REVITALISING ADYAP RIVER STORYBOARDVIZAIYANAGARAM CASTLE : * The 300 years old a brick and mortar structure located at Charles street named as Admiralty House. * This building originally belonged to Shamier Sultan of Madras. “Later the castle was abandoned and was known as the haunted palace by the locals. “AVM studios Used this castle as studio by taking it on a long lease, the rent was only Rs. 250 per month. RAJ BHAVAN : *Raj Bhavan is the residence of the Tamil Nadu governor. “The eariest official residence of the Governors of Madras were in Fort St. George, the first one builtin the 1640s on what is now the Parade Square. “This was pulled down in 1693 and anew one built eastwards where, in later years, it became the core of the Secretariat. “Later the Guindy Lodge was built by clearing the Guindy forest.in 1670's. TEACHER'S COLLEGE : * It was the first Teacher's Training college which was setup in Asia. “it had various principals one among them was Sir. Radhakrishnan. “The college held its own Collegiate Teacher's Certificate Examination. Later the students were given the option of appearing for Licentiate in Teaching. However, the University of Madras changed the name of LT. into B.T. MADRAS BOAT CLUB : * Adyar became main for rowing since south Madras started to develop. 1898 : First races between Madras and Colombo. “Earlier the club was located in Ennore . “The club was moved to its present location on the banks of the Adyar river. The early records of the club reveal that in 1874-75 there was a me- mbership of about 32 rowing members and 24 non-fowing members. HISTORY BATTLE OF ADYAR: “Battle of Adyar happened in Quibble island where the French took charge. ( EVOLUTION MAPS “French won over the nawab of Arcot with just | | 200 soldiers against 10,000 siphais of Arcot. “French force wisely attacked the nawabs from 6 the southem bank of the river and they reached { Quibble island. “Hence, French conquered Fort St.George. BRODIES CASTLE : * Inspired from Scotland castle and was built. * Brodie lost in business hence, was forced to 4 rent his castle 1798 * Later Brodie drowned in Adyar river the castle was home to many lawyers and other officials, *Currentty the Tamil Nadu music college campus owns this building and houses the school of car- natic music ELPHINSTONE | RAJ BHAVAN BRIDGE | LATICE BRIDGE 1811 ELPHINSTONE BRIDGE : *1] m wide bridge was the first bridge to be built. “Was named after governor general of India. “Damaged in a cyclone between 1976 - 1978. “Before the bridge was built people used to walk and cross the bridge when there is no water in the river and when there is water they used boat servi-ce which costed around 5 paise. ‘QUIBBLE CEMETRY MADRAS BOAT CLUB ST.PATRICK'S THEOSOPHICAL d soci / ( 1883 ‘QUIBBLE CEMETERY : * The cemetery was once exclusively used for British burials, the cemetery was opened to the public after the end of British rule in india, and is now nearly at capacity. *The cemetery at Quibble Island appears to have been the only place for Christian burials in Mylapore * This has allowed the closing of the Roman Ca- _/ tholic Cemetery attached to St. Anthony’s Chu- agg ‘ARBUTHNOT BANK 1.3 rch in Saint Thome. THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY : *The world headquarters was shifted to Bombay. *Madame Blavatsky purchase this place in huddlestone gardens with 27 acres. *The Occult room - Adyar's first shrine room was built. *Adyar library was constructed & started with 4 languages books. 1901 KALAKSHETRA, ABOUT: Adyar or Adayar is a large neighbourhood in south Chennai . It is located on the southern banks of the Adyar River. Itis bounded by the Buckingham Canal to the west, Tiruvanmiyur to the south and Besant Nagar to the east. am lake. ADYAR RIVER: OTHER NAMES FOR THE RIVER : * 1916 - Britishers called it Chengalpattu river since it came from that direction. “Earlier the river was called as Vanmiki river and inscriptions are found in a temple near = Ramapuram. MEANING : OQ + ac ~ = ADAI + AARU DYNASTIES THAT RULED MADRAS : 1750 9TH CENTURY T2TH CENTURY =—-16TH CENTURY. _... PALLAVA DYNASTY CHOLA DYNASTY VIJAYANAGARA. . DYNASTY MUGHALS & NAWABS * BRITISHERS * FRENCH Was DISEASES THAT WERE SPREAD IN THE PAST : People settled along the banks of the Adyar river were most commonly affected by Eleph- antiasis.. It was believed that people who were affected by Leprosy were taken to the Quibble island and isolated. HISTORY AROUND THE BANK : MAJOR FLOODS : Thirumangai Alwar writes abouta |= flood that happened in &th century around the temple which was due to the overflowing of the Adyar river. built over the river blocking the free flow of water. So each time water from the Chembaramb- the adyar river. An axe was found in Pala- varam which was earlier known as Pallav- ‘apuram it ages to 2nd century. the bridge was built. Hence, resulting in the flooding of the runway. FIRST AGRICULTURE COLLEGE : ~ 2% The first Agricultural College had its beginnings in a Model Farm established by the Government ws in 1865 on the north bank of the Adyar river and east of the road to the Mount. This 350-acre fa- 1m was born out of the recommendations of the Madras Agricultural Committee set up in 1863 ‘and the land for it was acquired from the Nawab of the Camatic. Later it was shifted to Coimb- atoreas the plants did not suit the soil. IMPORTANT EVENTS THAT HAPPENED UNDER THE GREAT BANYAN TREE OF THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY : 5 National anthem tune was composed by Margaret cousins. i v Kalakshetra Foundation INC first meeting was heldunder this tree before forming the party. —/ BRIDGE (GANDHINAGAR A Rabindarnath Tagore wanted to start Shanti- niketan under this tree which unfortunately did not happen, akkam lake overflows into the Adyar River, the Chennai airport will be flooded. Even after cont- inuous waming by the airport authorities in the past against the building of a bridge over the river| CHETTINAD PALACE: “Tall white pillars, long ornate windows and s pacious portico. “The magnificent mansion stood solitary, over- looking the Adyar fiver, as its ivory coloured walls made from Italian marble and limestone bespoke the royality it housed and it was Built by Raj Sir Annamalai Chettiar. “The palace wos initialy built neor Binny mills later the when the governor requested it was shifted to RA Puram where the land is around 104 acres, KALAKSHETRA: “On 6th January 1936 was born the Intematio- nal Centre for Arts within the campus of the Theosophical Society, Adyar Madras. *Rukumini Devi is the founder of 8haratanatyam. “The dance was called as Sadhuratam which was not respected by the society. St. Thomas mount was also flooded due to *As Rukumini Devi was inspired from the dance she recreated the dance by transforming it to a devo- tional dance. GANDHINAGAR: “Before the settlement of Gandhinagar the