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Urban Sprawls and Transformation of Sola PG 191012| MUP| Foundation Studio G Sujit Vishal
PREFACE A city can be termed as layers of functional, psychological and agglomerative patterns which overlap to and function. This city can be observed through many perspectives. Every region of the city differs from one another and functions in a different way. This leads to a very vibrant fabric of which cities are made up of. Ahmedabad is a city located in the state of Gujarat, India. It is the only city in India to be declared as a heritage city. The Sabarmati River cuts Ahmedabad into east and west, as well as old and new respectively. Ahmedabad coexists with the old and the new settlement. Both the old and new have different typologies, densities, infrastructure etc. which was to be studied in the “Understanding the City”, MUP Foundation 2019 studio at CEPT University. Each student was given a square kilometer of land to be studied on these various aspects. The precinct documented in this publication lies in Sola; on the western fringe of Ahmedabad, and north to the Thaltej. The precinct is located at around 7 kilometers from the CEPT University. Sola is a developing area in the suburbs of Ahmedabad. It is predominantly a residential area with high-rise apartments and gated communities with commercial complexes, restaurants, and hospitals helping the area become more commercialized. Sola has undergone immense changes over the past two decades. The agrarian lands are replaced by highrise apartments and detached houses. The publication looks at the precinct from the lens of urbanization and transformation, two key aspects observed in the neighborhood. It also shows how this precinct is undergoing the change and what may lie ahead for this kind of neighborhood in the city of Ahmedabad.
Acknowledgement I would sincerely like to thank our studio guide, Prof. Nitika Bhakuni ma’am, and our academic associate, Mr. Aarzoo Samani for guiding and assisting me throughout the studio. I would also like to thank all the other professors of the foundation studio, 2019, for their critical inputs and comments which have led to my learning in the studio. I would like to express my gratitude towards my family and friends for always supporting and assisting me. Lastly, I would thank my fellow batch-mates, for their support and faith.
Disclaimer The information presented in this portfolio has been studied and collected by the author as a part of the “Understanding the City” studio, Faculty of Planning, CEPT University. Any omissions and errors are deeply regretted.
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CONTENT
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Overview
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What led to the Urban Sprawl in Sola?
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Demand and Urban Sprawl in Sola
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People and their choices in Sola
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Public Realm and Development of Sola
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Conclusion
About the Precinct People’s perception of Sola Transformation of Sola Determining Changes in the Timeline
Utilisation of Land and the room for urban development Jantri Rates and its effect on Urban Sprawl in Sola Adequate city level connectivity with poor precinct level accessibility Effect of roads on FSI Impartial distribution of Infrastructure in it’s effect on Urban Sprawl Various income Groups and Housing Choices in Sola Job Generation in Sola Vehicular preferences of people in Sola Public Realm and it’s Room for urban development Extent of Public Realm Development of Sola
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OVERVIEW 4
ABOUT THE PRECINCT LOCATION OF THE PRECINCT
LANDMARKS IN THE PRECINCT
The study area is located at the North-west fringe of Ahmedabad, west to the SG Highway. The precinct boundary extends from the High Court Auditorium from the North to the CIMS Hospital in the south. Sola is planned in a Residential Zone under the current development plan 2021. Sola is a rapidly developing are which comes under the AMC Boundary. Over the past two decades Sola has seen a massive change in terms of development and transformation, so it has a diverse building typology like Row-Houses, Gamtals, Villa, High rise apartments. 5
PEOPLE’S PERCEPTION OF SOLA
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There are many birds in the area. It is quite an attraction for the people coming in the early morning and late night to witness the three peacock and few birds in the Sardar Patel Garden. It feels like being with Nature.
PHYSICAL
Over the past few years, Sola has transformed as a residential and commercial place. People have all the basic amenities in the area within reach.
Mr. Salim Fruit Vendor Age: 26
There are a lot of development happening in the area for the past few years. Hospital and Park are accessible to all the residents. Many office and restaurants have opened in the science city road
ENVIRONMENT
Public Transportation has improved after the BRTS was inaugurated. Helping in commuting to the city and vice-versa. Traffic in the area is nominal. There is no congestion and there is always a free flow of traffic.
PHYSICAL The precinct has changed a lot in the past 25 years that no one could have expected. High-rise apartments and villa have been developed in the past few years
Group of People Residents
ENVIRONMENT
PHYSICAL
Economic Growth has increased the Land value in the past 5 years. The real estate price grew from ₹ 50000/ sq feet to ₹ 150000 between 20152019. (Approximate as stated by the interview)
Mr. Sabhul Bhai Cobbler Age: 63
TRANSPORTATION
ENVIRONMENT
Inauguration of Gujarat Science City helped in improving road network in Sola. The rapid development started in 2015. The area has evolved as one of the posh area in the city.
ENVIRONMENT
Mr. Kurnal Patel Resident Age: 52
Due to the recent development, a water body in the north-west periphery of the precinct is dried. Lack of rain in the past few years is a factor. There are a lot of green spaces in the area so the air quality is good.
