NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART, NEW DELHI

INTRODUCTION

ONE OF THE LARGEST MODERN ART MUSEUM

ARCHITECT : AR. A. R. RAMANATHAN & AR. ANURAG GUPTA
ESTABLISHED : MARCH 29, 1954
LOCATION : JAIPUR HOUSE, RAJPATH, NEW DELHI
COORDINATES : 28.610083°N , 77.234399°E
OWNER : GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
SITE AREA : 35250 SQ. M.
• AREA (JAIPUR HOUSE) : 2220 SQ. M.
• AREA (INSTITUTION AND ADMINISTRATION BLOCK, NEW WING & EXHIBITION CENTRE) : 5160 SQ. M.
EXHIBITS AROUND 4000 PAINTINGS, GRAPHICS & SCULPTURES (PRESERVED
FROM 1850’s)
 INTRODUCTION

APPROACH :

KHAN MARKET METRO STATION – 1.4 KM

NEW DELHI RAILWAY STATION – 6 KM

INDIRA GANDHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT – 14.5 KM

JAIPUR HOUSE BUS STOP – 50 M

SITE SURROUNDINGS :

HIGH COURT SUPREME COURT

INDIA GATE RASHTRAPATI

BHAVAN
 SITE ANALYSIS

NOISE N
SUNPATH
SITE PLAN
WIND DIRECTION
ZONING AND SITE CIRCULATION
 CONCEPT AND PRINCIPLES

JAIPUR HOUSE
• DESIGNED BY AR. ARTHUR BLOMFIELD IN 1939
• BUTTERFLY LAYOUT WITH A CENTRAL DOME
• CLADDED IN RED AND YELLOW SANDSTONE
• WAS SERVED AS RESIDENCE OF KING OF JAIPUR

GROUND FLOOR PLAN FIRST FLOOR PLAN

CONCEPT AND PRINCIPLES

• CONTINUOUS SUNSHADE (CHHAJJA) IN

RED STONE CASTS A DEEP SHADOW AND
CAPS THE WHOLE FAÇADE.

• HORIZONTAL BAND OF INTERLOCKING

PATTERN IN RED AND BUFF STONE
REMINISCENT OF MUGHAL
MONUMENTS.

• CARVED ORNAMENTAL RAJPUTANA

COLUMNS THAT FRAMED FEW ARCH
OPENINGS.

• ROMAN ARCHES ARE ALSO USED.

CONCEPT AND PRINCIPLES

NEW WING
• THE NEW BUILDING IS THE RESULT OF
NATIONAL ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITION
HELD IN 1984 TO BUILD AN EXTENSION TO
JAIPUR HOUSE.

• THE 3 NEW BLOCKS ARE PLACED

ORTHOGONALLY TO THE SITE EDGES.

• CAUSES NEGATION OF THE AXIS GENERATED

BY SYMMETRICAL PLAN OF JAIPUR HOUSE.

• THE COLLONADE IS MADE TO ALIGN THE

NEW BUILDING WITH THE OLD.

• FAÇADE IS COMPOSED TO APPEAR AS

LAYERED.

• SEPERATION OF STONE CLADDING AND

MASONRY WALL HIGHLIGHTED
BY ALUMINIUM SHEET.
 FLOOR PLANS

PERMANENT GALLERY

EXHIBITION SPACE

CAFETERIA

STORAGE

HVAC PLANT ROOM

LOWER GROUND FLOOR PLAN
LVL. -1920
 FLOOR PLANS

PERMANENT GALLERY

EXHIBITION SPACE

MUSEUM SHOP

ENTRY TO NEW WING

TICKETING

AUDITORIUM

PREVIEW THEATRE

CONFRENCE ROOM

GROUND FLOOR PLAN ADMINISTRATION

LVL+960
 FLOOR PLANS

PERMANENT GALLERY

STORAGE

CONNECTING RAMP

ADMINISTRATION

LECTURE ROOM

LOBBY

LIBRARY
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
LVL+7680
 FLOOR PLANS

PERMANENT GALLERY

ADMINISTRATION

STAFF ROOM

CONNECTING RAMP

FIRST FLOOR PLAN RESTORATION LAB

LVL+3840
 SECTIONS

1. PERMANENT GALLERY
2. EXHIBITION SPACE
3. CAFETERIA
4. PHOTOGRAPHY LAB &
STORE
5. STORAGE
6. HVAC PLANT ROOM
7. ENTRY TO NEW WING
8. TICKETING
9. MUSEUM SHOP
10. AUDITORIUM
+3840 +960 -5400 +9600 11. PREVIEW THEATRE
12. CONFERENCE ROOM
13. ADMINISTRATION
14. LOBBY
15. PROJECTION ROOM
16. STAFF ROOMS
17. DIRECTOR’S ROOM
18. RESTORATION LAB
19. COMPUTER LAB
20. CONNECTING RAMP
21. LECTURE ROOM
22. LIBRARY

