ARCHITECTURE + URBAN DESIGN PORTFOLIO

ARCHITECTURE +URBAN DESIGN

PORTFOLIO

SAILEE BARHATE M.U.D | B.ARCH

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BUILDING A BASE AND EXPLORING REPRESENTATION

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PROPOSING DADAR-MATUNGA PRECINCT AS EDUCATIONAL HUB

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RE-IMAGING LAKE IN URBAN DESIGN CONTEXT

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MASTERS IN URBAN DESIGN

MASTERS IN URBAN DESIGN

MASTERS IN URBAN DESIGN (THESIS)

PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL LAYOUT FOR ABHYADAYNAGAR, KALACHOWKI, MUMBAI , INDIA B.ARCH

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PROPOSED NAVI MUMBAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ULWE, INDIA

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PHOTOESSAY: DHOBHI GHAT AND BANGANGA PRECINTS

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PROFESSIONAL WORKS : ARCHITECTURE DESIGNING

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PROFESSIONAL WORKS : INTERIOR DESIGNING

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MASTERS IN URBAN DESIGN

SELF EMPLOYED

SELF-EMPLOYED

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A FORT ON A FISHERMAN’S ISLAND “About 1784, the public buildings were more useful than elegant. The government house, customs house, arine house, Barracks, Mint, Treasury, Threatre and prison, included the chief of these structures, There were also three large Hospitals, one within the gates for Europeans, another on the esplanade for the sepoys or native troops in the company’s service and a third on an adjacent island for convalescents” - James Forbes, 1813.

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Mumbai is built on what was once seven islands: Bombay Island, Parel, Mazgaon, Mahim, Colaba, Worli, and Little Colaba. It is not exactly known when these islands were rst inhabited. Perhaps at the begining of the common era.(2000 years ago.) or possibly earlier, they came to be occupied by the Koli Fishing Community. Native Christians include east indians catholics, who were converted by the portuguese during the 16th century, are also Koli people. In the early 1800's much engineering works were carried out in Bombay. The city swamps were completely lled in and by 1845 the seven small island that had previously made of Bombau had been turned into one large island.

Bhor Ghat good carriage transport in 1830's is a mountain passage located between palasdari and Khandala in Maharashtra, India along the Railway line and between Khopoli and Khandala for road old Mumbai Pune Road.

Linkage: For Transportation between Bombay and Deccan.

(Passenger train between Central India Railway and VT via Dadar junction)

16th April 1853 : Railway line of 21 miles from Bombay to Thane 1854: Railway connecting to Kalyan to Shawpoor ( now Asangaon) 1870: Commutication with Calcutta 1871: Communication with Madras After 1870: Passenger trafc increased between city and suburbs 1885: Agreement between Bombay Baroda & Central India Railway Company and Great Indian Penninsual Railway Company

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1906 - Kurla to Chembur Single Railway Line for Garbage Clearance Chembur was not a part of the city until 1948-49. The only links with the city were through a rail line up tp kurla and a small narrow road through chunabati going to soin. The single line from single line from Kurla to Chembur was laid in 1906 for garbage clearance.

1920-40 Government Schemes

SOURCE: THESIS-’’THE SUBURBS OF BOMBAY’’(MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY ) BY MANJURIKA DAS

Eastern Suburb was zoned as industrial site. Industries started along the LBS Road in Ghatkopar and Vikhroli,”Bhatwadi” Settlement was started by a “Bhat”(Priest) ho owned the land. He provided land to settlers for agricultural use with beginning of industries, worker group started settling in the area. Apart from them, the loading unloading job holders also settled here, who travelled for work to and from island city, (Interview: Ganpat more, Resident, Bhatwadi)

Post 1947 - Post Independence After Independence , Chembur was one of the sites where refugee camps were set up to settle refugees after partition.

1948 - RK Studio The Famous RK Studio was a distinct Landmark of Chembur when Indoor shooting was popular. The Areas in and around Chembur were Favorite sites for lm units. The Union Park Near the RK studios was home to many poplar actors and other connected with Film Prodcution. !950 - Chembur and other villages merges with the Bombay Municipal Corporation and were Refered to as “Extended Suburbs”

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GHATKOPAR IN 1930

MANJURIKA DAS

EARLY SETTLEMENTS

(Malad and Ghatkopar)

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(Kurla and Vile Parle-Andheri)

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(Badra, Thana and Versova)

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(Mulund and Chembur)

SOURCE: MMRDA WEBSITE,THESIS-’’THE SUBURBS OF BOMBAY’’(MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY ) BY MANJURIKA DAS

EVOLUTION OF TOWNS IN SUBURB REGION

1941

Till 19th century - Roads and streets were narrow and encroached 1807 - Road widening started 1827 - 1830 : Amirable roads had been formed throughout the island Till 1845 : Streets to the native town was very narrow.

1843: Construction of Railway from Kurla to Thana

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EXPANSION OF SUBURBS

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SOURCE: BOMBAY-THE CITIES WITHIN BY RAHUL MEHROTRA

1920-30 : Rich Gujrati Families from island city built havelis and settled in “Rajawadi” 1935 : Rajawadi Hospital was to Gaikwad of Baroda a Building is presented to Ghatkopar - Kirol Municipality by the trustrees of Shamabhai Vithal Das Kimji for being used as a maternity home.

