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Submitted to: SUKHMAN ARORA
PRABHJOT SINGH
Ar. Pardeep Kaur
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Millenium Indraprastha Park ,one of the longest
parks in Delhi,was created over an area of 34
hectares with an aim to give response to the needs
of urban porpulence and providing greenry to the
delhites along the natural surroundings.

Constructed in the year 2004,DDA has

tried in transforming a sanitary landfill
site into living,breathing and verdant
landscapes.
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Stretching 2.7 km along the ring road,(from ashram to
i.t.o),the park is punctuated by the railway line in the rear
and lies between the ISBT , SARAI KALE KHAN and
BHAIRON road.
The park is situated just after the junction of national
highway 24 and the ring road.
Nearby places: India gate,jantar mantar and lodi
garden. Nearby airport: IGI.
Nearby railway station:New delhi railway station.
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The project was divided between the

MCD(22 acres) and DDA(60 acers).

MCD is responsible for the

greenry development ,while as
DDA is for civil beautification.

According to the director of

horticulture,Y.P. SINGH ,DDA ,they had
to fill 2-5 ft. of soil on the site to enable
plantation.

From the point of

view of
maintaining these
plants and
trees,they chose
hardy varieties
which require less
water.
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Variety of trees Contrast in plantation

 It was difficult for the plantation due to the methane gas

trapped in the soil.

 The remedy was to insert a plastic hose pipe along

with the saplings to escape gas.
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 Millennium Indraprastha Park is a perfect place to
relax with family and friends.
 The lush green sprawling park, one of the
longest parks in Delhi.
 Colorful flowers, rows of trees,along the
walkways and pathways.
 The Millenium Park features a beautifully
manicured garden planted with beds of
colourful flowers.
 Harmony created with different
shades of shrubs,trees and plants
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 The Millennium Indraprastha Park features a
 large amount of grass on its
lawn. This grass is well
maintained by the Delhi
Development Authority.

 This grass works very well

alongside the large amount of
trees and other pieces of greenery
in the park.

 There are more than two

thousand trees around the area.
In fact, the DDA plans on adding
more than five thousand different
trees around the park in the
future. These will come through
saplings.

 Right from the entrance you can

see different variety of
plantation in terms of
color,texture,shade and scale.
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 LAWRENCE HARPIN an eminent
landscape architect says “if one
can step for a moment into an
outdoor space, no matter how
small or big and get a glimpse of
sky and the smell of the
earth,trees and flowers then the
overwhelming scale and density
of urban life can be largely
overcome.
 With this concept of ecological
approach to landscape
architecture,the park is bifercated
in five gardens or green
landmarks.
 Smriti Van
Fragrant
Garden
Foliage
Garden
 Bougainville
Garden Topiary
Garden
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 The features that covers hard landscape ie

the civil work like pergolas,arbors,pavillions
stone benches,also the surrounding of water
cascade made in wrought iron
grills,sculptures.

 The striking five green landmarks add to

the soft landscape.

BREIFING OF FEATURES OF LANDSCAPE

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 SMRITI VAN The Smriti Van is the first

Zone of the Park and was developed much
before the other areas.
 The Smriti Van has existing trees planted by
people from all walk of life,in memory of their
beloved and departed ones, making it an
unforgettable experience with sweet
memories and captivating green environs.
 In the process, unshering in a cool,
comfortable relief to visitors.

 This part of the park is the

perfect example of
emalgham of the man
made environment and the
natural surroundings.

 Feature:sculpture arena.
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FRAGRANT GARDEN

 As a foreground to the
Humayun's tomb, the Fragrant
Garden bridges the past with
the present.

 It has shrubs and trees,along

with White-scented flowers.
This enhances the aura of the
tomb at night,making it a
moonlit garden emitting
fragrance everywhere.

 The scents from plants are an

aesthetic experence.They have
very elusive,undefinable qualities
which get captured in the human
psyche.

LAYOUT AND FEATURES OF GARDEN

 LAYOUT PLAN

FOILAGE GARDEN
 The Foliage Garden lies at the junction
of Ring Road and Bhairon Road.

 A Railway embankment and the drain

passes through the site.

 Towards the junction a fountain is

provided as a focal point. The water
courses follow the shape of squares
and rectangles,making an enchanting
water cascade.

 The Railway embankment has been

upgraded by providing terraced
planting. Different foliage will be
planted in a way to add colours to
environments
FEATURES OF FOILAGE

 Raised
landscape
created and is
the highest
level of the
park.