entire layout was occupied by a school named StPatrick’s.lt was a Irish based school. ‘The entire site was around 170 acres and later it wos sold to build a chruch. *In 1948 it was named as Gandhigram and 7 days later Gandhi was shot and hence they changed the named as Gandhinagar. THIRU - VI - KA BRIDGE: “Thiru-vi-ka bridge was constructed to replace Elphinstone bridge as the structure became weak post cyclone. “The bridge connects Mylapore to the north and Adyar to the south. “The bridge has three lanes to ease the traffic in Adyar. “But at present there is numerous suicides hap- pening in the bridge. f Revitalising 4 ADYAR RIVER AMBEDKAR LAW COLLEGE: “it's well known in the past century as Madras Law College.The old campus of the building is a standing example of heritage, designed by Govt.architect Mr. Henry irwing of the colonial British Empire. “The building represents Indo-sacranic style which is a combination of both Muslim and Hindu culture built during 1891. “The campus comprises of a quadrangle bull- ding,a 2-sloreyed block and an old library. ~ SATHYA STUDIOS: “Sathya studios was initially named as Lalitha Cinetone and National Theaters Limited Me- enakshi Cinetone, Jupiter Pictures. “Various supertit films were shot here. “In the early stage the studio lacked basic structure there were no roofs and the lights used for the shooting was natural lights. “The studio was bought by Dr. M. G. Rand renamed as Sathya Studios. DURGABHAI DESHMUKH MAHILA SABHA: “The seeds of Andhra Mahila Sabha were so- wn in 1937 at Madras in the form of ‘Little La- dies of Brindavan' fo engage the children by teaching them songs, dances and stories. *Durgabhai was a freedom fighter and disci- ple of Gandhi, “And she being a believer of Women’s Emp- owerment in those days renamed it as Andhra Mahila Sabha to meet social, cultural and educational needs of women. BROKEN BRIDGE: “The Broken Bridge was onstructed in 1967. ‘it was ollapsed in 1977 due to cyclone and broke the into two parts. “it connects north and South Madras and helps the fisherman to commute to the harbour wi- thout taking a stroll via city. “At present, the bridge is used as a scenice spot and attracts people for its view. THOLKAPPIAR POONGA: “The park's ecology consists of tropical ever- green forest. “itis formed in the Adyar estuary. “This was formed to create awareness to the people. “The park wos mainly developed fo study and preserve wetland conservation, eco-testorat- ion and water management. *it is a restoration of the vegetation of the fresh- water eco-systems.CHENNAI << —— Primary Road Secondary Road Territory Road STUDY AREA ADYAR RIVER FINAL STUDY AREA << SITE AREA 5.4 SQKM ( 1334.36 ACRE } PERIMETER 11KM BASED ON ECOLOGY << @ Ecologically Sensitive Zone @ Based On Topography BASED ON LAND USE << = RevitalisingRIVER ECOLOGY AND MORPHOLOGY Change in course of the river © 1811 @ 1894 @ 1959 @ 2018 Introduction ‘Chennai, the metropolitan city locatedin the southem part of India has tive major rivers running through it namely Adyar, coum and kortalaiyar. the Cooum River (or Koovar) flows through the center and the Adyar River to the south. A third river, the Kortalaiyar, travels through the northem fringes of the city before draining into the Bay of Bengal, at Ennore. The Adyar fiver and Cooum fiver was intersected by Buckingham canal ‘Adyar river is a non-perennial river which originates from Malaipattu tank, which belongs to polar basin From palar basin it flows through chembarambakkam lake and reaches The Bay of Bengal near Adyar. Within this joumey, the river is connected by surplus water from 40 tanks and lakes. The entire river is lower than the mean sea level. Other than the river, Adyar has multiple ecologically sensitive places such as The Theosophical society, Adyar creek, Thokkapia poonga, Besant gardens and the estuary point connecting Adyar river and Bay of Bengal. During the older days the river and its bank's houses distinct flora and fauna due to the proper ecosystem. But during this recent ast, the ecosystem in and around the river has highly degraded due to some careless human activities. 2015 Flood inundation maping @ flood affected areas Ecological history During the older times, the riverine and estuarine water quality is maintained at a perfect balonced state which gives an appropriate environment for Phyto- plankton, Zooplankton and Nektons to perish in a bal- anced number. These are the aquatic components which were mandatory for a proper aquatic ecosys- tem. These components in-turn helps the other aquat- ic species to perish. Slowly when the settlements start- ed fo grow around this region and due fo the effluents and sewage were led into the river, the aquatic eco- system started degrading. Due to the formation of new settlements and encroachments, the native and distinct flora started to disappear. This further led to the gradual disappearance of many varieties of birds, Before the 20th century, the quibble island was not the same isiand as its now. The history says that during the early 19th century the island was used to house leprosy patients, Later, this island was left unused and it was filed with debris which was used os landifil that led the household wastes from the settlements around. it fur ther lead to the deterioration in ecology around the creek. Deterioration of River From palar basin, the river flows through chembaram- bakkam lake and reaches The Bay of Bengal. Til Thiuneermaiai, the upstream water auaity remains 900d, After the river enters into Pammal, it is com- pletely polluted by industrial effluents from tanneries located there. Downstream Nandambakkam, munici- pal wastewaters are led into the river. Within the 9m stretch between Nondambakkam fo Kotturpuram, multiple sewage outlets and wastewater from the wastewater pumping station adds additional pollution to the waterbody. Another reason for the deterioration of the Adyar river is solid waste being dumped by the settlements in and ‘round the banks. Even sewer outiets are directed fo: wards the river from the slums such as Malligaipco kuppam. Several small-scale industries are located ‘adjacent to the banks, which also led industrial effiu- ents into the river. Hospitals in and around Adyar also dump their medical waste into the river, which makes the water unsuitable for the fishes to breed, and making them stink. 