CASE STUDY 1
India International Centre, Delhi
Location: Lodhi Estate, New Delhi Architect: J.A. Stein, B.. Doshi, J.!. Bhalla B"ildin# T$%e: C"lt"ral & Social Site Area: '.( acres Year: Year: 1)(* 1)(* +o"nded in 1)- and ina"#"rated in 1)(*, the India International Centre is a %reier non/o0cial or#aniation or#aniation in the ca%ital, %la$in# a "ni2"e c"lt"ral and intellect"al role role in the li3e o3 the citiens. The "ni4cent #rant #rant 3ro the !oc5e3ell !oc5e3eller er +o"ndation, +o"ndation, handsoe handsoe s"%%ort 3ro the Uni6ersities which 7ecae its 3o"ndation e7ers, the %ersonal interest ta5en in the %ro8ect 7$ Dr. S. !adha5rishnan, the enco"ra#eent o3 the 9o6ernent o3 India and the ener#etic wor5 o3 a sall or#aniin# coittee "nder the chairanshi% o3 Dr. C.D. Desh"5h saw to the esta7lishent o3 the Centre in the late sities. The Centre was intended, in the words o3 its +o"nder ;resident, to %ro6ide <3acilities 3or ee%lars o3 6ario"s c"lt"res to sta$ to#ether a while 3or a not too %ro3essional or h"rried echan#e o3 ideas or tho"#hts, 7"t in order that the shar%ness o3 intellect"al intellect"al echan#e is so3tened 7$ the #racio"sness o3 #ood 3ellowshi%<. The Centre is non/o0cial in character, non/ali#ned non/ali#ned in its oti6ation and a%%roach and "ncoitted to an$ %artic"lar 3or o3 #o6ernental, #o6ernental, %olitical, econoic or reli#io"s a0liation. The Centre
one co"ld %erha%s sa$ that the Centre
AI=S and >BJECTIES
To %roote "nderstandin# and ait$ 7etween the di?erent co"nities o3 the world 7$ "nderta5in# or %rootin# the st"d$ o3 their %ast and %resent c"lt"res, 7$ disseinatin# or echan#in# 5nowled#e there o3, and 7$ %ro6idin# s"ch other 3acilities as wo"ld lead to their "ni6ersal a%%lication. To "nderta5e, or#anie and 3acilitate st"d$ co"rses, con3erences, seinars, lect"res and research in atters relatin# to di?erent c"lt"ral %atterns o3 the world. To "nderta5e, 3acilitate and %ro6ide 3or the %"7lication o3 newsletters, research %a%ers, and 7oo5s and o3 a 8o"rnal 3or the e%osition o3 c"lt"ral %atterns and 6al"es %re6ailin# in di?erent %arts o3 the world. To esta7lish and aintain li7raries and in3oration ser6ices to
3acilitate st"d$ o3 world c"lt"res. To coo%erate with a%%ro6ed instit"tions and interested 7odies 3or the %"r%ose o3 hel%in# the ca"se o3 "nderstandin# aon# %eo%les o3 di?erent c"lt"res. To or#anie and aintain, as 3ar as %ossi7le on a no/ %ro4t&noloss 7asis, liited residential accoodation, with c"lt"ral and ed"cational aenities, 3or the e7ers o3 the societ$ as well as non/e7ers s%eciall$ in6ited to %artici%ate in the acti6ities o3 the Centre. To in6ite c"lt"ral leaders, scholars, scientists and creati6e artists, who a$ or a$ not 7e e7ers o3 the societ$, to ta5e ad6anta#e o3 the 3acilities o?ered 7$ the societ$. To esta7lish 3or the ana#eent and adinistration o3 all the %ro%erties, one$s, assets, and acti6ities o3 the societ$, a Tr"st consistin# o3 se6en tr"stees, 46e o3 who shall 7e Li3e Tr"stees and the reainin# two elected, one 7$ indi6id"al e7ers and the other 7$ instit"tional e7ers.
