Urban Design – Haatbazaar – Cities for Women

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.
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.
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.

Project: United Nations