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Urban Design for Kumhar Community in Delhi

Shivangi Banerjee's area of study is urban design that will focus on relocating the 'Kumhar' community in Delhi and NCR from encroached land to a dedicated village while also developing the nearby ghat in a sustainable manner. The design will be influenced by uplifting the living conditions of the Kumhar community, procuring recyclable materials from the ghat, and studying the community's culture and traffic patterns for transporting materials and idols. Data will be procured through case studies of similar communities and references will include the books "Image of a City" and "A Pattern Language".

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Urban Design for Kumhar Community in Delhi

Shivangi Banerjee's area of study is urban design that will focus on relocating the 'Kumhar' community in Delhi and NCR from encroached land to a dedicated village while also developing the nearby ghat in a sustainable manner. The design will be influenced by uplifting the living conditions of the Kumhar community, procuring recyclable materials from the ghat, and studying the community's culture and traffic patterns for transporting materials and idols. Data will be procured through case studies of similar communities and references will include the books "Image of a City" and "A Pattern Language".

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Name: Shivangi Banerjee Subject: Advanced studies Vth year section: C

Area of study: Urban design.


Criteria of selection of the study area:
The design will be influenced by social and physical aspects of Delhi and NCR.
Social:
The design will focus on uplifting the working and living conditions of the
Kumhar community in Delhi and NCR by relocating them from where they
currently work to a dedicated village for their community.
Reason for relocation:
Current workplace and residences of this community is on government
encroached land and is leading to the development of slums in those areas.

Physical:
The recyclable raw materials for the idols will be procured from the ghat, hence
the design will include development of the ghat.

Objectives:
To study the culture and work-style of this community.
To assess the feasibility of relocating the disintegrated community to one
village.
To develop the ghat in a sustainable manner to protect the river.

Scope of work:
1. To study the traffic movement for the transportation of various materials and
idols and how it will influence the site.
2. To study what impact this village will have on the surrounding area.

Methodology to be adopted:
To study the culture and work-style of this community.
To analyse the potentials and deficits of relocating the community.
To study the architectural style of West Bengal and how it will influence and
blend in with that of Delhi.
To develop the design in accordance to the traffic movement.

Data required and source:


The data required for the study will be procured through various case studies
- Koartuli, Kolkata
- Shiv mandir, Delhi
- Kali Barhi, Delhi
- Gita ghat, Delhi

Reference books:
Image of a city, Kevin A. Lynch
A Pattern Language, Christopher Alexander

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