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Gandhi nagar

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ZEB FATIMA

SEERAT FATIMA

ZEHRA ABIDI

SHADA PARVEEN

MANTASHA SHAKEEL

APEKSHA AGRAVANSHAJ

MEHBOOB

AFTAAB AHMAD

DANISH RASHEED

AMIR ABDULLAHALI JAFAR

BRIJ BIHARI LAL


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42.9 sq.km

Develop a new capital city which

presents the spacious, well-

organised look of an

architecturally integrated city.

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Introduction to gandhinagar

the capitalof the stateof Gujaratin westernIndia.

Gandhinagar is located approximately 23 km North from

Ahmedabad,

Gandhinagar, Gujarat's new capital city, lies on the west

bank of the Sabarmati River,about 464 km away from Mumbai, the financial capital of

India.

Thirty sectors, into which the city has been divided,

stretch around the central Government complex. Each

sector has its own shopping and community center,primary school, health center, government and private

housing. There is a provision for of parks, extensive

planting and a recreational area along the river giving the

city a green garden-city atmosphere
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Structured grid pattern of streets

Self

sufficient sectors


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The city is located 73m above sea level.

The site for the whole city occupies an area

of approx. 5738 hectares,

situated on the banks of river sabarmati

The ground of the site is level and well

drained with a gentle slope from north east

to south west.

The soil is mostly loam sandy, and

therefore suitable for the construction work.

The max. average temperature is 40 C in

may-june and minimum averagetemperature of 29 c in December - january

Mean relative humidity is highest in august

(86%)and lowest in January (47%)

Average yearly rainfall is about 825mm.


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The prevailing wind direction varies

from southwest to west.

Gandhinagar is conveniently located

from the point of view of transport

The existing ahmedabad airport is

midway between ahmedabad and

gandhinagar

the railway station is designed on the

west boundary of the township


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The New Capital city was planned by Chief Architect, H.K. Mewada, educated at

Cornell University and his assistant Prakash M Apte.

Both Mewada, and Apte had worked as trainees under legendary architect Le

Corbusier in the Chandigarh Project in the 1950s.

Gandhinagar's streets are numbered, and have cross streets named for Gujaratialphabets like "k", "kh", "g", "gh", "ch", "chh", "j" . All streets cross every kilometre,

and at every crossing traffic circles decrease the speed of traffic.

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. Gandhinagar is situated between National Capital- Delhi & the Commercial

Capital - Mumbai, both reachable in one-hour flight time and conveniently

located on National Highway 8, connecting New Delhi and Mumbai, and is a 10-

15 minutes drive from the Ahmedabad International and Domestic airport


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history

After the bifurcation of the bombay state a separate state of gujrat came into

existance on 1stmay 1960

The chief minister declared that the state will have a new capital to be named

gandhinagar

However no progress could be made towards the execution of the project for the

new city as the oil and natural gas commission declared the proposed site, to be

free of oil and the project was started Masterplan for the township was then prepared by the team led by the

department of pwd and led by the government in 1966.

The construction progressed with hectic speed till 1971

Due to some political changes of the ministry the program was suspended,

though the next ministry in power started the development again

Gandhinagar today is a full flegid city and in the last thirteen years, thepopulation has grown from 25000 to 100000 to 195,985 (2001) UNdata


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The city has developed in four

distinct phases:

Phase 1: After the city'sinfrastructure was completed in

1970, and until 1980, it was known

as 'Gandhian City' .

Phase 2: Between 1980 and 1990, a

time of low pollution, it was known

as 'Unpolluted City'.

Phase 3: After 1990, many trees

were planted, and the city became

the 'Green City.'

Phase 4: In 2002, Gujarat's Chief

Minister, Narendra Modi, proposed anew, triple focus for the city: it should

be green, and It should utilize solarenergy and should be cosmopolitan

Wide open green parks

Green buffer on either sides of the roads

Greenest Capital City in the World.


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City planning concept The city is planned for the population of 300000

Conceptually, the major work areas are provided in thecentre and other work areas are distributed along the

major town roads

On the leeward side of the city is located the industrial

areas having small scale and light industries

Capital complex forms the major activity centre of the

city and is placed in the central sector of the city

The total area of the site is 5738 hectares which

includes the area under the river (800 hectares)

The new city is planned on western bank of the river

Out of which 700 hectares along the river(which is

eroded land ) are left out for the river front development


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The railway station is located at the periphery just faces the capital complex- together for

the central axis of the city which is developed into a major park


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RESIDETIAL AREAS


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RESIDENTIAL AREAS THE REGULAR PATTERN OF MAIN ROADS DIVIDES

THE CITY INTO RECTANGULAR SECTORSMEASURING ONE KILOMETER BY THREE FOURTHKILOMETER WITH AN AREA OF 75 HECTARES (190ACRES).

EACH OF THESE SECTORS WILLACCOMMODATE, ON AN AVERAGE.RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY OF ABOUT 7000PERSONS TO 17000 PERSONS .

EACH SECTOR HAS THE NECESSARY FACILITIESLIKE SCHOOLS, SHOPPING, PLAYGROUNDS,PARKS, ETC.

