INTRODUCTION OBJECTIVE

A BEACH RESORT IS A FULL SERVICE HOLIDAY LODGING FACILITY, LOCATED AT THE SEASIDE, WITH ENCOURAGE USE OF LOCAL PRACTICE, MATERIALS, ART, CRAFT, ARCHITECTURE AND FOOD
ACCESS TO A PRIVATE BEACH. THE BEACH BEING THE PRIMARY FOCUS FOR TOURISTS. A BEACH
RESORT OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES AND AMENITIES AND TYPICALLY INCLUDES ENCOURAGE ENERGY SAVING PRACTICES, WATER HARVESTING, USE OF SOLAR AND OTHER
ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, WHICH SETS IT APART FROM SMALLER-SCALE NATURAL ENERGY SOURCES
CITY HOTELS, B&BS OR BOUTIQUE HOTELS.
HOSPITALITY FOR BOTH LOCALS AND FOREIGN TOURISTS
THE BENEFITS OF BOOKING A BEACH RESORT ARE THAT THE GUEST FINDS NOT ONLY THE PROXIMITY
TO THE BEACH BUT ALSO AN ALL-AROUND SERVICE WITHIN THE PREMISES. IT IS CONVENIENT FOR TO CREATE AN INTERACTIVE PLATFORM FOR LOCALS AND VISITORS SO THAT THERE MAY
FAMILIES, OFFERING KIDS-CLUB, EVENING ENTERTAINING PROGRAM, SHOPPING, ETC. BE A BLEND OF IDEAS AND CULTURAL DEMNSTRATIONS.

AIM NATURE CURE HAS BEEN PASSED ONTO US SINCE GENERATIONS. THIS PRACTICE HAS BEEN
SUBDUED BY THE MODERN GENERATION DUE TO IMMENSE USE OF TECHNOLOGY. WE NEED
TO DESIGN A BEACH RESORT WHICH DEMONSTRATES THE CULTURE AND HEIRARCHY OF THE CITY. TO TO RESTORE OUR CULTURE AND ANCIENT METHODS TO GREATER USE.
PROVIDE A POLLUTION FREE, LUXURIOUS AND PEAACEFUL ENVIRONMENT.

TO DESIGN A COOL SPACE WHICH GIVES THE VISITORS A SENSE OF ENCLOSURE AND BELONGINGNESS
TP THE RESORT AND MAKE THEM FEEL COMFORTABLE.

WHY IS THERE A NEED? SCOPE

TO PROVIDE PROPER ADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE VISITORS WHO COME FROM A LONG THE PERFECT BLEND OF NATURE AND ANCIENT THERAPIES DISCOVERED BY OUR
DISTANCE. TO ESTABLISH THE PARTICULAR CITY AS A MAJOR TOURIST SPOT. ANCESTORS HAS MIRACULOUS HEALING POWERS TO REJUVINATE BOTH BODY AND SOUL.
THE CENTRE WILL COMPRISE OF VARIOUS NATURAL THERAPY BLOCKS TO REJUVINATE THE
IN ORDER TO ATTRACT TOURISTS THERE WILL BE A SPA, POOL, RESTAURANT, BANQUET HALL, MIND.
ADVENTURE PARK, CONVENTION CENTRE, MARRIAGE HALL, LODGING, SPORTS, ENTERTAINMENT
AND SHOPPING, ETC. AFTER THE HUSTLE OF EVERYDAY LIFE, PEOPLE TEND TO ADOPT VARIOUS MEANS FOR
THEIR ESCAPE ROUTES. INTRODUCING SPIRITUALITY INTO THEIR LIVES IS THE ONLY
THIS IS AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY FOR MANY LOCALS TO GET JOB OPPORTUNITIES. ANSWER FOR NORMANCY TO BE RESTORED ITO THEIR LIVES.

