Thevara-Perandoor Canal Survey Report
As part of the rejuvenation plan of the city’s longest canal, the Thevara – Perandoor Canal, a total survey of the canal was conducted by the SCMS Water Institute and a preliminary report prepared. The report was handed over …
Edapally – Vytilla National Highway Beautification
The National Highway stretch from Vytila to Edapally is one of the most frequented public spaces in the State of Kerala. This broad stretch which passes through the heart of the Cochin city also plays an important role in regulating and deco…
Broadway Urban Renewal, Ernakulam Market Urban Renewal and Renewal of Pond and Waterways to the Pond
One of the most important projects carried out by the c-hed is the preparation of the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the above mentioned Broadway and Ernakulam Market Heritage Urban Renewal Project. The c-hed had been entrusted with the …
Master Plan preparation of Cochin City
Under the c-hed’s initiative a national workshop on formulation of vision document and strategic plan for Cochin City with a vision period of 20 years was organized in the year 2003. The recommendations of this seminar were the basis of th…
Preparation of City Development Plan for Cochin City
Cities are rightly called the economic generators of a country. For sustaining their growth the cities have to be efficient and competitive. In order to equip the city face the challenges of urbanization, proper and efficient system need…
Pallath Raman Memorial Cultural Centre – Public Space Landscape at Fort Cochin Heritage Zone
Pallath Raman Memorial is a public space located in one of the oldest part of the city, in Veli- Fort Cochin. Owned by the Kochi Municipal Corporation and operated through c-hed, it is a part of the Heritage Zone and is adjacent to many histori…
Mangalavanam Conservation Project
An ecologically sensitive small patch of mangrove forest and nesting grounds for a variety of migratory birds, Mangalavanam is the green lung of Cochin City. It has stood sentinel in the muddy waters near the city coast, trapping polluta…
Padmasarovaram – Proposal for Cultural Public Space in Cochin
The much needed requirement for Urban Public Spaces for the City of Cochin, which is otherwise getting reduced to the Parks on the western water edge of the city, is alive with new rays of hope. Padmasarovaram is conceived primarily to addre…
Vernacular Mosques of Cochin City
Cochin has long been one of the important trading centers of India, attracting seafarers and traders from far and wide. This historic port-city on the Malabar coast in the state of Kerala, has some of the very first vernacular mosques, whic…
Tree Census
Nature’s wonder and a gift to mankind, trees are priceless and the valuable assets necessary for the very existence of any living creature. They are essential to life and form the ground troops of food chain. As a part of the green driv…