LITERATURE STUDY

AVASA HOTEL
HYDERABAD

- AFROSE.S
 AVASA HOTEL

Architects : Nandu Associates

Location : Madhapur , Hyderabad , India.
Area : 8169.0 sq.m Site Area
(2 Acres)
Project year : 2012
Interior designer : Ed Poole from Singapore.
Landscape design : Design cell studio.
217 Rooms,
S Banquet Halls,
3 F&B Restraunt,
 sky Lounge,
Business Lounge,
SPA,
Swimming pool and gym

REASONS FOR SELECTION:

1. It was well designed in a small site.
2.The inter-relationship of different areas of the back of the house and front of the house
and their co-relationship with each other.

LOCATION :
Avasa is located at survey no 64 at the huda techno enclave at
madhapur in the hitech city of hyderabad.

MAJOR TRANSPORT DISTANCE

- International/Domestic Airport, Hyderabad: 35 kms
- Hyderabad International Convention Centre: 3Kms
- Railway Station, Secunderabad: 20 kms
DESIGN CONCEPT
1.It was designed such an aesthically with STEPPED TERRACE GARDENS with respect to
the site.
2. It intimate interlude for reIaxation,business &
convention
3. With 98% of the lighting being
led, avasa is a highly environment friendly.
 •The site is wide towards the front road and
narrows Down towards the back.
• Highly site specific scheme.
•The building follows the site, forming the
letter 'A', in

•Due to limited open space on site,

continuous green space has been
conceived in the form of
stepped terraces
third level to the top flooR.
•LIMITED OPEN GREEN SPACES
SITE PLAN :
Amenities :
•It is a 11 floor frame structure with
stepped terrace gardens.
•It consists of:
•217 rooms
•5 banquet halls
•3 F&B restaurants Sky lounge
•Business lounge
•SPA
•Swimming pool
ENTRANCE LOBBY

MAIN LOBBY RESTAURANT

LOUNGE :
1. Two atriums have been created to characterize the areas that they represent
2. The lobby atrium at the ground level connects the grand lobby and the banquet halls.
3.The central atrium is conceived at the third level and has been created under the stepped
terraces, creating a sense of openness and a distinct scale
4. This adds to the feeling of grandeur as one stands in the atrium

ELEVATORS :
There are total 14 floors including 3 basements
•3 guest lifts with 8 people capacity are present at entrance lobby

•And 2 guest lifts are present at the entrance which Leads directly to sky bar fn 10th&11th
floors
•And 2 guest lifts are present at the entrance which leads directly to banquet halls in third
flooor
• 3 service lifis of capacity 13persons [1000kg] are present At service area from lower
basement to
11 floor
•TotaI there are 7 guest lifts and 3 service lifts
•Size of 3 guest lifts 2x2.Sm
•Size of 4 guest lifts 3x2.Sm
•Size of 3 service lifts 3x2.5
LOBBY
ELEVATOR CAPACITY
BANQUET HALL- 3No.s.
1.CONSTELLATION It has a separate entrance and a pre function area. It can accommodate
250 seating
and it had common area for buffey this hall can be divided if required, by a sound proof
partition giving two halls

2.VEGA It had a capacity of seating of 100 people

3.NOVA It had a capacity of seating of 100 people

BARS AND RESTAURANT :
1.Indian restaurant of capacity 250
2.ohm-chinese restaurant capacity -70 3.bridge lounge
— coffee shop for guests BAR Sky lounge is a bar designed as
a bridge between 10th & 11th floors

RECREATION:
• gym,- 12x9m
•spa - 12x9m
swimming pool — 200sqm depth varies from 34feet capacity
— 1Iakh S0 thousand liters.

CONFERENCE BANQUET HALLS :

There are five conference halls which can accommodate all
types of conferences, meetings, seminars,
workshops & product
• 145.8 sq.m.
• 100 seat well equipped and well manned

ROOM FACILITIES :
•Individually controlled air conditioning,
•Sound proof rooms,
•Telephone-two per room
•International and national dialing
•Broad band internet access
•Tea /coffee makers
•sprinklers and smoke detectors
•fax machine available on request
•Electric current 220v SO cycles
MEET ORION
Boardroom
• 74 sq.m.
• 2S seater
• Situated away from
disturbances

MEET OMNI
Boardroom/ Classroom
• 70 sq.m.
• 2S seater

BRIDGE BUSINESS CLUB

Lounge + Bar
• Formal
• Area — 180 sq.m.
• Capacity — 4S

Dwelling Room Types

o AVASA SILVER
o AVASA PLATINUM
o AVASA STUDIO SUITE
o AVASA GALLERY SUITE
Avasa Silver:-
Room —3S sqm Toilet —7 sqm LCD TV
iPod docking station Wired & wireless
broadband, internet
Electronic safe Personal bar
Iron Board Complimentary Buffet
Breakfast

