The Diyos Men’s Health center is a 12,500 sq.ft brownfield project located in the Safdarjung enclave, New Delhi. The building has come to be a welcome addition in the urban landscape of the suburbs of South Delhi. An old derelict residential dwelling stands refurbished today as a flagship clinic, owing to many sound design decisions made by the team at Creative Design Architects. The building had stood strong for over 40 years, nearly touching the red mark of its lifetime, and a refurbishment was long overdue. The physical condition, however, was evaluated and found to be apt for a quick turnaround. The intended design direction had to be steered keeping in mind the structural integrity of the existing building. The translation of its planning from a residential dwelling to that of a clinic foresaw major structural challenges due to the walls being load bearing and absence of any RCC member in the structure. This was augmented by strengthening and retrofitting with structural steel, injection grouting etc. at multiple locations where existing walls were being knocked off and new ones were made, thus adding another 2-3 decades to the life of the building ensuring a restored long run.
The clinic is conceived to be a harbinger of hope, optimism and joy for the visitors as well as a bold statement on the street for the onlooker. Conceptually, the existing residential exterior is transmuted into a simpler, sharper and a streamlined form. It
