Simran Khatter

UR2016

Energizing the Edges

It was observed, while men have the ability to create leisure spaces for them, lack of opportunity for leisure in public spaces especially for women compels them to legitimize their presence in public spaces through purpose.The vision of the project is to create more opportunities of leisure for women and to increase and enhance their stay in public spaces especially after the office hours. Providing infrastructure such as public toilets, bus stops and formal vending spaces to encourage Lower Income Group Women to take up services like vending and auto-driving by giving them the agency to stay in public spaces.

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Memory Mapping

Movement Mapping

Anchor Mapping

Analyzing Gendered Patterns on the Street: Matrix

Analyzing Building Frontages and User Group Analysis

Imagining a Utopia

Design Strategies

Masterplan and Sections

Detailed Design Interventions

Post-Design Analysis