Case study of parks in terms of Urban Design and their detailed comparison, including location, site analysis, urban values, urban principles etc.

2. COMPARATIVE STUDY:
MAYUR PARK & RISHABH DEV UDHYAN PARK
vs

3. A.INTRODUCTION :
RISHABH DEV UDHYAN PARK
It was opened for public on 8, april,2000.
The construction was completed in the same year itself.
It is an important entity of public realm in shahpura area of bhopal.

4. • Name of Park : Rishabh Dev Udhyan Park
• Year of Construction: 1999-2000
• Area (Acre):1.89
• Cost (In lakhs): 3.91
• Timings:
Winter Season: 6.00 AM to 9.00 AM, 3.00 PM to
8.00 PM
Summer Season: 5.00 A.M. to 9.00 AM, 3.00 PM
to 10.00 PM
• Note: The park remains closed on Tuesdays.

5. 1.LOCATION:
PLAN
Rishabh dev park is located at shahpura lake IN front of rainbow treat
Restaurant. It is stretched in a linear fashion along the junction of the
kolar road and the bitthan road.

6. 2.SITE ANALYSIS :
• KEY NATURAL FEATURE IS THE SHAHPURA LAKE WHICH
COMPLIMENTS THE PARK.
• ONE EDGE OF THE PARK IS ENCLOSED BY THE LAKE AND THE
OTHER ADJACENT BOUNDARIES ARE TWO ROADS.
• IT IS AT THE DISTANCE OF 3.7 KM FROM HABIBGANJ RAILWAY
STATION AND 9.8 KM FROM BHOPAL JUNCTION
• LOCATION OF THE SITE IS NEAR TO RCVP- NORONHA,
ACADEMY OF ADMINISTRATION AND INSITITUTE OF HOTEL
MANAGEMENT
• JUST IN FRONT OF THE ENTRANCE OF THE PARK IS MANISHA
MARKET AND TOP & TOWN.
• ABUTTING THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE PARK, THERE
ARE FOOD STALLS CALLED SHAHPURA CHAUPATTI.

7. • ACCESSIBILTY
THE PARK HAS TWO ENTRANCES
-THE MAIN ENTRANCE IS FACING EAST OPENS AT THE BITTAN
ROAD
-THE ALTERNATE ENTRANCE IS SOUTH-FACING AND OPENS AT
KOLAR ROAD

8. • APPROACH TO THE PARK
-FROM WEST, IT IS AT A DISTANCE OF 1.1 KM FROM KOLAR
ROAD
-FROM EAST, IT IS 600 METERS FROM AHILYA BAI CIRCLE
-FROM NORTH, IT IS 2.1 KM AWAY FROM BITTHAN CIRCLE
• THERE ARE TWO HOSPITALS IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY
-SHEKHAR HOSPITAL WHICH IS 150 M EAST TO THE PARK
-BANSAL HOSPITAL WHICH IS 200 M WEST TO THE PARK
• IN FRONT OF THE ALTERNATE ENTRANCE OF THE PARK
-THERE IS A ART AND CULTURAL INSTITUTE CALLED
ABHIVYAKTI, ADJACENT TO ABHIVAKTI THERE IS A RESIDENTIAL
COMPLEX CALLED AMALTASH.

9. A.INTRODUCTION :
MAYUR PARK
From more than a decade Mayur Park is attracting visitors from the every
corner of Bhopal. The timeless beauty and environment of the park
appeals every eyes. The park acts as a shield and defends the city from
the pollution. It gives charming look to the city if Bhopal.

10. • Name of Park : Mayur Park
• Year of Construction: 1974-75
• Area (Acre): 3.19
• Cost (In lakhs): 5.41
• Timings:
Winter Season: 6.00 AM to 9.00 AM, 3.00 PM to
8.00 PM
Summer Season: 5.00 A.M. to 9.00 AM, 3.00 PM to
10.00 PM
• Note: The park remains closed on Wednesdays.

11. 1.LOCATION:
PLAN
Mayur park is located at near Jai Prakash Hospital also known as 1250
hospital, main link road 1. It is stretched in a linear fashion along the
junction of the link road 1.

