CASE STUDY - CIVIC CENTRE

ANJALI SINGH
JAPLEEN KAUR
SHUKTI SAHNI
SNOBER KHAN

INTRODUCTION
The Civic Centre is a complex of multi-storeyed buildings,
which comprises of four six-storey building blocks and one
28-storey tower block.
The complex is functionally segregated into distinct zone of
institutional and commercial office activity with about 50
% of the space designated for institutional activity and 50 %
of the space designated for commercial activity.
LOCATION IN CITY

SITE AREA - 46,702 SQ. M (11.54 ACRES)

PROPOSED GROUND COVERAGE - 23.5%
GROUND FLOOR AREA - 10,973 SQM
TOTAL COVERED AREA - 1,16,000 SQ. M
LANDSCAPING AND GREEN AREA - 60%

PEAK HEIGHT 112 M

Building is planned to segregate vehicular and pedestrian traffic, as well as business and casual traffic through
landscaping and traffic planning.
The complex offers parking spaces for 2500 vehicles distributed in three level basement-parking zones. with
adequate entry point and spacious bays

BUILDING DETAILS
Architect : M/s Shiriesh Malpani & Associates
Project management Consultants: M/s Gherzi Eastern Limited
Contractors: M/s IJM Corporation Berhad, Malayasia
The work was taken up after removing / shifting unauthorized structures of CPWD quarters, over hundred jhuggis,
turkman evacuees, shops workshop, tempo stand and various Govt. offices.

CONSUMPTION:
Reinforcement- 21,000MT
Cement- 96,000MT(19,20,000 BAGS)
Structure steel- 1,000MT
Aluminium composite panels- 50,000sqm
Glazing- 15,000sqm
Concrete- 2,00,000CuM
Piles(different dia)- 8,500no.s

Ducts-1,20,000sqm
Lighting fixtures- 25,000no.s
LT Panel Length- 85 meters
Sprinklers- 15,000no.s
Project cost:
Building work- Rs. 600 Crores
Interior work- Rs. 50 Crores

FEATURES:
Activity

Floors

Area

Tower Block

G+ 27 Stories

77,790

Deliberative Wing

G+5 Stories

11,940

Public Dealing Wing

G+5 Stories

5,815

Cultural Wing

G+5 Stories

12,585

Commercial Wing

G+5 Stories

5,815

Service Block

Basement

6,200

Parking

3 Level Basement

2,500

CONNECTIVITY

LEGEND

The major source of traffic around the site

is the New Delhi railway Station. It
handles an average of 350,000
passengers and 276 trains a day, is built
on 87 hectares of land in the heart of the
Capitals business district.
Due to these high numbers the major
roads surrounding the sites are always
congested leading to some diversion on
the arterial roads from the railway terminal
to the site.
This causes pressure on the arterial roads
leading to their degradation because
these roads are not designed to
experience such traffic volume.
Moreover the plots along these arterial roads mostly have mixed land use - Residential and Commercial.
So they have a distinct nature of their own, but the extra traffic creates problems. The modes of transport majorly
used here are mostly public transport - bus, auto, Metrorail, taxi followed by private vehicles - 2 wheelers / 4
wheelers and light pedestrian movement along the arterial roads.

SITE LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION

The proposed Civic Centre is located in New Delhi, at the intersection of
Jawahar Lal Nehru Marg and Minto road, opposite to Delhi Stock
Exchange building.
The site is bounded on the 4 sides up in the immediate vicinity by the
following:
East : The eastern fringe of the site is bounded by Waqf board land and
M.T.N.L. building adjacent to the Waqf board land. G. B. Pant hospital,
Zakir Hussain College and LNJP Narain hospital are other major
sensitive receptors in a range of 500 to 700 m from the site. River
Yamuna is at a distance of 3 km from the site in eastern direction.
West : Vivekananda road (Minto road) is towards the west of the site.
New Delhi Railway Station (750 m), Police station (l00 m) and MCD
Dispensary (200 m) are other sensitive receptors in western direction.
Delhi Ridge is at a distance of 2.5 kilometer from the site in western
direction.
North : Jawahar Lal Nehru Marg runs along the northern boundary of the
site. Ram Lila
Ground and wholesale markets of Old Delhi are further North at a
distance of about 3
km from the site.
South : In the immediate vicinity of the site in southern direction is
CPWD hostel, Tagore hostels and Press enclave. Institutional area of
ITO, which houses irilportant offices as World Health Organization
(WHO), Bureau of Indian Standards, Delhi Development Authority (DDA),
Income Tax Offices. Sale Tax Office is in the radius of 2 Km trom the site.
Cultural hub comprising of Lalit Kala Academy. Mandi House. Sri Ram
Centre, FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and

AREA DISTRIBUTION

Floor

Block C Sq.m.

Block B Sq.m.

Block A Sq.m.

Block D Sq.m.

Block E Sq.m.

Ground

2244.23
OFFICE

1096
OFFICE

2476
BANK & BUSINESS
CENTRE

1098.03
OFFICE

3044
OFFICE

First

2649.43
OFFICE

1218
OFFICE

2016
CONFERENCE/
MEETING ROOMS

1238.38
OFFICE

2362
OFFICE

Second

2649.43
OFFICE

1218
OFFICE

2016
RESTAURANT

1238.38
OFFICE

Third

2472.39
OFFICE

1097
OFFICE

1914
FOOD COURT

117.86
OFFICE

2862
OFFICE

Fourth

2299.97
CONFERENCE &
ASSEMBLY

979
OFFICE

2242
ART GALLERY &
AUDITORIUM

1000
OFFICE

2862
OFFICE

Fifth

1314.16
CONFERENCE &
ASSEMBLY

863
OFFICE

971
GYM & AUDITORIUM

889.79
OFFICE

2112
OFFICE

Sixth

987
AUDITORIUM

2362
OFFICE

2862
OFFICE

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

GATE 3

GATE 1

GATE 2

EXIT RAMP

PARKING
ENTRY RAMP

BLOCK E2
BLOCK A

BLOCK D
POLITICIANS BLOCK
INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT

GATE 4

COMMERCIAL BLOCK
(shops, auditorium, etc.)

