DILLI HAAT, PITAMPURA, DELHI

LOCATION : Pitampura, near TV tower, Delhi.

DATE OF COMPLETION : March 2007.
CLIENT : Delhi tourism, DTDC.
ARCHITECT : Pradeep Sachdeva.

LOCATION :
It is situated on the WAZIR PUR road and right next to the gaigantic TV
tower.
About 200m from the metro station and wazir pur mall.
Placed right opposite the main commercial area of pitampura.
It is situated diagonally opposite to the wazir pur depot.
SITE CONDITIONS
It was not allowed to construct high structure due to the
Metro bridge.
The area below the Metro bridge was initially empty but
later the site for the HAAT was extended below the Metro
utilizing the area as Green area and sitting.
Two columns of Metro are included in the site.
The site was previously used as a casting yard for metro.

INTRODUCTION
DILLI HAAT is a project of Delhi Tourism and New Delhi
Muncipal Corporation.
It provides an ambience of traditional village markets for
more contemporary needs.
It has been visualized as a showpiece of traditional Indian
Culture.
The shops change hands on every festival arrangement and
provide opportunity to the visitors with a different set of
shops periodically and so motivate them to keep revisiting
again and again.

SITE ANALYSIS
Use of different shapes or blocks to show diversity.
An central axis of symmetry is created starting from
the TV tower to the entrance- along which mirror
images of the blocks are placed. The TV tower is just
94m smaller than the eiffel tower. A direct central
vista is created in the haat due to its placement right
in the center.

Pitampura TV tower on the

rear side of the haat.
A recreational green space, at
the left side of the haat.

Administrative block

Landscape, sit
out area, play
area.

International
dinning hall
Craft shops

Bank and utility

Services and
office

restaurant
Food plaza

Toilets &
dormitories

Rest rooms

Multipurpose
halls(2)

Sewer
treatment
plant

Pedestrain
movement
Pedestrain area
Vehicular
movement
Vehicular area
Service entry
Service area

CONFERENCE HALL
The conference hall is provided
with a small kitchenette, buffer
area, store.
A waiting room for visitors is also
provided.
Toilets facilities are also
provided in this area.

Store 16sqm
Waiting 16sqm
Toilets 25sqm

conference hall
with dark glazing

Shaft door for toilet

Toilet block
Public pay toilets are built
around the haat to keep
them clean and odour free.
Bamboo partitions is
placed to give an informal
look and to block direct
view.

Genitors room

Water
cooler

Rest
room

Gents
toilet

Handicaps toilet

urinals

w.c

CIRCULATION
The circulation is entirely pedestrain.
By the use of ramps and steps, lots of levels
have been created to define buildings more
distinctly and also keep provision for basement
parking.
Circulations in front of the shops is through a
verandah covered arcade.
The spaces also get varied character because
the plaza changes character from a large
entrance plaza to a informal area.
large pockets have been marked for the staff
parking area.
A proper service lane have been provided
around the periphery of the site for service.
Parking for visitors (both 2-wheeler & 4wheeler) has been provided in the basement.

shops
Administration
food joints
services
pavillion
basement

Dressing room
2x4 each

shaft

Open air theatre

It is a small performance art theatre.
The stage has a circular form and there is
adequate bach stage .
There is a central 10-0 wide walkway
towards stage from the center and on
sides

Frescos
painted on
rear wall.

Planting on Steps,
ramps provided

Dormitories
Dormitories providing accomodation for the artisans and craftsmens
to stay during the exhibition days.
Each dormitory of approx 33sqm is given with space for 4 days.
A combined toilet for 2 dormitories and common toilet for all
dormitories on each floor.
The structure of two stories is made for dormitories.
It has a common gallery facing the park on the rear side.

Gallery
facing rear
side

View of park
from
dormitories

Spice market
It is run by Delhi tourism and is use to display the attractive ethnic products of various states.

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Entrance plaza
The entrance plaza is intended as a buffer
between busy road and haat lending it a
sense of place as well as avoiding the spill
over of activities onto the road one walks past
the beautiful landscape area.

Green area and sit out

at plaza creating a
buffer zone.

Art gallery
A separate hall for art gallery is given for art exhibition.
A separate entry has been given from outer side of the complex.
A sculpture court in front and exhibition court in intermidiate is given.
The whole corner is marked for art purpose.

Craft shops
These are placed at the front so
that visitors browses them before
entering the food stalls.
The craft shops, essentially a
verandah like arcade, have
different kind of built in shelves, to
provide a variety of selling styles :
off counter, on the floor, stepped
display and so special stores have
been provided temporary shops.

interior

Tensile shed

Arched
opening to the
shops with
brick jaali
paterns

(3x3.7m)

shops
(3.6x2.7)

Bank and utilities

Bank and ATM provided for
monetory purpose and
convienence for the visitors.
Also accessible from outer side.

