Art and culture

centre
INDIA HABITAT CENTRE भारत
पर्ाावास केन्द्र
Unique staircase
Purpose
• The INDIA HABITAT CENTRE was conceived to provide a
physical environment which would serve as a catalyst for a
synergetic relationship between individuals and institutions
working in diverse habitat related areas and therefore,
maximise their total effectiveness. To facilitate this interaction,
the Centre provides a range of facilities.
Design

• The chairman of HUDCO and the architect Joseph Allen

Stein decided to radically change the traditional image of an
office building as an architectural project and transformed it
into an urban design project. The space was designed to
permit the members of the Centre to share services both
inside and outside the building with multiple courtyards,
common meeting rooms, shared parking area, library,
restaurants, museum, and hotels, some of which are open to
the general public. Constructed on nine acres in an urban
area, the building eschewed traditional building materials and
techniques
Map
About
• The India Habitat Centre is a multipurpose building in New
Delhi, India. Mixing work, commercial and social spaces, the
Indian Habitat Centre is India’s most comprehensive
convention centre
Address

Address: Lodhi Road, Near Airforce Bal Bharati

School, New Delhi, Delhi 110003
Architect: Joseph Allen Stein
• IHC started organising and hosting the Delhi Photo
Festival held every two years since 2011
• The chairman of HUDCO and the architect Joseph Allen
Stein decided to radically change the traditional image of an
office building as an architectural project and transformed it
into an urban design project. The space was designed to
permit the members of the Centre to share services both
inside and outside the building with multiple courtyards,
common meeting rooms, shared parking area, library,
restaurants, museum, and hotels, some of which are open to
the general public. Constructed on nine acres in an urban
area, the building eschewed traditional building materials and
techniques.
Architect
Joseph Stein, (10 April 1912 – 6 October 2001)
was an American architect and a major figure
in the establishment of a regional modern
architecture in the San Francisco Bay area in
the 1940s and 1950s during the early days of
the environmental design movement. In 1952
he moved to India. He is noted for designing
several important buildings in India, most
notably in Lodhi Estate in Central Delhi,
nicknamed "Steinabad" after him, and where
today the 'Joseph Stein Lane', is the only road
in Delhi named after an
architect.[1][2] The Government of
India awarded him the fourth highest civilian
award of Padma Shri in 1992.[3]
• With the outbreak of the Korean war and the rise of
McCarthyism in 1950, he felt the need to find a location where
his talent as an architect could be more freely expressed, and
so left the US, first to Mexico and then to Europe, and finally
to teach at Bengal Engineering College (now Indian Institute of
Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur) outside Calcutta
Plan
visual art by auto mix and
match at India Habitat Centre
Delhi
Banquets for Conferences and
Seminars
• Habitat World provides one of the finest
convention centres in the country that is
equipped with state-of-the-art facilities in
the conference halls, auditorium, guest
rooms and documentation centre.
Members and non-members can both avail
of the facilities of banquets/conferences
based on rates available at the Banquet
Office. Confirmation of an event is based
on first-come, first-served basis. There are
special rates for members’ guests. A brief
description of the various venues is given
below:
Joseph Stein Auditorium
One of the best auditoria in the country, the
Joseph Stein Auditorium is equipped with
state-of-the-art infrastructure enabling direct
telecast, 35 mm projection and simultaneous
interpretation in four languages. The
auditorium is ideal for large conferences,
seminars, film screenings, presentations,
theatre and cultural performances of various
types.
The Theatre - Amaltas,
Kadamba, Rudraksha
This ’trinity’ of rooms is an extremely flexible
set with individual as well as combined usage
possibilities. Ideal for workshops, board
meetings and theatre/ cultural performances
of all types when combined to form a large
space, they can also be used as individual
meeting rooms.
 Mahogany

This is a hall best suited for small gatherings

and has an attached kitchenette. It is ideal for
VIP requirements, when used in conjunction
with the Auditorium.
 Gulmohar

This is a large fixed-seating hall with excellent

acoustics and state-of-the-art multimedia
facilities. Each table is equipped with a set of
mikes. Ideal for large seminars, corporate
presentations, press interactions, product
launches etc.
Chinar & Willow

The two rooms are ideal for small functions

like conferences, board meetings,
presentations, workshops, seminars and
parties. They can be used separately or
together with possibilities of combining the
foyer as well.
Silver Oak
• One of the finest halls at
Habitat World, Silver Oak also
has outdoor attachments in the
form of a patio as well as
garden space. Ideally located
on the ground floor level, the
hall allows versatile use of
space for various requirements
- ranging from exhibitions,
conferences, seminars to the
finest banquet parties in the
evening. The hall can be
divided into two separate
sections, further enhancing its
versatility.
Jacaranda

Elegantly carpeted, Jacaranda could be used as

one large space or divided into two
independent units. It is ideal for corporate
meetings, seminars, workshops and fine
parties.
Casuarina
• A fixed-seating hall
equipped with state-of-
the-art multimedia
facilities. Each table is
equipped with a set of
mikes. It is ideal for
seminars, corporate
presentations, press
interactions, product
launches etc.
Magnolia

A free-seating hall, allowing

flexible seating options suited for
both conference and party
usage.
Maple

Elegantly carpeted,
Jacaranda could be used
as one large space or
divided into two
independent units. It is
ideal for corporate
meetings, seminars,
workshops and fine
parties.
Documentation Centre
The Documentation Centre at Habitat
World has six cabins as well as six
workstations which can be hired for
variable periods of time. Fitted with all
modern business aids, the Documentation
Centre also provides an ideal setting for a
secretariat for large international
conferences
Guest Rooms and Suites
Standard

Number of Rooms: 58

The guest
rooms at Premium
Habitat World
are tastefully
done up to
suit a
discerning
guest’s
aesthetic Suite
sense.
Lite Zone (Fitness Centre,
Swimming Pool, Gym, Spa)
• Lite Zone provides a
range of services and
activities to its Fitness Centre
members and
residential guests.
Among the city’s finest
fitness facilities it
Swimming Pool
includes one of the
most comprehensive
gyms, a soothing spa
with sauna, steam
room & jacuzzi and a
roof-top swimming
pool. Gym
Restaurants
For Members Only Delhi ’O’ Delhi

• Habitat World has a

variety of highly
casual and fine-
dining restaurants Oriental Octopus
with elaborate menu
options prepared by
some of the top
chefs from within Past Times
and outside the
country.

The Deck
Restaurants for Members and
Non-Members

Eatopia

The All American Diner

Visual Arts Gallery
VISUAL ARTS GALLERY

OPEN PALM COURT GALLERY

AMPHITHEATRE
Environment Friendly
Measures At IHC

• IHC has taken the following

Environment Friendly
initiatives at the Centre
Installation of LED Lights
Roof Top Solar Panels
STP PLANT
•THANK YOU

AKASH KUMAR
B.ARCH 2ND YEARS
SRSA
• http://www.indiahabitat.org/

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFfAs84jg9M

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_Habitat_Centre