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A REVIVAL
THE GREAT MAIDAN THE CITYS HEART BEAT PERHAPS ONE OF THE BIGGEST OPEN GREEN AREA AT CITY CENTRE PART & PARCEL OF CITYS SOCIO-ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
SUBHAS SAROBAR A PUBLIC PARK TOTALLY SURROUNDED BY RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBOURHOOD IT CAN BE A DESTINATION
CENTRAL PARK PUBLIC TOO DETACHED, THOUGH CENTRALLY LOCATED HIGHLY UNDER UTILISED
THE GREAT WET LAND OF EASTERN KOLKATA TO BE ENJOYED FROM ROOF TOP OR DRIVING ALONG
THE TWO OLD WORLD CLASS GOLF COURSES BIG & BEAUTIFUL, BUT FOR A FEW PRIVILEGED PUBLIC
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THE LOCATION
RABINDRA SAROBAR, DHAKURIA LAKE IS A SMALLER REPLICA OF MAIDEN TREMENDOUS URBAN PRESENCE IT IS A PART OF DAILY LIFE PLUS DESTINATION
SUBHAS SAROBAR BIG ONCE BEAUTIFUL & USED EXTENSIVELY NOW NEGLECTED & ABONDONED
LAKE GARDENS DENSE NARROW STREETS 4 5 STOREYED BUILDINGS BUT UPPER MIDDLE CATAGORY
RABINDRA SAROBAR IS LOCATD MOST STRATEGICALLYSURROUNDED BY UPPER UPPER MIDDLE & UPPER CLASS RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBOURHOOD- CLOSE TO MOST SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS DISTRICT OF GARIAHAT & RSSHBEHARI; JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY NEARBY AND THE ROAD OF HAPPENING PRINCE ANWAR SHAH ROAD-WITH ITS SUPER HIGHRISE APARTMENTS & ABUTTING ON A VERY SPECIAL ROAD- SOUTHERN AVENUE UPPER INCOME NEIGHBOURHOOD CALM, QUIET & GREEN MENOKA THE ONLY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE
PRINCE ANWAR SHAH ROAD THE NEW AREA OF SUPER DEVELOPMENT, 36 STOREYED TOWERS IN NORTH INDIA GREATEST SHOPPING MALL, CLUBS & OTHER SUPER HIGH RISERS
BALLYGUNGE THE WHOLE AREA NORTH OF RABINDRA SAROBAR IS PROSPEROUS RESIDENTIALLY & COMMERTIALLY
SOUTHERN AVENUE WIDE, TREE LINED & HIGHRISES KEYATOLA UPPER INCOME
GOLPARK CENTRE FOR CULTURE & COMMERCE BOTH WAY NORTH SOUTH & EAST - WEST
BUSY A BADLY NEEDED FLY OVER IS UNDER OLD LEVEL CROSSING CONSTRUCTION SINCE AGES
LAKE GARDENS WITH NARROW ROADS HAS BECOME MIDDLE TO UPPER INCOME STATUS
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RABINDRA SAROBAR
SWABHUMI HAS MADE A REVOLUTINARY CHANGE OF ATMOSPHERE. INTRODUCTION OF MIDDLE, HIGH-MIDDLE INCOME PEOPLE IN VOLUMES.
HYATT REGENCY IT IS A NEW LIFE FOR THE CITY NICE, BEAUTIFUL HAS CHANGED THE ATTITUDE & ATMOSPHERE OF THE IMMEDIATE ENVIRONMENT
YUBABHARATI KRIRANGAN IS NOT A GREAT PIECE OF ARCHITECTURE IT SOMEHOW SERVED ITS PURPOSE & NOW ITS CRUMBLING BOTH INSIDE & OUTSIDE. IT SHOULD BE HANDELLED WITH IMAGINATION & RUN WITH ENDLESS SPORTS TRAINING ACTIVITIES. E. M. BYEPASS ROAD OF FUTURE.THE ROAD OF HAPPENINGS IS RUINED BY WAYSIDE UNAUTHORISED SLUMSWHICH WERE ALLOWED TO GROW FROM ONE UNIT TO HUNDREDS WITHOUT ANY CONTROL BY THE AUTHORITY-NOBODY KNOWS WHY. ILL CONCIEVED MEDIAN;LACK OF SERVICE ROAD ETC IS PAINFUL. AN ALLOUT EFFORT HAS TO BE TAKEN. THE FUTURE OF KOLKATA LIES IN ITS IMPROVEMENT. ANYBODY COMING TO THE CITY PASS THROUGH THIS ROAD. SUBHASH SAROVAR GOT A NEW LIFE, A NEW IMPETUS, A HOPEFUL FUTURE.BY THE INTRODUCTION OF E.M BYPASS. THE STADIUM, SAI COMPLEX, & LASTLY WITH THE STARTING & FUNCTIONING OF SWABHUMI, HOTEL HYATT & GLENEAGLE APPOLO HOSPITAL AS ITS NEIGHBOURS. STILL IT IS SURROUNDED BY LOW, LOW-MIDDLE & MIDDLE INCOME GROUP.RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBOURHOOD. IT IS NOT A PART OF DAILY LIFE BUT CAN BE A GREAT DESTINATION OF LIKE OTHERS. 13.08.2012
