Hemant Satappa Powar
M.Sc. in Architecture and Urban Design
Politecnico di Milano
Bachelor of Architecture
Sir J. J. College of Architecture, Mumbai
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Academic - Urban Design
Milan , Italy
Jiayi Zhao
Mei Liu
Vidhya Raju
Prof. Mario Paris
Prof. Alessandro Coppola
The social housing estates in Milan have been facing severe problems. At the same time, urban regeneration which is the recreation or improvement of an area experiencing urban decline has become an important issue in the development of contemporary city,While disused railway yard lands in Milan are opening for sustainable redevelopment.
Project grabs this great opportunity to satisfy needs and demands of the city as well as the local needs by the redevelopment the one of the such area of the Greco railway yard. Proposed Masterplan formulates the framework for the program that is to require to be implemented in the site. Proposed new district integrated with vertical and horizontal agricultural practices in the fringe of muncipalty 2 of Milan, blurs the boundry between the urban and periurban urban areas by blending into each other Thus this Urban regeneration of this area has been done through Systematic strategies followed the by the actions.
Seven disused railway yards for a total surface area of 1,000,000 Sqm, located just around the city center of Milan, have been transformed from railway destinations to urban destinations. These yards are a part of strategic regeneration plan, regulated by an agreement among the city of Milan, Regione lombardia & ferrovie dello stato Italiane. This concerns the economics revenues from the development operation to improve railway service in the Milan hub & the creation of a ‘Circle - Line’ .
Transportation Network
Green Network
The site comprises three main parcelst the former railway yard next to the station, a green area located further east and a narrow long strip, the site of a disused track facing the Bicocca district.
The Railway belt and its development Parks as spaces of sociality Public centers of new Districts Reconnect suburbs to the center Existing landuse plan Greco Railway yard
District is divided into two divisions by the Via Earnesto Breda, hence one part of is mainly proposed to be use for the affordable student housing and other housing complex for the skilled workers from surronding.
Buildings takes the advantage of having main street front to use it for commercial spaces such as shops, cafes, restaurants which can makes it vibrant commercial street specially during the evening.
Interal Courtyard, with rainwater ponds, provides scenic views from the ramp having gathering spaces on it as well as from the internal cafes, restaurants and bars etc.
Preservation of Existing agricutural acitvities in the site and Promoting it by means of making it stand as an vertical farming building setting up as an landmark for this new Urban public space.
Existing green corridor
Green and blue corridoors
Biccoca University Vertical farming Community center Skilled worker’s housing
Blue corridor with rainwater ponds
Extending Green corridors in city Vertical Green corridor
Visual connection between corridors
Urban forest setting up as an sound barrier from sound of railways
Promote public collective cultural and social spaces as well as strategic connection point
Support disadvantaged social groups by means of job opportunities
Wilder set of mixed uses to attract the population
Orient the investment towards the lower income, limited wealth and most disadvantaged social groups
Improve the sense of identity and cohesion among residents - social capital
Promoting existing agricultural activities
Skilled worker’s housing Disused railway yard Increasing demand of affordable housing Section B-B’Provision of affordable housing for major user groups present in the context.
Affordable equitable housing
Public Green educational urban forest public facilities and new connection point- Vertical farming
Provision of leisure and entertainment activities. Cafe, restaurants, fashion street provide new job opportunities in the surrounding.
Allied activities for user groups such gymassium, library, shops. benefits student and also encourgas neighbourhood.
Vertical agricultural building stands as landmark in the premises and promotes the existing farming activities of the site.
Research center and market selling the items from the buildings production is proposed.
Promoting agricultural practices where production can be sell at the proposed market where students can contribute as well to earn.
water to be collected from the rooftops of the buildings. Not only enriches the aesthics of space as well as the flora fauna but also promotes sustainable reuse of the water
Building stands vertically higaher than the other complex of the buildings making it landmark for the new urban space defining the importance of agriculure space.
Courtyard promotes enagagement amongst the reisdents as well its open to everyone proposed with recareational spaces such as community center, cafes, restaurants etc. This can be a new gathering space for the city of Milan
Housing cluster proposed for the Workers currently working in the nearby commercial areas or univerisities specially in the Biccoca with different typologies of housing along with allied activities
Private parks / green areas
Agriculture
Serving as a excellent natural corridor with fruit trees etc generating revenue as well as Acts as a strong sound barrier from the railway’s noise to the residential devlopment on the other side.
