Dilli Haat Ina Case Study-1

FOOD STALLS

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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

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

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

TEMPORARY STRUCTURES PERMANENT STRUCTURE WITH SHADED CORRIDORS

PRESENTED BY,

VAISHNAVI RAJ

4TH _{YR. ‘A’}

DILL HAAT

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 .

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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

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FOOD STALLS URANT RESTA TOILETS DORMITORY ART GALLERY TICKET COUNTER ART GALLERY S H O P S S H O P S CONFE RENCE 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

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

PRESENTED BY,

VAISHNAVI RAJ

4TH _{YR. ‘A’}

DILL HAAT

A/C HALLS AND ART GALLERY

CRAFT SHOPS

TICKET COUNTER O.A.T

FOOD STALLS S.T.P

TEMPORARY CRAFT SHOPS TOILETS

PRESENTED BY,

VAISHNAVI RAJ

4TH _{YR. ‘A’}

DILL HAAT

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

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.