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Project report on
“RECREATION ClUB”
CONSIDERING USER MOVEMENT
Department of Architecture
National Institute of Technology, Raipur
(C.G)
Guided by: -
Submitted by:
DECLARATION
(Signature of the
student)
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CERTIFICATE
Ar.
Vandana Agrawal
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
DEDICATION
“FAMILY”
TABLE OF
CONENTS
CHAPTER
PAGE NO
1. Preface
08
2. Introduction
09
3. Statement of problem
10
5. Data Presentation
12
6. Theme
17
7. Data collection
18
Pattern of movement
Advantages
Space relationship
Classification of activities
Standard data
8. Analysis of behavior
25
9. Zoning Concept
27
27
56
55
Merits
Demerits
66
13 Inference
67
14 Site analysis 68
Site Selection
69
Area chart 71
15 Theme
72
16 Recommendation
74
Landscape
Interior design
18 Conclusion 81
19 References
82
PREFACE
The release of the body from the tension and strain of work may be understood as a
natural physical response to fatigue. Yet relaxation as a regulated right of human labour in the Western
world emerged only in the nineteenth century, and ever since has been repeatedly checked by anxieties
Scientists began to understand the working body as a ‘motor’ with a measurable capacity
for work and the need for regularly spaced rest. Work scientists like Angelo Mosso believed that output
could be optimized if exhaustion was avoided. Overwork reduced longevity, decreased fertility, stunted the
growth of youth, produced insomnia and nervousness , and encouraged alcoholism and torpor.
Efficiency in the human motor required daily and weekly rest breaks and even regularly spaced rests within
the workday.
Since the 1970s, complex economic and social trends have reversed the historical trend
toward increased leisure time. Increased speed of communications and transport along with the rise of
and consumerism have induced workers not only to opt for overtime but to choose timesaving devices to aid
in their leisure. This has meant a saturation of free time with leisure goods and their maintenance.
INTRODUCTION
therapeutic refreshment of one's body or mind. While leisure is more likely a form of entertainment or sleep,
recreation is active for the participant but in a refreshing and diverting manner. A time in which individuals
are not compelled to do anything, and are free to choose to relax or to take part in a leisure activity. Leisure
has important social functions, including relief from the demands and restrictions of work.
Most people enjoy socializing with friends for dinner or a drink after a
hard day at work. For many young people, having a regular night out a week is a normal part of their free
time, whether it is joining friends for a drink in a pub, dining out in a restaurant, watching a film, playing
Types of leisure
or mental energy. Low-impact physical activities include walking and yoga, which expend
little energy and have little contact or competition. High-impact activities such as kick-
boxing and football consume much energy and are competitive. Some active leisure
activities involve almost no physical activity, but do require a substantial mental effort,
such as playing chess or painting a picture. Active leisure and recreation overlap
significantly.
does not exert any significant physical or mental energy, such as going to the cinema,
these types of leisure activity, on the grounds that they do not provide the benefits
offered by active leisure activities. For example, acting in a community drama (an active
To chalk out requirements considering the behavioral aspects along with functional
aspects.
SCOPE
recreational along with the leisure facilities. The art and craft emporium with exhibition
and workshops will be the one of the major attractions of the club. The catchment area of
complex will include all coherence and harmony in overall development exists.
LIMITATIONS
Inferences are taken considering the behaviour pattern of the majority of people.
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
Every city has the power to generate a surplus of amenities. But we find
that in bigger cities amenities are is inversely proportional to the true happiness of people. The
apartments,population,noise etc.
Under these circumstances ,to get rid off from tension there should
be some provision of recreation where people of all the age groups come and enjoy the life in different
ways and feel relaxed for sometime. Therefore there should be a provision of activities for all different
METHODOLOGY
DATA PRESENTATION
1. BADMINTON COURT- All requirements for court marking are to the outside of
lines except for those involving the centre service line which is . equally divided between
right and left service courts. All courts marking to be 40mm. wide and preferably white or in
2. TABLE TENNIS - Table tennis is 0.76m. high and normally requires a space
1.4 x 1.6*0.5m. for storage. When in use each table requires individual lighting.
3. LAWN TENNIS –
To edge of pavement.
wise agreement.3.50*1.75m. standard table, which specify for the first time the actual
playing area with in the cushion face. The present table specified over the frame remain
acceptable.
For singles table and for doubles ,table hall size is 7.5*8.7m.