1798 1811 ) A 1894 j yy 899 | 2 | 1959 | Ve Cause for the 2015 Flood The major reason for Chennai flood happened during 2015 is because of the improper master plan, en- ‘croachment on the catchment areas, ilegal construc- tions, choking of water exits and bacly planned or un- implemented projects. During the olden days, Mam- balam tank located at T Nagar acted asa catchment area and received the excessive flood water from Cooum and Adyar river. But these catchment areas were wiped out of existence due fo the ropid increase in urbanization and constructions above the tanks During the flood time, the river should have been acted as a catchment zone and the flood water should be transfered to the sea, which did not happen. The width of the river was minimised due to the encroachments and the depth was also reduced due fo the frequent sediment formation. Hence the river has on poor water carrying capacity and the sandbars formed near the estuary mouth further blocked the fushing water. With reference to the topographical aspects, the settlements that were near the banks were no} highly affected compored to the ones that are not, This is because, a reasonable ‘amount of flood water had been carried out by the river. 1 4 Revitalising Ad % @ ADYAR RIVERPOLLUTION MAP si! 7 oH = a s| » " Saw) & Wuditedure™™) Organic Carbon Gépper Ghrertiomi) Nickel 2 # i= ° o ee 2 a bh a hh @ bh @ P = PRM POMPOM PRM POM. PRM. Location of samples Faken vinen@ ety rea <= “When acity really {SP Welland Estuary oe the - ‘5 becomes one with the air, ge Joroestnotwotsouce of 8 water and sun | am sure 2) Imethane to the 5 iL IL JA .B that people will feel the gt Jairnosphere, S | MINE £ vitality of this. To create 2 atmosphere. —____ 3 i iM Talalall 3 cities where this is not lost 3 j 5 Lee 2 isavery important 5 Jae 8 eee "message | want to convey Zo * 8 vol Adayar ivory Buckingham Canol Since z = . Jafferkhanpet Adjacent to Bucks Road, Regions of higher =} Drain Industrial Area Industrial Area Attucheri Attucheri — Kotfurpuram Kesavaperumalpuram Methane effluence Spazio Leathers MRC Nagar |.Nandambakkam te Seidapet a Bilge 124s, 25edape' brige to Kolturpuram bridge - 157 Us 3.Kolturpuram Bridge fo Adayar River Mouth - 460 U/s Tote - 7241/5 [Anthropogenic a fleq) Industrial Zone cr’ Settlements "Drain, Sullage Pattern Farida Leather Indo Skin Garments Wave Pvt. Ltd TNHB 4th Main Road, Varadhapuram Regions of higher Methane effluence TIMELINE Madras Club Chetinadu Palace & Cosmopolitan Theosophical Club a e a Brodie's Castle g | 8 | g 1796 1832, i 1873 INITIAL STAGE Boom systems are generally deployed Setup 1. The first setup could Setup 2. be located at Industrial Estate, West Saidapet. The region has many industries that caus- es pollution. to collect floating debris. As the flow of water increases diffferent kinds of debris such as logs, bush, trash which re swept into rushing water. This impedes the flow of water and causes ‘anundesirable flooding condition. Booming system FINAL STAGE e 0 West cen Jatferkhanpet itra Nagar, Ekkatufhangal hanpe ottugpurom Nandanam Aruigyiammanpet Adyar Greek 4 West Cosmopolitan Saidapet| Golf Club Ayyggigr Koll * scidapet |Attycheri é Garbage Little Mount x Station ° : Kalaimagal Nagar! Kotturpurame- The final and the vital 1 Sy I " ° 9 final and the vital "| stage includes the ~~ - 5 Gandhi Nagare collection of Solid waste Industrial Surya Nagar and Construction debris Estate Saidapet Kotturpuram which does not contribute to the encumbrance of river channel. ECOLOGY MAP - INTRUDING FACTORS Kottur * 3 Nagar Gandhi Indian Leather Eco elmo a Stinivasapuram Industry Foundation Patrician College, The second setup could be located at Saidapet Garbage Station having a wide space and the potential of debris collected. Thideer Nagar, RA Pyram. south Kespvapuram ,? x i << a if. Malligaipoo ‘Nagor Leela Palace REMOVAL OF PROPOSIS JULIFLORA “Prosopis juliflora,” (seemai karu- vel), once touted as a saviour of the drought-prone areas in the southem districts of Tamil Nadu, has now be- come a threat to the environmental system. he evergreen species, native to the South and Central America and the Caribbean, is a fast growing tree variety and tolerant to arid conditions and saline soil Proposis juliflora Zone for deforesting Adayar River Revitalising ADYAR RIVER /Timeline Ecologcal park EG The near shore area along the theosophical society comprises of mudtlats with significant salt content, The vegetaton exisifing at present along the edges of the estuary, in and arround theosophical society Edge Even though most of the flora is planted. there is a diversity of spe- cies due to natural colonisaztion following the initial planting, man- groves are present and are grow- ing well. Whales island -Mengrove plantation forthe bund wth moderate slope SCALE :1:20000 — UNIT: METRES woterisuy- it Theosophical society impacts TYPE2 siriee BRIE Cre Bue we seCoRe TYPE] The anaiyss of the ecige conditions of the estuary reveals that there are two typologies that defines the edge of the estuary along and northern bank. We) we2 i essing GLA75 Hoh tise lm TONE 1 (Buffer Existing ground profile as : i 900 OME ony yin i Hh cca 220m mare zone above w Hn i. Ln an Ha whe, Mean sea : NE St 3 ( man estoy. / Bcking edge carton: Typo 1 fscsing edge censor Type2 gents dope ram 052m The edge condition of areas of type | j . Mangroves in the adyar estuary exist in fragment- In the context, the scarce resources of is such that the adjoining properties The edge condition of areas of type 1 is such ‘ed patches restricted to a single portion on the : that the adjoining properties are lower than adyar estuary beauty have to be har re higher than the fiood! level(3m).The joining properties are lowes southern banks along the estuary mouthMan- nessed for a price in judicious manner. ‘edge iypically has a level which slopes efloed levelfam). groves in adyar is considered as degraded eco- system.in degraded ecosystem, regeneration of = e-r-"==.__ mangrove vegetation might not occur through Ss, human interventions.The present environmental *\, conditions in the estuary will support the man- ‘ grove development. white-bellied sea A total of 143 species of fish, amphibians. birds After the northeast monsoon of 2011, painted storks and reptiles have been seen in the park and have been spotted in the park after several years.] the number is expected to go up to 200 once Butterflies, including the rare painted lady and black the project is completed. More than 85 differ- fajah and blue-tailed green damner dragon fly, have ent kinds of birds, including rare black bitter, been among those spotted here. Crows, mynahs, longed is cinnamon bittem, black-winged kite, blue rock pigeons and water paddybirds walk on the white-beliied sea eagle, pied kingfisher. yellow sand near the waterbodies. Non-poisonous snakes, wagtails, egret, chesinut-winged cuckoo, and soft and hard shell turtles, painted frogs and green black-winged stilt have been spotted by omi- pond frogs can also be seen in the park. ‘thologists in the green expanse. black bitter crow yellow wagtailf pegion = mynah egret Painted lady e @ black rajah cinnamen bitters ADYAR RIVER ECOLOGY-EXISTING FLORA & FAUNALANDUSE MAPPING ‘AREA OF THE SITE: 5.43 SQ.KM SCALE: 1:7500 PERIMETER OF THE SITE: 11 KM. LEGEND OD resivenniat spaces HM commerciat spaces HE wstiuio at