Architecture and Urban Design Portfolio | Tanvee Dabir

TANVEE DABIR PORTFOLIO

EDUCATION

TANVEE DABIR ARCHITECT | URBAN DESIGNER CA/2021/133711 I am an architect and a recent postgraduate from KRVIA in 2021 focusing on Urban Design. My competencies include a disciplined work ethic, collaborative nature and application of theoretical concepts for real world solutions. I believe my industrious nature and inquisitive research skills enable me to think towards resilience and sustainability within all levels of design solutions.

CONTACT Phone: Email: Address: Linkedin:

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SOFTWARES AutoCAD

2021 | Master’s in Urban

USM’s Kamla Raheja College of Architecture and

Design

Environmental Studies, Mumbai

2019 | Bachlor

MKSSS’s Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Architecture,

of Architecture

Pune

2014 | HSC

Fergusson College, Pune

2012 | SSC

New India School, Pune

WORK EXPERIENCE Studio Space Unfold (Urban Design Trainee) February 2021–March 2021

- Worked on proposal entry for Co(Vai)-Design Competition by collection of data required, analysis for design strategies and preparation of graphics.

Centre of Development Studies (Summer Intern) May 2019–June 2019

- Worked on digitisation of maps, conducted field surveys as part of the Quantified Cities Movement initiated by the institution.

- Analysed data relating to neighbourhood walkability and proposed solutions to the issues identified.

- Helped working out budgets and schemes related to proposed solutions.

URCON Consultants (Intern) July 2018–November 2018

- Surveyed quality of public toilets in Sinner with the coordination of CEPT PAS team, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

- Designed layouts, prepared presentation drawings and helped coordinate site works for a landscape project in a residential neighbourhood in Kothrud, Pune.

- Designed residential redevelopment project and prepared municipal drawings for submission.

EXTRACURRICULAR 2021 |Architecture Journalism 2020| IDHA Labs Essay Writing Competition

Sketchup Photoshop Lumion Office QGIS

2020 | COA International Essay Competition

Online course conducted by Tanya Khanna, Founder Epistle communications in collaboration with ArchitectureChat Student category: Approach to architecture of India: Traditionalising modernity or modernising traditionality?

Young architects category: Role of architecture in Nation Building

2020 | Re-Thinking the Future’s Essay Writing Competition

Category, ‘Do we need to redefine our Heritage?’ https://bit.ly/3dacKRg

2019 | Architecture Magazine Production

Under elective course in BNCA https://issuu.com/home/published/invictus_1

TABLE OF CONTENTS MASTER’S ACADEMIC WORK TRANSACTIONAL SPACES WITHIN POSTMETROPOLIS – SOCIABILITY IN THE PUBLIC REALM : CASE OF PUNE Master’s Thesis https://miro.com/app/board/o9J_lI8mobM=/ RESILIENT LANDSCAPES AS TRANSFORMATIVE RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE URBAN FLOODING : CASE OF AURANGABAD Urban Ecology Project under Master’s Course ENVISIONING RESILIENCE THROUGH HEALTHY CITIES : CASE OF PUNE Master’s Studio - Semester 3 https://miro.com/app/board/o9J_kgNLPlM=/ BUILDING WATER RESILIENCE | CASE OF JABALPUR : POTTER’S COMMUNITY (STRATEGY DEMOSTRATION) Master’s Studio - Semester 2 https://miro.com/app/board/o9J_lClyiBQ=/

INTERNSHIP WORK CO(VAI) DESIGN - OPEN URBAN DESIGN COMPETITION Studio Space Unfold (Urban Design Trainee) QUANTIFIED CITIES MOVEMENT PROJECT INITIATED BY CDSA, PUNE Centre of Development Studies (Summer Intern) LANDSCAPE PROJECT IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBOURHOOD IN KOTHRUD , PUNE URCON Consultants (Intern)

BACHELOR’S ACADEMIC WORK BUS TERMINUS CUM COMMERCIAL CENTRE AT SWARGATE, PUNE Undergraduate Thesis MARINE ECOLOGY RESEARCH CENTRE, PONDICHERRY Third Year Design Studio TRAFFIC AWARENESS CENTRE, PUNE Working Drawings

TRANSACTIONAL SPACES WITHIN POSTMETROPOLIS – SOCIABILITY IN THE PUBLIC REALM | CASE OF PUNE (MASTERS THESIS) ARGUEMENT AND THESIS STATEMENT Consumption has led to formation of spaces of transaction that aid in forming associations with the city fabric. Transaction refers to the exchange of material goods within markets; exchange of social connections within public parks; exchange of ideologies within educational institutions or the exchange of places within transportation hubs. Transaction spaces reflect the ideologies of

PULL FACTORS THAT ATTRACTED GROWTH WITHIN PUNE development within periods of city expansion.

Transaction spaces within the fragmented periphery have increasingly become rigid not allowing informal sociability. Increasing commodification of spaces for transaction has changed the socio-cultural paradigms of urban life. The commodification of transaction within new developments has decreased the associations of the people with the city.

Urban Identity

Transactional Spaces

Sociability

Urban identity informs the unique appearance of a city, from a psychological perspective, it is a result of relationships between place identity, urban environment and means of production.

Transaction refers to the exchange of material goods within markets, exchange of social connections within public parks and restaurants or the exchange of places as within transportation hubs.

