CASE STUDY

INTRODUCTION SECTOR 17 , CHANDIGARH

ZONING AREA DIVISION
The basic zoning in the complex is Commercial , Administrative and Recreational Zone.
• The city center of Sector 17 is situated in the heart of the city Chandigarh whereas the capital complex is ▪ COMMERCIAL ZONE
considered as the head, the industrial area as the left hand and university as the right hand . Site Area – 280 acres
It is the northern division of the sector which comprises of centralized market area with the
• The city center is the most popular and vibrant commercial area in Chandigarh. large open area in front.
Ground Coverage – 51.20 acres
Area- 125 acres
TOTAL SITE AREA- Around 240 acres ▪ ADMINISTRATIVE ZONE Floor Area- 212.50 acres
MADHYA MARG It is placed in the southern divison of the sector which comprises of the offices, district courts. F.A.R. is 0.75
Site Dimensions- 1200m x 800m
Area- 115 acres Road area – 62.20 acres
▪ RECREATIONAL ZONE
Open Area – 45.8 acres
It Includes theatres , library ,mela ground
Area – 40 acres.
The main shopping area is placed in the center around a plaza with peripheral approach roads
.Thus the main plaza acts as the major hub of activities in the Centre. Initially there were three
cinemas in the city center which acts as nodal points. Out of them ,two are proposed to be
converted into multiplexes.
INFORMAL AREA

HIMALYAN MARG
FORMAL AREA
JAN MARG
Northern zone -

Southern zone

Multi-storied buildings

Area

23%

Location of Sector 17 on map of Chandigarh

UDYOG PATH 50%

Map of Chandigarh showing road networks N 27%

Area Divison

MATKA CHOWK JUNCTION 20 16 STADIUM CHOWK ISBT 17 CHOWK Commercial & Recreational Multi-storeyed Buildings
Administrative
Zoning of city center

OPEN AREAS -47%

OFFICES 6% 3%
RECREATION
15% PUBLIC AMENITIES -11%
RESIDENCES
47%
COMMERCIAL/OFFICE
INFORMAL AREAS SHOPS/OFFICES-18%
BUS STAND 18%

SITE CHARACTER AND ORIENTATION ROADS AREA - 15%

11%

• SITE is quadrilateral in shape with primarily flat terrain.

RECREATIONAL AREA- 6%
• Site is north-south oriented.
• The site is accessible through arterial roads and MADHYA MARG on the North –East (V2) , JAN MARG on the North-
West (V2), UDYOG PATH on the South-West (V3) and HIMALYAN MARG on South –East (V2b). MISC. AREA - 3%
Informal Area Formal Area
• Building is oriented such that maximum number of work spaces area face North, South, South East, North West
directions
• The façade of Neelam Cinema is glazed to diffuse light as it faces North .

OPEN AREA PUBLIC AMENITIES SHOPS ROADS RECREATION MISC. AREA

Zoning of city center

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CASE STUDY – SECTOR 17 , AR. PREETI BHATIA KARMAN GILL SNIGDHA SACHDEVA
CAMPUS-II CHANDIGARH AR. JYOTI SINGH KINDERPAL SINGH
NISHTHA
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SITE LANDMARKS AREAS OF VARIOUS LANDUSE

Sr.No. Building Ground Coverage (in acres) %age Floor Area

HOTEL TAJ 1. S.C.O. 20.86 7.45 58.6

KC THEATRE , NOW 2. Bank 3.4 1.21 13.6
DEMOLISHED 3 Cinemas 3.2 1.14 4

4 Petrol Pump 2.4 0.86 2.4

ANAND CINEMA
5 Multistorey Offices 22.6 8.07 70.8
NOW TDI MALL
6 Hotels 21.4 7.64 55.6

TOWN HALL BUILDING 7 Library 1.1 0.39 2.8

8 Bus stand 14.6 5.21 1.2

9 Football Ground 4.1 1.46

RBI BUILDING 10 Courts 1.8 0.64 3.8

TELEPHONE EXCHANGE 11 Roads 62.2 22.21

12 Parking 30.2 10.79

GPO BUILDING 13 Pavement 29.5 10.54

14 Open 45.8 16.36

15 Administrative 4.5 1.61 6.4

STATE LIBRARY
16 Miscellaneous 2.7 0.96 1.9

SCO

DOVE OF PEACE

NEELAM CINEMA

MELA GROUND
FOOTBALL STADIUM NEELAM CINEMA NATIONAL GALLERY OF PORTRAITS MELA GROUND FOOTBALL STADIUM

TREASURY BUILDING
BUS STAND SECTOR 17
CHANDIGARH
PARADE GROUND
GPO BUILDING DOVE OF PEACE RBI BUILDING HOTEL TAJ
MAP OF SECTOR 17

