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CRAF TSSANCTUARY CUL TURALANDVI SI T ORCENTER, J HARKHAND J har k handf or mspar toft heChhot anagpurpl at eaupr ov i nc eoft heDec c anPeni ns ul aandi sv er y r i c hi nnat ur al r es our c es .

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Bef or e Br i t i s hc ol oni z at i on i n 1870,J har k hand hadanagr ar i ans oc i et y .Hut smadeofmudwal l s andt hat c hedr oof swer et hes t andar dc ons t r uc t i on.Ov ert i me,asanef f ec tofi ndus t r i alhy br i di z at i on,t het hat c hi nt hehut swasr epl ac ed by s undr i edorbur ntc l ayMangal or et i l est hatar e t odaymor ec ommonl yus edasr oof i ngmat er i al f ort hehut sashasbeendonei nt hehuts t udi ed.

Ver nac ul arar c hi t ec t ur ei sanar c hi t ec t ur es t y l et hati sbui l tt omeett hepr es entneeds , k eepi ng i nmi nd t hel oc alc l i mat e,c ul t ur e,and mat er i al s .I tus ual l ys er v esi mmedi at e,l oc al needs ;i sc ons t r ai nedbyt hemat er i al sav ai l abl ei ni t spar t i c ul arr egi on;andr ef l ec t sl oc al t r adi t i onsandc ul t ur alpr ac t i c es .Cons c i ousdes i gnofs uc hnat ur ef ormi t i gat i onmaypr ov i deas ol ut i onf ores t abl i s hi ngac onduc i v es el f s us t ai ni ngenv i r onmentf ort hec ommuni t y .

Thepr oj ec tai mst oac c ompl i s hc ont ex t ualdes i gni ngf ort hes el f s us t anac eoft he ar t i s ans andput t i ngt het r i balc r af tf or msi nt hel i mel i ght .I tal s oex pl or est heappr oac hofus er bas eds el f s us t ai ni ngs et t l ementt opr opos eahol i s t i cpr ogr am f ort hes et t l ement .

Cr af t s Sanc t uar yi sades i gnbas edont hec onc eptofr es i l i enc e.Onani ndi v i dualbas i s ,t het as k s i nv ol v eds i t edoc ument at i on;c as es t udy bas edc ompar at i v er es ear c h;gr aphi c alr epr es ent at i onofmac r ol ev els i t ef eat ur esandv er nac ul ars et t l ementf orc l us t erdes i gn.

Unf or t unat el y , t hemi ner al mapandt hef or es t sov er l apf ort hemaj ormi ner al s .

Thi si sal s oac aus ef orc onc er ni n t er msofbi odi v er s i t yl os s .

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YEAR: 2 0 2 0| L OCATI ON: LUCKNOW, U. P| ( GROUP) | TYPE: ACADEMI C( URBANDESI GN)

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REVI TI L I ZATI ONOFGOMTINAGAR, L UCKNOW Ass howni nt heac t i v i t ypat t er nanal y s i s , t hemai n nodes howst hehi ghes tf oot f al l.andt heex i s t i ngbui l t f or mi sac t i ngasaenc l os ur eout s i det o t hec i r c l e andt husi ti sc onges t i onpoi nt .Bec aus e ofhi gherc ommer c i alac t i v i t i es att he edgesoft hepl az ai ti st hef or c edc onges t edar ea att hes i t e.

T hee x i s t i ngt r a ffici n uxf r om Ma noj Pa ndeyCha ur a hat oPa t r a k a rPur a m Cha ur a hama k esi tdi ffic ul t f orpedes t r i a nt oc ommut et hr ought hes t r et c ha nd doesnotha v ea n effic i enti nt er a c t i on wi t ht he ma r k ets pa c e .

Thev i s i onf ort hepr opos alr ai s edf r om t hei s s ueofs uc hpr obl em ofc onges t i onduet oi npenet r abl epubl i cpl ac es.t heper meabl ebui l t f or m whi c hal l owst heus ert odi f f us ef r om c onges t edar easi st hebas i ci deaoft hepr opos al . pl az ac ompl exhasav er yhugec ont r i but i ont ot heec onomi c alpr ogr es soft her egi on.t heus er gr oupsoft hepl az ac ompl exar e f r om out s k i r t sofl uc k now.

F orgener at i ngt hepr operheal t hyc ommer c i al ac t i v i t yweb. i ti s i mpor t antf ort hebui l di ngt oi nt er ac ti naway .

T hepr opos edt r a i lnet wor koffer sac onnec t eda ndwel lpr opor t i oneds er i esofpeopl epl a c es f r om Ma nojPa ndeyCha ur a hat oPa t r a k a rPur a m Cha ur a ha .

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T r a i l sbr i dget hega pbet weenr es i dent i a l a ndc ommer c i a l s pa c esa ndenga gi ng t hem t hr oughv a r i ousv i s ua l es c a pa des .

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ThePat r ak arPur am Cor r i dori sabus yc ommer c i als t r eetwi t h l owwal k abi l i t yduet ohi ght r af f i ci nf l uxandunor gani s edpat t er nofv endor s .Thes i t es t r et c hesov eranar eaof hec t ar es .

Thei deawast oi nt r oduc et hepedes t r i anf r i endl yt r ai l sand engagi ngef f i c i entmar k etpl ac e.

Thes ev er alv i s ualpoi nt sand r edev l opementofpl az adr awst heex i s t i ngr es i dent i al popul at i ont ot hec ommer c i als t r eet .

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SOF TP ASTELONCANVAS

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