The India Habitat Centre in New Delhi was started in 1993 and designed by architect Joseph Allen Stein. It is spread over 19 acres and contains facilities like restaurants, galleries, an auditorium, amphitheater, and atrium. The complex is built on 9 acres and has 5 main building blocks interconnected by aerial walkways housing various facilities. It has outdoor spaces like lawns and terraces that add to its landscaped surroundings.

1. POST INDEPENDENCE
ARCHITECTURE IN
INDIA
INDIA HABITAT CENTRE,NEW DELHI.
SUBMITTED BY
-PIYUSHA DESHPANDE
T.Y. ARCHITECTURE
309106
GUIDED BY
-AR.JAYKISHOR PANDIT
-AR.MEGHNA PARKAR

2. INDIA HABITAT CENTRE
• LOCATION:NEW DELHI,INDIA.
• STARTED IN:1993 AD
• ARCHITECT:JOSEPH ALLEN STEIN.
• AREA:NINE ACRES
• DESIGN STYLE:MODERN WITH
BRICK FAÇADE.
• ERA: POST INDEPENDENCE
ARCHITECTURE IN INDIA.
AR.JOSEPH ALLEN STEIN

3. • THE INDIA HABITAT CENTRE WAS STARTED IN 1993.
• THE BUILDING WAS DESIGNED BY ARCHITECT JOSEPH ALLEN STEIN.IT
CONSIST OF SIX RESTAURANTS,FOUR GALLERIES,ONE
AUDITORIUM.AMPHITHEATRE AND AN ATRIUM. THE
LANDSCAPING,HORTICULTURE,FOUNTAINS ADD TO THE PLEASING
AMBIANCE OF THE CAMPUS.
• INDIA HABITAT CENTRE SPREAD ON AN AREA OF 19 ACRES,THE
CAPITAL’S CULTURAL HUB,KNOWN FOR HOSTING PLAYS,BOOK
READINGS,MUSIC CONCERTS,DANCE PERFORMANCES,ART
EXIBITIONS,CORPORATE LUNCHEONS AND OFFICE WORKSHOPS,IS ALSO
A PLACE TO CATCH UP WITH FRIENDS.
BRIEF INTRODUCTION

4. SITE LAYOUT AND MAIN FEATURES
• THE COMPLEX IS BUILT ON AN
AREA OF 9 ACRES.AND CAN BE
ACCESSED THROUGH
SEGREGATING VEHICULAR AND
PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT.
• THERE ARE 5 MAIN BUILDINGS
BLOCKS WHICH ARE
INTERCONNECYTED BY MEANS OF
AERIAL WALKWAYS SERVING
VARIOUS FUNCTIONAL FACILITIES.
• THE CONVENTIONAL BLOCK IS
DIVIDED INTO TWO BUILT
STRUCTURES,AN AUDITORIUM AND
THE CONVENTION CENTRE.THIS
SEGREGATION HELPS IN BETTER
HANDELING OF CROWD AND THERE
IS SEPARATE ENTRY TO THE
CONVENTION CENTER THATAVOIDS
DISTURBANCES.
• THERE IS ALSO A BASEMENT
FLOOR FOR PARKING AROUND
1000 CARS.

5. SITE PLAN

6. SILVER OAK
• ONE OF THE FINEST HALLS ATHABITAT.OAK ALSO
BANQUET PARTIES.HALL EVEN CAN BE DIVIDED INTO
TWO SEPARATE SECTIONS FURTHUER ENHANCING ITS
VERSATALITY.
• HAS OUTDOOR ATTACHMENTS.IDEALLY LOCATED ON
THE GROUND FLOOR LEVEL,THE HALL ALLOWS
VERSATILE USE OF SPACE FOR EVERYTHING RNGING
FROM EXIBITIONS,CONFERENCES,SEMINARS,ETC.TO
THE FINEST
JACARANDA
• ELEGANTLY CARPETED,JACARANDA CAN BE
USED AS ONE LARGE SPACE OR FURTHUR
DIVIDED INTO TWO INDEPENDENT UNITS.IDEAL
FOR CORPORATE
MEETINGS,SEMINARS,WORKSHOPS AND FINE
PARTIES.
SILVER OAK
JACARANDA

7. GULMOHAR
• A LARGE FIXED SEATING HALL
WITH EXCELLENT ACOUSTICS AND
STATE-OF-THE-ART MULTIMEDIA
FACILITIES.EACH TABLE IS
EQUIPED WITH A SET OF
MIKES.IDEAL FOR LARGE
SEMINARS,CORPORATE
PRESENTATIONS,PRODUCT
LAUNCHES,ETC.
CHINAR AND WILLOW
• CHINR AND WILLOW ARE BEST FOR
PARTIES AND SOCIAL EVENTS AT
HABITAT.
GULMOHAR
CHINAR AND WILLOW

8. BUSINESS CENTRE
• THE DOCUMRNTATION CENTRE OF
HABITAT HAS 6 WORKSTATIONS THAT CAN
BE HIRED FOR VARIABLE PEROIDS OF
TIME.FITTED WITH ALL MODERN
BUSINESS AIDS.THE DOCUMENTATION
CENTRE PROVIDES AN IDEAL SETTING FOR
LARGE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES.
MAPLE
• THE MAPLE ROOM HAS BEEN
ELEGANTLY DONE UP FOR THAT
EXCLUSIVE PARTY OR SMALL
CONFERENCE.
BUSINESS CENTRE
MAPLE

9. THE STEIN AUDITORIUM
• ONE OF THE BEST AUDITORIUM IN THE
COUNTRY.THE HALL IS IDEAL FOR LARGE
CONFERENCES,SEMINARS,FILMS
SCREENINGS,PRESENTATIONS,THEATRE AND
CULTURAL PERFORMANCES.
MAHOGANY THEATRE-
AMLTAS,KADAMBA,RUD
RAKSHA
• IIDEAL FOR WORKSHOPS,BOARD MEETINGS
AND THEATRE PERFORMANCES.IT IS ALSO
CAN BE USED AS THREE INDIVISUAL
MEETING ROOM.
• IDEAL FOR VIP REQUIREMENTS WHEN USED
IN CONJUCTION WITH THE AUDITORIUM.
STEIN AUDITORIUM
THEATRE

10. OUTDOOR FACILITIES
• THE BEAUTIFULLY LANDSCAPED ENVIRONS OF INDIA HABITAT CENTRE
PROVIDES BRILLIANT OUTDOOR PARTYAND PERFORMANCE VENUES
THAT COULD BESTOW THAT EXTRA SPARKLE UPON ANY FUNCTION.
• DELHI ‘O’ DELHI TERRACE
• POOL SIDE
• SILVER OAK LAWN
• MARGOSAAND SILK COTTON LAWN
• PLAZA STEPS
• HUB AND CHARMINAR
OUTDOOR SPACES SUNLIGHT STREAM WITH BEAUTIFUL PATTERN

11. DESIGN REVIEW
• SUNLIGHT STREAMS INTO THE COMPLEX CREATING BEAUTIFUL PATTERNS
ON THE TEXTURED SURFACE WITH THE TIME OF THE DAY.
• THE SPACES ARE QUIET EXCEPT FOR THE SOUNDS OF THE GURGLING
FOUNTAINS THAT RELIEVES THE SURROUNDING WITH THE HEAT.
• THE VENILATION SHAFTS ARE WELL DESIGNED PROVIDING SUNLIGHT TO
THE BASEMENT.
• WELL DESIGNED DRAINAGE SYSTEM ELIMINATES USE OF RAINWATER
PIPES AND ADDS TO THE BEAUTY OF THE STRUCTURE.
• USE OF SHADING DEVICES REFLECT BACK 70% OF THE SUMMER HEAT.IT IS
DESIGNED AS A SPACE FRAME STRUCTURE WITH BLUE REFLECTORS THAT
CAN BE ALIGNED PROVIDING SHADE DURING SUMMER AND ALLOWS
WINTER SUN TO ENTRE.

12. DESIGN REVIEW
• SEGREGATION OF PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR ENTRY WITH THE USE OF OF LEVEL
DIFFERENCES CREATES A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO THE COPLEX.
• THE HEIGHT OF THE BUILDINGS ARE 30M,CONNECTED BY AERIAL WALKWAYS.THE
ENTIRE FAÇADE IS CLADDED WITH RED BRICKS GIVING A MAJESTIC LOOK.
• THE COURTYARD BEING GREEN CREATES AN IMAGE OF A TROPICAL RAINFOREST
WITH A CONSTANT AIRY FLOW THROUGH THE SPACES.
SUNLIGHT STREAM GREEN COURTYARDS

13. FEATURES OF POST INDEPEDANCE
ARCHITECTURE IN INDIA HABITAT
CENTRE
• THE BUILDING BLOCKS ARE BEING
SEPARATED CREATE INTERESTING
COURTYARDS LANDSCAPED WITH
STONE SCULPTURES AND IS GREEN
THROUGHOUT.
• TERRACE GARDENS
• RIBBON WINDOWS:USE OF HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL RIBBON WINDOWS
HAVING SLOTS IN THEM FOR PLANTATION PURPOSE
• URBANIZATION:ARCHITECT JOSEPH ALLEN
STEIN DECIDED TO RADICALLY CHANGE THE
TRADITIONAL IMAGE OF AN OFFICE BUILDING
AS AN ARCHITECTURAL PROJECT AND
TRANSFORMED IT INTO URBAN DESIGN
PROJECT.
RIBBON WINDOWS
STONE SCULPURES

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