Pooja Shah Academic Portfolio Urban Design

PORTFOLIO Pooja Shah

CONTENTS 01. IN-TRANSIT : A Place Between Arrival and Departure 02. Introduction to Urban Space and Place 03. From Utopias to Heterotopias 04. Climate and Design of Built Environment 05. Light Infrastructures 06. History of Urban Form 07. Ungendering the Everyday City

In - Transit : A Place Between Arrival and Departure Urban Transport Tutors : Maulik Chauhan, Dilip Panchal

The studio focuses on designing an intermediate space which acts as a public recreational space for the people of the city within the premises of the Bus station / Railway station. The site for this course was Himmatnagar, Gujarat.

The idea was to develop a recreational space that the users aren’t just the passengers but also the residents of the city. But also something that can engage the passengers while they wait for their train or bus to arrive. The design is a combination of waiting areas, intermodal hall and a transit history exhibition space.

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Introduction to Urban Space and Place Analytical Development of Urban form Tutors : Mellisa Smith

Transition to: MOST PUBLIC

Usually consists of heavy traffic of public and private vehicles

This course largely focussed on how to look at an urban space, or a certain built environment within its urban context and understand how many many different factors affect how the space one might design will eventually be used.

Some analysis like types of facade, hierarchy of spaces, the transitional spaces between public and private, how elements like doors and windows act with respect to its urban context. Where one might need to create a buffer space between the window and where not.

Largely analytical skills were developed in this course keeping in mind one building that we chose and the urban context and how it affects the street and the user group.

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Footpaths are used by the local people using the space on daily basis.

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Used mostly by the staff and workers. Whereas, customers visit for any help.

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It was also found that the nature of the facade is not something constant, it can change and so can the activities around it. The active facades eventually do turn into passive facades giving way to the activities generated by the passive facades to take place where one wouldn’t imagine it happening during the working hours. This makes an important argument of life against the facades and how it can be used in designing the spaces. It gives an understanding that while designing a space, it should not only consider the working hours and how the space will stay lively during the same, but also what happens when the facades are closed up. And what kind of atmosphere is generated because of it.

All facades generate different ideas of the kind of activities generated on the different facades and what aids for some particular activities to take place. Each activity needs a certain backdrop for it to occur.

The results that were recorded were categorized as per the facades. The categories were : (1) Open Facade (2) Facade with Closed Shutters (3) Blank Facade.

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Blank Facade - parking activities emerge and the edges are occupied by auto drivers waiting on a customer and by people who don’t have their own home.

Open Facade : Door - People are seen passing by due to the opening in the facade.

Commercial Facade : People are seen interacting and that part is livelier than the rest

This led to a different perspective on the idea of active and passive facades affecting the public spaces as it was found out that the built environment of a specific building cannot decide on the character of the entire public space. Looking at the opaque facades of the building and the liveliness of the area, it can be justified that the facades other than the main building are playing an active role in activity generation and are a major reason for the area being lively. It was also found that the nature of the facade is not something constant, it can change and so can the activities around it. The active facades eventually do turn into passive facades giving way to the activities generated by the passive facades to take place where one wouldn’t imagine it happening during the working hours. This makes an important argument of life against the facades and how it can be used in designing the spaces.

FAMILY I: REENA AUNTY’S HOUSE, MAAN DARWAZA FAMILY TREE

Reena’s FatheR-in-Law Passed away

The Marathi family has been living here for more than 50-60 years and the house was actually of Reena’s mother -in-law. The whole family used to live in there until Reena’s sister-inlaw got married to Nandburg, Surat.

Reena works in the Anganwadi and earns upto Rs. 4000 a month. Her husband is involved in livework, where the same house is converted to a commercial zone.

Reena’s MotheR-in-Law Passed away

From Utopias to Heterotopias EWS Mass Housing

MOVEMENT ANALYSIS AND USAGE

Tutors : Imran Mansuri

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SITE DOCUMENTATION

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Reena age: 48 years old works In anganawadI (From maharashtra) earns rs. 40000

Reena’s husband age: 55 years old

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Reena’s sisteR in Law age: 40years old marrIed to nandburg

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The studio focuses low rise high density housing for the economically weaker sections of Man Darwaza and Nehrunagar areas of Surat, Gujarat. Majority of the houses are occupied by migrant workers and have no papers of the housing they are in.

