At World, Country
Musi River
Global Level High Court Hyderabad
Nehru O.R.R
GHMC Of ice
Madina Circle
Sheri Batil Ke Kaman Road
Secunderabad KPHB
Hussain
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).
Sagar Lake
Jama Masjid Chowk
Nagole Moosa Bowli X-Road
Laad Bazaar
O.R.R
At City Level
Sagar Lake
Mecca Masjid
R.G.I.A
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.
Chow Mahalla
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
Charminar
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. Road Network Water Bodies
Street Character
Vista through the Gothic Arch of the Charminar
The high Court and Madina Circle are just within the 1 Km circle of the area.
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Laad Bazaar
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Mecca Masjid
At the Neighbourhood Level
BLOCK- Structure
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. The block has four roads around its perimeter.
Usages & Access
View of the Land Bazaar from Gulzar House
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Land Mass
Gulzar House
Charminar Kaman Road
Clock Tower
Himayat
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Sagar Lake
Osman
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ASI Map
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, Residences Parking along side the smaller roads The Urban Block has access from 5 distinct Roads with 6 sides. We have the
View of Urban Area from the Charminar Kaman Road
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View of Charminar from the Bazaar Aerial View of the Urban Block form Gulzar House
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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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STRUCTURE OF THE BLOCK
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Orientation
Public
Musi River
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 closest bus stop is 250 M away from the periphery road.
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
The closest Metro station is 2.90 KM away. T h e c l o s e s t Tr a i n Station is 2 KM away.
Laad Bazaar Foot Paths
Trees & Shrubs
Charminar
Traffic Volume
Water Bodies 30-35 Km/Hr
Intersection
Paved Road
Road Network Land Mass
40 Km/Hr
Walkable Route 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.
STREET Laad Bazaar street layouts start with the minimum being 4M and the widest road being 24M.
Walkability, Traf EXISTING STREETS
2-3 Story Buildings flanking the roads
The least wide roads have parking taking up most of the space.
24 M Road
Hawkers on Road
Chaotic Parking
Autos without Order
Broken Paths
Obstructions
Width of Road as less as 4 M
No Medians
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.
Bus Stop
Unorganised to No Parking No Bus Lane / Shelter Hawkers on the Road
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Hawkers on Path
20 M Road
Pavement Height
Narrow Paths
Mixed Land Use
Unsafe
4 Km/Hr
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LAYOUT OF THE BLOCK
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Planning & Morphology
Connectivity Congestion
Built Up Area in restricted Zone
Heavy Pedestrian Movement Unruly Vehicular Movement
Violation of Byelaws No offsets leading to congestion Unsafe Environment
No proper Road Crossing Not properly maintained pavement / sidewalk Pathways blocked by Hawkers
Narrow Streets Restricted Air Movement Parking
Pedestrianisation Projects brings in more problems. Not Barrier Free
Hawkers and Vendors Improper Land Use No Public Shelters
SURVEY COMMENTS
Services Waste Management Hygiene and Littering Stormwater management Parking
Environmental & COVID 19 Water Logging Not enough green space Fresh Air Movement Restricted
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.
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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)
ISSUES & SURVEY
Laad Bazaar Vineetha, Esther | 19171NB003,002
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ISSUES
SOLUTIONS / INTERVENTION
Zebra Crossing
Community Participation / Tactical Urbansim
Violation of Byelaws
Sides
Pedestrian
Colourfully Designed Cross Walks
Retrofitting / Removal of illegal built up structures
Unsafe Environment
Creating Continuous visual path
Uniform and Straight Facades avoiding Niches
Social Interaction
Creating Popular Spaces
Extension of the Sides
Reducing the area 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
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.
On streets with narrow or missing sidewalks that cannot be converted to local traffic only.
This can be seen to be reflected in the main roads with the main traffic flow north of Laad Bazaar.
Traf
Extension of Streets / Blockage to help constrict traffic speed
Pavement
Parkways or waterfront corridors with few intersections. • Low-volume residential streets. • Commercial streets with local restaurant/retail clusters and no transit.
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 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
Green Density
Heritage Structures Crumbling
Install temporary traffic barriers and “Local Traffic Only”, Slow/ Shared, or branded signs (e.g. “Stay Healthy Streets”) at main vehicle entry points.
High Street
Narrow Streets
Introduce Green Space / Observation Area for Charminar
Retrofitting / Conservation / Rehabilitation
Energy
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.
Renewable Energy
Telangana Govt. partnered Projects implement
Public Transport
Proximity Analysis
All essentials under 1000m walking proximity
COVID 19
Tactical Urbanism
Reclaiming Public Spaces,
Heights erratic
The “High Street” concept, if applied to the old city of Hyderabad would be the main bazaars like Afzal Gunj and Osman Gunj etc.
Missing Lamp Posts
The main design factors that we had to think about were the Chaotic Tra
Walkability Green spaces
Unnecessary Niches and Enclaves
Safety Mixture of land use
Once we started 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.
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INTERVENTIONS
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Entry Point 1
SHUTTLES
Char Kaman
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.
Entry Point 2
These Points will also have Electric Bike Points which can be hired.
Laad Bazaar
Shuttle
Shuttle Point
Electric Bike Station
DisembarkationP oint
Shuttle
Only Vehicular Road in the Block
Designated Parking only Bike Lane for Owners & Residents
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Local Species Vegetation
Density
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Bio Swale
Hawkers
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Design Strategies Laad Bazaar 8M
4 M Roads
Laad Bazaar
Retrofitting the Heritage Structures
Uniform Storefront
Wider Pedestrian Paths
Electric Bike Lanes
Green Density
Hawkers in Designated Space
Straight Facade
Urban ReDesign
First Floor Residential
Commercial
Renewable Energy Introduced to the Residential Units
Retrofitting the Damaged Buildings
Laad Bazaar Vineetha, Esther | 19171NB003,002
Well Lit Paths
Green Density
Pedestrian Only
Straight Facade
First Floor Residential
INTERVENTIONS
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Ground Fl Commerc