Redevelopment of an uban lost space( A case of Safdarjung Airport)

M.Arch (Urban Design) – 2nd year 4th Semester Sushant School of Art and Architecture, Ansal University, Gurgaon
M.Arch - URBAN DESIGN
REDEVELOPMENT OF AN “URBAN LOST SPACES”
A CASE OF SAFDURJUNG AIRPORT
Akshat Chouhan
2nd YEAR, 4th SEMESTER
Thesis Co-ordinator – Suruchi Modi
Thesis Panel – Suruchi Modi, Nidhi Dandona, R.B. Thiruvengadam, Vikas Kanojia, Sorabh Raina

It is estimated 50% of the world’s population are living in the urban areas. By 2050, this will rise up to 70% and
already many cities across the world are struggling to cope with the pressure from the rapidly increasing
population. there are challenges like poverty, housing supply, pollution and poor infrastructures in the cities are
currently facing which is affecting the quality of the life in these cities.
FUTURE PROSPECTS
WITH THE GROWTH OF POPULATION THERE
ARE
3 MAJOR CHALLENGES FACED BY A
METROPOLITAN CITY.
IREGULAR POPULATION DENSITY
PER CAPITA OPEN SPACE & ITS USEABLITY
RAPID URBANISATION
IMPACTS
URBAN SPRAWL DEFUNCTS SPACES CAR DEPENDENCYDIVISION OF CLASSES

UNDERSTANDING URBAN LOST
SPACES
“Eventually with the growing capacity of the city needs more land and the old Infrastructural
structures are mostly unattended or used as a filler services for the city.
“Urban lost spaces might not be just a vacant space or build form but can be a space
which has been limited to particular group and not been used in its full potential or
can be used into a more appropriate and better ways. “
URBAN SPRAWL

REVIVING URBAN LOST
SPACES
THUS KEEPING ALL THE ABOVE CRITERIA NEW DELHI WAS SELECTED AS THE
CITY TO EXPLORE THE SOLUTIONS FOR INFRASTRUCTURAL URBAN LOST
SPACES

DELHI INFRASTRUCTURAL
DECLINE
INDUSTRIES & MILLS
RING RAIL &
AIRPORT
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
The urban area has increased from a mere 43.25 sq. km in 1901 to 888.74 sq. km in 2001 while the density increased from
5501 persons per sq. km to 14521 persons per sq. km during the same period.
MPD 2021 with help of DSIIDC (Delhi State Industrial and
Infrastructure Development Corporation) has listed few
industries in different part of Delhi, ban & shifting of these
industries and mills are suggested.
The Ring rail project has been in quiet burial after the
Metro as with DMRC expanding its reach, the railways
seems to be reluctant to revive the line for public use. as
its ridership is completely going down over the years.
The power department has proposed shutting down the power plant due to
their high-power production cost and adverse effects on the environment.
Delhi over time has grown as a borderless city (Delhi Development Authority, Ministry of urban Development, 2014).
While some of these outward expansions (without densifying the existing areas) have been planned,
for instance pockets such as Narela and Rohini on the North and North-
West and Dwarka on the South-West, a substantial proportion of the
sprawl remains unplanned.

DELHI INFRASTRUCTURAL
DECLINETotal assumed declining Areas
1.SAMAYAPUR
2.MOTI NAGAR
3.RANHOLA VILLAGE
4.WAZIRPUR
5.OLD SEELAMPUR
6.PRAGATI THERMAL
POWER PLANT
7.OKHLA
8.MODI MILLS
9.SHASTRI PARK
17.RITHALA POWER PLANT
18.OSWAL MILLS
19.SAWARNI FLOOR MILLS
20.SAFDURJUNG AIRPORT
10.PRAGATI POWER
COORPORATION LIMITED
11.YAMUNA VIHAR
12.LEBASPUR
13.BHALSAWA
14.BADALI
15.DELHI FLOOR MILLS
16.IPGCL GAS TURBINE-
POWER STATION
ESTIMATED RECOVER LAND AREA
TOTAL
approx.
WHICH CAN BE EQUIVALENT TO

