PORTFOLIO Mamata Bora UCL The Bartlett School of Architecture MArch Urban Design 08-09 UD 1- Tutors: Jonathan Kendall / Yuri Gerrits
London Mutation Research
Patch Work City
Recombinant Urbanism
Field Trip
Urban Fiction Essay
Strategic Urban Design
Detailed Urban Design
Urban Design Report
September 2008
October 2008 - January 2009
October 2008
November 2009 - December 2009
November 2008
December 2008 - March 2009
November 2008
April 2009 - September 2009
LONDON MUTATION RESEARCH
Group work Theme - Time We explored mutation of London with the theme of time. The aim was to identify the causes of mutation and see how London as a city mutated in response throughout time. The study was divided into themes of - Networks & wealth, Crisis & Response, Growth & Containment, Innovation & Progress and Sprawl & Segregation. Output was in the form of a drama and a model sewed with the threads of time.
THE PLAY NarratorChhavi Actors Mamata Christine Russel Fiona Ronnie Nuala CD Contents Script of the play
GROWING LONDON
MUTATING LONDON
TRADE
INDUSTRY
SERVICE
MODEL
NETWORK & WEALTH
CRISIS & RESPONSE GROWTH & CONTAINMENT INNOVATION & PROGRESS
SPRAWL & SEGREGATION
PATCH WORK CITY
Symbiotic city
It is a mushroom city which grows and adaps to environment and forms symbiosis with nature. The entire city is elevated from ground which is left for nature. Communitites are formed in the sky around cores of vertical structure where all supporting amenities of the city are housed. Different mushroom shades are connected by skyways. All services and vehicular transport run underground. The ground is left for the use of flora and founa where human beings use the space in the sky.
INSPIRATION
MODEL
MODEL
SECTION
RECOMBINANT URBANISM
Group work Heterotopia under London Bridge - SHUNT It is a member’s club hidden deep under the tunnels of London Bridge railway station. It is categorised as a heterotopia of illusion.
PLAN
Tooley street
Stainer street
Joiners street
St. Thomas street
SPACES
ACTIVITIES
LONDON WALK
CD Contents Presentation video
LONDON WALK
FIELD TRIP - AMSTERDAM & ROTTERDAM
Group of 56 international students Amsterdam & Rotterdam Four days trip to Amsterdam and Rotterdam with Professor Hans Wirz.
SUSTAINIBILITY & FUTURE
PLANNING & FUTURE
BOAT TRIP
LIVING WITH WATER
ARCHITECTURE
URBAN SPACE
INTERNATIONAL INTERACTION
FUN & EXPERIENCE
URBAN FICTION
CITY OF GOD Essay A Brazilian crime drama based on the lives of favela dwellers in Rio de Janeiro. The movie covers time span of 40 years and provides a closer look into urban issues related to a society which accomodates contrasting elements.
COEXISTENCE
ESSAY
CD Contents -The essay & Movie clips
STRATEGIC URBAN DESIGN
d CONSTELLATION Empowering existing urban centers in London - magnets The strategy is to introduce various contrasting, competing though interdependent magnets into London so that the core is spread throughout the region of London and not just confined to be at one place.
EXISTING DENSITY DISTRIBUTION
PROPOSED DENSITY DISTRIBUTION
DISTRIBUTING THE STRENGHT
IDENTIFIED MAGNETS
STRENGTH OF MAGNETS
CONTRASTING & COMPLIMENTARY
DETAILED URBAN DESIGN
ECO BRIDGE Addressing the issue of broken territories created by railway Following the strategic proposal to intensify the power of attraction of existing sub-urban centers in London, this project is a focus on Woodgreen. The proposal evolves from the issues identified through analysis of the area.
WOODGREEN IN LONDON
WOODGREEN’S IDENTITY
FIGUREGROUND
TOPOGRAPHY
EXISTING SPACES
ALEXANDRA PARK IN HISTORY
1897
1920
1962
2009
EXISTING GREENSCAPE
EXISTING PUBLIC REALM
DIVISION BY RAILWAY
Deprivation map of borough of Haringey
DIVISION BY RAILWAY
Crime hot spot map of borough of Haringey
GREENSCAPE ON BOTH SIDES
RAILWAY LAND PARKS OPEN SPACES
CONNECTIVITY ON BOTH SIDES
BUS ROUTE TUBE STATION TRAIN STATION
PROPOSAL - 1
REFIRMING THE EDGE OF ALEXANDRA PARK
PROPOSAL - 2
CHANGING THE ORIENTATION OF PUBLIC REALM
PROPOSAL - 3
SPREADING ALEXANDRA PARK INTO BUILT ENVIRONMENT
MASTERPLAN
DEVELOPMENT PHASE 1 ESTABLISHING CONNECTIONS
DEVELOPMENT PHASE 2 REDIRECTING STREET LIFE
DEVELOPMENT PHASE 3 FILLING IN
SPACE ON THE BRIDGE
SPACE ON THE BRIDGE
SPACE ON GROUND
URBAN DESIGN REPORT
THE URBAN ASCENSION Future in the sky London is introduced to a series of skyscrapers growing alongside the major movement .......
LONDON TODAY
LONDON’S FUTURE ?
LONDON’S FUTURE?
INSPIRATION - A VERTICAL PUBLIC LIFE
GOAL
VERTICAL CUL-DE- IN TOWERS TODAY
PROPOSAL
INTENSIFICATION ALONG MOVEMENT CORRIDOR
LONDON & HEIGHT
SITE IN LONDON
SITE
SITE - NOW & FUTURE
SITE IN ROMAN LONDON
CHANGE THROUGH PAST 100 YEARS
SITE & CONNECTIVITY
LIVERPOOL STREET STATION
ALDGATE EAST STATION
ALDGATE STATION
FENCHURCH STREET STATION
CURRENT LAND USE
Offices Mixed use Residences Retail Institutions Transport Listed buildings
SITE - FIRST IMPRESSION
SKYLINE - NEAR FUTURE
MODEL
WITH PROPOSED TOWERS
MODEL
SITE PICTURES
MODEL
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
MODEL
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT LAND USE AND OPEN SPACE
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT LAND USE VOLUME ON SITE
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY OF EXISTING STREET PATTERN
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT BUILT MASS AS VOLUME OF LAND USE
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT HEIGHT AS PER ACCESSIBILITY
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
THEORITICAL EXTRUSION OF FOOTPRINT
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT REFINEMENT OF VOLUME
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT REFINEMENT AS PER VIEW CORRIDORS TOWER OF LONDON
ST. PAULS CATHEDRAL
CIRCULATION
PRIMARY ROUTE - HORIZONTAL PRIMARY ROUTE - VERTICAL SECONDARY ROUTE - VERTICAL SECONDARY ROUTE - HORIZONTAL PRIMARY PUBLIC SPACE SECONDARY PUBLIC SPACE
CIRCULATION DIAGRAM
GREENSCAPE DIAGRAM
LAND USE REQUIREMENT
LAND USE DISTRIBUTION
MUTATION DUE TO CONNECTIVITY
MUTATION DUE TO LIGHT
CIRCULATION @ GROUND LEVEL
NODES OF VERTICAL TRANSPORT
MASTERPLAN @ GROUND LEVEL
CONNECTIONS @ 80M
CONNECTIONS @ 240M
VIEW ON STREET
VIEW ON STREET
SECTION THROUGH PART OF SITE