its a case study about auditorium and how to construct one of it by influenced by existing.

1. CASE STUDY OF AN
AUDITORIUM

2. INDEX
1. Auditorium introduction
2. Case study about
auditorium
3. Shah Auditorium
4. Ankushrao landge
Natyagragh
5. Vishnudas bhava
auditorium
6. ZAVERBEN
AUDITORIUM
7. Rabindra Bhaban
1. 3-6 slides
2. 7 slide
3. 8-22 slides
4. 23-34 slides
5. 35-47 slides
6. 48-55 slides
7. 56-72 slides

3. WHAT IS AUDITORIUM
A room built to enable an audience to hear and
watch performences.For movie theaters,the
number of auditorium is expressed as the number
of screens.Auditorium can be found in
Entertainment venues,community halls and
theatres and may be used reharsal presentation
performing arts product or as a learning space.

4. AUDITORIUM STRUCTURE
1. Stalls,rchestra or arena:-The lower flat area, sally below or at
the same level of stage.
2. Balcony or galleries:-One or more raised seating platformes
towards the rear of the auditorium. In large number of
theatre,multiple number of vertically above or behind the
stalls. The first level is usually called the dress circle or grand
crcle.The heights platform or upper circle is sometimes
known as the gods,espacially in large opera houses where the
seats can be high and long distance from the stage.
3. Boxes:-Generally placed immediately to the front, side and
above the level of the stage. They are often separated rooms
with an open viewing ate which generally seat only a handful
of people.

5. SEATING ARRENGMENTS
Seating resentments is an auditorium seating layout will
either be identified as “multiple aisle” or “continental",
these terms is commonly found in the design slandered
mauaaly.Buildings codes and similar architectural
references documented. Each size is unique with specific
guild lines governing row size is uique,with the specific
guidelines governing row size ,row spacing and exit ways.
Basically a a multiple aisle will have a maximum 14-16
chairs per row with access to an asile to both ends. In
continued arrangements all seats are located in a central
section. Here the maximum quality of chair per row
allowed, building codes will require wide row spacing and
specially located go the exits.

6. TYPES OF AUDITORIUM
1. Arena theatre:-Auditorium with audience
surrounded on all side.
2. Proscenium theatre:-Auditorium with
audience only on gather front side.
3. Thrust theatre:-Auditorium with audience
surrounded on three sides.
4. Flexible theatre:-Auditorium with flexible
stage and seating arrangements

7. CASE STUDY ABOUT
AUDITORIUM

8. SHAH AUDITORIUM

9. LOCATIONRajniwas marg civil lines
Delhi-110054
Its is 11 minute walking distance from Kashnere gate metro
station
It is 23 minute from civil lines metro station.

10. ENTRY
There are two main
entrance in the
auditorium and
there the entrance
gates are 6 meter
long and a
pedestrian entry of
1.2 meter of
length.

11. PARKING
There are
twenty two
wheeler
parking side
and there is
almost 10
cars or four
wheeler
parking zone
in here.

12. BUILDING
There is a main entry gate and after crossing this
gate you can then get the lobby zone where is the
help desk is situated and an open cafeteria. In
this area of the zone there are ladies and gents
toilet system. The negative space is use here as a
hall gate 7mX5m.There is a slope from
beginning to the edge of the stage which creates
a slop inside the hall, this makes the seat sat the
back at a height and the seats in fronts lower in
level. Total 288 seat,circullation provided center
to side 0.4 m in between two rows.

14. .• Curtain:-There are soothing curtain are available
• Length of row:-There are 16 seat per aisle and 25 if one
side exit door will be 1 meter wide.
• Size:-For the size of the seats there 0.5 m/squre should
be used for per person.
• Exit:-The exits should be 1 meter wide in each exits for
150 people.
• Volume of the room:-If it is a playhouse then its should
be 4-5 cubic meter/spectreter and for opera house it will
be 6-8 cubic meter/spectare.the max distance of last
row from start of stage for playhouse it will be 24 m
and for opera house it will be 32 meter.
• In every auditorium structure 20-25% of playing area is
required for the storage area.

16. STAGE
• The main stage depth 9 meter and its length is 12
m.
• It contains pulleys to pull and drop the curtain
during ShowTime.
• The stage have different spot lights.
• There are three exits where two of them lead them
to outside and one exit lead to green room.
• One exit is near to main exit.
• There is a 4 m service road at the backside of the
building.
• There is a electricity room of 4mX5m and there is
air conditioning system along with it.

