Laad Bazaar Redesign

Urban ReDesign Laad Bazaar

Vineetha, Esther | 19171NB003,002

CONTENT Process Structure Layout & Detail Major Issues Scope fot Intervention Work Process

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STRUCTURE At World, Country & State Level At City Level At Neighbourhood Level Block Structure Street Character & Visual Experience Usages & Access Orientation ASI Map

Global Level

At World, Country

Being a prominent IT hub and tourist destination, reaching Hyderabad, the capital of Telangana, is not an issue. This historic city enjoys excellent connectivity with the rest of country via air, road and rail.

The Hyderabad Airport, also known as Rajiv Gandhi International Airport and Hyderabad International Airport, is just 30 km away from the city centre. Besides, the city is served by three major railway junctions called Hyderabad Railway Station (3 km away), Secunderabad Railway Station (7 km away) and Kachiguda Railway Station (2 km away).

At City Level

Nehru O.R.R

At the City Scale, Laad Bazaar is located in the Old City region of Hyderabad where the heritage of Hyderabad can be observed in all its glory.

This area is the core of the city, which can even be observed in the way the city has grown, with just one aerial view of Hyderabad.

It is located exactly at the Centre of the City of Hyderabad adjacent to the Charminar

Secunderabad KPHB

Hussain Sagar Lake

Osman Sagar Lake

Laad Bazaar

Nagole Nehru O.R.R

Himayat Charminar Water Bodies Road Network Land Mass

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Sagar Lake

R.G.I.A

Musi River

At the Neighbourhood Level

High Court Hyderabad

The area is rich in heritage and steeped in history. The region marks the Mecca Masjid ,the Chowmahalla Palace.

Once the water source of Hyderabad, now struggling to flow clearly the Music River circumvents to the North.

The high Court and Madina Circle are just within the 1 Km circle of the area.

Moosa Bowli X-Road

Laad Bazaar

Charminar

Mecca Masjid

Water Bodies Road Network Land Mass

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Chow Mahalla

Madina Circle

GHMC Of ice

BLOCKStructure

Sheri Batil Ke Kaman Road Gulzar House

Laad Bazaar is one the most prominent markets in Hyderabad. It is also called Chudi Bazaar and has the local Hyderbadi bangles that can not be bought anywhere else.

The area is characterised with fine urban grain and almost impenetrable streets and networks inside the block.

Urdu Gali Jama Masjid Chowk

CharKaman Road

The block has four roads around its perimeter.

Charminar

Clock Tower

Laad Bazaar

Water Bodies Road Network Land Mass

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Mecca Masjid

Street Character View of the Land Bazaar from Gulzar House

Charminar Kaman Road

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Vista through the Gothic Arch of the Charminar

Street Character Parking along side the smaller roads

Aerial View of the Urban Block form Gulzar House

View of Charminar from the Bazaar

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Usages & Access The Ground Floor of the Urban Block houses commercial establishments such as Bangle Shops Clothing Stores Shoes Stores Fancy Stores Jewellery Shops Gold Shops Police Station Bank Residential Homes

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Usages & Access The Urban Block has access from 5 distinct Roads with 6 sides.

We have the

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Charminar Kaman Road to the East

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Laad Bazaar to the South

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Jama Masjid Road to the West

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Urdu Gali to the West that curves and goes towards the

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Sheri Batil Ke Kaman Road in the North.

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Orientation To help understand the best way to orient the buildings in the Urban Block, Radiation analysis with the help of Rhino, Grasshopper and Lady Bug components was done.

The Radiation Rose was generated which helped understand the major radiation reach throughout the year The inference drawn from the Analysis is that these buildings built in accordance with the local vernacular style and guidelines are in the best orientation that can be made possible

Picture shows the Radiation Rose for the Urban Block

To help understand the radiation Analysis in regard to how the buildings are oriented and which is the best way to orient it, a smaller block within the block was selected to help understand better.

A Sky Dome was also generated to help understand the way the Sun moves in the Sky and the radiation that falls on these areas. The analysed duration is from Jan-Dec. Picture shows the Radiation Analysis for one small block within the Urban Block

Picture shows the Sky Dome for the Urban Block

ASI Map

LAYOUT Streets Intersection Study Pedestrian Movement Traffic Speed Parking Public Transport Local Vegetation

STREET Laad Bazaar street layouts start with the minimum being 4M and the widest road being 24M. The main Laad Bazaar road has been paved with paver blocks to help enhance the experience of pedestrians in and around Char Minar area.