Ticket
rows

Ticket
counter
room

Office block

Information center
Coffee shop
Bank and ATM

Administration
It includes ticket counter, offices
and meeting room and is placed
to the right of the entrance.
The structures are in brickwith
slate roofs on verandah.
The ticket counter is added in
front of the admin block and at
the entrance of the dilli haat.
A store room is provided for
storing admin records.

Food plaza
Food plaza is provided at the back, due to the requirement of
hygiene and dust proofing is furnished in kota stone flooring and
RCC roof. There are 40 food stalls in whole plaza, with each one
specializing in the foods of a particular state, thereby providing
food from all states.
All the food stalls are simple brick structures with flat RCC roofs and
parapet walls are given a treatment of brick jaali.
The front faade of different blocks are given treatments in form of
traditional arts of their state.
Small planters have been created with seats arranged around them
and the restaurants are covered under sheds.
Garbage dumps
and other
counter

Food stalls surrounded by

open air eating areas. The
tables are of brick and concrete
with stone slab tops .
Open court
Common wash
area

bank

International dinning hall /

restaurant
It is a central multi cuisine
restaurant, placed to the right side
of the food court.

Electric sub station

Pump room
DG panel
LT room
All the services are provided on the
periphery of the site with a service lane
around them.
Service lane also gives them an
appropriate set back from the TV tower
radiations.

Basement parking
More than 350 cars parking for
visitors and staff and more than
130 two wheelers for exhibitors,
staff and visitors.

Service entry

Indoor sitting
Outdoor sitting
Wash room

Landscaping and vegetation

A plaza paved with stone and brick work
skillfully interspersed with grass, flowering
shrubs and towering fucalyptus trees plus a
play area for children.
Plants available in dilli haat are :
Gulmohar
Sculpture
Paved
Bamboo plant
court in front area
Neem
of art gallery
Plumeria
The landscape of the area incorporates
colourful flowering shrubs and trees.
Doobs grass is used in the lawns . Shrubs
are used at the boundary for beautification
and also to cover the rear side of the shops.
Flooring patterns change at every level.
Bricks have been placed either radial or in
crisscross pattern at various levels to merge
Utilization of
with the vegetation created at the site.
corner negative
spaces

Green
area

Small tree
planters

Landscape court with

curvilinear floor
patterns

Light poles
Paved area
Green area
Small tree
planters

Plan showing paving patterns in corridors and movement channels

Hardscape
To create interest and to give relief from the scorching sun, some
trees were planted as a part of design but it could not be heavy
foilage so small green spaces have been created. Open sittings is
also well designed around these green spaces.

Sit out

The tower
shaped lighting
fixtures adds to
the ambience of
landscaping as
well as
surroundings.

Play area

Grassing on oats steps

Platform around
planters

Sheds with
planters

Paved area

Area below the metro line and outside the

complex main entrance is used as green area
with sitouts

Sitting has been created at

the edge of this long
stretch where people
usually sit after getting
tired

Sheds without planters on entrance court

Services
There is a large backup
generating capacity for electric
failures.
Gas pipes, flame-poof cylinder
locking spaces, kitchen exhausts,
hydro-pnuematic systems,
generous sinks and pot wash
areas all thought out built in.
The public toilets are placed at he
peripheral corners.
Drainage has been worked out on
the basis of area drains. These
area drains are connected to
storm water drains which ends
into the municipal sewer lines that
run along the linear length of the
site.

Garbage dump
(2.4mx2.1m)
Common
wash area
(5mx3m)
Fire cabin
located on
every intervals

Provision for handicapped

Ramps provided for every
raise or drop in level.
Ramps with grab bars at
levels slope

Cabel channels
running on ceiling
level in basements
with sprinklers at
regular intervals.

Gas
banks

Dustbins
provided on
every interval

Service entry

Service
area
behind
food
courts

D.V.B.R.M.T.
HT room (4mx4.5m)
Transformer room
(8.5mx4.5m)
Automated barrier

Proper
lighting on
walls and
plants also
hidden by
plants

Guard
rooms

LT room
(12.4mx4.5m)
3 DG sets
(5.5mx2m)
Service rooms on
rear sides

Drain pipe from

terrace garden
roof opening in
back yard
Treatment of
water from
terrace
garden

Sewage treatment plant

Material, technology and cost effective construction

Mosaic patterns
on external walls
of shops.
Detail of building block
without gallery

Brick paved
paths with proper
drainage

Brick pattern in
parapet wall

Construction techniques

Section through shop

showing vaulted roof and
she
Details of building block with
gallery and sheds

Brick jaali in wall

for ventilation

Roof member and gutter detail

Roof structure of
temporary shed