Planning Studio II

At the end of the course students are expected to: 1. Identify the residential community/neighbourhood units and its physical structure; 2. conduct surveys on household characteristics of a residential neighbourhood; 3. design a functional residential neighbourhood; 4. Describe the functional relationship of a neighbourhood; 5. Prepare a detailed housing layout and plot subdivision; and 6. Design a detailed layout of a residential neighbourhood in two and three dimensions.

Residential Community/Neighbourhood Design. Neighbourhood Design and Housing Layout. Concept of planned and integrated development of residential areas. Spatial differentiation into distinct units of neighbourhood, and the physical, social and functional components of the neighbourhood units, its structure and density. Design of housing layout and plot subdivision as a detailed aspect of neighbourhood planning based on relevant environmental factors (topography and vegetation). Preparation of a detailed layout of a would-be site, including quantitative projections for anticipated population densities, site occupancy, two- and three-dimensional forms.