Strengthening the links and connections of commons

Aditi Dhiresh Patalia

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Located in the core of city and bounded by several lakes Mandvi has rich historical, religious and socio-cultural significance. Lakes were integral in forming the larger landscape and major resource for several communities. Streets and chowks are essential for the community to thrive and major junctions for movement. They were also major links for several yatras which starts from chowks, traverse from streets and end at different lakes. After redevelopment of several lakes these religious and cultural connections start to dwindle, lakes got fragmented and treated as an individual identity. With an increasing pressure of commercialization and urbanization these chowks and streets are losing their identity and character resulting an erasure of several commoning practices. The primary objective is to strengthen the links to regain and revive the lost relationships and connections.

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Graphical representation on Idea of commons | Commons are those buffers in urban fabric which are formed out of necessity that are diverse in terms of their scalea and resources satisfying numerous needs of communities.

Narrating commons | Storyboard representing diverse voices of commons

Spatial mapping | Identification of different hierarchy of streets and chowks

Spatial mapping of different character of chowks according various activities and usage | Vitthal Mandir chowk | Chowk outside Narsinhji Temple

Spatial mapping of lake edge | Sursagar lake

Spatial mapping of lake edge| Sursagar lake

Commoning and reclaiming the commons | Strategic development | Sursagar lake edge

Commoning and Reclaiming the commons | Strategic plan and section

Commoning and Reclaiming the commons | Strategic development of Chowks | Vitthal Mandir chowk | Chowk outside Narsinhji Temple

Commoning and Reclaiming the commons | Conclusion