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1. TITAN TOWNSHIP
BY CHARLES CORREA
MADE BY :- SHRIL SONI

2. SATELLIT
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VIEW

3. SITE
- IT IS LOCATED IN THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE CITY
OF HOSUR AND IS JUST OFF THE MATHIGIRI ROAD
AND ABOUT 3KM FROM RAILWAY STATION .
- THE CITY EXPERIENCES A PLESENTLY
MODERATE CLIMATE.
- THE SITE IS MOSTLY FLAT.
- ITS SURROUNDED BY PRIVATELY OWNED
RESIDENTIAL PLOT.

5. ABOUT
- DESIGNED BY CHARLES CORREA.
- THE CLIENT ONE OF THE MOST MOST SUCCESSFUL AND
ENLIGHTENED-INDUSTRIAL UNITS IN INDIA WISHED TO SET UP
HOUSING FOR THEIR WORKERS.
- NOT IN THE FORM OF ISOLATED COMPANY TOWN BUT AS AN
INTEGRAL PART OF THE NEW URBANIZATION TAKING PLACE OUTSIDE
THE SMALL TOWN OF HOSUR.
- GREEN AREAS CREATED BY TITANS ARE ACCESSIBLE TO THE
PUBLIC AT LARGE.
- MANY OF THE SITES N HOUSES ARE BEING SOLD TO OUTSIDERS.
THERE IS A NATURAL MIX OF POPULATION RIGHT FROM THE START

8. MASTER PLAN

9. - THE BASIC SQUARE MODULE ARE 48MX48M AND THESE ARE COMBINED TO FORM
CLUSTERS OF 2,4,8 OR 16 MODULES
- THE ROAD SERVICING THESE MODULES ARE KEPT TO VERY SHORT CUL-DE-SACS,
SO THEY CAN CARRY AN UNUSUALLY HIGH LEVEL OF SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURE
(UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC LINES,CABLE TV ETC) AND YET MAKE IT SUCH
AFFORDABLE IN THE INDIAN ECONOMIC CONTEXT.
TYPICAL MODULES

10. COMMON ACTIVITY

11. VIEW OF ENTRANCE TO SECTOR 5
GUEST HOUSE

12. CLASSIFICATION OF HOUSES
- ALL HOUSES ARE 3 BEDROOM DUPLEXEX
- THE TYPES R CLASSIFIED ON BASIS OF LOCATION
AND SIZE OF THE GARDEN PROVIDED
- THEY ARE IN ASCENDING ORDER OF SIZE OF
GREEN AREA AS GIVEN:-
> A1,A2,A3
> B (CORNER BLOCKS)
> C (CORNER BLOCKS)
> D1,D2,D3
> E
> F1,F2
- IN A STANDARD CLUSTER OF 16 THE RATIO IS:-
> A1,A2,A3:B:C:D1:D2:D3 = 2:3:1:3:3:2:2
- THE RATIO GIVEN ABOVE VARIES AND SO DO THE
TYPES IN THE CLUSTER.

13. TYPICAL CLUSTER GROUND FLOOR

14. SECTION

15. TYPICAL
CLUSTER FIRST
FLOOR

16. - EACH HOUSE IS DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE PUBLIC ROAD, AT ONE
END AND TO THE COMMUNITY BACK-GARDEN AT THE OTHER.
- ENTRANCE TO THIS BACK GARDEN IS POSSIBLE AT CERTAIN GATE WAY
ENTRANCES AT WHICH ARE LOCATED PUBLIC AMENITIES
(KINDERGARDENS,COMMUNITY CENTRES,ETC)
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17. FEATURES
- GRIDE IRON PETTERN ROAD DEVELOPMENT.
- AREA DIVIDED INTO SECTORS.
- SCHOOL,CLUB,COMMUNITY CENTRE LOCATED AT SECTOR 5 THE LARGEST
SECTOR.
- BUILDINGS R STRICKLY G+1
- GREEN AREAS ON THE INSIDE, RODS ON THE OUTSIDE
- WALKING DISTANCE VARY FROM 20-200M
- POPULATION DENSITY:N0.8 PERSON/M2

18. ANALYSIS
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