Commercial

1. ‘City Walk’-A Shopping Hub At ShaheedUdyan,Varanasi
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Vivek Kumar Rai ,B.Arch Final Yr Thesis (2011-2012)
Aim
To develop the a solution of the project of city walk-a shopping hub at shaheedudyan ,varanasi
proposedbythe govt.Agency -awasbandhu.u.p&isbeenlookafterbyvaranasi development authority.
Introduction
Generally a one more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with
interconnectingwalkwaysenablingvisitorstoeasilywalkfrom unit to unit, along with a parking area —
a modern, indoor version of the traditional marketplace.
Need of Project
 In the presentscenarioof globalization&commercialization, city of Varanasi has grown rapidly
in the recent year. Although the city has grown very well in the recent years in terms of the
infrastructures required, but there has been acontinuous need of a shopping hub which could
incorporate world class level of brands & commercial products.
 The city attracts thousands of tourists every year from all over the world because of the
Heritage Statusgrantedto itby UNESCO.sowhenthe touristsvisitsthe city,theygetthe perfect
glimpse of the heritage of the citybutthe thingtheymissisthe shoppingcentre where they can
do their shopping activity. Moreover, it would generate nice revenue for the city as well.
 People of Varanasi do miss the same, as they could not get the proper shopping place, which
could act as the perfect amalgamation of the shopping cum recreational activities.
Scope and objective of project
 To develop a effective spaces in the shopping hub which could becomes a perfect place of
shopping as well as recreation for the people in the city
 To analyze and give solutions to the problems that the city& the tourists are facing in terms of
the shopping areas or the shopping complexes & their effective utilization as well.
 To developthe facilities&the amenitiesatthe shoppingcentre whichcouldserve the people in
the most functional way&alsoto create a perfectambience ,sothatpeople tends to visit more
& more there.
 To develop more & more revenue for the city.
 Site

2. ‘City Walk’-A Shopping Hub At ShaheedUdyan,Varanasi
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Vivek Kumar Rai ,B.Arch Final Yr Thesis (2011-2012)
Site islocatedat the shaheedudyanjustinfrontof nagarnigamoffice ,Varanasi.the siteisroads
on all itsfour sidesandisbeensurroundedbystadium&othercommercial buildings.
Site area=5.8 acres
Basic requirements:

3. ‘City Walk’-A Shopping Hub At ShaheedUdyan,Varanasi
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Vivek Kumar Rai ,B.Arch Final Yr Thesis (2011-2012)
 Rooms and restaurants
 Offices
 Meeting rooms.
 auditorium
 Restaurants
 Recreational spaces
 Multilevel car parking
Methodology
 Live & virtual case studies
 Site visits&collectinginformationaboutlocal conditions
and environmentof the city,&thenfinallyreachingtosite synthesis.
 Data collection&researchworkrelatedtothe project
 Analysisandconclusionbasedonthe observationsmade duringthe above mentionedresearch,
and thus evolvingthe concept,andfurtherenhancingthe design,whichcan be sustainable &
solve the commercial requirements of the city.