This case study examines the Dilli Haat visitor center located in Janakpuri, New Delhi. The center was designed by Archohm Consults in 2014 and covers an area of 16,000 square meters. It features four large bamboo basket-shaped towers that house exhibition and workshop spaces. The design aims to recreate the feel of traditional markets and bazaars with both formal and informal shopping areas. Key elements include an entrance pavilion, basement parking, 800-person amphitheater, 100 craft stalls, 74 open shops, and a food court with a glass facade admitting natural light.

1. CASE STUDY
DILLI HAAT JANAKPURI
GROUP MEMBERS :
 MANVENDRA SINGH
 SAMEER SHEIK
 YASH GARG
 KSHITIJ KISHOR
 SANIYA SIDDIQUE

2. LOCATION MAP
JANAKPURI , NEW
DELHI
DELHI HAAT
ACCESSIBILITY
 NEAREST METRO –Tilak Nagar or Janak Puri (East) Metro Station.
1.85 km
 NEAREST BUS STAND - HARINAGAR

3. INFO
ARCHITECTS
 ARCHOHM CONSULTS
LOCATION
 JANAKPURI , NEW DELHI , DELHI 110085 , INDIA
ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
 MR. SOURABH GUPTA
AREA
 16000 SQM
PROJECT YEAR
 2014
HVAC Abid Hussain Consultants
Electrical Archohm Consults
Landscape LA Consultancy
Structural Roark Consulting Engineers
Civil Swadeshi Civil Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.
PMC Swadeshi Civil Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.
Plumbing Techno Engineering Consultants
Façade Swadeshi Civil Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.

4. AIM AND OBJECTIVE
To study the variety of displays in a visitors center.
To study the circulation and the services provided.
To study the various types of temporary as well
as permanent structures.
To study the sizes of the exhibition space
and other structures.
To finalize the requirements through the case study.

5. CONCEPTUAL DIAGRAM
A multipurpose, multi-scaled exposition hall for exhibitions and
seminars is proposed. A set of four baskets houses a music museum, a
music store and music workshop space along with tourism offices and
cafes.
Formal, informal and open shop spaces are created to bring in the
required sensitive adaptations of malls, markets and bazaars into this
haat.
The four 8 m high towers are interspersed
along the site. Designed to look like huge
bamboo baskets, they are two storied
buildings with a roof top canopy designed
for outdoor activities. Closer to the entry, one
basket houses the information center, while
the other forms a café.

6. ENTRANCE
BASEMENT PARKING
FOOD COURT
AMPHITHEATRE
EXPOSITION HALL
CRAFT SHOPS
KEY MAP

7. ENTRANCE
INTERESTING ELEMENT IS
PUNCTURE IN THE ROOF ,
WHICH ALLOWS THE NATURAL
LIGHT TO ENTER.
AS WE ENTERING TO THE DILLI
HAAT WE CAN SEE THE
BUILDING IN THE FORM OF
BASKET AND THE MATERIAL IS
USED IS BAMBOO.
THE PLACEMENT OF THE
BASKET WERE OVERWHELMING

8. GLASS FAÇADE IS USED IN THE
FOOD COURT WHICH ALLOWS
TON OF NATURAL LIGHT IN TO
THE FOOD COURT .
800- capacity
auditorium for formal
concerts and an
informal

9. FOOD COURT

10. Dilli Haat has a provision of 100 Nos.
of typical craft stalls, 74 Nos. open
platform shops, 46 Nos. of A.C Shops.
An Amphitheatre having 820 seat
capacity is another special feature
at the Haat

11. STALLS

13. A
C
B
C’
A’
B’
D
D’
MASTER PLAN

14. SECTION C-C’
SECTION D-D’
SECTION A-A’
SECTION B-B’

16. FLOOR
LIGHTENING
DRAINAGES
RAMPS FOR PHYSICALLY
CHALLENGED PEOPLE
SERVICES
As made for the locals, barrier free techniques
provides the easy procedure of reaching shops and all.
It is basically for the disabled people