aram bagh presfinal
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NEIGHBOURHOOD PARKSITE: Aram Bagh, Saddar
Asma, Mehek, Sandeep
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Aram Bagh: located in the heart ofthe city centre
Location of Aram Bagh :
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HISTORYry
Prior to partition in 1947, Arambagh was Rambagh, and there was a cluster of
temples here.
The temples were built in the garden because Hindu tradition says that Ram and
Sita spent a night here while going to Hinglaj located in the north of Karachi for
offering thanks after Ram spent 14 years in the jungle and completed his Banvas
as a result of court intrigues.
Till the 20th century, the area was called Rambagh. Ram camped in the gardens
where there were trees and abundant water. It was converted into a refugee
camp after 1947 and named Arambagh
Rambagh was a sacred garden of the Hindus spread over nine acres. It contained
three tanks, the Ram Chandur Temple and several wells. The most famous of the
three tanks was Rambagh. Later, the wells of the area supplied water to theBritish army camp, as well as its cantonment, according to sources.
The place was used for political and religious congregations.
In the center, there was circular platform used for giving speeches.
This place was the major center of political activity in the early part of the 19th
century. After partition, displaced Muslims from India camped at this very site
Its a heritage site and should have been preserved. We changed its complexion
and have lost the essence of the area.
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Medicine market
Allah wala market
Aram bagh Masjid
Babul-Islam MasjidRabi centre
Commercial shops with apartments
on top Bus stop
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Contextual map
mosques
shops
Furniture market
universities
library
Food markets
Sindh Secretariat
hostels
Empire cinema
schools
Food street, burns road market
Allah wala marketJamia cloth market
Burns garden/
Tikon park
DJ science
Dow
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G+3 /G+4
G+5
On ground floor these plots
serve as commercial shopsand on the u er levels are
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Circulation: axis points
Shahrah-e-
liaquat road-
M.A Jinnah
road
Dr. Ziauddin Ahmed Road
Pakistan Chowk
Aram bagh
Road
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Congestionpoints
Entry points
to site
Main road
traffic
Vehicular
traffic(two
way)
Pedestrian path
Pedestrian
movement
Circulation around site ( pedestrian and vehicular)
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Catchment Areas:
The Aram Bagh Masjid overlooks the
park. It attracts a steady stream of
devotees. It also serves as recreation
for the masses with its large maidan in
front. During Ramadan, a large streamof people gather for extra taraweeh
prayers. It serves for people to come
five times a day
Shops that are located on the
periphery of the site, can attract people
and employers to use the park at
different times of the day. These shops
that house residences on upper floors
can allow the park to prosper as a
neighbour hood park as children come
during the evening to play.
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Burns road market and foodstreet, which are very popular spots
during the night time could serve to
use the park as an extension for
enjoying the meals.
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Site plan of Aram Bagh: process
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Sub areas of the park
mosque
Lawn areas
Go cartingarea
Aunty park
Bus stop
Gym
Raised
podium
Circulation
paths
mosque
Water fountain
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Site plan of Aram Bagh: sub areas
Basketball court Raised platform
Basketball hoops
gym
Paved pathway
mosque
Maintenance structure for gym
Go carting
Gravel and mud
Roof overhang
Aunty park
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Sign boardsBenches in the aunty
park
Use of brick for flower
bed
Brick lining
Low height
plants(trimmed,
pruned and cut
Bus stop
Entrance portal
Guard room
Permanent structure
for bus stop
Mosque maidan-
paved
Entrances
Slides in the aunty
park
Aunty park light
fixtures
Light fixtures in the
park
Depressed area for go
carting
Occasionally a tent separates this side of the
park known as aunty park from the main
park for women and children
Details of elements within the park
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Safaida tree
Neem tree
Date palm
Palm trees newly
planted
Sign boards
Pathways (mud)
Fountain in aunty park
Different types of trees
Water body
Worn out ground (used
by pigeons
Light fixtures
Gate
Shops all around forming a
boundary wall
Structures
Drinking water plant
Roof overhang
Fencing withshamina
Boundary wall
Column
fencing
Brick lining
grill fencing
Flower bed
bricks
Raisedplatform made
of bricks
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Lighting for the basketball court and the aunty park
Amphitheatre for the court and
view from court towards the
mosque
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The view showing the paved path
for circulation, the lawn areas
where the pigeons reside and the
recently planted palm trees andthe pruned trees
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Open air gym that is the only
part which seems to be
maintained and the
vegetation on the park, view
of the go carting area.
