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UD - Khan Market - Site Analysis Sheets
UD - Khan Market - Site Analysis Sheets
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CONNECTIVITY
Safdarjung Airport : 4.4 Km
IGI Airport : 13.6 Km 4. 3.
Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station : 4.9 Km
New Delhi Railway Station : 5.9 Km
SITE JUSTIFICATION
RABINDRA NAGAR QUARTERS COMMUNITY CENTER EMBASSY AREA
The context adds to the face value of the 650 M 250 M 1.9 KM
market.
Equipped with all basic amenities and good
views.
The site has historic significance
Tourists hub 1. 2. 3.
➔ Established in 1951
➔ U shaped, double storey apartment complex 1. 4.
INDIA GATE OLD FORT HANUMAN MANDIR
➔ Post independence given by GOI to displaced people to provide small 2.3 KM 2.3 KM 2.6 KM
business opportunity. 5.
➔ Included shops cum flats (as built construct) where earning & residing 4. 5.
both was taken care of ( served dual purpose)
4.
➔ Acted as friendly neighborhood market, which catered to the daily
needs of the abutting government colonies. 3.
EVOLUTION OF KHAN MARKET TAJ MAHAL HOTEL NATIONAL SCIENCE CENTER
1.1 KM 2.9 KM
HUMAYUNS’ COMPLEX
2.9 KM
GROUP 4:
URBAN DESIGN STUDIO Ashish Kumar | Shreoshi Dasgupta | Vaishali Arora
Anushka Chokhany | Shashi Bhushan
REDEVELOPMENT OF KHAN MARKET SITE ANALYSIS
VEHICULAR CIRCULATION
ISSUE
Vehicle users take the wrong turn from maharishi raman marg in order
to enter the site directly, creating a high intensity zone at the junction
GROUP 4:
URBAN DESIGN STUDIO Ashish Kumar | Shreoshi Dasgupta | Vaishali Arora
Anushka Chokhany | Shashi Bhushan
REDEVELOPMENT OF KHAN MARKET SITE ANALYSIS
LAND USE INFRASTRUCTURE
Landuse Infra:
1. The immediate site surrounding is a 1 Site is surrounded by important landmarks which makes it
Predominantly residential area a tourist attraction and a well-known centre
2. The main commercial centre for the 2. Site is well equipped with all the basic amenities
surrounding area is Khan Market, hence The entire area showcases various styles of architecture:
becomes a great venue for community mughal, Indo-saracenic , Modern, Contemporary, Brutalist
interaction
BUILDING TYPOLOGY
GROUP 4:
URBAN DESIGN STUDIO Ashish Kumar | Shreoshi Dasgupta | Vaishali Arora
Anushka Chokhany | Shashi Bhushan
REDEVELOPMENT OF KHAN MARKET SITE ANALYSIS
BUILT VS OPEN OWNERSHIP OF BUILT & OPEN
SITE
HARDSCAPE VS SOFTSCAPE CHARACTER OF OPEN SPACES
GROUP 4:
URBAN DESIGN STUDIO Ashish Kumar | Shreoshi Dasgupta | Vaishali Arora
Anushka Chokhany | Shashi Bhushan
REDEVELOPMENT OF KHAN MARKET SITE ANALYSIS
BUILDING HEIGHTS SHADE ANALYSIS ➔ Immediate surroundings are well shaded which enhances walkability and keeps the environment bearable during
the hot summer months.
➔ Walkways from the transit points are well shaded and makes walkability easier
➔ Site and surrounding areas are ➔ Buildings don't cast very long shadows due to the low heights but are sufficient for humans to use the precinct.