The houses they live in have been in their families for generations.

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Reena Aunty’s Husband is Disabled and does not go to work. When she goes to work, their daughter takes care of her father who does not perform many activities.

They had a surgery as he had a rare spinal cord disease which left him paralyzed for years and still disabled

Reena’s son age: 18 years old works In mobIle shoP

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Reena’s daughteR age: 15 years old goes to hIgh school

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UNIT DETAILS AND SPATIAL ORGANISATION

Her husband likes to sit outside the house often and spends a lot of his time here. They do not have an otla but still he enjoys looking at the street

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The design approach encouraged was a public participatory approach, where in one would look at the living conditions, understand their requirements and then design a housing accordingly. Majority had live-work housing, meaning they handled their business from their homes.

Reena Aunty’s daughter runs a live-work situation at home where it is a general store selling some packets and other things. Her mom is there during the morning time but when she head on to the aanganvadi, she takes care of the home and her father who is disabled and needs help for a lot of stuff.

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She manages to go out and play in the evening time when her mom comes back hone with the kids in the neighbourhood

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Her father likes to sit outside so she often keeps going outside or keeps sitting near the door for the customers

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The older son of Reena Aunty works at a mobile repair shop and is there almost all day. He doesn’t even come during lunch.

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TUTOR: IMRAN MANSURI | TA: ZEEL PATEL

GROUP MEMEBERS: Aswin Joshy, Ayushi Goyal, Pooja Shah

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Design Strategy Diagrams

The site has been organised informally by a combination of various hierarchies of open spaces, chowks, various kinds of housing units, courtyards, creek,etc. From our site visit, we understand that some of the original fabrics of the site make the site what it is. If we take that core away from it, it might not stay as lively as it is right now. While

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TOPIC Retaining the organic form of the settlement

of the place should not be lost

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Hierarchy of open spaces, courtyards

The site, however naturally it grew, has certain limitations to it. Designs like the town hall or the secondary street networks would work exceptionally well if relocated accessibility to the neighbourhood and more liveliness to spaces like townhall that we are proposing to relocate.

It can help change the nature and atmosphere of the entire place.

Courtyards connect smaller streets and become a major activity generating point

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The creek has a very unhygenic condition as of now and the houses being too close to the creek makes it unsafe for the residents

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As we know, the site is a combination of a lot of things.

Some of those things do not function well and cause havoc. For example, less margins between the housing units have caused the inter building spaces to become a dumpyard and in turn home to a lot of diseases. Other than that, there are many other places as seen in the table that are proposed to be redesigned. When we say redesign, the purpose is not to strip the entire thing down without keeping anything. The idea is to identify what is good in a certain design and use that to make a better one.

RESPOND The many existing places on the street that we cannot remove or can’t really do anything about, are to be responded to. For example, we have the creek and the houses are too close to the creek. They do not respond so, that can be one way of responding. Other than that, we respond to the water tanks, the primary roads, etc

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Rethinking is all about repetition or removal of patterns that help or do not help in performing everyday functions. We propose to rethink the current designs and interventions and make subtle changes to them for the betterment of the community.

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Section EE’ Credits : In group work with Ayushi Goyal and Aswin Joshy ( BUD 19 )

Otla and terraces for live/work

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CONCEPT DIAGRAM

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INFERENCE

The organisation of the streets and how one street pours into another one and blends in with the housing arrangement

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INFERENCES FOR DESIGN

Process Master Plans

On site, it was found that the otlas are an integral part of the community’s socio- cultural relationships as well as safety from floods

Buffer road in ManDarwaza

Retaining wall + buffer pathway between creek and houses

Combination of otla and terraces

Terraces through stacking patterns

EXPLORATIONS THROUGH SECTION

DESIGN EXPLORATIONS THROUGH MODELS

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Scale - 1 : 200 Conceptual Diagrams

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PEDESTRIAN COMMUNITY SPACE (EDGE HOUSES OPEN OUTSIDE)

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Primarily focus on the connectivity across sites as well as within the site.

