This case study examines the City Centre Kolkata project, a commercial, cultural, and social hub in Kolkata, India designed by architect Charles Correa. The project aims to create a space that serves as a node for various activities. Located in Salt Lake City, it incorporates mixed uses on its 50,400 square meter site. Key aspects of the design include replicating conventional Indian shopping markets with an open, clustered layout, and connecting public spaces and diverse activities through built forms and linkages. Floor plans show the arrangement of functions across levels, while sections illustrate the integration of interior and exterior spaces.

1. CITY CENTRE KOLKATA
AREA: 50,400 Sq.Mt
CASE STUDY

2. CITY CENTRE KOLKATA
AIM :
.Tocreate a space which can form the node for
holding and experiencing commercial, cultural
and social activities.
. Itisina way a hybrid between a Convention
centre or a Cultural hub and a Commercial
centres at a much reduced scale.
.As a City Centre requires to incorporate the
demands the present demography asksfor
commercial and Cultural Hub.

3. CITY CENTRE KOLKATA
LOCATION : KOLKATA ,
SALT LAKE CITY
SALT LAKE CITY : Bidhannagar as it is popularly
called, is a planned satellite town in
the Indian state of West Bengal. It was
developed between 1958 and 1965 to
accommodate the burgeoning population
of Kolkata, the state capital.
POPULATION :
.At the 2011 census, Bidhannagar had a
population of 218,323 (Males 111,363 ;
Females 106,960).
.Bidhannagar has an average literacy rate
of 90.44% (higher than the national
average of 74%),[with male literacy of
93.08% and female literacy of 87.69%.
INDIA SALT LAKEKOLKATA
CITY CENTRE

4. CITY CENTRE KOLKATA
SITE SPECIFICATION
CITY CENTRE , KOLKATA
ARCHITECT : CHARLES CORREA
SITE SPECIFICATIONS :
CLIENT – KOKATA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
LOCATION - DC BLOCK , SECTOR – 1 , SALT
LAKE CITY
AREA – 10700M
VEGETATION – SHRUB COVER + TROPICAL
TREES
TOPOGRAPHY – 45mASL / NO CONTOURS
CLIMATE – HOT AND HUMID / 45”-12”/ PPT
154 CM
• Mixed use
• Essence of conventionalIndian
shopping markets
• Open, clusteredplanning
• Commercial + cultural + social aura
• Builtform
• Public spaces and interrelationship of
diverseactivities.
WHY KOLKATA ??

5. CITY CENTRE KOLKATA
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PUBLIC PLAZA CONVENTIONAL
STREET SHOPPOING
PAASAGEWAY

6. CITY CENTRE KOLKATA
FLOOR PLANS
GROUND FLOOR FIRST FLOOR SECOND FLOOR
FIRST FLOOR

7. CITY CENTRE KOLKATA
FLOOR PLANS
FOURTH FLOOR
KEYOBSERVATIONS:
•Openings on Southwest and Southeast direction to
facilitate tunnel effect between blocks.
•Kund in southeast direction to have pleasing sun in
daytime.
•The interlinking corridors facilitate constant air
circulation and end at the Kund space.
•The Kund space is provided on the longer axis
of the site to have maximum exposure to the
roadside.
•Segregation of activities through levels ,define
uninterrupted user specific moment.

8. CITY CENTRE KOLKATA
SECTION

9. CITY CENTRE KOLKATA
AREA ANALYSIS :

10. CITY CENTRE KOLKATA
INFERNCES :
Someserviceslikeairconditioning, O.W.Stankare provided at the terrace

11. CITY CENTRE KOLKATA
INFERNCES :
POSITIVE
. The activities linked together by means of linking
elements, which not only satisfies the function of
activity ,but also provides visual connectivity
creates harmony.
. Concept of conventional Indian marketplace in
replicated.
. The space, volume and form should be designed
considering the types of enclosures and the
circulation pattern.
. Nature of integration between built and open
spaces , with the surrounding environment .
. Consideration of Orientation of the building, as it
creates shades and shadows on the external
surfaces.
NEGATIVE
. Obstructed servicing in staggered blocking
planning.
. Not much scope for informal activities.

12. CITY CENTRE KOLKATA
COMPARISION :
• Mixeduse
• Essence of conventional
Indian shopping markets
• Open, clusteredplanning
• Commercial+cultural+social
aura
• Builtform
• Public spaces and
interrelationship of diverse
activities.
CITYCENTRE KOLKATA
• Mixeduse
• Commercial +social +cultural
aura.
• Connected streets and
courtyard with publicrealm.
• Scope for informalactivities.
NEHRU PLACE DELHI
AREA: 50,400 Sq.Mt AREA : 3.23 LAKH Sq. Mt