Study of ‘bazaars’
In the groups of four, students will pick an existing bazaar, or a portion of a bazaar, from the city of Vadodara and study it under following topics.
Experiential mapping
- Google map printout on a scale
- Photographical documentation (places, objects, people)
- Individual sketches (min 10 per person)
- Cross-sections through the street (should cover all the conditions)
- A collage depicting the experiential qualities of the bazaar
- List of objects being sold in the bazaar (get some)
- People’s profile (shop owners, residents, shoppers at various times of the day)
- Landmarks
- Secondary/support activities (eateries, parking, etc)
Physical mapping
(Get your measure-tapes moving)
- Sketched plan of the identified area on a scale (with activities)
- Sections-Elevations on a scale (with activities)
- Detailed layouts and sections of the variety of shops, starting from a small thela, up to big shops
- Display techniques, shop extensions, details
Analysis
- Figure-ground relationship
- Land-use and ownership
- Activity mapping – Morning, noon, and evening activities rendered on the plan (with photographs)
- Territory marking on site plan and cross-sections (follow three different colors)
- Actual boundary of the shops
- Extended boundary of the shops
- Visual extent in the street
- Relationship with the city (location, growth, etc)
- Support activities in-and-around the market
- Eateries
- Hotels
- Banks/ATMs
- Godown
- Parking
- Bus-stop/auto-stand
- Comparative analysis between ‘market’ case-studies and malls with respect to following qualities
- Density
- Layering
- Complexity
- Anonymity
- Porosity and edges
- Territory
- Dynamism (time and space)
- (pick one of the following malls for comparative analysis)
- National plaza
- Inorbit mall
- Dmart, Akota
- 7 seas mall
- New Bus Depo
- Typical commercial complex on O P Road
