Urban Design – Haatbazaar – Cities for Women

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Urban Design – Cities for Women, Shomnath Haatbazar, Butwal

Shomnath Haatbazar – Cities for Women, is an attempt to undertake the re-planning and designing of approximately around 30,000 SQM of flat land as a buzzing market place to connect people with opportunities, where culture and communities come together on the same ground. This haatbazar established as Shomnath Haatbazar, is already a magnet pulling vendors from not only in proximity to Sunwal municipality, Butwal but also creates a possibility to attract people from across Parasi District due to the East-West highway adjoining the site.

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This vantage as a location can boost the socio-economic condition of the locals and to make this possible a proper infrastructure needs to be developed and considers the use of local material and technology that are abundantly available including the local skills and craftmanship.

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Haatbazar
PARK BENCH
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It takes inspiration and integrates socially and culturally valued space like chautara (a stepped-up space below a huge tree) and a bamboo structure resembling like a chautara throughout the park area in the planning. The real chautara is also repeated amidst a structure dedicated specifically to the vendors twice a week for a display as a haatbazar. But also has a multiuse social character like leisure gathering, public assembly, mela stalls etc. as per the society needs.

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Urban Planning – A cities for women

Project: United Nations