The Hyderabad State Central Library is the city's first library in India constructed for the preservation of Urdu literature. The site on the banks of the River Musi was considered the ideal location for a state's most prestigious monument in the year 1932 by architect Aziz Ali. As a prerequisite for the dissertation on the 'Restoration of the Hyderabad State Central Library', an analysis was conducted to analyse the relevance of this site location almost a century later. The plans displayed below investigate the surrounding context within a 3km radius of the site.
Map 01: Location Map
Key 01: Location Map Key
Map 02: Accessibility and Linkages Map
Key 02: Accessibility and Linkages Map Key
Map 03: Reverse Figure Ground Map
Map 04: Land-Use Map
Map 05: Green Field and Brownfield Development Map
Map 06: Water Networks Map
Micro-analysis maps have also been added to understand the immediate site surroundings.
Map 07: GHMC land-use regulation zoning
Map 08: Contour Map of Site
Map 09: Ages of buildings in the surrounding context of the site
Map 10: Heights of buildings in the surrounding context of the site
Map 11: Vegetation and green spaces surrounding the site
