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BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Agriculture the science and art of cultivation on the soil, raising crops and rearing livestock. It is also called farming. A
large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture. More than 80% of land is used for agriculture. Indian Council of
Agricultural Research has Total 30 Research Centers in Gujarat as per the rules of the Government. The Agriculture Research
Center in Gujarat was started in 1976.

Increasing agricultural productivity remains a central concern of developing countries remains "cultivation" The goal
of agricultural policies is to allow the incomes, nutrition and living conditions of family farmers. Also to improve and provide
positive benefits for all inhabitants, both urban and rural. Agricultural research is one of the main factors contributing to shifts
in agricultural production systems and changes in the rural world. Although for many years the primary objective of agriculture
research has been increases in yields and, production. It has recently evolved to contribute also to increasing resilience,
improving nutrition and women empowerment. Later on, some of the agricultural institutes came to existence that helped in
developing agriculture research in India.

INDIA’S AGRICULTURE
The history of agriculture in India goes back to India valley civilization era and even before that in a few southern
India. India is amazingly various nation, with huge contrasts in topography, atmosphere, couture, dialect and ethnicity over it's
spread, today, India thank second worldwide in farm output. 60% of India land area is arable marking it the second largest
country in terms of total arable land in India.

• In India agriculture contribute about 1.6% of total GDP.

Land distribution for Farmers
60% small farmer
19% medium farmer
7% large farmer
• This chapter discusses the past, present and future of Agritourisum. for the tourist, agritourist means all
forms of tourism and relaxation related to agriculture, animal breeding and food production. in this case
the natural process is an extension of the meaning by ethnography, which includes the cultural, social
and religious activity of farmers and rural communities. thus, increasingly, other forms of tourism in rural
areas are included in the range of the term, Agritourisum. for the farmer, Agritourisum means different
forms of supplementary or exclusive business activity on a farm, primarily in order to increase income.

• Agritourisum is an innovative agricultural activity related to tourism and agriculture both. It has a great
capacity to create additional source of income and employment opportunities to the farmers.
Maharashtra is one of the major tourist centers in the India and there is large scope and great potential
to develop Agritourisum.

City Vs Agritourisum Green Space

JUSTIFICATION OF PROJECT HUMAN CONNECTIVITY(PROBLEM)
Article about THE FUTURE OF INDIAN AGRICULTURE
There is a need for work on cost-effective technologies with environmental protection and on conserving
our natural resources. By Madhu Sharma
Published: Thursday 04 February 2021

Agriculture in India is livelihood for a majority of the population and can never be underestimated.

Although its contribution in the gross domestic product (GDP) has reduced to less than 20 per cent
and contribution of other sectors increased at a faster rate, agricultural production has grown. This has
made us self-sufficient and taken us from being a begging bowl for food after independence to a net
exporter of agriculture and allied products.

Total food grain production in the country is estimated to be a record 291.95 million tones,
according to the second advance estimates for 2019-20. This is news to be happy about but as per the
estimates of Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR), demand for food grain would increase to 345
million tones by 2030.

Increasing population, increasing average income and globalization effects in India will increase
demand for quantity, quality and nutritious food, and variety of food. Therefore, pressure on decreasing
available cultivable land to produce more quantity, variety and quality of food will keep on increasing.

India is blessed with large arable land with 15 agro-climatic zones as defined by ICAR, having
almost all types of weather conditions, soil types and capable of growing a variety of crops. India is the top
producer of milk, spices, pulses, tea, cashew and jute, and the second-largest producer of rice, wheat,
oilseeds, fruits and vegetables, sugarcane and cotton.
JUSTIFICATION OF PROJECT HUMAN CONNECTIVITY(PROBLEM)
In spite of all these facts, the average productivity of many crops in India is quite low. The country’s
population in the next decade is expected to become the largest in the world and providing food for them
will be a very prime issue. Farmers are still not able to earn respectable earnings.

