About the Department of General Services:
The mission of the Department of General Services (DGS) is to elevate the quality of life for the District with superior construction, first-rate maintenance and expert real estate management. By building and maintaining safe and green state-of-the-art facilities which foster economic growth and elevate educational environments, our trusted and skillful employees create modern and vibrant communities across all of the District of Columbia.
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Final thesis project presentation for my Master of Interaction Design degree at Carnegie Mellon University. May be hard to understand from the slides alone... I'll try to add speech when I can.
More information (including a 3 minute videosketch for the final concept) is available on my website at www.thinkcarrie.com
About the Department of General Services:
The mission of the Department of General Services (DGS) is to elevate the quality of life for the District with superior construction, first-rate maintenance and expert real estate management. By building and maintaining safe and green state-of-the-art facilities which foster economic growth and elevate educational environments, our trusted and skillful employees create modern and vibrant communities across all of the District of Columbia.
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Follow DGS on Twitter, Facebook, and Visit Our Website!
Follow DGS on Twitter at @DCDGS - Facebook at facebook.com/dcdgs
Visit DGS at dgs.dc.gov
Final thesis project presentation for my Master of Interaction Design degree at Carnegie Mellon University. May be hard to understand from the slides alone... I'll try to add speech when I can.
More information (including a 3 minute videosketch for the final concept) is available on my website at www.thinkcarrie.com
This presentation will give the basic idea for redesigning the seminar.This presentation covers the basic of acoustical approach along with the civil engineering aspects.
A presentation about school design that I made in hopes of sparking some discussion in the Milton-Freewater School District. The presentation usually has music and slide-timing.
The pictures are from DesignShare.com I posted about this video on my blog at esltechnology.com
High School Presentation - Web Design & Entrepreneurship Momentum
Last week, Jimi Plouffe – CEO and Co-Founder of Momentum spent a day at the Pankow Center of L’Anse Cruese Public Schools, mentoring students on careers in website design and entrepreneurship.
Jimi was a former student in the same webdesign class and has been a member of the instructor’s advisory board committee since graduating high school in 2006.
Website design instructor at Pankow Center, Mrs. Schmid said, “Jimi was quite the star in my classroom today. The kids loved hearing his presentation, were truly engaged and excited to learn more. Being a young entrepreneur and former student I think his message really hit home!”
Each class was given a fun, interactive presentation and the students had the opportunity to ask Jimi questions they had about the industry. The students even stuck around after the bell to talk about website design and new business ideas.
For more information about Jimi Plouffe and Momentum - please visit www.seekmomentum.com
This slide show is in conjunction with my design portfolio. This showcases my Thesis project as a cumulative example of the variation in acquired skills, and practices.
We “Sathe Academy” is well known specially software training program for Architects, Civil Engineers and Interior Designers. We have more than 10 years of experience in training sectors. We teach all softwares related to Architecture, Civil & Interior field.
This presentation will give the basic idea for redesigning the seminar.This presentation covers the basic of acoustical approach along with the civil engineering aspects.
A presentation about school design that I made in hopes of sparking some discussion in the Milton-Freewater School District. The presentation usually has music and slide-timing.
The pictures are from DesignShare.com I posted about this video on my blog at esltechnology.com
High School Presentation - Web Design & Entrepreneurship Momentum
Last week, Jimi Plouffe – CEO and Co-Founder of Momentum spent a day at the Pankow Center of L’Anse Cruese Public Schools, mentoring students on careers in website design and entrepreneurship.
Jimi was a former student in the same webdesign class and has been a member of the instructor’s advisory board committee since graduating high school in 2006.
Website design instructor at Pankow Center, Mrs. Schmid said, “Jimi was quite the star in my classroom today. The kids loved hearing his presentation, were truly engaged and excited to learn more. Being a young entrepreneur and former student I think his message really hit home!”
Each class was given a fun, interactive presentation and the students had the opportunity to ask Jimi questions they had about the industry. The students even stuck around after the bell to talk about website design and new business ideas.
For more information about Jimi Plouffe and Momentum - please visit www.seekmomentum.com
This slide show is in conjunction with my design portfolio. This showcases my Thesis project as a cumulative example of the variation in acquired skills, and practices.
We “Sathe Academy” is well known specially software training program for Architects, Civil Engineers and Interior Designers. We have more than 10 years of experience in training sectors. We teach all softwares related to Architecture, Civil & Interior field.
Coworking is an arrangement in which several workers from different companies share an office space, allowing cost savings and convenience through the use of common infrastructures, such as equipment, utilities, and receptionist and custodial services, and in some cases refreshments and parcel acceptance services. It is attractive to independent contractors, independent scientists, telecommuting and work-at-home professionals, and people who travel frequently. Additionally, coworking helps workers avoid the isolation they may experience while telecommuting, traveling, or working at home, while also eliminating distractions.
modern, post-modern architects & their worksgarima23g
this presentation deals with the modern architecture- a few architects of modernist time and their famous works.
it also contains post-modern architecture and architects with their famous works.....!!
The India Habitat Centre and HANNOVER EXHIBITION CENTER, GERMANYInsiya Ratlamwala
The India Habitat Centre was started in 1993.
The public agency for Housing and Urban Development Corporation Ltd (HUDCO) wanted an office building for its workers and made the unprecedented decision to invite chosen non-profit organizations that shared their concern with habitat to share that work space.
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Hannover, English Hanover, city, capital of Lower Saxony Land (state), northwestern Germany. It lies on the Leine River and the Mittelland Canal, where the spurs of the Harz Mountains meet the wide North German Plain.
The area of the fairground originally was an aircraft works. After World War II, the British military government in Allied-occupied Germany wanted to hold a trade fair and sought for a good place, since Leipzig, the traditional fairground of Germany, was unavailable, being in the Soviet occupation zone. The hangars in Laatzen, south of Hanover, were deemed suitable for this purpose, and so the Hanover Fair, then named Exportmesse 1947 was first held in 1947 to promote the economic recovery in the Bizone. The concept proved to be successful, and so a permanent fairground was established, growing over the years.
Book Formatting: Quality Control Checks for DesignersConfidence Ago
This presentation was made to help designers who work in publishing houses or format books for printing ensure quality.
Quality control is vital to every industry. This is why every department in a company need create a method they use in ensuring quality. This, perhaps, will not only improve the quality of products and bring errors to the barest minimum, but take it to a near perfect finish.
It is beyond a moot point that a good book will somewhat be judged by its cover, but the content of the book remains king. No matter how beautiful the cover, if the quality of writing or presentation is off, that will be a reason for readers not to come back to the book or recommend it.
So, this presentation points designers to some important things that may be missed by an editor that they could eventually discover and call the attention of the editor.
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Fonts play a crucial role in both User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX) design. They affect readability, accessibility, aesthetics, and overall user perception.
Technoblade The Legacy of a Minecraft Legend.Techno Merch
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Between Filth and Fortune- Urban Cattle Foraging Realities by Devi S Nair, An...Mansi Shah
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2. ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
INDEX
FIRST YEAR PROJECTS
SECOND YEAR PROJECT
THIRD YEAR PROJECT
FOURTH YEAR PROJECT
FIFTH YEAR DESIGN DISSERTATION
COLLEGE COMPETITION
" architecture is all about exploring spaces "
EXPERIENCE LETTER ................ Pg 31
a. 3-D FORM DESIGN .................. Pg 1
b. ANIMATION STUDIO .................. Pg 2 - Pg 3
a. PRIMARY SCHOOL .................. Pg 4
b. BEACH RESORT .................. Pg 5 - Pg 6
c. INTERIOR DESIGN
PROJECTS ................ Pg 7
a. YOUTH CENTRE .................. Pg 8 - Pg 9
a. TEMPORARY EXHIBITION CENTRE......... Pg 10 - Pg 11
b. INTERNATIONAL HOSTEL .................. Pg 12 - Pg 15
a. IN CITY FARMING .................. Pg 16 - Pg 23
a. BARRIER - FREE DESIGN FOR
PILGRIMAGE SITE .................. Pg 24 - Pg 30
ACADEMIC
3. FIRST YEAR 1.
AIM :
TO CREATE THE 3D FORM
WHICH SHOWS EMOTION.
CONCEPT :
ANGER IS AN EMOTION WHICH TENDS
TO GIVE DEPRESSION. COLORS ARE SHOWING
INTENSITY OF ANGER STARTING WITH YELLOW
INTERMEDIATE ORANGE AND RED AS EXTREME.
NEEDLES SIGNIFY THE MISTAKE THAT WE COMMIT
BECAUSE OF IN ANGER WHICH FEELS US WITH
GUILT DENOTED BY BLUE COLOR WITH FINALLY
LEADS TO DEPRESSION SHOWN BY BLACK
SQUARE LOOPS RADIATING INWARDS.