Housing serving as residence for the students studying in the nearby universities in Milan. Buildings carved out with common spaces and proposing other related activities such as library ,
Housing along with the retail, commercial spaces at the ground and first floor encouraging mix use development in the zone.
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Academic - Urban design, Architecture, Preservation.
Cassano di Adda , Italy
Sara El-Awar
Peihong Duan
Alice Massi Mauri
Prof. Oliveria Fabiano Lemes
Prof. Cazzani Alberta
Prof. Semprebon Gerardo
The proposal aims to build a new relationship between the Naviglio della Martesana and River Adda through a new green corridor along with pedestrian - bicycle connection and various spaces along with it.
Further, a masterplan has been prepared for the existing urban void - Ex-Linificio industry which has been abandoned many years, is proposed to be reused and developed as a new Social hub for the people to gather for different activtiies. This includes temporary and permanant exhibition halls, experimental theaters, Multipurpose halls, Auditoriums. Along with this, various recreational spaces are proposed along with cafes, restaurants hopping plazas etc. The proposal also openes up a new public plaza for people to gather together by demolition of buildings which are not in good state.
Thus the new connection and new Social hub can become new meeting point for the people to enjoy in the Commune of Cassano di Adda.
Cassano
Cassano
Naviglio della Martesama in Milan and its, metrpolitan regions represent an element of not onlu local, but great cultural and historical interest. Naviglio passes through eastern side of provice uniting the Adda to Milan, where its route Cascina di Pomm, in the open ends and it contiues underground. The type of landscape shows a clear prevalence of natural area in first part and between trezzo d’dadd and the curve of cassano. In the second part from Cassano d’Adda to Gorgonzola, farming lands alternates with urban centers , esentially there is balance between historical parts and recently urbanized areas.
Cassano d’Adda, is and urban center where Naviglio turns 90 degrees from river with seprated by this town. Idea is to initiate a communication between the river and its canal through a green corridor with improved accessibility to and from each other.
Cassano
Residential
Industrial
Residential
Industrial
Residential
Industrial
Residential
Industrial
Heavily polluted land to excavation activities
Existing quarry being transferred to government body
Good opportunity for getting converted into large scale recreational space.
Naviglio Martesana with highly ecological importance
Bicycle tracks along the Naviglio Missing connection with Adda
Historical buildings with cultural heritage values
Historic tourism
Existing agricultural areas promoting ecology
Existing Sports facilities area
Placed in the middle of the agricultural area
Existing agricultural areas promoting ecology
Existing Parks and Green spaces
Opportunity to improve access to river
Ex- Linificio
Parco pubblico Isola Borromeo
Highly ecologically active area
Industrial heritage buildings which are currently abandoned
Has great opportunity to be open for public to access the river
Threat of falling of structure
Can encourage crime related activities
Existing dense green area catering great extinct of flora and fauna
Deforestation
High value ecological zone
Existing wetland
Scenic views of Heritage buildings
Single connection to reach the island
Enhancing the life below water by converting depths of quarries into water bodies. By creating new recreational spaces for people along with pathways, jogging tracks, cycle tracks , open and green spaces for people for improving their health by promoting these activities.
Enhancing the new life on the ground by planting new trees / fauna etc.
Proposed Green Corridor
planting new trees / fauna etc. along the Martesana.to improve life on ground.
Promoting sustainable mobility and health.
Heritage walk
Heritage walk can help to improve the economy of surrounding.
Improving connection with mainland
Enhancement of the Island
Adda River
Muzza canal
Proposed Ecological corridor
To connect Martesana and Adda River
Improving the connection from the Martesana to Adda and enhancing the Landscape along this connection
By creating dynamic flexible public spaces along the street, along with cycle tracks, pedestrian pathways, by removing vehicular connection from this route.
Conserving the existing flora on the ground, existing waterbodies and wetland
Re-using the industrial heritage to adapt it into some other function to regenerate the surrounding through it.
By creating new recreational spaces for people along with pathways, jogging tracks, cycle tracks , open and green spaces for people for improving their health by promoting these activities
Reusing the buildings itself promotes circular economy. Apart from these it will help in growth of the surrounding by provision of job opportunities and promoting tourism etc.
Biking along the canal
Improving access to canal
Sport and recreational activities
Quarry Park
Ecological corridor through agricultural land
Sports facilities along canal
New Pedestrian Corridor
Slow downs for vehicular traffic
Adaptive reuse of abandoned industrial area into a Social hub
State of Conservation
Demolition and Addition
Nature following the traces of Ruins
Bridging
By preserving the traces of herirage buildings and allowing to access it through bridges and paths proposed at various levels to experience it.
