URBAN DESIGN

ASSIGNMENT
DESIGN INTENTS TO IMPROVE THE CAMPUS

P. Sai Sashank ,
312106101024

PARKING & PAVEMENTS:Most parking lots are made of pavement

a combination of asphalt concrete, the most widely used paving material in India, and aggregates
such as sand, gravel, or crushed stone.
Pavement is an impervious, heat absorbing material that collects storm water on its surface and
does not allow it to filter into the soil, inhibiting the natural water cycle.
With this in mind, parking lots have traditionally been built with the primary goal of channeling
storm water into receiving water bodies as quickly as possible, via means such as gutters, drains,
and pipes. As a result, runoff that is contaminated with many types of petroleum residues,
fertilizers, pesticides, and other pollutants from parking surfaces enters receiving waters at an
unnaturally high rate and volume, negatively impacting the surrounding ecosystem.
Hence, parking lots degrade water quality, strain storm water management systems, consume
large amounts of land and resources, and enable urban sprawl. Furthermore, materials used to
construct parking lots have a variety of impacts on air, water, and biodiversity throughout their
life cycle.

PROBLEMS WITH CONVENTIONAL

PARKING AND PAVEMENTS: Water Quality Impacts
Storm water Management Impacts
Heat Island Effect
Disturbance of Habitat and Local Ecology
Decrease In Greenspace
With these aspects in mind, methods and materials for
improving the parking space without a huge impact on
the surroundings of the campus.

Green Hardscape Treatments (Porous Pavements)

1. ECOPAVE
Porous concrete mixture
Reduces potential detention area size
25% void space provides water infiltration pathway
Leed credits for use
Storm water filtering effect

Netpave

Parking on grass or gravel surfaces

Made from 100% Recycled plastic
Modular and light weight for quick and easy installation
Flexible shape can be cut to t uneven and irregular surfaces

Strong enough to support heavy vehicles

Permeable, allows water to flow through the surface
Grass can still be mowed
Surface can be snowplowed when edges are secured

Advantages
Increased groundwater recharge
Positive public relations
Custom applications can be accommodated
Low initial maintenance
LEED applications
Disadvantages
Higher installation costs
Long term maintenance concerns
Perception of system frailty

Green streets
Green Streets is a concept that has evolved primarily
due to the need to retrofit existing urbanized areas in
order to reduce impervious ground cover in hopes of
reducing combined sewer overflows (CSOs). Increased
regulatory emphasis on CSOs has pressured utility
operators to attain programmatic goals of controlling
the source of storm water, limiting its transport and
pollutant conveyance to the collection system, restoring
predevelopment hydrology of drainage areas to the
extent possible, and providing environmentally
enhanced roads.

Modular Rain gardens

Modular Rain gardens

Modular precast concrete system installs rapidly
More economical installations compared to built-inplace systems
Suitable for storm water planters, curb extensions,
bio-retention areas, vegetated swales, green gutters or
rain gardens.
Works equally well for filtration or infiltration based
systems.

Multiple attractive color and finish options.

Vertical walls maximize storm water storage capacity.
Available with recycled content.
Unlimited Design Options

Advantages
Increased groundwater recharge
Positive public relations
Attractive
Increased water quality
Reductions in heat island effects
Low maintenance systems
Potential LEED applications
Disadvantages
Increased capital investment
Maintenance concerns re-training of crews
Perception of system frailty

GREEN WALLS & SCREENS

Green wall concepts have been in existence for centuries with
examples in architecture da ng back to the ancient Babylonians,
exemplified by one of the seven ancient wonders of the world,
the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Many cultures trained grape
vines to climb vertically, while manors and castles displayed
climbing roses on many building facades. Since the 1920s,
features such as pergolas and a variety of self-clinging climbing
plants have been developed.
Typical green walls provide li le opportunity for storm water
management and may in fact require irrigation to sustain the
vegetaion. However, an intriguing application would be to use
captured roof storm water runoff to irrigate the plants.

GREEN SCREEN
Wall Mounted components
Column applications
Free Standing Screens
Shade and Light Control
Graffiti Control
Security partitions
Enhances the appearance of structures and areas
Hides unsightly equipment and unattractive building features

Creates privacy screens using natural elements

Cleans and cools air
Helps to buffer wind and sound.
Decreases energy consumption by regulating air temperature

Advantages
Ease of installation
Provides positive aura supplements green building
components
Warrantied products
Numerous planting theme varieties
Provide Heating/Cooling Benefits
Air Quality benefits
Disadvantages
Additional capital investment
Perishable construction item