Even after over seven decades of planning since the independence, majority of the farmers are still
facing problems of poor production and/or poor returns. Major constraints in Indian agriculture are.

1. According to 2010-11 Agriculture Census, the total number of operational holdings was 138.35 million
with average size of 1.15 hectares (ha). Of the total holdings, 85 per cent are in marginal and small farm
categories of less than 2 ha (GOI, 2014).
2. Farming for subsistence which makes scale of economy in question with majority of small holdings.
3. Low-access of credit and prominent role of unorganized creditors affecting decisions of farmers in
purchasing of inputs and selling of outputs.
4. Less use of technology, mechanization and poor productivity for which first two points are of major
concern.
5. Very less value addition as compared to developed countries and negligible primary-level processing at
farmers level.
6. Poor infrastructure for farming making more dependence on weather, marketing and supply chain
suitable for high value crops.
Future of agriculture is a very important question for the planners
and all other stakeholders. Government and other organizations are
trying to address the key challenges of agriculture in India, including
small holdings of farmers, primary and secondary processing, supply
chain, infrastructure supporting the efficient use of resources and
marketing, reducing intermediaries in the market. There is a need for
work on cost-effective technologies with environmental protection and
on conserving our natural resources.
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HOW ? / OVERALL
CONSTANT / ELEMENT
CONCERN

GEOGRAPHY / HUMAN
CONNECTIVITY
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• supply chain, infrastructure supporting the efficient use of resources and marketing, reducing intermediaries in
the market.
• Women in a paddy field during rice harvesting season

HOW ? / OVERALL
CONCERN

GEOGRAPHY / HUMAN
CONNECTIVITY
Need of Project
• Increasing population, increasing average income and globalization effects.
in India will increase demand for quantity, quality and nutritious food, and variety of food Farmers
are still not able to earn respect table earnings.

• Even after over seven decades of planning since the independence, majority of the farmers are still faci
ng problems of poor production and/or poor returns.

• Of the total holdings are in marginal and small farm categories of less than.

 To propose a common platform which would serve both, learning and research for production of
good quality agriculture products and it's trading.

 To visualize spaces representing modern architecture and creating an iconic character.

 To plan the new trading hub for the increasing population in Coming 20 years.

 To provide program oriented trading hub and laboratory for modern technology farming with
access to the market for the farmers and local people.789%25°C Mostly clear.

 Ensuring a well-connected campus and giving the region a new distinctive atmosphere.

 Agritourisum also a tourism business but it is different from the traditional tourism because it has a
base of agriculture and rural lifestyle. Generally, tourism has provided to see and enjoy the natural
places as well as some heritages. But Agritourisum has a tourism with includes experience,
education, and cultural transformation
Future problems facing cities
The environment we live in today is becoming increasingly urbanized. According to the World
Health Organization, as of 2010 the majority of the world's population live in cities for the first time ever, and
by 2050 the proportion of the world's population living in metropolitan environments will be 7 out of every
10.¹ Furthermore, as population continues to increase, it is estimated by the United Nations that total
population will reach 9.6 billion people by 2050.2 meaning that cities will have to support 6.7 billion people
in the next 40 years. We know that in order for contemporary cities to survive and thrive, they must be
supported by various infrastructure systems such as roads and bridges, water management, electrical
grids, waste services. telecommunications, and public transportation. One essential ingredient of these
systems that is often overlooked by politicians and planners but arguably interwoven amongst them all is
food and its distribution. Without food we as humans could not survive and neither could cities. Food is vital
to a city's self sufficiency, economy. and the health of its citizens, so concerns of food security should be at
the forefront of the minds of our world's leaders as we look towards the future. Today, food distribution
networks run through an extremely efficient and complex system that is invisible to most of us, but in fact is
essential to our day to day lives, wherever we live. The success of this infrastructure is vital, as an increase in
the world's population will require an increase in food production by 70% (according to the United Nation's
Food and Agriculture Organization).

