SEMINAR : LITERATURE STUDY

{GROUP NO: 16 (By : VANYA ARORA, PAVNEET RATTEY, MIRINAL SUGANDH), PANEL 5 }

INTRODUCTION

WHAT IS A DISTRICT CENTRE?

District Centre means a self-contained unit created in the Delhi Master Plan
comprising areas for retail shopping, general business, commercial and
professional offices, Government offices, cinemas, restaurants and other places
of entertainment.
According to Delhi master plan 2021 , district centers are defined as the centers
which are meant to serve as the apex of the multi-nodal activities of the
community which should be conceived as major shopping centers.
While serving the community with the reasonable variety of other services and
facilities and also centers of socio-cultural activity where the community can get
together.

GENERAL OBJECTIVES

 ACCESSIBILITY -District centre should be planned in a way so that every

activity falls within the accessible distance.
 SAFETY -By providing road side infrastructure encouraging pedestrian’s
movement and less vehicular traffic which help enhance safety.
 COMFORT-Providing more sitting spaces in the parks, facilities like public
conveniences.
 COMPATIBILITY-Any two activities provided in consecutively would be
compatible with each other or buffer zone would be provided for the same.

PLANNING OF A DISTRICT CENTRE

Proper planning of a district is a matter of prime concern for the planners of the city
as they form a centre of commerce, shopping and entertainment at the same
time. Proper attention is needed towards issues such as parking, pedestrian
movement and segregation of traffic to create a meaningful public space which
can be used by the whole community.
BYE LAWS INVOLVED IN THE PLANNING OF DISTRICT CENTRES
OBJECTIVES
1. The entire complex shall be designed with proper orientation and maximum
wind movement. Building may be oriented along NW – SE orientation.
2. Development of open spaces, nodes and transition spaces between main
building and approach areas.
3. Ensuring proper connection between public areas, semi public areas and
services.
4. While formal and informal areas shall be well connected, a sense of
segregation should be ensured as well.
5. To create streets which are safe and attractive to pedestrians.
6. To provide activity and interest along the street.

SITE PLANNING
The allocation of spaces for these and possibly others users should be guided by
certain planning principles in order to attain the highest feasible productivity of the
land over an extended period of time
1. Safeguard surrounding areas against the blind
2. Expose retail facilities to maximum foot traffic
3. Separate various mechanized traffic type from one another
4. Create a maximum of comfort for the shoppers and merchants
5. Achieve order, unity and beauty.
The shop units and the plazas should be north facing to avoid the glare Pedestrian
friendly complex Barrier free environment 

Why do we need District centres ?

District centers are the central part and important commercial, cultural and often
the historical and political and geographic heart of a city.

a. The District Centres are envisaged to serve as a climax of multi-nodal

activities of the community, providing the city with a hub of mixed-use
activities, including commercial, retail and community facilities.
b. It is a place, which brings all the necessities of daily life to the neighbourhood.
They also effect the decentralization of the city centre into a number of
smaller business centres to avoid congestion in the heart of the city and
also to provide mixed zoning of the sub- districts of a city.
c. District centres constitute a variety of buildings types, from corporate offices
to mixed-use office buildings with retail shops, hotels, restaurants,
 shopping malls, entertainment retail, community facilities, and public
service.
d. They also serve as places for the community together, and serve as a public
space. They support the commerce of a city and offer significant contributions
towards its economy.
e. They create a variety of jobs concentrated at one place and attract a large
number of people for different purposes, such as business, shopping,
entertainment and community gathering.
f. They also form the infrastructure of a city by providing utilities such as petrol
pumps, police station, fire station, clinics, post office and other
government offices all at one place.

Thus, the district centres can be seen as a very integral part of a growing city,
providing it with all the necessary facilities at one place and sustaining the
neighbourhood.

SECTOR-18 NOIDA DISTRICT CENTRE

Literature Study

 SECTOR 18 MARKET IS A CORRELATION BETWEEN TWO TYPES OF MARKET ALTOGETHER WITH THE
SOCIO-ECONOMIC GROUP BEING AFFECTED THE MOST.

BUILT AND UNBUILT AREAS 

LAND USE
THE SITE CONSTITUTE 85% OF BUILT UP AREA AND 15% OD UNBUILT AREA. 
FURTHER DIVIDED INTO :-
RESIDENTIAL - 32%, COMMERCIAL - 44%, PUBLIC - 7%, MIXED LAND - 6%                                
 & OPEN SPACES - 11%

BUILDING TYPOLOGY
 HIGH RISE BUILDINGS MOSTLY COMPRISES OF THE COMMERCIAL SECTOR
LOCATED IN SECTOR 18. 
ATTA MARKET AREA CONSIST A LOW INFRASTRUCTURE RANGING FROM G+2 TO 4 BUILDINGS.
COMPRISES :-  1) G+3 RESIDENTIAL  2) G+4 RESIDENTIAL   3) G+3 COMMERCIAL                            4) G+5
COMMERCIAL  5) G+7 MOSAIC COMMERCIAL   6) G+13 WAVE SILVER TOWER COMMERCIAL
IN G+2 RESIDENTIAL BUILDING UPPER FLOORS ARE ACCOMMODATED BY RENTAL & LANDLORDS LIVE ON THE
GROUND FLOOR.
THE SITE CONSTITUTE 45% OF G+3 BUILDINGS, 30% OF G+2 BUILDINGS, 15% OF G+1 BUILDINGS, 9% OF G+4
TO 8 BUILDINGS & 1% G+9 BUILDINGS.
 
