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NADUClient : Kongu
Engineering
CollegeProject Cost : INR
52 CroresArea : 2,00,000
sq ftCommencement date
: October 2007Completion
date : July 2010Client :
Kongu Engineering
College
ABOUT THE
PROJECTTHE
CLIENT :
KONGU POLY
TECHNICCOLLE
GE
The Kongu Covention Centre
consists of a Multipurpose hall,
one of the largestin India with a
seating capacity of 4500
persons. Alternatively it has one
indoorbasket ball court and four
indoor badminton courts which
are used as sportshall. The
building follows a massive
geometric form culminating
base and foot-ball stadium. It
has the facilities for Conference
halls , Seminar halls , Training
centre , Guest rooms and VIP
rooms , of ces , HighTech
audio Visual facilitiesfor Global
conferencing , Cafeteria ,
Of ces etc.
LOCATION
Erode is situated at the center of
the South Indian Peninsula,
about 400 kilometres(249 mi)
southwest of the state capital
Chennai and on the banks of
the rivers Cau-very and
Bhavani, between 11 19.5 and
11 81.05 North latitude and
77 42.5and 77 44.5 East
longitude.
TAMIL NADUERODE
An institution with volumes of
distinctions, established in
the year 1983 by KonguVellalar
Institute of Technology Trust,
Kongu Polytechnic College has
been con-sistently rendering
knowledge oriented service in
the realms of Science, Engi-
neering and Technology for
twenty ve years. On the eve of
their Silver Jubilee
celebrations , the trust decided
to build a mega scale
auditorium as a mark of itsleap
into the future.
VIEW OF KONGU
POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE
1. Proposed Auditorium2.
Proposed Athletics ground3.
Polytechnic Building
4. Hostel Blocks
5. Future Expansion
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Recreation zoneSun Path
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REQUIREMENT
STHE SITE
1. The clients need was to have
a large scale auditorium with
stage and seating capacity to
accomodate 4500 persons.2.
The auditorium will also have
multi-purpose usage for indoor
sports activity like badminton ,
table-tennis & basketball.3.The
backroom facilities to also
function as seminar rooms &
rehearsal rooms.4. The building
will also serve as a background
to the athletics arena which also
acts a large gathering space for
college functions.5. Saluting bay
for exterior sports facilities.
DESIGN
OBJECTIVES
1. Achieving uidity in functions
by serving multiple purposes
within the same building.
2. Achieving low construction
costs3. Breaking the monotony
of the sterile geometry of the
Institute campus4. Designing a
symbolic and an iconic
structure5. Incorporated large
and ambient column free
spaces so that there is no
hindrance to visibility
6. Use of sustainable materials
and techniques (both active and
passive) thereby incorporating
energy ef ciency