Noah Etnographic District
Dilli haat, Delhi, India
Key point
The importance for us of the following project is its emphasis on public
space.
The project
Archohm Consults have deigned a space for formal and informal shops to
sell crafts and celebrate culture; to inject a new life into this part of Delhi
and be its rhythmic ‘heart beat’. As a design philosophy, with two Dilli
Haats already in the city, one questioned the design elements at multiple
levels.
Fundamentally, all Dilli Haats need to have a common ground of bringing
artisans to interface with city dwellers. All these markets need their own
identity to attract people not only from their own neighbourhood, but from
the city at large. They could not be imitated extensions of the previous
haats or imitations of villages in the city.
The design solution therefore,is a conversation between the past and
the present, acknowledgement of the traditional and its adaptation in
contemporary times, in concept and in construction.
Aerial view Shops area
One of the main squares Event area
Area
16.000sqm
Function
Traditional retail park
Main features
Retail centre , 800- capacity auditorium for concerts,
Exhibitions and events
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