PRESENT SENARIO & FUTURE DEMANDS
EXISTING LAND USE
present condition the land use state Safdarjung airport as a city level sports recreational area. while land
distribution of zone D clearly state that this zone has the maximum area of residential and recreation.
While we can see the land use distribution for
zone “D” below
TAKING CASE OF
SAFDURJUNG
AIRPORT

UPCOMMING DEVELOPMENT PRESSURE
within few years site is going through an unexpected pressure of upcoming development of
new central vista and new Sarojini nagar Due to its connection to the major road connecting
both the area site is acting as void in the urban fabric of the area.
New central vista project
A 3.2-km stretch in Delhi
featuring some of India’s
most iconic landmarks is
to be redeveloped,
angering historians and
conservationists who say
the move will rob the
country of its heritage and
valuable public space.
New Kidwai nagar
Located in the heart of the city with proximity to transit
nodes, it could have been a model for redevelopment of
existing areas in the future. But the East Kidwai Nagar
Redevelopment Project has become a major cause of
concern, as two key issues - traffic and water have been
ignored.
New Sarojini nagar
NBCC, which will be the implementing agency of the redevelopment plan, will construct 2.16
lakh square meter of social infrastructure, 5.09 lakh square meter of commercial space and
10,655 residential units.
A DEFINED CLASS OF USER
VVIP are presently utilizing the site as the helicopter transit to IGI airport and
Delhi flying club had flying training in some particular aircrafts.

ANALYSIS
The actual observed average peak speed on Shri. Aurobindo Marg is now is 26 km/hr. and off-peak is 27 km/hr.
-which is 50-60 per cent lower than the design speed (For Arterial Road a driving speed of 50-70 km/hr. as per
UTTIPEC) . During the 12 hours (from 08:00 am to 08:00 pm) of the day, around 75 per cent of the time. thus,
any proposal on site need to resolve the approach on the site first.
ANALYSIS
Areas near Safdarjung airport had maximum per capita green compared to other areas but
as we can see all the areas are either restricted green or private green thus scope of public
open space is less in these areas. whereas areas Rajpath, India Gate etc. still serve the city
as a city level public open space.

VIRTUAL MAPPING
Nazaf khan tomb
Safdurdurjung flyover
Sanjay lake park
and nursery
Safdarjung fly over
Chanakyapuri
DI & DII Flats
Safdarjung tomb
Delhi race
course
Nehru park
Delhi flying club road
Brigadier Hoshiyar Singh Marg
Ring Rail line
`
Kaushak nallah

Strength
1. Interface of site with Sarojini nagar market along with Chanakyapuri DI & DII flats, sanjay lake
park, Nazaf khan tomb, Safdarjung tomb, Delhi race course and Nehru park forms a periphery
of major nodes around site creating it a central point of these activities.
2. Location of the with respect to the city is a threshold area between administration zone,
institutional zone and residential area of the city creating site a hotspot for its commercial and
social value.
3. Connection of the site with Sarojini nagar ring rail station, jorbagh mero station and
Safdarjung bus terminal, and direct interface with sri Aurobindo Marg and proximity of ring
roads makes site connections easy from the major parts of the city.
4. Existing vegetation and Kaushik nallah holds a strong emphasis over site and its relation with
surrounding from central ridge park to Yamuna bank.
Weakness
1. Due to nature of existing activity & particular group of users, site has been confined between
ring rail, Kaushik nallah and race course boundary wall, whereas shri Aurobindo Marg interface
also lacks in interacting with the site.
2. Site being in a threshold location of an administrations, institutional and public area still
formed as “pause” for the city. whereas areas of interface for site like Lodhi intuitional area,
Chanakyapuri, Sarojini nagar & Laxmi bai nagar has been blocked resulting many encroachment
areas along the site 3. Chanakyapuri DI & DII flats lacks to sustain the future development
pressure due to its low density and confined planning.
4. Presence of AAI
norms and air strip
height restriction
for building of
nearby area has
restricted to less
than 30m, while
site might have
scope for TOD due
to presence of
jorbagh metro
station.

