DILLI HAAT

1. LOCATION: KIDWAI NAGAR, OPPOSITE INA MARKET, NEW
DELHI
DATE OF COMPLETION: DECEMBER I993
CLIENT: DELHI TOURISM & MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF
DELHI
ARCHITECT: PRADEEP SACHDEVA, DESIGN ASSOCIATES,
NEW DELHI
SITE AREA: 6ACRES, APPROX. 100M x 300M
BUILT UP AREA: 3190 SQM
GROUND COVERAGE: 12%
LOCATION:
•IT IS SITUATED ON SRI AURBINDO MARG AND RIGHT OPPOSITE THE BUSY INA MARKET
•DILLI HAAT IS A WELL CONNECTED, HIGHLY AMBITIOUS PROJECT IN SOUTH DELHI
•ABOUT 3 KILOMETERS FROM THE MAIN COMMERCIAL AREAS OF SOUTH DELHI LIKE SAROJINI NAGAR,
SOUTH EXTENSION ETC.
•IT IS SITUATED DIAGONALLY OPPOSITE TO ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, ACROSS THE
MAIN ROAD
INTRODUCTION:
• DILLI HAAT IS A PROJECT OF DELHI TOURISM & NEW DELHI MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION; IT PROVIDES AN AMBIENCE OF A TRADITIONAL VILLAGE
MARKET FOR MORE CONTEMPORARY NEEDS. IT PROVIDES A SYNTHESIS OF
CRAFT, FOOD AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES.
• THE 6 ACRES OF LAND ON WHICH THIS SPRAWLING COMPLEX IS SITUATED
WAS SALVAGED AS PART OF A RECLAMATION PROJECT AND TRANSFORMED
INTO A MAGNIFICENT DREAM PLAZA.
• DILLI HAAT IS NOT JUST A MARKET PLACE; IT HAS BEEN VISUALIZED AS A
SHOWPIECE OF TRADITIONAL INDIAN CULTURE- A FORUM WHERE RURAL
LIFE AND FOLK ART ARE BROUGHT CLOSER TO AN URBAN CLIENTELE.
•THESE SHOPS CHANGE
HANDS EVERY 15 DAYS AND
THEREFORE PROVIDE
OPPORTUNITY TO THE
VISITORS WITH A DIFFERENT
SET OF SHOPS
PERIODICALLY AND
THEREFORE MOTIVATES
THEM TO KEEP REVISITING
AGAIN AND AGAIN.
•IT PROVIDES
ENCOURAGEMENT TO NEEDY
ARTISTS & SERVES AS AN
OUTLET CENTRE FOR THEM
•A SMALL FOOD COURT
WHICH BRINGS A VARIETY
OF CUISINES OF DIFFERENT
STATES TOGETHER
•IT IS MADE TO PROJECT THE
CULTURAL ASPECTS OF
DIFFERENT STATES OF INDIA
BY ORGANIZING "FESTIVALS"
EVERY MONTH, IN
COLLABORATION WITH
STATE TOURISM
CORPORATIONS.

2. CONNECTIVITY:
SRI
AUROBINDO
MARG
ALL INDIA
INSTITUTE FOR
MEDICAL
SCIENCES
AIIMS
FLYOVER
DILLI
HAAT
INA MARKET (FISH MARKET
COMMERTIAL SHOPS)
RESIDENTI
AL UNITS
SAFDARJUN
G HOSPITAL
RESIDENTI
AL UNITS
TO SOUTH
EXTENSION
TO
DHAULA
KUAN
TO GREEN
PARK
DISTANCE FROM
NEW DELHI
RAILWAY
STATION: APPROX.
6KILOMETERS
DISTANCE FROM
NIZAMMUDDIN
RAILWAY
STATION:
APPROX.
6KILOMETERS
DISTANCE FROM
AIRPORT:
APPROX.11KILLO
METRES
UPCOMING METRO
LINE BUS STAND/
TERMINAL
SITE CONDITIONS:
THE OVER ALL AREA AVAILABLE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100M X 300 M. THE SITE ITSELF POSED
UNUSUAL CONSTRAINTS LIKE THE NALLAH RUNNING THROUGH THE ENTIRE LENGTH . THE NALLAH
WAS COVERED WITH R.C.C. SLAB BUT IT WAS NOT ALLOWED TO CONSTRUCT ANY STRUCTURE
OVER IT AS IT NO T BEEN DESIGNED TO TAKE SUCH LOADS. THIS RESULTED IN PLANNING OF
BUILDING TOWARDS THE PERIPHERY. THE TWO SIDES OF THE NALLAH HAD BEEN FILLED UP WITH
SOIL, NECESSITATING FOUNDATION AS MUCH AS 8M DEEP.