L>CATI>N
The site o3 %resti#io"s co%le is sit"ated at Lodhi estate, ad8oinin# the serene s"rro"ndin#s o3 the Lodhi #ardens, 3ao"s 3or their nat"ral s%lendor. The site
eas"res '.( acres ad8oins road on eastern and so"thern side and ;ro6ide ecellent 6iew o3 #ardens and Lodhi to7 . The hei#ht o3 the 7"ildin# has 7een 5e%t 7elow the 7ase o3 the does o3 the near7$ to7s in Lodhi #arden . A;;!>AC@
The co%le is a%%roached 7$ road on east and so"th side i.e. =a ="eller ar# & Lodhi Estate road which leads to the %ortico 3or entrance to the %ro#ra win#. A!C@ITECTU!AL SC@E=E
The architect"ral schee is characteried 7$ care3"l relation o3 indoor and o"tdoor s%aces, and 4ne details and e%ressi6e constr"ction. The center
The Center
L>CATI>N The India International Centre is a co7ination o3 9"est @o"se, C"lt"ral centre and Social cl"7.
Salient +eat"res: ;ro#ra in#: It is the n"cle"s o3 the co%le and co%rises o3 a"ditori", ehi7ition s%ace, li7rar$, rece%tion lo77$ and ancillar$ ser6ice area 3or la"ndr$, A.C. %lant roo etc. on #ro"nd oor F con3erence roo, ain 5itchens and adinistrati6e o0ces on 4rst oor. Ehi7ition Area: It lies net to rece%tion lo77$, 3or ease o3 circ"lation and close to a"ditori" to dis%la$ the s"78ect atter. ertical dis%la$s on walls and %edestals are %ro6ided with s"0cient arti4cial li#hts 3oc"sin# on the ehi7its. Li7rar$: It is a rectan#"lar hall oriented north/so"th to ta5e north li#ht in the readin# area. !eader #ets an ecellent 6iew o3 landsca%ed co"rt, hel%in# to create the ri#ht ood and en6ironent 3or readers. It has shel6in# s%ace 3or 11, 7oo5s, a se%arate
section 3or dis%la$ and stac5in# o3 a7o"t * %eriodicals.There are * attached "se"s 3or Indian collections. It has research ta7les 3or 1(, - carrels and se%arate readin# area 3or * and leis"re readin#. It is %laced so as to %ro6ide access while reainin# se%arate 3ro other acti6ities. Con3erence Area: It is a rectan#"lar hall o3 ca%acit$ ' with rectan#"lar central con3erence ta7le. This hall is oriented north/so"th to s"it the cliatic conditions and is e2"i%%ed with a"dio and 6is"al 3acilities. +acilities are also %ro6ided 3or lect"res and readin# %a%ers. Aco"stical treatent has 7een #i6en to s"r3aces. A"ditori": A a"ditori" o3 ca%acit$ *' is %ro6ided net to rece%tion lo77$. It is hea#onal in sha%e and is ade o3 #re$ colored 2"artite stone. Sta#e is sall, ainl$ 3or lect"res and con3erences. ;ro8ection 3acilities are also %ro6ided, 7"t are eant 3or sta#e or draa 3acilities.
Seatin# is in 3or o3 1* sei circ"lar rows and a%%roached 7$ * aisles. alls are aco"sticall$ treated with wood %anelin# o3 lower hei#ht white stone is le3t e%osed at to% 3or reection and "ni3or so"nd distri7"tion. ;ro8ection roo is at the rear wall. all to wall car%etin# is done 3or so"nd a7sor%tion. The roo3 is co%osed o3 Y/sha%ed concrete eleents, co7ined to 3or a si/ sided doical str"ct"re 7ased on hea#ons and 2"adrilaterals. Li#ht 4t"res are
incor%orated within hollow eleents.
