Masters in Urban Design Sem III Sakshi Reddy | PG180859 |
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Contents 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
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Studio Brief Site Context Vision and Strategy Masterplan Urban Block Phasing Learnings
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Studio Brief The process would involve the following stages:
Studio 3: Master Plan Studio Instructors: Brijesh Bhatha, Purvi Chhadva, Rajiv Kadam, Vipuja Parmar Teaching Fellow: Mariana Paisana Teaching Assistant: Pranav Meghani I. Studio Brief: The studio is aimed at learning the key aspects involved in preparing a large scale urban design master plan. The emphasis of the studio will be on exploring the design process through various concepts and approaches, achieving a detailed design resolution, evolving an appropriate development model and to prepare a persuasive communication and representation strategy for the master plan. The studio uses the Township Policy as the basis for initiating the development. Through the studio the students will prepare a three – dimensional urban design proposal for this area with proposed massing, height, densities, orientations, grids and blocks, movement routes both for pedestrians and vehicles and the location and role of public open spaces in the plan. The studio will have underlying concerns focused on creation of liveable neighbourhoods, imageability of a place along with the issues of land economics and development mechanisms.
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Site and context appraisal Existing policy review Preparing a vision statement Preparing the development model Opportunities and constraints Design concepts and strategies Three dimensional urban design proposal – Master Plan Detail design of various aspects of the master plan Urban design guidelines Phasing strategy
The learning outcome of the studio will be able to : 1. Prepare a large scale urban design master plan integrating the concepts of urban blocks with consideration to the overall urban form, building types, legibility, identity, street and public place designs. 2. Prepare detailed urban design guidelines and other form control mechanisms 3. Prepare an appropriate development model 4. Prepare adequate graphic material to communicate the master plan to the stakeholders Illustrative master plans, detailed public realm design along with photo real renderings of the proposal capturing the overall character and some key areas of the plan.
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Site Context Google earth image of the site
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Site and the city
Indirect influences on the site.
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1. Vision for the site by the city
2. Soon Ahmedabad will engulf
Urban Centers are seen as satellite towns, which would mean preserving the open space and farmlands as much as possible.
Urban sprawl will swallow all areas into Ahmedabad
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4. Who will live here ?
Site is sandwiched between peripheral Ahmedabad and an Urban Centre Sanand. Site is under Agriculture zone, predicted as RAH 1.
Sanand is the major Job center in the region & south of Bopal has shown rapid development. The gamtals will be a major home service provider.
Plan 2030
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farms around and Sanand
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Site location - sandwitched between Ahmedabad and Sanand
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Site and its immediate surroundings Direct influences on the site.
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Agriculture Vs Development
DOES IT HAVE TO BE ?
1.Rapidly expanding Urban areas 2.Growth comes at the expense of agricultural land. 3.Farms are moving further away from Urban Areas-compromising food supply. 4.Usually, 15-20 % area of a township is allotted for greens - Landscaped,Golf Course. 5.Pushing away agriculture for well manicured spaces.
1. Making landscape not just green but also
adjacent to farmlands Porous edge, mostly along road Non porous edge (existing parapet)
Edge condition and possible points of entries
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2. A point of focus that attracts people from the city -Related agriculture programs such as - Markets, Restaurants, - organic kitchen gardens, - Agronomy institute, - Ayurveda institute.
Networks of Greens and Blues
The site is divided into pockets, and the right most would be the first to develop as there is more pressure on the land adjoining the right portion
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Networks of Greens and Blues
Open spaces, water bodies and institutions are mapped. An important aspect of integration will be to be able to connect them which would require the townships road network to follow the neighboring road network.
Agriculture Land Vs Developed Land
Mapping land under agriculture and developed land to increase sensitivity of the built mass proposed.
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Vision & Strategy
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Vision Statement
COMMUNITY LIVING
“Within the context of an evolving urban area, the township wants
to cultivate an ecosystem that actively supports production of food. The site represents a new urban living, which allows the residents to participate and benefit from the externalities of living within farms.
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ORGANIC PRODUCE
CLEAN AIR
Productive landscaping is central to the concept,
the built environment. It is envisioned to be a fully
the entire project is designed to integrate farms with
sustainable collective organic farming community
the built environment. It is envisioned to be a fully
where the residents actively participate and benefit
sustainable collective organic farming community
from a cycle of self-sufficient living. The residents
where the residents actively participate and benefit
are professionals on the weekday and community
from a cycle of self-sufficient living. The residents
farmers on the weekend, the design facilitates a
are professionals on the weekday and community
dialogue between humans and Nature resulting in
farmers on the weekend, the design facilitates a
a new-age urban community. It features community
dialogue between humans and Nature resulting in
farming, personal kitchen gardens, plant nursery,
a new-age urban community. It features community
animal husbandry and forest plantation. All of this
farming, personal kitchen gardens, plant nursery,
helps create a micro climate that is distinctly better
animal husbandry and forest plantation. All of
from the city and creates an ecological hub.
this helps create a micro climate that is distinctly better from the city and creates an ecological hub.
