A detailed case study of Palava city to understand concepts of town planning.

1. GROUP-7

2. INTRODUCTION
• Palava City is a development project by
Lodha Developers which was carried out
under Special Planning Authority (SPA) of
27 villages by MMRDA.
• Located at the junction of Thane, Navi
Mumbai and Kalyan, Palava is home to
over 28,000 families.
• The site is 36 km away from Mumbai, 22
kms away from Thane and 7.2 kms away
from Dombivli.

3. How to reach?
Train Bus Pvt. Car
Train from
C.S.T
Diva
Station
Nilaje
Station
Inter-City Intra-City
K.D.M.T
T.M.T
N.M.M.C
Special
Buses
From Mumbai
W.E.H
NH48 (Thane)
Shilphata Junction
SH 76

4. Area 504
Acre
Area Selected
750 m radius

5. Land Use
2017 2028

6. 2017 2028
Observations Conclusions Inferences
The amenities
are concentrated
at one single
area and not
spread out
evenly
The residents do
not have
equidistant
access to the
amenities
provided
The dilapidated
buildings can be
redeveloped in
the old city and
amenities can
be equally
distributed in the
first few floors of
the redeveloped
structures.

7. 7
28
12
2
3
14
5
1
No. of building
Individual Residential
Residential
Row houses
Institutional
R.G.
Commercial
Amenities
Industrial

8. Building Use
COMMERCIAL
RESIDENTIAL
AMENITIES
INDUSTRIAL
N
• The mall gives mutual access to
the north and south of the chosen
plot.
• The clubhouse is provided only for
the newly constructed area.
• Palava city is predominantly a
residential town.
• The sparsely distributed
commercial buildings are located in
the south of the specified plot.

9. Observations Conclusions Inferences
The commercial
and residential
spaces are
interspersed with
each other. The
areas are not
well defined
It creates a
confusion. It does
not denote clear
separation
between
residential and
commercial
spaces
There can be
one line of
residential and
one line of
commercial
buildings to
denote clear
separation

10. 3
17
20
37
0.3
3 3.3 3.6
1 0.5
1.5 2
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
1985 1995 2005 2015
Residential

11. Building Height
• Maximum Height – 66M
• Only the Northern part of Palava
has exceeded the height of 30M
N

13. Observations Conclusions Inferences
The main road is
sunny in the
evening which is
the time for
people shopping.
Buildings 18-20
m high are on the
east of the main
road whereas
buildings 6-9 m
high are on west.
Tall buildings
should be
constructed along
the roadside to
provide shed for
maximum
duration of the
day over the
road.

14. Observation Conclusion Inference
View of the river and the
lake for the maximum
buildings are obstructed.
Because of the uneven
heights of the buildings the
view is obstructed.
• Maintaining a hierarchy
in the heights of the
buildings i.e. tallest
would be centrally
located whereas
shortest would be at the
periphery.
• This will also help to
shed the road.

15. Building Age
• The oldest building is a temple
which is 100 years old.
• The development of the city
started to radiate around it.
• The Northern part of Palava is
relatively new, due to
implementation of mass housing
concept.
N

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21
24
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10
20
30
40
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1-5 YRS. 6-10
YRS.
11-15
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16-20
YRS.
21-25
YRS.
26-30
YRS.
31-35
YRS.
UPTO
100 YRS.
Height
Height

17. • A distinct colour difference can be
seen in the recently developed
Northern Palava.
• The Southern part of Palava was
redeveloped from Nilaje gaon in
27 villages development scheme.
Building Condition
N

18. Observation Conclusion Inference
The condition of
some buildings in
old city is very poor
with concrete falling
apart from the
reinforcement.
No maintenance as
these buildings are
occupied by low
income groups.
Redeveloping those
buildings according
to recent laws so
that the standard of
living is improved.

