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Uloor-AkkulamRoad

Site Location : Akkulam

Site Area : 12.26 acre

The Site is situated away frm the main road thus away from the commotion of the street. The Large area is within the visual field of the apartments around the area. The level difference of the site blocks access and view to the left end completely and makes it difficult to approach the lake borders.

Nearest Bus stop

Thaikattukonam Bus Stop - 550m

Nearest Railway Station

Kochuveli Railway Station - 0.5km

Nearest Airport

Thiruvananthapuram Airport - 8km

The proposed site is within a residential area. The site has a temple and a apartment complex that is under construction; at very close proximity. These acts as sources of sound. At the west end, the site overlooks the Ambedkar girls school. Since the school is on a lower level, it does not act as a prominent sound source.

Residential Commercial

Religious Access Road Akkulam Lake

Sound from the Construction Site of Confident Apartment

Sound from the adjacent Temple

Sound from the Ambedkar Girls Schools

Occupancy: Group B/educational ii) Higher educational institutions

One Parking for every 125sq.m of build up area in higher education institutions. 25% of that area is used for 2 wheelers.

The circulation within the site is smooth at the flat areas at the beginning of the site. Towards the south the trail is distraputed due to the deep slope and outgrown vegetation.

Views

Topography Accessibility

Rocky Terrain Accesible Area

Lake Edge

Inaccesible Area

Most Buildable Buildable

Least Builable

Vegetation Cover

The site has very less vegetation density. The trees present do not provide much canopy, hence giving an openess to the entire site. Most of the vegetation density is cluster that the dip within the site making it inaccessable. These portion hav small trees and shrubs that cover most of the ground cover.

Height of Vegetation Cover

Maximum temperature30.6 deg. Celsius in july to 33.6 deg. Celsius in march.

Average temperature: 32.0 deg. Celsius.

Average HumidityMaximum humidity at June with more than 80%

Precipitation2.2mm in february to 138.0mm in october. Annual rainfall: 786.4mm per year.

Canopy

Since the vegetation at the south and west are short trees that are not fully grown accompanied by shrubs, it doesnot provide much canopy. The coconut trees have a slender body and fail to provide shade too.

Sensory Aspects

Prolonged

Smell

The rush of local wind from the lake rises towards the low pressure flat land of the site. The wind passes through the dense overgrown vegetation and hence causes a significant sound of rusting of the leaves.

Global Shadow Mapping

Maximum sun hours are expericed during the month of march and the minimum sun hours during the month of June. Since the proposed site has very less canopy, there is direct sunlight affect most of the site.

Shadow Density

Shadow Prone Area for Prolonged Period

Shadow Prone Area for Short Period

No impact of Shadow

Wind Direction

Local Wind

Prevailing Wind

Sound of the rusling leaves as the wind from the lake approches the high land. This is a prominent pleasant sound within the site.

Prevailing wind condition is from West. Wind speed varies from 2.8kmph in november to 8.8kmph in july. Presence of akkulam lake in close proximity also affects the wind speed and direction, causing the local wind to flow from south-west. Presence of high rise buildiings in close proximity also affect the wind flow.

Edge condition and Sensory Aspects

Asocial and quiet

Asocial and loud

Social but quiet

Social and loud