INDIA INTERATIONAL CENTRE BUILDING ENVIRONMENT

The Centre retains its own distinctive character of a green in lodhi estate. In the hurried pace
Location : of life it imparts a sense of leisure, with the buildings opening into outer and inner
The IHC is located on 4.6acre site of Lodhi road on the courtyards, lawns and flowering trees and pools of still water. SITE LAYOUT
Maxmuller road. It is located on the south side of the The Centre is composed : 46 guest rooms, a lounge and dining.
New Delhi. A Program block of library and offices, and a domed auditorium are all grouped around two
ACCESSIBILITY AND SURROUNDINGS : great courts, and connected by porticoes and ground-level and rooftop verandahs.
ISBT (Kashmiri Gate) - 10.5 km; THREE DIFFERENT WINGS OF IIC WERE DESIGNED TO REFLECT THE
NEW Delhi Railway Station – 7 km; DIFFERENT FUNCTIONAL ASPECTS OF THE CENTRE.
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT – 15 km; 1.North wing: residential rooms.
CONNAUGHT PLACE – 05 km; 2.West wing:- dining areas.
INDIA GATE – 03 Km; 3.South wing: library ,auditorium, administrative offices
DIPLOMATIC ENCLAVE – 05 km.
CONCEPT:
• The Centre was designed so that IIC and Lodhi garden
could function as one entity.
• Entries are provided in such a manner to enter any
section of the Centre through outdoor spaces without
disturbing the ongoing activities in others.
Architect- J.A. Stein
Site area - 4.6 Acres
Built up area -8582Sq.m
Covered area -4400Sq.m
Construction -1960 – 1962.
Topography : IIC site is relatively on flat site. A
service lane on the side provides a secondary entrance
and parking space.

VEHICULAR PARKING AND CIRCULATION:-

•THE TWO VEHICULAR ENTRIES ARE FROM THE WESTERN SIDE
FROM THE MAX MULLER MARG
•IN SOUTH SIDE ENTRY FROM THE COMPOUNDS OF THE
BUILDING AND FORD FOUNDATION B) ANNEXE BLOCK –
•VEHICULAR CIRCULATION IS LAID IN SUCH A MANNER THAT IT •It is four storey structure contains conference hall of 55
DOES NOT CROSS ANY OF THE OPEN SPACE OR PEDESTRIAN persons capacity ,lecture halls , art gallery and guest rooms.
PATH. PARKING PROVIDED BEHIND THE MAIN BLOCK (10-12 C) COURTYARD AND GARDENS –
PARKING IN THE SITE) •The IIC is conceived as a design of interrelated interiors
VARIOUS COMPONENTS (FUNCTIONAL AREAS) AND THEIR and shaped spaces ,courtyards and gardens.
INTERRELATIONSHIP •The different gardens perform different functions for e.g.–
A) MAIN BUILDING BLOCK- •Consist of rectangular block with an the rear lawn used for parties etc.
auditorium at the eastern end and a conference ,restaurant ,lounge •Garden 1 -1038 sqm
bridged by colonnade rectangular structure containing the kitchen.  •Garden 2 -1153 sqm
•Rock garden -694 sqm
SITE LAYOUT;
•Northern part of the block contains lounge cum restaurant in the
•The IIC is located in an area of 18600 sqm(4.6 acre) site at
surrounding water body and the lodhi garden the background.
lodhi gardens.
•Library occupies 5000sqft for 50 peoples.
•Blocks are grouped around two great courts connected by
•Fully glazed walls on one side gives good view Central courtyard is
portico and roof top verandah.
located within the two blocks and the entrance portico. it provide the
•Access is from Max Muller Marg.
required open space for seating area and entry to auditorium and library.
•A service lane on the side provides a secondary entrance
and parking space.
VARIOUS COMPONENTS  LOUNGE AND DINING
• Hexagonal plan
(FUNCTIONAL AREAS) AND THEIR
• The lounge is slightly elevated above the
INTERRELATIONSHIP; adjoining ground to obtain a better view into
AUDITORIUM the centre garden and also to make it attractive.
• Seating capacity- 250, theatre style with 12 • Surrounded and shaded by its own verandah, on
semicircular rows approached by two aisles. which it freely opens the lounge enjoys the
• Area- 300 sq.m. feeling of its space extending far beyond its
• Hexagonal plan enclosing glass.
• It is surmounted by a dome in the shape of DINING HALL (120)-180 SQ.M
smaller inscribed hexagons PRIVATE DINING (45)-70 SQ.M
GUEST ROOMS LOUNGE (90)-108 SQ.M
• 38 Single Bedrooms, area 16sq.m BAR (40)-48 SQ.M
• 28 Double Bedrooms, area 36sq.m KITCHEN-380 SQ.M
• It has been given a curved form which CONFERENCE HALL1 -92 SQ.M
approaches, then recedes from the part CONFERENCE HALL 2 -50 SQM
boundary, avoiding the expression of a long LIBRARY Rectangular block Area -450 sq.m
rigid arcade along the park. Backdoor service for books at rear side is provided.