NALLA
H LANDFI
LL
OPEN AIR THEATRE
FOOD
PLAZA
TYPE 1
INTERNATIONAL
FOOD PAVILION
FOOD PLAZA TYPE
2
•THE AXIS AROUND WHICH ALL THE
ACTIVITIES WERE ORGANIZED WAS
DETERMINED BY THE PRESENCE OF THE
NALLAHS AS WELL AS THE LINEAR SITE IT
GAVE RISE TO.
A STRONG LINEAR AXIS
DETERMINED BY THE SITE
CONSTRAINTS THAT
NECESSITATED THE PLACING OF
BUILDINGS ON THE EDGES OF THE
SLAB COVERING THE NALLAH
SITE ANALYSIS
•THE TWO SIDE RIBBONS WERE LAND FILLED
PIECES AND ALSO HAD ENCROACHMENTS POCK
MARKING THE AVAILABLE SPACE. THERE WERE A
NUMBER OF TREES LIVING BOTH SIDES OF
ERSTWHILE DRAIN. THEREFORE, THE PLANNING OF
ENTIRE COMPLEX WAS DONE BY COMPOSING A
BUILDING BLOCKS INTO A COHERENT WHOLE.
•DESIGNERS HAVE USED THE EDGES OF SLAB,
SINCE THERE ARE RETAINING WALLS JUST BELOW
AND THESE ARE THE ONLY PLACE WHERE A
FOUNDATION COULD BE EASILY MADE. THE
TOWERING EUCALYPTUS TREES OF THE SITE HAVE
BEEN USED AS A PART OF THE DESIGN.
•THE SLAB BELOW THE
LAND, 23M IN SPAN
DESIGNED BY I.I.T
ENGINEERS WAS A
CONSTRAINT FOR
ARCHITECTS TO WORK
WITH.
SITE SECTION THROUGH THE NALLAH

3. INTERNATIONAL
DINNING HALL:
DINNING SPACE
FOR WESTERN
CUISINES.
INTERNATIONAL
FOOD PAVILION
PLAY AREA:
PLAY AREA
FOR KIDS TO
PLAY
FOOD PLAZA:
FOOD
RESTAURANTS
FOR DIFFERENT
STATES TYPE 2
PERMANENT SHOPS:
SHOPS WITH PERMANENT
STRUCTURE
CRAFT SHOPS:
FOR ARTISANS,
HANDICRAFTS.
REST ROOMS:
TOILETS, WASH
ROOMS
BANK &
UTILITIES
MEETING ROOM:
CONFERENCE ROOM FOR
ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSE,
MEETINGS AND FOREIGN
DELEGATIONS
SOUVENIR SHOP:
EXHIBITION
COMPLEX FOR
SOUVENIRS
PLAZA:
ENTRANCE PLAZA WITH TICKETING COUNTERS, SIT OUTS,
WAITING SPACES, LANDSCAPED COURT, HAVING A LARGE
CANE ELEPHANT’S MURAL
•ACTS AS A BUFFER BETWEEN BUSY AUROBINDO ROAD AND
HAAT
A
A
FOOD PLAZA:
FOOD
RESTAURANTS
FOR DIFFERENT
STATES TYPE 1
FOOD PLAZA:
FOOD RESTAURANTS
FOR DIFFERENT STATES
TYPE 2

4. CIRCULATION:
CIRCULATION:
•FROM THE ENTRANCE PLAZA TO THE END OF
THE COMPLEX, THE CIRCULATION IS ENTIRELY
PEDESTRIAN
•BY THE USE OF RAMPS & STEP, LOTS OF
LEVELS HAVE BEEN CREATED TO DEFINE
BUILDINGS MORE DISTINCTLY.
•CIRCULATION IN FRONT OF SHOPS IS
THROUGH A VERANDAH COVERED ARCADE.
•THE SPACES ALSO GET VARIED CHARACTER
BECAUSE THE PLAZA CHANGES CHARACTER
FROM A LARGE ENTRANCE PLAZA TO AN
OBLONG OPEN SPACE.
