Facilitator: Bibeksheel Nepali (www.leadnepal.com)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This booklet consists of an effort and dedication of many Bibeksheel Nepali volunteers who have contributed to this project(mentioned below) and are working further to it’s development and implementation of it’s rebuilding ideas. It’s a compilation of design ideas for a model village at Dhoksan corridor, featuring our 5 months work. Project Facilitator : Bibeksheel Nepali Project Initiator/ Guidance : Govinda Narayan Timilsina Project leader : Pratisha Shakya Project Assistant : Suraj Silwal Project Volunteers : Jeewan Shrestha, Janak Khadka, Nanu Tamang, Suzaana Shrestha, Anusa Sharma, Sadhana Thulung Rai, Sagar Chand, Diwas Shrestha, Ashish Rai, Krishna Pal, Er. Saurav Sharma, Saroj Kumar Sharma, Prakash Gurung, Niwas Neupane. Other Involvement :
Star Yuwa Club, Dhoksan
Project Data collection :
Survey Department(Baneshwor), Survey Department(Sankhu), Kathmandu Living Lab[KLL], Nepal Tourism Board, Nepal Agricultural Research Council(NARC), Shankarapur Municipality(Sankhu),
12th Baisakh(April 25th , 2015) EARTHQUAKE | AN OPPORTUNITY 12th Baisakh, 2072 (April 25th, 2015) around 12noon, an unfogettable moment in Nepal’s history, when a devastation earthquake
(worst natural disaster to strike Nepal after 1934’s Nepal-Bihar earthquake) killed approximately 9000 lives and left many city and villages with demolished structures. Looking at a silver lining to this crisis, we can take this crisis as an opportunity to plan and rebuild the community in a more sustatinable way.
9000 killed 40,000 homes destroyed 7.3 Mag.(May 12th) 7.9 Mag.(April 25th)
2015 A.D.
? 1934 A.D. 8.0 Mag. 10,000 killed
1980 A.D.
1988 A.D.
2011 A.D.
6.5 Mag. 178 killed 40,000 homes destroyed
6.8 Mag. 722 killed 12,000 injured 460,000 homeless
6.9 Mag. 6 killed 30 injured 13,000 displaced fig.1: Timeline showing Earthquake in Nepal
Bibeksheel Nepali’s 5 R- Strategy
( http://leadnepal.com/2015/05/27/earthquake-5r-strategy/ ) Soon after the earthquake, Bibeksheel Nepali mobilized an earthquake relief task-force and worked through Rescue, Relief and Rehabilitation phase. After these phases, we are woking into Reconstruction phase with two projects: Bhukampa Karkhana (Earthquake factory)- short term and Model Village Project at Dhoksan corridor- long term project. However, these two projects are inter-linked based on its objective to facilitate the locals at Dhoksan.
1. RESCUE
2. RELIEF
3. REHABILITATION
4. RECONSTRUCTION
fig.2: Images of Post- Earthquake works by Bibeksheel Nepali
5. RESURGENCE
INTRODUCING MODEL VILLAGE “Model Village” is a self- sustained / self-sufficient village. This village is a sustainable role model that is designed based on detailed site analysis (it’s topography, geography, culture, settlement pattern, ecology, climate, soil type, opportunity), as per need of it’s community after April 25th, 2015 (Baisakh 12th, 2072) earthquake.
Objectives
Our main target is to come up with a model village planning solution and guide the locals at Dhoksan in rebuilding their community after devastation caused by Baisakh 12th earthquake. Through this project, we want to influence people to be independent and encourage them to rebuild their community by themselves - “ Afno gaon, afai banau”. Hence, this project will be a model idea that could be replicated in other villages of Nepal. (Note: Idea can be replicated, but not design- since design varies based on the site) Other objectives of this project that have been considered while designing are as follows: -To reinvigorate the place to create a healthy community and economic stability with preserving natural resources and vernacular architecture. - Design self-sustained community and address long term needs of locals. - Connecting nearby Communities and create opportunities. -To accentuate local people and culture to outer world. -Provide a platform for locals to train and guide them on utilizing those skills. The design idea is to uplift the community from grass root level, understanding its need and providing a model proposal for a sustainable and resilient community. The implementation of this proposal will provide the locals an opportunity to live and work in Dhoksan without need to migrate to other cities or countries. For the first phase proposal, we have listed out seven components of Model Village which will be implemented based on individual funding for each component. The illustrative graphics shown in the following pages will provide you a glimpse of Model Village at Dhoksan corridor.
