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Introduction
Sunyata Eco Hotel
This boutique hotel in Chikmagalur, Karnataka, India, relies on vernacular
planning and construction techniques alongside alternative materials for a
sustainable luxury hospitality experience.
Bangalore-based practice Design Kacheri has designed and realized an
urban architectural intervention in the form of a boutique hotel, whose
structure uses traditional construction practices and alternative materials
to reduce its carbon footprint.

• Architects: Design Kacheri

• Area: 930 M² (10000 ft²)
• Year: 2021
Concept

Eco Friendly/Sustainable
• Sunyata eco hotel is designed and built to demonstrate
how a building in an urban scenario on an optimal site size
can be a sustainable and eco-friendly structure.
• The requirements and function of a boutique hotel where
aesthetics, experience, comfort and luxury go hand in
hand, are given utmost importance. The essence of the
project was to achieve these in a completely eco-friendly
manner with minimal carbon footprint.
• A strong geometric design language defines the exterior
form, shaped by contextual parameters.
Site Analysis / Form Development

01 02

Site & Roads Built Area & Courtyard

05 04 03

Receding Terraces Subtraction Massing

Zoning Diagram

Private Room
Semi Public Spaces-
Dining, Recreational
& Reception

Public- Event Space

Services

Ground Floor
 COOL AIR SHAFT
SOLAR CHIMNEYS
PIPE FOR THE RAIN WATER

SITOUT

WC
STAFF DRIVER
14m²
WAITING
45 m² AREA
WC
7m²
ROOM
40 m² PARKING
ROOM
20m²
RECEPTION

LIFT

RAMP

55 m² COURTYARD

DINNING

WATER BODY
2.4m wide
BAKERY AND
STORAGE RESTAURANT

KITCHEN 20m² 80 m²
30m² ENTRY

OUTDOOR SEATING
60 m² FILTERED
WATER TANK

SERVICE ENTRY

Ground Floor PLANT GRAVEL FILTER

OPEN WELL
 Floor Plans

45 m² 60 m²
45 m² 45 m² 55 m²

40 m²
40 m²

50 m² 45 m²
50 m²

LEGEND 2ND Floor

1ST Floor 1. STAIRCASE A. COOL AIR SHAFT
2. LIFT B. SOLAR CHIMNEYS
3. ROOM E. GUTTER FOR RAIN WATER COLLECTIONAT TERRACES
4. WCs M. JAALI WALL
5. TERRACES
6. CONNECTED BALCONIES
 BASEMENT PLAN LEGEND
LEGEND A. COOL AIR SHAFT
F. OPEN WELL
ROOF PLAN
1. STAIRCASE
2. LIFT I. UNDERGROUND SUMP TANK
J. PLANT GRAVEL FILTER 1. LIFT
3. MEDIA ROOM 2. ROOM
4. STAFF ROOM K. PGF FILTER TANK
L. FILTERED WATER COLLECTION TANK 3. TERRACES
5. AHU 4. COURTYARD
M. ECO STP
N. VENTILATION FOR FRESH AIR INLET
O. RAIN WATER STORAGE B. SOLAR CHIMNEYS
T. STORE E. GUTTER FOR RAIN WATER COLLECTIONAT TERRACES
N. SOLAR PANELS
Design Elements

1. BRICK JALI
2. FILLER SLAB
3. EARTH AIR TUNNEL
• Earth- air tunnel may be
considered as special types
of wind tower connected to
an underground tunnel.

• The cooling process is based

on the fact that the
temperature a few meters
below the ground is almost
constant throughout the
year.

• A wind tower is connected

to the underground tunnel,
which runs from the bottom
of the wind tower.
• Earth air tunnel or earth air heat exchanger is a pre-cooling or pre-heating
system which consists of a pipe or network of pipes buried at reasonable
depth below the ground surface.
• It either cools the air by rejecting heat to the ground or heats the air LEGEND
1. STAIRCASE
absorbing heat from the ground. 2. LIFT

EARTH AIR TUNNEL LAYOUT

A. COOL AIR SHAFT
F. OPEN WELL
I. UNDERGROUND SUMP TANK
N. VENTILATION FOR FRESH AIR INLET
P. 20 DIA PIPE LAID AT 4M BELOW GL – 70M
Q. 20 DIA PIPE LAID AT 4M BELOW THE GL 73M
R. 20 DIA PIPE LAID AT 4M BELOW GL 85M
Sections

SECTIONS
Sections

SECTION
SOLAR CHIMENY
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 Introduction

Firm Location Mumbai, India

Company Sanjay Puri Architects
Lead Architect Sanjay Puri
Design Team Ms. Toral Doshi,
Mr. Manjeet Khatri,, Ms. Dipti Patil.
Client Aditya Parakh

• The gently contoured site for this hotel is

situated in Nashik, India.
• It includes a large banquet hall of 15000 sq ft
in addition to 60 rooms and other facilities.

