Responsive

Architecture

270 rooms spa

restaurants

Indian culture

artwork

interior details

and finishes

How do they implement

sustainable design strategies in the

building?

Perforated metal

Design Process

HYDERABAD CLIMATE ANALYSIS

MASSING ORIENTATION AESTHETIC

GOALS ENERGY

GOALS

DAYLIGHTING + VISUAL SENSITIVITY

SCHEMATIC ENERGY MODEL

MECHANICAL ACTIVE SYSTEM DESIGN

MATERIAL PROTOTYPING

OPTIMIZATION

IMPACT PASSIVE SCREEN

IMPACT ACTIVE MECHANICAL SYS.

FINAL DESIGN SOLUTION

PARAMETERS

Floor plan

Areas

WATER CONSERVATION STRATEGIES

This building signals our commitment to creating a design that simultaneously felt at

home among the exuberant vernacular architecture of Hyderabad, while

simultaneously incorporating the latest sustainable strategies and technologies.

- Roger Duffy, SOMs Partner in Charge of the project