Case study of Abids | Urban Renewal
Stage One
Understanding the concept of Urban Design and the reason for selecting the topic
Stage Two
Selection of a Zone in the area for detailed study and analysis (10,00000 sqm approx.)
Stage Three
Division of the major study zone into smaller zones for detailed study
Stage Four
After division of zones, study was conducted in a systematic way as follows:
Study to be done for every zone:
Identification and Classification of Buildings
- Residential buildings
- Commercial buildings
- Amenities
- Utilities
- Heritage structures if any
- Religious structures
- Identification of land use pattern depending on the type of building
- Influence of various land use activities on the commercial activities
- Identification of the types of commercial activities in every zone
- Identification of the type of road
Stage Five
Study of the history of Hyderabad (Study of evolution of various commercial hubs in the city and their reason for evolution)
Study of history of Abids as commercial hub
Identification of the Architectural style prevalent then
Study of commercial activities in those days
Change or shift in the commercial activities
Stage Six
Relating the commercial activities of all the zones and their influence on each other
Detailed study of the entire stretch after compilation of collected data includes:
Classification of various types of buildings and their influence on commercial activities
Study of road pattern
- Primary roads
- Secondary roads
- Tertiary roads
Services
- Water supply
- Drainage (storm water drains)
- Electricity
- Telephone lines
- Garbage Disposal
Identification of nodal points on the stretch which influence the flow the public to the commercial hub
Detailed study of Traffic pattern in terms of:
- Main users of Abids road
- Types of vehicles and the approximate percentage of each
- Origin and Destination Survey for Buses
Peak traffic hours
o School traffic
o Shopping hours
o Office Rush hours
Skyline of the Streets
Stage Seven
Study of various reasons of why it flourished in its early years
The reason behind the activity of the commercial hub loosing importance that existed earlier
Stage Eight
Study of interdependency of Formal and informal activities
Study of Sunday Bazaar (History, relevance, demand for it)
Stage Nine
Selection of the most critical zone for redesigning and restructuring of the commercial neighbourhood (40,000 sqm)depending on the collected data and Analysis
Listing of various issues to be considered for redesign and restructuring.
Stage Ten
Preparation of Built form for the selected 40,000 sqm
Details include:
- Name of the building
- Height of the building
- If the building has a cellar or not
Activity pattern with respect to built-form
o Formal Commercial Activities
o Informal Activities
- Informal activities on a daily basis
- Sunday Bazaar
Services with respect Built form of the selected area
Analysis of the selected area in terms:
Parking
o On Street Parking
o Building and Cellar Parking
o Permanent Parking
Traffic
o Permanent Traffic
o Flowing traffic
o Floating traffic
o Staggered traffic
Various hard and soft landscape elements and Building forms
Stage eleven
Selection of major junction for redesign (finalized critical zone for Redesign)