In the following pages, we will take you to a tour of a Model Village at Dhoksan Corridor....
WHY DHOKSAN?
& Bhaktapur.
KEY CONTENTS
Jaharsingpauwa
SINDHUPALCHOWK
Jorpati
DHOKSAN CORRIDOR
Sankhu
Boudha
UNSKILLED LOCALS
Location ........................................................................................................................................................... pg. 8 Cooking/ Beauty Parlor
Agriculture /Construction
SKILLED LOCALS
Nagarkot
Bhukampa Karkhana [Vocational Traning Workshop]
1.One of highly affected area by an Earthquake 2. Located at Chisapani-Nagarkot Trekking route 3. Bhukampa Karkhana-Underconstruction 4. Survey Team was already mobilized 5. Rich in Nature and Bio-diversity
KATHMANDU
Kartikee
Gravel Road private vehicles only
EXISTING FEATURES | SURVEY ANALYSIS
Bhukampa Karkhana (Under-Construction)
KAVRE
Why Dhoksan? pg. 9 TOURIST FLOW........................................................................................................................................................... | STATISTICAL DATA [NEPAL] VIE
W -A
GURANS REST CAMP (existing)
CAFE (existing)
13% TREKKING & MOUNTEERING 3% BUSINESS 14% PILGRIMAGE 4% OFFICIAL
JARSINGPAUWA COMMUNITY FOREST
2% CONFERENCE
SCHOOL (existing)
BHUKAMPA KARKHANA (under construction)
WATER MILL (existing)
SURVEY DATA
700000 600000 500000
G
200000 100000
tte
kh
Site Analysis ........................................................................................................................................................ pg. 10 ola
ELDERLY: 14.6% (55+)
YEAR
TOURIST ARRIVAL BY YEAR N
MONTHLY INCOME : 77% (0-20,000) less than national per capita income
NO. OF TOURISTS
80000
Statistical Data | Tourism ......................................................................................................................................................... pg. 13
60000 40000 20000 0
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
MONTHS
EXPORTS (Rs. Million)
IMPORTS (Rs. Million)
3,745
230
+3,515
TEA
1,195
35
+1,160
CARDAMOM
1,172
57
+1,114
AGRICULTURE DATA | ANALYSIS
486
GINGER
456
46
+410
VEGETABLES
26
2,097
-2,071
COFFEE
24
14
+11
BEANS
11
1,379
-1,368
SUB-TOTAL
7,116
8,873
-1,457
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
CUCUMBER
MASTER PLAN KEY
GREEN PEAS
-4,228
CHILLI
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Jarsingpauwa Community Forest
CARROT
SPONGE GOURD GARDENCRESS
SPINACH ONION
1580 | GhattePUMPKIN Khola
X
SECTION AT X-X
Way to Jarsingpauwa
BROAD BEANS
PLANT PALLETTE AT DHOKSAN
CABBAGE
0’
BROCOLLI
1000’
BELL PEPPER RADISH
Gh
GARLIC
GAAVA
[SY]
TOMATOES
BEANS
DHOKSAN
FENNEL LEAF
PEAR
BANANA
Comm pauwa
Jarsing
POMELO
Outdoor Dining Kitchen
CAULIFLOWER
X
PLAN (30’x18’)
[1]
[3] rest
unity Fo
YAM
SCHOOL YARD [SY] | FOOD LESSON
CHART KEY
[4] [5]
SOWING PERIOD HARVEST PERIOD
[7]
Proposed Plan & it’s Components ......................................................................................................................................................... pg. 15 [6]
KARTIKEE
PRACTICAL AGRICULTURE LESSON IN SCHOOL
SILADEVI PRIMARY SCHOOL (grade 1-5)
y Wa
to
n
ao
ag
ad
Dh
KARTIKEE ELEVATION
Way to Nagarkot
Scale: 1/8”=1’
SCHOOL CANTEEN (typ.) nkhu
CHAYOTE
TURNIP
Sa
CHILLI
BOTTLEGOURD
to
POTATOES
la
[2]
MUSTARD LEAF
JARSINGPAUWA
ho
FENUGREEK LEAF
CARDAMOM
ek
att
BAMBOO
N
500’
EGG PLANT
OKRA CORN
Bibeksheel Bhukampa Karkhana Trekking Route [Primary, Secondary, Tertiary] School Yard [SY] Community Center [CC] Market Center [MC] Cluster Housing- Phase [1] Forest Park [FP]
Statistical Data | Agriculture ......................................................................................................................................................... pg. 14
1770 | Vehicular Road TOMATOES
PADDY
MASTER PLAN | SECTION | PROPOSED
CAULIFLOWER
1810
1660 | Trekking, Cycle Route BITTER GOURD
