Shanmukhananda Hall Sion Acoustic
Shanmukhananda Hall Sion Acoustic
Shanmukhananda Hall Sion Acoustic
LOCATION :
Plot No 292,Comrade
Harbanslal Marg,
Flank Road,Sion East, Mumbai,
Maharashtra 400037
HOW TO REACH ?
•11 minutes walking distance (940m) from
GURU TEG BAHADUR NAGAR RAILWAY
STATION.
• 2minutes drive by car .
•Nearest bus station Gandhi market.
BIKE PARKING
CAR PARKING
CONTEXT N
PLAN
HISTORY : THE JOURNEY BEGINS…
Work started : January 1960
Work completed : March 1963
Inaugurated : 22-08-1963
Contractors : M/s Shapoorji Pallonji & Co.
Hon. Architect : B. V. S. Iyengar
Air conditioning : Blue Star Engineering Co. Shanmukhananda 1958
Western India Engineering Co.
Electrical : R. B. Munshi
SOULPEN
10 M
ROAD
BIKE
CAR PARKING 15M
PARKING
CAPACITY :25 CARS N
12 M ROAD
H PARADISE BUILDING
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GROUND FLOOR PLAN OF AUDITORIUM
FIRST FLOOR PLAN OF AUDITORIUM
SECOND FLOOR PLAN OF AUDITORIUM
REFLECTED CEILING PLAN
A.C Ducts
Water Sprinklers
Bronze Light Fixtures
Recessed Lighting Fixtures
JBL Harman Systems
ENTRANCE
LIFT
CANTEEN ENTRY
ADMINISTRATION
ARCHITECTURE OF SHAMUKHANANDA HALL
The building stands with a beige finish and reflects the vernacular temple architecture, in
its crowning Gopuram (capital).
This traditional theme is reflected constantly throughout the interiors, in –
the plaster of Paris mouldings,
the relief work on the ceiling
the rangoli fashioned flooring patterns.
Entering wooden framed glass doorways with arched heads to signify the entrance.
A linear spacious foyer running the breadth of the Auditorium invites visitors into the
building.
The flooring, composed in black and red granite, broken in places with white marble, runs in
floral patterns along the corridor, with the Canteen at one end and the Manager’s Cabin at the
other.
The white of the floor is reflected on the walls, which acts as a backdrop to copper sculptures
lit-up by spotlights, embedded in the ornate ceiling.
The bronze light fixtures are fitted into the segmented ceiling that caves in, at the centre, to
give way to clear storey lighting from the floor above.
This permits the foyer to be well-lit during the day, despite no access to direct sunlight.
Ornate grills offer views through the cut-outs in the floor to the foyer below
Wide glass panes offer view and let in the light, from the exterior, to the waiting visitor.
From these open foyers, one enters the ground plus two tiered seating area, holding 2763
visitors.
The ground floor seating radiates from the stage, with the first set of seats divided by the
aisles in clusters of four.
The main aisle splits the seating into more asymmetrical patterns, with the seats staggered to
permit accurate sight-lines.
ACOUSTIC DETAIL
Visible in the segregated use of the reflective and absorptive surfaces.
Polished white marble on the two opposite walls reflect the sound from the imported JBL
Harman systems, that are set on the projections flanking the stage.
These are counter-balanced by the absorptive acoustic boards, rising above to the ceiling and
the back wall of the hall, with a carpeted flooring to absorb footfalls.
The pale surfaces of the side walls are enhanced by the organic murals, done up in a warm
colour scheme on one wall, representative of Nature, in the abstract images of the sun and the
rainbow.
While the opposite wall holds a composition reflecting the mountains and rivers in symbolic
green and blue.
The ceiling planes are broken by the recessed lighting fixtures and AC ducts with the actual
units neatly tucked away out of sight.
SEATING :
• The ground floor has 1462 seats.
• The 1st floor balcony has 791 seats.
• The second floor plan has around 510
seats .
• The total capacity of the auditorium is
2763.
• The front row is reserved for VIP guests.
• Each row is 1.5m wide
STAGE:
The stage itself is of multi-purpose value, catering to
cultural performances, school functions and even
political conventions.
The stage is at a level of +1.20m.
The stage dimensions are 30 ft. width (from side
curtain to side curtain) x 20 ft. depth (from back curtain
to front curtain), along with an outer area of 40 ft.
(width) x 10 ft. (depth).
The stage is approachable from 2 sides.
The stage has 4 stage wings.
The stage is made up of wood.
The stage screen has 2 entries(left and right foyers).
The stage has 3 mic points.
The stage is well facilated with halogen and spot lights
Following all standards of flooring and the conventional
requirements for back stage and catwalks, it is finished
with wooden laminates for a smooth performing surface.
The curtains conceal an assembly of air-conditioning fire-
fighting and other stage accessories.
ELECTRICAL SOCKETS ON STAGE FOR LIGHTING
At the entrance-
•Distribution box
•Fire break Glass
•Drop box
Entrance lobby
ceiling
•Chandeliers light
•A.C and L.E.D lights
in each interval
Chandeliers light
Exit ( From reception lobby)
•CCTV cam
•Distribution board
•Meter box
ENTRANCE
•Fixed glass panels
•Glass painting on every panel
Entrance reception lobby
•Flooring
•Ground Floor auditorium Entrance
Columns in between
•Museum
•Waiting
(17 chairs)
Second
floor
First floor
Ground
floor
Performing Stage Steps to stage (6 steps)
Chairs ( audience) Wall
There are two GREEN ROOMS on the ground floor
and two Green Rooms on the first floor, all with
attached washrooms. Each of the Green Rooms has a
size of 200 square feet.
Round shaped
spot lights
Exit (balcony)
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