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CIRCULATION:
INTRODUCTION:
FROM THE ENTRANCE PLAZA TO THE END OF
DILLI HAAT IS A PROJECT OF DELHI TOURISM & NEW DELHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION; IT PROVIDES AN
THE COMPLEX, THE CIRCULATION IS ENTIRELY
AMBIENCE OF A TRADITIONAL VILLAGE MARKET FOR MORE CONTEMPORARY NEEDS. IT PROVIDES A
SYNTHESIS OF CRAFT, FOOD AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES.
PEDESTRIAN

THE 6 ACRES OF LAND ON WHICH THIS SPRAWLING COMPLEX IS SITUATED WAS SALVAGED AS PART OF A BY THE USE OF RAMPS & STEP, LOTS OF LEVELS
RECLAMATION PROJECT AND TRANSFORMED INTO A MAGNIFICENT DREAM PLAZA. HAVE BEEN CREATED TO DEFINE BUILDINGS
MORE DISTINCTLY.
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 CIRCULATION IN FRONT OF SHOPS IS THROUGH
CLIENTELE. A VERANDAH COVERED ARCADE.
THESE SHOPS CHANGE HANDS EVERY 15 DAYS AND THEREFORE PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY TO THE THE SPACES ALSO GET VARIED CHARACTER
VISITORS WITH A DIFFERENT SET OF SHOPS PERIODICALLY AND THEREFORE MOTIVATES THEM TO KEEP
BECAUSE THE PLAZA CHANGES CHARACTER FROM
REVISITING AGAIN AND AGAIN.
A LARGE ENTRANCE PLAZA TO AN OBLONG OPEN
IT PROVIDES ENCOURAGEMENT TO NEEDY ARTISTS & SERVES AS AN OUTLET CENTRE FOR THEM SPACE.
A SMALL FOOD COURT WHICH BRINGS A VARIETY OF CUISINES OF DIFFERENT STATES TOGETHER CIRCULATION PLAN
SERVICE ENTRANCE HAS BEEN PROVIDED AT
IT IS MADE TO PROJECT THE CULTURAL ASPECTS OF DIFFERENT STATES OF INDIA BY ORGANIZING VARIOUS POINTS ON THE PERIPHERY
"FESTIVALS" EVERY MONTH, IN COLLABORATION WITH STATE TOURISM CORPORATIONS.

LOCATION: KIDWAI NAGAR, OPPOSITE INA MARKET, NEW DELHI

DATE OF COMPLETION: DECEMBER I993 FEATURES OF GREEN AREA
CLIENT: DELHI TOURISM & MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI
ARCHITECT: PRADEEP SACHDEVA, DESIGN ASSOCIATES, NEW DELHI A PLAZA PAVED WITH STONE AND BRICKWORK SKILLFULLY INTERSPERSED
SITE AREA: 6 ACRES, APPROX. 100M x 300M WITH GRASS, FLOWERING SHRUBS AND TOWERING EUCALYPTUS TREES PLUS
BUILT UP AREA: 3190 SQM A PLAY CORNER FOR CHILDREN HAVE CONJURED UP AN OASIS IN WHICH
GROUND COVERAGE: 12% VISITORS CAN BROWSE IN THEIR LEISURE TIME.
PLANTS AVAILABLE AT DILLI HAAT ARE EUCAYPTUS,GULMOHAR, BAMBOO
CONNECTIVITY: PLANT, NEEM , PLUMERIA.
DISTANCE FROM AIRPORT: APPROX.11 KILLOMETRES THE LANDSCAPE OF THE AREA INCORPORATES COLORFUL FLOWERING
SHRUBS AND TREES THUS THE ENTIRE COMPLEX IS IN HARMONY WITH THE
DISTANCE FROM NEW DELHI RAILWAY STATION: APPROX. 6 KILOMETERS
ENVIRONMENT.
DISTANCE FROM NIZAMMUDDIN RAILWAY STATION: APPROX. 6 KILOMETERS AN ELABORATE PLANTSCAPE PLAN BUILT AROUND THE INDIAN TREES
DISTANCE FROM INA METRO STATION : APPROX. 50 MTS. SUCH AS THE MOGRA OR RAAT KI RAANI.

