cannaught place

case study of cp

1. INTRODUCTION Connaught Place is one of the largest financial, commercial and business centers in New Delhi. It is often abbreviated to CP. It was developed as a showpiece of Lutyen’s Delhi with a prominent Central Business District. CONSTRUCTION work began in 1929 and was completed in 1933

2. ` LOCATION Jantar mantar CP JANPAT LOCATED AT CENTER OF THE CITY. NEAR KAROL BAGH The Inner Circle of Connaught Place is Rajiv Chowk while the Outer Circle became Indira Chowk

3. History and development of neighbourhood Prior to the construction of Connaught Place, the area was a ridge, covered with kikar trees and populated with jackals and wild pigs. Residents of the Kashmere Gate, Civil Lines area visited during the weekends for partridge hunting

4. construction Connaught Place's  Georgian architecture  is modeled after the  Royal Crescent  in  Bath . While the Royal Crescent is semi-circular and a three storied residential structure, Connaught Place had only two floors, which made almost a complete circle intended to house commercial establishments on the ground with residential space on the first floor Headed by  W.H. Nicholls , the chief architect to the  Government of India , the plans featured a central plaza based on the European Renaissance and in the Classical style. Completed by  Robert Tor Russell

5. 1980 2000 2014 Early years

6. Land use of pre- independacne Current land use Land Use

7. Three important nodes enclosed in hexagons of the same scale India Gate : the hexagon being its physical boundary. Government House : the hexagon being the layout of roads around it. Connaught Place : the hexagon being circumscribed about a circle this circle being the outer circus of Connaught place. 

8. C.P. was the original commercial centre of Delhi. It attracted visitors from all corners of Delhi 

9. It houses important institutional and public buildings which include hospitals, libraries, art galleries, heritage sites, temple, hotels, schools and college. Nodes

10. NODES AUR DALENGE WITH IMAGE

11. Its circular form makes it stand out from the layout of the area around.  Wide roads were planned in and around Connaught Place even though they were not required since the traffic consisted of horses, horse carts and few cars. This has proved to be a boon for coping with today’s large traffic volume. The lavish design of CP provided for large open spaces and have proved to be valuable public spaces in today's context. The Grand Scale and architectural character of Connaught Place makes it stand out amongst the buildings which surround it.

12. Parking and Movement Facilities

13. Starting with Barakhamba Road , which connects Connaught Place to the Mandi House circle, which is the cultural centre with many art galleries.

14. Kasturba Gandhi Marg which connects it to the India Gate Hexagon and the Rajpath . 

15.   Janpath . This is one of the most educationally and culturally important streets in all of Delhi. Its home to the Eastern and Western courts, the National Archives , IGNCA and the National Museum.

16.  Parliament Street. It has the Indian Parliament and Connaught Place. as its two terminal points.  The leading monetary and financial institution of the country The Reserve Bank Of India also lies on the Sansad Marg. One would also find the medieval astronomical ‘observatory’ The Jantar Mantar here.

17. Baba Kharak Singh Marg and Panchkuian Road. Baba Kharak Singh Marg plays host to many state emporiums like Lepakshi,etc . Whereas the Panchkuian Road connects the old  MARKET     of Paharganj to CP. 

18. Building footprints

19. scale

20. Strength Entertainment Social-Cultural-Platform Metro

21. leisure retail Central Park generates lot of public interest and thus draws large number of visitors. More visitors => More consumers => More revenue

22. weakness

23. opportunity

24. Threats Hawkers Overcrowding Encroachment Unchecked Facade Renovations

25. Parking and pedistrian Connaught Place with its three concentric circles and seven radial roads initially designed with two-way directional roads. Was converted into one-way with 4-enteries and 3-exits A number of parking lots were also generated to serve those through radial roads

26. Parking data

27. REMAING SKYLINE

28. Jantar mantar The Jantar Mantar is located in the modern city of New Delhi. It consists of 13 architectural astronomy instruments. The site is one of five built by Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur, from 1724 onwards, as he was given by  Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah the task of revising the calendar and astronomical tables Completed in 1724, the Delhi Jantar Mantar had decayed considerably by 1867.

29. Sansad marg Janpat lane Connectivity to cp

30. Scale

31. No individual parking of Jantar mantar Parking capacity 50-55car Delhi tourism bus service Just infront of the parking causing inconvenience and accidents Parking and Bus Stop

32. Activity around J antar Mantar Tibetian Market Janpat - next to J antar M antar