Urban Design + Planning portfolio by Pooja Anil Chaudhari

C H A U D H A R I P O O J A

D E S I G N P O R T F O L I O SELECTED ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL WORKS

contents. COMPETITIONS (Architecture + Urban Design) Warali Haat, Palghar- Winning Entry Ratan J Batliboi Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Maharashtra Nature Park and Pedestrian Bridge- Winning Entry Ratan J Batliboi Consultants Pvt. Ltd. International Institute for Information Technology, Naya Raipur- Winning Entry Ratan J Batliboi Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Converge The University of Texas at Austin. MSCRP

ARCHITECTURE // URBAN DESIGN The role of myth as an Architect: A case for Mathura Final year Architectural Thesis Learning Spaces: Centre for theological studies, Uttan Architectural design studio. Third year B.Arch An inquiry in the dynamics of openings in Architecture, Bhopal Architectural design studio. Fourth year B.Arch

AFFORDABLE HOUSING Ecology of Collective living: Senior citizen housing Architectural Design: Housing studio. Fourth year B.Arch Affordable Housing, Sonarpur Ayan Sen Architects Urban Designers Planners. Professional Practice

URBAN PLANNING Sustainable Land-Use Planning Second year studio. The University of Texas at Austin. MSCRP A Manifesto for Deolali: City for the elderly Architectural Planning studio. Fourth year B.Arch

HAND DRAWINGS // DOCUMENTATION Bishnupur, West Bengal- Exhibition Architectural Design. Second year B.Arch

BASIC DESIGN // FORM EXPLORATIONS As beautiful as a chance encounter of an umbrella and a sewing machine- 2 pages Basic Design studio. First Year B.Arch Meals on Wheels Interior Design studio. Second Year B.Arch

CONSTRUCTION // WORKING DRAWINGS Folded Plate, Waffle Roof Construction studio. Fourth year B.Arch DLH Apna Ghar Construction studio. Fourth year B.Arch

COMPETITIONS (Architecture + Urban Design

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WA R A L I H A AT 1 AT M A N O R , PA L G H A R C o m p e t i t i o n

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The project is aimed to achieve social upliftment of tribes of the art of Maharashtra by bringing the Adivasi tribes on tourism platform through skill development. The main emphasis of this project is not only to bring art and culture of tribes of Maharashtra & India to main stream, but also to bring these tribes in sector of economic growth through their skills. The project at educating the common man to tribal skills and culture. To make the proposal self sustainable, the project aims to add commercial aspects.

SITE

Palghar District

Maharashtra State

Map locating the closest tourist destinations from site

Valsad

Vapi

Functional facades Porches, verandahs, backyards for gathering spaces

Nasik

Dahanu Boisar Vikramgadh

SITE

Valsad

Asangaon Thane

Palghar

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Nature as an inspiration Depiction of daily life activities Paintings not static but always in motion

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Talasari

Lifestyle and culture of Warali

Salient Features of the Warali Art:

Kalyan

Mumbai

Pune

Map locating the closest major cities and towns to attract visitors

Ways to Inform the parking requirements:

usable space

Option 1

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Option 2

Option 3

Option 4

A Haat is a rural market place. The Warali tribe of Maharashtra is most famous for their indigenous art form called ‘Warali art’. Image from https://remidesouza.blogspot.in/2010/05/warli-house-and-habitat-1.html. It was used for reference purpose only.

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Spatial sequence

Movement and circulation:

Pedestrian Entry 1

Pedestrian Entry 2

Vehicular Entry

Ground level Plan

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Aerial view of the Administration Block

View of the Art Galleries

Pedestrian axis and ascending massing strategies in North South direction to achieve shaded open spaces at all times of the day

Outreach Programs Value Creation:

For Visitors Cultural Destination

Bamboo

EAT SHOP UNWIND LEARN PLAY TRAVEL STAY ENGAGE CELEBRATE

EDUCATE INFORM CONSULT INVOLVE COLLABORATE For local tribes DEVELOP Platform for EMPOWER Community upliftment PARTICIPATE SUSTAIN

Value Addition:

AGRO tourism CULTURAL tourism EVENT tourism SUSTAINABLE tourism ECO tourism

Productive Landscape

Tourists, students and art enthusiasts look forward to a hands on experience with the art form. In order to do so, we proposed productive landscape, where the indeginous materials used in the process of painting are grown on site itself. Renditions of a typical Warali house cluster are also proposed, where visitors can have an insight of the lifestyle of the tribe, given how the art form has been derived from day-today activities itself.

