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Name: Nikita Marcia Manoraj

Registration No: 19BAR0034

Topic Title: Getaway for Work Retreat

Supervisor: Dr. Nina Lazar

Synopsis

With the pressures of workload, workplace politics and managing multiple responsibilities, the
typical office environment can be challenging for oneself. A terrific solution for office professionals
is a getaway stay. The getaway stay is generally provided by corporate companies for their employees
to the tune of hundred to two-hundred, where they stay for a short-term period to recuperate, build
their team, improve communication and enhance creativity. The facilities in a getaway generally
include conference rooms, workstations, outdoor spaces like Amphitheatre and outdoor play space,
dining and accommodation for both the employees and their family. In this thesis there will be an all-
encompassing investigation of an office worker's getaway stay, far from their workplace, customized
to meet their professional and personal needs. Furthermore, the facility will be placed on a hill station
since it will be cool and comfortable throughout the year.
Essential to this research is to analyze the contextual relationship between hilltop landscapes and
architectural design. It delves into how topography, climate and local influence the spatial
configuration, material choices and aesthetic elements of a stay situated in elevated terrains. To build
the spaces keeping in mind the office environment, professional development, work-life balance,
technology use team dynamics, stay and comfort.
This thesis inspects innovative design strategies that prioritize sustainability compromising on guest
comfort. It examines the integration of passive design techniques, renewable energy systems,
indigenous building materials and landscape preservation methodologies that celebrate the unique
beauty of hill environments.
Ultimately, this research contributes to the discourse on Getaway at hill stations of office people,
envisioning sustainable and experiential designs that cater to work, and retreat and nature aspects.

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