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Site plan of Aram Bagh: behavior traces
Worn out
grass- used
by pigeons
Graffiti
Litter ( cigarette
packets mostly
pan
Broken grill Swings need
maintenance
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Site plan of Aram Bagh: activity mappingMorning/afternoon
People sleeping under the little
shade
Movement of drug addicts and theirseating during the early hours of the
morning
Pigeons use this part where
they are fed by passersby and
drug addicts residing here
Children from the neighborhood use the
court during afternoon hours
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Site plan of Aram Bagh: activity mappingEvening
mosque generates a lot of people
during the evening, especially duringRamadan for taraweeh prayers
Drug addicts are the main users of this
park unfortunately both during the day
and night.
The basketball court and the gym generates a lot of
activity during the night where young people filter into use the services: the gym is maintained due to fee
charges
Play area is usually crowded by children
during weekends and a few use it duringthe weekdays but the ground is used for
cricket all the time by neighborhood kids
This park termed as sunty park is
active only from 530 in the evening to
630 , as it is open to women withchildren or families only.
This route is a convenient
thoroughfare between theends of the site, used to
access the mosque as well
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Sleeping in shade
Picnicking on site
Use of mosque
Use of gym/recreational facilities
Sitting/lying on grass
Shading devices
Benches
Walking /jogging track
Childrens play area
Circulation
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Messages from the administration
Marriages in the basketball court and
other areas of the park are not allowed
Firing in the park is not allowed
Consuming drugs in the park is not
allowed
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Strengths and weaknesses of the site
STRENGTH
WEAKNESS
The mosque on site generates a lot of
people daily, and during holy months the
number of people increase: the maidan in
front also allows a lot of filtration of
people to site
The periphery that is marked by shops,
has a lot of potential for employers to
filter into the park during lunch hours
The bus stop on the front of the park
can allow a of potential users
The shops that becomes residences on
upper levels allow the neighborhood park
to emerge, where the children couple and
adults can come into the park
Good visual accesses also creates
interest
Due to dilapidated conditions , the main
users of the park are drug addicts.
There are no shading devices on the
site, and one can see people sleeping inthe children's slide, or under the shade of
the play area
There are no maintenance measures
The shops on the periphery block the 2
facades of the park
No seating areas for people which
restricts the use of the park
No maintenance that leads to un
defined users and minimum usage of the
park
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Strengths and weaknesses of the site
STRENGTH
WEAKNESS
The presence of activities
the community around the site;
sheltered by residential and commercial
buildings
Sense of community
Due to no transition spaces in the parks,
the pathways seem random and no
cohesiveness within the park
No activity for the old people
No trash cans leading to scattered trash
in places
No toilets
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Potentials of the site
The mosque that filters peopleat different times of the day, and
the route that links it to the park
The encroached shops on the
periphery that can cater food to
the people
The park being surrounded by
dense network of residential cum
commercial buildings
Nearby schools and colleges,can use it for sports
Bus stop on the main entrance
The variety of activities already
present on site
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Solutions for the site
use of a shaded path that links themosque and the back of the park to create a
relationship between the mosque and the
park, thus inviting people who come to pray
to use the park
The revitalization of the boundary wall to
create interface between the shops and the
park and also the neighborhood and the
park, thus defining a sense of community;
engaging people
Creating a jogging track around the
periphery of the site, introducing an activity
for the old, creating activity throughout thepark.
Maintenance of the park with a minimum
fee, that would allow the park to be clean,
giving the buildings nearby a scenic view,
inviting them to use the park daily
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Solutions for the site
creating the need for communalmeetings at the park; thus providing a great
venue
Allow the schools nearby to use the park
for basketball matches, hence creating a
place for them to use and charging a fee
going towards maintenance of the park
Charging the buildings nearby a small fee
for the maintenance of the park
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Elements to be introduced at site
use of shading devices
Use of screens to partition of the ladies
areas
Seating , for people waiting for the bus to
rest, people coming from work, or for
evening entertainment
Jogging track
Trash bins
Static and linear walkways
Plantings; low height hedges
Water body
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Activities present on site and reactivating:Basketball
Mosque
Gym
Go carting
Birds
Materials to be used on site: Gravel and mud for the jogging track
Terrazzo for sitting areas
Envicrete blocks for walkways
using existing bricks for curbs
Use of site potentials:
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Proposal one:
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Proposal two:
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Proposal three:
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Development of plan:
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Development of plan:
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Division of sub areas
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Sectional studies of the site
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Sectional studies of the site
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Sitting Spaces
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Lamp posts
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Benches
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Shading Devices
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Screens
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revamping of the
existing stairs that give
the feeling of an
amphitheatre near thebasketball court:
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Development of details:
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Development of details:
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Development of children's areas:
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Development of the shading devices and seating:
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Green wall- can be used as a screen topartition the aunty park
Seating area
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Shaded walkways, seating areas, playing
area for children.
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burmed area for children
undulating seating area,
integrated with the landscape
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Development of the wall: