22 Case Study _ Thirupathi / Landscaping of Thirupathi Roads

LANDSCAPING OF TIRUPATHI ROADS

TIRUPATHI.. AN OVERVIEW

Tirupati is a major pilgrimage and cultural city in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. It is the largest urban agglomeration in the Rayalaseema region.

It is located at the foothills of  the Eastern   Ghats at  a  distance  of  150  kilometres  (93 mi) from Chennai,    250    kilometres    (160 mi)    from Bengaluru,    349    kilometres     (217 mi) from Vijayawada and 550 kilometres (340 mi) from Hyderabad.

It is one of the richest pilgrimage cities of any religious faith in the world.

THE STRETCH TO BE DESIGNED

The stretch to be designed starts from the Tirupathi railway station to the MS subbulakshi statue for nearly 1.1kms.

INFERENCE

• Design a secluded Parking space for the 4 wheelers
• Define areas for the Road hawkers to exhibit & sell their their products.
• Design a proper designed Footpath for the movement of pedestrians
• Visually appealing median designs
• Emphasising the nodes – MS Subbalakshmi statue, Ambedkar statue & the Gandhi statue
• No proper space allocated for the road hawkers.
• As Tirupathi is very hot during summers , seating spaces & rain shelters have to provided wherever need be.

DESIGN REQUIREMENTS

• Emphasising & accentuating the nodes the nodes
• Car parking
• Tree courts
• Rain shelters
• Seating areas
• Foot path
• Cross overs( Zebra crossings)
• Tree gratings
• Medians
• Planting on either side of the roads

LANDSCAPE PLAN

PARKING

• This space is adjacent to the MS Subbalakshmi statue junction.
• A stop over place before climbing the hills.
• Ample car parking space for 100 cars.
• A park with amenities such as children’s play, walkways.
• Ornamental features like dwarf walls, stone pillars are also used.
• An urban plaza  with  treepits,  seating  &  rain  shelters  are  also  designed  next to  the parking and the park.

VIEW OF GANDHI STATUE

VIEW OF THE FOOTPATH WITH GRANITE STONE PILLARS AND IDOLS