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Conserving Memories: Creating an Urban Respite at C.R.B. , Chittagong.

Paul Apurba Apu
Premier University, Chittagong.
Bangladéš

Idea projektu

C.R.B. stands for Chittagong Railway Building (were known as East Bengal Railway E.B.R.), from where controls railway activity of Eastern zone of Bangladesh. Geologically this hilly space situated in the heart of Chittagong city which is surrounded by highly dense civic area. Strategically it's an open public space. That's why this space culturally most vibrant space with abundant of green (95% are wood providing plants). It's only the last hope for city to hold the green, heritage and cultural life. So, idea was to conserve the green, heritage and cultural life.

Popis projektu

Railway authorities always provide platform for developing cultural activities as well as a meeting space for different income people. To reflect this pattern, the area visualize as an image of an active space where people will come from different places to celebrate occasions or festivals and to play different activities throughout the whole year. Projected space will hold the memories of our culture, heritage and nature. This way people will learn about culture. To motivate as well as aware about environment, some provisions has taken like by giving a walking experience through nature (elevated and ground walkways) where different types of plants will make peaceful environment to walk. Birds will feed by food providing plants and then seeds will spread by them (By using common characteristics of birds) in whole city. After 30-40 years the city will turn into green city and rising temperature will be minimized in a certain level. Keeping the traditions, heritage, memories in the heart of city space, city and civic people can hope to have regain its natural glory and rich culture by holding the hand of C.R.B.

Technické informace

1. Whole space designed by native plants and food providing plants for birds.
2. Civic facilities designed and proposed with environment friendly solutions.
3. Elevated walkways has been provided to see the nature from top and along with the hills.
4. City will turn into naturally green in between 30-40 years.
5. This space will be sanctuary of birds.
6. A future tourists spot for foreigner, civic people and country people.

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