•SERVICE ENTRANCE HAS BEEN PROVIDED AT
VARIOUS POINTS ON THE PERIPHERY
•TWO LARGE POCKETS AND ONE
SMALL AREA HAVE BEEN
EARMARKED FOR PARKING
AREAS ALONG THE TWO MAIN
LINEAR SIDES. FOR BOTH 2
WHEELER & 4 WHEELER.
PEDESTRIAN
MOVEMENT
PEDESTRIAN AREA
VEHICULAR
MOVEMENT
VEHICULAR AREA
SERVICE ENTRY
SERVICE AREA
•DISTINCTION TO VARIOUS
SPACES IS ALSO MADE THROUGH
THE USE OF BRICK PAVING &
DELHI QUARTZITE.
USE OF BRICK
PAVING - ZIGZAG
BOND; IN THE
MOVEMENT AREAS
FOR PEDESTRIANS.
USE OF STONE
PAVING IN
GALLERIES AND SIT
OUTS

5. PLAN
18-24 SQM
THESE ARE PLACED IN FRONT SO THAT
VISITORS BROWSES THEM BEFORE HE
ENTERS THE REALM OF FOOD STALLS
AT MANY PLACE, THE SHOPS AE PLACED IN
A ROW, WHILE AT MANY OTHERS THEY
OCCUR IN FORM OF CLUSTERS. THIS IS DUE
TO TOWERING EUCALYPTUS TREES THAT
LINED THE SITE
THE CRAFT SHOPS, ESSENTIALLY A A VERANDAH LIKE
ARCADE, HAVE DIFFERENT KINDS OF BUILT IN SHELVES
TO PROVIDE A VARIETY OF SELLING STYLES: OFF-
COUNTER, ON THE FLOOR, STEPPED DISPLAY AND SO
ON
FROM THE CENTRAL SPINE FIRST COMES THE OPEN
PLATFORM MEANT FOR TEMPORARY SHOPS THESE ARE
PROVIDED WITH JUST CONSTRUCTING PILLARS AND
PLATFORM. FOR THESE SHOPS ROOF IS OF WOODEN
PURLINS WITH BAMBOO MAT
SPECIAL STORES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR
TEMPORARY SHOPS WHERE CRAFTSMEN STORE THEIR
GOODS AT NIGHT
TROLLEYS FOR TRANSPORTING GOODS TO THE
STORES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED
SHUTTERS MADE OF BAMBOO MATS ARE USED FOR
CLOSING THE SHOPS
TEMPORARY
BAMBOO STALLS
FOR HANDICRAFT
ARCHED OPENING TO
THE SHOP WITH
BRICK JAALI
PATTERNS FOR
WALLS
SHOPS WITH
PARAPET &
BAMBOO MATTED
VERANDAH
STRUCTURE OF TEMPORARY
SHOPS MADE OF BAMBOO
CIRCULAR TEMPORARY
SHOPS
SHOPS WITH DIFFERENT DISPLAYS: HIGH & LOW
COUNTERS
BRICK JAALI
PATTERN ON
WALLS
BUILT SHELVES
FOR DISPLAY
GALLERY
33.CRAFTS SHOP( PERMANENT & TEMPORARY STRUCTURE):
1
2
3
4
6
5
7
8
9
1
5
1
6
1
0
1
1
1
2
5
7
7 7
7
7
7
1
6
7
1
0
1
1
1
3
1
4
1
7
16. PARKING:
MORE THAN 70
CARS PARKING
FOR VISITORS &
STAFF AND
MORE THAN 130
TWO
WHEELERS
PARKING FOR
EXHIBITORS,
STAFF &
VISITORS

6. 13. INTERNATIONAL DINNING HALL:
FOR SHORT TERM LEASE, THIS CENTRAL
MULTI-CUISINE RESTAURANT OF THE
COMPLEX IS LOCATED.
PLACED AT AN EDGE AMONG THE FOOD
COURTS AT THE END INTERNATIONAL
DINNING HALL
COMPLEX
SERVIC
E
ENTRY
DISPLAY OF MULTI CUISINE
FOOD
COUNTER (GALLERY)
INDOOR SITTING
STAGE FOR
PERFORMIN
G
GREE
N
ROOM
BAMBOO
PARTITION
12. OPEN-AIR THEATRE:
A SMALL PERFORMING ARTS THEATRE
ENDS THE VISTA.
