Riva Dhaval Shah

UR2021

The site at Pakwan Junction is a home to hundreds of vulnerable people of the society that rely on the existing infrastructures of the site and its surrounding, for their survival. Weeks of analysis and interaction with people on site led to several patterns and observations which were later analyzed. One pertinent observation was the existing unsanitary practices by the vulnerable throughout the site. This project, Leisure and Lavatory, focuses on understanding the ongoing sanitary practices, on site ground conditions, needs of the pavement dwellers in terms of safety and access, and thereby to design a space that serves the purpose of a cleaner, safer and more accessible toilet (for men, women and children) and several gathering spaces (private, semi-private and open) with provision of education on sanitary practices and disease risks, for them to interact, socialise and develop healthy practices which might eventually curtail their vulnerability to a certain extent.