Delhi venue
Stall fabrication at Siri Fort Auditorium
Siri Fort Auditorium is one of Delhi's key exhibition venues, hosting trade fairs, consumer expos and corporate events throughout the year.
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Delhi venues covered
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Named exhibition venues
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Delhi market
Exhibiting at Siri Fort Auditorium
Siri Fort Auditorium is one of Delhi's key exhibition venues, hosting trade fairs, consumer expos and corporate events throughout the year. We design, fabricate, install and dismantle stalls here, with the organiser drawings and approvals prepared as part of the project rather than quoted as an extra.
Two stands of identical size can need completely different engineering depending on the room they go into. Height limits, rigging availability, fixing restrictions, power allocation and build hours all change with the venue, and all of them are settled in writing before fabrication starts.
Placed against the rest of the Delhi list, Siri Fort Auditorium is the programmed end of it — a venue built for an audience facing forwards, where the exhibition lives in the foyer. Knowing that before you design is what stops a stand being drawn for a hall and then built in a ballroom, which is the most expensive revision in this business.
As a Tier 1 exhibition city, Delhi carries 8 named venues as well as 11 venue categories, which is why two shows in the same week can need entirely different builds. The practical consequence of that density is congestion at build-up: shared bays, lift queues and a hard clearance deadline that nobody moves.
Building at an auditorium or hall venue
In an auditorium the house owns the technical infrastructure. Power runs through existing distribution and is often operated by the venue's own technicians, the stage and seating are untouchable, and the windows for working are short and sandwiched between whatever else is programmed that day.
Siri Fort Auditorium is read here as an auditorium, hall or cultural centre, which is how we plan a build until the organiser's pack for your edition says otherwise. The pack is what settles height, rigging, fixing, power and hours for a specific show, and the same building can issue different rules for two shows in the same month.
What changes at Siri Fort Auditorium
| Build input | At a venue of this kind |
|---|---|
| Access route & panel sizes | Foyer doors, a stage door and sometimes only a passenger lift. Fixed seating means everything is carried along aisles, so sections are sized for two people and a stair. |
| Fixing method | Nothing fixed to seating, stage, proscenium or finishes. Builds are freestanding and weighted, and most of the work happens in the foyer and on the stage deck. |
| Power source | House theatre supply through existing dimmer and distribution points, operated by the venue's own technicians in many cases. Independent loads need agreement in advance. |
| Floor protection | Stage decks, carpeted aisles and foyer stone all protected. Trolleys are often barred outright, which turns the carry into a scheduling item rather than a detail. |
| Build & strike hours | Short, and sandwiched between performances or sessions. A rehearsal or a sound check usually has priority over your build, and the strike follows immediately after the event. |
| Weather & environment | Indoors and controlled. The variable here is the programme rather than the climate. |
These six are the ones that change the stand rather than the drawing. Confirm them for your edition with the organiser and we will design to the answers; where an answer is unavailable we design to the conservative assumption and revise once it arrives.
How we build for this kind of venue
- Stage decks, carpeted aisles and foyer stone all protected
- Sections sized for two people, an aisle and a stair rather than a trolley
- Most of the stand living in the foyer and on the stage deck
- Build windows sandwiched between sessions, rehearsals and sound checks
- Freestanding, weighted construction on finished floors
- Fast strike because the next programme item is already booked
What to ask the organiser about Siri Fort Auditorium
A quote for auditorium, hall or cultural centre is an estimate until these answers exist, and a price afterwards. Ask the organiser for them in writing — not because anyone is being difficult, but because the same venue issues different rules for different shows.
Get these in writing before you brief anyone
- The strike deadline and the next programme item after the event
- The build window against the day's programme, including rehearsals and sound checks
- Whether the exhibition area is the foyer, the stage, the corridor or a combination
- Whether the venue's own technicians must operate lighting and sound
- Which power points are available to exhibitors and who may make the connection
- Door, aisle and lift dimensions, and whether trolleys are permitted at all
Who exhibits at Delhi venues, and what that changes
The sector mix in Delhi is IT & electronics, automobile, pharma, handicrafts and education, and each of those brings its own non-negotiables onto a stand. The table below is what we design against at auditorium, hall or cultural centre before a single visual is drawn, because most of these requirements are structural or electrical rather than decorative.
