LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
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BY PRANAV DHAWAN
The work of the landscape architect (arhitect of the landscape) is to help bring people, their structures, activities, and Communities into harmonious relationship with the living earth with the “want-to-be� of the land by John Ormsbee Simonds
CONTENTS
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ADDRESSING CRIME
ACADEMIC
THROUGH LANDSCAPE :
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A CASE OF NIHAL VIHAR PARK
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SHILP EPITOME 16 COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPE
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REGIONAL STUDY 22 ORCHHA : CULTURAL LANDSCAPES
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FRAGMENTED PLANES
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WETLAND | TALL GRASSES | HORIZON 28
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TITAN’S THUMBPRINT 34
PROFESSIONAL
ARCHEPILAGO | LANDFORM | CAVERNS 34
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VATIKA CITY 2 38
MULTISTOREY HOUSING, GURGAON
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VATIKA EXPRESS CITY 40 VC 2 , GURUGRAM 40
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VATIKA EXPRESS CITY 44 HT PARK, GURUGRAM 44
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ADDRESING CRIME THROUGH LANDSCAPE :
A CASE OF NIHAL VIHAR PARK
PROJECT BRIEF
Addressing Crime Through Landscape A case of Nihal Vihar, Park New Delhi, This study states the importance of urban parks for human livelihood and the urban trend of under –utilization of such parks, specifically taking the case of Delhi, which is giving an opportunity for crime to happen, establishing this phenomenon as the core issue for the study. The study offers a framework to analyse areas with such social nuisances, taking Nihal Vihar Park as the area of study in Delhi. Taking learnings from the theory of “Rational Choice Perspective” by Ronald V Clarke keeping in mind the offender’s perspective, looking at the psyche of parties involved, the role of community and the setting. The study also considers the experiential observations for analysing the issue, then looking at expressions as a response to these experiences to identify key areas for intervention and come up with a system of conditions that may help reduce the opportunities for crime. The study further goes on to demonstrate the application of these learnings on a smaller patch of land and a complete master plan for further reclamation of the site to conclude the study.
If design of open areas can help deal with social nuisances like crime, dealing with the physical infrastructure and security measure but also considering the behavioural psyche along with values pertained in the specific context by using landscape as a medium
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Existing Site Conditions, Nihal Vihar, Nangloi Jat, Delhi
Site Topography : The Site has very gentle slopes and
Building Heights in vicinity
Lighting
Hydrology and Catchment Areas
Topography
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ANALYSIS
INFERENCES
Overlaying Relevant Analysis layers to get Inferences
Relation between Crime and Activity Zones
Site Topography
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ADDRESSING CRIME THROUGH LANDSCAPE
OPPORTUNITIES
Existing Cattle Grazing Area
Existing Sewage Dumping Area
Low activity zone Moderate activity zone High activity zone
Rape / Murder Molestation & Eve teasing Petty crimes / Theft
Main access road Vehicular access road Pedestrian access Unauthorised / Informal access
Nearby Marke Area
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EXPERIENTAL OBSERVATIONS
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MAPPING EXPERIENCES
Dark, Disconnected
Access to Active areas
Cornered
Broken, Exposed, Less Dense
Confused
Dense, Fear, Dark, Dingy
Clear Visibility
Alone, Exposed
ADDRESSING CRIME THROUGH LANDSCAPE
EXPERIENTAL OBSERVATIONS
Broken, Exposed
Alone, Exposed, Open
Areas with Clear Visibility
Glimpse of Active Areas Loss of visibility Clear visibility
Dense
Cornered
Open / Sparce
Fear / Terror
Enclosed
Broken / Degraded Dark, Dingy
Active
Exposed
Confused Alone
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ANALYSIS
INFERENCES
Overlaying Relevant Analysis layers to get Inferences
