r(e)ickshaw

Dec 21, 2009

 there are 200 million homeless people around the world of which 50,000 die every day

100,000 beggars
60,000 rickshaw-pullers
40,000 others

200 million 8 million 200,000

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12:30pm 2:00pm

4:00am 7:00am 1:00pm 5:00pm 11:00pm

5:00am

A day in rickshaw-puller’s life

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Only in Delhi, 600,000 rickshaws are operating
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Weight: 110 Kgs (240 pounds)
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Cost: 7000 Rs( $145)
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No protection from sun and rain
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Seat depth for passengers is less
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Seats are too high for elderly people and kids to climb
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No shockers in rickshaw, stresses body of the driver
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Luggage space inadequate
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Storage space for drivers inadequate
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No headlights
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Backrest for passengers needed
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No. of passengers: 2-4
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Passenger weight: 100-200Kg ( upto 440 pounds)
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Earns 200 Rs/day ($4) from contractor takes 20Rs/day ($0.5)
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A rickshaw covers a distance of 20-25 Kms/day (12-15 miles)
“work and living”
Central Park Mahatma Gandhi Park Deer Park Lotus Temple Grounds

Business District Public Transport Stations Market Area Religious District

Program
“the supports”
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seating
 Delhi Transport Corporation Bus Stations

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unused junk spaces at bus terminals/stations and railway stations, public parks
existing bathing/toilet/water infrastructure
several stations through-out the city, therefore easy access to any nearby docks
timings are perfect: buses don't ply after 10pm which is rest time for rickshaw-pullers
Dividing the site into 4 layers as carving out passages between bays for the “supports” can be differently sized and the system would work better if the three
mentioned below movement programmed according to site’s needs and programs acts as one architectural and
dimensions. structural component.

the supports
walkway
plug-in system
rickshaw bays
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8’ 6”

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1’ 4”

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