• Rooms form rectilinear cuboids that are

angled differently creating balconies that frame the picturesque surroundings with 2 floor high suites at the topmost levels.

• Aria Hotel is contextual to the site contours, orientation and material rendering it very energy efficient and sustainable.
 LOCATION AND BRIEF

Architects: Sanjay Puri Architects

Area: 150000 ft² PLOT are 3.2 acre
Builtup area : 3935m²
• Year: 2019
• Interior Design: Sanjay Puri
Architects
Landscape: Sanjay Puri Architects
Design Team: Toral Doshi, Manjeet
Khatri, Sudhir Ambasana, Dipti Patil
Clients Mr. Aditya Parakh
Location: Nashik, India.
Aria Hotel is designed contextually.
responding to the site contours, the
views of the surroundings, the climate
& the materials creating a web of
experiences within its different
volumes.
CLIMATE

• Nashik's climate is classified as tropical.

• The summers are much rainier than the winters in Nashik.
• According to Köppen and Geiger, this climate is classified as Aw.
• In Nashik, the average annual temperature is 24.1 °C | 75.3 °F.
• About 1134 mm | 44.6 inch of precipitation falls annually.
ASSESSIBILITY AND SURROUNDING
17.8 KM
6 KM

NASIK INTERNATIONAL NASIK ROAD RAILWAY NASHIK BUS STAND

SEEYONA YATCH AIRPORT (35 KM) STATION 1 (24.8 KM) (15 KM)
VINE AND DINE ADVENTURE PARK RESORT
RESTRAUNT
GODAVRI RIVER PRIMARY ROAD ( 6M
WIDE)
SITE
ENTRY EXITS
CONCEPT AND ZONING
01 02 03 04

Aria Hotel is designed

contextually. responding to
the site contours, the views of
the surroundings, the climate
& the materials creating a web
of experiences within its
different volumes.

UNDERGROUND
CAR PARKING
P Public Spaces

Service Spaces

Private Spaces

L
A
Total ground coverage-

N
1490m²
Rooms 160m²
Services and BOH= 300m²
Vertical circulation=29 m²
Circulation % = 17%

S
C
I Vehicular

R Pedestrian
C
U
L
A
T
I
O
N

P
L
A
N
S
Public Spaces

Service Spaces

Private Spaces

Semi-Private Spaces

Total area = 980

Circulation area
(including horizontal
and vertical)= 200m²
Total room
area=416m²
Services area =90m²
Circulation %
around 20%
STRATEGIC
PLACEMENTS
OF SPACES
• The rooms at the higher level are oriented to face the river in the north • No soil was taken out of the site or brought into the site while
or the immediate hills in the south with open circulation spaces & constructing, making the construction both economical and
naturally ventilated & skylit courtyards. sustainable.

• Each level of the hotel is integrated with the natural contours of the • Over fifty percent of the walls are built with natural black basalt
site, minimizing land cutting & landfill. stone available in close proximity of the site
Aria Hotel is designed The public facilities including in the
contextually, responding to the hotel are lobby, restaurant, bar, spa &
site contours, the views of the business centre occupy a higher level 6
surroundings, the climate & metres above the banquet hall entered
the materials creating a web of directly from an ascending approach
experiences within its different road.
volumes.

This hotel building is contextual Solar panels are provided on the

to the site’s location, climate & rooftop, over the banquet kitchen &
the client’s brief, amalgamating parking areas which generate fifty
them cohesively. percent of the electrical energy
required for the hotel.
 ACCOMODATION

STANDARD ROOM GROUND FLOOR DELUXE ROOM LAKE VIEW PREMIUM POOL VIEW

SUPERIOR ROOM HILL VIEW JUNIOR SUITE

• All the rooms, restaurant, spa
& banquets open into sheltered
balconies & decks that provide
outdoor usable spaces whilst
minimizing the heat gain into
the internal volumes.

• At each floor, the rooms form

rectilinear cuboids that are
angled differently creating
balconies that frame the
picturesque surroundings with
two floor high suites at the
topmost levels.

