Urban design | Redevelopment of Indira Market

Academic

Role

DIT University, Dehradun, India

Part of a team of 6. Detailed documentation, user analysis and travel surveys, vegetation study and design intervention for the Ashley hall area

PROJECT DESCRIPTION | Astley Hall is a heritage building, located near Parade Ground in Dehradun. It is opposite to Gandhi Park, and can be easily reached by taking the local transport. It is a shopping centre for variety of utilities and hence caries in the kind of users in the area. The local markets such as platen bazar and Indira market are about 50m from the area.

Being such an important junction, its was observed that a bottle neck is being formed due to such narrow roads.Ghanta Ghar itself is a historic icon for dehradun that stands bold and defines the city in its British colours. The project focuses on reviving the true essence of the historical area through master planning, travel analysis and architectural solution at the same time, formalising the informal commercial zones with better management and pedestrian friendly.

BUILDING USE

BUILDING HEIGHT FACADE

The intervention has been done keeping in mind the importance of common community space in one of the most visited markets of Dehradun. The space can be used by people to celebrate and interact does enhancing the straight experience of the visitors.

The diversion of vehicularand pedestrian movement enhances the character of the street along with common spaces. These common spaces can be used by the people to celebrate and interact in the form of a gathering or discussions.

Separation of vehicular and pedestrian movement is done through creating pockets park in between the shops acting as a rejuvenation space.

Indira Market

Hazira port, Gujarat, India 06

Smart Port city| Hazira Smart Port city

PROFESSIONAL (Competition)

Group Propect Coordinator

Role

ARCOP Associates Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi

Team of six Ar. Sakshi Juneja | sakshi@arcop.co.in

Conceptual designing, master planning, Client coordination Zoning, Ghat design, connectivity solutions, 3D modelling and presentation

PROJECT DESCRIPTION | The port City development will be the worlds second largest reclaim land development project upon completion.The total land area is around 4466 ha of which 2788 ha will be habitable and 1612 ha will be for the commercial port development. The project will include combination of marine-time City along with facilities for tourists and locals which acts as a leisure for the people in and outside the port. At present, Hazira Port or Surat Port is a deep-water liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal and multi-cargo deep-water port about 20 miles southwest of Surat, India.

Master Plan

Hazira is a suburb and a transshipment port in Surat City in the Gujarat state of India. The town is known as the industrial hub of India and is located on the bank of the Tapti River. The Delta of Tapi river currently hosts Hazira mangroves and fish farming areas. There are tourism and educational poles in the area. The connectivity with the airport is clear, but not with the Train Station and Delhi-Mumbai Corridor.