Sunder Nursery is a 90-acre heritage park and city park located in New Delhi, India. It was established in the early 20th century as a plant nursery to propagate plants for New Delhi. Since 2007, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture has partnered with the government to transform the overgrown nursery into a public park and arboretum. Over 20,000 trees from 280 species have been planted, creating habitats for over 80 bird species and 40 butterfly species. The landscape master plan was designed to include formal gardens around historic monuments and a 30-acre microhabitat zone representing different ecosystems of Delhi.

1. LANDSCAPE
ARCHITECTURE
PARK DESIGN
SHEET NUMBER
DATE OF
SUBMISSION
01-09-2021
NAME/ROLL NO
S. MOHAMMAD
SALMAN NAQVI
06718001619
AIM : AIM OF OUR ANALYSIS IS TO STUDY AND GIVE INFERENCES ON
A PARK IN A CITY – SUNDER NURSERY, NEW DELHI
ABOUT IT LOCATION AND ENTRANCE LANDSCAPE ELEMENTS LANDSCAPE PATTERN AND PARK
NEW DELHI, INDIA
PLAN
Bharat Scouts and
Guides Marg,
Opposite Humayun
Tomb Park,
Nizamuddin, National
Zoological Park,
Sundar Nagar, New
Delhi, Delhi 110013
LOCATION
TYPE
HERITAGE PARK,
CITY PARK
AREA
90 ACRES
DESIGNERS
•MOHAMMAD SHAHEER
•AGA KHAN TRUST FOR
CULTURE
OWNERSHIP
GOVT OF INDIA
FEATURES
❑ 6 WORLD HERITAGE
SITE
❑ 4500 TREES
❑ 54 VARIETIES OF
FLOWERS
❑ 30 ACRES OF
BIODIVERSITY ZONE
❑ 20 ACRES OF NURSERY
BEDS
❑ 80 BIRD SPECIES
❑ 40 BUTTERFLY SPECIES
ESTABLISHED IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY TO PROPAGATE PLANTS FOR THE CITY OF NEW DELHI, THE CENTRAL
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT OWNED SUNDER NURSERY STANDS ON 67 ACRES OF LAND. IT ABUTS
HUMAYUN’S TOMB WORLD HERITAGE SITE AND THE 12 ACRE BATASHEWALA COMPLEX – BOTH IN THE CARE OF
THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA. SINCE 2007, THE AGA KHAN TRUST FOR CULTURE HAS PARTNERED
WITH CPWD AND ASI TO CREATE A UNIQUE CITY PARK SPREAD ACROSS 90 ACRES.
20,000 SAPLINGS OF 280 TREE SPECIES HAVE BEEN PLANTED – MAKING SUNDER NURSERY DELHI’S FIRST
ARBORETUM; OVER 80 BIRD SPECIES HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECORDED SINCE THE OVERGROWN AND DECREPIT
NURSERY WAS REPLACED WITH GREEN COVER; SIX OF THE 15 MONUMENTS ON THE SITE HAVE BEEN
DESIGNATED AS WORLD HERITAGE MONUMENTS FOLLOWING CONSERVATION AND LANDSCAPE RESTORATION
AERIAL VIEW OVER THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED
MAIN SPINE OF THE SUNDER NURSERY PUBLIC
GARDEN.
MUGHAL GARDEN PAVILLON AFTER
RESTORATION.
SUNDER BURJ AND LOTUS POND NOW - AFTER
RESTORATION OF LOTUS POND, A PLAZA. HAS
BEEN BUILT AROUND IT, WHICH IS BASED
AROUND THREE MATURE TREES, MAKING IT A
QUAINT AREA WITHIN THE NURSERY
ENTRANCE
SUNDER NURSERY CENTRAL AXIS - THE DESIGN OF THIS 560 M VISTA IS INSPIRED BY THE PERSIAN CARPET
DESIGN AND INCLUDES A CENTRAL PORTION THAT IN FUTURE YEARS WILL FORM THE HEART OF SUNDER
NURSERY FOR VISITORS.

