CONFLUENCE: REVIVAL OF THE JOHNSON MARKET

URBAN DESIGN | 2020

Academic project, 8th semester

Supervisor : Ar. Angshuman Das, Ar. Suman Paul, Ar. Swati Jain, Ar. Archana Vittal Independent work

Location : Richmond Town, Bengaluru, India

The chosen site presently houses the historic Johnson Market, which serves as a prominent node within Richmond Town, a region within the central business district of Bengaluru. The design proposal is a Food Hub that serves as a cultural node for the region of Richmond Town. The intent was to redesign and revive the existing market and to articulate an intervention that would engage a greater range of activities and users on the site.

In line with the intent, the program was developed as a mixed-use Food Hub designed to cater to the neighborhood and the larger city. The older building is referenced in the circulation that drives activity on the site, transforming the closed-off site into a permeable public place.