Opportunity
1. Due to variety of transit station and integrated land use site possess an opportunity for a
variety of public from a student, teacher, tourist, workers, bureaucrats, employees etc.
2.Kaushak nallah holds on strong opportunity to be used as a city level green corridor with
Bahaullah drain till Yamuna river improving pedestrian connection, city green spine and reviving
many underutilized spaces of the city.
3. With new development of new Sarojini nagar, new Kidwai nagar, new central vista, site
stands on a strong threshold of these development and thus having an opportunity become a
city public activity node because of its connection and location
4. Strong hold over the network, transit station proximity and land use site can be re-think for
many future projects of the city, especially for central vista redevelopment.
5. site location and social image generates opportunity for creating a new dimension for a
common development of institutional area, public area and administration area
Threats
1. A huge pause in the core of the city not only effects the financially but also adding up for the
urban sprawl of the city, as if the city expands it adds to travel time, expenses and
infrastructure.
2. As the site poses extensive opportunity for a public place which seems to be decline due to
activity effecting land use, land value etc. of the city.
3. Lodhi institutional area, Chanakyapuri and south Delhi campus are now detached with DI &
DII residential area and airport.
4. Underutilized Sarojini nagar ring rail station and DI -DII residence with an area of 270 acres
converting into site into urban lost spaces.

DESIGN
DEVELOPEMNT
WHAT DELHI NEEDS
IN 2050 ?
Utilizing the threshold
of Safdarjung Airport.

Complicity with
Central vista
Redevelopment?
1. QUANTUM OF NEW CONSTRUCTION
10 new office blocks with 20,000sq. mtrs each
exceeds the sustainable holding capacity of the
historical precinct,
2.INADEQUACY OF EXHAUSTIVE STUDY AND
RESEARCH
With an architectural and urban project of this
scale and scope an exhaustive study of heritage &
environment impact assessment studies, traffic
and transportation evaluation and public
participation in needed.
3.AGAINST DELHI MASTER PLAN OBJECTIVE
while MPD 21 states for the decentralized
government offices new proposal juxtapose the
objective by taking all 52 ministries together.

Complicity with
Central vista
Redevelopment?
4.PUBLIC PLACE AND COLONIAL ROOTS
After independence this imperial symbol was transformed into a democratic public
space, which will lose its publicness with upcoming government building (boundary
wall, security etc.) pandering Lutyens’s vision, closer to colonial roots than a forward-
thinking democracy with global ambition.
5.COST JUSTIFICATION AND BENEFITS
A budget for 20,000cr. has been decided for this project
whereas demolition of existing structures has also proposed.
a) ministry of external affairs - completed in 2010
b) Indira Gandhi national centre of arts (I.G.N.C.A) - completed
in 2002
c) national museum - relocation in north & south block.
d) Vigyan Bhawan - relocation within new office blocks
e) prime minister residence & office - relocation at 7 Lok
Kalyan marg.’
as for now we are unable to understand the cost benefits
analysis to support this extravagant decision.

Utilizing the threshold of
Safdarjung Airport.
Present metropolitan
population is 16,349,831 of
NDMC and which is going to
be 20,129,632 in 2050 till
these projects are completed
the core city will experience a
huge floating population and
thus this site being on the
threshold hold capacity to
serve neighborhoods and city.