For the tourist, Agritourisum means all forms of tourism and relaxation related to agriculture,
animal breeding and food production. In this case the natural process is an extension of the meaning by
ethnography, which includes the cultural, social and religious activity of farmers and rural communities.
Thus, increasingly, other forms of tourism in rural areas are included in the range of the term, Agritourisum.
For the farmer, Agritourisum means different forms of supplementary or exclusive business activity on a
farm, primarily in order to increase income.
Solutions for the futures
Solutions of all kinds to these problems will be important in the future, but investigating how the
built environment in cities can help to remedy some of the troubles with current food systems and
seamlessly integrate it in with other urban infrastructure will be essential to creating a more sustainable
future for the growing world population. Urban agriculture has benefits of preserving biodiversity, tackling
waste and reducing the amount of energy used to produce and distribute food (Viljoen & Bohn 21). Urban
farms and community gardens tend to produce a diversity of foods native to their locations, thus
producing putting interesting, local products into the market. Potentials to use urban waste for compost
and fertilizer in urban farms diverts that waste from landfills, and growing more food in close proximately to
urban amenities means reducing distance traveled in comparison to supermarket alternatives.
Professionals in the built environment have a unique opportunity to think of how to incorporate urban farms
or community gardens into their designs. In their book Carrot City. Gorgolewski, Komisar, and Nasr argue
that "connections between food issues and built forms have the potential to transform the components of
the food system as we currently recognize it, along with basic assumptions about the nature of
programming required in plans for urbanized areas and the designs for many building types, such as
schools, single and multifamily housing, and other places where food consumption occurs . Architects
have a unique set of skills they can bring to analyzing a site and engaging with residents and potential
users of projects to offer simple design solutions to complex urban problems. Potential urban sites listed by
Gorgolewski, Komisar, and Nasr that encompass problems that urban agriculture could address with a
smart design solutions include former industrial areas with soil contamination, traditional urban residential
areas with little green space, and waste land adjacent to highways, railways, and power line corridors.

As listed in the article entitled, “Alternative forms of occupation and continuous educational
training in Agriculture” published by module organization of Agro farms Corporate and Development
Center. Rzeszow-Poland relations between farm tourism sections and the agricultural ones can be.
Agriculture of Mehsana
Mehsana had a total population of 20,35,064 out of which males constitute1056520 and females 978544
population. Mehsana has an of the total average literacy rate of 84.26% with male literacy of 91.88 %,
and female literacy of 76.12 %. In Mehsana, 11%of the population is under 6years of age. Density of
district is 462 Sq.km and ranked 10th among the state India.

Scope of work
The scope of this study is to derive a schematic design and layout for the undertake project
AGRICULTURE HUB The scope of my design would basically concentrate on the master planning of
the campus and other interactive spaces in campus .In design, few area would not be detailed
and will just be marked for future development.

Area which will be detailed out are:

Admin block
Commercial block
Trader office
Auction area
Cold storage
Laboratory

Expected outcome
• Project would provide shelter for labors working there.
• To improve the emerging areas of agriculture which would be: consolidating technology gains,
improved farming system, and modern experiences.
• Project would help raising agricultural related economy of government and farmers.
DERIVATION OF FRAMEWORK

• Some Sustainable Approach Techniques were used as Architectural Solution to get Green Building.
• Green Building need a high performance sustainable architecture.
• Future buildings must have Energy Efficient ,Environmentally Responsible, Smart Technology.
• It focuses on long-term development needs to guide our research design and choice of partners .
• It incorporates two critical elements absent in traditional models a mid-process initial research
outcome and an explicit EXIT strategy for IITA.

Development needs:
Identifies societal, producer, and consumer needs that require addressing. Guarantees research
relevance.

Research:
Specifies research problems that can be addressed by IITA with advanced research institutes and
national partners. The design demands envisioning the potential impact.

Research impact:
Defines scalable research outcomes and any advocacy activities required. A successful outcome
entices partners to adoption.

