ON THE WAY

THE DESIGNED CONSTRUCTION SITE IS LOCATED ON NATIONAL HIGHWAY 544 IN SOUTH INDIA JOINING SALOM IN TAMIL NADU WITH KOCHI CITY IN KERALE. THE SELECTED AREA IS LOCATED IN KANNADI-KERALA. THE SURROUNDING LAND IS CULTURALLY USED IN THE AGRICULTURE AND THERE IS A RENAULT SERVICE AND MORE OTHER SMALL ESTABLISHMENTS NEARBY.

THE TASK WAS TO MAKE AN ACCOMMODATION FOR 100  TRUCK DRIVERS, WHICH MUST ENABLE QUICK STOPS for REST AND REFRESHMENT,PROVIDE A PLACE FOR FOOD CONSUMPTION AND SPACES for a LONGER REST. THERE MUST ALSO BE  LOWER CONSTRUCTION COSTS AND ECOLOGICAL MATERIALS. THE MAXIMUM PERMITTED HEIGHT OF THE CONSTRUCTION IS 8 METERS AND THE MAXIMUM BUILT-UP AREA is 2,202 METERS SQUARE.

THE SHAPE OF THE BUILDING IS INSPIRED BY A TRADITIONAL INDIAN HOUSE WITH A CENTRAL ATRIUM. THE BUILDING HAS TWO FLOORS SO THAT IT DOES NOT TAKE A LOT OF AREA. THE ENTRY AREA IS CREATED BY OPENED ARCADE SEPARATED BY RECEPTION FROM THE AREA FOR ACCOMMODATED. ATRIUM IS A SPACE FOR REST AND MEETING FRIENDS. THERE IS ALSO THE UNDERGROUND WATER RESERVOIR BECAUSE OF HEAVY RAINS IN INDIA AND THE SOLAR PANELS ARE LOCATED ON THE ROOF, WHICH ALSO COVERS THE EXTERNAL CORRIDORS AND STAIRCASE. THE EXTERIOR STAIRS CONNECTES TWO FLOORS AND ITS HANDLES ARE MADE OF STEEL ROPES MAKING RAILING ON THE SECOND FLOOR.

AFTER ENTERING THE ATRIUM, THE ACCOMMODATOR CAN CONTINUOUSLY GO TO THE PRAYING ROOM, WHICH IS LOCATED OPPOSITE THE ENTRANCE. THE ATRIUM IS FILLED WITH GREENERY WITH THE TREE IN THE CENTER WHERE THE BENCHES ARE LOCATED. THE ROOMS ARE VISUALLY CONNECTED WITH THE ATRIUM USING SMALLER WINDOWS. AT THE FACADE, THE WINDOWS ARE RHYTHMICALLY REPEATED AND ARE IN EVERY ROOM TO BRIGHTEN THE SPACE AND TO ENSURE VENTILATION FROM BOTH SIDES.

ON THE FIRST FLOOR THERE IS A SPACE FOR THE PUBLIC - A RESTAURANT WITH A KITCHEN, A WAREHOUSE, A ROOM FOR EMPLOYEES AND A HYGIENE FACILITY FOR THE PUBLIC. THE CONNECTION WITH THE MORE PRIVATE PART OF THE BUILDING IS PROVIDED BY A RECEPTION FROM WHICH THE EMPLOYEE HAS A VIEW to ALL SEDES OF THE BUILDING. THE ACCOMMODATOR WILL GO THROUGH THE RECEPTION TO THE ATRIUM, WHERE he CAN NOW SEE AN OPEN SPACE FOR PRAYING, WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT IN INDIA. NEXT TO THIS FLOOR IS SPACE FOR CLEANING, LAUNDRY STORAGE, TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT OF THE BUILDING, HYGIENE FACILITIES AND ACCOMMODATION ROOMS WITH DIFFERENT CAPACITY TO ENABLE CHEAPER RENTS.
THE SECOND FLOOR IS CONNECTED by ROOFED STAIRCASE IN THE ATRIUM. THERE ARE ROOMS, STORAGE AND HYGIENE FACILITIES.

THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MOTEL IS MADE OF A REINFORCED CONCRETE SKELETON, WHICH IS VERY COMMON IN INDIA, FILLED WITH BRICKS AND INSULATED WITH THERMAL INSULATION. COLUMNS WITH SIDES 250 mm AND DRAWINGS 585x250 mm SUPPORT A CEILING PLATE WITH THICKNESS OF 445 mm.
THE FACADE OF THE BUILDING IS MADE OF WHITE COLORED CLADDING DUE TO THE WARM WEATHER IN INDIA. THE INTERIOR OF THE ARCADE IS LINED WITH WOOD AND TILES, WHICH ARE FREQUENTLY USED, ON THE GROUND. THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDE OF THE ATRIUM IS LINED WITH WOOD SO THAT THE PUBLIC AREA OF THE BUILDING IS VISUALLY CONNECTED WITH THE MORE PRIVATE AREA.