Rose Hill Market Square in Mauritius

Development of

Rose Hill Market Square for

Municipal Council of Beau Bassin and Rose Hill Mauritius

Bazar Rose Hill

Transaction Advisor

CRISIL Risk & Infrastructure Solutions Ltd. DESIGN REPORT Consulting architect : Kiran Keswani INDIA 30 October 2008

kiran keswani architect . India

Proposed ROSE HILL Mall at existing Rose hill vegetable market site

Contents Scope of the project Study of the site & relevant areas Existing Rose Hill Market Rose Hill Region The Stadium Arab Town market Beau Bassin market Port Louis Market Architectural heritage in Mauritius Concept & Design Rose Hill Market Square Crafts Bazaar Roof Plan Rose Hill Mall (Commercial Centre) Elevations Architectural Specifications Municipal Regulations Rose Hill Market Relocation Plan Sketch View Market walk Conclusion

Stadium

Proposed ROSE HILL MARKET SQUARE


Scope of the project The Municipal Council of Beau Bassin & Rose Hill (MBBRH) plans to remodel the existing ‘Bazar Rose hill’ to make it functionally and aesthetically more appropriate for contemporary use. This is a Fruit & Vegetable market that serves the Rose hill community. In the vicinity, there is the ‘Arab Town Market’ which primarily sells textiles. It was initially suggested that the triangular piece of land housing the vegetable market be demolished and a modern building be built that would accommodate the fruit & vegetable vendors, the fish & poultry vendors and the textile vendors of the Arab Town Market. The ‘Rose Hill Market Square’ project is now an Integrated Development plan that includes the 'Rose Hill Mall' (the Commercial and Tourist centre) to be built at the current market site, the Bazar Rose Hill (Fruit & Vegetable Municipal market) to be rebuilt at the Duval Stadium and the Arab Town Market to be relocated to the Bus-station. The objectives are : a. a cleaner and more hygienic market environment b. a contemporary and efficient building c.parking facilities for both buyers and sellers d.allowing the space currently occupied by the Arab Town Market to be incorporated into the Light Rail Transport line (LRT) on Duncan Taylor street

Bazar Rose hill

The Stadium

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Way Supermarket

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Scope of the project After a study of the site, observations and discussions with the MBBRH and the stakeholders, a twopronged design approach is suggested here : 1. an urban design approach – the Rose Hill Market Square 2. an architectural design solution – the Rose Hill Mall (the Commercial & Tourist Centre)

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Proposed Rose Hill Market Square

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The original site of the Rose hill market will be developed as the ‘Rose Hill Mall’ with offices and shops. This approach would create a vibrancy that is attractive to local residents & tourists.

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It is recommended that the Rose Hill vegetable municipal Market be relocated permanently in a part of the stadium and the open space facing the Stadium and Da Patten be developed into a ‘Market Square’.

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Study of the site & relevant areas Existing Rose Hill market The ‘original site’ is the triangular piece of land (2668 sq.m.) B in the Rose hill municipality that is enveloped on three sides by Duncan Taylor street, Elias street (now, Mahmad Nalla street) & Edward VII street (now Maurice Cure street). To the East is Port-Louis St.Jean road or Plaines Wilhelms Mahebourg road. This has been the main market for the residents of Rose hill for the last few decades. It houses the Vegetable section, the Fruits section, the Bread stalls, the Fish & Poultry and the Pork sections. It has had three entrances. The main entrance is on the corner of Edward & Duncan Taylor. The second entrance is at the corner of Elias & Duncan Taylor. D The third entrance is the direct entry into the Fish, Poultry & Pork sections.

