23-09-2014, 01:41 PM
Abstracts: A town is formed by segments of spaces for example commercial, public accessibilities, services and etc. Each of these spaces serves different functionality and each space is important as the others. So, they created roads, flyovers, bridge to connect one between the area within the cities. Massive process of urbanization is happening nowadays and this leads the improper management to cause problems such as physical and social. Under bridge is no exception as this space exists as one of the criteria of an urban area. Under bridge also can be considered as an important feature in creating a great urban fabric. Unfortunately this space has been misunderstood and misused with vigorous human activities. Nowadays these spaces have been become dirty and not properly utilized. So, the space beneath flyovers and bridges are so busy and hectic due to lack of effort to enhance, treat, or reactive space usage under bridge and flyovers. Thus this space has become an abandon space. Actually under bridge can be a place for socially interactive, commercial space and connection and linkages for people around that area. Maybe, by applying some architectural solution such as commercial and social activities under the bridge can solves many problems. So, the study is carried out to identify the function and role of under bridge based problems so that these spaces are able to be fully developed into an active commercial urban space. Thus the main thought of doing the utilization of the space under the bridge is generated. As if we consider a Surat city, there is a major problem of traffic in this city. So that the Surat Municipal Corporation (S.M.C) has been constructed so many bridges in the city to overcome the problem of traffic. In some of that bridge the spaces under the bridge is not properly utilized. Generally these all spaces have been used for parking, garbage etc, and some of the space is not used properly. So this project gives the planning proposal for proper utilization of the space under the bridge by using public opinion as well as land use around that particular area. So in these days of urbanization, this project gives some clues to make the space under the bridge more useful for commercial and social activities.