gandhi bazar

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A NEIGHBORHOOD STUDY


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METHODOLOGY

Site/Neighborhood Introduction

Location: Context at macro level

History and Evolution(macro level)

Site Delineation:

Edges

Landmarks

History and Evolution micro level)

Connectivity micro level)

Hierarchy of roads

Morphology:

Land use:

1995

Existing

2015 (Proposed)

Figure Ground

Open space network

Activity patterns

Vehicular and Pedestrian

Imageability

Edges, Nodes

Streetscapes

Building Form

Building use

Building height

Infrastructure

Physical- electrical, sewage ,water

Social infrastructure

Development control Statutory norms)

SWOT analysis

Gandhi bazaar

Human settlement planning

Semester 7 (batch of 16)


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Gandhi bazaar

SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD

:

North - Chamrajpet : High density residential area

S-west - Basavanagudi : temple area ,well planned ,

economically goodS-east - N.R colony : vegetable market.

South - Ashok Nagar : residential , schools.

S-west - Banshankari

West - Srinagar : bus depot Hanumanthnagar

Bangalore ,also called bengaluru is the capital of Karnataka. The city is also

known as the garden city which is situated in the

southeast part of the state.

It is the third most populated city in India and has a population of

8,425,970 and an area of 741 sqkm.

AREA :

Area of the site 43 acres

Distance between north and south : 1.0km

Distance between east and west : 0.5km

Population of study area : 2,000(approx)

INTRODUCTION

OBJECTIVE :Understanding of the precinct

In depth documentation of site in terms of land use ,

activity, typology etc

Develop base map, land use maps , building use maps, age

of structures, figure ground maps

Street sections and sketches at various junctions and levels

Prepare questionnaire and interview people

GOALS: to analyze and understand

Understanding beneficiary preferences

Identify core issues and problems in the precinct and

provide appropriate solutions and guidelines


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Bangalore was founded by Kempe Gowda I in the year 1537 AD.

The Bijapur Sultans who defeated the Gowdasgifted Bangalore to Shaji Bhosle a

Maratha who ruled from 1638 to 1687 AD and was defeated by the British.

The British in turn sold it to the Mysore Wodeyars (1690 1799 AD)

The Wodeyars gifted Bangalore to Hyder Ali as his personal Jagir.

The British defeated Tipu and shifted the capital to Bangalore from Mysore.

Post independence Bangalore continues to be the capital of Karnataka State anda major IT player globally.

The city transitioning from a small town to a metropolis, has

witnessed a developmentlist phase, giving Bangalore a new

international identity. The new economies contend not only

with fragments of the traditions and formative cultures of the

past, but with new definitions and styles of democracy that do

not comprise a consensus on the image of the city.

Basavangudi, one of the earliest planned neighborhoods of

Bangalore, was inserted into landscape following the outbreak

of the plague disease and as a response to the growing

demography. This new redrawn map of the city, though

promoted as a model hygienic suburb, paid scrupulous

attention to the social hierarchies within it and a distinct logic

of geometric physical space.

The area under study provides an opportunity to look at the

mosaic of distinct cultural and religious landscapes, varying

logic of geometric/physical space, complex economies and

political and legal aspects.

HISTORY AND EVOLUTION

9th-1500

1799-1947 1947-2014

1500-1799


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STUDY AREA

Site through time

Gandhi bazaar, a part of Basavangudi had a distinct logic

of geometric physical space with a gridiron pattern of

street network, central open spaces, conservancy lanes,diagonal bazaar street and marked social hierarchy.

Structuring elements

it is structured by a strict gridiron pattern of street

network with a diagonal

Bazaar street. The tree lined wide streets run in the

cardinal directions with defined boundaries with nearby

neighborhoods. The caste- based zoning lends the fabric

a distinct social hierarchy.

Footpath Road way Transway

Road way

Footpath


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Study area with surrounding

DELINEATION OF SITE BOUNDARY

CHAMARAJAPET

BASAVANAGUDI

HANUMANTHANAGAR

GANDHI BAZAAR

JAYANAGAR

VV PURAM

The extent of the study area is

1.0 km.-North-south.

0.5 km. East -west

The two circles -- the 2 main anchor points around which the

neighborhood study has been done

Ramakrishna circle

Tagore circle

This neighborhood has public spaces like

Ramakrishna ashram on the north western

side and bull temple on the southern side.