Site Sections

Cluster Sections Massing of units to understand built vs open, vehicular vs pedestrian

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Retaining the organic form of clustering and creating hierarchy of open spaces

Cluster B - Creek Side

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Cluster A - School/Tekra Side

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Site Plan

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Climate and Design of Built Environment

SETTLEMENT PATTERNS OF JAISALMER

Settlement Pattern

Case study: Jaisalmer

Tutors : Mansi Shah, Niyati Naik

The subject focussed on understanding how to read and study the climate of a certain place and how that affects the design of the built form around it based on that climatic conditions.

Conditions like sun path diagram, wind, rain, precipitation, shadow, street width, courtyards, jalis, etc were studied in detail to get an idea of why certain decisions are taken the way they are.

Street Pattern

Source: Suthar K, 2016 https://repository.cept.ac.in:8443/jspui/handle/20.500.12725/6642

STREET ANALYSIS

Case study: Jaisalmer

Street Analysis

NATHMAL KI HAVELI : CASE STUDY

BUILDING ANALYSIS

Case study: Jaisalmer

Building Analysis: Nathmal Ki Haveli

Plan The building is planned around two courtyards wherein the one in the front one is much smaller than the one behind it. The front part of this haveli is three storeys high and has a part of the main living quarters, and the other part of the house is two storey high and it contains the ancillary accomodation.

Most of the havelis are oriented towards east and west axis where longer walls are facing towards north and south direction and shorter walls face towards east and west direction to avoid direct sunlight.

Typical houses of jaisalmer have two or three storey structures and have addition al rooms and has a balcony projecting on to the street.

There are major strrets oriented almost E-W and minor streets are right angle to these. This compact structure of the housing doesnt allow the sun rays to penetrate , and also serve as device of shading.

Plan at Sill Level Neighborhood Part Plan, Jaisalmer

Inference:The streets are running north-south. The width of the street2 iss meters 1 in the north directionand tapers upto4 meters in the south direction . The two long faces of building are joined by the neighbouring building i.e. the building are compactly placed, the long shared walls are wallsso that there is el ss intake of heat inside the building.

Building Material

Covered Semi - Open Open to sky

As the haveli is located in Jaisalmer and the haveli is built a classic Jaisalmer material, yellow sandstone and limestone for the main facades so that it could be easily carved.

Quite interestingly the stone joints are made without mortar and are held together using iron clamps. Moreover, the walls are thick and have mud plaster which results into reducing the termal load on the building.

The entire haveli is uneual with heights with wind pavillions and high parapet walls creating a very uneven elevation with shading.

This also influences radiative heat loss from the walls as well as radiates a large amount of heat and the building remains cooler relative to a more comapct mass.

Section The courtyards provide the necessary light an ventilation for the surrounding rooms.

Neighborhood Sectional Elevation Street Section

The elevation shows the built structures are double and triple storeyed which will help in shading the street as well as otlas which becomes a very intereactive space for the neighbourhood.

The neighbourhood buildings that are low heighted get shade from the neighbouring tall buildings. Every building has a jharooka which shades the lower floors and is also a source for

While the front courtyard receives some sunlight during the summer, the rear courtyard is completely exposed to sun. The streets on both ends are completely protected from the sun.

The windows and balconies are generally fitted with Jallis for privacy but mostly for restricting the

NATHMAL KI HAVELI : CASE STUDY

BUILDING ANALYSIS

Case study: Jaisalmer

Building Analysis

MATERIAL STUDY Case study: Jaisalmer

REFLECTION Reflection

The ceiling is finished in conjunction with separated timber beams & next is capped by a coat of reed or grass covering lastly fix by a band of earth on tip. These are then polished with stone floor or mud plaster. The Course of earth & grass covering control the inside refreshing air conditioned. Stone joints are made without Detail of carved mortar and held together with panel: iron cramps.

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Chajjas help in keeping harsh sunlight away from the interior and makes sure the rainwater doesn’t come inside and flows down through the slope.

They also act as a shading element for the floors below depending on the lenght of it. Spaces below a chajja or a double height under it helps in passive cooling as well as the space becomes semi-open .

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The overhanging enfolded balcony in the Havelis and temples in Jaisalmer are known as Jharokhas.

This is basically a stone window which projects from the wall plane and act as an important shading element for the lower floor.

