PROGRAM: SITE PLAN

A convention is basically a gathering of individuals to meet at

an arranged place to engage in activities of common interest.
The MICE- Meeting Incentives Conventions and Exhibitions-
forms a description of industry

Founded by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

Architect is Raja Aederi

LOCAL CONTEXT

ACCESS TO THE COMPLEX

Located on Maulana Azad Road and some distance away
from the intersection of Rajpath and Janpath.
Located between National Museum and Vice President’s
Residence on the other side.
Hardly a furlong from Rashtrapati Bhawan.
➢3 Main Entrances from the Mualana Azad Road on the Southern
Side of the Complex.
ENTRY 1: VIP Entrance
ENTRY 2: Delegates, Journalists, media, etc.
ENTRY 3: Staff and Visitors of the Annexe Building
➢ Entry 3 also acts as a service entry for the Kitchen, A/C rooms.
➢ All the 3 entances meet the service road on the rear end of the
building.

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TOPOGRAPHY : Flat Architectural Element:
Form and Architecture ➢ CHAITYA ARCH
➢ Cuboidal bulky white mass with fenestrations ➢ WHITE FAÇADE
➢ Entrance arch is embedded with granite ➢ JAALIS
➢ Red sandstone podium ➢ BRACKETS
➢ Annexe building and dining halls are cuboid masses ➢ LONG WINDOWS
subdued by main block.
➢ Elements of British Raj Architecture along with elements AREA STATEMENT:
from Hindu and Mughal Architectural influence. ➢ SITE AREA- 45,000SQ.M
➢ Buddhist Architectural elements evident that is the ➢ MAIN BUILDING- 7659.76SQ.M
chaitya arches of the Ajanta Caves. ➢ ANNEXE BUILDING- 5924.53SQ.M
➢ Modernist with Revivalist elements. ➢ PLENARY HALL-2016SQ.M
➢ CENTRAL COURTYARD-671.85SQ.M
MAIN
BUILDING

ANNEXE
BUILDING VIGYAN
BHAWAN

MAIN ANNEXE
BUILDING BUILDING

PLENARY SMALLER DOCUMENTA BUSINESSACCESSIBILITYEXHIBITION CONFERENCE

VIP LOUNGE SECRETARIAT
HALL HALLS TION CENTER CENTER HALL FACILITY
CONCEPT

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 GROUND FLOOR PLAN: FIRST FLOOR PLAN:

SECOND FLOOR PLAN:

➢ PLENARY HALL
➢ DINING AREA INCLUDING VIP ➢ PLINTH AREA- 1700SQ.M
LOUNGE ➢ EXHIBITION HALL- 170SQ.M
➢ OFFICES ➢ CONFERENCE HALL 2.3- 83
➢ CONFERENCE ROOM ➢ CONFERENCE HALL 4- 171
➢ DINING AND CENTRAL KITCHEN
FAN SHAPED CURVILINEAR
STAGGERED SEATING SYSTEM [HALL
4]
ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE
➢ THEATERS 5- 263
SEATING ARRANGEMENT[
➢ THEATERS 6- 373
HALL2,3]
HAVE A FAN LIKE
SEATING ARRANGEMENT

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 MAIN BUILDING
Structure Ground Floor First Floor Mezzanine Floor

31%
34% ANNEXE BUILDING
Ground Floor First Floor Second Floor Link Passage

5% 1%

31%
30% 37%

31%

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 ➢ PLENARY HALL- 1200 DELEGATES
PRESS GALLERIES
THREE BALCONIES AT A HEIGHT OF 11 M
STAGE CAN ACCOMMODATE 37 PEOPLE
➢ CONFERENCE ROOM-74 DELEGATES
ROUND TABLE SETUP
➢ ATRIUM-367SQ.M
650 PEOPLE
USED FOR DINING
IS PROVIDED WITH SPACE FRAME AND HET REFLECTING GLASS
ROOF