“DEVELOPMENT OF UNDERUTILISED THRESHOLD SPACE OF A CORE AREA BY CREATING A NEW
IDENTITY WITH A MIXED USED BUSSINESS DISTRICT INTEGRATED WITH HOUSING AND
INSTITUTIONALS POSSIBLITIES SETTING A GLOBAL BENCHMARK FOR A CAPITAL CITY”
VISION
As a threshold space and delineation of the airport the city core area
deserves a better public space which can serve the city for its future
requirements of its “32 ministries relocation” which were proposed for the
central vista re development as well as a global benchmarks initiatives like
knowledge hub , institution zone and residential zone with in a perimeter
utilizing the benefits of location and connection with jorbagh metro station
and Sarojini nagar railway station
While the existing master plan denotes the site as a public
recreational area ,proposed programs were decided keeping in mind
the variety of footfall of people in New Delhi core area while
catalyzing the existing demands for intuitional areas, administrative
areas and core public spaces. However, housing is the integral part of
the project focusing on redevelopment of Chanakyapuri DI – DII flats
and other housings supporting the new business district
development of total area of 416acres encouraging live-work -play
concept to minimize the urban sprawl.

UTILIZING THE SITE LOCATION AND ITS CONNECTIONS WITH NEARBY ADMINISTRATION AREA, BUREAUCRATS RESIDENCE
AND KAUSHAK NALLAH AREA AND NEW HIGH DENSITY RESIDENCE AREA BY CREATING A NEW BUSINESS DISTRICT
CATERING THE FUTURE REQUIRMENTS OF GOVERNMENT OFFICES AS WELL AS MORDEN CO- WORKING NEEDS.
OBJECTIVE 1

TO CREATE A SOCIALLY COHESIVE AND LIABLE NEIGHBOURHOOD FOR THE UPCOMMING DEVELOPMENT PRESSURE AND
ECONOMIC TREND UTILISING INTERFACE OF DI-DII CHANAKYAPURI FLATS AREA WITH NEW SAROJINI NAGAR AND NEW
BUSINESS DISTRICT.
OBJECTIVE 2
Existing Chanakyapuri DI & DII housing
and Sarojini nagar railway station
Area = 217 acres

CREATING A COHESIVE SPACE AT THE THRESHOLD OF THE RESIDENTIAL AREA INSTITUTIONAL AREA AND BUSINESS DISTRICT AREA SERVING ALL TYPE OF USERS (STUDENT,
WORKERS, RESIDENTS AND TOURIST) WITH IN THE SITE TO MAINTAIN THE PUBLICNESS OF THE NOT ONLY THROUGH THE SPACES BUT WITH THE FUNCTION WITH IN.
OBJECTIVE 3

REGIONAL
STRUCTURE
CENTERAL SPINE CONNECTING SOUTH DELHI
UNIVERSITY CAMPUS AND LODHI
INSTITUTIONAL AREA
SHRI AUROBINDO MARG CONNECTING MAJOR
RESIDENTIAL AREAS OF THE CITY FROM
SOUTHERN PART OF THE CITY TO THE CENTERAL
PART
KAUSHAK NALLAH ACTING AS GREEN SPINE
TOWARDS YAMUNA BANK CONNECTING OTHER
AREA OF THE CITY

SITE LEVEL
STRUCTURE
PLAN
TOTAL SITE AREA
= 416 ACRES

MASTER PLAN
TOTAL SITE AREA = 416 Acres
F.A.R achieved = 2

CENTRAL FOOD COURT
a central space surrounded with private office floors. These
individual typology with plaza not only limits to food courts and
kiosks .but also capture trending commercial culture of city
CONVENTION DOME
a convention dome of capacity of 2000 people
plays a vital role in this development.
ENTRANCE
PLAZA
The entrance plaza
surrounded with
souvenir and
handicraft shops
which were
relocated from the
flyover. and a 4
star hotel unit
CULTURAL SPINE
A cultural spine connecting Nazaf khan tomb to
Safdarjung tome incorporating many seasonal market
and food kiosks
TECHNOLOGY PARK
A approach to create a common space for office
functions and public activities which can be used as
product launch or new technology presentation area
CONVENTION CENTER
Jorbagh metro station integrated with
office floors and convention centre with
multiple units of seminar hall,
auditorium and
meeting room in
order to cater
regular needs of
nearby institutions’
PRIVATE
OFFICE
FLOORS

