Gandhi nagar

SUBMITTED BY:
ZEB FATIMA
SEERAT FATIMA
ZEHRA ABIDI
SHADA PARVEEN
MANTASHA SHAKEEL
APEKSHA AGRAVANSHAJ
MEHBOOB
AFTAAB AHMAD
DANISH RASHEED
AMIR ABDULLAH
ALI JAFAR
BRIJ BIHARI LAL

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Develop a new capital city which
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Introduction to gandhinagar
the capital of the state of Gujarat in western India.
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

Structured grid pattern of streets

Self sufficient sectors

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 average
temperature 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.

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 Gujarati
alphabets like "k", "kh", "g", "gh", "ch", "chh", "j" . All streets cross every kilometre,
and at every crossing traffic circles decrease the speed of traffic.

. 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 1015 minutes drive from the Ahmedabad International and Domestic airport

history

After the bifurcation of the bombay state a separate state of gujrat came into
existance on 1st may 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, the
population has grown from 25000 to 100000 to 195,985 (2001) UNdata

Greenest Capital City in the World.

The city has developed in four

distinct phases:
Phase 1: After the city's
infrastructure 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 a
new, triple focus for the city: it should
be green, and It should utilize solar
energy and should be cosmopolitan

Wide open green parks

Green buffer on either sides of the roads

City planning concept

The city is planned for the population of 300000

Conceptually, the major work areas are provided in the
centre 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

The railway station is located at the periphery just faces the capital complex- together form
the central axis of the city which is developed into a major park

RESIDETIAL AREAS

RESIDENTIAL AREAS

THE REGULAR PATTERN OF MAIN ROADS DIVIDES

THE CITY INTO RECTANGULAR SECTORS
MEASURING ONE KILOMETER BY THREE FOURTH
KILOMETER WITH AN AREA OF 75 HECTARES (190
ACRES).
EACH OF THESE SECTORS WILL
ACCOMMODATE, ON AN AVERAGE.
RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY OF ABOUT 7000
PERSONS TO 17000 PERSONS .
EACH SECTOR HAS THE NECESSARY FACILITIES
LIKE SCHOOLS, SHOPPING, PLAYGROUNDS,
PARKS, ETC.
THOUGH THE FAMILIES OF THE GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES MAY CONSTITUTE ALMOST 50 PER
CENT OF THE ENVISAGED POPULATION OF THE
CITY, MOST OF THE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES
ARE PROPOSED TO HAVE POPULATION
DEPENDENT ON GOVERNMENT SERVICE AS WELL
AS OTHER OCCUPATIONS.
THIS IS CONSIDERED DESIRABLE SO AS NOT TO
CREATE ISOLATED GOVERNMENT COLONIES.
DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF HOME TYPES HAVE
BEEN USED IN THE PLANNING.
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES ARE
ACCOMMODATED IN FIVE DIFFERENT
CATEGORIES OF HOUSES BUILT BY THE
GOVERNMENT.
TEN CATEGORIES OF RESIDENTIAL PLOTS
RANGING FROM A MINIMUM OF 50 SQ. METERS
TO A MAXIMUM 1600 SQ . METERS ARE MADE
AVAILABLE TO THE PEOPLE.

REESIDENTIAL AREAS

IN EACH SECTOR THERE IS AN ATTEMPT TO HAVE A

BALANCED COMBINATION OF FOUR CATEGORIES EACH OF
PRIVATE PLOTS AND GOVERNMENT QUARTERS.
IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE ECONOMY IN DEVELOPMENT COSTS
AND FACILITATE MAXIMUM BENEFIT FROM SOCIAL
INTEGRATION THE RESIDENTIAL UNITS ARE PLANNED IN A
COMPACT FORM.
CONSEQUENTLY, LARGER OPEN SPACES AND PLAYGROUNDS
ARE AVAILABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO THE PEOPLE WITHIN
WALKING DISTANCE.
EACH RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY IS TRAVERSED BY A CYCLEPEDESTRIAN WAY CROSSING THE MAIN ROADS BY AN
UNDERPASS LEADING TOWARDS THE GOVERNMENT OFFICES
AREA WHICH IS THE MAIN WORK CENTRE AND A CYCLE WAY
LEADING TO THE CITY CENTRE AND INDUSTRIAL AREA.
MAJOR FACILITIES LIKE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY
SCHOOLS, SHOPPING CENTRE, HEALTH AND COMMUNITY
CENTRE, ETC. ARE GROUPED ALONG THIS CYCLE-PEDESTRIAN
WAY, MAKING THEM EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO ALL WITHOUT
HAVING TO CROSS MAIN VEHICULAR ROADS.
FOR EACH CATEGORY OF HOUSE FOR GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEE, AT LEAST TWO OR THREE ALTERNATIVE DESIGNS
HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED SO THAT BY USING THESE
ALTERNATIVE DESIGNS AND THEIR COMBINATION, A MORE
VARIED PATTERN OF HOUSING IS OBTAINED AND THERE IS NO
MONOTONY IN THE GOVERNMENT HOUSING AREA.