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Rose hill market from Way Supermarket

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Corner of market building from Edward VII Street

Agro-cooperative Fruit & Vegetable Fish & Poultry section section

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Key Plan : ROSEHILL MARKET

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Corner of market building from Elias street/Mahmad Nalla street

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Fruit & Vegetable vendor stalls

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Within the Bazar Rose Hill, as it is called amongst local residents, there are no demarcations between spaces that C vendors occupy. It is a shared space. Displays of fruits and vegetables are informal and change as individual vendors arrange them every day. It is different from a supermarket where the location & display of goods is mostly unchanging. This nature of traditional bazaars makes them attractive even today to buyers and can be a feature that must continue for tourists who come from western countries. There are unique ways of selling and displaying, for e.g. the way coconut water or pickles are sold.

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Vegetable vendors and their displays

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Lane within the Rose hill market


Existing Rose Hill market

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Natural light flows into the market on the entrance side, with grills facing Edward VII street

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Cut coconut, Coconut water pickles are an attraction

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Existing Rose Hill market Fish & Poultry stalls At the Stakeholders’ meeting held at the Mayor’s Chambers in the Council of Beau-Bassin & Rose Hill, the Fish & Poultry vendors suggested that the Proposed Market be equipped with refrigeration facilities.

Agro-cooperative Fruit & Vegetable Fish & Poultry section section

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At present, there is a double-door system that keeps away insects from outside and also prevents the smells from within floating into the immediate vicinity.

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This section has a room at a higher level, encased with glass that allows a thorough supervision to take place at all hours of the day.

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The Meat section of the Rose hill market.

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The double door system in place at the Meat section

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The tiled platforms at the Meat section

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The glass cabin at a higher level that allows supervision of the Fish & Poultry sections

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Natural Light & Roof structure It is important that a market structure have ample natural light and ventilation. In an informal atmosphere that the Rose Hill market would like to support, also in its proposed modern construction, it is recommended that the dependence on artificial sources of lighting be minimal.

Corrugated metal sheets form the walls of the Rose Hill market and perforated panels bring in Natural light


Existing Rose Hill market

Port Louis Market It was mentioned at the Stakeholders’ meeting by the vendors that they would not like the structure to be the kind provided at the Port Louis market. It was found on visiting the Port Louis market that due to a large span RCC roof structure, the natural light becomes available only at the edges of the building and extensive artificial lighting is provided which would be an expensive option for the vendors.

The roof structure in the existing Rose hill High ceilings bring in a spaciousness that Market consists of corrugated metal sheets comes with a sloping roof structure. and metal trusses that support it. Built into the structure are light panels that bring in sunlight.

The design of the natural light sources can also help demarcate areas – assigning each a character of its own.

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The Chinese store at the junction of Edward VII street and Port-Louis St Jean Road

Reference : Wright, Carol (1974) : Mauritius, David & Charles, Great Britain

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The Raymond Chasle Square developed at the Bus Stand, behind the Police station is a good example of the kind of development that will also benefit the proposed Rose hill market square and make it attractive for the public.

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The Post office building at the junction of Reduit road and Port-Louis St.Jean Road

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This road connects Rose Hill to St.Jean on one side and to Port Louis on the other. The urban fabric in the Rose Hill region as seen in the plan shown here is indicative of architectural development that belongs to the past. This is seen from the continuity in development as against stand-alone independent buildings that demand attention to themselves. Here, each building still connects in its character to an adjoining development. There is yet a sense of organic nature of development which must be continued also in the new development for Mauritius and especially for the Rose Hill region.

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The Port-Louis St.Jean Road is a major road that passes through the area of the existing Rose Hill market. Whilst this triangular piece of land is being developed into the Rose Hill Mall and the adjoining public space into the Rose Hill Market Square, this road becomes an important link for the Rose Hill project.

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One of the traditionally constructed buildings at the junction of PortLouis St.Jean road & Elias street

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Key Plan : The STADIUM

The Proposed site for Relocation of the Fruit & Vegetable market was initially identified by the MBBRH as a temporary location until such time that the new modern construction at the triangular site enclosed by Elias St., Duncan Taylor St. & Edward VII St. is completed. However, it is now recommended that this site within the stadium premises be the permanent location for the Fruit & Vegetable market becoming an important part of the proposed “Rose hill Market Square” that is now being created along with Da Patten and the Crafts Bazaar.