areas [EE twee0 use seaces HEB creeny oren spaces RATIO OF THE LANDUSE AREA The presence of Theosophical Society brings a huge impact on the green area. Since Gandhi Nagar is corely residential area, the concentration of households is more. RESIDENTIAL LANDUSE AREA. THE SITE IS PREDOMINENTLY A RESIDENTIAL AREA. IT ALSO CONSISTS OF COMMERCIAL, INSTITUTIONAL AND MIXED ZONES. THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS ARE SCATTERED ALL OVER ESPECIALLY IN GANDHI NAGAR, BESANT NAGAR AND SATHYA NAGAR. THE MAJOR COMMERCIAL ZONE LIES ON THE SARDAR PATEL ROAD. AND GREENWAYS ROAD. THE SITE ALSO COMPRISES OF OPEN AND GREEN SPACES. THERE ARE MULTIPLE PUBLIC PLAYGROUNDS AND. SCHOOL GROUNDS. THE INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS OF THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY IN CHENNAI SERVES AS A CENTRE FOR ‘The foundation stone for Gandhi nagar was laid on January 23, 1948. CULTURAL AND ECOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE. It was initally called Gandhi Gram. After the tragic death of Mahatma Gandhi, the locality was named after him. DEMOGRAPHY MAPPING SITE POPULATION Le ia SITE HOUSEHOLDS The total population of sere - The ward 176 has less number The male and female population the site would be around BY) ofhouses as most of the land is almost equal in the region. 1 lakh excluding the other is occupied by Theosophical Hence a balance is maintained. > parts of the ward. a4 Society. The Adyar zone- 13 consists of 13 wards. There 2743 roads, out of which 2679 are interior roads. 53 roads are bus route roads and 10 roads are under maintenance of Highways Department. The most densed area in this zone is Saidapet with a population of 104558 and the least is in Guindy West with a population of 71510. The whole Adyar zone consists of 11. 57 lakh . population. The area of the site is 5.4 sq.km. EOGRAPHICAL WARD BOUNDARY —_ : Revitalising & LANDUSE & DEMOGRAPHY MAPPING er py Area of site: 5.4 sq.m, Perimeter of the site: 11 km.0-10 YEARS (12% AGE OF BUILDINGS MAPPING SCALE- 1: 7500 ‘AGE OF BUILDING DETERMINE ITS HISTORY RELATED TO FORM AND CULTURE. IT DEPICTS THE VARIOUS DETAILS (OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE PARTICULAR PERIOD. N GENERALLY, THE OLDER THE BUILDING, THE I STRONGER ITS. 10-25 YEARS (36%) 25-50 YEARS (28%) 50-100 YEARS (19%) 100+ YEARS (5%) WAS INAUGRATED IN 2013. ITIS LESS THAN 10 YEARS. ‘OLD. THE HOTEL WAS THEMED AFTER THE CHETTINAD | , THE LEELA PALACE HOTEL, LOCATED IN MRC NAGAR ARCHITECTURE OF TAMIL NADU. 2 fe TOTAL NUMBER OF BUILDINGS WITHIN THE BOUNDARY IS AROUND 19545 INCLUDING. HOUSEHOLD AND COMMERCIAL, MAJORITY OF THE BUILDINGS AGE AROUND 10-25 AND 25-50 YEARS AS THE ADYAR REGION DEVELOPED AFTER THE REPUBLIC. THE HEADQUARTERS OF THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY MOVED TO CHENNAI IN 1884, THE GARDEN HAS A. 450 YEAR OLD BANYAN TREE WHICH IS OF CULTURAL AND RELIGIONAL IMPORTANCE. aa. THERE ARE ONLY 12% BUILDINGS WHICH AGE BELOW 10 YEARS. CERTAIN BUILDINGS LIKE THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. THE CHETTINAD PALACE AND ST. PATRICK SCHOOL WERE BUILT IN THE 19TH CENTURY. ‘THE SLUM ON THE BANKS OF THE RIVER FORMED THE MALLIGAIPOO NAGAR WHICH IS 50-100 YEARS. OLD BECAUSE RAJA SIR ANNAMALAI CHETTIAR APPOINTED LABOURS FOR HIS BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY. eecccccccce eoccccccccccce BUILDING TYPOLOGY MAPPING. FORTIS MALAR IS ONE OF THE BEST MULTISPECIALITY. HOSPITALS IN CHENNAI AND IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1992, THE HOSPITAL WAS CONSTRUCTED IN MODERN SCALE- 1: 7500 BUILDING TYPOLOGY DEALS WITH THE STUDY AND DOCUMENTATION OF A SET OF BUILDINGS WHICH HAVE SIMILARITIES IN THEIR TYPE OF FORM Oe ee FUNCTION. N IN THIS CONTEXT, BUILDING TYPOLOGY IN TERMS OF FORM IS TAKEN, THE STYLE IN WHICH THE BUILDING IS BUILT GIVES A CHARACTER I TO THE REGION. || KUCCHA HOUSES HM ‘COLONIAL TYPE THE CHETTINAD PALACE BUILT IN 19TH CENTURY, HAS. TALL WHITE PILLARS, LONG ORNATE WINDOWS AND, SPACIOUS PORTICOS INDICATING CHETTINAD STYLE (OF ARCHITECTURE, * Pevccccccccccccce ° eocccce BUILDINGS THAT ARE CENTURIES OLD LIKE THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, THE CHETTINAD. PALACE AND ST, PATRICK SCHOOL WERE CONSTRUCTED IN COLONIAL AND TRADITIONAL STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE, ‘THE REGION OF ADYAR MAINLY CONSISTS OF MODERN TYPE BUILDINGS WHICH ARE OF RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL USE. ST, PATRICK SCHOOL WAS BUILT IN COLONIAL STYLE DURING THE BRITISH PERIOD. IT WAS COMPLETED IN THE BANKS OF THE RIVER AND THE SEASHORE ARE COVERED WITH KUCCHA HOUSES PRE VERETE REI SHICGIDS ANRC TEST Ad OCCUPIED BY THE SLUM. 1 Revitalising »% AGE & BUILDING TYPOLOGY MAPPING Qe ee ad an ae = 4FIGURE GROUND STUDY<< N Figure Ground study focuses on the Urban Form as G pattem of solid and voids. Most Cities are built from combination of these patterns. In the case os Adayar the urban solid spaces are Residential, Commercial, Mixed used, institutional, Religious, Hospitals, etc., and Void spaces are Parks Lawn, play grounds, Gardens, Rivers estuary., etc SCALE - 1: 7500 CF Meng &. aegis SITE AREA 5.4 SQ.KM PERIMETER 11 KM ANALYSIS << POLITICAL MAP << Adyar Zone covers an area of 135 Sqkm of which this three wards 173, 175 and 176 has an area of 22sqkrn Original pattern Original pattem with small passages Original pattem with small passages and hairlines DV ak otiginal pattem with small passages V1 aw Snchaitines Adjacement to the place DD waxo 173 WARD 175 a WARD 173 POINTS OF ATTRACTION - 1 TS a PSERENS _ - Revitalising d SCALE - 1: 5000 FIGURE GROUND iy Ao vat verCRZ STUDY << N CRZ (Coastal Regulation Zone } CRZ 1 - Ecologically sensitive areas RZ Ill - Land areas which are undisturbed and shall apply to the land area between doesnot fall under CRZ II high tide line or width of the creek whichever CRZ Il - Developed Land areas close to is less on the landward side along the tidal or up to within the existing municipal limits RZ IV - Water area and the sea bed area influenced water bodies that are conected to the sea. Mangrooves , Corals and reefs , sand dunes Biologically active mudflats , Salt Marshes , Turtle nestling Grounds , Horse shoe Crabs Habitats , Sea Grass beds. HIGH TIDE UNE LOW TIDE UNE Me ices SCALE - 1: 7500 Reference : CMA Coastal Management Plan VEGETATION MAP << we ‘eee Sotye i Trees are extremely adeqquate ie > sont in Gandhi Nagar , Anna Sathya ' Nagar MRC Nagar and the Strech of theosophical f society and Besant Gardens Sill the areas of Kasturi bai Nagar, shasthri Nagar, karpagam Gardens which are found a / in scare and doesnt have any oi traces of planting trees. | | ANALYSIS << 7 Revitalising ADYAR RIVER CRZ AND VEGETATIONPARKING ON NX FOOTPATH COMMON TOILET ALONG GREENWAYS ROAD ENTRY OF PUBLIC VEHICLES THROUGH BUS BAY POOR MAINTENANCE