RECREATIONAL CENTER SPACES

A dissertation report submitted in partial fulfillment for the award of the

degree of
Bachelor of Architecture at the School of Architecture, ITM University

By

BHUPESH GARG
(BARN1AR13020)

Under the Guidance of

Ar. ROBIN DWIVEDI

SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE,
ITM UNIVERSITY,
GWALIOR 474001,M.P., INDIA
 TABLE OF CONTENT
1. INTRODUCTION
• Types of leisure
• Importance of the Indian context
2. SYNOPSIS
3. IMPORTANCE OF RECREATION SPORTS
• Sports and health
• Sports and school
4. TOPIC JUSTIFICATION
• Etymology
• Prerequisites to leisure
• Play, recreation and work
• Recreational activities
• Health and recreation
• Recreation as a career
• Need for this topic
• Evolution of sports and recreation
• Sports and sporting activities
5. INTERACTION AND IMPORTANCE
• The solution
• The importance
6. RESEARCH
• Sequence of design • Flammability
• Evolution of design • Elements of car parking
• Energy efficiency • Parking description
• Parking statics
• Promotion of sports
• Effects of parking
• Five year plan thrust areas • Salient features
• Recommendation • Advantages of parking
• Need of combining conventional sports and • Advance studies
leisure sports • Relevance of electives
• Scales of provisions • Landscape
• Interior design
• Males to female ratio
• Overall finding and
• Toilet provisions proposals
• Location of toilets • Interior of restaurant
• Number of applicant to toilets
• Landscaping of children
playground
• Spectator seating’s • Site boundary planning
• Types and materials • Land cost
7. METHODOLOGY
8. CASE STUDIES
• Project profile
• Scope of project
• Objective
• Project brief
• Garware Club,Churchgate,Mumbai
• Introduction
• Elements & features
• Observations
• Analysis of case studies
• Photos
• N.S.C.I Club,Worli,Mumbai
• Introduction
• Elements & features
• Observations
• Analysis of case studies
• Photos
9. COMPARISION OF CASE STUDIES
10. HYPOTHESIS
• Zoning
• Planning
11. TECHNICAL DATA
• Multipurpose ground • Other lines
• Volleyball
• Swimming
• Overall dimensions
• Open water • Center line
• Swim style • Attack line
• Service line
• Competition pools • The net
• Basket ball • Standards
• Ceiling height
• Dimensions
• Tennis
• Height • Court
• Sections of basketball court • The dimension of tennis court
• Surface of courts
• Center line • Indoor courts
• Three point line • Smaller courts
• BadmintonCourt
• Perimeter • Overall court dimensions
• Low post area • The net line
• Restricted area arc • Thort service line
• Center line
Badminton Court Billiards
• Overall court dimensions • Dimensions
• The net line • Pockets
• Thort service line • Cushions
• Center line • Markings
• Side line for single paly • The bed
• Back boundary line and long service line for singles Squash
• Long service line for doubles • The court
• The badminton net • Service
Table tennis • Play
• Equipment Bowling
• Ball
• 16. CONCLUSION
• Table
• Paddle/racket
• 17. BIBLOGRAPHY
Skating
Gym
INTRODUCTION
Recreation or fun is the expenditure of time in a manner designed for therapeutic refreshment of one's body or mind. While
leisure is more likely a form of entertainment or sleep, recreation is active for the participant but in a refreshing and diverting
manner. A time in which individuals are not compelled to do anything, and are free to choose to relax or to take part in a
leisure activity. Leisure has important social functions, including relief from the demands and restrictions of work.
Most people enjoy socializing with friends for dinner or a drink after a hard day at work. For many young people, having a
regular night out a week is a normal part of their free time, whether it is joining friends for a drink in a pub, dining out in a
restaurant, watching a film, playing video games or dancing at a club.
Types of leisure
• Active leisure activities involve the exertion of physical or mental energy. Low-impact physical activities include walking and
yoga, which expend little energy and have little contact or competition. High-impact activities such as kick-boxing and
football consume much energy and are competitive. Some active leisure activities involve almost no physical activity, but do
require a substantial mental effort, such as playing chess or painting a picture. Active leisure and recreation overlap
significantly.
• Passive leisure activities are those in which a person does not exert any significant physical or mental energy, such as going
to the cinema, watching television, or gambling on slot machines. Some leisure experts discourage these types of leisure
activity, on the grounds that they do not provide the benefits offered by active leisure activities. For example, acting in a
community drama (an active leisure activity) could build a person's skills or self-confidence. Nevertheless, passive leisure
activities are a good way of relaxing for many people.
IMPORTANCE OF THE TOPIC
Man has always felt a need for organized interruption for regular pattern of his routine activities and
to enter the realms of natural or man-made beauty spots. The frequent movement of the people
outside their home environment for relaxation is an inevitable result of modern life.

