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CASE STUDY REPORTS URBAN DESIGN STUDY TRIP- PORT BLAIR, A & N ISLANDS Study Trip Date: 20th July’2019 to 28th July’2019. Students Accompanied: 5th years, Sec B (Batch 2015-2020) Faculties Accompanied: Ar. Raghavendran. M, Ar. Karthikeyan.K.H, Ar. Josephine Sabena. Aim The aim of the trip is to do our micro study for chosen study area in Port Blair for our IX semester urban design studio. Objective ➢ To do reconnaissance survey ➢ Manual Documentation of Places, Buildings & People. ➢ To conduct Household, Traffic & Theme based Surveys ➢ To meet the Officials of the Concerned departments. ➢ To have an overview of the Macro & Meso study done in Class. Introduction The study has been organised as port of the IX sem, Architectural Design-VI Studio. In this semester the students are expected to study the developing urban chunk and after analysing it through various surveys, studies & observations. Later they will be coming up with proposal which will try to tap the potential or to rectify the issue existing there. For the same, students of our section (V-B) have taken Port Blair, A & N Islands for their study. A Macro, Meso study has been conducted before going to the site. On the study and surveys are conducted to fill the gap in our desktop study and to gather information for the Micro study. The 9-day study trip had different task and duties to perform by each group, end of each day had an interaction with the faculty members to check the progress, to give inputs. Each day schedule and task are listed below. 2 Daily Schedule Sl.No Date Day FN & AN task Evening task Post Evening Travel to Port Blair Reconnaissance survey of the place 1 20.07.2019 Sat from Chennai by flight. around our hotel. Reconnaissance Survey, Traffic surveys in the 2 21.07.2019 Sun Discussion respective wards/ Household survey, OD survey & interview with 3 22.07.2019 Mon Discussion people in respective wards. Meeting & Presentation Continuation of Ward 4 23.07.2019 Tue with Chief Town surveys & Discussion Planner. Documentation. Meeting with Ar. Jayakumar, Finishing up the ward Meeting officials of 5 24.07.2019 Wed Director, surveys. respective themes. SMART city mission. Photo hunt- A fun based learning activity Discussion & Continuation of for students to Light Show at 6 25.07.2019 Thur theme-based study & understand the Cellular Jail. surveys. importance of visual survey. Visit to Mt. Harriet. The Finishing up the left-out studies and surveys in highest peak in 7 26.07.2019 Fri ward and theme, Discussion. south Andaman& nature reserve. Beach Cleaning at Visit to North Bay & Ross Island, the old 8 27.07.2019 Sat ChitiyaTapu Beach. capital of Andaman during British period. Travel Chennai 9 28.07.2019 Sun Travel to Chennai from Port Blair by Flight. to Nagercoil by train. Note: A copy of sheets done for Micro study is attached in CD. 3 Photographs taken during our study 4 RURAL STUDY REPORT Name of the Subject : ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN – II Faculty In-charge : Ar.Shiras, Ar.Ashwin Prakash, Ar.Joesphine sabena Academic Year : 2019 2020 Semester : III A rural settlement is a sparsely populated community that exist in the country away from densely populated urban centre. The word “rural” relates to the characteristics of the country side rather than the town. A rural study is an opportunity to learn the critical skills of planning, designing and building in a practical and socially responsible manner. “Responsible architects think very much in terms of the whole community” -Walter Gropius Survey Brief We observed the problems faced by rural housing on our visit to the rural site, Thazhathangadi. Various surveys were conducted based on physical, socio-economic, housing, infrastructure,visuals to study on the existing conditions. Analysis of the collected datas were presented as reports and presentations in the evening after every session. Proposal for rural development in each sector. Aim of the Study ➢ To study on the history, lifestyle, settlements, culture. ➢ To know their economical status ➢ To learn about land, vegetation, topography ➢ To analyse the housing typology and architectural features 5 Core Concept It was mainly emphasizing on the interation with the outer community beyond college. It helped us to know more on their culture, household, etc. Physical Survey Surveys conducted on geographical, geological, topography,vegetation,site,roads, complete layout of village,etc. computer based presentation skills have developed. Socio Economic Survey Conducted census survey by getting through houses.interaction skills grew. Visited all the public and private spaces. History of the village and their income sources were analysed. Housing Evolution of houses were learned. Roofing style, space arrangement, construction techniques, housing typology,street skyline were surveyed in detail. Infrastructure Religious buildings were documented. Services, communication, transport, pollution, on-site and off-site factors were surveyed. Zoning