SUBHASH SAROBAR
RABINDRA SARABAR AREA =192 ACRES WATER BODY =73 ACRES WATER : LAND =1 : 1.63 THE MAIN GROWTH OF THE CITY IS TOWARDS SOUTH & MOST OF THEM HAVE TO MOVE ALONG SOUTHERN AVENUE OR LANSDOWN ROAD. IN THEIR VARIOUS JOURNEYS ITS PRESENCE IS INEVITABLEY DIFFICULT TO MISS A VIEW OF ALL GREEN EVEN THE WATER BUT THE LOOK IS SAD FORLORN DEJECTED
SUBHAS SARABAR AREA =97.9 ACRES WATER BODY =39.5 ACRES WATER : LAND = 1 : 1.48 MOST OF THE KOLKATANS DO NOT KNOW MUCH ABOUT SUBHAS SAROBAR. ITS SOMEWHERE IN BELEGHATA SURROUNDED BY LOW MIDDLE INCOME HOUSING ETC. CANT BE SEEN DESERVES NO ATTENTION SOMETHING BEYOND THE PARKING LOT OF SWABHUMI A RECENT REALISATION
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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
192
73
100 80
84.33
120
60 40
20 0
WATERBODY
PUBLIC AREA
CLUBS &
UNDER OF K..I.T.
K.I.T. STOREYARD
O.A.T.
STADIUM COMPLEX
INSTITUTION CONTROL
CATEGORY OF USES
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97.9
AREA IN ACRES
42.32
39.5
15
2.67
0.69
0.64
0.5
3.75
10.5
CHILDRENS PARK
SQUATTERS BLOCK D
PAVILION HALL
STADIUM
PROPOSED APPROACH RD. FOR THE LAKE GREEN N.C.C. NAVAL UNIT UNIVERSITY ROWING CLUB BENGAL ROWING CLUB
LAWN OF B.U. CLUB LAWN OF W.B CLUB SARAT BOSE ROAD LAKE CLUB CALCUTTA ROWING CLUB
LABOUR SHED LABOUR SHED C.I.T STOREYARD PLAYGROUND C.I.T STOREYARD VIDYASAGAR ACADEMY PLAYGROUND WATERWING
SAFARI PARK
VIVEKANANDA
BLOCK A
LAKE
BLOCK B
PARK
CHAKRA BAITHAK
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RAILWAY TRACK
RABINDRA SAROBOR
THE LAKE HAS UNDERGONE A COMPLETE ECOLOGICAL DEGRADATION, DUE TO VARIOUS FACTORS SUCH AS DUMPING OF SEWERAGE, TOXIFICATION OF WATER & GENERAL UNHYGIENIC ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION. DECAYING VEGETATION, NEGLECTED LANDSCAPE HAS CONTRIBUTED IN REDUCING THE ONCE CONDUCTED ACTIVITIES IN THE PREMISES. AS SUCH THE POPULARITY OF THE SAROBAR AS A GATHERING SPACE HAS LOST GROUND.
WHAT REMAINS AS OF NOW IS A DESERTED PLACE INFESTED WITH ANTISOCIALS, AND SLUM DWELLERS FROM THE SURROUNDING AREAS. IT NO LONGER PROVIDES A PLACE FOR AVERAGE FAMILIES &CHILDREN AS IT USED TO BE. MOST PEOPLE OF THE CITY DO NOT USE IT ANY MORE . . . A VERY UNFORTUNATE MATTER . . . WHICH NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED & IMPROVED AT THE EARLIEST.
LACK OF DRAINAGE ARRANGEMENT ALONG THE ROAD ON SOUTHERN BANK OF SAROBAR LEADING TO WATER LOGGING. UNRESTRICTED THOROUGHFARE OF VEHICULAR TRAFFIC FROM GOBINDAPUR TO BUDDHA MANDIR CAUSING INCONVENIENCE. EXISTINGLET/URINAL MAINTAINED BY N.G.O FAIL TO RUN EVEN TO A MINIMUM STANDARD. PATHWAYS IN DEPLORABLE CONDITION. LAMPOSTS (300 NO.) ARE INSUFFICIET TO FACILITATE SAFETY IN THE PREMISES FRAGMENTED DEVELOPMENT: A LARGE NUMBER OF CLUBS, ASSOCIATIONS & SPORTS COUNCIL HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED PARTS OF THE WATER BODY BUT ARE IN ILL MAINTAINED CONDITION. THE CANTEEN/ KITCHEN IN THE PREMISES DISPOSES THE WASTE INTO THE WATER CONTAMINATING IT EXTENSIVELY. EXTENSIVE ANALYSIS OF THE WATER SAMPLES FROM THE SAROBAR SHOWS:
EXTENSIVELY BREEDING ALGAE & WATER HYACINTH GROWTH ON TNE WESTERBN BANKS. ALTHOUGH THE WATER IS CLEANED 2 3 TIMES IN A YEAR, THE PLACE CONTINUES TO DETERIORATE.
