M E A S I

ACADEMY OF ARCHITECTURE
DESIGN BRIEF
PROJECT 3 STAR BUSINESS HOTEL @ CHENNAI
SUBJECT & ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN V & AR6613
CODE
CLASS 6TH SEM 3RD YEAR - BATCH 2016-2021
TIME 17TH DEC 2018 TO 15TH FEB 2019
FRAME
DESIGN Prof. ANWAR SHERIFF
CHAIR
A B C D
DESIGN
Prof. Navara Prof. Arevuchelvi Dr. Priya Prof. Khalid
MENTORS
Ar. Suhasini Ar. Rupalatha Ar. Thingom Ar. Anuradha
FACULTY
Ar. Deepika Ar. Sasikala Ar. Anushree Ar. Sriranjani
INCHARGE
Ar. Manikandanprabhu Ar. Anshul Ar. Sivashankaree Ar. Riyaz

Introduction: Three star hotels are the largest group of hotel types and they primarily cater to business
travellers and usually located in downtown or business districts. Although Business hotels primarily serve
business travellers, many tour groups, individual tourists and small conference groups find these hotels
attractive.

Project: To design a three star hotel with 75 keys. The target users for this hotel will be people visiting
Chennai both for business and leisure.

Design Objectives:
 Understanding a hotel as typology of multiple spaces and analysing those spatial adjacencies for
efficient functioning. The different spaces include front office, back office, guest areas, rooms,
banquets etc.,
 Understanding functions and planning them effectively in multiple levels to solve vertical circulation
efficiently.
 Integration of building Service, Vertical shafts, Ducting, Electrical rooms, Service yards, etc.
 Adapting a holistic approach to design based on context creating an architectural impact and
expressing a unique architectural identity using built forms.
 Exploring Structure and working on structural grid using appropriate column spacing, framing depth,
for different types of functions which come together.
 Understanding and implementing Development Control per Regulations pertaining to site and
building.

Site: Four sites have been chosen for four different classes. The locations are
 Madhavaram (Guntur Chennai Highway),
 Karapakkam (on OMR),
 Thousand Lights (Anna Salai) and
 Kovilambakkam (200 feet road).
Though all the sites have different profiles the total area of each site is around 1.75 Acre. All the sites have a
major access road and an adjoining access through another road or street on a different side.
Requirements:

1. Public Areas 200 sqm A spacious

1. Main Lobby double Height
Shall have Reception counter, ceiling Lobby
Public toilets, Luggage room, Guest with Special
lifts, Guest lift lobby, Service lift, Lighting
Service lift lobby, Staircases, Shops, features.
Desks (guest relation, tour
operator), Bell captain, Showcases,
Seating for waiting, Horizontal
Circulation
2. Food and Beverage Seating Capacity:
Lounge Bar 85 sqm Lounge Bar –
Coffee Shop 140 sqm 20, Coffee Shop
Restaurant 250 sqm – 60 Restaurant
– 100
3. Convention Facilities Ballroom for 300
Ballroom with Pre‐function area 450 sqm people
Furniture store and Toilets @1.5Sqm/person
Capacity to be
Conference Room 50 sqm dividable into 2
rooms by mobile
Meeting Room 20 sqm partitions.
2 Conference
Room for 20
people
4 Meeting Room
for 5 to 6

4. Leisure and Entertainment

With Reception, Office, Storage, etc 60 sqm
For AerobicS, Exercise Room
Lockers with shower and Toilet

Sauna 50 sqm
Swimming Pool and Bar 270 sqm
+ 30 sqm

5. Buisiness center
Work Stations(8 work stations) 100 sqm
Operator(2 stations)
Printer and fax unit
Server unit

2. Back of House
Coffee Shop
1. Kitchen Areas 300 sqm kitchen and
room service to
Main Kitchen be located
With Preparation Area with Room together
Service Preparation area
Bakery and
storage area and
bakery to be
located with
easy
2. Storage Areas 170 sqm
Comprising of Cold Store,
Store, Deep Freezer
General Store, Loading / Unloading
Areas, Offices

3. Laundry/ Housekeeping 90 sqm

Areas with Main Linen Room,

Soiled, Linen Room, Uniforms
Store,
Storage, General housekeeping,
Housekeeping areas having
a store and a Managers room

4. Administration
Manager Rooms for Front and 30 sqm
Back Office management 40 sqm

F & B Department 20 sqm

Sales & Marketing Department 20 sqm

Finance Department 35 sqm
Miscellaneous 15 sqm

5. Staff Areas
Staff Dining Room with 80 sqm
Kitchen

Women’s & Men’s Lockers with 100 sqm

Toilet & Shower facilities

Staff Managers Office Room 12 sqm

Staff Training Room 20 sqm

Training Manager Room 15 sqm

Waiting Area 6 sqm

Timekeeper Office + Security Office 15 sqm

Medical Room 10 sqm

6. Service Areas
Air‐Conditioning – Ventilation 500 sqm
Sanitary Provisions
Fire Fighting
Fire Detection
Electrical
 Generators
Gas
Lift Machine Room
7. Engineering Department
Offices 15 sqm
Storage 12 sqm
Electrical/ Electronic workshop 15 sqm
Carpentry workshop 15 sqm
Graphic Art/Work Shop 10 sqm
3. Guestrooms 75

Size 25 sqm

Room Type Breakdown 35 double beds

Guestrooms Facilities + 15 single
beds + 24 twin
beds + 1
HC(Hot &
cold) room

4. Parking

Parking lots as per standards for

Guest
Vehicles, taxis, Staff Vehicles

5. Circulation 15%
TOTAL 5813.25(exclu
ding car park
area)sqm
(62550.57 sqft)

Books to Read:

 Joseph De Chiara, Michael J. Crosbie, “Time Savers Standards for Building Types”, McGraw Hill Professional 2001.
 Ernst Neuferts, “Architects Data”, Blackwell, 2002.
 National Building code vol. I and vol. II -2016
 Daniel Williams, “Sustainable Design: Ecology, Architecture & Planning”, John Wiley & sons Inc, NJ, 2007.
 Richard P. Dober, “Campus Architecture: Building in the Groves of Academe”, McGraw-Hill, 1996.
 New perspectives: Design hotels by Arian Mostaedi
 Iconic design hotel: Book by Carles Broto I Comerma
 Text book of hotel maintenance: Dr. N C Goyal
 A new hotel design by Otto Riewoldt

Standards:
 DCR 2026 (http://www.cmdachennai.gov.in/Volume2_English_PDF/DR-English.pdf)

REFERENCES:
 Kevin Lynch, “Site Planning”, MIT Press, Cambridge, 1984.
 Mili Mazumdar, “Energy Efficient Buildings in India”, TERI, New Delhi, 2012
 Diane Tsang, “SPACE Shopping Mall”, Pace Publishing, 2011
 Lara Menzel, “Office Architecture and Design”, Braua Publishers 2009.
 Sheri Koones, “Prefabulous and Sustainable: Building and Customizing an affordable, Energy efficient home”,
ABRAMS, 2010s