Faculty of Planning, Foundation Studio 2020
Urban Land
Land-use map describes the existing purpose each plot of land serves and the location, distribution and total area of different land uses at the precinct level.
Floor space index (FSI) is an indicator of built density and expressed as the ratio of floor space (Built-up) to the plot area.
1.2
Gross FSI
1.6
Net FSI
68
%
Residential Land Area
4.3
Distance from the City Center ( in Kilometres )
Population of the Precinct ( in thousands )
72.9
Kalyan
The selected site is 1 square kilometer in area and the results below are for this selected site.
Dwelling Units
17771
Lokgram
Evolution of the precinct from 2000s
Road Networks
Block perimeter is a parameter used to assess the connectivity and accessibility for pedestrian users.
It is a predictor for walking activity.
Average block perimeter ( in meters )
571
Road Hierarchy is the classification of roads in terms of its functions and capacity. Higher the road hierarchy prioritizes mobility over accessibility.
Area under Roads
%
Street Density ( kms/sq.km )
28.4
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Public Space
A figure-ground diagram illustrates the relationship between built and open space in precincts. Open spaces such as streets, parks, natural features and plazas are represented by white, while black indicates buildings.
Nolli's map is utilized as a method to identify different types of public realm in students’ precincts.The map is then used to also analyze the degree of ‘public-ness’ basis access restrictions pertaining to gender, time, age and cost.
35
Built Area
65
Un-built Area
19
Area under public use
%
%
%
KRITEE MONDAL
Kalyan is an example of a fast-growing city within Mumbai metropolitan region. Urban growth of Kalyan is due to the natural topography of Mumbai as it is built on a peninsula, it has few possibilities for expansion except towards northeast. Rapid land price increase in the core city of Mumbai led to development of Kalyan, the suburban region. The strengths of Kalyan City which has resulted in rapid growth of the area is due to its rail connectivity which connects to the core city, low land prices, affordable housing and good infrastructure with all the necessary amenities within the city.