ARCHITECTURAL

LEGISLATION
TOPIC: INSIDE PLANNING CONCEPT OF
CHANDIGARH
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AR. VIVEK KUMAR JAYESH LUNAWAT
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THE ORIGINAL CHANDIGARH PLAN : PLANNING
FIG 1 THE FOUR MAJOR FUNCTIONS BASED ON CIAM THEORIES
THE CHANDIGARH PLAN

Chandigarh was arranged as an Administrative Town for a

populace of 5 lakhs and implicit two stages: Sectors 1 to 30
which framed the First Phase, and Sectors 31 to 47 comprising
the Second Phase of its turn of events. The City was moved
toward the standards of CIAM (Congress Internationaux d'
Architecture Moderne) Theories characterizing four
significant city-capacities for example Living, Working, Care of
Body and Spirit, and Circulation.

Le Corbusier considered the Master Plan of Chandigarh as

practically equivalent to Human Body as far as Head (the
Capitol Complex, Sector 1), Heart (the City Center, Sector 17),
Lungs (the Leisure Valley, endless open spaces, and area
greens), the Intellect (the social and instructive
organizations), the Circulatory System (the organization of Sketch courtesy – Prof. Vikram Aditya, University of Washington, USA

streets, the 7Vs) and the Industrial Area.

Working Areas – The Capitol Complex Sector 17,

commercial belts along Jan Marg, Madhya Marg, Himalaya
Marg , Udyog Path, Dakshin Marg.
Living - the Sectors
Care of body and spirit – Leisure Valley, Sukhna Lake, parks,
green belts, cultural belts and the educational belts
Circulation – the 7v network of roads on a modular grid
iron pattern .
 THE ORIGINAL CHANDIGARH PLAN :HOLISTIC APPROACH TO DESIGN

A holistic approach was adopted for the

planning of Chandigarh which combined with
the farsightedness, vision and enthusiasm of
the leaders have together contributed to the PLANNING
making of a city a social organism and a work of
art.These interactive-interdependent
disciplines are:

URBAN DESIGN

ART

ARCHITECTURE

LANDSCAPING
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Albert Mayer and Mathew Nowicky
Mayer’s Plan
Neighbourhood Unit Concept
Administration
Complex
• Located between two boundary
rivers
• fan shaped plan
• Govt. Centre –Northeast Side of the Patiala Rao
Sukhna
City River
• SuperBlock-Accommodating
some 1500 families.
• 3 Superblocksto make a district
1500 feet
• Industrial area planned in southern
corner
• Administration area in north-east
• 2 Large parkland zonesacrosscity
• Future expansion in the southwest
3000 Feet
acrossthe plan
Mayer’s Plan for C handigarh
SUPERBLOCK
Le Corbusier’s Intervention
Formulation of new plan
Capitol Complex
• Kept orientation of grids asit was
• One dominant off centred doglegged
axis
Patiala Sukhna
• The grid of superblockincreased in Rao River River
size to 1200 x800mts(3900 x2700
feet)
• Accommodating up to 25000
inhabitants
• Within superblockcentralized market Industrial
was replaced by continuousbazar Areas

street across the block.

• Capital Complexand high court 800m

combined in one govt.complex

• CBD Area Remained the same V1
• Shifted Capital complex to higher Leisure Valley 1200m

ground
• Two linearparkswere replaced by
Source: Joshi, K. (1999). Documenting Chandigarh: The Indian Architecture of Pierr
total of 6 laterby 8. Jeanneret, Edwin Maxwell Fry, and Jane Beverly Drew, Vol. 1. Maping Publishing.
• Each Sectorwith itsown green space
around which housesare designed
• V7 Road Concept
Sectors

• Total 30 sectors -24 residential

• 70%building private
• Autonomousunit including
housing, school, shops, Shops

recreational spaces. Sc hool

• 3000-25000 accommodating V4
capacity Health
C entre
• Surrounded by high speed
roads Arrom
• Busstopsevery 400mts V3 hotel

