Slums

Slum redevelopment orCommunity Building Case Study: KARIMADOM COLONY Thiruvananthapuram, KeralaRICS National Conference on Affordable Housing30th November 2010P B SajanArchitect and Jt. Director, COSTFORD

COSTFORD (Centre of Science and Technology for Rural Development) was formed on March 15th 1985 under the leadership and guidance of Shri. C. Achutha Menon, former Chief Minister of Kerala. The Head Office of COSTFORD is at Ayyanthole, Thrissur.Our teacher and guide Padmasree Dr. Laurie Baker, our late ChairmanCOSTFORD

Centre Of Science and Technology For Rural Development (COSTFORD)

A non profit making voluntary organization Scientists, technologists, educationalists, professionals and social workers

Striving to facilitate empowerment of poor and weaker sections of the society to improve their living conditions By the application of appropriate and people friendly technologies

Adopting participatory, democratic, transparent and gender sensitive processes

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COSTFORD had published a booklet by Dr. Laurie Baker Are slums inevitable?- in 1996.

It outlined his ideas regarding slums both philosophical and practical

DR. LAURIE BAKER

*Booklet Are Slums Inevitable?Dr Laurie Baker adopted these concepts to design residential blocks when COSTFORD took up the work at Chenkalchoola.DR. LAURIE BAKERBooklet Are Slums Inevitable?

CHENKALCHOOLARESIDENTIAL BLOCKS

Each block is designed for accommodation 10 families Ground floor 5 families First floor 3 families Second floor 2 families RESIDENTIAL BLOCKS

CHENKALCHOOLAFLAT 35 m2 2 bedrooms, multipurpose room, kitchen, toilet Open areasGF designated ground spacesFF & SF open terrace Water tap, sink, work slab, chimney in kitchens Water tap, closet in toilets One light point in all rooms 6 nos Fan points 2 nos

CHENKALCHOOLA

CHENKALCHOOLARESIDENTIAL BLOCKS

COST EFFECTIVE TECHNOLOGYCOSTFORDExposed Flemish Bond load bearing wallParapet Jali wallsFrameless windowsGlazed shutters hung on hinges in grillsGrey cement flooring

*DR. LAURIE BAKERBooklet Are Slums Inevitable?

Karimadom colonyThiruvananthapuram, Kerala

Population : 2341 nosExtent: 9.73 acres Density: 240 persons/acreAverage family size: 5.19

Karimadom

TopographySite lies 60 cm below the existing roadsSlight slope toward the sewage collection pond

Housing and Settlement pattern 632 families residing in the colony

Karimadom

Housing and Settlement pattern 72 families have been provided with habitable houses 20 years agoKarimadom

Housing and Settlement pattern560 families live in shacks and in dilapidated houses.

Major issueDuring monsoons, storm water enters the city sewage system and reaches the sewage collection pond Any overflow floods the colonyLeads to further dilapidation and diseaseKarimadom

Preliminary surveyData collected by women within colony itself having minimum +2 educationPreparation of preliminary designPresentation before beneficiariesOver 3 daysAll families allotted datesTime of presentation 5-6 pmPurpose of presentationCollection of feedbackClearing of doubts regarding design and phasing Ensuring involvement of beneficiariesEndeavours in Participation

OthersBio fencingSmokeless ChulaEarth FillingRetaining WallTree planting and Landscaping in Multipurpose Open Spaces

Social AmenitiesMarket KiosksCommunity Cluster center

Housing 28 blocks, 560 DUProposed facilitiesServicesWater Supply Rejuvenation of PondBiogas PlantSanitation Electricity DrainageRainwater harvesting

Community FacilitiesPlay AreasStudy Center Cum Library Anganwadi Multipurpose Open Spaces

Layout

`First Phase

Ground and 1st floor

2nd and top floor

Beyond the built environmentDetailed SurveySocial developemnt work health, livelihood, education needsStrengthening existing neighbourhood groupsFormation of boys and girls clubsStudy groups

Outcome of detailed surveyCollaborative interventionCOSTFORD and Kudumbasree

Health Palliative careLivelihood Production centres for bakery items, tailoring unit with marketingEducation Meeting with teachers, provison of study centresWaste management units

Karimadom

Karimadom

Karimadom

Conclusion

Community based & Integrated ApproachThe ultimate objective Improving the Quality of Life

COMMUNITY BASED APPROACH Participatory planning Local conditions and preferences Target women and children Service delivery on individual household basis Involvement in all stages of service delivery

COMMUNITY BASED APPROACHSupport Services for total growth and sustainability

Daycare Centre (0 5), Play School Centre for counseling (medical, legal, psychological family Study Centre/Hostel (Library, Computer, Class room) Community Halls Elders House - Community Building Environment study Centre

INTEGRATED PLANNING Infrastructure Access systems Area level Drainage schemes Site level sewerage, drainage and waste disposal Water supply Street lighting

SLUMS are a SHAME and a DISGRACE NOT to those who have to live in one But to US Planners, Architects, Builders & Contractors, our Government departments, others in authority,AND All of us who pass by on the other side of the road and pretend that a slum is none of our business.Laurie Baker

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