1940: Government built houses by clearing thick mangrooves for government severvants, who were displaced due to partition. The Housing Board took policy decision to allot houses to LIG. 1950: The land was acquired by BMC & Rajawadi Maternity Hospital was setup.

1952: Sindhi people came as refugees from Pakistan to Dharwad, then to Ulhas Nagar. Finally in 1952 they were shifted to “Sindhuwadi” and “Rajawadi”.

1950-60: Building coming up were mainly occupied by Gujrati Families (Apperances an extension of Bhuleshwar and Khetwadi) 1960: Garodia nagar started developing on salt pan lands.

Salt commisioner had leased the land to the Garodia Family.

1960: K.J. Somaiya College was constructed.

1970-80: Draught affected Maharashtra and Major inuence of migrants in Bombay was seen. Shashtri, Mohan nagar, Bhim Nagar and Laxman Nagar came up.

1980-90 Neelkanth valley and ONGC colony came into existence.

1955 - 58 BHB Construction Chembur was a clean sleepy village until 1954 when large industries and establishments came to be set up. The two Reneries, The Atomicenergy establishment, The rashtriya chemicals and fertilizers factory, Tata institute of social sciences, The international (Earlier Indian) Institute of population studies came up during 1954-60. The Industrialiation of Trombay Duringand after the war led to the demand for housing an the growth og chembur thereafter the construction of the Bombau Housing Board of houses in Station clony (Subhash Nagar), The shell Colony, and the Township Colony (Tilak Nagar) in 1955-58 transformed the area into the largest residential township in Asia.

SOURCE: ACTUAL SITE SURVEY

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2016 2014- Monorail Monorail is a system in the city of Mumbai. It connects many parts of the city which were not connectedby suburban rail system or the proposed metro rail system. The agency also stated that the monorail would be an efď€ cient feeder transit to the metro and suburban rail systems offering efď€ cient, safe, air-conditioned, comfortable and affordable public transport to commuters.

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02 PROPOSED DADAR MATUNGA PRECINCT AS

EDUCATIONAL HUB

Urban growth takes place gradually over a period of time. The growth is primarily conceived as the expansion of the town into the city or city expanding in order to assimilate more and more functions and cater to the basic as well as advanced needs of the city. There are certain areas which gain advantage of recognition over a period of time because of its geographical location and opportunities in the city. These areas become most advanced areas in the city either by conceiving the idea of making it as an urban hub or eventually over a period of time a pre dominant function is generated because of the certain advantage.

There are several types of urban hubs /centers/focal points of the city. The predominant functions of such hubs are created either as preconceived idea in order to perform in a certain pattern and cater to the city's needs. Theses hubs can be classiď€ ed into various functions such as commercial hub, educational hub, industrial hub etc. according to the need of the city. Thus several such hubs which are generated or conceived are always juxtaposed with the connectivity of the city. There are also several precincts in the city which are not conceived as hubs but in the due course of time because of the predominant functions it starts serving the city in a certain fashion and starts catering to the need of the city. These precincts having predominant functions are not yet classiď€ ed as hubs. As a result when the urbanization starts developing a pressure and there is a need for the transformation of such areas, these areas are not looked from the point of view these predominant functions. Thus it becomes necessary to identify such precincts and their potential functions and rethink the process of transformation in order to make them into hubs. The studio is intending precisely to do so; in order to conduct this process of transformation studio is looking at identifying the precinct and its predominant function.

Studio Intent Thus in order to look at the above scenarios more eloquently the studio is looking at G- North and FNorth wards which comprises of Matunga west, Matunga Central, Dadar west Dadar Central. The precinct consists of iconic townships of the city, the railway junction, historic buildings/ spaces etc. thus the areas suggests the strength in its historic setting. The area has a very dominant educational land use, there are various iconic educational institutions rooted in this area over a period of time. Thus the studio intends to identify this precinct with respect to the predominant function and term it as an Educational hub.

Shivaji Park Scheme

Hindu Colony

1927 : Shivaji Park and the surrounding areas were developed § Number of Buildings : 187 number of Residential Buildings § Mayor’s Bunglow : Built in 1928 § Swatantrya Veer Sawarkar Smarak : Was erected on 26/2/1966 § Chaitya Bhoomi : The Chaitya Bhoomi was inaugurated on December 5, 1971 (Source : The Indian Express)

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Parsi Colony

Matunga North

Mancherji Joshi (civil engineer in BIT) inuenced planning of the area south of ‘Five gardens’ for his Parsi community.

Around the King’s Circle, the front setback of buildings are merged with the footpath, making it a wide urban space where people stroll, vendors sell newspapers, magazines and used books, and stray hawkers try and make quick sales. This is also the place where people meet while waiting for a table in restaurants.

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Matunga is the north most part of the precinct planned by the Improvement Trust. Till the 1960s, South Indians were the dominant community in Matunga, which was popularly known as ‘Mini Madras’ on account of its temples, music sabhas, shops and restaurants that were replicas of those in South India.

