CASE STUDY 01 INDIA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE, DELHI

The use of jaalis (latticed screens) structured the façade of the guesthouse and provided shade to those inside, without, however, imitating the patterns used in the tombs, but rather reinterpreting them in a contemporary idiom.

The auditorium roof is made entirely of ‘Y’ shaped precast elements assembled together at joint to form a 6 sided domical structure. This dome too, derives its inspiration from the octagonal domes of the Lodhi tombs next door.

Inference

• Use of local materials and new construction techniques indigenous to the craft and culture of the place.

• The response of building form and elevation to the site context i.e. of Lodhi Garden and the tombs

• The scale and proportion used are very humane and merge with the surrounding landscape.

• Creation of a micro climate with each wing facing a courtyard and a water body.

• Segregation of public and private spaces without creating a barrier of any sorts. A porous structure elevating the theme of a public space.

• Defined vehicular and pedestrian access.