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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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:

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