THE

CENTRUM
CLUBHOUSE
DOMBIVALI, MUMBAI

PRESENTED BY:
SAKHI BAHETI 1803
ANKITA DHANKE 1820
PUSHPAK GAIKAR 1824
MEENAL GAJBHIYE 1825
GARIMA JHAWAR 1833
GAURAV KARKANDE 1837
INTRODUCTION
The Centrum Club is a Clubhouse in Lodha Palava City.

Project : The Centrum Club

Location : Lodha Palava City, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Architect : Abin Design Studio
Design Team : Abin Chaudhuri, Sonia Guha,
Poorvi Dugar Ajmera, Usha Thakwani
Client: Lodha Group
Project Area : 1860 square meters.
Completion
Project : May, 2019

Located in one of the largest townships in the country, The Centrum Club's planning is inspired from
traditional houses of Maharashtra.
 LOCATION
CENTRUM
CLUB HOUSE

DOMBIVLI

The clubhouse is located in Antarli, Dombivli

Connectivity:
Nearest Railway station is Dombivli/ Datiwali
 CONCEPT - WADA
VERNACULAR STYLE OF MAHARASHTRA

● The region celebrated the vernacular wada style, and it

resonated well with client’s brief to leverage natural cooling
methods to maximise non-air-conditioned areas.
● The Centrum Club's planning is inspired from traditional 'wada'
houses of Maharashtra where groups of rooms are arranged
around one or many courtyards.
● Dynamic volumes in massing encapsulate the built and unbuilt
spaces while keeping the courtyard shaded.
● With chambers arranged like petals around central courtyard,
the native Wada vernacular style of Maharashtra was adopted.
SPACES AND ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITY SPACE ACTIVITY SPACE
Entry Entrance Lobby Grooming Ladies spa,gents spa

Management Reception,Admin, Eating, Drinking Restaurant,cafe,Juice

Meter room,Electrical Bar
Room

Waiting Waiting area,Green Fitness Gymnasium,Yoga

Room

Playing Play Area, Kids Pool, Functions Party Hall,Party Lawn

Games Room,Creche

Entertainment Auditorium Sanitation Washrooms,Changing

rooms

Refreshing Pool,Jacuzzi Parking Parking lot

SERVICES AND FACILITIES
Air conditioned

Swimming
UPS backup and Alternate Electricity Lounge
supply in case of emergency

Games room
Close circuit security camera system Gymnasium
Kids Playing Area

Fire detection and fire fighting Game court

equipment Bar
Yoga

Modern Centralized pipe music and PA

system
Restaurant Auditorium Spa and jacuzzi
SPACE AND ITS CHARACTERISTICS
ENTRANCES WITHIN
● Canopy for Shade
● Multiple Entrances
● Semi open hallways
Material palette steadily
transitioning
WATER COURT
● Physical connectivity with
the outside
● Glass Facade
● Linear alignment
● Connected to courtyards
KIDS AREA
● Connected with water
court
● Bold exterior finishes
● Intent of seamlessness
 PASSAGES CAFETERIA COURTYARDS
● Wide Passages ● Dramatic light and ● Voluminous
● Connectivity shadows ● Open to sky
● Intermediate spaces ● Alfresco seating ● Punchend repetitive
● Semi -Open ● Contrast colours and square windows
● Efficient natural lighting patterns ● Bold exterior finishes
● Raw materials.
GREEN ROOMS
ENTRANCE
GAMES PARTY PARTY
ADMIN
ROOM HALL LAWN

AUDITORIUM
PUBLIC
RESTAURANT

KIDS POOL
SEMI-PUBLIC
POOL
CRECHE
PRIVATE

ADMINISTRATION
KIDS PLAYING
AREA GYMNASIUM AND YOGA METER
SPA
ROOM
PASSAGES

ZONING
 01 21
22
04
20 LEGEND
24 23 19
01 ENTRANCE
03 02 RECEPTION
02 03 AUDITORIUM
04 GREEN ROOM
05 CRECHE
06 08 18 06 TOT LOT
07 RESTAURANT
07 17 08 CORRIDOR CAFE
16 09 CHILDREN PLAY AREA
05 10 LADIES SPA
11 GENTS SPA
12 JACUZZI
13 GYMNASIUM
14 YOGA ROOM
A 09 14 A’
10 11 13
15 METER ROOM
16 POOL
17 KIDS POOL
12 15 18 JUICE BAR
19 PARTY HALL
20 PARTY LAWN
21 ELECTRICAL ROOM
22 ADMIN
GROUND FLOOR PLAN 23 KITCHEN
24 GAMES ROOM
CIRCULATION
SECTION AA’

OUTDOOR KIDS SPA AND METER

PASSAGE GYMNASIUM
PLAY AREA PLAY AREA JACUZZI ROOM

FRONT
ELEVATION
 ISOMETRIC VIEW
CHILDREN
PLAY AREA CRECHE
SPA AND AUDITORIUM
RESTAURANT
JACUZZI
AND CAFE
GYMNASIUM ENTRANCE
METER ROOM KIDS POOL
GAMES
ROOM
SWIMMING
PARTY HALL

PARTY LAWN
 QUANTUM ANALYSIS
TOTAL AREA - 1860. Sq m
1. Spa + Jacuzzi -- 142 sq m (7%)
2. Games room -- 91 sqm (5%)
3. Party lawn + Hall -- 442 sqm (24%)
4. Pools -- 205 sqm (11%)
5. Yoga room -- 36 sqm (2%)
6. Gymnasium -- 280 sq m (15%)
7. Children play area -- 226 sqm (12%)
8. Restaurant -- 165 sq m (9%)
➔ Corridor cafe for 10
➔ Dining for 40
➔ Tot lot for 20
10. Auditorium (for 90) -- 175 sqm (10%)
 MATERIAL
MOVEMENTS

● A steady transition propelled by consistent, complementary Weathered Steel Facades

materials furthers the intent of seamlessness.
● As one moves through the property, each wall, each floor, each
surface flows into the next.
● Bold exterior finishes in weathered steel and rough plaster are
lacerated by openings that splendidly frame vistas of the rolling
hills beyond.
Grey-wash cement flooring

Cement-finish renderings Vitrified Finishes Stonecrete exteriors

 SUMMER
REFLECTIONS

● A dazzling cerulean waterscape,

composed of scintillating
swimming pools.
● Adorns the peninsula-style courtyard.
● Swimming pool at the centre serves the
heart of the courtyard, surrounded by
characterful corridors that represent
people and joy.
● Illuminating the edges of wada style
structure.
DIALOGUES OF SUNLIGHT
AND SHADOWS

● Light and shadow play

● Dynamic volumes to encapsulate the built
and unbuilt spaces.
● Dramatic duets of light and shadow unfold
across the indoors and outdoors, assigning
every available surface a role in the
supporting cast.
● The combination of light and shadow
extends the building’s reach beyond the
physical site.
 INDOOR AND OUTDOOR
INTERPLAYS

● Naturally ventilated, semi-open hallways

● Creating envelope around languorous cafe
● Blurring the boundaries
● Interesting juxtaposition of open, semi-open
and covered spaces
● The enclosed functions languidly freewheel
into open spaces and children’s play areas.
 LANDSCAPE AND
ITS ROLE

● Light Floriferous avatar of aerial view

inclusive of intermediate landscaping
● Leverage natural cooling upon landscaping
done maximises non- air- conditioned area
● Smooth ‘edge effects’ between patches
lead to more realistic qualification of
fragmentation
● Environmental, social-behavioral and
aesthetic outcomes achieved
DAYTIME VIEW
EVENING VIEW
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