Green Schedule - Urban Agriculture

GREEN SCHEDULE URBAN DESIGN - DODDANEKUNDI

ARUN MOZHI VARMAN N A 15UG06011 8th Sem - B’ Section CMRU - SOA

THEMATICS T5 - Urban Agriculture T1 - Parks and recreation spaces T3 - Open markets T6 - Revival of Lakes and Raja Kaluves T7 - Designing Circular Systems CONCEPT The main worry was the ever growing population and the food crisis people are facing and going to face in the near future. Also the sprawl which is getting bigger and bigger which inturn takes up Farming lands.

The idea was to create farms which produce high level of yields with minimal resources addressing the need for Nutritious and Fresh food for the people in the ward.

India is going to meet “Day Zero� on food and its high time we shape cities for the future population which is expected to rise to 1.5 Billion by 2030.

There was about 97 million hectares of Farm Lands which were degraded in the past 10 years or so. It adds upto 30% of the Farm Lands in India.

82% of the people going hungry in the world live in countries with food surplus and not food shortages.

SMALLER COMMUNITY FARMS

LARGER URBAN FARMS

AREA - 1 - 3 acres

AREA - 4 - 6 acres

AREA - Existing

Farm used by the people belonging to that specific community only.

Farm used by the public.

Farm grown in this land is only for commercial purpose.

Crops grown here are specific to the community addressing to the needs.

Crops which give higher yield to satisfy to the needs of the population is the main aim. Apart from crops fisheries can be implemented.

Crops which are commercially viable and produce more profit to the farmers are grown here.

No employment needed as most likely to be grown by the people in the Community.

Employing experts in farming. Employment for the people from the slums improving their livelihood. Also vendors who use the farms produce.

Employment of skilled farmers and workers needed as these are open to more risk.

Sewage Treatment Plant to treat the Grey water to an extent of using it fot farming.

Sewage Treatment Plant to treat the Grey water to an extent of using it fot farming.

Sewage treatment cannot be implemented as the requirement of water is very high.

Educational zones, Markets and restaurants can be added to make it more public friendly.

No additional spaces as the main aim is money.

WHY in WARD - 85 ?

- A ward with a lot of youth and health concious citizens living has been cramped up with High rise buildings and the food intake is more compared to the food being produced.

- About 1/3rd of the food is wasted. And the major waste is because of spoilage.

Spoilage happens due to the transport of the Fruits and Vegetables which takes 1-2 days to reach local markets.

- Can provide employment in the slums nearby as most of the people are from rural places. There are 5 slums in our ward and 3 of them are nearby lakes.

- Reducing transport charges as food products are available locally. Freshness is also lost.

- Can reduce Garbage disposal as food waste can be used as manure for agriculture.

- Agriculture can be done near Lakes as the grey water can be treated to a level where it can used for Agriculture.

- Markets can also be proposed as part of the vegetation to boost farmer and consumer connection to reduce prices. People who cannot go to branded shops can come to these markets for nutritious food.

- It can be developed as a practise in the local which could further expand people to plant more trees and do agriculture in their own balconies.

Spaces like Libraries, 1st Stage Kitchens can be added to the farms to make a Community Space

MODERNISING EXISTING FARMS

CASE STUDY

SUNQIAO URBAN AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT

Overall View of the District

Different Functions in the District

Vertical Farming

Different Functions in the District

Shanghai is home to nearly 24 million people. But over the last two decades, China has lost over 123,000 square kilometers of farmland to urbanization. Roughly 200,000 square kilometers — suffers from soil pollution and is owned by the Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection.

Shanghai is the ideal context for vertical farming. Like many global cities, land prices are high, which makes building up (rather than out) the economically prudent choice.

Shanghai is actively encouraging innovative solutions to provide food for the growing region. Unlike Western Leafy greens thrive in the simplest of setups and don’t need a lot of extra examples of large-scale corporate farms which are typically located great distances from cities, smaller scale attention, so they are an excellent choice for hydroponic and aquaponic agriculture dominates Shanghai’s peri-urban landscape. growing systems. They grow quickly and weigh little, both of which make them an economical and efficient option.

SHANGHAI, CHINA. 100 HECTARES Architects - Sasaki, USA.

CASE STUDY

URBAN AGRICULTURE IN ROMAINVILLE

Consumption Reduction Managing, Storing and Redristibating Water

Renewable Energies Taking advantage of solar energy

Exterior View of the Structure Underground - Storage of Seed ROMAINVILLE, FRANCE 1000sq.m - 0.1 HECTARES Architects - Ilimelgo Architects, Paris Ilimelgo reimagines the future of urban agriculture with a vertical farming complex in the Parisian suburb of Romainville. The project integrates production of produce into the city through a 1000 square meter greenhouse that maximizes sunlight and natural ventilation.

Recognizing the developing world’s diminishing agricultural space, the project aims to meet the growing demands for crop cultivation in urban environments.

