The India Habitat centre is located on the junction of

2 busy roads, the Lodhi road and the Max Muller

road.
The streetscape at the Lodhi road front is not too
densely fabricated. It has institutional building s such
as Tibet t house, Air Force Bal Bharti School. Etc
All the buildings on this road ,even though are big in
size yet appear to be scaled down from the street
because of the sub lane and off sets.
The building is efficiently buffered from the busy I.H.C
trafficated street by trees The building though totally in sync with its surroundings yet
defiantly stands out because of its scale, proportions and
the building material used.
The massing of the building is articulated according to the
context, the blocks adjacent to the housing areas are
reduced in volume and the auditorium is set back
substantially from the plot line to create a distinct identity.

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NAME OF THE BUILDING INDIA HABITAT CENTRE,

NAME OF ARCHITECT JOSEPH ALLEN STEIN

(Stein,Doshi,Bhalla )
YEAR OF COMPLETION 1988-1993

BUILDING TYPE SEMI PUBLIC BUILDING

ZONE /LAND USE SOCIO CULTURAL ZONE

PROJECT DATA:
Site Coverage- 9.6 acres.
Architect: Joseph Allen Stein
Utilized space: 1.4 out of 2.5 permitted The India Habitat Centre is planned as a moderately
Ground coverage: 9549 sq. m dense complex of institutional and office work spaces,
1st basement: 18819-sq. m conference and library facilities for a group involved with
2nd basement: 18512-sq. m
Superstructure: 53152-sq. m
the environment and habitat issues . It was created with
Gross Area: 90123-sq. m an objective to create an example of an urban
Approx. cost: RS. 100 crores. environment at the office and institutional level.

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PLOT SIZE :9.6 ACRES = 38849.52 SQM
SET BACKS EXISTING NEW BYE-LAWS OLD BYE-LAWS
SITE AREA = 9.6 ACRES = 38849.52
FRONT 10 15 09
REAR 15 09 03 GROUND COVERAGE = BUILTUP AREA / PLOT AREA * 100 = 24%
SIDE A 10 09 03 F.A.R. = TOTAL COVERED AREA OF ALL FLOORS / PLOT AREA
SIDE B 30 09 03 = 53241.63 / 38849.52
HEIGHT = 1.3704
WIDTH OF ADJOINING ROADS 45M IN FRONT AND 24M AT SIDE

NAME OF THE EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS [ AS PER BYE-LAWS]

WET RISERS AND DOWN THE WET RISERS INSTALLATION SHALL CONFIRM TO IS:3844-1966 CODE OF PRACTISE FOR INSTALLATION
COMERS OF INTERNAL FIRE HYDRANTS FOR MULTI-STOREYED BUILDINGS.
WET RISERS SHALL BE DESIGNED FOR ZONAL DISTRIBUTION ENSURING THAT UNDULY HIGH PRESSURE ARE NOT DEVELOPED IN RISERS AND HAVE RIPE.

FIRST AID HOSE REEL FIRST AID HOSE REELS SHALL BE INSTALLED ON ALL THE FLOORS OF THE BUILDINGS AND SHALL CONFORM TO IS: 884-1969 SPECIFICATION FOR THE FIRST AID HOSE
REEL FOR THE FIRE FIGHTING.

STATIC WATER STORAGE TANK THE CAPACITY OF THE WATER STORAGE TANK SHALL BE 1,00,000 LTS. THIS SHALL BE ALWAYS AVAILABLE IN THE FORM OF UNDERGROUND STATIC STORAGE WATER
TANK. SHOULD ENTIRELY BE ACCESSIBLE TO THE FIRE ENGINES OF THE LOCAL FIRE SERVICE.

AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS AUTOMTIC HIGH PRESSURE WATER SPRAY OR FOAM SPRINKLERS SYSTEM SHALL BE INSTALLED IN BASEMENTS. SUB- BASEMENTS USED FOR CAR PARKS, STORAGE OF
COMBUSTIBLE ARTICLE, LAUNDRY ETC.

