CHANDIGARH

Urban planing
concepts

Submitted to:- submitted by:-

Ar.neha kolhe Saurabh singh
Ashish gupta
b.Arch 7th sem
INTRODUCTION
CHANDIGARH was the first planned city after independence
from British rule in 1947. It is the capital city of the states
of Punjab and Haryana.

It drives its name from a temples “Chandi Mandir” located in

the vicinity of the site selected for the city.
ABOUT THE SITE
 Mountainous region

 Central location

 Natural drainage

 Sufficient water supply

 Foothills of Shivalik

 Moderate climate

 sub mountainous area of the Ambala district

 150 miles north of New Delhi

 Flatter Area

 gentle sloping plain of agriculture land dotted with grooves of

mango trees
 ALBERT MAYER’S PLAN
Neighbourhood Unit Concept
Administration
• Located between two boundary rivers . complex

• fan shaped plan.

• Govt. Centre – Northeast Side of the City.

Patiala rao

• Super Block - Accommodating some 1500

families. Sukhna
river
• 3 Superblocks to make a district.

• Industrial area planned in southern corner.

1500 ft
• Administration area in north-east.

• 2 Large parkland zones across city. 3000 ft

• Future expansion in the southwest across the

plan. Mayer’s Plan for Chandigarh
 Le Corbusier’s
Intervention
Formulation of new plan

• Kept orientation of grids as it was

• One dominant off centred doglegged axis Capitol Complex
• The grid of superblock increased in size to
1200 x 800mts (3900 x 2700 feet)
• Accommodating up to 25000 inhabitants
• Within superblock centralized market Patiala
was
Rao River Sukhna
replaced by continuous bazar street across River
the block.
• Capital Complex and high court combined
in one govt. complex
• CBD Area Remained the same Industrial
Areas
• Shifted Capital complex to higher ground
• Two linear parks were replaced by total of
6 later by 8. 800M
• Each Sector with its own green space around
which houses are designed.
1200M
Leisure Valley
Sectors

• Total 30 sectors - 24 residential

• 70% building private
Shops
• Autonomous unit including
housing, school, shops, School

recreational spaces. Health

Centre
• 3000-25000 accommodating
Hotel
capacity
School
• Surrounded by high speed
roads
• Bus stops every 400mts
• No pedestrian needs to walk
more than 10 minutes
 Criticism

• Self contained sectors – All essential services within

walking
distance.
• Sectors provide safe space for children.
• Safe, Yet boring
• Confusing Streets.
• Discouraging Place to go for walk.
• Un-Indian and yet inspiration of architects.

Lack in Characteristics

• Street Culture.
• Excitement of Indian cities.
• Noise of Lahore.
• Intimacy of Delhi.
Philosophy
Brain - Capitol Complex
Heart – City centre (Sector 17)
Lungs – Leisure valley
Intellect – Educational Areas
Veins - Circulation System V7
Viscera – Industrial area
THANK YOU
V7 ROAD CONCEPT
The roads of the city were classified into seven
categories, known as the system of 7 Vs.

V-1 Arterial inter-state roads connecting Chandigarh to

other
towns; V2 MAJOR BOULEVARD
V-2 Major boulevards.
V-3 Sector definers.
V-4 Free Flowing shopping streets;
V-5 Sector circulation roads; V3 SECTOR DEFINER
V-6 Access roads to houses;
V-7 Footpaths and cycle tracks

V1 ARTERIAL ROAD

City A City B
 V
5

V4 SHOPPING STREETS
V5 CIRCULATION ROAD
WITHIN SECTORS

V7 PEDESTRIAN PATHS V6 PROVIDING ACCESS TO THE

V8 CYCLE TRACKS HOUSES
Shows Corbusier's interest in symbols.
Capital landscape as a sacredplace with layers of cosmic
significance.
Complex as head of vastupurush.
linked the site as microcosm with the cosmos.