DILLI

HAAT
PITAMPURA
RENOVATION & REUSE PROJECT

PRESENTED BY :
MEGHA TYAGI
POOJA PUNDEER
KESHAV KR. SINGH

 DILLI HAAT IS A PROJECT OF DELHI TOURISM & NEW DELHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION.

IT PROVIDES AN AMBIENCE OF A TRADITIONAL VILLAGE MARKET FOR MORE

CONTEMPORARY NEEDS. IT PROVIDES A SYNTHESIS OF CRAFTS, FOOD AND CULTURAL
ACTIVITIES.

THIS IS AN EGALITARIAN SPACE WHERE PEOPLE FROM ALL SECTIONS OF THE SOCIETY
COME TO BUY CRAFTS, TO EAT, TO RELAX AND TO ENGAGE IN DIVERSE SOCIAL INTERACTION

IT WAS FIRST ESTABLISHED & OPENED IN 1994 , THERE ARE TWO DILLI HAAT IN DELHI; ONE
IS SITUATED OPPOSITE INA MARKET AND THE OTHER ONE IS LOCATED AT PITAMPURA IN
NORTH DELHI.

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DILLI HAAT IS KNOWN FOR HANDICRAFT ITEMS. IT IS A GENEROUS WAY OF ENCOURAGING

LOCAL ARTISTS AND PRESERVING THEIR ART BY GIVING THEM A PLATFORM. SO IT IS MORE
THAN JUST A MARKET BUT AN ART HUB TOO.

THE FIRST DILLI HAAT OPENED IN THE SOUTH-CENTRAL PART OF DELHI IN 1994. HUGELY
SUCCESSFUL -- IT ATTRACTS OVER A MILLION VISITORS A YEAR IT WAS THE FIRST
EXERCISE IN PLACE MAKING IN THE CITY OF DELHI

DILLI HAAT LOCATED AT PITAMPURA IN THE NORTH-WEST DELHI, NEARBY TV TOWER, IS

THE SECOND PROJECT OF ITS KIND .

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LOCATION :
DILLI HAAT AT PITAMPURA, DELHI, INDIA
SITE AREA :
2.9 Hectares (7 Acres)
BUILT-UP AREA : 29,000 sq.m
COMPLETED : April 2008

DILLI HAAT
PITAMPURA

THE DESIGN OF THE PROJECT WAS SHAPED BY TWO GOALS.

THE FIRST WAS TO CREATE AS SPACE THAT IS HUMANE AND RESPECTS THE NEEDS OF ALL
USERS BOTH VISITORS AND THE CRAFTS PEOPLE WORKING IN THE HAAT.
THE SECOND WAS TO ESTABLISH A BENCHMARK IN THE DESIGN OF SIMILAR PUBLIC SPACES
IN THE CITY.
THE MAIN HAAT IS SET BACK FROM THE STREET AND IS ACCESSED BY A PUBLIC PLAZA THAT
LINKS TO THE METRO STATION AND THE BUSINESS DISTRICT.
THE PLAZA HAS BEEN DESIGNED AS A RECREATIONAL SPACE AND INCLUDES A PLAY AREA FOR
CHILDREN INTEGRATED WITH THE ADJOINING STREET.

THE PROJECT HAS NEARLY 100 CRAFTS STALLS, FOOD COURTS, A SPICE MARKET, AN ART
GALLERY, AN AMPHITHEATRE, A RESTAURANT AND CONFERENCE FACILITY.
THE BUILDINGS ARE SINGLE-STORIED AND BUILT AROUND LANDSCAPED COURTS AND PLAZAS.
THE FRONT PART OF THE HAAT HAS BEEN ELEVATED TO PROVIDE A PARKING SPACE FOR AROUND
350 VEHICLES. A ROAD ALONG THE PERIMETER OF THE SITE PROVIDES ACCESS TO SUPPORTING
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT INCLUDES A DORMITORY FOR VISITING CRAFTSPEOPLE.

ARCHITECTURE
THE PROJECT IS A BARRIER-FREE
ENVIRONMENT AND IS BUILT ON
PRINCIPLES OF UNIVERSAL DESIGN.
THE SELECTION OF MATERIAL,
CONSTRUCTION AND LAYOUT WAS
MADE TO MAXIMIZE THERMAL
EFFICIENCY AND MINIMIZE ENERGY
CONSUMPTION.
THE BUILDINGS, CONSTRUCTED IN
EXPOSED BRICK AND STONE, WITH
SHADY VERANDAHS HAVE BEEN
INSPIRED BY THE VERNACULAR
ARCHITECTURE OF THE REGION
THE UPPER LVL PLAZA BUILDINGS
HAVE VAULTED GREEN ROOFS A
DESIGN FEATURE USED FOR THE FIRST
TIME IN A PUBLIC SPACE IN THE CITY.
AND ARE IRRIGATED WITH RECYCLED
WATER PRODUCED BY AN ONSITE
SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT.

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LANDSCAPING
PLANTING
STREETS FURNITURE SITE
FURNISHINGS
OVERALL CONSIDERATION
AND ASPECTS / FACTS

AS WE ENTER INTO THE SITE A FEELING RECREATIONAL

PRESPECTIVE IS TAKE PLACE IN MIND BY SEEING ITS ASTHETICAL
DESIGN. WE PREFOUND OUR SELF IN CONNECTED WITH THE PLACE
SO EASILY AND AMAZING BEAUTIFULLY CHARACTERISED BY PLACING
PLANTS,GREEN BEDS , SHURBS, TREES, GRASSES ETC. IN A
WONDERFUL PATTERNS.

