CONTENTS Approval 03 Acknowledgement 05 Preface 11 Introduction 13 Aim 15 Methodology 15 Scope of Limitation 17 Chapter 1 Introduction 13 1.1 What is Interface? 15 1.2 Notion of Public - Private Realms 16 1.2(a) Degree of Public-Private 1.2(b) Demarcation of Realms 1.3 Interface in a Built space 18 1.4 Attributes of Interface Zone 18 1.5 Aspects of Interface Zone20 1.5(a) Visual Interface Zone 1.5(b) Physical Interface Zone 1.6 Role of Interface Zone 24 1.6(a) Protection 1.6(b) Social - Cultural 1.6(c) Transition Chapter 2 Interface - In a Street Context31 2.1 Built Envelop of Interface Zone 33 2.2 Manifestation of Elements in Street Context 2.2(a) Otlo 34 2.2(b) Door 40 2.3(c) Window46 Chapter 3 Understanding the city - Dhrangadhra 55 3.1 General Introduction57 3.2 History of Dhrangadhra 61 3.3 Geographic Outline 63 3.3(a) Shape of town 3.3(b) Physical Structure 3.3(c) Role of material and climate in planning 3.4(d) Area Allocation TAPAN MODI (UA 1502) SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE C.E.P.T. UNIVERSITY THE STUDY OF INTERFACE ZONE ON A STREET (AT DHRANGADHRA) 3.4 Street Pattern 67 3.3(a) Road System of Dhrangadhra 3.3(b) Street level open spaces 3.3(c) Street form Chapter 4 Case Studies - Dhrangadhra 73 4.1 Character Study of Dhrangadhra 76 4.2 Streets of Dhrangadhra 79 4.3 Dhrangadhra Street: 1 81 4.4 Dhrangadhra Street: 2 117 4.5 Dhrangadhra Street: 3 151 4.6 Dhrangadhra Street: 4 185 Conclusive Analysis 222 Glossary of Terms 226 Illustration Credits 226 Bibliography228