Shillong Public Realm

A connected set of proposals for the Polo riverfront, Ward’s Lake and surrounding public spaces. The work combines landscape, movement, recreation and supporting buildings, with design development at both city and building scale.

Polo riverfront masterplan

Sports grounds and new public spaces share a continuous river edge.

Riverfront connections

The promenade combines planted edges, gathering spaces and routes between destinations.

Ward’s Lake & the promenade

The wider public-space network connects the lake to cafés, gardens and the riverfront.

Gardens, bridges & small buildings

The proposals bring new facilities into the existing landscape through a series of focused interventions.

The lake experience centre

A vertical marker rises above a low building integrated with the lakeside terrain.

Exhibition spaces

The experience centre develops a sequence of themed interiors and open public spaces.

Sports hostel

Accommodation and shared functions occupy a building with a clear public frontage and internal gathering spaces.

Parking & the sports tower

The Polo parking and sports studies combine infrastructure with a compact vertical programme.

Hawkers’ market & civic amenities

Trading space and everyday facilities complete the public-realm programme.

Project credit: Archohm. The drawings and visualisations document design proposals and development studies.