Presented by - pooja agarwal

fifth year arch.

MIT aurangabad
feb 2009

Guided by - Ar. Kuldeep Bhatia

Township !!!!! and its History_
Industrial Revolution 1760-1820 is an important epoch in the history of growth of towns and
cities.

Facts of Evolution:

Suburban sprawl engulfed every town and city.

Uncomfortable long journey from living place to work place.
Traffic congestion.
Vanishing peace of the city Indiscriminate sitting of industries.
Rise in squatter settlements, slums.
insufficient open spaces.
Lack of public amenities.

Development

Principles according to great town planners :

Town planning is to Establish organic relation ship among “folk, place and work”
----------------------- “Geddesian triad” ---Sir Patrick Geddes (1854-1932)
Development
Garden City concept Sir Ebenezer Howard
(1850-1928):
1- Dwelling of all class around large court
(having public buildings).
2- The shopping center on the edge of town.
3- Employment facilities should be provided by
variety of industries.
4- Industries to be on the outskirts of the town.
5- City should have maximum population of 30
to 50 thousand in an area of 1000 acre.
6- City should be surrounded by permanent belt
of agricultural land of 3- 5 thousand acre.
7- City should have the advantage of both rural
and urban life amenities.
8- To eliminate the private ownership and
whole of the Land to be brought under Co-
operative basis or held in trust for the
community in order to have the control on
finance and the profit gained thereby be utilized
for uplifting the community itself.
Planning principles by Clarence Stain :
No grid Iron road pattern.
Planning not in term of single block
but planning of the whole
Neighbourly area.
“Super block” to be enclosed by
main Roads.
Limited access of high traffic to and
from neighbourhoods. Footpath be
safe and segregated from other
vehicular traffic.
Working area of the house to face
the roads.
Community park spreading on
whole of the area of the Town.
Cul-de-sac streets.
Development
Le corbusier’s Concept of “City as a living Organism”.

Head; Gov. buildings.

Heart; City center+ Shopes + Commercial Buildings.
Limbs; Industries+ Educational institution.
Lungs; Parks+ Green belt + Playfield.
Arteries; Roads+ footpaths.

History of Townships in india

Town planning in India is as old as its rich culture and Tradition.

It is not an New Idea or Science.
Indus valley civilization (3000.B.C),
Vedic period (400B.C.),
Budhist period 320.A.D.,
Medieval period (Upto 14 century) -jaipur city,
Moghul period (1526-1707)A.D. cities like Agra, Delhi, Fatehpusikri, Bijapur, Lucknow.
PreIndependencePeriod- New Delhi city,Post Independent period.

Fig.3.6 pg.21
Township and New concept of Intellectual Township

• “Township” means an integrated development of a contiguous land parcel which contains

within itself requisite physical and social infrastructure, with access to off site physical and
social infrastructure and fulfils all facilities of a complete Township
•“Township character” is related to the “neighborhood character” of residential areas but
also includes the character of non-residential areas such as retail/commercial centers,
industrial precincts, open space and community facility areas.

• Neighborhood character is the interplay of natural, built, social and economic conditions
that make one place different from another.”

Intellectual Township

• Many sources and surveys have revealed, that knowledge based activities will be the
economic drivers in the future.

• This includes intellectual industries such as IT Enabled services, or individuals’ livelihood

as the intellectual professions.

• It also includes emerging technology areas such as Biotech, energy related research,
financial services, contract research and host of such other activities.
Intellectual Township
• Knowledge based industries require high end commercial and residential built
environment along with high quality infrastructure.

• Since these sectors are manned by the younger population, availability of good
quality health services, educational institutions and modern entertainment facilities
will drive such development.

• Increasingly it is becoming clearer that these industries are looking for sustainable
integrated townships of an economic size capable of supporting businesses and
homes, with adequate physical and social infrastructure. Yet, these should be
compact enough to enable high quality living environments where it is possible to
walk-to-work, walk-to-school and take public transport for other activities.

• In the regional context, these townships must be well connected to other urban
centers through regional transport infrastructure such as airports, railways, and
highways. The townships must also have access to trunk infrastructure such as high-
quality drinking water and reliable power supply.

A Township shall be sustainable with:

• Good governance by local self government without political interference.

