INTERNET CASE STUDY

CONTENT

1. INTRODUCTION
2. LOCATION
3. CLIMATE
4. DESIGN
5. BUILDING SENSTIVITY
6. CITY LAYERING
7. LAND USE
8. POPULATION DENSITY
9. WALKABILITY
10. TRANSIT ACCESS.
11. ENVIRONMENT AND OPEN SPACE.

1. LOCATION
U.A.E.
IS
ANARABCOUNTRY
IN THE
SOUTHEAST OF
THE ARABIAN
PENINSULA ON
THE PERSIAN
GULF.

EARTH

ABU DHABI

U.A.E.

IS ONE OF
SEVENEMIRATES THAT
CONSTITUTE THEUAE.
IT IS THE CAPITAL OF
THE UAE AND IS THE
LARGEST EMIRATE BY
AREA.

ABU DHABI

MASDAR CITY

MASDAR CITY
SITUATED 17 KM. IN THE SOUTHWEST DIRECTION, FROM THE ABU
DHABI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

2. INTRODUCTION
MASDAR CITY
DESIGNED BY THE BRITISH
ARCHITECTURAL
FIRMFOSTER AND PARTNERS
AND ENGINEERING AND
ENVIRONMENTAL
CONSULTANCYMOTT
MACDONALD.
INITIATED IN 2006, THE
PROJECT WAS PROJECTED TO
COSTUS$22 BILLIONAND
CONSTRUCTION BEGAN ON
MASDAR CITY IN 2008 AND
THE FIRST SIX BUILDINGS OF
THE CITY WERE COMPLETED

3. CLIMATE

4. DESIGN

TRADITIONAL
ARABIC CITY
Narrow streets
DESIGN
Natural shading
High Density
Low RISE Living
Public spaces
Mixed Use
Walkable

FEZ

4. DESIGN
MASDAR IS A SUSTAINABLE CITY PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF
LIFE WITH THE LOWEST ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT. KEY FEATURES
ARE100% RENEWABLE ENERGY.
ZERO WASTE.
NET ZERO CARBON.
FOSSIL FUEL FREE ZONE.
THE CITY WILL RELY ENTIRELY ONSOLAR ENERGYAND OTHERRENEWABLE
ENERGYSOURCES.
ALL BUILDINGS ARE DESIGNED TO MAXIMIZE THE USE OF NATURAL LIGHT,
MUST ADHERE TO STRICT REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE USE OF INSULATION,
LOW-ENERGY LIGHTING, AND ENERGY-EFFICIENT APPLIANCES.
SOLAR PANELS MOUNTED ON THE ROOFTOPS AND PROJECTING OVER THE
STREETS WILL PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL SOURCE OF ENERGY, ALONG WITH
SHADE FOR THE PEDESTRIANS BELOW.

4. DESIGN
CITY FEATURES

DESIGN

5. BUILDING SENSTIVITY

6. CITY LAYERING

7. LAND USE

8. POPULATION DENSITY

POPULATION DENSITY: 130-160 PEOPLE/HECTARE

9. WALKABILITY
STREET WIDTH:
A. CENTRAL SPINE: 25 M
B. MAIN STREETS MAXIMUM: 14 M
C. SECONDARS STREETS: 8.5 M.

BUILDING HEIGHTS
A. AVERAGE HEIGHT: 4-6 STOREY.
B. MAXIMUM HEIGHT: 40 METERS.

10. TRANSIT ACCESS

MASDAR CITY WILL BE
THE FIRST LAND-BASED
CITY TO OPERATE
WITHOUT FOSSIL
FUELED VEHICLES.
WALKING, ELECTRIC
VEHICLES, CYCLING, PRT
AND LRT ARE THE MODES
OF TRANSPORTATION
WITHIN MASDAR CITY.
WITH 40,000 COMMUTERS
PER DAY, MASDAR CITY
WILL HAVE
STRATEGICALLY PLACED
PARKING AREAS FOR
FOSSIL-FUELED
VEHICLES.

PRT Fast Facts

PRT Vehicles:

3,000

PRT Stations:

85-100

FRT Vehicles

810

PRT Trips per day:

135,000

Max. Walking Distance to PRT

Station:

150m

LRT Trips per hour:

5,000 people

11. ENVIRONMENT AND OPEN SPACE

A DEFINING ASPECT OF MASDAR CITYS MASTER PLAN IS THE THREE
GREEN FINGERS OR LINEAR PARKS THAT TRAVERSE THE CITY. LOCATED SO
AS TO CHANNEL PREVAILING WINDS INTO THE CITY, THE GREEN FINGERS
BRING COOLING BREEZES INTO THE HEART OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT.
THEY ALSO PROVIDE CLOSE-AT-HAND, GREEN AND SHADED OASES FOR
RESIDENTS, WORKERS AND VISITORS, INCORPORATING WALKING, JOGGING
AND BICYCLE TRAILS, BENCHES AND OTHER RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.
THE LINEAR PARKS ALSO CONNECT RECREATION AREAS LOCATED
THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

INFERENCE
POSITIVE FEATURE
THE WHOLE CITY IS POLLUTION FREE.
THERE IS NO NEED TO WALK MORE TO GET
ANY SERVICE.
EACH AND EVERY UNIT IS VENTILATED AND
HAVING NATURAL DAY LIGHT SYSTEM.
WIND TOWER MAKES THE WHOLE
ENVIRONMENT COOL.
THE CITY IS HAVING ALL THE BASIC
FACILITIES WHICH ARE REQUIRED FOR
RESIDENTS.
THE ROADS ARE FULLY FREE FROM
ACCIDENTS.
THE LAYERING OF CITY REDUCES THE LIVE
LOAD OF ROADS.
SHADING EVERYWHERE KEEPS THE CITY
COOL.

NEGATIVE FEATURE
THERE IS NO ANY PROVISION FOR THE
SECURITY OF VIPS WHILE TRAVELLING
ON ROADS.
IN CASE OF ANY EMERGENCY, THE
IMMEDIATE PROVISION FOR
TRANSPORTING AND COMMUTING IS
NOT AVAILABLE.

CONCLUSION
TRAFFIC IS ONE OF THE MAJOR CONCERN WHILE DESIGNING ANY URBAN AREAS.
WHILE DESIGNING URBAN AREAS, WE SHOULD HAVE TO MAKE AN INTERACTIVE
ENVIRONMENT.
THE CONSIDERATION OF FUTURE EXPANSION IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR.
WE HAVE TO PROVIDE ALL THE SERVICES IN LESS WALKING DISTANCE.
THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT SHOULD BE CALM WHICH FEELS RELAXED BY
THE USERS/
WE SHOULD HAVE TO UTILIZE THE NATURAL RESOURCES OPTIMUMLY.
THE DESIGN HAS TO BE NATURALLY VENTILATED AND AIR COOLED.
SUSTAINABLITY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR FOR ANY URBAN AREA.

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SUBMITTED BY:
1. AMIT KR YADAV (ARC1003)
2. VISHAL GUPTA (ARC1004)
3. SATISH (ARC1017)
4. KULDEEP KAUR
(ARC1020)
5. SHWETA SHARMA(ARC-