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Reuse of Industrial Heritage Sites, Study of Approaches for the Case of Ahmedabad Kuhoo Patel, 15BAR17 Guided by, Prof. Jaydeep Bhagat Institute of Architecture and Planning, Nirma University
ABSTRACT The city of Ahmedabad has always been known for its traits of trade and commerce and esteemed business acumen. The city was always established independently and has seen prosperity on its way when more and more people started investing in textile industry. It was once known as ‘Manchester of the East’. However, it is astonishing to see that today the same part of the city which gave its name in the history is facing a major shift of its role in stimulating development, now through the west banks of the city. In order to bring back this lost integration of the historically rich eastern part of the city, abandoned and defunct ruins become the core for revival. With its direct thread to the glorious past of the city, these abandoned ruins serve a crucial role in redevelopment. The base of the study is dependent on the assumption that there is a relationship between heritage & identity, historic architecture and today’s transformation of the cities. At the end of the research, the thesis is able to provide a framework and guidelines for finding appropriate reuse solutions for case of industrial heritage site.
Keywords:
Industrial heritage, Reuse, Historic architecture, Urban development
INTRODUCTION This paper outlines how an industrial site can be approached for reuse by studying its typology of urban spatial structure that is relevant for present city fabric. These typologies of urban structure were first studied from the principles derived by Council of European Studies, 2018. It is necessary to study the spatial quality and adaptable condition of the industrial ruins. In order to study this better, the thesis looks upon redundant mills of Ahmedabad as a case, to identify what factors/values of reuse are to be taken under consideration based on issues identified from analysis of site and surrounding context.
A mixed-research methodology; qualitative and quantitative was used to carry out case analysis. The values are used to direct towards what appropriate approaches can be applied in case of Ahmedabad. The outline of approach is based on Heike Overmann and Harald A Meig study of ‘Industrial Heritage sites in transformation, clash of discourse. Inferences from Ahmedabad case-studies concluded that, Industrial heritage site as Urban landmark & Cultural landscape, as Testimony of past and as Built infrastructure & Spatial resource, are the approaches best suitable for the textile mills. These approaches are based on what objective is applicable for the reuse of heritage sites. The research concludes that, the abandoned industrial sites in Ahmedabad are in capacity to be preserved and alternatively reused for approapriate reuse that can focuses on city, regional as well as local socio-
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economic and cultural needs. These sites have a scope to develop into various functional use like recreational area, working centres, commercial activities, housing development, museums and cultural centers.
Here, the important learning is that a reuse project for a heritage site must look upon the bases of conservation of its historic value and than other various issues, so that they are relevant today. The idea of perceiving reuse for heritage industrial site into more than one objective makes it important to investigate the most important role a heritage site can play irrespective to the action of preservation, that is made constant. It helps us to really define; to what extend the site can be preserved and alternatively used to create its new identity.
Research Question
1. What are the various considerations that
should be taken into account with regards to the issues derived from dis-functional industrial heritage sites?
2. What should be the core objective of reuse
for redundant industrial heritage site based on today’s transformation of the city of Ahmedabad?
F1.1 Methodology used to carry out research
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Aim & Objective The aim of thesis is to identify different way of using abandoned industrial sites in context of Ahmedabad, such that the heritage and heritage sites are relevant in the context of urban change.
- To outline typologies of industrial urban spatial structures that are still relevant in the city fabric.
- To identify various factors that influences reuse for such historic sites, reuse of industries.
- To determine appropriate approaches for these industrial heritage sites in Ahmedabad.
BACKGROUND The term ‘industrial heritage’ is a perspective language referring to all industrial relics which have no production function any more, in general. The remains of these industrial relics are more than the buildings that housed industrial activities; they include landscape & precincts, machinery & industrial archeology, remnants and other traces of processes and production. Industrial heritage can have an important role
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Abandoned industrial heritage can be perceived with its own unique identity and its own distinctive character. The perception of these characters is conveyed by elements of the builtform that manifest space. Spacemaking elements such as, • F1.2 Redefined role of Industries by Reuse of Sites
in regeneration of declining or decayed areas reinforcing urban character and identity, increasing amenities and actions that lead to economic development. The continuity that reuse of these abandoned relics may provide, a psychological stability to the neighborhood communities facing sudden end of long standing source of income and employment.