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0-5 yr. 6-10 yrs. 11-15 yrs. 16-20 yrs. 21-25 yrs. 26-30 yrs. 30-35 yrs. 100 yrs.
Chart Title
Bad Fair Good

20. Building Density
N

21. 16000
11196
New city
present density expected density
21100
7876
Old city
Present density Expected density
Permissible and actual density per sq.m
Total area = 248806
sq.m
Total area = 175029 sq.m

22. Road Density
B
A
C
• A: The density of that
road is high because of
the mall entrance located
over there.
• B: The density is high
because that road is a
State Highway.
• C: The town market lies
on the city with lots of
other activities happening
on daily basis.
N

23. Activities
• The roads leading to Xperia Mall
and Sales office of Palava City
are the most used roads without
any traffic congestion.
• Staff is provided to regulate the
flow of cars to authorised
parking spaces.
• The main road on the Southern
part houses all the street
vendors and hawkers.
N

24. Absence of Subways or
Skywalks for crossing
the State highway
Inference
Analysis
This leads to traffic congestion and
reckless road crossing of
pedestrians.
Conclusion

25. Concentration of activities on the
main road in lower Palava
Inference
Analysis
This causes over crowding which makes
the 18.3m wide main road insufficient during
peak hours. Hawkers station their carts on
the roads further reducing space for mobile
traffic.
Lake
Conclusion
The hawkers can be allotted space near the
lake where a daily bazaar will reduce the
traffic on the main road and take advantage
of the scenic view of the water body
Shop line

26. Observations Conclusions Inferences
Sufficient
roadway for
vehicular
movement.
---- ----
Insufficient
space for
pedestrian
movement on
footpaths.
The spill-out
space of the
roadside shops
occupies
maximum of the
footpaths
Widening of the
footpaths

27. Green Spaces
N
• The major green chunk on the west side
is a golf course.
• The ratio of green spaces to built spaces
is very low
• The small green spaces act like gathering
places.

28. Green Spaces
N
• Less green spaces provided in both old and new Palava
city.
• Less interaction spaces.
• Less number of trees are present on the main road
• Available green spaces not maintained properly.
• The major green chunk on the west side is a golf course.
• The ratio of green spaces to built spaces is very low
• The small green spaces act like gathering places.
• Providing for a recreational ground in new Palava city.
• Providing interactive spaces in both old and new Palava
city.
• If more trees are frown more shed will be available.

29. Figure Ground
• The figure ground map shows the two
dimensional map of an urban space that
shows the relationship between built and
unbuilt space.
• The map design helps us analyse the
whole city’s urban design and planning.
N

30. 25%
80.00%
RATIO
BUILT SPACES UNBUILT SPACES
20%
80.00%
RATIO
BUILT SPACES UNBUILT SPACES
OLD PALAVA NEW PALAVA

31. LANDMARKS FOR VISITORS
GLOBE
LAKE
CHOWK
DISPLAY
N

32. LANDMARKS FOR LOCALITES
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.
.
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LODHA WORLD SCHOOL
GANAPATI
MANDIR
BANK OF BARODA
XPERIA MALL
SAI BABA TEMPLE
N

33.  NO ROAD NAMES SIGN BOARDS
DISPLAYED AT PARTICULAR ROADS.
 NO SIGN BOARDS SUCH AS SILENT ZONE
,ONE WAY ROADS,NO PARKING, ETC.
 NO TRAFFIC SIGNAL LIGHTS AT
PARTICULAR JUNCTIONS CREATING
TRAFFIC ISSUES.
 ROAD NAME SIGN BOARDS ARE
REQUIRED FOR EASY ACCESSTHROUGH
THE CITY VIA INTERNAL ROADS.
 IT IS NECESSARY TO INSTALL SIGN
BOARDS ON THE ROAD TO BIFURCATE
DIFFERENT AREAS AND THE RULES
ALOTTED TO THAT PARTICULAR AREAS.
 PROVIDING TRAFFIC SIGNALS AT THE
MAIN TRAFFIC JUNCTIONS TO AVOID
TRAFFIC ISSUES.
OBSERVATIONS INFERENCE