Nano City:

30°North, 77°East
216 km from Delhi (aerial distance)
4 hours drive from Delhi (Indian Drive)
25 km from Chandigarh
Nano-City – Topography:
Old Delhi Fabric
Chandigarh’s Urban Fabric
 Initial Program:
Please develop in teams of two (as assigned) the master
plan for the 11,000 acres, the Phase I Stage I design for
500+ acres, and identify the full Phase I of 3500 acres. For
all groups the following program applies for Phase I, Stage I:
1) residential for a population of 20,000 residents
– 5,000 dwelling units: 1000 upper end detached
single family houses
– 2000 townhouses
– 1000 low-rise apartments (3 story)
– 1000 studio apartments for low-income
population
At 40 people per acre (reasonable assumption), this should
cover roughly 500 acres. We should account for 10,000 cars
(Average of 2 per residential unit).
2) Nano City Builder’s City (housing and associated services
for the construction workers) Initial population of 4,000 –
5,000 plus strategic plan for growth is needed.
3) An airport (type to be described by group: for the
international airport you can use SFO or Oakland or San
Diego as a model, for the corporate airport use the Hayward
or Concord airport as a model)
4) Schools: begin with numbers based on typical USA
standards
– one primary school per 5,000 residents
– one middle school per 10,000 residents
– one high school per 12,000 residents
5) Municipal buildings (police, town hall)
6) Golf Course (18 holes, world class)
7) Parks, recreation, tennis courts
8) Identified freeway connection to National Highway
9) An IT campus
• Note: Each group will start with one of the following
programs as the investment and development driver for
the initial phase. All groups will eventually include in their
development some areas of:
– Hospital and medical center
– Retail, entertainment and convention center
– IT industry campuses with major R&D facilities
– Higher education
• Traffic planning: Sabeer notes that “traffic patterns and
flows have to be carefully designed so that this self
contained mini-city can be replicated 10 times without
causing a "planning nightmare“ in the future.” Please
plan so that the traffic nightmare is not a future outcome
of the design. Light rail, trolleys, etc: 20,000 people
initially do not justify a light-rail system or a subway, but
space for a future over ground transportation system
should be planned from the very beginning.
• For groups I, II and III, only 1 village (in the south) will
remain. Group IV can retain as many villages as they
determine is reasonable and good for the city.

Detailed Program
Stage one must include the following:
1) Residential
For a population of 15-16,000 residents in around 4,000 dwelling units:
100 one acre lots (60x60m) total of 100 acre
200 1/2 acre lots (30x60m) total of 100 acres
200 1/4 acre lots (15x60m) total of 300 acres
800 1/8 acre lots (20x30m) total of 100 acres
2400 1/16 acre lots (10x30) total of 150 acres
500 luxury apartments -300 square meters- in residential towers 10-15
stories high at a density of 50 persons per acre for a total of 50 acres-
including10 acres for services/parking
500 Attached townhouses on medium size lots 20x30 meters for up
middle income families at a total of 75 acres
500 mid-rise apartments -150 square meters- for middle income families
(3-5 floor walk-ups) at a density of 60 person per acre for a total of 40
acres including parking
500 small two bedroom apartments for low-income families at a density of
70 person per acre for a total of 30 acres including parking
500 studio apartments accommodating non family households -1000
square meters in 4 floor walkup apartment blocks at a density of 60
persons per acre for a total of 30 acres.
500 small rental units acting as the initial core for Nano City Builder's City
for the construction workers at a density of 80 persons per acre for a total
of 25 acres
This comes to a total residential land of 1000 acres for Stage one, not
including any services (like schools, parks, or grocery stores) but
including open spaces between the units which can also function as
green space.  And additional 1000 acres of residential following the
same formula will also happen in stage two of phase one.
2) Commercial and Business
-A commercial spine of mixed uses and multi-storey structures with retail
shops and restaurants at the ground floor and businesses above in
structures of different heights 5-20 floors.
Initially is should occupy 30 acres only (including 5 for a major super
market and the Nano Mall with one anchor store, and 5 acres for
parking).  The spine should have the capacity to expand in stage two to
be 60 acres.
-4 Neighborhood Grocery Stores of one acre each
Total for Commercial is 34 acres for stage one, with an additional 30
acres for stage two
3) Schools
 we will begin with numbers based on typical USA standards modified
by the Indian standards
Two primary (that includes middle schools in the Indian context)
private schools, and one public School, 3 acres for a total of 9 acres.
All three must be well located with walking distances in the residential
neighborhoods.
One Private residential high school for a total of 10 acres.
One Private or public high school for a total of 5 acres.
One college with the capacity to expand to be a university in first stage
only 20 acres to become 100 in stage two of phase one.
Total Educational facilities are 45 acres for stage one, with an
additional 80 for stage two
4) Service Buildings
One police station -1 acre
One fire station -1 acre
One post office - 1 acre
One Municipal /government building 2 acres
One Administration building 2 acres
One Nano City Inc. Headquarters- 10 acres
One Electric substation -2 acres
One electric grid station- 2 acres
One water treatment plant 2-4 acres
One sewage treatment facility 4-6 acres
Five religious centers each one acre- 5 acres
One Hospital on 10 acres with the capacity to expand to be an
International Medical Center in stage two of phase one to become a
100 acres.
Total services facilities are 45 acres for stage one, with an
additional 90 for stage two
5) Golf Course and Recreation Facilities
18 holes world class course - 150 acres
Two Neighborhood clubs 5 acres each -10 acres
One Banquet Hall with Parking - 5 acres
Total for Recreation is 165 acres
6) An IT Park
A small IT campus with 100 acres for one or two companies and their
R&D in stage one, and expanding in stage two to develop a special
campus for Samsung (400 acres)
Total in Stage one for IT is 100 acres only, with an additional 400
for stage two
This is a very precise estimate of what is needed for stage one with a
total of 1390-1400 acres for stage one with all the new functions
now required. Stage two of phase one is an expansion from the
first core and should be another 1600 acres for a total of 3000.
Stage three of phase one will be another 2000 acres mainly
residential, IT, and commercial expansion following similar
proportions.