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Presentation used during ‘How to conduct courses on Environmental Management and Sustainability’ at NITK
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An Initiative of
Environmental Management Centre, Mumbai
Dr Prasad Modak
P RKR AA UTEEARCHIT ECTURE
ENVIRONMENT
The Concept of the
Environmental Hub
Environmental
Education
Technical Workshops in
Environment
Community and citizen
discussions
Environmental Awareness Raising
Motivating towards Positive
Environmental Action
Concept of the Environmental Hub
A Platform For Networking For Environment
•Community Interactions
•Expert dialogues and capacity building
•Communication of Environmental Initiatives
•Sharing of Environmental Knowledge
•Environmental awareness and education
•Promotion of Eco Lifestyles
Why the environmental Hub in urban parks?
•Natural setting and serenity
•Community feels a Sense of belongingness
•People are at leisure and not under any stress
•Used by a wide cross section of society
•Strong way to influence children
Architectural form of the hub
environmental hub
Architecture of Hub shall demonstrate the eco friendly architecture •Eco landscaping •Use of eco friendly materials •Use of eco friendly construction techniques •Bio climatic design •Add on technologies •Community participation through ‘design charrettes’
Designing physical facility
The fountain in front of the
pavilion
The interior of the
pavilion
The pavilion proposed for the Environmental Hub.
Process is equally important as the Design
The design charrette
•Intensive multi-disciplinary participatory process
•Conducted in a series of week long workshops
•Discussions and brainstorming sessions between stakeholders
•Community to understand and explore design issues
•Local interest and flavor integrated
•Ideas recorded and incorporated in design for implementation
•Basis and Stimulus for Replication
The Praakrutee Process
Environmental Hub
Business
Corporates
Schools
School Teachers
Civic Authorities
Parents
Local
environmental
NGOs
Media
Children
Environmental
Research
Organizations
Urban Inteface
Complement to Education, Awareness, Building Skills
Stimulating
Community
Action
Influencing
Lifestyles
Sponsorship, Support, Responding to Concerns
Promotion
Wider
Outreach
Biodiversity
Maps
Praakrutee Stakeholders
The
P RKR AA UTEEARCHIT ECTURE
ENVIRONMENT
In Pune
The Environmental Hub
Design Brief
• The Hub Design – 1200 square feet
Eco Sensitive Design structure
•The Site – Jitendra Abhisheki
Udyan, Karvenagar
The Design Process Collaborative & Participatory
Six Colleges of Architecture from Pune participated
BNCA College as the Principal Partner
The Design Process
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Exposure to Sustainable Design
Creative
Designing by
Participants
Thursday,
February 23,
2006
The Design Process
Friday, February 24, 2006
Display of Designs at Tathawde
Park for Citizen Feedback
The Design Process
Saturday, February 25, 2006
Technical Jury Selection of ‘Best
Design’
Implementation of Design Ideas
by Pune Municipal Corporation
• Allana College of
Architecture, Pune
•Incorporation of Cultural Elements
•Reinforcement of Rural Theme for
the Garden
•Climatic Design considerations for
the Hub
•Sustainable Landscape Strategy
Citizen Seminar with Lectures by Swedish Experts
on Sustainable Architecture
where Praakrutee Outcomes were shared
P RKR AA UTEEARCHIT ECTURE
ENVIRONMENT
We replicated
Praakrutee in
Mumbai