18. WALL,FLOORING AND LIGHT
The wall and flooring of the stage and
auditorium are done with wood to have a better
acoustic and maintain the temperature through
out the year and also to present the artist
performing on the stage from lights are provided
on the ceiling in the equal distance and focus
lights on the stage and focus lights are on the
center.

20. SEATING
• There is also a balcony where the seating containing two aisle divided in
3 parts.
• There is a projection room 7m x 3.5m.If it is the upper level so there
will be no hind rave.
• There is a conference room there which isn't a hindrance. This
conference room is there with along a ladies and gents toilets.
• Now of seats have clear space not less than 38 cm between the back of
on seat and the far most portion of the seat.
• Distance of back of one row of seats to the back of another row seats
not less than 90 cm and 98 cm where fixed seats used.
• Wide of a seat not less than 50 cm where arm provided and 45 cm where
arm is not provided
• The passage would be at a scale higher than 0.4 m.squre/person.
• Max gross occupation on load shall be 0.60 m.squre of the overall area
of the floor space in the auditorium/person

22. SHAPE AND SIZE
• The size of the auditorium should be fix, the floor gangways, stage
should be calculated on the basic of 0.6 to 0.9 m.square.There are
many type of floor plan shape used but most satisfactory plan is Fan
shape. The side wall have the angle not more than 100 degree with
curtain line. This place is taking pic synchronization of soul with a lip
movement is essential.
• To see every performed curtly the fardest seat distance will be min 24
meter.
• Auditorium rear wall will be flut or convex .In the shah hall it is
convex.
• Shah auditorium is rectangular in shape and have parallel wall.
• A soundproof false ceiling below the roof to avoid noise of aircraft and
rain. Shah auditorium no false ceiling.
• The foyer area, number and size of entrance depend on this size and
siting of the auditorium at lest 20% seating is recommended for foyer.
• For lobby and lounge area at lest corresponding to 10% of the seating
area in the half area.
• Seat width will be between 45 cm to 56 cm in shah auditorium it is 45
cm.
• The back to back distance of the chair is 90 cm.

24. ACOUSTIC
• Time is taken for the decay of noise level of 60db after
the sound sources has been turned off a double layer
gypsum board which will be 2X15 mm thick for false
ceiling with 100 mm thick fiber glass 32kg/cm,for wall
which is constructed by fiber glass of 100 mm
thickness and blacks tissue failing is supported in 100
mm GF stud frame work @
• 61 mm/c with a coating mesh on the both sides with
insulation side walls has been traced with 100 mm thick
fiber glass 12kg/cm will be supported in 100 mm GI
stud frame work @ 610,c/c,thick mesh for air gap and
finally 2 layer of gypsum board 15 mm thick over GI
frame work.

26. DOOR
The doors are 1.5 m wide.an attended is provide as a in
charge of door open and close when required. No
staircase,landing,corrider or passage not being used as
exit shall be less them 1.50 m wide and no recesses or
projections in the walls of such passage gangways or
corridor within 1.5 m of of the ground.

27. FIRE RESISTANCE

28. FIRE SAFTY
• Structure be fire resistance:-All area are open to public so its made of fire
resting material no wooden posts are allowed here. The support are either fire
retardant solution or coated with fire resistant. No soft wood or inflammable wall,
partition or barriers are used in here.
• Entry:-there is a frottage for the public and there is a suitable entrance and exits
for the public in addition there is a entry and exits that is there for the rescue public
in emergency.
• Exits:-There will be at lest one exits in every tier, floor or gallery part. Upper floor
and gallery shall have two exits which can give a clear space not less than 2.1 high
and 1.5 m wide. Every passage or corridors are leading to main exit shall have not
less than 1.50 m.
• Water supply:-there should be a under ground water tank with a capacity of
50,000 liters provided for fire fighting arrengments.The location should be
accessible by the fire engine.
• Horse reel:-The auditorium must have provision shall be made for a suitable no
of first aid hose reel confirming to I.S 848 but not less than that.
• Portable fire extingusher:-H2O,CO2,soda acid type of fire extinguisher of a
capacity of 9 liter as per provided in one fire extinguisher.
• Bratllea and tactile fire exit and warning strips:-Here should be maps
of the whole auditorium provided at the entrance or in two three different area of
the auditorium

29. FIRE SAFTY
Fire extinguisher and exits are provided at
certain distance and clearly visible and can
approach to all the visiter.The evacuation can
easily and rapidly in case of emergency.