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DETERMINING CHANGES IN THE TIMELINE 2000
2010
Muddy land, single lane roads. agrarian lands are seen
After the Expansion of SG highway and Science city road the residential population started to move to the precinct
2015
2019
Expansion and new buildings are found along the Arterial roads
High-rise Apartment and Detached Bungalows started developing in the precinct
Building Typology Changes
1999 Gamtal 8
2005 Row-House
2013 Semi-Detached
2013 Apartment
2014 Detached
Before 2005 Gamtal is the only typology of buildings found in the precinct. There is no prominent residential development until 2013 The development in the area started in the latter part of 2010’s the new methodology of construction was used and hence there was a big swift in building typology when moving from Gamtal to the development of the precinct.
DETERMINING CHANGES IN THE TIMELINE 1999
TP Scheme sanctioned in Sola (North of Science City Road)
BRTS Started Functioning in the precinct
High Court of Gujarat inaugurated in Sola
2003
2005
Expansion of the Science City Road
2010
CIMS Hospital and HCG Cancer Centre Inaugrated
2012
TP Scheme sanctioned in Sola (South of Science City Road)
2012
Gujarat High Court Auditorium Inaugrated
2015
6 Lane Elevated Corridor for SG Highway Expansion under Construction
2018
Transportation The development of the arterial road SG highway and Science city road started after the inauguration of Gujarat High Court and Science City. The arterial roads started expanding as the years progressed as the traffic started increasing and now both the roads are 4 land roads with median. Policy In 2003, the TP Scheme for the north of Science city road was sanctioned and by 2012, the south of science city road got sanctioned with the TP scheme. Real Estate The real estate rates for Sola didnt go high till 2010. After the development started in 2010 the real estate prices went up high. To make the place Self sustained one the developers develop lot of amenities.
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Demand and Urban Sprawl in Sola 10
UTILISATION OF LAND AND THE ROOM FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT
49% 26%
Residential Commercial Vacant
4% 3%
Institution Mixed Use
Current Land Use The Sola falls into the residential zone 2. 49% of the land is residential,26% Commercial and 18% Vacant land. The precinct is lacking planned open spaces. Commercial buildings are found in the portions of SG Highway and Science City road. The TP Scheme implemented in 2003, for the region above the science city road. The TP sanction was weel before the development started in the precinct. Because of this plan Sola has proper road infrastructure and organised planning and open pockets to take up future developments. 11
UTILISATION OF LAND AND THE ROOM FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT Zoned ‘Residential’ in the DP
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of the precinct is 16%. The The precinct falls into Residential zone 2 as per the The current 2021 Development plan. The north-west Zone dense building structure can be seen along the SG 200 300 400 500 is institutional zone where the High court of Gujarat Highway and Science city road. Meters The gated communities have their own play area and hence the built-up area of the precinct reduces. The Gamtal in the north-west periphery of the precinct is having a high built-up area accounting for 50% of the space consumed by buildings
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Higher the percentage of private ground creates Public high market value andPrivate good competition in market. 12
Jantri Rates 30000
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JANTRI RATES AND ITS EFFECT OF URBAN SPRAWLS IN SOLA
15000 14000 15000 16000 16000 16500
On comparing the Jantri prices of regions across Ahmedabad, the prices of land is high in the centre of the city and the prices become less when moving towards the periphery. The reason being the central part of the city surrounding the Sabarmathi River has been a habitat for people for years and hence the prices are spiked up, when moving towards the outskirts of Ahmedabad, due to the recently developing places.
In the last few years the development has started happening in the west side of Ahmedabad and, thereby due to expansion in the city limits the Sola region which is present in the western periphery of Ahmedabad also started developing along the SG Highway and Science city Road. Jantri Rates are higher in the eastern side of the precinct and is less in the western side of the precinct as the development is happening from the east to west. 13
JANTRI RATES AND ITS EFFECT OF URBAN SPRAWLS IN SOLA Agglomeration pattern
Jantri rate distribution
Population Density
SOLA GAMTAL
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The 6 lane elevated corridor under construction in SG highway is 7 meter wide service road on both sides of the six lane NH. There would be 7 fly overs, one elevated corridor, 1 vehicular underpass,2 railway over bridge and 2 pedestrian underpasses on the road. The elevated corridor will boost the real estate price in Sola. There are a lot of vacant plots in the precinct and hence there is ample scope of real estate development 14
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POPULATION DENSITY
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Overall Population Density of the precinct is 128 PPH which is considered low population density and doesn’t falls in the range of 150-290 PPH as the optimum and recommended density for an urban area as per UN Habitat studies
Plots
ADEQUATE CITY LEVEL CONNECTIVITY WITH POOR PRECINCT LEVEL ACCESSIBILITY Hierarchy of Roads Street Density - 102 m/ha Node Density- 0.75 No/ha Link Node Ratio- 1.329 Connected Node Ratio- 0.77319
Chart Title Footpath in the precinct A
55% 45% 5%
More than 1.8m Less than 1.8m No Footpath
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Arterial Road
Collector Road
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Local Road
than 1.8m No Footpath To move fromMore point A (Sola Gamtal) to point B (BRTS) has several routes which means it has good connectivity. B Since there are a lack of collector roads and walkability is more, the accessibility of the precinct is bad. The lack of footpaths in the precinct also makes the people prefer own vehicles. Higher Link node ratio, higher is the connectivity. Link node ratio shows well connected paths or network throughout the precinct and has many links, intersections and few dead ends. As connected node ratio is high, the connectivity increases, travel distance decreases and route option increases, allowing more direct travel distance between destination
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ADEQUATE CITY LEVEL CONNECTIVITY WITH POOR PRECINCT LEVEL ACCESSIBILITY Node Density
Exercise 3.3 Congestion level on the streets Exercise 3.3 Congestion level on the streets
Congestion Level during peak hours in Arterial roads
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Construction in the Junction point
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Below 0.5 0.5- 0.7 0.7- 0.9 Above 0.9
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Traffic congestion in the precinct is happening because of the density of traffic. The area lacks traffic signals to segregate the traffic. Presence of traffic signals might help in traffic congestion at the junctions. The connectivity for the precinct is good, but the accessibility is bad because of the absence of secondary roads and connectivity amongst the nodal junctions. But the lack of local roads reduces the walkability of the area.