These spaces have been an integral part of

the old settlement

Ramakrishna ashram

Bull temple

North road metro station

Lal bagh

MN Krishnarao Park

Ashram circle


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DVG road

Surveyor street and govinappa road

In contrast to the other roads with their

bustling street character these roads are

compact and characterised by private

residences and apartments.

Age and condition of buildings vary greatly,

ranging from old bunglows to upcoming

apartments.

Compactness of the street imparts an intimate

and private quality to the street.Mature trees with large canopies and

streetlights and electric poles form part of the

streetscapes.

Acomodates only private vehicles and no

public vehicular movement observed.

DVG roadRelatively smaller in comparison to the Gandhi bazaar

main road

and supports lesser volume of traffic in comparison.

It is characterised by mixed use, with a larger proportion of

commercial activities, and some amount of residential activity

confined to upper levels.

Similar to the main road , the stores spread over to the side walks,.

There is a lack of trees within the streetscape.

The streetscape is dominated by streetlights and electric poles.

Shankar mutt road

Charcterised by mixed use. With commercial activity at ground level ( small shops or clinics)and private residences at upper storeys.

The street has a private character relative to the Gandhi bazaar main road and DVG road.

Characterised by heavy vehicular movement during peak hoursThis adds a little public

character to the street .

A few trees , streetlights and electric poles form part of the streetscapes

School and clinic adds a little public character.

Two wheeler parking along shankar mutt road


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Gandhi bazaar street facade

North road street facade

From an urban design perspective, the gandhi

bazaar precinct offers a wide variety ofstreetscapes.

The Gandhi bazaar main road, runs diagonally ,

bisecting the precinct into two halves.

It supports larger volume of vehicular movement

relative to the other streets and hence acts as main

spine to the precinct.

It is a bustling street characterised by commercial

spaces along the street.

Vitality of street maintained by public activity at all

times of the day.

The sidewalks allow stores to set up outside causing

an intermix of commercial space onto the public

realm and adding to the character of the street.

Non uniform architectural style and stores.

Lack of seating spaces along the sidewalks

Marked by large trees.

Tree canopies cover a majority of the road and

sidewalks providing shade and filtering light.

North roadIt marks the northern edge of theprecinct.

Characterised by two way vehicular movement.

little public seating, Planters and lighting features

along the sidewalk near ashram circle

Form a part of the streetscape.

Charcterised by Large bunglows and some private

residences- No interaction with the public realm.

Little commercial activity near ashram circle along

north road due to restaurants and eateries

owing to some amount of pedestrian activity.

Active pedestrian pause points-

Eateries


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North road

Chamrajpet,majestic

Bulltempleroad

DVGr

oad

ROAD NETWORK

Bangalores road network consists of ring roads, sub

arterial roads and residential streets. The city road

network is mainly radial, converging in the centre. The

main road of Bangalore coming into the city include

Bellary road in the north, tumkur road and Mysoreroad is the west, Kanakpura road, Bannerghatta road

and hosur road in the south and airport road and old

madras road in the east.

ROAD DISTANCE

MAJESTIC B.S 5.9KMSATELLITE B.S. 3.1KM

SHANTHINAGAR B.S 5.7KM

CENTRAL RAILWAY ST. 5.7KM

YESHWANTHPUR R.S 3.1 KM

KR PURAM R.S 16.2 KM

AIRPORT 39KM

ITPL 23.5KM

MG ROAD 8.7 KM

MYSORE ROAD 2.3 KM

METRO NETWORK

Nearest metro station for

study area will be lalbagh

metro station

(0.7km)which falls in

north-south corridor of

metro network

NETWORK (MACRO LEVEL)


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North road

Chamrajpet,majestic

Bulltempleroad

DVGro

ad

LEGENDARTIRIAL ROAD

SUB ARTIRIAL ROAD

FEEDER ROAD

CONSERVANCY LANE

North road 16m

Bulltempleroad16m D

VGroad10m

Hp samja road8M

Towardschamarajapet

Towards Lalbagh

Visual showing perspective of road which

fall under the study area

All feeder roads cut

across in a grid pattern,

leading to collector

road.

Narrow roads leads to

congestion, with on-

street parking.

Poor maintained

pathways.

