‘’FOOD HUB’’
A social space for people to interact, learn, explore
IN NAGPUR
- MANSI . N . SAMARTH
- 10TH SEM
SYNOPSIS
Food has been the mainstay of human interaction and defines who we are and where we come from. Keeping in mind the disconnect that
has developed towards our social relationship with food as a result of Urbanization, the thesis aim to propose a socio-cultural hub centered
around food in city, where food can produced, processed, sold and consumed by urban residence.
The unique mix of food related activities is to be explored through this thesis.
It also includes where food can produces by organic farming, small kitchen, cottage industries, sold & consumed.
The goal is to give a new identity to the Abundant site in an effort to make it a social hub for all types of culinary/practice of cooking or
eating good food engagement. Rather than simply being a local market popular for fresh produce and grocery items, food hub is to
proposed to be transformed into the city level destination for food.
The relationship between architecture, food, retail, and place is to be explored. This food hub will not be just a celebration of cuisines/style
of cooking or food but hopes to sensitize people about healthy &natural living through various informal events workshops, production,
processed, sold, consumed, & institute.
The core research looks into the relationship of food with the city, creation of exuberant/ cheerful public space and the various typologies
of food and public markets explored over time.
The design directives try to create good linkages at an urban scale along with multi-level public realms/ kingdom to foster intangible
qualities such as sociability. Urban architecture that provides a variety of result in a stronger connection to the city’s food and a greater
sense of places.
Thesis explores how food can intersect with urban and
architecture. Food can play a regenerative role in
bringing communities together to connect people,
places and cultures. When people experience a city, it
is the food and the largest cultural impact. The structure
of modern cities suppresses our social interaction and
experience with our built environment and our food
respectively. the aim of study is to tackle this social
issue through an architectural intervention/
infrastructure.
AIM:-
The Thesis aims to create a ‘Food hub’ at Nagpur where food can produced, processed, sold &
consumed.
OBJECTIVE :-
- To create a permeable urban space that is versatile(different activity) and inclusive in nature
- A space to incubated(involve) small food businesses and cultivate both culinary(practice of cooking)
and cultural happenings.
- To operate not just as a space for everyday urban life but also have a temporal programming to
accommodated special events or festivals.
- To understand cultural value of food/eating out in current context of Nagpur.
- A space where people can go through the process of production of food by organic farming & also to
promote cottage industry.
NEED OF STUDY :-
Nagpur market was designed to serve the need of the neighboring residential colonies(essentially
vegetable, fruit, and flower market). However changing urban landscape it has continued to evolve. To
continued to retain the image of ‘food bazaar’ at the city level. Also to make people aware about how
food is produced and its life cycle & to promote healthy living (by organic farming). Also cottage
industry plays significant role in the economic development of country. With the number of people
increasing and the fact that food is basic need of life it is important to re interpret it & build it to suit to
current needs.
METHODOLOGY:-
INTRODUCTION Aim
WHAT IS FOOD HUB
LITERATURE Objective
REVIEW
WHAT IS URBAN FARMING Need of the
study
INTERACTION BETWEEN CASE STUDY
FOOD AND CULTURE
Scope and
limitation
SELECTION OF SITE
DESIGNING THE
SPACE
FOOD & CULTURE - Food is often used as a means of retaining their cultural identity.
People from different cultural backgrounds eat different foods. The areas in which families
live and where their ancestors originated influence food like and dislikes. These food
preferences result in patterns of food choices within a cultural or regional group.
SOCIAL Food & Architecture
Food and architecture exist on
CULTURAL an experiential spectrum,
ARCHITECTURE ranging from the essential to
FOOD the extraordinary.
ECONOMICAL (Food invites people to interact.
And interaction occurs in
public space where we have
ENVIRONMENTAL
good architectural)
Public space
Great public spaces are those
places where celebrations
are held, social and economic
exchanges occur, friends run
into each other, and cultures
mix.
DEFINE FOOD HUB:-
A food hub is a one stop shop destination for everything related food. it is important to
understand that it is not a place which just deals with food as a end product but its entire life
cycle.
1) To spread knowledge about food growing and related activities.
2) To act as a one stop shop to buy/eat food.
3) To provide interactive space for urban residences.
4) To promote informal events, workshops and activities such as Farmers’ Market in order to
connect the end user with producer.
FOOD HUB
Growing Education
Processing Selling
/Distribution
ORGANIC FARMING :-
Organic farming is a production system which avoids or
largely excludes the use of compounded fertilizers,
pesticides, growth regulators, genetically modified
organisms and livestock food additives. Organic farming
is one way to promote either self-sufficiency or food
security.
COTTAGE INDUSTRIES:-
•A cottage industry is a small manufacturing
operation, often run out of a person's home.
•Cottage industries play a significant role in the
economies of developing countries.
•Small-scale cottage industries also are an
important source of employment, especially in
rural areas
