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Dilli Haat Ina Case Study 1
Dilli Haat Ina Case Study 1
RESIDENTIAL
UNITS
RESIDENTIAL
UNITS
SAFDARJUNG
HOSPITAL
ALL INDIA
INSTITUTE
OF MEDICAL
SCIENCE
INTRODUCTION:
DILLI HAAT IS A PROJECT OF DELHI TOURISM & NEW DELHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION; IT
PROVIDES AN
AMBIENCE OF A TRADITIONAL VILLAGE MARKET FOR MORE CONTEMPORARY NEEDS. IT PROVIDES A
SYNTHESIS OF CRAFT, FOOD AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES.
THE 6 ACRES OF LAND ON WHICH THIS SPRAWLING COMPLEX IS SITUATED WAS SALVAGED AS
PART OF A
RECLAMATION PROJECT AND TRANSFORMED INTO A MAGNIFICENT DREAM PLAZA.
DILLI HAAT IS NOT JUST A MARKET PLACE; IT HAS BEEN VISUALIZED AS A SHOWPIECE OF
TRADITIONAL
INDIAN CULTURE- A FORUM WHERE RURAL LIFE AND FOLK ART ARE BROUGHT CLOSER TO AN
URBAN
CLIENTELE.
THESE SHOPS CHANGE HANDS EVERY 15 DAYS AND THEREFORE PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY TO THE
VISITORS WITH A DIFFERENT SET OF SHOPS PERIODICALLY AND THEREFORE MOTIVATES THEM TO
KEEP
REVISITING AGAIN AND AGAIN.
IT PROVIDES ENCOURAGEMENT TO NEEDY ARTISTS & SERVES AS AN OUTLET CENTRE FOR THEM
A SMALL FOOD COURT WHICH BRINGS A VARIETY OF CUISINES OF DIFFERENT STATES TOGETHER
ENTRY
PARKING
FOOD STALLS
SHOPS
SHOPS
SHOPS
PLAY
AREA
SHOPS
SHOPS
ADMIN
FOOD STALLS
PARKING
PLAN
ENTRY
PRESENTED BY,
VAISHNAVI RAJ
4TH YR. A
SITE CONDITIONS:
THE OVER ALL AREA AVAILABLE WAS
APPROXIMATELY 100M X 300 M. THE SITE
ITSELF POSED UNUSUAL CONSTRAINTS LIKE
THE NALLAH RUNNING THROUGH THE ENTIRE
LENGTH . THE NALLAH WAS COVERED WITH
R.C.C. SLAB BUT IT WAS NOT ALLOWED TO
CONSTRUCT ANY STRUCTURE OVER IT AS IT
NO T BEEN DESIGNED TO TAKE SUCH LOADS.
THIS RESULTED IN PLANNING OF BUILDING
TOWARDS THE PERIPHERY. THE TWO SIDES
OF THE NALLAH HAD BEEN FILLED UP WITH
SOIL, NECESSITATING FOUNDATION AS MUCH
AS 8M DEEP.
CIRCULATION:
CIRCULATION IN FRONT
OF SHOPS IS THROUGH
A VERANDAH COVERED
ARCADE.
SERVICE ENTRANCE
HAS BEEN PROVIDED AT
VARIOUS POINTS ON
THE PERIPHERY
PRESENTED BY,
VAISHNAVI RAJ
4TH YR. A
CRAFTS SHOP( PERMANENT & TEMPORARY STRUCTURE):
THE CRAFT SHOPS, ESSENTIALLY A VERANDAH LIKE ARCADE, HAVE DIFFERENT KINDS OF BUILT
IN
SHELVES TO PROVIDE A VARIETY OF SELLING STYLES: OFF- COUNTER, ON THE FLOOR, STEPPED
DISPLAY AND SO ON.
FROM THE CENTRAL SPINE FIRST COMES THE OPEN PLATFORM MEANT FOR TEMPORARY SHOPS
THESE ARE PROVIDED WITH JUST CONSTRUCTING PILLARS AND PLATFORM. FOR THESE SHOPS
ROOF IS OF WOODEN PURLINS WITH BAMBOO MAT
SPECIAL STORES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR TEMPORARY SHOPS WHERE CRAFTSMEN STORE THEIR
GOODS AT NIGHT
SHUTTERS MADE OF BAMBOO MATS ARE USED FOR CLOSING THE SHOPS
AT MANY PLACE, THE SHOPS AE PLACED IN A ROW, WHILE AT MANY OTHERS THEY OCCUR IN
FORM
OF CLUSTERS. THIS IS DUE TO TOWERING EUCALYPTUS TREES THAT LINED THE SITE.
SHOPS WITH DIFFERENT DISPLAYS: HIGH &
LOW COUNTERS
PLAN
18-24 SQM
TEMPORARY STRUCTURES
PRESENTED BY,
VAISHNAVI RAJ
4TH YR. A
FOOD PLAZAS
STOR
E
PANTRY
KITCHEN
FUEL
STAGE HAS A CIRCULAR FORM AND THERE IS ADEQUATE BASK STAGE SPACE
AVAILABLE BUT THE FRONT SPACE FOR VISITORS IS VERY LESS.