STAGE HAS A CIRCULAR FORM AND
THERE IS ADEQUATE BASK STAGE SPACE
AVAILABLE BUT THE FRONT SPACE FOR
VISITORS IS VERY LESS
THERE IS A CENTRAL 10’-O” WIDE
WALKWAY TOWARDS STAGE FROM FRONT
ENTRANCE WHICH IS IDENTIFIED BY 4
RICHLY CARVED WOODEN COLUMNS
THIS AREA IS SEPARATED FROM
SURROUNDING ACTIVITIES WITH
BAMBOO STICKS.
THESE BAMBOO STICKS ON THE
OUTER EDGE AND THE GRAVEL ON THE
SEATING AREA CREATE A COMPLETE
VILLAGE PERFORMANCE AREA
STAGE
GREEN ROOMS
FRESCOS
PAINTED ON
REAR WALL
STORE KITCHEN
15. TOILET BLOCK:
PUBLIC PAY TOILETS ARE BUILT
AROUND THE COURTYARD TO
KEEP THEM CLEAN AND ODOUR
FREE
A BAMBOO PARTITION IS PLACED
IN FROM GIVING AN INFORMAL
LOOK & BLOCKING DIRECT VIEW
GENTS TOILET
LADIES
TOILET
2. SOUVENIR SHOP:
IT IS RUN BY THE DELHI
TOURISM AND IS USED TO
DISPLAY THE ATTRACTIVE
ETHNIC PRODUCTS OF THE
VARIOUS STATES
THE SHOP IS BIGGER IN
SIZE AS COMPARED TO
OTHER SHOPS AND IS
PROVIDED WITH A SLOPING
ROOF
STORE
3. ADMINISTRATION:
THE ADMINISTRATION WING WHICH
INCLUDES TICKET COUNTER, OFFICES &
A CONFERENCE HALL IS PLACED TO THE
LEFT OF THE ENTRANCE
THE STRUCTURES ARE IN BRICK WITH
SLATE ROOF SUPPORTED ON WOODEN
PURLINS
THE MAIN ADMINISTRATION BLOCK IS
PLACED AT LITTLE SETBACK FROM THE
MAIN SPINE
THE CONFERENCE HALL IS PROVIDED
WITH A SMALL KITCHENETTE (6.)
THE TICKETING COUNTER IS ADDED TO
THE REAR SIDE OF THE ADMIN BLOCK &
FRONT OF THE DILLI HAAT
A REASONABLE GATE FEE IS PUT UP
TO REDUCE THE BURDEN ON
SHOPKEEPERS FOR LEASING
7 MAKING THE SPACE LEGALLY
DEFENSIBLE AND NOT FULLY PUBLIC
WITH RIGHTS OF ADMISSION RESERVED
TICKETING WINDOW
GIVING VILLAGE
LOOK
MANAGERS
ROOM
OFFIC
E
T
I
C
K
E
T
I
N
G
PLAN
MEETING
HALL
HANDICAPS
TOILET
HANDICAPS
TOILET

7. 10.&11. FOOD PLAZA:
FOOD PLAZA IS PROVIDED AT THE BACK, DUE TO THE
REQUIREMENT OF HYGIENE & DUST PROOFING IS FURNISHED IN
KOTA STONE FLOORING AND FLAT R.C.C. ROOF
THERE ARE 52 FOOD STALLS IN WHOLE PLAZA, WITH EACH ONE
SPECIALIZING IN THE FOODS OF A PARTICULAR STATE, THERE BY
PROVIDING FOOD FROM ALL STATES
SINCE LOTS OF SPACE WAS REQUIRED FOR HAVING SO MANY FOOD
STALLS AS SMALL AS 20-24 SQM. SPACE IS GIVEN TO EACH
FOOD STALL AND OPEN SEATING IN FRONT ARE CREATED IN LEVELS.
SEATING IN FRONT IS BOTH PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY. SMALL
GARDENS HAVE BEEN CREATED WITH SEATS ARRANGED AROUND THEM AND
THE RESTAURANTS ARE COVERED UNDER SHEDS
ALL THE FOOD STALLS ARE SIMPLE BRICK STRUCTURES WITH FLAT R.C.C.
