Designing hybrid social spaces in an inclusive redevelopment model at Saat Rasta Junction

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Serah Yatin
Semester 9 Design Studio
Nov ‘20
Saat Rasta Junction, Mumbai
Urban Mapping and analysis, Architecture Design 
Rishi Vora / 08.rishi.v@aoamumbai.in
Yagnik Bathija / y.bathija@aoamumbai.in

Situated at the confluence of seven roads called the Saat Rasta Junction in Mahalaxmi, this project envisions a social condenser that transforms the site into a hybrid typology which acts as a catalyst for enhancing social well being. The pressures of rapid  urbanisation has lead to a developer based city which leads to  exclusion and isolation. The project questions the current private model of redevelopment which leads to these homogeneous islands of gated communities. 

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The proposal for a social condenser as an architecture which seeks collective well being and inclusivity as the core principles of development. It acts as a critical model for private development to illustrate the role of urban architecture transforming its mere commercial objectives to benefiting the users of the city. It leads to a heterogeneous setting where public spaces are interwoven with private investments reflecting on city’s evolving cultural and social relations.