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Creating a Context for Sustainable Community A 65 Acre Transit Oriented Village at Nagpur, India
Creating a Context for Sustainable Community
Creating a Context for Sustainable Community
FACT SHEET
I. The Region: Metropolis, City and Town II. Neighborhood, District and Corridor III. Block, Street and Building
Project Characteristics Public policy program -Influence/Awareness
Greenfield/previously undeveloped Site
Regional/town plan
Placemaking plan
Transit oriented development
Includes affordable/subsidized/social hous-
Incorporates universal design principles
ing- if So, how much? 25 % of total DU’s
Has your plan been adopted or your project broken ground? Neither If neither, why?: Project under review by client/stakeholders What percentage has been built/implemented?: Zero Estimated date of completion, if applicable: 2018 Land Area (in acres): 65 Acres
• Convenience stores- 4,000 sq.ft • Primary clinic- 1,000 sq.ft • Super Market- 30,000 sq.ft
Civic Uses (indicate type and size): 61,000 sq.ft • Community Recreational Hall- 12,000 sq.ft • Daycare center- 6,000 sq.ft • Senior Center- 8,000 sq.ft Parks/Open Space (indicate type and size): • Two Neighborhood Parks of approx. 1.2 Acres each; • Four Pocket parks of average 7,000 sq.ft;
• Town Square of 20,000 sq.ft and • Community green/civic square
of 15,000 sq.ft
Number of Residential Units: 2,320 dwelling units Residential Unit Types: • Market rate housing: 1,380 units (60%) • Affordable housing: 634 units (27%)
• Townhomes: 220 units (10%) • SF Homes: 86 Units (3 %)
Retail, Office, Square Footage: 210,000 sq.ft, 620 car parking garage Transect zone(s) (optional): Between T4 General Urban & T3 Sub-Urban Creating a Context for Sustainable Community
PROJECT DESCRIPTION Context: The proposed project at Nagpur, India will be a 65
centers and towns will be an obvious response in deal-
• Central focus of the neighbourhood is a mixed use
acre mixed-use transit supportive development
ing with these problems, the interim and the immedi-
“Town Center” with housing over the shops. The
located south-west of Nagpur, a city in central India.
ate priority is to develop the current greenfield sites as
proposed town center focuses on town square
The site is situated along state highway and is excep-
pedestrian oriented, vibrant “transit ready communi-
which will function as a heart of the community
tionally well connected by car, transit and only 15
ties” and neighborhoods which will inherently form the
around which series of activities such as retail “Main
minute’s drive from the City Center. In the immediate
building blocks of future towns and cities.
Street”, shopping mall, offices and outdoor cafes are planned.
context, the site is surrounded by low density single family homes and has four schools within its ½ mile radius. This site will be one of the first ever to be
Vision/Intent/Goals • Intent/Goal of the Masterplan is to create one of
and will act as farmers market on weekends. Civic
planned as TRD (Transit Ready Development) for a
the first transit ready communities in the state of
buildings like Community/Recreational Hall, Day-
future mass transit metro rail station at Nagpur.
Maharashtra.
care Center and Senior Center are located at the
• The vision for the township called for a creation
termination of this main street made highly vis-
The Masterplan integrates four primary uses into a
of diverse neighbourhood with a strong sense of
ible by a terminating vista and presence of a clock
new neighbourhood: a mix of housing, a town center
community linked by quality public realm with an
tower.
located along a future transit stop, a mix of retail and
easy access to parks, town center and transit stn.
public spaces.
• A Transit Station for future Metro rail will be located within five-minute walking distance. The Town
commercial uses, and an interconnected network of Program/Scale
center with its dedicated “shared parking garage”
• The Masterplan, based on “Traditional Neighbour-
(between town center and transit station) will en-
Challenges
hood Design Principles” is designed to create a
able “park and ride” facility and thus compliment
The constant migration of workers into Indian cit-
compact, vibrant & walkable community wherein
and support the transit station.
ies has created enough opportunities for real estate
all residents will be within walking distance of their • The network of planned pathways and streets allow the surrounding community and the public-at-large daily needs including parks & open spaces
market however scarcity of affordable land within city limits is forcing developers to develop on green
• The new community will add approx. 2300 DU’s
field sites away from the inner city areas. The chal-
with five different residential building types includ-
lenge is to develop these Greenfield projects as “com-
ing neighbourhood retail, commercial & office and
munities and neighborhoods” rather than embracing
civic buildings.
