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Nagarathpete, Bangalore
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Study Area: 118 acre
Site area: 4387 sqm; 1 acre
Study area includes part of Chickpet and Sampangi Rama Nagar. This area has a combination of Fine and Coarse grain urban fabric divided by primary KG road. Being at core of city it has regional and typical issues seen in every dense cities.
Strategy: To increase the imageability by redeveloping biggest second-hand book selling road.
Proposal: Imageability can be achieved by creating an organized book- selling point, pedestrian friendly streets, dedicated space for street hawkers, facilities for a visitor.
Issues in this part of study area-
• Street hawkers encroaching on road and pedestrian path.
• Parking on the road
• Blank compound wall creating rigid active front.
• Parking issue, garbage issues and inconvenient relaxation spaces. MASTER PLAN