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Looking towards the proposed site with the stands on the left


The Stadium

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Proposed curved site adjacent to the tracks

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Facing the wall separating the stadium from the Lorry stand with Da Patten beyond

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View from the proposed site for relocation of vegetable market looking towards the stands

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They preferred to be in the Ground floor of the new building and not be relocated to the first floor or to the basement. They pointed out that a new set of hawkers would begin to sell their wares at the pavement level or ground level at prices that A would be more competitive since they would not pay the rents that the relocated vendors would pay in the new building and that they would therefore lose their business to these hawkers.

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The Arab Town Market (1275 sq.m.) is the Haber Dasherie or the Textile market. At the stakeholders’ meeting at the MBBRH held on 22nd Aug 2008, the vendors expressed concern over their relocation to the proposed market building.

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Raoul Duval street

View of Arab Town market from junction of Port-Louis St.Jean street & Raoul Duval street

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View from Edward street facing Chung Mui Fong house

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The relocation of the Arab Town Market makes possible the Light Rail Transport (LRT) to pass through Raoul Duval street as required.

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Rose hill vegetable & fruit market

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Arab town market as seen from Raoul Duval street

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Looking at Arab town market from Duncan Taylor street

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Beau Bassin Market

The members of the Municipal Council of Beau-Bassin and Rose Hill suggested on a visit to the Beau-Bassin market, that the new market being proposed have the character of this traditional market. In particular, its arched elements, its natural light features and its spaciousness were seen as features that could also be a part of a contemporary structure in Rose Hill and bring a continuity into the urban development that takes place in Rose Hill and in other parts of Mauritius. It is suggested that the Beau Bassin market also be a part of the ‘Market Tour’ that may be developed as part of the Tourist package for Rose Hill and Beau Bassin. It is a good example of the vernacular architecture of this region and a place where the local culture and a part of everyday life can be viewed by visitors and tourists. There is a fairly large parking lot that belongs to the property on which the market is situated. Additionally, from the grounds of this market, one can also see the beautiful stretch of “green belt” that has been developed by the MBBRH where the old rail track once passed through.

Corrugated metal sheets form the walls of the Rose hill market and perforated panels bring in Natural light

High ceilings bring in a spaciousness that comes with a sloping roof structure.

High ceilings bring in a spaciousness that comes with a sloping roof structure.

The design of the natural light sources can also help demarcate areas – assigning each a character of its own.

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Port Louis Market

In most towns all over the world, the fruit and vegetable market has been the nucleus of the town. Crawford market in Bombay is a British colonial building designed as the Vegetable and fruit market and today the entire ´Crawford market area´ stretching to almost a square kilometre is a busy market area with entire streets selling one kind of product – streets with shops selling only paper, or only curtains and towels, or plastics, or food preservatives, or perfumes, or shoes, or bags and so on. In Port Louis, the capital city of Mauritius, the “market” is an entire region that consists of several streets that have grown from this nucleus that sells fruits and vegetables and where people congregate to buy their daily necessities. Today, it is also an interesting area for tourists who can buy crafts, who can see what it is like to be in Mauritian markets and to be a part of the lives of the people here.

Port Louis Market main entrance as seen from the Street outside

High ceilings bring in natural light s through the skylights in the roof

Stone walls lend a traditional look to the interior of the Port Louis market. Hand-woven baskets by local craftsmen are used for holding goods.

