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Understanding The City

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.

0.6

Gross FSI

0.9

Net FSI

36

%

Residential Land Area 

4

Distance from the City Center ( in Kilometres )

Population of the Precinct ( in thousands )

5.3

Panchkula

The selected site is 1 square kilometer in area and the results below are for this selected site.

Dwelling Units

1240
Panchkula

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 )

1150

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 )

11.5

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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.

25

Built Area 

75

Un-built Area

36

Area under public use 

%

%

%

SRISHTI SUDHERA

One of the youngest urban areas in the country and less than five decades old, the town of Panchkula is free from banes like traffic jams, claustrophobic tiny living quarters and narrow dingy streets. This can be attributed to the fact that it is essentially an infant in city years and planned based on the Chandigarh planning model. It is a Government driven development with no private developer involvement. These factors have ensured uniform sector planning, even distribution of population density and green space distribution across the town.

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