COMMUNAL CORRIDOR TO REVITALIZE BACKYARD CITIES

Project idea

Kolonnawa, a city that developed as a backyard of Colombo hosts a network of industries and warehouses along with a densely packed low lying residential population though the common edge is left as a dead space.

Project description

Therefore, the vision of the Urban Design Intervention is to create a thermally comfortable communal corridor by interconnecting the segregated urban green pockets, public space, pedestrian and vehicular arteries which also fulfills the residents need of a public open space to catalyse outdoor human activity and as a solution to lack of interaction which has created anumerous social issues.

Technical information

Social issues related with industrial sector

The population has been declined by nearly 2699 from 1981 to 2001. According to the Population Census of 2001, the population of Kolonnawa U.C. area is 55,285 and in 1981, which was 57,984 .
A complete disorderly and haphazard distribution of land uses based on the vested interests of investors with little or no consideration given to the interests of the citizens of Kolonnawa has been taken place in the town.

Environmental and Health Issues
Air pollution due to the high level of emissions.
Respiratory issues occur due to the high level of industries in the context.
Contamination of the water network due to the improper waste disposal
Unhygenic quality of the water for domestic uses and threat to bio- diversity.
Chemical deposition in the soil profile.
Reducing the permeability of the soil profile thus retaining the flood water.