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Most South Indian restaurants were located around King’s Circle and were patronized by everyone but South Indians.

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He persuaded the Improvement Trust to approve a covenant for the Parsi Central Association Cooperative Housing Society by which 102 plots in the colony were reserved for the exclusive use of Parsi.

He also managed to get the colony a larger share of the open space planned for Dadar-Matunga Scheme v precinct.Parsi charitable trusts built houses for their middle-class members.

The main idea was to move Parsi community out of its small tenments in overcrowded localities in South Bombay to bigger ats in the new Parsi Colony.

(Source : The Indian Express)

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Matunga South

The street widths between the two Ÿ The infrastructure like a schools, play rows of buildings create a ground, gymnasium, community relationship and scale between the halls ensured that it catered to the roads, the buildings and the people planned population. These places who are outdoors. The internal are located such that it is within 5-10 streets are narrower and the minutes walk from home. buildings in the precint are low rises Ÿ The buildings having commercial which results in a comfortable use are less in number because most relationship between the residents of the shops are seen near junction and their immediate environment. in ground oor of residential Ÿ The buildings of the precint may not buildings. be identical or of high architectural merit, but the buildings share some similar characteristics like the heights, mass/ form, common architectural language of elements created by features like roofs, balconies, design of railings, window, decorative plaster works etc.

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Ÿ The land use planning in the study

area refers to the uniformity in plots, cluster of residential buildings with narrow roads, provision of large open spaces and the dominant educational land use. Ÿ Social Amenities are dominant in Parsee colony, Matunga North and around Shivaji Park. Ÿ There is no provision of any land use for general hospital of Maternity home and Child welfare Centre in Parsee colony and Matunga North area. There is no provision of any land use for Public Library or Performing Arts Centre to support the dominant educational use.

Since this area was under TPS Scheme in the 1900's most of the buildings in this precint fallunder the average building condition category. Ÿ Most of the buildings around gokhale road and Dadar TT are under Pagdi System, hence the maintenance is average or poor since the owner maintains the building. The reason for this condition is less rent amount from Tenant. Ÿ The buildings which fall under poor category are the once which are built before 1960's and are not maintained, Ÿ The transformation of this area is seen with new are under contruction building with more height are being built. Ÿ

Ÿ Buildings built before 1960' used

parameters like ground coverage, maximum height, light angle, height in relation to the width of the road which is quite evident in the study area. It might be done to control the volume of built up area on a given plot of land. Ÿ After the introduction f FSI in 1960's FSI of 1.33 was assigned in the study area. This might be done with a view to allowing additional oors where buildings were constructed according to earlier rules with 1/3rd ground coverage and 3 storeys.

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WARD ANALYSIS..

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How do you recognise this area and what are the places that make you recognise this area?

Calm and peaceful area • Which are the places where one can spend leisure time in this area?

5 garden area • Where can we get best food in this area?

King’s circle and matunga station area • What is the best option for transportation in this area if you want to travel from your college to transit?

Preferably walking as not much vehicles and roads are shady • Is this area safe for walking at any point of time, if no then why?

Good for walking • Which is the nearest railway station from this school/college and how can you go there?

Wadala, its walkable • If you want to play any sport or arrange any inter school/college programmes with Institutions of this area then what is a common place where you can organise it?

Various activities happen during college festivals during Nov., Dec. at all respective collages; khalsa and VJTI grounds are available for sports events.

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WARD OFFICE

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STUDENTS

BUS ROUTE NO 43 LTD

WALKWAY

TO PRATIKSHA NAGAR BUS NO 84 LTD TO OSHIWARA DEPOT BUS NO 80 LTD TO JVPD BUS STAND

BUS NO 83 SANTACRUZ DEPOT

BUS NO 70

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BUS NO 64

BUS NO 166

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TO MAHESHWARI UDYAN

TO DHARAVI DEPOT BUS NO 161 NADKARNI PARK

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BUS NO 83 FROM COLABA BUS NO 84 LTD

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WADALA MARKET BUS NO 70 FROM COLABA 161 BUS NO FROM WORLI BUS NO 43 LTD FROM MAZGAON

DEPOT BUS NO 64

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BUS NO 166 FROM MUMBAI CENTRAL

NEHRU PARK DEPOT

FROM BABULNATH

BUS NO 411 FROM WADALA DEPOT

WADALA STATION

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Ÿ Making these spaces accessible and opening

the sites up to the public, will give the citizens an uninterrupted access to the beach as well as to the public buildings. Ÿ The New Shivaji Park includes the existing park and the long beach stretch, creating a much larger public space and creating a traditional experience for the citizens from the greens of the park to the openness of the sea.

The landuse on the egde of the cadell road around shivaji park consists majorly of social amenities and mayors bungalow residentail plots

LANDUSE MAP

The building use map shows social amenities opposite side of shivaji park

BUILDING USE MAP

BUILDING AGE MAP

THE BUILDING OWNERSHIP MAP BEING THE CRITICAL ONE, THE OWNERSHIP IS MAINLY PUBLIC OWNERSHIP (i.E. Owned by the public authority of the city).

