LOCATION & NEIGHBOURHOOD SITE STUDY G4

ALAPPUZHA NEIGHBOURING CONTEXT

THE SITE IS LOCATED IN ALAPPUZHA NEAR THE
PUNNAMADA FINISHING TERMINAL. 1 4

4 2 5

6
ACCESSIBILITY 1
3
ALAPPUZHA RAILWAY STATION
5KM 3 6
2
AUTO RICKSHAW STAND
250M

SDV SCHOOL ANALYSIS

13KM

ALAPPUZHA BUS STAND THE SITE IS A MAJOR LANDMARK FOR THE NEHRU TROPHY BOAT RACE
1.6KM AND IS LOCATED NEAR THE HOUSE BOAT TERMINAL, IT IS A TOURIST
ATTRACTION SPOT.
THE SCOPE FOR BACKWATER TOURISM IS HIGH.
SAHRUDAYA HOSPITAL
AS THE TRANSPORT FACILITES ARE CLOSE BY THUS EASE IN
1.5 KM TRANSPORTATION

BOAT JETTY
1.3KM

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INFRASTRUCTURE SITE STUDY G4
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3 OLIVIA HOTEL (20 M FROM SITE) ANALYSIS
HOTEUNDER OPPURTUNITY FOR
1 CONSTRUCTION
5 NEW HOTELS ARE
3 2 REGISTERED ON QUITE LESS SINCE
2015. THERE ARE ALREADY
OPPOSITE TO THE
ENOUGH NUMBER
MAIN ENTRANCE OF
OF HOTELS TO
THE SITE.
ACCOMODATE
TOURISTS.
1 BOAT JETTY (350 M FROM SITE) 4 RAMADA HOTEL (400 M FROM SITE) THE VIEW OF THE
SITE CAN BE SEEN
IT PROVIDES HOUSE BOAT FROM THE FINISHING
3 STAR
SERVICE FOR 24 HRS FOR GALLERY OF
HOTEL BY
THE TOURISTS, ON THE APPROXIMATELY 8M
WYNDHAM
PUNNAMADA LAKE . HIGH. DUE TO THIS
HOTELS AND
THE NEHRU TROPHY BOAT BEDROOM WINDOWS
RESORT.
RACE IS HELD HERE ON 2ND CANNOT BE PLACED
SATURDAY OF AUGUST FACING THIS WAY.
EVERY YEAR. THE ROOMS OF THE
HOTEL CAN BE
2 FINISHING GALLERY (350 M FROM SITE) 5 OXYGEN RESORTS (240 M FROM SITE) PLACED ABOVE THE
HEIGHT OF THE
FINISHING GALLERY
IT PROVIDES A 3 STAR SO THAT THEY CAN
PLATFORM TO WATCH RESORT BY EXPERIENCE THE
THE NEHRU TROPHY CHEMMANU VIEW OF THE
PUNAMADA LAKE
BOAT RACE. R GROUP. ESPECAILLY DURING
USUALLY NOT THE NEHRU BOAT
RACE.
CROWDED EXCEPT
THE DAY OF BOAT
RACE.

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 BUILT FORM SITE STUDY G4
SITE DEVELOPMENT URBAN FORM ANALYSIS
IT IS NOTICED THAT
MOST OF ENTRY
ORIENTATION OF
THE SHOPS AND
HOTELS ARE
TOWARDS THE
ROAD.

THE NEARBY
HOTELS HAVE USED
YEAR 2020
THE LAKE SIDE VIEW
BY PLACING THE
ROOMS AND THE
RESTAURANTS
TOWARDS THAT
DIRECTION.

