Introduction

The city of Mumbai can be termed as an example of high density where the population density per sq m is very high. The city tries to utilize every piece of land to withstand its growing demand. Tracing back to history the city was only partially planned under the colonial rule. Whereas a major part of it remains as a part which was developed towards its extent of growth which in a way was not planned. In the city of Mumbai, there exists a certain set of Infrastructure which is meant to ease the living condition of the inhabitants. But a lack of planning and design failures leads to increased stress on infrastructure by the way of utilizing which becomes difficult to maintain or to properly utilize it. The whole entity thus becomes an underused or overexploited space. Also, it could be termed as an infrastructure almost certainly incapable of handling a large number of people considering the current scenario. In today’s world although authorities have primarily become aware of extensive demand of these institutions thus there has been an emphasis on increasing the scale of that infrastructure. Increasing the scale of the infrastructure certainly benefits in occupying the high density of population but it lacks public realm of interaction, diversification besides numerous design flaw exists in it. Designating a land for a mono-function use creates a hindrance in the growth of entity over a long time as it in becomes reluctant to the urban environment which is in the constant change at a rapid pace. On contradictory the lack of public infrastructure has resulted in the efforts by inhabitants trying to utilize the fact of convenience e.g. a high footfall region like a railway station becomes a spot of shopping though it isn’t planned in any way but still thrives more than a planned once. But also creates a lot of problems to its adjacent surrounding as well. The term market can be defined as the gathering of people for the purchase and sale of provisions, livestock, and other commodities. The phenomena of the market have existed in the city since Mumbai being a financial capital has monetarily gained the value mainly due to exchange which has to lead to the growth of the city. There exists various forms, structure and types of market in the city. Of which most are consumer driven while some being business to business. The working principle of the market has a various principle which depends on the context, amount of people, nearby institution, commodity, type of use and many other factors. Looking back at markets historically they were spaces were individuals would come to gather for commerce in addition

to that space would become a public space where ideas and thoughts were exchanged and it acted as something much more than what it was supposed to be. Due to the market, there exists a supporting economy which thrives onto it which happens to this day as well. Markets and surrounding context have always been multi functionary elements which either way be supportive to them. So, the functioning of them is completely independent but it a complex relation with adjoining context as well. Thus, if it was combined it could create a hybrid of two which in direct relation might not sound well but can work symbiotically by creating a new identity of itself of not being called just a market but something much more. A new hybrid module is not just a market but a something which could cater to the public more and considering a highdensity city could be more benefited. Combining a primary function with another one can be termed as mixed-use but combing the intent lies in merging two set of very different functions which are far more apart from each other. The thesis tries to rethinks to establish a market by the way of hybridizing creating a new environment by which a new urban insert can be made within a context of an environment with an upcoming chance of high inflow of people. The upcoming transit hub in the city could become a potential site for the intervention where the factor of convenience can be amplified by merging it with a program which could cater to large masses of people which will arise in the coming future.