The land for kerela mahila samaj and vanita samaj is owned by bmc which has rented it out to the trust.

BUILDING OWNERSHIP MAP

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The building age map shows that swatantryaveer savarkar smarak and mahatma gandhi memorial swimming pool being the newer buildings shall be retained for its use. Vanita samaj building being a community hall is also retained, which will work as a gated community when there is any intervention in this area.

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The sea facing shivaji park mayor bungalow, will be converted into a memorial for the late shiv sena founder Bal Thackeray.

The general body of the corporations approved the proposal to hand over the bungalow on lease to a trust constituted by the state government for the next 30 years.

New ofcial residence of mayor.

The proposal of shifting the residence to byculla. Shivaji Park is sorrounded by streets on four sides which encloses the park within.

This park is separated from the sea by a cadell road and public buildings.

By proposing an uderpass on the cadell road, the beach becomes the other edge of the park.

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EXISTING SCENARIO PROPOSAL

03 REIMAGING LAKE IN URBAN DESIGN CONTEXT Water bodies play an important role in the development of the city. In ancient times most of the cities have been developed on the banks of rivers or lakes or other water bodies.

Seas, rivers, lakes, ponds, wells are few examples of water bodies, while several natural & manmade water bodies nd a mention in mythology. In addition to domestic, agriculture, religious & cultural value water bodies have high aesthetic value which may provide immense potential to tourism in the city. In some of the coastal cities in India, the economy of those cities is based on tourism activity.

Water bodies form an integral part of urban fabric. They provide larger open space in dense urban fabric. They have great inuence on the microclimate of the surrounding area.

Rapid urbanization coupled with industrial growth has made its adverse impacts on the quality of life in the city and on the natural environment. Natural patterns are distorted by human intervention. This has resulted in depletion and pollution of natural resources.

Most of the cities in Western India are gifted with large no. of water bodies – some big enough to retain water throughout the year. But due to urbanization & lack of concern for natural resources, these assets are getting depleted causing issues like decline of ground water table, ooding in monsoon, heat island effect etc.

In olden days as human life was closely linked with water bodies for his day to day activities. But due to change in technology and increase in land pressure in urban areas this linkage has been broken.

This study is an attempt to understand how advantageously water bodies were used in urban areas and what the impact of rapid urban growth is and how they can be used for current needs of urban areas.

MAP SHOWING PROXIMITY OF THE SITE TO THANE, KALYAN, DOMBVALI, PANVEL, NAVI MUMBAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, JNPT, SOUTH MUMBAI.

Ÿ SITE IS ALONG THE AMBERNATH PIPELINE ROAD Ÿ RAILWAY LINE IS ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE

SITE. NILJE STATION IS THE NEAREST STATION TO ACCESS THE SITE. Ÿ THE SITE ALSO HAS A ROAD LEADING CONNECTING TALOJA.

THERE ARE NO MEASURE TAKEN TO PRESERVE THE EDGES OF LAKES. WHICH IS IMPORTANT FOR THE CONSERVATION OF WATER BODIES. MOST OF THE REGULATIONS ARE FOR RIVERS AND SEA.

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WHAT ABOUT LAKES? OR CAN WE SAY WHAT ABOUT URBAN LAKES?

WHAT CAN TO DONE FOR CONSERVSTION OF PRECINT OF LAKES AT THE PLANNING STAGE?

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WHY CONNECTIVITY OF GREEN SPACES IS IMPORTANT? Green spaces exist in a great variety of shapes, structures and types within the city or urban fabric. The successful protection, creation, and development of the spaces is one of the key elements required to achieve sustainable urban development.Their public acceptance and appreciation depends on the characteristics they possess,like appropriate provision, quality and accessibility. Ÿ OBJECTIVE:

TO STUDY: • Importance of lakes in ancient times and importance and use of lakes like lakes in current urban senario.

• Denition of lakes and urban lakes.

• The history of different types of natural and manmade lakes and role played by them.

• The initiatives taken for conservation of lakes on national, state and local level.

• The Case studies of the different projects for conservation of lakes.

• The current scenario of different water supply sources- surface water, ground water, water supply systems for different cities in India • Comparative analysis of different Municipal Corporation areas in Mumbai Metropolitan Region for study and analyze of different aspects like: • Area under jurisdiction of Municipal Corporation, percentage of area covered by water bodies, capacity of storage, month wise evaporation loss, Population density, rainfallmonth wise and total during season, total annual, year wise variations, water supply requirementdaily, monthly and annual, collection of price data related to cost of piped water supply, bore well supply, sewage treatment, Rain water harvesting capital investment & for management over the years for per year basis.

03|24 Reimaging Lakes in Urban Design Context M.U.D Thesis

• To understand role of lakes in the urban context & their history.

• To nd out / classify different kinds of water bodies lakes & identify the problem area & causes.

• To develop a strategy for inclusion of (revitalizing) the water bodies in urban areas with requirements of current needs of urban areas.

• To study the precinct of the lakes through cultural lens.

TO ANALYSE: • Case studies of lakes and impact of surrounding land uses – all the water bodies.