Unfortunately, due to lack of awareness regarding the significance of cultural conservation as well as deficiency of any legislation, institution, policies for protecting and preserving industrial heritage, these lie unprotected and endangered with very fine hope for conservation. Today, instead of conserving or finding alternatives for preservation, industrial heritage sites are demolished and wiped out for new real estate development. Industries that are successfully running and producing in present have also changed drastically without any regards for old character and loosing precious heritage identity.[1]
Elements: Character & Identity
Reuse is not simply a process to retain the envelope of building in historic fabric. All elements such as building, sites and precincts must be studied and understood in a complex way for appropriate new use. These elements can be looked as both space-making and place-making elements to better simply the study of industrial fabric. The effective study and analysis of these space-making and place-making elements of industrial heritage sites implicate to various values/factors of considerations for reuse of these sites.
[1] Divya Gupta, Director Programmes, Architectural Heritage Division INTACH, New Delhi. ( 2004, Summer -). The state of Industrial Heritage Site in India. Retrieved from www.intach.org.
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Natural light from north-facing opening to maintain consistent light in the workspace. Fenestrations are regular shaped, repetitive in order with greater emphasis on symmetry. Builtform have regular planned form and simpler composition. The wall height ratio is drastic- volume of space v/s height of space is higher for accommodation of larger machinery. Use of metal as structural material, use of cast iron columns and beams. Structural grid reflects open floor plan- lighter perception of material in space. Girders and trusses for bringing natural light, increase structural space and therefore larger open floor plan for mass production. Architectural builtform unique to industrial complex and use includes chimney, water tank, reservoir. Gable facade-elevation represent part of exploration, ornamentation with overall composition emphasis verticality.
Understanding and preserving local identity of a place becomes an issue in the preservation of its character. Place-making is the way, a place forms identity of the people. This identity of industrial heritage site can be defined by environment’s place-making elements and relationship and activities taking place during its time of prosperity.[2]
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Focusing on imageability and appearance of physical place element - Chimney and Saw-tooth profile become elements of place engagement on a large scale of the city. In this case, identity of industrial heritage site can be understood as symbolic importance of a place reflecting emotion, meaning/purpose of life and sense of belonging- defining peopleplace association. The sense of identity was observed by strong functional use such as livelihood dependency and occupational opportunities that were caused through textile industry.
[2] Ujan, N., & Zakariya, K. (August 2014). The Notion of Place, Place Meaning and Identity in Urban Regeneration. Procedia- Social and Behavioural Science 170(2015) 709-717 (p. 9). Seoul, S. Korea: Elvsevier Ltd, Environmental Settings in the Era of Urban Regeneration. doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.01.073
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FRAMEWORK Evolution of framework based on study The study of industrial heritage and its sites provide base study to develop premise for the research. The typological understanding of urban spatial structure of textile industrial heritage and deliberation of reuse using values derived from core objective and consideration for approaches, provides theoretical frame work for the purpose of reuse of industrial heritage site from the literature study in this field of discourse.
The literature study for typologies of historic urban spatial structure of textile industrial sites was developed by Council of European Studies, based on European examples of textile industrial heritage and could be used as defined typology of textile heritage for how they can we seen in the Indian
implementation on the research context of the city, Ahmedabad- their defunct textile industrial sites. With this study, we can come to a case-specific inference that can be further elaborated as an appropriate approaches for Ahmedabad textile industrial heritage- mills. The applied framework of study for the reuse of industrial heritage sites in Ahmedabad, is demonstrated in the Table 1.1.
CONTEXT Importance of textile mills as ‘Heritage’ Ahmedabad’s rise in textile industry is a great example of how a town reinvented itself and built a future. The development of textile mills had fundamental impact on economy, population, architecture and growth of the city. Such strong historic significance makes textile mills sites, a place that holds memory and sense of ‘heritage’. The city of Ahmedabad was designated as India’s first World Heritage City by UNESCO. With that consideration of globally recognized significance, the redundant mills of Ahmedabad becomes a valuable resource to represent an important stage in the historic timeline of the heritage city, said by INTACH spokesperson in an conference for industrial heritage.