ROAD CONNECTIVITY
 MARKET IS SURROUNDED BY ROAD NETWORKS 
             Ie. METRO, PRIMARY-SECONDARY-TERTIARY ROADS 
 METRO OPENS IN THE SECTOR 18 MARKET
 MAIN JUNCTION GOING TOWARDS GHAZIABAD & SECTOR 28.
 TRAFFIC CONGESTION IS BETWEEN MODERATE AND MAXIMUM :- MAXIMUM CHAOS DURINGS THE
EVENING TIME (OFFICE TIMINGS) 
 NOISY AREA, HIGH FOOTFALL AND ON GOING CONSTRUCTIONS CONTRIBUTE IN THE TRAFFIC.
 UNAUTHORIZED PARKING COVERS MOST OF THE STREETS MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR PASSERS BY AND
TRAFFIC CONGESTION OCCURS. 

PHYSICAL ASPECTS
 ENCROACHMENT OF PUBLIC BETWEEN TWO MARKET AREAS I.E. ATTA MARKET AND SECTOR - 18
STREET FOOD VENDORS.
 DUE TO CONSTRUCTION OF NEW MALLS NEARBY, IT TURNED INTO A STIFF COMPETITION BETWEEN
TWO SIDES OF SECTOR - 18 METRO STATION, THIS EVEN LEAD TO A BOOST FOR MARKETING FOR
STREET HAWKERS AND VENDORS. 
 HAWKERS AND PUBLIC AS WELL AS PRIVATE TRANSPORTS ALTOGETHER SHARE THE SAME PATH
GOVERNING THE SITUATION OF TRAFFIC IN MOST AREAS.

BHIKAJI CAMA PLACE

LOCATION : SOUTH DELHI

the location of the site and its level of connectivity with major transport hubs makes it an
ideal zone for a business and cultural hub for Delhi, although, the existing complex is
majorly underutilized and hence, in a state of disrepair. Difficult pedestrian access, lack
of public interface and inadequate parking are major causes for this state.

SURROUNDING LAND USE

 RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL MIXED-USE INSTITUTIONAL
S
HISTORICAL URBAN VILLAGE SEVICES

BUILT – OPEN RELATIONSHIP

 BUILT GREEN SITE

TRAFFIC MOVEMENT
 VEHICULAR TRAFFIC PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC

INTRODUCTION
  Built in 1980, Bhikaiji Cama Place is one of New Delhi's district centres following the
1960 Master Plan of the city.
 The 35-acres area includes commercial and government offices, small and mid-sized
retailers, hotels and other allied functions.
 The complex comprises high to mid-rise building blocks developed around large
plazas and courts.
 Before its redesign in 2005, Bhikaiji Cama Place was of an inappropriately large
scale and its space, disorienting for the users. The roads and plazas were
inadequately detailed and encroached upon by parked cars. Provisions for the
vendors were missing and public amenities were deficient. Drainage was an issue,
with water clogging during the monsoon season, and lighting was of poor quality.
 However, in the year 2005, a major renovation was carried out by the DDA and key
interventions were made in order to improve the deteriorating conditions.
 This included developing Road markings and directional signages to guide car and
pedestrian traffic.
 Entrances were redesigned to make the plaza more accessible from the surrounding
streets and pedestrian areas were elevated to keep them away from road traffic.
 A new storm water drainage and provision of ducts for future services were also
installed.
 Additionally, stone topped tables, benches and kiosks for additional food stalls were
created to accommodate vendors and customers.
 Two public toilets were built and a solid waste system was developed and added
alongside waste bins and garbage dumps.

TODAY’S STATE

PEDESTRIAN PATHWAYS DO NOT PROVIDE SAFE AND UNIFORM ACCESS

NO KERB-CUTS & HIGH PEDESTALS FORCING OLD PEOPLE TO WALK ON THE MAIN ROAD

HUGE LEVEL DIFFERENCES IN PEDESTRIAN PATHWAYS ALONG THE RING ROAD

 PEDESTRIAN PATHWAYS HAVE LEVEL DIFFERENCES AND ARE HIGH WITH NO KERB-CUS

ARBITRARY STOPPING OF BUSES ANYWHERE INSTEAD OF DESIGNATED BUS STOPS

ENDANGERS THE LIFE OF COMMUTERS

BUSES STOP ANYWHERE ON THE ROAD ENDANGERING THE LIVES OF PEDESTIRANS

DISCONTUNITY AND LACK OF MAINTENCE OF PATHWAYS

DIRTY AND BROKEN PATHWAYS

DILAPIDATED PEDESTRIAN PATHWAYS
 PATHWAYS IN NEED OF URGENT REPAIR

ENCROACHMENTS ON PEDISTRIAN PATHWAYS ON MAHATAMA GANDHI MARG

WALKWAYS HAVE BEEN BLOCKED BY SIGNAGES AND PARKED CARS POSING AN ISSUE FOR
PEDESTRIANS

INTERNAL PEDESTRIAN PATHWAYS

THE PATHWAY IS REDUCED TO ONLY 300mm AT SOME PLACES WHICH IS NOT ENOUGH FOR PEOPLE
TO WALK WHICH INCREASES THE PEDESTRIAN TRAAFIC ON THE ROAD WHICH CAN CAUSE
THE ROADS OVERFLOW WITH SEWAGE ACCIDENTS
WATER MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO WALK
 THE ROADS ARE UNEVEN WITH NO PROPER
DRAINAGE SYSTEM

BLOCKED STEPPED ENTRY

PATHWAYS IN NEED OF URGENT REPAIR

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