DESIGN DISSERTATION
2016 – 2017
VINEYARD RESORT
Case Study Presentation
GUIDED BY – Ar. J.D. Deshmukh.
By – Sonakshi Bora
Final year Architecture
J.N.E.C.

Sula Vineyard

Synopsis of vineyard
• Project Name – Sula Vineyard Resort
• Owner – Mr Pachpatil
• CEO , Founder – Rajeev Samant
• Year Of Construction – 1988
• Architect – Ar. Sanjay Patil
• Address – Gut No.36/2, Govardhan
Village, ofF Gangapur-Savargaon
Road, Nasik
• Climate – Cool and mild climate with
sunshine all through the year.
• Location – Sawargaon Gangapur
Road, Nashik, Maharashtra.
• Site Topography – Contoured with slope towards west side; soil is red laterite (good
for grapes).
• Surrounding – the Resort is Surrounded by hills and a lake which creates a relaxing
and a soothing environment.

BACKGROUND OF SULA VINEYARD AND BEYOND
• SULA VINEYARD was named after Rajeev’s mother – 'Sulabha'.
• Rajeev Samant initially experimented with crops such as mangoes, roses, teakwood
and table grapes before realising that Nashik’s climate and temperature were well-
suited for growing wine grapes.
• Samant steadily expanded the company over the next few years by introducing newer
grape varieties and expanding the company’s offerings.
• Today, the Nashik region is known as the 'Wine Capital of India' and is home to almost
50 wineries.
• SULA BEYOND – India’s first vineyard resort.
• The resort has beautiful wine themed rooms, named after different grape varietals or
Sula’s wines.
• As part of their wine tourism venture, Sula operates a tasting room, 2 restaurants:
'Little Italy' & 'Soma',a 35-room resort: ‘Beyond by Sula,’ and an amphitheatre at their
Nashik estate

APPROACH TO THE SITE
Sula Vineyards is in the outskirts of Nashik city.
Airport – 34 kms, 50 min by car.
Railway – 25 kms, 40 min by car.
BEYOND Resort is located 3 kms away from SulaVineyard.
It is approchable directly through main
Road.

CONNECTIVITY
Main Entrance Gate
Approach road
to Sula
Service Road

VINEYARD LAYOUT
Amphitheatre
Restaurant
Drop Off Point
• Comprises of Administration Office, Wine tasting and touring, wine making,
restaurant, amphitheatre, rooms ( under construction).
• The winery is set on a 35 acre vineyard.
• Built up – 15%
• Vineyard – 82%
• Roads – 3% N
Labelling Unit
Administration,
wine tasting
Manufacturing
Unit

AMPHITHEATRE
CHANGING ROOMS
RESTAURANT
KITCHEN AND STORE
OPEN SPACE
AMPHITHEATRE AND RESTAURANT LAYOUT
• 1.5 acre Greek-style amphitheatre with professionally landscaped lawns and semi-
circular seating is home to India's most famous gourmet music festival in a vineyard,
SulaFest.

Wine making unit
PROCESS INVOLVES –
• Crushing of grapes and primary alcohol
fermentation.
• Pressing and pigeage (manual cushing)
• Secondary fermentation and bulk aging (barrels)
• Laboratory test
• Blending and Finning
• Preservatives
• Bottling
• Processed wine is stored in
Barrels. (20, 30, 50 bottles)
• Bottle Labelling
• Distribution.

Plan of wine manufacturing unit
Ground floor plan
Grape Plantation
Tank room
400 sq mts
Cellar room
350 sq mts
Boiler, Air Compressor
Softening Plant Chilling plant
120 sq. mts
Bottling and Labelling
Barrel room
320sq. mt

Plan of wine manufacturing unit
first floor plan
Bottling and Labelling
Existing Barrel Room
Tasting Room
Conference hallA/C Bar
Existing Terrace New Terrace
New Terrace
Lobby
Manager’s cabin
Pantry
Conference hall

Section and elevation
PUFF SHEETS ROOFING
OVER M S RAFTER AND
PURLINS
ELEVATIONS – ROUGH CAST PLASTER BAND .

