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PORTFOLIO URBAN DESIGN + P L A N N I N G

DIKSHA SINGH University Of California Berkeley

I did not set out to be an urban designer. I set out to understand why some places feel alive and others do not. Turns out that question takes you everywhere: into zoning codes and community workshops, onto construction sites and into flood-affected neighborhoods, through master plans to details for a single stair tread. Years later, I still do not have a complete answer. But I have gotten pretty good at asking the question in ways that lead somewhere useful.

TRANSFORMATION PLAN UPDATE HUD Choice Neighborhood Program

NEW BERN CNI Location: New Bern, NC Neighborhood plan update | Urban design| Choice neighborhood

RE-ESTABLISHING THE SYMBOISIS BETWEEN WATER AND COMMUNITY

LOST IN TRANSLATION Location: Slums of Mexico City Urban Design stratergy

THAMESMEAD MASTER PLAN

CITY OF VILLAGES

Location: Thamesmead, London Mixed Use Sustainable Development 250 ACRES

MIXED-USE RIVERFRONT NEIGHBORHOOD

RIVERHILLS

Location: Pune, Gujrat, India Master Plan | Mixed Use riverfront Development Gross built area: 17 million sqft / 85 acre land parcel

GODREJ GARDEN CITY

EXTENDING THE CITY - MIXED USE DYNAMICS Location: Ahmedabad, Gujrat, India Master Plan | Mixed Use Development 125 ACERS

MASTER PLAN

RESERVE PLOTTED NEIGHBOURHOOD Location: Devanhalli, Bangalore Plotted sustainable Master Plan 100 ACRES

CONTENTS

B ro ad S t

P o ll o c k S t

DRAFT | July 21, 2025

LOOKING FORWARD Greater Five Points Transformation Plan Update Process In 2024, the New Bern Housing Authority (NBHA) began a process to update the Greater Five Points Transformation Plan. Eight months of robust community, resident, and stakeholder engagement helped to guide and refine this update, aligning the recommendations with the current needs of the community and funding sources.

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Residents envision a vibrant waterfront redevelopment of the Trent Court site.

ll a m y D FEMA Requirements r iv e FEMA funding is allocated to help demolish vacant buildings and build new streets and housing on the Trent Court site. However, This plan is before this money can be spent, FEMA requires that NBHA organized into develop a plan for the future. Through this process, NBHA is LOOKING FORWARD working with the New Bern Historical Preservation Society and 3 Categories: Greater Five Points Transformation Plan Update Process the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). For In 2024, the New Bern Housing Authority (NBHA) began a more information about the historic nature of Trent Court, please process to update the Greater Five Points Transformation Plan. reference the 2016 Greater Five Points Transformation Plan. Eight months of robust community, resident, and stakeholder engagement helped to guide and refine this update, aligning the Implementation Grant HUD Choice Neighborhoods recommendations with the currentIn needs of thetocommunity and addition the FEMA funding, HUD’s Choice Neighborhoods funding sources. Implementation (CNI) grant is another significant potential

This plan is organized into 3 Categories:

PEOPLE Supporting positive outcomes in health, employment, and education for Trent Court residents

Residents and community mem

NEIGHBORHOOD

Increasing access PEOPLE to trails, parks, funding source for this transformation. To be competitive for FEMA Requirements transportation, future CNI grants, this plan update has been organizedSupporting into the positive FEMA funding is allocated to help demolish vacant buildings and New residential streets will ha economic development, outcomes in health, plan on: is three categories thatThis HUD focuses provide shade. Residents communityfor members over the course of eight build new streets and housing on the Trent Court site. However, andand amenities the participated employment, and organized into Greater Five Points education for Trent before this money can be spent, FEMA requires that NBHA LOOKING FORWARD • People — supporting positive outcomes in health, employment, 3 Categories: neighborhood Court residents develop plan forProcess the future. Throughand thiseducation process, NBHA is Court residents Greater Five Points Transformation PlanaUpdate for Trent working with the Newa Bern Historical Preservation Society and In 2024, the New Bern Housing Authority (NBHA) began • Neighborhood — Increasing access to trails, parks, the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). For process to update the Greater Five Points Transformation Plan. aterfront redevelopment of the Trent Court site. transportation, economic development, and amenities for the more information about the historic nature of Trent Court, please Eight months of robust community, resident, and stakeholder Greater Five Points neighborhood reference the 2016 Greater engagement helped to guide and refine this update, aligning theFive Points Transformation Plan. • Housing — Redevelop Trent Court public housing into mixedrecommendations with the current needs of the community and HUD Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant income housing with one-for-one replacement and first rightfunding sources. NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING In addition to the FEMA funding, HUD’s Choicefor Neighborhoods to-return Trent Court residents PEOPLE Implementation (CNI) grant is another significant potential Increasing access Redevelop Trent Court FEMA Requirements The following pages explain how the objectives of the original Supporting positive to trails, parks, public housing into fundingvacant sourcebuildings for this transformation. To be competitive for FEMA funding is allocated to help demolish and Transformation Plan have been incorporated into this plan update. outcomes in health, transportation, mixed-income housing futureCourt CNI grants, this plan update has been organized into the Residents and community members participated over the course eight months, sharing ideas wide and feedback toand gui build new streets and housing on the Trent site. However, employment, and A new waterfront promenade would be fronted by mixed-income housing, facing the extended Leander Morgan Park. New residential streetsofwill have porches and stoops, sidewalks, economic development, with one-for-one three categories that HUD focuses on: provide shade. education for Trent before this money can be spent, FEMA requires that NBHA A new museum dedicated to t and amenities for the replacement and first located on the redeveloped F.R Court residents develop a plan for the future. Through• this process, NBHA is positive outcomes in health, employment, Greater Five Points right-to-return for Trent People — supporting neighborhood Court residents GREATER FIVE POINTS TRANSFORMATION / NEW NORTHPreservation CAROLINA workingPLAN withUPDATE the New BernBERN, Historical Society and Court residents and education for Trent the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). For • Neighborhood — Increasing access to trails, parks, more information about the historic nature of Trent Court, please transportation, economic development, and amenities for the reference the 2016 Greater Five Points Transformation Plan. Greater Five Points neighborhood

Vision

Greater Five Points will be a community rich in opportunity that builds upon our heritage and assets with a focus on our future. It will be a great place for current and future residents to live, work, play, worship and create.

