Arghya Mandal

UD4001-1

Urban Nous

Rapid urbanization and the growth of city boundaries are pushing the farms and food production away from city centers. Greenfield developments are one of the main agents of change. Although these kinds of developments are inevitable and cannot be avoided as they are the support system of urbanization. What can be done is finding a balance between the two. This project is an exploration of the same. A way of bringing food production and urban life as close as possible by creating ownership and authority of the farms and by introducing efficient ways to grow food. The two techniques proposed are permaculture - growing multiple species in a compact pattern with maximizing the potential of the land and hydroponics- growing plants on water instead of soil base.

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Urban Block with the main public space

Urban block with the farm district

Section of the cross infrastructure road

Section of main spine with public chowks

Section of pedestrian paths with orchards

View from pedestrian path showing cycle track, retail on ground floor of apartments

View of the main public space with sunken OAT and shaded gathering spaces and haats

View from pedestrian loop near the school and farming at the background with midrise housing blocks