• Money back policy gives freedom to sell & purchase on tagged, true value at any
time.
Selection criteria
• Existing cities cannot be developed beyond a certain
limit as now cities are in scene of narrow streets with
heavy traffic without parking space and ever increasing
population.
• Migration resulting into an unbalance as the developed
cities are over crowded, and now development authorities
and business sectors taking interest in small cities.
• According to a survey report U.P. has been recorded to
have maximum no. of out-migrants
• Government showing interest by issuing policies for such projects in new developing
areas.
“Urban Development & Urban Housing has issued policy for promoting knowledge
based industries, in integrated Townships…. August, 2007”
• Jhansi is also a small developing city, located at central India where both North-South
& East-west National Corridors of the country are crossing, Forming a major junction
which shall support the excellent transportation and communication network.
• It has an advantage of nearness to the metros , Delhi, Bhopal, Agra, Indore, Kanpur,
Lucknow.
• The City has the potential to become intellectual industrial city where all
infrastructure facilities with manpower, economically available.
 The Aim
To design a sustainable & self manageable Township for the families engaged in
intellectual professional livelihoods.

The Objective
To Design an ideal infrastructural & recreational amenities with efficient moderate
services.
To Fulfill the local demands, habits, spirits, tradition & style, of the area.
To preserve the aesthetics and individuality of the Township by developing it on its
most suited conditions.
To promote economic development and healthy environment for all the people living
and working here.
Scope
At macro level –To Design layout of the whole township which includes zoning,
circulation pattern and placement of all blocks.

At micro level -To Detail out the major blocks of residential, office area and
landscaping area of the layout.
Case Studies

Live case study:

1- Magarpatta City , Pune
2- Golf link, Gurgaon

Literature case study:

1- Mahindra City, Chennai
Magarpatta City____Pune
Maharashtra has largest economy in the country, 13% of
national income
Urbanized - 42 % lives in cities
High literacy – 77% the population
Per Capita income - Rs.15, 484 (3rd in country)

Population: 5064700 (2008)

Density: 7214/km2 , metro 8th (2008)
In pune
Climate: tropical wet & dry
Tem: temperatures ranging between 20°C to 28°C.
Rainfall: 722 mm
Season: summer monsoon, winter

Knowledge based industries

Home of Research institues,
Home for software industries
Location Magarpatta:
It is situated on national
highway pune-solapur.
Major linkages from site
Pune station 7 kms Magarpatta
Race course 3.5 kms city
Koregaon park 4.5 kms
M.G.roads 5 kms Location of Magarpatta city best suited to give
Airport 9 kms extension to metro city Pune
Magarpatta City
Architect: Ar. Prakash Deshmukh
Total Land Area: 400 acre
Population: 8,000 units residents,
Density: 100-115/acre
Project Concept
Fast urbanization of pune city and Haphazard spread of city
pune in 90’s was major issue.
A group 120 families of Farmers came together with an View of one of neighborhood
Idea to convert agricultural land into an Innovative
Township.

Design Concept
• Planning principles: Design on
concept of garden city
• present day need: Integration of
work place and living place
• climate responsive: Rutu chakra
concept taken for the landscaping for
plants to bloom all the years.

View of Phase one, cyber city

 Site Analysis Magarpatta City
Topography:
The entire land is agricultural land it is a fertile virgin land with 32 bore wells
Land is gently sloping from southwest to northeast with a level difference of 12 m
Soil Type:
Black cotton soil- good for plantation and landscaping.
Land is gently slopping from southwest to northeast.

12m

Land profile:

Almost rectangular site, site was enclosed by, further

extended city road of about 24 mt.

Main entry
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 Total Area 400 acre Area Distribution, zoning Residential
Built up Area 60% of total i.e 240 acre Knowledge based Industries
Total open Area 40% i.e 160 acre
Green/ Recreational
Four entries to the site from all four
direction makes a good connectivity Public buildings
with locality, main entry from east 3 services
direction

Axis is taken radial cum grid pattern

whole project divided in 4 phases

2
4

Main
Entry
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Residential at periphery , middle ring for cyber city around the

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 Major Public amenities given at phase 1 & 2 near to existing

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market.
 BUILT AREA DISTRIBUTION
Residential blocks OF Total OF built up
Built up including individual’s open space, 148 acre 37% 61.25%
area 60 %
240 acre Cyber city area = 44 acre 11% 18%

Public area = 24 acre 6% 10%

Open area Include:

Gymkhana sport complex, Recreational area,
40 % Public school building, 24 acre, Excluding 6% 10%
Primary scool,
160 acre Destination center, Services, 1 acre 0.25% 0.75%
hospital building,

Built and UnBuit Ratio

Total Area = 400 acre
OPEN AREA DISTRIBUTION
Built area = 240 acre
Open area 160 acre Unbuilt area = 160 acre 0.75% Services

