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ED U C AT I O N : B.ARCH : SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE DESIGN SMVDU | J&K | INDIA HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL : DOON BLOSSOMS SCHOOL UTTARAKHAND | INDIA
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: A STRATEGIC OUTLOOK ON STREETS 00 KATRA For Morphogenesis Internship Competiton. (Shortlisted to Round 2)
STREETS OF KATRA PROJECT : Design strategies for streets for Morphogenesis Internship Programme LOCATION: Katra, J&K, India
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KATRA !
The city known for its religious values. The vibrant sindoori color and the natural landmark of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine. With the population of 9000 and oating of more than 30000, the city never sleeps.
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BUILDING USE PATTERN
A STRUCTURE OF STREET
CHALLENGES :
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DENSITY OVERLAY
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Lack of dialogue betwe Shared and Mobility zo
Smaller right of ways can work as shared zone used by both pedestrian and vehicles but no such provision is there. Slow , shared and mobility zones should be well deened.
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Street vendors encroach the footpath. The oating population being high in Katra, makes people sit on footpaths and cook food.
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WALKABILITY RADIUS
Pedestrians walk on roads, no slow zones or footpaths, unsafe streets, slow traďŹƒc gives user an ignorant attitude towards the city
D Low liveability for Slow zones
Elements such as tree lines and landscaping, and furniture enhan a street’s slow zone, creating spac relaxation, interaction, vending, a activities.
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Street design should factor in loc activities, patterns of pedestrian m and nearby land uses.
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STREET LIGHTINGS
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Lack of Imagery of Katra due F to ordinary NODES
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The rst question that often emerges when one talks about accommodating pedestrians, cyclists, and street vendors is, “Will that not reduce traffic movement?” CONCEPTUAL VIEW OF JAMMU TO KATRA BUS STAND ROAD
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KATRA !
RAILWAY STATION (THIS SIDE)
RAILWAY STATION - SHRINE ROAD
Major footfall generated through Railway route. Through development of this route, KATRA’S imagery wil impact masses in majority. This corridor will also guide the pilgrims from railway station to shrine road from where all facilities are available to pilgrims. Masses will not feel directionless. From start to end to start, the pilgrims will easily sta complete their journey without having the mindset of dirty city street .
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KEY PLAN REDEFINED EDGE OF KATRA STREET
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KATRA ! Figures showing how dierent strategies are implemented in design.
Furnitures, trees, chai shop add to the liveability of KATRA , providing leisure as well as an experience.
Fountain actin landmark for Landmarks ca like McD shop
LIVEABILITY
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Slow zones have vendor hotspots where people can relax, buy, chitchat and also shoot their queries at the information desk CREATIVE USE OF SPACE
The shared, slow and mobile zones are segragated as well as connected at the same time. FOR ALL USERS
SENSITIVITY TO LOCAL CONTEXT The series of events happenig around the street are changing giving a god image of the city and keeping them from getting lost . small points act as memory nodes.
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Landmarks play an important role for pilgrim cities. The Shrine itself stands for mighty abode and mountains symbolize stability . SYMBOLISM
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GAIT : A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE PROJECT : LOCATION : DATE:
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Annual Nasa Design Competition’15 Dehradun, Uttarakhand , India. June, 2015
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Design and Architectural Visualisation
{Re}evolution PROJECT BRIEF: Evolution is for more thrilling than biblical account. Who wouldn.t be a rising ape than falling angle? The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal - Aristotle The best and the most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched- they must be felt with the heart - Hellen Keller The Design is expected to rotate through innumerable researches, prior attaining the absolute form. Experimenting with light and shadows and impede to exploit maximum use of upright silhouette. OBJECTIVE: “Provide small scale encounters in large scale friend.” “Create a Re-Evolution to place everyone on the same grounds and thus fostering the cause of equality in every aspect.” Evolutionary psychology focuses primarily on the “Why?” questions, while traditional psychology focuses on the “How” questions. The design should be something unusual that not a district individual has thought prior to and its impact should not fade with time.
WHY GAIT?
TEMPORARY RECREATION
ECOLOGY PRESERVATION
Swings, Mela, famous masala dosa stalls, art works, idol making space, mehendi artists.
Being an overpass, minimum land use. Creation of green belt above ground Innovative water purifying profile.
HARDSCAPE
COMMUNITY COHESION
Running track , pathways for circulation across the ground.
Tibetans x Blacksmiths Trans x Male x Female Abled x Differently abled Young x Old Weak x Bold
GREEN SCAPE All the green spaces are covered mostly with weeds, grass and small flowers.
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT Open air theatre View of mussourie hills Running track beneath
TEMPORARY SETTLEMENTS The Lohar community is the majorly migrating one in the Dehradun region. They create their temporary shelter along roadsides/ beside nallas.
PEDESTRIAN PROMOTION
MAJORITY OF AREA COVERED BY EUCALYPTUS TREES
Curiosity through walkway Active zoning Yoga and Swachch Bharat abhiyaan activities.
Eucalyptus is a really tall dense tree, it provides shade to the sunday market shop keepers to set up their stall in summers with ease.
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Used for political rallies, circuses etc.
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Used for football matches between British and Gorkhas.
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Parades and recruitments of cops for the services.
transgender : the abuse 90% experience harassment at work 63% experience discrimination that had serious abject impact on their life. 78% experience harassment at school. 41% individuals have attempted suicide. 40% are homeless.
