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HOTELMumbai’s new ‘KHEL TOWER’ making a

difference in aspiring athletes lives andcommunities, ultimately strengthening

its legacy for generations to come.

OLYMPICS SUMMER GAMES

POPULATION2010

MEDALS PER OLYMPIC

GAME

1,347,380,882 310,207,441 141,927,297 81,757 ,600 62,041,708 1,184,130,123

167.6 87.9 53.4 36.8 20.6 0.8

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‘UNITED STATES SWIMMER MICHAEL PHELPS HAS WON

MORE OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALS IN A SINGLE OLYMPIC

GAMES THAN THE COUNTRY OF INDIA HAS IN THEIR 22

YEARS OF OLYMPIC COMPETITION’

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In result of visiting Mumbai first hand and learning from the members of the community, one very important problem that needed to be addressed

was the lack of athletic-related programs and facilities. See for yourself some of the independent opinions of Indian citizens:

THE CHALLENGE

THE FACTS

THE OBJECTIVES

THE PROJECTPROJECT TEAM: PROFESSOR ANTONY WOOD, MARK SWINGLER, KENT HOFFMANMATERIALS: CONCRETE, STEELSTRUCTURAL SYSTEM: DIAGRID

NAME: KHEL TOWERLOCATION: MUMBAI, INDIA C-WARD DISTRICT DATE: SPRING 2010

“SPORTS ACTIVITIES IN INDIA ARE OVERSHADOWED BY FAVORITISM AND LACK OF FACILITIES.

IT IS IGNORANCE THAT DENIES EXPOSURE AND SUCCESS IN OTHER SPORTS ACTIVITIES.

CRICKET IN INDIA IS NOTHING SHORT OF RELIGION.

CRICKET OVERSHADOWS ALL OTHER SPORTS BY ITS PRESENCE.”

“IN INDIA, A BROADER RANGE OF SPORTS AND THIER ATHLETES MUST BE GIVEN THE RESPECT THAT THEY DESERVE.

PHYSICAL AND THEORETICAL COMPONENTS OF GAMES SHOULD BE PAIRED WITH THE EMPHASIS ON LEARNING AND EXPOSURE.

THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND THAT SPORTS ARE PART OF THE SOLUTION TO UNEMPLOYMENT AND POVERTY ISSUES.

LEARNING, TEACHING, AND PLAYING SPORTS AND THIER RELATED ACTIVITIES CAN RAISE THE STANDARD OF LIVING IN INDIAN SOCIETY.”

PROVIDING LOCAL SPORTING HIGH-RISE FACILITIES MAY BE THE SOLUTION......

• TO IMPROVE INDIA’S PARTICIPATION AND RESULTS IN VARIOUS WORLD GAMES

• CREATION OF ATHLETIC TRAINING FACILITIES FROM NOVICE-PROFESSIONAL AND TOP-CLASS DESTINATION HOTEL

• ECONOMIC REJUVENATION OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES THROUGH NEW HOUSING AND PROFESSIONS WITHIN

• RECLAIM 100% OF GREEN SPACE OF BUILDING SITE PLUS RAINWATER COLLECTION AND REUSE

• PROVISION OF WIDE RANGE OF OPPORTUNITY AND ATHLETIC INSPIRATION

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THE SITE

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B Y C H A R L E S C O R R E A

CHARLES CORREA ON VERTICAL PLAYING

FIELDS: “WE HAVE NOT DONE THIS YET,

SOMEONE SHOULD FIGURE IT OUT.”

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[LEFT] First programmatic organization diagram incorporating as many major sports to allow for maximum exposure and inspiration as well as

those activities best-suited to the vertical realm.

[ABOVE] Initial conceptual perspective capturing aspects of design vision

[LEFT] initial model: Two triangular towers constructed to support suspended playing fields and circulation.[CENTER+LEFT] Further study models incorporated additional fields suspended between several towers. Leaning towers were also introduced to improve sight lines of athletic activities as well as nearby views.

[ABOVE] Final building form determined as six towers with playing fields suspended between each one centered around a main open community green space. Four of the towers are angled to allow sight lines past one another, serving as the residential and top-class hotel spaces. The remaining two vertical towers serve as dedicated vertical circulation. The suspended playing fields also complement the towers with an upwards progression towards the Indian Ocean.

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FINAL CONCEPT

STUDY MODELS

DEFINING DESIGN

CIRCULATION

THE CONCEPTS

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THE DESIGN

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1. [PREVIOUS PAGE] MAIN LOBBY

2. SITE PLAN

3. TYPICAL HOTEL PLAN

4. STREET LEVEL (WEST CORNER)

5. STREET LEVEL (EAST CORNER)

6. ROCK CLIMBING FACADE

7. PITCH-DEPTH PRACTICE AREA

8. GROUND PLANE STADIUM 3

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