SITE CONDITIONS: THE STORE BLOCK ENCLOSING EXISTING NEEM TREES AND GIVING THE
AMBIENCE OF A MODERN RURAL HARYANA HOUSE.
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 EUCALYPTUS TREES ARE USED AT THE BORDER AND ARE PLACED IN ROWS
NALLAH WAS COVERED WITH R.C.C. SLAB BUT IT WAS NOT ALLOWED TO CONSTRUCT ANY AND IN CLUSTERS ALSO.
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 PRESENTED BY:
FILLED UP WITH SOIL, NECESSITATING FOUNDATION AS MUCH AS 8M DEEP.
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ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES
THE ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES OF THE COMPLEX HAVE BEEN
ESPECIALLY DESIGNED IN THE TRADITIONAL NORTH INDIAN STYLE,
WITH BRICKWORK JAIL (LATTICE) AND STONE ROOFS.
A HALL IN THE COMPLEX SPECIFICALLY CATERS TO EXHIBITIONS OF
THE HANDLOOMS AND HANDICRAFTS. A SOUVENIR SHOP, ALSO
DISPLAYS ATTRACTIVE ETHNIC PRODUCTS.
THE SMALL THATCHED ROOF COTTAGES AND KIOSKS, WITHOUT
ANY CONCRETE STRUCTURES PROVIDE A VILLAGE ATMOSPHERE.
THE SHOPS ARE SET UP ON PLATFORMS, WHICH ACT AS A LINK IN
THE BAZAR DESIGN. THE COURTYARDS BETWEEN THE SHOPS ARE
PAVED IN STONE AND INTERSPACED WITH GRASS TO RETAIN A
VISUAL SOFTNESS.
THE LANDSCAPING OF THE AREA INCORPORATES COLOURFUL
FLOWERING SHRUBS AND TREES, THUS THE ENTIRE COMPLEX IS IN
HARMONY WITH THE ENVIRONMENT.
STORE
PANTRY KITCHEN
FUEL
FOOD PLAZA TYPE 2 FOOD PLAZA TYPE 1
FOOD PLAZAS OF DIFFERENT STATES
SLOPE FOR WHEEL CHAIR SITTING AREA AT FOOD PLAZA
BARRIER FREE DESIGN
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
TROLLEYS FOR TRANSPORTING GOODS TO THE STORES HAVE
BEEN PROVIDED
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.
CRAFTS SHOP(TEMPORARY STRUCTURE MADE OF BAMBOO) CRAFTS SHOP(PERMANENT STRUCTURE)
FOOD PLAZAS
FOOD PLAZA IS PROVIDED AT THE BACK, DUE TO THE REQUIREMENT OF HYGIENE & DUST PROOFING IS
FURNISHED IN KOTA STONE FLOORING AND FLAT R.C.C. ROOF . PLAN
THERE ARE 52 FOOD STALLS IN WHOLE PLAZA, WITH EACH ONE SPECIALIZING IN THE FOODS OF A PARTICULAR
STATE, THERE BY PROVIDING FOOD FROM ALL STATES 18-24 SQM
SINCE LOTS OF SPACE WAS REQUIRED FOR HAVING SO MANY FOOD STALLS AS SMALL AS 20-24 SQM. SPACE IS
GIVEN TO EACH
FOOD STALL AND OPEN SEATING IN FRONT ARE CREATED IN LEVELS.
SEATING IN FRONT IS BOTH PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY. SMALL GARDENS HAVE BEEN CREATED WITH SEATS
ARRANGED AROUND THEM AND THE RESTAURANTS ARE COVERED UNDER SHEDS
ALL THE FOOD STALLS ARE SIMPLE BRICK STRUCTURES WITH FLAT R.C.C. ROOFS AND PARAPET WALLS ARE SHOPS WITH DIFFERENT DISPLAYS: HIGH & LOW COUNTERS
GIVEN A TREATMENT OF BRICK JAALI BRICK JAALI PATTERN ON WALLS
THE FRONT FACADE OF DIFFERENT BLOCKS ARE GIVEN DIFFERENT TREATMENTS IN FORM OF TRADITIONAL ARTS
OF THEIR STATE. THE COUNTER IS GIVEN A TREATMENT OF MOSAIC THAT DEPICTS THE CULTURE OF THE STATE . BUILT SHELVES FOR DISPLAY
OPEN AIR THEATER
A SMALL PERFORMING ARTS THEATRE ENDS THE VISTA.
STAGE HAS A CIRCULAR FORM AND THERE IS ADEQUATE BASK STAGE SPACE AVAILABLE BUT THE FRONT SPACE
FOR VISITORS IS VERY LESS.
THERE IS A CENTRAL 10’-O” WIDE WALKWAY TOWARDS STAGE FROM FRONT ENTRANCE WHICH IS IDENTIFIED BY
4 RICHLY CARVED WOODEN COLUMNS.
THIS AREA IS SEPARATED FROM SURROUNDING ACTIVITIES WITH BAMBOO STICKS.
THESE BAMBOO STICKS ON THE OUTER EDGE AND THE GRAVEL ON THE SEATING AREA CREATE A COMPLETE
VILLAGE PERFORMANCE AREA
STAGE
BAMBOO PARTATION
GREEN ROOM
STAGE BAMBOO PARTATION
FRONT ELEVATION PLAN PRESENTED BY:
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 SIGNAGE:

