ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN -

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SITE STUDY & TOPIC ANALYSIS

RAILWAY COLONY ,ALAMBAG,LUCKNOW

TOPIC-MIXED USE BUILDING

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PROF. AR.PRASENJIT JITENDRA KUMAR
SANYAL B.ARCH 9TH SEM.
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ITM SATP LKO.
 MIXED USE BUILDINGS

 ABOUT:-
A mixed-use building aims to combine three or more uses into one structure such
as residential, hotel, retail, parking, transportation, cultural, and entertainment.
Whatever the combination, it brings together several uses within either one
building or a small area.
 Mixed-use buildings aren’t a novel concept at all.
 Traditionally, humans settled in mixed-use patterns, pooling all their
resources into one central area.
 Mixed use can be either horizontal mix or vertical, or a combination of both,
depending on the size of the land.

 Horizontal mix means that each building would occupy its own envelope and
would be spread across the site.
 Such developments require very large pieces of land, on which one is able to
have the convenience of separate vehicular circulation, parking and entrances.
But more common is the need to build vertically, then it becomes a question
of how and what to put together and how to provide sufficient parking,
efficient circulation, and the best configuration of services.

 INTENT:-

 Mixed-use development is in a broad sense — any urban, suburban or village

development, or even a single building, that blends a combination of
residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or industrial uses, where those
functions are physically and functionally integrated, and that provides
pedestrian connections.
 Mixed use developments today usually consist of retail center coupled with
offices, hotel or apartments, or even all three.

 Some developments go beyond this mix and include hospitals, libraries and
schools, and thereby create a “village” scenario; but for the commercial
developer, and for the purpose of this article, I shall confine myself to the
commercial developments, specifically what to couple with a retail center, and
why.
 AIMS:-

 In the sense of mixed-use zoning or mixed-use planning, it is a type of urban

development, urban planning and/or a zoning type that blends residential,
commercial, cultural, institutional, or entertainment uses into one space,
where those functions are to some degree physically and functionally
integrated, and that provides pedestrian connections.
 Mixed-use development may be applied in new real estate development
projects in a city or suburb, or may apply to a single building, existing or new
neighborhood, or in zoning policy across an entire city or other political unit.
 In the sense of a mixed-use complex, mixed-use project, etc., a mixed-use
development refers to "a development" — a building, complex of buildings,
or new district of a community that is developed for mixed-use by a private
developer, (quasi-) governmental agency, or a combination thereof. A mixed-
use development may be new construction, reuse of an existing building or
brownfield site, or a combination.

 OBJECTIVES:-
 To create a mix of uses that relate to and complement each other through site
design, for example, through shared use of public spaces and landscape
connections.
 To create a mix of uses that respond to their context and complement each
other in their building design and street orientation.
 To facilitate linkages among uses on and off site through use of pedestrian,
bicycle and circulation connections, shared access and parking.
 To address General Plan direction to include residential uses on key larger
sites, and evaluate projects on smaller sites in accordance with the “mixed
use” land use category description.
 To utilize the city’s residential design guidelines for residential mixed use
projects.
 SCOPE:-
 The survey is done on a small group of people while considering heavy
population the analysis done may not be pin pointed.
 So there is done in a single place with urban conditions (Vijayawada) . This
results may not hold.
 Methodology:
 A Questionnaire was prepared and a survey has been conducted among different income
level people to analyze the housing needs of various communities of people .
 The study of materials and Improved construction techniques for affordable
housing is done by referring to various Text books , Journals and Case studies
.
 Human behaviour towards Low cost Housing and factors influencing the
consumer for buying a house is analysed by conducting a survey among a
group of people with a Questionnaire .
 To estimate the percentage difference of cost a Residential House was
considered and is designed using general methods followed in practice , and
Low cost housing techniques and materials separately .
 The cost estimation is done for both the above cases and the cost difference is
calculated .
 ALAMBAG, LUCKNOW

 SITE STUDY:-
 About alambag site:
 Alambag is a settlement located in Lucknow near Kanpur road in India.
 It is one of the most important residential and commercial areas of Lucknow
and also one of the densely populated areas of the city.
 Alambagh is densely populated residential cum commercial area located
towards the northern - eastern part of Lucknow.
 Some of the neighbouring residential localities are - Kesari Nagar, Kanausi,
LDA colony, Mawaiyya, Ammer Nagar etc.

