Illustration 18: Interior of Kashmere Gate Metro Station, Hindustan Times

structure. The interior surface of the metro station is cladded with grey-coloured stone with strips of black stone running parallelly across the floor as skirting, while externally it is cladded with light and dark peach coloured stone, demarking the built form of the station that stands above the ground. The columns coming down to the platform area are externally cladded with steel, giving a distinct feature to the place. The floor of the station is also cladded in grey-coloured stone all over giving a monotonous essence to the place. The space frame structure on the roof provides the feeling of a grand entrance.

The walls near the staircases and escalators are covered in paintings of different heritage buildings of Delhi, which provides the user with an authentic sense of place.

Illustration 18: Interior of Kashmere Gate Metro Station, Hindustan Times

5.3.6 Scale and Proportion

The Kashmere Gate Metro Station has an area of about 118,400 square feet (11000 m2), which is almost three times of the Rajiv Chowk Metro Station. Similar to the Rajiv Chowk Metro Station, the scale of this place is monumental for a human being asserting one‘s mind with fear and power. Unlike Rajiv Chowk Metro Station, this station has a comparatively larger vertical dimension than the horizontal one. The central space of the building, which is also the entrance is double-height, with a space frame structure.