Central gardens : 25 acre Residential

Roads : 17% 61.25%
i.e 27.2 Cyber city
Paved area : 20 % 18%
32 acre
2 acre of garden for each
Neighbourhood or block unit Public area
i.e total 50 acre. Recreational 10%
10%
BUIT UP AREA DISTRIBUTION
Residing Work group User Introduction
people , 40%
40,000 ppl Out city User’s Occupation
In city Frequently visiting
25% 15%
areas
Professionals/s Service Roads/ footpaths • Teacher
hops provider private/public • Doctors/ medical
21% 4% transport+ office/
Non-Working Proffessionals
commercial spaces+ • Engineers/ technical group
60% recreational /
A) Children • Management group/ Business
walkways in evening .
Recreational / group
B) Youth
institutional. • Other Service Provider Group
C) Adults

Population
Density not to exceed 30 % acre. Floating Population 14
Frequently visiting areas
% of residing. Roads/ footpaths by public
Residential units : 8,000 units •Working in office transport/ private transport /
40,000 person avg. buildings -----8% Office areas + shopping area+
Commercial : 12 companies+ •Individual business/ utility areas/ cleaning area, +
offices and shops shopes ------- 2% recreational / relative place ie.
10,000 persons avg. Over all. Respectively.
•Service
provider---------------
Density 100-115 person/acre ---1%
•Visitors------- 2%-
 Working group
User Area circulation Frequently visiting areas
Roads/ footpaths private/public
W. transport+ office/ commercial spaces+
Entry recreational / walkways in evening .
N.
Entry

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Entry

Main
Entry
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City road Children/ youth/ non working

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Recreational / institutional.
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 Accessability To & from different blocks

W.
Entry
N.
Entry
0.8 km

0.84
km 2 km
1.4
km
S.
Entry
0.78
km
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 Villas 5 bhk , 34 acre 23% of residential
Residential Zone Total area: 148 acre
11 Type Residential blocks 1 BHK homes, 4.3 acre, 2%
2 bhk homes 13.6 acre, 9%
3 bhk 59 acre, 40%

Mulberry Trillium
garden 3bhk
4 bhk, 12 acre, 8.1 syiv Roystonea
5 bhk ania
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Residential Zone Total area: 148 acre
11 Type Residential blocks
 There are 28 neighborhoods planned in the different
phases of the city.
 And the 11 options of residential buildings, with different
specification.
 5 no. Hierarchy for affordability, La
bu
Laburnum 4 BHK r nu
Soft areas are given main importancein whole landscape. Lawn is used in many spaces. m
Community hall, club house, children play area and 2 play courts are provided. 4b
hk
The landscape done in central open space is raised at 2.4 m to give space for parking below.
The arrangement of building is done such manner that a central chunk of land will be left for ladscaping
16 buildings+ 11 floors
Public Place Megacenter Majestic commercial center of business excellence.
Megacenter gives you complete infrastructural support
to run new cutting edge Information Technology Tools.
Well spread out space 5.25 lakh sq.ft.
Parking space for 800 cars and 1000 2-wheelers.
A total of 5 floors of modern
Office space, Banking and 24-hr ATM facilities.
 8 lifts, 10 no. capacity.
4- Theme cafeterias and restaurants,
Food courts
Other entertainment spots.
Facilities like Full power back up with ample parking ensure that your business
never takes on the back seat

Frames, fenestration and

building massing gives,
modern look

Hero Honda Showroom in Megacenter

Public Place Destination point
The internal Amenity Center of Magarpatta City
Rising 11 floors, area 4 acre including,
block land scape.
Facility offers space
Shops,
food courts
and leisure activities.
There will be Hostel and Office population. Lower ground floor
Upper ground floor
This is a place where Magarpatta City families
would shop and spend time in the evenings Architectural features
 Massive and modern, the Destination Center Large Courts give,, all time comfortable common
holds a huge business promise for you. Its a areas with beautiful landscape inside also.
place where business potential is best Free standing curve wall and frame works etc. as
described by just one word - extraordinary. the architectural elements give it monumantal
look along its huge ness.
Hight is risingwith every offset inside from the
boundry it maintain the prortion of building.

Second Floor
Public Place The 'Gymkhana' - 25,000 sq.ft. Sports Complex at
Magarpatta City
Gymkhana complex With “out-door” sports area: 6 acre.

