This project is about animating an out- dated organic built form around the Middle Circle Street in the central business district, Connaught Place New Delhi, India. It holds the last thread of the Indian intangible culture ignored by the government organization New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC), who overlooks the construction of this site. By the late 2000s, the overall site had lost much of
its old glory. As a part of its 'Return to Heritage Project', NDMC prepared a plan to revamp this Delhi landmark. But even at points, where they are retaining the existing retail or introducing new ones, the aim is to “make it all look the same”. Unlike the exterior streets, this street is a mixture of the old, the new and the broken down. The project takes you through a first hand night time walk experience through a series of courtyards illuminating elements in the space like an old little temple, an ancient tea shop, ac ducts, cable wires etc. narrating stories about cultural transitions through
multi layered occupancy. Only to question towards the end, whether there are ways to preserve certain layers or will they be taken over by a homogenous façade for the place to loose its soul forever.
