SHIRALI VAIDYA LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
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Shirali Vaidya
1 Landscape Architect
ABOUT ME I have been working as a landscape architect for almost 3 years and have had the chance to obtain a comprehensive experience of handling projects right from the concept stage to the execution and closing-out phases. My design approach revolves around creating memorable and meaningful experiences by designing and articulating outdoor spaces along with preserving and respecting the natural environment. My key attributes are - a strong work ethic, the ability to work in and lead teams, extensive knowledge of floral life, creativity and a high attention to detail.
EDUCATION 2013 - 15: Master degree in Landscape Architecture Date of Birth:
18/08/89
Email:
shiralivaidya@gmail.com
Tel:
(+31) 682373449 Utrecht, The Netherlands www.linkedin.com/in/shiralivaidya www.issuu/ shiralivaidya
DESIGN PHILOSOPHY “I aim to create a healthy symbiosis between art, architecture and ecology which would ultimately culminate into a sustainable environmental design.”
SOFTWARE SKILLS Adobe Photoshop Adobe Indesign Adobe Illustrator Sketch up Autodesk AutoCAD Microsoft Office
LANGUAGES English Gujarati Hindi French
Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology, CEPT UNIVERSITY, Ahmedabad, India Grade point average: 75
Thesis - GROUND ZERO : Imagining a Nursery as an Urban Park, an extension of SayajiBaug, Vadodara, India This project explored the possibility of designing a nursery as an urban park whose operations and practices became the main structuring system of the new landscape. Key Subjects: Urban planning, Regional planning, Hydrology, Geology, Landscape engineering, Climatology, Soil, Field study of plants
2007 - 12 : Bachelor Degree Architecture
Sardar Vallabhbhai Institute of Technology, Vasad, India Grade point average: 66 Thesis – Urban Recreation Centre, Vadodara, India This project envisaged a one stop destination to combine relaxation and recreation to form an overall experience for the city of Vadodara as well as expand it’s tourism infrastructure.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2016- Present Principle Architect, Eco Vista Design Studio Vadodara, Gujarat, India •Independently consulted, designed and managed Landscape Architecture projects; supervised the execution of projects. •Designed, developed and produced conceptual and design development of projects like butterfly garden, residential gardens and terraces. •Created detailed drawings, specifications and timetables. •Prepared budgetary cost estimates, planting plans and construction details. 2016- Present Architecture Consultant, Cad Consulting Services Vadodara, Gujarat, India •Responsible for the design development and supervision for the execution of projects for the Government of Gujarat, India. •Prepared presentations for city and state officials to obtain project approvals in the state of Gujarat. •Supervised site engineers in landscape design support work for site plan preparation. •Assisted Municipal Engineers in Site plan review and ongoing field projects.
2015- 2017 Associate Architect, Karmavir Ghatge and Associates Vadodara, Gujarat, India •Designed and developed a 16,000sqm farmhouse on the banks of a river in Gujarat. Was responsible for the presentations, design development, making of construction drawings and execution supervision •Effectively lead a team of three architects and draftsmen for the design execution. •Integrated design strategies and construction methods into project work at the planning level. •Conceptualised the ecological rejuvenation of a lake in Vadodara. 2012- 2013 Assistant Architect, Karmavir Ghatge and Associates Vadodara, Gujarat, India •Worked on the design development of residential landscapes, party plots and children’s play area. •Coordinated with client and consultants from other disciplines regarding design decisions. •Prepared illustrative concept images, schematic design plans and construction drawings including grading plan, layout plan, paving plan, planting plan, lighting plan, drainage plan and specifications 2010 Intern, Ghorecha Associates Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India •Made conceptual design and construction drawings for various architecture and interior projects. •Created graphic material for presentations.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2016- 2017 Visiting Assistant Professor, Sardar Vallabhbhai Institute of Technology Vasad, Gujarat, India •Taught Landscape design and Campus design to students of second year •Urban design and History of Architecture to the students of fourth year and second year respectively.