Basket ball
Gymkhana play
block ground
viewers
Basket ball
Swimming
Swimming reception/ court
pool
pool
waiting Snacks counter Play field

Basket
ball play Inside sectional sketch showing visual connection from entrance +
ground upper floors to the sports areas
It includes: swimming pool giving beautiful
look from entrance and even the upper
floors,
, 1st floor
Pantry and snacks counter in waiting laung+
offices +gym + changing rooms with
separate way to the court of pool / shower
area, store room and tennice court ,
bollyball, basket ball court entance
seperately,
2nd floor
Meditation+ parlous, childrens section.
Public Place
Gymkhana complex
• 'The Magarpatta City Public School' - an
English medium ICSE Board School
managed by the well-known Vidya
Pratisthan Trust
•Area of 4 acre

•Play area with swings, sculptures lawn and

open central court and classes placed
around.

•School is given exterior of exposed plaster

and brick work the massive building seen to
merge with the nature,
Public Place
Hospital building
Nobal Hospital is at
main road pune solapur,
It is for 250 beds
 Commercial Sector
All the IT tower- commercial Zone is planned around the
central Open ADITI Garden
It is away from the residential and school buildings hence
does not cause a disturbance
Modern technology has been used –glass cladding, post
tensioned slabs thus giving it a competitive
look
There are 12 buildings with 7 floors each
Separate smoking zone are created and smoking is not
allowed on the footpaths

In front of the IT building

Recreational Spaces

 'Deccan Harvest' - the

restaurant in Aditi Gardens
 Aditi Gardens : deccan Harvest
reastaurent+ three small plateform  Aditi Gardens
forming informal open activity areas+ full of contoures
open air theater at west- south of the
site. For appx.8000 ppl.
Individual blocks: have own
Villas have recreational spaces like:
individual’s pool
Play areas, court/ lawns, pools,
Common gym includes helth care activities
and sports etc.
Shopping areas: food plazas reastaurents in
destination point and in mega center theam
In appartment buildings
reastaurents and other activities are the good
integration of recreational
means of entertainment . spaces
Roads & Transportation

Lighting at center for 60ft

wide else on both the side in
Roads internal 30 ft wide scattered manner

Lighting
fixtures along
the side ways
Internal Roads with plantations

Jogging tracks in the Mist Fountain at the main

Signage island Central Garden Entrance of Magarpatta City
 Parking & transportation
Public transportation like taxies or buses are not having any separate track.
Each building block are given separate parking area , Most of the parking is in the
basements

Separated in – out basement parking ramps with slope 1: 10 taken from the entrance
point.
Security:

Round the clock cenetralized security systems entry by

security clearance.

Magarpatta is walled city with fortified gates & guarded

entrances.

The city is intensively patrolled day & night by security

persons.

Town level ZED security with walkie-talkie & computer

surveilance.

Individual watchmen for each complex, Intercom facility

in each house
Services
Elevated storage tank for cybercity and other recreational
areas.

Storm water from terraces through the pipes, gets collected

underground.

Sewage treatment plants are provided one in each

neighborhood ,

The water recharged in the bore well is used for washing &
cleaning.

All the units have corporation water supply for drinking.

For the bunglows and row houses, a separate water tank

Electricity & telecommunication:

4 electrical substation are given at four corners of the site.

Fiber optic cable laid throughout the complex. 1 acre of land

dedicated to telephone exchange by the Magarpatta
township.each home provided with internet connection.
Landscape study of Magarpatta City
Magarpatta city aims to provide a lush green pollution free environment along
with technologies education recreation and better living condition.

The environment has been given the utmost priority in magarpatta city with
3200 trees, 20 lakh sqft lawn over 10,000 shrubs and bushes and punes largest
mist foundation.

There is at first circle is the welcome board and a board giving the directinon to
different buildings and thus a newcomer gets well directed

Rigth at the entrance is the first signage MAGARPATTA CITY with landscape area
enhancing the entrance.
In the administration area names of different sectores are bold and are clear of
tree or any type of landscape element.
Even in IT tower the name of the companies who have their offices in that
building is displayed on signage board.
Landscape Elements:

Magarpatta city has a good water table there being 32

bore wells which is used by all the building in
magarpatta and reused for landscape.
Black cotton soil is good for vegetation.

existing trees retained or replanted, artificial lake

covers ½ acre out of 25 acre.

Trees and plantations also for security sound and

visual barrier and ide shade and as a boundry
Benches for Sittings at corners or side ways of roads

paved wide footpaths to encourage pedestrian

movement.

Ramps are provided to reach various spaces.

 Landscape Elements:

To define parking zone using landscape elements – bays

are marked using colored sheet.

