VOCABULARY

OF
URBAN DESIGN
 SIZE
FACTORS DETERMINING THE SIZE OF THE CITY

❑PHYSICAL EXTENT OF THE CITY:-It has an area of 649sqkm.

The district includes Gandhinagar with three Suburbs-
Chandkheda, Motera, Adalaj. The four tehsils are-
Gandhinagar, Kalol INA, Dahegam & Mansa- & 216
villages.

❑THE NUMBER OF HABITANT OF THE CITY- a

population of 1,334,455, ACCORDING TO 2001 CENSUS.
 URBAN PATTERN
The layout of the city is done a GRID PATTERN.
• The city has been divided into 30 rectangular sectors of 75 hectare each.
• Each sector would accommodate 7,000 people & will have all the basic
amenities in itself.
• 8 categories of plots were laid ranging from 135sq/mts to 1600 sq/mts.
• Each sector had a heirarcy of about four categories of private plots &
government quarters to achieve
a balanced social & economic structure.
 URBAN TEXTURE

▪ CORSE & UNEVEN TEXTURE-MIXTURE OF BUILDING & PLOTS OF

VARIOUS SIZES.

▪ THE CITY HAS VARIOUS DIFFERENT SIZE OF PLOTS DEPENDING UPON

THEIR USAGE.
 URBAN GRAIN

▪ IT IS THE DEGREE OF FINESS & COARSENESS IN AN

URBAN AREA.

▪ FINE GRAIN-small building & small projects.

▪ Coarse Grain- large building & large plots.

GANDHI NAGAR
 CLIMATE CONDITIONS:-
▪ Gandhinagar has a tropical wet & dry climate with three main seasons: summer,
monsson & winter.
▪ The climate is hot to severely hot from March to June when the maximum temp. stays
in the range of 36 to 42 degree Celsius & the min. in the range of 19 to 27 degree
Celsius.
▪ It is pleasant in the winter days & quite chilling in the night during December to feb.
The average max. temp. is around 29degree Celsius, the average min. 14degree Celsius,
& the climate is extremely dry.
▪ The southwest monsoon brings a humid climate from mid-june to mid-sept. The
average annual rainfall is around 803.4mm.
 SYMBOLISM FACTOR

▪ GANDHIJI was born & brought up in GUJRAT

▪ In order to pay a tribute to his contribution in the independence of the country

▪ The capital of the country is named after his Name GANDHINAGAR

▪ MANY STATUES OF GANDHIJI were erected All over the town.