Conscious of this need, the city of Romainville has been supporting sustainable and forwardthinking alternatives to small plot-based agriculture.

Though they have implemented many rooftop and allotment gardens in the past decade, the Vertical Farm represents a comprehensive dedication to sustainability, education, and local economic participation.

Interior view of the farm

Ground Floor - Educational Space, offering Workshops and an Instructional Garden First Floor - For crops to be sold. Available for purchase by local residents.

The Upper Floors - Spaces for Bio-Intensive farming using culture containers. The facility houses a mushroom farm, orchards, a henhouse, and laboratories that experiment in seed germination

POSSIBLE SITES IN THE WARD

TERTIARY CONTEXT

URBAN FARMS Chinnapanahalli Lake Area - 7 acres approx.

The area is a high density zone with more than 300 people living per 0.15sq.m.

Mostly surrounded by Middle class, this area can be vital as people here mostly cannot buy goods from branded stores and are looking at goods at lower prices.

The area is a high density zone with more than 300 people living per 0.15sq.m. The lake being contaminated with grey water can also be addressed. Nutritious food is the requirement. Easier access to water.

URBAN FARMS Doddanekundi Lake Area - 7 acres approx

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FERNS PARADISE 2000sq.m

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COMMUNITY FARMS Hal, Alpine Eco, Near Ferns Paradise Community farming are mostly allotted in rented barren lands. These farms can serve small locals with produce and create more breathable space in an otherwise packed surrounding.

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URBAN FARMS Kundalahalli Lake Area - 2 acres approx.

There’s a major slum nearby the lake. A farm here could provide employment in the slums and could easily develop their livelihood. The people belonging to the slum mostly have one meal a day which can be changed.

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URBAN FARMS Munnekolala Lake Area - 2.8 acres available The area is a high density zone with more than 300 people living per 0.15sq.m. The land here is taken up illegally by a school campus.

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ALPINE ECO ROAD 4000sq.m LEGEND

HAL 7000sq.m

Urban Farms

Existing Farms

Residential

Community Farms

850m

1400

DEVELOPING EXISTING FARMS BEML Layout These already existing small scale farmlands can be supported and be developed in modern techniques to develop more produce.

DEVELOPING EXISTING FARMS Thubarahalli The huge farm in this area can be revisioned with modern agricultural techniques producing more goods than it is now.

Roses, Golden flowers, coconut, Brinjal, Banana

INFLUENCE MAPPING

TERTIARY CONTEXT CHINAPPANAHALLI LAKE URBAN FARM Area - 7 Acres (approx) Influencing 400 - 600m effectively.

1300 tons - Edible Food

DODDANEKUNDI LAKE URBAN FARM Area - 7 Acres (approx) Influencing 500 - 750m effectively.

1300 tons - Edible Food

KUNDALAHALLI LAKE URBAN FARM Area - 2 Acres (approx) Influencing 300 - 400m effectively.

370 tons - Edible Food

NEAR FERNS PARADISE COMMUNITY FARM Area - 1 Acres (approx) Influencing 200 - 300m effectively.

200 tons - Edible Food

MUNNEKOLALA ROAD URBAN FARM Area - 2.8 Acres (approx) Influencing 300 - 400m effectively.

520 tons - Edible Food

ALPINE ECO ROAD COMMUNITY FARM Area - 1.5 Acres (approx) Influencing 200 - 300m effectively.

280 tons - Edible Food

HAL LAYOUT COMMUNITY FARM Area - 2.5 Acres (approx) Influencing 200 - 300m effectively.

450 tons - Edible Food

BEML LAYOUT MODERNISING FARM Area - 1.8 Acres (approx) Influencing 200 - 300m effectively.

330 tons - Edible Food

LEGEND Urban Farms Residential

Existing Farms Community Farms

THUBARAHALLI MORERNIZING FARM Area - 2.5 Acres (approx) Influencing 700 - 900m effectively.

5000 tons - Edible Food

GREEN SCHEDULE

SITE SELECTION FIRST CRITERIA - Surrounded by a high-density zone.

SECOND CRITERIA - Preferably a residential zone.

THIRD CRITERIA - Easy access to water.

FOURTH CRITERIA - Large lands required.

FIFTH CRITERIA - Should be a place people can reach from their house easily SIXTH CRITERIA - Should be easily accessible from residential zones.

SITE SELECTED DODDANEKUNDI LAKE The site is stationed between the peripehery of the Doddenekundi lake and the railway track with lot of resisential houses on either side of the site.

The huge chunk of barren land near the lake and lake has been misused as it can serve as a great spot for community gathering and a can accomodate great infrastructure for various activities.

Also this site is positioned in such a way that in the surrounding there is a huge variety of age groups so it opens to many varies possibles entities.

The chunk has a lot of value but underrated.

The site is known for the snakes it hosts creating an oppurtunity to turn a much feared locale into a beatiful and community gathering space.

The soil near the lakes are very fertile that there is a coconut plantation near to the lake.