BLOCK E1

MCD OFFICES

BLOCK E1 AND E2 28 FLOORS

BLOCK B, C, D 6 FLOORS
TOTAL NO. OF GATES = 7

BLOCK B

S.T.P.

BLOCK C

W.T.P.
GATE 5

GATE 6

GATE 7

BASEMENT PLAN
The complex offers parking spaces for 2500
vehicles distributed in three level basementparking zones. with adequate entry point
and spacious bays.

Movement
Parkin
g

TYPICAL PLAN

CORES
EMERGEN
CY RAMP
+300 LVL

MAIN
CORES
STAIRCASE

0.
0
LV
L

POWER/
CONTROL
ROOM
+300
LVL

+300 LVL

BUILDING
ENTRANC
E

+1050
LVL
+300 LVL

BUILDING
ENTRANCE

+300 LVL

+300 LVL

BUILDING
ENTRANC
E

BUILDING
ENTRANC
E

-+0.0
LVL

The average area of the typical floor in multi-storeyed block is approximately 2800 sq. m and that of a six-storey block is
approximately 1000 sq. m. The configuration of the floor space permits use of one consolidated space or partition into
smaller modules. The floors are so configured that accessibility to the circulation core is never more than 25 m of walking
distance. The circulation cores have adequate toilets, requisite fire escapes. The maximum wall-to-wall depth is 20 m in the
six storey blocks and 18 m in the tower block to ensures adequate daylight and minimize artificial lighting need.

TERRACE PLAN

North View

South View

SCHEMATIC SECTION

SECTION- BLOCK A

COMMERCIAL
AUDITORIUM

OFFICE
PARKING

ELEVATIONS

STRUCTURE
Frame structure with beams and columns was used
for the main structure
Ball and pin joints were used to erect space frame
for trusses

INTERIORS
Wooden flooring and
false roof outline
interiors of office.
Interiors are flooded
with natural light
through glazing

MATERIALS
Aluminum composite
panels were used as
the finish for faade
and glass panels for
transparent parts.
Stone tiles for flooring

HV AC AND BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEM

The building is fitted with a central air conditioning system using water
cooled centrifugal chillers to provide summer / monsoon cooling and winter
heating. The salient feature of the HVAC system design include
optimization of power demand by installation of Energy Recovery Wheel
(ERW) in the fresh air system, to reduce the refrigeration load by 80%
which in turn will also reduce the air conditioning plant load by 12 -15%.

The design also envisaged mechanical ventilation for the car parking area,
toilets, pantry, plant room and other similar areas.
Mechanical ventilation for basement involves 10 air changes per hour in
case of fire, same would be increased to 30 air changes per hour.

Voids are created in design to maximize lighting to

parking

Building acting as gateway to old

city

Pergolas creating play of

light

WATER SUPPLY and SEWAGE SYSTEM

City water supply from Delhi Jal Board (018) is the major source of water to the complex. Two separate connections are
provided, one for MCD and other for the remaining complex.
Tube wells are developed as an alternate water sources and for other uses like air conditioning etc. Water from tube well
feed the raw water tank and depending upon the analysis report, minimum of pressure filter, softener and chlorination are
proposed for treatment of water.
Two systems for water distribution, which include gravity system and hydropneumatic system, are considered for the project.
Gravity system with terrace water tank is utilized for 28-storiedtower block, whereas for the 6-storey block, hydro
pneumatic systems are employed.

ELECTRICITY

Building is fully centrally air conditioned

The workstation has computers and other facilities.
The power for the project is made available from BSES Yamuna Power Limited.
Two incoming feeder of 33 KV are sought from the power authority. Based on the anticipated demand, 2 number
substations are provided, one for institutional usage (building occupied by MCD) and other for the commercial usage
(building to be let out by MCD).
The 33 KV switchgear, transformer and 415 volt switchgear is located on the on the ground floor and DG sets in the
basement.
To eliminate the effects of voltage variation, the transformers are installed and have on load tap chargers with automatic
remote control.

SOLAR WATER HEATING SYSTEM

Solar water heating system consisting of two solar panels of size 2 m X 1 In and hot water storage insulation tank.
The capacity of the solar water system is 316 liters per day per panel.

FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEM

As per the national building code, the complex falls under high occupancy
category of group E.
Fire fighting system for the complex comprises of two components
i) Fire detection system
ii) Fire fighting system
Automatic fire detection system is recommended for the Civic Centre, with
different types of heat and smoke detectors for different areas of the
building. Automatic fire detection system for the building consists of following
components:

Multi criteria photo electric cum heat detectorare installed below the
false ceiling in all areas other than kitchen and pantries.
Photoelectric smoke detector are installed above the false ceiling in all
areas.
Photoelectric heat sensitive detectors are provided in the DG set area,
HVAC plant room pump room and electric room.
Fixed temperature heat detectors are installed in the kitchen and
pantries.
Manual call boxes in corridors and at entry point in each floor. The
maximum travel distance to a manual call box is limited to 15 m and
these are located 30m apart.
The fire detection system is integrated with the air conditioning system.

Water from D18 feed the underground city supply tank on both sides of the
complex and is pumped to 28 storied block and 6 storied block through
hydro pneumatic system.

The wastewater is collected and treated on site. A sewage treatment plant is

installed for treating the effluent generated trom the Civic Centre and treated