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M AS OR ANF B NG UR MI OR F ANS NG THETR I SS E ADDR EOF NG COR I OP L VE N THEDE TY I AN OPPORTUNI TY SSURCI I THR
Locat i on and Regi onalCont ext Thri ssur ,the cul turalcapi talof Keral a has deri ved i ts name from ‘ Thri ssi vaperur’ meani ng the abode ofLord Shi va. Raj a Rama Varma,popul arl y known as “Sakthan Thampuran” was the archi tect of the present SH 69 Thri ssurTown. The rel i gi ous, hi stori cal and archeol ogi cal cul tures are speci fical l y remarkabl ei n the Di stri ct. Di stri ctpossessexcel l entnetworkoftransportati on system wi th i tsgood qual i ty road i ncl udi ngNati onaland State hi ghway.
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NH 544
Si tei s. 84sqkm i nareaandthehi ghestpoi nt 35m above sea l evel wi th a central open space.
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SI TE EVOLUTI ON
thiruvam badi templ e shakthan pal ace
resi denti al patches vadakunnathan templ e
padinjare chi ra brahmaswa madom -road -resi dences
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The devel opment of Thri ssur started duri ng 1700’ s.Thecentralpartwasaf orestwi thasmal l templ ei n center and f ew resi denti al patches around i t.There wasastrongcommuni tyhi erarchy. Namboothi ri swere rul i ngthe ci tyduri ngthe ti me wi th Nai rsand Ezhavasservi ngunderthem. The f our pathways were promi nent from thi s ti me peri od.
Maj ordevel opmentstarted duri ngthe rei gn ofShakthan Thampuran when he cl eared the f orest.He devel oped the commerci al spi ne ofthe ci tybybri ngi ng Syri an Chri sti ansf ortrade. The outl ook ofThri ssur changed duri ng thi sti me peri od.Thri ssur town acted as a porttown duri ng 1800 when Vanchi kul am were very acti ve.Goodswere transported to and from the ci tythrough thi s canal .
After I ndependence the pressure ofdevel opmentwere very hi gh.Severalopen spaces and agri cul turall ands were converted i nto bui l dabl e area. The commerci al patchesstarted to grow strongl ywi th resi denti albl ocks di sappeari ngfrom the core. es di sappeared wi th onl yf ew Chi Severalwater bodi ras(ponds)remai ni ngsuchasPadi nj arechi ra,Vadakkechi ra.
01. CHARACTERDI STRI CTSTUDY
02. FI GURE AND GROUND MAPANALYSI S
The si te can be di vi ded i nto 13 di stri cts. Thri ssur ci ty have a mi x ofboth coarse and Each di stri ct has di fferent character . finegrai ns. TheSouthEastareaoftheci tyare There are Commerci al ,mi xed,Resi den- havi ngfine grai nswhi ch have been devel oped ti al ,Publ i cand semi publ i c.I n commerci al organi cal l y duri ng the ti me of Shakthan i tsel fcan be di vi ded i nto Ri ce bazar ,Veg- Thampuran. The North East si de of the ci ty etabl e market. consi stofCoarse grai ns.
finegr ai n
03. HEI GHTOFTHE BUI LDI NG MAP
04. CONTOURANALYSI S
There are severalhi gh ri se bui l di ngsi n the si te whi ch are recentl y bui l t, especi al l y around the Swaraj round. The hei ght of bui l di ngsare al lrandom.Si ngl e floor bui l di ngs are the most sufferi ng the pressure those that come between the hi gh-ri se bui l di ngs.
The centralpart where the Vadakkunathan templ e i sl ocated i s the hi ghest poi nt(35m).Maj ordevel opmentsare concentrated around the hi ghest poi nts. The resi denti aldevel opmentsare on the hi gh contours. Maj ordevel opmentsthati stheBusstand, Ci rcus Ground, Market, KSRTC, Rai l way stati on al lcomesi n the South si de ofthe si te whi ch i sthe l owestpoi nt.
