Site Planning
INTRODUCTION
Action Area 2-C, New Town, Kolkata AIM
REGIONAL SETTING
To organize an area of land to fit a residential program for its development which is efficient, expresses the character of the site & provides attractive spaces to use.
INDIA WEST BENGAL STATE
NEW TOWN KOLKATA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY LOCATION OF SELECTED SITE
OBJECTIVES 1
WAY TO NSCB INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT – 4.8 KMS
To analyze various aspects of site planning and stages in the site planning process for a residential area using pre-designed residential flats as a basic unit.
To study the location, linkages, physiographical features, and Infrastructure facilities for basic understanding of how to handle the site for further development which would be the smallest representative of a larger unit – The City 3
SELECTED SITE
VIP
To envisage the understandings of basic regulations such as building bye laws, FAR, ground coverage, development control regulations etc
To deliver a planning proposal analyzing how natural factors (landscape), socio-economic forces (planning) & technological functions (architecture & engineering) interact in the design process deriving the form, space, and scale to the site .
► De novo Urban Fringe of Kolkata ► Exclusive Location ► Developing region with a blend of Residential, commercial cum retails complexes, corporate parks and institutional entities. ► Proximity to public transport facilities ► Potential Residential Cluster zone
APOLLO BUS STOP
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Action Area - ii
KOLKATA METROPOLITAN AREA
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Action Area - I
METHODOLOGY Source: Site Analysis by James A.Lagro jr.
Why NKDA Action Area II-C area?
Action Area - iii
NAZRUL TIRTHA METRO STATION SEALDAH RAILWAY STATION
Sealdah Railway Station RAJA BAZAR
NEW TOWN KOLKATA: This is fastgrowing planned satellite city of Kolkata encompassing an area of 93.9 Sq.kms , New town is the new definition of Urban life in Kolkata. This new land of possibility provides an adobe to over 15 lakh people(1612/sq.km). The wide range of modern-day infrastructure facilities like schools, health care centres, commercial plazas, IT Hubs and eco-parks make New town a preferred address for the people.
SITE LOCATION & ACCESSIBILITY:
(Social)
SITE SELECTION CRITERIA 1.CLARIFYING PROJECT OBJECTIVE AND REQUIREMENTS ► (Land uses or activities Housing, commercial, real estate, mixed, facilities) 2.DETERMINE SITE SELECTION CRITERIA ► Site Factors- Size and context, access and utilities, Landuse Regulations ► Contextual factors- transportation, physical constraints, hazards 3. GATHER SITE DATA & SELECT 4 POTENTIAL SITES TO EVALUATE EACH SITE SUITABILITY ► Capacity zoning usable space utilities ► Compatibility physical constraints, community, character
RANK THE EVALUATED SITES & SELECT THE BEST SUITABLE SITE
SITE IMAGES
ADMINISTRATION Action Area – II C, Majarhati, New Town Kolkata Planning Authority, North 24 Parganas District West Bengal 700156 COORDINATES 22°37'26.5"N 88°27'53.9"E ALTITUDE – 0.4 m (1.3 ft) AMSL
ACCESSIBILITY: BUS STAND 300m from Apollo Bus stand, 7kms from New Town Bus Terminal METRO TRANSIT 7 kms from Nazrul Tirtha metro station & 1.6 km upcoming WBHIDCO metro
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RAILWAYS 14 kms from Sealdah Railway station at Raja Bazar AIR PORT 4.8 kms from Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport
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