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Millenium Indraprastha Park ,one of the longest
INDRAPRASTH parks in Delhi,was created over an area of 34

PARK,DELHI 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.
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.
OVER VIEW
Report on LANDSCAPE Name –Ar. Antima kuda

Subject LANDSCAPE DESIGN M. ARCH PART TIME YCMOU
AAYOJAN SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE Semester-First
The project was divided between the MCD(22
INDRAPRASTH PARK,DELHI 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.
OVER VIEW

INDRAPRASTH PARK,DELH
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.
OVER VIEW

NDRAPRASTH PARK,DELHI
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
OVER VIEW

INDRAPRASTH PARK,DELHI 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.
OVER VIEW

INDRAPRASTH PARK,DELHI 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
LAYOUT PLAN

INDRAPRASTH PARK,DELHI
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

INDRAPRASTH PARK,DELHI 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.
HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPE

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

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
LAYOUT PLAN

INDRAPRASTHPARK,DEL
HI 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.
FEATURES OF FOILAGE

INDRAPRASTH PARK,DELHI 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.
FUSION OF ART AND NATURE

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.
LAYOUT PLAN OF GARDEN

INDRAPRASTH PARK,DELHI 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.
FEATURES OF BOUGAINVILLA

INDRAPRASTH PARK,DELHI 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.
ENTERTAINMENT SPACE WITH HARMONIOUS AMBIENCE

NDRAPRASTH PARK,DELHI
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.
LANDSCAPE AND FUNCTIONALITY

INDRAPRASTH PARK,DELHI 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.
LAYOUT PLAN OF GARDEN

INDRAPRASTH PARK,DELHI 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.
FEATURES OF TOPIARY

INDRAPRASTH PARK,DELHI 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 GARDEN FURNITURE

INDRAPRASTH PARK
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
Creepers climbing on the frames
Are of RED AGRA stone
a feature called as ARBORS
Space frame being
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.
MATERIALS FOR THE FASCADE,PAVEMENT ETC.

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
FEATURES OF LANDSCAPE TO HAVE A STREET VISTA

NDRAPRASTH PARK,DELHI ’
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.
CRITIC

The lack of irrigation system.
No sprinklers are there.
Watering is completly operated manually.
CRITIC

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.
CRITIC

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.
CRITIC


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Millenium Indraprastha Park ,one of the longest

INDRAPRASTH parks in Delhi,was created over an area of 34

Constructed in the year 2004,DDA has tried in

Stretching 2.7 km along the ring road,(from ashram to i.t.o),the

Report on LANDSCAPE Name –Ar. Antima kuda

MCD is responsible for the greenry

According to the director of horticulture,Y.P.

From the point of view of

Report on LANDSCAPE Name –Ar. Antima kuda

Variety of trees Contrast in plantation

The remedy was to insert a plastic hose pipe along with

Report on LANDSCAPE Name –Ar. Antima kuda

Harmony created with

Report on LANDSCAPE Name –Ar. Antima kuda

This grass works very well alongside the large

There are more than two thousand trees

Right from the entrance you can see different

Report on LANDSCAPE Name –Ar. Antima kuda

Report on LANDSCAPE Name –Ar. Antima kuda

The features that covers hard landscape ie the

The striking five green landmarks add to the

Report on LANDSCAPE Name –Ar. Antima kuda

The Smriti Van has existing trees planted by

This part of the park is the

Report on LANDSCAPE Name –Ar. Antima kuda

As a foreground to the Humayun's

It has shrubs and trees,along with

The scents from plants are an

LAYOUT AND FEATURES OF GARDEN

Report on LANDSCAPE Name –Ar. Antima kuda

The Foliage Garden lies at the junction of Ring

A Railway embankment and the drain passes

Towards the junction a fountain is provided as

The Railway embankment has been upgraded

Report on LANDSCAPE Name –Ar. Antima kuda

Report on LANDSCAPE Name –Ar. Antima kuda

FUSION OF ART AND NATURE

Report on LANDSCAPE Name –Ar. Antima kuda

These evergreen plants can be grown as a

LAYOUT PLAN OF GARDEN

Report on LANDSCAPE Name –Ar. Antima kuda

A universe of Bougainvilla shades of

Report on LANDSCAPE Name –Ar. Antima kuda

On the stage the greenry is created by planting

ENTERTAINMENT SPACE WITH HARMONIOUS AMBIENCE

Report on LANDSCAPE Name –Ar. Antima kuda

The sitting arrangement is in circular form and

The highest tread is surrounded by the large trees

Report on LANDSCAPE Name –Ar. Antima kuda

LAYOUT PLAN OF GARDEN

Report on LANDSCAPE Name –Ar. Antima kuda

The garden has been designed and

Report on LANDSCAPE Name –Ar. Antima kuda

The roof is made of cast iron and painted in

All the pavillions are surrounded by huge

Report on LANDSCAPE Name –Ar. Antima kuda

All the entrances have been designed by using

MATERIALS FOR THE FASCADE,PAVEMENT ETC.

Report on LANDSCAPE Name –Ar. Antima kuda

As u stroll in the park some of the walkways are

Report on LANDSCAPE Name –Ar. Antima kuda

Uplights outside the park.