DILLI HAAT RENOVATION & REUSE PROJECT

PRESENTED BY :

MEGHA TYAGI

POOJA PUNDEER

KESHAV KR. SINGH

PITAMPURA

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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 CRAFTS, FOOD AND CULTURAL

ACTIVITIES.

THIS IS AN EGALITARIAN SPACE WHERE PEOPLE FROM ALL SECTIONS OF THE SOCIETY

COME TO BUY CRAFTS, TO EAT, TO RELAX AND TO ENGAGE IN DIVERSE SOCIAL INTERACTION

IT WAS FIRST ESTABLISHED & OPENED IN 1994 , THERE ARE TWO DILLI HAAT IN DELHI; ONE

IS SITUATED OPPOSITE INA MARKET AND THE OTHER ONE IS LOCATED AT PITAMPURA IN

NORTH DELHI.

DILLI HAAT IS KNOWN FOR HANDICRAFT ITEMS. IT IS A GENEROUS WAY OF ENCOURAGING

LOCAL ARTISTS AND PRESERVING THEIR ART BY GIVING THEM A PLATFORM. SO IT IS MORE

THAN JUST A MARKET BUT AN ART HUB TOO.

THE FIRST DILLI HAAT 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

DILLI HAAT LOCATED AT PITAMPURA IN THE NORTH-WEST DELHI, NEARBY TV TOWER, IS

THE SECOND PROJECT OF ITS KIND .

DILLI HAAT PITAMPURA

LOCATION : DILLI HAAT AT PITAMPURA, DELHI, INDIA

SITE AREA : 2.9 Hectares (7 Acres)

BUILT-UP AREA : 29,000 sq.m

COMPLETED : April 2008

THE DESIGN OF THE PROJECT WAS SHAPED BY TWO GOALS.

THE FIRST WAS TO CREATE AS SPACE THAT IS HUMANE AND RESPECTS THE NEEDS OF ALL

USERS – BOTH VISITORS AND THE CRAFTS PEOPLE WORKING IN THE HAAT.

THE SECOND WAS TO ESTABLISH A BENCHMARK IN THE DESIGN OF SIMILAR PUBLIC SPACES

IN THE CITY.

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.

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.

ARCHITECTURE

THE PROJECT IS A BARRIER-FREE

ENVIRONMENT AND IS BUILT ON

PRINCIPLES OF UNIVERSAL DESIGN.

THE SELECTION OF MATERIAL,

CONSTRUCTION AND LAYOUT WAS

MADE TO MAXIMIZE THERMAL

EFFICIENCY AND MINIMIZE ENERGY

CONSUMPTION.

THE BUILDINGS, CONSTRUCTED IN

EXPOSED BRICK AND STONE, WITH

SHADY VERANDAHS HAVE BEEN

INSPIRED BY THE VERNACULAR

ARCHITECTURE OF THE REGION

THE UPPER LVL PLAZA BUILDINGS

HAVE VAULTED GREEN ROOFS – A

DESIGN FEATURE USED FOR THE FIRST

TIME IN A PUBLIC SPACE IN THE CITY.

AND ARE IRRIGATED WITH RECYCLED

WATER PRODUCED BY AN ONSITE

SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT.

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LANDSCAPING

PLANTING

STREETS FURNITURE – SITE

FURNISHINGS

OVERALL CONSIDERATION

AND ASPECTS / FACTS

AS WE ENTER INTO THE SITE A FEELING RECREATIONAL

PRESPECTIVE IS TAKE PLACE IN MIND BY SEEING ITS ASTHETICAL

DESIGN. WE PREFOUND OUR SELF IN CONNECTED WITH THE PLACE

SO EASILY AND AMAZING BEAUTIFULLY CHARACTERISED BY PLACING

PLANTS,GREEN BEDS , SHURBS, TREES, GRASSES ETC. IN A

WONDERFUL PATTERNS.

THERE ARE TWO FOOD COURTS IN DILLI HAAT, ONE IS ON LEFT SIDE OF AMPHITHEATER

AND ONE IS AT RIGHT SIDE OF IT.

THE FOOD COURTS ARE MADE BEAUTIFULLY CONNECTIVELY WITH ENVIORNMENT, WITH

STONE, BRICKS .

THEY ARE DESIGNED IN A MANNER OF OPEN RESTRUANT .

ITS BEAUTI IS ENHANCED BY SHURBS, PLANTS AND TREES WHICH PURPOSELY PROVIDED

FOR SHADE AND MAINTAINIG THE ASTHETIC FEATURE.

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AMPHITHEATRE

IT IS IN CENTER OF DILLI HAAT IN

SEMI –CIRCULAR SHAPE.

IT IS PROVIDED FOR THE CULTURAL

AND SOCIAL PERFORMANCES FOR

PUBLIC.

IT HAS WIDE STEPS WHICH IS

FINISHED WITH SMOOTH GRASS

AND RED STONE.

