URBAN CONTEXT STUDY – Kakkanad, Cochin

Name of the Subject : ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN IV

Faculty In-charge : Ar. Shamiudeen, Ar. Sony Joseph, Ar. Reghu
Academic Year : 2019 – 2020
Semester :V

AIM:
The aim of the project is to make students understand the importance of spatial planning within
the constraints of Development Regulations and to enable them to design for large groups of
people in a socially and culturally sensitive manner, taking into account aspects such as user
perception, crowd behaviour, large scale movement of people as per the Feseablity and market
study of the Selected Kakkanad context.

OBJECTIVES:
 To introduce the challenges involved in the design of projects related to diverse needs and
ways of contemporary urban life.
 To enable exploration of the above projects with perception, socio-cultural awareness and
innovation.

INTRODUCTION:
Kakkanad is a major industrial and residential region in the city of Kochi in Kerala, India. It is
situated in the eastern part of the city and houses the Cochin Special Economic Zone, Info
Park, Smart City and KINFRA Export Promotion Industrial Park. It is also the administrative
headquarters of the District of Ernakulam

Industry
Kakkanad is home for a portion of the industrial base of Kochi. It is home for the Cochin Special
Economic Zone (CSEZ). Carborundum Universal Ltd has a unit near the technopolis. Industrial
projects like Fashion City are proposed in Kakkanad. This has led to several builders setting up
projects here.
Being the IT Capital of Kerala, Kakkanad is home for the largest IT Township in India, the Smart
City, the second largest IT industrial park in Kerala, the Kochi Info Park. Kakkanad is also home for
a Software Export Promotion Zone (SEPZ). The international submarine cable systems landing in
Kochi has their nodes installed in Kakkanad. The CSEZ houses the Cognizant Technology Solutions,
Williams’s lea, WRENCH Solutions, and the Sutherland Global Solutions.

Kakkanad houses the following IT Parks:

 Smart City
 Info park
 Muthoot Technopolis
 Kinfra Hi-tech Park
 Parsvanath IT Park
 Trans-Asia Tech Tower
 HDIL Cyber City
 Electronics City, Kochi
 WTC - World Trade Centre, Kochi
− All these together accounts for 55% of IT exports from Kerala, thus gaining the nickname "IT
Capital of Kerala" for Kakkanad.

DESIGN PROCESS:
• Macro Analysis To Micro Analysis
• Site visit
• Study & analysis
• Identification of issues
• Framing strategies
• Schematic planning – site
• Design Proposals
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