ARIA HOTEL // Sanjay Puri Architects

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Situated in the wine growing region of India, the site for this hotel is gently contoured rising up 9M towards the south with the entry at the lowest level in the north. The client’s requirements included a large banquet hall of 15000 sqft in addition to 60 rooms and other facilities.
Since the banquet hall would have large gatherings its access is planned directly from the road frontage.

© Sanjay Puri Architects

© Sanjay Puri Architects

The public facilities including the hotel lobby, restaurant, bar, spa & business centre occupy a higher level 6 metres above the banquet hall entered directly from an ascending approach road.
Each level of the hotel is integrated with the natural contours of the site, minimizing land cutting & landfill. Lower level walls are built with natural black basalt stone available in close proximity.

© Sanjay Puri Architects

© Sanjay Puri Architects

All the circulation spaces are naturally lit & ventilated rendering the building energy efficient. Solar panels on the rooftop, over the banquet kitchen & parking areas generate fifty percent of the electrical energy required for the hotel. Rain water harvesting tanks, with water recycling & reuse further add to the sustainable methods adopted for the design of this hotel.

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© Sanjay Puri Architects

All the rooms, restaurant, spa & banquets open into sheltered balconies & decks that provide outdoor usable spaces whilst minimizing the heat gain into the internal volumes.
At each floor, the rooms form rectilinear cuboids that are angled differently creating balconies that frame the picturesque surroundings with two floor high suites at the topmost levels.

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© Sanjay Puri Architects

Painted in terracotta color stucco, these frames are juxtaposed with the black basalt stone walls of the lower floors.
Aria Hotel is designed contextually, responding to the site contours, the views of the surroundings, the climate & the materials creating a web of experiences within its different volumes..

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© Sanjay Puri Architects

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