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PRESENTLY USED AS OUTLET SELLING TEA, CIGGARETTES, ETC. THE BUILDING LACKS MAINTENANCE AND THE PREMISES ARE COMPLETELY NEGLECTED DULLING THE POSSIBILTY OF GENERATING INCOME.
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BANKS. SURROUNDED BY LOW RISE STRUCTURE, THE ENVIRONMENT IS LUSH WITH GREENERY. SMAAL SIT OUTS ARE LINED ALONG THE EMBANKMENT TO FACILITATE PUBLIC USE.
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THE STRETCH OF WATER IN FRONT IS CONTAMINATED WITH ALGAE GROWING EXTENSIVELY. ALTHOUGH GRE, THE OPEN SPACE HAS LOST ITS CHARM DUE TO THE UNKEPT CONDITIONS OF THE PREMISES.
WESTERN SIDE NOW STANDS UNUSED. THE STRUCTURE HAS BEEN COMPLETELY NEGLECTED AND CONTINUED TO DETERIORATE DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE.
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GREEN OPEN SPACE ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE SITE. THE WILD GROWTH OF GRASS AND WATER LOGGING DOES NOT FACILITATE PUBLIC USE OF THE GROUNDS.
ACCESSIBLE SPACES SURROUNDED BY FULL GROWN TREES AND SPRINKLES OF GRASS GROWING RANDOMLY. D.M.A
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CHATTERJEE ROAD, IS INACCESIBLE TO PUBLIC. THE PATH IS LINED WITH STALLS SELLING EATABLES. THE ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXTREMELY POOR AND THE ENTIRE PICTURE OF THE PREMISES IS REMOSE & UNWELCOMING.
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SPEAKS OF ITS DIL;APIDATED AND REMORSE CONDITION. BEING OUT OF USE HAS FURTHER CATALYSED ITS NEGLECTED AND UNKEPT LOOK.
16. A STARK CONTRAST TO THE DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE AT THE OTHER END, THE BENGAL ROWING CLUB IS A POSH , WELL MAINTAINED BUILDING. THE PREMISES ARE IN GOOD CONDITION IN KEEPING WITH THE REPUTATION AND PROFILE OF THE CLUB.
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TO A BOULEVARD LINE WITH WIDE SPREAD, SHADY TREES MAKING THE SPACE EXTREMELY COHESIVE AND INVITING.
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ISLAND
CAR PARK
OFFICE BUILDING
LAKE
FOUNTAIN
ISLAND
SWABHUMI
HYATT REGENCY
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SUBHASH SAROBAR
SUBHASH SAROBAR . . .THE UNKNOWN SAROBAR OF KOLKATA. TO THE KOLKATANS, THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE SAROBAR WAS RESTRICTED TO THE MEDIA PUBLICITY OF THE VARIOUS AQUATIC COMPETITIONS HELD. THE QUALITATIVE ASPECT OF THE SPACE IS EXTREMELY POOR DUE TO NEGLECTED PHYSICAL CONDITIONS BOTH LAND AND WATER. AS SUCH THE PLACE HAS NEVER STIRRED ANY PUBLIC INTEREST THE BREATHTAKING EXPANSE OF THE SAROBAR HAS FAILED TO GLORIFY THE MAGNITUDE AND QUALITY OF THE SPACE. COMPLETE ECOLOGICAL DEGRADATION, DUE TO VARIOUS FACTORS SUCH AS DUMPING OF SEWERAGE, TOXIFICATION OF WATER & GENERAL UNHYGIENIC ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION, DECAYING VEGETATION, AND NEGLECTED LANDSCAPE HAS CONTRIBUTED IN REDUCING THE ACTIVITIES IN THE PREMISES. AS SUCH THE SPACE IS COMPLETELY UNDERUTILISED. ACTIVITIES LIKE ROWING, BOATING, CULTURAL PERFORMANCES, WALKING, YOGA WORKSHOPS ETC. ARE ESSENTIAL TO CREATE AN AMICABLE ENVIRONMENT. WHAT REMAINS A DESERTED PLACE INFESTED WITH ANTISOCIALS, AND SLUM DWELLERS FROM THE SURROUNDING AREAS WILL UNDERGO AN OVERALL IMPROVEMENT WITH GENERATION OF EMPLOYMENT THROUGH VARIOUS ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED.