RELAXED LIFESTYLE
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Productive landscaping is central to the concept, the entire project is designed to integrate farms with
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Green Network Strategy
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Land Use Strategy
Strategies - I
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4. Commerce to activate greens
1. Retain farms along canal
LUNGS
5. Residential in the internal calm pockets
2. Retaining thick vegetation as public space
Ease of servicing MICA
3. Secondary farms run perpendicular to main farms
6. Instituions along existing instaitution
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Road Network Strategy
7. According to Development Plan 2030, 4 roads abut site.
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Housing Strategy
Strategies - II
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Commercial abuting arterial roads
10. Two distinct housing communities
Residential away from arterial roads
8. Changing alignment of arterials to better suit land use strategy
11.High inc res - private green. Low inc res - close to public green
9. Secondary & tertiary roads to maintain inner calm housing
12. Instituions along existing instaitution
Community Green at either ends of the site
land use strategy sketch 18
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Masterplan
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Club house and multipurpose maidan The maidan against the backdrop of farms, provides a perfect setting to host sunday markets that have been produced inhouse. It can also host morning yoga classes and concerts at night.
Commerce and Institutions
Buildings that abut designated public farms will have functions related to agricultural program, like culinary Institute, Agronomy Institute etc
Mini Forest and Sports grounds
Community Farms Farms that can be publicly accessed and are owned and maintained by the residents of the block the farm
Two chunks of thick vegetation on either ends of the site - act as lungs of the site. Sports grounds have been carved out of some of this forest.
Township level Public Space Public Space that acts as a pause point for people commuting via the arterial road.
Recreation Space Public Farms
Farms along the canal that are publicly accessible but have multiple owners
Spaces that have been carved out of farmslands for everday recreational purposes. It is strategically located so that it falls in the centre of the block making it publicly accessible.
Masterplan
Integrating farms into the built An inter connected series of productive landscape that is easily accessible with a range of residential typologies distributed within the scheme so that every resident has access to the farm. 0
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Location and Access
Public Farms
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Publicly accessible spaces
Public Farms + Community Farms + Recreational Spaces
Health conscious people big organizations
Community level public spaces
Community Farms
Along the edges
Recreation Space
Within the block & connecting to Public Farms
In the centre of the block and at public spaces
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people outside the township
people in the block
Farming
Farming and Gardening
Township level public spaces
Block level public spaces
people in the block
Public activities
Different scales of Public spaces in township
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Location and Access
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Usage
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Public Landing
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Anywhere inside a block
Public landing + Internal Green
Internal farms
sold as part of super built up
Drop off point. Acts as a semi public space before entering a private residential block.
Internal Green
Adjoining a cul de sac.
Privately accessible spaces
Internal Commercial Block Spaces
Internal Block Spaces sold as part of super built up
Kitchen garden and planting
Internal Recreation Spaces
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While there are spaces allotted for farming and gardening in the block, it becomes imperative to carve out space for different types of recreational activities.
Different scales of Private spaces in township
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Motorised and Non motorised movement network
Farm Service route
Public transport route
Road Network + Pedestrian Route
Feeder bus network
The morning jog route
Safer Pedestrian route
The route farm truck takes
Movement network 28
The joggers route amidst farms
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Motorised movement network Road character and widths
Two Arterial Roads 36m Cross over infrastructure
Two Arterial Roads
The connector 24m
Connecting the two arterial roads
Cul de sac The connector Secondary Road 18m
Secondary Road
Internal block road
Cul de sac 12m Tertiary road
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Building Heights Map
Building Use
Predominantly low rise apartment typology
G+12 - G+10 G+10 - G+8 G+8 - G+6 G+6 - G+4 G+3 - G+2
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Predominantly residential typology with certain active cores
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Single family housing Residential Residential + commercial Commercial + Offices Pure commercial Institution + commercial
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Institution Recreation Public open space Private open space Transport Infrastructure 33
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Urban Block
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A. Internal Blocks
Predominant housing typology Character – Open to sky terraces at unobstructed corners. Use - Mainly residential, commerce / institution in centre Height – 4 to 8 floors(low rise apartment typology) Block size 250 * 200 m Porous Ground Floor Location - Interiors
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B. Community Farm living Row Houses around a farm
Character – Direct connection to farms, Backyard opens to farms Use - only residential, single family Height – 1 to 3 floors (Row House typology) Block size 120*120 m Rigid boundary (open from 2 corners) Location – Interiors, away from main commerce line
C. Podium Typology Built mass on the commerce line
Character - Connection to Internal Green and some designated farms Use - Other than Residential Height – Upto 15 floors (double height verandas) Block size 80*50 Porous Ground Floor Location – Adjoining Arterial roads
D. Stepped Built form Built mass facing public farms
Character – no direct access (2 min walk) Use - First two floors -commerce/institution, after which residential Height – upto 10 floors (high rise apartment typology) Part of a block Rigid Ground Floor Location – Abutting Public Far
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Urban Block Guidelines Achieving desired built form
Public Farms
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Community Farm
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Not part of the block. Farms along the canal that are publicly accessible.