Exit: Once the outcome is embraced by national/regional partners, IITA exits implementation and
changes role to monitoring the research outcomes in the subsequent stages of development outputs
and outcomes.

Success/Development impact:
Ex-post evaluations are carried out and compared to baseline information to measure the impact on
the ultimate beneficiaries.

Further work:
Development impact creates new challenges which are referred back to development needs.
 Krishi Vigyan Kendra (bhavanager)
Lokbharti Campus is situated on the
river bank of Sindari and seven
pondsWith expanses of greenery of 165
acres. 500 students stay in the hostel
and250 family members stay in the staff
quarters -like one big family. It providesa
suitable environment for the
experiment of community life.
• Location :- Lok Bharti Gram Vidya Pith
Sansosara, Bhavna,Gujarat
• Area :- 4,000 hectares

specialized institutions to provide vocational education

in agriculture and allied fields at the pre-and post-
matriculate levels in order to cater the need of training
large number of boys and girls coming from rural areas.
The Commission further, suggested that such
institutions must be termed as ‘Agricultural
Polytechnics’. The recommendation of the Commission
was thoroughly discussed during 1966-72 by the
The ICAR Standing Committee on
Ministry of Education, Ministry of Agriculture, Planning
Agricultural Education, in its meeting
Commission, Indian Council of Agricultural Research
held in August 1973,
(ICAR) and other allied institutions. Finally, the ICAR
observed that since the establishment mooted the idea of establishing Krishi Vigyan Kendras
of Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) was of (Agricultural Science Centres) as innovative
national importance which would help institutions for imparting vocational training to the
in accelerating the agricultural practicing farmers, school dropouts and field
production as well as in improving. levelextension functionaries.
 Activities brief
Krishi Vigyan Kendra of Bhavnagar has initiated its activities in the district from November, 2010.
A multidisciplinary approach is adopted for different extension activities. KVK has decided
following thrust areas for organizing the extension activities
Enterprise Thrust area
To diversify the cropping system and to
Agriculture
enhance productivity of main seasonal crops
To increase area production and productivity of
Horticulture
horticultural crops
To improve management practices of milch?
Animal Husbandry
animals
To promote rain water harvesting and efficient
Soil and Water Conservation
use of land and water resources
To carry out skill oriented training programmes
Entrepreneurship
of rural youth for income generating activities. Master plan
  On going activities :
Comparative experimental trial of the new wheat varieties are being carried out at
three different
levels:
Local level wheat variety experiments.
National level wheat variety experiments.
International level wheat variety experiments.
Nearly 500 to 1000 wheat varieties are sown here for the various purposes and
the different kinds and their traits are being crossed with the local varieties in
At present there are 642 KVKs, out of which 435 order to develop new varieties.
are under State Agricultural Universities (SAU)
and Central Agricultural University (CAU), 55 Nearly 1200 to 1500 wheat varieties, ranging from the F1 (First generation) to
under ICAR Institutes, 100 under NGOs, 35 10th, 12th generation cultures, are being cultivated in order to have new varieties.
under State Governments, and the remaining Nucleus and Breeder seeds of new varieties are prepared
17 under other educational institutions. The .
KVK of Bhavnagar district has been functioning The rust spores are collected especially from Mahabaleshwar and Simala every
under the administration of Lokbharti year, in order to study resistance power of seeds against rust disease.
Gramvidyapith Trust, Sanosara since October
 Nursery
In this department, students of
horticulture as their special
subject have a direct relationship
with the experiments of the
conservation regarding grafting,
saplings, seed bed of mother
plants, farming of vegetables,
flowers and hydroponics. Flower
plants, fruit-bearing tree plants
and the guidance have been
provided to the needy
surrounding people, by this
department. The experiments of
vegetables in Green House and
Net House are carried out.
 Goshala (Cattle breeding farm)
To conserve the indigenous breed of Gir cow and do the scientific breeding of it, is the remarkable work done by
this cattle breeding farm. The farm provides genuine pure cow milk and milk products to all 550students and 400
staff members families at Lokbharti campus. It is a live laboratory for students. A scientifically tainted and
dedicated cadre of students from Lokbharti are working successfully in Gujarat as well as neighbouring states with
breed improvement dairy development and animal husbandry related projects and programmes in rural areas.
These are many students (Boys - Girls) are involved in daily routine work of the farm and earn while they learn.
Education, research and extension-all three domains are integral part of Goshala.
 Salient features of Goshala

