CONNAUGHT PLACE

“Urban design” involves the design of buildings & group of buildings, spaces, landscapes & brings together issues of planning, transport,
architectural design, landscape & engineering to create a vision for an area & ensure it is delivered.

PRESENTED BY:

ISHA AGRAWAL A1904015138

YAMINI SEJWAL A1904015141
PRIYANSHI MITTAL A1904015126
AAYUSHI A1904015117
 INTRODUCTION
CONNAUGHT PLACE
ABOUT THE SITE
LOCATION : CONNAUGHT PLACE OPEN – BUILT UP
SITE AREA : 24.7 ACRE THE SITE CONSTITUTE 15%
CLIMATE : COMPOSITE CLIMATE WITH EXTREME SUMMER AND WINTER 85% OF BUILT-UP AREA
85%
& 15% OF UN-BUILT
AREA.
LOCATION
built unbuilt
DELHI

CP

SITE

• CONNAUGHT PLACE WAS CONSTRUCTED BY THE BRITISH AS THE COMMERCIAL

HUB.
• CONNAUGHT PLACE, DUE TO ITS LOCATION AND CONNECTIVITY BY DIFFERENT SITE BUILT-UP
MODES AS WELL AS SPATIAL CHARACTERISTICS, ACTS AS A HUB FOR VARIOUS
SURROUNDING BUILT-UP
FACETS OF LIFE IN DELHI. OPEN-BUILT UP PLAN
 CONNECTIVITYOF SITE TO OTHER AREAS
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LALIT
HOTEL
ROAD TOWARDS KALE
KHAN
INDRA CHOWK CENTERAL
PARK

AGRASEN KI
BAOLI
STUDY AREA
LIC BUILDING
ROAD TOWARDS INDIA GATE

CENTRAL COTTAGE INDUST.

EMPORIUM

JANTAR MANTAR

IMPERIAL HOTEL
ROAD TOWARDS JANTAR ROAD TOWARDS NATIONAL MUSEUM
MANTAR
 STREETS HIRARCHY
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INDRA CHOWK ROAD AMERICANSERVICE ROAD

N BLOCK LIBRARY KG ROAD

BRITISH
COUNCIL

COLLECTOR ROAD ENTRY JANPATH CENTRAL COTTAGE

INDUSTRIES ENPORIUM
TOLSTOY ROAD

JANPATH ROAD SERVICE ROAD ENTRY

 STREETS SECTIONS
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SECTION THROUGH INDRA CHOWK

6M 3M 14 M 2M 15 M
40 M

UNOBSTRUCTED FOOT PATH ARCADES FOR PEDESTAINS AUTHORISED PARKING INDRA CHOWK ONE WAY ROAD OBSTRUCTED PATHWAYS AUTHORISED PARKING

SECTION THROUGH JANPATH ROAD

2M 13 M 2.5 M 1.5 M 14 M 3M
JANPATH TWO WAY ROAD
36 M
 STREETS SECTIONS
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SECTION THROUGH TOLSTOY ROAD

7M 22 M 3M
32 M

KG TWO WAY ROAD LANDSCAPE AREA OCCUPIED BY SERVICE ROAD FOR TWO TOLSTOY TWO WAY ROAD AUTHORISED PARKING LANDSCAPE AREA ALONG
STALLS WHEELERS THE PATHWAY

SECTION THROUGH KG ROAD

4M 5M 3M 2M 15 M 3M
32 M
 STREETS SECTIONS
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SECTION AA’

INDIAN CONNAUGHT LN. ARCADES FOR PEDESTRIAN 2M 4M 2M

8 M 11 M

SECTION BB’

AUTHORISED PARKING ATUL GROVE ROAD SEATING AROUND THE TREE 1.5 M 3.5 M 2.5 M 3M 8.5 M
18 M

SECTION CC’

PARKING & ROAD SEGREGATION 3M 30 M 4.5 M 3.5 M 4M

45 M
 TRAFFIC ANALYSIS
BETWEEN 9-11 AM CONNAUGHT PLACE
BETWEEN 1-3 PM

BETWEEN 5-7 PM
BETWEEN 9-11 PM

• HEAVY TRAFFIC BETWEEN 5-7 PM DUE TO OFFICE CLOSING HOURS

• MODERATE TRAFFIC 9-11AM DUE TO MORNING OFFICE HOURS
 METRO AND JUNCTION
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JUNCTION AT INTERSECTION
JUNCTION AT INTERSECTION OF INDRA CHOWK & KG ROAD
OF INDRA CHOWK &JANPATH
ROAD

JUNCTION AT JANPATH
ROADAND INDIA CONNAUGHT JUNCTION AT INTERSECTION
LANE OF TOLSTOY ROAD & KG
ROAD

JUNCTION AT INTERSECTION
OF TOLSTOY ROAD &JANPATH
ROAD • HEAVY CONGESTION ON MAIN JUNCTION
 INFRASTRUCTURE
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STREET LIGHTS
AMERICAN
N BLOCK LIBRARY