THROUGH THE YEARS MAN HAS BEEN CONSUMERS OF NATURAL RESOURCES. TIME HAS COME TO PAY SPACES FOR THERAPIES OF NATURE LIKE PHOTOGRAPHY, CHROMO THERAPY, LIGHT
BACK THROUGH ARCHITECTURE BY USINGELEMENTS OF NATURE WHICH ARE THE AMBASSADORS OF EXERCISES AND THE MEDITATION, ALL AND MORE FOR HUMAN WELL-BEING, SPACES TO
PEACE AND HARMONY. SHARE THE METHODOLOGY OF SPIRITUALITY, ANCIENT CULTURAL BENEFITS, LIVE-IN AND
STUDY SPACES, ZONS TO GROW AND COOK FOOR, ETC

ACCOMODATION FOR LONG/SHORT STAY, CULTURAL MUSEUMS TO SHOWCASE OUR

ANCIENT DERIVATIVE SYSTEMS OF NATURE AND A HEALING SENTER WHICH
CONCENTRATES ON NATURE CRISIS.

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THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND WHILE DESIGNING A RESORT HIERARCHY OF SPACES
DESIGNING OF RESORT PIVOTS AROUND VARIOUS FACTORS THAT MUST BE CONSIDERED DURING THE THE LAYOUT OF THE RESORT PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN THE OVERALL FUNCTIONALITY AND
PROCESS AND PLANNING. AS IT IS CONSTRUCTED IN APPEALING RECREATIONAL LOCATIONS TO SUCCESS OF THE DESIGN. IT SHOULD BASE THE LAYOUT ON A HIERARCHY OF SPACES THAT
SERVE AS AN ACCOMMODATION FACILITY, IT IS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT FOR TOURIST PLACES. DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN PUBLIC, SEMI-PUBLIC, AND PRIVATE SPACES. THE CONNECTION
BETWEEN THE INDOOR AND OUTDOOR SPACES IS VERY IMPORTANT AND A SMOOTH
TRANSITION FROM ONE SPACE TO ANOTHER. THE SPACES SHOULD CATER TO ALL AGE
SITE PLANNING GROUPS AND NEEDS TO HAVE A PROVISION OF SPECIAL FACILITIES FOR DISABLED PEOPLE.
SITE PLANNING FOR A RESORT IS THE INITIAL STEP TOWARDS THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE
DEVELOPMENT. IT REQUIRES IN-DEPTH RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS OF THE SITE CONDITIONS, THE AESTHETIC APPEAL
GEOGRAPHY, AND TOPOGRAPHY OF THE SITE AND THE ELEMENTS PRESENT ON THE SITE. IT IS ALSO
VERY ESSENTIAL TO RECOGNIZE CONTEXTUAL COMPONENTS SUCH AS A NEARBY LAKE, BEACH, AESTHETIC APPEAL IS VERY ESSENTIAL APART FROM THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR DESIGN
MOUNTAINS, OR ANY OTHER NATURAL SETTINGS AS THEY PLAY A PIVOTAL ROLE IN THE DESIGN AS THE RESORT ACTS LIKE A RETREAT FOR PEOPLE TO CONNECT WITH THE NATURAL
PROCESS. THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE PROPOSED SITE ACTS AS A GUIDELINE TO START SITE ENVIRONMENT AND ENJOY THEIR LEISURE TIME. THE STRUCTURE SHOULD SEAMLESSLY
PLANNING AND CONTROL THE EFFECTS OF THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE EFFECTIVE DESIGN BLEND WITH THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT THAT UPLIFTS THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF
OUTCOME. THE SITE.