• Analysis of various aspects of data collected.

• Analysis of statutory provisions related to upkeep, maintenance, eradication /reclamation of existing water bodies & its administrative set up • Analysis of Urban Design aspects related to lakes.

• Analysis of impact of various land uses on water bodies as land use due to present process of planning & implementation of Development Plan of cities • Analysis of impact of open space land use in particular on lakes and relationship of Trees as landscape elements.

WATER BODIES INCLUDES SEA, RIVERS, LAKES PONDS WELLS

HAVE LAKES LOST THEIR IDENTITY DUE TO URBANIZATION?

LAKES STUDY

IMPACT OF URBANIZATION

CURRENT NEEDS OF URBAN AREAS

HOW THEY ARE USED IN URBAN AREAS

USE OF LAKES IN ANCIENT TIMES POLICIES Ÿ National River Conservation Plan (NCRP Ÿ National Lake Conservation Plan (NCLP) Ÿ National Lake Conservation Programmes. Ÿ National Project for Repair, Renovation And Restoration (RRR) of waterbodies directly linked to agriculture. Ÿ National Water Mission underNational Action Plan on Climate Change.

HUMANS STTLEMENTS AROUND THE LAKE

IDENTITY

URBANIZATION

Ÿ P l a c e i d e n t i t y i s s o m e t i m e s Ÿ Urbanization refers to the

c a l l e d u r b a n increasing number of people c h a r a c t e r , n e i g h b o r h o o d that live in urban areas. Ÿ It predominantly results in the character or local character. Ÿ Place identity concerns the meaning physical growth of urban areas, and signicance of places for their be it horizontal or vertical. inhabitants and users, and how these meanings contribute to individuals' conceptualizations of self.

AGRICULTURE WATER DURING PERIODS OF SCARCITY SERVED CONTROL OF FLOODS IRRIGATION DRINKING WATER PURPOSES

ACTS Ÿ Rivers Act Board. Ÿ The water(Prevention an Control Pollution Act) Ÿ The Water Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act. Ÿ Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notication by MoEF Ÿ Rainwater harvesting Bylaws.

HYDROPOWER GENERATION COMMERCIAL FISHERIES SPORTS WATERBASED RECREATION DEFINITION OF URBAN LAKES

03|25 Reimaging Lakes in Urban Design Context M.U.D. Thesis

Ÿ The social, economic, political and cultural

association of the lake in urban areas is referred to the urban systems. Ÿ Researchers justify the values of urban lakes linked to ecological, economic, social, cultural and even political values to be the driving force behind the sustainability of lakes. Ÿ These urban components add aspects such as apparel or neglect towards the lake systems which directly or indirectly affects the lake sustainability of lakes.

Ÿ Socio activities Ÿ economic

activities Ÿ Cultural Activities Ÿ Political activities

A lake may be dened as an enclosed body of water (usually fresh water) totally surrounded by land ans with no direct access to the sea. A lake may be totally isolated, with no observable direct water input direct water input and, on occasions, no direct ouput.

1The purpose of any denition is to provide an entity an identity which plays an important part in its survival. However, unfortunately, it is this very denition of lakes that pave ways for their exploitation. This is because as due to various environmental and climatic conditions often there are uctuations in the given three parameters of a lake . (PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF URBAN LAKES IN INDIA)

2In India, National Lake Conservation Programme under the Ministry of Environment and forests (MoEF) denes lakes as “standing water bodies which have a minimum water depth of 3m, generally cover a water spread of more than ten hectares and have no or very little aquatic vegetation (Ministry of Environment and Forests, 2010)”. (PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF URBAN LAKES IN INDIA)

3 Quite simply, lakes are bodies of water that occupy depressions on land surface. There is no universal denition for ‘lakes’. The International Glossary of Hydrology briey denes a lake as an "inland body of water of considerable size (UNESCO and WMO 1992)". One of the most elaborated denition of lakes has been provided

by Kuusisto (1985) as “a depression or a group of depressions partly or fully lled by water, all parts of the water body have the same surface, excluding temporary variability, caused by wind or ice, the ratio between in-ow and volume is small enough to let most of the suspended, inowing material to form bottom sediments, and the surface area exceeds a given minimum value.” (PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF URBAN LAKES IN INDIA)

RELATION BETWEEN CITY AND LAKES

URBANIZATION

Ÿ Cities are clear indicators of

the culture of a society. Ÿ The architectural landmarks. Ÿ So also its natural attributes like lakes Ÿ They dene the VISUAL IMAGE. Lakes are perceived as vast expanse of water in a pristine landscape where one goes for recreation. It is a place of experiencing nature by way of boating, camping, shing, swimming, bird watching, etc.

RAPID POPULATION GROWTH

Enchroachments

transformation of land and lakes

Reduction of water spread area

IMPACT ON LAKES

Pollution

INDUSTRIALIZATION

Over Exploitation

Industrial waste water, domestic waste water and solid waste let to water bodies without treatment

Flood/ Droughts

Concrete structures and pavements Ground Water Depletion

No Recharge to Storm Water

Pollution / contamination of lakes

Migration to distance Places in search of water Less Inltration

Reduced Depth

Ground water pollution

Effect on ecology of water bodies

Water Cost/ Water Market

High Surface Flow

High surface Flow Floods

HOWEVER, WHEN ONE MENTIONS „URBAN LAKES THE PICTURE IS SOON DEMYSTIFIED.