DISTRIBUTION
PLANNING;
The surrounding north wing of services and the west wing of the guest –rooms have been raised up on piers, bringing
the Lodi tombs into framed view and creating a large verandah beneath.
The guest –room wing has also been given a curved form which approaches and then recedes away from the Lodi
gardens site boundary.
Passing through the portico ,the visitor enters into the main courtyard and then into the gardens of the ,which the
rear and the north of the sides of the site.
 the first, or entrance court, provides access on the north side to the guest room
 on the south to the auditorium and programmed block of library and offices.
 Uniformity in design & architectural character.
 A very subdued form merging with surroundings.
 Layout according to shape of the site.
 Landscape merges with the LODI Garden.
 Library could have been in a quieter location.
 Efficient by means of verandas & less corridors.
 Dining is away from guest rooms
 Single staircase in utility block is in sufficient
 Lobby for Auditorium, library & administration is common
MAIN BUILDING BLOCK; LANDSCAPE :
• India international centre is conceived as a design of interrelated
interior & shaded spaces, courtyards & gardens. •Each courtyard or
garden has its own unique function & aspect.
•The first entrance court provides access on the north side to the
guestrooms and on the south side to the auditorium.
•After processional entry one is met a welcoming portico of extended
precast vaults which bound the western edge of court.
•Passing through portico the visitor enters into main courtyard and
then into the gardens of the centre, which bound the rear and north
sides of the site.
• Landscaping has been done to enhance the ambience rock garden.
• Central court is designed for dining in open areas
• Building landscape is merging with adjoining LODHI Gardens

SPECIAL SERVICES STRUCTURE : VARIOUS SERVICES ARE –

• The concrete frame is filled in with various types of AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM
cladding (local stone, pre-cast concrete panels), •Centralized air conditioning system throughout
windows, and shading devices of various sizes, the the complex.
particular quality of the site. FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEM
• The final construction was highly economical, •hydrants around the building.
largely as a result of efficient construction and use •Provision of hose pipe, in the building
of simple exposed material which requires no HANDICAP PROVISION
additional finishes.  •IIC is low height structure.
•Provision of ramp in entrance of building
•physically handicap parking
•  This combination of simple material and careful
PARKING PROVISION
detailing has allowed the building age gracefully. •Parking provision is not enough
• Individually shaped elements (rough-cut stones for
•in the building as only staff parking is allowed
walls, cut stone flooring pavers) and the modular in campus.
elements ( jalis, aluminium window sections) were all •adjoining service lane is used for public
made on the site and then carefully fitted into place. parking.
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•The whole façade consists of exposed materials
BASEMENT PLAN 7 - conference area
which gives the building a very rich look.
1 - Water treatment plant room 8 – conference lobby
•Good relation is maintained between indoor and
2 - Underground tank 9 – sunken garden for party
outdoor spaces.
3 - Air conditioning plant FIRSTFLOORPLAN
•Use of courts and openings through the buildings
4 - D.G set room 1-Guestroom
to create a lively sequence of visual experiences
5 - Electrical panels 2–toilets
from approach to entry to exit.
6 - Lecture room(1086) 3–kitchen
•Planning done in three different wings with
7 - display area 4-restaurant
separate entries to each wing without disturbing
GROUND FLOOR PLAN SECOND FLOOR PLAN
any wing.
1 - Guest rooms 1 -guest room
•Orientation of the building worked according to the
2 - foyer 2 – toilets
delhi weather usage of jails on the facade as light
3 - reception 3 –AHU
breakers, gives it a monotonous look.
4 - function garden 4 –Pantry
•the landscaping includes green areas as well as
5 - conference display 5 –lounge
water bodies adjoining the lounge and guest room.
6 - business centre 6 -lounge terrace
•The historic and cultural heritage of the site kept in
mind
• Vertical landscaping is also seen on the stair
tower with creepers all over it,
• The jails the orientation as well as materials used,
keep the space cooled by the use of water bodies as
well as the experience at the space stimulates the
user.

CLIMATE STUDY IN RELATION TO BUILDING

OREINTATION : DELHI LIES IN COMPOSITE CLIMATE–
• COURTYARD AND GARDENS
The India international centre is conceived as design of
interrelated interior and shaded space courtyards and gardens.
Each courtyard and garden at the IIC has a differencT function
and aspect.
• BUILDING ENVIRONMENT
. In the hurried pace of life it imparts a sense of leisure, with the
buildings opening into outer and inner courtyards, lawns and
flowering trees and pools of still water.

SUSTAINABILITYANALYSIS :
ENERGY EFFICIENCY …….
• Solar shading devices are installed in the building to
protect the building from solar radiation .
• Rain water harvesting system on the site.
• Landscaped courtyard and water body increases the
efficiency and aesthetic of the site .
• Use of local building materials.
• Brick jali throughout the building for the entry of cool
air