TRIDEV NAGAR
PURI 

TRIDEV NAGAR
PURI

TRIDEV NAGAR
PURI

ISSUES
DEVELOPMENT | SPACE
KEY ASPECTS
PLANNING | DESIGN
IN-SITU REDEVELOPMENT OF AN INFORMAL SETTLEMENT
Programs and projects dealing with housing for the urban poor is often understood as provision of shelter, using the basic minimum standards set by national and state programs. Typical rehabilitation programs include construction of housing units, usually on the outskirts of the city where land is cheap, and relocation of communities from different settlements. These are often disconnected from the city fabric and offer little by way of social and economic opportunities for people being evicted and resettled.
The settlement is embedded in a rich cultural landscape of temples & water bodies
Existing architectural elements offer valuable insights
The many forms of Tulasi - as a daughter of the house
The many forms of Tulasi - as a daughter of the house
The many forms of Tulasi - as a daughter of the house
Rich housing typologies serviced by poor infrastructure
The settlement is punctuated by several social-religious-cultural spaces
Dwellings are productive landscapes too
Even inaccessible roofs serve nutritional needs
The home and street interface serve as critical spaces for livelihood generation
The proposal included all aspects of housing, not limited to shelter alone
Individual housing units derived from traditional typologies
Every dwelling unit accesses a social & livelihood-enabling open space
A series of street & open spaces permeate the entire development
Cluster plans to integrate social & commercial imperatives
Interplay of private & public spaces
Low rise, high density housing with immense spatial possibilities
Incremental developments ensure continuity with existing fabric
Tridev Nagar comprises of households that have occupied a vital space in the city’s fabric and populated with people intricately connected with activities central to the centre of pilgrimage. Though deemed ‘informal’, the settlement is rich with social and livelihood networks with fairly organised housing and social spaces. 

The proposal examined various options to all the stakeholders – state actors, residents and program directors – to negotiate a middle ground that was finally acceptable on all counts. Economic and financial models argued against outright eviction and monetisation of the land and existing social networks offered valuable clues to develop alternative proposals. 
The final proposal recognises the primacy of the street as central to the character and success of these settlements and recreated traditional models to enable social spaces at multiple levels beyond the ground. The massing of the development allows each household access to a street as well as designated open spaces and terraces to enable livelihood related activities. The architectural articulation of each house as well as attendant spaces are drawn from the exiting fabric of the settlement.

The proposal accommodated commercial needs of state institutions while remaining true to the cultural canvas of the larger city fabric. 

The project was an initiative of GIZ in co-operation with the Orissa Urban Housing Mission and the Puri Municipal Corporation. Tridev Nagar is located in Puri, Orissa on the east coast of India.

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ISSUES
DEVELOPMENT | SPACE
KEY ASPECTS
PLANNING | DESIGN
IN-SITU REDEVELOPMENT OF AN INFORMAL SETTLEMENT
Programs and projects dealing with housing for the urban poor is often understood as provision of shelter, using the basic minimum standards set by national and state programs. Typical rehabilitation programs include construction of housing units, usually on the outskirts of the city where land is cheap, and relocation of communities from different settlements. 
These are often disconnected from the city fabric and 
offer little by way of social and economic opportunities for people being evicted and resettled. 
Tridev Nagar comprises of households that have occupied a vital space in the city’s fabric and populated with people intricately connected with activities central to the centre of pilgrimage. Though deemed ‘informal’, the settlement is rich with social and livelihood networks with fairly organised housing and social spaces. 
The settlement is embedded in a rich cultural landscape of temples & water bodies
Existing architectural elements offer valuable insights
The many forms of Tulasi - as a daughter of the house
The many forms of Tulasi - as a daughter of the house
The many forms of Tulasi - as a daughter of the house
Rich housing typologies serviced by poor infrastructure
The settlement is punctuated by several social-religious-cultural spaces
Dwellings are productive landscapes too
Even inaccessible roofs serve nutritional needs
The home and street interface serve as critical spaces for livelihood generation
The proposal included all aspects of housing, not limited to shelter alone
Individual housing units derived from traditional typologies
Every dwelling unit accesses a social & livelihood-enabling open space
A series of street & open spaces permeate the entire development
Cluster plans to integrate social & commercial imperatives
Interplay of private & public spaces
Low rise, high density housing with immense spatial possibilities
Incremental developments ensure continuity with existing fabric
The proposal examined various options to all the stakeholders – state actors, residents and program directors – to negotiate a middle ground that was finally acceptable on all counts. Economic and financial models argued against outright eviction and monetisation of the land and existing social networks offered valuable clues to develop alternative proposals. 

