connaught place, delhi

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Its a famous tourist place because

Shop selling indian stuff give the essence

of Indian culture.

International brands shops


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flooring of kota stone.

In built benches in sitting area.

High intensityLampshades in

cooridor,which is not so attractive.

Very less soft scape due to which it

looses on its beauty.


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STRENGTHTemples ,restaurants, theatre,shops in area.

Good connectivity

Various street markets.Well lit


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WEAKNESS

No proper parking space.

Paan spit outs stain on beauty of place. Lots of waste here and there-gives a shabby

look.

People sleep in corridors which create offwardimage.


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Oppurtunity

threatNo proper security as past history

shows various bomb blast.

No proper fire safety(measures for

fire not there).

No proper zebra crossing.Stray dogs roam inarea.

Global business centre.

famous land mark of delhi.Main core centre for import and export.

Can be a meeting hub.

Stray dog


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Developed as a showpiece of Lutyens'

Delhifeaturing a Central Business District.

Named after the Duke of Connaught

BY:-

Jyoti ahlawat,Snigdha,Sajida ,TseringCASE STUDY-PUBLIC SPACESII yr Ist SEM

URBAN ISSUES
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One of the largest financial, commercial

and business centers in Delhi, India.

Abbreviated as CP and houses the

headquarters of several Indian firms.

Design-3 concentric circle.

Inner circle Middle circle Outer circle

Vehicular access Residenence for

staff

Public semi

public function

Fancy retail

shops

Office,retail shops commercial

COMMERCIAL

SEMI PUBLIC AREA

ROADS FROM INNER RING

PARK

OUTER RING


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Designed by-Robert Tor

Russell in coordination

with in

Architecture is modeled

after the Royal crescent in

Bath, England.

Alteration in skyline in

1980

Before common wealth

game 2010

After 2010 common wealth

games

Pre independence Post independence
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Skyline_at_Rajiv_Chowk.JPG


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Well Connected by roads

Metro connectivity

Connectivity to other areas

Connectivity to ISBT


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Green patch

Inner circle

Outer circle

Central park

Concept-european reinsence

concentric circles and seven radialroads

divided it into six sectors, each making an

angle of 60 degrees at the centre.

Roads form the converging layout.

Parking lots

Vehicular movement


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Recreational area

Commercial area

residential area

Clear division of spaces.residential and commercial areas are provided within

outer and middle circle which is good and increases usability of area.

Built

Green

Pavement

Road

Service courtyards

LAND USE


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LIC Building


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circular form makes it stand outfrom the layout of the area

around.Wide roads were planned in andaround CP ,a boon for coping withtodays large traffic volume.

The lavish design provided forlarge open spaces,a valuablepublic spaces in today's context.

Grand Scale and architecturalcharacter,makes it stand outamongst the buildings.


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Soft landscaping with contours in central park

beautiful street lamps

Hard scape-street lamp,benches,railings

Soft scapeand hard

scape in

central park

are

enchaning

the designof space.

But in plaza

they are not

proper


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PVR for entertainment Retail shops and street markets

Central Park platform for social,cultural

interaction

Aesthics and architectureConnectivity by public

and private transport-

within reach of every in

come group.

STRNEGTH


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Lack of public concern

and responsibility.

Traffic congestion Inadequate parking

space.parking come

till edge of walk

ways.

No proper connection between

two blocks.

No pedestrian link between

central park and retail shops.Lack of comfortable street

furniture.

Inadequate street light

in parking areas.