THE SCALE OF THE

BUILDINGS AT THE
LAKE SIDE EDGE OF
YEAR 2023 THE SITE DOESNT
ABRUPT THE VIEW
OF THE LAKE.
BY ANALYSING THE MAP WE CAN SEE THAT THE NUMBER OF SHOPS ALONG THE ROAD WITH ITS ORIENTATION/ENTRANCE
THE GALLERY
SHOPS/DWELLINGS HAVE INCREASED AROUND THE SITE. FROM THE ROAD.
WOULD ONLY
IT IS ALSO NOTICED THAT THE NUMBER OF HOUSEBOATS ONE AND TWO STOREY DWELLINGS.
BLOCK THE
HAVE ALSO INCREASED THAT IS THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF LAKE SIDE EDGE WHERE THE HOUSEBOATS ARE PRESENT.
STARTING VIEW
TOURISTS HAVE ALSO INCREASED. PRESENCE OF A GALLERY TOWARDS THE LAKE SIDE AS A
FLOORS.
BY ASKING THE NEARBY DWELLERS IS IT FOUND THAT THE SITE RESTING SPACE.
AND THE JUCTION USED TO BE PART OF THE LAKE. SURROUNDING WITH VARYING SHOPS AND THE BUILDING OF
THE INLAND WATERWAY AUTHORITY (WHICH IS CURRENTLY
CLOSED).

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 BUILT FORM SITE STUDY G4
ANALYSIS
BUILDING SCALE, HEIGHTS, MATERIALS, CHARACTERS

THE HIGH RISE

STRUCTURES ARE
OF CONCRETE AS
IT MAKES IT
ELEVATION 1 ELEVATION 2 STRONGER
AGAINST THE WIND.
THE TALL
STRUSTURES
DOESNT ABRUPT
THE SITE VIEW.
THE CHARCTERS
OF THE BUILDING
ARE HANDICRAFTS,
ROOMS,
RESTAURANTS,HOU
SEBOAT BOOKING.

THE TALLEST BUILDINGS ARE THE RAMADA HOTEL, OLIVIA HOTEL AND THE OXYGEN RESORTS, WHICH ARE ABOUT 7-8 FLOORS HIGH.
THE OTHER DWELLINGS ARE OF ONE, TWO AND THREE STORIES.
A TEMPLE ACROSS THE WATER BODY.
THE GALLERY PRESENT FOR THE BOAT RACE IS ABOUT 8M HIGH.
THE OXYGEN RESORTS IS A CONCRETE STRUCTURE.
OLIVIA HOTEL IS A GLASS STRUCTURE.
THE RAMADA HOTEL IS A CONCRETE STRUCTURE.
THE STRUCTURES AROUND THE SITE ARE SMALL SHOPS, HANDICRAFT STORES, BIKE AND BOAT RENTALS AND ROOM RENTALS.

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CIRCULATION SITE STUDY G4
ANALYSIS
SECONDARY ROAD TRAFFIC BUS SERVICES
ARE QUITE RARE.,
SO TOURISTS
USUALLY ARRRIVE
TO THE SITE
USING PUBLIC
TAXI OR PRIVATE
VEHICLES.
HEAVY TRAFFIC DURING WEEKENDS HEAVY TRAFFIC DURING NEHRU
TROPHY BOAT RACE SITE AT THE
MOMENT HAS
ROAD LEADS TO THE PUNNAMADA ONLY ONE
PRIMARY ROAD SECONDARY ROAD
FINISHING POINT EXISTING
HIGHWAY ROAD WIDTH :- 6 M
ACCESS
POINT,BUT THERE
PRIMARY ROAD HIGHWAY IS POSSIBLITY OF
LIGHT TRAFFIC DURING WEEKDAYS GIVING MORE
THAN ONE
FERRY ROUTE ACCESS POINTS
WHICH WILL
INTURN HELP IN
REDUCING
TRAFFIC.
AN ANOTHER
KOCHI TO TRIVANDRUM ACCESS POINT
ROAD WIDTH :- 8M TO THE SITE CAN
LOCAL BUS ROUTE ENTRY AND EXIT BE ENTERED
ONLY ONE BUS PASSES THROUGH THE ROAD THROUGH THE
AT MORNING - 7:15 AM, 9:30 AM, 11 AM ENTRY
EXIT FERRY ROUTE.
AT EVENING - 4:30 AM AND 6:30 AM FERRY ROUTE TO KOTTAYAM , CHANGANASHERYY AND KUTTANAD THERE IS MORE
ROAD WIDTH - 7 M CHANCE OF
PEDESTRIAN and VEHICULAR PATH FERRY TRANSPORT SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE STARTING FROM 5
AM TO 7PM. TRAFFIC AS THE
WIDTH OF THE
ROAD CANNOT
HANDLE HEAVY
TRAFFIC.