Changed relationship with city’s fabric F1.3 Values and its relevant Objectives
context of Ahmedabad mills.[3] However, the consideration for approaches and values for the reuse was studied from the discourse analysis carried out using various examples of textile industrial heritage all over the world including that of Mumbai, India, Manchester, UK, Zollverein, Germany.[4] The frame work forms the bases of case-analysis to observe its
[3] Council of European Studies(CES). (2018, May 1). Industrial Heirtage, Historic Architecture, and Tody’s Transformations of Cities. Europe Now Journal, n/a. Retrieved from https://www.europenowjournal.org/2018/04/30/industrial-heritage-historic-architecture-and-todays-transformations-of-cities/ [4] Oevermann, H., & Meig, H. M. (2015). Industrial Heritage Sites in Transformation. New York and London: Routledge- Taylor & Francis Group.
Earlier, the textile mills were situated in the outskirts of the confined urban fabric of walled city of Ahmedabad. The morphology of the mills sites did not require relative interaction with surrounding/ nearby mill compound and its community. Presently, with the expansion of the city fabric far beyond the wall city boundaries have brought the historic industrial mill compound into the densely embedded part, in the city.[5] The need is to establish a sense of interaction and relationship with the surrounding context for new use. The mills of Ahmedabad were fragmented pieces [5] Bhuvan, A. (2011, 11 06). A new INTACH course helps you keep up with India’s Industrial heritage. Retrieved from Architectural Digest: https://www.architecturaldigest.in/content/intach-industrial-heritage-course/#s-cust0.
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- Ornamentation - Dominant Element
- Plane - Light - Surface - Object - Openings - Movement
- Structural grid - Spatial inflow - Maintainability - Orientation - Massing - Symmetry & balance
- Materiality - Prevailing landscape - Builtform & use - Atria
- Relationship between Community & City - Local market proximity - Current value & Ownership - Business & Job opportunities
- Contextual location - Connectivity - Plot size & Site access
PARAMETERS OF ANALYSIS
6. Concept of an industrial town and related to the social and economic dimension of the area.
5. Complex that retains order, axis, composition and strong characteristics of architectural style
4. Additional structures that is shaped by spatial patterns such as axis, grid; large mill site various stakeholders and development
3. Forms a basic unit of city’s urban fabric creating inner courtyard within the block.
2. Consist of compelling large structures, strong imageability
1. Embbed deep in the city, follows concepts of urban axis and old city planning system
URBAN SPATIAL COMPOSITION
Design Integrity
Environmental values
Socio-Economic value
Accessibility
Socio-Economic value
Accessibility
Design Integrity
Environmental values
INFLUENCING VALUES/ FACTORS
Aesthetic & Character: Bridging Values
Sub objective: Heritage Preservation
Core objective: Architectural Production
Sub objective: Heritage Preservation
Core objective: Urban Development
Sub objective: Urban Development
Core objective: Heritage Preservation
4. As Architectural and Atmospheric space
3. As Built Infrastructure and Spatial Resource
2. As Urban Landmark or Cultural Landscape
1. As Testimony to the Past
Core objective: Heritage Preservation Sub objective: Architectural Production
APPROACH
OBJECTIVE
T1.1 Theory framework established for case-study analysis and inferences for reuse of industrial heritage site
- Imageability factor, dominant element - Social-cultural attributes, functional use
Place-making elements that depicts Identity
- Type of Opening - Built form mass & volume - Structural grid - Metal roof elements - Facade elevation, symmetry & balance
Space-making element that depicts Character
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of urban landscape which has now evolved into unified, deeply integrated urban spaces that needs to behave in co-relation to the larger context. These abandoned mills form larger part of urban spaces- that has the potential to be established as new spatial meaning. The need of the hour is to investigate strategies to
selected for case analysis.[7]These mills are still under dispute and lie under utilized over the years. Unlike other mills that have already been developed, they have scope for conservation and appropriate transformation. Since only few historic mill sites with its ruined architecture is found, they become crucial site for preservation.