MILLET
2012
DEC
Way
4,715
2011
TOURIST ARRIVAL BY MONTH
VEGETABLE GARDENING CHART FOR MIDDLE MOUNTAIN REGION, NEPAL
SURPLUS/DEFICIT (Rs. Million)
FRUITS
MONTHLY INCOME : 23% (20,000+)
100000
TOURIST ARRIVAL BY PURPOSE OF VISIT
LENTILS
CHILDREN: 31.7% (0-18)
KARTIKEE
120000
500’
IMPORT & EXPORT OF HIGH VALUE CROPS IN NEPAL
YOUTH: 53.7% (18-55)
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
47% HOLIDAY | PLEASURE
1000’
POPULATION: 309
NO. OF HOUSES: 58
ha
400000 300000
6% OTHERS 11% NOT SPECIFIED
0’
WATER SOURCE- KULO (existing)
900000 800000
NO. OF TOURISTS
Ri ng
Ro a
d
BHAKTAPUR
Component Details .................................................................................................................................................. pg. 14 - 22 PROPOSED MASTER PLAN
Our Vision | Model Village(Dhoksan) ......................................................................................................................................................... pg. 23
pg. 8 | Model Village at Dhoksan corridor
LOCATION | DHOKSAN CORRIDOR Dhoksan is a small Tamang village located at approx. 25-30kms. from Kathmandu valley, Nepal. It takes around 1.5 hours to reach there in a private vehicle. It lies in Kathmandu district, Shankarapur Municipality-Ward no.5. It is bordered by Sindhupalchowk on the North, Kavre on South-East and Bhaktapur on the South. Dhoksan corridor lies on the way from Jarsingpauwa (current market place for Dhoksan) to Kartikee(a small bazaar on the way to Nagarkot). Public vehicle runs through the route from Boudha- Sankhu- Jarsingpauwa. fig.3: location of Kathmandu district in Nepal
Jaharsingpauwa
SINDHUPALCHOWK
Sankhu
Boudha
Gravel Road private vehicles only
Kartikee Nagarkot
KATHMANDU
BHAKTAPUR
ng
Ro
ad
KAVRE
Ri
Ring Road
Jorpati
DHOKSAN CORRIDOR
fig.4: location of Dhoksan corridor
pg. 9 | Model Village at Dhoksan corridor
WHY DHOKSAN? There are primarily five reasons for choosing Dhoksan for a model village project.
Bhukampa Karkhana (Under-Construction) VI
EW -A
fig.5: map showing location of Bhukampa Karkhana
UNSKILLED LOCALS
fig.6: Bhukampa Karkhana underconstruction(August 2015)
Agriculture /Construction
1.One of highly affected area by an Earthquake 2. Located at Chisapani-Nagarkot Trekking route, hence has potential to develop as tourist destination site. 3. Bhukampa Karkhana was already underconstruction to train locals for vocational training. 4. Bibeksheel Nepali’s survey team was already mobilized and blended with locals for Bhukampa Karkhana project. 5. It was rich in Nature and Bio-diversity. Also called second Nagarkot.(just one hour walk from famous tourist destination in Nepal-Nagarkot)
Cooking/ Beauty Parlor
fig.7: Proposed 3-D model of Bhukampa Karkhana showing first phase training on each section(above) View from “A” as shown on fig.5(below)
SKILLED LOCALS
pg. 10 | Model Village at Dhoksan corridor
SITE SURVEY Houses Surveyed: 58
Population: 309
Elderly: 14.6% (55+)
Youths: 53.7% (18-55)
Monthly Income: 77% (below NRs. 20,000)
SITE SURVEY | ANALYSIS
Monthly Income: 23% (NRs. 20,000+)
fig.8: Survey analysis report
EXISTING FEATURES
GURANS REST CAMP (existing)
CAFE (existing)
Children: 31.7% (below 18)
SCHOOL (existing)
BHUKAMPA KARKHANA (under construction)
G
ha
tte
kh
WATER MILL (existing)
WATER SOURCE- KULO (existing)
ol
a
JARSINGPAUWA COMMUNITY FOREST
N 0’
KARTIKEE
500’ 1000’
fig.9: Site plan showing location of site features
pg. 11 | Model Village at Dhoksan corridor
TOURISM STATISTICAL DATA | ANALYSIS TOURISM DATA | NEPAL
Nepal is known as an agricultural country and Tourism is the largest industry for foreign exchange and revenue. Hence, Agriculture and Tourism are two major sources of income in Nepal. We therefore studied the Agriculture and Tourism in Nepal to understand the agriculture product detail flow of international Tourists in Nepal.
