Gwalior International Cricket Stadium
THESIS PROPOSITION The aim is to create a 365 day attraction for Gwalior residents that will help revitalize and activate the growing Gwalior and new-born Gwalior West. Growing up, the majority of youth has a great interest in sports and outdoor activities. This allowed layering the stadium typology with functions catering to the needs of youth specifically. A space that would keep the stadium site active and lively on non-match days, and at the same time provide an inclusive and holistic environment for youth to explore themselves.
THE PROJECT Hence, Youth Centers are added as additional components to complement the stadium’s facilities. It would provide spaces where young people can hang out in a secure, heterogeneous, and supervised environment. It would allow for unstructured social interaction between people of all ages while also providing space for more structured activities. These centers would assist youth in developing their physical, social, emotional, and cognitive abilities as well as experiencing achievement, enjoyment, friendship, and recognition by providing them with opportunities to participate in recreational and cultural activities as well as vocational counseling.
Sports Facilities Stadium (1st Layer) Primary Function on match days, Secondary Function on non-match days
(2nd Layer) Secondary Function on match days, Primary Function on nonmatch days
Youth Center (2nd Layer) Secondary Function on match days, Primary Function on nonmatch days
Specifically, in the case of Gwalior International Cricket Stadium, the site is surrounded by residential typologies. The youth has plenty of open spaces to play as the site is on the outskirts of the city. Introducing a youth center along with the stadium, would not only keep the masses bound closely with the stadium but would also provide opportunities for youth to explore themselves in other areas of development. Moreover, with the urbanization and settlement of Gwalior West, the load on the outskirts of Gwalior city would also start increasing eventually. Th, a site rich in multiple functions would help in urban rejuvenation. Further, this would allow the site to integrate and preserve the greens of forest land. A holistic and inclusive environment can thus be created by integrating greens, residentials, and stadiums. The intervention would have the ability to shape the cities in proximity, while also putting a community on the map. The design would evolve into an important component of the urban matrix that would bind Gwalior and Gwalior West together and would serve as a focal point for youth and citizens.
Fig 5- Amalgmation of Different Layers Source- Author
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