Thesis Seminar 1

1. INDIAN
GRAND
PRIX
Buddh International Circuit,Greater Noida
Thesis
Seminar 1
By Divyesh Kumar

2. About Greater Noida NH 1
to Chandigarh
Yamuna river
Hindon river
o NH 10
28 23’ 12’’ N to Rohtak NH 24
to Ghaziabad
o
77 31’ 3’’ E Airport
Noida
Greater Noida i
Greater Noida ii
Delhi
LATENT AND
INTENSE URBANISM Site
Airport
Vast expanse of flat land
NH 8
Mostly developed along the road side. to Jaipur NH 2
to Agra
Extending along the R. Yamuna with upcoming expressway
Roads, villages, fields, and Isolated high-rise buildings
Commercial Residential Agricultural R. Yamuna and Hindon
INTRODUCTION

3. AIM
To promote Motor Sports in India.To Achieve a landmark in the
world of Formula 1 and Moto GP
INTRODUCTION

4. The Project Developer :Jaypee Greens
MAIN GRAND STANDS
OTHER STANDS
3
AMENITIES
1 2
TRACK LAYOUT
SPECTATORS PIT GARAGES
PADDOCK
PARKING & RACE CONTROL SYSTEM
LANDSCAPING SITE OPERATIONS
4
8
BRIEFING ROOM
MEDICAL ROOM SERVICES PARTICIPANTS
PADDOCK CLUB
BUILDING SERVICES TEAM BUILDING
7
RESTRICTED & CIRCULATION MEDIA
5 MEDIA CENTER
PUBLIC CIRCULATION CONFERENCE &
ADMIN OFFICES
6 F.I.A OFFICES

5. AROUND THE SITE
TO NOIDA
Proposed
Airport at Jewar
TAJ EXPRESSWAY TO AGRA
SITE

6. Site Connectivity To
Raddison Hotel
30kms
Noida City Center De Kailash Hosp.
Upcoming Metro by 2014 Dankuar lh
i Grand Venezia
Existing
Pari chowk
16kms
Alpha and Beta Sector Kurja Junction
Pari chowk
Sector 149 To
Ka
npu
r
1 METRO 2 EXISTING RAILWAYS 3 HOTELS AND HOSPITALS
To Noida To Noida
Eastern Peripheral Road Eastern Peripheral Road
IGI Airport
110 min apart
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Jewar Airport
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To Agra
To Ballabhgarh 165 kms in length. 12 kms south To Ballabhgarh To Agra
4 AUTOMOBILE and BUS Route 5 AIRPORT 6 Nearby DEVELOPMENT
SITE ANALYSIS

7. Solar Study and Inferences
MAJOR SUN MOVEMENT DURING A YEAR
JULY MARCH SEPTEMBER DECEMBER
Following observations were made. CANTILEVER CALCULATION
SU
1.During July the incident solar
N
LIG
angle is overhead.
HT
2. This fixes the design criteria for
the shadow for the spectators
beneath the roof structure of the
Main Grand Stand.
3.Hence the cantilever arms can be
fixed without considering
structural issues
SECTION
SITE ANALYSIS

8. Wind Analysis and Inferences
NORTH hrs
345° 50 km/h 15°
349+
330° 30°
314
40 km/h
279
315° 45°
244
30 km/h
209
300° 60°
174
20 km/h
139
285° 75° 104
10 km/h
69
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WEST EAST
255° 105°
Following observations were made.
240° 120° 1.Prevailing winds along both the
directions are almost same
225° 135°
2.Orientation along east-west is
210° 150° prefered if we consider the solar study.
195° 165°
SOUTH
SITE ANALYSIS

9. THE CHALLENGE
SPORT
URBAN CULTURE SITE
ARCHITECTURE

10. Research
PITS
An area of track separated from the start/finish straight by a wall,
where the cars are brought for new tyres and fuel during the race,
or for set-up changes in practice, each stopping at their respective
pit garages.
PIT STOP
Pit stop is vital to help teams to turn their race strategy into success
for changing a car’s tyres, replacing damaged parts and
adjusting front wings in a matter of seconds.
PIT LANE
PIT WALL
RACING COUSRE PIT LANE PIT BLDG.
12-17mts. 6mts. 8mts. 2mts.
DRAIN
START GRID FAST LANE WORKING LANE WALKING LANE
Section showing Race course and Pit lane
RESEARCH

11. MAIN GRAND STAND
1.Spectators Viewing Event are able to capture the START/FINISH event, PIT Stops
and Prize Ceremony.
2.Consists of different seating spaces with/without A.C. in different spacial
combination.
3.Various Amenities at different Concourse Level are provided.
4.Capacity Range is quite higher than other stands.(In BIC it is 54,000)
5.Visually connected to the event. Almost 70% of the racing event is meant to have
direct visual contact other than live coverage and other communications.
SPECTATORS
MEDIA
V.I.P
SPECTATORS
RESEARCH