THOUGH THE FAMILIES OF THE GOVERNMENTEMPLOYEES MAY CONSTITUTE ALMOST 50 PER

CENT OF THE ENVISAGED POPULATION OF THECITY, MOST OF THE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIESARE PROPOSED TO HAVE POPULATIONDEPENDENT ON GOVERNMENT SERVICE AS WELLAS OTHER OCCUPATIONS.

THIS IS CONSIDERED DESIRABLE SO AS NOT TOCREATE ISOLATED GOVERNMENT COLONIES.

DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF HOME TYPES HAVEBEEN USED IN THE PLANNING.

GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES ARE

ACCOMMODATED IN FIVE DIFFERENTCATEGORIES OF HOUSES BUILT BY THEGOVERNMENT.

TEN CATEGORIES OF RESIDENTIAL PLOTSRANGING FROM A MINIMUM OF 50 SQ. METERSTO A MAXIMUM 1600 SQ . METERS ARE MADEAVAILABLE TO THE PEOPLE.
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IN EACH SECTOR THERE IS AN ATTEMPT TO HAVE ABALANCED COMBINATION OF FOUR CATEGORIES EACH OFPRIVATE PLOTS AND GOVERNMENT QUARTERS.

IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE ECONOMY IN DEVELOPMENT COSTS

AND FACILITATE MAXIMUM BENEFIT FROM SOCIALINTEGRATION THE RESIDENTIAL UNITS ARE PLANNED IN ACOMPACT FORM.

CONSEQUENTLY, LARGER OPEN SPACES AND PLAYGROUNDSARE AVAILABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO THE PEOPLE WITHINWALKING DISTANCE.

EACH RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY IS TRAVERSED BY A CYCLE-

PEDESTRIAN WAY CROSSING THE MAIN ROADS BY ANUNDERPASS LEADING TOWARDS THE GOVERNMENT OFFICESAREA WHICH IS THE MAIN WORK CENTRE AND A CYCLE WAYLEADING TO THE CITY CENTRE AND INDUSTRIAL AREA.

MAJOR FACILITIES LIKE PRIMARY AND SECONDARYSCHOOLS, SHOPPING CENTRE, HEALTH AND COMMUNITYCENTRE, ETC. ARE GROUPED ALONG THIS CYCLE-PEDESTRIAN

WAY, MAKING THEM EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO ALL WITHOUTHAVING TO CROSS MAIN VEHICULAR ROADS.

FOR EACH CATEGORY OF HOUSE FOR GOVERNMENTEMPLOYEE, AT LEAST TWO OR THREE ALTERNATIVE DESIGNSHAVE BEEN DEVELOPED SO THAT BY USING THESEALTERNATIVE DESIGNS AND THEIR COMBINATION, A MOREVARIED PATTERN OF HOUSING IS OBTAINED AND THERE IS NOMONOTONY IN THE GOVERNMENT HOUSING AREA.

REESIDENTIAL AREAS


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LAYOUT PLAN OF A SECTOR


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THE SMALLEST CATEGORY OF HOUSE FOR A GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE PROVIDES A

DRAWING ROOM. A BED ROOM, KITCHEN, FRONT VERANDAH, BACK VERANDAH

AND INDEPENDENT TOILET BLOCK WITH A TOTAL PLINTH AREA OF 450 SQ. FT. THIS

IS PROBABLY THE HIGHEST STANDARD ADOPTED IN THE WHOLE OF COUNTRY FOR

THIS CATEGORY OF HOUSING. MOREOVER, IN THE DESIGN OF THIS TYPE OFHOUSING, CARE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO SEE THAT WHILE A PERSON ON GROUND

FLOOR GETS ABOUT 16 FT.WIDE GARDEN IN THE FRONT AND 20 FT. WIDE GARDEN

IN THE BACK, THE FAMILIES ON THE UPPER FLOOR GET AN ATTACHED OPEN

TERRACE IN ADDITION TO THE MINIMUM ACCOMMODATION PROVIDED.

THE HOUSING HAS BEEN GENERALLY DESIGNED IN THE FORM OF ROW HOUSE SO

THAT CONSIDERABLE ECONOMY HAS BEEN ACHIEVED IN THE COST OF LAND. IN

SOME OF THE HOUSING CATEGORIES, FIATS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED WHILE IN A

FEW OF CATEGORIES, INDEPENDENT BUNGALOWS HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED.

THESE RESIDENTIAL GROUPS IN GANDHINAGAR HAVE A BASIC AND

FUNDAMENTAL RESEMBLANCE WITH THE COMMUNITY STRUCTURE PRESENTED

BY POLES AS OBTAINED IN ALMOST ALL OLD CITIES OF GUJARAT. JUST AS IS

FOUND IN THE CASE OF THESE HOUSES IN THE POLES, RESIDENTIAL HOUSES ARE

GROUPED ALONG A STREET, WHICH OPENS OUT AT PLACES FOR SOCIAL INTER-

COURSE BETWEEN PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AS ALSO FOR A PLAY SPACE FOR

CHILDREN.


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WORK AREAS

THE MAIN WORK AREA IN THE CITY ARE:

CAPITAL COMPLEX AND GOVERNMENT OFFICES.