Health Impacts

Health Impacts

Flora, Fauna and Birds get affected

Transportation and Sanitation Problems

KEY WORDS Standing waterbodies

Health Impacts

Ÿ Minimum depth of 3m Ÿ Spread area more than 10 ha. Ÿ Have no or very li le aqua c vegeta on. Ÿ Water that occupy deppressions Ÿ Inland body of water Ÿ Let mo of the inflowing material

to form bo om sediments anding waterbodies

IMPACT ON SOCIETY

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DEFINITION OF LAKES

LEGENDS : BUILDING USE RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL MIXED INSTITUTION INDUSTRY HEALTH RELIGIOUS INFORMAL SETTLEMENT GAOTHAN SOCIAL AMENITIES

WHAT IS GOING TO BE DONE? Conserving water, Saving money and improving water quality.

The water will be harvested, poluttion free and there will be safe recycled water for our plarks and amenity blocks.

This process will improve

WHY ITS IMPORTANT?

KEY BENIFITS

Climate change requires that we think, act and adapt in a sustainable way. One impact of climate change will change the rainfall patterns and water shortages.

Improved Quatily of Lake.

Improves Park surface and quality for recreational use. Ÿ Underground system opertation allows for open space to be maintained. Ÿ Improving water security to ensure we have water Ÿ Ÿ

TOILETS - Treated water is he primary water supply for amenity blocks public toilets IRRIGATION: Treated water will be the sole source of water for park irrigation

CLEANING: Treated water is used for public place cleaning

Treated to be used for toilets in residential areas

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GROUND LEVEL

EXCESS FILTERED WATER

HYDROCON PIPE

WATER HARVESTING

Water from lake ows into the underground d network

Water is diverted into a deep pit with grinder pumps which mucerate pollutants and transfer water for treatment.

FILTERATION AND DISINFECTION

STORAGE TANK Treated water istored in a underground tank.

18 M W ID E

24 M WIDE ROAD

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18 M WIDE ROAD

RO AD

THIS PROPOSAL IS PROPOSED UNDER CLAUSE 33 OF MAHARASHTRA REGIONAL AND TOWNPLANNING ACT, 1966, WHICH SAYS: (1) Any time after 1[the publication of notice regarding preparation] of draft Development Plan under section 26, a Planning Authority may prepare plan or plans showing proposals for the development of an area or areas which in the opinion of the Planning Authority should be developed or re-developed as a whole (hereinafter referred to as “ the area or areas of Comprehensive development”) ; and in particular, such plans shall provide for— (a) detailed development of specic areas for urban renewal, housing, shopping centres, industrial areas, civic centres, educational and cultural institutions ; (b) control of architectural features, elevation and frontage of buildings and structures ; (c) dealing satisfactorily with areas of bad layout, obsolete develop-ment and slum areas and relocation of population ; (d) open spaces, gardens, playgrounds and recreation areas.

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PARKI SOCIAL NG

(2) When the plans for an area or areas of Comprehensive development are prepared, whether or not separately, the Planning Authority shall follow the same procedure before submission of these plans to the State Government for sanction as is provided by sections 25, 26, 27, 28, 2* *, 30 and 31 as respect a draft Development plan and submit such plan or plans from time to time to the State Government for sanction, along with a report— (a) explaining the proposals and the stages of the development programme by which it is proposed to execute the plan or plans ; (b) giving an appropriate estimate of the cost involved in executing the proposals of the plan or plans.

(3) The State Government may, after consulting the Director of Town Planning by notication in the Ofcial Gazette, sanction the plan or plans for the area or areas of comprehensive development either without, or subject to such, modications as it may consider necessary not later than three months of the date of receipt of such plans from the Planning Authority or not later than such further period as may be extended by the State Government.

GREEN SPACE

12 M WIDE

PEDES HAWK ER TRAIN ZONE PATH

12 M WIDE ROAD

50 M GREEN SPACE FROM LAKE

TEMPLE AREA

SOCIAL AMENITY

NILJE LAKE

NILJE LAKE

THIS PROPOSAL IS PROPOSED UNDER CLAUSE 33 OF MAHARASHTRA REGIONAL AND TOWNPLANNING ACT, 1966, WHICH SAYS:

GUIDELINES When the plans for an area or areas of Comprehensive developments are prepared and there is presence of water body in the area the following should be taken into consideration: A) THE EDGE OF THE LAKE SHOULF BE DETERMINED WITH REFERENCE TO SURVEY MAP ONLY. B) THERE SHOULD BE A MINIMUM SETBACK OF 15 M EXCLUDING THE ROAD FOR ACTIVITIES LIKE WATER HARVESTING SYSTEM AND IRRIGATION FACILITIES. C) THE PROMENADE EXCLUDING THE SETBACK SHOULD INCLUDE PARKING AND HAWKER ZONE AND SHOULD NOT EXCEED MORE THAN 15% OF THE AREA OF THE PROMENADE. D) SOCIAL AMENITIES, EDUCATIONAL AND RELIOUS PLOTS ABUTTING THE RING ROAD SHOULD BE PREFERRED. THESE PLOTS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH 5% EXTRA fsI. E) WATER HARVESTING STRATEGY TO REUSE THE LAKE WATER FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES.(LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO DECIDE IF THE WATER IS DRINKFIT)

