CASE STUDY

SUBMITTED BY:
ARMAAN (161991020)
DIVYA (1615991033)
• Jawahar Kala Kendra is an arts and crafts centre located in the city of
Jaipur.
• The centre was built in the year 1986 and the construction completed in
1991. The centre was launched by the state government to provide space to
the cultural and spiritual values of India and display the rich craft heritage.
• Architect: Charles Corres
• Constructed by: PWD
• Time of construction: 6 years
• Site area: 6.5 acres
• Ground coverage: 15%
• Maximum no. of floors: 2
The site is well connected from three
sides for well pedestrian and vehicular
movement.

CONCEPT
Correa has attempted to create a new
image for the historical city by
metaphorically replicating the navgraha
plan of jaipur. One of the squares is
pivoted recalling the original plan of
jaipur.
Each square was linked to the planet as
per the characteristics, astrological values
of the planet. The navgraha concept with
its energy values, favorable color quality
and the favorable functionality to each
planet with square kept in mind while
designing and allocation of spaces. Some
open courtyards and the traditional design
elements of Rajasthan have been
incorporated in the complex
• The centre has been made in eight block housing:
• Library (594 sq. m)
• Print making studio
• Sculpture studio
• Alankar museum (515 sq. m)
• Sudharshan terracotta gallery
• Chaturdik gallery, running wall space 485 ft
• Sukriti gallery, running wall space 160 ft
• Surekh gallery, running wall space 160 ft
• Amphitheatre (900 sq. m)
• Audio visual centre (252 sq. m)
• Cafeteria (244 sq. m)
• Guesthouse (103 sq. m)
• Dormitories (421 sq. m)
• Administration (262.5 sq. m)
• Black box/ Arena (Krishnayan) (178.2 sq.m)
• Director's theatre-Rangayan (414.34 sq.m)
• Toilets (40 sq. m)
• There is peripheral movement of vehicles. Users experience the
site on foot and no vehicles can enter.
• The pivoted square defines the entry of site to three functions-
auditorium, library and admin block. It also acts like an inviting
entry for the visitors.
• The spaces flow in a continuous manner with no break and the
user is attracted into the site to explore more and more. The
user experiences the space as a whole at .
• Correa has used red sand-stone, gridiron planning and non
rectilinear walls. The 8m high wall is symbolic of the fortification
wall along the old city.
• The art center is a contemporary metaphorically replication of
the well-planned city of Jaipur, characteristic of the built form.
• Partly open courtyards, narrow passageways, frequent
openings with connecting vistas and the traditional design
elements of Rajasthan have been incorporated in the complex.
• Material used has been carefully picked which reflects nature
of space Yellow sandstone, red sandstone. lime, red-rubble,
marble, terracotta.
SECTION
ANALYSIS
Lodhi road, new delhi
• The project weaves urban design into a synergetic inter-
relationship between institutions working in diverse habitat-
related fields to optimize their total effectiveness.
• It mixes work, commercial and social spaces to result in an
integrated urban physical form, with common facilities for
information dissemination
• Site Conditions: Plain site located on Lodhi Road, New Delhi. The
L-shaped site has frontage on three sides, all bounded by
roads. The fourth side isflanked by Bal Bharti School. The area
is predominantly institutional along Lodhi Road and residential
as one moves deeper inside
The site can be accessed from the
three sides bounded by roads.
Lodhi Road on the north serves as
pedestrian entrance. Roads on the
west, Max Mueller Marg, and
south, Vardhman Marg serve as
direct access roads to different
areas of the complex and entry by
vehicle is allowed. The site lies 1
km from the main road connecting
L.T.O. and A.I.I.M.S.
• IHC is programmed as a moderately dense
complex with institutional and office work spaces,
conference and library facilities, including a
diverse range of facilities for the members.
• 40,000 sq.m. of office accommodation,
Conference rooms with a total capacity of 1000
in various configurations holding 30 to 450
people, 60 guest rooms, 5 suites, 5 service
apartments
• Conference rooms, cafeteria, restaurants and
private dining rooms can handle around 1500
persons at a time
• 700 sq.m. of exhibition space
• 420 capacity auditorium,
• 250 capacity amphitheater
• Parking for 933 cars and 2000 two-wheelers
• 25% of the total area goes into landscaped
courts
• The neighborhood is marked by free flowing traffic and not
much public activity. The buildings here do not interact with
each other or the street and this results in very little pedestrian
movement and is essentially vehicular in nature.
• IHC, therefore, is an inward looking complex, whose public
activity is removed from the surroundings. The complex is
divided into two main blocks -The North Block along the main
roads is made of seven storied office space. Lower floors
remain public. The South Block along the Lodhi Housing Colony
holds functions like auditorium, theatres, library, member
facilities and guest rooms. The height decreases progressively
from the North to the South Block in response to the housing.
• There is an evident polarization in the zoning of the offices and
non-office functions in the site.
• The offices are located in the three blocks facing the lodhi road
while the convention facility, Stein auditorium, library and guest
houses are located towards vardhman marg in the south block
• The ground floor is majorly used for facilities that involve public
like the art galleries, information center, restaurants and food
court, auditorium, amphitheater and public landscape spaces.
• Offices are mostly pushed to the upper floors in the same three
blocks.
• The south block and the office blocks have separate entrances
and the office block has two vehicular entrances considering the
rush hours in the morning and evening.
• The double basement parking under the courtyard houses most
of the parking and services extended under the entire block on
the west.
• There is a clear segregation between the vehicular & the
pedestrian movement.
• The ground is perceived as a vehicle-free environment, and a
fairly elaborate system worked out to deny entrance to all
motorized traffic except for repair and fire.
• Building volumes are articulated to form interconnected internal
courtyards that are major public spaces.
• The habitat centre is organized as a series of four to seven
storey blocks around linked shaded courtyards. The built forms
are grouped around climate tempered courts, shaded by
overhead sunscreens and are enlivened by vertical gardens
• All areas which are expected to experience large and regular
inflow of public have been placed close to the entrances.
• Offices are accessed from the courtyards. Courts and
landscaped areas connect the public with the semi-public areas
However, there is limited engagement between the office
workers and the activity in the courtyard due to horizontal
windows where vertical would have suited better.
ZONE 1
 SECOND
FLOOR

