Haiya Ketan Dalal

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Queen’s tomb- a historical monument of great cultural importance and heritage value. Currently, it is an ASI protected monument and it sits in space that is occupied by houses and squatters that have encroached on the surrounding. There are many challenges faced by the monument. The designed project intervenes through small surgical interventions to resolve these challenges related to space. Some key strategies are: -Clear demarcation of private and public space by adding continuous plinth-Providing housing to the occupants of the tomb in the same vicinity. Carving small areas for play within the new plinth-Accommodating the shops on the periphery of the tomb with an ordered organisation and with tangible designed infrastructure so that the monument skin is not damaged.