PROJECT SUMMARY

GREEN SCHEDULE

SECONDARY CONTEXT

Raja Kaluves

Sewage Bypass

Parking Zones

Major Nodes

Entry

Area polluted by Garbage disposal

BoreWells Fauna

Primary Raja Kaluve

25% 25%

50% Water

Moss Quality Of Water 35%

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SECONDARY CONTEXT Vegetation

Economic Groups

Activity Nodes

Low

Vehicle

Middle

Pedestrian

High

Contours

Nasar Mapping

Tracks & Drains

Liked

Jogging Track

Liked/Disliked

Raja Kaluves

Most Liked

Wind Direction

Fear Locale

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SECONDARY CONTEXT

More than 300+ people living in the area.

Regular Garbage pickups

Not enough green covers on the main roads.

Garbage thrown on either side of the Railway Line

Garbage violations along the lake periphery

Narrow Roads leading to the Lake

Sewage not treated is directed to the lake.

Doddanekundi Lake

Doddanekundi

Educational rich zone. Can help students learn agriculture.

Secured - Fenced lakes

SLUMS

SITE ACCESS

PROPOSED SITE

RAJA KALUVE

GREEN SCHEDULE

SWOT ANALYSIS STREETS STRENGTH - Adequate street lights

CAMPUSES AND INSTITUITIONS

CAMPUSES AND INSTITUITIONS

OPPURTUNITIES Developing vendor’s quality of life

STRENGTH - The availability of education instituitions is high in this area, which can help in educating kids about the importance of agriculture

THREATS - Roads are not wide enough for trucks to transfer goods easily

WEAKNESS - No available government school for the people from the slum

WEAKNESS - Lack of green covers in the area.

THREATS - No proper access for buses to reach the lake as the roads are too narrow

PUBLIC UTILITIES STRENGTH Uninterrupted supply of power around the area - Most important for creating porduce from modern techniques WEAKNESS - Garbages not picked up are dumped in the open Raja Kaluve which leads in the lake pollution OPPURTUNITIES - Using food waste as manures to make a polluted land rich again

HOUSING WEAKNESS - The density here is very high with 300+ people living per 0.15 Sq.km OPPURTUNITIES Increase in employment in the Locals THREATS - Most of the slum workers are migrant workers.A contuinity in production is at risk always

GREEN SCHEDULE

SWOT ANALYSIS PUBLIC & SEMI PUBLIC

TRANSPORT STRENGTH - This area and the lake is well connected to the ward with all types of transports available

STRENGTH - Services available throughout the ward

WEAKNESS - The roads connecting the lake is not maintained and most roads connecting the Main road and the lake are Mud roads

WEAKNESS - No government office in the nearby locality.

OPPURTUNITIES - Markets where all the vendors can sell their products in a common place

OPPURTUNITIES - The need for Green cover is high and can be improved THREATS - The pollution in the air can destroy crops which are raised in lands

WATER STRENGTH - Fenced Lake in the area minimising bad effects on the lake.

WEAKNESS - The quality of water found in the lake and underground is really poor.

OPEN SPACES & PARKS

OPEN SPACES & PARKS STRENGTH - Park at entrance of the lake on the south side. Fenced parks for children. adds to security from alcoholics.

OPPURTUNITIES - Treating sewage before letting it mix the lake can reduce the negative impact

OPPURTUNITIES - Barren lands are available which can be used to incorporate community farming.

THREATS - Raja Kaluve is dumped with Garbage which leads to Lake contamination and is hard to treat water with waste.

THREATS - Open spaces are mostly polluted as there is garbage being dumped which can lead to soil pollution

GREEN SCHEDULE

PRIMARY CONTEXT Doddanekundi Lake - The largest in our ward. The lake is filled with water but cannot be used at all.

The natural slope is towards the lake making it a reliable water source.

The residential development around the lake can be looked into as an advantage as vegetables and greens are in constant need here.

The lake is fenced all around with a security incharge.

The garbage disposed around the lake causes a lot of pollution around the lake.

The North part of the lake is almost not accessible as the part is mostly known for the snakes and for people doing illegal smoking activities. It is a major Fear Locale in the surrounding.

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Stakeholders and

LIST OF STAKEHOLDERS Existing - Residents

HIGH

STAKEHOLDER MATRIX STUDENTS

SECURITY

RESIDENTS

VENDORS

Naturalist

MARKET GOERS

- Temple Authorities

- Land Owners - Lake Visitors Proposed - Children - Fitness Enthusiasts - Old People - Disabled People - Book Reader - Vendors

Project on Stakeholders

- Security Guard

BOOK READER

OLD PEOPLE

- School Students

OFFICE GOERS

- Office Goers

LOW

- Market Goers TEMPLE AUTHORITY

LOW

LAND OWNERS

DISABLED PEOPLE

Stakeholders On Project

FITNESS ENTHU

LAKE VISITORS

CHILDREN

HIGH

SITE SECTION

PRIMARY CONTEXT SITE 10 ACRES approx

Density 300 people per 0.15sq.m

Project Urban Farming

Nearest Transit Hub Doddanekundi Flyover

Influence Area 500 - 750m

Neighbourhood Layouts Gururaja Layout Nagappareddy Layout Ferns Habitat Kondappa Layout

Edible Food 1300 tons

APARTMENTS

KEY PLAN

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RAILWAY LINE

DUMP

SITE

DUMP

JOGGING TRACK

Fear Locale used only by people smoking pot.