Sociability is defined as the ability of a space to attract people that allows for conduction of multiplicity of social, leisure or essential activities, whether individually or in a group

TRANSFORMATION OF TRANSACTION AND THE CONCEPT OF POSTMETROPOLIS

TRANSFORMATION OF TRANSACTION WITHIN THE CITY OF PUNE: TIMELINE Pune has a strong historicity as the Peshwa seat of power during the 18th century. The topographical advantage for military protection and the migration of trade based communities made it into a powerful a trading town. The establishment of two cantonments within the city region converted the city’s economy into manufacturing, export and agriculture. The

establishment of schools during the Peshwa period and colleges/universities during the colonial period made the city a centre for education. The postindependence period attracted numourous MIDCs and SEZs within the periphery and liberalisation period opened the city to the IT sector with global and national investments into the city fabric.

TRANSFORMATION OF SPACES OF TRANSACTION AND SOCIALISATION

FRAMEWORK FOR RESEARCH

METHODOLOGY FOR THE STUDY AND SITE SELECTION CRITERIA

PROPOSED CATEGORISATION OF PLACES OF TRANSACTION

UNITS OF ANALYSIS FOR DATA COLLECTION

TYPE A

TYPE B

Variable space production depending on the type of commodity exchanged. Type of place is commodity specific which means the type of spaces cultivated by the supplier or producer is dictated by the nature of commodity. the consumer enters the space and leaves with the commodity exchanged. The space for consumption is limited to commodity exchange and not utilisation.

Examples include market spaces, retail, shops of various types, etc.

Space produced is important for commodity and consumer.

The consumer has to approach the space as often these spaces are adjacent to one another, forming zones for transaction. Commodity exchanged is place-time specific, the space for production is part of the configuration.

Aspects of exchange and sociability are a default within such configurations.

Examples include restaurants, eateries, open spaces, tourist locations, theatres, etc.

TYPE C: Temporal Transactions

TYPE D: E - Commerce

The space, commodity and time are variable dependent on the extent of type A and type B configurations. These spaces emerge in between places of active transaction. These emerge along accessible linkages within visible locations.

Examples include the hawkers dotting along roadsides or within setbacks of commercial buildings, along appropriated footpath widths, within parking areas, etc.

The space, commodity and time are variable with implicit spaces for transaction.

The explicit spaces are in the form of warehouses for storage of commodities or their raw materials. The networks of supply chains are global in nature with commodities that can be local, national or international in nature.

The evolution of large-scale warehousing, active supply chains, efficient last mile connectivity and the shift towards online retailing and delivery the transactional spaces have become implicit.

MAPPING TRANSACTIONS: AREA 1 | PETH

MAPPING TRANSACTION TYPOLOGIES Type A: Commodity Exchange Transactions have local and national significance. The brands are largely locally owned with chains situated within the city. There is rising trend for infiltration of internationally owned chains leading to emergence of hybrid spaces.

Type B: Exchange & Sociability Transactions have local and national significance. The brands are largely locally owned with chains situated within the city. There is rising trend for infiltration of internationally owned chains leading to emergence of hybrid spaces.

Type C: Temporal Transactions Transactions are place-time variable with similar commodities sold. Locations for ‘permanent’ temporal transactions are located at most active nodes, market streets and adjoining transaction streets.

MAPPING TRANSACTIONS: AREA 2 | KOTHRUD

MAPPING TRANSACTION TYPOLOGIES Type A: Commodity Exchange There was a rising trend for infiltration of internationally owned chains leading to emergence of hybrid spaces.

The scale of transaction spaces were multilevel and multifunctional with spaces carved out for sociability.

Type B: Exchange & Sociability There was rising trend for infiltration of internationally owned chains leading to emergence of hybrid spaces. The scale of transaction spaces were multilevel and multifunctional with spaces carved out for sociability.

Type C: Temporal Transactions Locations for ‘permanent’ temporal transactions were located at most active nodes, market streets and adjoining transaction streets. Prominently situated along the major mobility corridors. They were integrated into the fabric.

MAPPING TRANSACTIONS: AREA 3 | HINJEWADI

MAPPING TRANSACTION TYPOLOGIES Type A: Commodity Exchange Transactions had a hybridised character with national and international brand chains as primary spaces. The localised transactions had emerged as a response to serve the local inhabitants of the locality.

Type B: Exchange & Sociability Transactions had a hybridised character. The sociability within transaction was restricted to privatised multilevel commercial complexes while the localised spaces did not allow integration of social spaces.

Type C: Temporal Transactions Transactions were place-time variable with similar commodities sold. Locations for ‘permanent’ temporal transactions were located at most active nodes, market streets and adjoining transaction streets.

CONCEPTULISATION OF SUPPLY CHAIN

SITE ISSUES AT MACRO AND MICRO SCALES

ISSUES AND BROAD STRATEGIES

Type A: Commodity Exchange

The experience of physical and virtual world has become integrated with the implicit public spaces. This hybridisation of reality layers can allow sociability of transaction spaces to blur the boundaries between private world and public life.

Type A: Commodity Exchange

BREAKDOWN OF STRATEGIES The consideration of distribution of amenities, restrictions for block sizes, implementation of traffic calming measures within public zones and considerations for street design to integrate small transaction zones would create equitable urban experience.

Type A: Commodity Exchange

Functional zoning has proven effective to segregate in compatible landuses from each other like production from public zones. The strategy looks at the integration of form based zoning like urban codes between these areas and incentive zoning for promotion of transactional zones.

Type A: Commodity Exchange

The sustenance of traditional production through integration of modern innovations to streamline production and commodification of traditional styles/life/crafts.

Commodification would include integration of modern demands through traditional production practices.

STRUCTURE PLANS FOR SOCIABILITY

SITE 1 | TRAFFIC CALMING STREET DESIGN

SITE 2 | MICRO SPACES AND MARKET PLACES

SITE 3 | HYBRID SPACES AND MARKET PLACES

STREET SECTIONS

HYBRID LANDUSE WITHIN THE PERIPHERY

ADVERTISEMENT BOARDS & HOARDINGS

SOCIABILITY AND TRANSACTION

The current pattern of development within peripheral areas is done through private investments that lead to parcels of development in between vacant plots. The ribbon pattern of development is driven by the linkages present.

