ranganthan street,t.nagar - urban design
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2Methodology
Introduction to the study area
Designcriteria
Activity patterns of
street
Nature of street
Connectivity Pattern
Cross section of Ranganathan st
Building usage and plan
Landuse
Bill boards/ signage
Activity pattern of the day
Activities on Edges
Building Characte-
ristics
Pedestrian flow
Location of Ranganathan Street
ChennaiRanganathan Street
Tamil Nadu
INDIA
Ranganathan Street is a major commercial street in the neighborhood of T. Nagar, locatedin Chennai. The street houses several commercial establishments, primarily those involved inthe clothing and jewelry industry. It has often been referred to as the most crowded street inChennai
Usman Road is on one end of the street. At the other end is the Mambalam train station. On the street can be found many commercial establishments ranging from street hawkers selling to big stores selling . Many vegetable vendors also sell their wares on Ranganathan Street.
Ranganathan Street at present context
Ranganathan Street surrounding area at 1960’s
Ranganathan Street was named after the Rangaswamy Iyengar Street, since there was thisusual tradition to name the streets after the resident who has its first house at the street,irrespective of the contribution, caste or class. He constructed his house in the early 20s.
History of Ranganathan Street
The Street is one the best options to shop around to purchase comparatively cheap household goods, vessels, electronics and merchandise.
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Activity patterns of street 4
Vegetable/ fruit market
Fancy itemsIce cream shop
Footwear shop
Snacks items
Fancy items
Bag shops
Informal shops
Nature of street - Building heights 5
Total area =30,204.75 Sq.mTotal stretch of street = 0.3km
Total built-up area= 2423,67 Sq.ft
FSI = 2.5
Majority of the building are commercial in nature.Important Landmark of the street is called saravana store which is G+7(textile shop)In study area (G) have 33% is maximum; (G+2) and (G+3) have 14%
Built-up map
Building height map
6Landuse Pattern And Peak hour
Commercial96%
Mixed residential2.50%
heritage0.50%
public and semi public 1%
Morning peak = 10.30 to 12 pmAfternoon Peak =
2 to 4 pmEvening peak = 6 to 8.30 pm
Throughout the year the street is FULL of people. Traditionally, it is busiest during Deepavali by
nature of this street offering consumers the opportunity to purchase a variety of commodities.
Land use map
7Connectivity Pattern
Commercial area
MambalamRailwaystation
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Bus stop
Bus stop
Mambalam
railway
station which
connects
Chennai
Central
terminal in
north and
Guindy in
south.
North Usman
road and
ranganathan
street
intersection
point.
Study area
ranganathan
street one of
the crowdest
place in
Chennai.
T Nagar bus
terminal
7m
Drainage line/manhole
Encroachment – informal shops
Sidewalk
Street lights
Ranganathan street cross section
Pedestrian only
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2 3 41
4
1 23
Cross Section – Ranganathan Street
max. G
+4 (1
5m
)
40°
9
7m 1m 7m 2m2m 3m3m
Usman Road cross section – approach road of ranganathan street
Different types
InformalActivitiesOn the Edges
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1
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Informal activities near Edges
10Usage of edges
People use steps for waiting and sitting purpose
Fruit shop near the sidewalk
Various informal activities near the sidewalk
Building design at Ranganathan St.
11Building usage
G
G+1
G+2
G+3
G+4
G+5
Entrance/ textile
Jewellery shop
Kids section/toys
Electronic and furniture
Food court
Storage place/ Godown
Basement Basement
Steps Staircase pattern Building - Side view
Floor Usage
12Pedestrian flow and activity
It attracts many people from different parts of the city and its suburbs, owing to its location
and transportation links. T.Nagar has the highest commercial catchment population when
compared with other commercial centers of the city like Adyar, Nungambakkam,
Purusawakkam, etc.
Commercial activity has spread over the years on all the major roads, in a linear pattern. Nowit is slowly encroaching on the by lanes of the major commercial streets. Single storey shopshave given way to multi storey shopping malls, but with little change in the infrastructure.
Waiting at curbs at an intersectionTypical pedestrian spacingGazing at the wares displayed by street vendors
This sketch uses the same graphical representation for Ranganathan Street, employing the
personal space bubble and the moving space bubble. There are no sidewalks. Vehicular
movement is restricted so the entire stretch is used by pedestrians.
The entire sidewalk is taken up byhawkers. Unauthorized parking of twowheelers and auto rickshaws also pushthe pedestrian farther out into thevehicular carriageway.
13Bill boards/ signage design
Cross section of street
Signage
Building
Portico
14Issues
Garbage thrown on the street Broken drainage pipes Congested place
• Lack of parking facilities.• Sidewalk is occupied by informal activities.• Lack of proper footpath.• Illegal rise of buildings.
15Urban Design definition as per my case study
• Urban Design addresses the character and quality of the built environment in relation to the human scale.
• Human scale can be defined as the proportional relationship of the physical environment (buildings, trees, parking lots, streets, etc.) to human dimensions.
• As the study of intentions of making people communicate with a place of interest .
• To understand the urban design process of an extension to a ranganathan St. as CBD
• The pattern of the street network is part of what defines a city and what makes city unique.