These are usually enclosed in a Jali for privacy, but at the same time to let in light and ventilation.

Moreover, the reason for this Jali is the frequency of sand storms in Jaisalmer. The Jali helps in preventing the sand in large amounts from entering the Haveli..

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First Floor

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Jali allows light & air to admit while underrate the sun & rain. When the air cross over these openings, its velocity rise offers deep scattering.

The Gap are much about the equal width or less than the density of the stone, thus given structural stability. Jalis are a type of facade treatment and the deep carvings minimise the heat gain.

Since Jaisalmer is in an extremely hot and dry climate, it needs design interventions like chajjas over otlas, jalis in jharokhas to filter the harsh sunlight as well as sand.

The overhang from the Jharokha acts as a shading element and creates otla a shaded space to use as an extension of the Haveli.

The otla also acts as a transitional element between the indoors and the street, it creates a functional buffer which can be used for many things like storage

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Light Infrastructures Neighbourhood Plannning (Individual work on Housing Kit)

HOUSING MODULE C’

Tutors : Kruti Shah , Sebastian Trujillo-Torres

HOUSING MODULE B’

HOUSING MODULE B

The studio focuses on developing a neighbourhood for those who have been displaced due to the government projects. Hence, the process followed ideally is largely public participatory and keeps in mind that this is a temporary settlement and the people might be asked to relocate at any time.

A group of five students, focusing on one aspect of neighbourhood , develope a design strategy and work it out down to the foundation details.

The five categories were : 1) Transit Kit (Housing) 2) Frugal City Making elements 3) Emmergency Public Architecture 4) Mobile Infrastructure 5) Planning and Implementation

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Water flows from the gutters into the water drums provided to each housing unit as a part of Frugal City Making Elements

Main Structural Members Pipelines from the W/c, the washbasin and the tap connected underground

Structural Vertical Members Secondary Members

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Historoy of Urban Form Analysis through history Tutors : Rutul Joshi , Priya Gupta

The idea of this course was to look back at the history of the city and a certain urban form and try to form connections between the two to understand how various factors in history shape the urban forms.

Usually there are certain incidents or decisions made in the past that give the authenticity of a certain urban form which holds an important place in the city. These can be traced down to the decision of first off building the urban form, how it came into being, why was there a need of it, was a natural resource that was turned into a public space, etc.

Fatehsagar lake, Udaipur Essay on History of Fatehsagar Lake, Udaipur.

TIME LINE 1509

Abstract

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Portuguese established rule in Udaipur and constructed forts and ports

Maharana Udai Singh II founded the Udaipur city.

This essay is about the research and analysis of the history of Udaipur as a city and of Fateh Sagar lake in Udaipur to understand how history has an impact on the future state of the space and derive ways to take design decisions after foreseeing the next few years and having that calculation of how things around may or may not change.

This essay highlights the key points in history, and historical and current ideas of the urban form and how everything together works as a system.

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Fateh Sagar Lake built by Maharana Jai Singh.

Made of mud for irrigation

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Udaipur became the princely state of British India

Introduction LATE 1800S

Udaipur city, which was formerly known as the capital city of Mewar is located in the West of the state of Rajasthan. This city is very famous for its lakes and is also known as the lake city of India or “the city of lakes” most of which are natural lakes. The city is also directly and indirectly dependent on these lakes in terms of surface water, tourism and ecosystem. There are around eleven lakes within the city that are famous for their ambience and surroundings. It is also a hilly region where at the top of one particular hill, is the Udaipur Fort called the “ Monsoon Palace”. From here, one can get the entire view of the city. This palace also overlooks one of the most famous lakes in the city. The Fatehsagar Lake which is the precinct that has been chosen for this essay. Rajasthan directly makes us think of a hot climate and camels in sand and forts, however, when we talk about udaipur, has a pleasant climate where even during noons, the sunlight isn’t too harsh.

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A flood in Udaipur washed away the lake

Maharana Fateh Singh’s reign starts

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Maharana Fateh Singh reconstructed the lake and built the Connaught Dam

Jheel Sanrakshan Samiti (JSS) was formed to help reduce the pollution in these lakes of Udaipur

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Fatehsagar Lake dries up for the first time in history (udaipur droughts)

Fatehsagar lake with respect to the overall city, is the second largest lake. It had good connectivity in terms of vision as well as in terms of road network. It is one of the most famous tourist attractions in Udaipur in a close proximity.

