ihc case study ppt a3

INDIA HABITAT CENTRE

CASE STUDY

ARCHITECTURE DESIGN l THESIS

ROHIT ARORAARC-102510TH. SEMESTERRPIIT,KARNAL29.03.2015


CASE STUDY


INTENT OF STUDY • To study the interrelationship between institutions working in diverse habitat related fields brought together in an integrated manner. •The common facilities provided for information, dissemination – the types, their sizes and location. •To study the environment created inside the complex through different architectural elements, façade treatment, materials, landscape and climate-tempered courtyards. •To critically analyze the offices provided to various institutions/Individual firms. •Finally to analyze the architectural character, circulation-vehicular, and pedestrian, the services provided and the parking for vehicles.

INTERNAL VIEW IF IHC

ABOUT IHC The India Habitat Centre (IHC) is located along the Lodhi Road on the fringes of Lutyen’s Delhi designed by architect Joseph allen stien. Spread over nine acres of land IHC has a built-up area of approximately one million square feet. The L –shaped site has frontage on the three sides. It is bounded by the Max Muller Marg on west, the Vardhman Marg on south and the Lodhi road on the north. The Fourth side is flanked by Bal Bharthi School. The complex is accessible from three sides, the major pedestrian entrance being from lodhi road on the north.

LODHI ROAD

VARDHAMAN ROAD

ACCESS The complex has an access from three sides having the Lodhi Road on the north, Max Muller Marg towards the west and Vardhaman Marg on the southern side. Thus, it has three main gates, referred to as gate no. 1, gate no. 2 and gate no. 3. Gate no. 2, on the Max Muller Marg is the one, which directly leads to the double level basement. The lifts then take to the upper levels form this point. The other two gates direct the vehicles to the surface parking that has been provided. This parking basically caters to the public areas like the conference hall provided and the parking for vehicles.

FACILITIES

The I.H.C. provides the following facilities for the use of member: • 40,000 square meters of office accommodation for institutions. • Conference rooms with a total capacity of 1000 in 10 locations of different configurations ranging from 30 to 450. • 60 Guest room, five suites, and five service apartments. • Conference room, cafeteria, Restaurants and Private Dinning room to handle approximately 1500 persons at a time.• A 700 sqm exhibition area with built in systems and structures for multimedia exhibitions. • A 250 seat amphitheatre. • An auditorium with 500 capacity•A unique library/resource center with e-mail links to Resources Centers abroad. •Other facilities include an Art gallery, Executive fitness center, Bank, Travel agency, Gift shop, Dish antenna with multi-channel cable TV and piped music, corporate Post Office and underground parking 1000 cars and 2000 two-wheelers.•With 97,000m2 of built up area, Habitat Centre provides a variety of related activities and institutions, with a density of approximately 1000-person/acre (total area= 9 acres).25 percent of the total area goes into the landscaped courts.


CASE STUDY


THE SPATIAL ORGANISATION The habitat centre is organized as a series of four to seven storey blocks around linked shaded courtyards. The built forms are grouped around climate tempered courts, shaded by overhead sunscreens and are enlivened by vertical gardens. The complex has a very well planned segregation of spaces. All blocks /areas, which are expected to experience a large and regular inflow of public have been placed very close to the entrances; the office areas being given the access from the inside of the courtyards. Although the public and the semi-public areas have been placed in separate built blocks, the courts and the landscape areas form a very good connection between the two. The landscape forms a very integral part of the design and seems to be a part of the builtscape.

THE PLANNING & IMPORTANT FEATURES • The complex is accessed from all sides the major pedestrian entrance being from Lodhi Road on the north. The distribution of various functions on the site is simple• The two blocks on Lodhi road are handed over to offices on the top and reserved for public facilities on the ground floor. • The third block on the south, houses common facilities like a conference center, a large auditorium, library and a guest house. Two basements house all the parking and services extend under the entire block. Restaurants and exhibition spaces on the ground floor open out into the courts, with the courts also being used for the public exhibitions.

