RECREATION AND NATURE 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. AIMS & OBJECTIVES
To understand the behavior pattern of users. To find out the aspiration and desires of users. To chalk out requirements considering the behavioral aspects along with functional aspects. To identify the appropriate environment for individual activities.
To design a recreational club having all necessary requirements and to create an appropriate user movement.
SCOPE The project is to be developed as a fun club comprising recreational along with the leisure facilities. The art and craft
emporium with exhibition and workshops will be the one of the major attractions of the club. The catchment area of complex will include all coherence and harmony in overall development exists.
PROGRAMME SPORTS GOLF FISHING HIKING RESTAURANT DISCO LEARNING ACTIVITIES Library/ Reading Room Exhibition Hall Workshop Art Gallery COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES Get Together Spaces Conference Hall Auditorium Multipurpose Hall LODGING Visitors Room Guest Room
Banquet Hall PARKS Aqua Marine Park Childrens Park Water Activities
Case Study 1 Deccan Gymkhana Club, Pune General details :
Name of Owner
Address
- Deccan Gymkhana Trust - Talim Pavilion, 759/2 Deccan Gymkhana, Pune, (MH).
Chief Trustee
- Mr. Uday Punde
Hon. General Secretary
- Mr. Ashish sandu
Chairman-Governing Body
- Adv. Abhay apte
Architect
- Ar. Dilip Mangalwedekar
Established in the year
-1906
Extends across an area
-35 acres.
Membership
- 6000 young and old members
Staff
- 70 members
LOCATION MAP
SITE
ZONING
Entrance Indoor sports Parking Outdoor sports Gym & canteen Cricket ground
Administration
INDOOR BLOCK
Ground Floor – Reception, Card Room, Billiard Room, kitchen.
Accomodating 9 tables in a hall for playing cards.
Sit out is also provided for playing cards
Spacious air-conditioned billiards hall accommodates three tables with adequate playing space.
First Floor – Conference Hall, Restaurant, Bar Restaurant & bar are parted with a glass partition wall. Capacity Restaurant
– 70
Bar
- 24
Conference hall accommodates population of about 70 person and comprises two doors, one for entry and the other for exit. Second Floor- 4 Rooms for players, Table Tennis Hall.
Players Rooms: Four Players rooms are situated on the second floor, and another 8 rooms will be added soon. Each room has twin beds, is air-conditioned and has an attached bath & toilet. This is available to any guests of members as well as members of outstation affiliate
Table Tennis unit houses 5 tables in a spacious layout. Special flooring helps budding players to enjoy a comfortable game of TT. Third/ terrace – Banquet Hall, kitchen
Banquet is having capacity of 300 person
Front elevation of indoor block
South west view of indoor block FOODING BLOCK
This zone comprises gymnasium and canteen.
Canteen - Canteen facility is situated adjacent to the Gymnasium and caters tasty snacks and beverages all day long, from 7 am to 9 pm.
Gymnasium- A professionally managed health centre with modern equipments and apparatus provide an excellent opportunity to tone your body with regular weight loss programmes and
personal traine
ADMINISTRATION BLOCK
This block comprises of cricket pavillion and governing office
The cricket pavilion is having rooms for home and guest team and also an umpire’s room.
Some other facilities like store n changing rooms are also provided Office is located at the first floor of the building.
it is the oldest structure of the complex.
Offer 11 tennis courts out of which 7 are asphalt base - synthetic surface courts and the remaining 4 are sand courts.
Floodlight arrangements for 3 synthetic courts is an exclusive facility at DG.
Deccan Gymkhana is a recognized venue for tournaments conducted by the International
Tennis Federation.
Offer four asphalt base - synthetic surface basketball courts (outdoor)
Floodlight facility is available for three courts.
Lush green playfield is the pride of Deccan Gymkhana, suitable for playing First Class cricket matches. A regularly maintained ground with more than 12 sporting pitches help us offer good playing
conditions for cricket lovers. A pop-up sprinkler system, movable sight screens and other facilities make the participants
feel comfortable.
Joggingtrack: A specially designed and landscaped Jogging and Walking track of 450 meters on the periphery of the cricket ground has be created for all members to enjoy any time during the day. It has been fitted with flood lights to enable use up to 9 pm.
Volley Ball Offers two clay courts (outdoor) with floodlight facility for volleyball aspirants.
Swimming pool
The Deccan Gymkhana swimming complex, popularly known as Tilak Tank Three separate pools offer an excellent opportunity for a dip
The main pool (50 M X 21 M) conforms to the norms laid for conducting National tournaments and is equipped with a modern filtration plant to make sure crystal clear water is made available to swimmers. Arrangements to retain the underlying streams for those who love to swim in natural water. Aqua-aerobics and Water polo are other activities which are regularly conducted at our pool.
ANALYSIS OF CASE STUDY Peak time – 4.00 pm to 9.00 pm Peak Days – Thursday, Saturday, Sunday including holidays Population (General)- 400 Population (Maximum) - 2500
Musholm Bay Holiday centre
The expansion of resort is divided into two sections in the form of a multi-purpose sports hall and a number of new holiday flats. More images and architects’ description after the break.the sports hall is located at the heart of the resort, while the flats are located in the periphery. In this way, the activities spread in ever-widening circles from the sports hall to the flats by which the expansion provides a dynamic layout for the future resort. In addition, the layout offers panoramic views of the bay and the scenic surroundings from the sports hall and the flats.
It is the bar for socially sustainable architecture by providing all visitors, whether they are disabled or not, the opportunity for active and attractive holiday experiences.