Critical Zone Analysis
ADDRESSING CRIME THROUGH LANDSCAPE
OPPORTUNITIES : EDGE CONDITIONS SEWAGE INFLICTED AREA ON WEST SIDE OF SITE
Acess road on South Side DAILY BAZAAR OVER THE DRAIN
Broken edge along North Side GRAZING AREA OVER WEST SIDE OF PARK
BROKEN EDGES ON SOUTH SIDE OF PARK Broken edge along South Side POTENTIAL FOR development of ecozones by retreating densely planted areas making them more accessible by treating understory POTENTIAL FOR SEASONAL WATER CATCHMENT POTENTIAL FOR direct use public areas along the existing axis of park
POTENTIAL FOR EDGE DEVELOPMENT By incorporating areas like exisitng open areas and alley ways in site vicinity POTENTIAL FOR development of access and connections to existing pathways by using informal access existing on site
UNDERSTORY UPTO 1.2 M EXISTING AXIS
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CEPT UNIVERSITY | PRANAV DHAWAN | PA202416
UNDERSTORY UPTO 0.3 M
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PROPOSAL
Masterplan for Rejuvenation of Park
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ADDRESSING CRIME THROUGH LANDSCAPE
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PROPOSAL
Existing Setting: Detail Area 01
Proposal : Detail Area 01
Existing Setting: Detail Area 02
Proposal : Detail Area 02
Proposal : Sectional Development
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ADDRESSING CRIME THROUGH LANDSCAPE
Existing Setting: Detail Area 01
New Public areas alog the edge to provide better access
Proposal : Detail Area 01
Elevated Walkway Across previously inaccessible zones
Existing Setting: Detail Area 02
Proposal : Detail Area 02
Drain edge redevelopment and opening acess to park
Note : For Complete thesis report please use the link : https://issuu.com/pranavdhawan/docs/addressing_crime_through_landscape
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SHILP EPITOME COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPE
PROJECT BRIEF
Shilp Epitome Location: Bodakdev, Ahmedabad, Gujarat The idea is that there exists a notion of working in a CUBE and having a mechanical life. In a commerical center like the one here, people go to their offices and work 9 to 10 hrs a day and there is no brethable space for them. In this case even the landscape and the so called open area available to them is also an aexagerrated scale of the cube itself. So the idea is to break this rigidity of cube in the physical as well as social life of the people who will use this space.
Informal Open Area : Seating for Staging Area
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BREAKING THE CUBE
Exploration of Volumetric Projections
Possible Zoning of Mass and Activity
Vulume itslef can give shape to a Canopy Form
Same Form can be used as a Vertical Element or a Void
I started off with descontructing the cube both in terms of the dimensional plane as well as in the volumes. The aim was to achieve a balanced proposal which would cater to the specific need of our site. With that keeping in mind i started looking at the potential behaviour of peole, that can happen here and narrowed t down to three zones , first one catering for a small time the frequncy of which would be very random cateering to people who would like to take a break for about 3- 7 minutes. The second one catering to brief social interactions of 10-15 min or small lunch breaks amongst people and the third one a larger open space in the center left for larger social intercation the frequency of which would be at max twice amonth but the footfall and time would increase a lot, a larger party or congregation area.
EXPLORING MOVEMENT PATTERN
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PLATE TECTONICS
Seating as Hardscape and Softscape
Side Plate Circulation
Circulation and Buffer for Seating
Central Plate Congregation Area
Deck Overlooking the Courtyard : A place to have lunch : extension of Cafeteria
Larger Congregation as a Staging Area Private Seating Area For Small Meetings amidst Plantation
The shift in Plate follows in Softscape Area too
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SHILP EPITOME
Canopy Structure with light filtering through, this provides shade to the exposed courtyard and creates a play of light on the paving underneath
Private Seating area on an elevated platform with a textured wall as background amidst the plantation and a portal opening up to show specimen tree.