Reusing the industrial heritage building with respect to the existing conditions of the building
Proposed Bridges at various levels allows to access the buildings at various with numerous functions in it.
Proposed pedestrian street as a new avenue to reach the complex from the Naviglio designed with cycle tracks, open market places, gathering areas , small scale outdoor games. Bioswales and tree olantations makes it important part of natural corridor.
Existing heritage buildings becaomes an gateway to access the Adda river and new cultural Hub of Cassano di Adda.
Adda River and Canal
Borromeo Island
Existing hydroelectric plant
Proposed Bridge
Bridge introduces new connection to the Borromeo island which is another touristic attraction in the place
Public Plaza
Reopening the public plaza by demolishing the existing buildings which are in dilapidated condition. Provides spaces for celebration
Cultural block
Additional block cantilivers on the top of two heritage building holding an temprory exhibition and cafe
Shopping plaza
Retail spaces proposed in the existing blocks of factory.
Watchtower cum Elevator
Helps visitors to reach the New cultural hub to cross height differences from natural contours on site
Existing Crematorium
Expansion of green network
Site section
Naviglio della Martesana Existing Heritage buildings
New proposed pedestrian /bicycle connection
Adaptive reuse of Industrial Heritage Building as New urban Cultural Hub
First floor plan
Multipurpose Hall Auditorium
Temporary Exhibition
Permanent exhibition
Watchtower cum elevator to cross the levels
Adaptive reuse of Industrial heritage buildings
Additional new block on the top of industrial heri-
Cafeteria
Temporary Exhibition
Experiemental theater Library
Second floor plan
Adda River / Canale della muzza
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Academic - Urban Design, Landscape, Architecture
Location : Valcamonica, Alps, Italy
Prof. Alisia Tognon
Ar. Kevin Santus
This thesis aims to use the knowledge of the site for the formulation of the strategies and recommendations for addressing contemporary environmental issues related to alpine rivers. Using the case study of the Oglio river’s Basin in northern Italy, this thesis tries address the main weaknesses of the planning of river and its basin in Italy today. The thesis also focuses on the human interaction with river which has impacted a lot to river, which will further help in producing design and mitigation strategies to defend it and to build a better new relationship between humankind and the Nature. This framework of strategies will also be a prototype for the development of the not only Italian alps, also the other alpine regions to form the resilient improvement.
Thesis proposes to potential lands of quarries placed along the edges of Oglio river in lower valley to be converted into different usauge considering potential needs of site in order to restore the basin of the river.
Valcamonica Lake como
Alps Change in Temperature Ground water Decrease Increased Hydropower use
and Climate
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Synthetic Borders
Quarries
Diversion of waterflows
Dam at cedegolo Power station to divert water
Hydroelectric Center at Edolo
Focused area in lower Valcamonica is found to be highly anthropized. Human activities has changed rivers landscapes thoroughly which specially includes high escavation activities. In future, withing several years, these quarries can become a opportunity for creating the room for River i.e. to expand rivers basin. Quarries are different with respect to their location and sizes. Hence the proposal identifies the suitable developments along this new edge of river.
