NEHRU PLACE

URBAN SPACE ANALYSIS

BY SHIJO JOSE
INFLUX SOURCE: Shakti Foundation
FIGURE GROUND SHOWING NEHRU PLACE AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD

PUBLIC TRANSPORT
• Nehru Place District
Centre was developed in
early 60s by Delhi
Development Authority to
serve the people in and
around the district centre.

• But over the years with

rapid growth and
changing functions, the
District Centre has now
started functioning as a
city centre with footfalls
from other parts of Delhi
and beyond.

• The famous Bahai faith

Lotus temple is also
located close by.

Commercial Bus stop Residential Metro line ( Violet)

NEHRU PLACE FIGURE GROUND PLAN

FIGURE GROUND SHOWING NEHRU PLACE AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD

PUBLIC TRANSPORT
• Nehru Place is
accessible by all forms
of public transport, as it
lies next to the Outer
Ring Road.

• This unplanned and

unmanaged growth has
led to issues like
dilapidated infrastructure,
increased use of private
vehicles despite being
well connected by public
transport systems and
increased marginalisation
of non-motorised
transport users.

Vehicular Metro line

Movement ( Violet)

NEHRU PLACE FIGURE GROUND PLAN

 ENTRY/EXIT POINTS
• Nehru Place District Area has
several Entry/Exit points, as shown
in the adjacent image.

• However, most of these are almost

inconspicuous and do not have any
clear signage.

• These entry points are narrow and

unwelcoming.

NEHRU PLACE DISTRICT: PLAN SOURCE: DDA

 CIRCULATION
PLAN
• There are 5 major
parking lots located
on the ground.

• Pedestrian entries
are through the
parking or directly off
a main road.

CIRCULATION PLAN SOURCE: Shakti Foundation

 10m of
footpath…. Just
for pedestrians!
After that ,
share the road!

SOURCE: Author
PEDESTRIAN ENTRIES TO MAIN MARKET

Pedestrian entries through parking lots and busy roads. Even the metro access isn’t smooth

PEDESTRIAN ACCESS SOURCE: Author

 LANDSCAPING
• Parks lack defined
sitting spaces. The
very few that exist
are broken.

• Seats lack shading.

• A singular walkway
has trees in the
centre that provides
some amount of
shading.

• The trees are mostly

located at periphery
and do not create
any buffers.

• Overall, the district is

not visually
appealing and lacks
well shaded areas,

LANDSCAPE PLAN SOURCE: Dept. of Landscape, SPA

SOURCE: Dept. of Landscape, SPA
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Section 2

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SITE SECTION
• Built to open Area varies from 1:1 to 1:3 throughout the complex.

• The public area is well lit with good ventilation.

SITE SECTIONS SOURCE: Dept. of Urban Design, SPA

 Integration of Public Transport Distance covered by people to
reach Nehru Place
• Public transportation drop off and pick up points are separated from Nehru
Place by a circumference of parking.

• To go to Nehru Place from the metro station, people have to cross a busy road
with no red lights or zebra crossings. There is no pedestrian access from these
public transport.

• There is no designation for taxis/cars or official autos

0-2 2nd Qtr
• Lack of integration and chaos discourage people from using public transport
and increase in private cars leads to parking issues.
Land Usage Pattern
• 93% of people who come to Nehru Place do not live in a 2km. The infrastructure
of Nehru Place was not designed to cater to this and leads to chaos.
• The land usage pattern of Nehru
Place has changed drastically, due
to which the population density has
also increased.

• Most of the spaces need to be re-

planned according to current usage.

• Most people come to Nehru Place,

shop, and then go to adjoining food
courts due to lack of public spaces.

ACCESS SOURCE: Shakti Foundation

DENSITY CHART
SOURCE: Author
Only public seating in the whole area Other trees are fenced off……

Steps are a welcome solace People people everywhere, no place to rest

SOURCE: Author
 Unused Open
Space.

POTENITAL. 

SOURCE: Author