(source: Nepal Tourism Statistics 2012) 13% TREKKING & MOUNTEERING 3% BUSINESS 14% PILGRIMAGE
S.W.O.T Analysis:
4% OFFICIAL 2% CONFERENCE 6% OTHERS 11% NOT SPECIFIED
47% HOLIDAY | PLEASURE
[S]trength: Tourism, Agriculture [W]eakness: Poverty, Unemployment, Lack of proper Infrastructure, Vulnerable structures [O]pportunity: Expand Tourism and Agriculture Market, Disaster resistant structures [T]hreat: Natural Disaster-Earthquake, Landslide
NO. OF TOURISTS
fig.10: Purpose of Visit: International Tourists in Nepal
TOURISM DATA | DHOKSAN Picnic | Leisure
900000 800000
NATIONAL TOURISTS
700000 600000 500000
maximum minimum
INTERNATIONAL TOURISTS
Trekking | Biking
400000 300000
maximum minimum
200000 100000
16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
PURPOSE
YEAR
fig.11: Yearly Flow of International Tourists in Nepal
7 6 5 4 3 2 1
AVERAGE PERIOD OF STAY (hr.)
fig.13: Tourist Activities and Period & Purpose of Stay at Dhoksan
NO. OF TOURISTS
120000 100000 80000 60000 40000
50-60 per day
10-15 per day
NATIONAL TOURISTS
20000 0
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
MONTHS
2011
2012
fig.12: Monthly Flow of International Tourists in Nepal
15-20 per day
2-4 per day
INTERNATIONAL TOURISTS JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
fig.14: Tourist flow at Dhoksan
pg. 12 | Model Village at Dhoksan corridor
fig.15: IMPORT AND EXPORT OF HIGH VALUE CROPS IN
NEPAL(source CBS 2010)
LENTILS
EXPORTS (Rs. Million)
IMPORTS (Rs. Million)
3,745
230
SURPLUS/DEFICIT (Rs. Million) +3,515
TEA
1,195
35
+1,160
CARDAMOM
1,172
57
+1,114
FRUITS
486
4,715
-4,228
AGRICULTURAL DATA | ANALYSIS
Statistical data shows that the highest amount of cash crops Nepal imports annually are Fruits and vegetables. So, we aim to target fruits and vegetables farming in Dhoksan and spread its market to nearby villages/cities creating employment opportunities to the locals.
