KHAN MARKET

Site Documentation

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 Khan Market is almost in the heart of the city, close to India Gate.
It is surrounded by residential complexes — government owned and private — including Golf
Links, Lodhi Estate, Shahjahan Road, Pandara Road, Rabindra Nagar and Sujan Singh Park.
It is one of the greenest pockets of the city, very close to the famed Lodhi Gardens.

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INTRODUCTION
NAME : Khan Market
CITY : Delhi
MAP OF DELHI

Its environs are home to a significant number of bureaucrats from the central government,
and famous people like the satirist Khushwant Singh.

Also in proximity are the India International Centre, the India Habitat Centre, offices of
the World Wide Fund for Nature, and other organizations.

MAP OF KHAN MARKET &

SURROUNDINGS
RADIUS = 500 M

LOCATION
 ➔ Khan Market, established in 1951, and named in honour of freedom fighter Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan, brother of Abdul Ghaffar Khan (popularly

known as Frontier Gandhi or Badshah Khan).

➔ Classy and posh, Khan Market is a favourite of the expat and diplomatic community. It was originally allocated as seed land to immigrants from the

North-West Frontier Province after the partition of India.

➔ It is a large U-shaped market with two parallel ‘U’s and some extensions.

➔ Excellent book shops, up-market boutiques, opticians, grocers, tailors, brand showrooms, lifestyle stores, etc here & there are also a couple of boutiques

selling up-market household furnishings.

➔ Across the road are shops that specialize mainly in lighting.

➔ There are also many eating joints: cafes, restaurants, bakeries and street-food corners.

➔ It was ranked as the most expensive retail location in India in 2007.

SITE JUSTIFICATION
 ➔ Established in 1951, the U-shaped, double-storey market complex originally had 154 shops and 74 flats on the first floor for shopkeepers.
➔ Many of these shops were allocated as seed land to immigrants from the North-West Frontier Province after the partition of India, Khan Market is named in
honor of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (1890–1988), a Pashtun political and spiritual leader whose memory is deeply respected throughout India.
➔ Nearby is Sujan Singh Park, New Delhi's first apartment complex, built in 1945, and designed by Walter Sykes George and named after the grandfather of this
enclave's most famous resident, writer Khushwant Singh.
➔ George also designed, the Ambassador Hotel next door, built in 1945 in a mix of British and Art Deco style.
➔ The building is now a heritage property and the hotel has been taken over by the Taj Vivanta chain.
➔ Until the 1980s, all the flats on the first floor continued to serve as homes.
➔ Neighbourhood grocery stores and middle-class shops existed in the middle lane, despite the fact it catered most up to upmarket Golf Links, Sundar Nagar, and
diplomatic crowd from Chanakyapuri.
➔ Gradually, the real estate boom and expanding families of the first generation of occupants forced many families to move out.
➔ Thus, these homes were sold and started being converted into shops. By the 2010s, only a few families were living in these two-room flats.

HISTORY
 ➔ TEMPERATURE :
23 degree C (Min) ; 43 degree C (Max)
5 degree C (Min) ; 28 degree C (Max)
➔ ORIENTATION : N-E Delhi

CLIMATE
 LAND USE

BUILT VS OPEN

BUILT OPEN
Ownership (Property Based) Hardscape vs Softscape
Ownership (User Based) Ownership (Open Spaces)
Infrastructure Character (Open Spaces)
Building Typology Activity Mapping
Building Heights Street Network
Activity Mapping Modal Split

LAYERS CHRONOLOGY
 Residential
Commercial
Public/Semi public
Recreational

Residential
Residential houses, Apartments
Commercial
Retail Shopping, General Business & Commerce, District Centre,
Community Centre, Non-Hierarchical Commercial Centre ,Wholesale &
Warehousing, Cold Storage & Oil Depots, Hotels
Public/Semi-public
Hospital, Education & Research, a University/University Centre, College,
Social - Cultural Complex / Police Headquarter / Fire Stations / Disaster
Management Centre, Religious Burial Ground / Cremation, Sports
Facilities.
Recreational
Regional Park, City Park, District Park, Community Park, Historical
Monument

The map is made in reference to the Delhi Master Plan 2021.

LAND USE
 Built
Open

Total Built Area : 1,29,593 Sqm (15.2%)

Total Open Area : 7,23,217 Sqm (84.8%)
Total Area Under Road : 1,33,817 Sqm
(open space includes area under road)

Built
Open
Roads

BUILT VS. OPEN

 Private
Government

The map shows the Government owned structures and the Private
owned structures in the area.