WEAKNESS


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Proper use of unutilised

terraces

To invite commercial and

media advertisement and

increase stakeholders

Use of central park as open

amphitheater

No proper fire safety Stray dogs Past history of bomb blast

Oppurtunity

Threat


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Plaza de armas Factors Cannaught place

AMENITIES

Proper placement Rest rooms No proper placement

Proper Dustbin Not everywhere,no proper use

proper SITTING AREA No proper sitting

Proper parking PARKING Not enough space for parking

spanish

architecture

CENTRE OF

ATTRACTION

Circular form

S ace around central fountain SOCIAL central ark

Plaza de armas factor Cannought place


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Plaza de armas factor Cannought place

Very beautiful Soft scape No properly managed soft cover

Proper placement

around plaza

Market(retail

shops)

Proper placement

proper hygiene Lack of hygiene

Public concern is

there

Public

concern

Lack of public concern

Proper

connectivity connectivity

Connectivity

to near by

areas ,by

transport

Proper connectivity

by transport.

No proper connection

Between two blocks

History and Background


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Developed as a showpiece of Lutyens' Delhi

featuring a Central Business District.

Named after the Duke of Connaught,

construction work was started in 1929 and

completed in 1933.

Prior to its construction the area was a ridge,

covered with kikartrees inhabited by jackals and

wild pigs.Robert Tor Russell in coordination with

W.H.Nicholls, plan a central plaza based on the

European Renaissance and Classical style.

CP's architectureis modeled after the Royal

Crescentin Bath, England. later The inner circle of CP was renamed Rajiv

Chowk and the Outer Circle was renamed Indira

Chowk.

Alteration to skyline in1980s by construction of

History and Background
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutyens'_Delhihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_of_Connaughthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia_nilotica_subsp._indicahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgian_architecturehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Crescenthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Crescenthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath,_Somersethttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Englandhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Englandhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath,_Somersethttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Crescenthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Crescenthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgian_architecturehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgian_architecturehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia_nilotica_subsp._indicahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_of_Connaughthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutyens'_Delhihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutyens'_Delhi


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URBAN ISSUES

adequate number of restrooms are provided at proper

place.restrooms are near the cathedral and streets

which are well acessible from whole space.

no adequatenumber of rest rooms.rooms that are there are at

one corner of area and not acessible from whole space.no

proper placement of rest rooms is negative point of space.

Less number of dustbins are provided and where

they are provided ,no proper use of them (showslack of public concern).this becomes a cause for

unhygienic condition in area.

Proper placement of dustbin and proper use of

them by public .hygiene of space is maintained i

proper parking alots are provided. different lanes for vehicular and pedestrian

movement.no proper lighting is provided in parking area.parking and roads connectivity is

the negative point of space.these factors are responsible for traffic congestion

Parking lots are provided but not enough as per the rqirement of the

space.parking lanes are coming till the walkways.no proper lighting in parking

area.different lanes are not provided for vehicular and pedestrian

movement.no proper connecting roads between two blocks.

Parking lots

Vehicular movement

Lack of proper sitting and the sitting which is provided is not

comfortable

Proper and ample amount of comfortable sitting is provided.so place serve as

interaction platform for nearby area occupants

Connought placePlaza de armes


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URBAN ISSUES

CONNAUGHT PLACE,NEW DELHI INDIA PLAZA DE ARMAS CUSCO PERU

Both connaught place and plaza de armas are located in the centre

of the city NEW DELHI and CUSCO respectively.

Connaught place has concentric circles with seven radial roads which make it acessible from

near by areas

Plaza de armas is located in centre of city and surrounded by roads on two sides ,so it is well

acessible from other parts of the city.

Rajiv chowk

metro station

Isbt

terminal

Connaught place is well connected with public transports,metro

station is within the circle of connaught place.nearest bus stop is

just 1 km away from C.P.it is also well connected by

roads.therefore the place is well connected by public and private

transport.

NOTE:-Both connaught place andplaza de armas are well connected and acessible ,well located in the centre of the citymost convenient method of transportation in connaught place is

metro.most convenient method of transportation in plaza de armas is taxi

Plaza de armas is well connected with metro,bus,taxi and roads.it

is well connected with public and private transport.

Taxi is the most convenient transportion methodand it is easily

available witin the space in plaza.

Metro is around 5 km away from plaza.