Set backs have not

been followed

Towards hanumanthanagar

GANDHI BAZAAR

NORTH ROAD

DVG ROAD

HIERARCHY OF ROADS

Site connectivity from macro to micro

Key plan


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TYPE VISUALS CHARACTERISTICS SECTIONS ISSUES

Major arterial

roads:

-Vanivillas road

-Bull temple road

-16m WIDE

-This is the major bus route to the

neighbourhood

-Two way traffic

-Commercial activities along the

stretch and residential at the rear.

-2 wheeler and 4 wheeler parking on

both the sides

-Slow moving traffic at peek hours

-Walkway along the road has many

obstructions and the street furniture

are worn out.

Sub arterial roads:

-Gandhi bazaar

road

-Dv gundappa road

-10 TO 14 m WIDE

- 2 way traffic.

-Intersection of these roads form

a major node

-Mixed use development

prominent along the Gandhi

bazaar road.

-Heavy traffic all through the day

-The walkways along the road are too

narrow.

-At some points the walkways are

occupied by hawkers.

-4 wheeler parking on one side and 2

wheeler parking on the other.

-Heavy traffic .

Collector roads: -10 m WIDE

-Connects the Gandhi bazaar road

to vanivillas road.

-2 way traffic

-It connects to the govt. High

school

-Low vehicular flow

- Walkways provided along the road

has many obstructions forcing thepedestrians to walk on the road

-The road sides are used for parking

-School zone

Feeder roads:

-Govindappa road

-Hp samaia road

Conservancy roads

-8 m WIDE

-These connect the collector road

to the residential layout

-Good pedestrian movement

- 4 m WIDE-Low vehicular flow.

-Runs within the residential area

- Very low vehicular and

pedestrian movement

-No walkways provided along theroad.

-Road sides used for parking by the

residents.

-

-No walkways along the road.

-Roadsides used for parking by the

residents.

-Garbage disposed along the sides

-Very low pedestrian movement

,making the road unsafe.

(No natural surveillance)

CONSERVANCY

ROAD

FEEDER ROADS

STREET CHARACTERS


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NETWORK (MICRO LEVEL)

Traffic intensity

ActivenodesandstretchesBusroutes

Intensity I

Intensity II

Intensity III

Intensity IV

Intensity V

Active nodes

Active stretches

Active zone during festivities

Bus stops

Bus rotes

2oom walkability distance

The entire study area is well accessed with public

transport system as bus.

With a proximity distance of 200m radius from all

bus stops around which are easily accessible

This shows the various intensities traffic

congestion lanes during the peak hours of the

day.

High intensity traffic can be seen on Gandhi

bazaar road, bull temple road and north road.

Some roads get affected only during the

festivities.


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LAND USE

residential

40%

commerci

al

25%

public

15%

road

15%

open

5%

EXISTING LANDUSE

CONCLUSION

With the development of area, this has strong land use

change

That developed from 1995 to existing cdp, few

commercial establishments have

Developed into residential and vice versa. Most of the

open spaces have been converted

Into public institutions.

Land use analysis represents planned zones of residential, commercial and

institution uses with little room for appropriations by inhabitants.

In spite of geometric regularity and rigid zoning condition, appropriation of a very

local scale could be observed near temples and market place.

The geometry seems to be subdued by mental appropriations built around themajor nodes and landmarks.

The individual residential villa are getting converted to apartments and the

philanthropic institutions to community halls thus lending itself to the cultural

landscape of the precincts.

The educational institutional institutions with its less its less porous nature tend to

disintegrate the urban fabric.


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residential

36%

commerci

al

31%

public

5%road

25%

open

3%

residential

40%

commerci

al

25%

public

15%

road

15%

open

5%

residential

65%

commercia

l

5%

public

10%road

15%

open

5%

CDP 1995 EXISTING LANDUSE CDP 2015

-Gandhi bazaar was developed as a diagonal

bazaar, hence was dominated by commercial

activities

-Situated in the heart of the city, hence housed

traditional residential buildings

-Wider road networks, hence more open spaces

-Increase in residential seen, along with mixed

use development

-Increase in public spaces

Commercial activities shifted to periphery

-Projected to become completely residential

apart from the diagonal stretch

COMPARISION OF CDPs


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Permissible Land Use in Residential main

Transportation Zone (T1)

Bus bays, Auto stand ,Bus shelters, Information kiosk

Metro stations, parking areas

Multi level car parking

Filing Station, Service stations

C1 (Commercial uses)

