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    Urban blocks are areas bounded by streets that contain buildings. Neighborhood concepts aim to create cohesive communities through defining boundaries, incorporating open spaces, and mixing land uses. Public realms are outdoor spaces that are publicly accessible without charge, including streets, squares, parks, and civic buildings. Streets are important public spaces that connect other areas and are defined by their dimensions, surrounding buildings, and street patterns. Markets and plazas are also key public spaces that facilitate community gathering and exchange. Urban squares, open spaces, and riverfronts further enhance the public realm.

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    Urban blocks are areas bounded by streets that contain buildings. Neighborhood concepts aim to create cohesive communities through defining boundaries, incorporating open spaces, and mixing land uses. Public realms are outdoor spaces that are publicly accessible without charge, including streets, squares, parks, and civic buildings. Streets are important public spaces that connect other areas and are defined by their dimensions, surrounding buildings, and street patterns. Markets and plazas are also key public spaces that facilitate community gathering and exchange. Urban squares, open spaces, and riverfronts further enhance the public realm.

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    Urban blocks are areas bounded by streets that contain buildings. Neighborhood concepts aim to create cohesive communities through defining boundaries, incorporating open spaces, and mixing land uses. Public realms are outdoor spaces that are publicly accessible without charge, including streets, squares, parks, and civic buildings. Streets are important public spaces that connect other areas and are defined by their dimensions, surrounding buildings, and street patterns. Markets and plazas are also key public spaces that facilitate community gathering and exchange. Urban squares, open spaces, and riverfronts further enhance the public realm.

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    _______URBAN DESIGN STUDIO - II______________________________

    URBAN BLOCK / NEIGHBOURHOOD The central issues regarding neighbourhood design concepts
    can be reviewed under four headings –
    What is Urban Block –
    1. Size
    An area bounded by streets and occupied by buildings. Sometimes 2. boundaries
    called a perimeter block, the buildings face outwards onto 3. social relevance
    the streets often with a private courtyard in the centre.  4. mixed communities
    What is Urban Neighborhood Concept –
    The most influential has been Clarence Perry’s neighbourhood unit
    developed in the USA during the 1920s

    Urban Task Force 1999: 66

    Characteristics of Urban Villages &


    New Urbanist Neighbourhoods
    Ex. Poundbury Farm, Dorchester
    • Size – the population required to support one elementary school.
    • Boundaries – arterial roads to bypass rather than penetrate the unit.
    • Open spaces.
    • Institutional sites – at the central point so that the sphere of
    influence coincided with the unit.
    • Local shops – located on the edge of the unit so that larger units
    would be formed at junctions.
    • An internal street system – proportional to the expected traffic load Neighborhood sector planning of Chandigarh
    PUBLIC REALM
    What is Public Realm –
    Public realm belongs to everyone. It comprises the streets,
    squares, parks, green spaces and other outdoor places that
    require no key to access them and are available, without charge
    for everyone to use.

    India Gate Complex City Square  Manik Chowk, Ahmedabad

    One green mile , Mumbai The Field Museum, Chicago

    Chase Center Public Realm, San Francisco.


    Types of Physical Public Realm -
    A. External Public Space – Square, Streets, Parks, Market etc.
    B. Internal Public Space – Libraries, Museum, Town hall etc.
    C. External and Internal quasi - ‘Public’ space – Legally private
    some public spaces like University Campus, Sports ground,
    Cinema halls, Shopping mall. Eden Gardens, Kolkata
    IIM, Ahmedabad
    _______STREETS_______________________________

    • Streets - the connections between
    spaces & places, as well as being
    spaces themselves.

    • They are defined by


    their physical dimension and
    character as well as the size,
    scale, and character of the
    Main Street (Sub Arterial ) High Street (local street )
    buildings that line them.​

    • The pattern of the street


    network is part of what defines
    a city and what makes each city
    unique.

    Skywalks Boulevards Esplanaed

    Alley Overpass
    STREET LENGTH_______ STREET PROPORTION_______ STREET PATTERN_______

    Radical grid Grid

    Irregular Organic

    • The ratio of width of street to height of enclosing • The irregular and organic
    buildings is important for street design. patterns are more
    • The ratio of height to width of 1: 1 is not too tight interesting for people
    for comfort. If the height exceeds the width it will because they give them the
    create a sense of fear. sense of discovery.
    • The upper limit for continuous • The ratio of height to width 1 : 2 . 5 creates a • Although the uniform
    length of street is 1,500 m (1 mile). weak sense of enclosure. grids are easier for traffic.
    Beyond this distance human scale • The wide street is favored by the road engineers
    is lost. to facilitate traffic movement. But narrow streets
    • For long distances the prominent with continuous enclosing building slightly higher
    building will lose its dominance than street width facilitate shopping, movement
    and begin to merge into the from side to side and are considered as attractive
    surroundings. places.

    _______FORM OF THE STREET___________________________


    _______MARKETS______________________________

    • Natural markets have existed for


    as long as people have been
    exchanging goods and services.
    They take many forms and exist
    all around the world.
    • If we are to truly build equitable
    cities, the nature of work and
    the location of work must be
    explored, alongside with the
    security of and access to
    affordable goods and services. Street market : Delhi Retail market – Connaught Place, Delhi
    Planners, designers and
    developers play an important
    role in shaping the equity of
    urban areas.

    Street market : Japan Sarafa Bazar, Indore

    Shopping street : Singapore


    URBAN SQUARE

    What are Urban Squares?


    • Urban square is an open public space
    used for community gatherings .
    Chennai’s Kathipara urban square. Indore urban square.
    • On the relation between the forms of
    the surrounding buildings .
    • These get established on crossings or
    intersection of roads.
    • Provides shelter against traffic for
    people.
    Urban square in Rome Piazza Navona, Italy

    Types of Urban square:


    1. Closed squares
    2. grouped
    3. Dominated

    St. Peters square ,Rome Time Square, New York


    PLAZA

    What are Plazas?


    An open space for public use defined by surrounding
    buildings or streets.

    Difference between plaza and square


    Square is a square or a rectangular block of cement or
    grass that allows people to sit and enjoy the day
    Plaza is an open, public place near a bustling city or
    town.
    Pedestrian Public plaza in New york

    Interim public plaza in Philadelphia Public plaza at Delhi Market place on Ahemdabad
    URBAN OPEN SPACES

    What are open spaces?


    • Area constructed by the open space outside the
    building entity in the central area of the city that
    provides public activities.
    • It includes paths, landscapes, squares-garden,
    parks etc.
    • They give form and shape of the city.
    • Give recreational spaces to people.
    Marine lines ,Mumbai

    Bryant Park in New york Use of riverfronts

    Urban open space in Melbourne, Australia

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