Avasa Platinum Club:-

Room — 3S sqm Toilet —7 sqm
LCD TV ,iPod docking station Wired &
wireless broadband internet access
Electronic safe , 1(
Personal bar ,
Iron Board Complimentary Buffet
Breakfast
One Way Airport Conveyence Media
Hub, Happy Hour cocktails at Bridge
Business Club.
Avasa Studin Suite:-
Room —40 sqm,
Toilet —12 sqm LCD TV ,
iPod docking station Wired & wireless
broadband internet Electronic safe , Personal
bar,
Iron Board
Complimentary Buffet Breakfast An hours' use
of the Meeting room Two way Airport
conveyance

Avasa Gallery Suite:-

Room -70sqm, Toilet —l2sqm LCD TV,
iPod docking station,
Wired & wireless broadband internet
Electronic safe , Personal bar ,
Iron Board
Complimentary Buffet Breakfast 2 hours use of
the Meeting room Two way Airport
conveyance
Complimentary Cocktails at Bridge Business
Club
6th & 9th FLOOR PLAN :
1-Rooms
2-Service Area 96.8
3-Private meeting area 16 sq.m.
4-Stepped level seating 74 sq.m

FLOOR PLANS
 SECTIONS
-The building sections were the most important detail in the design process.
-The section, through the terraces explains the buildings spatial qualities at its best.
-The spatial drama is created by the receding terraces that seem to invite the elements right
to its core.
-The green relief and visual connect at upper levels, is both exciting and enthusing.
THE BRIDGES
There are two bridges between two room blocks,
one on the fifth floor which is the
business club :
"BRIDGE", and the other is the double- level Sky-Bar
serviced by its own set of lifts, connecting
the room
blocks on the tenth and eleventh level, impairing a
unique identity and experience to these area.
 AREA SERVICES

WATER SUPPLY AND TREATMENT:

Source: Bore well & Municipal water
•2no.Of raw watertanks:60kI.Each
•1no.Of Ro-water tank 20kl Watertank:120kI.Each FIRE V\/ATER TANK MOTORS
•2no.Of treated water tank.
•2na.Of fire watertank:100kl.Each-the hotel has its own system of filtration , chlorination and
changing of water. There is a confinuous purification of swimming pool water in swimming pool
tank
is changed every 3months.

WATER PLANT IN LOWER BASEMENTFIRE WATER TANK MOTORS SWIMMING POOL WATER
TANK
1.Water purification is done in 3 tanks sedimentation tank, carbon tank filter, sharpen tank filter
2.Hydro pneumatic system is used for pumping water from ground to upper floors
Sewage: include both liquid and solid waste. Vertical shafts are provided for sewage

GUEST FLOOR---SERVICE FLOOR---LOWER FLOOR---TO UNDERGROUND PIPES---MASTER PIT---

TO MAIN SEWER.
To have working space and to have easy access vertical shafts are provided at each floor. Wet
wells
and sumps are provided where the sewage is allowed to settle for sometime before it is
pumped to
the Next pipe for final disposal.

For maintenance of the sewage disposal system pumps and ejectors are used Sewage: include
both
liquid and solid waste. Vertical shafts are provided for sewage
BOILER:

3no Of boilers are present 1steam boiler of 600kg capacity is used

for laundry
2 boilers of 35001/hour are used for kitchen & guest rooms
3.These boilers are worked by using solar power during day time &
diesel is used as alternate

when no solar LAUNDRY

(i.) The laundry of Avasa is 300 sq.m.
(ii.) Soiled linen is brought to the iaundry in following manner: (iii.)
The housekeeping staff
changes linen in each room daily.
This soiled linen is then send to the soiled linen storage room via
linen chutes .Linen staff is
provide near service lifts.
(iv.) Upon guest call, the laundryman goes to the room to collect
Iaundry.
The clothes are then
labeled the room no. The clothes are then characterized as per type,
Cotton ,silk ,woolen ,etc.
(V.) Linen area depends upon the type of hotel.
(Vi.) Typically the provided 9msq area is suGcient for linen storage.
(Vii.)According to its types
clothes area grouped into linen storage and washing Iaundry .
 INFERENCES

1 PLANNING:

1. The hotel was designed with respect to the

site and th‹ landscape is provided in the form of
stepped gardens as there is no space for
landscape in the site

2. the bell captain, reception desk, information

desk and ” . administration area are all visible to
the guests on entering the lobby. all the public
areas are located on " ground and first floor
only leaving the above areas to be used as guest
floors thus lending privacy to the upper ” floors
Entrance to the banquet and conference halls
on
first floor is provided separately on entrance
porch of the hotel & separate lifts were provided
to them

2 ATRIUM: the atrium is 33 meters high with

light taken from the sides. it gives better view
from all floor.
LIGHTING :

The stepped elevation faces north, bringing in natural

north light into the atrium and limiting
energy use. With 9896 of the lighting being LED, Avasa is a
highly environment friendly property

STRUCTURAL SYSTEM:

For the grand ballroom, a post tensioned slab of 300mm

thickness was conceived to create shallow
beams and provide more clear height. A vierendel frame
structural system was used for the stepped
terrace to make them self supporting . The Sky bar also
uses a three floor vierendeel frame system.
This was used as there were large spans from 14m to 2Sm.

MATERIALS USED:

Stones used for flooring throughout the property have

been sourced from local sites within the
state, reducing the carbon footprint. Aluco-bond cladding
was deliberately kept to the bare
minimum.