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DESIGN DETAILS
Detail for planter and flooring along the edge of courtyard : Plate tectonics
Flooring edge detail with softscape
Fixing plate detail for railing with flooring
Detail for uplighters installed to accentuate the texture on wall
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Railing detail along the edge of overlooking porch
SHILP EPITOME
CONCEPTUAL VISUALS
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REGIONAL STUDY ORCHHA : CULTURAL LANDSCAPES
PROJECT BRIEF Location: Orchha, Madhya Pradesh The aim of this study is to do a regional study of the cultural landscapes of Orchha. The region of the study is decided after studying the Watershed and Hydrology of the Tikamgarh and Jhansi district. It starts with Paricha Dam in the north to Matatila Dam in the south and across we have Babina in the west and up to Tikamgarh in the east. The study is done in three levels, the first is the region mentioned above, then the sanctuary area, further zooming to a sub-region that is Orchha city and adjacent villages. All the physical, natural, social and cultural layers were studied to come up with a number inferences and issues pertaining in the region. The study further goes on to addresses these specific issues through suitable interventions, proposals, and guidelines.
Orchha City, Fringe Areas and Historical Precinct
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ANALYSIS
Elevation
Geology
Forest Typology
Hydrology
INFERENCES
Ecozone
Soil erosion susceptibility
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PROPOSALS Existing stream Buffer created around existing water body to ensure safe movement of fauna.
Fragmented Reserve Forest
Ground water recharge potential
Water management Check dams to reduce surface runofff
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REGIONAL STUDY |ORCHHA
ISSUES IN CITY
Visual Pollution in Protected Zone
Issues in Fringes of City
Illegal Settlements outside Fortified Wall
Issues in City
Water Problem in settlemts around monument zone
Deranged State of Moat around Fort area
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Fort Area - Courtyard
Orchha Ghaats
Cenotaphs
Proposal for Archelo
Urban Forestry Open Area for Festival and Cultural Activity
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Proposed Area for Weekly Bazaar, extending to Ghaats
Dense Buffer Plantation
REGIONAL STUDY |ORCHHA
Moat area - Near Dense Buffer Plantation
Moat area -Along the Entrance to Fort
ogical Park : Connecting Heritage Greens
Ghaats as spillover of Tourist Population
Proposed Public Plaza and Podium , Clearing the axis to Ram Raja Temple
Ghaats Connected Pedestrian Pathway along the Ghaats and Commercial gully for visual appreciation of th city.
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FRAGMENTED PLANES WETLAND | TALL GRASSES | HORIZON
PROJECT BRIEF Location: Nalsarovar, Gujarat Site Area: 8 Acres This project is a two-phase design exercise. In phase 1, we started exploring and documenting the vegetation typologies in and around the city of Ahmedabad and then further deriving modules with variations of specific typology selected. In phase two, we were given a specific site of 8 acres on which we had to apply the typologies explored earlier to provide landscaped areas, open areas and location of plots for development purpose for each of the 8 clients who owned the site. Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary, Gujarat : Wetland
EXPLORING VEGETATION TYPOLOGY
28 10 x 10 Modules
100 x 100 Modules
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
LANDSCAPE CHARACTER AND FUNCTION
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FINDING SIMILAR PATTERNS IN LANDSCAPE TYPOLOGIES: Here grasslands have a natural wave like pattern to it. This helps create an illusion one similar to the patterns originating in water, making it a suitable abstraction for landscape typology explored.
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FRAGMENTED PLANES
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FLOWER BED
PLAY AREA WITH DENSE FOLIAGE TREES ON PERIPHERY
ENCLOSURES FOR RESIDENTIAL AREAS
GRASSLAND
SHADING AROUND RESIDENCE
GARDEN AREA DENSE FOLIAGE TREE PLANTATION ALONG ROAD - THEY ACT AS MARKERS
WALKWAY 2.6 M WIDE
GARDEN AREA ENCLOSURE FOR RESIDENTIAL PLOT
FOREST AREA , DENSELY PLANTED ALONG THE SOUTH WEST SIDE
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TREE PLANTATION (SCREENING)
FRAGMENTED PLANES
WATERWAYS CONNECTING DIFFERENT ISLANDS
WALKWAYS CONNECTING DIFFERENT ISLANDS
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TITAN’S THUMBPRINT ARCHEPILAGO | LANDFORM | CAVERNS
PROJECT BRIEF
THE CUBE
This project was a grading exercise combined with an innovative design problem. For this, a cube of 30x30x30 cm was given and fevi-bond was poured on the cube to achieve the desired form. This form then becomes the base for the exercise. To start with the exercise we briefed to come up with a story to explain the form achieved and further create a design and grading exercise of our own imagination.