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Si te have bui l di ngs that are newl y bui l t to bui l di ng as ol d as 200 years. The ol dest bui l di ngi n the si te i sVadakkunathan templ e whi ch i s around 1000 years ol d.These are the bui l di ngsthatare f aci ng transf ormati on and they don’ t have any gui del i nes or regul ati ons.
market, bus stand and ci rcus ground l ocated i n the l owestarea. l and devel oped by fil l i ng waterbody
Templ e l ocated on the hi ghest poi nt. (+35m l vl )
EXI STI NG SI TE STRUCTURE The si te hasa str ong m ovem entstr uctur e connecti ng to the sur r oundi ng l andm ar ks.Ther e ar e al so sever alacti ve nodes and congested nodesthat ar e to be tr eated.The devel opm ent pr essur e have r esul ted i n tr ansfor m ati on i n for m of changi ng l and use and bui l t m or phol ogy.The vacant l ands ar e bei ng used aspar ki ng and bui l dabl e ar easand the gr een coveri sr educi ng.Al lthe l ayer sthat ar e pr esent i n the si te e very r obust and thi s tr ansfor m ati on can cause ser i ous ar i ssuesi n the ur ban for m and her ei sthe oppor tuni ty wher e an ur ban desi gner m ust act. Based on the si te study, m acr ol evelgui del i nes ar e fr am ed and to dem onstr ate the desi gn the exer ci se i szoom ed i nto an i nterventi on ar ea.
I NTERVENTI ON AREA
l andm ar k bui l di ng ar ea wi th l and use tr ansfor m ati on ecol ogi cal y sensi ti ve ar ea vacantspacesused as par ki ng encr oached ar eas tr ansfor mi ng ar eas( bui l t) waterbodi es
bar r i er state hi ghway r oadsfaci ng pr essur e acti ve nodes conjested nodes r ai l way tr ack
The ar ea sel ected i sa pr edom i nant entry poi nt to the cor e and i t shar es i m m edi ate edge wi th the Thekki nkaadu m ai dan. Si te hasan evi dentMovem entnetwor k,Connecti vi ty Poi nts,Negl ected Open spaces,Nodes,Ol d Bui l di ngs. The si te i s m easur ed 250m x 200m .( . 05 Sqkm )Nor th si de ofthe si te i sThekki nkaad Mai dan.South si de l eadsto Shakthan Nagar,Eastsi de i schur ch and her i tage m ar ket ar ea. W estsi de have r ecentdevel opm entwi th few ol d bui l di ngs.The m ajor r oad that passes thr ough the si te i s MO r oad ( 1 8-20m wi de) .
PROPOSED STRUCTURE PLAN
The m ajorl ayer sl ooked i nto ar e pathways, connecti on,nodes,and i nterventi on ar eas.The her i tage zonesar e dem ar cated and gui del i nes ar e adopted.The open spacesar ei denti fi ed whi ch can be used asa gather i ng space.The i nnerr oadsar e pedestr i ani zed wi th i denti fyi ng the ar ea forr enewalpur pose,her e a m ul ti purpose open space i spr oposed.
l andmar k new di t r i ctboundar y pr oposed connect i on pedest r i ani sed pat h si t e boundar y axi s
pr oposed bui l di ng her i t age zone her i t age zone pr oposed gr een space node i nt er vent i on
An open space i si ntr ouced i n the si te usi ng Pl ug i n Techni que. The cl ay ti l er oofed bui l di ngsar e the ol d str cutur eswhi ch sur r oundsthe open space. The secti ons show the desi gn el em ents used i n the space. The per i phery of the space i s used as par ki ng and l oadi ng/unl oadi ng bays.Landm ar ks ar e gi ven i n the si te to m ake the space m or ei m ageabl e. v endi ngs pac e
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The open space i s1acr ei n ar ea. Thi sspace i sconcei ved as an open space forthe desi gn.By doi ng thi s a br eathi ng space i si ntr oduced.The techni que used i s Pl ug i n Techni que,wher e an open space i s pl ugged i nto a congested ar ea.Thi sspace can be used asa gather i ng ar ea and for the l oadi ng and unl oadi ng acti vi ti es of the m ar ket.The user gr oups usi ng thi s space ar e com m er ci al ,publ i c,l ei sur e.Hence ther ei sa need foran open space.
