New Townships

Adarsh Palm Retreat,

Bangalore
Group Members :
15BAR0002 - Kavvya S
15BAR0021 - Praharshita
15BAR0041 - Sanjay
Project Brief
● Mixed use development - 250 acres located 18km outside Bangalore
● Township Site Area - 141, 500 sq.m.
● 3 Special Economic Zones, a five-star hotel, a municipal lake, high-end
villas, luxury apartments, and other required amenities.
● Vision : Uninterrupted flow of work during the construction phase, while
enhancing the quality of life by creating safe, lively and well-connected
neighbourhoods
Geography and Climate
● Southeast of Karnataka, India at 900 m above sea level
● Flat land is mostly present
● Number of freshwater lakes and tanks
● Belongs to Seismic zone II
● Vegetation consists of deciduous canopy and coconut trees
● There are distinct wet and dry seasons in Bangalore - Tropical Savanna
Climate
● Coolest month is January (15 degrees C) and hottest April (35 degrees C)
Site
Strategy
Basic design changes in the master plan were advised that enabled

● Pedestrian and bicycle travel as preferred modes of travel to enhance

social and economic interactions
● Reduce greenhouse gas emissions
● Reduce fatalities and increase overall quality of life
Factors
● Plan was developed to accommodate high vehicular traffic and car usage
● Economic zone classification
● Consists of High end villas and five star amenities that are meant for the
higher income group.
● Envisioned to successfully increase non motorized networks within
project limit, reduce trip length and numbers within the development
Roads Networking
● Clear hierarchy in road systems designed for vehicles and car trips
● Three clear entry points with movement restriction - safety and control
● Segregation of users by function during peak hours and lengthening
travel distances
● Pick up and drop off points for autos at entry points
● Creating shorter and convenient pedestrian access networks within the
development would ensure more people would opt for walking as a travel
option
Open and Built Spaces
● Common spill-out spaces were re-imagined as nodes to accommodate for
conflicting uses, large volumes of users
● Nodes would be integrated with continuous pedestrian pathways making
them lively pause-spaces along the main vehicular road.
● Residual Spaces, interfaces with the water’s edge, open recreational
spaces, or common waiting areas were not designed in the master plan.
● This inhibit the growth of a socially vibrant community.
Transition Spaces
● Adjacent and complementary functions improved continuous sidewalks,
speed tables and street vegetation to build better linkages
● The nodes with adjacent built environment integrated with continuous
pedestrian pathways
Street vegetation as frontage (a), wider sidewalks with
planter and street furniture (b), narrower carriageway
with bicycle lanes (c) and medians with tree plantations
(d)

Proposing new connections along recreational edges

Typologies
Services
And
Infrastructure
Issues
● Traffic congestions at intersections and regressive master planning
strategies for pedestrians and cyclists causes personal cars to be
preferred
● Problems in retaining outer perimeter, land parcels and internal road
networks, which restricted the creation of smaller accessible parcels,
mixed land uses, more public spaces for social and cultural interactions
● Incentivizing public movement and comfort.
Further Proposals
● Master plan changes to accommodate pedestrian and bicycle travel
● Enhancing social and economic interactions, reduce greenhouse
emissions and reduce fatalities
● Widening sidewalks and reducing speeds along road will help reduce
fatality and improve public health
● Roundabouts or speed bumps proposed at large intersections - to help
incorporate traffic calming measures, pedestrian crossings, reduce road
accidents and create an identity for the neighbourhood
References
https://www.adarshdevelopers.com/facility-management-system.php
https://www.adarshdevelopers.com/pdf/projects/adarsh-palm-retreat-condo
miniums/Brochure.pdf
Thank You