1) Street Design 2) Transit Oriented Zone 3) Riverfront development
Existing Condition- Macro Scale
Sabarmati Riverfront at macro scale 9 connections in form of bridge between two sides of the riverfront. These are vehicular connection. There is no walkable connection between two sides of the riverfront.
Existing Condition- Micro Scale
Edge Condition
Gated Societies
residences
Private
With the riverfront area reclaimed edge of the neighbourhood has level difference. And the neighbourhood’s rear side opens up on the riverfront.
Hard Edge has been formed because of compound walls
Public domain Institutions
Existing Condition- Micro Scale
Built form Condition
70% of the existing buildings are 40- 45 years old and not in habitable condition.
Existing Condition- Micro Scale
Street Condition
Connection if street is needed to complete the network.
All the roads abruptly end on the riverfront and are ignored and not used by the neighborhood dwellers.
Existing Condition- Micro Scale
Land Condition
RiverFront Area Existing Open
Area 139381
Space for festivals (ganesh, durga)
9660
Reserved space for Bycycle Hub Reserved Land for rent B/h NID 10 % is sold to spark development Land that can be developed
8420 20000 13938.1 87362.9
OBJECTIVES of SRDFCL 1) Make river accessible to everyone. 2) 3) 4) 5)
Stop flow of sewage into the river. Recharge groundwater. Provide housing for riverbed slum dwellers Reduce the risk of erosion and flooding
6) create cultural, trade and social amenities. 7) Create riverfront parks and promenades.
8) Revitalize the neighborhoods. 9) Improve Ahmedabad’s street network
10) Pay for riverfront development.
11) Demonstrate in the spirited democracy work can be done.
The objective of the project under LAP is to connect the neighborhood of Paldi to riverfront and complement the riverfront proposal to achieve healthy neighborhood .
Pockets of vibrant public realm
Program – Overlapping the activities to have robust atmosphere.
Strategies
Stitch – Stitching the plots of neighborhood to the riverfront. And stitching two opposite sides of the riverfront.
Strategies
Stitch – Stitching the plots of neighborhood to the riverfront. – A shared street
And stitching two opposite sides of the riverfront. – A Pedestrian Bridge
Strategies
Tree planting – Planting seasonal trees across the site
Strategies
Seating – seat wherever,
multiple options to seat in multiple ways for all tasks.
Strategies
Commercial pockets- Platforms for food trucks, collaboration cubes, wifi sations and exercise stations.
Strategies
Platforms for Public- Platforms for gathering and small performances
Strategies
TDR- Can be used. To use maximum potential of the prime location.
Strategies
Parking – dedicated dynamic paid parking zone.
Existing
Proposed
194
Perimeter =873 M
78
110
Perimeter = 385 & 428 M
New Public Road- Plot Area Deduction
385 sqm
133 sqm Institutions can be allowed to sell portion of land for commercial use, for growth of institution.
Agree for new development Disagree for new development
Side margin required =increasing the side margins to 3 mts
Public space is an exhibition of urban spirits and values.
Riverfront in 2032
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