It is the live laboratory, with nearly 40 cows and 70 other cattle.

The cross-breeding efforts have been carried out here for improving and conserving the cow-breed, sustaining
the pure gir breed. Artificial insemination for the best breed is given to nearly 5,000 cows of nearby villages,
thereby increasing milk production in this area.

The average milk production here is approximately 80,000 liters per annum.

For increasing the milk production, notable efforts have been made here for conserving the pure Gir breed and
for cross-breeding, which resulted in success as follows…: The Gir breed-cow named Sevika stood first in milk-
competition of Gujarat in 1968 giving 21.4 kg. milk. The same cow stood third in milk-competition of India in 1971
giving 21.3 kg. milk. The jersey breed-cow named Mena-79 stood first in milk-competition of Gujarat in 1986
giving 36.7 kg. milk. The h.f. breed-cow named Mena-87 stood third in milk-competition of Gujarat in 2001 giving
33.6 kg. milk. (Generally a common cow produces only 5 to 6 kg. milk daily).

Neem and Subabul trees are grown and fed to the cows as a natural remedy for de-worming. Highly nutritive and
high yield grass-varieties are grown for fodder. The same seeds are also supplied to the surrounding villages for
the farmer‟s benefit. Apart from it, the demonstration and teaching of urea treatment, silo pit for preservation of
green fodder, molasses, de-horning, etc. are provided to the students, farmers and animal breeders.
 Agriculture and Horticulture
Emphasis is laid on giving students practical knowledge of
agriculture and horticulture. The experiments carried out on
the other farmers‟ land outside the campus immensely
benefit the farmers of nearby 40 villages and the visiting
farmers across the state. Every year, grafts of fruit-bearing
trees like chikoo, amala, mango, dates, custard apple, guava,
pomegranate, berries and the likewise are grown on
campus, displayed and distributed to villagers. Remarkably,
even on arid or non-fertile land, trees like teakwood,
bamboo, subabul and eucalyptus are grown to motivate and
encourage farmers to follow the same procedure on their
farms. Farmers and students acquire proper guidance about
advanced irrigation methods like sprinkler, drip irrigation,
porous pipe and such fruit bearing trees which need less
water.

 Library
Late Shri Nanabhai used to say: „Gramvidyapith may not be having big buildings and other luxurious facilities but it must have a rich library‟. Lokbharti indeed has a rich library, with more than
57,888 books in Gujarati, Hindi, English, Sanskrit, Bengali and Marathi languages and 135 periodicals. The reading hall is well-equipped with the comfortable sitting arrangement which has a
capacity of allowing nearly 300 readers at a time. The library is kept open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., with a recess, for the benefit of students and faculties. It is also well equipped with computer
and internet facilities, non-book audio-visual aids (300 CDs/DVDs) which are routinely utilized by students.
 Wheat Research Centre
The wheat research work was initiated under the guidance of a dedicated agriculture scientist Late Dr.
Zaverbhai Patel in 1967. A man possessed with the humanitarian out look, this agriculture scientist
received the Ph.D. degree in ‘Plant Breeding’ from America in 1933. Having worked as the high-designated
officer in the Agriculture Department of the Saurashtra State, Dr. Zaverbhai came to Lokbharti after his
retirement. He brought with him nearly 15 Mexican varieties of wheat and started the research work
in Lokbharti Gramvidyapith. Among these seeds there were two varieties S-308 and S-311 out of which we
developed Lok-1 wheat variety. It has been one of the highest yielding, most preferred and famous wheat
variety all over India.

