1. Regional Holcim Awards competition 2011 Regional Holcim Awards competition 2011
“Next Generation” 2nd prize Asia Pacific
lopment, Navi Mumbai, India
Town plan revitalization and urban development, Navi Mumbai, India
Project data
Project group Landscape, urban design and infrastructure
projects
Project background Research project
Estimated start of
construction Not applicable
Main author
Name Mishkat Irfan Ahmed, Master
University University of California, Berkeley, CA, United States
Study direction Urban Design
Supervisors Peter Bosselmann, Michael Southworth, John Kriken
City, country Mumbai, India
Further author(s)
Not applicable
Comment of theCity and the Ecosystem: context-sensitive designAsia PacificEdge”, a study for greenfield development in India.
“The Village, the Holcim Awards jury at Navi Mumbai’s Urban “The Village, the City and the Ecosystem: context-sensitive design at Navi Mumbai’s Urban Edge”, a study for greenfield development in India.
focus and context-sensitivity commended this project for its seminal approach to town planning that introduces focus and context-sensitivity
The jury
into large
pplicable where classic urban scale urban planning. It is a showcase of a conceptual framework for city expansion, applicable where classic urban
are respected and addressed. failed. Demands of the city, an ecological concept, and issues of existing communities are respected and addressed.
planning
for contemporary culture and treated as integral parts of the city expansion. This urban development provides space for contemporary culture and
They are
ban and the rural. In the area
sets correlation with traditional culture. A “high density” ecosystem negotiates between the urban and the rural. In the area
igger a revision of pastof conflict between technical, social and political necessities, this project has the potential to trigger a revision of past urban
urban
planning and its redeployment in terms of today’s and future challenges.
issues by author
Project description by author Relevance to target issues by author
y – Progress Navi Mumbai is the satellite city of Mumbai proposed in Innovation and transferability – Progress
standards for urban develop- and still under development by the State Govern-
the 1970s The project aims to set new standards for urban develop-
ike India, rumored to have 200 is located across the estuary from Mumbai, sand-
ment. It ment in Third World countries like India, rumored to have 200
t ten years. Forward thinking between hills and a tropical mangrove wetland.
wiched new cities planned in the next ten years. Forward thinking
Continuing the history of land reclamation in Mumbai, al-
ance can save the country from and taking precautions in advance can save the country from
ure such as floods (Mumbai of the land area of Navi Mumbai is also reclaimed.
most all various calamities in the future such as floods (Mumbai
Today there are several issues plaguing this young city such
ble basic infrastructure provi- 2006 is an example) and enable basic infrastructure provi-
as electricity, food, waterlack of identity, arbitrary development in the face of inter-
as and sion to the vast majority such as electricity, food, water and
is based in Navi Mumbai, it is investment, economically unbalanced nodes/town-
national housing. Though this project is based in Navi Mumbai, it is
ships, reduced quality of life for most people and the emer-
pe, the principles of which can designed to generate a prototype, the principles of which can
e main ideas are: sustainable slums in only 40 years!
gence of be applied to other sites. The main ideas are: sustainable
ecology and the landform and The new city within the valley.
Therefore, through this project, I would like to design a new development, respecting the ecology and the landform and The new city within the valley.
heir needs. In contrast to large
increment of Navi Mumbai that is informed by the natural designing for the people and their needs. In contrast to large
pen spaces of the Modernist of the site and its existing settlement patterns.
condition unprogrammed plazas and open spaces of the Modernist
ntegrate urban space with the incorporates the former rural villages into a new
The plan era, this project proposes to integrate urban space with the
service sector economy using the essential qualities of land- natural environment.
quity – People form and water to give the new settlement its identity. Ethical standards and social equity – People
all people irrespective of social selected is Ulwe, a node just beginning to develop
The site To provide for varied uses and all people irrespective of social
nt in the planning of the proj-
in southern Navi Mumbai. The plan for Ulwe was proposed and economic status is evident in the planning of the proj-
ncome to high-income groups, by architect/planner Charles Correa. The reason I
in 1990 ect. There is housing for low-income to high-income groups,
ols, proximity to public challenge this plan is because of the conditions in Navi
transit, and basic amenities like schools, proximity to public transit,
been provided to all. This pro- today. A study of the first node, Vashi (2010), shows
Mumbai and easy access to work have been provided to all. This pro-
nto a new service sector econ- original village has slowly been isolated. Most of
that the posal integrates the villages into a new service sector econ-
des. the developmentorigins of Navi Mumbai.