5.
arrangements can be achieved.Table size will influenced by patron comfort and efficient
utilization of space.The present standard height of table is mostly about 760mm with chair
seat height of 455 to 460mm.General thumb rule for deciding the area of restaurant per
seat in sq. feet- Table service club restaurant (15 to 18 sq.ft./person)In table service dinning
II. Cards.
III. Badminton.
IV. Chess.
V. Lawn tennis.
VI. Billiards.
VII. Bowling.
I. Swimming
II. Jogging.
I. Garden.
III. Indoor.
II. Lounge.
III. Restaurant.
IV. Lawn.
USER MOVEMENT
The various spaces interlinked within the building are approached through this movement
Movement is related to energy, so to conserve energy there must be deliberate effort to arrange the
users of a site at the centre of its design and development. It does this by talking directly to the user at
key points in the project to make sure the site will deliver upon their requirements.
The stages are carried out in an iterative fashion, with the cycle
being repeated until the project's usability objectives have been attained. This makes it critical that the
participants in these methods accurately reflect the profile of your actual users.The essential activities
DATA COLLECTION
PATTERNS OF MOVEMENT
Defined movement
Random movement
Mixed movement
Stable movement
This is the movement with a direction and a defined purpose. This is further divided into :
2.Random movement
This is the movement with no direction. It may or may not have any purpose. This is further divided
into:
Movement has no fixed direction, but still it has a well defined purpose.
3.Mixed movement
This movement is the mixture of above two movements. This is further divided into:
At first, the movement is random and without direction but after finding it’s destination, it becomes
defined.
4.Stable movement
The person remains stable with occasional movement to / from its destination.
Further categorization:
1. Psychological Aspects
2. Visual Aspects
3. Physical Aspects
1.Psychological Aspects
2.Visual Aspects
3.Physical Aspects
A designer controls the movement of the users, keeping in mind the physical aspects.
Also focuses on the degree of privacy, the user requires.
ADVANTAGES
SPACE RELATIONSHIP:
Aspiration- parking shall be at a certain distance, so they not need to walk much.
Analysis- as per left rule, a person feels secure on the left side of the road. So, the parking
should be at the left side of the building and at a certain distance in order to avoid traffic
• Entrance lobby :- Is used as a meeting point, for waiting and for general discussions.
Aspiration- 65% of the visitors wants quite sober informal seating arrangement, while 35%
• Totlot:- Children don’t want their parent’s company, but they should be in their vision.
• Lawn: - This seems to be a favourite place of all age groups for relaxation,
40% desires personalized corners. Lawn space should preferably not be open to clear
Analysis-
• Badminton Hall :- Used by female of the age between 12-20 years and male of the group between
• Swimming pool:- The pool area is used by all age group people.
Aspiration - 80 % swimmers desire outdoor pool. Children of age group (7-10) years
Analysis- Pool should not be the focal point between the activity areas. A pool for
• Billiard room:- This seems to be a favorite place for all age group males above 16 years.
Aspiration- Players don’t want the viewers to create any disturbance, and the viewers
Analysis- To avoid the vision obstrustructions of viewers and to avoid the traffic
congestion near the billiard tables, some options for seating arrangements
shall be provided.
ZONING CONCEPT
proper zoning can lead to disperse the crowd at the initial and also plays an important role in
have to move less after parking their vehicles. The multipurpose hall is kept apart from the rest of
the activity zones to allow free circulation on special occasions, without disturbing the rest of the
movement.
The main zone houses all the activities with the restaurant, an
inviting zone, at easy distance from all activity areas. Lawn area is provided near the children’s play
area for child safety and supervision. It is divided into small lots, one between ladies activity zone
The open air theatre zone and multipurpose hall zone are kept as
ensure privacy.
PLANNING CONCEPT
Planning: The planning should be the combination of both compactness and openness.
Public yet private: waiting lounge, restaurant, lawn are the places where many groups are formed.
These groups are formed of two or more than two people. In these groups some people desire
segregation from other groups. In other words, people want a personal space in which they can
accommodate themselves.
extend to the whole site area. For breaking the visual fatigue, relaxation to the eye, gossiping and
REQUIREMENTS
Main Building
1) Entrance Hall
Waiting Area
Reception
2) Manager’s Room
Waiting Area
3) Administration
Office
Guard room
4) Pantry
5) Restaurant
Indoor Dinning
Wash Room
8) Sports
a) Squash
b) Carom Room
c) Billiard Room
d) Video Games
e) Table Tennis
f) Ladies Gym
g) Gents Gym
h) Bowling Alley
i) Badminton
9) Learning Activities
b) Exhibition Hall
c) Workshop
d) Art Gallery
b) Conference Hall
c) Auditorium
d) Multipurpose Hall
11) Lodging
Guest Room
CASE STUDIES
Staff - 70 members
• SITE
• ZONING
Entrance
Administration
• INDOOR BLOCK
Spacious air-conditioned billiards hall accommodates three tables with adequate playing space.
