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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.

0.4

Gross FSI

0.7

Net FSI

62

%

Residential Land Area 

10.6

Distance from the City Center ( in Kilometres )

Population of the Precinct ( in thousands )

21.6

New Delhi

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

Dwelling Units

5012
SarojiniNagar

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 )

517

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 )

19

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.

17

Built Area 

83

Un-built Area

12

Area under public use 

%

%

%

RUCHI BHARADWAJ

With capital city's flourishing service economy, Delhi is seeing a constant change in its settlement � from villages to newer residential areas supported by various amenities and infrastructure facilities. The city has evolved through ages and is still transforming. It is and has always been a city for people and the migration pattern of the city portrays it.The defining inclusiveness character of the city has been showcased through the study of different neighbourhoods which focuses on the urban form variation and peoples' choices of settlement ranging from the city core to the periphery.

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