 Objectives of the Wheat Research Center

• To develop wheat varieties with higher yield, resistance capacity, low water requirement and superior
nutritional value.
• To impart the educational training for scientific agricultural research to the students, to give them training
of skill development connected with physical manual labour and to seek their educational co-operation for
scientific wheat research work.
• To contribute in the increase of overall food grain production of our country as well as help the farmers to
get fair prices of their productions.
 Distinctive features of wheat research centre
• okbharti is the only public trust educational institution of India that works on wheat research.
• In spite of less equipments and infrastructure in comparison with other research centers, this research
centre and its results have been getting admiration because of scientific discipline, accuracy, sense of
responsibility and belongingness, scientific manual labour, dedicated workers and active participation of
our students. And yes, we believe that the grace of Nature-God has also helped us!
 Navsari Agricultural University
Krishi Vigyan Kendra is an institutional
project of the Indian Council of Agricultural
Research (ICAR) to demonstrate technology
generation, technology assessment and
refinement and dissemination in the field of
agriculture and allied sectors. The KVK has
been charged now to take up the
responsibilities of technology evaluation
and impact assessment, demonstration of
technology on the farmer’s field and update
of the knowledge and skill for the farmers.
The iconic educational and farmers welfare institute of the south Gujarat, Navsari
Agricultural University (NAU) with Navsari as head quarter came into existence
with the promulgation of Gujarat Agricultural University Act 2004 on May 1,
2004. NAU’s jurisdiction covers seven districts of South Gujarat, Surat, Navsari,
Bharuch, Valsad, Narmada, Tapi and Dangs. At present, there are 10 Colleges
imparting 7 bachelor’s, 45 Master’s and 26 doctoral degree programmes. There
are faculty of Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Veterinary Sciences,
Agribusiness Management, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Biotechnology
and Fisheries Science. Further, there are 25 research centres at 15 locations to
carry out need based research on mandate crops viz., paddy, sugarcane, cotton,
sorghum, small millets, mango, banana, sapota and vegetables. NAU, extensively
reach to the farmers and cover sprawling south Gujarat through its 5 Krishi
Vigyan Kendras located at Navsari, Surat, Waghai, Vyara and Dediyapada and
Sardar Smruti Kendra, T & V and ATIC at Navsari to undertake dissemination of
newer technologies to end users of seven districts of South Gujarat.
Location :- Krishi Vigyan Kendra Navsari Agricultural
University Bhenskatri Road, Panvadi

 Faculties:
• Faculty of Agriculture
• Faculty of Horticulture
• Faculty of Forestry
• Faculty of Veterinary
• Faculty of Agri-Business Management
• Faculty of Agriculture Engineering
• Faculty of Fisheries Science
 Krishi museum 3 net house units

Protectesd cultivation of cut flowers orchard

 STATE I NST I TUTE OF AGRICULTURE M A N A G E M E N T,JAIPUR  M O V E M E N T &PA R K I N G

• The site is located on Tonk road In an area called Durgapura. It is on a strategic location at a distance of CIRCULATION :
about 10 kms. from AJmerl Gate and near newly developed commercial areas. • The main road should be apart from the site.
• It is also very close to the Airport with a distance of 2.5 kms. The Institute is a part of Durgapura • 1 m wide pedestrian pathway build along the road .
Agricultural farm where the other activities related to agriculture are also located. • 33 cars & 118 two wheelers.
• Appropriate parking space for vehicles are not specify. Majorly four wheeler
parking provides in Basement.
• institutional staff park their vehicle near the institute entrance.

