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Millenium Indraprastha Park ,one of the longest parks in Delhi,was created over an area of 34 hectares with an aim to give response to the needs of urban porpulence and providing greenry to the delhites along the natural surroundings.

Constructed in the year 2004,DDA has tried in transforming a sanitary landfill site into living,breathing and verdant landscapes.

Stretching 2.7 km along the ring road,(from ashram to i.t.o),the park is punctuated by the railway line in the rear and lies between the ISBT , SARAI KALE KHAN and BHAIRON road.The park is situated just after the junction of national highway 24and the ring road.Nearby places: India gate,jantar mantar and lodi garden.Nearby airport: IGI.Nearby railway station:New delhi railway station.

Report on LANDSCAPE Name –Ar. Antima kudaSubject LANDSCAPE DESIGN M. ARCH PART TIME YCMOU

AAYOJAN SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE Semester-First

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INDRAPRASTH PARK,DELHI

The project was divided between the MCD(22 acres) and DDA(60 acers).

MCD is responsible for the greenry development ,while as DDA is for civil beautification.

According to the director of horticulture,Y.P. SINGH ,DDA ,they had to fill 2-5 ft. of soil on the site to enable plantation.

From the point of view of maintaining these plants and trees,they chose hardy varieties which require less water.



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Variety of trees Contrast in plantation

It was difficult for the plantation due to the methane gas trapped in the soil.

The remedy was to insert a plastic hose pipe along with the saplings to escape gas.



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INDRAPRASTH PARK,DELH

Millennium Indraprastha Park is a perfect place to relax with family and friends.The lush green sprawling park, one of the longest parks in Delhi.Colorful flowers, rows of trees,along the walkways and pathways. The Millenium Park features a beautifully manicured garden planted with beds of colourful flowers.

Harmony created with different shades of shrubs,trees and plants



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The Millennium Indraprastha Park features a large amount of grass on its lawn. This grass is well maintained by the Delhi Development Authority.

This grass works very well alongside the large amount of trees and other pieces of greenery in the park.

There are more than two thousand trees around the area. In fact, the DDA plans on adding more than five thousand different trees around the park in the future. These will come through saplings.

Right from the entrance you can see different variety of plantation in terms of color,texture,shade and scale.



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LAWRENCE HARPIN an eminent landscape architect says “if one can step for a moment into an outdoor space, no matter how small or big and get a glimpse of sky and the smell of the earth,trees and flowers then the overwhelming scale and density of urban life can be largely overcome.With this concept of ecological approach to landscape architecture,the park is bifercated in five gardens or green landmarks.

Smriti VanFragrant GardenFoliage GardenBougainville GardenTopiary Garden



LAYOUT PLAN


The features that covers hard landscape ie the civil work like pergolas,arbors,pavillions stone benches,also the surrounding of water cascade made in wrought iron grills,sculptures.

The striking five green landmarks add to the soft landscape.



BREIFING OF FEATURES OF LANDSCAPE


SMRITI VAN The Smriti Van is the first Zone of the Park and was developed much before the other areas.The Smriti Van has existing trees planted by people from all walk of life,in memory of their beloved and departed ones, making it an unforgettable experience with sweet memories and captivating green environs. In the process, unshering in a cool, comfortable relief to visitors.

This part of the park is the perfect example of emalgham of the man made environment and the natural surroundings.

Feature:sculpture arena.



HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPE


FRAGRANT GARDEN



LAYOUT AND FEATURES OF GARDEN


As a foreground to the Humayun's tomb, the Fragrant Garden bridges the past with the present.

It has shrubs and trees,along with White-scented flowers. This enhances the aura of the tomb at night,making it a moonlit garden emitting fragrance everywhere.

The scents from plants are an aesthetic experence.They have very elusive,undefinable qualities which get captured in the human psyche.

FOILAGE GARDEN

The Foliage Garden lies at the junction of Ring Road and Bhairon Road.

A Railway embankment and the drain passes through the site.

Towards the junction a fountain is provided as a focal point. The water courses follow the shape of squares and rectangles,making an enchanting water cascade.

The Railway embankment has been upgraded by providing terraced planting. Different foliage will be planted in a way to add colours to environments



LAYOUT PLAN


Raised landscape created and is the highest level of the park.

The concept is to create a visual and to some extent noise barrier.