OF PEDESTRIAN FOOTPATH DISCONTINUOUS FOOTPATH DISPOSAL OF WASTE ALONG THE BANKS = NO PROPER POST ® MANHOLES 1B LAMP POST A SIGNAGES = DUSTBIN = ELECTRIC BOX : SIGNAL ccIv + TRANSFORMER © SEWERS ™@ PUBLIC TOILETS |) PEDESTRIAN CROSSOVER INFRASTRUCTURE MAP - ISSUES AD’ ©; \ SCALE 1:2000 \STREET HAWKERS ALONG GREENWAYS - ROAD v POOR PEDESTRIAN CROSS OVER AND SIGNALS NO PROPER DEMAR- KATION OF CYCLE AR RIVER URBEE [\POOR MAINTENANCE OF MANHOLES ELPHINSTONE BRIDGE CAN BE DXREUSED \ = ARUNACHALAPURAM Vi, = stig a ONSTREET ALONG TH i | PARKING— f BRIDGE Revitalising ADYAR RIVER‘nd Cross shes! Jat Cros: stest L Roy ~ > ANALYSIS ‘Manatnma Ganahi Road Primary road lm - Landscapes - rite parking + Street hawkers Secondary road lm -Two way MI - Tertiary road mm - 12mRoad The roadwidths The main access The one way The landscaping This creates This creates provided ‘are to the site is via the routes are provided elements like trees traffic over the difficulty in according to the sardor potel road , for ease of movement are present but not regions and movernent for the standards men- durgabai deshmukh for the vehicles to much dense to nuisance for the pedestian as they tioned in DCR foad and green- reduce the traffice provide shade pedestian as ore placed over the ways road congestion towards throught the street. parked over the footpath the green ways footpath junction EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE 18 = ho : 28 tae, 5 8 5 8 $= § $ & § $ 3 5 2 z s a s 8 3 a > 8 2 8 8 a a 8 a 5 fe =e 5 Reselling the used doors along | the bridge is one of the mejor occupations for the resident of Mallipoo Nagar. Street food hawker- An occupation, for the women in Mallipoo Nagor. d ae Ee” lC a—a ) | | EEBERETES Also, this is the only shop along the CITHIRAI PURATTASI siretch for food. PRIL SEPTEMBER TAMIL NEW YEAR NAVRATRI-GOLU RAG PICKERS, Bamboo mats are knit the vendors near the Adyar Poonga and are sold then. SANKARANTL There are group of street hawkers near the )_ bridge: juice and foodshops in food corts, ‘ ess td ores sold i § cobbler and mechanic shops on pavement. PANKUNI : AADI MARKAZHI so, there ore ragpickers along the Thasaractvines hapen udeca lage sided MARCH-APRIL —} —_ avcust DECEMBER banks of the river where they collect Troctwhich hes become thelr toguor work, BRAHMOTSAVAM # AADIPANDIGA! MARGATHITRUVIZHA plaslics and exchange it with scropshop. flocs NR nes Pecome tneirreguiarwore ee ee Pree Ae wpevnicwed THREATS / CRIME MAPPING The threats and crime activities in the site are mapped as noted , also with reference to newspaper cuttings. There are suicide attempts happening along the bridge, solid waste disposal along the mud bunds near Mallipoo Nagar and Annai Sathya Nagar by the residents which has become part of their lifestyle. Alcoholism is practised in the Elphinestone Bridge as there are no trespassers and lack of pedestrian movement. Also, bike stunts are SUICIDE ATTEMPTS SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL . Garbage dumpard along Due to lack of concem, suicide Sathya Nagar attempts that happen often near the Elphinestone bridge and also the Thiru VK Bridge. INVALID PARKING Call taxis and the trespassers park their vehicles aside along the bridge Bike stunts are performed on nights which BURNING has become a part of youth's lifestyle, GARBAGE causing many accidents leading to lose of lives. INVALID PARKING. School buses and college buses park along the cycle track in the Thiru V K Burning of the garbage dumped along the bridge causing smoke pollution creating a hinderance for the passengers. DEFECATION Near the bridge, the resi- dents of Matlinoo Nagar defecate in the moming” RESSOURCES Stine PARKING AT TURNING Bridge creating a hinderance for the Peeling POINT cyclists. re Parking vehicles outside SOLID WASTE DISPOSA : CG BBB rc scvin Poonga creates Garbage dumpard along A ATCHING traffic and is hinderance Mallipoo Nagar a for the trespassers italising ADYAR RIVER ACTIVITY MAPPINGCULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE AROUND THE SITE : SATYA STUDIOS : *Sathya studios was initially named as Lalitha CCinetone and National Theaters Limited Me- enakshi Cinetone, Jupiter Pictures. *Various supertit fms were shot here. ‘In the early stage the studio lacked basic ART & DANCE structure there were no roofs and the lights 4 used for the shooting was natural lights. I SSHRUCHES *Any disturbance interuppted the scene was (CHETTINAD PALACE : “Tall white pillars, long omate windows and spacious portico. “The magnificent mansion stood solita- ry, over-looking the Adyar river, as its ivory coloured walls made from ttalian marble and limestone bespoke the ro- yality it housed and it was built by Raja Sir Annamalai Chettiar. “The palace was initially built near Bin- ny mills later the when the governor requested it was shifted to RA Puram ¢ y retaken. *in, 1931 the first silent movie was shot here. ‘It was a tamil movie named Pavalakodi. “The studio was bought by Dr. M.G. Rand where the land is oround104 acres. renamed as Sathya Studios. MUSIC COLLEGE : TEMPLES MOVIES MADRAS BOAT CLUB : 1867 - * Boat club was started by many Britishers in many parts of the Indian cities. In Chennai sin- ce the South Madras started having its settleme- nts the Adyar river became the main area for ro- wing. 1898 - * First races started between Colombo an- d Madras. 1951 - Till date : Racing is still conducted. Classes were started and amenities were added. * The river is still being used though its polluted. Cleaning of the river is being done once in two days by the corporation. * Inspired from Scotland castle ‘and was buitt * Brodie lost in business hence, was forced to rent his castle. * Later Brodie drowned in Adyar river the castle was home to m- any lawyers and other officials. “Currently the Tamil Nadu music Kuchipudi is one of the eight major indian classical dances. originated in a village named Kuchipudi in the Indian state of u mus Andhra Pradesh. Kuchipudiis a dance- Colegie compu wns ffi Bullet : drama performance, with its roots in the Ing.and houses the:sehoal:of cor . B ancient Hindu Sanskrit text of Natya Shastra natic music. we ~~ sivali Ganesan memorial i a memorial for veteran To: mil actor Sivaji Ganesan, located in Chennai, India. }) itis located on Durgabsi Deshmukh Road in Adyar. *The memorial complex also consists of a reverse osmosis plant for drinking water need, Rukmini Devi formed Bharatanatyam dance which was created from a street dance named Sachuratam. “it wos a unfavoured dance but Rukmini made it a religious dance and started performing as dramas in temples. *She belonging fo the Brahmin commun- ity leat the dance from the street dan- Cers as she was inspired from them. *She was asked to leave the theosophic- al society due to some misunderstanding. Hence, it was shifted to a new site which is spread over almost 