Solar Shading Analysis : The outdoor exhibition spaces and courts has been achieved by a detailed analysis of the solar shading patterns on the site to create comfort- able spaces in summers as well as winters. Micro Climate : The use of water bodies and water channels has been done to create micro climate for soothing outdoor spaces and thus making them experien- tial. It also adds to the aesthetic appearance of the outdoor spaces and courts. Orientation : Building has been oriented in order to achieve maximum daylight and view for all the interior as well as exterior spaces, also the heat gain has been reduced to minimum. Imperviousness : The site has been developed with maximum green landscaping to retain the actual perviousness of the site. Reducing surface runoff on the site and thus harvesting both soil and water. Green Roof : The roof of each block of the complex is insu- lated using grass reducing the major heat gain of the building. Also the two inch plastic trays are used to hold grass on the roof which reduces the dead load of the soil tremendously. The green roof also enhances integration of the building with the site, which thus appears to the emerging gradually from the site. 45
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Delhi Within - Ideas Competition Location : Vikas Marg New Delhi Area : INDIA Site : NA The Vikas Marg and Laxmi nagar road is a vital arterie for the people of west Delhi as it connects to the commercial center of Delhi the ‘ITO complex’ which has a number of important government offices. Currently this stretch sees long traffic jams during peak office hours mainly due to mismanagement of the roads and the shear volume of traffic. Following is an attempt to rectify and propose solutions for these issues. This competition project was a group effort, done in colaboration with another student collegue. The competition specifically asked for innovative ideas for problems reigning in Delhi. 47
Issues : To derive a more ecologically selective solution an approach was taken in which the presently over-looked resources of the site were to be identified and reutilized to generate solutions. The 1rst step was to identify the problematic nodes in the region. These turned out to be areas where there was a continuous interac- tion between different modes of transport. The Metro stations drew large number of people towards them and thus number of cycle- rickshaws parked on the main road eating up a whole lane. The subways located were way o from the bus stops and were rarely used. Red light crossings quickly turned into source of traffic jams as the volume of traffic increased during peak hours of the day The adjacent image shows the region under consideration with the major problematic nodes. 1 Laxmi Nagar red light 2 Subway 3 Laxmi Nagar Metro Station 4 Shakarpur red light 5 Nirman Vihar Metro Station 6 Bus Stop 48
1 Yamuna Bridge 23 Yamuna Bank Vikas Marg Grade Separator Pushta Crossing 4 56 49
Vehicles : TRAFFIC CONJESTION Presently traffic congestion occurs when people leave for office and in the evening, be- cause of the shear traffic volume the average vehicular speed is reduced and thus causing long hours of traffic jams. The solution thus suggested is that if we could spread the traf- fic volume over a longer period of time we can increase the average traffic speed and lower the congestion. The adjacent graphs show a comparative study of the vehicular speeds during the peak traffic hours of the day presently and under the pro- posed scheme. It can be easily derived from the graphics that a little tweaking in the time can vastly improve the traffic flow of the region. Street : STREETSCAPE Under the present scenario the road is divided service lane pedestrian into a number of parts which eat away the road cycle rikshaws parking width. Inheriting the ‘street bazaar’ character parking of delhi, it is proposed that a 3 meters wide road road pathway for pedestrians adjoining the markets green belt divider green belt divider with street furniture be created for a pleasing road road ambience. parking cycle rikshaws parking A parking belt of 5 meters running along the service lane pedestrian road will include parking space for cars, cycle rickshaws and auto rickshaws. and would also existing divisions proposed divisions act as a buffer between the road and pedes- trian pathway. Thus giving a clear 3 lane wide road for the vehicles with defined parking space on one side and green belt in the middle. 50
Existing Infra- CYCLE TRACK structure : Cyclists face problem in using roads as often there paths intersect with pedestrians, bus stops and moreover they have to wait at the red lights, and wherever cycle tracks are made is mostly used by bikers (BRT ,vikas marg, Nizamuddin bridge) The existing Metro structure could serve as a base for adding light weight cycle tracks running along the metro line. Cycles could be loaded on the track by a lift or could be hired at the metro stations for short journeys. This would provide a continuous journeys for cyclists and would reduce the safety hazard and congestion on road. Shelter : SHELTER FOR HOMELESS Shelter for homeless is a major problem in delhi as lot of people migrate to the capital every year. These people sleep under flyovers, footpaths and public parks. The night shelters provided by govern- ment are insufficient to handle such large number of people. A number of government structures like schools, colleges, community centres remain vacant in the night. These structures could be used as night Basic amenities such as blankets, medicine and sanitary facilities could be provided at nominal charges in these shelters. The revenue generated could be used for maintenance and other welfare works. These solutions vary from office timing to transport planning to social services. Here the approach is to make the city adaptable to change by adding an ele- ment of intelligence to maintain social sustainability. For a city to survive in future it has to be sustain- able and intelligent at the same time in shelters dealing with its problems. 51
Additional Information Projects done in District Center Published Projects : ’Eco Skyscraper’ Colaboration : (team of 3 students) print I was an active participant throughout the design Construction Business Today Seminar : process and master planning. I was responsible for Feb, 2012 Video : research on different modes of energy production available and the amount of energy they can gener- Steel Structures & Metal Buildings ate in current context. In the presentation phase I March, 2012 was in charge of producing final images to be used on presentation sheet. Max Ventures Newsletter March, 2012 Delhi Within (team of 2 students) Inside Track : Home Review Actively involved from the begining of the competi- June, 2012 tion, I was responsible for final graphics and sheet composition and infographics. Inveolved in discus- Websites Inhabitat sions responsible for different ideas. I was also http://inhabitat.com/vikas-pawar-skyscraper/ involved in editing of the short documentry video created for the competition Trendhunter http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vikas-pawar Seminar on ’Should we not be living in a fair city?’ (team of 6 students) EcoFriend I was an active member in group discussions and http://www.ecofriend.com/entry/eco-skyscraper- research on the life of migrants in delhi. I was also a-mega-structure-conceptualized-to-sustain- responsible for final data compilation and producing with-volatile-climate-changes/ an introductory video of the seminar. Parrotized Delhi within (documentry) http://www.parrotized.com/environment/spiraling- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXgAE6ns2Qk selfsufficient-eco-skyscraper-provides-water.htm GeekWeek http://www.geekweek.pl/samowystarczalny-eko- wiezowiec/335091/ 52
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