ARCHITECTURAL

THESIS TOPIC
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THE LOW INCOME GROUP (LIG)
THESIS SYNOPSIS AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THE ANWAR ABAZIR
PROPOSAL- 1 LOWER INCOME GROUP (LIG) 311313251058

INTRODUCTION :
• Affordable housing is defined as houses that
are deemed affordable to those with a lower
household income as rated by their respective
country.

OBJECTIVES :
• Designing a residential project that caters to
the rapidly growing lower class group
(Households earning from 3 lakhs to 6 lakhs
per year).

• To design a project that gives a good quality of

life to the user while keeping it affordable.

• Each unit costing between Rs.12-20 lakhs.

Unit size between 45sqm - 60 sqm.

• To prepare a BOQ for the entire design.

SCALE : 1000 modular units (Flexible depending
on site and demand).
THESIS SYNOPSIS AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THE ANWAR ABAZIR
PROPOSAL- 1 LOWER INCOME GROUP (LIG) 311313251058

PARAMETERS ADDRESED: REQUIREMENTS :

• Costing
• 1000 Modular Housing Units
- Method of construction
• Studio, 1BHK, 1.5BHK, 2BHK
- Materials
• Lobby
- Achieving maximum potential of the site
• Social gathering spaces
• Children’s play area
• Services & Amenities
• Security cabins
- Car parking
• Car Parking
- Fire safety/cooking gas
• Services
- WIFI

• Aesthetics
- Low budget should not affect the aesthetic
appeal of the project

• Quality
- Low budget should not affect the quality of
construction
THESIS SYNOPSIS AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THE ANWAR ABAZIR
PROPOSAL- 1 LOWER INCOME GROUP (LIG) 311313251058

LOCATION :
LOCATION CRITERIA :
• Low land value
• Area surrounding high potential for urban growth
• Connectivity to various modes of transportation
• Proximity to institutions, medical facilities & job opportunities

POTENTIAL LOCATION :

LOCATION 1: Along Bangalore-Chennai Highway

LOCATION 2: Perungalathur, Chennai

LOCATION 3: Mambakkam, Chennai

THESIS SYNOPSIS AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THE
PROPOSAL- 1 LOWER INCOME GROUP (LIG)
CASE STUDIES :
LIVE CASE STUDIES :
• LIG Housing TNHB at Thiruvallur.
• LIG Housing TNHB at Padikuppam,
Chennai
• Temple Green, Arun Excello, Oragadam,
Chennai
• XS Real, Enveedu, Urappakkam
• LIG Housing TNHB at Ambattur, Chennai
• UNI Group Housing, Vasundhara
• LIG Housing at MKB Nagar Chennai
INTERNET CASE STUDIES :
• The Naked Housing, London
• Dongziguan Affordable Housing, China
ANWAR ABAZIR
311313251058
RESOURCE PEOPLE :
• Mr. Mohammed Ali - M.D, SIS Pvt. Ltd
(Confirmed) .
• Mrs. Varsha Jain - Principal Architect,
Creative (Confirmed)
• Mr. Naresh Mahimtura - Structural consultant
(Confirmed)
• N. Shankar - C.E.O, XS Real.(Contacted)
• Mr. Dhananjay Apte - MEP Consultant
(Confirmed)
• Mr. Rajasekara Pandian - Rtd Chief planner,
CMDA (Confirmed)
• Mr. Jayaraman - Construction cost analyst
• Mr Raghunathan - Assistant engineer TNHB
• Dr. M. Thirunavoukkarasu - CSIR scientist
• Mr. Kiran Narayan - Landscape consultant
• Mr Abhay Wadhwa - Lighting consultant.