WORKSHOPS •Mapping Sea faring communities, Coastal towns of Gujarat The domain of the course was to study the coastline of Gujarat and map the different sea faring activities and communities along the coast.It involved studying the informal sector (fishermen,traders) and formal sector ( ship builders and breakers) by means of photographs, sketches, drawings, oral history and presentations. •Cultural Anthropology The course concentrated on understanding of what mankind has been doing over years. A holistic idea of Cultural anthropology, Archeology, linguistics and biological anthropology was dealt with to understand human perspective in order to derive to a conclusion and use it for the betterment of the society. •Digital Craft, Ahmedabad,India A workshop that was conceptualized to design and realize installations exploring generative algorithms, parametric and evolutionary design, digital fabrication and assembly techniques. •Origami in Clay, Ahmedabad,India
INTERESTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS Painting : Bagged a Silver medal for Shankars International Drawing Competition in 2000 Distinction in Elementary and Intermediate Drawing exams Clay and paper crafts: Owner of Glitteratti- clay, paper and more, a company that makes customized gifts/artefacts from handmade clay and paper. Have held multiple exhibitions for the same. Sports: Captain of Architecture girl’s cricket team at university level from 2007-12 Athlete of the year ‘07,bagged gold medal in 100m, 200m, 400m races and long jump at the annual sports day of SVIT, Vasad Adventure Sports enthusiast : Have done Bungee jump, Zip lines, Zorbing and various treks
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THE THRESHOLD...................................... 1 FARMHOUSE,
Prathampura, India
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GREEN & RED............................................ 9 RESIDENTIAL GARDEN,
Anand, India
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ALIVE & HOW ! ....................................... 15 LAKE REJUVENATION,
Vadodara, India
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THE WALK ............................................... 21 ROADSIDE DEVELOPMENT,
Anand, India
ACADEMIC WORK - LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
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THE HILL.............................................................. 23 REGIONAL STUDY,
Mount Abu, India
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GROUND ZERO: Imagining a Nursery as an Urban Park.. 31
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LIGHT OF LIFE...................................................... 39
THESIS 2015 Vadodara, India
INSTALLATION
C.E.P.T, Ahmedabad, India
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GLITTERATTI: Clay, paper & more.............................. 41 CRAFT COMPANY
Vadodara, India
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PROJECT FILE: Area: 15,870 sq m Client : Mr. Shabbir Barodawala Project type: Personal farmhouse Project commencement: 2012 Project completion : 2014
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PHASE 1 : UNDERSTANDING THE SITE CONDITIONS FLOOD PLAINS
The farmhouse is situated on the banks of river Mahi, Prathampura. The idea for the development was an MAHI RIVER FLOOD PLAINS ecological appraisal of the entire plot Existing Site Section: with the immediate surroundings. To check and understand: - can ≈ 92 m SLOPE ANALYSIS a degraded, eroded and unstable ≈ 98 m piece of land be revived to create its own eco- system?
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•Re-establishing the river side slope to sustain the impact of water when during monsoon. •Planting of area specific trees and wild trees species, to break the monoculture of this area •To re-establish the entire plot into some usable landforms which eventually are stable enough to be developed into a Farm.
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The land has sandy loam for around 1m and then sand till the river bed. Much of the site had wild and invasive vegetaion that had to be removed except for a couple of neem (Azadirachta indica) trees.
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Creation of an earth bund whose soil and slope stabilization was done through grass plantation
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Stone Pitching using black basalt and random rubblecovererd with creepers
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uirement of the client using cut and fill method. A lot of issues were taken care of while designing : Flood management, e of grasses, how to follow the natural drainage of site and afforestation. FILL
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PHASE 3 : DESIGNING THE FARMHOUSE The plateaus were divided as per the functions required by the client. Plateau 1: Farmhouse and open party space Plateau 2: Swimming pool ,Gazebo,duck house and lawn Plateau 3: Agricultural land Plateau 4: Fruit orchard
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Entrance gate made of Mild steel
Entrance plaza leading to plateau 1
Mounds surrounding the duck pond
Sandstone pathway leading to a gazebo
Stone pitching covered with Jacquemontia violacea
Expanse of plateau 1 with the farmhouse at the end
Duck Pond
Gazebo looking down to plateau 2
Swimming pool with deck overlooking the river
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Main gazebo with wooden false ceiling
Gazebo with toilets and barbeque kitchen nextdoor
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The Gazebo with lights
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Bismarkia nobilis
Alocasia gageana
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GARDEN, 02 RESIDENTIAL Anand, India PROJECT FILE: Area: 3,720 sq m Client : Mr. Bimal Patel Project type: Residential garden Project commencement: 2012 Project completion : 2013
The House is located in the city of Anand, India. The architecture of the house was already done and the scope of the project was mainly the landscape development of the garden as per the requirements of the client. The main concept was to design a garden that caters to the existing site conditions , functions, aesthetics and climate. The entire garden has a grandeur and an elegance which is in flow with the exposed brick house as well as having a identity of its own. A theme with the green of the plants PLAN and red of the exposed bricks has been followed for the design of each element.