Sisal

White pigment-mixture of rice paste and water with gum as a binding.

Creating platforms for mobile exhibitions

Karvy

Tool: Bamboo stick chewed at the end to make it as supple as a paintbrush.

Medium: mixture of branches, earth and cow dung, making a red ochre background for the wall paintings.

Network of collaboration with design institutes of the Western zone in the country

Community engagement for Construction using locally available materials

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RESIDENTIAL TOWNSHIP , KALINGANAGAR Status: Ongoing construction. Area: 60 acres

Intent:

The amphitheater abuts the Stadium and festival plazas to form the central part of the Township. It will attract people for a casual recreational gathering. It is designed to accommodate all comfortable informal seating positions. Hence, treads of varying sizes are proposed. In addition to this, landscape is integrated within the steps. Since this area is informal, it allows people to use it anyway preferred.

Key plan

Vehicular road

Upper Plaza Wall painted with tribal art of Orissa

Elevated Stage

Gabion wall (meant for leaning only)

Lower Plaza

Pedestrian road

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I N T E R N AT I O N A L I N S T I T U T E F O R INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, NAYA RAIPUR

Conceptual zoning diagram for Masterplan

Winning competition entry. Area: 120 acres

The Project entails the Preparation of Comprehensive Campus layout Planning integrating with the existing. Presently IIIT Naya Raipur has strength of about 200 students and over a period of 10 years, it is likely to reach a capacity of 1610 students. These zonal categories act as an extension based on existing programs of the building (phase 1). Retaining residential zone furthest away from the main entry and plot periphery provides privacy and security for the inmates. This defines the Live zone. Academic functions are housed in the centre of the plot. This creates the learn zone in the centre that is accessible to all. While the third zone, closest to the entrance houses functions and facilities for outsiders. Strategically positioned to minimize unwanted trespassing and opportunities for shared programs that with outsiders. It acts as the formal edge with important facilities such as the placement and research cell that acts as studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ticket to experiment with real world entrepreneurial challenges. The edges between these three zones are very clearly defined using designed landscape elements like bio swales.

Delayering Masterplan for analysis

Activity node Walking radius 75 metre = 1 minute

Mobility diagram

Vehicular route Non motorized bus stop bus movement cycle sharing spot cycle route car park

Open space analysis

Courtyard Formation Flow Movement

Movement and Circulation

Cluster: Ground level Plan

Introvert, inward looking

Unidirectional

Punctured

Fluid

Key plan Green buffers at building edge Sit outs Trees on the W and S facade Trail option 3d View

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The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has named the winners of an international competition to redesign the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the Maharashtra Nature Park and the pedestrian/cyclist Bridge over the Mithi River. The watersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; edge as soft infrastructure The design proposal at the regional level proposes a re-imagining of the existing waterway edges as a dynamic ecosystem that absorbs the monsoon overflow and serves as a green filter remediating outflows into the water from the immediate surroundings. Simultaneously, physical filters are proposed at the estuarine end to filter out some of the solid waste being brought back by the high sea tides. This is aimed at improving the quality of estuarine water, which will make this area more attractive from all banks- Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) and MNP.

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Bridge as a destination The proposal imagines the bridge as a series of linked nodes; place-making for people. The moment the quality of estuarine water improves, the bridge has the potential to become a destination rather than just a cyclist/pedestrian connect, developing a format of urban space missing from Mumbaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s city fabric today. It supports temporally varied activities ranging from bird watching for enthusiasts to pop-up schools. Our proposal imagines the bridge as a space where Mumbaiites can celebrate this forgotten connection with the estuarine delta of the Mithi River and its connection to the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s open spaces. The bridge will not only serve as a non-vehicular visual icon connecting BKC and Dharavi but

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TEAM 192004: Converge is about creating a vibrant riverfront which communicates of the city’s identity, economy, ecology, history and culture. The city’s historical and geographical position has been a symbol of freedom. In the modern day, one craves for the feeling of liberation from the hustling routine and the team attempts to achieve this notion through various strategies and physical forms. Efforts in the form of pedestrian streets, local economies or even just a platform for expression, solitude, and performance are significant in catalyzing unity in a city.