100 acres by the seashore of Besant nagar. “i was not only a hub to Bharatanatyam but also to Veena and other handicratts. “Earlier during the music festivals only telugu songs were allowed to sing. *When MS Subhalakshmi sang a tamil song , she was sent out of the sabha. *On hearing this Raja Sir Annamalai Chettiar founded Tamil Isai sangam to promote the Tamil music in 1943. *Since the 1940s, the association has suppor ted a college, the Tamil lsai Sangam College for the instruction of Tamil music. re THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY : * 1879 - The world headquaters was shifted to Bombay. * 1882 - * From Bombay it was shifted to Madras. * Madame Blavatsky purchased this 27 acres of site in Huddlestone gardens. * The Occult room - Adyar’ first shrine room was built. * 1886 - Adyar library was constructed & started with 4 languages. * tis famous in foreign lands. The library was op- ‘ened by multi-reigious people in their own faith. * 1907 - White Lotus day wos started to celebrate * 1925 - New president Mr. Arundale was elected. * 1908 - Mrs. Besant purchased Vasantha institute. * 1911 - The area of the society was increased * 1909 - ES press was built. * 1910 - Wells created by them are stil seen in Va- santhapuram. * 1927 - Baby welcome and Sinus recreation club was found. * Plants species were brought from Central and 3 o7 ins meme sm a =| SANTHOME CHRUCH S kms KAPALEESHWARAR TEMPLE Skms MADHYA KAILASH e < 28 kms Che } Bn south America, z ctl * 1932 - “Wake up India” and panchamas move- ment was started. f ™& Revitalising 4 1 « ADYAR RIVER CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCETIMELINE the timeline shows the existance of the bridges and its impact on the site and conditions. —— iE ELPHINSTONE 1 vehicular # pedstrian (ee 25M +167 In 1840 elphinstone bridge was errected on the adyar river for OWL commuting by the british. It was initially used for the vehicular movement across the river. It spans to a length of 270m and 11m. SECTION wide. The views from the el \, BROKEN BRIDGE ELPHINSTONE BROKEN BRIDGE =pedstrion In 1967 the bridge near the shore was erected for the move- ment of fishermans across. The bridge spans upto 300 m. The cyclone destructed the bridge and the bridge was not used for the vehicular movement and was used as a pedestrian path SECTION way. The people love fo wolk on the bridge sf fans a senic view of : Many sides wre noticed TTI as anegative place making. VIEW i \ TVK BRIDGE LPHINSTONE ., BROKEN BRIDGE = vehicular © pedsirion b oul +1.67M In 1973T.v.. bridge was errected right near the elphinstone for the ease of movement and fo reduce fraific congestion. T.vk. bridge was later expanded the road width. SECTION In 1977 bridge near the shore got broke due to cyclone and fill date it remains as a un used broken bridge. Elphintone bridge was raised fer 2.5m to cover the sewer pipes that runs from brodies road fo mylapore triplicane and line of sucides from the bridge . Liquor drinking under the bridge is another nusance VIEW ELPHINSTONE AND BROKEN BRIDGE aaThe Greenways Junction is the most critical intersection as it receives vehicles from various regions of North and South Chennai. Since there is no traffic signal, the junction becomes highly crammed in the peak hours. ‘The Andhra Mahila Bus Stop near Shivaji Ganesan Memorial Lack of crossovers makes pedestrian crossing a tedious task. has no proper bus bay and shelter, Since the road gets The sidewalks are misused by hawkers and vendors and notrower from the Tiu-vi-ka bridge, most of the autos, motor parking, cycles and cars use the bus bay to ease their way. Existing dust bins are not used and cleaned property. Lack of street furnitures decrease the pedestrian movement. The bus stop hos no proper display of the bus routes and bus timings. The pedestrian path along the edge is not under proper condition and water stagnates because of improper manholes and drain lines. The banks on Malligaipoo nagar are severely poluted by solid wastes, plastics and human wastes. i The width of the road abutting the bankis very The bus stop gets crowded during the peak The infrastructure present in the site is not used and maintained. Street lights do. aw not work at interior sireets of the slum, which is the cause of illegal activities. Lack of dust bins encourages people to dump in the river. SS Above alll of these, S&S there is no awareness among the public. narrow and the bank stinks profusely. hours in moming and evening Several sewage lines drain into the river making due to the presence of various the water unsuitable for drinking. colleges. Since the water quality has dropped, many aquatic species of the river extinct. SCALE- 1:7500 The banks on Sathya Nagar being occupied by the slums @ and spoiled by the solid @ wastes. Heaps of waste have @ been created on the banks @ and water level has gone © down, ° Accessiblity prohibited from MRC nagar to the bank of the river. The banks are privatised by the Leela Palace hotel, Chettinad Palace and various other buildings abutting the river. Hence there is no view of the ‘ecology of Theosophical Society from the opposite bank. The ancient mode of transport - Elphinstone Bridge is now used for legal activities during The four way junction surrounding the Muthulakshmi Park becomes a highly the night. Defecation and suicide attempts @@@@° congested intersection during the peak hours. Since this is the main junction from ‘are common during the day. Airport, IT parks and North Madras, the traffic cannot be diverted and hence cannot be controlled Alcoholism takes place during the night since Pedestrian crossing becomes tedious as there are no proper crossovers. Sidewalks are _the bridge has no lighting. ‘occupied by vendors and vehicle parking. The existing public toilet is not used and The crowd and circulation in the park also aisturbs the vehicular movement in the maintained, peok hours Since the structure of the bridge got weak due to cyclone, it gave rise to these issues. CULTURE TRANSIT ECOLOGY fe 1 Revitalising A “~~ ISSUES MAPPING ® ADYAR RIVERmajor Issues The major ecological problems were Poor water quality an Poor water containing capacity. these two primary prob- lems leads to number of minor problems. To improve the quality of the water these two issues must be addresed fist. Improving the quality of the water's the start for recreating a new and fresh ecosystem POOR WATER QUALITY pollution solid waste .waste water run off pollutions Adyar river, after entering city limits, passes through thickly populated areas for about 12.5 kms before its confivence with the sea. @ source of tannery effivent from pammal the river starts receiving industricl effluents. primariy from tanneries lo- cated near pammal. downstream nandanbakkam, the riverrecieves significant municipal waste waters that primarily form the flow in the