The façade of the Port Louis Market uses wood overhangs for the stone arched windows and wooden kiosks that bring in traditional aesthetics

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Architectural heritage in Mauritius “In 1730, M.de la Bourdonnais was sent from France as Governor of the two islands – Isle of France & Isle of Bourbon. He was the only person acquainted with the theory & practice of architecture and he put workmen and apprentice in place. The houses were built in wood, which was in great plenty. Their foundations consisted of stone & lime. Wood however, is now becoming rare, the forests are removed to such a distance that it would require great expense & immense labour to bring it from there. The lime employed in building is made of white coral, which is in great abundance and of excellent quality. There are several kinds of wood on the island. Ebony is very common and others which are extremely hard; one, in particular, is of a reddish colour and of a very close grain, which is called nattes and is the timber employed in buildings”. Traditional structure facing the old Beau Bassin market.

Window surrounds painted white can be adapted also for new construction where stone finish can be used for the walls.

Decorative fascia boards or panels that adorn a balcony in Port Louis.

Elements of architecture that used natural materials such as stone and wood may be studied and used where possible in new constructions

Reference: Grant, Charles (1995) : The History of Mauritius – the Isle of France & the neighbouring islands from their first discovery to the present time, composed from the ‘Papers & Memoirs of Baron Grant’ Asian Educational Services, New Delhi – Madras

Wood and stone may be combined with glass and metal in an effective way to bring an old world charm.

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Rose Hill Market Square Design

Brief

Every village, every town, every city in every country has markets. Sometimes they are small, sometimes they are large. The ‘market square’ has always been a dynamic environment. It has been an excuse to gather together for festivals, to exchange news, to enact dramas, to make public announcements. There is the Peach Peddler occupying a corner in a street in China; a Brush hawker on a tricycle in Singapore; the Boat peddlers on the River market of Bangkok; the outdoor vegetable market in Israel and the city market in Milan.

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Source : Wikipedia

In London, Covent Garden is a district which is dominated by shopping, street performers and entertainment facilities and contains an entrance to the Royal Opera House. Covent Garden Piazza was originally the site of a flower, fruit and vegetable market from the 1500s until 1974. In August 2007, Covent Garden launched the UK's first food Night Market. It is recommended that the ‘Rose hill Market Square’ be one such vibrant public space for the local residents and for tourists who come to Mauritius.

1 1. Street Performer at Covent Garden in U.K.

Reference : Spencer J.E. & Thomas W.L. (1969) : Cultural Geography; Wiley International

2. & 3. Interior & Exterior views of the Covent garden market

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Concept & Design


Phase - wise development for Rose Hill

Market

Square

The development of the Rose Hill Market square will take place over a period of a few years. It may happen in the following phases : 1.Relocation of the Fruit and Vegetable market to the Stadium premises 2.Relocation of the Arab Town Market to face the Market square. This can consist of covered and open spaces 3.Design of a shopping centre similar to Da Patten, also facing the Square. These structures will gradually give rise to a public open space that is enveloped on its sides by buildings – some traditional and some contemporary. 4.Development of a Crafts Bazaar, that will comprise of permanent steel structures with wood panels for finish and of temporary umbrella or other shelters that will come together for a weekly fair. 5.Pedestrianisation of the streets adjoining the market square 6.Incremental growth of parking facilities in the region adjoining the square. 7.Organised Street Performers monitored by a central association that will make the Square a lively place in the evenings 8.Open-air Food market 9.Landscaping that includes public fountains and sculptures in the Market Square

Proposed SITE for the Rose Hill Market Square. The white wall in the background in the image shown here is where the Fruit & Vegetable market will be built. The Crafts Bazaar will happen in the central open space.

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The Rose hill Market - in the context of Rose hill & Beau-Bassin urban development

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The Rose Hill Mall (the Commercial & Tourist Centre) may be designed to have an arcade on two sides, so that visitors/shoppers can walk in a shaded zone. The building above extends to the edge of the streets. Points of entry into this Mall must relate to the streets that run perpendicular to the building so that there are several linkages for pedestrian movement.


Option 1 - Details

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The red dotted line indicates the connecting axes and the circulation pattern thereby generated.

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The Crafts Bazaar will be planned to have umbrellas and kiosks as the primary shelter options for the craftsmen and traders. The use of the market square will be exclusively for the craft-related activities. This will also ensure that there are no hawkers who compete with the Arab Town Market stalls and the fruit and vegetable vendor units that are provided a sheltered indoor space.


