Module IV

Part 1
Urban design policies and guidelines
Understanding Urban design through case studies :
Brown field development :
• Urban redevelopment
• Urban revitalization
• Urban renewal
• Urban regeneration
• Urban rehabilitation
• Urban conservation
Green field development :
Urban water front development :
Part 2
Urban design process
Structure plan
DCR
Master plan / Development plan
Zoning regulation
Urban arts commission
Urban heritage commission
Government and non – government agencies
UD implementing agencies
UD project Financing agencies
Urban design policies and guidelines

Cities & towns are formed by our culture ,must continue

to evolve sustainability
– ensuring an economic and social future
Policies that guide the evolution of cities and towns.
Maximize public benefits – ensuring development in
coordinated and assessed in relation
To the long term urban outcome
1.How the urban area should expand to its
hinterland
2.Coordinate existing date on physical and
social characteristics of urban areas.
3.Guildline focus on public domain. ( layout and
design of streets , infrastructure , parks, squares ,
hierarchy of public space and buildings, landmarks and
community facilities)
4.The interrelationship between public and
private domains.
-private domain is diverse, individual and changing
-Public domain is more continuous ,interconnected ,
cohesive and permanent.
Private domain is dependent on the public domain.
Urban design policies and guidelines
Policies could be from simple guidelines to designing and estimating an urban street furniture.
APPROCH TO URBAN DESING POLICIES
1.Regenerative approach – recognize that every intervention should build on past
experience and seek to be therapeutic, by measurably improving conditions in both the
built and natural environments and addressing social and economic inequalities.
2. Recognize the significance of the public realm – it serves vital functions as a place
for both formal and informal social gatherings, commerce and economic development,
intellectual transactions, cultural expressions and experience of place.

3.Maintain and reinforce the integrity of the public realm- stress the importance of
building materials, public art, public expression, landscaping, and streetscapes:
we all “experience” place, in our own unique, individual ways.
4. Emphasize the significance of public infrastructure – recognize that the physical
assets collectively owned by the community perform vital public functions and are a
tangible expression of our collective commitment to the future as a community, not a
collection of individuals.

5.Encourage multiple uses, functions & expressions – recognize the importance of mixed-
use, Density, diversity, whimsy and creativity.
6.Encourage multiple design expressions – avoid “one size fits all” or pre packaged,
off the shelf solutions.

7.Maintain a people and pedestrian orientation - give priority to living beings over
machines

8.Enable multi modal travel and connectivity

9.Promote heritage and historic preservation –provide rich temporal experiences
and preserve the past.

10.Create safe and secure environments through appropriate design measures

and design based strategies.

11. Encourage productive partnerships – at all levels.

12. Promote community involvement and engagement listen to the voice and
will of the community. Help cultivate and shape it.

13.Respect context and place based research and analysis – insist on factual and
historically accurate analysis.
 Part-1
Urban renewal
Urban renewal, which is generally called
urban regeneration - is a program of
land redevelopment in old areas and
moderate to high density urban land use.

Urban renewal involves

-the relocation of businesses,
-the demolition of structures,
-the relocation of people,
-and the use of eminent domain (government
purchase of property for public purpose)
-as a legal instrument to take private property
for city-initiated development projects.
-To make it for better use
Scope for urban renewal
First it allows finance improvement projects.
• Second, it allows for special powers to buy and assemble sites for development or
redevelopment, if that is desired.
• And third, it allows for special flexibility in working with private parties to complete
development projects.
For a municipality to use urban renewal, it must establish an urban renewal agency and it must
adopt an urban renewal plan. need and procedure
Need for Urban renewal
1.Historic Preservation
2. Slum Clearance
3. Reduce Crime
4. Improving Housing Stock
5. Economic Vibrancy
6.Good & useable urban space
examples of Urban renewal
Examples of Urban Design
renewal Projects.

Canary Wharf, London

– RENEWAL PROJECT
One of the earliest examples of
large-scale modern urban renewal,
the first buildings were completed
in 1991,
and Canary Wharf has clearly
achieved the objective of
becoming London’s new business
district.