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Cross Section of Collector Road 1 Metre The major area that contributes to the public realm is Sukhan mall Cross Road. The Junction is easily accessible and has a lot of interactions during the evening.
Cross Section of Collector Road
Outside the precinct people gather in the Sardar Patel Garden, a 2.4 acre park which is the main attraction of the people of Sola
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EFFECT OF ROAD ON FSI FSI of Sola Total FSI of Sola is 0.45 Sola having predominantly residential typologies. The construction of the buildings are in such a way that there are dedicated offsets from the building and the compound wall, hence the full ground is not dedicated for the building construction and there are lot of vacant spaces.
LDING HEIGHTS AND FSI
Building Height
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Legend Legend W3 Legend Map showing FSI rates distribution across Sola W3 0 50 100 200 300 400 500 Legend FSI Meters W3 Legend FSI FSI FSI FSI
Vacant
W3 0.000000 0.000000 W3 0.000001 - 0.600000 0.000000 0.000001 - 0.600000 0.000000 0.600001 - 1.400000 0.000001 - 0.600000 0.000000 0.600001 0.000001 -- 1.400000 0.600000 1.400001 2.400000 0.600001 - 1.400000 0.000001 - 0.600000 1.400001 2.400000 0.600001 2.400001 1.400000 4.000000 1.400001 - 2.400000 0.600001 - 1.400000 2.400001 1.400001 - 4.000000 2.400000 junction 2.400001 - 4.000000 1.400001 - 2.400000 junction 2.400001 - 4.000000 road_coverage node junction 2.400001 - 4.000000 road_coverage node junction road_coverage node junction road_coverage node road_coverage node
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Low-Rise
92% buildings 6%
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2%
High-Rise Buildings
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High-Rise Building G+10 FSI- 2.7
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The Commercial buildings most of which high-rise buildings and medium-rise buildings are found are accumulated along the arterial road. Residential buildings are found along the collector roads the where the FSI is very low.
Medium-Rise Building G+6 FSI- 1.7
BUILT MATRIX City Center 1 Ground Coverage- 12% FSI- 1.67
Gamtal Ground Coverage- 42% FSI- 0.45
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Gamtal Gamtal is a dense unit in the precinct with a ground coverage of 42%. The arragngement of the Gamtal is so close that it blocks the ventilation of the building. The FSI of the Gamel is 0.45
Detached House The Detached House are having offset distance from the building to the outside wall boundaries. There are more space dedicated for recreation and leisure activities. So, the ground Coverage of Detached House is less.
CIMS Hospital The low ground coverage of CIMS hospital helps in the accesibilty of the patients during emergency situations. The Due to the number of floors in the hospital the FSI value is high.
Science City 1 The commercial building (City Center 1) is constructed on a larger plot size and so the ground coverage of the buildingnis less. The 8 storey building is having a FSI of 1.67 19
IMPARTIAL DISTRIBUTION OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND ITâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S EFFECT OF URBAN SPRAWL 6.1 Solid waste collection and transfer Solid Waste Collector
Location of Silver Bins and Nuisance points
Distance from transfer station:
Route 1 Start Time: 8am End Time: 10am
precinct
Collection of Solid waste to the Dump Yard to 1.4 kms
Distance from transfer station 15kms to Dump yard
SolaTransfer Station Precinct
Type of Truck: Mini Truck Waste Collection Route Details No of Stopping points: 6 Route Length: 1500 metres Collection Time: 2 Chotta Hours Hathi No of buildings covered: 95 Average stopping time: 5min
Pirana Dump Yard Route 2 Start Time: 3:30 pm End Time: 4:30 pm Type of Truck: Chotta Hathi
Chart Title Solid waste collection and transfer in a society
Silver Bins
precinct
to 1.9 kms
Distance from transfer station 15kms to Dump yard
Route 3 Start Time: 9:35am End Time: 9:45 am Type of Truck: Tractor
Distance from transfer station:
precinct
to 1.6 kms
Distance from transfer station 15kms to Dump yard
Waste Collection Route Details No of Stopping points: 2 Route Length: 500 metres Type of waste Collection: Primary Bins waste Collection Time: 10 minutes Average stopping time: 5min
AMC Bins
Nuisance Points The Science City road is the having Door to door collection commerical built-up and hence there are many bins along the road.
