L.I.C.
JEEWAN BHARTI
OUTER CIRCLE , CONNAUGHT PLACE
NEW DELHI
Architect Charles Marks Correa
Structural Consultant Mahendra Raj
SALIENT FEATURES
OVERVIEW
This office complex for the Life
Insurance Corporation of India
(LIC) is situated on the outer road
of Connaught Circle.
It acts as a pivot between the
colonnades of Connaught Place
and the new generation of high-
rise towers that now surround it.
The building is both proscenium
and backdrop: faceted glass
surfaces reflect the buildings and
trees around Connaught Place,
L.I.C. JEEWAN BHARTI and beyond which the new high-
1979-1985 rise imagery of Delhi can be
TWO 13 STOREYED TOWERS SPRINGING glimpsed
COMMERCIAL BUILDING OUT OF THREE LEVEL BASE
A TERRACED PIAZZA
AN OPEN GRID PARASOL
RESTING ON 45 METRE HIGH FREE
TWO PARKING BASEMENTS STANDING COLUMN AT THE ROOF
PLANNING
The two lower levels of the
complex consist of shopping
decks and restaurants.
The ground coverage of the
building is 6200 square metres.
The upper levels of offices are
located in two separate wings,
generating a total built-up area
of 63,000 square metres.
Connecting the two wings, is a
great pergola, 98 metres long,
supported at either end by
masonry piers and in the middle
by a single column.
SITE PLAN
PEDESTRIAN VEHICULAR
NORTH
OUTER RING ROAD ,C.P.
2250 MM DIA FREE STANDING MASONRY BUILDING ELEMENTS
COLUMN
CORE
LIFT AND STAIRCASE
HOLLOW MASONRY TRAINGULAR
COLUMN
+47050
OFFICE FLOORS
+7600
FIRE STAIRCASE
SERVICE SHAFT
WIND TOWER
PUBLIC AREAS
2 PARKING
BASEMENTS
+475 RECEPTION , LIFT LOBBY
+4100 PUBIC OFFICES
+7600 RESTAURANTS AND COMMERCIAL FLOOR
STRUCTURAL GRID 8200 X 8200
EXPANSION JOINT 125 MM BASEMENT -3075
CORE I CORE II
COLUMN SCHEDULE
600 MM DIA
800 MM DIA
1150 MM DIA
1000 X 1250 Sqmm
1000 X 2250 Sqmm
The red sand stone of the piers wraps
the building culminating in the twin
elevated towers.
On the side of the building ,the
windows are deeply recessed into the
masonary so as to protect them fron
heat and avoid heavy wind loads.
AT +7200
AT +4100
AT +475
FLAT SLAB Basement height 3200 MM
Floor to Floor Height 3600 MM
Drop 50 mm COLUMN HEAD
COLUMN HEAD AND DROP PANNEL INCREASES SHEAR
Drop 200 mm STRENGHT OF THE SLAB
AND REDUCES THE MOMENT IN THE SLAB BY REDUCING THE
CLEAR OR EFFECTIVE SPAN
DROP PANNEL STIFFEN THE SLAB THUS REDUCES DEFLECTION
AESTHETIC
FEATURES
The building has a no. of other
important elements that
contributes to the aesthetic
beauty of the building. These are
:
Space Frame that connects
both the blocks as one unit.
Stack Panel Glazing that is
entirely used for the façade.
Sandstone Wall Cladding
that beautifies the entire
building.
SPACE FRAME
It is a truss like , lightweight, rigid
structure constructed from interlocking
struts in a geometric pattern.
Space frames can be used to span large
areas with few interior supports.
A space frame is strong because of :
The inherent rigidity of the
triangle.
The bending moment is
transmittted as
tension and compression loads
along the length of each strut.
It is composed of planar substructures.
The plane are channeled through the
horizontal bars and the shear forces
are supported by the diagonals.
A 98 meters long pergola connects
the two buildings.
Dimensions
Length of the member in space frame =1500mm
Since, h= ½. a . 0.414
Member Length = 1500mm
= 0.707a
Height of the Space Frame =1060mm
= 0.707 X 1500mm ( a=1500mm )
= 1060mm
Type of side
equilateral triangles
surfaces
Number of Spaces 4th
Number of corners 5
Number of edges 8
Angle formed = 60 degree
STACKPANEL GLAZING
The term ‘structural glass’ is a term used to describe a large
number of frameless glass assemblies where the glass itself
is taking an element of the structural loads that are
applied to the elevation or surface. The glazing used in this
building is called stackpanel glazing.
JEEVAN BHARTI BHAVAN HAS GLASS
AS A STRUCTURE IN IT TO CREATE
THE ELEVATION OF STRUCTURAL
GLASS SUPPORTED BY MINIMAL
STEEL OR LAMINATED GLASS
BEAMS AND FINS.
FEATURES OF THE GLAZING:
Zone drainage - each pane acts as an individual self
draining unit
Side load
Stack joint
Fully drained and pressure equalised
Lifting rail
The system accommodates glass or infill panels up to
32mm
Complies with thermal regulations
Horizontal cap with vertical silicone joint
Vertical cap with horizontal silicone joint
mullion, transom and face cap options with
64mm sightlines
Seismic movement capability.
SANDSTONE WALL CLADDING
CLADDING
A no. of office buildings in Delhi are seen
cladded with RED SAND STONE. Red sand RED SANDSTONE is used in the
stone cladding are very common in Delhi as a
most part of the building apart from
building material as it is cheap and economic.
Renowned buildings built with red sand stone structural glass glazing.
cladding are STC BUILDING, JEEVAN BHARTI DIMENSIONS of the SANDSTONE
BHAVAN etc. used:
MANY RENOWNED ARCHITECTS LIKE
CHARLES CHORREA , RAJ REWAL USED 1) 2’’x2’’x1 inch
RED SAND STONE AS A CLADDING
MATERIAL IN THEIR BUILDING. JEEVAN
BHARTI BHAVAN IN CONNAUGHT PLACE IS 2) 2.5’’x1.2’’x1 inch
ONE OF THOSE BUILDINGS.
FIXING OF CLADDING
The cladding of the building is
primarily done with red
sandstone.
It is fixed with mortar and then
screw bolted at the center for the
protection during earthquakes.
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