 Site Location

 Road Network
Located in four road center a developing hub at
center of chowrasta for commercial activities.
SITE ANALYSIS
( Sun path diagram & Wind flow diagram )

Winter wind

Dust & noise

Dust & noise

Summer wind

N
SITE ANALYSIS

Morning 8.00am Afternoon 4.00pm

Shadow in different time.

Noon 12.00pm
SITE ANALYSIS
NOISE PATTERN

Dust & noise

Dust & noise

N
S I T E S U R R O U N D I N G

Site

site

Yaqut Money Exchange

Metrorail Station Mascot Plaza

S I T E S U R R O U N D I N G

Scholars' City College

Uttara City College
Uttara Town College

Uttara Ideal College Dhaka Boys and girls Uttara Engineering College
College

Uttara Public College

Sonali Bank Staff College

SoftTech-IT Institute LPS School

Uttara University EEE

Department
Uttara Adhunik Medical
College And Hospital Uttara Girls' High
School & College
Uttara Model School

Uttara High School

and College Uttara United College
Small & Cottage Industries
Azampur Government Training Institute
Primary School

Holy Child College

Kuwait Bangladesh
Friendship Government
Uttara Community Center Hospital
Site
Asian University of
Rajuk Uttara model Uttara University (Civil Bangladesh BHBFC Ideal High School DPS STS School
College Engineering Department)
S I T E S U R R O U N D I N G

Foring Mascot Plaza North Tower

Rail crossing

YELLOW

Polwel Carnation Shopping Centre

Sports Art

Rail crossing

Pears Gym Centre, Uttara

Rail crossing

BNS Center

Rajuk-Cosmo Shopping Complex X-treme Fitness

S I T E S U R R O U N D I N G

Pubali Bank Limited

Abdullapur Fast Track, Uttara, DBBL

BASIC Bank Lmited

NCC Bank Limited | Uttara Branch

National Bank Limited

BRAC Bank Limited

BASIC Bank Limited

ACCESS TO THE SITE  Mex. people and traffic will come by
this road.
 Local Bus ,Intercity Bus ,car,
motorcycle , truck , by cycle

 car, motorcycle , by cycle , riska van

Site  minimum people and traffic will come

by this road.
 car, motorcycle , truck , by cycle ,
riska van

 Local Bus , car, motorcycle ,

truck , by cycle , riska van
LAND USE

70%
15%
12%
3%

COMMERCIAL

MIX USED
RESIDENTIAL

Education
SITE
TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM
S.W.O.T ANALYSIS

Strength: Opportunity:

-Road Transportation System quit well -Site within 3 munities distance from
-Junction point of metro-rail, & bus service -Commercial & residential area
-Commercial & residential area near the main road
-Increase business activity -Can be built a urban breathing hub

Weakness : Threat:

-Causes heavy Traffic Jam -Sound Pollution due to traffic jam

-Time wasted due to rail service -Time wasted during train arrival
-Not sufficient vehicle parking space - Heavy dust
-Parking at Road side
FAR CALCULATION

Total land area 29417 sft or 40.85 katha

Road width 20m
FAR 6.5(if road width within 18m) and if
road width above 6m then FAR can be counted 0.05
per every 0.3m road width so (2*0.050)/0.3=0.33
Total FAR =6.5+.33=6.83
MGC 50%

MGC =14708 SFT( 29417*50%)

FAR =13.66 + G (Total land area*6.83)/MGC=
29417*6.83/ 14708 )
Set back
1.5m
Front 1.5m
back 2 m
side 1.5m 1.5m 1.5m

2m

Pave =3677 SFT (50%/2=25%*14708 )and

Green =3677 SFT

Parking
restaurant: 1 car parking for 100 m^2
office :1 car parking for 200 m^2
others :1 car parking for 200 m^2
Objective of the Project:
•To reduce the pressure of population in Dhaka city by creating
opportunity ofresidence for the city dwellers in the close by extended
area.
•To maintain the balance of environment by proper urbanization.
•To reduce the existing acute problem of housing.
•To expand civic facilities by urbanization to the nearby and surrounding
areas gradually.
•Development of new township and to expand economic facilities.
2.4 SWOT Analysis
Strength
o Located along the main commercial & industrial belt of
Gazipur city.
o Located in four district center a developing hub at center of
•STRENGTH:
chowrasta for commercial activities.
•Uttara is very much potential community for accepting such a
o Adjacent to a main junction of gazipur city and north gateway
project.
of Dhaka.
•Concentric position of site as a potential location of the community
o High tourist movement
even if it has a chance to grasp city scale.
•Connected from three sides to city though it’s peripheral.
o Proposed BRT station will allow the area to be more
•OPPORTUNITY:
accessible and also a strong impact on the area surrounding
•Ample chance of flourish multiple activity.
the BRT station
•Flourish cities line of imagination for thyself.
More destinations near transit stations
•Very near to future MRT terminal.
Better image
•Within a proposed planned housing block.
Community liability
•Well arrangement of fast & slow moving vehicular road network
Increased business activity
&pedestrian.
Weakness:
•Not congested and not very noisy as compared to other location of
o There are no public gathering space where people can meet
the city.
with friends ,rest & entertaining.
•All ages of user group and specially the children’s will be available
o There are no special view in this site surrounding
here.
o Disorganized zoning.
•WEAKNESS:
o Existing water body in the site loss identity day by day.
•Site is under construction of being usable.
•Distance from surroundings.
Opportunity:
•Sound disturbance of AIRPORT.
o As well connected with public transported there is opportunity
•Necessity of earth filling.
to create a public space which fullfill all demand .
•THREAT:
o Greater public accessibility will create welcoming
•Scope of being community based recreational space and also for
approachCommunity people will be benefited by this project
certain group.
o Opportunity to revive existing ditch & create better pubic
•Opportunity of creating cultural crisis.
space & entertaining environment.
o Generation of mixed use development & chance to make a
landmark in Gazipur.