fig.16: VEGETABLE CHART FOR MIDDLE MOUNTAIN REGION, NEPAL (source:Agriculture Deparatment-Khumaltar)
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
CAULIFLOWER CUCUMBER GREEN PEAS CHILLI
GINGER
456
46
+410
CARROT
VEGETABLES
26
2,097
-2,071
TOMATOES
COFFEE
24
14
+11
BEANS
11
1,379
-1,368
SPONGE GOURD GARDENCRESS BITTER GOURD SPINACH
SUB-TOTAL
7,116
8,873
-1,457
ONION PUMPKIN BROAD BEANS
fig.17: PLANT PALLETTE | DHOKSAN
CABBAGE BROCOLLI EGG PLANT BELL PEPPER RADISH OKRA
Millet
Paddy
Corn
Bamboo
Cadamom
FENUGREEK LEAF MUSTARD LEAF GARLIC BOTTLEGOURD
Potato
Chilli
Chayote
Guava
Tomato
TURNIP BEANS FENNEL LEAF CHART KEY
Yam
Cauliflower
Pear
Banana
Pomelo
SOWING PERIOD HARVEST PERIOD
pg. 13 | Model Village at Dhoksan corridor
PROPOSED PLAN COMPONENTS
MASTER PLAN KEY
Jarsingpauwa Community Forest
1810 1770 | Vehicular Road
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
1660 | Trekking, Cycle Route
1580 | Ghatte Khola
fig.18: SECTION AT X-X (elevation level in metres)
Bhukampa Karkhana-underconstruction Cluster Housing- Phase 1 Trekking Route | Primary, Secondary, Tertiary School Yard [SY] Community Center [CC] Market Center [MC] Forest Park [FP]
ek
att
Gh
fig.20: PROPOSED PLAN la
Way to Jarsingpauwa
X
ho
[3]
0’
N
500’
[1]
[4]
1000’
la
ho
[3]
[7]
ek
att
Gh
[5] [6]
[2]
Jarsingpauwa Community Forest
[1]
[4] [5] [6]
[2]
y Wa KARTIKEE
nkh
u
Way to Nagarkot
Sa
Jarsingpauwa Community Forest
to
X
Wa y
[7]
to
on
ga
da
a Dh
pg. 14 | Model Village at Dhoksan corridor
Bhukampa Karkhana(in Nepali) also called as Earthquake Factory is a project initiated by Bibeksheel Nepali group and is now under-construction under Hausala Foundation, a non profit organization established in 1997. The main objective of Bhukampa Karkhana is to empower the locals by training them with necessary skills and guide them to uplift their livelihood. The skills such as construction, agriculture, sewing etc will be an asset for the locals in rebuilding their community.
[1] BHUKAMPA KARKHANA EARTHQUAKE FACTORY underconstruction
The challenging part of Bhukampa Karkhana project is the implementation of the skills received by the locals. Hence, Model Village Proposal plays an important role in portraying how their skills will be used in long run for their sustainability.
ELEVATION
PERSPECTIVE
UPDATED IMAGES OF BHUKAMPA KARKHANA
August
September
3-D INTERIOR fig.21: VIEWS OF BHUKAMPA KARKHANA
November
pg. 15 | Model Village at Dhoksan corridor
G
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tte
kh
[2] CLUSTER SETTLEMENT
ol
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PHASE 1
fig.24: TYPICAL TAMANG HOUSE AT
DHOKSAN
PLAN KEY Old Settlement New Settlement KARTIKEE
fig.22: Plan showing cluster settlement -Phase1
Dhoksan, like many other hilly areas of Nepal is covered with scattered settlement due to which it has been difficult for locals to commute, get proper infrastucture. The first phase Cluster settlement will facilitate the community in bringing the community together and receive proper facilities like water, transportation, electric lines etc. The new settlement as shown in fig.22 are the spaces where currently most locals are residing on a temporary shelters, built after April’s earthquake. 31 out of 40 temporary shelters are built on their own property and hence we are proposing to build the new settlement from there. This settlement will have mixed type of housing. Some are: Residence only, Residence + Tourist Homestay, Residence + Cafe, Residence + Cafe + Tourist Homestay, Residence + Store, Residence + Store + Tourist Homestay The Homestay will be operated and managed by the local youth group (Star Yuwa Club) so that each homestay house will get an opportunity to accomodate tourist based on its flow. Local youths will be trained through Building experts in Bhukampa Karkhana for Reconstruction and the locals will be mobilized to rebuild their own community.-”Afno Gaon Afai Banaun”
