2. INTRODUCTION
• EST. IN - 1959
• ARCHITECTS - PHILLIP JHONSON & PATEL BATLIWALA
• FOUNDER – DR. JAMSHED J. BHABHA
LOCATION
• THE SITE IS SITUATED AT N.C.P.A MARG, SOUTH MUMBAI.
• THE SITE IS LOCATED IN COMMERCIAL AREA
• N.C.P.A IS SURROUNDED BY HOTEL AND MALLS
• ENTRY - 6 GATES
• THE SITE IS DIVIDED INTO 6 BLOCKS
• AREA – 3200m2
3. AREAS OF N.C.P.A
• TATA THEATER
• JHAMSHED BHABHA THEATER
• MAIN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE
• TEACHING AND REASERCH BLOCK
• EXPERIMENTAL THEATER
• GODREJ DANCE ACEDEMY THEATER
• BLACK BOX
• ART GALLERY
• STAFF AND GUEST ROOMS AND N.C.P.A APARTMENTS
• CAFÉ
• LIBRARY
• GREEN ROOM
• KICHTEN
• RECEPTION
• OPEN AIR THEATER
4. TATA THEATER
• DESIGNED BY PHILLIP JHONSON & ACOUSTICIAN CYRIL HARRIS
• OPENED IN 1982
• SEATING CAPACITY 1010 PERSONS
• FOYER CAPACITY 500 – 600 PERSONS
• SIX ENTRY SEATINGS
• FOR MUSIC CONCERT , DANCE AND DRAMA
• ROTATING STAGE
• 6 GREEN ROOMS WITH ATTACHED TOILET
• SEA VIEW ROOM
• TECHINICAL ROOMS
• STORE ROOM
• WAITING AREA FOR THE PERFORMERS
• ELEVATORS FOR HANDICAPPED
• THE HEIGHT OF THE AUDITORIUM IS 15 M
5.
6. ENTRY
• THERE ARE SEPARATE ENTRANCES ,
ONE FOR THE PERFORMERS AND THE
OTHER FOR THE AUDIENCES.
• THE ENTRY FOR THE PERFORMER
WERE ALSO USED AS THE SERVIECE ENTRY.
• TWO EMERGENCY EXIT ARE PROVIDED
NEAR THE STAGE.
BACKSTAGE AREA
• ALL TECHNICAL ROOMS
• THE MAIN ENTRY FOR PERFORMERS
• STORE AREA
• ENTRY TO THE SEA VIEW ROOM
7. SEATING ARRANGEMENT
• THE THEATER IS FAN SHAPED , THE SEATING ARRANGEMENT IS DIVIDED INTO FIVE EQUAL PART
• SEATING CAPACITY IS 1010 PERSONS
• EACH BAY CONSISTS OF 202 SEATS
• SIX AISLES DIVIDED
150 MM
850 MM
800 MM
350 MM
450 MM
300 MM
600 MM
8. • THE WALLS AND CEILING HAD A BASIC WOODEN
FRAMEWORK.
• THESE FRAMEWORK (PANELS) HAD ALTERNATE CONCAVE
AND CONVEX TRIANGULAR FORMS WHICH ENSURED EVEN
DISTRIBUTION OF SOUND OVER THE ENTIRE AUDITORIUM.
• THESE PROJECTIONS COME OUT FROM THE SIDES OF THE
WALLS. THEY ARE HOLLOW AND MAY ACT AS RESONATORS.
• THESE ARE SURFACES WHICH HELP IN THE DISPERSION OF
SOUND.
• THE SPECIAL ACOUSTIC FORMS ARE MADE UP OF HIGH
DENSITY COMPRESSED PLASTER(P.O.P).
• DUE TO THESE SPECIAL ACOUSTIC METHODS, THE VOICE IS
NATURALLY AUDIBLE AT ANY PLACE IN THE AUDITORIUM
WITHOUT ANY MIKES OR SOUND SYSTEMS.6
WALLS AND CEILING
10. • POSITION OF THE CEILING LIGHTS AND AC BLOWERS
CEILING PLAN
• TYPES OF LIGHTS - HALOGEN AND WARM YELLOW LIGHT
11. • A GOOD NUMBER OF LIGHTING FIXTURES ARE ORIENTED
ON THE STAGE COVERING ALL ANGLES
• THERE ARE HALOGEN LIGHTS ON THE CEILING OVER THE
SEATING AREA
• THESE LIGHTS ARE OF DIFFERENT TYPES , QUALITIES ,
INTENSITIES, COLOUR ETC. EG-HALOGEN LIGHTS, SPOT
LIGHTS, FOCUS LIGHTS
• THERE WERE TOTAL 64 LIGHTS ON THE CEILING
• THESE LIGHTS CAN BE DIMMED OR BRIGHTENED AS PER
REQUIREMENTS
• THE LIGHTING OVER THE STAGE ALSO HAD FIXTURES TO
HANG THE FOCUS LIGHTS
LIGHTING
12. FLOORING
•R.C.C FLOOR IS COVERED WITH WOOLLEN CARPET.
STAGE
• SEMI-CIRCULAR STAGE
• NO CURTAINS AND FINS
• THE INNER PORTION (UPTO4.7M RADIUS) IS ROTATABLE
• THE OUTER PORTION OF THE STAGE IS FIXED
• IT ROTATES 180 DEGREE IN 80 SECS
• THE RADIUS OF THE SEMICIRCULAR STAGE IS 7M
STAGE FLOOR:
•HARDWOOD TIMBER FLOORING OVER CONCRETE
13. • The ceiling had a 10ft duct over for the pipelines.
• The auditorium was centrally air-conditioned.
• The blowers were on the wooden frame of the ceiling.
• The ac plant was in the basement of the auditorium.
• These were connected through pipelines to the main ac
plants in the AHU(air handling unit) room.
AIR-CONDITIONING