LIGHT INDUSTRIES AREAS.

CITY CENTRE.

PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS AREA.

SHOPPING, COMMERCIAL AND WAREHOUSING AREA.

IT PARKS

THESE FIVE AREAS TOGETHER, WILL GENERATE MOST OF THE TRAFFIC WITHIN THECITY. IT WAS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO LOCATE EACH OF THESE IN SUCH AWAY THAT, THE TOTAL VOLUME OF TRAFFIC IS WELL DISTRIBUTED WITHIN THE CITYWITH A BALANCED PRESSURE ON ALL TRAFFIC ROUTES. THE GOVERNMENTOFFICES HAVE BEEN LOCATED TO THE SOUTH-EAST OF THE GEOGRAPHICALCENTRE OF THE CITY WHILE THE INDUSTRIAL AREA IS LOCATED TO THE NORTH.THE PREVAILING BREEZE DIRECTION CONFIRMED THIS LOCATION. THE CITYCENTRE AND THE COMMERCIAL AREA IS SITUATED A LITTLE TO THE NORTH-EASTOF THE GEOGRAPHICAL CENTRE OF THE CITY WITH THE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONSAREA IN THE SOUTH

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CAPITAL COMPLEX ANDGOVERNMENT OFFICES

THE CAPITAL COMPLEX,CONSISTING OF THESECRETARIAT, THELEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, THEHIGH COURT AND OFFICESOF HEADS OF DEPARTMENTSIS LOCATED CENTRALLY INONE SECTOR WITH AN AREAOF 75 HECTARES (190ACRES).

IT HAS BEEN SO PLANNED ASTO MERGE GRADUALLY WITHTHE RIVER FRONTLANDSCAPE TO THE SOUTH-EAST.

OTHER OFFICES OF THE STATEGOVERNMENT HAVE BEENLOCATED TO THE NORTH OFTHE CAPITAL COMPLEX

WHILE TO THE SOUTH, THEAREA IS RESERVED FOROFFICES OF THEGOVERNMENT OF INDIA

THE AREA IS LOCATED SO ASTO BE WITHIN EASY REACHOF THE RESIDENCES OFMOST OF THE GOVERNMENT

EMPLOYEES.


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CAPITAL COMPLEX CAPITAL COMPLEX, GANDHINAGAR IS CONSIDERED AS

A MONUMENTAL BUILDING IN GANDHINAGAR. CAPITAL

COMPLEX, GANDHINAGAR IS A TOURIST ATTRACTION INGANDHINAGAR IN GUJARAT.

THIS IS THE BUILDING IN GANDHINAGAR WHICH HOUSESTHE GOVERNMENT OFFICES AND THE LEGISLATURES. THEBUILDING STAND AS AN EPITOME OF MODERNITY ANDTHE ARCHITECTURAL BRILLIANCE CLUBBED WITHTECHNICAL EXPERTISE. THIS BUILDING IS SITUATED IN THEHEART OF THE CITY IN SECTOR 10 OF THEGANDHINAGAR CITY.

A DOMED BUILDING ON A PODIUM IN THE MIDDLE OFTHE LAKE INSIDE, THE CAMPUS IS KNOWN AS THEVITHALBHAI PATEL BHAVAN WHICH HOUSES THE VIDHANSABHA AND THE LEGISLATURE OFFICE.

ON THE TWO SIDES OF THE VITHALBHAI PATEL BHAVANARE OTHER TWO BUILDINGS WHICH ARE BUILTMAGNIFICENTLY. THE TWO BUILDINGS ON THE EITHERSIDE OF THE DOMED BUILDING ARE LINKED BY HANGINGCORRIDORS. SARDAR BHAVAN AND NARMADA

BHAVAN ARE THE NAME OF THE TWO BUILDINGS. THESARDAR BHAVAN HOUSES THE SEVERAL DEPARTMENTSOF STATE SECRETARIAT ARE PLACED IN THE SARDARBHAVAN AND NARMADA BHAVAN HOUSES THE OFFICESOF THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENTS.


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LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AREA

THOUGH GANDHINAGAR IS PRIMARILY TO BE AN ADMINISTRATIVECENTRE IT MUST HAVE AN IDENTIFIED ECONOMIC BASE TO MAKE IT ALIVING CITY. IT IS THEREFORE DESIRABLE THAT LIGHT INDUSTRIES WHICHWILL NOT BASICALLY ALTER THE CHARACTER OF THE CITY.

IT IS ESTIMATED THAT ABOUT 20000 WORKERS ARE ENGAGED IN SUCH

INDUSTRIES .AN AREA OF ABOUT 120 HECTARES HAS BEEN EMBARKEDTO THIS PURPOSE TO THE NORTH OF THE CITY AND ABOUT 160HECTARES TO THE ON THE NORTH WEST OF THE CITY . IT INCLUDESPROVISION FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF INDUSTRIAL TRAINING SCHOOLSOR SUCH OTHER TECHNICAL INSTITUTIONS.


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AKSHARDHAM TEMPLE Akshardham shrine is one of the biggest

temples in India located in GandhinagarCity.