CO2 FIRE EXTINGUISHING SHALL BE INSTALLED IN PREMISES WHERE WATER AND FOAM CANNOT BE USED BECAUSE OF THE SPECIAL NATURE OF THE CONTENTS OF THE BUILDING/ AREAS TO
SYSTEM BE PROTECTED.

FIRE TENDER ACCESS The building is designed according to the fire safety norms .If the basement temperature is above 30 degrees the alarm rings and the
water hydrants and sprinklers get acitivated .The minimum height of the basement is more than 3.2 mts .The entry and exit of the
fire tenders is efficiently worked out . The sign boards for the exit and fire escape have been marked out carefully and guides a
person in case of emergency.
TURNING RADIUS FOR FIRE TENDER:
INNER 10M
OUTER 13M

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 PARKING

Two wheeler parking

Car parking

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 PARKING
AREA DISTRIBUTION MAP OF
SERVICES:
THE LOWER BASEMENT(P2) HAS
PARKING FACILITIES AND IS ALSO
OCCUPYING THE SERVICES .
THE MAIN SERVICE SYSTEMS IN
THE LOWER BASEMENT ARE:
1 WATER TREATMENT PLANT
2 GENERATOR PLANT
3 AIR CONDITIONING PLANT
4 FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEM
5 OFFICES Car parking
6 STORES

ARRANGEMENT OF COLUMN
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN COLUMNS
ARE SO ADJUSTED THAT NO
WASTAGE OF AREA HAPPENS.

DIST BETWEEN 2 COLUMNS-8.84M

DIST BETWEEN 2 COLUMNS-4.04M

LOWER BASEMENT PLAN

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 SERVICES
ALL THE SERVICES ARE KEPT IN THE LOWER
MOST BASEMENT SINCE IT IS LEAST
WORKABLE PLACE. OLD BY-LAWS DIDN’T
ALLOW OFFICE BUILDINGS IN THE
BASEMENT.
LOWER BASEMENT IS DIVIDED IN TWO
PARTS-PARKING AND SERVICES.

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 WATER TREATMENT PLANT
THE PLANT IS SITUATED IN THE LOWER BASEMENT
LEVEL.WATER CONSUMPTION IS 2 TO 3 LAKH LITRES PER
DAY. THERE ARE PRESSURE FILTERS AND
HYDROPHNEUMATIC FLUSH TANKS OF 3550 LTR CAPACITY.
THE PURIFIED WATER IS SUPPLIED FROM THE PLANT USING
PIPES WHICH ARE BLUE IN COLOUR.

THE POWER REQUIRED COMES FROM THE

GENERATOR PLANT WHICH IS SITUATED NEARBY.

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 33KV INPUT-
1,2
TRANSFORMERS GENERATOR PLANT

GENERATOR-
2-2000 KWA
2-500 KWA
THESE UNITS SUPPLY SENT TO DIFF CORES
POWER ON SHORTAGE THROUGH CABLES
THE GENERATOR PLANT

OUTGOING CAPACITORS 5,6,7

THE 5 MV PANEL POWER
STEP DOWN TRANSFORMERS -5 BUS DUCT CARRYING TO ALL CORE IS
(DRY CAST RESIN TRANSFORMER) HIGH POWER TO MV DISTRIBUTED.

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 condenser AIR CONDITIONING UNIT
compressor filter

CWOT : CURRENT TEMPERATURE

MAINTAINED
Inlet cold VANE : TOLERANCE
water from CUR : VOLUME OF AIR
cooling tower HRS : NO OF HOURS IN USAGE
S.C : NO OF TIMES OPERATED

Outlet hot FOUR 600 LITRE HS600 AND ONE 300 LITRE HS115
water from CENTRIFUGE BASED CONDENSING UNITS ARE PLACED IN
condenser THE P2 LEVEL OF IHC

