Facade following the curve of Patel Chowk, GPO & POSTS & TELEGRAPH DIRECTORATE, New Delhi
Facade following the curve of Patel Chowk, GPO & POSTS & TELEGRAPH DIRECTORATE, New Delhi

Designed in 1954 to house the GPO and the Posts and Telegraphs Directorate, this building has a facade that follows the curve of the roundabout. The main lobby level contains the public post office area with one long curved counter. The roof and back section of the building have open verandas and covered terraces with staff lunch rooms, a library and recreatin hall. The inner courtyard made it possible for all offices and cubicles to have their own windows.1

  • 1. Source: Architecture + Design, March-April 1996, PP 29