CASE STUDY OF

ROCK GARDEN,
CHANDIGARH
LANDSCAPE DESIGN SEMESTER
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Submitted By- Harsh

Dadheechi
LOCATIO CAPITOL COMPLEX IS LOCATED
N TO THE NORTH

CAPITOL
COMPLEX

INDIA MAP
SITE

SUKHNA
CHANDIGARH CITY MAP LAKE
LOCATED IN - SITE LOCATION AND SURROUNDING
SECTOR 1, CHANDIGARH, 160001
NORTH EASTERN PART OF CHANDIGARH CITY SITE IS SURROUNDED BY
RESIDENTIAL SPACES IN EAST AND WEST
STYLE OF GARDEN PUBLIC SPACES IN THE NORTH AND SOUTH

-FRIENDLY GA
RD
Creating anE environmentally
N friendly garden is a major step
towards reducing your carbon footprint.
 THE ROCK GARDEN OVER AN AREA OF 40 ACRES
PROJECT WAS SECRETLY AND IS BUILT ENTIRELY OF
INITIATED BY NEK DOMESTIC AND INDUSTRIAL
CHAND AROUND 1957. WASTE AND ITEMS THAT
IT WAS DISCOVERED BY PEOPLE HAVE DISCARDED AS
THE AUTHORITIES IN USELESS. ELECTRICAL
1975 WASTE, BOTTLES,

CONCEPT O
F
BEST OUT OF THE
WASTE
BROKEN CERAMIC CROCKERY,
BROKEN BANGLES, MOSAIC
TILES, METAL WIRES,
AND SLAG

Purpose – Garden was built to recycle the city waste which resulted
into a masterpiece.
SITE PLAN AND
MAIN GARDEN
ZONING
Site is spread over an area of forty-acre (160,000 m²) WITH ALL
ARTWORKS
FROM WASTE
MATERIAL

CANAL

TICKETING
ADMIN OFFICE
EXHIBITION AND HILL SIDE
AMPHITHEATRE WITH
ARTIFICAL
WATERFALL
COURTYARD S
S INTERLINKED
AND SCULPTURES
IN THE SITE BOUNDARY
CENTRE
CONNECTIVITY, PATHWAYS AND
LAYOUT
Rock garden is set in large mosaic COURTYARDS
connected by walled paths.

COURTYARDS consists of sculptures and

artworks based on concepts

Several courtyards are planned on the 40 acre

land.
WALLED PATHWAYS

Connectivity of courtyards
is through pathways COURTYARD
with huge walls
PATHWA PATHWA
on both sides Y
Y
Giving.

SCULPTURES AND
ARTWORKS IN
COURTYARDS
F EAT U R E
S GARDEN
OF THE

ARTIFICIAL WATERFALLS,
AMPHITHEATER, VEGETATION,
SCULPTURES AND OTHER WONDERS
SHAPED FROM WASTE,
 FEATURES
VEGETATIO
N
Situated in the thick forest area,
this gardens hold its own charms
for the visitors. It is full of
objects built from household
and industrial waste. There are
no flowers or plants in this
garden.

Site is cleared from trees and some

existing
trees can be seen in the premises
 FEATURES
AMPHITHEATR
E Established in the form of an open-air
exhibition hall, theatre and a miniature
maze.

Moreover, several important

performances have taken place in this
small but very artistic theatre.

SEATING Broken paving blocks and tiles are laid and

S created steps for sittings
 FEATURES
SCULPTURE
S
Hundreds of sculptures of dancers, musicians,
ordinary men and women going about their
chores, animals, and birds.

All the figures were made from recycled waste

which included broken ceramic crockery,
broken bangles, mosaic tiles, and slag.
SCULPTURES OF WOMEN MADE FROM
From clay to auto parts which have aided in BROKEN BANGLES
creating a world of palaces, soldiers, monkeys,
village life, women and temples

SCULPTURES OF ANIMALS MADE

FROM CLAY AND TILES

HUMAN SCULPTURES CREATING A SCENE OF VILLAGE MEETING

 FEATURES
ARTIFICIAL
• WATERFALLS
Western part of site boundary consists of hilly
terrain and some part of garden is located on
hill.
• Resulting into construction retaining walls.
• Retaining walls were decorated with small
structures and a source of water is released
from them
• This all resulted into all year artificial water
falls WATERFALL CREATED ON RETAINING WALL
• Water coming down was carried in canal which
is also created as an aspect and DESIGN FEATURE

CANAL TO CARRY WATER FALLING FROM ROCKS SMALL STRUCTURES CREATED AT SOURCE
 FEATURES
WATER
CANALS
Water canals are created to outflow the water
coming from artificial water falls.

Also considered as an aesthetic aspect of design

and landscape

Cool and calm water in canals create a soothing

ambience .

CANALS

WATERFALL JOINING TO THE CANALS

CONCLUSIO
N
Chandigarh rock garden is an epitome of
creativity and innovation. It is a unique
garden that consists of various art
objects.

But the best part about the rock garden

is that each of its artwork has been
made by using industrial & urban waste.

The credit goes to ITS CREATOR NEK

CHAND, who was the then Road
Inspector in the Engineering Department
of Chandigarh Capital Project.
 PHOTO
GRAPH
ROCK DEDICATED TO THE CREATOR THE CREATOR NEK CHAND S

ARTIFICIAL WATER FALLS FROM STRUCTURES SCULPTURES COURTYAR

D

WATER CANALS AND PATHWAYS

DELHI-MUGHAL GARDENS
HUMAYUN’S TOMB
 MUGHAL GARDEN AT
HUMAYUN’S
• Humayun's Tomb was TOMB
the first garden tomb
made in India.
• The garden is divided
into 36 squares by a grid
of water channels and
paths.
• These channels of water
also facilitates the
formation of Charbagh at
Humayun’s Tomb.
MUGHAL GARDEN AT
HUMAYUN’S
TOMB
• The laying down of
the gardens in the
Persian style was
introduced by Babur
and continued till
the period of Shah
Jahan
 Meeting point of all the channel

Single rectangular bagh

Fountain at the central axis

 Scarce Vegetation with
the help of Palm Trees

• While the main tomb took over eight years to build, it was also placed in
centre of a 30-acre (120,000 m2) Char Bagh Garden which was the first of
its kind in the South Asia in such a scale.
• The highly geometrical and enclosed Paradise Garden is divided into four
squares by paved walkways (khiyabans) and two bisecting central water
channels, reflecting the four rivers that flow in jannat, the Islamic concept
of paradise.
• The central water channels appear to be disappearing beneath the tomb
structure and reappearing on the other side in a straight line, suggesting
the Quranic verse, which talks of rivers flowing beneath the 'Garden of
Paradise'.
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www.indiaouting.in
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www.chandigarhguide.com
www.slideshare.in
www.dsource.in
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