HUD Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant • Housing — Redevelop Trent Court public housing into mixed-

NEIGHBORHOOD In addition to the FEMA funding, HUD’sincome Choicehousing Neighborhoods Background Framework with one-for-one replacement and first right-

HOUSING Implementation grant is another significant potential Increasing to-return for Trent residents Greater Five Points is (CNI) a historic neighborhood withCourt roots predatThe plan isaccess organized around three categories that HUD uses to to trails, parks, funding source for this transformation. To be competitive for Redevelop Trent Court The following pages explain how the objectives of the original ing the Civil War. of been disinvestment, its residents evaluate Choice Neighborhoods applications: transportation, public housing into future CNIDespite grants, this decades plan update has organized into the Transformation Plan have been incorporated into this plan update. New residential streets will have porches and stoops, wide sidewalks, and trees to The historic McCarthy Square economic development, mixed-income housing have shown remarkable resilience. When Hurricane Florence People: Supporting positive outcomes in health, employment, three categories that HUD focuses on: provide shade. gathering space at the interse would be fronted by mixed-income housing, facing the extended Leander Morgan Park. and amenities for the with one-for-one A new museum dedicated to the history of the West Street School could b struck in 2018, it heavily damaged Trent Court, the neighborand education for Trent Court residents. Greater Five Points replacement and first • People — supporting positive outcomes in health, employment, located on the redeveloped F.R. Danyus site. neighborhood right-to-return hood’s public development. Of the original 218 units, 108 Neighborhood: Increasing accessfortoTrent trails, parks, transportaandhousing education for Trent Court residents Court residents NSFORMATION PLAN UPDATE / NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA were damaged and 108 familiesaccess wereto displaced. tion, economic development, and amenities across Greater Five • Neighborhood — Increasing trails, parks, This plan update transportation, economic development, and amenities for the was initiated to guide the rebuilding of Trent Court and the Points. Five Points neighborhood revitalizationGreater of the broader neighborhood, positioning the New Housing: Redeveloping Trent Court public housing into • Housing — Redevelop Trent Court public housing into mixedBern Housing Authority to apply for HUD’s Choice Neighborhoods mixed-income housing with one-for-one unit replacement and income housing with one-for-one replacement and first rightImplementation grant. firstHOUSING right of return for all displaced residents. to-return for Trent Court residents The following pages explain how the objectives of the original Transformation Plan have been incorporated into this plan update.

ng the extended Leander Morgan Park.

NORTH CAROLINA

NEW BERN CNI

Updating The Transformation Plan For Five-Points Neighborhood TRANSFORMATION PLAN UPDATE HUD Choice Neighborhoods program

Redevelop Trent Court public housing into mixed-income housing with one-for-one replacement and first right-to-return for Trent Court residents

A new museum dedicated to the history of the West Street School could be located on the redeveloped F.R. Danyus site.

Location: New Bern, NC NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN UPDATE | URBAN DESIGN| CHOICE NEIGHBORHOOD UDA | 2024-2025

Historic Broad Street will be a community-serving uses with

Community Engagement Process The plan was built around an eight-month, three-stage engagement process designed to center resident voices at every step. • Step1: Listening and understanding the current needs of the Trent Court residents and broader neighborhood • Step2: Confirming ideas from the original plan that are still relevant and exploring new ideas to enhance the community • Step3: Deciding on the appropriate strategies and updating the Greater Five Points Transformation plan

understanding the context

public engagement

A household survey of over 100 questions was conducted to capture the education, workforce, health, food, safety, housing, and program needs of residents. One hundred percent of residents remaining on site completed the survey.

West St School Site B ro ad

Former Days-Inn Site Po llo ck St

Trent Court Site

The Greater Five Points neighborhood is a collection of smaller neighborhoods around the Five Points commercial area, including the Greater Duffyfield neighborhoods to the north and Walt Bellamy to the south. Topics and goals grew out of the results of the Resident Needs Assessment and broad-based engagement with neighborhood residents and stakeholders.

neighborhood investments

Greater Five Points transformed

NEIGHBORHOOD GOALS • Economic Development • Infill Housing • Community Wellness • Walking, Biking, and Transit • Safety • Community Pride

Po llo ck St

Charles Taylor Building Lib er ty St

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Leander Morgan Park

Trent Court Site Plan

New residential streets are designed to be walkable, as narrow as standards allow, with sidewalks, street trees, and on-street parking for guests. Walt Bellamy Drive will be paved with special paving to signal a change in how drivers approach the area. Safe walking routes connect residents to the riverfront trail and Leander Morgan Park. The housing plan centers around the redevelopment of Trent Court into new mixed-income housing. Trent Court is special, not only to the 101 families who call it home today but to the community. The beautiful waterfront property is part of the Downtown Historic District and immediately adjacent to Leander Morgan Park.

mixed-income housing

Trent Court Master Plan

The plan proposes demolishing the existing 218 public housing units, 108 of which were vacated following Hurricane Florence, and rebuilding mixed-income housing on the Trent Court site and two additional sites in the neighborhood: the former Days Inn Site and the former F.R. Danyus School site

Building Types: A combination

of townhouses and stacked flats line streets and small green spaces. C-shaped corridor buildings and townhouses close to the waterfront will be elevated, with parking spaces located below, to accommodate the 100-year floodplain.

Economic Development: Encouraging

new businesses to operate in Greater Five Points requires targeted recruitment strategies. Key tactics include creating appealing spaces, ensuring clear pedestrian access, and informing potential business owners about the benefits of the neighborhood.

Broad and Queen Street Intersection Now

Proposed wider sidewalk with retail activity and crosswalk for pedestrian safety Improved Intersection

The new mixed-income housing on the former Day’s Inn site could feature retail space, amenity areas, and childcare services on the ground floor. This will create an active and inviting experience for residents and visitors.

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Retail

Restore the historic Mcarty Square

Child Care

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Proposed Ground Floor Plan Former Days-Inn Site

Community Pride: West Street Grade

School was New Bern’s first African-American public school. Fire destroyed the original structure in 1905, but the school’s new principal, J.T. Barber, successfully championed the building of the state’s first African-American brick school building two years later. F.R. Danyus succeeded J.T. Barber, but unfortunately the original brick school building also burned in 1969. By adapting the school building into mixed-income housing and creating a museum in the cafeteria annex, the legacy and history of African-American education on this historic site can be preserved.

neighborhood investments

Site interventions

J T Barber Elementary School

Duffyfield Stormwater Project

Greenwood Cemetery Henderson Park

West St

Ceda r St

Stanley White Recreation Center

Broad St

Tryon Palace

Community Wellness: Healthy

and active lifestyles can reduce stress, improve mood, and increase energy. Greater Five Points can become a healthier community by creating an environment that encourages daily physical activity and increasing the availability of fresh, healthy food.

Pol loc k St

Volt Center

Improvements in the expanded Leander Morgan Park include play areas, sport courts, and areas for food trucks and gathering.