90% AMC Bin 6% Silver Bin Dumping the solid waste in stopping points
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Waste Collection Route Details No of Stopping points: 4 Route Length: 1500 metres Collection Time: 1 Hours No of buildings covered: 81 Average stopping time: 15min
Distance from transfer station:
AMC Bins
Ahmedabad wanted to make the city a no bin city, so they reduced the count of silver bins in the precinct. Collection of solid waste Solid waste Transferred to Solid waste Transferred to from stoppingwaste points collection is implemented the nearest Sola the Pirana Dump Yard Door-to-door to Transfer the residents, thereby reducing the nuisance Station Source: dnaindia.com points in the precinct. PG191012| Faculty of Planning | CEPT University
IMPARTIAL DISTRIBUTION OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND ITâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S EFFECT OF URBAN SPRAWL Water Supply across the precinct Building Type: Gamtal
Building Type: Apartment
Primary Source of Water: AMC Pipeline ( (Narmadha) Quality of water: Good Quantity of water: Sufficient The waste segregation initiative by Secondary water Source: Borewell government is separation of wet waste Quality of water: Good
Primary Source of Water: AMC Pipeline ( (Narmadha) Quality of water: Good Quantity of water: Sufficient Secondary water Source: Borewell Quality of water: Good
the and dry waste among residents and commercial places. These helps in effective recycling and segregation of the waste.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;
Building Type: Mixed Use Primary Source of Water: AMC Pipeline ( Waste (Narmadha) Collectio Quality of water: Good n Quantity of water: Sufficient 0%water20% Secondary Source: 40% Borewell60% Quality of water: Good Dry Waste Wet Waste
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75% of the total waste generated is wet waste and 25% of the reminder waste generated is Dry Waste. About 80% of the waste generated in Gamtals are Wet Waste which includes Food and Kitchen waste and the reminder 20% of the waste is dry waste which consist of paper and plastics
The waste segregation initiative by the government is not getting full support from the residents. Few people follow the segregation pattern in the society. Sola refuse and transfer 100% station segregates the waste into 3 parts- dry, wet and mixed waste
Building Type: Row Houses Primary Source of Water: AMC Pipeline ( (Narmadha) Quality of water: Good Quantity of water: Sufficient Secondary water Source: Borewell Quality of water: Good
2. Dependency on Water Source
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The Amount of water pumped by AMC pipes during the day is more efficient and is of adequate quality and quantity. The water pumped is stored in tanks in the society and
24 Hours uninterrupted water Supply in the precinct 0%Adequate 20% water 40% for 60%drinking 80% purpose 100% Bore Well AMC Pipeline
AMC Pipelines is the primary source of water for the gamtal. Some Houses in the gamtal lacks storage tanks and henceforth they also have to depend on bore wells for secondary source.
The primary source of water is AMC Pipeline. AMC pipeline gets water source from Narmadha River. Borewell is also used as the secondary source of water. Some Houses in the Gamtal lacks storage tanks and henceforth they also have to depend on bore wells for secondary source. The dependency of water over the three seasons varies throughout the year. 21
IMPARTIAL DISTRIBUTION OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND ITâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S EFFECT OF URBAN SPRAWL Topography and Storm Water Drains
Catch pit
Stormwater drainage pipe
Catch Pit
90% of the roads are covered under storm water network. Water logging is a major problem face in the Gamtal area of my precinct. Unproportionate slope and clogged storm water inlets are the prime cause of water logging in the Gamtal. The well planned and proportionate slops in the remaining roads helps in draining of the precinct
Section of a catchment pit Below 45 45-50 51-60 61-70
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Inspection chamber
Inspection chamber
Section of a Sewer Pipe
High Catch pit Low Water logging during rainy season
Filter Bed Honeycombed Brickwork
Ductile iron pipe Inlet pipe
concrete encasement
People and their choices in Sola 23
VARIOUS INCOME GROUPS AND HOUSING CHOICES IN SOLA Household Income of Sola 35 35
Average Income of Sola
₹ 63040
30 30
Survey number
25 25
Median Income of Sola
20 20
₹ 80000
15 15 10 10
Average income of Ahmedabad
55 0
₹0 0
₹50,000 50,000
₹1,00,000 1,00,000
₹1,50,000 1,50,000 ₹2,00,000 2,00,000 ₹2,50,000 2,50,000
₹3,00,000 3,00,000 ₹3,50,000 3,50,000 ₹4,00,000 4,00,000 ₹4,50,000 4,50,000
The minimum household income for the precinct ranges from ₹ 15000 to ₹ 400000. The major income group is in the range between ₹ 50000 to ₹100000. 80% people residing in the precinct are of upper middle class. The occupation of the High-income group is Business.