GRAPHIC DESIGN :
SURFACE DEVELOPEMENT
MICRON SKETCHING :
HUSSAIN-DOSHI NI GUFA
PLACE : AHMEDABAD,
INDIA
ARCHITECT : B. V. DOSHI
CLIENT : M. F. HUSAIN
3D FORM
4. FIRST YEAR 2.
AIM : ANIMATION STUDIO
TO DESIGN A STUDIO & SELECT THE SITE AS PER
REQUIREMENT
ANIMATION IS A CREATIVE PROCESS WITH FULL OF JOY,
I WANTED TO MOLD IT INTO CURVE SHAPE STRUCTURE
WHICH RESEMBLES A SMILE.
CONCEPT CONCEPTUAL SKETCHES
LOCATION
KAMGAR
NAGAR
KURLA - EAST
MUMBAI
ANIMATION STUDIO
THE CONCEPT OF PLANNING IS TO KEEP THE WORKERS
STUDIO AT FIRST FLOOR SO AS TO PREVENT ANY
DISTURBANCE WHEN WORKERS ARE BUSY IN THEIR WORK.
I ALSO EXPERIMENTED WITH SHAPE TO MOLD CUBE WITH
HEMISPHERE SO THAT WORKERS CAN DIRECTLY INTERACT
WITH VISITORS AT RECEPTION BUT VISITORS WILL NOT BE
ABLE TO DISTURB WORKERS.
LOCATION PLAN SITE PLAN
STUDY
MODELS
16.00016.000
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
DN
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
UP
UP
ENTRANCE
PANTRY
RECEPTION
SKETCHING
A
A'
B
B'
A
A'
B
B'
ROOF
SCULPTURE
COMPUTER
LAB WITH
LIBRARY
TOILET
N
ANIMATION STUDIO
5. FIRST YEAR 3.
SECTION AA'
SECTION BB'
NORTH WEST ELEVATION
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
GROUND FLOOR PLANA
A'
B
B'
SOUTH EAST ELEVATION
NORTH EAST ELEVATIONSOUTH WEST ELEVATION
PHOTOS OF MODEL
UP
PANTRY
RECEPTION
UP
DN
SKETCHING
SCULPTURE
COMPUTER
LAB WITH
LIBRARY
6. SECOND YEAR 4.
AIM : TO DESIGN PRE-PRIMARY & PRIMARY SCHOOL ON GIVEN CONTOUR SITE
CONCEPT
DESIGN CONCEPT :
EVERY CHILD IS LIKE TO PLAY
WITH LEGO BLOCKS AND THIS IS
PRE - PRIMARY & PRIMARY
SCHOOL SO I HAVE USED THE
CONCEPT OF LEGO BRICKS
CREATING COMPOSITION WITH
SOLIDS AND VOIDS
CONCEPTUAL SKETCHING
SITE PLAN
B'
B
A A'
B'
B
A A'
B'
B
A A'
GROUND FLOOR PLAN FIRST FLOOR PLAN
SECTION AA'
SECTION BB'
SOUTH ELEVATION
EAST ELEVATION
NORTH ELEVATION
WEST ELEVATION
VIEWS
DETAILS
PRIMARY SCHOOL
7. SECOND YEAR 5.
AIM : TO DESIGN RESORT ON GIVEN SITE AT TARKARLI BEACH
CONCEPT
DESIGN CONCEPT :
IN THIS PROJECT I TRIED TO CAPTURE THE
SERPENTINE FORM, KEEPING IN MIND
THAT EVERY ROOM IS SEA FACING. THE
BEDROOMS ARE PLACE AT HIGHER
LEVEL SO IT IS CREATING WAY TO THE
BEACH
CONCEPTUAL SKETCHES SECTION
SITE PLAN
1.
2.
3.
5.
4.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
3D VIEW
ROOF PLAN
12.
1. WORKER'S ACCOMMODATION
2. ADMINISTRATION
3. MINI GOLF COURSE
4. PANTRY
5. DOUBLE BEDROOMS
6. TOILETS & CHANGING AREA
7.SUITS
8. SWIMMING POOL
9. COTTAGES
10. RESTAURANT & BAR
11. TOILETS & CHANGING AREA
12. BAY
BEACH RESORT
8. SECOND YEAR 6.
EAST ELEVATION PART 1
3D VIEW
1.ACCOMMODATION & ADMINISTRATION
WORKER'S
ACCOMMODATION
D1 & D2 - DORMITORIES FOR
DRIVERS
A1 TO A4 - ACCOMMODATION
FOR WORKERS
ADMINISTRATION
1. ENTRANCE LOBBY
2. MANAGER'S CABIN
3. ASSISTANT MANAGER'S CABIN
4. ACCOUNTANT
5.BOOK STORE
6. TOILET
7. METER ROOM
8. ENGINEER'S CABIN
9.FIGHERFIGHTING CONSOLE
10.EMERGENCY GENERATOR
11.MANAGER'S RESIDENCE
12. ASSEMBLY AREA
13. STORE ROOM
2.DOUBLE BEDROOM
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
2.TWIN BEDROOM
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
DOUBLE
BEDROOM
TWIN BEDROOM
PASSAGE BELOW BEDROOM
EAST ELEVATION PART 2
FRONT ELEVATION
SECTIONAL ELEVATION TROUGH SWIMMING POOL PART 1
SECTIONAL ELEVATION TROUGH SWIMMING POOL PART 2
3.SUITS , COTTAGES & RESTAURANT
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9. 10.
11.
12.
13.
A4.
A3.
A2.
A1.
D1.
D2.
1.
2. 3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8. 9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
3.TWIN BEDROOM
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
RESTAURANTS
1. POOLSIDE COFFEE SHOP
2. DINNING AREA
3. KITCHEN
4. DRY STORE
5.COLD STORE
6. WASHING PLACE
7. LINEN STORE
8. GENERAL STORE
9, TOILET
10. STAFF ROOM
11. STAFF PANTRY
12. HOUSE KEEPING
13. GAMES ( SNOOKER)
14. RESTO-BAR
15.TOILET & CHANGING ROOM
16. FILTER ROOM
4.TWIN BEDROOM
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
1.
2. 3.
4.
KEY PLAN
9. SECOND YEAR 7.
AIM : TO DESIGN INTERIOR OF 2BHK FLAT FOR COUPLE , DAUGHTER AND HER NANNY
MASTER BEDROOM
ENTRANCE
SERVER
REPRO-
GRAPHIC
HIS
HER
PANTRY
INFOR-
MAL
MEET-
ING
BOARD ROOM
RECEPTION
MEETING
EXECUTIVES
ACCOUNTANTS
ASSOCIATE ASSOCIATE ASSOCIATE ASSOCIATE
STORE
ROOM
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
MODEL
MAKING
CHIEF
ARCHITECT
ENTRANCE
LIVING AREA
BAR COUNTER
DINNING
KITCHEN
DAUGHTER &
NANNY'S BEDROOM
AIM : TO DESIGN INTERIOR FOR ARCHITECT'S STUDIO
A A'
BB'
D'
D
C
C'
SECTIONAL ELEVATION AA' EXECUTIVES TABLE
SECTIONAL ELEVATION BB' SECTIONAL ELEVATION DD'
SECTIONAL ELEVATION CC'
CHIEF ARCHITECT'S CABIN
INFORMAL MEETING AREAPLAN
PLAN
D'
A
SECTIONAL ELEVATION AA'
B'
B
C'
C
WM
DRY
BAL.
A
D
SECTIONAL ELEVATION BB'
SECTIONAL ELEVATION DD'
SECTIONAL ELEVATION CC'
BAR COUNTER LIVING AREA DINNING TABLE
DAUGHTER & NANNY'S
BEDROOM
MASTER BEDROOM
INTERIOR DESIGN
10. THIRD YEAR 8.
AIM : TO DESIGN YOUTH CENTRE AT BYCULLA
YOUTH CENTRE
LOCATION : THE NEW GREAT EASTERN
MILLS, NEAR RANI BAUG ,
BYCULLA
MILL ENTRANCE CONCEPTUAL SKETCH
YOUTH CENTRE
1. AUDITORIUM
2. INDOOR & OUTDOOR
EXHIBITION AREA
3. CAFETERIA
4.ARTS WORKSHOPS
5.OUTDOOR PERFORMANCE
6.PUBLIC TOILETS
REQUIREMENTS
DESIGN CONCEPT :
YOUTH CENTRE IS ALL ABOUT DANCE,
DRAMA & ART WORKSHOP , SO I TRIED TO
CAPTURE THE PRINCIPLE OF RHYTHM .