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If we build a city for cars, there will be traffic. If we build a city for people, there will be events.

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Placemaking that is inclusive and an embodiment of the city spirit.

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Come live-work-play at the dome

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CELEBRATE

C R E A Additional streetcar routes Bike routes Pedestrianization Ferry routes Reduce congestion Bus stops + routes

Alternate modes of transportation

Spillover and recreational spaces

Locating developments

A T E

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Retaining wall Normal riverline Flooding condition

SUSTAIN

Resiliency

Detention ponds & holding tanks

Green infrastructure

Roads, sewers/ water pipelines

Network of wetlands/ Flood restoration

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Residential Office Mixed-use Office/ Commercial Mixed-use Office/ Commercial Office Mixed-use Residential/ Commercial Mixed-use Office/ Commercial Mixed-use Office/ Commercial Mixed-use Residential/ Commercial Public building Mixed-use Office/ Commercial Commercial Commercial

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Commercial Mixed-use office/ Commercial Commercial Mixed-use office/ Commercial Mixed-use office/ Commercial Commercial Commercial Commercial Commercial Residential Residential Commercial Commercial Commercial

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Commercial Mixed-use Office/ Commercial Mixed-use Office/ Commercial Commercial Mixed-use Office/ Commercial Commercial Commercial Mixed-use Office/ Commercial Commercial Mixed-use Office/ Commercial Mixed-use Office/ Commercial Commercial Mixed-use office/ Commercial Commercial

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LAND ACQUISITION

LAND USE MAP

Residentail Mix use- Residential/Commercial

Residentail

Office

Mix use- Residential/Commercial

Mix use- Office/Commercial

Office

Commercial

Mix use- Office/Commercial

Public building

Commercial Public building

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PHASES

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7,931,385 sq. ft.

PHASE 1

TOTAL SQ. FT.

PHASE 3

2,646,866 sq. ft.

$1,199,187,154

1,727,576 sq. ft

TOTAL DEVELOPMENT COST 18%

LEVERAGED IRR 12.7%

PHASE 4

PHASE 2

UNLEVERAGED IRR

1,148,236 sq. ft.

2408707 sq. ft.

18.8x

EQUITY MULTIPLE

Residential

Office

Hotel

Commercial

Parking

Industrial breweries

Public improvement

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ARCHITECTURE // URBAN DESIGN

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THE ROLE OF MYTH AS AN ARCHITECT: A C A S E F O R M A T H U R A F i n a l

Y e a r

A r c h i t e c t u r a l

T h e s i s

Sacred realm

THESIS LIES HERE

Private realm

The sacred of the Hindu mythology is largely based on a set of scriptures, religious architecture and narratives passed on, over generations. The manifestation of these beliefs take roots in the society in the built form. Many a times, after a long period, the myth or the story behind a certain event is forgotten and only its physical manifestation remains. The thesis ventures in search of such spaces particularly in the public realm, that tell a story of their own. The intent is to investigate the role of myth in the organisation of a city SPACE, TIME, PHENOMENA

MYTH

PEOPLE

Vrindavan A forest where Ksrna would graze his cows and meet gopis

Myth manifestation map Interpretting the master plan to locate Mathura

Govardhan The mountain that â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;shadesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; the city of Mathura

Mahadev temple 1 The birthplace of Lord Krsna is situated in the centre of the city. It was believed that Lord Mahadev descended on the earth to protect Krishna which is why there are four Mahadev temples at the four corners of the city. These four temples mark the extents of the mythlogical city of Mathura. The birthplace, is at a higher level so as to look over the city.

