Transcript City- The Zion The Town Planning Competition

City- The Zion
The Town Planning Competition
Provided Area: 169 km2
Estimated population: 1000000
Representation: Topographical map
Planned and designed by:
The Déjavu Team
Divya Aggarwal
Kanwarjot Singh
Mayank Grover
Introduction
Definition: The discipline of distributing urban or
suburban functions spatially, in terms of activity
patterns of people in the physical setting.
The Zion has been planned taking into account all
the principles of town planning to give it a
unique design.
But first, lets have a look into the urban or suburban functions:
• housing
• transportation
• open space and recreation
• public and human services
• conservation of environmental and heritage resources
• and many more…
In short…Town Planning is…
THE RATIONAL MANAGEMENT OF CHANGE!!!
Principles of
town planning
Before we start with our city plan…there’s something
we want to tell you…Town/City Planning is not that
easy as it looks like…there are some principles to be
followed…
1. Zoning
Commercial
Educational
While it is rare that cities are planned from scratch,
zoning is important in managing the growth of cities, to
manage the uses of land and the pace of development.
Principles of zoning :
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Arrangement of zones Given Population
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Boundaries Given Area
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Flexibility Rate of Growth
Advantages of zoning :
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Danger from fire…Avoided
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Future development…Assured
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General amenities…Provided
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Health of community…Conserved
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Population distribution…Uniform
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Public utility services…Easy
Principles of
town planning
2. Landscapes and Aesthetics
Successful urban planning considers character, of "home"
and "sense of place", local identity, respect for natural,
artistic and historic heritage, an understanding of the
"urban grain" or "townscape," pedestrians and other
modes of traffic, utilities and natural hazards, such as
flood zones.
The basic aspect to be looked upon here is that there
should be least monotonicity as is there in the best
planned cities like Chandigarh, Greater Noida, etc.
The different playgrounds provided at different locations are
– Passive type recreation or parks
– Active type recreation or playgrounds
3. Technology
The Zion uses the latest technologies in
almost every aspect of town planning
known to mankind. The city has the most
advanced structures, including a sky city
soaring up to a magnificent 250 storeys
and 1000 m tall.
Principles of
town planning
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The city’s transportation system also has a computer simulated
traffic monitoring system including sensors underground to
detect density of traffic on the roads.
The parking facilities accounts for a computerized parking aid for
multistorey parkings.
Also Zion has Wi-Fi internet connectivity throughout the city.
4. Safety
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The dangers of floods and storm surges can be localised by
making the affected regions into parkland or Greenbelt, often
with the added benefit of open space provision.
The Zion has been designed in such a way that extreme weather,
flood, or other emergencies are mitigated with secure
emergency evacuation routes and emergency operations
centres. These are
relatively inexpensive and unintrusive
reasonable precaution for any urban space.
The city also has planned, built safety features, such as levees,
retaining walls, and shelters.
The city has its own Defence region on the outskirts.
Principles of
town planning
5. Economics
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The economical justification can be given on the basis of
the various economic activities going on in the city:
Agriculture The farms
Aquaculture The Delta region
Trade and commerce Railways,Airways,Waterways
Industries: Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
Special industries-1°,2°,3°,4°
Taxes Sales,service and value addition
Tourism Central Tourist Park
6. Future Expansion
The city is planned keeping in mind the future growth of
population and the gross annual income of the city. The
construction is done in stages. According to the theory
of Right of Land- The land acquired is very large but the
built up land is lesser due to paucity of funds. A specific
amount of land is kept reserved for future construction
and habitation.
Tour of the City
Zone I
Features:
This zone consists of the Mountains, the residential and
commercial areas there, a lake on the foothills and the
Cantonment region.
Size: 55.5 km2 (21% highlands as required)
Population: 85000 (8.5% of 10 lac)
Density: 1500 per km2
Justification:
Location:
•The location of the highlands is set arbitrarily to give the city sufficient space for
construction.
•The lake is situated near the foothills as a tourist spot and recreational(boating) area.
•The Cantonment area is necessary for the protection of the city. Its situation on the
outskirts is idealistic.
Size:
•The size of this zone depends of the extent of the required mountainous region and the
lake area(8 km2) and the cantt(12 km2).
Population:
•The population is distributed as the density of hilly regions is far less than that of the
urbanized regions.