₹ 30551
(Ahmedabad City Census, 2011)
Household Income (₹)
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Detached House
Current price of the house (Don’t write EMI/rent)
29500000-30000000 2,95,00,000-3,00,00,000
2,50,00,000-2,54,99,999 25000000-25499999
10000000-10499999 1,00,00,000-1,04,99,999
Household Income (₹)
9000000-9499999 90,00,000-94,99,999
7500000-7999999 75,00,000-79,99,999
RowApartment House 7000000-7499999 70,00,000-74,99,999
LIG sector the ratio is 9.21 (Unaffordable) MIG sector the ratio is 6.16 (moderately affordable) HIG sector the ratio is 3.26 (completely affordable)
Semi-Detached
60,00,000-64,99,999 6000000-6499999
When the same value is observed the affordability increases as the income increases the same value is observed the affordability increases as the income increases
Housing/Settlement Typo Gamtal
5500000-5999999 55,00,000-59,99,999
From the above value it is inferred that, the houses are more affordable for the people who live in Sola
Row House
50,00,000-54,99,999 5000000-5499999
8.6 (MoHUPA,2008)
Semi Detached
20,00,000-24,99,999 2000000-2499999
7.29
Price Income Ratio of Ahmedabad
700000 7,00,000 600000 6,00,000 500000 5,00,000 400000 4,00,000 300000 3,00,000 200000 2,00,000 100000 1,00,000 0 0
15,00,000-19,99,999 1500000-1999999
Price Income Ratio of Sola
Sum of Total HH monthly income (Rs) Current Market Value (₹)
Price Income Ratio of Sola
Gamtal Detached Bungalows Apartment
VARIOUS INCOME GROUPS AND HOUSING CHOICES IN SOLA Count of Ownership of House
Count of No. of family members
56% 4 Members family Ownership of House 27% 3 Members family
Building Typology
Rental
Owned
Rental
Semi Detached
Semi-Detached
Row House
Gamtal
Row House
Detached House
Gamtal
Apartment
Detached Bungalows
14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0
Apartment
No of Household
16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0
Household Size
Household Typology Vs Ownership
Owned
10% 5 Members family 7%
6 Members family
Average Size of Sola No.Household of family members 3 4
3.96
Average Household Size of 5 Ahmedabad 6
4.72
Household Typology Vs Carper Area Vs HH Members 250 250 Housing/Settlement Typology
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Carpet Area
200 200
44
150 150
33 100 100
22
5050
00
11 Apartment Apartment
Detached Detached Bungalows House
Gamtal Gamtal
RowRow House
Semi Semi-Detached
House
Detached
00
No of Family Members
66
13% of the total houses surveyed are rented in the precinct. The people residing in Apartments are the only people who are renting their house. The people residing in other typologies don’t prefer renting their houses
₹ 9000 AVERAGE RENT FOR AHMEDABAD ₹ 9383 (DTMA,2015) AVERAGE RENT FOR SOLA
From the average HH size it is inferred that Sola is more of nuclear family, which is also an indication of low-density area. From Household size to HH income, it is observed that 83% of the HH area having 4 or less Family Members. 4 or more members are area seen distributed among the Detached Bungalows.
Average of Carpet area of the house (sqm.)
