Study Of Laad Bazaar 2

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

Status Report

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

Status Report

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

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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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Status Report

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

Status Report

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

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Well Lit Paths

Green Density

Pedestrian Only

Straight Facade

First Floor Residential

INTERVENTIONS

Status Report

Ground Fl Commerc