PROGRAM: SITE

A convention is basically a gathering of individuals to meet at PLAN

an arranged place to engage in activities of common interest.
The MICE- Meeting Incentives Conventions and Exhibitions-
forms a description of industry

Founded by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

Architect is Raja Aederi

LOCAL CONTEXT

ACCESS TO THE COMPLEX

Located on Maulana Azad Road and some distance away
from the intersection of Rajpath and Janpath.
LoCated b e t W e e n N a t io n a l M u s e u m a n d ViCe President’s
Residence on the other side.
Hardly a furlong from Rashtrapati Bhawan.
➢ 3 Main Entrances from the Mualana Azad Road on the Southern
Side of the Complex.
ENTRY 1: VIP Entrance
ENTRY 2: Delegates, Journalists, media, etc.
ENTRY 3: Staff and Visitors of the Annexe Building
➢ Entry 3 also acts as a service entry for the
Kitchen, A/C rooms.
➢ All the 3 entances meet the service road on the rear end of the
building.

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TOPOGRAPHY : Flat Architectural Element:
Form and Architecture ➢ CHAITYA ARCH
➢ WHITE FAÇADE
➢ Cuboidal bulky white mass with fenestrations
➢ JAALIS
➢ Entrance arch is embedded with granite
➢ BRACKETS
➢ Red sandstone podium
➢ LONG WINDOWS
➢ Annexe building and dining halls are cuboid masses
subdued by main block.
➢ Elements of British Raj Architecture along with elements
AREA STATEMENT:
from Hindu and Mughal Architectural influence.
➢ SITE AREA- 45,000SQ.M
➢ Buddhist Architectural elements evident that is the ➢ MAIN BUILDING- 7659.76SQ.M
chaitya arches of the Ajanta Caves. ➢ ANNEXE BUILDING- 5924.53SQ.M
➢ Modernist with Revivalist elements. ➢ PLENARY HALL-2016SQ.M
➢ CENTRAL COURTYARD-671.85SQ.M
MAIN
BUILDING

ANNEXE
BUILDING VIGYAN
BHAWAN

MAIN ANNEXE
BUILDING BUILDING

PLENARY SMALLER DOCUMENTA BUSINESSACCESSIBILITEY XHIBITION CONFERENCE

VIP LOUNGE SECRETARIAT
HALL HALLS TION CENTER CENTER HALL FACILITY
CONCEPT

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GROUND FLOOR PLAN: FIRST FLOOR PLAN:

SECOND FLOOR PLAN:

➢ PLENARY HALL
➢ DINING AREA INCLUDING VIP ➢ PLINTH AREA- 1700SQ.M
LOUNGE ➢ EXHIBITION HALL- 170SQ.M
➢ OFFICES ➢ CONFERENCE HALL 2.3- 83
➢ CONFERENCE ROOM ➢ CONFERENCE HALL 4- 171
➢ DINING AND CENTRAL
KITCHEN FAN SHAPED CURVILINEAR
STAGGERED SEATING SYSTEM
[HALL 4]
ROUND TABLE
➢ THEATERS 5- 263
CONFERENCE SEATING
➢ THEATERS 6- 373
ARRANGEMENT[
HALL2,3]
HAVE A FAN LIKE
SEATING ARRANGEMENT

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 MAIN BUILDING
Structure Ground Floor First Floor Mezzanine Floor

31%
34% ANNEXE BUILDING
Ground Floor First Floor Second Floor Link
Passage

5% 1%

31%
30% 37%

31%

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INFERENCES

➢ The main circulation via the doubly loaded corridor is very confusing for a visitor. In the building of this nature the
clarity of layout is very important, since the user does not come to here too oft en and thus he never gets familiar
with the layout.
➢ The corridor also gives no informati on of the building spaces one does not know whether he is walking to the
narrow row of offi ces or main hall lies across the wall.
➢ It could possibly have more pleasant to integrate some open spaces to it. The main hall has been treated as the
central mass with other hall and offi ce placed around.
➢ Main public entry used only in the case when the main hall is being used otherwise VIP entry is being used for small
conference. Main entrance is in two levels with two mezzanines. But the are is too small for the capacity of hall,
registration area and front lounge are also very small for the capacity of main hall.
➢ Since the convention centre is built in 1956, so the parking issue is not been considered, overlooking of the parking
requirement is most drastic fault in the conventi on centre . Presently cars are being parked at Maulana Azad road
and at Rajpath leading to traffi c jam

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