This key pilgrim location is amazinglyconstructed and maintenance of shrine ismanaged by Akshardham managementwith collaboration with Gujarat

government. The temple complex combines devotions,

art, architecture, education, exhibitions

and research at one place which is spreadin an area of 23 acres.

The monument is built in pink sandstone.

It is 108 feet tall and 6000 tonnes of stonehas gone into its making.

A point worth noting is that this modernmonument to Hinduism was built as per theinjunctions of Vastu Shastra.

Not a bit ofsteel has been used.


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The monument stands on sculptedpillars, 210 single-piece stone beams, 57window grills, domes, eight ornatezarokhas, etc.

The sanctum sanctorum contains a 1.2tonne gold-plated idol of LordSwaminarayan , the founder of the sectthat bears his name.

The 7-foot idol is shown in a sitting

posture with his right hand raised inabhay mudra.

The structure measures 108 feet (33 m)in height, 240 feet (73 m) in length and131 feet (40 m) in width. The colonnadearound the monument is 1,751 feet (534

m) in length.

The monument enshrining the 7-foot-high (2.1 m), gold-leafed Murti ofSwaminarayan is the focal point of thecomplex


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EVALUATIONSTHE ISSUES OF AN URBAN LAYOUT BY COMPARISON OF THE EXISITING AND THE PROPOSED LANDSUBDIVISION, LAND UTILIZATION AND CIRCULATION.


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LAND SUBDIVISION

EXISTING- IN THE EXISTING SITUATION, THERE ARE NO CLEARLY MARKED

PROPERTY LINES.

ACCESSES INTO THE SECTOR 21 NOT BEING WELL PLANNED,IT CAN BE PENETRATED ALL ALONG THE PERIPHERAL ROADS.

THE EXISTING LAYOUT OF THE SECTOR 21 HAS ITS STREETSMARKED OUT IN GEOMETRICALLY, ARBITRARY PATTERN. THISCREATES CLOSED LOOPS, DEAD ENDS FORMING AN OPENSPACE AND UNPLANNED OPEN AREAS PROVIDING ANACCESS TO THE DWELLINGS AROUND IT.

LAND SUBDIVISION FOR THE PROJECT DETERMINES THE OVERALL LAYOUT OF THE STREETSDIVIDING THE SITE IN SMALLER PORTIONS OF THE LAND VIZ. BLOCKS, LOTS AND CLUSTERS. THEPLACEMENT OF DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES OF SEMI-PUBLIC NATURE AND COMMERCIAL AREAS ISALSO COVERED IN LAND SUBDIVISION.

Unmarked property lines.Hedges on one side; missing on the other

Streets merge into unused open spacesAccess public land


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PROPOSED-

THE PROPOSED PLAN FOR SECTOR 21 HA FOUR CLEARLY DEFINED ACCESSES INTO IT. THESE ARE THE CENTRES OFTHE MAJOR ROADS SURROUNDING THE SITE. THE PRIMARY CIRCULATION, IN TURN GETS DERIVED AS A CENTRALCROSS JOINING THESE ACCESS POINTS. THUS, ALL THE RESIDENTIAL ND SEMI-PUBLIC AREAS ARE APPROACHED

INWARDLY AND NOT FROM THE MAIN ROADS AS IN THE EXISTING SITUATION.

THE NEW LAYOUT IS BASED ON GRID PATTERN UNLIKE THE TRADITIONAL GEOMETRICALLY ARBITRARY PATTERN. THISMINIMISES THE CIRCULATION LENGTH PER AREA SERVED AND ALLOWS MORE PRIVATE LAND FOR RESIDENTIALPURPOSE.

THE RESIDENCES ARE PLANNED IN PRIVATE LOTS WHICH ARE ARRANGED IN CLUSTERS FORMING A SHARED COURT.THE EFFICIENCY AND A PRIMARY ACHIEVEMENT OF THE NEW LAYOUT IS SEEN IN THE PROPOSED DENSITY KEEPING THEADEQUATE PERCENTAGE OF OPEN AREAS. IT ALLOWS APPROX. 1AND1/2 TIMES MORE PEOPLE AND STILL HAS 10,350SQ.M AREA RESERVED FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.


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LAND UTILIZATION

EXISTING- THE PUBLIC LAND IN THIS LAYOUT IS THRICE LARGER THAN THE

PROPOSED ONE. IT LEADS TO THE HIGH CONSTRUCTION COSTS OFINFRASTRUCTURE AND UTILITIES AS WELL AS MAINTENANCE COST.

SMAILL PUBLIC AREAS SCATTERED ALL OVER THE SITE DO NOT GIVECLEARLY DEFINED USERS RESPONSIBILITIES AND DO NOT HAVEPHYSICAL CONTROL. THESE AREAS ARE POTENTIALLY HAPHAZARD.

SEMI-PUBLIC AREAS ARE NOT DISTRIBUTED EQUALLY.

THE LOCATION OF THE COMMUNITY FACILITIES DOES NOT PROMOTECONCENTRATION OF FUNCTIONS.

THE SCHOOLS LOCATION AT THE CENTER IS IMPROPER AS THIS AREAOF HIGHLAND VALUE SHOULD PREFERABLY BE OCCUPIED BYCOMMUNITY FACILITIES.