SITE PLAN
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
AUDITORIUM PLAN
SECTION AA'
AUDITORIUM:
AUDITORIUM IS INSPIRATION OF
JUBLEE CHURCH, ITALY BY
RICHARD MEIER .
JUBLEE CHURCH - RICHARD MEIRE
VIEWS
11. THIRD YEAR 9.
CAFETARIA & EXHIBITION SPACE
EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE
SECTION BB'
VIEWS
SECTION DD'
OUTDOOR PERFORMANCE
AREA
SECTION CC'
NORTH ELEVATION
SOUTH ELEVATION
EAST ELEVATION
WEST ELEVATION
12. FOURTH YEAR 10.
AIM : TO DESIGN TEMPORARY EXHIBITION SPACES FOR ARCHITECTS & ARTISTS
TEMPORARY EXHIBITION CENTRE
LOCATION :
GATEWAY OF INDIA,
MUMBAI
TIE MEMBER
GROUT
ANGLE CLEAT
GUSSET PLATE
100 X 300 TIE MEMBER
18MM THK GUSSET PLATE
ANGLE CLEAT
25MM THK BASEPLATE
ABOUT BIENNALE & CONCEPT : IT IS GLOBALLY KNOWN
THAT BIENNALE IS AN ARCHITECTURAL EXHIBITION WHERE THE
ARCHITECTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD SHOWCASE THEIR
CREATIVITY.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO SEE TO IT THAT THE DESIGN OF THE
SPACE PROVIDED FOR SUCH ARCHITECTURAL DISPLAY IS
NEITHER TO OVERPOWERING SO AS TO SHADOW THE
CREATIONS OF THE ARCHITECTS OR ARTISTS NOR SHOULD BE
TOO DOWNGRADED SUCH THAT IT WILL NOT BLEND WITH THE
PURPOSE OF THE BIENNALE, HENCE IN MY DESIGN I HAVE USE
THE CONCEPT OF WOODEN FINS SO AS TO GIVE A PRIVATE
SPACE TO ARTIST AND ARCHITECTS DISPLAY BUT AT THE SAME
TIME THERE WILL ALSO BE AN OPENNESS WITH SURROUNDING.
MATERIALS
PARTICAL BOARDS
FOR BASE
POLYCARBONATED SHEET
FOR ROOFING MATERIAL
A'
A
TIE MEMBER & GROUND JOINERY
PLAN
SECTION
REQUIREMENTS
TEMPORARY EXHIBITION CENTRE
1. ADMINISTRATION AREA
2. REGISTRATION OFFICE
3. ENTRANCE LOUNGE
4. CURATOR'S GALLERIES 10 nos.
5. ARCHITECTS GALLERIES 18 nos.
6. CURATOR'S OFFICE
7. CAFE
8. STORE ROOMS (as per req.)
9. CENTRAL OPEN SPACE
TOP VIEW
14. FOURTH YEAR 12.
AIM : TO DESIGN INTERNATIONAL HOSTEL UPTO 600 STUDENTS
INTERNATIONAL HOSTEL
LOCATION : KALINA UNIVERSITY ,CST ROAD,
KALINA , SANTACRUZ EAST , MUMBAI
ENTRANCE
SWAMPY RECLAIMED LAND
CONNECTED TO MITHI RIVER
CURRENTLY IT IS NOT IN USE ,
THE SITE HAS NO SLOPE
GRADIENT , IS COMPLETELY
FLAT LAND WITH SWAMPY
SOIL.
SITE
INTERNATIONAL HOSTEL
1. WOMEN'S HOSTEL BLOCK
2. MEN'S HOSTEL BLOCK
3. MARRIED STUDENT'S BLOCK
4.MESS
5.ADMINISTRATION
6.WARDEN'S BUNGLOWS
7. STAFF QUARTERS
8. GUEST HOUSES
REQUIREMENTS
ABOUT SITE
SITE PLAN
DESIGN CONCEPT :
HOSTEL IS INFORMAL SPACE , IT DOESN'T REQUIRE PRIVACY . IT IS ALL ABOUT
UNDERSTANDING ROOM MATES AND EXPLORING OTHER CULTURES .
THE AIM TO DESIGN HOSTEL IS TO MAKE IT COMMUNICATIONAL SPACE.
MITHI RIVER
15. FOURTH YEAR
FRONT ELEVATION OF MEN'S HOSTEL BLOCK
FRONT ELEVATION OF WOMEN'S HOSTEL BLOCK
SOUTH ELEVATION
WARDEN 1 WARDEN 2 PANTRY
STAFF TOILET JANITOR'S TOILET
+ 00.00 M. LVL
+ 00.45 M. LVL
+ 04.05 M. LVL
WARDEN
1
WARDEN
2
PANTRY
CLINIC RECORDS
HER
HIS
OFFICERECEPTION
JANITOR'S
TOILET
HER
HIS
E E'
SECTION DD'
PLAN OF MESS HALL
SECTION EE'
CLINIC & ADMINISTRATION
OFFICE
MESS HALL
ADMINISTRATION OFFICE
1.RECEPTION
2. RECORD ROOM
3. WARDEN'S CABINS 2 NOS.
4.ADMIN OFFICE
5.STAFF TOILET
6.CLINIC
7. JANITOR'S COMMON ROOM
REQUIREMENTS
ADMIN OFFICE
13.
16. FOURTH YEAR 14.
THIRD FLOOR PLAN
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
TRIPLE OCCUPANCY
ROOM LAYOUT
BALCONY
SECTIONAL ELEVATION TROUGH BALCONY & CORRIDORS
LONGITUDINAL SECTION TROUGH ROOMS
SECTION TROUGH ACTIVITY ROOMS
TRIPLE
OCCUPANCY
BLOCK
17. FOURTH YEAR 15.
THIRD FLOOR PLAN
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
DOUBLE OCCUPANCY
ROOM LAYOUT
DOUBLE
OCCUPANCY
BLOCK
THIRD FLOOR PLAN
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
SINGLE OCCUPANCY
ROOM LAYOUT
SINGLE
OCCUPANCY
BLOCK
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
MARRIED COUPLE'S
BLOCK
MARRIED COUPLE
ROOM LAYOUT
18. FIFTH YEAR 16.
LOCATION
ABOUT SITE
DESIGN DISSERTATION : IN CITY FARMING
IT IS PREDICTED THAT THE WORLD POPULATION WILL REACH 11 BILLION BY 2100, OF WHICH 70 % WILL LIVE IN URBAN AREAS. INCREASING POPULATION &
CLIMATIC CHANGES WILL STRAIN ALL NATURAL RESOURCES, SPECIFICALLY THE ABILITY TO SUPPLY FOOD. THE CONCEPT OF VERTICAL FARMING ( URBAN
FOOD PRODUCTION CENTRE ) IS THE SOLUTION FOR IN CITY AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE IN SUSTAINABLE MANNER.
SLUM
BUS
DEPOT
H
GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF MY SITE ACCODING TO MY PROPOSAL
1. THE SITE SELECTED IS THE SLUM DWELLERS AREA AT CUFFE PARADE , CAPTAIN PRAKASH PETHE
MARG, SEA FACE BEHIND BACKBAY (MHADA) TRANSIT CAMP.
2. THOUGH THE INHABITATNTS OF THIS AREA OF THE CITY OF MUMBAI THE COMMERCIAL HUB OF
OUR COUNTRY , BUT THEIR LIVING CONDITIONS ARE TOO POOR.
3. MOSTLY FISHERMAN & WASHER MAN BY OCCUPATION THEY ARE SILENTLY SERVING FOR THE
UPPER CLASS PEOPLE, LIVING A LIFE IN INHUMAN CONDITION.
4. THE SITE ALSO HAS AN EXISTING BUS DEPOT & A SPACE FOR A PROPOSED HELIPAD. THE HELIPAD
CURRENTLY IS USED BY CHILDREN AS A PLAY GROUND & WORKERS OF DHOBI GHAT TO DRY
CLOTHS.
50 M
CRZ
WIDE
BUFFER
IN CITY AGRICULTURE
PROPOSED SPACE FOR
DHOBI GHAT
BACKBAY TRANSIT CAMP
BALWADI
PROPOSED S.R.A. BUILDINGS
PROPOSED
HELIPAD
ADARSH BUILDING
BUS DEPOT
DHOBI GHAT
COLABA
MANGROVES
BACK BAY
19. FIFTH YEAR 17.
AS THE DEVELOPEMENT OF THIS AREA COMES UNDER S.R.A.(SLUM REDEVELOPEMENT AUTHORITY ) PROJECT, IT HAS TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY DEVELOPER
WHERE 51% OF THE AREA GOES FOR THE S.R.A. PROJECT & GOES FOR THE DEVELOPER'S OWN PROJECT .