Leander Morgan Park

Improve connectivity within the neighborhood

Open Space Network

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Leander Morgan Park

HEALTH ISSUES

FLASH FLOODS

FLOODING

WATER SCARCITY

40% WATER LOSS IN LEAKS AND TRANSPORTATION

HYDRO ENVIRONMENT Blue Green network deals with the horological environment of the area and manages the runoff, avoiding flooding.

URBAN LANDSCAPE Urban Landscape deals with the existing fabric and looks into the mobility of the region and infrastructure required to work with the blue-green network

Imagine a city that built on a fresh water lake, 500 years back flourished as a civilization, but in present day gets inundated with every rainfall and simultaneously faces water shortage. That is Mexico City. And this makes you wonder how did we lose this shared cultural knowledge of living with water and where did we go wrong? LOST in TRANSLATION, is an attempt to do an urban water repair using the lost shared cultural and indigenous knowledge of water management and trying to reestablish the symbiosis between water and community which could be key in creating more resilient communities of the future.

LOST IN TRANSLATION

Re-Establishing The Symbiosis Between Water And Community URBAN DESIGN STRATEGY Urban WATER repair

LANDSLIDES

SOCIAL CULTURE Social cultural nodes are where the people of the community intervene

Rapid expansion normally happens on the borders and over time the government has tried redeveloping these illegal colonies and trying to make them regularized. The topography of the area where these informal settlements have developed over the years makes it difficult for the government to regularize these colonies, and equip them with required infrastructure. Thr proposal is tointroduce a Water Culture, an to create a stronger link with the urban, natural and cultural context of the public spaces. The vision is to leverage the natural hydrological system of the site, identifying and preserving the streams capturing the maximum possible rainfall, and reusing it for everyday use.

Location: State of Mexico, CDMX URBAN DESIGN | GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE | PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT | WATER URBANISM Advisors: Prof. CHRISTOPHER CALOTT Prof. STEFAN PELLEGRINI Prof. GABRIEL DIAZ MONTEMAYOR Advanced Design Project MUD | 2022

The rapid urban growth, use of concrete and disrupted slopes have diminished natural catchment areas and manipulated the waterways. The area receives close to 100mm of rain per cubic meter every month, and the lack of any water management techniques has led to the areas being yearly flooding leading to landslides, loss of property, and affecting the natural aquifers.

understanding the context

story of the neighborhood

The neglected natural streams and creaks have now become dumping grounds leading to health-related issues. And above all this like any other area in and around Mexico City faces water scarcity.

Day Care Center

Learning from the indigenous water management techniques used all around the work a toolkit is created that would help us in achieving our goals of managing water in a sustainable way. These include Check dams, Aflaj system, Qanat system, Floating gardens of the Aztec era, stepped wells, Roman drinking fountains, constructed wetlands,tankas.

indegenous water management

creating a toolkit

Capture and Filter : we collect the maximum run off pos-

sible by seizing the stormwater from the surrounding hills, streets and if possible the roofs of our public buildings. We create a network of green infrastructure of bioswales, retention ponds, rain gardens. This helps us is mitigating the flood risks and also clean out the water before it reaches our Storage tanks.

Store and Distribute : Storing the water at locations easily

accesible to the public and Leveraging the topography we try to use gravity in distributing the water to our water commons for smaller blocks

Water Commons : And lastly we animate ; adding the cultural/ social use to our bigger water commons to create spaces that people identify with and can create a sense of belonging. Provoking the community to maintain these spaces. stormwater management

hydrology

Re-establishing relation to water: Water culture and creating open spaces and new infrastructure practice can help in decentralizing the longer systems and help in creating more resilient communities.

Colonias are divided into smaller blocks ,of say 900- 1000 households. To cater to this population, we need a water tank capacity of 2.2 mil liters. And this can provide 80 to 100 l of water per day for each household. Leveraging the topography the water from these tanks can be distributed to lower altitude areas than the tank. The water gets transferred to a water common : fountain where people can come and collect water as per their requirement.

Utilizing the Residual Spaces.

CHECK DAMS

WIDENED SIDEWALK

BIO-SWALES

smaller interventions

the system

These water commons are available at a maximum of 3min walk from each household. We try to utilize the residual spaces in the colonias, and Small interventions in which the community gets involved. The Goal we are looking at through these insertions reduce flooding. Capture stormwater reuse water, water supply, recreational spaces, health benefits, connection to public mobility and create job opportunities.

PERFORATED UNDER DRAIN PIPE

inserting Community uses, public toilets and waste collection places for waste treatment and creak cleansing are introduced as nodes along the system.

WATER COMMON STEPPED WIDENED SIDEWALK

FILTERED WATER HOLDING POOL

GRAVEL PIPE BED SPILL OUT ZONE EXTENDED COMMERCIAL FRONT

Harness the water. make water a part of the com-

munities life. Instead of the body of water being perceived as the backyard and the garbage dump, it became the focal point that brings together the whole community and enriches the social-natural bond.

INCREASE TREE COVER

ACTIVE STREET FRONTAGE

ADDED DENSITY

PUBLIC MOBILITY INFRASTRUCTURE

Impact on the private realm: by equipping our streets and open spaces we can also slow down the outward growth of urban fabric by densifying and activating the public realm.

smaller interventions

water commons

Normal rain.

Green Infrastructure coexisting with communal spaces.

Dry rain.

The water holding pond transforms into a vegetated bank, with open spaces for kids to play.

Extreme rain.

Larger Retention system, to hold extra water during floods. The community space at high altitude can convert to disaster recovery center.

transforming through the seasons

water commons

Activating the space.

Creating a landmark building to attract the community and promote activities that highlight the heritage STEPPED WETLANDS : help in cleansing and recharging , filtration and deposition then sediment removal and nutrient removal. Aeration ponds also help in filtering the water. This is where water is harvested and reused for everyday uses. URBAN FARMING, small scale community farming takes its opportunity to utilize the natural water resources , attempt to cultivate healthy urban culture.

PLANNING + DESIGN

EDUCATIONAL BODY Funding the planning and design initiatives Designing for water sensitive urban design Street and flood area analysis

FUND + IMPLEMENTATION

MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT Coordination Creating community Consensus

OPERATION MAINTENANCE

COMMUNITY BODY Cleaning Funding to maintain over time Resident incentives

Creating a localized system of coperatives. Design an approach towards development that creates the possibility of developing interventions that vertically integrate different kinds of solutions, taking into account infrastructure, culture, urbanism, the environment, and even the economy.

agency pattern

how things work

To create a rivervoriented communities . . . . . . connected by a robust network of blue & green infrastructure. . . . . . linking multiple welcoming neighborhoods . . . . . . integrated with its surroundings . . . . . . that Londoners today and tomorrow can call home.