12. 2.SITE ANALYSIS :
• APPROACH FROM ROAD:
-NEW MARKET - 1.8 KM / 4 MINUTES
-M.P. NAGAR – 2.6 KM / 7 MINUTES
-D.B. MALL - 2.4 KM / 6 MINUTES
-BHOPAL RAILWAY STATION – 7.2 KM/ 25 MINUTES

13. 2.SITE ANALYSIS :
• KEY NATURAL FEATURE IS THE CENTRAL LOCALITY OF THE
PARK IN THE CITY WHICH IS WITHIN 500 MTS OF THE MOST
POSH LOCALITIES IN BHOPAL.
• SERVICES:
-HOSPITALS- RED CROSS – 1.2 KM EAST
JP HOSPITAL – 200 METRES EAST
-ROSE NURSERY – 100 METRES ACROSS ROAD (NORTH)
-PRAKASH TARUN PUSHKAR – ENTRANCE TO THE PARK
-RESTAURANTS – AMER BAKERY – 240 METRES WEST
-GYM – VISHAL FITNESS PLANET – 25O MTS WEST
-SHOPPING – NEW MARKET
- D.B. MALL
- 7 NO. MARKET
• SURROUNDING – NATURALLY LUSH GREEN WITH TREES
OLDER THAN 30 YEARS OLD, VERY DENSE PLANTATION,
PAVEMENT FOR PEDESTRIANS AND TRANSIT.
• EDUCATION – MANIT – 3.2 KM

14. • RELIGIOUS – BIRLA MANDIR – 3.3 KM
• TOPOGRAPHY – NON-HILLY, UNIFORM FLAT LAND,
ARTIFICIALLY CREATED SLOPE WITH THE HELP OF ROCKS.
• ORIENTATION – ENTRANCE FROM THE EAST, LINK ROAD NO.1
IS ALONG THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM
EAST TO WEST
• BOUNDARIES –
NORTHERN BOUNDARY – LINK ROAD NO. 1
SOUTHERN BOUNDARY – SERVANT QUARTERS
EASTERN BOUNDARY – JP HOSPITAL AND LOCAL STREET
WESTERN BOUNDARY – PRAKASH TARUN PUSHKAR

15. B. SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES

16. 2.SIMILARITIES:
A. PAVEMENTS
MAYUR PARK RISHABH DEV PARK
THE CHANNELS OF CIRCULATION PROVIDED IN BOTH THE PARKS ARE
OF APPROXIMATELY SAME WIDTH AND CUSTOMARILY MOVE ALONG IN
THE SAME CURVILINEAR FASHION WITHOUT ANY ABRUPT TURNS.

17. B. ENCLOSURE TYPE- RISHABH DEV PARK
The Rishabh Dev Park has enclosure by two local roads, bitthan
road abuts the site from the east and
Kolar road abuts it from the south and the rest of the park is
enclosed by the shahpura lake.

18. B. ENCLOSURE TYPE- MAYUR PARK
The Mayur Park has enclosure by one main road, the link road
which abuts most of it’s northern boundary and the other local road
from the east. South boundary is enclosed by servant quarters and
west by prakash Tarun pushkar.

19. C. LEVEL DIFFERENCE(CHANGE OF LEVEL)
MAYUR PARK RISHABH DEV PARK
BOTH PARKS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW THE ROAD LEVEL (PHYSICAL
ELEVATIONAL REFERENCE LEVEL FOR SITES), THAT IS APPROXIMATELY
45-60 CENTIMETERS

20. D. VISUAL ISOLATION FROM SURROUNDINGS
MAYUR PARK RISHABH DEV PARK
BOTH PARKS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW THE ROAD LEVEL (PHYSICAL
ELEVATIONAL REFERENCE LEVEL FOR SITES), THAT IS APPROXIMATELY
45-60 CENTIMETERS

21. 2.DIFFERENCES:
A. VISTA
MAYUR PARK OFFERS ENCLOSED VISTA VIEW TO THE CUSTOMARY
OBSERVER DUE TO THE VOLUPTUOUS FLORA BLOCKING THE VIEW OF
THE NEARBY SURROUNDINGS AND REVERTING THE OBSERVER’S
FOCUS BACK TO THE MAIN NODE(INTENSIVE ACTIVITY AREA)
CREATING A SENSE OF INTERACTIVITY.

