CASE STUDY 02

INDIRAGANDHI SPORTS COMPLEX,

INDRAPRASTHA ESTATE,
DELHI
 Velodrome

STADIUM
Outside the Complex
Panoramic View of the Stadium

• Built Year-1982
• LOCATION - on the western bank of Yamuna River, in
close proximity to the Delhi Secretariat (to its East)
and the historical Ferozshah Kotla citadel (to its
West).
• AREA- 110 acres
 INTRODUCTION
• Largest Indoor Stadium in India having green building
features.
• Type- Indoor Stadium with 3tier Standing Seam Roof
• Seating Capacity- 15,000 fixed seats
• Entrance- 4 Ramps for 1st floor seating, staircases, & lifts
• Score boards- Electronic
• Sports- Badminton, Cycling, Gymnastics( Wooden Arena),
Judo, Table Tennis, Wrestling, Wushu
• Equipped with intricate audio and lighting systems, making it
adequate for High Definition Television (HDTV) transmission.
 HOW TO REACH
• Spectators, from Indraprastha Metro Station,
can avail the shuttle service to Raj Ghat Ash
Ground parking area. From there the venue
(Gate Number- 7) is 300 metres.
• Spectators can park their vehicles at Raj Ghat
Ash Ground parking area and walk down a
distance of 300 metres to the Venue (Gate
Number 7).
The entrance to the complex is landscaped and well maintained
ADMIN BLOCK
The trees well shade the area behind the admin block
 Cycling Velodrome
• An indoor fully air-conditioned Cycling Velodrome timber track for
the first time in the country and accredited to be 2nd best in the
world after Beijing.
• Curved seating tier to follow the track geometry for better sight
lines from each seating location
• Entry tunnels for athletes and technical officials in the field of play.
• Seating capacity 3800
• Steel structure with two large longitudinal arches of span 150 m.
and crown height    33 m. Each arch is made of 2.5 m diameter steel
pipe.
• 250 m timber track by replacing existing 333 m. concrete track.
 CYCLING
• International Standard Facilities for VIPs, Athletes, Spectators,
Media & Technical Officials.
• State of the Art Infrastructure & Finishes with air-conditioning, lifts,
fire-fighting, fire alarm system, PA system and modern sports
lighting.
• Distance from Games Village- 6km
Cycling Velodrome green initiative
• Orientation- NS
• Grid interactive 1MW solar energy
• Heat insulation:
 More than 50 percent external walls are cavity
walls
 Glazing with double Insulated glass
 Thermal insulation on roof and wall
• Conservation of water - dual system domestic and
flushing water line
 GYMNASTICS
• 2 Warm up halls for gymnastics

Entrance to the Gymnastics Hall

 GYMNASTICS
• Capacity 14348
• Competition Arena- 1 indoor stadium;
2 warm-up halls
• Entry Gate-7
• Distance from Games Village- 6km
Layout Plan of Gymnastics Equipment & VIP Seating
GYMNASTICS HALL, BALEWADI, PUNE
Layout for KHELO India
 WRESTLING

• Seating capacity 6000

• New Indoor Stadium along with Warm up Hall.
• Fully Air-Conditioned.
• International Standard Facilities for VIPs, Athletes,
Spectators, Media & Technical Officials.
• State of the Art Infrastructure & Finishes with Air-
Conditioning, lifts, fire-fighting, fire alarm system, PA
system and modern sports lighting.
• Large Multipurpose Hall (130m x 40m) for Legacy use.
 Green Initiative- wrestling
• Orientation – East facing
Heat insulation:
• More than 50 percent external walls are cavity
walls
• Glazing with double Insulated glass
• Thermal insulation on roof
Conservation of water - dual system domestic
and flushing water line
STADIUM
•The stadium has 4
entry/Exits at the bottom
•It has 8+8+8 more exits at
three levels
•The seating is also divided
into three levels
•Wooden floor is used in
case of volley ball &
badminton
•The stadium has a
capacity to place around
8+2 such courts
The roof of the stadium if formed by
connecting these pentagonal structures
There are 6 exhausts on each side,
with watch rooms above to monitor
the stadium
SERVICES

POWER UNIT
Electrical Control Room for the stadium
• Extreme precision in construction for
homologation for Category – I by International
Cycling Federation.