THE BOUNDARY WALL AROUND THE LAKE PREMISES IS PARTIALLY DAMAGED. UNRESTRICTED THOROUGHFARE OF VEHICULAR ON EXISTING PAVED ROAD. EXISTING 3 TOILET BLOCKS LACK MAINTAINENCE ONE IS DEFUNCT. PATHWAYS IN DEPLORABLE CONDITION. LAMPOSTS (150 NO.) ARE INSUFFICIET TO FACILITATE SAFETY IN THE PREMISES A NUMBER OF GREEN AREAS REMAIN UNATTENDED. FRAGMENTED DEVELOPMENT: A LARGE NUMBER OF CLUBS, ASSOCIATIONS & SPORTS COUNCIL HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED PARTS OF THE WATER SPACE. TWO FOUNTAINS, A SWIMMING POOL ALLOTED TO THE WEST BENGAL SPORTS AUTHORITY AND ANOTHER SWIMMING POOL MAINTAINED BY K.I.T. THE CANTEEN/ KITCHEN IN THE PREMISES DISPOSES THE WASTE INTO THE WATER CONTAMINATING IT EXTENSIVELY. EXTENSIVE ANALYSIS OF THE WATER SAMPLES FROM THE SAROBAR SHOWS: HIGH BACTERIA PROFILE DUE TO HIGH PROPORTION OF NUTRIENT CONTENTS. COLIFORMS BACTERIA IN LARGE NUMBERS. POLLUTION LEVEL HIGH ON THE NORTH & WEST SIDES OF THE LAKE. HIGH ALGAE BIOMASS DUE TO EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF PHOSPHORUS AND NITROGEN IN WATER. FISH FEED ON MOSQUITO LARVAE, THE NUMBERS BEING AS HIGH AS 2000 LARVAE PER FISH PER DAY.
AS IT IS NOW.
GREENERY ALL AROUND , EXUDES A SERENE AND MYSTICAL AURA. THE ENTIRE ENVIRON IS SANCTIFIED BY THE PERFECT BLEND OF FLORA AND FAUNA.
SPACE LINED WITH TREES IS UNKEPT AND DENIED ITS TRUE WORTH. SPRAWLING WITH VARIOUS ACTIVITIES INDULGED IN BY THE SLUM DWELLERS, THE BEAUTY OF THE OPEN SPACE IS COMPLETELY LOST TO ITS MISUSE.
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VAST AREA OF THE LAKE REMAINS DIRTY CAUSING SERIOUS DEGRADATION OF THE ENVIRON LOCAL SLUM DWELLERS MISUSE THE WATER BODY
FROM THE NORTHERN BANK OF THE LAKE. BUT THIS SMALL PARADISE REMAINS UNAPPROACHABLE DUE TO ITS UNKEPT CONDITIONS..
COMPLETELY NEGLECTED AND CONTINUES TO DETERIORATE DUE TO LACK OF PROPER MAINTENANCE. D.M.A 13.08.2012
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AROUND THE OPEN SPACE. THE GROUNDS ARE NOT PLANNED TO FACILITATE PUBLIC USE AND AS SUCH THE ESSENCE OF SERENITY IS COMPLETELY LOST.
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11. THE SCHOOL AUTHORITIES IN THE VICINITY USE THE OPEN SPACE
ADJOINING THE SAROBAR ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE, AS PLAY AREA. CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF FENCING HAS BEEN PROVIDED FOR SAFETY MEASURES.
NORTHERN SIDE, IT HAS BEEN CONVERTED INTO A MOUND WITH NOMINAL LANDSCAPE & IS USED AS A PLACE OF PUBLIC RECREATION.
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13. THE PREMISES ARE LUSH, GREEN GIVING THE ENTIRE SPACE A
SERENE ATMOSPHERE. THE PATHWAYS ARE NOT WELL DEMARCATED AND AS SUCH DO NOT FACILITATE PUBLIC USE APPROPRIATELY.
14. THE SAROBAR IS LOSING ITS BEAUTY DUE TO THE SLUM DWELLERS
USING THE WATERBODY FOR CONDUCTING THEIR HOUSEHOLD CHORES. A HARD CONCRETE EMBANKMENT ALL AROUND HAS MARRED THE CONGENIALITY & FLUID QUALITY OF THE SPACE. D.M.A 13.08.2012
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HAVING TAKEN PERMISSION FROM THE CONCERNED AUTHORITIES FOR FISHING. THE ACTIVITY DISTURBS THE FLORA AND FAUNA OF THE LAKE & ITS SURROUNDINGS TREMENDOUSLY
16. CONCRETE PIPES HAVE BEEN DUMPED ALL AROUND THE SITE
BY THE C.I.T. AS SUCH THERE IS NO PURPOSEFUL USE OF THESE OBJECTS, WHICH POSE A HINDERANCE TO USING THE OPEN SPACE.
