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Patel Jeny Rajeshbhai

LA4022

Nature's Interlude : Moments of calm in urban landscape

This project reimagines Parks in Ahmedabad as a small and dense  neighborhood park that offers psychological disconnection from dense urban life. Through layered spatial experiences—shaped by vegetation, sensory cues, and varied enclosures—it creates a calming retreat for reflection and reconnection with nature. The design uses zoning, spatial dialectics, and a modular “kit of parts” to balance solitude and sociability. Key strategies include biophilic engagement, blurred boundaries, and slow movement. Tested across different sites and contexts, the approach demonstrates how micro-scale interventions can create meaningful pauses in urban environments while also supporting ecological and social needs. 

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Substantiating the identified challenge through research and relevant case studies

Site selection based on the nature of the identified challenge

Analyzing the site in relation to the specific challenge

Re-envisioning the core challenge and transforming abstract ideas into spatial expressions

Defining the design program, organizing zones accordingly, and analyzing performance outcomes

Abstraction through Expression and deriving kit of parts

Exploring the kit of parts, their spatial relationships, adjacencies, and representational vignettes

Exploring building blocks and implementing kit of parts on site

Experimenting kit of parts on new site

Identifying potential parks across the city