I D E N T I F I C A T I O N O F A

S I T E F O R U R B A N

R E G E N E R A T I O N

102308T

City Centre

Nilwala River

Main Entry Ways

New Galle Road

Old Galle Road

Hakmana Road

Old Tangalle Road

New Tangalle Road

Beach Road

R I V E R S I T E I N T H E C O N T E X T O F M A T A R A

C O N T E X T a n d M O R P H O L O G Y

RIVER SITE

T O W A R D S T H E S I T E V I A N E W G A L L E R O A D

Site Identification – River Site

C O N T E X T a n d M O R P H O L O G Y

Commercial

Residential

Government

Health

Religious

Playgrounds

Historical

B U I L D I N G U S E

C O N T E X T a n d M O R P H O L O G Y

Commercial

Residential

Government

Health

Religious

Historical

Playgrounds

L A N D U S E

Urban decline could be identified by:

Out migrationDrop in economic activities Increase in unemployment in the areaDrop in land valuesDegradation of the built fabric (lack of maintenance of

buildings, neglect of public areas etc.,)Evidence of social unrest

W H Y T H E S I T E N E E D

R E G E N E R A T I O N … … … . ?

D E F I N I N G T H E

S I T E

Star FortShopping ComplexMahanama BridgeMosque General Hospital

SECTION

STAR

FORT

T H E S I T E C O N S I S T S W I T H … … … … … . .

POLA

COMPLEX

GENERAL

HOSPI TAL

One site

THREE separate functions

1

2

3

Shopping complex

Hospital Complex

Star Fort

S h o p p i n g C o m p l e x

O w n e r – M a t a r a M u n i c i p a l C o u n c i lS p a c e - 1 2 9 S h o p s

1Date of Commencement 01.01.2007Date of Completion 16.10.2007

Why it is a Failure…..?

Facade Study

2

3

11

2

3

Dead Sp ac es i n the shop p i ng c omp l ex

From 129 Shops only 28 shops are functioning

Issues : The shops in the backwards is darkNo sanitary facilitiesSome shops pay backside to the road

AND it contributes to create

Drop in economic activities Social Problems

Star Fort ……. “ I s o l a ted S t a r ”2

It has LOST

IT’S

CONTEXT

G E N E R A L H O S P I T A L 3

Three wheeler Parks and

small shops

Morning 6.30 a.m – 7.30a.m

Afternoon 11.30 a.m-1.30p.m

Evening 4.00 p.m – 6.00 p.m

B U S I E S T J U N C T I O N

What WAS the SITE

B E F O R E 2 0 0 6 –S U N D A Y & W E D N E S D A Y F A I R

G A R B A G E D U M P I N G S I T E

STAR FORT

GENERAL HOSPITAL

A r o u n d 2 0 0 0

F I N D I N G S … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …

H O S P I T A L , S T A R F O R T a n d S H O P P I N G C O M P L E X f u n c t i o n s e p a r a t e l y .

T h e i r i n d i v i d u a l f u n c t i o n s d i s t u r b s e a c h o t h e r

I n d i v i d u a l f a i l u r e o f n o n i n t e g r a t e d a c t i v i t i e s T O T A L L Y l e a d s t o t h e f a i l u r e t h e s i t e a r e a .

I T h a s l o s t I T S P A T T E R N

Urban decline could be identified by:

Out migrationDrop in economic activities Increase in unemployment in the areaDrop in land valuesDegradation of the built fabric (lack of maintenance of

buildings, neglect of public areas etc.,) Increase in crimesEvidence of social unrest

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