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Bags & Boxes Project
Srinagar,Uttarakhand, India
Mihika Mehra
Ananya Bhattacharya
Arushi Rana
Mikasha Sinha
Varun Singh
Sushant School of Art and Architecture, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Vanicka Arora
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Abstract
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In the aim of reaching global standards in architecture man usually tends to ignore the rules of nature and as a result has to face the loss of destruction due to some natural disaster. Srinagar, Uttarakhand in India is another such city prone to earthquakes, heavy rainfall and floods. Despite this, the city of Srinagar has been built on the river bed with most of the buildings close to the river. The concept is based on using earth bags and shipping containers to construct a temporary settlement post disaster. The design of the spaces is also done keeping in mind that the site is on the river bank and using methods such as elevating the land ( creating contours) and having majority of the built mass on the upper levels with the ground level consisting of columns. We have also incorporated the concept of swales across the entire site( in case of a flood there is a system of draining out the excess water). The surrounding area is also incorporated in this as it connects to the pre existing storm water drains running along the road. The drainage system can also be connected to the orchards behind the built up areas.
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image of the settlement (architectural scale or example of unit)
image of the settlement (urban scale or group of housing units)
diagram of the actors involved and the relationships between them
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