International Journal of Latest Technology in Engineering, Management & Applied Science (IJLTEMAS) Volume VI, Issue V, May 2017 | ISSN 2278-2540 www.ijltemas.in Page 36 Symbiotic Housing: A More Tangible Approach for Resolving the Deteriorating Existing Housing Conditions in Indian Urban Settings Anamika Nandan 1 , Dr. Manjari Chakraborty 2 1 PhD Scholar, Architecture Dept, BIT Mesra, Ranchi & Asst. Prof. and Head, Department of Architecture, BIT Patna, India 2 Professor at Dept of Architecture; BIT Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India Abstract: - Housing is one of the most important needs of a human being. In recent years, condition of existing housing localities in many of the Indian towns has deteriorated drastically due to growing population, ill maintenance, increasing encroachments, inappropriate basic amenities and also due to ill effects of the practices of construction industries. There is a difference between “How people are living” and “How they are supposed to live”. With the pace of time, new innovations, technology and new concepts in architecture are required to mitigate the existing social, environmental and spacial needs in the housing sector. Symbiotic housing is such a new concept in the development of a better planning mainly experimented and researched in Japan. This paper includes investigations showing the possibilities of improving those existing housing colonies of an average medium sized town of India which are approximately 40 years old and which show better/apt conditions for incorporating Symbiotic housing concepts.. The investigation and the proposal, both are based on the concept of Symbiotic housing. The investigation was mainly performed in two phases. First phase demonstrated the existing conditions of planned and unplanned localities as compared to those conditions of a Symbiotic housing which can be achieved in the present scenario of the study area. Second part of the study is based on the previous study of phase 1. A more tangible approach was aimed at capturing, assessing and portraying aspects of an anticipated quality of symbiotic housing in any midsized Indian Town. Key words: Symbiotic housing, deteriorated housing condition, effective use of natural resources, social life, healthy environment, architectural approach and urban settings I. INTRODUCTION ousing is one of the basic needs of a human being. The problems of existing housing localities in an average midsized Indian town have taken shape in gigantic proportions. These issues need attention otherwise our urbanization will lead to urban decay rather than urban development. Some of the issues associated with the conditions of urban housing in India need to be addressed. These are as follows: Deterioration of existing urban housing conditions Housing and health related problems of its residents Housing and living standards Housing and environment Housing and architectural need Role of new approaches in improving the existing condition of urban housing Searching for new options and new approaches for mitigating these problems has become a great challenge for architects. Though the problem is not concerned with any particular group of people but it is a matter of concern for all. The overall aim of this study is to evaluate the existing housing of a midsized Indian town, with a view to examine the extent up to which different housing can be modified through architectural approaches and how these modifications will help in establishing the concept of Symbiotic Housing while providing adequate and satisfactory housing and influencing the quality of life of residents. II. SYMBIOTIC HOUSING CONCEPT The word “Symbiotic” has been evolved from “Symbiosis”. The main concept behind this theory is that the state of life of two different living things which depend on each other for certain purposes are sometimes mutually benefitted while in some cases one is benefitted and the other one is harmed. Here the topic is mainly concerned with the two things i) Housing and ii) Environment. Components of a housing system and the associated environment should be related in a way as to benefit each other. The relationship between housing and the environment is symbiotic, involving both resources (opportunities) and hazards (constraints). And this cycle should be maintained which is essentially the need of the day. H
Symbiotic Housing: A More Tangible Approach for Resolving the Deteriorating Existing Housing Conditions in Indian Urban Settings
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