Option 2 - Details

The red dotted line indicates the connecting axes and the circulation pattern thereby generated.

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There will be shelters such as the one built at the The proposed Crafts Bazaar at Chasle Square at the Rose Hill Bus stand. the market square will have similar products for sale as at the La Caudan indoor crafts bazaar


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Outdoor restaurants & Cafeterias as at La Caudan waterfront would be a part of the Rose Hill Market Square

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The market square may be designed to have street furniture such as stone benches, lampposts of traditional style, information kiosks about the market walk & Beau Bassin Rose Hill tourist attractions with appropriate signage for this entire region to make it tourist-friendly. Some kiosks may be given out to food vendors selling special Mauritian snacks so that a part of the Market Square functions as a food court. A new shopping centre (shown in red) may be built adjacent to the Da Patten building. This can be leased out to Restaurants or Coffee shops that may have also some outdoor seating that overlooks the crafts bazaar.

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The Crafts Bazaar being proposed (2500sq.m.)at the Market square is an important element in the Integrated Development Plan that has both the informal and formal sector in the retail environment. It will consist of craft vendors utilising both enclosed shelters - wooden kiosks as well as semi-enclosed shelters such as umbrellas and wooden pergolas for shade. In India, examples of contemporary craft bazaars are the Dilli Haat & Hauz Khas in Delhi.

Crafts Bazaar

Key Plan

The landscape development for the Pedestrianised market square and the linkage to the proposed Rose Hill Mall may be detailed out as above.

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Crafts Bazaar


Urban Design Guidelines for Rose Hill

Market

Square

It is suggested that Urban Design guidelines be framed specifically for the area surrounding the Rose Hill Market for : Built-form Scale of the buildings & the open spaces Landscape development – Hard and Soft landscape Intensity of construction – the traditional urban fabric vs. the contemporary urban fabric Heritage Conservation Climate-responsive construction

The guidelines may also specify which areas hoardings will be permitted and areas where they will not be permitted. This will allow the character of the place to be retained whilst allowing urbanization to make its own progress. It is apt that any new construction that is taken up in this region take elements from the historical architecture of Mauritius and blend it with elements of contemporary architecture. It would help tremendously to frame & enforce a policy on the Preservation of Heritage buildings in the Rose Hill region.

Wooden kiosks at Port Louis Market

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Pedestrian walkway through the Port Louis Market

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Proposed Parking Options for shoppers/visitors are : 1. Rose Hill Mall (Basement parking) 2. Private land to north of Stadium (Open-air parking) 3. Below the Stadium stands (Free parking for Vegetable market) Delivery vehicle parking for vendors will be planned on Duncan Taylor Street. The area presently occupied by the nursery and the eastern stand of the stadium could be used for the bus station, the lorry park and a multi-level car park. Reference : Technical Due Diligence Report, Mega Design Ltd.

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Rose Hill Market Square & Rose Hill Mall Roof Plan

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The new buildings in the Rose Hill Market Square and the Rose Hill Mall building will have part sloping roofs in galvanized steel sheeting and part flat roofs in Reinforced Cement Concrete slabs. This is to ensure the continuity of the architectural heritage in the Rose Hill region along with bringing in contemporary architecture that is functional and attractive to the tourist and local resident population that this Integrated Development Plan will serve.

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Rose Hill Mall Brief

The Centre may be designed to have the following components :

It is hoped that this Commercial Centre & Tourist Mall

1.Shopping (Clothes, Electronics, Toys & Confectionery) 1. 2. 3.

Large shopping outlets Small informal shops Kiosks

will be visited by Tourists, Residents of Beau Bassin Rose Hilll, and Residents of neighbouring municipalities within Mauritius.

2.Commercial 1. 2. 3. 4.