SITE

Mahadev temple 4

Mahadev temple 3

Madhuban

Gokul

Diagram showing that architecture emerges at the conjunction of the three axes: History Geography Philosophy

PERSON : (spectator, participant)

Resident, tourist, businessman, brahmins, monks, widows, tourists, animals)

PLACE :

Places mentioned in scriptures, places of public gatherings, ancient forest land, private spaces, places specific of rituals, temporary pavilions, routes etc

INSITUTION :

RITUAL (experience)

Mahadev temple 2

Birthplace of Krsna

SPACE, TIME, PHENOMENA (identity)

MYTH (expression)

RITUAL

Temples, markets, NGOs, trusts, civic bodies, heritage institutions, yagyas, puja spaces

Form of communication Time/ Place markers Disciplinary program/ social control Principle for a community structure Evoke an experiences(5 sensory organs)

Plan: City on the river Edge Temples, Institutions Residential + Shops Residential + Temples Residential Unhabitated, dilapidated structures Ghats (Steps) Farmlands Yamuna river Flood prone areas Site Model showing the ghat edge

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Section through ‘kunj’ streets showing temple and shopstreet interface

Section depicting a typical terrain leading to the ghats and river

RIVER AND THE GHATS Yamuna river is one of the most celebrated components in the layout of the city. According to popular mythologies, a number of events in the took places along the river. The river is referred to as a Goddess and hence worshipped. The ghats along the river denote specific time of the year. TEMPLE STRUCTURES Mathura is known to be the birthplace of Krsna. It is the place that is witness to all events in Krsna’s life upto adolescence. Hence he is worshipped in form of a child. It is a common belief among people that the child sleeps till late, hence all temples open late around noon. All the commercial activity around the temple slows down during the afternoons and evening when the temple opens. Temple premises form the most common public platfom in Mathura for the people to interact. Temples are at a higher level that the street

events actors rituals ANIMALS IN THE SOCIETY The mythological city of Braj had a pastoral character to it, hence animals still have an important and integral place in the society. They are used for either livlihood or domesticated for religious reasons. Architecture is specially designed to accomodate/ protect against a number for animals like cows, bulls horses, donkeys, monkeys and a variety of bird species.

OLD DILAPIDATED STRUCTURES Ancient structures built by kings and saints adorn the ghat edge. These are protected heritage structures which now serve as meditation spaces and shelter for monks. Maximum activity can be seen here during festivals and other auspisious days. These structures also double up as recreational and leisure spaces due to the lack of designated public places in the city.

PRIVATE HOUSING Residential structures abut the streets leading to the ghats and are easily accessible but have a visual restriction from the road due to high plinths. Most structures have incorporated a temple in the courtyard/central space, which is overlooked by private living spaces on higher floors. These courtyards form important social spaces for women-centric festival celebrations.

STREET NETWORKS (kunj streets) The streets leading to the ghats mostly have shops and roadside carts on the edges. The buildings have plinths upto 60-70 cm while temples have higher plinths. The streets in the inner city are relatively narrower and are commonly called kunj galiya. The street networks are narrow and maze patterned as they were designed to serve the purpose of hiding and playing for Krsna.

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Different follies are identified within the dense fabric of ghats and using reference lines these spaces are replicated in the building. In an attempt to thread the two banks of the river. These notional lines help in realising placement and nature of spaces across the building.

The building as a convergence of ideas and values of the ghats. Each ghat has a specific nature and use.

Diagram showing public thoroughfares along the length of the building

Diagram showing pockets formed for gathering spaces. Water taps, flowering plants and shaded plinths for seating are placed at these spill out spaces that act as catalysts for social activities

Diagram showing circulation at different levels in the building

Myth manifestation map Mapping the river edge conditions

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VIEWING THE GHATS AS A STAGE SET UP Since the site is opposite the ghats which basically are the nexus of all activities in the city, the site could be treated as a viewing platform with various levels designed for the required programs. There is a constant play of activites and events constantly changing throughout the day. The myth are generators of a narrative. Events, rituals serve as time markers on stage. All actors involved play defning roles in the narrative and thus have an impact on the architecture and organisation of spaces.

Retaining the profile of the ghats to be a stretch along the river edge and carving through it to form public thoroughfares. These routes are derived from the current public routes. Public functions like performance area, library, canteens can form the edge while comparitively private functions on the inner side.