22. 2.DIFFERENCES:
A. VISTA
RISHAB DEV PARK OFFERS AN INTENSIVE EXTROVERTED VISTA TO
THE CUSTOMARY OBSERVER AND ATTRACTS ATTENTION AWAY FROM
THE INTERACTIONS INTO THE SERENITY OF THE LAKE AS THE VIEW
OF THE NEARBY SURROUNDINGS AND FAR BEYOND THE LAKE ARE
CLEARLY VISIBLE CREATING A SENSE OF PROJECTED VIEW.

23. 2.DIFFERENCES:
B. SENSE OF PLACE
DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF WATER BODY AND FOUNTAINS THE
FEELING ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOCATION IS MORE SPIRITUAL,
SERENE, CALM AND PEACEFUL.

24. 2.DIFFERENCES:
B. SENSE OF PLACE
MAYUR PARK-ENCLOSED VISTA ENCOURAGES MORE OF A PLAYFUL,
INTERACTIVE SENSE AS THE OBSERVER IS NOT DISTRACTED FROM
ANY SCENIC VIEW, HENCE THE FEELING ASSOCIATED WITH THE
LOCATION IS OF EXCITEMENT AND BLISS.

25. 2.DIFFERENCES:
C. PLAN DIFFERENCES
MAYUR PARK HAS A ROUGHLY RECTANGULAR PLAN, THEREFORE
OFFERS BETTER CIRCULATION AND IS BUILT ON A LARGE SCALE AS
VOLUPTUOUS ENVIRONMENT DOMINATES THE OBSERVER’S
ENVIRONMENT.

26. C. PLAN DIFFERENCES
RISHABH PARK HAS MORE OF A COMPACT, LINEAR PLAN. IT HAS MORE
OF A PEDESTRIAN-ORIENTED DESIGN. AS, THE OBSERVER MOVES TO
EXPLORE THE UNSEEN PART OF THE PARK. IT IS BUILT AT HUMAN
SCALE WITH NO OVERLY-VOLUPTUOUS FLORA TO DOMINATE HUMAN
PRESENCE.

27. D. PLANTSCAPE AND RHYTHM
MAYUR PARK HAS MORE PLANT VARIETY AND RHYTHMIC PATTERN
ALMOST THROUGHOUT THE PATHWAY. THE OBSERVER EYES ALWAYS
CATCH A GLIMPSE OF A PICTURESQUE CLUSTER OF RHYTHMIC
PATTERN OF PLANTATION AT FROM EVERY POINT OF THE PARK.

28. D. PLANTSCAPE AND RHYTHM
REPETITIVE PATTERN AND RHYTHM CAN BE OBSERVED IN RISHABH
PARK. THE PLANTATION CAN BE MONOTONOUS AT SOME AREAS OF
THE PARK WITH SIMILAR PATTERNS AND TALLER SHRUBS BLOCK THE
VIEW OF THE VISTA FROM AROUND THE PARK.

29. E.ACCESSIBILTY AND PARKING
RISHABH PARK HAS A DOWN SLOPED ENTRY INTO IT AND IS
ACCESSIBLE ONLY AFTER A U-TURN AND A TRAFFIC LIGHT. NO SPACE
HAS BEEN PROVIDED FOR SAFE PARKING OF VEHICLES JUST AN
ABRUPT ENTRY.

30. E.ACCESSIBILTY AND PARKING
ENTRANCE INTO THE PARK STARTS AFTER A 40 MTS SETBACK FOR
COMFORTABLE PARKING OF ATLEAST 20 MEDIUM-SIZED VEHICLES.
STAIRS ARE PLACED FAR AWAY FROM EACH OTHER FOR EASE OF
ENTRANCE FOR CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY AND THE PATIENTS OF
NEARBY HOSPITALS.
PARKING OF 40 MTS.
ENTRANCE

31. B.URBAN DESIGN VALUES & PRINCIPLES
INHERENT IN THE PARKS
• PLATFORM FOR PUBLIC INTERACTIONS:
RISHABH DEV PARK AND MAYUR PARK ARE SUCCESSFUL PUBLIC
PLACES FOR SOCIAL GATHERINGS AND INTERACTIONS. THE
LOCATION OF RISHABH PARK MAKES IT A RARE, UNIQUE WORK OF
SCENIC BEAUTY, HENCE ATTRACTS THE PUBLIC WHILE MAYUR
PARK HAS THE ADVANTAGE OF BEING IN THE HEART OF THE URBAN
AREA AND A LARGE SCALE PUBLIC PLACE AS WELL.

