FOOD STALLS

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SHOPS

PARKING

PARKING

PLAN

SAFDARJUNG

HOSPITAL

ALL INDIA

INSTITUTE

OF MEDICAL

SCIENCE

INA MARKET

RESIDENTIAL

UNITS

FOOD STALLS

SHOPS

SHOPS

SHOPS

SHOPS SHOPS

ADMIN

RESIDENTIAL

UNITS

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: 6 ACRES, APPROX. 100M x 300M

BUILT UP AREA: 3190 SQM

GROUND COVERAGE: 12%

• 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

PRESENTED BY,

VAISHNAVI RAJ 4TH YR. ‘A’

DILL HAAT (INA)

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.

• 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

PRESENTED BY,

VAISHNAVI RAJ 4TH YR. ‘A’

DILL HAAT (INA)

PLAN

18-24 SQM

CRAFTS SHOP( PERMANENT & TEMPORARY STRUCTURE):

• THE CRAFT SHOPS, ESSENTIALLY 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

• 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.

SHOPS WITH DIFFERENT DISPLAYS: HIGH &

LOW COUNTERS

BRICK JAALI PATTERN ON WALLS

BUILT SHELVES FOR DISPLAY

ARCHED OPENING TO THE SHOPS

PRESENTED BY,

VAISHNAVI RAJ 4TH YR. ‘A’

DILL HAAT (INA)

TEMPORARY STRUCTURES

PERMANENT STRUCTURE WITH SHADED CORRIDORS

PRESENTED BY,

VAISHNAVI RAJ 4TH YR. ‘A’

DILL HAAT (INA)

FOOD PLAZAS

• 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 .

PANTRY KITCHEN

FUEL

STORE

FOOD PLAZA TYPE 2

FOOD PLAZA TYPE 1

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• 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

FRONT ELEVATION

STAGE

GREEN ROOM

FOOD STALLS OF DIFFERRENT STATES

FOOD STALLS WITH SPILL OVER

FOOD STALLS

OPEN AIR

THEATER

SHOPS

FOOD STALLS

RESTA

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TOILETS

DORMITORY

ART

GALLERY

TICKET

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METRO

DILLI HAAT

DILLI HAAT AT PITAMPURA

SITE AREA: 2.9 HECTARES (7 ACRES)

BUILT-UP AREA: 29,000 SQ.M

COMPLETED: APRIL 2008

THE FIRST DILLI HAAT (ALSO DESIGNED BY THIS OFFICE) OPENED IN THE SOUTH-CENTRAL PART OF DELHI IN

1994. HUGELY SUCCESSFUL -- IT ATTRACTS OVER A MILLION VISITORS A YEAR – IT WAS THE FIRST EXERCISE IN

PLACE MAKING IN THE CITY OF DELHI, NEARLY 80 YEARS AFTER EDWIN LUTYENS PLANNED NEW DELHI IN THE

EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY.

THE FEATURED PROJECT – THE DILLI HAAT AT PITAMPURA IN NORTHWEST DELHI -- IS THE SECOND SUCH CRAFTS

MARKET. IT WAS COMMISSIONED AFTER THE SUCCESS OF THE FIRST AND OPENED IN APRIL 2008. ITS BUILDING

PROGRAMME WAS ALSO DEVELOPED BY THE DESIGN STUDIO. THIS INCLUDED INTEGRATING DIVERSE ISSUES

LIKE RECREATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL USES OF THE SPACE WITHIN ITS HISTORICAL CONTEXT.

THE PROJECT IS LOCATED ON A CORNER SITE IN THE VICINITY OF THE SUBHASH PLACE BUSINESS DISTRICT

AND THE METRO STATION. THE MAIN HAAT IS SET BACK FROM THE STREET AND IS ACCESSED BY A PUBLIC

PLAZA THAT LINKS TO THE METRO STATION AND THE BUSINESS DISTRICT. THE PLAZA HAS BEEN DESIGNED AS A

RECREATIONAL SPACE AND INCLUDES A PLAY AREA FOR CHILDREN INTEGRATED WITH THE ADJOINING

STREET.

PITAMPURA TV TOWER

PRESENTED BY,

VAISHNAVI RAJ 4TH YR. ‘A’

DILL HAAT (PITAMPURA)

CONCEPT: THE DESIGN OF THE PROJECT

WAS SHAPED BY TWO GOALS.

• THE FIRST WAS TO CREATE AS

SPACE TRTHET IS HUMANE

AND RESPECTS THE NEEDS

OF ALL USERS- BOTH

VISITORS AND THE

CRAFTPEOPLE WORKING IN

THE HAAT.

• THE SECOND WAS TO

ESTABLISH A BENCHMARK IN

THE DESIGN OF SIMILAR

PUBLIC SPACE IN THE CITY.

SITE CONDITION: THE OVER ALL AREA AVAILABLE

WAS APPROXIMATELY 2.9

HECTARES. THE SITE ITSELF

POSED THE GIGANTIC TV TOWER

JUST BEHIND IT, ATTACHED TO

THE REAR PORTION OF THE SITE.

IT WAS NOT ALLOWED TO

CONSTRUCT ANY HIGH

STRUCTURE DUE TO RAYS OF TV

TOWER.

