K.V. Byregowda Circle to Kempegowda Circle

About

As part of the Revitalising Public Spaces initiative, this proposal focuses on a corridor that carries deep civic significance — stretching between a circle named for Nadaprabhu Hiriya Kempegowda, the 16th-century founder of Bengaluru who built the city's first lakes, markets, and planned settlement in 1537, and a circle honouring Krishna Byregowda, a respected minister who has long championed the welfare of Bengaluru and its citizens. This heritage-laden road in Jakkur forms part of one of North Bengaluru's most active neighbourhood corridors, threading together everyday civic life with a layered sense of local identity and memory.

The proposal responds to growing urbanisation and traffic pressures by upgrading the public realm through improved pedestrian infrastructure, accessible amenities, designated hawker zones, enhanced bus and auto facilities, and safer traffic management — while preserving the area's established social character. Existing gathering spaces — the three kattes, Jakkur Ground, parks and community spaces — are retained and strengthened to continue supporting informal life across generations. Environmental measures include bamboo plantations, upgraded stormwater drainage, improved sanitation and public lighting. Heritage conservation is addressed directly through the adaptive reuse of a historic residence along the corridor as a community museum, anchoring the street's memory within its everyday civic function. Together, these interventions aim to create a safer, more inclusive and more dignified neighbourhood, one worthy of the civic ideals of the two figures whose names frame its ends.

  • Location: Jakkur Ward No. 5, Bangalore

  • Project Type: Urban Public Space Revitalization Proposal

  • Client: Greater Bangalore Authority (GBA)

  • Total Area: 13,628.22 sq.m.

  • Parent Project: Revitalizing Public Spaces

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