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Mohit Chowdhary

UP4002

Rakhial: Textile Industries to Commercial Estates

This portfolio is compressive understanding of 1 sq. km precinct situated at Rakhial which falls under eastern Ahmedabad. Rakhial is one of the of oldest settlement of Ahmedabad just outside the old city and also closer Kalupur railway junction which made it suitable option for textile industries to establish here. With time industries moved out of the city and that void space in area is filled by commercial estates, older and newer resident of the area.The understanding of precinct includes multiples variables that are built form, street and connection, market demand, housing choices and municipal services in the area. 


Report Content

Introduction

History-timeline

History-timeline

Evolution of Rakhial

Streets

Connectivity

Builtform

Market demand

Job, housing and transport

Municipal services