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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.