LABELLING UNIT
RESTAURANT WAY TO AMPHITHEATRE
FRONT ELEVATION OF SULARESTAURANT AND
WINE TASTING
ELEVATIONS

ADMINISTRATION, AMPHITHEATRE AND RESTAURANT

Beyond Resort
by Sula

SULA VINEYARD
SULA BEYOND
BEYOND RESORT – LOCATION
• Location – Sawargaon Gangapur road,
Nashik, Maharashtra.
• 3 kms away from Sula Vineyards.

RESORT SITE PLAN
Parking Area Service Road
LAKE
HILLS Open Landscape
Swimming Pools
Entrance
• Total area – 10.5 acre
• The main entrance of the
site is to the north-west
and the entrance to the
building to south.
AmphitheatreMain Entrance to Site
Parking For Staff
N
• SULA BEYOND – India’s first vineyard resort.
• The Vineyard Resort has beautiful wine themed rooms, named after different grape
varietals or Sula’s wines.
Generator and Electric Substation

PUBLIC ZONE
SEMI-PUBLIC ZONE
PRIVATE ZONE
Conference room now
converted into a gym
Planned as a hall, now converted
into bedrooms
Washroom
Facility
Service
staircase
Staircase
Cafeteria for staff
Wine shop, now
converted into
gaming room.
Housekeeping rooms
Ground floor - zoning, circulation and amenities

Washroom Facility
Service
staircase
Multipurpose HallMassage and Spa
amenity
Staircase
PUBLIC ZONE
SEMI-PUBLIC ZONE
PRIVATE ZONE
Rooms with Deck – all
Measuring 3.72X4.66 mts
Firt floor - zoning, circulation and amenities.

• Restaurant (Café Rose) -85.18m²
• Swimming pools
• Gaming room (Red room) -65m²
• Gym - 31.95m²
•Spa - 65m²
Amenities and their area

Open semi – open green spaces
At the rear side of the resort Inside the resort
Central courtyard – creates
a pleasant elementAlong corridors
Skylights for
efficient
lighting in corridors

• Puff insulation material provided in the
roofs for thermal comfort.
Elevation and section

Some views of beyond

conclusion
MERITS OF THE RESORT –
• The use of negative spaces throughout the resort was efficient.
• The central courtyard improves the micro-climate and cools the surrounding
rooms through evaporative cooling.
• Each room provides a comforting view of either the hill or the lake.
• The roofing material (puff-insulated sheets) provided comfort from outside
weather.
• The staircase was provided from the kitchen for service to the rooms on upper
floor.
• Skylights provided for efficient lighting in the corridors and for the plants to grow
properly.
• Every block of vineyard and resort was connected by some GREEN element.
• Every year, in the month of Jan – Feb, SULA FEST is held.
• Through WINE TOURING AND TASTING, people are enlightened by not only the
process of wine making but also the advantages of its consumption.

DEMERITS OF THE RESORT –
• The villas provided were very far from the resort building and there was no provision
for cooking in the villas so people had to come to the Café Rose. This was not
convenient.
• There was no in-house laundry provided.
• The capacity of the whole resort is only 70-80 people that is not sufficient. People have
to do their bookings 2 months prior.
• During the Sula Fest, there is no vacancy in the resort as it is given to the bands who
perform at the fest.

SITE ANALYSIS
• SITE – PUNE, MAHARASHTRA.
• LOCATION – Hadapsar, near gliding centre, Pune.

WHY PUNE ?
• Climate – For wine production, the temperature required for it should be between
20-30 degree Celsius. Pune has favourable weather conditions needed for the
same.
The city has hot semi-arid climate with tropical wet and dry, average temperature
ranging between 19-33 degree Celsius.
• Maximum Production – Also, though as compared to Nasik, there are less wineries
but production of it is still at a great percentage. In 2008, there was an article, in
TOI as, “ Pune hot spot for wine production” describing the demand for wine from
local as well as international market growing. Pune district is becoming the hot-
spot for wine production.
• Demand – Despite of great demand for wine in Pune, there is no vineyard resort.
Pune being the educational centre and one of the leading district for wine
production could be favourable for a vineyard.
• National Research centre for Grapes – Pune has grape research centre in Hadapsar.
That is 6.1 km away from gliding centre.

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