BEACH RESORT - SYNOPSIS

1. MEASI ACADEMY OF ARCHITECTURE
THESIS SYNOPSIS
TOPIC 1 : BEACH FRONT RESORT
TOPIC 2 : PERFORMING ARTS CENTER - DASIATTAM
SUBMITTED TO SUBMITTED BY
AR.BALAJI VENUGOPAL J.JAISHRI
AR.A.RAGHURAM 5TH
SEM – C BATCH
AR.MOHAMAD AZHARUDDIN 311319251046

2. SYNOPSIS 1
1. BEACH FRONT RESORT
[First Preference]
INTRODUCTION :
Beach Resort
A beach resort is a full service holiday lodging facility, located at
seaside, with access to a private beach. The beach being the
primary focus for tourists. Beach resort offers a wide range of
services and amenities.
TYPOLOGY : LIVE / HYPOTHETICAL :
Recreational tourism Hypothetical
THRUST AREA :
Biophilic design
Case study – Park Royal on Pickering, Singapore
Book - The Theory, Science and Practice of Bringing Buildings to
Life - Stephen R. Kellert
SCALE : 100 – 120 rooms [5 star rated beach front resort]
POTENTIAL LOCATIONS : Goa, Pondicherry, Chennai
BOOKS :
1.The ecology of building materials – Bjorn Berge
2. Resort Design, planning, architecture and interior – MC Graw Hill
3.Hotels and resorts – planning, design & refurbishment – Fried
Lawson
4.Resort design – Michelle Galindo

3. AREA PROGRAM :
1 ENTRANCE Yoga
Main entrance Indoor games
Parking Gym
2 Reception area Lap pool
Grand lobby, front desk Swimming pool
Cashier Spa, sauna
Porter service area 7 Accommodation
Luggage storage Standard rooms
Staircase, elevator Deluxe rooms
Restrooms Suite room + garden view
3 Dining Suite room + beach view
Dining hall + buffet Villa
Speciality restaurant Villa with pool
Bar, café Presidential suite
Service entrance 8 Admin
Restrooms Waiting area
4 Function hall General manager
Banquet hall Assistant manager
Conference hall Staff room
Meeting room Conference room
Private dining Store room
Storage Record room
Restrooms Banquet manager
5 Stores Restaurant supervisor
Souvenir shop Kitchen, bar supervisor
Beauty salon, barber
shop
House keeping office
6 Recreation Engineering department

4. Staff haousing Service entry, exit
9 Utility Storages -
Kitchenware, utensils
storage
IBMS room
Toiletries storages Transformer
Linen storage Generator
Laundry room STP
Dry cleaning area WTP
Iron station Security service
Supplies, delivery Waste disposal
Dishwashing station First aid clinic
LIVE CASE STUDY :
1.Sheraton grand resort – ECR
2.Intercontinental Chennai - ECR
3.Holiday INN Resort – Goa
4.Taj Exotica Resort - Goa
LITERATURE STUDY :
1.Sala samui chaweng beach resort - Thailand
2. Mitsis Rinela Beach Resort & Spa - Greece
3.Kumarakom lake resort
4.Anantya resort
5. Raviz kovalam resort

5. MIN. REQUIREMENTS FOR STAR RATING :
STAR RATED HOTELS CLASSIFICATION
FACILITIES & SERVICES 1 STAR 2 STAR 3 STAR 4 STAR 5 STAR
GENERAL
Full time operation 7 days a week
in season
N N N N N
24hr. lifts for buildings higher
than ground plus two floors
N N N N N
Bedrooms, Bathrooms, Public
areas and kitchen fully services
daily N N N N N
GUEST ROOM
Minimum 10 lettable rooms, all
rooms with outside windows /
ventilation.
N N N N N
Minimum size of bedroom
excluding bathroom in sq.ft.
120 120 130 140 200
Air – conditioning - % of Rooms 25% 25% 50% 100% 100%
A clean change of bed and bath
linen daily and between check –in
N N N N N
Minimum bed width for single 90
cm and double180 cm.
D N N N N
Minimum bedding 2 sheets,
pillow and case, blanket, mattress
protector / bed cover
N N N N N
Hairdryers D D N N N
Safe keeping / in room safe D D D N N
Mini bar / Fridge D D N N N
Sufficient lighting (1 lamp per
bed)
N N N N N
A writing surface with sufficient
lighting
D D N N N
A stationary folder containing
stationary
D D N N N
A ‘do not disturb’ notice N N N N N
Linen Room N N N N N
BATHROOM
Minimum size of bathroom in
square feet
30 30 36 36 45
Guest toiletries to be provided N N N N N

