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The public toilets are built around opencourtyards to keep them clean and odorfree.

are provided.Drainage has been worked out on the basisof .

The area drains are connected to stormwater drains, which ends into the municipalsewer lines that run along the linear length ofthe site.

Water efficiency ensured by .behind the main store.

for the kitchens &exhaust fans also provided.

Backup generating units

area drains

2 bore wellsElectric sub station

Natural light & ventilation

l The basic (theme) intend while designing the buildinghas been to explode the rural theme and createambience of crafts bazaar. The shapes, essentially a

verandah like arcade, have different kinds of built inshelves to provide a variety of shopping styles: off counterdisplay, on floor, on parapets, stepped and so on.

l The shutter is made of relatively new ,

while the windows are all framed in sandstone.

l The variation in interior design as also carried through in the

design of individual for the dado of

each caf.

bamboo plywood

ceramic tile murals

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45%

10% 5%

Landscapedarea

Builtup

HardLandscape

Softl andscape

Entrance plaza with ticket counter Decorated craft baazar

craft stalls food stalls parking performance area service block admin area

Entrancet

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provided at regular

intervals.

Kota stone benches

structure and materials

Landscape:

landscape areasoft landscapehard landscapebuilt up

Openspace

Built up

built upopen space

Though the , spaces are well

created where vegetation can be used. The country-yards have

been to retain visual softness.

Signages are designed such that they form a part of entire complex

and also merge with the landscape.

A plaza paved with quartz flag stone and brickwork interspersed

with grass, flowering shrubs , plus a play corner for children, have

conjured up an oasis in which visitors can browse at their leisure.

site conditions did not allow plantation

paved in stone and spaced with grass

Drinking water facility

Toilet block withl courtyard

Barrier free architecture:

In 2003, Dilli Haat was one of the first public places in the

country to be made completely barrier-free. The entire

plaza is accessed by ramps. Parking area been

separately allotted to the handicapped parking.

Wheel chairs are available for free movement of

handicaps in the area. Parking:

The parking is divided into three different areas . One of them is

completely dedicated to the disabled parking and have direct

access to the plaza.

Parking area accommodates 58 cars and 115 two wheelers. It is

not sufficient during peak timings. A parking plaza for drivers is

proposed at one of these parking lots.

Brick masonary arches

For roofing: Slates on

timber battens, AC sheets,

pre-cast concrete rafters,

sandstone slabs.

Flooring in red sandstoneand black kaddapa

The around the shops are . Hence, using

the haat in afternoons is difficult.Except for the food court, there

are for the tired shoppers to sit.

Low height parapets made at some places to sit, are of stone,

keeping it hot till late evenings in Delhi summers.

The ; hence temporary screening is

now done to avoid the direct view.

walkways not covered

very few covered seating areas

location of toilets is too direct

Positives:

Negatives

Soft landscape in the given constrains in very

well planned, thus reducing the i mpact of land

landscape.

The linear and transition circulation

patterns make the movement easy and shopping

comfortable. Ramps laid at gradual slopes helps in

easy transport of goods for shopkeepers.

The rotation of craftsmen and

their products and celebration of state wisecultural programs give a different look to the plaza

every week attracting more and more people.

Site:

Planning:

Crafts and culture:

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