SYNOPSIS FOR ARCHITECTURAL PROJECT

PROPOSED INTERNATIONAL MULTIFUNCTIONAL

CONVENTION CENTER

BY
TEJAS S. SATHE
FIFTH YEAR B. ARCH

UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF

PROF. A.R. HARSHAD RAISONI

A SYNOPSIS PROJECT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULLFILLMENT FOR THE

DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE AT
MIT ART, DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY, PUNE

MIT SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, LONI KALBHOR, PUNE

2020-2021

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Contents
1. Title.....................................................................................................................................2
2. Background of the study......................................................................................................2
Broad level Program................................................................................................................3
3. Significance of Topic...........................................................................................................3
4. Aim......................................................................................................................................3
5. Objective..............................................................................................................................3
6. Scope and limitations...........................................................................................................4
7. Case studies.........................................................................................................................4
8. Site.......................................................................................................................................4

1. Title
Proposed International multifunctional convention center in the developing cities of
India.

2. Background of the study

Convention – A large meeting of member of profession, a political party, etc.

Center- A place or an area where many people live, a place where a lot of business and
cultural activity takes place
A convention is not simply a space for looking at or listening to a performance. A
successful convention for live performance supports the emotional exchange between the
performer and the audience, and between members of audience.
Thus, conventions are usually general sessions, mostly information giving, often
formed around a particular theme or subject matter of topic interest and increasingly
accompanied by exhibits. In addition to need for large halls & auditoriums required for
the plenary sessions, most conventions break down into smaller groups to deliberate on
particular matter of issue.
A large civic building or group of buildings designed for conventions, industrial
shows, and the like, having large unobstructed exhibit areas and often including
conference rooms, hotel accommodations, restaurants, and other facilities.
A convention center is generally defined as any property used in connection with a
convention or meeting center, or similar facility, including auditoriums, exhibition halls,
facilities for food preparation and serving, parking facilities, and administrative offices. A
number of states have passed legislation enabling public funding to be used for
convention centers in an effort to attract tourism and businesses to the local economy.
Nowadays the cost of the land is very high and providing multiple public buildings of
different purpose is very costlier, so designing the project consist of multifunctional
spaces, which will adapt with the need of the user and the function. Understanding the
 todays scenario of land, material rates are too high, and if providing multiple number of
amenities, different buildings for different purposes, different spaces for different
functions or amenities required much larger amount to be investment and end up with the
compromised functions, spaces and amenities. Thus providing the space which is
multifunctional, multiuse, multipurpose, multioperational and multi… , which will open
the limit of the space, which will adapt itself with the need, purpose of the user and the
function of the usage is smooth, using the principles of the kinetic architecture.

Broad level Program

 Auditoriums
 Multipurpose Halls
 Recreational Spaces: Gardens, green spaces, refreshment area, entertainment spaces
etc.
 Exhibition Spaces: outdoor-indoor exhibition space, galleries, museum etc.
 Restaurants: Indoor-outdoor dinning spaces, entertainment zone, kitchen, loading-
unloading platform etc.
 Administrative Spaces: Director Office, Manager’s office, Community Manager’s
office etc.
 Parking Spaces.
 Landscaped Areas.

3. Significance of Topic

 Convention center play a much greater role in the development in the economy,
business and academic facilities and also help to give boost to tourism sector to
accelerate economic development and drive innovation.
 There are very less no. of convention center in India. Because of that, it limits to bring
the new technology, and business opportunity in India. While designing the
convention center helps to bring the opportunities to India and help to improve the
local business, as well as economy.
 Designing the convention center will be beneficial for the development of
surrounding area such as roads, hotels, restaurants, transport facilities, and the local
business.

4. Aim

To design the multifunctional convention center using the technique of kinetic

architecture.

5. Objective

 To identify the appropriate site to design multifunctional convention center.

  To enlist the multiple probable activities that can be conducted in the convention
center.
 To establish the broad level program and detail level program of the convention
center further.
 To design the function oriented convention center while putting multifunctionality
into considerations.
 To implement the principles of kinetic architecture in the project for purpose of
multifunctionality.

6. Scope and limitations

 The project is focused on design the space that is use for the multiple functions.
 This project is focused on the space planning of convention center.
 The project will serve only maximum 5000 delegates.
 The project will not consider the economic aspect of the execution.

7. Case studies

1. Swiss tech convention center, Switzerland

2. Gandhi mandir convention center, India
3. National Exhibition and Convention Center, Shanghai
4. New Zealand International Convention Centre, New Zealand
5. Centro de Convenções Poeta Ronaldo Cunha Lima, Brazil
6. ACC Liverpool Convention Center, England
7. Tokyo International Forum multi-purpose exhibition center, Tokyo, Japan
8. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Pennsylvania
9. Colorado Convention Center, Downtown Denver, Colorado
10. Washington State Convention Center, Washington, United States.

8. Site

The proposed site for the convention center is in the major developing cities, where the
transport facilities, medical care, restaurants, shops are easily available. Such cities are
following:

1. Goa ( Already proposal of the government )

2. Chennai (Well developed, financially important to tamilnadu)
3. Mumbai ( Major metro-city)
4. Indore ( Developing city of India)
5. Hyderabad ( Developed city and government thinking about proposing the
convention center)
Probable activities to be in-corporated along with convention center.

Sr. No Cultural Sports Industrial Social Entertainment

1 Christmas Kabaddi Product launch Day's celebrations Award Functions
2 Goa Carnival Badminton Trade shows Weddings Concerts
3 Grape Escapade Tennis Conferences Speeches/lectures Film Festival
4 Fashion Shows Basketball Training Program Social Awareness Tv shows
5 Food Festival Gymnasium Presenting the technology Charity functions Auditions
6 Holi Billiards Presenting projects Public Forums New year celebrations
7 Boxing Exhibitions Workshops Drama
8 Handball Inauguration Competitions
9 Table tennis
10 Volley ball