This part of the lake is known for its snakes and is mostly abandoned.

LAKE

EXISTING ACCESS

PRIMARY CONTEXT Lake

Drain

6m Possible Car Road Parking

Sports Arena

C

Section AA

C

Doddanekundi Lake

Coconut Plantation

A

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Coconut Plantations

B

Residential

Commercial

6m Road

B Commercial Space

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Section BB

Apartments

EXISTING ACCESS

C

C

PRIMARY CONTEXT PROPOSED VEHICULAR ACCESS

Commercial

6m Roads

Wastelands Used as Dumpyards

Railway Line

Non Usable Land

New Road connecting the lake.

This part of the local is not used and is visited by a bare minimum number of people.

Section CC

Open Drain - Primary Raja Kaluve

Green Schedule

PRIMARY CONTEXT

Temple fenced all around Temple

Naturally available depression has wild shrubs grown

Jogging Track

Sewage Bypass

D

Section FF

D

Jogging Track

E

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Lack of Footpaths Encroached roads

Section DD

Open Drains with stagnant sewage and garbage dumped.

Garbage dumped all around the Lake

Section EE

Isolated road having no public interest spaces.

The road is a fear locale in the nights.

PEOPLE’S -

ACCESS TO FOOD

Walking Patterns

Influence

Food Vendors

Restaurants

Super Markets

Bakery

Note - No ORGANIC or Healthy food centers in proximity to the site.

Note - More Fastfood joints around the area making people reach unhealthy food comfortably.

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PEOPLE’S -

COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION Stakeholders in Community Participation

Community participation can be loosely defined as the involvement of people in a community in projects to solve their own problems.

Understanding A Community - Community participation motivates people to work together – people feel a sense of community and recognise the benefits of their involvement.

- Social, religious or traditional obligations for mutual help - Genuine community participation – people see a genuine opportunity to better their own lives and for the community as a whole.

- Remuneration in cash or kind

- An unfair distribution of work or benefits amongst members of the community - A highly individualistic society where there is little or no sense of community - The feeling that the government or agency should provide the facilities - Agency treatment of community members – if people are treated as being helpless they are more likely to act as if they are

Men - Job Oppurtunities.

- Better Health.

- Knowing better about the Community - Time off from busy schedules - Care about the Community

Women

Children

Elderly People

- Better Health. - Time to meet - Time to meet friends. friends.

- Knowing - Educational - Respect and better about the Community Influence.

- Experience - Time off from - Better Health busy schedules - Fun Time - Also - Time to meet accompanying family friends.

Politicians NGO’s Diferrently Abled People

Local Authority Local Supplier

WEEKDAYS

COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION Peak Time 6.00 to 8.00 AM

Peak Time 6.00 to 8.00 AM

Parks

Peak Time 5.30 to 6.30 PM

Religious Shrines Commercial Spines Commercial Spines active from 6.00 AM Busy Nodes all through the Day

Peak Time 6.00 to 8.00 AM

Peak Time 4.30 to 6.00 PM

Peak Time - 6.30 AM

Peak Time 6.00 - 8.00 AM

Peak Time - 7.30 AM

Peak Time - 5.30 PM

Peak Time - 6.30 PM

Peak Time - 6.00 AM

Peak Time - 6.00 PM

Peak Time - 8.30 AM

Peak Time - 8.30 AM

Peak Time - 6.00 PM

Peak Time - 5.30 PM

Peak Time 6.00 - 8.00 AM

Peak Time - 7.30 AM

N Peak Time - 6.30 PM

Peak Time 5.30 to 6.30 PM Opened only on special occasions

WEEKENDS

COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION Peak Time 6.00 to 12.00 PM

Peak Time 6.00 to 12.00 PM Peak Time 4.30 to 7.00 PM

Parks

Peak Time 5.00 to 6.00 PM

Peak Time 5.00 to 6.00 PM

Religious Shrines Commercial Spines Commercial Spines active from 6.00 AM Busy Nodes all through the Day