Globalisation of transaction and consumption lead to the development of hybridised

Advertising is the art of drawing people’s attention to promote the sale of a product or service by using attractive pictures, slogans, or demonstrations. Hoardings, signboards, billboards, etc. are the seen currently all over the place.

A familiar scene along long stretches of highways are the numerous hoardings and signages dotting

The allowance for sociable spaces within existing transaction typologies was observed within historic precinct. Hybrid complexes allow for privatised sociability while historically active locations integrated streetlife as an active part of marketspaces. Thus the allowances within present setbacks for seatings, integration of store frontages as pedestrian archades and intermitant parking within transaction zones along with active footpaths.

commercial centres, with offices, recreation, entertainment and daily needs clustered within vertical developments.

Commercial complexes act in isolation, disjointed from the linkages which have the potential for public activities. The parcels of farmlands are slowly appropiated for these privatised clusters.

along the high mobility corridors.

As with the growth towards the periphery, these stretches had become part of an urbanscape that influence consumption, public opinion and the landscape. Thus the incorpation of these structures within transactional social spaces was proposed to balance the urbanscape.

Regulations for historic precincts: - Not allowed to block building ornaments including windows and architectural details.

- Advertisement design must be integrated to the building.

-The dimensions of the

advertisement should be 40% maximum of the facade width.

- Prohibition of neon coloured signages that would overpower imageability.

Regulations for peripheral precincts:

The proposal for development was the reimagining of hybridisation to include public functions and localised transaction configurations. The allowance of public interface within the setbacks of these complexes would ensure reimagination of the streets as public social spaces.

The dimensions of the advertisement should be 40% maximum of the facade width.

Advertisement hoardings must be atleast 200meters apart with poles not obstructing the pedestrian walkways.

- Advertisement design should not over power imageability through maintanance of regular colour pallate.

- The integration of advertisement is allowed within public areas if they encourage sociable spaces. This may include innovative designs, interactive advertisements, seatings for the public, etc.

- Wherever possible the base of the hoarding pole must be designed as seating areas for passersby.

These different typologies have different needs for production and spaces for commodity exchange. Through the integration of collective spaces for sociability within each typology, as seen within historic areas, the vitality of urban life can be enhanced.

The typologies allow for pedestrian interaction within each zone, which also enhances the quality of the shops. Hybridised global spaces provide for such experiential character and the imitation of this model can enhance established public transaction zones.

RESILIENT LANDSCAPES AS TRANSFORMATIVE RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE The subject of the course was to provide exposure regarsing the state-of-the-art research outcomes, theoratical constructs and global world views in the field of ecological urbanism and climate resilience.

The course acknowledged the academic and professional commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals 2030 target and was designed to impart a holistic understanding of the urban landscapes as complex ecological systems which encompassed the dynamic relationship between

ecology and space. The course dealt with advanced concepts of ecology and explored relevant contextual frameworks and approaches for the planning and design of urban landscapes as responses to climate change.

The course was conducted as part of the ongoing EU Erasmus Plus Funded Research project titled ‘BReUCom - Building Resilient Urban Communities’, aimed at capacity building in higher education.

URBAN FLOODING: A CASE OF GARKHEDA NALLAH IN AURANGABAD

SOCIO ECOLOGICAL RESILIENCE Anthropogenic climate change pose risks to the urban systems. These disasters disturb and damage the complex web of urban systems. The concept of Socio ecological resilience is inspired by natural ecosystems that sense conditions in real-time, embrace multi-functionality and evolve in response to changing environmental conditions. This can help in reducing the impact of such disasters.

FACTORS CAUSING URBAN FLOODING PHYSICAL

GOVERNANCE

ANTHROPOGENIC

CLIMATIC

Terrain land in the city developing low laying spots

Inefficient policies for sensitive environmental development.

Improper and inefficient sanitation system.

Lack of integrated sustainable development policies.

The Population pressure, Urbanisation and huge amount of concretisation, Destruction of natural vegetation cover, Degeneration of wetlands and natural water bodies and Problems in attitude and awareness in mass

Increasing frequency of extreme rainfall events in short period of time Climate change (though direct effects are not witnessed yet but prediction is there) can also be proven fatal for the future

EXTENT OF URBANISATION IN 2012

EXTENT OF URBANISATION IN 2008

EXTENT OF URBANISATION IN 2020

CONCRETISATION ROADS

CHANGE COURSE

ENCROACHMENT ALONG EDGES

Loss in value association with water Systems.

BIOREGION OF THE CITY

There is an increasing trend of urban flooding in the city with resultant damage exemplified due to climate change ,urban flooding is a frequent phenomenon.

In one way or another every city is vulnerable to urban flooding , and its residents are at high risk.

The broader reasons for this urban flooding can be farmland, vegetation cover, and bare soil have been

and the

AURANGABAD CITY

ABOUT THE BIO-REGION The Marathwada region is the central region in the peninsular India. This region (wherein the city of Aurangabad is situated) falls on the leeward side of the mighty Sahyadri mountain ranges. The Sahayadris act as a barrier for moisture carrying wind(monsoons) ,thus leading to scanty rainfall in the leeward side. The systems formed in the Bay of Bengal also loose their strength until they reach over Marathwada region.

These are the primary reasons for unreliable rainfall in the region. Aurangabad is the capital of this region and developing urban area in the region. Aurangabad features a semi-arid climate thus has Thorny and Deciduous Forests.

In essence, the social-ecological systems approach emphasizes that people, communities, economies, societies, cultures are embedded parts of the biosphere and shape it, from local to global scales.

