Volumes and Proximities
Avi Mendpara 

The volume of the buildings create  thin, narrow and long alleys. The width of these alleys is further shortened by garbage and parking space. These alleys are occupied mostly by children and women. Children use these alleys for intimate conversations whereas they play physical games in the playground nearby where the openess of the space permits it. The volumes and proximities created by the structures in the vicinity and various other objects afford certain activities, thus affording certain behaviours and eventually creating the experience of the space.



From all the observations it was noted that volume of structures can create intimidating, intimate, or banal spaces. By creating different volumes in and around the structure, various levels of experiences can be afforded. Placing these volumes of structures besides each other in a strategic manner in turn create interstitial spaces with varying proximities which afford many activities. These interstitial spaces become spaces for public interaction facilitating liveliness in the building. Varying proximities in public spaces is necessary in an urban context, where there is variation in the user group and the activities associated with them.