KNOWLEADGE CENTER
a central space surrounded with institution, exam centres
and innovation hub serving as a common study and
recreational area
STUDIO APPARTMENTS AND BOTIQUE HOTELS
these spaces can be used by the students and employees arriving for a
short period of time for exams, internship programs, meeting ,
seminars etc.
NATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE
a common space for meeting , conferences and seminar for
the ministry offices .with archive rooms media hall and many
more facilities
MINISTRY OFFICE BLOCK
All ministry office to be relocated in these
office blocks .
INNOVATION PARK
a common space created for student ,
innovators ,employees and common public to
explore new innovation and programs.
FAIR
GROUND &
CONVENTION
GROUND

KNOWLEADGE HUB
TOTAL AREA= 68,051.6mtr.sq
Ground coverage =30%
EXAM CENTER AND
TRANNING CENTER
STUDIO APPARTMENTS AND
BOTIQUE HOTELS
AAI INSTITUTE
INSTITUTE
RIVER FRONT
RIVER FRONT CENTRAL SPINE
CENTRAL PLAZA
RIVER FRONT
RIVER FRONT

KNOWLEADGE CENTER
TOTAL AREA= 68,051.6mtr.sq
STUDIO APPARTMENTS AND BOTIQUE HOTELS
F.A.R Permissible = 2
Ground coverage= 35%.
Total build up (per unit)= min. 40 sq.mtrs max 50
SCHOOL
F.A.R Permissible = 2.8
EXAM CENTER AND TRANING HUB
AAI INSTITUTE
TRANING
INSTITUTE
CENTER
EXAM
TRANING
INSTITUTE
CENTER
EXAM

BLOCK 1
F.A.R Permissible = 1 TO 2.5
BLOCK 2
COMMON GUDELINES FOR OFFICE BLOCKS
BLOCK 3
F.A.R Permissible = 1 to 1.6
Ground coverage= 30 to 40%.
FRONT M.O.S
3 mtrs. For 12m wide road
6 mtrs. For 18m wide road
Government office blocks
No office block should exceed
70-mts
Projection up to 1.5 over the
service road
Min 25% of any sides of facade
should be open on each floor
A strict 25% of façade opening
on the road facing side
Red sand stone material
cladding till g+2
20% of space in each floor
should be open to sky spaces
(excluding vents and ducts)
Ground floor should be entitled for public
semi public activity. Press conferences ,
exhibition hall , library and public
interactive departments

ENTRANCE PLAZA CENTRAL PLAZAH.I.G
HOUSING
SAFDURJUNG
TRANSIT HUB
an approach to
combine Sarojini
nagar ring rail station
with Safdarjung bus
terminal.
INSTITUTE AND
SCHOOL
TYPOLOGIES
MIXED USED
TYPOLOGY

Arterial
road
Green
spine
Lowdensity
housing
Highraisepark
apartments
Sub-Arterialroad
Greenspine
Highraisepark
apartments
Lowdensity
housing
Lowdensity
housing
Lowdensity
housing
Sub-Arterialroad
Centralgreen
spine
Lowdensity
housing
Lowdensity
housing
Highdensity
housing
Highdensity
housing
Highdensity
housing
Highdensity
housing
E.W.S&service
apartments
RAILWAYLINE
Publicplaza
Sub-Arterialroad
Sub-Arterialroad
Greenspine
Greenspine
Sub-Arterialroad
Mixedused
Arterialroad
Guidelines Guidelines
Ground coverage= 20%
Population density = 720/hec.
Total build up (per unit)= min. 230 sq.mtrs
carpet area of (per unit)= 200 sq.mtrs
• No. of DU= 30 per block
• 1 metre raised plinth.
• No opening to be higher thana 6m
• 50% façade of each floor should be open(
double heighten)
• No dwelling unit should be less than 10.5m
wide.
9.5m 9.5m 9.5m15.0m 15.0m 15.0m 15.0m26.0m 9.5m
Common green Pedestrian spinePedestrian spine
F.A.R Permissible = 0.7 to 1
Population density = 360/hec.
carpet area (per unit)= 180 sq.mtrs
• No opening to be higher than 6m
double heighten)
wide.
6.0m
15.0m 18.37m
Section through Vinay Marg (west side)

