This document provides an analysis of Ponniamman Koil 2nd Street in Sholinganallur, Chennai. It notes the street's mixed-use typology with residential, commercial, and government buildings. A proposed design is for a 5300 sqm community activity center to address the lack of recreational spaces. Such a center could provide facilities for physical activity, passive recreation, active recreation, and improve streetscapes.

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NRC Complex
Amma Driving School
Sri Sabari Maligai
Stores
Sri Kumaran Hospital
Sub Treasury,
Sholinganallur
SK Tailor Shop
HMPA Church
1st cross St
Sri Sugam Hospital
Village High Rd
Busstop1,KumarnNagar
Busstop2,KumarnNagar
AdhithyaPublicSchool
TulipsPlayschool
JSGlobalSchool
KoyaInternationalSchool
PerfintHealthCarePvtLtd.
MetropolisHealthcareLtd.
LycheeHealthcareInstitute
HealthCentralMultispecialityClinic
LAKSHMIENTCLINIC
SRISUGAMHOSPITAL
SRIKUMARANHOSPITAL
Within400mtsdist-Transits
Within1kmdist-School
Within2kmdist-HealthCareCentres
Streetlocation:PonniammanKoil2nd
St,TNHB,
Sholinganallur,Chennai,
TamilNadu600119
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
HEALTHCARE BUILDINGS
GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS
LEGEND:
Typology-MixedUse
itblendsresidential,commercial,andentertainmentuses ,wherethe
functions are physically and functionally integrated, and provides
pedestrianconnections.
Landmark-SriPilayarTemple
along with Ponniamman koil pond, is 450m - 5mins walk from the
street.
Access-OldMahabalipuramRd
Itis45kmlongandwasearlierknownasRajivGandhiITExpressway
Locality-ZoneIVofSholinganallur
ZoneIVisprimarilyresidentialareawithfewcommercialspaces.Itis
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LAND USE:

2. PATH-PONNIAMMANKOIL2NDST
Densetrafficzone
duetohigh
commercialactivity
PONNIAMMAN KOIL 2ND ST
TNHB, SHOLINGANALLUR
STORYBOARD-PONNIAMMANKOIL2NDSTREET
WITHKEVINLYNCHELEMENTSANALYSED
Emergencymedical
service24/7–Sri
KumaranHospital
Residentialzone-single-
familyhousing,hostels
andapartments
Smallscaleretailers-
miscellaneousproducts
ofdailyuse
Smallscaleindustries–
manufacture&
runbyfamilies
DISTRICT-RESIDENTIALZONE
SITEFORPROPOSALDESIGN-
5300SQ.M
SPACETOBEPROPOSED-
COMMUNITYACTIVITY
CENTRE
Lackofstreetscaping-
sidewalks,landscape,
lighting&waste
management
Old,damageshouses
canberenovated
Emergencymedical
service24/7–SriSugam
Hospital
EDGES-ACCESSTO
THESTREET
RAJIVGANDHISALAI
NODE FOCUSOFTHE
NEIGHBORHOOD
LANDMARK-SRISUGAM
HOSPITAL
Streetlocation:PonniammanKoil2nd
St,TNHB,
Sholinganallur,Chennai,
TamilNadu600119
JUSTIFICATION:
The vast empty land area availabe aided in selection of the street. The land
doesnot have any form of contours. The neighborhood is also calm compared
tootherareas.ProposingPhsicalfitnesscemtreoracommunitycentreinthis
areawillbeabestoptionasthearealacksoneaswell.

3. WHATISCOMMUNITYACTIVITYCENTRE?
Community centres or community halls are public locations where members of a
communitytendtogatherforgroupactivities,socialsupport,publicinformation,and
otherpurposes.
The Recreation and Leisure Development - seeks to promote the well-rounded
development of all men and women by emphasizing educational, sports and social
wellbeingofthecommunity
TheCommunityActivityCenterishometoavarietyoffitnessclassesandperforming
artsprograms,locatedinOneplace.Itisacommunityspacefor-hostingmeetings,
classes,campandmuchmore
HEALTH&FITNESS-SPACE
FORPHYSICALACTIVITY
PASSIVERECREATION-
PUBLICSEATING
ACTIVERECREATION-OPEN
SPACEFORSPORTS&LEISURE
STREETSCAPE-CLEARSPACEFOR
PEDESTRIANACCESSANDFLOW
WHYACOMMUNITYACTIVITYCENTRE?
The neighbourhood has large percentage of residential zone. There many single-
family housing, multi-family residential, hostels, paying guest houses and
apartments. Also due to the rising institutional buildings and IT parks the youth
populationiscomparativelygreater
Aspaceforleisureandactivitylikesports&fitnesswouldhelpthetiredITworkers
andstudentstorechargeandrefreshduringweekends.Itwillalsoserveasmedium
for the youth to gather and participate in communityactivities like cleaning the
nearbylakes,plantingtrees,selfhelpgroupsandasvolunteerworkers
TEAM4 [TNHB,SHOLINGANALLUR]
-GOWRISHANKAR
-HARIKRISHNA
-SHARONSHERANIDANIEL
DESIGNPROPOSAL-COMMUNITYACTIVITYCENTRE
&REASONSFORITSNEED
RAJIVGANDHISALAI
PONNIAMMANKOIL2NDST
PONNIAMMANKOIL2NDST
STREETVIEW-ACCESS STREETVIEW-JUNCTION Thelightgreyspaceistheexistingpedestrianpathwhichis
not defined properly. Defining the psidewalk by adding
pavementcanbedone
The area lacks vegetation and public seating spaces
especially at the residential district. Providing benches with
shadingtreeswillbringtheneighborscloser
Wastedisposalthestreetisnotwellorganised.Garbageare
dumped in open spaces. solution for waste management is
tobeprovided