Firm Hall Keʻena ʻAha Pāʻina, Kikowaena Kaiāulu na Vigneswar Vasulingam Sivanesan

ʻO Firm Hall Keʻena ʻAha Pāʻina, Kikowaena Kaiāulu na Vigneswar Vasulingam Sivanesan he mea lanakila hanohano loa o ka 2020 A' Design Award Kala ma ka Māhele Hoʻokūkū Hoʻolālā Hale, Kūkulu a me Hōʻuluʻulu.

KalaHoʻolālā Hale· 2020

Firm Hall Keʻena ʻAha Pāʻina, Kikowaena Kaiāulu

na Vigneswar Vasulingam Sivanesan

Mea Kūʻai: Architecture plus Value

Mea Lanakila A' Design Award Kala ma ka Māhele Hoʻolālā Hale

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Ka Hoʻolālā

E Pili Ana iā Firm Hall Keʻena ʻAha Pāʻina, Kikowaena Kaiāulu

ʻO Firm Hall he kikowaena ʻaha pāʻina a me ke kaiāulu ma Chennai, India. He hana hoʻohana hou kēia i kekahi hale noho e kū nei ma kahi huina alanui piha i ka pilikia. Ua mālama ʻia nā paia o waho me ka hoʻololi ʻole, akā ua hoʻololi ʻia nā paia o loko i mea e hoʻokumu ai i hoʻokahi wahi hanana nui ma kēlā me kēia papahele. Aia ma ka papahele lalo he keʻena ʻohana, ma ka papahele mua he keʻena me ka hālāwai kelepona wikiō, a ma ka papahele luna he pāpihi hāmama hapa me ka māla nani. Hui pū ka alo o ka hale i kekahi nuipaʻa ʻeleʻ ele mahakeʻa ma lalo a me kekahi nuipaʻa keʻokeʻo me nā kiʻi paʻi i ʻoki ʻia mai nā pā aluminuma a hoʻomālamalama ʻia mai hope mai.

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E Pili Ana i ka A' Design Award Kala

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Firm Hall Keʻena ʻAha Pāʻina, Kikowaena Kaiāulu i ka A' Design Award Kala, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kiʻekiʻe loa, nani a kupaianaha. He mau hana ʻālohilohi loa a hana noʻeau nui nā lanakila Kala e hōʻike ana i ka loea, ka makakoho a me ka ʻoi aku o ka noʻonoʻo o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Firm Hall Keʻena ʻAha Pāʻina, Kikowaena Kaiāulu he hana kupaianaha, kūlana ʻoi aku, ʻoihana kiʻekiʻe a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Kala he mea hoʻokumu kūpono loa, mahalo ʻia e hāʻawi i ka pōmaikaʻi a hoʻoneʻe i nā palena o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana. He mea i ʻeleu ʻia e nā mea he nui ka hoʻolālā Firm Hall Keʻena ʻAha Pāʻina, Kikowaena Kaiāulu e hoʻāla i ka makemake, lawe mai i nā manaʻo maikaʻi a hoʻāla i ka kamahaʻo a me ka mahalo.

Ma Hope o ka Hoʻolālā

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Nā hōʻoia, nā lālā hui a me nā kikoʻī ʻenehana i hāʻawi ʻia e ka mea hoʻolālā.

Nā ʻAno Kūʻokoʻa: Firm Hall is an Iconic Community Project created on a Shoe-String Budget. Through sensitive Adaptive Re-use an existing residential bungalow, at a busy intersection, was converted into a state-of-the-art Event Venue. The Project not only acts as a revenue source for the developer but also serves the local neighbourhood as a Community Centre. It is environmentally sustainable and cost-effective. An innovative Facade system and Landscape features were developed to add value to the Project.
Nā Ana a me ka Hoʻopili: A strong language was created by designing two different masses, a high glossy white mass with intricate Jali or Screen patterns was kept in the first floor above a solid textured brown mass on the ground floor. CNC cut patterns were made on a 3 mm aluminium sheets with back lighting to emphasise the patterns during night. A series of up-throw lights make the white mass look floating. The terrace was converted into a semi-open party area with a light metal roof and a landscaped terrace.
Nā Lepili: Event space, White, Facade, Community centre, Banquet Hall, Chennai, Anna Nagar
ʻEnehana Hana: Adaptive Re-Use_The external periphery of the Structure was kept intact. The Existing internal load bearing walls were analysed and the smaller spaces were amalgamated into a single large event space in each floor. Separate Service areas and a service entry were provided to the project to ensure smooth servicing. A metal staircase was introduced in the rear service area to provide vertical service access and also act as a secondary fire-exit.
Pilikia Hoʻolālā: The Property has become a land-mark in Chennai. It has a 90% occupancy rate since opening and has turned into a commercially profitable venture. Space utilisation and service strategy has ensured a smooth functioning for multiple events. The Space caters to multitude of aspirations hosting a range of events ranging from birth-day parties to weddings and convocation ceremonies. Firm Hall is a case-study on how sensitive design and programming can add a lot of value to the Indian urban fabric.
Noiʻi: The main aim of the Design was to provide a premium and plush environment for the event spaces. A detailed research was done on the existing event spaces in the city and on how to make this a profitable commercial venture. Being an Adaptive Re-Use project the building needed to be retained to its best possible manner and converted into an event venue. This provided additional challenges to the design.
Hoʻoulu Manaʻo: Firm Hall is a successful prototype to unlock the hidden commercial & community potential in the Indian Urban Context. Third-world cities like Chennai lack good Community Centres. Private developers are concerned more on Commercial aspects. As Architects we knew that the key is to bring both these contradictory forces into one successful project. Through sensitive design and clever planning, Firm Hall has become a commercially successful community centre.
Ka Lōʻihi o ka Papahana: Firm Hall was started in December 2018 and completed in April 2019. It is located on a busy commercial through-fare in Anna-Nagar, which is one of the premium residential areas in the city of Chennai.
Kaʻina Hana: The event spaces opened out into the front garden and lobby spaces were designed as break-out spaces and informal gathering areas The Ground floor was converted into a Family hall, First floor hall with Tele-Conferencing facilities and the Terrace was converted into a semi-open pavilion with a landscaped terrace garden. The Building was designed such that each floor could be used as a separate event space for three different events or could be used in a combined manner to host a larger event.
Nā Lālā Hui: Vigneswar V S
Swathi Kunimbedu
Nā Kuleana Kiʻi: Photographer Prithvi M Samy