“Physically an urban dwelling is an integral part of its

surroundings tied to a network of pipes, wires, pavements,

transportation and services”
Housing:
It is a product, a permanent
product. Once built it tends to remain in existence
for many years frequently long after it has served
its usefulness it almost becomes part of the
land….
- Glenn H.Beyer
Architects are responsible to the society for finding
solutions of housing for different sections of
people having diversified customs and ways of
living…….

Now a days housing units are being reduced to mere

shelters, not ‘sweet homes’…
ACC TOWNSHIP, WADI, 1984
-Charles Correa

FOR WHOM, WHERE AND WHEN :

 In 1984, the Associated Cement Company, the first Indian
supplier of cement and concrete, commissioned Charles
Correa two projects in two separate lots to be incorporated in
a neighborhood exists (ACC colony), for their workers near
the industry itself.
 This is situated in Wadi, Gulbarga dist of Karnataka.
 ZONE CLIMATE: Dry climate, characterized by a monsoon
season in the summer months and with an average annual
temperature between 26 ° and 30, the average rainfall is
750 mm per year.
SITE LAYOUT
 The units designed are strung along
the periphery of the sites, rather like
a necklace. There is a progression from
the exterior to the interior of the site;
from the public and vehicular access
domain, to the private internal space
of the house itself to a semi-private
patio or court, to the large central
communal space.
TYPE B

LAYOUT The first type of units- TYPE-B- consists

of 368 flats, each with an area of 48 sq.m.
These 3 structures are arranged in a
highly formal manner to form a series of
interconnected units, courtyards and
gardens.
The units decrease on the upper levels to
form terraces overlooking the central
space.
FLOOR PLANS

GROUND FLOOR

FIRST FLOOR

SECOND FLOOR VIEW

TYPE J

•The second type – the larger TYPE-J units- are approximately 65 sq.m
each.
•These consists of 45 courtyard houses, ventilated by internal patios,
arranged in tightly-knit clusters.
• Each two-storey unit has a barsati (rainy season) room on the terrace
GROUND FLOOR PLAN

FIRST FLOOR PLAN ISOMETRIC VIEWS OF TYPE J UNITS

 MALABAR CEMENTS TOWNSHIP, KERALA 78-82
- CHARLES CORREA

•The idea of a “company

town” often located in
remote areas or urban
outskirts, is to provide a self-
contained living environment
for employees directly
connected to the physical
production plant.
•In this project two houses
are grouped or connected
with bridges and the
neighborhood is generated
by clustered of these houses.

SITE PLAN
 SITE
• The site selected for the township is an unusually beautiful one: a heavily wooded
promontory jutting out into Walayar Lake. The site plan organizes some 400 housing units
grouped in clusters of 12 along an essentially pedestrian spine. Some parts of the spine are
bridged to create larger units and delineate public spaces.
• The township is served by a simple loop road which is also used to reach picnic spots along the
edge of the lake.

MASTER PLAN
• AMENITIES
The Malabar Cements Corporation
proved to be an enlightened client
which is recognized the need for
lower-income families to
supplement en gardens, their
income by keeping poultry, having
kitchen etc., and insisted that their
township should foster such
activities. This in 1978 was a
viewpoint not shared by most large
corporations.