Offices Bank ATM Travel agents

3.Leisure & Entertainment 1. 2. 3. 4.

Theme Restaurants Ethnic cuisine outlets Coffee shops Music & Book shops

Plot area

: 2668 sq.m.

Built-up Area proposed

: 13750 sq.m.

no.of floors

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4.Business Centre 1. 2.

Conference hall/ Board room Seminar Rooms

Ground floor plan

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Design

Rosehill


Design Approach Plaza

The basic design concept underlying the ‘Rose Hill Mall’ is a natural integration of modern facilities into the existing urban fabric of Rose Hill and developing a design aesthetic that takes its inspiration from the prevalent colonial architecture of Mauritius. The proposed Business and Tourist facilities proposed in Rose Hill will be designed to harmonise with the physical and environmental setting of Beau-Bassin & Rose Hill. The use of local building materials and construction techniques is recommended. Within the new structure, the design of interiors, furniture and graphics will utilize and propagate local craft traditions of Mauritius. The building facade of the Rose Hill Mall will be a combination of stone finishes and glazing for the shop/office windows. The corners of the building situated on a triangular site will be treated in a special manner, especially the roofs.

Architectural facades in Rose Hill and Port Louis that are good examples of the kind of façade the Rose Hill Mall may be designed to have – a combination of stone finish and white painted surfaces.

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Options 2 & 3 Plaza

Ground floor plan

Basement floor plan

Typical floor plan Option 2 : with basement parking 3 Entrances 3 Service Cores

Option 3 : with basement parking 2 Entrances 2 Service Cores

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statement Unit no. Carpet Area Kiosk no. Area (in sq.m.) (in sq.m.)

Ground floor

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Toilets Circulati on areas Total Carpet area Total B.U.A.

54 40 40 40 40 40 54 10 23 23 23 14 14 14 14 180 19 19 19 19 19 19 24 685

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1546

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Typical floor

Carpet Area (in sq.m.)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

108 76 56 56 56 56 56 76 251 147 248 131 106 55 172 60 60 62

Toilets Circulation areas

24 430

Total Carpet area

2286

Total B.U.A.

Carpet area

Built-up area

(in sq.m.)

(in sq.m.)

Ground floor

1446

1546

First floor

2286

2435

Second floor

2286

2435

Third floor

2286

2435

Fourth floor

2286

2435

10590

11286

SUB-TOTAL Basement floor

2464

PLOT AREA

2668


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View from Edward VII Street

Key Plan

Rose Hill Mall E L E V A T I O N Option 1

The Rose Hill Mall may be designed to have a clock tower at its eastern end. This may be an octagonal feature with four clocks facing in four different directions.

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Façade Stone masonry / Stone cladding for the ground floor & first floor levels and painted & plastered wall surfaces for the upper levels for the Rose Hill Mall building. The façade of the relocated vegetable market to have stone masonry upto plinth level or up to 4ft. height and a plastered surface above until roof overhang. The stone façade of the existing Bazar Rose Hill, especially the side of this building that overlooks Edward VII street could be reused in the new market building.

Flooring The proposed Rose Hill vegetable and fruit market to be relocated to stadium premises to have old-style stone blocks if possible similar to the existing flooring at the Beau Bassin market.. The paving for the Rose Hill Market Square to be precast concrete blocks as shown here with precast blocks also for the drains and built-in light fixtures in the floor.

Fenestration details It is suggested that the proposed Rose Hill Mall be designed in some parts to have a stone façade and white door & window surrounds as shown here. Note : Architectural Finishes to be similar to the historical buildings in Mauritius, as much as possible and both easy to maintain and cost-effective.

Façade & Window detail from Port Louis.

