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CENTRE FOR PERFORMING ARTS

SYNOPSIS

CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 1
AIM 1
OBJECTIVE.. 1
SCOPE AND LIMITATION..1
SITE STUDY.1
AREA REQUIREMENTS....5
ZONING.7
LITERATURE STUDY..8
LIVE CASE STUDY OPTIONS.17

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I NTRODUCTION

Centre for Performing Arts is a Multi-use space that is intended for use by various types of
the performing arts, including dance, music, theatre. The intended multiple use of the
performing arts centre in this sense differentiates them from single-purpose concert halls,
opera houses or theatres, although the actual use of single-purpose spaces for other than
their intended use is of course widespread. New performing arts centers emerged in the
latter part of the 20th century as a means of generating new investment and increased
economic activity and thus, a means for revitalizing neighborhoods as patrons are drawn to
local restaurants and other businesses. PACs became a draw for touring shows and
eventually included visual art in their facilities. Today, these centers are valuable civic
resources that provide education, access, exchange of creative discourse, opportunities for
cultural expression and awareness.

A IM

To create a cluster of performance spaces, under various roofs, each possibly designed for a
specific purpose such as symphonic music or chamber music or theatre, but multi-purpose
as a whole and to create a design solution that fights against the pollution of Delhi

O BJECTIVE

To provide for a contemporary International iconic centre which imparts to the world
the rich legacy of performing and visual arts and Indian modernist socio-expression.
To create a performance space that has greater interaction between the performers
and audience
To make them feel the senses
To create a theatre with dynamic functions ,that can be altered to suit various
performances
To create a cohesive space whereby the performers and viewers co-exist

S COPE

AND LIMITATIONS

Our city has numerous performing spaces that are either formal or informal but lacks a space
dedicated to the performing artists which brings all arts under one roof thus by
disseminating knowledge and developing a new area of public gathering space along the
pragati maidan
Performing spaces should not only be a place where artists perform but also should be a
place of interactive and intriguing activities

SITE

LOCATION : DELHI
EXTENT: 13.51 acres
SITE : PRAGATHI MAIDAN

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Pragati Maidan is a venue for large exhibitions and conventions in New Delhi. It is having
an area of nearly 150 acres ( more than 6,25,000 Sq. Meters of exhibition space, it is the
biggest exhibition center in Delhi'.[1] It is owned, operated, controlled and managed by India
Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO), the trade promotion agency of the Ministry of
Commerce and Industry, Govt. of India. It is a huge complex of buildings, covering over 150
acres (0.61 km2) sprinkled with many lawns, overlooking the historic Purana Qila, which
stands opposite Gate no 1. The complex houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion, the
Defense Pavilion, the Indira Pavilion, and the Son of India Pavilion. It has various building
which are built in various shapes and sizes .It has a strong cultural connect with the people
of delhi, it is where they gather, it is more of a hotspot in delhi .
Hence decision was made to take up a small area (13.51 acres) in the pragthi maidan complex
and would be redesigned into Performing arts Centre ,which will house nearly eight
performance space along with spaces for teaching studio, workshops, cinema hall, lecture
hall ,accommodation for artists

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AREA REQUIREMENTS
DATA STUDY :
CONCERT HALL - 3000 sq.m
PROSCENIUM THEATRE 2100 sq.m
PLAY THEATRE -1300 sq.m
SMALL THEATRE -750 sq.m
PREVIEW THEATRE -175 sq.m
OPEN AIR THEATRE -1800 sq.m
CINEMA HALL - 600-750 sq.m
BLACK BOX - 250 sq.m
PRACTICE HALL 300 sq.m
ADMINISTRATION 500 sq.m
LOUNGE AREA 350 sq.m
CLASS ROOM
VOCAL - 80 sq.m
INSTRUMENTAL- 120 sq.m
DANCE 120 sq.m

WORKSHOP - 150 sq.m

LECTURE HALLS 200 sq.m
CAFETARIA 300 sq.m
RESTAURANT/PUB -750 sq.m
SERVICES -2000 sq.m
PARKING
ACCOMDATION -1000 sq.m

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INTERNET CASE STUDY

SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE

The Sydney Opera House is the busiest performing arts centre in the world. Since its
opening in 1973, it has brought countless hours of entertainment to millions of people
and has continued to attract the best in world class talent year after year.
Architect :Jorn Utzon
Engineer: Ove Arup & Parteners
Length : 183 m (600 ft)
Width : 120 m (394 ft)
Area : 1.8 hectare (4.4 acres)
Height : 65 m (213 ft)
Elevation : 4 m (13 ft)
FACILITIES
Joan Sutherland Theatre: A proscenium theatre with 1,507 seats.
Drama Theatre: A proscenium theatre with 544 seats.
Playhouse: An end-stage theatre with 398 seats.
Concert Hall: With 2,679 seats
Studio
Recording Studio