Average of No. of family members Building Typology
Average of Carpet area of house (sq.m)
Average No of family members 25
JOB GENERATION IN SOLA Job Center Map Count of Nature of work Job Distribution
Self Em
7.2 6.8
Female Female
Gender
Gender Gender
Female Apartments
Hospital
Detached
Office
Row House
Hotel
Religious
Semi-Detached
Retail
Court
Public Utility
Schools
Gamtal
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Male Male
Male
100% 100% Female Female 90% 80%Male Male 80% 70% 60% 60% 50% 40% 40% 30% 20% 20% 10% 0% 0%
Wholesale Wholesale Shop Shop
Services
Services
Retail Shop Retail Shop
Restaurants and
Restaurants Food joints
services
Profesional Professional Services
Nature of
Self Emp
Regular
Contrac
Average salary/wages Per month
Monthly Income (â&#x201A;š)
Self Employed
Regular
Contract
Casual
480000-509999 4,80,000-5,09,999
6.8 6.8
7.6
Casual
Based on Monthly Income
180000-209999 1,80,000-2,09,999
7
Count of Nature of work Job Distribution
150000-179999 1,50,000-1,79,999
7.2 7.2
Casual
90000-119999 90,000-1,49,999
7.4 7.4
Contract
60000-89999 60,000-89,999
7.6 7.6
7
8
8
7.8 7.8
Regular
30000-59999 30,000-59,999
8
Working Hours
8.2 8.2
Contra
Job Center
Self Employed
0-29999 0- 29,999
8.4 8.4
Typology
Residential Resident
Regula
Average Average of Total of Total no of no working of working hourshours per day per day
Average Working Hours per Day Total Distribution byTotal Gender 8.4
Based on Nature of Jobs
Nature o
Institutions Institutions
100% 100% 90% 80% 80% 70% 60% 60% 50% 40% 40% 30% 20% 20% 10% 0% 0%
Hotels Hotels
85% of the total work is Regular work. The Residents only have Casual Workers. Self-Employment get the Highest Paid in the precinct. The Monthly wages varies based on the Scale of the industry. The Average working hours of Male is 1.2 Hours more compared to female. SelfEmployment get the Highest Paid in the precinct. The Monthly wages varies based on the Scale of the industry
Casual
JOB GENERATION IN SOLA Job Density Job Distribution Based on Job Category
Count of Category of staff members / Worker
AVERAGE JOB DENSITY
100% 100%
7.5 /100 sqm
90% 80% 80% 70% 60% 60% 50% 40% 40% 30% 20% 20% 10% 0% 0%
Nature of work
Self Employed Self Regular
Contract Casual
Legend
Legend
W3
W3
0 Meters
junction
W3
junction
junction
road_coverage node Buildings
road_coverage node
Job_Density_per100sqm road_coverage node Job_Density_per100sqm 0 Buildings
50 road_coverage 100 Buildings 200 node300
400 500 0 Job_Density_per100sqm Meters
0 Buildings Job_Density_per100sqm
400
W3
W3
0- 10
0- 10
10 - 20
0- 10
10 - 20
20- 30
1010 -20 20
2030 20- 30
30-40 30- 40
10 - 20
20- 30
30- 40
10 - 20
20- 30
30- 40
20- 30
30- 40
Job Density (per 100 0 Sqm) Job_Density_per100sqm 0 10 0 0- -10 500 0 Meters 0- 10
± ± ± Plots
Plots
Contract
Legend and Skilled category has 100% Regualr Category. Due to Street The Managerial Vendors the Owners are classified in 3 Categories W3 The Maximum density of Buildings are found along the Science City Road and junction SG Highway. CIMS Hospital, HCG Hospital are having High Job Densities in the road_coverage precinct. Even though innode some places the people working is more the larger carpetBuildings area of the building makes the density less
Legend
road_coverage node Buildings
junction
junction 0
Legend
Regular
Casual
Managerial Owner Supervisors/ Unskilled Unskilled Managerial Owner Supervisors/ Skilled Skilled Job/ Worker Category Category of staff members
Legend
Employed
±
Job_Density_per100sqm Land Use Area (ha)
Jobs
Job Density (per ha)
12.5
8972
1251
Commercial
4.5
315
43
30- 40 Institutional
1.5
3210
872
Others
0.148
9
521
Total
18.6
13687
2687
0
Residential 0- 10 10 - 20 20- 30
Plots
<all other values>
Plots <all other values>
<all other values>
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VEHICULAR PREFERENCES OF PEOPLE IN SOLA Block size by Area Exercise 3.1 Street andExercise Road Densities 3.1 Street and Road Densities Coverage Polygon
Above Area (Sq 240000 meter) Above 2,40,000
Block size 3.1 by Perimeter Exercise Street and Road Densities
Coverage Polygon
Coverage Po
Area (Sq meter)
Area (Sq me
Count : 24
Count : 24 Minimum : 2 Maximum : 1 Sum : 114307 Mean: 47628 Standard De Nulls : 0
1,10,000-
110000-240000 2,40,000
68,000-
68000-110000 1,10,000
Count : 24 24,00024000-68000 Minimum : 2905.166201 Residential 68,000 Maximum : 110299.230485 Sum : 1143079.86806 Mean: 47628.327836 Less than 24000 Less than Chart Title Standard Deviation: 31921.363056 Nulls 24,000 :0
Commercial Minimum Mixed : 2905.166201 Vacant Institutional
: 1143079.86806 ExerciseSum 3.1 Street and Road Densities Mean: 47628.327836
0
1 1
2
Coverage Polygon
Maximum : 110299.230485
Standard Deviation: 31921.363056 Nulls : 0