AIM
Aim of the study is to understand the role of recreational spaces which will focus on the intersection of
participation, and performance people will be interacting at the community scale as well as the human
scale.

OBJECTIVE
The objective of study is to analyses the recreational spaces for providing a unique sensory
environment bring people together.
METHODOLOGY
The study combines a quantitative and a qualitative approach based on the case study method.
The case studies of similar projects give an insight into human behaviour, responses. The merits and
demerits of existing similar projects provide an insight in to understanding. Case studies considered
are:
Case study 1- NATIONAL SPORTS CLUB OF INDIA,WORLI,MUMBAI
CORE STUDY OF THE TOPIC
REFER TO RELATED ARTICES/
Case study 2- STUDIES / RESEARCH

CASE STUDIES LITERATURE STUDIES

FORMULATION OF SPACES
(Hypothesis)

SCOPE

CONCLUSION
SCOPE OF WORK
Focus is to study on multiple activities and functions into the recreational spaces which promotes
and ensures safe and enjoyable access for all users and minimizes negative transportation-related
impacts on surrounding neighbourhoods.
IMPORTANCE OF RECREATION SPORTS
• Recreational sports are important to the quality of life and communities. It has been long associated with benefits to health such as heart
disease, diabetes and bowel cancer. It also helps decrease overweight and obesity numbers with regular physical activity among people and
communities.
• Recreational sports have been reported as changing lives. The activities create positive outcomes such as confidence, self-respect, self-esteem,
trust, self-reliance and leadership abilities.
• “Over the last 15 years however, sports, outdoor pursuits and constructive leisure activities have been a well-established feature of initiatives
whose aim is to divert offenders and young people at risk away from crime” (East Leigh, 2007). Therefore, participating in recreational activities
can help young men and women stay away from crime and can become leaders.
• Recreational sports provide challenges and adventures for individuals. In the economic aspect, promoting physical activity for employees makes
good business sense. As for college students, recreational sports programs and activities are correlated with overall college satisfaction and
success. Students become more socially oriented than other students who don’t participated in recreational sports.
• Other benefits of recreational sports include reduction of stress, improvement of happiness, build character, improve interaction with diverse
sets of people, and contribute to time management.
• Recreation is essential to the longevity of humans because it assists with lowering stress levels. Organized recreational activities can be found at
local parks, YMCA’s, churches, and other community facilities. These types of programs are successful because they include recreation for the
entire family.
• Regular family activities can help everyone become more active and healthier. This gives both parents and children the opportunity to interact as
a family and have fun together. In addition, some community facilities include senior citizen programming.
• Indoor recreational programs can include table tennis, racquetball, bowling, indoor swimming, indoor treadmills, arts and crafts, indoor skating,
and more.
• Outdoor recreational programs can include running, volleyball, basketball, football, Frisbee tossing, swimming, and much more.
Sports and health
•More and more number have secondary occupations .The number of people in non-manual jobs has increased in the UK by
approximately 20% over the last 20 years, whilst the number of people manual appointment has fallen in the UK by around
35% over the same period
•Regular exercise for men and women of all ages can provide the essential complement to programs of preventive health
care evolved by government and health authorities.
•Cost of remedial care in health service rise inexorably year by year
•Investment in sports development is likely to pay back in the reduction of many avoidable illness

Etymology

The term recreation appears to have been used in English first in the late 14th century, first in the sense of "refreshment or
curing of a sick person”, and derived turn from Latin (re: "again", creare: "to create, bring forth, beget.).
Prerequisites to leisure

 Humans spend their time in activities of daily living, work, sleep, social duties, and leisure, the latter time
being free from prior commitments to physiologic or social needs, a prerequisite of recreation.

 Leisure has increased with increased longevity and, for many, with decreased hours spent for physical
and economic survival, yet others argue that time pressure has increased for modern people, as they are
committed to too many tasks.