Capacity
Restaurant – 70
Bar - 24
Conference hall accommodates population of about 70 person and comprises two doors, one for
added soon. Each room has twin beds, is air-conditioned and has an attached bath & toilet. This is
Table Tennis unit houses 5 tables in a spacious layout. Special flooring helps budding players to
• FOODING BLOCK
centre with modern equipments and apparatus provide an excellent opportunity to tone your body with
• ADMINISTRATION BLOCK
The cricket pavilion is having rooms for home and guest team and also an umpire’s room.
of the building.
The New building will house three of the existing departments, namely Gymnasium, Table Tennis
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Offer 11 tennis courts out of which 7 are asphalt base - synthetic surface courts and the remaining
Federation.
Lush green playfield is the pride of Deccan Gymkhana, suitable for playing First Class cricket
matches.
A regularly maintained ground with more than 12 sporting pitches help us offer good playing
conditions for cricket lovers.
A pop-up sprinkler system, movable sight screens and other facilities make the participants feel
comfortable.
A specially designed and landscaped Jogging and Walking track of 450 meters on the periphery of
the cricket ground has be created for all members to enjoy any time during the day. It has been
Volley Ball
Offers two clay courts (outdoor) with floodlight facility for volleyball aspirants.
Swimming pool
equipped with a modern filtration plant to make sure crystal clear water is made available to
swimmers.
Arrangements to retain the underlying streams for those who love to swim in natural water. Aqua-
aerobics and Water polo are other activities which are regularly conducted at our pool.
• Merits
A variety of tennis court is available, a player can chose as per his liking.
Extra sit-out is provided by the side of card room, so that the player can enjoy playing in natural
environment.
1.5 m wide jogging path is provided around the boundary of the cricket ground.
The old structures of the complex are still maintained and seen as the heritage of the gymkhana.
• Demerits
Administration block is situated at quite a distance from the entrance gate to the complex.
Bar and restaurant are provided at the same place and are having glass partition in between them.
There was no seating arrangement for the spectators in the billiard room.
The swimming pool of the gymkhana is located at some other place from this site.
Bhandarkar Road,
Pune , (MH)
Staff - 80 members
• SITE
Entrance
the front.
Ground Floor –
waiting.
Moving further is the canteen along with the seating of about 100 persons. It is made double heighted.
A community hall is located at the far end of the floor having accapacity of 300 person.
First Floor
Second Floor –
Badminton hall
and the carpet on the floor along with the spectator seating.
Party Hall with the accommodation capacity of 50 person to organize small parties
Large, spacious well lit lounge with a cafeteria overlooking the cricket ground, the tennis and the
basketball
Terrace -
Steam bath and changing rooms along with the lockers are provided
It is an old structure which was built for some other purpose but now it is used as fitness centre. It
has managed with all the modern equipments.
• OLD BLOCK
• Ladies Block
It has earmarked separate areas for the Ladies, which includes its own library and offices apart from
It provides a level of comfort to ladies to have a get together and social meetings among
They can enjoy the view of cricket, basket ball and lawn tennis from their place
Lawn Tennis –
The Lawn Tennis court is also located at the rear of the ladies block.
Cricket Ground -
The cricket ground will be redone with standard Green Top draining and irrigation facilities with a
separate pavilion and dressing rooms for both the teams along with a viewing gallery.
Basket Ball-
Two basket ball courts are provided, with the seating arrangement for the spectators.
Floodlight facility is also available to use the court in the night hours also.
• Merits
environment.
1.5 m wide jogging path is provided around the boundary of the cricket ground.
In the billiard room, seating arrangement for the spectators is also provided.
Glazing is done at the atrium and canteen zone of the building. One can enjoy the view of cricket
• Demerits
Administration block is situated at quite a distance from the entrance gate to the complex.
Bar and restaurant are provided at the same place and are having glass partition in between them.
The party hall is having only a single entrance and also there is lack of source of ventilation.
Ladies activity block is located at far distance from the entrance gate of the complex.
WONDER FUNKEY,
PUNE
• GENERAL DETAILS
Staff - 80 approx
• LOCATION MAP
SITE
• BUILDING BLOCK
Wonder funkey is the one of its kind recreational avenue in the city
where the urban crowds can unwind, relax and break free from routines. This creative ensemble
together.
BASEMENT
Deck Restaurant
Net Cricket
• GROUND FLOOR
Billiard Table
Seating
Chaupati
Banquet Hall- There are two banquet hall available at the second floor in the centre.
