UD4003 Elements of Urban Design Studio - Unit 1

UD4003

Elements of Urban Design Studio - Unit 1

Program

Urban Design

Unit Assistant

Sushma Aradhya

Students:

Nachane Siddhesh Shirish Swati Keerthana Jayaseelan Samriddhi Jain Mohammad Saad Yazdani Pronab Biswas Shah Vidhi Bhavesh Bhamini Arijit Dhar Joshi Aditi Ajay Aiswarya P Raj Shivam Adhikary Patel Ismat Zeeba Ishaq Brijesh Bhatha Kiran Keswani

The studio was structured as an introduction to urban design representation and how it is used as a means of design thinking. The premise was that urban design is best understood and expressed through study and representation of the built urban environment. Hence the studio focused on the study and representation of the key urban elements in cities and was structured in multiple modules running through the semester, each culminating with an exhibition of the outcome. These modules significantly focused on effectively capturing and communicating the spatial qualities of the urban built environment. Module 1 involved perceiving and representation of the key elements of urban design. The premise was set as building types, urban blocks, streets and public open spaces that form the key elements that come together to make any functional urban space. The exercises in this module enabled students with methods to study each element and how they contribute to the scale, form, character and their relationship with the larger urban context. Module 2 was the final exercise which involved design of public places.

Planning PG Level-4 Fig 1 Shivam Adhikary a. Mapping of informal hawkers b. Placemaking strategies at corners and between stalls c. Market street section Fig 2 Aditi Joshi a. Comprehensive daily user groups b. Futkar market view c. Optimum space utilization through temporal design Fig 3 Mohammad Saad Prioritize pedestrians and create legible and transparent edge conditions in the Market Fig 4 Vidhi Shah a. Key Design Strategies b. Transformation from a shopping street to a Multipurpose Plaza catering to larger population Fig 5 Mohammad Saad Inner square market plaza Fig 6 Samriddhi Jain Perishing Square, Los Angeles Fig 7 Pronab Biswas Siraj Udyan entrance exhibition space Fig 8 Arijit Dhar Union Square, Manhattan Fig 9 Arijit Dhar Kumartuli, Kolkota Fig 10 Keerthana Jayaseelan Concept ideas for commerce junction

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