12. GENERAL SITTING STANDARDS
‘c’ Distance between top
of head and sight-line
c=60mm
for large stadia
Slope calculation
with respect to ‘C’ value.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SLOPE AND THE SPECTATOR EASE OF VIEW TO THE EVENT
MAXIMUM ARRAY OF SEATS BETWEEN AISLES IS 24 .
2.5m min. 0.45m
0.3m
AISLE
0.4m Spectators
0.4m 0.8m min.
RESEARCH

13. PADDOCK
An enclosed area behind the pits in which the teams keep their transporters
and motor homes. There is no admission to the public. Includes parking
spaces for participants and FIA officials.
RESEARCH

14. MEDIA CENTER
Diagram 8c:
Media areas
RACE TRACK 1 TV/radio commentators’
cabins
2 Teams dressing room
’
Media stand
2 3
1 3 Mixed zone
4 WC
5 Media working area
4 6 TV control centre
7 Photographers’
working area
7 6 5 8 Telephone operators
9 Telecommunication
facilities (telephones,
fax, internet)
9 8 Bar
Parking for 10
TV lorries
10
Press
Media Media
conference
entry parking area
room
4
RESEARCH

15. PRECEDENTS
Shanghai International Circuit,Chinese Grand prix
Madras Motor sports club
Silverstone Circuit,British Grand Prix
Yas Marina Circuit,Abu Dhabi

16. SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT
TRACK DESIGN AND INFORMATION
Number of Laps: 56
Circuit Length: 5.451 km
Race Distance: 305.066 km “SHANG-ABOVE”
No. of Turns: 16
Track Elevation: 12m
Start/Finish
Speed Trap
Paddock
& Team Bldg.
Turns
PRECEDENT:SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT

17. SITE APPROACH
M
Participants and Team Entry
Loop Road
Express Highway
PRECEDENT:SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT

18. PARKING
P
P
P
Team
P Parking
H
P
P
P P P P
Bus Parking Car Parking Team Parking
PRECEDENT:SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT

19. FUNCTIONAL DISTRIBUTION
Main Grand
Team Bldg. Other Stand
Stand &
Pit Bldg.
Entrance

20. CIRCULATION PATTERN OF MAIN GRAND STAND.
5 ESCALATORS @60m
Restaurant Staircase 12 STAIRCASE @25m
Main Grand Stand Lift
Media Room
From Metro Station
SECTION OF MAIN GRAND STAND.
Roof Structure
Concourse Level III
VIP Seating (A.C.)
Concourse Level II
Concourse Level I
PRECEDENT:SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT

21. PIT GARAGE BUILDING
Core Services which includes
PIT-LANE
Toilet Lift and Staircase for Teams at the gap
of 6 Pit Boxes
1.No. of Boxes=41
2.Each box:120 m2
3.Length : 15.00 m
4.Width : 7.00 m
5.Height: 4.5 m
Includes:
Within each module, all the boxes can be
connected to each other by rolling shutter
doors. Cable and Wifi services with toilet provision
PADDOCK
MEDIA CENTER PIT GARAGE BUILDING
SCHEMATIC PLAN SHOWING MEDIA CENTER SPACES
Size: 300 m2
Capacity: 150 people OFFICE OFFICE
TV monitors: 24
Individual lockers: 50
PASSAGE WAY TO PADDOCK PASSAGE WAY FROM CONCOURSE
Includes:
Cable and wifi Internet access
Information desk
OFFICE OFFICE
Private office for press officer

22. CATERING ROOM
PIT GARAGE BUILDING
Size: 300 m2
Capacity: 160 people
Cable and wifi Internet access
Information desk
Located next to kitchen
BRIEFING ROOM
PIT GARAGE BUILDING
Plan showing Briefing Room
Size: 223 m2
Capacity: 200 people BRIEFING ROOM
Includes:
Video projector with feedback
to TV screens & Sound system

23. ENTRANCE VISTA FIRST GLIMPSE OF STANDS
VIBRANT SEATING SPACE START GRID AND PIT BUILDING

24. SILVERSTONE GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT
TRACK INFORMATION Number of Laps:52
Circuit Length:5.891 km
Race Distance:306.227 km
No. of Turns: 18
Track Elevation:6m
Start/Finish
Speed Trap
Turns
PRECEDENT:SILVERSTONE CIRCUIT

25. SITE ACCESS AND PARKING
PARKING
MAIN SITE ACCESS
SECONDARY SITE ACCESS

26. PIT BUILDING PLAN
GROUND FLOOR
FIRST FLOOR
LONGITUDINAL SECTION
TRANSVERSE SECTION
PRECEDENT:SILVERSTONE CIRCUIT

27. ELEVATION OF PIT BUILDING
EXPLODED VIEW
PIT VIEW
PRECEDENT:SILVERSTONE CIRCUIT

28. MADRAS MOTOR SPORTS CLUB
Stands
C8 C1-C11 Corners/Curves
C7
Arch
C6 TV Cameras
C9
C4
C5 C11
C10
Cars upto F3 allowed. C12
C3
Length Full track: 3.74 kms (12 curves/turns) Start/Finish
Short (Club) track: 2.1 kms (7 curves/turns) pit lane
ck
Width: 11 metres, 12 metres at start line
rra
Direction: Clockwise C2
Ba
am
Te
Start/Finish Speed Trap Turns
C1
PRECEDENT|MADRAS MOTOR SPORTS CLUB