THESE BAMBOO STICKS ON THE OUTER EDGE AND THE GRAVEL ON THE SEATING
AREA CREATE A COMPLETE VILLAGE PERFORMANCE AREA
GREEN ROOM
STAGE
FRONT ELEVATION
PRESENTED BY,
VAISHNAVI RAJ
4TH YR. A
DILLI HAAT AT PITAMPURA
SITE AREA: 2.9 HECTARES (7 ACRES)
BUILT-UP AREA: 29,000 SQ.M
COMPLETED: APRIL 2008
DILLI HAAT
METRO
THE FIRST DILLI HAAT (ALSO DESIGNED BY THIS OFFICE) OPENED IN THE SOUTH-CENTRAL
PART OF DELHI IN
1994. HUGELY SUCCESSFUL -- IT ATTRACTS OVER A MILLION VISITORS A YEAR IT WAS THE
FIRST EXERCISE IN
PLACE MAKING IN THE CITY OF DELHI, NEARLY 80 YEARS AFTER EDWIN LUTYENS PLANNED NEW
DELHI IN THE
EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY.
THE FEATURED PROJECT THE DILLI HAAT AT PITAMPURA IN NORTHWEST DELHI -- IS THE
SECOND SUCH CRAFTS
MARKET. IT WAS COMMISSIONED AFTER THE SUCCESS OF THE FIRST AND OPENED IN APRIL
2008. ITS BUILDING
PROGRAMME WAS ALSO DEVELOPED BY THE DESIGN STUDIO. THIS INCLUDED INTEGRATING
DIVERSE ISSUES
LIKE RECREATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL USES OF THE SPACE WITHIN ITS HISTORICAL
CONTEXT.
THE PROJECT IS LOCATED ON A CORNER SITE IN THE VICINITY OF THE SUBHASH PLACE
BUSINESS DISTRICT
AND THE METRO STATION. THE MAIN HAAT IS SET BACK FROM THE STREET AND IS ACCESSED BY
A PUBLIC
PLAZA THAT LINKS TO THE METRO STATION AND THE BUSINESS DISTRICT. THE PLAZA HAS BEEN
DESIGNED AS A
RECREATIONAL SPACE AND INCLUDES A PLAY AREA FOR CHILDREN INTEGRATED WITH THE
ADJOINING
STREET.
DORMITORY
ART
GALLERY
TOILETS
FOOD STALLS
OPEN AIR
THEATER
SHOPS
S
H
O
P
S
CONFE
RENCE
PITAMPURA TV TOWER
S
H
O
P
S
TICKET
COUNTER
ART
GALLERY
FOOD STALLS
RESTA
URANT
PRESENTED BY,
VAISHNAVI RAJ
4TH YR. A
CONCEPT:
SITE CONDITION:
THE OVER ALL AREA AVAILABLE
WAS APPROXIMATELY 2.9
HECTARES. THE SITE ITSELF
POSED THE GIGANTIC TV TOWER
JUST BEHIND IT, ATTACHED TO
THE REAR PORTION OF THE SITE.
IT WAS NOT ALLOWED TO
CONSTRUCT ANY HIGH
STRUCTURE DUE TO RAYS OF TV
TOWER.
SITE ANALYSIS:
PRESENTED BY,
VAISHNAVI RAJ
4TH YR. A
A/C HALLS AND ART GALLERY
TICKET COUNTER
O.A.T
FOOD STALLS
S.T.P
TOILETS
INTERNATIONAL CUSINES
CRAFT SHOPS
DORMITORY
PRESENTED BY,
VAISHNAVI RAJ
4TH YR. A
DILL HAAT (PITAMPURA)
PRESENTED BY,
VAISHNAVI RAJ
4TH YR. A
DILLI HAAT AT PITAMPURA
SITE AREA: 2.9 HECTARES (7 ACRES)
BUILT-UP AREA: 29,000 SQ.M
ARCHITECT: PRADEEP SACHDEVA,
DESIGN ASSOCIATES, NEW DELHI
COMPLETED: APRIL 2008
PRESENTED BY,
VAISHNAVI RAJ
4TH YR. A
THE SELECTION OF MATERIAL, CONSTRUCTION AND LAYOUT WAS MADE TO
MAXIMIZE THERMAL EFFICIENCY AND MINIMIZE ENERGY CONSUMPTION. NEARLY
ALL AREAS ARE ILLUMINATED BY NATURAL DAYLIGHT AND ARE NATURALLY
VENTILATED. THE BRICK AND STONE USED IN THE PROJECT HAVE BEEN SOURCED
FROM THE SURROUNDING REGION. MATERIALS WERE SELECTED FOR THEIR
DURABILITY AND ENDURING QUALITIES. THE BUILDING VOCABULARY HAS BEEN
KEPT UNDERSTATED AND THE SCALE INTIMATE TO ENSURE THAT THE BUILDINGS
DO NOT OVERWHELM THE CRAFTS BEING SOLD.