The holiday resort breaks with the ordinary. The multi-purpose sports hall includes an activity ramp which provides visitors, whether they are disabled or not, the opportunity to challenge themselves physically. The activity ramp offers a wide range of platforms and activity spots, including a climbing wall for wheelchair users. Based on the sports hall’s many activities, the expansion fortifies Musholm Bay Holiday Resort as a place that breaks with the ordinary and invites people with disabilities to play, participate and create new friendships.
In this way, the expansion not only carries on the resort’s architectural quality and atmosphere. The expansion also raises the bar for socially sustainable architecture by providing all visitors, whether they are disabled or not, the opportunity to enjoy an active and physically challenging holiday. Thus, the expansion sets new standards for how accessible solutions can be implemented into architectureand how architecture can be infused with a distinctive sensuousness in order to create a safe, comfortable and engaging environment.
WATER DISCUS DUBAI
The Surroundings The complex is surrounded by a beautifully vibrant coral reef. This unique location will allow you to enjoy the tropical weather and the colourful underwater world, which is just within your reach and will engage all your senses.
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The Water Discus is an oasis of active leisure and extreme marine adventure. It consists of two units – an underwater residential disc and an above-water residential-leisure disc.
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The two parts Together, they offer the chance to explore the depths of the magnificent views of the vast
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of the Water ocean surrounding the coral reef and to make the most of the warm climate and
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Discus are connected by five solid legs and a shaft with a lifts and stairways used to move between the two discs.
Tailored to the luxurious lifestyle, aspiring divers and marine life enthusiasts, the patentprotected concept by DOT is comprised of disc-shaped volumes that are both above and below the water’s surface, exploring the depths of the ocean while taking advantage of the warm climate.
ACTIVITIES: Water diving,Marine Adventure,sports,Lodging,Fishing,Sports,Terrace Garden
AQUA MARINE PARK 2.1 INTRODUCTION The Aqua marine park is a park consisting of an area of sea (or lake) sometimes protected for recreational use, but more often set aside to preserve a specific habitat and ensure the ecosystem is sustained for the organisms that exist there. Although for many uses it is sufficient to designate the boundaries of the marine park and to inform commercial fishing boats and other maritime enterprises, some parks have gone to additional effort to make their wonders accessible to visitors. These can range from glass-bottomed boats and small submarines, to windowed undersea tubes. The development will provide a space for the local community to come together and connect on multiple levels, there can be a changing spectrum of activities, from the most
casual and personal moments to group events,family moments and formal group celebrations.
2.2 AIM OF THE PROJECT….. To design an aquapolis in surat for all category of people of all age group and gender by maintaining the natural environment of the aquatic plants and animals. To attract foreign tourists mainly and also promote weekend family tourism from the metropolitan city’s. To spread awareness and studies related to oceanography.
2.3 OBJECTIVES….. Such a proposal of this project in India would not only aim at the conservation of marine life but also works towards the development and at the same time reap benefits from foreign exchange by attracting foreign tourists. India has a vast potential for fishing resources comprising of a long coastline and 30% of the people living on the shore, mans dependence on the sea and the life it nurtures cannot be ignored. It is his own turn to contribute to the symbiotic relationship. Educating people in this respect and stressing the urgency of conservation would not be better achieved than through entertainment. Thus proposals like this go a long way in educating people through entertainment to make them realize their responsibilities towards other life forms.
2.4 SCOPE OF THE PROJECT….. India has very few aquatic centers and as such there is a need to boost the same. India has a wide region covered underwater and has coastal areas app. 1/3 of it. Hence it has a relation with water and marine life since the beginning so it is necessary to create awareness among the people and provide a superficial platform to interact with the aquatic life. The scope would be to create awareness about marine and aquatic life.
It should also help to generate interest and knowledge among students as well as researchers about the aquatic world. It should act as a tourist, recreational and educational center concerning marine life.
2.5 CASE STUDY: 2.5.1 GALACTICA ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX KOGALYM, RUSSIA – 2014 Featuring a combination of entertainment, recreationaland retail facilities, this development will provide an innovative and inspiring destination for the people of Kogalym and the surrounding areas of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug. Careful consideration has been given to the placement of individual attractions within the development with special emphasis on educational and learning opportunities in order for the complex to become a truly communityoriented destination.
The development will provide a space for the local community to come together and connect on multiple levels. We imagine a broad, changing spectrum of activities, from the most casual and personal moments to group events, family moments and formal group celebrations.
The development aims to bring new experiences and services to the people of Kogalym, resulting in long-term improved quality of life. This will be the measure of it’s success. The complex is set to open by Summer 2016 Area: 30,000m2 Program: 36 months Key attractions: 14 Services provided:
Key Attractions include – Aquarium, Aqua Park, Ice Rink, Community Hall, Bowling Alley, Cinemas, Play Centre, Restaurants, Gym, Climbing Area, Retail, Supermarket and Gardens.
2. 5.2 VGP MARINE KINGDOM CHENNAI, INDIA – 2013 VGP Marine Kingdom will be India’s first major public aquarium. Set in the VGP World Theme Park in the resort area of Chennai, the aquarium will serve the dual purpose of entertainment and education.
The complex will include a diving school,restaurant, educational opportunities andexhibition areas.
The aquarium will boast its own cafés and restaurants for those wishing to relax while more adventurous visitors can experience the thrill of swimming with Thornback rays and sharks.
Area: 7,500m2
Program: 24 Months Exhibits: 40 Acrylic tunnel length: 80m
2.6 LIST OF CONTENTS/PROGRAMMES….. Rides Park Aqua polls Aquarium Aqua education centre Research centre Animal lab Wave machine room aquatic vegetation Animal pools Sharks and their maintenance Dolphin pools Staying area
2.7 REFERENCES…. Websites: http://archive.org www.srei.com www.leisure-business.com/aqua-park-design www.archnet.org www.aquamarineprojects.com