Around 100,000 people work in the

precinct in some 14 million square
mts of commercial and retail
space, including the headquarters
of HSBC, Citigroup and Barclays
banks.
.
From acres of derelict dockland to a
thriving business district, the sweeping
transformation of London’s Canary
Wharf has come to fruition—roughly a
quarter of a century after it was
conceived.
The massive urban-renewal project was
the brainchild of Britain’s then-prime
minister Margaret Thatcher in the late
1980s. Now it is home to blue-chip
financial companies, from Credit Suisse
to J.P. Morgan, high-end hotels,
bespoke shops and restaurants and,
increasingly, luxury real estate.
AGENDA
"flagship" development in the Enterprise Zone From
acres of derelict dockland , and assisted in stimulating
further investment in the area.
POLICY
Enterprise Zones originated as an experiment whereby an area is
delineated as a planning free zone; as such the standard development
control regulations are null which creates an atmosphere for aesthetic
creativity. In addition, economic incentives are also offered, such as a
10-year relief period from local council land taxes, subsequently paid
by the Treasury to the local authorities. Developers were given the
right to offset 100% of the investment against future tax, with respect
to commercial and industrial buildings, which proved to be a very
attractive incentive
VISION
Canary Wharf as the commercial heart of the EZ
By leveraging public funding to attract private investment the
programme was able to initiate innovative procedures to tackle
urban decline.
DESIGN
Canada One Tower, designed by Cesar Pelli, is
presently Europe's largest skyscraper
Design guidelines maintained a high standard of architectural style
and expression, thereby ensuring a cohesive process of development
STRATAGY
amount of public investment £1.859 billion
versus that of the private investment £8.7 billion,
to date. one of the largest commercial developments in Europe
CANARY WHARF
One of the greatest feats of civic
engineering, turning a once
derelict Docklands into 97 acres of
London’s, and the world’s, most
sought after office and retail
space.
 Connaught place new delhi 1930

Connaught place new delhi 1980

KANAKARIA LAKE FRONT DEVELOPMENT
KANAKARIA LAKE FRONT DEVELOPMENT
KANAKARIA LAKE FRONT DEVELOPMENT
KANAKARIA LAKE FRONT DEVELOPMENT
URBAN RIVER FRONT DEVELOPMENT

CASE STUDY OF SABARMATHI RIVER FRONT DEVELOPMENT

Urban conservation
Urban conservation is not limited to the
preservation of single buildings. It views
architecture as but one element of the
overall urban setting, making it a complex and
multifaceted discipline.
2 nd Assignment – 2 students In a group
Understanding Urban design through case studies :
1. Urban redevelopment
2. Urban revitalization
3. Urban renewal
4. Urban regeneration
5. Urban rehabilitation
6. Urban conservation
7. Urban river front development
8. Urban heritage water front development
Indian Context.
1. Urban arts commission UAC
2. Urban heritage commission –INTACH
3. Heritage conservation in India
A group work 2 student to select any one above topic case study as assignment in
maximum 4 – A2 sheets only.
Submit the assignment thro email and printout before 20.01.2022.
ASSIGNMENT SAMPLE

URBAN RENEWAL
AYA NAGAR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
URBAN DESIGN
The spread of unauthorized construction in our cities has assumed significant
proportions. One such unauthorized colony is Aya Nagar, situated on the
south-western edge of Delhi. The original Aya Nagar settlement was a village
populated largely by ‘gujjjars’. The recent extension of the village is settled
by migrants from all parts of the country, and the population is now over a
hundred thousand persons, mostly from a low-income background. The
settlement now represents a microcosm of urbanizing India, and it could
serve as a model for understanding the morphology of such ‘spontaneous’
urban development taking place in most cities of the country.

The Aya Nagar Development Project is designed to

demonstrate that citizen action combined with expert
technical advice can drive the local authorities to provide
appropriate infrastructure and improve the urban habitat.
Consultation with the local community regarding development priorities led
to a clear consensus on first solving the problem of drainage. The project
has, therefore in its first phase, concentrated creative energy and technical
expertise on finding a solution to this problem which is financially viable
and environmentally sustainable.