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NAME OF UNIT CAPACITY DESIGN
PLENARY HALL 1285 With Dias ATRIUM TO
FOYER TO
DINE
HALL NO. 1 74 Round Table HALL NO. 6 DINE
0%
16% 0%
HALL NO. 2 68 Round Table
HALL NO. 3 83 Round Table PLENARY
HALL NO. 5 HALL
HALL NO. 4 171 With Dias 11% 55%
HALL NO. 5 263 With Dias
HALL NO. 6 378 Theatre Type with Dias
HALL NO. 4
ATRIUM TO DINE 750-800 8%
FOYER TO DINE 150-175 HALL NO. 3
4%
EXHIBITION HALL
HALL NO. 2 HALL NO. 1
BUSINESS CENTRE 3% 3%
OFFICE ROOMS
VIP ROOMS ANNEXE BUILDING
COMMITTEE
VIP LOUNGE ROOM ‘C’
37%
NAME OF UNIT CAPACITY DESIGN COMMITTEE
ROOM ‘A’
COMMITTEE ROOM ‘A’ 65 Round Table
30%
COMMITTEE ROOM ‘B’ 71 With Dias
COMMITTEE ROOM ‘C’ 78 With Dias
COMMITTEE ROOM ‘D’ With Dias
MEDIA CENTRE 250
CAFETERIA COMMITTEE
ROOM ‘B’
OFFICE ROOMS 33%

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1 Auditorium/Plenary Users: Performers, delegates and local people. 1. Administrative Users: Staff of the convention center
. Hall Functionality: offices Functionality:
1. The main objective is to accommodate large 1. Handles the general functions.
scale gatherings for various events like 2. Control Room Users: Staff
dance, drama and delegations. Functionality:
2. The design of the auditorium shall be 1. Monitors the overall functioning of the
evolved in accordance to various standard convention center.
guidelines subjected to auditorium design.
2 Conference Rooms Users: Delegates and staff.
. Functionality:
1. The purpose is to hold meetings and small
training sessions for 20-30 people. 1. Parking Users: Anyone visiting the convention center.
Functionality:
3 Seminar Rooms Users: Delegates and staff.
1. Car and bus parking as per norms laid by NBC and
. Functionality:
DDA.
1. They are ideal for small-scale events like
workshops, training sessions, press 2. Loading Users: Staff
conferences, etc. Docks/Bays Functionality:
2. They are large enough to seat attendees in 1. Loading and unloading purpose in the exhibition
theatre configurations ranging from 50-200 pavilions.
people. 3. Service Block Users: Staff
Functionality:
4 Public Amenities Users: Delegates and staff. 1. AC Plant room; Electrical substa; Maintainance
. Functionality: Department.
1. They include smoking lounges, ATMs, 4. Kitchen Users: Staff
phone booths, etc. Functionality:
2. The access is only for the people attending 1. It shall serve all the events hosted by the
events in the center. convention center.

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 INFERENCES

➢ The main circulation via the doubly loaded corridor is very confusing for a visitor. In the building of this nature the
clarity of layout is very important, since the user does not come to here too often and thus he never gets familiar
with the layout.
➢ The corridor also gives no information of the building spaces one does not know whether he is walking to the
narrow row of offices or main hall lies across the wall.
➢ It could possibly have more pleasant to integrate some open spaces to it. The main hall has been treated as the
central mass with other hall and office placed around.
➢ Main public entry used only in the case when the main hall is being used otherwise VIP entry is being used for small
conference. Main entrance is in two levels with two mezzanines. But the are is too small for the capacity of hall,
registration area and front lounge are also very small for the capacity of main hall.
➢ Since the convention centre is built in 1956, so the parking issue is not been considered, overlooking of the parking
requirement is most drastic fault in the convention centre . Presently cars are being parked at Maulana Azad road
and at Rajpath leading to traffic jam

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