MADURAI FIGURE GROUND MAP FIGURE GROUND MAP MAP REPRESENTS, Figure ground map is a two dimensional map of urban space that shows the HH sbu itt space UNBUILT SPACE REASONING THE FOCUS. ANCIENT HISTORY The Meenakshi amman temple as the focus of the city, generates and ties up the activities around. The five layered concentric plan unfolds the temple progressively from veli veedhi to adi veedhi, also differentiating urban fabric in scale and morphology.The settlement pattern of Madurai is planned according to the ancient system of town planning which is based on caste and occupational hierarchies . The map shows the present settlement pattern of Madurai and its relevance with the ancient town planning system. Ancient South Indian temple town are designed by placing temple complex at the centre with concentric rectangle pattern of streets , around which development was uniform. sheet No 1 YAR-303 URBAN STUDY - MADURAI JOSEPH SHINEY (119011201035) P.SRIMATHI (119011201044)MADURAI ANALYSIS OF THE SELECTED PORTION The temple and the road network established was regular shape. So, the residential and commercial activities spread evenly in all directions as a result the pattern of urban expansion was radial. Later the development was due to rapid population growth and due to the restriction.the special growth of city is clearly delineated by the mono centric -city model The irregular concentric rings, supported the organic development of the city within fortification. Though most part of the inner city were planned centuries back, they did not follow a rigid grid iron pattern imposing regularity. The street width increases from inside to outside supporting the temple cars of different sizes. ANALYSIS OF THE SELECTED PORTION ROAD NETWORK SOLID BLACK - Primary me me me me me ee YELLOW —- Secondory BLACK - Tertiary STREET AND BUILDING. SOUTH MASI STREET WEST CHETIYAR STREET == PUTHU MANDAPAM (semi open space) is the venue for the annual WEST CHETIYAR festivals like avani moola float sre festival etc., Th ] eg — ~~ — sours mas estival efc,, There was a cana a STREET flowing near the mandapam, where the water is been drained and books and utensils shops are hosted. The palace once allotted for cultural donces and katcheries, turned into a RATIO OF OPEN SPACE TO BUILT] UP SPACE lively market with the emergence of shops one by one. Public open spaces -not neces-sarily green- | unoccupied voids become playground - street , OPEN = 20% river , lake , tanks BUILT UP- 80% sueetNo2 YAR-303 URBAN STUDY - MADURAI _ JOSEPH SHINEY (119011201035) P.SRIMATHI (119011201044)MADURAI ANALYSIS OF THE SELECTED PORTION Thus, we have taken this central part of the city, around the temple as it is the core, where evolution took place. Conecting the built and unbuilt Unlike most Dravidian temples, the temple complex of Madura enclosing the tank within, The four gate mark the cardinal direction also opens up a transitional corridor connecting the outside with inside a close structure Open spaces The inner city shows complete lack of open spaces. The four concentric roads diverging from the temple were the only source of open space and acts as social and commercial corridor of the city with wide intersections Streets The size of the streets increases from the temple to the velai street. The inner street was pedestrianised, the next one allows only light vehicles, the third layer permits one way traffic while the outer street has heavy traffic flow. Axiality The four consecutive rings are not rigid and equidistant encouraging organic growth within the city. But, the four gates were marked with axial streets which unwind vistas and frame views to experience from different point. Shaded complex The temple complex is completely roofed except for the tank and outer procession streets . The hot dry climate makes it a shaded complex. The city itself is also composed of open concentric streets and shaded narrow perpendicular streets. Green strips as open space The tightly packed inner city leaves less opportunity for green spaces within outer concentric streets. The boundary of the temple is marked with high compound wall with a layer of greenery which becomes the only green patch available within old city. Tran: The gateway in respect with internal layout frame a transition spaces between street and temple. As the temple opens up in all four cardinal directions , the user TT is not channelised towards a single spatial narrative. VN sHeet NOS YAR-303 URBAN STUDY - MADURAI JOSEPH SHINEY (119011201035) P.SRIMATHI (119011201044)MADURAI BUILT SPACE HISTORY - AROUND THE TEMPLE COMPLEX The early settlement was based on the temple in which the Meenakshi temple was the centre point of settlement. Later the settlement got spread based on religious and heritage basis. The major settlement which was based in religious and heritage was decreased by ages The settlement of some communities was started based on their occupations . Some of the communities who had their occupational source in Madurai latter started getting settled from early 90s and they formed a community . Some of the communities which has resident in this occupational pattern are mostly from neighbouring districts of Madurai who get settled here due to their occupation Commercial pattern has been major impact on the settlement pattern of Madurai.The commercial pattern has the vital rol got high on tourist attention which is now one of the important tourist hotspots the commercial zones took its peak. Due to this the sellers and shop owners started setting a community and the settlement started in the decrease of religious settlement . As Madurai sheet No4 YAR-303 URBAN STUDY - MADURAI JJOSEPH SHINEY (119011201035) PSRIMATHI (119011201044)