15 acres riverfront park 75 acres

13,950

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green infrastructure

dwelling units

public greens

107 acres

mobility

BUS ‘LOOP’ ‘CANAL’ Streets Dedicated Cycle Lane Pedestrian Mews Bus Stop - 5min walk Transit HUB- LRT stop

intersecting grid

buildable parcel

107 acres

hydrology

street hierarchy

buildable parcel

CITY OF VILLAGES

In an effort to plan for a community that is situated within the greater London region, we startd with the the question “What is London?”. While exploring the city streets, experiencing the sites and tastes, and speaking with Londoners, we came to understand why people call London a City of Villages. .IRREGULAR ∙ INFORMAL ∙ .INTIMATE ∙ INVITING The idea was to create cluster of villages, using a the intersecting grid that allows us able to which creates these informal irregularities that can embrace the informality . For the master plan, firstly, the existing canal network was restored to mimic natural processes and reestablishing their connection to the floodplain of the river. Secondly a system of greenways throughout the entire district was established following existing drainage patterns and the once inactive and ditatched riverfront edge becomes a new public space.

Location: Thamesmead, London

An Integrated Landscape

Mixed Use Development

MASTER PLAN FOR THAMESMEAD

2nd Semester MUD | 2022 Academic | Group

Guide: John Ellis

land use strategy

animating the public realm: Our clusters of villages are tied with a series of multi use pathway that then is captivated with retail and community amenities at these nodes in between

1 - 3 Floors 2 - 4 Floors 5 - 8 Floors 9 - 18 Floors

23%

high rise towers

10%

density strategy

townhouses / low rise

embellising each village

story of the villages

framing the plazas: The massing of buildings is gradually stepping down in height towards the sensitive water frontage,and existing development, helping in integration with the existing development.

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VILLAGE

BROOKSIDE PARK

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WOODLAND TUMPSIDE

VILLAGE

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NEW-MARSH VILLAGE

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LONG ISLAND VILLAGE

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The built form tries to create these smaller pocket plazas and greens : Village-like quality of the interior of each block. The master plan recognises the need to break down the urban blocks and edges to promote permeability and allow visually accessible residential buildings.

weaving the neighbourhoods

master plan

Transit hub is located at the east corner of the site which allows it to become part of the larger context. Bike connection to the Thames path and greater London. Further loops around the villages as well. Each Village has its own market center that helps us divide the commerce density all over the development animating the ground floor realm everywhere.

1- TRANSIT HUB 2- LIFESTYLE CENTER 3- INSTITUTE OF INNOVATION 4- THAMESMERE PARK 5- WATER TREATMENT PLANT 6- HEALTHCARE CENTER 7-ELECTRIC SUBSTATION 8- DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTER 9-COMMUNITY MARKET 10-EXPERIENTIAL RETAIL 11-PRIMARY SCHOOL 12-SECONDARY SCHOOL 13-FERRY TERMINUS 14-BROOKSIDE PLAZA 15-WOODLAND PLAZA 16-HISTORIC DERELICT STRUCTURES 17-THAMES CANAL BOULEVARD 18-LOOP BOULEVAR

Total area: 101 ha / 250 ac Green area: 30 ha / 75 ac Riverfront: 6 ha / 15 ac (6%) Buildable area: 43 ha / 107 ac (48%) Residential area: 1.9M sq. m. / 20.1M sq. ft. Residential units: 13,950 DU Density: 2 FAR Commercial area: 138,000 sq. m. / 1.5M sq. ft. Retail area: 57,000 sq. m. / 615,000 sq. ft.

The two bio swales running along the main streets, helps in capturing the run off water, clean it and lead to the retention ponds on both ends.

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1 - Retention Pond 2 - Canal Street

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4 The Riparian zone of the river is divided into 2 levels, floodable embankment and non floodable retail promenade. The riv er edge is treated in two types : Hard edge and a softer edge with a berm as a flood mitigation method. This helps in creating variety of space and preserving the natural ecology of the place

1 - Canal Street 2 - Street Drainage 3 - Retention Pond 4 - Mixed Use Retail

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stormwater management

hydrology

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1 - Riverfront Retail 2 - Riverfront Promenade 3 - Lower board walk - floodable 4 - Natural Reparian Zone 5 - Acessible river bed

So building on the sustainability strategy for the site, we recognize that the success of a master planned community of the scale we’re envisioning must be anchored by a mission-aligned economic driver.

In the first phase of our development, we’re proposing an institute for innovation in sustainable building design. The Institute will drive job growth, public realm activation, and make a “there” there, serving as a proof of concept for future phases

rain water harvesting

water management

2.2 FT avg. annual rainfall 900k gal/day H2O sitewide 100k gal/day for green spaces 67k gal/day for commercial HVAC 275k gal/day recycled H2O

multiple mode of mobility

1.1mil SQFT green roofs

energy generation 4.8 MW/day load required 3.0 MW /day load through PV $22M capital cost

reducing flood damage

+solar+ shading structures

job creation

phase 1

sustainability strategy

+shared + district

sustainable building materials

waste incineration

BIO-SWALES mass battery storage

workplace productivity transit center

heating and cooling

+solar+ PV Panels

reduce solar heat gain and support energy demand

social cohesion

retention basin

stormwater catchment

Primary ‘LOOP’ road ‘CANAL’ Streets Secondary Streets Mews

residential street with partial on street parking building roofs consisting of solar panels and vegetation

street through the brookside village retail front street with minimal carriage way and maximised public walkway and dedicated bikelanes

street through the gateway village. LRT underground line running under the road, with underground parking for the lifestyle center and institute

steet heiarachy

RIVERHILL PUNE creates a blueprint for a The Mula riverfront is a collective experi80 acres high density community at the ence of the articulated edge of the Upper waterfront promenade, the ecological edge of Pune city. The plan departs from the typical privatized insular built floodplains at the lower levels, as well as typology and instead proposes a bold new the rivers water-sheet. Public open-space system for the city The RIVERWALK. The Heritage metal footbridge, the iconic clubhouse, and public marketplace act as This highly public urban-device primarily the anchoring element for this waterfront sets out to meaningfully connect the site edge. with the Riverfront and its envisions and the foothills onto the South side.

RIVERHILLS

Mixed-Use Riverfront Neighborhood URBAN DESIGN - MASTER PLAN

Location: Pune, Gujrat, India Master Plan | Mixed Use Development Design Team (DADA Partners): Mukul Arora, Diksha Singh Consultants: Stupio POD (Landscape) Client : Godrej Properties Ltd. Gross built area: 67 acre land parcel Professional | Group | 2019

PEDESTRIAN METAL SUSPENSION BRIDGE : AN EXISTING ASSET

site and surroundings

THE SITE AND CONTEXT

FROM HILLS T THE RIVER

This project site is book ended by the tekari towards the south and river towards the north. The land has a significant and perceivable drop of around 30 metres along its full length. Two major arterial DP roads bring easy access to the site from the Pune Mumbai highway from across the river from Hinjewadi. The site is mostly devoid of natural or built context along its southern edge however on the northern edge the river, its floodplain, and the densely canopied embankment set up a strong context for the proposed layout plan.