As per the existing built structures of the area, there are comparatively
more private owned structures than government owned

OWNERSHIP (Property Based)

 Public
Semi-Private
Private

The map shows the user based ownership that what places are publically
accessible, privately accessible and semi- privately accessible to the
users.

The Public areas include markets, hospitals, petrol pumps, police

station, mother dairy, religions buildings.
Private areas include all the houses in the area.
Semi-private areas include schools, offices and hotels where only specific
users can access.

OWNERSHIP (User Based)

 Public

Petrol Pump - 2

Fire station - 1

Police Station - 1 Ambassador, New Delhi

4
2 Semi-Private
1
Bank - 7

Offices -5
Embassy of Israel

Religious places -5

Health-care -5

3 School -7
Batra Hospital
Embassy -1

Hotels and
1
Ambassador, New Delhi
Restaurants 2 Embassy of Israel
Private 3
Batra Hospital
Residential 4
Cemetery

INFRASTRUCTURE
 Apartments

Detached

Commercial

Mixed (C+R)

Institutional

Residential
Residential houses, Apartments, detached
Commercial
Retail Shopping, General Business & Commerce, District Centre, Community
Centre, Non-Hierarchical Commercial Centre ,Wholesale & Warehousing,
Cold Storage & Oil Depots, Hotels
Mixed
Commercial and residential
Institutional
School , Colleges

BUILDING TYPOLOGY
 8 AM

G
G+2
G+3
G+4
G+1+Terrace
12 PM

In the different typologies of

buildings ranging from G+1 to G+4,
there is a minimal impact of shade
and shadow casting over Khan
Market.
5 PM
It is surrounded by low rise
buildings on all sides with
maximum height of 30m.

BUILDING HEIGHTS
 The map depicts the distinction between hardscape and softscape open spaces.

Hardscaped spaces include plazas and market fronts.

Recreational & leisure spaces occupy most of the softscaped areas

HARDSCAPE VS SOFTSCAPE
 The map depicts open areas which are accessible to the both private &
public users. These provide a potential for community interactions.

OWNERSHIP OF OPEN SPACES

 Green Spaces - For Pleasure
Squares
Parks & Campuses
Gardens, Tree lined streets, flower beds pocket spaces

Green Spaces - For Use

Playing fields
Green & playgrounds
Graveyards & cemeteries

Unused land
For use
For pleasure
Dividers & roundabouts

CHARACTER OF OPEN SPACES

INDOOR ACTIVITIES OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES

G
AR
M
T
LO
PI
SH
JE
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ACTIVITY MAPPING
 Built in 1951, the mark had 154 shops and 74 flats which were later
converted into commercial units.

Total number of shops today - 198 (approx)

Total number of flats today - 30 (govt. quarters)

GROUND FLOOR MAPPING

ACTIVITY MAPPING
 There is 1 metro station and 5 bus stops around the site. Accessibility of
the bus stops are :

Bus stops
1. Khan Market bus stop (400m)
2. Sujan Singh Park bus stop (500m)
3. Sujan Singh Park bus stop (650m)
4. Ravindra Nagar Bus stop (400m)
5. Humayun Road Bus Station (1.1 km)

Metro station
6. Khan market metro station (450m)

STREET NETWORK CONNECTIVITY

 The map shows the hierarchy of road networks in 5 ROW range. Maximum
roads are of 3m - 6m
The site has the following ROWs

3m 15m
5m 16m
6m 20m
8m 25m
10m 30m
12m

STREET NETWORK ROAD HIERARCHY

 The map depicts the distinction between hardscape and softscape open spaces.

Hardscaped spaces include plazas and market fronts.

Recreational & leisure spaces occupy most of the softscaped areas

HARDSCAPE VS SOFTSCAPE
 The map depicts open areas which are accessible to the both private &
public users. These provide a potential for community interactions.

OWNERSHIP OF OPEN SPACES

 Green Spaces - For Pleasure
Squares
Parks & Campuses
Gardens, Tree lined streets, flower beds pocket spaces

Green Spaces - For Use

Playing fields
Green & playgrounds
Graveyards & cemeteries

Unused land
For use
For pleasure
Dividers & roundabouts

CHARACTER OF OPEN SPACES

INDOOR ACTIVITIES OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES

G
AR
M
T
LO
PI
SH
JE
RA

ACTIVITY MAPPING
 Built in 1951, the mark had 154 shops and 74 flats which were later
converted into commercial units.