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The plan purpose create a large green areas around the new construction proposed between the
administration & hostel block .The auditorium with the capacity of 500 persons 300 on ground floor
and 200 persons on balcony. • 30 ‘ wide b.t. road approaching to the institute main entrance from tonk road to the inst.
TOTAL SITE AREA -4.3ACRES (17600 SQMT) COVERED AREA -7000SQMT • 20 ‘ wide c.c. road two wheeler parking for staff.
GROUND COVERAGE – 40%  SPACE A N A LY S I S
F.A.R – 0.4 /PERMISSIBLE – 1.2 ENTRANCE ACADEMY BLOCK ENTRANCE DOUBLE HEIGHT GLASS O N ENTRANCE

 SITE PLAN • The entrance

of the
institute is
provide from
the east side
with a
double
height
entrance
lobby.
RE C E P T I ON A RE A E N T R A N C E L OB B Y

• An
independent
service core
for the above
floors and
the
movement of
people from
parking lot.
 LECTURE THEATER  AU DITO R I U M
two theater lecture hall provides
for trainees with sitting of 100
trainees each hall.

 AUDITORIUM
 AUDITORIUM PLAN
A large raised platform welcome the visitors from the south-east side entrance .A vary spacious lobby of
about 2000sqft is created with adequate facilities. G R O U N D FLOOR P L AN FIRST F LOOR P L A N
AUDI ENTRANCE WITH LARGE PLATFORM AUDITORIUM LOBBY

VIP GUEST ROOM

• The auditorium is designed for 500 people with a very large storage and back stage facility.The INSTITUTE PLAN
sitting is Provided in two levels. Main level accommodate 300 person ,and space is created FIRST F LOOR P L A N
G R O U N D FLOOR P L AN
• for 200 person on balcony level .
• One lift and staircase is provided along with the VIP GUEST ROOM on left side with attach
washroom.
Washrooms for public is provided after the main staircase block.
Back stage facilities with male and female green room and toilet etc adequately designed with a
connection from a rear entry . The hall would be acoustically treated and it would provide facility for
light and sound control.
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FOURTH FLOOR P L AN
 SONGZHUANG ARTS AND AGRICULTURE CITY
 INTRODUCTION :-
• A revolutionary take on the relationship between cities and farms makes for a connectivity-
focused master plan for a major city bordering Beijing, China. Songzhuang is a new regional
model for development that balances economic growth with agricultural traditions.

The primary goal of the project is to transition the region’s economy from a commodity-based
agrarian landscape towards new industries focused on technology and research.
As contemporary cities grow, a common issue around the world is how to repurpose agricultural
land and resources for urban development. With social, economic, and ecological implications, this
topic is an even greater concern in China as cities rapidly expand due to the growth of the
country’s already enormous population. A significant shift in how we think about the relationship
Songzhuang is a new regional model for development that balances economic growth with agricultural traditions
between cities and farms is long overdue. Sasaki’s master plan for Songzhuang offers a
• Location :- Beijing, China • Client :- Tongzhou District Government revolutionary vision for how urbanity and agriculture can be integrated to enhance the
• Area :- 4,000 hectares • Status :- Completed July 2012 relationship between people and the land, creating new economic opportunities.
• Architect :- Michael Grove  HISTORY :-
• Awards :- American Planning Association, Pierre L’Enfant International Planning Excellence Award
Boston Society of Landscape Architects, Honor Award in Landscape Analysis and Planning Conventional development patterns dictate that agriculture is located at the periphery of the city.
Located on the outskirts of Beijing, Songzhuang’s distance from Beijing’s urban core allows for the
formation of a new paradigm of development where traditional relationships of city, open space,
and farmland are reconfigured. The master plan for Songzhuang envisions a series of self-
sustaining communities that are designed to encourage creative pursuits, offer a high quality of
living, and integrate with larger regional open space and hydrological systems. Sasaki’s plan
inverts the traditional pattern. Development forms the periphery of the city and the farmlands
within allow for a diversity of edge conditions that foster interaction with the urban fabric. This
strategy creates a balance of development and open space that ultimately facilitates a higher
quality of life through self-sustenance and new economic opportunities based on research and
the scientific advancement of agricultural products and processes.