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Section AA’

Section BB’

Section CC’

Section DD’

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LEARNING SPACES: CENTRE FOR THEOLOGICAL STUDIES, UTTAN Architectural Design Studio: Through model explorations

Topography

The design was conceptualised by exploring various parameters through model making and diagramming for the requirement of a learning centre. Models were then discriminated after site analysis and its spatial demands. This exercise was aimed at understanding spatial arrangemnents, tactility and light, shadow in architecture. INCONTEXT:

Incontext

Views

Landforms

Water action

Vegetation

Access

Sections

Masterplan The design was conceptualised by exploring various parameters through model making and diagramming towards the requirement of a learning centre. Models were then discriminated after introduction to site, its analysis and the spatial demands. This exercise was aimed at understanding spatial organisation, tactity and light, shadow in architecture. The design esablished the main resource ie. Reference Library in the central area, accessible to the public. Other private and semi private functions were on a higher level overlooking the courtyard and towards the horizon. The Library had a wide staircase descending as a spill out for reading space.

sea beach rocks shrubs scale 1:100

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Hierarchy

Hetrarchy

The master plan was documented and illustrated in a group towards common research and site study.

Pragmatism

Light and Shadow

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openings: what do they mean to a structure? GAP

ACCESSWAY

VENT

PORTAL

GROOVE

WINDOW

VOID

TRANSPARENCY, OPACITY

openings: what do they do to a structure LIGHT, VENTILATION, SOUND

CORRIDORS

IN BETWEEN SPACES

FRAME/ OUTLINE

DYNAMICS AND NATURE OF OPENINGS IN ARCHITECTURE, BHOPAL This project was done by studying two parameters specifically ie. tranparencies and activites in the Central library, Bhopal. The impiric data collected was used to develop an operational model for the design of a tourist information centre in Van Vihar, Bhopal.

Placement of axes: movement and activity. Blurring the road edge to facilitate the first level spill into the building.

Arrangement of the programmatic bands namely breather, tourism interface and cultural components, parallel to the existing promenade.

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PLA N AT +19.5M

PLAN AT +23M

PLA N AT +27.5M

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ECOLOGY OF COLLECTIVE LIVING: SENIOR CITIZEN HOUSING The intent is to de-isolate the living of the senior citizen community and create platforms and event spaces for them to engage and interact with the built and unbuilt environment. To build for a collective living atmosphere and form a communal fabric for the elderly. To create a congregation space for the residents of sanitoriums and similar structures along the Lam road. To let other things invade burst interference. Being capable of absorbing but also constantly exporting things. A porous treatment is given to the structure so as to establish a direct visual connect from the Lam road and to encourage community activities with neighbours. Permeability in the masterplan is explored in terms of landscape, programs, event spaces, circulation.

Direct visual connect

Restrictive permeability for private clusters

Boundary condition Conceptual Plan: Sculpting the built form using a base grid

Conceptual Section:

The parallel edges of the plot boundary are softened to make them the most porous. This is to establish a relationship withe Lam road.

Ideogram

On one edge there is organic farming. On the other the wilderness is preserved, which forms the quiet back for the housing complex. Platforms can be provided in this spaces, for meditating purposes.

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S space Secondary living spaces are to be created for communication and community participation with the most immediate neighbourhood.

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M movement

Event spaces are designed in a hierarchy of public and semi public spaces. Semi public event spaces are placed at the most porous junctions of the housing.

Pedestrian paths in the form of walking tracks are wrapped around the housing. The smaller clusters being inward looking will have a connect at the first level.

L landscape The unbuilt form, landscape dictates the quality of living spaces by sculpting the physical form.

“A building can be a garden. A garden, a building.”

CARPET AREA = 29.6 SQ. M. 1 BHK

CARPET AREA = 22.6 SQ. M. 1 BHK/ STUDIO APT

CARPET AREA = 46.42 SQ. M. 2 BHK

CARPET AREA = 54.95 SQ. M. 2 BHK + DECK

CARPET AREA = 60.75 SQ. M. 2 BHK + DECK Masterplan

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Affordable Housing, Sonarpur Langerberia

The idea behind the development of the master plan of the housing is to make the entire site climate responsive in various ways: The first being direction of wind is from the South of the site. This would thus pass through the buildings longitudinally making spaces more airy. The maximum number of units is linearly east-west oriented thus being less exposed on the west sun. This orientation also allows maximum daylight to the units. Since the West side is maximum exposed to heat thus a dense landscape is done by strategic placement of trees. The community spaces creates the nodal point of the master plan and breaks the inter-building spaces to community interactive spaces.