Peak Time 6.30 to 8.30 AM

Peak Time 6.00 to 12.00 PM

Peak Time 4.30 to 7.00 PM

Peak Time 5.00 to 6.00 PM Peak Time - 6.30 AM

Peak Time - 6.30 PM

Peak Time 6.00 to 12.00 PM

Peak Time 5.00 to 6.00 PM

Peak Time - 7.30 AM

Peak Time - 5.30 PM

Peak Time - 6.00 AM

Peak Time - 6.00 PM

Peak Time - 8.30 AM

Peak Time - 8.30 AM

Peak Time - 6.00 PM

Peak Time - 5.30 PM

Peak Time 6.30 to 8.30 AM

Peak Time 6.00 to 12.00 PM

Peak Time 5.00 to 6.00 PM

Peak Time - 7.30 AM

N Peak Time - 6.30 PM

Peak Time 4.30 to 7.30 PM Opened only on special occasions

GREEN SCHEDULE

SELF SUSTAINABLE HOW WE FARM GMO’S Genetically Modified Organism

EROSION

HOW WE COULD FARM FARM

SEED COMPANIES

SEED RECYCLING

SOIL TILLING

FARM WATER SUPPLIES (RIVER, OCEANS)

FIELDS

IRRIGATION

FERTILIZERS PURIFICATION IRRIGATION RESTAURANT / GROCERY

FIELDS FUEL EXPENDED

HARVEST STORAGE

CO2 EMISSIONS

FOOD PREP

SHIPMENT MEAL

FOOD PREP

RESTAURANT / GROCERY

MEAL

Negative Factors

Process Required

GREEN SCHEDULE

SELF SUSTAINABLE

Renewable Resources for electricity as farms take up a lot of Energy.

Constructed Wetlands and Bio Swales, natural ways to treat water.

OUTLET Hot Air

Using the Cooler Climate around the lake to advantage with Low tech solutions - Sustainable City

Effective Use Of Food Waste converting it into Manure.

INLET Cooler Air

Repurposing of Seeds can cut down costs while improving yield at the same time

GREEN SCHEDULE

FOOD WASTE RECYCLING ORGANIC WASTE CONVERTER PLANT The Organic Waste Converter (OWC) plants work on the principle of Aerobic Microbial decomposition of wet/organic waste into compost. This is a Biomechanical process which produces a homogeneous odour free output.

FOOD WASTE GENERATORS IN THE WARD Bulk Generators - Producing more than 10kg 1 - Apartments 2 - Industries 3 - Schools 4 - IT Park’s 5 - Hotels 6 - Malls Non - Bulk Generators - Producing less than 10kg 1 - Small Apartments 2 - Malls 3 - Instituitions 4 - Temples 5 - Markets 6 - Residences 7 - Small Commercials

WET WASTE CLEANING

SHREDDING / CHOPPING

STORAGE + ACTIVATORS + WATER .

SHREDDER / CHOPPER

KEEPING IN RACKS FOR 15 DAYS

OWC MACHINE SETTING UP OF THE PLANT

COMPOSTING

1 - OWC require an ideal space of approx. 220 sq.m. Unit can be built even in the residential areas since it doesn’t emit bad odour and it’s well as long as maintain hygiene with in and around centre.

2 - Unit should be equipped with weighing machine, sieving, shredder, OWC machine and its good if rack system in place.

3 - One operator and 2 helpers can smoothly handle the 1-1.5 TPD unit.

SIEVE

REJECT

RESOURCE COMPOST

COLLECTED AND TRANSPORTED BY BBMP

SIEVING

25% - On a average, from 1 tonne of food waste 250kgs of compost can be turned over.

KEY TERMS OWC - Organic Waste Converter TPD - Tonnes Per Day

USED IN THE FARM

WASTE WATER TREATMENT

CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS WHY ?

DODDANEKUNDI LAKE

Constructed wetlands provide simple and effective wastewater treatment.

The total amount of water coming in from the 3 Inlets is 10 MLD.

They can be used to treat domestic, agricultural, industrial and mining wastewaters.

The major in flow is from the Kaggadaspura inlet which is on the West part of the Lake.

Their construction costs are much less (50 to 90%) than conventional systems and their operating costs are very low.

The three inlets – Kaggadaspura lake, Mahadevapura tank and Nekkundi tank.

RAJAKALUVE INLETS

Kagadasapura Inlet

Constructed wetlands are also pleasant to look at, attract desired wildlife, and provide environmental education opportunities.

Screening removes objects such as rags, paper, plastics to prevent clogging

PRO’S

Water spreads into rain gardens where plants trap litter and coarse sediments

Water seeps down through rain gardens trapping finer sediments and pollutants

- Tolerance to fluctuations in flow - Facilitate water reuse and recycling - Provide habitat for wetland wildlife and organisms.

- Can fit harmoniously into a landscape - Can provide aesthetic enhancement of a landscape - Environmentally - Sensitive approach to waste water treatment that is favoured by the General Public.

CON’S - Generally require larger land areas than conventional treatment.

- Rely on consistent inputs of water.

Rain and Stormwater wash pollution down to the Rajakaluves leading to the lake

Stormwater collected in pipes and flowing into the bioswales for better purification.