PRIVATE LAND UTILIZATION DOES NOT PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FORPRIVATE PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNTIY ACTIVIITES.

IN URBAN LAYOUT, THERE IS A REAL NEED FOR A RATIONAL ADEQUATE LAND UTILIZATION,CONSIDERING A COHERENT RELATIONSHIP AMONGST USERS, THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES, ANDPHYSICAL CONTROLS. THE MOST COMMON CONSEQUENCES OF AN IRRATIONAL LANDUTILIZATION WITH LAND WASTE AND UNDEFINALBE LAND USE ARE MISUSE OF THE ENVIRIONMENT,DESTRUCTION, VANALISM, CRIME AND POOR MAINTENANCE.

No physical barriers between public,semi-private and private land.

Street and wasteland around.


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Unused, wide, open spaces in the Shopping area.Informal shopping area.

PROPOSED THE UTILIZATION OF THE PUBLIC LAND IS TO MINIMIZE THE CIRCULATION LENGTH PER AREA, PUBLIC

RESPONSIBILITIES, AND TO OFFER MORE LAND FOR THE PRIVATE AREA.

PROPOSED LAYOUT HAS 23 Ha OF LESS PUBLIC LAND THAN THE EXISTING. THIS IS ACHIEVED MAINLY BY THEGRID LAYOUT AND THE PUBLIC OPEN SPACES BY THE SEMI PRIVATE SHARED COURTS.

THE SEMI PUBLIC LAND WHICH ARE COMMUNITY FACILITIES SUCH AS VEG. MARKET, POST OFFICE, RELIGIOUSCENTRES, ETC IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE EQUAL ACCESS TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNTIY AND EMPHASIZING THERELATION OF THESE ACTIVITIES TO THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CENTRAL SPINE.

THE SCHOOLS ARE LOCATED NEAR THE BOUNDARIES TO AVOID HIGH LAND VALUES AT THE CENTRE AND ALSOTHE DISTURBANCE OF THE CENTRAL ACTIVITIES.

THE PRIVATE LAND IS DESIGNED TO MAXIMIZE PRIVATE USE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND PARTICIPATION BYALLOCATING THE LOTS IN THE CLUSTER COURTS, CREATING MORE SOCIAL INTERACTION.


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COMMUNITY FACILITIES

ALL THE COMMUNITY FACILITIES SUCH AS PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS, SHOPPING CENTRES,

COMMUNITY CENTRES, PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS, DISPENSARY, POLICE CHOWKY, RANGAMANCH, SITE FORRELIGIOUS PURPOSE ETC. WILL BE PROVIDED ALONG THE CYCLE- PEDESTRIAN WAYS FORMING CONTINUOUSGREEN SPACES IN EACH SECTOR.

ON THE BASIS OF ANTICIPATED AGE STRUCTURE OF THE POPULATION IN THE NEW CITY AND BASED ON THE AGESTRUCTURE AS OBSERVED IN AHMEDABAD, IT WAS PROPOSED TO PROVIDE ONE PRIMARY SCHOOL FOR 3000-4000 POPULATION AND A SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR 10,000-12,000 POPULATION. AVERAGE STANDARD FOROPEN SPACE IS ABOUT 1.5 TO 2 HA (3.7 TO 4.9 ACRES) PER 1,000 POPULATION EXCLUDING SCHOOL PLAY AREASAND CITY LEVEL PARKS.

AN AREA OF ABOUT 50 SQ. MTS. PER 1,000 POPULATION IS PROVIDED FOR RETAIL SHOPPING A DISTRICT CENTREIS PROVIDED FOR A GROUP OF FOUR OR FIVE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES. THE POPULATION SERVED BY EACHDISTRICT CENTRE IS ABOUT 40,000 TO 50,000. IT IS TO HAVE SHOPS OF SELECTIVE NATURE, RESTAURANT, CINEMA,DISPENSARY, POLICE STATION, POST OFFICE, BANKS, CLUB AND PLAY FIELD FOR ORGANISED GAMES. THERE WILLBE FOUR SUCH DISTRICT CENTRES IN THE TOWN. THESE DISTRICT CENTRES MAY ALSO SERVE THE ADJOININGVILLAGES OF PETHAPUR, KOLAWADA, ETC.

THE DISTRICT CENTRES PROVIDE FOR HIGHER LEVEL SHOPPING, MAINLY FOR CONSUMER DURABLES, WORKSHOPS

FOR EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLE REPAIRS, QUALITY READYMADE GARMENTS, RESTAURANTS, RESIDENTIAL HOTELSAND CINEMA SPORTS GROUNDS ETC. THESE CENTRES ALSO PROVIDE FOR OFFICES FOR COMMERCIAL USE ASWELL AS THOSE FOR THE GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL AUTHORITY AND UTILITY SERVICES, BANKS, POST OFFICES ETC.THEY MAY ALSO PROVIDE FOR PARKING FOR COMMERCIAL GOODS AND PASSENGER VEHICLES AND SMALLWAREHOUSING AREAS COLD STORAGES AND SMALL OFFICES FOR PROFESSIONALS AND COACHING AS WELL ASTRAINING FACILITIES CAN BE PROVIDED. RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION CAN BE BUILT ABOVE THECOMMERCIAL AND SHOPPING FACILITIES.


