CASE STUDY OF LAKE RESORT
KONDAN -- THE RETREAT RESORT , MAVAL [ PUNE ]
D.SHEIK MOHAMED HUSSAIN
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PROJECT DETAILS
Name of the project: Kondan The Retreat
Location: Maval, Pune,
Maharashtra
Client: Green Resorts Developers
Project Duration : 2013 to May
2016
Built-Up area : 5600 SqM
Project cost : 4 Crores
PROJECT DONE BY
Architect: PMA madhushala
Design Team: Prasanna Morey, Gaurav
Bhangre, Sanjay Verma
Time taken for completion: 48 Months
Structural engineer: Subduction Zone
Engineers
Contractors & civil work: Narayan
Tandale
Electrical consultants: Ravindra Bomble
Pool consultant: Veeke Pools N Spa
Project description
Maval, a scenic region between Mumbai and
Pune facilitates the needs of these cities like
food, dairy, power and water supply.
Though rich in natural resources, the villages
along interior hills still lack availability of
transportation, school and medical facilities.
Only income source here is farming and
dairy.
The client, originally from Maval, chose the
site so that it would not only satisfy his
business module but also open up livelihood
opportunities for local people.
SITE PLAN
Entry
Conference area
Lake
Phase 2
Reception
Play area
Administration
Water tank
Indoor sports
auditorium
Security cabin
Swimming pool
Nostalgic street
Dress changing
room
Parking
Childrens play area
Courtyard
Restaurant
Amrai
Tarangan
Deck
Phase 3
About the site
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Located on a slope along the backwaters of a lake, only a fraction of the site has been
developed, and where construction was undertaken, footprints were optimized to respond
to topography, exiting trees and natural waterways, with portions of the natural
surroundings either contained or revealed as views.
Imagined on the lines of a historic citadel, the site is sub-divided into zones of increasing
privacy, stepped down along the hillside and defined by eight intersecting walls, each with
a unique character specific to its purpose.
The resulting interweaving of enclosed, semi-open and open spaces cater to different
activities:
The project sprawls over 30 acres of sustainable campus, out of which 5 acres is dedicated for the
resort, 3 acres for the water lagoon and power management plant and 7 acres for plantation and
nature. The remaining land is leased out for economic sustainability of the project.
ZONING
Longitude 73° 51' E
Latitude 18° 32' N
Altitude a.s.l.550 m
TOPOGRAPHY
This region is towards the west of Pune area. It is hilly terrain and part of the Sahyadri range/western ghats. The
Sahyadri range goes from north to south
RAINY SEASON
The rainy period of the year lasts for 6.8 months, from May 1 to November 25, with a sliding 31-day
rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around July 20, with an
average total accumulation of 13.4 inches.
Average Temperature
The hot season lasts for 2.5 months, from March 12 to
May 26, with an average daily high temperature
above 94°F. The hottest day of the year is April 23,
with an average high of 97°F and low of 71°F.
The cool season lasts for 3.0 months, from June 24 to
September 26, with an average daily high
temperature below 86°F. The coldest day of the year
is January 9, with an average low of 55°F and high of
85°F.
TEMPERATURE Averaged Value : 24.6 °C
MAX Averaged Value : 31.9 °C
MIN Averaged Value : 17.5 °C
Humidity
Pune experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.
WIND
Averaged Value : 4.3 km/h
PRECIPITION
Averaged Value : 415.0 mm
PRECIPITION BY DAY Averaged
Value : 59.6 days
FACILITIES
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Restaurant
Spa
Bar
Amrai
Tarangan
Reception
Administration
Conference area
Swimming pool
Dress changing room
Deck
Courtyard
AMENITIES
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Air conditioning
Private balcony
Room service
Refrigerator
Flat screen tv
Free parking
Bicycle tour
Indoor play area
Boutique
Laundry room
Surveillance camera
12) Small refrigerator
13) Kettle
15) The bathroom is
equipped with required
toiletries, warm water,
shower, etc.
Other Amenities include a table tennis
board, carrom, single basketball board,
‘backyard tennis -the game with ball tied to
a vertical stand’, taboo card game.
Reception and Restaurant
Accessed through the pramukh dwar
(ceremonial gateway), the reception area
creates an experiential connection from
public to private zone via a gently rising,
narrow and introverted lane that
eventually opens onto the restaurant’s
main deck with a stunning view of the
valley to the south.
Whole experience is a slow rise
transformation from series of narrow
introvert lanes and in– out spaces
release to vast valley of beautiful nature.
Restaurant
The restaurant design is synonymous to the
terrace/step irrigation. Five steps of open
space is converted in to a restaurant with
good ambience. It has an open view of the
valley and has lot of small plants placed in
the pathways. It is a great experience to relish
your food , which is served hot, by watching
the rain and the greenery.
TARANGAN
A series of six cottages cantilevered off an axial
spine towards a grove frequented by fireflies.