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TREETYPE
SURVEI LLANCE
Tr ee t ypes ar e gi ven accor di ng t ot he t ype of us e happeni ng i nt he s pace. Br oadovalt r eesar e gi veni nOAT ar eawhi chi sabuf f er z one. Col umnar t r ees ar e gi ven i n per i met er of t he open s pace whi ch hel psi n gi vi ng mor e vi s i bi l i t yt ot he s t r eet ar ound.
TRADI TI ONALSTREET LI GHTI NG
F ACADEGUI DELI NES
Tr adi t i onals t r eetl i ght i ng ar e gi ven i nt he i nners t r eet s and i ns i de t he cent r alopens pace. The des i gnoft he l amp i st o be f ol l owed i t hr oughoout.
Shoul dbe ofdur abl e mat er i al ,eas ycheapt o mai nt ai n, s af et o us e,eas i l y avai l abl ei n cas e of r epai r s and r epl acementand as t het i cal l ypl eas i ng. Shoul d be pl aced i ns uch a way t hat i t does not obs t r uctpedes t r i anorvehi cul arf l ow. Fur ni t ur es houl dbe pr ovi dedwher et her ei smor e publ i c f l ow l i ke commer ci alact i vi t y,par k,t r ans i ts t at i on.
BUSSTOP
Havi ngacamer amoni t or i ngs ys t em canmakepar ent sf eel s af er ,becaus et heyhave t he per cept i ont hats ome-one i s keepi ng aneye onact i vi t i esont he pl ays pace. At t he s ame t i me camer as al s o act as a det er r ent f or cr i mi nal ss i mpl y by t he mer e exi s t ence of t he camer a moni t or i ng s ys t em .
L at er i t e Mat er i al Avoi d us age ofr ef l ect i ve mat er i al s. Us et ex t ur esand des i gnst hatar e vi s ual l yappeal i ng. The pai nt us ed mus tr ef l ect t he her i t age val ue of t he s ur r oundi ngs. Facade compos i t i on
STREET FURNI TURE
STREET LI GHTI NG
DESI GNGUI DEL I NES
Shoul dbe ofdur abl e mat er i al ,eas ycheapt o mai nt ai n, s af et o us e,eas i l y avai l abl ei n cas e of r epai r s and r epl acementand as t het i cal l ypl eas i ng. Shoul d be pl aced i ns uch a way t hat i t does not obs t r uctpedes t r i anorvehi cul arf l ow. Fur ni t ur es houl dbe pr ovi dedwher et her ei smor e publ i c f l ow l i ke commer ci alact i vi t y,par k,t r ans i ts t at i on.
The bui l di ng mus t not come on t ot he s i dewal ki t mus t pr opor t i onat e. Make t he f acade vi s ual l y mor e vi br antby des i gni ngvar i ed r oof l i ne. I ncl ude t he r epet i t i ve s t r uct ur alel ement s.
CONCL USI ON Ac ent r alopens pac ei si nt r oduc edt ot hepr ec i nc tbyus i ngPl ugi nTec hni quewer emor eofa br eat hi ngs pac ei smadeav ai l abl ei nt hes i t e. Theus ergr oupsar eal s oi dent i f i edandI nt er v ent i on ar easar ef oundwi t hi nt hepr ec i nc t .
r om t hes t udyi twasf oundt hatt hec or eofThr i s s urc i t yi sc ompr i s edofs ev er all ay er sandt hey F ar et r ans f or mi ngandc aus i ngs ev er alpr obl emsi neac hl ay er .Thedes i gnmov ewast oc ont r olt he t r ans f or mat i onatt hes amet i meenc our agi ngt hedev el opment . S t r i c tgui del i neswer ei nt r oduc ed i nt heher i t ages i t ewer et r ans f or mat i oni sevi dent . Thei s s uei saddr es s edbydes i gnmov esandi nThe buss t op i sdes i gned wi t h pr operdi s pl ay boar d and t er v ent i oni napr ec i nc tl ev elwer eac ent r alopens pac ei si nt r oduc edt hec onc er ni saddr es s edand gr eenr oof . demons t r at ed.Thef ut ur edev el opment sar epr opos edi nac ont r ol edwayandt heex i s t i ngher i Pr opers haded s pace i spr ovi ded. t ages t r uc t ur esar epr ot ec t ed.