FIRST FLOOR
ZONE 2
ZONE 3

GROUND FLOOR

FIRST FLOOR
Documentation center
Basement Parking
Amaltas conference hall
Kadamba hall
Casuarina hall
Magnolia hall
Maple hall
• Auditorium
• Lobby
• Silver Oak I+II
• Mahogany conference hall
• Jagaranda I+II
• Gulmohar conference hall
• Balcony
• Chidar conference hall
• Willow conference room
• One of the best Auditoria in
the country, the Auditorium
at Habitat World is equipped
with state-of- the-art
infrastructure enabling direct
telecast, 35 mm projection.
• The hall is ideal for large
conferences, seminars, film
screenings, presentations,
theatre and cultural
performances of all kinds.
Simultaneous interpretation
can be made available on
request.
• 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 kinds when
combined. Can be
used as three
individual meeting
rooms too.too.
• A hall best suited for
small gatherings.
• Attached are a
kitchenette
and a private
washroom.
• Ideal for VIP
requirements when
used in conjunction
with the Auditorium.
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.
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.
One of the finest halls at
Habitat, Silver Oak also has
outdoor attachments in form of
a patio as well as garden space.
Ideally located on the ground
floor level, the hall allows
versatile use of space for
everything - ranging from
exhibitions, conferences,
seminars etc. to the finest
banquet parties in the evening.
The hall could even be divided
into two separate sections,
further enhancing its versatility.
Elegantly carpeted, Jacaranda
could be used as one large
space or further divided into
two independent units. Ideal
for corporate meetings,
seminars, workshops and fine
parties.
A fixed seating hall equipped
with state-of-the-art
multimedia facilities and each
table equipped with a set of
mikes. Ideal for seminars,
corporate presentations, press
interactions, product launches
etc.
The Maple room has been elegantly done up CASUARINA
for that exclusive party or small conference.
A fixed seating hall equipped with state-of-the-art
multimedia facilities and each table equipped with
a set of mikes. Ideal for seminars, corporate
presentations, press interactions, product
launches etc.
Ideal for small functions like
board meetings, presentations,
workshops and parties. Located
on the first floor, the food
setup is provided inside the hall
only.
Elegantly carpeted, Tamarind
allows versatile use of space for
everything - ranging from
conferences, seminars etc. to
the finest banquet parties in the
evening. Located on the first
floor, the food setup is provided
inside the hall only.
Marigold has been elegantly
done up for exclusive parties or
small conferences. Ideally
located on the ground floor,
the food setup is provided
inside the hall only.
Elegantly carpeted, Juniper is a
large space ideal for corporate
meetings, seminars, workshops
and fine parties. Ideally located
on the ground floor, the hall
allows the versatile use of space
with the food setup is provided
inside the hall only.
The Documentation Centre at
Habitat has 6 cabins as well as 6
workstations that can be hired
for variable periods of time.
Fitted with all modern business
aids, the Documentation Centre
provides an ideal setting for a
Secretariat for large
international conferences.
VISUAL ARTS
GALLERY