ROOF PLAN ROOF PLAN STORAGE
ATTIC FLOOR ATTIC(654.69 FLOORsq.ft) (654.69 sq.ft)
Building experts
TOURIST BEDROOM-1
BEDROOM-2 TOURIST BEDROOM-3 BEDROOM-2 BEDROOM-1 BALCONY
Untrained Locals
TRAINED LOCALS
STORAGE
Earthquake Resistant Demo structure at Dhoksan
Mobilize Skilled Locals
Re-Building Individual Houses fig.23: Reconstruction Process
BALCONY
FIRST FLOOR FIRST(654.69 FLOORsq.ft) (654.69 sq.ft) CAFE
REST ROOM
KITCHEN CAFE
KITCHEN STORAGE
REST ROOM
OUTDOOR CAFE
FRONT ELEVATION FRONT ELEVATION
STORE BEDROOM-3
KITCHEN STORAGE
OUTDOOR CAFE
GROUNDGROUND FLOOR (1004.64 FLOOR sq.ft) (1004.64 sq.ft)
pg. 16 | Model Village at Dhoksan corridor
[3] TREKKING, BIKING & VEHICULAR ROUTE PRIMARY(elev.1770m.) Chisapani elev. 2150
TO JARSINGPAUWA
Dhoksan, lies on the way of Chisapani-Nagarkot trekking and biking route. Many tourists trek and bike pass this small village but hardly any tourist stops at this place. So, a view deck proposal at two spots (shown in fig. 25) will facilitate tourists to stop, take a breathe and enjoy the beauty of this village. Primary route is intended to be a shared route between trekkers, bikers and vehicles. Also, to promote bikers, bike rentals at three different spots Chisapani, Jarsingpauwa and Nagarkot are proposed (shown in fig.27). The co-ordination between these three bike rentals will ease bikers to commute on this route.
[P1] [P2]
TO
ON
GA
DA
A DH
Jhule KARTIKEE
TO NA G
ARKO
T
fig.25: Plan highlighting primary route & locations of View Deck
Jarsingpauwa
Dhoksan elev. 1770
Nagarkot elev. 2163
Bike Rental Location
fig.26: VIEW DECK | STOPPING POINT
fig.27: Location of Bike Rentals on existing Trekking and Biking route
pg. 17 | Model Village at Dhoksan corridor
[3] TREKKING & BIKING ROUTE Secondary route runs 110m. below, almost parallel to the primary route. It will be trekking and biking route which will stretch 3.3km from Jarsingpauwa to Kartikee. The cluster settlement is proposed to align with this route hence, tourist traveling through this route will get to explore the authentic local life of the people at Dhoksan along with its natural beauty. DRYING GRAINS
DAILY CHORES
SECONDARY(elev. 1660m.)
HOUSEHOLD WORKS
ACTIVITIES ON THE TRAIL fig.28: Plan highlighting Secondary route
CUT STONE(local) w/ GRAVEL IN BETWEEN GRAVEL SETTING BASE GRAVEL BASE GEOTEXTILE(locally available) UNDISTURBED SOIL
VEGETATION
fig.29: PAVING DETAIL ON SECONDARY TRAIL
AMENDED SOIL STONE EDGING (option: Metal Edging)
pg. 18 | Model Village at Dhoksan corridor
[3] TREKKING TRAIL Primary and Secondary route will be connected by a walking trail, also called tertiary route. This trail will take tourists as well as locals through various spaces where they will be guided by different form of landscapes (shown on fig.30). Proper sign boards will be placed at certain intervals to help tourist commute from one place to another.
TERTIARY
fig.30: TERTIARY TRAIL EXPERINCES
... in between Hills
... in between Fields
fig.31: Plan highlighting Tertiary route
... in between Fields & Hills
... in between Terrain & Fields
... in between Settlement & Hills
pg. 19 | Model Village at Dhoksan corridor
Even though Nepal is known as an agricultural country, there aren’t many people who are aware of the importance of agriculture. Hence, School Yard is a concept to provide practical food lesson from the primary level (children) by teaching them grow their own food in school. This practical interactive session will engage children with the natural soil and food they grow. The children will thereafter enjoy the food they grow on their school canteen.
