PoroCity is a project that aims to reorganize extremely high density environments into an integrated 3D city while addressing sustainability issues. The specific site for this proposal is Dharavi, Mumbai, India; one of the largest slums in the world and one of the most contentious sites of the new millennium. It is poised for being one of the biggest regeneration schemes of the present times and has attracted investment from some of the largest real estate companies in the world and the advancement of global architecture and planning firms. Spread over 216 hectares, the site is triangular in plan, and has a residential population of 376,000. In addition to the residential population, the district has approximately 5000 businesses and 1500 single room industries.
A large number of these businesses are hybrid homes where residents live and work in the same area. There is also a lack of public amenities, including schools, hospitals, and parks.PoroCity is an urban proposal that addresses the area’s physical and economic challenges while maintaining hybrid homes and strong community ties. It is derived from the progressive subdivision of the rectangular Sierpensky Pyramid, giving a range of volumes and voids to enable a variety of programs.The smallest self divisible unit of the Sierpensky Pyramid is pixilated at 3 m. x blocks per 9 m., subdivided into collective housing units with north facing terraces. This is done to avoid harsh tropical sunlight while allowing the terraces to be used during daylight hours. Large intermediate volumes can be used as community spaces. As the units scale up, they are used for small scale infrastructure such as clinics and supermarkets, while larger units are conceived as educational institutions, factories, and offices.PoroCity is a car-free environment where the facility of vertical, horizontal and diagonal access is through elevators, moving walks, escalators, and funiculars. The open ended nature of the system allows for different volumes to be plugged in and accommodated for growth and change in density.
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