THE PLANT AT IHC USES R11 AS REFRIGERANT WHICH IS

A CFC OTHER NEW A.C PLANTS USE R134A WHICH IS
ECOFRIENDLY

WATER COOLING TOWER

HOT WATER COMES AND COOLS DOWN
HERE
WATER COMES FROM UP OR DOWN
DEPENDING ON TYPE OF TOWER

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IN CASES WHEN WATER CANNOT BE USED TO STOP FIRE(SODIUM OR HYDROCARBONS
LIKE PETROL WHICH FLOAT ON WATER) A SUPPLEMENTARY SYSTEM OF FIRE FIGHTING
SYSTEM USING CARBON DIOXIDE IS PROVIDED. THE GAS IS RELEASED THROUGH
CYLINDERS PROVIDED ON EVERY FLOOR

IN CASE OF INABILITY OF OVER HEAD TANK TO

PROVIDE SUFFICIENT PRESSURE WHILE FIRE , A
FIRE FIGHTING UNIT IS PROVIDED IN THE
BASEMENT WHICH CAN PUMP WATER AT HIGH
PRESSURE TO REQUIRED FIRE FIGHTING UNIT

VERTICAL SHAFTS OPENING TO SKY

ARE PROVIDED BETWEEN EACH
STAIRWELL WHICH HAS FANS IN IT ,
WHICH BLOW AIR IN CASE OF FIRE
TO REMOVE THE HARMFULL SMOKE
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE
IN BUILDING
SMOKE DECTECTOR
AIR CONDITIONING
REGULAR GRID OF ELECTROSTATICSMOKE
DETECTORS IS MADE ON THE FALSE CEILING.
FIRE ALARMS ARE PROVIDED ON EVERY
FLOOR.

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GROUND FLOOR FIRST FLOOR

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LIFT CORE:
THE LIFT CORE IS CENTRALLY PLACED AT
THE LOBBY . THERE ARE TWO LIFTS
RUNNING THROUGH THE FLOORS. ONLY
ONE LIFT CONTINUES TILL THE LOWER
BASEMENT SINCE THE USAGE IS LESS.

ON THE UPPER FLOORS THE LIFT IS

PLACED IN SUCH A WAY THAT ITS ALMOST
EQUIDISTANT FROM BOTH THE WINGS OF
THE BUILDING.

EACH LIFT HAD THE

DIMENSION OF 2*1.25
METERS.
THE INNER WALLS
HAD ART WORK DONE

LIFT CORE GROUND FLOOR LIFT CORE UPPER FLOORS

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 TOILET:
EACH FLOOR HAS ONE TOILET UNIT WHICH IS
CENTRALLY LOCATED FOR EASIY ACCESIBILITY
FROM ALL OFFICES ON THAT FLOOR.NO. OF
PEOPLE WORKING ON EACH FLOOR IS APPROX.
40 –
NO. OF WB’S IN MALE TOILET- 3
NO. OF WC’S IN MALE TOILET-3
NO. OF URINALS -3
NO. OF WC’S IN FEMALE TOILET-2
NO. OF WB’S IN FEMALE TOILET-2

THE PLUMBING SHAFT RUNS

CENTRALLY THROUGH THE TOILETS
AND PROVIDES SERIVCES TO THE
WHOLE CORE.

PLUMBING SHAFT -UPPER FLOORS PLUMBING SHAFT- GROUND FLOOR

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FIRE FIGHTING:
FIRE EXTINGUISHING UNIT IS
PLACED ON EVERY FLOOR.

THE MAIN STAIRCASE IS ALSO

USED FOR FIRE EXIT.

WATER SPRINKLERS AND

SMOKE DETECTORS ARE
PROVIDED AT REGULAR
INTERVALS OF 2.5 MTS.

FIRE SPRINKLER-UPPER FLOORS FIRE SPRINKLER-GROUND FLOOR

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CIRCULATION SPACE:

THE CIRCULATION SPACE

IS MINIMIZED TO
INCREASE THE OFFICE
AREA.

GROUND FLOOR CORRIDORS

ARE NATURALLY LIT, BUT
UPPER FLOORS USE
ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING
EXTENSIVELY.