32. • LANDSCAPE AS BUILT INFRASTRUCTURE:
BOTH THE PARKS HAVE NECESSARY STREETSCAPE, STREET
FURNITURE, SUBDIVISION PLAN ALONG WITH THE TRADITIONAL
LANDSCAPE WHICH AFFECT THE PUBLIC REALM IN A POSITIVE WAY
DISPLAYING THE URBAN DESIGN VALUE OF BEING A GREEN
INFRASTRUCTURE.
WHILE MAYUR PARK PROVIDES A SAFE, ATTRACTIVE PUBLIC REALM
WHICH SERVES AS A WELL- DEVELOPED, POLLUTION FREE
PEDESTRIAN-ORIENTED AREA.
WHEREAS RISHABH PARK IMPARTS REMARKABLE BEAUTY TO THE
CITYSCAPE IN CONTRAST TO LARGE CONCRETE JUNGLES IN THE
KOLAR REGION, ADDS A SPIRITUAL DIMENSION TO THE LIFE OF THE
PUBLIC RESIDING NEARBY.
• COMMUNITY SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL STRENGTH:
IT PROVIDES AN INTERACTING PLATFORM FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC
INCLUDING THE ELDERLY AND THE CHILDREN, HENCE PROMOTING
SOCIAL GATHERINGS AND EMOTIONAL OUTLET FOR THE ELDERLY BY
ALWAYS PUMPING ENERGY AND FRESHNESS TO THE HEALTH OF THE
CITY.

33. • YOUTH HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT:
THE YOUTH IS ENCOURAGED TO PLAY SPORTS AND GET INVOLVED IN
PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS WALKING, HENCE PROMOTING
PHYSICAL HEALTH BY DISCOURAGING SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE.
• ENVIRONMENTAL VALUE:
BOTH PARKS COME UNDER BUFFER ZONE IN THE BHOPAL MASTER
PLAN BECAUSE THE FLORA NEAR THE MOST BUSY ROAD IS OF
UTMOST IMPORTANCE AND VALUE, AS THEY BOTH REDUCE THE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF VEHICULAR EMISSIONS BECAUSE OF
THEIR STRATEGIC PLACEMENT NEAR BUSY JUNCTION ROADS AND
DESIGN.

34. • Density, diversity and mix :Creating resiliency and reducing the carbon
footprint of urban development and maximizes the active use of space and
land.
• Pedestrians are prioritized: These parks prioritize walking as the preferred
mode of travel, as it is a defining component of a healthy quality of life.
• Transit-oriented Reduce car-dependency and encourage the alternative
modes of transportation – namely walking, cycling, and transit – result in
more sustainable urban environments, and in an improved quality of life.
Urban neighbourhoods develop in a way that is transit supportive.
• Place-making : They create a strong sense of belonging or identity which are
integral to community life and the public realm.
• Both the parks also conserve and enhance the health of natural systems
(including climate) and areas of environmental significance, and manage the
impacts of climate change.
B.URBAN DESIGN PRINCIPLES INHERENT IN THE
PARKS:

35. • These parks enhance the effectiveness, efficiency and safety of their
technical and industrial systems and processes, including their
manufacturing, transportation, communications and construction
infrastructure and systems to increase their energy efficiency, and
reduce their environmental footprint of industries like bhel.
B.URBAN DESIGN PRINCIPLES INHERENT IN THE
PARKS:

36. • MAYUR PARK IS DESIGNED IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT HAS SLOPE IN IT’S
PERIPHERY AND FLAT GROUND IN THE CENTRE FOCAL POINT WHICH
ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO SIT ON THE GROUND RATHER THAN ON
BENCHES, INSPITE OF THE FACT THAT CHAIRS ARE PROVIDED
AROUND THIS CENTRAL AREA AND FOCAL POINT IS THE FLAT MAIN
NODAL GROUND.
• EFFECT : CHILDREN PLAY IN THE CENTRAL AREA WHILE THE PEOPLE
WATCH THEM SEATED ON THE ELEVATED SLOPES, EXACTLY LIKE A
STADIUM FUNCTIONS. THE THEME OF THE PARK IS NATURAL STADIUM.
C. HOW DO URBAN DESIGN AND FORM AFFECT THE
WAY PEOPLE USE THEIR PLACES?