Paving detail from the La Caudan waterfront in Port Louis

Stone masonry and steel grills at the Bazar Rose Hill

“Today, in Mauritius, forest is rare and timber logging is allowed to only established logging companies in a very rare controlled manner. The local timber is mostly soft wood with the only abundant trees being Eucalyptus which are used only as scaffolding. Ebony is very rare. Coral extraction is strictly forbidden. Lime is no longer used in building works, having been replaced by imported cement.” Inputs from : Nand Sooredoo Mega Design Ltd, Consulting Engineers & Project Managers, Quatre Bornes, Mauritius

Stone paving in Beau Bassin market.

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Architectural Specifications

As per the Design Guidance – Commercial Development, Ministry of Housing & Lands, Mauritius, November 2004 Floor Area Ratio For Rose Hill, Vacoas, Curepipe & Quatre Borne CBD, the Floor Area Ratio or F.A.R. is 6.75 Maximum Height The maximum permissible height is 55 M. The maximum height at Street Frontage is 2.0 M x street width. An additional penthouse floor is appropriate provided that it is set back a minimum of 2.5 M from the street frontage. In the case of a tower on a podium, the maximum height of the tower is to be 1.8 x the distance from the tower façade to the property line across the fronting street. Setbacks Setbacks serve to protect the amenity of adjoining properties, to provide spatial barriers against fire spread, to reserve utility and road corridors and to assist in the establishment of street character. The objectives of urban design encourage the placing of buildings close to the street. In order to achieve this, it is essential to reduce the building line to the minimum that is appropriate to the context. Building to plot boundaries may be permitted in locations where this is not in conflict with the existing context, and where it can be demonstrated that the buildings have been designed to ensure the provision of adequate daylight to habitable rooms, sufficient natural ventilation, and private open spaces of the plot and adjacent plots are not overlooked. For a building height of 15.0 M, the minimum setback is 3.0 M on the side and 3.0 to 15.0 M in the front. In highly urbanised areas, such as in the city centre, setbacks will be determined on a case by case basis and will be governed by the existing context, the optimising of valuable city centre land, the creation of safe, comfortable and convenient public areas.

The implementation of the Rose Hill Mall project can be most viable if its planning excludes setbacks i.e. if the building line can be taken up to the plot boundaries. As mentioned above, urban design does support such a plan provided there is adequate natural light and ventilation for the habitable rooms of the building and if adjacent plots are not affected. In the case of the Rose Hill Mall, since the property is surrounded on all three sides by roads, it may be possible to consider eliminating the setbacks, if the Municipal Council of Beau Bassin Rose Hill can grant the permission to do so. Since the current design takes the entire plot area as the plinth area, the maximum height of buildiing possible is 6 floors. The total built up area of the proposed G+4 building is approximately 5 times the plot area i.e. utilises an F.A.R of 5.0.

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Municipal Regulations

Rose Hill Market RELOCATED

This PLAN has been developed by the Works Department of the Municipality of Beau Bassin and Rose Hill.

The Rose Hill Market (3275sq.m.) will be a Single storied building. It will be designed as a steel structure similar to the traditional steel construction of the Beau Bassin market.

Ground floor plan

Parts of the old, existing market building such as steel roof members, the stone blocks that make the walls, the metal grillwork, currently facing Edward VII street would be reused effectively in the new construction on the Stadium premises. This will help retain the old-world charm of the Bazar Rosehill and also result in small savings in the new project. 35

to be relocated to the market at Stadium premises from the existing Bazar Rose Hill

Presently, 12 lorries (precise number and capacity to be obtained from the National Transport Authority - NTA) operate for the vegetable market. There is a need to provide structured parking for these lorries.