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ENTRANCE
FRONT GARDEN
Entrance waterbody
Metal bird scuplture amongst mounds
Brass pots on brick pedestals
Entrance Driveway at night
Granite paving pattern
Top view of front garden with entry
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REAR GARDEN
Swimming pool
Stone sculpture with Erythrina varigata in the backdrop
Top view of rear garden
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ALIVE & HOW!
REJUVENATION, 03 LAKE Vadodara, India PROJECT FILE: Area: 20,050 sq m Client : Vadodara government Project type: Lake rejuvenation Project commencement: 2015 Project completion : 2016
The Ciy of Vadodara used to be the home of around 35 lakes ,many of which are now kept derelict, empty and used as garbage disposal areas.
Map of Vadodara showing the rivers and lakes
The government of Vadodara has taken up the initiative to ecologically rejuvenate all of the lakes, the Manjalpur lake being the first one in order to ensure that the lakes are always filled with water. The primary aim was to clean the lake and the inlets of all the debris and then rejuvenate it. Vishwamitri river, a minor river, passes through the city and another minor river Jambuva flows from the south-east of the city to join Vishwamitri further southwards. There are many watercourses called “Kaans� which form the main storm water drainage for the city. The storm water from the entire city drains into a few of the major kaans, which drains into the river. Thus the network of the two rivers and kaans forms the storm water drainage system for Vadodara.
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UNDERSTANDING THE SITE CONDITIONS The lakes of Vadodara were originally the part of drainage system of the two rivers, Vishwamitri and Jambuva. The lake in concern has been divided into three parts due to development around it. Sadly, two parts are completely filled up and no longer receive water. The third , is a depression with wild vegetation growing in it and being used as a dump site for garbage. The slopes and the contours of the neighbouring area were studiied in order to form a design for the lake.
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Methods undertaken REDESIGNING THE SITE The lake has been treated like a constructed Wetland in which two oxidation ponds receive the storm water through inlets, filter it and transfer it to the collection pond in the centre. The depth of the lake has been created so as to ensure that there is water in throughout the year. A walkway and various seating spaces have been created around the lake. Urban forestry Road Pathway
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Stone pitching in cement joint at 40°/45° slope
Soil retention at angle of repose of soil - 25°/30° slope with grass as soil binders
Loose stone pitching at 30°/35° slope with grass
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Peripheral walkway
Earth berm as retaining wall
Marshy wetland
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Peripheral Pathway Retaining wall Pond
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Fully grown trees on the threshold between the lake and existing garden
Completely filled lake during monsoons
Paved peripheral walkway with seating next to it
Lake beyond the walkway
Garbage getting filtered out in the oxidation pond
Water in the oxidation pond through inlet pipe
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Walkway leading to the existing garden
Earth berm covered in grasses as reatining wall
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DEVELOPMENT, 04 ROADSIDE Anand, India
EXISTING ROAD
PROJECT FILE: Length: 400 m Client : DN Public school Project type:Roadside Development Project commencement: Not started LAKE IN MONSOONS PROPOSED ROAD
The scope consists of street furniture development of a 400m long road that is flanked by a school named D.N school on one side and D.N college on the other. The road ends with a traffic island on both the sides. The design consisted of cladding the existing compound walls with exposed bricks and at the same time add an interesting character to the walls. The walls , at various intervals, have been provided with niches where in the students can paint.
Right : A photo montage showing the street once completed. The divider has a mascot of the D.N trust with a banner on which information can be written.
