Oberoi
Trident Hotel
Cochin, India
Cochin, India
The design of the building is inspired by the local forms of Kerala Architecture, which is characterized bythe ubiquitous Mangalore tiled sloping roofs. The central building which houses the Entrance Lobby, the Bar and the Restaurant is surmounted by a higher sloping roof providing generous heights for all the major public spaces. Adjoining this is the three-story guest room complex wrapping around the central garden court.
The court itself is divided into
two parts, one containing the swimming pool and the other a lush planted tropical garden. In keeping with climatic requirements as well as to provide comfort conditions during the extensive monsoon period wide verandahs flank the public areas providing sheltered spaces as well as transparency towards the garden areas at ground level.