Where a Delhi show draws from several of those sectors at once, the stand has to serve two briefs in one footprint. Zoning does it — pharma on the open frontage where it needs to be seen, handicrafts in the pocket behind where it needs to be discussed — and the space plan below is where that gets decided.
Delhi's sector mix and what each needs from a stand
| Sector | What the stand has to do |
|---|---|
| Pharma | A pharma audience talks in private. A closed meeting corner, lockable sample storage, a wipe-clean dispensing counter and literature capacity matter more than open display area. |
| Handicrafts | Handicraft stands sell density. Open shelving, sightlines into the stand rather than a counter across the front, and light aimed at the object instead of the ceiling. |
| Education | Education fairs run on queues and counselling. Standing-height counters, a seated corner for parents, brochure capacity, and a layout that absorbs a session-break rush without blocking the aisle. |
| IT & electronics | An IT and electronics audience expects working kit, which makes clean power, cable management and glare-free screen positions the first design decisions rather than the last. |
| Automobile | An automobile and components audience wants to touch the part. Plan a load-rated display platform, a cutaway or turntable at hip height, and circulation wide enough for a crowd around one vehicle. |
The sectors listed are the ones that drive exhibiting activity across Delhi. Where your show draws from more than one of them, the space plan below is where the compromise gets resolved.
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What we build at Siri Fort Auditorium
Exhibition Stall Design
Concept-to-3D stall design that stops visitors in the aisle.
Stall Fabrication
In-house carpentry, metal and print for flawless builds.
Custom Exhibition Booths
One-of-a-kind booths built around your brand.
Modular Exhibition Stalls
Reusable, quick-install stalls for frequent exhibitors.
Octanorm & System Stalls
Clean aluminium shell-scheme and system booths.
Double-Decker Stalls
Two-storey stands that double your space.
Pavilion Design
State, industry and association pavilions.
Country Pavilions
National pavilions at Indian and global expos.
Trade Show Booths
High-impact booths for B2B trade shows.
Exhibition Stand Builders
End-to-end stand building with on-site crews.
Event Stage Fabrication
Stages, backdrops and sets for events.
AV & LED Wall Support
LED walls, sound, screens and AV crews.
Stall sizes and lead times for Siri Fort Auditorium
Most stands at a venue like this fall between 9 and 72 sq.m. The table below uses the same formula as our stall planner — storage at 10% of area up to 18 sq.m and 15% above, a meeting corner at 5% unless you are hosting meetings, display taking the remainder — so you can sanity-check a quote against the space you have actually booked.
The figures are the same ones our stall planner uses, so a quote can be checked against them line by line: storage at 10% of the area up to 18 sq.m and 15% above it, a meeting corner at 5% unless you are actually hosting meetings, display taking whatever remains, one staff member per 9 sq.m, and the number of visitors who can stand in the stall at once coming out at display area divided by 2.5.
Space, staffing and lead time by stall size
| Stall size | Footprint | Likely layout | Display | Staff | Visitors at once | Build weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 sq.m | 3 × 3 m | Inline or corner | 7.6 sq.m | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 sq.m | 3 × 6 m | Inline or corner | 15.3 sq.m | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 36 sq.m | 6 × 6 m | Corner or three-side open | 28.8 sq.m | 4 | 11 | 4 |
| 54 sq.m | 6 × 9 m | Corner or three-side open | 43.2 sq.m | 6 | 17 | 5 |
| 72 sq.m | 6 × 12 m | Three-side open or island | 57.6 sq.m | 8 | 23 | 5 |
Custom stalls typically run ₹9,000–₹18,000 per sq.m for the build; modular and octanorm construction costs less, and an upgraded shell scheme less again. AV, furniture, flooring, transport and taxes are quoted on separate lines.
Designing a stand that works at Siri Fort Auditorium
An auditorium audience is seated for most of the event, which means your stand gets attention in two short windows. Staff it heavily at the interval and accept that it is quiet in between.
The stand strategy at a venue like this starts with where visitors come from. Work out which direction the main flow arrives from, put your strongest visual on that face, and keep the entry corner clear so people can step in without committing to a conversation.