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BUILT OPEN – OPEN BUILT RELATIONSHIP

PARKING
There are three types of parking provided in the center: • Built to pen space ratio in the city center is 1:5
• Basement parking • Narrow spaces open into the grand spaces providing hierarchy of spaces and a visual ink between two
• Open parking parallel blocks.
• Multi-storied Parking • The excessive open spaces can be judged by the fact that for 58’ high building nearly 150’-200’ wide
streets are provided which pen up into piazza of dimension 440’x560’.
• Vehicular parking has been provided along with each block but people prefer parking under the shade. • Open spaces in front of each block links the semi-covered corridors with the outer plaza. This establishes a
• Basement Parking : It has also been provided. But it is not used since it is dark and dingy . Also a serious good balance between the center.
problem of water drainage occurs as rain water enters the parking space. So it is completely out of use.
• Multi-storied Parking : Because of shortage of parking space and increasing congestion, multistoried parking
has been provided.

AREA STATEMENT
• Area under the roads- 62.2 acres(15.4%)
• Total parking area- 30.0 acres(11%)
• Surface Parking – 24.4 acres
• Basement Parking – 5.58 acres
• Parking Required as per 2 ECS- 17,000 cars

Basement parking in
Parking for shop Parking not high traffic zone
keepers on the sufficient for visitors
back side coming from Jan Parking for Reserve
Marg Bank of India across
the road

Open Parking for

Anand Cinema used
No • The dimension of the plaza makes the domination of the built mass difficult and thus diminishes the
only during peak
separate enclosure with the built mass.
hours
parking for • The corridor make physical connection between the two blocks and at the same time create a visual link
parade Combined parking between two parallel blocks.
ground for Jagat Cinema • The city Centre is having Coarse Grain and Uniform Texture.
and offices only four
Sufficient wheelers
parking for Open parking for KC
football Cinema
ground
Parking enclosed by
Perfectly
buildings on all
located
sides-no covered
parking
parking even for
for bus MAP OF SECTOR 17 showing Parking
staff
stand Common Main two and Basement Parking for municipal
results in parking for mela four wheeler office due to large number of
efficient and football parking for the visitors. Two wheeler parking
use ground shopping area not as per requirement
,insufficient
during evening Pedestrian areas used for
hours. parking in some areas due to
little level difference between
the two.

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HUMAN INTENSITY MODEL
CIRCULATION
The below plan shows the more concentration in areas where food
courts and inform activities take place. i.e. Central Piazza .
Two types of circulations are considered:
Vehicular and the pedestrian
Below is the plan that shows the movement of vehicular circulation.

V2 Road

V4 road leading to Entrance to Peripheral

police station and Entrance to Sector 17 from Continuous covered high rise buildings from
Football ground Jan Marg corridors for pedestrian V3 roads

Peripheral V3
Parade
ground for
exhibition Madhya Marg (V2 road)
MAP OF SECTOR 17 showing Circulation

ROAD NETWORK AND HEIARCHY

V2 Road – Pedestrian
Path to Bank Square
VEHICULAR CIRCULATION
• The vehicular circulation is predominantly peripheral with
central areas left for pedestrians Fly over V4 Road
• Circulation at site level in the district center is mainly the
vehicular circulation from the peripheral V2 roads to Bus
service roads which internal peripheral roads in the city Area reserved for Future MAP OF SECTOR 17 showing footfall
center. terminal
expansion
• Earlier the V4 roads bisected the sector but now it has been entrance
cut-off for making a plaza.
from V3
• Vehicular circulation is confined only to the parking areas road
• In order to facilitate the movement of the vehicular traffic
in city center without interfering with the pedestrian traffic MAP OF SECTOR 17 showing Circulation areas
, two bridges were built above the pedestrian areas. Location of
petrol
PESEDTRIAN CIRCULATION pumps on
V4 road Central piazza with Safety of pedestrians No vehicular access to
• The core of the city center is designed on the pedestrian Entrance road from
scale. shops on both sides ,No entrance from piazza
Madhya Marg
• There are a number of pedestrian paths which lead to roads in pedestrian Himalayan Marg leading
different piazzas with the largest piazza in the center of areas to shops
the sector.
• The covered colonnaded verandas are provided in every
block which also connect the adjacent buildings .