IN MY PROPOSAL, I HAVE NOT CONSIDER A REGULAR DEVELOPER WHO WILL BUILD LUXURIOUS FLATS IN HIS 49% AREA BECAUSE
1. IT IS NOT FEASIBLE TO HAVE A LUXURIOUS SOCIETY COMPLEX BESIDE A SLUM REDEVELOPEMENT PROJECT OWNING TO THE CLASS DISCRIMINATION.
2. AS THE SITE IS NEAR THE SEA IT IS EXTREMELY ESSENTIAL TO UTILIZE & BUILD A PROJECT THAT WILL BENEFIT THE CITY & CAUSE LEAST DAMAGE TO
ECO-SYSTEM.
HENCE I HAVE CONSIDERED THE DEVELOPER TO BE A BIOTECH COMPANY LIKE AMWAY & HAVE PROPOSED AN IN CITY AGRICULTURE BUILDING WHERE
CROPS WILL BE PRODUCED THROUGH AEROPONICS AND HYDROPONICS FARMING.
1. MORE PRODUCT IN LESS FOOT PRINT AREA.
2. THIS TYPE OF FARMING IS DIFFERENT FROM NORMAL AGRICULTURE AS WELL AS GREEN HOUSE AGRICULTURE. EVERY ASPECT OF CROP GROWTH IS
CONTROLLED.
3. SHELF LIFE OF CROP FROM AEROPONICS AND HYDROPONICS IS MUCH HIGHER THAN THAT OF REGULAR FARMING.
4. COST OF GOODS IS REDUCED AS THE AGRICULTURE IS DONE IN THE CITY ITSELF THEREBY REMOVING TRANSPORT COST
HYDROPONICS
HYDROPONICS IS A SUBSET AND IS A METHOD OF GROWING PLANTS
USING MINERAL NUTRIENT SOLUTION, IN WATER, WITHOU SOIL.
TERRESTRIAL PLANTS MAY BE GROWTH WITH THEIR ROOTS IN THE
MINERAL NUTRIENTS SOLUTION ONLY OR IN AN INERT MEDIUM, SUCH
AS PERLITE(a form of obsidian consisting of glassy globules, used as
insulation or in plant gowth media.) OR GRAVEL.
AEROPONICS
AEROPONICS IS A SYSTEM WHEREIN ROOTS ARE CONTINUOUSLY OR
DISCONTINUOUSLY KEPT IN AN ENVIRONMENT SATURATED ITH FINE
DROPS ( A MIST OR AEROSOL) OF NUTRIENT SOLUTION. THE METHOD
REQUIRES NO SUBSTRATE & ENTAILS GROWING PLANTS WITH THEIR
ROOTS SUSPENDED IN DEEP AIR OR GROWTH CHAMBER WITH THE
ROOT PERIODICALLY WETTED WITH FINE MIST OF ATOMIZED NUTRIENTS
. EXCELLENT AERATION IS THE MAIN ADVANTAGE OF AEROPONICS.
ADVANTAGES OF VERTICAL FARMING
20. PROPOSED BUS
DEPOT
PROPOSED
HELIPAD
BACKBAY
TRANSIT CAMP
PROPOSED
DHOBI
GHAT
AREA
EXISTING BUILDING
ADARSH
BUILDING
A
A'
B B'
C'
C
FIFTH YEAR 18.
F.S.I. CALCULATION :-
Total area of site : 1,24,425.15 Sq.mts.
F.S.I. allotted by Govt. for Slum Redevelopment Authority : 4
Total Built Up Area : 1,24,425.15 X 4 = 497700.6 Sq.mts
If the Project is taken by the Developer , then according to
S.R.A. scheme 51 % Built Up Area is given to S.R.A. & 41 % is
taken by Developer.
Built Up Area for S.R.A. = 2,53,827.31 Sq.mts
Built Up Area for Developer = 2,43,873.29 Sq.mts
Built Up Area for S.R.A. Building Floor Plate = 497.00 Sq.mts.
Built Up area of each flat = 31.58 Sq.mts.
DEVELOPER'S PLOT:-
Built Up Area for Developer = 2,43,873.29 Sq.mts
To Propose Urban Farming for Developer's Plot.
VERTICAL FARMING :-
Built Up Area for Developer = 2,43,873.29 Sq.mts
1. Ground Floor = 12,043.41 Sq.mts
2. First Floor = 16,808.10 Sq.mts
3. Second Floor = 16,808.10 Sq.mts
4. Typical Vertical
Farming Floor
(3rd to 13th Floor) = 7,644.19 Sq.mts
7,644.19 X 11 = 84,086.09 Sq.mts
5. Typical Wind
Farming Floor
(14th to 19th Floor) = 6,814.134 Sq.mts
6,814.134 X 6 = 40,884.80 Sq.mts
Total Built Up Area of Vertical Farming =170,630.5 Sq.mts
BACK BAY
BACK BAY
COLABA MANGROVES
SITE PLAN
CAPTAIN PRAKASH PETHE MARG
EAST ELEVATIONNORTH ELEVATION
50 M WIDE CRZ BUFFER
21. FIFTH YEAR 19.
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
A
A'
B B'
C'
C
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
MARKET ENTRANCE
BUS & TRUCK
PARKING
AREA
FARMING BUILDING VIEW
VISTOR'S
PARKING
AREA
REQUIREMENTS
VERTICAL FARMING
1. DRY STORAGE
2. COLD STORAGE
3. WATER DESALINATION & HUMIDITY CONTROL
4. WIND & SOLAR ENERGY POWER PLANT
5. SORTING FACILITY
6. RESEARCH LAB
7. INSPECTION LAB
8. TERRACE FARMING
9. FARMING LABS
10. WIND FARMING
11. SOLAR FARMING
12. VEGETABLE MARKET
COMMON FACILITIES
1. WORKER'S PARKING AREA
2. WORKER'S CAFETERIA
3. STAFF ROOM
4. ADMINISTRATION AREA
5. SERVER'S ROOM
22. SECOND FLOOR PLAN
THIRD TO THIRTEEN FLOOR PLAN
FOURTEENTH FLOOR PLAN
FIFTEENTH TO NINETEENTH FLOOR PLAN
FIFTH YEAR 20.
HELICAL WIND TURBINE
SOLAR PANEL
SOLAR ENERGY IS NOT ONLY SUSTAINABLE , IT IS
RENEWABLE & THAT WILL NEVER RUN OUT OF IT.
ONCE SOLAR PANELS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED &
ARE WORKING AT MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY THERE
IS ONLY SMALL AMOUNT OF MAINTENANCE
REQUIRE EACH YEAR TO ENSURE THEY ARE
WORKING IN ORDER. THEY ARE A SILENT
PRODUCER OF ENERGY . THERE IS ABSOLUTELY
NO NOISE MADE FROM PHOTOVOLTIC PANELS
AS THEY CONVERT SUNLIGHT INTO USABLE
ELECTRICITY . THERE ARE CONTINUAL
ADVANCEMENTS IN SOLAR PANEL
TECHNOLOGY WHICH ARE INCREASING THE
EFFICIENCY & LOWERING THE COST OF
PRODUCTION , THUS MAKING IT EVEN MORE
COST EFFECTIVE.
HELICAL WIND TURBINES ARE
DESIGNED ALONG A VERTICAL
AXIS.
TURBINES USED FOR RESIDENCES
AND URBAN SETTINGS BECAUSE THEY
CAN BE PLACED LOWER TO THE
GROUND AND ON ROOFTOPS.
HELICAL WIND TURBINES CAN BE
MOUNTED ON ROOFTOPS, IN YARDS,
AT AIRPORTS OR OTHER SETTINGS
DEPENDING UPON THE EXACT
DESIGN AND APPLICATION. THEY
CAN BE TOWER MOUNTED OR
MOUNTED CLOSE TO THE
BASE.ANOTHER ADVANTAGE OF THE
HELICAL WIND TURBINE IS BIRD
SAFETY.
23. SECTION AA'
FIFTH YEAR 21.