STALL

TRADE

SIZE

NUMBER

VE

VENISON

1500 x 750

6

G

GOAT

1500 x 750

8

F

FISH

1500 x 750

14

B

BEEF

1500 x 750

13

P

POULTRY

1500 x 750

8

O

OFFAL

1500 x 750

5

PK

PORK

1500 x 750

5

VE

VEGETABLE

1600 x 1000

147

C

CAKE

1300 x 600

8

FL

FLOWER

1500 x 750

6

S

SPICE

1600 x 1000

10

FR

FRUIT

1600 x 1000

21

BR

BREAD

1600 x 1000

7

N

NEWSPAPER

1600 x 1000

1

M

MEDICINAL

1600 x 1000

1

L

LEMONADE

1600 x 1000

4

VANNERY

1500 x 2400

3

VAN

TOTAL


List of vendors

267 stalls

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RELOCATED BAZAR ROSEHILL

S T A D I U M


CRAFTS BAZAAR

MARKET SQUARE

A N N C D U

View

O R Y L T A

A : Proposed Rose Hill Vegetable Market & the Market Square

E T R E S T

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Design approach


for the Relocated Fruit & Vegetable market building

The new building at the Stadium premises which will serve as the Rose Hill Fruit & Vegetable market may be designed as a steel structure with a sloping, gabled roof. It is recommended that the structural details of the steel support structure of the Beau Bassin market be replicated, if possible. The market structure to have skylights in the roof to allow good natural light and ventilation all over the building. “Reinforced concrete structures are better resistant to cyclones, but are less aesthetically pleasing if designed as sloped roof structures than steel structures designed with traditional joinery details. With a steel structure, a higher roof height may be achieved more economically giving plenty of aeration and light” Inputs from : Nand Sooredoo Mega Design Ltd, Consulting Engineers & Project Managers, Quatre Bornes, Mauritius

Examples from the Beau Bassin market showing steel columns and arches supporting a sloping roof.

Joinery details in the steel structure

At the entrances/corners of the new Rose Hill market, the roof profiles may be similar to this development at La Caudan in Port Louis.

The Fish & Poultry section in the new construction may follow the same detailing as the Beau Bassin market in terms of the structural design.

Tubular steel members and trusses lend support to the corrugated metal roofing sheets.

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Tourism development

It is recommended that a ‘Market walk’ be developed that will highlight the traditional and contemporary features of the markets and shopping areas in Rose Hill. It could include the Rose Hill Market Square & within it, the Fruit & Vegetable market relocated in the Stadium site, the Crafts bazaar, the Da Patten, the Arab Town Market (Haber Dasherie) and the traditionally constructed Beau Bassin market. Shown below are features of a market that tourists find attractive. In a descriptive note in ‘Mauritius’ by Carol Wright, the characteristics of the Port Louis market are highlighted. It says : “ In Port Louis, the Central market is situated near the dock entrance between Farquahar and Queen streets. In early morning, the main central paved way between the two covered sections seems carpeted with fresh vegetables and fruit -small sweet Victoria pineapples, mangoes in season and the small cherry tomatoes popular on the island. Sari-clad women crouch by the artistically piled arrangements. Under cover is the meat and fish market, and on the other side the pungent crushed spices for curries marry with the stable-like smell of the baskets and tentes (little plaited baskets made from vacaos leaves) in which many workers carry their lunch and which visitors use to collect shells when beachcombing. Little bundles of vegetables, ready selected to make a soup are widely sold, as are the ‘pains de maison’- big crusty rolls.

Little bundles of vegetables for soup

Reference : Wright, Carol (1974) : Mauritius, David & Charles, Great Britain

Freshly baked bread rolls

Spices and Pickles

Hand-woven bags & souvenirs

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Market walk

Conclusions The Rose Hill Market Square Integrated Development Plan brings together : 1.Rose hill Fruit & Vegetable Market 2.The Stadium 3.Arab Town market 4.Da Patten 5.Proposed Rose Hill Mall (the Commercial Centre & Tourist Mall) 6.Crafts Bazaar The focus for new physical development will be to create contemporary architecture that enhances the heritage value of the Rose Hill region and makes it attractive to tourists as well as the residents of Beau Bassin Rose Hill. It is essential that Parking & Pedestrian accessways be planned in detail and the Circulation patterns for vehicular traffic be well-worked out before the start of the project.

Kiran Keswani architect

Bangalore, India [email protected]

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Rose Hill Market Square in Mauritius

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