Ankit Bhatt

UR3005

Wastescapes To Productivescapes

Gandhinagar's architecture and planning focus on creating a balanced and pleasant living environment. The city has well-organized sectors, wide roads, and plenty of green spaces. The architecture blends modern and traditional influences in government buildings, schools, and residential areas. The city prioritizes greenery, with numerous parks and gardens. However, there's a challenge due to the thermal plant in the north that generates electricity for Gandhinagar but also produces pollution. The plant disposes of ash in a nearby wasteland, causing environmental issues for nearby residents and farmers. The studio project aims to remedy this by transforming part of the wasteland into a productive space through a five-year remediation process. Strategies involve planting, land allocation, and collaboration between government officials and locals to benefit both parties and turn the polluted wasteland into useful areas like farmland and grazing grounds by implementing the Common Pool Resource system.  

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Module 1- Site analysis (XL Scale). Understanding site condition, texture, site context, problems/observation from the site.

Site photographs with different activities on site. Site current section showing grazing, human activities.

Module 2 - L Scale, Remediation, strategies for phytoremediation in different phases.

Concept of Common Pool Resource is being implemented to convert this Wastescapes to Productivescapes

Proposed L scale plan

Part Plans. Sections

View of the Entrance

View of the Grazing ground, farming land and S scale units

S scale/ architectural units