LITERATURE CASE STUDY 2

AHMEDABAD HOTEL, AHMEDABAD, INDIA

INTRODUCTION

Ahmedabad Hotel is glaring example of the rapidly growing design standards in the
Indian construction industry. Designed by Indian architects and built by the Indian
firms, this hotel is going to be a benchmark for upcoming projects in India.

Figure1: Rendered View - Ahmedabad Hotel

Source: http://www.archdaily.com/267403/ahmedabad-hotel-studio-symbiosis/ as on 15/2/2013

Location - Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Designed by - Studio Symbiosis
Architects - Amit Gupta, Britta Knobel Gupta, in collaboration with Vandana Sehgal
Start date - April2012
Present Status - Under Construction

VALIDITY and OBJECTIVE of CASE STUDY

Ahmedabad hotel was chosen as a case study because of the dynamic design
principle involved. It was also taken to imply the fact that such designs are not only
conceived but also implemented in India.
IMMEDITE SITE CONTEXT

Figure: Immediate Site Context

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DEVELOPMENT of FORM

On the lower three floors the proposal consists of reception lobby, shopping area,
banquet hall, meeting rooms, restaurants, lounge space and service areas. All these
elements are tied with a coherent design language of natural canyon like formations.
The spaces are carved out using the same design principles with which a wave carves
out a canyon.
Figure : Development of Canyon like Form
Source: Author

SPACE PLANNING

The building comprises of three waves which are very carefully translated into
dramatic key spaces on the lower floors and on the upper floors they translate into
room grids with focus on standardized room sizes. These waves emerge effortlessly
from the landscape creating a sense of harmonic relationship with the ground.

The entry to the building has been marked with

a column less cantilever that creates a dramatic
entrance space.
Figure: Ground Floor Plan - Ahmedabad Hotel
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Figure: Typical Guest Floor - Ahmedabad Hotel

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The different functions in the building with different programmatic requirements are
blending together thus resulting in this iconic building.

The profile of the building has been designed with keen emphasis given both to the
smooth transition from the horizontal landscape to the vertical structure and to the
standardization and repetition of the facade components.
The profile of the building has
been designed with keen
emphasis given both to the
smooth transition from the
horizontal landscape to the
vertical building and to the
standardization and
repetition of the facade
components.
The facade is designed as an
intricate part of the building.
The
interdependent
relationship between the skin
and structure of the building
makes the system a very
coherent one.