Tour of the City
Zone I
Fulfillment of principles:
Landscaping:
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The landscape of the mountains is naturally pleasant and thriving
with lush green environment.
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Zone I also has a lake which is a scenic view.
Safety:
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The mountains act as a natural barrier to the main city
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The defence is a major part of the security of the whole city
Economics:
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The economy from the hilly regions is based mainly on the vegetation grown using
terrace farming methods.
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The hill stations serve as major tourist spots.
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The Lake provides an important recreational and tourism centre
Future expansion:
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There is a huge chunk of waste land provided on the eastern side of the Zone I to
allow for future expansion.
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The uninhabited area on the mountains gives way for future construction.
Tour of the City
Zone II
Features:
This zone consists of the big residential and commercial areas
alongwith the rivers running through its southern and
eastern sides, including the green area in between.
Size: 18 km2
Population: 150000 (15% of 10 lac)
Density: 10000 per km2
Justification:
Location:
•The zone is situated away from the main city to contain the less active part of the
population i.e. the Non working old and the single working since their requirements are
not as “urban demanding” as the other half’s does.
•It contains old age homes for the senior citizens which have to be situated away from
the pollution and traffic of the main city.
Size:
•The zone has only row housing scheme for residential purposes so the horizontal
extent is very large.
Population:
•The zone consists of the mostly the richer half of the single or senior people which
account for only a part of the population.
Tour of the City
Zone II
Fulfillment of principles:
Landscaping:
• The landscaping in this zone is contributed by the green
area around it, the central park in the middle and the rivers
alongside.
• The zone has been distributed into various sectors.
• The market and showrooms are so located that each
sector has easy access to at least 2 of the commercial
zones via the road network.
Safety:
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The safety of this zone is ensured by the closeness of the defence area and the
river barriers from the city.
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The Underground Metro System is a secure medium of connecting this zone to the
other ones.
Technology:
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The metro system and the Wi-Fi connectivity shows the advanced technology
being utilized.
Economics:
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The economy of the zone depends mainly on the commercial activities in the
relevant areas.
Future Expansion:
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The wasteland covered with trees on all four sides allow for future expansion.
Tour of the City
Zone III
Features:
This zone contains the major water body till the legal extents
of the boundary, and the 2 symmetrical residential and
commercial areas, part of the river indicated and the delta
in the south.
Size: 33 km2 (remaining of the total water 18% and the
computed residential area 7 km2)
Population: 105000 (10.5% of 10 lac)
Density: 15000 per km2
Justification:
Location:
•The zone contains the major chunk of the water body on the eastern end which
accounts for the country’s waterways.
•The residential areas are located along the shore on the two sides of zone V to provide
the metropolitan area to be attached to the sea.
•The delta is naturally located where the rivers drains into the sea.
•The symmetry of the 2 residential areas account for uniform distribution and the
aesthetics of the zone.
Size:
•The zone takes the major portion of the water as required for the planning.
•The residential and commercial areas though more densely populated than zone II are
still extended more horizontally than vertically.
Tour of the City
Zone III
Population:
• The high population of the zone accounts for the
closeness to the sea shore and the Metropolitan zone.
Fulfillment of principles:
Landscaping:
• The landscape of this zone is contributed by the natural
sea factor and the symmetry of the residential areas and
the commercial or market areas within.
•The green belting provided against the industrial wastes and pollution from the
neighbouring industrial area also adds to the greenery.
Safety:
•The safety of this zone is attributed to the green belting from all sides that protect the
environmental conditions.
•Tidal barrages are built along the shore line where water level is relatively high.
•The police checkposts keep a constant check on any kind of intrusion/invasion via sea.
Technology:
•In addition to the factors of the above zone, the maintenance including de-siltation of
huge ports and harbors is done by latest techniques.
Tour of the City
Zone III
Economics:
• The economics of the area accounts for the trade and
commerce at the ports and the employment because of
the same.
• The zone also includes an exclusive aquaculture and
fishing region along the delta.
• The beaches act as big tourist spots for home and
international tourists.
Future Expansion:
•A major chunk of land is un-inhabited and currently under forest cover as indicated in
the map.
•The land between the sea and the residential areas is also vacant at present.