Different variety of foilage being used,a perfect example one of the elements of landscape ie color.



FEATURES OF FOILAGE

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As u enter the foilage garden on the right side you can see five garden cafeterias To the back of this refreshment area of 200sqm ,at the upper level is the play area with 13 swings and rides to make a favourable destination for children.The backdrop of this garden is highlighted by the pride of delhi and the hub of communal harmony ie SAANCHI STUPA made with white marble and standing 28m high.World peace pagoda is a live example of buddhist architecture and very soon the space around the stupa will be designed on the concept of japanese landscape.



FUSION OF ART AND NATURE


Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea spp) is a woody vine desirable for its colorful, showy appearance. These evergreen plants can be grown as a sprawling vine, compact shrub or trained to grow on one trunk, like a tree. Bougainvilleas thrive in warm, humid environments and add a splash of color to a bright, sunny location in the landscape.



LAYOUT PLAN OF GARDEN


The Bougainvilla Garden presents a riot of colours and spread an air of romance. Conceived as a terraced garden, it is splashed with a rainbow of colours sprawling over the total area.

A universe of Bougainvilla shades of practically every Varity, from climbers, standard shrub to tree species, brightens up the environs, making it vibrant and inviting.



FEATURES OF BOUGAINVILLA


There is an amphitheatre in the bougainvilla garden and as you approach from the walkway you face a visual barrier,a granulated reinforced jaali,fixed again in DQ frame.

On the stage the greenry is created by planting trimmed shrubs and the green room ie the backstage the visual barrier is maintained by having stout low heighted trees and plants.



ENTERTAINMENT SPACE WITH HARMONIOUS AMBIENCE


The sitting arrangement is in circular form and each step is 5’ to 6 ‘ ft wide with natural grass on all the treads.

The highest tread is surrounded by the large trees in order to obstruct the view of direct stage from the other areas.



LANDSCAPE AND FUNCTIONALITY


This area is visually important, highlighting the PURANA QUILA in the backdrop .Again the concept of mughal landscape,where the element UNITY is seen,also there are flat terraces arranged in descending levels.

Topiary means cultivating a land With plants and a garden where shrubs are clipped or trimmedInto a decorative shapes especially animals.



LAYOUT PLAN OF GARDEN


In the Topiary Garden,the plantation has been deliberately kept low.

The garden has been designed and manicured in such a manner, that people can appreciate the art of topiary ie both the work of ART and NATURE.



FEATURES OF TOPIARY


Every garden has one pavilion each.Since the whole park is based on terrace or level designing ,u can have a view of these pavillions which are named as rain shelters from one level to the other.The pavillions are actually iron cast and fabricated (garden furnitures).

The roof is made of cast iron and painted in brick red color giving a finish of tiles.

All the pavillions are surrounded by huge trees,which act as visual barriers.



MATERIALS FOR GARDEN FURNITURE


All the entrances have been designed by using materials which are economical,readily available and easy to install and maintain.Like in flooring simple concrete pavers are used..All the steps leading To the park ,also the Steps inside the park Are of RED AGRA stoneSpace frame being Supported by free Standing structuresMade of DQ ie delhiQuartzite.We can see large as well as small trees which are trimmed properly adds the vista to all the entrances walkways ,pathways and sitting areas.

Creepers climbing on the frames a feature called as ARBORS



MATERIALS FOR THE FASCADE,PAVEMENT ETC.

INDRAPRASTH PARK

As u stroll in the park some of the walkways are surrounded by the shrubs,rows of different plantation whch are raised low to have a proper glimpse of the surroundings,and then a sudden feel of a kind of street landscape ,which is accheived by having large trees and hedges.

Elements like scale and rythym



FEATURES OF LANDSCAPE TO HAVE A STREET VISTA


Uplights outside the park.

Dense plantation but no lighting inside the park and along the walkways.

Lampost are erected only on the periphery of the park.



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INDRAPRASTH PARK,DELHI’

The lack of irrigation system.

No sprinklers are there.

Watering is completly operated manually.



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The facilities like toilets and drinking water are at the extreme ends,otherwise outside the park.

Parking is inside the park but only for 25 cars.

No security guard either in the parking lot,at all the entrances and inside the park.

No dumping bins at regular interval inside the park.



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There is no visual barrier from the road coming from ashram ,hence no privacy and security.

The proximity to the slum across the railway line leads to thefts.



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