MATERIAL, TECHNOLOGY AND LOW COST CONSTRUCTION

PROPER SIGNAGE HAS
BEEN USED FOR PUBLIC
ROOFS OF THE SHOPS HAVE PRECAST FACILITIES
R.C. BEAMS OVER WHICH SANDSTONE
SLABS ARE PLACED AND THEN EARTHEN
POTS WITH MUD PHUSKA IS PLACED TO
INSULATE AGAINST HEAT OVER WHICH
BRICK TILES ARE LAID.
USE OF SEGMENTAL AND SOLDIER ARCHES
JAALI PARAPET WALLS
JAALI IN SHOP WALLS FOR VENTILATION
PLAIN EXPOSED BRICK WALLS HAVE BEEN
USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF BLOCKS USES OF
TEMPORARY STRUCTURES OF JUXTAPOSED WITH CONCRETE AND MILD STEEL
BAMBOO & FABRIC ARE MADE TO CREATE INTEREST. STONE
WHOSE DESIGN CHANGES WITH ROUGH SIDES OF INTERIOR WALLS CARVING
CHANGE IN FESTIVAL HAVE BEEN SIMPLY PAINTED. SIGN
SHUTTERS OF THE SHOPS ARE BOARD
MADE OF BAMBOO PLYWOOD. FOR
LONGER
THE SURFACING SHALL BE IN NATURAL MATERIALS
 LIKE STONES BRICK PAVING & SLATE FOR EASY & LONG LIFE.
TERM USAGE.
USE OF TRADITIONAL ELEMENTS OF CONSTRUCTION FOR PROVIDING AN ETHNIC LOOK TO AREA AND
ALSO MAKING IT LOW COST FOR CONSTRUCTION. PROVISION FOR HANDICAPPED:
USE OF NUMEROUS BRICK PATTERN ADDED VARYING TEXTURE TO THE MONOTONOUS BRICK
CONSTRUCTION

RAMPS WITH ENTRANCE

RAMPS
WITH GRAB GRAB BARS THE ENTRANCE PLAZA IS INTENDED AS A BUFFER BETWEEN BUSY
BARS LEADING TO AUROBINDO ROAD & HAAT LENDING IT A SENSE OF PLACE AS WELL AS
LEADING TO TOILETS FOR AVOIDING THE SPILL OVER OF ACTIVITIES ONTO THE ROAD ONE WALKS
RAISED HANDICAPPED PAST THE SANDSTONE COLUMNS OF VARYING HEIGHTS WHICH
LEVELS REPRESENT THE ENTRANCE

THE AXIS AROUND WHICH ALL THE ACTIVITIES WERE ORGANIZED WAS
DETERMINED BY THE PRESENCE OF THE NALLAH AS WELL AS THE LINEAR SITE IT
GAVE RISE TO
THE ENTRY FROM SRI AUROOBINDO MARG SIDE HAS BEEN GIVEN A WELL SET
BACK TO AVOID NOISE & DUST OF BUSY MAIN ARTERY
FROM INSIDE IT IS A COMPLETELY PEDESTRIAN SPACE CONTAINING A
LANDSCAPE MALL WITH SHOPS AND HAWKERS PLATFORM FOR SHORT TERM
LEASE CAFES WITH OPEN AIR DINING TABLES AND BENCHES AND STORES FOR
MERCHANDISE

RAMPS WITH GRAB BARS

LEADING TO MEETING ROOM

FOREIGN TOURISTS ARE PEOPLE RESTING UNDER TREE

TYPES OF BRICK PATTERNS AND DESIGNS PRESENTED BY:
ALSO ATTRACTED TO HAAT
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