The pedestrian metal bridge along the Northwest of the site is a highly visible physical asset and takes on the role of an anchoring element for the master plan.

A PUBLIC FRAMEWORK CONNECTING HILLS TO THE RIVER

CREATING AN INTIMATE INWARD RIVERWALK EXPERIENCE ANCHORED BY A STRONG DESTINATION “TOWN CENTER “

AN EXCLUSIVE HIGH-QUALITY COMMUNITY ‘HIGH ON GREEN’

"WHERE COMMUNITIES ARE FOCUSED AROUND NEIGHBOURHOODS" A compact and socially diverse city where economic and social activities overlap and where communities are focused around neighbourhoods.

vision and principles

The township weaves the qualities of adjacent neighbourhoods into a rich tapestry of unique places. The precinct offers a wide variety of housing typologies and a network of open spaces.

master plan

RIVERWALK

VIEW CORRIDORS AND NODES that act as

keystones or multiple Public armatures; critical building surfaces or street walls that define the primary movement experiences; Tower locations acting as REGIONAL BEACONS for the project

The RIVERWALK along the Main Street boulevard connects the riverfront and the Central Park with the urban front door of the project. This primarily pedestrian retail experience will be defined by inviting built edge as well as landscape gestures. Multiple kiosks dotting the edges of the ecological bands and other landscape spaces such as amphitheater would allow for diverse set of activities.

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riverwalk

River walk north is the one sided retail transitions into the large community green on the other side. The riverine inspired central landscape is punctuated by outdoor cafes and informal markets along its length.

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River walk south defines the gateway along the DP road and a pedestrian mixed-use retail experience that is defined equally by the very urban spatial build quality as it is by the gently terracing open space design.

RW ALK

NORTH RIVERWA

Assembling a 400m PUBLIC pedestrian spine

Programmed, safe, and animated MIXED-USE GROUND PLANE

Diversity of programming means multiple GO-TO SPACES

TRIPARTITE delineation of the space with middle zone as the eclogocal reserve

assembling the pedestrian riverwalk

WEEKEND/ TEMPORARY RETAIL ICONIC SIGNAGE

RESIDENTIAL TOWER

GATEWAY RETAIL

COLONNADE RETAIL

DOUBLE HEIGHT ANCHOR RETAIL

FOOD STREET /PATIO ZONE

MULTI USE WAY

MARKET CHAWK

PRECINCT NODE

HAWKERS ZONE

The 24X7 SOCIAL HUB of mahalunge. A pivotal point in the township that rivets ones gaze to the city spine and the hills above and the looming metal bridge over river Mula towards the north.

street wall diagram built to open ratio- 1:1

The chowk is where all pedestrian routes converge and it’s significance emerges from a pinwheel movement diagram which is a pattern commonly seen in our historic city fabric.

STREETSCAPE SECTION

PLAN

the chawk

The narrow and shaded, Fashion Street is another such spatial device that is popular in the context of our social and climatic conditions. Part of the pin-wheel movement system, Fashion streets provides an important connect with the DP road along the west edge and the expected footfall form the SEZ parcel.

DAILY

DAILY - EVENING

MONTHLY - OUTDOOR MOVIE/SPORTS MATCH SCREENINGS

MONTHLY- FLEA MARKETS/FAIRS

ANNUALLY- MARATHONS

ANNUALLY- FESTIVAL CELEBRATIONS

ANNUALLY

MONTHLY

DAILY - DAY

a versatile city space

CONSTRUCTED ECOLOGIES are not designed as pure nature, but part a of an URBAN EXPERIENCE, and with a provision of

MIN access

Enhanced Ecological Breakwater

MAX access

Urban edge: Promenade +ghats

HIGH access

MEDIUM access

things for people to do, not just things to see.

riverfront

TERRACED gabion EDGE: multilayered Promenade

Ecological Breakwater: Riverside park

New Waterfront establishes a model for integrating civic park and public space design into urban flood protection

A UNIQUE

PROMONTORY SETTING TO ENJOY THE MULA RIVER ECOLOGY

BALANCING THE

“PUBLIC & PRIVATE” ZONES

Of all the districts this one has the most ecologically sensitive zone Elements such as the ghats, and ramps act as the important connecting devices for this undulating rivers edge. They also allow users to access the river water from the upper parts of the promontory.

componenets of a river edge

The Rivers watersheet is also considered as a hydrological extension or appendage to the ecological land-based system described above. Activities such as religious rituals, leisure, boating, swimming, etc are all everyday activities that have been programmed in the master plan.

Godrej Garden City master plan creates The design process entailed formulation a blueprint for a high density community of detailed urban design codes and guidelines as an essential companion to at the periphery of Ahmedabad’s urban city core. The plan primary draws inspira- the masterplan. tion from the way of life in which residents UD guidelines here would become a still embrace mixed-use fabric; a way of critical tool that will ensure coordinated life where public open spaces and bazaars incremental action, by various stakeholders over a long term timelines. are frequented by the community year round, a nod to the very essence of urban Since design is not a science, this apcoexistence. proach ensures that the seam between At the most fundamental level the plan the private and public has clear definifirmly sets the intent for a new town that tion. is held together by a genuine and active public realm, while optimising the insatiable and prosaic demand for high density development parcels. Location: Ahmedabad, Gujrat, India

EXTENDING THE CITY Mixed-Use Dynamics MASTER PLAN

Master Plan | Mixed Use Development Design Team (DADA Partners): Mukul Arora, Diksha Singh Consultants: BDP (Landscape) Client : Godrej Properties Ltd. Gross built area: 17 million sqft / 85 acre land parcel Professional | Group | 2018

MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT AROUND THE SITE

site and surroundings

SITE

REGIONAL

The already built early phases at GGC, totaling around 70 acres has emerged from an earlier SOM master plan. This district comprises of six well established mid density housing communities totaling 4500 apartments, school, and marketplace. The residents also enjoy two well designed public parks along with a centralized clubhouse. The highlight of this development though is the curvilinear grand boulevard that runs North-south through the middle of the site

GGC is a 160 acre township located in Jagatpura, which lies in North West of Ahmedabad within the Municipal Corporation city limits. The long linear land parcel is nestled between railroad spurs on either side, through the proposed railroad bridge connector along new SG road, the site shall be closely connected with the S.G Highway to the west. The site is 7km away from the Sabarmati railway station while the international Airport is 18 Km away. Unlike the other greenfield sites across the country, the new growth area abutting the site, especially towards the south is remarkable in the way each new incremental city block is creating a well anchored mixed-use neighborhood with a balanced street and block pattern.