Co"rt$ards and 9ardens: The India international centre is concei6ed as a desi#n o3 interrelated interior and shaded s%aces, co"rt/$ards and #ardens. !elati6el$ co%act interiors e%and o"t to and o?er a ha6en 3ro the lar#er
o"tdoor s%aces in wa$s which de%end on the sched"le o3 acti6ities o3 the centre, the tie o3 da$, and the season. Each co"rt$ard and #arden at the IIC has a di?erent 3"nction and as%ect. The 4rst or the entrance co"rt %ro6ides access on north side to the #"est roos, and on the so"th to the a"ditori" and %ro#ra. The rear holds #ardens 3or dinin# and in3oral eetin#s "nder the shade o3 the trees near the 3o"ntain and the %ool.
@ostel in#: The hostel win# ho"sin# a lo"n#e, rece%tion and accoodation 3acilities o3 #"est roos, is %laced on the northern side o3 the site #i6in# s%ectac"lar 6iews o3 Lodhi #ardens, and is connected to it 7$ %er#ola sha%ed corridor. The ain entrance to this win# is 3ro so"thern side 7$ 6a"lted corridor connectin# %ro#ra win# and %ar5in# on eastern side. 9"est !oos: Two t$%es o3 roos 7oth sin#le G) and do"7le '' are %ro6ided .The centrall$ located entrance lo77$ di6ides the hostel into east win# and west win#. A li3t and staircase lin5s it to the "%%er oor. The east win# has sin#le seated roos ser6ed 7$ do"7l$ loaded corridor on #ro"nd and 4rst oor. The western win# is raised on stilts. >n 4rst and second oor do"7le seated roos ha6e 7een %ro6ided. The s%ace on #ro"nd 7ein# "tilied 3or holdin# in3oral disc"ssion and 7"?et 3"nction. This s%ace o6erloo5s the water 7od$ on one side and co"rt on other. The hostel win# is well lin5ed with lin5 7loc5%erated lo"6ers %i6ot literall$ to 7loc5 o"t western s"n which can otherwise 7e slid 6erticall$ o"t o3 the wa$ into a %oc5et 3or clear 6iews o"t to the #arden. Con3erence !oo:
A7o6e ain dinin# is a hea#onal con3erence roo 3or H. It has icro%hone 3acilities. It has hea#onal hollow ta7le 3or central con3erences. Its slo%in# roo3 has 7een treated internall$ with straw 7oard and #laed with tinted #lass. Str"ct"re and =aterials: =assi6e aterials anchor the 7"ildin#s to the #ro"nd, while li#hter aterials and ore delicate constr"ctions eet the s5$. The concrete 3rae is 4lled in with se6eral t$%es o3 claddin# local stone, %re/cast concrete %anels, windows and shadin# de6ices o3 6ario"s sies, aterials and de#rees o3 o%era7ilit$, in an atte%t to aiie an a%%reciation o3 the indoor & o"tdoor relationshi%s and %artic"lar 2"alities o3 site. Shadin# De6ices: De%endin# on the tas5 at hand, the shadin# de6ices at the IIC ran#e 3ro relati6el$ onolithic s"nshields, li5e the %re/cast 6a"ltin# 3or the entr$ %ortico and roo3to% %er#olas, to an o%era7le li#htwei#ht de6ice the 6ertical slidin# window lo"6ers in the dinin# roo. The ost %recisel$ detailed and coordinate o3 the de6ices are the desi#ns 3or the 8aali and the 6ertical slidin# lo"6ers.