2. LANDSCAPE
ARCHITECTURE
PARK DESIGN
SHEET NUMBER
DATE OF
SUBMISSION
01-09-2021
NAME/ROLL NO
S. MOHAMMAD
SALMAN NAQVI
06718001619
AIM : AIM OF OUR ANALYSIS IS TO STUDY AND GIVE INFERENCES ON
A PARK IN A CITY – SUNDER NURSERY, NEW DELHI
ABOUT IT LOCATION AND ENTRANCE LANDSCAPE ELEMENTS LANDSCAPE PATTERN AND PARK
THE LANDSCAPE
MASTER PLAN,
DESIGNED BY SHAHEER
ASSOCIATES HAS
CREATED A TRULY
URBAN SCALE,
DERIVING INSPIRATION
FROM THE
TRADITIONAL INDIAN
CONCEPT OF
CONGRUENCY
BETWEEN NATURE,
GARDEN AND UTILITY
COUPLED WITH
ENVIRONMENTAL
CONSERVATION. IN
ADDITION TO THE
FORMAL LANDSCAPE
IN THE SETTING OF
THE MONUMENTS, A
MICRO-HABITAT ZONE
HAS BEEN CREATED
FOR FLORA THAT
OCCUPIES DELHI’S
RIDGE, RIVER EDGE,
PLAINS AND OTHER
SPECIALISED ZONES.
20 ACRES ARE DEDICATED FOR NURSERY FUNCTIONS.
AN EFFECTIVE IRRIGATION SYSTEM HAS ALSO BEEN
INSTALLED TO OPTIMIZE THE USE OF WATER AND
ENSURE RAINWATER HARVESTING. TO CREATE A HAVEN
FOR BIRDS, LARGE PORTIONS HAVE BEEN PLANTED AS
BIRD HABITAT AND BEING SECURED TO PROTECT
GROUND NESTING BIRDS. THE WATER BODIES WILL
ALSO ENCOURAGE MIGRATORY BIRDS.
SUNDER NURSERY IS
FLANKED BY THE WORLD
HERITAGE SITE OF
HUMAYUN’S TOMB (ABOVE)
ON THE SOUTH AND THE
HISTORIC PURANA QILA
(BELOW) ON THE NORTH
AND ALIGNED TO THE
HISTORIC GRAND TRUNK
ROAD ON THE WEST. IT WAS
ORIGINALLY ESTABLISHED IN
THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY
WHEN THE IMPERIAL DELHI
COMPLEX WAS BEING
PLANNED AND
CONSTRUCTED. IT WAS USED
AS A PLACE FOR
PROPAGATING TREES AND
OTHER PLANTS TO BE USED
IN THE NEW CAPITAL CITY,
AND ALSO FOR TESTING
SPECIES BROUGHT FROM
OTHER PARTS OF INDIA AND
FROM OVERSEAS, TO PICK
THOSE WHICH SUCCESSFULLY
THRIVE IN DELHI’S HARSH
CLIMATE.
FLORA FAUNA
ALIGNED WITH THE LARGE ENTRANCE PLAZA OF HUMAYUN’S TOMB, SUNDER NURSERY FEATURES A
SPECTACULAR PEDESTRIAN CENTRAL AXIS CONCEIVED IN THREE PARTS, AS A PROGRESSION OF FORMALLY
ARRANGED GARDENS AROUND THE HERITAGE STRUCTURES AND MERGING AT ITS END WITH THE PROPOSED
ARBORETUM AND WATER GARDENS
TO ENHANCE THE ECOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE REGION, A 30-ACRE MICROHABITAT
ZONE HAS BEEN CREATED WITHIN SUNDER NURSERY TO SIMULATE DELHI’S ONCE RICH
AND NOW QUICKLY DISAPPEARING BIODIVERSITY, INCLUDING KOHI (HILLY), KHADAR
(RIVERINE), BANGAR (ALLUVIAL) AND DABAR (MARSHY) ZONES FEATURING OVER 100
REGIONAL TREE SPECIES UNIQUE TO THE REGION.
LAKKARWALA BURJ AND ITS GARDEN - CREATING A PLEASANT GARDEN AND ENHANCE
THE HISTORICAL SETTING OF THE LAKKARWALA BURJ, A 16TH CENTURY MUGHAL
MONUMENT.