2 KM LESS BOUNDARY WALLS

Highly accessible mixed-use edges to define the 85 acre township so as to revive the wisdom of the traditional settlement patterns, both, in east and the west.

1.25 ACRES COMMUNAL HUB

Fully pedestrianized Cross Armature allows the residents to move efficiently, conveniently, and safely.

1 KM SHADED COLONNADE

The one km long curvilinear highly image able retail colonnade that acts as a ‘civic’ insert and a climate sensitive amenity for the residents and visitors

6 ACRES PLUS CITY LUNGS

The Intensely programmed six acre central park with animated retail along its edge becomes the playground and entertainment hub for the township

A one kilometer long shaded retail colonnade lines the western edge of this urban space while the opposite edge is defined by well-articulated mixed-use built podium edge with housing towers above. This primary north-south citywide armature is crossed by a scaled-down neighborhood connector. A fine textured street-block pattern creates the appropriate physical setting for a community driven lifestyle in close adjacency to a very high energy urban corridor. These spaces are activated by allocating a diverse range of active programing for the public edges.

urban design process

14 2.4 Ac.

ORCHARD SECTOR

SUPER AREA - 15,77,002 SQM / 1,6974,708 SQFT

1 Gateway Commercial 2 Central Park 3 City Club 4 Colonnade Retail 5 Lifestyle Retail 6 Festive Market 7 Park Retail 8 Mandir Gali 9 Community Retail 10 Sports Plaza

15 1 Ac.

TARGET AREA - 16,40,354 SQM / 1,76,56,623 SQFT TOTAL PARCEL AREA -74,06 ACRES CLUB PARCEL – 7.5 ACRES

TIVOLI SECTOR

24M

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BOULEVA

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6 1.5 2.5

BELVEDERE SECTOR

HBOR HOOD

STREE

1B 1.2 Ac.

NEIG

18M 3

6.4 Ac.

UL EV AR

4.3 Ac.

RO M

AVEN NEIG

HBOR

CENTRAL PARK

18M

ROW

NHBD

WID

5 6.8 Ac.

CLUB 7.37 Ac. 13

HOOD

SPINE

5.8 Ac.

10 0.5 Ac.

COMMUNITY MARKET

TEM

4.7 Ac.

PLE

7.8 Ac.

2.9 Ac.

8 6.3 Ac.

30M

12M

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9 2.8 Ac. 10

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DETAILED SCHEMATIC MASTER PLAN GODREJ GARDEN CITY, AHEMDABAD

primary and secondary city armatures

At one end of this cross-armature is the large city level clubhouse, and as one moves across the Central Park it transitions into an intensely used pedestrian environment surrounding high density housing blocks.

master plan

This neighborhood Armature is strategically activated by the positioning of a convenience retail block, a small temple plaza, and a linear outdoor sports plaza for active recreation; all held together by a pedestrian precinct.

community spine

Multiple housing parcels are designed to have their pedestrian gates open directly onto the precinct, making it an ideal family centric place.

INNER BUILT EDGE

OUTER BUILT EDGE

BASE BUILT TO LINE

EXTENDED PODIUM

PARCEL BUILDING LINE

OUTER BUILT EDGE

OUTER BUILT BASE BUILT TOEDGE LINE

BASE BUILT TOEDGE LINE INNER BUILT

INNER BUILT EDGE

EXTENDED PODIUM

RESIDENTIAL OPEN SPACE

3M (MAX HT )

SHOP

3.3 M TO 3.5 M

SHOP

3.3 M TO 3.5 M

STORE OPTION

3M (MAX HT )

DUPLEX 'LINER' HOUSE

3.3 M TO 3.5 M

SHOP

3.3 M TO 3.5 M

SHOP

PARCEL BUILDING LINE

OUTER INNER BUILT BUILT EDGE EDGE

BEDROOM

BASE BASE BUILT BUILT TO TO LINE LINE

INNER BUILT OUTER BUILT EDGE EDGE

EXTENDED PODIUM

MAX 3 M TOWER TOWER ARTICULATION COLONNADE ARTICULATION UNIT 2 UNIT 2 UNIT 1 UNIT 1 ZONE ZONE ZONE

RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL OPEN OPEN SPACE SPACE

3M (MAX HT )

SHOP

3.3 M TO 3.5 M

SHOP

3.3 M TO 3.5 M

SHOP

3M (MAX HT )

SHOP

3.3 M TO 3.5 M

SHOP

DUPLEX 'LINER' HOUSE STORE STORE OPTION OPTION

BEDROOM

DUPLEX 'LINER' HOUSE

PODIUM AND PODIUM TOWER ANDASSEMBLAGE TOWER ASSEMBLAGE OPTION 2A : HOUSING CENTRIC OPTION 1: 2: OPTION HOUSING RETAIL 2A: CENTRIC CENTRIC RETAIL CENTRIC

PODIUM AND TOWER ASSEMBLAGE PODIUM AND TOWER ASSEMBLAGE OPTION 2B : RETAIL CENTRIC OPTIONOPTION 2: RETAIL 2A:CENTRIC RETAIL CENTRIC

PODIUM AND TOWER ASSEMBLAG

OPTION OPTION 1: 2: HOUSING RETAIL CENTRIC CENTRIC

NOTE NOTE : : - MENTIONED - MENTIONED HEIGHTS HEIGHTS AREARE FLOOR FLOOR TO TO FLOOR FLOOR HEIGHT HEIGHT

NOTE :: NOTE NOTE : MENTIONED-HEIGHTS HEIGHTS ARE FLOOR FLOOR TO TO FLOOR HEIGHT -- MENTIONED MENTIONED ARE HEIGHTS ARE FLOOR FLOOR HEIGHT TO FLOOR HEIGHT

NOTE : NOTE : - MENTIONED HEIGHTS ARE FLOOR TO FLOOR FLOOR TO HEIGHT - MENTIONED HEIGHTS ARE FLOOR HEIGHT

NOTE : - MENTIONED HEIGHTS ARE FLOOR TO FLOOR HEI

UNIT 1

UNIT 2

OPTION 2A: RETAIL CENTRIC

3M (MAX HT )

UNIT 2

3M (MAX HT )

PODIUM AND TOWER ASSEMBLAGE PODIUM AND TOWER ASSEMBLAGE

3M (MAX HT )