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B UILDING

There are nearly 1000 rooms in the Opera House including the five main auditoria. There
is also a Reception Hall, five rehearsal studios, four restaurants, six theatre bars,
extensive foyer and lounge areas, sixty dressing rooms and suites, library, an artists'
lounge and canteen known as the "Green Room", administrative offices and extensive
plant and machinery areas. The building covers about 1.8 hectares (4.5 acres) of its 2.2
hectare (5.5 acre) site. It has about 4.5 hectares (11 acres) of usable floor space. It is
approximately 185 m (611 ft) long and 120m (380 ft) wide at its widest point. The
highest roof vault (above the Concert Hall) is 67m (221 ft) above sea level.
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The roofs are made up of 2,194 pre-cast concrete sections. These sections weigh up to
15.5 tones (15 tons) each. They are held together by 350 km (217 miles) of tensioned
steel cable. The roofs weigh 27,230 tones and are covered with exactly 1,056,056
Swedish ceramic tiles arranged in 4,253 pre-cast lids.
The entire building weighs 161,000 tones. It is supported on 580 concrete piers sunk up
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to 25 m (82 ft) below sea level. The roofs are supported on 32 concrete columns up to 2.5
m (8 ft) square. The exterior and interior walls, stairs and floors are faced with pink
aggregate granite which was quarried at Tarana in New South Wales. The two woods
used extensively to decorate the interiors are brush box and white birch plywood which
were both cut in northern NSW. There are 6,225 sq m (67,000 sq ft) of glass, made in
France, in the mouths of the roofs and other areas of the building. It is in two layers - one
plain and the other demi-topaz tinted. About 2,000 panes in 700 sizes were installed.
There are 645 km (400 miles) of electrical cable. 120 distribution boards regulate the
power supply, equivalent to the needs of a town of 25,000 people. Twenty-six airconditioning
plant rooms move more than 28,500 cubic meters (1,000,000 cubic feet) of
air per minute through 19.5 km (12 miles) of ducting.

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DESIGN

The original concept for the project was a sketch submitted by Danish architect , Jorn
Utzon .Judges selected it from an international open competition that ended with 233
entries from 11 countries. Thought happy to win the competition Utzon was mildly
shocked .although his concept had caught the attention of the judges, it consisted only if
simple sketches with no plans or even perspective drawings , because the design was so
unique , some people presumed it would also be inexpensive to build. No one knew how
it would be build , and some experts questioned that it could be built at all.

In spite all uncertainty , the initial project cost estimate was pit at $7million.The
government would use profits from a series of state run lotteries to pay the project.
The government was worried that the people scrutinizing the design might raise question
about the potential problems hat would stall the project they thus quickly mover ahead
and divided the work into three main contracts :the foundation and the building except
the roof, the roof, and the interior and equipment.

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CONSTRUCTION
Many of the worlds best-known construction companies were involved in building
Sydney Opera House including Arups Structural Engineering, Hornibrook and Rider
Hunt, the construction work of S.O.H was divided into three distinct stages as follows
STAGE I
Sub structure , concrete structure from the foundation up to the auditoria seating levels
excluding any finishes.

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STAGE II
Superstructure or shells , concrete roof vaults or major and minor halls an restaurants ,
including the claddings.
STAGE III
Everything not included in stages I and II , stage towers, all interior finishes, exterior
paving and cladding, glass walls , all electrical and mechanical services.

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In 1966 Utzon resigned and returned to his

native Denmark. He never even returned to see his masterpiece completed.
The construction of the Sydney Opera House was now handed over to a group or
Australian architects. Fortunately, the exterior had already been completed by then so that
the impact of the altered design on the overall structure was minimal. The project was
finally completed in 1973 after a construction period of 14 years and an expenditure of
over $A100 million, almost 15 times the estimated budget.

D ESIGN

ERRORS AND OMISSIONS

Unfortunately, the roof shells were too heavy for the supporting columns that were
already built, so these were demolished and rebuilt. These and several other setbacks
led to delays and increasing cost overruns.

The original design called for two theatres. The government changed its mind and
required the building to be altered and that four theatres now be incorporated into the
design

The foundation been demolished to suit the new roof design loads.

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LIVE CASE STUDY :

NATIONAL CENTRE FOR PERFORMING ARTS MUMBAI
MODERN PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE DELHI
KALA ACADEMY GOA

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