AREA: 50, 400 Sq.

Mt
CASE STUDY

CITY CENTRE KOLKATA

 AIM :
. To create a space which can form the node for
holding and experiencing commercial, cultural
and social activities.

. Itis in a way a hybrid between a Convention

centre or a Cultural hub and a Commercial
centres at a much reduced scale.

.As a City Centre requires to incorporate the

demands the present demography asks for
commercial and Cultural Hub.

CITY CENTRE KOLKATA


LOCATION : KOLKATA ,
SALT LAKE CITY
SALT LAKE CITY : Bidhannagar as it is popularly
called, is a planned satellite town in
the Indian state of West Bengal. It was
developed between 1958 and 1965 to
accommodate the burgeoning population
of Kolkata, the state capital.
INDIA KOLKATA
POPULATION :
.At the 2011 census, Bidhannagar had a
population of 218,323 (Males 111,363 ;
Females 106,960).
.Bidhannagar has an average literacy rate
of 90.44% (higher than the national
average of 74%),[with male literacy of
93.08% and female literacy of 87.69%.
CITY CENTRE
SALT LAKE
CITY CENTRE KOLKATA
 SITE SPECIFICATION WHY KOLKATA ??
• Mixed use
• Essence of conventional Indian
CITY CENTRE , KOLKATA shopping markets
ARCHITECT : CHARLES CORREA • Open, clustered planning
• Commercial + cultural + social aura
SITE SPECIFICATIONS : • Built form
• Public spaces and interrelationship of
CLIENT – KOKATA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
LOCATION - DC BLOCK , SECTOR – 1 , SALT diverse activities.
LAKE CITY
AREA – 10700M
VEGETATION – SHRUB COVER + TROPICAL
TREES
TOPOGRAPHY – 45mASL / NO CONTOURS
CLIMATE – HOT AND HUMID / 45”-12”/ PPT
154 CM

CITY CENTRE KOLKATA

PUBLIC PLAZA CONVENTIONAL

STREET SHOPPOING
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FLOOR PLANS

GROUND FLOOR FIRST FLOOR SECOND FLOOR

FIRST FLOOR
CITY CENTRE KOLKATA
 KEY OBSERVATIONS:
FLOOR PLANS •Openings on Southwest and Southeast direction to
facilitate tunnel effect between blocks.
•Kund in southeast direction to have pleasing sun in
daytime.
•The interlinking corridors facilitate constant air
circulation and end at the Kund space.
•The Kund space is provided on the longer axis
of the site to have maximum exposure to the
roadside.
•Segregation of activities through levels ,define
uninterrupted user specific moment.

FOURTH FLOOR

CITY CENTRE KOLKATA

SECTION

CITY CENTRE KOLKATA

AREA ANALYSIS :

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 INFERNCES :

Some services like air conditioning, O.W.S tank are provided at the terrace

CITY CENTRE KOLKATA

 NEGATIVE
INFERNCES : . Obstructed servicing in staggered blocking
planning.
. Not much scope for informal activities.
POSITIVE
. The activities linked together by means of linking
elements, which not only satisfies the function of
activity ,but also provides visual connectivity
creates harmony.
. Concept of conventional Indian marketplace in
replicated.
. The space, volume and form should be designed
considering the types of enclosures and the
circulation pattern.
. Nature of integration between built and open
spaces , with the surrounding environment .
. Consideration of Orientation of the building, as it
creates shades and shadows on the external
surfaces.

CITY CENTRE KOLKATA

COMPARISION :
CITY CENTRE KOLKATA NEHRU PLACE DELHI
AREA: 50, 400 Sq. Mt AREA : 3.23 LAKH Sq. Mt

• Mixed use • Mixed use

• Essence of conventional • Commercial +social +cultural
Indian shopping markets aura.
• Open, clusteredplanning • Connected streets and
• Commercial+cultural+social courtyard with public realm.
aura • Scope for informalactivities.
• Builtform
• Public spaces and
interrelationship of diverse
activities.

CITY CENTRE KOLKATA