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The compound wall on the school side is 2.4m high while the one outside DN college is of 4m. The walls will have a railing on top with the DN emblem at various intervals. The seating will have mosaic on the back. 4m high Module
2.8m high Module MEDIAN CAST-IRON RAILING WITH THE D.N MASCOT
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TOP The study region is located in the Aravalli Range in Sirohi district of Rajasthan state, which extends until western India near the border with Gujarat. The mountain, a part of the Aravali Range, forms a distinct rocky plateau 22 km long by 9 km wide. The highest peak on the mountain is Guru Shikhar at 1,722 m (5,650 ft) above sea level. Mt. Abu is the only hill station in Rajasthan, which lies on Rajasthan - Gujarat border. Most of the tourists come to this region from Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
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STUDY, 05 REGIONAL Mount Abu, India PROJECT FILE: Area: 400 sq km Sub region: 41.5 sq km Aim The aim of the study is to evaluate natural resources of the region and their inter relationship and on that basis propose suitable measures for sustainable development. Objectives 1.To study natural resources of the region. 2.Evaluate dependency on natural resources and their impacts. 3.Assess the criticality of these resources. 4.Propose conservation measures and methods in critical areas. 5.Suggest guidelines for sustainable development of the study region. Methodology 1a.Study of Mt. Abu w.r.t : History Climate Topography Slope Geology & geomorphology Hydrology Vegetation Fauna Anthropogenic activities Land use and population
DELINEATING THE REGION BOUNDARY Extents of natural resources and impacts of the human imprint often go beyond political or administrative boundaries. Hence, physiographic factors may become the premise governing extents for landscape regional planning. Study region is the origin of tributaries, which drains into the river basin of Banas and Sulki. The entire region is a granitic intrusion with highest peak at 1600 m. This influences climate and rainfall of this region. The average rainfall that Mt. Abu region receives is 1600mm, while that of surrounding region is only 650 mm. Dams in the foothills of Mt. Abu becomes important natural resources, which further affects the settlements pattern, which has come up in the foothills. Hence influence of these natural resources were taken into consideration while defining the regional boundary. Mount Abu has a humid subtropical climate classified under Köppen-Geiger climate classification as Cfa also known as Cwa. A zone of subtropical climate is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild winters. Under the Köppen climate definition, this category of climate type covers a broad range of attributes, especially in terms of winter temperatures. The average annual temperature at Mount Abu is 20.08 °C. About 1554.2 mm of precipitation is received annually. The driest months are April and December with 2.6mm and 2.4mm average rainfall. LANDUSE AND POPULATION
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2a.Analysis of all studies and working out inferences of these studies by overlaying of various layers and hence identifying eco-zones. 3a.Proposing guidelines: Proposing suitable and un-suitable zones for development and their inter relationship based on above studies.
The national highway that connects Ahmedabad to Palanpur NH-8, Palanpur to Mount Abu NH-14. It is well connected by rail routes to New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Jaipur and Mumbai. The 24 km road connects to Mount Abu from the south- east side.
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pography presents a picture of tangled wilderness of valleys, ridges, plateaus, network of streams and nallahs.The foothills of the range on either side are cted by numerous water courses.
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Northwestern edge of the mountain is characterized by very steep slopes The edge falls sharply to the foothills and is in the most parts highly inaccessible. The plateaus extending through Achalgarh, Oriya and Jawai villages have gentle to moderate slopes.
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t Abu is a granitic intrusion into older Delhi super group formed during the lower dle Proterozoic period and is overlaid on the Aravalli super group. Mount Abu ely formed of Erinpura granite and Jhalor granites of the Malani igneous suite.
In the undulating plateau areas, soils are thin, poor and gravelly, sandy, light-coloured soils on which food crops like bajra are grown.On the lower plains and valleys they are rich, deep, dark fertile loam on which, under irrigation, can produce crops like cotton, wheat, pulses, tobacco.
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gion falls under two river basins namely River Sukli and River Banas.Mount Abu n average annual rainfall of 1600mm.The average ground water level of the region between 280m – 320m.The region has an average run-off of about 88%
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The vegetation in this sanctuary is majorly classified in three categories: 1Semi deciduous forest >1500 m 2.Dry deciduous forest 1000 m to 1500 m 3.Dry deciduous low forest 400 to 1000 m ACADEMIC
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Critical assessment of the study region helps in understanding the inter-relationship between natural resources, dependency on them, their availability and ultimately pressure created on them for their various use values. Suitability inferred from critical assessment of the region, both as opportunities and limitations have been considered as determining as well as limiting factors.Critical assessment of the study region in terms of its natural resources involve their evaluation in current state; identify potential threats that can cause degradation and landscape values to be conserved, and finding appropriate solutions for their up gradation and enhancement. The parameters considered were, 1.Erosion susceptibility, 2.Recharge potential and, 3.Habitat suitability. Methodology involved overlay of erosion susceptibility map, recharge potential map and habitat suitability map.