• Painted in terracotta color

stucco, these frames are
juxtaposed with the black basalt
stone walls of the lower floors.
MATERIALS USED
RCC I STEEL I IRON
ASH BRICK IN PARTITION

WOOD I BLACK GRANITE I GLASS POLISHED MARBLE PORCELAIN TILES

TERRACOTA COBOGO TERRACOTA COLOR STUCCO BLACK BASALT STONE WALLS & LAMINATED WOOD FLOORING
ARTIFICIAL GRASS BED CLADDING
MERITS DEMERITS
• Followed and eco friendly and • Road connectivity
sustainable approach of construction • Accessibility
• Contours were not hindered
• Build in context to the site
• Orientation of accommodation to take
advantage of maximum natural lights
 LITERATURE STUDY ON LANDSCAPE DESIGN
1 . Parking areas should be related directly to the buildings which they serve, 'Handi--capped' parking stalls should be no more than 30 000mm (100') from
building entries .

2 . Drop-off zones should be located as close as possible to primary entryways . Vehicular connections to drop-offs, site entrance and parking areas should be
direct.

3.Site entrances should be well identified with obvious relationship to the buildings and sites they serve.

4. Clear and legible signage should be provided to direct pedestrians to various destinations.

5. Waiting areas preferably should be located within 90 000 mm r (300') of building entry ; avoid traffic congestion ; and overhead shelter should be provided for
protection from weather, adequate seating and lighting should also be provided .

Terminologies
Avenue- A wide road or pathway lined with trees on either side

Buffer- The use of landscape elements to reduce or curtail view, sound or dust with plants or earth berms, wall etc

Canopy- The average horizontal spread of the tree, taken from dripline to dripline.

Fence- A barrier of plant or construction material used to define the boundary of an area and to restrict visual and/or physical access.
Egress- A way out, or exit.

Ingress- A way in, or entrance.

Exotic- A plant that is not native to the area in which it is planted.

Grass pavers- Grass paver is a permeable structural grid cellular system (concrete, HDPE or any other polymer) for containing and stabilizing gravel or turf.

Grade- The slope or lay of the land as indicated by a related series of elevations

Natural- grade consisting of contours of unmodified landform.

Finished- grade accomplished after landscape features are installed and completed as shown on plan as proposed contours or spot level

Grading- The cutting and/or filling of earth to establish finished contours.

Gradient- The degree of slope of a pipe invert or road or land surface. The gradient is a measure of the slope height as related to the length. The slope is
expressed in terms of percentage or ratio.

Microclimate- A local atmospheric zone where the climate (temperature, humidity, wind, etc) differs from the surrounding areas. The term may refer to areas
as small as a few square meters or as large as many square kilometers.

Slope calculation
Slopes are expressed as follows:
a) Percentage (of slope) = (Vertical rise x 100) /Horizontal distance,

for example, (1 x 100) / 50 = 2 percent Vertical rise

b) Proportion (of slope) = Vertical rise ( 1.0 m) / Horizontal distance ,

for example 1 m in 50 m or 1 : 50
horizontal distance
c) Degree of slope, expressed as angle, for example, 10°, 15°, etc.
 Outdoor steps types- Steps should be designed to safely
accommodate those who will use them. Careful attention to
nosing and shadowline details are important

Stairways landings
Design for Safety and Security

a) Hard landscape materials and their details may be worked out so that sharp corners, injurious edges and easily breakable materials are avoided in
the public landscape.

b) Plant materials may be selected taking into consideration the possible issues of allergic reactions or toxicity.

c) Level differences in the open spaces may be treated with adequate care so as to avoid potential fall/injury. Level differences of a single step may
be avoided in landscaped areas since they may aggravate the chances of tripping and injury.

d) Durable, easy to repair equipment and safety surfacing may be considered for play areas. International Safety Standards, such as fall zones, safety
surface, fall height, and entrapment concerns may be considered for play equipment and surfaces. The flooring material of these spaces may be
impact absorbing and injury proof.

e) In areas for smaller children, the number of exits and their placement may be limited so that they are easily monitored by parents and guardians.

f) Creation of hidden areas in the landscape should be avoided. The density of vegetation and height of the understory planting may be decided so as
to keep the view-lines clear.

g) Lighting may be done so as to ensure that all usable areas of the landscape are well lit and there are no dark spots in the landscape.
FACADE
CURTAIN WALL DOUBLE SKIN FACADE CLADDING / PANELLING
TERACOTA JALI
ARIA HOTEL

CURTAIN WALL

BLACK BASALT STONE

BRICK JALI ( GEOMETRIC PATTERN ) FOR

BETTER VENTILATION AND LIGHTING