 Other factors that account for an increased role of recreation are affluence, population trends, and
increased commercialization of recreational offerings.

 While one perception is that leisure is just "spare time", time not consumed by the necessities of living,
another holds that leisure is a force that allows individuals to consider and reflect on the values and
realities that are missed in the activities of daily life, thus being an essential element of personal
development and civilization.

 This direction of thought has even been extended to the view that leisure is the purpose of work, and a
reward in itself and "leisure life" reflects the values and character of a nation. Leisure is considered a
human right under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Need For The Topic
•Sports have been given secondary importance and are quite a neglected aspect, particularly in huge metropolitan cities. This
is due to the lack of sufficient and proper facilities and due to the hectic lives that we all are living. Increase in migration rate
causes overcrowding and reduction in open spaces. There is an acute shortage of playing facilities. Reasons behind this are:
•Encroachment of civilization which have robbed us of our natural playing fields.Shortages of funds as the people have still
not realized the importance of sports in their lives and hence no initiative is taken by them. While other countries have
progressed by leaps and bounds, Indian sports are still far behind.
•Even growing commercial centers like Thane don’t have facilities for competitions along with training facilities which is
absolutely necessary. There are few sports clubs but restricted only to a chosen few as these are commercial clubs.
•Talented younger generation has to remain satisfied within the building courtyards. Amidst the mushrooming concrete jungle,
a place like a RECREATION CLUB would cater to an important aspect of human life. It would open the door to another
dimension of the metropolis man, so respectfully ignored and neglected by majority.
•In cities we have a lot of talented youngsters but the facilities are lacking at that level. A lot of talent is present in the junior
and sub-junior level. They are our future and we should promote the games at these levels, in order to spot talent. The design
of sporting installations is a fascinating challenge which often leads to the creation of magnificent works that typically combine
pragmatism and aesthetics.
•The diversity of these works is a direct consequence of the evolution of sport which has led to the replacement of artistic
academism by innovative ideas and new forms, even though there are still certain common aspects which have become the
distinguishing features of the typology known as SPORTS ARCHITECTURE.
•The public nature of a RECREATION CLUB is a direct consequence of a view of sporting activity as a pleasant social activity
and an effective means of promoting interpersonal communication.
Play, recreation and work
•Recreation is difficult to separate from the general concept of play, which is usually the term for children's recreational activity. Children
may playfully imitate activities that reflect the realities of adult life. It has been proposed that play or recreational activities are outlets of or
expression of excess energy, channeling it into socially acceptable activities that fulfill individual as well as societal needs, without need for
compulsion, and providing satisfaction and pleasure for the participant.
• A traditional view holds that work is supported by recreation, recreation being useful to "recharge the battery" so that work performance
is improved. Work, an activity generally performed out of economic necessity and useful for society and organized within the economic
framework, however can also be pleasurable and may be self-imposed thus blurring the distinction to recreation.
•Many activities may be work for one person and recreation for another, or, at an individual level, over time recreational activity may
become work, and vice versa. Thus, for a musician, playing an instrument may be at one time a profession, and at another a recreation.
Similarly, it may be difficult to separate education from recreation as in the case of recreational mathematics.

