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city and union territory in India | capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab | cleanest city

2. location physiographical
Sector 17 was designed as the Central Business District and a greenbelt at the
centre ran north east to south west.
• foothills of the Shivalik range
• average elevation of 321 metres (1053 ft).
• The depth of aquifers in sector 17, is between 5 to 20 mbgl
• It has a natural slope from the NE to NW facilitating drainage
[urban design]
National
SECTOR 17 01
CASE STUDY
CHANDIGARH
EVOLUTION
TERRAIN MAP
temporal
Time cycles
Daily – shops and offices
are open except on
Sundays
Weekly – there are weekly
carnivals that take place
Seasonal – Fairs
Others - outdoor
exhibitions, street plays,
awareness drives and
protests
Which happen now and
then
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3. morphological perceptual
[urban design]
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SECTOR 17 02
CASE STUDY
CHANDIGARH
BUILT / UNBUILT
STRUCTURE, LINKAGE/STREET PATTERN
PLOT/PUBLIC SPACES
Highest order of commercial activity
Centre for local governance
The public is free to use the space without any prohibition
It is also perceived as a hangout space by the young and old alike
Pedestrian’s paradise. The open
outdoors.
Main commercial and business hub of the city
Heart of the city
OVERLAY of GEOMETRIC FORMS.
Angular, with curved corners
A fluid connection of public spaces
across the sector.
Parking spaces around the periphery
of the sector.
It serves as a good place for large crowds to collect
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4. [urban design]
shopping precincts of delhi revisited
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SECTOR 17 03
CASE STUDY
CHANDIGARH
Socio
economic
functional
People from all strata come to the
sector, SECURITY,
SEGREGATION,
ACCESSIBILITY
The arterial roads segregate this
commercial complex from the rest of the
sectors.
The pedestrian-ization of the design
makes it safe and accessible for all
groups of people.
The Neelam Plaza pulsates with
activity and people especially during
the weekly carnivals, and seasonal
fairs
The multidimensional use of the
space is witnessed through the
outdoor exhibitions, street plays,
awareness drives by various social
and cultural organizations of the city.
ACTIVITIES, BUILDING /
LAND USE
CIRCULATION
Chandigarh economy is largely based on this strong market base and apart from the
traditional peddlers; there are also avant-garde shopping malls and complexes. There
are employment chances as shopkeepers, office workers and businessmen.
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5. [urban design]
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CASE STUDY
visual implementation
• cross-axial layout and rigid architectural controls.
• restrictions on size and grid of columns, height of buildings, width and height
of passages, size of show-windows and glazing, placement of core, ducts
and staircases etc.
The urban form of the City Centre is an
extended view of RCC structures which
creates a sense of order.
MATERIAL MAINLY CONCRETE
basement
mezzanine
conclusion
• There is a balance in the planning
of the City Centre with respect to
built/unbuilt
• There is no dearth of open public
spaces
• The space caters to all public
events
• There is not enough parking
available for cars in the sector
SECTOR 17
CHANDIGARH
LANDSCAPING
The landscaping of this city is based on careful observation of the vegetation of India.
Selected ornamental trees, shrubs and climbers have been planted according to colour
schemes to beautify it. In future planting and replacements, these principles must be
kept in view. There should be no haphazard replacements, so that the avenues retain
their harmony and beauty.
HEIRARCHY OF SPACES
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