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PLANNING CONCEPTS - LE CORBUSIER
CHANDIGARH PLANNING CONCEPTS - LE CORBUSIER
•CHANDIGARH was the first planned city after independence from British rule in
1947.
•It is the capital city of the states of Punjab and Haryana.
•The city is located at the picturesque junction of foothills of the Himalayas

Mountain range and the Ganges plains.
• It houses a population of 1,054,600 inhabitants (2001) and is one of the richest

cities of the nation.
• American architects Albert Mayer and Mathew Novicki were the first architects
to be appointed for the project. After the death of Novicki in 1950, Le Corbusier
was commissioned.
THREE DISCIPLINES
• CORBUSIER NOTICED THREE QUALITIES IN INDIA
•THE DISCIPLINE OF MONEY- AS IT WAS THE PERIOD OF POST INDEPENDENCE THE

PROJECT COUDNT BE MADE TO A GRAND LEVEL AND HAD TO BE MADE IN A IDEAL
BUDGET.
• THE DISCIPLINE OF TECHNOLOGY- EVEN WITH VAST AMOUNTS OF CLAY STONE , SAND
CORBUSIER WENT FOR USAGE OF ROUGH CONCRETE IN CAPITOL AND CENTRAL
BUSINESS DISTRICT.
• THE DISCIPLINE OF CLIMATE – “ BESIDES THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL

REGULATONS THERE WAS A LAW OF THE SUN IN INDIA.”
THE ARCHITECTURAL PROBLEM CONSISTS;
1. FIRST TO MAKE SHADE,
2. SECOND TO MAKE A CURRENT OF AIR[TO VENTILATE],
3. THIRD TO CONTROL HYDRAULICS.
BASIC PLANNING CONCEPTS The city plan was conceived as post war
“Garden City” wherein vertical and high rise buildings were ruled out,
keeping in view the living habits of the people.
Le Corbusier conceived the master plan of Chandigarh as analogous to human

body, with a clearly defined
Head (the Capitol Complex, Sector 1),
Heart (the City Centre Sector-17),
Lungs (the leisure valley, innumerable open spaces and sector

greens),
Intellect (the cultural and educational institutions),
Circulatory system (the network of roads, the 7Vs)and
Viscera (the Industrial Area).

The Leisure Valley is a green sprawling space extending North-East to South-West
along a seasonal river let gradient and was conceived by Le Corbusier as the lungs
of the city.
Apart from large Public Parks and special Botanical Gardens, it houses series of
Fitness Trails, amphitheatres and spaces for open-air exhibitions.
EXTREMES IN THE
CLIMATE. THE NORTHEAST
TEMPERATURE COULD RISE FOOTHILLS OF THE
TO 45 DEGREES IN
SUMMER AND DROP TO
SHIVALIKS.
FREEZING POINT IN The Leisure Valley is a green
WINTER. sprawling space extending North-
East to South-West along a
seasonal river let gradient and was
conceived by Le Corbusier as the
lungs of the city.
Apart from large Public Parks and
special Botanical Gardens, it houses
series of Fitness Trails,
amphitheatres and spaces for
open-air exhibitions.
PREVALENT WINDS IS
SOUTHEAST TO THE
NORTHWEST IN SUMMER
AND NORTHWEST TO THE
SOUTHEAST IN WINTER.
1. City Level Public Green Space with Artificial
Water Body.
2. Free- Flowing Green Space, connecting the
entire site.
3. Semi-Private Green Areas for
neighborhood pockets.
4. Private Green Areas for Residential Units.
Central business district
The central area of a city in

which a concentration of certain
retail and business activities
takes place, especially in older
cities with rail transportation.
The Central Sector of the city,

Sector 17, is the main Public
Congregation area of the city. It
houses all major Shopping
Complexes, Sports Facilities and
Congregation Spaces.
Central business district
Hierarchy of
circulation
A well-defined
hierarchy of
Circulation based on
Le Corbusier’s V7s
road-system
designed to lead
traffic into the city
and to distribute it
right up till the
dwelling unit.
Marg refers to the

important avenues
(V2), while Paths were
referred to as less
important streets
(V3).
family-life and community living
In context to Chandigarh sectorial
planning, emphasis on
community living can be given by
designing schools along with
green belts safe for children,
dispensaries, shopping,
community centers, centrally
located at a 10 minute walk
distance and bus stops on the
main road within walking
distance,
parks within 300m, meandering
profile of the V4/V5 to enable
slow carriageways, comfortable
vehicular and pedestrian access
right to the doorstep of the
house, and Inter-sectoral
connectivity along with NS green
belts.
family-life and community living
In context to Chandigarh sectorial
planning, emphasis on
community living can be given by
designing schools along with
green belts safe for children,
dispensaries, shopping,
community centers, centrally
located at a 10 minute walk
distance and bus stops on the
main road within walking
distance,
parks within 300m, meandering
profile of the V4/V5 to enable
slow carriageways, comfortable
vehicular and pedestrian access
right to the doorstep of the
house, and Inter-sectoral
connectivity along with NS green
belts.
The primary module of city‟s design is
a Sector, a neighborhood unit of size
800 meters x 1200 meters.
Each SECTOR is a self-sufficient unit

having shops, school, health centers
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.
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PLANNING CONCEPTS - LE CORBUSIER

CHANDIGARH PLANNING CONCEPTS - LE CORBUSIER

•The city is located at the picturesque junction of foothills of the Himalayas

• It houses a population of 1,054,600 inhabitants (2001) and is one of the richest

• CORBUSIER NOTICED THREE QUALITIES IN INDIA

•THE DISCIPLINE OF MONEY- AS IT WAS THE PERIOD OF POST INDEPENDENCE THE

• THE DISCIPLINE OF CLIMATE – “ BESIDES THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL

Le Corbusier conceived the master plan of Chandigarh as analogous to human

Head (the Capitol Complex, Sector 1),

Heart (the City Centre Sector-17),

Lungs (the leisure valley, innumerable open spaces and sector

Circulatory system (the network of roads, the 7Vs)and

Viscera (the Industrial Area).

The central area of a city in

The Central Sector of the city,

Marg refers to the

Each SECTOR is a self-sufficient unit

The population of a sector varies

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