Petty shops, stationery and milkbooth, vulcanizing shops

tutorial centers not exceeding 50 sqm ,

Hair dressing and beauty parlours

Offices / clinics not exceeding 50sq m

Tailoring , dry cleaners, Bakery and sweetmeat shops

Pathological labs, Recreational Clubs

C2

Eateries such as darshinies tea stalls and takeaways

Gyms, orphanages, old age home clinics

Retail shops and hardware shops

Banks ATMs Insurance and consulting and business offices

Photo studio

Job typing/computer training institutes, cyber caf

Small repair centres electronic mechanical, automobile, etc

Nursing homes/polyclinics/labs subject to min 300 sq m

Plot size and NOC from PVB and with adequate parking

Fuel stations and pumps, LPG storageKalyana mantapa

All the uses of C1 are permitted

I-1 House hold industries

Tiny and House hold industries

I-2 Service industries

R &D labs, Test centres,IT,BT, BPO act ivities

All uses included in the I-1 category

U1 Urban amenities

Sub office of utilities up to 50 sq m

Police stations, Post offices

Primary schools subject to space standards, Nursery Creches

Parks play grounds and maidans

Telecommunication/microwave under special caseSpastic Rhabilitation centres Orphanages, dispensaries

Public distribution system Shops

Fire stations, Bill collection centres

Traffic and transport related facilities

Places of worship, Dharmashala hostels, Dhobi ghat

Broadcasting and tranmission stations, Public library

U2 Urban amenities

All uses of U1 are permissible

Burial grounds, crematorium under special circumstances

Nursery school subject to a plot size of min 300 sq m

PERMISSIBLE LAND USE


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FINE GRAIN DUE TO SMALLER PLOTS AND NARROW

ROADS.

VIOLATION OF BYE LAWS .

THE PRIME LOCATION OF THE LAND HAS LED TO

MIXED USED DEVELOPMENT TRANSFORMING THE

URBAN GRAIN FROM COARSE TO FINE.

THOUGH THE PERCENTAGE OF OPEN SPACE IS

MORE THE COMPACTNESS OF THE BUILT UP AREA

MAKES THIS MORE DENSE.

THE WELL PLANNED LAYOUT CAN BE SEEN.

LARGE PLOT SIZES SUCH AS 60X40

AMALGAMATION OF PLOTS CAN BE SEEN IN THIS

ZONE.

SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF SUN AND SHADE IS

ACHIEVED.

THE VOID ARE THE ROADS AND PUBLIC

INSTITTIONAL GROUND.

THE LAND USE MAP SHOWS THAT THE MAJOR

PORTION IN THIS ZONE IS RESIDENTIAL AREA

AND IT ALSO SHOWS THE GREEN SPACES

WHICH ARE NOTHING BUT THE VOIDS IN FIGUREGROUND.

NARROW ROADS,

VIOLATION OF

BUILDING BYE

LAWS CAN BE

SEEN. AS THERE IS

NO SET BACK .

RESIDENCES HERE

SHARE A COMMON

WALL. DUE TO THE

SMALLER PLOT SIZE

WHICH ADDS FURTHER

TO THE FINE GRAIN OF

THE AREA.

FIGURE GROUND HERE CLEARLY

SHOWS TWO DISTINCT

TYPOLOGIES OF URBAN VOID.

STREETS AS LINEAR GRIDS AND

LARGE OPEN SPACE AS THE

TEMPLE PREMISES, PLAY

GROUNDS AND PARKS.

LANDUSE MAP

THE BUIDLINGS ARE DENSELY

DEVELOPED OVER THE YEARS

DUE TO THE PROXIMITY TO

THE MAIN ROAD AND

INCREASE IN LAND VALUE.

65%

35%

built unbulit

FIGURE GROUND

THIS SECTION SHOWS THE WIDE ROAD ANDPEDESTRIAN PATHWAY

WIDE ROADS ADDS TO THE PERCENT OF

VOIDS AND A SMALL GROUND TOO ADDS

TO IT.


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Most accessed

Conditional access

least accessed

Urban solids. The figure ground diagram represent

only two urban solid typologies such as the larger

footprints of institutions and the fine grain of the

residential fabric.

Certain areas are seen as more accessible, while in

certain others, there are very accessible solids. The

diagonal spine seems to be more public then other

areas.

