shop, now

converted into
gaming room. Service
staircase
PUBLIC ZONE
SEMI-PUBLIC ZONE
PRIVATE ZONE

Housekeeping rooms Cafeteria for staff

 Firt floor - zoning, circulation and amenities.

Rooms with Deck – all

Measuring 3.72X4.66 mts

Washroom Facility

Staircase

Service
PUBLIC ZONE staircase
SEMI-PUBLIC ZONE
PRIVATE ZONE

Massage and Spa Multipurpose Hall

amenity
 Amenities and their area
• Restaurant (Café Rose) -85.18m² • Gaming room (Red room) -65m²

• Swimming pools
•Spa - 65m²

• Gym - 31.95m²
 Open semi – open green spaces

Skylights for
efficient
lighting in corridors

Central courtyard – creates

Along corridors a pleasant element

At the rear side of the resort Inside the resort

Elevation and section

• Puff insulation material provided in the

roofs for thermal comfort.
Some views of beyond
 conclusion

MERITS OF THE RESORT –

• The use of negative spaces throughout the resort was efficient.

• The central courtyard improves the micro-climate and cools the surrounding
rooms through evaporative cooling.
• Each room provides a comforting view of either the hill or the lake.
• The roofing material (puff-insulated sheets) provided comfort from outside
weather.
• The staircase was provided from the kitchen for service to the rooms on upper
floor.
• Skylights provided for efficient lighting in the corridors and for the plants to grow
properly.
• Every block of vineyard and resort was connected by some GREEN element.
• Every year, in the month of Jan – Feb, SULA FEST is held.
• Through WINE TOURING AND TASTING, people are enlightened by not only the
process of wine making but also the advantages of its consumption.
DEMERITS OF THE RESORT –

• The villas provided were very far from the resort building and there was no provision
for cooking in the villas so people had to come to the Café Rose. This was not
convenient.
• There was no in-house laundry provided.
• The capacity of the whole resort is only 70-80 people that is not sufficient. People have
to do their bookings 2 months prior.
• During the Sula Fest, there is no vacancy in the resort as it is given to the bands who
perform at the fest.
 SITE ANALYSIS

• SITE – PUNE, MAHARASHTRA.

• LOCATION – Hadapsar, near gliding centre, Pune.
WHY PUNE ?

• Climate – For wine production, the temperature required for it should be between
20-30 degree Celsius. Pune has favourable weather conditions needed for the
same.
The city has hot semi-arid climate with tropical wet and dry, average temperature
ranging between 19-33 degree Celsius.

• Maximum Production – Also, though as compared to Nasik, there are less wineries
but production of it is still at a great percentage. In 2008, there was an article, in
TOI as, “ Pune hot spot for wine production” describing the demand for wine from
local as well as international market growing. Pune district is becoming the hot-
spot for wine production.

• Demand – Despite of great demand for wine in Pune, there is no vineyard resort.
Pune being the educational centre and one of the leading district for wine
production could be favourable for a vineyard.

• National Research centre for Grapes – Pune has grape research centre in Hadapsar.
That is 6.1 km away from gliding centre.
Thank You