 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
INA
MARKET  SITE AREA: 6 ACRES, APPROX. 100M x 300M
 BUILT UP AREA: 3190 SQM
 GROUND COVERAGE: 12%
RESIDENTIAL
RESIDENTIAL UNITS • INTRODUCTION:
UNITS
• 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.

SAFDARJUNG ALL INDIA • THE 6 ACRES OF LAND ON WHICH THIS SPRAWLING COMPLEX IS SITUATED WAS SALVAGED AS PART OF A
HOSPITAL INSTITUTE RECLAMATION PROJECT AND TRANSFORMED INTO A MAGNIFICENT DREAM PLAZA.
OF MEDICAL
SCIENCE • 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

ENTRY

PARKING
FOOD STALLS
SHOPS
SHOPS
SHOPS
OPEN AIR THEATER

SHOPS SHOPS SHOPS

ADMIN

PLAY FOOD STALLS

AREA
PARKING

ENTRY
PLAN

PRESENTED BY,

DILL HAAT (INA) VAISHNAVI RAJ

4TH YR. ‘A’
  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,

DILL HAAT (INA) VAISHNAVI RAJ

4TH YR. ‘A’
  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

PLAN BRICK JAALI PATTERN ON WALLS

18-24 SQM BUILT SHELVES FOR DISPLAY
ARCHED OPENING TO THE SHOPS

PERMANENT STRUCTURE WITH SHADED CORRIDORS

TEMPORARY STRUCTURES

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DILL HAAT (INA) VAISHNAVI RAJ

4TH YR. ‘A’
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 STALLS OF DIFFERRENT STATES
• 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
FOOD PLAZA TYPE 1
R.C.C. ROOFS AND PARAPET WALLS ARE GIVEN A TREATMENT OF
BRICK JAALI STOR
• THE FRONT FACADE OF DIFFERENT BLOCKS ARE GIVEN DIFFERENT E
TREATMENTS IN FORM OF TRADITIONAL ARTS OF THEIR STATE. THE
KITCHEN
COUNTER IS GIVEN A TREATMENT OF MOSAIC THAT DEPICTS THE PANTRY
FUEL
CULTURE OF THE STATE .

FOOD STALLS WITH SPILL OVER FOOD PLAZA TYPE 2

OPEN AIR THEATER

• A SMALL PERFORMING ARTS THEATRE ENDS THE VISTA. GREEN ROOM
• 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 STAGE
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 FRONT ELEVATION
AREA CREATE A COMPLETE VILLAGE PERFORMANCE AREA

PRESENTED BY,

DILL HAAT (INA) VAISHNAVI RAJ

4TH YR. ‘A’
 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
DILLI HAAT 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.
METRO
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.

DORMITORY
CONFE PITAMPURA TV TOWER
TOILETS FOOD STALLS
ART
GALLERY RENCE

S S
OPEN AIR
H H
THEATER
SHOPS O O

TICKET
COUNTER P P

S S
RESTA
ART
GALLERY FOOD STALLS URANT

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DILL HAAT (PITAMPURA) VAISHNAVI RAJ

4TH YR. ‘A’
 CONCEPT: THE DELHI METRO ON THE FRONT
THE DESIGN OF THE PROJECT SIDE PASSING ABOVE THE HAAT. IT
WAS SHAPED BY TWO GOALS. WAS NOT ALLOWED TO CONSTRUCT
• THE FIRST WAS TO CREATE AS ANY HIGH STRUCTURE DUE TO THE
SPACE TRTHET IS HUMANE METRO BRIDGE. THE AREA BELOW
AND RESPECTS THE NEEDS OF THE METRO BRIDGE WAS INITIALLY
ALL USERS- BOTH VISITORS THE AREA AS GREEN AREA AND
AND THE CRAFTPEOPLE SITTING. TWO COLUMN OF METRO
WORKING IN THE HAAT. ARE INCLUDED IN THE SITE.
• THE SECOND WAS TO THE EXISTING SITE UNDER THE
ESTABLISH A BENCHMARK METRO BRIDGE WAS ALSO INCLUDED
IN THE DESIGN OF SIMILAR TO UTILIZE THE AREA AND MAINTAIN
PUBLIC SPACE IN THE CITY. GREEN. APPROVAL FROM METRO WAS
TAKEN FOR THIS.

SITE CONDITION:
THE OVER ALL AREA AVAILABLE THE PROJECT HAS NEARLY 100 CRAFTS STALLS, FOOD
WAS APPROXIMATELY 2.9 COURTS, A SPICE MARKET, AN ART GALLERY, AN
HECTARES. THE SITE ITSELF AMPHITHEATRE, A RESTAURANT AND CONFERENCE
POSED THE GIGANTIC TV TOWER FACILITY. THE BUILDINGS ARE SINGLE-STORIED AND BUILT
JUST BEHIND IT, ATTACHED TO AROUND LANDSCAPED COURTS AND PLAZAS. THE FRONT
THE REAR PORTION OF THE SITE. PART OF THE HAAT HAS BEEN ELEVATED TO PROVIDE A
IT WAS NOT ALLOWED TO PARKING SPACE FOR AROUND 350 VEHICLES. A ROAD
CONSTRUCT ANY HIGH ALONG THE PERIMETER OF THE SITE PROVIDES ACCESS TO
STRUCTURE DUE TO RAYS OF TV SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT INCLUDES A
TOWER. 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.

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DILL HAAT (PITAMPURA) VAISHNAVI RAJ

4TH YR. ‘A’
 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

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DILL HAAT (PITAMPURA) VAISHNAVI RAJ

4TH YR. ‘A’
 PRESENTED BY,

DILL HAAT (PITAMPURA) VAISHNAVI RAJ

4TH YR. ‘A’
 DILLI HAAT AT INA DILLI HAAT AT PITAMPURA
SITE AREA: 6 ACRES, APPROX. 100M x SITE AREA: 2.9 HECTARES (7 ACRES)
300M BUILT-UP AREA: 29,000 SQ.M
ARCHITECT: PRADEEP SACHDEVA, ARCHITECT: PRADEEP SACHDEVA,
DESIGN ASSOCIATES, NEW DELHI DESIGN ASSOCIATES, NEW DELHI
BUILT UP AREA: 3190 SQM COMPLETED: APRIL 2008
GROUND COVERAGE: 12%
DATE OF COMPLETION: DECEMBER
I993

CIRCULATION IS LINEAR AND FLOW IS EASY. EVERY ACTIVITY IS CIRCULATION IN THE 1ST HALF OF THE SITE IS GOOD. BUT AS AN
WELL CONNECTED AND VISUALLY AND PHYSICALLY SHOPPING MARKET A LINEAR LANE AND SHOPS ON BOTH SIDES
APPROACHABLE. LIKE DILLI HHAT INA WOULD HAVE BEEN A BETTER OPTION.
THE O.A.T IS PLACED AT THE REAR END OF THE SITE WHICH IS THE 2ND HALF OF THE CONSISTING THE O.A.T AND THE FOOD
NOT VISUALLY CONNECTED BUT PHYSICALLY APPROACHABLE STALLS IS NIETHRE VISUALLY NOR PHYSICALLY PROPERLY
BY THE PATHWAY. CONNECTED.

PRESENTED BY,

DILL HAAT (INA, PITAMPURA) VAISHNAVI RAJ

4TH YR. ‘A’
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.