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KOOTHUPARAMBA BUS TERMI NAL CUM COMMERCI ALDEVELOPMENT Mat t anoor
Ai m: T obr i n gmor epeopl ea n den h a n cet h eecon omi cdev el opmen toft h et ownwh i l ema i n t a i n i n gt h emor ph ol og yoft h eex i s t i n g t own . Obj ect i v e: 1. T ocr ea t eapl a cewh er ea l l ca t og er yofpeopl eg a t h era n d commer ceca ndev el op. 2. T oen h a n cet h eecon omi ccon di t i onoft h et own . 3. T or ei ma g i n et h ech a r a ct eroft h eol dK oot h u pa r a mbut owni n adi f f er en ta ppr oa ch . T ocr ea t eas en s eofpl a ce 4.
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ECOLOGY
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morPHOLOGY
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P HY S I CALCONT E XT Mi x edu s ewi t hma r k et a n ds ea t i n ga r ea P eepa l t r ee
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I nt h emi ddl epor t i onas ma l l bou l ev a r di sg i v enwi t hs ea t i n g s a n dl a mppos tonei t h ers i desoft h es t r eetwh i chi st o be f ol l owedi na l l t h es h opf r on t i n gpa s s a g es .
woodench a i r S i t ei sl oca t edi nv a l l eypoi n t .T h es i t ea cta swa t err e- F i r s tpa r ti sma r k edbywel ldef i n eden t r i es ,l a n dma r k sa n d ch a r g epoi n t s oi t i sdef i n eda sa necol og i ca l l ys en s i t i v e pa t h wa y sa l s oa ccommoda t ea nen t r yt ot h ebu ss t a t i on . T h ecor n er sa r eh i g h l i g h t eda n dg i v enmor ei mpor t a n cea s a r ea . apoi n tofa t t r a ct i on . T h er ea r ei den t i f i eddr a i n a g epoi n t si nt h es i t ewh i ch S econ dpa r twi t hopens pa cesbr a n deds t or esa n dea t er i es Ma t er i a l ss u cha sl a t er i t ei su s edf orh i g h l i g h t i n ga n dn o a cta swet l a n dswi t hr es pectt ot h es i t et opog r a ph ys o mor eofar el a x i n gs pa cewi t hmor eofs ea t i n gs pa ces . des t r u ct i onmu s tbema de. t h econ s t r u ct i onofbu i l di n gi spr oh i bi t edi nt h a ta r ea . Noa ddi t i on a l con s t r u ct i ons h ou l dbedon ei nt h ecor n er s . T h et h i r dpa r tof f er samor el oca l s t r eets h oppi n gg i v i n gt h e Nos i g nboa r dsora dv er t i s emen t ss h ou l dbedi s pl a y edon ex per i en ceofGok u l s t r eet . t h ecor n erwa l l s . T h ef ou r t hpa r ti smor eof a nmi x edu s ek i n dwi t hma r k eta ct i v i t ya n dpu bl i ca r ea s . S t r eetv en di n gi scompl et el yr es t r i ct edt oz on ec i cu l a ren t r yr es t r i ct edt h r ou g ht h ecen t r a la r eaa n dt h e T h el oca t i onofs i t epl a cei t s el fonat r ou g hs ot h er e Veh m o v e m n t i s e n c o u r a g e d a r o u n d t h e s i d e r o a d s h u g epos s i bi l i t yofs t or mwa t erdr a i n a g ea swel l a ss u r P edes t r a i nmov emen ti scompl et el ypr omot edi nt h ecen t r a l f a cer u n of f a r ea
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GUI DELI NES AND DESI GN
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