37. • RISHAB DEV PARK IS DESIGNED IN SMALL SECTIONS SCATTERED
LONGITUDINALLY ALONG THE KOLAR ROAD SUCH THAT THE
INTERVISIBILITY OF ALL THE SECTIONS FROM ONE POINT IS NOT
POSSIBLE,
• EFFECT : IT PRODUCES PRODUCES STRIKING VISTA VIEWS,
ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO EXPLORE UNSEEN PART OF THE PARK AND
PRODUCES PRIVACY FOR SOME PEOPLE WHO PREFER ISOLATION AND
PEACE UNLIKE MAYUR PARK WHERE PRIVACY IS NOT POSSIBLE AT
RUSH HOURS. THEREFORE, RISHABH PARK PROVIDES BETTER
ISOLATED LEISURE TIME.

38. • MAYUR PARK : THE LOCATION OF DIFFERENT SERVICES AND
TRANSPORTATION ROUTES AND STOPS, PRESENCE OF RESTAURANT,
SWIMMING POOL, GYMNASIUM AND J.P. HOSPITAL MAKES THE PARK A
HOTSPOT FOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, INTERACTIVE GATHERINGS.
• RISHAB DEV PARK : THE PARK PROVIDES AN ESCAPE FROM THE REAL
WORLD, OR ATLEAST THE CONCRETE JUNGLE OF THE KOLAR
RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL COMPLEXES IN TO THE PRESENCE OF
SERENCE WATER BODY IN THEIR IMMEDIATE VICINITY, “SHAHPURA
LAKE”
• IT IS THESE FACTORS THAT MAKE SUCCESSFUL NURTURES OF PUBLIC
REALM, IMPROVE CITYSCAPE AND HENCE, THE OVERALL APPEAL OF
THE CITY.
D. NON-DESIGN FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE
USE OF THESE PARKS

39. ALTHOUGH BOTH PARKS HAD THEIR OWN PROS AND CONS BUT KEEPING
IN MIND THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR, THAT IS, SAFETY AND
CLEANLINESS, WE LIKED MAYUR PARK MORE DUE TO THE FOLLOWING
REASONS:
• BETTER DESIGN AND INTERACTION SPACE, INCLUDING THE
FUNCTIONAL SPACES SUCH AS CURVILINEAR PATHS, SMOOTH,
TENDER SLOPES, ENCLOSED VISTA GAVE A MORE SECURED FEELING
FOR PUBLIC WITH THEIR OFFSPRINGS, RATHER THAN NEAR A LAKE.
• BETTER TRANSIT AND LOCATION OF THE PARK, WITH BETTER PARKING
FACILITIES, MORE SPACE TO ENJOY AND RELATIVELY LARGE
SETBACKS TO CUT-OFF TRAFFIC SOUNDS (ACOUSTICALLY BETTER
THAN RISHAB DEV PARK, DUE TO A VARIETY OF PLANT SPECIES USED
IN PLANTATION, FOR EXAMPLE : - INDIAN ROSEWOOD, SNAKE PLANT
ETC.)
E. WHICH OF THE TWO WE LIKED BETTER AND
WHY?

40. • RISHAB DEV PARK IS NOT PLEASANT ENOUGH DESPITE THE
PRESENCE OF THE LAKE DUE TO POOR SEWAGE DISPOSAL
PRACTICES, SOME SECTIONS OF THE PARK REEKS OF BAD SMELL AND
UNHYGIENIC WASTE DISPOSAL.
• IT IS THIS CONTAMINATION OF THE LAKE WATER WITH GARBAGE THAT
PUTS ADVERSE EFFECTS ON THE PARK’S ENVIRONMENT AND HENCE
ON THE LOCAL CLIMATE AND CLEANLINESS.

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