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THERE ARE TWO FOOD COURTS IN DILLI HAAT, ONE IS ON LEFT SIDE OF AMPHITHEATER
AND ONE IS AT RIGHT SIDE OF IT.
THE FOOD COURTS ARE MADE BEAUTIFULLY CONNECTIVELY WITH ENVIORNMENT, WITH
STONE, BRICKS .
THEY ARE DESIGNED IN A MANNER OF OPEN RESTRUANT .
ITS BEAUTI IS ENHANCED BY SHURBS, PLANTS AND TREES WHICH PURPOSELY PROVIDED
FOR SHADE AND MAINTAINIG THE ASTHETIC FEATURE.

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ACTIVITY LOUNGE

IT IS BEHIND THE AMPHITHEATER .

PROVIDED FOR SOCIAL ACTIVITY
PERFORMANCES.
IT COVERED BY STEEL TRUSSED FINISHED
BY TILE COVERING .

IT IS IN CENTER OF DILLI HAAT IN

SEMI CIRCULAR SHAPE.
IT IS PROVIDED FOR THE CULTURAL
AND SOCIAL PERFORMANCES FOR
PUBLIC.
IT HAS WIDE STEPS WHICH IS
FINISHED WITH SMOOTH GRASS
AND RED STONE.

AMPHITHEATRE

PLANTS
FICUS

TREES
CAESALPINIA
DECAPETALA

SUGHANDHI
ACACIA
WILD DATE
CORK TREE
DARDPAT
ROYAL PALM
EASTER TREE

SHRUBS
CAMPHIRE
HIBISCUS
GARDENIA
CHELORODENDM

AZALEA

CURRY

HIBISCUS A SHURB. MAX. HEIGHT UPTO 5FT, IT

ALSO HAVE BEAUTIFUL PINK FLOWER.
ITS LEAF ARE NOT SO BIG BUT MEDIUM IN SIZE, WITH
RED STEM.
THEY CAN BE MOULD IN ANY DESIGN
AS PER REQUIRED SHAPE.
IT IS PLACED WITH RAMP ALIGNED
TO AMPHITHEATER.

 CAMPHIRE SHRUB LIGHT GREEN IN COLOUR. LEAFS ARE SO SMALL, FROM FAR THEY SEEMS TO BE LIKE
GREEN BED. BY GIVING THEM NICE CUT AND DESIGN THEY BEAUTIFIED THE PLACE WITH THERE PRESENCE.
BUT THEY NEED LOTS OF MAINTANNCE & CARE. MIN. HIEGHT IS OF ABOUT 2 TO 3 FT.
IT IS PLANTED AT ENTRANCE OF SITE IN FOUR SIDE CURVED SHAPE & ALSO BEAUTIFYING SITTING AREA.

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SEATING AREA IS PLANTED BY DIFFERENT PLANTS AND TREES, FOR SHADING AND ASTHETIC
PURPOSES IN FRONT OF RESTAURANT.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

FICUS.
EASTER TREE
SUGHANDHI,
DRDDPATH

 THIS IS WILD DATE.

IT IS PLANTED BETWEEN CRAFT SHOPS.

THE IRRGATION OF ALL PLANTS, SHURBS

AND TREES ARE DONE BY RECYCLED WATER
SUPPLIED FROM SEWAGE PLANT.
ITS SUPPLIED BY PVC PIPE WHICH ARE HIDE
IN SHURBS, THESE PIPING IS FITTED IN A
MANNER THAT IT IS NOT EASILY VISIBLE.
THE PRESSURE OR AMOUNT OF WATER IS
CONTROL THROUGH THE PLANT.

SITE FURNISHING
SEATING FURNITURE IN DILLI HAAT
BREAKS THE MONOTONY OF WALKWAYS
AND GIVES A GOOD POSE OF SITTING
A HUGE AREA FOR THE SITTING AFTER
ENTRANCE THOUGH TICKETS SHOWING
AN AWWESOME SITTING FOR THE
VISITORS TO SIT.
SITTING AREA IS CREATING A VISTA
ALONG WITH THE PLANTS AND SHRUBS.
THESE SITTINGS ARE GIVING A
FORCEFULLY DIRECTION TO THE
VISITORS.
A MARVELLOUS SITTING ALONG WITH
THE SHRUBS, PLANTS AND THE STAIRS.
LOW HEIGHT SITTING IS MADE UP OF
BRICKS. AND RED SAND STONE IS LAYED
ON THE BRICKS.
LOW HEIGHT SITTING IS RISING 50 CM
FOR SITTING.
THESE FURS. ARE USED AS SITTING AS
WELL AS MULTIPURPOSE WORKS. SUCH
AS: LUNCH, DINNER, FOR STUDYING
ETC.
BOTH HAS A SIMILAR HEIGHT IN SITTING.

 THESE TYPES OF SITTINGS ARE SPECIALLY GIVEN IN THE

RESTAURANT SIDE. THAT IS BOTH SIDE OF AMPHITHEATRE. SAME
HEIGHT BUT BLACK MARBLE USED INSTEAD OF RED SAND STONE.
THE THICKNESS OF THE BLACK MARBLE STONE IS 5 CM.
SQUARE SITTING FURNITURE. WIDTH 30 CM AND 50 CM AT THE
HEIGHT. NOSING 5 CM. THE DIM. OF 1 SIDE OF FURNITURE IS 3.5M
SHRUBS ARE PLANTED INSIDE THE SITTING.
TREE IS PLACED FOR THE SHADOW FOR THE SITTERS WHILE
SUNSHINE.
THESE TYPES OF SITTINGS IS USED TO SEE THE GLANCE OF A VIEW
ROUND SITTING FURNITURE. THE DIA. OF OUTER SLAB IS 3.15 M. IT
BREAKS THE MONOTONY OF WALK WAY AND SINGLE LINE SITTING