VIDHYADHARNAGAR

JAIPUR NEW TOWN

 PROJECT DETAILS

PROJECT NAME :- Vidhyadhar Nagar Masterplan and Urban Design

LOCATION :- Jaipur , India
ARCHITECT :- Vastushilpa Consultants
PROJECT TYPES :- Planning
PROJECT SCOPE :- New Construction
YEAR COMPLETED :- 1984
SHARED BY :- Ayda Ayoubi
TEAM :- Balkrishna Doshi, Hon. FAIA
PROJECT STATUS :- Concept Proposal
 PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Ø For many years B.V. Doshi argued in favor of

smaller, Regional urban units so as to stem the
economic demise of the country side and stop
the flow of people Into the biggest cities. he has
tried to synthesize the best of modern planning
with the wisdom of traditional settlements.
Ø Vidhyadar Nagar is projected as a satellite town
In the city of Jaipur.
Ø In the 1980s, B.V.Doshi was commissioned to
Plan a vast new township named Vidyadhar
nagar,Situated in the north-west of the walled
city.
Ø Chandigarh and Old Jaipur were analyzed to
construct a community that considered
transportation, demographics, employment
patterns, infrastructure and environmental use.
 The square & symbolic meaning of the city
Ø Vidhyadar Nagar is broken down into sectors and the
road
Ø Pattern is designed to infiltrate traffic gradually. Each
area has its own character and quality of enclosure.
Buildings do not exceed four storey's and tallest face
into larger roads.
Ø Doshi has interpreted the lessons of traditional
desert towns with their tight
clusters,courtyards,havelis and lanes of transition
from public to private space.
Ø And also he has incorporated certain areas from the
modern town planning tradition.
Ø The geometry of plan relies upon mandala form.
Ø The streets work in hierarchy: broad avenues there
is a harmonious relationship between built form and
open spaces.
Vidhyadharnagar & the ancient city of
jaipur

The relationship between

Vidyadharnagar, the new city, and Jaipur
Territorial frame work Enviournment ,energy conscious city Green system and use of water resources
Future expansion fore cast (Working and residential ideas) Land use and system of activites
(commercial and residential )
Land use and system of activites Distribution schematic of density

Low density

Medium density High density

Residential area for public & private Distribution of services and green areas
development
 The stages of development of the main line of master plan

Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4

V years V years V years V years
 Aggregation :- central active axis and isolated axis Structure of central spina
building

View of definite model

Variations on theme of squares

according to doshi

Variations
on theme of squares
 according to courbuiser
Arieal view of the current situation
 FROM BALKRISHNA DOSHI:-

“Can we minimize motorized travel and maximize walking and cycling?

Can we change the conventional land use patterns and provide for mixed land uses?
Can we create opportunities at various scales where everybody can work together?
Can we find an optimal transportation network?”
These were some of the questions explored by the architect as he envisioned the masterplan and
urban design for the housing complex.