Kitchen
Outdoor Dining
[4] SCHOOL YARD[SY]
JARSINGPAUWA
[SY]
PRACTICAL FOOD LESSON
DHOKSAN
In Nepal’s context, children are sent to school and raised to become doctors, engineers etc. but it’s rare to hear anyone providing an education to become a good Farmer. KARTIKEE
fig.32: Plan shwoing the flow of children for School Yard from satellite villages
PLAN (30’x18’)
ELEVATION
Scale: 1/8”=1’
fig.33: A typical plan & elevation of a school canteen
fig.34: An illustrative graphic showing childrens’ engagement in School Yard
pg. 20 | Model Village at Dhoksan corridor
[5] COMMUNITY CENTER[CC] [6] MARKET CENTER[MC]
Community Center is generally a public space, where members of the community gather for various community based activities. It will act as a central hub to control and run the community based activities. G
ha
tte
kh
ol
a
JARSINGPAUWA COMMUNITY FOREST
Market Center will act as a key in Collection and Distribution process for marketing of the products produced in the community to reach out to neighboring village/cities. The products will be agricultural products, handicrafts, garments etc. The location chosen for Community and Market center are the abandoned buildings which was initially built by invester for school but later left incomplete due to insufficient budget.
fig.35: Plan highlighting the location of Community & Market Center
There is already a vehicular road that goes upto this location that connects primary vehicular road. This will be an advantage for locals to transport agricultural products from their terraced field to the market center.
fig.36: COMMUNITY AND MARKET
CENTER BUILDINGS
(construction-incomplete)
COMMUNITY CENTER [CC] - “Star Yuwa Club� Office - Community Hall - Community Library
MARKET CENTER [MC] - [MC1] Agriculture Products Collection & Distribution center - [MC2] Local Handicraft production center
pg. 21 | Model Village at Dhoksan corridor
[6] MARKET CENTER[MC] FARM & EARN
[1] FARMING TRAINING IN
BHUKAMPA KARKHANA
[3]
SELL PRODUCTS TO MARKET CENTER
1. The farmers will be trained in Bhukampa Karkhana on new farming technologies, market opportunities based on our market survey in the satellite villages/cities. 2. Based on the supply needed per day/ week/ month and year and based on season, farmers will choose to grow crops on their part of land. 3. Farmers will then sell the final products to the market center which will be collected, cleaned, packed and distributed to the neighboring settlement(first phase target market: Nagarkot)
fig.37: FUNCTION OF MARKET CENTER
[4]
COLLECT
[5]
CLEAN & PACK
DISTRIBUTE
MARKET CENTER
[2]
[6]
Dhoksan
LOCALS GROW CROPS ON THEIR OWN LAND
Nagarkot
pg. 22 | Model Village at Dhoksan corridor
Jarsingpauwa Community Forest is a public space where locals gather firewoods for cooking, grasses for feeding animals, hunt wild mushrooms during monsoon season. It is located at the elevation of 1810m. and hence one can capture the views of hills of Kavre, Bhaktapur, Sindhupalchowk, Nagarkot from there. The main idea of this park is to provide a playing space in the natural landscape, engaging locals and tourists while embracing nature. The walking trail, which will be called as a “wild mushroom hunting trail”(during monsoon season) will connect the activities spots like children playground, camping sites etc. throughout the park at various locations.
EMBRACING NATURE AND WILDLIFE PLAYING IN NATURAL LANDSCAPE RECYCLED TYRES
[7] FOREST PARK[FP] FUN IN NATURE
fig.39: PLAYSPACE IN THE FOREST
JARSINGPAUWA COMMUNITY FOREST
WILD MUSHROOM TRAIL fig.38: Plan locating Forest Park
pg. 23 | Model Village at Dhoksan corridor
The notion of this proposal is to accept April 2015 earthquake as an opportunity to re-build a self-sustainable village. It is a long term evolving project which incorporates the seven components mentioned in the proposed site plan. The holistic vision of a role model village is portrayed by an illustrative graphics below. The Dhoksan cooperative will play an important role in initiating and bringing economic resiliency in the community by operating market center, community center, to start an individual business like local cafe, restaurants. “Star Yuwa Club� Youth gathering
Tractor Renting for locals
[Youth Club Office] [Community hall] [Library] COMMUNITY CENTER
Marketing [Agriculture products] [Handicraft] LOCALS
MARKET CENTER
DHOKSAN COOPERATIVE
BHUKAMPA KARKHANA as PLATFORM to: [Train Locals to self-sustain]
Activities that benefit Community
Local products business hub
Local Training Center
[Earthquake Resistant houses] [Stone paved trekking route] [Tourist friendly-Stopping point] DHOKSAN CORRIDOR Rainwater Harvest [use on vegetable garden]
Locals involve in daily chores
Tourists exploring local activities
Outdoor Cafe