33 55 7 4 6 7 No of Blocks Coverage Polygon
Perimeter (meter)
8
99
Coverage Polygon
10
Area (Sq meter)
Coverage Po
Perimeter (meter)
Above Above 1400 1,400
Perimeter (m
1,1001,400
1100- 1400
850-
850-1100
1,100 Count : 24 Minimum : 247.50704 Maximum : 1370.821994 500Sum : 21602.248359 500-850 Mean: 900.093682 Silver Bins 850 Standard Deviation: 325.053537 Nulls : 0
sities
AMC Bins
Less than 500 Less than
Coverage Polygon
Area sq.m
Area (Sq meter)
Less than 25000 25000- 68000 68000- 110000 110000- 240000 Above 240000
It can be seen that the precinct is 500 diIt can beIt can observed be seenfrom that the precinct map is divided into larger blocks. Many areas 0that the vided majority larger the perimeter 2 into of 4 blocks. 6Many areas8 are open spaces and there is few sub falls under are1100-1400 open spaces meters, and there whichis few sub arterial roads. Some inner private means the arterial precinct roads. has less Some scope inner of private roads are not accessible to public saving the roads costareand nottime accessible of localto public and hence localities must be taking people. and There hence are localities more than must onebe taking a longer route to reach a destinaroute toareach longerthe route centre to reach junction a destination. Hence the line of connectivity but the energy tion. Hence and time the investment line of connectivity in the precinct is not good for alternate in the route precinct is notisfrugal. not good
2
Count : 24 Minimum : 2905.166201 Maximum : 110299.230485 Sum : 1143079.86806 Mean: 47628.327836 Standard Deviation: 31921.363056 Nulls : 0
Count : 24 Minimum : 247.50704 Maximum : 1370.821994 Sum : 21602.248359 Mean: 900.093682 Standard Deviation: 325.053537 Nulls : 0
4
No of Blocks
6
8
It can be observed from the map that the of the perimeter 10 majority 12 falls under 1100-1400 meters, which means the precinct has less scope of saving the cost and time of local people. There are more than one route to reach the centre junction but the energy and time investment for alternate route is not frugal.
10
Count : 24 Minimum : 2 Maximum : 1 Sum : 21602. Mean: 900.0 Standard De Nulls : 0
It can be seen that the precinct is di
Coverage Polygon vided into larger blocks. Many area
Perimeter (m)
are open spaces and there is few sub
Perimeter (meter) arterial roads. Some inner privat
roads are not accessible to publi Less than 500 and hence localities must be taking 500-850 a longer route to reach a destina tion. Hence the line of connectivit 850- in1100 the precinct is not good 1100- 1400 Above 1400
The walkability is measured by considering the ideal walking distance and speed of human. Other factors that affect walkability are absence of footpath, street activities , lighting and also encroachments along the road. In addition to the above factors the block area and the perimeter also affects the connectivity and accessibility of the precinct. 40% block perimeter of the precinct is between 850- 1100m and 36% Faculty of Planning University of Planning | CEPT University Understanding the City Studio | Week 3 | Street and Understanding Road Densities the City Studio | Week 3 | Street and Road Densities Understanding the City| CEPT | Week 3 |PG191012| andFaculty Road Densities : 24 of the block perimeter lies between 500-85 m. So people have to walkPG191012| a long distance to Studio reach the StreetCount Count : 24 Minimum : 247.50704 Minimum : 2905.166201 desired location. Even though the connectivity of the precinct is good the accessibility is bad. Mean area is 47628 sq.m Mean perimeter Maximum : 1370.821994 is 900m Maximum : 110299.230485 Sum : 1143079.86806 Mean: 47628.327836 Standard Deviation: 31921.363056 Nulls : 0
28
Coverage Polygon
Sum : 21602.248359 Mean: 900.093682 Standard Deviation: 325.053537 Nulls : 0
It can be seen that the precinct is divided into larger blocks. Many areas
It can be observed from th that the majority of the per
VEHICULAR PREFERENCES OF PEOPLE IN SOLA Vehicle Ownership vs Household Income 14
14
12
No of Vehicles
12
1010
2 wheelers
3 wheelers
4 wheelers
Cycle
193/ 1000 pop
25/ 1000 pop
495/ 1000 pop
58/ 1000 pop
88
The residents prefer Private Automobile because of the first and last mile connectivity. The average distance from their home to the bus stop is 0.8 - 1 km. The frequency of the Public bus varies from 15 min to 40min during peak hours, so the local residents prefer the usage of private automobile. Connectivity of the roads are good in the precinct. Accessibility of the precinct is bad with poor connection of secondary roads. Encouraging the people to use more vehicles. The travel pattern seen in the spider diagram shows that the 94% of the total travel for work and Education is in the west part of Ahmedabad.