Urban voids. The figure ground diagram

clearly represents distinct typologies of urban

voids. The y include the streets as al linear

grid system and the large patches of

institutional area and open pockets.

Voids include linear grid of street network, the

large patches of institutional area and thenunclassified voids and conservancy lanes.

FIGURE GROUND


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BYE LAWS

Site

Dimension Set Backs Area FAR

Ht. of

Building Car Park

20X 30 1m front

1m

Back 1m right side

Left side

abut 600 sft 1.75 11.5 m 1 car park

30 X 40

1.5m

front

1m

Back 1mright side 1m Left side1200

sft 1.75 11.5 m 1 car park

40X 60

2.2 m

front

1m

Back 1m right side 1m Left side

2400

sft 1.75 11.5 m 2 car park

REPRESENTATION FOR THE VIOLATED EXTENT

APPLICABLE REGULATIONS

SETBACK TO BE 5M FOR BUILDING ABOVE 11.5M

FAR VIOLATIONS EXIST FOR BUILDINGS ABOVE 3

FLOORS

NO LAND USE VIOLATIONS SEEN THE STUDY AREA


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BUILDING USE AT GROUND FLOOR LEVEL

The study area is basically a

residential layout. There is mixed use

development like- residence+ retail

shops, residence+small scale

industries

The area connects surrounding area

to the city centre .That being the

reason for the development of DVG

road and Gandhi bazaar and

conversion of building activity from

residential to commercial

The buildings have seen the

morphological change from

residential use to converted

commercial activity in the ground

floor. Above floors occupiesresidences.

INFERENCE:

1.THERE IS A GROWING DEMAND FOR THE

COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY ON THE GANDHI

BAZAAR ROAD AND DVG ROAD.2.THE SOCIO ECONOMIC SURVEY ALSO

CONVEY THAT THE LOCALITES PREFER

SHOPPING LOCALLY.

COMMERCIAL SHOP

SMALL SCALE

INDUSTRIES

RESIDENCIAL

EDUCATIONAL

TEMPLE

ENTERTAINMENT

Residential

Commercial


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Institutional-school

Public- religious building

Parks and open spaces


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BUILDING TYPOLOGIES

Observation:

Commercial buildings located along street edges

Residential in the interiors

Public buildings provide gathering space and open

space to the site

Spacious villas have been converted into apartments

Inference

Main Roads attract commercial activity due to

pedestrian movement and interaction

10%

25%

10%30%

10%

8%

3% 3% 1%

Commercial shop

Commercial shop- IT

Residence- apartments

Residence- bungalow


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BUILDING HEIGHTS


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BUILDING HEIGHTS

INFERENCE:

1. MORE THAN 50% OF THE AREA IS

DOMINANTLY G+1 STRUCTURES.

2. G+3 & 4 WERE CONSTRUCTED AFTER

2000 AD

3. INCREASING LAND VALUE HAS GIVEN

RISE TO ADDITIONAL

FLOORS.

The urban fabric

represents a medium

density low risedevelopment with trends

of increasing building

heights and hence built

density

The study area is moderately

dense zone


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The colors of Gandhi

bazaar

ACTIVITIES ON GANDHI BAZAAR ROAD

Gandhi Bazaar has lively shopping interactions and is a place to be a

part of. On any given day of the year, the Bazaar opens at six in the

morning and closes at nine in the evening.

The paths that take one towards the bazaar are territorialized by theinformal sector, the paths within the market itself are patterns of human

interaction

The vendor displays are simple creations that are changing and

transforming themselves to attract and to sell better.


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The user groups in a street bazaar may consist of the 'shoppers' who come for a specific purpose; the

'strollers' who come to be in the lively space; the 'shop-owners', who depend on the activity for their

economic sustenance and the 'hawkers' who are the informal counterparts.

Looking through the labyrinth of Flower-

sellers in the Gandhi Bazaar.

Gandhi Bazaar and its pattern of boundaries decided

by pedestrians and street vendors. When this

territory is threatened by cars and two-wheelers, it is

informally defended

A Granthige store (selling puja items) in

Gandhi bazaar extends into the sidewalk,expanding its display and building a

relationship with the pedestrian.

Livelihoods of street vendors depend on their

ability to adapt to the place, the season and thebuying capacity of the customer.