30. Ankushrao landge Natyagragh

31. Detail
• Ankushrao landge Natyagragh was inaugurated in
2008.
• Its basically used for theatre and culture activity.
• It was build by PCMC.
• It is a fan shaped auditorium.
• It has a total capacity of 952 viewers in two level.
• It also has a balcony floor level in its design.
• This whole auditorium is covered by the central air
conditioner.
• The whole height of the auditorium is 12 meter.

32. LOCATION
• Bhosrai,pimpri-Chinrcurad,Maharastha 411039
• The site is occupied area of abut 51,000 ft.squre of build up
space.
• The Pimpari railway station is about to 2.5 km from the main
auditorium.
• It is next to the bhosari flyover
• The site lies a residential cum commercial area.

33. SITE LAYOUT
1. Main entrance
2. Car parking
3. Bike parking
4. Service entry
5. Booking office
6. Building entry
7. Auditorium And Stage
8. Backstage and green rooms
9. Loading and unloading
10. Transformer room
11. Generator shed

34. ENTRY
• Three are mainly two entry at stall level, four exits.
• The balcony level have a separated entry and exit point.
• The entry point of the performers are separated.
• There is a foyer at the second and first floor.
• The height of the lobby at the both level is 4 km.
• There is a cry room which is provided at the entrance.

35. STAGE
• The stage in this auditorium is rectangular in shape with proper curtain and
fins with it.
• Its size is about 60 ft. by 40 ft. in the dimensions.
• Everything is controlled by electronically.
• The stage has fixtures to hold the focus lights and backdrop etc.
• The stage is solid in structure.

36. BACKSTAGE AND GREEN
ROOM• The green rooms behind the stage is connected via
corridor which act as backstage area.
• There is the dog legged staircase a one end of the
corridor and loading-unloading area on the area.
• There is lift provided next to the stair which was next
to the VIP rooms.

37. WALL AND CEILEING
• The walls are prepared in a simple manner.
• Martial:-The material used here are acoustic boared,P.O.P,wooden
panels.
• The spiral acoustic frame is reached by high density compressed
plaster(P.O.P) for ceiling.
• Wooden panels are also in auditorium used as a material. The panel
are filled with coconut hair as it is good reflector.

38. LIGHTNING
• There is no catwalk is provided in the structure.
• Everything in here is operated by the machines.
• Halogen lights are provided and placed in every rows.
It was brought down using the switchers.
• Focus lights are stands were provided on the
auditorium walls.

39. SEATING
• Seating capacity of the auditorium is 952.
• The theatre is mainly fan shaped and here the seating arrangements are
divided into three segments and there are two level. Where the stalls have
748 seats and the balcony have 204 seats.
• The two aisle divided the seating into three segments on both of the levels.
• The flooring was carpet covered over the rcc flooring.

40. AIR HANDELING UNIT
This air handling units are located beneath the
auditorium,cosists of
chiller,compressor,condenser,cooling water.

41. FIRE FIGHTING
• Hose Reel
• Automatic Alarm system
• Fire Extinguisher
• Water pump
• Electronic panels

42. VISHNUDAS BHAVE AUDITORIUM

43. SITE
• Its basically in sector
16,Vashi,Navi Mumbai.
• The site occupies an area of
51000 ft.squre of build up
space.
• There are mainly four
entries.
• The Vashi station is about
1.5 km from the site.
• Vashi bus depot is just
opposite to the auditorium.
• The site is lies in a
residential cum commercial
area.

44. PARKING
• There are number of 4 wheelers that can be parked at
a time of 75.
• There are also two wheelers which can also park here.

45. OPEN SPACES
The open spaces here are own by the authority
and this open spaces aren't not used for any
purpose.

46. LANDSCAPE
• The center has a small designed garden near the entry
part of the auditorium
• The gardens has small sculpture along with the law
and shrubs.
• The site has mainly gulmohor,palm tree, mango tree.

47. AUDITORIUM
• This auditorium was open in 1997.
• This is mainly used for theatre and cultural activity.
• Its mainly designed to give a honor to the vishnudas bhave.
• Its mainly in fan shaped.
• It is a rotating theatre where the floor is about to rotated.
• The auditorium have the capacity of 1072 viewers in two
levels.
• It has a balcony level seating's arrangements.
• This has a central air conditioner system.
• The main height of the auditorium is about 12 m.