The road does not facilitate parking or two way traffic flow. traffic is restricted based on the seasons. For example during Ramadan, the area is cordoned off as pedestrian only, during weekend mornings there is access of vehicular traffic which is otherwise completely restricted.

The least wide roads have parking taking up most of the space.

EXISTING STREETS

2-3 Story Buildings flanking the roads

Width of Road as less as 4 M

No Medians

Unorganised to No Parking No Bus Lane / Shelter Hawkers on the Road

24 M Road

Hawkers on Road

Chaotic Parking

Autos without Order

Broken Paths

Obstructions

Hawkers on Path

20 M Road

Pavement Height

Narrow Paths

Mixed Land Use

Unsafe

INTERSECTION STUDY

Traffic Volume

Intersection

Foot Paths

PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT

Paved Road

Walkable Route

4 Km/Hr

TRAFFIC SPEED

30-35 Km/Hr

40 Km/Hr

2 Wheelers

PARKING

3 Wheelers

4 Wheelers

LOCAL VEGETATION

Trees & Shrubs

Musi River

Public

The closest bus stop is 250 M away from the periphery road.

The closest Metro station is 2.90 KM away.

The closest Train Station is 2 KM away.

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ISSUES Planning & Morphology Connectivity Services Environmental COVID 19

Planning & Morphology Built Up Area in restricted Zone Violation of Byelaws No offsets leading to congestion Unsafe Environment Narrow Streets Restricted Air Movement Parking Hawkers and Vendors Improper Land Use No Public Shelters

Connectivity Congestion Heavy Pedestrian Movement Unruly Vehicular Movement No proper Road Crossing Not properly maintained pavement / sidewalk Pathways blocked by Hawkers Pedestrianisation Projects brings in more problems.

Not Barrier Free

Services Waste Management Hygiene and Littering Stormwater management Parking

Environmental & COVID 19 Water Logging Not enough green space Fresh Air Movement Restricted

MAJOR ISSUES Need for Planned Foot Paths

Need for Preservation of Gulzar House

Rede Road Sizes as small as 4M

Restricted Air Movement in the alley ways.

Focus on the Clock Tower in the vicinity

Heights to be Regulated

Need for Preservation of Heritage Buildings inside the Block

Need for Public Shelters

Guidelines for Protected Area Hawkers under ASI to be redesigned

SURVEY To help understand the general public’s view of La a d B a z a a r, w e conducted a survey with questions associated with the pedestrian crossing design (community participation experiment) Along with this, we took one question on the familiarity with certain terminologies.

This helped us understand how people of different age groups, from different localities and different occupations understand urban blocks.

The participants were asked whether they have ever heard of the following terms. (above) The age group of the participants (below) The colours they associated with the Old City of Hyderabad. (Right) The places from which the surveys were taken (Far Right)

SURVEY COMMENTS

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SURVEY COMMENTS

INTERVENTIONS Analysis Matrix Design Intervention Concepts Community Participation Design Interventions Before & After

ISSUES Zebra Crossing

SOLUTIONS / INTERVENTION Community Participation / Tactical Urbansim

Violation of Byelaws Unsafe Environment

Colourfully Designed Cross Walks

Retrofitting / Removal of illegal built up structures Creating Continuous visual path

Uniform and Straight Facades avoiding Niches

Social Interaction

Creating Popular Spaces

Extension of the Sides

Reducing the are of Ground Floor / Utilising the First floors.

Identifying Air Flow and Dominant Wind Direction

Creating Courtyards & Wind Tunnels

Designing New Parking / Parking Lots

Shuttle Service to and from the Parking Lot

Guidelines to help reduce the chaotic atmosphere

Organised areas distributed along the Block

Public Shelters

Tactical Urbanism

Using Materials without investment to create temporary shelters

Pedestrianisation Problem

Tactical Urbansim

Designed by the Public

Narrow Streets Restricted Air Movement Parking Hawkers & Vendors

Chaotic Traffic Pavement

Extension of Streets / Blockage to help constrict traffic speed Rehabilitation of the Pavements / Restriction of Numbers as a COVID response

Barrier Free Access

Brighter areas / Ramps off and on the Side Walk / Straight Facades

Hygiene & Littering

Proper Dust Bins and Garbage Disposal

Solid Waste Management

Garbage Collection Points / Voluntary Cleaning

Storm Water Management

Designing according to Slope and directed toward Musi River

Green Density

Phytoremediation / Tactical Urbansim

Reducing Impermeable Surfaces and planting local species & Phytoremedic Plants

Water Logging

Slope Analysis to help in Water drainage

Directing the storm water toward Musi River

ASI Restrictions

Retrofitting to the Requirements & Guidelines

Introduce Green Space / Observation Area for Charminar

Heritage Structures Crumbling Energy

Retrofitting / Conservation / Rehabilitation Renewable Energy

Telangana Govt. partnered Projects implement

Public Transport

Proximity Analysis

All essentials under 1000m walking proximity

COVID 19

Tactical Urbanism

Reclaiming Public Spaces,

Sides

On streets with narrow or missing sidewalks that cannot be converted to local traffic only.

