The state-of-the-art NIMHANS Convention Centre located on Hosur road, offers exceptional facilities for LOCATION

conferences, seminars, trade shows, expositions, and media events. The Centre houses three auditoriums
with advanced amenities and seating capacities ranging from 150 to 850. The Centre also has well-appointed NIMHANS convention centre is located Off Hosur Road,
dining hall, ample parking facility, and storage and guest rooms. Dharmaram College, Bangalore, Karnataka .
NIMHANS convention centre It is well connected from the major areas in Bangalore.

NIMHANS research
institute

Site area: 9,561.50 m² NIMHANS hospital complex

NIMHANS Convention Centre is approximately 41 kms away from the Bangalore
Built up area: 3,764.15 m² International Airport (BIA).
FAR: 0.4 It is about 8.5 kms from Majestic bus terminus.

MACRO CLIMATE
The city of Bangalore experiences a very favorable weather throughout the year. Most tourists visit Bangalore in the
winter months, between September and March when the temperature roves in between 28 to 32 degrees Celsius . In
summers from March to May you can see maximum temperature rise up to 38 degrees Celsius .

LOCATION CONTEXT CLIMATE

BUILT
ENTRANCE
UNBUILT

SITE ZONING PARKING

SITE AND SURROUNDINGS

• The eastern side of the site is flanked by a 20m wide double road
• The ingress to the site is from the east through a 9m wide road.
• The parking area is well marked.
• The convention centre is connected to the Nimhans hospital complex through an internal road.
• There is an underpass that connects the convention centre to the NIMHANS research intsitute.
• The site is surrounded by a number of commercial buildings.
• There is a KSRTC busstop right outside the convention centre.

NIMHANS CONVENTION CENTRE, Bangalore

FACILITIES: INTERIORS
The convention centre consists of a number of auditoriums and seminar halls rented
out to the general public for various functions and parties
• One 800 capacity split auditorium
•Seminar halls-150-200 capacity
•Board rooms and meeting rooms
•Services: lifts, staircases, ramps for the disabled, fire escape provisions
•Control rooms
•Large party halls
•Adequate parking facilities

CIRCULATION DIAGRAM
AUDITORIUM 1 AUDITORIUM 2 EXHIBITION SPACE

ZONING DIAGRAMS
GROUND FLOOR GROUND FLOOR

ZONING AND CIRCULATION

AREA STATEMENT
ZONING BASED ON FUNCTION FORMAL AND INFORM SPACES

FIRST FLOOR FIRST FLOOR

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 The building also contains two smaller
auditoriums of 150 and 200 capacities each.

Auditorium 1 All interior spaces i.e the auditoriums, convention halls etc are well illuminated Auditorium 2
With artificial lighting which gives clarity of space and pathways. The brightness of the
Lighting can be controlled according to the type of function taking place in these halls.
Auditorium 3
Toilets

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

Banquet hall

Exhibition area

Lobby area

Excellent natural lighting is provided in circulation areas like the corridors, spill over areas outside the halls, common
areas, staircases etc.
This gives visual clarity and also helps saving power during the day as the natural lighting provided is very effective and
artificial lighting during the day is required only within the seminar halls.

NIMHANS CONVENTION CENTRE, Bangalore

 Within the auditorium there is no glare
as there is no natural lighting (not preferred),
but the common areas like lobby spaces and
Office Conference hall
exhibition spaces are lit by natural light
which causes glare. No sunshades are used.

Auditorium 1

The building is designed disable friendly

for barrier free movement.

FIRST FLOOR PLANS

Exhibition space

Domical and
pyramidical skylights
Staircases have wide flights, have hand rails o provide natural
lighting thereby
n either sides and are slip resistant . increasing the quality
of the space.

NIMHANS CONVENTION CENTRE, Bangalore

 GROUND FLOOR PLAN

BALCONY

STAGE

VIEWING CONE RAKED SEATING

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

MAIN AUDITORIUM
GREEN ROOM
STAGE

MAIN AUDITORIUM
•A capacity of 800 people
•Seats arranged in split level
•Raking of seats at difference of 150mm, ideal for holding a convention
•Dark colored upholstery has been used, thus the auditorium
can be used for AV presentations also

NIMHANS CONVENTION CENTRE, Bangalore

RIBBED DOME COFFERED CIELING
Ribbed domes sit over the exhibition spaces that provide ambient natural lighting to
the spaces below.
These are a type of dome divided at the base into curved segments, which follow the
curve of the elevation.
The "ribs" of a dome are the radial lines of masonry that extend from the crown down
to the springing.

Coffered ceiling has been provided as a structural system in the auditoriums as well as the exhibition
spaces in order to achieve large column free spaces.

Coffered ceilings are ideal for creating the illusion of space to a room as well as introducing texture and

SERVICES AND STRUCTURAL DETAILS

architectural elements to a large, plain ceiling.
Coffered ceiling

Load transferred from dome to

•All the wiring of lighting and sound are taken mostly
building,
inside the false ceiling and for the speakers its
from building to foundation and
taken into the walls
from foundation to the ground.

Artificial lighting

•The maintenance points are mainly in

the control room

AC Panels
•AC ducting is taken inside the false ceiling

ACOUSTIC TREATMENT

Acoustic wood panels for the wall and ceiling applications are used for reducing the noise and
improving the quality of sound in a room. •wooden panels for walls
But wooden panels with paint lacquered surfaces and wood veneered surfaces that match the rooms carpet for flooring
décor can also add to the visual appeal of the room. • upholstery made of fabric
Using these panels for wall and ceiling installation improves sound absorption and reduces • acoustical gypsum boards for false
the reverberation time to create the ideal auditory environment. ceiling

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FIRE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

The building has been well planned with respect

to fire fighting.

Each auditorium has 4 fire exits.

the fire staircase is wide enough

The circulation routes are free of any obstruction .

FIRE FIGHTING
NIMHANS CONVENTION CENTRE, Bangalore