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SPORTS CENTRE

A REGIONAL SPORTS CENTRE HAS BEEN PLANNED ON AND ALONG THE SPINAL EAST WEST MOTOR WAY OF THENEW TOWN CLOSE TO THE PROPOSED RAILWAY STATION AND OCCUPYING A CENTRAL LOCATION IN RELATION

TO THE FUTURE EXPANSION OF THE TOWN,

THIS WILL INCLUDE, A STADIUM (TO SEAT 50,000), ATHLETIC TRACKS, PRACTICE AREAS, TENNIS COURTS, CRICKET,HOCKEY AND FOOTBALL GROUNDS, SWIMMING POOL, SHOOTING AND ARCHERY GROUNDS, SMALL AREAGAME COURTS AND INDOOR PHYSICAL RECREATION FACILITIES.

OTHER USES

THE MAIN HOSPITAL IS LOCATED IN SECTOR NO. 12. IN THE CENTRE OF THE CITY SO THAT IT IS EASILY ACCESSIBLETO ALL.

THE CIRCUIT HOUSE ETC. ARE LOCATED ALONG THE CRESCENT ROAD.

THE RESIDENCES FOR THE STATE MINISTERS ARE PLANNED IN A CLUSTER BETWEEN THE CRESCENT ROAD AND THERIVER.

A LARGE MAIDAN OF ABOUT 50 ACRES IS ALSO PROVIDED IN THE CENTRE OF THE CITY NEAR THE CIVIC CENTREFOR ANNUAL FAIRS, RELIGIOUS FUNCTIONS, EXHIBITIONS ETC.

A COLLEGE CAMPUS PROVIDING ARTS, COMMERCE AND SCIENCE COLLEGES NEAR THE SPORTS COMPLEX ISPLANNED IN SECTOR NO. 15.


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DENSITY PATTERN

THE GOVERNMENT BEING THE LARGEST EMPLOYER, DENSITIES ARE RELATIVELY HIGHER AROUND THEGOVERNMENT OFFICES AREA (100 TO 150 PERSONS/GROSS HECTARE OR 40 TO 60 PERSONS/GROSS ACRE) ANDTHE INDUSTRIAL AREA.

THEY ARE GENERALLY LOWER (10 TO 100 PERSONS/GROSS HECTARE) ON THE PERIPHERY OF THE CITY.

ON THE BASIS OF THIS DENSITY PATTERN THE TOTAL POPULATION OF EACH SECTOR WAS WORKED OUT. THIS TOTALPOPULATION WAS THEN APPORTIONED BETWEEN THOSE DEPENDENT ON GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT AND THESUPPORTING POPULATION.

THE TYPE OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES TO BE ACCOMMODATED WAS DECIDED BY THE DENSITY. FOUR DIFFERENTGROUPS OF EMPLOYEES HAD TO BE INTEGRATED IN ONE SECTOR.

PLOTS FOR SUPPORTING POPULATION HAD TO CORRESPOND TO THE ECONOMIC STATUS OF THE GOVERNMENTEMPLOYEES. THUS FOUR CATEGORIES OF HOUSING FOR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND FOUR CORRESPONDINGCATEGORIES OF PLOTS FOR SUPPORTING POPULATION WERE ACCOMMODATED IN EACH RESIDENTIAL SECTOR TOFIT WITHIN THE DESIRED DENSITY PATTERN.

WITHIN THE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES, NET DENSITIES ARE AS HIGH AS 250 PERSONS PER HECTARE (100PERSONS/ACRE IN GOVERNMENT HOUSING CLUSTERS). HOWEVER IN GENERAL, MEDIUM DENSITY DEVELOPMENT

(AVERAGE DENSITY OF 100 PERSONS PER GROSS HECTARE OR 40 PERSONS PER GROSS ACRE) WAS PROPOSED.

IN KEEPING WITH THE CHARACTER OF THE NEW CITY. DENSITIES ARE SUBJECT TO ALTERATION DEPENDING UPONTHE HOUSING POLICY OF THE GOVERNMENT. HIGHER DENSITIES ARE POSSIBLE IF LARGE-SCALE PUBLIC HOUSINGPROGRAMME IS UNDERTAKEN.AND FSI INCREASED IN FUTURE.

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TRAFFIC SYSTEM

THE CYCLE PEDESTRIAN WAYS ARE PART OF THE TRAFFIC SYSTEM ADOPTED FOR THE NEW CITY.

BASICALLY, THE SYSTEM CONSISTS OF A GRID (1 KM. X 0.75 KM.) OF MOTOR ROADS AND ANOTHER GRID (1 KM. X0.75 KM.) OF CYCLE PEDESTRIAN WAYS SUPERIMPOSED ON EACH OTHER SO THAT EACH RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY

IS SERVED BY MOTOR ROADS ON THE PERIPHERY AND CYCLE WAYS WITHIN IT.