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OPEN SPACES. THESE DO NOT SERVE A SPECIFIC PURPOSE AND ARE MUCH WASTED DUE TO THE DISORGANISED WAY IN WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN PROVIDED.
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STRETCH OF LUSH, GREEN OPEN SPACE THAT GROWS WITHOUT ANY PROPER CARE. THE OBJECT ITSELF HOLDS NO CHARACTER OR ELEMENTS AROUND, TO ENHANCE ITS SIGNIFICANCE.
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SITE APPRAISAL
23. THE ONCE UPON TIME GRAND BOAT HOUSE & CAFETARIA
ON THE EASTERN BANK OVERLOOKING THE VAST EXPANSE OF THE SAROBAR HAS LOST ITS CHARISMA. THE PREMISES ARE PRESENTLY USED AS SPACE RENTED OUT FOR VARIOUS CEREMONIAL OCCASSIONS SUCH AS MARRIAGES, ETC.
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25. A BEAUTIFUL VISTA BEHOLDS THE EYE, AS ONE LOOKS ONWARDS FROM THE BOATHOUSE TOWARDS HE WEST.
THE VAST EXPANSE OF THE SAROBAR SPREADS ALL AROUND, WITH FULL GROWN TREE BY THE BANKS EXUDING A MYSTICAL AURA TO THE SPACE. D.M.A
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OUR AIM.
WHAT SHALL WE CREATE? A SERENE, ECO FRIENDLY AND SOCIO- CULTURALLY VIBRANT ENVIRONMENT BY THE PROCESS OF RESUSCICATION OF THE LAKES AND THEIR ENVIRONS THE EVOLUTIONARY CHAIN OF EVENTS: RECREATIONAL, CULTURAL AND SPORTS ORIENTED ACTIVITIES. GENERATIONOF EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME. ERADICATION OF ANTI- SOCIAL ELEMENTS FROM THE VICINITY. CONSEQUENTLY, A HAPPY AND SAFE PLACE WILL BE CREATED FOR KIDS, YOUNGSTERS, ADULTS & THE AGED WHERE THEY WILL BE ABLE TO INDULGE IN AFFORDABLE ACTIVITIES. AS SUCH, THE SAROBARS, BEAUTIFIED AND WELL MAINTAINED WILL BECOME AN INTEGRAL PART OF KOLKATAS URBAN FABRIC- THE GREEN LUNGS OF THE CITY, THROBBING WITH SOCIO CULTURAL ACTIVITIES WHERE THE AVERAGE KOLKATAN WILL BE ABLE TO SPEND QUALITY TIME IN CLOSE CONTEXT WITH NATURE. SPORTS EDUCATION
REVENUE GENERATION
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DESIGN CONCEPT
ACCESS
ACCESS
PARKING
LANDSCAPE BARRIER
WATER BODY
ACTIVITIES
RECREATION
ACCESS
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ACCESS
DESIGN CONCEPT
PHYSICAL CONDITIONS
WATER BODIES
LAND
WATER BODY EXTENSIVELY USED USED FOR BATHING , WASHING , CLEANING AND COMMUNITY PURPOSESBY DWELLERS AROUND -THE LAKE. REMAIN UNMAINTAINED WITH GROWTH OF ALGAE & AQUATIC PLANTS
ROAD
LANDSCAPE
PLAYGROUND
REDUCTION OF NUTRIENTS IS POSSIBLE BY OXYGENATION & AERATION WALKING, CYCLING NON TOXIC ENZYMES ACTS AS A CATALYST TO BIODEGRADE NON-LIVING ORGANIC MATTER AND IMPROVE WATER QUALITY BUILT FORMS JOGGING ROLLER SKATING
ACTIVITIES LIKE BOATING AND OTHER WATER SPORTS REDUCE THE STAGNATION OF WATER THUS AERATING THE LAKE
CLUBS STADIUM AUDITORIUM
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DESIGN CONCEPT
ACTIVITIES
SPORTS
RECREATIONAL
TRAINING
HEALTH
PERFORMING ARTS
PARA GLIDING WATER SCOOTER RIDE OLD CLUBS STADIUM TRAINING CENTRES WIND SURFING PRIMARILY IN THE MORNING 4 ROWING CLUBS + 2 SWIMMING CLUBS LAWN TENNIS, BASKETBALL, VOLLEYBALL,BATMINTON, SWIMMING WITH PAYMENT OF FEES
OPEN AIR
COVERED
MUSEUMS
DOLPHIN SHOW
AQUARIUM
NEEDS DEVELOPMENT
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JOGGING
CYCLING
EXHIBITIONS
ALL THE SPORTING ACTIVITIES WILL BE LOCATED AT THE NORTH AND SOUTH BOUNDARY WITH PARKING PARKING LOTS NEARBY THE LAKE AND ITS IMMEDIATE SURROUNDING AREA SHOULD BE TOTALLY FREE FROM VEHICULAR MOVEMENT.
