Savasar Naka is a key landmark in Anjar, a historic city in Gujarat's Kutch district. This area is a central hub for locals, showcasing Anjar's vibrant culture and rich heritage. With its lively market and traditional architecture, Savasar Naka blends modern conveniences with the old-world charm of Anjar's streets, playing an important role in the city's social and economic life.This area of Savasar naka is surrounded by prominent landmarks from all the sides with Swaminarayan temple on its one side and Savasar lake on the other.
About the vendors:
Existing site plan and sections:
The plan focusses on the food vending zone of Savasar Naka. The highlighted boxes depict the stalls that are currently in using during all times of the day and are the ones which are mainly focused upon by us for study and the others are the stalls used as storage spaces by the vendors.
The plaza also comprises of spaces that are used for parking purposes by the tempos and other two and four wheeler drivers .
SECTION- from the formal shops extending uptill the plaza and the road adjoining it.
Elevation AA'
Elevation BB'
This sections shows the required distance between the two stalls inclusive of the seating space and the minimum area required by the customers and the vendors movement.
Traffic mapping during different times of the day:
Vehicular and pedestrain mapping
Stakeholders:
The gif shows the traffic mapping of the plaza and the surrounding areas. It focusses on what kind of vehicles are seen during what time of the day and in which direction they are moving as in during the afternoon time, the vehicles move into the lanes towards the settlements whereas during the evenings, buses and other public transport are mainly active as they move outside the city.
Existing conditions
•The tea stalls at the plaza and few other vendors feed pigeons, grains.
•This at times cause health issues to the people around, hence becoming a nuisance.
•The cows wander around the bins kept by the vendors, consuming plastic waste too.
•¾ th of the space is utilized by the cars, tempos, chakdas and other vehicles.
•The vendors occupy the other half of the plaza, giving them limited space for occupying new vendors.
•The plaza has a poor waste management system, leading to garbage being scattered everywhere.
•Vendors do have their own bins for disposing of waste.
•Despite the Nagarpalika performing regular cleaning routines every morning, the problem persists without improvement.
Design Plan:
Design Section and elevation:
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