A CASESTUDY ON AN AUDITORIUM

IN MUMBAI TO STUDY THE

ACOUSTICS AND OTHER SERVICES

ACCESS FROM MAHESHWARI UDYAN

ACCESS TO THE CENTER IS VIA A PEDESTRIAN

ENTRY, VEHICULAR ENTRY AND A SERVICE ENTRY

THE LACK OF A DEFINED LOADING AND

UNLOADING SPACE AT THE REAR END CREATES

A CHAOS AT THE SERVICE STAIR WAY

MYSORE ASSOCIATION

AUDITORIUM

BHAUDAJI ROAD,

MATUNGA

LOCATION

ACCESS AND

PARKING

7M WIDE

ROAD

SERVICE ENTRY

MAIN

ENTRANCES

THE LACK OF PARKING FACILITY LEADS TO

HAPHAZARD PARKING IN THE COMPOUND ALSO

CHAOS ON THE ROAD

PARKING

PARKING

THE TICKET COUNTER ON THE FRONT FAÇADE FAILS

TO DIRECT THE QUEUE WHEN CROWD THEREBY

CREATING A CHAOS.

THE CIRCULATION OF THE COMPLEX PROVES THAT

THE LIFT BLOCK WHICH FORMS THE FRONT FAÇADE

IS A CIRCULATORY SPACE COMPLETELY WHEREAS

THE LOBBY ACTS AS THE TRANSITIONAL SPACE

BETWEEN THE EXTERIOR AND THE OFFICE BLOCK

SITE PLAN –

FUNCTIONS

CIRCULATION

CIRCULATORY SPACES

OFFICEOFFICE

OFFICE

TEMPLE

LOBBY CUM WAITING AREA

LIFT LIFT

TICKET

COUNTER

OFFICEOFFICE

OFFICE

TEMPLE

LOBBY CUM WAITING

AREA

LIFT LIFT

TICKET

COUNTER

SITE PLAN

THE ENTRY AND THE LIFTS ARE

COMMON TO THE VIP

PERSONNEL. A FOUNTAIN AT

THE FRONT FAÇADE

COMPRISES OF THE

LANDSCAPE OF THE COMPLEX

THE SPACIOUS LOBBY IN THE COMPLEX

IS ADJACENT TO THE OFFICE WITH A

SEPARATE ENTRANCE BUT LACKS THE

PROXIMITY FROM THE AUDITORIUM.

THE 3 AISLES OF UNEQUAL MEASUREMENTS FORM THE MAIN

AISLE AND THE SUBORDINATE AISLES WITH 2 BAYS WITH 13

SEATS IN EACH BAY WITH A TOTAL CAPACITY OF 295-300l

AUDITORIUM –

FUNCTIONS

MATERIALS

CIRCULATION

FUNCTIONALITY OF SPACES

BACK

STAGE

FRONT

STAGE

SEATING

AC

DUCT

STAGE IN TIMBER BOARDS.

THE STAGE LACKED THE

SYSTEM OF CATWALK AS A

RESULT LADDER WAS USED

VINYL SHEETS LAID UNDER

THE SEATING

ACOUSTICALLY TREATED

TIMBER PANNELLING

CARPET ALONG THE 3

AISLES

TIN SHEETS SUPPORTED BY BUILT

UP STEEL BEAMS

AUOUSTIC TIMBER

PANNELING

THICK FABRIC

MATERIAL

ANOTONE

BLOCKS

AUDITORIUM –

FUNCTIONS

MATERIALS

CIRCULATION

SATISFACTORY VISIBILITY TO THE STAGE DUE

THE FORM OF THE AUDITORIUM. THE VISIBILITY

REDUCES FROM THE CENTRE TOWARDS THE

ENDS.

VISIBILITY

THE ACOUSTIC MATERIALS WITH WHICH THE AUDITORIUM

IS TREATED PERFORMS THE FUNCTION OF ABSORBING THE

SRTAY OR TIME LAGGED SOUND INORDER TO REDUCE

NOISE

FIRE EXIT`

AS THE ENTRY FOR THE ENTRY AND EXIT OF THE AUDITORIUMS

IS THE SAME CHAOS IS CREATED AT THE OPENING

THE LIGHTING PROVIDED IS A COMBINATION OF SPOT LIGHTS AND

PENDANT LIGHTS AT THE FOCUS

ENTRY / EXITS/FIRE EXIT

ENTRY AND

EXIT

AUDITORIUM –

FALSE CEILING

UTILITIES

TOILET

STAGE CONTROL

THE CONSTRUCTION OF

THE TOILET FOR THE

STAGE ARTIST AFTER THE

COMPLETION OF THE

OTHER PLANNING AND

CONSTRUCTION MADE IT

TO BLOCK THE ACCESS

OF THE FIRE EXIT TO THE

STAIRWAY. THE STAGE

CONTROL AREA IS

POCKETED OPPOSITE THE

TOILET.

THE LACK OF A PUBLIC

TOILET FOR THE

AUDIENCE POSES AS A

DEMERIT IN THE

PLANNING.

• THE ENTANCE IS CONGESTED AND THERE IS A LEVEL DIFFERENCE AT THE ENTRANCE

CREATING A CHAOS

• THE DOOR OPENS INWARDS DISTURBING THE PEDESTRIAN PATH IN THE AUDITORIUM

• THE AUDITORIUM FIRE EXIT LEADS TO A DEAD END BALCONY

• AUDIBILITY REDUCES FROM THE SIDES TOWARDS THE CENTER

• THE AUDITORIIM WAS DEVOID OF A STORAGE SPACE FOR THE LIGHTS AND THE PROPS

• THE UNEQUAL MEASUREMENTS IN THE AISLE ADDS TO THE CONGESTION OF THE CIRCULATORY

SPACE

• THE PITCH OF STAIR WAYS LEADING TO THE GREEN ROOMS IS STEEP

• THE AUDITORIUM LACKS A LOBBY ADJACENT TO IT

• THE LACK OF PUBLIC TOILET

• THE WALLS ARE TREATED WITH ACOUSTICALLY TIMBER PANELS AND ANATONE BOARDS

• THE VIEW FROM THE CORNERS OF THE STAGE IS GOOD DUE TO THE FORM THE AUDITOTORIUM

• SERVICE ENTRY PROVIDED AT THE REAR FAÇADE LEADS TO THE AUDITORIUM FLOOR AT THE

BALCONY

• GREEN ROOMS SPARATELY PROVIDED FOR MEN AND WOMEN AT THE UPPER LEVEL

STRENGTHS

WEAKNESS

STRENGTHS

WEAKNESSES