design

1. Anna Bhau Sathe Auditorium
Bibwewadi, Pune
Advanced Building Technology & Services II
Badr Kazi
Sayuree Jain
Anish Sahu
Paridhi Patel
Siddhant Pawale

2. Site Context
Located along Satara Road, close to
Market Yard
Consists of low rise housing & commercial
buildings around it Entrance Green Area – Not accessible
• Air conditioned
• Rehearsal room
• 4 Green Rooms
• 4 Lodging Rooms
• V
.I.P
. Room
• Multipurpose Hall 6000 sq. Ft

3. Site Planning
Basement Entry Ramp at back entrance Ramp at main entrance

4. Site Planning
Auditorium Block Skylight to basement
Staff Residence

5. Sectional Heights
17M
Outdoor
Waiting Lobby
10M
Indoor
Waiting Lobby

6. Sectional Heights
Basement area
17M
10M
Insulated Buffer Zone at Ground
Level – Wooden insulation
11M 23M
Auditorium View Stage View
13M

7. Auditorium Typology
Proscenium Theatre
• Large drama theatres that seat audiences in the range of 300 to 900 people are
some variant of the Proscenium form.
• In a Proscenium theatre , the stage is located at one end of the auditorium &
physically separated from the audience by the help of a proscenium wall.
• Also known as the ‘two box arrangement’ where the auditorium & stage occupy
two different volumes
• Presence of the orchestra pit as the physical barrier that divides these two
volumes – used as a service area to control theatre performance needs.
Orchestra pit – Storage & service
control related

8. 23M
23M
Floor Plan
500 Seating Capacity
Emergency Exit
2 M WideAisle

9. The distance between the first
aisle and the stage was 3 metres.
The aisle which lead to the
emergency door was 2 metres wide
Aisle Dimensions

10. The width of other four aisles
were 1.2 metres which lead to
the entry - exit doors.
Aisle Dimensions

11. Other Observations
VIP & Practice Room
Green Room
Loading/ Unloading
Dock

12. Volume of auditorium
Balcony Plan
231 Seating Capacity
Balcony Seating View
View to Balcony
View from Balcony
RCC Stairs + Wooden
Panels + Carpet

13. Balcony
Construction detail
RCC Stairs constructed to accommodate
the balcony seating, reflected at the
balcony level
Sound absorbing material at
the back of balcony seating

14. Seating
Standard Seats
0.45m x 0.45m (as per NBC norms)
The material of the chair absorbs sound similar
to the wall panels to keep the interior
environment quiet
First person view to the stage
Standard Cushion Chair

15. Materials & Details within Auditorium
Rails over the stage known as the
Fly Loft is a system of rope lines,
blocks, counterweights to control
stage, scenery, stage effects, lights.
Green
room

16. Materials & Details within Auditorium
HVAC pipes hidden
within the wooden
panels

17. Materials & Details within Auditorium
Acoustic Panels to absorb sound
Perforated Wooden
acoustic panels on walls
inside

19. Ceiling
Only for Lighting
Slight curve in the ceiling for sound reflection
as seen in the section
AHU Room

20. Services
View from Sound Room
Sound room was on left side and light room
was on the right side of the stage
Lobby space at 5m above stage for
handling services of stage

21. Services for the stage
Electrical Details
Mic storage below stage
Sound Room
Orchestra Pit
Electric Controls - Backstage

22. Basement Details
Naturally Ventilated Basement

23. Basement Details
Chiller Plant
Pump Room Entrance
Exit

24. Pump Room & Firefighting System
Machine is located in lower basement.
Manually controlled.
Water stored behind the walls, beside machine.
Sprinkler system in basement connected to this.
All sprinklers will operate from here.
Water Pump & Firefighting Pump
System in the basement

25. Pump Room & Firefighting System
Plenum Supply Pipes
located at every 20
meters on site
boundary
On – call emergency fire
button located at multiple
locations inside
Fire Extinguisher located
at multiple locations
throughout the interior &
exterior spaces