KHAN MARKET

CONTEXT- EXTERNAL INFLUENCE ON THE PRECINCT

DIVYAANSH CHOUHAN | GCAD/11/210

HIMANSHU GUPTA | GCAD/11215
MANAV DHINGRA | GCAD/11/216
MANSI GANDHI | GCAD/11/217
NIDHI VASHISHTH | GCAD/11/219

URBAN CONTEXT
In the city, buildings exist in relationship to their street and immediate vicinity. The Urban Context Plan shows a site in
relationship to the surrounding urban area. A good understanding of context, (the urban environment) assists
designers to create buildings that complement the immediate vicinity and capitalise on a sites best assets without
impacting badly on the neighbours and street. The urban environment is created by a series of overlapping natural,
cultural and built factors. An urban context plan shows these key elements drawn together on a scaled plan. The plan
is essential to developing an appropriate design and built response because it shows:
-- Key urban elements of the existing and future proposed context
-- The main opportunities and constraints affecting the site
-- Important factors to be included in the design response that will support the existing and future desired context.

LAND USE PLAN

OVERVIEW OF KHAN MARKET

PARSI CEMETRY +
SERVICE LANE

Service lane was initially for the residents along the market, but over the time, use of this lane has changed to parking
purposes. The plots along the lane are:
BUILDING
NAME

HEIGHT

TYPOLOGY

ARCHITECTURAL CONTEXT

SOCIAL CONTEXT

Vailankanni Church

G+2

Institutional

Colonial style

it was built in 1959. Its like any catholic church.

Recreational Place

Recreational

Balance between open and its built

Park or playing area for the housing

Baraat Ghar

G+1

Institutional

Owned and maintained by NDMC. Used by local

residents for hosting marriage events.

SUJAN SING PARK

VIVANTA BY TAJ
BUILDING NAME

HEIGHT

TYPOLOGY

SOCIAL CONTEXT

Servant Housing

G+2

Residential

Nursery

Recreational

Vivanta by Taj

G+4

Commercial

People staying in the hotel enjoy the precinct of Khan market.

owned by Sir Sobha Singh and sons. Actually the area was allotted for
residential use, but many of the residents had started using the area for
commercial purpose, Most of the residents of the area are refugees.
Here most of the shops were motor garages and restaurants. therefore,
government sealed 60 shops on the ground floor.

AMRITA SHERGILL MARG

Billionaire's row: It's the abode of the super-rich in the heart of the Capital. The property in this area comes with promise of lush green
surrounding, wide roads, VVIP security and distinguished neighbor's.

BUILDING
NAME

HEIGHT

TYPOLOGY

ARCHITECTURAL CONTEXT

SOCIAL CONTEXT

PLOT NO. 1:
BIBLE BHAVAN
(1954)

G+1

Institutional

building height of the bible bhavan is

similar to the height of the khan market
on that facade.

As it is a institutional building since 1954, it hosts events

featuring music, food, etc. Thereby, people of all income
groups come here and some of them also visit the Khan
market for purchasing and eating purposes.

PLOT NO. 2:
GUPTAS
RESIDENCE

G+1

Residential

This is a typical high-end residence

and doesnt have any influence of the
market because it was constructed
way after the establishment of Khan
market.

They all visit Khan market regularly for shopping and

informal meetings and kitties in Cafs.

PLOT NO. 3: J&K

HOUSE

G+1

Government

No influence on architecture of Khan

market as the typology of building is
different.

Nobody from here visits Khan market reason being they

are LIG people and cannot afford such expensive
commercial place. They rather prefer to go to Janpath
market or Kotla market.

BUILDING NAME

HEIGHT

TYPOLOGY

ARCHITECTURAL CONTEXT

SOCIAL CONTEXT

PLOT NO. 4: AMBUJA

HOUSE (AASIA)

G+1

Residential

This is a typical high-end residence

and doesnt have any influence of
the market because it was
constructed way after the
establishment of Khan market.

They do not visit Khan market

regularly.

PLOT NO. 5: GUPTA

HOUSE

G+1

Residential

This is a typical high-end residence

and doesnt have any influence of
the market because it was
constructed way after the
establishment of Khan market.

They visit Khan market on

regular basis.