The rooms are the highlight of Kondan. The moment you get
inside the Tarangan category room (which is suitable for a
couple or a family of 3) , I am sure you will walk past the room
and enter the balcony.
Unique styled balcony facing the valley has an antique style
cloth chair and a hammock which is in built to the floor of the
balcony.
The room itself, as part of the cantilever structure, is
protruding towards the valley , so when you lie on the
hammock it is like lying in the nature’s lap.
The flooring of the balcony is covered with artificial turf to
make you feel that you are part of the green nature outside.
The room has a cosy low floor double bed, a small coffee
table and an attached bathroom. The rooms are also
made with big stones and beautified with wooden
interiors. So no painting is done inside the room.
The flooring of the room is a mix of wood and concrete.
The whole place will give the nostalgic feeling of
childhood or younger days spent at your ancestral
house.
Lot of detailing has gone behind the designing of the
room, interiors, accessories, etc.
Even the cloth hangers are made of bamboo and you
will find a small layer of marble pebbles attached to the
floor at the entrance of the room.
There is a bluetooth speaker in built in the room. It has
all the basic amenities required like AC, small
refrigerator, TV , kettle in the room and the bathroom is
equipped with required toiletries, warm water, shower,
etc.
TARANGAN WALL
The project with cluster
of open, semi-open and
closed spaces creates a
inclusive experience to
enjoy the nature of
surrounding rainfall,
clouds, trees, birds and
fire-flies. Whole project
was great process of close
understanding about this
region, their people and
beautiful landscape
AAMRAI
Four multi-level suites situated inside a
mango orchard, the spaces of each
being draped around one or more
courtyards.
Suites Aamrai, are the
introvert multilevel cottages inside the
existing mango plantation. These
spaces play along with trees on existing
contours with courtyards and open
garden toilets.
AAMARI
Amrai is the second category of rooms. This
category of room opens up to a completely new
type of design.
The one I have never seen in any hotels or
resorts. Multi layered room with lot of steps in
between the two floors.
Perfect room for a family get together or a
friends’ meet up.
The steps add up as an amphitheatre. The room
is equipped with a huge jacuzzi as well.
The room has a double bed and can take upto
4~5 people in case you want to stay in a group.
This set of rooms are pet friendly as well. Amrai
doesn’t have a valley facing balcony.
DESIGN
In the process of maintaining the virginity of the site, it was divided into social and private spaces. Only
the built form is designed to facilitate the use with actual urban level comfort and surrounding has left
to retain its original sense, encouraging the user to adjust with surrounding nature.
Social space which includes area for weekly market by villages, parking, streets, local artifact and
consumer shops, conferences building, ghats and upper lake, is designed to enhance the economics of
the project as it acts as a big catchment area.
It is designed that reflects the nostalgic values of traditional public spaces, where people connect
themselves with the characteristic elements like main door of any fortified city “Pramukh Dwara”,
water kund, streetscape of traditional bazaar, designs which are proven to deal with the maximum
people by enriching quality of spaces.
Considering the scale, the site is zoned with 8 walls of individual characters, resulting in interwoven
spaces for different activities. This eventually grew the built form with its own characteristic
microenvironment without disturbing the existing site condition, flora and fauna
SPA
Health and Spa, found the
north east of the site that
stretches down toward
eastern forest valley
providing privacy and serine
environment. All indoor
sports, gym, conference are
connected to public area to
get direct entrance without
disturbing the main private
resort area.
SWIMMING POOL
Spreads organically through
a cluster of trees,ending in an
infinity edge towards the
eastern valley
Swimming Pool, opens up with
the infinity edge toward eastern
scenic valley.
Its organic shape and two
existing trees excel the 'nirvana'.
FERROCEMENT WATER TANK
Spreads organically through a cluster of trees, ending in an infinity edge towards the eastern valley.
MATERIALS
Local material and Local Labours : Daily-wage
labourers from nearby villages were trained in
masonry or other vocational skills. Design
Philosophy was based on these core factors
The fact that much of the building material was
sourced from around the site, speaks volume for
the resort’s rich aesthetics. Stones extracted from
neighbouring water bodies are employed in an
array of vernacular techniques that range from
dry pack and dressed masonry to composite
boulder concrete. Objects such as stone light
fittings were sourced from artisans from nearby
villages, giving boost to the local craftsmanship
CONSTRUCTION
Effort has been taken for each amenity not to disturb the terrain of the
location so that rain water flow is maintained as per existing site.
Available stone from excavation has been used for walls with different
typology like dry masonry, thin composite stone wall, finished stone wall.
Roofing in lightweight insulated wood wool panels and bamboo roof to
achieve the economy and free flowing nature. Local artisans are used for
stone light fittings and mosaic work. Labour trained for skill work and
later endure them as a team to run the resort.
AESTHECTICS
The project with cluster of open,
semi-open and closed spaces
creates an inclusive experience to
enjoy the nature of surrounding
rainfall, clouds, trees, birds and
fire-flies. Whole project was
great process of close
understanding about this region,
their people and beautiful
landscape