Tour of the City
Zone IV
Features:
This zone is dedicated mostly to the administrative area(High
Court, Secretariat, Municipal Corp. Building, Police
Headquarters), then the major educational area of the
city(main university), and the various types of other
government and public buildings like solar energy
complex, Information Technology Institute(ITI), City
Hospital and Govt. Medical College, Inter State Bus
Terminus(ISBT), etc.
Size: 6.12 km2
Population: 30000 (including only the resident population, 3% of 10 lac)
Density: 5000 per km2
Justification:
Location:
•The location of the zone is very selectively taken on the northern region
of the city.
•This region is a highly secure area where trespassing should be minimum, which is
why the Administrative buildings are set on the northern part of the zone.
Size:
•The size of this zone should be more than the population residing there, as the
administrative and the industrial information technology demands more land.
Tour of the City
Zone IV
Population:
• The population belonging to this zone consists mainly of
the technical and non technical staff working in these
complexes.
• Since the population of this zone is limited, so there is no
need of large commercial areas, which can be built within.
Fulfillment of principles:
Landscaping:
•The landscaping of zone IV is attributed to the lake which is adjacent to this zone.
•The buildings like the solar energy complex and the ITI also have a lush green campus
area.
Technology:
•The technology in this sector is in majority governed by the ITI complex also containing
the Advanced Technology Institute.
•The other factors are the same as everywhere, i.e. metro, Wi-Fi, etc.
Safety:
•The safety is based on the security forces installed in the area by the government, for
the safety of its own building and the lifeline of the city i.e. the city hospital.
•The natural safety is provided by the mountains on the northern side of the region.
Tour of the City
Zone IV
Economics:
• This zone is the revenue collection zone of the city, so no
doubts on the amount of revenue generated at any time of
the year.
• The Hospital also adds to the income of the government.
Future Expansion:
•Since this zone does not demand any major future expansions as large amount of area
has already been provided, not much wasteland is required.
•But then, in case of emergency shifting, some area has been reserved for this zone
between the foothills and this zone.
Tour of the City
Zone V
Features:
This zone is the heart of the city. The metropolitan zone-having huge
skyscrapers and having a star and circular pattern. The zone has a
core circular area which consists of one huge tower called the SKY
CITY. The skycity consists of huge units consisting of residential
apartments and corresponding commercial areas.
Size: 20 km2
Population: 550000 (55% o 10 lac)
Density: 22500 per km2
Justification:
Location :
•The location of the zone is deliberately put in the heart of the city for access from each
and every area of the city by minimum distance travel from every corner of the city.
•The core area is centrally located in the zone which has the major structure exclusive
of this city.
•The area extends upto the sea shore to provide for the residential population.
•The right half of the area which is to the east of the Expressway as shown, consists
mainly of the residential houses built for the rich people since they lie in the urban area
as well as the near the sea shore.
•The extreme right end consists mainly of the commercial complexes like malls, 6-7 star
hotels and other tourist spot including the beaches and seaside inns.
Tour of the City
Zone V
Size:
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The size of the zone was computed according to the requirements
of high population density and the hugeness of the core area of
every city.
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The size of the zone influences the number of skyscrapers in the
metropolitan area.
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The size required also complies with the minimum green areas for
the size.
Population:
•The population of the zone is extremely high which is why there is a necessity of
building the skyscrapers.
•The skycity has a great amount of residents and since it expands vertically, the density
of the zone is very high.
Fulfillment of principles:
Landscaping:
•The aesthetics of the zone is totally urban, there may not be any natural scenic beauty
but the lush green spaces are provided in the form of a very well planned design.
•The landscapes of whole zone are also attributed to the commercial and tourist area in
the right half of the city.
•The green areas are also provided in the skycity which are there in between the huge
units of apartments and market complexes.
Tour of the City
Zone V
Technology:
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The zone V is a very high tech zone consisting of a whole
computerised SKYCITY in the center.
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The technology provided is knowledgable to everyone which again
consists of metros
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The metropolitan area also consist of the gas pipelines i.e. the
natural gas used for domestic purposes like cooking are supplied
by an advanced and secure piping system.
•The basic amenities provided like hospitals and fire hydrants also speak of the
technology used in this zone.
Safety:
•The safety of the urban zone is the most important consideration above all, mainly
safety against fire, earthquakes, and other natural calmaities.