CONTEXTUAL ELEMENTS LANDSCAPE DESIGN

THE DESIGN MUST RESONATE WITH THE CONTEXT OF THE SITE IN THE CONSTRUCTION ALONG WITH THE RESORT DESIGN DEPENDS ON THE LANDSCAPE ON A VAST PORTION AS IT IS EFFECTIVE
THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ENTITIES. THE CONTEXTUAL ELEMENTS BASED ON THE HOUSING TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT IN AND AROUND THE SITE. IT ALSO HELPS IN DEVELOPING
TYPOLOGY, IDEOLOGIES AND THE MATERIALS USED ARE OFTEN THE REFLECTIONS OF CUSTOMS AND SPACES OF AMBIENCE AND ADDS GREENERY THAT IS USUALLY MISSING IN THE CITYSCAPES.
TRADITIONS OF THE PLACE. THE DESIGN AND PLANNING PROCESS CAN INCORPORATE THE FEATURES GREEN ZONES IN AND AROUND THE BUILDING HELP TO BIND INDOORS AND OUTDOORS.
OF THE CONTEXT, SELECTION OF MATERIALS, AND THE DESIGN ELEMENTS CONSIDERED FOR THE
TYPOLOGY OF THE RESORT AND THE FACILITIES THAT IT WILL SERVE.
STRUCTURE
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATION THE STRUCTURE OF THE RESORT DEPENDS ON THE GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, THE
MATERIALS USED AND THE CONSTRUCTION METHODS. IT IS VITAL TO HAVE A STRUCTURE
ENVIRONMENT CONSIDERATION IS AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT DURING A RESORT DEVELOPMENT THAT RESPECTS THE NATURAL ELEMENTS OF THE SITE AND IS NOT TOO SUPERIMPOSING ON
BECAUSE OF THE IMPACT IT WILL HAVE ON THE SITE AND THE ENVIRONMENT. IT MUST PRE-ANALYZE IT. THE DESIGN CAN USE MATERIALS AND LOCAL METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION THAT ARE
CERTAIN FACTORS WHILE DESIGNING SUCH AS POLLUTION THE CONSTRUCTION WILL CAUSE AND SUSTAINABLE AND ENGAGE THE LOCAL CRAFTSMEN.
DAMAGE TO THE FERTILE SOILS, DISCARD OF WASTE, SOLID WASTE, AND SEWAGE. THE DESIGN
SHOULD AIM TO CONSERVE THE FLORA AND FAUNA AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND BUILD CONSIDERING
IT. THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT COULD LEAD TO ALTERATION IN THE SKYLINE, VIEWS FROM THE SITE,
ACCESSIBILITY
AND VISION OF THE NATURAL LANDSCAPE HENCE, IT MUST DEVELOP RESPONSIBLY.
THE RESORT NEEDS TO HAVE FAIR CONNECTIVITY WITH THE SURROUNDING CONTEXT FOR
EASY ACCESSIBILITY. THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE THAT ONE WAY TO APPROACH THE SITE
EXTERIOR DESIGN FOR THE EVACUATION OF A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PEOPLE DURING AN EMERGENCY. THE
LAYOUT MUST ALSO HAVE DIFFERENT ENTRY AND EXIT POINTS CONSIDERING THE ROAD
THE EXTERIOR DESIGN DEPENDS ON THE BUILDING MATERIALS THAT ARE EASILY AVAILABLE AND NETWORK AROUND THE SITE FOR EASY MOBILITY.
SUITABLE FOR THE SITE. IT CAN VARY AS PER THE CONTEXT OF THE SITE FROM STONE, TIMBER TO
BRICKS, AND MUD OR BAMBOO. THERE IS A DIRECT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE MATERIALS USED
AND THE BUILDING CONSIDERING THE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS. THE WALL STRUCTURE AND ROOF
INTERIOR DESIGN
DEPENDS UPON THE WEATHER TO WITHSTAND POWERFUL WINDS TO A HEAVY DOWNPOUR. THE
EXTERIOR DESIGN ALSO REFLECTS ON THE COURTYARD, PORCH DESIGN, WHICH IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE INTERIOR DESIGN OF THE BUILDING DETERMINES THE THEME OF THE RESORT AND
THE VENTILATION TO ESTABLISH MAXIMUM AIR CIRCULATION WITHIN THE BUILT BODY.. SETS THE AMBIENCE OF THE SPACE. THE INTERIOR DESIGN MUST COMPLEMENT THE
EXTERIORS THROUGH PROPER ACCESSIBILITY AND VENTILATION SYSTEMS IN ALL SPACES.
THE FURNITURE AND OTHER FITTINGS, THE SHADES OF COLOUR, AND ESSENTIAL
FACILITIES SUCH AS A BATHROOM, WASH AREA MUST BE IN SYNC WITH THE OVERALL
DESIGN FORMAT OF THE RESORT.