At the same time people, communities, economies, societies, cultures are shaped by, dependent on, and evolving with the biosphere (Clark and Munn 1986, Folke et al. 2011, Leach et al. 2012).

VULNERABILITIES converted into built-up areas. As a result, water runs off of the concrete structures, known as pluvial flooding or urban flooding. (impervious surfaces).

With the climate change and global climatic imbalance ,it is being observed that the city is at a risk of flash floods which can lead to disaster. There has been increase in number of events with high amount of rainfall (many times exceeding 50mm)in short period of time ,this in turn leads to flooding.

With the city facing the threat of urban flooding in recent years ,there are two reasons which can be held majorly responsible for this threat. First being the insensitive and rapid development and second reason is the impact of global climate change on the overall climate of the region. The city of Aurangabad is surrounded by hill ranges from three sides. These mountains form a complex drainage network .

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SPONGE CITY: TOWARDS EQUITABLE LANDSCAPES

PROPOSED POLICIES

Sponge cities are designed to absorb large quantities of water and disperse it back into the environment.

Permeable roads and sidewalks, green roofs, wetlands and natural vegetation absorb, infiltrate, store, purify, drain and manage rainwater. The system mimics the natural hydrological cycle to avoid flooding. These systems are capable of dealing with a sudden excess of stormwater and reuses it to help to mitigate the impact of droughts. It is a city that makes urban flood risk management central to its urban planning policies and designs.

Urban systems are complex are highly interconnected,

Removal of encroachments along the riparian zone off the nallah and strict guidelines in place for riparian zone along.

thus sponge cities provides an opportunity to have a layered understanding of the ailments of the developing city. The impact of Urban Flooding, an Urban Disaster has a city-wide impact. The measures under socio ecological resilience can help mitigate this disaster and possibly reduce long term deterioration of the urban fabric. It is pertinant to have a holistic approach towards understanding and mitigating disasters in case of any urban phenomenon. Reestablishing the lost connection with ecological systems can aid in sustainable development of the cities.

FACTORS CAUSING URBAN FLOODING

The nallahs/drains/watercourses/flood plains should be clearly delineated and boundaries fixed in new developments with strict enforcement of the relevant byelaws/regulations in the new layouts.

Terrace gardens, porous surfaces and rain water harvesting systems should be promoted in the catchment off the nallah. Subsidies in the taxation system should be provided for implementation.

Using native fauna for plantation in catchment area

as they contribute in sustainable environment.(green spaces and biospots) Concretisation of the edges to be replaced with soft edges or gabion wall systems to increase porous surfaces.

Waste management system promoting segregation of waste and a strict avoidance of dumping of waste into the nallah.

Road re-leveling works or strengthening/overlay works will be carried out by milling the existing layers and recycling of materials obtained.

PROMOTING POROSITY AND URBAN OPEN SPACES Spaces within cities like the Garkheda nallah are overlooked and termed as non spaces due to limited accessibly and visibility. By converting certain spots into ‘spaces’ that focus on human interaction with the biodiversity could have dual impactsBreathable areas within the dense fabric Increase of pervious surfaces vital for water retention during the floods

BIOSWALES Bioswales are channels designed to concentrate and convey stormwater runoff while removing debris and pollution. Bioswales along the roads and parks can help in absorbing the excess run off water and thus reducing the road on the nallah.

BIOPARK Biospots and ecological pockets along the edges can help in sustaining the biodiversity of the area and in turn boosting the ecosystem. They present an opportunity to create community ownership and connection with the city.

URBAN FARMING

SECTION 1 ALONG NALLAH EDGE Integration of natural materials along nallah edges.

Coconut fibre sheet avoiding erosion and promoting the growth along the banks

Roadway

Sidewalks with porous unit pavements

Bioswales allowing rainwater infiltration

SECTION ALONG BIOSWALE Redesigning road sections to integrate ecological resilience measures.

SECTION 2 ALONG NALLAH EDGE Construction of walls utilising natural stones for gabien walls.

Gabion Wallls protecting slopes from erosion (am alternative o rigid retaining walls)

Sidewalks

Roadway

Planter along the internal roads allowing creation of porous surfaces

SECTION OF WALKWAYS ALONG INTERNAL STREETS Smaller changes of planters along internal and side streets to have porosity.

urban farming is growing or producing food in a city or heavily populated town or municipality. Urban farming along the edges can help in supporting the economy of the community, as well as retaining the green landcover.

Hsu Chia Sui (2011). Resilience in Space: An experimental analysis of resilience in urban flood management in the Taipei Basin : Lund university publication.

Ph. Gourbesville (2012). Urban flooding and Resilience: concepts and needs: Geophysical Research Abstract Soumita Banerjee(2018). An analysis of urban flooding scenarios in city of kolkata,west bengal: ISSN 2454-2415 Urban flood risk management(2008). World Meterological Organization.

MASTER’S STUDIO - SEMESTER 3 | ENVISIONING RESILIENCE THROUGH HEALTHY CITIES CASE OF PUNE PRIORTISING A HEALTHY URBAN ENVIRONMENT TO STRENGTHEN RESILIENCE The studio attempted to look at the urban environment through the lens of the healthy environment it provides its residents. The resilience of cities was challenged with the Covid-19 Pandemic in the year 2020 which brought to light the vulnerabilities plaguing the cities of the world. One of the factors for spreading of the virus was determined to be close proximity of people within the hyper-densities of large metropoles.