It is a bazaar for flowers and a bazaar for puja items. These are two

important elements of a Temple bazaar anywhere in India. The

Gandhi Bazaar is perhaps different from the Temple bazaar in other

parts of the where the bazaars are streets that lead right up to the

temple or the However, from what it sells and from its geography, one

could assume that it is a Temple Bazaar that is gradually being

penetrated with modern-day consumerism


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INFERENCE: DUE TO MORE PUBLIC GATHERING DURING FESTIVALS LEADS TO TRAFFIC CONGESTION, INSUFFICIENT

PARKING PLACE AND HAWKERS OCCUPYING THE STREET.

Yearly activities

Daily activities

Sunday Market

Thursdays religious activities

takes precedence in Gandhi

bazaar

( because of the matt)

Saturdays, increase in

shopping activity

( by virtue of a weekend)

Kadlekai Parishay Gandhi Bazaar known for

poojaitems, hence during

religious festivals, main roads

are lit with festive lights, and

the streets reflect the festive

spirit

Office related activitiestakesprecedence over shopping

Shopping restricted to daily

needs

Traffic a major problem duringpeak hours, hence Gandhi

Bazaar road clogged

Weekly activities



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.

Pedestrians in a particular zone has

increased to a great extent and when the

footpath, if it exists is either too narrow or has

been occupied for another use.

Once the street vendors create an informal

street bazaar, pedestrians gradually start to

use the adjoining road to walk and the

footpath to shop. This leads to traffic

congestion. More often than not, this

arrangement continues and both vendors and

buyers adjust to the new routine. In this

process, there are several stages spread over

a period of time that have resulted in a chaotic

bazaar street.

OBSERVATIONS


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ACTIVITY MAPPING

Male

Female


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ACTIVITY MAPPING

Passer-by

Local

Tourists


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ACTIVITY MAPPING

0-18

above 50

18-50


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MAJOR TRAFFIC

MOVEMENT

LEAST TRAFFIC

MOVEMENT

MODERATE

TRAFFIC

MOVEMENT

MAJOR CLOGGING

ZONES

TRAFFIC SIGNALS

TRAFFIC GENERATORS

Parking along the major roads

at present is creating traffic

congestion during peak hours.Due to less parking, public is

forced to park along the feeder

road causing disturbance to the

residence.

ramakrishna Ashram

Parking on shankar matt road

shankar matt signal

Gandhi bazaar circle

Shankara matt


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MAJOR PEDESTRIAN

MOVEMENT

RELIGIOUS ACTIVITY

PEDESTRIAN

GENERATORS

RECREATION AND

EATERIES ACTIVITY

GENERATORS

STREET HAWKERS

WHICH

GENERATE

PEDESTRIAN

MOVEMENT

MAJOR PEDESTRIAN

THREATS

MAJOR PEDESTRIAN

MOVEMENT

INTITUTIONAL ACTIVITYWHICH GENERATES

PEDESTRIANS

PEDESTRIAN GENERATORS

Some of the prominent roads public take to

walk is that of Gandhi bazaar main road and

DVG Road for commercial activity, andvegetable market.

And other linear roads to access public

spaces and residential properties. Some of

the major pedestrian generators are-

Ramakrishna ashram, circle, vegetable

market, eateries like vidhyarthi bhavan


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IMAGEABILITY OF LOCAL RESIDENTS

CITY LEVEL JUNCTIONS

REGIONAL NODES

LOCAL NODES

INACTIVE NODE

NEGATIVE EDGES INDUCING

FEAR

MAJOR BOULEVARDS AND

ACTIVE STREETS

REGIONAL MARKERS

CITY LEVEL LANDMARKS

BUS STOPS

AUTO RICKSHAW

STANDS

INFERENCE:

The majority of neighborhood

area is legible as there are clear

continuous connected roads.

The similarity in texture and

grain in majority of

neighborhood area makes the

Area more legible.

REGIONAL MARKERS


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IMAGEABILITY OF PASSERBY


REGIONAL NODES

LOCAL NODES

INACTIVE NODE

NEGATIVE EDGES INDUCING

FEAR

MAJOR BOULEVARDS AND

ACTIVE STREETS

REGIONAL MARKERS


BUS STOPS

AUTO RICKSHAW

STANDS

Passerby uses minor landmarks to orient

himself in the area

Major paths and nodes to direct himself to

the area.

Inference:1.The passerby can navigate

himself through the study area

comfortably due to various minor

landmarks in the area.