Urban development in Gurgaon of the last decade and along

the Delhi- Jaipur highway
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 AYA NAGAR
One such provisionally regularized unauthorized colony is Aya Nagar, situated
in South-West Delhi, on the Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road, adjacent to the Delhi-
Haryana border.
The colony has grown in the last three decades on the agricultural lands of an
organically evolved village, originally populated by ‘gujjars.’ Most of the
agricultural lands of the village were acquired by the Government of India to
establish defense and security related establishments in planned and secure
compounds. Between these compounds the unauthorized development has
spread on the remaining village agricultural lands situated on the undulating
and rocky portions of the Aravalli hills on the state border. Aya Nagar
extension is settled by migrants from all parts of the country. The population
of the village and the extension is over one hundred thousand persons. The
settlement now represents a microcosm of urbanising India, and it could
serve as a model for understanding the morphology of such ‘spontaneous’
urban development taking place in several cities of the country.

Satellite image showing location of Aya Nagar and its surroundings.

The extended Aya Nagar settlement Village Homestead

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AYA NAGAR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

In 1999, the Chief Minister of Delhi visited Aya Nagar and declared it to
be a model village where effective planning methods are required with
the combined effort of government agencies and local residents. To
achieve this goal, the Aya Nagar Vikas Samiti was registered in 2001 to
be the voice of local people and a task force which will implement the
plans proposed for development by the government.

In 2008, the Government of Delhi, under a scheme of the Delhi Kalyan

Samiti, granted research aid to GREHA, an NGO primarily consisting of
environmental design and planning experts based in Aya Nagar, to
propose options and possibilities that can be initiated to make Aya
Nagar a real model. The project report submitted to Delhi Kalyan
Samiti identified 3 phases of the program, to be delivered in five
years.

The first phase of 6–9 months duration was of research and

development of an appropriate methodology, with the design of an
ecologically viable and sustainable water cycle for one neighborhoods
adjoining the village Johar (the central rain water harvesting structure).
The second phase of 18-24 months was of detailed engineering and
implementation, including training of local residents for development
tasks.
In the third phase of 24-36 months the improvement schemes
initiated in the second phase would be monitored by experts and
residents, with the eventual aim of the residents taking over the long
term maintenance.

The proposal is being seen as applied research for devising an

appropriate methodology to demonstrate a new urban paradigm
which places the concerns of the marginalized majority at the 1
forefront, and seeks to devise techniques for making urban systems
responsive to the imperatives of social justice and ecological viability.
SITE PLAN - AYA NAGAR DEVELOPMENT SCHEME

SEWAGE TREATEMENT, DIGESTOR

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 Case Studies on Urban
Regeneration

• WHAT IS URBAN REGENERATION?

• The term “Urban regeneration” evolved after the Second World War in Europe and Britain, mainly due to post-war decline of industries.
Since then, government policies have been focusing on urban regeneration to achieve better society.

BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK

 BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK

• PROJECT OUTCOMES
• The renowned landscape architecture firm Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc (MVVA) took the lead in designing the site,
applying state-of-the-art landscape design to the park’s goals of preserving the “monumental character” of the formerly industrial
waterfront and its dramatic views, reintroducing self-sustaining ecosystems, and catalyzing new social and recreational possibilities.
The effort won the American Planning Association’s 2014 National Planning Excellence Award for Urban Design. The landscaping
features environmentally sustainable designs such as green roofs and storm water recycling facilities. The design proved its
resilience by withstanding Hurricane Sandy in 2012. In addition to the park itself, the site includes:

