Old City Precinct Plan
Nashik, Maharashtra
- Nashik, Maharashtra
- 2025
- Concept
- Urban Precinct Plan
- 46 ha
- Municipal planning body
Nashik's old city is dense, historic and under pressure. The lanes near the Godavari ghats carry pilgrims, traders and residents on the same narrow streets, and many older houses are at risk of replacement by poorly built infill. This concept plan sets out a way to keep the fabric alive without freezing it in place.
The work begins with a spatial survey: walking routes at different times of the day, building age and condition, flood lines along the river, and the places where people already gather. The plan proposes a small set of connected pedestrian spines, pocket squares at market junctions and slow streets where vehicles are limited to morning deliveries.
The plan is offered as a basis for discussion. It proposes conservation zones, height guidance for infill and a set of low-cost public realm interventions that could start before any large capital works. The next step is a series of community walks and a physical model of the precinct to test the proposals with traders and residents.
“Keep the old city alive by planning for the people who walk it.”
Seen in photographs
The ideas that shape the building
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Connected pedestrian spines
Three walking routes link the ghats, the main market and the lanes behind them without vehicle conflict.
- 02
Pocket squares at market junctions
Small squares at key crossings give vendors and residents places to sit and trade in shade.
- 03
Slow streets with managed deliveries
Vehicle access is limited to morning deliveries, reducing congestion and dust in the core lanes.
- 04
Height guidance for infill
Simple rules protect the skyline and courtyards of older houses from poorly built replacements.
Kota Stone
Exposed Brick
Lime Plaster
Basalt Setts
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