Arterial
road
Green
spine
Lowdensity
housing
Highraisepark
apartments
Sub-Arterialroad
Greenspine
Highraisepark
apartments
Lowdensity
housing
Lowdensity
housing
Lowdensity
housing
Sub-Arterialroad
Centralgreen
spine
Lowdensity
housing
Lowdensity
housing
Highdensity
housing
Highdensity
housing
Highdensity
housing
Highdensity
housing
E.W.S&service
apartments
RAILWAYLINE
Publicplaza
Sub-Arterialroad
Sub-Arterialroad
Greenspine
Greenspine
Sub-Arterialroad
Mixedused
Arterialroad
Guidelines Guidelines
9.5m 9.5m15.0m 15.0m
• 1 metre raised plinth.
• No opening to be higher thana 6m
double heighten)
wide.
Population density =450/hec.
carpet area (per unit)= 2080 sq.mtrs
6.0 6.0
double heighten)
wide.

Arterial
road
Green
spine
Lowdensity
housing
Highraisepark
apartments
Sub-Arterialroad
Greenspine
Highraisepark
apartments
Lowdensity
housing
Lowdensity
housing
Lowdensity
housing
Sub-Arterialroad
Centralgreen
spine
Lowdensity
housing
Lowdensity
housing
Highdensity
housing
Highdensity
housing
Highdensity
housing
Highdensity
housing
E.W.S&service
apartments
RAILWAYLINE
Publicplaza
Sub-Arterialroad
Sub-Arterialroad
Greenspine
Greenspine
Sub-Arterialroad
Mixedused
Arterialroad
GuidelinesGuidelines
double heighten)
wide.
double heighten)
wide.

PHASE PLAN
PHASE 1
Deconstruction of existing airport and creating government office block ,
convention centre and shri Aurobindo Marg road office block with its
Expansion of sanjay lake park, Kaushak nallah development and convention
ground area
PHASE 3
construction of Safdarjung transit hub followed by EWS , LIG and MIG flats
with mixed used development and developing parks, railway buffer and
pedestrian spine.
PHASE 2
construction of education hub , national conference centre and private
office floors . Whereas deconstruction of DI & DII flats to be carried out
parallelly to provide road network, green spine and pedestrian spine
throughout the site

DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
STAKEHOLDERS
 Government of India
 Airport authority of India
 New Delhi municipal corporation
 Indian railway
 Delhi transport corporation
• Public Private Partnership (build ,
own and transfer)
• Public private partnership (build
and transfer)
FUNDING AND REVENUE GENERATION PLAN
PROJECT FINANCE
 Capital and running cost of the project to be
financed through different public , semi public
infrastructure structures.
Majorly :-
1. trade fare ground
2.convention centre
3. exam centres & tanning institute.
 An additional maintenance cost to be paid
with respect to the carpet area of the space by
private offices and institute
 Major funding to be received by the
budget for the central vista
redevelopment project 2024.
 The smart city budget
 Exam centres can be claimed by TCS and
other private Human resource
companies.
 Trade fair, convention centre , innovation
park and technology park can be funded
by ITPO or Trade promotion council
MODLE
 De construction of Safdarjung airport and relocating the activities over
IGI airport with a separate VVIP terminal .
TERMS
HOUSING
1. Priority for the for the
employees and employers
of the business district
development .among the
distribution
2. Relocating existing residents
of Chanakyapuri DI & DII
flats in new development of
30% of LIG-MIG flats and
10% of HIG flats
PRIVATE OFFICE BLOCKS
1. Land to be leased out by the
government for the
development and private
developer can earn benefits
in terms of tax redemption
for early completion of
project
2. Development should follow
green building norms and
stick to development
guidelines.

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