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URBAN PLANNING

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Imagine Austin envisions certain areas of the city that have potentials of growth for activity that will anchor neighborhoods. These locations represent future hubs where development is densified around transit, jobs cluster, and residents can access services in mixed use development accessible by diverse transportation modes.

LOCATION Satellite map showing the nautral topography of Travis county, TX

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Neighborhood center

Austin Executive Airport

Job center Town center

Map of the study area with the Imagine Austin neighborhood, town, and job centers.

Jurisdictional Boundaries Size of the site

6,718.5

Map of Austinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 5-mile Extra Terroritoral Jursidiction and arrow noting the site between Austin, Pflugerville, and Manor.

Acres

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CONTEXT Infrastructure • Sparse development • Pressure from the growth of Pflugerville and Manor Closest services • School: 6 miles (Manor Middle School) • Hospital: 12 miles (Cross Creek hospital) • Police station: 5 miles (Manor Police station) • Fire station: 4 miles (Pflugerville fire department)

Community character • Primarily agrarian • History is intimately tied to Austin and especially Plugerville

Map of points of interest within and around the site.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Income and Homeownership Local Census Block Group Median Household income

Austin

$66,708

$60,939

76.1%

45.3%

Home owners that occupy houses

Growth

Austin Executive Airport

Land values

Capital Metro Green Line

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Austin has grown 2.83% per year (2006 - 2016) Pflugerville grew by 21.7% (2010 - 2015) Plugerville is the 3rd fastest growing city in Central Texas

Housing parcels valued at $500,000 and above Upcoming development: Lonestar Soccer Complex

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Creates employment Likely to encourage more commercial development (as opposed to residential)

Proposed commuter rail (Capital Metro Green Line) Likely future transit adjacent development

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TRANSPORTATION •

Near State Highway 130, US Route 183, and US Route 290 No public transportation routes or stops within a mile Few roads running through the site Limited pedestrian and bike infrastructure Sidewalks are clustered along the site boundary

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35 2.5 miles of sidewalk 1.5 miles of bike lane miles of roadway

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Map of transportation features within the site. 1

Pitched roads with shrubs/ tree buffers. No sidewalks.

Grass offsets. No curbs. No sidewalks or bike lanes.

Ill-maintained sidewalk (fragment, no loop).

POPULATION DEMOGRAPHICS Four Census Block Groups intersect with the site boundaries, numbers are therefore a higher estimate than that of the site area itself Population density (per sq. mi.)

18,354

in the Census Block Group area surrounding Sitethe site

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Austin

3.10% 3.10%

6.10% 0.10% 6.80%

Site 3.20%

Austin

of Austin’s population Local Census Block Group Site

6.40%

0.00% Alone White

White Alone

9.30%

0.40% 7.60%

3.10%

Black or African American Alone

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone

0.20%

White Alone Asian Alone American Indian and Alaska Native Alone

Asian Alone

16.80%

64.30% 64.30% 64.30%

White Alone 75.90% White Alone White Alone Black African American Alone White or Alone Black or African American64.30% Alone Black or African American Alone American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Black or African American Alone American Indian and Alaska Native Alone American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Asian Alone 64.30% American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Asian Alone Asian Alone Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Asian Alone Native Hawaiian Islander Alone and Other Pacific Native IslanderHawaiian Alone and Other Pacific Some Raceand Alone Native Other Hawaiian Other Pacific Islander Alone Some Other Race Alone Islander Alone Some Other Race Alone Two or More Races

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone

Some Other Race Alone

Black or African American Alone Asian Alone 64.30%

Two or More Races American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone Asian Alone Some Other Race Alone

Two or More Races

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Two or More Islander AloneRaces Some Other Race Alone Two or More Races

Map of population in the Census Block Group area that intersects with the site.

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LAND USE • • • •

Dominated by agricultural land use (4,038 acres) There are 33 parcels zoned for industry Approximently 286 parcels zoned for housing There are 194 acres of green space

Map of land use in the study area.

