Urban Regeneration-Case Study: Matara, Sri Lanka

1. I D E N T I F I C A T I O N O F A
S I T E F O R U R B A N
R E G E N E R A T I O N
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2. City Centre
Nilwala River
Main Entry Ways
New Galle Road
Old Galle Road
Hakmana Road
Old Tangalle Road
New Tangalle Road
Beach Road
R I V E R S I T E I N T H E C O N T E X T
O F M A T A R A
C O N T E X T a n d
M O R P H O L O G Y
RIVER SITE

3. T O W A R D S T H E S I T E V I A N E W G A L L E R O A D

4. Site Identification – River Site

5. C O N T E X T a n d
M O R P H O L O G Y
Commercial
Residential
Government
Health
Religious
Playgrounds
Historical
B U I LDIN G U SE

6. C O N T E X T a n d
M O R P H O L O G Y
Commercial
Residential
Government
Health
Religious
Historical
Playgrounds
LAND USE

7. Urban decline could be identified by:
Out migration
Drop in economic activities
Increase in unemployment in the area
Drop in land values
Degradation of the built fabric (lack of maintenance of
buildings, neglect of public areas etc.,)
Evidence of social unrest

8. W H Y T H E S I T E N E E D
R E G E N E R A T I O N … … … . ?
D E F I N I N G T H E
S I T E
Star FortShopping ComplexMahanama BridgeMosque General Hospital
SECTION

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10. One site
THREE
separate
functions
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2
3
Shopping
complex
Hospital
Complex
Star
Fort

11. S h o p p i n g C o m p l e x
O w n e r – M a t a r a M u n i c i p a l C o u n c i l
S p a c e - 1 2 9 S h o p s
1
Date of Commencement 01.01.2007
Date of Completion 16.10.2007

12. Why it is a Failure…..?

13. Facade
Study
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3
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2
3

14. Dead Spaces in the shopping complex

15. From 129 Shops only 28 shops are functioning
Issues : The shops in the backwards is dark
No sanitary facilities
Some shops pay backside to the road
AND it contributes to create
Drop in economic activities
Social Problems

16. Star Fort ……. “ Isolated Star”2

17. It has
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18. G E N E R A L
H O S P I T A L3
Three wheeler Parks and
small shops
Morning 6.30 a.m – 7.30a.m
Afternoon 11.30 a.m-1.30p.m
Evening 4.00 p.m – 6.00 p.m
B U S I E S T J U N C T I O N

19. What WAS the SITE
B E F O R E 2 0 0 6 –
S U N D A Y &
W E D N E S D A Y F A I R
G A R B A G E
D U M P I N G
S I T E
STAR
FORT
GENERAL
HOSPITAL
Around 2000

20. FINDINGS…………………………………………………
HOSPITAL, STAR FORT and SHOPPING
COMPLEX function separately.
Their individual functions disturbs each other
Individual failure of non integrated activities
TOTALLY leads to the failure the site area.
IT has lost ITS PATTERN

21. Urban decline could be identified by:
Out migration
Drop in economic activities
Increase in unemployment in the area
Drop in land values
Degradation of the built fabric (lack of maintenance of
buildings, neglect of public areas etc.,)
Increase in crimes
Evidence of social unrest

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