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INFRASTRUCTURE
Form based codes have been designed for Sector 17 for creating
architectural character of city center , a commercial and cultural hub
of city.
There are specific codes for 4 storied and 5 storied R.C.C. building
blocks; brick faced building blocks, peripheral blocks ,cinemas and
petrol pump.
1. FOUR STOREYED SHOPS CUM OFFICE BUILDINGS
A uniform four story height was established for all commercial
buildings.
A basic reinforced concrete frame of the most economical bay size (
17’-3”) and capable of interior modification was specified .
Around the outside of every building block would be a 12’ wide
compulsory verandah and a unifying exterior pattern of columns and
standardized concrete balustrades.
Plans of 4 storied building
Cross section of 4 storied building
View of 4 storied building
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2. FIVE STOREYED SHOPS CUM OFFICE BUILDINGS 4. PERIPHERAL BLOCKS (OFFICE AND HOTELS)
Compulsory height of 57’-7” has not changed but the floor to floor height • The peripheral blocks are designed in such a fashion at inclination to get The city center building needs new services such as air conditioned
of first ,second and third floor has changed . better view from the main road. spaces, mobile towers, electric wiring etc. but there is no provision
to incorporate these present needs of users, so users have done the
• On the south east road i.e. Udyog Path , the office buildings such as things as per their conveniences.
State Bank of India , income tax department , Udyog Bhawan creates
interesting view due to specific form based codes in these buildings and
on north west side road i.e. The Himalayan Marg , the various hotels
such as Taj also create interesting view due to specific form based codes.
Generator on roof top Air conditioner in corridor
Cross Section
PSIDC Building Hotel Taj
CINEMA HALLS
• There were five cinema propose in sector 17 city centre.
• The two cinema Neelam and Jagat has been placed on axis of piazza
opposite to each other and their character also remain more or less
same with minor variation.
• These KC and Anand were having very different form and being placed
on same road of Jagat cinema. These cinemas are designed through
Schematic Design produced by the Capital Project office.
View of 5 storied building Mobile tower on roof top Wiring in Govt Building
3. SHOPS CUM OFFICE (BRICK FACED) BUILDINGS: LANDSCAPING
• These are the buildings which have been built very early and these buildings
break the monotonous of RCC buildings of Sector 17 .
• The city center which was once alleged to be concrete jungle has now
• These are 4 storied structures and each shop has 3 bays i.e. 33’x78’6”. bloomed with a number of shady trees arranged in groups or aligned in
rows.
• These shops are planned on a grid of 11’x11’ and have 11’ verandah in front
of shop. These shops have only one side frontage and other side opens on • Interest has been created by creating level differences and by providing
service road and parking. small landscaped pockets and water bodies.
• The ground floor was designed for shop, 1st and 2nd floor for shops and • There are 3 sculptured fountains in center . Out of which , one in front of
offices and 4th floor for residence of essential staff. The height of these Neelam Cinema is very popular with the visitor
blocks is restricted to 48’-9” . These is no provision of basement but the
provision of mezzanine is allowed. • This pedestrians paradise scattered with fountain, sculptures and grooves
of trees is a blend of cuboids and open spaces.
• This is straight façade with exposed bricks and column and the upper floors
have recessed balconies to create play of solid and void. • It is felt that the landscaping features have greatly enhanced the beauty of
the city center.
• There is provision of ½ thick groove on façade to separate each shop
visually and the provision of advertisement is specified • Along with this , a map of Chandigarh has also been installed on the ground
in front of Neelam Cinema using metal plates , which enhances the beauty
of city center in a unique way.
• A specialty in area and the city center is Dove of Peace sculpture where
cascades down from one level to another in geometrically shaped tanks,
amidst delightful play of colorful lights.
PETROL PUMPS
• The petrol pumps are located opposite to back of Neelam cinema and
other petrol pumps on Madhya Marg .
Side Elevation • A “Schematic Design” produced by the capital Project Office governed
special building such as the petrol pump
View of Shops cum office building
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CASE STUDY – SECTOR 17 , AR. PREETI BHATIA
CHANDIGARH AR. JYOTI SINGH
KINDERPAL SINGH
NISHTHA
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