LAYOUT PLAN OF A SECTOR

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 OF
HOUSING, 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 INTERCOURSE BETWEEN PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AS ALSO FOR A PLAY SPACE FOR
CHILDREN.

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 THE
CITY. IT WAS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO LOCATE EACH OF THESE IN SUCH A
WAY THAT, THE TOTAL VOLUME OF TRAFFIC IS WELL DISTRIBUTED WITHIN THE CITY
WITH A BALANCED PRESSURE ON ALL TRAFFIC ROUTES. THE GOVERNMENT
OFFICES HAVE BEEN LOCATED TO THE SOUTH-EAST OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL
CENTRE OF THE CITY WHILE THE INDUSTRIAL AREA IS LOCATED TO THE NORTH.
THE PREVAILING BREEZE DIRECTION CONFIRMED THIS LOCATION. THE CITY
CENTRE AND THE COMMERCIAL AREA IS SITUATED A LITTLE TO THE NORTH-EAST
OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL CENTRE OF THE CITY WITH THE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
AREA IN THE SOUTH

CAPITAL COMPLEX AND

GOVERNMENT OFFICES

THE CAPITAL COMPLEX,

CONSISTING OF THE
SECRETARIAT, THE
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, THE
HIGH COURT AND OFFICES
OF HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS
IS LOCATED CENTRALLY IN
ONE SECTOR WITH AN AREA
OF 75 HECTARES (190
ACRES).
IT HAS BEEN SO PLANNED AS
TO MERGE GRADUALLY WITH
THE RIVER FRONT
LANDSCAPE TO THE SOUTHEAST.
OTHER OFFICES OF THE STATE
GOVERNMENT HAVE BEEN
LOCATED TO THE NORTH OF
THE CAPITAL COMPLEX
WHILE TO THE SOUTH, THE
AREA IS RESERVED FOR
OFFICES OF THE
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
THE AREA IS LOCATED SO AS
TO BE WITHIN EASY REACH
OF THE RESIDENCES OF
MOST OF THE GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES.

CAPITAL COMPLEX

CAPITAL COMPLEX, GANDHINAGAR IS CONSIDERED AS

A MONUMENTAL BUILDING IN GANDHINAGAR. CAPITAL
COMPLEX, GANDHINAGAR IS A TOURIST ATTRACTION IN
GANDHINAGAR IN GUJARAT.
THIS IS THE BUILDING IN GANDHINAGAR WHICH HOUSES
THE GOVERNMENT OFFICES AND THE LEGISLATURES. THE
BUILDING STAND AS AN EPITOME OF MODERNITY AND
THE ARCHITECTURAL BRILLIANCE CLUBBED WITH
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE. THIS BUILDING IS SITUATED IN THE
HEART OF THE CITY IN SECTOR 10 OF THE
GANDHINAGAR CITY.
A DOMED BUILDING ON A PODIUM IN THE MIDDLE OF
THE LAKE INSIDE, THE CAMPUS IS KNOWN AS THE
VITHALBHAI PATEL BHAVAN WHICH HOUSES THE VIDHAN
SABHA AND THE LEGISLATURE OFFICE.
ON THE TWO SIDES OF THE VITHALBHAI PATEL BHAVAN
ARE OTHER TWO BUILDINGS WHICH ARE BUILT
MAGNIFICENTLY. THE TWO BUILDINGS ON THE EITHER
SIDE OF THE DOMED BUILDING ARE LINKED BY HANGING
CORRIDORS. SARDAR BHAVAN AND NARMADA
BHAVAN ARE THE NAME OF THE TWO BUILDINGS. THE
SARDAR BHAVAN HOUSES THE SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS
OF STATE SECRETARIAT ARE PLACED IN THE SARDAR
BHAVAN AND NARMADA BHAVAN HOUSES THE OFFICES
OF THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENTS.

LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AREA

THOUGH GANDHINAGAR IS PRIMARILY TO BE AN ADMINISTRATIVE

CENTRE IT MUST HAVE AN IDENTIFIED ECONOMIC BASE TO MAKE IT A
LIVING CITY. IT IS THEREFORE DESIRABLE THAT LIGHT INDUSTRIES WHICH
WILL 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 EMBARKED
TO THIS PURPOSE TO THE NORTH OF THE CITY AND ABOUT 160
HECTARES TO THE ON THE NORTH WEST OF THE CITY . IT INCLUDES
PROVISION FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF INDUSTRIAL TRAINING SCHOOLS
OR SUCH OTHER TECHNICAL INSTITUTIONS.

AKSHARDHAM TEMPLE

Akshardham shrine is one of the biggest

temples in India located in Gandhinagar
City.
This key pilgrim location is amazingly
constructed and maintenance of shrine is
managed by Akshardham management
with collaboration with Gujarat
government.
The temple complex combines devotions,
art, architecture, education, exhibitions
and research at one place which is spread
in an area of 23 acres.
The monument is built in pink sandstone.
It is 108 feet tall and 6000 tonnes of stone
has gone into its making.
A point worth noting is that this modern
monument to Hinduism was built as per the
injunctions of Vastu Shastra.
Not a bit of steel has been used.

The monument stands on sculpted

pillars, 210 single-piece stone beams, 57
window grills, domes, eight ornate
zarokhas, etc.
The sanctum sanctorum contains a 1.2
tonne gold-plated idol of Lord
Swaminarayan , the founder of the sect
that bears his name.
The 7-foot idol is shown in a sitting
posture with his right hand raised in
abhay mudra.
The structure measures 108 feet (33 m)
in height, 240 feet (73 m) in length and
131 feet (40 m) in width. The colonnade
around the monument is 1,751 feet (534
m) in length.
The monument enshrining the 7-foothigh (2.1 m), gold-leafed Murti of
Swaminarayan is the focal point of the
complex

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

LAND SUBDIVISION
LAND SUBDIVISION FOR THE PROJECT DETERMINES THE OVERALL LAYOUT OF THE STREETS
DIVIDING THE SITE IN SMALLER PORTIONS OF THE LAND VIZ. BLOCKS, LOTS AND CLUSTERS. THE
PLACEMENT OF DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES OF SEMI-PUBLIC NATURE AND COMMERCIAL AREAS IS
ALSO COVERED IN 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 STREETS

MARKED OUT IN GEOMETRICALLY, ARBITRARY PATTERN. THIS
CREATES CLOSED LOOPS, DEAD ENDS FORMING AN OPEN
SPACE AND UNPLANNED OPEN AREAS PROVIDING AN
ACCESS TO THE DWELLINGS AROUND IT.

Access public land

Unmarked property lines.

Hedges on one side; missing on the other

Streets merge into unused open spaces

SEMI DETACHED HOUSED ARE COMMON FACTOR AND THE

LARGE PORITON OF THE LAND REMAINS UNUTILIZED OR
UNDERUTILIZED.
IT REPRESENTS A LAYOUT WITH A VERY ELABORATE
CIRCULATION PATTERN. COMMUNITY FACILITIES ARE
PROVIDED ON OPEN SPACES SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE
SITE.
THE PUBLIC DOMAIN OF THE STREETS AND THE PRIVATE
DOMAIN OF SHOPPING OR RESIDENTIAL, DO NOT HAVE ANY
PHYSICAL BARRIERS. SAME IS THE CASE WITH THE BOUNDARIES
BETWEEN PUBLIC AND SEMI PUBLIC ACTIVITIES.
THE LOTS AROUND THE HOUSES ARE PROPERTY LINES SHOWN
ONLY ON THE DRAWINGS AND ARE MISSING IN THE EXISTING
SITUATION.
FEW USERS HAVE BUILT INFORMAL HEDGES OUT OF PLANTS
AND CACTII, AS THR BUILT PHYSICAL BARRIERS ARE
ECONOMICALLY NOT AFFORDABLE.

