Vertical Cities Asia : CUHK Team B : Research Report

THE SOCIAL NETWORK TACTICAL POINTS . ACTIVE SURFACES . BIFURCATE LINES RESEARCH REPORT

Advisor: HWANG, Cheng Chun Patrick

Phwang@cuhk.edu.hk

(+852) 3943 6581

Team B Member: CHEUNG, Chi Ying Shirley CHAN, Hiu Ling Leila HO, Tze Wai Jimmy WONG, Chun Kit Marco

cycheungshirley@gmail.com leila_today@yahoo.com.hk jimmytwho@gmail.com chunkitwongmarco@gmail.com

(+852) 6774 0027 (+852) 5128 2202 (+852) 9143 6750 (+852) 6741 3444

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“First Life, then Spaces, then Buildings,

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the other way around never works.

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Jan Gehl.

ONTENT // Collective Mumbai Mumbai Public Space

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Analysis of Point / Line / Surface

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// Sewri Public Life Anarchic Points

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Underutilized Surfaces

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Ambiguous Lines

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// Mumbai Habitation

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Housing typology in Mumbai

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Extreme living condition

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COLLECTIVE MUMBAI

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Mumbai Public Space Eating Resting High income

Low income

Commuter

Worker

Clothes Wash/ Drying Chatting Working

Resident

Trading Playing Gathering

Male

Female

Workshipping Celebrating Sight -seeing

Child

Elderly

Tourist

Worshipping

Spatial configuration

MOSQUE 3

Sight-seeing

Trading

Chatting

Eating Resting Clothes Wash/ Drying Chatting Working Trading Playing Gathering

Lunch box Transportiing

Resting

Trading

Working

Workshipping Celebrating Sight -seeing

High income

Low income

Commuter

Worker

Tourist

Resident

Male

Female

Child

Elderly

TRAIN STATION 4

Mumbai Public Space Eating Resting High income

Low income

Commuter

Worker

Clothes Wash/ Drying Chatting Working

Resident

Trading Playing Gathering

Male

Female

Workshipping Celebrating Sight -seeing

Child

Elderly

Tourist

Barbering

Trading

Spatial configuration

STREET & JUNCTIONS 5

Studying

Celebratiing

Eating Resting Clothes Wash/ Drying Chatting Working Trading Playing Gathering

Voting

Concerting

Sport Event

Playing

Workshipping Celebrating Sight -seeing Performance Public Event

High income

Low income

Commuter

Worker

Tourist

Resident

Male

Female

Child

Elderly

SPORTS GROUND 6

Mumbai Public Space Eating Resting High income

Low income

Commuter

Worker

Clothes Wash/ Drying Chatting Working

Resident

Trading Playing Gathering

Male

Female

Workshipping Celebrating Sight -seeing

Child

Elderly

Tourist

Trading

Spatial configuration

BEACH 7

Fishing

Worshipping

Playing

Eating Resting Clothes Wash/ Drying Chatting Working Trading Playing Gathering

Trading

Resting

Working

Gathering

Workshipping Celebrating Sight -seeing

High income

Low income

Commuter

Worker

Tourist

Resident

Male

Female

Child

Elderly

STREET MARKET 8

Mumbai Public Space Eating Resting High income

Low income

Commuter

Worker

Clothes Wash/ Drying Chatting Working

Resident

Trading Playing Gathering

Male

Female

Workshipping Celebrating Sight -seeing

Child

Elderly

Tourist

Playing

Resting

Spatial configuration

PROMENADE 9

Clothes Washing

Gathering

Eating Resting Clothes Wash/ Drying Chatting Working Trading Studying Gathering

Trading

Studying

Working

Celebrating

Workshipping Celebrating Sight -seeing

High income

Low income

Commuter

Worker

Tourist

Resident

Male

Female

Child

Elderly

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Analysis of Point / Line / Surface Typology

Points

Activities

Nature

Mosque

Worshipping

Sight-seeing

Trading

Chatting

Working

Resting

Trading

Working

Working

Trading

Studying

Celebratiing

Train Station

Points refer to nodes and landmarks which are strategic spots in a city where people within nearby communities or of common interests would gather and stay. It usually exists as junctions, places of break in transportation. Informal working sectors appropriate these spaces for trading, resting or small group gathering, turning it a strong social magnet in community level

Street & Junctions

Surface

Sports Ground

Voting

Performing

Performing

Playing

Trading

Fishing

Worshipping

Playing

Beach

Line

Street Market

Trading

Resting

Playing

Resting

Trading

Studying

Working

Gathering

Promenade

Clothes Washing

Gathering

Roadside

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Working

Celebrating

Surface refers to open spaces designated by the Mumbai Municipal. Most of them relate to sports and leisure activities. Occasional events or festivals will be held serving a wide range of users.

However, insufficient open spaces (1.1 sq.m per capita with UDPH standard of 10.12 sq.m per capita) is a general phenomenon in Mumbai.

Lines refer to channels which allows for potential moves and occasion stops. They are mainly streets, walkways and railroads. Mumbaikars appropriate these linear spaces with multi programmes from economic to social activities.

Accessibility and walkability affects the pedestrian movements in lines especially when walking is their major mode of transportation. Street life in Mumbai is the most versatile among all types of public space. Yet they are always associated with sanitization and pedestrian safety issue.