Kitchen and wash is provided along the restaurant at the second floor .
Magic show
Mehendi
Tatoo
Astrology
Store room,
Staff room,
Changing room,
• Merits
The indoor block consists of the paintings on wall and lavish interiors.
Placement of Banquet hall and restaurant was done in such a way, to link them at time of rush.
Disco theque and restaurant at the basement is designed to accommodate visitors at time of rush.
• Demerits
Only Indoor gaming facilities are available, planning is being made to propose for outdoor games
Lots of gaming machines been junked and large area is required to store these machines.
03 Administration 1 1 1
(office/ manager/secretary)
04 Indoor Sports -
Badminton - 4 courts 4 courts
Table Tennis 6 tables 5 tables 4 tables
Card 12 tables 10 tables 10 tables
Billiard 3 tables 3 tables 3 tables
Gymnasium common common separate
05 Outdoor Sports
Lawn tennis 7 courts 3 courts 6 courts
Basket ball 3 courts 2 courts 3 courts
Volley ball 2 courts - 2 courts
Cricket ground + 1 1 1
pavilion
06 Fooding
Restaurant 70 60 100
Canteen 30 70 50
Banquet Hall 300 175 500
Bar 24 30 120 (including pub)
Kitchen & Wash
07 Swimming Pool 3 1 3
Changing room 6-6 2-2 6-6
09 Toilet 12 36 APD
10 Store 2 3 APD
11 Lodging 4 32 APD
• The different blocks within the complex will be so placed, so that the visitor have to cover the
minimum distance.
• The spaces within the building will be arranged in a way so at multitude, the spaces are linked and
• All the sport courts will be made in accordance with the standard dimensions.
• Flexibility of spaces – a big auditorium is parted using partition wall to make separate halls.
• Situation :- The situation shows the position of the site in relation to it’s
surroundings. The advantages of site lies at it is at the centre of Raipur city and new Raipur,
considering the future scope. The road approaching the site is a national highway, this is also very
advantageous for the site. As in this zone, the network of transportation and communication is very
developed.
• Climate :- The new city of Raipur is located near the centre of a large plain,
sometimes referred as the "rice bowl of India", where hundreds of varieties of rice are grown. The Mahanadi
River flows to the east of the city of Raipur, and the southern side has dense forests. The Maikal Hills rise
on the north-west of Raipur; on the north, the land rises and merges with the Chota Nagpur Plateau, which
extends north-east across Jharkhand state. On the south of Raipur lies the Baster Plateau.
Location Map
46862.6 Sq M
• Front -6m
• Back -3m
• Right - 3.50 m
• Left - 4.50 m
Area Chart
01 Guard Room 12 3 36
Public zone: The zone for all the members of the club,
Private zone: The zone which is parted for a particular group of members . This partition of groups
is done according ; age. sex, etc
motivated requirement of production. Approach behind a recreational club is well connected with the
area which it wants to serve and is easily approachable. The site should be free from noise so that
person feel relax. Thus an aesthetically designed building with neat and pollution free atmosphere
and well connected site with sufficient capacity are of the important factor which enter into the
• Entrance-
effectively staircase and seating area in lobby is in such a way that are of
• Billiards hall-
members. On one wall score board is hung and on its opposite side all along the
other side spectators stands are arranged outside 6ft. area and seats should be
raised on a dais.
Tables for T.T very considerably in size but plan allow for full size
tables 9ft. by 5ft. with a space atleast 5ft.between tables side by side and 10ft.
between two ends. These spaces may be increased considerably for matches play.
Special care should be taken to provide adequate lighting both for day and night
play.
• Reading room-
stand and newspaper stands are arranged on one wall side and chair placed
perpendicular to it in a row arranged back to back. A person when enters into the
is well lighted/illuminated by florescent tube-lights and reader does not face any
problem in searching book from stand or selves. Here all types of books and
fashion magazines , children’s comics etc. are available for readers. Thus
• Lawn tennis-
are suitable. The standard side of the court is 78ft. long by 36ft.wide to which must
be added, as room-bacle, atleast 21ft. each end and 12ft.at sides. The surrounding
are often reduced, except for special courts, where two courts are placed together
in public recreation grounds. It is generally allowed 120ft. length, with 6ft. to 10ft.
