Case study - University convention center

The victor menezes convention center (VMCC)

IIT - mumbai
The kongu convention center - Tamil nadu
Zayed university - abu dhabi
Centre pompidou - Metz
Convention center – jaipur
THE VICTOR MENEZES CONVENTION CENTER
(VMCC)
IIT Mumbai

Structure:(G+5) Structure
Architect: Hafeez
Contractor
Contractor: M/sGodrej and Boyce
Mfg.Co.Ltd Total Built-up Area: 1,15,000 sq
ft
40 CR PROJECT
Building Inaugurated onJanuary 8, 2011.
 Requirements
The Victor Menezes Convention Center (VMCC) hosts a well-
equipped auditorium, seminar rooms, lounges, etc that can
hold several parallel sessions and poster sessions.

GR FLOOR VIP
– LOUNGE
AUDIT
SEMINARORI
ROOM
1STFLOOR- SEMINAR ROUM
OM
AUDITORI
UM 2NDFLOOR- LECTURE HALL
V
IP LOUNGE LOCATIO
AHU N
ROOM
3RDFLOOR-
LECTURE HALL
VIP ROOM
4TH FLOOR- BOARD ROOM
V
IP LOUNGE
CONFERENCE
DESIGN OBJECTIVES
Monumental
monotony /Similar designelements- sun shading design double height
openings FLOOR HEIGHT4.5M EACH

VIP
Entry
 Garde
n

Auditorium --
Lecture Hall 389 –
Seminar 150
Room(Exhibitions and Poster Sessions)1-- 700--765
Foyer – 70 Entrance
foyer
sq.m Foyer (Exhibitions and Poster Sessions)2-- 500-
553 sq.m Terrace Canopy (above Auditorium) -- 650
sq. M Terrace
Outdoor Garden -- 674 sq.
Cafeteria Board Room m -- 30 (addon chairs
Conference Room 20)
Business (VIP) -- 30 (addon chairs 20)
Lounge -- 12
VIPentry
Auditorium entry
Main entry

The Victor Menezes Convention Centre has an auditorium that

can
holdan audience of 380 Lecture Halls- One hall of 300 capacity
6 halls of 150 capacity10 halls of 40 capacity
Two Conference Rooms of 30 capacity each
Civil Engineering in thefourth and fifth
floors.
 LECTURE
HALLS

LIFT
LOBBY
 Auditoriu Exhibition
m hall

FIRST
FLOOR

GR FLOOR @101.10M
First floor
lobby

VIP
Lounge

Seminar
SECOND
FLOOR THIRD
FLOOR

LECTURE HALL LECTURE HALL-conical

VIP LOUNGE VIP ROOM
AHU ROOM
FOURTH
FLOOR

BOARDROOM
VIP
LOUNGE
CONFERENCE
ROOM LABS
THEKONGUCONVENTION
CENTRE
ERODE , TAMIL NADU
Client : Kongu Engineering
College Project Cost : INR 52
Crores
Area : 2,00,000 sq ft
Commencement date : October
2007 Completion date : July 2010
Client : Kongu Engineering
College
ABOUT
The Kongu Covention Centre consists ofa Multipurpose hall, one of the
largest in India with a seating capacity of 4500 persons.
Alternatively it has one indoor basket ball court and four indoor badminton
courts which are used as sports hall.
The building follows a massive geometric form culminating base and football stadium. It has the facilities for
Conference halls , Seminar halls , Training centre , Guest rooms and VIP rooms , offices , HighTech audio Visual
facilities for Global conferencing , Cafeteria , Offices etc.

SITE
Requirements
1.The client’s need was to have a large scale auditorium with stage
and
seating capacity to accomodate 4500 persons.
2.The auditorium will also have multi-purpose usage for indoor
sports activity like badminton , table-tennis & basketball.
3.The backroom facilities to also function as seminar rooms &
rehearsal rooms.
4.The building will also serve as a background to the athletics arena
which also acts a large gathering space for college functions.
5.Saluting bay for exteriorsports facilities.