Landscape elements trees or plants used

for creating canopy don't shed leaves.

For recreational areas restaurant- medium

plantation water bodies ground covers and
trees bordering the court.

For exercise Zone a combination of hard (paved

path) and soft (buses , trees)

landscape is used to make the environment fresh

and lively.
Water bodies keep the atmosphere fresh.
Planting scheme

1. Arzadirachta indicai- neem used for shade for parking, medicinal tree.
2.Butea monosperma- flame of forset- used for shade for parking.
3.Cipharexylop quadranguralae
4.Jacaranda mimosifolia-neel gulmohor- used for shade, colour of flora
5.Michelia champaca-golden yellow champa- son chafa used because fragrance of the
flower.
6.Spathodia companulata- Tulip tree- to create road side avenue colour of flower
7.Tabebuia Argentia

Shrubs
1.Eranthemum Nigrum- ebony black magic used in planting bed
2.Hamelia Pattensscarlet bush- fire bush used at the edge of the building.
3.Ixora duffii pink- ixora along the compound wall
4.Tabermaemontana variegated- edge of the building

Grass
1.Paspalum lawn –used under the big tree and bigger lawn areas.
Eco friendly practice Biogas Plant
A two tonne capacity Biogas plant is installed.

Biodegradable waste goes through a process and the

non-polluting biogas which is generated is used to
generate power to operate a major percentage of the
garden pumps.

This saves excessive power requirements equivalent

to 118 commercial gas cylinders of 19 kilograms
capacity per month,
which translates to a power generation of over 270
electrical units per day.
Solar Water-Heating

Magarpatta City, largest residential Solar Water-Heating

systems in the country.
The solar panels have been put in all the residential apartments
comprising of about 3500 flats in the Phase-I & II.
On completion, the total capacity will be in the region of 7 lakh
litres per day which will save power upto 37 KWH per day
and in monetary terms Rs.3.9 crore per year.
Eco friendly practice Rainwater Harvesting

Rainwater harvesting to canalize water

from terraces is planned for over 8 natural
wells,
over 1.25 acres of an artificial lake body
and to recharge ground water levels.

Inter-locking paving blocks and cutout grass

concrete pavers assist in raising
groundwater levels.

Garbage Segregation at Source

Eco-friendly practice of segregation of over

400 tonnes of household and commercial
garbage, trash and waste per month is done at
source of which 280 tonnes of biodegradable
waste is used for vermi-culture and bio-
compost.

Over 120 tonnes non-biodegradable waste is

recycled in a way not hazardous to nature,
disposed off safely and the re-usable scrap is
Eco friendly practice

Vermiculture

The nursery has vermi-culture and

bio-compost pits, which generate
manure from garbage segregated at
source at Magarpatta City.

The manure composted here provides

for nourishing these saplings and
shrubs.
Organic pesticides like Verticillium
and Trichoderma are used
extensively.

Not only are plants, saplings and

organic vegetables sold here, a
unique facility of a Plant Library is
offered whereby just like a book/
video library.
Eco friendly practice

Use of Fly-ash Bricks in construction

Fly ash which is an environmental hazardous waste produced by thermal power
plants is used as a part replacement of cement and fine aggregates,
It is an inert material & saves energy required for production of cement.
Usage of fly ash bricks helps in reduction of greenhouse gases, which are
depleting the ozone layer.
These bricks are better than traditional bricks,

like controlling of pollution, cost, breakage, wastages, evenness, finish while

manufacturing and more compressive strength.
As fly ash bricks are produced mechanically they are economical, good for any
type of masonry and absorb very less water.
For every tonne of fly ash used in construction, approximately 1 tonne of CO2
emission in environment is reduced.
Magarpatta City is set to consume 1,30,000 tonne of fly ash by the time
construction is completed here, translating into a huge saving of over the same, i.e.
1,30,000 tonne of carbon emission.
Conclusion

In Magarpatta city new techniques are used successfully, It is a good example of eco
friendly, sustainable town ship.

Work place Cyber city placed approx. equi. Distant from every part.

Connections could have been given more consideration as some of the residential zone
become far from the public zone.

Following the town planning principle and rules, results in better design and planning.

Apartment buildings when clubbed, saves the circulation spaces.

