Windflower Hill Spa resort, Kerala

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN-VILITERATURE STUDY-

THE WINDFLOWER HILL SPA RESORT,KERALA

SUBMITTED BY:ABHINITI GARG

ANURAG KAMALMANISHA JAIN

NAVDHA KABRASUCHAR SHARMA

BRIEF INTRODUCTION• NAME OF THE PROJEC T:THE WIND FLOWER SPA AND

RESORTS• COMPLETION:2011• ARCHITECT:AR.CP RAJ• OWNER:MR.GIRI RAJ• STRUCTURE TYPE:PITCHED ROOF BUILDING• NO. OF FLOORS:1• SITE AREA:25 ACR.• STRUCTURE MATERIALS:RCC• FUNCTION:CLUB/RESORT

LOCATION MAP OF RESORT

• WINDFLOWER RESORT IS LOCATED AT A PLACE WHICH PROVIDES A VIEW TO THE SCENIC AREA OF VYTHIRI .

• APPROACH:BY TRAIN-2 HRS. FROM KOZHIKODE STATION; BY BUS-2 HRS. FROM KOZHIKODE BUS STAND; BY AIR 2.30 HRS FROM KOZHIKODE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

CONCEPT• BASIC CONCEPT OF THE CLUB IS TO GIVE MORE HUMAN COMFORT INSIDE

THE FOREST WITH LOCAL MATERIALS.• IT IS DESIGNED IN LINEAR FORM TO MAINTAIN THE PRIVACY OF THE

ROOMS .• PASSIVE COOLING HAS BEEN ADOPTED WITH DOUBLE TILING ROOFING

SYSTEMS.• IT HAS EXTENDED ROOF TO AVOID WATER INSIDE THE ROOMS.• LOCAL ARCHITECTURE HAS BEEN ADOPTED, PITCHED ROOFS AND USE OF

TEAK WOOD SHOWS THE TYPICAL KERELA ARCHITECTURE.• WOODEN FLOORING HAS BEEN USED TO MAINTAIN THE PASSIVE COOLING.• WOODEN CLADING ,HOLLOW BRICKS ,MANGALORE TILES AND STONE

FLOORING PROVIDE MORE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.

SITE PLAN

• ALL THE COTTAGES AND RESTAURANT HAVE THE VIEW TO THE CHEMBARA HILLS.• SITE IS CONTOURED SUCH THAT SOME SPACES MAY GET PRIVACY EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE NOT SEPARATED

BY WALLS SUCH AS POOL.• VEHICULAR MOVEMENT IS RESTRICTED UPTO THE ADMINISTRATIVE BLOCK SUCH THAT POLLUTION CAN BE

AVOIDED.• ELECTRIC CLUB CARS ARE USED FOR TAKING THE VISITORS TO COTTAGES AND SERVICES • PARKING HAS BEEN PROVIDED SEPARATELY FOR STAFF AND VISITORS.• A PARKING SPACE OF 25 CARS HAS BEEN PROVIDED FOR STAFF WHILE 200 CARS’ PARKING SPACE IS

ALLOTTED FOR VISITORS.• THERE IS NO BASEMEMT PARKING.

SURROUNDINGS

• THE SITE IS SURROUNDED WITH COFFEE PLANTS AND TREES AND HAS VIEW OF CHEMBARA HILLS EMBRACING ITS PEAK.

ZONING• PRIVATE ZONE HAS

BEEN SEPARATED TO MAINTAIN THE PRIVACY.

• SEMI PUBLIC ZONES HAS BEEN LOCATED IN NORTHERN PART OF RESORT.

• PUBLIC ZONE IS DESIGNED IN SUCH A WAY SO AS TO HAVE A CONCRETE VIEW OF THE CHEMBARA HILLS.

VISITORS AND STAFF MOVEMENT

VARIOUS ZONES

FACILITIES• OUTDOOR: SWIMMING POOL A RESTAURANT WITH LOUNGE OUTDOOR JACUZZI PLANTATION TREKS• INDOOR: ACTIVITY ROOMS WITH BOARD GAMES STEAM SAUNA AND CHILLED SHOWER FULLY EQUIPPED SUITES AND VILLAS• BUSINESS: TECHNOLOGICALLY EQUIPPED CONFERENCE ROOMS BOARD ROOMS WITH BANQUET HALLS SOUNDPROOFING MATERIALS ALSO PROVIDED

SERVICES• SWIMMING POOL IT IS PROVIDED FRAMED BY TALL TEAK AND

SILVER TREES WITH THE VIEW OF CHEMBARA PEAK

AN OPEN SHOWER IS ALSO PROVIDED NEAR IT .• YOGA A SEPARATE YOGA SECTION IS THERE WITH COOL

ATMOSPHERE, IT IS SIMPLE YET POWERFULLY NATURE APPROVING.