For research, three abandoned mills are considered for case study. They are New Gujarat Synthetic mill (NS mill), Pikas mill and New Commercial mill (NC mill). [7] Maheshwari, A., Patel, D., Luzuriaga, I., Patel, K., Ryffel, L., Desai, M.,Sheth, A. (2018). Terrain-Vague Bricolage: reterritorizing urban ruins of abandoned mills in Ahmedabad. Ahmedabad: CEPT University. No. 020813
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Today
F1.4 Establishing new relationship between city fabric and mills spatial composition / Images regarding this sub-heading
dynamically re-invent these structures and make them more appropriate for needs of today’s cities transformation. In the eastern part of the Ahmedabad, closed mills occupy 3.39 sq. km. Mill lands, comprises 1.7 % of the 190.84 sq. km- total area covered by AMC area. These closed mill lands are owned by different authorities. Amongst 53 closed mills of Ahmedabad, NTC owns 5 mills, GSTC owns 14 mills, Privately owned 34 mills. For the scope of this thesis, we consider those mills that are abandoned.[6]
CASE STUDY SELECTION
F1.5 Ahmedabad city map representing historic textile mills and there current scenario
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Based on detail study of current scenario of all mills, three mills are
[6] Mukhopadhya, S. (1995). Impact of closure of textile mills on the urban spaces of Ahmedabad. Ahmedabad: School of Planning, CEPT university. No. P09667
NS mill located in Saraspur area, right adjacent to the Kalupur railway line. It is 01. situated in the area that will under go major thoroughfare for east part of the city. It was the largest manufacturing unit during it time. The mill has various typology of built form with unique architectural style.
STUDIO 8. Reterritorializing urban ruins of abandoned mill in Ahmedabad
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ACCESS
Open space
New mill
Free access
Unrelated building
Mill in use
Informal resistance
New develpoment
Old mill new use
Formal resistance
Abandoned mill
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Comment
This mill lies in closed vicinity to major textile mills of its time such as Arvind mill, Nutan mill etc. Pikas mill was an old leather mill that produced pickers. It is presently in residential locality. This mill is smallest mill land amongst the cases but with strong industrial spatial character. Majority of the area of mill site is occupied by community settlement. NC mill is one of largest mill land of the city
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established near Asarwa village. Today, an important heritage site and major industrial and government institutions are found in its surroundings. It consist of few warehouses and housing settlement of the workers who worked in this mill.
Investigation criteria
The 3 identified case study are examined. There site and surroundings are surveyed, based on 24 criteria of understanding the textile mill current scenario. Investigation of the selected mills will provide a first hand- overall understanding of the mill. Each of these mills will be understood
Case Selection
F1.7 NS mill site location and Facade elevation
Investigation
Individual Case Study
F1.6 Applied method for case study analysis
F1.8 Urban Spatial analysis and sectional massvolume through NS mill
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CASE ANALYSIS
New Synthetic Mill No.3 Sr Observation No. Parameters
Reasoning/ Rationale
Inferences Who will it impact?
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Urban Spatial Composition
Type 2 Dominant simpler historic structure
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Influencing factors/values
- Aesthetic - Character - Accessibility - Socio-economic value
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Objective
Core-objective: Heritage Preservation
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Approach for Reuse
Sub-objective: Urban Development
Industrial Heritage Site as Urban Landmark and Culture Landscape
- Linear spatial organization - Curvilinear closed loop & cul-de-sac street pattern - Dominant element such as Chimney - Enormous scale vertically as well as horizontally - Does not unify with surrounding city fabric
- Architectural characteristics are observed - Presence of Kalupur railway station, proposed metro line, under ground platform, road intersection right adjacent to the site. - City historic site: Jhulta Minarets, old city limit near the site. - Temporary migrants and daily wage workers occupying the vacant space. - Preservation of material and cultural authenticity - Using strong connectivity, historic urban spatial structure for potential new development
- Ability to conserve as well as propose new development, impacting larger context: cultural impact - Exploit its old city reachability as well as entire city connectivity: Urban center
T1.2 Analysis of NS mill site and derived inferences
based on criteria. (Table 1.3) The result from investigation will direct us towards what objective is relevant for the textile mill, respectively. This survey will help us identify which parameter are influencing the most, in reuse of these industrial heritage mills.