OPTION 1 : MAXIMIZED RETAIL

SHOP

PARCEL BUILDING LINE

OUTER BUILT EDGE INNER BUILT EDGE

UNIT 1

INNER BUILT EDGE

INNER BUILT BASE BUILT TOEDGE LINE

BASE BUILT TOEDGE LINE OUTER BUILT

BALCONY EDGE

OUTER BUILT EDGE EXTENDED PODIUM

PARCEL BUILDING LINE

OUTER BUILT EDGE

INNER BUILT EDGE

OUTER BUILT EDGE

BASE BUILT TO LINE

INNER BUILT EDGE

BASE BUILT TO LINE

INNER BUILT EDGE

OUTER BUILT EDGE

INNER BUILT EDGE

BASE BUILT TO LINE BASE BUILT TO LINE

RESIDENTIAL OPEN SPACE RESIDENTIAL OPEN SPACE

BEDROOM

3.3 M TO 3.5 M

SHOP

BALCONY EDGE INNER BUILT EDGE OUTER BUILT EDGE

3M (MAX HT ) 3M (MAX HT ) 3.3 M TO 3.5 M 3.3 M TO 3.5 M

SHOP

TOWER ARTICULATION ZONE

MAX2.5 2.5M M MAX MIN22M M MIN

MAX 3 M TOWER TOWER ARTICULATION ARTICULATION COLONNADE UNIT 2 UNIT 2 UNITUNIT 1 1 UNIT 1ZONE ZONE ZONE

3.3 M TO 3.5 M 3.3 M TO 3.5 M

SHOP

STORE STORE OPTION OPTION

PARCEL BUILDING LINE

OUTER BUILT EDGE

INNER BUILT BASE BUILT TOEDGE LINE

BASE BUILT TO LINE INNER BUILT EDGE

OUTER BUILT EDGE

BALCONY EDGE

RESIDENTIAL OPEN SPACE RESIDENTIAL OPEN SPACE

3M (MAX HT ) 3.3 M TO 3.5 M

SHOP

MAX 2.5 M MIN 2 M

MAX 2.5MAX M 2.5 M MIN 2 MMIN 2 M MAX 3 MMAX 3 M TOWER TOWER COLONNADE COLONNADE ARTICULATION ARTICULATION ZONE ZONE ZONE ZONE

TOWER TOWER ARTICULATION ARTICULATION ZONE ZONE

MAX 2.52.5 MM MAX MIN 2M MIN 2M

MAX 3 M TOWER TOWER ARTICULATION ARTICULATION COLONNADE UNIT UNIT 2 2 ZONE ZONE ZONEUNIT 1UNIT 1

UNIT 1

BASE BUILT TO LINE

BALCONY EDGE

OUTER BUILT EDGE

MAX 2.5MAX M 2.5 M MIN 2 MMIN 2 M

MAX MAX 2.5 2.5 M MMAX 2.5 M MIN MIN 22 M M MIN 2 M MAX 3 M MAX 3 M TOWER TOWER TOWER COLONNADE COLONNADE ARTICULATION ARTICULATION ARTICULATION ZONE ZONE ZONE ZONE

TOWER TOWER ARTICULATION ARTICULATION ARTICULATION ZONE ZONE PARCEL BUILDING LINE PARCEL BUILDING LINE

OUTER BUILT EDGE OUTER BUILT EDGE

INNER BUILT EDGE INNER BUILT EDGE

BASE BUILT TO LINE BASE BUILT TO LINE

MAX 3M MAX 3M TOWER TOWER COLONNADE ARTICULATION COLONNADE ARTICULATION ZONE ZONE ZONE ZONE

INNER BUILT EDGE INNER BUILT EDGE

BASE BUILT TO LINE BASE BUILT TO LINE

PARCEL BUILDING LINE

BALCONY EDGE BALCONY EDGE OUTER BUILT EDGE OUTER BUILT EDGE

COLONNADE ZONE

MAX 2.5 MMAX 2.5 M MIN 22 M M MIN 2 M MIN

MAX MAX 2.52.5 MM MIN 2M MIN 2M

TOWER TOWER ARTICULATION ARTICULATION ZONE ZONE

EXTENDED PODIUM

MAX MAX 2.52.5 MM MIN 2M MIN 2M

MAX 3 M

3.3 M TO 3.5 M

MIXED-USE BLOCK TYPOLOGY : COLONNADE TYPE podium and tower assemblance UNIT 2

UNIT 1

UNIT 2

STORE OPTION

SHOP

SEGREGATED VS INTEGRATED ROOF CONDITIONS

PODIUM AND TOWER ASSEMBLAGE

Segregated roof allows for exploring lighter DUPLEX 'LINER' HOUSE design for the colonnade roof, offers privacy of a segregated balcony to housing unit above, and might allow for services on the retail roof. PODIUM AND TOWER ASSEMBLAGE

PODIUM AND TOWER ASSEMBLAGE

RESIDENTIAL OPEN SPACE

3.3 M TO 3.5 M

SHOP

BEDROOM

3.3 M TO 3.5 M

SHOP

STORE OPTION

RESIDENTIAL OPEN SPACE

3.3 M TO 3.5 M

SHOP

3.3 M TO 3.5 M

SHOP

3.3 M TO 3.5 M

RESIDENTIAL OPEN SPACE

3.3 M TO 3.5 M

HVAC UNIT

SHOP

PODIUM

OPTION 2: RETAIL CENTRIC

OPTION 2A: RETAIL CENTRIC

OPTION

NOTE : - MENTIONED HEIGHTS ARE FLOOR TO FLOOR HEIGHT

NOTE : - MENTIONE

GROUND FLOOR

FIRST FLOOR

OUTER BUILT EDGE

The sections (above) capture the variations possible within the threshold zone.

RESIDENTIAL ENTRY

BASE BUILT TO LINE (B.BL) ABOVE

STORE

EXTENDS

CORE

SHOPS

TYPE 2

CUTOUT

ABOVE

SHOPS

TYPE 3

SHOPS

MAX 5.5M

CORNER SHOP TYPE 1

MAX 7 M

PODIUM

MAX 14.5M

UNIT

INNER BUILT EDGE ABOVE

TYPE 4

BASE BUILT TO LINE (B.BL) ABOVE OUTER BUILT EDGE MAX 3M COLONNADE ZONE

OUTER BUILT EDGE

BASE BUILT TO LINE

TOWER RTICULATION ZONE

RESIDENTIAL OPEN SPACE

MAX 2.5 M MIN 2 M

RETAIL ENTRY

CORRIDOR CUTOUT BELOW

COLONNADE 2350

3000

3500

3000

3500

3000

3500

3000

3500

SCHEMATIC RETAIL PLAN - GROUND +FIRST LEVEL

guidelines

The residential towers building type and its structural bay shall inform the structural rhythm of the retail podium and hence the colonnade. Given the colonnade needs to work with a singular-or near singular- structural rhythm; the typical housing floorplate has been organized in a grid of 3M.

