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Gandhi Soha Niraj

UR2012

Gravity Park- Rediscovering conventional car parks

The site for the final project is Municipal Market, located at CG road, marked as one of the most prominent streets in the city. With great streets, come great sidewalks and its wide array of commercial/recreational activities. These sidewalks and the activities that happen there, form the urban fabric of CG road, something that makes the street standout from the other streets. With vendors and informal retailers on its sidewalks, it creates its own notion of space. The intent of design was arrived at keeping these facts in mind, a design that instead of hampering, incorporates the existing activities of CG road by revamping the parking space into a ‘public’ space. The design, in terms of parking also puts special emphasis on the easy circulation, proper ventilation systems and the commercial space- parking edge articulation. These above mentioned design focuses aim at enabling the use of parking space when not in use. 


Report Content

Understanding the potential of a normal car parking space. The focus was to capture maximum usages of this space, bringing variations in relationships, contrast, hues, diversity & economy.

Building narratives and vision- Exploring the future of urban spaces

Exploring parking layouts -Designing a parking building for an arbitrary plot area of 3150 sqm.

Concept development for the final design- Gravity Park

1:500 scale concept model showing the arrangement of circulation ramp.

Floor plans

Sections & Axonometric views

Exploded floor plate Axonometric view

View of the central public space, with small retails and eateries on both sides. (Retaining the urban fabric of CG road)