based on public activities. Visuals Visual survey was done. Entrance point, landmarks, symbols and signs, focal elements, junctions, aesthetics, color, texture, grain pattern ,roofscape, skyline,spatial organization and spatial relationship, pattern, dominance, time based on occupation,hierarchy in openspace,approach ,circulation pattern were sketched on site. 6 Daily Schedule Sl. No Date Day FN & AN task Evening task Post Evening 1 19.07.2019 Fri Travel to Thazhathangadi,kottayam. from college by Bus 2 20.07.2019 Sat Over all village walkthrough Discussion 3 21.07.2019 Sun Zone wise documentation of the village Discussion Zone wise Zone wise documentation of the documentation of the 4 22.07.2019 Mon Discussion village. Based on village. Based on group checklist group checklist Zone wise Zone wise documentation of the documentation of the 5 23.07.2019 Tue Discussion village. Based on village. Based on group checklist group checklist Zone wise documentation of the Sheets and 6 24.07.2019 Wed Discussion village. Based on documentation work group checklist 7 25.07.2019 Thu Update the document based on discussion Discussion updating the Study Boating in Travel back to college 8 26.07.2019 Fri document kumarakom from kottayam 9 27.07.2019 Sat We reached college at 6am 7 Photographs taken during our study 8 URBAN DESIGN STUDY TRIP- MADGAON, GOA Study Trip Date: 19th July’2019 to 28th July’2019. Students Accompanied: 5th years, Sec A (Batch 2015-2020) Faculties Accompanied: Ar. Mohd Nasir , Ar. Anand Godson, Ar. Nishya. Aim The aim of the trip is to do study of socio-economical landscape of Madgaon, Goa for our IX semester urban design studio. Objective ➢ To study the history, evolution, and culture of the city ➢ Manual Documentation of Places, Buildings & People. ➢ To conduct Household, Traffic & Theme based Surveys ➢ To meet the Officials of the Concerned departments. ➢ To have an overview of the Macro & Meso study done in Class. Introduction The study has been organised as part of the IX sem, Architectural Design-VI Studio. In this semester the students are expected to study the developing urban chunk and after analysing it through various surveys, studies & observations. Later they will be coming up with proposal which will try to tap the potential or to rectify the issue existing there. For the same, students of our section (A) have taken Madgaon, Goa for their study. A Macro, Meso study has been conducted before going to the site. On the study surveys are conducted to fill the gap in our desktop study and to gather information for the Micro study. The 9-day study trip had different task and duties to perform by each group, end of each day had an interaction with the faculty members to check the progress, to give inputs. Each day schedule and task are listed below. 9 Daily Schedule Sl. No Date Day FN & AN task Evening task Post Evening 1 19.07.2019 Fri Travel to Madgaon from Trivandrum by train 2 20.07.2019 Sat Grid wise documentation of the city Discussion Household survey, & interaction with people 3 21.07.2019 Sun Discussion in respective girds. Meeting with Chief Meeting with the Town Planner, 4 22.07.2019 Mon officers of individual Discussion municipal service departments counsellor, . Meeting with Ar. Ankit Prabhudessai , Meeting officials of 5 23.07.2019 Tue Discussion Journalist Valmiki respective themes. Faleiro visual survey, visited Continuation of goa school of Discussion 6 24.07.2019 Wed theme-based study & architecture library, surveys. public library panaji Grid wise documentation of the city (leftover 7 25.07.2019 Thu Discussion portion) Continuation of theme-based study & 8 26.07.2019 Fri Discussion surveys. Trip to Baga beach, Anguna beach, Aguada Travel back to 9 27.07.2019 Sat fort, panaji (north goa) madgaon from panaji 10 28.07.2019 Sun Depart from Madgaon to Trivandrum by train 10 Photographs taken during our study 11 URBAN CONTEXT STUDY – KAKKANAD, COCHIN Name of the Subject : ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN IV Faculty In-charge : Ar. Shamiudeen, Ar. Sony Joseph, Ar. Reghu Academic Year : 2019 – 2020 Semester : V Aim The aim of the project is to make students understand the importance of spatial planning within the constraints of Development Regulations and to enable them to design for large groups of people in a socially and culturally sensitive manner, taking into account aspects such as user perception, crowd behaviour, largescale movement of people as per the Feseablity and market study of the SelectedKakkanad context. Objectives • To introduce the challenges involved in the design of projects related to diverse needs and ways of contemporary urban life. • To enable exploration of the above projects with perception, socio-cultural awareness and innovation. Introduction Kakkanad is a major industrial and residential region in the city of Kochi in Kerala, India. It is situated in the eastern part of the city and houses the Cochin Special Economic Zone, Info Park, Smart City and KINFRA Export Promotion Industrial Park.