Recreational activities
•Recreation is an essential part of human life and finds many different forms which are shaped naturally by individual interests but also by
the surrounding social construction.
•Recreational activities can be communal or solitary, active or passive, outdoors or indoors, healthy or harmful, and useful for society or
detrimental.
•A list of typical activities could be almost endless including most human activities, a few examples being reading, playing or listening to
music, watching movies or TV, gardening, hunting, hobbies, sports, studies, and travel. Some recreational activities - such as gambling,
recreational drug use, or delinquent activities - may violate societal norms and laws.
•Public space such as parks and beaches are essential venues for many recreational activities. Tourism has recognized that many visitors are
specifically attracted by recreational offerings.
Evolution of sports and recreation
•Activities of the present are the ones being inherited from our ancestors and being modified from time to time. Before civilization had
ushered into the historic arena and before the onset of the machine age, man led a hard and robust life in contrast to the soft and
luxurious life of today the hard work for surviving done by the primitives contributed to the physical perfection and there was no necessity
for organized system to physical education
•With the advancement of the civilization, physical degradation took place because of less exertion in the machine age life. Thus, the
need is felt for body developement.human body has not indeed and cannot have altered greatly. Habits and living have altered beyond
recognition and the strain of modern life needs correction, if balance is to be presser end and true functions of life acchieved.hence the
need for an organized system of physical education is needed to compensate the loss sustained by man.the desire to pay is one of the
strongest instincts of the human race.it is the easiest way to express to one’s natural emotions. Even the king displayed their hammer
throwing power with a blacks tossed great stones like present day .open spaces are essential for living. Encroachment of civilization has
robbed us of our natural play fields and grounds. Towns had central open spaces between clusters of houses for gains and to be express
their playing instincts which are essential and inherent.disapperewance of gardens has largely been the construction of factories and
houses
•Different kinds of sports and open spaces are both very important in the life and welfare of mankind, today people flock to watch
matches not because they do not wish to play but to satisfy these instincts of facilities keep them away from their love for sports. They
love sports and derive benefits from open air excitement, tensing of muscles as they watch and cheer makes them use their lungs.
Millions years for open spaces and weekend holidays. What they really have is an urge to go back to nature and so people love seeing
outdoor sports
Thus sports filed provide fresh air and act as communal center. They therefore are nation assists
•Thus they are not just Victorian parks with bands or well-equipped recreation club but place designed for recreation with people with
people instruct, supervise and improve physical fitness of people and encourage them with knowledge
•Due to acute shortage of genuine playing facilities and management, the sporting talent of the youngsters is more or less getting
suppressed
•Lack of sporting facilities may divert the talent energies of the youth to unsalutory activities,
•Sports and games have very important role in the growth and development of mind and body.it also provide a ladder of fulfillment and
success to youngsters who may otherwise be crowded in uncomfortable housing or tempted to a wayward life on the streets
•Hence, the need for an organized system physical education is needed to compensate the loss sustained by man
•People all over the world are showing kin interest in the international sporting events like the Olympics Asian games and
commonwealth games winning medals in such events has become a prestige issue for both individuals and nation
•Different kinds of sports and open spaces are both very important in the life and welfare of mankind.today,people flock to watch
matches not because they do not wish to play but to satisfy their instincts
•Contribute to grater fitness, better health and sense of personal well being
•Plays a vital part in rounded education for children
•Generates large sums of money for national economics
•Provides a large number of jobs
•Promotes and enhances standing in the world
•Present day standards of an international competition demand high degree of technical skills for precious time and sequence
schedules and affective insulation distribution
•Many of today’s sports recognized events are necessarily held indoors
NATIONAL SPORTS CLUB OF INDIA,WORLI,MUMBAI
Project Facts
•Location: Mumbai, India
•Architect: shashi prabhu & associates
•Project Start : 1950 - 1957
•Project End: 2004
•Estimated Cost: Rs. 300 crore
•Details: 34,643.75 sq.m club with recreation facilities

Introduction
•The National Sports Club of India is a sprawling institution right in the center of the city, on the beautiful seafront, with a posh
frontage & turf lawns, The club has history, associated with the eminent leaders of free India, who with great vision and
foresight formulated the policy of promoting games and sports in the country.
•It was only in the 80's that real spurt took place in improving the facilities & extending sports activities in the club. It initiated
setting up facilities for Billiards, Table Tennis, Badminton, Carom and a well-equipped Ladies & Gents Health club along with
coaching classes in various games, including judo, Karate & Aerobics. The club has dining and recreational facilities providing
high grade restaurants, permit rooms, lounges and a consumer store. Regular film shows on Sunday evenings and two housie
sessions every week cater to the leisure activities of the esteemed members. Besides, the club organizes Musical Evenings,
Food Festivals & many more... Tennis – 6nos Table tennis – 6nos Swimming- international
Health club ladies Health club gents Squash court – 4nos
•Elements & Features Cards room – 200 capacity Billiards – 5 tables Badminton – 5 nos
Housie – 200 capacity Chess – 5tables Carom – 5nos
Restaurant – 5nos with Bar – 3nos with 150/200/250 Banquets – 1000 pax
100/150/200/250/300 capacity
capacity

