URBAN FORM
( URBAN DESIGN)
Submitted By:
Sugandha Doomra
Aanchal Chaddha
Parul Attri
Nikita Makkar
URBAN FORM
• The physical form and configuration of an urban place. It includes
the pattern and frequency of streets, the scale and relationships of the
buildings, the size and distribution of open spaces, and the
relationship to natural features including the topography.
The physical form and configuration of an urban
place. It includes the pattern and frequency of she
physical form and configuration of an urban place.
It includes the pattern and frequency of streets, the
scale and relationships of the buildings, the size and
distribution of open spaces, and the relationship to
natural features including the topography.
URBAN FORM
DETERMINANTS OF URBAN
FORM
Land form
Nature
&Climate
Symbolism
Activity
patterns
Socio cultural
factors
Materials &
Techniques
LAND FORM
• The form of land and features of a city determinate the urban form.
• Landform varies with:
Land suitable for intensive agriculture
Rivers & Lakes
Swamp & Wetland
Coastal Ridge
Darling Range Scarp
Water Catchment Area
• Landforms are characterized by
physical attributes such as:
Elevation
Slope
Orientation
Stratification
Rock exposure
Soil type
NEW DELHI(LUTYEN’S)
• It was planned by the 20th century leading British architect Edwin
Lutyen. Thus called as Lutyen’s valley.
Pathways-Radial-
Hexagonal Grid
pattern
Location – Indo
gangetic plain
LAND FORM
• Heart of city is Rashtrapati
Bhawan located on the
Raisina hills.
• Delhi is known for its wide,
tree-lined boulevards and
houses numerous national
institutions and landmarks
such as Red Fort, India Gate,
Parliament House etc.
• It is roughly bounded by
Connaught Place in the north
- President's Estate in the west
- Lodhi Road and Safdarjung
Tomb in the south
- Mathura Road in the east
NATURE AND CLIMATE
• Optimum Urban forms vary according to climatic parameters and
can have a profound impact on the form of urban spaces.
• In all climates, Urban design should aim to maximise day lighting,
energy conservation, and shelter (solar or wind shelter depending
on the climate).
• Where sunlight reaches ground
surfaces directly (plazas, wide streets)
vegetation can be used effectively as a
means of solar shading (trees and
shrubs) and absorption (grass).
• Creating a micro climate of a urban
space impacts the urban form of a city.
HOW CLIMATE DETERMINES THE URBAN
FORM OF DELHI???
• Delhi has composite climate – extreme winters & extreme summers.
• Due to such climate wide roads, large open spaces, intense
vegetation, covered pathways etc are provided.
Wide Roads Intense vegetation
Trees shading Covered
foot path crosswalks
Open spaces in
residential areas
SYMBOLISIM
• Any character which is the identity of the city which symbolizes the
city and also relates to it.
• Throughout the world there are many landforms which have
become the identity of the city and they relate to it.
Eiffel tower , Paris Taj Mahal , Agra
LAND MARK
• Various landmarks:
Rashtrapati Bhawan
Cannaught Place
India Gate
Qutub Complex Akshar Dham
Akshar Dham Temple
Rashtrapati Bhawan India Gate
ACTIVITY PATTERNS
TYPES OF
ACTIVITIES
PRIVATE SEMI PRIVATE PUBLIC
(INDOORS) (OUTDOORS)
ACTIVITIES TAKING
ACTIVITIES TAKING PLACE IN SHOPS, ACTIVITIES TAKING
PLACE INSIDE A RESTAURANTS, PLACE IN PARKS,
HOUSEHOLD, TERRACES, STREETS, PUBLIC
OFFICES, ETC. BALCONIES, SQUARES, MALLS,
LAWNS, ETC. ETC.
ACTIVITY PATTERN
•The activities and needs of people is a major factor to decide the urban
form of a city.
•New Delhi being a metropolis and it is leading world’s top global cities
with strengths in the arts, commerce, education, entertainment, fashion,
finance, healthcare, media, professional services, research and
development, tourism and transport all contributing to its prominence
•To meet the needs of people many activity areas have been provided.
It is the centre of Delhi serving
as landmark, socio cultural hub.
12 separate roads lead out of
C.P, one being Jan path.
Public Activity Area
Metro provided to meet the
transportation needs, which
connects various places of the
city.
Network of roads &
flyovers
DLF Emporio , Vasant kunj Select city walk , saket
Bahai temple NIFT , Delhi
SOCIO CULTURAL FACTORS
• Socio cultural factors are the larger scale forces within cultures
and societies that affect the thoughts feelings and behaviours of
individuals.
• Urban design can influence the social and cultural impacts of a
locality: how people interact with each other, how they move around,
and how they use a place.
Haridwar Hong Kong
DELHI WAS THE PLACE FOR THE KINGDOM OF MANY KINGS.
• LUTYEN’S DELHI NODE was Connaught place made for shopping
& gatherings for Britishers in the north of the site.
It was developed overlooking
Shahjahanabad’s Chandni Chowk the hub
for Indians.
PRESENT STATUS: It’s Delhi’s one of
the busiest & most visited place by not only
Indians but people from abroad too.
To govern India , Delhi being
the capital of India, government
buildings developed
AKSHAR DHAM TEMPLE
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES
• Building material depends on location and the climate.
• Indian vernacular architecture is the informal, functional architecture
of structures, often in rural areas of India, built of local materials and
designed to meet the needs of the local people.
Jaipur – Pink City Punjab Village
PARLIAMENT HOUSE
CONNAUGHT PLACE
RASHTR PATI BHAWAN
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