• PLANTATION TOURS THIS IS AN IDEAL PLACE FOR TRECKING BECAUSE

OF THE ROLLING HILLS ,THE COOL MOUNTAIN AND THE BREATH TAKING SCENERY.

VISITORS CAN TAKE LONG MOUNTAIN WALKS AND LEARN ALL ABOUT TEA,COFFEE AND CARDAMOM PLANTATION.

STORAGE AND ELECTRICITY• WELL PLANNED KSEB ELECTRICITY SYSTEM,WITH

TWO GENERATOR ROOM.• 1000 KW CAPACITY.• THERE ARE TRANSFORMERS WITH ATTACHED HT

ROOM.• INDIVIDUAL AC SYSTEM FOR EACH ROOM IS

USED.

• REST ROOM WITH TOILET FOR GENTS AND LADIES ARE SEPARATELY IN SERVICE AREA

• GARBAGE STORAGE IS GIVEN SEPARATELY

SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT• FOR SEWAGE TREATMENT MAINLY TWO PIPES

ARE THERE (1)SOIL PIPE:IT COLLECTS WATER FROM ALL ROOMS ,(2)DRAINAGE PIPE:IT COLLECTS WATER FROM KITCHEN AND WASH BASIN ,BOTH THE PIPES COLLECT WATER IN A T ANK AND TROM THERE IT IS FILTERED .

• SOLID WASTE AND WATER WASTE ARE COLLECTED SEPARATELY.

• SOLID WASTE DIRECTLY COLLECTS IN THE TANK.

• WATER WASTE GOES THROUGH CARBON-SAND-SALT FILTER . AFTER CHLORINATION IT IS USED FOR GARDENNING.

• CAPCITY IS 50 KLT

• RECEPTION AND ADMINISTRATION A SEMI OPEN AREA ON ENTRANCE

LOBBY IS PROVIDED AS RECEPTION.

ADMINISTRATION IS ON BOTH THE SIDES OF THE RECEPTION.

GROUND FLOOR PLAN OF ADMINISTRATIVE BLOCK AND RESTAURANT

FLOORING UNITS

VILLA UNITS

• CHARACTERISTICS :• THE HUGE WINDOWS IN EVERY ROOM

INCREASE CONNECTIVITY TO NATURE .• THE BALCONY GIVES A DIRECT VIEW OF

CHEMBARA HILLS .• OPEN JACUZZI IS PROVIDED BESIDES THE

BALCONY .• SLOPING ROOF IS PROVIDED ,WHICH GIVES A

TOUCH OF TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE.• THE VILLA ARE ARRANGED IN LINEAR FORM• THE SIZE OF EACH VILLA IS 425 SQ.M. .

SUITS UNITS

EACH SUITE MEASURES 107 SQ.M

SPA AND ENTERTAINMENT BLOCK UNITS

MATERIALS USED

LANDSCAPING MATERIALS

CONSTRUCTION DETAILS

• IT IS AN R.C.C FRAMED STRUCTURE ,WHICH IS CONSTRUCTED IN LOCAL KERELA STYLE .

• IT HAS SLOPING ROOF ON WHICH LOCAL MANGALORE STYLE TILES HAS BEEN USED TO GIVE TRADITIONAL LOOK OF KERELA .

• AS A FORM OF LANDSCAPE AND PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT ,PAVING STONE BLOCK HAS BEEN USED.

INFERENCES

• IT HAS LINEAR TYPE OF PLANNING • LINEAR FORMS OCCUPY THE SITE AREA IN A

BETTER WAY.• ALSO THIS TYPE OF FORM DOES NOT ALLOW

FOR NEGATIVE SPACE.• ALL THE ZONES HAVE BEEN SEPARATED BY

MEANS OF PEDESTAL PATHWAY.• IT IS SOLID AND WIDE IN STRUCTURE.