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CII Uttarakhand fair, gram udhyog, handicraft display.
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SIMPLY SUPPORTED BRIDGE L.E.D ENERGY EFFICIENT BOLLARDS TACTILE TILES PATHWAY FOR BLIND PEOPLE INNOVATIVE WATER RECYCLING PROFILE USE OF ENERGYME SYSTEM TO POWER LIGHTS INTERACTION ZONES BRAILLE HANDRAILS SIGNAGE FOR EVERYBODY PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT AND IMPROVED KNOWLEDGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE.
OPEN AIR THEATRE: Community cohesion: Questions and persuasion of TransGender group and their representatives will share their views on different subjects , the sharing of people’s perspectives in the changing society. Training programmes for Tibetan refugees in India. Vocational training for different groups. Design: Universal design
The sculpture acts as a divider or diversion to different zones of GAIT. The sculpture has a concept of both positive and negative space. The shape is twisted to show grace but the sharp pointing edges are rough at the end. Things go hand in hand, good-bad, smooth- rough , forward-backward. Perception is another part of sculpture. As people will walk by the sculpture, there will be curiosity or differences in perspectives/opinions which can be shared. To strike into people’s minds and make an impression is this sculpture’s duty. The sculpture could be briefed in various yoga sessions, meditation meetings taking place in the mud park or o.a.t
DIVIDER SCULPTURE
Use of ramps for accessibility for all age groups and the use of the place for all types of issues and basically “everyone, everything and anyone, anything.
ELEVATED MUD PARK Coonectivity to earth. When anyone stands barefoot, there can be any of the three cases: Doesnt have enough to afford slippers, Is entering a religious site or wants to feel mud/ grass and go back into a memory lane.
This side of GAIT overlooks the parking area and also acts as the waiting area for friend groups, acquaintances etc.
All the three cases prove the difference in resources and obviously experiences. We all grow from the same mud, enculcate different cultures, but nobody should be denied of their rights to put their feet on any ground. All age groups can easily sit/chat/absorb here.
TENSILE MEMBRANE STRUCTURE Shelter of environment (sun, rain, wind). Translucency in general, possibilities to design light effects. Can be used as medium of communication. Light weight & Durability. Endless form possibilities, catching character. Large spans. Short building time, off site manufacturing of structure and less site interruption time. Simplicity of maintenance & Easy repair or replacement. Adaptability to exciting building technologies (steel, glass, cement, stone) Eco friendliness. Recyclability.
UNIVERSAL DESIGN PRINCIPLES FOR FURNITURE Universal Design strives to improve the original design concept by making it more inclusive.Universal Design benefits more people than older people and people with disabilities. Equitable use Flexibility in use Simple and intuitive use Perceptible information Tolerance for error Low physical effort Size and space for approach and use
TOILET BLOCK Has provision fo abled/ differently abled / trans community/ male/ female. The presence of signage of these five itself will give a sense of recognition of a community in the society and the ignorance will fade away.
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SCHEMATIC PROFILE SECTIONS 01 SECTION AT DD’ 02 SECTION AT CC’ 03 SECTION AT BB’ 04 SECTION AT AA’ 05 FRONT ELEVATIONAL PROFILE
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COMMUNITY COHESION ZONE
VOCATIONAL TRAINING/ YOGA / MEDITATION ZONE
SACRED SPACES PROJECT: LOCATION: DATE:
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International Design Competition Aditya College of Architecture Fall’17
SITE VIEW
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CLOCKWISE: Exercise Zone O.A.T (winters) Sitting zone Waterfall
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SITE PLAN: TOTAL SITE AREA: 100 ACRES F.A.R : 0.9
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INPUT DUCTS
OUTPUT DUCTS
DUCTS ARE IN A LOOP, FROM TOP TO BOTTOM.
GREEN TERRACES OVER PREFAB SLABS AND COVERING THE DUCTS
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CIRCULATION AS WELL AS ENERGY DISTRIBUTION FLOWCHART. CORES GENERATE RENEWABLE ENERGY AND THEN PASS TO THE CLUSTERS FROM THE LOOPING DUCTS.
ENCLOSURE
VIEW FROM EVERY CLUSTER
CORE ACTING AS NODE OF ENERGY AND CIRCULATION DISTRIBUTION
CORE BEING SUSTAINABLE AND CONTAINS POWER BACKUP
VERTICAL SHAFTS CONTAINING WIND ENERGY GENERATOR MECHANICAL CIRCULATION AS LIFTS AND SERVICE LIFTS
STAIRCASE (MANUAL CIRCULATION)
SECTIONAL ELEVATION OF CORE
BASE OF EVERY CORE CONTAINS BATTERY BACK UP AND MAIN TRANSFORMER OF THE WIND ENERGY GENERATOR
GREEN POCKETS ABOVE AND BEYOND OPEN GROUND WITHOUT ANY DEVELOPMENT FUTURE EXPANSION IN ALL THE DIRECTIONS
1 BEDROOM
2 BEDROOM
3 BEDROOM
SINGLE BEDROOM CLUSTER
DOUBLE BEDROOM CLUSTER
SECTION AT Z-Z’
SECTION AT Y-Y’
3 BEDROOM LOWER FLOOR
3 BEDROOM UPPER FLOOR
SECTION AT X-X’
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