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PROPOSALS AND GUIDELINES: Based on the inferences, development proposal and guidelines seek to achieve following objectives: 1. Conservation of existing vegetation. 2. Augmenting income through sustainable forest management practices. 3. Afforestation of degraded forests with following aims: PROPOSAL SKETCHES •Introduction of native floral species. •Emphasis on minor forest produce. •Introduction of bamboo as fast regenerating natural resource. •Introduction of agroforestry practices. •Soil erosion control and resilience. •Improve moisture retention and recharge potential. •Improve habitat suitability for wildlife. •Protection buffer around critical zones, water bodies and road edges. 4. Improve water balance of the study region. 5. Ensure sustainable development of Mount Abu hill station. DEMONSTRATION AREA
Demonstration area was chosen to understand application of productive landscape management practices and check the outcomes.It seeks to understand by example how community integrative landscape management can augment local economics sustainably. For this purpose, an area of 198 hectares comprising Oriya and Jawai villages was chosen as demonstration area.
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TOURISM Mount Abu, ‘The paradise of Rajasthan’ is the only hill station in Rajasthan. It offers one the best of all possible worlds, with more scenic be mountains, lakes, the famous Dilwara temples, and a generous peppering of shrines which shows that the place is exceptionally favored by the For people who prefer a little adventure and eco tourism, the winding trails and sinuous landscape offer a variety of options. A visit to the he attraction for shoppers till late in the night. Like all other hill stations, Abu too, has its horse rides, honeymoon and sunset points, which are EVALUATION METHOD: •The tourist attractions were ranked on the basis of landscape values, amenities and potential development. •Usability of potential sites was also studied. •Tourist spots were categorised on the basis of religious, adventure and sight seeing. •Comparative analysis of the plaes of tourist interest on the basis of common parameters such as distance, amenities and landscape values.
Each site has been evaluated on the basis of availability of basic facilities like lodging, food, commercial activity etc. This helped in understanding whether the location was underused or overused. This will also help to recognize the tourist paths based onthe usability of these points of interest, thus seeing the scope for future development. Distance was measured keeping Nakki lake as the point of origin, as it is the hub of major commercial activity in Mount Abu. This helped in understanding the pedestrian potential of Mount Abu. This also helped recognize popular trekking trails.Amenities were rated on the basis of Larger sites like Guru Shikhar where there is a heavy foot fall were found incapable of their quantity, visibility and availability. owned places like Peace park had all facilities inspite of a low foot fall. All these criter
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eauty, more architecture and archaeology in the form of many natural panoramic landscape vistas, settlements tucked away in undulating e gods. Abu has been an important place of penance for the sages. eart of Abu town brings you to a major attraction, Nakki Lake where boating facilities are available. The local markets in Abu are a great definitely worth a visit.
handling the current volumes of tourist/ visitors in terms of basic amenities while privately ria were helpful in evaluating the development of the tourist places.
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ARCH 06 LANDSCAPE C.E.P.T, India GROUND ZERO:
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Imagining a Nursery as an Urban Park
This project explores the possibility of designing a nursery as an urban park whose operations and practices become the main structuring system of the new landscape. Situated in the heart of the city of Vadodara, Gujarat, the site is adjacent to the most popular public park of the city - Sayaji Baug and also to the Vishwamitri River. The proposed design is a journey between the existing and newly designed landscapes - like weaving a network of connections across the park, river and beyond; a design that will integrate the context of the site and the uniqueness of local conditions, some of which are abused, derelict and altered. The connections of the existing park with the new landscape start and end with the existing trees. The site is a home to around 98 exotic and native species of trees. These provide an opportunity for the creation of an arboretum and a part of the nursery. An urban park and a plant nursery has been looked at as one unit in which a user will get the opportunity to see how a plant is grown as well as experience the feel, smell and habit of the plant once it grows fully. The design will showcase the plants as saplings, young, fully grown as well as in permanent garden spaces that can be looked at and experienced before buying them.
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VISHWAMITRI RIVER SITE SAYAJI BAUG The only green open spaces left in the city are along the River Vishwamitri. The site mainly constitutes a number of such scattered open spaces around the river. Terrain: Flat with gentle sloping towards River Vishwamitri. Soil: Fertile alluvial soil and coarse deep loam. Climate: Dry and Wet tropical. Average Rainfall: 93 cm Area of site: 170 acres SITE GOOGLE IMAGE
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Vegetation: Invasive species along the length of the river.
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The site is flanked by Maharaja Sayajirao University on its West, and residences on the other 3 sides. River Vishwamitri cuts right through the site, along the existing garden. The Bhukhi and Bharucharaja tributaries of the main river meet it beyond the boundary of the existing park. A number of illegal settlements have been demolished along the river leaving barren open spaces that have been incorporated in the design. The Master plan of the city too has these spaces marked as green spaces.