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 TOPOGRAPHY SITE STUDY G4
CONTOUR SOIL DRAINAGE
THE SOIL TYPE OF THE SITE IS CLAYEY THE SURFACE WATER FLOWS TO THE NEARBY CANAL(SOUTH) AND
SOIL, HENCE FRICTION PILE FOUNDATION LAKE(EAST).
IS TO BE USED.
SAFE BEARING CAPACITY OF CLAYEY
SOIL:- 50 KN/M2

SITE
1.25 HECTARES

PUNNAMADA
LAKE
FRICTION PILE FOUNDATION CANAL
FRICTION PILE TRANSFERS THE LOAD
THE SITE IS FLAT WITH NO
FROM THE STRUCTURE TO THE SOIL VIA
CONTOURS.
THE FRICTIONAL FORCE THAT
DEVELOPS BETWEEN THE SURFACE OF
ANALYSIS
SITE SECTION THE PILE AND THE SOIL SURROUNDING
THE PILE.
TO PREVENT WATER FROM ENTERING INTO
THE BUILDING THE PLINTH HEIGHT IS
INCREASED MORE THAN 45CM.

SINCE THE SITE IS FLAT AND IS NEAR THE LAKE EDGE AND CANAL THERE
ARE MORE CHANCES TO GET FLOODED .
OLIVIA SITE GALLERY

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 CLIMATE SITE STUDY G4
MICRO CLIMATE TEMPERATURE & SUNPATH DIAGRAM
PRECIPITATION

WIND FROM LAKE

SITE
1.25 HECTARES
PUNNAMADA
LAKE

CANAL
ANALYSIS
THE DRIEST MONTH IS JANUARY, WITH SINCE THE SITE IS SITUATED NEAR
WIND FROM CANAL 35 MM RAINFALL. LAKE EDGE,DURING HEAVY
RAINFALL,IF THE PUNNAMADA LAKE
MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION HERE
OVERFLOWS SITE IS PRONE TO
ALAPPUZHA HAS TROPICAL CLIMATE,BUT FALLS IN JUNE, AVERAGING 447 MM .
FLOODING.
HUMIDITY IS RELATIVELY HIGH COMPARED
THE AVERAGE ANNUAL TEMPERATURE
TO REMAINING PART OF KERALA. IS 28.4 °C .
LOCAL WINDS COMING FROM
CANAL(SOUTH) AND PREDOMINANT WINDS MARCH IS THE WARMEST MONTH AND MAXIMUM WIND FROM LAKESIDE ;
FROM THE SOUTH WEST AND NORTH AUGUST IS THE COLDEST MONTH WITH SO WHILE DESIGNING MAX
EAST(LAKE). TEMPERATURES AVERAGING 25.5 °C . FENESTRATION ON EAST SIDE

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 PUBLIC AMENITIES SITE STUDY G4
9 3. ELECTRICITY SUPPLY 8.SCHOOL
KSEB OFFICE IS NEAREST SCHOOL
10
SITUATED 2.7KM AWAY FROM THE SITE IS
3 8 FROM THE SITE . SDV ENGLISH
MEDIUM SCHOOL ..
ELECTRIC LINE CABLES ARE
5 DRAWN TO THE SITE AREA. IT IS 1.4 KM AWAY I.E 3 MINUTES
TO REACH SCHOOL FROM THE
2
6 5.GAS STATION SITE.