TERRACE TERRACETERRACE
POWER PLANTWATER DESALINATION AND PURIFYING PLANT
AND HUMIDITY CONTROL
LOBBYWORKER'S CAFETARIA
RESEARCH AREA
CONTROL ROOM FOR
POWER PLANT
CONTROL ROOM FOR
WATER DESALINATION
AND PURIFICATION
PLANT
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
TERRACE FARMING
GROUND LVL PLINTH LVL
+0.3 M
FIRST FLOOR LVL
+4.45 M
SECOND FLOOR LVL
+8.60 M
THIRD FLOOR LVL
+13.10 M
FOURTH FLOOR LVL
+17.60 M
FIFTH FLOOR LVL
+22.10 M
SIXTH FLOOR LVL
+26.60 M
SEVENTH FLOOR LVL
+31.10 M
EIGHTH FLOOR LVL
+35.60 M
NINTH FLOOR LVL
+40.10 M
TENTH FLOOR LVL
+44.60 M
ELEVENTH FLOOR LVL
+49.10 M
TWELVFTH FLOOR LVL
+53.60 M
THIRTEENTH FLOOR LVL
+58.10 M
FOURTEENTH FLOOR LVL
+62.60 M
FIFTEENTH FLOOR LVL
+67.10 M
SIXTEENTH FLOOR LVL
+71.60 M
SEVENTEENTH FLOOR LVL
+76.10 M
EIGHTEENTH FLOOR LVL
+80.60 M
NINETEENTH FLOOR LVL
+85.10 M
TERRACE LVL
+89.60 M
SORTING OUT AREA
COLD STORAGE
RECORDS
RECORDS
CONTROL
ROOM
MEN'S CHANGING
ROOM WITH LOCKERS
MEN'S CHANGING
ROOM WITH LOCKERS
FARMING EQUIPEMENT
STORAGE
DRY STORAGE LADIES
TOILET
GENTS
TOILET
LADIES
TOILET
GENTS
TOILET
LADIES
TOILET
GENTS
TOILET
LADIES
TOILET
GENTS
TOILET
LADIES
TOILET
GENTS
TOILET
LADIES
TOILET
GENTS
TOILET
LADIES
TOILETGENTS
TOILET
LADIES
TOILET
GENTS
TOILET
LADIES
TOILETGENTS
TOILET
LADIES
TOILET
GENTS
TOILET
LADIES
TOILETGENTS
TOILET
LADIES
TOILET
GENTS
TOILET
LADIES
TOILET
GENTS
TOILET
LADIES
TOILETGENTS
TOILET
LADIES
TOILET
GENTS
TOILET
LADIES
TOILETGENTS
TOILET
LADIES
TOILET
GENTS
TOILET
LADIES
TOILETGENTS
TOILET
LADIES
TOILET
GENTS
TOILET
LADIES
TOILET
GENTS
TOILET
CONTROL
ROOM
CONTROL
ROOM
CONTROL
ROOM
CONTROL
ROOM
CONTROL
ROOM
CONTROL
ROOM
CONTROL
ROOM
CONTROL
ROOM
CONTROL
ROOM
CONTROL
ROOM
CONTROL
ROOM
CONTROL
ROOM
CONTROL
ROOM
CONTROL
ROOM
CONTROL
ROOM
CONTROL
ROOM
CONTROL
ROOM
TERRACE TERRACE
TERRACE FARMING TERRACE FARMING
PLINTH LVL
+0.15 M
FIRST FLOOR LVL
+4.45 M
SECOND FLOOR LVL
+8.60 M
THIRD FLOOR LVL
+13.10 M
FOURTH FLOOR LVL
+17.60 M
FIFTH FLOOR LVL
+22.10 M
SIXTH FLOOR LVL
+26.60 M
SEVENTH FLOOR LVL
+31.10 M
EIGHTH FLOOR LVL
+35.60 M
NINTH FLOOR LVL
+40.10 M
TENTH FLOOR LVL
+44.60 M
ELEVENTH FLOOR LVL
+49.10 M
TWELVFTH FLOOR LVL
+53.60 M
THIRTEENTH FLOOR LVL
+58.10 M
FOURTEENTH FLOOR LVL
+62.60 M
FIFTEENTH FLOOR LVL
+67.10 M
SIXTEENTH FLOOR LVL
+71.60 M
SEVENTEENTH FLOOR LVL
+76.10 M
EIGHTEENTH FLOOR LVL
+80.60 M
NINETEENTH FLOOR LVL
+85.10 M
TERRACE LVL
+89.60 M
ENTRANCE TO VEGETABLE MARKET
LIFT
VEGETABLE MARKET VEGETABLE MARKET
WORKER'S PARKING AREA
WORKER'S PARKING AREA
LIFT P.H. TOILET
P.H. TOILET
COLD STORAGE
SORTING OUT AREA
LADIES
TOILET
GENTS
TOILET
LADIES
TOILET
GENTS
TOILET
WORKER'S CAFETARIA
RESEARCH LAB
FARMING SECTION FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
FARMING SECTION
WIND FARMING
WIND FARMING
WIND FARMING
WIND FARMING
WIND FARMING
WIND FARMING
WIND FARMING
WIND FARMING
WIND FARMING
WIND FARMING
WIND FARMING
WIND FARMING
TERRACETERRACE
GROUND LVL PLINTH LVL
+0.3 M
FIRST FLOOR LVL
+4.45 M
SECOND FLOOR LVL
+8.60 M
THIRD FLOOR LVL
+13.10 M
FOURTH FLOOR LVL
+17.60 M
FIFTH FLOOR LVL
+22.10 M
SIXTH FLOOR LVL
+26.60 M
SEVENTH FLOOR LVL
+31.10 M
EIGHTH FLOOR LVL
+35.60 M
NINTH FLOOR LVL
+40.10 M
TENTH FLOOR LVL
+44.60 M
ELEVENTH FLOOR LVL
+49.10 M
TWELVFTH FLOOR LVL
+53.60 M
THIRTEENTH FLOOR LVL
+58.10 M
FOURTEENTH FLOOR LVL
+62.60 M
FIFTEENTH FLOOR LVL
+67.10 M
SIXTEENTH FLOOR LVL
+71.60 M
SEVENTEENTH FLOOR LVL
+76.10 M
EIGHTEENTH FLOOR LVL
+80.60 M
NINETEENTH FLOOR LVL
+85.10 M
TERRACE LVL
+89.60 M
KITCHEN
+ 0.30 M LVL.
354 SQ.M
MEN'S CHANGING
ROOM WITH
LOCKERS
ENTRY
EXIT
RECORDS
RECORDS
HIS
HER
+ 0.15 M LVL.
228 SQ. M
CONTROL
ROOM
UP
UP
UP
CHECK
IN
CHECK
OUT
LOBBY
DRY STORAGE
+ 0.15 M LVL.
1400 SQ. M
DOCKING
STATION
+ 0.15 M LVL.
484 SQ.M
+
0.80M
LVL.
UP
COLD STORAGE
+ 0.15 M LVL.
1964 SQ. M
WOMEN'S CHANGING
ROOM WITH
LOCKERS
+ 0.15 M LVL.
148 SQ. M
WORKER'S CAFETERIA
+ 0.30 M LVL.
1154 SQ.M
WATER DESALINATION AND PURIFICATION PLANT WITH HUMIDITY CONTROL
+ 0.30 M LVL.
1674 SQ.M
MEN'S CHANGING
ROOM WITH
LOCKERS
+ 0.30 M LVL.
228 SQ. M
WOMEN'S CHANGING
ROOM WITH
LOCKERS
+ 0.30 M LVL.
148 SQ. M
LOBBY CHECK
IN
CHECK
OUT
ENTRY
EXIT
WIND AND SOLAR ENERGY POWER PLANT
+ 0.30 M LVL.
2267 SQ.M
LOBBY
WORKER PARKING
WORKER PARKING
PUBLIC PARKING
TRUCK AND BUS PARKING
AC PLANT ROOM FOR COLD STORAGE
ENTRANCE
LOBBY
LIFT
LIFT LIFT LIFT
LIFT
LIFT
LIFT
LIFT
LIFT
LIFT
LIFT
LIFT
LIFT
LIFT
LIFT
UP
UP
HIS
HER
A
A'
B B'
C'
C SECTION BB'
SECTION CC'
24. FIFTH YEAR 22.
CAPTAIN PRAKASH PETHE MARG
VIEW FROM ROAD
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
CARPET AREA : 26.27 SQ. M
S.R.A. RESIDENTIAL APARMENTS
1. RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS NOS. 17
2. BALWADI AREA
3. SHOPES NOS. 18
17 NO.SF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS WITH 25 FLOORS. EACH FLOOR CONSIST OF 12 NO.S OF 1BHK
FLATS. A BALWADI BUILDING ALSO INCORPORATED IN PREMISES WITH THE BOUNDARY WALL
WHICH SEPARATES THE BAWADI FROM VERTICAL FARMING BUILDING.
BALWADI ACTS AS A BABY DAY CARE CENTRE & STUDY CENTRE . IT CAN BE USE FOR MEETINGS,
MARRIAGES ECT.