GRADE SEPARATION BY AN UNDERPASS WITH AN EASY GRADIENT (1 IN 50) AT THE INTERSECTION OF CYCLEPEDESTRIAN WAYS AND MOTOR ROADS WILL ENABLE THE TWO SYSTEMS TO WORK ALMOST INDEPENDENT OF EACHOTHER.

AS A RESULT OF THIS TRAFFIC SYSTEM, THE MAIN FUNCTIONS IN THE CITY, SUCH AS THE GOVERNMENT OFFICES,CITY CENTRE, SHOPPING CENTRE, RIVERSIDE RECREATIONAL AREA, INDUSTRIAL AREA, ETC. WILL BE ACCESSIBLE TORESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES BY WAY OF CYCLE PEDESTRIAN WAYS INDEPENDENT OF THE MOTOR ROADS.

CONVERSELY, A MAJORITY OF THE RESIDENTIAL UNITS IN THE CITY COULD BE REACHED WITHOUT HAVING TOTRAVEL ON OR ACROSS THE MAIN VEHICULAR ROADS.

THE INTERNAL "LOOP" ROAD TAKES ITS SHAPE TO ACCOMMODATE EXISTING TREES.

BUILDINGS FOR SCHOOLS WERE LOCATED WITHIN THE SECTORS ALONG THE MAIN CITY ROADS TO PROVIDEVISUAL RELIEF AND BREAK MONOTONY OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS ALL ALONG THE ROAD.

THE MAIN TOWN ROADS HAVE BEEN SO ORIENTED AS TO BE HELPFUL IN ORIENTING THE VARIOUS BUILDINGSCORRECTLY WITH RESPECT TO LIGHT AND AIR VENTILATION.

THE ALIGNMENT OF THE DISTRIBUTOR ROAD WITHIN THE SECTORS IS TAKEN IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT FACILITATES TOORIENT THE RESIDENTIAL QUARTERS IN A CORRECT MANNER.

PRACTICALLY IN ALL THE SECTORS, NEARLY 60% OF THE RESIDENTIAL QUARTERS HAVE BEEN CORRECTLY ORIENTEDWITH REFERENCE TO LIGHT AIR AND VENTILATION.


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POSITIVE ASPECTS OF THE PLANNINGOF GANDHINAGAR

THE RESIDENTIAL ZONE IS PLANNED IN SUCH A MANNER THAT EACH ZONE IS A SELF CONTAINED RESIDENTIAL UNIT,WITH A HOPPING STRIP AND COMMUNITY CENTRE, A MEDICAL CLINIC, SCHOOLS, ETC.

ALL THESE ARE LOCATED WITHIN THE LIMITS OF DISTRIBUTOR ROADS SO THAT THE PEDESTRIANS WOULD NOT HAVETO CROSS THE ROAD TO REACH THE NEIGHBOURHOOD COMMUNITY CENTRES.

ROADS WERE DESIGNED NOT TO RUN PARALLEL TO THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CAPITAL BUT 30 DEGRESSNORTHWEST-SOUTHEAST AND 60 DEGREE NORTHEST-SOUTHWEST TO PROTECT MOTORISTS FROM DIRECT GLARE OFTHE AFTERNOON SUN.

THE PLAN PROVIDED FOR LIGHT INDUSTRIES TO MINIMIZE POLLUTION FROM MANUFACTURING.

THE PLAN PROVIDED FOR RESIDENTIAL SECTORS IN INDUSTRIAL ESTATES SO THAT WORKERS WOULD HAVESHORTER COMMUTES AS WELL AS EASY ACCESS TO TECHNICAL INSTITUTIONS TO ATTEND TRAINING CLASSES.

THE AREA OF THE COTTAGE INDUSTRY IN THE CAPITAL IS LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER IN THE DIRECTIONOF AHMEDABAD AND IS SEPARATED ENTIRELY FROM THE RESIDENTIAL SECTOR.


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THE LAND USE OF GANDHINAGAR HAS NUMEROUS CATEGORIES OF VACANT PLOTS, OPEN SPACES,GREEN BELTS ETC, HOWEVER THEY ALL LOOK SOMEWHAT UNMANAGED AND DRAB AND AREINCREASINGLY BEING EYED UPON FOR SQUATTERING.

IT IS GROSSLY OVERINFRASTRUCTURED CONSIDERING THE EXISTING POPULATION.

THE STRICT LAND CONTROL HAD INDUCED AN ARTIFICIAL SHORTAGE OF LAND AND THE LAND PRICESHAVE INCREASED IN RESPONSE.

GANDHINAGAR DOES HAVE THE DESIRED LEVEL OF EDUCATION AND HEALTH FACILITIES BUT FOR HIGHERLEVEL OF BOTH, PEOPLE HAVE TO DEPEND ON AHMEDABAD OR ELSEWHERE.

LIKE ITS PREDECESSORS IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY ALLOCATIONS FOR THE INFORMAL SECTOR AND NOTMUCH OF AN INDUSTRIAL BASE FOR THE CITY TO EXPAND.

THE SECTORS, WHICH MAKE UP THE RESIDENTIAL SECTION ARE MARKED BY SIMILARITYTHAT LEAVES AVISITOR LOST WITHOUT LANDMARKS.