Indian cities are a mesh of planned areas with regulations to the amount of open space available

and dense unplanned settlements with lack of regulations for open spaces. Additionally the basic infrastructure for the health and hygiene lack within these areas that make them potential sites for health crisis. However, this hyper-focus on the informal/ quasi-formal settlements was proven to be unfair as the spread of this pandemic was due to poor healthcare infrastructure services on all fronts and other indicators that tell a story of cities that have forgotten the aspect of health within its planning.

UNDERSTANDING THE SPREAD OF THE PANDEMIC

EVOLUTION OF PUNE AS THE EPICENTRE The centrality of Pune metropolis within Pune district and its geographical advantages make it a point of attraction for industries. Also, its history allows the city to be crowned as a cultural capital with trade routes being part of the city’s evolution. Aspects like connectivity to other states through roadways and railways, various points of attraction to the city including education, work and industry and its overall significance at the centre for the Pune Metropolitan Region, make the city susceptible to vulnerabilities.

INDICATORS TO ASSESS THE HEALTH OF THE CITY HEALTH SERVICES

ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS

SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS

PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Number of healthcare centres Access to healthcare centres Range of healthcare centres

Air quality Water quality and treatment Sewage collection Access to green spaces Access to recreational facilities Ecological assets

Living and working conditions Employment opportunities Range of services Distribution of housing

Access to public transportation Range of public transportation Cycle routes Rate of pedestrianisation

METHODOLOGY STUDY

IDENTIFY

UNIT OF ANALYSIS: MAGNETS

Quality of water resources Quality of air Access to healthcare Access to open spaces and sanitation Impact of industrial development

Inefficiencies within city planninf and landuse Disparities of infrastructure provision Discover lack of per capita open spaces Access to healthcare services

Magnets serve as a basis of analysing intensity of vulnerabilities within specific areas of the city.

Markets for essential goods Recreational and social spaces

TRENDS OF COVID SPREAD The trends of the spread of Covid-19 within the district indicated the highest concentration within the metropolitan regions of Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad. This prompted us to draw a correlation between the population densities within the various districts within Pune and the desnsities of the affected people within each region.

PHYSICAL FEATURES OF THE CITY

SECTOR 1

Pune lies in the Maval region of Maharashtra, the hilly transition zone between the Sahyadris (Western Ghats) and Desh (Deccan Plateau). The city’s physical features differs from both owning to its unique topography and climate. A number of rivers originate in the Sahyadris and flow eastwards including Mula-Mutha, on whose confluence Pune is situated.

Characterised as the city core, sector 1 has the highest density per kilometre. The landuse is largely mixed with narrow streets separating the building masses. The area has open spaces in the form of school playgrounds and public gardens, limiting accessibility areas for health.

Also the largely commercial nature of the sector meant the presence of large number of pull factors even during lockdowns.

SECTOR 2 Sector 2 is largely a planned suburban area with low rise to midrise individual bungalows and apartments. This sector also has the Tljai Hilltop that acts as one of the major public access open spaces along with public gardens within the various neighbourhoods. The delination of commercial areas from residential pockets meant that essential needs shops would attract people but the transmission would be limited.

SECTOR 3 Sector 3 had planned neighbourhoods of individual bungalows, standalone apartments and apartment societies. The Vetal Hilltop acted as the major public space along with planned public gardens. The river banks were dotted with informal/quasi formal settlements that polluted the river stream. This created hotspots for vector breeding that led to dengue and chikungunia outbreaks.

URBAN FABRIC OF THE CITY

SECTOR 4

Pune has emerged in the form of concentric rings, with the nucleus as the town since the natural tendency of the people to keep the Centre, core or heart of the city as near as possible. Such a town soon suffers from improper housing, overcrowding and traffic congestion. On the other hand, the suburbs grew as a solution to increased housing needs. Hence, it has fabric of large open spaces, planned roads and huge townships.

Sector 4 Aundh was an affluent suburb that developed significantly as a residential area with proximity to the University of Pune and the IT complex at Hinjewadi. The sparse density due to hilltops and agricultural lands along with presence of various educational institutes with gated neighbourhoods and societies, had contributed to low transmission rates in this sector.

SECTOR 5 Sector 2 is largely a planned suburban area with low rise to midrise individual bungalows and apartments. This sector also has the Tljai Hilltop that acts as one of the major public access open spaces along with public gardens within the various neighbourhoods. The delination of commercial areas from residential pockets meant that essential needs shops would attract people but the transmission would be limited.

SECTOR 6 Sector 6 was developed as an industrial district in the post-independence period due to the railway connectivity to Mumbai and the centre of the state. The periurban area grew with migration of people who seeked larger homes or jobs within the MIDC. The area was dotted with numerous gated societies with Magarpatta City that developed as an independent community with industrial, residential areas.

HADAPSAR A MIXED COMMUNITY

MORPHOLOGY: URBAN GRAIN AND URBAN FABRIC

VULNERABILITY MAP FOR HADAPSAR

OPEN SPACES

CATEGORISATION OF VULNERABILITIES Physical Infrastructure

- Potential site for Vector breeding - Flooding in adjoining areas due to logging - Polluted water for cultivation in the downstream farmlands Builtform - Lack of open spaces, light and ventilation - Inequal access to infrastructure provisions due to unplanned development.

Ecology - Concretisation of natural water/drainage - Frequent exposure make residents prone to - Dumping of waste in nalas respiratory diseases - High levels of air pollution due to presence - Higher percentage of air pollutants affecting of industrial district microclimate Social - Inaccessible river edges - Inadequate active recreation and passive Infrastructure recreation public spaces.

Transportation - Inadequate public transporation facilities - Low walkability due to absence of walkable and Mobility - Improper segregation of pedestrian and environment affecting the health of residents vehicular movement - High relience on motorised transporation

INFRASTRUCTURE

NETWORK / MOBILITY

RESIDENTIAL TYPOLOGY

- Lack of maintenance of nalas - Flow of affluents in the river due to the industrial areas - Improper solid waste management - Slums and quasi formal settlements along the nalas and in the precinct.

