ARCHIVE HOUSE

Introduction
Library is derived from the Latin word “Liber” which means – A
BOOK. This term was frequently used as a “collection of books” An
Archive.
“It is the local gateway to knowledge, provides a basic condition for
lifelong learning, independent decision making and cultural
development of the individual and social groups; an essential agent for
the fostering of peace and spiritual welfare through the minds of men
and women”.
From an architectural point of view the building will be planned in order
to create an environmental advancing the nature of the activities related
to the learning and skill development and their promotion, and its duty is
to cater to the information and recreational needs of its users i.e
community members.
The mood and the ambience of the built space will be conductive for the
reflecting over subjects and the environment built for the learners, the
youth, the intellectuals.

Objective and needs of an Archive House

 Establishing the appropriate ethos.
Community’s intellectual centre: Build a common platform to provoke
and stimulate the intellectual, educational, social of the community. By
organizing seminars, debates, exhibition, etc.

Major Space Functions:

 Reception and information desk
 Cafeteria and Lounge.
 Childrens corner.
 Exhibition space.
 Story telling zone.
 Adult reading and learning.
 Auditorium.
 Fiction and non fiction zone.
 Digital room.
SITE
 MAP OF INDIA

MAP OF DELHI

DELHI
 DELHI IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF INDIA . IT IS THE SECOND MOST
POPULATED CITY IN INDIA. IT ADJOINS THE STATES OF UTTAR PRADESH
IN EAST SIDE AND HARYANA IN THREE SIDES . THE NCR OF DELHI IS
SPREAD OVER 1483 SQKM APPROX.
 DELHI IS THE SECOND LARGEST COMMERCIAL BUSINESS CENTER IN
SOUTH ASIA AFTER MUMBAI .

DWARKA ROUTE MAP

 SECTOR -9

LOCATION MAP

Site details:
The site is located in the city of Delhi at its sub city Dwarka sector 9.
Dwarka is known for its high quality and much better maintained
infrastructure.

AREA OF A SITE
- 55000 SQ.M.
- 13.5 ACRES

IMPORTANT POINT TO BE
REMEMBER ABOUT SITE -:
 ROAD – The site is approachable to the road -
60m wide .There are regular bus service linked
with other near places.
 TRAIN- New delhi railway station is the nearest
railway station that is 20 km.
 AIR PLANE- Indra Gandhi airport is 15 km.
 METRO – dwarka sector -10 metro station is the
nearest railway station which is 1km.

Dwarka expressway
 60m wide road

2.CLIMATE –
1. The site lies in Sector-9, dwarka
2. The climate of delhi is composite one.
3. It has cool,dry winters from December to February and dry, hot
summers from April to June . The rainy season is from mid june
to mid september.
4. Wind direction in delhi is from South- East to North-West .
5. Climate plays an important role in the designing of a building.

3. SURROUNDINGS -
 SITE

4. SITE IMAGES-
 AREA ANALYSIS (as
per bye-laws)
1. Total Area = 55000 sqmt. (13.5 acre)
2. Permissible ground coverage = 45%
45/100*40000 = 18000sqmt.
3. Permissible Built up area = F.A.R. * Site area
=1.25 * 55000
= 68750 sqmt.
4. No. Of floors =
Built up area/ Ground coverage
= 68750/18000
= 3.8 = 3
5. According to bye-laws –
Front set back = 18mt
Rear set back = 9mt
Side set back = 9mt

Case studies:
 Maulana Azad Library , Aligarh
 Parliament Library, New Delhi
 British Council library, New Delhi .
Net Study
 Seattle Washington Library

METHODOLOGY
A more detailed description might propose a process of:
Definition → Preparation → Incubation → Creation
→ Evaluation → Implementation
However, design is rarely carried out in such a conscious, systematic,
discrete, linear way, and not all ideas emerge as a result of analysis.
Design might be better described as a process of simultaneous
assessment and interaction, where increasingly clear associations are
formed as the designer moves continuously from one part of the process
to another and back again.

POINTS OF DESIGNING CONCEPT -:

 identity, memorable, style, expressiveness, aesthetic quality, and

user preference
 symbolic meanings, historical contexts of objects
 visual honesty, ecological concerns (ethics)
 usefulness, function, and durability
 economy and appropriateness of fabrication/production processes
 material's attributes and characteristics

Topic -2
ARCHIVE HOUSE
SECTOR – 9, DWARKA
NEW DELHI

Topic -1
COLLEGE OF
ARTS AND
DESIGN
SECTOR – 62, NOIDA
UTTAR PRADESH

Topic -3
BUSINESS PARK
NEAR IFFCO CHOWK, GURGAON
HARYANA