Threat:
o Heavy noise from the road.
o Proposed BRT flyover noise.
3.3 Programme Brief:
OFFICE SPACES:
Fully rentable office towers is important as a part ofCBDzone. Offices are organized into two zones:
Public oriented offices: Travel Agency, Banks, Customer Care, etc. Client oriented offices: Specialized
offices, Headquarters, etc

SHOPPING:
Developing the city center area, shopping area is essential. The various goods will ensure a social and
economic mix of people. There will be 300 shops. Allocating 15,000 sftfor these shops.size of the shops will
vary as large, medium and small.

Hotel:
To serve the city center, tourist hotel is essential because many buyers come from outside for the deal with
garments factory.

CONVENTION CENTER:
To serve the City center as well as the city, this mixeduse rentable program will ensure a lot of activity. It
can serve as business conference centre, convention hall, exhibition hall and community centre.

RECREATIONAL FACILITIES:
The entire city people need the recreational facilities. The CBD area is always so tensed up. So there must
be a resting place. They could take a break and breathe. Also diversify the users groups and create
vibrancy. Recreational Facilities are grouped in 4 zones: Dine,gamezone,Cineplex& health club.
5.1 Site forces & decisions
5.2 Decisions:
Buffer zone
Water body
zoning

5.3 conceptual sketch

By reviving the existing water body create an interactive urban platform where one can spent a
quality time
Fig-2.2: Urban analysis of area.

Land Use Plan (Major component):

Residential Plots - 24.01%
High rise apartment block - 10.68% Road Network - 30.92%
Physical & Social infrastructure - 3.04% Lake, Open space & Park - 13.00% Commercial Plots - 5.00%
CBD - 0.92%
Utility Services - 2.53% Education & Institution - 1.67% Neighborhood/Play field -3.02%
Road network:
There are three types of road. They are high traffic connecting road, mid traffic blockroad & arterial road.
02.12 Site analysis recommendation
•Approach from the particular portion for particular use is different here & it’s clearly diversified in 3
zones here.
•Secondary pedestrian entry is acceptable from north & south side working as pedestrian bypass
through the park like environment of the project.
•Distribution of each function through a central plaza or natural court working as natural connection.
•Ensuring maximum security with minimum obstacle of movement.
•Ensuring leisure environment for the all steps of public and give something extra to connect them
with the nature & function living together.
•View to the central breathing space from each function.
•Maximum perforation from building to south side.
•Special treatment for the west and east side to protect the indoor environment from the sun.
•Emphasize on the public realm.
02.13 Uttara Thana Observation:
02.13 Open Space Classification:
Program rational
The program of urban breathing hub initiates from the typology of recreation
then the use of open area & indoor functional facilities. Multiple age group, user
group & socio cultural group are nested here & they are served viably. Outdoor
space is very important here though 6.5 lakh square feet of function is proposed
to be accommodated. Min. ground coverage is one of the prime concerns in
design and impact on to be merged with nature. Most of the functions have semi
outdoor facilities by following functional needs. Here is developed three distinct
zones.
They are-
• Commercial zone
• Cultural zone
• Entertainment zone
Broad Program
Commercial Zone:
• Meeting, Conference & Banquet hall.
• Chain shop.
Cultural Zone:
• Community library (for 500 users) & learning center
• Performing arts center
• Music and drama center
• Space for dance
• Amphitheatre.
• Auditorium (500 per)
Entertainment Zone:
• Cineplex
• Indoor sports center.
• Boat club.
• Games hub
• Fitness center.
 03.5 Conceptual and Visual Element:
Conceptual Element Visual Element
Transparency Frame
Future Approach Harmony
Memorable Natural Light
Formal Diffuse Light
Regulation Openness
Refreshment Green Space
Interaction Space Leveling
Refresh Tree Entry – Exit - Parking
Connection Ramp/Bridge
Gathering Plaza
Support Exposed Structure Circulation
Shadow Roof
Protection Wall
Server-Services

Zoning

Structural Layout

Stair and Lift

Landscape
1.1 Project Brief
Name of project : Gazipur City Center
Type of project : commercial
Location : Gazipur Chowrasta
Site Area : 290538 sqft (6.67 sqft)

1.2 Project Introduction

City Center is the central part or main
business and commercial area of a city. A city
center is the common platform of commercial,
cultural , social, business, entertainment
activities of its denizens and geographic heart
of a city.

This space in the city symbolizes a place of

intensive gathering point of the people, for the
purpose of satisfying their most varied
requirements conception of a city in the mind of
an observer.
1.3 Rationale of the project
Choosing Gazipur City Center as an undergraduate thesis topic as being
an architect, I wanted to contribute in nation building. To me designing
new buildings is not something that will help my country to stand among
other developing nations. I rather chose working to create heart of the
city where fulfill all demand of public. As an unplanned city cannot be
changed overnight so I would like to start developing with the
fundamental issues going here already. The fundamental concern of this
project is managing the essential advancement needs of a city, with
provided small amount of land and other facilities for a tremendous
mass.

1.4 Aim & Objective of the Project

Understand the urban context and find out the problems because of a
Commercial Complex carries out some positive correspondence for the city
and the citizen.
Design a Proper Architectural space which will incorporate with the
building and better living place for Present and future.
 The Commercial Complex has to consider physical and psychological
needs of the public.
 It has also to consider the value of the Social and Traditional context.
 Design a commercial building which will address the urban needs
 Design spaces which is required in such commercial zones
 Design a better living place for present and future.