B"ildin# En6ironent In consonance with its o78ecti6es, the 7"ildin#s o3 the Centre are located in an ideal en6ironent. Sit"ated in New Delhi, the Centre is ad8acent to the Lodi #ardens o6erloo5in# a a#ni4cent landsca%e o3 #ardens and historic on"ents 3ro the siteenth cent"r$. The India International Centre was the 4rst aon# se6en instit"tional %ro8ects in this area s"ch as the +ord +o"ndation and orld ide +"nd 3or Nat"re, each desi#ned 7$ Jose%h Allen Stein and laid o"t li5e an in3oral ca%"s o3 architect"ral s%aces. The Centre retains its own distincti6e character o3 a #reen oasis aidst the newer 7"ildin#s in Lodi Estate. In the h"rried %ace o3
li3e it i%arts a sense o3 leis"re, with the 7"ildin#s o%enin# into o"ter and inner co"rt$ards, lawns and owerin# trees and %ools o3 still water. Three se%arate win#s o3 the IIC co%le are desi#ned to reect the di?erent 3"nctional as%ects o3 the Centre. A #rand central %ortico #reets the 6isitor at the entrance dri6ewa$, etendin# across a north/so"th ais. Each co"rt$ard and each win# ser6es a di?erent %"r%ose. !esidential roos in the north win#, the dinin# areas in the west and the third co%le o3 the li7rar$, a"ditori" and adinistrati6e o0ces in the so"th win#, are connected to each other 7$ wal5wa$s with o6erhan#in# ea6es.!es%ectin# the #arden traditions o3 north India and the re4neent o4ndi#eno"s techni2"es, Stein inte#rated these eleents with the odern "seo3 e%osed concrete and assi6e %iers and e%osed roo3 %atterns. The "se oocal aterials s"ch as r"##ed 2"artite stone and 7l"e otah oorin# isso3tened 7$ screened 8alis in ceraic 7l"e tiles which resonate with theintricate %atterns 3o"nd in Islaic architect"re.A"sterit$ and si%licit$ co7ine with intricate detailin#, to 7rin# a sense o3re%ose at the Centre. Des%ite its instit"tional role the architect concei6ed theIIC co%le as an in3oral a%%roach. The 7"ildin#s res%ond with sensiti6it$to their s%eci4c location in Delhi.The c"r6in# 3aade o3 the residential win# corres%onds to the c"r6in# %athsand wal5wa$s in the ad8acent Lodi #ardens. The lar#e windows o3 the dinin#hall and con3erence roo on the second oor o6erloo5 the wide 6istas o3to7s and #ardens. >6erall, there is a s"7lie 3"sion o3 the IIC co%le with. Lodi 9ardens. The Annee 7"ildin# o3 the India International Centre was ina"#"rated on *) Dece7er 1))( 7$ Dr aran Sin#h, the then ;resident o3 the Centre. The Annee 7"ildin#, li5e the ain 7"ildin#, 7lends haronio"sl$ with the en6ironent o3 the Lodi #ardens.
A;;!>AC@ IIC is a%%roached 7$ =a ="eller =ar#. It is in close %roiit$ to SteinNIN9 The 4rst or the entrance co"rt %ro6ides access on the north side to the #"est
roos, and on the so"th side to the a"ditori" and %ro#ra 7loc5 o3 li7rar$ and o0ces. A3ter a %rocessional entr$ dri6e %ast a 3o"ntain co%osed o3 a line o3 water 8ets, one is et 7$ the center
+>!= AND =ASSIN9 IIC has a 6er$ 6isi7le assin# with di?erent 5inds o3 #eoetries which ha6e 7een %"t to#ether. The #"est roo win# has 7ee: #i6en a c"r6ed 3ro which a%%roaches and then recedes awa$ 3ro the Lodi 9ardens site 7o"ndar$. A3ter a %rocessional entr$ one is et 7$ welcoin# %ortico o3 etended %re/ cast 6a"lts.
;A!IN9 There is %ro6ision to 7rin# the 6ehicle inside till the car %orch 7"t there is no %arin# %ro6ided in the site. As a res"lt %ar5in# alon# the ain road ca"ses con#estion.