VULBERABILITIES FOR GHORPADI AS A PRECINCT

EXISTING SITE CONDITIONS

STRATEGIES

PROPOSAL, IMPLEMENTATION AND PHASING

MASTER’S STUDIO - SEMESTER 2 | BUILDING WATER RESILIENCE | CASE OF JABALPUR BAGA TAL : POTTER’S COMMUNITY (STRATEGY DEMOSTRATION) STRUCTURE PLAN FOR PRECINCT

STRATEGIES FOR BAGA TAL PRECINCT Strategies at Precinct and City Level Precinct Level Strategies on Site Ecological conservation and revitalisation Builtform restructuring and guidelines Introduction of public realm Improvement of infrastructure and amenities Mobility infrastructure

The site dubbed the potter’s community has a large settlement of the craftsbased people. The houses built by the people make use of the existing terrian of boulders upon a hill displaying a sustainable approach towards construction techniques. This also suggests the relative ignorance of the government towards housing provisions.

The business of the potter’s is reliant on the soil brought from places like tewar where mining activities are previalent. Previously when the water from the lake would dryout and the soil from it was used for the same.

Thus the cost of transportation for viable soil has increased.

The pots, Handis, Coin-collectors, etc. made by the community is supplied onto the local market at Garha Police Station Chowk, festivals and tourist seasons are peak times for sales.

The clay pieces sold some of the indeginious crafts practiced within the Garha region of the city, the other crafts are centred around the Hanuman Tal markets and outside the city around Bedha Ghat. Thus the intervention towards the promotion of local crafts and business needs to be initiated.

The clay items are made within the individual households where the areas of preparation are shared amongst 4-5 households. These are sundried at specific location and painted using lime paste mixed with coloured admixtures. The design of the items os how the individual makes them.

The continued practice of this community thus adds to the cultural value of Jabalpur city.

OWNERSHIP PATTERN

Ecological revitalisation of lake through restructuring of sewage system and introduction of sewage treatment plant Revitalisation of traditional water systems Restructuring of local market to extend towards the lake establishing lake access and promoting local business

EXISTING SITE CONDITION

Site Level Strategies Demonstrated Ecological revitalisation of lake through restructuring of sewage system and introduction of sewage treatment plant Revitalisation of traditional water systems Restructuring of local market to extend towards the lake establishing lake access and promoting local business

STRATEGIES FOR CONSERVATION ZONE : POTTER’S SETTLEMENT

STRATEGIES FOR REDEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATIVE SURGERY FOR BUILTFORM Potential structures for redevelopment were recognised by delineation of structures for conservation and conservative development. Additionally the housing units adjacent to the lake edge were relocated within the same fabric which opened the lake edge as an ecopark. The eco-park was proposed as a recreational cum

PROPOSED CHANGES TO BUILTFORM AND ECOLOGY

SECTIONS OF PROPOSAL

livelihood zone with spaces like workshops to attract tourists and lake edge development for leisure activities.

The proposed units designed to be incremental in nature with potential for customisation. Each unit was integrated with basic living facilities and open spaces for community activities in between.

PHASING PLAN FOR PROPOSAL PHASE 1: - Cleaning of the lake of existing euthrophication and clearing sewage.

- Establishing filteration tank necessary for the reed beds along with designation of areas.

- Removal of 20 units along western edge creating access area towards the lake.

- Widening of roads and establishment of storm water drains of the roads and laying of street lights (electrical lines extending into conservation zone).

PHASE 2: - Removal of houses along edges.

- Introduction of reed bed system gradually and leading storm water drain water into the reed beds, recharging the fresh lake water.

- Designation of livlihood areas and loading areas along southern edges of the lake.

- Introducing public areas along opposite side with pedestrian access into the lake edge.

- Rehabilitation structures constructed within designated areas.

Establishing workshop and locally owned market on the access street.

PHASE 3: - Complete implementation of reed bed system that would sustain water quality and quantity leading to the gradual increase in warer quantity.

- Infrastructure implemented along conservation zone including new water lines and electrical lines.

CO(VAI) DESIGN - OPEN URBAN DESIGN COMPETITION ENTRY (STUDIO SPACE UNFOLD) The proposal explored an area with multiple urban settings falling in the same locality. A neighbourhood locality, a housing complex, a slum, a proposed commercial centre, and a stream. These areas were dependent on each other in some capacity and yet were not physically or socially connected. Hence, the proposal mainly focused on providing physical connectivity through infrastructure across the sites that would join the numerous pockets within the area. The central idea was to integrate the central vacent green pockets and promote blue-green infrastructure that would activate them as social magents for the communities within Koundampalayam. The landfill garden and the solar power plant were used to connect the pedestrian pathways.

The proposal had four key goals for the overall site: a) Development of a strong social fabric b) Restore the ecological Balance c) Strengthening of the physical fabric d) Diversifying the Economies

The Co(Vai)-Design Competition was a national level Urban Design Competition that aimed to facilitate with a diverse set of stakeholders to ideate integrated development for a sustainable Coimbatore. The competition seeked to invite ideas for the integrated urban development

of a site in Koundampalayam consisting of local communities, riverfront development and fostering community engagement. A master plan for the entire UDC area and integrated design approaches for two key subsites had been submitted.

MASTER PLAN

Combined rainwater harvesting for multiple units within residential neighbourhod. The surface areas dedicated for harvesting could be utilised for parking and dedicated compost pits allow for sustainable waste recycling.

Current condition of conventional open stormwater/drainage channels.