COLONNADE : ELEMENTS AND SIGNAGE

COLONNADE ELEVATION : OPTIONAL CONFIGURATION

Lower retail shops to have signage on top of the storefront itself. However smaller ‘Blade signage’ might be permitted for lower shops along the colonnade outer columns Upper shops shall have signage along the outer colonnade face. These shall strictly adhere to the signage zone as suggested in the elevation above. To create a harmonious experience the Building plinth as well as promenade levels need to be consistent across the project. The following levels have suggested for parcels along the GGC boulevard with the intent of creating a seamless landscape and building threshold experience.

guidelines

ASSEMBLING THE COLONNADE

guidelines

The master plan carefully calibrates the ‘built and open relationships’ or edge types for the township so as to bring imageability and cohesion to the urban fabric and also variety where necessary.

The edges that have been appropriated at GGC also play an important part in providing safe and comfortable outdoor movement spaces for the pedestrians all year round.

The structure for the master plan primarily emerges from a deep understanding of the unique landform of the site. The main armature of the plan is city-wide boulevard which meanders and ascends the site from lowest part, along the entry point, and culminates at the foot of the proposed Nandi Hill Park; the highest precinct of the site. The secondary street network emerges from this spine and is aligned so as to hug the contour levels/ lines of the site.

RESERVE PLOTTED NEIGHBORHOOD MASTER PLAN

Subtle street and block manipulations also help generate surprising array of small neighborhood parks and plazas throughout the township. Vistas, terminuses, enclosures,street edges, and intersections, have been designed carefully in terms of perception of residents moving along the street. In a way the street design is a balanced coupling of engineering, water management, and pictorial setting. The streets at Godrej Reserve have been designed as per LID or Low Impact Development streets guidelines. LID or ECO-streets are designed favouring ‘soft engineering’ and vegetated treatment to manage rainfall conveyance

Location: Devanhalli, Bangalore Plotted Master Plan Principle Master Planner : Mukul Arora Team : Diksha Singh | Saurabh Syal Landscape Architect : Landart Architects Professional | Group | 2018

NANDI HILL

+112 M +100 M SL TEMPLE

ACCESS ROAD

+95 M

Nandi Hills

Location Context

The Site

Hillock Temple

Devanhalli

Kempegowda Airport

L a n d a r t

D e s i g n s

Landscape Architects Pune

Godrej Reserve is a0 6100 acre proposed April 2018 master planned community situated along 80m wide NH 648 , just north of Bangalore Airport. The land parcel is a picturesque setting of a consistently rising terrain dotted with local granite outcrops. The site also offers spectacular view of the Nandi Hill towards the north as well as the Kaggali Hanuman Temple along the Southwest tip. Two HT lines run across the site along the E -W direction. The project offers a net built-up area of around 1,77,500sqm in the form of 950 plots with an average density of 10 plots to an acre. These plots offer a sustainable mix of small-to-mid-to-large sizes varying from 110sqm to 300sqm.

regional hydrology

A seasonal drain runs N-S along the western edge of the site, which also is the lowest part of the landform. Given the average gradient of around 1:50, the site drains into this natural system and to manage this, a stormwater collection system was introduced. The Urban Stromwater infrastructure enhances the ecological functioning to serve as a civic asset without being a environmental liability. Low Impact Development (LID) is an ecologically based stromwater management approach favouring soft engineering to manage rainfall on site through a vegetated treated network.

01 A PLAN THAT WORKS WITH CONTOURS The structure or framework emerges from a deep understanding of the unique landform of the 100 acres

02 CONVEYANCE Water conveyance shall be the generator of landscape design and low-impact infrastructure design

03 PLACEMAKING - 2 ANCHORS The plan is an assemblage of an iconic spine- the boulevard- and two anchors- the club and Nandi hill park. HIGHEST WITH THE LOWEST POINT

04 SUB DISTRICTS Creates multiple special addresses or subneighbourhoods in the township each with its own unique identity

design development

STRR

HILL VIEW PARK

NORTH BIO-SWALE

STRR

CENTRAL GREENWAY PARK

STRR

CLUB HOUSE 2 MEADOW PARK

M 18

FOREST

D AR EV L U BO

SOUTH BIO-SWALE

RETAIL

CLUB HOUSE 1

SOUTH GREENWAY PARK

NEIGHBORHOOD PARK

SCHOOL

BOULDER POINT

RD LEVA BOU 18M

KEYSTONE PARK

STRR

DODD ABALL APURA MAIN R OAD 90M W IDE SA TELLIT E TOW N RING ROAD

site plan

100 M

Creating well defined and an intensely interconnected OPEN SPACE AND SAFE environment This allows for the many activities of daily A series of well landscaped promenades, progressive street-way systems, and a generous living to happen within walking distance, park system has been designed as the framework allowing independence to those who do not drive; especially the elderly and the young; and for the township. The high quality streets and enable neighbours to know each other and fragile block pattern has been consciously designed to create a porous and interconnected protect their communities community.

SIDEWALK

OPEN SPACE NECKLACE CONNECTING SUBDISTRICT NODES

SETBACK LINE

CROSS WALK BENCHES MID BLOCK ALLEY NEIGHBORHOOD PARK SIDEYARD

BUILDABLE ZONE

green connections

Given the concern for environment and especially water, rainwater conveyance has been the generator of streetscape and lowimpact infrastructure design.

The intent is to capture the rain as and where it falls and reduces the runoff before it enters the trunk lines.The excess water from the lid street is conveyed Using surface flow to the bio-swales.

Lid or eco-streets are designed favouring soft engineering and vegetated treatment to manage rainfall conveyance instead of conventional concretized piped system that uses curbs and gutters.

Cup Drain Channel

streetscapes

Grass Pavers Rain Water Infilteration Trench

INFILTERATION TRENCH

RAVINE

PARK EDGE CONDITION

BIO SWALE

CLUB

CORRIDOR EDGE

LAKE

SOUTH BIO-SWALE

PARK EDGE

SEASONAL

SOUTH GREENWAY PARK

EDGE

PARK

The park is located centrally to the west-end green park district. It has the north swale linear park running along one side and peripheral access roads along the other sides. It acts as a green wooded edge, a relief place from the built environment. The park offers multi-activities and also passive recreation zones. It has pedestrian links across, connecting the farthest peripheral points.

bio swale

Cup Drain Channel

Bio-Swale

Rain Water Infiltration Trench

Rain Water Chamber Outflow

The open space system is designed to manage rainfall conveyance instead of the conventional ‘concretized system’

EDGE

CORRIDOR

This gently sloping multi-layered ecological device detains, cleans & filters, and infiltrates part of the run-off before releasing it into the proposed pond at the western end of the clubhouse as well as the rivulet at the edge of the site.

open space swale system

The bio-swales or greenways not only act as water channels but also become a haven for nature oriented uninterrupted outdoor walk trails, bikeways, and lead the residents to the forest at the western edge.