Typology
Auditorium interiors
Client
Ashok Leyland
Built-up Area
4521 sq.ft., 200 PAX
Location
Vellivoyalchavadi, Chennai
The client brief was to envision a hi-tech multi-purpose auditorium with latest technological features, exuding sophistication and modernity. Since the auditorium will partake in all major conferences and events, within the country and abroad, the design expression is associated with the image of the company. The design concept took inspiration from the root meaning of automotive design – creative aesthetic comfort backed by sound technological innovation.
The interior sports an abstraction of road network with self-moving objects alluding to moving vehicles and their paths frozen in planes. This is brought out by innovative use of designer light fittings which incorporate the functional lighting in the proposed concept, highlighted in the dull grey backdrop of the roads. The stage and corridor lighting symbolize contemporary technology of the silicon chip era by mimicking the circuits in electronic chips.
Eight different ambiences have been planned in co-relation with the appropriate AV scenarios for different functions – Multiple bright ambiances with combination of light sources illuminating the space for assembling, inaugurations, performances, talks and addresses; dimmer ambiances of reduced specific light illumination for seminars, video conferencing and presentations involving projections on screen; and a dark ambiance for movie screenings.
All different traffic circulation systems – one way, two-way, intersections, fly-over, sub-way, forking roads are all integrated in the abstracted ‘road’ network in the false ceiling design, with vehicles moving as per the respective system. All AV and sound systems used are state of the art and the networking of each ambiance comes in a single touch control of an I-pad. The events and conferencing can be extended to other spaces within the campus, thus providing additional capacity to the 200-seat auditorium. The AC systems, material specifications and LED lighting incorporate green features. The design aims to be a one-of-a-kind spatial aesthetic with flexible and smooth functioning logic, the imagery alluding to the exemplary ideals of the Ashok Leyland name, on par with latest trends, aspiring to be a pride to the organization among it’s counterparts.
