Public housing

PUBLIC HOUSINGEASY ACCESS TO INSTITUTIONAL FINANCE

BETRAYS DESIGN POTENTIAL

EMPHASIS MOSTLY ON INDIVIDUAL UNIT DESIGN

LESS CONSIDERATIONS ON SITE LEVEL

GENERALLY DEVISED FOR LOW INCOME GROUPS

MOSTLY NO COMMUNITY AMENITIES /AVAILABLE OR PLANNED

COVERS A LARGER AREA ACCOMODATING ALL THREE HOUSE TYPOLOGIES (i.e. ROW HOUSES,FLATS AND MULTI UNIT HOUSES)

ESSENTIALLY A HIGH DENSITY HOUSING

POPULATION: 25,48,000.AREA: 1,58,921 Sq. mts

LOCATION:Satellite road,Ahmedabad.

Sector-3

Sector-1 Sector-2

Sector-4 PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT

ROW HOUSES- 102

MULTI UNIT HOUSE- 492

FLATS- 336

MULTI-HOUSE UNIT-81.92Sq. Mts.

GROUND FLOOR UNIT

MULTI-HOUSE UNIT-69.12Sq.mts.

FIRST FLOOR UNIT

MULTI-HOUSE UNIT-54.88Sq.mts.

SECOND FLOOR UNIT

THE FLATS ON THE FIRST FLOOR & SECOND FLOOR HAVE DIRECT ACCESS FROM THE ROAD TO THE STAIRCASE

LACK OF FACILITIES LIKE SHOPPING ROADS AND TRANSPORT.

UNTARRED INTERNAL ROADS

LACK OF VEGETATION.

MODIFIED ENTERANCES PROVIDE INDIVIDUALITYTO EACH BLOCK.

USE OF INFERIOR MATERIAL FOR DOOR,WINDOWS AND ELECTRICAL WIRING.

GOVERNMENT HOUSING,CHANDIGARH.

TYPE 13 EARLIEST VERSION OF GOVERNMENT ROW HOUSING.

COVERED AREA 42 SQ.MTS

SINGLE STOREY HOUSES HAVE REAR COURTYARD WHEREAS DOUBLE STOREY HOUSES HAVEA ROOF TERRACE ACCESSIBLE FROM COMMON STAIRCASE.

STAIRCASE IS PROMINENT FEATURE.

TYPE 12

CONTRASTING SURFACES OF EXPOSED BRICKWORK AND PLASTERED BANDS

SIMPLE STRUCTURE SYSTEMS OF PRECAST CONCRETE BATTENS AND BRICKTILED ROOF SUPPORTED ON PARRALEL LOAD BEARING WALLS.

PLAIN CEMENT CONCRETE FLOORS.

TYPE 6

SERVICE AREAS ARE MOSTLYLOCATED ON SOUTH WEST SIDE PROTECTING MAIN LIVING AREAS FROM INTENSESUN.

COMBINATION OF EXPOSEDBRICK WALLS, PLASTERED ANDWHITE WASH SURFACES WITHBRICK JALI PARAPETS AND STONEWORK

CURVED WALLS, PERFORATEDBRICK SCREENS PROVIDE AN EXCLUSIVE ASPECT.

TYPE 2

CIRCULATION AREA TO BAREMINIMUM.

STRUCTURAL SIMPLICITY.

SHAPE OF THE PLAN ALLOWS PRIVACY TO DIFFERENT AREASAND ALSO ENSURES VIEW TOALMOST ALL THE ROOMS.

LIVING AND DINNING AREAS FACING LAWN.

CONSIDERABLE UNDERSTANDING OF LOCAL MATERIALS CLIMATE AND ECONOMY.

CONCEPT OF INTERNAL COURTYARDS.

TYPE 4

PLASTERED WHITE WASHED SURFACES PUNCTUATED WITH PERFORATED BRICK SCREEN ANDCURVED STONE WALLS.

VERANDAHS CAMOUFLAGEDWITH CURVED BRICK SCREENSTO ENSURE PRIVACY AND SUN PROTECTIONS.