Permit room – 55 rooms Library – 120 capacity Consumer store

Observation

It is difficult to miss the Sardar Vallabhai Patel Indoor Stadium, an imposing glass and aluminum clad structure, as one
passes the Haji Ali in Worli. The stadium was designed by us to have a 90 mts diameter column less indoor arena
surrounded by 16 individual halls which act as ancillary support spaces to this arena. Two of these 16 halls are converted
into a sprawling unisex gymnasium, health club and a salon encompassing almost 28,000 sq.ft. Equipment’s and mirror
paneling are strategically placed within the gymnasium to provide cardiovascular, strength and weight training to the gym
users. A separate enclosed room for aerobics & yoga is placed on one end of the gymnasium to provide a quiet area of the
users. The health club is equipped with Steam Room, Sauna Room, Jacuzzi, Massage Rooms and Shower/ Change
facilities. Almost 900 lockers provide secured storage to the members.
Analysis Of Case Studies
•Peak time – 4.00 pm to 9.00 pm
•Peak Days – Thursday, Saturday, Sunday including holidays
•Population (General) - 1500 approx.
•Population (Maximum) – 6000

Merits
• A good variety of indoor and outdoor games are available.
• A variety of tennis court is available, a player can chose as per his liking.
• Extra sit-out is provided by the side of card room, so that the player can enjoy playing in natural
environment.
• 1.5 m wide jogging path is provided around the boundary of the ground.
• Standard size pools are provided which makes them to organize national level competition.
• In the billiard room, seating arrangement for the spectators is also provided.
• Glazing is done at the atrium and restaurant zone of the building. One can enjoy the view of sports sitting
inside the building.
• Natural Lighting is also almost at all the places.
• The indoor block consists of the paintings on wall and lavish interiors.
• Separate block is provided for ladies.
• Placement of Banquet hall and restaurant was done in such a way, to link them at time of rush.
Demerits
• Administration block is situated at quite a distance from the entrance gate to the complex.
• Insufficient parking facility
• Lack of maintenance of the courts of outdoor sports.
• The party hall is having only a single entrance and also there is lack of source of ventilation.
• Ladies activity block is located at far distance from the entrance gate of the complex.
• The swimming pool of the gymkhana is located at some other place from this site.
Thrill Rides

Rides Required Area Power Required Lightning Height Capacity Timing

15 Meter X 15 Meter 75 H.P -

A Ranger awing arm 16 Meter 32 Person 3 Minutes

B Cyclone Coaster 55 Meters X 15.5 Meters 15 H.P - 8.5 Meters 20 Person 4 Minutes

C Fris Bee 20 Meter X15meter 35 H.P - 12 Meter 40 Person 3 Minutes

D Bumper Car 18 Meter X Meter 10 H.P - - 1 Car =2 Person 3 Minutes

Giant Wheel 70 13 Meter X19 Meter 15 H.P - 21 Meter

E 54 Person 3 Minutes

Columbus 17 Meter X 8 METER 25 - 14 Meter

F 44 Person 3 Minutes
Water Rides
Rides Length Height Depth Wide Slope
A Free Fall Slide Customized Customized 435 Mm 1025 Mm 10 To 16 Deg.
B Boomerang Customized Customized 450 Mm 7160 X 46500 Mm 14 To 16 Deg.
C Speed Slide Customized Customized 435 Mm 1025 Mm 10 To 16 Deg.
D Kiddy Slide Customized Customized 395/915 Mm 2350/2950 Mm 6 To 8 Deg.
E Flume Raft Slide Customized Customized 685/965 Mm 1570/2130 Mm 6 To 8 Deg.
F Aqua Twister Customized Customized 838/1370 Mm 838/1370 Mm 6 To 8 Deg.

G Multi-lane Slide Customized Customized 300mm 1897/2845/3793/4742 Mm 10 To 16 Deg.

Kids Rides

Rides Required Area Power Required Lightning Height Capacity Timing

6 M X 3m 5 H.P -
A Sun & Moon swing 4 Meter 24person 3 Minutes

B Baby Train 8 Meters Dia 5 H.P - - 18 Person 3 Minutes

C Space Tower fall 3 Meters X 3 Meters 3 H.P - 4 Meter 6 Person 3 Minutes
D Jumping Frog round 12 Meters Dia 5 H.P - - 16 Person 3 Minutes
Mini Tora Tora 4.5 Meter X 4.5 7.5 H.P - 5meter
E 32 Person 3 Minutes
Mete
Mini Tale Comboat 4 Meter X 4 Meter 1.5 H.P - 2 Meter
F 6 Person 2 Minutes

G Baby Columbus 4 Meter X 4 Meter 3 H.P - 3 Meter 24 Person 2 Minutes

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