BRITISH
COUNCIL

• SIGNAGES GIVEN AT ALL

TRANSFORMERS PRESENT AT VARIOUS LOCATION NECESSARY LOCATIONS
JANPATH CENTRAL COTTAGE
INDUSTRIES ENPORIUM STREET LIGHTS EXCEPT BUS STOP
• 4 TYPES I.E SIGNAGES SPEED
LIMIT,PARKING,PEDESTRIAN
TRANSFORMERS CROSSING,NO PARKING &
STOPPING
SIGNAGES
 PEDISTRIAN MOVEMENT
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WALKWAY ON INDRA CHOWK WALKWAY NEAR BRITISH COUNCIL

WALKWAYS AT JUNCTION OF
KG ROAD & TOLSTOY ROAD

PLAZA AT JUNCTION OF
JANPATH ROAD AND INDRA
CHOWK
WALKWAYS ON TOLSTOY ROAD
WALKWAYS ON JANPATH
ROAD
• WALWAYS WERE OBSTRUCTED BY TREES , BUS STATIONS AND PETROL PUMPS
• WALKWAYS WERE DISCONTINUED ON SOME PLACES AND WERE AS CAR PARK
 2 WHEELER MOVEMENT
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STANDS NEAR MERCANTILE HOUSE

STANDS ON INDRA CHOWK

AMERICAN
N BLOCK LIBRARY

MOVEMENT IN INDIA CONNAUGHT LANE

JANPATH CENTRAL COTTAGE
INDUSTRIES ENPORIUM

STANDS ON TOLSTOY ROAD

• THERE WERE SUFFICIENT PARKING FOR TWO WHEELERS

STANDS ON JANPATH ROAD • EASY MOVEMENT ON THE SITE
 CAR MOVEMENT
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MOVEMENT ON KG ROAD

CAR PARK ON JANPATH ROAD

CAR PARK ON TOLSTOY ROAD

CAR PARK ON JANPATH ROAD

• SUFFICIENT CAR PARKS

• CONGESTION ON COLLECTOR ROAD DUE TO
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
 BUS MOVEMENT
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SCINDIA BUS STATION ON JANPATH AMERICAN

LIBRARY
ROAD N BLOCK

SCINDIA BUS STATION ON KG ROAD

BRITISH
COUNCIL

JANPATH CENTRAL COTTAGE

INDUSTRIES ENPORIUM

KAILASH BUILDING BUS STATION ON KG

ROAD

SCINDIA BUS STATION ON TOLSTOY ROAD

• NO BUS STATION ON INDRA CHOWK
• EASILY ASSESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC
 PARKING
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• PARKING FOR 2 WHEELERS AMERICAN

LIBRARY
• ORGANISED N BLOCK

• CYCLE PARKING AREAS

BRITISH
COUNCIL

JANPATH

CENTRAL COTTAGE
INDUSTRIES ENPORIUM

• PARKING FOR 4 WHEELERS

• UNORGANISED

4 WHEELERS
2 WHEELERS
• PARKING FOR 4 WHEELERS CYCLE • WELL ORGANISED PARKING FOR
• ORGANISED OFFICE SPACES
 ILLEGAL PARKING
CONNAUGHT PLACE

AMERICAN
N BLOCK LIBRARY

VEHICLES PARKED ON THE PLAZA AREA ON

K.G MARG

VEHICLES PARKED ON ATUL GROVE MARG

BRITISH
COUNCIL

JANPATH CENTRAL COTTAGE

INDUSTRIES ENPORIUM

VEHICLES PARKED ON INDIA CONNAUGHT

LANE
VEHICLES PARKED ON INDIA CONNAUGHT
LANE
 BUILDING USE
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SURYA KIRAN (BUILDING FOR COMM. AMERICAN

SERVICE SECTORS) ON KG MARG. N BLOCK LIBRARY

BRITISH COUNCIL (FOR EDU. PURPOSE)

ON KG MARG.

JANPATH CENTRAL COTTAGE

LOW-RISED BUILDINGS THAT HAS INDUSTRIES ENPORIUM
RETAIL SHOPS.

COMMERCIAL- SERVICE SECTOR

COMMERCIAL- RETAIL SHOPS • BUILDINGS ON JANPATH ROAD HAS A STANDARD DESIGN BUT THEY ARE NOT TOLSTOY HOUSE (BUILDING THAT
EDUCATIONAL MAINTAINED PROPERLY. SERVES BUSINESS CENTRES) ON
• BUILDINGS ON KG MARG ARE HIGH RISED. THESE NEW BUILDINGS HAVE RADICALLY TOLSTOY ROAD.
COMMERCIAL- BUSINESS CENTRES
TRANSFORMED THE SKYLINE OF C.P. GIVING IT A NEW MONUMENTAL CHARACTER.
 BUILDING HEIGHT VARIATIONS
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LOW RISED BUILDINGS.

