URBAN DESIGN RESEARCH STUDY OF VILLAGE/CITY
NESANG VILLAGE, KINNAUR DISTRICT HIMACHAL PRADESH
NITIKA NEGI A/2646/2013 5TH YEAR, SECTION-A
1. LOCATION MAP OF HIMACHAL
VILLAGE TEHSIL DISTRICT STATE
- Nesang - Pooh - Kinnaur - Himachal Pradesh, India.
Nesang village is seated on top of a hill overlooking the vast valley, agriculture fields and river. The site is surrounded by mountains from all four sides and commanding position in the landscape of the whole. It is situated 47km away from district headquarter pooh. Pooh is the sub-district headquarter of Nesang Khas village. As per 2009 stats, Nesang is the gram Panchayat of Nesang Khas village. The total geographical area of village is 455.21 hectares. Nesang Khas has a total population of 371 peoples. There are about 99 houses in Nesang Khas village. CLIMATE Most of Nesang village people enjoys a temperate climate due to its high elevation, with long winters from October to May, and short summers from June to September. Nesang village is considered to be in arid regions, similar to the climate of Tibet.
VIEW OF VILLAGE FROM ROAD
NESANG VILLAGE
VIEW OF VILLAGE FROM FIELD
LOCATION OF VILLAGE IN MAP OF KINNAUR
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2. ANALYSIS OF SETTLEMENT a. CONNECTIVITY The entry of the village is define by the traditional gate with leading to a village bus stand. Ten years back there was no bus stop available for the people of village, people have to walk till NH22 which is 11 km from the village. The weak transportation and communication was the major reason behind the slow development of the village. And five years back the new bus stop has been constructed with in the village. In 2016, village people decided to have a road within the village, to have an access for small vehicles within the village. The main old street loop which connects the two main temples of the village is on their way to convert into the roads. The transformation process of the main street into main road is under process. The 50% of the road construction was completed last year and rest is still under construction. With the road development process slowly few roadside shops started emerging. Laprang Temple
Bus stand
Thingur temple
Primary School
Main road Old main street Old secondary street Old shops New shops Temples
MAIN ENTRY GATE OF THE VILLAGE
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Santang temple
ROAD AND STREET NETWORKS CONNECTING MAIN COMMUNITY SPACES OF THE VILLAGE
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b. ZONING 1) ZONING BASED ON BUILDING TYPOLOGIES At the central zone of village the traditional building typologies are still surviving, but as shown in diagram bellow the most of the traditional building has been replaced by modern RCC structure on middle zone and at the outer most zone of the village there are new modern buildings are emerging slowly.
2) ZONING BASED OF COMMUNITY The cast system was very strong long before the modernisation struck into the village. Cast system played also played a role in planning of the village. The lower region of the slope of the village was for the care taker of the monastery and the temple. From all other three sides was for the lower class families. But now the upper class people are also started building their houses on the periphery of the village. Which basically reflect the change in culture of the village.
Laprang Temple
Panchayat bhavan Animal hospital
Thingur temple
Primary School Upper cast residences Lower cast residences Traditional building
Santang temple
Religious buildings Traditional building replaced by modern buildings.
Commercial buildings Social infrastructure
Modern buildings.
ZONING BASED ON BUILDING TYPOLOGIES
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ZONING BASED ON COMMUNITY DIVISIONS
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c. DENSITY
d. LAND USE
The village buildings are highly dense at the center and gradually decreasing as one move from center to outer periphery of the village. The traditional building on the central part of the village is still retained but the upcoming modern building are started developing on the periphery of the villages.
A majority of the site area is surrounded by agricultural fields. The village spreads along with the slope of hilly terrain with three main temples, at the top, middle and at the end of village. A few houses with agricultural land has also come about in recent years.
Population of Nesang Khas Total Population 371 Male Population 195 Female Population 176
LESS DENSE
MEDIUM DENSE
HIGHLY DENSE
Residential Religious Commercial Educational Governmental Agricultural fields
LAND USE
VARYING DENSITY OF VILLAGE
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e. SPATIAL ORGANIZATION AND FABRIC OF SETTLEMENT By the observing the following figures the fabric of the settlement seems to be course grain. Nevertheless, it has many problems in orientation, and is full of locational difficulties. The following figures shows some common open spaces with several high�density residential districts at the core of the village.
SOLID TO VOID ANALYSIS
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STREET ANALYSIS
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f. NODES
g. LANDMARKS
There are two big nodes in the village which are likely to become a main foci area in a village after the construction of the road will get finished. Medium sized nodes are the most active places due to the function, shops or a religious activities. Smaller nodes are the less active junctions of main street and the secondary streets.
The two major land marks in a village are Santang temple in upper village and Thingur temple lower village. The Santang temple has the stupa at centre of the temple land for Parikrama and Thingur temple has the traditional temple roof design with unique yellow colour on the roof top. The temple also have a Parikrama path all around it which is unique as compare to all other temple. Another main landmark of the village is a Peepal tree which is tallest tree in a village and can be seen from various point of areas. People of village worship the tree because the Buddha is said to have gained enlightenment under a Sacred Peepal called the Bodhi Tree.
Thingur temple
Peepal tree
Nodes Main road Old main street Old secondary street Old shops New shops Temples
Santang temple
SANTANG TEMPLE WITH STUPA
THINGUR TEMPLE
VIEWS PEEPAL TREE FROM DIFFERENT POINTS
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h. DRAINAGE SYSTEM
i. Landscape of the village
The natural drainage system of Nesang village has developed as a result of the natural terrain of the site. Several drains have developed parallel to the main street.
The traditional buildings are constructed by using locally available materials like stone blocks for wall, flat mud roof, inner finishing of the housed by using mud clay and timber as the binding element of whole structure. The form of the house are mostly rectangular and square. And the upcoming modern building are constructed by using RCC frame structure, brick wall and GI sheets sloping roof. The height of the modern building are more then the traditional building which is changing the landscape of the village. Modern buildings are dominating the traditional buildings. .
REPLACING OLD BUILDING INTO MODERN BUILDINGS
MODERN BUILDING DOMINATING THE LANDSCAPE OF VILLAGE
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