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    The document provides details on the planning and design of Sector 17 in Chandigarh, India. It was planned as the capital and civic-commercial center of the city. The sector is divided into a northeast commercial zone with shops, offices, entertainment venues, and a southwest civic zone with transportation, courts, and government offices. Notable features include a central piazza, exposed brick and concrete facades, and strict architectural controls to maintain cohesion.

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    The document provides details on the planning and design of Sector 17 in Chandigarh, India. It was planned as the capital and civic-commercial center of the city. The sector is divided into a northeast commercial zone with shops, offices, entertainment venues, and a southwest civic zone with transportation, courts, and government offices. Notable features include a central piazza, exposed brick and concrete facades, and strict architectural controls to maintain cohesion.

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    The document provides details on the planning and design of Sector 17 in Chandigarh, India. It was planned as the capital and civic-commercial center of the city. The sector is divided into a northeast commercial zone with shops, offices, entertainment venues, and a southwest civic zone with transportation, courts, and government offices. Notable features include a central piazza, exposed brick and concrete facades, and strict architectural controls to maintain cohesion.

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    The document provides details on the planning and design of Sector 17 in Chandigarh, India. It was planned as the capital and civic-commercial center of the city. The sector is divided into a northeast commercial zone with shops, offices, entertainment venues, and a southwest civic zone with transportation, courts, and government offices. Notable features include a central piazza, exposed brick and concrete facades, and strict architectural controls to maintain cohesion.

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    CASE STUDY-CITY CENTRE

    -CITY CENTRE Sector 17 -SUB-CITY CENTRE Sector 34, 43 -REGIONAL CENTRES - Sector 9, 8, 7, 26, 22, 35 -SECTOR LEVEL SHOPPING- V 4 -CONVENIENT SHOPPING- Sub-Sector Level (V5) -INFORMAL SHOPPING- Mobile rehris, wayside service providers, unauthorized shops -REHABILITATION MARKETS -BULK MATERIAL/MARKETS- G.M, F&U -WEEKLY FRUIT & VEGETABLE MARKETS -MARKETS WITHIN VILLAGES.

    LocationHeart of the city Surrounded by 3V2S & 1V3 Northeastern sideMadhya Marg (V2) North West- Jan Marg (V2) South East- Himalaya Marg (V2b) South West Udyog path (V3) Size- 2950 X 4370 (296 Acs.) - Larger by 310 from a normal sector (265 Acs.) to compensate for wider side Roads.

    PLANNING PRINCIPLES
    -To be planned as Capitol of City -To be developed as Civic-Cum-Commercial Centre -To provide a high degree of Urbanity to area -To meet specialized needs of Trade & Commerce, leisure, entertainment, shopping etc. -To provide for city level civic amenities -To provide joy of shopping

    -To create series of Piazzas following Indian pattern of shopping (Bazaars) - Follow basic principles of Sector Planning -Minimize conflict between pedestrians and vehicles -Provide adequate space for vehicular parking -Link major spaces of the sector to the Shivalik Hills -Strictly regulate the architectural features, material, pattern of construction, shape & size, height, balconies, projections, public accesses.

    PLANNING of Sector 17
    -Sector divided into two distinct parts -North Eastern part planned as primary Commercial zone. -South Western Part- planned as civic zone -V4 integrates the two areas -Urbanity defined through 2 rows of high rise building (7 storeyed) blocks on North-West & South-East sides -All roads intersecting the pedestrian piazzas raised to first floor level to provide interrupted movement. -11 storeyed tower in commercial area to be in focus of Central commercial Piazza -Rows of 4/5 storeyed blocks planned on cross-axial basis to define the central spaces. -Unbroken continuity of central core -Variation in size and positioning of blocks to create interplay in spaces and promenades Buildings in commercial Centre designed on a space module of 17.3 -Shops dividing commercial and civic zones planned on a module of 11-0 The Commercial zone includes:-Shop-cum-offices-cum residences, -Town hall, -Police Headquarter, -5 cinemas, -Bank Square, -Central Library -2 Petrol Pumps

    -Post & Telegraph Office, -Hotels, -Office spaces,

    -Eleven Storeyed block

    The Civic Area includes:-Interstate Bus Terminus -Fire Station -Exhibition ground -Parade Ground -District Courts -Treasury Office -Central Police Station -Police Housing -Football Stadium

    Pattern of V7 modified to provide efficient circulation - Access through a slow traffic road with large area set aside for parking, making inner complex free from traffic/ noise. -Pattern of one entry modified to provide more entries by extending V5 -Major loop of V5 supplemented by subsidiary loops to provide access to various part -Majority of parking contained on surface, supplemented. -Area occupied by Civic zone less as compared to commercial part. -Civic zone does not follow the pattern of commercial area planning

    Heart of Chandigarh piazza in NE axis hub and official center

    CIRCULATION

    INTER CONNECTIVITY

    THROUGH BRIDGE

    FAADE

    Exposed Brick Work Exposed Concrete Work

    SIGNAGE

    LANDSCAPE ELEMENTS
    Seating spaces are provided at various points.

    CENTRAL PIAZZA
    SPACE

    ARCHITECTURAL CONTROLS
    Architecturalcontrolsarebeingfollowedstrictly.

    -Based on faade controls buildings in the Sector17

    can be divided

    into:-Exposed brick face buildings containing SCO/FalongV4 -Shop-cum-Office and other public Buildings in exposed concrete -Multi-storeyed blocks on North-West & SE sides -Cinemas

    Exposed Brick faced Buildings


    4storeyedstructures -Eachshop-3bays33X78-6 -Plannedonagridof11X11 -11feetdeepverandahbeforeeachshop -frontage on only one side with service road provided at back Ground floor for shop, 1st&2nd floor for shop/offices & 4th Floor for residence of essential staff.

    -Height48-9 -No basement but provision of a mezzanine floor -Straight faade with exposed brick work & rectangular column -Upper floors to have recessed balconies to create play of solids & voids.

    Shop-cum-Offices in Exposed Concrete


    -4/5 storeyes structures -Shops 2/3 bays in width and 6 bays in depth -Planned on a grid of 17-3 X 17-3 (5.25m X 5.25m) -3.65m deep verandah at GF level on both sides -Height 57-7 with (17.6m) floor height of 12-0 (3.5m) -6-9 deep balconies compulsory at 1st/2nd/3rd floors to --provide shade from summer se / rain

    Concrete to be used for construction -External facades of unfinished concrete. -Harshness of concrete diluted with large glass windows. -Interesting combination of opaque(exposed concrete) & transparent(glass)material -Circular concrete columns, beams, parapets, deep verandahs,-undulatory glazing are the features which governed architectural vocabulary of city centre in terms of Aesthetics & function.

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