- Scope: City level & economic value of surrounding region - Ability to impact city’s urban change. - City level, historic landmark east part of city. - Uplift economic background, regional level What must be emphasized?
- Architectural element and its character should be emphasized - Importance of its location should be emphasized, provide strong socio-cultural impact. - Site’s capacity to hold mass motion due to urban thoroughfare: Metro, road, train rail must be focused Why this specific viewpoint? - Represent it as city’s industrial Identity, imageability - Urban cultural center How will it impact? - Focus on reuse through conservation of heritage - Potential urban site for cultural landscape and activities - Integrate crucial transit zone in reuse.
Alternate inference, NS mill Alternatively, if urban development is the core-objective for reuse of industrial heritage site, we might see neglect of the possibility to use the heritage as an asset. Contextually strong location like this site, without any
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restrictions and preservation guidelines, will demolish the site and construct large commercial complexes that can profit from the major thoroughfare. This is, at the cost of losing a physical historic structures, sense of place and possible historic industrial identity of the city.
CONCLUSION This research looks upon the subject of reuse for abandoned and redundant industrial heritage site that have potential to reflect upon its historic significance as well as revitalize industrial sites as per the current needs.
Research Contribution
This research provides a new perspective over dealing with the reuse of industrial heritage site that is, amalgamation of 2 objectives. It provides appropriate reuse by focusing on several important issues, instead of focus on just one core objective.
This combination of two objective provide the assurance of conservation of any historic value tangible/ intangible present on the site, along with new development that deals with the issues of the present. “Conservation + Development”
The research provides a method for firsthand study of industrial heritage site with the help of overall framework for reuse explained in Figure 1.9.
Future Recommendations
Following the study with the understanding based on architectural intervention, conservation and urban development practices, this research can further establish crucial consideration involving planning practices.
The study can further outline comprehensive data regarding entities involved in specific reuse approach, their role and contribution to the reuse project such as government authorities, investors, architects, developers,
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conservationist and locals etc.
The study can further detailed out principle regulation policies and by-laws for practical implementations and considerations during reuse projects of such industrial heritage sites.
The research can be outlined and summarized as the per the framework in Figure 1.9.
Research Findings
This research provides an opportunity for former industrial heritage and its elements, not only to be preserved or reused but to be integrated in the city’s future. In order to do that, study of urban spatial composition of these complexes and there their surrounding area is the key factor. Using the case of abandoned textile mills of Ahmedabad, the research is able to derive; A relationship between, “possible urban change and identified urban condition.”
This relationship is studied for each case using a set of parameters, answering important question such as, Who will it impact? What should be emphasized? How will it impact? Why this specific viewpoint? And What will be the outcome? Inference from these question leads us to important guidelines for consideration of reuse. The guidelines make sure that the action of reuse will lead to desired approach. Here, the important learning is that a reuse project for any heritage site must look upon the bases of conservation of its historic value and than other various issues, so that they are relevant today.
The idea of perceiving reuse for heritage industrial site into more than one objective makes it important to investigate the most important role a heritage site can play irrespective to the action of conservation, that is made constant. It helps us to really define; to what extend the site can be preserved and alternatively used to create its new identity.
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Steps of concluding research
Interpreting research solutions
Investigation of Industrial heritage site based on criteria (Table 1.3)
Research Question What are the various considerations that should be taken into account with regards to the issues derived from disfunctional industrial heritage sites? What should be the core objective of reuse for redundant industrial heritage site based on today’s transformation of the city of Ahmedabad?
Framework consideration of (Table 1.4)
for Reuse
Research Objective To outline typologies of industrial urban spatial structures that are still relevant in the city fabric. To identify various factors that influences reuse for such historic sites, reuse of industries. To determine appropriate approaches for these industrial heritage sites in Ahmedabad.
Reuse method and guidelines for approach (Table 1.5)
Research Aim
Summary: Possible urban change for identified urban condition
Research Findings
The aim of thesis is to identify different way of using abandoned industrial sites in context of Ahmedabad, such that the heritage and heritage sites are relevant in the context of urban change.