LIVING ROOM
3.1M X 3.0 M
KITCHEN
1.6M X
2.0 M
1.0 M WIDE PASSAGE
BEDROOM
2.7M X
3.0 M
BALCONY
SERVICE SLAB
TOILET
1.2M
X 1.8M
LIVING ROOM
FLAT LAYOUT
KITCHEN
25. LIVING
ROOM
KITCHENBEDROOM
2.5 M WIDE PASSAGE
UP
2.5 M WIDE PASSAGE
TOILET
LIVING
ROOM
KITCHENBEDROOM TOILET
LIVING
ROOM
KITCHENBEDROOM TOILET
LIFT LIFTE.D. F.D.
UP
LIVING
ROOM
KITCHENBEDROOM TOILET
LIVING
ROOM
KITCHENBEDROOM TOILET
LIVING
ROOM
KITCHENBEDROOM TOILET
LIFT LIFTE.D. F.D.
LIVING
ROOM
KITCHENBEDROOM TOILET
LIVING
ROOM
KITCHENBEDROOM TOILET
LIVING
ROOM
KITCHENBEDROOM TOILET
2.5 M WIDE PASSAGE 2.5 M WIDE PASSAGE
LIVING
ROOM
KITCHENBEDROOM
SHOPS
2.5 M WIDE PASSAGE
SHOPS SHOPS SHOPS SHOPS SHOPS SHOPS SHOPS SHOPS SHOPS SHOPS SHOPS SHOPS SHOPS SHOPS SHOPS SHOPS SHOPS
UP
2.5 M WIDE PASSAGE
TOILET LIVING
ROOM
KITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING
ROOM
KITCHENBEDROOM TOILET
LIFT LIFTE.D. F.D.
B'
D D'
LIVING
ROOM
KITCHEN BEDROOM
TOILET TOILET TOILET TOILET TOILET
TOILET TOILET TOILET TOILET TOILET
2.5 M WIDE PASSAGE
UP
REFUGE AREA
3 M X 5 M
LIVING
ROOM
KITCHEN BEDROOMLIVING
ROOM
KITCHEN BEDROOM
LIVING
ROOM
KITCHEN BEDROOMLIVING
ROOM
KITCHEN BEDROOMLIVING
ROOM
KITCHEN BEDROOM
LIVING
ROOM
KITCHENBEDROOM
TOILET
TOILET
LIVING
ROOM
KITCHENBEDROOM LIVING
ROOM
KITCHENBEDROOM
LIVING
ROOM
KITCHENBEDROOM LIVING
ROOM
KITCHENBEDROOM LIVING
ROOM
KITCHENBEDROOM
2.5 M WIDE PASSAGE
LIFTE.D. F.D.LIFT
FIFTH YEAR 23.
LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET
PLINTH LVL
+0.6 M
FIRST FLOOR LVL
+3.60 M
LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET
SECOND FLOOR LVL
+6.60 M
LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET
THIRD FLOOR LVL
+9.60M
LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET
FOURTH FLOOR LVL
+12.60 M
LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET
FIFTH FLOOR LVL
+15.60 M
LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET
SIXTH FLOOR LVL
+18.60M
LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET
FIRST SERVICE FLOOR LVL
+21.60 M
LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET
SEVENTH FLOOR LVL
+23.10 M
LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET
LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET
LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET
LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET
LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET
LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET
LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET
LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET
LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET
LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET
LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET LIVING ROOMKITCHENBEDROOM TOILET
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TENTH FLOOR LVL
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26. COMPETITION 24.
ABOUT SITE : MALBAR HILL, MUMBAI
BARRIER-FREE DESIGN FOR PILGRIMAGE SITE
BANGANGA OR BANGANGA TANK IS AN ANCIENT
WATER TANK THAT FORMS PART OF THE
WALKESHWAR TEMPLE COMPLEX IN MALABAR HILL
AREA OF MUMBAI. IT IS REVERED BY
HINDUISM AS THE ORIGIN OF THE TANK LAY
SHROUDED IN HINDU MYTH. THE SITE HAS
INSPIRED MANY ARTISTS, FILM AND CANVAS FOR THE
MASTER PIECES OF CREATIONS.
'BANGANGA FESTIVAL' OF MUSIC ORGANIZED BY THE
MAHARASHTRA TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION (MTDC) HAD ALWAYS BEEN THE
ANNUAL ATTRACTION FOR MUMBAI
CITY.HENCE, IT IS CONSIDERED AS A SPIRITUAL
PILGRIMAGE SITE AS WELL AS A CULTURAL CENTER.
BANGANGA TANK IS ONE OF THE OLDEST SURVIVING
STRUCTURES OF ANTIQUITY IN MUMBAI,
THUS, PROTECTED BY THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT AS A
NATIONAL HERITAGE SITE.
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GROUP PROJECT : 4 PARTICIPANTS
THE TANK IS A RECTANGULAR POOL STRUCTURE
SURROUNDED BY STEPS ON ALL FOUR SIDES WITH
FIFTEEN TEMPLES AROUND THE HAS AT THE PERIPHERY. THE
WATER SPRINGS FEED THE TANK.
DESPITE ITS LOCATION ONLY FEW METERS AWAY FROM
THE SEA, WATER IS SWEET. THE TWO
PILLARS; DEEPASTAMBH; ARE STANDING ON THE SOUTH
EDGE OF THE LAKE. IT HAD BEEN LIT IN
ANCIENT TIMES. FAMOUS HINDU HOLY MEN, SRI RANJIT
MAHARAJ (1913-2000) AND HIS
GURU SRI SIDDARAMESHWAR MAHARAJ (1888-1936),
HAVE SAMADHI SHRINES IN THE
VICINITY.
IT IS SAID THAT LORD RAMA ON HIS
WAY TO LANKA, IN SEARCH OF SITA,
HALTED HERE TO SEEK THE BLESSINGS OF THE
SAGE GAUTAMA. TO QUENCH HIS THIRST, HE
SHOT A BAAN(ARROW) INTO THE NETHER
WORLD AND RELEASED THE BHAGAVATI
(THE UNDERGROUND GANGA).THE AREA
AROUND THE TANK GRADUALLY
DEVELOPED AS A TIRTHAKSHETRA (PLACE
OF PILGRIMAGE) AND SEVERAL TEMPLES
WERE SUBSEQUENTLY BUILT BY OTHER
WORSHIPPERS.
SHRAADDH IS A CEREMONY WHERE RITUALS
ARE PERFORMED FOR THE DEPARTED SOULS
OF DEAD ANCESTORS. IN MUMBAI THESE
RITUALS ARE PERFORMED AT THE
BANGANGA TANK. MEN WHO TAKE PART IN
THE SHRAADDH RITUALS SHAVE THEIR HEAD
AND TAKE A BATH BEFORE PERFORMING
CEREMONY.
SITE BRIEF :
SITE ANALYSIS :
SPIRITUAL CONTEXT :
27. COMPETITION 25.
1. THE MOST PROMINENT PROBLEMATIC
FEATURE OF THE SITE ARE STEPS WHICH
MAKES THE ACCESSIBILITY QUITE TEDIOUS
TO BEGIN WITH.
2.THE SITE BEING ENTIRELY MADE OF
STONES COMPLETELY, PROVIDES NO AID FOR
PEOPLE WITH COLOUR BLINDNESS.
3.APART FROM THE STEPS BEING THE
PHYSICAL BARRIER ,THE SITE ALSO LACKS ANY
PROVISION OF AUDIO AND PROPER LIGHTING
FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED OR BLIND PEOPLE.
4.THE SITE ALSO WITNESSES THE DEATH OF
PEOPLE BY DROWNING AT THE RATE OF 8
PERSONS PER YEAR AS PER THE STATISTICS.
5.THE ALGAE GROWTH ON THE STEPS ADDS
TO THE PROBLEM OF SKIDDING WHILE
WALKING THROUGH THE SITE.
6.THE LIFE OF THE SITE OR SAY THE REASON
FOR ITS EXISTENCE IS THE WATER BODY,
WHICH IS CURRENTLY IN A SHAMEFUL
CONDITION FOR NATIONAL HERITAGE SITE.
1. WALUKESHWAR TEMPLE
2. VITTHAL RUKMINI TEMPLE
3. KASHI MATH SANSTHAN
4. KAVLE MATH
5. MAHALAXMI SANTOSHI MATA TEMPLE
6. BALAJI TEMPLE
7. JAGANNATH MAHADEV TEMPLE
8. SIDDHESHWAR TEMPLE
9. PARASHURAM TEMPLE
10. JABRESHWAR MAHADEV TEMPLE
11. RAMESHWAR TEMPLE
12. OMKARESHWAR TEMPLE
13. LAXMI NARAYAN TEMPLE
14. GANAPATI TEMPLE
15. DEEPSTAMBHA
TEMPLES IN THE VICINITY : OUR CONCERNS :
PIE CHART SHOWING USES :
SHRAADDH PERFORMING
RESIDENTS
TOURISTS
SENIOR CITIZEN &
PREGNANT WOMEN
CHILDREN
SITE AND
ITS SURROUNDING
DESIGN APPROACH :
1. GROOVES :
TO DIRECT A VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSON, FROM THE
VEHICULAR DROP OFF POINT TO THE POINT
WHERE THE STEPS START, A MECHANISM OF `RADIATING
GROOVE ON THE STONE PAVING' HAS
BEEN ADOPTED.
