The Convention Centre
THE CONVENTION CENTRE
Masonry Of Architects
ARCHITECTS
Masonry Of Architects
FABRICATION
Siva Engineering
GLAZING
Vijay Increations
PROJECTS ARCHITECTES
Gokul G.s, Sanjay Kand
MANUFACTURERS
Asian, Kavery, Maheswary Marbles, S Windows, Saint Gobain Glass, Surya Lime, Tata Oxide, Weinerberger Bricks
PHOTOGRAPHS
Robin Shibu
PLOT AREA
2400 Sft
AREA
2600 Ft²
YEAR
2022
LOCATION
Coimbatore, India
CATEGORY
Community Center
Text description provided by architect.
The design brief was to create a multi-utility space accommodating the activities like yoga, chantings, and lodgings with the basic kitchen and utilitarian spaces. The construction was taken care of in two phases.
The first phase was focused on constructing a convention space confining 30 to 40 wards. The roof was done as a shallow vault to create a reverberating space to chant from a vantage point.
The ventilation was done in a way such that the easterly winds enter from a lower level into the room and the stacks up and vents out through the western direction.
The plot measures 40’ in width and 60’ in depth located at the foothills of Coimbatore west.
The planning was very simple on a rectilinear plot we placed a rectangular mass on the western side with the short side facing the road and a long side facing the west.
Due to the exposed side facing west we had to use materials with higher “u” values and lesser “R” values.
The ideal choice was to go with porotherm blocks measuring about 16” x 8” x 8” in its size. It is larger in size but light in weight which resulted in faster construction phases yet while finishing it becomes slow due to the brittleness.