with variety of readily accessible ways to get to the transit stop, the retail and amenity spaces. • Variety of Parks and open spaces ranging in size and character from neighbourhood parks to pocket
• Ensuring diversity of uses and building types, the
parks to town square to civic green are distributed
Masterplan consists of approximately 1380 Mar-
evenly throughout the site as distinct place making
ket-rate Apartments, 634 Affordable units (approx.
elements around which the neighbourhoods are
Opportunities:
25% of Total DU’s), 220 Town homes, 86 Single
organized. Two public parks with local neighbour-
While the new developments on greenfield sites in
Family Homes, Community Buildings such as
hood centers form the civic places of relaxation
India are constrained due to lack of any urban con-
12,000 sq.ft Community Hall, 6000 sq.ft Day-care,
and enjoyment. Residential blocks are designed in
text to react to, it also provides an opportunity to
8000 sq.ft Senior Center, 30,000 sq.ft Supermar-
clusters around private courtyards.
“create a self-context for sustainable communities”
ket, a 210,000 sq.ft Town Center with boutique Re-
that are compact, pedestrian friendly, diverse and
tail, Restaurants, Office Space, a small Cinema Hall
water systems and green roofs will be incorporated
above all transit supportive. While long term plan-
and a 620 car “shared parking garage” to jointly
to enable passive cooling in the harsh climes of
ning, public policies and restoration of existing urban
serve the Town Center and Transit Station.
Nagpur.
the current trend of developing “individual projects or gated communities”.
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• A main street intersects through the town square
• Environmental components like bio swales, storm-
RESPONSE TO CHARTER PRINCIPLES Green Features:
Green Features: • into Transit Supportive Developbuilding courtyards a seamless network THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE DISTRICT, AND • Transit DevelopGreen Features: ment toSupportive reduce automobile connecting various origins and destinations. THE CORRIDOR ment to reduce automobile • Transit Supportive Developdependence The walk along tree lined streets and pedesPrinciple 7. Cities and towns should bring into dependence ment to reduce automobile • LArge structures parking ga• LArge structures parking gadependence rage to provide park and ride trian mews has been designed to connect four proximity a broad spectrum of public and private rage to provide park and ride • LArge structures parking gafacility. A Green transit station, Town uses to support a regional economy benefits ragethat to provide park andpublic ride destinations: • facility. streets connect pocket • and Green streets connect pocket Center, Public parks community center. people of all incomes. facility. parks and open spaces parks and open spaces Greenwalking streets connect pocket • 20% of the land preserved as A 210,000 sq.ft Town center• within • 20% the land preserved as parks and open spaces openof space Figure ground showing building footprints Principle 13. Within•neighborhoods, broadthermal range distance from future transit• stop will create open Figure ground showing building footprints 20% of the land preserved as Greenspace roofs to a reduce • price Green roofs to reduce thermal space as well Block diagram Figure and ground showing building footprints diagram with with placemaking placemakingemphasis emphasis of housing types levels can bring peoheat gain employment opportunities for open residents heat gain • Green roofs to reduce thermal Shaded and peple of diverse ages, •races, and walkways incomes into daily as neighbouring communities. • Shaded peheat gain destrian walkways pathways and to promote interaction. destrian pathways to promote • Shaded walkways and pewalkability walkability destrian pathways to promote Around 25% of total housing will be reserved Principle 10. The neighborhood, the district, and walkability for Affordable Housing ensuring that it prothe corridor are the essential elements of developFeatures: vides opportunitiesDesign for people from different ment and redevelopment in the metropolis. Design Features: • Based on “Traditional Neighincome range. In addition the new community The Masterplan is divided into a series of six • Based onDesign “Traditional Design Features: borhood (TND)NeighPrinborhood Design (TND) Prin• Based on “Traditional Neighciples types such as high will add variety of building distinct small neighbourhoods interconnected borhood Design (TND) Prin• ciples Masterplan developed as a Interconnected network of streets rise condos, mid-rise market rate apartments, with network of streets and compact pedes• Masterplan developed as a ciples series of neighborhoods Interconnected network of streets Figure ground showing building footprints townhomes and single family homes to allow trian scaled blocks. Each neighbourhood is of neighborhoods • Masterplan developed as a • series Interconnected Network of Interconnected network of streets Variety of parks and open spaces • Interconnected Network of of neighborhoods Streets and Pathways to for a truly diverse community. centered on a park or a formalseries square thereby Streets Pathways to • Interconnected Network of promoteand Walkability, Bicycling giving a distinct identity of its own. promote Walkability, Bicycling Streets and Pathways to and effective distribution of and effective distribution Principle 14. Transit corridors, when