Pocket Parks

Kavitha D.P | By treating the defunct spaces such as dead-end and vacant land by giving recreational and interaction spaces that will collectively define the character of the street.

Project description

Project idea

The idea is to introduce pocket parks in a neighborhood in dead ends and vacant lands with recreational and interaction spaces by providing seatings and green shades. These parks are a tiny scale around 3000 to 6000 sqft where they immediately serve the local population.

Need for the project

In this ward the dead ends of the street and vacant land are not maintained properly they are dumped with garbage and waste .so to make these spaces more active and helps in social activities, gathering, and learnings of people in that street.

Objective of the project

To make neighborhood with more active which helps to develop skills and communication of all age group with the more comfortable living street end

Project site details

Key map of the potential sites

Site selection criteria

1. Pedestrian-friendly

2. Residential largely

3. Less number of parks in close proximity

4. Several defunct spaces

5. Enough of area for intervention

6. Lack of recreational zones

7. Aborting railways lines and vacant lands

Site 1 details

Detailed Site Map

• Area of the site -1887 sqm

• Main access roads are outer ring road, alpine eco road

• Key features are Rainbow hospital, Alpine Eco apartments, Indira canteen

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Site 2 details

• Area of the site -732 sqm

• Main access roads are graphite main road

• Key features: Gopalan National School

Design proposals

Concept Presentations

Final Presentations

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