• Between 1997 and 2008, China lost 12,300,000 hectares of farmland—a land area equivalent to
nearly the entire state of Iowa. Of the arable land remaining, 40% is environmentally degraded.
Rethinking China’s farms is critical to the nation’s future.
 The planned communities that
make up the urban form of the
district are organized into a series
of clusters that follow a familiar
structural system: catalytic land
uses organized around a primary
public space and augmented by a
series of programs that facilitate
living, working, and recreation.
Interconnectivity among clusters is
supported by a dedicated transit
system, an integrated technology
network, and a series of pedestrian
and bike pathway—each helping to
facilitate synergies and the
exchange of ideas between the
different clusters. This connectivity
is a critical component of the
1 2 innovation process that will fuel
the creative economy of
Communities are planned as a series of highly interconnected, mixed-use, These clusters are organized in conjunction with catalytic programs and Songzhuang.
creative industry clusters. public spaces that facilitate living, working, and recreation.

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To avoid displacing existing communities, the plan for Songzhuang integrates Conventional development patterns dictate that farms are located at the periphery of the city. The master plan for
many of the site’s villages into the new urban fabric. Songzhuang inverts this traditional pattern, featuring clusters of development organized around an agricultural core.
Industries such as textiles and biotech benefit from their integration with farmland
• Maintaining current social networks and traditional agrarian lifestyles while providing access to training opportunities creates new economic opportunities for existing residents
• Songzhuang’s development clusters are organized with a central core of a catalyst program (educational, cultural, commercial, and civic uses) arranged around a primary public space. This compact structure ensures
that all facets of daily life are at the center of a 10-minute walking radius.
• The public realm provides a multitude of functions including regional park systems, productive landscapes, recreation areas, and neighborhood plazas that serve Songzhuang’s diverse population.
• By blurring the boundaries between agriculture and development, the contribution of farms to the economy becomes more evident.
 A significant amount of the food source for the development can be grown on site, creating a model for food security that can be replicated throughout China.
 Another important element is the
seamless integration of the existing
Songzhuang Artist Village and its current
cultural array of museums, art galleries,
studios, and innovative residential
typologies that are already thriving on
the site. Similarly, existing villages
currently engaged in farming and other
industrial operations are incorporated
into the new plan, rehousing residents
within the district rather than displacing
them to remote sites that are
disconnected from current social
networks. By providing housing within
the clusters and access to training
institutes without disrupting existing
social networks, inhabitants are slowly
integrated into new communities with
the choice of continuing to earn a living
from with their current skill set within
the new agriculture system, or
 The design of the open space within each cluster supports collaboration, community activities, and urban agriculture practices. transitioning into new industries
 Sustainable strategies are integrated throughout the city
Re-establishing the site’s hydrological function began with a strategy for restoring the riparian Songzhuang’s design ensures that it is a comfortable city for all.
corridors along existing canals connected to the Caobai River.

A section view of a creative cluster

Runoff from development is filtered through intermediate landscapes before Inspired by the traditional Chinese Lihue courtyard structures, the COB prototype block is a
returning to waterways, some of which provide storage for agricultural irrigation flexible low-rise typology that encourages collaboration by integrating live-work, small-scale retail,
light manufacturing, and exhibition programs

In a country where farmland is being lost in the name of development at an alarming rate, and where nearly one-sixth of existing arable land suffers from soil pollution, it is imperative that future
growth seriously consider food security as a priority. The master plan for Songzhuang offers a model approach which shows that agriculture can coexist with development, as well as help to
generate new economic opportunities.
 Given its scale, Songzhuang is capable of accommodating a diverse built and social fabric, with building types for young professionals,
families, agricultural workers, and more.
 At Songzhuang, the integration of agricultural fields to urban areas reduces the need for shipping produce across long distances to reach
consumer markets, replacing traditional energy-intensive practices with more sustainable local eating habits.
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