properlyof promote Walkability, Bicycling traffic and effective distributionplanned of • traffic Hierarchy of Town Center, and coordinated, can help organize metPrinciple 11. Neighborhoods should be compact, • Hierarchy of Town Center, traffic Neighborhood Center followed ropolitan structure •andNeighborhood revitalize urban pedestrian friendly, and mixed-use. Center followed • Hierarchy of Town Center, Variety of Parks andcenters. Open • Variety Parks and Neighborhood The development will be oneof of thefrom firstOpen TRD’s The organizing principle in development of Center followed spaces ranging Neighspaces ranging from Neigh• Variety of Parks and Open borhood parks to town square (Transit Ready Development’s) with its own Masterplan is creation of a neighborhood borhood parks to town square spaces ranging from Neighto pocket parks. No leftover employment center and “parkparks. and ride” facility. which will consist of small blocks, withparks permeto pocket No borhood to town square fragments of land asleftover open Pedestrian pathways with origin & destinations of land as open to pocket parks. No leftover spaces. This is a rare attempt fragments in a private sector develable buildings and courtyards interconnected Pedestrian pathways Pedestrian pathways with with origin origin & & destinations destinations fragments of land as open • spaces. Five types of housing to serve opment to Pedestrian create communities that can “plug with series of pathways and mews. The fine with origin & destinations Diagram showing street wall configuration • pathways Five types of housing to serve spaces. different demographics grain framework of streets and blocks different demographics • Five typesproof housing to into” serve future transit•network. Pedestrian friendly streets • Pedestrian friendly streets different demographics with wide sidewalks, raised motes the walkability. with wide sidewalks, raised • Pedestrian friendly streets intersections for handicap Principle 15. Appropriate building densities and intersections with wide sidewalks, raised movement. for handicap land uses should be• within walking distance Principle 12. Many activities of daily living should movement. intersections for handicap Vibrant Towncenter with of mix • Vibrant Towncenter with mix movement. of public retail, restaurants, multiplex transit stops, permitting transit to become occur within walking distance. Streets should be of retail, restaurants, • Vibrant Towncenter with mix and a shopping streetmultiplex a viable alternative •to the automobile. designed to encourage walking, reduce auto- multiplex and a shopping street of retail,the restaurants, Integration into neighboring • Integration neighboring locationsinto follow a mobile trips, and conserve energy. and a shopping street Building densities and community with a gradual community with a gradual • Integration into neighboring transition in scale of buildings. classic pyramid strategy of density distribution. 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Hierarchy of Town Center, Neighborhood Center followed • Variety of Parks and Open spaces ranging from Neighborhood parks to town square to pocket parks. No leftover fragments of land as open Pedestrian pathways with origin & destinations Diagram showing street wall configuration spaces. • Five types of housing to serve The high density buildingsGreen aredifferent placed in the rangement also creates a consistent street wall demographics Features: • Pedestrian friendly streets core, followed by a ring of •medium and Transit density Supportive Developthroughout the development, thereby shading with wide sidewalks, raised ment to reduce automobile low density buildings along the perimeter, intersections forall handicapthe streets and framing the public realm. dependence within 5 minute walking distance from future movement. • LArge structures parking ga• Vibrant Towncenter rage to provide parkwith and mix ride transit stop. Principle 20. Individual architectural projects of retail, restaurants, multiplex facility. should be seamlessly linked to their surroundings. and a shopping street pocket • Green streets connect Integration into neighboring Principle 16. Concentrations• of parks civic, and institutional, open spaces The large scale buildings will be broken visucommunity with • 20% of the land a preserved as by fine grain facades of rhythmic windows and commercial activity should be embedded ingradualally transition in scale of buildings. open space Figure ground showing building footprints Block diagram with placemaking emphasis Landuse Landusezoning zoningdiagram diagramshowing showingmix mixofofuses uses of Building types with building heights neighborhoods and districts, not isolated in rewhich areVariety recessed deep from the external • Green roofs to reduce thermal mote, single-use complexes. Green wall to allow shading and provide depth on heatFeatures: gain • Transit Supportive Develop• Shaded walkways and peTo serve a wider community, a daycare center, the façade. Simple geometric volumes divided ment to reduce automobile destrian pathways to promote community/ recreational hall,walkability senior center, into base, middle top with regular punched dependence • LArge gasuper market, primary health clinic structures and townparking windows, balconies and occasional corner elerage to provide park and ride center retail is embedded and distributed even- ments forms the DNA of architectural language. facility. Designparks, Features: ly within the two neighborhood town • Green streets connect pocket • Based on “Traditional Neighparkstermination and open spaces square and the civic green at borhood the of PrinPrinciple 23. Streets and squares should be safe, Design (TND) • 20% of the land preserved as the main street. ciples comfort- able, and interesting. open space Figure ground showing building footprints Block diagram with placemaking emphasis • Masterplan developed as a Variety of parks Interconnected network of streets parks and andopen openspaces spaces Interconnected network of streets are designed • Green roofs to reduce thermal series of neighborhoods heat gain Principle 18. A range of parks, tot-lots and as green streets with parallel parking to accom• from Interconnected Network of • Shaded walkways and peStreets and Pathways to village greens to ball fields and community garmodate the required parking and at the same destrian pathways to promote promote Walkability, Bicycling dens, should be distributed within neighborhoods. time allow for traffic calming. Raised intersecwalkability and effective distribution of Masterplan is developed as a traffic network of parks tions and bulb-outs further add to the sense of • Hierarchy of Town Center, and open spaces that follow a hierarchy of safety. Design Features:Center followed Neighborhood town square to neighborhood parks to“Traditional pocket NeighBased on •• Variety of Parks and Open parks to tot lots, all distributed evenly throughborhood Design (TND) PrinPrinciple 25. Civic buildings and public gathering spaces ranging from Neighciples borhood parks to town square out the neighborhoods. places require important sites to reinforce com• to Masterplan developed as a pocket parks. No leftover Interconnected network of streets Variety of parks and open spaces Interconnected network of streets series of neighborhoods fragments of land as openmunity identity and the culture of democracy. Pedestrian pathways with origin & destinations Diagram showing street wall configuration THE BLOCK, THE STREET, •AND THE BUILDING Interconnected Network of spaces. Civic buildings in the form of community hall, Streets and Five types ofPathways housing totoserve Principle 19. A primary task •of all urban architecsenior center and supermarket are the only promote demographics Walkability, Bicycling different ture and landscape design is• the physical defibuildings which do not adhere to “street wall and effective distribution Pedestrian friendly streetsof traffic with wide sidewalks, raised nition of streets and public spaces as places of configuration” and are designed to standout • intersections Hierarchy of Town Center, for handicap shared use. from the rest of the architectural grain of the Neighborhood Center followed movement. At a block scale, buildings are raisedTowncenter parking development. 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01. SITE CONTEXT
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02. THE PROJECT
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15 Story High Rise Towers
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Retail “ Main Street” with Town Square
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East Neighborhood
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West Neighborhood Center
Community Center with Clock Tower as Identity Element
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03. THE PROCESS
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Process: Visioning Workshop FORMAT
Intended Outcome
Session 1
Session 8
Joint Site Visit
Conclusions & Recommendations
- Project Understanding - Vision Development
Session 2
Session 7
Site Analysis+ Existing Conditions Analysis
Pin Up Review & Discussions
Session 3
Session 6
Case Studies & Benchmarking
(Team Work)
- Consensus Building - Quick Decision Making & - Emotional Involvement
Brainstorming Ideas/ Visioning g Concept / Alternatives Development
Session 4 Successful Principles of Planning & Design
Understanding the Process: On site Charette
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The Process: On site Visioning Workshop
Our Typical Workshop Process
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Principles of Masterplaning- Typical Workshop Exhibit
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Concept Alternatives
Tertiary Residential Street
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Secondary Residential Street
Primary Street
Street Network and Circulation
Residential (Row Houses)
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Residential (Affordable Housing)
Park/ Open Space (Public)
Residential (MIG/HIG Apartments)
Commercial (Offices/Retail/ Entertainment)
Landuse and Zoning
Landscaped Courtyard/ Open Space (Semi-Private)
Residential (Villas/ Bungalows)
R2- Row Houses (3 Story)
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Affordable Housing (4 Story)
R1- MIG/HIG Apartments (7 Story)
Civic Builsings (2-3 Story)
Commercial/ Entertainment (7 Story)
Parking Garage (5 Story)
Building Types and Building Heights
R3- Villas/ Bungalows (2 Story)
Pocket Parks (0.5 Acres)
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Crescent Park (1.2 Acres)
Landscaped Courtyards (5.5 Acres)
Shopping Plaza Town Square (0.5 Acres)
East Park (1.1 Acres)
Parks and Open Space Network
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Parks and Open Spaces: Precedents
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Community Center with Clock Tower