49. ENTRY
• There are five entry and four exits.
• The entry of the performers was separated.
• The balcony seats had a separated entry/exit doors from
first floor to second floor.
• There is a foyer at the first floor and second floor level.
• Height of the lobby at both level is 4m.
• Two emergency exits are provided near the stage.

50. PLAN
1. Rotating stage
2. Green room
3. VIP room
4. Ladies toilet
5. Service Entry
6. Stage operating area
7. Backstage entry for lobby.

51. SEATING
• There are total 1500 number of seats here.
• Its fan shaped and seating are divided in four segments.
• The last row of each segments has 7 seats and last row have 11 seats
rest in there.
• There are total 13 number of rows.
• The five aisle is divided the segments into four parts.

52. STAGE
• It’s a semi circular stage which has a proper curtains and fins.
• The inner portion unto 7 meter diameters is ratable.
• Outer portion of the stage is fixed.
• It rotated 180 degree in 75 second.
• It is eteronically controlled. The stage has fixtures to hold focus lights.
• Its size is radios of the semi circular stage of 7mm diameters.
• The floor is made by hardwood timber flooring and carpet covered
over the rcc.

53. LIGHTING
• There is no catwalk provided.
• Everything was operated by using machine.
• There are halogens which is placed in the rows.
• It was brought up and downs by using the switches.
• Main focus lights are provided in the auditorium walls.

54. SERVICES
• There is an air handling unit which is located beneath the
auditorium consists of chiller,compresser condenser and
cooling tower.
• There is a water supply
• There is a water pump beneath the auditorium.
• There are electrical panels.

55. ZAVERBEN AUDITORIUM

56. LOCATION
Ghatkoper(east) near rashtriya shala,Upashray
lane,Mumbai.

57. ENTRY AND AXIS
• There are two entry
where first entry is
directed to the
ticket counter and
2nd entry to parking
area.
• There are there
emergency exits
which open near
the toilette
staircase back of
the building area.

58. GREEN ROOM
• The green room is mainly in
size of 2.5m x 3 mind it has a
attach toilet of 1.2 m X 1.2 m
• It has a small cabin for private
space.

59. STAGE
• The whole stage is about to 36 m in length.
• The stage has a width of 13 m.
• The stage total height is 13 m.
• There are lights provided in the stage in the distance
of 3 m.

60. AUDITORIUM
• The total capacity of the auditorium 600 people.
• The floor is all over covered by the carpet.
• Anotone fabric paneling on upper half.
• Ceiling slight is contouring for sand reflection.
• Borodin punch inside wooden flooring with glass woolen
back stage.

61. SEATING
• Seating capacity of the auditorium is 952.
• The theatre is mainly fan shaped and here the seating arrangements are
divided into three segments and there are two level. Where the stalls have
748 seats and the balcony have 204 seats.
• The two aisle divided the seating into three segments on both of the levels.
• The flooring was carpet covered over the rcc flooring.

62. AC DUCTS
• There is a web of ac ducts in the main duct is in the seating
area.
• The main duct is in the seating area.
• The auditorium has water cool system.
• The return air duct which are present beneath the stage.
• The air then taken to machine room which cooled and
regulated again through the ducts.

63. SERVICES
• There are ladies toilet with 5 W.C and 3 wash basin.
• There are gents toilet with 7 urine toilets and one W.C
and three wash basin.

64. RABINDRA BHABAN

65. LOCATION
• It is basically situated in the BNR more,GT road,Asansol,West
Bengal.
• It is situated in the opposite of the BNR Bus depot.
• It is situated 1.2 km from the Asansol railway station.

66. ENTRANCE
• There is a main entrance gate where the name of the
auditorium is written in the main gate with help of big front in
the gate.
• There are three gates apparently to go inside the auditorium.
• There is a back entrance in the auditorium for emergency exit.

67. LANDSACPE
• The outside part is full of landscape and it was
also have a part where water fountain is located
for and then there is a side part where a beautiful
garden with full of flower trees and shrubs are
situated.
• In main auditorium there is a lawn to pathway
where people can walk over it.
• In the right side of the auditorium there are a big
area covered by the grass like the lawn where
many festivals or many artifact stalls are happe in
there.