29. THE PRESENT MOTOR SPORTS SCENARIO

30. YAS MARINA CIRCUIT, ABU DHABI
TRACK INFORMATION
Number of Laps: 55
Circuit Length: 5.554 km
Race Distance: 305.355 km
No. of Turns: 21
Track Elevation: Almost flat
Seating Stand
PRECEDENT|YAS MARINA CIRCUIT

31. SITE ACCESS, PARKING AND LANDSCAPE
Ferrari
World
East ENTRANCE
West ENTRANCE
Major Parking Facilities are
1.4 Km far from the
seatings of spectators.
N Shuttle Buses are provided
for parking around Yas
Central Location
CAR PARKING
BUS POINTS
PRECEDENT|YAS MARINA CIRCUIT

32. SITE MASSING
Landscape area FERRARI WORLD
ABU DHABI EAST ENTRANCE
Food Tent
NORTH GRANDSTAND
Beverage Tent
Yas arena
YAS RACING SCHOOL
Karting Track WEST ENTRANCE
Park and ride
Drop Off F1 VILLAGE
PIT BUILDING
SHAMS TOWER
MAIN GRANDSTAND
G Gate Number
circuit circular route STARTING GRID
YAS MARINA
YAS MARINA
YAS YACHT CLUB
Reservation Only MEDIA CENTRE
YAS HOTEL
WEST GRANDSTAND
SUPPORT PIT SOUTH GRANDSTAND
GRANDSTAND
PRECEDENT|YAS MARINA CIRCUIT

33. Yas Hotel is across the
track the bridge
connecting the two
wings is cantilevered
over the track.

34. ROOF DESIGN
The main grandstand opposite the pit building on
the start-finish straight is designed in the style of
an Arab tent.
Tensile canvas structures is subjected to withstand
live loads of Wind and Rainfall and self Dead load.
PRECEDENT|YAS MARINA CIRCUIT

35. ROOF DESIGN

36. CONCLUSION
Case Study Inferences
Area and Infrastructure Requirement.

37. 1 TRACK DESIGN
RADIUS OF CURVATURE TURNS
Minimum allowable radius of curvature in a
race track suggested by F.I.A. is 6mts.
R
6R is mim.
SITE REQUIREMENT ROAD
Track Formation according to following requirement:
1.Lenght of track :5.41 kms.
2.No. of turns required:16
3.Maximum Speed required:326 kms/hr(calculated by
maximum straight stretch:0.6 km)
4.Elevation of the track:14m
5.Must be divided into 2 sub circuits for other events
INFERENCES & REQUIEMENTS

38. 2 PARKING PARKING
Along the periphery a Service loop is INTER
provided so as the circulation remains CONNECTION
smooth for spectators as well as event
managers.
Inter-connectivity inside the track is
provided to approach for ambulance and
medic team during the mis happening.
Team and F.I.A officials parking is
provided inside the paddock
SITE REQUIREMENT
26,000 Parking
INFERENCES & REQUIEMENTS

39. 3 MAIN GRAND STANDS BUILDING
REQUIREMENTS
Building requirement at the site governs the
loop shape of the track and vice versa.
Hence the area required to cater crowd is
also considered to be an important factor.
SITE REQUIREMENT
ROAD
Main Grand Stand:
20,300 seating capacity
AREA:25,000m2

40. OTHER STANDS
OTHER STANDS
4
Other than Main Grand Stand the location is
set mostly at the corner where the turning
radius is quite low so that a vehicle can
spend maximum time for exiting the
spectator.
ROAD
VIEW % AND ORIENTATION VIEW % AND ORIENTATION
5 OF THE BLOCK
OF THE BLOCK
Grand stands and other stands are
oriented to view the maximum percentage
of the event happening.
Grand Stands are designed to view
almost 75% of the track.
ROAD
INFERENCES & REQUIEMENTS

41. PARTICIPANTS/TEAM BUILDINGS
6
SERVICE LOOP
Inside the Track Loop the paddock area is
defined where spectators are strictly
prohibited. These include Pit Building,
team buildings and services regarding
safety and functioning of the event. PADDOCK
SITE REQUIREMENT ROAD
Pit Building: Paddock :23,000 m 2
Media Center:
Core Services which includes Size: 300 m2
Toilet Lift and Staircase for Teams at the gap Briefing Room: Capacity: 150 people
of 6 Pit Boxes Size: 223 m2 TV monitors: 24
No. of Boxes=41 Capacity: 200 people Individual lockers: 50
Each box:120 m2 Includes: Includes:
Length : 15.00 m Video projector with feedback to TV screens Cable and wifi Internet access
Width : 7.00 m Sound system Information desk
Height: 4.5 m Hospitality Suites: Private office for press officer
Includes: Size: 60m2
Within each module, all the boxes can be Capacity: 35-40 people
connected to each other by rolling shutter TV monitors
doors. Private terraces over looking pit lane
Cable and Widi services with toilet provision and paddock
INFERENCES & REQUIEMENTS

42. THANK YOU