2. The well connected road within the area

and to the neighboring areas makes

passerby comfortable to move.


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IMAGEABILITY OF TOURISTS


REGIONAL NODES

LOCAL NODES

INACTIVE NODE

NEGATIVE EDGES INDUCING FEAR

MAJOR BOULEVARDS AND ACTIVE

STREETS

REGIONAL MARKERS


BUS STOPS

AUTO RICKSHAW STANDS

Tourist is able to find way due to

clear nodes near Ramakrishna

ashram and Gandhi bazaar circle.

Tourist identify the eateries such as

vidyarthi bhavan as nodes


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SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Cultural spaces

Petrol bunks

Bus stops

Nursing home/ clinics

College/school

banks

Police station

Post office

Radius 1.5 km

Study area

PARAMETERS STRENGTH WEAKNESS OPPORTUNITY THREAT


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1. LOCATION Site is located in a predominantly

residential neighborhood well

connected to the main CBD.

One of the oldest and earliest

neighborhood in the city.

2. ROAD NETWORKS The site area is abutting four major

roads connecting to the city:

Bull Temple Road

Gandhi Bazaar Main Road ,D V G Road

North Road.

Many wide roads interlink the area.

Conservancy lanes create negative

spaces and are inaccessible.

Major junctions like Ramakrishna

ashram circle and Gandhi bazaar

circle create confusion.

Conservancy lanes need to be

active and must be integrated into

the network of roads.

The conservancy lanes pose a threat

for the safety of the residents if not

integrated efficiently. They could turn

into an anti-social space.

3. TRANSIT FACILITIES Public transit facilities and Para transit

modes are easily available. Nearest

bus stops are on all major roads.

Nearest metro is proposed on the

fringe of basavangudi connecting KR

Market and Jayanagar.

Bus stops are not maintained. The

transit stop at north road and

Ramakrishna ashram do not have a

proper bust shelter and signage are

not there to help guide people.

Opportunity to encourage people

to use these common public

transport facilities and reduce

traffic.

Bus shelters and other public transit

facilities need to be more legible and

visible to the public in order to use

them.

4. SOCIAL

INFRASTRUCTURE

Several significant institutions are

located in the vicinity. (Ramakrishna

Ashram and govt. girls school).

Lack of accessible public spaces and

amenities such as drinking water,

public toilets, street furniture,waste bins etc.

Lack of recreation and

entertainments facilities.

Opportunity to provide recreational

and entertainment facilities.

5. VEHICULAR TRAFFIC Two way roads.

Flyover on north road considerably

regulates traffic.

Public transit facilities on these roads

considerably reduces overall

congestion.

Dense vehicular movement

throughout the day as there are

four important roads abutting the

site which have dense commercial

activity.

Traffic at junctions is maximum and

leads to lot of confusion.

Vehicular traffic needs to be

managed efficiently during festive

seasons like ganesh puja and kadlekai

parishe when the character of the

streets completely change and light

up.

6. EDGES AND NODES The school edge creates a notional

boundary bifurcating the area into

two.

The govt girls high school creates a

bad, negative edge to the

neighborhood and draws a lot of

anti-social activity.

The edges need to be more porous

and interactive in order to be less

anti-social.

They should be integrated into the

network of

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7. PEDESTRIAN

MOVEMENT

Wide sidewalks have been provided on the

main roads. Sidewalks on north road have

rest stops and benches for pedestrians to sit

and relax.

Side-walks are not barrier-free.

They are encroached by hawkers

and street vendors with very little

space left for pedestrians to walk

freely.

Opportunity to pedestrianize the

Gandhi bazaar main road which is

mainly a hub for street market and

street vendors.

Create spaces for hawkers and

pedestrians to interact and at the

same time allow for free

movement of the people.

8. PARKING Inadequate parking. Predominantly

parallel and 45deg. Parking. Takes

up a lot of space on the main roads

and increases traffic congestion.

To create sufficient parking spaces.

Encourage people to adopt public

means of transport.

Vehicular parking can turn out to

be a serious issue if not addressed

immediately and can lead to more

congestion

9.CULTURAL AND

RELIGIOUS HUB

The neighborhood marks the religious and

traditional landscape of the city. Residents

associate with and take pride in these

religious landmarks which define the

precinct.

Several old temples and religious institutions

are present in the precinct.

