Field Hotel

Our design for the new Marriott International Hotel in Bangalore was part of an invited competition by Twenty14 Holdings and Marriott Group of Hotels.

The design proposal is shaped to create three dynamic bays with a central core. The main concept for the façade fabric of the hotel inspired om the fields that surround the tech city.

The project was a retrofit for an existing building where we were essentially wrapping it with a new envelope that suited the hot climate of the region and a new landscape that blends seamlessly with the new form of the building.

Concept Diagram

The choice of shading elements and glass types depends on its orientation as that effects the solar radiation, wind and ambient noise affecting each façade.

The louvred façade creates an environmentally sustainable building since it will allow for greater shade where needed thus reducing energy and light demands.

Concept Sketch Model

Orienting Facades

Tropical climate requires naturally ventilated spaces. The louvred façade elements will allow for naturally ventilated shaded spaced and outdoor terraces.

The large water body on the terrace as well as planting in the balconies will cool the building creating a passive air cooling mechanism allowing for cool breeze to the adjacent bar and seating areas.

During the day the louvred facade is designed to have a ‘field’ like gradient changing as per its sun orientation allowing for different moods and spatial qualities as well as providing shade and screen.

The banqueting entrance to the hotel in Bangalore is designed at the rear with a dedicated drop off that appears out of the louvered façade giving a unique and calm sense of arrival. The façade fields with its thick reveals shift across the bay to enhance the fluid and dynamic form of the hotel.