Proposed section for separate stormwater and sewage pipelines to allow for surface runoff to percolate within as groundwater.

Communal water tanks within slum areas updated with bamboo walls and seating area to allow for social connectivity

Nodes within residential neighbourhood Place making within TNHB site with with multiple activity areas like shaded informal seating and hawking zones to seating areas, street art and hawking allow for safer streets. zones.

STREET AND CONNECTIVITY NETWORK ECOLOGICAL REJUVINATION AND IN-SITU SLUM UPGRADATION The flood mitigation strategies included a non buildable buffer that was equal to the average width of the stream that would include constructed wetlands. The slum units zoned within this ecological buffer were relocated

Designed activities at the Central Designed activities at the Central Core EWS Front in the vicinity. Recreational activities were Core TNHB Front introduced along the designated river front for community leisure and the activities could provide new livelihood opportunities for the slum dwellers.

Existing Block Details Block A area - 4552 Sqm Roads - 4-5 % Open Spaces 1-2 % No. of Units - 100 Smallest unit size - 15-20 Sqm

Areas that included a fitness park, amphitheatre, boardwalks, cycle tracks, rock seating, food truck park had been proposed.

New Block Details

Designed Section for Constructed Wetland

Block A area - 4552 Sqm Roads - 50 % Open Spaces 30% No. of Units - 168 Smallest unit size - 30 Sqm

Ticketed activity areas that included a wetland park, bird park and kayaking facility were proposed to generate revenue.

the Designed activities along the promenade

Existing Block A Layout

The riverfront pomenade had been designed to integrate public walk ways and seating areas.

Formal Streets and Setbacks

Massing of Proposed Units

Character and Features

Typical Module Plan

A courtyard style structure was designed to accomodate 4-8 units per floor to optimise the floor place.

Through the proposal of street widths of 4m-6m, heights of 3-4 storeys was achieved.

To maintain and enhance levels of sociability, the central couryards were connected to each other through the staircases within each module. This would have enhanced the common spaces and increased their permeability.

The native vernacular styles and material pallete of tamil nadu was maintained through sloping roofs, couryard oriented designs and benches at the entrances.

Interaction Spaces

Light, Ventilation and Interaction Spaces

QUANTIFIED CITIES MOVEMENT PROJECT INITIATED BY CDSA, PUNE ABOUT QUANTIFIED CITIES MOVEMENT The Quantified Cities Movement (QCM), pioneered and owned by the Centre for Development Studies and Activities (CDSA), Pune, aims to improve urban planning and create resilient cities by building transparency and accountability through facilitating all citizens to participate in the process of decision

DESIGNING TOOLKIT FOR SAFER STREETS making at the local level. This process will target achieving the goal of sustainable urban development by promoting resilience activities and increasing local level understanding of urban stresses and disaster risk through the prism of urban planning with a focus on participation of all citizens.

The proposal of ‘SMART STREETS’ for each combination, required the categorisation of streets not included under the Urban and Regional Development Plans Formulation and Implementation (URDPFI) Guidelines. The categorisation was based on recognition the various landuses and

their combination with street widths. The matrix was desigined to determine the feasibility or the undesirablitiy of the landuses with the possible street widths. The street sections and infrastructure were then customised according to the feasibility of services and requirements of the varied landuses.

SURVEY OF NEIGHBOURHOODS The collection of data involved the use of the iNagric app developed by CDSA. Through digitisation of existing streets using QGIS to document walkability attributes and through surveys conducted by interns,

a clear picture of each neighbourhood was achieved.

Each team was tasked with identification of problems across the area and the proposal of solutions.

MEDIUM FOR DATA COLLECTION : iNagric Application

IDENTIFICATION OF ISSUES UTILISING THE iNagrik APPLICATION The QCM Dashboards provide the database to provide information and analytics. Through the multiple questions within the survey forms issues regarding the safety, road condition, accessibility, obstacles, etc. were obtained. Through the analysis of varied data points, pertinant issues were identified.

The application is integrated with Google street view to allow citizens and registered surveyers to geolocate problems and observations.

The dashboard contains various categories for data pertaining to specific urban assests. A citizen or surveyer can upload hazards or problems related to urban space.

Selection of Neighbourhoods

Comfort on Footpath

Presence of Footpaths

Surface of Footpaths

Feeling Unsafe on Streets

Obstacles

Walkability Issues

The application prompts the collection of data within parameters set through research with varied stakeholders and professionals.

STUDY METHODOLOGY

Digitisation of Streets using QGIS

The survey also pointed out the lacunas of the infrastructure provided including fire fighting and prevention services, stormwater drains, ineffective footpath widths, inadequate water supply services, etc. The identified issues lended to the formulation of solutions tailored to each different street type.

Survey of Neighbourhood Walkability

LANE 1 IN BAVDHAN, WARD 10, PUNE

3D SECTION

IDENTIFICATION OF PROBLEMS Unwalkable Footpaths

PLAN Poor Maintenance of Street Lights

55% of the residents of this street reported feeling unsafe on the existing footpaths.

The reasons include the discontinuous nature of the footpaths, presence of obstacles, Parking violations, insufficient footpath widths and the lack of vegetation that led to lack of shade.

Of the streets surveyed, only 25% of streetlights were in working condition. The other percentage of lights were flickering, low illumination or were not working. This would have posed a threat at night for pedestrians and residents who would have walked along the footpaths.

Poor Access to Public Transportation

Lack of Public Fire Fighting System

The demographic of the neighbourhood included older people who were relient on private transportation. The lack of adequate infrastructure for public transporation encouraged this relience.

Through densification of feeder services, a holistic environment was proposed.

The hapazard development of the neighbourhood did not allow for streets adequate for fire tenders. The public spaces had inadequate fire prevention services without fire hydrants or evacuation strategies. 68% of the residences surveyed did not have fire safety and prevention systems installed.

