“SOCIO CULTURAL CENTRE”

INTRODUCTION:

Social centers (or social centres) are community spaces. They are buildings which are
used for a range of disparate activities, which can be linked only by being not-for-profit.
The services are determined by both the needs of the community in which the social center
is based and the skills which the participants have to offer.

Social centers tend to be in large buildings and thus can host activist meetings, concerts,
bookshops, dance performances and art exhibitions. Social centers are common in many
European cities, sometimes in squats, sometimes in rented buildings.

Also known as a free space, social centers may be designated "safe-space" where specific
forms of dialogue and activism are encouraged and protected from harassment, or they
may be intended to serve as open space for community interaction among widely disparate
groups without censorship. There is a great deal of overlap between the two types.

A cultural center or cultural centre is an organization, building or complex that promotes

culture and arts. Cultural centers can be neighborhood community arts organizations,
private facilities, government-sponsored, or activist-run.

LOCATION:

Delhi, officially known as the National Capital Territory of Delhi, is the capital territory of
India. It has a population of about 11 million and a metropolitan population of about 16.3
million, making it the second most populous city and second most populous urban
agglomeration in India. Such is the nature of urban expansion in Delhi that its growth has
expanded beyond the NCT to incorporate towns in neighboring states and at its largest
extent can count a population of about 25 million residents as of 2014.

Delhi has been continuously inhabited since the 6th century BC. Through most of its
history, Delhi has served as a capital of various kingdoms and empires. It has been
captured, ransacked and rebuilt several times, particularly during the medieval period, and
modern Delhi is a cluster of a number of cities spread across the metropolitan region.

The NCT has been divided into 15 Planning Zones / Division as per MPD-2021, out of which
8 zones (‘A’ to ‘H’) are in the Urban area and 6 zone ‘J’ to ‘P’ (Except ‘I’) are in Urban
Extension / Rural Area, whereas Zone ’O’ is designated for river Yamuna/Yamuna Front.

Planning Zone-J located in the South Delhi, is bounded by Mehrauli-Badarpur road in the
North, National Highway No.8 in the West, and National Capital Territory of Delhi boundary
in the South and East. The total area of the zone as per MPD-2021 is about 15,178 Ha., out
of which around 6,200 Ha. comprises of the ‘Regional Park’/ ‘Ridge’. There are 30
villages/census towns falling in the zone.
Vasant Kunj is an affluent and upmarket residential area located in South West
Delhi district of Delhi, India, on the hills of Aravali, which today has well over 100,000
residents. Its construction started in late 1980s by Delhi Development Authority (DDA)

SITE:

The site falls in Vasant Kunj in zone J (South West zone) along the proposed 75m
ROW Mehrauli-Mahipalpur Road. Sultan Garhi Tomb is a landmark near the site.

Figure 1 Zone J Plan

Figure 2 SITE with Landmark

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International
SITE PLAN

Building Regulations:

PLOT>1 ha GC SETBACKS FAR MAX. HEIGHT.

INSTITUTIONAL 30% 18,9,9,9 0.75 15 M
Source: DDA
DESIGN REQUIREMENTS:

ADMINISTRATION & LIBRARY

• FOYER/LOUNGE
o Including reception.
• ADMINISTRATION OFFICES
o for 10 employees(offices, cubicles, toilets)
o Service personnel of 10 persons (common room, lockers, toilets)
o Security Command Room
• CENTRAL CAFETARIA of 100 persons capacity
• BOOK LIBRARY
• MUSIC LIBRARY
• AUDIO /VIDEO INTERACTIVE SPACE of 50 persons capacity.
o RESOURCE CENTER containing 25 terminals (Also includes server room)
• TOILETS as required.

CENTRE FOR PERFORMING ART

• ADMINISTRATION for 2 employees and 3 service personnel.
• AUDITORIUM: 2 nos. of 500 persons and 200 persons capacity.
• REHEARSAL ROOM 2 nos. for 60 persons capacity.
• CINEMATOGRAPHY ROOM
• BROADCAST CONTROL ROOM
• SECURITY ROOM
• OPEN AIR THEATRE of 100 persons capacity

CENTRE FOR VISUAL ART (BASED ON THE CONTEXT OF PARTICULAR STATE)

• VISITOR LOUNGE includes area for special display
• COLLECTION/STORE
• CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY
• TRIBAL ART GALLERY
• SCULPTURE GALLERY
• ARTIST GUILD GALLERY
• ASSOCIATED WORKSHOPS
• TOILETS
• SECURITY ROOM

CONVENTION CENTRE
• ADMINISTRATION OFFICES for 5 employees and support staff.
• INTERACTIVE FOYER LOUNGE
• CONFERENCE ROOMS: 2 nos. of 25 persons capacity each.
• BUSINESS CENTRE: 2 nos. of 10 persons and 5 persons capacity each.
• DINING and KITCHEN having 50 persons capacity.
• TOILETS.
• SECURITY ROOM

GUEST ROOMS AND RECREATIONAL AREAS

• LOBBY/ENTRANCE FOYER
• SPECIALITY RESTAURANT
• BAR
• 10 SUITES
• 40 GUEST ROOMS
• HALF SIZE SWIMMING POOL
• SPIRITUAL RETREAT/SPA of 20 persons capacity.
• INDOOR GAMES: 3 nos.