DESIGN OBJECTIVES
1.Achieving fluidity in functions by serving multiple purposes within
the
same building.
2.Achieving low construction costs
3.Breaking the monotony of the sterile geometry of the Institute
campus
4.Designing a symbolic and an iconic structure
5.Incorporated large and ambient column free spaces so that there is
no
hindrance to visibility
6.Use of sustainable materials and techniques (both active and
passive) thereby incorporating energy efficiency
 CONCEPT
The Architects Prof. Charanjit Shah and Ar. Gurpreet Shah wanted to break the
monotony of the Kongu Engineering Campus. A form that is dynamic and can define
identity of the campus was contemplated

EVOLUTION OF FORM
The basic form of the Auditorium has been inspired from the Garuda
(eagle) in flight. In Hindu
religion, Garuda is a Hindu deity usually the mount (vahanam) of
Lord Vishnu, havinga body
ofa strong man with a white face, red wings, and an eagle’s beak and
with a crown on his head.
This ancient deity was said to be massive, large enough to block out the
sun. The auditorium form evolves from the shape of the Garuda as the building’s
central wing being
longer & massive (resembling the body of eagle) while both of the side
wings havinga lesser volume with cutouts for efficient light & ventilation
for outdoor public interaction spaces.
Integration of multiple activities in single infrastructure leads to betterutlisation of
spaces and facilities
Sports facilities : When the auditorium is used for sportsactivities
and National Level competitions
level 2 lighting as per International standards has been provided
Stage lights and spot lights also have been used for National level
plays
and performances
The truss network, primary , secondary and tertiary used in the structure
aids to span large column
free spaces upto 50 m. Double trusses have been used to span over the
Central auditorium.
The wings (left and right) are spanned/ supported on the intermediate truss
to provide acces to the Central spinewithout any hindrance

THE
STRUCTURE
SUSTAINIBILITY
1.As the air gets heated it moves up and escapes through the
clere storey windows
2.Fresh cooled air is circulated from the ducted air cooled
system
3.Use of sheets with thermal insulation cuts the heat
gain
 SOLAR LIGHTING
To minimiseenergy
consumption PASSIVE STRATEGIES
in the campus • Thermal mass; aerated blocks/ hollow
blocks
• Insulated roofing.
• Sun shading.
• Trees for shade.
• Green parking-minimizing the hard surface.
• Hollow glass blocks.
• Minimizing heat gain & maximizing day
light
in common publicareas and backstage
& pre-functional areas.
ACTIVE STRATEGIES
• Recycling of water.
SAILENT FEATURES • Storm water retained on site to
• Use of renewable energy sources. recharge
•Conservation and protection of fertile top soil groundwater.
during construction and post construction. • Adherence to ECBC code.
• Use of fly ash content in for concrete works, PAVERS
As access to car parking slots and
plastering etc.
• Plantation of Evergreen trees and native trees for intermediate road network to cutheat island
effect and minimise bitumen top
low
maintenance.
•Solid waste segregation for Bio-degradable and non-Bio
degradable waste.
The Kongu Convention Centre was initially built as an auditorium for
various institutional activities. The architects of the project suggested that
the large auditorium could be used for multiple purposes, which would
also make the use of the building more frequent withoutincreasing the
overall cost of the building. The client liked the idea and reciprocated
positively.

Multiple functionalities were then incorporated in the

building and at present the Kongu convention centre also
functions as a hall for various sports activities. So the Kongu
Convention centre is a perfect example of not onlyachieving
an architectural marvel in minimum cost but also shows how
an interactive relationship
between the architect and the client can bring about better
buildings and justify the term ‘Architecture’ to the fullest.
Zayed University, Abu
Dhabi

Hamburg architects
BRT’s

Design This Project occupies approximately 75 ha,

Objectives with
a total built surface about 200.000 m2.