GREEN SCHEDULE

VERTICAL FARMS SOLAR PANELS

WIND TURBINE

AEROPONICS

DRIP IRRIGATION HYDROPONICS

AQUAPONICS AND AQUA CULTURE

RESTAURANT

LETTUCE

ARUGULA

KALE

SPINACH

BASIL

CILANTRO

CHARD

OREGANO

GROCERY

SHIPPING BAY

CHIVES Trusted Crops

Vertical Farm

OPEN FIELD PRODUCTION

GREENHOUSE PRODUCTION

PER kg LETTUCE

250 L

20 L

1L

CROP YIELD

3.9 KG

41 KG

80 - 120 KG

2000 miles

500 - 1000 miles

43 miles

WATER

PER m2

FOOD MILES IN TRANSPORTATION

VERTICAL FARM

GREEN SCHEDULE

VERTICAL FARMS Shedding the restrictions of seasonal weather patterns, overcoming the transportational challenges and significantly enhancing yields - vertical farming is the future of food production.

These are modular and can be adjusted to fit in almost any building Densely stacked beds and special growing methods can lead to 75 times more produce per square foot than a traditional farm.

Ventilator Fans

Controlled indoor environments, disrupt the normal life cycle of pests, so there’s no need for pesticides, herbicides and fungicides.

Critics have pointed out the amount of energy used by the technique is very high, but the invention of the energy efficient LED lights makes it a economical source.

Sustainable Techniques followed A nutrient mist is sprayed in the plant roots using 95% less water than conventional field farms.

The cloth acts as a barrier between the mist and the plants roots , so the harvested leaves are clean, dry and ready to eat. The cloth used is 100% recyclable.

The blue green LED lights are more energy efficient and are helpful in plant growth around the year without sunlight.

Energy Efficient Lights

Leafy Greens Plant Roots

Reusable Cloth Medium Aeroponic Mist

Aeroponic Mist

Solution Chamber Nutrient - Rich Aeroponic Mist

PUMP

Solution Chamber

VERTICAL FARM

TOWER GARDENS - 1 The primary technique followed here is Aeroponics where the plants are sprayed water in a mist like atmosphere and are kept moisturous.

The Tower Gardens is a patented technique followed around the globe and developed by the US Farming University.

This technique uses coconut coir which is a certified Organic grow medium to plant seeds.

DAY - 1

DAY - 3

Programmed pumps are used in the farm which pumps water every 3 - 20mins to the top and the water comes down in a shower manner inside the tower.

These can be used in exhibitive areas as these modules are available in different sizes and for different purposes. The residential module which are about 5 feet tall can be a great help for people looking to do farming in their own backyards.

IN TRUE GARDEN

90% - Less Land 90% - More Food 98% - Less Water 1/10th - of a acre 10 times - more food 100 Families DAY - 12

DAY - 26

satisfied weekly

VERTICAL GARDENS

DOME SHAPED GREENHOUSES The number one benefit of the geodesic dome structure is the strength of the dome. They are much stronger than rectangular buildings. No internal supports are needed because the triangles distribute weight evenly throughout the structure.

They can survive for 12 to 15 years

STRENGTH

The curved surface of the dome allows for a very even heat input by the sun throughout the day. A rectangular greenhouse has a large flat area allowing a larger amount of sunlight to come in at mid-day, whereas in the early morning and late afternoon the light input is negligible.

HEAT INPUT Heat loss from any structure is proportional to the surface area of the structure. A spherical shape has the minimum surface area for the amount of floor space enclosed.

HEAT LOSS

Due to no corners, domes are conducive to even temperatures throughout the structure and more efficient air circulation.

AIR CIRCULATION The Geodesic greenhouse is incredibly wind friendly as the wind simply flows around it.

A rectangular greenhouse has a much larger surface area for the wind to push against and cause severe damage.

WIND FACTOR

The Dome is much more effective at keeping the heat in on a cold winter night simply by having 40% less surface area than a rectangular structure through which the heat can escape.

HEAT GAIN

Thirty to 40 per cent less surface area also means 30-40 percent fewer materials used in construction. Geodesic dome greenhouses are relatively inexpensive to construct.

CONSTRUCTION

PROPOSED VEGETATION

MIYAWAKI FORESTS

ON PUBLIC ROADS

Miyawaki is a technique pioneered by Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki, that helps build dense, native forests.

The plants and trees here are mostly not taken care of and grow on their own.

The trees must be beneficial and less water consuming as the ground water available is already less and contaminated. So trees which survive and grow with minimal water and a tree which is beneficiary in terms of shade, purifying air and other such benefeciaries are preferred.

The approach is supposed to ensure that plant growth is 10 times faster and the resulting plantation is 30 times denser than usual.

It involves planting dozens of native species in the same area, and becomes maintenance-free after the first three years.

Trees improving ground water table in the surrounding communities with large roots going down which helps water infiltration are also preferred.

Many organisations like Afforest, Thuvakkam (Chennai), and SayTrees (Bengaluru) use the Miyawaki method in afforestation. Afforest has planted 4.5 lakhs trees across their 108 projects; ninety of these sites are located in India. Say Trees engages with citizens and corporates, and has helped plant 70,000 trees in Bengaluru from 2008.