The final proposal recognises the primacy of the street as central to the character and success of these settlements and recreated traditional models to enable social spaces at multiple levels beyond the ground. The massing of the development allows each household access to a street
as well as designated open spaces and terraces to enable livelihood related activities. 
The architectural articulation of each house as well as attendant spaces are drawn from the exiting fabric of the settlement.

The proposal accommodated commercial needs of state institutions while remaining true to the cultural canvas of the larger city fabric. 
The project was an initiative of GIZ in co-operation with the Orissa Urban Housing Mission and the Puri Municipal Corporation. Tridev Nagar is located in Puri, Orissa on the east coast of India.

FOR PROJECTS BY TYPOLOGY

CLICK HERE
ISSUES
DEVELOPMENT | SPACE
KEY ASPECTS
PLANNING | DESIGN
IN-SITU REDEVELOPMENT OF AN INFORMAL SETTLEMENT
Programs and projects dealing with housing for the urban poor is often understood as provision of shelter, using the basic minimum standards set by national and state programs. Typical rehabilitation programs include construction of housing units, usually on the outskirts of the city where land is cheap, and relocation of communities from different settlements. 
These are often disconnected from the city fabric and offer 
little by way of social and economic opportunities for people being evicted and resettled. Tridev Nagar comprises of households that have occupied a vital space in the city’s fabric and populated with people intricately connected with activities central to the centre of pilgrimage. 
Though deemed ‘informal’, the settlement is rich with social and livelihood networks with fairly organised housing and social spaces. 
The settlement is embedded in a rich cultural landscape of temples & water bodies
Existing architectural elements offer valuable insights
The many forms of Tulasi - as a daughter of the house
The many forms of Tulasi - as a daughter of the house
The many forms of Tulasi - as a daughter of the house
Rich housing typologies serviced by poor infrastructure
The settlement is punctuated by several social-religious-cultural spaces
Dwellings are productive landscapes too
Even inaccessible roofs serve nutritional needs
The home and street interface serve as critical spaces for livelihood generation
The proposal included all aspects of housing, not limited to shelter alone
Individual housing units derived from traditional typologies
Every dwelling unit accesses a social & livelihood-enabling open space
A series of street & open spaces permeate the entire development
Cluster plans to integrate social & commercial imperatives
Interplay of private & public spaces
Low rise, high density housing with immense spatial possibilities
Incremental developments ensure continuity with existing fabric
The proposal examined various options to all the stakeholders – state actors, residents and program directors – to negotiate a middle ground that was finally acceptable on all counts. Economic and financial models argued against outright eviction and monetisation of the land and existing social networks offered valuable clues to develop alternative proposals. 
The final proposal recognises the primacy of the street as central to the character and success of these settlements and recreated traditional models to enable social spaces at multiple levels beyond the ground. 
The massing of the development allows each household 
access to a street as well as designated open spaces and terraces to enable livelihood related activities. The architectural articulation of each house as well as attendant spaces are drawn from the exiting fabric of the settlement.

The proposal accommodated commercial needs of state institutions while remaining true to the cultural canvas of the larger city fabric. 
The project was an initiative of GIZ in co-operation with the Orissa Urban Housing Mission and the Puri Municipal Corporation. Tridev Nagar is located in Puri, Orissa on the east coast of India.

FOR PROJECTS BY TYPOLOGY

CLICK HERE
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