Eight sheets for a two-acre headquarters

Site

Plot 100 × 81 = 8,100 m²
Ground coverage 27.1% (limit 30)
FAR 98 (limit 120)
Garden + forecourt ≈ 3,100 m²

Why an L

Pushing the building into the north and west setback lines gives the garden the best orientation. The north wing's long garden face looks south, where chajjas and the arcade can shade it. The west wing takes the hard afternoon sun on a solid jaali wall and shelters the garden behind it. The Rishi Path starts at the street gate and runs to the main door, so the eight sages are the approach to the building. A building over 15 m tall needs a fire-tender route, so a 7 m drive loops around it inside the setbacks.

Chanakya Council · Delhi

Site plan

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This floor

FFL +0.45
Floor area 2,160 m²
Auditorium 250 · dining 120

Notes

Visitors come in off the Rishi Path through the arcade into a double-height lobby. The gallery sits between the lobby and the dining hall, so exhibitions are part of the daily route. VIPs arrive by car at the porte-cochère and go straight into Core B. The auditorium foyer is on the garden corner and doubles as a break-out space for events.

Chanakya Council · Delhi

Ground floor plan

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This floor

FFL +5.00
Floor area 1,456 m²
Library ≈ 60 seats · 3 seminar + training

Notes

The library runs along the south face behind the jaali, lit by filtered garden light. The media room is next to the lift in Core A, so the press can reach it without going through the offices. The seminar rooms cluster at the east end near Core B, so training groups can use them from the VIP entrance without crossing the building.

Chanakya Council · Delhi

First floor plan

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This floor

FFL +9.20
Floor area 2,160 m²
18 guest rooms · open-plan offices

Notes

Office cabins line the north face and the open plan takes the south. The guest wing is separated from the offices at Core A, so guests use their own lift. Each guest room is 4.0 × 9.6 m including its bath. Rooms on the west side look out through the jaali screen.

Chanakya Council · Delhi

Second floor plan

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This floor

FFL +13.40
Floor area 2,160 m²
Council chamber under the dome · 18 guest rooms

Notes

The council chamber sits under the marble dome at the corner where the two wings meet, so it is visible from the garden and the street. The board room and secretariat are next to it. Core B links this floor straight down to the VIP drop-off.

Chanakya Council · Delhi

Third floor plan

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This floor

FFL +17.60
Floor area 0 m²
Terrace ≈ 600 m² · PV ≈ 650 m²

Notes

The roof terrace is sized for about 300 standing at an evening event. It has a teak pergola, its own pantry at Core B, and a view of the dome. The west-wing roof carries solar panels. The chhatris stand at the three outer corners.

Chanakya Council · Delhi

Roof plan

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Heights

G 4.55 · upper floors 4.20
Roof +17.60 · parapet +19.15
Dome crown +25.35 · finial +26.8
Basement −4.80

Notes

The auditorium takes the two lower floors of the west wing. A 1.6 m deep steel truss at floor 2 carries the guest floors over its 19 m span, so the hall needs no columns. The raked floor drops 1.8 m below the foyer, which gives step-free entry at the rear. The dome over the council chamber sits above the parapet line as an architectural feature. Whether the DDA exempts it from the height limit needs confirming. Truss depth and floor heights are assumptions for the structural engineer.

Chanakya Council · Delhi

Sections A–A and B–B

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Zoning check (assumed limits)

Unused FAR is about 1,748 m². That leaves room for a later extension, or for an auditorium balcony and mezzanines, without changing the footprint.

Programme by floor

Key numbers

Auditorium 250 · dining 120
Guest rooms 36 · library ≈ 60 seats
Seminar 3 + training 1 · board 24

Before the next stage

1. Plot dimensions, road width and the plot's land-use premise, from the allotment letter. 2. Current FAR, coverage and height limits for that premise, from DDA and UBBL 2016. 3. Whether guest rooms are allowed under that use. 4. Fire NOC requirements for the auditorium's assembly occupancy. 5. The final list of sages and the sculptors for the bronzes.

Chanakya Council · Delhi

Zoning and area statement

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