between courts need orientation to avoid the sun shine in player’s eyes, north-east
to south-west for the main axis is the best aspects for general purposes. Courts
• Swimming poll-
should be 60ft. for high diving a depth atleast 14 preferably 15ft. is necessary over
the whole of an area extending 25ft. horizontally from a point immediately below
the end of the highest board. The flat generally considered the minimum water
depth in which races can take place. The highest diving stage should not exceed
twice the depth of water. The edge of the both or take off should not be more than
the greatest permissible for shallow ends. The arrangement for bathrooms should
• Discotheques-
can relax and indulge in group identification. The scale of permiss range from the
adapted small hall or pub to the popular with space for small 1000 people. The
technical equipment for lighting and sounding are continuously being improved
strobe lighting. With in dance area the cont of lighting and sound which combine to
create mood will be carried cut by the disc jockey. The lighting-sports, flood, colour
filtered etc. can be synchronised with the sound so that by frequency banding, light
becomes the analogue of the music to give an audio-visual experience. The sound
system may consist of two disc tables, space for strong disc, a control panel. The
movement these may be preferred. The order of stereophone speakers, and the
space necessary for their accommodation in the ceiling or against a wall should be
restaurant or cabaret and have live music as part of the evening. The location of
sitting should allow easy access. Clear visibility for the front of the house and
avoidance of conflict with adjoining premises. The location of the console in relation
to dance floor is important.the full view of the dance floor should be available to the
disc jockey.
dancing is not only an opportunity for individual display to the partner or the group,
• Bowling alley-
wall. Lighting below helps to bring out colourful effects. An undulating metal wall lies just
outside the entrance to the bowling alley. A mirror next to the entrance create a ripple –like
effect of metal. A wooden bench is provide to allow bowling members to sit comfortably
and change their shoes and is hidden from direct view. Bottom lighting helps todefine the
No. of visitors coming will be more, so open parking is provided for the visitors for 2 wheelers & 4
wheelers.
Staff members will be for long time so separate staff parking shall be provided in the basement.
After certain area the vehicular movement is restricted for proper pedestrian movement.
Within the building, the users are properly channelized to their destination to restrict the
Long travel distance for recreation can exhaust the visitors. So, some pause points are created in
Separate fire escape routers are provided to have easy and fast evacuation.
ADVANCED STUDIES-
RELEVANCE OF ELECTIVES
Land and interior design were the two areas of advanced studies chosen by the author.
• Landscape
that it does not offer any functional service in the prevalent sense of the word. What it offers
instead is a sense of joy fitness and well being. One has to plan experience and expections
while planning a club building. While planning the user psychological state. One cannot
stop with a small area called the built mass that is the building, for it consists only a part of
the whole experience of the user. The planning has then to be extended to the whole site
area.
has more attendance during evenings and members have a tendancy to enjoy outdoor
• Interior design
studies arise from the same philosophy that only provision of any facility is not sufficient
while planning a club building. What is more important instead of what type of atmosphere
aspect of visual connection between two areas nevertheless while designing the interior,
• Interior of Restaurant
The following guideline are followed to make environment of restaurant make delightful and
purposeful:
I. Every table gives a close view of either dancing flour or outside surroundings.
II. French window increases the visual area and brings nature more closer.
IV. To create a royal impression of restaurant by providing innovative artistic features, colour,
V. Lighting- there are dim light in the restaurant living area to reduce the harshness of features
VI. The food served should look delectable, fortunately most food item fall in orange brown
category and so look fine under the dim brown lights meant for people.
VII. Contrast colour is used insight the restaurant to create dramatic effect.
VIII. Smooth texture is used by large size of glazed opening and plain plastering with combination
All equipment should contribute to the healthy growth and recreational enjoyment of the child,
so that he learns to coordinate, cooperate, compete, create, enjoy and acquire confidence,
II. Stimulate the child to learn social skills of sharing and playing with others and to compete in
III. Encourage each child to be creative and have play experience which are meaningful to
him.
IV. Assist the child in making the transition from playsuit to playground.
Beginning with the selection of the subject and theme and later,
selection of the appropriate site the project involved working out the challenges and problems to be
In this project, the major challenge was to work out the modalities
of the club with its essential amenities, their functional and location significance after conducting the
relevant literature and case studies and late to integrate the project development with the essence
of the theme to make the club a dynamic platform for wholesome social activity without tempering
Recreational club proposed is supposed to be a tool to entertain the members and visitors.
Greatcare should be taken regarding each and every aspects. Also the choice of material used for
both external and internal finishers has been carefully controlled. The use of colour has been
carefully modulated internally as well as externally throughout it should have sober and peaceful
touch of feeling. The building is designed on the theme of openness. Great attention has been paid
to the needs of those who will come to the club as well as those who will work in it terms of their
Looking back this thesis project involved lot of energy and time. At
times it appeared quite grueling, but on the whole it has been a wonderful experience.
Trivedi.
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