A48 A47 A45

A50

A49

A10 A46

A43 A44

A8

A57

A11 A12 A9

A13

A51

A7

A41

A42 A6

A31

A53

A40 A52

A14 A54

A5

A37

A15

A1

A39

A2 A30

A20

A1

A36

A55

A16 A35

A3

A34 A17 A33

A26

A19 A18

A32 A24 A27 A56 A21

A29

A25

A23

A22

A28

0.2 0.3 0.5 1 1.5 2.0 2.5

Ÿ THE BUILDING AROUND THE LAKE

PROMENADE HAVE LOWER HEIGHTS Ÿ AS THE DISTANCE FROM THE LAKE INCREASES THE HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING INCREASES. Ÿ THIS IS CONTROLLED BY CONTROLLED FSI ON THE PLOTS

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A4

A38

04 PROPOSED HOUSING AT ABHYUDAYANAGR,

KALACHOWKI, MUMBAI, INDIA

04|33 Proposed Residental layout B.Arch.

04|34 Propoed Residential Layout B.Arch

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05 NAVI MUMBAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ULWE Travel has been an important aspect of our lives since the starting of time. Over the years people have travelled for nding food, shelter, adventure and various other purposes. Of late, these purposes have been broadly classied into two categories: business or pleasure, which are the two terms widely used in airports.

“IT’S NOT THE DESTINATION, BUT THE JOURNEY THAT MATTERS” Airports have been a very important part of travel for a long time now. And with the rise in demands and standards, more sophisticated and advanced airports have been set up in and outside India. India also in the past decades has emerged as a fast growing economy and thus a greater need of domestic as well as international trade and travel has also increased enormously. Therefore, this calls for good transport hubs. And airports are a very important part of a transport hub and needs a lot of attention towards its functioning and thus the design. Airports not only act as a point of departure and arrival of the travellers but lately with the increasing standards, airports have also become a place to stay. VIP premium services, 5-star hotels, etc. have been some of the added services which an airport nowadays consists of. Thus, airports have grown in many ways and forms.

Looking at the Indian context, airports still lag behind when it comes to international standards. The Chennai International Airport is the closest to being an airport according to International standards. Though many such projects to either renovate or building an airport up to the international standards are underway there is still a very desperate need of airports that really live up to the standards of the famous international airports which have set a high mark in airport deigns.

The proposal of one such airport has been made in Greater Noida to have an international airport with a 7-star hotel, a mall and various other facilities for the travellers which really do set a mark in airport design in India.

But on the other hand if we look at the condition of the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi which is supposed to cater to both the international as well as domestic air trafc, the story is very different or just the opposite. The conditions prevailing at the IGI airport are not at all up to the standards which should be followed by any airport anywhere. The current redevelopment of the airport due to Common Wealth Games 2010 has resulted in certain betterment of the conditions prevailing in airport but still a lot needs to be done to bring up the standards and conditions of the airport to international standards. The reasons for doing so are as the airport is in the capital of India…Delhi and thus the prevailing conditions give a very negative image of condition of Delhi.

Secondly, the hygiene of the airport also compromises the health of the user. Thirdly, the random circulation pattern and out dated security services with certain loop holes can prove very fatal in times of security crisis. Lastly, the capacity and services of the airport is way below the required standards which creates a big problem for users due to long lines and less waiting area. All these problems present in the airport at Delhi shows the very need of a proper airport to be designed to improve the conditions of the way people travel there.

Thus, Delhi airport is an ideal site for designing an airport based on international standards.

Now the next part being the study of an airport is the most important part of the designing. Unless the problems are known as to what are the most important aspects and the biggest problems being faced by the users are determined a proper design solution cannot be provided. Thus, case study of this airport is also a very important part. The case study will include all the actual data and facts regarding the stats related to the airport.

The designing part is the major challenge and will require fairly detailed observation and analysis of the airport studied and then evaluating the pros and cons of that design. This will result in setting the guidelines for the design.

This way the overall design principles can be worked out. Then the zoning of the various parts of the airport along with circulation and access/restriction of the users and the staff has to be laid out as well. The methodology and the order of things have to be in a proper way so that the confusion and chaos can be avoided. The overall structure has to be so analysed and designed that it gives a unique experience for the users and make it easier for them to locate and use the services provided to its full extent. The other part to be looked after is the services areas as well as other areas to be used by the staff which should be effortlessly located in order to make it easier for the staff to manage and operate within the structure. The overall design should be such that it gives 100% output and proves to be functional and give pleasure to its users and not discomfort of any sort. The experience of the user should be fullling and worth the time and money.