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SEWRI PUBLIC LIFE

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Anarchic Points Points in Sewri mainly exist in the form of Religious or transportation node. However their location are scattered around the context in disorder.

Exclusive Coverage Not every point can be reached within 10 min walking distance; several neighborhoods are being excluded from these gathering nodes

Inaccessible Some of the points are far away from the major pedestrian path, making it inaccessible and underused all the time Exiisting points in Sewri 13

Lack of landmark and public facilities Points mainly exist in the form of local small temple and synagogue or transportation node.

There is a lack of public, communal and cultural activities within the context.

Overcrowded Street Junction Street intersection is often flooded with crowds.

These are intense points where fatality caused by traffic accident

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Underutilized Surfaces Surface in Sewri are mainly municipal dedicated sportsground , park and playground. They are distributed in discrete and are mostly underutilized.

Lack of Open Space

Remote Location Open spaces are often located adjacent to hospital or other government institution rather than residential.

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Exisitng open space in Sewri

Underutilized Waterfront The eastern waterfront is owned by the Mumbai Port Trust and is underutilized due to hindrance imposed on by the railway and the highway which made it inaccessible.

Active industrial plants Abandoned industrial plants

Underused / Gated Municipal dedicated Open Space Municipal dedicated open space like sportsground and playground are occasionally turned into exclusive public space for certain group of people.

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Ambiguous Lines MOTOR BIKE MOTORBIKE BIKE MOTOR

PEDESTRIAN PEDESTRIAN PEDESTRIAN

RICKSHAW RICKSHAW RICKSHAW

SELLING SELLING SELLING

Hygiene and waste Hygieneand andwaste waste Hygiene

Exisitng transportation network in Sewri

Road Safety

ROAD WIDTH

ROAD ROADWIDTH WIDTH

ORIGINAL

ORIGINAL ORIGINAL ORIGINAL

JUNCTION WITH HIGH FATALITY JUNCTIONWITH WITHHIGH HIGHFATALITY FATALITY JUNCTION

Ambiguity between road and sidewalk Sidewalks are often not provided in Sewri, Activities from pedestrian walkway spills out to the street causing traffic congestion as well as accidents.

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25M

Exisitng section for different types of street 25M 25M 25M

22M

22M 22M 22M

16M

16M 16M 16M

7-10M

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MUMBAI HABITATION

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Mumbai Habitation

Bhainu House

House in Versova Bhainu House House inFishing VersovaVillage Fishing Village 1:200

Area/ pers : 10 sgm

Area / pers : 10 sqm

Bhainu House

House in Versova Bhainu House House inFishing VersovaVillage Fishing Village 19

Area/ pers: 10 : 10 sgm Area / pers sqm

AGARIAN VILLAGE

Haji Kasam Chawl

by private Haji Chawls Kasam Chawl Enterprise Chawls by private Enterprise 1:500

CHAWL

Area/ pers : 2.6 sgm

Area / pers : 2.6 sqm

Haji Kasam Chawl

by private Haji Chawls Kasam Chawl Chawls by private Enterprise Enterprise Area/ pers: 2.6 : 2.6sqm sgm Area / pers

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Mumbai Habitation

Building No. 30

MassNo. housing Building 30 by the state after independence Mass housing by the state after independence 1:200

Area/ pers : 10 sgm

Area / pers : 10 sqm

Building No. 30

Mass housing Haji Kasam Chawlby the Chawls by private state after independence Enterprise 21

Area/ pers: 2.6 : 10sqm sgm Area / pers

MASS HOUSING

Nav Monioa

Private apartments of Nav Monica 70s and of80s Private apartments 70s and 80s 1:200

APARTMENT

Area/ pers : 12.6 sgm Area / pers : 12.6 sqm

Nav Monioa

PrivateNo. apartments of Building 8 Mass housing the 80s 70sbyand state after independence Area/ pers: 8: sqm 12.6 sgm Area / pers

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Mumbai Habitation

Dharavi Area/ pers : 2-7sgm

Dharavi Area/ pers : 2-7 sgm 23

SLUM

Shreenath Towers Shreenath Towers Apartmentininold oldvillages Apartment 1:200

CONDOMINIUM

villages

Area/ pers: 16.8 : 4.8sqm sgm Area / pers

Shreenath Towers Shreenath Towers Apartmentininold oldvillages Apartment villages

Area/ pers: 16.8 : 4.8sqm sgm Area / pers

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Extreme living condition Low-rise, High density Small Accomodation Constrained blanket FSI currently use to regulate the building form generates the low rise urban context of Mumbai. However with ever growing immigrants, the living space per capita for the low income group is extremely small at around 2 sq.m.

Slum and pavement dweller In central part of Sewri, the region is prone to slum and pavement dwellers. However, with the new development, more condominium is built and slum dwellers are deprived of a stable dwelling

Constrain FSI at 1.33

Slum population dominate Central region of Sewri

Pavement dweller who are moved our of stable tenure

Exclusive community life for residents of Condominium in Sewri

Cease of Neighborhood life New housing development like apartment and condominium are constructed at the fast paced.

These housing designs advocate private life and exclusive community life for their residents.

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