Pelicans came in large flocks visiting the lake as the waters were very shallow in winter

City of Lakes - Fateh Sagar Lake Looking into the history of the city, Udaipur was founded in 1553 by Maharaja Udaisingh - 2. Over the years, during the reign of Maharaja Jai Singh. For this, he built a lake out of mud construction which later came to be known as the Fatehsagar lake. This construction was done in 1678. Little did people know at that time that this would become one of the major tourist spots. In 1818, Udaipur became known as a princely state in British India. About the history of the lake, in late 1800s, floods in Udaipur washed away the entire lake. The mud construction collapsed. By the end of the 1800s, Maharaja Fateh Singh came to reign over the city and rebuilt this lake along with the Connaught Dam which was built to commemorate the arrival of the Duke of Connaught.

2017 2021 Current View of the FatehSagar Lake from the center of the lake.

The largest fish aquarium in India called “ Under The Sun” was inaugrated by Home Minister of Rajasthan

The damage done to this wetland is irreversible but still we can rectify some of our gross mistakes

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This dam in turn increased the size of the lake and the entire thing came to be known as the Fatehsagar lake after Maharaja Fateh Singh. In 2003, in the entire history of Udaipur, this lake dried up entirely for the first time.

In 1992, a Jheel Sanrakshan Samiti was formed which was entirely for the preservation and protection of the lakes of the city. As after the drought, the water was shallow for the next few years, so a lot of pelicans flocked to the lake during winters.

Moreover, as much as tourists visit, marine, aquatic and semi-aquatic life of this lake is also rich. Near Loira village there is a small dam on Berach River and the water of that river is diverted to Fatehsagar through a canal popularly known as Madar-ki-Nahar. Fatehsagar lake has developed so much that now, after so many years, along the radial road, so many vendors have set up a lot of food stalls and have been a major attractor aiding to the tourism of the lake. Some other mobile vendors selling balloons, keychains, momos, etc keep the place lively. The radial road is one way and is well maintained by the government. Moreover, this lake is in close proximity to so many historical places like Saheliyo ki baari, Sajjangarh Fort, Mahrana Pratap Smarak. This lake has three islands within one of which is Nehru Park which is a floating garden which was built in 1967 in the memory of India’s first Prime Minister Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru and the other is the Udaipur Solar Observatory. These islands gave the lake opportunities to introduce boating. As the boating started, the tourism increased even more. Moreover, Udaipur has been lucky enough to have the largest fish aquarium in India called “Under the Sun” built in 2017 near the lake itself which also brought in a lot of attractions. Fatehsagar lake is one of the most beloved lakes in the city and is the lake that is very evidently visible from the city palace on the mountain near the lake. The kings also loved the lake and the view of the lake from the palace is mesmerizing.

Over the years, as tourism increases the pollution of the lake has also distinctly increased. In the catchment area of Fateh Sagar Lake, the pollutants from the synthetic fiber mills and a soft drink plant are discharged.

This lake is slowly going towards heavy contamination of the same and the damage is irreversible. This stands true for not just Fateh Sagar lake but for all lakes in the city. What we as a woke community can do is be careful of what we are putting into the lakes. Like we established before, Udaipur has a lot of direct and indirect dependence on these lakes, and destroying the lakes means affecting a major resource for the city of Udaipur.

As we move from the history of this magnificent lake to the present where it is said to be one of the most beautiful places to visit in udaipur. The lake has a radial road around it that is essentially one way and is a very narrow road. However, even so people sometimes go in the opposite direction to avoid taking the full circle. The periphery of the lake has a footpath and a few parts of this radial road has a seating area near the lake. The footpath gives the visitor an amazing experience of walking along the lake. The view of the lake is uninterrupted as the retaining wall that is surrounded by the lake is also a pillared structure and is not opaque. Anyone can see what is happening within the lake as well as around the lake from any point of this radial route. Parkings are usually not allowed along the lake sides and the people who are the vendors are also very cautious about the same. They even help one find a suitable parking spot hence creating a community that protects and cares about the place they live and work.