RECREATIONAL ZONE AROUND NAZRUL MANCH, OAT,EXHIBITION,FOOD-COURT, PERFORMING DANCE, MUSIC, ETC.
THE STADIUM SHOULD BE TRAINING INSTITUTE FOR ATHLETICS , FOOTBALL, CRICKET ETC. THE AUDITORIUM SHOULD HAVE FOODCOURT,OAT, EXHIBITIONS ETC.
SANDY BEACH WEST END CORNER PARKING,FOODCOURT,PERFORMING ARTS,EXHIBITIONS ETC. EXISTING WATER BODY .RESTORED SURROUNDING AREA ARTISTICALLY LANDSCAPED WITH LAWN,FLOWERING SHRUBS, BENCHES- WALKWAYS,CYCLING AND ROLLER SCATING TRACK IS THE CORE ATTRACTION EXISTING CLUBS MUST BE PRESSURISED TO AUGMENT THEIR SPOTING ACTIVITIES INCLUDING GOOD GYM, SQUASH, HEALTH CLUB AND OFCOURSE WATER SPORTS. ALL THE ISLANDS SHOULD BE UPGRADED WITH MULTIPLE USE EXAMPLE A SMALL INTERNATIONAL QUALITY AQUARIUM, FOODCOURT, RESTAURANT- BASE FOR BOATING- SURFING.FLOATING FRUITS AND FLOWER MARKRT MAY BE INCREASED BY PROVIDING WOODEN DECKS.ACTUAL LANDSCAPE MUST BE RETAINED BUT UPGRADED. ALL TYPES OF WATER SPORTS REGULAR AND ADVENTURE .PARAGLIDING FROM MAN-MADE SANDY BEACHES, KITE FLYING, FIREWORK SHOWS,VEHICULAR FREE MOVEMENT HORSE,HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGES,CYCLES,GOLFCARTS,R ANPA,PALKIS ETC.
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SWABHUMI
HYATT REGENCY KITE FLYING AERO MODELLING YUBABHARATI KRIRANGAN MUST BE IMPROVED BOTH FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE TO PROVIDE TRAINING FOR VARIOUS GAMES.THIS MAY BECOME AN EXTENSION OF SPORTING ACTIVITIES.
SCUBA DIVING .TRAINING WATER SLIDESSNOCKLINGS. EVERY SQUARE INCH SPACE SHOULD BE UTILISED FOR SPORTS AND HEALTHY RECREATION, BOATING ,KITE FLYING ETC. EXISTING PLAY GROUND TO BE IMPROVED AND ALL THE SURROUNDING AVAILABLE AREA TO BE CONVERTED INTO COVERED GYM OR OPEN PLAY AREA WITH GOOD DRAINAGE SYSTEM . CHANGING ROOMS TOILETS ETC.
NEW SWIMMING POOLS OF INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ARE TO BE MADE WITH GOOD TRAINING .BENGALLIS CAN BECOME CLASS SWIMMERS.
SUBASH SAROVAR MUST BECOME A DESTINATION - A MUST FOR SPORTS LOVERS, FOR HEALTH ,FOR RECREATION AND FOR CHILDREN NOTHING- NO SERVICES SHOULD BE FREE BUT REASONABLE ENOUGH TO MEET THE CAPITAL COST IN YEARS+MAINTAINANCE.
A CABLE CAR RIDE MAY GIVE SPECIAL IMPETUS FOR THE POPULARITY.
THE SHAPE OF THE LAKE IS IDEAL FOR LEARNING ,SURFING THE ISLAND CAN BE DEVELOPED AS WATERWORLD.DOLPHIN SHOW IF POSSIBLE CAN BE ARRANGED. THIS LONG AND NARROW STRECH CAN BE USED COMFORTABLY FOR TRAINING HORSE RIDING.
PROVIDING BOARD WALKS ON THE SAROBAR WILLSERVE THE MULTIPURPOSE OF JETTY, WALKWAY AND VIEWING DECK FOR THE ACTIVE AND PASSIVE USERS.
BOARDWALKS ON THE SAROBAR WILL BRING THE PEOPLE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY WITH THE WATERBODY. CONNECTING ISLANDS AT CERTAIN PLACES, THE FACILITY CAN SERVE AS A PLATFORM FOR HOSTING VARIOUS ACTIVITIES.
KITE FLYING COMPETITIONS CONDUCTED AROUND THE LAKE AND FROM THE BOARDWALKS, WILL CREATE AN AMBIENCE VIBRANT WITH COLOURS AND PEOPLE.
FIREWORKS DISPLAY WILL BE VIEWED FROM THE BOARDWALKS MAKING THEM A SOUGHT AFTER RECREATION FOR THE AUDIENCE THAT WILL GATHER IN LARGE NUMBERS.
