Ar. RENUKA SINGH
House No. E- 1, Hanumantpuram, Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh - 229001
CA/2015/70473
+91- 9871705102
It is important for me to keep thinking unique and be inspired by modulation of Living Space, in return of it, I do my best to mould and reflect the learning in my work...
renuka.singh.march16@cept.ac.in ar.renukasingh@gmail.com 03/07/1993 Marital status - Unmarried
Portfolio - https://issuu.com/renukasingh19
EDUCATION M.Arch. 2016-2018
C E P T University Ahmedabad, Gujarat 3.67 GPA Urban Design (Major) Conservation (Minor)
B.Arch 2010-2015
School of Planning & Architecture (S.P.A.), New Delhi 73.57 % ----------- Gold Medalist
12th(CBSE) 2010
S.J.S. Public School Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh 80.4 %
10th(CBSE) 2008
K.B.A.Sr.Sec. School Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh 84.4 %
ACHIEVEMENTS 2016
Part of THE SERAMPORE INITIATIVE, funded by National Museum of Denmark, Documentation and Development of Conservation Strategies of Green House Link to access - http://portfolio.cept. ac.in/the-serampore-initiative/
2016 S.P.A. Gold Medal for the Best student in B.Arch. 2016 S.P.A. Proficiency Prize 2015 2015
2014
Kajaria Meritorious Student for Architecture Part of Leadership Programme in Building Design and Engineering on Airborne Infection Control, New Delhi Ved Prakash Memorial Scholarship for the best performance in B.arch., S.P.A. Delhi
WORK EXPERIENCE Research Fellow Jan 2018-May 2018
H.C.P. Design Planning & Management Pvt. Ltd Ahmedabad
Architect Jul 2015-Jun 2016
Hindware /Holly International LLP New Delhi
Intern Architect Jan 2014-May 2014
Beyond Built New Delhi
PRIME ACADEMIC PROJECTS M.Arch. (Urban Design) Thesis Directed Research Project with HCP, Ahmedabad 2018 Land Utilization in Indian Cities and role of Development Control Regulations- A study of Ahmedabad. Link to access - https://issuu.com/renukasingh19/docs/renuka_singh_to_upload
3rd Sem Local Area Planning of Ambawadi, Ahmedabad 2017 Link to access - https://issuu.com/renukasingh19/docs/1. local_area_planning_to_upload-_re
PRIME PROJECTS H.C.P.
Hindware
Beyond Built
Research on “Land Utilization in Indian Cities and role of Development Control Regulations- A study of Ahmedabad,” under the guidance of Bimal Patel and Jignesh Mehta Hindware Dreambath App *Series of Theme based washroom designs BioPORT, Sohna, Gurgaon *Landscape of 9 Courts -Elante Mall, Chandigarh -Coral Brio, Ghaziabad -Sharda University, Agra *Landscape
PERSONAL SKILLS Smart and Hard Working Leadership Team work Time management Decision making Co-ordination & Co-operation
2nd Sem Neighbourhood Design- Green belt, Vasna, Ahm. 2017 Street Design- Godhasar Canal Road, Ahm. 1st Sem Child Friendly Spaces? 2016 Guideline Recommendation to make Child friendly spaces, Thaltej (Ahmedabad) as a Case Study
B.Arch. Thesis 2015
Children’s Hospital, AIIMS Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh
Link to access - https://issuu.com/renukasingh19/docs/b. arch._thesis
WORKSHOPS ATTENDED/ RESEARCH PAPERS 2017
Clay Printing, the machine making and printing with clay, CEPT- Ahmedabad
Link to access - https://portfolio.cept.ac.in/digital-crafts-3d-printing-spaces/
2015
Man v/s Exclusion, the study of Sarai-Kale-Khan Housing, S.P.A.- Delhi
Link to access - https://issuu.com/renukasingh19/docs/ sarai-kale-khan_20housing_man_20vs_
2015 Blogs:
Playscape, Dissertation, SPA- Delhi Interactive City : People and Experience
Link to access - https://interactivecityblog.wordpress.com
Area of Interest
Urban Design Architecture Urban and Architectural Conservation
SOFTWARE SKILLS Microsoft Office AutoCAD Google sketchup Autodesk Revit Photoshop In-Design Remote Sensing
LANGUAGES English Hindi
REFERENCES Prof. Jignesh Mehta
Ass. Director HCP Design, Planning & Management Pvt. Ltd. Tel.- +91-9099080660 e-mail - jignesh@hcp.co.in
Prof. Brijesh Bhatha
Professor Dept. of Architecture, CEPT Ahmedabad Tel.- +91-9879542375 e-mail - brijesh.bhatha@cept.ac.in
Prof. Jaya Kumar
Professor Dept. of Architecture, S.P.A. Delhi Tel.- +91-9899803902 e-mail - j.kumar@spa.ac.in
Activity Mapping of Vegetable Market Jamalpur, Ahmedabad
Land Utilization in Indian Cities and role of Development Control Regulations - A study of Ahmedabad Directed Research Project with H.C.P. Design, Planning and Management Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad
India’s urban population is expected to grow from 410 million in 2014 to 814 million by 2050, as per the TERI document. If urban growth continues to grow at this rate, to accommodate new urban population, large amount of Urban Land will be required. With the fact that, the land is an important and limited resource. The need to find the way to use it efficiently and smartly is essential. For that, first step is to understand the existing urban morphology and its impact on land utilization in the current scenario. This will help to understand how efficiently is the urban land utilized in Indian cities, if we compare the study with other world cities. The main concern of this research is – How efficiently is the urban land utilized in India’s cities? What is the role of Development Control Regulations (DCRs) in the efficiency of Land Utilization? How utilization of urban land can be improved with respect to DCRs?
