Sunday, October 24, 2010

HERITAGE CITY ,GURGAON -harshat verma

HERITAGE CITY PLAN





















TWO POINT PERSPECTIVE OF THE BUILDING

THE DRAWING DEPICTS THE PROPORTION OF PEOPLE IN RESPECT TO THE BUILDINGS AROUND.



SCALE OF THIS AREA MAKES IT A VERY INTIMIDATING SPACE.
WITH  BALCONIES RUNNING AROUND EACH FLOOR , PEOPLE WALKING BELOW FEEL THAT THEY ARE ON DISPLAY ALL THE TIME . THE SCALE OF THESE BUILDINGS MAKES THE AREA ISOLATED AND VISUALLY DISCONNECTED FROM THE ADJACENT PARTS .



PHYSICAL AND VISUAL ACCESS TO THE AREA

















ACCESSIBILITY
THE VARIOUS ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS CREATE HINDRANCE IN THE MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE
AND ALSO ACT AS VISUAL BARRIERS.THE ONLY THINGS COMING IN VIEW FOR A PERSON WALKING PAST ARE GENERATORS,SKYLIGHTS AND RAMPS LEADING TO THE BASEMENT PARKING.
THE SPACE BEING SURROUNDED BY THE 4 BUILDINGS IS COMPLETELY OVERSEEN DUE TO LACK OF ANY LEVEL DIFFERENCE IN THIS AREA.
THE PLANTS ENCIRCLING THE AREA AGAIN RESTRICT PEOPLE TO ENTER THE CENTRAL CIRCLE .




MOVEMENT PATTERN





















  MOVEMENT -

   
THE CIRCULAR ARROW REPRESENTS THE MOVEMENT OF SKATERS  IN THE AREA.
THE DASHED ARROWS SHOWS THE MOVEMENT OF THE CARS .
CURVED ARROWS SHOWS THE MOVEMENT PATTERNS ON THE PEDESTRIANS.
THE SPACE IS USED ONLY AS A THOROUGHFARE, BECAUSE THERE IS NOTHING IN THE AREA THAT INTRIGUES PEOPLE TO STOP AND INTERACT, IN SPITE OF HAVING SO MUCH POTENTIAL. KIDS BELOW 12-13 DON’T FEEL SAFE HERE TO PLAY AS IT IS COMPLETELY CEMENTED,THUS THERE IS ALWAYS OF A CHANCE OF YOU GETTING HURT.

THE VARIOUS ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS PLACED HERE HAVE UNCONSCIOUSLY CREATED A PATH WHICH PEOPLE HAVE TO FOLLOW,LEAVING A LOT OF SPACES AROUND THE BUILDING UNUSED.

WHATEVER LITTLE MOVEMENT HAPPENENS,IT LEAVES NO IMPACT .

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