Vidhyadhar

Nagar

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Meha Nair(16)
Paridhi Kedia(32)
Rachit Rawat(43)
About the Project
Vidhyadhar Nagar, is a satellite town in New Jaipur, designed by
the architect B V Doshi and established in 1984-1986.

The brief was to plan the new city of Vidhyadhar Nagar, about
3.5 kms, North West of the parent city of Jaipur, to accommodate a
population of over one hundred thousand people on a 400 hectare
site.

The project was named Vidhyadhar Nagar after the architect of the old
Jaipur city Vidhyadhar Bhattacharya.

Therefore the project took another significance i.e to link the site with
the old city and reforest the erstwhile forests on the hills. In short,
reversing the whole cycle of development.
Site Location and connectivity at city level

Satellite image of Vidhyadhar Nagar

Connectivity of Vidhyadhar Nagar to

railway station, airport, bus station-

Distance from Jaipur junction-7.2 KM

Distance from Central Bus -7.3 KM
station
Distance from Airport-19KM
Site Justification
As Vidhyadhar Nagar is a
satellite town for the city of
Jaipur and so its location on
the northwest periphery of
the city justifies its location.
It connects as a buffer area
for accommodating the
huge population migrating
in search of work to the city.
So it had to be developed
into a self sufficient city to
cater to a huge population
of people.

The site had its own set of

ecological and connectivity
issues and was a challenge
because of the northeast
periphery of the site was
bordered by hills which
were all forested at one
time. Zoning of Vidhyadhar Nagar
Connectivity of Vidhyadhar Nagar with old city

Relationship between old city and

vidhyadhar nagar
 Need of a satellite town-Vidhyadhar Nagar

Relationship between old city and

vidhyadhar nagar
History and storyline of the project

• One of the chief inspirations has been old Jaipur itself. The city was
founded in the early 18th century by jai Singh and laid out according
to ancient Hindu town planning prescriptions by Vidhyadhar
Bhattacharya.
• The geometry of the plan relies upon a mandala for. Jai Singh
constructed the Jantar Mantar observatory close to his palace, and
the city as a whole is guided by its connection to the cosmic order.
• The secrets work in a hierarchy: broad avenues down to courtyards
reached through gates, and there is harmonious relationship
between built form and open space.
• Centuries of traditional vernacular wisdom are reinforced by high
cultural ambition and a strong intellectual structure.
• The result is a city memorable for its clarity of form.
Planning of the city of Jaipur
Sector plans according to town planning Priciples laid down
in Vastu Shastra
 History and storyline of the project

• Like his 18th century predecessor, Doshi also based his plan upon a nine
square geometry derived from the Vastu purusha mandala, that ancient
diagram which determines the principles of the ancient Hindu architecture
both sacred and secular.

• The broad central avenue and the necklace of greenery recall Chandigarh,
while the tight street patterns and protective approach roads reflect ancient
indo Aryan practice as gleaned from a reading of the scriptures.

• Doshi’s view of nature is not matter of fact and mundane: just as

Vidhyadhar’s city celebrated the planetary order, and le Corbusier
celebrated the role of the sun in the affairs of men, Doshis plan treats water
as the source of energy.

• His monumental fountain on the slopes above the town will supply
irrigation channels in a reforestation project, and will also feed into conduits
which flow down the main boulevard and into small parks and green spaces
.
Concept derived from nine square geometry derived from the Vastu Purusha mandala
Vision and Strategies of the architect

The aims of the master plan as prepared by the design firm were as follows:

1. Environmental quality –B.V Doshi has called it an “energy

conscious” plan because it tries to be less wasteful of natural
resources, fuel and even human effort than the usual
development.
2. Efficiency – of resources, ease and convenience
3. Imageability – creating a unique identity
4. Flexibility – ease and efficiency with which growth and change
can be accommodated
5. Feasibility – the desired urban form to recognize the behavioral
consideration of both people and public sector within the financial
resources and organizational frame.
Observations in City Planning

• Each intersection of streets has been used to create a larger open

space and thus is used in creation of a hierarchy of open spaces.
• Each sector has a square perimeter and roads around it for making it
accessible from the outside while the arrangement within a sector
assumes a more protective approach.
• The major axis is running North-east to south-west, crossed by a
secondary axis along the main transversal road.
• Orientation is determined by the path of the sun so as to minimize
solar contact with built surfaces.
• Doshi has interpreted the lessons of traditional desert towns with
their tight clusters, courtyards, havelis and lanes of transition from
public to private space.
• There is an understanding of the social and cultural heritage and thus
there is a response to the needs of the user group.
Relationship between old city and
vidhyadhar nagar
Process and Procedure

• The perimeter is square and there is a main axis running

north-east to south-west, crossed by a secondary axis along
the main transversal road.

