Project Features

• Ground floor and second storey SIREWALL suites extend on either side of a winding outdoor central courtyard, which runs the length of this long and somewhat narrow property.

• The colour and texture of the walls closely resembles the local sandstone.

• Barrel vaulted ceilings are constructed atop many of this structure’s load-bearing walls. Insulation is installed on top of these ceilings and articulates with the insulation in the SIREWALLs, completing the thermal envelope. When temperatures approach 50°C, it is vital to have enough insulation to reduce the negative comfort and economic impacts associated with excessive air conditioning.
  

Technical Details

• Repetitive design elements allowed the fabrication of modular torsion box formwork, that was used over and over again.

• Plywood torsion box formwork in panels up to 400 sqft were stripped and placed with a crane.

• Plywood had a polypropylene surface that could be welded to eliminate seams (not entirely successful)

• The thickness of the insulated SIREWALLs was reduced to the absolute minimum of 17”.

• Construction took place at temperatures ranging from 5°C to 49°C. The SBA needed protection from the heat.

• Monsoons made it imperative to protect materials and understand when work needed to be halted.

• Mixing was achieved with a high tech volumetric mixer to ensure consistent quality, and delivery was by means of a low tech ‘bucket brigade’ (40+ people) transportation of bowls (teslas) containing the soil mix, from the mixer to the top of the SIREWALL formwork.

• An onsite lab was provided to ensure consistency of soil be supplied.

• Steel reinforcing was our standard 24” grid of 15M in each wythe.

Size: 35 Suites, Entry, Service Areas & Restaurant

Awards

2017
Travel & Leisure India awards
Best New Hotel

Location: New Delhi, India
Architect / Designer: Ashwin Alva of Alva Architects
Consultant: SIREWALL