BRITISH COUNCIL ON KG MARG

MERCANTILE HOUSE ON KG MARG

G+16
G+14
G+12
MOHAN DEV BUILDING
G+7
ON TOLSTOY ROAD. • COLLECTOR ROADS ARE WELL SHADED DUE
BUILDING HEIGHTS, DENSITY AND GREEN SPACES. G+2
 SHADOW ANALYSIS
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AT 7:15 AM AT 9:15 AM AT 1:15 PM

AT 4:15 PM AT 5:15 PM

• BUILDINGS IN NE AND SE ARE HIGH RISE WHILE BUILDIGS IN NW & SW ARE LOW RISE SO, NW & SW ARE HARM AND HOTTEST ZONE
• HIGH RISE BUIDING PROVIDING SHADE TO THE LOW RISE BUILDING
• MORE TREES IN NW & SW TO PROVIDE SHADED PATHWAY AS WELL AS SHADE THE BUILDINGS
 BUILDING ELEVATION
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• KG ROAD AND TOLSTOY ROAD HAS HEIGHT
VARIATIONS.
• BUILDINGS ON KG MARG FOLLOW
CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE.
• JANPATH ROAD HAS NEO CLASSICAL STYLE.
• INDRA CHOWK AND JANPATH ROAD HAVE
SAME FAÇADE TREATMENT BUT DIFFERENT
WALL FINISHES.
LOW-RISED BUILDINGS THAT HAS HIGH RISED BUILDINGS ON KG • ALSO BUILDINGS OF JANPATH ROAD HAS NO
RETAIL SHOPS. MARG. VARIATIONS.

JANPATH ROAD
TOLSTOY MARG INDRA CHOWK

KASTURBA GANDHI MARG

TOLSTOY MARG INDRA CHOWK
 ACTIVITY MAPPING
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KIOSK DUE TO UNAUTHORISED

AUTO STANDS DUE TO DROP OFF

UNAUTHORISED VENDOR INVITING OFFICE

PEOPLE MAINLY DURING BREAK

UNAUTHORISED VENDORS FROM SERVICE LANE

• THE PATHWAYS ARE ALL AROUND THE STUDY AREA INVITING UNAUTHORISED VENDORS ALONG THE CORNERS
• AUTHORISED ACTIVITY INVITING YOUNG PEOPLE
AUTHORISED CLUBS AND RESTAURANTS • EVERY PART HAVE VARIOUS AGE GROUP INVITING AUTHORISED AS WELL AS UNAUTHORISED ACTIVITIES TO SET UP
 PLANTATION
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ARJUNA TREES

AMERICAN
N BLOCK LIBRARY

PEEPAL & PLUMERIA TREES

BRITISH
COUNCIL

NEEM & JAMUN TREES

JANPATH CENTRAL COTTAGE
INDUSTRIES ENPORIUM

BOURGNVILLA
• TREES PROVIDE SUFFICIENT SHADE TO THE PATHWAYS
JAMBOA TREES • SOME FRUIT BEARING TREES MAKE THE AREA DIRTY
• IN INNER AREAS DUE TO TREE FOLIAGE VERY LESS LIGHT
 SOFTSCAPE
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VENDORS COVERING THE

SOFTSCAPE PATHWAYS SURROUNDED BY
GREEN STRETCH ON BOTH SIDES

GREEN LAND BEHIND PARKING

• OPEN SPACE B/W CONCRETE BUILDINGS & ROADS COVERED,

CREATING SOOTHING VISUAL EFFECT.
• TREES PLANTED IN STRAIGHT ROWS AND GEOMETRIC PATTERNS
 HARDSCAPE
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• PLAZA-EMPTY MOST TIME OF THE

DAY AND NOT MAINTAINED
• NO SEATING SPACES PROVIDED
• LACK OF ACTIVITY
• UNORGANISED
• NOT MAINTAINED PLAZA
• VEHICULAR OBSTRUCTION

• SEATING NEAR THE SUBWAY ENTRY PATHWAY

• VERY LESS SEATING PROVIDED PLAZA
• KOTA STONE PATHWAYS • PLAZA HIDDEN DUE TO THE PARKING
FURNITURE SPACE
 OPEN SPACES
CONNAUGHT PLACE

AMERICAN
LIBRARY
N BLOCK

BRITISH
COUNCIL

JANPATH CENTRAL COTTAGE INDUSTRIES

ENPORIUM

PARKING
GREEN AREA
PLAZA
BACKYARDS