Percent of Acres by Land Use Type

2.9%

Only of current land use area zoned for housing is occupied by housing of the site is agrarian

61.4%

21,410

Although there are employed residents in the larger Census Block Group area, only

0.36%

work in agriculture

Parcels Over 100 Acres

29%

of largest parcels

Undeveloped land

Nearby parks

Suited for agriculture

Large lots with few owners

Slopes and creeks

Large parcels

Transportation costs

In need of utilities

Room for dense development

Ecological services & green infrastructure

Smart growth & complete streets

Realizing Imagine Austin

Sprawl

Infiltrating rural way of life

Costly to develop physical infrastructure

Developing outward limits focus on urban infill

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SUITABILITY ANALYSIS .

60% ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS

40% DEVELOPMENT FACTORS

5% 10%

PARKS/ GREEN SPACES

STREETS

5% WUI

10%

EXISTING SETTLEMENTS

15%

FLOODPLAIN

10%

AIRPORT

15%

WETLANDS

10%

HIGHWAY

8% SOIL

AIM: To find the most suitable portions on study site after considering the various environmental and development

CONTOURS

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Urban Agricultural District (Healthy, Walkable, Green Design)

SCENARIO 1

• •

Promote resilient local food systems Develop compact and walkable communities

• •

Cultivate opportunities for active transportation Prioritize public transportation

• •

Uphold a shared community vision through communal housing Encourage affordable and green housing options

• •

Provide green infrastructure and natural flood prevention Ensure accessible greenspace

• •

Enhance green infrastructure within the site Develop infrastructure that reflects the communal qualities of the site

• •

Renew economic vitality through green jobs Ensure mixed use office space for economic growth

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Blow-up of sample proposed land use for scenario 1.

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Accessible Employment Center (Smart, Complete, Community Design)

SCENARIO 2

• •

Promote a diversified economic base Attract large employers

• •

Promote alternative, active transport modes Increase the accessibility of the site to all people

• •

Build a diverse and attractive mixture of housing types Promote diversity and enhance the quality of life through housing

• •

Enhance quality of life for residents and workers Provide habitat for native plants and animals

• •

Support the growth of the site as a tech center Enhance the resilience and sustainability of the site

• •

Develop a major jobs center Retain a diverse mixture of job types that provides economic opportunity for a variety of people

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Blow-up of sample proposed land use for scenario 2.

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Map of proposed land use for scenario 2.

-69.6

43%

+43,638

Multifamily housing More affordable options

Added Population

-60.2

G/ day

Internal water consumption

-2.7

Waste water per household

-8

VMT/ day Per new housing unit

G/ day

pounds/ day

Solid waste

-4.9

Tons/ yr Fewer CO2

Reductions in water runoff, energy, and air pollutants

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+4,511 units

+33,758

Multifamily housing

Added Population

Better housing mix

20.2 vs. 30.1

+25,989 jobs vs. Trend scenario Better employment mix

3.3 Fewer CO2 Tons/ Year

More Jobs per Acre

Lower energy use per houshold

More walkable and Transit friendly

Better jobs- Housing balance

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A M A N I F E S T O D E O L A L I : C I T Y F O R T H E E L D E R LY Deolali is a cantonment town which has impressions of the British Era. The sanitoriums which still have traces of the past, are surrounded by wilderness and are enclosed within boundaries, separated from one another. This makes up Lam Road, a long stretch with gated communities. Lam road is anticipitated to be the densest area in Deolali due to • Senior citizens travelling from distant cities, who visit to spend time with nature. • The locals from the inner town, migrating due to high property prices, most of whom are retired. The boundaries of the sanitoriums have created hindrances for interaction amongst the residents. The lack of common open spaces within Lam road have limited the elderly to the boundar y of the sanitorium. The distant market spaces have led to the use of cars to an extent that there is no cultural communication on the lam road. The manifesto aims to make a city for the elderly by redefining the edges of Lam road, so that the edges form a medium of interaction with each other and the public activities are promoted along the road and not just concentrated within the sanitorium boundaries. In Deolali the present, should be be preserved and the negative spaces between the present and the future should be filled so that the entire road is activated. The street consists of the identity of the past, the ongoing building of the future and the negative spaces between them form the public spaces which bind them. • Architecture must be an improvement or value addition to what it replaces. • The Sanitorium architecture can thrive only if there is a public demand for it. • The boundaries between the road and sanitoriums should be faded to allow activities from the Lam road to spill and make the residents interact with different age groups. • Urban environments must be planned by the residents.

