Kanpur riverfront development is a part of an overall scheme for rehabilitation of river Ganga and the Ganga riverfront. The project area is occupied by tanneries that are creating an unliveable condition for people of Kanpur due to pollution of ground water and the waste discharge in the river itself. The proposal looks at a rehabilitation scheme of moving the tanneries to a nearby location away from Ganga and provides housing for the existing slum population in the area.

The area being designed is the genesis of Kanpur and has a historical site where the city grew out of. A transit corridor coming from Lucknow enters Kanpur through the site marking its importance as the entrance to the city of Kanpur. The unique position of being next to the holy river Ganga but not being able to access it or enjoy this unique location was the main design driver.

The flow of the river has been captured as a fluid grid that moves along the Ganga creating a seamless space interacting with the river. Ganga simulations have been created to achieve an informed interactive edge along the river based on Program Attractors. Site is located along the riverfront on one side and on the other side is flanked by a dense city grid. This city grid has been seamlessly weaved in the master plan proposal and travels uninterrupted to the river edge maintaining a connection to the exiting arteries of the city. These two primary grids namely a free flowing horizontal grid and the vertical grid from the city interface in a sublime manner creating a unified design approach.

Designed as a Sustainable master plan, the concept of water, waste, and energy management are integral to the master plan. Conservation of energy on basis of transport management has been designed as an active design element in the master plan. Green corridors lead inhabitants from the interior of the master plan to the Ganga edge thereby facilitating an experience based pedestrian movement to the river.