Kanika Sharma

1540

Design Intent The city of Silvassa is transitioning into a modern city, composed of numerous user groups with different perceptions of the same spaces. The floating population and the native tribes both value the ‘Green’ subconsciously. The inevitable development that encourages people from all across India for job opportunities, also invites the impending doom of ecological degradation. A city which is transient, where change is the only constant longs for a landscape that captures the essence of dynamism. The intent is to redefine and diversify the existing landscape by emphasizing what is already there and showing all the ways in which we can improve life in the city. The idea is to change the domain of people who feel that they don’t have the correct tools or knowledge to work in the city and allow them to demonstrate their rich traditional knowledge. The intention is to integrate people in the development of a landscape. The spaces should not only speak of the culture and art (symbolic of past) of the place but also reflect the aspirations of the migrants (symbolic of present and future).The idea is to bring this subconscious impression of progressive ‘change’ to a physical form where all the user groups can engage in different ways, bridging the gap between the migrants and the natives of the place.