NORTH BLOCK

(OFFICES ON TOP & PUBLIC FACILITIES ON GROUND FLOOR)

SOUTH BLOCK

(AUDITORIUM, LIBRARY, CONFERENCE CENTER)

BLOCKS OF IHC

The ground was perceived as a vehicle-free environment, and a fairly elaborate system worked out to deny entrance to all motorized traffic except for repair and fire. All cars and scooters are directed into two levels of basements. The conference block is the only one that allows entry to vehicles.Building volumes are articulated to form interconnected internal courtyards that are the major public spaces. Another factor that governs the design was the effort to modify the climate as much as possible by non-mechanical means. Thus, the top two floors have been projected twice. This results in a building shadow that is larger than its footprint it also creates a classical order of the pediment.

GREEN SPACES-PALM COURT

SCREENING FOR SUN PROTECTION TO PALM COURT


CASE STUDY


THE COMPLEX IS PLANNED AND DIVIDED INTO TWO BLOCKS: North blockSouth blockTHE NORTH BLOCK

The block adjoining the Lodhi Road and on the northern side of the site is this block. North Block is further divided into four zones – 4, 5, 6 and 7. This block primarily comprises of office places supported by different areas like lift lobby, staircase, A.H.U. etc.THE SOUTH BLOCK

This block is further divided into `two’ zones – 1 & 2, and houses most of ancillary facilities for the North block like residential guest rooms, conference, library, health club, swimming pool and restaurant etc. The zone 3 comprises of a 400 seats auditorium.The IHC contains a variety of functions that cater to almost all types of requirements. Major office spaces are located in the blocks adjacent to the main streets; the associated functions such as guest rooms, staff quarters and the auditorium are adjacent to the Lodhi Colony Housing. The blocks housing the offices are articulated to form the three courtyards, the ground floor of which contain public functions such as exhibition spaces, fast-food restaurants, banks,etc and access to the vertical cores. The blocks adjacent to the housing area have been progressively reduced in volume and the auditorium is set back substantially from the plot ine to create a distinct entry.

THE NORTHBLOCK

THE SOUTH BLOCK

AUDITORIUM BLOCK

This block comprises of auditoriums of varying capacities and basement theatres being used forth conference purposes.

MAIN AUDITORIUM •Main auditorium has the translation system for three languages. It is easily operable by the user as selection can be done from the seats itself. There is a provision for controlling volume too. • Main auditorium is also provided with Mahagony room, a hall suited for small gathering with attached kitchenette and washroom apart from control rooms and projector room on the first floor. •Green room lacks the usual requirement of toilets. • Ground floor also has offices & coffee lounge. • The level difference between two-seat platforms is 1–6 which makes viewing bsolutely obstruction free. This auditorium has been provided with balcony seating too.• Double wall system avoids sounds disturbance from outside. Area of this auditorium is 6200 sq. ft. and it has a capacity of 537 persons

AUDITORIUM PLAN

OFFICE BLOCK

OFFICE BLOCK• General office spaces are located mainly in the blocks adjacent to the main streets, and are provided as free flowing spaces without internal partitions. • Service core consisting of two lifts, one staircase, A.H.U. room, electric and telephone connections (adjustable), duct and toilets for both sexes- serve the office space. • All office spaces have the flexibility of providing their own wet areas apart from those provided in the central court. • Office spaces measure approximately 14.15 m X 14.15 m, and 33.1 m X 14.75 m. • The entire building is air-conditioned and the basements are mechanically ventilated. ceiling, ceiling reduces to 3.0 m. • The floor-to-floor height is 3.75 m, but with A.C. Ducts running across the height of office space with false . ceiling reduces to 3.0 m.


CASE STUDY


THE CONVENTION CENTRE

The convention centre provides the following:Several halls with varied capacities, multimedia and audio visual equipment.*20 concurrent sessions are possible.*Inbuilt archival system.*Built in projection facilities.*Secretariat and documentation centre.*Finest banquets and innovative theme parties. • Cultural and entertainment events diary • Covered parking for 1000 cars and 2000 two wheelers. A 535-seat auditorium apart from the following meeting rooms has been provided.

THE CONVENTION CENTRE

THE CONVENTION CENTRE INSIDE VIEW

TRINITV

THE BUSSINESS CENTRE

THE BUSSINESS CENTRE

Documentation Centre has 6 cabins or 6 workstatio an be hired for variable periods of time. Fitted with all modern business documentation centre provides an ideal setting for a , international conference basement areas.THE TRINITV(IN BASEMENT)Kadamba, Rudraksha and Amaltas are extremely flexible set with individual as well as combined usage possibilities. These can be used for workshops, boardmeetings, theatres and cultural performances.

