SITE LAYOUT

•The IIC is located in an area of 18600 sqm(4.6 acre) site at lodhigardens.

•Blocks are grouped around two great courts connected by portico and roof top verandah.

•Access is from Max Muller Marg.

•A service lane on the side provides a secondary entrance and parking space.

3 DIFFERENT WINGS OF IIC WERE DESIGNED TO REFLECT THE DIFFERENT FUNCTIONAL ASPECTS OF
THE CENTRE.

1.NORTH WING: RESIDENTIAL ROOMS.

2.WEST WING:- DINING AREAS.

3.SOUTH WING: LIBRARY,AUDITORIUM,ADMINISTRATIVE,OFFICES

Planning

Different parts of India international centre are -

•Main building

•Annexe

•Courtyard and gardensa)

MAIN BUILDING BLOCK-

•Consist of rectangular block with an auditoriumat the eastern end and a conference ,restaurant
,lounge bridged by colonnade rectangular structure containing the kitchen.

•Northern part of the block contains lounge cum restaurantin the surrounding water body and the
lodhigarden the background.

•Library occupies 5000sqft for 50 peoples.

•Fully glazed walls on one side gives good viewCentral courtyard is located within the two blocksand
the entrance portico. it provide the required open space for seating area and entry to auditorium
and library.b)

ANNEXE BLOCK –

•It is four storey structure contains conference hall of 55 persons capacity ,lecture halls , art gallery
and guest rooms.c)

COURTYARD AND GARDENS –

•The IIC is conceived as a design of interrelated interiors and shaped spaces ,courtyards and gardens.

•The different gardens perform different functions for eg–the rear lawn used for parties etc.
•Garden 1 -1038 sqm

•Garden 2 -1153 sqm

•Rock garden -694 sqm

LANDSCAPING

•INDIA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE IS CONCEIVED AS A DESIGN OF INTERELLATED INTERIOR & SHADED

•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.

COURTYARDS AND GARDENS

 The India International Centre is conceived as a design of interrelated interior and shaded spaces,
courtyards and gardens. Relatively compact interiors expand out to and offer a haven from the larger
outdoor spaces in ways which depend on the schedule of activities of the Centre, the time of the day
and the season.

 Each courtyard and garden at the IIC has a different function and aspect. The first or the entrance
court provides access on the north side to the guest rooms, and on the south to the auditorium and
the programme block of library and offices.

 After a processional entry drive past a fountain composed of a line of water jets one is met by the
Center’s sentinel-like stair tower and a welcoming portico of extended pre-cast vaults which bound
the western edge of the court.

 Passing through the portico the visitors enters into the main courtyard and then into the gardens of
the Centre, which bound the rear and the north sides of the site.

 The court is part lawn, part paved, with blue-green kota stone laid with its natural split texture
evident. It was conceived of as a place for large informal gatherings and as setting for sculpture.

 The rear hold gardens for dining and informal meetings under the shade of trees, near the fountain
and pool.

 The rear gardens were transformed in 1990 into a gentle sloping amphitheatre for outdoor
performances.
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

•VEHICULAR CIRCULATION IS LAID IN SUCH A MANNER THAT IT DOES NOT CROSS ANY OF THE OPEN
SPACE OR PEDESTRIAN PATH. PARKING PROVIDED BEHIND THE MAIN BLOCK (10-12 PARKING IN THE
SITE)ENTRY TO THE HOSTEL IS NOT DIRECTLY POSSIBLE FROM THE PARKING.

STRUCTURE AND MATERIALS

•INDIVIDUALLY SHAPED ELEMENTS (ROUGH-CUT STONES FOR WALLS, CUT STONE FLOORING
PAVERS) AND THE MODULAR ELEMENTS ( JALIS, ALUMINIUM WINDOW SECTIONS) WERE ALL MADE
ON THE SITE AND THEN CAREFULLY FITTED INTO PLACE.

•THE STRUCTURAL WORK IS FINELY DETAILED AND IS EVEDENT FROM THE DEVELOPMENT OF
AUDITORIUM ROOF DOME AND THE COFFERED CEILINGS IN THE CENTRE.

Merits

THE WHOLE FAÇADE CONSISTS OF EXPOSED MATERIALS WHICH GIVES THE BUILDING A VERY RICH
LOOK.

•GOOD RELATION IS MAINTAINED BETWEEN INDOOR AND OUTDOOR SPACES.

•USE OF COURTS AND OPENINGS THROUGH THE BUILDINGS TO CREATE A LIVELY SEQUENCE OF
VISUAL EXPERIENCES FROM APPROACH TO ENTRY TO EXIT.

•PLANNING DONE IN THREE DIFFERENT WINGS WITH SEPARATE ENTRIES TO EACH WING WITHOUT
DISTURBING ANY WING.

ORIENTATION OF THE BUILDING WORKED ACCORDING TO THE DELHI WEATHER

•USAGE OF JAILS ON THE FACADE AS LIGHT BREAKERS, GIVES IT A MONOTONOUS LOOK

•THE LANDSCAPING INCLUDES GREEN AREAS AS WELL AS WATER BODIES ADJOINING THE LOUNGE
AND GUEST ROOM.

•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.

AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM

•Centralized air conditioning system throughout the complex

FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEM

•Provision of hose pipe, in the building.

HANDICAPT PROVISION-

•IIC is low height structure.

•Prosionof ramp in entrance of building

•physically handicap parking

PARKING PROVISION

•Parking provision is not enough

•in the building as only staff parking is allowed in campus.

•adjoining service lane is used forpublic parking.

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.

AREAS:

AUDITORIUM

 Seating capacity- 250, theatre style

with 12 semicircular rows approached

by two aisles.

 Area- 300 sq.m

 Hexagonal plan

 It is surmounted by a dome in the

GUEST ROOMS

 38 Single Bedrooms, area 16sq.m

 28 Double Bedrooms, area 36sq.m

 It has been given a curved form

which approaches, then recedes

from the part boundary, avoiding

the expression of a long rigid

arcade along the park.

LOUNGE AND DINING

 Hexagonal plan

 The lounge is slightly elevated

above the adjoining ground to

obtain a better view into the

centre garden and also to

make it attractive.

 Surrounded and shaded by its

own verandah, on which it freely

opens the lounge enjoys the feeling of

its space extending far beyond its

enclosing glass.

DINING HALL (120)-180 SQ.M PRIVATE DINING (45)-70 SQ.M LOUNGE (90)-108 SQ.M BAR (40)-48
SQ.M KITCHEN-380 SQ.M

CONFERENCE ROOMS

CONFERENCE HALL1-92SQ.M CONFERENCE HALL 2-50SQM

LIBRARY

 Rectangular block

 Area -450 sq.m

side is provided.

 A direct view of whole library can be

made from reception which is not appropriate.