CIDCO HOUSING, BELAPUR

INTRODUCTION

• The programme requirement of 1048apartments was varied mostlycomprising of one to two room units.

• The system we designed to createpublic space, semi-public space andprivate space.

• Total site area 9.5 hectors.• Total site area 9.5 hectors.• Area for school and shopping is

about 2 hectors.• Construction period 1985 -1996• Overall density of 55 units per acre.• The unit sizes range from 20 to 100

square meters.• A sense of enclosure and continuity

of movement is maintainedthroughout the scheme.

LOCATION MAP

INCOME TAX COLONYPARSIK FOOTHILLS,SECTOR 21-22BELAPUR,NAVI MUMBAI.

FROM BELAPUR STATION:-IT TAKES 9 MINS FROM BELAPURSTATION BY VEHICLE.

TIMELINE

SITE ZONING

TYPE OF HOUSING

SECTORS

STREET NETWORKING MAP

HEIGHTS OF BUILDINGS

SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ASPECTS

AMENITIES

BUILDING MATERIALS

Rough cast plaster punctuated with bands of cheap handmade tiles was chosen as the building finish keeping in the mind the meager budget and the brunt of Mumbai monsoons.

Quartzite stone walls at ground level and a honeycomb lattice on roof defines private open spaces.

Courtyards are semi-paved.

SITE PLAN

CLUSTER Use of cross wall and grouping of toilets has resulted in cost reduction Have attached terraces at upper floor. The units are arranged in such a way that it creates a network of

courtyards and roof terraces fostering community interaction. The form of every block is different and it is patterned in different

formations based on the typology of the site, to create squares and pathways.

A sense of enclosure and continuity of movement is maintained throughout the scheme.throughout the scheme.

The division of site is accentuated by different types of building blocks designed on the basis of dwelling unit areas.

A-20 sq. m B-25 sq. m C-34 sq. mD-40 sq. mE-50 sq. mF-70 sq. mH-90 sq. m

CLUSTER A1 B1 C1

CLUSTER A2

CLUSTER A3

CLUSTER B2 C2

CLUSTER E2 D2

CLUSTER F1

CLUSTER F2

CLUSTER H1

ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES OPEN STAIRCASES

REDUCE COVERED AREA OF CIRCULATION TO MINIMUM.

INCONVENIENT DURING RAINY SEASON.

PARKING SPACE

SINCE IT WAS BUILD FOR LOWEST INCOME GROUP

THE ARCHITECT ASSUMED THAT THE NECESSITY OF PARKING SPACE WOULD BE BARE MINIMUM

CHILDREN'S PLAY AREAS

CHILDREN'S PLAY AREA WAS NOT PROVIDED.

VEHICULAR CIRCULATIONTHE INTERNAL SPACES ARE FREE FROM VEHICULAR TRAFFIC

WIDTH OF VEHICULAR ROAD =6M

PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION

WIDTH OF PEDESTRIAN PATHWAY = 3M

THE CREATION OF THE TRADITIONAL NARROW STREET , LINKING ALL HOUSING UNITS, PROVIDES INTIMATE ENCOUNTERS UNITS, PROVIDES INTIMATE ENCOUNTERS BETWEEN PEOPLE AND A SENSE OF BELONGING TO THE NEIGHBOURHOOD SQUARE.

COURTYARDSTHE INTERLOCKING COURTYARDS ACCOMMODATE DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS AND CREATE A MICRO CLIMATE WITHIN THE SITE.

SEMI- PUBLIC COURTYARDS ARE DEFINED BY PAVED FOOTPATHS AND CONSTANTLY CHANGING LEVELS.

DIFFUSED LIGHT AND SHADED PATHWAYS ARE AN IMPORTANT FEATURE OF INTERNAL SPACES.

THE BUILDINGS WHICH WERE NOTIN USE ARE NOT PROPERLYMAINTAINED AND WERECONVERTED INTO A WASTEDISPOSAL AREA.

THE WINDOW SIZES ARE VERY SMALL (0.5M*1.2M).

The pattern of development follows the typology of site to provide for private courtyards, roof terraces and internal pathways.

A passage within the cluster leading to the hill. The spiral staircases provide direct access from walkways to upper floors.