Boundary Dharna river Railway line Plot boundary Road network Settlement

Map: Deolali Cantonment

Site analysis: Important markers Check naka Anand road Cantonment Board office

2025 Future Possibility

2014 Present Conditions

1967-1950 Past scenario

Permanent residents Floating population

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Analysis of Built- Unbuilt: Built=15.78% Unbuilt=84.22% Almost all the plots on the stretch are gated and have compound walls that hinder public interaction. If these boundaries are broken at places where the open spaces are unused, those pockets could become new recreational and interactive nodes.

Analysis of Road Network: The only network between Nashik city and the Deolali Cantonment Board is the Lam Road. This primary road network is linear and does not have any major secondary connections to the main city or the Cantonment market. If alternate routes are established, it would create better accessibility and provide opportunity for public amenities to set up along those alternate routes.

Analysis of Road Network: Deolali has an FSI of 0.5 and a height restriction which states that buildings cannot be taller than G+2 or stilt+3. The sanotoriums are also only ground floor structures scattered in the plot connected to by pathways.

Analysis of Green Cover: Green cover mainly consists of wilderness. Shading Trees like Banyan exist along the stretch of Lam Road, the primary road network. Due to the lack of public spaces, these trees become spaces where people stand and talk, and set up their temporary establishments. These spaces can be enhanced into public seating and informal activities.

Ground floor residential G+1 G+2 Stilt + 3 Sanitoriums

Agricultural Lands

Individual houses

Sanitoriums

Private Developers Barren lands Green

Barren lands Green

Building Typologies along the Lam road

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Using open areas and unused land to plant more trees and shrubs in order create shaded areas for the people to gather and socialize.

In order to have green buffer zones as plot boundar y with the help of trees and shrubs and creating pathways for pedestrians in these zones. Design of this zone as per the standards of requirements of the elderly, such as gradual slopes, low railings, seats at short and regular intervals etc.

Bicycle tracks and gathering spaces at nodes to facilitate social interaction and a healthy lifestyle.

To maintain the nature of the town, preserving the green cover and using it to create public spaces around the existing trees and green areas.

An elevated pathway to connect accross the road without disrupting traffic movement.

Street furniture as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;boundar y wallâ&#x20AC;? Existing trees could be made use of and transformed into shaded seating.

Urban scale proposals for an Elderly friendly Deolali

HAND DRAWINGS // DOCUMENTATION

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Exhibition drawings- This is a measure drawing representing the architecture and construction of Bishnupur, West Bengal. These documentation drawings were consequently exhibited at Kamala Raheja Vidyanidhi School of Architeccture and Environmental Studies (KRVIA), Mumbai

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1 Redrawn using reference of Pilgrim map(Origin unkown) in order to read and interpret the non manifest layers of Mathura and its neighbouring cities. For Final year Architectural thesis. The Mandala map was a part of the thesis project; the purpose was to understand the non-manifest aspects in the map.

BASIC DESIGN // FORM EXPLORATIONS

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AS BEAUTIFUL AS A CHANCE ENCOUNTER ON AN OPERATING TABLE OF A SEWING MACHINE AND AN UMBRELLA The chosen object was a basket and my partner’s, a comb. We made charcoal sketches of our association of the object through various lenses. We then explored the interconnections and formed connections using the 2d sketches into collages(operating table). Eventually we arrived at an interesting play of words being, ‘combing through your basket’. It conceptualised into a thick mesh of fibres with various hidden objects in it that would arouse different experiences. The site was a dark room and the intervention was latched on to a chair.

as a landscape

as a shadow

as a trace/ stain

as a memory/ association

as a vantage point

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MEALS ON WHEELS The project brief was a mobile eatery of 1 cubic meter.. The process began with doing case studies of cateens of varying scales. Eventually we designed a series of cubes that would slide into the central one. Each of these cubes could suspend platforms and drawers for temporal storage. We also designed chairs and plates thats could be easily stacked and stored in the unit.

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CONSTRUCTION // WORKING DRAWINGS

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This project explored the architectural design of an insitutional building as a part of resolution using construction techniques and essential services. These drawings would be self sufficient for building and typically be sent on site for reference