1983 Aranya (forest) Aranya Nagar 85 hectares

6500 dwelling units for 65000 population

Primarily for EWS people along with other sections Client: indore development authority Architect: Bala Krishna Doshi, Vastu Shilpa foundation for studies and research in environmental design Indore commercial centre of Madhya Pradesh state Aranya located in a delhi bombay national highway Site is 6KM from the centre of city Within 2KM lot of pockets of industrial development Site selection factor Linkages, accesses to employment

The ideological basis for planning

A sense of continuity of fundamental values of the society is the essence good habitats.

Vitality: development to support socio physical aspirations of the community Imageability : built form to impart identity & inculcate a sense of belongings
Equity : create a equitable balanced community with the satisfactory environmental qualities and opportunities for all Efficiency: to realize development that optimizes natural, material, human resources to the advantage of user group Flexibility: to evolve framework that absorbs with ease the progressive change and growth as a part of development process. Feasibility: to ensure development within given legal, fiscal & organizational milieu

first task - Study of existing slum settlements in Indore Traditional settlements provide insight on settlement pattern unplanned yet have characteristics and language of settlement Clustering houses forming small neighborhood

Houses extended to outdoors

Small shops operated within the congested area Shade under the tree creates the most effective small public space. Streets accommodates the variety of social, economical, domestic activities Streets enhance the quality of living environment

CLIMATE COMPOSITE
Winter December to February cold and dry Summer April to June hot and dry Rainy season July to September

Mean maximum temperature 42.4 degree centigrade Mean minimum temperature 4.8 Summer minimum temperature 24.6

Need to protect the building from intense heat and wind

Relative humidity is low ranges from 68 90

In the net area 1.85 ha is for light industries The site is square in plan 1KM X1KM Accesses to the site from east

30M wide internal road flanks the north, south and western boundary of the site

Sites and services & core housing

At the township level the aim is to create CBD Six sectors converging into the CBD Basic community services, commercial, institutional, social facilities located in the centre Segregation of vehicular and pedestrian movement Multiple, over laping and interactive land use Reflects the character of traditional settlement

Relationship between the built and open spaces

Design ideas at different level

Community/ street level: link the built form scale with the human scale through street Otta outdoor platform important feature of the indian home. Dwelling level: sensitive to the lifestyle and daily needs of individual

Optional plans Freedom to customize

Priority to orientation, light, ventilation & climatic control. Scope for vertical expansion

Total area 85 hectares Residential use 58% Roads 23.5% Open spaces 8.15 % Community & commercial facilities 6.73% The resulting marketable area 68.16%

6500 plots 11 types

EWS 200 400 Rs P/M 35.32SQ.MT

EWS plots accounts 65 % and 66 % of total population HIG MIG LIG 613.94 SQ.MT 9% of total population 14% 11%

HIG located on the periphery national high way and part of the south east border of arterial road in the south MIG planned along the periphery of arterial roads on north west sides And along the part of the spine

LIG& EWS located in the middle of all six sectors

CORE HOUSING OPTIONS FOR EWS Site, plinth & service core (latrine& water tap)

Site, plinth & service core (latrine& bath)

Site, plinth & service core (latrine& bath) & one room(kitchen)

Ten houses formed a cluster The court yard at the back of the house open in to the open space of the cluster. Open space of the cluster provided with trees, multi use platforms Open spaces linked to the central spine forming a triangular space for community function A secondary stepped pathway with the consecutive overlapping square flowing at the street level

DISTRIBUTION OF COMMUNAL FACILITIES

Option A Formal organization Community facilities grouped in local sub centres Improved access

Option B In Formal organization Community facilities uniformly distributed

Lower level community facilities organized in green spaces Even distribution Link to main town centre Easy pedestrian access

Distribution and mixing of income groups

Town centre

Middle income High income

CIRCULATION NETWORK
Segregation of vehicular and pedestrian movements Vehicular access in the form of rectilinear & formal roads. Hierarchy is 4.5M to 15M wide Pedestrian access in the form of interlinked open spaces draws people inwardly

HIERARCHY OF ROADS Basic grid form

Twist and turn to discourage through traffic Staggered roads

Sector level roads Activity spine City roads High way

ROAD HIERARCHY 60M national highway connecting the site to city 30M wide metal road forming the boundary on the north, south, east 15M wide central spine linking town centre to other parts of Aranya 12M wide road forming the boundaries of the six sectors 9.5M major stone paved from sector to the plot 4.5M stone paved internal street 1.5M stone paved pedestrian pathway in the green area

OPEN SPACE TYPOLOGY

OPEN SPACE TYPOLOGY

Hierarchal, linear, interlinked open spaces within a walking distance

THE STREETS

THE STREETS