The requirements taken in this example (areas as calculated and described before):

Residential 37% of total , (villas 20%, apartments 35%, 5% 1-bhk sets (hostels/ service
provider group) of total residential areas)

Public, 6% of the total area

Hospital
Shopping
School
library
Medical store
Petrol pump near by required
Recreational ,6% of total
Restaurants
Sports club
Parks
Service area, 1% of total

Knowledge based industries: 11% of total

As per economy and trend of locality and like wise industries interested in the proposed
intellectual city.
Golf link city………. Ghaziabad
Located on the banks of river Hindon
(a tributary of river Yamuna)

Residential Town ship

Designed by RSP architect
Area 132 acre

Population, 2500

Ghaziabad is developing as the extension of New

Delhi,
Fast growing industries and MNC’s sectors of the
locality is attracting people,

Out of the city these residential Townships are

very good option for the people working in these
sectors.
Area distribution Zoning N
Public

Services

residential

recreational p5
s
Concept:
Central lake as focal point, 24 p2
m wide bridge as axis, major p3
two division as per zone H
facilities.

Residential area at center, p2 s

frontage covered by public
area. Recreation area at last. p1
ews
Ring road 24m wide. Enclosing
18m wide internal roads.
s
View of golf link
Zonning , Area Distribution

15% s
road
Publ Open area
ic recreational
11%
35%
resid
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18% ntial
Built area
recreational
al
on

Recreational 21%
% ati

56%
56 cre
Re

Services
1% Built up area
50%
All area % division
Un built up
area 50 %

Built & un built ratio

Designed Requirement
Central focal point, lake
Golf course
Club House
Commercial complex Golf club
Community centre Artificial Lakes
Police post
Hospital
Neighborhood shopping
International school
Primary school 2no.

Residential pocket-p1
EWS Housing
Residential pocket -p2
Residential pocket –p5 Villas
Residential pocket –
p3skyvillas
Residential zone total
Residing 2500 no.

Residential zone have been

provided with the three
options named P1 P2 so on

Residential pocket –p5 Villas

along the
road side next to the golf
course
78 no villas in area of 6.4acre

Residential pocket –p2

With area 13 acre
7.8 acre court included
Built 5.2 acre.
10 apartments (40 ) 19
floor=760 units.
Residential pocket –p3
skyvillas
(2acre)
19 floors with Halipad on roof.
Built up .25 acre
Accommodating, 76 units

Residential pocket –p1

Apartments
459 (102) no. apartment
buildin g
10 floors 1020 units

EWS section, 2 acre which

include 0.5 acre central
For no. 400 units

Pocket 2 have lake 2580 sqm.

Public area
Commercial complex, 3.54 acre.

Community centre: 0.56 acre

Police post 1.09 acre

Hospital 1.45 acre.

Neighborhood shopping 0.48 acre

International school
3,36 acre

Primary school,2 no. of cpl each 0.8 acre.

Hotel and retail market placed just next to

commercial complex
Recreational spaces
Bridge over the central lake

Boating as one of the sport and recreational

activity
Floating platforms, are many of the atractive
features of the town ship.
Central lake is spread over the 1.4 acre area
Recreational spaces

Club house no. 21 spread over 9 acre area

Including all major sport’s indoor out door
areas, gym, meditation, swimming pool area.
Table tennis, squash, distressing program.

Golf club : 32 acre, builtup- 0.6 acre, lake1.6

acre, trainning court 5 acre
Architectural design

Modern look is practiced ,

using free standing walls use
of glass, steel.

Frame work, fenestration

and building forms are the
major parts of building
aesthetics.

Landscaping elements

Lawns, lakes, plants ,

palm varieties,

Roads and transportation

Services

Sewage disposal territory treatment plant.

Fire fighting and fire alarm system

Covered parking spaces in multilevel.

 Security with CCTV.

All apartments privided with three lifts two passengers and one for stretcher

100% stand by power on demand

Rain water harvesting,

Wi-fi city.
Conclusion

It is a good example of high rise building township as now there is need of

providing good recreation areas so there only 17% is ground cover for
residential spaces and more than 50% is open recreational areas.
 Literature case study
Mahendra City____chennai
Chennai capital of Tamilnadu is 4th largest
metropolitan city of India.

Chennai ecomony has broad industrial base in

automobile technology, hardware manufacturing, and
healthcare industries. In
Account 60% of india’s automotive export chennai

High literacy – 90% the population

Major group having high life expectancy.
Population: 7.5 million(4th) 2007)
Density:14350/km2 Spread over 1400 acres, Mahindra World City,
New Chennai is located on the Golden
Climate: Quadrilateral (NH 45)
Tem18-20 mini. 38-42 max. Set amongst hills, natural lakes and a forest
Rainfall: 1300 mm reserve.

