ASIAN GAMES VILLAGE

-BY Raj Rewal

LOCATION
AsianGamesVillagewas constructed on
a 35 acre site near Siri Fort Stadium in
New Delhi.
Initially, the complex, had700 housing
units out of which 200 wereindividual
houses and 500 were apartments which
varied from two to four storey structures.
Density is28units perhectare.

INSTITUTIONAL ZONE
HIGH DENSITY
NEIGHBORHOOD
AREA

SITE

SITE
SURROUNDINGS

AIM OF THE PROJECT

To provide accommodation for AsianGames1982 for
the athletes and officials
designedbyAr.RAJREWAL.
And named as Asian Games village, Delhi.
Later handed over to PSUS.

CONCEPT

concept is based upon a sequence of open spaces linked by narrow,

ded pedestrian streets and containing both recreational and commercial activities.
IDEA BEHIND THE CONCEPT
An obvious source of inspiration for such narrow streets linking
the housing units is the traditional street scale and pattern
found in many Indian cities, where narrow paths become
spaces for encounters between people, and the open squares
offer a sense of neighbourhood.

STREETS OF JAISELMER
STREETS OF ASIAN GAMES VILLAGE

Principles:
Configuring a low rise
High density development representative of the typical Indian
mohalla or community
Creating cluster formations ideal for the indian climate

CONNECTIVITY

(ROADS AND STREETS)

Peripheral roads are connected to cul-de-sac parking areas which in turn give access to
individual garages or car porches attached to houses or apartment block.
Vehicles are restricted to the main roads and parking. Making the streets totally pedestrian.

Vehicular and
pedestrian
movements is
thereby segregated
but closely
interlinked for
convenience: about
80% of the dwellings
have access from
both pedestrian
Vehicular
movement
enclosures
as well
as
the parking areas.

Green
spaces

15% of green space from the total site ar

With a mix of a street and squares ,the architect

recreates what he calls the theatre of the street, where
public interaction can spill from their immediate spaces
as neighbours into a community and works towards
making them active participants and not just viewers.

Dining complex which is now used as a

recreational and community centre.

The cubic solids and voids are characteristic of the

Indian urban fabric.

Pathway

CLUSTERS AND GATEWAYS

The units have been designed so that it can form a cluster with
either four or six units to create a variety of inner spaces.

STREET
JAISALMER

ASIAN GAMES VILLAGE

Section showing through the street

ROOF
TERRACES
JAISALMER

ASIAN GAMES VILLAGE

PERMUTATIONS

The combination of various

dwelling types into an urban
pattern of unusual diversity
makes the Asian village quite

TYPE A

Section A-A

B
A

B
Section B-B

OWER GROUND FLOOR PLAN

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

FIRST FLOOR PLAN TERRACE PLAN

Located on the periphery of the parking

squares, the largest single units have a ground
area of approximately 200 square metres and
have attached car porches and servants
quarters .

The terraces formed on the upper

storeys provide for a semi- private
space .Reminding us of the
characteristics of the houses in
Jaisalmer.

A cluster in Asian games village the basic

unit of four apartments is designed in
such a way that it can be linked with
cantilevers on ends and partly on fronts
to create a variety of interlinking spaces.

CLUSTERS

The units have been designed so that it can form a

cluster with either four or six units to create a
variety of inner spaces.

Service areas

Service areas

Areas served

Areas served