Community Spaces lacking maintenance

PROPOSEDTHE PROPOSED PLAN FOR SECTOR 21 HA FOUR CLEARLY DEFINED ACCESSES INTO IT. THESE ARE THE CENTRES OF
THE MAJOR ROADS SURROUNDING THE SITE. THE PRIMARY CIRCULATION, IN TURN GETS DERIVED AS A CENTRAL
CROSS 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. THIS
MINIMISES THE CIRCULATION LENGTH PER AREA SERVED AND ALLOWS MORE PRIVATE LAND FOR RESIDENTIAL
PURPOSE.
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 THE
ADEQUATE PERCENTAGE OF OPEN AREAS. IT ALLOWS APPROX. 1AND1/2 TIMES MORE PEOPLE AND STILL HAS 10,350
SQ.M AREA RESERVED FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.

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

EXISTING

THE PUBLIC LAND IN THIS LAYOUT IS THRICE LARGER THAN THE

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

SMAILL PUBLIC AREAS SCATTERED ALL OVER THE SITE DO NOT GIVE
CLEARLY DEFINED USERS RESPONSIBILITIES AND DO NOT HAVE
PHYSICAL CONTROL. THESE AREAS ARE POTENTIALLY HAPHAZARD.

SEMI-PUBLIC AREAS ARE NOT DISTRIBUTED EQUALLY.

THE LOCATION OF THE COMMUNITY FACILITIES DOES NOT PROMOTE

CONCENTRATION OF FUNCTIONS.

THE SCHOOLS LOCATION AT THE CENTER IS IMPROPER AS THIS AREA

OF HIGHLAND VALUE SHOULD PREFERABLY BE OCCUPIED BY
COMMUNITY FACILITIES.

PRIVATE LAND UTILIZATION DOES NOT PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR

PRIVATE PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNTIY ACTIVIITES.

No physical barriers between public,

semi-private and private land.

Street and wasteland around.

Informal shopping area.

Unused, wide, open spaces in the 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 THE
GRID 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, RELIGIOUS
CENTRES, ETC IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE EQUAL ACCESS TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNTIY AND EMPHASIZING THE
RELATION 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 ALSO
THE DISTURBANCE OF THE CENTRAL ACTIVITIES.
THE PRIVATE LAND IS DESIGNED TO MAXIMIZE PRIVATE USE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND PARTICIPATION BY
ALLOCATING THE LOTS IN THE CLUSTER COURTS, CREATING MORE SOCIAL INTERACTION.

COMMUNITY FACILITIES
ALL THE COMMUNITY FACILITIES SUCH AS PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS, SHOPPING CENTRES,
COMMUNITY CENTRES, PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS, DISPENSARY, POLICE CHOWKY, RANGAMANCH, SITE FOR
RELIGIOUS PURPOSE ETC. WILL BE PROVIDED ALONG THE CYCLE- PEDESTRIAN WAYS FORMING CONTINUOUS
GREEN SPACES IN EACH SECTOR.
ON THE BASIS OF ANTICIPATED AGE STRUCTURE OF THE POPULATION IN THE NEW CITY AND BASED ON THE AGE
STRUCTURE AS OBSERVED IN AHMEDABAD, IT WAS PROPOSED TO PROVIDE ONE PRIMARY SCHOOL FOR 30004000 POPULATION AND A SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR 10,000-12,000 POPULATION. AVERAGE STANDARD FOR
OPEN SPACE IS ABOUT 1.5 TO 2 HA (3.7 TO 4.9 ACRES) PER 1,000 POPULATION EXCLUDING SCHOOL PLAY AREAS
AND CITY LEVEL PARKS.

AN AREA OF ABOUT 50 SQ. MTS. PER 1,000 POPULATION IS PROVIDED FOR RETAIL SHOPPING A DISTRICT CENTRE
IS PROVIDED FOR A GROUP OF FOUR OR FIVE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES. THE POPULATION SERVED BY EACH
DISTRICT 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 WILL
BE FOUR SUCH DISTRICT CENTRES IN THE TOWN. THESE DISTRICT CENTRES MAY ALSO SERVE THE ADJOINING
VILLAGES 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 HOTELS
AND CINEMA SPORTS GROUNDS ETC. THESE CENTRES ALSO PROVIDE FOR OFFICES FOR COMMERCIAL USE AS
WELL 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 SMALL
WAREHOUSING AREAS COLD STORAGES AND SMALL OFFICES FOR PROFESSIONALS AND COACHING AS WELL AS
TRAINING FACILITIES CAN BE PROVIDED. RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION CAN BE BUILT ABOVE THE
COMMERCIAL AND SHOPPING FACILITIES.