SITE CONDITIONS
Landform and Civilization before Titan’s attack
THE STORY
DEFINING LANDMASS
DEFINING ELEVATIONS & AREAS
INTERPOLATION OF CONTOURS
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The archeological find dates back to 1600 BC, discovered recently by Greek historian “Leonidas cosmos” near the ancient city of Rome near the Mediterranean Sea. Earlier this piece of the island was submerged under water but now it has resurfaced due to the recent shift in the tectonic plates of the region. This piece of landform found underwater provides evidence of the Great War that between the mythical god Zeus and his father Kronos. This is the same place where he overthrew Kronos and began his empire. The edge of the landform which appears broken were the Mountains where one civilization thrived but it was destroyed in the great war when Kronos (a celestial demigod) tried to pin Zeus down along with his siblings and during that incident Kronos’s (a titan) got imprinted on the landform and created valleys and destroyed mountains as they were morphed under compressional force of Kronos. This island was exposed to erosion from water and other forces of nature when it was submerged under water which has modified the landform a lot, the valleys have widened and mountains have dissolved, some sea caves are also formed out of those mountains due to erosion over prolonged time. This piece of land provides evidence to one of the most important incidents of the Greek history and is in very delicate state and needs to be conserved. The Greece government in collaboration with UNESCO and World Heritage committee has started a campaign to do the needful and preserve this ancient piece of history.
Landform and Civilization after Titan’s attack
OPPORTUNITIES
Caverns along island edge
Central Altar area - Highest elevation
Smaller Valleys to be used as pathways
Cracks in landform and variation in heights
FINAL LANDFORM
NOTE: According to the theory this island was exposed to erosion submerged under water forming the cracks and roughness in the contours. Also, the final form still follows original form created by the Titan’s thumb which created a series of valleys and higher grounds. 35
VALLEYS AND LANDMARKS ACROSS THE ISLAND
ENTRY TO SEA CAVERNS
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TITAN’S THUMBPRINT
EASTERN ISLAND EDGE - ENTRY FROM CAVERNS
PATHWAYS IN THE ARCHAELOGICAL PARK AND POOLS OF WATER IN VALLEYS
KEYPLAN SOUTH WEST EDGE OF THE ISLAND
KEYPLAN
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VATIKA CITY 2 MULTISTOREY HOUSING, GURGAON
PROJECT BRIEF This project is part of a township, we were working in the execution stage off the project. This drawing was generated to start the marking for road widths and details related to it including footpath, cycling track and plantation area.
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ROAD SECTIONS - INCLUSIVE OF CYCLE TRACK
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VATIKA EXPRESS CITY VC 2 , GURUGRAM
PROJECT BRIEF This project included design development of VC-02 part of the Vatika Express City. This included working on Masterplan, Circulation and Open Areas Typology for the Development area along with visuals.
MASTER PLAN
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OPEN AREAS TYPOLOGY
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CIRCULATION PLAN
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VATIKA CITY - 02
Visual for Piazza Area - Near Kiosks and Seaters under the shade of Bahunia Trees
Connection between Open areas and Circulation areas - Pathway connecting to Main Access road for Piazza
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VATIKA EXPRESS CITY HT PARK, GURUGRAM
PROJECT BRIEF This project was about development of a landscape proposal for and IT Park. The park was a part of a larger Masterplan for Vatika Express City.
LAYOUT PLAN
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GRADING PLAN
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EL FIN
PRANAV DHAWAN EMAIL :
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