THE DELHI METRO ON THE FRONT

SIDE PASSING ABOVE THE HAAT. IT

WAS NOT ALLOWED TO CONSTRUCT

ANY HIGH STRUCTURE DUE TO THE

METRO BRIDGE. THE AREA BELOW

THE METRO BRIDGE WAS INITIALLY

THE AREA AS GREEN AREA AND

SITTING. TWO COLUMN OF METRO

ARE INCLUDED IN THE SITE.

THE EXISTING SITE UNDER THE

METRO BRIDGE WAS ALSO INCLUDED

TO UTILIZE THE AREA AND MAINTAIN

GREEN. APPROVAL FROM METRO

WAS TAKEN FOR THIS.

THE PROJECT HAS NEARLY 100 CRAFTS STALLS, FOOD

COURTS, A SPICE MARKET, AN ART GALLERY, AN

AMPHITHEATRE, A RESTAURANT AND CONFERENCE

FACILITY. THE BUILDINGS ARE SINGLE-STORIED AND

BUILT AROUND LANDSCAPED COURTS AND PLAZAS. THE

FRONT PART OF THE HAAT HAS BEEN ELEVATED TO

PROVIDE A PARKING SPACE FOR AROUND 350 VEHICLES.

A ROAD ALONG THE PERIMETER OF THE SITE PROVIDES

ACCESS TO SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT

INCLUDES A DORMITORY FOR VISITING CRAFTSPEOPLE.

SITE ANALYSIS: • USE OF DIFFERENT SHAPES OF BLOCK TO SHOW DIVERSITY

• AN CENTRAL AXIS OF SYMMETRY IS CREATED STARING FROM THE TV TOWER TO THE ENTRANCE, ALONG WHICH MIRROR IMAGES OF THE BLOCKS ARE

PLACED.

THE BUILDINGS, CONSTRUCTED IN EXPOSED BRICK AND STONE, WITH SHADY

VERANDAHS HAVE BEEN INSPIRED BY THE VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE OF THE

REGION. THE UPPER LEVEL PLAZA BUILDINGS HAVE VAULTED GREEN ROOFS – A

DESIGN FEATURE USED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A PUBLIC SPACE IN THE CITY. THE

GREEN ROOFS AND PLAZAS ARE IRRIGATED WITH RECYCLED WATER PRODUCED

BY AN ONSITE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT.

THE PROJECT IS A BARRIER-FREE ENVIRONMENT AND IS BUILT ON PRINCIPLES OF

UNIVERSAL DESIGN.

PRESENTED BY,

VAISHNAVI RAJ 4TH YR. ‘A’

DILL HAAT (PITAMPURA)

PRESENTED BY,

VAISHNAVI RAJ 4TH YR. ‘A’

DILL HAAT (PITAMPURA)

A/C HALLS AND ART GALLERY

CRAFT SHOPS

TICKET COUNTER O.A.T

FOOD STALLS S.T.P

TEMPORARY CRAFT SHOPS TOILETS

INTERNATIONAL CUSINES DORMITORY

PRESENTED BY,

VAISHNAVI RAJ 4TH YR. ‘A’

DILL HAAT (PITAMPURA)

CIRCULATION IS LINEAR AND FLOW IS EASY. EVERY ACTIVITY IS

WELL CONNECTED AND VISUALLY AND PHYSICALLY

APPROACHABLE.

THE O.A.T IS PLACED AT THE REAR END OF THE SITE WHICH IS

NOT VISUALLY CONNECTED BUT PHYSICALLY APPROACHABLE

BY THE PATHWAY.

CIRCULATION IN THE 1ST HALF OF THE SITE IS GOOD. BUT AS AN

SHOPPING MARKET A LINEAR LANE AND SHOPS ON BOTH SIDES

LIKE DILLI HHAT INA WOULD HAVE BEEN A BETTER OPTION.

THE 2ND HALF OF THE CONSISTING THE O.A.T AND THE FOOD

STALLS IS NIETHRE VISUALLY NOR PHYSICALLY PROPERLY

CONNECTED.

DILLI HAAT AT INA

SITE AREA: 6 ACRES, APPROX. 100M x 300M

ARCHITECT: PRADEEP SACHDEVA, DESIGN ASSOCIATES, NEW DELHI

BUILT UP AREA: 3190 SQM

GROUND COVERAGE: 12%

DATE OF COMPLETION: DECEMBER I993

DILLI HAAT AT PITAMPURA

SITE AREA: 2.9 HECTARES (7 ACRES)

BUILT-UP AREA: 29,000 SQ.M

ARCHITECT: PRADEEP SACHDEVA,

DESIGN ASSOCIATES, NEW DELHI

COMPLETED: APRIL 2008

PRESENTED BY,

VAISHNAVI RAJ 4TH YR. ‘A’

DILL HAAT (INA, PITAMPURA)

THE SELECTION OF MATERIAL, CONSTRUCTION AND LAYOUT WAS MADE TO

MAXIMIZE THERMAL EFFICIENCY AND MINIMIZE ENERGY CONSUMPTION. NEARLY

ALL AREAS ARE ILLUMINATED BY NATURAL DAYLIGHT AND ARE NATURALLY

VENTILATED. THE BRICK AND STONE USED IN THE PROJECT HAVE BEEN SOURCED

FROM THE SURROUNDING REGION. MATERIALS WERE SELECTED FOR THEIR

DURABILITY AND ENDURING QUALITIES. THE BUILDING VOCABULARY HAS BEEN

KEPT UNDERSTATED AND THE SCALE INTIMATE TO ENSURE THAT THE BUILDINGS

DO NOT OVERWHELM THE CRAFTS BEING SOLD.