RECREATION AREA
THE CENTRAL VISTA IN FRONT OF THE SACHIVALAYA COMPLEX IS PROPOSED TO BE DEVELOPED AS AN ORNAMENTAL
GARDEN INTEGRATED WITH THE RIVERSIDE DEVELOPMENT.
IN ADDITION TO THIS, A LARGE TOWN PARK AND RECREATIONAL AREA IS TO BE DEVELOPED ALONG THE RIVER
FRONT.

A BARRAGE CONSTRUCTED NEAR THE VILLAGE INDRODA WILL TURN THE RIVER INTO A BIG ELONGATED LAKE WITH
THE PARK FRONTING ON IT. THIS LAKE WILL HAVE A PERMANENT DEPTH OF 5 TO 15 FT.OF WATER AND WILL BE USED
FOR PLEASURE PURPOSES AND WILL PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR BOATING, SWIMMING AND FISHING.
WITH THE FORMATION OF THE LAKE, THERE IS A GREAT POSSIBILITY OF CONVERTING THE RAVINES ALONG THE
WESTERN BANK OF THE RIVER INTO BEAUTIFUL WATER LAGOONS WITH PARKS AND GARDENS AROUND. THIS LAKE AND
THE WATER LAGOONS WILL FORM AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE RIVER FRONT TOWN PARK PROPOSED TO BE DEVELOPED
ALONG THE WEST BANK OF THE RIVER.
THE CRESCENT ROAD WILL BRIDGE ACROSS SMALL RAVINES MAKING WAY FOR THE ARTERIAL CYCLE WAYS TO
CROSS UNDERNEATH. THE RIVERSIDE PARK WILL THUS BE WITHIN THE REACH OF, AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO, THE
ENTIRE POPULATION OF THE CITY.
THE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE TOWN PARK BY CONTINUOUS GREEN WAYS
ACCOMMODATING THE CYCLE PEDESTRIAN WAY SYSTEM. THE PARK INCORPORATES THE LAKE, THE EXISTING
LANDSCAPE FEATURES INCLUDING THE INDRODA FORT ETC.,
THE PRINCIPAL FEATURES AT THE PARK WILL BE:
(1) LARGE AREAS OF OPEN GRASS LAND AND WOODED AREA FOR PICNIC, WALKING, ADVENTURE, PLAY AREA FOR
CHILDREN, BALL GAMES, KITE FLYING ETC.
(2) WATER LAGOONS WITH FACILITIES LIKE BOATING, BATHING, BATHING GHATS, SWIMMING AREAS, PLAY SCULPTURES
ETC.
THE CITY WILL HAVE A SERIES OF PARKS AND PLAY GROUNDS IN THE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES WHERE CHILDREN
FROM THE ADJOINING AREAS CAN EASILY WALK IN.. LARGER PLAY GROUNDS FOR ORGANIZED GAMES ARE
PROVIDED IN EACH OF THE DISTRICT CENTRES.

SPORTS CENTRE
A REGIONAL SPORTS CENTRE HAS BEEN PLANNED ON AND ALONG THE SPINAL EAST WEST MOTOR WAY OF THE
NEW 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 AREA
GAME 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 ACCESSIBLE
TO 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 THE
RIVER.
A LARGE MAIDAN OF ABOUT 50 ACRES IS ALSO PROVIDED IN THE CENTRE OF THE CITY NEAR THE CIVIC CENTRE
FOR ANNUAL FAIRS, RELIGIOUS FUNCTIONS, EXHIBITIONS ETC.
A COLLEGE CAMPUS PROVIDING ARTS, COMMERCE AND SCIENCE COLLEGES NEAR THE SPORTS COMPLEX IS
PLANNED IN SECTOR NO. 15.

