Firm Hall 宴会場、コミュニティセンター by Vigneswar Vasulingam Sivanesan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 銀賞 in 建築・建物・構造物デザイン Competition Category.
銀建築· 2020
Firm Hall 宴会場、コミュニティセンター
by Vigneswar Vasulingam Sivanesan
Client: Architecture plus Value
A' Design Award 銀賞 Winner in 建築 Category
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About Firm Hall 宴会場、コミュニティセンター
ファーム・ホールは、インド・チェンナイにある宴会場兼コミュニティセンターである。本プロジェクトは、交通量の多い交差点に建つ既存の住宅用平屋建て住居のアダプティブリユース（用途転換による再生）である。外壁はそのまま残しつつ、内壁に手を加えることで各階に一つの大きなイベント空間を創出した。1階にはファミリーホール、2階にはテレビ会議設備を備えたホール、屋上にはランドスケープされた庭園を伴う半屋外のパビリオンを配している。ファサードは、下部のテクスチャーのあるブラウンのマッスと、アルミシートから切り出したスクリーンパターンを背面から照らし出す上部のホワイトのマッスを組み合わせて構成されている。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 銀賞
Firm Hall 宴会場、コミュニティセンターは、見事で印象的なハイエンドのデザインに授与される、非常に権威ある評価である A' Design Award 銀賞の受賞作品です。銀賞の受賞作品は、きわめて輝かしく創造性に富んだ作品であり、デザイナーの傑出した専門知識、才能、洞察力を示しています。Firm Hall 宴会場、コミュニティセンターは、素晴らしい代表作であり、驚くほどプロフェッショナルで、深く革新的であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 銀賞を受賞したデザインは、非常に注目すべき称賛される発明であり、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術の境界に寄与し、それを前進させます。Firm Hall 宴会場、コミュニティセンターは、多くの人に羨まれる創造物であり、欲求を呼び覚まし、前向きな感情をもたらし、驚きと感嘆を灯します。
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
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