The simple concept of Miyawaki is blocking sunlight on the sides and allowing the trees to attain sunlight only from the top resulting in growth upwards instead of sideways.

Neem Tree

Ashoka Tree

Tamarind Tree

Jamun Tree

Banyan Tree

Plants are selected in reference to the heights Canopy Layer - 40+ft

Tree Layer - 25-40ft

GREENHOUSES The list contains the main vegetables in an Indian’s Diet routine. These are also the crops to be grown with care to achieve maximum yield.

Oak Tree

Teak Tree

Sub Tree Layer - 8-20ft

Mango Tree

Chickoo Tree

Neem Tree

Jamun Tree

Shrub Layer - 3ft

Lily

Carrots

Potatoes

Onions

Tomatoes

Beans

Capsicum

Cucumber

Cabbage

Jasmine CANOPY

TREE SUB LEVEL SHRUB

PROPOSED VEGETATION

PUBLIC GREEHOUSES

CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS

These greenhouses are categorised into two 1. Educative Greenhouses - Plants in the educative greenhouse are plants which can be experimented or learned about.

2. Exhibitive Greenhouses - Plants in the exhibitive greenhouses are mostly ornamental and are open to public for viewing.

These plants are grown in tower garden technique whereas the others are grown in vertical farming technique.

Lilium

Carnation

Hydrangea

Calla

Plants play major roles in constructed wetlands - they maintain the temperature, decrease wind speed and avoid re-suspension of nutrient and sludge , and help in providing the required conditions for various biological, physicochemical processes within a constructed wetland for effective treatment of wastewater.

Long lasting plants are generally preferred over annual plants because plants will continue growing in the same area and there is no concern about seeds being washed or carried away.

Cord Grass

OPEN FARMS Plants requiring less water and maintenance are grown. People with no place to do farming but are interested and other volunteers can be allowed to grow plants here.

Hibiscus

Typha

Phragmittess

Dwarf Plants

Bioswales are channels, planted with hardy, water-tolerant species .They are more suitable for storm-water control on a larger level. They can be made along the roadsides so that rainwater from the road flows towards them and percolates into the ground.

Controlling groundwater pollution through vegetation is a strategy being widely used in countries like the USA and Germany.

Plants which are native and which can withstand long periods of accumulated water are preferred.

Fruit Picking could be a public luring activity in these farms.

Thulasi

Cattail

ON THE BIOSWALES

The plants or Herbs which grow in the wild with medicinal values can be grown as it requires less care and can grow faster which lures interest in Public.

Neem Tree

Asian Crabgrass

Lemon

Beach Grass

Kaner

Joe-Pye Weed

Lotus

Asters

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SELF - SUSTAINING URBAN FARM which is the main function in the project. Designed as a space for encouraging farming in the local and improving peoples health.

BIOSWALES - is a method of purifying water from the sewage. These are built in top of the existing sewage bypass.

The water purified is stored in ponds creating a public space. These could alsi impreove the groundwater and its quality.

INTERACTIVE GARDEN was designed for the west side community to sit around and relax in the garden space.

The garden is designed for attracting people into the farms and to play around in a garden creating interests in plants.

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POND - using the natural depression in the site the pond is created in front of the temple, creating gathering space for the east side community. The water stored here is filtered sewage from the Bio Swales.

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PEDESTRIANISED ROADS - to improve the green cover and to redesign the encroached streets. This can also bring the stakeholder closer to the lake and also safer.

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GREEN SCHEDULE VEGETATION PLAN

MIYAWAKI PLANTATION - Oak, Teak, Neem, Jamun, Guava, Chickoo, Mango, Jasmine

PRODUCTIVE GREENHOUSE - Carrots, Potatoes, Onions, Tomato, Beans, Capsicum, Cucumber, Cabbage

OPEN FARMS - Neem, Herbs like Thulasi, Hibiscus, Lemon, Muringa, Dwarf Plants or Genetically Modified plants, Spinach

EXHIBITIVE GREENHOUSE - Lilium, Carnation, Hydrangea, Calla

CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS - Cord Grass, Typha, Cattail, Asian Crabgrass, Phramittess

BIOSWALES - Beach Grass, Kaner, Joe Pye Wood, Lotus, Asters.

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PUBLIC ROADS - Neem, Jamun, Banyan, Ashoka, Tamarind

GREEN SCHEDULE Walking Track going into the site

1 -SUSTAINABLE FARM

Green House - The maximum space taken in the site and the main space in the site. These are restricted to public.

Open Farms - Growing herbs and other types of plants which can be grown without proper care. This area can lure public’s interest as they can see outcomes in a very short time.

These are grown around the site

Green Buffer - Meyawaki planting method of forest is adapted in these spaces. It acts as a buffer from the railway line.

Existing Jogging Track going around the Lake.