F1.9 Framework outline for concluding research Reuse of Industrial Heritage Site, Study of Approaches for the Case of Ahmedabad
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Investigation Criteria for conducting comprehensive case analysis
Selected Mills for Case-study NS Mill
Pikas Mill
Investigation of the case study has brought out interesting results. All the three mills has scope for heritage preservation. NS mill reflects major preservation possibility. Pikas mill can be exploited for architectural production. New use development at NS mill
Urban Development
T1.3 Criteria of investigation for consideration of particular objective for case study
Architectural Production
20. Possible collaborative ownership between different stake holder 21. Local market/ business opportunitieseducational, health and other institutions 22. Presence of nearby historic landmarks, public parks, tourist attraction etc 23. Ease of access to site- proper infrastructure road 24. Connectivity to the city- mode of public transport like BRTS, bus station, railway
Conclusion of Case study based on each objective
Objective
Historic Preservation
1. Presence of historic objects, machineries, architectural structures such as chimeny 2. Ornamented architectural elements like cornices, arches etc 3. Maintainability of built assest for restorationmateriality 4. Presence of ruins with industrial autheticitytangible heritage 5. Possible spatial quality unique to site- intangle character 6. Possible sectional integrity, symmetry, balance in roof arrangement, opening etc 7. Flexibility of space, capacity to changemodularity 8. Multi-functionality to various new usemultiple built forms on site 9. Spatial flow mobility- ease of movementbuilding level 10.Presence of transitional paths- for circulationsite level 11. Identified atria, courtyards, openspaces between builtforms 12. Built forms follows a specific grid compositions of urban spatial structure 13. Presence of particular type of natural green landscape on site 14. Presence of social fabric- community, earlier housing mill workers 15. Identified socio-cultural activities & use of heritage site 16. Visual coherence & organisation of built environment with heritage site 17. Dominant mass and volume of historic form than the immediate context 18. Indentified imageability, socio-cultural values and attributes 19. Ability to hold appropriate measure of human carrying capacity: builtform/ site area
NC Mill
Considersation for Reuse
- The NS mill has a strong characteristics traits that can be preserved. The site has dominant elements like chimney. The openings are ornamented and use of advance materials like glass and wooden frame. The built heritage has varied scale and volume giving an overall industrial representation. - Pikas mill has all its building form deeply integrated with each other. This integration creates a unique roof arrangement and circulation with interesting spatial qualities. With the ruined built form the spaces are expressed with unique quality of natural light in each area. - NC mill has the most basic industrial architecture. It reflect simple geometry in building shape and roof system. However, nothing represents strong authenticity and imageability. The way buildings have mature and formed ruin is unalike any other abandoned mill.
- NS mill already consist of a very compelling architecture of its own, in order to balance the mass the new intervention will need be small. Both NS mill & NC mill, has no definite entrance to the site and possible atria or courtyard that can be exploited for new design. There is barely any flexibility in providing a scope of integration between old and new built form due to it large and strongly defined regular space. Although NC mill has a very peculiar type of green cover distinctively found on abandoned sites. - Pikas mill has very less vacant space for large new architectural built form but has the scope to implement several small segregated intervention from all sides of the ruins. It is possible due to its very organic nature of various structural composition. There are various types of courtyards, shedded, semi-open spaces that are part of original building and some formed during it time of dilapidation which can be confederated into new intervention. Several types of flora such as creepers, trees, roots has formed a unique amalgamation, making them part of the historic structure.
- NS mill has no housing settlement around the site for workers that worked in the mills. However, they have temporary settlement that are occupied by migrants. However, NC mill has a historic housing community on the site. - These site has powerful industrial element. They do not have visual coherence with the surrounding area. NS mill can be exploited as strong image representing industrial heritage. - NC mill with it’s location in important industrial centers, essential institutions and heritage landmark and NS mill, at the center of major urban thoroughfare of the east part of the city, makes both these sites a potential landmark for attracting large number of people. - NC mill is right on the BRTS line with very high FSI for new development. With the added advantage of very large parcel of land, NC mill has a possible collaborative ownership between stake holder for new use. - Pikas mill is a very small site with very less human carrying capacity with least urban development possibility. It has no major connectivity to the overall city. - This site has very less vacant space to be development for new intervention. There is a relationship between the social community and the mill but its use and impact is restricted to local contribution and neighborhood context.
and NC mill has the opportunity to impact at urban level. Long term development planning can be implemented on NC mill.