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URBAN ISSUES

Parking lots are provided but not enough as per the requirement of

the space.

parking lanes are coming till the walkways.

No proper lighting is provided in parking area.

different lanes are not provided for vehicular and pedestrian

movement.

No proper connecting roads between two blocks.for going from one

block to other one has to cross the roads with traffic which is not

convenient .

Parking lots

Vehicular movement

Roads

Plaza de armas

proper parking alots are provided alsewhere. There is no

parking lot are there in the area .there is drop off point

and people used to park there cars eleswhere.also theplace is most commonly acessed by taxi .different lanes

for vehicular and pedestrian movement.no

Parking alots are provided in every block.parking a lot

is alo provided near palika shopping complex.out of seven radial roads four are provided for inward

movement

(towards central park)and three are provided for

outward movement.


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BY:-

Jyoti ahlawat,Snigdha,Sajida ,Tseringcomparititive analysisII yr Ist SEM

URBAN ISSUES

CONNAUGHT PLACE PLAZA DE ARMAS

Open spaces are provided in front of very block.

In the centre of both inner and outer circle green open space(central park )is

provided.

Central park has good green cover.

Designer street lamps are used.

Central park act as platform for socio cultural activities.

Central park is one of the reason for connought place people gathering.

Within each block open spaces are there but soft scape in these areas is very less.even the hard scape which is

there also have many shortcomings.

Sitting provided is not enough as per the area requirements.

Sitting provided are not comfortable ,so people used to sit on platform around the trees

Steps constructed of

stones are used as sitting

in central park.soft cover

is there around the steps

NOTE:-open spaces are there both in C.P. And plaza de armas but spaces in C.P. are not properly landscaped,comfortable sittings are also not

provided in C.P.while in plaza de armas soft scape and hardscape is one of the most attracting feature .

Open space is provide in the centre of plaza

.Softscape-flower beds,green

patches,contoursadd more to the beauty of

place

Hardscape-fountain and street lamps are most

attracting feature of plaza,fountain area act as

focal meeting place.beautiful lighting of fountain

and cathedral around the plaza is most attracting

feature during night.

Comfortable sitting is provided in ample amount which is a reason for

social interaction .

This open space is used as meeting point for near by area residents.it is

famous point for lunch.

The space is used by people of all age groups.


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URBAN ISSUES

Connought place design is based

on concept of european

renaissance.

Lavish architecture and open spaces add to the aesthetics of

the space

Plaza de armas is based on spanish

architecture.cathedral with arches is the

most attractive feature of place

The space is conceived of as 2 concentric circles, creating

the Inner Circle, the Middle Circle & the Outer Circle and

seven radial roads.

The inner circle of CP is bounded by a two storeyed building

ring all around, with a colonnaded passage at the ground

level. The double height passage with the massive columns on

one side creates a strong axis of movement, yet at the same

time creating a comfortable space due to its semi-open

nature.

A major disorienting factor in this space is that all around

the inner ring, the architecture of the double storeyed

buildings with their colonnaded passages is so monotonous

that one cannot orient oneself in the space.

Much of Connaught Place features

Georgian architecture, painted white and

has a manicured park in the centre

NOTE:-C.P. is based upon radial concept,has colonnaded walkways and white faade.

Sheet No-4


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BY:-

Jyoti ahlawat,Snigdha,Sajida ,TseringComparititive Analysis

II yr Ist SEM

URBAN ISSUES

No proper cleaning of water bodies in central park is

done,it is done during the events only.

Lack of public concern is there in C.P. people used to defecate

the space.

Paan spitting and garbage is visible near every coloumnand

sitting area. Dustbins are provided in some specific areas only and where

they are provided they are not properly used.

Pan spitting garbage lying outside the dustbins

Sheet No:-5

Plaza de armas is very hygienic place .

Green cover is properly managed.

People are concerned about the space.

Dustbins are provided everywhere and they are properly used. Fountains and water bodies are cleaned properly at regular intervals

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