Open Plaza with Library - The Plaza’s can be opened on weekends with access for people into the greehouses for exhibiting the methods and other atrractive things. The space is integrated with a Library which is based on Farming

Park - The park in the site is a designed to teach a child while he or she is playing.

It can help children grow interest on agriculture.

Deck - The deck here is used to attract more people and make them stay in the site and have a comfortable time which can bring people in a regular basis.

Constructed Wetlands - The land is to treat water naturally with plants grown top of the drain with multiple layers of stones and mud.

Open Air Theatre - OAT can promote and enrich the lost cultural in the area. It can used as a place for community gatherings as there are no gathering places as such.

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Markets or Workshops - The main use of this is for non profitable markets which are put up occasionally or weekly. The space then can be used for workshops and seminars also. With dedicated greenhouses for trials and for learning.

FOOD WASTE - This area can be looked as a storage for food wastes collected from the local. It can also host other storage requirements of the farm as it is proximal to the roads.

GREEN SCHEDULE 1 -SUSTAINABLE FARM

Meyawaki plantings along the railway line for green buffer.

Open Farms are for people who have interest and do not have space for growing plants.

Public are allowed to water and take carre of plants here.

Constructed Wetlands are used here for treating the water running into the lake which can be treated and be used for agriculture.

Educative Greenhouses are used as places for teaching, creating awareness and encouraging the common public on agriculture.

Pathway connecting the entire site.

Landscape space can be used for seating by common people.

Markets or Workshops - Markets which are put up occasionally or weekly. The space then can be used for workshops and seminars.

Existing Buildings in the Background

Vines Showcase along the Footpath

Existing Jogging Track

PROPOSED SECTION OF SUSTAINABLE FARM

Railway Line

Extended Landscape to the North side

Exhibitive Greenhouse can be used as a space for exhibiting flower types or the methods of growing in the farm.

Pathway connecting the entire site.

Meyawaki plantings along the railway line for green buffer.

Open Plaza with a integrated Library.

OAT can be used as a space for cultural gatherings.

Vines Showcase along the Footpath

PROPOSED SECTION OF SUSTAINABLE FARM

Water Storage Ponds treated water from the Bioswales are led to this pond which could be used as a public space as well.

Deck along the lake edge providing the much needed relaxed seating space.

Existing Jogging Track

GREEN SCHEDULE DOME SHAPED GREENHOUSES

PRODUCTIVE GREENHOUSES

EXHIBITIVE GREENHOUSES

1 -SUSTAINABLE FARM

GREEN SCHEDULE

PROPOSED

2 - BIOSWALES

Ponds opened to the public serving as an Interaction space and can be used as a space for storage for the Farm.

Constructed Wetlands to be the first layer to treat the sewage coming in from the Rajakaluves.

Ponds acting as storage and helping in building spaces for Public Interaction. The water in the ponds are from the Bioswales and the constructed wetlands going around the lake.

Constructed Wetlands

Bioswales to be placed above the existing sewage line to treat water going downstream to the lakes below.

N Existing Sewage Bypass dug up by the BBMP in the recent rejuvenation project of the lake directs the sewage coming into the Doddanekundi lake to the Varthur and Bellandur lakes.

EXISTING

Existing Roads connecting the lake.

Kagassadapura Inlet is the largest sewage incoming inlet inters of liters per day with 10mld of sewage coming in daily.

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Sewage bypass towards the Bellandur Lake.

MASTER PLAN

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Sewage bypass towards the Varthur Lake.

GREEN SCHEDULE

3 - INTERACTIVE GARDEN

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INTERACTIVE GARDEN SCALE - 1:400

Garden Space which could be bought or grown by the people and the kids visiting

Landscaped Entry to the interactive garden.

Jogging Track

Garden Pockets for out growing trees which can be used as a getogether space around it.

Nursery for selling plants from seeds which are repurposed from the farm which can spread the farming into the houses.

Levels as it creates interest in people and acts as a place for Kids to play.

N Interactive Garden Space for kids and for people belonging to the community on the west side.

Proposed Section of Interactive Garden

GREEN SCHEDULE

4 - POND NEAR TEMPLE

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POND NEAR TEMPLE SCALE - 1:400 Pond used as a water storage and public gathering spot

Bioswales treating sewage water and leading fresh water into the Pond.

Stepped well seating inspired from the traditional gathering space in Temples for people of the east side community.

Existing Temple Jogging Track

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Water connecting to the pond

Proposed section of the Pond

GREEN SCHEDULE

5 - PEDESTRIANISED ROAD

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View of the pond formed from the water treated along the Bioswales. The pond opens oppurtunities for Interaction with water and people.

View showing the commercial spaces open and making the pedestrianised street active and bringing in people.

PEDESTRIANISED ROADS SCALE - 1:500

Multiple entries to the lake making it more accessible from the pedestrianised street.

VIew of the dedicated cycle lane in the street for riders visiting the lake.