JACARANDA

CASUARINA

JACARANDA

Elegantly carpeted jacaranda could be used as one large space or further divided into independent units for corporate meetings, seminars, workshops and parties. Jacaranda 1 - 1290sq.ft Jacaranda 2 – 1290sq.ftCASUARINA

A fixed seating hall equipped with state of the art, multimedia facilities and each table equipped with a set of mike, ideal for seminars, corporate presentations, product launches.Casuarinas – 1520sq.ft MAGNOLIA

A free seating h all allowing flexible seating options suited for both conferences and party usage.


CASE STUDY


THE OUTDOOR VENUE

AREAS AREA SEATING The Hub 650 - Margosa Lawn 5200 160 Silk Cotton Garden 2700 85 Emerald Garden 2800 80 Cascade Court 12583 - Palm Court 16170 - The Plaza 4000 450 Silver Oak Garden 6000 -

Thee beautifully landscaped environs of India Habitat Centre provide brilliant outdoor party and performance venues that could bestow that extra sparkle upon any function.

THE OUTDOOR GATHERING

THE ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTERISTICS

THE BRIDGES The buildings are grouped around semi-covered courts and linked at the 5th and 6th floor level and above by bridges to form huge gateways for entrance into various zones/ courts. These multi level bridges provide office spaces as well as links between various building zones. The bridges form framed views and vistas and complete the character of the enclosed courts.

SHADING DEVICES•Shading devices that reject and reflect the unwanted solar energy provide a pleasant climate at low cost without consumption of energy in their operation. Although it is difficult to create energy it is easy to deflect, absorb or even reject energy. •A system of open to sky, shaded canopies over the large paved courts, provide relief from tropical sun with fixed shade casting elements, devised to shade the courtyards in summer, and the let in the sun in the winter.•Such a shading device reduces load on air conditioning system. • A 1.2m deep galvanized steel tubular framework stretches edge to edge across the courtyard and is anchored to concrete overhangs at the edges. Shade casting leaves of PVC coated nylon fabric, approximately 1.6x1.4m in size are anchored at the predetermined angles within this framework to provide shading element.

FINISHES• The external finish for the building was originally visualized in brushed aggregate (grit), carefully controlled to result in a dark base that became a progressively lighter as the building was viewed against the sky. This could not be implemented because of the lack of skilled labour.•Exposed brickwork with exposed R.C.C in cantilevered corridors• Ceramic Tiles-Green, Red & Grey used in extensions to defne verticality and also in interiors of lobby and lifts are used to give an effect of flow

BRIDGES

SCREENING

FAÇADE FINISH


CASE STUDY


THE BUILT FROM • The I.H.C. has different Building volumes articulated to form interconnected internal courtyards, which are the major public spaceThe service cores rise to maximum height above rest of the structure creating interesting blockingBuilding blocks are linked at the fifth and sixth floor level and above by bridges to form framed huge gateways for entrance to various zones/court. The bridges form framed view & vistas and complete the character of the enclosed courts. • The roof of the building is designed as a series of terraces accessible from various offices and restaurants. LANDSCAPING

Each internal courtyard has been designed to impart a distinct-identity to the spaces and is conducive to the type of functions or activities that can be anticipated. This has been achieved by paving patterns in different materials, the use of water, a play of levels and plantsPlate no 3.1.9.5.a Water Bodies Provided To Cut the Rigidity of Harsh Material Stepped planters serve as sitting space too. Palm trees have been planted to create a refreshing environment inside.Sculptures have been placed at strategic points creating an element of interest. • Water ponds are provided to cut the rigidity of harsh materials. •The roof of the building, too, is designed as a series of terraces, which have been entirely converted into roof gardens.• The external spaces have a more formal quality, to act as a foreground for the building. Plate no 3.1.9.b Landscaped Courtyards • The facades abound in window boxes, where plants further soften the wall surfaces.

WATER BODY TO CUT THE RIGIDITY OF HARSH MATERIALS

LANDSCAPING

ihc case study ppt a3

Documents