The design intent for the shape of the building ensemble and the sculptural roof was the shapeand lightness
of the chador, a semi-circular cloth worn by Muslim women as a mantle that exposes only the face or parts
of it.
Jointless free-form roof of 8,000 tonnes of steel with
aluminium cladding
The central campus includes the
following buildings on a north-south
axis:
Convention Center (CON) with 33.000 m2 GFAincluding huge column free conference rooms and
a theatre with 1100 seats,
The Administration (AF2) with 16.000 m2 GFA,
The campus, faculties (Interdisciplinary Studies,
IS), Dining halls (DH) totalling 17.000
GFAand a Library (LIB) with 20.500 m2 GFAaccomodating up to 500,000 volumes and four
lecture halls.
Site
Plan
 WELL
EQUIPPED

INTERIORS
SOUT
H
NORT
H

WES
T
The roughly 25,000 aluminium panels have typical dimensions of ca. 1500 mm ×1500 mm by 3 mm thickness and are
mounted on their own substructure at the upper side ceiling and thesoffit. This left a structural height of constantly only
1.50 m.
The sculptural roof was conceived to be a jointless,
continuously curved shape of aluminum claddingwith
a constant overall thickness of only 1,75 m.
CENTREPOMPIDOU-
METZ
Shigeru Ban Architects
Project brief-location
The Centre Pompidou-Metz was completed in May of
2010 structural engineering by
SJB Kempter Fitze AGand digital modeling by Design toProduction Stuttgart
Location: Metz, France
Area: 10,660sqm
Cost:69.33 million
Euros
The Centre Pompidou in Metz is a large hexagonal structure
with three galleries running through the building.
The Interior atmosphere is light with a pale wood roof, white
walls and a pearl-greyconcrete floor.
The roof ties the interior and exterior and the three
exhibition galleries make up highly innovative architectural
choices
THE
SITE:METZ,FRANCE
Site
plan
 Tessellated regular
hexagons

Larger support beams travel along five

effective
spines
 CANTILEVERED GALLERIES
These extruded rectangles, each measuring
100- meter in length and fifteen-meter wide,
containgalleries and supporting program,
cantilevered out and over the openforum
space. Structurally enabled by four steel
beams

Three large exhibition

and gallery spaces, auditorium, theatre and a
central
forum
 hexagonal
tower

Gallery
3

Gallery
2

The three tubesare stacked vertically and arrangedaround the

Hexagonal Steel Frame Tower Structurally enabled by 4 steel Auditoriu
Gallery
horizontal beams at each corner 1
m (144
seats)

restaurant
Grande
Nef

studio
Ticketing & (196
cloakroom seats)

coffee
Booksho foru
p m
405 foundation
piles

All three spaces intersect over a central core attached to the trussed spire, supported
by the
mast, internal steel, and over 970 metric tons of reinforced concrete throughout the
project
ROOFLATTICE STRUCTURE
The roof spans an area over 8,500 square meters primary timber
Glulam roof canopy and the centralsteel truss spire double-
curved timbers of spruce sourced from Austria
Evenly spaced from the center, supported at
the foundation
Structured same way as the Canopy
Additionally reinforced by Pre-stressed bolts &
Metal Rings
The glazing at the end of each tube allows for the only source of natural lighting in each of thethree
galleries, which utilize large curtains specially designed to control the amount of direct naturallight
into each space. These cantilevered spaces puncture an additional system
of simple lightweight steeltrusses and a glazed curtain wall system, which encloses the forum
space beneath the canopy
TENSILE MEMBRANE
The moisture-resistant
membrane of fiberglass and
Teflon (PTFE or Poly-Tetra-
Fluoro Ethylene) is
stretched over the lattice
structure

Interlacin
g
IRVINGCONVENTION at Las
CENTER Colinas

Project brief-location
period of construction
Architect & builder Studio Hillier
project received 2015North American Copper in Architecture
Award
The convention center is a counter proposal to the culture
of
containment that hasproliferated,University of Dallas
The Irving Convention Center is designedas two boxes, stacked and
rotated to create cantilevered corners that provide several shaded
outdoor areas
Exhibition hall -4500sq.M
Prefunction area
1700sq.M
 Meeting rooms 12nos 950sq.M
Board room 85sq.M
Junior ballroom 630 sq.M
Prefunction area 1000sq.M
Covered terrace 500sq.M
Lower cafe
terrace1700sq.M

MEETING ROOMS & JUNIOR BALLROOM

GRAND BALLROOM LEVEL

Grand Ballroom 1700SQ.M

PREFUNCTION AREA 100SQ.M
 VERTICAL
SECTION

HORIZONTAL
SECTION
meeting attendees will discover the antidote in
the non-programmed space that constructs a
set of outdoor experiences in the form of
ramps, stairs and expansive roof terraces
plein-air.