• orientation as in dosh’s smaller townships- is determined by

the path of the sun so as to minimize solar contact with built
surfaces.

• Provision is also made for the flow of prevailing winds.

• Greenery is distributed throughout the urban spaces of

vidhyadhar nagar, and nature is celebrated by a monumental
water source on the slopes above the city.
• Vidhyadhar nagar is broken down into sectors and the road pattern
is designed to infiltrate traffic gradually.
• Each area has its own character and quality of enclosure.
• Vidhyadhar nagar avoids the discrete zoning of western planning
and tries to encourage a rich mix of uses as well as easy pedestrian
contact.
• Buildings do not exceed four
storeys and the tallest face
allign onto the larger roads.

• To the rear they step down to

courtyards and enclaves so that
in effect a village scale is
achieved .

• Doshi has reinterpreted the

lessons of traditional desert
towns with their tight clusters,
courtyards, havelis and layers of
transition from public to private
space .
Issues and Challenges

• Incidentally in 1978 due to deforestation there were flash floods

and the north-eastern boundary of site all of a sudden became a
deep ravine several hundred feet wide. This implied intervention of
larger forces, of nature at work. Hence the fundamental premise
was to develop this project as an energy conscious city that is in-
built with resilience to the greater forces of nature.

• If one is concerned about energy then one must carefully plan the
transportation network, because if the bus frequency is adequate,
the tendency to use personal vehicles would be discouraged.
ACHIEVEMENTS
• A network was established based on the man as the measure such
that nobody is more than 250 m from a bus stop.
• Harvesting and recycling of waste as well as natural resources, to
reforest the hills-
- all the water used by more than 100,000 inhabitants of Vidyadhar
Nagar was to be collected at the sewage plant and treated to green
the hill range and also green the city itself.
- An estimate showed the daily availability of 6.5 million litres of
water for recycling.
• The built form took inspiration from the principles of courtyards and
open spaces and trees and gardens.
- One idea was to create a variety of open spaces, such as the
courtyard, the terraces and balconies over looking the gardens to
evolve a street as a cluster of houses with courts, gardens and public
buildings.
Layout of sewage disposal of
Vidhyadhar Nagar
Impact on Economy and People

• Water conservation is an important aspect which should be

considered while designing any project.
• Here the waste water is recycled using sewage treatment
plant which is used to reforest the trees of hills.
• This water conservation has a very good impact on economy,
as the fresh water is saved .
• Vidhyadhar Nagar is designed in such a manner that the
maximum walking distance to the bus stop is 250 mts due to
which public transport is encouraged.
IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENT
The built form inspired from the principles of a
courtyard and open spaces and tress and gardens . the
idea was to create a variety of open spaces such as
courtyard ,the terraces and balconies overlooking the
gardens to eventually evolve a street as a cluster of
houses with courts, gardens and public buildings.

An energy efficient system that ensured that people

spend less time commuting and less energy in cooling
their houses with an appropriate orientation giving
less sun in summer and yet assuring the sun in winter
and the cool breeze in summer
The design team had come up with a plan of refusing the hills nearby the
site. Therefore all the water used by more than one hundred inhabitants of
Vidhyadhar Nagar was to be collected at the sewage plant and treated to
green hill range and also green the city itself.
Conclusion
• Doshi’s plan combines formality with informality, modern technology
with ancient types and a variety of intellectual traditions.

• It also supplies detailed guidelines for the dispositions, plans, sections

and even facades of individual structures.

• It is hoped that the contractors and craftsmen constrained by his

basic pattern language will generate an ordered variety in the
buildings.

• The planner supplies a strong rationale and hierarchy, and then the
city continues to evolve over this armature.

• Vidhyadhar Nagar is a summation of his theories of urban settlement .

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