Location of Mahindra city best suited to give

extension to metro city Chennai.
Mahendra City (IT sector/township) chennai
Project area : 1400 acres, Area Taken for study 188 acre.
Architect : Ar. Hafeez Contractor and HOK (Hellmuth, Obata (Architecture firms)
Land scape Architect : Belt Collins Singapore Green piece Bangalore.

Mahendra city

is an integrated industrial township. A Part of the Whole city, Taken for study is 188 acre
only, of its 1400 acre and that part is it self an Integral IT Industry township.

Concept of design:

Office spaces just a jogging away, schools for kids just a block away or undertaking a
shopping experience away from the juggling of the parking spaces.
Such a work- home- school- shop experience is all the soul of designing of this town
ship.
The City offers the world–class facilities for business, retail, leisure, hospitality and
residential housing.

This township became functional in 24 sep. 2004.

Individual Campuses Companies seeking an individual identity can set up their
business in the campus of their own choice. At the same time they can reap the
benefits of a planned environment outside their own campuses.

Built to Suit (BTS) facilities Custom built facilities on small campuses for companies
seeking independence of location and format and customized ready–to–use facilities.

Site analysis:

site was full of natural features, lush greenery, tree covers, rocks and the beautiful
Chengelpet lake.

The vastness and the existing plantation was the formidable challenge for the
landscape designer
Zonning , Area Distribution (IT Block ) in MWC
Area for study
“one IT sector”

23.17
acre
19.2
acre

Green belt is given 30% of the usable

area.
Utility is provide to this sector seperately
18 %

18.2 127.63
Road

acre

Road
Total Area 188.2 Acre
 Area for
Zonning , Area Distribution in IT block study
“one
sector”

IT Parks

Residential

N
Public

Food
court
Circulation
Recreational shopping pattern

school Health culb

Zonning , Area Distribution in IT block
Planning cocept
Almost rectangular sector,
The total area 127 usable excluding the
IT Parks 24.70 acre green belt and utility.
The axis not dominating, the zones
32% IT sez 40% Residential distributed by grid iron pattern
Residential
30.4 acre
Open area and built up area
16 % Public
60% built up area 76 acre
Public 12% Recreational 40 % open including 50 acre
12acre
garden s roads

Recreational Distribution of builtup Areas

9 acre
60 % built up

40% open
Entry plaza, IT block
B

Entry plaza
green belt

Section B
Site Distribution
IT Park area (24 acre )
Building blocks are housed in major four blocks.

separate area for canteens and open lawns/

interaction spaces/ courts and park etc.

These blocks are having parking at lower ground

floors.

Designed to ensure the optimal performance of IT

& IT Enabled Services companies,

Productivity–oriented work environment.

CapGemini, Infosys, Mastek, MindTree, Nestronics,

Renault Nissan, Tech Mahindra and Wipro are
among others having the elegant set ups within the
Technopark (IT) SEZ.
The total area comprising 1 Million sq. ft. spread
over 4 blocks of 250,000 sq. ft. each.

There are currently over 6000 persons working in

IT sez units.
Site Distribution

Residential housing is the major part

covering approx area 30 .4 acre housing
approx, 1000 units
Apartments, Duplexes and independent
bungalows facing lake side, surrounded by Public amenities:
rolling hills, and reserve park A commercial centre “The Canopy “ placed on
opposite side of the residential units.
Public amenities:
Along with sports & recreation facilities The commercial centre also Food Court, Banks
through a club house within the IT town & ATMs, Entertainment centre, Daily needs
ship, stores , Travel desk etc.
School building near to the health club
area and sports facilities and library etc.
are housed at one place .
Site Distribution
Public amenities:
School building placed at walkable distance fom
the the residential areas and placed near to club
house as the facilities for sports etc can be
shared together.

Hospitality:
Hospital is placed out of this IT township which
is shared with the other such zones.

Emergency medical services, laboratory services,

radiology, pharmacy set up are also seperately
places as part of the commercial complex but
out of the IT campus

Recreational space

food plaza with restaurents and bakery shops

with open air restaurants facing the lake.

Have good connection with IT zone + Villas

and appartment houses.
Architectural concept

Design elements

Use of Pergolas giving the spread form and elegant appearance to the building,

Frames adding mass to the building and giving form with creating the massing ,

Use of glass gives modern look as well make the building to blend easily with the
land scape around and the existing foliage of the City

Combination of Forms with in the buildings plans and elevations as well

combination of forms of building with landscaping is well established.
Roads and transportation
The main roads connecting the different zones are 120’ wide.
Internal roads within the IT zones are 60’ wide
And lanes of 30’ wide are provided in the residential areas.

