The lone shrine
A small roadside shrine, marooned in traffic and fenced off, given back its dignity with a slender canopy and a planting ring.
Thousands pass this shrine every day and step around it. The plan does not move it or hide it. It frames it: a light canopy for shade, a low planting ring to hold a quiet edge, and a small level standing space so a person can stop without standing in the road.
The problem
Right now the shrine sits behind a chain rail on a traffic island. It is treated as an obstacle, not a place, so people cannot reach it safely and it collects litter rather than care.
The intervention
A slender steel and timber canopy for shade, a circular planting ring that defines the space and softens the concrete, and a small paved standing area set back from the carriageway.
Who it serves
Older residents who stop to pay respects, neighbours who treat it as a landmark, and every commuter who reads a cared-for corner as a sign that the street is looked after.
Social impact
Dignity over erasure. The intervention keeps a piece of local memory in place and makes it safe to approach, turning a fenced-off obstacle into a calm pause in the traffic.
How we would measure it
Count people who stop within a week, before and after. Photograph litter levels. Ask ten neighbours whether the corner feels more cared for.
What it costs
An honest, itemised estimate — not a quote. Change a quantity to see how the total moves; the unit prices are our working figures.
| Item | Qty | Unit | Unit cost | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steel and timber canopy | structure | ₺7,800 | ₺7,800 | |
| Circular planting ring and soil | ring | ₺3,200 | ₺3,200 | |
| Plants and ground cover | set | ₺1,600 | ₺1,600 | |
| Paving and levelling | m2 | ₺350 | ₺4,200 | |
| Labour and install | job | ₺1,600 | ₺1,600 | |
| Estimated total | ₺18,400 | |||