channel during the dry period. From nandambakkam to kotturour- am, a number of surface drains as well as overflow severs from waste water pumping stations discharge into the river. proposal For tannery waste, new industrial effluent treating plants such as CETP should be installed. These plants can treat 85% of the total effivents. Remaining waste can be dried and disposed of as solids in a secured landfil. To avoid public defecation common tollels should be constructed. to avoid the household wastes and solid wastes from commercial sectors, necessary action should be taken. POOR WATER CONTAINING CAPACITY sediments formation .mudflat formation flood control sediments and debris Adyar river, after entering city limits, passes through thickly populated areas for about 12.5 kms before its confluence with the sea. \Ga [o8 000NNS f) 0 7 me gellar He suerte! SAE dlc [Falta ay ete Oe ToeMoo O02 To oe = endat™ Poor OG S on MSD To a a ae aS i pee oO UOUG YO 08) etoleqnadt) Tr Ge.8 section 1 section 2 section 3 section 4 Mudflat formation Due to the ltoral diff alongside the shore, the estuary mouth seems to be closed almost all the time.These mudflats hinder the connection between the river and ocean. except for the monsoon season, the mouth is always closed. To avoid the consequence of these muafiats, at the estuary point, initially the mud flat should be completeley re- moved and an 300 metres groyne should be installed. These groynes will prevent the frequent formation of the mudflat at the estuary region, ECOLOGY POLICY Flood carrying capacity the design flood canying capacity of the estuarine stretch is 1397 cumecs. this is derived considering a design width of 200m, design depth of 3.25 m and design velocity of 213m/s. the mud flats near the mouth reduce the speed of the flood water entering the ocean. this makes flood water entering into the settiement. hence the mudfiats need to be removed. if we remove the mud fiat the adai- fionel advantage is that the impure river water can be diluted. Bed profile of Adyar estuary 7-West of Adyar bridge 8-Tamilnady music college 9-Under wood gardens 10-Chettinadu palace 11-Gammon india ta 12-Near the river mouth 1-Kotturpuram bridge 2-Madras boat club 3-East of Radhakrishnapuram 4-Neor MRIS 5-Near annai theresa nagar &-Gandhi nagar Tide levels The high tide level is 3.00 metres whereas the hight of the mud flat at the estuary is 5.73 metres from the mean sea level. igh flood lM (3.000), SCALE 1:7500 section § section 6 Islands at the estuarine region the islands at the estuarine region were rich in nutrient contents, and ideal to grow mangroves. the iskand right now contains prosopis sp, which is not allowing any other native trees to grow. immediate re- moval of prosopis is not possible because avian fauna has nest on it, so gradual plantation of native trees and removal of prosopis should ; Revitalising & ADYAR RIVERTRANSIT POLICIES ISSUES: SCALE- 1: 7500 ANALYSING THE ISSUES OF THE SITE HELP IN FORMING. Broken and unmaintained RESPECTIVE POLICIES FOR CONSERVING THE REGION. sidewalks without uniform. POLICIES ARE LEGAL AND RESTRICT THE PUBLIC AGAINST “3 width and height. No ANY KIND OF CONTRAVENES. proper street furniture has been provided. The edges of the ‘compound wails have been wom off and need treatment. Certain pavements are used for parking. No demarkation of bus bays and no maintenance of the bus shelters. The bus bays are frequently intervened by autos and motor cycles. Proper information of the bus route and timing is lagging in the region. Cycle tracks are not segregated from the vehicular path, resulting in the decrease of people using cycles. There ore no cycle parks in and around the site. The cycling mode is not encouraged among the public ond there are no cycle rental centres. WHAT MAKES A STREET? \ street eo furniture Focus on Street-oriented Redesigning bus bays with Proper cycle tracks, ample Pedestrian movement shall be THE TRANSIT ORIENTED NETWORK pedestrians buildings proper barricades and parking and bollards shail encouraged by the development SHALL BE CONNECTED TO ALL restrictions for other vehicles. _ be provided to encourage of sidewalks, cross overs, street $ A STREETS AND PUBLIC SPACES. Street lights Sufficient number of buses. cycling rather than using fumitures and public recreational shall be provided toreduce —_motor vehicles. activities, sums STREET ORIENTED BUILDINGS: STRICT FINE SHALL BE LEVIED FROM PEOPLE WHO APPROACH the crowd in the buses. Cycle crossing shall be Other infrastructure facilites shall BUILDINGS SHOULD FACE THE THE FOOTPATH FOR PARKING. The bus bays shall be included witht the also be added for the betlerment STREET TO ENSURE THAT THERE VENDORS AND HAWKERS SHALL NOT BE ALLOWED ON THE designed considering all pedestrian cross overs. of the public reaim. Safety and ‘ARE ‘EYES ON THE STREET SIDEWALKS. ‘age groups and amenities. security shall be ensured by “WHEY se WHICH WILL ENSURE SAFETY. ‘A PEDESTRIAN POLICE SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR THE adequate lighting. INSPECTION. OBJECTIVES: Pedestrian realm to be The cycle network to be Pedestrian should fee! safe, The ancient mode of transport fe Public transport shall be encouraged to reduce active, vibrant and safe and complete. secure and get access to all areas ELPHINSTONE BRIDGE whose JER _the amount of pollution generated from cars etc. comfortable. Cycle parking and through siructure is now weak cnd not ‘A reduction in the fore shall attract the public 1. Shade and shelter storage is ample and 1, Sidewalks used anymore shall be used towards local transportation system. 2. Visually and physically secure. 2. Crossovers for public programs and te} Metros to be used for reducing the crowd in the permeable frontage. 3. Bus transit activities MRIS. Byes Te The bridge shall be used only Siaes frocks ore provided, Aa Pedestion and cycle tracks shall be given the utmost importance as it relates to public on foot. INFRASTRUCTURE POLICIES Proper pedestrian cross overs and trattic signals shall be provided for easy movement of public and vehicles. The road shall be from barricades after the installment of the signal legal parking of cars, buses, motor Sidewalks and pavements Uneven roads lead to The manholes shall be checked _Bollards shail be placed on cycles and vans are prominent on shall be maintained with stagnation of rain water, foro open gops. the sidewalks and the bridge. These will be strictly street fumiture and Hence all the roads More number of drainage holes pavements to prevent prohibited with proper signage infrastructure facilties. shall be uniformly shall be provided on the roads unnecessary parking, boards and police inspection, evened for preventing stagnation. Vendors and Howkers shall The material used for Any kind of tor errosi not be allowed to put up Bollards will be placed to interrupt