•The skycity is a very well designed earthquake resistant structure. Since it was not
possible to build an isolated footing for this huge structure which would have gone down
to a huge depth, therefore, many friction piles are used to grip the structure from
underneath.
•The other towers are constructed on the same lines but on small scale.
Economics:
•The economics of the zone is basically only based on the commercial activities on in
the zone, including the skycity.
•The right half of this zone which consists of places of tourist interest.
Tour of the City
Zone V
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The revenue earned is much greater than the amount
spent on the maintenance and operation of the zone which
is why the planning is so successful.
Future expansion:
• The future expansion of this zone is very unpredictable, as
is the case in countries like Japan.
•Still the wasteland reserved for the future expansion is sufficient according to the
norms of town planning of a highly urbanized area.
Tour of the City
Zone VI
Features:
The zone six is the industrial area which consists of all kinds
of manufacturing and servicing industries and the area
Size: 10 km2
Population: 75000 (only resident population)
Density: 7500 per km2
Justification:
Location:
•The location of the industrial area is justified on the grounds of conservation of
environment which implies it should be on the outskirts of the city.
Size:
•The size of industrial area is computed in accordance to the economical need of the
city and the unemployed fraction of the total population.
Population:
•The population of the industrial area is only including the working labour of the
industries situated in the area.
Tour of the City
Zone VI
Fulfillment of principles:
Technology:
• The technology used is only related to the safety of the
industries
• Rest is dependent on the industries itself, depending on
their capital.
Safety:
•Safety of the zone is dependent on the fire hydrants available and the reliability of the
power systems.
Economy:
•Being the major economic area of the city, the industrial area accounts for more then
50% of the revenue share of the economic activities of the city.
•The major amount of the gross turnover is also spent back as investment.
•The industries are divided into various categories as mentioned earlier.
Future Expansion:
•Sufficient area is reserved for any future expansion as indicated in the sheet as
wasteland.
Tour of the City
Zone VII
Features:
:The area is an agricultural area which consists of the primary
agricultural activities, and the labor residing there.
Size: 8.65 km2
Population: 10000
Density: 1150 per km2
Justification:
Location:
•The location of the agricultural area demands sufficient water resources and water
table which requires it to be near a water body.
•It should also be away from the urban traffic and other industrial activities.
Size:
•The size of the agricultural land depends only on the land available near the city for
easy access to the urban market.
Population:
•The population of the agricultural zone is very less since most of the land is covered by
farms and plantations.
Tour of the City
Zone VII
Fulfillment of principles:
Landscaping:
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The landscape and aesthetics are totally structured or built up
because initially the land was cleared for cultivation.
Technology:
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The only technology used in the agriculture is updated agricultural
implements, use of pesticides and fertilizers, and proper channels
of water canals for irrigation.
Safety:
•Safety would never be major or very serious problem where agriculture is concerned.
•Again the question is on provision of fire hydrants, which have been sufficiently made
available throughout Zion.
Economics:
•The revenue collected from agricultural activities is much less than that of agriculture
but since these agricultural areas are very near to the city, the transportation cost is
reduced to a large extent.
•The amount invested on the latest techniques is appreciable, but the returns are
equally good.
Future Expansion:
•The waste land against reservation for agriculture is sufficient as shown, currently
covered by forests.
Tour of the City
Zone VIII
Features:
The Zone VIII is the green area + airport + Railway station
The green area consists of a huge Central Park, a mini zoo, a a golf
course, a monumental tower and a theme park.
Size:5.3 km2
Population: 0
Density: NA
The only justification of the green area is on the location which is that it should act as :
•Leisure and Recreation place
•Barrier between Urban and Industrial area
•Tourist Spot
Fulfillment of principles:
Landscaping:
Any doubts???
Safety:
The safety consideration is only against the wildlife which is in variety which is a
common pre-caution for every urban city with a centralised park .For this, the
authorities concerned must have a security force and an emergency backup.
Conclusion
So here we come to the end of the our
presentation of our Topographic Map of our
City with its Justifications.
Zion is not a hypothetical city, if technology
and topography works out well, this kind of
a city is not impossible in the near future.
Thus, town planning is nothing but THE
RATIONAL MANAGEMENT OF CHANGE!