CASE STUDY OF A COMMERCIAL HUB - NEHRU PLACE Interesting facts about Nehru Place Market

• Many of the buildings in the Nehru Place

area are multi- storey structures with many
NEHRU PLACE, LOCATED IN THE HEART OF SOUTH shops, stores and offices located on different
DELHI, INDIA, IS A BUSTLING COMMERCIAL AND floors.
BUSINESS CENTER. • The ground floors of buildings often have
NEHRU PLACE DISTRICT CENTRE WAS INAUGRATED BY storefronts with large windows and
DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IN 1972. prominent signage displaying the names
NEHRU PLACE MARKET: KNOWN AS THE LARGEST IT and products of the businesses operating
MARKET IN INDIA AND POSSIBLY IN SOUTH EAST ASIA, within.
NEHRU PLACE IS A BUSTLING HUB FOR ALL THINGS • The area is energetic, busy, congested and
RELATED TO COMPUTERS, LAPTOPS, PRINTERS, AND MORE. bustling but feels safe and navigable.
IT IS WHERE TECH ENTHUSIASTS, PROFESSIONALS, AND
BUYERS CONVERGE TO EXPLORE THE LATEST GADGETS
AND COMPONENTS.

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

POPULATION COUNT DAILY

Tensile Shading Structures in Public sitting areas Greenery areas

Sky walk bridges Open space Market

FOOD OUTLETS AND OTHER EMENITIES

INTEGRATION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Public transportation drop off and pick up points
are separated from Nehru Place by a
circumference of parking.
Lack of integration and chaos discourage people
from using public transport and increase in
private cars leads to parking issues.
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.
SITE PLAN
Architecture of Nehru Place Market
Nehru Place Market is characterized by modern
commercial buildings that house a variety of
businesses, from electronics and IT vendors to small
offices, service providers, and restaurants. Many of
the buildings in this area are multi-storey structures
with many shops, stores and offices located on
different floors. The ground floors of these buildings
often have storefronts with large windows and
Haldiram & KFC Outlet Ramps Basement Parking Multilevel Parking
prominent signage displaying the names and
1.Nehru Place is a commercial hub and there are thousands of visitors daily come to this
products of the businesses operating within. The
architecture of Nehru Place is primarily functional, commercial hub.
designed to accommodate the business needs of the The shop merchants, Mechanics who come here daily with their own vehicles and they
vendors and professionals working there. In this park their vehicle in the reserved parking area.
context aesthetics may play a secondary role CHIRANJIV TOWER 2.Any Visitor who wants to park his vehicle do face difficulties for Parking and they do
compared to utility. park their vehicle in the
open Roads which are prohibited for car parking , In basement parking there is only
one way entry which is just only 3metre wide which can be dangerous in any
emergency situation.

STUDIO INCHARGE : AR. SWATI AGARWAL AMMAR SHABY

NEHRU PLACE EROS CORPORATE TOWER MODI TOWER DEVIKA TOWER
DEV NAGARIYA
IFFCI TOWER
DR. BIPASHA KUMAR
FARAZ KHAN