• No pedestrian needs to walk V5

Sc hool
more than 10 minutes

Sec tor Plan

Source: Joshi, K. (1999). Documenting Chandigarh: The Indian Architecture of Pierre Jeanneret,
Edwin Maxwell Fry, and Jane Beverly Drew, Vol. 1. Maping Publishing.
SALIENT FEATURES OF THE CHANDIGARH PLAN
The capacity of Living possesses essential spot and has been coordinated into a cell V3
arrangement of areas dependent on the idea of a local unit. Every area (except for
areas 1 to 6, 12, 14, 17, and 26) has a size of 800m x 1200m which was resolved on the
boundary of giving all conveniences for example shops, schools, wellbeing focuses
and places of amusement and love inside a 10-minute strolling distance of the
occupants. The initially arranged populace of an area shifted somewhere in the range V3 V3
of 3000 and 20,000 relying on the size of plots, the geography of the space, and the
metropolitan plan contemplations. Each area is thoughtful person in character and
allows just four vehicular passages into its inside to give a peaceful and quiet climate
helpful for the enhancement of life.
V3
• Area size - 800m x 1200 m dictated SECTOR 2 IN THE NORTHERN REGIONAL BELT
by greatest brief strolling distance V2
from offices
• Loner arranging with fixing dividers
along principle streets so as not to
be upset by the quick vehicular
V5
traffic outside
• Accentuation on everyday daily
routine and local area experiencing
• Schools along green belts ok for
kids, dispensaries, shopping, public V3 V3
venues, midway situated quickly V4
walk and transport stops on principle
street inside strolling distance.
• Parks inside 300m
• Wandering profile of the V4/V5 to
empower moderate carriageways
• Comfortable vehicular and walker
access right to the doorstep of the
house Inter-sectoral network along
SECTOR SIZE DETERMINED BY WALKING DISTANCE NS green belts.
Sketch courtesy – Prof. Vikram Aditya, University of Washington, USA
V2

GREEN CITY CONCEPT
Arranged as a Green City with bounty of open spaces, Chandigarh guarantees
that each residence has its sufficient portion of three components of Sun, Space
and Verdure. Area of green belt was north south way to interface all areas with
the Shivalik scope of slopes/mountains.
CONCEPT OF 7VS
An obvious chain of importance of Circulation dependent on Le Corbusier's V7s
street framework intended to lead traffic into the city and to appropriate it right
uptill the residence unit. Marg alludes to the significant roads (V2), while Paths
were alluded to less significant roads (V3).
However, the residential sectors were planned to
include all infrastructure, facilities and amenities
subservient/supporting human living involving health
care, education, shopping, recreation, open spaces
etc. Industries were located on eastern side of the
city segregated by 500’ green belt from the
residential area in order to protect the residential
areas from industrial noise etc.

LOW-RISE DEVELOPMENT
Arranged as a low-ascent city, it has created on the expressed standards and,
even following sixty years of its commencement actually holds the first idea
generally.HIERARCHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION
Hierarchical distribution of population with the density lowest in the northern GREEN CITY CONCEPT ADEQUATE SHARE OF SUN, SPACE
sectors and gradually increasing towards the southern sectors.
AND VERDURE
PURE LANDUSE PLANNING
While specifying out the landuse dissemination, the underlined rule embraced in the PLAN – 7VS CONCEPT OF 7VS
Master Plan was to allot various territories for living, working, exchange and
business, industry and so on In like manner, the areas were assigned for private, • V1- Fast roads connecting Chandigarh
business and modern, institutional employments. to other towns
• V2- Arterial roads
ORDER IN THE PLAN
• V3- Fast vehicular roads around the
Fundamental idea of request is reflected in the whole arrangement and in its sectors
different segments, there is organization in the order of its different uses and their
assigned area: • V4- Meandering shopping streets

• Hierarchy of the circulation system, • V5- Sector circulation roads V6-

• Hierarchy of the commercial centre, Access roads to houses
• Hierarchy of the health facilities, • V7- Footpaths, cycle tracks Buses will
• Hierarchy of the educational facilities, ply only on V1, V2, V3 and V4 roads. A
• Hierarchy of open spaces, wall shall seal the V3 roads from the
• Hierarchy of living units, sectors.
• Hierarchy in the infrastructural services,
• Hierarchy in the extent and nature of architectural control.
Philosophy
Brain - Capitol Complex
Heart – City centre (Sector
17)
Lungs – Leisure valley
Intellect – Educational Areas
Veins - Circulation System
V7 Viscera – Industrial area

Department of Architecture and

Regional Planning, IITKharagpur
V-7 road concept

V1 ARTERIAL ROADS

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Regional Planning, IITKharagpur

V2 MAJOR BOULEVARDS
V3 SECTOR DEFINERS
 V5

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V4 SHOPPING STREETS
V5 C IRCULATION ROAD WITHIN
SECTORS

Department of Architecture and

Regional Planning, IITKharagpur

V6 PROVIDING AC C ESSTO THE

HOUSES
 GREEN AREAS
V7 PEDESTRIAN PATHS

Parklands

V8 CYCLE TRACKS Department of Architecture and

Regional Planning, IITKharagpur
 Parklands

V8 CYCLE TRACKS

Department of Architecture and

Regional Planning, IITKharagpur