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VAST STRETCHES OF THE WATERBODY, IS IDEAL FOR CANOEING AND ROWING ACTIVITIES. THERE ARE A FEW ROWING CLUBS AROUND RABINDRA SAROVAR, ACCESSIBLE TO THE MEMBERS ONLY.
BOATING SHALL PROVIDE AMUSEMENT AND EXCELLENT VIEWING OF THE LANDSCAPE AROUND LTHE LAKE. LEASURE BOARING WOULD FACILITATE REACHING PEOPLE TO THE DESTINATION ISLANDS THE HUB OF SOCIO CULTURAL ACTIVITIES.
THE SHAPE OF THE WATER BODY AT RABINDRA SAROVER IS IDEAL FOR CANOEING. EARNEST EFFORTS SHOULD BE MADE TO ENHANCE THE EXISTING CONDITION OF THE LAKE, FOR HOLDING EXHAUSTIVE TRAINING AND COMPETITIONS OF THIS FORM OF SPORT.
ROWING THIS FORM OF SPORT CAN OCCUR IN BOTH THE LAKES. ROWING AND CONOEING MUST OCCUR AT DIFFERENT AREAS OR AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE DAY, IN THE LAKE. D.M.A 13.08.2012
CONSTRUCTING TEMPORARY STRUCTURE ALONG THE LAKE CAN MARK THEM AS STARTING POINTS FOR BOATING AND ANGLING.
SMALL MOTOR BOATS PLYING ON THE LAKE WILL FACILITATE COMMUTING FROM ONE POINT TO ANOTHER. APART FROM LEISURE BOATING, IT WILL FACILITATE SURVEILANCE AND SECUIRITY OF THE WATERBODY.
OVERLOOKING THE SAROVAR FROM BOARDWALKS AT SUNSET WILL CREATE THE MOST SERENE AMBIENCE , BRINGING ONE IN SYNC WITH NATURE.
FISHING ACTIVITIES WILL BE CONDUCTED FROM BOATS AS WELL. THE ENTIRE EXPERIENCE OF BEING NESTLED AMIDST TREES SURROUNDED BY WATER ON ALL SIDES, WILL PROVIDE A STIMULATING EXPERIENCE FOR ALL.
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FAMILY CYCLES MOVING ALONG THE PATHWAYS WILL PROVIDE A HEALTHY AND ENJOYABLE MODE OF COMMUNICATION THROUGH THE VICINITY OF THE SAROVARS.
MOTOR SCOOTERS RUN ON THE VAST OPEN GROUNDS WILL BE AN EXCELLENT SOURCE OF ENTERTAINMENT FOR CHILDREN.
CREATING ARTIFICIAL BEACHES ALONG THE SAROVAR WITH MAKESHIFT SHELTER AND SEATING FACILITY, WILL PROVIDE THE IDEAL SPACE FOR RELAXATION AND RECREATION FOR ALL AGE GROUPS.
CREATING A PROMENADE OF TEMPORARY STRUCTURES ALONG THE SAROVAR WILL HOUSE VIEWERS FOR THE VARIOUS PERFORMANCES AND COMPETITIONS THAT WILL BE ORGANISED IN THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE WATERBODY.
SIT OUTS, BENCHES SET IN THE PRECINCTS OF NATURE IN THE OPEN SPACES SHADED BY TREES WILL PROVIDE IDEAL PICNIC / GATHERING SPACES FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGE GROUPS.
BENNCHES AND SEATING SPACES AT REGULAR INTERVALS WILL PROVIDE RELAXING SPACES FOR THE AGED PROVIDE INTERACTIVE SPACES FOR THEM AS WELL. D.M.A 13.08.2012
WATER AMUSEMENT PARKS CREATED IN THE PREMISES, WILL INVOLVE CHILDREN AND GROWN UPS INDULGING IN THE ACTIVITIES WITH EQUAL ENTHUSIASM AND EXCITEMENT.
SMALL ENCLOSED WATERBODIES CREATED TO PROVIDE BOATING ACTIVITY FOR TODDLERS AND YOUNG CHILDREN UNDER THE CLOSE WATCH OF THE ELDERS.
SMALL POOLS WITH A CENTRAL WATER SOURCE WILL PROVIDE FOR ENDLESS FUN FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES .
CENTRAL FOUNTAINS PAVE ALL AROUND, WILL PROVIDE A RELIEF FROM THE HEAT FOR THE ACTIVE AS WELL AS THE PASSIVE USERS. D.M.A 13.08.2012
AMUSEMENT
BOATING AND YATCHING ON THE SAROVARS WILL GENERATE A SPACE VIBRANT WITH MOVEMNT AND ACTIVITY. THE ONLOOKERS WILL BE A PART OF THE ENVIRON AS MUCH AS THE USERS.
WATER SCOOTERS WI LL BE ONE OF THE MANY FORMS OF ADVENTURE SPORTS AVAILABLE AT THE SAROVARS.
