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REPORT

ECONOM IC GROUPING

SPACE requirement f ordif f erent age people.

A RCHITECTURE des ign


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HOUS ING POLICYThe development of housing policy introduced at the end of nineteen century.

Role :-

Policy of rent control was started

Provide new accommodation for the working class (middle class)

Rent and mortgage restriction Amendments was passed (act of 1933) in

which houses divided into three classes

Class A:- most expensive properties

Class B:- Intermediate in price.

Class C:- rateable values.

Building used for housing/housing categories

Single family detached

(separate or independent lot /owner occupied)Two family and town house

(Duplex's, quadruples, row house and town house)

Garden

Apartments

(cluster of apartment, high density, rental units)

Low high rise apartment

(housing with greatest density)


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HOUS ING cat egor ies

Advantages

Considered best type of housing for families with growing

children.

provide full use of private outdoor facilities.

do not disturb the neighbors.

own structure from ground to roof.

individual septic tank.

Frame construction is very common.

Houses have attached garages.

Ranch (without cellar)

All activities happen in one level only like

cooking, dinning and leaving.

Houses may or may not have cellar which

is used as storage or minor activities

Older house have high pitched roof for

expansion New houses have low pitched roof

without provision for expansion.

FIRST FLOOR

BASEMENT

Common type of house

House can be described ranch, high ranch, split level,

two story

High Ranch

Level is raised from the ground allowing light and air into

the basement.

lower level can be used for living purpose rather then

storage.


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Split level:-

SPLIT LEVEL

Houses separate the leaving activities into three levels.

The kitchen, dining and living is the main level close to

the ground.

Sleeping level is located one-half level above the main

level.

Garage level is located one-half level below the mainlevel.

The main advantage is partial separation of activities

with greater privacy.

Disadvantages

Up and down stair movement.

More complicated construction.


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Two story:-

Consider as older houses.

Lower level contain the kitchen-dining and living areas.

Upper floor contains sleeping areas.

Cellar used for storage.

Advantages

Complete separation of living and sleeping activities for

maximum privacy.

Disadvantages

Up and down stair movement.

Attached or detached garage. `CELLAR

1ST

FLOOR

2ND FLOOR

Two story:-

The term duplex refers to a single structure consisting of

two separate dwelling units. It may be a two-story walk-

up building in which one dwelling unit is situated over

another, with access to upper appartment.by means of

private staircase. It may also having two dwelling units

located side by side..

DUPLEX HOUSE


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ECONOMIC BASED

HIG (High Income Group)

MIG (Middle Income Group)

LIG (Low Income Group)

EWS (Economically Weaker Section)

SOCIAL BASED

Couples with children

Couples without children

Singles

OCCUPATION BASED

Elderly people

Young people

AGE BASED

Occupation based

(architects, planners )

Is affordable housing and low-cost housing the same?

Affordable and low-cost housing are often interchangeably used, but are

quite different from each other. Low-cost housing is generally meant for

EWS category and comprises bare minimum housing facilities while

affordable housing is mostly meant for LIG and MIG and includes basic

amenities like schools, hospitals and other community facilities and

services


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The norms of IS-8888 formulated by the BIS shall be

applicable for Low Income Housing for dwelling units up to

2540 sqm. floor area and density up to 500 DUs/ Ha (with

10% variation).

PLOTTED HOUSING

From UDPFI

LOW INCOME HOUSING


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The Relationship between Space and Well-Being

As the number of persons within homes increases:

The number of social contacts increases

Privacy decreases

The number of unwanted social interactions increases

Parents may be unable to monitor the children's behaviour

Access to simple goals such as heating or watching television may be frustrated

Activities such as using the bathroom have to be coordinated with others

Sick persons may not receive the care they require.


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Basic Internal Functionality (space standards)

1) space for the furniture & equipment needed by residents (including occasional visitors)

2) space to access / use the furniture & equipment, doors and windows3) space to move around the home among the furniture & equipment

4) space to undertake normal living activities that do not just use furniture:

a) washing

b) dressing

c) cooking

d) eating

e) playing

f) socialising

5) space for storage of clean and dry items on shelves (linen, mops, hoover etc.)