The buyers at this venue tend to come from IT & electronics, automobile and pharma. That shapes the brief more than the aesthetics do — an IT & electronics visitor is looking for evidence, not atmosphere.
How a build at Siri Fort Auditorium runs
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Read the venue pack
Before anything is drawn we ask for the organiser's pack for your edition: the stand plan with open sides marked, the build-up and dismantle windows, and the rules on height, rigging, fixing and power. At auditorium, hall or cultural centre the answer that most often changes a design is which spaces you actually have — foyer, stage or corridor — and the day's programme around them.
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Design to the limits
The concept is then developed inside those limits rather than adjusted to them afterwards. At auditorium, hall or cultural centre that means designing for sections carried along aisles, and a build that lives in the foyer and on the stage deck from the first sketch instead of retrofitting it to a finished drawing.
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Build and test in the workshop
Carpentry, metalwork, spray finishing, large-format print and electrical assembly all happen in-house, and the whole stall is assembled once before it ships. That is what turns a short on-site window into enough time.
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Install, hand over, strike
On site the work is assembly rather than fabrication, which is the whole point of the previous stage. At auditorium, hall or cultural centre the install also covers protection on stage decks, carpeted aisles and foyer stone, and the same crew comes back to strike the stand and clear the space.
What else is in Delhi
We cover 7 other named exhibition venues in Delhi: Bharat Mandapam (Pragati Maidan), Yashobhoomi – India International Convention & Expo Centre, NSIC Exhibition Complex, Okhla, Talkatora Indoor Stadium, JLN Stadium Complex and Aerocity Hotel Convention Halls, plus 1 more on the city page. By name they break down into 3 purpose-built exhibition and trade centres, 2 indoor stadiums and arenas, 1 hotel ballroom or hotel convention hall and 1 open ground or maidan, and the gap between the easiest and the hardest of those to build in is larger than any gap in stall size.
We also cover 11 venue categories in Delhi — government exhibition grounds, resort & lawn venues, 5-star hotel ballrooms, convention & banquet halls, open exhibition grounds, mall atriums, university & college campuses, industry association halls, stadium & sports complexes, corporate campus event spaces and industrial estate expo grounds — because most Indian shows outside the top handful of cities happen in a room that was built for something else. Each of those categories has its own access, fixing and power pattern, and each gets its own page.
Named Delhi venues, read by what each one calls itself
| Venue | Type read from the name | What that implies for a stand |
|---|---|---|
| Bharat Mandapam (Pragati Maidan) | Purpose-built exhibition or trade centre | In a purpose-built hall you are one of many stands with identical freedoms, so differentiation comes from the things the hall allows and most exhibitors never use: height, light and a clear reason to step in off the aisle.. |
| Yashobhoomi – India International Convention & Expo Centre | Purpose-built exhibition or trade centre | Hall shows are walked at pace along long aisles, so the stand has to answer what you do from twenty metres and why it matters from two. |
| NSIC Exhibition Complex, Okhla | Purpose-built exhibition or trade centre | In a purpose-built hall you are one of many stands with identical freedoms, so differentiation comes from the things the hall allows and most exhibitors never use: height, light and a clear reason to step in off the aisle.. |
| Talkatora Indoor Stadium | Indoor stadium or arena | Stadium shows move a lot of visitors across a wide floor in both directions, so plan flow rather than frontage. |
| JLN Stadium Complex | Indoor stadium or arena | Stadium shows move a lot of visitors across a wide floor in both directions, so plan flow rather than frontage. |
| Aerocity Hotel Convention Halls | Hotel ballroom or hotel convention hall | In a ballroom the room is already handsome, so a stand that competes with the chandeliers loses. |
| Dilli Haat INA | Open ground or maidan | Open-ground visitors arrive hot, dusty and already tired of walking. |
A venue's name is a strong hint and not a specification. We confirm height, rigging, fixing, power and hours from the organiser's pack for your edition before design sign-off.
Every Delhi venue we cover
Build-up
Build-up, access and approvals in Delhi
Logistics in Delhi come down to three things: how the panels reach the hall, how much power the stand is allocated, and when the organiser lets you work. All three are settled in writing before we cut material.
