Abstract:
Adaptive reuse is the medium through which we conserve the building of
history in order to not only conserve the history but the cultural values of the
society. Lal Imli Mill is one of the keystones of the cotton and fabric Industries
in India and was holding flagship of the leading industries once. It is obvious
that the mill once employed thousands of workers other related professionals
and industrialists, must have a great cultural and emotional value. The
settlement around the mill was the resultant due to mill.
The revitalization of the area including the mill premises and the surrounding is
the study of the cultural and professional settlement around the mill and the
aftereffects after abandoned. The closing of the mill finally resulted in
unemployment and also leaving behind the grey patch of land between the
full grown city.
The process of revitalization through creating a startup hub is a very efficient
and ultramodern approach to provide employment among people. Since Lal
imli is a pride possession for the people of Kanpur, People will not only work
and earn in the campus but also would try to relate their cultural heritage
and values through it. It would be a best approach to engage society in the
building for not the successful conservation of the property but also to
connect more people mostly youth to their heritage and cultural values.
The second part of the proposal talks about the Indian market to cater the
needs of the people in the neighbourhood and working in the startup. The
traditional Indian market with Kanpurian style of market in a very organic
pattern using existing trees as nodes and shade for small vendors and other
temporary shops is the most sustainable approach to develop the open
areas without hampering the land.
Both parts of the proposals encourage all the members of the society to
successfully trade their goods and services in order to maintain the social
equilibrium of opportunities for all class. It encourages the “Make in India”
concept of the government and truly supports the current industrial profile of
the city.
