Firm Hall Primary Function: Zauren Biki, Cibiyar Al'umma by Vigneswar Vasulingam Sivanesan

Firm Hall Primary Function: Zauren Biki, Cibiyar Al'umma by Vigneswar Vasulingam Sivanesan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Kyautar A' Design Award ta Azurfa in Gine-gine Competition Category.

AzurfaGine-gine· 2020

Firm Hall Primary Function: Zauren Biki, Cibiyar Al'umma

by Vigneswar Vasulingam Sivanesan

Client: Architecture plus Value

Kyautar A' Design Award ta Azurfa Winner in Gine-gine Category

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The Design

About Firm Hall Primary Function: Zauren Biki, Cibiyar Al'umma

Firm Hall wani zauren biki ne da cibiyar al'umma a Chennai, ƙasar Indiya. Wannan aiki wani sabon amfani ne da aka yi da wani gidan zama da ke wurin da ake yawan zirga-zirga. An bar bangayen waje kamar yadda suke, yayin da aka canza bangayen ciki don samar da wani babban wurin taro guda a kowace bene. Bene na ƙasa yana da zauren iyali, bene na farko yana da zauren da ke da na'urar sadarwar bidiyo, sannan rufin gida yana da wani rumfa mai buɗe rabi tare da lambun da aka shimfida. Fuskar ginin ta haɗa da wani babban ɓangare mai launin ruwan ƙasa mai ƙirar saƙa a ƙasa da kuma wani fari mai ƙirar allo da aka yanke daga zanen aluminium tare da haske daga baya.

The Recognition

About the Kyautar A' Design Award ta Azurfa

Zanen Firm Hall Primary Function: Zauren Biki, Cibiyar Al'umma ya lashe Kyautar A' Design Award ta Azurfa, wata karramawa mai tsananin daraja da ake bai wa zane-zane na matakin koli, masu kyau sosai kuma masu burgewa. Waɗanda suka lashe kyautar Azurfa ayyuka ne masu haske sosai da ƙirƙira mai yawa waɗanda ke nuna ƙwarewa, baiwa da kaifin tunanin masu zanensu. Ana sa ran zanen Firm Hall Primary Function: Zauren Biki, Cibiyar Al'umma ya zama aiki mai ban mamaki, abin koyi, mai ƙwarewa sosai kuma mai ƙirƙire-ƙirƙire mai zurfi. Wannan zane da ya lashe Kyautar A' Design Award ta Azurfa ƙirƙira ce mai abin lura sosai, da ake sha'awa, wacce ke amfanar da kuma kai iyakokin fasaha, kimiyya, zane da fasahar zamani gaba. Zanen Firm Hall Primary Function: Zauren Biki, Cibiyar Al'umma ƙirƙira ce da ake yi wa hassada sosai wacce ke tada sha'awa, tana kawo jin daɗi kuma tana haifar da mamaki da al'ajabi.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Firm Hall is an Iconic Community Project created on a Shoe-String Budget. Through sensitive Adaptive Re-use an existing residential bungalow, at a busy intersection, was converted into a state-of-the-art Event Venue. The Project not only acts as a revenue source for the developer but also serves the local neighbourhood as a Community Centre. It is environmentally sustainable and cost-effective. An innovative Facade system and Landscape features were developed to add value to the Project.
Dimensions & Packaging: A strong language was created by designing two different masses, a high glossy white mass with intricate Jali or Screen patterns was kept in the first floor above a solid textured brown mass on the ground floor. CNC cut patterns were made on a 3 mm aluminium sheets with back lighting to emphasise the patterns during night. A series of up-throw lights make the white mass look floating. The terrace was converted into a semi-open party area with a light metal roof and a landscaped terrace.
Tags: Event space, White, Facade, Community centre, Banquet Hall, Chennai, Anna Nagar
Production Technology: Adaptive Re-Use_The external periphery of the Structure was kept intact. The Existing internal load bearing walls were analysed and the smaller spaces were amalgamated into a single large event space in each floor. Separate Service areas and a service entry were provided to the project to ensure smooth servicing. A metal staircase was introduced in the rear service area to provide vertical service access and also act as a secondary fire-exit.
Design Challenge: The Property has become a land-mark in Chennai. It has a 90% occupancy rate since opening and has turned into a commercially profitable venture. Space utilisation and service strategy has ensured a smooth functioning for multiple events. The Space caters to multitude of aspirations hosting a range of events ranging from birth-day parties to weddings and convocation ceremonies. Firm Hall is a case-study on how sensitive design and programming can add a lot of value to the Indian urban fabric.
Research: The main aim of the Design was to provide a premium and plush environment for the event spaces. A detailed research was done on the existing event spaces in the city and on how to make this a profitable commercial venture. Being an Adaptive Re-Use project the building needed to be retained to its best possible manner and converted into an event venue. This provided additional challenges to the design.
Inspiration: Firm Hall is a successful prototype to unlock the hidden commercial & community potential in the Indian Urban Context. Third-world cities like Chennai lack good Community Centres. Private developers are concerned more on Commercial aspects. As Architects we knew that the key is to bring both these contradictory forces into one successful project. Through sensitive design and clever planning, Firm Hall has become a commercially successful community centre.
Project Duration: Firm Hall was started in December 2018 and completed in April 2019. It is located on a busy commercial through-fare in Anna-Nagar, which is one of the premium residential areas in the city of Chennai.
Operation Flow: The event spaces opened out into the front garden and lobby spaces were designed as break-out spaces and informal gathering areas The Ground floor was converted into a Family hall, First floor hall with Tele-Conferencing facilities and the Terrace was converted into a semi-open pavilion with a landscaped terrace garden. The Building was designed such that each floor could be used as a separate event space for three different events or could be used in a combined manner to host a larger event.
Team Members: Vigneswar V S
Swathi Kunimbedu
Image Credits: Photographer Prithvi M Samy