Infill Proposals for Revival of Historic Urban Core of Kolkata

The Dalhousie Square of Kolkata later named Binoy-Badal-Dinesh (BBD) Bagh is one area of the city which has been termed the historic urban core. Within this historic urban core, there exist numerous areas which are under severe stress in terms of loss of historical character, rupture of historic fabric and tremendous economic pressure trying to make an indentation into the historicity of the area. There also exist numerous buildings of historical importance which are under bad state of preservation and utilization, many of which are also dilapidated. This paper takes a look at one of the few identified areas within the historic urban core and proposes sensitive infill which intends to establish the approach towards construction of historically sensitive buildings such that the thriving historicity of the area may be maintained on the one hand but on the other more economy may be generated adhering to the existing municipal byelaws.