Rotary Club

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 VISWANATHAPURAM,MADURAI.

THE MEMBERS OF ROTARY CLUB OF MADURAI WANTED TO BUILD A COMMUNITY HALL FOR CONDUCTING THEIR REGULAR MEETINGS, THROUGH DONATIONS. A CORNER OF A SITE BELONGINGTO SEVASHRAMAM WAS CHOSEN AND AN MOU WAS SIGNED TO SHARE THE PROCEEDS OF THE REVENUE FROM RENTING THE BUILDING. IN ORDER TO KEEP THE BUDGET AS LOW AS POSSIBLE, THEY WANTED A VERY SIMPLE BUILDING WITH MAXIMUM SEATING CAPACITY. AT THE SAME TIME, SINCE IT WAS A BUILDING TO BE BUILT BY THE OLDEST CLUB OF MADURAI, THEY WANTED IT TO BE NO LESS IN GRANDEUR.

CLIENT                                  :           ROTARY CLUB F MADURAI

BUILT-UP AREA                    :           3,930 SQ.FT

PROJECT VALUE                 :           RS.17.LAKHS

DURATION                             :          6 MONTHS

YEAR OF COMPLETION       :         JANUARY 2004

STATUS                                  :         COMPLETED.

SALIENT FEATURES           :  

•  THE FOOTPRINT OF THE BUILDING WAS DESIGNED AS A SIMPLE RECTANGLE TO FIT INTO THE CORNER ALLOCATED IN THE OVERALL SITE.
• TO SUIT THE CLIENT’S BUDGET MINIMALISM IN DESIGN WAS ADOPTED WITH A SIMPLE AN RCC FRAME.
• THE FUNCTIONAL DISPOSITION IS DONE AS BELOW:

-GROUND FLOOR  : COMMUNITY HALL AND LOBBY, WITH AN EXTERNAL STAIRS;

- FIRST FLOOR   : A ROTARY OFFICE & AN OPEN TERRACE FOR HOLDING DINNER MEETS.

• SINCE IT WAS AN EAST FACING SITE, THE STAGE WAS LOCATED AT THE FARTHEST WESTERN CORNER, IN ORDER TO RENT THE BUILDING FOR SMALL WEDDING FUNCTIONS AS WELL.
• TO SUIT THE MINIMALISM DESIGN, JOINERIES WERE DONE WITH SECOLOR STEEL FRAMES.
• POLISHED GRANITE FLOORING WAS LAID AND TEXTURED PAINT WAS CHOSEN TO SUIT THE SIMPLE FACADES.