ROOFS AND PARAPET WALLS ARE GIVEN A TREATMENT OF BRICK JAALI
THE FRONT FACADE OF DIFFERENT BLOCKS ARE GIVEN DIFFERENT
TREATMENTS IN FORM OF TRADITIONAL ARTS OF THEIR STATE. THE
COUNTER IS GIVEN A TREATMENT OF MOSAIC THAT DEPICTS THE CULTURE
OF THE STATE
PANTR
Y
KITCHEN
FUE
L
STORE
SERVIC
E
ENTRY
11. FOOD PLAZA TYPE
2
PANTRY+
KITCHEN
10. FOOD PLAZA TYPE 1
FOOD STALLS SURROUNDED BY OPEN AIR EATING
AREAS. THE TABLES ARE OF BRICK & CONCRETE WITH
KOTA STONE TOPS
TABLES AND
CHAIRS FOR
SITTING WITH KOTA
STONE TOPS
PROVISION OF LIGHT
FOR SITTING & EATING
FOOD STALLS
DECORATED WITH
TRADITIONAL ARTS
OF THEIR STATES
THE ENTRANCE PLAZA IS INTENDED AS A
BUFFER BETWEEN BUSY AUROBINDO ROAD
& HAAT LENDING IT A SENSE OF PLACE AS
WELL AS AVOIDING THE SPILL OVER OF
ACTIVITIES ONTO THE ROAD ONE WALKS
PAST THE SANDSTONE COLUMNS OF
VARYING HEIGHTS WHICH REPRESENT THE
ENTRANCE
THE AXIS AROUND WHICH ALL THE ACTIVITIES WERE
ORGANIZED WAS DETERMINED BY THE PRESENCE OF
THE NALLAH AS WELL AS THE LINEAR SITE IT GAVE RISE
TO
THE ENTRY FROM SRI AUROOBINDO MARG SIDE HAS
BEEN GIVEN A WELL SET BACK TO AVOID NOISE & DUST
OF BUSY MAIN ARTERY
FROM INSIDE IT IS A COMPLETELY PEDESTRIAN SPACE
CONTAINING A LANDSCAPE MALL WITH SHOPS AND
HAWKERS PLATFORM FOR SHORT TERM LEASE CAFES
WITH OPEN AIR DINING TABLES AND BENCHES AND
STORES FOR MERCHANDISE
CANE ELEPHANT
PLACED IN THE
PLAZA
A FEW STALLS AND SIT
OUT AT THE PLAZA
CREATING A BUFFER
ZONE
17. ENTRANCE PLAZA:

8. LIGHTING
FIXTURES
TREES
GREEN AREA
PAVED AREA
A CENTRAL STRETCH OF GREEN AREA HAS BEEN
CREATED IN THE COMPLEX WHERE THE PALM
TREES HAVE BEEN PLANTED. THIS CENTRAL
VERGE DIVIDES THE COMPLEX INTO TWO PARTS
PLACED OPPOSITE TO EACH OTHER.
PLANTING ON THE
BOUNDARY CREATING
BUFFER ZONE

9. A BELT OF TREES LIKE NEEM AND
PEEPAL SURROUNDING TE COMPLEX
SERVES AS AN EFFECTIVE NATURAL
FILTERS FOR DUST AND FOR THE
CHEMICAL DISCHARGE THE POLLUTES THE
ATMOSPHERE
LANDSCAPING AND VEGETATION:
A PLAZA PAVED WITH STONE AND BRICKWORK SKILLFULLY INTERSPERSED WITH GRASS, FLOWERING
SHRUBS AND TOWERING EUCALYPTUS TREES PLUS A PLAY CORNER FOR CHILDREN HAVE CONJURED UP
AN OASIS IN WHICH VISITORS CAN BROWSE IN THEIR LEISURE TIME
PLANTS AVAILABLE AT DILLI HAAT ARE:
•EUCAYPTUS
•GULMOHAR
•BAMBOO PLANT
•NEEM
•PLUMERIA
THE LANDSCAPE OF THE AREA INCORPORATES
COLORFUL FLOWERING SHRUBS AND TREES
THUS THE ENTIRE COMPLEX IS IN HARMONY WITH THE ENVIRONMENT
THE VERANDAH OF SHOPS HAVE CREEPERS PUT IN TRELLIS
AN ELABORATE PLANTSCAPE PLAN BUILT AROUND THE INDIAN TREES SUCH AS THE MOGRA OR RAAT KI
RAANI
THE STORE BLOCK ENCLOSING EXISTING NEEM TREES AND GIVING THE AMBIENCE OF A MODERN RURAL
HARYANA HOUSE
EUCALYPTUS TREES ARE USED AT THE BORDER AND ARE PLACED IN ROWS AND IN CLUSTERS ALSO
DOOB’S GRASS IS USED IN LAWNS
SHRUBS ARE USED AT THE BOUNDARY
AND IN LAWNS BORDER FOR BEAUTIFICATION,
ALSO TO COVER THE REAR SIDE OF THE SHOPS
BIRDS EYE VIEW OF DILLI HAAT
DUSTBINS AT REGULAR
INTERVAL
PALMS ARE USED IN
MIDDLE ROW TO FORM
A CENTRAL AVENUE
INFORMAL SITTING AROUND
THE PEEPAL TREE FOR FOOD
PLAZA
SMALL POTS HAVE BEEN PLACED ALONGSIDE THE RAMPS ,TREES
AND WALKWAYS. FLOORING PATTERNS CHANGE AT EVERY LEVEL.