ALL THE OFFICE SPACES ARE

ALLIGNED ALONG THE
BORDER OF THE BUILDING SO
THAT THEY GET SUFFICIENT
NATURAL LIGHT.

CIRCULATION-GROUND FLOOR CIRCULATION-UPPER FLOORS

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POWER REGULATION ROOM: AIR HANDLING UNIT(A.H.U):

A.H.U-UPPER FLOORS A.H.U-GROUND FLOOR

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RECEPTION LOBBY

PANTRY CORRIDOR
RECEPTION

CONFERENCE HALL

OFFICER CABINS OVERVIEW

CORRIDOR SPACE

OFFICER CABIN

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 STRUCTURAL SYSTEM
NORMAL BEAM AND COLUMNS ARE
USED IN THE STRUCTURE TO FORM THE
BASIC GRID OF THE BUILDING.AT SOME
PARTS EXPOSED FRAMING IS DONE AS
A DESIGN ELEMENT. LINTEL LEVELS ARE
EXPOSED.
GRID OF
BLOCKS ARE INTERCONNECTED AT THE TOP LEVEL BY THE BEAMS
SIMPLY SUPPORTED BEAM STRUCTURES. THERE ARE OFFICE
BUILDINGS FUNCTIONING AT EACH SUCH INTERSECTIONS.
BASEMENT HAS A ROUGH EXPOESD GRID PATTERN OF
BEAMS VISIBLE. COLUMNS

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Stein is said to have remarked, “It does not
matter if the building looks twenty years old
when completed.
What is relevant is that forty years down the line
they will still look only twenty years old.” His
comments gather significance as it was in the
context of the material used and the finish of the
exterior.

STUCCO STONE
The rich use of different material
enhances the façade. The custom made
tiles add color, variety and identity to the
vertical circulation. The vertical band of
tiles also helps in rain water drainage from
the surface.

EXPOSED LAKHORI BRICKS

STONE
MOST OF THE EXTERNAL FINISHING IS BY The IHC exteriors is so
CUSTOM MADE BRICKS OF 50MM WIDTH USED designed that it is cleaned
IN RAT TRAP BOND every time it rains TILES

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 Open roof like this
Increases interaction with external
spaces letting light and rain in and thus
promoting coexistence of birds, plants,
and small animals with humans

The Building is aided by an open

to sky, shaded canopies over
large paved courts that provide
shade by means of pendant
shade casting elements. Such
shading reduces energy load on
air conditioning and produces a
improved climate for people and
plant material.

The semi-transparent rectangular panels (30*60cm) sunscreen canopies of sail

material suspended from a space frame structure are aligned and oriented to
provide shade to the pedestrians through the day

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 PLANTERS AT DIFFERENT LEVELS
WHICH UTILIZE RAIN WATER, this
integration of the natural
forms and colors with the
building material enrich the
elevation

Vertical PLANTERS

CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF PLANTATION

HAS BEEN RESTORED AS AN INTEGRAL
PART OF THE DESIGN TO MINIMIZE THE
TFFECTS ON ENVIRONMENTAL AN
DECOLOGICAL BALANCE
TREES COMPARABLE TO THE SCALE OF
BUILDFORM
PRESENCE OF TREES COMPENSATES THE HEAT EMISSION OF THE
BUILDING AND PROVIDES A NATURAL AMBIENCE UNLIKE MALLS
OR OTHER CLOSED SPACES

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The top two floors of the
building have been
projected twice. This
results in a building shadow
that is larger than its
footprint
The courtyard acts
climatically, being
shaded by the space
frame and the
landscaping along with
the vertical garden.
Vertical gardens
Coincidence of natural
and artificial habitat

Skyway projecting from the building

Reduction of heat gain is achieved by keeping
the openings on the external face to less than
50 per cent of the surface area, while strip
windows characterize the facades around the
courtyards.
The door at the rear faces a The form provides a physical
foil built up to prevent direct environment which serves as a
radiation. open spaces and catalyst for an interrelationship
ventilators are used to between individual and institutions
ensure plenty of natural air working in diverse habitat related
felids to optimize their effectiveness
and lighting.

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