1. ONE BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK: A 440-unit residential

condominium complex with 80,000 square feet of
ground- floor retail space, and 500 parking spaces.
2. 2. PIER 1: A 200-room hotel, approximately 100
residential units, 16,000 square feet of restaurant space,
2,000 square feet of retail space, a 6,000-square-foot
fitness center, and 300 parking spaces.
3. 3. EMPIRE STORES: 80,000 square feet of restaurant,
retail, and event space and 300,000 square feet of office
space. West Elm, a design and furniture retailer,
anchored the building by leasing both office and retail
space. In addition, the Brooklyn Historical Society
committed to occupy 3,200 square feet of exhibition
space as part of a project to celebrate the rich cultural
history of the borough of Brooklyn. Development sites within the Brooklyn Bridge Park project
4. 4. JOHN STREET: 50 residential units comprising a total
of 96,000 square feet, plus 2,600 square feet of ground
floor retail space, and 1,750 square feet of cultural space
that includes the Brooklyn Children’s Museum.
5. 5. PIER 6: Two residential buildings including affordable
housing units.
 BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK
CHALLENGES

COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORT
The Brooklyn Heights Association (BHA), an activist group representing Brooklyn
Heights, one of New York City’s wealthiest neighborhoods, has waged various legal
battles against the project over the years. Brooklyn Heights abuts the project site,
with multi-million-dollar homes located along the Brooklyn Heights promenade
having views directly onto the site. This particular community preferred that the
Piers be redeveloped into solely a park, without any – or as little as possible —
commercial uses or private development. The founding MOU required that the park
must be ‘financially self-sustaining’ in order to, among other reasons, not add costs
to the already lean operating budget and capacities of the City’s Department of
Parks and Recreation. Nevertheless, the BHA lobbied heavily against the inclusion of
private development within the park’s footprint.

FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
In 2015, the BBPDC released additional land, at Pier 6, for development. Part of the
reason given by the BBPDC was that the park required more funds than originally
anticipated for capital expenses to shore up existing infrastructure (sizeable sections
of the park are built atop hundreds of wooden pylons left over from 100-plus years
of maritime activities on the piers and that are built into the East River). Also, land
values – and the associated property taxes – for the private development on the site
and surrounding communities had risen, yet the New York City Department of
Finance, which administers PILOTs, supposedly had not adequately incorporated such View of the Brooklyn Bridge Park Playground
increases into the assessments. The purported need for more development, in order
to generate funds to support ongoing operations and anticipated capital upgrades,
raised questions about how appropriate PILOTs are as a tool of financial
sustainability. Some opponents of PILOTs claimed that use of the tool strips the city’s
general budget of the share of property taxes that would otherwise flow to other
public services, including to other city parks.
BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK
 BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK

• PLACEMAKING AND PROGRAMMING AS

LESSONS LEARNED

CRITICAL TO PARK SUSTAINABILITY

• Brooklyn Bridge Park is more than a green area: the vibrant park and public spaces hum with thoughtfully curated activities
and recurring events such as Shakespeare in the Park, Movies with a View, and Books Beneath the Bridge. These events have
been vital for promoting the park’s appeal and attracting millions of new and returning annual visitors.NG AS CRITICAL TO
PARK SUSTAINABILITY
• PEOPLE-CENTERED DESIGN CREATES VALUE
• The architects incorporated the park’s industrial past into clever, user-friendly designs. For example, granite from the
demolition of the Roosevelt Island Bridge was used to make tiered seating for Pier 1, and the tall light poles that the Port
Authority had originally installed on the piers in the 1950s were reused throughout the park.

FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FROM PROJECT

INCEPTION
RIVERFRONT DEVELOPMENT
CASE STUDY - CRESCENT
 THE CRESCENT
Aims: - Increase tourism - Creates jobs
and revenue for New Orleans - Fosters
a renewed quality of life among our
local communities - Encourages civic
activity - Cultivates energy - Enhances
the community culture

 Reinventing the Crescent, New Orleans

transform six miles of unused industrial and
commercial space along the Mississippi
River
 Riverfront property as a symbol of
reinvention for New Orleans˗˗ transformation
into America’s boutique city.
 An old city rich in culture in a new time,
attracting new people and new ideas through
a city-wide “front yard
THE CRESCENT
 Reinventing the Crescent Development Plan is
ambitious in overall scope and geography.
 Designated 15 locations to reinvent – providing
opportunities for recreation, relaxation, and
reconnection.
 Lifetime opportunity to reconnect the City of New
Orleans to its riverfront and embrace it in new and
exciting ways.
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Module IV

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