Aman Shridharani

UR3002

Humanizing Urban Space

Revolving around the three theories of Jan Gehl, Amos Rapoport, and Christian Norberg Schulz, the studio essentially focuses on observing and analyzing life in a space and imagining and designing a neighborhood according to it. Social patterns, relations, and behaviors of humans are studied carefully and conveyed in design to meet their needs and make pleasant and enjoyable spaces. 


Report Content

Site Study - The site is studied and analysed to understand the existing context.

Study of Urban Life - Behavioural patterns and relations in ones own neighbourhood are observed and studied.

Abstractions of social patterns are traced and studied to understand certain characteristics of human behaviour. In addition a better alternative is proposed to amplify or reduce wanted or unwanted features.

Overall conceptualization of the ideology opted for further detailed design.

Materplan conceptual abstraction and vertical and central space concepts are explored.

Final masterplan and its key features carried forward from earlier concepts followed by an aerial view of the redeveloped neighbourhood with revised estimates.

Detailed central space and edge design.

Closer look at the integration of the central space and edge.

Closer look at the integration of the central space and edge.

Section and conclusion.