Sensing the city: architecture & mutisensory environment a case study on Chaktai Khal-Khatungonj zone; some possibilities & proposals

Abstract

Architecture is the art of reconciliation between ourselves and the world, and this mediation takes place through the senses. Chittagong, the second largest city in Bangladesh, reserved with a major canal, named Chaktai Khal having some specialty and historical background. describes the city’s glorious senses with its historical background and activities’essence. That is why it can be an attractive place for recreation and social interaction through developing the condition & to increasing the natural beauties of the canal as well as the surrounding areas to develop the city senses. The unplanned situation of the Chaktai Khal –Katungonj area, the previous main trade route of city, has been reducing the beauty and the glory of the canal. The research approach includes the present scenario recounting problems and a systemic methology to designate the demand, management policy and potentiality of this location. To summarize, this study suggests for some recommendation and some design proposal to embellish the Chaktai khal zone so that the people of the Chittagong city can explore sustainability and investigate yet more layer of the city and city lives.