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History/Background
Gandhi bazaar is a traditional
market located along the gandhi
bazaar main road in one of
bengaluru’s earliest planned
neighbourhoods, Basavanagudi.
The street’s rich historic and
cultural character carries a
heritage value that is integral to
south bengaluru.
Gandhi Bazaar, In this Street Bazaar, one can get
Basavanagudi down anywhere along the street
and start walking and exploring.
On a festival day, such as
Sankranti or Pongal (14th January)
or Ugadi (first week of April) or
Diwali (October or beginning
November) Gandhi Bazaar has
more lively shopping interactions
and is a place to be a part of.
KR road:
Gandhi Bazaar Main Road between KR Road and DVG Road is one of the principal shopping streets in the
heart of Basavanagudi stretches for a short distance of 300m, bordered on both sides by shops. This road
connects Krishna Rajendra Road and Bull Temple Road. Substantial pedestrian activity is seen along the
road due to the presence of commercial land use. Street vending / hawking is observed on both sides of
the road. The street exceeds its capacity during peak hours by heavy bi-directional movement of traffic.
Hawkers As NODES:
―micro-entrepreneur provide a wide
variety of services and amenities to
people, at convenient locations – with
negligible investment and
infrastructural costs.
Section showing association between built commercial spaces and the Famous Flower market
Barrier free, Parking, Pathways, Street furniture
TEMPORARY & PERMANENT STRUCTURES BARRIER FREE DESIGN
The buildings along the edges of the street are all permanent The market street is not designed for the specially abled.
structures, while the street vendors put up temporary Most buildings have basement shops or shops at a first floor level,
structures or take up spaces on the roads temporarily. that have a steep flight of stairs leading to them.
Pedestrian walkways lie on either side of the central vehicular Inadequate amounts of parking lead to lesser carriage-way space and
pathway. pedestrian walkway.
Street vendors (flowers, vegetables, etc.) have encroached onto
pedestrian pathways due to lack of allocated space for them. `
STREET FURNITURE
LANDMARKS
Vidyarthi Bhavan
Basavangudi Co.Op. Society Ltd.
Roti Ghar
Canara Bank
Indian Institute of Hardware Technology
Food World
HDFC Bank
Span Consultants
Federal Bank
NIIT
Bennegovindappa Kalyana Mantapam
LOCATION, LANDMARK, CONNECTIVITY, PATH AND NODE
LOCATION CONNECTIVITY
DISTRICT PATHWAY
Metro station
BANASHANKARI
PATTERN, GRAIN, TEXTURE, EDGES AND BUILDING TYPES
Commercial &
Residential Zone
Banashankari
Transit Station Local Market Stretch Towards
Silk Board
BUILIDNG - FAÇADE, MATERIAL, TYPOLOGY AND STYLE
BANASHANKARI
WALKWAYS, SIGNAGE, BARRIER FREE, STREET AMENITIES, SECTIONS
WALKWAYS SIGNAGE
Walkways and footpaths present adjacent to the roads allowing free unobstructed
pedestrian movement. STREET AMENITIES
There were very little or no basic street
amenities available in the area, with only
amenity being the street lights on either sides
of the streets. Some of the possible proposals
to improve the street quality can be the usage
of concrete pavers, improved plantations,
BARRIER FREE SPACES
bollards, and improved and organised
garbage disposal systems.
No benches
Design was not universal. Lack of ramps.
No tactile tiles
SECTION OF STREET
BANASHANKARI
VIEWS , VISTA ,OPEN SPACES , ENCLOSURES
Pedestrian pathways are mostly used my hawkers/ street vendors ,making it chaotic
for the movement
Visual connectivity
Visual connectivity of the street is defined by the temple, street vendors n etc
The street in the peek hours have heavy traffic
Landmarks and nodes in the street cater to views and vistas The metro built structure itself acts like a canopy for the vendors
BANASHANKARI
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BRIGADE ROAD
MG ROAD
CHURCH ROAD
M.G ROAD
ABOUT
M. G. Road is also one of the busiest roads in the city and is lined on one
side with retail stores, food outlets, restaurants and many more. It has
many office buildings, shops and theatres. It is also a home to many
buildings and banks.
This street has metro line running along its length and is known for being
very busy. There is a huge movement of vehicles along this street and the
existence of a well-known art center, Rangoli Metro Art Centre. Hence the
design should cater to the motorists while not being too distracting to
them
DESIGN
ELEMENTS
BEFORE
ROOF PLAN
AFTER
Roof plan
CHURCH STREET
SPOT CHOOSED - IN FRONT OF OLD BUILDING STRETCH
CONTEXT - COMMERCIAL OUTLETS
ABOUT:
This street is famously known as a tourist spot, acting as
a getaway, and offering numerous activities. Since this
street is heavily used by pedestrians, the design should
be very engaging, and informative and must act as a
pause point for the tired pedestrian
BEFORE PROPOSAL
ROOF PLAN
AFTER PROPOSAL
CHURCH STREET
PUZZLE (ಒಗಟು )
To portray the ancient culture of Karnataka towards the architectural environment by solving the cubical puzzle.
BRIGADE ROAD
SPOT CHOSEN - INFRONT OF THE MULTIPLE COMMERCIAL SHOPS & NEAR
JUNCTION WHERE ROAD WIDENS
CONTEXT - COMMERCIAL OUTLETS
ABOUT:
This street is a commercial center and a connecting street, dominated by both
vehicles and people. Hence the design should cater to both the motorists and the
people through the use of both visual and interactive installations and design
elements.
Interactive feature
ರಂಗೀತ ರಂಗ- Rangi
Taranga
Street plan
Before After
FLOORING INSTALLATION
a) FLOORING SIGNAGE: Used to provide navigation to the
pedestrians and gives a gist of all the activities.
b) FLOOR GAME: Provided along the parking area.
MATERIALS USED: Radium strips, paint.
ESTIMATION
JOINERY
Planter
Tyre seater
Tyre seater