A CASE-STUDY ON NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART , NEW DLEHI BY ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS FROM SMVDU , KATRA

1. CASESTUDY :-
1. NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART , NEW
DELHI
ARCHITECT
A.R. RAMANATHAN
ANURAG GUPTA
SNEHANSHU MUKHERJEE

2. SITE APPROACH :-
Khan market metro station – 1.4
k.m.
Indira gandhi international
airport – 14.5 k.m.
New delhi railway station – 6
k.m.
Nearest stops :-
Flow of Traffic :-
Jaipur house bus
stop
Overview :-
The purpose of setting up this gallery is to acquire and preserve works of
modern art from 1850s onward, organize, maintain and develop galleries for
permanent display, to organize special exhibitions, to develop an education and
documentation centre in order to acquire, maintain and preserve documents
relating to works of modern art, to develop a specialized library of books,
periodicals, photographs and other audio visual materials, to organize lectures,
seminars and conferences, and to encourage higher studies and research in the
field of art history, art criticism, art appreciation, museology and the inter-
relations on visual and performing arts.

3. SITE PLAN :-
JAIPUR HOUSE
NEW WING GALLERY BLOCK
INSTITUITION AND
ADMINISTRATION BLOCK
CENTRAL COURTYARD
SERVICE ROAD
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4. JAIPUR HOUSE :-
DISPLAY AREAS
CORRIDOR
ADMINISTRATION
TOILETS
ENTRANCE
AUDITORIUM
Jaipur House is the former residence of the
Maharaja of jaipur in Delhi , today it houses the
national gallery of modern art.
The structure as a butterfly layout and a central
dome , made by red and yellow sandstone.

5. BASEMENT PLAN:-
STORAGE
HVAC PLANT ROOM
SERVICES
PARKING
Lvl :- -5400
 Basement also comprises of workshops where frames and other materials for
gallery is made.
 The Lowest Basement Stretches Continuously Under The Three Blocks
Connecting Them Seamlessly To Various Stores, Plant Rooms, Workshops, Ans
Other Related Services. In This Way The Entire Service Infrastructure Is
Contained Within The Lowermost Level And Is Connected Through Secured
Freight Elevators, And Service Stairs To The Display Galleries, Photography,
Conservation Laboratories And Administration Areas..

6. LOWER GROUND AND GROUND FLOOR :-
Permanent gallery
Exhibition space
Storage spaces
HVAC Plant room
Cafeteria
Photography and
Lab Store
Outer Space
Museum Shop
Toilets
Ticketing counter
Auditorium
Lobby
Administration
Conference Room
Projector Room
Entry to New Wing

7. FIRST FLOOR AND SECOND FLOOR :-
Library
Lecture Room
Staffroom
Connecting Ramp
• Library has a capacity of
almost 50-60 people.
• Roof of library was
made in such a manner
that only dffused light
enters the library.

8. ELEVATIONS :-

9. Sections :-
1. Permanent Gallery
2. Exhibition space
3. Cafeteria
5. Stores
6. HVAC plant
14. Lobby
16. Staff rooms
19. Computer lab
20. Connecting Ramp
21. Lecture Room
22. library

10. • Administrative block
planning was corridor based.
• Conference Room Had A
Capacity Of 28 People.
• Preview Theatre Had A
Capacity Of 70-75 People.
•Roof Of Auditorium And Preview
Theatre Was So Made Tat The
Machinery Is Not Visible To The
Audience.
• Auditorium Had A Capacity Of
250 People.
• Staircase To
The Projector
Room Was
Hidden To
Restrict
Public
Access.
• All the transition spaces were
also made like a display gallery.
• Outer open space was coverted
into a beautiful sculpture display
area.

11. • The Corner Ramps Function Beyond Its
Capacity Of Conveying A Visitor From One
Floor To The Other.
• Since They Are Located On The External
Face Of Each Block, They Function As
Buffer Spaces Between The Windows Of
The External Screen Wallsand The Gallery
Floors.
• In This Way Direct Sunlight Is Restricted
Fron Entering The Display Areas And
Instead Diffused Daylight Illuminates The
Gallery Floors From The Sides.
• The Galleries Are Lit From Above By
Means Of Specially Designed Skylights That
Allow Only Indirect, Diffused Daylighting.
• To Illuminate The Deeper Central Spaces
Of The Gallery Floors.
Natural Illumination Within The Gallery
Spaces Is Supplemented By "Intelligent"
Artificial Illumination Systems.
•Daylight Sensors Automatically Regulate
The Overall Ambient Lighting Within The
Gallery Spaces To A Present Illumination
Level That Remains Constant Irrespective
Of Variations In Sunlight Caused By Diurnal
Or Seasonal Cycles.
The Ramp The Gallery
• The Wall Positions Are Flexible And Can
Be Altered At Any Point And Positioned
According To The Specially Designed
Flooring Patterns Which Are In Sinc With
Lighting Arrangements.
• So The Layout Of The Permanent Gallery Floors Are Not
Frozen But Have The Capacity To Be Changed And Added To
In Near Future

12. APPEARANCE :-
• The Trees Present On Site Have Been Incorporated Into
Landscape Design Of The Complex In A Way That Screens The
Newer Buildings, Presenting The Facades As Fragments Against
The Relatively Fuller Appearance Of The Older Building.
• New Trees Have Been Planted In A Manner To Generate A Variety
Of Open Courtyards.
• Other Important Function Of The Various Courts And Courtyards Is
To Provide An Appropriate Setting To Display Outdoor Art Objects.
• The Appearance Of The New Wing Is Derived From That Of The Existing
Jaipur House.
• The External Walls Of The New Wing Are Clad In Sandstone Of A Colour
Similar To That Of The Existing Building.The Pattern Of Red And Buff Sandstone
Bands At The Base Of The Older Jaipur House Has Been Carried Through To
The New Buildings .
• The Facades Are Designed As Layers Or Planes That Overlap To Derive A
Certain Sophistication In The Composition Of Elevations.

13. DEMERITS :-
• There is no proper signage , a person will easily get confused.
• Administrative block is placed at the back of the new wing .
• No proper parking was there for visitors .
• One entry is open for visitors which leads to the new wing due to which jaipur
house is loosing its importance due to which the gallery was made.
• Service road and pedestrain movement overlaps one other .

14. THANKYOU
BY:- ARIJIT SARKAR AND DIVYA MISHRA
(3RD YEAR , B.ARCH , SMVDU)