The around public transit has taken the form The Charles Correa proposal. existing nodes.
omy, unlike other The origins of Navi Mumbai. The Charles Correa proposal.
source efficiency – Planetlarge malls and multiplexes. Hence, there is a need to
of Environmental quality and resource efficiency – Planet
rethink the original plan.
gh the city is the green artery The monsoon channel through the city is the green artery
either side and collects storm Ulwe, one of the villages, Bamandongri, is my focus
Within that feeds the open space on either side and collects storm
witness the transformation
area since it is located strategically near the new airport water. Along it, one can also witness the transformation
tion. The new city is efficient is also the main railway station in Charles Correa’s
land and from agriculture to urbanization. The new city is efficient
proximity to work and transit. is an area of approximately 2.5km2. There are three
plan. It since it is zoned according to proximity to work and transit.
ndence and encouragesexisting villages located on small mounds surrounded by
pedes- This reduces automobile dependence and encourages pedes-
nstructed will be encouragedbodies and farmland. From a regional analysis, the
water trian activity. All buildings constructed will be encouraged
systems and solar panels for of a monsoon channel on site becomes apparent.
presence to have rainwater harvesting systems and solar panels for
The arterial roads in the original plan have begun to emerge electricity.
in this landscape along with the railway track. My idea is to
ompatibility – Prosperity Economic performance and compatibility – Prosperity
connect, integrate and preserve the village, the new city and
base in the city is the most Providing a strong economic base in the city is the most
the ecosystem. Thereinare regional connections, greenways
Problems Navi Mumbai today. The master plan and zoning. Problems in Navi Mumbai today. The master plan and zoning.
ut vitality. The film industry networks inspired by the traditional Indian village important step to bring about vitality. The film industry
and local
hat there will be jobs tofabric that exists; a cluster of houses forming a communal
people plays a major role in ensuring that there will be jobs to people
n unskilled laborer to aspace with pathways emerging out of it. The villages are
highly from every walk of life; from an unskilled laborer to a highly
dingly, the city is designed to educated professional. Accordingly, the city is designed to
always around a water body and the farms are nearby.
ome groups and the transition house people from various income groups and the transition
In the city context, the work place that I am introducing is
ty is designed to be gradual so between the village and the city is designed to be gradual so
n fabric. the Indian film industry since it has no central location in that it forms a cohesive urban fabric.
the country. The monsoon channel through site forms the
pact – Proficiency Contextual and aesthetic impact – Proficiency
artery and commercial heart, easily connected to public
ithin, to utilize the resources and housing. The hierarchy of open space begins
transit The idea is to create from within, to utilize the resources
f-sufficient as well as provid-
from small courtyards to parks between buildings and then available and hence being self-sufficient as well as provid-
Sustainability and economic public spaces. Parts of the land are also preserved
to larger ing people what they need. Sustainability and economic
he monsoon channel is what farms” that provide sustenance to the villagers
as “urban vitality are the key words. The monsoon channel is what
The monsoon channel. Program and ecology. The monsoon channel. Program and ecology.
ealed through examination have been suddenly deprived of their livelihood as also
who of exists on site, and has been revealed through examination of
gned to provide an aesthetic
their source of food. the topography. It is also designed to provide an aesthetic
charm movie-makers, global element in the city that will charm movie-makers, global
ts alike to become a part monsoon channel gives a strong identity to this place
The of businesses and local residents alike to become a part of
r it while travelling to work or seen from this walk along the channel. The consoli-
as can be
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their daily life. They encounter it while travelling to work or
dated experience of nature interspersed with surreal film
i or use it as part of their work to other parts of Navi Mumbai or use it as part of their work
ces with a view). Through the will captivate not only the “common man” but also
images (to shoot movies, to build offices with a view). Through the
the landform (the valley and entrepreneurs and film makers. I hope that this
tourists, road system that emphasizes the landform (the valley and
perience the subtletiesplan will provide a framework for greenfield development
of the the hillock), a traveler can experience the subtleties of the
in India that respects culture and daily needs of its people landscape.
and moves away from the squander and monotony of urban
form brought in by globalization today.
Why is this necessary? Why is this necessary?