6) space for dirty storage such as bicycles

7) space to avoid feeling cramped

8) Sufficient separation of rooms to allow the required level of privacy.All except points 7 & 8 are

capable of being reasonably objectively assessed.


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Minimum Floor Space Required for Household Activities ,Furniture , Equipment and Storage in square feet

For Basic Activities

Sleeping & Dressing

Personal Cleanliness &Sanitation

Food Preparation & Preservation

Food Service & Dinning

Recreation & Self -improvement

Extrafamilial Association

Housekeeping

Care of Infant or the ill

74 148 222 296 370 444

35 35 35 70 70 70

8 76 97 97 118 118

53 70 91 105 119 146

125 164 221 286 357 383

17 17 34 34 51 51

48 91 110 127 146 149

20 124 124 124 124 124

Number of persons

1 2 3 4 5 6


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Minimum Floor Space Required for Household Activities ,Furniture , Equipment and Storage in square feet

Circulation Between Areas

Operation of utilities

Total basic dwelling unit area

For other activities

Laundary

Household maintenance

Circulation two storey

Total with other activities

20 20 35 35 45 45

- 20 20 20 20 20

380 765 989 1159 1450 1550

38 48 65 80 96 112

42 42 42 42 42

32 32 32 32 32

416 887 1128 1313 1590 1736

Number of persons

1 2 3 4 5 6

SOURCE: Planning a Home for Occupancy , Standard for Healthful Housing ,Public Adm.Service ,1950, American

Public Health Association


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LIVING ROOM CIRCULATION

The size of living rooms and the furniture

arrangement contained within such space varydramatically.depending on the size of dwellings , the

economic status life style of the users and the

relationship of room to the other areas.

the minimum living room with no dinning facilities

should be approximately 180sft but preferably

around 200 sft.


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Typical furniture arrangement for three

bedroom apartment 12.5ft x 20ft.250sftc

Typical furniture arrangement for one-or two

bedroom apartment 12.5ft x 16ft.200sft

Another Typical furniture arrangement for

three bedroom apartment 12.5ft x

22ft.275sft

PLANNING CONSIDERATION

Circulation within the living room should

be as direct as possible and yet not

interfere the furniture placement ideally

there should be no traffic.

The minimum width of living room should

be 11-12 ft. this is extremely tight, if

possible the width should be 14 ft.


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A space 12-6x15-6 should be

provided in order to accommodate

seating for five around a 56

diameter cocktail table


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SPATIAL CHARACTERSTIC AND ARRANGEMENT


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Furniture clearances and room sizes


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MINIMUM HALF BATH: 16 sft. is minimum for

standard fixture; 4-6x 4-6 gives a morespacious feeling.

A SMALL 3- FIXTURE BATHROOM: a small

three fixture bathroom with limitedstorage and basic requirement an a space

37.5 sft.the door is 32 wide for a person

with a cane or crutches.this bathroom is

too small for wheelchair.

GENEROUS HALF BATH: 22.5 sft. A wall -hung

lavatory instead of vanity squeezes into 2-6width

and 16.3 sft.


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TWO LAVATORY BATHROOM:

A 2 lavatory bathroom with adequate room at the toilet

each lavatory.note storage space under the lavatories

and in a floor to ceiling unit .

Area 63sft

CORNER SHOWER:

A corner shower toilet and lavatory fit in 33 sft.

Very little storage space is available.

SEPERATE TUB AND SHOWER :

A corner shower toilet and lavatory fit in 33 sft.

Very little storage space is available.


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BATHROOM

WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILE DESIGN


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KITCHEN:


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It is imperative that good quality housing is provided to create a suitable and sustainable living environment

for now and future generations.

A review of the experiences of other organisations within the UK and elsewhere who have introduced

minimum space standards

economic grouping

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