+1920 +7680 -1920

SPACES
NATURAL VENTILATION
 SERVICES

PLACEMENT OF FIRE HYDRANTS ON SITE BOUNDARY

 SERVICES

FIRE EXIT

FIRE
EXINGUISHER

FIRE EXITS AND EXTINGUISHERS ON EACH FLOOR

SERVICES

SMOKE
DETECTORS
FIRE
ALARMS,
FIRE
EXTINGUISH
ERS, WET
RISE
SYSTEM
AND FIRE
EXITS TO
PROVIDE
PROTCTIO
N AGAINST
FIRE ARE
PROVIDED.
 LANDSCAPING

BOUGAINVILLEA SPECTABILIS
GRUMICHAMA

MELALEUCEAE

FICUS MICROCARPA

AMARANTHUS DUBIUS

SYNGONIUM PODOPHYLLUM

CHLOROPHYTUM COMOSUM
 LANDSCAPING

WHITE MULBERRY

Ti

AFRICAN OIL PALM

SHELL GINGER

SHOEBLACKPLANT

FIREBUSH

JUNIPERUS SQUAMATA
 LANDSCAPING

• 157 OR SO LARGE TREES AND PLANTING NEW ONES.

• LARGE UNHINDERED GREEN SPACES.
• LINES DEFINING THE HARD (PAVED) AREA FROM THE GREEN PROVIDE AN
UNOBTRUSIVE BACKGROUND FOR ANY KIND OF MUSEUM.

MORE THAN LIFE SIZE

SCULPTURES

OUTDOOR DISPLAY
SPACES LIKE COURTYARDS
AND SCULPTURE GARDENS.
 SIGNAGES

SIGNAGES ARE PROVIDED EVERY WHERE IN THW NEW

WING BUT NOWHERE ELSE IN THE SITE.
 BYE-LAWS AS PER DDA

PAGE NO. PERMISSIBLE ACTUAL

153 1. SETBACKS FRONT-15M.,
BACK AND
SIDE-12M.
35 2. PARKING 412(1ECU=50 APPROX 150
SQ. M.) OUTSIDE
PREMISES
35 3. HEIGHT 26M. 12.6

70 4. WATER MANDATORY NOT

HARVESTING FOR ABOVE PROVIDED
100 SQ. M.
PLOT
35 5.MAX. 35% 21%
COVERGE
AREA
35 6. MAX. BUILT 1.2X35250=42 7380 SQ.M.
AREA 300 SQ.M.
ALLOWED:
PAGE NO. PERMISSIBLE ACTUAL
55 FIRE EXIT 2M. 1M.
STAIRWAYS

35 2. PARKING 412 APPROX 150

OUTSIDE
PREMISES
 CONCLUSION

ANALYSIS

• DENSE LANDSCAPING IS PROVIDED ON ALL THE SIDE OF THE SITE TO PREVENT FROM
NOISE ALSO WHICH NOT GIVE A DIRECT VIEW OF THE NEW BUILDING .

• BOX WINDOWS ARE PROVIDED.

• EVERTHING RALATED TO FIRE SAFETY IS ADEQUATELY PROVIDED.

• RAMPS ARE GIVEN EVERYWHERE FOR SPECIALLY ABELED.

• THE STRUCTURE FITS IN CONTEXT WITH THE SURROUNDINGS.

• SUFFICIENT SPACES IN THE GALLERIES.

• USE OF NATURAL LIGHT AND VENTILLATION IS DONE PROPERLY .

• DETAILED FAÇADE.
 CONCLUSION

• INSUFFICIENT SITTING SPACE IN THE LIBERARY.

• DEAD SPACES WERE FOUND FREQENTLY IN THE GALLERY BLOCK

• MOSTLY WINDOWS ARE FIXED OF THE BUILDING.

• ONLY ONE ENTERANCE IS OPEN TO THE VISITORS THAT DIRECTS TOWARDS REAR SIDE OF
THE JAIPUR HOUSE.

• ADMIN AND INSTITUTION IS SO LOCATED THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO FIND.

• NO DUSTBINS IN OR AROUND THE SITE.

• IMPROPER PARKING.

• SERVICE ROAD AND PEDESTRIAN OVERLAPS.

• NO BRAILLE SIGNAGES ARE PROVIDED.

• MANY DEAD SPACES WERE LEFT WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN OCCUPIED.

• NO ACCOMODATION SPACES FOR GUESTS.