GROUP HOUSING

INDUSTRIAL AREA INDUSTRIAL AREA

Design Objective: Understand concept of living in a community and design 75 homes on a 5 acre site

BRIEF The Housing Environment to be in relation to the Context of City

Fabric, the project addresses Human Dimensions, & Thematic Development of Spatial Typologies.

SITE AREA : 5.6 ACRES

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CASE STUDY NIAS ISLAND SETTLEMENT, INDONESIA
Semi-detached row housing. CENTRAL SPACE one huge central community space LAYERING Various layers or transition from public to private LIGHT Light enters through the cut out in the roof and the windows provided at the two sides of the house VENTILATION Tall thatch roofs , small openings, buildings elevated from the ground to counter high humidity conditions

PROJECT REQUIREMENTS:
45 3 Bedroom houses Parking:1.25 car 30 2 Bedroom houses Parking: 1 car 30% of Site area for pathways , roads. 300-400 sq m area for community spaces.

ELEVATION

Site located 20 km from Bangalore on the Mysore road National Highway, bordered by a Drain on two sides a highway along its length and Industrial area on the other edge.

CONCEPT : Hierarchy, Views, Individuality in a Community

H o u s i n g l a y o u t p r o c e s s m o d e l s houses retain their individuality as a result providing privacy. private garden space for each house variation in terms of scale of spaces with the living rooms being double heights with balconies along side to provide views in both directions of the house The parking spaces for the houses are provided on the ground level of the unit therefore creating easy access
LEVEL 1 UNIT PLAN 2 2-BHK SEMIDETACHED HOUSES

Transition from public to private and enclosed to open spaces according to the hierarchies in an Indian home.
Hierarchy of spaces both in the house as well as the housing layout

Concept sections
MODEL VIEWS
A mix of various typologies, the basic built units comprises of Level 1: 2 2 BHK semidetached houses Level 2: 4 3 BHK duplex houses Level 3: 4 3 BHK duplex houses Level 4 : private terraces of the 4 3 BHK duplexes
Different spaces created with regard to house and a housing layout Differentiated pedestrian and vehicular areas An enclosed community space free of vehicular movement Personal garden space for every house Views in both directions the community space and the gardens in the backyards Individuality of houses retained

LEVEL 2 UNIT PLAN 4 3-BHK DUPLEX HOUSES

LEVEL 3 UNIT PLAN 4 3-BHK DUPLEX HOUSES

ELEVATION

SECTION

SECTION

SECTION

SITE PLAN AT LEVEL 1

CENTRE FOR BUILT ENVIRONMENT

M A J O R R O A D

BRIEF

To design a centre for information on all aspects of the built environment in Bangalore. The centre is set in an urban context of the city

PROGRAM
EXISTING TEMPLE

SANGATH BY B. V. DOSHI TOWN HALL AT SAYNATSALO BY ALVAR AALTO

mainly a documentation centre for the built environments the program also enlisted a gallery, an auditorium, seminar halls, research and development centres, a caf, library, workshops, OAT, and a gift shop.

MAJOR ROAD

CASE STUDIES

D E S I G N

E N C L O S U R E A C C E S S I B I L I T Y P A R T I C I P A T I O N

chaos of the city where people are The site behaves as an island with roads all around. encouraged to participate in the progress There are two live edges where people set up petty of the city. Creating interactive spaces on shops along the major roads and a temple on one various levels which establish relations corner of the site. Green edges on three sides of the site between people and inspire ideas.

To take into account the significance of physical context

___SITE CONTEXT

CONCEPT to create an enclosed space away from the

D E V E L O P M E N T
Concept model

SITE PLAN AT LEVEL THREE

Various layers of transition from public to semi-public to private, and built to semi-built to open spaces within and around the centre. Use of architectural orders to give a sense of harmony to the institution.

Central un-built space

workshop and library block

S E C T I _Concept sections______ O N Space between the centre and S the temple

30% of site area left as un-built to provide space for temporary setups, exhibitions, and events.

Creating multiple centres of interest within the gallery itself to bring about awareness, participation and growth

S I T E P L A N A T L E V E L O NE TWO

SITE PLAN AT LEVEL

Workshop + Seminar Hall Block

Administration

Entrance plaza

Workshop + Seminar Hall Block

Amphitheatre

Entrance Foyer + Administration

Plaza

Library + Research & Documentation

Auditorium

Existing Temple

Gallery

Caf

Workshop + Seminar Hall Block

Amphitheatre

Caf Plaza

Cafe