ACTIVITY LOUNGE

IT IS BEHIND THE AMPHITHEATER .

PROVIDED FOR SOCIAL ACTIVITY

PERFORMANCES.

IT COVERED BY STEEL TRUSSED FINISHED

BY TILE COVERING .

PLANTS TREES SHRUBS

FICUS

SUGHANDHI

WILD DATE

DARDPAT

CAESALPINIA

DECAPETALA

ACACIA

CORK TREE

ROYAL PALM

EASTER TREE

CURRY

CAMPHIRE

HIBISCUS

GARDENIA

CHELORODENDM

AZALEA

HIBISCUS A SHURB. MAX. HEIGHT UPTO 5FT, IT

ALSO HAVE BEAUTIFUL PINK FLOWER.

IT’S LEAF ARE NOT SO BIG BUT MEDIUM IN SIZE, WITH

RED STEM.

THEY CAN BE MOULD IN ANY DESIGN

AS PER REQUIRED SHAPE.

IT IS PLACED WITH RAMP ALIGNED

TO AMPHITHEATER.

CAMPHIRE SHRUB LIGHT GREEN IN COLOUR. LEAFS ARE SO SMALL, FROM FAR THEY SEEMS TO BE LIKE

GREEN BED. BY GIVING THEM NICE CUT AND DESIGN THEY BEAUTIFIED THE PLACE WITH THERE PRESENCE.

BUT THEY NEED LOTS OF MAINTANNCE & CARE. MIN. HIEGHT IS OF ABOUT 2 TO 3 FT.

IT IS PLANTED AT ENTRANCE OF SITE IN FOUR SIDE CURVED SHAPE & ALSO BEAUTIFYING SITTING AREA.

SEATING AREA IS PLANTED BY DIFFERENT PLANTS AND TREES, FOR SHADING AND ASTHETIC

PURPOSES IN FRONT OF RESTAURANT.

(a) ‘’FICUS’’.

(b) “ EASTER TREE”

(c) “SUGHANDHI”,

(d) “ DRDDPATH “

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THE IRRGATION OF ALL PLANTS, SHURBS

AND TREES ARE DONE BY RECYCLED WATER

SUPPLIED FROM SEWAGE PLANT.

IT’S SUPPLIED BY PVC PIPE WHICH ARE HIDE

IN SHURBS, THESE PIPING IS FITTED IN A

MANNER THAT IT IS NOT EASILY VISIBLE.

THE PRESSURE OR AMOUNT OF WATER IS

CONTROL THROUGH THE PLANT.

THIS IS WILD DATE.

IT IS PLANTED BETWEEN CRAFT SHOPS.

SITE FURNISHING SEATING FURNITURE IN DILLI HAAT BREAKS THE MONOTONY OF WALKWAYS AND GIVES A GOOD POSE OF SITTING

A HUGE AREA FOR THE SITTING AFTER

ENTRANCE THOUGH TICKETS SHOWING

AN AWWESOME SITTING FOR THE

VISITORS TO SIT.

SITTING AREA IS CREATING A VISTA

ALONG WITH THE PLANTS AND SHRUBS.

THESE SITTINGS ARE GIVING A

FORCEFULLY DIRECTION TO THE

VISITORS.

A MARVELLOUS SITTING ALONG WITH

THE SHRUBS, PLANTS AND THE STAIRS.

LOW HEIGHT SITTING IS MADE UP OF

BRICKS. AND RED SAND STONE IS LAYED

ON THE BRICKS.

LOW HEIGHT SITTING IS RISING 50 CM

FOR SITTING.

THESE FUR’S. ARE USED AS SITTING AS

WELL AS MULTIPURPOSE WORKS. SUCH

AS: LUNCH, DINNER, FOR STUDYING

ETC.

BOTH HAS A SIMILAR HEIGHT IN SITTING.

THESE TYPES OF SITTINGS ARE SPECIALLY GIVEN IN THE

RESTAURANT SIDE. THAT IS BOTH SIDE OF AMPHITHEATRE. SAME

HEIGHT BUT BLACK MARBLE USED INSTEAD OF RED SAND STONE.

THE THICKNESS OF THE BLACK MARBLE STONE IS 5 CM.

SQUARE SITTING FURNITURE. WIDTH 30 CM AND 50 CM AT THE

HEIGHT. NOSING 5 CM. THE DIM. OF 1 SIDE OF FURNITURE IS 3.5M

SHRUBS ARE PLANTED INSIDE THE SITTING.

TREE IS PLACED FOR THE SHADOW FOR THE SITTERS WHILE

SUNSHINE.

THESE TYPES OF SITTINGS IS USED TO SEE THE GLANCE OF A VIEW

ROUND SITTING FURNITURE. THE DIA. OF OUTER SLAB IS 3.15 M. IT

BREAKS THE MONOTONY OF WALK WAY AND SINGLE LINE SITTING