BRICKS HAVE BEEN PLACED EITHER RADIAL OR IN CRISSCROSS
PATTERN AT VARIOUS LEVELS TO MERGE WITH THE VEGETATION
CREATED AT SITE.
BAMBOO
PLANTIN
G
DISPLAY ON
PLANTERS
A WELL HAS BEEN
PROVIDED TO GIVE
VILLAGE LOOK

10. •THE LANDSCAPE OF SUCH AN AREA SHOULD NOT BE DOMINATING BUT IN
HARMONY WITH THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
•THE OPEN SPACES WILL BE WELL TREATED WITH MOUNTS & TREES SUITED
TO THE ENVIRONMENT CREATING SEVERAL LEVELS & VIEWS – DIRECT OR
INDIRECT VIEWS.
•THE HEAVY PERIPHERAL LANDSCAPE CAN BE HELPFUL AS IT GIVES AN
ENCLOSED FEELING TO THE SPACE AND PROVIDES BARRIER FROM
NOISE SOUND & AIR POLLUTION; FOR THIS PURPOSE DENSE TREES CAN
BE USED
•THE INFORMAL SELLING PLATFORM ACT AS AN INTERACTIVE WAY OF
SHOPPING AS WELL AS A HARDSCAPE LANDSCAPE FEATURE ALSO.
THE GLOBE SHAPED
LIGHTING FIXTURES ADDS
TO THE AMBIENCE OF
LANDSCAPING AS WELL AS
SURROUNDINGS
•IN THE CENTRAL OPEN SPACE THERE IS NO OR
VERY LESS NUMBER OF TREES DUE TO THE
R.C.C. SLAB BELOW SO TO CREATE INTEREST
AND TO GIVE RELIEF FROM THE SCORCHING
SUN, SOME TREES WERE ALSO PLANTED AS A
PART OF DESIGN BUT THOSE TREES COULD NOT
BE OF HEAVY FOLIAGE SO SMALL GREEN
SPACES HAVE BEEN CREATED ON SITE. OPEN
SEATING IS WELL DESIGNED AROUND THESE
GREEN SPACES.
AT THE ENTRANCE PLAZA,
SMALL POTS IN A LARGE
NUMBER HAVE BEEN PLACED
WHICH MORE OR LESS ACT
LIKE A BOUNDARY WALL AND
ALSO ADDS TO THE BEAUTY OF
THE FRONT PLAZA.
•SEATING HAS BEEN CREATED AT
THE EDGES OF THIS LONG
STRETCH WHERE PEOPLE USUALLY
SIT AFTER GETTING TIRED. THIS
GIVES THE FEELING OF SITTING ON
A STREET SQUARE WHERE PEOPLE
SIT TOGETHER AND INTERACT WITH
EACH OTHER.
A WELL HAS BEEN
PROVIDED TO GIVE
VILLAGE LOOK
CIRCULAR PAVING
AROUND PLANTS IN
ENTRANCE YARD
HARDSCAPE:
RAISED PLATFORMS CAN
BE USED FOR DISPLAY
ALSO
SERVICES:
WATER SELF –SUFFICIENCY IS
ENSURED BY TWO LARGE BORE
WELLS.
THERE IS A LARGE BACK-UP
GENERATING CAPACITY FOR
ELECTRIC FAILURES.
GAS-PIPES, FLAME-PROOF
CYLINDER LOCKING SPACES,
KITCHEN EXHAUSTS,AN HYDRO-
PNEUMATIC SYSTEM,GENEROUS
SINKS AND POT WASH AREAS
ALL THOUGHT OUT AND BUILT IN.