Research Questions Background Study to clarify Research Question
Defining Scope & Limitation
Site Selection To study the existing urban land utilization in Indian Cities Preliminary Observation Mapping On site Sample Survey
Outcome of the Study
Study of Land Utilization in Other World Cities (Mapping & Comparative Analysis)
Classification of Urban Land Classification of urban land is important to understand the complex character of the city structure. For the Study purpose, the urban land is divided into three parts Public Realm (public streets & public Open Space), Building Footprint and Private Open Space.
Inferences (Recognizing the need to study Development Control Regulations of the City)
Area in Public Realm – Space that is shared communally by people. Public Street and public Open Space are part of the Public Realm.
Study Role of Development Control Regulations in existing urban morphology
Area in Building Footprint – A piece of land used by the building structure. Parking lots, landscaping, temporary structures, other non-building facilities are not included in building footprint.
Recommendation in Regulations
Area in Private Open Space – An outdoor area in a private property is considered to be Private Open Space like marginal space, common plots, parking space, internal roads, etc.
Bodakdev
Maninagar
Gurukul Road
Science City
Bopal
Observational Inference :
Majority of land area remains under Private Open Space in the areas developed under recent DCRs.
The higher percentage of land is in private open spaces which are distributed and divided under roadside, side and rear margins, margins between buildings, thick plantation, common plots covered by parking, internal roads, etc. as per the prevalent DCRs. This observation leads to question, “How private open spaces are used in existing scenario?� Margin Spaces are Underutilized, Encroached. Common Plots which are designed for community activities and children to play, are used for Parking.
Naroda Public Street Public Open Space Building Footprint Private Open Space
Land Utilization in Other World Cities In India (Ahmedabad as a case), higher percentage of the land is in private open space, in areas those are developed under recent DCRS. But there are a number of cities in the world where there are no such cases, the land for private open spaces are much less in comparison to land in Public Realm or used for Building Footprints, and these cities works without compromising with the basic functionality of circulation - access and Quality of Life.
Public Street Public Open Space
Regent Street, London
Union Square, San Francisco
Provença, Barcelona
Old Town Square, Prague
From the comparison, it is clear that other cities do not require large amount of private open spaces around the buildings, which clearly indicates that in Indian cities land is not efficiently utilized in comparison to other world cities. So, why do people provide so much space around the buildings in Indian cities? a) Is it out of people’s choice? ..................................... *People - who invest on making building
Building Footprint Private Open Space
Avenue Marceau, Paris
b) Or, they are forced to do so?
Impact of Development Regulations
Permissible Building Footprint v/s Actual Building Footprint
Regulation 1 : Margins As per DCRs, Front margin to be provided based on the road width, and Side & Rear margin to be provided based on building height. Therefore, as per the regulation Total area in Margins = 31.8%
Regulation 2 : Common Plot
As per DCRs, min. 10 % of total plot area is required for Common Plot in plot area equal or more than 2000 sq.m. Plus 3m of margin is required around the C.P. Total area in Common Plot + Margins around C.P. = 11.2%
Total Area in Private Open Space = 43 % of total plot area (As per regulations)
Combining all the regulation requirements reduce the permissible buildable area down to 57% of the total plot area, within which the building will have to be designed.
However, it is difficult to utilize all of this area due to internal functional requirements, which further reduces the actual built area down to 10%.
Regulation 3 : Parking Actual building footprint area = 1084 sq.m. (47%)
No Additional area required for Parking
As per the regulation total 43% of land goes in Private Open Space. But due to internal functional requirement of the builting it increase to 53%.
It is clear that,
*Permissible Building Footprint – 43% Building Footprint
*Permissible Building Footprint – 57%
18 m wide TP road
*Permissible Building Footprint – 41%
as per the current development regulation more than 50% of land is in Private Open Space.
Private Open Space
Why is so much open space demanded in a Plot, as per the Regulations? Assumption.1 Margins are required for fire safety.
Assumption.2 Margins results in addition of green spaces.
Assumption.3 Margins and ground coverage are must for air and ventilation.
