Chandigarh

ONE HAND MOMUNENT

NISHU GUPTA
B.ARCH I.A.T.P.
 CHANDIGARH
• The city beautiful capital of two states (punjab and haryana) and is a union territory of
india name translated from punjabi to English.
• “ THE FORT OF CHANDI “
• Chandi di var
• Known internationally for its architecture and urban planning.
• First planned city of India.
• Home to numerous architectural projects of Le
• Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Matthew Nowicki, and Albert Mayer.
 HISTORY
• The dream city of India's first Prime Minister, Sh.• The foundation stone of the city was laid in 1952.
Jawahar Lal Nehru Subsequently, at the time of reorganization of the
• Planned by the famous French architect Le state on 01.11.1966 into Punjab, Haryana and
Corbusier. Himachal Pardesh,
• The gently sloping plains on which modern 1945 : AMBALA RAILWAY STATION
Chandigarh exists, was in the ancient past, a
wide lake ringed by a marsh.
• About 8000 years ago the area was also known
to be a home to the Harappans.
• In March, 1948, the Government of Punjab, in
consultation with the Government of India,
approved the area of the foothills of the Shivaliks
as the site for the new capital.
 CLIMATE
• Cold dry winter, hot summer and sub tropical monsoon. minimum temperatures being around 230C and 3.60C
Four seasons : respectively.
(i) Summer or hot season (mid-March to Mid-June) • Winds are generally light and blow from northwest to
(ii) Rainy season (late-June to mid-September) southeast direction with exception of easterly to south
easterly winds that blow on some days during the
(iii) Post monsoon autumn/transition season (mid summer season.
September to mid-November)
(iv) Winter (mid November to mid-March).
• May and June are the hottest months of the year with
the mean daily maximum & minimum temperatures
being about 370C & 250C, respectively.
• The variation in annual rainfall on year to year basis is
appreciable i.e. 700 mm to 1200 mm.
• January is the coldest month with mean maximum and
 MASTER PLAN
• Le Corbusier conceived the master plan of Chandigarh as• Residential sectors constitute the living part whereas the
analogous to human body, with a clearly defined : Capitol Complex, City Centre, Educational Zone (Post
– head (the Capitol Complex, Sector 1) Graduate Institute, Punjab Engineering College, Panjab
University) and the Industrial Area constitute the working
– heart (the City Centre Sector-17) part.
– Lungs ( the leisure valley, innumerable open • The Capital complex comprises three architectural
spaces and sector greens), masterpieces:
– the intellect (the cultural and educational
– “Secretariat “
institutions),
– the circulatory system (the network of roads, the 7Vs) – "High Court“
– the viscera (the Industrial Area). – "Legislative Assembly“
• The concept of the city is based on four major functions:
living, working, care of the body and spirit and circulation.
MASTER PLAN
• The city centre (Sector 17) is the heart of
Chandigarh's activities.
– Inter-State Bus Terminus
– Parade Ground
– District Courts, etc. on one hand
– and vast business and shopping center on
the other.
 ROADS
• THE CITY IS CHANNELIZED BY 7 DIFFERENT
TYPES OF ROAD :
- ARTERIAL ROAD V1
- SECONDARY ROAD V2
- SECTOR DEFINED ROAD V3
-SHOPPING STREET V4
-NEIGHBOURDHOOD STREET V5
- ACCESS LANES V6
- PEDESTRIAN PATHS AND CYCLE
TRACKS V7S AND V8S
POPULATION & GROWTH IN THE CITY
• Planned for a population of half-a-million in phase i,• By 2021 the population of chandigarh is projected to
36 sq km of land was acquired by the city be around 19.5 lacs (at current rate of growth)
administration for construction of 30 sectors land for almost four times for which it was originally built.
seventeen additional sectors (sector 31 to 47) was
acquired and developed during the second phase to
cater for a population of 350,000 however,
chandigarh has now grown beyond its planned
capacity. Hence, development in the third phase has
started in sectors 48 and beyond demographic data
indicate that between 1961 and 1971, the population
increased by 144.59 percent, one of the highest for
urban areas in india.
 ZONING & SECTARIAN DEVELOPMENT

• The main principle of use zoning is to divide the city into•
different sections or zone and utilising of each of the
zone to the right purpose and in correct location with
respect to others so as to avoid the encrochment of one
zone upon another adjoining it.
• The city is divided in 47 sectors for specific purpose :
• residential
• comercial
• Industrial
•The primary module of city’s design
•A neighbourhood unit of size 800 meters x
1200 meters.
•A self-sufficient unit having shops, school,
Health canters and places of recreations And
worship.
•The population of a sector varies between
3000 and 20000 depending upon the sizes of
Plots and the topography of the area.

• Intitutional
• Recreational
ZONING & SECTARIAN DEVELOPMENT
 OPEN & GREEN SPACE
• Dr. M.S. Randhawa as chairman of chandigarh
landscape committee designed the landscape of
chandigarH.
• Plants use for landscaping are :
Mass golden, Gulmohr, Marigolds, Jacaranda,
Laburnum, Cassias Clarkias, Cundytuft, Temple
tree, Silk Cotton, Coral, Yellow Elder and shrubs like
Oleander, Poinsettia queen of Night and flower like
Peacock flower, Jasmine, Tulips, Rose etc.

LOTUS LANDSCAPING & GARDENING

 MAJOR BUILDING PROJECT

GENERAL HOSPITAL SECTOR 16 THE CITY CENTER THE ASSEMBLY

 MAJOR BUILDING PROJECT

CHANDIGARH HIGH COURT

THE SECRETRAIT GOVERNMENT HOUSING