A FRIENDLY NEIGHBOURHOOD- An Inclusive Public Space

Namoshi Basu

UR2021

'Public' should be an inclusive term, disregarding the differences based on caste, religion or income. And yet hostile architecture is a modern urban strategy used to make public spaces inaccessible to huge groups of people such as pavement dwellers at Pakwan that depend on these sites to fulfil their basic daily needs like access to shelter. These strategies like slanted benches make the public spaces uncomfortable to use even for the general public. The proposed design builds on challenging the idea of hostile architecture and creates a space that encourages non-normative engagement using elements like walls and plinths.

View Additional Work

Report Content

Understanding the Cycle of Vulnerability- Through Text

Site Map with Ground Conditions

Livelihood Map- Mapping the formal and informal sources of income available to the pavement dwellers

Narratives- Recording the various social, economical, and physical vulnerabilities faced by the pavement dwellers on-site

Analysis- Understanding the effects of eviction on pavement dwellers from public spaces on their livelihood

Design Strategies- implemented on the proposed design that caters to the needs identified on-site

Plan of the Proposed Public Space

Isometric Drawing of the Proposed Public Space

Sections and Elevation of the Proposed Public Space

Activity Mapping- Diagrams showing the anticipated temporal activities at the proposed public space