GATED COMMUNITIES

GATED COMMUNITIES

NAMAN BHAWSAR, AR. GEETIKA JHA

IPS ACADEMY

SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, INDORE.

ABSTRACT
In the majority of Indian cities, gated communities are expanding. In the latter half of the 20th century, India developed enthusiasm for this phenomena, which was one of the most well-liked growth patterns worldwide. It was initially a response to the desire of non-resident Indian houses for safety, security, privileges, and status. States, metropolitan centres, and neighbourhoods all have different gated communities created in a variety of sizes and architectural designs. To this day, hundreds of families reside in gated communities rather than ungated ones throughout Indian cities.

This research paper focuses on how Indian inhabitants view gated communities. It attempts to investigate what influences individuals' desire for living in gated communities in Indian cities and discover the characteristics that influence their choices. According to the survey, each resident decides to remain in these neighbourhoods in order to instill particular values, such as communal significance, prestige, lifestyle, or security. It uses surveys to conduct an empirical and qualitative examination. The findings demonstrate that, in addition to residents' preferences for open spaces, which can be achieved by its spatial characters such as scale, shape, visibility, accessibility, architectural, and landscape features, "lifestyle" is the key value correlated with residents' preferences to live in communities in India.