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GRAND PARK RESORT- MALDIVES EXPERIENCE PARADISE ON EARTH AT GRAND PARK KODHIPPARU, PARK HOTEL GROUP'S FIRST
LUXURY MALDIVES BEACH RESORT AND AN EXCLUSIVE ADDRESS IN BEAUTIFUL MALDIVES.
DESIGNED BY AWARD-WINNING HOSPITALITY FIRM, HIRSCH BEDNER ASSOCIATES, THIS ONE-
GRAND PARK KODHIPPARU, MALDIVES IS PARK HOTEL GROUP'S FIRST LUXURY RESORT ISLAND-ONE-RESORT DESTINATION INVITES YOU INTO AN OASIS OF TRANQUILLITY WITH ITS
NESTLED IN NORTH MALE ATOLL, MALDIVES. THE RESORT ISLAND IS PART OF A SENSITIVE COLLECTION OF BEACH AND WATER VILLAS, DINING VENUES AND RECREATIONAL SPACES.
CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEM WITH AN ABUNDANCE OF MARINE LIFE.

THE EXCLUSIVE RESORT IS LOCATED ON A PRIVATE ISLAND IN THE MALDIVES AND FEATURES
EVERYTHING A GUEST MAY NEED TO ENJOY THE BEAUTY OF THE ICONIC LOCALE.

THE VILLAS HAVE AN INVENTIVE APPEAL, WITH TRADITIONAL INFLUENCES OF WOOD AND
RATTAN, A MOSTLY NEUTRAL COLOUR PALETTE, AND LOCALLY MADE CRAFTS TO ACCENT THE
TRANQUIL ATMOSPHERE.
MORE THAN JUST A DESTINATION FOR COUPLES AND HONEYMOONERS, THE LOCATION IN THE
NORTH MALÉ ATOLL MAKES FOR MANY ENTHRALLING UNDERWATER EXPERIENCES WITH
RENOWNED SNORKELLING AND DIVING SITES INCLUDING WRECK SITES JUST NEARBY. THE
RESORT IS ALSO FAMILY-FRIENDLY WITH A WIDE ARRAY OF CHILDREN'S FACILITIES INCLUDING A
KIDS CLUB AND KIDS ACTIVITIES.

COMPRISING CLOSE TO 1,200 ISLANDS SPANNING ACROSS THE INDIAN OCEAN, MALDIVES IS A DREAM DESTINATION
FOR MANY WITH MOST INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES FLYING INTO THE VELANA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. GRAND PARK
KODHIPPARU IS LOCATED ON THE ISLAND OF KODHIPPARU IN NORTH MALÉ ATOLL FAMOUS FOR ITS DIVE SITES AND
ABUNDANT MARINE LIFE. THE RESORT IS ALSO JUST A 20-MINUTE SPEEDBOAT RIDE FROM THE AIRPORT ALLOWING
YOU TO GET TO PARADISE IN A QUICK TIME.

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FISHERMAN’S COVE- CHENNAL
BUILT ON THE RAMPARTS OF AN OLD DUTCH FORT, FISHERMAN’S COVE NOW RIDES A FRESH NEW WAVE WITH THE STYLISHLY SPIRITED TAJ BRAND OF HOSPITALITY. A BEACH RESORT IN CHENNAI THAT IS ONE WITH THE BAY
OF BENGAL, TAJ FISHERMAN’S COVE HOSTS AN ECLECTIC MIX OF GLOBAL TRAVELLERS SEEKING MOST-UNIQUE AND LUXURIOUS EXPERIENCES.

THE SOULFUL AND TRANQUIL AMBIENCE OF THIS 5 STAR HOTEL IN CHENNAI COMBINES BEAUTIFULLY WITH A PLETHORA OF DINING DESTINATIONS AT THE HOTEL, GIVING YOU A TASTE OF A DIFFERENT WORLD AT WATER’S
EDGE. REVEL IN SEASIDE HOSPITALITY WITH ROOMS, COTTAGES AND VILLAS, ALL DESIGNED FOR RELAXATION AND REJUVENATION, SET AMIDST LUSH MANICURED LANDSCAPING WITH BREATHTAKING VIEWS OF THE SEA.