Assumption.4 Margins are required for parking.
Assumption.5 Common places are important for community gathering spaces and play area.
However, in reality it is impossible for fire safety vehicles to enter margins due to various reasons.
In reality only a few margins result in green spaces.
In reality cities all over the world, including India, have been built without requiring margins. And they have no problem of light and ventilation!
In reality margin space remains vacant, inaccessible for vehicles, and underutilized in most of the cases and roads are encroached by vehicles.
In reality common plots are mostly used for parking, which is officially allowed through regulations.
The observations reveal that these underlying assumptions are incorrect.
It is also clear that the Development Control Regulations may not serve the purpose for which they are framed. So how should they be framed/improved?
Rethinking Regulations ??? ? No Common Plot OPTION-1 No Common Plot Required in Commercial Development
Roadside Margin are not Required Once Jan Gehl has said, “Something happens because something happens because somethings happens.” Following his quote, we really need to improve our development control regulation to get efficient use of urban land for future generations.
OPTION-1 Increasing Permissible Building Footprint Area Margins as per the Current Regulation
Improved regulation would lead to efficient Land Utilization. OPTION-2 Common Plot Required for the Residential Development but doesn’t have to be at Ground Level
Public Street
Margins as per the Current Regulation
Public Street
Public Street
No Roadside Margin
Margins and Common plot as per the Current Regulation
OPTION-2 Taking Roadside margins in Public Domain.
Taking Roadside Margin into Public Realm
Public Street
Public Street
No Common Plot requirement from Commercial Development
Public Street
Common Plot
Common Plot Required for the residential development
Public Street
D.N. Road, Mumbai
Public Street
Juhi Niharika Resi., Navi Mumbai
Increasing Area in Public Realm
Common Plot
Common Plot Required for the residential development but doesn’t have to be at Ground Level
Carrer de Padilla, Barcelona
Local Area Plan of Ambawadi, Ahmedabad
Neighbourhood Level REDEVELOPMENT
City Level MOVEMENT
PEACEFUL
OPEN SPACES
CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP HARMONY EDGES COMMUNITY UNDER CONSTRUCTION GATHERING SPACES
Evolution of Ambawadi
Why Local Area Plan
PROXIMITY SUPPORT SYSTEM LOCATION ACTIVE NODES CONNECTOR
Connectivity
for Ambawadi ? VISION “ A resilient neighbourhood, which supports the transformation within and contributes to the city level transition.� Part of Transit Oriented Development
Densification
Intentions Street Design Development
Existing Street Network
Potential Street Network
Strengthening the Existing Street Network 1 5
Connecting Transit Corridors
Breaking the Urban Block – to promote Walkability
Public Open Spaces
Neighbourhood Public Open Space can be Designed on –
The existing open spaces are enough for the Present but will they be enough for Future as the population will increase?
AMC Plot Privately Owned Plots Privately Leased Plots Government Housing Plots
Planning Model
Possible Public Open Spaces in Future
Built Form Regulations
To achieve the imagined Ambawadi
Redevelopment of Panjra Pol Junction, Ambawadi, Ahmedabad As per the Local Area Plan Regulations
Intensions which Demonstrate Street Character
Cycle Tracks
Integrate New Public Space with adjacent Private Development
Design Streetscape to function as a Linear Park
Visitor’s Car Parking
Create Streetscape that are Unified in appearance, but not Uniform Provide Scalable Gathering Space to support a variety of events Increase Pedestrian and Bicycle Convenience and Comfort
Informal Vending
Possible Built Form of Panjra Pol
Panjra Pol Junction
Street Design -
Ghodassr Canal Road, Ahmedabad Real Identity of the street has been Lost. Public Life is there, but it is trying to Survive.
SECTION - A
Temple society feed food to the Homeless Children. This activity is happening in middle of the street (in between Vehicular Movement).
SECTION - B
The edge of road covered by the Vegetable Vendors who serves neighbourhood and on the other end people come on their vehicle and throw fishfood into the Canal, making it a Ritual.
SECTION - C
Amul Parlour which could be the centre of neighbourhood getting neglected because of road and canal. There is no breathing space between movement and activity.
SECTION - D
People throw garbage on the Canal. Children play in front of their Houses. Vending happening on the edge of street and people gather in front of shops and try to find space for themselves.
Master Planning Pedestrian Friendly City Hazrat Nizamuddin, Delhi
HAZRAT NIZAMUDDIN RAILWAY STATION
(DROP-OFF AREA)
CONNECTING BRIDGE (ISBT AND OFFICE COMPLEX) (PERFORMANCE AREA)
ISBT SARAIKALE-KHAN
OFFICE COMPLEX
key plan
models
STREET SECTION OF THALTEJ, AHMEDABAD
NOTHING IN THE WORLD IS MORE SIMPLE AND MORE CHEAP THAN MAKING CITIES THAT PROVIDE BETTER FOR PEOPLE. - JAN GEHL