These people form a strong economy and the vendors are one of the greatest attractions of the city apart from the lake itself. Vending happens along the radial road on the opposite side of the lake. It has a slightly raised plinth and enough space on which a small thela or a dhaba can function.

The vending activities are not just limited to food, they have small scarves and goggles, balloons and other toys as well. However, food stalls are the majority and as you take one walk along the radial road, you can have a full meal from starters to dessert at the end of your walk.However, due to this, a lot of waste is generated and often the visitors are not very careful as to where they should dispose of it.

This area is an active hotspot of activities throughout the day and so there are always people there. However, as per my opinion i felt a little unsafe going there at night as the street lights are highly insufficient and it becomes a dark and dingy space which becomes a gendered space. The lake is not visible. It is pitch black over the lake except the island part and the roads are in a low yellow light. As long as there are vendors, the light and activity spillover from them is still okay as one can feel comfortable in the presence of others pointing towards the concept of eyes on the street. When we talk about eyes on the street in particular for Fatehsagar lake, it highlights the duplicity of the space of the activeness during the day and the night.

Conclusion Udaipur is a city that is constantly growing in terms of population, tourism, waste water, pollution, etc. These aspects are altogether affecting the lakes of the city and as Fateh Sagar Lake is one of the most famous ones in the city, it is affecting that the most. Like the old mud construction was washed away by floods, currently the walls that contain the lake are not giving space for the pollutants to flow out. After restoration it has become an artificial lake that gets its water from other sources. The lake is in a prime location in the city and is a major attraction for both tourists and the locals. It is also an area that produces a lot of income and has a great economy based on the street vendors. It is more of an active spot to visit during early morning, lunch time and dinner time. The periphery walls are not opaque and the visibility is not limited. There isn’t a limit on the sides to look at either. One side we can see the beautiful mountain that has the sajjangarh palace on it and the other side has the beautiful lake islands with a backdrop of the mountain range. Looking closer one can observe the vendors and the visitors and their lively activities or look at the boating happening inside the lake.

The analysis of this study is based on the amount of liveliness and beauty a place can have but also be a duplicit flip side at night which makes it a gendered space. It turns out that the number of women spending time near the lake as the sun goes down slowly decreases. This can also be backed up by my study of activity mapping at the ghats of varanasi where no matter how lively the ghat initially was,as the sun went down, the number of women did too. The analysis also shows the radial road pattern around the lake with the complete cone of vision in every part of the area and works well as it is kept as a one way road. In comparison to it being a two way road, it would have been an accident prone area. The footpaths on both the sides act as a buffer as the radial movement of a vehicle if tampered doesn’t directly fall into the lake or hit the houses or the monuments behind the wall on the other side. The urban form all in all, as per my opinion, has developed in a beautiful way under the right circumstances and responses.

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Starting off by thorough analysis of movements and pause-points of women at various scales, an inventory was formed and those ideas were kept in mind along with some case studies which would help in designing a truly ungendered city eventually.

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The idea of this course was to look at the city through a women’s perspective and understanding how often decisions are taken for a design that might end up being the dark and secluded places which could be harmful for women and children at large.

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Site : South Vasna

Movement Maps

Ungendering the Everyday City Street Design

House Mapping

Anchor Mapping

Analysis through sections

Anchor Mapping The neighbourhood in the site of Kanpur had a lively atmosphere and through study it was found that due to factors like presence of Police, Familiarity with the building fascades as well as the shop keepers and openness in the sidewalk aided to making women feel safe and comfortable for using the space more than previously observed.

Credits : In group work with Rishabh Jain ( BUD 18 )

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Seating Typologies- Analysis

Every person faces in a different direction hence limiting the interaction among two people sitting next to each other

Visually connected from all sides, provides little back support

With this typology, interaction level increases. But, there is no connection to the opposite sides

No demarcation of where to sit or how much space can one person occupy

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Discouraging too much traffic flow by limitting it into a two lane road as seen in Barcelon’s Case Study that the Super Block has adapted the strategy of “Kill the Car”.

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Two Lane Carriage-way Source - barcelonarchitecturewalks.com/superblocks/

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Contact +91 8238106693 pooja.ug191016@cept.ac.in Pooja Shah Bachelor’s in Urban Design CEPT University, Ahmedabad