majorly shaded with evergreen ➔ absence of overshadowing improves the public realm and improves solar amenity in the commercial component
trees varying in heights and
foliages. Some of which are:
◆ Neem-F(15-20m)H(20-22m)
◆ Banyan-F(22-25m)H(20-25m)
◆ Champa - F(6-8m) H(8m)
GROUP 4:
URBAN DESIGN STUDIO Ashish Kumar | Shreoshi Dasgupta | Vaishali Arora
Anushka Chokhany | Shashi Bhushan
REDEVELOPMENT OF KHAN MARKET SITE ANALYSIS
ROAD HIERARCHY TRAFFIC INTENSITY
3m 15m
5m 16m
6m 20m
8m 25m
10m 30m
12m
GROUP 4:
URBAN DESIGN STUDIO Ashish Kumar | Shreoshi Dasgupta | Vaishali Arora
Anushka Chokhany | Shashi Bhushan
REDEVELOPMENT OF KHAN MARKET
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SECTION A-A’
SECTION B-B’
GROUP 4:
URBAN DESIGN STUDIO Ashish Kumar | Shreoshi Dasgupta | Vaishali Arora
| Anushka Chokhany | Shashi Bhushan
REDEVELOPMENT OF KHAN MARKET SITE ANALYSIS
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SECTION C-C’
SECTION D-D’
GROUP 4:
URBAN DESIGN STUDIO Ashish Kumar | Shreoshi Dasgupta | Vaishali Arora
| Anushka Chokhany | Shashi Bhushan
REDEVELOPMENT OF KHAN MARKET SITE ANALYSIS
Activity Mapping
Modal Split
Built in 1951, the mark had 154 shops and 74 flats which were later converted into 3% 5%
1. Inner Portion
● Y area of the market is secluded from the main market due to the presence of
residential units.
● Congested and small entrances for accessing the shops/ restaurants on the upper
floors.
● Causes confusion in finding the correct door to the desired shop/ restaurant.
● Units on first floor have bigger areas hence it is occupied majorly by cafes/
restaurants.
DISTRIBUTION OF PEDESTRIAN FROM TRANSIT WALKABILITY DISTRIBUTION
● Shops encroach the walkways which reduce the width for movement. POINTS
SPLIT OF PRIVATE VEHICLES DISTRIBUTION OF PEDESTRIAN COMING FROM METRO
2. Outer portion
● No seating
● Walkways are not wide enough for accommodating the footfall. (2.5m +
encroachment)
● internal walkway width- 2.4m
● external walkway width - 1.8m
● Drop off is haphazard and creates slow traffic and congestion inside the site
● Auto rickshaws encroach areas on/ near Rajesh Pilot Marg and Lok Nayak Bhawan
due to absence of designated space
GROUP 4:
URBAN DESIGN STUDIO Ashish Kumar | Shreoshi Dasgupta | Vaishali Arora
| Anushka Chokhany | Shashi Bhushan
REDEVELOPMENT OF KHAN MARKET INFERENCES
ISSUES CAUSES PROPOSALS
1. Outer facade 1. Outer Facade 1. The area will be made into pedestrian zones with an
A. Shopping experience is overtaken by the chaos of the integrated plaza with shops and restaurants.
a. Insufficient width and provision of pedestrian
parking situation walkways 2. The areas that need improvisation are:
B. Irregularity of the shop front
-strengthening the utility services
2. Internal Street 2. Draughts of air conditioning vents and kitchen -making fire safety arrangements
A. Feels like back entrance - loud and smelly exhausts. -renovating common areas, façade and toilets
B. Sewer stench and uneven walkways
D. Hazard of fire -streamline parking
E. Restaurants/shops on upper floors are accessed -making the markets disable-friendly
through narrow steep staircase (1.5 m wide)
F. Impossible for elderly and also difficult for normal
-installation of street furniture at piazzas.
people to climb 3. Provide a symmetrical look to the entrance of the shops.
G. In case of fire, there is no point for the exodus of the 4. Develop a much more inclusive community experience for
public who are inside at that point of time
visitors and locals alike.
I. Narrow width of alley for allowing fire tenders to move
around in case of fire emergency 5. Creation of multi-functional spaces for formal and informal
activity.
3. Parking chaos 3. Increased footfall and parking requirements.
A. Insufficient parking provision with respect to current
footfall
4. No provision for ramps and wide staircases.
POTENTIALITIES
4. Inaccessible for elderly and physically challenged 5. The purpose of the building has undergone
tremendous change in the last decade as the upper ● courtyard planning
5. A lot of pressure on the existing infrastructure as well residential floors have been converted into ● transitional spaces
as the buildings itself. It is making the structure unsafe commercial entities. ● transit points (well connected)
6. It will become dangerous to evacuate the people in ● one way circulation inside the site
case of emergency situations owing to the presence of ● big evergreen trees
narrow staircases ○ visible and enjoyable from top floor
CONCEPT
1. It will not consume energy as a regular shopping mall, but will have the ambience and synergy of one , hybridized with the openness of an
Indian Bazaar
2. Human scale building for enhancing the ground level experience
3. Retain the courtyard planning which dates back to the architecture of Indian houses
GROUP 4:
URBAN DESIGN STUDIO Ashish Kumar | Shreoshi Dasgupta | Vaishali Arora
| Anushka Chokhany | Shashi Bhushan