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Install temporary traffic barriers and “Local Traffic Only”, Slow/ Shared, or branded signs (e.g.

“Stay Healthy Streets”) at main vehicle entry points.

Pedestrian Use vertical elements to delineate curb extensions or refuge islands.

Shorten crossing distance and reduce speeding by repurposing or narrowing vehicle lanes. • Apply reflective traffic tape or paint to delineate pedestrian space and increase crosswalk visibility.

This can be seen to be reflected in the main roads with the main traffic flow north of Laad Bazaar.

Parkways or waterfront corridors with few intersections. • Low-volume residential streets. • Commercial streets with local restaurant/retail clusters and no transit.

Install temporary traffic barriers and “Emergency Vehicle/Delivery Only” signs at intersections. • Establish grid of entry points into local streets where barricades should be installed.

High Street The “High Street” concept, if applied to the old city of Hyderabad would be the main bazaars like Afzal Gunj and Osman Gunj etc.

The main design factors that we had to think about were the Walkability Green spaces Safety Mixture of land use

Community Participation To h e l p u n d e r s t a n d t h e concept of Community Participation, we got people involved in what they have to say about Laad Bazaar Area.

Once we star ted getting feedback, we asked them to try designing a Pedestrian Crossing for the the area keeping in mind the context of Charminar being a focal point.

Along with the brief, they were given a Google Map Pin of where the crossing would be and they were asked to design for a width of 2.5 m and a length of upto 8 m.

Shuttles Creating Boarding Points from the two nearest Public Transport Point will help in delineating the crowds around the Urban Block.

The Parking Spaces can be designed around the Boarding Point, so that the shuttles can operate efficiently from the Boarding and Disembarkation Points.

These Points will also have Electric Bike Points which can be hired.

Designated Parking

Boarding Point

Bus Stop Electric Bike Point Charminar

Shuttle Point

Shuttle Point

Sheri Batil Ke Kaman Road (20M)

Electric Bike Station

Disembarkation Point

Shuttle

Only Vehicular Road in the Block

Designated Bike Lane

Parking only for Owners & Residents

Local Species Vegetation

Redesigned Wide Path

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After

DESIGN STRATEGIES Entry Point 1

Char Kaman

Entry Point 2

Design Strategies Charm Kaman Road 24M

Barrier Free Access

Outdoor Dining

Green Density

Urban Furniture

Wider Pedestrian Paths

Bio Swale

Street Lights Food Trucks Electric Bike Lane

Parklets Hawkers Redesigned Wide Path

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After

DESIGN STRATEGIES Entry Point 1

Entry Point 2 Laad Bazaar

Design Strategies Laad Bazaar 8M

Retrofitting the Heritage Structures

Uniform Storefront

Wider Pedestrian Paths

Electric Bike Lanes

Green Density

Hawkers in Designated Space

Straight Facade

First Floor Residential

Ground Floor Commercial

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After

DESIGN STRATEGIES Entry Point 1

Smaller Roads

Entry Point 2

Design Strategies 4M Roads

Renewable Energy Introduced to the Residential Units

Retrofitting the Damaged Buildings

Well Lit Paths

Green Density

Pedestrian Only

Straight Facade

First Floor Residential

Ground Floor Commercial

Before

After

DESIGN STRATEGIES Vehicular Entry Point 1

Entry Point 2

Vehicular Road

Sheri Batil Ke Kaman Road (20M)

Wide Pavement

Barrier Free Design

Allocated / Paid Parking

Only Vehicular Road in the Block

Designated Bike Lane

Parking on Local Species both sides Vegetation

Walking Tracks along Block Periphery

Before Narrow Streets Heights erratic

Missing Lamp Posts

Chaotic Tra Unnecessary Niches and Enclaves

After Rehabilitation of Run Down Spaces Residential on Top Segregation of Commercial and Residential

Designed Lamp Posts

Proper Crossings Barrier Free Hawkers given organised spots

Straightening Facades

Post COVID response

Well De

WORK PROCESS