Growth Matrix for Gangtok
Studio Interweave
The economic nature of a thriving city is its magnetic pull on people and therefore exponential growth. Gangtok has transformed into a fast growing city without planning, resulting in a steadily degrading built environment and a deteriorating quality of life. The urban growth of Gangtok needs a shape and pattern that can absorb growth while sustaining a good built environment and quality of life.
Concept:
Roads and paths are not just devices for accessibility, they are the underlying structure around which human habitations grow.
In mountainous terrain, ‘flatness’ is almost sacred. Its presence facilitates human activity and becomes the perch around which dwellings sprout. There is an ‘ease’ of walking and moving along a flat path that creates conditions for human activity to flourish which has the inherent potential to spawn urban growth of true quality. [eg MG marg]
Taking this as a point of departure in modelling an urban planning matrix for mountainous terrains like Gangtok using non motorised mobility [walking, cycling, escalators, elevators and ropeways] not just as access but designing it as a skeleton on which future planned growth of the city happens
Check out the proposal in detail below:
You can download the consolidated public feedback on this proposal below:
Growth matrix for Gangtok- A hopeful future without traffic problems. Really would want to see this idea turn and come to life someday.
Students from villages take up rent in the capital for education (higher education). This would create shorter route for them so they will not have to bear the cost of the inflated rents. The enrolments would increase in universities.
..a great initiative. Key points that a local would absolute support. Transport for elderly and the disabled. Tourism potential. Preserving nature. When thousands can build and construct the desired view by globally polluting, this idea right here has everything in it by preserving the authenticity.
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