CITY CENTRE SALT LAKE,

KOLKATA

S K Aishwarya rani
115011001454
CITY CENTRE , SALT LAKE
Site location: Dc block, salt lake, kolkata.
Site area :6.5 acres.
Climate : Warm and humid.
Architect: Charles Correa
Floor area: 50400 sq mt.

CLEAN AND CLEAR FAÇADE WITH NO

SITE PLANNING AND ORGANISATION
 Clustered organization
 Cellular space having similar functions
and share a common visual trait such as
shape or orientation.
 Clubbing of various activity by means of
Plazas and corridors.
ORNAMENTATION
SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
 Connection betwwen court to aside
activities
 Informal nodes in between in
corridors creating interest
 Corridors to covered with pergolas
to diffuse sunlight inside
A – RETAIL SPACE
B- OFFICE
C-OFFICE
D- HEALTH
E- RESTAURANT
F-RETAIL
A – RETAIL SPACE
B- OFFICE
C-OFFICE
D- HEALTH
E- RESTAURANT
F-RETAIL
A – RETAIL SPACE
B- OFFICE
C-OFFICE
D- HEALTH
E- RESTAURANT
F-RETAIL
LINKAGE BETWEEN CITY AND THE SPACE OPEN SPACES
 No boundary wall for the city centre does not  Open Spaces are merged with the
separate the space from the city whole composition
 Pavements are paved with the same material as  Activities surrounding focused
the street with the open space in between
 Trees are placed to define the pedestrians kund at the entrance

KUND SPACE
• Accessible from major intensity
public spaces
• Breaks continuous traffic
movement
• Breaks monotony of continuous
heighted building
PARKING FACILITIES
• Parking space for 800 cars
• Parking spaces are distributed throughout
the city center
• Parametric vehicular pattern for parking and
movement through
SERVICES
• 4 numbers of underground water storage
tanks of capcity 2.5 litres capacity (2 nos)
and 4.5 liters ( 2 nos)
• Cctv camera system throungout the building
• Air conditioning and o.w.s tanks are located
in the terrace

INFERENCE
• No boundary as it welcomes more people
• Concept of conventional street market
• Kund spaces to regulate traffic and acts as
leisure space
• Linkage of corridor, courts and plazas with the
built spaces
• Spaces like banquet hall, multiplex, and hotels
are placed at the periphery of the site.