OPEN PALM COURT

GALLERY

AMPHITHEAT
RE
 Standard

Number of Rooms: 58

The guest rooms at

Habitat World are
tastefully done up to Premium
suit a discerning
guest’s aesthetic
sense.

The guest rooms at Habitat

World are tastefully done up Suite
to suit everyone's aesthetic
sense. Every floor boasts of its
very own theme, which reflects
in the furniture, style and color
schemes.
The beautifully landscaped
environs of India Habitat
Centre provide brilliant
outdoor party and
performance venues that
could bestow that extra sparkle
upon any function.
Delhi ‘O’ Delhi Terrace
Pool Side
Silver Oak Lawn
Margosa & Silk cotton Lawn
Plaza Steps
Hub & Charminar
 Eatopi
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The All American

Diner
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Habitat World has a variety Oriental Octopus

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

The Deck
 Fitness
Centre

Lite Zone provides a

range of services and
activities to its Swimming
Pool
members and
residential guests.
Among the city’s finest
fitness facilities it
Gy
includes one of the most m
comprehensive gyms, a
• The interesting blue sunshade provided between two buildings
in court helps maintain a comfortable environment and has a
cooling effect.
• The trees help maintain a green environment.
• Fountains make the environment cooler & give an effect of
lightness.
• The building is planned in such a way that maximum part of the
floor enjoys sunlight.
• Sunlight is also allowed in the basement through interesting
glass and metal structures in the courtyards.
• project is very successful as a place for indulging in cultural and
leisure activities
• circulation is restricted to the periphery, making the site
pedestrian friendly.
• Landscaping ties the scheme together and is critical for creating
the ambience and micro-climate that facilitates outdoor activity.
• The premises is active at night because of the many events it
hosts. This activity is restricted to within the site and the roads
outside remain deserted.
• Materials and proportions used for cladding and paving-brick,
tiles and stones - create a interesting façade.
S.N FUNCTIONAL LIBRARY STUDY JAWAHAR INDIA PROPOSED
O. SPACES KALA HABITAT AREA
KENDRA CENTRE
1. ENGTRANCE
LOBBY WITH
RECEPTION
2. OFFICE SPACE
3. MEETIING ROOMS
FOR SEATING
CAPACITY:
10, 15, 20, 25, 30
4. SEMINAR HALLS
FOR SEATING
CAPACITY:
40, 50, 60, 70,
100
5. LIBRARY FOR
10,000 VOLUMES
S. NO. FUNCTIONAL LIBRARY JAWAHAR INDIA PROPOSED
SPACES STUDY KALA HABITAT AREA
KENDRA CENTRE
6. RESTAURENT
SEATING
CAPACITY 50
7. BAR SEATING
CAPACITY 10
8. CAFETERIA
SEATING
CAPACITY 25
9. KITCHEN
10. STORE FOR
KITCHEN
11. TOILETS
12. AMPHITHEATRE
SEATING
CAPACITY 150
13. AUDITORIUM
SEATING
CAPACITY 300
S. NO. FUNTIONAL LIBRARY JAWAHAR INDIA PROPOSED
SPACES STUDY KALA HABITAT AREA
KENDRA CENTRE
14. GYM
15. SPA
16. INDOOR
GAMES
AREA
17. SWIMMING
POOL