dc.contributor.advisor | Reza, Mohammad Habib | |
dc.contributor.author | Rahman, Athena | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-08-12T08:50:00Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-08-12T08:50:00Z | |
dc.date.copyright | ©2023 | |
dc.date.issued | 2023-09 | |
dc.identifier.other | ID 18208007 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10361/23736 | |
dc.description | This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Architecture, 2023. | en_US |
dc.description | Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. | |
dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (page 103) | |
dc.description.abstract | This original township is the glory of history, heritage and heritage sites; however,
unplanned urbanization in the evolution of time has led to old Dhaka facing problems of dilapidated buildings, narrow roads and inadequate civic amenities.
Chawk Bazar has great significance for its age-old identity for low-priced items, suitable location to trade and transport and a significant hub for commercial importance for local wholesale buyers across the nation.
With changes of time, this marketplace has grown organically, due to excess user demands, commercial development of the city, and economic regeneration, without considering the need of preserving its distinct character, cultural values, or any safety measures. This project addresses the need for a new approach to the redevelopment of the market to alleviate the current issues, considering the surrounding urban fabric.
The aim of this project is to redevelop the market by regenerating the functions, considering the existing market conditions, and providing adequate facilities for the users by maintaining the original fabric and keeping the existing few of the built forms. By designing in such a way where the existing built forms get merged with the new proposed market containing- different types of formal and semi-formal marketplace for hawkers and vendors, Pocket spaces for breathable interaction, working with the threshold of new and old. Additionally, preserving the intimate character of the existing marketplace into the new , such as- scale. Lastly, connecting bold path way a part of heritage walk that will lead the visitors | en_US |
dc.description.statementofresponsibility | Athena Rahman | |
dc.format.extent | 79 pages | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Brac University | en_US |
dc.rights | Brac University theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. | |
dc.subject | Redevelopment | en_US |
dc.subject | Renovation | en_US |
dc.subject | Civic space | en_US |
dc.subject | Sustainable architecture | en_US |
dc.subject | Sustainable design | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Sustainable architecture--Bangladesh | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Architectural design--Bangladesh | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Architecture--Historical aspects--Bangladesh | |
dc.title | চক চত্বর: redevelopment of Chawk Bazar market complex as an impressionistic memory lane, Chawk Bazar, Old Dhaka | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | Department of Architecture, Brac University | |
dc.description.degree | B. Architecture | |