There are a number of public facilities. A small market is located at the bus stop
near the entrance gate in order to serve both the township residents as well as
general public. There is a school, a club, a guest house and a dormitory for bachelor
workers and some community spaces.
 The housing units themselves start with a minimum accommodation of 35 sq.m,
(A-type) for workers. Each unit has a private open space for at least a kitchen
garden- these are grouped in pairs to assist surface drainage and provision of
services.
 A third unit is added at the upper level which has 2 open-to-sky spaces: one at the
outdoor terrace at it own level and the other is a kitchen garden on the ground.
 The larger B-type houses are for foremen and supervisory staff and the C, D and –
type houses are for the officers.
ENTRANCE TO THE REAR STAIRCASE FROM AN UPPER STOREY
UPPER STOREY UNIT UNIT TO A KITCHEN GARDEN
 HABITAT 67
•Habitat 67 (standing wave), is a model community and housing complex in
Montreal, Canada.
•The project was initially designed for Expo 67, the 1967 world’s fair in Montreal,
where housing was one of the main themes.
It was designed by Moshe Safdie which was originally conceived as his master's
thesis in architecture at McGill University.
•Habitat 67 comprises 354 identical, prefabricated concrete forms arranged in
various combinations, reaching up to 12 storey's in height. Together these units
create 146 residences of varying sizes and configurations, each formed from one
to eight linked concrete units.
•The complex originally contained 158 apartments, but several apartments have
since been joined to create larger units, reducing the total number. Each unit is
connected to at least one private terrace, which can range from approximately
225 to 1,000 square feet (20 to 90 m2) in size.
 Project name: Habitat 67
 Total area : 22,160 sqm
 Project cost : 17,000,000C$
Type: Cluster
Form: Cube
Material : Concrete
Usage : Permanent Residence
Climate : Cold temperature
Context : Urban Water Front
Units: 354 = 158 houses
Sizes : 55.74 sqm – 167.22 sqm
There are 18 variations in apartment types o which 15 were built which vary in size and appearance but are
all variations of one single modular concrete unit.
Exterior measurements of one concrete unit : 5.335m x 11.735m x 3.2m
There are 1 -4 bedroom flats available , all accessible through 3 cores and horizontal sheltered pedestrian
streets.
The elevators stops at every 4 levels.
 LOCATION
2600 AVENUE, PIERRE,
MONTREAL, QUEBEC,
CANADA

•The theme of Expo 67 was "Man and his World", taken from Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s memoir Terre des
hommes (literally "land of men", though it was published under the title Wind, Sand and Stars).
•Housing was also one of the main themes of Expo 67. Habitat 67 then became a thematic pavilion visited by
thousands of visitors who came from around the world, and during the expo also served as the temporary
residence of the many dignitaries visiting Montreal.
 CONCEPT AND DESIGN
 The development was designed to integrate the benefits of suburban homes ,
namely gardens, fresh air, privacy, and multileveled environments, with the
economics and density of a modern urban apartment building.
 It was believed to illustrate the new lifestyle people would live in increasingly
crowded cities around the world. Safdie's goal for the project to be affordable
housing largely failed: demand for the building's units has made them more
expensive than originally envisioned. n addition, the existing structure was
originally meant to only be the first phase of a much larger complex, but the high
per unit cost of approximately C$140,000 prevented that possibility.
Image showing typical FLOOR PLANS AND SECTIONS
Image showing the development of single modular unit.
 18 VARIATIONS

•Initially 18 variations of apartment but eventually the number came down to 15 as

several units were joined to form a larger unit.
•The single unit was combined in order to avoid monotony and provide houses from
1-5 bedrooms and then 15 of the 18 variations were built.
 The main factory was on the site.
Most of the parts were mass
produced and both construction and
assembly line took place on site

CONSTRUCTION LINE
FOUNDATION

•The image illustrates the preparation of the site.

•Driving plies were added to the soil in order to provide
more stability and support for the foundation and
structure.
•The foundation was poured and the lower-level parking
structure were built.
PREFABRICATION

1. Making the box/

preparing the
reinforcing panels.
2. Assembling the
reinforcing steel
cage.
3. Moving the cage into
the moulds
4. Placing the inner
moulds.
5. Pouring concrete
6. Pouring floor slab
7. Module with its
temporary
polyethylene roofs is
moved to the
assembly line.
SUB COMPONENTS
VVBVBV FGF •Both bathroom and
kitchen are
prefabricated sub-
components .
•The bathroom is
moulded fiberglass
within a box-kitchen
as well as bathroom
were fitted with all
the necessity
plumbing and
storage in the factory.
•Completed boxes
were then assembled
in the main structure
unit on site.
ASSEMBLING

Images
showing the
assembling
of the
modular
units
In March 2012, Habitat 67 won an online LEGO ARCHITECTURE poll and is a
candidate to be added to the list of famous buildings that inspire a special
replica Lego set. Lego blocks were actually used in the initial planning for Habitat;
according to Safdie's firm, "initial models of the project were built using legos and
subsequent iterations were also built with legos”.
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