Design, fabrication, graphics, lighting, flooring, furniture, installation and dismantle can all sit on one quote, which is usually cheaper than sourcing them separately once you account for three margins and the coordination time.
What we handle for you
- Organiser drawings, electrical load details and approvals in the format Delhi organisers ask for
- Design checked against height, rigging, fixing and fire rules before sign-off
- Pre-assembly and electrical testing in the workshop before dispatch
- Transport, installation and an on-site crew inside the build-up window
- Dismantle and clearing the stand inside the dismantle period
Taking the same stand to another city
We cover Delhi as the Delhi entry on our list, so multi-city programmes from here normally run to Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad or similar. One drawing set and one reusable structure is the pattern, with print as the only per-city cost of consequence.
A stand engineered for this venue is rarely a one-show asset. Frame-and-skin construction lets the structure be stored and re-skinned for the next city, which is why the second show in a programme costs materially less than the first.
A multi-city programme is mostly a logistics question rather than a design one. One approved drawing set, one set of reusable panels, graphics printed per city and a crew that travels with the stand — that is the whole model, and it is what keeps the per-city cost falling as the programme goes on.
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Brief
Share stall size, expo and goals. We call within 2 hours.
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3D Design
Photoreal concepts in 48 hours, revised until perfect.
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Fabrication
Built and pre-assembled in our own workshops.
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Install & Show
On-site crew builds, hands over and dismantles.
FAQ
Siri Fort Auditorium FAQ
Can you build at Siri Fort Auditorium?+
Yes. Siri Fort Auditorium is one of the Delhi venues our crews work at regularly, covering design, fabrication, installation and dismantle inside the organiser's window.
What does a stall at Siri Fort Auditorium cost?+
Custom stalls typically range from ₹9,000 to ₹18,000 per sq.m depending on size, finishes and AV; modular and octanorm builds cost less. Share your stand size and show dates for an itemised quote.
Who is on site during build-up at Siri Fort Auditorium?+
A named project manager and the crew that pre-assembled the stall. They install to the drawing, hand over a working stand and return to dismantle and clear it within the organiser's window.
Do you handle approvals for Siri Fort Auditorium?+
Yes. We prepare dimensioned drawings, electrical load details and structural documents to the organiser's format, and check the design against the venue's height, rigging and fire rules before fabrication.
What are the build-up timings at Siri Fort Auditorium?+
Build-up windows are set by the organiser for each show rather than by the venue alone, so we confirm them in writing for your edition and plan the build — including night shifts if needed — around them.
How early should I book for a show at Siri Fort Auditorium?+
Four to six weeks ahead for a custom stall and eight or more for a double-decker or pavilion. Urgent builds in seven to ten days are possible with a simplified design.
Where do stands go in an auditorium venue?+
In the foyer, along the corridors and on the stage deck, because fixed seating rules out the hall floor. The foyer is also where the traffic is — the audience is seated for most of the event and browses during the breaks.
Can anything be fixed to an auditorium stage or seating?+
No. Seating, stage, proscenium and architectural finishes are all untouchable, so stands are freestanding and weighted. It is one reason sections are kept small — they have to be carried in and stood up without leaning on anything.
Do you design differently for IT & electronics exhibitors here?+
Yes. Delhi's show calendar is driven by IT & electronics, automobile, pharma, handicrafts and education, and the sector decides the fundamentals — how much product has to be on open display, how private the meeting space needs to be, whether the floor has to carry load and whether water, drainage or three-phase power are required. We brief against the sector before the identity.
Can the same stand be used at a show in another city?+
Usually, if it is built for it. A frame-and-skin stand can be stored between shows, re-skinned with new graphics and rebuilt in another city, with print as the only significant per-city cost. It needs to be designed that way from the start rather than adapted later.
What is the biggest risk at auditorium, hall or cultural centre?+
Discovering a constraint after fabrication. The day's programme outranks the build, so a rehearsal or a sound check can halve the window you planned around. That is why we ask for the access route, the fixing rules, the power allocation and the build-up window in writing before anything is cut, rather than treating any of them as a site problem.
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