05|39 Navi Mumbai International Airport B.Arch. Thesis

Need for airport ·Enhancement of avia on facili es in the mumbai metropolitan region (mmr) is cri cal for maintaiing maharashtra's leadership in a rac ng foreign direct investment and cemen ng mumbai's future as an interna onal financial centre.

The air travel demand forecast for the mmr reveals that traffic will grow from 32 million Passengers per annum (mppa) in the year 2013-14 to over 100 mppa by 2060-61.

The exis ng mumbai airport alone will be unable to handle such an increase in the air traffic.

It is ther fore impera ve to build a second airport for mmr.

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To get more steadiness in design the element having the similar properties like fluidity was inspired from ‘ribbons’.

The shape of the airport is designed from the flow and dynamics of a ribbon when waved. Th e airport is designed keeping in mind the most important - ‘form equals to function’.

The german philosopher schelling has quoted many things over with the notion that ‘architecture was to resemble frozen music’ . today, years into production of complex geometric through easily accessible computer programs the qualities of fluid space and form frozen and time have gained a literal resemblance in geometric forms. So the concept of fluidity became the inspiration while designing the airport.

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05|44 Navi Mumbai International Airport B.Arch. Thesis

Aluminum - light, modern and high quality Aluminum as a building material – functional, durable and aesthetically appealing. In the building industry aluminum is often used for facade sidings and roof coverings. .

1. Lightweight: 2. Corrosion resistance: 3. Robust: 4. Excellent processibility: 5. Simple connection technology 6. Recyclable: 7. Stunning aesthetics: Danpalon has more positive values, more built in beneďŹ ts and eliminates more potential hazards than any other system. There are many advantages to a translucent skylight from energy saving to the design aspect. A translucent skylight is known to upgrade a buildings values. The Danpalon translucent skylight is made of standing seam technology, the latest and most advanced system for architectural skylight applications. ,Since natural light is one of the most important design elements in architecture today, Danpalon systems ensure that the building envelope is covered by a day lighting system, which includes a translucent skylight that provides unequaled durability and lifetime performance.

PHOTOESSAY: DHOBHI GHAT: ASIA’S LARGEST OPEN AIR LAUNDROMAT Mumbai experiences urbanization challenges as other fast growing cities with wide disparities In housing between afuent, middle income and low income segments of population…

Rich within the poor…

Wandering into the gallis of Dhobhi Ghat…

VIEW FROM MAHALAXMI STATION

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PLACE OF WASH

DHOBHI;S VEHICLE

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Flanked by the Mahalaxmi Railway Station and the Saat Rasta roundabout, Mumbai’s Dhobi Ghat is part laundromat and part institution. A seemingly outmoded system that is consumed by the exigency that dictates life in a city like Mumbai. Its efciency and its continued existence is a testament to the ability of Mumbai to accommodate both old and new ideas as it hurtles forward into a future that is vastly unpredictable.

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PHOTOESSAY BANGANGA It is said that original temples were built here between 8th and 13th CE that were destroyed by the Portuguese during their time. The current temples were built in 18 t h CE with funding from a philanthropist Rama Kamath. Who belonged to the Gaud Sarawat Brahmin community – one of the earliest settlers around Banganga. This community still controls and manages the Banganga and temples around it. There are several maths like Kashi Math, Kaiwalye Math and Kawle Math located in this area. A temple dedicated to Parshuram is another attraction here that are architecturally all temples are quite ordinary. It is the temple with its steep stone steps and sculptures lying all over them that would attract the artistic eye.

I approached Banganga from Walkeshwar road that runs parallel to the coast on Malabar Hills area of South Mumbai. At some point you have to get off the vehicle and start walking down the steps.

The buildings on both sides of these steps will tell you the stories of many generations that had lived here.

Walking through the streets and expieriencing the spatial fabric of the precint. The spaciality of Banganga is an expression of physical and associational relationships between its people, its architecture and its usage.

Spaces in Banganga are layered with activities and physical growth over time. The KUND is the main focus of the precint, a multifunctional space in terms of religious and non-religious activities.

Streets derive their character from the edge conditions of religious and residential built form that line.

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The construction of the tank was originally carried out in 1127 AD and then rebuilt in 1715. Even though it is relatively near the sea, the tank is actually fed with spring water. The pool is surrounded by temples - the main one being the Hindu Walkeshwar Temple which was built at the same time as the original tank.

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07|47 Professional work Residential Buildings

PROFESSIONAL WORK RESIDENTIAL BUILDING, INDIA

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PROFESSIONAL WORK RESIDENTIAL BUILDING, INDIA OPTION 1

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PROFESSIONAL WORK RESIDENTIAL BUILDING, INDIA OPTION 2

07|51 Professional work Residential Bungalow

07 PROPOSED FARMHOUSE AT BADLAPUR MUMBAI, INDIA

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PROFESSIONAL WORK INTERIOR WORKS, INDIA

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SAILEE BARHATE

Masters in Urban Design Bachelors in Architecture (Council of Architecture) Add: c/601, Parmeshwari Paradise, Majiwada, Thane(w), 400601 Email: ar.saileebarhate@gmail.com ph no. : +91 9769879116