Tactical Interventions

Panaji, the capital city of the state of Goa was a colony and a gateway town for Portuguese trade interests in India. Planned on a cartographic grid laid around the Altinho hill, the original blocks of the city have been increasingly densified over time with eclectic building use. The city also commands views and access to the mouth of the Mandovi river - a historic navigation channel that presents a modern-day hotchpotch with floating casinos, leisure boats, and fishing vessels constantly crisscrossing the relatively calm waters.

 Like most colonial towns, Panaji is built in layers. The town presents an opportunity for careful tactical interventions in critical parts within the historic grid that will help rejuvenate the neighborhoods and make them much more accessible for modern-day use.