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.
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Gross FSI
0.8
Net FSI
55
%
Residential Land Area
20
Distance from the City Center ( in Kilometres )
Population of the Precinct ( in thousands )
8.2
Chennai
The selected site is 1 square kilometer in area and the results below are for this selected site.
Dwelling Units
2049
Nanganallur
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 )
487
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 )
18.7
18
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.
34
Built Area
66
Un-built Area
19
Area under public use
%
%
%
BHUVANESHWARI M
The comparison between within city context of Chennai, taking Anna Nagar located at the core and Nanganallur, located at south of 1sq.km as precincts within Chennai and comparing across Sonarpur, which is located at peripheral of Kolkata. In the same city, the south contrasts with core.
Trade-offs across Chennai, though establishing employment opportunities also connecting corridors, the choice is limited to the availability of land, and the natural growth of city satisfying needs to an extent wherein income plays a factor which doesn�t allow to deal with more choices.