THE GROOVE LINES MEET AT A POINT FROM WHERE A
BARRIER FREE ACCESS CAN BE PROVIDED TO
A VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSON. THE GROOVES IN THE
STONE WILL ACT AS A CHANNEL FOR THE
MOVEMENT OF A STICK. THE GROOVE LINES ON
THE STEPS WILL BE LIMITED TO A SPECIFIC AREA
SO AS TO MAKE THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSON
UNDERSTAND HIS RANGE OF MOVEMENT.WHILE
MOVING DOWN THE RADIATING GROOVE LINES ACT AS
DIRECTING FORCES, WHEREAS, WHILE
MOVING UP THEY INDICATE THE PRESENCE OF VEHICULAR
TRAFFIC AHEAD.
STEPS IN ELEVATION
DETAIL AT ''A''
GROOVE DETAIL
DETAIL IN PLAN
28. COMPETITION 26.
2. DEADLINE FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE :
AT A LEVEL NEAR THE WATER BODY, THERE IS A POINT
WHERE THE GROOVE LINES CHANGE FROM VERTICAL
TO HORIZONTAL. THAT WILL BE A CLEAR INDICATION OF
A DEADLINE FOR A VISUALLY CHALLENGED PERSON.
THE GROOVE LINES WILL BECOME HORIZONTAL AT THE
LEVEL SHOWN IN THE PLAN THAT IS THE AVERAGE
HIGHEST WATER LEVEL.
LEGENDS :
VERTICAL GROOVES (DIRECTING GROOVES)
HORIZONTAL GROOVES (DEADLINE GROOVES)
CURVED GROOVES (DIRECTING GROOVES)
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3. SKID PROOFING AND CLEANING WATER :
DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MOISTURE, THE AREA NEAR
THE WATER SOURCE IS FILLED WITH MOSS, THUS
MAKING THE PLACE SLIPPERY. TO MAKE THE PLACE
MOSS FREE AND SAFER THE FOLLOWING METHOD
HAS BEEN ADOPTED.
LIQUID OR POWDERED POND BACTERIA IS A POPULAR
WAY TO ESTABLISH A HEALTHY NATURALLY CLEAR
POND. BACILLUS BACTERIA IS FOUND IN ALL NATURAL
PONDS AND IS PART OF NATURES WAY OF KEEPING
A HEALTHY WATER CYCLE.BACILLUS BACTERIA IS A
NATURAL GARBAGE DISPOSAL FOR A POND.AS THE
COLONIES OF BACILLUS BACTERIA GROW THEY FEED
ON THE VERY SAME NUTRIENTS THAT ALGAE LIKE TO
FEED ON.
THE BACILLUS BACTERIA WILL BEGIN TO CONSUME
DECAYING PLANT MATTER AND FISH WASTE AND WILL
CONTINUE TO EAT AND MULTIPLY FOR 12-16 WEEKS. THE
REGULAR USE OF A POND BACTERIA WILL
ENSURE THAT CONTINUAL NEW COLONIES OF BACTERIA
WILL EMERGE AND SCRUB THE POND CLEAN OF
THE NUTRIENTS THAT ALGAE REQUIRE TO GROW.IF
ALGAE DOES NOT HAVE A FOOD SUPPLY THEN IT
CANNOT THRIVE.THE COLONIES TAKE 2-6 WEEKS TO
GROW AND MATURE.
THIS IS A LONG TERM SOLUTION THAT SHOULD BE
CONSIDERED AS ONE OF THE BEST POSSIBLE
PREVENTATIVE MEASURES TO KEEPING A CLEAN AND
HEALTHY POND.
STONE COVERED WITH ALGAE &
MOSS
FROM THE SITE ENTRANCE AT ''B'' N
29. COMPETITION 27.
4. SAVE LIFE :
IT IS OBSERVED THAT 8 PEOPLE PER YEAR DIE AT
BANGANGA BECAUSE OF DROWNING. THE MAIN
REASON FOR THIS BEING LACK OF BASIC HELP. AT
TIMES, A PERSON SEES A DROWNING PERSON
BUT CANNOT HELP HIM DUE TO LACK OF SWIMMING
SKILLS. THEREFORE, AN ARRANGEMENT NEED
TO BE MADE WHICH WOULD ENABLE PEOPLE TO HELP
A HELPLESS PERSON IN SUCH EMERGENCY
SITUATIONS.
THE TUBES WILL BE INSTALLED ALONG THE PERIPHERY,
ON THE WALLS AT REGULAR INTERVALS. ONE
END OF A ROPE WILL BE ATTACHED TO THE TUBE AND
THE OTHER END WILL BE ATTACHED TO THE
PERIPHERY WALL.THE ROPE WILL HELP IN DIRECTING
THE TUBE TO THE DROWNING PERSON. ALSO IT
IS EASY TO ROLL AND PLACE IT AGAIN IN POSITION.
SUCH UNITS WILL BE PLACED ALONG THE LONGER
SIDES AND IN AN ALTERNATE MANNER SO THAT
ONE TUBE COVERS MAXIMUM AREA.THE LENGTH OF
THE PIPE WILL SUCH THAT IT COVERS 2/3RD
OF THE WATER BODY.ALSO, IT WILL BE PLACED AT A
HEIGHT ACCESSIBLE TO ALL PEOPLE.A SYSTEM
WHICH IS UNIVERSALLY USED, HAS BEEN USED HERE
SO THAT IT IS UNDERSTANDABLE TO A LAY
MAN AND NO CONFUSION HAPPENS AT THE TIME OF
EMERGENCY.
AT THE TANK COMPLEX, TO FEEL THE WATER, ONE HAS TO CLIMB DOWN
THE STEPS. THROUGHOUT THE SITE, THE STEPS HAVE A GREATER RISER. IT IS NOT
POSSIBLE TO CONSTRUCT A STRAIGHT RAMP
ON THIS STEPS, AS IT WILL RESULT IN THE FORMATION OF A VERY STEEP SLOPE,
CAUSING GREAT DISCOMFORT.THUS, PROVIDING DIAGONAL RAMPS
CONTRADICTORY TO THE ONES WHICH ARE
PERPENDICULAR TO THE TREAD HELPS IN PROVIDING A SMALLER SLOPE GRADIENT.
INSTEAD OF PROVIDING A SINGLE DIAGONAL RAMP RUNNING THROUGH ALL THE
MID LANDINGS, THE RAMP IS CUT AT MID LANDING LEVEL. ALSO, IT IS PLACED
IN A 'Z' SHAPED PATTERN FOR EASY
MOVEMENT.THIS WILL ENABLE TO HAVE A SMOOTH HORIZONTAL(CROSS)
MOVEMENT ALONG WITH VERTICAL MOVEMENT.
CARE HAS BEEN TAKEN THAT THE ADDITION OF RAMPS TO THE STEPS WOULD NOT
CAUSE A DISTURBANCE TO THE REGULAR ACTIVITIES AND CIRCULATION
PATTERN.THE RAMPS ARE CREATED ON
THE STEPS WITHOUT CUTTING THEM OR CAUSING ANY DAMAGE TO THEM.
CONCRETE IS USED AS A BASE MATERIAL. IT IS CLADDED WITH BASALT STONE
WHICH IS THE MATERIAL AT THE SITE. THUS THE CHARACTER OF THE SITE IS
RETAINED.ALSO, THE RAMP IS GIVEN A STONE THRESHOLD ON THE
SIDE TO SAFEGUARD WHEELCHAIR USERS.THE THRESHOLD IS HIGHLIGHTED USING
ROAD STUDS, SO THAT IT IS CLEARLY VISIBLE TO THE PARTIALLY IMPAIRED.
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5. RAMP :
RAMP DETAILS
TUBE
LOCATION
RAMP
LOCATION
HORIZONTAL SECTION
TUBE DETAILS
30. COMPETITION 28.
5. RINGING RAIL :
TO GIVE A VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSON
INDICATION OF EXIT POINT WHEN HE IS STANDING
AT THE BASE OF THE TANK, SOUND IS USED AS AN
INDICATOR.
THE SOUND CREATED BY THE FIXTURE IN THE
RAILING WILL GIVE A CLEAR SIGNAL OF THE
ACCESS STAIRCASES TO A VISUALLY IMPAIRED
PERSON.
