DARJEELING TOURIST

LODGE

GYMKHANA CLUB
SANDERLING RESORT
AND SPA

ST. ANDREWS CHURCH

BHANU BHAWAN

LOCATION
Darjeeling is a town in India's West
Bengal state, in the Himalayan DARJEELING MALL
foothills.. It's famed for the
distinctive black tea grown on
plantations that dot its surrounding
slopes. Its backdrop is Mt.
Kanchenjunga, among the world’s
highest peaks.

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 LANDFORM
The site is at a higher topographical
level than the most frequented
Darjeeling Mall. One has to walk up
from the Mall along the Mall Road
through various major resorts ,
Bhanu Bhavan and the Gymkhana
Club to reach the site. The northern
part of the site does not have any
building obstruction and gives us a
clear view of the Kanchunjenga
Range. The site doesnot have too
many contour levels but is
significantly higher than the
Northern edge.

Existing site conditions.

Change in height of the

site along the edges of the
site
2145m

The site gradually increases

from the south east corner of
the site and approaches the 2137m
main entrance of the existing
building

SURVEY MAP Existing site plan.

AS PROVIDED.

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 ORIENTATION
& CLIMATE
The site is exposed to the
north and south more in
terms of the length it is
oriented.
Darjeeling has a temperate
climate with wet summers
caused by monsoon rains.

01 02 03

01,05- Visibility towards the Lodge

N 02,03,04,05-Visibility from the
Lodge

E V
W
04 05

VISIBILITY
The Kanchenjunga Range is
visible from the North West
corner of the site making the 02
existing lawn there the most
sought after place in the

S
property. Most of the
Northern façade is prone to 03
04
the view o the hills. The
eastern face is attached to
the adjacent hotel. The
Existing orientation with sun southern face is open 05 01
path towards the Gymkhana
Club. Existing site plan.

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 Bhanu Armenian
Bhavan Church
ACTIVITIES
The main road leading to the
site from the Mall is lined up
with significant structures and
is part of a prominent tourist
track. Windamere, Bhanu
Bhavan , Armenian Church,
Gymkhana Club ,Mahakal
Mandir are all part of this.
WAY TO MALL ROAD

DROP
OFF ZONE
ARMENIAN
CHURCH
GYMKAHNA
ENTRY
CLUB

BHANU
BHAVAN

Pedestrian
pathway
around
the edges
of the site.

MOVEMENT: ACCESS
Way to
AND PARKING
The Road connecting the Site
Mall Road
with the Mall is the main from Site
approach road. There is the
Mall Road that runs around the
North East edge of the Site
connecting it to the Mahakal
Mandir.
Mainly on-road parking is done
on the Mall Road and there is a
designated area for parking in
the site. MALL
JUNCTION
APPROACH FROM MALL

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 View off the North building
Northern edge facade

SITE
PICTURES

Pedestrian pathway
Around the site edge

Vehicular pathway
beyond the site edge

Drop off zone

West building facade

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 View of Lawn Site edge
from first floor difference

SITE
PICTURES

Eastern notch

View of Tourist Lodge

from adjacent hotel

Northern
facade

View of drop off from Adjacent property

first floor on entering
The site

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 GUEST ROOMS

RESTUARANT

OFFICE

GUEST ROOMS

ADJACENT
HOTEL

ENTRY

SITE
DESIGN APPROACH
DEVELOPMENT ROAD

EXISITING SITE CONDITIONS

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