SHADED STREETS AND SMAL COURTYARDS LAID ALONG THE SLOPES OF THE SITE PROVIDE SPACE FOR HUMAN INTERACTION

PEDESTRIAN PATHWAYS ARE AN IMPORTANT FEATURE OF LOW RISE, HIGH DENSITY SCHEME

BUILDING FORMS DEFINE A VARIETY OF ENCLOSURES FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE USE

THE CHANGES IN THE BUILDINGS OVER TIME.

POSITIVE POINTS NEGATIVE POINTS

• PRESENCE OF OPEN COURTYARDS, PARKING SPACES GIVING A FEELING OF OPENESS. THESE SPACES ALSO HELPS A GREAT DEAL IN THE VENTILLATION.

• ABSENCE OF MARKETS AND HOSPITALS IS THE MAJOR CONCERNS OF THE RESIDENTS AS THEY HAVE TO TRAVEL ALL THE WAY TO NERUL FOR EMERGENCIES.

• TREES PLANTED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STREETS CREATE A CANOPY FOR THE RESIDENTS TO WALK UNDER.

• LEAKAGE ISSUES DURING THE MONSOONS AND SECURITY ARE THE OTHER WOES OF THE RESIDENTS.

• OPENINGS SUCH AS BALCONIES ARE WELL-PLANNED, SO AS TO PROVIDE GOOD LIGHTING AND

• THE DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO BUILDINGS AT SOME PLACES WAS BARELY 3 MTRS. WHICH RESTRICTED SO AS TO PROVIDE GOOD LIGHTING AND

VENTILLATION.PLACES WAS BARELY 3 MTRS. WHICH RESTRICTED LIGHT AND VENTILATION.

• THE NEGETIVE SPACES CRESTED DUE TO THE ARRANGEMENT OF BUILDINGS WERE MADE GREEN SPACES .

• THE ELDERLY OR HANDICAPPED FACED PROBLEMS DUE TO THE NO. OF STEPS AND NO RAMPS AVAILABLE .

• RETAINING THE CONTOUR LAND,HELPED IN THE DRAINAGE AND ALSO AVOIDED WATER LOGGING PROBLEMS.

• THE GARAGE SPACE ALLOTED TO THE ROW HOUSES WERE CONVERTED TO STORE ROOMS DUE TO WHICH THE CARS HAD TO PARKED ON THE ROADS.

• THE PARSIK HILLS, BEHIND THE COLONY, CREATS A PICTURESQUE VIEW.

PEOPLE OF IT COLONYPEOPLE OF IT COLONY

“I got this 1RK flat at IT colony in a lucky draw: owned it for 2 lakhs which now costsabout 35-40 lakhs. Back then I worked in Mankhurd as a BEST worker; now retired andshifted here with my family in 1998. leakage is the major difficulty we face every year.Plastering the walls and making the balcony into room made life easier. Pleasantweather and basic facilities doesnt make me want to leave this place.”

-Mr. Tukaram Joshi( 66 years)

“15 years back, I paid a rent of 2000/- for a house here, which now increased to4500/-. Six years back I bought own house for 6 lakhs. Problem is we do not have anymarket place, stationary or proper medical facilities. To improvise, one can start fromhaving playgrounds and gardens for children, who otherwise are unsafe playing onroads. Celebrating all festivals together having a neighbourhood and friendly circle sogood is rare to find and this makes leaving this place irrelevant.”

-Geetanjali Mishra(46 years)

“Our daily routine of playing on grounds/community spaces started falling apartwhen the elders started complaining about the breaking glasses. This left us withthe only option of playing on the unsafe roads as playing on school grounds isnot allowed.”

-Aryan and Satyam (12 years)

“ Shifting here in 2006 as an IT employee brought us to a place were nothing exceptwater and electricity supply was made available. This made living here a real mess.Many fruitless complaints to the officers, worthless newspaper articles and demandsmade were left unheard and we here were left to our own fate. Also we had afrustrating and uncomfortable time being shifted from first block A to block C then toblock F. I still want to strive to make this a better place to live.”

-Shankar A Pawar(58 years)

GROUP MEMBERS-

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