DETIALS

LANDSCAPE PROJECT IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBOURHOOD IN KOTHRUD , PUNE RENDERED PLAN FOR THE PROPOSAL

The landscape project was a garden project at Mangaldham Society, Kothrud, Pune. The garden was the common open space for the society, to be built for its residents. The requirements included a walking track, a stage, a sandpit for children and seating benches.

The project started and completed during my internship period. I over saw the project in its entirety, from initial design phases, market surveys, estimation and site supervision. Thus I gained the knowledge of taking a landscape project from paper into reality.

CONSTRUCTION DETAILS

CENTRELINE PLAN

RENDERED VIEWS

BUS TERMINUS CUM COMMERCIAL CENTRE AT SWARGATE, PUNE GROUND FLOOR PLAN

The pedestrian is the primary subject of discussion in modern theories of Urban Design and Planning, where all things are considered with their needs, their comfort, and their proportions. The modern public spaces demand little to no vehicular interventions within the stipulated areas, they only serve as feeders for these areas. However, these were not the considerations taken when urban cities started expanding. The connectivity through transport systems was paramount, the roads where built only for the motorized systems. As a result the only spaces with pedestrian and vehicular interaction became the various transport nodes viz. bus stops, train stations, rickshaw stands.

While these nodes accommodated pedestrian movements, their safety became the main concern.

Certain provisions were made for safety like cross walks, sky walks, signals, etc. these were done without considering the existing or emerging movements of the pedestrians.

Thus along with the up gradation of transport nodes like Swargate becomes necessary for vehicular movement in and around it, an up gradation of pedestrian access and vehicle-pedestrian interactions within the campus also becomes important. After all, cities ought to be built for the people driving the vehicle and not vice versa.

MOVEMENT PATTERNS

PROPOSED BUS CAPACITY CALCULATIONS BUS BAYS

PERCENTAGE

NO. OF BUSES

OCCUPANCY NO. OF PASSENGERS /BUS

BASEMENT PLAN AND BUS BASEMENT PLAN PEAK HOUR LOAD (BUS)

PEAK HOUR LOAD (PASSENGERS)

NO. OF BAYS

100/5 = 20

LOADING BAYS

40%

1000

45

45000

100

4500

HAULTING BAYS

20%

400

45

18000

40

1800

40/5 = 8

UNLOADING BAYS

40%

1000

45

45000

100

4500

100/10 = 10

TOTAL NO OF BAYS

VIEWS

Pedestrian Plaza

Lastmile Transport

Pedestrian Concourse

Accessible Bus Bays

Shaded Bus Bays

Bus Ramps

Parking Pergola

38 BAYS

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED BY MSRTC

40-50 BAYS

ELEVATIONS

FLOOR PLANS FOR COMMERCIAL COMPLEX AND CONSTRUCTION DETIALS

BUILDING SERVICES LAYOUTS, CALCULATIONS AND DETAILS

MARINE ECOLOGY RESEARCH CENTRE, PONDICHERRY THIRD YEAR DESIGN STUDIO SITE CONTEXT The project site is on southern side of a heritage town of Pondicherry in the vicinity of Dubrayapet and thengaithittu estuary on the Bay of Bengal. Site measures 79502 sqm (19.75 acres). Site is accessed by 18m wide road on the east. It is abutted by estuary

on the wet and Puducherry Marina on the east side beyond the access road. There is a seasonal stream within the site and a gradual slope towards the Estuary.

The site also has ecological significant mangroves on the western end.

DESIGN CONCEPT AND EVOLUTION The design brief called for a segregated zoning for the public plaza - that consisted of an aquarium, orientation centre and an auditorium - and an institutional block - with classes and research centre.

Thus segregation of these blocks in terms of access and noise were main concern.

The public area created the main attraction to be seen from the main access through the massive aquarium building. The objective of this area was to educate the public about biodiversity conservation and provide a means of entertainment and leisure.

The Aquarium was main attraction, much like the

Matrimandir at Auroville. Additionally the 300 seater auditorum would serve as an event space that could be rented. Thus the planning of the public area called for an extroverted pattern The institutional area was envisioned with grandeur.

The various case studies undertaken focused on creating a sense of humble grandeur through lowrise symmetrical structures. Through the placement of a retention pond at its centre for conduction of research, the focus was planned around a negative space. The introverted builtform lended itself to the placement of classrooms and research cells.

PLANNING LAYERS

LANDSCAPE:

ROADS:

BUILT FORM:

The mangrove vegetation was to be preserved, a nature trail was created along the forest. The trail extended to the north east corner of the site into a promenade. The central drop off had stroll gardens with various landscape features.

The landscape was designed to connect the institution block and the public plaza.

The road network maintained a grid iron pattern similar to the Pondicherry heritage town. The central access segregated the vehicular and pedestrian movement with the campus. The central drop off bifurcated into connections to the public, institutional and ecological areas of the campus.

The segregation of Institution and Public resulted in this builtform.

The public area had the aquarium as the focus with open areas surrounding it whereas the institutional area has the retention pond as the focus with the built form surrounding it. A contrasting pattern with symmetrical patterns emerged as the built form.

INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING The retention pond in the centre acted as the focus of the built form. The public areas like the administration were at the entrance lobby and the

PUBLIC PLAZA research laboratories and classrooms were flanked on opposite sides. The Library at the first floor connected the two wings of the institute.

The entire area was accessible through use of ramps to and into the buildings. The aquarium became the central focus with a central 9 meter high aquarium.

The central ramp concept was the same as the Guggenheim Museum. The Auditorium could be used by the general public and the institute.

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