PARAGLIDING FROM THE BEACHES CREATED AROUND THE SAOVARS, WILL GENERATE INCOME AS WELL AS PROVIDE PEOPLE OF KOLKATA WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO INDULGE IN VARIED FORMS OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
TRACKS SPECIFICALLY FOR ROLLER SKATING WILLL ENCOURAGE YOUNGSTERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS ACTIVITY . D.M.A 13.08.2012
PAVED PATHWAYS THROUGH THE GREEN SPACES WILL PROVIDE IDEAL JOGGING/ WALKING TRACKS FOR ENCOURAGING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE.
TENNIS COURTS THAT WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE EXHAUSTIVE TRAINING FACILITY FOR PREPARING GOOD SPORTSPERSONS.
PLACES WILL BE ALLOCATED AS VOLLEBALL PLAY AREA- BOTH LEISURE AND TRAINING PURPOSE.
BASKETBALL COURTS SHALL BE PREPARED TO PROVIDE EXHAUSTIVE TRAINING ENCOURAGING THE SPORT & PRODUCING GOOD PALYERS. D.M.A 13.08.2012
SPORTS ACTIVITIES
THE HYDE PARK AT LONDON, IS THE MOST MESMERISING COMOSITION OF LAND AND WATER. THE SERENE AND MYSTICAL ELEMENT OF THE PACE IS CONVEYED THROUGH THE SENSITIVE LANDSCAPE TREATMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE WATERBODY.
AQUARIUMS MADE IN THE PREMISES WILL PROVIDE ENTERTAINMENT TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGE GROUPS AS WELL AS GENERATE INCOME FROM THE ENTRY FEES CHARGED TO THE VISITORS.
AS SEEN IN HYDE PARK, DUCKS ALONG THE BANKS OF THE SAROVARS WILL PROVIDE FOR AERATION OF THE WATER AS WELL AS ATTRACT PASSERBYES TO TAKE SOME TIME OFF .
A HERITAGE RIDE ON PALANQUINS AROUND THE SAROVARS WITH PALKIWALLAHS CLAD LIKE THOSE FROM THE GLORIOUS PAST, WILL TRANSPORT ONE TO THE GOLDEN ERA OF BENGAL. D.M.A 13.08.2012
SPORTS ACTIVITIES
FOOD COURTS & REST ROOMS IN STYLISED SEMI URBAN FORM, ESPECIALLY AKIN TO FOREST LODGES, MADE OF STEEL / WEATHERED WOOD / TERRACOTTA TILES / WOODEN SHINGLES, AND THATCHED ROOFING SYSTEM, WILL BE LOCATED IN THE PRECINCTS OF THE ISLANDS SURROUNDED BY LUSH, GREEN TREES. STRATEGICALLY CAMOUFLAGED BY FLOWERING TREES & SHRUBS WITH MESMERISING FRAGRANCE GROWING ALL ALONG, THE ENTIRE AMBIENCE WILL EMULATE AN AURA OF SERENITY, SIMPLICITY AND MYSTICISM.
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DESIGN CONCEPT
AT SOME PLACES, SCULPTURES RELOCATED FROM OTHER PARTS OF KOLKATA OR CREATED IN THE MODERNISTIC ABSTRACT WAY, WILL BE DRAMATICALLY PLACED ON HIGH PEDESTALS ALONG THE SAROVARS. THE COMPOSITION WILL BE COUNTERBALANCED WITH A FEW FREE STANDIN, SIMPLISTIC, TUBULAR FORMS, WHICH AT NIGHT WILL SERVE THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING DRAMATIC ILLUMINATION. THE MYSTICISM AND CHARISMA EXUDED BY THE SCULPTURE, WILL BE ENHANCED BY TREATING EACH MASTERPIECE DIFFERNTLY.
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DESIGN CONCEPT
THE AREA SHOULD HAVE A NATURALISTIC BOUNDARY TO SAFEGUARD AGAINST TRESSPASSING AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE MAINTENANCE TO THE SITE. THE BARRIER WILL NOT MADE OF SOLID WALL OR FENCING, BUT WITH NATURAL FORMS LIKE EARTHY EMBANKMENT COVERED WITH GRASS & LOW SHRUBS /CREEPERS, YUCCAS (THORN BEARING TREES) AT THE BASE, BOHEMIAS OR ERYTHRINAS AND PLUMERIA TREES OF VARYING HEIGHT ALONG THE ENTRANCE, TO FACILITATE PROVISION OF A TICKET COUNTER AND GATE. THIS BEAUTIFUL COMPOSITION OF SOFT HUES, COLOURS VARYING IN HEIGHT AND TYPE WILL CREATE VISUAL & SOUND BARRIERS, THUS PRESERVING THE SPIRIT OF MYSTICISM AND SIMPLICITY THE SPACE EXUDES.
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DESIGN CONCEPT