DENSITY PATTERN
THE GOVERNMENT BEING THE LARGEST EMPLOYER, DENSITIES ARE RELATIVELY HIGHER AROUND THE
GOVERNMENT OFFICES AREA (100 TO 150 PERSONS/GROSS HECTARE OR 40 TO 60 PERSONS/GROSS ACRE) AND
THE 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 TOTAL
POPULATION WAS THEN APPORTIONED BETWEEN THOSE DEPENDENT ON GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT AND THE
SUPPORTING POPULATION.
THE TYPE OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES TO BE ACCOMMODATED WAS DECIDED BY THE DENSITY. FOUR DIFFERENT
GROUPS OF EMPLOYEES HAD TO BE INTEGRATED IN ONE SECTOR.
PLOTS FOR SUPPORTING POPULATION HAD TO CORRESPOND TO THE ECONOMIC STATUS OF THE GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES. THUS FOUR CATEGORIES OF HOUSING FOR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND FOUR CORRESPONDING
CATEGORIES OF PLOTS FOR SUPPORTING POPULATION WERE ACCOMMODATED IN EACH RESIDENTIAL SECTOR TO
FIT WITHIN THE DESIRED DENSITY PATTERN.
WITHIN THE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES, NET DENSITIES ARE AS HIGH AS 250 PERSONS PER HECTARE (100
PERSONS/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 UPON
THE HOUSING POLICY OF THE GOVERNMENT. HIGHER DENSITIES ARE POSSIBLE IF LARGE-SCALE PUBLIC HOUSING
PROGRAMME IS UNDERTAKEN.AND FSI INCREASED IN FUTURE.

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. X
0.75 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 CYCLE
PEDESTRIAN WAYS AND MOTOR ROADS WILL ENABLE THE TWO SYSTEMS TO WORK ALMOST INDEPENDENT OF EACH
OTHER.
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 TO
RESIDENTIAL 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 TO
TRAVEL 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 PROVIDE
VISUAL 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 BUILDINGS
CORRECTLY 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 TO
ORIENT THE RESIDENTIAL QUARTERS IN A CORRECT MANNER.
PRACTICALLY IN ALL THE SECTORS, NEARLY 60% OF THE RESIDENTIAL QUARTERS HAVE BEEN CORRECTLY ORIENTED
WITH REFERENCE TO LIGHT AIR AND VENTILATION.

POSITIVE ASPECTS OF THE PLANNING

OF 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 HAVE
TO CROSS THE ROAD TO REACH THE NEIGHBOURHOOD COMMUNITY CENTRES.
ROADS WERE DESIGNED NOT TO RUN PARALLEL TO THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CAPITAL BUT 30 DEGRESS
NORTHWEST-SOUTHEAST AND 60 DEGREE NORTHEST-SOUTHWEST TO PROTECT MOTORISTS FROM DIRECT GLARE OF
THE 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 HAVE
SHORTER 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 DIRECTION
OF AHMEDABAD AND IS SEPARATED ENTIRELY FROM THE RESIDENTIAL SECTOR.

NEGATIVE ASPECTS OF THE PLANNING

OF GANDHINAGAR

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 ARE
INCREASINGLY 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 PRICES
HAVE INCREASED IN RESPONSE.

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

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

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

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

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.

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
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.

BLOCKS, LOTS AND CLUSTER COURTS

Blocks, lots , and cluster courts are the major components
of land subdivision :
BLOCK is a partition of land containing one or more lots
bonded 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 other
activities 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 the
arrangement in clusters is not adopted.

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:The following observations are based on the comparative

analysis/evaluation of the proposed and existing layouts for
land utilization circulations

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.

2.

3.

A grid layout and a cluster

court design with
Condominium ownership
in shared courts.
A grid layouts and a cluster
court design minimizes
length and areas of public
streets and utilities ,basic
networks and service
connections.
The cluster subdivision
makes it unnecessary for
the public institution to
deal with individuals but
the groups of peoples cooperatives are formed.

 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 having
entrance each.

EXISTING:LAND UTILIZATION
PRIVATE :

RESIDENTIAL
COMMERCIAL
SEMIPRIVATE
PUBLIC - STREETS
UNDEFINED
SEMIPUBLIC NO REVENUE
REVENUE

CIRCULATION
Total Length : 30 , 000 M
Length /Hectare : 400m/Ha

SQ.M.
2 , 20 , 288
54 , 912
5 , 600
1 , 66 , 570
1 , 72 , 246
1 , 07 , 616
2 , 768

%
29%
7%
3%
22%
23%
14%
2%

DENSITY
Persons /Hectare : 160

PROPOSED:LAND UTILIZATION

SQ.M.

PRIVATE :

3 , 39 , 710
52 , 310
86 , 300
1 , 04 , 800
4 , 680
1 , 41 , 090
14 , 540

RESIDENTIAL
COMMERCIAL
SEMIPRIVATE
PUBLIC - STREETS
PLAZA
SEMIPUBLIC NO REVENUE
REVENUE

CIRCULATION
Total Length :
253

8790 M

Length /Hectare : 117 m/Ha

%
45%
7%
12%
14%
1%
19%
2%

DENSITY
Persons /Hectare :