THE PUBLIC TOILETS ARE
BUILT AROUND COUNTRYARDS
TO KEEP THEM ODOUR FREE.
DRAINAGE HAS BEEN WORKED
OUT ON THE BASIS OF AREA
DRAINS. THESE AREA DRAINS
ARE CONNECTED TO STORM
WATER DRAINS WHICH ENDS
INTO THE MUNICIPAL SEWER
LINES THAT RUN ALONG THE
LINEAR LENGTH OF THE SITE.
RAMPS FOR
PHYSICALLY
CHALLENGED
TO MOVE ALL
OVER THE
SITE:
TICKETING
AREA,
SHOPS, FOOD
COURT ETC.
MEETIN
G HALL

11. MATERIAL, TECHNOLOGY AND LOW COST
CONSTRUCTION
HERRING BONE PATTERN ON
PAVING
TEMPORARY
STRUCTURES OF
BAMBOO & FABRIC
ARE MADE WHOSE
DESIGN CHANGES WITH
CHANGE IN FESTIVAL
PLAIN EXPOSED BRICK WALLS HAVE BEEN
USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF BLOCKS
JUXTAPOSED WITH CONCRETE AND MILD
STEEL TO CREATE INTEREST.
ROOFS OF THE SHOPS HAVE PRECAST R.C. BEAMS OVER WHICH
SANDSTONE SLABS ARE PLACED AND THEN EARTHEN POTS WITH
MUD PHUSKA IS PLACED TO INSULATE AGAINST HEAT OVER WHICH
BRICK TILES ARE LAID.
EXPOSED BEAMS HAVE BEEN USED AS A DECORATIVE ELEMENT
AND TO CONVEY STRUCTURAL CLARITY.
USE OF KOTA STONE IN GALLERIES WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC
ROUGH SIDES OF INTERIOR
WALLS HAVE BEEN SIMPLY PAINTED.
SHUTTERS OF THE SHOPS ARE
MADE OF BAMBOO PLYWOOD.
WINDOWS ARE FRAMED IN
SANDSTONE FROM KARAULI.
QUARTZ FLAGSTONE WITH
ORDINARY AND LAKHERI BRICKS
ARE USED FOR EXTENSIVE PAVED
AREAS.
CAFES HAVE FLAT R.C.C.
ROOF AND KOTA STONE
FLOORING.
THE FRONT OF EACH CAFÉ
HAS INDIVIDUAL CERAMIC
TILE MURALS WHICH
CARRIES OUT VARIATION IN
INTERIOR DESIGN.
OPEN –AIR DINING TABLES
ARE CONSTRUCTED IN BRICK
AND CONCRETE WITH KOTA
TOPS
NON STRUCTURAL BAMBOO
SHOPS SUPPORTED ON BAMBOO
STICKS
TRADITIONAL DESIGN OF
TICKET WINDOW IN WOOD
AND GLASS
USE OF SEGMENTAL AND
SOLDIER ARCHES
JAALI PARAPET WALLS
JAALI IN SHOP WALLS FOR
VENTILATION
USE OF DELHI
QUARTZITE IN
HEAVY TRAFFIC
AREA
BRICK JAALI PATTERN
•THE SURFACING SHALL BE IN NATURAL MATERIALS LIKE STONES
BRICK PAVING & SLATE FOR EASY & LONG TERM USAGE.
•USE OF TRADITIONAL ELEMENTS OF CONSTRUCTION FOR PROVIDING
AN ETHNIC LOOK TO AREA AND ALSO MAKING IT LOW COST FOR
CONSTRUCTION.
•USE OF NUMEROUS BRICK PATTERN ADDED VARYING TEXTURE TO
THE MONOTONOUS BRICK CONSTRUCTION
SIGNAGE:
PROPER
SIGNAGE HAS
BEEN USED FOR
PUBLIC
FACILITIES A PLAN HAS BEEN PUT UP
AFTER THE ENTRANCE FOR
PUBLIC CONVENIENCE ALSO
ADVERTISING FOR THE DELHI
TOURISM
STONE CARVED SIGN
BOARD FOR LONG LIFE
SHELTER FROM
WEATHER
PROVISION FOR HANDICAPPED:
RAMPS WITH GRAB BARS
LEADING TO RAISED CLUSTER
SHOPS