66 44 22 00
0
50000
100000 1,00,000
150000
200000 2,00,000
300000 3,00,000
250000
Wheeler (Car/Jeep/Taxi) Household Income (â&#x201A;š)3 Wheeler
Wheeler (Scooter/Motor Cycle/Moped)
Average of KM 12
2- Wheeler 4- Wheeler
400000 4,00,000
350000
450000
Cycle
3- Wheeler Cycle
Trip Purpose- Work
Trip Purpose- Education
Trip Purpose
10 12
8 10
Gender
No of trips
6 8 4 2
Female
6
Legend
Male
4
W3
2
AMC_limits
0 0
Travel
spider_web
College College
School School
Work Work
Trip Purpose Male
Average Distance Travelled Average Distance to Work
Female
5.11 kms/ trip 7.02 kms/ trip
Trip Purpose- Work/ Education 0
2
4
8
12
Average Distance to College Average Distance to School
16
20 Kms
Âą
7 kms/ trip 2.37 kms/ trip
Work roads_main
47%
of trips are Educational Trips
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VEHICULAR PREFERENCES OF PEOPLE IN SOLA Walkability from Landmark to Bus Stop
Walkability from Landmark to Bus Stop Shukan Mall Cross Road
Shukan Mall Cross Road
Shukan Mall Cross Road
Lila Wan Party Plot
Sola Gam
Sola Police chowki
Distance- 1km
Distance- 180 kms
Travel Time- 12 min
Travel Time- 2 min
Distance- 800 m Travel Time- 11 min
Route 501 Frequency 15 min
Route 9, Frequency 15 min
Route 2, Frequency 20 min
Route 66/3, Frequency 20 min
Route 12, Frequency 15 min Route 160, Frequency 19 min
Transfer Station
Route 65 Frequency 40 min Route 105, Frequency 20 min
30
Shukan Mall Cross Road, Sola
Extent of Public Realm and Developments in Sola 31
PUBLIC REALM AND ITâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ROOM FOR DEVELOPMENT Temple Junction
The public space is active based on time i.e. only in specific time. The temples are accessed only in pooja time and the junction is active at evening time. This particular public space is part of their daily life
70% Private Space 27% Streets 3% Public Space
Public Space
32
Private Space
Shrimat Karunasagar Bhagvan Temple Lord Rama temple, in the north west periphery of the precinct is a pilgrimage location. The temple opens at early hours of the day and is open till 9pm. Shukan Mall Cross Road Located in the Science city road, Shukan Mall cross Road is one of the main junctions that is conecting all the land marks inside and outside the precinct.
EXTENT OF THE PUBLIC REALM ACCESSIBILITY
VENDORS
MOVEMENT
PARKING
A
A
Access to Buildings Partially opaque
Porous Opaque
Shukan mall are found on the road side, This junction is not porous but still people gather in the mall for stalls. Tea accessible for every body. This is a major stall on the opposite of the Shukan mall advantage of street or road being a public also adds on to the Public Realm realm
Vehicular Circulation Pedestrian Movement Access Points
The vehicles mainly two wheelers are parked at the fringes, causing a physical hindrance
User Group INTRACTIONS IN THE PUBLIC SPACE
TREES AND PEOPLE
The major area that contributes to the public realm is Sukhan mall Cross Road. The Junction is easily accessible and has a lot of interactions during the evening. Outside the precinct people gather in the Sardar Patel Garden, a 2.4 acre park which is the main attraction of the people of Sola
100% 100% 90% 80% 80% 70% 60% 60% 50% 40% 40% 30% 20% 20% 10% 0%0%
Morning Male
People are found clubbing under trees for shades. People are also seen near tea stalls
There are lot of shops in the Shukan Mall Junction. This makes it a place of attraction to the people in Sola. The presence of food vendors also helps in improving the attraction of the people.
Evening Evening
Morning
Male
Female
Female
Majorly Male Population uses this Public Space as a leisure gathering space, but female population use the space for commercial purpose
33
DEVELOPMENT IN SOLA DEVELOPMENT OF SOLA
Agglomeration of Commercial buildings in Science city road
Urbanization happens when all the amenities comes under one roof. There are multiple buildings where exclusive office and showrooms are constructed under one roof 34
Hospitals are the basic need for people. Sola has reputed multispecialty hospitals and cancer center in the area.
DEVELOPMENT IN SOLA DEVELOPMENT OF SOLA
New Bridge Construction in Sola
New Apartment construction in Sola
High-rise Buildings and vacant Plot 35
36
C O N C L U S I O N
Sola precinct is transforming into a modern and contemporary built form. From row houses and semi detached houses which were present earlier, the precinct is now seeing more of highrise apartments. In the last decade the vacant lands have developed majorly into highrise apartments. The older 2 storied row houses are now being redeveloped into the newer residential form. As a result, people from the nearby areas are making a choice to settle in the Sola neighbourhood. This is bringing a change in the socio-economic fabric of the precinct, as the more middle income groups are settling down here as compared to lower and lower middle income groups. This in-turn is bringing the change in the in the related fields such as commerce. The precinct presently consists of small commercial units along the Science City road. As of now we can see few malls and other concentrated commercial activities springing up which cater to the upcoming middle income group. We can thus infer that the social economic fabric of the precinct is changing, although still it remains affordable. Mentioned below are a few key figures which explain the Sola precinct is brief.
Land Under Residential Use
Average FSI Consumed
Vacant Land in the Precinct
49%
0.45
18%
â&#x201A;š 160/Sqm
Ground Coverage
People per Hector
Average Income
Private Land Space
16%
128
â&#x201A;š 63040
70%
Average Trip Lenght
Average Household Size
5.11 Kms/Trip
3.96
Average Jantri Rate
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