SCIENCE CITY –At Allahabad, India Science  city  was  my  undergrad  disserta1on.  It  was  spread  across  several  acres  of   land  and  required  intensive  site  plan  designing  skills.  While   designing   its   site   plan   I   incorporated     various   elements   of   science   in   my   design.   Each   building   designed   conveyed   special  informa1on   to   its   spectators   based   on   its   theme   .   All   the   buildings   encircled   the   centrally   located   museum   –   Vigyan   Bhawan   and    mirrored  the  concept  of  planets  revolving  around  the  sun.  The  circular  paDern  of  the  road  helped  the  visitors  to  return  back  to  the  gate  complex  aFer  viewing  all  the  exhibit  galleries                                    

Structures designed

Past  complex  Present  complex  Future  complex  

Science  museum-­‐  Vigyan  Bhawan    Planetarium    Earth  complex  Auditorium    

 

   

Site  plan    

Model  pictures  

The  Sabarmati  riverfront  development  was  an  urban  design  project  which  intended  to  synchronize  and  develop  two  culturally  diversi;ied  banks  of  the  river  Sabarmati  in  Gujarat.  This  project  is  an  ongoing  project  since  1964  under  HPCDM  in  Ahmedabad.  As    part  of  our  academic  curriculum  we  studied  1.5  km  long  stretch  of  this  river  from  Gandhi  Bridge  to  Nehru  Bridge.  The  aim  of  this  study  was  to  unify  and  develop  the  urban  character  of  the  river  which  is  passing  through  the  center  of  the  Ahmedabad  city.  Various  studies  were  carried  out  to  understand  the  character  of  the  river.  It  was  found  that  both  the  banks,  the  eastern  and  the   western,   differed   substantially   in   their   characters   -­‐   one   being   of   economic   importance   and   other   being   of   heritage  importance  due  to  the  presence  of  fortress  wall.      The  project  required  extensive  details  of  the  site  for  which  following  studies  were  carried  out  :-­‐  •  Comparative  analysis  of  the  past  proposals  •  Environmental  studies  •  Transit  oriented  studies  •  Real  estate  studies  •  Socio-­‐economic  studies  •  Demographic  studies  •  Site  activity  mapping    •  Land  use  studies,  etc.  

Analysis:    •  The  western  bank  of  the  river  was  primarily  commercial  while  the  eastern  bank  consisted  of  encroached  housing  

societies  and  structures  which  were  of  heritage  importance  to  the  government    •  The  road  network  leading  to  the  riverfront  was  poorly  developed  •  Storm  water  drains  on  the  eastern  side  were  poorly  developed  and  water  logging    happens    in  the  rainy  season  

MODEL SHOWING

OVERVIEW OF SITE

PROPOSAL FOR STRETCH BETWEEN GANDHI BRIDGE

AND NEHRU BRIDGE

•  Majorly commercial activities are promoted in the western stretch

SRFDC proposal

 

 

 

 

 

SS

Commercial  /  Retail  Development  

Commercial  /  Recrea1on  Development  

Nehru  Bridge  

Heritage  Park  

Old  City  

Ins1tu1onal  Facili1es  

GANDHI  BRIDGE   NEHRU  BRIDGE  

EAST  BANK    TOTAL  RECLAIMED  LAND  (  19.5  Hec.  )              

WEST  BANK  TOTAL  RECLAIMED  LAND  (  14  Hec.  )      

Commercial              6.2                            32%   Commercial              8.2                                    59%  

Ins1tu1on                    3.9                          20%           Road                                    3.0                                      21%  

Road                                      3.9                            20%   Pedestrian                1.9                                      13%            

Pedestrian                  2.3                            12%             Park                                      1.0                                          7%  

Park                                        3.1                            16%      

 

 

 

 

 

SS

PROPOSAL  FOR  RECLAIMED  LAND  NEAR  RAILWAY  BRIDGE  :  

PROPOSAL  FOR  RECLAIMED  LAND  BETWEEN  RAILWAY  BRIDGE  AND    SUBHASH      BRIDGE    

PROPOSAL  FOR  RECLAIMED  LAND  BETWEEN  SUBHASH  BRIDGE  AND  GANDHI  BRIDGE  :  

•   A  BRIDGE  HAS  BEEN  PROPOSED  BETWEEN  SUBHASH  AND  GANDHI  BRIDGE      

EASTERN  BANK     WESTERN  BANK  

LINEAR  PARK   RELOCATION  HOUSING  

PUBLIC  INSTITUTION  

EASTERN  BANK     WESTERN  BANK  

PUBLIC  PROMENADES  AND  GHATS  

RESIDENTIAL    DEVELOPMENT      

EASTERN  BANK     WESTERN  BANK  

PUBLIC  PARK   PUBLIC  PROMENADES  AND  GHATS  

INFORMAL  MARKET   RECRETIONAL  FACILITY  

HOTEL  DEVELOPMENT   PUBLIC  PARK  

COMMERCIAL    /  CONVENTION  FACILITY  

SRFDC proposal

 

 

 

 

 

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PROPOSAL  FOR  RECLAIMED  LAND  BETWEEN    NEHRU    BRIDGE  AND  ELLIS  BRIDGE  :    

   

EASTERN  BANK                     WESTERN  BANK  

HERITAGE  PARK   MUNICIPAL  OFFICES  

PROPOSAL  FOR  RECLAIMED  LAND  BETWEEN  ELLIS  BRIDGE  AND  SARDAR  BRIDGE  :    

   

EASTERN  BANK                     WESTERN  BANK  

GARDEN   ART/  SCIENCE  INSTITUTION  

RELOCATION  HOUSING   BOATING  FACILITIES  

INFORMAL  MARKET   HOSPITAL  DEVELOPMENT  

PROPOSAL  FOR  RECLAIMED  LAND  BETWEEN    SARDAR    BRIDGE  AND    DR.  AMBEDKAR  BRIDGE    

   

EASTERN  BANK                                   WESTERN  BANK  

PUBLIC  PROMENADES   GARDEN  

 RELOCATION  HOUSING  

PROPOSAL  FOR  RECLAIMED  LAND  BETWEEN    AMBEDKAR  BRIDGE  AND    VASNA  BARRAGE    

   

EASTERN  BANK                                   WESTERN  BANK  

GARDEN   GARDEN  

SRFDC proposal

Issues  associated  with  the  site  

Western  stretch    

Eastern  stretch    

Design  requirements  

FINAL  PROPOSAL  PROPOSED  AFTER  STUDY    

Connec1ng  bridge  

Eastern  stretch    

Western  stretch    

CONNECTING  GREEN  AREAS  OF  THE  SITE  

VIEW  OF  THE  WESTERN  STRETCH