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Aesthetics
Aesthetics
Socio-Economic value
Character
Character
Aesthetics
Environmental value
Accessibility
Influencing factors/values
T1.4 Consideration of Reuse for Case studied using Framework for reuse
New Commercial Mill
Pikas Mill
New Gujarat Synthetic Mill
Case Studied
Character
Design Integrity
Socio-Economic value
Additive structures shaped by spatial pattern
Forms basic block unit, Clustered builtforms, Forms inner courtyard
Dominant simpler historic structure
Urban Spatial Composition
Framework for consideration of Reuse for Industrial Heritage Sites
Heritage Preservation
Sub-objective:
Urban Development
Core-objective:
Architectural Production
Sub-objective:
Heritage Preservation
Core-objective:
Urban Development
Sub-objective:
Heritage Preservation
Core-objective:
Objectives
Industrial Heritage Site as Built infrastructure and Spatial Resource
Industrial Heritage Site as Testimony of Past
Industrial Heritage Site as Urban Landmark and Culture Landscape
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Reuse of Industrial Heritage Site, Study of Approaches for the Case of Ahmedabad Urban Planning & Land use - Economic activities Corporate parks Research centers Business centers Mixed use complex
- Residential area Housing
- Recreational areas Parks and garden Community center
T1.5 Reuse for Case studied and guidelines for approach
- Housing Development
-Regional Economic Development Programs
- HeritageRecreational Amenities
Industrial Heritage Site as Built infrastructure and Spatial Resource
Restoration & Reuse
- Physical Spatial Planning - Environment Preservation
Urban Catalyst
NC Mill
- Recreational areas Parks and Garden
- Local activities Community center NGO activity center
- Economic activities Commercial centers Local market center
- Cultural amenities Convention centers Museums Exhibition centers Galleries
Functional Use
- Heritage conservation authorities
- Stakeholders
- Local community & Residents
- Govt. Authorities: AMC, AUDA
- Heritage conservation authorities
- NGOs
- Local community & Residents
- Local government
- Heritage Conservation organizations
- Government Authorities: AMC, MEGA
Entities Involved
Individual building preservation - Strict prohibition on changes to building facade, whole structure - New addition in and around the heritage structure is allowed - Maintaining the repetitive nature and scale of the openings - Maintain neutral tones for materials used on exteriors in the heritage zone of the site
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Building restoration - No ruined elements should be demolished - Present roof structure should be maintained - Cracked and dilapidated voids and openings on walls, roof should not be re-covered - Maintaining the pits, tanks and well for new intervention
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Individual building preservation - Strict prohibitions on changes to building facade, whole structure - Maintaining the repetitive nature and scale of the openings - Restriction of divisions of volume of space for new use • Whole or partial preservation of local market on site edge
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Zoning heritage site to emphasize entire heritage environments - Restriction on relocation of community settlement on site - Whole or partial preservation of local market on site edge • Preserving heritage environment - Partial maintenance of the environmental landscape on the site to be preserved
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Preserving heritage environment - Maintain the creepers, roots and trees that has grown over the ruined surface - No trees on site must be removed for new intervention • Establish non-profit organization for heritage and cultural preservation
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Restriction for new construction around heritage structure - Average height - Building set back -Maintain neutral tones for materials used on exteriors -Maintain opening level and balance with old structure • Relocation of temporary houses from the site
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Guidelines for Reuse
Compilation of important guidelines and aspects necessary for reuse of each case studied. Here, we conclude suggestions
- Authentic Ambience - Community Activities
- Industrial Culture and Working Memory Retrieval Programs
Community-based Heritage Urban space
- Cultural Programs
- Urban Landmark
Transit-oriented Urban Public space
Main Method & Application
Adaptive reuse & Redevelopment
Industrial Heritage Site as Testimony of Past
Pikas Mill
- Distinguishable Identity - Cultural prospect features
Industrial Heritage Site as Urban Landmark and Culture Landscape
NS Mill
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F1.10 Assimilation of values by using Bridging values: Relation
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Reuse of Industrial Heritage Site, Study of Approaches for the Case of Ahmedabad
Kuhoo Patel