PLOT NO. 6: HIRA HALAL

APARTMENTS

G+3

Housing

No influence on Khan market or off

Khan market.

Some of them go to Khan

market and some of them does
not and they rather prefer to go
to Connaught Place.

PLOT NO. 7: AUSTRIAN

EMBASSY

G+1

Government

Its an office building. They do

visit Khan market.

PLOT NO. 9: MODI

HOUSE

G+1

Residential

They do visit.

AMRITA SHERGIL MARG

Pedestrian walkway
Boundary wall

Car park along

roadside
12 meter road

Entry to Ravindernath
Nagar housing

SUBRAMANIAM MARG
MAHARISHI RAMAN MARG

BUILDING NAME

HEIGHT

TYPOLOGY

SOCIAL CONTEXT

PLOT NO. 9 : R. GOPALAN

Residential

They do visit.

PLOT NO. 10: NP CO-ED

SENIOR SECONDAY SCHOOL

G+1

Institutional

They do visit for eating.

LODI ESTATES

G+3

Residential

They do visit.

GOLF APPARTMENTS

G+1

Residential

They do visit.

RABINDARA NAGAR
4. RABINDRA NAGAR:
HOUSING (G+2) FOR RBI OFFICES, IAS AND IFS.
It is a CPWD society with 120 flats of 4 cluster each.
In which RPS officer, IAS, IPS And Colonel Resides.

OPEN-BUILD RELATIONSHIP

DEVELOPMENT CONTROLS
1. LUTYENS DELHI
-LINEAR PLAN
-BILATERAL SYMMETRY
-CENTRAL VISUAL AXIS
-CROSS ROAD CUTS AT 90 DEGREE
1. OUTSIDE LUTYENS DELHI
-NO LINEAR PLAN
-BILATERAL SYMMETRY
-NO CENTRAL VISUAL AXIS
-NO CROSS ROAD CUTS AT 90
DEGREE
-NO SYMMETRICAL PLANNING

CONCLUSION:1. NO OPEN SPACE IN IMMEDIATE PRECINCT OF KHAN

MARKET.
2. THERE ARE MUCH OF OPEN SPACES AVAILABLE
WITHIN THE RESIDENTIAL AREA WHICH BY FAR
WOULD BE OF LESS USE TO RESOLVE THE TRAFFIC
ISSUES OF KHAN MARKET.
3. DEVELOPMENT NORMS OF KHAN MARKET DIFFER A
LOT FROM THOSE OF THE PROPERTIES IN THE
PRECINT LIKE GOLF LINKS.
4. KHAN MARKET GOT A MORE OF CONGESTED
SITUATION AS COMPARED TO THAN OF GOLF LINKS
AND LODHI STATE.
5. THE PACKED SITUATION OF KHAN MARKET MAKE IT
A FEASABLE OPTION FOR BEING COMMUNITY
CENTER IN 2021 MASTERPLAN.

TRAFFIC ANALYSIS
GENERALLY TRAFFIC SITUATIONS AROUND KHAN MARKET THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.

CHILDREN FROM
CPWD HOUSING
GOING TO SCHOOL

TRAFFIC COMIN FROM

GOLF COURSE
AND GOING TO LODHI
GARDEN

TRAFFIC COMIN FROM

GOLF LINKS
AND GOING TO LODHI
GARDEN

MAX MULLER MARG

TREES ALONG
ROADSIDE

BOUNDARY
WALL
PEDESTRIAN
WALKWAY
TWO WAY
8METER ROAD

SUBRAMANIAM MARG
GREEN BELT
ON DIVIDER

FROM
KHAN MARKET

MAX MULLER ROAD

6M WIDTH

TOWARDS
AMRITA SHERGIL MARG

MAX MULLER ROAD

6M WIDTH

FACILITIES IN CONTEXT TO KHAN MARKET

Facilities involves: Metro station, Petrol pumps, Bus stops, Market places, Hospitals (within 5km radius)
C.SEC.

Udyog Bhavan.