 These are located within a radius of 4 - 5 km. Alambagh offers a mixture of

high end apartments, villas and plots. Some of the renowned residential
projects are - Sabri city, Arsh property etc.
 History of alambag:

 Earlier Alambagh contained a palace, a mosque and other buildings, as well

as a beautiful garden.
 Alambagh was converted into a fort in November 1857 during the Indian
mutiny of 1857.
 The fort, under the command of General Outram was attacked repeatedly, but
unsuccessfully until March 1858 when Sir Colin Campbell returned to attack
Lucknow.
 After the British defeated the mutineers it served as the military command
center for Lucknow and the nearby towns.

 Transport:
 Alambagh has the Alambagh bus depot.
 It is well connected to other parts of the city by Kanpur road in south, Sitapur
road in west and roads built by the state government in other two directions.
 It also now has a metro station connecting to airport as well as railway station
known as Charbagh.
 Autorickshaws and tempos are also a popular means of transport in
Alambagh.
 ANALYSIS:-
Location of site :railway colony Alambag , up , India
Total area of site:-29 arc.

UP

INDIA

LUCKNOW

ALAMBAG
 Man made features:-

 Bus Stops in Alambagh:

The swanky Alambagh bus terminal,
spread on an area of about 2,50,000 sq
ft, is a public-private partnership
project undertaken together by the Uttar
Pradesh State Road Transport
Corporation (UPSRTC) and the
Shalimar corporation.

 'Kothi Alamara' or the

Alambagh Palace:-  Built by the last nawab of Awadh for
his beloved wife, Kothi Alamara
played an important role in the
freedom struggle of 1857.
 Lucknow's Kothi Alamara or
Alambagh Palace is one such
monument which has a long story to
tell, of love partition and war.
 Lucknow is packed full of historical gems and relics, each with a distinct story
to tell. Architecture is one of the biggest fronts on which this inherent charm
and old-timey vibe of Lucknow relies, hence architecture and old buildings in
the city have long been telling the tales of a time that once was.
 Sitting on the busy Lucknow Kanpur highway for over 150 years, this palatial
building saw the cruelest of revolts in 1857 and was even a haven for refugees
who migrated to India after the partition of 1947. Here's taking a look at the
monument and its significant role in our history.

 Kothi Alamara or the Alambagh palace was built between 1847 and 1856,
right when the biggest revolt of its kind was taking place in the country.
Alambagh was established after the palace was constructed on the grounds
along with the Alambagh gate which is now called the Chander gate, the
entrance to the now Chander Nagar Colony.
 Natural features:

Climates:
The Lucknow lies on 121m above sea level The climate here is mild, and
generally warm and temperate. In winter, there is much less rainfall than in
summer.
 Here are some average weather facts we collected from our historical climate
data:

• During the month of January and December you are most likely to experience
good weather with pleasant average temperatures that fall between 20 degrees
Celsius (68°F) and 25 degrees Celsius (77°F).
• On average, the temperatures are always high.
• A lot of rain (rainy season) falls in the month of: July, August and September.
• Lucknow has dry periods in January, February, March, April, November and
December.
• The warmest month is June with an average maximum temperature of 42°C
(108°F).
• The coldest month is January with an average maximum temperature of 25°C
(77°F).
• July is the most wet month. This month should be avoided if you are not a big
fan of rain.
• April is the driest month.

Geography :-
Situated at the heart of Uttar Pradesh, 500 km south-east of New Delhi, Lucknow
is surrounded on the eastern side by Barabanki District, on the western side by
Unnao District, on the southern side by Raebareli District and on the northern
side by Sitapur and Hardoi districts. The Gomti River flows through the city,
dividing it in trans-gomti and cis-gomti regions. Some of the tributaries of this
river are the Kukrail, Loni, and Beta. The Sai River flows from the south of the
city. Lucknow is accessible from every part of India through air, rail and road.
Lucknow's Amausi airport is an international airport and is the 13th online station
for Air India.
  how to reach

 Airport-
Chaudhary charan singh international airport lucknow.
Distance from site-6.7 km
 Bus Stand-
Alambagh bus stand
Distance from site-0 km
Charbagh bus stand
Distance from site-3.2 km
 Railway Station.
Alambagh railway station
Distance from site-1.7 km
Charbagh railway station
Distance from site-3.4 km
 Metro tine

 ISSUES

 The railway quarters that were once provided to the serving personnel are
now home to the hawkers and tea stall owners. The living conditions are at
par to a slum.
 Lack of drainage and proper water facilities makes the it a gruelling scene to
look it. It seems as though they are still living in the era it was originally
built.
 Unprecedented growth in vehicles on the roads and a stagnant length of road
network are characteristic reasons for increasing congestion.
 Components like heavy mixing of slow and fast moving traffic, presence of
at-grade railway crossings, parking alongside roads, etc. are specific features
that also cause congestion in Lucknow city.