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Recreation
INDOOR
NATURAL
MAN MADE
FORMAL
TYPES OF
PUBLIC INFORMAL
SPACE ACTIVE
PASSIVE
ORGANISED
UNORGANISED
CITY-WIDE PARKS:
LARGE, FLAT AND OPEN EXPANSES OF LAND THAT
ACCOMMODATE EVENTS AND CELEBRATIONS THAT
ATTRACT PEOPLE LIVING IN ALL PARTS OF THE CITY
URBAN
OPEN SPACE
TYPOLOGIES
LINEAR GREENWAYS:
CHARACTERIZED BY PATHWAYS THAT PROVIDE
RECREATIONAL, HEALTH AND SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES,
AS WELL AS TRANSPORTATION LINKAGES, THEY ARE
THE "LUNGS" OF THE CITY AND SERVE TO CONNECT
PEOPLE TO NATURE,
URBAN
OPEN SPACE
TYPOLOGIES
PUBLIC SITTING AREA
IN A PEDESTRIAN
WALKWAY SITTING AREAS ON A SIDEWALK OF
A PEDESTRIAN-ORIENTED STREET
URBAN
OPEN SPACE
TYPOLOGIES
THEME PARKS:
THEY ARE PRIMARILY PLACES FOR AMUSEMENT
FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS HAVING GAMES, RIDES
AND SPACES FOR SOCIAL INTERACTIONS
URBAN
OPEN SPACE
TYPOLOGIES
STREETS
“IN A CITY THE STREET MUST BE SUPREME. IT IS THE FIRST
INSTITUTION OF THE CITY. THE STREET IS A ROOM BY
AGREEMENT, A COMMUNITY ROOM, THE WALLS OF WHICH
BELONG TO THE DONORS, DEDICATED TO THE CITY FOR
COMMON USE. ITS CEILING IS THE SKY. TODAY, STREETS ARE
DISINTERESTED MOVEMENTS BUT YOU HAVE NO STREETS. NOT
AT ALL BELONGING TO THE HOUSES THAT FRONT THEM. SO YOU
HAVE NO STREETS. YOU HAVE ROADS.”
ARE STREET LOUIS KHAN, THE STREET
PUBLIC
SPACES?
WHAT WENT WRONG
• TRAFFIC AND SAFETY ISSUES
• REDUCED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
• LACK OF ACCESS TO GOOD PLACES HAS LED TO
WIDESPREAD SOCIAL ISOLATION.
• INCREASED VEHICLE EMISSIONS.
DILLI HAAT
DATE OF COMPLETION:DECEMBER 1993
CLIENT: DELHI TOURISM & MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION OF DELHI
ARCHITECT: PRADEEP SACHDEVA,
DESIGN ASSOCIATES, NEW DELHI
SITE AREA: 6ACRES, APPROX. 100M x
300M BUILT UP AREA: 3190 SQM
PROVIDES A FULL EXOTIC VARIETY IN SHOPPING PRODUCTS THAT INCLUDES
HANDLOOMS, HANDICRAFTS, WOODCARVINGS, CAMEL HIDE FOOTWEAR, DRAPERY,
FABRIC MADE CLOTHING, GEMS, BEADS ORNAMENTS ETC.