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A 25-km-long stretch of the river passes through the city on a curvilinear path. However, most of these curvatures of the river are cut and the river flow has been diverted into a straight, fast flow as a flood control measure. The slope of the river is very gradual and because of the alluvial soil, the river shows a number of meanders. The soil is fine, loamy, mixed calcareous which supports vegetation. The river forms a number of landforms throughout the city. Many sections of the river have deeper gauge section with high banks.
The garden has been planted with 98 species of native as well as exotic species of trees. Many of the trees being planted since the beginning of the park are more than a century old and provide the required aesthetics as well as serve as a habitat for a number of animals and birds.
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DESIGN PROGRAM
NURSERY AREA: 2, 38, 300 sq.mt.
This nursery as an urben park will provide plants to Sayaji garden as well as the other 42 gardens of the city. It will also increase the value of Sayaji garden by providing a completely new experience to its users as well as giving a productive function to a huge space within the city.
WETLAND AREA:1, 14, 700 sq.mt.
A wetland will take care of the yearly flooding of the Vishwamitri River as well as clean its water. It will form a permanent water reservoir next to the new landscape. The area of the constructed wetland will be sufficient to provide water to the entire existing park as well the nursery. ARBORETUM AREA: 60, 000 sq. mt.
This area is currently home to a large number of birds and animals ; an arboretum will help in conserving and providing habitat to them. The demarcated area has about 50 species of trees and has a potential to be developed as an arboretum, the first of it’s kind in the state.
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Grasses to structure plan This module will be for shade loving plants. The existing trees of of the site will act as shade for the new plants. The grass bands divide the modules when duplicated.
The short grasses divide the transplanting beds from the display areas while the tall grasses divide the modules from each other.
Separate activity zones Institutions
This module will be used Proposed trees for sun loving plants .The Orchards module will be placed in an area where there are no existing trees. The hardening beds will have an artificial cover to protect them. Grasses by the river This module is for orchards or for permanent trees.With overhead 2 lines of trees, the lower area becomes a sit out space. The tall grasses mark the boundary along the walkway while the short grasses divide the seating spaces.
It consists of 2 walkways intersected by numerous smaller walkways. These smaller walkways divide plants of various species.
Sun loving shrubs Shade loving shrubs Flower beds Seasonal plants
This module is designed Major walkways for orchards or for permanent nursery trees. The tall grasses mark the boundary along the walkway while the short grasses divide the seating spaces
This module is designed for the propagation of the grasses which form the main structure of the nursery.
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1 ACTIVITY LEGEND 1. Green House 2. Market for Pooja flowers/ Cut flowers 3. Market for garden accessories 4. Arboretum 5. Bonsai workshops 6. Training area for gardeners 7. Grow your own plants 8. Jogging/Walking track 9. Yoga/meditation 10. Children play area 11. Camping/ Picnic sites 12. Splash pool 13. Maidan 14. Plant Exhibition area 15. Flower show area /Competition arena 16. Workshops 17. Visitors Centre 18. Research Centre 19. Pocket Libraries 20. Night Garden 21. Fragrant Garden 22. Butterfly Garden 23. Grass fields 24. Groves 25. Trails 26. Bird Hide 27. Crocodile Viewing 28. Food court 29. Cafe 30. Event Space 31. Painters retreat 32. Sculpture park 33. Festival celebration
SCALE MASTER PLAN
LEGEND Tall grass Short grass Fully grown plants Selling area Paving Lawn Proposed trees Waterbody Plant beds Maidan / ground Institutions
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View from vehicular bridge overlooking the river
Grow your own plants area
Grow your own plants area
View of grasslands and nursery beds
View of cut-flower beds
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LIGHT OF LIFE
07 INSTALLATION C.E.P.T, India
This project explores the porosity of tree foliage and demonstrates it through an installation
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GLITTERATTI
COMPANY 08 CRAFT Vadodara, India Glitteratti is an initiavtive started in 2008 that specializes in miniature arts and crafts out of clay and paper. The clay used is homemade and waterproof. The company customizes articles based on pre placed orders.
CLAY CRAFT - LAMASA
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PAPER PUNCH CRAFT
PAPER QUILLING
OIL PAINTINGS
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ORIGATTA ART WREATH
THAI CLAY FRAME
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