The exhbitions of arts, crafts, photographs along with the galleries, are also held at the PLAZA STEPS and THE AMPHITHEATRE.
The amphitheatre is within the courtyard and the the Plaza steps is all there just outside the courtyard.

HABITAT LIBRARY AND RESOURCE CENTRE is a place for the members of the IHC to come and read in peace and solice.

Also it is equipped with computers so that the people can browse and surf the internet.

4 are for the members and the remaining two are for outsiders as well.

MEMBERS- DELHI ‘O’ DELHI, ORIENTAL OCTOPUS, THE DECK, THE PAST TIMES.

NON-MEMBERS- ALL AMERICAN DINER, EATOPIA

THE CRECHE

THE IHC EVEN HAS A CRECHE FOR THE WORKING MOMS TO LEAVE THEIR KIDS IN A DAYCARE AND WORK WITHOUT ANY TENSION.

THE TERRACE

 

The terrace of IHC has everything which is required. There is a greenhouse with no problem of water supply and solar panels are also present.

THE CYCLE SERVICE

Ihc has an amazing facility for it’s members. In the evening these cycles can be issued by the members and can be taken to metro station where the other guard is present who brings all the cycles the next morning.

SWEEKRITI AGGARWAL

ABOUT INDIA HABITAT CENTRE :

India Habitat Centre (IHC) was conceived to provide a physical environment, which would serve as a catalyst for a synergetic relationship between individuals and institutions working in diverse habitat related areas and would therefore maximize their total effectiveness. To facilitate this interaction, the Centre provides a superb range of facilities.

 India Habitat Centre was Stein’s largest project. It is perhaps most successful as a work of urban design, a place that handles transportation and an enormous variety of public and private activities, from housing to banking to entertainment to food. A city within a city, it is an intellectual shopping centre that provides cheap green curry, great theatre, cutting edge art, …., and wonderful outdoor spaces that are comfortable even in summer. The IHC has made an extraordinary contribution to the city of Delhi …”

Spread over an area of nine acres the IHC campus has been designed and built by Joseph Stein, Doshi and Bhalla in  India’s capital, Delhi. The campus weaves in a unique interplay of institutions, supporting infrastructure and facilities such as conference venues, auditoria, hospitality areas, the library and resource centre, and art galleries. Elegantly designed, the campus is a hub of activity while simultaneously being serene. The architectural and design elements that Stein has built in enable this paradoxical blend. The campus is wi-fi enabled. India Habitat Centre (IHC) was conceived to provide a physical environment.

BRIEF INTRODUCTION :

The Indian Habitat Centre was started in 1993. The public agency of Housing and Urban Development Corporation ltd. Wanted an office building for its workers and made a decision to invite  chosen non-profit organizations to share their concern with habitat to share that work space.

The building was designed by the architect Joseph Allen Stein.

It has six restaurants , four galleries, one auditorium , amphithreater and an atrium .

The landscaping , horticulture, fountains add to the pleasing ambience of the campus .

Spread on an area of 9 acres , the capital’s cultural hub, known for hosting plays , book reading, music concerts , dance , art exhibitions and office workshops , is also a place to catch up with friends.

DESIGN REVIEW:

- Use of shading devices (truss) reflects back 70 % of the heat .

These blue reflectors are designed in such a way that they provide shade in summers to keep the area warm and in winters provides sunlight to the area .

-       - The entire façade is cladded with exposed red bricks work gives a majestic look.

LAYOUT

From Gate No.1

Use Core 4A from basement parking for:
1. Rooms Block
2. Restaurants
3. Fitness Centre
4. Amphitheatre
For chauffeur driven cars use drop off points for above listed facilities.

From Gate No.2

Use Core 5A, 5B or 7A from basement parking for:

1. Exhibition Hall
2. Emerald Garden
3. Silk Cotton Lawn
4. Margosa Lawn
Use relevant Cores for institutional offices.

From Gate No.3

Use Core 4A from basement parking for:

1. Convention Centre
2. Cultural Venues
3. Balance Outdoor Area
Chauffeur driven cars can drop off guests at Convention Centre porch.

-Aparajita Dasgupta

                                           
                                                     Visual Art Gallery





In the last fourteen years, as perhaps the largest non-profit centre in the country, they are supporting art, crafts, material culture, emerging talent, and also the medium of photography.   Photography is now a serious art practice and we have hosted works by some of the well-known photographers of the country, namely Amit Pasricha, Amit Mehra, Prabir Purkayastha, among others. Their photo exhibits indeed herald the coming age of photography, and speak of the new levels to which photography is being taken.

 Visual Arts Gallery of the India Habitat Centre has come a long way since its inception in the July 2000. The Visual Arts Gallery has been a hub of uninterrupted art activity spanning different genres. From the visual art to seminars, and now traversing the path of the digital world, the Visual Arts Gallery has a finger on the pulse of contemporary art trends leading to a sharing and union of energies and ideas. The Gallery works in a multi-dimensional manner. From showcasing two-dimensional works to three-dimensional works, we are trying to bring the best of art traditions both nationally and internationally. 
                                                               

                                   EXPERIMENTAL ART GALLERY
                                  

In India Habitat Centre avant-garde art initiative, the Experimental Art Gallery is a bold experimental step towards nuturing and promoting new media art. It has set the stage for showcasing creativity in the form of moving images, video art, photography, installation, Internet art, among others. The Experimental Art Gallery offers an area of 742 square feet or 94 running feet to exhibit the works.

                                     Open Palm Court Gallery

In India Habitat Centre the events which is held in Open Palm Centre Gallery is cultural entertainment destination with an array of prime cultural activities happening on each day of the month, through the year. Ranging from quality theatre, movie festivals, dance and music, talks and workshops to kids activities, these have gained unprecedented goodwill, by this type of events that shows very significant intellectual and cultural option in the open palm court gallery.


Subhasini.

Concept Of The logo

                               India Habitat centre 

Concept of The Logo

The symbol has three basic elements  

the downward pointing triangle within the male figure  encircled by the words India habitat centre .

the figure of a man is developed from a sample or a prototype of a rock painting from bhimbetka in madhya pradesh ,represents the concept or anthropmorphic personification of the shiva .

the bow in his left has been deleted for the purpose of  design .
 

the figure  depicts the phenomenon of the expanding .the downward pointing triangle is a  female symbol representing "shakti"

. Based on " shri yantra " a general term for instruments of worship which include geometric forms .the two forms symbolize the creative activity of the cosmic male and female energies in successive  stages of evolution .it is the archetypal marriage represented in abstract form , a key to the secret  of cosmic and universal harmony .

Encircling them is the universe ,shown  by the typographical use of the words " India habitat centre to resolve and restore at every level 

Prerna Jaggi