69. STAGE
There are a main stage from where a white screen was also in
here for projection and there a big proscenium made by wooden
and timber part, it also has a backstage part and a curtain in both
of the side when the stage show just end or get the intervals then
the curtains close up the stage. There is a big stage part where
cultural events also took part in there like dacing,singing etc.

70. SEATING ARRENGMENTS
• There are 13 seats in the every rows middle part and 4 seats to
the edges of the rows.
• The auditorium is basically fan shaped part where seats are
like arranges by upper part level to the ground level part.
• There are almost 23 rows in the auditorium.
• There are 3 part of seating arrangements are divided.

71. LIGHTING
• There is no catwalk provided.
• Everything was operated by using machine.
• There are halogens which is placed in the rows.
• It was brought up and downs by using the switches.
• Main focus lights are provided in the auditorium walls.
• The whole hallway has a perfect light function and it is also have blue
dimmed lights for extra light effects.
• There is colorful lights given in the fountain part.

72. Exterior work
There is a nice exterior work.

73. PARKING
• There are number of 4 wheelers that can be parked at
a time of 75.
• There are also two wheelers which can also park here.

74. FIRE SAFTY
Fire extinguisher and exits are provided at certain
distance and clearly visible and can approach to all the
visiter.The evacuation can easily and rapidly in case of
emergency.

75. Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía /
Santiago Calatrava

76. DETAIL
• Architects :-Santiago
Calatrava
• Location :-Valencia,
Spain
• Category :-Auditorium
• Area :-37000.0 m2
• Project Year :-2006
• Photographs :-Palladium
Photodesign, Alan
Karchmer
• Manufacturers :-
Cricursa, ISAVAL

77. LOCATION
The Valencia Opera House 86-acre site along the dry bed of the Turia River.
Situated midway between the old city and the coastal district of Nazaret, the
complex is intended by the Generalitat Valenciana to bring new focus to an
incoherent and under- developed area of Valencia and to link the center city
with the sea.

78. BUILDING
• The Valencia Opera House is meant to serve as both a major
performing arts facility for Valencia and as a dynamic urban
landmark, helping to consolidate and animate the area in which it is
built.
• The main components of its program are an auditorium seating 1,706,
suitable for opera productions as well as concerts and ballet
• 380-seat chamber music hall for ensemble performances, drama and
other events (lectures, meetings, etc.);
• an auditorium seating up to 1,520 people, equipped with advanced film
and video projection systems, offering the possibility of viewing
performances on special video screens.
• Located adjacent to the main building is a 400-seat auditorium for
experimental theater and dance, with gallery space for exhibitions of
fine arts and decorative arts.
• Another structure, known as L’Umbracle, is a promenade and parking
garage, built within an open arcade that is a contemporary reinvention
of the winter garden

79. BUILDING STRUCTURE
• In recognition of the civic importance of the Opera House,
Calatrava gave the building the iconographic character of a
monumental sculpture
• In form, the building is a series of apparently random volumes,
which become unified through their enclosure within two
symmetrical, cut-away concrete shells
• These forms are crowned by a sweeping steel sheath, which
projects axially from the entrance concourse out over the
uppermost contours of the curvilinear envelope
• The structure that results defines the identity of the Opera
House, dramatically enhancing its symbolic and dynamic
effect within the landscape, while offering protection to the
terraces and facilities beneath.

81. BUILDING STRUCTURE
• The different volumes of the building are stacked between
horizontal promenade decks, which cantilever off the side of
the structure.
• The central core is occupied by the fully air- conditioned
auditorium of the main auditorium, which is set within an
acoustically shaped shell embedded within the cluster.
• housed in the central core are the scenery module and lifting
mechanisms for the main auditorium, whose stage measures
5,166 square feet.
• For the open performance areas, the roof and defining walls
enclosing the complex have an acoustical function, while a
glass-covered, insulated rehearsal area is provided above the
chamber music hall.

83. STAIR AND CIRCULATION
• The shell surrounding the building permits peripheral
exterior circulation to the different auditoriums, garden
terraces, cafeterias and restaurant.
• These areas are linked by promenade balconies, stairs
and exterior elevators, offering beautiful views of the
city and the gardens.
• a ticket is required only upon entering an auditorium,
the public may move freely throughout the building,
giving the Opera House a welcoming character as a
gathering place, and making music more accessible to
the people.

85. OPEN SPACES
Calatrava has also designed permanent art installations for
major spaces within the building, including two large murals
and two large bas relief sculptures in ceramic.