 The concept is to
create a visual
and to some
extent noise
barrier.

 Different variety
of foilage being
used,a perfect
example one of
the elements of
landscape ie
color.
 FUSION OF ART AND NATURE

 As u enter the foilage garden on the right side you

can see five garden cafeterias
 To the back of this refreshment area of 200sqm ,at
the upper level is the play area with 13 swings and
rides to make a favourable destination for children.
 The backdrop of this garden is highlighted by the pride
of delhi and the hub of communal harmony ie
SAANCHI STUPA made with white marble and
standing 28m high. World peace pagoda is a live
example of buddhist architecture and very soon the
space around the stupa will be designed on the
concept of japanese landscape.
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Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea spp) is a woody

vine desirable for its colorful, showy
appearance.
These evergreen plants can be grown as a
sprawling vine, compact shrub or trained to
grow on one trunk, like a tree.
Bougainvilleas thrive in warm, humid
environments and add a splash of color to a
bright, sunny location in the landscape.
 FEATURES OF BOUGAINVILLA

• The Bougainvilla Garden presents a riot of

colours and spread an air of romance.
• Conceived as a terraced garden, it is splashed
with a rainbow of colours sprawling over the
total area.

• A universe of Bougainvilla shades of

practically every Varity, from climbers,
standard shrub to tree species, brightens up
the environs, making it vibrant and inviting.
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• There is an amphitheatre in the bougainvilla

• garden and as you approach from the
walkway you face a visual barrier,a
granulated reinforced jaali,fixed again in DQ
frame.

• On the stage the greenry is created by

planting trimmed shrubs and the green
room ie the backstage the visual barrier is
maintained by having stout low heighted
trees and plants.
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The sitting arrangement is in circular form and

each step is 5’ to 6 ‘ ft wide with natural grass on
all the treads.

The highest tread is surrounded by the large trees

in order to obstruct the view of direct stage from
the other areas.
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 Topiary means cultivating a land

With plants and a garden where
shrubs are clipped or trimmed
 Into a decorative shapes
especially animals.
 This area is visually important,
highlighting the PURANA QUILA in the
backdrop .
 Again the concept of mughal
landscape,where the element UNITY is
seen,also there are flat terraces
arranged in descending levels.
FEATURES OF TOPIARY

In the Topiary Garden,the plantation

has been deliberately kept low.

The garden has been designed and

manicured in such a manner, that
people can appreciate the art of topiary
ie both the work of ART and NATURE.
 MATERIALS FOR GARDEN FURNITURE

Every garden has one pavilion each.

Since the whole park is based on
terrace or level designing ,u can have
a view of these pavillions which are
named as rain shelters from one level
to the other.
The pavillions are actually iron cast
and fabricated (garden furnitures).

The roof is made of cast iron and painted in

brick red color giving a finish of tiles.

All the pavillions are surrounded by huge

trees,which act as visual barriers.
 MATERIALS FOR THE FASCADE,PAVEMENT ETC.

All the entrances have been designed by using

materials which are economical,readily
available and easy to install and maintain.
Like in flooring simple concrete pavers are
used.. All the steps leading
To the park ,also the
Steps inside the
park Are of RED
AGRA stone Space Creepers climbing on the frames
frame being a feature called as ARBORS
Supported by free
Standing structures
Made of DQ ie delhi
Quartzite.
We can see large as well as small trees which
are trimmed properly adds the vista to all the
entrances walkways ,pathways and sitting
areas.
 FEATURES OF LANDSCAPE TO HAVE A STREET VISTA

As u stroll in the park some of the walkways are

surrounded by the shrubs,rows of different
plantation whch are raised low to have a proper
glimpse of the surroundings,and then a sudden feel
of a kind of street landscape ,which is accheived by
having large trees and hedges.
Elements like scale and rythym
CRITIC

Uplights outside the park.

Dense plantation but no

lighting inside the park and
along the walkways.

Lampost are erected only

on the periphery of the
park.
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• The lack of irrigation

system.

• No sprinklers are there.

• Watering is completly operated

manually.
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• The facilities like toilets and drinking water are

at the extreme ends,otherwise outside the
park.

• Parking is inside the park but only for

25 cars.

• No security guard either in the

parking lot,at all the entrances and
inside the park.

• No dumping bins at regular

interval inside the park.
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• There is no visual barrier from the road

coming from ashram ,hence no privacy
and security.

• The proximity to the slum across

the railway line leads to thefts.