CASE STUDY *
INDIA @ABITAT CENTE!, DEL@I Location : Lodhi road , New Delhi Architect : Jose%h allen stein ;eriod o3 constr"ction : 1))' Cost o3 constr"ction : 1 crores St$le o3 architect"re : Conte%orar$ >wner& client : Indian @a7itat Center
Cliate : Co%osite Cost o3 Const : Crores Site Area : A%%ro. G.H hectares +A! : 1.' o"t o3 *. %eried B"ilt U% Area : )G, s2. with 7aseent G, s2.. s"%erstr"ct"re
AN >E!IE Delhi, the co"ntr$Ms %olitical as well as c"lt"ral ca%ital is the international center 3or an$ a8or con3erences and ehi7itions . E6er its ince%tion, the Indian ha7itat center has eer#ed as the center o3 international standards to hold con3erences, eetin#s, ehi7itions and li5ewise acti6ities . ith its holistic a%%roach towards ha7itat , the %rinci%le resol6e o3 the center is to ac2"ire 7alanced haronio"s and i%ro6er wa$ o3 li3e at e6er$ le6el. Besides ho"sin# o0ces o3 G( instit"tes coitied to ha7itat and en6ironental research , the co%le also ho"ses "nri6aled hos%italit$ 3acilities, 5nown as
ha7itat world. @a7itat world is the co"ntr$Ms ost co%rehensi6e con6ention center alon# with a cl"7 , H roos , a health s%a , se6eral resta"rants and "lti%le c"lt"ral 6en"es.
Cliate S"er: =a: 'H =in : GG inter: =a: 1G =in : H !ain3all: (1 c ann"all$ @"id s"7tro%ical cliate
Accessi7ilit$ International air%ort is at 1- 5s Doestic air%ort is at 1 5s New Delhi railwa$ station at - 5s >ld Delhi railwa$ station at 1* 5 Three 7o"ndar$ 3aces a ="ller road , ardhan road and Lodhi.
K>NIN9
TY;ICAL +L>>! ;LAN
9!>UND +L>>! ;LAN
A"ditori" The a"ditori" has a tra%eoidal entrance 3o$er with hei#ht o3 1'M and ar7le oorin# . A"di ha6e a seatin# ca%acit$ o3 'G %%l * a"di O 1- 7alcon$ and also acts as a "lti%"r%ose hall with an e%hasis on the seinars.
;lannin# , Circ"lation and +"nctions The ca%"s is concei6ed as an interconnected networ5 o%en s%aces and the screened co"rt$ard 3ored 7$ t"rnin# the 7loc5 so that there is contin"o"s o6eent o3 air within the 7"ildin#. @ei#ht o3 the 7"ildin# is restricted to '/H stories/ considerin# %h$sical scale o3 the 7"ildin#. The I@C co%rises o3 se6eral s%aces with 6aried 3"nctions, each area with its s%eci4c 3"nction is in haron$ with the other areas, the 7"ildin# is di6ided into two 7loc5s P north 7loc5 and so"th 7loc5. The centre has three entrances a7"tin# its 7o"ndariesQ the con6ention centre 7loc5 has its own dedicated entrance. North 7loc5 is recessed 7ehind to two re#"lar 7loc5s to a6oid direct ra$s o3 North est s"n. To red"ce heat load, ini" e%os"re has 7een %ro6ided on east and west side and hence, western side has 6er$ 3ew windows.
=aterials o3 Constr"ction F T$%es o3 Str"ct"ral S$ste The I@C e%lo$s a co6erin# %rocess, where ro"#h str"ct"ral wor5 is co6ered with 4ner 4nishin# aterial. E%osed 7ric5 wor5 has 7een "sed not onl$ to red"ce aintenance cost 7"t also as a s$7ol o3 ha7itat. Ceraic tiles "sed on concrete %lanters reli6e the onoton$ o3 lar#e s"r3ace. !ein3orce concrete 3raes and oors 3or the ain 7loc5s. Brid#e oors are co%osite steel #irders connected 7$ connected 7$ concrete sla7s. A"ditori" roo3 is ade o3 tr"ssed steel str"ct"re co6ered with wood wool sheet and concrete screen roo4n#.
;A!IN9 There is %ro6ision o3 7aseent %ar5in# onl$ in two le6els each 1-, s2. in area, allowin# 3or %ar5in# o3 )GG cars.
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