Firm Hall Aula Convivialis, Centrum Communitatis ab Vigneswar Vasulingam Sivanesan

Opus Firm Hall Aula Convivialis, Centrum Communitatis a designatore Vigneswar Vasulingam Sivanesan est victor maxime honoratus praemii praestigiosissimi 2020 Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum in Categoria Certaminis Architectura.

ArgentumArchitectura· 2020

Firm Hall Aula Convivialis, Centrum Communitatis

a Vigneswar Vasulingam Sivanesan

Cliens: Architecture plus Value

Victor praemii Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum in Categoria Architectura

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De Firm Hall Aula Convivialis, Centrum Communitatis

Aula Firma est centrum convivii et communitatis in urbe Chennai, in India. Hoc opus est reusus accommodatus villae residentialis exsistentis apud viarum concursum frequentem. Parietes exteriores integri servati sunt, dum parietes interiores mutati sunt ad unum magnum spatium eventuum in singulis tabulatis formandum. Tabulatum imum aulam familiarem continet, tabulatum primum aulam cum telecolloquio instructam, et solarium pavilionem semipatentem cum horto exculto. Frons faciei molem fuscam texturatam infra cum mole alba coniungit, cuius formae cancellorum ex laminis aluminii excisae et a tergo illuminatae sunt.

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De Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum

Firm Hall Aula Convivialis, Centrum Communitatis victor est Praemii A' Design Award Argenteum, honoris eximie amplissimi formis summi generis, pulchris et conspicuis dati. Victores Argenti opera valde splendida et creandi ingenio praedita sunt, quae praestantem peritiam, talentum et acumen auctorum suorum ostendunt. Exspectatur Firm Hall Aula Convivialis, Centrum Communitatis opus mirabile, exemplare, valde professionale et penitus novum fore. Haec forma Argento victa inventum notabile et admiratum est, quod ad fines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae promovendos confert. Firm Hall Aula Convivialis, Centrum Communitatis creatio est, quam multi invident, quae cupiditates excitat, sensus bonos affert et admirationem miraculumque movet.

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Merita, sodales gregis et singula technica a designatore praebita.

Proprietates Singulares: 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.
Dimensiones et Involucrum: 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.
Notulae: Event space, White, Facade, Community centre, Banquet Hall, Chennai, Anna Nagar
Technologia Productionis: 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.
Provocatio Designandi: 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.
Investigatio: 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.
Inspiratio: 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.
Duratio Operis: 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.
Cursus Operationis: 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.
Membra Turmae: Vigneswar V S
Swathi Kunimbedu
Agnitiones Imaginum: Photographer Prithvi M Samy