GANDHINAGAR WAS MEANT TO BE SOMETHING BEYOND A NEW STATE CAPITAL. BUT IT LACKS THECULTURE, EXCITEMENT AND BUSTLE OF INDIAN CITIES. IT IS MORE OF A STAY-AT-HOME CITY.

NEGATIVE ASPECTS OF THE PLANNINGOF GANDHINAGAR


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EXISTING PROJECT

The circulation pattern is based on a grid iron

system.

There is no obvious attempt at forming regular

intervals in the street levels and these change to

the size and shape of different blocks.

This create more public land used by the streets and

increases the cost construction and maintainance. It does not give clear direction to residents for

accesses to all the community facilities.

Primary streets are diffrenciated into two

categories ; one which is exclusively for bicycles. The street layout does not promote concentration of

community activities and consequently there is no

incentive for social interaction.


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CIRCULATION

The system of circulation forms one of the very important

elements of an urban layout.

It channels the pedestrian and vehicular movement and also

determines the pattern of land utilization, land sub-division

and layout of the utilities :

such as water supply, sewage disposal, street paving,street lighting and storm drainage.

PROPOSED PROJECT


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PROPOSED PROJECT

The proposed circulation network is based on a grid

system. The NODES or the intersections of the street are 90 m

and 115m which are smaller enough to facilitate the

pedestrian circulation among the various community

elements and large enough to minimize public land areas

to reduce the public costs of construction, maintenance

and operation of utilities plus services.

The existing pattern of major town roads around sector 21

forms the basic accesses fir the proposed circulation

network and the site development . Network provides the

utility lines throughout the site by providing continuous

access for maintenance and control .

The circulation layout also minimizes the infrastructure

investment for the public sector.


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Blocks, lots , and cluster courts are the major componentsof land subdivision :

BLOCK is a partition of land containing one or more lotsbonded and served by public circulation lines.

LOT is a measured parcel of land having fixed

boundaries and access to public lines and circulation. A group of lots around a semiprivate common court that

serves for access to the lots and as well as for otheractivities is a CLUSTER COURT.

EXISTING PROJECT : In the existing situation, as seen before, no such division

of land into blocks, lots, and cluster courts is found.

The divisions are irregular .

LOTS with physical boundaries are absent and thearrangement in clusters is not adopted.

BLOCKS, LOTS AND CLUSTER COURTS


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PROPOSED PROJECT :

The proposed layout is divided into blocks measuring

115m x 90m.

The lots in are 30m x 20m, 20m x 10m, 20m x 7m and

15m x 12m.

These are based upon and evaluated from the existing

program of dwellings.

Larger lots are located all along the primary circulation(central spine).

These lots are accommodate the three storied

condominiums.

Other dwellings in the proposed layout are row houses,

with common walls, which offer the obvious

economical and climatic advantages in the hot climate.


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CONCLUSION:-


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CONCLUSION:-

GOAL

1. Maximization of privately

owned land and minimization

of publicly owned land.

2. Positive social effects which

encourage the individual to

participate and understand

the responsibilities.

3. Positive effects of less

administrative costs.

ACHIEVED BY

1. A grid layout and a clustercourt design withCondominium ownership

in shared courts.2. A grid layouts and a cluster

court design minimizeslength and areas of publicstreets and utilities ,basicnetworks and service

connections.3. The cluster subdivisionmakes it unnecessary forthe public institution todeal with individuals butthe groups of peoples co-operatives are formed.

The following observations are based on the comparative

analysis/evaluation of the proposed and existing layouts for

land utilization circulations


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The proposed project illustrates a more efficient

layout with clear distinction between the lines of

access and lines of circulation and in terms of

circulation lengths per area served.

The existing situation fails in terms of forming

cohesive social groups because of its large undivided

size of blocks as opposed to the proposed layout

which allows a choice of having residential units in a

well contained cluster

Total dwelling areas are divided into 30 sections

making small socially and physically manageable

clusters. The cluster courts are well controlled havingentrance each.


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EXISTING:-

LAND UTILIZATION SQ.M.

PRIVATE : RESIDENTIAL 2 , 20 , 288 29%

COMMERCIAL 54 , 912 7%SEMIPRIVATE 5 , 600 3%

PUBLIC - STREETS 1 , 66 , 570 22%

UNDEFINED 1 , 72 , 246 23%

SEMIPUBLICNO REVENUE 1 , 07 , 616 14%

REVENUE 2 , 768 2%

CIRCULATION DENSITY

Total Length : 30 , 000 M Persons /Hectare:160

Length /Hectare : 400m/Ha


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PROPOSED:-

LAND UTILIZATION SQ.M.

PRIVATE : RESIDENTIAL 3 , 39 , 710 45%

COMMERCIAL 52 , 310 7%

SEMIPRIVATE 86 , 300 12%

PUBLIC - STREETS 1 , 04 , 800 14%

PLAZA 4 , 680 1%

SEMIPUBLICNO REVENUE 1 , 41 , 090 19%REVENUE 14 , 540 2%

CIRCULATION DENSITY

Total Length : 8790 M Persons /Hectare:

253

Length /Hectare : 117 m/Ha

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