PAVILLION

PAVILLION

PAVILLION

UX Research Brief: Community Pavilion Design for Women Empowerment

UX Research Brief: Community Pavilion Design for Women Empowerment

This project focuses on designing a Women’s Community Pavilion optimised for 75 users, incorporating multifunctional spaces to foster engagement across various age groups. Architecture serves as a medium of social change, symbolising the impact of women in society. The design should integrate functionality, aesthetics, and structural ingenuity while maintaining an optimal footprint of no more than 500 sq. meters

This project focuses on designing a Women’s Community Pavilion optimised for 75 users, incorporating multifunctional spaces to foster engagement across various age groups. Architecture serves as a medium of social change, symbolising the impact of women in society. The design should integrate functionality, aesthetics, and structural ingenuity while maintaining an optimal footprint of no more than 500 sq. meters

This project focuses on designing a Women’s Community Pavilion optimised for 75 users, incorporating multifunctional spaces to foster engagement across various age groups. Architecture serves as a medium of social change, symbolising the impact of women in society. The design should integrate functionality, aesthetics, and structural ingenuity while maintaining an optimal footprint of no more than 500 sq. meters

Project Type

Project Type

Design Competition

Design Competition

Design Competition

Methodologies

Methodologies

Secondary (Desk) Research

Secondary (Desk) Research

Secondary (Desk) Research

Tools

Tools

Miro
Figma
Chat-GPT

Miro
Figma
Chat-GPT

Miro
Figma
Chat-GPT

Research Objective:

Research Objective:

  1. User Needs Assessment: Identify the specific needs and expectations of women across diverse age groups regarding community spaces.

  2. Functionality & Accessibility: Understand the essential elements that make community spaces inclusive, accessible, and easy to maintain.

  3. Cultural & Social Impact: Assess how architectural design can symbolise hope, strength, and empowerment while promoting awareness of women’s rights.

  1. User Needs Assessment: Identify the specific needs and expectations of women across diverse age groups regarding community spaces.

  2. Functionality & Accessibility: Understand the essential elements that make community spaces inclusive, accessible, and easy to maintain.

  3. Cultural & Social Impact: Assess how architectural design can symbolise hope, strength, and empowerment while promoting awareness of women’s rights.

Outcomes

Outcomes

Outcomes

  • A comprehensive understanding of user needs and expectations.

  • Design guidelines that reflect functionality, inclusivity, and cultural relevance.

  • Insights on how architectural spaces can empower women and foster community growth.

  • A comprehensive understanding of user needs and expectations.

  • Design guidelines that reflect functionality, inclusivity, and cultural relevance.

  • Insights on how architectural spaces can empower women and foster community growth.

  • A comprehensive understanding of user needs and expectations.

  • Design guidelines that reflect functionality, inclusivity, and cultural relevance.

  • Insights on how architectural spaces can empower women and foster community growth.

Women of Dharavi: Primary Users & Key Stakeholders in Pavilion Design

Key Insights for Location Selection:

  • One of the Largest Informal Settlements in Asia

  • High Density, Low Infrastructure

  • Economic Hub with High Informal Workforce

  • Limited Safe Spaces for Women

  • One of the Largest Informal Settlements in Asia

  • High Density, Low Infrastructure

  • Economic Hub with High Informal Workforce

  • Limited Safe Spaces for Women

  • One of the Largest Informal Settlements in Asia

  • High Density, Low Infrastructure

  • Economic Hub with High Informal Workforce

  • Limited Safe Spaces for Women

Research

User Research Framework: Addressing Challenges Faced by Women in Dharavi

User Research Framework: Addressing Challenges Faced by Women in Dharavi

Methodology: Secondary (Desk) Research

Methodology: Secondary (Desk) Research

The findings presented are based on secondary research, which involves analysing pre-existing reports, government data, NGO publications, and academic literature. This method allows for a broad understanding of systemic challenges without direct fieldwork. By reviewing documented evidence, we can identify recurring themes and structure insights into an actionable research framework.

The findings presented are based on secondary research, which involves analysing pre-existing reports, government data, NGO publications, and academic literature. This method allows for a broad understanding of systemic challenges without direct fieldwork. By reviewing documented evidence, we can identify recurring themes and structure insights into an actionable research framework.

The findings presented are based on secondary research, which involves analysing pre-existing reports, government data, NGO publications, and academic literature. This method allows for a broad understanding of systemic challenges without direct fieldwork. By reviewing documented evidence, we can identify recurring themes and structure insights into an actionable research framework.

Research Goals

Research Goals

  • Understand the socio-economic challenges affecting women in Dharavi.

  • Identify barriers to financial independence, healthcare, education, safety, and infrastructure.

  • Explore policy interventions and community-based solutions to improve living conditions.

  • Understand the socio-economic challenges affecting women in Dharavi.

  • Identify barriers to financial independence, healthcare, education, safety, and infrastructure.

  • Explore policy interventions and community-based solutions to improve living conditions.

  • Understand the socio-economic challenges affecting women in Dharavi.

  • Identify barriers to financial independence, healthcare, education, safety, and infrastructure.

  • Explore policy interventions and community-based solutions to improve living conditions.

Data Sources (Desk Research)

  • Government Reports on Urban Development and Women’s Welfare

  • NGO and Non-Profit Studies on Dharavi’s Living Conditions

  • Academic Papers on Gender and Informal Economies

  • Health and Sanitation Surveys from WHO, UNICEF, and Local Health Departments

  • Reports on Gender-Based Violence and Safety from Advocacy Groups

  • Employment and Skill Development Analysis from Social Enterprises

  • Housing and Infrastructure Data from Urban Planning Studies

The women of Dharavi face multidimensional challenges spanning economic hardship, education barriers, poor healthcare, gender discrimination, and unsafe living conditions. Addressing these issues requires policy interventions, community support, and sustainable development programs.

The women of Dharavi face multidimensional challenges spanning economic hardship, education barriers, poor healthcare, gender discrimination, and unsafe living conditions. Addressing these issues requires policy interventions, community support, and sustainable development programs.

The women of Dharavi face multidimensional challenges spanning economic hardship, education barriers, poor healthcare, gender discrimination, and unsafe living conditions. Addressing these issues requires policy interventions, community support, and sustainable development programs.

Four Pillars of Women Empowerment:
Education, Employment, Community, Culture

Four Pillars of Women Empowerment:
Education, Employment, Community, Culture

Four Pillars of Women Empowerment:
Education, Employment, Community, Culture

Four Pillars of Women Empowerment:
Education, Employment, Community, Culture

Empowering women in Dharavi through the four pillars of Education, Employment, Community, and Culture can lead to significant improvements in their lives and the community at large. Here's how each pillar contributes:


Empowering women in Dharavi through the four pillars of Education, Employment, Community, and Culture can lead to significant improvements in their lives and the community at large. Here's how each pillar contributes:


Empowering women in Dharavi through the four pillars of Education, Employment, Community, and Culture can lead to significant improvements in their lives and the community at large. Here's how each pillar contributes:


Extracting Design Brief :
Education, Employment, Community, Culture

Extracting Design Brief :
Education, Employment, Community, Culture

Extracting Design Brief :
Education, Employment, Community, Culture

Ideation

Final Design