Footpaths of 1.5 m
wide on both the side
of the roads with sitting

Palm trees

Lighting at center
Land scape concept:
When one mentions microenvironment creating a hierachy of spaces, It is with
reference to the movement pattern of a visitors.
The hardscape blends with the softscape green belt crossing the site are given a natural
woodland look with gravel path to encourage the pedestrian to walk through the green
belt.

Shade trees highlight the primary roads while quick growing natives like casuarinas soften
the forest edges.

The drains along

the roads are
treated with
creepers along
its sides.
Services

Each Industry have their own ancillary and support

units within the park. Each industries have its own
mini zone so any effluent treatment or other forms of
waste disposal would be specific to that industry
alone.

Soft ware , hardware and BPO units have separate

Zone with emphasis on clean air dedicated power. utility

And other practices for establishing the eco friendly

environment are adopted using the eco friendly
construction materials and new techniques.
At the corners electrical stations are provided. And
the Major service blocks given in utility zone
separately given at the last of the IT zone.

Petrol pump is given in easy approach from the IT

(SEZ zone) is provided for the whole MWC Township.
Conclusion
Existing plantation is retained well and integrated with the new requirements.
IT industry Township which is the part of the integrated Industrial Township.

Advantage of the site located near the lake and the surrounding beauty of hill, have
intelligently taken into planning. As the club house, recreation spaces, individual
bungalows are on edge side with lake side views. The high rising buildings located to
have view of hill series around.

Working areas well separated out from the rest area of the IT township along with
ancillary units.

Residential units near to the public buildings.

Grid iron pattern used for area division.

Major division of the areas, taken:

Out of Built up of
Green belt is given 30% of the usable area. 60% of total Of total
Utility is provide to this sector seperately 18 % , 32% IT sez, 19%
23%
60% built up area 76 acre 40% Residential
40 % open including gardens roads, 12% Recreational,
16 % Public
Comparative Analysis
Sr.no. Magarpatta city Mahendra IT Zone Golf link
zoning Central court Diveded in two parts Axial zoning
garden, canteen and working and
middle rind working residential, public
area, periphery building near to
houses residential, and
recreational near to
both
Planning concept Give an extension to Majorly Industrial Court for different
Pune congestion setup but with the areas private court
and integration of concept to provide more recreational
workplace. residential place spaces
near to work place.
Axis and planning Radial axial and grid Grid iron pattern
pattern pattern
Area distribution Area distribution Residential 23 % 40% residential
major residential Working area 19% 25 % recreational
37% Unbuit 40%
Work place 11%
Unbuilt 40%
Comparative Analysis

Sr.no. Magarpatta city Mahendra IT Zone Golf link

Requirements taken Hospital, major Hospital, major

service plants, service plants, Recreational
recreational, recreational, requirements are
residential + service residential and added
provider group, service provider
library, shopping, group, library,
health club, shopping, health
office/cyber+ school club, office/cyber
with ancillary unit +
school+ petrol pump
out of the boundaries

sustainability Biogas plant, vermi Natural elements use,

compost, fly ash, heavy plantation, Eco friendly materials
solar systems solar system+ solid are used.
waste management
plants.
Comparative Analysis

Sr.no. Magarpatta city Mahendra IT Zone Golf link

Architectural It is a good example It is an example of self Residential with more

importance of eco friendly and sufficient IT industry, recreational
sustainable Township. but a part of importance.
intergated industrial
Township, many
requirements are
fullfilled from the
MWC
Requirements
Public amenities Recreational,
 Commercial complex  Club House
 Community centre  Lake
 Police post  Boating
 Hospital  Helipad.
 Neighborhood shopping  Golf club
 International school
 Primary school
 Petrol pump

Residential
 Residential, Apartments, with at least two options.
 Villas
 EWS
Inferences
For Planning of Intellectual Township, major areas are Residential, working places,
Public place and recreational spaces.

In an intellectual township almost all the residents work in same township.

Layout ( Axis, planning principles ) :

Work place should be designed for Maximum no. of residents of the township
Office spaces can be provided upto 30% of total area.
Density can be taken up to 15 units for 1 acre of the land.
Recreational 30%
Public areas upto 15 %

For Designing.

Residential spaces should be well connected and be separated from the other place of
the township.
All the spaces should be approximately equi distant from public spaces.
Areas distribution:

Public area should be given

Services
Transportation separate track for public vehicles
Solar panels for street light
Use of eco friendly practices: Water harvesting,
Natural ventilation in public buildings,
Thank You !