Internal Greens
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Multiple uses including recreation and gardening
Community Farms
Recreation Space
Along side cul de sac Public activities like relaxing, playing, visitor car park
Each block contributes 10% towards the centre to form a continous stretch
Internal Green
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Recreation Space
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(above) The parcel is divided into 4 blocks. Guidelines of the block is given in the following page (left) The pie chart represents % of spaces in a block
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1. Built to line with stagger Atleast 70% of the buildings abutting the roads to be built to line with a 5m setback on the sides facing any road.Continuous built form with a stagger -in the form of setbacks and alternating heights. Intent - breaks monotony in a continuous built facade and provides for ventilation .
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2. Porous Ground Floor The internal open space to be connected to the main roads with a minimum 4m passage way and with the community farm adjoining it. Intent - Residents have free movement on ground floor.
3. Paved Landing abutting cul de sac A drop off zone that is acts as a semi public space for the block. Ground floor usage of the buildings adjoining the plinthto be Commercial or Public/institutional use Intent - To activate the public plinth area bldg. use like grocery centre, child care centre, community centre .
4. Terraces Terraces breaks linearity in a continuous built facade. Recess in built form that has a open corner to create terraces that enjoy the farm view. Intent - For residents to enjoy view of the farms from their open to sky terrace spaces.
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Community Farms Farms that can be publicly accessed and are owned and maintained by the residents of the block the farm
Public Centre and pick up point
Community commerce centre packed with everyday needs essentials, Institutional use like community centre and it is also a bus drop off - pick up point.
Recreation Space
Spaces that have been carved out of farmslands for everday recreational purposes. It is strategically located so that it falls in the centre of the block making it publicly accessible.
Residential Block Community farm living
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Joggers Path
View of the community farms in the residential neighbourhood during early morning hours.
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Commercial Block Farms in the foreground
Township level Public Space Public Space that acts as a pause point for people commuting via the arterial road.
The maidan against the backdrop of farms, provides a perfect setting to host sunday markets that have been produced inhouse. It can also host morning yoga classes and concerts at night. Club house and multipurpose maidan
Public Farms
Farms along the canal that are publicly accessible but have multiple owners
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Public Maidan
The scene is split into two parts - Its use in the morning as farmers market, people from the city stop by to pick up fresh produce and in the night as a concert area.
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Phasing
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Phasing Strategy Four stages of development
Phase 1
Phase 3
Phase 2
Phase 4
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Phase 1 is essentially letting the city know about a township that is offering a different king of living. This would inlude Setting up of farms Clubhouse Institutes and commerce
The phases that would follow would include residential portions starting with apartment typology and commercial typology.
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(above) Phase 4 is envisioned with development around. 52
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Learnings The township provides for a dense living while offering expanses of farms. Productive landscaping is central to the concept, the entire project is designed to integrate farms with the built environment. It is envisioned to be a fully sustainable collective organic farming community where the residents actively participate and benefit from a cycle of self-sufficient living. The residents are professionals on the weekday and community farmers on the weekend, the design facilitates a dialogue between humans and Nature resulting in a newage urban community. It features community farming, personal kitchen gardens, plant nursery, animal husbandry and forest plantation. All of this helps create a micro climate that is distinctly better from the city and creates an ecological hub. Conclusion
In the context of resource crunch, environmental degradation, climate change and global warming, it is imperative to look at development sensitively. In a developing world, where most of the new building stock is yet to be built, this opportunity was used to create a truly sustainable approach to living in a township, while obliging to the 1.5 Global FSI. Lastly, the project aims to be an interesting and inspiring urban design work.
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Masters in Urban Design Sem III Cept University | Ahmedabad