NEAREST GAS STATION 9.HOSPITAL

FROM THE SITE IS 1.7 KM NEAREST HOSPITAL
1. WATER SUPPLY 2. WASTE MANAGEMENT AWAY. I.E [4 MINUTES]. FROM THE SITE IS
SAHRUDAYA
WATER SUPPLY TO THIS HOUSEHOLD WASTES
HOSPITAL.
AREA IS BY PIPE LINES. ARE USED AS MANURE 6.FIRE SAFETY IT IS 1.5 KM AWAY FROM THE
FOR PLANTS AND
THE PIPE WATER SUPPY IS AVAILABLE SITE [4MIN]
TREES NEAREST FIRE AND
TWICE IN A DAY [MORNING AND
EVENING]. SOME DAYS WATER IS RESCUE STATION IS 2.1
NOT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE PIPE
PLASTIC WASTES ARE COLLECTED
BY THE MUNCIPALITY.
KM FROM THE SITE. [I.E 10. POLICE STATION
LINES. 5 MINUTES]
TOURIST POLICE
NO BORE WELL OR WELL WATER CAN 4.GAS SUPPLY STATION IS JUST 350
BE USED SINCE THESE GET 7.SEPTIC TANKS M AWAY FROM THE
CONTAMINATED BY SALT AND OTHER LPG GAS CYLINDER SITE.
WASTES PRESENT IN THE LAKE. IS SUPPLIED FOR IN MOST OF THE
BUILDINGS SEPTIC
COOKING. TANKS ARE LOCATED
EARLIER THEY USED WATER FROM
THE LAKES AND CANALS. AFTER IT MANY GAS AGENCIES HAVE BEEN NEARBY THE BUILDING
BECAME A TOURIST SPOT THE LAKE WITHOUT FOLLOWING
PUT UP AROUND A RADIUS OF
WATER GOT CONTAMINATED AND KMBR RULES
WATER WAS OF NO USE. 1.5KM.

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EDGE CONDITIONS SITE STUDY G4
FEASIBILITY
USING THE LAKE SIDE EDGE AS A PRIVATE BOAT JETTY FOR THE USERS
OF THE HOTEL.
A LAKE SIDE RESTAURANT OR AN INFINITY POOL WHICH GIVES THE
FEELING OF THE LAKE.
HOUSING FOR TOURISTS WHO VISITS THE PUNNAMADA FINISHING
POINT AND DURING THE NEHRU BOAT RACE.

MARKET STUDY

SITE IS SURROUNDEDBY SHOPS AND HOTEL

RAMADA HOTEL
OLIVA HOTEL
NEHRY TROPHY FINISHING HOUSEBOAT FINISHING
OXYGEN RESORTS
POINT GALLERY POINT TERMINAL
PEDESTRAIN PATHWAY CAR PARKING
30

RESIDENCES SHOPS

SITE RETAINED WALL

ANALYSIS LAKE-EDGE (PROBLEMS ) 20

1. EROSION: THE LAKE EDGES ARE ERODING DUE TO THE FORCE OF THE

NO : OF TOURISTS
WATER AND THE IMPACT OF BOATS. THE EROSION IS CAUSING THE EDGES
TO COLLAPSE, WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE
AREA. IT ALSO AFFECTS THE STABILITY OF BUILDINGS AND ROADS ALONG
10
THE EDGE.
2. POLLUTION: THE BACKWATERS ARE FACING POLLUTION FROM VARIOUS
SOURCES, INCLUDING SEWAGE, GARBAGE DUMPING, AND AGRICULTURAL
RUNOFF. THIS POLLUTION AFFECTS THE QUALITY OF THE WATER, WHICH
CAN HAVE SERIOUS HEALTH IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PEOPLE AND ANIMALS
LIVING IN THE AREA. IT ALSO HARMS THE AQUATIC LIFE, WHICH IS A VITAL 0
JANUARY JUNE DECEMBER
PART OF THE ECOSYSTEM

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 LEGAL ASPECTS SITE STUDY G4
C R Z ( CLASSIFICATION OF ZONES )

THE SITE IS LOCATED ON A RESTRICTED ZONE,

CRZ-I
NDZ
SO CRZ RULES HAVE TO BE VIOLATED
No development zone (NDZ means an area extending fifty feet,
VIOLATING C R Z
measured on a horizontal plane, from the outer edge of the high ground
water hazard area or extending to a ground elevation two feet
The new CRZ 2019 notification makes absolutely no reference to past
(vertically) above the base flood elevation, whichever is less. No
violations and is silent on the action to be taken against violators. While the
development is allowed in the NDZ.
regulatory provisions of the law have themselves been extremely diluted,
completely eliminating certain clauses and modification of others makes
one wonder whether the plans themselves are not on shaky grounds, but
also if previous violations are now ‘regularized’.

SITE PLAN

1.2HA

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