River bed and waterways
Artificial reservoirs
Medium dense continuous residential fabric
Discontinuous residential fabric
Spaces and nuclie residential tissue
Scattered residential fabric
Industrial , commercial settlements
Public and private service systems
railway network and anciliary spaces
sports facilities
Technological systems
Quarry
Tunnels
Bridge overpass
Roads
Industrial track
Ropeway
Railway
Section 1
Closed Sand Quarry4 Howevear still in use. causing deforestation / sedimentation / pollution
Agricultural areas
Commercial buildingsUnused
Closed Sand Quarry2 Partly converted in waterbody due to over escavation
Riparian forest
Oglio river
Riparian forest
Agricultural areas
Section 2
Waterbody formed from the over escavation. currently being use for recreational purpose
Section 3
Closed Sand Quarry4 In
Oglio river
Riparian forest unused waterbody formered due to overescavation
Section 4
Riparian forest
Oglio river
Riparian forest
Agricultural areas
Oglio river
Settlments along river bank
Agricultural areas
WetlandsExpansion
Touristic
Strategy 1: Creating Room for River and other waterflows
Strategy 2: Preserving, Restoring and Enhancing natural habitats
Strategy 3: Rebuilding a
Inlet Control point
Controling the waterflow during the floods to flow towards wetland park for holding extra water
1. Existing situation 2. Normal water condition with proposed wetland waterbodies
Forest learning walk
walks from the dense riparian forest with beautiful scenaries of nature with named trees as learning part of the park
Highly elevated cycle path
Cycle path passing through the forest at 9 m from ground leve allowing greaf visuals of nature. also connected to the larger part of cycle train of valcamonica
Outlet Control point
for controlling incase of the overflow of water during the floods or rains etc
Parking with dense trees
Elevated walkways
protects breeding grounds, paths of natural elements by restricting human flow and also allows to acces the park during high water
To carry out the research regarding the precious flora fauna species
Learning the nature through arts and exhibits, audio visuals etc
spaces for nature learning workshops, library
To direct the water and secure area during the floods
Observation tower
to observe the variety of birds and animals in the parl. good space for nature enthusiatics and photographers
Enhances the biodiversity in the area, reduces the speed of water to retain it and soak into the ground to increase the underground water recharge
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AcademicsUrban design, Architecture
Milan , Italy
Ayse Celik
Mohammad Kazerani
Kunal Welekar
Supervisor:
Prof. Marco Bovati
Prof. Arian Afshari
Prof. Mauro Nicoletti
The project proposes a profound approach to Urban and Architectural design which foresees an advanced level of complexity. The city of Yazd in Iran (UNESCO Heritage Site since 2017) will be the main context in which we experience the relation between a consolidated city, with strong identity and a relevant cultural value, and the new Urban and architectural projects. The aim is to explore the possibilities for contemporary urban models to be projected in a delicate context with seismic issues, without renouncing the opportunity of respecting the memory and identity of the place as well as providing the new ones.
The housing model is flexible toward site-specific design, constructively responsive and innovative toward this urban context of the site and the historical value of cultural heritage in the vicinity. The housing composition and housing design have a deep understanding of the UNESCO buffer zone’s regulations and possibilities, and the design respects socio-cultural aspects of design for Yazd city.
The proposal aims to respect the existing morphology of
Existing Bagh being the guiding factor for design approach and justifying the axis.
Shifting the existing road and letting it in to the site trying to address accesibility as well as defining edges of the adjoining urban fabric.
Defining strong axis with the context as well justifying the access alley for the clusters
Considering center and top most spaces as public spaces, trying to establish relation with cannal and the bagh.
Defining the proportions of the mass and access alley. Defining the site edge to the
Widened
Public gathering and commercial spaces which also is watching tower/deck for the surroundings.
Proposed Masterplan for the vacant site follows the strong axes of the historical Dowlat- Abad- Bagh , maintaining the visual conenction between the proposed Garden / Park and Bagh. In between the built areas are planned. Different building typologies are designed considering the sunpath and context which further combines together to form a community courtyard. Different clusters and combinations are formed with these building forming a bigger linear cluster following the axes of the Bagh.
Legend
Building provides Panaromic views of the historical city of yazd and the Bagh from the terrace as well as from the intermediate levels. Building also provides a multipurpose hall with plaza in front which can be used for cultural or exhibition activities
Reviving the canals front by means tree plantation and Aimproving it accessibiily will add a valuable public space for Residents / Visitors to enjoy
Strategic location of the central building, it becomes the new gateway for the bagh and visitors to walk through it, hence plaza is proposed at the entraance and small shops/ market is proposed beneath the building to pass through it.
Cluster housing accomodating variety of units with different sizes for different user groups. Clusters are designed with central courtyards for the communities. Apart from these, the special common spaces are also provided at intermediate levels .
Plaza is placed in front of the proposed central building which is new gateway to the Bagh.
Central building placed at a strategic location which is infront of the entrance of the Bagh Which encourages the flow of tourists to the building with commercial shopping areas and faciltiies such as cafes , restaurants etc.
Garden again follows the strong axes guided by the Dowlat Abad Bagh. Park is designed with various levels and different activtiies along it such as common gattering spaces., kids play areas, lawn spaces etc.
Public plaza
Plaza in front provided to promote performing activities
Watchtower will offer the better views of the bagh and historical monuments around for tourists. And galleries will help tp promote local art. Plaza in front provided to promote performing activities.
Beautification and enahnacament of the spaces and accessibility of canal adds more aesthetical value in to the surrounding.
World Heritage site with Grid and linear pattern. These strong axes have been main guide for the masterplan.
Strategic location of ciculation flow, acts as axis for the placement of the main public building at the center of the site