a fourth year case study of townships.

1. STUDY OF HOUSING TYPOLOGIES:
PALAVA CITY
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
SEMESTER 7
LOKMANYA TILAK INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN STUDIES
GROUP MEMBERS:
DHRUV PATEL
SHREYA PAHARIA
SUDARSHAN UPPUNDA
AISHWARYA BOKDE
CHANDRESH SHARMA

2. MASS HOUSING
 Group of individual dwellings or apartment houses.
 Usually of similar design and built by the same
organization / management.
 Designed to facilitate housing to large population working
for or belonging to certain organization.
INTEGRATED TOWNSHIPS
 Residential zones that come up with additional infrastructural facilities like
shopping arcades, education, recreational facilities etc.
 They encompass all the aspects of modern day living within the gated
community.
 These are self contained towns independent on government bodies for
infrastructure and amenities.

3. PALAVA CITY
KALYAN SHILPHATA ROAD,USARGHAR GAON,
THANE.
 Palava is one of the largest
"planned city" initiatives in
the world.
 Located in the Mumbai
Metropolitan Region,
Palava is the largest-ever
private, completely planned
urban development in India
– it aims to be India’s most
livable city, and one of the
top 50 most livable places
in the world, by 2025 .
 Also boosts of major
business hubs nearby.

4. PALAVA CITY
KALYAN SHILPHATA ROAD,USARGHAR GAON,
THANE.
 Palava is one of the largest
"planned city" initiatives in
the world.
 Located in the Mumbai
Metropolitan Region,
Palava is the largest-ever
private, completely planned
urban development in India
– it aims to be India’s most
livable city, and one of the
top 50 most livable places
in the world, by 2025 .
 Also boosts of major
business hubs nearby.

5. Individual villas Residential apartments
Commercial hub
Recreational
activities Educational hub

6. DIFFERENT TYPES OF
RESIDENTIAL AREAS

7. TOWERS
• High rise residential
buildings of 8-10 floors.
• Comprising of 1bhk, 2bhk
and 3bhk flats.
• Ample of Open spaces,
gardens in front.
PRIVATE BUNGALOWS
• 3 storied bungalows having
separate open spaces.
• Limited parking spaces
• 2-3bhk houses opposite
towers.

8.  Wide view of the golf course
and river front.
 Podiums have green spaces.
 Inclusive of all other facilities,
these bungalows provide
private lawns.
 Direct access to the golf
course.

9. AMENITIES

10. INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL INTERNAL BUS FACILITIES
THE PALAVA CITY MALL
(under construction)
BIGGEST MALL IN
CENTRAL SUBURBS

11. GOLF COURSE
100 acre CENTRAL PARK
AMPLE CAR PARKING

12. CLUBHOUSE
SWIMMING POOL

13. ARTS & CULTURE
 An Arts & Culture featuring four indoor auditoriums and one outdoor amphitheatre with a
total capacity for 2,500 people along with an art gallery and exhibition hall.
 cafes and multi-cuisine restaurants, offering a variety of recreational options.
SPORT
 A 9-hole golf course.
 An Olympic sized sports arena at the centre of the development – proposed to be larger
than anything available in Mumbai. This will feature a variety of sports facilities like
cricket, football, squash, golf, tennis, badminton, etc. In addition, the focus is on
partnerships with leading sports academies.
 A cricket stadium is proposed to be ready by September 2014 and a football stadium as
per FIFA standards.
HEALTHCARE
 Hospital (opening in 2016).
 A 250-bed multispecialty hospital that will be affiliated with the university to
encourage research and development.

14. SECURITY
• Emergency response teams comprising ambulances, fire
engines, the police and the protection force, with a
maximum response time of 10 minutes.
• Video surveillance in public places to deter criminal
activity.
• 24x7 monitoring by the central command centre for
prompt reaction to emergencies.
• Street-level panic alarm systems located at short
intervals
• Automatic fire alarms in buildings

15. CIRCULATION

21. LANDSCAPE

22. A 100-acre central park much like the one in New York.
Over 60% of the total area of Palava is
dedicated to open spaces; with over
25% set aside for parks, playing
fields and recreation grounds.
Over 10 kilometres of green pathways
formed by interconnected parks.

23. A 3.5-kilometre-
long riverfront with
promenades,
theatres and
cafés.
There are Private gardens and
playgrounds in each zone.
Various art forms, statues
are placed in gardens that
expresses good spirit.

24. LANDSCAPE ELEMENTS NEAR
RESIDENCES..

25. WIDE ROADS

26. RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS:
This city has taken into consideration
every aspect of a well-rounded life
including the spiritual.
Shrines devoted to various deities will
dot the landscape.
These include:
 A Ganesha temple.
 A Ram, Sita, Lakshman, Hanuman temple.
 A Shiva temple.
 A Balaji temple.
 A Krishna temple.
 A Jain temple.
 A Gurudwara.

30. Cityscape[edit]
Neighbourhoods[edit]
Palava is organized in consistent blocks laid in a gridiron pattern – a result of the city’s layout that follows New York’s gridiron structure. This
feature facilitates orderly growth and makes walking and navigating easier as per international standards. In addition, every residence at Palava
follows the city’s ‘walk to everything’ principle. Neighbourhoods are planned such that all needs are met within a 5 to 15 minutes’ radius from
home and a variety of amenities:
5 minutes – convenience retail, parking, transport hubs
10 minutes – schools, sector clubhouses, temple
15 minutes – commercial business district and all larger public amenities across the city
Each neighborhood is self-sufficient in physical infrastructure with decentralized facilities for power, water, sewage treatment, etc. to allow
scalability and lower operating costs for the resident. Such complete streets provide mobility at all scales. Pedestrian focused design is a
hallmark feature, with an extensive network of 3m+ footpaths connecting all blocks.[14][15]
Public Spaces[edit]
Over 60% of the total area of Palava is dedicated to open spaces. 25% of Palava will be parks, playing fields and recreation grounds – 10 times
more than currently available in Mumbai. These will include a 100-acre Central Park like the one in New York with bicycle and walking tracks,
open spaces for picnics, etc. and a riverfront that stretches 3.5 km long with promenades, cafes, theatres. A 50-acre lakefront and a 2 km long
periphery will add to the variety of open spaces.
Arts & Culture[edit]
Placemaking[edit]
The Palava Sports Summer Camp from April to June 2014 was aimed to cultivate a culture of sports, fitness and healthy living. More than 250
children participated in the camp which included football, swimming, tennis and aerobics. A unique feature of the camp was the opportunity to
receive international football training from Arsenal Soccer Schools, a world-renowned football training academy.[16] Activities like urban farming,
creative photography, aeromodelling and other workshops are conducted towards forming community clubs. Palava will further incorporate iconic
art projects throughout the city. A host of innovative art installations are already on ground, with the intent of forming a public art collection and an
‘open museum’ in the city. Some of these include recycled art like ‘Cranes’, a wall of ‘Eco twirls’ to educate the community on wind power, and a
‘Globe’ installation which lights up as one peddles a stationary bicycle.
 Water[edit]
 Palava ensures abundant water supply, with 50% of all water needs taken care internally. It has partnered with
General Electric to treat all waste water, recycling water for landscaping, flushing and chilled-water needs. Rain
water harvesting and recharging of water table in all natural aquifers will also support the vast landscap