The predominantly conservative

attitude of the residents may

create boundaries.

Opportunity to create interactive

spaces for the conservative

residents and open minded,

modern outlook individuals to

encourage the growth and uphold

the significance of culture that is so

dear to the people of the precinct.

The rich cultural and religious

background of the area can be

reflected by developing the

significant religious institutions of

the precinct.

Influence of western culture may

threaten the diminishing

significance of culture and tradition

as the neighborhood strives to

adapt to the modern ways of living.

10. URBAN SPACES

11. HISTORICITY Basavanagudi is the earliest and oldest

planned neighborhood in the city.Many religious landmarks are present here.

Several structures of monumental value are

present here.

Access to these religious

institutions are not good.

Opportunity to encourage tourism

by making these institutionsaccessible and visible.

Increasing modernization and need

for newer buildings and growingpopulation put these buildings in a

threat for demolition.

12. BUILT VS OPEN The presence of many parks and community

spaces (especially around religious

institutions) have led to a positive interface

of built with open.

Lack of connectivity between open

and built environment.

Integrate these open spaces and

improve accessibility and visibility

of open spaces.

Many vast spaces remain

underutilized due to limited

accessibility and poor visibility.

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13. LAND USE The land use along main roads are mostly

commercial catering to the residents. and the

inner core of the neighborhood is predominantly

residential.

There are several religious institutions as well.

14. AGE OF STRUCTURES Several old buildings can be seen in the vicinity.

Several are independent bungalows with large

backyards and verandahs; and several old

temples which form important landmarks of the

neighborhood as well as the city.

These buildings are a major factor in creating the

image of the neighborhood.

Several of these bungalows are built on

large pieces of land and are being torn

down owing to the vulnerability of the

structure, growing land value and

demand, increasing population etc.

They are being replaced by newer

buildings with modern technology.

These buildings form an intrinsic part of

our heritage and have a great

opportunity to be preserved and

restored.

If not restored, these buildings face a

major threat of demolition.

15. OPEN SPACES Several open spaces are available in the form of

community parks enhancing the quality of living

in the neighborhood.

They are well connected and easily accessible.

There are no open spaces on the main

roads.

Several open spaces and green pockets

are alive due to institutions. They can be

made more visible and porous .

The open spaces face a threat due to

increasing demand for land to build.

16. VEGETATION Gandhi bazaar and basavanagudi are known fortheir tree lined streets and eye catching

boulevards.

Presence of Several institutions and parks in the

precinct have kept green pockets alive

Several trees create obstructions on theroad or sidewalks.

Due to their large spread of roots, roads

are easily damaged and need repair

every 6 months or one year.

Deforestation on the grounds of roadwidening poses a great threat to the

vegetation

17.POLLUTION Huge traffic creates a lot of noise and air

pollution for the residents.

Plant more trees to reduce pollution

18.WASTE MANAGEMENT Poor waste management. Many garbage

dumps can be seen lined along gandhi

bazaar main road and north roadConservancy lanes are also a dumping

ground due to their inactive nature.

The negative edge of the institution also

becomes difficult to walk along because

of the stench.

Waste bins are not provided anywhere

in the vicinity.

Most residents also dump their waste

on the roads near big trees.

Waste management poses a major

threat to the health and hygiene of the

residents if not addressed immediately.

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CONCLUSION

CONCLUSION:

The area of Gandhi Bazaar which was the centre of socio-cultural landscape in the

past has now lost its significance as a temple bazaar, but not in entirity..

The study of neighbourhood of Gandhi Bazaar helped us to understand the not just

the evolution of the neighbourhood but in doing so we discovered its link to theevolution of Bangalore as city of strategic of thr area.

Through our study of the history, evolution, morphology, network and activity

patterns, building forms, we realized although most things have changed over the

centuries the patterns largely remain the same.

The neighbourhood with three temples and surrounding settlements is an interesting

study of landmarks, nodes, edges and paths.

Perceptions of safety and accessibility vary with the users.The challenge is to better

integrate the fragmented parts of the neighborhood suchs public squares, parks,

pedestrian pathways into a more interactive whole.


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Thank you

Presented by

Shweta Gaadey

Karunya Subramanian

Krithika Samavedula

Namita Paul

Nithesh MRam Sundar

Smruthi Mohan

Shamna Yaseen

Shikha Choudhary

gandhi bazar

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