THIN ALUMINIUM PLATE DEVICE WILL BE PROVIDED
IN THE RAILING. WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL SLIDES HIS
HAND OVER THE RAILING THE ALUMINIUM
PLATES WILL BANG AGAINST EACH OTHER AND
CREATE A GENTLE SOUND. IT WILL NOT BE A LOUD
SOUND CAUSING IRRITATION, BUT A GENTLE ONE.
PLAN OF RINGING RAIL
PLAN OF RINGING RAIL
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VIEW OF RINGING RAIL
THE ACCESS TO THE SITE IS VIA A NUMBER OF STEPPED LANES. THEREFORE IT IS
IMPOSSIBLE FOR A VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSON TO ACCESS THE TANK COMPLEX. DUE
TO THE HIGH RISERS RAMPS CANNOT BE PROVIDED ON THE STEPPED LANES.
THEREFORE, A WALKING CHAIR HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO MAKE THE SITE ACCESSIBLE
FOR PARAPLEGIC, QUADRIPLEGIC, PREGNANT WOMEN, FOR SENIOR CITIZENS AND
PEOPLE WITH OTHER MOBILITY PROBLEMS. THE FOLLOWING DIAGRAM DEPICTS THE
CHAIRS FUNCTIONALITY.THE CHAIR IS A REMOTE CONTROLLED MACHINE. ON
PRESSING THE BUTTON ONCE THE CHAIR WILL COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CYCLE(IE.
MOVE TO THE NEXT STEP)THE MOUTH OF A PLUNGER IS ATTACHED TO THE
BASE OF EACH CHAIR LEG AND ALSO THE HINGED ARM. THE PLUNGER MOUTH WILL
PREVENT THE CHAIR FROM SLIPPING.ALSO, THE FIRM HOLD OF THE PLUNGER MOUTH
WILL WORK IN ALL SEASONS.THE CHAIR IS DESIGNED SUCH, SO AS TO GIVE A SENSE
OF SECURITY TO THE USER. THE CHAIR WILL HAVE A RACK ON ITS BACK TO HOLD A
FOLDED WHEELCHAIR. THIS WILL ENABLE THE PERSON TO CARRY HIS WHEEL CHAIR
FROM THE STARTING POINT TO THE TANK COMPLEX.THERE WILL BE A COUNTER AT 2
POINTS TO TAKE AND GIVE BACK THE CHAIR. THE USER HAS AN OPTION TO EITHER USE
THE WALKING CHAIR OR HIS WHEELCHAIR AT THE TANK COMPLEX.
6. WALKING CHAIR :
WALKING CHAIR DETAIL
31. COMPETITION 29.
8. MEDIAN MAKER OR ROAD STUDS :
MEDIAN MARKERS OR ROAD STUDS (USUALLY SEEN ON ROADS) ARE USED AS
HIGH-LIGHTERS TO INDICATE THE WATER LEVEL FOR THE PARTIALLY BLIND PEOPLE. THE
WATER WILL HIDE THE MEDIAN MARKERS AND THUS THE POINT TILL WHERE THE MEDIAN
MARKERS ARE SEEN WILL BE THE SAFE AREA BLUE AND YELLOW ARE COLOURS
RECOGNIZED BY MAXIMUM COLOR BLIND PEOPLE, HENCE ALTERNATE YELLOW AND
BLUE COLORED MEDIANS WILL BE PLACED ON EACH TREAD. THE ABSENCE OF COLOR
AFTER A LEVEL WILL MAKE A PARTIALLY BLIND PERSON UNDERSTAND THE WATER LEVEL.
THE MEDIANS HAVE EMBEDDED LED LIGHTS WHICH RUN ON SOLAR PANELS.
THE FOLLOWING METHOD HAS BEEN ADOPTED TO CLEAN WATER IN THE TANK.
CHANNEL ARE PROVIDED ON THE LONGER SIDES OF THE TANK AT EACH LANDING
LEVEL. THE CLEANING APPARATUS WILL BE FIXED WITH THIS CHANNEL AND WILL BE
REMOVED AFTER USAGE. THE PLASTIC FOLDABLE PIPE UNFOLDS AND ITS LENGTH
INCREASES AS WE MOVE FROM SHORTER TO LONGER SPAN. THUS, IT KEEPS ON
CARRYING FORWARD GARBAGE IN THE WATER BODY, WHICH CAN BE REMOVED AT
THE END. BRISTLES ARE ATTACHED TO THIS PIPE WHICH WILL HELP IN TRAPPING DEBRIS
OR WASTE MATERIAL. THIS PROCESS CAN BE CARRIED OUT MANUALLY BY 2
PEOPLE.THE APPARATUS IS REMOVED AFTER USAGE LEAVING NO STAINS BEHIND. THE
CLEANING APPARATUS CONSISTS OF A PLASTIC FOLDABLE PIPE WITH BRISTLES
ATTACHED TO ITS LOWER END. THE PIPE WILL HAVE SEALED ENDS WITH A ROLLER
ATTACHED TO ITS ENDS WHICH SLIDES THROUGH THE CHANNEL. THE WET WASTE IS
THEN THROWN IN THE NIRMALYA KALASH WHICH LATER GETS DECOMPOSED AND IS
USED AS MANURE FOR THE PLANTERS. THE PIPE HAS AN ADJUSTABLE END ROD. THIS
WILL HELP IN ADJUSTING THE PIPE ACCORDING TO THE LEVEL OF THE WATER. THE
CHANNEL IS FIXED INSIDE A SIPOREX ARRANGEMENT, WHICH FORMS AN ADDITIONAL
STEP. THIS IS DONE SO THAT THE ARRANGEMENT DOES NOT GET TOO MUCH
ATTENTION AND TAKE AWAY THE FOCUS FROM THE HERITAGE ELEMENTS OF THE SITE.
9. CLEANING WATER :
WATER CONTAINING DEBRIS
VIEW OF BANGANGA WITH CLEANING APPARATUS
VIEW OF BANGANGA WITH CLEANING APPARATUS
32. COMPETITION 30.
THE LAMP POST, DUSTBIN AND PLANTERS HAS BEEN DESIGNED AS A COMPACT UNIT.THE FLOORING AROUND
THE UNIT IS GIVEN A PECULIAR TEXTURE SO THAT IT IS EASILY IDENTIFIED TO A VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSON. IT IS
DESIGNED AS A FOUNDATION FREE STRUCTURE.THE PLANTER AND DUSTBIN UNIT ACTS AS AN ENLARGED
END AND THE LOAD OF SOIL EXERTS DOWNWARDS PRESSURE WHICH HELPS IN KEEPING THE UNIT STABLE.
ACCORDING TO THE NEED OF THE TIME THE UNITS CAN BE REARRANGED AND ALSO REMOVED.THUS, ITS FREE
STANDING NATURE WILL CAUSE NO DAMAGE TO THE HERITAGE SITE. THE OPENABLE DUSTBINS ON EITHER
SIDES WILL MAKE THE PROCESS OF EMPTYING THE DUSTBIN EASY.THE DUSTBIN SIGNAGES IS HIGHLIGHTED
USING YELLOW COLOUR.THE LIGHT POLL HAS A SOLAR PANEL FIXED ON THE TOP.THUS THE DESIGN BECOMES
A COST EFFICIENT ONE.
NIRMALYA KALASH(POT) IS TRADITIONALLY USED AT MANY
PLACES, TO COLLECT FLOWERS AND ALL OTHER THING
WHICH ARE USED IN RITUALS. TO MAKE OPTIMUM USAGE OF
THE SAME THE FOLLOWING METHOD IS USED. THE POT
CONSIST OF A COMPOST MANURE WHICH HELPS IN
THE DECOMPOSITION OF WASTE IT RECEIVES, AS A RESULT
PRODUCING MANURE WHICH WILL BE USED IN THE
PLANTERS.ALSO, THE WASTE COLLECTED FROM THE WATER
BODY AFTER CLEANING WILL BE ADDED TO THE POT. THE
ENTIRE OPERATION IS COST EFFECTIVE AND SELF
SUSTAINABLE ,AS THE WASTE WILL GENERATED IN THE SITE
AND USED AROUND THE SITE ITSELF. THUS THIS METHOD
PROVES TO BE EFFECTIVE IN UTILIZING THE WASTE WHICH
EARLIER WAS A MENACE. A COVER HAS
BEEN PROVIDED SO THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT ABLE TO VIEW ITS
INTERIORS. THIS A WAY TO TACKLE THE NARROW
MINDEDNESS OF PEOPLE
10. LAMP POSTS, DUSTBINS & PLANTERS : 11. NIRMALYA KALASH :