Janpath

Khan Market

Race Course

JLN Stadium

METRO CONCTIVITY

There are two lines of metro that are connecting khan market yellow and violet.
adjoining stations to khan market are : VIOLET LINE C.Sec metro station, Khan market metro station, janpath metro station, JLN stadium
YELLOW LINE Udyog Bhavan, Race Course

PETROL PUMPS

BUS STOPS

Bus Stops: khan market bus stop, sujan singh park bus stop, Rabindra nagar bus stop, dayal singh bus stop, dhol pur bus stop,
bikaner house bus stop, etc.
Connectivity : sunehri pullah bus stop, sewa nagar bus stop, okhla bus stop, haujkhas bus stop, ambedkar nagar bus stop, vasant
vihar bus stop.

MARKET PLACES
Market Places : New Friends Colony Community Center, Greater Kailash-1 & Greater Kailash-2 market and Defense Colony market are
the nearby community center in the Khan market region. Khan Market is directly connected to Inner Ring Road which increases its
footfall. Other than Khan Market, only NFC market is connected to a major road but because of its surroundings it doesnt receive
much of HIG clientele.

HOSPITALS
H

Hospitals

Clinics

ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITIES AROUND
AROUND
KHAN
MARKET
KHAN MARKET

1. VIVANTA BY TAJ HOTEL.

-DISTANCE :- 300 meter from khan market.
-Vivanta by taj ambassador, new Delhi is an INTACH
listed heritage building, built in 1945 by the colonial
architect vaulter george .
Art deco style.
-SIGNIFICANCE
KHAN MARKET CONSISTS OF MANY OUTLETS WHICH
WOULD TEMPT ANY VISITOR TO COME AND ENJOY
THE EVENING.

2. INDIA GATE.
-DISTANCE :- 2KM FROM KHAN MARKET
-A war memorial located astride the Raj path, on the
eastern edge of the ceremonial axis of New Delhi.
- A major tourist attraction which tends the elite crowd to
visit near by market i.e. KHAN MARKET

3. INDIAN HABITAT CENTER

-DISTANCE :- 2.5KM FROM KHAN MARKET
The Indian Habitat Centre is Indias most comprehensive
convention centre.
India Habitat Centre serves as a cultural hub for Delhi's
vibrant and various events

4.DELHI GOLF COURSE

-DISTANCE :- 1.2KM FROM KHAN MARKET

5.DAAYAL SIGH COLLEGE

-DISTANCE :- 2.5KM FROM KHAN MARKET

6.INDIA INTERNATIONAL CENTER

-DISTANCE :- 2KM FROM KHAN MARKET
-It serves as a meeting place for the various cultural and
intellectual offerings the city has to offer, while maintaining
its non-official character.

7.LODHI GARDEN

-DISTANCE :- 2KM FROM KHAN MARKET

-At the intersection of Lodhi Road and Lal Bahadur Shastri
Marg stands Gol Gumbad
A favorite picnic spot and a joy for morning walkers with
lots of greenery and trees. Access from Lodi Road. It's
near Khan Market

8.THE TAJ MAHAL HOTEL

5
3

10

-DISTANCE :- 300M FROM KHAN MARKET

9. VIGYAN BHAVAN
-DISTANCE :- 2KM FROM KHAN MARKET

10. BAL BHARTI SCHOOL

-DISTANCE :- 2.5KM FROM KHAN MARKET

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INFERENCE : THE INFLUENCE OF PRECINT ON KHAN MARKET

Shopping is considered as a social activity, and the choices made by shopper and
shop to visit or to locate in a particular area together constitute an 'interface of
exchange'.

Khan Market indeed has the highest potential for attracting longer range consumers.
HIG frequents Khan Market, which has relatively higher through movement nearby.
It is apparent that the HIG visit markets for two contrasting reasons. Firstly, due to high
global accessibility, and secondly due to the attraction and status attached to
individual shops located in less accessible areas.
Therefore people staying in the nearby hotels , high end residences turn up for shopping and
leisure activities .
Areas like rabindra nagar, NDMC housing are comparatively low income area hence they visit
the market in less numbers.
. MIG flows relate to global choice and local Integration; and LIG groups generally follow a
combination of local choice and Integration.
Thus, Khan Market attracts all categories of movement (with an emphasis on HIG)
due to its natural high Choice and Integration measures at all scales.
Khan market displays an even mix of all demographic groups, and an even mix of global and local
attractors.