The Central Secretariat, with 11 office buildings and a central Conference Centre, will house modern offices and conferencing facilities for all ministries of the Government of India.  Â
The new offices will have purpose-designed and well-organized workspaces, with robust and secure communications infrastructure and reliable and environmentally conscious services infrastructure. They will be comfortable workplaces, with integrated services and energy management systems. The effective usable floor space is maximised by placing the service cores near the four corners of the building, designing open floor layouts, and placing courtyards in the centre of the structure. The openings on the external facades and towards the courtyard bring in plenty of natural light. The design contributes significantly to improving the productivity and efficiency of administration.Â
All the works planned on the Central Vista are designed to be mindful of the Vista’s original layout and its architectural character. The Central Secretariat is planned to ensure that the amount of publicly accessible space in the Vista remains unchanged; the height of the buildings do not exceed that of the India Gate and they do not hamper the view from Rajpath. All 51 ministries of the government will be consolidated and connected by an underground people mover to the Delhi Metro and by an overground shuttle to the bus network, making the Central Secretariat a fully transit-oriented development.Â
Location: Delhi
Start Year: 2019
Client: CPWD
Builtup Area: 452500 sq m
The Central Secretariat, with 11 office buildings and a central Conference Centre, will house modern offices and conferencing facilities for all ministries of the Government of India.  Â
The new offices will have purpose-designed and well-organized workspaces, with robust and secure communications infrastructure and reliable and environmentally conscious services infrastructure. They will be comfortable workplaces, with integrated services and energy management systems. The effective usable floor space is maximised by placing the service cores near the four corners of the building, designing open floor layouts, and placing courtyards in the centre of the structure. The openings on the external facades and towards the courtyard bring in plenty of natural light. The design contributes significantly to improving the productivity and efficiency of administration.Â
All the works planned on the Central Vista are designed to be mindful of the Vista’s original layout and its architectural character. The Central Secretariat is planned to ensure that the amount of publicly accessible space in the Vista remains unchanged; the height of the buildings do not exceed that of the India Gate and they do not hamper the view from Rajpath. All 51 ministries of the government will be consolidated and connected by an underground people mover to the Delhi Metro and by an overground shuttle to the bus network, making the Central Secretariat a fully transit-oriented development.Â