Total number of shops today - 198 (approx)

Total number of flats today - 30 (govt. quarters)

GROUND FLOOR MAPPING

ACTIVITY MAPPING
 There is 1 metro station and 5 bus stops around the site. Accessibility of
the bus stops are :

Bus stops
1. Khan Market bus stop (400m)
2. Sujan Singh Park bus stop (500m)
3. Sujan Singh Park bus stop (650m)
4. Ravindra Nagar Bus stop (400m)
5. Humayun Road Bus Station (1.1 km)

Metro station
6. Khan market metro station (450m)

STREET NETWORK CONNECTIVITY

 The map shows the hierarchy of road networks in 5 ROW range. Maximum
roads are of 3m - 6m
The site has the following ROWs

3m 15m
5m 16m
6m 20m
8m 25m
10m 30m
12m

STREET NETWORK ROAD HIERARCHY

 KEY PLAN

A’ B

A B’

SECTION A-A’

SECTION B-B’

STREET NETWORK SECTIONS

 KEY PLAN

C’
D’
D

C
SECTION C-C’

SECTION D-D’

STREET NETWORK SECTIONS

 The area has overall light traffic intensity with heavy intensity of traffic
around the khan market and the road abutting Lok Nayak Bhawan

STREET NETWORK TRAFFIC INTENSITY

 3.

2.
3.

2..
1.

1.
PARKING

STREET NETWORK VEHICULAR CIRCULATION

 3.
Delhi Metro (Violet Line), liesis in
front of the Colonial Era Ambassador
Hotel (now Taj Vivanta).

There are four exits of the metro

station namely Gate 1, Gate 2, Gate 3
and Gate 4.
2.

Pedestrian movement from Khan

Market Metro station to market
1. complex by footpath:
Gate 3 to Site: 300M
2. Gate 4 to Site:: 140M
3.

1.

STREET NETWORK PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION

 Pedestrian movement from bus stop to market complex by
footpath:

1. Khan Market bus stop (220m)

2. Sujan Singh Park bus stop (215m)
3. Sujan Singh Park bus stop (270m)
4. Ravindra Nagar Bus stop (260m)

STREET NETWORK PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION

 MODE OF COMMUTERS SPLIT OF VEHICULAR COMMUTERS
User Groups :
3% 5% People visit here more in
3% 3%
groups.

➔ Friends
➔ Staff
➔ Delegates
➔ Family

DISTRIBUTION OF PEDESTRIAN FROM TRANSIT POINTS WALKABILITY DISTRIBUTION Commuter access the market
primarily by vehicles most of
which are privately owned.

Majority of the pedestrian inflow is

from the metro station

Walkability is shown from the

transit points and the surrounding
neighbourhood

MODAL SPLIT
 TYPES OF VEHICULAR MODE SPLIT OF PUBLIC VEHICLES

2 wheelers and cycles are mostly

used by the people working
with in the site complex.

People prefer to take the metro

instead of traveling by bus.

Most people prefer walking from the

SPLIT OF PRIVATE VEHICLES DISTRIBUTION OF PEDESTRIAN COMING FROM METRO metro station to the
market complex.
The walkable distance (300m).
6%

MODAL SPLIT
THANK YOU
 ➔ It is serviced by the Khan Market Underground Station of the ➔ Local Bus
Delhi Metro (Violet Line), which lies in front of the Colonial Era ◆ Sujan Singh Park Bus Station
Ambassador Hotel (now Taj Vivanta). There are four exits of the ◆ Rabindra Nagar Bus Station
metro station namely Gate 1, Gate 2, Gate 3 and Gate 4. The exit at ◆ Bharti Nagar Bus Station
Gate 4 leads to Khan Market. ◆ Humayun Road Bus Station
◆ JK Emporium Bus Station
➔ By Rail
◆ Sewa Nagar Railway Station ➔ Local Bus Routes
◆ Lodhi Colony Railway Station ◆ 173: JLN Stadium- Narela Block A 56
◆ 181: Nizamuddin Railway Station- Jahangirpuri Block E
◆ 26: Dr. Mukherjee Nagar Bandh- Sewa Nagar Railway
Crossing
◆ 326: Vasant Kunj Sector A- Krishna Nagar
◆ 336: Vasant Vihar Terminal- Vivek Vihar

ACCESSIBILITY
 Residential
Commercial
Public/Semi public
Recreational

The map is made in reference to the Delhi Master Plan 2021.

LAND USE
ACTIVITY MAPPING
ACTIVITY MAPPING