Urban haat at belapur

Urban Haat is an ever-permanent fair for Crafts, Food

and Cultural Activities. The craftsmen from various areas and

the cultural happenings provide a panoramic view of richness

and diversity of handicrafts and artifacts. The concept of

urban haat is to provide space to artisan and craftsmen of

india to exhibit and sell their handicrafts, therefore cutting

the middle agencies.

Urban haat serves as a

regular place for artisans

to exhibit and sell their art

such as handicrafts,

handloom, leather goods,

hand carved wooden

furniture etc.

Urban haat is located

in belapur at the centre of

navi Mumbai. The site is next

the cbd railway station.

Site plan of urban haat

Location: the site is near to the belapur railway

station in sector 29.the site is located at

croner of cross junction of nirmaladevi

marg and sakaram patil marg.

Topography: Undulating terrain with hill at the centre

and slope towards the surrounding roads.

The site provides panoramic view of the

areas surrounding it.

Climate: The climate here is tropical. During most

months of the year, there is significant

rainfall in Navi Mumbai. The average annual

temperature in Navi Mumbai is 26.8 °C. The

rainfall here averages 3044 mm.

Surroundings: belapur is planned as central commercial

and cultural centre for people of navi

Mumbai. Raigad bhavan, Cidco bhavan,

nmmc, reserve bank of india, mtnl are some

of the administrative offices which are

situated in belapur. Artist village which is

low cost housing for artisans is located in

belapur. With metro project being

implemented in navi Mumbai there is great

chances of development in all the sectors.

Belapur is also surrounded by lush

greenery all around.

Type of planning and

design concept

The site is hilly terrain which is sloping towards the

main roads. The planning is done keeping in mind the

pedestrians circulation and site contours. the site is

planned in such a way that it minimise the excavation cost

by building a retaining wall around the site and locating

structural components at the periphery of the wall.

cluster planning is incorporated for designing of

stalls. Local construction method is used in the urban

haat project in belapur. the height of structures are

limited to one storey.

Use of contours is visible in planning of urban haat.

Different levels that are created on the site separates

different activities taking place simultaneously.

Natural landscape is maintained wherever possible on

the site. bamboo trees is planted throughout the site.

Curbing around trees and plants is done to prevent any

damage to the trees. With abundance of nature in place,

the urban haat has become popular among nature lovers

and shop goers in the city.

Urban haat at belapur gives the city shop goers a

varied experience of shopping in natural surrounding. The

visitors are intimidated by the feeling of exclusion and

peaceful

environment with

sound of classical

music reaching to

their ears. People

feel close to

nature while

walking along the

pedestrian pathway

looking at stalls

selling

handicrafts on one

side and nature on

the other.

Cluster design detail for

stall

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area of each stall is fixed to15 sqm considering the

space required for artists for displaying, storage and

other household activities.

Each cluster has two stalls sharing a common rubble

wall and two vault has been constructed as a roof which

are supported by beams resting on these walls.

The vault roof is made of bricks and concrete and

pieces of coloured ceramic tiles used for surface

treatment. Exposed rubble walls and vault roofing treated

with coloured ceramic tiles is the main design features of

the clusters.

activities at urban haat

The main objective of urban haat is to promote and sell

indian arts and crafts in urban areas by setting up stalls

and exhibition centre for artists from different parts of

india.

The urban haat complex is provided with a food court

which aims to organise food festivals. In food festivals,

visitors can experience crusines from different part of the

country. Other cultural activities such as music concerts,

and social awareness programs are held in the

amphitheatre inside urban haat.

All events are timely organised throughout the month

and event information is displayed to people who visit the

place. Spaces and area are as follows:

1 Ticket booth 15 sqm

2 Administration 60 sqm

3 Stalls 50 no’s,15 sqm each=750 sqm

4 Amphitheatre 150-200 capacity

5 Food court 120 sqm

6 Exhibition

centre

75 sqm

7 Toilets 3 blocks on site

Photographs:

Amphitheatre

sittings

a ramp to

access the

amphitheatre

and

toilet block at

vicinity.

Photographs showing different levels at urban haat,

water fountain placed in the surroundings and abundance

of nature on the site that keeps the micro-climate under

control.