the pavement shall be shall be immediately The sewage pipes below the stalls on the footpath. the vehicle parking on sidewalks replaced as the existing taken care of and all Elphinstone bridge shall be Street tumiture shall be ‘ond pavements, ‘one easily gets eroded the underground cable maintained and hidden added to make the during rains. connections shall be from the public. place lively and vibrant. Vendors and Hawkers will not be made. allowed too! Transformer and electrical lines to be checked and concealed to avoid voltage shock during the rains. EB boxes shall be covered ‘and maintained property. The water quality of the river has dropped immensely Any transformer burst due to various existing factors. The quality shall be shall be immediately retained by treating the water through sedimentation brought to notice. ‘and filtration processes. The transformer base sholl Natural inigation by the plants in the island shall be be free from all wastes ‘appreciated. and effluents. « Pedestrian cross overs are necessary near the founway The water quantity shall be increased by removing the mud flats and increasing the depth of river bed, junction near Muthulakshmi Parkin Adyar. " Revitalising A POLICY & PROGRAM MAPPING er EINER) S LEGENDS ] Ecological park 2 Ambel walk 3 Deck 4 View plaza 5 Broken bridge 6 Bird watch 7 Whales island 8 Garden 9 Elphinstone 10 Proposed cross over 11 Proposed cross over 12 Bird watching decks 13 bamboo pavillion SCALE 1:100 fa Revitalising fA t ADYAR RIVER - MASTER PLAN a forar riverBUS SHELTER << Sta PERSPECTIVE << Durgabai Deshmukh Hospital Sha Memorial om a ; wd PLAN << oo : >) — Y J 7 on << SOLAR PANEL SHELTER << ‘ g a a) —em a a Sf 4m- 4 — i SS Oa . jowards Thi WKS —, = Durga bai Deshmukh —_~> —) = oS = 2B @e = | @ Be v- 7) - J ww ww ae = te ie . ELEVATION << . ] , } MCMerescolege HE Solar panel Shade | ll | ll a PERSPECTIVE << BE bus shett j us Shelter PLAN << - STREET SCAPE i nee ADYAR RIVERELEVATIO SCALE 1 100 UNIT METERS CROSS OVER TOWARDS MALIPOONAGAR BANK OF RIVER PLAN CROSS OVER TOWARDS SIVAIMANIMANDAPAM SIDE BANK SCALE 1 100 UNIT METERS BIRD WATCHING DECK CLP HINS TONE 8RIDOL TY KeRIDCE i HE proposcp WALKWAY [EXISTING PEDESTRIAN — } EXISITING CYCLING VEHICULAR PROPOSED CYCLING MODULE : a canopy PROPOSED. (CROs OVER PROPOSED: DIPDWATCHING Eee ‘Anna sathya nage: has a dversiied settienents that The flower shop down the bridge Fors molar beng @ noior = ioims on inoorton} edge Imorks on incortant visual edge. ondmnork for adyor forms - so There oe 100 chsers There are totaly 10 fous moos on mporont edge cee NY eae Theeae racesoimd phos a proper road demarcation undk that seperotes the forthe buyers But not eed Santé the encroachments Cee Toe Sun fie and sea forms the Important edge and gives a sigaiican! senic beauty, Aca Peace rac apse aos: ae ea 3 PROPOSED ELP HIN55T ONE - acity watkyThe riverfront is accessed from Greenways road at two points, out of which one is privatised and the other is public. The riverfront can also be accessed from the Tinu-vicka bridge and continues as a loop on the banks of Maliigaipoo nager. SCALE- 1:2000 N I The riverfront is getting connected through a bridge below MRTS line to the Malligaipoo nagar banks. The riverfront on the whole creates a recreational feel due to its connect with the nature. Balancing ecology with the built environment drives people towards it. It also relaxes the mind through forms of exercise. The structure for the pavilion is made of bamboo. Curvy parametric bamboo roof not only gives shading but creates a sense of design. Landscaping plays a vital role in bringing life to the space. The material used for the track shall be non-sippery and should contain gradual Seating area under the Pavilion acts as a relaxation space. Along grains. with it, a meditation stage I should be smooth where the lawyers os enough for the cyclists to ve well as common public ride. Viewtine 's allowed to use it. Atul landscaped elevated stage where seasonal flowers are planted and provided with tensile roofs to serve ond’. e : as a small cafe, —— ae 1 * * e a8. SECTION ALONG THE DECK. ~ > * * .. s e A clear width of the cycle and = eY pedestian path i obteined oO A level differance of 0.15 mis given to retain the flow of water into the river. The V shaped deck gives a flow to the public. itis a cantilevered e structure running parallel to the gabions. Trees are planted int the centre of the deck to provide shade while viewing the scenic beauty. Street lamps and bollards are placed in between the cycle and pedestrian track to demarkate the region. Revitalising RIVERFRONT PROPOSAL ADYAR RIVERWALQWAY BAMBOO PAVILON ever WALKWAY GABION SEATING —- TRACK SECTION AT AA’ Pa The following part plan shows the activity hub along the riverfront which houses the bamboo pavilion, seating area for pedestrians, also a parking for cyclists. ATHELETE OLD AGE COUPLE There are various users in the neighbourhood belonging to RIVERFRONT different age groups. This leads to community engagement a among the people. ALONG ( By offering a range of activities and experiences that build ‘on the strengths of each zone, and linking them with clear NATURE LOVER pathways, the Concept envisions a riverfront that engages ADYAR RIVER all the users and visitors from moming ‘til night. The riverfront along Adyar river consists of various activities that are program-based, cultural, recreational. ee eo ADULT GROUPS < Fr The promenade allows the users to interact with water, such as open Classrooms for students, riverwalk that educate common people about the importance of river restoration, It enables to natural conditions, native ecology, and a more dynamic re- lationship between people and river. Ne CHAAR To connect assets along the river, the riverfront to the city (downtown and the neighborhoods beyond), and people with each other. KASTUR) GROUNDS YCANDH, Ag comPouno: eAMBOO HUT waukway view DECK Wau PART PLAN AT BTHE AMBLE PATH The Amble path is an attempt to interweave the connect within the ecosystem web and connect public to nature. The word Amble refers to “Meander just like the flow of a river or “taking a stroll" along the river. The first challenge is to identify the species that are suitable for existing in this, habitat. MODUS OPERANDI Data collection Analyse Mapping Research Find problem Connect Solution PROCESS Identification © © wentified receptive Regions e Hypersersitive Island &% mmmBrodje’s C TVK Bridge Elphinstone Bridge | Zone3 = v . : | SCALE 1:5000 PROPOSAL AMBLE PATH River purification with reed augmentation e The Amble Path Go pt ie le! = r ae ra Indian Coral Indian Ash Pongame oil 1 Sandpaper Hopbush Tres Tres Noni Parrot olax Portia Tree Indian almond Peacock chaste Hibiscus tee Mongroove Arjun tree TREE yaaa = : NOCTURNAL ‘Asiatic Yellow House Bot Euginia Fever Nu!__ Indian Povelto SHRUB % a ADYAR RIVER