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Urban Redevelopment infrastructure Taj Ganj Urban Redevelopment in Agra is an envisioned project of Archohm who has strategically worked on upgrading the streetscape of the area by the insertion of urban infrastructure for the betterment of residents, retail shopkeepers and for enriched tourist interactions with the community Text, Drawings & Renderings courtesy: the architect Ameliorating Urban Taj Ganj Urban Redevelopment, Agra, Archohm Sourabh Gupta is the Founder & Managing Director of Archohm Consults. He is an alumnus of CEPT, Ahmedabad and Technical University, Delft, the Netherlands. Archohm was conceived as a design studio that offers design consultancy for architecture, urban design, interiors and product design. Working across diverse scales, from furniture to urban infrastructure projects, Archohm’s ‘mad and fun’ philosophy promotes it’s out of the box design solutions. With over 12 years of experience in Architecture and Urban Design, Sourabh is renowned for his capabilities in conceptualising, designing, and detailing. With his passion and a keen insight into the diverse design fields, he leads his initiatives towards the highest level of design quality. archohm has extended its opportunity of urban interventions in the proximity of the Taj Mahal into a master plan for an area within 2.5 km radius from the world monument. The master plan is both strategic and accretive in tying together the intents of ongoing projects like the Taj Ganj Urban Redevelopment, the Taj Orientation Centre, the Mughal Museum and the Agra Food Court & Pavilion. Further, it also identifies the potential for future projects in the form of the Taj Nature Walk, a pontoon bridge across Yamuna, the rehabilitation of Meena Bazaar and West Gate Parking and so on. The objective of the master plan is to attempt a comprehensive development which not only benefits the tourists visiting the Taj Mahal, but also presents to them the myriad facets of the city obscured by Taj’s overwhelming presence, consequently helping the local economy and people. Agra’s Taj Ganj exhibits urban decay yet holds immeasurable vibrancy. A highly dense fabric, crumbling infrastructure and acute lack of open spaces are juxtaposed with the richness of cultural life, socio-economic ingenuity and a built environment expressing almost amusing resourcefulness. Comprised largely of erstwhile markets appropriated into residential quarters, a few heritage monuments and havelis, and slums, Taj Ganj shares the extremities of its characteristics with the historical districts of numerous other Indian cities. However, it enjoys a direct relationship with the environment: river Yamuna flows to the North of the Taj Mahal, while the vast expanse of Shahjahan Park lies in the North-West of Taj Ganj and a large forest block in the North. 36 Architecture Update March 2016
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