6. Hot and Cold running water
available 24 hours
N N N N N
PUBLIC AREA
Lounge or seating area in the
lobby
N N N N N
Valet (parking) services to be
available
D D N N N
Public rest rooms N N N N N
ROOM & FACILITIES FOR THE DIFFERENTLY ABLED GUEST
At least one room for the
differently abled guest
N N N N N
Ramps with anti -slip floors at the
entrance
N N N N N
Public Restrooms N N N N N
FOOD AND BEAVARAGE OUTLET
Restaurant
minimu
m one
dining
room
serving
all
meals.
minimum
one dining
room
serving all
meals.
1 Multi
cuisine
Restaurant
cum Coffee
Shop
1 Multi
cuisine
Restaurant,
coffee Shop,
1 speciality
restaurant
one 24
hour Multi
Cuisine
Restaurant
cum Coffee
Shop, one
Specialty
Restaurant
and 24 hr.
Room
Service
Bar D D D N N
STAFF
Percentage of Supervisory staff 20% 20% 40% 40% 80%
Percentage of skilled staff 20% 20% 30% 30% 60%
Staff locker and rest rooms D D N N N
Separate dining areas D D N N N
Toilet N N N N N
GUEST SERVICES
Provision for wheelchair for the
differently abled guest
N N N N N
Valet (parking) services to be
available
D D N N N
Dry cleaning / laundry D D D N N
Tea / coffee making facility in the
room
D D D N N
Paid transportation on call D D N N N
Toiletries / first aid kit D D N N N
Fitness D D D D N
Barber’s Shop D D D D D
In room internet, wifi D D D N N
Swimming pool D D D D N

7. Conference facility D D D D N
Parking Facilities D D N N N
SAFETY & SECURITY
Metal detectors (door frame or
hand held)
D D N N N
CCTV at strategic location N N N N N
X-Ray Machine D D D D N
Under belly scanners to screen
vehicles.
D D D N N
Verification N N N N N
Staff trained in firefighting Drill N N N N N
Each bedroom door to be fitted
with lock and key, viewport /
peephole & internal securing
device
D D N N N
Smoke Detectors, Fire and
Emergency alarms
N N N N N
First aid kit, Fire Exit Signs and
backup power
N N N N N
ECO FRIENDLY PRACTICES
Sewage Treatment Plant N N N N N
Rain Water Harvesting N N N N N
Waste management N N N N N
Pollution control methods for air,
water and light
N N N N N
Introduction of non CFC
equipment for refrigeration and
air conditioning and other Eco-
friendly measures / initiatives.
N N N N N
D - Desirable N - Necessary
Source : https://tourism.gov.in/sites/default/files/2020-
02/Hotel_Guidelines_From%2019-01-2018.pdf
RESOURCE PERSON :
1.Structural engineer – ER. Bharani Rajan
2.MEP consultant – AR. Abdul Hakim (project manager)
3.HVAC consultant – ER. Balaji
4.Treatment plant consultant – Sakthivel [STP, WTP]

8. SYNOPSIS 2
2. PERFORMING ARTS CENTER -
DASIATTAM
[SECOND PREFERENCE]
INTRODUCTION :
Dance
Dance is a performing art form consisting of purposefully
selected sequence of human movement. This movement has
aesthetic and symbolic value and is acknowledge as dance by
performers and observer by its choreography or by its historical or
place of origin. It also has two distinct form:
- Theatrical dance - Social dance
Indian classical dance
Indian classical dance is a term for various dance performance
art rooted in religious Hindu musical style. The dance represent a
unity of core ideas in a diverse of style, costumes and expression.
TYPOLOGY : LIVE / HYPOTHETICAL :
Institution Hypothetical
THRUST AREA :
Biomimicry architecture
Case study – Esplanade Theatre, Singapore
Book – Biomimicry in architecture – Micheal Pawlyn
SCALE : 500 students
POTENTIAL LOCATIONS : Pondicherry, Chennai

9. BOOKS :
1. Sustainable Design; Ecology, Architecture, and Planning –
Daniel E. Williams, FAIA
2.Buildings for the preforming arts -Ian Appleton
LIVE CASE STUDY :
1.Kalakshetra - Chennai
2.Nrityagram - Bangalore
3.Kala academy – Goa
LITERATURE STUDY :
1.Yangliping performing arts center - China
2.Jay and Susie gogue performing arts center – US
RESOURCE PERSON :
1.Structural engineer – ER. Bharani Rajan
2.MEP consultant – AR. Abdul Hakim (project manager)
3.HVAC consultant – ER. Balaji
4.Treatment plant consultant – Sakthivel [STP, WTP]
5.Acoustic consultant – ER. Stephen Raj

10. AREA PROGRAM :
S.NO PROGRAM
1 Admin
Reception
Waiting lobby
Information center
Store room
Toilet
Director's office
Dean office
Registration office
Waiting area
Conference room
Staff room
Staff toilet
2 School of dance
Multipurpose hall
Studio
Lecture hall
Locker room
Artist room
Black box
Open dance plaza [oat]
Toilet and changing room
3 Resource Center
Entrance lobby
Librarian office
Library
Audio visual room
Research carrel
Toilet
4 Exhibition
Permanent exhibition
Galleries
Store room
Auditorium
Curio shop
Toilet
5 Accommodation
Student's hostel
Guest house
Row house - dean and director
Staff housing
6 Recreational
Yoga pavilion
Gym
Meditation
Interactive spaces
7 Utility
Electrical room
Generator room
Transformer
IBMS room
Sewage treatment plant
Water treatment plant