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The
Dakshineswar
Sky
Walk
in
West
Bengal
is
an
urban
intervention
designed
to
improve
traffic
and
movement
leading
to
the
Dakshineswar
Kali
Temple
in
Kolkata.
The
temple
is
accessed
through
a
single
400
meters
long
and
10.5
meters
wide
road,
creating
a
connection
between
the
traffic
rotary
and
the
entrance
gates
of
the
temple
compound.
The
project
focuses
on
the
primary
concern
of
segregating
traffic
and
pedestrian
movements.
Further
segregation
of
traffic
into
motorized
and
non-motorized
has
ensured
a
livelihood
for
the
shopkeepers.
To
ensure
ease
of
movement,
comfort,
and
safety
of
the
devotees,
this
seamless
connection
from
the
point
of
disembarkation
to
the
temple
gates
has
been
designed.
The
resulting
idea,
therefore,
aims
to
transfer
both
the
pedestrian
circulation
and
the
shops
to
an
elevated
concourse,
thereby
leaving
the
ground
level
space
exclusively
for
traffic,
and
for
providing
access
to
and
from
the
elevated
concourse.
The
design
follows
the
postulates
of
Form
follows
Function,
one
of
the
oldest
of
design
philosophies,
and
has
some
critical
inclusions
to
induce
a
dynamic
and
modular
nature.
Making
the
solution
contextually
responsive,
the
Skywalk
is
conceived
structurally
as
a
radical
formation-
a
tube
mounted
on
top
of
a
platform
supported
on
two
legs.
The
platform
turns
and
adapts
to
the
street
it
is
laid
over,
the
tube
twists
and
turns
in
sync
with
it.
It
was,
therefore,
a
conscious
decision
to
break
away
from
the
classicism,
bringing
technology
into
play,
and
showcasing
art
through
a
long-winded
monument
of
transport.
The
modernity
of
the
concept
found
its
reflection
in
the
dynamism
of
its
form,
a
never-ending
stream
of
the
faithful
finding
its
reflections
in
the
pulsating
waveform