The stramp, (stair-ramp) open a dialogue of

free and independent movement that we
associate with civic space.
 These un-programmed spaces invite the chance, spontaneous
encounters where people are most likely to engage each other.
Cantilevers of steel and mesh produce vast areas of shade. The
copper perforated panels subvertexpectations ofweight and mass
and in their place offer transparency and illusion.
• Materials and
construction

The project is LEED certified for its integration

of sustainable principles and generative
design.

Use of untreated water from Lake Carolyn

for flushing toilets, irrigation and make-up
water supply to cooling towers:

Estimated consumption reduced by 19 million

gallons/yr; 3,600 tons of recycled steel
sourced from old vehicles by North Texas
supplier;

150 tons of milled, perforated copper panels

fabricated in the city of Irving; Use of copper:
natural, light weight, low maintenance
material.
CONVENTIONCENTER–
JAIPUR

Project brief-
location period of construction
Architect & builder
Extent of site &
building Estimate
The fast growing fascinating city of jaipur inspired the facility’s design to a greatextent .Theconvention centre is
designed to share the urban growth of the city by giving it a modern land mark depicting the tremendous growth
and business opportunities ,this colourful and culturally rich city is offering.

The proposed convention centre at the university of Rajasthan, Jaipur is envisaged as an land mark for the
university campus and the whole of Jaipur itself.
 Design
Concept
The design is based on forming a shell around the basic infrastructure and the requirements of a world
class convention centre.

The design consists of placing the main convention hall (auditorium) and Lecture /seminarhalls on
oppositesides with the central area forming an atrium .Both the convention hall (auditorium) and
Lecture
/seminarhalls have stepped seatingfor optimal view from the audience to the speaker.

The exterior shell of the building is derived from following the shape
of these lecture halls and the auditorium and thus forms a egg shape
structure
 AREA STATEMENT

GR.Floor
Main convention hal l (audi) -to seat 600 +audience – 800sq.m
Back stage –green rooms & rooms for dignitaries -50sq.m
Lecture halls -2 eachof 120sq.m to seat 80 people -240sq.m
Seminar halls -4 eachof 150 sq.m to seat 100 people -600sq.m
Landscaped atrium -
Service & circulation area 1100sq.m
-500sq.m
F.Floor
Conference rooms -3 eachof - 900 sq.m
500sq.m Services and circulation area -900sq.m

S.Floor
Cafe/banquet/dining -1000sq.m
hall
The building shell is formed by steel space frame with triangular panels with internal RCC frame
designed to
support the floors.
The panels are alternately glassand opaque this allows maximum light and ventilation into the building
and thus reducing the need for day time artificial lighting .
Due to the orientation of the building the glass exterior allows for the minimal direct sun into the
building which reduces the solar gain andeffectivelyreduces the mechanical ventilation load.
The Ground floor consists of the lecture /seminar hall on one side and the convention hall(audi) on the other.

The auditorium has entry/exit at both levels, the ground and first floor. this allows for the uniform distribution of
audience on both floors and avoid over crowding. both the convention hall and the seminar halls opens to a
landscaped atrium.
The first floorconsists of conference rooms
placed over the lecture /seminarhalls .
The Second floor has beenenvisaged to
accomdate a cafe/ banquet /Dining area.
Among the otherfacilities ,the auditorium is provide with a large back stage area ,this can
allow main auditorium to be configuredand accommodate this diverse range of events from
the convention to a concert or a theatrical performance.
Mons
Convention
Center | Daniel
Libeskind
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