AS A TAJ HOTEL, THERE IS NOW A DISTINCT FOCUS ON TECHNOLOGY TO CATER TO THE NEW-AGE COSMOPOLITAN URBAN TRAVELLER, WHO IS AT WORK DURING THE DAY AND A LOVER OF LEISURE AT NIGHT. THE CULINARY
EXPERIENCES AT THE TAJ FISHERMAN’S COVE ARE HEIGHTENED BY SCENIC VIEWS, INTUITIVE YET UNOBTRUSIVE SERVICE AND EXCELLENT LOCAL FARE. DINING BY THE SEA AT THE SEAFOOD SPECIALTY RESTAURANT
BAYVIEW IS AN EXPERIENCE IN ITSELF.

AT UPPER DECK, THE BISTRO STYLE MENU, INSPIRED

FROM THE CONTINENTAL CUISINE FROM NORTHERN
FRANCE AND NORTH WESTERN OF ITALY, PRESENTS
AN ARTISTIC BLEND OF THE CLASSIC WITH THE
MODERN. THE VIBRANT ALL-DAY DINING
RESTAURANT OVERLOOKING THE POOL, SEAGULL
SERVES MULTI-CUISINE DELIGHTS.

THE SUNKEN SUNBURST BAR AT THE POOLSIDE IS A

GREAT PLACE TO SPEND A LAZY AFTERNOON,
LOUNGING IN THE POOL. THE BESPOKE DINING
EXPERIENCES AT TAJ FISHERMAN’S COVE EXTEND TO
PRIVATE DINING YOUR OWN WATCH TOWER, WHERE
MEALS ARE CUSTOMISED FOR YOUR OCCASION.
SITUATED ON THE SITE OF AN OLD DUTCH FORT, TAJ FISHERMAN’S COVE RESORT & SPA OFFERS 5-STAR LUXURY BY
CHENNAI’S COAST. TAJ FISHERMAN’S COVE RESORT & SPA IS JUST 2.6 KM FROM THE HERITAGE VILLAGE OF DAKSHINA
CHITRA AND OFFERS FREE PARKING. THE HERITAGE TOWN OF MAHABALIPURAM IS A 20 MINUTE DRIVE AWAY. SIRUSERI IT
PARK IS 12 KM FROM THE PROPERTY. IT IS 16 KM FROM TIGER CAVE AND 32 KM FROM CHENNAI AIRPORT.

SET IN TROPICAL LANDSCAPES, AIR-CONDITIONED UNITS FEATURE MINIMALIST INTERIORS AND FLAT-SCREEN TVS. THEY
COME WITH A HAIRDRYER AND BATHROBES. GUESTS CAN ENJOY RELAXING MASSAGES AFTER ACTIVE WORKOUTS AT THE
GYM OR TENNIS COURTS. OFFERING CONCIERGE SERVICE, STAFF CAN ALSO ATTEND TO BUSINESS AND TRAVEL NEEDS.

LOCATED NEAR THIS CHARMING BEACH RESORT, IS THE BEAUTIFUL TEMPLE TOWN OF MAMALLAPURAM (ALSO KNOWN
AS MAHABALIPURAM), A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE. FAMED FOR ITS ARCHITECTURAL GRANDEUR,
MAHABALIPURAM’S HISTORICAL MONUMENTS AND SCULPTURES INCLUDE THE PANCHA RATHAS; CAVE TEMPLES;
STRUCTURAL TEMPLES (SHORE TEMPLE AND THE OLAKKANNESVARA TEMPLE); AND THE LARGEST OPEN-AIR ROCK RELIEF
IN THE WORLD.

APART FROM ITS PREHISTORIC ARCHITECTURAL BRILLIANCE, MAHABALIPURAM IS ALSO KNOWN FOR ITS SCENIC
BEAUTY, CULTURE AND TRADITION. SO, WHETHER IT IS A LAZY WEEKEND GETAWAY, A ROMANTIC SOJOURN OR A
BUSINESS GET-TOGETHER BY THE SEA NEAR MAHABALIPURAM, LET THE SPIRIT OF TAJ FISHERMAN’S COVE ENLIVEN YOU.

SHWETA STEPHEN
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TOPIC- LITERATURE STUDY FISHERMAN’S COVE, CHENNAI 1GQ16AT021
10TH SEM